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r; on lap seven of semi one with a tum two pass of Buck Boren, the leader of the first six laps. . Self-sponsored Bultaco rider Gary Reust led from ' sta rt to finish in the final semi. Corky Keener put his factory Harley right on , Reust's rear wheel at the finish . DII • ~ t iTrophy Race "Any time you win you feel good ," sa id Corky Keener of his victo ry in the Trophy Race . " Bu t it sure would have ' been nice if it had been the National. " Keen er led from the first turn with David Aldana challenging in the opening laps. Darryl Hurst moved into second on lap four , but could never close the gap Keener had opened. Natio nal l' l' 0') ' ~ ~ CN ..... {/) ~ . Except for some shuffling in the early laps of the National , there was very little passing. What there was of that . though was enough ' to cause. anyone to deScribe it. as "onehelluva lot of racing. " Kenny Roberts led the three-row (6· 6·2) , 14·rider field into turn one with en ough bashing a nd banging going on to satisfy any tigh t enthusiast. Brow, Poovey, Eklund, Boody and Hocking tailed a long the closest with the rest of the rield a heartbeat away . As the . pa ck exited turn two ,on the second lap, Roberts found himself , pushed out toward the wall as' Poovey, Brow and Eklund banged past. Righ t on Roberts' wheel came Hocking, Elo , Boody, Scott and Cartwright intheir own battle. • One more lap and Roberts and Hocking were set as fourth a,nd fifth to • the flag. Boody and Elo would trade places on lap 18 for sixth and seventh. The final 17 laps were short track racing at its best: no quarter asked , none given , wheel -to -wheel bashing and banging for the lad . t. Poovey couldn't shake Brow, who had Eklund glued to his rear tire in a six-wheel duel to the finish . , / Poovey held off all charges sometimes barely , sometimes brilliantly - until lap 14. Eklund, in second after a turn three dive-under pass of Brow on the 10th - Ia p , was ·tu rning the heat up . On lap 15 Eklund 'used the move he had put on Bro w on Poovey for the lead . The battle continued with Poovey now glued to Eklund's rear wheel and Brow only feet behind , r eady to take advantage of the slightest mistake . 1 Poovey, like a hunter stalking his . p re y, waited . He got his chance and slipped under' Eklund as the pair exi ted turn four cha rgi ng for the wh ite flag and the final lap .. Ii But it wasn't over yet. Sid e-by- side past the fla g sped Poovey and Eklund with Brow a breath behind. Poo vey went low , Eklund high a nd th en down and under for th e lead as Poovey slip ped high for jus t a sp lit second . Eklund had the ed ge going in to tum three , but Poovey got a wheel under on . the inside line. .Eklund wouldn' t budge and Poovey, whose tire wasn't sticking as well as Eklund's, knew he had 'only the remain ing yards to the flag to our-drag Eklund for th e win . He cou ld n' t. . ' It was Eklund , shaking his fist , by half a length over Poovey with Brow just scant feet behind. • Results 12-lAP TROPHY RACE: 1. Corky Keener (H·D). 2. Darryl Hurst (Yam). 3. Richard leonard (Yam). 4 . Jim Gullege IYaml. 5. Ken McDonald IC·Al. 6. Alex Jorgensen IC·AI. 7. Buck Boren (Vam). 8. Brad Hurst CYam). 9. Dave Aldana {Yaml. 10. Ken Hapke (Yaml. 2G-LAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Steve Eklund {Yaml. 2. Terry Poovey (Bull . 3. Garth Brow (Yam). 4. Kenny Roberts (Yam), 5. Rich Hocking (Yam). 6. Ted Boody IH-DI. 7. Steve Elo 10ss1. B. Mik e Kidd IPen). 9. Skip Aksland IYaml. 10. Tim Cartwright IYam). 11. Gary Reust (Bul), 12. Rob Beary (Yam). 13. W es PowelllBull. 14. Gary Scan lOss). CAMEL PRO SERIES STANDINGS: 1. J ay Springst een 159. 2: Ted Boody 151. 3. Ken Roberts 147.4. St eve Eklund 120. 5. Gary Scon 119. 6. Corky Keener 78. 7. Mike Kidd 76. 8. Steve Morehead 70. 9, Skip Aksland 65. 10, Alex J org ensen 56. 11, Hank Scan 46. 12. Gene Romero 42. 13. Randy Goss 36. 13. GarTh Brow 36. 15. John Hateley 33. ::l .J FIIIALS: 'H O ~ STO II , < RIO BRAVO PARK, AUGUST 1'-21 TOP PRIZE: -YA M A HA YZ80D! THANK YOU, BEL-lAY AID YAMAHA .\ This summer , 7,500 young rnotocr ossers pa rt icipat e d in 33 • National Minicycle As soc ia t ion Qualifiers in ei ght regi ons in the . BEL-RAY, GRAND NATI ONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES . As always , the j nterest has run ' strong est in the YAMAHA O ve r 12 Stock Expert Class . The t o p wjnner will receive a YAM A H A YZ80D m in icycle , the finest made. About 1400 entrants will pa rt icip a te in t he Finals. They'U run on tw o tracks for giant trophies a nd Grand National Championships. Some of them will qualify to run in t he YAM AH A' RA CE O F CHAMPIONS in the BEL-RAY WORLD MINI GRAND PRIX a t . Racing World next March . . On behalf of the National M inicycle Association , It's members and thei r families : Thank you BEL·RA Y; Thank ' you , YAMAHA. You made it all possible. NATIONAL MlrtlCYCLE ASSOCIATION . . IF YOU'RE N ADVERT OT ISINGiNC C N Y LE EWS. 4 would like to . d d r. .. thi s message to the rid. , .nd dee..,.. o f the following brand• . SUZUKI: The 2 new models of RM 250's are the finest Suzuk is ever made and Me probably the best 2 stroh 18CefS in the world today. HON DA: You Honda ~ have complained for Vears abou t not having a racet' • well, the CR 2SO's are great and they are dirt cheap - thete Me thousands of used ooes around, if yOU canno t aff ord a new one . CAN AM : This ;s the most pOwerf ul 250 engine going. Thev are the resuh of vears of power deve lopment and Me made riQht nelCf door . 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