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Mike Johnson captured the Interceptor class victory after a race-long duel . with Dick Wascher at Portland International Raceway. CONGRATULATIONS: TEAM LOCKHART 1986 AMA/CCS U.S. Endurance Series CHAMPIONS I I Performance Machine Inc., 15520 ,Racers worldwide choose PM high performance brake systems. For additional information send $3. for a complete catalog of brakes and wheels. IInois, P,O. Box 927, Paramount CA 90723 ------------------------------,---- (213) 634-6532 race it looked like there'would be a runoff for the crown, Cirello easily captured his final round as did Larsen. Heat 20 matched Busby against Felts, Dustin Schroeder and Kevin Nicklas. Busby gOt the gate, but he couldn't shake Felts who again had the cushion working. Felts pulled even on the back chute on the final lap, but Busby got the drive off the final corner and recorded the win, thus setting the stage for the runoff. Cirello had the pole for the runoff while Busby was out of two and Larsen was coming from four. Cirello put his Weslake into the lead at the outset, but Larsen raced around the former champion as they came off of turn two on the first circuit. Cirello stayed close throughout the race, but Larsen rode perfealy and next season he will be riding as number one. Kelcey Gordon scored II points to win the 500cc Sportsman class finale. Jes Finch was two points back in second with Andy Johnson and John Nicklas rounding out the field. Thirty-yard line starler Ed Castro did the job and won the Handicap main event from both Ermolenko and Sandona. Castro led it all the way while Sandona and Emolenko had a war just behind his rear tire. Sandona made a move on Castro and momentarily passed at the end of the third lap, but the Weslake-riding CaSlTO was back in the lead by the next turn and he then added a little breathing room. Ermlenko made a pretty move out offour the final time as he ducked by and took second from Sandona. Bentley Barrett made the long trip from the 30-yard line and won the Second Division main event. Rookie David Perry finished second with "Captain Blaze" Craig Furman and his brother "Major Blaze" Steve Fur,man rounding out the top four. Ken Roesler claimed the honors in Third Division in front of the "Flying Chicano" Tony Gomez and Mark Spivery. Results JR FINAL: 1. Josh Larsen; 2. Trinon Cirello; 3. David Busby. SPORTSMAN: 1. Kelcey Gordon; 2. Jes Finch; 3. Andy Johnson. SCRATCH: 1. Sam Ermolenko (Wes); 2. Rob Platting (Wes); 3. Bobby Ott (Gdn). . HANDICAP: 1. Ed castro (Wes); 2. Sam Ermolenko (Wes); 3. John Sandona (Wes). 0-2: 1. Bentley Barrett (Wes); 2, Oavid Perry IWes); 3. Craig Furman (Jaw). 0-3: 1. Ken Roesler (Jaw); 2. Tony Gomez (Jaw); 3. Mark Spivey (Jaw). Ermolenko shows' 'em afAscot Spdwy Wascher's day at P.I.R. RR Results MARVIC By Scott Daloisio By Russ Cazier GARDENA, CA, PORTLAND, OR, ocr. 9 ocr. 5 Sam Ermolenko, the 1985 Ascot South Bay Stadium Track Champion, ended the three week victory skein of Robert ~·.FanI 1986 Cagiva Une All Priced To Sell CUSTOM Pipes, Porting Shock Mods, Apparel. HOWARD & SOli 4650 ,.... RoMt. Phelan. CA 92371 (61""'3582 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! •sa- of CII!t9m Ctrrtm to choo!! hom ................: ...,'*'InIf . . . ove 3. '--.dllloct'l' t :I r-plIcle ""~ -....:ltloor~ ~--.-- .. TI.lIMlIIr ..... " - " ' ~ _ _ body S. LaM_..,....~ to .. ....... ClIIIINDMII-. ~ 1. ' " - ' - - -*Y ... _ 1erlld0f' ,.. .., ..... ............ .... CClLC)R~ CHMOOT~c-. 44 2Oe~....., ....... -~.CN-Otd_.'toricM33•7 • ' .. '~1.:»1 Int....tat• 011 Co. .313/686-1620 It was quite a day for Intercep- Pfetzing by winning the Scratch main event on Harry Oxley night at Ascot South Bay Stadium. Ermolenko (California Mini Trucks/Pick Your PartiPacificCoast LaminatinglQ8cE/STP Weslake) was back for the U.S. National but he decided to make a practice run at Ascot. He turned it into a very profitable evening by not only winning the Scratch main, but by placing econd in the Handicap five lappeT. Super starter Pfetzing was off the pole, but Ermolenko beat him off the line after s.tarting in gate three. In fact Pfetzing was third on the start as the new California State Champion Bobby Ott was second. Pfetzing made quick work of Ott and then tried to dose in on Ermolenko. While Pfetzing had thoughts of catching Ermolenko he had to fight off Ott and John Sandona who were beating on his back door. Pfetzing stayed close to Ermolenko until the final lap when Ermolenko moved it out to score the victory. Pfetzing held on for second with Ou edging Sandona for third. meeting of the year at Portland International Raceway. After his wife gave birth to their baby daughter this morning, Wascher topped thing-s off by putting in a valiant effort t~ win the Interceptor race, but one rider got in his way - Mike Johnson. Johnson and Wascher 'battled for the lead throughout the race and it was Johnson emerging with the win. In other racing action, Keith Pinkstaff and Zlock Racing's Dan and Dale Zlock finished 1-2-3 in the fastest class of the day - the Formula One race. Pinkstaff and Tom Walther dueled in the Open Production, Superbike and Formula One classes, with Walther topping the Open Production and Pinkstaff winning both the Formula One and uperbikeraces. The 600cc Production class had a· lot 'of action. A blown engine and an oiled track early in the second heat took out five of the top six finishers from the first heat. Bob Schuff described the incident. "I first saw a lot of smoke, then a bunch of shiny metal fragments coming out of his tor class rider Dick Wascher at today's Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association's final