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... 4 _ .. . .. _ ...w . . .... . dlno - Ventura - Auburn - Nap. at J ohn LaDouceur's Inland Mo tor cycle Speedway. Coming from the number fo ur sta rt in g s lot , Sand ona (O a k ley/ Espri t/Hair By Bev Wes) was th ird O UI of th e gate behind Joh n Cook (Wes) a nd Mike Bast (Wes). Sandona qu ickl y swep t by Bast 'o n the ou tsid e and then blistered by Cook with a daring o u tside man eu ver as th ey exited tum four on lap one. Cook and Bast were having a war for second in ch es behind Sandona, with Cook easing ahead to mount another cha llenge for the lead on th e final circuit. The ex-Ipswi ch rider sw u ng wide coming out of the final co rn er but he tapped th e wall , slowing himself down and letting Sandona record th e victory over Bast with Alan Christian (Good) placing fourth . "Flyin" Mike Faria (Sh oei/ Oa kley/STP Wes) made one of his patented charges from th e 40-yard line to record the win in the initial IMS Handicap main of 1983 . Dennis Bra n sfo rd (Jaw) , co m in g off fiv e straight wins in Handicap racing, was the initial leader from th e 10yard line over Buddy Robinson (Jaw) and Steve Lucero (Wes). Faria slipped past Lucero a nd then went to work on Robinson . It was handlebar to handlebar for two laps until Faria finall y bulled hi s wa y by o n lap four. Th e ex-northern California a ce caught Bransford as th ey were coming out of turn fou r a nd took over th e lead at th e white nag, sending th e crowd into a frenz y. Faria opened it up on the final lap to score th e very popular win over Bransford a n d Robinson. Tom Conrad (Irv ine Music Co. Jaw) , coming off an easy win at Costa Mesa the week before, scored the big .-" win in another laugher by taking the IMS Second Division main. Conrad, coming from the 10, took the lead on the start over 30-yard liners Pa t Hawley (Godd)and Dennis Briggs (Good). Ron Blanton (Good) went around Briggs to claim thi rd at the end of the first revolution. It a ppeared the order would rem ain th e same to the end and it started out th at way as Conrad took the checkered by a huge margin . Hawley had second in th e bag until he bit the dust in th e fin al co rner, allowing Blanton by for seco nd with Greg Ayers (Wes), coming from th e 40, end ing up thi rd . _ Larry Willey (F. R. Mill er J aw ) won both o f hi s Th ird Division rides, including th e mai n , in hi s IMS debut. Sta rt ing o n the zero, Will ey ou tbattled Brian Spea ks (Jaw ) for th e lead o n la p two a nd then held 0 [£ Tom my Walton (Jaw ) o n th e final la p for the win. Ventura local G u y Helderl ein (Jaw ) finis hed th ird. J esse Finch mo ved fro m the 30 to wi n hi s second ever IMS Junior main. Finch took the lea d wh en he and Dave Busby gal by R yan Eva ns on lap four. World Best Pai rs a nd Tea m Cup Mem ber Bobby Sch wa rtz returns to IMS April 13a nd will try to repe at hi s Spring Classic winn ing performa nce. Results • SCRATCH MAIN: 1.John Sandona(Wes); 2. Mike Bast (Wesl; 3. Joh n Cook (Wes); 4 . Alan Christian (Goddl. HAN DICAP: 1. M ike Faria (Wes); 2. Denn is Bransford (J aw); 3. Buddy Robinson (Jaw) ; 4 . Mi ke Best (Wes); 5. Al an Chr istian (Godd); 6. Steve lucero (Wesl . SECOND DIV; i . Tom Conrad (Jowl; 2. Ron Blan· ton (Godd); 3. Greg A yers (Wesl ; 4. Dennis Abben (Godd); 5. Denn is Br iggs (Godd); 6. Pal Hawley (Godd). THIRD DIY: 1. Larry Willey (Jaw); 2. Tom W alt on (Jaw); 3. Guy Helderfein (Jaw); 4 . Brian Speaks (Jaw); 5. " Crashw all" Cardona (J aw ); 6. M ike Bushman (Jaw) . J R; 1. Jesse Finch ; 2. David Busby; 3. Ryan Evans; 4. Greg Han cock; 6 . J aso n Chism; 6 . Jordon Dunca n. _ ....... _ ..' , __ .. _ a.._ ... . ~ _ _ .. _ _ .... " __ -v _._._ ~ _ . . .. .I' . --------_._-------_. --- c. 0.·1 r IJRD\.J.R 11"1.\ \ - - cou»:\" .\ Z 1/1;' SOO ( II.IIIIW) \\JIIl) 11/111 ntt:f)/;"}J;'\J)J."R! Who uses the DeFender? ~ ~ C'(j 00 O"l ~ 0 c-r Shouldnt You? - .l-< .... . 0" - 0. ~ The Gold Belt tine, Inc. 7045 Darby Avenue, Reseda, CA 91335 (213) 70; -; 689 .. No brag. Fact. 'The Best Go West' T-shirts say it all. Please turn to our order blank in the Dealer Directory page and make your statement. SIMI VALLEY CYCLES OPEN HOUSE SALE - 1981, '82 CLEARANCE '81 SRSOO '81 XS8SOL '81 XSll00H '81 XT250H '82 YZ490J '82 YZ125J $1699 $2899 $3999 $1279 $1599 $1179 '82 XS650J '82 XJ650RJ '82 XJ5SOJ '82 XJ650J '82 XV7SOJ '82 XV920J $1899 $2699 $2099 $2399 $2599 $2799 All p ricel plu l tax. lie.• l et up lit doc FREE DRAWING For 1983 RXSO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL SIMI VALLEY CYCLES 2902 Los Angeles Avenue Simi Valley, CA (80S) 522-3434 Fun beg.ins when you let the clutch lever out. PettY Products CABLE GUIDE • • ••••••• • ••• • DIRT TRACK TIRES $45 ea. • RAX 37 5.1 9 Front . RAX 400x19 Soft • RAX 400x19 Me