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"W inning on a Husqvarna CR takes only one thing Danny LaPorte YOU!" Take it from Danny LaPorte, former National and World Motocross Champion who has raced everything from a 125 to a 500. The new 1985 Husqvarna 250CR is missing only one thing to make it a winner and that's YO U! " T here 's a new frame which Kelly Moran won the debut Carlsbad Handicap main. the ba ck straigh taway on lap o ne but Schwartz beat him to turn three. Mike Fa ri a a n d Ala n Chris tian sw appe d third spot a few times ' before Faria got by on lap two . Fa ria , ridi ng a su perb race u sing an o u tside lin e, th en breezed p ast Lucero o n th e back ch u te th e third ti me aro u nd . H e th en closed th e gap o n Schwartz as they to ok th e white flag. Gett ing an excellent drive, Faria tried to pass Schwartz on th e back straight bu t co u ld n' t get th e job done. H e gave i t o n e last sho t as th ey ca me off fo ur a nd headed for th e ch eckered . Faria agai n go t th e drive, but h e hook ed u p a nd wheeli ed , a lmost tagging th e fen ce as th ey flashed by th e chec kered flag. Schwa rtz won it by. in ches but th e crowd gave bo th a ro usi ng sta ndi ng o va tio n for th eir exc i ting performance. Lucero (Shoei/ O akley/ ST P / K&N / Oilz all/ S uper Spoke/ V Hair By Bev/ Wesl a ke) moved fro m th e 20 to ca p ture the H andi cap ma in. Lucero a nd Dave DeT emple pu t intense h eat o n in itial lea der Mark Weaver for three laps before they co u ld bu rst by. Lucero was th e firs t to get p as t th e stu bbo rn Wea ver with a la p a nd a half to go. DeT em pl e th en fo llowed through , bu t by th at time Lucero wa s long gon e a nd heading for his first IM S checkered flag o f th e season . Ermalenk o m ad e a mad cha rge from th e back ya rda ge and p assed DeT empl e on th e la st la p for second. Do n Bu tle r (Dick's G arage/j&M T rop h y & Silk Screen/Mike Sullivan R a cin g Associ ates/Scott Goggles / W ild West Music/ Weslak e) avenged an ea rli er defeat by rookie j eff joh nso n when h e won th e Seco nd D ivisio n ma in . j oh n son took t he lead o n ly to h ave Bu tler shoot pas t o n th e o u tsid e befo re th e end o f th e firs t circui t. joh nson app lied th e h eat fo r a nothe r lap before Butler ran away from th e p ack . T he race wa s for seco n d w i th no less than fi ve riders duking it o u t a ll th e wa y to th e checkered flag. When the dust cleared far behind winner Butler , j ohnso n took secon d with Doug Nicol tak ing th e o u tside ro u te to thi rd . Mark H ateIey (Wes) mad e his fir st IMS a p peara nce an d h e went home happ y a fter ca p turing the T h ird Divisio n m a in . " Fearless " Wayne H a rri s was second w ith Kevin Krugh third , Husqvarna Motorcycle Company 492 5 Mercury Street San Diego, CA 9 2 11 1 is three to four pounds lighter," sa ys LaPorte. " It's simpler, stronger and easier to corner than the Japanese bikes ." After a factory visit in Sweden, Danny said, " The 250CR is handmade. They're pretty close to factory bikes but they last longer and are higher quality." What more could you ask for? Well , you _ -----" ...... .... Christ ian (GM) . HANDICAP; 1. Steve Lucero (Wes); 2. Sam Ermolenko (Wes); 3. Dave DeTemple (Wes); 4. Mark Weever (Gdn); 5. Rob P1etzing(Wes); 6. John sandona (Wes) DNS. SECOND DIV: 1. Don Butler (Wes ); 2. Jeff Johnson (Wes); 3. Doug Nicol (Wes); 4 . Ken Pieper(Gdn); 5. Rich Sweaney (Wes); 6. Pat Cain (J aw). THIRD DIV; 1. Mark Hateley (Wes); 2.Wayne Harris (Wes); 3. Kevin Krug h (Jaw) ; 4. Steve Donovan (Jaw ); 5. Karl Sellenthin (Jaw ); 6. Ken Morse (Jaw). MATCH RACE: 1. Bobby SChwartz (Wes); 2. Sam Ermolenko (Wes) . (Continued to page 19) Husqvarna THE FINA L S T E P UP _ . ,"""' .... . •..... , . amd H Husqvarna 1st O /~ Las Vegas 400 Pro o.ese rt Race Results SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Bobby Schwartz (Wes); 2. Mike Faria (Jaw); 3 . Steve lucero (Wes); 4. Alan get a lot more. Like an Ohlins rear shockstandard equipment. Metzeler tires-standard equipment. Magua levers-standard. Super narrow seatltank combination-standard. Long-lasting forged aluminum pistonstandard. Magnesium center cases-standard. Hu sqvama's limited warranty-standard equipment. Add it all up and you have a class w inner in both performance and value. Danny says it best. " I wouldn't ride the new Hu sqvarna CR unless 1 thought they could w in ." The 250CR will take you as far as you want to go. From local hero to world champ. Hurry into your Husqvarna dealer and check out the 250CR. The motorcycles won 't be there long. They 'll be out with the winners . - ~RRf ga:O~~E~;;:I: ~~~~ PFEIFFER ~ t --Al,ISQ\I A~I~~~s : !n.MetzelBrS . is one on;Prod uc .ion TirL. No sleCia l ccmpourd s. '---;--N I . ge The""SB e-ME El E RS-you bpy-overthe-t:aun te at you r dealer. 17