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ova l, but it was Kaste n who was abl e to set up th e pass for the lead by drivi ng deep into comer three o n the last lap for th e win wit h Winkler clo se behind. The 250cc Novi ce heat race produced the closest racing of th e day with Tom Croft winning th e heat and Kim Lewis edging out Ra y Leggate by a wheel for second. The final saw Croft pull another holeshot, but this time nobody let him !>et away. Lewis was the first to sneak by coming out of co mer two . Then Robert Buffin gto n came out of a three-abreast backfield battle and used his momentum 10 charge into second, where he began stabbing at th e leader Lewis. Buffing to n went as far as using the sno w bank on the perimeter of a comer as 3 berm to generate me momentum 10 cap lure th e lead , but co uldn ' t ca tch Lewi s. Buffing to n's performan ce in th e heat race gave him th e o vera ll w in. Results JR : I. Joh n SuanKf~ ld ( K.3w); 2. ·Corq- Fcemmel (Suz); 3. Tim Ronncnberg (Hon). RUBBER : I. ~rry Thru ne (Ho n ); 2. Pete Theis (Hon); 3. J;j(k I"ull n' ( H o n ); 1. S It'Vt' Richardson (Ya m); 5. Ed Croth"1 (Ya m). • SPTSMN: I. Doug Kort bein (Suz): 2. Urry Sch u lu (Hon ); 3. Bt-n uwj" (Ya m ); 4. Doutt Forstner (Yam) : 5. Eric Fchr('1)lMch ( Koa ). w NO V MX: t. Brian Tury tKaw ); 2. J ohn Ron nan berg (Hon): 3. T ed Cc ptein Jr . (He n ): 4. Mike Sherw in (Hon ); 5. Jnlle johrwlu (Ya m). PRO MX : 1. Lar ry Stra ng fdd (Ka w) ; 2. Tom Croft (Hon); 3. Mark Heineck (Hon ); 1. Ed Crothen (Yam); 5. Kun H udbody (C·A) . • 250Sl1J D NO V: I. Ra bat BuUington (Kaw ); 2. Kim u-wi, (Ya m); 3. T om Cro ft (Ha n); 1. Ra y l...rgga tf' (Hon ); 5. Brian T er ry ( K.3w). 250 STUD PR O ; l. Gerry Thru ne (Yam); 2. e lil£ Ed.n (¥ oun); 3. Steve Hu dbody (H on); i . Rick Stovi ak (Ya m ); 5. Kun H w:k.body (C A). O PEN STU D S O Y: I. Sa m ~bk i (H. n) : 2. Steve Rich ardson (Ya m ); 3. Brad Wi ldn (C A); 1. Br;Mi Hd ned ( Hon ). OP E." STUD PR O : I .S t~ ~m ( Yam );2. GftTy Thru~ (C A); 3. Bob Kohner (H o n ); 1. Tony Kohn er (H on); 5. Scott Winkler (H on). Sun scores Salem Motocross win By Clay Light SALE.\I. OR. DEC. 14 Former 500ec MX National Champion Chuck Sun mad e a triumphan t return to the moto-cross scene by winning bo th mOlOS in th e 3()" 40 Pro class during Mot ocross Northwestsan ctioned aren across racing at th e Oregon Sta te Fairgr ounds. Sun said he ha d n 't ridden for four years , a nd hasn 't compet~ serious ly for a few yea" mor e than that, He sti ll sho wed some of the flash in ess that ca rri ed him to th e top o f th e mot ocross world in the lat e 70s and early 80,. Sun, rid ing a Suzuki sponso red by Hillsboro Honda /Su zuk i, took im media te co n tro l of rhe 30-40 Pro / Up The Hill class first moto , leading J ohn Woodley, Don Boespflug and Ro n Mill iga n. Su n o pe ned up a small lead, but Boesp flu g. a fter shaking off Woodley, reeled in the ex-cha m p, catching Su n o n the fin al lap of the moto, However, the duo was ridi n!> separate class es an d both picked up wins m th eir respec tive class . Mo w two was mu ch th e same as th e first as Sun ju m ped into the lead. Boe spflug eventua lly pic ked off Sun to score the first of two o vera ll wins during th e evening's program. Sun mai nta ined second to the finis h for first 30-40 Pro, whil e Mill igan posted third lor second in the 30· 40 Pro class . " My a rms pumped u p reall y bad," said Sun after the second mOIO. " I' m pr ett y happy, th ough, with the resul ts. It was n' t too bad for being away from raci ng as lo ng as I have." Boespflug's do u ble class decim ation was fin al ized a lte r he so u nd ly thra sh ed rh e co m bi ne d 250 / 0 pe n P ro cl a ss. H e did, how ever . have some p retty serio us competition in the for m of G ary Beyer a nd Milligan. Boespflug put a small defici t o n th e field in both motos, leaving Beyer to fend off the earlymoto ad vances of Milligan. . Honda Wor ld-sponsored Jeff Daily's win streak was furthered, as he clobbered the competition in both 125cc Pr o mOlDS. Dail y had 10 co me from beh ind in th e first mo to and pass Beyer la te in th e race for the win. Dai ly did it again in th e second co ntes t, but this tim e Ch ad Berry nabbed second ah ead of Ken ny Olsen, Beyer a nd Don Bisceglia. Results JO.40 PRO: 1. Ch uck Su n (S u.z); 2. Ron Mill itr n (Su .z a ); 3. Da ve hkin (Hon ). OPE.fIol PRO : 1. Don Bo"pflug ( Ko.lOI ); 2. Ga ry Be,n (KTM); 3. Ron Milh Jt'ln (Su.z) . . 125 PR O: I. Jdl Dail y (H on); 2. Ql.;.d Ikny ( ltalOl) 3. ; Kenny Olsen (Ka w) . UTH: l. Don Boesplug ( Kaw); 2. Jo hn Wood ley ( Ka lOl); 3. Richar d Lund (Ha n). PIW : I. G"K Biackwt'll (Kaw); 2. Isaac Daw~(Jn (Ya m) ; 3. Lia m DawlOn (¥ ioIm). W MN : I. Dean na H o lbroo k (Ca ll: ; 2. j ea nne Van BUJi irk ) k (Yam ); 3. La urie Sta ngt' o . 60 JR: I. Isaac Dawson (Ya m ); 2. G rq; Blackwe ll (Ka w); 3. DarIa. Stewa rt (Ya m). 60 SR: l , DU l>lY Lm;lbuIK ( Kaw ); 2. Mikt M ~rina (Kaw); 3. Mike Sto rm (H on). : 80 BEG : I. Mau Wi lliam\ (Ya m ): 2. DUl>ty un;,,;burg (KoIw) 3. Brad Stoner . 125BEC : I. Aaron Cra wlo rd (Kaw);2. Cary T erlec ki ( Ka w); 3. JOJihT rue (Kaw). 125 INT: I. Rya n HuUman (Hon ); 2. T ony Rt'nl ro ( ~ w); 3. Eric R~ (Kaw). 250 JR: I. Mont y H;m i, (Hon ); 2. ChOPP" Lynn (Yam); 3. AIl.an T('IIn-ki ( ltaw). 50-10 JR : I. Mil t' Dean (Y;,,;m ); 2. Deanna Holbrook (CaK); 3. T om Wa rbn-x (Kaw). 30-10 1ST: I. Ron Knll (Yam ); 2. Jf'Uf' Dan (Hon) : 3. Ca ry ROle' (SUl).

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