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air, hit the mid-p oint of the h ill with speed, th en proceeded to inch h is way up-and-over the top. Roessler also made it ove r th e top on a H onda in th e O pen Stock class on the main hill 's littl e sister run , used for the stock divisions. The class win went to Roessler fo llo wed by Ron Standeven (Hon) a n d J ames Brindos (H-D). By far the crowd favorite was Pe terson . Peterso n took the win in th e 250cc and 500cc Exh ibition cla sses, but his chances of a grand-slam weekend eluded hi m wh en h is luck ra n so ur in th e O pen Exhi bitio n division . Peterso n used a Maico to win th e 250s , wh il e a Jawa hel ped him tak e ih e vict o ry in th e 500s. By Sunday afternoon , the class th a t everyo ne had been waitin g for was a bo u t to begin - the final of th e O pen Exhibitio n , or Un lim ited class. T he first few riders to a ttempt th e hill had a roug h time negotia ting th e to ug h , powdery secti on, nev er m ak ing a real ch a llenge at the hil l. Then it was Peterso n 's turn. H e showed everyo ne how it was supposed to be done by powerin g hi s Harley over th e so ft stuff, ove r daring lines never before used , a nd up the h il l. Peterso n looked as though he wo u ld be th e seco n d man over th e top, but his H a rley h it .an u nexp ected bum p, pi tching it in to the air. In the p rocess, h is bi ke tossed th e chain wh ile the mi g h ty Harley pounded hi m into the ground. Peterson too k hi s ti me a n d got up slow ly, luck il y he ra ised his arm signa li n g th at he wasn 't through with the hill yet. When Roessler started to m a ke h is firs t bid, h e found himself heading up the wrong hill. Ou t of ha bit, Ro essler set h imself after th e stoc k hill , but, rea li zing his mistake, he quickl y poi nt ed his Honda in th e right directi o n . H o wever , hi s error cos t him an y chances o f clear ing th e to p . H arl ey-D avidso n mou nted Steve Stith put in a fine ride, clearing th e 250-foot mark , keep ing in co nt en tio n wit h th e leaders. Peter son's on ly cha n ce to ta ke the win was simple - he had to cl ea r th e top. If a nyone co u ld do it with th e press u re o n, it would be two-time .W ido wm a ker Champ Peterson. The crowd did th ei r best to encourage th e Cha m p , bu t all th a t Peterson co u ld do was best hi s fir st ru n by 20 feet. Roessl er co u ld on ly match h is seco nd trv with hi s first. H owever, it was en o ugh to hol d o n to his lead over Peterso n and Stith . T he on ly rid er to stan d in Roessler 's wa y to victory was Sti th. If Stith co u ld ro ll over the pe a k, h e wou ld wa lk away with th e win a nd top dol lar. The pressu re was o n. Sti th did a fant as tic job keep ing his Harley in contro l over the powder , dee p trench es a nd sha rp ridges as he labo red hi s way towards the top. Bu t he fina lly reac he d his limi t an d ca m e to a sud·den sto p aft er a gr eat ride. R oessl er took th e King of th e Mountain crown while Stith 's con sistent riding claimed seco nd . Pet er so n had to settle for third whi le Bob Day Jr. (T ri ) took fourth . • AII4 J. C~~ P1lIM.tW: SANCTIONED TOYOTA ~ ~uaon AIM e ~ C'J 00 ~ .....-4 ... ANNUAL 20-LAP ~ C'J M a.> ..0 8 a.> -o.-l c, a.> Cf'J WITH LONG BEACH HONDA JUNIOR INVITATIONAL - DAY, SEPT. 25, 8 PM SATU MIKE KIDD RANDY GDSS JAY SPRINGSTEEN RICKY GRAHAM SCDrr PARKER GRAND NATIONAL C.HAMPIONSHIP NIGHT OF DECISION RICKY GRAHAM - 214 POINTS JAY SPRINGSTEEN - 210 POINTS TICKET INFORMATION SATURDAY SEPT. 25 , Reserved Adult $15.00 ea. GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ON SALE AT ASCOT ON 'RACE DAY ONLY Reserved Ch i Id (12 & Under) s 7.50 ea. $13.00 ea. Gen . Adm ission Adult $ 6.50 ea. Gen . Adm ission Ch ild (9-12) (All children 8 and under admitted free to general admiss ion only .) ALEX JORGENSEN RESERVED TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT TICKET~ON ,;;J 1:\ a d iv ision of \::I r:I CONTRP L DATA COR,.POR,ATlON (ASt;Dt) l C. AGAWIAH"S 18300 V ERMONT AVE . GARDENA , CA LIFORN IA (213) 321 -11 00 (213) 323 - 1142 FREE VIP PARKING FOR MOTORCYCLES "W HERE. THE HARBOR, SAN DIEGO AND 91 FREEWAYS MEET" TOYOTA, OFFICIAL CAR OF ASCOT PARK Results 250 STK: 1. Dick DeRosa (Yam); 2. Brian Pierson (Kaw ); 3. ,J9hn peRosa (Yam). 500 STK; 1. Steve Pouto us (Yam); 2. Val Buckmast er (Hon); 3. Jim Jon ides (Yam); 4. David Durso (Yam); 5. Bria n Pierson (Kaw ). 65Q.750 STK: 1. Bob Day Sr. (H-D). OPEN STK: 1. Keith Roessler (Hon); 2. Ron Standeven (Hon); 3. James Brindos (H-D). 0- 250 EX: 1. Kerry Peterson (Mai); 2. Dick DeRosa (Yam); 3. Me l Kimball Jr . (Suz); 4. Ron Thompson (C-A); 5. Clyde Peterson Jr . (Yam). 0- 500 EX: 1. Kerry Peterson (J aw ); 2. Mel Kimball (Yam); 3. Dick DeRosa (Yam); 4. Elden Peterson (Mai); 5. Kent Morgon (Mai); 6. Ron Thompso n (Yam); 7. Steve Stith (Mai); 8. Lee Olse n (Yam); 9. Carl Corrier (Yam); 10. Mike Grah am (Yam). OPEN EX: 1. Keith Roessler (Hon); 2. Steve Stith (H-D); 3. Kerry Pett erson (H-D); 4. Mi ke Van Lienden (Yam); 5. Bob Day Jr . (Tri); 6. Brad Barner (H-Dt; 7. Jam es Brindos (H-D); 8. Kent Morg an (M ai); 9. Jim True (H-D); 10. Dick DeRosa (YamI. I 19