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Joe Casey (3J) leads Shawn Brown (53) In the first 250cc Expert moto at the Albany Vintage MX. Casey would later storm to victory in the 30+ Expe rt cl ass aboard his Honda CR250 Elsinore. ~ e ~ 0\ 0\ r-1 ... ~ r-1 l-o C1J "S Donate to THECLAYTON FOUNDATION 2201 Cherry Avenue Long Beach, CA 90806 .... 0.. 310/427-7433 en "We want to be yourfavoritecharity" C1J C1J 8 Sus pens ion wa s part of the custo m car and tru ck di splay. Venegas a nd Mike Fa ria were tied w ith 15 point s after four rounds of Scra tch racing. Bobby Schwartz was one back with 14, while Tommy Hedden , down from northern Ca lifornia, picked up the fou rth sp ot w ith 9. Sch wa rtz d rew the pol e with Faria on the ou tsid e and Venegas and Hedden in two and three . Faria, Venegas and Schwartz cut the gate as good as it gets , and it was three abreast as the y crossed the finish line at the end of one. Faria got the ad vantage by a fraction at the end of two, but his engine went so uth, and Ven egas wa s th e re to pick u p the pieces and collect an ov erdue win. Schwartz was second with Hedden third. Faria had qualified for the Handicap main as did Schw artz and Venegas. Faria had no bike, but Schwartz came th ro u gh aft er deciding to give Faria h is bike and sit out the race . David Taylor ca me from short ya rdag e and led from sta rt to fini sh , wh ile Faria and Ven ega s came from the 8O- a rd line through traffi c and we re y beh ind Taylor within three laps. But Venegas wa s denied a double win and sett led for second with Faria third. Travis MacDonald cont inued sha king up the Juni or ranks as he repeat ed his Juni or main win from the previous ni ght at Gle n Helen. Ryan Fishe r, the po pular local. chased him hom e with Jimm y Fishback Jr. third. Th e Sidecar main was a very rough-a nd tumble affa ir, but the team of Gardner an d Lynch emerged unscathed at the end of it. Secon d wa s very close between Ha ll a nd Mille r, and Stephens and Step hens, but the nod did go to Stephens an d Stephens by the slim m es t of margins. Results SC RATCH: 1. Charlie Ven ega s (Jaw); 2. Bobby Schwartz 3. Tom Hedden (Wes); 4. Mike Faria (Jaw). HOC I': I. David Taylor (Wes); 2. Ch.1rlie Venega s (J~w); 3. Mike Fari a eWes); 4. Darrin Wilson (Wes); 5. Rand y Skinner (Jaw ). SOC R MAIN: 1. Ga r d n e r / Ly nc h (Ka w ); 2. Stl-phens / Stt'phcns (Kaw); 3. Hall/Miller (Kaw ); 4. Horsley / Ml'd ยท bonylJ<>w). JR: I. Tra vis McDoJUlId (Wes); 2. Ryan Fillhet' (Wes) ; 3. Jim Fishb.lck Jr. Ga"",) 4. Jerem y Simmo ns (Yam). ; (W~); Casey, Blazek blaze to Oregon Vintage Motocross wins By Clay Ught ALBANY, OR. AUG. zr AHRMA National s peedsters Joe Casey and Greg Blazek blazed their way into the winner's circle after posting impressive class overall wins at the deb u t vintage motocross race held at Albany Mo tocross Park. Casey wo n th e 250cc and 30+ Expert classes, while Blazek's win came in the Open Expert class . The event, which was used by mos t as a warm-up for the upcoming AH RMA National