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World Champ Franco Unc ini leads Marc Fontan in their battle for fift h. Kat ayama was co nt ent with hi s fourth , keepi ng Mamola in sight a nd fig h ti ng to keep hi s bike upright. " I tried 10 ca tch him , I reall y tri ed. Bu t th e tires were slid in g a ll over. I was ha lf a seco nd a lap slo wer. You co u ld see th a t up the h ill a n d in th e fast co rn er," said the for mer 350cc World C ha m p io n . Mam ol a , a lo ng with the Suzuki factory, was h ap p y to ge t thi rd o n.the power-deficient machin e. " I co u ld try to ca tch Eddie, but I'd be riding way ov er m y head . He co u ld get m e o n the straigh ts a nd I'd ge t h im in th e co rners. O ne was tha t I had to use m y tires u p ea rly to stay with the H onda s a nd Yama has . An d it was poppi ng agai n o n th e straights. We though t it was a leak in th e cases, but n ow we thi n k it's ca rb uret io n." Marn o la 's been prom ised better ma chi nerv bv the Iactorv, but for the time bein g ismaking t h ~ best o f what he h as. " I understand what we've got and I was th e best- pl aced S uzuki rider o u t there toda y," said Ma mol a. Ga ry Tay lor, the d irector o f HB Suzu ki, agreed, issu ing th e foll owin g sta teme n t: "T he Suzu ki factor y is very gra tefu l for Randy's ride. We are mos t pro ud tha t he didn 't gi ve u p , especia lly the way th e bik es ar e o ver la st yea r. We arc ha rd a t work on eq ua l pow er , and we a re workin g hard a t the factory. Wh a t you saw tod a y was a number one rider o n a sixth posit ion machi n e." With th e win, Rob ert s a nd Yama h a have begun a new race for th e crow n, a race w h ich man y thought was over , bu t not Robert s. "It ha p pens that way," th e three-tim e World Cha mp ion bega n . " We h ad problem s, but Freddi e's were bigg er. Since Germa ny, th e luck's been goi ng in the o th er directi on. The cha m pions hi p's never go ne u nti l it 's m athem at icall y irn possible. I kn ow Freddi e's goin g to be fast a n d I kn ow h e's goi ng to go well, so it' a bike and tire war. " Spe ncer agreed, saying, "The points ca n turn arou n d so q u ickly. What we have to do is n ot let it h ap pe n agai n th e n ex t race." • Results 500cc: t . K. Robe rts (Yam); 2. E. Laws on IYam ); 3 . R. Mamol. (SUI ); 4 . T. Kat aya ma (Hon); 5 . F. Uncini (Suz); 6. M . Fonta n (Yam); 7. M. Lucchine ll i (Hon); 8. J . M iddelburg (Hon); 9. S. Pellandin i (Suz); 10. B. Van Oulme n (Suz ). . 500cc POINT STANDINGS : r . Spencer (68); 2. Roberts (62): 3. Ma mola (39); 4. Katayama (36); 5. Lawson (32); 6. (TIE) Uncin i/Fontan (31) 8. Lucchi; nelli (29); 9. Haslam (20); 10. Roche (13 (. 25Occ: t . Herweh (Rot); 2. De Radigue s (Yam); 3. Espie (Yam); 4 . Sarron (Yam); 5. W immer (Yam); 6. Guilleux (Kaw l; 7. Leveee (Yam); 8. Roth (Vam); 9. Cornu (Yam) ; 10 . Fernandez (8arl. 250c c POINT STANDINGS; 1. De Radigues (441 ; 2. La.ado (42 ); 3. Guilleux (35); 4. Espie (30); 5. Wimmer (27); 6. (TIE) Cornu /Fernandez (26); 8. (TIE) Balde /Sarron (24); 10. Rapicault (16). 125cc: t . Nieto (Gar) ; 2. Lazzarini (Gar); 3. Bian - ch i (Sen); 4. Gre sin i (M BA); 5. Auinger (MBA); 6. Vit.li (MBA); 7. W ickstrom (MBA); 8 . Pietroniro (MBA ); 9. Muller (M BA); 10. Waib el (MBA ). 125cc POINT STANDINGS : t . Nieto (60); 2. Lazzarini (48 ); 3. Bianchi (30); 4 . Vita li (29 1 5. (TIE) ; KneubulherlTormo 124); 7 . Gres in i (17) ; 8. Se lin i (14); 9. Mu ller (I I); 10. Giano la (10). SIDECAR : 1. Bila nd /Walti sperg (LCR); 2 . SChw8arzel /Hubert (Ya m); 3. Strewer/Schnieders (Vaml. SIDECAR POINT STANDINGS; 1. Biland 1 30t 2. Strewer (25); 3. Schwaerzel 122t 4. Miche l (17 ); 5: Wrat hall (14). INTERCEPTOR RACE PIPES " Factory" Race Pipes With Aluminum Silencers D&DEXHAUSTSYSTEMS - Now In Stock - Immediate Delivery $325.00 Retail 800/327-1109 USA 800/432-7762 FLA 817/834-8961 TX DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED RACE PROVEN DYNO TESTED HAND BUILT QUALITY EAST COAST CYCLE SUPPLY - 1011 N . Dixie Highway - Pompano. FL 33060 D&.D EXHAUST SYSTEMS - 2419. Weaver Street - Ft. Worth. TX 76117