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Ron Lechien continues to be 8 thre8t to the , 2 5 cc riders. 1 ing some lapped riders and 1 had a . choice o f a n insid le or outside, ru t, eac h with a rider in it. 1 went inside, but the g uy on th e o u tsi de m oved over for Broc a nd he shot ou t fron t. 1 held it wid e open through the nex t series of j u m ps a nd got back ahead of him ." Howert on was still close to Cha nd a ler , wi th Gl over remain ing - tight th ird. Chandler wa s putting on a good show, but the slic k con ditions p ro ved to be too much as h e crashed h is way o u t a few laps later. Glover was m akin g time on Howerton th ro ugh th e ca mel backs, and came a lo ngside to do battle on th e la st lap. Shortl y th ereafter, Glover slid ou t in a co rner and H owerton cru ised to the win. Glover remained in seco nd , fol lo wed by Chandler a nd Breker. Chandler brushed h imself o ff a nd once again jumped o u t fro nt in th e second moto, besting Glover , Breker, Kin g a nd Howerton. By th e en d o f two laps, " Magoo" had pulled 20 yards ahead of Glover , with Breker , King a n d How erton sp re a d o u t behi nd . Glover then began to m ove up to challenge Chandler and snaked arou n d on th e sixth lap. King made h is wa y a ro u n d Breker a s Howerton held fifth. Glover had moved ahead of Chandler by three seconds on th e next lap, but Chandler began to close the gap. Glover found himself all alone out front soon after, as Chandler racked up another crash but managed to remain in second. Glover sailed through the finish line 36 secon d s ahead of Chandler, King and Howerton . Glover 's strong 1-2 finishes gave him the overall win over Howerton. 125cc National 18 Team Honda 's Johnny " 0 Show" O 'Mara made h is wa y through th e first comer slop ahead of Ward, Honda Support rider Erik Kehoe and Yamahamounted Mark Flesia. Barnett suffered from a poor start and wa s about 30th, but bega n to rapidly move up. O 'Mara a nd Ward en gaged in a very close battle and were quickly pulling away from th e pack. Barnett's wild charge had put him into sixth by the end of two laps. O 'Mara began to build a slight lead over Ward on the fourth lap, but Ward was getting longer flights over , the jumps and began to close. Keh oe was a distant third and Team Yamaha's Ron Lechien had moved up to fourth ahead of Barnett. O 'Mara and Ward came through the starting area and Ward pulled up as they rounded thefirstcorner. Ward , was making time over O 'Mara through the jumps and leaped out front by the next corner. Once ahead of O 'Mara, Ward began to pull away, Number one in a series ofpapers developed by Bel-Ray to help you analyzeyour bike's preparation and improue yourperformance. The mechanics at Team Honda have made a science o u t ofsetting up a bike. Their collective efforts generated 6 championships and countless race wins in 1982. Here's a few oftbeir tech tips. LFORKS "Perfect adjustment is reached when thef orks deliver maxirnum trauel a nd bottom just a hair on the hardest drop off. To achieve this, start with the manufacturer's recom me nded qu antity a nd viscosity of oil, then adj ust to match the riding conditions. a nd had put O 'Mar a 50 yards behind two laps lat er. Lechien m oved a hea d of Keh oe, with Barnett still in fifth. Wa rd co nt inued to per form flawlessly, gai ni ng grou nd o n O'Mara on eac h lap, a n d fin ish ed o ut th e mot o wi th a seco n d seco nd lead . Lechien , Keh oe and Barnell filled o u t th e top five. " After I got o ut front, the pressu re was off ," saidWard. O 'Mara gra bbed his second holeshot a head of Barnell and Wa rd . Lechien and Yamaha Su pport ride r A.J. \"hiting held in a t third a nd fourth. Ward began h is cha rge ea rly, a nd went aro und Barnell before the nex t co mer. Less th an a quarter lap later , Wa rd p ulled u p behind O 'M ara a nd took th e inside lin e. Comi ng o u t o f th e turn , Wa rd had made a successfu l pass an d was again on h is way. Barnett was d os ing in on O 'M ara , an d wen t by o n lap two. Ward wa s beg inning to stretch hi s lea d an d wa s Viscosi~}' can be adjusted by blending to achieve the desired weight, Fluid quantity controls traoei-: decrease the quantityfor more travel, increase to reduce bottoming. The ueigb: ofthefluid adjusts damping, the higher the ' weight, the greater the damping and the slower theforks will travel,..Steve Carter - Danny (McGoo) Chandler's mechanic1982 World Tropbeeand Motocross de Nations & Superb ikers Champion. seven seconds a head of Barnett. Turning lap times of 2:12, Ward had th e ll fastest laps of th e da y. n O 'Mara was still pr essuring Barn ett ~ by th e m iddle o f th e m oto, wi th' Lech ien maki ng time to nail down fourth a hea d of Wh iting. Ward 's lead amount ed to II seco n ds over Barnett , with O 'Mara fa ll i ng a no the r 12 8 secon ds beh ind Barn ett. lSrl Barnett blasted through th e sta rtin 1 a rea, the n ro lle d 10 a halt on the o u _I ii s ide o f th e g rooved co rner. Ar::r broken chain h ad pu t hi m o u t of con ?~ tenrion, a nd O 'Ma ra sai led by to ( regai n seco nd. Ward was th en 30, b lIOg seconds in front of O 'Mara. Ward wa s still tu rning very fa sllapvo ti mes, a n d co u ld have cruised in« q th e fini sh with a quarter lap lead over'>~ O 'Mara. Lechie n, Wh itin g and Hand Support rider Bria n Myerscou gh mad' Iii th e top five. rv " I have been gell ing in more pra _0 1 lice," sai d Ward. " I fin all y manage1:l1o '-) I s: q 2. TRAISMBSIOII "J ehoose SAE80for80-125cc machines, SAE 85 ueigbtfor 250 and open bikes and fill to the man ufactu rer's reco mmended quantity. I also change the oil after every mota, l'b u probably do n 't, bace to, but remember that smaller (125) bikes use more clutch a nd thus need to have their transmission oil changed morefrequently. Also, use a gea r oil, not a motor oil. Their additiuepackage delivers better p rotection." CliffWbite -19 82 De Nations Championship Team Mechanic. •