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SPEEDWAY WEEK was the initial leader but was passed by teve Flanagan at the end of the first go round. Flanagan hung on until Victor Robledo shot past on the next circuit. Robledo came all the way from the twenty to take the lead, but once there, he was going to be challenged as Jones and Bob Tocco were working their way back through the field. Suddenly, there were a couple of simultaneous crashes bringing out a red £lag and an end to the exciting race. Robledo took the win with Jones and Tocco surviving for second and third. David Wysocki (Team Je u Jawa) pas ed Valerie Robledo on lap three and went on to capture his first ever speedway main event in the usual wild and wooly Third Division action. Doug Greyson nipped Robledo at the line for second with Mark Kariya claiming fourth in his first ever D-3 main event. Results (Above) Winner Duane Yarrow leads David Fari, Jr. in Auburn's NorCal Championship. (Below) John Sandona (near lane). winner of the IMS Scratch main event. goes against Keith Chrisco off the line. Dubb Ferrell (Jaw); 2. Mike Curoso (Wesl; 3. Mike Faria (Wesl; 4. Brad O.ley (Wes). HANDICAP: 1. Lenna" Bengtsson (Jaw); 2. Craig Schaefer (Jaw); 3. Brad Oxley (Wesl; 4. Tim McCasland (Wes); 5. Keith Chrisco (Wes); 6. Jim Lawson (Jowl. SEC DIV: 1. Vielor Robledo (Wes); 2. Jeff Jones (Wes); 3. Bob Tocco (Wes); 4. Rich Sweaney (Jaw); 5. Pat Howley (Gdn); 6. SI.... Flanagan (Wes). THIRD DIV: 1. David Wysocki (Jaw); 2. Doug Gre_n (Jaw); 3. Valerie Roblado (Jawl; 4. Mark Kariya (Jaw); 5. Tony Sanchez (Wesl; 6. Oscar 58linas(Jaw). Sandona scores IMS upset Weaver battle side by side for the point position. Linn, who wa on the outside. finally won that fight when he assumed the lead for keep at the end of the third circuit. From that point on he ran away from the pack. Weaver lini hed second with Moran third and Sandona fourth after being forced to the outside. If Sandona had not been forced wide he would have finished in first or second. John Mazzacane (Parts PluslPig lron/MJB Em.lOakley Jawa) did a wire-to-wire job to take his fir t-ever IMS Second Divi ion main from the zero. Rick Vanderham supplied some early pressure but Mazzacane fended him 0[[ and scored the win. Steve Flanagan took a well deserved second with Mike "Go Go" Golightly third aboard the all-American Maely. Third Division graced the IMS soil for the final time of the season and it was Walt Farnum (Q105 Jawa) winning the main for the second week in a row. Doug Benjamin took second with Ron Swenson third. David Wysocki led until the final bend when he bitthedu tasFarnumwasgoingby. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. John Sandona (Wes); 2. Mike Faria (Wes); 3. Lance King (Wes); 4. Alan Christian (Gdn). HANDICAP: 1. Pot Linn (Wes); 2. Mark Weayer (Gdn); 3. Kelly Moron (Gdn); 4. John Sandona (Wesl; 5. Gena Woods (Gdn); 6. Bob Ott (Wes). SEC DIV: 1. John Manacane (Jaw); 2. Steve Flanagan (Wes): 3. Mike Golightly (Moe); 4. Rick Vander hem (Mow); 5. Billy Gray (Jaw); 6. Jim O'DeIl (Jaw). THIRD DIV: 1. Walt Farnum paw); 2. Doug Ban· jamin (Wes); 3. Ron Swenson (Jaw); 4. JackTamer paw); 5. David Wysocki (Jaw); 6. Tom Collier (Jaw). By Scott Daloisio A BER ARDlNO, CA, SEPT. 12 Last year at this time if you had a Scratch main with Lance King, who is the current number three in the world, Alan Christian, Ferrell fast at the fairgrounds in Costa Mesa By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA, CA, SEPT. 14 "Dangerous" Dub Ferrell used very aggressive style to charge home first and win his fourth Scratch main of the season on 28 the lightning quick dirt surface at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Ferrell (Arai/Cody Products/Oilzall/Oakley/STP/Vera's Leathers Jawa) came from the number four starting spot to take the lead away from Mike Curoso in turn two. Mike Faria quickly closed on the lead duo but was shut down by Curoso. Curoso rode the inside hoping to bull his way by Ferrell the final three-and-ahaH laps, but the wily veteran continually shut the door and was first across the line. Curoso and Faria finished close behind as the top three were close enough to be covered by a Mike Faria and John Sandona, the latter would probably be your la t choice to take the win. This is 1984 and it seems to be Sandona's year and he smoked all of them to win atJohn LaDouceur's Inland Motorcycle Speedway Wednesday night. Sandona (Middle Earth Video/ Team Tamm/Malcolm Smith/Arai/ Sammy Tanner Dist./Circle Industries /S.B.V.C.lMoto Pro Lubricants/ Chase Harper/STP/OakJey Weslake) was riding with a case of walking pneumonia but you would never know it. He won both his Handicap heat and semi from the 40. He was then defeated by an impressive Gene Woods in his Scratch heat but passed defending National Champion Kelly blanket. Brad Oxley got credi t for the Moran for second in the Scratch semi wrap-up spot after having to start in to earn a trip to the main. gate three; notoriously, the worst Sandona came from the pole in the gate in speedway. main and was into the lead ahead of Lennart Bengtsson (Nicator/SimpKing, Christian and Faria as they son/Oakley (Jawa), the 1978 Swedish went into the first bend, Faria got Junior National Champion, won his Christian on lap one and then zipped first ever Costa Mesa Handicap main. .... past King on lap two. He moved Bengtsson, coming from the twenty, right up to Sandona but couldn't get also raced to wins in his heat race and by the high-fIying leader, who was semi to score a very impressive clean being coached on the night by Mike sweep. Bengtsson was gone at the Bast who will 'be coming out of tapes in the main with Tim McCasretirement this SatuTday night to land and Craig Schaefer giving chase. race in the KCAL California State Schaefer and Lawson both moved by Championship at IMS. After the race McCasland for second and third on Sandona had the following praise for lap three and set their sights on the Faria: "It's so neat to race with him. "Swift Swede." Unfortunately, they, He wants to race and go fast. With had no way of making up the ground him, if you win you have to outrace Bengtsson had opened up. Lawson him and not survive a bumping match was a shoe-in for one of the top th ree like you would with some of the spots until he had a chain come off others." on the last lap. Following Bengtsson Pat Linn (Don Sampson Hoe &' to the checkered were chaefer and Dozer Weslake) came down from Oxley. northern California to stay in shape for the upcoming anonal and simply Second Division again looked like ran away from the pack to take the a bar room brawl as no fewer than honors in the Handicap main. The four riders hammered at each other to first three lap saw Linn and Mark be first to the checkered. Jeff Jones Blevins takes Visalia track title By Bill Locey VISALIA, CA, SEPT. 8 Randy Blevins madea season's worth of Saturday nights pay off as he scored 13 poin ts, enough to take the 1984 Visalia Track Championship. Locals Rick Hughes, who brought half of Visalia with him to the races and "Rocket Rod" Sullivan ended up tied with a dozen points, but Sullivan took the runoff for second place. Blevins was almost a hot as the weather, beating his two prime rivals in head-to-head competion, dropping his only points to Don Butler and to Bakersfield rider Ron Hardin. The weather? It was only 113 degrees at race time, then it dropped to about 100, then the bugs came out on a good night to sell a lot of beer. Sullivan had the chance in his final ride to go for the tie and force a· runo£[, but young Jason Chism, in the ride of his life, outgated and thr.lshed "The Rocket" for his only win of the night. Results 1. Randy Blevins (13); 2. Rod Sulli..n (12'); 3. Rick Hughes (12); 4. De.. Hencock (11); 5. (Tie) John VoII< (1 D); Robert CUrTy (101; 13. Mike ReMine (9~ 14.(Tie)AonHenlin(8);Oon8utler(8~ 6. Deve 1 eox(6); 17. (Tie)Walt Fa,num(5); Mark D,egony(5); Jason Chism IS); 20. Riel< Hicks (31; 21. Rod Pires (2); 22. Jim Ragin (1 ). '.roe broken by run·off. Yarrow takes northern California Championship By Jann Houston AUBURN, CA, AUG 31 There was one thing for sure at the outset of tonight's Miller Invitational Northern California Championship - there

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