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.• • 00000000000000000001,000000000,.,001011 ~ MILE H I G H J U N = 0') l' 0') 1"'""4 Q(") 1"'""4 ~ r:: ~ E ~ 2 4, 1 9 7 9 LAKEWOOD. "Ryin' Bryan" Taylor devastated the Senior Minicycle classes at Oakhill. right at the finish line favoring Danny. A late charging Kirk Dillon (Denton Suzuki) picked off Glen johnson on the final lap for fourth. The start of the second moto was dramatic for two reasons. First, Mel Newman crashed and had to restart dead last, throwing the possibility of overall victory into the hands of others. Second, Newman's subsequent charge to the front was a highlight of the 1979 series. By the second lap of the moto the frontrunners were jimmy Martin (Suz), Doss, Reeves, fastclosing Dennis Brand and Kirk Dillon. Richard Reeves (Arlington Suzuki) took the lead on lap four as Martin seemed to fade; the top four riders were still within a second of each other. Newman was by now mid-pack and closing. At the halfway point in the moto Reeves, Martin, and Doss battled for the lead. Dillon and Brand were comfortable back in fourth and fifth with Newman closing. In the next few laps Doss went nuts and took the lead; Martin and Reeves fell back; Dennis Brand and Kirk Dillon moved into third and fourth; and Newman was running 12th and closing. Once again the Hondas of Doss and Brand were out front, putting on a hell of a show that carried right to the finish line. Danny took the mota and 'the overall by mere inches, Reeves took third, a recovered Dillon fourth, and Mel Newman flashed across the line in seventh, having passed four riders on the final lap for fourth overall. Monte Anderson (Mai) survived the Open Expert contests to win the overall after two stunning moto victories that featured the toughest fighting of all the classes. Anderson was third starting the first moto Ilehind Kirk Spencer (Yam) and Houston winner David Boles (Mai). Mitch Milson (KTM) moved up to join Anderson as Boles dropped out with mechanicals and Spencer was opening up a gap. Anderson caught Spencer's Yamaha two laps later and took the lead, but he couldn't escape as Spencer tenanciously tried to regain the lead right to the finish. Spencer powered the Carter's Yamaha back to the lead starting the second moto and Anderson was fourth. Spencer held the first position three laps la.ter but was chased by Milson's KTM and Anderson's Maico five seconds back. Milson took the lead on the next lap and Anderson caught up to challenge. For the next two laps the three swapped the lead several times before Spencer crashed in front of Anderson and Mjlson. Anderson. was entangled in Spencer's bike, and Milson took the opportunity to regain the 'lead. But it wasn't over yet. Anderson pulled it out on the final' lap, passing Milson for the win and the class title. Spencer recovered for third in the moto and overall behind Mitch Milson. D-FW Honda-mounted Wyman Priddy got back on the winning trail after a sluggish showing in the Rio Bravo mud. Priddy won the first race by passing early leaders Earl Cherry and Pete Perry (Suz). The second moto he holeshot the start and breezed to the finish ahead of Cherry and Perry again. Tom Hollister and Vic Doyle had a fine face in the final moto for fourth and fifth overall. The 125 and 250cc Intermediate classes were split into two heats and a consolation to determine the fastest riders to comprise the final points rewarding moto. On the fmal lap of the 125cc Intermediate contest, Danny Scheffler from Galveston headed into a downhill gully with three other riders only inches apart to decide what was at that time a race very much in doubt. Scheffler (Hon) came out of that fateful gully in the lead and won the sprint to the finish for the victory and valuable championship points. Randy Mansell (Suz) led the entire moto until crashing in that sectiQn, giving the lead to Scheffler who barely held off Kawasaki-mounted Craig Riddle and Honda ace Ben Theriot at the checkered flag. "Bullet Ben" Theriot, from Denham Springs, Louisiana, had trailed a cou pie of Texans in the 125cc race. That wasn't the story in the FOR TICKETS WRITE: Colorado Motorsports Enterprises, Inc. 37 Viking Drive Englewood. CO. 80110 Adults $8.00 Children $5.00 Ion _ '. . . . . . ..... for 11 The new 4 valve CCM 50 plus horsepower 230 pounds weight 4 stroke National Champions CCM Imports/Aero P.A. Rt.1 Huntley, IL 60142 8151923-2155 Hand Washable Stay Soft Othman Distributing Co. Bo. 356 san Luis Obispo, CA 93406(805) ~181 * Riding -Racing • Street GLOVES Dealer Inquiries Invited AGV QUADRIFOGlIO INC 59