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I Bernardino - Ventura - Auburn , O. Denny Scopellite (51; " . (TIEl Bobby McLain/ jShane McDoneld (4); , 3.ITlE) John MacNeill/Guy ~aterson (3); 15. (TlE) Greg Ayers/Andy Northrup (2): , 7. Joe Kreisberg I'); 1B. Dennis Abbott (0). _"SECOND DIV: ,. Pat Hawley; 2. Mark Dwyer; 3. ~alt Farnum; 4. Larry Willey. nn ,ngels flawless in '(NorCal Championship By Jann Houston • UBURN, CA, AUG. 26 pis has to have been the most emorable week in Eddie In.gels' young life! On Monday 'lae became the father of a nine.~r und bal'>y boy, Ryan Conrad, and tonight he beat all the odds by winning the Miller Invitational Northern California Championship. Eddie rode at the Auburn opener in May and then dropped from the speedway scene completely until a few weeks ago when he was suddenly back on the program riding in a way that showed he still had what it takes. romoter John Houston decided that • gels would be a colorful competior who would add a lotiO the cham~ onship program, resulting in his ·.ffivitation to participate. Houston lwem so far as co put his picture on lhe >Iprbgram and predict LO more than ,1lJle person that Ingels would win il all. The rest is history. "I want to t·dedicate this trophy, and my victory ')to the people who believed in me, stood by me, and sponsored me, hGeorge and Frieda Wenn and Junie ,~iggs," said Eddie, as he accepted ~ilieexceptionallybeautiful Silver Mil. Cup Trophy. ,l.ll At the end of two rounds it was Ingles, David Faria Jr., and Tom Fer( .s with perfect scores. In the third I 'Qund Ferris came up against Ingels, .J" ut Ferris got a bad gate and took last jD~ace. Dennis Robinson, 1981 Norll~al Champion ran into bad luck in his very first heat, breaking the lape, ~nd ruining his chances for a perfect h C9re. NorCal number one rider Paul :.Orlandi also had a bad night, placing cond in his first two heats, but faJ,ling in his third to spoil any chance 9-§: may had had. o' It all came down to the final heat, §lumber 20. It was Ingels and David Faria Jr., both with perfect scores. Faria was in the pole position, next ",,10 Ingels, reserve Robert Curry re,-,placed Robinson in the number three pot and another reserve Craig Eistins . ),Vas on the wall replacing Paul Orlandi. Both the Robinson and Orlandi machines were suffering from mechanical problems. As the gate shot up, ~ngels shot into the lead, and there as little doubt that he would do anything but hold it to the checkered ~ag. Faria, who excels in Scratch ,;s:ompetition, was forced to settle for _ econd in heat number 20 and second liin the championship. As the scores }Vere tallied, it was discovered that I .om Ferris and last year's Rookie of he Year, Steve Crawford, were tied for third. In the runoff Ferris took the £}Vin; a nice way to end his birthday :which he was celebrating tonight. b Bart Bast was honored during the ,ider's parade with a plaque naming lpim Rookie of the Year. No one in PJe north would argue with that hoice! • 1· .Results OVERALL: ,. Eddie Ingals I' 51; 2. David Faria Jr. \141; 3. Tom Ferris (1' '); 4. Steve Crawford (1 , 'I; 5. Pat Linn 191; 6. Billy Meister (91; 7. Bart Bast (B); B. Andy Gilbertson 181; 9. Harlan Bast Jr. (61; , O. Dennis Davis (6); , ,. Ron McGill (5); , 2. Dennis Robinson (4); , 3. Paul Orlandi (41; , 4. Steve Elstins (4); 15. John Volk (21; 16. Marc Prince 121; , 7. Robert "Curry (2). • - Tie decided by runoff. ( , )1 t l j J; I) 1 I.l e' J r t.l I J . ;" I J lJ I 1 Jl Willow Springs International Raceway SEPTEMBER 1 7 & 18, 1983 Last West Coast AMA Superbike Race! T-Shirts to the first 300 Kerker equipped motorcycles through the gates Sunday. Support the Pro Rider Fund with the purchase of $1 ,00 raffle ticket for a variety of Kerker Merchandise. OVERNIGHT CAMPINGI .' A Special Feature at Willow Springs Raceway. Bring your tent, camper or motorhome and enjoy racing action all weekend. $5.00 per vehicle. Hi Desert Kawasaki Victorville Kawasaki Sport Cycle Lancaster Kawasaki-Yamaha Ventura Arvil Sparks-M/C Sales Orange Corona Kawasaki Corona Mid-City Honda-Kawasaki Paramount Champion Kawasaki BMW Costa Mesa Covina Kawasaki Covina Riverside Kawasaki West Valley Suzuki-Kawasaki Riverside Canoga Park Lemonade Cycle Works Temple City Kawasaki Santa Monica Temple City Hollywood Kawasaki Whittier Kawasaki Hollywood Whittier Bill Krause Sport Cycle Inglewood .33 ..