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NEXT WEEKEND a OCTOBER 17th 18th 12:00 NOON KAWASA.J(J MOTORS COIIR, U.S.A. and Participating NJ, NY, PA, and Conn. KawasakrDealers PRESENT The 11th Annual KAWASAKI MOTOCROSS ~ RACE OF CHAMPIONS r~ RACEWAY PARK ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY iJ.) ..0 o ..... u SPECIAL GUEST RACERS KAWASAKI FACTORY RACERS o Eddie Ingels leads Bart Bast and Rocky Robinson on the way to winning the Baylands Speedway Championship. ley, 1986 500cc Expert champ, took his Honda to second overall. In the 80cc Expert class Aron Niles, aboard a Honda, placed last in both motos riding with a broken ankle. Niles garnered enough points to clinch the championship, then checked into a local hospital for scheduled surgery the same day. Results 50 NOV, 1. Luke Rambur (Yam); 2. Popeve Gonzalez (Yam); 3. Melinda Finley (Yam). NOV: 1. Josh Rambur (Kaw);· 2. Cory Bauder \K8W~ 3. Marc Henderson (Kaw). 80 NOV: 1. Ctvis DeWinter (Kaw); 2. Roger UndstTom (Kaw); 3. Scan DeWinter (Kaw). 80 EX: 1. Men Gelbraith (Hon); 2. Wayne Simonds (Kaw~ 3. Kennv Gordon (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. Brian Tidwell (Hon); 2. Chris DeWinter (Kaw~ 3. John Palchek (Kaw). 125 EX: 1. Joe Good (Suz); 2. Jason Anderson (Kaw~ 3. Jim Stewan (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Jeff Hobson. (KTM); 2. Bob Faeo (Suzl; 3. Greg Corlis (Suz). 250 EX: 1. Kevin Schaub (Hon); 2. Ralph Blanchard (Kaw); 3. Greg Chanenon (Suz). 500 NOV: 1. Alton Burns (Yamr, 2. Bill McKnight (Kaw); 3. Peul Thommason (Kew). 500 EX: 1. Jim McClain (Kaw); 2. Bruce Stinglev (Hon); 3. Brad Bomhoff (Hon). VET: 1. Mark Faeo (Yam); 2. Eric Forsythe (Kaw); 3. Pat Poland (Kaw).' PRO: 1. Joe Good (Suz); 2. Ralph Blanchard CKaw); 3. Jim McClain (Kaw). eo Ingels aces Baylands Speedway C'ship By Bill Spencer FREMONT, CA, SEPT. 12 Steady Eddie Ingels won the Baylands Speedway Championship in perfect form to wrap up the season. In~els was the top rider at the Napa Wme Cup and the top dog at Auburn and needed the Baylands championship LO wrap up tOP gun for the northern California season. Riding the A &: A Racing Services Special for Quaker State and Petrich Cycles, Ingels proved best from the first event, where he downed arch rival Bart Bast, LO the perfect 15 points after the fifth round. Jim Sisemore finished second on the Truman Bailey, Arai Helmet Special with just one point down, where he lost to Ingels' in event 13. The first of 20 Scratch races saw Ingels ~o for the throat immediately by gaung quickly and leading all laps. Ingels won easily over Steve Martin and Rocky Robinson. .Ingels continued winning in the seventh event over 'Kid Curry, then won another heat over Sisemore. Ingels continued his sweep with a win in event 18. In the final Ingels aced the gate with a rocket start and never looked back. Sisemore finished second in points, just one back. Results ANAl; 1. Eddie Ingels (15 pIS); 2. Jim Sisemore (14~ 3. Ban BaSI (1 H 4. Kid Curry (10); 5. (TlE) St_ Menin/Mike Solis. 0-2: 1. Shawn R_n. 0-3: 1. Dean Newnham. laRocco rocks in Sugar Grove MX Jeff Ward Ron Lechlen Eddie Wa,rren fRoy Tumer, Kawasaki Pro Team Motocross Manager, has confirmed Ward. l.echien. and Warren to compete.) By Susan Willian Returning from Europe is Billy Uies TNm G~ Racers Mickey Kessler. Jo-Jo Keller. Chris Coleman. Denny Stephenson, Tyson Vohland. and more - will compete as confirmed by Mark Johnson (Team Green race manager). . The magazine and newspaper press are saying "This is the race of the season to compete and spectate at. " $4.000 Pro-Expert Purse No Pre-EntJy ALL TICKETS ON SALE AT THE GATE Discount coupons available at more than 40 participating Kawasaki dealers in NJ, NY, PA. and Conn. For further information or raGe schedule call Jay Irwin or Ken Landerman at Raceway Park 201-446-6331 DONT MISS YOUR ONLY CHANCE to see Ward, Lechien, Warren, Utes, Kessler, Keller, Voh/and, Stephenson, Coleman and more than 700 racers at the 11th .P..nnual Kawasaki MX Race of Champions. SUGAR GROVE, OH, SEPT. 5 Yamaha/Scott/PJ -IIBe\l-backed Mike LaRocco romped LO overall wins in both Pro classes, taking three firsts and a third at the Third Annual Budweiser Series MX, held in Sugar Grove. Kawasaki Team Green's Dale pangler grabbed the lead in moto one of the Heavyweight Pro class, followed by Michigan's Jeff BeckingLOn and LaRocco. Before the completion of lap one, LaRocco was hounding Spangler for fir l. pangler held off LaRocco' aggresive moves as the duo pulled away from the pack. LaRocco and Spangler bumped on lap four with LaRocco coming out on top. LaRocco claimed the win, stretching his lead over runner-up pangler. Beckington finished third, and Kawasaki-mounted Steve Childress took fourth. Spangler again aced the start in moLO two, followed by Honda's Greg Bowen and David Hand. Bowen went down on lap one LO drop to last. LaRocco, who was 'sixth on the start, moved through traffic to take over second. SIlmgler held LaRocco at bay as they raced wheel-LO-wheel around the challenging course. Lap si.x saw the duo tangle and LaRocco went by on the inside to take the lead. LaRocco again LOok first, while Spangler, Beckington, Hand and Childress followed. The first moLO of tlle Lightweight Semi-Pro class saw LaRocco rounding turn one fir t but he almost lost it and dropped several spots, putting Jon Agin in charge. • As LaRocco weaved his way through riders, Agin pulled out a comfortable lead. By lap - four, LaRocco was up LO second and pressuring Agin for first. Agin turned up the throttle, but LaRocco passed him through the stutler bumps to chalk-up one more win for the day. Agin held onto second with Spangler finishing third. Bowen aced moto two after finishing fifth in moLO one. Beckington filed by for second while LaRocco scored a third. Results MINI SR: 1. Hayden Richards (Kaw); 2. Richard HoyJHon); 3. Chris Donaldson (Kaw). 50: 1. Greg Rand (Kaw); 2. Vincem Vernon (Kaw); 3. 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