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moro w:",s , however , like Ronnie
Lechien and Scott Swift who also had
! _ rnoto wins, but could not put anything
together for both rnotos of any class.
In the Intermediate classes , the
outstanding rider once again was
Suzuk!.moumed Kenny Dunlap who
has rrsen to the same position of
r dominance in the Intermediates that
he had earlier in the year as a Novice.
Looking at the current crop of
• Intermediates g ives one the feeling
that the future of minicycle racing is
definitely a healthy one, what with
riders such as Ray Tetherton , C h ris
Lance , Taylor Marcell , Billy Evans
and Danny Almond just to name a few
coming along . Gelli ng bac k to
Du n la p , h~ went four for four in the
12-16 -year -o ld I nte r m ed iates over
Ka wasak i rid er Taylor Marcell in th e
Modifieds and Ron nie Eversole in the
Stocks . The race was fo r seco nd in
l bo t h cl a sses with Ray Tet h er ro n
providing the competition and bot h
thirds .
As they have been a ll yea r , the
Motorcycle classes were large and
extremely competitive . The biggie of
the day had to be the 125cc
Intermediate class where Ken Warne
scored his biggest win of the year in
defeating Robbie Nolin and a
returning Curt McCuistion. Warne;
who voluntarily moved himself up
f~om the Novices a race ago , beat out
favorite Scott Hamilton in the first
~oto and hail to wage an uphill battle
in the second moto for a third at the
flag behind Nolin and Jeff Nuss as
Hamilton endoed and finished 12th,
Well , this competes our season at
Barona Oaks Raceway, and speaking
for all the officials of the Ca lifornia
Mini Motorcycle Club ; a sincere
thanks to all of you really g reat riders who ran with us this year , and we. will
be looking forward to seeing you all
next year. The 1978 CMMC Awards
~ Banquet will be held on Saturda y
night , Jan . 13 , 1979 , and the 1979
season should ' be getting underway in
b February, weather allowing . ,
n; ResultsCLASSES
MINICYCLE
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1O e MINI: 1. Eric CaUins (Vam): 2. Ronnie Lechien
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(Yem): 3. Bryon Antonacci (Yaml.
M OD EX: 1. Eric Collins (Yam ); 2. Ronnie Lachlan
(Yam) ; 3. Scon Swift (Suzl.
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STOCKEX: 1. EricCollinsIYaml;2. Chris Swih ISuzl'
3. Ron nie Lechien (Yam).
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MOO INTERMEDIATE 11 2-16): 1. Kenny Dunlap
lSuzl; 2. Ronnie Eversole ISuz);3. Ray Tetheet c n IESC).
STOCK INT 112·16): 1. Kenny Dunlap ISuz); 2. Taylor
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Marcell (Kaw); 3. RayTethertonIESC).
MOD INT 19-111: 1. Frenkie !!fundage (Suzl; 2.
Brandon SchneiderISUl R& D); 3. Charlie Taylor ISUl).
STOCK INT 19-1 1): 1. Jon Jon Belisle ISull; 2.
Brandon Schneidet' (Suz R&D ); 3. Frankie Brundage
ISuzI_
MOD NOV 112·161: 1. CharlesHarrieslSuz); 2. Terry
Knight lSuzl; 3. Scan Hewan IKaw).
STOCKNOV 112-16): 1. Scon Howatt (Kaw); 2. Terry
Knight (Suzl; 3. T'lln Sullivan lSuz)_
MOO NOV 19-111: 1. Chris Morgart ISuzl; 2. Thor
BjOl'nestadlSuz); 3. lo