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.. ~ -FM1OO , WELCOMES 0" SEATTLE KINQDOME FRIDAY, FEB. 8 ~. SATURDAY, A~" FEB. 9 . Saum also placed fifth at the Schreiber Cup the previous day. tors toward the exit game. Twice, the riders had to attack a rear fender from the side and then pivot on the trunk to ride the length of a vehicle. Another pulse-throb was a needle-threader between two auto trunks connected by a narrow plank. The toughest challenge was motoring between two cars no more than a bikelength apart, tben making a floating 9O-degree turn onto a rear fender and spinning another 90 0 to ride the roof before dropping off in a nosestand that left the front wheel flush against the boundary ribbon. Lauxen dropped 32 points (out of a possible 60) in the afternoon to finish with 32 and his second win in two days. Ironically, the weekend's sweep marked his last rides as a sponsored rider for Cagiva, leaving the defending champion looking for a '85 ride. David Pyle, National number seven this year, dropped one more point than Lauxen in the exhibition sections to finish two behind for the day wi th a 34. . Mark Eggar edged Andy Saum for third, 39· to 40. In a surprise, Kevin Norton topped ATA number two John Robertson by a single· point to take fifth. Robertson's downfall was the morning trial. He lost 122, then scored 33 in the afternoon, just one more than winner Lauxen. Paul Webster, runnerup in the Schreiber Cup the day before, finished one point behind Robertson to take seventh. He was followed by Oli Thordarson, Matt Bishop, David Webster, Reiji Nakayama and Duane Rinkes. Rinkes was one of just three riders to turn in an exhibition loop score under .10 (out of a possible 20). Both he and PyIe scored nines. La uxen had the day's lowest loop score with a SIX. . Pyle - noted for his trick riding skills - posted three of the 14 cleans scored in the afternoon. Norton,Saum and Robertson had two apiece. Bruce Davis (Bul) came out on top in a low scoring Amateur class battle, topping Paul Clark (Mon) on cleans. Both riders had 12 points. Saturday's Schreiber Cup Support winner, Todd Roper, was third with a 13. Gr~g Jones, Robin Crocket, Ron Saum, Steve Dickson and Michael SLOne were bunched from fourth to eighth with 14 to 18 points. Mike Meade, a mid-70s Expert, LOpped the Novice class with a score (Continued to page 72) GATES OPEN 6:30 PM RACING STARTS' 8:00 PM See the Superstars of Supercross in handlebar-to-handlebar competition taking it to the limit for the checkered flag! It's an actionpacked 2-day battle of champions featuring '84 Grand National Champion DAVID TOYOTA OFFICIAL TRLJCI( OF !il.JPERCIlfI§§ BAILEY, '84 Supercross Champ JOHNNY O'MARA, RICKY JOHNSON, JEFF WARD, MARK BARNETI, BROC GLOVER, BOB "Hurricane" HANNAH and many more! .•......_._.._-------_. __ = For Amateur Supercross information, call 813/822-8929 ~ = ORDER NOW BY MAIL! • I FRI. • SAT. • •. • Tlckel.~,.S14.00 • =S • • ' envelope. Make check or money order payable to: I • • Kldaunder12,HAlFPRICE-S7.OQ • • Tickets(iI $12,00 =$ TICIU!TMASTER • Kid, under 12. HALF PRICE-$6.00 =$ r:lo Tlclr.etnuate, SUPERCROSS ServlceCh8rge(1I $1.00 Per Ticket =$ ON MASTERCARD OR VISA 206/628-0888 ·Chotge-By·Phone ordera subject to service chorge. • I • • I • • CNWI#SO ~._._ _ TOTALAIIOUNTENCLOSED IE S Please enclose 0 seM-add....sed. atamped CHARGE BY PHONE* __ 2 S and mall to: Northw.at, 201 South Ki. . Str_t, Room 38 UI., WA 88104 Pro,duced By: PACE Mana~ement = rteWELCOME i eJ to'1lU.UerCUtne • _._~ Cycle News Calendar -' Where, Why, When Be How to gel there. the Pak is Back WITH TWO NATIO.NAL TITLES Be A FUNNY BIKE RECORD . _AMERICAN • -Turbo-PaR LD'S FASTEST, AND QUICKEST STREET BIKES (Real Street Bikes) 4,.77 mph Feb. 1985 Motorcyclist Magazine ULATIONS TO NIGEL PATRICK t. #1 TOP FUEL AMA/DRAGBIKE L #1 FUNNY BIKE MDRA RECORD MDRA FUNNY BIKE PH Using ATP Products. 55