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Tony DiStefano clinched the 250cc
National Motocross Championship
with a second-place finish behind
Pierre Karsmakers in the sand at
Motocross 338 Park in Southwick,
Massachusetts. Karsmakers won both
mOlOS with Bod Lackey taking second
in the first molO while DiStefano
took the runner-up spot in the second.
Lackey ended up third overall with a
2-4 tally ahead of Kent Howerton and
Bob Hannah. In the 500cc Support
class, Rick Granville beat Chuck Sun
and Michael Guerra.
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Rookie Expert Steve 'Eklund became
the eighth different rider in eight
AMAlCamel Pro Series events 10 win
a National. Eklund's shon track win
came on the first day of racing under
the roof of the Pontiac Silverdome
near Detroit, Michigan. EkJund led
all 20 laps to beat Randy Cleek and
Jay Springsteen to the checkered flag.
The second night of racing saw Ted
Boody taking the win over Cleek and
Steve Droste. The points standings
for the Grana National Championship tightened considerably at the
Pontiac event a Kenny Roberts led
Rick Hocking and Gary Scott with
only four points separating the three.
Don Sweet won the opening round of
the AMAINATC Trials Championship in Christmas Ranch, Colorado.
Sweet, riding a Montesa 348 beat
Marland Whaley and Lane Leavitt in
. the rain-soaked event.
The sixth round of the 500cc World
Motocross Championship ended with
Brad Lackey and Roger DeCoster
each winning a moto in Finland.
The overall win, however, went to
Suzuki's Gerrit Wolsink.
Larry Roescler won two Expert classes
at the Viewfinders Grand Prix in
Carlsbad, California. Roeseler took
both the 250 and 500cc classes after
beating Mike Stearns in the 250cc
"class and Jim Connelly in the 500cc
division.
Local racing at Corona Raceway in
Corona, California, saw Wayne Rai·
ney and John Allison take home the
wins in the shon track and half-mile
races. Rainey won the short track
after beating Eddie Lawson. In the
half-mile event Allison led all 15 laps
with Lawson again finishing second.
The Trdsk Mountain Two-Day Trial
in Oregon saw Jack Penton top the
250<:c class while taking the overall
win. Second place went to 350<:c class
winner, Carl Cranke.
A fuel-injected 10000c Kawasaki ridden by Jean Francois Balde and Gilles
Husson won the 1000 kilometer
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