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---------------------------Tamietti (Mai) , Robert Marino (Yam ), Dale Lewis (Mai), Kevin Davis (Mai), Jack Johnson (Yam) , David Gerig (H us) , Terry Clark (Hus) , Mark Law rence (Yam ), Steve Wise (Hon) and Timbo Hall (Yam). Winners of th e mechanics' "Iron hand" award for fastest front wheel change were Team Yamaha's Ron Heben and Bob Oliver in both races. "We went over the lap sheets lap by lap, and went over some video t a pes ," said Press Relations Director Gene Esquivel when asked how the scoring was finally resolved. There will be no speedway racing at Ascot on Thursday, July 3, when they will present their annual fir. works/destruction derby/figure 8 auto racing affair. Speedway will return to the quarter-mile oval the following Thursday, July 10. Kenny Ro berts' winning streak in the 500cc World Championship Road Race Series ended June 28 at the Dutch GP . Jack Middleberg (Suz) played a gamble, mounting slicks when other front row sta rt ers rolled on to the grid with rain tires. 'As the race began, the sky cleared, and Middleberg was out in front with th e hot set-up in rubber. Roberts and Randy MamoIa raced for second until Roberts' front tire went flat , and he was forced to pit. By the time the tire was replaced , he was a minute and a half behind the 10th place rider - out of an y hope for World Championship points - so he retired . When it was over , Graziano Rossi (Suz ) took second behind Middleberg with Franco Uncini , Boer Van Dulman and Randy Mamola complet ing the top five. Jim Bernard blasted his Yamahapowered Top Fuel bike to the top of NMRA's June 28-29 drag race at Indianapolis Raceway Park with an 8.29/166.97 run over second placer Roland Stuart's 8.58/165.74 Harleypowered . attempt. Other class winners include Mike Bruso (Kaw) in the Super Eliminator, Bob Carpenter (Suz) in the Pro Stock and Jeff Masters (Kaw) in the Pro Comp class. "I want you to tell everyone to look out 'ca use Springer is coming back," said Jay Spingsteen from his Lapeer, Michigan home . ''I'm more pumped than I have been in the last year. I took a glu cose tolerance test where th ey monitored my blood for five hours and a lot 'o f other tests. They found out that I'm a borderline d ia bet ic which mea ns the condition could be monitored by diet or if need be insulin. The doctors will make a decision in another two weeks after some more tests . O .B. (Dick O'Brien of Harley-Davidson) is on vacation until Thursday, so I haven't had a chance to talk to him, but I've already given the information to John Davidson so that they can begin to evaluate it. Hopefully, if everything is OK I'd like to be back racing at Ascot (july 19). I feel better knowing what is wrong " after such a long time of not really knowing ." Harley-Davidson and Springsteen mutually agreed June 3 that he shouldn't race again until "his medical problems were cleared up . Springsteen gave his new diet a " trial and error run" over the weekend at a half mile in Marion , Ohio, and blitzed everyone in sight. The factory did not know he was racing.. 6 American Brad Lackey (Kaw) won the first moto in the June 29 Canadian 500cc MX GP followe~ by Hakan Carlqvist (Yaml. Andre Malherbe ' (Hon) and Roger DeCoster (Hon). The second mota went to Malherbe with Carlqvist, Andre Vromans (Yam) and Lackey following. Malherbe now leads Lackey in the championship chase 182 points to 168 with three rounds remaining, Bernie Schreiber , defending Observed Trials World Champion , saw his second ride for Ital -Jet end in a no-champion ship-po ints -scored situa tion as igni tion problems soured his day. T he J u ne 29 West German round went to Yrjo Vesterinen (Mon) with Martin Lampkin (Mon) and Ulf Ka rlsson (Mon) fol lowing. Schreiber 's hopes of bringing a second title to th e U.S. appear to be fading with Karlsson ho ld ing 82 points to Vesterinen 's 65 a head of Edd y Lejuene (Hon) at 62 and Schreiber with 61 points. The June 29 French 250cc MX GP saw Jean Claude Lacquaye (SWM) take the opening moto followed by Patrick Boniface IKTMI. Georges Jobe (Suz) and Gennady Moisseev (CZ). Dimitar Rangelov (Hus) was the second moto winner ahead of Kees Van der Ven (Mail, Jobe and Jan Kristoffersen lHus), Going up a nyone? W inston Pro Ser ies ride r David Ald an a a nd for me r rac er turned KR W helmet race rep Chuck Palmgren will be pitting their skill ag ai nst a formida ble foe - " Pike's Peak in Color ad o. The two will be rid ing 750cc BSAs in th e July -4 Pike's Peak Hillclimb . The August 3 Winston Pro Series road race at Laguna Seca (Monterey, California) will require an FIM license in the Formula One class. The int ernatio nal sanction was obtained so that Randy Mamola (now licensed through Britain) could ride. ' Kenny Roberts will also compete. Several days after the rac e, and too late for inclusion in last week's paper, the official results of the Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship Gran Prix were released , and there were a lot of changes over what was printed last week. The biggest change was in the 250cc race, where DGsponsored Pete Snorteland (Yam ) was declared the overall winner. Honda's Steve Wise is now listed , in second, followed by Robert Marino (Yam ), Tim Lunde (Yam), Mark Lawrence (Yam), Val Tamietti (Yam ), Lenny Giger (Hon) , Chuck Miller (Yam ) and Rick Munyon (Yam). The top 10 in the Open class now reads : Val Get some good motorcycling photos? The FIM in cooperation with Canon cameras is holding a photo contest that 's open to all amateur and professional photographers. There are two catagories - sports and touring - where you may enter black and white or color prints. The judging will be based on "photographic quality. imagination and the extent to which the entries best portray the aspects of motorcycling." No distinction will be m ade between black and white and the color entries. Prints must be at least 18 x 24 em. (app rox. 7 x 9.5 in .) a nd no larger than 30 x 40 cm. (a p p rox . 11 .8 x 15 .8 in .). The category (Sports or Touring) must be clearly marked on the back of the photograph along with the name and address of the participant and a caption chosen by the participant, The contest closes on Oct. 31, 1980, by wh ich date a ll entries must have rea ched the following address: 1980 FIM /Canon Photo Contest. Federation Internationale Motorcycliste, 19, chemin William-Barbey. CH - 1292 CHAMBESY - GENEVA (Switzerland). Prizes? First place in each of the two categories will receive Canon photo equipment worth 2,000 Swiss francs and a cash prize of 500 Swiss francs. Second place will receive a cash prize of 350 Swiss francs . (The dollar being what it is, better wait until this fall before calculating that into American greenbacksl) The winner from each category will also be invited to attend an aw ards ceremony in Geneva . Travel expe nses will be subsidized by a 1,000 Swiss franc allowance. Accommodation expenses will also be covered . Papa's desk is buried in proofsheets al ready. .. Can it be true that Jim Hunter " sniveled out" of the Last Chance Trailride from Auburn, CA to Lake Tahoe?1 According to an informed source, Hunter warned others on the ride that. "If you guys get off the trail, I'll help you gat beck on, but you'll really have to snlvell" Guess who "got off" the trail. And guess who was given a Sniveler's Award after he quit the trallride and drove his four-wheeler to Tahoel Seems Hunter's human after all ... Speaking ofJim Hunter. he along with "Fee ts" Minert and Terry Dorsch will be out at the July 6 AMA Amateur National TT Qualifier held at Saddleback Park. Not only that, but rumor has it that "talent scouts" from Team Honda and Team Kawasaki will also be on hand to check out the upcoming racers. Another qualifier will take place at the Porterville track on July 12·13 weekend . That's all in preparation for the AMA Amateur National TT which will be Aug. 16-17 at Marquette, KS. The AMA Amateur National Short Track is slated for Aug. 23-24 at Valley Center, KS, and there's a qualifer for it at Porterville, CA on July 19-20 Ithe same weekend as the Ascot National m. Here's a special deal for the ninth annual Coc a-Cola Bottlers Superbowl of Motocross, July 12-13 , at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Kids can get in for only $3 by picking up a coupon from a southern California Toyota dealer then redeeming it at the time of ticket purchase. Such tickets must be purchased either at the box office on July 11 between 10 a.rn. and 6 p.m . or by mail at Stadium Motorsports, P.O , Box 1523, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Coca-Cola will donate the Aluminum racy cling proceeds from their early entry offer to the City of Hope. If you want to watch practice at the Superbowl. bring six empty Coke, Tab, Sprite or Fresca cans for free early entry. That's 4:30 p.m. on Saturday; 11 a.m, on Sunday. Here's an important message from AMA D-37 Congressman Jerry Counts: "T he 1980 AMA Congress will meet Oct. 9-11. Anyone desiring a rule change in the national books must submit it through his Congressman by Aug. 1. I will be at the D·37 Corn petition Committee meeting on July 10 to help anyone, or contact me anytime. Any club desiring a National or Regional Enduro should ha ve their sanction in by Aug . 1 also. " You ca n catch up with Jerry at 213 /348·8381. Warren Reid. who won two of three Pro classes at last year's Mammoth Mountain Motocross, won .11 three at this year's event. Riding a trio of Kawasakis, Reid topped Rick Johnson (Yam) in the 125cc event. beat Yamaha's Mike Bell In the Open cia.. as the pair lapped the field, and finally topped Donnie Hansen (Han) and Rick Johnson (Yam) in the 250cc race. Complete coverage next week. If you call th e Cycle News offices on Friday , July 4 , and don't get an a nswer , it could be because we won't be here . We were sorry to hear that Marlyn . Hurst. father of Winston Pro Series competitor Brad Hurst, passed away June 16 after a heart lItt8ck. The elder Hurst had been hospitalized due to heart ailments, but appeared to be making a recovery prior to the final one. Services were held June 21. Our deepest sympathies go out to the Hurst family. Are you in favor of motorcycle rid er education? A bill (SB 468 - Dills Motorcycle Education) will be heard July 3 before the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Papa - thanks to a notice from Hy Weitzman of the California Motorcycle Dealers Association " - recommends you send a mailgram to Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, Chairman Ways and Means Committee , State Capitol, Sacramento. CA 95814. The mailgram should contain the following information : RE : SB 468 - Dills on Motorcycle Education, to be heard on July 3, we support . .. (then add your own message) . HosPITal STOP: Paul Eddy, D-38 11 260ec Desert Expert. suffered a shoulder separation in the Baja 500 and could use some cards to help keep him happily on the road to recovery. Sand 'em to 3tf17 Cody St., San Diego. CA 92117. •