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Tyler top Salem Arenacross ~e", By Clay Light SALEM , O R, MA R. 29 Seattle's Scott Tyler made the long , 225-mile trip down 1-5 to Salem pay off by winning both high ly competitive 250cc Pro m otos a t th e seco nd n ight o f a rena cross racin g a t th e Oregon State Fairgrounds. H onda -mounted Mik e Bell used co ns istency (2-2) to bag th e 125cc P ro class. Tvler do m in at ed th e 250cc an d Open Pro classes througho u t 'th e T RACS Indoor Motocross series, thus ' ea rn in g th e elite Mr. Mot ocross title a n d nett in g the $300 points pa y chec k th at acco m panies it. A sensa tiona l80cc A lB class kicked off th e even ing's progr am. Local rid er Dann y U lven (Ka w) pulled o ff th e sur p rise o f th e even in g a t the dr op o f the sta rt in g gate in moto one and did a spectac u la r job of hold ing o ff Paul Winn (Ya m) , wh o recent ly returned home after a successful California race series . Winn tried in vain to nab leader Ulven in th e ea rly stages, but got past o n the final circu it of the gnarly whoop-de-doo-I ined track to win by a wheel. Winn wa s th e lone A rider so with a seco nd place fini sh U lven still nabbed the top 80cc B laurels over Dusty Brown (Ka w) and Honda pilot J ason Pearson. Mot o two had Winn leading start-to-finish while putting a good half lap on the competition with Ulven aga in taking second, good for a I-I in hi s cla ss ahead o f Pearson (3-2) and Brown (2-4). Dan Gregory had yet a nothe r successfu l night of racing and for th e third tim e in th e six-m o nt h a renacross series won two classes. In th e 125cc C ,class, Gregory pushed his Honda to th e front o f th e pack with heat winner Scott Garrison and Suzuki rider Brian Burnside in tow. Garrison / was seekin g a win in th e cla ss a fter a di sappointing bail off while leading last night'S race , but would get no further tha n second as Gregory wa s untouchable. Third fell Burnside's way over Mark Bassett, co nso lation winner Brod y Anderson and sixthplace finisher Ben Par ker. Chad Egge (Suz) grabbed the lead in th e 250cc C m ain event a nd led from the drop of th e gate unti l th e final turn when he bailed off in th e gnarly whoop-de-does and handed Gregory the lead on the , Detroit Marina Yam aha. Delane J ordan (Hon) took seco nd over Ro n Stevenson (Hon ). H onda rid er's Darren Rogers a nd Dana And erson led th e first 125cc B contest a nd went on to put o n a sen sational show for th e good-si zed galley o f spe ctators on th e Bob Lea ch -designed tra ck. Anderson na bbed Rogers for fir st wi th Ro ger s. Denn is McConnell (Kaw), series poi nts lead er Tony Graves (H on) an d Duane Redding (Kaw) in close pursuit. In th e seco nd ro u nd, Redd in g took th e lead on ly to have h is share o f tro u bles a nd wa tch from a di stance as Rogers an d Anderson too k o ff wh ere th ey left o ff in moto o ne by bangin g ba rs. Rogers took the flag wh en it co unted for a 2-1 overa ll win with Anderson nabbing second with a 1-2score and McConnell a third with 3-3 rid es. G raves had a much eas ier time in th e 250cc B clas s, dominating both motos for a I-I blitz on his Honda ahead o f Mik e Nott and Dave Fox (Ka w), Tyler (Yama ha -sup p ort/ H i-Point ) stormed into th e lead at the drop o f the gate in th e first 250cc Pro outing and h eld o n to the lead from start to finish . Canadian Larry Visco (Ka w) drove seven hours to Salem and wasn't about to let second out of his grasp. Third went to Washington 's Tracy Beth el (Kaw ), ,"(itl) Jarnie .l~:lu",s9(l .... . ...... 0.. ~ Kerker has wonmore races, on moretracks, thanany aftermarke system. t Ask G randNational ChampionB ubbaS hobert, he 'lltellyou. "Thereis no substitute for horse- power,That's why there'snothingbetter than aKerker:' , The Look of Power. the Sound of Speed. Canoga Park, California For acatalog andorderinginformation,call Kerker at 818,999,3060. Top-ranke Cycle News' sporty new baseba ll cap goes st ra ig ht to th e top - eve rybody's t opl Br ig ht red and wh ite. this cap fits all sizes . Please turn to the order blank under t he advertisers index. COMING TO LAS VEGAS •••"THE TRIPLE CROWN OF MOTORSPORTS" 1986 INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP renaCross 8 SATURDAY. APRIL 26. 8PM SAM BOYD SILVERBOWL STADIUM ' -' > . ~- ~ FEATURING : 12Scc, 2S0cc & ATV 3 & 4-WHEELER COMPETITIONS SEE!! BOB CHANDLER's WORLD FAMOUS MONSTER TRUCK "BIGFOOT" BOYESEN REEDS M/C 'TIREWORKS The Motorc ycle Ti re OSC D istributing 4232 Dixie Hwy. Drayto n Plai ns . M ich . 48020 (3 1 3) 673-3366 U _P .S . Da ily and W heel S.n Fernando Va lley 9 0 2 5 Sep u lved a Sep u lved a. CA . .... . ,(8 18 ) 893-780& Speciali st s To ... nce-South Bay 2602 3 S . Western Lormte, CA 1213 )539-41 .50 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL TICKETRON OUTlETS, THE THOMAS & MACK CENTER & THE SILVERBOWL (DAY OF SHOW ) OR CHARGE TO MC VISA BY CALLING: ( 702) 739-3900 I~ Home OfPerlormance" A Sherman Oaks Honda & Triumph • 14460 Ventura Blvd.. Shennan Oaks, CA (8 18) 788·2251 37