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~ ~ a:: w ::!: ..J < (L I- i2 >- III '" e l- e :I: (L ~ 00 O"l ...... ~ ~ ~ .... V ~ 0 ..., u 0 Eddie Hicks (30E) passes Shaun Kalos during the second moto of the 125cc Intermediate division two class. Hicks won with a 1-2 tally. The econd moto saw Kalas and his Honda roost out to the front of Mark Drebert (85H) leads 125cc Jr. division one winner Darren Gallagher during the second moto. Drebert finished the moto third. Amateur CKC/Ploneer Electronics. Trans-Cal Series: Round 3 Ricks, Kiedrowski claim Trans-Cal wins By Kit Palmer HOLLISTER, CA, OCT. 6 The third round of the Continental Motosport Club's Pioneer Electronics Trans-Cal Series for the amateurs headed north this week and was held in Hollister, California. Theall-natural course, laid out over rolling hills and through trees attracted hundreds of riders, but the highlight of the 16 day was the l25cc Intermediate division two class race that featured Yamaha rider Eddie Hicks, Kawasaki pilot jeff Matiasevich and Hondamounted William Surratt. In the first moto, Hicks - who has dominated every race he has entered so far in the series - started things o££ by stealing the holeshot with Matiasevich close behind. In third was Kawasaki rider je££ Capt followed_by Surratt after the first lap. Hicks and Matiasevich quickly pulled away from the rest of the field while involved in a serious dogfight for the lead. By the fQurth lap, Surratt moved into third; a few laps later, though, the Honda rider bailed o££ in a right-hand turn losing quite a bit of time to the leaders but not losing a position. At the halfway point, Matiasevich decided to pass Hicks in a very tight left turn before a steep drop-o££ - it worked. Matiasevich claimed the lead, but Hicks didn't give up. He stayed glued to Matiasevich's rear fender for the next three laps. Shortly after receiving the white flag, Hicks made his move and went wide. while Matiasevich took the inside line when entering a fast right turn. As the two exi ted the turn, Matiasevich drifted to the outside, while Hicks dove inside and out-dragged Matiasevich to the next wide, sweeping left turn. Hicks retook the lead and held on for the win; Matiasevich settled for second ahead of Surratt and Honda rider Shaun Kalas. the pack just ahead of Surratt and Matiasevich. Hicks was cut o££ by another rider down the starting chute and ended up 10th coming out of the first turn. Kalas managed to hold on to his lead for three laps before being passed by Surratt. Once into the lead; Surratt extended the di tance between him and Kalas rather quickly. oon after, Matiasevich and Hicks slipped past Kalos, and the Kawa aki and Yamaha riders fough t over second. At the midway point, Hicks slipped past Matiasevich then lammed the door shut on him, causing Matiasevich to get out of shape and stall his mount. Matiasevich quickly fired-up his Kawasaki and re-entered the race, but not before Kalas had already cruised by. Surratt motored on to take the mota win for second overall, while Hicks captured the overall with a 1-2 tall y. Third overall went to Matiasevich with a 2-4 combo, while Capt's 5-7 total was good enough for fifth, In division one (125cc Int.) Kawasaki-mounted Mike Kiedrowski exited the first turn in mota one with Honda rider Terry Bastard in hot pursuit. Mike McLain (Kaw), Steve Weyrauch (Han) and Lance Rieman (Yam) followed. During the first lap, Weyrauch crashed in a turn dropping to the back of the pack. Up front, Kiedrowski enjoyed a comfortable lead, while Bastard and McLain diced over second. A few laps later, Rieman caught up and got in on the act, which then became a three-way dispute for the number two spot. While Kiedrowski rode smoothly way out in front with two laps remaining, Bastard dropped to fourth handing McLain second and Rieman third. At the finish it was Kiedrowski, McLain, Rieman and Bastard. Kiedrowski had no problems in the second mota, ei ther. He led from start to finish without a hitch. Yamahamounted Colin Karcher grabbed second after the start, and he managed to keep McLain in his dust throughout the mota. Fourth in the mota went to Suzuki-mounted Gary Sailors, followed by another Suzuki rider jim Spotts. Honda-mounted Darren Gallagher had no problems taming the 125cc jr. division one class by capturing the • win in both matos, but the battle over second was fierce. At the start of the first mota, Gallagher jumped to the early lead followed by Kawasaki rider Don McGrath, Yamaha-mounted Brian Rogers, Cagiva pilot Rob Sassen and Honda-armed Nick Martin. During the fi rst lap, Sassen overshot a berm and crashed; while trying to pick up his mount, he was plowed into by another rider. The other rider continued on without crashing, but Sassen had to pick up his Cagiva again which co t him valuable time. Wi th Gallagher out in front, the following riders were McGrath, Rogers, Brebert Martin and Todd Sweane-y (Suz). . By the third lap, Rogers had crashed dropping to the rear of the field giving Brebert third and Martin fourth. For the next four laps, the third place position saw four di££erent riders - a different one each lap. In the end, it was Gallagher way out in front followed by McGrath, Woodall, Ted Murphy and Sweaney, In the second mota, almost all the' carnation took place for the lead. The top spot changed three times, with Rogers taking control first. In pursuit were Drebert, Gallagher and Sassen. Rogers lost his lead during the second gO-'round to Drebert. Soon after, Gallagher slipped by Rogers for second, then Sassen worked his way into third, closely following Gallagher. For the next three laps, the first three riders were within inches of each other; then, at the bottom of a downhill, Gallagher cut inside of Drehert in a turn and captured the lead. Gallagher quickl y pulled away, while Sassen pressured Drehert. Two laps from the finish, Sassen passed Dreb.ert in the same place that Gallagher had taken the lead. Gallagher won the mota ahead of Sassen, Drebert, Murphy and Woodall. Honda rider Scott Yenzer con tinued to dominate the 500cc Intermediate class by using a 3-1 score to capture the overall and secure a comfortable points lead. Yenzer went into Hollister with a six-point advantage over Eric Marnoch, but Marnoch was a no-show which now gives Yenzer a 16-point cushion over Honda rider David Wool more, 120-104. Honda-mounted Ron Lawson led the pack out of the first turn at the start of the first moto and maintained his lead for a few laps before being passed by eventual mota winner john Malchaski, also riding a Honda. Brad Bryan (Han) followed in Malchaski's footsteps and passed Lawson, then