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80 EX: t . Jeff Barbacovi (Yam).
100 BEG: 1. A lan Pierce (Yam); 2. M ike Pent a
(Suz); 3. Tony Mercier (Yam).
100 NOV: t. Toby Lawes (Yam); 2. Chuck Whitmore (Suz).
100 INT: 1. Jeff Reynolds (Yam).
125 BEG: t . Ric Reynertson (Yam): 2. Jerry Evans
(Hon); 3. J im Fry (Yam).
125 NOV DIV I: 1. Joe Hopkins (Kaw); 2. Mike
McClenaghan (Suz); 3. Jon Barrick (Yam).
125 NOV DIV II: t . Julian Guerra (Kaw ); 2. Danny
C8ssan (Yam); 3 . Todd Wimett (Yam).
125 INT: t . Jerry Anker (Yam); 2. Bru ce Delg ado
(Suz); 3. John Condon (Yam).
125 PRO: t . Jo hnny O'Mara (Hon); 2. Gary Bowman (Suz); 3. Russ W ageman (Suz).
250 BEG: 1. Ma rt y Desbrow (Hon); 2. Bill Collet
(Suz); Pat Mortime r (Kaw) .
250 NOV: 1. Randy Knot (Yam); 2. Mi ke Vich ota
(yam); 3. Dean Kassel (Yam).
250 INT: t . Dar in Harris (Suz); 2. Kelly Pugmire
(Hon); 3. Todd Simons (Suz).
250 PRO: 1. M ike Shoemaker (Hon); 2. Jim Cof fey (Yam); 3. Russ Wageman [Suz ],
OPEN BEG: t , Cory Bonham (Hon); 2. Jo hn Lu nsford (Hon); 3. Paul Stew art (Yam).
OPEN NOV: t . Jere Mason (M ai); 2. Ste ve Lucia
(Yam); 3 . Tim Curt is (Ma i).
OPEN INT: 1. John Nolind (Mai ); 2. Jo hn Bum garn er (yam); 3. John Lovett (Yam).
OPEN PRO: 1. Tim Locey (Yam ); 2. Greg Torger son (Yam); 3. Fred Hudgens (M ai).
VET JR: 1. Steve Dirtrich (Suz); 2. Jerry Thayer
(Yam); 3. Brya n DeWald (Yam).
VET INT: t . Kent Shepard; 2. George Omo (Hus);
3. Raul J. Escamill a (Hon).
VETSR: 1. Bob Dunham (Yam); 2. Bill Millar (Suz);
3. "Too Tall TIm."
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Brand, Douglass
post Sunrise AMA
Qualifier wins
By Bert Va le nzuela
Phot o by Cha rleen Ho
ADEL ANT O, CA, AUG. 8
Ano ther " C hamber of Commerce" day , and anoth er great
.. day of racin g ! T h a t describes
th e overall picture for today at
Su nrise Valley Cycle Park in AdeIan to. Apparentl y Rodn ey Brand and
Kim Do ug lass fo und the scene to
th-eir liking as th ey both streaked to
victories over a challen ging and beautifu lly manicured course.
Ra p id Rod ney chased Steve Rawso n and his Open Honda for three
laps in the first moto, then sh ot his
250 " Suzi" arou nd Steve and it was
" Ad io s Muchach o s." Rod n ever
loo ked back as he widene d th e gap
a nd let Ra wso n a nd Suzu ki-m o u n ted
Ri chard Sands fight for the second
spo t.
The boys worked their wa y p ast a
co up le of lappers en route as Sands
he ld off Open winner Rawso n for
seco nd overall. Ned Laborde (250cc)
go t past Ron n ie Gibson (O pen) two
la ps from th e fin ish to take fo urth ,
a nd 01' Hoot settled for fif th (second
O pe n).
Rodney sho t out in rnoto two , led
three laps, at e it on th e fourt h circu it
and didn't overtak e Rawso n and Sands
un til lap eig h t. Thereafter, th ere wa s
no question as to th e winne r as Rod
wa s still pull in g away at th e.fla g .
Seco nd a nd third again went to
Sa nds and Rawso n. T h is time Mike
Kell and Ri ck Roa rk snea ked in ahead
of Gibson and Labo rde to fin ish in
that or de r. O vera ll , Rodney Brand
put o n a hell uva show in ta king this
im porta n t q ua lifier wi n .
Kim Douglass was rid in g th is race
for Mini champion Bruce Brunch ,
who met a trag ic and untimely end at
Ponca City last week , a nd it was very
o bvio us th at she was a yo u ng la dy
wi th a missio n .
Kim left th e rest of th e girls in her
d us t trail , in bo th motos, as sh e
la p ped all bu t three riders. Her closest pursuit came fro m Mer cedes Gonzales, who never rea ll y threa tened .
Karen Leitinger was th ird fo r the
day as she and Do n na Gilio put on
their own privat e little race. The
"Flyin' Fra u lei ri' t lost it on la p one of
moto two, but she fo ugh t h er way
bac k to fourth . At this p oint, " Da r-
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