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Cycle News 1979 02 07

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; ;I _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _ . _ . _ . ~ _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . Western hotline Dave Eropkin , whose slipping clutch ga ve him a fourth pla ce first moto fin ish was ou t to improve his ride . T ak ing the second moto holeshot he ran a perfect race leading th e rest through the entire moto and he did it with a flat front tire 'in the final laps . Van Hook, running number two , was right on his tail all the wa y but couldn 't get by . Still , because of Eropkin's fourth in the first rnoto he went home onl y second overall while Van Hook took home top pa y for the da y. SCOtt Johnson finished third and collected th e money for winning that position . Ross Learn wailed on with a perfect 1·1 overall win in the I25cc Pros. Bobby Ryan fin ished second in both but it was touch and go in th e second moto when , running beh ind Steve Childress, he had to open full bore just to keep up . Seems Ryan's rings have gone south and he's been wa iting three weeks for new on es in from Japan . Anywa y, Ryan got by Childress when Childress got caugh t behind a lapped ride r and R yan fin ished nu m ber two. Ch ildress fin ished thi rd in both mor os, Resu lts OPEN PRO: 1. Rich Brand (Mai); 2. Greg Orasskovich IMai ); 3 . J oe D. Price IVam ). OPEN INT: 1. Dou g Van Duzen (M ai); 2. Dan M oor e IM ai); 3. Bo b Wht ie IC-AI. . OPEN NOV: 1. Kevin M cNea' !Yam) ; 2 . leo Green IVam) ; 3 . St eve Eatman !Yaml. OPEN BEG: 1. John Pincon !Yam); 2. Tom Tasko IVaml; 3 . J im Spei ght IM ai). 250 PRO: 1. Vince Van Hook (M ail; 2. Dave Eropkin (Yam l; 3. Scott Johnson (Hon ), 250 NOV: 1. Ted Wa ldr up IHenl; 2 . Tim Fisher (Hen ); 3. Todd Simmons IHe n). 250 BEG: 1. Man So nywatani (Vam ); 2. Edd ie Rea (Vam); 3. Steve Cham bers IC·Al. 125 PRO: 1. Ross learn ISull; 2. Bob by Rvan (502); 3. Steve Childress ISuz). 125 INT : 1. Trey Hall (502); 2. Randy Ross ISuzl; 3. Rd< Geo

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