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•_._._._._._._._._--._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._. I: Western h ~ine . . 125 EX: 1. John Greenway (Yaml; 2. Danny Burtt ISuzl; 3. Jim DeGaine (Yaml. 250 BEG: 1. Mike Ward (Suzl; 2. Kenneth Bradshaw (Hon); 3. Jim Mobley (Yaml. 250 NOV: 1. Rid< Hanson (Mai); 2. Greg Guinn (Yam); 3. Tom Sawyer (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Frank Cody (Yaml; 2. Dennis W ooldridg e (Hon); 3. Todd Scheaffer (Suzl. 250 PRO: 1. Steve Bauer IYam); 2. Joh n Greenway N om); 3. Wayne Brasle (Yam). OPEN BEG: 1. Steve Downing C Hus); 2. Paul Harlow lKTM1 3. M ike Van Duvn ISuzl. ; OPEN NOV; 1. Wayne Lumbattis IMa i); 2. Jeff Francis CHus); 3. Pat Longf ellow (KTM). OPEN INT: 1. Ron Lawson ISuzl; 2. Jerry Ebling (Kaw); 3. Ken Ubke (Ma" . HIGHSCHOOL MIN I NOV: 1. Dale Dond el IKaw); 2. Randy Sheckler IYaml; 3. Ray Wr ight ISuzl. MIN I SR: 1. Randy Reisher (Suzl; 2. Chris Mu ir IYaml; 3. Jerry Hawkins IYam). 100 SR: 1. Don Hockett (Han); 2. Jeff Becker IHonl; 3. Ken Mc intire (Hool. 125 NOV: 1. Joe Zoller IVam); 2. Ron Maletta ISuzl; 3. Mark Rizk (Yam). 125 SR: 1. Rick Rogers IKawl; 2. Ron RehnQuist (Yam); 3. Jell Camarigg ISuzl. 175 INT: 1. Ron Benqulst (Yaml; 2. Pat W eber ISuil: 3. Jell SnelllSuzl. 250 NOV: 1. Rob Kaschebufski (Hon); 2. Mark Bachel (Honl; 3. Manuel Gaspar (Yam). 250 SR: 1. Ted Hoyt {Yaml; 2. Rod Drury (Honl; 3. Don Hockett (Han). 500 SR: 1. Ted Hoyt IVam); 2. Dane W igington; 3. Scott Smith (Yam). ~ E 0') l:' 0') ~ M ark Parkerson w on t he divisio n one of CMC 250cc Inter mediat es. 300 thrive on CMC Golden State Series Sportsman day #3 By Bria n George VALENCIA, CA,JAN. 20 Over SOO Juniors and Intermediates converged upon the International track at Indian Dunes for the third Satu rday sportsman 20 round of the 1979 CMC /Suzuki Golden Sta te Series , and the rough sands of the Dunes left many hardtrack riders rubber-armed by the end of the day. Almost 60 125cc Intermediates were split up into three d ivisio ns to determine the d ay's top competitors , with each division running two mo tos. The first 125cc Intermediate detach ment was taken by Steve Pfaff, winner of both motos. Za p a ta Espinoza holeshot the first moto, but Pfaff slipped by on the fourth lap for the win, and the secon d moto was a wire ~o-wire victory for the Garden Grov e redhead, followed by Kevin Hopkins and Espinoza. Division two saw Tom McAllister and Matt Whiting split moto wins, but McAllister's second moto victory over Whit ing , who was riding a 100cc which he took the IOOcc Expert class earlier on, gave him the overall. Whiting's moto victory was an exciting one that took him from his ninth place start to the lead at the whit e flag . Brian Holdren picked ' up third with his 5·3 day. The smallest division was the third, but the class action was still fierc e. Je ff Qualls ran the first moto with a wireto -wire victory over Eric Baker and Steve Hutchins , but H utchins took the holeshot the second time and came up with the overall victory over DMG' s Randy Ross, who went 4-4 , and Qualls, who drop ped to seventh. Baker came in ' 13t h the second mot o for sixth overall. Twenty-seven riders were on th e gate for eac h d ivision of 250cc Intermediat es . In the first grou p . Mark Parkerson picked up a well deserved overall victory with a 2·2 ride. Craig Wessel took the lead early in the first moro and held it to the wire ahead of Parkerson and Jim Cummingham, but the second round found Bob Schulz the winner after slipping around early leader Parkerson and second-overall Wessel. Division two of the 250cc Intermediates was the most actionpacked class of the day. In the first moto Jeff Tracy took the holeshot ahead of Tracy Travis, Mark Page and Mike Foley, and at the end of the lap Kevin Willis and Neil Christman were in the 4-5 slots. Christman gassed it up to second on the very next lap , and in one more he was the new leader. Tom Ross was also on the move, running third after his mid-pack start, and he picked off Jeff Tracy for second on the fourth lap. One lap later Ross was trying to close up on Christman, but as he crested the second jump of the front straight his Honda pitched him off. When the checkers flew it was Christman, Brett Coulson (who came from Ilth),Juan Benavidez and Ross. Moto two saw Ch ristm an take the lead on the first lap with Benavidez a close second, Jerry Gordon third , Jay Marcezl fourth and Ross and Coulson 5-6 . On the second lap Benavidez was right behind Christman, but got off before he could get around. Four laps later Christman found Benavidez back on his tail , but again Benavidez went down . Finally, on the last lap, Benavidez picked his line, caught Christman, and went by for the win and second overall behind Christman. Coulson moved up to fourth for th ird overall. R"U~ . MINI JR: 1. John Blood lSuz); 2. Ken Morton CSuzl; 3. BrondonReyes IKawI. MINI INT: 1. Pat Galan CSuzl; 2. Rudy Dickinson CSuzl; 3. Devid BerUnIHon). . MINI EX: 1. Jell Stanford (Yom); 2. George Holland C Suzl; 3. Rid< Hemme (suzl . . 100 EX: 1. Matt Whiting (Yaml. 100 INT: 1. Mike Paulino ISuzl; 2. Duke Wright (Yam); 3. Chris McCauley (Suzl. 100 JR : 1. Ryan EideIDG); 2. Randy Johnso n (Suzl; 3. Tony Serpe ISuzl. 125 JR 1: 1. (;reg Aoostolou CSuzl: 2. Soott Manning ISuzl; 3. Cooper Wallace (Yam). Suzl; 2. Chuck Gunter 125 JR 2: 1. Jell Burnworth C (Suzl; 3. Bill Bogdanavirk (Yam). 125 J R 3: 1. Ken Compbell (Yaml; 2. Stan Potter (Yam); 3. Don PetOfSOO IYaml. 125 INT 1: 1. Steve Pfaff (Sull; 2. Kevin Hopkins (Yaml; 3. 2apeta Espinoza ICBSI. 125 INT 2: 1. Tom M cAllister IYaml; 2. Matt Whiting (Yam); 3. Bryan Holdren (SDPI. . 125 INT 3: - . Steve Hutchens (Yaml; 2. Randv Ross (DMGI; 3. Jell QuallslSuzl. 250 JR 1: 1. Rik Nielsen IMai); 2. Greg Apostotou IHonI; 3. John Allen (Mai). 250 JR 2: 1. Micheel O'Neal (Suzl; 2. Fernando Valencia tHon); 3. Stephen Hodapp IMMI. 250 INT 1: 1. Mark Parkerson (Hanl : 2. Craig W essel C Hon); 3. Bob Schulz (Yaml. 250 INT 2: 1. Neil Christman IYaml; 2. Ju an Benavidez (Yam ); 3. Brett Coulson (M ail. 500 JR : 1. Tom Walker ISuzl: 2. Ron Jones IHus); 3. Pat Eason ISOl). 500 INT: 1. Greg Smith IM a"; 2. Mark Anderson (Yoml; 3. Soott Walker ISuzl. Hagen, Stubblefield grab AME opener at Sprockets Park By Laura Richard BAKERSFIELD, CA ,JAN. 7 American Motocross Enterprises had q uite a good turnout of riders for the opening of the 1979 season at Sprockets Park. Rick Penney (Yam ) showed some good strong riding in the 250cc Junior class with back to back wins. He was able to pull the holeshot and the lead with Will Barr (Hon) taking second and third going to Ernie Ballard (Yam). Moto two saw Richard Phillips (Hon) take the' holeshot and the lead but after one lap Penney was able to take the lead and keep it for the win . It was a goo d day for Open Pro rider Bill Hagen (Sy Klops Mai) as he took the overa ll win. Moto one saw Darren Oliver (Bakersfield Yam) taking the ho leshot followed by Hagen and Wally Koch (Mai) . Koch put the pass on "Hagen to take second, but Hagen gave it the gas to reclaimed second and went on to claim first place. Moto two saw Hagen with the holeshot with Koch in second and Oliver in third . These three fought it out the entire moto but Hagen was able to hold on for the win and the overall with second going to Koch and Oliver taking third. Jeff Stubblefield (Valley Cycle Hon) had a fight on his hands in the 250cc Pro class with Mark Bledsoe (T aft Hon) taking the holeshot in the first moto . Stubblefield was working his way through the pack. Bledsoe went out in thefourth lap and Stubblefield was able to take the lead. Bledsoe was able to work himself back int o second with third going to Brett Cross (Hon). In moto two , Stubblefield grabbed the lead with Bledsoe in second. Cross in third and this is how it was at th e checkered flag. The overall for the day went to Stubblefield with Bledsoe taking second and Cross taking third . Results JR CYCLE BEG: Billy Hoffman ISuzl. JA CYCLE JR: 1. M anuel Crumb ISuzl : 2. Erik Brown ISuzl. JR CYCLE INT: Marty Rickard (SOl). MINI JR: t. Katrina Wallis (Suzl; 2. Jim Heister (Yaml; 3. Bobby Hoffman (Yaml. MIN IINT: James Bennett IK Suzl. MINI EXPERT: Jeff Stanford IYaml . 100 BEG: Ron Goertz (Suzl. 100 JA : 1. Chris McCauley (Suz): 2. J on Kelley lYam) : 3. Ron Thinds (Varni. 100 INT: Bobby W right iSuzl. 100 EX: Allen Hopper {Yaml. 125 JR: t . Paul Hager (Suz); 2. M ike Cervantes (Varni: 3. Steve Noland (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Jay McDonal d (Suz): 2. John M cCauley ISuzl ; 3. Bruce Tho mpson tSuz). 125 PRO: Doug NicoI CKaw). 250 JR : 1. Rick Penney (Yam); 2. W ill Barr IHont; 3. Richard Phillips lHonl. 250 INT: t . M ike Yatchak {Yaml ; 2. Lester Lesneski IYaml. 250 PRO: 1. Jeff Stubblefield (Han); 2. Mark Bledsoe tHonl: 3. Brett Cross (Hon). OPEN BEG: 1. Robt Steveson (Yam); 2. Greg Klassen {YamJ. OPEN JR: 1. M ike Cappello (Vam); 2. Paul Cates (Yaml ; 3. Robert Hixson . OPEN INTER: 1. Rick Shirey IHusl; 2. Robert Spring' man (Yam); 3. Don DU ffer lYam) . OPEN PRO: 1. Bill Hagen IM ai); 2. Wall y Koch (M ai); 3. Darren Qliv8f (Yam). Lewis lassoes Old TimersMX By Bob A lloy ORANGE, CA ,JAN . 14 With cloudy skies and a threat of rain, over 55 O ld Timers braved the elements to race on a tract that even a Sherman ta nk wou ld have had a hard time negotiating. . The first motes were completed without any rain . But the second series of motos was something else. It began with a light sprinkle in the Amateur and Novices divisions . The race was cut from eight laps to five because of it . In the sixth race the sprinkles had turned into serious showers and the Masters, Senior Experts , and Experts were cut -to four laps . This was the final race of the day. In the Master class , it was Jim Beltineck who took the lead in moto one and he held this until the man with the checkered stopped him . Following closely was Blackie Lewis for the number two and MarshallJennings for third . Moto two again saw Beltineck take the lead but he lost it to Lewis on the fourth lap. Blackie charged on to win the moto with Beltineck in second and Jennings third. Senior Expert Chuck WoOdy had his day as he took a I -I. Dick Frampton ran away with a 2·2 for the race with Sam Jones taking third in moto one and Richa rd Lyons taking third in the second moto. For the Expert divi sion , R a y Sanchez did it once again with a I -I. Norm Elledge took second in the first moto with Dick Maseley ta king third. Moto two saw Ed Scheidler taking the number two spot and Norm Elledge coming in third place. Seventeen Amateurs were on the starting line for moto one. It was Joe Bray who took the lead and held it for six laps. He lost the lead to Asher Larnkjaer who then took the moto. Asher was followed by Bray, Da n Casson and Gordon Mathieu. Ben Harwell took the holeshot in moto two while Bray took second again , Bob Cra nd all took th ird and Mathieu came through for fourth . Wayne Powell took the holeshot in the No vice division but lost it to Gene Powell who then charged on to win the moto. Myles Addy hung in for the second place, Dan Harris came in third, and fourth and fifth positions were taken by Bob Alloy and Bob Klatt. Moto two began with Myles Addy getting the holeshot but losing it to Gene Powell after three laps . Gene once again carried it to the end. Wayne Powell followed for second, Harris took third again , followed by Bob Alloy and Bob Anderson . That ended the race, but it didn't end the day . Many Old Timers' trucks · and cam pe rs were stuck in th e "m agic mud" of Saddleback . This mud. when it gets wet, tu rns qu ickly int o glass . Many sta yed lat e int o the night trying to d ig out. Resu lts OLD MASTERS ; 1. Blackie LIMO 2. J im Belt,neck; S;