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S h ipp ing Dai ly 'NII,,_ Off-lINd .IId Accessories DISCOUNT PRICES Cemp/ete UIte of ~ RACERS CHOICE 2701 Orange. Unit P. Santa Ana. CA 92702 One Block East of M ain St.• off D yer Rd . ..... (714)~2911...... FORK SWIPERS fits 34-36 mm forks ATV's, minis, street bikes pIIrt 00._06 FORK BOOTS fits all 43 mm forks Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, ete. part no. _07 FORK SWIPERS fits 43 mm forks yz's, CR's, XR's, TT's pIIrt no._05 GP Gossip Baldwin no m o re Grands Prix Mik e Baldwi n has decided to axe his Grand P rix campaign after t he Fren ch Grand Pr ix and will compete in the last t hree Form ula O ne AMA c hampions hip races. H e leads the Al\IA C ha mpionship chase by seve n points bu t h as 10 compere in rhe la st three races 10 ha ve a good c hance of bei ng number one for the fourth year in s uccession as IWO OUI of the la st th ree world G rands P r ix clash wi th AMA races. U n fo r tu nately th is means he ha s given up th e c hance o f fin ish in g in the lap 10 in th e Worl d C ha mpio nsh ip, but possibl y he wi ll be given th e best machines by HOIllIa nex t year for a n a ll -out World C ha mp ionshi p bid. Mamola. Gardner get fours for t he British Grand Prix After winning the Lagu na Seca race o n rhe V-f ou r Honda, R and y Mamol a is ce rtain to get the use of o ne for Silverstone and very Iikely the rest o f th e season. He won las t vea r's British Grand P rix on one :;1 th e sa me ci rc u it a nd H o nd a wo uld very m uch l ike 10 se e him back u p Spencer. shou ld Spencer win. a nd push La wson dow n 10 third pl ace so methi ng which Mamol a ha s nOI been a ble lO do o n th e rri p le. Wa yn e G ardner m a y .....el l a lso gel th e use o f a four fo r th e sa me reas on as Marnola a n d to help him in his bid lO beat Yamaha- m oun led Christi an Sarron for th ird pl ace in th e cha m pi onship. Race Aid Aft er t h e multi -million -d ollar Iund -raising pop concert spectacu la r at Wembl y, Franco U ncin i ha s co me up with th e id ea of a ra ce meeting wher e a ll r ider s will give Ih eir serv ices free to aid th e Ethiopian famin e relief cha r il it'S. A possible dale for th e even I is September at Doninglon Park bUI it will be a majororganizali onal problem a l lhis sho rt noti ce lOgel m en , machines a nd a ci rcu il all organized in rim e. Dunlop radial T oni Mang used a low-profile Dunlop ra d ia l for lhe firs l time during praclice al Le Ma n s a nd Ih e leSl wa s so successfu l lh at h e d ecided 10 race o n il. Th ere wer e not enoug h for lh e o lher lOp men lik e Mart in Wimmer lO lry but m ore will he m ade in lime fo r Si lverslO ne . The en la rg t'C! cOlllan patch provided by lhe flex of the r.l(jia l Gtrcass h el p s drive OUI 01 th e co rners. Wimmer. Lavado. Herweh c rash ALL 3-PLY RATED 3:001<21. 3 :OOI<2IR, 4;IOd4R, loo/llO, 4; ICbI" 4:5Od" 4:5Od 7. 4:50d8R 5:OCb S:OCb 17 I" HI-P OI NT RACING PRODUCTS 18 (East) 3709 We st Erie Ave .. loraIn . OH 4405 3 (West) 2650H M erca nt ile Or _ , Rancho Cordo va. CA 95670 M artin W imm e r fell from h is Yam aha after 15 la p s o f Sa lurday m orn in g 's session at LeM ans when lh e engi ne sei zed. No reason cou ld be found for lh e fa ilu re a nd a n inges l io n o f a fo re ig n o bjeel was slrongly sus peeled. He su ffert'C! a badl y spra i nt'C! ri ghl w ri s!. Manfred H erweh a nd C,arlos Lavado bo th fell un h u n earlier in Ih e .....ee k a nd A ugus l Auinger bru ised h is hip wh t'n he slid off Ih e Bartol -lUn ed M BA 125. Elf Team crashe rs The revo llllionary Elfhad its problem s during praelice and they staned wilh LeLiard falling duri ng th e first u nofficial IX iod on Tuesday when 'r rhe front en.d srarred hoppin g badl y under braking a nd threw h im o ff, When o fficia l practic e started o n Friday the chain broke on th e first la p and smashed th e ~mrb()x ca sing , His teanunuu-s . Did i er dt , Rad ig ues a n d Pierrc-Erienue Samin. o n th e standa rd i':S and RS500 Hnndas were also in lilt" wars as Samin took de Radigues front w lu-el OU I from under him o n Friday. Th e Fren chman stopped 10 pi ck up his Bel g ia n teammate a nd wok him back 10 th e pits. Samin then crashed heavilv in th e last session on Saturday. . S pencer t hree or four There were shades of 1984 during Sat urday m o rn in g p ra ct ice wh en Spencer went out for a few laps on th e rhree-ry lindcr NS500 Hond a . H e o n ly ma naged lo ur laps in th« limited time a nd re l uc tunt lv d ecid ed that he had no cho ice but 10 use th e lo ur. " T h is tra ck is so smn ll rhar a ll yo u do is arre le ra re a nd br ak e a nd the fo u r has so mu ch power th ai it 's 100 fasl for th e circ u it - especia lly as th e tra ck is so bumpy. I would like to hav e used th e t hrce but we didn 't hav e tim e to tr y iI enough a nd it's m o re sens itive th an the four, " Spencer said. " Although I think th at I co u ld've galle fa ste r o n the t h re e, I wou ld n' t wan t to have th .. rhn-e break dow n in the m id d le o f the race a nd so me points a re lx-uer tha n none. It sri l l might wo rk alit a ll r ig hl using the four. " Takazumi Katayama retires Ko rean -bo rn J apan ese Takazurn i Kat a yama a n nou nced hi s ret ir ement after .n o t goi ng OUI during o ffic ia l practice a t LcMan s o n hi s wo rk s N S500 H onda . H e sta ted th ai he would co m pere no more. Hi s pl ans for th e foll owing yea r a re nOI certai n but h e Sla ted that they would in volve motorcycle racing. " I know th at th e lim e is ri ght to sto p . I alwa ys kn ew that I would real ize the right rime 10 Sla p and I would then n ot co n tin ue to the end o f th at race or that sea son. bUI would Slap at th at m oment and thi s is ir.' sa id Katayama. " T hi s year I have n ot had lht, right feeling for rd cin~ and lhal ha s nOlhing 10 do Wilh lhe resulls bUl th ere are m any rl"..tso n s w hi ch m ake Ihi s Ihe rim e to reI ire." Kat ayama slarted Grand Prix racing in 1974 a nd won lh e 350cc Road Ra cing Wor ld Champio nship for Yamaha in '77. Alter lh e dlsaslerous yt'a rs Wilh lhe H onda N R500 fourstro ke in 1979-'80 a n d '8 1. he wa s -rela in t'C! by lh e fa clory 10 rdce the lw o -slroke lh e lollow in~ year. H e won Ih e Swed is h Grand Pr ix a l Ander storp o n Ihe Iriple in '82. T he 1983 season ended wilh a na sl y fall a l Imol a - lh al kepI h im OUI o f action fo r much o f '84 Wilh a back inj u ry. H e scored h is firS! po illls o f '85 Wilh a n eigh lh in Bel gi um . There we re ru m ors spread ing in Ihe paddock at LeM ans lh al hi s Slalt'C! relirement was in faC! a ruse to keep seere! lh e fan Ih al he wo u ld be leSling new m ach in es for H onda 10 rea dy for a not her a ll ack o n lh e World Cham p io ns hi p in '86. • 125cc MX World Championship Series: Round 7 Andrean i win s SMGP By Dave S m ith BALDASSEROi': A, SAi': ;\IA R IN O. J i':E 30 In fro nt of '15,000 spectators, It al ia n ride rs to ta lly do m in a ted the Sa n Ma rino GP a t Baldasserona . Giuseppi Andreani and his Apri lia literall y sto le the overa ll win lrom 17-yea r·o ld Massimo Ma nzo o n t he fin al lap of th e seco nd mow. Bo th ri de rs tied o n poin ts gai ned. bUI Andreani's win in the seco nd mow ga ve h im th e overa ll viclOry. T h ird o n the d a y .....en t to secon d in th e ser ies . Corrado Madd ii, who it mu st be sai d wo rk ed o vert ime to ge t o nto th e rostru m. H ow ever , he did close t he po in ts ga p to 13 o n series lea der Da ve St rij bos. Manzo led the fir st m or o Irorn start to finish o n rhe liule-known-outs idelt al y T M m ach ine, a lt hough he was under co nsta n t press u re th roughout fro m F inl and 's M ik e Kouki a n d Manzo h ad o n lv a ha lf-a-wh eel m a rgi n of vic tory ai the fin ish line. Madd ii clim bed th e leaderbo ard a fter gating l Oth , bUI on ly in t he fin al IWO laps was he a ble 10 pass Amer ica n n ewco m er Mik e Beier for th ird. Bei er tried 10 0 ha rd 10 irnmedia telv come back. cras hed a nd lost fou;' m o r e pl a ces 10 lake a n e ve n t ua l ei g h th. Str ijbos held third place fo r half th e race a n d o n IwOoccas io n actua lly gal hi s H onda within str iking di slan ce o f th e leading pair, but 1.....0 falls. o ne when tr yin g 100 h ard 10 ge l by. ca use d h im to eve n tua lly lin ish seven th. KTM 's Kees Van d er Ven left the sta rt with the leader s but cras hed on th e open in g lap. H e never ga ve up the chase th ou gh and finall y fini sh ed just outside th e points in 161h pl ace. Moto two co m me nced with Cagivamoullled Ma ssim o Comini laking lhe inilia l advamage bUl very quickly sim ilarly-moumed Pekka Vehkonen. wishing 10 m ake up for a d isappoiming firsl malO 121h, lOok lhe lead and qui ckl y o pen ed up a n II-second a dva lllage. Ov er lh e lasl five la p s a charg in g Andreani whilll ed lhi s awa y and slruggl ed lhrough when the Finn momentaril y stalled on a corner. BUI he didn'l ge l Ihrough without incid emo for lhe Aprilia rider nearly didn 'l make il round Ih e oUl side, he was lrav eling so fas!. Vehk on en l h re w eve ry t h ing a l Andreani in the closin g lap a nd al the flag jusl o ver o ne secon d (a co u p le of bikell'n glhs) separa led lh em. Madd i i agai n ca rne th rou gh 10 lh ird , sla rting o n ly lWOpositi ons bel' l er lh an in m o lO o ne a nd he fin all y look Ihe liring Manzo o n th e fina l lap, Slrij bos was never rea lly in lhe hunl lhe second li me OUl, sta rt ing a nd fi n is hi ng in SiXlh p lace. a n d bein g foll o wed home by fello w co u nIr ym an Va n d er Ven , wh o ca me lh rou gh fro m a 121h-p lace sla rt . • Results 1S1 MOTO: 1. Ma ss imo Manzo (TM) ; 2. Mike Kouk i (Suz); 3 . Corrado Maddii (Cag); 4 . Giuseppi Andreani (A pr); 5. M ass imo Cont i ni (Cag); 6 . A lain Lej eune (Su z); 7 . Dav e Strijbos (Ho n); 8. Mike Beier (Kaw) ; 9 . Arto Pantt il a (KTM ); 10 . Jacky Martens (KTM ); " . Pier ang elo Tedesc hi (KTM) ; 12 . Pekk a Vehkonen( Cag ); 13 . Gu yVan Gijseghem (Ho n); 14 . Petr Kovar (Kaw ); 15. Franco Rossi (Cagl. 2ND MOTO: t . Andreani: 2. Vehk on en ; 3 . Maddii; 4 . M an zo; 5. Fabrizio Pirovano (Ap r); 6. Str ij bos; 7 . Kees Van der Ven (KTM); 8 . Cont in i; 9 . Kouk i; 10. Lej eun e; 11 . Rossi; 12 . Jo hn Van der Berk (Yam); 13. Tedeschi; 14 . Pann ila; 15 . Ditm ar Lach er (KTM). POINT STA ND INGS : 1. Str ijb os (20 3): 2. Maddi; (1 90): 3 . Vehkonen (1 7 5): 4 . Van de, Ve n (12 2); 5 . Van der Ber k (102); 6. Lejeu ne (92); 7. Andrea ni 1 7): 8 . Mart ens 1 ): 9 . Pantlila (72): 10. Kouki (66 ). 8 86

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