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The racing had gotten so fast by the
Scratch Final. that it was a shame to
see the racing e.nd. John Cook took the
last race. holding off the furious
charges of young Dave DeTemple.
Jeff Tomlin
held off Tom
Burmeister. and JAP-mounted Keith
Remsgar for the Second Division win.
The exhibition of motorcycle
sruntman Johnny Dallas. which
followed the speedway program. was
curiously mundane by contrast.
D~las. earning $1000 in a carefully
Kosta pulls off first
Scratch win at
Costa Mesa
By Dennis Greene
COSTA MESA. AUGUST. !II
With just two weeks left in the
regular speedway season. Larry
Kosta picked up his first Scratch
Main Event win at Costa Mesa.
Better late than never. Larry is a fme
rider who's had a long run of bad luck
all season. His luck starred to tum for
'the better two weeks ago. just in time
for the qualifying rounds. Wearing his
new Vera Leathers. some people think
he's the new guy in town. but nor so.
Larry is a veteran or" the sport
although he missed part of last season
with a back injury. He's the guy who
rides a motorcycle that was built by a
high school class in San Diego. from
the ground up. The teacher of that
class is Larry's mechanic and sponsor.
Kosta held off the challenge of Alan
Christian for all four laps; Christian
took second followed by Brad Oxley
and Dave DeTemple.
Starring on the 50-yard line in the
Handicap Main Event. Alan Christian
got by the other five riders to pick up
the win. Christian has won either the
Scratch or Handicap Main Event at
Costa Mesa all season long; he's picked
up the Scratch Main eight times and
the Handicap three times. In fact. on
two different nights he won the whole
ball of wax: He broke a four'year old
dry spell in speedway when he won
every race he was in all night long.
including both Mains. All this at Costa
the
National
Mesa.
where
Championship will be run.
Dave Miller put on an impressive
show and held onto second place
money. This is his first season of
speedway after making a big name for
himself in motocross.
Denny Pyeatt. from northern
California. stayed over from the
qualifier last week to get a better feel
for the upcoming National track and
made some money for himself. He
took third in the Handicap Main
Friday night. finished the same at the
fair in Antelope Valley and got into
both mains on Wednesday night.
taking third in the Scratch and fifth in
the Handicap.
"The White Knight." Kevin Weeda.
won the Division Two Handicap Main
Event and that should give his sponsors
at Fantasy Records something to sing
about.
Dennis Bransford again won the
Division Three Main and finished up
flat on his back again. He can go like
hell. but he still hasn't figured out how
to stop.
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Results
SAN BERNARDINO. 8129179
SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Gen. Woods: 2. AIon Clwistian:
3. Donny Pyoott: 4. D.ve Sima.
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HANDICAP MAIN: 1. AIon Christian: 2. Louis
Lindw.lI; 3. Dove Miller; 4. Stomng Cogo<: 5. Donny
Pyoon; 6. l.arTy KOO18.
DIV TWO: 1. Keith Chrisco.
OIV THREE: 1. Oovid Rooo.
ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR. 8130179
SCRATCH MAIN: 1. John Cool<; 2. Dove DoTemple:
3. Louis LindwalI; 4. Don McNeill.
HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Bred Oxley; 2. Don McNeill: 3.
Donny Pyoon; 4. Jonn Cool<; 5. Keith lMMn: 6. Jonn
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HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Alen Christion; 2. Dove Miller;
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