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Formula One 'F:j (Continued from page 25) fa It looked from trackside like BalliI]gton made a consdous decision. He was suddenly on Renfrow, close, Ballington's front lire almost touching Renfrow's rear, Ballington trying Renfrow in one corner, then another, almost riding around the outside of him in turn two, outbraking and taking the lead on lap 20 of a scheduled 24 .laps (60 miles); Renfrow took it back on the next lap; Ballington went by again two laps later, diving underneath and driving hard out of the turn one chicane when Renfrow went a little wide as he and Ballington braked past a .lapped rider; while Renfrow was still gelling sorted out and turned, Ballington was already pointed out of the turn and on the gas, and he had the lead for good. Ballington's last few laps were his fastest, I :49s and 1:50s; Renfrow's problem at the chicane cost him several seconds and he couldn't do anything about it in, the remaining two laps. Rainey was off the pace, at I :53 and 1:54. Trinder was fpurth, on the comeback trail after an injury-caused layoH; Greco was fifth, Miles Baldwin sixth after coming from behind to take Goodfello,¥. Pa ulk was eigh.th ahead of Pinkstaff and dirt-tracker Chandler, who said hele1t out of form and rusty and thathe was a little embarrassed at his riding. Van Zuyle and his RD4001 TZ was Ilth. "I wasn't even sweating when I came in," said Schwantz after watching the finish, BaUington was ecstatic. "After the heat race, I was concerned because I couldn't get loose. I talked to myself all morning and when the flag dropped I got loose," Ballington said. "It's one of the hardest-working tracks I've ridden," Ballington continued. "I didn't look at my temperature gauge and I didn't look at my rev counter because there was no time. You're always turning or setting up fOT a turn. "In a few corners I had no answer' for what he was giving me," Ballington said of Renfrow. "But I saw that I was going into the chicane harder. than Randy and Wayne. I was very comfortable there and. I thought if something happened there, it would be a good place to make a move. He went wide and I was righton line and I had the power on and that was it. It was a very technical race. It was a lot of fun." ''I'm mad at myself," said MacLean Racing's Bob MacLean. "I should have known he would do' this well, but I didn't expect ii. After all, the guy is a World Champion." "I can't blame my sponsor, Michelin," said Rainey, referring to his bike's rear tire, which spun and hooked up and spun again, causing the pogoing he had trouble with. "It's my fault for chosing what I did. We had some problems'on acceleration and suspension. I just did what I could to stay on it and get points." Renfrow jumped off his RS500 onto the MacLean Racing RS250 for the Formula Two race. • .~ 520 McGlincy Lane, Campbefl. cA 95008 (488) 371-122 Results FOI;lMULA ONE: 1. Kork Ballingtan (Hon): 2. Randy Renfrow (Hon); 3. Wayne Rainey (Hon); 4. Steve Trinder (Suz); 5. Marco Greco (Hon); 6. Miles Baldwin (Hon); 7. Gary Goodfe.llow (Suz): B. Russ Paulk (Hon); 9. Keith Pinkstaff (Suz): 10. Doug ChanCJler (Hon): 11. Paul Van'Zuyle (Yam); 12. Dale Franklin (Yam): 13. David Old (Suz); 14'. Carry Andrew (Kaw); 15. Ed Woo (Yam); 16. David Kieffer (Oue). AMA CAMEL PRO FORMULA ONE SERIES POINTS: 1. Kork Ba/lington (20): 2. Randy Renfrow (16): 3. Wayne Rainey (13); 4. Steve Trinder (II): 5. Marco Greco (10); 6. Miles Baldwin (9); 7. Gary Goodfellow (B); B. Russ Paulk (7): 9. Keith Pinkstaff (6); 10. Doug Chandler (5); 11. Paul Van Zuyle (4); 12. Dale Franklin (3); 13. David Old (2); 14. C/jrry ,An~r'!~Jl); ...._. ~,_, Worn By RICK JOHNSON While Winning Daytona Superc_r~o=..::s:.:s:...-_ 520 McGlincy Lane. Campbell. CA 95008 (408) 371-1221 27