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, Stacey Cook (60) leads Steve Lamson (69X). Mike Kiedrowski (26) and Larry Ward (27) at the start of the first 125cc Pro moto.
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Gordon Ward. (27) led Ron Lechien for two laps at the beginning of
the first 250cc Pro moto. Lech ien got by t hen cru ised on to the victory.
o u t in front. Lechien also
wrapped up the series ti tle '
CMC/Dodge Truck Golden State Nationals:
.Final Round
Lechien wins race, title
at Sunrise GSN finale
By Nate Rauba
Photos by Ken Faught and Rauba
ADELANTO, CA, J AN. 31
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Kawasaki factory rider Ron Lechien m ade
his victory in the 250cc Pro class look e asy
as the Golden State Nationals concluded at
Sunrise Cycle Park. Lechien spent almost
all of both mows out in fro n t I of the 250cc Pro pack -
Overall w inner Mike Larson (14) chases Goat Breker (14B) in the second
500cc Pro moto. Breker won the race and f in ished second ove rall .
way
with th e victory .
" I go t a coup le of ni ce starts, and
eve ry th i ng basi call y we nt reall y
smooth, " said Lechi en . " I just got
o u t th ere and rod e my own race and
wrapped up th e ch a m p io ns h ip ;
whi ch is wh at 1 wanted to do. "
Suzuki-mou nte d Rodney Smith
was th e runner-up in the 250cc
division with a 4-2 da y, and Mike
Pascarella took third overa ll with a
3-4 score.
Mike Larson scored the overall
victory in the 500cc Pro class, but
Goat Breker locked up th e series
championship with 3-1 finishes. The
titl e was especially sweet for Breker,
who had just come off of a two-year
retiremen t, T he titie was his fourt h
and set
record in Golden State
competition. On a lighter note,
Breker shaved the heads of three
a
friends wh o bet he co uldn 't win the
senes.
Honda-mounted Breker went into
the fin al moto with a one-point
advan tage on T ommy Watts, but
Watts cras he d o n th e first lap ,
handing Brek er th e ti ti e. After
crossing th e finish line Breker
brough t out th e shears and in a short
time h is friend and sponsor from P ro
Circuit, Mit ch Payton, as well as Luc
DeLey and Stev e Wis eman were
sporting new hair(less) styles.
" I think they're a bunch of good
. sports for shav ing their heads. That's
great, they're all champions," said
Breker when he finished th e job.
" We just wanted him to win," said
Payto n while on his way to " barber"
Breker. "And the way to do it is to
make these crazy bets because he isn't
motivated by mo ney. "
Former 250cc World Champion
J ackie Vimond of France was th ird
