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Winston Pro Series [I III • .~ E o 00 0") ...-4 Harley-Davidson's Ma rk Brelsford was the winner in Ascot's Saturday night TT, besting Skip Van Leeu wen (Tri) and Mike Haney Crri). The night before , Brelsford finished second to Me rt Lawwill's side-valve KR Harley in half mile competition. Kenny R oberts took - Novice wins both nights , whi le Terry Dorsc h and John Hateley split Amateur wins. , Costa Mesa's tiny oval was the scene of Steve Bast's last speedway race prior to journeying to England to compete in the British league. He hoped to depart with a Scratch Main win, but brother . Mike took it away from him. The Handicap win went to Ron Taylor, the Second Division to Ruben Ben ites and the Third Division winner was John Gennai. In that Third Division race, Irwin Moon placed third. "m Things were hopping in Sturgis, SD, with hillclimb , motocross and professional half mile racing going on. On the ovals, Dick Mann won on Saturday with Neil Keen topping the Sunday race. AFM held a road race at Orange County International Raceway that saw track records disappear faster than beer in a heat wave. Ron P ie r ce took a thriller in the Lightweight GP race over P a t Evans and Jody Nicholas took wins in both the 250 and 500cc GP event. George Kerker took the Open Proauction class. " j A motocross team race in Zillah , W A was dominated by t,!le team of N orm Kopp and J im Pomeroy, mounted on big bore Yamahas. ~ British motocrosser B r ya n Wade end ed his seven -year association with Greeves to become a works H usqvarna rider. Back in the U.S. , however, Greeves rider J im Wilson continued his two-class-per-day winning habit at Carlsbad. I Action in the "desert found the Side.J inders club hosting a D-37 hare ' scrambles and Husky rider Whitey Martino winning same. Second overall went to 250 Yamaha pilot Bo b P a x to n over Tom Sm ith (Hus). Terry Clark (H -D) led wire to wire in the Trailbike class. Ed Youngblood wrote an article with the hot tips for improving the thennew Harley-Davidson XR750 . Among the track set-ups were lig htened and shortened Sportster pistons in place of the overly heavy Offenhauser stockers, and a clutch hub from the old KR racers in place of the also overly heavy stock hub . ~ Gary Wells, Gary Jones, Scott Au trey and Scott Sm ith were among those ,competing in TT and short track rae J ng at O ra nge County Speedway. Torsten H a ll man 's new book, Mr . Motocross, was reviewed. Cl 1980 R. J. Reynol ds Tobacco Co . 16 mg ·· , ~ r ". l1 mq mcotme a'll pel crqa rene byFT Cmethod Cedar Rapids AMA National Championship August 16, 1980 8:00 Hawkeye Downs Raceway Cedar Rapids, Iowa For advance ticket inf ormation, contact: JASPro m otio ns Post Office Box 983 Cedar Rap ids , Io wa 52406 Pho ne: (319) 396-2111 Winston .out-tastes them all. Warning : The Surgeon General Has Determined That C igaretteS okingIs D m angerousto Your Health. tfteDJl, oF",.-a~"., . ~"' .'"··:,···. ":·:·::·S:t·::~··:~·r·;~:·~·~::~:i·~~~~i:~· "d""'""" . ;'.: " '_" ,_. . ;:,:::.;,.1 :: .: : .~: . . ': ~.: :~. ::::~".'.~ ~:~ . :!:: : :.:~ :.: :.~:~ ":'<~: ::~:" ~ ' ': ~'.:: :: :;: ~::';"".: . .. ;...::~;f ~~ : / ' :; :, Round 6 Belgian Grand Prix Toni Mang Kawasaki on I?unlop More cydes ride on Dunlop .......other TOUIII. .O RID_illS LAM_NT: " the bugs don't g . . you . the r a d ar _11111111 tlrellitheworlcl. ~ DI7N.£DP P.Q Box1109 EIufIalo,NY14240 . 5