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N nFF'nLITE ex> en 9"'" > ... ::::l ... .c co Lightweight trailers for bikes and three wheelers Q) u.. (J) ~ w Z ~ CALl: 71 4-744-1610 . ow easily behind small cars T e Smooth, stable ride with new, patented, independent suspension e Russ Shockey leads 250cc class to claim overall honors at Carnegie. :They're getting faster at Carnegie . By Bill Cather LIVERMORE. CA , JAN . 10 The Superbowl-bound San Francisco 4gers wiped out t he two smaller three-wh eeler classes as fans stayed home to wa tch them pla y. Su rprisingl y, all the other classes continued to incr ease in numbers at Carnegie Cycle Park. This was th e thi rd Odyssey/threewheel ra ce to take place at Carnegie. The difference between the first and third races is like comparing night to day. The first race was almost like everyone was in slow motion. Nobody knew the tr ack and for many people it was their first race. Now just after three races it's very competitive . Every race that left the line was downright exciting. In th e Modified Odyssey class the racing stayed close. Places were cons tantly changing back and forth but th e overall win for the second time in a row went to Mitch Kurtela, In an effort to m ake things a little . smoother. a tech-inspection was held for all Odysseys. In previous ra ces everyone's word was taken as to what class their Odyssey would be in . When the machines came to the line some would be observed to be illegal. This was due mostly in part that many racers simply didn't know the rules. As Odyssey racing is still in a very infantile stage rules are somewhat ambiguous. Different tracks even have different sets of rules. CR Race Promotions is going by the rules established by the Northern Ca lifornia Odyssey Racing Association. The rules have . been designed so that a machine can be visually inspected in a very short time. The tech-inspection really seemed to do the trick. A couple of previous Stock Odysseys were bumped into the Super Stock class because of stall clutches and chambers. The Stock Odyssey class racing was intense. Eleven cars slid through the first tum and continued to . bump and shove through all three heats. The biggest gap to open up between first and second place was less than half a lap. The first heat set the sta~ of what was to come. Second overall Tom Pries won the first heat but had to settle for two second place finishes in the second and third heats. Ron Poneetta really felt the pressure as he took a third place finish in the first heat and a firs t place finish in the second heat. At this point Poneetra and Pries were separated by one po int in Pries' favor. Poneetta responded by edging out Pries in the final heat and taking the overall victory. Vet era n Stan Cargo looked like he wou ld be a contender after the first heat with a solid second . place finish . A bad start in the second heat set him back to a seventh place finish and a fourth place overall fin ish . In between th e Stock and Super .Stock Odyssey action were the 250cc three-wheelers, The 250s are fun to watch as the riders tend to be more experienced and definitely move as fast as anything on the track . Without a doubt the day belonged to Russ Shockey. as he commanded his Honda to three very impressive wins . The primary battle in this race was to be between Norris Yegge and David Rodriguies. Rodriguies had a fift h place fin ish in the first heat and th en backed it up with a second in hea t two, Yegge , on t he other hand . had put together two third place spots. Rodriguies was unable to get by Yegge in the third and final race and had to be content with a third overall. When the green flag dropped for th e sta rt of the Super Stock class someone forgot to te ll the d rivers they were only out there for fun , and the most they could go home with was a trophy - no big money payoffs. Fun they did have. and excitement they did provide. Long time ra cer Don Chase was able to get out in front and stay there throughout most of the racing and finished up with an overall victory. The rest of the field could be seen in a tight cluster as . they moved around the track. On two occasions Odysseys were seen tumbling sideways through the comers, land on all four wheels and continue on without losing a place. All in all it was a very good day of racing that both participant and spectator enjoyed. ATt" Owens. MOO: 1. Mitch KurteI;2. Steve nlmen. 200 THREE-WHEELER: 1. Steve McFort n lHon!; 2. i Curt GebrielIHonl. 2SO THREE-WHEELER: 1. RUA Shock.... CHonl; 2. 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