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number of championship points. 79. while Vesterinen was three adrift with 76. Whoever could manage to gain that elusive second place would have a good basis on which to negotiate next year's contract, and none of the regular championship spectators was prepared to put money on any of them. On past performances. all stood an equal chance. with Vesterinen being the most likely to snatch that position. His record cenainly was unmatched as in the 86 World Championship rounds held since that trials series was incor· porated in 1975. Vesterinen has scored in 84 of them. Nobody could match that record. Yet on the day itself when the Germans organized the event with typical Teutonic efficiency. it was Spaniard Manuel Soler who came out the victor. with Burgat proving his consistency by taking second place. Soler had certainly been the fly in many riders' ointment as he has won three of this year's rounds. the first in Spain, the middle event in Austria and finally in Germany. Vesterinen put everything he knew into beating his second place rivals and finished a fme third, but Karlson. the second most successful rider in the World Championshipe Series with a total of 78 scoring rides. matched Vesty section for section and finished just four marks behind. That fourth place was enough for him to take second in the series. while Vesterinen had to settle for third and the Belgian Honda rider Eddy Lejeune fourth. Burgat's title winning score of 122 points is the greatest in the history of the series with a 34 point advantage over Karlson. The trial was a much more sensible version than the events organized in Germany in past years. and the three laps of 15 sections proved of just the right severity. Burgat's many supporters had erected a big banner 'Allez Burgat.· and followed him round the trial playing trumpet fan· fares. At the end of the first lap it was Yes· terinen who had the lead with 21 lost. but he was being chased by Burgat who was only a single dab adrift. while Lejeuene was on 23. and had his best first lap in a trial for many a month. Then by the end of lap two Vesty's lead had been claimed by Burgat who had dropped only 12 marks in the 15 sections to total 34. the same as Vesty. Soler was a further I I marks behind, but then the often erratic Spaniard got it all together and put in the best lap of the trial on I I to take a deserved victory. Karlson was another who improved dramatically. and even though he couldn't overhaul Vesterinen in the trial standings. his fourth place to Vesty's third was enough for the Swede to clinch second place in the cham· pionship. For American Bernie Schreiber it was . another dismal day and he finished the trial out of the top ten in thirteenth place. to end what for him was a disappointing season. which looked so good at the beginning. • Results 1. MonuoI Solor ISpoin . Manl 58; 2: Gi... B..gM lFtonc:e . SWMI 110; 3. Yrjo V_ _ lFinlond • Bull 74; 4. UN ~ 1 _ . Man) 78; 5. Eddy l8jeune IIIeIgium . Hon) 80; 8. M.mn LAmpkin IBriwin . SWMI 90; 7. Timo lIyvov lFinlond . Bull 94; 8. Joimo Subif. ISpoin· FenI9fl; 9. Chrislien DeInoyen 1 _ · SWMI 9fl; 10. Pore 0I1e (Spoin . ManI99. FiNAl WOIILD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANlllNGS: 1. GIIIII Burgotl1221; 2. UN Korlom l881; 3. Yrjo V _ .1; 4. Eddy lIjeune 1851; 5. MonuoI Solor !7Bl; 8. _ ScIv_ USA • "" IllIll; 7. C _ eou.d fflllCll . Man 152); 8. Toni ChI l48I; 9. Joimo Subirlll38l; 11. _ Brtblin . Man l2lD; 12. ChrialiIn e--s 1171; 13. DInlIo ~ 1lIly. SWM 117l; 14. John 11..,.- _ n · Suz (12); 15. Timo " - nOl; 18. Pore 0IIe 19l; 17. IlIrfWd Conlon... IWgium . lIuIl4I; 18. Chril Sutton _ . Man 12l; 19. l1'JEl AIberlIl ~ Spein . 000IPIrAI " - I l l . Gore,=". ...... 00 .... 0') st °ct.4.81 Nel.on Ledge•• OH Overa" WERA 4 HR. ENDURANCE ROAD RACE DAN MESSERSMITH & BOB KOSSICKI Team Peabodyl Honda CB900F on DUNLOP. ConllJ'8tula1lon. on your fine ride end thank you for c:hooaInll DUNLOP K2I1 SPORT EUTES. MI............. DunIop .......,...... ............... ~DUNIIOP •• ROo 8011108, ~NY 14M) .' 13

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