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II THE CHAMPIONSHIP TRAIL AMATEUR THROUGHOUT JAY SPRINGSTEEN's AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER DIAMOND HAS BEEN THE CHAIN OF CHOICE. WHERE CAN YOU PURCHASE . A CHAIN LIKE THAT USED BY SPRINGSTEEN AND OTHER TOP A.M.A. RIDERS? NOVICE 1972 -ANYWHERE • • DIAMOND® CHAIN Obtained IS SOLD! License 'The evening was fi lled with excitement, disappointments, and soine very close calls. The fans were standing for most of the evening for everyone wanted to see the close finis hes . Ma ny nort hern riders came down to ride the event and for m any it paid off, as ' mo st of the night the northern rid ers dominated the races. But as the night wore down, so did the riders , and the southern boys were able to ca tch up a nd even things out . T h ree rid ers were having a perfect evening until event 23 when Mik e Bast was d isqual ified for breaking the sta rt ing tape . Denny Pyeatt went on to win that eve nt an d rema in s und efeated . Bobby Schwartz conti n ued his tota l d om ination of a ll his heat s. Event 30 co n ra in ted Schwartz , Bill Cody, Mike Fa ria a nd Mike Ba st , In turn one , all four riders met in on e big push wh ich s';w " W ild Bill" go down , and in th e last lap Schwartz passed Bast on th e outside of turn th ree and remained in first place for the balance of the race. Although there were only thirty-two event s slated, there was a thirty-third event , a run off between the two only undefeated riders Bobby Sch wa rt z and Denny Pyeatt . In turn one Den ny went . in like he was goi ng to sh ut out Bob by. However in tu rn three Bob by took over the lead a nd went on to vict ory a nd rem ain the on ly u nd efeated rider. T his was Bobby's first tim e on th e track a nd win ning the way he d id in the co ndition he is in (a broken wrist and an injured shoulder) showe d that hfis a tru e champion . T op scorers for t he eveni ng were Bobby Sch wa rtz and Denny Pyea tt with 12 points. Mike "Spi der Man" Bloom had 10 a nd with ni ne po ints were Mike Faria , Rick Ma cMurry , Den n is Ro binso n , Ron Kir by a nd crowd fa vo ri te Bri a n Buffing ton . O t her top scores with eight points were Du a ne Yarrow, Sh a wn McConnel. J oh n Coo k . current U .S. National Ch a mpion Mi ke Ba st and Da ve DeT emple. In the Junior Division Chris Hedge won all th ree heats a nd du ring the last race in turn two R ay O rt ega went down and injured his knee . but says he'll be back. Results VENTU RA, SEPT. 12, 1978 SC RAT CH MAIN EVENT: 1. Dennis Sigalos; 2. Alan Christian: 3. Bob Schwartz. HAN DICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Mark Marrion: 2. Louis UrldWall; 3. To m Mor ley. DIVIS ION TWO: M ark Den .. . DIVI SION TH REE: J eff Tomlin. SAN BERNAR DINO, SEPT. 13, 197B 0$; SCRAT CH MAIN EVENT : 1. Denn;, 5 ;901 2. Jan Ballard ; 3. Ron Preston . HA NDICA P MAIN EVENT: 1. Tom M orley: 2. Len; Peas: 3. Phil Gagnon. DIVISION TWO: J oe M evlor . DIVISION THR EE: Mar k Detter . COSTA M ESA, SEPT. 15 TOTAL AT THE END OF THE FOUR QUALIFIERS: a. Den n is Siga los 13275); 2. Alan Christian (29751: Ron Preston (2275 ); 4. Mik e Bast (22001; 5. Shawn Moran 1 20251 6. Bob Schwartz 120251; 7. Gene Wood,12000I; ; ; 8 . Tom Morlev 118751 9. Brad Oxlev (1625 ); 10. Tom Ferris 11 600 1 11. Mark Cherry 11 475 ); 12. Jim Fishback ; 11 3501 13 . Sonny Nu n er 111001 14. Dave S;ms 110751 ; ; ; 15. Dan Bec ker 110501; 16. Steve Columbo 110251; 17. Loui s Lindwall (9501: 18. John Sandona (8501 19. Dan ; McNeill 18501: 20 . Mark Ma"Km 1 7251 . • JUNIOR • 1971 0') t'-o C'I M V ..c e V ~ 0.. V tI) .. WHETHER YOU RIDE STREET TRACK OR TRAIL, DIAMOND HAS THE RIGHT CHAIN FOR YOU. • 1974 ASK YOUR DEALER FOR DIAMOND , "THE CHAIN OF PROVEN PERFORMANCE!" EXPERT • 65x • 00 t'-o .-4 5-23-73 65x • ~ 1973 • • II E ~ Shawn Moran. 16.topped Ascot on a Jawa. age 14. .- • 1975 EXPERT • • '\.. • 25 NATIONAL CHAMPION • 1976 19n & 1978 Is there any cure for gravel ras h 7 tt...'RR } -C.-J BLE The Teflon Super Smooth Cab le -Complete line for racing bikes -Requires no oiling -Smoothest pulling cable ·Flexible throttle wire gives long life -Heavy duty housing. resists stretch and abuse General Manager + Sales for So. Cal. Distributor of Dirt Bikes, Mopeds, and Accessories. Persons w ith minimum of three years of active wholeselling and staff supervising experience may send resume w ith salary history in strictest confidence to Write for Free literature Terrycable PO Box 1321, Hesperia. CA 92345 · (714)247-2646 Out of state call tollfree (800) 854 -4691 Management Consultors, 13455 Ventura Blvd. Room 207 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 31·.· -