The tpp 15 100cc riders line up with the new Yamaha YZ~ before the Race of Champions. The bikes were up for sale for $799 after the race.
- the track, but at the line Fortney
stayed out fro n t.
Keith Davis , Ricky Collins and Tony
Neilson led the 125cc No vice final , but
bad luck hit t he early lea der . Da vis
withstood pressure from Col1ins until
Neilson took over th e number two spot
and applied heavier doses . Davis lasted
until the last lap where he slipped ,
dropping to third and giving Neilson
th e win with Collins second.
Intermed iates on the 125cc
ma chines came out for the IOth final ,
and Derek Wedding wanted his second
title. Pedro Perales came out from
. ennessee to do business, too , and he
ga~e his best effort to beat Wedding.
An intense battle emerged as these two
fought for the top spot. Perales pulled
~edding around the course, blocking
and, sliding his way in front. When the
checkers flew, Wedding could only
.~a ~ch Perales take them first. Kyle
Landrum and Stormy Gartrell
followed in third and fourth .
Although he didn't look fast , John
" Miller put his Suzuki out in front of
QtM,'125cc Pro field . Smoothness was
hi$ key to the wire-to -wire victory over
Dick Young and Eddie Walker.
Deuce-and-a- half competition was
next on the roster with the Novices
goihg first . Chris Christoph grabbed
an"early lead and held it to th e wire
widi BrentJohnson and Mike Smith on
his ta il. In the Intermediates, Derek
Wedding finally go t his second title as
lie}defea ted Stormy Gartrell and Tim
s Db h n .
'(TI Professionals in the 250cc division
cotild have made th e night a complete
success all b y themselves. Randy
:> Kirschbaum made a last -ditch effo rt
(or the lead and go t his wishes on the
lastJap when he pulled Chappy Blose
and Greg Howard across th e line.
0'A Race of Champion s was the final
event on the schedule , as the top 15
100'cc riders all com peted on stock
'Y ama has. T aking th e win with a wireto-wire lead was Ben Theriot of
Louisiana . After the race, the bik es
were pu t up for sale , but one of the
questio nables was th e machine of Mike
W alcott. Mike found a ho t line off th e
side of .O!, '" of ~h.e c!
