(Topl Ron Turner 171 was the day's125cc winner; Danny Chandler 1371 won the . .ries by one point. lAboveleft) Rex
Staten won the 260 and 600cc cIasHs. lAbove rightl Pete Snorteland leads Jeff Jennings 1101 and Clint Hardick.
DO Golden State Series: Round seven
Turner wins battle,
Chandler wins war in
cliffhanger I2Scc final
By Terry Whytal
ORANGE, CA, FEB. 15
"That was the best Saddleback track I've ridden
in three or four years," commented Marty
Tripes after piloting his Husky 430 to the second 500cc Pro moto win. Tripes finished second overall behind Yamaha rid·
er Rocket Rex Staten whose vic.
tory clinched the ri tid
.
.
se es . e as
prevIous pomts leader Ene Me
8
Kenna could place his Maico no higher
than fifth for the day.
Staten allO topped the 250cc race
despite tough competition from
Honda support rider Jim Tarantino
who placed second after splitting moto
wins with Staten.
But the day's real drama was pro·
vided by Suzuki riders Ron Turner
and Danny Chandler. Entering the
clay'. ~ the two riders _.eparated
by only five points with Chandler on
top and Turner vowing to win. Both
~ders ~ere aware of Suzuki's inte~est
m findmg a replacement for Bnan
Myerscough in the 125cc Nationals
and their battle for the Golden State
Series title went right to the fmal moto
of the final race with Turner winning
the moto but Chandler taking the cham·
pionship by one point.
Maico rider Alan 01lOn continued
his sweep of the V«:tenn Masters class,
defeating Greg Smith and Lan Lal'llOn
in a tight race for the win. Smith piloted his Maico to the fint moto win but
finished 8eCODd in race two while Lar·
son rode his Husky acr
