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._._._._._._._._._._.•._._._._._._._._._._._._._..._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. the Corona regulars. John Greenway (H on) and Redlands Su zuki ri de rs Danny Burtt and Marty Miller took the top three spots with little trouble while DG's Ste ve Baue r (Suz) had to work his way up through die pack to fi n ish fourth . Putting in a ve ry impressive rid e was roo kie Pro Br ent Blount who fin ished fifth a head of An dy Orescanin (Suz). The consy was taken by Kenny Zahrt (Suz) over Da ve Rose (Suz) and Ho llie . At the start of th e money race. Denton did his usua l holeshot number and was soon walking awa y with the lead. T he first lap hard luck list was topped by Turner, who carne off the line in nearly last ; C riewe , who turned around and started going in the wrong di rection in the first tu rn ; and Bauer, who stopped to play in 'the mud and then retired. Rose and Orescanin also had a hard tim e making it around the first tim e . But back up in front , Denton was on the gas with Zahrt, Greenway , Burtt and Miller in pursuit. Miller kn ifed under Burtt and started to work on Greenway on the second lap. They went into the turn . side by side but only Miller carne out as Greenway highsided and fell back to 13th place. Then Miller started to work on Zahrt and the two were soon engaged in an all out war. Zahrt • seemed to gain ground over a sect ion of five closely spaced jumps by flying over them two and sometimes three at a tim e, but Miller would quickly make up the lost time in the tighter sections. On the sixth lap. Miller finally took lcover the second spot. By that time however , Denton had built a 10 second cushion and th ere was little chance that Mille r could make it up . After being passed . Zahrt let h is co ncentration slip and soon Bu rtt was knockin g on his d oor. After a brief di ce . Zahrt fell a nd Bu rt t m oved up to th ird , but on the very next lap T urner carne up from th e rear and sta rted to ch allenge Burtt for his new posit ion . O n the last lap Turner slip ped inside of Burtt a nd passed him . Bu rtt went do wn when T u rner got by, but he remounted before fift h-p lace Zahrt could ca tch up . Denton cruised in to firs t place and the lion 's share of the purse m oney whi le Miller and T u rner .followed at equal int ervals. Results MINI BEG: 1. Randy Hargreve IVeml: 2. Denny Wowyzyniak IVeml: 3. J erry Reyes IKawl. MINI NOV 1. Chris Taylor !Yam) 2. Dave Odem : : ISuzl: 3. Otis CecilIKawl. MINI IN 1. Tracy Meeks (Suzl: 2. Troy Denham T: (Yaml ; 3. Don Sigrist (Yam l. 100 NOV 1. Ron Eversole ISuzl: 2. Dave Frear ISuz): : 3. Robert McKenny. . 125 BEG: 1. Bruce McEl ish ISuzJ; 2. John Smythe f ISuzJ: 3. Tom Meeks ISuzl. . 125 BEG: 1. Oevid Bernes ISuzl: 2. John Grigsby IS uzl; 3. J im O'Bryan ISuzl. 125 NOV 1. Harley HallISuz): 2. Steve PhillipslSuzl: : 3. J im Nasi!(SuzJ. 125 NOV 1. Joe Nist ISuzl; 2. Andy Demant !Yaml; : 3. Tod Gibboney (Suzl. 125 1NT: 1. RickJackson ISuzl: 2. Richard Hoffman ISuzl; 3. MikeWord ISuzl. 125 PRO: 1. Gary Denton !Yeml; 2. Marty Mill r e ISuz): 3. Ron Turner !Yaml. 250 BEG:1. Vietor Anselmi lHonl; 2. Ed Bickel !Yam) ; 3. Tom Thompson IVem). . 250 NOV 1. OiMd Neal (Honl; 2. Tom Hodgin ISuzl; : 3. Paul Schaeffer (Honl. 250 INT: 1. EricMacCracken IHus) 2. Wayne Varnell ; ISuzI; 3. Robert Ripley (Honl. 250 PRO: 1. Steve Bauer IHon): 2. J erry Raymer IVeml; 3. Matt Tedder ISuzJ . OPEN BEG: 1. Ron Rogers ISuzJ 2. Ken Kaney ; !Yem); 3. Fred Gross ISuzl. OPEN NOV 1. Mike Roech lYeml; 2. J eff Mathews : IHusl. . OPEN INT: 1. Rich Calahan !Yam): 2. Ron lawson (Suz):3. Oeve Terrell!Yem). OPENPRO: 1. Ken Teylor ISuzl; 2. Peul Sedler IV am): 3. Dan Paulson (Suz). Radical Ron Turner took Ascot's 250 and 500cc Pro divisions. Reid speeds, crashes at CMC AscotMX By Tom Corley GARDENA, CA, MAY 16 .T he Pro riders were really shaken up as Honda factory rider Warren Reid made a rare visit to ' the Continental Moto-sports Club motocross at Ascot Park. Ron Turner and Tim Lunde have sari of monopolized the 250cc Pro class but this time these three put on one of the most exciting displays of racing evert When the gate dropped in the first mota, Reid leaped out ahead and led easily . It hardly looked like he was even racing. Tim Lunde was moving in second and Ron Turner was hanging in -third place and definitely • not satisfied. real excitement occurred in the The See Games People Play. Name your game, ii's all there at Sports Expo '79. See exciting exhibits for most any sport on land water or in the air. June 15, 16, 17 at the Long Beach Convention Genter. 5 Free Helmets. 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