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first overall in t h ree classes, second in
two classes and third in four races.
The total ca m e out to a healthy
margin over seco nd p lace Poly H igh
School.
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It was in th e Mini classes that Hemet
pulled its lead. Ken Mclntire (H on) of
Hemet followed teammate Clay Smith .
(Suz) across the finish line in moto
one , but came back strong in the
second round. He was first across the
line leading a Hemet blitz consisting of
Smith and Steve Pearson (Yam). The
Mini Novice ' class saw Dale Dowdel
(Yam) pu t another feather in Hemet's
cap. He took both motos ahead of the
Sadd le back duo of Ba rney Frank (Suz)
and Keit h Pickrell (Hon) .
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Bu t Hemet wasn't the on ly school
that was winning. Jeff Camarigg of
Eisenhower entered his IOOcc Yamaha
in th e 125cc Novice class. He grabbed
the holesh ot in m oto one an d left the
res t of the pack be hind. Robbie Lee
(Suz) , also of Eisenhower , held off
Rich a rd Ventura (Yam ) from Troy for
the enitre race 10 take second place. In
the second round . it was Camarigg
and Lee out in front again , making for
a carbon copy of the first moto. This
time , however , Hemet's Mit chel
Gabriel Ventura for third.
In the second division of 125 cc
Novices it was Hem et back out on top
with Rick Terpstra taking his Suzuki
to firs t overall.
W ithout doubt , the most impressive
rider of the night wa s Poly High
School's Bill Sarfaty. He had a little
trouble ' f ro m Da n e Wingington
(Up la nd / Yam) at th e stan of 250 cc
Senior mota one: but then he started
to &pull away . On the th ird lap ,
Wingington dropped out , giving th e
position 10 Hemet's Raben Young
(Yam) . Young held second until th e
last lap when he let Dennis Moon
(S. B./Suz) slip by. Sarfaty finished
with four lapped riders b etween
himself and second place.
n In th e next mota, Sarfaty ran away
a,gain , but th is time with W ingington
not so far behind . The overall res ults
wl n t · Sarfaty . Young and Moon .
Wingington got seventh.
The 1979
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• C.D.!. Dansi Magneto - Positive Spark, No Points
• 36mm Mikuni CarboVM36-12 • K&N Air Filter
Gear Box 5-Speed constant mesh - Positive Shifting
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Weight Dry 219 Lbs. . Ground Clearance 12 Inches
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DARRELL SHULTZ
Th e Pr ivat eer . w hose liveliho od d ep en d s
o n co nsistant high finishes , ha s known all
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alo ng that Maico is th e ma ch in e to count
AMA 5 0 0c c Natio n als
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MIN I BEG DlV 2: 1. Paul Biane ISuzl; 2. Dan Hovis
(Yam); 3. Randy Malena (Yam).
I' MINI NOV: 1. Chris Gables IVam); 2. Terry Knight
(Yam).
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" 100 NOV: 1. Don Sigrist IVaml; 2. Ryan Eide lOG}; 3.
Todd Huegei lSuzl.
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125 BEG DIV 1: 1. Rod Vigue ISuzl; 2. Go