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In fact, it doesn't taste all that bad." Sure, Mark. In the closest long -distance off-road race in recent memory. Scot Harden and Larry Ro eseler pushed their XCSOO Husky to claim the -overa ll and O pe n class wins in the Apri l 16 Las Vegas 400. They finished only 48 seconds ahead of the next Open bike. the Maico of Anthony Pasqualotto and Kevin Welch. In for third after leading quite a bit ofthe race. was the stock Honda XR500 thumper of Jack Johnson and Kris Morgan. First 250cc machine to finish was the Honda of Scott and Kent Pfeiffer. Otherwise. it was a Husqvarna sweep with O ren Beck and Darin Cartwright capturing the 125ccranks, A.C. Bakken and Gary Jones winning Class 30, and Max Switzer and Dave Miller doing the honors in Class 38. Complete coverage next week. Englishman John Lampkin and his Fantic posted the lowest score and won t h e U.S . round of the World Observed Trials Championship held April 17 in Gainesville, Texas. Fellow Fantic rider Gilles Burgat wound up two points behind , 38-40, for second , with defending World Champ Eddy Lejeune (Hon ) another two points back in third. Frenchmen Phillippe Berlatier (Itj) and Th ierry Michaud (SWM) finished 4 -5 . American Bernie Schreiber was running well on the first lap, but hurt h is elbow in a fa ll on the second and dropped to sixth, still first American. Paul Denis took the Race of Champions in the annual NMA World Mini G P run over the April 16-17 weekend at Saddle back Park in southern California. Riding his usual Kawasakis instead of one of the identically prepa red Yamahas used in the ROC. Denis also won both divisions (Stock an d Modifi ed) of the 125cc Intermediates. In 80cc Expert action, Suzu ki rider La rry Broo ks came out the best, winning the Modified class an d p lacing secon d to Kawasaki rider Bader Man n eh i n t he Stock d i vision. Yamaha rider Keith Bowen was a triple winner. garnering the go ld in the Stock and Mod ified 125cc Expe rt classes and in the 250cc Expert class as well. Complete coverage next week. One of Randy Goss' bikes at Sacramento had its oil tank mounted below the engine. An off-shoot of Jay Springsteen's XR1 OOO-based road race program, the heavily finned tank was tried at Sacramento as "kind of an experiment. " According to Harley-Davidson Racing Team Manager Dick O'8rien, the new location keeps the oil noticeably cooler, but he d id express some reservations about the tank 's vulnerability. Goss' other bike proved faster in practice, so the low tank-equipped model was parked fo r the day. Georges J obe (Suz) scored the overall win in the opening round of the '83 World Championship 250cc MX Series in Sabadell, Spa in. J obe won the opening moto an d finished second in the second moto, Second overall was Jean Claude Laquaye (Hon) wi th 5-1 rnoto finishes. Defen d ing World Champion Danny LaPone (Yam) had a 2-4 day to take third overall. The point standi ngs show J obe leadi ng with 27. followed by Laquaye wi th 21. and LaPorte wi th 20. The third round of the World Championship 125cc MX Series saw Eric Geobers' (Suz) win streak snapped by Michele Rinaldi (Suz). Rinaldi won both motos with Geobers finishing second in both. American J im Gibson (Yam) was third overall with a 4-3 day. Geobera continues to lead the point standings with 84, followed by Rinaldi at 70, and Gibson with 52. 2 Kevin Hines (Hus) was the top finisher and Open A class winner}n the April 17 third round ofthe AMA/HiPoint Na tional Cha m p ionship Hare Scra mbles Series. O ver 360 ri ders turned out at Big Bear Lake Campground in Bruceto n Mills. W.V.• to run the event in a snowstorm. Ed Lojak (Hus), the top finis her in round two. cras hed and bro ke a collarbone. Barry Avery (KT M) was the 250cc A wi nner while Mark H yde (Hus) topped the I75cc class. Jeff Barley (KTM) was the 125cc A winner, with Barry Hi ggins (Mai) and J eff Smith (C-A) winning the Senior and Super Seni or classes. respectively. Team Suzuki's Mark Barnett suffered a painful injury during press . day for the Dallas Supercross. Barnett bit a hole in his tongue when he fell short in a triple jump attempt. "I almost cleared the third jump, but I came up a little short. The bike stopped like it had hit a brick wall and I bit my tongue, " nid Barnett. Treatment? "I just fill my mouth with Mercurochrome. I'm getting used to the taste of it . Kawanki-mounted Larry McBride took Top Fuel honors at the April 17 NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta, Ga.. McBride ran a solo 7.55-second run at 182.55 mph after opponent Roland Stewart failed to make it to the line. In Pro Comp, Rick Stetson (Suzl defeated Jeff Real by running an 8.52/ 152.02. IN MEMO RIAM: We were saddened to hear of the death of O regon Expert dirt trac ker Rich Winningham. 22. who was killed in an auto accident April 17 in northern California. Winningham is survived by his paren ts, Jess and Ella Mae. and if you'd like to drop them a note of condolence, the address is P.O . Box 186. Waldport. OR 97374. Former Grand National Champ Randy GolS telephoned the folks at Ascot to ny that he would be racing the April 22 Friday night half mile there. Steve Wise. who crashed on an oil slick in the Riverside Superbike race an d broke his collarbone. was back in Texas on pressday April 18, un dergo ing X-rays and other medical evaluation. " It looks like he'll make MidOhio (May 22)." said Honda Roa d Racing Team Manager Udo Gietl, " Although it 's too soon to say for sure ." Team Honda's other works road racer, Mike Baldwin, left Los Angeles on April 19, bound for Maylasia. Baldwin was invited by the government of that country to compete in an invitational road race. From there, Baldwin and his two NSSOOs will be flown to England to compete in the Match Races. . Before the Riverside Superbike race began. Ba ldwin explained the power advantage that the Honda Interceptors have over the Kawasaki team bikes: "It's not absolute power. 00cause top speed is about the same. It 's the powerband. Our big advantage is in how hard the bikes accelerate off the corners. " nl Wes Cooley seemed pleased wj ttt.T his day following a fourth-pl~ce ., . showing at the Riverside Super:. Ii bike round. "I 'm sore," nid the.! Kawasaki teamster who crashed m at Daytona and broke a collarbone. J "It was good to just get out and fin ish a race. Besides, I couldn't afford to miss any more points." Cooley's next appearance is the April 30-May 2 Match Races in England. 1fT AMA Motocross referee Butch Lee said at Dallas that he did not know how the story got around that Yamaha Racing Team Manager Kenny Clark ? protested Danny Chandler at Saddle~ . back's outdoor National MX. Lee said that he saw it and it was his decision to disqualify Chandler and Goa t Breker. Clark reiterated the fact by quoting the AMA MX Ruleboo k, It says that only a rider can protest another rider. By the start of the Dallas Supercro.., Honda's David Bailey was already in Los Angeles seeing a doctor about his ankle. He has had problems with one of his ankles being tender for most of this season, and reports were that Bailey was attempting to do two doublejumps in a row on the back straight in practice and got out of shape and landed on an ankle. At pr..stime it was not known whether the injured ankle was the one ' bothering him or not. His ankle is severly sprained. Dallas fifth p lacer Brian Myerscough pu t in his best ride in some time in a Su percross race. Brian 's first words were " I' m pumped." Myerscough says he just wants to get up there and race wi th those guys . H is Dall as ride was the first top -five p rivateer fin ish that Supercross has seen in some time. From a governmental standpoint, everything is epproved to make Lake Madera a state Off-Highway Vehicle park, but some local opposition has arisen. Pat Pipes, who put on races at Madera , nys that the opposition is steming from about 1 0 local people. The Madera Board of Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m, on May 3 at the Madera Government Center at 209 W. Yosemite St. It is vital that the motorcycling people in the community have a show of numbers and let their voices be heard. Plans . call for all of the motorcycling oriented folks that-show up to wear a red shirt. Call Pat Pipes at G 209/673-3146 for information. HosPITal STO P: J eff Barbacovi, son of California Racin g Clu b honcho J ack, su ffered a break in the bones of h is lower leg. Jeff will be a spectator in plaster for about six weeks. We bet he would like a card or letter ot two. Send them in care of CRC. 24518 Island. Carson, CA 90745. . , . .. • • 0 •