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sha ke a bad co ld , whi ch p reven ted me from wi n ni ng the Wash in gt on . D.C., Supercross. We also have th e bike working perfectly now." 10 250cc National " Bob is ready for a wi n today, " said Brian L unn is, Han nah 's tuner. " H e has finally pretty much recovered from the n u." Hannha was defini tely ready, an:9 bla sted out front in the openi ng rnoto ahead of Honda teamma te Kenny Keylon and Yamaha Support rider Donn ie Cantaloupi. T eam Honda 's Da vid Bailey was near th e front going into the corner, but was knocked over and cam e out in the back of th e pack, Team Yamaha's Mi ke Bel1also had a slow start, a nd p ulled a longside Bai ley as they began to work through the pack. A lap later, H an nah was beginning to build a fortress ove r the rema in der ol .th e field, wit h Keylon and Can taloupi holding the next two posi tions, 3.AIlFUER "To prepare the airfilter, pour foa m filter oil o n tbe element a nd saturate co mplete -tben tiring out completely. Line tbe contact edge of tbe filter uitb clean grease to ensure a perfectsea l and prerent dirt from slipp ing around tbe edge." Paul Turner - Team Honda R&D mechanic. Ba iley a nd Bell conti nued 10 ba ttle at m id-pack. Tea m Yama ha 's Rick J oh nson was ra pidly th reading h is way 10 the front , and had made passes around Keylo n a nd Cantaloupi by the middle of the moto, Kawasaki factorv rid er Bill y Liles had p lans of his own, and quickl y closed in on Johnson and Carualoupi . Keylo n had dropped back. then went down while braking into a corner. H a n na h continued increase his lead, as Liles cornered inside of Johnson with three laps left. Bailey had worked into fourt h a head of Suzuki rider Clint Hardick a nd Bell. As the two lap sig n was given to H a nna h , his lead amounted 10 one m inu te and 40 seconds. Bai ley moved to within a few seconds of Joh nson on the fina l la p , but was un a ble to ma ke a pass, H a rd ick went do wn and Bel1 moved up to fif th , Hanna h crossed the finish line io Eric Crippa - Multi-tim e National & De Nations MX Cbampion m echanic, n ow Stere Martin 's m ecbanic. M ike Bell overcamethe obstacle of ruts and his long legs to place. y ou 're Mot tbe can, use some on tbe kick sta rt pirot to make sure it doesn't lode up unth dirt and grit. [se e insert lAlso after uasbing, spray tbe ell/ire bike unth 6 in 1, tben trip e dry. This keeps tbe machine looking n ew and prerents corrosion. "J i m Felt Multi-time Na tio na l Oiampion mechanic, nourfobnny O'stara 's m echanic. . , 5. . . . 4.CIIAIt "Keep tbe chain adjusted, make su re tbe bead ofthe master link is pointed in tbe direction oftravel so tbat rocks ca n't tmoce it off, and lube tbe chain to protect it. Sp ray chain lube on the sprocket contact sid e oftbe chain for one complete revolution on inner and outer sides of tb e rollers. [seeinsert] Do not orerlube - tbis could cause dirt to collect or lube to fling off" "Tbe Honda Fa ctory' bas tested _ 2- Cy cle Oils a n d deiennined MC-l + is tbe best - so 1 d on 't choose brands, I f ollow tbeir reco mmendation and just determine my o wn mixing ratios. Generally, I run 3 2 -40:1 in 125's, 40-50:1 in 250'san d 5 0-70 :1 in open bikes. Arerage riders should run at leaner ratios, m ore exp erienced riders, richer. You can check your ratio by reading tbe plug. Since MC-l + is clean burning, tbe p lug should be ligbt g ray . Last and 1'£'1)' imp o rta ntly, be su re to mix tbe gas and oil tborougbly, " Chris Haynes - mechanic for Darrel Sbu ltz - 1982 500 Na tiona l MX Champion & 2 time De Nations Champion mechanic. "Before y o u reassemble tbe top end, lube tbe rings, piston skirt, cylinder, umst pin and top end bearing untb a tbin coat ofMC-l +. This will belp preuentscoring on initial sta rt up." Chris Haynes 6-BRAKES "Prep tbe brakes by cleaning the shoes u-ub contact cleaner. Next grease the cams andpivot points untb assembly lu be. Then lube tbe cables untb 6 in 1... and trhile ':-I lillie Call/act cleaner on /he carbu reto r and ignitio n remotes the dirt a n d grime /0 belp assure you of troublefree performa nce, " J im Felt. "Factory Honda is in tbe p osition to choose a lll' oil in tbe u/orld. We use Bel-Ray products ' ~ exclusirelv because tbey're procen tbemsetres best - botb in our controlled testing and competition. " Dave Arno ld - Motocross Team ·Ma nag er. Tbe Lubrication Leader. Bel-Ray Company, Inc. 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Bel1 and Bailey were sti l1 2-3 ahead of H o nda Support rider J eff Hicks and Su zu ki of Ca na da's Ross ' Pederson. Johnson was moving up, but looped out a few laps lat er. H e was carried off the track with a possible dislo- cated hip. Two laps lat er, Ba iley also went down. He quickly remounted and lh:ew off his goggles, remai ni ng in third, Ha nnah was continuing to pull away from BeI1, who was now 20 seconds behind. Wit h three laps left, Hannah had la pped all the way through ninth place, a nd was now 34 seconds ahead of Bel1. Bailey still held thi rd ahead of T ea m Suzuki's Scott Burnwo rth. . H annah waved to th e crowd as he approached the checkered nag, a nd slowly made his way across th e fini sh li ne. Bell was safely bac k in seco nd followed by Ba iley, Burnworth and Pederson . Most of the co rners had developed dee p ru ts wh ich gave Bell a few problems. " I wo uld ge t into one of th ose ru ts, the n get block ed in as I would try to get aro u nd someone." • Results 125: 1. Jeff W ard tKaw) I-I ; 2. Jo h nny O'Mara (Hoo) 2-2; 3. Ron Lachien (Yam) 3·3; 4. A.J . Wh iti ng (Yam) 7-4; 5. Bria n M yers<:ough (Hon) 9-5; 6. Rick Ryan (Suz) 8 -6; 7. Chr ia Heisser (Suz) 12 ·9; 8. Jeff Surwall (Yam) 14 -10; 9. Erik Kehoe (Hon) 4·'; 10. David Waak (Hon) 18- 7; 11. Aa ron Pitts (Hon) Il l S; 12. Mark Barnett (Suz) 5- ' ; 13. Kyle Land ru m (Kaw) 6-'; 14. Gan e Gen tseh (Yam) 20-8; 15. Steve Pate (Yam) 13· 16; 16. Karl Jo rda n (Yam) 10-19; 17. Grog Mayo (Suz) 16-14; 18. M ikeCrane (Kaw )· ·II ; 19. Mark A esi a(Ya m) ' -12; 20. Eric Hall (Hoo )· -13. 250: 1. Bob Han na h (Hon) 1·1 ; 2. M ika Bell (Yam) 5-2; 3. Da,,;d Bailey (Hon) 4 -3 ; 4. Bill y Ules (Kaw) 2-6; 5. Scott Bu rnworth (Suz) 7-4; 6. Ross Pederson (Suz) 9·5; 7. Donnie Cantaloupi (Yam) 6- 11; 8. Dan ny Bantley (Yam) 8·1 0; 9.Jeff Hicks (Hon) 13 -7 : 10 . Darren Rhot en (Kaw) 12 -9: 11. Rick Johnson (Yam) 3·'; 12. J im Tarant ino (Hon) 11·12; 13. Da.. Hollis (KTM) ' -B: 14 . Eric 'McKenn a (Hon) 17 · 14: 15. Ken ny Keylon (Hon) 10- ' ; 16. David McClain ISuzI 15-1 7; 17 . J im Ho lley (Yam)'-13: 1B. James M itchell (Suzl 18 - 16: 19. J eff Schumacher (Yam) 14-·: 20. DanWaUace (Hon) · -15 . 500: 1. Broc Glover (Yam) 2- 1: 2. Kent How en on (Kaw) 1-4 ; 3. Danny Chandler (Hon) 4 -2; 4 . Goat Breker (Hon) 3-5 : 5. A lan King (Suz) 7 -3: 6. Tim Locey (Yam) 5 -7: 7. Phil Larson (Hon) 6-9 ; 8. Steve Ma nin (Hon) 10-6: 9. Warren Reid (Yam) 8·8; 10. Chuck Sun (M ai) 12 -10; 11. M ickey Kessler (M ai) 11 -1 1: 12. Jerome Heiberger (Hon) 9· 14: 13. Andy Stacy (HusI13· 12: 14. Pete Sno neland (Yam) 1513: 15. Gary Pustelak (Hon) 16·16: 16. John Fin · keldey (KTM ) 18 -15 : 17. Chuck Panr idgelHon) 14 19: 1B. Mi ke Tr ipes (Hus) 17 -17: 19. Glen Gracey (Hon) · . IB; 20. James Knupp (Yam) t 9· · . · Oid not place in top 20 . . AMAlWRANGLER SUPERSERIESPOINT STANDINGS : 1. Bob Hannah (495 ): 2. M ark Barn ett (4Bl): 3. David Bailey (4 60): 4 . Je ff W ard (433); 5. J ohnny . O'Mara (40 3); 6. Broc Glover 1401): 7. M ike Bell (36 7): B. (TIE) Rick Jo hnson / Ala n King (28B): t o. Warren Reid 1277): t 1. Br ian M yerscough (27 0); 12. Ron Lech ien (270) : 13. Bill y Liles (23 7); 14. (TIEl Scott Burnworth / Kent Howert on (22 8); 16 . Goat Breker (2 21) ; 17 . Steve Mart in (220: 18. Donnie Cant aloupi(17 1); 19. Phil Larson (15 6): 20 . Dan ny Chandler 1 144) . 19