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, H-D 883 hotshoe Jason Fletcher ran second, several lengths behind Murphree after the top three riders spread out Fletcher tried everything he could to inch his Spectrol Moroney 's machine closer to Murphree, but the young Californian was simply out of reach. "He's fast - who is that guy?" Fletcher joked. HOur bike was set up wrong . We should have made it longer. And the track was really different from the way it was in the heat, but you couldn't tell until you got out there. Still, it's cool that we got second." Third-place finisher Eric Bostr om found Fletcher equally out of reach. The Bartels' dirt tracker I road racer had looked im p ressive in his heat race but was unable to ma tch that performance in the main event. He would end u p circulating the track about a half straightaway behind Fletcher for the entire race . HI kind of forgot how to ride the 883s on dirt," the personable Bostrom said. HIt took me a while to get it figured out. The bike could have been set up a little better, but the Bartels' Harley-Davidson was still awesome. We'll get 'em next time." Morehead and King reversed both start and finish positions in the main event; Morehead lined up on the rubber just to the left of King, who occupied the outside pole. When the green flag flew, Morehead squirted into the lead, while Roeder and King appeared to bump while fighting for the second spot, which went to Roeder. King continued to look for a way around, while Varnes shook off Fletcher and took up the chase for a podium position. Roeder then fell off the groove on the third lap and started swapping while desperately trying to recover. The big Ohioan got it together, but not before King and Varnes squirted underneath to claim second and thi rd, respectively. Des pit e having do deal with a red-hot brake rotor, Roeder was able to han g on for fifth behind Georgie Price IV. There was just no stopping Mo rehead, however, who was p redictably methodical in his effort to put ground between himself and the pack. Mo rehead took the checkered flag by a wide margin to claim his first win of the year and the lion's share of his own purse. HI just went as fast as I had to," Morehead said. HAnd hey, we get to keep our own money. That makes it even nicer. Not bad for a 40-year-old, huh?H cr Barberville Speedway Barberville, Rorlda Results: March 4, 1996 (Round 5 of 9) 600 EX (12 laps; 12 rid era ): 1. Rich King (Rtx ); 2. Steve Morehead (Rtx); 3. Lonn., Pauley (Rtx ); 4. Ken Coolbeth (W-R ); 5. Davey Camlio (Rtx) ; 6. (Rtx); 7. Brett Landes (Rtx); 8. Chulie Ocr (Rtx) ; 9. Kev in V.. mes (Rtx); 10. Brent Armbruster (Rtx); 11. Dale lenneman (Rtx); 12. Will Dav is (Rtx). HoD B83 (12 laps; 12 rid ers ): I. Johnny Murphree; 2. Jason Fletcher; 3. Eric Bostrom; 4. Nate Wai t; S. Rob Gette; 6. Billy Martin; 70A.I. Herrera: 8. Gary Rogers; 9. Paul Lynch; 10. Lonnie Pauley; 11. Paul Normandin; 12. I.R. Schnabel. 750 EX (12 laps; 12 riders): I. Steve Morehead (H0 ); 2. Rich King (Hon); 3. Kevin Varnes (Hon) ; 4. Georgie Price IV (H-D) ; S. Ceo Roeder II (H-D); 6. Kevin Atherton (H· D); 7. Michael Varnes (H-D); 8. Dale Jenneman (H-D); 9. Will Davis (H-D) ; 10. Jason Fletcher (H-D) ; 11. Chris Evans (Hon) ; 12. Steve Beattie (HoD). FLOR IDA FLAT TRACK SERi ES POINTS STANDINGS (Alter 5 of 9 rounds): 1. Steve Morehead (42 points/l win) ; 2. Will Davis (33/1 ); 3. Ceo Roeder (26); 4. Steve Beattie (21); 5. Rich Kin~ (19); 6. Dale Jenneman (18) ; 7. (TIE) Davey Camhn (16)/ lC in ev Varnes (16); 9. Mike Hacker (l5)/Ceorgie Price IV (15); 11. Brett Landes (13)/Kevio Atherton (13); 13. Mike Varnes (12); 14. Eric Bostrom (11); IS. Robert Lewis (10); 16. (TIE) Will., McCoy (9)/lason Fleecber (9); 18. (TIE) Paul Lynch (8)/Chris Evaru; (8). Upcoming Rounds: Round 6 - Tampa, Florida, March 5 Round 7 - SI. Augustine, Rorida. Mar 7 ch G et ready for a weekend of exciting motorcycle racing at the Toyota Challenge of Laguna Sea AMA National Championship Motorcycle Road Races.This will be the first race of the seas~n on the new,expanded, II tum, 2.238 mile road course. Headlining the weekend will be the highly competitive Superbike Series. See the faaory teams from Smokin' Joe's Honda,Vance and Hines Yamaha, Muzzy Kawasaki and Yoshimura R&D Suzuki.This action packed weekend includes road races, sidecars and more! Don't blink or you'll miss all the non-stop action! FEATU R E D RACES • ROTTEN ROBBIE SUPERBIKE • 250cc Grand Prix • Teamline 750cc SuperSport • H P4 600cc SuperSport • Perfonnance Machines SuperTeams Challenge • Progressive Insurance Harley-Davidso n SuperTwin5 P L U S! • Side Car Races • Vintage Bike Display • Autograph Sessions • Free Paddock Access • Free Grandstand Seating • Free Parking 1~11~ LAGUNA'· SECA RACEWAY TOYOTA .w VIDEO RELEASES Now Avai lable Through Cyc le News Video Theater 1995 125cc/250cc GRAND PRIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RMEW (1I79G) Han a dozen riders bunched shoulder-to-shoulder in a tight pack, dicing for the lead just inches apart at well over 100 mph,sometimes sliding out or piling up in a tight comer - and this is just a normal 125 or 250 GP racel These entertaining highlights include all the very best action from all 250cc rounds plus the best of the 125's with uncomfortablyclose on-bike camera lootage. 250cc: A runaway season for reigning 250 World Champion Max Biaggi on top form, punctuated by terrific scraps with Rainey proteqa' Tetsuya Harada and stylish Honda ace Ran Waldmann (check out his astonishing performance inthe rain-soaked Japanese GP as he slithersoff, gets back on - and carries on to winl 125cc: A surprise round one victory for 19-year old Japanese star Haruchika Aoki set the scene for a devastating season I Nonetheless, reigning champ Ka2uto Sakata kept on the pressure and veteran former world champion Dirk Raudies and old hand Peter 0e1I1 started well but s uffered later setbacks. 120 minutes from Duke Video USA.