PRE-ENTRY
Ricky Fernandez were fourth and fifth
overall, respectively.
Like the first moto, Wachalec and
Berriere finished second and third in the
500cc Pro class and earned the same
overall finishes.
Donn Maeda easily won the first
250cc Novice moto ahead of Greg
Longie and Dave Galland, but he had a
tougher time in moto two. Maeda went
over the bars at the start of the second
race and got back into the race dead last
and well behind the field. Galland twisted the throttle on his Kawasaki and
assumed the early lead, but succumbed
to the pressure of Longie.
Meanwhile, Maeda began to pick off
riders one by one and moved into fourth
by the completion of lap Jhree. Juan
Magana surrendered third to Maeda on
the next lap. By the time the white flag
came out, Maeda had reeled in Galland
and Longie, and began to pressure the
lead duo.
The three riders were extremely close
as they received the white flag, and
Maeda snuck past Galland a few turns
later. Galland dug deep and swooped
back past Maeda, but had no answer for
another pass by Maeda in the next turn.
Once into second, Maeda reeled in
Longie and began to push him, but time
ran ou t. Longie scored the win inches
ahead of Maeda, but Maeda's 1-2 scores
edged Longie's 3-2. Galland was third
overall with his 2-3 finishes. Magana
and Ken Palfenier rounded out the top
five.
Bob Leppold decimated the competition in the Vet class with a double-moto
sweep. Leppold, better known as a cameraman for the Motoworld TV show,
raced National Vet Champion Rex
Staten's Honda CR250. Leppold led Sam
Stahl across the finish line in both
motos, while Mike Moore turned in a
pair of thirds for third overall. Jerry
Ventura and Dan Black traded places in
each moto, with Ventura coming out on
top for fourth.
Tim Ross won both motos in the
500cc Novice class with ease, while
Jason Bicknell finished second each time
out for second overall. Third went to Bill
Gifford, ahead of Scott La Rosh and Teo
Sanchez.
At the end of the day, racers were
each given a free Tecate beer and an
event T-shirt. The class winners received
plaques, while the series class winners
were awarded special hand made trophies, compliments of Tecate Beer.
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RESULTS
250 /'Iov: I. Donn Maeda (Han); 2. Greg Longie
(Han); 3. Oave Galland (!
