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OPEN JR: 1..... __ (KTMI: 2. Ernie
By Delbert Longbrake
ROSEBURG, OR, MAR. 29
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"I'd rather ride in the mud than
dust; I lUnda like to race in the
mud, really." So stated a very
muddy Larry Hooper after he
had won three motos and taken the
overall in the Open Pro class at the
Clarks Branch Motocross.
With only two 2505 and seven 125s,
it was decided to combine these two
Pro classes. In the first mud-o, Rod
Keller showed everyone he was a mud
specialist when he shot out of the gate
and led every lap.
The 2505 weren't having any such
luck, however. First, Craig Prause
went down and immediately got
splashed unmercifully. This wouldn't
be the only time Craig would find the
limits of traction as he fell several
times. But it really didn't matter be·
cause the other 250cc Pro, Larry
Hooper, got water in his Maico, forcing him out of the competition. Craig
went on to win.
The wind and rain was ferocious
during the second 125/25Occ moto
and so were the 250cc riders. Hooper
pulled his Maico into first place with
Prause behind in second. Keller was
again flJ'St 125cc with Roy Davis in
second. Hooper staned pulling away
from Prause, but about halfway
through the moto, his Maico again
staned getting sick, and Prause staned
moving up. But as luck would have it,
Prause's Yamaha also got sick, sicker
in fact than Hooper's, and Larry rode
on to win.
In the 125s meanwhile, Keller had
fallen letting Roy Davis by for first.
Roy was riding with a thumb cast,
hanjpng on to his machine with only
his lingers. Loch Names pulled past
the checkered flag in third.
Bob Cicerchi was on the staning
pad early before the Open Pro moto,
trying to find some dry din for his
rider, Tim Mitchlitch, to stan on.
Tim pulled his Kawasaki off the pad
easily in first place, but Larry Hooper
smoked by the field before the first
tum. Larry pulled away from MitchIitch, who stated earlier that he had
never ridden his Kawasaki in the mud.
Hooper rode around the track like it
wasn't even muddy and after winning
the moto, credited his Maico for
making it look so easy. Mitchlitch rode
on in second, holding off charges
made by Mitch Kirkpatrick.
In the second moto, Hooper could
only pull a fourth place position off
the start, while Kirkpatrick and Mitch·
Iitch were side by side in first. But by
the time the riden puaed the stan/
finish line for their fmt lap, Hooper
was in first with Kirkpatrick and MitchIitch following. Mitcfilitch put prcsIUl'e
on Kirkpatrick until he could no
~ see and had to pull off the track.
Hooper rode to an easy win.
Results L.och _
125 PRO: 1.
IVoml; 2.1Ioy Devio IVoml:
3. Riel< Smith IVoml.
2!iO PRO: 1. lMTy Hooper
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2. Croig _
IVoml.
OPEN PRO: 1. lMTy Hooper I~~ 2. Mitch Kirk~ (HuoI; 3. DlMd S'-d IVoml.
PEE WEE JR: 1. Arwty BynI IVoml; 2. Jimmy _
IVoml.
PEE WEE INT: 1. Jeff D8i1y IVoml.
MINI BEG: 1. Todd K,onllt (~; 2. Gory _
(K8wI.
MINI JR: 1. Anthony v .......... IVoml: 2. Curt
CunninghIm IVoml: 3. lI