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tended to develop ruts and holes in the faster lines; the bumps caused racers problems all night long. "At the end I started remembering where the bumps and holes were and started squaring them and going around," said Jorgensen. "Coming out of turn two I almost put my handlebars on the rail trying to miss the hole that Pete (Hames) almost went down in." "Coming out of turn two you had to ta ke the very inside to miss the bumps," .Cannon agreed. "And in turns three and four there were a bunch of whoops right in the middle." During the Junior main event, the stuller bumps in turns three and four took their toll on 1986Junior National Champion Bryan M Dowell. Semi-winner M Dowell was running second on lap six of the Junior main, fighting for the lead wi th heat race winner and first-year Junior Steve Azeltine. McDowell lost the front end of his Harley going into turn three and flew through the hay bales and into the wall. His tumbling mOl.Orcycle missed McDowell, but he remained motionless for several minutes before finally stepping illlo the ambulance under his own power. Race announcer Larry Huffman later reported that McDowell was not seriously injured. Harley-mounted Azeltine, who hails from Aldergrove, British Columbia, reclaimed tile top Spot during the single-file restan and powered away to win the main event over heat mce winner Anthony Holesclaw, McDowell's brother Bobby, heat-race winner James Harrell and Ken King. Finishing in slots six through nine were Kit Farley of Salt Lake City, Utah, Craig Howard, John Lundgren and Kevin Todd. McDowell, who did not complete the race, was the official 10th place finisher. Junior standout Brian Villella of Michigan was on hand for the Pomona event, but failed to qualify for the 12-lap main when hi bike's engine went sour during the first Junior heal. Villella dropped out of the heat on lap three with his engine smoking badly. During the same heat race, Yamahamounted John Penner of Hesperia, California, crashed in turn three and was u'ansponed by ambulance to a nearby hospital. He was not injured seriouslv and returned to the track before tl;e end of theevent, according to a spokesman for Great American Media. Shonly after the stan of the IO-Iap Pro!Am final, the race turned into a spread-out. follow-the-leader affair with heat-race winner Darell Davis of Bremenon, Washington taking the point position and holding it all the way to the checkered flag. He was followed home in the uneventful race by Todd Adams, Kris Kiser, who won the second Pro! Am heat, Todd Bridges, who had earlier clai med the Pro!Am semi, and Mike McDonnell. Roundingoutthe top 10 were Sean Plymale, Warren, Oregon's Rex Fisher, George Cooper, Ron Sheets - who won the third Pro! Am heat and led the initial stan of the final before being red flagged and relegated to the penalty line:"" and Tim Long. Results 15·LAP EX: 1. Alex Jorgensen (Han); 2. Curtis Cannon (H~D); 3. Pete Hames (H-D); 4. Terry Poovey (H· D); 5, Don Howard (H-D); 6. Brian Atherton (WR); 7. Mike lnterbitzin (H-O); 8. Darin Balderston (H-D); 9. Aoger Thompson (H· D); 10. Chad Felicio (W-A); 1'. Daniel McDonnell (Hon). , 2-LAP JR: 1. Steve Azeltine (H-D); 2. Anthony Holdsclaw (Atx); 3. Bobby McDowell (Hon); 4. James Harrell (W-A); 5. Ken King; 6. Kit Farley; 7. Craig Howard (Hen); 8. John Lundgren (Rtx); 9. Kevin Todd (H-D); 10. Bryan McDowell (H-D); 11. Ken Barrow; 12. Rob Hassey (Rtx). 1a-LAP PRO/AM: 1. Darell Davis; 2. Todd Adams; 3. Kris Kiser (Hen); 4. Todd Bridges; 5. Mike McDonnell; 6. Sean Plymale; 7. Rex Fisher; 8. George Cooper. 9. Ron Sheets (Atxl: 10. Tim Long (Yam). shine in Florida downpour. ,wliEZ'I CONGRATULATES BOB "HURRICANE" HANNAH and TEAM SUZUKI on their victory in the 250 Pro Class in the Florida Winter-AM Motorcross Series at Diamondback Raceway. FRED ANDREWS on his back-to-back wins in the 125 Pro Class in the Florida Winter-AM Motorcross Series. Andrews' 125 Honda captured ... the checkered flag in round 1 held at Gatorback Raceway and round 2 at Diamondback Raceway. jii..1iii. Thru extensive R&D, Wiseco has introduced a revolutionary new 2 cycle piston design for Dirt Bikes. Wiseco's Pro Tru forged formula features: New Dome design for improved heat transfer Positive ring groove angularity to eliminate blow-by Narrow wrist pin boss spacing to reduce wrist pin flex Lightweight for increased RPM's New cam and taper design for tighter piston to wall clearances. * * * * * Call for your FREE 1987 Motorcycle/ATV Catalog Today! .,6£CO PERFORMANCE PISTONS CMC Golden State Nationals Round One. Jan. 4, 1987 Sunrise Cycle Partl, Adelanto. CA 125cc Pro 1st ALLEN DYCK 500cc Pro 1st MIKE FlSHER for Celilfort . " CorIfifIence Top Pros rely OIL_ (SHOEI) 1lIe CIIoice 01 t:IIlntIIOIIS SHOEI SAFETY HELMET CORPORATION 228 e - . Loa Angeles, CA 90064 12131477-6051 --- WISECO PISTON, INC. 7201 Industrial Park BlVd, Mentor, OH 44060 • 216-951-6600 WISECO PISTON CANADA, INC. 178 Ingersoll Rd, Woodstock, Ont N4S 7X6 • 519-537-6281