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00 00 1st C PRODUCTION O"l 2nd C SUPERBIKE 2nd FORMULA OPEN 2nd B PRODUCTION ATTENTION WERA RIDERS· CONTINGENCY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT Cross won three straight heats to clinch the championsh ip . opening ra ce wh en he was slo w to get out of th e gate a nd lost ground on th e firs t turn which he co uld not make up. H e tailed off last but th en he had better lu ck in hi s second heat after swi tching to ano ther bik e. H e was quicker into the turn a nd .led all the way from John Davis and Neil Evitts, with Schwartz in last pl ace. Ermolenko was not as sh arp as usual on a track which had been affected by heavy ra in and had to be content wit h second pl acings in his next two o u tings when he was beaten first by Chris Morton arid then by Tatum. Seven points made him a borderline case but he mad e another poor start in his fin al race and in a desperate effort to p ick up poin ts he cra shed into the safety fence on the th ird lap. H e was unhurt but was even more relie ved to fin d that th e seven poin ts he had al read y collec ted were eno ugh to see him through . . Schwartz, th e o nly man in th e field no t attac hed to a British League club, made a promisin g ope ning when he finished second to Tatum but burned ou t his clutch and had to work furi ou sly to fit new parts before he cam e o ut aga in two hea ts later. It did him little good. His o ther four races netted him o nly two points and Schwartz had to admi t he wasn' t fast Any racer purchasing a set of Yokohama 003 series Radial Tires or either 110 or 600 Series Racing Slicks from Yokohama Racing Services Support Trucks and finishing first. second or third in any class during WERA National Sprint Races or National Endurance Series will receive one free set of Yokohama tires at no charge . For more information contact your Yokohama representatives at (201) 526-9207 or see David Graham trackside. . DEALER HOT LINE .(201) S2~9206 THI ONLY CHAIN STRONG INoUGH FOR AlliN USI! _CONORA TULA ~"'ONS United States 250cc Motocross Gran Prix Winner RICK JOHNSON RJ knows, to w in 'you 've got to fi ni sh. That's why his chain choice is D.I.D. Cha in . D.I.D" D.I.D. DS Turbo Style Chain Features: * HEAVY DUTY SELF CLEANING SIDE PLATES * QUAD STAKE RIVITING . * EXCLUSIVE LDNG LIFE "V" GREASE * SOLID ROLLER CONSTRUCTION * SHOT PEENED PARTS * NEW "1FC" CONNECTING LINKS * PRE-STRETCHING * SDLlD BUSI;IINGS * UNLIMITED MILEAGE GUARANTEE * EXTENDED BUSHING "ANTI-KINK" DESIGN Why Settle For Less, Visit Your Dealer Today andDemand The Winning Chain Used by RickJohnson and Team Honda - D.I.D. Chain! enou gh, The biggest di sappointment fell to . Mill er, who had the advantage of co mpeting o n hi s home track. H e failed to score in hi s first ride, p icked up on ly one point from hi s second a nd then cra shed in his third. H e protested to referee Walter Seidl abou t the track "bu t h is obje ctions were waved aside. Pfetzing al so had trouble staying in the saddle. The 12th heat was ordered to be rerun after he was taken int o the fence by Tatum o n the first tum , bu t Pfeuing ta ngled wi th th e fence agai n when the race wa s restarted. The fifth Am eri can co nten de r, Mike Faria , fared little better. T wo second pl aces and two thirds gave him a six-point to tal a nd put him o n level par with Andy Sm ith of Belle Vue, but in th e run-off to decide the reserv e p lace for th e Inter-Continental semi-final in Sweden o n August 6, Smith led all th e wa y. The nine top scorers go forward to Vetlanda where they will battle wi th the seven Scandinavian qualifiers for th e II places w hich are open for the World final at Vojens, Den mark, on September 3. • Results POINT SCORERS 1. Simon Cross (Eng.) 13; 2. : Ke.lvin Tatum (Eng.) 13; 3. Simon W igg (Eng.) 13; 4. Chris Monon (Eng.) 12; 5. Marvyn Cox (Eng.) 10; 6. M itch Shirr a (NZ) 10; 7. Richard .Knight(Eng.) 8; 8. Sam Ermolen ko (USA) 7; 9. Joh n Davis (Eng.) 7. THE FIRST THE BEST CYCLE NEWS , SYRACUSE SPEED WEEK MOTORCYCLE RACES _. ~aMAHA . [U/ ,·I.Ji:l4J• • • t i * THURSDAY - SEPTEM BER 8 - 8 PM • _ • I I " " '" • .• ACYAJ4C E TlC Il.l iS . ::':-e: lo'l 1>"",," "'101 . l' .e ~.l,)" ~o : S~' r~e;.l l . Col:: C;.l l w e R. e. O P .O. So . 45) ORANGE COU NTY FAIRGROUNDS . MIDDLETOWN, NY WEEDSPORT SPEEDWA Y. WEEDSPORT, NY • It; FO R MATlO t , & MIDDLETOWN PRO Yz MILE * FRIDAY · SEPTEMB ER 9 - 8 PM GENEVA PROY.SHORTNY . TR'ACK PARADISE SPEEDWA GENEVA, * SATURDAY· SEPTEMBE R 10 - 8 PM WEEDSPORT PRO SHORT TRACK II * SUND AY · SEPTEMBER 1 1 • 2 PM SEPT. II SYRACUSE 'MILE' NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MILE DIRT TRACK i!.j AMIJ NEW YORK STATE FAIRGROUNDS. SYRACUSE . NY ~~~!1. --; ! EiiI G IIM e , ! I ::'G:~~:-:' S A III eT I Q III I: 0 ~ l l - '''' '''' ' '' f _ CHALLENGE .Jr _. . ..._ • .• .. _ - - - 23