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/ Grant Palanske, Dirt Bike Magazine's Robb Mesecher, Team Green rider Kenny Parry and Baja ace Scott Forward, Fullmer had his work cut out fot hiQl. Clear blue skies and a light breeze saw the first riders oH the line at 9 a.m. Fullmer was riding on minute one and had a dust-free ride, an advantage that would pay oH in the special tests. Many riders had to overtake and pass riders on the tigbt mountain uails while still following the ribbQn around the course, not an easy task while the clock is ticking. " I had no trouble following the course. The markings were consistent and kept you on your toes. I can see where the later riders may have had some trouble in the dust," remarked Fullmer "But in this kind of terrain a fOUTstroke is an advantage." Utilizing existing uails-for the entire course, the route combined tight canyons, narrow ridges and fast fire roads .to challenge the riders. In a few technical sections A and B riders were switched to a diHerent trail from the C and D classes to avoid bottlenecks. One rider stuck behind traffic on the first loop was 200cc B class rider Blair Pike. "There were a few places where you physically couldn't pass," said Pike "So you had to plan ahead. I was having a great time unti I crashed my brains out in a tight canyon." Husaberg pilot George Pennington put in astron~ ride in the Four-Stroke A class, finishing third in class. "I sure wish Fullmer would go back to the 250cc class," joked Pennington. In the Women's division Team Green! Scotts rider Anna Cody took top spot, and Scott Forward took Senior class honors. Overall, the racers enjoyed the course as it was a break from the typical desert terrain they compete in. Results O/A: I. Bill Fullmer Jr. (Hon); 2. Robb Mesecher (Suz); 3. Granl Palanske (Yam); 1. Kenny Parry '(Kaw); 5. Cary Schiedltr (Yam). Schwartz speeds to Speedway USA win By M. Sober Photo by Jim Thorn VICTORVILLE, CA, JUNE 6 For the second consecutive week Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwaru won the Scratch main event at the San Bernadino County Fairgrounds. In the Scratch main Schwaru drew the number two starting spot, while the inside pole position was the property of Gary Hicks. In lane three was northern California transplant Charlie Venegas, while the outside fourth slot was occupied by nineteen-year-old john Aden of nearby Apple Valley, who was making his first-ever visit to a Scratch main evenL As the starting gates went up the twO veterans, Hicks and Schwaru, were first off the line, entering tum one together. Hicks then drifted wide coming out of the second turn which allowed Schwaru to pull down inside and gain a slight advantage. As Hicks recovered, he applied a generous amount of throttle and came screaming back into the fray only to find himself with too much speed entering turn three. Hicks tried in vain to scrub off the excessive momentum but ultimately had to straighten up the bike to miss blasting into Schwaru, and in doing so laid himself and his machine down before completing a single lap. Meanwhile, Venegas had taken over the hunt for the lead and had begun to attack Schwaru on the outside, but by this time Schwaru was hooked up and gone. Venegas finished second while Aden rolled along behind the leaders and finished in third. The Handicap main event lined up with former Colorado rider Rob Ball on the ten-yard line. Behind Bailon the twenty was jesse Ochoa, with the thirty-yard being occupied by john Aden and Brent Werner. Back on the £i£tyyard marker were Hesperia's Chris Manchester and Hicks. Ball jumped out to the lead with Ochoa right on his tail. Werner was the first thirty-yarder to fall in behind the leaders but he soon had to pull to the infield with mechanical problems, allowing Hicks and Manchester to push through on the inside line into the third and fourth positions. Hicks started an immediate assault on the frontrunners, moving past Ochoa on lap three and Ball on lap four. The veteran Hicks was too much for the less experienced riders, making very short work of them in assuminng the lead with less than two laps to go. As Hicks moved up to the front of the pack, Manchester fell in behind and followed him to second place. Aden also went to work on Ochoa and Ball, moving up to the third spot before the race was over. The sidecar team of Miller!Leeder jumped ahead of the pack in the Sidecar main and drove uncontested to the win. Behind the leaders the war raged on for second as Partain! Adams and PetragloviciBilgei' went inside on the final lap to take second place. Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Bobby Schwam (Wes); 2. CharHe Venegas (Wes); 3. John Aden (,law); 4. Cary Hicks (Wes). HDCP MAIN; 1. Hiclr.s;2. OuisManchulor (Jaw); 5. Aden; 4. Rob Ball (Wes). 5. J""" Ochoa (Gdn). SUP MAIN: 1. Will Whiteside; 2. He~llh Hammonds; J. Tom Collier; -t. 8m Mears: 5. Craig Furman; 6. Robbit Sautr. SDCAR MAIN: 1. Millar/Leeder; 2. PetrgloviclBilgtr; -So Stephens/Gilbert; 4. Partain/Adams. D·l JR MAIN: I. Michael Hull; 2. Stephen Downing; ,. Angela Hale; 4. Pete Peralta. D-2 ]R MAlN: 1. Pal Donovan; 2. Brandon MilChell; 3. Ryan Fisher. Helliwell hammers Rhody Rovers Hare Scrambles WEST GREENWICH, RI, JUNE 7 Over 375 riders showed up to tackle the challenge of the hare scramble at the Carr's Pond Land Management Area, and Lee Helliwell showed them the fastest way around the course, which featured trails, sand whoops, and a couple of mud holes. All the riders ran three laps, but the AA, A and B class riders had to deal with a 12-mile course while the C class riders' loop was only seven miles. . After the morning's Mini al)d junior event w