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.._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.. came into its last half. Eropkin fell and Thorstensen inherited another free positi on. The checke red flag saw Dickherber in fro nt followed b y Thorstensen , Gormley and Dave Rose (Hon). . In th e nex t round Dickherber jum ped into th e lead with Thorsren sen , Ellis. Gormley a nd Eropkin close behind. The top five riders quickly separated th emselves from the rest of the pack. On the fourth lap Ellis passed Thorstensen and four laps later he moved around Dickherber into the lead . They remained in that order until the last lap when Dickherber dropped back behind Thorsrensen and Gormley. Overall the order went Thorstensen , Dickherber, Gormley and Ellis. Results MINI BEG: 1. Ot is Cecil IKaw l: 2. Trini Camarena (Sull; 3. Rick Galati ot o IKawl . MINI NOV: 1. Terry Knight ISuz); 2. J oe Klaeqer (Yam) ; 3. Todd Parker (SUll. MINt INT.: 1. Pat Galan lSuz); 2. Gary Carney (Yaml ; 3. Do n Sigrist (Yam). . 100 BEG: 1. Cary Hook ISuzl; 2. Christ ian Bon eau IYam); 3. Kelly Bish op (Yam) , 125 BEG: 1. Fost er Edwa rds (Yam); 2. Larry Dimmitt (Yam); 3. Felill Flo res (Yam l. 125 NOV: 1. Tom Hodgin {Sull; 2. J ohn Oimmin (Yam ); 3. Karl J ohnson (Yam l. 12SINT: 1. Bob RoweiI ISuz); 2. Rick Jac kson ISud ; 3. J on Lriesen (Suzl. 125 EX: 1. Oanny Burtt (Sud; 2. Gary Neal ISud; 3. Todd Bal(jw; n ISuzl. . 250 BEG: 1. Tony Apadaca IHon); 2. J im Tucker IVam): 3. Pat Taylor IHon). 250 NOV: 1. Tony Camarena (SUl ); 2. Bill W ood (Husl; 3. J im Galatioto (Hus). 250 INT: 1. David Stewart (Yam); 2. Dave Lo yd (Varni: 3. Rober! Ripley (Han). 250 EX; 1. Phil Thor stensen IHon); 2. M ike Dickher ber (Suzl ; 3. Craig Gormley lV am). 5 OPEN NOV: 1. Ron lawson 1 02); 2. Bill Koch ISuzl; 3. Eddie M ichetti IMail. OPEN INT: 1. M ike Meshk off (KTM); 2. Roy Bun on ISuzl; 3. Rob Chapman (Husl . OPEN EX: 1. M ark Ellis (Yam); 2. David Hopkins ISuzl; 3. Many Smilh IVam). SR VETS: 1. George Spellman ISud; 2. George A nder son (Suz); 3. Ed M ichetti IM ail. BEG VETS: 1. Ray Arnol d (Vam); 2. Steve Symanski ISuzl. Hames claims fairy tale Corona HMwin By Elaine Jones CORONA . CA . DEC . 14 In spite of th e flu that took its toll on a lot of th e younger riders, a good turnout of Pros were on hand to close out the '78 flat track season at Corona . The "Sim i Flash ." Pete H imes had just gotten over his bout with th e bu g but it certainl y didn't show in his riding that he had ever been sick. The 250c c Money hal f mil e saw Hames go out on top and set a pace the other riders wer e hard put to keep up with. Lillie Mike Redding nailed down second and held more experienced riders at bay all the wa y. Don Waffle got off the line th ird but Gordon Loar slipped under him on the third lap and held him to fourth . With no short track: Money race, Hames decided to pit his Bill's Pipes 250cc Yamaha aga inst the Open Money boys on the half mile and the rest reads like a fairly tale . Off the lin e came Mike Minnig with Hames second and Wayne Rainey third . Pete put a move on Minnig coming out of turn four that gave him the lead on the second lap. Minnig came right back and reclaimed the front spot on the next lap and held it until the fourth lap when Hames again came down low .and tight out of four and got the edge he needed . From there on out it was a com plete rout by.rhe 13-year·old as he left his competition in th e dust. On th e 10th la p Ra in ey got by Mi nnig and with five laps to go sta rt ed to close the gap but time ran ou t and he sertled for second with Minnig third . Danny Perkins fourth and john Lundgren and Steve Oort fifth and sixth respectively. Rob Selvy climbed aboard Don Waffle's big 750cc Yamaha and took a crack at the Open Expert half mile against Steve Oort , Besides having -an arm that was totally useless after his 10 lap main he was rather pleased with himself as he went wire to wire for the wm . Mike Redding didn't go home empty handed as he came from behind to win the 250cc Amateur/Exert half mile. Don Waffle took the lead when the flag dropped with Gordon Loar second and Redding third . Redding. who is about the size of a small jockey. wrestled his bike under Loar on the second lap to move to ' second and pulled the same trick on Waffle the next time around to claim the lead. Don Remp and Randy Howard shared the 250cc Novice wins. On the short t rac k . it was a duel between Howard and Robert Yorba . Yorba took the lead off the line and held Howard for four laps before Howard was a ble to get an inch ahead of him . Yorba came right back and won the drag ra ce for th e line to put himself on top . Howard was not to be denied and back he came, this time it was for good and he brought it home. On th e half mil e it was a wire to wire romp for Remp with Howard second and Yorba sidel~ned after five laps. Results SHORT TRACK 250cc NOV: 1. Randy Howard lV am); 2. Robert Vorbe IC·AI; 3. Bryan Trippe IBuO . HALFMILf 250cc NOV: 1. Don Remp IVam); 2. Randy Howard lVam); 3. Roben Vorba IC-Al. 250cc AM /EX: 1. M ike Redding (Vam); 2. Don Waffle IYam); 3. Gordon Loar lV aml . OPEN AM /EX: 1. Rob Selvy lVaml ; 2. Steve Con lVam). . • 250cc MONEY ; 1. Pete Hames (Vam); 2. M ike Redding lV am); 3. Gordon Loar lVam). OPEN MONEV : 1. Pete Hames IVam ); 2. Wayne Rainey (Yam ): 3. Mike M innig lYam). Col toll Irw. 0riIera nonnelly .h1~ .h1~ wtthIn 24 hours. All _ U.P.S. C.O.D. . W.3OO Second Ave., Spokane, WA 12004 Aurora Ave . N., Seattle, WA !!!!!!! IiiiiI to order - call toll free 1-800-541.26n • Washington State Residents call 1-800-572-5690 Perris holds .series awards banquet By Rob Hassay PERRIS , CA , DEC . 3 An a wa rds banquet/luncheon clo sed out the Perris Raceway Club Points Seri es, as riders and their friends a nd families showed u p to rece ive their pri zes, di ne on delectables provided by Len and Fa ye Shirley and watch the Odyssey ' rac es going on wher e th ey had ch arged their TT and sho rt track machinery during preceed ing weeks . In t he 80cc Nov ice short track class . Richard Fox held off hard -charging Dean Blak e through the weeks to cla im the series honors. In the 80cc . TT ba ttl es, Ronnie Wulff dupl ica ted Fox 's feat . d efeating Dean Blak e a nd Keith Morabito . T lie 125cc Expert class experienced a n upsurge in competitors as th e series neared completion. with newcomer jimmy Snow edging Rob Hassay for th e series title after Hassay broke his leg in the first week of the series. joe Morabito a long-tim e over 30 class competitor, took the Open Novice short track honors and a second in TT. "T racy Van Blargen walk ed away with top honors in th e 250 cc Novice short track a nd TT after a stri ng of consistently high fin ishes. . The riders enjoyed the series. a nd with a lilli e lu ck . t he new "All Around Rid er " poi nt series will be ju st as good .• Whatever you decide to do, do it with Cycle News. HARD·TOGET T~~ ~1A ~YAMAHA PARTS AN D A C C ESSOR I ES • Largest stock in U .S. ~ 24 Hour Mail Order Serv ice Dealers Welcome Nationwide • .,cept M i..ouri call : 1IOO/ 32~ ' 44 M i••ou ri call : DONELSON 3W.21·' CYCLES . 3328 Woodso n Ro_ ad St. Louis. M o . 6311 4 INC. Hand W ashable Stay Soh Othm an D istr ib u t in g Co . 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