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Long Track Spdwy Championship to Moran By Scott Daloisio GARDENA, CA, NOV. 14 Shawn Moran, the 1983 World Long Track Champion, survived a last lap scare to win the 1986 Ascot Long Track Championship on the Agajanian family's legendary half mile oval. Moran's win in the event was staged before the largest crowd to witness the race ~n years. In addition to Moran, the entry list was star studded. Defending Champion Lance King, U.S. National Champion Bobby Schwartz, Sam Ermolenko and John Cook were the pre-entered American Internationals. They were challenged by such southern California stalwarts as Mike Faria, Steve Lucero, Ronnie COTTey and Gary Hicks. Cook, who has won two major events on the challenging track, was in Sacramento at 4:00 p.m. He thought the race was one night later and he just happened to call the Ascot office to get a hotel room for after the event. When informed that the race was just a few hours away he hopped on the first flight to Los Angeles, but failed to make it in time for his first ride and was relegated to an intermission Match race against Schwartz. Each rider received two qualifying heats to score and earn pOInts for one of the 12 spots in the semis. Schwartz, King, Faria and Moran all had perfect scores after the qualifying events and most fans figured that the night's big winner would be one of these four riders at the meeting's end. Schwartz hung tough with Faria in the first semi and he swept by him for the lead at the end of the second lap. That move propelled him to the eventual win in a race that also saw Faria and Ermolenko qualify for the main event. The second semi was taken by King over Moran and Lucero. King's win had most fans thinking that he would wear the crown for the second consecutive year. Before the Division One main events took place the Support class riders engaged in their main event. Gary Dudley and Mark Hannah were having a good battle for first until Hannah bit the dust in the middle of the back chute on lap two. Hannah immediately got up and walked off the track while Dudley powered his twin-cam Jawa the rest of the way for the win over Rick Livingston and David Diaz. Northern California's Jim Sisemore passed Scotty Brown early in the Consolation and he went on to post the win over Steve Furman and Brown. Correy emerged victorious in the "B" main ahead of Tony Briggs and Jimmy Gentile. The "A" main rolled onto the track consisting of Moran, Schwartz, Ermolenko, King, Faria and Lucero. Moran was on the pole and he got a spectacular start then roared into the lead ahead of Schwartz and King. Schwartz saw his hopes go up in smoke as they exited turn two on the opening circuit when his motor quit. King was then the only serious challenge that Moran had left to face. King went to the outside in a bid to move by Moran for the lead at the end of lap one. Moran was equal to the challenge and he held of( King but his lead seemed precarious to say the least. King stalked Moran on lap two but he didn't make a challenge until they came off tum two on the final lap. Then King dove inside and he got the best drive as they raced down the back chute. King pushed his front tire ahead and was zooming by when his engine suddenly revved and he coasted into the infield in turn three. Moran took back the lead and led the final two turns to take the title that he last won in 1980. Ermolenko was a distant second with Faria third and Lucero fourth. After the event ended it was learned the reason for King's motor to rev was a broken primary chain costing him his second straight championship. The Ascot event brought a close to the 1986 speedway season in southern California. Racing will resume early next March with the annual Spring Classic. Results A MAIN: 1. Shawn Moran; 2. Sam Ermolenko; 3. Mike Faria; 4. Steve Lucero; 5. lance King; 6. Bobby Schwanz. B MAIN: 1. Ronnie Correy; 2. Tony Briggs; 3. Jimmy Gentile; 4. Gary Hicks; 5. Greg Ayers; 6. Ed castro. CONSOL: 1. Jim Sisemore'; 2. Steve Furman; 3. Scotty Brown; 4. Jimmy O'Dell; 5. Kevin Krugh; 6. George lazor. SUPPORT: 1. Gary Dudley; 2. Rick Livingston; 3. David Diaz; 4. Mark Spivey; 5. Andy Johnson; 6. Mark Hannah. Gerber takes Dino Rally HS win By John W. Maughan GRAND JUNCTION, CO, NOV. 9 • Super Jersey - 50/50 Interlock • Race Pant. - Antron 500. This 2 piece outfit features padded elbows & knees. quality fabric and construction. Made in USA. Graphics and colors for Honda. Yamaha Aed. Yamaha Yellow. Suzuki & Kawasaki. SIZES; KIDS Adult sizes available. ALSO AVAILABLE; PIT KIT Cotton pants and short sleeve T-shirts. Same quality graphics - padding - sizes. AnRACTIVELY PRICEDIN STOCK NOW! A~ailable at your Dealer. Dealers Please Call: USA (800) 423-5658 CA (818) 898-1402 Shawn Gerber won the final USRA Desert point event of the year holding the lead from the bomb to the final check at the Dina Rally 1 Hare Scrambles today in Grand Junction. A cold and windy day greeted the racers for the Dina Rally I, the snow storm two days before the race scared 0[£ the fair weather riders, but the true desert racers and point chasers were there for their final point event of the 1986 season. The starto£the race was very fast over rolling clay hills, Corky Maughan pulled the early lead, but was passed by Gerber and Robert Howard before the bomb. At the first check Gerber had the lead with Mike Adcock in second with Maughan in third, Todd Henneman and Brad Strong held fourth and fifth spots. Gerber finished the first loop in 25 minutes with Adcock in hot pursui.t. Strong had taken over third place with Henneman and Maughan right behind ·him. On tbe second loop Gerber and Adcock maintained their lead with a real battle developing for third, fourth and fifth, Strong and Maughan are one and two for the Desert overall points for 1986. Maughan took over tbird place on the second loop, but dropped back to fifth soon after that with bike problems. The top five finished the second loop in the same order as the first with Henneman and Strong.trading third and fourth. Maughan's bike problems turned out to be a blown silencer that had completely blocked the exhaust pipe, causing a severe loss of power. With repairs made Maughan left the pits about a minute behind Strong and Henneman. On the third loop Gerber stretched his lead ever so slightly over Adcock. Maughan had taken over the third spot followed by Hennem.an, who had passed Strong for fourth. Maughan SlOpped for gas and Henneman and Strong took over thi rd and fourth dropping Maughan back to fifth. 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