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lIa-South ern'California-Arizona Klatt. T he n it was Gorden Mathi eu 's turn to sh i ne as he ma ne u vered himself into a first ra te fi rst p lace. Bo Ingram did some fas t movi ng an d passed six riders to p ut himself seco nd. John Webb raced in w ith a n ice third place a n d Curt is J o hnson was in fo r fourth pl ace. The seco nd moto's ac tion was Math ieu's agai n with a first place win . Th en it wa s H o ward Da vis taking a fin e second pl ace and Kenny Williams did some real fas t moving 10 come in with third an d Wa yn e Thomas finished in fourth . Novice Howard Zimmerman had th e holeshot and carried his lead for seven laps and th en Larry Calderon made hi s move and blasted by Howard 10 take th e win for rn oro on e. Zimmerman was right there for second place. Dick Feild . wh o is no stra nger in th e winn ing ga me . ca me in wit h a fin e third. and Barry H amm on sco red a fourth . Zimm erman got an other hol esh ot in th e seco nd m ot o an d had th e power, but Ba rry H ammond slipped by. It was H ammond wi th first p lace a nd Zim m erman on ce agai n with a powerfu l second. Larry Ca lderon followed with th ird , and Da ve Blogeu cros sed o ver in fourt h p lace. RESU LTS MASTERS : 1 . Larry Shoemoker (Yom); 2 . Mo"';n Otoon ISuz); 3 . Ron M itle r (Yoml. EXPERTS: 1. GoO'110 Spea ring (Hu l l: 2 . Dick FramptOn I M oil: 3 . Bob de Mirando (M ei) . AMATEURS : 1 . Gordon Mothieu (Hon): 2. Konny Willioml (Yom) : 3 . John Webb (KTM ). NOVICES: 1 . Howard Zimmermon [Yom ): 2 . Larry Coldoron (S uz): 3 . Borry Hommond (Yoml. Arlington captures Corona high school MX victory o SEESUPERME COME DOWN TOIART MARCH"-IO The Supermen of sports decend u pon the Astrodome for two super-charged champ ionsh ip races . Super strength and By Kit Palmer CO RONA , CA , FEB . 20 Arlington High School gathered a victorious 199 points tonight in their quest of becoming this year's high school MX champions at Corona Raceway. Arlington was foll ow ed by Pol y, Mo reno Valley a nd Up la nd . Contributing to Arlington's success was Bryan Curtis (Kaw) and Wyle Eng (Yam ). Curtis managed to take th e win in the 125cc Senior class ahead of Poly's Joe Rincon (Kaw) , but in return. Rincon edged out the win in front of Curtis in the l75cc Senior class. Eng came out on top of the 175cc Novice class, beating Poly's Ron Chacon (Yam) and Mike Petters (Suz). But Eng could onl y scrape up a th ird in the l25cc Novice class . Charles Giurbino (Yam) of Poly took that win while second went to Mor eno Valley 's Sandy Williams. Rick , Harris (Yam) of Whittier rounded up the victory in the Mini Novice class after he rocketed into the lead of both motos and continued in flying fashion for the two wins. Pressuring Harris's rear fender each race was Upland's David Farris. Farris couldn't find a way past the leader so he ha d to settle for the secon d spot. Kurt Riley (Kaw) took third while tearnate Rod Sampson (Suz) followed in fourth. Upland's Pat Weber swept both motos in the 250cc Senior class. narrowly beating two Moreno Valle y riders. Brian Griewe (Kaw) and Ken Campbell (Suz) . Third went to RedIand's T om Hodgin (Suz). The evening was highlighted by a one-on -one exhibition rac e between two anonymous Kawasaki riders. Sounds simple enough , bu t there was a ~ THE &!t" nerves of stee l clash as outdoor motocross racing ex plodes indoors. See compet it ion tha t's out of th is world . SUPERCROSS AT THEASTRODOME HONDA SPONSOREC BY FRIDAY 8:00PM SATURDAY 8:00PM Tickets no w on sale S7, sa and S10. Ch ildren un der 12- half pr ice, S1 more the day of even t . A vail able at Hon da Dealers and selected motorcycle Dealers , ail Ticketmaster outlets and the As trodome Box Of fi ce. (713-799-9555) 1 ---------------------- -----------------------SUPU I SEND M Y flOUTS I FAST. n caers: : " d m .. , tOf'I ' 7 ' II .. nd " 0 C h,ld,.· n und .., 12, '" I r>" '" ("--, 01 MO,""wOt df'f On/w I I NAn NU M IU N OJ PR lff 01 • () A,1f TI(' kIT \ I lf U T 10TAI , , -- -- - - -- - - - , , - - - - - --- -- - , , , -- --- - -- -- - , ADD Rt SS STAff PHO~f "', "'_ , _ _ " ..... I OIAOUNI : MoIll h ..-wO()llnO HY PAn MANAC[M(,,-r CORPO RATIO N t it( lo-d "',,->nl , _ _ _ Go Faster , C; , _ _ l 'lfl.J A", ndofn.. K< (lI t .... .. PO 80 _1 .,,,, HOU't on 1..... 1, 1111( 1 0 1 l\QU\OAT\ON SALE ..-(91-.. " ~~,= -_ MAil TO : - - --- - -- -- - - 7',::,:::,'.,.. 2 00 I WHOLESALE DIRECT TO PUBLIC Nava MX Boots $140.00 retaa ,...... $89.95 & Husqvarna bIIdc bIIdc & red sizes 6 thru 11 1980 &1981 's REDUCED To Save You Lots of $$$ Financing Available O n Approved Credit C URNUTT SHOCKS T & OYam aha 75 992 Baseline Twentynine Palms. CA 92277 Lomita , CA 90717 213-534-2311 714/367-9179 24020 Narbonne Ave. (T orran ee/Red on do are a) 43