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World Champ-Ionshlp.l25cc MX SerIes: Round4 Everts on topinWest Germany By Bruce Thompson GOLDBACH, WEST GERMANY, APR. 26 A second and fourth was good enough to hoist Harry Everts to ' the top of this season's 125cc World Championship point standings at the West Gennan GP at Niederwurzbach. The surprise of the day was Giuseppi Andreani taking wins in both legs to place him second in the tirle chase. In the first race Andreani shot his KTM into a lead he never relinquished. In the cloud of dust behind Gaston Rahier and Harry Everts were trying to fight off persistem auacks from Michele Rinaldi, Akira Watanabe and Erik Geboers. It took Geboers half the race to pass Watanabe. With 30 minutes gone Geboers spun his bike around on a dry but slippery. uphill section which brought a cry from the crowd, but he had time to get going before Watanabe arrived on the scene. Rahier evemually gave way to Everts and Rinaldi due to pain in the left hand he broke in practice two weeks before. After 10 minutes plus two laps of dicing Everts was only yards behind the leader as tbey crossed the checkered flaK. Rinaldi took tbird with Geboers next. and Rahier was ten seconds behind tbe pair but well ahead of Watanabe. Geboers took the lead from Andreani and Rinaldi in the second race. Everts was less fortunate at the take-off but was soon closing on Rinaldi, Watanabe and Rahier. The Jailer two tangled, delaying Watanabe so much he retired just after the halfway mark. Geboers dropped his works Suzuki on a slow bend and Andreani and Rinaldi nipped past before be got going. With three laps to go Rinaldi, Andreani and Geboers were again wheel to wheel; then Geboers dived to the inside on the last corner at the tOP of a 40 foot drop to the finish straight. Geboers and Rinaldi came to the drop for the last time together_ Geboers tried the same stum but this time his rear wheel kicked badly, the two toucht"o together and both came to grit"[ on the ground 40 yards from tht" flag! Andreani rode past the tangled mess to take the checkered flag. Geboers remounted first to take second while Rinaldi made it home only a few seconds in front of Evens. A protest was lodged by the Gilera team against Geboers for dangerous tactics and for taking his bike to the paddock and not the parc ferme after the race. ~ payfull shot goArst class! Can-Am dealers are dealingl They're offering you winning prices on winning bikes. How winning are the bikes? Ask around. Ask Bobby Williams about his 1st Overall in the weSt Texas G,P' Or ask lack Elkins about his 2-day qualifier Gold in Tulsa, Talk to NETRA Grand Champion Jerry Randall, Or to Florida's Benny Booz, Colorado's Randy warren and Minnesota's Fritz Kadlec. Ask winning motocrossers Craig Adams and i Jerome Heiberger, outgunning the opposition in Califomia's District 37, How winning are the prices? We know for sure you can get $300 off selected Can-Am models. Md we wouldn't be atall surprised if you did alot better than that. Talk to your Can-Am dealer about it. now. On all available MX-68 400 and 250. MX-6125s and QUAUFIER m and 250 400 at participating Can-Am dealers until June 30. • FRANK STACY Mt. Baker ISDE Overall - 250 Class Winner wearing Hi-Point MX Boots Frank relies on Hi-Point boots for the protection and comfort so important to winning. His racing apparel come$ from Hi-Point. Results , It moto: t. Guiseppi Andreani (KTM); 2. Harry E"",ts ISuz); 3. Michele Rinaldi IGill; 4. Erik Goboers (Suz); 5. Gaston Rohior IGiII; 6. Akira Watanabe ISuzl; 7. Marc Velkeneers (Yaml; 8. Mauro Miele IKTMI; 9.. Alain Lejeune lCagI; 10. Ari Viiri ISul). 2nd mota lresults subject 10 protest): 1. Andreani; 2. Goboers; 3. Rinaldi; 4, E\IilflS; 5. Rahior; 6. Miele; 7. Velken_s; 8. Honk Sepponwooldo (hon); 9. Vuri K_ov IClI; 10. Johan Martens IVaml. World Championship MX Point Standings l!lUbjoct to protest): 1. E\IilflS 1681; 2. Andreani 1621; 3. Rinaldi (60); 4. Velk..-. 1571; 5. Watanabe 154); 6. Goboer. 1501; 7. Roilier 1391; 8. Miloe 1231; 9. ITIE) Maddii/Martons 1221. 1= HI-POIIT * lAC••• * HI-POINT RACING PRODUCTS PenIon Imports Company 3709 W. Erie Ave.. Lorain. OH 44053 9604 Dales Dr., Sacramento. CA 95827 5