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Derek Wedding shows flat track ace Terry Poovey some gymnastics In indoor ice MX. (Hon), Charlie Martin (KTM(, Joey Balcom (Hus) and Steve Cardwell (Hon). On lap two. Martin fell and threw a chain, slowing up Balcom who was on his tail. During lap three Brown lost the lead after a mistake on the course letting Davis grab the front. A tight group composed of Hicks, Brown, Loftin and Stutts formed to fight for second plal;e. Meanwhile, Bersch was storming through traffic after a poor start. working from ninth place on lap one to sixth on lap four. The moto developed into a duel be· tween Hicks and Brown for second as Davis continued to lead. By this time Bersch held fourth, but couldn't break into a better position before the finish. Brown took Hicks one lap before the white flag was, shown and got pumped to take the lead from Davis. Brown rode his heart out and flew off the straightaway jump side by side with Davis, but lacked the advantage at the final turn before the finish, giving Davis the win. The orde,r at the finish line was: Davis, Brown, Hicks, Bersch, Cardwell and Stutts. Brown once again holeshot the second 250/0pen Expert start. Card· well, Davis, Loftin, Stutts and Bersch paraded through the first turn behind him. The order remained the same until lap four when Stutts togk Loftin for fourth place as Brown held a fivesecond plus lead. On the fifth lap Brown led a tight pack of four riders now headed by Davis who was fighting for second. Cardwell deserves a lot of credit being in the top five aboard a 1978' CR 250 Honda in the Expert class. The order became Brown. Davis, Stutts, Cardwell, Bersch and Kevin Horton (Suz) who never said die and worked from an early 10th place to sixth at mid-moto. The positions remained unchanged to the finish line and the overall went to Brown with 2-1 finishes. Results MICRO MINI: Eric Culver, MINI SR: 1, Danny Storbeck ISuzl; 2. Flying Freckle Co,IYaml; 3. Ma, Maddo,ISuzl. MINI JR: 1. Brent Freed ISuzl; 2. Glen ClaypoollSuzl; 3. Mike Merlo (Yam). lOOcc: 1, Johnny Middleton !Yaml: 2, Hardluck Pitts (Kawl; 3. Danny Storbeck ISuzl. 125 NOV: 1. Kent Browning ISuzl: 2. Jeff Hardin (SuzI; 3. Bob MitchelIISuz). 250 NOV: 1. Sam Finger IHon); 2. Greg Beach IHonl; 3. Larry Lancaster ISuzl. 125 INT: 1. Tim Butler IYaml; 2. John Ham IHonl; 3, Glenn Ingram (Honl. 250lNT: 1, Mark Taylor IHool: 2. Mark Brown IHonl; 3. Blake Binion (Yam). OPEN: 1. Stephan Robertson IYaml; 2, Ronald Schwartz ISuzl: 3. Jerry Symank ISuz). OVER 30: 1. leo Anderson (Yam); 2. Ooog Yule (Husl: 3. lloyd longmire (Yam). 125 EX: 1. Keith Oavi. (Hon); 2. Russell Power. ISuz): 3. Bryan Taylor (Yaml. 25OIOPEN EX COMBINED: 1. Roger Brown IC·AI: 2. Keith DavislHonl; 3. David Stutts (Yaml. Blackwell hot in Texas IIlce- ocross' lI By Randy earthel Photo by Fred Fish DALLAS, TX,JAN. 5 Rick Blackwell of Amarillo dominated what must have been the first event of its kind, at least in Texas: indoor motocross on icel He seemed to adapt very quickly to the different traction conditions of the course which was set up in an ice hockey rink using wooden ramps for jumps. The race format was four qualifying motos for each rider, no one being eliminated. The four riders with the most points were eligible to compete in the final moto for bucks. Blackwell won three of four qualifying motos he was entered in and made the main easily. Three riders tied for fourth place, though, so a runoff was held between Tom Johnson, Greg Fouts and Monty Anderson. Johnson came out on top of the .knock down, drag out event to qualify for the main. Also qualifying were Darren Rhoten and David Boles. Blackwell cruised to an easy win in ,the 12-lap main with Rhoten, Johnson and Boles banging bars in back of him and finishing in that order. • All 2 Tone .20.96 All Black .17.96 CE ETSeatCovers Factory Side Marking. Availabla For 2 Tone or Black with • All RM'. & PE'. • All Y2'. & Ir. • All KX'. • All CR'. • All Maico'. • All Can-Am'. • Hu.ky • Bultaco • KTM Seat Cove.. Are: Doubla Stitched. Durable. Ea.y to In.tall --------S£A T • In.tall Covel; R£"A'R---~---- • Complete Rebuild • Repai, Foam • Change Height We Can Racover Any Seat • UPS Dally 7231 "A" Garden car- ...... Garden Grow. CA U041 ~ORKS, MASSCO CEET INC. (7141"3-7070 25 -