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into the North turn, Rockwood started around on the outside, suddenly seemed to think better of it, threw the bike sideways and crossed back under behind Morrison, in a series of moves that had the crowd disbelieving they'd seen the whole thing . Next time around , Tom got his program wired together and rode around Morrison to w in the heat. Hateley got off first from the pole in his heat, but it was Danny Hockie who dropped across from ou tside to lead the pack through the South tum. Hateley grabbed the lead back in the next lap, while Rick Hocking uncorked himself from traffic to take over fourth, then to nibble at Ron Moore's third . Rick finally got Moore put away after the two swapped' back and forth during the last lap. Morrison led the Trophy Dash until the final turn, when Hateley charged him from the inside and took the checker by inches. Little John, not to be satisfied with any of this "gentle peck on the cheek" stuff, swept the trophy girl across the Yamaha's gas tank and planted one on her that brought the stands to life with warm This high-speed traffic jam almost stole the show. Ron Moore (37) brieflv leads Tom Horton (55) as Eddie Wirth seeks a way around. approval. Limbering up for the Main, no doubt. Danny Hockie from the outside and Tom Rockwood from th e pole led everybody through the first tum of the Main, with Morrison slicing up through the pack to take third, then second. Hateley broke clear of the opening lap confusion in third, then took second two lap s later, while Moore and Hockie played switchy-swappy behind him. The top three strung out at this point, shifting spectator focus to the melee going for fourth through seventh. Hockie had dropped back into a scrambling traffic jam composed of Tom Horton, Ron Moore, and a smooth, methodical Eddie Wirth. (Eddie got in to the Main the hard way, by winning the Semi over the same group of riders he was embroiled 'w ith in the Main.) The group narrowed down to Hockie, Wirth and Horton, after Moore got tired of fighting traffic and dropped back to watch. Horton would pressure Hockie, then Wirth would ride around them both. Then Wirth would bobble slightly, Horton would charge up on the inside, only to get the door slammed in his face. It went on like that most of the race, until the final lap, wben people started yelIling, "Hey, look at Hatdey!" Sure enough, Little John had charged up past the white flag to challenge Rockwood, squeezed by him on the inside in the South tum, and tucked in down the back straigh t to try to hang on. No way, said Tom, as he blew by. held Hatdey off through the North tum and horsepowered it to the checkered. Resul ts Ex Main: 1. Tom Rockwood (Tr l); 2. John Hateley (Yam); 3. Eddie Wirth (TTl); 4 . Rob Morrison (Nor); 5. Danny Hackle (TTl) . Am Main: 1. Wa lt Foster rtrl); 2. Art Fredenberg (Yam); 3. Ryan Gifford (TTl); 4. Art Carter (vaml' S. Tony Dell (Nor) . Nov Main : . El bert Turner ('t am ) ; 2 . Steve Eklund (Yam); 3 . Dan McWhorter (Yam); 4. Murray Hoffman (Yam); 5. Doug (;arrison (Yam); 6 . Brent Knauer (Yam). WINNING ~§~BOOTS FORYOU U.S. GRAND PRIX. GENESCO PARK . NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE 37202 TED EVA • Who did what to whom? MARINA DELREV Send $3 .00 for 256 colorful page catalog with more than 5500 items. Read [R SULTS] E COMPETITION SHOCK ABSORBERS • • • • • FIVE WAY ADJUSTABl.E CHROMED & POLISHED DOUBLE DAMPENING REBUIDABLE STREET OR RACING DISTRIBUTED BY Sammy Tanner Distributing' 17213 Roseton Avenue Artesia, CA 90701 213/924-2111 Bet or Forks and Shock s Mak e the Difference ) 1. ,1 : :, 9