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CRC - Motoaoss, Indian Dunes Park '"" 'c " -, II) ;;: w Z W ...J U > U Ran d y Limbeck was Open class w in ne r. Rcinier Spring Motoaoss Deschutes Cycle Park by Jan Newman BEND, ORE " Ma y 20 - T he sec on d qualifying round of the Rainier Spring Motocross Series saw Hondas make a 1.2-3 sweep in th e Open Expert class, ridden by Randy Limbeck, Vernon Gabbert and David Ellett. The entire day was a topsy-turvy line up of leaders and winners. The cou rse has been changed by the addition of sweeping harrell and moving and rai sing the jump near the finish. All of this work apparently left the tract more vulnerable to the pounding knobbies as it became rough as the day -wen t by and took its toll in broken bikes and upside-down riders. Tracy Lantz built a lead in the opening ra ce that would almost give him time to overhaul his Maico. A lmost! He broke a wheel and was redu ced to a twelfth place finis h as Limbeck went on for the win wit h Gabbert second and Ellett third. Moto two saw Jeff Welker (Mai) lead off the line. Lantz with repairs made soo n passed him and Welker pulled off with both eyes full of dirt and his goggles still hung around his neck where he had forgotten the m before the start of the race. This time Lantz sccumbed to a comer spill and Gab bert took over the lead . Limbeck also went by before Lan tz rejoined the race in third place. At this point Ellett was run ning fourth after working up from dead last on the scratch when he went down on the first hill . A t the checkered flag it was Gabbert, Limbeck an d Lantz and Ellett in a near photo finish. By the final race Lantz got it all together for the win ' with Ellett taking second and Limbeck th ird . As this race started only eight of the original fifteen riders remained on the line with bikes in worki ng co nd it ion and on ly seven t took the final flag . . by T he Sh ado w VALENCIA, CAL .• May 20 - Sunday the delays see me d endless. with the ambulance acco un ting for abou t an hour and a half of the ti me setback. and the Indian Dunes water truck. which broke' down in the mid d le of the Shadow Glen course. adding another 30 minute setback. A massive turnout of almost 350 riders appeared Sunday for the California Racing Club sp onsored motocross racing card, which, thanks to the endless delays, seemed to go on forever. Thanks to the excessive waits. the program which should have ended around 4:30 p.m., dragged on until 6:30 p .m, Rider patience was frayed almost to the breaking point. but most riders sti ck it out to the bi tter end. Just about everybody left Indian Dunes wi tb a smile on their face. There's some thing about 400'0 tropbies, three fu ll mo tos and getting your mo ney 's worth that bri ngs ou t tbe smiles. eventually . Rick He n kie n (R u p), was one of the happy rid ers as he swe pt to a fair ly easy victory in the 125 Novice. unde r 16 class . Rick ru led by a su bstan tia l margin over second pl acer Mark R uelas (Suz). Bill Pinchard , m oun ted o n a Suz uki. ro lled to a solid victory in the 125 Novice class . T hings were a bit closer in the 125 Beginner. un der 16 class, where Scott Brown (Car), eventually was the winner after a hard ay in the saddle . Se cond place in the event went to Rob Rollins (Bul) and Rusty Biggs (Suz). Another hot battle in the 125 Begin ner , Division Two even t, where Leroy Anderson (Yam) , had his hands full, before knocking off second placer Rich Zal ler (Yam ). Mark White and Jim Davis fought it out in a bitterly con tested 100 Novice event, White. mounted on a Yamaha. turned in a steady day. nipping Davis. also mounted on a Yamaha. by 200 points. Davis was disqualified on his second moto, otherwise the chances are good he would have be en the event winner. In the 100 Novi ce. under 16 event, Joe Howton (Pen ). grandslammed the field. Robert Ry cewicz (Bul). and Glen Steurer (Yam). battled it out at 125 Beginne r, Division O ne , with Rycewicz posting the even tual victory by 100 poin ts. The two competitors were all even at 625 ·625 go ing into the final mo to, with Rycewicz settling the issue with a first place ride . A gra nd sla m victory went to Rick Gran t (Yam), in the 100 Beginner eve nt, b u t it was close in the 100 Beginner. under 16 class. Two poin Is separated first placer Larry Wilkerson (Hod). from second placer Kevin Dic k (Yam). 927-925. A close thi rd place went to Manny Angulo (Suz). No place to take a nap . 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