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Valley Harley-Davidson Summer S pectacular Delta Speedway Corsetti Cinches It Up By MIK E L AW STOCKTON, CA, JULY 29 " N o t o nc e, n ot twi c e , but thre e times! " exulte d a jubila nt Mar k Corsett i fro m th e pits as he cl im be d off his trus ty steed . "Th is was m y first win o n thi s track and I just wanted it, s o I jus t ke pt it down low a nd we nt for it. Tha nk yo u, Ron Wood - yo u made it happen ." To say th a t Cors ett i was on fire would be a gross understatement. Not o nly did th e Pitts burg h residen t win th e Pro main e ve nt , he a lso s moked th e big guns in th e Op en A final e . An d if th at wa sn 't e no ug h, Corsett i also took home the big m oney in th e Da s h For Ca sh , th an ks to th e g en e rosi ty of Big Vall e y Ford and Ben nett RV. Pe e We e riv al s Dam on Iwan a g a and Col eton Ga lins k i due led on th e Stoc kton dirt after Iwanaga won the drag ra ce to the first corner. Iwanaga held his o wn for three laps before a ve ry determined Galinsk i closed and exec ute d a gutsy inside pass. Iwa na ga im medi ately gl ue d hims elf to the rea r fen der of Ga lin s ki ' s fly in g PW Yam ah a a n d t h en re took t he lead , mu c h to Ga lins ki's cha gr in. De spite Gal ins k i's pers istence , Iwanag a he ld his line and cru ise d to the chec kered flag for another Pee Wee win . Anthon y Fon g surprised th e cr owd by return ing to ra cing afte r a nasty c ra s h la s t we ek and p ro m p t ly re esta blis he d hims elf as a contender by jumping a head of his nemesis Chad Cose in t he 60cc m a in e ve nt. With the pr e s sure clearl y on both rid e rs, Cose p la y ed it c o o l and foll o wed Fong and s e arched for a we ak lin k , a nd th en pounc ed ar ound th e outside o n la p si x to t a k e t he lea d . F on g tu rned up the throttle a no tch a nd ma de s eve ral move s to re t a k e the lead , bu t Cose s impl y wou ldn' t blink. On the wh ite -flag lap , Fong sli d o ut ex iti n g turn tw o and C os e dr o v e home to the winn er 's circl e. A ra t he r large class of XR 1OOs blasted off the starting line, with Sam Cla rk and Just in F ilic e battling for the s ame p iec e o f real estate . Cla rk held the throttle on a little longer to take command of th e fron t position while Filic e held his own several feet back in second . For five laps , Filic e stud ied eve ry m ove C lark mad e , a nd then he bl ast ed ar o un d the outs ide to ta ke th e fro nt spot. Filice c on t in ue d at a sm oo th a n d co m fo rt a b le pa ce all th e wa y for the win, desp ite a la st -min ute c harg e b y C la rk and a photo finish . Th ey wer e followed closely by J im m y Abrams in third. Fili c e return ed in th e 250 c c C main for a real barn -burner as he trie d to make it two for two . Unfor Delta Speedway: MarkCorsett i (2) cinched up the wins tunatel y fo r F ilice , Ch ris in the Pro and Open A main events and the Dash For Ca ne p a a n d Hisa y o sh i Cash at the second annual Valley Harley-Davidson Kowahara had other ideas. Summer Spectacular in Stockton , California. When th e sta rt er flash e d the g re e n flag , Kowaha ra a double win fad ing, s tuffed it in a lit sizzled his CR into the first turn ahead tle harder and pa ssed Can epa on the o f Fil ice and Canepa , who were o utside and then c ha s ed down Ko wa e nga ged in their own pr ivate race for s econd. Filice , seeing his chances of hara. Then Kowahara entered t urn Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association Presents A AtlRogressive Insurance u. Fla Jrack Championship SEA NFINAbE Du Din, lliin is October 6 15th For tickets Ei hotel information call: 217-753-88EiEi [)ne ticket. two days of racing. Tickets 82[) in advance 825 the week of the race. ey e I D n D _ so • S EPTEMBER 1 3, 2000 71 ·