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~ 00 Scotty Brown leads Mark Dwyer and Alan Christian in the Handicap main event in Costa Mesa. Christian eventually took the win. Bobby Schwartz won four Scratch mains in as many nights. Schwartz sails at O.C. Speedway ered £lag. LHsen LOok third after Lucero broke. jef[ Johnson (Fontana RadiaLOr/ Shoei/Jolly Farms/Gary's Auto Supply/Pro-Fuel/S Oll Goggles/ K&N/Kal-Gard/Gene Woods Racing Products/K.R. Pipes Weslake) made a big impression with a fine win in the Handicap main event. Johnson led the chase the entire way and was forced LO fight of[ the early challenges of Tim McCasland. While McCa land and Johnson were having at it for the point position, Brad Oxley was weaving his way through the pack. Oxley gOI Greg Ayers for third on the first circuit and began to close the gap between himself and the lead duoon lap t~o. Oxley tried the inside of McCasland at Lhe white £lag, bUI couldn't find a way by. Then he swooped inside McCasland as they exited turn four the final time LO place second behind Johnson. The Division Two main event was a Team Blaze Racing USA affair as they captured the LOp two pots. Kun Markham (Team Blaze/Nancy Maurer/Howard Markham/Team Swolen) powered his lwo-valve Jawa to a win over Team Blaze founder Steve Furmafl. Jon Boyer (Reynolds Boggio/Wright's Custom Welding/ J&M Langscaping/Maely/Boyer Furniture/The Sign Man Weslake) rode the Third Divi ion main without a skid shoe while Craig Furman. another Team Blaze rider, LOok second, with David Perry Lhird. By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA, CA, JUNE 6 Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz capped oH a fantastic week by winning his fourth Scratch main in as many nights before a 36. fine crowd at the Orange County Fairgrounds Friday nighl. For Schwanz, Lhe win also marked his final southern California appearance before the june 21 American Final at Long Beach Veterans SLadium. hwartz was more Lhan his competition could handle on the night, but he bauled with a determined john andona all the way in the exciting four-lap main evenl. Sandona was off the pole, but once referee Irwin Moon Lriggered the tapes, Schwanz (Silkolene/C.T.I. Brace/ Oakley/Bell/Malcolm SmiLh/Windlord/Cirello Racing/Tolba/justice BrOlhers/Grin/K&N/Talon/Team Swolen/lnnovation Spons/Hancock Weslake) cut down from his number twO staning spot and raced around the pole and into the lead. Sandona and "Flyin' Mike" Faria immediately LOok up the chase with Rob Pfetzing lurking just behind them. Sandona, on the inside. and Faria were waging a war for second until Faria went wide out of turn two on the second go-'round,lelling Sandona take control of second. Sandona closed to the rear tire of Schwaruand was looking for a way by on the inside, but Schwaru had just enough exLra speed to repel each allempl. Sandona's final strong challenge came as they roared into the first bend on the final lap, but he was again thwarted and had LO be content with a second-place finish. One thing that is becoming Lrue at CoSLa Mesa in 1986 is the fact Laht if Alan "Crazy" Christian wins the Handicap main event, ScOlly Brown has led it most of the way. Friday night Brown, who gOl on Lhe program as a reserve, hopped into the lead at Lhe SLan and was leading a freight train consisting of Mark Dwyer, Christian, Steve Lucero, Faria and Kei th Chrisco. It was a single-fi Ie procession, with Brown at the he-dd of the pack until turn four on lap four, when Dwyer shot through for the lead on the inside. Dwyer held the lead until the bach chute'when Christian then ducked under him and roared into the lead on Lhe STP/ Va Ivoli ne/Cal-Fab/Bell/Mik un i/ Smith/Brant Engineering/AdvanLage Boa ts/H i- Point/Terryca ble/Tsuhaki/Barnell Weslake. Christian led the final half lap for Lhe popular win Lrailed by Dwyer, who fought off a last-lap challenge by Brown. Jim Peery (Atlas Pools, Inc. Jawa), who lost the Lead when he fell on the last lap of the main the previous week, rode perfectly and won the D-2 main Friday nighl. Bob Simons claimed second with Kevin Krugh third. For the second week in a row. David Diaz (Pro-Rider WesLake) took home Lhe Thrid Division honors. Rod Saunders chased him home in second with Archie Perez third. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Bobby Schworu (Wes): 2. John Sandone (Wes); 3. Mike Ferie (Jewl. HANDICAP: 1. Alen Christien (Wes); 2. Mert< Dwyer (Wes): 3. Scotty Brown (Jew). SECOND DIV: 1. Jim PeerV (Jew); 2. BobbV Simons (Wesl; 3. Kevin Krugh (J_). THIRD DIV: 1. Devid Ow (Wesl; 2. Rod Saunders (Gdn): 3. Archie Perez (Gdn). Schwartz does it at Ascot Speedway By Scott Daloisio GARDENA, CA, JU E 5 Bobby Schwartz continued to dominate the southern California speedway action by taking his third scratch main in as many nights at Chris Agajanian's beautiful Ascot South Bay SLadium. Schwanz (Silkolene/C.T.1. Brace/ Oakley/Bell/Malcolm Smith/justice Brothers/Windlord/Cirello Racing/ Tolba/Grin/K&N/Talon/Team Swolen/lnnovation Spons/Hancock Weslake), coming off an easy win the previous night at IMS, had a hard fight with Robert "Five Flavors" Pfetzing to claim Lhe AscOl gold. In Lhe end, when push came to shove, Schwartz got in the decisive shove and the win was his. Schwaru was off Lhe pole for the startofthe main on a very heavy Lrack wiLh a deep outside. As usual, when Schwartz comes from Lhe pole, he rocketed into the lead wiLh Steve Lucero, Pfetzing and Lhe "Snakeman" KeiLh Larsen giving chase. Lucero tried to sneak by using Lhe inside route on Lhe hack chute, but Schwanz shut him down. At Lhe same time. Pfeuing decided to gamble in the dirt and he hooked up with a tremendous drive. He took second from Lucero at Lhe end of the first revolution and then went after Schwanz. Pfeuing caught 'the leader on the back chute on lap two and they put on a tremendous show for the fans. Schwartz held a slight lead while Pfetzing put everything he had into taming the outside. The action continued with a sideby-side show until they came off turn four on lap Lhree, when Schwanz took Pfetzing to the crashwall. Pfetzing had to back of[ and allowed Schwartz (Q open up a four-length lead Lhat he carried past the check- Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1 Bobby SchWlru (Wes), 2Rob Pfetzing (Wes); 3. Keith 1.I...., (Wes). HANDICAP: 1. Jeff John-. (Wes); 2. Brld OxleV (Wes): 3. Tim McC..land (Wes). SECOND DIV: 1. Kun _ (Jew); 2 Sle... Furmen (Jew): 3. KlMn Krugh (~). THIRD DIV: 1. Jon Boyer (Wesl: 2. Creog Furman W_): 3. Devid Perry (Wea). vious night al VeR·tura. He had also taken a win a couple of weeks prior al Ascot South Bay tadium, bUI he didn't get off on the right Lrack at IMS as he lOok second behind Brad Oxley in his heal. He did come back LO win his semi, which set the stage for the main evem. Schwanz wa, out of two on the SLan, but he beat pole,iller Steve Lucero to the first turn, with Mike Faria and Oxley in lOw. Faria quickly wem to Lhe dirsl and found some drive, pulling alongside Lucero as they wem down the back chute jusl behind Schwartz. They wem at il side-by-side until the back chute on lap IWO. when Lucero took Faria wide. Faria dropped LO ljle back, which ened hi hopes of catching Schwanz. Lucero was in second, but he or anybody at the facility had few hopes of catching hwanz, who was starling to run away from the pack. Oxley moved up to hallenge Lucero, but Lucero fought him back ad then blocked him as they Cdme 0[[ turn two lhe final time. Schwanz could have been ~Iiding by that time as he took the win by years over Lucero, Oxley and "Flyin' Mike". Pennsylvania's Warren Diem (Shoei/Kal-Gard/Gene Woods Racing Products/George Wenn/Keach Speedway Videos Godden) somehow managed LO win his Handicap heat while riding with a flat tire. He then came back wiLhout the flat and won both his semi and Lhe Handicap main from the 10-yard line. Tuff McBride, who has bauled with Diem for years on the east coast, was in second until the final Lap when Oxley poked his front tire into the runnerup spol. Before Oxley could get any fanher. the checkered £lag fell and Diem took his first southern California win of the season. Oxley remained in second, cha ed bv McBride, Faria and Ohio's Scouy Brown. Craig Furman (Team Blaze Racing USA/Corley Plumbing, lnc.! Imernational Limo. StTvin' & . ('twork Jawa) had takell Ih., previous twO IMS Division Thn'('lIlain ('vellt>. Wednesday he was moved up LO the zero in Second Division and he won both hi, heat and the five-lap main event. leve Donovan LOok second while Steve Furman finished third. Archie Perel (Godden) continued to impress the southern California speedway public with a win in both his heal and the Third Division main evnel. Jim Blan and David Diaz look the next twO spots. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1 Bobbv Schwlnz (Wes); 2. SIeve Lucero (Weal; 3. Brld OJdey (Wesl HANDICAP' 1 W...ran Diem IGdn): 2. Brld Oxley (Wes): 3. Tuff McBride (Jew). SECOND DIV. 1 Creig Furmen (Jew); 2, Steve Donoven (Weal: 3, SIeve Furmln IJew). THIRD DIV 1 Arch.. Perez (Gdn): 2. Jim Bien IJewI; 3. Devod D,ez (Jaw). IMS Spdwy win to Schwartz Bast wins at Auburn By Scott Daloisio By Bill Spencer SAN BERNARDINO, CA. JU E 4 AUBURN, CA. MAY 30 A few weeks ago, Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz was lamenating about his back luck at John LaDouceur's Inland Motorcycle Bart Bast nailed the boys at Auburn for hi second Scratch main win of the year, but he couldn't find a way around Greg Speedway. Since thai time, Schwanz has seen his luck switch for the beller and for the second consecutive week, he took top honors in the Cycle Rider, Inc. Scra tch mai n even l. Weslake-riding Schwanz (Silkolene/C.T.1. Brace/Odkley/Bell/Malcolm Smilh/Windlord/Cirello Racing/Tolba/Justice Brothers/Grin/ K&N/Talon/Team Swolen/lnnovation Spons/Hancock) came il1lo the event on a current southern California hot sLreak. He had won the pfeviolols ..week at IMS and the pre- Martz in the Handicap main. Despite a poor sLan in the carryover point standi ngs, the IS-year-old -ace is well within the lOp five for nonhern California. Mike Delacy returned to the racing scene for the first time this season, out with a bustedd shoulder in a su-eetbike accident, winning the first Scratch heat on the Number One Bicycle Shop/Napa Cycle Salvage Weslake from the outside. Jobn Houston Jr., found himself in some deep stuff wiLh Marc Prince second on-tbe·Hap~·