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Dave Eropkin , whose slipping clutch
ga ve him a fourth pla ce first moto
fin ish was ou t to improve his ride .
T ak ing the second moto holeshot he
ran a perfect race leading th e rest
through the entire moto and he did it
with a flat front tire 'in the final laps .
Van Hook, running number two , was
right on his tail all the wa y but
couldn 't get by . Still , because of
Eropkin's fourth in the first rnoto he
went home onl y second overall while
Van Hook took home top pa y for the
da y. SCOtt Johnson finished third and
collected th e money for winning that
position .
Ross Learn wailed on with a perfect
1·1 overall win in the I25cc Pros.
Bobby Ryan fin ished second in both
but it was touch and go in th e second
moto when , running beh ind Steve
Childress, he had to open full bore just
to keep up . Seems Ryan's rings have
gone south and he's been wa iting three
weeks for new on es in from Japan .
Anywa y, Ryan got by Childress when
Childress got caugh t behind a lapped
ride r and R yan fin ished nu m ber two.
Ch ildress fin ished thi rd in both mor os,
Resu lts
OPEN PRO: 1. Rich Brand (Mai); 2. Greg Orasskovich
IMai ); 3 . J oe D. Price IVam ).
OPEN INT: 1. Dou g Van Duzen (M ai); 2. Dan M oor e
IM ai); 3. Bo b Wht ie IC-AI. .
OPEN NOV: 1. Kevin M cNea' !Yam) ; 2 . leo Green
IVam) ; 3 . St eve Eatman !Yaml.
OPEN BEG: 1. John Pincon !Yam); 2. Tom Tasko
IVaml; 3 . J im Spei ght IM ai).
250 PRO: 1. Vince Van Hook (M ail; 2. Dave Eropkin
(Yam l; 3. Scott Johnson (Hon ),
250 NOV: 1. Ted Wa ldr up IHenl; 2 . Tim Fisher (Hen );
3. Todd Simmons IHe n).
250 BEG: 1. Man So nywatani (Vam ); 2. Edd ie Rea
(Vam); 3. Steve Cham bers IC·Al.
125 PRO: 1. Ross learn ISull; 2. Bob by Rvan (502);
3. Steve Childress ISuz).
125 INT : 1. Trey Hall (502); 2. Randy Ross ISuzl; 3.
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