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ski p ped th e chica n e. Since th ey remained eq ual no p ro tests were lodged. H aase fin ish ed sixth a nd Fou nt ai n sevent h. Fra nk took over the lead o n th e third lap , Adams was ahead o n th e fifth when Frank sto pped for gas bu t Fran k took co mma nd on th e sixth lap and was never rea ll y head ed for the rest of th e race. Frank also had the distincti on of getting to rid e a n extra lap. During th e co nfusio n of the second lap th e scorers kept track of Adams and ac tually gave him the checkered flag. Adams stopped a t the end of th e race a nd sa id he was "s ure tha t number 13 (Fra nk) had passed him a nd won th e race." Frank was also sched uled to rid e th e Open class bu t, " I had a sore leg from a rider cras hing into me on one of th e beach ju mps abou t halfway thro ugh the race. There was no money invol ved so 1 decided not to ride. The leg was swollen up good so 1 iced it ins tead," said Fra nk. The 125cc cla ss ran wi th th e 250s a nd Jim Hanson , sponsored by Bagi t Beach wear o n a H onda, narrowl y beat Brett Du nca n for the class wi n. The two to p 125s finished 15th and 16th overa ll. Moral es was ready a t the start of the O pen class race as he led th e 100 mph plus charge down the beach . He was closely"followed by Knapp, Simo ns a n d Fitz-Gib bon. Fi tzG ibb on even tu all y dropped ou t with bike problem s. Simons a nd Morales were not ou t of sig h t of each o ther for th e next eigh t la ps as th e battle for th e lead swa pped back a nd forth. Adams was in th e Vet class this year a nd by th e end of th e race had been lapped by J bo th Mo ral es and Simons: Moral es . appeared to have a bi t of a n edge run ni n g down th e beach , whi le Simons was q u icker th rough th e , muddy mo tocross cours e. . Simons was not as well prepared _ for the ra in, however , a nd without roll-offs had to grab a clea n pair of goggles every lap as the riders went through the mandatory 10 mph pit area every lap. H e also ran off the cours e, picked u p som e ba nne rs in his rear wheel, stop ped to p u ll them out; and had one more gas stop than Moral es. On the last two laps Mo ral es opened up his lead a nd took the checkered flag wit h a com fortable margin. • a B ~ BERTRAM AND HUSQVARNA IDPI.S.D.E. Fordecades Husqvarna hasbeenthe choice ofAmericans in the Six Days. In Poland, 1987; Dave Bertram, on the U.S. Trophy Team, rode his Husky430Automatic to finishtopAmerican. Of the sixGold Medals won byAmericans, four rode Huskys. Top JuniorWorld Team finisher Fred Hoess gave the newWRK125 itsfirst . victory. If the best Enduroriderschose Husqvarna-why shouldn'tyou? HUSQVARNA 250and 430 WR,and 430Automatic Enduro.Now the newHusqvamaWRK125 Enduro, lighter, faster, and priced to making winning easier. mJ Husqvarna Built For The WOlSt Places On Earth. Results OPEN EX: 1. Randy Morales (Kaw ); 2. W illy Simons (Han); 3. Tom Knapp (Han); 4 . Tony Wanket (Han); 5. Brian Schmuckle (KTM). OPEN EX VET SR: 1. Craig Adams (Han); 2. Bill Saltzm an (Hus); 3. Jo hn Bur key (Han). 250 EX: 1. Billy Frank (Va'll); 2. Craig Ad ams (Han); 3. Randy Morales (Han); 4 . Ian Fitz-Gibbon - (Va'll); 5. Grant Palenske (Han). 250 EX VET: 1. Barry Perter (Han); 2. Vince Skandunas (Han); 3. Terry Davis (Han). 250 EX SR: 1. Dan Kell y (Han); 2. Lars Larsson (Han). 125 EX: 1. James Hanson (Han); 2. Bren Duncan (Va'll). . 125 EX VET: 1. Larry Thompson (Va'll). 125 EX SR: 1. Russ Robinson (Han). BD EX AM : 1. Keith Loonsfoot (Suz). OPEN AM : 1. George Thompson (Kaw); 2. Willy Han ey (Han); 3. Kar l Holmb erg (KTM ). OPEN AM VET: 1. Ja mes Thomas (Va'll). OPEN AM SR: 1. Les Oldenbrook (Han ). 250 AM : 1. J ack Bongiovanni (Han) . 250 AM VET: 1. Ron Haasa (Han ). 250 AM SR: 1. Denn is David (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Chris Wil insk i (Han); 2. Richard Price (Han); 3. Louie Ramo (Yam), OPEN NOV VET: 1. Ricky Diskin (Kaw) . OPEN NOV SR: 1. AI Thompson (Han). 250 NOV: 1. J ohn Maroney (Han); 2. Dave Simon (KTM ); 3. M ichael Kull (Han). 250 NOV EX: 1. Fred Deane (KTM ). 250 NOV SR: 1. AI Forbes (Va'll). " 25 NOV: 1. Daryl Hawk ins; 2. A I Queiro s (Han). 125 NOV VET/ SR: 1. Ross Gregory (Han). 80 NOV/BEG: 1. Dan DeNuzzo (Yarn], OPEN BEG: 1. Jim Ridenour (Hei ); 2. Ken Rapp n (Han). OPEN BEG VET: 1. Brad Bell (Han). OPEN BEG SR: 1. Drew Conn er Sr. OPEN u/CLFD: 1. John Pavich (Hus); 2. Raben Popelka (Han); 3. Bill y J ay Vdiando (Han); 4 . Bob Davidson (Han); 5. Bill Fergu son IV (Han). 250 BEG: 1. Armando Carrasco (Va'll); 2. Tom Sanders (Suz). 250 BEG VET: 1. Alan Mello (Han). 125 BEG: 1. Steve Oldenbrook (Han). 250 U/CLFD: 1. Bill Berroth (KTM); 2. Dann y/ . Cantu (Han); 3. Carlos Fuentes (Yam). 125 U/CLFD: 1. Bill Boyer (Han). M E M BER IMTc:J CAGIVA NORTH AMERICA Ride safely. Always weara helmet, eye protection, and protectiveclothing. TEAM LOCKHART CLINCHES TITLE! [:z;;gy H8fBaR~ Special congratul ations go to Team Lockhart for clinching the NM/Motoworld Endurance Series Championship w ith one round left! Their talent and KalGard products gave them the edge over the competition in 1987. For your championship lubricant needs see your local dealer and find out why w e say "wi nners ride w ith w inners". rKa~GaRD.J (Chain IrOte! ,., ...~... LU8RIC~'T'" ~ ~- 15