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Speedway, but when the seven rid ers for the 15-lap short track fin al brought their bikes to the lin e all 15,000 fan s were o n their feet. The headl in es from th e mornin g s p o r ts sec tio ns h a s summed it up, " T odos co ntra Mor ehead !" (" Everybody agai ns t Morehead !" ). The Amer ican decid ed to sta rt from th e ou tsi de a lthough five mi n u tes befo re the race he was still undecided . " If I sta rt in sid e I'll be in trouble because I can' t ge t any drive o u t of two, but if I start o utside so me body might cras h in front o f me. The tra ck is ho lding' up real well a nd I can rid e up high and then straig h t-line the apex if I can ge t som e room." Pui g had hi s Grand Pr ix race face o n and was a bundl e of nerves as he waited to see where Morehead would lin e up. Mart in ez de Ie Rosa , wh ose Gi lera was filled wit h an extra lon g swingarm a nd h eavy flywh eel, chose th e extreme in side and Puig lin ed u p j ust in side Mor ehead . Arcarons was in the middle of the seven-ride r line. When the lights cha nged Mor ehead was left spi nni ng, but while the rest of the riders dove low for the apex he rode hi gh a nd nipped past four riders to come o n the back stra ight third beh ind Pu ig and Arcarons. By the en d of lap two he was in the lead a nd start ing to pull a way, but o n la p eig ht the mo tor bogged in turn three a nd the front end pus hed. The Husaber g ran wid e a nd high a nd Ararons and Pu ig shot under Mor ehead a nd in to th e lead. A lap la ter Morehead bumped Pui g o n the in side comi ng o nto the hom e straight to move into second and then o n la p 10 he lined u p Arcarons who was blocki ng well o n the insi de. T he Spania rd left just enough room for Morehead to pass him o n th e o u tside halfwa y dow n the home strai gh t with both wheels outside the wh it e line a nd a bo u t a foot fro m the hay bal es. Mo rehead went on to wi n by two a nd a half seco nds , but the ba il ie for second between Arcarons and Pu ig was decided on ly at the lin e. Pu ig tried to get past Arcarons o n the o utside bu t d idn' t make it, crossed u p h is Yamaha a nd crashed just after the flag. He was un injured a nd received a sta ndi ng o vatio n. J or di Pui g was fou rt h, followed hom e by Martines de la Rosa, " L u isak e" and David Dom enec. It was nearly m idn igh t when the W looking for a few more extraordinary e're BMW motorcycledealers. So ifyou'reconsidering adding to,replacingor even starting a business, consider these facts. BMW motorcycles retail sales have increased this year alone by more than 20 percent. BMWmotorcycles have ranked # 1incustomer satisfaction by10. Powers for the lastthree years. 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Mor ehead, who is now a hero in Barcelon a , wi ll be invi ted to rid e the entire series. It was decided after th e race that this first event would sta nd as a poi nts race but tha t o n ly the best three results of each rider in the four-race series would co unt to wards the title. Points ar e awarded to the seven ride rs wh o make the main (10-8-6-4-3-2-1) and winner of semis a lso score o ne poi nt . Thus Mor ehead with I I po ints finds him self lead ing th e Sant J ordi Cha lle nge fro m Arca ro ns and Puig. T he orga ni zers will choose da tes tha t do not co nflic t wit h the AMA Camel Pro Series, the Spanish Enduro Cha mpions hi ps or the World Road Racing Champ io nships. Next race is schedu led for Wednesday, May 1st. Alt hough the promoters are uncerta in if Harl ey-Davidson will allow factory rid ers to pa rticipate durin g the regular AMA seaso n, co ntacts ha ve already been made wi th three-t im e AMA Grand Na tional Champion J a y pringsteen. Mor ehead, who won $5000 on the H usaberg. told the crowd: " I' ve raced in America all m y life, in France a nd Japan too , but I've never raced in fro nt of a crowd as en th us iastic as here in Barcelona." It looks lik e Spa in , where road racers enjoy movie-star popularity and trial s is a major sport, has fallen in love wi th the dirt. And with six differe nt brands of mo torcycles a mo ng the seven finishers in the main we just migh t be seeing th e beg in n ing of somethi ng big that cou ld tu rn American-style d irt track racin g into a n excit ing interna01 tio na l sport. Results TIME TRIAlS: I. Steve Morehead (51.50) ; 2. Albert o P uig (52.18); 3. Jordi Elias (52.6 1); 4. J. ·Ma n in t" de 1 Rosa (52.9 1); 5. Jo rd i Puig (53. 12); 1 ;.1 6. Xa vi Aren a s (.1)3.36); 7. J ordi Arcarons (53.51); 8. Ricard J ove (53.6 1); 9. Enric EM :o£el (54.36); 10. Ramon Riud al bas (54.-1 7). HEAT 1: I. Alht-rtu Pu ig (Ya m); 2. R ica rd Jov e (G- G); 3. "Luisake" (He n ): 4. Ca rlos Ru bio (Hon ); • • ). Oriol Vila ( KT M); 6. Enric £SCOrN ( KT M). 1 TIME: I min.• 21.55 ~'C. HEAT 2: l. Steve M or ehead (H bg): 2. Jordi Arcar o ns (Cag): 3. Ra mo n Riuda lba s (8 u l): 4. Jordi Mt"lquila ( KT M); 5. J u~P Volta (KTM ); 6. Juli P ujo l (Ya m); 7. S(o r~io Tral lero ( Ka w) . Tl~E: I min.• 19.5 1 sec. HEAT 3: I. Jord i Elias (Yam ); 2. Xavi Arenas {Ho n j: 3. Lu is Chi ll ida {Hon): 4. Eueebi Sa pe {ka w): 5. Car los Checa (Ya m) ; 6. Luis Car los Maurel (Yam) . 11ME: I min. 20.87 sec, HEAT 4: I. J a im e Mart ino de 1 Rosa (Gil): 2. 01 Jo rdi P u ig (KT M); 3. Ca rl", Mas (Yam); .1. Dav id Do men ec (Ya m): 5. Ed uardo Ga rcia t KT M); 6. Alex Sa mso W .a~): 7. Jor di 50 1<1 (KT M). TIM E: I rm n. , 2 1. 32~ . R EPE... ~ 1: I. Ram o n Reu dal bas: 2. " L uisake": 3. J ordi Ca r lo~ M e7qu i l~ : 4. Ju ll Pujo l; 5. Onol Vila; 6. Rubi o. TIME: J mi n., 23. 11 sec. REP ESCA 2: I. Conlos ~bs : 2. Da vid Dom en ec: 3. Lui s Ch ilfida : 4. C u lo, Checa : 5. Edu ard o G ar cia ; 6. Eusebi Sa pe. SE MI 1: I. S Il"Vl ' Mor ehead : 2, Alber to Pui g: ~ . J or di Arca ro ns: 4. Rica rd J C)\'l ' ; 5. Lui s LOpt'I; 6. Ram on Reudal ba s. Tt~ E: I m in .. 43.63 ><'C. SE MI 2: I. j a irm- 7'. lan im', de la Ro!03; 2, J ord i P u ig : 3. Xa vi Arenu s: 4. Da vid Do me nec; 5. Ca rlo!'> Ma!!> ; 6. Jo rdi Eli a s. TI ME: I min. , '13.73 !ol·C LCQ: I. Dav id Dorn en cc: 2. Jordi Arcarons; 3. " L u i..ake": -I. CarlOI' Mas; .li. Xavi Arenas. 6. Rich ard Jove, T IME: I mi n., 21.05 M,'C MAIN : I. S I t'Vt' Morehead (H bg); 2. J ord i Arca rcns (Ca g:); 3. Albe rto Pu ig (Ya m); 4. jordi P ui g (KT M); 5. j a ime M3uin t'1 de 1 Rosa (Gi l); 6. " Luis a ke" 3 (Hon ]: 7. David Do menec (Yam). T IME: 3 m in ., J2.08 loci:. SAII''T JORDI CHALLENGE rorxr STAND[Xes: I. Si eve Moreh ead ( I I); 2. J ordi Arcar on s (8); ~ . Alberto Pui g (6); .1. J ordi Puig (1); 5. Jaime Ma rtinez de la R ~ (1); 6. "Lu isa ke" (2); 7. Davi d Domenec f l ]. 21

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