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(Above) Defending champs Peter Lewis and Jam ie Macy did it again, winning the Sidecar mai n on Speedway Extravaga nza ni ght, held at the Orange County Fairg ro unds In Southe rn Californ ia. _ (Left) Bobby Schwartz (front) wo n the Scratc h main event on Speed way Ext ravaganza night at Cos ta Mesa Speedway. From the 10-yard line, Kon Baur did a good job of holding off McConnell and Schwartz for second, bu t all wou ld have a spo t in the main . In the second heat, Gary Ackroyd was on fir e and he ran . down Robbie Saue r wi th only one lap in the books. Taylor went d own, caus ing the red to come out. On the sing le-file restart, Venegas, who had m oved int o second, got a better run at Ackroyd and snatched the win away at the checkered. Oxley had put him self in range and he came aw ay with third, with Hicks picking up the final spot. The lineup for the Hand icap main had Baur the sole resident on the 10, and it was the same for Ackroyd on the 30 and Castro on the AO The 50 was crowd . ed as McConnell, Venegas and Schwartz all lined up. Oxley was 10 yards behind them on the 60. Hicks, who should hav e been on the 50, could not make the call as bad luck continued to plagu e this talented ride r. Baur mu st have felt like a tidal wave w as coming down on him w he n the gat e cam e up. He held on to the lead for th ree laps before Venegas moved him off his line and went on by to tak e the win. Ackroyd, who wa s in second wh en Baur was leading, was still ho ld ing that positi on, but th at was abou t to end as McConnell wa s on the move, and he took it over with two laps to go. Oxley wa s also kno cking on th e door, hoping to pull off o ne of his at the-wire passes, but this time it didn't happen and he had to se ttle for fourth. Schwartz, Castro and Baur rou nded out the field . The Sidecar ma in had a ve ry scary moment. Th e reigning cha mps - Peter . Lewis and Jamie Macy - went out on top , bu t the team of Alan Hall and Dirk Votaw got tangled up with the du o of BUG' 2nd ANNUAL AMA GRAND New Hampsltire IntemGtional Speedway SeptemIJer 25-27, r 998 Test yourself against racers from other regions. Pre-entered riders gridded First by random draw - deadline September 1. -S ix AMA Premier Championship Classes for Experts. . . - 17 N ational Classes For Experts, Amateurs & Newcomers. -Attractive Entry Incentives for top riders from recogn ized organizations. - Licenses from all recognized national ' & regional organ iza - ~ tions honored - AMA membership, but no special license --.;:::-require d, top pro lessionol riders excluded. - Penguin Road Racing School and open practice ava ilab le ____ September 25 (Pengu in School qua lifies riders FOr competitio~ -E ntries: $50 per class, $8 0 per solo endurance class. ~~ - for a registration pacleage, call: (800JAMA.IO'N and ask for Me....r Acti"i'ie•• for race infol'lllation, c;d': (PJ4J67P.5547. 'or Penguin Road information, call: ($08J33P.4673. for ';clce, infolftlation, call: New Hampsltire Internationa' Speedway (603J783.4P3 J Racing Sc"_' INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY -;:::l 41