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_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.second for second overall and Zahrt was aga in th ird. In th e Open Pro race . Turner flashed ba ck to pull a pair of rnoto wins . First turn to last . Turner held control of the lead and took awa y more money than any Pro on th e track . David Will iams ran his Malcolm Sm ith -sponsored Maico in second both times for second overall . The race was between W illiams and Turner all the way with W illiams hot on Turner 's ta il. hoping for a break that never came. In the first moto David Fisher finish ed 'third but second time around . the honor went to Joe D. Price. Fisher still had th e po ints to finish third overall. Thirt y-six rid ers lined up to dice through th e grass in th e 250c c' Pro race. but one showed superiority and that was fast Donnie Hansen. H ansen drove his Kolbe Can -Am through two traffic-filled motos to take first overall. U.S. Suzuki's Jeff Jennings rod e home in second both times but an airl ift off a jump sent him into a nose dive that threw both his feet off th e pegs and nearly wiped him out. J ennings made a qu ick recovery. ho wever . and he ld his posit ion . Third overall went to Crown Cycle's Ma rk Lawrence, who Yamahauled it to fin ish 3·3. Sp ortsm e n who won their classes we re gi ven not onl y t heir us ual t ro p hies . bu t pl en ty of sponsor pr oduct a wa rds a nd of cours e. for on e luck win ner. a fre e Yam aha . Results OPEN PRO: 1. Ron Tumer (Yam l: 2. David Wi lliams IMaik);3. Day;d FisherISuzl. OPEN INT: 1. Steve Blaze!< lSuzl; 2. Carney Briggs; 3. Gary Martini IHusl. OPEN NOV: 1. Don Blazemore IM ai);,.. 2. Joh n McCormick lVam); 3. John Knudsen lVam). OPENBEG 1. Craig Brabant ISuzl; 2. Robeft Sumvan : (Suzl: 3. Bob Burleigh(Husl. 250 PRO: 1. Don Hansen (C·Al; 2. Jeff J ennings (Suzl: 3. Mark Lawrence (Yaml. 250 INT ON I: 1. Eddie Perry IKawI; 2. Wak Olson IMail; 3. Bob Shulz lVam). 250 INT ON II: 1. Todd Clartt ISuz): 2. Brandon BaldwinlSuzl: 3. Steve TaylOf IHus). 250 NOV DIV I: 1. Dan Ashcraft IHusl; 2. Ted Waltrip IHan) 3. Matt Gerdes(Hon). ; 250 NOV DIV II: 1. Dan Williams (Han); 2. Steve Corrigan(Yam) 3. Dave Rose(Yam) ; . 250 NOV DIV III: 1. Bratt Allen IC·A); 2. Dennis Thomas lVaml; 3. MikeTarter IHonl. 250 BEGDIV I: 1. Steve Forsyth ISuzl; 2. Dave Lazar IHus!; 3. TIm KneifllMail. . 250 BEG DIV II 1. Kenny Clausen IHont; 2. Lynn : Worley ISuz); 3. Paullkada IKTMI. 125 PRO: 1. Ron Turner lVam); 2. TIm Locey IYam); 3. Ken Zahrt. . 125 INT DIV I: 1. Eddie Pony IKawl 2. Darel Francis ; (Yaml : 3. Allen Lucas (Yaml . 125 INT DIV II 1. Angel Mantova ISuz); 2. Gary : Reichen~lVaml; 3. Curtis QualI.lSuz). 125 NOVDIV I: 1. Steve Baumgarten (Suzl; 2. KaIOn Brook.ISuzl: 3. Fred Devries lVam). 125 NOV DIV II: 1. Jerry Campbell IKX); 2. TIm Shetton 1Vam); 3. Mike Osenbaugh lVam). 125 BEG DIV I: 1. Kenny Dekoning ISuz); 2. Matt Sarawatari (Suzl ; 3. Pau l Walters (Suz). 125 BEGDIVII: 1. Billy King lSuzl; 2. Robeft Gonelez ISuzl: 3. Vine Butler lVaml. 100 NOV 1. Ron Eversole ISuzl; 2. Steve Andre : ISuzl: 3. Zeli Meszara. lVaml. 100 BEG: 1. Chris Fleming lVaml. VETS SR: 1. Bob Hayes '(DMG); 2. John Wilson 1Vam); 3. Bob Crosta 1 M";). VETS INT: 1. William Millar lSuzl; 2. R.A. Buzz Moeller (Hus); Dwain J errattlSuzl. VET JR: 1. Michael Fisher lSuz); 2. Soni Mount lVaml; 3. Fred Peacock lSuz). MINI EX 1. Jeff Sta nfOf lVarn) 2. Richard Sands • : d : IKawl: 3. Doug Dubach lVam). MINI INT 1. Terry Murray ISuzl; 2. Tracy Meeks; 3. : Larry Daniel (Yarnl. MINI NOV: 1. Todd Campbell IKawI; 2. Kurt Hendrickson ISuzl; 3. Michael Focher lKaw). MINI BEG 1. Bill Eisenacher ISuzl; 2. Chris Bullock : (Suz) ; 3. J im Dan iels (Yam ). Odie, Adams nail SRAGP By Sue Senn Photo by Joe Senn CARLSBAD. CA . APR. 29 Jim O d Ie rode his 125cc Suzuki with skill and lady luck 's blessing during ' the Sportsman R acing Association's 81-200cc race at Carlsbad Raceway. When the green flag dropped : Odie. who rides for Escondido Suzuki. was left at the line Ron Turner won two at CRC! Racing World. - wat ching - whi le hi s fellow Exp erts a nd Am at eurs rode away. By the thi rd la p . Odie had joined a no the r slow starter. Vanya "T he Mad Ru ssian " Sama rin . T og ether. t hey worked by th e switch-a -roo leaders. C hu ck R ussell. Ma rk MacFarland and Robe rt Pfe tzing who wer e cl osel y followed by J e rr y T rim ble. St irl ing H o bso n . Bill H olm es and Bill Whiten er. Sever al of these rid ers held the lead at one po int or another - bu t once O d ie and Vanya mo ved out front. t he pack's tig h t ba ttli ng was for third . Odie a nd Samarin continued to dice over th e short . fas t cou rse for th e remainder of th e race. Although it was th e quiet . soft-spoken Odie who first passed th e checkered . his fast friend. riding for Oceanside Suzuki . was only a short distance behind . In the Novice class. 14· year-old Mark Heth got the holeshot and held a big lead over Kevin Case and Greg Smith until the ninth lap. At this point. Heth was litera lly down and out because of the unsportsman -like actions of an asinine rider. In the m eantime. Case and Smith were holding the fans ' attention with their continual switching game. At the finish . Case . who rides his 175cc IZ. (IT engine. YZ frame) for Race Way Cycle . was out front by at least a half a bike length. Immediatel y upon lea ving t he fini sh , Samarin rode his littl e 125cc Suzuki to the starting line where the 250cc machines were warming up. Roland Wood got th e holeshot with Samarin, Craig Adams. Warren Barr and John T aylor right behind him . On the second lap. Vanya took the lead with Ad am s almost beside him . W ood d ropped ba ck. sparring with Barr and Taylor who wer e trying to hold off T ed Va nder Raa dt and Scott Kinnier. Barr's sea t came off. Taylor seized and Adams passed Vanya. For nin e of t he 13 laps. Ad am s a nd Vanya were SO close. it could still be anybod y's ra ce . On the 10th la p . eithe r Vanya or his 125cc tired and Adams began to increase his lead . Incid entally. Adams had put his KTM toget he r just before th is race and was hoping it would sta y together. It did . He completed each lap in four and on e -half minut es and passed the ch eckered all alone . Th e yo u ng Russian claimed second with a pretty good lead in front of VanderRaadt and Kinnier . John Burr's " Racin' Jason" Prater claimed the overall win in the Mini 39