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_._._-_._.~_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.- . _- _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ .. Ope n Beg inner winner TIm Kane lead s another rider at Racing World . . T he Jimmy We inert/Kawasaski series is coming to Racing World , Feb . 11 and 25 , along with a drawing for a free Ka wasaki KX 125 . W inners of eac h race will receive en rollm ent for a on e d a y p riva te lesson in the Jim Weinert School of Mot ocross . Also to be given away will be a pa ir of Steve Stackable Griff leathers. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Tom Mayfield IMai ; 2. Greg Eargle l IHusl. OPEN INT 1. Gary Gonzales IMail. : OPEN BEG t . Tim Kane !Yam); 2. Keith Smith !Yaml; : 3. Tom Tusko !Yaml. 2SO PRO: 1. Luc Delay (Yam): 2. Oave Douglas (M 3. Pryoo- Campbell lHonI. ail; 250 INT 1. Kevin Mclaughl in (Y : am); 2. Ron Kain l!(awl; 3. Henry Marmobjo ISUll. 250 BEG t . J im Youngblood (Honl; 2. Kevin Laidlaw : (Suzl. 125 INT: 1. Ron Dunfee (Yam); 2. Jim 8eckElfS (Hon l: 3. Joe Lockhart (Yaml . 125 JR : 1. Jeff Shuey ISUlI. 125 BEG: t , Roland Amann (Suzl. 100 INT 1. Ron Dunfee (Yaml; 2. Lana Outland : (Suzl. 100 J R: 1. Joe McCoy (Yaml. 100 BEG 1. MikaBoyd (Yaml. : 5Occ: 1. Craig Canoy ISuz); 2. Drago Afanasovk i 1Suz). MINI EX: r. Doug Dubach (Yaml . MINI JR: 1. _Skip Godine z ISuzl: 2. Milan o AfanasovskJ(SUlI. MINI BEG: 1. John Gersjes IYam); 2. Chris Sparks (!(awl 3. Bill Pawasat (SUlI. ; Cavness, Snorte/and, Dale snowplow to CRC MXwlns By Keith Clemons ORANGE, CA,JAN. 28 I have said many times that California Racing Club races come hell or high water. I've seen Jack Ba rbacovi run his club in 100 · plus degree heat and monsoon rains, but never before have I seen a CRC race in snow and hail. Last week proved to be the exception. Jack and his mighty band found themselves freezing on the sides of Saddleback, Su nd ay while the coldest weather to hit Orange County motocross brought an ons laught of hail and snow do wn on them but, as always before, the race went on. The Open Pro' holeshot went to Greg Draskovich who , rod e his DMG prepped Ma ico out front . until Wheelsmith's Mark Brooks crept up from behind and nudged him off the track. Brooks took over the lead on his own Maico machine while'DflIISkoYich . recovered from running down the sid e of an eigh t foot embankment. Meanwhil e , Scott Cavness stormed his Suzuki by Brooks to steal the numbe r on e spo t and held on to it to win th e moto . Brooks wasn ' t ab le to hold cont ro l of the second place position eithe r 'as Steve Rawson soon ca ptu red t hat po sit ion and Brooks fi ni shed third . Coming out of the second moto start Brooks copped the holeshot but only held ' the lead for half a lap when Ca vn ess aga in bl ew him a way. Anaheim Suzuki-sponsored Cavnes s di ced with Brooks all the way to th e finish but even with the tig ht interplay the final positions we re Cavness, Brooks, and this time Rawson picking up th ird. Cavness was, of course, th e over all 'win ne r with Brook s tak in g second pla ce pay and Rawson third. Pete Snorteland was th e big money winner in the 250cc Pro race . Snorteland started middle of th e pack in both races but won each with a n easy 15·20 second lead over th e other 20 'Ddd Pros in his race. Dou g Renno took two second place finish es but not with such ease as Snorteland. In the first moto he rod e neck and neck wit h Rich Franklin and Mark Denning and was in th ird place beh ind Franklin until the final lap when he broke by to finish ahead of Franklin by onl y two bikelengths. When Snorteland waved goodbye to the second moto boys the race fell to Steve Potts, Ted Hoyt and again Doug Renno. Renno was behind in the competition until the second to the last lap when he pulled Potts to take the second place position. Hoyt also made it by Potts for a thi rd . Overall the win was Snorteland's with Renno picking up second and Hoy t placing third . Craig Dale rode his Suzuki Westsponsored machine through two winning motos in the 125cc Pro race: Cole Bros.' Ed Arnet finished second followed by Dan Shaw in the firs t moto but Matt Tedder moved into second place in moto number two followed by Ed Arnet, Final positions were Dale in first. Arnet in second and Tedder in third. Marty M oates battled SSM victor T on y DiStefano until a flat set In. 3. Ted Hoyt (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Alan Painter IHon); 2. Chris Fosher IHon); 3. Steve Chandler (Yam). 2SO NOV 1. Jeff Prievr IHon); 2. Mike King IHonl; 3. : Jeff Mahan IHon). 250 BEG 1. Gilbert Mendez IHonl; 2. Mike Hillion : (Suzl; 3. Paul Bebek IYaml. 125 PRO: 1. Craig Dale ISuzl; 2. Ed Arnet ISuzl; 3. Man Tedder (Suzl. 125 INT 1. Curtis Rough lKawI;2. Ken Warne ISUlI; : 3. Angel Montoya IYaml. • 125 NOV: t . Leece Winner ISuzl; 2. Bob Fan (SuzJ; 3. WillyBruneln (Y aml. 125 BEG 1. Mike Teague !Yaml; 2. Rvan Gross : ISuzl; 3. Dennis Hulen(Yam). 100 INT 1. Tony Barbacovi(Yaml. : 100 NOV t . Scan Hawan ISuzl; 2. Dave Near ISuzl; : 3. Rick KramerIY aml. 100 BEG 1. Charles D. Osterday ISUl). : VETSSR: 1. Ken Ratzlaff (Mai); 2. Richard Hampton (Mall; 3. Bill Burkhart IMan. VETS INT 1. Rick Watson (KTMI; 2. Sam J ones : (Mai); 3.Dan Sandlez (Sull . VETSJR : 1. Edward Hartman (SulI; 2. James Jones IMail: 3. BillMillar (SUlI. MINI EX: 1. Chris Morey ISuz); 2. Sam Storer (!(aw); 3. Don Best . Jr . (Yaml. MINI INT 1. Ron Eversole ISUl); 2. Scan Hewan : l!(awl; 3. Terry Murray ISUlI. MINI NOV 1. Todd Hewan (Yam); 2. Eric Bridges : (YZ); 3. Ron Rogers !Yaml. MIN BEG 1. Chris Bollock (Suzl. I : DiStefano wins at SSMMX By Terry Whytal ORANGE , CA ,JAN . 20 Tony DiStefano rode his b rightorange factory Can -Am to victory in the 250cc Pro class in a challenging Saturday Saddleback Motocross. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Scan Cavness ISUlI; 2. Mark Brooks lMail; 3. Steve Flawscn IMall. OPENINT 1. J im Beltinck(Mail; 2. Doug Van Duzen : (Mall 3. Macino Bastionwelt IMall. ; OPENNOV 1. Dan MartinIMail; 2. Leo Green (Yaml; : 3. J im Wois ISuzl. OPEN BEG 1. John Pincctt !Yaml; 2. Gary Ram1

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