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overa ll after a co u p le of spirited ~jdes left him with a 4-3 score. In th e 125cc Pro class Mik e Kiedro wski had a near-perfect day after win n in g both motos for th e overa ll victo ry a nd securi ng the class title. " I started the firs t moto around th ird a nd passed a couple of riders and got o ut in th e lead and j ust pa ced · myself," said Ka wa saki rider Kiedrow ski. He did the same thing in mot o two and beat Tallon Voh la nd, who fin ishe d seco nd overa ll. Mike Heal ey was third with 2-4 finish es. In Vet Pro actio n Mich ael Preston edged Ron Turn er 10 wi n both mo tos and a lso bea t Turner by five points for th e series ti tle. _ Lechien sta rte d th e first 250cc Pro moto in seco nd beh ind H T Racin g/ Malco lm Smith/ FMF-bac ked Kawa saki rider G ordon Ward a nd ahead of Hea ley. Pascarell a h eld fourth j us t ahead of S u zu ki- mo u nted Bri an Manley, Allen Berluti, Ray Sommo and Smith. Lechien staye d behi nd Ward fo r th e fir st two laps, th en a t the begin ning of la p th ree he forced his wa y into the lead. Ward fou ght back th ough , a nd a co u ple of turns la ter he repassed Lech ien. Near the end of th e lap Lechien too k th e lead aga in for good a n d moved away from Ward. H eal ey was th e next to pass Ward as he flew by into seco nd o n lap fOUT, th en Pascarella got by a fad ing Ward o n th e next circ ui t. By the ha lfwa y point of the 14-lap moto Lech ien had a few seco nds o n H ealey, Pasca rell a held down. third, while Manley a nd Smi th dropped Ward back to six th. O ver th e next few la ps Lechien opened u p a sevensecond lead o n ' H eal ey, who in turn had p ut abou t the same dista nce on Pascarella. Smith passed Man ley for fou rth , an d Ward fell even further back when So mmo passed h im . Lech ien cruised 10 the win ov er H eal e y, P a sca rell a , Sm i th a nd Manley. "T ha t was kin d of scary," Lechi en . said o f h is ea rly-mote d ice wi th Ward. " He wa s a ll over th e tra ck a nd I tho ugh t hewas go ing 10 kn ock me do wn . H e wa s going rea ll y good fo r a whi le. I just tri ed to stay back an d stay sm ooth a nd ge t by when ever th e . chance ca me. " " I knew he (Lec h ien) wasn 't goi n g to expect it, so I p ut the move o n hi m and he didn't expec t it so he go t a li ttl e mad abo u t it," sa id Ward. " In the n ext. few co rn ers h e tried stuffing me a nd h e got by, b ut it wa s great." Ward jumped ou t into' the lead again at the start o f th e seco n d m ot o , but th is tim e Lechien wasn 't go ing to p la y aro u nd a nd got by ear ly. Lechien quickl y open ed u p a sma ll lead over Ward , Smi th, Pascarell a and Manley. By the third lap Ward . was beginning to fade aga in as firs t Smith gOI by and th en Pa scarella got him later on th e sa me lap. Manley was on th e m ove an d passed Ward a lap later. By rnid-moto Lec h ien had ope ned u p a good lead on Smith, while Pascarella trailed just a few secon ds 'behind in third. Yamaha-m ounted Paul J ones and H ea ley moved in o n Ward a n d bo th riders got by o n lap n in e. Smith was on th e gas a nd had closed th e ga p o n Lechien, b ut Lechien seemed to h ave little troub le spreading th e distance a cou p le of laps la ter . Man ley appeared to be the fastest rider o n the track as he m oved by and then awa y from Pascarell a for th ird. H eal ey moved' by J ones in the latter stages o f th e ra ce, a nd th e order was set. Lech ien cros sed the finish lin e with a lO-second lead on Smith, while Manley cha rged up a nd fin ished a close third. Pascarell a was fourth, and H ea ley came across fifth for fourth overa ll. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TRACKS NORTHEAST AREA QUALI FIERS I. I to r tf, I f.,J-, 7 , r10 1147 "l 1Qf)l') ROCKY RIDGE- Impe rial, PA POTO MAC M X. Budd SCreek, MD MI[).ATLANTIC M X. AQuasco. MO THE CHALL ENGER, Hom er Clly , PA DIRT TRAC K INC...Moo ers. NT • HIDEAW AY M X. Ship pensbu rg . PA M ar. 19·20 M ar. 26·27 ' A pr. 9. 10 A pr. 30I M ay 1 May 28·29 Jun . 4·5 130111':14 1~"l !4 121 726 !>4 9") 15181236 -7fj'} 7 11111423·6653 NORT HEAST YOUTH REGIONA L BROOME ·TIOGA, Blng ham pl on. N Y Ju n . 18- 19 NORTHEAST AMATEUR REGION AL STEEL CITY. Delmont . PA . .....••..•. Jurr. 2>26 . 1304 1594 · 1157 SOUTHEAST AREA QUALIFIE RS VICTORY SPORTS. Bl ou ntv ill e. TN WH ITE OA K. Fredeflckbu ro . VA . . . SANDH ILL, Che sle rheld. SC . SECESSION MX, AF'l derson. SC GA TORBACK. Gamesvill e. FL . HEll HO LE CREEK. teesvrue. SC SUGAR TREE. Allt on. VA .• •... • Mar . 26-2 7 Apr . 2-3 Apr. 9-10 Apr. 16 17 May H I May 28-29 JUF'l 4·5 .. . . 16151323 ·5497 . 17031373-0890 . • ..• 18031623-2036 ...• 18031296·5983 . (813 1822-8929 . (803 1532 ·5 778 . /703l 650·3O3O o '" ,.......; SOUTHEAST YOUTH REGIONAL . (9 191342 ·4492 ROUING Hi lLS. ReIdsville . 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ENTRY FEE $20 PER CLASS . PO ENTRIES 510 MORE AT TRACK ST SEND CH ECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: MX SPORTS . P.O. BOX 6954. TOLEDO. OH IO 43612 MAS TERCARD & VISA ONLY-CALL (419)478-1836 . 51.00 SERVICE CHARGE An additional signup fee per class and gale admission will be charge by the race tracks. d INFORMATION: (419) 478-5386 ENTRIES / (304) 594-1157 GENERAL Ma)l 28 WA SHOUG AL M X. WaShougal: WA '" _(206) 568·3235 SOUTHWEST YOUTH/AMATEUR REGIONAL ONL Y Jul . 2-3 HOLLISTER HILLS, Homster, CA . . ... l4151829 ·,41 0 ~~mnr ·cearACC~ --------------------------------OJ AMA N • ~ MIll EXPIRES CA 8E PURC N HASfD .. T TRACK MO· VR 1 "' ''CltO .. fO . NAME ADDRESS ~;::;:::::::;~:::;~~~~~;::;:::;:~-l..._,J;~~ TOWN ZIP BIRTH DATE STATE IT] CCI:Irl (CIIJ l CIII:IIIIJ OJ CD CD OJ ITIJ ITIJ PHONE AGE MO OA' BIKE BRAN D BIKE NUMBER ,0 DESIRED QUA LIFtER TRA CK _ CLASS ES: You may enter a tota l of 4 c lasses at the Area and Regi o nal leve ls, but mu st choose only 2 c lasses to rid e at National Fi na l. AMATEUR A & B/PLUS 1. 0 125 A Slock 2. 0 125 A MOd . 3. 0 125 B Slock 4. [] 125 B·MOd . 5. 0 250 A Siock 6 0 250 A MOd . 25/SENIOR YOUTH/AMATEUR C/WOMEN 14. 0 51 SIOCk Au lomal~ (4·8) 15. 0 65 Stock (7·11) 16. 0 85 Slock (7-11) 0 Open A 17. 0 85 Siock (12-13) 0 Open B/C 18. 0 85 MOd . (9-13) 0 Plus 25 19. 0 85 Siock (14-15) 0 SR Plus 30 20. 0 85 MOd . (14·15) C SR Plus 40 1981 AMA & NMANational riders placing in lop '21. 0 125 Siock (12·15)" 5 of B or Intermedia1e classes ride A classes. 22. [J 125 Mod . (12-151" Any C rider who qualified to r.ide at the 1987 Na- 23.. 0 125 C Novice Slock 1ional Final mus1 ride B. Riders must ride in the 24. r. 125 C NovtCO Moo. OVlCO Stock highest ranked cia.. l A, 8 or Cl tha' thoy eur- 25. ~ 250 C N 26. , ) 250 C NOIItCO Moo. rentty ride in their local area. ' Pro--Am riders 27. Women {D- 125cc} qualifying tor PrD-National or Supercross final. 7. 8. 9. 10 11. 12. 13. 0 250 B Siock 0 250 B. 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