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in third behind Strangfeld and Legga,e.
Strangfeld held th e lead position without
challenge. a nd won th e first go- round with
Leggar e cl o se behind : Me..nwh if e, Scan
Wmkler ' ma naged to fm d his wa y ar ound
Croft to finish third .
Mot a two saw Leggate launch o ut o f th e
gate to nab th e number one: spot. Ed Crothers
ga ted second with Croft dose behind. Croft
mixed thi ngs up a bit wh en he snagged so me
grooves in co ma th ree a nd wen t do wn.
Strangfeld avoided th e downed rider and set
his sights o n Cro th ers, Stra ngfeld proceeded
to mak e quick work of Crothers a nd set out
after Leggate, The rem a in in g laps were no t
enoug h ror Stra ng feld to ca tch up. and he had
to sett le for seco nd beh ind moto a nd overall
winner ~a le. Crothers was third a nd
Winkler fims hed fou rth in ' he m or o and th ird
for 'he day .
Resu lts
JR : I. John Serangfeld l Kol wj; 2. Corey Foemmel (S Ul J;
'! . l im Ro nnmbrtg (non ).
RUBBER: 1. Gnry Thrune (lion ); 2. Pete Thet, (Ha n);
, . SI('Y(' R ichardson (Yam).
SPTSMN: 1. Tnt Copl ten. Sr. (Han ): 2. G uy Oa uger (C
A ); 3. D ave Ryun (Ya m ).
NOV MX: I. John Stra ngfeld (K.aw) ; 2.. John Ronn en berg
(Ha n); 5. Ted Goplim, Jr . (lion ).
PR O MX: 1. Ra; LrKKalr'(Hon ); 2. Larry Stra ngfe ld (Kotw) ;
5. Scou w inkler ( {on ).
250STIilJ NO V: 1. T om Cro ft (Hon); 2. Ra ben Buffin gton
{Hon); 5. R ick Holder (Yam).
250 STU D PRO; I. CIiH Eckes (Yam); 2. Gerry Thrune
(CA); 5. SIt'Y('lIuckbody (Ho n).
.
O P EN STUD NOV : I. Ri, :k Ho lder (Mai l: 2. Sam Mak ie
(H·D): 5. Buck y Lo rentz (lton).
O PE N srun PR O: 1. Gerry Thrune (C Al; 2. Mikt'
Lanman (Hon): S. Seeve Kasten (Yam ).
Carr motors to Lodi MC
Marathon win
By Bill Spencer
LOD!. CA, JAK 6
The openi ng ro u nd of Maratho n mo torcyde
racin g o pened the Ladi MC's new year with
a grea t battle that saw Harley-Davidson ace
Chris Carr ba ilie w ith O ak land H on da's Tory
Bostrom for o verall braggi ng righ ts.
Bostr om led a u ' o n his CR500 wit h Aar on
Hill and Rob Damron chasing. Ca rr mad e
his move at the o ne-t hird mark oC the hour
and a ha lf sho w, pined early and the n took
'he lead , when Bostrom pined a. 'he ha lfway
poin t. Bostrom tried to regai n the lead. but
Carr would no ' budge. Ca rr a nd Bostrom
proceeded to lap ' he en tire fiel d, incl udi ng
Ben Bostrom wh o fin ished th ird.
Resul ts
" ET / OT : 1. Don Sh iplt'y: 2. Mikt' \VO l; 5. Steve Hall;
Wintrn: S. Dan A rmuron~.
125 NOV : I. Mikt' McNally; 2. Cnil{ Mon tn ; 5. Ouis
wtman; i . Don Shiplt')' jr.: S. Mike:' Hanman .
250 NO V: t. Rick y Io'orbn; 2. 1.;lrry Andrn; 5. Mik e:' P('trl l;(lt
;
1. Mark Hohholl k'; S. Mik e:' Kryn ol:k.
~O OPEN PR O : I. Qnis ('.;In (Suz); 2. Tory Bo6uom
(Han); S. &n Bo~trom (H