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NORTHERN DATELINE
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overall win , Ken Breneise n (Suz)
finished second in both motos for the
second place overall trophy ,.
Ken Wolcott (Han) made t he 250cc
Novice Division O ne racing look easy
as he won both motos, ·In the second
division Daniel Lundermeir (Yam)
also too k wire to wire finishes , but he
had to deal with serious challenges by
both Jamey Gregg (Kaw) and Bill
Bookout for the victory.
After winning the first Open Novice
mota, Kirt Austin had to settle for a
second place in the second mota
behind James Anthony (Yam). But the
2·1 total was enough to give Austin the
overall win .
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Rick Cerrantes and Steve Vlahos
both wore the number 46 and. both
rode Suzukis in the 125cc Intermediate
division. To make matters worse, both
riders rode neck and neck during
much of the two motes. But Cerrantes,
with his 2·1 finishes -took the overall
victory; Vlahos. with 1-2 finishes , took
second ,
Brian Hardt took the overall win in
. the Open Int ermed ia te division . Don
McCracker (Hon ), topped the 250cc
Intermediates. Nick Norton (Suz) won
the Old Timer division . Bruce Hanson
(Suz) too k the win in the ' Vetera n .
Novice class while Bill Grige (Mai)
rode to the Intermediate Vet win .
Ernie Cervantes finished third in the
first moto of the 25 -rider 80cc Novice
class but stormed back in the second
mota to take a first place and th e
overall win for the evening.
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In the Odyssey race, Jeff
Timmerman of Carmichael rode his
four-wheeler to the overall win .
Klassanand
Wiggins head up
Sears pt. stampede
By W. H. Spencer
SONOMA , CA , APR , 29
Parry Klassen's return to the rae ing scene, and eventually to the
National foray, was brightened
by a pair of 250cc Expert wins
while Dean Wiggins continued to
dominate the Open Expert ranks in a
quest for the top Blue Plate of 0-36.
Although it was the kickoff for the
summer racing season at Sears Point ,
the track was a mess . A mid-week rain
storm left the track mired for its
scheduled work force until the day
before the race. Hasty preparations
were undertaken to make the track
useable on race morning.
The 125cc Novices had a good go on
the cobbly start line. Dan Key beat out
Bill Harrison and Keith Holmgren for
Division One honors while Ruben
Villarreal continues to dominate by
turning whatever run he gets into a win , •
Will"y Miller reversed the score on
Mitch Lenz 's Jawa for the 125cc
Junior overall with 3- 1 and 1-3
j especuve scores whil e Bill McNai l
took a pair of fours for third on his
Redwood Cycle Suzuki.
In the little guy's camp, it was once
again Howie Ross .the up front Min i
runoer over Steve Machado ·in the
100cc class while Larry Del.eon won
out over Vince Pirlo and l,.a~ry Staggs
in the 80cc bash . Lillie Leonard
continues to do best battling in the
Powder Puff : along with the 100cc
Sportsman and it was John DeCarly in
for the overall with a pair of aces.
Mike Beier had it easy in the 125cc
Expert leading each and every turn
while Pete Langley pulled a come
from behind act to take second overall
with a 2·4 score over Ron Com bs.
Mike Scott stuck his Dublin Kawasaki
into second in the second mota but
Langley's Cycle West Suzuki held onto
fourth behind Fred Tunnicliff for the
overall.
Jim Inglebright led out the 250cc
Experts first mota with Klassan and
Wiggins in close tow , Before the end of
the first lap he found himself in third
while Wiggins made a definite move
for first and held it briefly , stopping
for consultation at the end of the
second lap , which gave Craig Stair a
two ·corn er lead on the Qua lity Cycle
Maico . Wiggins had t hought t hat the
gear shift/peg were binding up b ut it
was internal and he re -jo ined the
battle with a hard shifr ing rnachine .
Klassan found the rest of the 10
lapper to his liking, leading with ease
despite a hard charge from Wiggins
who was back up to second. Jerome
Heiberger took third .over Inglebright
and Stair just ahead of Ted Cabral.
In the second moto it was Cabral
and the Cycle West Suzuki showing
one of th e things they teach at Suzuki
MX School - the holeshot over
Inglebright . Chris Grewer on the East
Bay H onda , Klassan and Wiggins. As
Teddy faded, Inglebright mov ed up
for two laps until Klassan took the post
and went off and hid , Inglebright
finished a close second over Cabral
and Sta ir whil e Wiggins inched out a
third overa ll on points to Cabral and
Stair.
Scott Merrow took a five count total
for the first division of 250cc Novices
after a real see-saw with Rex Powell on
a Pacific Performance KTM. Dave
. Stirling won the second mota b ut
co uld only muster an II point total for
third over Tom Fallon who was in wit h
a similar co unt . Division two was a
little more settled with Larry Dashiell
winning both motos on the Pe taluma
'Cycle Center Bu ltaco. Craig Christian
took the Cycle Gear Special to second,
knowing he should have won it .:
Jim Cunningham showed full well
tha t he should have been a Junior
rated rider months ago by beating a ·
big field of 250cc cats with a pair of
aces · while Irv Achziger showed his
recent change is not for naught on the
San Francisco Honda . Cunningham
and the Cal Cycle Supply Special
shouldn't be long in this class and they
expect to see this man on the Blue
Plate list quickly . .
Bob Holmes had no trouble owning
both Open Novice motos while second
was a close one with Bob Carlson
edging out Steve Hartshorn in the
point battle with a 4-2 over a 3-3
count. John Scruggs had a similar win
pattern in the Junior rounds. Gary
Leach held a pair of twos over Steve
Powell's pair of fours .
Jim Saitone hasn't had much time to
work on his own motor what with
setting up a nd helping out a half
dozen kids at the races , but it doesn't
seem to hurt his efforts, Saitone won
both ends of th e OT Expert with his
number one plate lea d ing the way
whi le Ron Dotson was cont ent with
second . Jim Armada to ok the OT
Novi ce over John Korntved and don't
believe any stories you might hear
about . these old men not being able to
go fast. They can be heard telling their
stories for hours after the event.
