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LOCAL EVENTS
3. Lmny aakn (K4I w ): 1. Oavid Mull m (SUI); S. Monk Lenk e
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(Y am ).
VET I:'\'T: I. Burt Olm" (Vam ); 2. POIu l T omone (H rN);
3. Rub Pemn (Kaw); 4. :\Ii charl Ruch ('Mn (HIm) ; S. R.m d y
AndnloUf1 (Yam).
VET EX: 1. Br..d Md..rod (Ho ll); 2. Jnll Mill" (Y;,. ):
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S. Rk k G r.ml (H o n l: ,I. M:i lr.r C.. """"la;at (Yam): .'"». R;and l
Tiulrnwi. (S UI) .
J R VET BEG: I. .Irf f Sh m!o (Koi w); 2. C.h. li.. " on
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Fran"' rnbr. g (K.:t w ): , . Ru d y St-rr.ann (V.. m}: 1. J ohn Lo wdl
(Ho n ): S. Ti m Mad dl"n (Su ll .
VF :'110\' : I. Gl"
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orgr W a II"fT (K:.w}; 2. RU!>loC'II g eill v
( K,;,w): 3. n.. n y Rr idr-r ( "",,, i; 4. Bob M"tlhM-1( l i o n ).
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JR \ 'IT 1:\1 : I. Dr n K.o!:lo",,11 (Hon ): 2. T od d B roll:!>~r d
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JR \ ' ET f.X: I. Tim Wi n lolow ISwl; 2. Dan linK; 3. M M"
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H OIm mn (Y;am) .
12!I RF : I . J tTrml" UlmtT lV..m l: 2. Robert Anckn.on (S UI):
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3. C_""~ Mon lf' l Kaw); 1. J Ol1 C
.i.orClJ 1H lln); S. Brrnlf)f1
H.. nn (lI (m l.
12!I ~O \': I. 1'.111 Lindsnom ( Hun): 2. Ro y R' l"R nu r
K'n
(VOIm l: 3. BrUN" [)l"I ~..do (Sw l: 1. Kevin 0 '8rim (Hon}; S.
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R) Mike Faria, Lance King , SIeve Lucero and Brad Oxley lin e up for the start at Santa Barbara's Fair Day Speedway.
R esul ts
TU':NY MIN I: I. O1add
Kaw;,UOl
(Hun); 2. Ch ip Sthnhn
(VOIm); ~ . J ll!l.h U
(UINI).
O\''-.RIO: I. Rill K;.t~••ull (V;II"): 2. J"'~ C;lIuwrll (H u n) ;
:1 R..lph R II~ (Hu.. ); 1. Lr r Rir«.. r1 (V..m ); S. H n b \ 'nbn-l.
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125/2.r,o INT : I. rrlr Su lli,,;m l li..olw): 2. Chuclr. C'Hulh.
t:X; I. J lunit· Kill in n (K.cw); 2. J oN-'" Rc lr.h n (K:r Ml.
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Consistency pays for Stevens at
Broome-Tioga Motocross
By Carla Ne lso n
BI:-or.HAMTO:-O. :-OY. APR. 22
RroOln l'· TioW&I SPOrl!i Cl' n te r host t'd Ih e
fo u rt h round o f , he CN YMR A S p ri n/; .
Sum ml"r MOlOfTOSS St.rit'S. O V 250 ridcrs
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l'r
a llackl"d lhe ("v l'r ~ d la nK i ng tr&lck. The day
Maned o ut mu ddy, and lhl" £irS( set o£ molos
W run on tac·ky !~,() i l. By the Sl"("ond round,
t'Tt'
till' sun·d riro lr&lck was sllg hlly dUM)'.
M.uk Allla lek hol eshnt thl' £irst 250cc
Amalt'ur mo w . H t' was imm t"diat dy pressun-d
by Doug Stt"vt"ns , whu madt" ma ny a llt.'m pts
to pass. Fi na lly in Ih t' w hoo ps, hl' wa s
suu·l'S!iful. On lap lWo, SIl"VeI1S op<"ned up a
£ivt'-sr umd lead . Ant al rk wa s passt'd by
Dc.·nn i ~ &lld win , but h t' shOI back into seco nd
ri,; 11Ia way. A fl"W .u rn. I,"er. Am al ek bob bled
a nd Bal d win ~OI by agai n. but Ill' Wl'nt do wn
be'forl' the lap was n)mpletrd. In lhl" meantime. Tom C,oll" was dtargi ng through th e
pac'k ~. h t'r a mid-pac-l start. O n lh t' lh ird of
5('\"('11 b ps. \.olt" was in th e m idd le o £ a six ridrr bt"ight tr&li n. Ah('r nu meru us posi liu n
dl~IIIgt"S . tilt' d lt'f kt'rl"tl nag wavtod, Oil SlevffiS
£ina wit h :J c'omma nding I(";)d. Dwa yn e
J ~U'k~un . John Giambra• •'au l G rimaldi . and
C,olt' rou ndt·tf n ul lht' lOp £ivt'.
!\-tot o lW be.·lollgt-d 10 An ion Ph oto / G ates
O
\ ,olt' Radn g-su ppnr lt'tl Tom C.oley who ltod,
Ihe' ran' wi rt'-Io-win.. Pau l Il i5ano and ] d£
ArmMrong rodt' in S("('ond a nd third. respt"<·livd y. Aflt'r 1I t' mow, C.o lt" sm illod dt'sp ill' a
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ht"ad adlc rt"Suh in ~ £ro m a ha rd fall in th e
Opc.n Ama lt"u r cla ss. Firsl mo to winnt'r.
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SIt"vlns . had a h;u de'r lime' in m01o .two.
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finis hing (uunh. H is o Ulsislencl' f;'; lTnt"d him
tht' o veT;lll win (or tht"day.
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J im Allrn wo n Iht" Opt'n Am:Jtt"ur class by
a pu int over Jot" Rt"
isinger. Mo tu o l1e W~IS
1x'1Il/; led by O ,le wi ,h AII ~n in .<'Cond . A.
(Ill' sa mc limt', bo th rid t'TS £t'II , mov ing
Rt'isinger £rom Ih ird to £irsl. Alle'n rt'mountt'IrlN1K
( Y.. m ): :t R.. h n..w"otNl (HIHtl.
;'.0: I. Mikr nnuKhrtt ~ (Va m) ; 2. J"""" An c. lrk (H n lt): 3.
J .h n H.m d ( Ydtnl.
\\' M ~ : L CuLl ;'l;c-!..nn ( ~ lU": 2. T ,umnv H ul lr...hclU (SU.) .
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~C:H RY : I. juhn RI"L.f' (K.c".J: 2. JoI'olm Un wmOiIl (YOI m);
:t Cha d O li\l'r (...... ...' I.
\R M I~I: I. Ril II O;II} r' U/): 2. MiL(" \n.. nu (Su/l: 3. Sc-ull
R" IL.,,·,·II IKa w ).
SR MI;'IOI ;'100\': I. Ru h"""....,} (V..m ); 2. QUi!oJOIlllon tK.;,aW):
~t r ;ml K.·II, I H Ull I.
200 :"0\ ' : L O; m:' Willfl NI f ...... ): 2. Orrrk SIUIi (SUI):
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12.'", JUoI: I. TI.kl Rme·ll i; 2. j .. 'olm Mill ... (La w); S. Mikl"
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1" ;11.,,1 (1U"l").
I:!!', '-',X : I . T nrn R il l" ( lU w); 2. Rub ;'IO""",·I IK.o.Iw); 3. 80«,
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:!;'IO AM; I . 1),"11( ' It"\"" a.. cHuu ); 2. Tum C.n lr ( ~ w l; 3.
P.. taJ r i....nu C " I).
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:!;"o f.X: I. Tum Rin l ~ w ); 2. n .l\id Rlu R" ( JU w): 3.
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Pr'1t· :\I.d y lSu/ ).
opr:" ;'100\': I. Juhn ~ ilc... IHf. l); 2. Srian Cru lt (H lln l:
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o pt: ~ .\:\(: I. J im AII.. n t H' . I); 2. j ... R("
i..in!itt"r IH' NII:
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OP t:X EX: I. MiLr nnUl(hrrl~ I KT~I): 2. LIft), I ..Mldi .
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Lucero tough at Santa Barbara
Speedway
By Bill Locey
Photo by Jim Thorn
SAnA BARBARA. CA. A 22
PR.
Spt"t' way o n Earth n ay - wh al a conceptI
d
\ Vc- II, it wasn 't very o rg:Jnic, bUI it was pretty
t'xciling, especially lor Sieve L ucero who won
.h e trophy. Ihe big bu cks a nd a ki.. fro m Ihe
,wphy /;irl.
It was a swe1l da y in Sa ma Barba ra - you
co uld see lhe mo unta ins de;n ly from th e back
'slrdig hl al tht, F
..4.Irl \Var r('n Sho wgrou nds, j ust
lik(' you cou ld o nce o r twice a year when IMS
uM"d to be in Sa n Berna rdino. It was Fair Day.
an a l l~~&l tc h progra m, fea turi ng th t' hOIg uys
. OUIg- tm g Ih(' o thers.
d
Th(' eig h th ract' was typica l spee dway
madn""•. Fi"" Billy G ray brok~ , he lape. bUI
Reft'r('(' Ph il M(xm let him restart, a nyway.
On tilt' restart Ga ry Ackroy d whee lied a nd
cra.hed o n ,h e line• •hen Gray did a " 360"
around tum two, then Sa nt.a Rarbara hom ebo y
Bobby Schwartz slid out tryin g to paM Lu ~ro,
lea vin g Lucero to go it a lone.
Tht' crowd lo ved it. bUI no a nt' else did.
Th~ ref~ree G1 l1ed for a fu ll r..lan. Lucero
won tht" bo ring st'tluel. Schwa ru got a " zero "
whic- prt"uy much ended il for him this time.
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"Th~ Boogal oo Kid" d id cnme back 10 Ihra.h
Br&ld Ox ley in his £ina l ride to ruin a so·£ar
r)('r(en day lor Ih (' \o n o[ Harry Ox)(")', who
is also the most popu lar ridt"r in Santa
Rarbard.
Not surprisi ngly, L ucC'ro . Oxley, "Flyin '
Mike" Fana and La nn' Kin g endro u p in Ihe
mai n ('\'(·m . T hl" final was. a mi·dimatic as
Luu 'IU go t Iht"K"llt· .md Iha t wa\ lh.ll.
Intermed ia te actio n was gr uel ing as T ony
Mosely went 4·) for fir st overa ll o n h is Team
Green Kawa saki. Ho wever, ( 0 earn th e o vera ll,
Mosely had 10 fend off the har d-chargi ng
twoso me of R ick Oestrlcher a nd Terry Smi th,
. wh o PUI in two respectable rid es o n their
aweso me Hon da Elsinor es.
The Ama teur class too k shape wi th Carlto n
Will ia m so n d o minating o n his Greev es
Challenger. However, ScOIl Crews and his
. Iick••hihin /; Sac h.-cngined Pen lo n PUI u p
a ba ili e for second overa ll foll ow ed by cl u b
secrela ry Dav~ Bell a nd h i. hoI Honda .
In addition 10 the traditiona l awards, thr~
sp«ial awards were presen ted at the awards
ceremo n y: Kell y Wh ile won a TVRC T -. hin
for lh e Irick checkerboard pain . jo b o n h i.
~1n:1 ric 'larHquipped Yamaha MXer: j ohn
ricke won a T -shirt lor £j na l1 y fin ishing a mOlo
and pUllin g in a Tf'SJX'dablt' ride in the !leCond
moto on his SuzukilTM and Don J on es lost
a pelmck and dumped pelrol ~um everywhere
In ca m his T-s hin.
R..ul ..
AM: 1. Cullon Wi lli.;a
m!oOn (G rr ); 2. Senu ~ (Pm);
, . D;aVC' Bdl (H o n): 4. Kdly Whi ll:'(Va m) .
INT: 1. Tony MOM'y (Koiw) ; 2. R ick Onlrich" (Hon );
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5. Tl"ITT Smith (H n n) : 1. Gary Moorr (H nn): S. Do n Jonn
(Hon).
MSTR: I. Rill y Smith (Hon): 2. M;;nk Andll"w l (I-Ion ):
3. J. R. 0 11 (Bu l): 1. Bill Nt"Wkir '" (Cl): S. J o hn fr ic"'r (Sw) .
Telford tops Golden Bear GP
By Terry Rezek
Smith thrashes Burleson
Vintage Motocross
AD[U:-ITO. CA. APR.22
A. CRC. Go lde n Bear G ra nd Prix a . Su nri.~
Cycle Park . a ll . h ~ pro. e1ecled 10 rid e IOgelhe r,
whi ch prod uced a n in leresti n ~ s~ t o £ resu lts.
A, Ihe /;OIe. Ya mah a·ridin/; j ~ff Barbacovi
. hOl 10 , he early lead . Barbacovi was o n a 250
ra , her ,h an hi. u.ual 125. and . ho wed how
much hl" li kt'd the rx)wer . Mike Pa scar dla.
more accus.wmed , to his Suzu ki 250, soo n
I(K)k th t' lead , lea ving Barbacovi to duke it
OUI wit h h is lo ng-time frie nd , T im T el£ord
rid in g a Yamaha sponso red by Dirt Rider,
CTi a nd R a ('~ Tech .
Abo u . midway Ihrough Ihe 15-min u .. race.
Telford and Barbacovi were . wa pping back
and fon h for seco nd p lace. where Pascarella
• Iowed a nd fina lly pull ed off Ihe lra ck. He
did no t return. a nd a n u nco nfirmed rumor
had i1 lhat he had inju red hi. a nk le and opled
no t 10 aggrevale it just befor e leavin g lor a
J aliona l race.
Wit h Pascarell a go ne. Barba covi was in Ihe
lead wh en he wen t dow n easy just in fronl
of the scor ing tower. He was up a lmo~t
immedialely bUl nOI before Telford go . 1'-'''.
In I h~ scra m b l~ 10 ca 'c h Telford. Barb aco vi
cam e u p wit h a nat rear tir e. The hard Su nr ise
co urse lx"("omes a monSler with a nat ti re a nd
Barbacovi dropped ..ead ily bac k.
T el£ord cOl1linut'd o n for (he win . An
Adela nlo resident, Nicky Pounds, moved up
10 sec'ond p lace. The next lO fini sh were twO
500. . Jeff ScOIl o n a Kawasak i a nd T im
\\'inslow o n a Hon da . The lon e 125cc Pr o,
Duan t' Su mmers o n a Husqv ar na , came in
r ~hh . Barbarovi gri m ly h ung o n 10 fin i.h
Sixth.
By Jack Thompson
R.. ul ..
BURLESON. lX . APR. 22
Bill y Sm ith wo n bo th mot os to lOp th e Master
class at the seco nd round o £the T exas Vin tage
Raring Clu b'. Vimage fron S'a te MX S~ries
at Burl ",-o n MX Park.
. Rid ing hi. well 'prep ared Honda. Smi lh
worked pa.. Bill Newkirk a h~r New kir k
per£ormed pa tt'n ted hol esho ts in bot h motos.
Ma rk Andrt'ws finished sl'co nd overall wi th
IW berm .buTSting rides o n his Cycle Spons
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of \Vaco Hon da; third o vera ll was J. R. Ou
o n a Jim Po meroy rep liCi Bul laC
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MO Kfo"G : I. OoN1;I Id S,.,,(";lItl (V..ml: 2. Rub GU lIlr l t U u nl :
3. j<""h uOl Amar;ldi" (H u lI ): l. Qtri:!> S r il /r l (K..,,,·t; rt MiL.r
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'\m lll'l" (.">III ).
MO ;'100\' : I. j ...... 1I1 fkj; IKMt K.." ·): 2. P,IllI Gi lm;trti n ( J..:;lW):
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3. Ji lll RUllIin (SUI ).
KO 1S T : L T laq ' ,\~ lwl (SUI).
KO t:X: L Tt'H}' r ..t 'ol llt:!> II-lUll).
W:\ I;'IO : I. VOlI Ru tH h 11IIIlt ): 2. C1ui :!>:!>i Smith ( K;rw ).
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\ ' IST: I. R;llld , R."''oC·II (\'; 1111 ); 2. Fri/h ) Sc'Ol I("}' (ell: :1
c..1n t·,l(luH IH u..); -I. Run Ald ridllR u ll .
'R RHO; : I. t.all) J..: il'.dt (H u n) .
SR IX T : I. Ruh n u n h .lm (\'; lIn) .
"f T Rt~r; : I. On" O tiOlpt lil'l ( !t (KoI w): 3.
hn~1 Rr m r h t K.oi w); 4. Jalnn l.Lv y j H u n ); 5. n a vid Or-hoil
(V;am ).
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250 S O \': I. Grurgr W..II;K"(' (lUw ): 2. Mirhal"1 Frn.ln
(Va m ); 3. Rl'\ld lr Harri son (KTM): .1. Pau l Zrlimlr. y ()(;aw):
~. Mikr BI..ir (H u n ).
250 1:'Ic : I. Mrr lr H a mmer (Yam): 2. Rl" Nri lld (Ra w);
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3. Du n ny f i:.h (Va m ); 1. R uh b ir D unh m (V4Im) : ~. E"l"ttl"1
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Nra l (V;am ).
SOO REG ; I. J.w Kr'u rr l (H o n ): 2. Don K:ad1("(" (Hon ); 3.Milr.l"
Ma n K (Ko
IW): 4. IlcJul( GiIIl"ul" ( Kaw): S. C~ftl C
...rmi ch ..e l
(H o n ).
SOO NOV: I. J MTy Eh l"!'> ( Ra w) .
PR O: 1. T im Tel rord (Yam ); 2. N irk y Pou n d:!> (SUI ): 3.
j eU SoNl ( Ra w ); 1. T im Wimlow (Hu n ); 5. Duan e Su m nN"'"
(H u.1o)-.
Tinkham aces Wapella Scrambles
By Dana Crutcher
W
AP£LLA, IL. APR. 23
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Kirkw ood. Hlin o is' Mike Ti nk ha m took top
honors in th e 50o.c cia ss of the District 17
BloominglOn· Norm al M.e. Scra m bles.
Ra cing actio n heat ed up right away 35
Da n vers, Ill in o is, ri der M ich a el O el en ,
o ut fiHed in h is m in ia lure Kenn y Rober ts
lea. hers. •h u. oUI j ason We.. for a heal o ne
Pee Wee victory . •
In Ihe 60cc cla... j"". " Z·Bo" Robinson o f
Champaign. IIIino i•. fough , o ff a hard t t~ Knuth o n lap four.
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60: I. J O!o Rnb im.o n: 2. Sh..nr Gani!\M)I); 3. Jw.lin FillOrl:
1. R..rKly Smith; 5. Quint E.J.linKn.
PI\\': I. M i( ~1 Odrn; 2. j;;,r SloInfidd .
200: 1. J o h n u mb.irlr. : 2. lbullU.Io ~u ll()n : 3. ScOIl Shinn;
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-l. Mif"hMo1 Cu llin .
2SO: I. Dnn i H nlrmOln ; 2. G ryOln Glilybnl; 3. Jo h n
l ...mb,w-",: -l. OU1!o Sdrmd bM-h.
-l00: L SIf'"W' ~1nnllll u; 2. TnT)' "wm ; 3. Scl'\lnl Gill;
,1. G~ \ 'CWI; S. Trny f hhtT.
SR: I. Ln blin~ : 2. fril l F.WOlIt; 3. rbvid Scilnfidd ; 1.
G.f'J( VIVI; .Ii. Rub nl C"AJllitT .
500: I. Mil.r TinL.ham; 2. Rn-d Rrtl nlinu : 3. Rick Kn ul h ;
-l. Sh.. wn Wad l"; .Ii. l.t'''IIn..rd RudlUIlI.
Donohew strikes Sebring RR
By J oe McKa y
S[BRl:-Or.. FL APR. 22
~ alh a n Lt"t' Dono he w o£ Dayton a Beach ,
Flori da . slOrmt'd throuRh lrarr ic in lou r classes
10 caplurt' th e lio n's sh:Jre of Clsh in Ihe
Flori da G ra n Prix Riders Associa tio n's season
o pl"nt'r al St-bri nR Int t'rn a linnal Racf'way.
Do noht'w capt u rt'd 101' honor s in the
Endurd nce Two a nd the o vera ll win in Ih e
('ombi ncd 1/ 2/ 3 t'vent , a nd came hack in th e
G r&l n Pr ix T wo q ualifier a nd the ract' ilself
Wilh t'asy \'in o ries.
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In (ht" Sh()()[·Out/Das, h Fo r C,,1:sh , Don c)hew
lea p! off hi s £ro nt · ro w spUI o n tht' grid and
was Ilt"ver ht"adt·d. In Viclo ry Cire-Ie, DOl1o hew
tha n ked Yamaha, \ Vood y Kyl e R a ein ~ ,
Lou ic's P iu a , Cyclt" Goodit'!i.. H umph rt')'!i
Gold and Si lver and B("II Ht'lmt·ts, p lus Robert
,,·iBis. D() u ~ Rr.Junt"ck \ mecha nic . fo r a ll o f
hi\ ht"lp a l Savannah (G(" rKiol) and St-hrin~.
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