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U.S. Suzuki's Hank Ohta congratulat es Doug Polen on winning the first GSXR Series race, held at Talledega, Alabama. 200: 1. Andy Hin.erlong (C-A); 2. Bill Sh oemaker (Kaw) ; 3. Larry Rcrnbcut (Kaw). SR: 1. M ik e Dug an (Han) ; 2. Greg Joop (C-A); 3. Jeff Wehrli (C·A). SIDECAR : 1. C. Jacobs/N. Crisman (Tri); 2. T. Bailey /M.Gilkey (Tri); 3. G. Heerman/l. Hougas (Yam). MINI : 1. Jerry Oskas (Hanl ; 2. Steve Frabrizius (Han); 3. Danny Pow ell . SUPERBIKES The Factories are Back MARCH 9 Soden conquers Keystone ice By William T. Marshall HON ESDALE. PA. FEB. I Dave Soden topped th e Open class in the fir st night-rime ice race sponsored by Keystone Sportsman Motorcycle Club at Daniels' Pond in Honesdal e. Pennsylvania . Even though track conditions were not perfect. an d snow filled the ai r a t tim es. racing was fas t and furious. Sod en won all three O pen races with rela tive ease. H is hottest competition came from Ray Kimble. wh o inished second. Da vid Stuart put in orn e good riding to p lace th ird . The 200cc cla ss saw Dan Soden in ornrnand, with Bob La Morte cha lenging. Soden took th e overall win. ut La Morte was always within triking distance. Amazingly. La orte was riding a 80cc machine in he class. Third-place finisher Steve urray averted disaster when he rashed in the first race and finished ast, but came back with two third laces in the last two race s to fini sh hird overall. The Mini motorcycle class was on by Krai g Welsh . but onl y a fter a arrle with second-place finish er had Murra y. Der ek Murra y led the hi rd and fina l ra ce for 'several laps for e being passed by Welsh and rother Ch ad . The cast of Champions Includes: • Freddie Spencer • .Eddie Lawson • Marco Lucchinelli • • Kork Ballington • Fred Merkel • Bubba Shobert • • Ricky Graham • Jay Springsteen • For Ticket Information Call: (904) 254-6767 olen wins first SXR750RR y Larry Lawrence ALLADEGA. AL . FEB. 8-9 ERA opened bo th its 1986 ea so n a nd the freshly comleted T alladega G ran d Prix aceway with ride rs co mi ng rom as far as Mich iga n to com pe te in he event. O f these riders. Georgian teve Na rdi e ll o. riding h is RSC a ma ha RZ350.took victories in For ul a Two. C and D Su perbike. " T he track is ch a llengi ng and no t II tha t fast. It sho u ld make for some lose racing." sa id Na rdi ell o. But ' an liello's races were no t as d ose as e p redicted: he won a ll three o f th e o ntests com forta bly befor« crash ing ig h tl y in the last race of the da y. or m ula O ne. Suzuki and Honda joi ned Yama ha l is yea r in offering co nt ingency dol rs to riders who .d,o }v.t:.11 on, t l~ t;ir Motorcycle World with Larry Huffman ffi via satellite Th is Sunday's special guest is: ** BOB CA R PENTER ** Road Rider Editor It comes to you live, every Su nday n ight f rom IO to I I p .m . KOLA 99.9 FM KTiM 100.9 FM KYLO 105.5 FM XTRA " Extra Gold" 690 AM Lo s A" g"'''s / R i versid« O ra " g " Co ./Sa " Bern a rd in o Sa " Fru ncisco / O a klaud Sa CraIl WI1I (J Stro ng est AM SIal ion in W"SltT" U.S. Ca ll in and talk w ith a ll th e lop pe rsona li ties. a nd be part of mot orcycle world. 1-(800) 228-5249 or (714) 951 -1962 Sponsored b y: