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Edited by Scott Rousseau
(Above) Chris Blanton (57) swept both 125cc Beginner motos during the CRC motocross at
Los Angeles County Raceway. Eric Anderson (30) was th ird. (Below) cal Rayborn III (3)
scored the win In the Formula Pacific class at Sears Point International Raceway.
Whe n Cou pe slowed to d eal w ith blisters
and arm pump, Tav is, teamed w ith AHRM A
expert Pat Brown. took ov er second from Jeff
Johnson but they had a late-r ace stop to finish
third, while the team of Paul Iwanag a and Rod
Spencer took second wi th nine laps rema ining.
"I never let up," Bruce sai d afterward . "It
was pretty furio us; I thou gh t Cou pe was always
righ t with me."
"I thought I was d oing p retty good. bu t then
I blistered up and had to stop: Cou pe said. " I'll
be ready for Han gtown (National MX)."
Coupe finished 22nd wi th 55 laps, comp ared
to Bruce's 66 laps.
Tony Alves and Donn Anderson wo n the
first event and lapped Rob Shafer, who was first
Ironman and w in ner of the Vet p ort ion ove r
Sco tt Larso n and Gary jaehne, w h ile yo u ng
Gary Rogers teamed with Brett Landes for fifth
and second in their class.
Ker ry Puccio to p ped the SO-m inute long
XR100/ Vint ag e por tion o f th e first tw o-h ou r
race over Pat Rose, while Mike Romano topped
the Vintage class on his '74 YZl25. Kerry's dad ,
Ken Puccio also trop h ied, with third in the Vintage class on his ancient Honda 200.
Results
0 / A: 1. J~ Bruce; 2. Pa ul Iwanaga /Rod Spencrr; 3. John
Ta vi. /Pat Brown ; 4. Jd f Jo hmon; S. Ma rk Vanderpool/Sia n
MNWY.
,
RACE ONE: 1. Tony Alv.... / Donn AndnKIn (Yam ); 2. Rob
ShAfer (Hon); 3, Sca li U I"IOn (y.. m ); 4. C.ary Jal;' e (K.aw) ; S.
M
....../ Land
(Yam).
,
OPEN c;p, I. 0... P"'l' (Suz); 2. MichoIin Couto (Han~
250 PRO:1. Biny Mer6rr(Yam).
500BEG:1. Broad Cameron (Hon).
500 NOV: 1. ScottCU!'1B (Han).
/II VET BID 1. J-ph A~.. (Yamt 2. john SocbI (Han~
JR VET NOV: I . C. T. W..unabe (Hon ); 2. David Barlow
(X.w); 3. Bl&keo Orgill o;..w); 4. ,l.1mtr Youns (Yam); s. 1...«Saul
(Cog).
JR. VETINT: I. John Keefer (Yam ).
VET BEC: t . pdf:r Td'I'..a.no (lion); 2. o .Ve" Dubin; 3. an.
Bmtm (Han); .... R~ ReNU w. (Y.am) ; 5. Larry W~ (Hon).
VETNOV: 1. R.mdy Andrnon (YMn); 2. Tun Milchrll (K.w);
3. Joh n Stich (K..w); 4. Edmond M()(Jft (Yam) : S. John PiNrd
(Han).
VET !NT: 1. Scott Curtis (Hon); 2. K.lrk WlIlWN (Yam); 3Alex Sp ine lli (V.lm); 4. Ste "e Sc h roblldorf (yam) ; .5. Dnid
W
~ms(Suz
).
VET .)