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By Charles Morey
AXTON , VA ., A UG UST 17
Hu sq varna 's Brad Lackey , w in ne r
of a m o t o at the fin al 500cc Wo rld
Ch ampi on sh ip r o u nd in
Lux emb ou r g o n ly t he week
be fo re, overcame th e hit and m iss
p e rfo rm ances o f" Maicos Steve
St a c k a ble and Ho nda's Mart y
Sm ith to t op the Lak e Sugar Tree
Above and all around, Big Bad Brad
puts h is Wo rld GP train ing to good
use in Virgin ia. Check th e leg muscles
on Brad (Cente r). Next wee k ser ies
" Ho w to tune y o ur bod" tells ho w
y o u , too, can kick sand in bullies' faces.
round of t he AMA 5 00cc National
Ch amp io nship series wit h a fast , steady
2-3 sco re. Bad Brad, easily th e cro w d
favorit e, started b y wi nning th e first
qualify ing mo to , th en proceeded t o
impress t he onlookers wi th his clean and
effi cient "European " riding style in the
followin g ro unds.
While Lack ey put the hand on t he
o verall win, Steve St ackable p ut in what
was decided ly the most outstanding ride
of the aftern oon . Steve sco red big in the
openin g mo to , taking the win fro m
h o l e s h o t t-o ch ec kered flag before
runn ing int o in surmountable diffic ulties
in the seco nd fort y-min ute-plus-two -la p
leg. After b ogging th e big Maico co m ing
out o f th e gate and taking t urn one at
t he b ack of th e p ack , St ackab le tangled
with ano ther rid er in th e op ening lap s
and w as on ce again d ropp ed to t he
rea r. In
th e
rem aining
m in ute s. he
c a ug ht a nd passed no , fewer th an
t w en ty -six riders, incl ud ing las t year's
top tw o 500 cc series co n te nde rs J immy
Weinert an d Tony DiSt efan o , to ta ke a
fo urt h in t he moto . Stack's 1-4 to tal
t ied Bra d 's 2-3, missing t he o verall win
b y the tie-break ing seco nd m ot o finish .
Mar t y Smith clai med the seco nd mo to
w in after tak ing the lead fro m Suzuki
rider Billy Grossi on th e fourth lap .
Smith's seventh pl ac e score in the first
m o to held the y o ung Californian to
th ird in the o verall standings.
I n the 250cc S u p port act ion,
