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o 00 0') I"""C Richard Arneiz 116Z1 took the Junior division win at Jacksonville. Todd Smith 12X1 tried the high line to pass. but it didn't work. lAbowJ MIce Kidd ,..... It two ~ In a row th8t he ... won a pre-Deytone ehort tr8Ck 8t Ocela. KicId didn't heve It ..., .. he took the win on the third reetllrt.IBeIowl Jec:ksorwIIIe HlIIf Mila winner Tom Welton 112751 gets the jump off the line. Roa KIm 1114RI took MCOnCI. Kidd's red. white and blue leathers led the main event to a red flag. On the second try. Kidd found himself in the second row. Said the popular Texan. "I was behind the line in neutral. they hadn't even checked the line and the light went. " A second red flag rejuvenated Kidd and he proved that two out of three wins everytime by leading every lap of the fmal. Pearson. Rainey; Filice. Jones. Labrie. Amaiz and Doug Abo sorted things out until Filice moved on Pearson on the back straight. Coming out of tum four Pearson tumbled end over end. Kidd shouted at the crowd with the checkered flag draped over him." I want to win that ten grand." • Results Nov: I. Bull Hoynie .Y....I: 2. Mike Cole IYoml; 3. Williom Homdon IBull. 4. Bill R_IIYoml: 5. Johnny 1Hon1: 6. CN;S Connon (Yaml: 7. Billy Rood (Yoml: 8. Jell Wikersllam (Yoml: 9. Thomas Walton (Yoml. e- Exp/Jr: 1. Mike Kidd CHonI; 2. Jim Fila !Vem); 3. David .Jons {Yaml: 4. Wayne Rainey IKawl: 5. Bm Labr.. IH·DI: 6. Doug Ahn (Yaml; 7. Ri_d ArnolZ IHenI; 8. Ncot Irvin (Vam); 9. Robort Crabbe IYam):10. Scon Pearson IBuI); , 1. Ricky Farrington lOse!: '2. Brian Thomas ISuzl. Harley-Davidson DIrt Track SwIes: Rounds 1-2 Kiddrolls afOcalaST By Mike & Anne Adair OCALA. FLA. FEB. 28 "This makes two years in a row. .. said Army sponsored Mike Kidd after he had clearly out maneuvered a "who's who" 22 of short track at Ocala Speedway's opener for the Harley·Davidson Dirt Track Series. Kidd added. 'Td like to thank my sponsors Army. Knight frame. Diamond chain. DFW Honda. Bel-Ray and Fury. I'm also working on another big sponsorship deal. any time now." Bull Haynie whipped 100 Novices for the second time. this time in his new black. yellow and.red leathers. Winston Pro Series riders Gary SCOtt. Garth Brow. Ronnie Jones. Lance Jones. Bubba Rush. Billy Labrie. Scott Peanon, Corky Keener. and Phil McDonald headlined a field of 162 riders for the Expert/Junior event. New York rider Jim Costello voiced a popular complaint. "With gas prices what they are why do we have 10 drive 200 miles up and down Florida. The Jacksonville race should have been first. " Novice Johnny Cooper and William Herndon got by Haynie in the first semi and Mike Cole hustled by Thomas Watson. Ross Klatt and Rage'!' Durkee to score in number two. Haynie darted into a quick lead in the main event and left Cooper. Cole. Billy Reed. Herndon and Bill Russell to decide second place among themselves. Cole surged ahead on the third lap. but had to withstand a onetwo punch from Herndon and Cooper to take second at the flag. Expert/Junior Forty-four qualification and program heats eliminated more top ranked rides than you would espect to see at a Regional event. Kidd's Dicky Powell prepped Honda topped Scott Pearson. David Jones. Ricky Farrington and Junior Rick Amaiz in the first semi. 1979 Novice of the Year Jim Filice led Bill Labrie and Wayne Rainey to the second semi win. Goss fakes Pepsi Challenge ha'tmile By Mike & Anne Adair JACKSONVILLE. FL., FEB. 29 Harley-Davidson factory star Randy Goss survived an accident plagued Expert final to win the Jacksonville Pepsi Challenge Half Mile stop on the Harley-Davidson sponsored Dirt Track Series. California's riders. Tom Walton and Rich Arnaiz swept the Novice and Junior events. at the Larry and Bob Janell promoted, newly renovated New Jacksonville Speedway_ The short half mile oiled clay circuit was wide and fast. but numerous holes took their toll of the 284 riders and affected finishing positi.ons. NOVIce Ross Klatt dove into tum one with Sammy Potter, William Herndon. Walton and Mike Cole all going for it. Cole took the lead, but Potter and Walton got by and then tangled up in turn two. Potter got off hard. Walton said. "He caught a rut. lost it and came into me. I was lucky." On the restart, Walton's Jack Dannenburg tuned. Harry D. Foster sponsored Yamaha led all the way. Klatt moved by Cole for runner-up. followed closely by Tammy Kirk. After kissing Miss Sure· Fire. Linda Wilds. Walton said. "I've nner raceil a grooved track. it's different and I love it." Junior In the Junior division scratch heatS'. Jimmy Filice and his factory backed Yamaha 500 single became an instant crowd favorite. Announcer Daye Despain touted the San Jose rider as. "The next Kenny Roberts." In the final Fi!ice lost the turn one battle to Todd Smith's Tex Peel prepped S&S Racing Harley with Arnaiz. Donald Nannery and Sal Hoffman in the hunt. Ventura Harley-Davidson's Arnai~. who finished second in 1979's 250cc Novice road race at Daytona. made his move for the win on the inside of turn three. Arnaiz praised his mechanios Tony Gutierrez and Gene Arnaiz and said. "I can't believe how big racing is here in the east." Expert Goss led the all Harley-Davidson main event show into turn one. but DavidJones and Bubba Shobert found more traction and took over. As the two raced wheel to wheel, Jones fell in turn three. Shobert ran over his bike and catapulted over the hay bales. Goss said, "It looked bad. the two were right together." Houston Shor.t Track National winner Ronnie Jones parked his Harley and rode to the hospital with his brother. Shobert said. "Get it ready," but with bent forks, there was no way. Billy Labrie led the restart. but Goss went inside and came out a winner. Labrie said, "This is a long series. the track was rough and I'd rathe'l' have the points than the hay bales." Scott Pearson. riding painfully with his Ocala injuries, finished a strong third on Larry Johnson's Harley. Randy Goss and his Brent Thompson wrenched machine took the trip to the winner's circle. • Results Nov: 1. Tom Walton (Vaml: 2. Rosa Klan IYoml; 3. Mike Cole (Yaml: 4. Tammy Kirk IBull: 5. Bill R..-I (Vaml: 6. Jeff Wikersham IYoml: 7. M;key Foo<.'; 8. Thomas Taylor; 9. Ch«I.. langley 1Oa1; 10. Williom Herndon (8ul). J<: 1. Rich "'noiz IH·DI; 2. Todd Smith (H-Dl: 3. Donald Nannory IVoml: 4. Sal Hoffmen IH-DI; 5. Scott Adorna IHenI: 6. K;m Beat IVoml: 7. Jim Filice (Yam): 8. [)onn;s camp IH-DI 9. ~ Dugan (Henl: 10. Brian Thomas IGTIII; 11. Ervin Smilh (Yam): 12. Shane _IH-DI. Exp: 1. fIandy Gooe 1H-D1; 2. U l.abrio !H-Dl: 3. Scott PearIon !H-DI: 4. Scott _ _ IH-Ol; 5. Henk