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Tert YEARS AGO Bruce Pe nha ll held off effo rts of Les Chanky and Larry Shaw to claim th e victory in the H andica p main at th e speedway races a t Cos ta Mesa. California. Rick Woods was una ble to make it to the starting lin e beca use h is primary chain broke in an ea rlier event, cu tti ng h is leg. T he next evening sa w speedway action in Bakersfield. California , wh ere Penhall col lided wi th Big Bob Hetric, an d Penhall ended up with 32 stitches in hi s knee. Local h ero Dan Toom ey went o n to ta ke the win in th e H andica p main . Ton y Murphy rode hi s 750 La verd a to an upset vic to ry over -Cook Neilson's no torious Duca ti in the CMC's new [our-stroke GP cl ass a t Willo w Springs. Nei lson. who had previously ' used hi s bik e to eas ily win th e 750 cla ss a t Da ytona . led for two la ps before bein g p a ssed by Murph y. Though Murphy's La verda wa s down on power, h is smooth riding sty le enabled h im to ta ke the checkered by a bo u t 20 bikelen g th s. In an o the r n ew CMC cl ass, Su pe r Ca fe s • Lance Wei I used h is La verd a 1000 to rig h t off th e efforts o f Jeff Steele and hi s Honda 750. At th e half way point Steele took the lea d. but Weil recaptured th e num ber one spot to w in th e race. Harry Klinzman n won th e 250 G P. and J ohn Ulrich an d h is " Killer DKW" devastated the 125s for th e 16th co nsecu tive time. Mark Will iams pi loted his slee k Norton to h is seco nd co n secu tive wi n a t th e Boi se TT races. h olding 0 [£ a la stdi tch charge by John Hateley, Mert Lawwill set a 22.558 in the tim e tria ls for Ia st tirne o f th e day. o n ly to finish fourth in th e trophy dash behind Ran dy Sk iver, H at el ey a nd win ner Williams. G~Me{. PRO 00 0") ...... 8th. SPRING CLASSIC 20-LAP HALF-MILE WITH NATIONAL JUNIOR RANDY GOSS TICKET MAIL ORDER FORM SA TURDAY, MAY 11. 1985 Reserved Adult Reserved Child (12 & Under) Gen. Admis si on Adul t Gen. Admi ssion Chi l d (9 -12) $16.00 ea. 8.00 ea. $14.00 ea. $ 7.00 ea. s GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ON SALE AT ASCOT ON RACE DAY O NLY (Al l chil dren 8 and under admitt ed f ree t o general admission only .) ENC LOSED IS MY CHEC K FOR _ Please enc l ose a se lf addressed stamped envelope along with check or money order payable to - AGAJANIAN ENTERPRISES Gardena . Cali f. 90247 PHONE, N AME ClTY _ A DDRESS STATE _ Z IP PROGRAM SCOTT PARKER BUBBA SHOBERT RESERVED TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT JAY SPRINGSTEEN P . O. Box 98 Ed it or Lane Campbell reviewed the H onda C B400, a nd in th e course of the 1500 mile test bu rned thro ug h a set of spark plugs. wore ou t a set of rear shocks, and blew through a h alf quart of oil. In the end. the machi ne was judged to be " o ne of the swee test mid -size bikes our slightly over-thehi ll tester has thrown a leg ove r in 12 years . . . we were gen ui nely sorry to give it back." . ~ SA NCTIONED _ T/CKSf~~;Z£~ .. ATMAY COMPANY MUSIC PLUS , AND SPORTMART. T1 CKETMASTER CHARGE (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740 ·2000 ! C. MlAJAIWl'S 18300 VERMONT AVE . r A_~ GARDENA .32 1 -L1100 CA IFORNIA VU {,N'-.-J (213) (21 3) 323 - 1142 FREE VIP PARKING FOR MOTORCYCLES "W HERE THE HARBOR, SAN DIEGO AND 91 FREEWAYS MEET" TOYOTA, OFACIAL CAR OF ASCOT PARK T eam Ossa rider Kevin LaVoie turned in th e best overall score a t the Two Days in Ala bama ISDT Q ualifier , leadi ng the th ree-man Yan kee Motors squad to th eir first Manufacturers' T eam Award. Team ma tes Don Cu tler and Max Markowitz offered strong back in g for th e effor t: Cu tler ta ki n g th e lead in th e 250cc class sta ndings. and Markowitz pl acing second in th e 200cc ca teg ory. , T he mighty Maico of Gaylon Mos ier outran th e en tire field of 500cc Pro s a t th e CMC MX in Carlsbad. Californi a . Ma rt y Smith wo n both motos in th e 125cc Pro class . besting the efforts of Tommy Croft, Jeff Jen n in gs, and Bill G ro ssi. In the 250cc Pro class. Danny LaPorte took the overall. with Bob St em and Bob H a n n ah taking second a n d third. respectively . 2850 ::2~99 . Long sead', (~13) 426-3 .. . 498 21