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th ~ 'pit: b~;di~g-hrs'f~;;~ l f~ri-iike - -- - spider legs. Chuck Humphry met the sa me fat e a mi le later, sendi n g him to the hospita l. Paul Eddy stopped to hel p th e inj ured Hu mphry, gi vin g a id ti ll rescue arrived. Ed dy took o £f trying to make u p time on ly to go down , rack ing up h is knee. Past chec k one Ashcraft was smoki n' it. As the ri ders made a left to the dry lake, the wind blew right at th em an d they couldn't see another rider u nless he was right with the m. In to home check Ashcraft still had o ne minute over Roeseler. Ma rty Smith h u n g onto th ird , Pfeiffer fou rth an d Craig Corda fifth four m in ut es lat er. The thi rd loop saw Smith's bike seize, moving P fei£fer to th ird. Roeseier ga in ed a little time o n Ash craft on lap four. Ash craft pitted an d sailed out on th e final loop. Roesler's pit crew was havin g a fit as the y screa med " Yo u' re 40 seconds o £f Ashcraft. " "T hat gav e me new wind," said Larry la ter. " I hadn 't even seen Ashcraft, and there wa s so much d ust I figu red I was n't goi ng to ca tch h im . Halfway through the last la p I sighted h im a nd he saw me. We were p retty even on th e flats, spe edwise; the mud h ills was where I pi cked up my time." Out of th e desert th ey came to the delight of a screamin g cro wd. Ash craft was flyi n g; Roeseler was rid in g hi s rear fend er. Ne it her r ider gave a n inch; ove r th e big jump, both rid ers were 30 feet in th e air a t the same time. Into the last tu rn, Roeseler came in on the inside goin g for it wit h bo th bikes wid e open. The finish flag dropped with Ashcraft's fro nt whee l a ba re ha ir ahead of Roeseler's. Ashcraft said, " I gave th at last lap everything I had. When Roeseler was right on me in the turns, I figured n o way was I going to hold him off." It was a Husky day, and the tea m congratulated Ashcraft and fellow ri ders. Scott Pfeiffer pulled in third about fo ur m in u tes later. H e had a clean ride af ter Ma rt y Smith went o ut ; no o ne was near h im excep t lap ped riders. Ed Fo land led the 125cc Kin g class for a clear three la ps before seizi ng , givi ng Jamie T uc ker a clean shot. Bill Rea ms took th e Vet Kin g honor s aft er dicing wit h Pete Kinney. " I followed Kinney," sa id Rea ms, " a nd we bo th got los t. Wh en Kinn ey went o ff a drop, I was close eno ugh to see h im so I slowed and pick ed m y way down. After th at I didn 't see h im any more." The gran d o ld ma n, Dave Miller, pi cked up the Senior Kin g wi n. In no n-Kin g classes, Steve Basin notch ed the Open Experts, David Cox Open Amateur, Kir k Hester 125cc Expert, Roy Basin I 25cc No vice, J eff Bennett 250cc Novice, Ed Mu n dy Vet . Expert and Les Wolf Senior Ex pert. Ashcraft took home 10 $ I00 bill s, a . four-foot trophy and numerous co ntingency prizes for h is efforts. No nKing entry fees were divided among non-Kin g winners acco rdin g to entries in class. Fudpucker Racing T ea m did a good job and plans are already in th e making for next year's King. • Results KING OPEN: 1. Can Ashcraft (Hus). KING 250: 1. s een P1eiller (Hon). KING 125 : 1. J amie Tucker ISuz). KING VET: 1. Bill Reams (Yam). KING SR: 1. Cavo Millo r (Hus). OPEN EX: 1. SIOVOBasin (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Torry Str auwa ld (Yam): 2. Ma tt Hope (Yam). 125 EX: 1. Kirk Hester IKaw). OPEN AM : 1. Cavid Cox IYam); 2. Bob Town (Yam). 25 0 AM : 1. Randy Byors (Yam); 2. Mo n Ma ynard . OPEN NOV: 1. King Thompson (Honl; 2. Ja mo, Heblo IHu'l. 25 0 NOV: 1. Joll Bonnen (Yam l: 2. Allon Seaman (Kaw ). 125 NOV: 1. Roy Basin (Yam): 2. M ike Pipkin (Yam). . VET EX: 1. Ed M undy ISuz). VET AM : 1. Bren Cushing (Husl; 2. Farro ll W ill i· am, (Yaml. VET NOV: 1. PO Eunico IKTM ); 2. Leo Johnson lO (Yam). SR EX: 1. Lo' Wolf (Yam). SR NOV: 1. Chuck Nolson (Yam). ~\ ~~MICHEU ~ P RFORMA E DEUVERS AGAI • Congratulations to Freddie Spencer. who finished 1st in the Superbike1 00 on Michelin tires. at Daytona on a Honda Proving again that when you match a good bike. a good rider and a good tire. you 've got an unbeatable combination. See the difference Michelin can make on your bike. Ask your dealer about the w inning Michelin A48 /M48 combination for your needs . BOB HA NAH WINS DAYTONA SUPERCROSS WITH BEL-RAY! • Th e Lubrication Leader Be'-Rtl)' Co mp a ny, ,"C, 10015 stuirlands Bird. trrine. 'Califomta 92i 14 (7.14) 859·0933 -G. 31