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(Above) Geoff Ballard bested the 250cc Intent class. topping Jeff Fredett~ (below) by 14 points. Larry Roeseler leads Tony Mitchell in the final motocross. Roeseler was the Four-Stroke Intent winner. 16 crossings, the course had turned nice and loamy with a few of the remaining riders having problems staying on time. Hyde did experience a moment of excitement when be broke a chain and brake rod, tbough, costing him 60 points. More disappointing were the twO D Fs in 250cc Intent. Bright's KTM quit with suspected lOp end problems around check five; he had reponed I y been on gold. Drigan Wieder made it to the finish on his KTM - barely. A broken shock pring meant the molOcross was out of the question; instead of a medal, the medical student bad LO return to Colorado with a DNF. Hyde made up for his earlier oncourse mishap by smoking his molO and keeping his class win streak intact. Ballard was another clear-cut winner, besting Fredette, Kadlec and Brown in a day's best 622. MelLOn lOok the next race over Hines (who earlier had the day's fastest special test, a 682), Yamaha rider Barrell Brown and Husky-mounted Ray Mungenast. "StrokeI' Ace" Roeseier made good on his jubilant prediction from day twO (''I'm gonna wheelie on 'em LOmorrow!") and pulled out a close win over Tony Mitchell's400WR. (Both men pleased spectators with some stylist clickers of[ the jump.) Lojak, Smith, Bill "Bull" Fullmer and HaakeI' followed them in. H&H Maico rider "Anxious" Bob Schillinger aced the final moLO over John Blythe, Vern Pacholke and Vic Ely, who should probably get the "Most Determined LO Finish" award. Though his time wasn't fast, he completed Trask without a tire and most of the spokes in his rear wheel. • Results 125 INTENT GOLD: ,. Mark Hyde (HusJ 2879; 2. Brian Mull (HusI3D1D. SILVER: ,. Jim Norris (KTM) 3313; 2. Dan Dillon (KTMI3627. BRONZE: 1. Dave Riant (KTM) 4972. 2500c INTENT GOLD: 1. Geoff Ballard (C-A) 2724; 2. Jeff Fredette (Kaw) 2738; 3. Fritz Kadlec (Hus) 2744; 4. Kevin Brown (C-A) 2774; 5. Jeff Russell (Husl 2868; 6. Dwight Rudder (Hus) 2927; 7. Ed Lojak (Hus) 2929. SILVER: 1. Bob Elliott (KTM) 3057; 2. David Crain (Hus) 3087; 3. Gunselman 3158; 4. Zack Elkins (C-A) 3227; 5. Billy Perkins 3749. BRONZE: ,. John BlYthe (Hus) 4150; 2. Wes Hjelm (Hus) 5085; 3. Schuler 5556; 4. Castles 6809. 50Dcc INTENT GOLD: 1. Kevin Hines (Hus) 2619; 2. Mike Melton (Hus) 2680; 3. Bob Schillinger (Mai) 2821; 4. Dave Bertram (HusI2841. SILVER: 1. Ken Maahs (Husl 2941; 2. RaV Mungenast (Hus) 2984; 3. Kevin Davis (Hus) 3003; 4. Tony Mitchell (Husl 3056; 5. Alan Rand! (Hus) 3114; 6. Alvin McCannon (Hus) 3123; 7. Charlie Bethard 3304; 8. Barrett Brown (Yam) 3397. BRONZE: ,. Vic Ely (Hus) 5BBB; 2. Bull Fullmer (Hus) 59B7; 3_ Dwain Taylor 7491; 4. Dee Rhodes (Hus) 10.303. OVER 50Dcc 4-STROKE INTENT GOLD: 1. Larry Roeseler (Hus) 2760; 2. Drew Smith (Hon) 2805; 3. John Haaker (KTM) 2972. BRONZE: 1. Vern Pacholke (Hon) 8436. 500cc A GOLD: 1. Walsch 6810. BRONZE: 1. Bentley 10.529.