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f8 . ~ Ascot Half M ile (Continued from page 9) oval. Chandler th en had to deal with Estep, who was getting a better drive OU I of the turns, while Chandler was cha rgi ng in m uch faster. Cornwell, Moreh ead , and Parker wer e seven th throug h n int h . Near the m iddl e of the race, Bood y mad e a couple m istak es, a nd his once-comfortab le second p lace was now being threa ten ed by Sh ob ert. T wo mor e laps a nd Shobert nailed seco nd exi ti ng turn fo ur. The la p th ree spots were now sci, with J ones riding a flaw less race OU I front; Shobert a nd Boody would fill the victo ry podium . Cha nd ler got the best of Poovey as Iht,y drove OUI of IWO o n th e 151h la p : Estep also passed th e Texa n. Morehead put o n a charge a nd ga l up beh ind Ch andler. He kep t up the steam a nd pa ssed th e Tea m Freddie Spencer/ Su perT rapp/H i-Po int/ Arai H onda in turn s three a nd fo ur whe n Cha nd ler go t up nca r the hay bales. Ch andler mad e a pass back goi ng down th e front straightaway, bUI " I figu red I gave him (Morehead) eno ug h roo m bel ween me a nd the wa ll, bu t I g uess it wasn't eno ugh," said Chandler. " When I went by h im , I caught h is handl ebar o n my leg. It wasn't like I was trying to ru n him into the wall. All it needed was just a little more (room) a nd it would've been an o kay pass. " When Cha nd ler h it Morehead 's ba r, it too k the grip out of the H arley rid er's hand, but he maintain ed co ntro l and rode on 10 fifth . M orehead said, " It was a roo kie move; he d idn 't have to rid e like that , it was a d irt y move." J on es still maintain ed a co m forta ble lead on his Den n is Ha rr is-tuned Honda when the checkered Hag carne o ut; Shobert and Boody led Chandler, Moreh ead and Estep across the li ne, with Co rnwell seventh. Goss finished II th after a bad sta rt. He had troubl e with traff ic, and began to ti re as th e race pro gressed . Ca rr was 14th wi th a fla t rear tire. Jones (G F Racing/Gill Co .lCarlisle/Megacycle Cam s/Knight Fram es/ Shoei) rod e hi s coo l-do wn lap sta nding on th e pegs , with hi s hand up in the a ir. "Nobody needed this more than I did , that 's why I wan, " said Jones. " Everything went real smoo th, I was kind of worried about the tire going awa y, but I was thinking that if mine was ch unking, so was their' s. I just tr ied to stay smooth a nd let them worr y a bo ut passing me," For Shober t, he'll have to wail a t least a nothe r year 1 become o ne of 0 three rid ers (incl udi ng Dick Mann a nd Kenn y Roberts) to win a ll five types of G NC events - h is only hal f mi le win ca me last year under a ppeal : h is wi n was la ter taken awa y. • ~ ~ C'J I-. V ..0 o ..... u o Planning a racing vacation? Check out the Cycle News Calendar section for places to race while you are on the road. , CONGRATULATIONS SPRINGER! ON YOUR 40th NATIONAL WIN AT SYRACUSE, N.Y. Results 2o-LAP NATIONAL: 1. Ronnie Jon es (Hon); 2. Bubba Shoba" (Hon); 3. Ted Boody (Hon); 4. Doug Chend ler (Han); 5. Stave Morehead (H-DI; 6. Don Estep (H·D); 7. Jo n Cornwell (H· D); 6. Terry Poovev (H-DI; 9. SCa Park ar (H· D); 1D. RickV Gr aham li (Hon); 11. Randy Go. S(H·D); 12. Pete Hemas (H·D); 13. Steva Eklund (H-D); 14. Chris Ca" (H-D); 15. Mika Ga"ison (H-DI. TIME : 7 min .. 27 .360 secs. 12-LAP JUN IOR NATIONAL : 1. Winkie Freit as IHon); 2. A aron Hil l (H-D); 3 . Brian Atherton (W· R); 4. Bryan McDowall (W·R); 5. Br uce Johnson (Rtx); 6. Ted Tevlor (Yam); 7. Craig Howard (W-R); 6. Adam Sabedra IR,x); 9. Frank Garcia (Hon); 10. Darin Balderston (Hon); 11. Tim Skov (W-R); 12. Pater Goddard (Han). AMA GRANO NATIONAL CHAM PION SHIPI CAMEL PRO SERIES POINT STAND INGS: 1. Bubba Shobert 1 265); 2. Ted BoodV(21BI; 3. Doug Chandler 1191); 4. SCa Parker (1B41; 5. RickVGrs ham 11 501; li 6. Scott Pearson (13 21; 7. Chris Ca" (116); B. Ron· niaJones(1 14); 9. JaV Springsteenl l071 ; 10. Steve More head (9 1); 11. Mike Baldwin 1691; 12. Hank Scott IB31 13. Randv Renfrow (BO 14. Ale . Je r ; ); gensan 177); 15. Alan Labrosse (76 1 16. Pete ; Hames (74); 17. Terry Poovev (691; 18. (TIE) Randv Go../ Dan Chiv ington 1661 20. Rodnev Fa" i. (64). ; JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STAND INGS: 1. Brian Ath erton (303); 2. W ink ie Freitas (295 ); 3. Aaron Hlil (1461 4. Wade Camiln ; (76); 6. Brad Fur long (67); 6. Las Woshb on (661 7. ; Don M yers (66); 8 . Curt is Cann on 1 1 9 . Ti.,., Skov 60 : le Ol; 10 . Frank Ga rcia Jr {SSI. The Switch Is On to PJ1 Goldfire 2-Stroke Oil ScottHoad uses Pll Oilsto SweepNational Trials Championship PJ 1 S po ns ored S eta Team m ember S c ott Head w in. III n ine rounds of th e NATC National Triall C hampio nlhip Serie s. Scott and Team Bot a rol v on PJ l Goldfiro 2 -Stroke Oil. PJ l Oct ane Plu s. PJ l Fork Tune r Oil . PJ l 2 · Stroke Goor Ollo nd PJ 1 Chai n Lube. FLASH I PJ1 Sponaored Bet. Team member. 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