Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

while they (all too literally) tripped each other up. Ro th took off in the lead , and aft er four laps it was almost three seco nds. H e looked in co m ma nd, but was not, for now Mang was in seco nd pl ace and closing rem or selessly. H e had Cada lo ra a nd Ca rd us with h im , while fast starter McL eod was graduall y being overwhel med , and Sar ron was a lso dropping back. Cadal ora was ridi ng heroi call y, a nd di d so all race lo ng, usi ng his Yamaha 's better handl ing to ride around the outsid e or dive up th e inside of th e Hon das, but tim e a nd again being passed o n the straigh t. On lap seven; Mang was with Roth, drafted him up the straigh t, an d passed him forthwith. Now he co uld p lay th e ga me h is way , a nd though Roth led agai n often as not , it was at Mang's redu ced pa ce, and at th e head of a growing group th at by la p 17 numbered seven bik es, with Reggiani and La vado ha ving joined til. Lav ado dropped back almost at once , with gear cha nge problem s, and spent the remaining laps with Cardus (whose arm had pumped up ), Sarron and Igo a, the latter having charged up from a poor start . Up front , th e crowd was treated to a spectacu lar battle, a nd then an even more spec tacu lar crash. As a t Le Mans, it was Cornu's mi stake. This time he hit Wimmer , and th e pa ir cartwhee led alo ng th e crash barrier with bits of th e bikes flyin g every whe re. Am azin gl y, in j uri es were relatively slig ht; Wimmer cu t hi s ch in, Co rn u fractured his pelvi s. Now fou r-strong, but with Reggi a n i delayed by the cras h, th e leading group batt led through out th e rem aining seven laps. Ca dal ora twi ce led through the tw isty sectio n, and with two laps left even o pened a small ga p. But Mang seized th e lead forthwith with hi s fastest lap of th e race. Rot h said, " I thought by drafting Cadalora, I could gain the speed necessary to catch Mang, but I was too far behind. At the end of the straight, I outbraked Cadalora, but . I was in a bad position. I'd used second gear there all race long. This time I used first, p ut th e power on, a n d th e back slid o ut." Ro t h remoun ted, but finished 11 th. Cadalora made a heroic last-corner effort, and was j ust 0.29 seconds behi nd Mang across th e line. Reggiani never got back in touch, and was two seconds behind Mang in third. Man g's sixth win of th e year takes him back into th e points lead, at 97 points he is nine ahead of Roth. • Results 500: 1. Wayne Gardner (Han); 2. Eddie lawson !yam): 3. Aandy Mamola !yam); 4 .Aob McElnea (Yam): 5. Niall Mackenzie (Hon); 6. Ron Haslam (Han); 7. Freddie Spencer (Han): 8. Didier de Aadigues (Cag); 9 . Kenny Irons (Suz); 10 . Aoger 8urn ett (Hon). 250: 1. Anton Mang (Han); 2. Luca Cadalora !yam); 3. Loris Aeggian i (Ap r); 4 . Carlos tevaoc (Yam); 5. Dominique Sarron (Ho n); 6 . Carlos Card us {Honl; 7. Patrick Igoa (Yam); 8. Maur izio Vitali; 9. Donnie Mcleod (Atx); 10 . J.F. Balde (AlX). 125 : 1. Fausto Gresini (Gar); 2 . Bruno Casanova . (Gar); 3. Dominica Gr igaglia (MBA); 4. A . SanchesM arin (M BAI; 5 . Johnny Wickstrom (Tun). SIDECAA: 1. BilandlWaltisperg (Kra); 2. Webs te r/Hewitt (Vam) ; 3 . M ichel /Frese (Kra); 4. S1einhauzen/ Hilier (Yam); 5. Zurbruegg/B irchall (Vam). 500 WOR LD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STAND, INGS: 1. Gardner (12 0); 2. Mamola (101); 3 . laws on (91); 4. Haslam (71); 5. Ma ckenzie (39). 250 WORLD CHAM PIONSHIP POINT STAN DINGS: 1. Ma ng (97); 2. Aoth (88); 3 . Pons (57); 4. (TIE) Corn u/ Aeggia ni (50); 6. Sarro n (47); 7. Wimm er (46); 8. Cardu s (44); 9. Lavado (38); 10. Cadalora (30). c ([[ill [J]:.J:J.. Subscription Coupon Name _ IPLfASE PRINT CLEAlt LVI Address _ City State _ _ Zip _ Signature o every week for one year (50 issues) for $32.50 o every week for two years (100 issues) for $60.00 o six months second class (25 issues) for $17.00 -:-- _ Credit Card Number _ Expiration Date _ One year (SO issues), 2nd class Canad a or Me xi co and all other fore ign countri es $61 .00 (U.S. funds). First class and airma il rates 8vailabte upon request, Send to: Cycle News, Inc., P.O . Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801-0498 / (213) 427-7433 ~------------------------------------------CONGRATULATIONS TO JASON PARTRIDGE AND HIS COMPETITION 2! After facing tough co mpetitio n du ring a hot and humid week in Ponca City, Racin' Jason Partridge took four class w ins at the NMA Grand National. Jason's talent and Kal-Gard's Competition 2 gave him the edg e needed to win. Co ngratulations Jason! rKa~GaRDJ

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