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"'alherbe edges Thorpe in West Germany BEUERN, WEST GERMANY, JUNE3 The seesaw battle for the top spot in the World Championship points table took another twist at the West German GP with Honda's Andre Malherbe wresting the top pot from teammate Dave Thorpe. Malherbe's 1-2 day gave the former World Champion the points he needed to edge Thorpe from the lead although only one point now separates the two, 192 to 191. Thorpe's mota tally read 2-3 for the day. . Early series leader Georges Jobe, racing with an injured ankle, was in the thick of things in both motos. Kawasaki's Jobe ran third in the first moto and fourth in the second for a strong showing. However, the third spot on the victory ro trum was taken by the third member of the Honda factory team, current 125 c World Champion Erik Geboers. Crashes in moto one dropped the diminutive Belgian to fifth, but he charged back in moto two to lead the field home. Thorpe grabbed the early lead in moto one and opened up a nearly I O-second advantage by the end of lap two. Honda rider Andre Vromans moved into second before a mistake dropped him back. MaLherbe then moved into second and began whittling away at Thorpe's 12-second lead. Malherbe caught Thorpe around midway through the mota and the two began a wheel-to-wheel duel for the lead which lasted for many laps before Malherbe broke clear. Jobe, riding with a plastic boot to protect his injured right ankle, never took his feet off the pegs as he cruised to third, over 30 seconds behind the leaders, yet well clear of fourth place Vromans. Geboers, after three crashes, battled hack to finish fifth. Geboers, with a change to tires better suited to the dry track, sprinted away [rom the field in moto two with Malherbe and Thorpe in tow. Malherbe stayed close [or a few laps until he hurt his back after a hard landing 0[[ one of the numerous jumps. He then began to drop back while Thorpe charged in hopes of snatching second. Malherbe got his second wind and picked up the pace, but was no threat to Geboers. Thorpe couldn't break out of third place and Vromans, tiring badly in the closing laps, lost fourth to Jobe. Results 1st MOTO: 1. Andre Malherbe (Han): 2. Dave Thorpe (Hon); 3. Georges Jobe (Kaw); 4. Andre Vromans (Han); 5. Erik Geboers (Hon); 6. Ulurence Spence (Kaw); 7. Jukka Sintonen (Hon): 8. Uef Persson (Hus); 9. Eddie Sterckx (Kaw); 10. Werner Siegle (KTM). 2nd MOTa: 1. Geboers; 2. Malherbe; 3. Thorpe; 4. Jobe; 5. Vromans; 6. Dave Watson (Kaw); 7. Graham Noyce (Hon); 8. Gerg Reiter (KTM); 9. Kurt N;coll (KTM); 10. S;egle. OVERALL; 1. Malherbe; 2. Thorpe; 3. Geboers; 4. Jobe; 5. Vromans; 6. Spence; 7. Novce; 8. Watson; 9. Siegle; 10. Willie Simpson/Sintonen. POINTSTANDINGS:1.Malharbe(1921;2.n;~· ... to the [{nish with KT~i rider Jacky (191); 3. JobeP84); 4. GeboersP67); 5.Vromans (123); 6. Spence (88); 7. Sintonen (84); 8. Hakan Carlqvist (69); 9. Persson (65); 10. Nicoll (61). World Championsllip 250u III Series: • ...." 6 Kinigadner sweeps Italian GP LAVELLO MOM BELLO, ITALY, JUNE3 Heinz Kinigadner, on the works KTM, slithered through the mud at the Italian GP to come away with double maLO wins and an imposing 61-point advantage in the title chase over Jeremy Whatley. Suzuki rider Whatley could only manage a fifth in the final moto which netted him 10 championship points and leaves the tally at 175 points to 114 in Kinigadner's favor. WeatI'Jer conw t.ions were even war e for last year's GP at the track and the event had to be canceled due to heavy rains. This year, the timed practice sessions were held in brilliant sunshine and the rains came one hour before the races were to begin. The rain continued throughout the day, leaving the track a quagmire. Kinigadner revelled in the muddy conditions and came away an easy winner in molO one. Honda rider Maurizio Dolce followed Kinigadner M'" tho d Wh tI h d artens taJUng IT. a ey cras e out of contention. Kinigadner was in command for a II except one la p in the second mota. Dolce got a chance up front for a single tour of the circuit before Kinigadner established himself out front again and led Dolce to the finish. Whatley struggled to fifth behind Gilera rider Marc Velkeneers and Honda-mounted Alberto Barozzi. Results 151 MOTa: 1. Heinz Kinilladner (KTM); 2. Mauri· zio Dolce (Hon); 3. Jacky Martans (KTM); 4. Jacky Vimond (Vam); 5. Alberto Ilaroui (Hon); 6. Man; Tarltkonen (Vam); 7. Soran Monansen (Yam); 8. Kurt Mahr (Hon); 9. Jeen·Cloude IAquaya (Honl; 10. Manfred SChauble (KTM). 2nd MOTa; 1. Kinilladner; 2. Dolce; 3. Marc Vel· keneers (Gil); 4. Barozzi; 5. Jeremy Whatley (Suz); 6. Martens; 7. Ari Viiri (KTM); 8. Mon.n..n; 9. Schauble; 10. Anders Eriksson (Vom). OVERALL; 1. Kinigadner; 2. Dolce; 3. Martens; 4. aaroni; 5. Monenson; 6. Velkeneers; 7. Tarkkonen; 8. (TIE) Vimond/Viiri/Schauble. POINT STANDINGS: 1. K;nigadner(175); 2. Whatley (114); 3. Velkeneers (102); 4. Gert·Jan Vsn Ooorn POOl; 5. Vimond (98); 6. Mlrtens (801; 7. Dolce (78); 8. Jo Nilsson (69); 9. V;;ri (62); 10. (TIE) SChauble/Borozz; (601. World ChampiolJsbip J25ee III Series: • ...." 6 Swiss GP to Rinaldi ROGGENBURG, WITZERLAND, NE3 J Suzuki rider Michele Rinaldi scored a very popular victory in the Swiss GP and gave himself a boost in the championship point standings. Corrado Mad(Continued to page 22) 1iJamCastml WINS AT LOUDON Fonnula I Doug Brauneck - 2nd Fonnula 2 Joey Sommers - 1st Tracy De Muro - 3rd Battle of the lWins Grand Prix Cass Dave Roper - 1st Harry K1inzmann - 2nd Devin Battley - 3rd Side car Ian Fillery - Brian Ceelen - 1st Ron Thorne - John Dougherty - 2nd John Dailey - Arthur Dailey - 3rd Thanks for riding with Castrol- America's #1 Motorcycle Oi/. Engineered for Performance 401 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601 17