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Results OVERALL: 1. John Van den Ber k (Yam); 2. Oavy Str ijbos (Cag); 3 . J ean M iche' Bayle (Han ); 4. Ma ssimo Cont in i (Cag); 5. A lberto Baro zzi (Ben); 6. Petr Kovar (Kaw); 7 . Eric St uur ma n (Yam); B. Joch en Jacinski (Suz); 9. Teus V isser (Vam); 10 . Thierry Godf ro id (Kaw) . MOTO 1: 1. Van den Berk (Vam); 2. Michel Bayle (Han); 3 . Str ij bos (Cag); 4. Cont in i (Cag); 5. Lache r (Han); 6 . Corr ado M add ii (Han); 7. Baro zzi (Ben); 8. Kovar (Kaw); 9. Dir kx (Han); 10 . Jasinski (Suz); 111. St uur ma n (Vam); 12 . Godf roid (Kaw); 13 . Pasi Hagstrom (kaw); 14 . Vis se r (Vam) ; 15 . La rs Andersson (KTM) . MOTO 2: 1. Van den Berk (Vam ); 2. St rijo s (Cag); 3. Bayle (Han); 4 . Cont in i (Cag); 5. Barozzi (Ben); 6. Kovar (Kaw); 7 . St uurm an (Yam ); 8 . Pedro Tra gte r (Han); 9. Jopie Rijkers (Kaw); 10 . M arn icq Bern voet s (Yam); 11 . Andrea Bartol in i (Ben); 12. A rt o Pantilla (KTM) ; 13 . Visser (Vam); 14 . A nt oon Pru ijm boo m (Kaw); 15. J asin ski (Suz). PT STAND INGS AFTER 7 OF 12 ROUNDS : 1 Van den Berk (23 2 ); 2. Str ijbos(23 1); 3. Bayle (1 66); 4 . Ma ddi (15 0); 5 . Cont ini (126) ; 6. Traqter (109); 7. Lach er (101 ); 8 . Kovar (92 ); 9 . Bobby M oor e (8 5); 10 . Dir kx (68) . . KILLER V'S-KERKER WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU FOR A SHORT RIDE. Gottime to takeyour V-Max out fora shortride? Just a '.4 mile, in 9.69 seconds. It' s all right there, in the March 1987 issue of Cycle World. And now . it's actually here. The Kerker Yamaha V-Max. 124 horsepower, 9 second '.4 miles. V-8 ProStocksounds. Withno internal engine modifications. The prototype packagethat Kerker suppliedto CycleWorld forthis amazing performanceis nowavailable throughyour dealer. Call Kerker to find the one nearestyou. Bolt up the package. Then take your Killer V out for a short ride. ~ TheSweetSoundolVidoly. World Championship 2S0cc MX Series: Round 6 Herring jams to Yugo GP win JASTREBARS KO , YUGOSLAVIA, JUNE 21 Rep resentin g Great Britain, German ri der Rob H e rr i n g became th e youngest rider in history ever to win a 250cc G P , and he did it in styl e by sweeping both motos. H erring, riding a Yamaha, made the best o f a wet and dreary day in Jastr ebarsko, to edge Sweden's Jorgen Nils so n and Italy 's Mic hele Rin al d i in the overall stan dings. The first moto started ou t in Herrin g 's favor as he blasted into the lead, while th e ignition in Swedish rider Peter Hansson's KT M quit working on th e sta rt in g lin e. Near the back of th e pack wa s curren t points leader from Fin lan d Pekka Vehkonen w ho clipped a hole in th e track with his Cagiva's fro nt wheel and cras hed over th e handlebars. Veh ko n en eventua lly remo unted with ben t handlebars, which h e had to change during th e race pretty much putti ng him out of the ra ce. As th e m ot o progressed, Herring open ed up a comfortable lead, while Ital y ' s Michel e Fanton a n d hi s Yamaha began reel i n ~-i n Su zu ki ri der Michele Rinaldi , who was pacing in second. At the l l-rninu te mark o f the 45-m inu te rnoto, Fanto n b lew by Rin aldi for second. After passi ng Brita i n 's Jeremy Wha tl ey a n d Wes t G e rm a ny 's Ro la n d D ie p ol d , Erik Geboers charged his Honda af ter fourth place Nil sso n. Wi th a few laps remaining in th e m o to, th e two ri ders swapped pos itions w i th Nilsson ed g i n g Geboers. Herr in g too k th e win 20 seconds over Fa nton , then followed Rinaldi, Nil sson an d Geboers. The seco nd rnoto saw Whatley taking th e holeshot bu t was p assed by Rin aldi and N ilsson in the first tu rn. Herring was n ip p in g a t Whatley's rea r tire. Shortly after, N ilsson slipped past the leader Rinal di, while Herring moved 'u p and displaced R in al d i as well. H err ing slo wly closed in on Ni lsson, a nd at the h a lfway p oint, Herr in g sn uc k by Nilsson o n an uphill section. itaking over th e lead . After th a t, the race was all H erring's as h e roosted h om e for h is seco nd win of the day. N ilsson settled for second ahead of Rin aldi , Fanton a nd Geboe rs. Results 1. Rob Herr ing (Vam) 1·1 ; 2. Jorgen Nil sson (Han) 4·2; 3. M iche le Rina ldi (Suz ) 3·3; 4 . Michele Fanton (Vam) 2·4; 5. Erik Geboers (Han) 5·6; 6. Roland Diepoid (Kaw ) 7·5; 7. Andreani Farra r i (Kaw); 8 . Jem Whatley (Suz) 6·12; 9. Soren Mortensen (Yem) 10·10; 10 . Colin Dugmore (Kaw) B-14. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 250cc M X SERIES POINT STANDINGS: 1. Pekka Vehkonen (187); 2. Erik Geboers (185);3. J orgen Nilsson (157); 4. Leo Combee (115 ); 5 . M ichele Rina ld i (106); 6. Peter Hansson (84 ); 7 . Soren Mortensen (78); 8. M ark Smits (73); 9. Jem What ley (6 9 ); 10. Marc Velkeneers (65); 11 . Rob Herring (63) . Kerker Exhaust Systems. 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