Southwest Vintage Racing Group MX Series
Round 3: Glen Helen Raceway Park
(Above) Ed Tashjian (4) rode his 1979
Suzuki RM400 to victory In the slnglemoto lronman Evolution Amateur
class.
(Above) Keith Meggs took second place In the
Evolution Over 40 Novice class on his Malco 490.
(Left) More than 200 riders tumed out for the
SVRG's meet at Glen Helen.
(Below) Ted Hoyt (32) was the top Evolution
Expert-class rider.
(Below left) Mike Toole took second in the
Evolution 3 Novice class.
STORY AND PHOTOS By KIT PALMER
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, MAR. 18
amaha-mounted Ted Hoyt was
back to his usual tricks on the
REM track at Glen Helen Raceway for
round three of the Southwest Vintage
Racing Group MX Series. Hoyt, a former CMC Pro regular, dominated
much of the day's racing action on
his pristine Yamaha YZ250. He aced
both the Evolution 2 and Evolution 3
Expert classes, extending his moto
win streak to six.
Another hot rider on the day was
Tom Boswell, who claim~d a pair of
wins, riding away from everyone in
both the Vintage Over 40 Novice and
the new Ironman Vintage Amateur
classes.
The Ironman class is new to the
SVRG this year, and it seems to be a
big hit. Devoted to all drum-brake
bikes, the Ironman class is basically
two I5-minute motos wrapped up
into one 30-minute-plus-one-lap
race. It's always the first race on the
day's agenda, so riders on a tight
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