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a nd Ribolzi wer e right together. Few riders woul d see th e flip ca rds a t the fin al chec k a t the sta rt ing area. Those wh o did finis h didn ' t bo ther to to ta l u p thei r scores . Ribolzi, known to h is friends as " Ill in o is Crude," was overjoyed wi th his overa ll victory. T he Super Seer , Simpso n and Mo tora ce-sp onso red rider sai d, " I charged a ll da y. It reall y hel pe d ha vin g Joh nny Martin o n th e minute beh ind me. He wo u ld ca tch me, then I would berzerk it to stay with him. " Cu nn ing ha m, a fter his seco nd overa ll fin ish in as m an y rounds, wasn 't overly happy with . h is placing. " I didn 't win so there's nothing to say ," said Cunningham. "T he run was good, but the y were in consistent with th e trail ma rking. I got lost at the same place Kevin Bro wn did and added 31 points to my score in th e final 20 miles." Having a good su p p ort crew was ver y important and not a ll riders had a n eq ual amou nt o f he lp. Martin was a ngry that hi s crew had been to ld th ey co uldn' t h elp him at the fina l gas while the H usqvarna Support truck was allowed in the area. " O vera ll , this wa s a reall y good run, " said Martin. His third overa ll moves him into second in th e point standings. " It was so upy," sa id Jeff Fredette after o nce aga in topping th e 200cc AA class on his Jones/MelZeler/Kawasa ki KDX200. Th is marked Fredette's third stra igh t class win. Fredett e was fourth overall. Melton, win ne r of th e firs t two Na tionals, placed fifth overall. " I wa tered o u t in th e fir st sectio n," sai d Melton. " Whe n I pulled off m y a ir filt er I had to pick th e fish off it. Then I too k my spark plug o u t an d turned th e bike ov er a nd abou t a gallon o f water poured o u t. Other than th at, I didn 't have any problems," Terry Seal es turned in a strong ride for High Point A honors. Seales, who is on Husqvarna's regional support program, had pl enty of competition from Gulfcoast Kawa saki-Husqvarna rider Kevin Taylor. " After the first 50 miles the trail was fine," said Sea les. ''I' m not us ed to runs this long . From about 80 miles out until the finish I was shot. " ''I'm not the world 's fastest rider, but I'm always around at the fin ish ," said H&H Mai co-sponsored Dwig h t R udder after he topped the 250cc A class. R udder dropped 271 points. The High Point B troph y went to T om Howard wh o was co m pe ti ng in th e 200cc B cla ss. H oward n ow gets a ticket direct to th e A class for hi s win. SERA rider Manuel G arza to ppe d th e Se n io r C class o n a H on d a XR 200R . " It was nothin g but mud, ru ts an d wa ter for abou t th e first '35 m iles," said G arza. " After th at , it was great riding." Husq varn a of Bossier -sp onsored Denn is Willin gham fin ish ed at th e to p o f th e Seni or B ra n ks and su m m ed up th e feeli ngs o f man y: " It wa s a killer," sai d Willi ngham. • SUPER SERIES NEXT STOP 125/250/500 COORS NATIONALS April 10 Saddleback Park Orange, -CA IRS Results OVERALL: Ron Ribolz; (Hus) 56 . OVERALL A : Terry Seale. (HusI 87 . OVERALL 8: Tom Howard. OPEN AA: 1. Terry Cu nni ngha m (HuI); 2 . John M art in (C-A); 3 . M ik e M el ton (Hus) ; 4 . Kev in Hin es (Hus): 5. David Bem am (Hu s). 200 AA : JeH Fredene (Kaw). SERA AA : 1. Kevin Tavlor (Hu s): 2. Darr vl Bell; 3. Barry Bell; 4 . Steve Gavin; 5. Jo hnny Kemp . OPEN A: 1. Ronald Wo lters; 2. Von Fegen; 3. Ed W hat ley; 4 . David Jo rdan; 5. Bill Wh at ley. 250cc A : 1. Dwigh t Rudder IMai); 2. Dean Kr one nwettee (Mus); 3 . Ron al d McDonald; 4 . M anny Garza; 5. Eddie Chan ey . . 200cc A: 1. Randy Small; 2. Ternes Opichka; 3. Mike Cole; 4. Jack C. Pon er; 5. Ricky Hill. 250CC B: Gory Linle. POINT STANDINGS: 1. Mike M elto n (76); 2.Jo hn M an in (51) ; 3 . Terry Cunningham (SO); 4 . Kevin Hines 1 42); 5. Ron Ribolzi 1 ; 6. JeH FredeneI 39); 41) 7. Fritz Kadlec (31); B. John Fero (3D); 9 . David Bert ram (29); 10. Rich Scharphorn (23 ); 11. (TIE) Lorry Roeseler/Mark Hyde (21); 13. Drew Smith (16) ; 14. (TIE) Terrv Seales/ Clav Stuckey (I S); 16. lTI E) Kevin Tevlor /JeH Henn ing (14); 18. (TIE) Darryl Bell / M ark Lucas (13 ); 20 . (TIE) Barry Bell /Scan Hardi n (12). • • 3i19/83 Houston, TX AMA/WRANGLER SUPER SERIES BOB HANNAH Honda on DUNLOP Front & Rear Congratulations. Bob. winning your fourth and . ma intaining tha points lead in the Wrangler Stadium Series. Thanks for f itting DUN LOPS to your BR IAN lUNNIS tuned Hondal More cycles ride on Dunlop than cmyother tireintheworlcl. ~.DU.N.LPP . ., . .. . . . The LogIcal Choice 15