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Ron Hv er IHo n). 125 PRO: 1. Jim An derson {5uzl; 2. Steve Press (Yam); 3. Chris Seines ISuzl. 250 PRO: 1. Skeet Hise (Suz); 2. Stecv Thornton (Kaw ); 3. Phil Ruckman (Yaml. OPEN PRO: 1. Tim Mir hletsch (Yaml; 2. Skeet Hise (Yam); 3. A l Fert erlv l$ u7 . Jorgensen triples af Nev/man .doubleheader Diamond·Chain • Dale Singleton Two for the Road at Daytona By Ann Ca rr NEWMAN , CA , MAR . 3-4 Current Black Plate number five, Kim Jorgensen -aboard a beautiful, black , Boss fram ed Can-Am out of J orgy's Cycles in Stockton - ro cket ed his way to all th e top points and most of th e money this weekend at th e doubleh eader sho rt tra cks hosted by Lion el Nunes and crew here at Newman . Kim hit the first corner quickest in both 250 cc Expert mains as well as th e 10-mil e forty lap per Saturday night and was never headed in either event. S&K Yam aha rid er Bill Scott nail ed seconds in both point pa ying main events to mov e ahead of absentee Ri ch Arn aiz for th e number one VRA Gold Plate spot. Jorgensen m oved into a tic for third with rough trac k spe cia list J oey Schlag who , so far, h as raced Sand Hill only. In o t her m ax i Expert a ct io n , Zakarian Bult a co a ce Dw a yn e McC aslin na iled do wn his fou rt h 360cc Exp ert win in a ro",' aft er excellent ba ttl es bot h days with Kevin H ugi ll. Boss Fram e Nat io n a l r id ers J im Mert en s a nd R icky Gra ha m swapped 500cc Exp ert wins over t he two days. Youngsters Gary Johnson a nd Mark Key - no t lon g ou t of th e Mini ra nks - fenced with the N ation al rider s for res pec tive seco nds. Boss Frames fa red well ove r th e weeken d as t hey ca ptu red four of six maxi Exp ert ma ins a long with severa l su p port events. Chris Carr and Dan Bennett swept the Mini 80cc and 100cc Exp ert mains both days. Carr's jorgy's Suzuki got off the line firs t only once but some good d icing and exce llent pu ll into th e fir st corn er ena bled Chris to pull away for th e win both days over Kurt Chandler and P.J . Sanch ez. Meanwhile Bennett nailed Vance Sherfi eld on a neat pass Saturday night and then aced the tro op s easily with a good sta rt Sunday. Out standing Novice ri des were turned in over th e two -day span by diminut ive n in e -ye ar -old Kev in Bricker , former Mini Exp erts T in y Pettit and Hector Alcala , and 250 cc ace Bill Arbogast. Kevin's double wins . in th e 80 cc Novice ranks over Gary Sitor point to Kevin as th e one to beat in upcomin g series events wh ile Tiny and Hector are moving ever closer to . Junior Sportsm an status before series nat tracks begin . , Arbogast's single vict ory Sund ay marked Bill's first race at Newman sinc e serious ly crashing th ere last year. His style and aggressiveness showed a n outstanding return to form for t he Stagg High freshman . J u n iors Joe Knight , doubling in the 360cc class , and Winkie Freitas, a double winner in the 80cc ranks, are looking toward moving into the Exp ert plate point battle before much longer. Winkie staved off serious cha llenges both days to indi cate the poi se necessary for Expert com petitio n , whil e Joe aced his class both d ays. Short track com pe ti tion on the quarter-m ile will co nti n ue at Hill s Ferry through March 31, exce p t for a shift to Monterey on th e 24th . Results CLASS B LHI:1 MEMB ER WE SUPPORT YOUR SPORTI moving? Well, HOT DOG! That means you've got another coupon to fill out, After all, we have to send your Cycle News somewhere and what better place than your new address? So don't delay , do it today, Fill out and mail to: Cycle News, P,O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA90801 -------------------------~------------- old address new address You may stick on your mailing label here. name _ address -'- _ address _ .,- city city state name zip _ state _ zip _