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Ron Grinve . . . . eventual260cc Pro winner JUlIn Benevldez lit Corone.
Sportsmen Jam at
Corona
By Ron Lawson
CORONA, CA, AUG. 24
The latest addition to Corona
Raceway's line-up of Pro and
Intermediate obstacles is a double jump that the riders got to
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test their nerve against last Friday.
While mOlt riden elected to play it
safe and go over them one at a time,
there were a few that held it wide open
and aimed for the Goodyear blimp,
which was circling overhead all night.
Surprisingly enough, the fint rider to
go over both jumps at a rime wasn't a
Pro but a very fast 125cc Intermediate
named Ed Glover (Kaw).
Glover staned on the second row
while the fint division of 125cc
Intermediates went with the fint gate.
Not only did he get the holeshot in his
race, but he was soon in the middle of
the other group as well. Behind him
Harley Hall (502) and Bobby Rowell
(502) diced for second with Hall
eventually pulling slightly ahead. On
the futh lap, Hall suddenly found
himaelf in the lead when Glover's
Kawasaki stalled in a tum. But his
reign was shon lived and Glover was
back on top for lap six and he stayed
there for the win.
In round two, Glover wasn't
satisfied to just beat the competition as
he did in the first race, he wanted to
destroy them. He pulled the holeshot
and by the end he was not only in front
of his division, but the entire race. He
had managed to pass every rider on
the first gate in spite of their 15 second
head stan. HaD was second again
ahead ofJoe Nist (Suz).
Scott Lantz (Han) took the 250cc
Intermediate class after'a three way tie
faT the top spot. David Neal (Han)
won the first mota while both Robert
Esparza (Yam) and Lantz had to come
up from poor starts. At the end they
were fairly close with Neal in front,
Esparza in second and Lantz third.
Round two saw Lantz get a better stan
and run away with the win. The
overall victory, however, was being
decided in the battle for second place
between Espana and Neal. Neal was
holding the edge, but in the last few
laps Esparza was closer than ever. One
'Iap before the white flag came out
Esparza got out of shape on a steep
downhill and let Neal get away. But
Neal was still going for it two tums
later, unaware that he could take it
easy and still get the overall win, and
he went into a tum too hot and 100t it.
He managed to remount before
Esparza caught him, but he was still
off balance and waved the Yamaha
pilot by rather than risk holding him
off. That gave Lantz the overall win
over Esparza and Neal.
On the Pro side, the star was once
again Craig Dale (502). Dale took the
first 125cc mota by a safe, but closer
than usual margin over Bill Chapin
(Han), while Fred Conover was a
distant third on his Kawasaki. The
next race was the same story, but with
Chapin having trouble with his bike
and not staying as close as he did
earlier.
In the 250cc Pro race, Greg
Ziuerkopf took a first moto win over
Juan Benavidez (Yam) and Dave
Fernandez (Yam). Benavidez came
back in the next race to win and take
the overall. Fernandez was second in
that race, but got third in the final
_line-up behind Ziuerkopf.
Results
MINI BEG: 1 Line T_lSuzl;2.1IoIlb¥_
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MINI BEG: 1. More McEIyeo CK8w~ 2...... _
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PKJV: 1. Ron IIelllK8wl; 2. S_ _
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MINI EX: 1. Rendy _ _ (Suzl; 2. Denny
W_ _ lVom!; 3. John Blodd 1Suzl.
100 BEG: 1. Pm Sdv_lVlml; 2. M i k o _
lVom!; 3. MItt ~ lV_I.
100 PKJV: 1. Ron E _ ISuzl; 2. I.Mry DInieI
lSuzl; 3. Dew Fr_ (HUll.
125 BEG: 1. S _ -.on cSuzt; 2. JIdc Scott
(Vom!; 3. Tonv DeJulio lK8wl.
125 BEG: 1. Robert Tello lSuzt; 2. Jim Clertt tSuz; 3.
Cor Schouten CSuzl.
125 BEG: 1. Crlig Lanphier CHonI; 2. Scott E-.
ISuzl; 3. John CeugherI CSuz).
125 BEG: 1. Eddie Wooen IVoml; 2. Mork PierlISuzl;
3. Den Milia ISuz).
125 NOV: 1. Nete Reube ISuzl; 2. John Zlhrt ISuz};
3. Dew Odem IS02I.
125 NOV: 1. Kerry Dey (Su.l; 2. John Grigsby IVlm);
3. Jell PorksISu.l.
125 INT: 1. Ed Glover IKlwt; 2. Horley HIli ISu.l; 3.
Joe NistISuz).
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125 PRO: 1. Croig DIle ISuzl; 2. Bill Chopin (HooI; 3,
Fred Conover IKewl.
250 BEG: 1. Steve Roeeow tHont; 2. Dennis Perton
IVlmt; 3. Deen Merlin lVom!.
250 BEG: 1. Tom Thompoon IVoml; 2. Willy
ThompBon (Vlmt; 3. Miltl Chet