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************************************* i CYCLE PARTS WEST i · = • Bobby Schwartz started the evening perfect. but ended up second . . man y of th e o the r co m pe titors were amazed a t Curoso 's act ions agai nst Faria . Oxley won the heat over Chrisco but Christian won th e meeting a n d was th e new cha m pion . After th e che ckered flag . Christi an bounded on the track chased by his cre w a nd severa l o the r riders who th en pi cked h im up an d tos sed him in the a ir wh il e Faria sa t so le m n ly in th e pits. . Kin g won th e fi na l he at o ver Errnolenko and th e cele bra tion wa s a bou t to begin. Ch ri stian . seco n d -p lace Schwartz a nd third- p lace Faria ma de th eir wa y to th e infield for th e trophy presentation in a Rolls Royce. Ann ouncer Larry Huffman was interviewing Christian 's father Chris, who was o vercome by emotion an d sa id , " T h is is th e happiest day of m y lif e. We've wa it ed 15 yea rs for th is." Abou t th at time Christ ian walked up , a lso cryi ng, a nd hugged his fath er. mother, wife a nd two yo u ng so ns . Chri st ian was more tha n happy with th e wi n . Wh en as ked wha t i t wa s like to be cha m p io n a fte r so many years. h e wa s a t a loss. " Yo u kn ow, I h ave been tr ying to win this for so lon g , th at right now I ca n ' t tell yo u what it feels like. It ha sn 't su n k in yet. It wa sn 't eas y, I ca n tell yo u that. We had to cha n ge a ca rbu reto r and we had a few o the r minor problems ," About th at ti me h e was as ked to pose with hi s famil y for a picture a nd was handed h is three-vear-old son R ich ard.wh o wa s waving a checkered flag. Christi an looked at h im and said, " Daddy's th e winner. " That brought o ut th e biggest ea r - to - ear g rin from a youngster th a t you 've ever seen. Schwartz co ngra tu la ted Ch ristia n in th e pits. " Congra tu la tions. you 're go in g to ma ke a g rea t cham pion a nd I look for ward to co mi ng back next year a n d r a c in g aga i ns t yo u . " Sc h wa rtz th en p iped in with a laugh , " Ca n I hav e vo ur nu mber two now?" Chri st ian replied " No , I th ink I'll keep it o n reserv e." At th e o the r en d of th e p its, Faria fak ed cry ing w hen this reporter a p pr o a ch ed . W h en a sked wh y ' h e th o ug ht C uroso had ta ng led wit h h im . he shrugged hi s shou lders an d smi led . " I don ' t kn o w wh v h e did th at. I was ge lli ng in front or' hi m a nd he kept o n bum p in g m e. I don 't kn ow if it was hi s peg o r wh a t. I just don't kn o w . H e o n ly had t\,oo poin ts at the time." Anotherrider then voi ced h is opinion . " Do n ' t worry. H e (C u roso ) is going do wn for th a t one." • Results POINTS : 1. Al an Christian (W es) 14; 2. Bobby Schwart z (Wesl 12: 3 . M ike Faria (Wes) 1 1; 4. Brad Oxley (Wes) 10; 5. 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