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W hile Sanchez is in t h e cl ear an d un derway, t he res t of t he pack is falling all over it self. Sanchez went on.to w in. little faster than Tamietti th e ne xt la p for th ird . Tamietti go t him back a short time la ter . t ho ug h . Montgomery cras hed him self ou t of contentio n on th e last lap at t he bottom of t he d ownhill . moving Blackwell to fourth and Dal e Anderson (Ma i) fifth . Lunde took command of the second moto from the drop of th e ga te. H is aggressive exhibition carried him to a clear cut moto victory and the overall win over Blackwell and T arnietti . Anderson was fou rt h most of th e way . except for two laps when Chuck Lunde (H on) went by. Anderson got going again , though, to p ick up fourth. Tim Lunde got on Kelvin Franks' Roo for the l25cc Pros and dominated the first moto as he had done in m oto two of the 250s . After starting in sixth . C h r is Harrold (Suz) cut through the pack to put hi mself in second on lap five and held it to th e finish , Matt Nelson (Su z) va c illated between t hird and fourth spots for the first few laps before finally getting a , strong hold on third. . Alex Downs (Suz), second at the start. had problems which dropped him wa y down in the pack. He worked them out and climbed up to fourth with Rick Johnson (Yam) . also second at one time . sneaking in on the last lap for fifth . Downs came Out of t he first turn dust to find himself in the lead of moto two . Scott Anderson (Esc) got by him on the first lap . though . J oh nson was right behind Down s with Don Fuller (Suz) and Lunde following . Lunde went by Fuller the next lap . When Downs a te it royally after th e ledge. Lunde filled th e third spot with Harrold in fourth. • Anderson dropped back to third on la p five , -Lu nde slowly started to in ch up on Johnson who just berserked it around th e co u rse . When ' J ohnson bobb led on th e u p h ill , Lunde was th er e to take advantage of it and sped off for his fou rt h win of th e d a y a nd much of th e $ 1000 Pro p urse . , Harrold got by Anders on for third a few laps Irom th e en d . Results MIN I: 1. Jon Jon Belisle lHo n). 100 JR : 1.lofen Duncan (Yaml; 2. Ju lie Brown (Suz); 3. Scan Hewan (VarnI. 100 INT: 1. Ken Coon (Varni ; 2. lloyd Thomas IVaml. 500 PRO: 1. Val Tamietti (Mai); 2. Luke M esser (Mai); 3. Bill JewelllMai). 500 INT : 1. Chris White IYam); 2. Alan Olson (Mai); 3. Tom Thoams (Yaml. 500 J R: 1. Wayne Walther (Penl; 2. Brad Thompson (Mail; 3. Danny Schlossber g (Mai l. 250 PRO: 1. Tim Lunde (M ai); 2. Greg Blackw ell rcAI; 3. Val Tamieni (Mail. 250 INT : 1. Kirk Grissom l Hon); 2. David Fisher (Esc); 3. Scon Joh nson (Hon). 250 JR : 1. J uan Benavid e.z (Yam); 2. Jay Heying (Sun; 3. David M cGhee !Sun . 125 PRO: 1. Tim Lunde (Fra); 2. Chris Harro ld ISuzt: 3. Rick Johnson IVaml. 125 INT : 1. And y North< up ISOP!; 2. J oe Bonetti (Esc); 3. Richard Boiteau (Suz). 125 JR DIY 1: 1. Greg AsOOS1alou ISuz); 2 . J phn ean er ISUl); 3. Jeff CantwelI ISUl I. 125 JR DIV 2; 1. Ron Hume ISUlI ; 2. Tim C rowd ee (Suz); 3. Rober1Nolin (Yam). XR·75 PRO: 1. Danny Dilkey; 2. Bill Jewell; 3. Dale McKinney. : :: : : ••••• ....• ••••• ....• ••••• ••••• ....•: ...• .....• . ••••• ••••• ....• ••••• ••••• ..... ••••• ••••• .....• ...... ...• . ..• ••••• • CHAMPIONSHIP :::: : : .. .. • .. • ..• .. • ..• • • .. • ..• .. .. •••••• •••••• •••••• •••••• ••••• ..•• • • ••••• ••••• ••••• • • • I::::: :::::: Ascot Park • Gardena Thursday. september 14, 1978 • 8:00 PM :::::: :::::: I::::: Orange County Fairgrounds • Costa Mesa Friday • September 15, 1978 • 8:00 PM :::::: : .::::: . ••.... . . ..... . .........................................................•••.. ....• ... ...... ••.... ••.... I::::: - .. .. · . r--·------- ----- - .....----.......----., ; : : : : : : : ; : : : ; ; ; : : : : ; ; : ; ; : : : : :: ; : :; : : : : : ; : : : : : :~ : • •• •::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~ • :: ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••• i The latest on two wheels - Cycle News -J i ~-- Old Timers trounce DeAnzaMX ; ~~ TERRYKIT IHE FRO:" T L:"D D:\\IPE:"I:"G {':"IT FOR T ilE SERIOl 'S C O \ IP FT ITO R By Ron lawson SUNNYMEAD . CA. AUG . 27 It was DeAnza Cycle Pa rk 's turn to host the Old Timer's Association New Kits for '78 with Adjustable Travel Max TTavel Yamaha IT 175/250 /40 0 '77& '78 10" Yamaha YZ 125 '77 & '78 10" Yamaha YZ250/ 400'77 11" Yamaha YZ250/ 400 '77 10" Yamaha YZ250/400 '78 12:' Yamaha YZ80 '78 7.5.. 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On lap three Bray m oved into seco nd p lace and on e lap lat er Br own sna red third . T he parad e rem ain ed in th at orde r until th e very last lap wh en Brown dis pl aced Br ay for seco nd . In th e second race , Sanchez di dn 't h ave it so easy . Bra y gra b bed th e holeshot and held o n tigh t for the first part of th e race . Eventu all y. th ou gh . Sa nchez gOt by a nd went on to win th e ra ce. Bo b Coffman (Mai) a lso passed Br a y, but a t hi rd p lace was good eno ug h to net Bra y seco nd overa ll. Coffm an got th ird a nd Doyle went home with fou rt h . Race Proven High Performance Quality Products ,::. . Street Quiet or Racing Quick ~ .. \ \ \ \, ~---Exhaust Systems now available for : Kawasak i Z-l R. 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