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Michigan 's Kris Bigelow rolled to victory in the 250c c Pro qualifiers, but when the ga te dropped for th e first money rnoto it was Team Tarnrn's Mike Shoema ker and Dean Cales showi n g th e wa y. Ben olki n , Wem yss Scott, Gl enn Wr ight and series p oint leader Mark Murph y wer e in good position by th e end of la p o ne. H onda mounted Benolkin soon took o ver a nd Murph y mo ved up to challen ge by lap fiv e. The ch ase ended whe n Ben olkin a te it o n la p 10, lea ving Murphy a n d h is Paul Murphy tuned Yamaha all a lo ne out front . Aft er taking the ch eckered flag for th e win , Murphy said, " I got a bad sta rt and was ca tch in g him (Ben o lkin ). I hate 10 pass anybody when they fall. " Maico's Mic key Kessler hustled from 30 th p lace at th e start of the -noto 10 a seco nd p lac e finish a head of Shoemaker and Cates. Beno lki n bea t Shoema ker to turn o ne a t the start of the second moto wi th Bigelo w , Cates, Doug Jackson a n d Can adian M ic hael H arn den follo wing. Murp hy slas hed thro ugh traffi c and cha lle nged Ben o lk in on lap four, slidi ng by in fr o n t of the scoring tent. Ben olkin th en resp onded with a pass of h is own. '.'1 picked the wrong li ne ," said Murphy la ter in explaining the pass by Benolkin. Murphy go t back on the gas , regained the lead a nd smooth ly co ntroll ed th e pace. " H e (Benolkin) pushed o n th e last lap," sai d Murph y, " so I turned it up and kept him a t.bay. " Doug J ackson, who finish ed third behind Murphy a nd Benolkin, earned second ov erall, a nd sa id, " T he 'su spension wa s all wrong a t firs t. We d idn 't th ink thi s tr ack was that rough. " Open Pro Although the Open class had basicall y the same cast or characters as the first round, a new pa ir of Honda riders took top bill ing. Texan Dan Conway romped in rnoto one and Flo rida 's John Collins did likewise in the fina l moto. St . Pete winner. KT M' s J o h n Finkeldey didn't make his usual come-frombeh ind charge, and had to sett le for fou rt h ove ra ll . "Conway was rea lly fas t, but I was catching hi m u nti l he roosted me," said Fink eldey. "I grabbed three tear-offs a t o nce and was blind after th a t." Florida 's John Reinholt moved up well in th e first moto, edging Finkeldey for second o n lap 14. John Collins, who in previous years had rema in ed a n a m a teu r while hi s peer s joine d th e P ro ranks, scored h is fir st P ro w in in rnot o two , pa ssin g a fallen Con way d ur ing the open ing lap. H onda/Trim/ Sure-Fire spo nsored Coll ins said, " I fi na lly got a good sta rt. I knew I co u ld ri de with th ese guys if I ever got the chan ce." J ohn 's father, Ro n Collins, sai d, " We wanted John 10 ride the Amateur National s; he wanted to go P ro. " Conway recovered from h is fir st lap sp ill and took seco n d o verall to . win overall. He th en proved he is as fast in t he pits as he is on th e track . Conway picked up hi s earnings. said "beep- beep" and hit the road before' the d ust settled. • c<") 00 0') WEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 213/427-7433 213/636-8844 Okay, what can I lo s e 7 Start my store selling CYCLE NEWS with the next issue. I understand you will b ill me monthly and I have fu ll return priviledges on unsold papers, by returning the issue number and date with my check for the balance. Send CYCLE NEWS TO : Name of Store' Address -'---- City _ Zip, _ Send Adve rt is ing info O Phone , ....... • _ Mail to: Cycle News West. P.O. Box 498 l o ng Beach. Ca lifornia 90801 or call 213/427-7433 teJ SCOTT HusQvarna NOW is t he t ime to buy a Husky T & 0 has slashed prices on all models SA LES. PARTS. SERVICE '8 3 500XC. 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