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from start to finish. Larsen made it the Scratch main unbeaten, and when the tapes. flew up, no one got the good gate. Dwyer, Larsen and Andy Northrup fought wheel-to-wheel' down the back straight before Larsen finally forged ahead around turn three, and held on until the end. - Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Keith Lersen; 2. Andy Northrup; 3. Mark Dwyer; 4. Mike Mazzacane. HANDICAPMAlN: 1. RodSuilivan; 2. Keith Larsen; 3. Andy Northrup; 4. Mark Dwyer; 5. Walt Farnum; 6. Mike Mazzacane. SEC DIV: 1. Donny Faulkner; 2. Jeff Jones; 3. Steve Murray; 4. Bobby Tocco; 5. Steve Flanigan; 6. Cory Lussier. THIRD DIV: 1. Jack Tanner; 2. Joe Bishop; 3. Jim Bradley; 4. Oscar Salinas; 5. Mark Maxstaclt; 6. Valerie Roblado. MATCH RACE: 1. Rod Sullivan def. Walt Farnum. Ayers. Robledo do it in Visalia By Bill Locey VISALIA, CA, JULY 28 Greg Ayers became the ninth different rider to win a Scratch main at the 12th Saturday night of racing in Visalia. Variety 1iJam castrol WI NS POcono "Twins" Jim Adamo - First Gene Church - second Dave Roper - Third Thanks for riding with Castro/-Americas #1 Motorcyc/e 011 Castrol 401 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601 continued to rule in the Handicaps as well as Vic Robledo became the 10th different rider to win. The Scratch main was no race after turn one as Ayers got the awesome gate riders dream of. -Robledo, off the 20, quickly took the lead in the main, helped in no small part by his sister, Valerie, who bouled up the pursuit for two laps. By the time Don Butler and Curry got' by, it was too late to catch Robledo. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Greg Ayers; 2. Rendy Griffith; 3. Robert Curry; 4. Ron Hardin. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Vic Roblado; 2. Don Butler; 3. Robert Curry; 4. Valerie Robledo; 5. Joe Kreisberg; 6. Rick Hughes. SECOND DIV: 1. Tom Sattlemire; 2. Robert Feirchild; 3. Mark Koch; 4. Mike Valencia; 5. Jim Gr8VI nee; 6. Derek Johnson. MATCH RACE: Greg Ayers def. Rod Sullivan. Bart Bast rides fast at Auburn By Jann Houston AUBURN, CA, JULY 27 Never has a 17-year-old "rookie" burst on the scene with the kind of success that Bart Bast has achieved this season in northern California speedway. In Scratch main action tonight, David Faria J r. took the leaa from the number two position, with polesiuer Mike Delacy was inches behind on the outside, and Bart Bast inches behind on the inside. At each turn it was a three-way si.de-by-side situation. At the white flag, Bast got the lead, but only by inches. In turn three Delacy took a very temporary lead, but went wide on turn four, allowing Bast to recover and take the checkered flag for his fourth Scratch main at Auburn this season. The win made Bast the"Auburn Scratch King," and it moved him from fourth to third place in the NorCal point standings, as they closed tonight. Duane Yarrow ended up number one, and Paul Orlandi number two. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Bart Best; 2. Mike Delacy; 3. David Faria Jr.; 4. John Valk. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Robert Curry; 2. Duene Varrow; 3. Mike Delacy; 4. Dennis Davis; 5. John Volk; 6. Steve Martin... SEC DIV: 1. Mike Solis; 2. Dave Coupe; 3. Perry Sherman; 4. Bryan Henrikson; 5. Charlie Haines; 6. Jimmv Sisemore. THIRDOIV: 1. Robert Damron; 2. Ron Arlt; 3. Jeff Holmes; 4. Scott McNeil; 5. Bill Thomas; 6. Keith Kavanaugh. JR MAIN: 1. Scott Brandt; 2. Dustin SChroeder; 3. Bobby Hedden; 4. Tommy Hadden; 5. Craig Read; 6. Mike· Knopf. hot Iooks/ Everyone's looking at the new Vance & Hines systems for the VF500 and VF1000 Hondas. And there's good reason; these hot performing new systems offer equal length header tubes with twin silencers and maximum ground clearance. The only thing better than the NSy Installa· tlon Is the price. Sae your local Vance & Hines dN/er or order direct. VlsalMe accepted. $269.00 In black. Vance & Hlnas 14010 Marquardt, Santa Fa Springs, ca. 90670 (213) 921·7461 • When All is S8id.d woo: MIKE BALDWIN WINS AMA F-l NATIONAL ROAD RACE, POCONO, PA. JIMMY ADAMO WINS BATTLE OF THE TWINS, POCONO, PA. And Arai Helmets Top Ofl Their Rides 35