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..., ic a rl Trans- At la ntic Match Race Series held in England last weekend . With three tracks each hosting two races. the action started at Oulton Park on Saturday, April 30. and it was Californian Randy Mamola (Suz) winning both events. Haslam was second in each race. w ith Kenny Roberts (Ya m ) taking third both t imes out. Sunday saw the action shift to Snetterton where Haslam, Roberts. a nd England's Roger Ma rshall (Ho n ) fin ished 12-3 in both ra ce s. The final two races were held on Monday at Brands-Hatch and Haslam again won both races. Marshall. Mamola. Eddie Lawson (Ya m ) a nd Barry Sheene (Suz ) fi n ished 2-3-4-5 behind Haslam in the first race. while Britisher Keith Huewen (Suz). Mamola. Roberts and Lawson fo llowed Haslam across the line in the second race. Ta les of woe sur' ro u nded the other American team members as Mike Baldwin (Hon ) crashed on the meeting's first day and suffered broken toes. David Aldana (Suz) was aboard what was described as a "worn out" RG500. and Wes Cooley crashed his Kawasaki on two occasions. The final score was England 245. America 198. Team Honda 's Johnny O 'Mara sustained injuries in a crash in the Sat urday final at the Pontiac Supercros s. He suffered a fractured collarbone and o ther injuries. O'Mara's bike popped out or gea r wh ile he was a ttem p ting to mak e a double jump. He didn 't clea r both ofthe jumps du e to the lack or speed , then went down. There is no word as yet as to how long he will be o ut. Husqvarna has int rod uc e d its first 175cc models since 1976. The 175 XC (a bove) is well suited for western desert events and ha re scrambles work. while the 175 WR has a low e r seat height and less wheel travel for enduros. The " Ho nda Plague. " whic h started with Bob Hannah contracting a type of intestinal flue , has spread throughout the Honda camp. Hannah and his mechanic Brian Lunn is spent four days in Florida after the Gatorback National w ithout leaving their motel rooms. Team Manager Dave Arnold was unable to make the Pontiac Supercross at all . after getting the flu. a long with a 103° temperature. O'Mara was a lso showing signs of the illness. JeH Spencer ha s becom e T eam Hon'da 's foremost a uthority on taping. No , we'r e not talking video, but about bandages. A rider himself, Spencer experieme nts with various taping techniques patterns whi le he is out riding. Spencer was seen carefully wrapping several meters of the white stuff around the ankles or David Bailey at Pontiac last weekend. Life in winner's c ircle can betough. " Whe n I had to kiss Miss Miller (at the Pontiac Supercross). she was wearing so much lipstick that I'm sure that I won't suffer from chapped lips for awh ile," said David Bailey , Heavy rains in the northern Cal ifornia area forced postponement or the San Jose short tra ck/mile doublehead er AMA/Camel Pro Seri es event to May 21-22. " It's unfortunat e to have the riders go from Ascot to Springfield (Ill inois) and then back ' to San Jose, before going to Louisvill e," sa id AMA Director or Professional Competition Wayne Moulton, adding, " H owever, the re just ar en't that many openings in this year's schedule and a ll wou ld have required an east-west trip. " 6 In another matter. Moulton says he expects to make a decision by Ma y 1 0 on Ricky Graham's appeal of his black-flagging a t the Sacra mento mil e. " We a re still re ceiving comments from those involved." said Mo ulton. " I am still waiting for statements to come from Jay Springsteen and Randy Goss. I want to make sure we have input from all those inv ol ve d before rendering the decision." Suzuki 's EricGeboers won both motos en route to victory in the Iifth round of the I 25cc Wor ld Motocross Championship, held May I in Fran ce. American Jim Gibson turned in a 3-2 tally to place second overall on his works Yamaha. The 250cc Wor ld MX round scheduled [or the same da y in Ital y, was reportedl y rained ou t. The British road race team. led by Ron Haslam (Hon ). trou nc e d t he Am erican team in the Anglo-Amer- Husqvarna's Larry Roeseler was the overall winner or the Spur, Texas, One-Day ISDE Qualifier, taking the 500cc Intent cla ss over fellow Husky rider Ch ip Howell. Fritz Kadlec pushed hi s water-cooled KX250 around to the second overall score and took top honors in the 250cc Intent class, followed by H usky rid ers Kevin Brown and Kevin Hines. Ch uck Miller led a Honda sweep of the O ver 500cc Four-Stroke Intent class , and Washington's Dan Dillon bested the 125cc Intent ranks on a KTM. Of note was Honda teamster Tom Kelly's fourth in the 250cc Intent (sixth overall ) on an XR200 R fourstro ke. Also of note in Texas was Kad lec's - . unbel ievably,good fortune . With only a few miles to go on t he trail, Kad lec lost his countershaft sprocket. Kicking the dusty ground along the trail he'd just ridden, he was luc ky enough to find the piece. For the remain ing 12 miles or so, Kadlec rode holding the sprocket on with his boot. grinding a hole in it in the process. Washington's Ken Shandrow repeated hi s Masters class win in the Sierra Old Timers' Hangrown Hangover. the Iirst or seven Old T imers National s to be run th is year. J ack Coulombe or the host club won the Expert class in the two-day event held April 30-May I. Dunlop has announced a cash and product award program for comj petitors in the American Federation of Motorcyclists' Championship Road Racing Series. A series championship in 750Cc Production Box Stock or the 600cc Production Box Stock classes is worth $1 000 providing the rider was Dunlop-shod. In addition, a set of Sport Elite tires will be given to the w inner of each championship points-paying series event in t he above classes. Riders should contact the AFM for additional info on meeting contingency qualifica tions. The Scott Pea rson ben efit raffle sched u le for the San J ose sho rt tra ck/ mil e doubleh eader will be held on the new date Ior th e two rain ed-ou t events, May 21-22. Tickets Ior t e drawing for six au togra p hed Shoel helmets , 10 color prints or II Grana Nation al Champs brought togeth er at Daytona, a pair or tickets to the rail San Jose mil e, and Pearson 's Honda leathers 'will be conduc ted May 22. SCOll Pearson T-shirts, the sales or whi ch a lso go to help defray tlie Camel Pr o Series compe titor's medical expenses after a recent acciden t, will be on sale a t Ascot May 7. Drag racer Terry Vance has signed a endorsement/product development deal with Accel Ignitions, According to the Accel press release. Vance "will use Accel pro; ducts on his competition machines, and will assist Accel engineers in developing a full line of performance ig niti o n parts and related accessories for popular Japanese motorcycles." Southern California Pro MXers And y Kirker and Keith Dysert have been appointed as sales represent atives for Torco Oil Products, a division of USA Lubricants. Kirker has been a Torco di stributor for som e tim e, and Dysert has had the experience of owning his own motorcycle bu sin ess. Dealers and others wishing to contact them should call 213/944-7989. We're sad to report that a popular four-legged figure in southern Californ ia motocross ci rc les is no lo nger w ith us. Pro ride r BillJewell lo st hi s fa ithful canine companion. Hanna Van Schatten, to kidney proble~ on April 25. Our condolences. Bill. Speedway fans interested in the results or the final three rounds or the USAf Eng land Speedway Match Ser ies should listen to radio sta tion KMET in the morning. The fina l rounds take place May 4, May 5, and May 8. and the da y after each race, disc jockey Ace Young will hav e results on his morning sho w, whi ch goes from 5:15 to 8:45. Racer J ohn Cook is the one wh o will be calling England each day to get the information .