Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Coda Mesa - San Bernardlao - Ascot - Veata_ - Sacramento - Napa _ Costa Mesa - Saa Bern_dlao _ AHot _ Ventara _ Sacra• •ato- SPEEDWAY WEEK last lap for another Bast win. Linn wu aecond and Ron McGill third. The Division Two main belonged to Mark Dragony who took the lead &om Bill Thom.. on lap two ..Jaclt Forseth moved into aecond, forcing Tbomu to third. Mike McDonald got past Thomas on the last lap claiming third u Dragony held off Forseth for the win. in the Division Three Elimination Derby, Elmer McCleary went down on lap one, Tun Cooney met the traclt face to face On lap two, and Greg Birney went out on lap four. Baclt to the ones who stayed up. Scott Briard took the lead on lap one, lost it to Steve Crawford on lap two but regained it for the win on lap three. Crawford was aecond and Dave Fonu wuthird. . In the Junior division, Mike PUIODI made it an all-win weekend, winning the Junior main in Auburn last night and repeating it at Napa tonight. Ban Bait wu aecond and Coora Wright third. CO 0') At Auburn. from left. . . Duene Yenow. Eddie Ingels. AllIn CIwI8tIM end Mike . . . . who won hla third Scretch meIn In • row et the NorCeI treck, Faria makes it three in. a row at Auburn By Jann Houston AUBURN, CA,JUNE26 Mike Faria proved once again why be wears nonhero California's big number one in winning his third Scratch main in a row at Aubum tonight, making it three in a row! This one was apecial for Mike .. 26 he held off the evening's sFal attraction from SoCal, Alan Christiao who excells in Scratch riding with an 82% win averagel It was literally a fiery racel Faria got an ouutanding stan off the line from the pole poaition u Chriatian lost control for a moment, pushing out Eddie Ingels who, in tum, pushed Duane Yarrow into the wall in tum two causing sparks to fly from his engine like a dozen Founh of July sparklers. The race wu over for Yarrow. The race continued, but Chriatian, very much under control by now, wu unable to turn it on enough to catch "Flyin' Mike" u he won his third Auburn Scratch main in a row by only half a bike length. Christian made hUn work for it u the capaciry crowd went wild. They had braved the 106 degree weather to see Chriatian, but were they ever thriDed to see their star win. In the Handicap main, Steve Elstins took the lead holding off the Nonh's top three point leaden - Yarrow, Faria and Ingels, in that order - for the fint three laps. On lap three, Yarrow came on the inside for the lead, and Faria moved into Second forcing Elstins to third. On lap four, Elstins dropR¢ to fifth as Ingels moved into third and Chriatian founh. Coming into tum four on the lut lap, it looked like a four-mao Scratch race as Yarrow, Faria, Ingels and Chriatian came into the tum side by side. Yarrow managed to tum on the strongest drive for the exciting finish followed by Faria, Ingels and Christian, making the finish an official's nightmare. In the Division Two main, it turned out to be another three-.in-a-row situation as Pat Linn took the lead from Dave Norman on lap three and dominated the race with a considerable lead to the finish. Mark Dragony was second and Mike McDonald third. The Division Three main, UlUaDy a rather boring event, took everyone by surpriae u it turned out to be full of aetlon and excitement. Steve Crawford, a former Junior 0... "c" champion riding his fmt night in 0 . . "A:: took the lead on lap one. Cun Miller took the lead on lap three only to have Crawford take it baclt in tum four on the last lap. Crawford took the checkered flag by inches u Miller puUed a wheelie across the line attempting to take the win, but it wu Crawford who went home with the trophy. Miller wu second and Charlie Haines third. In the Junior division, Ban But won both heau and Mike Parsons took home his fmt Junior aiain trophy of theseuon. Results SCRATCH MAIN: I. Mb FIrio; 2. AIon ~; 3. •. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. 0 - Y...-. 2. Mb_; 3. Eddie Ingolo; •. AIon ~;. 5. S_ EIolino; Eddie~ o...y_. HIrIon a.t. Jr. DMSlON TWO: I. Pol linn; 2. _ Mb Mc:DanoId. ·3. e. ~ 3. DMSION THREE: 2. Curt ClwIIe--. I. S _ 2. SCon IIront; 3. Milia'; JUNIOR:·I. eo~ Mb .......; Wright. Robinson hot in Napa By Jann Houston NAPA, CA,JUNE27 The Town and Country Fairgrounds in Napa survived the raging brush fires, and Napa's promoter, Dennis Robinson, decided to win a little of his own purse money for a change. Lookingfantastic io every race he rode tonight, he shot into the lead &om position two in the Scratch maio with Tom Ferris trying but neve~ reaDy threatening to move into the lead. Eddie Ingels, in third position, had bike problems on lap three causing his early exit from the race and aDowing Mike Faria to move into third. On lap four, Faria came on the inside forcing Ferris into third, but that was as far as he got as Robinson grabbed the checkered flag and did a triumphant fifth lap. Pat Linn, riding for the first time in Division One, had a great night, transferring all the way to the Handicap main. He took the lead in the main and looked like a Divisioo One veteran holding it for the fint four and three-quanen laps when Harlan But, Jr., in his usual smooth style, took the lead in tum four on the Results . SCllATCH MAIN: I.lleme -.w.; i . . FeriI; 3. Tom Ferrio;._ Eddie ..... HANDICAP MAIN: I. _ . . . Jr~ 2.,. lim; 3. IIan McGII; •. 0 - Y...-. S. Tam Ferrio; .. Eddie "'=". TWO: I. Mort Drogany; 2. Joel< f

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