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Pek ka Veh ko ne n copping th ird a fter battli ng a t times w ith both Strij bos and Marten s. It was Fi n la nd 's Veh konen a t th e head of th e actio n on th e start of moto two wi th Ni lsso n in to w, bu t Strijbos was soon press uri ng th e pair. After tak in g a fall o n lap two, St rij bos mad e h is wa y pas t Marten s a nd the n lead er Veh ko nen by th e end o f lap five. Strij bos wo n o ver Veh ko ne n by 19 seco nds , T hird spot tu rn ed into a battl e betw een Ma rten s, KTM 's Kees Va n der Ven a n d J ohn H ens en . Va n der Ven secured the spot o n th e last lap over teammat e Marten s. • TEXAS -SPEED WEEKEND$11,000 IN CASH AND AWARDS Results 1. Davey St r ijbos (Ho n) 1-1 ; 2 . Pekka Vehkonen (Cag) 3·2 ; 3. Jacky Marten s (KTM) 2·4; 4. John Hen sen (Han) 4 -5; 5. Kees Van der Ven (KTM I 9· 3; 6. Jeff Nilsson (Suz) 5·7 ; 7. Ar no Pantt ill a (KTM) 7·6 ; 8 , Corr ado Maddii (cag) 6·9; 9. Michel Masset (Kaw ) 12 · 10; 10 . Rona ld Verhaegen (Honl " ·8 ; 11. Pete Gool estts (Suz) 8 · *; 12 . Chr istian Vimond (Yam) 10 -" ; 13 . Romano Nann in i (KTM) " -I I; 14. YAMAHA YAMAHA NEW PRODUCT DISPLAY • M ike Kouk; (Suz) 11 · · ; 15 . M ich el e Fanton (Yam) - ·12; 16. Al w in Van A sten (Suz) 13 -1 5; 17. Antoon Pr iuumboo m (Ho n) · ·14; 18 . Haka n Housby (Kaw) 14 -* ; 19 . Eric Lu mmen (KTM) 15· * , • In dica tes fi nish out of the top 1 5. ~-- World Championship 250cc MX Series: Round 2 Two in a row for Vimond PAYERN E, SW ITZERLAN D, AP R. 14 . F re n d i m an J a c k y Vimond stretch ed his lead to 22 points o ver Italian Mi ch ele R ina ldi by topping R inaldi for the win on a wat er- lo gged track in th e Swiss GP a t Pa yerne. Yamah a 's Vimond, w in n er of th e So uth Afri ca n GP , p osted a 2- 1 ta ll y to best Rina ldi 's 1-4 and reigning series cha mp H einz Kin igadner's 4-7 in the fin al resu lts. Rina ld i took h is Suzu ki to th e front a t th e sta rt o f m ot o o ne a nd led th e dista nce, pressured most o f th e wa y by KTM rider Arn o Dr ech sel. The gea r box o n Drech sel 's bike ga ve u p three la ps from the en d, putting h im in th e DNF column. Vim ond, running close 10 Drech sel, d ispensed with h is goggles la te in the rno to and took over secon d wh en • Drech sel dr opped o u t. Vimo nd fin is h ed 48 secon ds beh ind winn er R in al di. Maurizio Dolce, Kinigadner and Marc Velk en eers ro u nded o u t th e top five. In th e second rnoto, Vimond left the pack on th e start a n d wo n over Drech sel by 13 seco nd s, despit e takin g a fall en rou te. Drech sel, 100, went down on th e sa me lap, but managed to hold o n 10 hi s runner-up sp o t a ll th e way. Fren chman Pat ri ck Fura ca me th rough fo r th ird a hea d of Rin aldi. Kinigadner cras hed h is works KTM twi ce o n the openin g la p , but strugg led ba ck 10 fini sh se vent h . Sw ed e Jurgen Nil sson , second in p o ints go in g in, took a six th in th e firs t moto but fai led to score po ints in m o to two , dropping h im 10 third in th e sta n di ngs behind Vim ond a nd R in a ld i. • Res ults 1. Jack y Vimond (Yam) 2 -1 ; 2. M ich el e Ri na ld i (5 uzI 1-4 ; 3. Heinz Kinigadne r (KTMI4.7; 4 . Patr ick Fura (Honll l·3; 5 . Marc v en eneers (Mai) 5·9 ; 6. Arno Drechsel (KTM) -·2; 7. Gert-Jan Van Doorn (Hon l 9 ·8 ; 8 . Maurizio Dolce (Han) 3· -; 9. Soren Mo n en sen IKawI 8 ·12; 10. Henk Van Mier lo (Hon) -·5; 11. Dirk Gueken s 15-6; 12 . J urgen Nill son (Hus] 6· - ; 13 . Alb eno Barozzi (Yam) 7 -- ; 14. Timo Tai mi (Hus) " ·1 0; 15. Yuri Khudi akov(KTM ) 10 -" ; 16 . Rolan d Oiepold (Kaw ) - -1 1; 17 . Yannig xervena (Han) 13 -14 ; 18. Jo rge n Schach inger (Han) 12· " ; 19. Ar i Viir i (KTM ) 8-1 3; 20 . Zdenek Anto ny (Kaw) 14 · - . - Indicates finish out of the top 15. POINT STANDINGS : 1. Vimond (72); 2. Rinaldi (50); 3. Nilsson (41 1 4. 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