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Costa Mesa - San Bernardino - Ventura - Auburn - Napa - C. .ta Mesa - San Bernardino - Ventura - Auburn - Napa - C. .ta M... - San" SPEEDWAY VVEEK Junior heat, it was Ande rso n in the lead for three laps. On turn four of the fourth lap, Brant got past Anderso n on th e outside. On turn two in the fifth lap, Anderson regained the lead and held it for th e win by half a wheellength. Brant came back to win the Junior main , as Anderson flipped end over end a nd en ded hi s race in turn two on th e th ird lap. Bobby Hedden was second, and Coors Wright third. Results SCRATCH MAI N; 1. Mike Faria: 2. Andy Gilben· 'SOn 3. Paul Orlandi; 4 . Denn is Robinson. ; DIV ONE HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Steve Lucero; 2. M ike Faria; 3. Dennis Davis: 4 . Duane Yarrow; 5. Bobby Holmes; 6. Harlan Bast. DIV TWO MAIN: 1. Charlie Haines; 2. Rick Ste phens: 3 . Bill Thomas. DIV THREE MAIN: 1. Brett Flory; 2. Kaith xeve naugh; 3. Don Purdy. JR MAIN: 1. Scott Brant; 2 . Bobby Hedden; 3 . Coors W righ t . Ormiston outpaces Denver foes By Ernie Ferguson DENVER, CO. MAY 20 (A bove) Denn is Dav is t ook the Hand ica p main at A uburn. (Below) Jack Pieper (16) and Rick Steele hook up . w hile Ran dy Lam irande get s a little ai r. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Mike Faria; 2. Sam Ermclenko; 3. Greg Ayers; 4 . John McNeill. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. John McNeill; 2. Scou Tal kington; 3 . Buddy Robinson; 4 . Andy Northrup; S. Shane McDonald; 6. Dennis Abbott . SECOND DIV: 1. Walt Farnum; 2. Randy Beddoe; 3 . Steve Hill; 4. Bently Barrett: 5 . Kevin Krugh; 6. Mike Conig lio . THIRD DIV: 1. Randy Roscamp ; 2. Donn y Me · Cusker; 3. Frank Ste iner; 4 . Richard Perkins ; 5. John A itken; 6. Lou Kre isberg . MATCH RACE: 1. Bobby Mclain del . Dann y Becker . Faria, Lucero guest stars at Napa By Jann Houston NAPA, CA, MAY 21 A night of speedway becomes something really special when Mike Faria and Steve Lucero come home for a night in north- 42 , ern Ca lifornia. That's the kind of a night it was Saturday in Napa. It wouldn 't be an exaggeration to say that man y of th e fans in this small win e-country communit y had never befor e seen the kind of riding th at they were treated to tonight. To su m it up sim p ly. Mike Far ia wo n every event he participat ed in, with th e excep tio n o f th e Handi ca p mai n, wh ich Lu cero won. The Scratch mai n wa s a thriller as Faria took the lead from th e th ird f.0si tio n, with yo u ng Andy <;;ilbert- so n co m ing off the outsid e in seco n d . Gilbertson was smooth and almost perfect as he managed to giv e Faria so me real competition as well as hold a good lead on Paul Orlandi and Denn is Robinson. In th e Handicap m ain , Dennis Davi s, winner of the Handicap main in Auburn the previous night, h eld th e lead for the first three laps. In turn fo ur on the fourth lap, Lucero took Davi s on th e inside, as Faria took him on the outside, and Davis was suddenly settling for th ird, as Lucero moved into the lead a nd held it to th e checkered flag. Faria was second and Davis third. Later. it was more of th at terrific Division T wo acti on, as Ri ck Stephen s and Charlie Haines battled it out for th e lead in a back-and-forth switch -o ff that changed faster th an yo u co u ld write it down . It was H aines who took th e win, do ing a Division One style wh eelie as he crossed th e line, which almost took out th e fen ce and undoubtedl y scar ed him half to death! In th e T h ird Division main , it was l 6-year-old Brett Flor y o f Ren o taking home his seco nd Division Three troph y of th e seaso n . Brett shou ld soo n be in Division T wo . In the Junior Division. Darrell Anderson a nd Sco tt Bra nt showed the fans that thrills and excitement can come in small packages. In th e first Scan Ormiston smoked lo a vicwry in Denver as he captured th e First Divi sion Scratch main with so me smooth racing an d a few slick moves. Orm iston sta rte d off th e n ight 's racing by taki ng a seco nd behi nd Rich Reichardt in his firs t Ha nd icap heat. H e then battled to a first in the 10th heat over Mike J a udon , Allen Roh r and Ken n y P iep er. In the H andicap semi he was forced to settle for a seco nd place when he was unable to pass J ack P ieper. Bo u nci n g right back , h e then raced ou t front to ta ke th e Scratch sem i a head of Rick Steele, Mike Jaudon a nd Steve Ro binso n . The Scratch main wasn 't an easy race. Wh en the gate went up O rmisto n was pi tted agai ns t so me of th e state's best, incl ud ing yo u ng Lance Darso w wh o has been a th orn in a ll th e rid ers' si des . Wh en it was a ll o ver, Ormiston go t th e tro phy a nd the kiss from th e troph y gir l. Kenny Pi eper took th e Handicap main with hIS typical gr eat riding. Kenny bea t brother Dave a n d brother J ack in hi s quest for th e ch eckered flag. Ri ck Steele pressured Pi eper, but couldn't make the p ass . Ormiston finished third with Dave Pi eper finishing in fourth . The Second Divi sion was tak en by Pete Madden in his effort to get into the First Division. Pete outraced Dennis Hartley and Scott Crooks along with Dave McMillen who did not finish because of bike trouble. In th e one- o n -one " King of th e Hill" match race competition, Lance Darsow, who has held th e crown for two weeks now , took th e honors from Rick Steele. It will be interesting to see how long yo un g Dar sow ca n hold th e crown. Results 1ST ON SCRATCH M AIN : 1. Scott Orm ist on ; 2. Lance O.rsow; 3. Dive Pieper; 4 . Rick Steele. 1Sf DIV HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Kenny Pieper ; 2. Rick Steele; 3. Scen Ormiston; 4 . Dave Pieper . 2ND DIV HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Pete Madden; 2. Dennis Hartley; 3 . Scott Crooks ONF. MATCH RACE; Lance Darsow del. Rick Stee le. Two Dennis' menace Auburn By Jann Houston AUB URN, CA, MAY 20 The secon d night o f th e 1983 speedway season a t Au burn was graced with p erfect wea th er, a n OUlsl?~di~~.l!ff~ ~l)d a large crowd having a great time. Dennis Robinso n, determined to have a better night of racing than on opening night, drew the n um ber two position in the Scratch main and Jumped into ' the lead as the gate went up, never ir! losing it. David Faria, who won the Scratch main last week at both Au burn and Napa, did his best to make it three in a row . Robinso n managed a three bikelength lead , as Faria and Pau l Orlandi went tire to tire in a battle for seco nd . ~ O n turn two in the fourth lap, Faria went down , ending his night at the I u8 races . Orlandi moved into second .,v and Mar c Prince was third as Robin- 3 E son grabbed the checkered flag for his rrr victory lap. The question is, how ';;w many more rac es can Robinson 's ex- . pectant wife Pam handle without giving birth to th eir first " li tt le Ro binso n " a t th e track. The ambulan ce ma y get some unexpected action l Dennis Davis signed in to n igh t as a t" Division Two rider and was unexpectedl y moved in to Divi sion One wh en Eddie In gels becam e a no show. The referee th ought Denn is h ad been ~ looking prett y good, a nd decided to () g ive him his cha nce. H e go t the th ird transfer spot in h is h eat a nd came " back to win hi s sem i. In the Handicap m a in . h e wa s in the lead as ~ Ro ck y Robin so n wait ed for the m istak e he was co unting on to tak e the lead, hol d ing a close seco nd. On th e th ird lap , Ron McG ill go t past Robinso n for second, but it was Davis who took h om e his firs t Division One q 8 ~ p~ . • As is sometimes the case, some of t8 the most exci ting actio n tonigh t came ;XI? out of the Divisio n Two side of th e 02 program. The D-2 mai n was no excep tion. Sco tt Bri ar d he ld the lead for ~ two laps, H al Schee tz mad e his move o n the thi rd lap, a nd then go t past Scheetz o n tu rn th ree fo r the lead, wh ich he h eld to th e fin ish . Cha rlie Hai en s a nd Mark Dr agon y a lso got p ast Schee tz o n th e last turn . for second and thi rd , respectively. Results DIV ONE HA NDICAP MA IN: 1. Dennis Davis; 2. Ron Mc Gill: 3 . Rocky Robinson; 4. Harlan Bast Jr. ; 5. Pau l Or landi; 6 . Ma rc Prince . SCRATCH MA IN: 1. Dennis Robin son; 2. Paul Orlan di; 3 . Marc Prince; 4. Dav id Faria . DIV TWO MAIN : 1. Tom Brenner; 2. Charlie Haines; 3. Mark Dragony. OIV THREE MAIN: 1. John Proto;2 .Ke ith Kavanaugh; 3 . Rory Rundle. J R DIV MAIN: 1. Scon Bronc 2. Coors Wrighc 3 . Tom m y Hedden. Blevins, Hancock do it right in Visalia / By Bill Locey VISALIA , CA , MAY 14 Two first-time First Division winners - Randy Blevins and David Hancock - took home the bucks and the trophies at Visal ia . The crowd, and thus the paych ecks. were better than o pen in g night, making for happy speed way riders. Also in the Good News Depart- • menl oth ere were few crashes , and no injuries. In the Scratch ma in. Chris Hedge led for half the ra ce a n d seemed to lJ have th in gs locked up until a costly bobble took him from fir st to fourth . Blevins, th e immediat e beneficiary of this miscue, b lasted by on th e ins ide, a nd cruised to hi s victory. Bakersfield local Larry Willey wa s seco nd , followed by T aft local Randy Griffit h. In the H an di cap main, O ro si loca l Don Butler ba tt led Han cock for fou r la ps before he fin a lly wilted. H ancoc k had n o p ro blems thereafter, th orough ly eniovinz h is D-l debu t. I .f16 arlldc.lt'.t ttn II IH ~I:I ~1 • r .:t J A -t r1J I A

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