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After a lengthy delay to repair th e track as we ll as possible, th e second m o to eventu a lly sta rte d a t five p .m. under su n ny skies, which meant th at co n di tion s got heavier an d h eavi er despite a co u p le o f short showers before th e race ended. The ex tre me u n fai rness o f the n ew start arra ngeme nt in Wohlen was never more clearly shown th a n a t the start of moto tw o. Thorpe made a to ta l m ess o f the start, b u t the d ifference in distance to the first corner meant th a t by tu rning tig h t he ac tually accelerated u p th e hill a longside Martens and Persso n a t th e h ead of th e fie ld. At the top co rner Thorpe took th e lin e for a lead which he wa s never to lose throughout the race. O nl y Martens co uld stay anywhe re near T horpe a nd by h alf di stance even th ird-place Persson was n early a minute behind. Persson had been under pressu re fro m an ea rly stage fro m Li les, j obe, Lei sk a nd N icoll, b u t h e didn 't surren de r his p lace u n til the ra ce wa s 30 m inutes old. By then l obe had gone o ut with gearbo x troub les, while Li les got p lastic ta pe in hi s rea r brake which rende red it in effective. . 'Fo r L eisk , N icoll a nd G eb oers, the race would decide th e si lver a nd bronze m edals. G eb oers had started poorly from h is bad p osi tion o n th e ga te, a nd from 13th o n la p o ne h e ac tually lost p laces a n d was danger o f n ot finish in g the ch ampio ns hip in th e top th ree. L eisk was a lways ahead of N icoll a nd it was going to ta ke a maj o r disaster to ro b h im o f the silver med al , bu t Nicolla nd Ge boers were locked in co n fl ict in the points table, racing ha lf a la p apart. As Nicoll passed the ai ling Liles for fifth , so Geboers ga ined a .p lace to 13th an d eve ned the score. Nicoll 's n ext vic ti m was Persson and th a t gave h im two poin ts more, but on th e sa me la p Geboers was gi fted a place w hen Pan till a crashed a n d a nother when Karl H elin broke th e exhaus t an d lost po~er, m aking th e sco res even o nce aga m . With two laps remain ing Geb oers was al most a la p behi nd T horpe as . Ni co ll closed dramatica ll y o n L eisk but Lache r, wh o had been closing o n Per sso n , stop ped for severa l m inutes when h is H onda sei zed a nd G eboers was safe if he co u ld finish. No t sure what th e positio n was, Thorpe m ad e no a tte m p t to lap hi s teammate. " I realized i t must h ave been close because he was trying everythi ng he knew to stay a head of me," said T horpe . " I had a big enough lead tha t I didn't h a ve to p a ss h i m a ny way." So T horpe took the wi n to co n firm he is best, Leis k cli nc hed silver with third behi nd Martens in th e moto, an d a disappointed N icoll wasa few ya rds behi nd for fourth in the race a nd the cha m p io n sh ip standi ngs. Ge boers came in over two minutes la ter as the l flth -p lace finisher. • o der How Eagles Fly? Ever • See and Ride the complete line of new 1990 CRs:* CR80,CR125,CR250,CR5oo Meet Team Honda Riders JEFF STANTON, GEORGE HOLLAND , M IKE KIEDROWSKI Attend a special CR Clinic by Team Honda . Take tips from top tec hs and the Grand Maste r ROGER DeCOSTER. Complementary Barbecue after CR cl in ic Saturday night. Provided by your participating CR Support Dealer. (Whi le supplies last. ) WHEN: Saturday, September 16t h, 10 :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 17, 10 :00 a.m. to 3 :()O p.m. WHERE: Goat Breker's Perr is Raceway, Perris, California. Location for Round Three of the Honda /GFI $30,000 Super So Cal Fall Ser ies. 'J EFF STANTON Super So Cal Fall Series Sept . Round 3 Perr is 16-17 $1 .500 Pro Purse Raceway 24 $1 .000 Pro Glen Round 4 Sept.Helen OHV Park Purse Perris Raceway Round 5 Sept. 30 $1 .500 Pro Purse Honda Support Contingencies Include: HONDA LINE Apparel, Chemicals & Oils and a New Honda ZSOR to be drawn from top Sportsman finishers. Entry Fes Sportsm en Gates Ope n ' 6:00 a.m. $20 Sign-Up 6:00 -8:00 a.m. Non -M ember $25 8:0<>-9:00 a .m. Pros $30 FIRST RACE 9:30 a.m. Non-M ember $35 No Membership Requir ed. Ten Riders Make a Class. FREE Over nigh t Camping at Perr is. For Mor e Racin g Details Call GA Racing (7 14) 7BB-58 53 Practice This ElaJJSIIE showing and of the 1991 cas is brought to you by your participating CR Support Dealer. See one of these Ca lifornia dealers for all you r racing needs. . Lechian (40); 19. Giova nni Cavatorta (3 7); 20 . Franco Rossi (361 . 213-531 -1225 La Habra Perris ALHAMBRA HONDA lEBARD & UNDERWOOD RACEWAY HONDA Bakersfield Long Beach Redlands THE HONDA CENTER lONG BEACH HONDA HONDA OF REDLANDS Costa Mesa N. Hollywood San Gabriel CHAMPION HONDA HONDA OF N. HOllYWOOD TEMPLE CITY HONDA Fontana Orange Whittier JOHN BURR CYCLES ORANGE COUNTY HONDA WHITTIER HONDA Alhambra 818-281 -7143 805-324-9695 714-642-4343 714-823-1338 213-691-0553 21 3-423-1433 818-766-6134 714-943-2061 714-793-2833 714-771 -9777 818-287-6167 213-945-3494 SAF ETY-KLEEN A.LUMAUT£ • ~II riders must b#! over 16 'lea fS of age. Pare ntal consent re quired under 18. He/mel. goggles. boo ts. p an t s. long s/etfvf! jersey f flq u;n!d . Riders must /K eS tml II valid off -road compIItition IICf!ns tl. AHM reserves the right 10 determine rid", tJligibi/ity. . Sudco Congratulates AMA/CCS Endurance Challenge Series 1989 Champion Results MOTa ONE: 1. David Thorpe (Han'; 2. Leif Persson (Honl; 3. GeorgesJobe (Han); 4 . Kurt Nicoll (Kaw); 5. Jacky Mart ens (KTM); 6. Kurt Ljungqvi st (Yam); 7. Arlo Pantilla (KTM ); 8. Ludovic Lucquin (Han); 9. J eff Leisk (Han); 10. Jea n-Charles Tonu s (Hon); 11. Roberto Cost a (Hon); 12. Stefan Larsso n (Kaw); 13. Russell Jarrman (KTM ); 14 . Giu seppe Caspardone (Kaw); 15. Bill y Liles (Kaw). MOTa "fW0 : 1. Thorpe; 2. Marten s; 3. Leisk; 4. Nicoll ; 5. Persson; 6. J ared Smith (Hon); 7. Ljun gqvi st: 8 . M aur izio Dol ce ( H ~ n); 9 . .Jar rman: , O. Eric Geboers (Hon); 11. PantIlia; 12. Dtetm ar Lacher (Honl; 13. Costa; 14. Karl Helin (Hon); 15 . Ma rco Faussone (Kawl. FINAL POINT STANDINGS : 1. David Thor pe (358); 2. J eff Leisk (293); 3. Eric Gebcers (279 1 ; 4 . Kurt Nicoll (277); 5. J acky Mart ens (21 5); 6. Georges Jobe (180); 7. Bill y Liles (165); B. Kees Van der Ven (164); 9. Dirk Geukens (138); 10 . Mervyn Anstie (125); 11. Leif Persson (11 5); 12 . Dietm ar Lacher (107); 13. J acky Vimond (B8); 14 . Jo Mart ens (6B); 15. Karl Su lzer (57); 16. Kurt Lju ngqvist (48); 17. Leo Combee (42); 18. Ron Paramount .MID-CITIES HONDA DUTCHMAN RACING Dutchma n Racing w ins w it h support and product s from Sudco , includi ng: G.S. BATIERIES, M IKUNI CARBURETORS. VESRAH GASKETS, SHOWA SUSPENSION FLUID and ot hers. L.. .......l • DU TCHMAN RA CIN G spon sored by SUD C O Int ern ati onal Askyour local dealer for qualify high-performance products from SUDCO. 5 L..I ~ c:: c:::J INTERNATIONAL 1824 East 22nd Street. Los Ange les. CA 90058 (2 1 3) 747-5 173 Dutchman Racing did not use Sudco /Ontario Exhaust System. 17