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fiiHiOiNTI ~ING* -Koltb "'0..-80... "'0"· Central Pip .~. ". " .' o 00 0') .-c HI-POINT HAS THE FINEST IN M-X PANTS Available in stock or custom designs at your Hi-Point Dealer ~~ n HI·POINT RA CING PRODUCTS 3 709 W Erie Ave . lor~un. OH 44 053 :::!r PO 80. 2327, Amatlilo. DC79 10 5 • 9604 Oa tes Dr . Sa cram ento. (;A 95827 In the 100 and 125cc Intermediate classes. Tim Butler won six of eight motos. Storbeck, Butler and Foytik Hondal AME multi winners By John Rannikko AUSTIN, TX,JUNE8 The second round record books of the 1980 Honda/AME American Minicycle Championship Series at Austin MX Park S.HllrT1Y LHH1pr Di s tribu tmq 50 2139242111 recorded four class wins for Danny Storbeck of San Antonio, TX. Another trophy monger and multiple class winner was Tim Butler of Ayle, taking home three firsts and a second aboard Yamahas. With 30 classes to ride and no bikes bigger than 125cc, there were lots of chances for beautiful trophies as well as hats and goggles from Super Seer , Hondaline products and Dura-Lube oils. In addition , American Honda provided bikes for a drawing for a brand new CR125 R for the class winners of the 100cc and 125cc classes, A drawing was also held for a CR80 R among the winners of the Mini classes, Not only did "Just Plain Mike" Foytik pick up two firsts, but he also claimed the CR125R as well. The CR80R found a home on Shane Sitton's trailer rail and took a trip to Nacogdoches. The Honda factory Mini team, consisting of Larry Brooks and Todd Hewatt, managed a second in the 83cc Modified Expert class for 12·16 year olds and second in the 83cc Stock Intermediate class for 12-16 year olds respect ively. Both riders rode both Stock and Modified classes, but get offs kept them out of the winner's circle for both classes. The first 125cc Expert moto start belonged to Kyle Landrum (Hon) as he outdragged Tommy Myers and "Flyin' Brian" Taylor rid ing a Yamaha of San Antonio/Moto-X Fox/U . P. Fuel -sponsored Yamaha . Landrum continued to lead till he saw the checkered flag 10 laps later with Taylor crossing two seconds afterward . While Myers faded to fou rth and got some hard pressure from Keith Davis (Ho n) at the finish , Michael Clement worked from an early sixth to finish third. As the gate dropped for the start of the second moto, Landrum once again charged to the lead followed by Taylor and Jerry Surber (Yam). When they came around on the first lap, Taylor led the way followed by Landrum. Surber, Clement and Myers. Surb er and Clement rode a tight race for a few laps till Clement passed and broke away , putting five seconds on Surber. Taylor continued to lead with as much as three seconds on Landrum till mid-mote when he made a mistake in the soft sand tum before the finish line . Landrum was smooth and charging hard as he pulled up next to Taylor on the front straightaway. The two rocketed into a tum and over a hill side by side . When they came back into view, Landrum had the lead and rode it to the finish wbile extending the lead over second-place Taylor. In third place, Clement had closed to within a second of Taylor when on the last lap Surber came around in front of Clement. At the last tum before the checkers, Clement must have been dejected at losing a place on the last lap and wasn 't concentrating when he washed over a berm and gave ' Alley Simar a line past him for fourth . The overall went to Landrum with a pa ir of firsts. Taylor, Clement (3-5), Keith Davis (5· 6) and Surber (11-3) followed . Many of the classes were combined to race together but scored separately which made spectating a favorite class difficult. The second event, for example, combined the 83cc Expert Stock 12-16, 83cc Intermediate Stock 12·16, 83cc Intermediate Stock 9-11 , 83cc Intermediate Stock 9·11 and the 83cc Girls division in one race. Shane Sitton (Yam) and Jaime Killion (Yam) both won motos in the 83cc Expert Stock 12-16 class, but Sitton claimed overall honors by scoring better (a third) in the other moto. The Intermediate Stock 12-16 class had Danny Storbeck the winner on an E.C . Birr Yamaha. Storbeck's 2I finishes beat out Honda rider Todd Hewatt (1·3) by one point for the win. Stacy Merek of Rose-Rich Yamaha took third. "[ust Plain Mike" Foytik's fast draw off the starting line as well as some dynamite riding earned him first overalls in the 125cc Junior Modified and Stock classes. In the Stocks, he rode a Big Town Suzuki to a pair of firsts ahead of Leslie Elsik (Yam) who scored 2·2 . Foytik whi pped Elsik once again in the Mod ifieds , sporting 1-2 finishes over Elsik's 3-1 scores . In the combined 61cc J unior Stock 9-11 and Pee Wee Modified, Dale Storbeck stole the show as he rode a Yamaha to a pair of wins for the 61cc laurels. Christian "Crispy" Vreeland, who has trouble reaching the ground with one leg astride his Hl-inch-wheeled