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Cycle News 1983 06 29

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da-Northern California-Northern Nev Jemes Pr ice (Kaw ). M IN I B: 1. Paul W inn (Kaw) : 2. Joel Sins (Suz): 3 . Jon Dav idson (Kaw ). M IN I A : 1. Larry W ard (Kaw) ; 2. Rick Simmet (Kawl: 3 . Scon M yers (Vam). 12 5 C: j . Kevin Tomasin i (Hon); 2 . Robert A nnen (Hon) : 3 . Tress Bel ches (Suz ). 12S B: 1. Bruce Barnes (Hon); 2. M ike Lee IHo n); 3 . Ll oyd Voung (Vam). 125 A : t , Ste ve Coop er (Yam l; 2 . Ma rk Si men tal (Kaw) ; 3 . M ike W illiams (Yam) . 250 A:. r. Scon W illiam s (Yam ); 2 . Dennis Sweeten (Hon); 3 . Jeff Birkesto l (Vam). 2 50 B: 1. Kyle Ha ll (Ho n): 2 . Ga ry Piaua (Vam); 3 . Ma t Mille r (Yam l. 25 0 C: 1. Tro y Bongs (J on l; 2 . Ter ry Davis (Ho nd); 3 . Eric Cla rk (Hon). OPEN A: 1. Ma rk Envo lsen (M ai); 2. Er ic Hallst8tf (Honl . OPE N 8 : i . Paul Ch risten sen (Hon) ; 2 . Ron Lang; 3 . David Coner (Yam). OPEN C: t , Ed Sorenson (Yam); 2. Richard Carl son 1 5uz); 3. Ken ny Hedden (Hon). O.T. A : 1. Bill Cook ( M aj ~ 2. Gary Bonds (Ho n); 3 . W al ter Drake IKTM). O.T. B: 1. J er ry Hei rsche (Kaw); 2 . Clarence Pitts (Yam); 3 . George Dennis (Kaw l. O.T. C: 1. Denney Femrite (Kaw); 2 . Rich ar d A brams (Yam); 3 . Ch arl es Burchi n al (M ai). 30-40 C: , . Larry Tr on (Hon ); 2 . Denn is Nu ttbrock (H us); 3 . Terry Ma giIiISuz). 30-4 0 B: 1. J ack Mont eit h (Yam); 2. Ken Bailey (KTM I: 3 . Rand y Willi ams (Honl. 30· 40 A : 1. Ro n Long (Kaw) ; 2 . Ti m Su ll ivan (Vaml ; 3 . Ja mes Par ks [Suzl . Christain conquers Sand Hill MX By Sally Sideliner BR EN TWOOD. CA. J U N E 5 As th e temperature a t th e Sand Hill Ranch mo tocross course rose to 100 degrees, th e determinatio n of th e 125cc Pro s clim bed to 100%. Long-time m ini -bi ke race r and new 125cc Pro T on y Flores led th e l2 5s for a few laps of mot o one. C ra ig Ch ristain fo llowed Flor es for severa l la p s u nt il he tired o f the du st in his face and passed Flo res 10 h old th e lead . T h ird and fou rt h places were goi ng back a nd fort h between Kim o Ca sey and Mark Hearns. Casey he ld thi rd through the first half of a fu ll 35m i nut e m o to beh in d C h r is tain. H earn s' Yamaha took the H onda rider o n h is ow n line a nd sta rted to pu ll aw ay . T wo la ps la ter Casey had ca ugh t up and look th e correct lin e to regain th ird agai n . Th ey a ll kn ew thei r lines in mo ta two as Chris ra in , Casey a nd Hearns lef t the ot he rs beh ind .Th e tr io stayed glued toge ther for severa l lap s w hen Casey p ut a n insi de pass o n Ch risrai n . SlowIy the Ho nda bega n to pull away wh en Casey overshot " Sco rebo oth Ben d " and by th e tim e he straigh tened it o u t, C h ri stain a nd Hea rn s had scoot ed by. Ca sey lat er passed H ea rn s for th e seco nd. then pulled o ff with a seized en g ine. gi vin g second back H earns. wh o qu ickly closed on Christain. Ch ris ta in went do wn, lo sin g hi s firs t p lace, but remounted qu ickl y in second a nd rega ined h is lead by th e last lap , ta kin g th e overa ll. Mat t Aren a, J on Mi tchell an d Dave Myth a n hea ded u p th e 250cc a nd Open Pro com bined class. Mythan di d a perfect somersau lt ove r th e bar s o n the d ownhi ll wh ich dropped h im to last. Ha lfwa y th rough, Arena still held th e lea d wi th Fran k Sach er a nd Wa yn e Arch er closi ng. Sach er took th e lea d fo r a ll of th ree seco nds, then lost it o n the next turn . Arch er moved to seco nd and Mitch ell had worked ba ck up to thi rd . By th e las t la p , Arch er too k the lead , usin g a n o u tsid e pass an d Mi tchel l sq ueaked by Aren a for the seco nd . Mi tc he ll led rnoto two , push ed by Fra nk Sache r, a nd again Mitch ell lost it on the downhi ll. Sacher n ow had a fair-sized lead on D. 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