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(Clockwise from top left) Lerry Roes.l.r flew in the final t••t to win the 500cc I c....: J.ff Frad.tte .tay.d within ••cond. of Stacy all w ••k.nd for second overall. Terry Seidea edged Mik. R0880 in th.ir motocro.. heat. but Rosso won th.175cc I cl•••. Rod Bu.h ti.d with Dick Burl••on for th.126cc I win. 'jnated and a five-lap motocross was added. Kawasaki's Ron Ribolzi was an early retirement on ~ day when, about 10 miles out. he snagged his left foot on a rock and brOke two toes. Teammate Jack Penton ran into trouble starting the second loop when he went through the checlr. there two minutes early and picked up 120 route marks. Gallo and Fredette had the ideiuical fast time on ~ grass track. Fredette only made up a point OIl Stacy, but Gallo picked up 11 points on Cunningham and eight on R~ler to give . hiinself the class lead going into the motocross. After the riders ftnished the third loop they reported to the motocross where route cards were collected and a final inspection for marked' parts and operational lights was conducted. Then heau of about 15 riden each ran five laps over a fairly tight, jump filled course.' . In the morning Bush had narrowed Burleson's I~ I lead to four seconds. They met in the fIrSt heat, where Dwight Rudder got the holeshot only to be involved in a two rider pile-up. Bush took over ~ lead and held Burleson at bay to win the heat by four secondsl "If I beat Burleson, it's gonna be great. That's all that counu. Dick and I were on the same minute so we played around a little bit. I didn't get any flat tires and I had a good time ... It's going to be close - a coupie or three seconds, " said Bush as he awaited the final results. "I spent the weekend basically doing R&D on my bike," said Burleson. "I hadn't had a chance to do much work on it at all beforehand; it was a new scoot. So I spent the whole week just changing suspension around and play· ing with the carburetion. So I got it working halfway decent, but not nearly as good as need be." How did he react to the tie score? "I wasn't particularly pleased." Glen Hollingshead was third I25cc I. Penton ran off from his heat to post fast I75cc time in the motocross, but the earlier penalty dropped him from contention. Steady riding by Rosso gave him the win, 10 seconds in front of Joyner. Rosso's record, by the way, is !l0 consecutive gold medals in TwoDay competition. Vic Ely., Terry Seales and Matt Cullias rounded out the top five. Penton was sixth. _ The battle for the 250cc 1 class win went down in one heat as Stacy and Fredette were on the line together. Jeff pulled the holeshot and led for the first three laps with Stacy tailgating. Then Frank berserked it off a double jump and got inside of Fredette to make the pass in the next turn. But at the finish only one second separated them. "Jeff was going really good. He was gaining on me in those high speed turns, but I was making it back going through the jumps," said Stacy later. "We came pff the jumps and he was right alongside of me. We went into the corner and I thought, 'Well I could cut him off.' But I said 'Gol' It was a good day, though," said Fredette. Kuenze(s chances of catching the leaders were made more difficult when his bike didn't start right away in his heat. Darryl made it from second-tolast to first in a lap, but still was nearly 20 seconds off the pace of the Stacy/ Fredene heat. Finishing fourth and fifth in the 250cc I class were Husky pilots Mike Melton and Barry Avery. Fritz Kadlec was sixth on a Can-Am, followed by Mark Hyde's Kawasaki. The 500cc race was decided by the motocross. Early leader Terry Cunningham drew an early heat, but got a poor start and had to fight through traffic before taking the lead. Roeseler and Gallo shared the same heat, ,but while Larry was going through the first turn fighting with Kevin LeVoie for the lead, Gallo was at the back of the pack. "My bike ran backwardsl" Gallo exclaimed later. "It started up in reverse, so I had to stall it and restart it." While Gallo had the pack to contend with - and make mincemeat pie of Roeseler had taken over the lead and was disappearing in a hurry. Gallo finally made it around Lavoie but Roleseler was long gone, turning in five laps in II less seconds than Stacy had taken. Gallo was 14 seconds back at the finish and had to settle for second in cl~ss. "I knew I needed to get a good start and I knew I needed to haul ass," said Roeseler. "It should hopefully give me the class win. "I was figuring not a great start, just second or third, so before he gets away you're moving. Other than that we gave it hell," said a disappointe(f Gallo. In the last Intent/A class heat Jack Johnson put in the second fastest five' laps of the day to solidify his hold on fourth behind Cunningham. Suzuki's Ray Cosgrove finished fifth over Scot Harden (Hus) and Chip Howell (Yam). • Results 125 INT: 1. Dick Burleoon (Hus) 2272; 1. Rod Bush (KTM) 2272; 3. Glenn HolI~ (2321); 4. Colin MecDonaId 123901; 5. Kurt Hough 123981. OTHER GOlD: 6. Bob Peorce; 7. Allan Zitta; 8. Dwight Rudder. 175 INT: 1. Milte ROO8O (Suz) 2298; 2. Deen Joyner (Suzl 2308; 3. Victor Ely (I(,NI 2326; 4. Terry Seolee (2327); 5. Mett Cullins (2327). OTHER GOLD: 6. Jock Penton; 7. Scott Atchinson; 8. Bill Partridge; 9. Gent1 Williema; 10. John Meyer; 11. Rev Mover; 12. Micheel MoHole. 250 INTENT: 1. Fronk Stacy (Suzl 2158; 2. Jeff F r _ (Suzl 2182; 3. DerryI Kuenzer IKTMI 2203; 4. Micheel Melton (Hus) 2222; 5. Harry Avery IHual2228. OTHER GOLD: 6. Fritz Kedlec; 7. Merk Hyde; 8. Chuck Cooper; 9. Ed Lojek; 10. Greg Odom; 11. Drigen W_; 12. W. Wiloon; 13. John Foro; 14. J. F881le; 15. Robin Bennett; 18. Rev Mu~; 17. Kevin Devi•. 500 INTENT: 1. Lorry R _ IYernl 2189;<2. Fronk GelIo (KTMI2176; 3. Terry Cunninghem (Hue) 2195; 4. Jock Johnson (MeiI2197; 5. Ray Coogrove (Suz) 2242. OTHER GOLD: 8. Scot Herden; 7. Chip Howell; 8. Kevin LeVoe; 9. Terry De,"". 125 A: 1. John V881 (31 671. 200 A: 1. Cherlee White (2636). 250 A: 1. St8\18 Beiter (2379); 2. ZOCk Elkins (2387); 3. Devid Fogle (2388); 4. George Heveo (2438); 5. Ciell Furnell12482I. . OTHER GOLD: 6. Gory Devia; 7. Roger Stone. OPEN A: 1. Perry Devia (2339). 125B: 1. Ken Mi_(4111). 200 B: 1. Dion Joe C88lo (2522); 2. Williem R.... 125571; 3. S _ Nowlin 125901. 250 B: 1. Roger Raila (2516); 2. Richerd Lene (25661; 3. Williem E88ler 127061; 4. Robert Dreggora (27671. OPEN B: 1. Greg Pr~e 12385); 2. Monty Rocky (2487); 3. Bob Clark 125971. 9