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Cycle News 1978 10 25

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, ,. . ; ----------------_..-_._._-_._._-_._-----------_._._._.------_._._._._._._._. _ II ~ Western hotline t 00 I:' O'l r-4 l!') CN M Q) ..0 0 ..... - u 0 Goln' for It lit CRC'. Racing World m otocross. Also on hand was Dick Fuller, the fellow who came within three points of winning the class points title las t season. Wolfe ( 1:43) was first off the line, wi th Toomey and Fuller in his slipstream. Fuller moved into second place on the second la p, but Toomey went back by Dick two laps later. Wolfe and Toomey swapped the lead several times on the fifth la p. Coming around onto the front straight on the sixth lap Wolfe went off into the dirt at tum nine, but didn't lose second place. Toomey (with some quick 1:42 closing laps) took advantage of Thad's excursion to lock u p first place. Wolfe still leads Toomey in points 42 ·40. Dick Kilgroe (Kaw , 1:40) cruised to victory in the Four-Stroke G P race, but fought a losing ba ttle to keep up with Steve Mallonee (Warland Eng. Kaw, 1:39) in the Super Cafe race. In other big bike action , Open Production winner Lee Fleming (Du c) scored his second victory of the day over teammate, business partner , and friend Whitney Blakeslee (Kaw) in th e Open Box Stock race. - Results BEGINNER: 1. Rob SeI"Y !Yam) 2. 0aYic:l Burns ; lKawl; 3. Dave Giles !Yaml. 50cc GP: 1. Jim Ahrens IKre 2. Mario l; IIl); 3. i PauI~ng llljl . e-o 100 GP: 1. Malcolm McCassy IFMFl; 2. Grogg 28 Chaffee IKawl . 125 GP: 1. Corbin Did

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