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l Ron Pomeroy rounded o ut t he top five an d provid ed some w elcom e te am tactic blocking of Pierre as brother Jim lapped him . Pierre passed Ron an d too k off after J im b ut co ul d ne ver m ake up th e distan ce . Why stretch it, an yw ay ? Pier re ha d the series won and this wo ul d be the last outing fo r the old m od el mono-shocker as th e new bikes w er e already in California. Pomeroy had to work for hi s seco nd moto second place th ough, as he got away in ab out sixth position be hind Gary J o nes, Buck Murphy, an d local rider, Keith Duffy. Duffy was stoked as a fire as he held on to a solid third for many laps and even withstood a Pomeroy pass attemp t whi ch caused Pomeroy to fall. Pomeroy remounted a lm o s t in stan tl y, th ough, and then m oved past Duffy in his assault on the front. Meanwhile, Gary Jones m oved his Can -Am past Buck Murphy (Pen) an d went on to wi n by a si zable margin. Murphy fought it o ut w ith Pomeroy briefly bu t J im got abead of Buc k fo r good wi th less th an five min u tes left in ' the mo to. Pom eroy ' pressed on finishing nine seconds behind Gary J ones at the , flag. Murph y wo und up third ahead of Kei th Duffy (Bul) as whole-b all of-wa x winne r ,Pierre Kars m akers fin ishe d fi fth . Saturday's 500 Tim Hart (Yam ) tied for th e 500 class overall win with Gary Semics (Husl. Semics beat him in the last mota for the nod. He chases Mike Runyard and Wyman Priddy around the t urn . Wyman Priddy on ce aga in led off the first 500 m o to but co uldn 't hold off th e chas ing ri de of Tony DiStefan o into first pl ace. Tony didn ' t have the pressure t on igh t th at he d id on Friday as Bryar Holcomb fell and 'tw eaked, his front end. Bry ar was d isqualified fro m th e moto after his m echanic ran o nto th e field an d attem pted to straigh te n it out . Th e real ba t tle for the b ig b ucks was beh ind DiS tefano , though, as Tim Hart an d Gary Semics ba ttled it o ut to secon d and third respeetively. Priddy (Ka w) an d Barry Higgins (Mai) ro un ded out the top five . In the final event of the Yamaha Super-Series, Bryar Holcomb stormed into the lead as Tony DiStefano had h is ch an ces fo r victory cartwheel thro ugh the air goi ng into the first tum. T ony rejoined the race well to th e rea r. Hart , and Semics swa pp ed places in th e final and Semics took the series win through his final moto better placi ng tho ugh Hart and Semics were tie d on points. Mike Hartw ig ' and Mik e Runyard finishe d ou t th e top p lacings. • Results Buck Murphy has the fastest Penton/KTM,250 around these days. Carl Cranke made it all better after some prev ious disappointing DNFs. He finished th ird in the series. Roger DeCoster doesn't care much fo r indoor races. He stayed ahead of American Suzuk i-ite Mike Runyard until he DNF 'ed. Texan Steve Stackable had his best pro finish ever on the U.S. Sports Maico. Holcomb (Bul-841 gets Sem ics over the ju mp. They diced for top posit ion in a fast -with-class supershow. M A R CH 15 2 5 0 M OTO · !: 1. Buc k M u rP hy (Pen). 2 . Pie r re K ars ma ke rs (Yam ). 3 . J im Pom er oy (Bul) . 4. R ic h T h o r w a ld so n ( Su z) . 5. Bob Grossi IHUS). 6. J ohn- F ranklin (M al) . 7 . T ony Wy n n H o n) . 8. G a r y B a il ey (B u l ). 9. Ron Po m eroy ( Bu l) . 1 0. James Wicks (Ma i) . 2 5 0 M OTO · 2 , 1. J i m Po m ero y (B ul) . 2 . Pier r e Ka rs m a k e r s (Vam) . 3. Ga r y Jone s (C-A ). 4. R ich Thorwal dson (SUZ) . 5. Bob Grossi (Hu s) . 6 . Ke ith Du ffy (Bul). 7. Gary B ailey (B u l) . 8. K en t H owerton (Hus) . 9 . R o n Hu f f m a n (H on) . 1 0. B u c k Mur p hy (Pen). 500 M OTO-I , 1. Tony D iSt e f an o (CZ ). 2. T i m H art (Vam) . 3. B a rr y H igg ins (Mal ) . 4 . Steve S ta c k able (Ma l). 5. B r y a r Holc o mb B U I ) . 6 . Gary sem lcs (H u s) . 7. M i k e Ru nyar d Su z) . 8. M ike H ar t w ig ( Y am). 9. Wyman rid d y (K aw). 1 0 . Terry Cla r k ( H u sl. 500 M O T O -2 : 1. B r y a r Holc omb (Bu l ). 2 . Tony D iSt ef ano (CZ ) . 3. M i ke R u n y ard (SUZ). 4 . M ike H ar twig ( V am). 5 . T i m H art (V am). 6. Gary Sem ics (Hus). 7. B a rr y H igg in s M a i ) . 8 . Ken Za h rt (B ul). 9. W yman Pr iddy Kaw) . 1 0. S teve Stacka b le (Ma l) . M A RC H 1 6 2 5 0 M OT O -1 : 1. J i m Pomer o y ( B ul) . 2 . Pie r r e Ka r sm a k e r s ( Vam ). 3. Gary Jone s (C - A) . 4 . Ton y Wynn (Hon ): 5. Ron Po m er o y (Bull . 6 . R ic h T h or w aldso n ( Su z) . 7 . K eith D u f f y (Bul) . 8 . Gar y B a il ey (Bul). 9 . K en t H o w e r t o n (H On) . 25 0 MOTO- 2 : 1. Gary Jone s (C · A) . 2. J i m Pomeroy 18UI ). 3. S uck MurPhy ( Pen) . 4 . K eith D u t y (B ul). 5 . Pierre Ka rs ma kers (Yam ). 6 . Kent Howert on (Hu s). 7. Ton y Wynn ( H o n}, 8 . John B o rder s (Bul) . 9. R ich T h orwa l d son (S UZI' 1 0. Peter La m p pu (M o n). 5 0 0 M OTO · I , • Tony D iSt ef ano (CZ) . 2. T i m Hart (V am) . 3 . Gary Se mics (H us ). 4 . Wym an Pr iddy (K aw ). 5 . Barry Higgi ns ( M ai) . 6. Steve STacka b le (Ma l) . 7. M ike Hartw fg (Yam ) . 8 . JOdy F o u st (Bu l) . 9 . Gary Par k er (Su z l . 500 MO T O -2 : 1. B rya r Hol com b (Bu l ) . 2. - G ar y Se rn tcs (H uS) . 3. T i m H ar t . 4. M ike Ha r twig ( V am ) . 5. M ike R u n y ar d . 6. W y m an Pr i ddy (Kaw ). 7 . B ar ry Higgin s (Ma l). 8. JOd y F o us t ( 8 u l). 9 . Do ug Wil son (H o n) . 5 0 0 O V E RA L L ' 1. Tim Hart (V am ). 2 . T o ny D iS t ef ano 3 . Gary Semtcs ( H us). 4 . Mike Ru n y ard SUz ). 5. Barry H igg ins (Ma l ) . 6. M ike Har wig (Vam ). 7. W y man ~l d dY (Kaw ) . 8. B r y a r Holc omb (B u ll. 9 . Steve St ackab le (M al). 1 0. Steve Hackney (Ma l ). 250 OVERALL: 1. J im Po meroy {Bul). 2 . Kars make r ( V a m ). 3. Rich P i e rr e T h o r w a ld so n (Suz) . 4 . K eith O u f f y (BU ll' 5. G ar y Jo nes (e-A ). 6. Ken t H owerton u-tu s • 7 . Buck M ur phy (Pe n) . 8. Ron Po meroy ( Pen ) . 9. Gary B a il ey (Sui). 1 0 . Tony Wynn (Hon) . V AM A H A SU PE R-SER I E S O VERA LL WI N N E RS : 1. T im Hart (V am ). 2. G ary Semlcs CHus). 3. T o ny DiSte fano (C Z) . 4 . Ba rry H igg i n s (Ma i) ! 5. Ste ve Stackab le ( Mai) . 6. Mike Hartwig (Vam) . 7. wyma n Pr id dy (Kaw). 8. M ike Run y ar Ci (SUZ) . 9. JOd y Foust (B ul) . ~ I (ez!. 7