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TEri YEARS AGO NMA Motocross Grand Nationa l Champ ionsh ip " I didn ' t k n o w I co u ld pass th em unti l we wer e a lready o n th e front straigh t," said a tri um p ha n t Ken n y R o ber t s a fte r wi nn ing t he AMA Gr an d N a t io n al C ha mpio ns hip / Camel Pro Ser ies In d ianapol is Mile. Robert s was ri din g a four-cylinder Yamah a TZ750 , a n d u sed th e m a ch i ne 's p ower to bl ow pas t fro ntrunn er s Corky Keen er a n d Ja y Springsteen a t th e fin ish lin e, ta ki ng th e victo ry b y a m er e h alf a bikelen gth. Wh en as ked h o w th e 120horsepow er ma ch in e did o n a mil e dirt track , Ro bert s an swered "They d on't pa y m e e no ug h to ri de th e thin g. I d idn ' t ri de it a ny way . It ro de me." Out o f a fiel d of 80 entries at I n d ian a p ol is, fiv e were Yamaha · TZ750s, a nd th ree were Ka wa sa k i 750cc two-stro ke triples. Since he had already wrapped up the Na t io n a l Championship, Mar t y Smith a n nounced he was "goi ng to ta ke it easy a nd h a ve fun," at th e P ep si -Co la 125cc Nat ional in San Ant oni o , Texas . In the co urse of ha vin g fun, S m ith co m p le tely d om inat ed both m ot os, posting a 1- I fin is h for the overa ll. H u sq var nas Bra d La ckey. having posted a seco nd-more win the week before in th e fin al 500cc Worl d Cha mpio ns h i p ro u nd in Lu xem bourg, overcame the h it -an d -m iss perform an ces of Mai cos St eve Stackable a nd H onda 's Marty Smith to win the Lake Sugar Tree ro u nd o f the AMA 500cc Na ti on al C hamp ions hip se ri es. Sracka ble ran away with the firs t mot o , but a tan gl e with another rid er in th e o pe n ing la p s of the seco n d m ot o dro p ped h im back for a fourthp lace finish : Stacka ble's 1-4 score fell sho rt o f Lack ey 's 2-3 perfor ma nce . S mit h wo n the second m o to a fter passing S uzu ki-moun ted Bi ll y Grossi. bu t h is seve n th-p lace fin ish in th e first moto onl y earned him th ird overall. 7' tst, Damon Bradshaw, 83cc St!<. tnt, 12 yrs.- up. Yamaha tst, Damon Bradshaw, 83cc Mod. Int. 12 yrs.-up, Yamaha . AMA Amateur/Youth Motorcross Final t st, Damon Bradshaw. 85cc St!<.. 12-13 yrs. Y amaha tst, Damon Bradshaw. 85cc Mod., 12-13 yrs, Yamaha 1444 Pioneer # 7 MAXIMA EI Cajon, CA 92020 RACING LUBRICANTS 619/442-972 3 NMA Motocross Grand National Championship l sI, TysonVohland, 125cc Stock Expert Kawasaki t st, Tyson Vohland, 125cc Mod. Expert Kawasaki lsI, Tyson Vohland, 250cc Stock Pro. Kawasaki 7' AMA Am ateur/Youth Mo torcross Final ts t, Tyson Vohland, 125cc Pro-Am, Kawasaki 1444 Pioneer # 7 MAXIMA EI Cajon, CA 92020 RACING LUBRICANTS 61 9/44 2-9723 NMA Motocross Grand National Cha mpionship lsI, Frankie Brundage. 250Cc Stock Int.. Kawasaki lsI, Frankie Brundage, 250cc Mod. Int., Kawasaki AMA Am ateur/ Youth Motorcross Final Barrv She en e took th e ov erall victory at th e J ohn P la yer Grand P rix in Silverstone, England , and in creased his lead to 17 points over Australian J ack Findlay in th e FIM Formula 750 Championship. Joh n ny Cecotto set a new track record during pract ice for th e even t, but dest ro yed th e engin e o f his factory Yamaha in th e process. Aft er a disput e with his Yam aha team, Ce cotto borrowed a Suzuki from Sh eene for the actual race: Cecotto won the first leg a bo a rd th e machine, but retired with mechanical trouble on the fourth la p of th e seco nd leg . Unco nf irmed rum ors after th e event suggested th at Cecotto's actions woul d cos t h im Ya m a ha 's sup por t. Da n n y La Po rte appea red to be nearl y unbea table in the 125cc P ro class a t th e CM C MX a t Ca rls bad, Ca li fornia . In sp ite of a fifth -pla ce start , wit h in two la ps LaPorte wa s o n th e tai l o f lead er Mik e Bell ; LaPorte took th e lead o n a do wnh ill a t th e halfwa y p o int a n d n ever lo oked ba ck. LaPorte dom ina ted th e second mo to to clai m the ove rall: Bell p laced second, a nd Alan Smith fi nis he d in fourth for third overal l. .• l sI, Frankie Brundage, 250cc B-Mod., Kawasak i tst, Frankie Brundage, Open "B", Kawasaki MAX IMA RACING LUBRICANTS 1444 Pioneer #7 , EI Cajon, CA 92020 619 /442-9723 CASTOR LUBRICANTS NMA Mot ocr oss Grand National Champions hip tst, Tommy Watts, 250Cc Mod. Pro. Kawassaki AMA A mateur/ You th Motorcross Final lsI, Tommy Watts, Open "A", Kawasaki t st, Jell Maliasev;ch. 125cc "A", 12 yrs.. Kawasaki -15 MAXI MA RACING LUBR ICA NTS 1444 Pioneer #7 , ElCajon. CA 92020 619 / 442-9723 27