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Western hotline
Covonough IVIITIl; 3. George WognoriVoml.
OPEN INT: 1. Michael Heir (Yam); 2. John
McCormick Uiusl; 3. Mork Eddy IHuol.
OPEN PRO: 1. Sizzlin Si. IVoml: 2. Tod Hoyt IVom/;
3. Tom KorOllSuzI.
three at.
AME Mini series
opener
Photo by Bob Greenberg
LONG BEACH, CA, AUG. 19
The first event of the American
Motocross Enterprises' California
Minicycle Championships was
held on the challenging Cycle
CoronaMX
By Ron Lawson
CORONA. CA. AUG. 17
Suzuki West's Craig Dale returned to the top of the 125cc
Pro class at Corona Raceway
last Friday with a knockout 1-1
34
score. All' night the only rider who
seemed able to even stay with Dale was
Riverside Suzuki's Rick Stout, but a
first moto crash gave him a sixth in
thaLround. making his second moto
charge only a slig~r inconvenience to
Dale instead of a major threat.
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. Dale was on top right from the stan
of the first race with Rick Rodgers
(Kaw) and Juan Benavidez (Yam) in
tow. Bl\t it only took Dale a half lap to
establish himself untuo.lSuzl.
JR CYCLE STOCK INT:
Ricky Duma CSuzl: '12j
Bobby ~ 1Suzl.
JIl CYClE STOCK JR: '140 Kyle ~ (Suzl; 151 p
Doug F*- CSuzl: 112n Shone T~ CSuzl.
ll3a: STOCK EX 12 +:
George - . c I ISuzl;
.142 Som S_IKawI: I3H AIIon Hooper ISuzl.
B3 STOCK INT. 12+: 124W Tim T_lSuzl; 1817
Skip Godinez IK8wl: 11 131ludy ~ ISuzl.
ll3a: STOCK JIl 12 +: IE20 Fr-* ~ 1Kawl;
s-.
n
m
I31W Gory Ybona 1Kawl; .11Z Tom _IK8wI.
ll3a: STOCK JIl 9-11: '150 8IfCIdY Dumo ISuzl;
I1ee JolIn'Gorjoo lVlITIl: 1541 MichooI K_ISuzl.
Gang's last
.roundup
at Racing World
By By.Bye Bob Newkirk
TRABUCO CANYON, CA, AUG. S
The Over The. Hill Gang
showed up in good force Sunday
to pay their last racing respects
to Racing World, now m~king
wayior a housing development.
The Expen' class lined up at the
cement baled stanilll gate and blasted
down the Many Smith course with
Pitter Pat grabbing the hoIeshot.
Halfway aroUnd, though, Rat-Hole
Rocky stole the lead, keeping it the
remainder of the moto. Get-off Gary
moved up to second, pushing PinerPat back.
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Stubby Steve ran third on the first
lap, then lost it to Jam-it Jim O'Neal,
who'd rushed to the staning gate just
having finished the Hilltopper's grand
prix in the rugged hills behind the
track.jim. either being tired or a little
overexuberant, high·sided a 'berm and
moved to the back. Stubby Steve
recaptured his- position and took third.
In the ~ond Expen moto, Get-Off
Gary immediately pow~ed his Maico
the the. front and won easily. Being his
first expen win, Gary .beamed as he
rode into the pits. Rat·Hole rode the
ragged edge, trying to repeat his first
moto win, yet took second.
The Amateur class chased Nauseous
Norm around the track for the first
lap. During that pursuit. Run-Over
Ron was moving up from third to
capture first place and went on to win
the first moto. Lizard Lou wrestled his
new Can-Am past Flaky Frank to take
second.
In the second Amateur moto, Jinx
Jerry, just having moved up from the
Intermediate class, .took the lead
temporarily until veteran Amateur
c1asser Jester Jerry breezed by him at
the end of the first lap. Soon, Lizard
Lou moved out front and nearly sewed
it up. But in the last lap,' Run-Over
Ron go' him. Dippy Del came in on
Lou's back tire.
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Drafty Dennis led the Intermediates
around the first big right hand
sw~ in their fmt moto. Maicomounted Just Jim. a consistent top
placer. sped to the front and went all
the way. Absent Al ran second ·off the
first lap until Scabby Skip sailed on by
to take second..In the last lap Kwik
Keith took third place from Drafty
Dennis.
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Drafty Dennis got the holeshot
again in the second moto. Scabby Skip
took second again for first overall; 110l
without a challange though from Bang
,.Bang BoSo, who ledhiOl for t,.o laps
