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Jonsson zapped him quick. Mikkola dropped back a bit more as the all-conquering Swede stretched out a few more feet every lap. The left shock on Mikkola's .prototype Husky had sheared clean in half. The shaft was snapped below the upper mounting bolt. Heikki later commented that he noticed the handling wasn't too good when he turned to the left. That was the end of the story. Mikkola continued in second place. DeCoster, who was a ways back in third, couldn't catch him and, after holding off about three riders (Van Velthoven, Kring, and Maisch) for most of the last 10 minutes of the mota, had the young Belgian literally fly by him to take over third showing a style that is incredible (to most Americans) with only a few laps left to go. Jim Weinert doesn't give up easily. He had no chance for top American and hardly a shot at the top ten, but he got ahead of Brad Lackey in the last mota and the duo resumed their battle with vigor. Lackey chased Weinert and got pas.t, then Weinert got him back and it stayed that way for a long time. Both riders were playing it very steady, [ow and fast. Finally, Brad got by Jim going into the second turn past the start: a downhill right-hander. More cheers and shouts from the crowd. And that's the way they stayed til' the· end, with Brad building up a little lead but nothing that allowed him to relax. He was seventh overall and that's as good as any American rider did. Gary Jones had his chain twist and that put him out of the mota. Jim Pomeroy recovered from two poor first motos to be next American around and AMXT Captain Bryan Kenney nursed a very sick Maico for the last hour of competition to hang in there and finish all three. Somebody really ought to look at his scooter. ..... M "- 'N .... 0> ~ N ,,; 0. Z '" ;: w Z W ...J U > U Gary Jones. temporarily ahead of top American, Brad Lackey. ". 250 Supprt'The 250 class seemed to break down into the runners and the also-rans. There was a big talent gap. In the first mota, Mid-Valley's Greg Robertson (CZ) looked like the one to do it. He was good and going absolutely BTIW. Then, on the great gallumphing downhill, he lost it getting sideways and Greg and CZ went tumbling in a twisted mess. Then it was Lamppu (Kaw) by a big margin, followed by Rex Staten from Triumph-Suzuki of Pomona with an equally big lead over the rest of the 250 class, who were really getting strung out Please tum to P. 55 - Heik'ki Mikkola, on one shock. T1ed for first on points; got second overall. The victor. Again and overall. •• w.:r'f '""."nt... .~ , • +- .... "9- .. off ..-..~:.. Ake Jon,sson in one of his more quiet moments. He was first to the line due to the first moto win. selected his spot carefully and made a little mound of dirt between his wheel and the start gate. Before the fray. ;flis was one helluva t!Iow(ftWIl.lTbe top rider., in thl.tWOlld V+fere'lf~rl the.most pa,rt. very caut!~us. It wasn't that long but the first step was a big one. AKe and Roger go a ,t. On, treline, Jim Pomeroy is san~iehed in there between DeCofter (17) and Lackey (7). Billy Clem'ents is~tro;ing to get his bike started. I - J • I ') 1 t • I