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TE~ 13TH ANNUAL YEARS AGO Yamaha's Kenny Roberts scored a double win at Road Atlanta, winning the 75-mile ational and the 50-mile Junior/Expert 250cc race. Roberts won the former by finishing 30 seconds of teammate Gene Romero and Suzuki rider Gary Nixon. In the 250s, second and third went LO Ron Pierce and Pal Evans. Florida rider Larry Bleil won the Junior race, and in the Novice event, California's John Volkman edged Georgia's Dale Singlelon. CAMEL PRO SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JULY 21, 22, 1984 LAGUNASECA RACEWAY QUOTABLE QUOTE: Asked why Roberts was so much faster than everybody else, Romero said, "Because we've all got better mechanics. Our throllles open and close. His just stays wide open." Husky's Heikki Mikkola, won the Italian round of the 500cc World Motocross Championship, going 1-2 on the day. Defending World Champ Roger DeCosler (Suz) DNF the first moto with pisLOn ring failure, but came back LO win tbe second moto. Mikkola's teammate, American Brad Lackey, lost spark in the first maLO, but garnered valuable points by placing third in the other. Riding a borrowed Bultaco, Mark Eggar scored an upset win in the second round of the California Trials Championship. Second went to Montesa rider Marland Whaley, followed by Bultaco pilots Bernie Schreiber and Lane Leavill. In southern California speedway action, Mike Bast won three straight Scratch main events, starting in Ventura and then going to Bakersfield and Irwindale. His bid to sweep the week was spoiled however, by his own brother SIeve, who won at Costa Mesa. Eighth-grade drop-out Soichiro Honda - that Honda - received a college degree. Michigan Tech awarded Honda an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree. Honda rider Jeff Ward scooped up the high point award in the AMA Dixie Mini National, a short track and motocross event in Tupelo, Missippi. Ward's strongest competition came from Tennessee rider Gene McCay. Riding a 400 Penton, Jack Pen Ion topped the field in the Potosi, Missouri, round of the ISDT Qualifier Series. Finishing behind Penton were Joe Barker, Bill Uhl and Carl Cranke. PresIon Gerber (Bul) won the 1-80 hare scrambles held near Salt Lake City, Utah, a gas-crunch substitute event for the Cherry Creek race. Second overall, first 250cc Expert, was Dave Blaylock. TICKET ORDER Admission Admission Name Address $13 2-Day $17 2-Day Super Ticket Admission, Paddock City Admission. Paddock Reserved Grandstand Event Admission $ 4 Camping Friday & Saturday Uall to: Champion Spark Plug 200 P.O. Box SCRAMP Monterey, CA 93940 $40 Children 6-12yrs. Zip State $25 2-Day VIP 13th ANNUAL CHAMPION SPARK. PLUG 200 TOTAL NO. Sunday $18Cars $14Bikes Check or money order payable to SCRAMP. Master Charge No. Expiration Date Visa No. " Expiration Date Camping Eugene Brown be ted Gillis Ortrneyer in the Open GP event of an amateur road race at Portland, Oregon. Diane Cox topped the 125cc Single G P class on the same day. ADVANCE PRICE Saturday only $9 Cars $7 Bikes TOTAL Children under 6 yrs Of age tnle with parent. $ NISSAN Official Car of Laguna Seca Raceway 17