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_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Western hotline fou nd himself boxed in coming off the start so T· Bone just bi ded his time and when they shook themselves out of the clump and started off down the back straight he started moving on them. It was good racing too between Mike Montgomery and Rex Hailey with Joel Windham always right with 'em and getting third in the last moto, In the Open class, Bob by Sanders celebrated the birth of his son by winnin g it three in a row . Don Fraue n berger went right with him several times, and the pair of them really had a whale of a time especially in the second moeo, but Bobby, we've observed, will "play" for awhile then just gasses it and gets away from the opposition. John Wells got a nice third in the firs t round and again in the third with Pat Dobbins the spoiler. But the last moto was the best. Bill Bartels rode the rear wheel of his Harley off the line and up the hill , . with Sanders in hot pursuit. Bobby took over the lead, then came Bartels, John Wells and Frauenberger. Then it was Frauenberger's job to get by the other two and up to the finish seco nd behind Sanders, and this is what he did and all in that back section left ha nder - the section of the track that separates the men fro m the boys . All the top riders do their passing there while a lot of the others do their falling down there too. It's tricky all right. Now, disregard your D· S7 calendars for the next run . The Gripsters have moved from the end of this month , Feb. 25, to Mar. 4 . So we'll see you March 4th at Elsinore. Joe Steffen leads Pete Hames in the 250cc Expert class at Elsinore 's D-37 sc rambles. Results MINI NOV·EX MOTO: 1. Cunis Csnnon (Yaml; 2. Greg Nelson (Yam); 3. J oseph Peterso n (Vam). 125 NOV MOTO: 1. Jimmy Snow lYam); 2. Steve Troxler (Yam); 3. Ted Thompson (Yam) . 125 AM-EX MOTO: 1. Bud CsrroIlIYam); 2. Jimmy RosaIYam); 3. Mario Avers (Yaml . 250 NOV MAIN : 1. David Waples (5 02); 2. Jeff Johnson lYam); 3. Mike Tay\o< (Yaml. 250 AM MOTO: 1. Tommy Walton IYam); 2. Chris Csnnon (Yam); 3. Ben Meyer IYam). 250 EX MOTO: 1. Joe Steffen (Yam): 2. Pete Hames IYam); 3. Bud CsrrolllYam}. , 360-500 NOV MAIN : 1. Raben La Chance (Yaml; 2. Steve Oyer (Yaml; 3. Jeff Maddy . 350-500 AM·EX MOTO: 1. Oon Grigsby (Yam); 2. Mike M ont gom ery (Yam l; 3. Rex Hailey (Yam). OPEN COM BINED MOTO: 1. Robert Sanders (Yaml; 2. Don Frauenberger IYam) ; 3. John Wells (Yam). Roese/er/Fishback tiestSRAGP · By Sue Senn Photo by Action Photographic R IVERSIDE, CA, FE B. 4 Larry Roeseler has p roven over and over tha t he' s not only King of the SCORE races, but pretty much the ruler of any competition he enters. • Steve Mudd (57) is chased by Don Grigsby /31Z) and M ike Montgomery (1) at Elsinore. put it into first place in the semi. Jeff Johnson won the first heat . and David Waples the second, Dave go ing on to win the main after passing Johnson. Roach was going good , dicing with Johnson, but he got off in the esses and Chris Marrotte hit his bike and did . tumble-saults too; bo th riders ' managed te fmish in fifth and sixth places res FOI' 50 ExPerts, ones if Steffen. All three rounds Joe was off and running, although Pete H ames reads him real good . In the second moto Hames looked faster in the tl'itltierrie aad 'Would U P '9 '" At Riverside R aceway, Sportsman R a ci n g Association fa ns received a ra re and specia l treat d uri ng the 200 cc race . R oeseler matched his new 125cc Husky against a 175cc IT Yamaha ridden by the conqueror himself, J im Fishback. Fishback, whose multi win record includes motocross, desert, reliability trials, speedway and grand prix , grabbed the lead. The big m an, who rides for Malcolm Sm ith P rod u cts, was . ' qu ickly joined by his sm a ll sleek friend who . iI. As tllle