Honda'. Ron Lechien ab.olutely dominated the 260CC Support cl....
winning both moto. with little challenge.
(Above) Dave Thorpe dropped to third in the standing•. (Below) David
Bailey talks to Roger DeCoster after breaking hi. rear wheel.
Micky Dymond cha..d European Leif Persson. Andre Vroman. (6) and
Eric Geboer. (15) in the first moto. Dymond fini.hed fifth in moto one for
eighth overall.
cttmg duel between Suzuki's Scott
Burnworth, Yamaha's Keith Bowen
and Kawasaki's Billy Liles took place,
With Lechien taking an early lead
in the first moto, Bowen held on to
second inches ahead of Liles and
Burnworth. But during the third lap,
Liles endoed and dropped out of the
action. Then Burnworth set after
Bowen and stole second by the third
lap. Burnworth's teammate, George
Holland, also got in on the action
behind Bowen_ During the last lap,
Bowen put heavy pressure on Burnworth, but the Suzuki pilot held on
for second. Suzu'ki pilot Gary Bowman snuck up and zapped Holland
during the final lap for fourth.
The second moto was again all
Lechien's, He stole the holeshot and
left the rest to battle for second. The
duel this time took place between
Bowen and' Liles, after B4tnworth
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dropped out. Positions between the
two swapped back and forth several
times in a very exciting duel, but
when the checkers flew, it was
Lechien, Bowen, Holland and Hondamounted Erik Kehoe. Liles crashed
on thefinallapanddropped to fifth.•
Results
INTERNATIONAL: 1. Brae Glover (Yam) 4-1; 2.
Ricky Johnson (Yam) 3·2; 3. Johnny O'Mara (Hon)
1·5; 4. Andro Malhorbo (Hon) 2·4; 5. Eric Goboors
(Han) 6-3; 6. David Thorpe (Han) 10-8; 7. Lauronco
Spenco (Kaw) 12·8; 8. Micky Dymond (Hus) 5·'; 9.
Andra Vromans (Han) '·6; 10. Kurt Nicoll lKTM)
12·10; 11. GaorgosJobo (Kaw) '·7; 12. Andy Stacy
(Hus) 13·11; 13. John Wholchol(Hon) 7· '; 14. Lail
Porsson (Hus) 9· '; 15. Jukka Sintonan (Han) '·9;
16. Jim Ellis (Yam) 11·22; 17, David Bailey (Hon)
'·13; 18. Potor Snortoland (Yam) 14·15; 19. Scott
Manning (Yam) 16-14; 20. Eric Eaton (Hon) 15·'.
SUPPORT: 1. Ron lachion (Han) 1-1; 2. Koith
Bowen (Yam) 3-2; 3. Goorge Holland (Suz) 3-5: 4.
Erik Kohoe (Han) 8·4; 5. Gary Bowman (Suz) 4-6.
500cc WORLD MX CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
POINT STANDINGS: 1. Andro Malhorbo (256); 2.
Eric Goboors(232); 3. Dave Thorpe (229); 4. Georges
Joba (2231; 5. Andro Vromans(156); 6. Jukka Sin·
tonon (1121; 7. Lauranc;a Sponco 11 09); B.LaifPenson (891; 9. Kurt Nicoll (71'); 10. Hakan Carlqvjst(69).
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