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uthern Nevada- Southern Cali half of raci ng. As th e Krau se/Poli ce Kaw cont inued to fall back in the early laps, Norm Benedum pulled into a solid third o n a n 850 Moto Guzzi that he and Frank Sortelli shared, but he had to edge out a beautiful little 480 (oversized 400) Honda ridden by th e Rocky Cycle-sponsored team of R ick Witte and Willie Lieberman. At about 20 minutes into the race (lap 18), Ron Ares com m itted cycle a buse by sliding his 750 Kawas aki a few feet down the asphalt on th e hairpin; a long push back to the pits and lots of feverish wrenching put partner Ro yce Flora back int o the melee 20-some-odd laps behind the pack. Back in the fast lane, Williams/ Prince pitted and Frew/Palmer regained the lead at th e 30 m inute mark, but the Suzuki only put up with second for nine laps. The Suzi held its edge for nearly an hour while the Benedurn/Sortelli 850 Guzzi swapped second with the Palmer/Frew 750 Kaw which, incidentally. had just been fitted with a new set of 4into-Z Maxi Pipes furnished by Monti Campbell. Wh en the Suz i pitted with only 30 minutes left in th e race, Palmer/Frew put on a rally that lasted the remainder of the event. ultimately losing first pl ace to th e more powerful Suzuki by only two seconds. Mick Frew calculated that two hours are made up of 7200 seconds, so losing first by only two seconds was quite a heartbreake r. T hird pl ace in the Open class was taken by the Renaissance Motors and Quadrifoglia sponsored Benedum/ Sortelli ridden 850 Guzzi . Through excellent braking into th e comers. it ga ve Palmer/Frew a real contest , but then was forced to co mp lete th e last 10 m inutes w ithout brakes. In the 560 and under cla ss, Kevin Ell iott and J eff Anderson turn ed in a consistent ride on th eir Motorcycle & Mar ine sponsored 550 Kaw to win first. and th e Mick Witte/Willie Li eberm an team wore o ut a little H onda to take second . A Better Way to Do Thingsl Precision is everything in a sprocket. With computerized machining for precise tolerances. PSI sprockets give smooth, even chain feed . Exact tooth form assures even power transfer and demanding performance. You can feel the difference. And they're made tough! ... i\f . . ... ., . :. ~ \ PSI sprockets '~-1 Clackamas, Oregon 97015 ~ MA DE: TOUGH! Results OPEN: 1. Mike Williams/Oan Prince lsuz); 2. Pat Palmer/ Mick Frew(Kaw): 3. Norm Benedum /Frank sonelli (M ·G); 4. Tom Krause /Frank Police (Kaw). 560 : 1. Kevin Elliott/Jeff Anderson (Kaw); 2. Rick WittelWillie Lieberman (Han), Fast Pfefzing flys to Saddleback speedway win By Scott Daloisio ORANGE, CA, JAN. 30 Rob "Five Flavors" Pfetzing scored 13 points in his five rides to earn the victory in the Speedway Pro class at Saddleback Park this af ternoon. Saddleback Park's managerrnent did extensive work to their circle track to get it read y for these twice a month Speedway meetings. Pfetzing (ValvolineiKaI-Gard Wes) won his first race of the day in the second Pro race after pre-race favorite Bobby Schwartz edged Shawn McConnell at the line in race one. Schwanz came right back to win h is second ride, as did Pfetzing over McConnell, who was becoming tired of being the bridesmaid. Schwartz. riding the Bel-Ray/ Oakley j awa , came to the line in his third race against Russell Romero (Own Jawa). Mike Curoso (Rivera Engineering/Delorto Wes), who burned a piston in practice,' and DennySco- . IF YOU'RE NOT ADVERTISING IN CYCLE NEWS... YOU'RE LOSING BUSINESS! 1 CYCLE SERVICE MAICO 4 Speed to Spider perta In stock. 1983 Spiders In Stockl , ) 1603 So. Pecific. Sen Pedro ~ I(e} (213) 648-8874 4706 Arteaie. Lewndele . 'l . . (213) 370-7771 O'''''''''"v DMG M.ic. RACIlfG LUBRICAlfTS 1444 PIoneer#7. EI ~ CA !12tJ2O Phone Order Desk (714) 442-9723