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YEri Kerker West Coast ~ Su pe r Bike Series , YEARS AGO G en e Romero won th e 34 th a n n ua l Dayton a Speedway 200.T he Yama ha Internati onal (U .S.A.) tea m ri der finish ed a hea d of Steve Bak er a nd 18yea r-o ld Johnny Cecotto of Venezuela , P re-race fav ori te to w in and early leader Kenny Roberts p u lled into th e Yam ah a p its fo r a n unsch eduled sto p o n th e 16th lap a n d pa rked it due to a fried clutch. T he lead bri efly fell to fa ctory S uzu ki rider T epi Lansivuori, who went out o f ac tion w hen h e fell in a turn, breakin g hi s ank le. Privat eer Steve McLaughlin as su med th e lead until lap 30, when h e h it a sli ck spot going into th e banking a nd cras hed . Romero kept hi s lead to th e end. Another p re-race choice, former multi -World Cha m p io n Giacomo Agostini, fini shed fou rth. McLaughlin remounted to fini sh six th , behind privat eer Warren Willing. Nonon- Villi ers-Triumph boss Dennis Poore a n nou nce d th at a settleme nt h ad been reach ed with str iking workers at th e co mpa ny's Meriden p lan t. It was d isclosed tha t th e p la n t, wh ere Triumphs were manufactured , was sold to a coo pera tive formed by its em p loyee s. Th e agreeme n t ca lls fo r motorcycles a n d spare pa n s prod uced by Meriden to be di st ribu ted by N VT. Former Tea m Yamah a a n d Team Ca n-Am rider Marty Tripes will ca m paign th e AMA mot ocross Na tion al s as a privateer o n a Bultaco in both 250 and Open classes. John Stasiefski w ill be hi s mech anic. Kenny Roberts (Yam ) easi ly won th e Daytona 's Junior/ Expert lOO-mile road ra ce. Gary Scott was second o n a Harley: Steve Baker (Yam) was third . More Daytona: Can-Am'sJimmy Ellis and Ma ico's Steve Stackable were 250cc and 500cc Pro winners in th eir respective classe s in th e.second round of Yamaha's S uper Seri es of Motocross held here. Ell is pu t togeth er a 6-1-2 sco re to win th e 250 Pros over T eam Honda rider R ich Eiersted t, who went 4-3-3. Husky rid er Kent Howerton wa s third w ith a 2-2-10. Open w inner Stackabl e went 1-2-2: CZ-mounted G ary Chaplin was seco n d with a 3-3-4 rid e: th ird went to Jim West (CZ), wh o go t 5-7-5 for th e day. Even more Daytona: T erry Poovey won th e Juni or/Novi ce short track T h urs day ni gh t, th en won th e Expert Fin a l short track even t Frid a y ni gh t. Winners o f Satu rd ay's Product ionclass road races were Dave Aldana (Kaw) in th e O pen class, Cook Nielson (Du r) in th e 750s , a nd Bob T igert in th e Lightweights. Winner of th e 100 mile Juni or road race was Gary Blackman (Yam ) over Dale Singleton (Yam) . Dana Dandeneau (Ya m) wa s th e victor in the 76-mile Novi ce road ra re, After several weeks' a bsence, H ondamounted Mike Bell returned to Irw inda le Ra ceway to w in th e 125cc P ro s. Second for the nigh t wa s Don Bongiorno; third was Gary Denton. Ra cing was rut short due to rain . • ROUND 1 Shoei Helmets ~ IE] ~. - - - . [.LuLI IIIDCR1AAJ' C OMPETITION SERI ES " SHEilKERS (;OB)'Willow Springs Raceway • March 24, 1985 Come S~e the Best West Coast Super Bike Racers at 150 .MPH Series Opener. Step Up To SR CD For 1985 '85 BRACO TRAILERS ARE LIGHTER, STRONGER AND NOW HAVE MORE TO OFFER THAN EVER BEFORE! * NEW ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION * FIBERGLASS EXTERIOR * DELUXE PAINT STRIPES * FIVE COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM * GREAT FOR MOTORCYCLES, RACE CARS, CAMPING, ANTIQUES, CONCESSIONS, ETC. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR NEW OPTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, WRITE TO: CONTACT Y OUR AREA BRACO DEALER - - - - - T O D A Yl - - - - - - BILL FRANK Braco Trailers 12571 Fairmont Way Orange, CA 92669 714/771-7215 66301 Calvi n Ctr. Rd. Cassopo lis. M I49031 616/699-574 1 or 699 -7415 -, Cycle News every week! The latest on two wheels! MONTCLAIR YAMAHA The West's NUMBER ONE YAMAHA DEALER (Retail Sales 198 4 ) FACTORY PA RTS ACCESSORIES U .P.S. Shipptng Dail y MONTCLAIR YAMAHA 5462 Holt Blvd. Mo nte lair, CA 91 76 3 (714) 624-9651 The Isle of Man IT is rate d the No , 1 Road Race In th e wol1d. Radng stars like Ray Amm, Joh n surtees, Jim Red man, Bob Mcin tyre, Mike Hallwood, Chal1l Williams, e ~ Mid< Grant and Joey Dunlop are th e heroes of these uni qu e races. Now you can get wi th these all ti me greats th ro ugh th e new Am erican Chapt er of the Isle of ... Man IT Supporters Oub . Send only $7 (US) for Chapter Membership, which b rings you: Offidal membershi p parchment Exclusiveo fficial b ike decals Advance Insid e Informatio n Comprehe nsive pu rchase p rivileges -Indud lng low-eost personal copy of ilu thentic, collectable 1985 Official IT Week Souo;en Programme, lr HURRY!Umlted vacandes. Unique opportunity to associate with wol1ds first and most famo us bi king event run ove r the same 37;'. mile mo untllin d rcul t since 1907. Rush cheque o r cash $7 to GRANDSTAND PROMOTIONS, Greeba, Empress Drive, Douglas, Isle of Man, BrItish Isles. -* * * * -..e _ r _ .. _ 43 j