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Northern California·Northern Nevada·Oregon-Washington-ldaho·Utah·Alaska·Canada- Northern California-Northern Nevada·Oregon ~Washington-ldaho-Utah·Alask , NORTHERN DATELINE a ll y been swept o ff their bik e by branches . When the resu lts were pu blished o n race da y (a treat end uro rider s a~e not always a££orded), th ere was a ue for second overa ll between H on da su p port ri der Taz Harvey, fro m JK C ycle In n, an d H u sk y- m ounted Ra nd y Ca rles . H ar vey and Carl es bo th had scores of II p oints, but as of presstirne , the tie hadn 't been broken. Results Rhys Howard returned to Westwood and smoked 250cc GP. Local hero returns to Westwood RR By Alice Macpherson WESTWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, MAY 30 Rhys Howard did a fast cruise through both h eats of 250cc G P to take easy fir sts and clean the class today at Westwood. His skill and early season riding in California, Daytona and back to Ca liforni a aga in h as brought him home a hero and go-fast rider. Chasing hi!D from a distance were Dal e Frankl in and veteran rider Greg McR ae, but th e di stance wa s grea ter th an th ey co u ld overcome, a t least this tim e. Cr ashing was the maj or sport in 410cc Production as various riders lo st traction , tan gl ed handlebars or just pl ain center-p u nched each o ther through out th e racing. One in cident requ ired a red-fl agg in g o f th e heat and th e am bu lance but was reported to be limited to a broken collarbone in th e end. Wh en a ll th is dust had cleared, newcomer Ken Stobbert came in for th e win , ho tly pursu ed by Ted Russo and Pi erce Buck, a ll-mo un ted on RD 350LC Yamahas. Superbikes h ad the crowd on .the edge of their seats as Randy Sk iver barel y fended o££ the Ka wasak is of Rh ys Howard a n~ 'S I Can ad.ian Superbike Cham pi on Steve Dick . Wh ile Howard ha s one of th e Lawso n Replicas, Dick is running a co rnpletely stock 1000J mot or w.hile ~~it ing for Canadian Kaw asaki to fini sh su p p lying th e factory go-fa st parts for the new motor he and hi s sp ons or, Big B Cycle, are buildin g. An other rid er on a stock bike was Fraser Mitchell in th e 550cc Cafe h eats. While this has been politeness on hi s part so far th is season to g ive a handicap 10 th e other riders, h e is talking race parts now th at Bill Mally led both heats on hi s Kawasak i to leave Mitch ell in a close seco nd, bu t seco nd nonetheless. The Sidecar clas s again provided th e fine rid in g a nd co mpetitio n that th ey always do, with the Wildman clan in first (as th ey a lways do ) a nd seco nd pl aces on thei.r Suzuki ~ nd T riu m p h rigs, respectively. Coming up fast from th e back was the un it p iloted by Do nn H !!bble and passengered by Darren Pain. Results 54 . 410 PROD: 1. Ken Stobbert (Vam): 2. Ted Russo (Yam): 3. Pierca Buck (Vaml. 750 PROD: 1. Gary Goodf ellow (Suzl: 2. Craig Turner (Suz); 3 . Nicholas Oefaso (Suz). 250 GP: 1. Rhys Howard (Yam); 2. Dale Franklin (Vam): 3. Greg McRaa (Yaml . 550 CAFE: 1. Bill Matty (Kaw) : 2. Fraser Mitchell (Yam)' 3 . Dav id Roosevelt (Yam). SUPERBIKE: 1. Randy Skivar (Suz); 2. Rhys Howard (Kaw): 3. Stava Dick (Kawl . SIDECAR: 1. John Wildman/Rick Davison ISuz); 2. D8v8 Wi ldman/Aszhley W ildman (Tri); 3. Donn Hubble/Darren Pain (Suz). Bertram t op miner at 4ger Enduro By Jim Bowman PLACER VILLE, CA, MAY 23 Nelson Brothers/Husqvama support rider Dave Bertram won the District 36 4ger Enduro today, scoring only six points - a lmos t half of th at sco red by seco nd overa ll. The 4ger Enduro , hosted by th e Polka Dot s Motorcycle Club, is a popu la r end uro to earn a first place trophy. Last year, the number o ne trophies were full-size shovels th at h ad th e metal parts go ld finish ed; thi s year the y were din -digging p icks. Ma ybe next year th e Polka Dot s will give go ld finis hed go ldpanning pans? Bertram , a lso sponsored by Cycle Gear and Hi -Po int Motorcycle Products, said after th e day 's run th at he go t a flat tire abou t 20 mil es fr