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with 28 and 29. T h en " Jackson " p ulled a fin a l loo p six out of his vete ran's knapsack as McNeal ballooned to 20. Sweet's 11 a nd H ead's 12 deadlo cked them for second. H ead got th e nod o n cleans. A different loop and sectio ns were u sed on th e Sa tu rday a nd Sunday prior to th e Na tiona l for th e 10th and fin a l event o f th e 1982-1983 Ari zon a State Championship Seri es. Joe Alsworth wr apped up th e sta te' s number one pl at e. Andy SOlum took number two. Both th e state series and the Nati ona l wer e coord ina ted by Central Arizo na Trials OUI of Phoenix a nd th e Southern Arizona Trial s Association o u t o f Tucson. SWM importer Ro n SOlum ac ted as clerk o f the co urse. His so n, Andv, a n d Seldon Smi th assisted in layig o u t th e loo p a nd secti ons. Suzi SOlum and Sandy Alsworth h andled th e adm in istra tio n . T h e high-desert (5000 feet ) event off ered a brisk eight-mi le loop ridden th ree limes. Championship riders attemp ted 15 sections ; three were excl uded for th e Support classes. The roc k a n d slab sections o ffered plenty of zigs and zags and unusual len g th to offset the absence of water and mud in th e de sert setting. T eam Moruesa 's top three were trai led by Team Fan t ic - St eve McN eal , Dwaine Walters, and Curt Comer. With Sch reiber a no-show, th e top SWM pl acing belonged to Californian Dan Suffin wh o was edged for seven th by yet a nothe r Montesa rid er. Brad Skreen. Kip Webb sco red hi s fourth stra ig h t top 10 ride for Bul taco while Morgan Kavanaugh (SWM) rounded OUI th e 101' 10. Lane Leavitt , a loser on cleans o n Sa tu rday, won portsm an handi ly by 16 points o ver r unner-up Mike Read (SW I\I). For th e seco nd stra igh t event . Read led th e fir st loop, but Leavitt 's co ns istent 9-11 -11 ridi ng proved th e differen ce. Dean Wright edged points lea . r Robert Roosen for third bv a de . • Congratulations to Jimmy Adamo and Joey Mills. who finished first and second on Michelin tires. at Elkhart lake. Both men were on Ducatis. Proving again that when you match a good bike. a good rider and a good tire. you've got an unbeatable combination. See the difference Michelin can make on your bike. Ask your dealer about the winning Michelin combination for your needs. p o in t. Mike West 's 15-poilll margin over Dean Dor cas in High Schoo l tied Leavitt for the lowest support score fo r th e day . T h e win was th e First of the vear for WeSI who won the 1982 c1a s~ ch a m p io ns h ip . It moved him in to a two-point lead (61-59) over Dorcas as a pre-event injury on Saturda y meant Vance Wa lker's to ta l rem a ined OI l 45 for three rid es. Dale Ma lasek's second straight Senior win (a n d third in five starts) gav e him a fo ur point lead in th e Seni o r series battles over Coloradoan Bob Kirkega a rd , Kirk egaard to ok third in Ari zon a behind Canadian HiII deG ar is. Gl en McN eal (Fan) revert ed to form in Super Seni or with a I-t-point victory o ver Don Wilcox. Bill Thompso n dropped tw o points less than An W eb st er to tak e ihird . De spit e McN eal's four wins, Wilcox remains just five points behind th e Alabaman. Results • CHA M PIONSHIP: 1. Jack Stites (Man) 2 9; 2. Scan Head (M on l 40; 3 . Oon Sw eet (M an) 40; 4. Steve Mc Neal (FanI43; 5 . Dwa ine Walters(Fan)47; . 6. Curt Comer (Fan) 49; 7. Brad Skreen (Man) 5B; B. Dan SuWn (SW M) 5B; 9. Kip We bb (Bul ) 63; 10 . Morgan Kavanaugh (SWM ) 65 . HIGH SCHOOL: 1. M ike West (Fan)31 : 2. Dea n Dorca s (Fan) 46 : 3 . Erik Soderquist (Fan) 6B; 4 . Jud Schaefer (Man) 10' . SPORTSM AN : t . Lane Leavitt (Ili) 3' : 2. M ike Read (SW M ) 47; 3 . Dean Wright (Fan) 4B; 4 . Robert Roosen (SW M) 49: 5 . Mark Lewis (SW M) 66 ; 6. Ted Ar me nt (Man) 86 ; 7 . Tom Voung (Man ) 90; 8 . Bob Pen ni ngton 93; 9. Greg Krist (SWM) 97 ; 10 . Kevin Nort on (SW M) 98 . SR: 1. Dale M alasek (Bul) 63; 2. Bill deGaris (Ma n) 74; 3 . Bob Kir kegaard IBul ) 8 ' ; 4. W il tz Wagner (SW MI 87 ; 5 . Guy Bodin (SW M) 88 ; 6. Dave Russell (Fan) , 3 2; 7. Jim Capps (Iti) '54. SUPER SR: 1. Glen M cNeal (FanI97; 2. Don Wil · cox (SWMI "1 ; 3 . Bill Tho mpson (Bul) 118; 4. Art Wab ste r (SWMI 120; 5. Joa Ige (Vaml , 33; 6 . Len Weed IBul) 148 ; 7 . Bill Wachendorfer (SWM) ' 62. AMAINATC OBSERVED TRIALS CHAM PIONSHIP SERIES POINTS STANDI NGS : 1. Bern ie Sch reiber (45); 2. (TIE) Steve McN eallDwaine Walters (44 ); 4 . Jack Sti tes (3 8); 5 . Curt Comer (34); 6. Don Sw eet (25 ); 7. Morgan Kavanaugh (24 .7); 8 . Scon Head • (22 ); 9. Kip Webb It 8); '0. 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