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uthern Nevada-Southern Call Mike Smith and Bubba Erickson . While Kotajary and Sm ith battled ·for the lead, Erickson wa ited to make a move. bu t Kotajary held on to the wire. The second moto ho lesho t a lso went to Kotajary. th is tim e with Eric kson challenging for th e lead. Kotajary just kep t' on closing th e door, going on to back to back wins . Kal-Gard/Thousand Oaks Yamaha sponsored Kyle Lewis took the lead as action in the 61 cc Modified class go t underway. Buddy Dumo pressured Lewis from the first tu m, and Lewis finally fell victim to traffic, allowing Dumo by for the rnoto win . Dumo gated first in the second moto with Lewis pushing in each tum . This time when they came up on slower riders . Dumo went high and Lewis went low to come out on top . He held it. to the checkered flag for th e overall wm . "Z"winnerinProStock! E ~ r:: Soft-spoken Sid's the kind ofguy who usually lets the ladies go first. Except when the lady is KZ1000-mounted Vicki Farr; Sid's runoffcompetition at the IDBA W Finals. In an earlier orld run, she had soundly defeated Terry Vance. And now, it was Sid' tum. But instead of minding hi manners, Sidgunned his Zl-R. When the smoke cleared, it was Pogue first- for the win and the 1980 Pro Stock No. 1 plate. Of course, Sid's victory doesn't mean that men are any better than women. It just means that if you're goingto beat a Kawasaki, you gotta ride a Kawasaki. So don't let the good times pass you by. Results PEE WEE STOCK: 1. Jim Chamberlin IIti); 2. Ronnie DensfordIsuz); 3. John Chamberlin (!tj). PEE WEEMOD: 1. Steven Kotajary IItj). 61cc sTK BEG: 1. Paul Matthews Is uz); 2. Michael Marostioa ISuz); 3. Sean Blanchard. 61cc sTK JR: 1. Steve K018jary lYam): 2. Bubba Erickson (Suzl; 3. Mike Smith (Yam). 61cc sTK INT: t . Kyle Lewis IVaml. 61cc MOD JR: 1. Kayle Johnson Isuzl: 2. Matt Blacklock Is uzl; 3. Danny 18dd ISuzl. 6l ec MOD INT: 1. Kyle Lewis (Yaml; 2. Dann y Lamb (Yam); 3. Ricky Duma (Suzl. 61cc MOD EX: 1. Buddy DumolVa ml. B3cc sTK BEG 9-11: 1. Steve Strauser IKawt: 2. Jeff Dunlap Isuzl. B3cc sTK JR 9-11: 1. Chris Cole Isu z): 2. Troy Welty l)(aw);3. Robert Willhelm (Vaml. 83cc STK INT: 1. Will~m Surran (Yam). B3cc sTK JR 12 -e: 1. Brett Cavaal (Vam); 2. Danny Tmsman l)(awl; 3 . Tom Holt lYaml. B3ccSTK tNT 12 e : 1. Gar( VbarralYaml. B3cc MOD JR: 1. Brett Cavaal lYaml: 2. Allen Lowe lSuz). B3cc MOO tNT: 1. William Surratt lYaml: 2. Gar( VbatralYaml. Kawasaki Heh, heh, heh. 1980 Pro Stock No. 1. Sid Pogue. Belcher stops Watson at Speedway 117 By Rod Eschenburg CH ULA VISTA . CA ,JUNE 18 Terry Belcher went two for two in the 250cc Intermediates over Mark Seymour and Bob Caul field in Speedway 117'5 1980 Coke Series, Wha t's that you say? Dan Wa tson mu st ha ve stayed home? No way. Watson crashed twice in th e first moto and on ce agai n very hard in th e second mot o for a com p lete wipe-out . T his is not to take an yth ing away from Belch er a nd company t hough . as he ran very smooth and fast in both rnotos and ha'd plenty of co mpetition from Seymour. Caulfield , Baugh . and Bald win for the win. It was the first Intermediate win for the seco nd generat ion ra cer , whose dad Bob was a top com pe ti tor back in the jalopy days a t Ba lboa Sta dium and lat er the Super Modifieds at both Ba lboa a nd Cajon . Seem ed like the Junior classes were a ll trying to ou r-d o each ot her in the competitive de pa rtment. The 250s featured a two for two go by point lea der Richa rd Mannschreck over Chuck Kecskes an d Dave Menard with lots of "thrashin' a nd bash in " by Carter Wright and Glenn Sorensen in each moto. An IS ·rider field in th e 125's saw Town and Country Kawasaki rider David Crowson go two for two ove r teammate Rodolfo Sevilla with thes e two guy s running away with it in th e late la ps. The ra ce for thi rd was th e wild one as Scott Allen edged point leader Mike Kin cheloe for the show spo t. And last but no t least. th e Min i Juniors staged a real . " ba rn burner" with Mitch Pal mer squeaking out th e win over point lea d er Kevin Nolan an d second plan' point rider La nce Barnell. T he Pr os went as scheduled wit h 1980 point leader Rick jobnson (Ya m) -------...I 1 . Women's Motocross Nationals _ _loIIi , • . Pay back 10 Pros Trophies t o all othercla...es I, I :~:n6 I ,;~~ C~ NAT~~;ALS : 1980 WOMEN'S MOTOCROSS Aug . 17, Carlsbad, Calif. Name AQe _ . _- Address M ak e Rid ing Class N ovi c e Amateur 125cc _ or _ and :~~:e--- Zip - - Cl u b o r S pon sor 250 c c Eac h Even t $12 $12 Pr o $17 Pit·tootsie . Name sportsman O Expert : JRiding number_ Total ., 6 _ TOTAL _ ._ _ Send 2 1 al ·si ze stamp ed . self-addressed envelopes to : eg sponsored by Russ Da rnell Motocross Sch ools " 9)' II racer . for the ra cers. " Vic kie Miller Haag 2 167 EI Dora St. Lem o n Grove. CA 92045 1 7141462·9395 ~- - _ ._,- - • I I I I I I .J 33 •