IAbove) His lip bloodied by a flying rock. Jim Pomeroy flees an approaching
Marty Smith 191 in the first moto.IBelow) Danny laPorte collected two
moto victories to put him in the AMA 125 points lead.
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By Dale Brown
PLYMOUTH, CA, APR. 10
When the dust had cleared from California's
Mother Lode country, works Suzuki rider
Danny LaPorte had won both motos of the 125
National, and Team Honda's Marty Smith put
8
t<,Jgethe: two second- place finishes for
victory In the 250 National.
In both 125 motos, LaPorte came
from the pack to take the lead at the .
midway point. Both times he battled
with a determined Bob "Hurricane"
Hannah , who suffered mechanical
troubles both times with his new works
Yamaha.
Jim "Bim bo" Pomeroy and Tony
DiStefano both won 250 motos, with
Smith right behind them. Fourth and
fifth pla ce finishes by Bimbo and Tony
D allowed Smith the overall win.
Each class had to run two qualifiers
and a consolation race to narrow the
field to 40 starters.
125 National: Hurricane
charges. Richter surprises and
laPorte just wins
Radical Ron Turner. an FMFsponsored Southern California rider
on a recent hot streak. led the 125
pack into the first turn. with Suzuki's
Jeff Jennings on his tail. Both LaPorte
and Hannah wer e back in the pack,
Hannah in the mid-20s.
