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I .. II _._._._._.~._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-~._._._._._._._._~._. Western hotline . ~ E ~ (N 1-0 Q) ..c 8 ~ o Z Jeff Jennings (27) and Tony Wanket were long gone at CMC Carlsbad. DeAnza's 250cc Pro winner Keith Williamson ahead of Mark Rhea. at the end of the first lap. Tarvin was right on his tail and remained in second throughout the race. Reha crashed in the early laps but was able to nail a fourth behind Dysert. In the Open Pro class it was again Jim Lowe (Hon) who held the fourstroke banner high as he went to a double win over Rich Bland (Mai) and John Elledge. The 125cc Pros were taken by Jeff "Goat" Hollie (Suz), as in the other races with a double win. In the first moto, however, it was Eric Collins (Suz) who took the spotlight. Collins went down on the fmt lap and lost a lot of time, but soon he passed Scott Baker (Kaw) for second and closed dramatically on Hollie. In a last ditch effort to take the lead, Collins literally crashed across the finish line, but had to settle for second. Collins led much of the second moto, but he dropped out and gave Hollie the win. Baker was second. The 250cc Intermediate class went to Mark Branch (Suz), who has really been coming on strong in recent weeks. He holeshot both motos and, while he led the first moto all the way, the second moto wasn't that easy. Rob Chapman (Yam) passed him on- the second lap and went on to win. Eric Beingesser (Suz) also managed to get by Branch, but Chapman got a founh in round one and Beingesser was third and that made the overall standings read Branch, Chapman, Beingesser, Pat Taylor (Hon) and Rick Anderson (Yam). Results PEE WEE 11: 1. Bobby [)av;d (Suzl; 2. Leon Jones lSuz); 3. Chris Lo-. (Horll. PEE WEE 12: 1. Jell DlIVid ISuzl; 2. Sean Gasper (Hanl; 3. Mike Michetti (Yoml. MINI BEG: 1. Jeffy Woody (Vaml; 2. Lance Hop.on (Yaml; 3. William DlIVi.IKaw). MINI NOV: 1. Bob Swain ISuz); 2. Mike Thompsoo IKawl; 3. Trin; Camarena ISuzl. MINI tNT: 1. Leonard Robertson ISuz); 2. Chanil Taylor (Suzl. . 125 BEG: 1. James Blan tHan!; 2. Mark Reulman ISuz); 3. Brian Booze lSuzl. 125 NOV: 1. Tom Thomson IVam); 2. Jim Poitorson ISuzl; J. Jason Aparicio ISuzl. 125 INT: 1. Mike Prothro ISuzl; 2. Doug Davison ISuzl. 125 EX: 1. Jell Hollie ISuz); 2. Scott Bokar IKawl; 3. eric Collins ISuz). 36 250 BEG: 1. Pat.. Cervantes (Yoml; 2. John So.o IVam); 3. Greg Roberg lHonl. 250 NOV: 1. Dele Ream (Honl; 2. Larry Dysert lKawI; 3. Mark Steadman (Vam). 250 INT: 1. Mark Branch (Suz); 2. Rob Chapman (Vaml; 3. &ic Beingesser tSuzl. 250 EX: 1. Keith Williamson IVam); 2. Chris Tarvin (Hanl; 3. Mark Reha lMai). OPEN BEG: 1. Mike Wilcox IBull; 2. Howard Hatler (Yaml; 3. Alan Popoff (Vaml. OPEN INT: 1. Ffank Said IMai); 2. Tom Sheperd ISuzl; 3. Doug Kribell (Mail. OPEN EX: 1. Jim Lowe lHanI; 2. Richard Bland (Mai); 3. John Elledge IBuli. VETS: 1. Ran Brehm IVom); 2. Ed Michetti IMail; 3. Steve Symanski lMai). Rhyan, Jennings smokeCMC CarlsbadMX By Mark Kariya CARLSBAD, CA, OCT. 28 The change time caused shortened for Continental back to standard the motos to be those attending the Moto-sports Club event here. It made things take on more of a sprint aspect with more urgency. Steve Rhyan smoked the Open Pros aboard his Mako. In fact, the only time he was ever headed was at the stan of the first moto when Bill Jewell (Mai) got the jump on him. After that, nobody got close. Alan Smith (Hus) picked up second while Jewell, whose bike contracted ignition problems and ran only at low revs while back-firing, clung tenaciously to third with Steve Walker (Yam) closing on him late in the moto. David Gerig (Esc), who had battled for second with Smith, slipped and went down in the mud at the end of lap five, losing a couple places he could not make up and finished fifth. The second moto again proved to be all Rhyan's as he won with incredible ease. Gerig started off about third from last and made a forceful drive that first lap that left only Rhyan and Smith in front of him. The drive seemed to end there, however. Smith looked to be a shoe-in for the runner-up until he started losing his tranny a couple laps from the finish, allowing Gerig to take his place. Smith's better finish in the first moto kept him in front of Gerig in the final tally, though. Steve Manin (Yam) and Scott Slayton (Mai) picked up fourth and fifth, respectively. In the 250cc Pros, Jeff Jennings picked up where he'd left off in the past weeks; namely, winning. Aboard Kelvin Franks' "Roo," he built his lead immediately in the first moto. Behind him, Tony Wanket (Yam) led an early duel for second that had five bikes swooping around each other like fighter planes as they streaked around the course. Wanket broke away, though, and doggedly kept pace in second. When Jennings began making a few mistakes late in the moto, including a bodyhanging -off-the-right-side-of-the-bike number, Wanket quickly closed the gap. At the flag, Jennings was only one length in front of Wanket. Mike Tripes (Esc), Mall Devich (Kaw) and Chris Chaffee (Yam) fmished up behind them. Jennings got the holeshot in the second moto and as he went through the second comer, turned around and waved. It was, indeed, goodbye from that moment. Wanket ran second the entire way with Chaffee and Scott Johnson (Hon) doing likewise in the 3-4 slots. Don Fuller (Suz) proved to be the quickest-starting 125cc Pro, leading that class for a couple laps while Rick Johnson (Yam) and Tripes made like shadows behind him. Johnson saw his chance on lap three and slipped underneath Fuller on the ledge while Tripes took his shot a little later. Gerig came up after the halfway point to put Fuller back one more spot. Johnson kept his same quick pace in the second moto for a perfect I-I day. Tripes came from a poor start and two spills to snatch second, ahead of Andy Northrup (SoP) and Eric Baker (Suz). Fuller's fIfth place was good enough to earn him third overall money. Results OPEN PRO~ 1. St... Rhyan lMai); 2. Alan Smith IHus); 3. David Gerig IEsel. OPEN INT: 1. Tom Thomas IVam); 2. Randy Norman (Vaml; 3. Nick Hartnell IEsc). OPEN JR: 1. Pete Vetrano (SoP); 2. Vincent Deluca ISuz); 3. Bill Quackenbush IHus). 250 PRO: 1. Jell Jennings Iffa); 2. Tany Wankel (Yam); 3. Chris Chaff.. (Yam). 250 INT: 1. SIeve Gordonk.. lHan); 2. Mike FoIov (DMG(; 3. - . Rodgon lHon). 150 JR: 1. Gary Fumia lHanI; 2. Soot! Arenz lKawI; 3. Jell Abell (Mail. 125 PflO: 1. Rick Joh.-. (Yoml; 2. Mike Tripes (Esc); 3. Don Full. lSuzl_ 125 INT DIV 1: 1. Brian Fuller (Suzl; 2. Mark V....,., (Yaml; 3:Devid _ lHan). 125 INT DIV 2: 1. RicM'd Sands (Suzl; 2. Scott Brown lSuzl; 3. Mike N'oshita lSuz). (Voml; 2. Jon 125 JR: 1. TImOthy Fan in front of Shannon Shablin (Yam). Craig Hammon (Suz) and Keith Senn (Yam) created their own race with an exciting side by side dice throughout the hour and finished fourth and fIfth in that order. James Shannon and Roger Ogle, both Beginners on Kawasakis, also played an exciting game of switcharoo right up to the finish where Shannon claimed the checkered. KTM rider Charlie Conway is well known among the Senior crowd and at this point it appears he may be the number one plate holder for 1980.

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