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Cycle News 1979 09 12

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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. • Results SAN BERNARDINO. 8129179 SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Gen. Woods: 2. AIon Clwistian: 3. Donny Pyoott: 4. D.ve Sima. ., 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 The Motorcyde M8rket P18ce Some ~''''-IlI---V- _ know about but whlch ... . - v people from 1he 0 . _ of _ VohIcleo In- _1he"""et-.of _ _1e _ 1 n 1 h e U_ _ .....piece. Tho _ .... _,_ _ . _ _ Y_ Tot8lcycle_ TotIIIcyclo_ thru April 1171 thru April 1171 oIV TWO: 1. Jeff Tomlin. COSTA MESA. 8131179 SCRATCH MAIN: 1. l.arTy KOO18: 2. Alon Christion: 3. Bred O.loy; 4. Dove DoTompIo. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Alen Christion; 2. Dove Miller; 3. Donny Pyoon: 4. Dove DeTomple: 5. Tom 8u

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