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_._._._._._.__ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . ~ . _ .. ~ , cP 0000 00 00000000 0000 00 OOQo ~ . . , oaidOIO.\:O , c\e NeWS 'ders US"l~ 0 '\0. '\919 ot 0 the JanuarY mp\ete \istln~\y indi~ted had not use~. John, aSO ;ub\iShe d .a ~e inadvert~~ specia\t~e:~ entire se . 0 ln. G perlotman chain tor or 0 \ 0 cha @ 0 K John. sorry, i~sueb~tr~~e K\ o o :::j~~nsav~~. K i;;6i'iiaiO ig .'.O K K K g g g K K K K K Bill Tarling won the 250cc class at the Dirt Riders' 0 -38 desert bash. ahead and th ere was no ca tc hi ng him . Gr eg Silverthorn a nd Tom Brown had their own race runningHl feet apart for five laps. Pau l Eddy and Dan Dibb diced it with Eddy copping second and Dibb third . Craig Rens won th e 250cc Novice class - a fin e ride for his first desert race. Having time to lick wounds and repair machines , everyone was wired for the team race. Husqvarna MXer Mike McGowen , after being out with injuries, was back aboard his trusty Husky teamed with Jim Nichols. McGowen/Nichols set a hot pace for three la ps. Chip Howell , teamed with Rick Finge r, jumped in the lead and kept it away from all cha llengers. Bill T arling /j ohn Rogers charged ea rly in the ra ce b ut dropped to fifth by the en d . Don Mathews /Matt Ho pe (on a 125cc) were m ovin' on as th ey finis hed fou rt h among all the hotshoes. Senior teams Cecil Ho llenbeck/ Bruce Cornell fought a close one against Tom Brown / Ea rl Nic hols with on ly one spot between them at the finish . Father/ son team Don Seay, J r. and Don Sea y, Sr. finished between Hollenbeck /Cornell and Brown / N ichols for second in class . . The next D·38 go will be another Din Riders Extravaga nza at Pla ster City on Feb. 26 . Also sneaking in the team race was our own des ert ph ot ogra pher Tony DePalmer. T oo ba d no on e had a camera on th at on e . Results . OPENn 25cc: 1. Chip Howell (Open Ex); 2. Randy Hollenbeck (Open Ex); 3. leon Uvingston (Open Ex); 4. J im Ribley (Open Ex); 5. Claude Maynard (Open Ex); 6. BillS ilverthorn (Open Ex); 7. Don Math ews 1125 Ex); 8 . John Rog ers 1 0pen Ex); 9. Rog er Ads it (Open Ex); 10. J oe Clymor e (Open Am). 2SOISR: 1. BillTerling 1250 Ex); 2. Pau l Edd y l250 Ex); 3. Dan Dibb 1250 Ex); 4 . lynn Brown l250 Exl; 5. Craig Rens 1250 Nov!; 6. Matt Hope l250 Nov); 7. Greg Silverthorn l250 Ex); 8. Bill Halbent l250 Ex); 9 . Tom Brown ISrl; 10. Caeil Hollenbeck IS,). TEAM RACE: 1. Rick Finger /Chip Howell (Open Ex); 2. Mik e McGowen/Jim Nichols lOpen Ex); 3. Paul Eddy/Ron lafranchi l250 Ex); 4. Don Mathews/Matt Hope (125 Ex); 5. Bill Ta, ling/John Rog ers (Olpen Exl; 6. Pat Rannagan/Claud e Ma yna,d 10pen Ex); 7. Ji m Ribley /Rog er Ad sit (Open Ex); B. leon livingston/lee Austi n (Open Exl; 9 . Pete PasquarielloiLyte Smith 1 0pen Exl; 10. Da n Dib b (250 Exl; 11. John McDa niellTom Saimg eour 1 0pen Ex); 12. Bill Halben tl Paul Thr elkeld l250 Ex); 13. Cec il HolienbecklBruce Cornell (Sf); 14. Don Seav, S, lDon Seay . Jr . (125 Exl;; 15 . Tom Brown/Earl Nichols ISf); 16. Gorden Clarki • Mark Berg er l250 Am I; 17 . Gary Anthony/Bob Martin 10pen Novl; 1B. Gary Bailey /J im Caffey (125 Am); 1 ,9, P. Flannagan/J ohn A hrens 11 25 A m ); 20 . Harry Bratt lnl Joe Finger 10pen Am ). Old Timers race on Saturday By Robert Alloy O RANGE , CA . JAN . 20 Old Timers at Saddleback for Saturday racing is som ething unusu al since our races are usu all y held on Sunday. However , 26 eager red jersey s sho wed up for IW O 30· minute motos a nd a cha nce to get some good practice : In the Ma sters di vision Jim Beltinck was in t here a ll the way with a 1·1 . Marshall Jen nin gs wrapped up seco nd wit h a 2·2. In the S en io ~ Experts it was Don J ensen who cleaned up in moto one whil e Sam Jo nes domi nated th e number two spot and Dick Frampton was in th er e for th ird place. Moto two was Doug Arc hibald's, He flas hed into t he finish line fir st . followed by Jen sen . a nd Frampton took th e th ird posit ion again . Ed Scheidler of th e Expert divisi on went t h roug h th e chec ke red fir st in m or o o ne , whil e Don Merritt wra p ped up seco nd a nd Ra y Sanch ez ca me in third . In rn or o two . it was Sa nchez a ll the wa y. Foll owing Ra y was Merritt for seco nd , a nd Bill Bird easi ng his way int o third . T he ove ra ll went to Sanch ez. For th e Ama teu rs it was Joe Bray _ d oing some fast and smoot h riding a nd co m ing up with a 1·1 . La rry Escamill a blasted his way into seco nd in m oto one. and Fred Maynard in th ere for third . Moto two saw J ack H u rley winning second and Art Du rr ta king t hi rd pla ce . . Novice Ray Montoya moved int o first wit h t he holeshot and q uickl y m astered the tra ck for a I · J in bot h mores. Foll owing Ray was Rich a rd • Johnson with a 2·2 . Results M ASTERS: 1. J im Bettruck IMail; 2. Marshall J enning IMail. SENIOR EX: 1. Oon J ensen IMa il: 2. Doug Ar chib ald IMai); 3. Dick Fram pton IMail. EXPERTS: 1. Ray Sanchez (Yam); 2. Don Merritt ; J . Ed Scheidl er. AMATEURS : 1. J oe Bray IM ai); 2. J ack Hurley (Yam); 3. Fred Ma ynard . _ NOV ICES: 1. Raymond Montoya (Yam ); 2. Richard J ohnson (M ail. K K Special Announcement o o o o Daido/D.l.D takes pleasure in announcing the sponsorship of Steve Eklund and Skip Aksland for the 1979 Winston Pro Series. K K o DAIDO/D.I.D motorcycle chain: top racing competitors o than any other chain. K used by more DAI D D CORPORATION Q D . ~ ... Uncoinwood . fl . So. 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