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Results 500 PRO: 1. Scott Gillman (Yam); 2. Ard en Hadl ey (Mail; 3. Luk e M esser (Mai l, 250 PRO: 1. Jim Gib son (Yaml; 2. J im Do mann (Yam ); 3. Val Tam iett i (Mail.• 125 PRO: 1. Tony Gom ez (SUl); 2, Huff Hadley ISUl); 3. Craig Gorm tev (Yam). 500 INT: 1. Tom BelllHusl ; 2. M ike Niccum (Mail; 3. Ala n Olson (M ail. 250 INT: 1. Kevin Orson (M air: 2. Jody Uyechi (Mail : 3. Larry Nelso n tHo n). 1251 NT : 1. Bu rt Siler (Suz): 2. Terry Benso n (Yam); 3. Do nney Hughes ISuz). 500 J R: 1. Tim M cil vain (Suzl; 2 . Bob Hu eth (Yam ); 3. Floyd J ohn son (Suzl. " . 25OJ R: 1. Ooug Obrien IYam); 2, Scott Adam IVam(; 3. Bruce Wr od en (Yaml. 125 JR : 1. Pete Rinaldi (Suzl: 2. St eve Martin (Suz); 3. Valin ButJer (Yaml. 250 BEG: 1, Kelly Oliver (Vam); 2. Brian Lunt lH usl; 3, Bert Berg i (SUl) , 125 BEG: 1. Norm Grah am (Suz) ; 2. l ance Thompson (Yam); 3. Dennis Road es (Yaml . MINI BEG: 1. Scott Pardee (Suzl; 2. Curt Olgar (Yam); 3. David Kendall (Hon}, .Mello masters Speedway 1.1. 7 IT By R~d Eschenburg CHULA VISTA. CA . AUG. 4 Taking his' first ride on a IT type track, and going forth in the tough 250cc division , motocrosser John Mello scored an astounding triumph as he won his qualifying . heat and the main eventl The luck of the draw gave Mello a heat with mostly other motocross riders, which he won handily. Veteran observers we re not taking too much notice as th e other heat had been a real dog fight between top TT riders Dennis Dunn, Eddie Pendleton and point leader "Blazin' Ben " Meyer. The main went off the line and Mey er quickly assumed the lead with Mello a su r prising thi rd, then just as q u ic k M ellow was se co n d and challenging Meyerl Me yer was having the b est of it in the sweeper , but in the infield it was all Mell o , a nd suddenly Me llo was in the lead and running away with it . The race wa s then for second as Meyer and Dennis Dunn put on another one of their patented hell for -leather battles with Meyer holdin g on fo r second. 'A b it of nostagia was also present as C al Rayb orn , J r . rod e a smoot h race for fifth place. The Open main was all Ward Ring aga in as th e ra ce was for second with Dennis Dunn , Earl Barker and Jim McMurren going at it sid e by side a nd finishing in that order . Taking his first TT ride was CMC 500cc Pro rider Steve Walker, a nd th e you ngstel' bad a fine debut as he finish ed second a head of th e vet eran Jim McMurren in the qualifying he at a nd ran a close fifth in the m ain. Johnny Apple, who has be en having a great time eac h week with top finishes , was given no respect in th e regular Open class races as he was knocked down twice and finis hed wa y back in th e m ain. _ . _ . _ . _ . - - _ . _ . _ ~ ~ . _ . . _ _ , Tamietti grabbed the lead at th e start of the sec ond m o to but Gibson soo n found a wa y around a nd rode aw ay for the win . T amietti rode a good ra ce to take th e check er s in the runner·up spot. J im Domann followed in for th ird . Overall fi n ish ing positions wer e Gibson , Domann and Tamietti . Scott Gillman rode h is Yamaha to ba ck to b ack rnoto wins to eas ily take hom e to p m oney in th e 500 cc Pro class . Ma ico riders Arden Hadley and Luke Messer had a good race for the runner·up p ositi on wit h Ha dl ey getting second overall and M esse r third . ' Little Tony Gomez ro de his Suzu ki to a sweep of the 125cc Pro cl ass with two ,perfect m oto win s. Su zuki rider Huff H adley fo llo wed Gomez in to fin ish seco nd overa ll. T hird went to Yamaha rider Craig Go r m ley. ....._._._._._"._._.. But then came the Money race and th e largest field of the season was a t the line. " O le John" just bl ew 'em in the weeds , going wir e to wire with nobody, including ,AI Glover , Den nis Dunn , John Mell o , even in sig ht a t th e checker! TT a nd ATC scr am bles return to Speedway 1 i7 on August 18 . , WlLLI~HEFFER' &GORDYSEM CHOOSE Results rr MO TORCVCLES 125cc 1st HT: 1, Chuck Me yer (Vam); 2, M an M errill (Yaml; 3. Mik e Gomez (Yam), , 125cc 2nd HT: 1, Chuck Kecskes ISUl ); 2. Rick Gom ez (Yam); 3. Jack Evans (Yam), 125cc SEMI : 1. J ohn Peppmuler (Yaml; 2. Scott Hamilton (Yam); 3. Bill Tally (Yam). 125cc MAIN: 1. Chuck Meyer IVam); 2, M an Merrill (Yaml ; 3. Rick Gom ez (Yam). 250cc 1st HT: 1. Denni s Dun n (Yam); 2. Edd ie Pendleton lY am); 3. Ben Meyer (Yaml . 250cc 2nd HT: 1. Jo hn M afIa (Yam); 2. Keith Lvnes (Han); 3. Kirk Grissom (Han). 250cc SEM I: 1. l ee Austin (Husl ; 2. Bob Kramer (Hus); 3. Keith Kifet' (S uzl. 250cc MAIN: 1. J oh n Mello (Yam); 2. Ben Meyer (Yam); 3. Dennis Dunn (Yam), OPEN 1st HT: 1. Denni s Du nn (Yaml ; 2. Steve . W alker IHon); 3. Jim McMurren (Yam).' OPEN 2nd HT: 1. AI Glover (Yaml ; 2. W ard Ring (Yam); 3. Earl Barker (Yam). OPEN SEM I: 1, Steve Kukla IVam); 2, Jack Neeley (Yam); 3. Tom Ferg uson (Yam). OPEN M AIN: 1. Wa rd Ring (Yaml ; 2. Dennis Dunn (Yam); 3. Earl Barker (Yam), . MON EV RACE: 1. Johnny Apple IHonl; 2, AI Glover (Yam); 3. Dennis Dunn {Yaml. ATC SCRA M BLES • POWDE R PUFF·90·121cc: 1. Vicki Shipman; 2, Kathy Hernandez; 3. linda lippincott. POWDER PUFF·OPEN: 1. M art e Matte; 2. Vi cki Coulter ; 3. Lisa Lip pincott . 90cc STOCK: 1. Kenny Earle; 2. Todd Mclauch lan; 3. Martin Wi dg ery. 91·112ce: 1, M itch M yrick; 2, Paul Pag e; 3, Steve Schm idt . 113·132cc : 1. Dave O' Lear; 2. M ike Hard ing; 3. Phil Harrelson. 133-0PEN : 1. Larry Proct or; 2. J oe Cormi er; 3. Ace Williams. Ammex riders take CMCAscotMX By Tom Corley GARDENA .CA ,AUG .2 A couple of winners have been campaigning the new Ammex machine lately in Continental Mote-sports Club motocross action at Ascot Park. In the midst of Suzuki, Yamaha and Maico bikes , both Gary Jones and Ronnie Ray have been standing out of the pack. The dynamic duo teamed up th is evening and captured wins in the 250cc Intermediate and Pro battles . Ray is usually one of ~ the main people i nv o lve d in the 250 Intermediate race and tonight he was the guy to beat. However. in both motos , someone else won. but Ray won on account of his consist en cy. In th e first m oto Ray found himself heavily pursuing Tony Greaves who got the j u m p on things aboard his Yamaha. T y Cline chased Ray and both of them were o n the gas nd , unable to pass Greaves. ' , In the second moto J erry Zimmer soared out in front on hi s DMG · prepped S u zu k i . , Zimm e r w a s unpassable a nd Ra y h ad to be co ntent with second place because th at's right wh ere h e en ded up wh en t he ch eckered flag ca me out. Greaves, wh o won the first m ot o, was·th ird . Ra y ende d up with th e fir st pl ac e ' b rass in th e n ight's 250cc Intermediate contest. Second place honors fell to Grea ves , wh o ch al ked up a 1·3 finish a nd aced out J erry Zimmer. T y Clin e , Mark Harpwood , Jeff Angell. Mark Nearing and Larry Fred eri ck . ' WILLI SCHEFFER #1 750cc Production (Manning Racing AssocJ 1978 AFM 750 ProductiOn pointsleaaer GORDYSEIM ,tf1 ,AFM Road racing pointschampion . tf1 AFM250 PrOOuetiOn champ 1978 AFM 250 Productionpoints leader ~ORCO V TORCO OIL CO.. santa Fe Sp r ing s, CA (USA! Van Leeuwen Ent, Inc. Di str ibu t or AM PRO Helm ets Goodve ar Rvd er Re st Reb eor -R resentin g ep . 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