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~ VEHICLE NEWSP~P£ Nielson celeb rates his win in the Skoal Shoot-Out. T he to p three fro m eac h se mi made it to th e main and th er e wer e two semis. Green g ra bbed th e lead in the open ing sem i but Erm ol enko. with a spectacu la r insid e swee p . blasted by every body as th ey came o ff turn two a nd took th e lead. O nce in tlu poi n t position. Ermo lenko was gone a nd the crowd sh owered him with chee rs. King ended up ta king second with Green t h irrl . Su rprisin gly . N ie lsen co u ld o n ly must er fourth a nd he was o u t of th e ma in . Faria . sti ll on Brown 's bike, gOI a fli er and ,,-I th e pace in the second sem i bUI he had Schwa rt z a nd Cook breathing down hi s nec k soo n a fter th« stan. Fari a sh u t t he doo r o n chwarrz as rhe first la p ende d but the " Boo ga loo Kid " reli eved him of th e lead as th ey ca rne off turn IWO o n the second circ u it. Cook th en moved up 10 cha llenge Faria for second a t th e e nd of la p two. T he spectac u la r rid er tri ed th e o u tside b ut when th at didn 't work he duck ed lo w a nd th at wa s th e kiss o f death. As soo n a s h e wen t lo w , Pfetzing motored by on the outside and Cook dropped Irom th e last tra nsfer spot. T he ' c hec ker ed ca me down and Schwanz, Faria a nd Pfe tzin g moved o nto th e mai n event. ' P fetzi ng , th e o n ly rider to make th e mai n with ou t a two-speed tra nsmi ssion wa s o ff th e po le. Ermo lenko , who was o n th e outside, got into a n argu me n t with refer ee Irwin Moon bef ore ' th e even t began a bo u t hi s sta rt ing positi on. The two resolved their d isagreement a nd th e race was rea dy to beg in. P fetzing was th e fi rst to react to th e g reen light in turn o ne (the ga te broke before th e first race o f th e ni ght ), but by th e tim e th ey ca me off tu rn two , Er rno le n ko had co me from th e fourth spo t to th e lead, King ' s bike ex pi red as soon as he left th e line and th at: left five rider s to vie fo r th e title. T he re wasn 't much of a battle a t th e head o f th e pack. Errno lenko was gone a nd he eas ily won the crown for th e ver y first time. Gree n ended up second with Schwartz third . P fe tzing and Faria rounded out th e fini sh er s. . T he fin al even t of the n ig ht was the co nso la tion race and half mi le specia lis t Cook rode arou nd Ni el sen o n th e firs t lap a nd th en took th e fi nal so u the rn Ca lfiornia speedway checkered flag o f 1987. • Results MAIN: 1. Sam Ermole nko; 2. Randy Green; 3 . Bobby Schw artz; 4 . Rob Pferzing; 5 . M ike Faria; 6. Lance King . SKOAL SHOOT-OUT: 1. Hans Nielsen; 2. Phil Collins; 3. Bobby Schwa rtz; 4 . John Cook. SUP: 1. Jay Gia nen i; 2. Greg Hancock; 3 . Pinky Blake; 4. Tri nan Cir ello : 5. M ike Bloom; 6. Jo e Kreisber g. ..-- ------. -- I Subscriotion Couoon II 0 (25 Issues) fmyonly $1 3.oo!! Send me one full yea r YES! I want ATV NEWS or I . . :-:- ,I N~=-e..-.,...-,IM"".,. - - - - -- -- - - - - -- - I I I - - - - -- - --I PHON E l I Please check method of payment. I ~. L I O BiII My MaS1erC.rd ~ If!!t!1!"!J r:.;ii!!" o I want t o save even more m oney! Send me two years (SO Issues) of ATV NEWS for only $23.00 - that's a savings of $27.oo!! Charge Cu stomers We mu st have the complete account number and expiration date. e: AOOR ESS -'- CITY _ STATE 0 Pa yment Enclosed _ S;. rd N o . ::'\ 0 Bill me ZIP 0 Thi. is a re new al Card Expires O.' e of 'he Ord er S ign at ure ,--- Please Mail to: THE OLDEST MOTOCROSS SERIES IN THE NATION! . . .. . , . . P.O. Box 1030 • Long Beach.CA 9080 1-10 30 or Call (2 1 3 ) 595·475 3 1988 18th Ann ua l WinterAM Molocros~ ~eri~ TBA Professionals and A's race each Sunday. except Croom. A's will run in the the 2·day amateur pro gram. Amateurs race each Saturday. SuperSports P.O . Box 13246. St. Petersburg, FL 33733 (813) 822-8929 _ ATV' -..... Croom Raceway, Brooksville Gatorback, Gainesville Dade City Raceway, Dade City Diamondback,.Cocoa For mor e info. call or write: _ Canada . M ';x ico and all other foreig n countries -1 year 2n d class 527 .00 (U.S. Funds) First Class and airma il rates availabl e on request. o Bill MyVtSA Dec. 26,27 Jan. 2, 3 Jan. 9, 10 Jan. 16, 17 Jan. 23, 24 _ IIAELLI I I I I I I I I I I I I I "S COTT l §US1"'~