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o "' ~ ~ cu· ..0 8 cu ;;> o Z :.::.::.::,--;--- R~~d-r~cer Dave Aldana was- nol one of those riding. He crashed in Saturday practice, breaking his leg and dislocating a hip. He was reported to be in traction in Tri-City Memorial Hospital in Oceanside, with surgery scheduled for early nexl week. Heat races The first heat was for the road racers, and the runner-up in the V.S. Road Racing Championship was gone from the first flag. Wise pulled a massive holeshot off the line, and was never headed. Maico-mounted Thad Wolff ran second, followed by Honda's Roberto Pietri and Canadian Michel Mercier on a Can-Am. Yamaha's jimmy Filice, riding a privatelyprepared YZ490 dirt tracker, was out of the race on the first lap with a flat tire. The top three positions were set and the only racing to speak of was for fourth between Mercier and KTM pilot jimmy Adamo. Adamo appeared to have the position in hand on the white flag lap, but Mercier beat him to the checkered. The second six-lap heat featured the dirt trackers, with over half the field on the 500cc Can-Am four~ stroke motors. Steve Morehead used one to take the lead out of the gate. Ricky Graham moved aggressively through the pack to second into the first turn, but jay Springsteen was dead last after his bike popped out of gear off the line. V p front, Graham had taken over the lead, with a battle between Morehead, Mickey Fay, Alex jorgensen, Bubba Shobert and Steve Eklund raging all over the Carlsbad lurf. Spring(Above) Danny Chand_celebrates er moved up into the battle on the in winner'. circle, drenching Jay third lap, while Graham started Springsteen and the gang. (Left) stretching his advantage. Suddenly~ Ricky Graham (41 ) hangs it out in Springsteen broke through the pack front of Steve Morehead (42), Alex and up to third behind jorgensen. Jorgensen (44) and Mickey Fay. ~klund was fourth, but dropped out (Below) Fay led the semi, only to soon after with a broken swingarm. crash at the end of the first lap. The final four laps saw Springsteen take over second and begin dosing on Graham. Likewise, Bubba Shobert was dosing on Jorgy. On the final .lap, Graham remained out in front to take the win, and Shobert overtook Jorgensen in the battle of Can-Amsforthefinal transfer. Mickey Fay was fifth on a Honda four-stroke. Although official times of the heats were not kept, unofficial reports said that this heat was the fastest of the three. The final heat was for motocrossers. Clutch hand in the air starts ("1969 motocross," joked referee Butch Lee) had been used all day, but this one did not go smoothly when they got to the first turn, with Husky's Bill Grossi going down. Chandler also had a take the first place money of poor start - "I upshifted to second over $10,000. Wise finished a on the line and killed the motor. I use close second to Magoo, with second gear st.arts in motocross, buOt the way this bike is geared, first is like both riders on Honda CR480third. " based machines, Dirt trackers jay Nevada's Kevin Davis took the lead Springsteen and Ricky Graham turnon a 495 KTM, followed by Warren ed in stellar performances on a pair of Reid (subbing for Brad Lackey on the booming Harley-Davidson XR750s White Bros. Suzuki) and Husky ento finish third and fourth, respectively. duro ace Terry Cunningham. Mike' Chandler's early battle was with Baker, piloting a Yaman-a prepared Graham, with the two taking turns by his father Dallas, took over second leading on the pavement and in the dirt. "I knew if I could get to the dirt on lap two and had the lead by lap three. By that time, Honda's internaahead of Ricky, I could pull some time," said Magoo. "Then Steve came tional MX ace, Andre Malherbe, was up, and believe me, he hasn't forgotten up to third behind Davis, with Chandler fourth ahead of Reid. Baker how to ride the dirt!" Twenty-four riders participated had three more laps in the lead, while in this fourth running of the ABC Malherbe put the pass on Davis, and W ide World ofSports television event. then Magoo passed them both. On Promoter Gavin Trippe offered a the last tour of the circuit, Chandler .$50,000 purse, with .$23,000 up for took the lead, with the three riders grabs in the main event, Three heats behind him very close.- As they came of up to 10 riders in road race, dirt to the turn marking the entrance to track and motocross disciplines saw the dirt section, Baker and Malherbe three riders from each heat transtangled, with Davis going down trying to avoid them. All three got up ferred directly to the main. All others rode a semi, where one rider made it and going again, but Davis crashed on to the main, again and DNF. Malherbe finished o 00 The Su~erbikers IV Magoo magic in hard-fought win· over Wise By Dale Brown Photos by Karel Kramer, Lori Tyson and Brown 0 o CARLSBAD, CA, OCT. 31 Danny "Magoo" Chandler fought a tough battle with teammate Steve Wise through the middle stages of the IO-lap Superbikers 6 final, then pulled away in the final laps to