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TEN YEARS AGO ...... New Zeal ander Geoff P erry (Suz) ni p ped Yamaha 's Kel Carruthers by a mere Ioot a t th e fi nis h lin e 10 w in the :\:\ IA Roa d Race Nari o n ul a t R oad Atlan ta . Kenny R oberts (Ya m) a nd I\'vo n DuHamel ( K aw) fin ish ed 3-·\. Ca rruth er s d idn ' t lea ve em pr y-handed . however. as he won th e J un io r/ Expert co m bined eve nt over Gary Fish er. Ya m aha riders Ted Henter a nd Ja y Livingston wo n th e Ju n ior and No vice fea tures. res pectively. In th e MX Nat ional a t Road Atl anta. Pierre Karsmakers (Ya m ) had litt le trou ble winning the 500cc class o ver john DeSoto (CZ) an d Jimmy Ellis (Yarn ). H onda 's Marty Tripes ca me a w inner in teh 250cc class. lead in); Gary Jones (Ho n) a nd R ick y Jordan (Ya m ). tip fT It wa s M ichigan versus Cal ifornia in a tw o -race series i n Det roit. M ichi ga n' s R ex Bea u c h a m p won both eve nts 10 lead th e M ichigander s 10 ~iclOry. while th e best Ca li forn ia score wa s th e 3-2 turned in bv R ic k Hocking. At th e even t. th e gr~ll Bart Ma rkel a n no unc ed h is re tire men t. Spea king o f reti rem en t. British road race sta r J o hn Cooper announced his af ter slid ing off th e Brands H a tch tra c k in a British eve nt a nd br eaking a leg . Bu zz W hi tlach scored the overall win in th e Lillie Burr Nati onal Enduro. Bill U h l look the L ightweight A win. Phillip Patterson was tops in Med ium A. J a ck P enton won L ig h t/Heavy A. a nd th e H ea vyweig ht A winner was Jim Fogl e. Yamaha teamster Jaak Van Velt hoven p u t together a pair of seco nd for th e overall win in th e Finish 5 00cc MXGP. Teammate Christer Hammargrcn went 1-3 for secon d o vera ll. T~m Broo ks and h is gi ant-killer 125 NO CONTEST Are you looking for a fast way to the top?With Husqvama, it's no contest. Becausefrom May 15 through July 1 5, Husqvama is invitingevery rnotourchase a crosser toprovetheir worth, P new, 1 Husqvama CR - 1 250 983 25, or Open C 500 andjoin Team lass Husqvama, Like a good m anager, we'll watchyour results all seasonlong,This year's top com petitors will be our first choice for next season's Factory backed local, regional and national efforts, footing, we're sponsoring six regional motocross workshops exclusively for new T eam members,There we'll teach you how tomaintainand prep your bike for any racing situation, how to plan and im ent a personal training program plem and how toride likea champion. Hurry down and contact your local Husqvama dealer for details- our auditions areopen, but only through July 1 5th, As a Team member, you'll receive a personalizedteam jersey, support information packet and race results reports, Andtobesure everyone has an equal 92111 DKW paid a visit to th e U ta h d esert a nd ca me a way wi th fi rst o vera ll in th e a n n ua l Chern' Creek hare a n d h ound. Bulta co r ide rs Da ve Blaloc k a nd P res ton Gerber pull ed d own seco nd a n d third in th e results co l um n. Kawa saki riders J o h n Allison a nd Bra d Holt fin ish ed 1-2 in th e 360cc P ro short track m a in event a t T roj an Speed way in so u ther n Californ ia . 1 Riding th e so le Norton in th e Expert fie ld, Da vid Aldana took th e win in the AMA TT regi onal a t Castle Rock . Wa sh . Triumph rid ers R a ndy Sk iver. R and y Scott a nd Ed H erma nn fill ed in th e top four spots , Todd Peterson took th e 80 a n d 125cc classes o f a minicyc1e race a t Saddl eback . riding Ind ia n s bot h times . 1. In the CRC Schoolboy MX Champi onship at Carlsbad. J eff Ward (Han ) wa s th e Mini winner over Don Van T assel a nd Brian Myerscough. both also Honda-mounted, Randy Batsel l (Mo n) won the I25cc championship. and J ef( Jennings d id the 25Qcqleed. • IRS 5 /28 /83 Wentzville. MO WERAijHOURENDURANCERR TEAM QUESTER Suzuki GS11 00 on DUNLOP K291 SPORTS ELITE Congratulations t o M ike Harlow. Dave Boggess and Dan Sullivan on a fine team effort. Thanks for choosing to do it on DUNLOP K291 SPORT ELlTESl More cycles ride on ~ than any other tireintheworlcl. ~ DUN.£OP The Logical Choice