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Tourists triumph in Visalia By Bill Locey VISALIA, CA, J NE 30 On one of tho e warm Central Valley peedway njghts, there's usually plenty of nat-tracking, not too much sliding, but plenty of pas ing and action. At round eight at Visalia, a couple of out-of-LOwners won the big race and took home the most or the loot. It was the first Saturday night win for both - Mike Mazzacane in the Scratch Main and Don Butler in the handicap. In the Handicaps, Butler came out blazing and won his heat easily over Mazzacane. Bakersfield hot guy Ron Hardin won his heat and Rod "Rocket" Sullivan overlook Mike ReMine and Dave Cox for second. Ronnie Correy, who even the Morans look down on, won his heatand local Rick Hughes won the final heat. Correy beat Butler in a semi and Sullivan, from the 40, was first by tbe fourth turn of the first lap in the other race. The Handicap main was wonh the drive LO Visalia, 71 miles past Bakersfield. There was no more passing than a pro football game as all six riders were pa sed and re-passed too many times to count. Finally, on the last lap Butler took the lead for good and led Ed Castro, Walt Farnum and all the others across the line. In Scratch racing, the Saturday Night Usuals won the heats: Sullivan, Hardin, Castro plus Mazzacane. Castro and Mazzacane won their semis LO make it to the main unbeaten. Hardin got the gate and seemed headed to an easy vicLOry until he crashed all by his lonesome around turn four. The bappy beneficiary of his mistake was Mazzacane who led Castro across the finish line. Young Derek Johnson came back from a third in his heat to win the Challenger's main event. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Mike Mezzacane: 2. Ed Cas· tro; 3. Rod Sulliv.n; 4. Ron Hardin. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Don Butler: 2. Ed Castro; 3. Wa" Farnum; 4. Rod Sullivan: 5. Dave Cox; 6. Ronnie Correy. SEC DIV: 1. Derek Johnson; 2. Mark Koch; 3. Tom Settlemire; 4. Jay Skiles; 5. Jim Gray.nee; 6. Paul Lane. MATCH RACE: 1. Mazzacene del. Castro. Orlandi uncorks one at Napa By Jann Houston NAPA, CA, JUNE 23 Paul Orlandi and John Houston J r. were main event winners at Napa, with Orlandi claiming a ~iller and Houston taking a win that had eluded him the week before. In one of the best Scratch mains of the season, Orlandi came from the dreaded number four start position and made the outside line work. However, the lead changed on every lap as both Mike Delacy and Duane Yarrow rode side by side with Orlandi and David Faria Jr. never far behind. But at the checkers it was Orlandi for his second main of the season at Napa. Former Junior rider HOUSLOn had the Handicap main win seemingly sewed up the week before, only LO crash on the last lap. This time he recorded wins in his heat, semi and the main event. Delacy was second in the finale over Bobby Holmes. Another former Junior, Darrell Anderson, LOpped the Second Division main over Jeff Jones and \"(a,rk Zeissler. Chris Lopez held off former Class C rider and the previous week's main event winner, Ron Arlt, for the vicLOry in the 0-3 feature. cott Brant won tbe Junior main a Dustin Schroeder turned on the throttle and held off Bobby Hedden for econd. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Paul Orlandi: 2- Duane Varrow; 3. Mike Delacy: 4. David Faria Jr. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. John Houston Jr.; 2. Mike Delacy; 3. Bob Holmes; 4. Robert Curry; 5. Steve Martin; 6. Greg MartL SECOND DIV; 1. Darrell Anderson: 2. Jeff Jones; 3. Mark Zeissler; 4. John Hegarty; 5. Keith Kava· naugh; 6. Chris Day. THIRD DIV: 1. Chris Lopez; 2. Ron Arl!; 3. Jeff Holmes; 4. Rich Simpson; 5. Tom Castagnola; 6. Jeff Sa ntos. JR MAIN: 1. Scon Brant; 2. Dustin Schroeder; 3. Bobby Hedden: 4. Coors Wright: 5. Tommy Hedden: 6. Mike Knopf. ATVlIelll$ TM Covers it all! All that's happening in the world of allterrain vehicles. Every month. All for only $5 a year. A TV News, America's A 11- Terrain Vehicle Newspaper. Subscribe today! Bast, Martz ace Auburn By Jann Houston AUBURN, CA, JUNE 22 Bart Bast and Greg Martz were the winners in week seven at Auburn, a race dedicated to the memory of rider Gary Stewart's wife Carol, who passed away ye terday after a long illness. In Handicap main action, Martz held the lead all tbe way, claiming his first-ever Handicap main win. Robert Curry, till looking for his first, showed determination but had to settle for second. Rocky Robinson was third. In the Scratch main, Bast riding a bike he recently inherited from his cousin Mike, drew the dreaded wall position for the start, but took the lead on turn three in tbe first lap. He did it the hard way, riding the outside. Once in the lead, there was no catching him. It was Ban's second Scratch main win at Auburn thi season as he finished tonight with a perfect score in the Scratch competition, and won the Main holding off the "top three" in the north, Duane Yarrow, Paul Orlandi and Tom Ferris. Charlie Haines bauled it out side by side most of the way with Mike Solis for thewin in the Division Two main. Rich Simpson held on (or the win in the 0-3 main, which ended one lap early due LO a crash between Chris Lopez and Keith Kavanaugh. The (irst 0-3 heat cannot go without comment. When the gate went up Frank Gowin took the lead, but went down between turns one and two. Mark Lindsay, unable to avoid the situation, used Gowin and his bike as a launching ramp, sending himself as well as his bike totally airborne over the pit wall, and into the pits. Lindsay and his bike parted company in midair over the pits. The bike landed without making contact with anyone or anything. Lindsay, on the Olher hand. "took out" an unsuspecting Ron Arlt as he landed! Miraculously, Lindsay. Arlt. and the bike all survived, although Lindsay's wife says the bike is for salel Junior Scou Brant won the main in a close race with Bobby Hedden:. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Bart Bast; 2. Duane Yarrow: 3. Paul Orlandi; 4. Tom Ferris. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Greg Mam: 2. Robert Curry; 3. Rocky Robinson: 4. Bart Bast; 5. Steve Martin; 6. Mike Delacy. SEC DIV: 1. Charlie Haines; 2. Mike Solis; 3. John Hegarty; 4. Jeff Jones; 5. Dave Coupe; 6. Bryan Henrikson. THIRD DIV: 1. Rich Simpson: 2. Ron Arlt: 3. Jeff Holmes; 4. Randy Gassaway; 5. Keith Kavanaugh; 6. Chris Lopez. JR MAIN: 1. Scott Brant; 2. Bobby Hedden: 3. Dustin Schroeder; 4. Tommy Hedden; 5. Mike Knopf: 6. Craig Reed. AlffRICA'S MONTHLY AU·TERRAIN VEHICLE NEWSPAPER ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• o YES! Send me one fug year (12 Issues) of ATV NEWS for only $5.00! o I want to SAVE MORE! Send me tWo years (24 Issues) of ATV NEWS for only $9.00 $IS.00 off the newsstand price! 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