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New Zealander lain Pero finished second in the 750 and third in the 1100cc classes at Riverside to earn himself $7000 from Suzuki. Ricky Orlando came from Colorado to finish eighth in the 11 OOcc class and sixth in the 750cc event; Orlando was third in the second 750 heat. Polen accepts his $7000 check for winning the 750cc class. It never rains in southern California I This is w hat the 750cc class found on the only lap they ran. The riders were given one lap to see w~at they though t of the conditions; the race was cancelled for obvious reasons. 8 Yoshimura, Cycle Concepts, Bel_ Ray, Fox Shocks, Ba tes, Shoei, Tsubaki and Atlantic Woods. " We ended up where we wanted to," he said. " I wish I had Dou g's checks, " Pero joked in the winner's circle. "That was the nearest to a dirt track I've ever ridden," the Yoshimura-sponsored Gray said, sighting trac non problem s. "I'm not disappointed, the bike ran great " There was a downpour prior to the Yamaha event, causing large puddles to form on most of the track , but rivers were not yet a problem. The small field of riders got underway at a cautious pace. Well, except for' Rayborn. . The 250cc ·Grand Prix pilot quickly established himself, leading at the end of the first lap by 5.4 seconds. Moore was second with Steve Cardillo, Jim J epsen and Solis in tow. Rayborn stretched the lead, using a line that included puddle dodging, to almost seven seconds before the others finally came to grips with the conditions. With Rayborn being more conservative and the o thers pushing harder, the lead started to dwindle. By lap eight, Rayborn led by only 1.5 seconds. On lap nine he had stretched it to 2.8, but then all hell broke loose. Entering turn "six . Rayborn lost the front end. "I was sliding on my hands and knees saying, 'do n't hi t the mud," he said later. "I could hear the crowd moaning, but nothing was broken and it fired right up." Solis, who had inherited the lead, wasn't as fortunate. In the very next corner, turn seven, he tossed the little Yamaha away. This gave the lead to Moore, who led the remounted Rayborn by 5.8 seconds at the end of the IOth la p. By lap 12, the two were side by side in the esses and half a lap later, Rayborn was past and $5000 richer. In a mock 750cc winner's circle, Polen was presented with a new Suzuki GSXR750 from Kal-Gard. The Texan promptly donated the bike to the National Motorcycle Patrol. _ Results 1100: 1. Doug Polen (SUl); 2. Dave Sadowsk i (SUl ); 3. lain Pero (SUl); 4. Scott Gray (SUl); 5. Chris Steward (SUl); 6. Craig Trind er (SUl); 7. Jamie James (SUl); 8. Ricky Orlando (Sul); 9. Richar d Moor e (Suz); 10. Mike M inning (Suz). 750: 1. Doug Polen (SUl); 2. lain Pero ( S Ul~ 3. Dave Sadowski (SUl); 4. Jeff Heino ( SUl~ 5. Scott Gray (SUl); 6. Ricky Or lando (SOl); 7. Peter Carro ll (SUl); 8. Scott Cavness I Sul~ 9. James Domay (SUl); 10. Kun Hall (SUl). YAMAH A 600: 1. Calvin Rayborn III (Yam); 2. Richard Moo re (Yam); 3. Steve Cardillo (Yamt, 4. J im Je psen (Yam).