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'9S9 M O~~ [1~ ~~ , S HONDA HONDA L: Roth did th e sa me thing in the sam e turn without losing a position. , Grider ended th e mota with th e win followed by Takacs and Roth. McG rath once aga in bolted out of the gate first in ro und two to ca p ture the lead , but it was short-lived as Young quickl y passed him. McGrath wa s qui ckl y cha lle n ge d for h is position by a numb er of riders including Takacs, Pete Pia n ta n rda and Menning. By the end of th e seco nd lap all those riders had passed McGrath, dropping him to sixth, while Grider was dealing with a dreadful start and by lap three was up from 18th to seven th. Youn g cont in ued to hold th e lead a nd things began to settle do wn w i th th e top five riders, T akacs in seco nd foll owed by Pi antanrda, Menning and Grider, spreading th em selves ou t and main taining th eir pos itio ns to th e end of th e mo to. Wh en th e gat e fell for th e first mota of the 250cc Junior Divi sion One class Kawasaki ri der Mik e Li ttl e nail ed the holesh ot a nd began to move a way until being reeled in and passed by J ohn Harris. H arris then returned th e lead back to Little, who too k com mand a nd pu lled a way once ' agai n. Da vid Smith moved in to second and was tra iled by Allen. Near th e end of lap two Little swapped harshl y a nd went off the tra ck, bu t saved a cras h and still ma naged to co ntrol the lead. Things stayed th e sa me with Li ttle in the lead for the rest of the race' as Smith inc hed his way closer bu t was never a th reat. A few turns behind was Allen followed by Cren shaw, John Ri ckel and Alex Ch ell en . At the start of ro u nd two Brad Heth eri ozton jammed into the early lead foll owed by Alle n, Cren shaw, Ch ellen. H arris and Tom Barry. Near the end of th e seco nd lap Allen was ·ma king a bid for th e lead, hounding a fading H etheri ozton. The two riders tra iled o ne a no the r for another lap before disappearing from everyone's sigh t in th e back sectio n. Wh en th e pack came out, Hetheriozton a nd Allen didn 't. The new leader was Crenshaw followed by Berry and Smith. All en finally appeared with a substant ial gap on Hetheriozton. As th e race -wo u n d down the positions rem ained th e sa me and • . '.=-=- -:-=-.: :::=;:=' ..=.~ GAINESVILLE, FL 1989 J immy Button won both 125cc Intermediate Division Two class motos for the overall w in . ... ~ ~ [1~ $.5,000 PURSE SPECIAL EVENT THE NAnON'S FIRST OUTDOOR MOTOCROSS NATIONAL IN 1989 SUNDAY, MARCH 5 VINTAGE MOTOCROSS RACES SEE DICK MANN AND ALL THE STAAS OF YESTEADAYlII * 125cc- 250cc * PROFESSIONAL RACES FEATURING THE TOP SUPEACAOSS AND MOTOCROSS STARS OFALL TIME ********************************************* * * * * * ** * ********************************************* HONDA * ALL THE FACTORY TEAMSI YAMAHA SUZUKI KAWASAKI , PlUS - THE GREATEST NAMES IN MOTOCROSSI Aick Johnson Jeff Ward Johnny 0' Mara Damon Bradshaw Micky'Dymond Aon Lechien Aon TIchenor Mapch., Sat. : Mapch 5, Sun. AMATEUR RACES: 9 AM· 5 PM ~ PROFESSIONAL RACESAT NOON BE ~~~~EW~~~~~~~PUR GATES OPE N AT 7 AM BOTH DAYS SP.ec ia l Weekend Ticket for Saturday and Sunday $20.00 Ad ults/Ride rs $10.00 Chil dren Available a t Gate O n ly ! ADM ISSION" " Sunday Only- At Gate $12 Adults/ $5 Ch ildren (1 0 and un der) - No Saturday Only Tickets Sold ' DI RECT IONS T O GAT O RBA CK Exi l l-75 at SR 26, tu rn West. Go 10 miles 10 SR 235 , lurn R ighl. 0R . Save $2 o n Sunday Ad u lt T ickets at : ~~ Ga to rbac k is 5 m iles, ' ~ Plus Con ven ience Cha rg e . All Part ic ia pt inq Motorcycl e Dea lers For Further Informat ion Contact : Su perSport s. P.O, Box 132 4 6. SI. Pete rsburq. FL 33733/ (B 13 ) B22 -8929 THE Oil ED Jean. NV Jan. 7. 1989 GOLD STRIKE WORLD C HAMPIONSHIP HARE & HOUND Best In The Desert Series: Rou nd 1 1st 250cc Pro/ 5th Overall 1st Sports man Overall DALE KNAPP (Hus) RICHARD WILK (KTM) 1st 30+ Pro/ 10t h Overall 1st Over 38 Pro SCOT HARDEN (KTM) DICK BURLESON (KTM) AMA Nat' l Championship Hare & Hound Lucerne Valley, CA Ja n. 22. 1989 DES ERT M .C . 1st Vet Open Expert SCOT HARDEN (KTM) Two-Stroke Enelne 011 Four-Stroke Enelne Oil Gear Lubricants Aerosols: Chain Lube Carb Cleaner Contact Cleaner Penetratlnc Oil For Dealer Nearest You In CA 1-(800 ) 222 ·L UBE Outside CA 1-(800) CALL OIL DURA LUBE 270 North Vinedo Avenue Pasadena. CA 91107-3356 (818) 79 5-7628 19