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Friday night winner Mike Bell cha.e. Danny laPorte (14) and Derrell Shultz early in the race. AMAIToyota Supercross Series- Rounds two/three Seattle is Yamaha's Kin By Dale Brown Photos by Action Oz and Brown SEATTLE, WA , FEB. 9·10 Yamaha factory teammates Mike Bell and Bob "Hurricane" Hannah split wins in the two nights of AMA/Toyota Supercross racing at Seattle's enclosed Kingdome stadium. Appropriately enough, the event was called the Yamaha Gold Cup, presented by the Seattle PostIntelligencer and promoted by Pace Management. Hannah's fourth placing in the event he didn't win, combined with the one he did, put him into a 12.point series lead over Oakland winner Jammin' Jimmy Weinert. Honda 's Steve Wise occupies third. Bell led the way in the Friday night event and was joined in the winner's circle by Suzuki's Danny LaPorte and Honda's Warren Reid. After another 20·la final Saturda ni hr , Hannah was followed by Kawasaki's Tommy Croft and Honda's Marty Smith. Series opener Weinert had an up and-down weekend. On Friday, he was runn ing second to pack -leading Hannah on the first lap when he collided with Bob , sending the Hurricane over the bars. Hannah put on one of his berserk charges through the pack to finish fourth, while Weinert ended up 10th. But Kawasaki 's elder statesman came roaring back on Saturday to finish fourth and keep the points race alive. Friday Darrell Shultz had his Team Suzuki mount on the gas and took the lead in the first heat. Kawasaki 's Tommy Croft had a good start, but a cha in adjuster broke, the wheel cocked, and he was through for the evening. New Team Honda member Gary Sem ics held second, but nobody could get close enough to challenge Darrell and his Orv Shultz· tuned machine. Mickey Boone , like Croft and Weinert a member of Team Green , finishing third with Rick Burgett and Howard. Racing's Roger Brown finish ing fourth and fifth . The Jammer had .h is problems and finished sixth, semibound. I' The Dave Arnold-preppedmachine of Marty Smith made it around the first tum first in the second heat. Several riders didn't make it around the first tum as they had intended, including Bob Hannah, Rex Staten and Scott Gillman, who were held up by a first tum crash. Mike Bell held second behind Smith until, after trading elbows, handlebars and paint, he took the lead. Warren Reid was third initially, but later passed Smith over the Toyota Tower jump to take second for the head. The Hurricane, meanwhile, was applying one of his patented charge- through. the- pack until -you've passed -everything rides. He got around Suzuki's Danny LaPorte for fourth, passed Smith and pressured Reid right to the checkered flag , but to no avail. Still, he transferred to the final while teammate Staten had to try the semis after the crash had messed up his pipe and left him a lap down . Mark Rakestraw, a privateer on a Howard Racing Honda, pulled th e holeshot in the third heat and led for two laps . On the third lap , it was the LOP Yamaha of David Taylor in the lead. Honda 's Steve Wise, local favorite Pat Jacobsen (Suz) and Rakestraw were in pursuit. Wise soon took the lead but soon had to tum it back over aga in when the shift lever on his bike busted, leaving him trapped in first gear. Still he screamed his way around the pack to finish second behind Taylor. Rakestraw regained