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cao-am Summer Specials Elmer pulled up in sixth by the end of the lap. Stork used every lap to put distance between himself and the raging battle for second behind, and by mota's end he had an insurmount· able lead which gave him the mota and overall easily. Winkelbauer and Ford traded position frantically as Elmer m~ved into fourth to try and catch the duo. Heading into the final laps, it looked as though Elmer had very little chance mcatching either Ford or Winkelbauer. As he viewed the battle from behind, his KX420 began to get a bit weary. until, with a half a lap to go, it broke and sent Elmer back to the pits with a DNF for the mota. In the meantime, Winkelbauer slipped past Ford for second and second overall, with Ford third ahead of Landstrom and Schurman while Peters dropped to eighth. Elmer and Winkelbauer continued their duel into the 250cc Experts and traded mota wins. In round one. Elmer r>t off to a good start and pulled Into the lead ahead of Kelly Olson, Peters. Winkelbauer and Stacy Cook. This lead was held until the checkers, and the finishing order Of the top five remained the same all the way. Round two saw Winkelbauer get into the hunt for the lead early and give Elmer all he could handle. but with his founh in the first mota, Wmkelbauer needed mmething drastic to happen to Elmer if he was to get the overall. Elmer cooly placed himself in second across the checkers at Winkelbauer took the mota. but all Winkel· bauer could do in the overalls was second. Cook. Bill Herman and Kelly Olson rounded out the top five in the mota with Olson getting third overall. As for the 125s, Elmer was the favorite going into that one as well. In round one he took the lead and won the mota convincingly, while Tom Peters and Billy Stork ran a tight second and third across the finish. Colorado's Bear Hensley brought his Suzuki into fourth ahead ofJaren Boyce. Hensley came back in the next mota to show a little more than Elmer expected. The Suzuki pilot 'Worked him· self into the lead and ran it all the way to the flag for the mota victory. Again. his first mota left the overall wide open for Elmer who rolled in second for the top money. Boyce put in a good ride for third in the mota, nudging Ben Norfolk and Jar Kjer in the end. Over· all, it went Elmer, Hensley then Boyce. Sund8y Once again. the Open Experts came out of the gate first. but this time the track headed in the other direction, with the addition of a long backstraight that would prove to provide extremely exciting action and ample room for. some fabulous passing over stadium whoops placed five in a row at the beginning and end of the stretch. At the stan, Elmer and Winkelbauer tangled for first, as Stork and Ford worked through traffic to get into the hunt. Elmer took over the top slot, and reo fused to let Winkelbauer by, while Stork slipped past Ford and into the show slot. By moto's end. the order was Elmer. Winkelbauer, Stork, Ford and Landstrom. Wayne Ford surprised the entire field the second time around, as he took his Yamaha out front and went all the way to the wire for his first mota win of the weekend. Elmer and Winkelbauer diced a bit for second. but it was Elmer taking the edge at the finish, again doing all he needed to take the top overall slot. Stork ran in fourth for the mota. and the same overall behind Winkelbauer who was nudged by by Ford. Schurmen and Landstrom tied for fifth overall. but Schurmen picked up the futh money with his better placing in the second round. Back' in the 250cc Experts, Elmer was running - away with the chow again. In round one, he grabbed the onIy.le.ad, and that was all she wrote. He took another mota win. this time with Winkelbauer in his familiar runner-up position, hanging on the entire way. Herman and Cook trailed. with Man Ritter rounding out the top five. Mota two was, another display of Elmer's capabilities as he again grabbed th.e lead before the midway point of the race. Cook. this time. had ideas of a mota win for himself. and late in the race found the line around Elmer that brought him the mota win. Elmer, calm as usual, picked up his second place in the mota. which gave him another overall to t~ke back to Minnesota. Winkelbauer. Tom Peters and Ben Norfolk finished up the top five, while Herman picked up a DNF, and Ritter fell to eighth. The final race of the weekend was the 125s for the Experts, and who else grabbed the leads in both of the motos but Todd Elmer? Round one was a spectacular three·way show among Boyce, Elmer and Hensley. with Boyce shocking everyone by triple-jumpmg sections of whoops on the backstraight. Elmer was unable to move up from his second position until only a few laps to go. when Boyce tired and began to fade. Then it was Elmer out front, but Hensley quicltly zapped Boyce and set after the leader. With little time remaining, Hensley used the long backstraight to out-power the Kawasaki and get into the lead, which he held tei the finish ahead of Elmer, Boyce, a charging Stork and Todd Gikling. The second time was almost a rerun of the final laps of tbe fU'St moto. Elmer got out front first. but Hensley took the Suzuki to the front, simply out·riding Elmer for tbe slot. Elmer was content to hold second. a ways ahead of the battle for third between Boyce and Stork. Stork got the better of the battle, he too using the backstraight to find room to pass, and the positions were set for the end of the mota. Overall it was Hensley, then Elmer. Stork, Boyce and Clay Alexander. From Performallce Cyde 125cc MX61980 Model 250cc MX61980 Model 400cc MX61980 Ohlins Model 250cc Qualifier 11I1980 Model $995 $1449 $1599 $1399 e .. "~.~ . . All New With Factory Warranty S can-BIll.I ALL 1981 MODELS IN STOCK - NEVER A BETIER PRICE PERFORMANCE CYCLE 1010 North Olive AneheIm, CA 12101 ,. , .•. 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