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(Left) Fourth overall Chuck Sun roosts second mota winner Gary Semics.IAbove) Marty Smith shows the effect of motocross racing in 100" heat. (Below ) Third overall Tony D. with Kent Howerton and Rick Burgett close behind. Pomeroy and Staten following. " I was saving a lillie energy : ' said overall winner Marty Smith back in the pits , "a nd three laps from the end I started going for it. I guess I should ha ve sta rt ed four laps from the end. Sern ics was riding like his old self. " 250cc Support class , Yamaha 's cla ssified secret weapon , Mike Bell , cont inued his annihilation of th e seri es' Support class . T he SoCal go- faster did just what was needed to pull off both 30-minute moto wins with this works Yamaha . " I rode about 90 % all day. It di dn't mailer if I won by only 10 feet as long as I was out front at th e finish . The way the 500cc class Experts we re fad ing out in the hea t m ade me not J,a nt 10 push any ha rder than I ha d to," said Bell. o Be ll' s lea d in bo t h m ot os was c e rt a in ly small eno ugh t o give e veryone an impression th a t th ere was some potent racing goi ng on . In th e opening mo to FMF's Gary Ogden wor ked his RM Suzuki aro u nd eastern speedsters Rick Walsworth , T od Perkins, Charles Holcomb , Mark Barnell and Terry C lark 10 fin ish right behind Bell. 1 In the second rnoto the heat seemed to get the best of everyone except Bell and Mark Ba rn ell , who dogged Mike the entire race to finish secon d this time with his Suzuki . Ba rn ell clung to Bell's rear fender and over in the Suzuki fac tory pits , the team m a nager was taking more than a passing interest in Ma rk 's performance. • Results 500cc NATIONAL: 1. Martv Smil h 1·2 IHon). 2. Tommy Croft 2-6 (Honl. 3. Tony DiStefano 6-4 ISuz). 4. Chuck Sun 8-5 (Husl. 5. Gary Semics 18-1 {Kaw l. 6. Bob Hannah 13-3 (Varni. 7. Jim Pomero y 7·9 (Han). 8. Rex Staten 9-10 IH-DI. 9. Rick Burgen 14-7 IVaml. 10. Pierre Karsmakers 3·· (Vam). 11. Kent How ert on 4-" IHus). 12. Denny Swartz 1Q.15 (Mai). -, 3. Steve Stackable 5-" lMail . 14. Rich Eierstedt "-8 IBull. 15. Parry Klassen 17-13 (Yam). 16. Pat Moroney " ·11 {Hust. 17. M ickey Boon e 16-16 (Suz). 18. W ayne Boyer 11·· (Yam). 19. Gaylen Mosier · ·12 (Mail. 20 . Danny laPorte 12·· ISu2!. AMA 500cc NA TIONAL M X SERIES POINT 85); 2. Steve Stackabie STA NDINGS: 1. Martv Smilh 1 1 ; 3. Bob Hannah 1 ; 4. Kent How erton 162) 5. Jim 661 631 ; Pomerov 1 ; 6. Rick Burgen 15 ; 6. Garv Semics 153; 591 31 1 8. Tony DiStefano ISH; 9. Rex Staten (461 10. Tommy ; Crofl1371 . 250cc SUPPORT: 1. Mike Bell 1·1 IVaml. 2. Mark . Barnett 3-2 ISu21. 3. G..V Ogden 2-3 ISu21 4. Charles Halcomb 6-5 IHusl. 5. Ted Perkins 4-1 (Yam). 6. Rick Walsworth 8-4 (Pent 7. Raben Shoup 7-6 ISuz). 8. Terry Clark 5-14 (Kawl. 9. Scott Wallenburg 13-9. 10. Duane Drver 12·10. " 7