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Course Sid Mauldin was aided by deputy clerk Randy Williams and Dave Chase. Dawna Mauldin and Viola Radford handled the tally chores with the massive, well-illuminated TOTTA scoreboard. For the second straight day Steve McNeal underscored all four support classes as he posted his fifth High School win of the year. Rod Ashmore was again second. After the trial, McNeal swapped his Tryals Shope sponsored Momesa for a bicycle and won the National Championship Bicycle Trial, topping Clive Belvoir and Ted Cullen. The pedal plonking test was organized by Eddy Kessler who is preparing a film to help future promotion of the fledgling spon. Steve's dad, Glen McNeal, took second in Senior action behind series champion Bud Mylerberg. The Washington professor notched his fourth win of the year. McNeal finished second on the year while Californian Gil Smith retained his number three ranking. They say it takes time to adjust to a new bike, but don't ask Californian Dwaine Walters. After 'riding his Honda to third Sportsman Saturday he bought a Bultaco on sale at the trial in Colorado and trucked it to Texas. There he piloted it to a one point vic· LOry over Sportsman class champion Dave Webster. Pennsylvanian Nils Montzoros was the series runnerup, followed by Keith McLau!\"hlin. The Super Senior class was topped by Tom Cullen, publisher of Northern California's Pitstop newsletter, a publication which claims circulation of 220,000 in 20 languages including Danish, Serbo-Croatian, and Greek. Super Senior champion Norm Sayler edged Art Webster by a dab for second place. Art finished the year second in the points standings while Jay Kavanaugh, Morgan's dad, earned the number three plate. The Texas ride may have been Whaley's last. American trials' incredible clean machine has been racing professional motocross in southern California since last spring. Sponsored by Husqvarna, he hopes to join the AMA National circuit in 1981. The record he leaves behind in seven years of Al'viA/NATC competition is indeed enviable. Five National Championships. A perfect eight win season in 1977. Eleven straight wins over the 1976·1977 seasons. And an amazing .500 victory percentage - 27 wins in ,54 starts_ Any way you look at it, Marland's had one whale of a career. • o 00 0') CN CN $-0 Q) .D o ..... ROAD RACE, MOTOCROSS, SPEEDWAY AND DIRT-TRACK STARS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD BATTLING ON NOVEMBER 2nd, 1980 TO DECIDE WHO WILL BE THE NEW "SUPERBIKER" u o SOME OF THE STARS SIGNED SO FAR: ROAD RACING DIRT TRACK & SPEEDWAY MOTOCROSS Kenny Roberts Eddie Lawson Freddie Spencer Rich Schlachter Dave Aldana Mike Baldwin Michael Lee Randy Goss Steve Eklund Mike Kidd Ricky Graham Jeff Haney Hakan Carlqvist Kent Howerton Mike Bell Chuck Sun Warren Reid Steve Wise . For more Inforrrtllfioll 011 this lalltastlc: race write or eMl: GPMX, Inc., PO Box 2820, MIs.1on Viejo, Callfomla 92690 (714) 495-6906 Tlckets.t .11 TICKETRON outlets Results CHAMPIONSHIP: 1. Jack Stites ISWMll0; 2. Scott Head IBu1115; 3. Morgan Kavanaugh IBu1116; 4. Curt Comer IMonl 17; 5. Marland Whaley IMon! 19; 6. Bill Burgener IBul1 20; 7. Lane Leavitt IBull 24; 8. Keith Adams lOss! 26; 9. Wayne Galvin IBull 28; 10. Brad Skreen lMonl29: 11. Dan SuHin (8uIl3O; 12. Matt Pritchard IBull 31. SPORTSMAN: 1. Dwaine Walters (Bul) 13; 2. Dave Webster IBull 14: 3. Ron Saum ISWMI 29; 4. Allen Guyot (32): 5. Dan Will~ms (Bull 34; 6. Ted Arment (Mon) 36; 7. Nils MontzOfos (Mon) 38; 8. Rich Keen 140); 9. Alan Paschal 141); 10. Dave Willson 144). SENIOR: 1. Bud Mylerber9 IBull 33; 2. Glen McNeal IBu1l37: 3. Gil Smith IBu1141; 4. Jean Nadette ISuz143; 5. Chuck Withrow (Bull 45; 6. Bob Capistrant IBul) 59; 7. Gene Tuck IBull60; 8. Len Weed IBul1 73. SUPER SENIOR: 1. Tom Cullen 18ull 53; 2. Norm Sayler IBull 64; 3. Art Webster IBull 65; 4. Jay Kavanaugh IBu1l73. HIGH SCHOOL: 1. Steve McNeal IMon) 12: 2. Rod Ashmore 18ull46; 3. Vance Walker IMon161. UNOFFICIAl 1980 POINTS STANDINGS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1. Marland Whalev IMonl 54; 2. Scott Head IBuIl4O; 3. Morgan Kavanaugh IBull 38; 4. Curt Comer IMonl 35.9; 5. Jack Stites ISWMI 33; 6. Brad Skreen (Mon) 32; 7. Lane Leavitt lBull 31; 8. Bill Burgener fBull 16.9; 9. Bill Sparks !Monl 16; 10. Dave Burke 18ull 15; 11. Mark Eggar IMon) 14; 12. Marv Heath IBuIl13.8; 13. Keith Adams 10ss18. SPORTSMAN: 1. Dave Webst.. IBull 57; 2. Nils Montzoros IMonl 35; 3. Keith Mclaughlin IBull 32; 4. Dwane Watters (Bul) 25; 5. Brian Lewis tSWM) 25; 6. Ron Saum ISWMI25; 7. Ted Arment (Monl 18; 8. Dan Williams IBull17; 9. Marshall Jones ISWMI 16. SENIOR: 1. Bud Mvlerberg IBul1 60; 2. Glen McNeal IBull 49; 3. Gil Smith IBul1 38; 4. Chuck Withrow IBul1 34: 5. Curt Comer. Sr.IBull29; 6. Carl Peters !Bull 22; 7. Jean Fradette ISuzl 21; 8. Bob Capistrant IBull 20; 9. Gary Baughman (Mon) 15; 10. Gene Tuck (Bull 15; 11. len Weed (Bull 13; 12. Bob Micket (Bull 11. SUPER SENIOR: 1. Norm SaVIer IBull 54; 2. Art Wen:;,'," IBull 45; 3. Jay Kavanaugh IBul) 42; 4. Don Wilcl, .,,-111 30; 5. Tom Cullen 18ull 25; 6. Joe Ige IVam118. HIGH SCHOOL: 1. SIeve McNeal !Monl 60; 2. Rod Ashmore IBul) 46; 3. Lance Sayler IBull 27: 5. Allen Dykes (Mool 12; 5. Michael Passimo IMon112. 15