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.... 'dlno - Ventura - Auburn - Nap Also returning to action for the first time in years was Ventura local and form er Ventura Sh ark, Dean York. H e rode well, but a flat tire cos t him in the H and icap main. Randy Beddoe, riding well everywhe re, won th e D-2 main easily and will try First Division next time. And local R ick Hicks handled th e 1/8mile oval expe rt ly to take D-3 honors. Results SCRATCH MAIN : 1. Randy Blevins; 2. LarryWiIlev; 3. Randy Griffith; 4. Chr is Hedge. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Deve Hancock; 2. Don Butle r; 3. Rendy Griffith; 4. Rocky Robinson; 5. Gran t Salyers; 6. Dean York. SECOND DIV: 1. Randy Beddoe; 2 . Steve Martin; 3. Dave Maw hon er; 4 . Jim Greveece . THIRD DIV: 1. Rick Hicks; 2. Rod Pires ; 3. Rod - We athe rs; 4 . Lance Holtz. M ATCH RACE: 1. Salyer s del. Hedge. Faria and McNeill "too good" at Ventura By Bill locey VENTU RA, CA, MAY 17 O n a t-shirt ni gh t fill ed with no table night moves, " Fl yin" Mi ke Faria won h is seco nd straig h t Scratch m ain at th e Ventura Racewa y. And new (to us) Aus tralian rid er J ohn McN eill won the Handicap main in on ly hi s second week of SoCaI racing. McNeill , wh o raced in England the past two seaso ns for Cradley Heath a nd Weymouth, cou ld n' t agree on an '83 contract , so he decided to try speedway southern Cal ifornia style. So fa r, he likes it. A lot. It was a night of fast racing on a smooth tra ck that sa w more passing than a Dukes of Hazard TV program. How fast? Well, Fari a, who has turned a lap here faster than any Friday - night car driver , could make up no ground whatever on Greg Ayers, And y No rthrup and Buddy Ro binso n in his semi. Now, that 's fast. In the Handicap main, McNeill repeated h is ea rlier performances, winning easi ly with little pressure. The Bud Man pa ssed four rid ers and was second. In one of th e few crashes of the nigh t, Northrup took a turn for th e worse in turn four, and Ayers slam med in to th e fallen rid er . but bo th managed to exi t unassisted . In Scratch racing , things worked out th e way th ey were supposed to as all the hot gu ys mad e th e main. En ro ute, Faria a nd Sam Ermolenko put on a memorable four-lap, wheel-towheel war wi th coun tless lead cha nges that remained in doubt until Ermalenk o put a last-turn move o n Flyin ' Mike. McNeill, th e onl v rid er to mak e both mains, took a nea rly lead in the Scratch main, but went wide on turn two, forcing Steve Lucero wid er still and forcing Ermolenko 10 lay it down and end up upside down between a ha y bal e and th e wall. Ermolenko, injured only in th e wallet , was excl uded from th e restart. The en core found McNeill too wide in two again; thi s tim e Faria and Lucero bla sted by on the inside a nd the race was on. Lucero led for two lap s until his roommate passed him on the outside and that was that. NOCONTEST Are you lookingfor afast way to the top? W Husqvama, it's no contest. ith Because from May 15 throughJuly15, Husqvama is invitingevery motocrosser to prove their worth. Purchase a new, 1983 Husqvama eR -125, 250 or Open C 500 and join Team lass Husqvama. Like agood manager, we'll watch your results all season long.This year's top competitors will be our first choice for next season's Factory backedlocal, regional and national efforts. Hurry down and contact your local Husqvama dealer for details - our auditions are open, but only through July 15th. As aTeam member, you'll receive a personalized team jersey, support intermation packet and race results reports. And to be sure everyone has an equal IRS 5 /2 2183 Madrid. Spain FIM 250cc GRAND PRIX ROAD RACE HERVE GUILLEUX Kawasaki on DUNLOP 3rd Martin Wimmer Yamaha on DUNLOP Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. M ike Fari e; 2. Steve Lucero ; 3. J ohn McNe ill ; 4 . Sam Ermolenko. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. John Mc Neill; 2. Budcly Robinson; 3. Tim M cCasland; 4. Greg Ayers; 5. Andy Northrup; 6. Scott Talkin gton. SECOND DIV; 1. Guy W aterson; 2. Randy Beddoe ; 3. M ike Conigli o; 4 . Kevin Kr ugh; 5. M ike Dwy er; 6. Russ Sacarell o. THIRD DIY; 1. Wa ~ Fernu m; 2 . Donny McCusker; 3. Ji m Evens; 4. John Dun n; 5. Lou Kreisberg; 6. Pet Smit h. MATCH RACE; 1. McNeill del. Robinson. . footing, we're sponsoringsix regional motocross workshops exclusively for newTeam members.There we'll teach you how to maintain and prep your bike for any racing situation, howto plan and implem a personal training program ent and how to ride like a champion. For the Short Heul (2 5 0 cc Sprint) or the Long Run IEndunlnce). VERSATILITY by the rider IGuilleux l DEPENDABILITY by the tire (DUNLOP)I More cydes ride on Dunlop than -.yother tire in the world. ~ DUN.LOP ~ . TheLog~aJCho~e 43