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Crosby and Trinderwin in Australia By Lou Martin SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOV. II The first round of the 1980 Swann Insurance road race series. held at Oran Park. was a roaring success in terms of gate THE HOT "U" THANKS YOU FOR HELPING EXPLODE THE MYTH THAT ALL PLUGS ARE CREATED EQUAL Congratulations to NIPPONDENSO RACERS On Their Successful 1980 Season ex> 0') receipts and value for money racing. World Formula One Champion Graeme Crosby and 1980 500cc Australian Champion Steve Trinder treated the large crowd to'a racing spectacle that has not been seen in Australia for many a year. LegOne Crosby, riding his 1000cc Formula One Suzuki four·stroke, qualified at one minute, 16.7 seconds, just one tenth of a second ahead of Steve Trinder on an RG500 Mark Vi. Castro! Six· Hour winner Wayne Garnder on a CB900·based superbike led off the line and to the first comer until Crosby and Greg Pretty on a TZ 750 Yamaha slipped through on the inside. As Pretty led Crosby, Gardner, Trinder, Ron Boulden (TZ750) and Jeff Sayle (TZ750) across the line for the first time, Dave Aldana sped up pit lane to stan the race. Thinking that \ the race didn't start for another half hour, he was in the bathroom when the race staned. Unfonunately for him, he wasn't allowed to join tho; race. Meanwhile back on the track. Pretty's lead came to an end on lap two when Trinder passed Crosby and in the same breath Pretty. By the fourth lap, the flying duo of Trinde.r and Crosby had pulled away from Pretty who had Sayle looking down his exhausts followed by Gardner, Muir, Coleman, Boulden and Briton Ron Haslam on a Honda Great Britain Fl bike. Haslam's clutch was slipping, which explained his uncharacteristic low placing. Crosby finally passed Trinder in a move that had the crowd on its feet and for the next few laps the pair were often side by side in comers, each waiting for the other to make a mistake. Crosby crossed the line fust, just half a second ahead of Trinder. A few seconds behind them were Sayle. Coleman, Pretty, Gardner, Neill, Haslam, Boulden and Mick Cole on a modified CBllOOR. Leg Two Eager to make up for his non·stan in the first round, Aldana was first on the dumby grid and, more imponantly, first into the first turn. Haslam had hiS clutch repaired and quickly flew past Aldana with Crosby in hot pursuit. At the end of the flTSt lap, Haslam led from Crosby, Aldana, Trinder, Neill on a Honda Australia CBI !OOR super· bike, Pretty and Coleman. Aldana's Moriwaki Kawasaki was developing horrifying tank ·slappers. The bike was set up by Ross Hannan, the Australian Moriwaki distributor, but in Aldana's absence, it was set up to the liking of Crosby who used to ride for Hannan. Aldana has a much different riding style. By the 'third lap, Trinder had decided that he and no one else would win this race and he passed Crosby. The crowd was on its feet and sc.reaming, sensing a repeat of the earlier leg. Aldana was forced to retire the wobbling Kawasaki. His efforts to keep up through the comers had worn (Continued to page 51) WES COOLEY & TEAM YOSHIMURA 1980 SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONS DEDE CATES, WOMEN'S 125,250 MX CHAMPION DUSTY BEHRMAN MARK BEVANS BILL BROWN KERRY BRYANT LARRY COLEMAN PHIL DARCEY TEAM KAWASAKI ENDURO TED WORRELL HONDA ENDURO TEAM PAT EAGAN DAVIDEMDE RICKY GRAHAM STEVE HALL KEITH KIVOTA HARRY KUNlMANN JIM FILICE NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMP GILMARTIN TIM MERTINS CHUCKPARME SCOTT PEARSON GLEN SHOPHER KEITH UUCKI JON WOO AND SPECIAL THANKS ~[}{]®uU'" ~SPARKPWGS TO ALL OUR OTHER FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS SO UNIQUE,IT'S PATENTED. Also ovoiloble In Gold Pollodlum version. ClI980 Nlppondtnso oj los Angeles Inc NIPPONDENSO OF LOS ANGELES, INC. 857 East 230th Street Carson. California 90745 12131549-7660 EQUAL-FILL SYSTEM FOR AIR FORK SUSPENSION ======",'IAIE=== Canoga Park Suzuki 7045 Canoga Ave Canoga Park. CA 91306 213884·0413 OPPfl Daily 9 6 Clused Sunday 49