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ardlno - Ventura - Auburn - 'Na More Races are Won With PBI Sprockets Than All Others Combined! n ig h t to m ak e it four o u t of five so far th is season . H arry Oxley and th e sta rr, with th e coopera tio n o f th e rid ers, ra n th rough the progra m in reco rd time a nd everyone wa s free to go a t 9:30 p .m. The track, wet from recent rai ns , was wh ip ped in to excelle nt shape, bu t a ligh t drizzle sta rted in event six an d th rea ten ed to m ak e life mi sera ble for the fa ns in th e ja m -pa cked stan ds an d ride rs a li ke. . "Mike Bast , sponsored by J ustice Bros .• Riverside Mit su bish i an d PreFa b Erectors, swep t th e Scra tch ra cing p rogram wi th wi ns in every even t. After hi s wi n ni ng strea k was brok en last week by J ohn Coo k, Bast 's determ in a tio n to recapture h is n umber o ne posi tio n was easy to see . In h is H an di ca p ra cing . sta rt ing from th e 50-ya rd lin e, he wo n h is heat race, but ca me in seco nd in th e semi a nd fourth in th e m ain . Ge ne Woods has switch ed 10 a Westla ke a nd switched hi s lu ck . He won h is Scra tch hea t. too k seco nd in the sem i a nd th ird in the ma in . Ala n "Crazy" Ch ris tia n had a bad n igh t. H e tra nsferred in bot h Scra tch a nd H and icap racing, bu t th e o n ly wi n he ha d wa s in hi s Scratch h ea t. In the Scra tch co nsola tio n h e go t ou t o f shape between tu rn s o ne a n d two a nd sen t h is bike ove r th e wa ll nea rth e p it ga te. He then climbed o ver th e wa ll to wa tch th e rest o f th e race wi th h is m ech ani c. Handicap raci ng was co m ma ndeer ed by Buddy " Bud ma n " Ro bin son, sponsored by Shoei, H i Po int a nd Oil zall. H e wo n h is h ea t ra ce bv a wide ma rgin a nd went o n to beat Ba st a n d Kell y Mora n in th e sem i. He went into the ma in against so me of th e to ug h est co m pe titio n spe edway has to o ffer a nd ca p tu red th e win. G ary Ford, down from Ca na da, did well in Han di ca p ra ci ng, H e wo n h is hea t race an d transferred fro m th e sem i 10 th e consola tion an d won . Ron P reston won hi s h ea t race a n d finish ed seco n d in th e co nso la tion. Steve Lucero fin ishe d third in hi s H andi cap heat an d seco nd in h is Scra tch hea l. He bounced ba ck to win bo th th e H andi ca p a n d Scra tch sem ifin als. In the Hand icap m ain h e finish ed second and too k fourth in th e Scratch m a in . Moran ws able to tra nsfer in bo th sides o f tile p ro gr am , bu t was n 't a ble to captur e a ny wins. Seco nd Division racing was smoking more th an usual as Den n is Briggs, sponsored by Bu sby Racin g , took th e o u tside and ran so hard he co u ld have been m istak en for Cook or Christian , a s h e won h is hea l a nd th e m ain even t. TI m McCa sland wo n h is heat and fin ished seco nd in the ma in. Tom Walton wo n h is heat race but did n ' t do so well in th e m a in. T h ird Division hea ts were wo n by Ken Ha nsen a nd a rese rve rider, R ussell Ro mero . Ra nd y Ben nett. spon sored by Alan Christian Racin g , ST P , a nd Busby Ra cin g , won the main event aft er fin ishing seco nd in hi s h eat. J un ior Speedwa y h eat s were wo n by G reg H ancock, Ti m C ewecke a nd Jessie Finch. Fin ch ca me back to win the mai n even t. • Resul t s SCRATCH MAIN : 1, Mike Bast; 2, Dave DeTem ple; 3. Gen e W ood s; 4 . St eve Lucero. HANDICAP MAIN: 1, Buddv Robin son ; 2, Stev e luc er o; 3 . Cubb Ferrell ; 4 . Mi ke Bast; 5. Kelly Moran ; 6. John Cook . SECOND OIV : 1. Denn is Br iggs; 2 . Tim MeC as· land; 3. Randy Bl evin s; 4 . Ed Th urman; 5 . Tom w etton; 6 . Ed Castro. THIRD DIV : 1. Rand y Bennett : 2. Car los Cardona; 3. Randy Blevin s; 4 . Ken Hansen ; 5. Russe ll Romero; 6 . Ron Williams. JR 1. Jess ie Fin ch; 2 . Greg Hancock; 3 . Cameron Evans: 4 . Tim G ewecke; 5. Ja yme Finch: 6. Marshall Topp ing . I ASK FOR THEM BY NAME. PSI Sprockets Clackamas, Oregon 97015 MADE: TOUGH! No other sprocket is like a PSI. You can tell the difference. Check the machining . PS I Sprockets are made from pe rfectly machin ed blanks, so the hub , spline and teeth are to exact specifications. Chec k the name. PSI Sprockets have the signature stamped on the side. Look for it. Ch eck performance. Install the sprocket on your own machine , front and rear. Take to the road. the track or the rough. Feel the smooth, even performa nce. Th at's a PS I Sprocke t. Don't accept substitutes. • -, IS C YCLING YOUR HOBBY ? YOU CAN MAKE IT YO UR CAREER. Train to be a motorc ycl e mecha nic at Southeast @@XjjJjJIftJil(lJJJlj]UfJJJ @@if f. New classes sta rting quarterly NEXT SESSION STARTS J ULY 7 Contac t: Southeas t Community College 8800 "0" Street Lincoln, NE 68520 (402)471-3333 WASHOUGAL MXPOSTERS Beautiful 24" x 37" four colcr'posters some say are the b est in the w orld. Send $4,00 eo. for 198Q-81 -82 or send $10,00 for a ll three to: No rthwest Mofocross Enterp rises 71 00 S.w.Hampfon, Suite 132 Tigard, OR 97223 Incl's. p o sta ge & handling. .37 .