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Demands more of suspension
than any course in the U.S.
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30 JuIV. 1978
U S. 250 Grand Pn x
:: 1. Marty Tripes , fOX AIRSHOX
:: 2. Jim Ellis. FOX AIRSHOX
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:: 8 . Marty Moates , FOX AIRSHOX
.: 9 . Ron Pomeroy. FOX AIRSHOX
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fOX AIRSHOX .
"we race what we
sell, and
we sell what we rcee"
first in th e first mo to followed by Bill
Grossi (O lym pic Cycles Ma i) taking
second a nd Rick Blackwell (Maico
Wheelsmith Mai ) taking thi rd .
Mota two sa w Robertson dropping
ou t due to injury , wh ich left the field
wide open for Gr assi to take home first
p lac e honors. givi ng Val Tamietti
(T rac k and Trave l Ma i) second and
Blackwell third .
In the I25 cc Pro class th ere was a lot
of competition between Mike Brown
(Cro wn Cycle Su z). Ga ry Denton
(Suzu ki West Suz ), John O'Mara (AI
Ba ker Suz ) and David Taylor (Suz) .
The firs t m ota sa w the win going to
Brown with Tavlor in seco nd and t hird
goi ng to O·Ma ra .
In the seco nd moto Denton too k the
win with Brown in seco nd a nd O' Ma ra
third . The overa ll for the day went to
Brown with second going to Denton
and O 'Mara taking th ird .
Results
SATURDAY
PEE WEE JR : 1. Darcy Hernand ez Otal; 2. Randy
Jo hnson (Ita ); 3 . Cris Reves IHonl .
PEE WEE EX: I , Brandon Reyes lItal.
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MINI JR : t . Gil ve scuee ISuz); 2. Billy Russell lYam);
3. Jim Wi lley (Yam).
M INI INT: 1. David Berlin (Han); 2. Shaw n Graw
lYam); 3 . John Lasslev (Suzl.
MINI EX: 1. Darin Pow ell (Suz l; 2 . Don Licon (Suz).
100 J R: 1. Cris Cockrum (Yam); 2. Mar k Nelson
ISuz); 3. M ik e Scru ggs (Yaml.
100 INT: t . Steve Morales (SU1).
125 J R DIV I: 1. Mi ke Sage {Yaml : 2. Scan Hopson
ISuzl; 3. Jeff Davis (Suz).
125 J R DIV II: t . Ben Savill e (Suzl; 2. Danny War d
(Suz); 3. Steve All en (SU1) .
125 INT: t . Brian Shrives ISUl); 2. M ike Olmsted
ISU ; 3. Jon Sch letz ISUll.
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125 PRO: 1. And y Montijo (Suz); 2. John Clecicuzio
(Yam); 3. John Birg es IYam).
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250 JR : 1. J eH Sch letz IMai); 2. Kevin J aen i (Mai); 2. Da,,;d Kleon (Yaml.
Robertson, Grossi,
Brown share AME
$3,000 purse
By Laura Richard
H URO N . CA . O CT . 7-8
Some of the top riders a round
showed up to take their sha re of
t he $3,000 purse offered by t he
Am erican Motocross Enterprises
a t H uron Cycle Park.
Sa tu rday p roved to be a very good
day for Kol be Ca n -Am rider Greg
Rob ert son as he rode to back to ba ck
wins in the O pen Pr o class _and t he
overall win in the 250cc Pro class . T he
first moro of th e 25 0cc clas s saw th e
win goi ng to Ma ico rider Danny
" Magoo" Chandl er with second goi ng
to Robertson and th ir d goi ng to
Ya m aha rider Do nn ie H an se n
(Shoe ma ker 's Cycle).
In the second mot o the ro les were
reve rse d wit h the wi n go ing to
R o b e rtso n and C ha nd ler ta king
second. T he overall order was the
sa me with third goi ng to Ha nsen .
In th e Open Pr o class we aga in saw
the strong riding Robertson taking
co m ma nd of the race with back to
b ack wins . Second went to Maicomounted Don Franklin wit h another
Kolbe Ca n -Am rider . Eddie Cole.
ta king home thi rd .
Su nday looked like a repea t of
Sa tu rday's race with Robertson tak in g
the overa ll win in the 250cc Pro class
and win ni ng mot o one of the O pen
Pros. But du e to an inj ury to his
hands . he ha d to back out of mota two
of the Open class.
In th e 250 cc class m ot o one saw
Rob er tson taking th e win with second
go ing to Ma ic o -m ounted D av e
Williams and th ird go ing to Dannie
Hansen (Shoe maker's Cycle Yam).
Mot o two saw t he win going to
strong ridi ng Mago o Chandler (Pro
T ee T ra iler Mai ) with Robert son
settli ng for seco nd a nd Ha nsen again
in third. The overa ll for the d ay went
to Rob ertson , with Hansen tak ing
se co n d a n d th ir d go ing to Don
Franklin (Franklin Painti ng Ma i).
. T he O pen Pro class had some sti ff
co m petition with Robertson coming in
Den nis Baron .
125 PRO: t . Mik e Brown (Sull; 2. Gary Dent on ISud;
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3 . John O' Ma ralSuzl.
250 INT: t , A nthony Silveria (Yam); 2. Cr is Triga ay
ISuz).
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250 PRO: 1. Greg Robert son IC·AI: 2. Donno Hansen '
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(Yam); 3. Don Franklin lMaii.
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OPEN INT : t . Gary Wilson (SU1); 2. Stanton Speck
(Yaml . '
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OPEN PRO: 1. Bill Grossi (M ai); 2. Val Tamietti lMai ); I
3. Rick BlackwelllM ail.
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Sperry, Rainey
romp at Perris
D·37 scrambles
By Maureen Lee
Photos by Devne,Stewart!
Wizard Racing Photography
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PE R RIS . CA . OCT . 7
The AMA 0 -37 scram b les turn-,
outs m ay be down but the riders'
who do show up ca n sure provide
the ac tion. Some of the Ascot
Pros turned ou t to give it a whirl,
pu tti ng some of the O pe n class in a
sta te of shoc k (j ust kiddin' guys) when
they saw Wa yne Ra iney a nd Mike
Minn ig appear a bit la te after they had
already not ed John Sperry was ther e.
Rainey brou ght ou t his 250 cc a nd not
h is big boomer . reducing th e odds
somew hat.
In th e first ro u nd it was Sperry and
Minnig 1·2 bu t Irwin Mo on and Pa t ,
Dob bins were making a race of it. On
th e nex t -to- last lap Pat went to th e
insid e goin g down th e hill and za pped
Irwin bu t th e two of them made it to"
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th e flag almost side by side .
Nex t round, Dobbins got between
Spe rry a nd Minnig for a spe ll but Mikell
found th e better line going up th e hill
a nd took second agai n . Minnig kep t
on going faster a nd really gave Sperry
fits in the last rnoto , while Dobb ins
