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the final comer, tum nine, yet somehow hanging on to recover . The most memorable set of tankslappers ended lap five and had Arnaiz waving both feet over Lagu na Seca's tarmac in anticipation of tak ing a dab . The rea r slick fin all y bit , the Yamaha stra ighte n..d . and Arnaiz pegged the thrott le in an un shaken wheelie down th e front straig ht. awa y. Arnaiz's onl y threat was Lady Luck , and today she was on his team . Second placer Thad Wolff, Yamahamounted as was the rest of the field , sat just outside Amaiz on the front row. He completed lap one in fourth, then began his climb toward the top trailed by Kevin Brunson on the A.A . Harper/Circle "H" Racing Yamaha . Both passed McDonald within the first "quart er of the race, then tested each other before settling into their finishing order: Wolff over Bru nson . Franco Faggi was next to attack McDonald. The pair raced hard near the three-quarter mark before Faggi finally got pas t for good and built up a IO-second lead by the end of the race . Rich Arnaiz held a solid six-seven lead over Wolff when the even t ended . Results NOV: 1. Rich Arnai z (Yaml: 2. Thad W olff (Yaml: 3. Kevin Brunson (Yam); 4. Keith Kivela (Yaml: 5. Garv McDonald (Yam); 6. Dw ayne Chung (Yam); 7. Jim Filice (Yam); 8. Franco Faggi (Yaml: 9. Lawrence Schenk lYam); 10. David Matth ew s lYaml . Sidecar Lind/Hart topple triwheel toughie By Charles Morey Photos by Mark Kariya and Morey MONTEREY , CA , AUG . 3 Bru ce Lind a nd Jack Hart survived a 12-lap, 22.S-mile Sidecar fina l that began with a much finesse as a roller derby. Second row sta rters Winfried Hopp and Bill Alston th ought they saw a hole big enough to fit their Kawasaki- powered rig through the front row as the green flag dropped , but the ensuing tangle of bouncing rigs proved them wrong. Recovering from the melee to lead the pack at the end of la P one was th e Peter Essaff/Kenny Harrold team . In tow was th e ever -aggressive Lougee/ jackson duo , and rounding out the top five were Number One plate holders Pete Coleman and Mark Bevans, the event ual winners Lind and Hart, and event ual th ird placers Bill Da vidson and Pat Dunn on the R.C . Engineering rig. - "W e don't try to make sidecars into bumper cars. but sometimes we can't help it ," Pete Essaff was heard saying over the P.A . system afterward . The top three positions swapped tum . by.tu rn in the opening laps with Lind/Hart's Hart Racing Yamaha powered chair taking the lead as lap two ended. The Lougee/jackson team traded knocks with the Essaff/Harrold pair as the self-sponsored Essaff/ Harrold rig moved int o their eventual finishing position . second place. Lind and Hart held firm at the front as the Japs clicked off. Essaff/Harrold maintained second as the Davidson/ Dunn outfit closed on the Lougee/ jackson unit. Davidson/Dunn ca ught them at the halfway po int , then raced na rd. finally getting past for third. VCom pleting the top five were th e Walter Garnett/Bob Smith Champion Cycles Kawasaki -powered rig and the Bill Bryan /Loretta Marsell a ma chine. Resul ts SIDECAR 1. Bruce li nd/Jack Hart (Yaml; 2. Peter Essatf/Kenny Harrold; 3. Bill Davidson/Pat Dunn; 4. Wa lter Garnett /Bob Smith IKaw ); 5. Bill Bryan/Lorett a Marsella. sf Sidecar World Championship Belgian Grand Prix Jock Taylor and Benga Johannson Yamaha on Dunlop Mare cydes ride 011 Dunlop ..... -.yother tlrelritheworlcl. ~ DUN.£OP p.o. Box1109 Buffalo,NY14240 , 9.