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SPEED.WAY WEEK ling Cogar (Wes); J. Brad Oxley (Wes); 4. Kelly Mar. n (Gdn). HANDICAP: 1. Bob on (Wes); 2. Keith Chrisco (Wes); J. Br.d Oxley (Wes): 4. M.rk Dwyer (Wes); 5. Paul Orlandi (Wes); 6. Alan Christian (Gdn). sec DIV; 1. D.vid H.ncock (Wes): 2. Bob Tocco (Wes); J. Jeff Jones (Wes); 4. Don Faulkner (Wes); 5. Steve FI.nag.n (Wes); 6. Mike Golightly (Mae). THIRD DIV: 1. Tony S.nchez (Wes)~ 2. Doug Greyson (Jaw~; 3. Lou Kresiberg (Jaw): 4. Norman Neuman (Jaw); 5. Ron Swenson (Jaw); 6. David Wysocki (Jaw). JR: 1. Jassee Finch; 2. Billy Hamill; J. Greg H.n· cock; 4. Gene Topping; 5. Bobby Cody, 6. David Busby. Ferrell breaks IMS win drought By Scott Daloisio SAN BERNARDINO, CA, SEPT. 5 Dubb Ferrell finally broke a season-long draught as he won his first In land Motorcycle Speedway Scratch main in over "Showtime" Bob Ott demonstrate. the radical style he employed en route to the Coste Me.a Handicap main event win. . Greg Ayers and Randy Blevin. have a clo.e encounter. Moran's loss Lawson's gain at Costa Mesa By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA, SEPT. 7 Three riders benefited from other riders' di~qualifications at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Jim Lawson got the 26 biggest break when he won his first Scratch main at the facility when Kelly Moran was disqualified. Moran, making his first U.S. appearance since returning from Sweden, saw his luck start to go sour before he ever made it to the tapes. As he was going through tum one just after being bumped off, he ran into Brad Oxley's pit man. Fortunately he was going slow enough to avoid any injuries. Lawson, gating from two, was the leader into the first comer chased by Moran, Sterling Cogar and Oxley. Moran zipped by for the lead on the back chute but Lawson (Roaring 20's Pizza/Oakley/D.j.'s Ticket Service/ Access Data/Cody Products/Hair By Bev/Parts Plus/John Hollander Ent. Jawa) stayed dose until they went down the back chute on lap two. Suddenly Moran raced away from the rest of the field. He took the checkered by a hu~ margin but after tak- ing his victory lap he was stopped by referee Irwin Moon. It was then determined that Moran had 10 t hi mufner insert and he won thus disqualified That gave the win to Lawson, who was understandably happy: "That's why he ran away from me so fast. I was able to stay close but when that thing came ourhe took off." The Olher two riders disqualified were Pat Hawley for running an illegal tire in his heat race win and John Sandona, who in his semi suffered the same problem a Moran. His disqualification pulled him from the_ main. "Showtime" Bob OtL put on a spectacular show for the fans by taking his first-ever Costa Mesa Handicap main. Displaying the style that has made him a crowd favorite, Ott put the Jones Goggles Weslake into the lead when he passed Paul Orlandi on the first circuit, quickly opening up a huge margin, and his only threat was his style that always seems to be on the ragged edge. Orlandi went high on the next circuit and dropped to the back. Mark Dwyer then moved into second but only momentarily as Keith Chrisco and Alan Christian went by on the next circuit. Ott was gone and waving to the crowd while Chrisco and Christian went at it for second. Christian's bike croaked on the last lap, letting Oxley into third behind Ou and Chrisco at the checkered. After they got Second Division off it turned out to be a true war. Bob Tocco was leading with Steve Flanagan, Jeff Jones and David Hancock hammering at his back door. Finally Hancock got rid of the other two and then ran it in hard on Tocco in turn one on the last ·Iap. Tocco drifted high and Hancock (Faber Laboratories/Fishing Boats UnlimitedlTuna Enterprises/Bell/Hancock Design/ Weslake) ShOl underneath and went on to his sixth Costa Mesa checkered of the season. Tony Sanchez led all the ~ay to win his first main anywhere m the Third Division action while Jessee Finch again dominated the }uni~r portion of the program by takmg hiS sixth Costa Mesa '84 win. Results SCRATCH MAlN:-t. Jim lAwoon (JlIWl; 2. Sler· a year. Ferrell served notice that he will be one of the top competitors in the 17th-annual KCAL California State Championship set for IMS on Septem ber 22. Last season he defeated Mike Faria in a run-off to take second in that event. Ferrell (Arai/Cody Products/Oakley/Oilzall/STP/Vera 's Jawa) went through the Scratch ponion of the program undefeated. Two-time 1984 winner John Sandona was first from the gate in the main and wa chased into the first corner by Ferr.ell and Brad Oxley. Sandona then parked momentarily and wa tapped by Ferrell. That righted Sandona but italso allowed Oxley and Ferrell to get by. They went at it for the lead until the end of the lap when Ferrell moved to the front for good. andona recovered and challenged Oxley for second while the laller continually tried to get by Ferrell on the pole but Ferrell rode a clever race and guarded the inside all the way to the checkered. Oxley finished right on his rear tire with Sandona just behind. Tim McCasland (Shoei/JoneslThe Frame Shop/Kid Love/Tsubaki/ Kal-Gard Wes) hadn'l won a main event anywhere this year until August 10. Wednesday evening he picked up his third in less than a month with the Handicap main. Mark Weaver led until turn one on lap three when McCasland shot by. Both McCasland and Weaver went high in the next corner, allowing Jim Lawson into second and Alan Christian into third. either could catch McCasland but thev had a tremendous battle for second with Law on taking it by inches at the finish. Don Butler (Dick's Garage/J&M Trophy and Silk Screen/Mike Sullivan Racing Associates Weslake) easily proved he doesn't belong on the zero-yard line by taking his third IMS Second Divison main in his last four outings. Butler outran the pack, plain and simple. John Mazzacane ran a good steady race to finish second with Steve Flanigan third. Walt Farnum (Q 105 Jawa) overwhelmed his Third Division competition to take his second IMS triumph of the year. Rick Vanderham piloted his Maely to second with Doug Benjamin third. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Dubb FerreIlIJew); 2. Br.d Oxley (Wes); J. John Sandona (Wes); 4. Jim Law· son (Jaw). HANDICAP: 1. Tim McC....nd (We.); 2. Jim Lawson (Jew); J. AI.n Chriatian (Gdn); 4. Keith Chrisco (Wes); 5. Mark Weaver (Gdn); 6. Dennis BrillllS (Gdn). sec DIY: 1. Don Butler (Wesl; 2. John Mazzacane (Jew); J. St.... Flanag.n (Wes); 4. St.... Murray (Jew); 6. R.ndy BennatllGdnl; 6. Jim O·DeIlIJaw). THIRD DIY: 1. Wa~ F.mum (Jew); 2. Rick Van· derham (Mae); J. Doug Benjamin (Wea); 4. Jnon Chism (Jew); 5. David ~i IJlIWl; 6. Tom Collier (Jewl. . Hancocl Gravance top Visalia By Bill Locey VISALIA, CA, EPT. I Doug Domoko , "The Wheelie King," spent the day at a bike shop in Visalia, doubled the crowd then dazzled them with a new 30-minute show which even attracted a television crew from Channel 26. All of this thrilled winners Dave Hancock and Jim Gravance right in the pocketbook. In the main, Gravance rode well and kept all the hot guys behind him or until Hancock and Mark Dragony went down, bringing out a red flag. Butler was second, followed by NorCal rider Jeff Brown. In Scratch racing, Visalia local Rick Hughes almost won the main; and he would've too, if the race had've been half a lap shoner. Hughes was leading the thing until he went too wide around a turn, and it was freight train time, good enough for last place. Hancock was the locomotive - he got by Hughes first, then beat John Volk to the line. In the Challengers Main, Jordan Duncan made it three out of four by winning the main off the 20-yard line. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. D.ve Hancock; 2.JohnVolk; J. St.... Crawford; 4. Rick Hughes. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Jim Gravance; 2. Don Butler; 3. Jeff Brown; 4. Ron Hardin; 5.. Mark Ora· gony; 6. Dave Ha ncock. sec DIV: 1.Jordan Duncan; 2. Bri.nAsh; J. Tom Settlemire; 4. Robert Fairchild; 5. Donny Turner; 6. Terry Hardin. . MATCH RACe: Rod Sulliv.n det. Robert Curry. Springman rides fair for Lancaster win By Bill Locey LANCASTER, CA, AUG. 30 John Richardson, the man who brings speedway to weird places, did it again, this time at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds. This wasn't the usual odd fair race that has 'been happening here annually since at least 1979 - but rather a dynamite speedway show. Just ask Jeff Springman - all he did was score I4 out of a possible 15 points, then win the main. "It was one of the 10 best speedway events I've ever seen," said AMA representative George Rich. Unlike the tiny, ridiculous oval of years past, Richardson constructed a race track to Ventura proportions, but so wide in the turns and on the straights, that it made the Commotion by the Ocean seem narrow. For example, the turns and straights were 50 feet wider than Ventura, giving everyone plenty of room to go fast, or fall over. The four riders who made the main only dropped a total of six points between them, with Doug Benjamin handing eventual win~er Springman his only loss. In the mam, Springman got the gate, and that was that. If the season wasn't over, the guy would be ready for a low yardage First Division ride. Need more speedway, and like to drive? Richardson's next off-thebeaten-path venture will be "Speedway at the River," or Saturday night in Blythe on October 13. Results MAIN eVENT: 1. Jeff Springman; 2. R.ndy_· i. .; 3 . _ ~ 4 . _ ' - .