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Enduro (Con ti n ued from page / 2) as "not o ne 0 1m y be tt er da ys." H u sq va rna- mounted H ines fi nish ed o n top o f a three-wa y tie a t 32 p oints with fell ow Hu sk y riders J eff Russell a n d R ick Scharp horn. H in es lo ok 10th ov erall foll o wed by R u ssell an d Sch a rpho rn, w ho wer e bot h j ust a few tick s o f the cloc k sh y o f H ines' score a t both tiebreaker che cks. Hi n es wa s running st ro n g late in th e event wit h a sco re whi ch co u ld hav e been go od for seco n d o vera ll . but a mi sh ap whil e p assing a slower r id er cost h im a minimum o f five m in u tes whi ch erased h is effo rts to th at p o int. Tom Bu ckles, in hi s fir st ri d e in co mpetition o n a H usq va rna fourstroke. sa id a fterwa rd he wasn 't Uhed to th e bik e and ho ped h e d idn 't d o to o badly. When th e scores wer e posted , Bu ckl es fou n d hi s name a t the top o f th e O pen A class resu lt s. T om a lso g ot a n ex tra bo ost when Kurt H o ugh ,. wh o rid es o u t o f Buckl es' sho p , p ick ed up th e ove ra ll win in the B ra n ks . Fred ette's ri de to seco nd o vera ll o n hi s Ka wasaki /Hall m an Racin g-sponso red KDX200, was in d irect co n tras t to th e aggressiven ess o f C unningham a nd o thers. Fred et te. as h e did in th e Interna tional Six -Da vs En duro in Holland, seemed to floa l ove r the tra il never look ing particu la rly fast or slo w. " Ride a stea dy p ace a n d m ak e as few m ista kes as possibl e," said Fr edeue o f h is stra tegy . " I wa nt ed to sta rt th e yea r off o n a n u p no re a nd seco n d o ver all is eve n better tha n I a n tic ipal ed . I kn ew I had a g ood ride a nd I was pre tty su re it was a la p five fin ish. " The d ay belonged to Cu n n ingha m . "The terrain a n d the trai ls were just lik e riding back home in (A thens) Oh io ," sai d Cu nn in g ha m o f h is da y. " T ha t m ade it easy righ t from th e start. Another key is I was very co n fident of the d ecisio ns I was makin g a bo u t pi cki ng li nes arou nd slo we r riders. at th e cree k crossi ngs a n d where th er e were bo tt lnecks. Yo u ' ve got to m ak e a split seco nd d ecis io n o n where to go a nd th en foll o w through wi th it. 1£ yo u hesit at e, yo u' ll cos t yo u rse lf a lot o f tim e. Earl y in th e run , I m ad e a d ecision a t a cr ee k cross ing and th en hesitat ed whi le I looked for a not h er ro ut e. Wh en I crossed , i t was a t the firsl p la ce I had d ecided 10 . In a ll, I feel very go od a bo u t the win ." • Results OVERA LL: 1. Terry Cun ningham (Hus) 21 ; 2. J eff Fred ett e IKaw l 27 ; 3 . Darryl Kue nzer (Hu s) 28; 4 . Rand y Hawkis {Hus} 29; 5 . J ohn Marti n Ie -A) 30; 6 . Dave Bert ram (Hu s) 30; 7 . GeoH Ball ard (C-A) 31 ); 8 . Ba rry Higgins (KTM) 31 ; 9 . Ray Mungenas t (Hu s) 31 ; 10 . Kevi n Hin es (Hu sI32; 11 . Jeff Rus sell (Hu s) 32 ); 12. Rick Scha rphorn (Hus) 32 ; 13 . Alan GravItt (KTM ) 33 ; 14 . Tom Bu ckle s (Hus) 34; 15 . Frit z Kadlec (Hu s) 34. OVERA LL A : Barry Higgins. OVERALL B: Kurt Houg h (411. , 25cc A: 1. J ohn Boswell (35 ); 2 . Steve Genter (4B); 3. Carl Behatch ek (531. 200cc A: 1. Gray Leonard (3 6); 2. Randy Kline (41) ; 3 . Sam my Paulk (42) . YZ250N M arty Sm it h Replica YZ490N Desert King 5-Speed Ask about our 2 FOUR 1 Street Bike Sale Buy one, get one FREE! Call for Details KEARNY MESA YAMAHA (619) 292-5454 78 27 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 92 111 250cc A: 1. Alan Gravitt (33 ); 2. Pe te Leonard (36) ; 3 . Karl W ickstrand (37 ); 4 . M . Frazer . OPEN A: 1. Tom Bu ckl es; 2. Al vin McC annon (391 ; 3 . Bob Shill ing er (39 ); 3 . Bob Sh i llinger (391; 4 . R. Nall e (4 1). SR A : 1. Geor ge Bu rch (45 ); 2 . W ayn e Beatt y (4 B); 3 . Charlie Staplefo rd (4 8 ). 125cc B: 1. Jo hn ny M cCoy (41 ); 2 . J . Taylor (6 2); 3 . Davi d Boswe ll (65). 200cc B: 1. Keit h Sa vier (56); 2 . Wayne Wilkes ; (59); 3 . Ph il He nderson (6 2); 4 . T. Townsend (63 1 5 . Kennet h Kin g (63). ; 2 50cc B: 1. Pa ul Fann (4 9 1 2. Buren Ham rick (49); 3 . K. M athewes (4 9); 4 . Tom m y Co usin s (52); 5 . Elli s Lo ve (5 4); 6 . M ack Barb er (61) ; 7. Wayne M eyer s 1 . 64) OPEN B: 1. M ark Eadd y (42); 2. Dav ey Full er (54); 3 . Georg e Eaddy (57); 4 . M ike Bu xton (57) ; 5 . n .weiecm (60) ; 6. Den nis Hall (631. SR B: 1. Joe Curt i (69); 2. J . Amos (70 ); 3 . R. Hal e (74); 4 . T. Gisaboon (79); 5. J . M cCraw IB41. 200cc C; 1. Bobby Moye (53 ); 2. C. Wright (63); 3 . K. W ats on (6B); 4 . Ricky Denni s (7 4); 5 . P. Coc h ran (7 4 ). 250cc C: 1. Roger MinCY (64) ; 2 . JI m Lynch (6 B); 3. A. Ston e (73 ); 4 . A . Spenc er (73); 5 . Don Pace (B51;6 . B. How ard (B5); 7 . K. W atki n s (B9 ). OPEN C; 1. J oey Hopki ns (4 11 2. T. Holloway (5 5); ; 3 . D. Cox (6 1); 4 . C. Hartin (64); 5 . S. M achac (74); 6 . M ike Burr (90) ; 7. Den nis Ivey (90) . SUPER SR; 1. H. Greenlee (61 ); 2. G. Hoff er (B4); , 3. R. Blais (104). PP : Ga iI IVp ~ ~~~~~:: " "11 ~ l. • .\ 1\ t, f 1 .-t 2 ,f I February 24, 1985 CMC Golden State Nationals 125cc Pro Series Cha mpi on: A .J , W hitin g, Suz . Team S uzuk i Se lects M ax ima A gain for 1 9 8 5 MAXIMA RACING LUB RICANT S 1444 Pionee r #7 . EI Cajon, CA 92020 6 19/442-9723 31..