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- Northern Califomill-Northem Nevada-Oregon-Wuhington-ldeho-Utah-AI Jansen while Roy Davis (Yamhill Yam) m~ into the hunt. Eaton got by Davu for fifth after a brief dice and went after Larson. but Larson was moving up to get Anderson. which he did when Bob Buffaloe (Yam) came from nowbere to take a spot behind Eaton. Sun got by Manning on the white flag lap. while Larson was developing problems. still holding down tbird at the flag_ Anderson took a fourth. Eaton fifth. Buffaloe sixth with Jansen and Davis following. Manning manhandled the start of m?to two with Sun second. Larson third. Davis. Rob Watilo (RW Racing). Duane Marker (Yam) and Diesso also held down top spou. Eaton pulled up to the tower and shouted something about the miserable dust conditions a~ went back to the Maico camp in disgust. The dust was really getting unbearable. and the sand wouldn't soak up the thousands of gallons of water being dumped on. Larso~ closed in on Manning when Sun fell m a loamy comer wbile a dice between Davis and Jansen kept the two alert before Marker made it a threesome. With one lap to go. Larson went in for the kill. but in the final comer, a lapper got in the way and Larson went high. letting Manni~ free for tbe win. Sun was third. Davu fourth, Jansen fifth. Buffaloe sixth and Marker seventh. All eyes were focused on the Open Pros; on the line was none other than the Jammer, Jimmy Weinert (Kaw support). John Christian (Yam) took the lead with Eaton, Sun. Tom Poage (Olympic Yam) and Weinert following. Sun took over on the second lap. with Eaton. Christian, Poage. Weinert and ~ Tudor (Mai) following. The acuon was that of Poage/Weinert as the two were swapping spou with Sun and Eaton battling it out in front. Karl Landrus. (Team Jesus/Mai) was riding at a blistering pace settling behind Weinert and putting moves on the Jammer, but went out with a DNF on his new Maico. Sun began to lap traffic by the halfway point. and Eaton came around in first. and it was obvious by the dirt on Ron's jersey that he had bailed off. Sun made up lost time and closed to a bikelength of Eaton at the flag. Chris· tian was third. Weinert got Poage for fourth. Moto two had Tom Moen (Yam) take the holeshot with Christian, Bob KI~p (Hon), Weinert and Doug Rames (Yam) funneling bebind into tbe first tum. Sun got off in dead last. a half lap behind, but was in 10th spot on lap two, having a battle with Landrus and Don Knoblauch (Yam). Sun moved up to pressure Klemp wbile Christian and tbe Jammer were arguing over first. Ln talking to Jimmy before the moto, he mentioned something to the effect that "I can't ride fast anymore," which he disproved. The Jammer was all out trying to get by Christian, but the dust was too thick to judge what the young Yamaha rider would do. Eaton also picked off riders every lap and moved to third while Sun closed in behind for fourth. At the flag, it was a very close Christian win with Weinert second. Eaton third, Sun fourth, Klemp fifth and Poage sixth. As far as the Gold Cup Series title goes, Anderson seems to have wrapped up the 125cc class while Sun took the 250 and Open classes. Results 125 PRO: 1. Robb M.nniog (SuzI 2·3; 2. Brott Trombllly (Suzl 5-1; 3. Gory K.-t IYoml 3-5; 4. Cory K_ IYomI1·7; 5. Stoey Thornton ISuzl8-2. 250 PRO: 1. Robb Monning (Suz) 2·1; 2. Ron Sun. 1· 3; 3. Phillip Lor-. lVoml 3-2; 4. Roy DlNiI (Yoml~; 5. KOlIin _IKowI7-5. WORKS SHOCKS WORK! OPEN PRO: 1. John Chriotion lVoml3-1; 2. Eric Ealon (Moil 1-3; 3. Jimmy W_ _ IKowl 4-2; 4. Ron 1Hon12~; 5. Tom ",-lVoml5-7. Sun Double for Mlchlltach at MulkeyMX Works Perloi ".nee MAGNACROSSERS Work for WInner By Jen Newmen MICKEY KESSLER McMINNVILLE, OR,JULY 19 .... llofthe top20.tthe The day staned under a bank of douds that had the decency to hang around a while to preserve the moisture in the track at the Mulkey ORV Park. Once the sun broke through, tbings dried out in a hurry. After the first round. a break was taken to water tbe track which the riders seemed to prefer over the usual sprinkling during the races. The fint race was the 12Scc Pros. Rowdy Blasdell (Suz), Stacy Tbornton (Kaw) and Ron Vandebey (Suz) led the troops around tbe fint loop. Back a ways, Steve Pless (Suz). Mike McCormick (Yam) and Jim Anderson (Yam) were gathering together to head to the front to join Blasdell. By the fourth lap, these four were embroiled in a red-bot contest We1l in front of everyone elJe. They were running so dOle no one could even make a minor bobble. Anderson found that out the hard way with two laps to go. He had moved by Pless when be slid out on a comer. Pless was so clOle he had nowhere to go but right into tbe middle of Anderson's back. Eric Hall (Yam) moved into third while Pless scrambled to get going again. Anderson was carried off the track and went to the hospital. (He returned before tbe day was over well .bruised. bent and scraped but not as seriously in~red as had been feared.) Meanwhile. up front, McCormick got his nOle in front briefly but Blasdell took it back almost immediately. Hall finiahed tbird followed by Pless and Thornton. Round two was led by Joe Spangler (Suz), Hall and Pless. Hall took the lead on the third pass with Pless hot on his trail. They produced their own show for thia moto but Hall held on, Dennis Ostriem (Yam) and Blasdell were fighting for fifth when Ostriem's bike stopped and Blasdell dropped the big anchor but was unable to stop. The crash left Blasdell with a jammed knee waiting at tbe finish line for the checkered. Ted Holt (Suz) and Duane Morris (Yam) moved up from the middle of the pack to take third and fourth. Thornton was out mechanicaUy before the fourth tum this time, and just beyond him Mark Gregson (Yam) spent the entire moto removing banners from his rear wheel. This was after he bailed over a hay bale in the first moto. Not his day, I guess. Flat tires plagued the 250cc Pros. In tbe fint moto, Tim Micbliueh (Kaw) took the lead and was never cha.lIenged. Troy Folck (Hon) held second with Darryl Zumstein (Mai) nipping at him for two·thirds of the moto. Zumstein moved to second, and Folck limped around to tbe finish line to wait with Rob Watilo (Yam). Both had flat tires. Bruce Irwin (Suz) was third and Steve Smith (Yam) fourth. Smith scratched first in the second moto. but Michliueh was in front at the end of the lap. Folck yielded third to Barney Newman (Suz) on the second round and Zumstein a lap later. Newman had moved to second at the halfway mark with Zumstein following when the flat tire syndrome hit Newman and he got a chance to watch from the finiah line. On the final lap. Irwin went by Folck and Smith for third. Micbliueh dominated the Open Pros. U.....I.. USGP IOOcc Support C.... IIore ProS" tile U..... 500cc top 20 ,..". o. 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