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o iii 9 « o ~ o u Vl iDl ~I c.o J: 00 Cl. 0") New York's Tuff McBride leads Keith "The Chrisco Kid" Chrisco during speedway action at Chris Agajanian's Ascot South Bay Stadium. Speedway USA to Lucero By Scott Daloisio VICTORVILLE, CA, MAY 24 Steve Lucero powered his Weslake past Gene Woods on lap two and went on to score hi second win at Speedway USA in • 42 the Scratch main event. It was another warm desen night and the crowd wa a bit bigger at the newest peedway facility in America. Lucero ( hoei/Scott Goggles/ Maurice' sed peedway Bikes/Oilzall Gene Woods Racin Leather Limited Cirello Racing/ STP KalGardlK&N/Windlord/Super Spoke/ . Hi-Point/Qual-A-Tech/Hair By Bev VIMS/R.C. Per£. Weslake) came out of the number four stanin?; spot and found himself trailing Wood and John andona. Sandona went to the outside in an effon to challenge Woods for the lead on the first lap, but threw it away in turn four in spectacular fashion. Sandona was uni.njurcd, but his bike blasted into the crashwall. Sandona walked of[ while a cornerworker dragged his machine off and the race carried on. Lucero seized the opponunity created when Sandona went down to move to the outside and challenge Woods. He caught the leader at the end of the second lap and momentarily pushed his front wheel ahead. Woods. coming off the best night of his season. moved back into the point position and they went at it wheel-towheel until Lucero took the lead for keeps at the midway point of lap three. Woods stayed close, but the win went to Lucero. Third spot was taken by "Fast Eddie" Castro. David Hancock (Lori Faulkner Weslake) made hi first appearance of 19 6 a profitable one by sweeping the Handicap ide of the program. Hancock wason the program in Division Two, but when several Fir t Division riders failed to materialize, he was bumped up to First Division. From there he dominated the action from theshon yardage. Kevin Krugh, who was also moved up from Second Division, grabbed the lead at the stan of the main, but Hancock got by him at theendofthefirstlap. New York's Tu[[ McBride then came blasting through the pack and got by Krugh on lap three. McBride quickly closed the gap and began to challenge Hancock. He tried the outside and almost gO! by in turn one, but Hancock fought him of£. McBride made one last effon in the final turn, but fell just shon and Hancock had his win. M Brideended.upwith second. Krugh held 0[[ Ronnie Correy for third. ott Brant (Brant Engineering Weslake) passed a stubborn Keith Rylance to take home the Division Two trophy. Rylance had cra hed In his heat race and his front tire was pushed back into the frame. That didn't bother him as he won that heat race and then held off Brant for as long as possible in the main. Chris Chaplin eventually ended up econd behind Brant with Moose Kennedy third. Third Divison action was the pride of Archie Perez (Maely) who won the first-ever Speedway A main event. 'elson Coleman of Canada was second, with Dave Diaz third. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Steve Lucero (Wes); 2. Gene Woods (GM); 3. Ed Castro (Wes). HANDICAP: 1. David Hancock (Wes); 2. Tuff McBride (Jaw); 3. Kevin Krugh (Jaw). SECOND DIV: 1. Scott Brant (Wos); 2. ChriS Chaplin (Was); 3. Moose Kennedy (Jaw). THIRD DIV: 1. Archie Perez (Mail; 2. Nelson Coleman (Jaw); 3. Dave Diaz (Jaw). Oxley flies at O.C. speedway By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA, CA, MAY 23 Brad Oxley has been enjoying hi best ever season in the port of speedway in 19 6 and this pa t week may just well have been his be t of the year. Oxley finished third in it three-rider run-off in ule econd Annual Bruce Penhall Classic at IMS on Wedne day. On Thur day he took se ond in the cratch main and fourth in ule Handicap main at outh Bay tadium, but his biggest night of the week. came at the Orange County Fairgrounds. For the second week in a row, Oxley won the CTatch main and he also placed second in the Handicap main LO Gene Wood . Oxley won the Scratch main for the econd consecutive week and for the third time in 1986. No other rider has won more than once. AlLer taking both his heat and semi, "Rad Brad" drew the pole po ition for the Scratch main event and when the tapes flew up, he lept into the lead over Woods, Shawn McConnell and Steve Lucero. Lucero q uickl y worked his way up to second with McConnell taking Woods for the third spot. Oxley (Coors/KNAC FM/ Cirello Racing/Hallman/Silkolene/ Simpson/Scon Goggles Weslake) had the lead, but Lucero closed the gap. As they came off turn four on the third circuit, Lucero g-ave Oxley a tap just to let him know he was there. But Brad Oxley won the Scratch main at Or~nge County speedway. that was all Lucero was able to do a Oxley took the main by a narrow margin. McConnell and Woods rounded out the field. Woods (Shoei/Penzoil/K&N/ Terrycable/Seer/Mikuni/PBJ GM) was back at his hop rushing LO get his motor LOgether at 6:00 p.m. Whatever he did worked, as he won four of hi six starts of the night, including all three of his Handicap rides. Off the 30, Woods motored into the lead but had a screaming pack on his tail. Oxley, Keith Chri 0, Mike Faria, McConnell and John andona all fell into line just behind the leader. Sandona eventually had a problem and dropped 0[[ the pace, but Woods, carefully guarding the pole, managed LO fight 0[[ the efforts of Oxley. The fifth-place rider, McConnell, wa only fi ve lengths back. In the end, the first five crossed the line in a fivelength train with Woods taking it over Oxley and Chris o. Impressive Don Buller (Highland Framers/Scott Goggles We lake) won the Division Two main for the second ti me in three weeks 0[[ the 20-yard line. Kevin Kmgh was in second when the jerry King checkered was displayed; Doug Bowers finished thlrd. jon Boyer (Weslake) won theThird Division main over crowd favorite Duane "Pinky" Blake and Archie Perez. Rider Dave Diaz hit the tumtwo wall bead-on and sailed over the LOp of the first u'y to run the event. Fortunately Diaz wa able LO walk away from the spectacular incident. Results SCRATCH MAIN; 1. Brad Oxley (Wes); 2. Lucero (Wes); 3. Shawn McConnell (Wes). HANDICAP; 1. Gene Woods (GM); 2. Brad (Wes); 3. Keith Chrisco (Wes). SECOND DIV: 1. Don Butler (Wes); 2. Krugh (Jaw); 3. Doug Bowers (Wes). THIRD DIV: 1. Jon Boyer (Wes); 2. Duane (Wes); 3. Archie Perez (Mae). Steve Oxley Kevin Defending National Champion Alan "Crazy" Christian got the drop on the pack on the original go, but was quickly passed by chwanz (Silkolene/CTI Brace/Oakl y/BeIIlMalcolm Smith/Windlord/Cirello Racing/Tolba/ju tice Brothers/ Grin/K&N/Talon/Team Swolen/ Innovation Spons/Hancock Weslake) and then andona. Sandona, who has been on a tear of late, went inside Schwanz in turn one on lap two and was pa sing him for the lead when he went down, bringing out Lhe red nag. Sandona wa excluded for causlng the red and the restart featured a three-rider field. Christian again got the gate from the pole, but hwanz bla ted around the outside of him in turn two with Oxley also getLing by a couple of Lurn later. Oxley stayed lose LO the "Boogaloo Kid", but ouldn't put the horsepower to the ground enough to ca tch the leader. Young Gary Hicks (Milne Bros.! Mom & Dad/Scon Gog~les Weslake) had former American tnternational Steve Gresham in his pit area and it paid dividends as Hicks swept the Handlcap side of the program. The main was all Hicks as he took the lead at the outset and never bothered to look back. Behind him was a very interesting race as the rest of the field jockeyed for po ilion all the way. When the checkered £lag unfurled, second pot went LO Ronnje Correy and third was taken by Lucero. But the man of the hour was definitely Hicks, who won his thjrd outh Bay Stadium main of the 1986 season. Chris Chaplin (Scott Goggles/ AXO/Mom & Dad! andorra Racing Weslake) got on the program as a reserve and easily won the Second Division main event from the zeroyard line. Moose Kennedy had his jawa runningLO perlection and came 'home sec~lI1d with Bobby imons racing LO third . Duane "Pinky" Blake (Pro Rider/ Desi's Accessories/jones Goggles/ Klotz/Sammy Tanner Dist.!Arai/ STP/Absurd Shirts and Custom Printing/Easy Riders Magazine/ KMET/Bob Taylor' Harley/Rip & Tear/Maximum Exposure/Advanced Engine Machining/Bob Inman Weslake) not only defeated announcer "Mr. Party" in a match race, but also won the Third Division majn in spectacular fashion. Blake was actually on the ground when he LOok the win. He wa banlig with Dave Diaz on the final go around when they tangled off turn two. Both were shaken and Diaz was deemed tbe cause of the incid nL, giving the win to Blake. Blake was then moved up to Second Division for the following week' action. Results SCRATCH MAIN; 1. Bobby Schwartz (Wes); 2. Brad Oxley (Wes); 3. Alan Christian (Gdn). HANDICAP: 1. Gary Hicks (Wes); 2. Ronnie Correy ewes); 3. Steve Lucero (Wes). SECOND DIV; 1. Chris Chaplin (Wes); 2. Moose Kennedy (Jaw); 3. Bobby Simons (Wes). THIRD DIV; 1. Duane Blake (Wes); 2. Nelson Coleman (Jaw); 3. Jim Blan (Jaw). MATCH RACE; 1. Duane Blake (Wes); 2. Mr. Perty (Jaw). Blake Schwartz, Hicks win Ascot spdwy By Scott Daloisio GARDENA, CA, MAY 22 Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz became the first rider of the 1986 season to win a pair of cratch main events at Ascot outh Bay Stadium. Schwartz, who is onlya part-time competitor in SOUU1ern Californlli, also took a win at AscO! back on April 24. Hughes and Ryan star 'at SMA MX By Mike Vancil FREMONT, CA, MAY 14 It was just a matter of time before the desire to win and the conditioning necessary for it to happen approached near equal levels, and Duane Hughes, sponsored by Command mog Certiflers in Holy City, brought his Honda CR home first in the Veteran Master class of the Baylands Motocross A ociation weekly Wednesday-night clash. In .-