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almost three laps. Casper got by again and started pulling away for the win. Dean Adkins moved up to challenge Draskovich and eventually get by for second. That was also the order of the overall positions: Casper, Adkins and Draskovich. A lot of heavy action characterized the combined 125cc and Open Pro event. Bill Olsen, Mark Ellis and Eric MacCracken came around leading the pack at the end of the fint lap. Bob Ken got in front of MacCracken briefly but Mac got back and went right up and past Ellis to challenge Olsen. By the end of lap two. MacCracken was really leaning on Olsen and the pressure worked on the next lap and MacCracken came around in fint. He began a furious ride to stretch out his lead. MacCracken has been plagued by a series of misfortunes at this track and it was beginning to look as if he finally had them whipped. It was not to happen today. Immediately after receiving the halfway sign from the finish flagger. MacCracken went down hard, wrenching his knee and putting him out for the day. Olsen jumped back into the lead, only to be passed a half lap later by Ellis who went on for the win. While all this was going on, Chris Swank got by holeshooter Rich Collins on the fint lap to lead the 125s. By moto's end. Swank not only won the 12Sec class. but had moved up to second overall behind Olsen. Tom Browne led the Open Pros in moto TWO from the start to lap seven without much trouble. but when trouble came, it came hard. Browne went down and almost everyone scampered past. He finally got up and by the end of the race had worked his way back to second behind the leader and eventual winner, Bob Ken. Ken was also the overall winner for the day and Browne was second. Chris Swank again ran away from the rest of the one-two-fives to make it a clean sweep. The fint moto of the 250cc Pros consisted of Troy Manning being chased by Richard Bunch for 10 laps. Usually they were so close together. it looked lilte they were tied, but Bunch could not cut the cord and get past. At the drop of the gate in mota two, Bunch was off fint and it looked like he had the holeshot. Manning came up crazy fast on the inside and skidded around the tum fint. From there on it was a repeat of moto one, the TWO Yamahas of Manning and Bunch pushing each other out ahead of everyone else. The only one who could even keep the two yellow bikes in sight was Da1le Hammond and his Kawasaki. Hammond took third in both motos and for the day. Results 80cc INT: 1. John _ IVomI. 80cc BEG: 1. ThIIvne Z!lD IVomI: 2. Mike _ IVomI: 3. Bob l _ l Y o m I . 80cc NOV: 1. Steve ~ lYomI. 80cc INT: 1. Jeff a.bocovi (VomI; 2. Milte Young Jr. lYomI; 3. Milte R-.olYoml. 80cc EX: 1. Rodney Phelps (Voml; 2. Tm _ lYoml. l00cc BEG: 1. Steve J..-. (suzl; 2. Drew C-o (VomI; 3. JllOOI1 Dewnport Isuzl. l00ccINT: 1. Mark Dewnport(suzl. 10lla: EX: 1. Jerry Anker (Veml. 125 BEG: 1. Glenn Clork lYeml; 2. Bobby Gerebedion Isuzl; 3. Oevid Hollenkemp (Varni, 125 NOV: 1. Brad Mclennan IVam); 2. Brad Fay (Han); 3. s'""e WlIlaOn IVaml. 125 INT: 1. Donnie slgrl" (suzl; 2. Rlno Na...a (Varni; 3. Mark Horton (VarnI. 125 PRO: 1. Chris Swank Isuz); 2. John Langhammer (Varni; 3. Rict1 Collina IsUll. 250 BEG: 1. S,,,,,e Poria (Hanl; 2. John Bacarella IHanl. 250 NOV: 1. Jim Vermillion IVaml; 2. Vince O. Piazza Isuzl; 3. George Baker IKawl. 250 INT: 1. S,ove Pfaff IVaml; 2. Scott Bock (Honl; 3. Jaff Clark (Suzl. -. 250 PRO: 1. Troy Manning IVaml; 2. Ricllard Buncl1 IVaml. OPEN BEG: 1. Keilll Van Stratten IVaml; 2. Howerd LobeIIMail. OPEN NOV: 1. Phil Davy IMail; 2. Ruben Falcon IVaml; 3. Ray Piaarsl<1 (Suzl. • 1930 Centro! Awnue ~~C~80301 (~) 4414727 ueA-_'L ,_ _ caUl ~ _ _ 7._au.azn a.-II¥: USA-i1~CA f714144&oCld1•. - l ' _ I l _ M X _ - _- U _.4UI-"'1 _ - _ _.IL ~A e-..dd..iO lJlllMwIULaIuo Cloy. UT _ - .... _..-.--(81111-'101 .....PodEMt-_.FL l_l-.en1 III.DIoal-., Inc. - _ _• co (101)11I_ 1.171 a ....... I _ I " " " " ~~~~FA~~OCHURE _.-."V" 7212 Strand St. Jack Pearson l\~¥.~~ VGS Y¥; Sacramento. CA 95828 (916) 392-2613 FREE CALIFORNIA VACATION WITH PURCHASE OF MOTORCYCLE Don't buy a motorcycle until you call us about a FREE vacation. Buy your new street bike In sunny California & visit Disneyland FREE. It's easy. We fly you out to Fullerton, CA and you pick up your new motorcycle from our new modern store and ride it home. Why pay more for leu? All makes and models, new and used. Also available Special Dirt Bike Program. Don't delay. Call now. Fullerton Y.maINI 1836 Comrnonweelth. Fullerton, CA 92833 (714) 870-9720 -... _.. 35