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(Trans-AMAfrom page 7) u.s. DIRT HALF-MILE 1.0 CN M Q,) ..0 o ~ u o The super-sliders make their annual visit to the famed half-mile track where AMA Grand National champion is so often crowned. Stars of the U.S. Speedway championships try to master the Ascot long track in a compl ete program of speedway events. S everal AMA regulars will also try · their talent on · speedway machines. (Pat Brady photo) < FEATURING ' STEVE 250cc National & MIKE BAST AND SONNY NUTTER GENERAL ADMISSION ADULTS $4.50, 13-17 $2.50, 9-12 S1. , 8 & UNDER FREE (213) 323 -1142 (213) 321 :"1100, 18300 VERMONT GARDENA ! C. AGAJANIAN'S _ _ fAllOlS_ _ ''WHERE THE HARBOR, SAN DIEGO AND 91 FREEWAYS MEET - • going Ito a. . ba• • , .. All for only 36 All the answers in the most complete Baja tour book ever! 12 detai led, large reference maps in col or highlight. Vehicles for various road co nditions d iscussed in the " Abo ut the Wheels You Drive" section. ·-~ ~:::, ~~~'::;~:::·'A:::dm~::,'~.::1 ~---~---~~--- ---------I' Enclose check . I or money order to I CYCLE N EWS I ·P RODU CTS I P.O, Box 498 I Long Bea ch: Ca. 90801 . seventh in the mota ahead of DeCoster . Hannah , long gone , scored his second moto victory while the struggle for secon d place continued. With two laps remaining . Burgett crossed the finish line with Pomeroy. Smith . Tripes and Croft .a nxious to improve their positions. in the final moments. When Burgett slipped out under Pomeroy's pressure, Jim took second and held it for theremainder. Smith held third , bout Tommy Croft found a way around Marty Tripes. and the four finished in rapid succession: Pomeroy/Smith/Croft/Tripes. Bu rgett limped in with a broken fender and almost-out -of-gas cycle for sixth . Malherbe had overtaken DeCoster for seventh; Lackey and Gaylon Mosier . whose fuel tank vent " tube had clogged with mud causing him to DNF round one, completed the top 10. Hannah's overall win with two moto victories added 50 points to his series point standings and closed the gap on the leader, Roger DeCo ster , from a former 51 points .to eight. He overtook Marty Smith's second place in the series when Marty's 55 -point daily total dropped him to fourth. Ji m Pomeroy also stepped up one position in the deal and now holds third , seven points behind Hannah. Name " I didn't think I'd ever do itt" a • wea ry but jubilant Husky rider Chuck .Sun grinned through a thick mud mask at the end of the second 250cc moto. "But 1 didn't want to get second again," he added, referring to last week's race at Unadilla where his st r ong est contender Mark Barnett had won 2-1 over Sun's 1-2 score. Sun had taken an immediate lead in the opening moto , and alt h ough Barnett's Moto-X Fox Suzuki kept the pressure on in the early going. Sun had won by a 20 -second margin . Round two , however , was an entirely different story. Kenny Zahrt had taken th e lead on his Bultaco with Sun pushing to pass , but the two collided on the second lap dumping Sun to fifth and ' Zahrt even farther back. Sun began a 'rush back toward th e front , passing Denny Swartz, then overtaking John Savi tski . and . Terry Clark with five minutes to go . He caught Mickey Kessler at the end of the 50 -minute moto as the two -lap-togo sign came out and then set his sights on Barnett. The entire crowd ran from fence to fence following one of the closest fights of the afternoon. "We hit side by side and stalled in this rut!" Sun said of a last lap tangle between the battling leaders. "I was in front of him in the rut and held him back until 1 got my bike restarted." At the finish line, it was Sun shadowed by Barnett. • Unofficial Results 500cc INTERNATIONAL: 1. Bob Hannah , I -I (Yaml. 2. Jim Pomeroy, 2-2 (Hon). J . Tommy Croft. 44 (Hon). 4. Marty Smith. 6-3 IHon). 5. Brad Lackey. 3-9 IHon). 6. Marty Tripes. 8-5 (H-OI. 7. Roger DeCoster . 7-8 lSuzl. 8. Rick Burgett. 11-6 (Yaml. 9. Gary Semics. 6-12 IKawl. 10. Gerrit Wolsink, 9-13 IS uzl. 11. Hokan CaJIqvist, 1511 IHus). 12. Danny LaPone. 10-16 ISuzl. 13. Steve Staekable. 13-14 IMai). 14. Andre Malherbe, DNF-7 lPen). 15. Gayton Mosier. DNF-l0 IMaiI. 16. K""t Howerton , 12·DNF IHusl. 17. Tony DiStefano . 17-" IS uzl. lB. J im Gibson, 14-DNF (Yam). 19. Jim Gibson. 14-DNF IVaml. 19: J immy Ellis DNF-15. IC-AI. 20. , Steve W ee. 18-19 ISuz!. 250cc NATlONAL 1. Chuck Sun , 1-1 IHusl. 2. Mark : Barnen , 2-2 ISuzl. 3. Terry Clark 3-4 IKaw). 4. Mickey Kessler, 5-3 (Monl . 5. Mark Gregson . 4-8 (Suzl. 6. John Savitski, 7-6 ISuzl. 7. Frank Stacy. 6-7 ISacl. 8. Dennv Swartz, 9-5 IMail. 9. Ken Zahrt, 8-10 IBun. 10. Mark Garrison. lQ.13IPen). 11. Warren Reid. 13-12(Han). 12. Ro bert Shoup, 16-11 (Suzl. 13. Martin Potaez ny, 12·15 (Suzl. 14. Brae Glover, 14-14 (Yam). 15. Mark RaKESTRAW, DND·9IMail.16. Gregg Theiss. 11·DNF tHus). 17. Chris Douthitt , 17-17 (SUl ). 18. John Ayers, Address City . State Zip 18-18IVaml. 19. Tad Perkins. 15-22 IV aml. 20. Danny Weir. 23-16 IKawl. . TRAN5-AMA MX SERIES POINT STANDINGS: _ . . Roger DeCoster 11 57). 2. Bob Hannah 11 491 3. Jim 139). 5. Brad Lackey Pomeroy 11 421. 4. Marty S""ith 1 1141. 7. Danny laPorte 1981. 8. 11261.6. Tomm y Crof11 Gary Semics C79). 9. me) Gayton Mosier/Steve Stae kable 17 51.