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Results SUPERBIKE: 1. Wayne Rainey (Kaw); 2. Eddie Lawoon (Kaw); 3. Thad Wolff (Suz); 4 . W". Cooley ISuzt, 5. Roberto Platrl (Han); 6. Joey Osowski lKaw); 7. Rich Chambers (Kawt, 8. Norm Smyser (Han); 9. Rusty Sherp (Han): 10. Dan Nolan (Kaw); 11. Mike Baldwin (Hont, 12. Harry Kllnzmann (Kaw) ; 13. Michael Casey (Kaw); 14 . Dan Chiving tan (Han): 15. Ed Mullineaux IKaw); 16. Luther Wilke (Han); 17. Marit Rivard (Han); 1B. J immy Adamo (Due); 19. Omer Nonon (Suzt, 20. Andrew Turkstra (Kaw). Time : 37 min. 26 .255 saca. A_age ~ : 82.060 mph. SUPERBIKE POINT STANDINGS : 1. Eddie lawson (85 t, 2. Wayne Rainey 169); 3. Wes Cooley (49); 46t, 6. Roberto 4. Thad Wolff (47 t, 5. Mike Baklwin 1 Pi_i (441; 7. Steve Wi .. (4 2): 8. rne Rich Cham bora/Harry Klinzmann (29); 10. Rusty Sharp . Any bike you ~ on a new 1982 Qualifier*' IV 125, QualifierIV 175, QualifierIV 250, QualifierIV 400, or Sonic* 500 4-stroke, is now worth an extra Formula Two Championship Series: Round 5 Filice flies to • victory LOUDON, NH, J UNE 20 Yamaha's Jimmy Filice took command on the third of 32 laps to post an easy victory in the51 mile Formula Two event. Fred Merkel and Mark Homchick filled out the tickets to winner's circle while Rhys Howard and Sam Mc Donald rounded out the top five. "It feels good to win," said Filice. " Actuall y it was an easy race. Traffic posed a problem, but I think I used it to my advantage." "A few more laps and I might have been able to make a difference," said Merkel. "Jimmy got a lot of breaks from the slower riders." Homchick, who spent most of his race in third , was satisfied, although he "would've liked to have been in that number one position. " Accidents, in both the"slow and fast comers on the tight track, took their' toll, including Alan Labrosse who was running sixth with two laps to go . McDonald, via his fifth place finish, continues to hold a lead in the point standings over Hugh Humble - 64 to 53. The two wave 57 bike field was led into the first turn by Merkel with McDonald, Filice and Homchick in close pursuit. McDonald, in a slick pass entering the tum near the start! finish line. took over the lead just before the end of lap one. Merkel took the lead back with Filice then moving up to challenge and again take the point on lap three. A short distance back came Craig Morris and Humble. By lap five, Filice had opened up a short distance on Merkel with Homchick and McDonald following. Mar- • ris sought to move up into the front four, while Humble and Don Greene also cranked up their pace. Filice used traffic to open up a four second' gap over Merkel by lap ten. Homchick was another three seconds adrift with McDonald an equal distance back. The battle for fifth raged between Greene. Howard, Alan Ward and Morris. Another war was going on for ninth between Humble. Labrosse and Nobuhiro Nakamura. Two laps later, Ward fell in turn two. He was back in action quickly and finished ISth. Merkel had knocked a second off Filice's lead as they took the ha lfway flags. The two had drawn away from Homchick in third wit h McDonald fo urth, a good distance back. Howard. who made a spectacular save after getting crossed up near the start/finish line, held fifth with Morris. Greene, Humble and Labrosse following. . Two laps later. Filice gave a look over his shoulder to see where Merkel was. He found him too close for comfort and turned the gas , up," picking . ... ' .. .'. '. .. '. ~ " , Any This is the month to talk dirt bikewith your I G3n-Amdealer. You'll find him ready and willing to deaL And Can-Am is kicking in an extra 5200 cash for whatever you trade him on any nevv 1982 Oualifler IV or . SonicSOO. Two questions, however. come to mind. 0 : What if I don't havea trade-in 7 A: Everybody has a trade-in..Can-Am makes no restrictions with regard to age, scale or number of dimensions. 0 : What is my Can-Amdealer going to do with all those funny trade-ins? A: Why worry? He gets , the problem. you get the Can-Am. And the 5200, Takehimyour ~ problem, now ~ -'BII~BIII ® WE WILL WIN YOU · ' Trademarks o f Bombardier Inc. June is Can-Am Across-The-Board Trade-Up bonus month, IRS 21 • 1 '1 . ' •