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Danny laPorte' s D ut ch win gave him the points lead. (File phot o.) World Champ.lonshlp. 250cc MX Series: Round 8 L.aPor epo ers to D C ou Ie MIL L, H O L L AN D, J ULY 4 Ya m aha tea mster Dan n y LaPorte moved to th e. top of the 250cc p oint standings w i th a devastatin g dou ble win at the Du tch GP. He now has a six p oin t lead over the for m er title holder, Suzuki 's Georges J o be, with four rounds still to run. Bel gian J o be could o n ly m an age two second places as La Porte strengthened th e ch ances of America havin g two World Champion motocrossers at th e en d of th e year. Br ita in 's Dave Wa tso n battled throug h fo r a fou rt h in mo to one, bu t dropped out of the second when he sta lle d his Yam aha and was hit heavily from behind by Dutchman Kees va n der Ven . Watson's left hand was h urt in the clash, an d although nothi ng was bro ken, it was painful en ough to force him out of the race. Va n der Ven had a disap pointing day, on ly ma nagin g a 5-3 result in h is favori te sandy conditions. American Mike Guerra to o k fifth overall with fifth and seven th p lace fin ishes. Watson too k the lead ea r ly in moto one with J o be, H en k va n Mie r lo and LaPorte right beh ind hi m . Bu t with 25 m inutes gon e, Jobe, va n der Ven and Wa tson all crashed, leav ing van Mie rl o at th e fro nt. Watso n was unable to repass the on-form Du tch ma n , but LaPorte and Jobe took him to claim fir st a nd second at th e close. • Results t . Dann y LaPon e (USA - Yam); 2. Georges J obe (Belgi um - Suz); 3. Henk van Mi erl o (Holland - Suz); 4. Kees van der Ven (Holland - KTM ); 5. M ike Guerra (USA · Hus); 6. Dave W atson (GB • Yam); 7. Johan Menens (Belgium . Yam); B. Sven Berggren (Sweden· Hus); 9. And re Massant (Belgium. Suz); 10 . Jean-Clau de Laquaye (Belgium - Hon); 11. Erwin Alben (Belg iu m - Yam); 12. Peter van Nie uwenhos (Holl and - Suz). 1st MOTO : 1. LaPone; 2. Jobe; 3. van M ierl o; 4. Watso n; 5. van der Ven ; 6. Manens; 7 . Guerra; 8. van Nieuw enh os; 9. Albert; 10. LaQuaye. 2nd MOTO ; 1. LaPone; 2. Jobe; 3. van der Ven; 4. van Mier lo; 5. Guerra; 6. Bergg ren ; 7. Massa nt; 8. Laquaye; 9. Alben ; 10. van Nie uwenhos. WORLD CHA MPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS; 1. LaPone (146); 2. Jobe (140 ); 3. van der Ven (134 ); 4. Watson (94); 5. Guerra (71); 6. R. Dieffenbach , W. Germany (70); 7 . (TIE) H. Kinigadner, Austria /Laquaye (4 7); 9. van M ierlo (41); 10. M. Tarkonnen , Fin land (38). World Championship J25cc MX Series: Round 8 Every,OOdy has an op-inion I Write to VOICES. Geboers pads lead in France LAVAUR, FRANCE, J ULY 4 Curly-haired Belg ia n Eri k Geboers of T eam Suzuki looks set to capture h is first world crown after co llecting a double moto win at the Fren ch G P to open a 31 point lead over second p lac e men Marc Velkeneers and Michele Rinaldi. Early season pace-setter Velkeneers had a disastro us da y. At the start of the mee ting h e was just one poi nt behin d Geboers, bu t after a crash in the first leg , wh ile trying to come back from a bad start, he was force d to drop out with an injured left leg. • • Results t . Erik Geboers (Belgi um - Suz); 2. Harry Even s (Belgium - Suz); 3. Corrado Maddii (Italy - Gil); 4. Jacky Vim ond (France - Yam); 5. Michele Rin aldi (Italy - Gil ); 6. Aki ra Wata nabe (Japan - Suz); 7 . Gen Jan van Doorn (Holl and - Suz); 8. Michele Ma garon o (Italy - TGM); 9. Guiseppe Andreani (haly KTM); 10. Pekka Vehkonen (Finland - Yam); 11. Yannig Kervalla (Franc e - KTM); 12. John Hensen (Holland - Yam). 1st MOTO: 1. Geboers; 2. Vimond; 3 . Evens; 4. Rin aldi; 5. Mad dii ; 6. Wata nabe; 7. Magarono; 8. van Doorn; 9. Kervalla; 10. Hensen. 2nd MOTO ; 1. Geboers ; 2. Maddii; 3 . Evens; 4. Rinald i; 5. Watanabe; 6. Vimond; 7. Andreani; 8. Vehkone n; 9. van Doorn; 10. Hense n. WO RLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STA NDINGS: t . Geboers (164); 2. (TIE)M. Velkeneers /Rinaldi (133); 4. M addii (132); 5. Evens (109); 6. Watanabe (72); 7. Vimond (54 ); 8. T. Sug io, Jap an (4 9); 9. An dr eani (37); 10. J. O'Mara, USA (30). KXUnl-Trak HEADQUARTERS WE HAVE YOUR PARTSl e Motorcycle eATe Odyssey e We Ship Anywhere Dealer Inq~lrie8 Invited . Fullerton SBnd Tire8 11900 BeBet! Blvd. Stenton, CA 90880 (714) 898-2049 Same Day UPS Shipping To Western States CALL (714) 884-6481 We Have The Latest Trick Parts & Tuning Know-How For All Models lUNCON K.A WASAKI 263 South ESt. San Bernardino, California 92401 • Suapenaiona. Engine Work. New Bike Sala 17