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Tommy Croft (71 snags the inside line with Honda teammate Marty Smith alongside, but Yamaha's Ricky Burgett won both motos at Pine Top. AMAlMr. PiBB 125cc/500cc National Championship MX Series Rounds 7/7 Reid,'Burgett ax Pine Top By Jim Gianatsis ESCOHEAG, R.I., AUG. 6 Broc Glover's runaway of the AMA/Mr. PiBB 125cc National Championship MX Series final: ly came to a temporary postponement, allowing Team Honda into the 125cc class winner's circle for the first time this year. The oungest member of the Honda y . crew;19-year-old Warren Reid, spearheaded a Team Honda at- 12 tack with teammate Steve Wise collecting second overall ahead of local hero Mike Guerra on a Buckland-sponsored Yamaha. For Reid, it was his first-ever National win, garnered on a new preproduction Honda 125cc motocrosser prepared by his tuner/stepfather John Rosenthal. But while Yamaha momentarily stumbled in the 125cc class on their way to what appears to be near complete domination of the American motocross scene this year, Rick "Lumberjack" Burgett continued to win both motos back to back in the 500cc class, increasing his lead even further in the championship aboard his Bill West-prepped Yamaha OW Sg workS bikes. Backing up the Oregon toothpick splitter was new Yamaha teammate "Rocket Rex" Staten 'in second overall ~ith Maico privateer Darrell Shultz third, The track. at Pine Top Motorcycle Park was a new addition to the outdoor National circuit this year, and it received the riders' approval as one of the better facilities on the tour. A ski area during the winter season, the hillside is converted over to motocross for the summer with long, sandy hills and tricky off-camber turns to challenge the riders' skills. About the only thing riders didn:t like about Pine Top was the rocks which were mixed in with the sand, Not only were the jagged stones somewhat painful if you fell or got caught in someone's roost, but they proved to be bike breakers as well. Broken wheels and pl,lnctured tires were common place in both classes. More aware of the problem than anyone else was Broc Glover, who probably lost the 125cc class win due to a puncture. 125cc National Warren Reid proved in moto one that the new pre-production CR 125 Honda, unveiled two weeks previous at the .125cc USGP, was good enough to win against works equipment. "We did do a little work to the cylinder since Mid-Ohio," John R admitted. The opening race saw Warren power his way into the lead up the starting hill, stuffing his 2S-inch knobby through tum one ahead of David Taylor, Gregg Toyama, Randy Hess, Richard Coon, Glover, Myerscough, Moates, Mosier and Wise. David Taylor was handling a works RAl25 Suzuki as the factory team's replacement for an injured Mark Barnett in the remaining Nationals. Jeff Ward also made the change this weekend from semi-FMF/Suzuki support to Yamaha factory ,sponsorship on a production YZ. Not one to take things easy, by the fourth lap of the race Glover had already moved up to second after finding himself nearly 15 seconds behind leader Reid at one point. Four more laps and Broc had whittled that lead to just six seconds when he was forced to slow. His Yamaha had picked up a flat rear tire from the track's ,sharp rocks, and though Broc tried to ride out the remainder of the moto, he was too far back to earn 'any points toward his second title. David Taylor found himself ba.ck in second with Broc out of the way, but now with Mosier pressuring with hiS works Kawasaki. Wise had moved to fourth by the halfway point with Myerscough on the factory Suzuki and Mark Gregson on the LOP Suzuki fighting for fifth. The first moto ended with Reid winning by a long shot ahead of Mosier, who shot by Taylor for second, then Wise. Richard Coon moving up to fifth with his Suzuki ahead of Gregson, Kippy Pierce and Jeff Ward. The charge through turn one for the opening lap of the second moto saw bikes bouncing off -one another like marbles. Dave Taylor stuck the front forks of his factory Suzuki into MosieLs Kawasaki's rear sprocket, breaking the chain. Taylor was left a lap down and Gaylon was out of the running. Marty Moates had the holeshot WIth his LOP Suzuki for, " ... the first time all year and I was ready to go for it.~' rear chain adjuster broke for the second time of the day, causing the rear wheel to slip and pitch its drive chain;