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._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.- Johnson, Miller master Speedway 1.1.7 MX By Rod Eschenburg Photo by Photocross CHULA VISTA , CA ., AUG . 9 It was a toss-up for top class honors at Speedway 117 with Rick Johnson taking the 125cc Pro class and Dave Miller finall y getting his " night ac t" toge ther for a big win in the 250cc Pros. For openers, Rick Johnson grabbed th e early lead in the 125s over Cli nt ' Hardick and then promptly lost it as he m omentarily sta lled out in the firs t ) a p , dropping to sixth place. W ith , Hardick way out in front it looked like it was all over. However, Johnson got to work and by the one-lap flag was back to second with about 25 yards separa ting him from Hardi ck . Somehow Johnson ' made up the . ground and made a quick move at th e checkered for a six-inch winl . The second moto began with the "Boni ta Bandit" John Tessitore, holeshotting the field with Hardick second an d Johnson th ird. Things looked even worse for Johnson after Hardick mo ved to the lead with Rick still in third , but suddenly Hardick ' almost came off and went from firs t to third; now Johnson had th e overall ba ck and with two laps to go went after T essitore! W ell Tessitore had exper ienc e over th e 14-year- old Johnson , but nobody , bu t nobody has the determination of thi s young man and Rick smoked Tessitore off in th e final lap with an incredi ble display of riding. In the 250s Dave "W orks" Miller led ' the Honda parade in a mo te-series that was anything but a parade! The usual scra m ble off th e ga te in th e first moto was m omentarily won by H a rdick and Tony Gomez , but still in the first lap Miller blasted to th e lead as Gomez stalled and dropped to last .place. Miller th en held on for the win over a .closing Hardick and an incredible third place comeback by . Gomez. In the second' rnoto Dave Gerig, who had a fourth in the first moto, upped in to the lead with Hardick , Gomez and Miller following in that order. All of a sudden Gerig slid down, Hardick hit him and went down, Gomez went ou t in the weeds, and Miller flew over the top of the whole mess for the lead! By th e time everyone got sorted out Miller had the win with Action in the 125cc Pros is featured from CMC Speedway 117 (Ieftla~d CRC's Tuesday night Indian Dunes motocross (above). I 3. Danny Jones ISuzl. MINI JR: 1. Kenny Dunlap (Suz); 2. David Crowsaon ISuzl; 3. Bob Voorhees (VarnI. Gomez taking a tie-breaker second over Hardick. Results Holley, Johnson continue weekly CRC MX battle 5OOPRO: 1. David Gerig (OP) 2. St""a Walker (VarnI; ; 250 PRO: 1. neve 'Works" Miller (Honl; 2. Tony Gomez WT-Honl; 3. Clint Hardick (ASA-Honl; 125 PRO: 1. Rick Johnson !Yaml; 2. John Tessitore (Suz): 3. Clint Hardick ISull. 500 INT: 1. Tom Nimu IVaml; 2. Tracy McMillen (Sull; 3. Paul Turner (Suzl. 250 INT: 1. Kirk Grissom (Honl; 2. Greg Meyers !Yom); 3. Dave aldrick (Sull. 125 INT: 1. SCOll Meyer ISuzl; 2. Tom McBride (Kaw); 3. Jotf Almond (Vam);. 500 JR: 1. Wayne Walther IPen); 2. Randy Norman (Yam); 3. Dennis Dunn (Yaml. 250 JR DIY I: 1. Mike Palumbo !Yom); 2. Mark Seymounr !Yam); 3. Jessis Santiago !Yaml. 250 JR DIV 2: 1. John Sutelo (Hon); 2. Bill Silvers (Vam); 3. Don McKeever (Vam); . 125 JR DIV I: 1. Bryon Maloney (Suzl; 2. Todd Leser &S uzl; 3. Mike Parmelee(Vam). 125 JR DIV 2: 1. Frank Ruff (Sull; 2. Marty Koenig (Sull;3. Jotf Walls (SU1). 125 JR DIV 3: 1. Boyd Braise ISull; 2. Ron Laffranchi . ISuz); 3. Glen Sorenson ISU1). MINI EXP: t . Bryon Antonacci (VarnI; 2. Robbke Nolin lVaml. MINIINT: 1. Chris Swift ISuzI; 2. SCOll Sw ift (Sull; By Brian George VALENCIA, CA , AUG. 8 Every week at CRC's Tuesday night motocross at Indian Dunes, two 125cc Pros go at it with intense shuffling for position. 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