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Crosby captures LA County MX win By Terry Rezek PALMDALE, CA, DEC. 28 The California Racing Club held the last motocross of its 1986 season at Los Angeles County Raceway today. Many riders were trying hard LO boost their points for the year, but the intensity was greatest and the luck the worst in the l25cc Novice race. Mike Crosby eventually came out the winner, when his closest competition crashed out. Tony Qualls and Crosby kept their long rivalry going with a flashy start in moLO one. Qualls was off the line first with Crosby berserking it around the outside of the first turn and was right on Qualls' back from the beginning. They were going at it hot and heavy when another rider, Doug HousLOn, crashed very hard right after a big jump where he could not be seen by oncoming riders. The race was sLOpped for some time while Houston was transported to Palmdale Hospital. He saw stars for a while, but was OK. On the restart, Qualls was in the lead again, but Crosby was even closer and took the lead in lap two. Qualls was never more than a few bike lengths away, but could not get back past Crosby, who took the moLO win. -As the flag dropped for moto two, it was Crosby who read the starter and led the pack out of the gate. Qualls was in a dose second. Qualls went down in a hairpin turn halfway through the first lap and injured. his knee. The moLO was SLOpped again and Qualls also got a ride to the hospital for precautionary x-rays. His knee was badly bruised but otherwise OK. With Qualls gone, there was no one LO challenge Crosby. He got the holeshot at the restart and ran away with the moLO for two firsts and the overall l25cc Novice win. Another l25cc rider, pro Eddie Hicks had no problem winning the first l25cc Pro moLO as he flashed to an immediate lead and stayed there all the way. A.]. Whiting, on a new Cagiva ride, followed in second. Hicks seemed definitely off his stride in moLO two. Dean Matson got the holeshot, followed by Whiting and Rick Ryan. Hicks came out of the gate in fourth position and could not better it. The spark was just not there and that fourth dropped him LO second overall I25cc Pro. The LOp three were very dose for three laps, then Whiting screamed around the outside of the start sweeper LO take the lead. Ryan moved up soon after and tried many times to pass Whiting, including a last ditch effonat the checkered. To no avail; Whiting seems very satisfied with the Cagiva and took the first overall l25cc Pro win. Ryan and Matson were backatitin the 250cc Pro race. 500cc Pro Dave FolLz led the parade of 250 and 500cc Pros and Intermediates at the beginningof moto one. Ryan was in second and working on FolLz when Folu fell LO the back. By this time, they had caught the slower Intermediates and Ma tson kept getting stuck in traffic. Ryan took the moLO win with Matson in a crowded second. Matson led the second moLO stan with a 500cc rider between him and Ryan. Ryan soon gOt past the big bore and took the overall lead at the scoring tower at the end of lap two. Ryan and Matson finished first and second for the moto and the overall. After Foltz went down in moLO one of the 500cc Pro race, Tim Hanna moved from hi dose second LO first and went on for the win. Kevin Allman came out of the back of the Got the rippecl-up, dog-eared, yellow page blues? TOUR FLORIDA ON A NEW SUZUKI CAVALCADE (Below Models New 1986 Models) GV 1400 GTG $4,995 GV 1400 GDG $6,799 GV 1400 GCG $8,299 AIRLINE TICKET INCLUDED! We Pick You Up At Tampa Int'l Airport Just fill out the convenient Cycle News product order form under the Advertiser's index, mail it to us, and we'il ship you the Cycle News Product that's bound to please. CYUNDER HEADS Full II D Pltp IItpai. Flow Tts1i•• ETC. .-~&.,_..., HARD TO FIND PARTS • INOlAN • PENTON • BAiDGESTOHE • FOX • MeB • AUPP 0' That stack Cycle News piled over in the corner could become an attractive addition to your living room or trophy shelf. All you need is our new brightred, top-quality binder. Each one holds 25 issues of America's Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper. They also provide a handy filing system when you need to refer back a few issues to an informative article, and they're a positive statement about the sport you like best: Motorcycling. • SPEEDWAY • SACHS : =~ CERTlAED PARTS CORPORATION 1111 W. Racine • ~I'" WI 53545 6081752-9441 • TELEX 910-288-2927 HUGE STOCK - LOW PRICES EXPERIENCED STAFF Why Buy Anywhere Else? BELLFLOWER YAMAHA 10401 AID"',•• B.llflower, CA (213) 925-5097 • 8-Gauge Staln$e5S S'MI Spokes $29.00 PADDLE TIRES - 8 10 14 Paddles from '''87 N.twood ,,",d•• e.... CA ••••• • 559.00 (7 1.. 530 -6681 I.)