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(Left) Brad Lackey, via a 2·2 tally, moved int o the po ints lead when rival Andre Malherbe carded an 8-DNF .core./Top right! Stan Currington (SOl dice. with
Toon Karamakers. (Right! Overall w inner Andre Vromansleads fourth-placa Roger DeCoster.
World
Championship
SOOcc MX Series:
RoundIO
Lackey
leads title
chase in
Germany
By Alex Hodgkinson
Photos by Jack Burnicle
GAILDORF. WEST GE RMANY .
JULY 20
16
American Brad Lackey . with
two runner- up slots in the West
~rl"fl.!ln ?09c~, G ~" mQyc;,q back
into the championship points
lead with just two rounds remaining.
His main rival for the crown. Belgian
Andre Malherbe, collected just three
points after a troubled day on the rain soaked track .
After setting the fastest lap in timed
training. Ma lherbe had gone out of
second place, behind Lackey. in the
first moto with a cracked piston and
struggled to eighth in the second moto
as incessant rain played havoc with his
Honda's electrics ,
Taking the moto wins were Yamaha
teammates Andre Vromans and
Hakan Carlqvist, Vromans , with a
second moto third. took the overall
victory on the day . Rou nd ing out the
top four was ex-champion Roger
DeCo ster.
Lackey led fro m the start of the first
rnoto
and seemed set for an
unchallenged victory when Mal he rbe
ground to a halt. Vromans had ot her
ideas a nd moved past on the half hou r
after several la ps of cutthroat action.
Not prepared to give up without a
fight . Lackey tried to get back the
lead. But he chose to try for the pass
whe re there was only room for one a nd
Vromans made it clear that he was the
one. Quickly remounting . Lackey
managed to retain his second place in
front of DeCoster and a subdued
Carlqvist, but the chance of victory
was gone.
jean jacques Bruno led the rest of
the field, but he was nearly a minute
adrift to Carlqvist while his Suzuki
teammate Gerard Rond was already at
the hospital after locking up his knee
in the early stages.
Maico, anxious to put up a good
show in front of their ho me crowd.
had a disastrous first race. failing to
get one machine amongst the scorers;
Yvan Van den Broeck lost his exhaust
pipe and Herbert Schm itz retired with
front brake problems while Ger rit
Wolsi nk never showed.
Wi th Malherbe well dow n after
stalling the Honda on the first la p.
Lackey again took the lead at the start
of the seco nd moro and the chance of
taking the championship lead was
clearly there .
Vromans, too. was d own in 34th
position on the first lap after a fall. He
inc re dibly came back to finish third
while his teammate Carlqvist soon
took the lead and raced to victory by a
m in u te.
O nce Wolsink's early challenge had
faded , Lackey was a clear second and
settled for the 12 points which left him
seven clear of Malherbe.
.
After innumerable falls. Bruno
retired from the mudbath. The Maico
squad did much better with Van den
. Broec k fifth and Schmitz seventh
behind the rapidly improving Irishman Laurence Spence.
Canadian champion Stan Currington took his Suzuki to 24th and l Sth
pl aces . the latter score being his best
ever result in a Grand Prix.
•
Results
1. And re Vromans lVamll ·3; 2. Brld Lackey (Kaw) 22; 3. HeIoIn Cartqviat (Vl ml 4-1; 4. Roger DeC08lllr
lHon) 3-4; 5. Vvan Vl n den Broad< lMail '-5; 6. J _
Jacques Bruno (Suzl5-'; 7. lAouronce Spence (Yam) -;
6; B. Ludwig Reinbold lKTM) 6-'; 9. Herbert Schmitz
(Mai) ' ·7; 10. Arne loder (Hull 7·'; 11. Andre MoIherbe
(Hon) "-8; 12. Conny Cerluon (HUl l 8-"; 13. Georg
_
(KTM) ' ·9; 14. Arne Undfora (Varni 9-'; 15.
Gruhler (Sud ' ·10; 16. J eoI< Van V e I _
(KTMl l D- ' .
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