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year's absence. First -time promoters Steffan
ndStacy Nielsen found tha t 65 entrants venred up the beautiful Feather River Can yon to
he 31B-mile d irt ova l.
The very com pe titi ve West Coas t points
aces in the Cla ssic 250cc and the Sportsman
c and 600cc classes brought the San Diego
ang to Northern Ca lifornia. Maurice Ortega
ad terrible luck, as both his 250cc and 360cc
portsman Bultacos let him down. He did, how ve r, sa lvage a win in the Class ic 250cc class
fter a sp irited dice with Jeff App le on another
ultaco.
Brad H olt led the Sp o rts ma n 250cc ev ent
rom wire to wire . Brian Coakley pus hed Many Crummett for second but was never ab le to
ind hi s wa y around. Chris Apple fin ish ed
ourth, and all the leaders were Bultaco-moun td.
Honda riders Bra d Sp ence r Jr . and Ga ry
avis led the large field of Sportsman 600cc ridrs at the sta rt. Brad Holt, on his 360 Astra, ca me
hrough the pack to pas s Davis on the third lap
nd Spe ncer on the fifth for the win. Steve Poggi
,,?naged a pa ss on Manne y Cru mmett on the
a~t la p for fourth.
A well-attended Novice 600cc field was won
y Rick Ziemer. Cory Schmuck followed in sec,.p and An dy Feinblun fin ish ed thi rd. Mike
an Lienden's BSA led the Sportsman 750cc race
or the first three lap s un til Triumph- mo unted
'~n Thiebaud p owered by for the lead. Ga ry
~\'is, on a Yamaha , nipped Van Liende n on the
ext lap to set up the finish ing order. Another
am ah a r id er, Bri a n Co a k le y, grabbed th e
ourth spo t.
Nevada Bultaco me iste r Lynn Mobley pos t• a $100 gift certifica te for the "Run nin g of the
ulls" race. Brad Holt had that " monev look" in
~ eyes, and he wa s nev e r hea d ed : Mau rice
ega finally got one to run decen tly and finshed seco nd . Brian Coakley rounded out the
~th~.
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esults
SM'SMN 2SO; I . 8r.d Hoh (Bull; 2. M..nrwy Cru mnwtt (Bul);
BNn COoIld~ (Bul ); 01. Ch ris A pp~ (Bul); 5. 1t.lnd y Flft'mol n
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ehrle again at
awrenceburg dirt track
y Jo hn S p u rrie r
WRENCEBURG,lN,JULY 31
at Behrle was the top man in the 600cc Pro Am
eature race after having Sam Lowe camped on
is rear wheel for 9 112 laps at the Lawrenceurg dirt-track rac e. Low e's effo rt ended in a
pectacular high -sid e in tum four , an d Behrle
enl On to take yet another win in Ihe class.
Behrle was qu ickly to the front at the start of
he 600cc Pro Am race, bu t Lowe was ru nni ng
lgh t with h im most of the way. Bu t, as menioned , Lowe lost the rear end in tum four and got
itched. As the rea r end stepped out a nd then