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Margison also fell off his Yamaha FZR I000, injuring hi s right wrist. Fortunately, his was th e most serious . injury. Starter John Rowl ey took advanta~e of the delay and held a meeting with the novices to find our what happened and to lecture them on track safety. Domay grabbed the holeshot at th e start of the Formula USA race , with Cooley following a nd Ma~usson in tow . Yoshimura/Michelin ICRT/ Lockhart/ Dr . John 's Frame Straightening/Suzuki of Glendalesponsored Domay rapidly extended his lead , as Cooley fought off the challenges of Magnusson. Last year 's series runner-up Earl Roloff held fourth on hi s Kawasaki 1000 "Terminator," but was .being pressured by a Dunlop tire testing Doug Polen on a 1988 Suzuki GSX R750. Paul Vogel ran off the track in turn nine on lap two, but saved it and go t back in the competition. His Suzuki GSX RIIOO, which sports a giant aerodynamic tai lpiece, la ter develo ped a misfire, bu t finished lOth nevertheless. Polen out-braked Roloff into turn three on lap five to take fourth, but was repassed before the completion of the lap . A lap later, Polen pulled into the pits to confer with Dunlop tire technician Jim Allen. Magnusson tried U.S. Suzuki/ Fox / Arai /EMGO /Bel- Ray / Miche lin /Cam 2/Tsubaki-sponsored Cooley at the exit of tum nine and at the entrance of turn one, but the pass never materialized. Magnusson, who moved to California from Chicago just nine months ago , shocked everyone including himself by sticking with Cooley. "I was real surprised that" I stayed with him for as long as I did,'.' he said later. Hyper-Cycle's Carry Andrew put in an outstanding ride on an aging Honda VF750F Superbike to finish fifth . Former AMA Formula Two Champion . Donnie Greene also did an admirable job, finishing eighth on a Yamaha TZ250. O n the last lap , the drama unfolded, as Domay explained. " Between eight and nine, the m o tor started cutting out and I thought 'O h no, what's going on?' I really started getting pa nicky. The compression was slowing the bike down even more, so I just "gra bbed the clutch and hoped I coasted in before Cooley got by. It was really exhilarating for me." Domay said that the track was " beau tifu l," but " that he was backing off just a little through turn eight because of the oil. He figured that he would have dropped into the 1:26s if the track was better. "Never say die ; the old man's back in the saddle again, " said Cooley. H is plans for 1988 include the WERA Endurance Series , Formula USA, and possibl y the AMA Supersr.ort Nationals, ' tho ug h he 'd really Iike to get back into Superbikes. Abo ut that possibility, the twice AMA Superbike Champion said, " In '85, before I got hurt (a t Sears Poin t), I didn't have a ride until two weeks before Dayto na. So I've still got four weeks left .." Magnusson, who just received sponsorship from Dunlop this weekend, said that he should have used a harder·compound front tire. The new Formula USA Lightweig ht class featured a pre- Daytona ba ttle between 250cc Grand Prix riders Don nie Greene and Daniel Coe. Coe, who ear lier won the Formula Two race, jumped into the lead on the P h i l Schilling-prepared Ro tax 250, with you ngster Bjorn Pave giving chase on the J oh n Lassak-tuned ex- J oh n Ko ci n sk i Honda and Yamaha Motorcycles present the United States International GRAND PRI HONDA Come ridewith us. YAMAHA \\e make the difference: ~Marlbom (SHOEI) Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA April 9th and 10th featuring SOOcc World Championship and 2SOCc World Championship Rounds tUfA I " NC TI O NI D SANCTI ON ED Nissan is the O fficial Car and Truck of Laguna Seca Raceway INFORMATION: f408J 373-1811 Weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. r---------- --------------------------------------~ UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX TICKET ORDER TICKET ADVANCE PRICE NO. Sunday General Admission $30 x 2-Day General Admission $40 x 2-Day VIP Admission· Reserved Grandstand' ' Pit Tours' $75 TOTAL _ x Address ARRIVAL _ State THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT $15 x RV'SAND THROUG ' H OTHER VEHICLES SATURDAY NIGHT $25 Daytime Phone ( o NO.OF NIGHTS PRICE Zip Mall to: SCHAMP, P.O. BOl SCRAMP, Monterey, CA 93942 TOTAL Check or money order payable to SCRAMP o CAMPING TYPEOF VEHICLE _ City NO SATURDAY ONLY nCKETS AVAILABLEf MasterCard or Visa # _ Expiration Date _ x MOTORCYCLES 1 I Name Children under 12 years 01 age FREE willi parent. OFFICE USE ONLY _ 11