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T he to p fi ve rid er s rem a in ed co n s ta n t throu gh ou t th e first 10 la p s w ith Brown ha vin g a cons istent th ree10 fi ve-secon d lead o n Ma rt in a n d th e two wer e slowly pull in g away from H yd e. Keen. S mit h an d Jeff Ru ssel l. Ra cin g thro ug h th e tigh t trails mad e passi ng verv diffi cult a n d some o f the hills were dow nright vic io us. T he rain migh t have seu led th e ro urs e. b ut the pou ndi ng of 160 r id er s th rougho ut th e a fte r n o o n reduced m an y spo ts 10 a grope-a nd-fi n d si t uati on . Ma rrin sa id th er e wa s o ne spot wher e h e sa w ri der s go ing ba ckwards. Brow n . a week a fte r fi nishing th e Spa nis h IS DE had no problems es ra blish in g h is s u per io rity by' keep i n g we ll ah ead of Ma rt in a n d Hvde until th e 10th la p , w h en h e cra ; hed and smashed h is fo ol. " I' ve neve r won o n e o f th ese th ing s a n d r a lwa ys hurt m yself," sai d a dej ect ed Bro wn , w h o sti ll mana g ed to fi ni sh th e ra ce o n the sa me la p as Martin . " I h a d to rea ll y work to ge t th e spa re p a rts o ff th e Si x Da ys hike to g et o n e to g eth er for th is ra ce," Brow n a dded . T h e m eth odi cal Ma rtin was j u s t seco n ds ba ck , cr ui sed p a st Bro wn , a n d rode error-free fo r th e remainder o f th e ra ce. Fres h from his Six Da ys tri p , w in ne r Martin fin is hed abo u t 50 seco nd s a head o f H yd e. " T h is seri es was good for specta to rs a n d g ood for the sp o rt, " sai d Ma r rin . " T he m ore I ri d e, th e bet ter . It h elps me dia l in th e m a chine. " T h e 280 ran -su rp ris ingly wel l. Th is is th e firs t race o n t h e liq u id coo led experi me nta l b ike. It h ad a ' fe w p ro b lem s, but n on e worth m en tion ing." N ot o n e to la ke a nyt hi ng a way fro m h is ro rnper i t io n , Martin sa id , " Bro w n is so bl ood y stron g. H e was s tuc k in a m ud h ol e a ndjust p u lled i t o u t. H e wa sn 't w in d ed a t a ll ." T he fi na l ov er a ll po int sta n d i n gs show Martin th e c ha m p with 15i po ints fo llo wed hy H yd e a t 152 a n d Ba ll a rd with 133. A dej ect ed H yd e sat by h is b ik e in t h e pi ts a n d o ffe red n o ex cus es for h is p erf orm ance. " Basica lly . J ohn just rode fa ster," H yd e sa id , H yde h a d n o m ech an ica l p roblem s - a lt ho ugh h e d id tak e a co u p le o f sp ills . " If th e ri der had wo rk ed as we ll as th e bi ke, I would ha ve won." Mi ke Tread way ro de a wa y w ith th e Fo u r-s troke cham p io ns hi p with a win o ver Ro bert R u by. Co mi ng into th e final rou nd . H onda X R350 -moun ted Trea dway had a IO-p o int lea d o n Ala n Ba rker a n d n ea rl y la p p ed him as Ba rker Finished fifth . Ran d v Kl in e too k the 200cc cl a ss wi n by ' o u tr u n n ing T on y H en do n a n d Pau l L emo n . All were Yam ah a m ou nt ed . H en d on bv virt u e o f hi s seco n d p la ce fin ish , ' roo k the class cha m pi onship o n h is Town a n d Cou nt ry Ya mah a - ba cked mount . des pi te th e . use o f o n ly o ne ge ar. " I sh eared a p in in th e gear box a n d ha d 10 rid e in secon d gea r a ll d ay . I h a d n o p roblem s in th e woods, but I gO! b low n a way o n th e i\IX p a rt, " sa id H en d o n . Results '~ ,; . , c_ ~ .~ .... A RECORD. Q.i ..0 a Q.i ;> o Z Pirelli Wins 14 World MX Class Championships In The Last Six Years. 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 SOOcc World Championship: Dave Thorpe 12Scc World Championship: Pekka Vehkonen SOOcc World Championship: Andre Malherbe 12Scc World Championship: Michele Rinald i SOOcc World Championship: Hakan Carlqvist 12Scc World Championship: Erik Geboers 2S0cc World Championsh ip: Danny Laporte 12Scc World Championsh ip: Erik Geboers SOOcc World Championship: And re M<;J lherbe 2S0cc World Championsh ip: Neil Hudson 12Scc World Championship: Harry Everts SOOcc World Championship: Andre Malherbe 2S0cc World Championship: Georges Jobe 12Scc World Championsh ip: Ha rry Everts Honda/Pirelli Cagiva/Pirelli Honda/Pirelli Suzuki/Pirelli Yamaha/Pirelli Suzuki/Pirelli Yamaha/Pirelli Suzu ki/Pirelli HondalPirelli Yamaha/Pirelli Suzuki/Pirelli Honda/Pirelli Suzuki/Pirelli Suzuki/Pire lli Imagine. Out of 18 World Mo tocross C la ss Champ ionships in the last six years, Pire llit ires have won 14 of them ! Now tho se tire s a re here a nd available in America. The MT-27 Deltacross and MT-35 Ha rdcross fo r ado be, hard pack a nd rocky surfaces. The MT-32 Sandcross for stadium, mud , loom a nd g ravel. And ou r new MT-37 l a g una cros s with its "scoop" tread pattern fo r muddy and sa ndy ground. . For you r copy of ou r new Pirelli Motocross brochure with all the tires and sizes, write : Pirelli Tire Company, % Ampersand International , P.O. Box . 42 1, Tena fly, NJ 0 7670 IIAELL' • OVERALL: 1. Jo h n M ar ti n (C-AI. O PEN : 1. J oh n M arl in (C-A) : 2. M ark Hyd e (Hu sl: 3 . M ike Keen (Hu s); 4 . Drew Sm ith (Han ); 5 . Kevin Brown (Yam) . 250cc: 1. Fr ed Hoess (Hus]: 2. J eff Ru ssell (Hus); 3. Ti m Sh epard (Ya m ); 4 . Dave Han d (Ha n); 5 . Joe Lojak (Hu s). 250cc: 1. a andv Kli ne (Ya m); 2. Tony Hend on (Yam) ; 3 . Pau l t em ontv am) : 4 , M a x Bur nsid e (Yam ); 5. J ef f Hu pp (Yam l. 12 5c c: 1. Todd Balden : 2 . David Fall as (KTM ): 3. Rocky J o hn so n (Ha n ); 4 . St eve Bru nton (Ha n; 5. Rick Rue ske. Fo u r -st rok e: 1. M ike Tr eadw ay (Ha n ); 2 . Rob ert Ruby (Ho n ); 3. Sc ott Su mm er s (Han); 4 . Ch ar les Da iley (Ho n); 5. A la n Ba rke r (C-A ). SR : 1. Scott W o lfer sber ge r; 2. M ich ael La uter bo rn (Ha n ); 3 . Bill M o ral (Hu s); 4 . Roger Sh u m ak er (Han ); 5. Tho m as Ca rt er (Ha n) . SUPE R SR: 1. Ch ar les Ga lbr ait h (Ha n ); 2. Dav e A lb er t (Ya m); 3. Harry Gr ee n le e (Kaw) : 4 . Joh n ny Lee (KTM l; 5 . Ga ry Baker . SHOE' Sweeps Daytona F·II. SHO EI Ride rs JOHN LONG and JEFF HEINO f in ish 1st and 2 nd in t he Form ula Two Nation al Final at Da ytona ln t l, Speedway . Cong rat ulations al so to SHO Ers JIM FILICE and . JOHN KOCINSKI, 2nd and 3rd in the A M A National Superbik e Fina l. 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