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10 seconds faster than his nearest
competitor to completely dominate
both Open class heats. Ron Walker
and Dave Knowles bauled for a distant second, with Walker holding of[
Knowles for the runner-up spot in
each race to take second overall.
Action in the 125cc B class wasn't
as straight forward. The first moto
saw Ken Hempen and Tony Parkhill
take the checkers 1-2., but the early
lead belonged to high-flying Peruvian, Rasco Barta. Barta',suspension
broke early in the moto and Hempen
took over the lead. Parkhill grabbed
the early lead in moto two, towing
Hempen and Darren Morgan. Hempen got by Parkhill early, and went
on to win the race. Morgan claimed
second overall with a 3-2 finish, while
Parkhill finished 2-3 to take third
overall.
The 250cc B class saw big changes
from the first to the second moto. Ken
Summers chased Dan Murashige
throu'ghout the first moto and finally
got by late in -the race to take the win.
During the Senior class moto, which
ran next, Summers retired early,
complaining of the heat and the
grueling course; he didn't return for
the second 250cc moto. Murashige
held up well enough to stay close to
the high-flying Mike Fineshriber, who
came back with a vengeance to win the
