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Broc Glover holeshots the first Internationa' mota ahead of David Bailey (36), Georges Jobe (2) and Rolf Dieffenbach (4). World Championship 250cc MX Series: Round 10 Van der Ven victorious at Unadilla USGP . I By Tom Mueller . Photos by Mark Lachapelle, Richard DeUbertis 8t Mueller NEW BERLIN, NY, AUG. I The flying Dutchman, Kees van der Ven, turned a 3-1 performance into overall honors at Unadilla Valley Sports Center's 250cc World Championship round. KTM's van der Yen followed first moto winner David Bailey and Rick . Johnson In mow one, then pushed out front and stayed 6 jump in moto two. Crashes also m~rred the performances ?f Yamaha s Dave Watson, who IS fourth ranked in the series, and Honda's Donnie Hansen, the 1982 Supercross there in moto two . Second overall and 250cc National Champion. Both went ' t o Yamaha's Rick Johnson, Watson and Hansen went down in a who ran third in .moto two. secondturncrashinmotoone. Watson Rookie GP contender Danny tweaked his knee and was out for the LaPorte brought thousands of Arnerday; Hansen DNF moto one, but ican fans to .Iife as he extended his came back for fourth in moto two. Belgian Jean-Claude Laquaye was series points lead to 14 over Belgian Georges Jobe. Yamaha's LaPorte£in-sixth overall, followed by Yamaha 's ished the day third overall with a 4-2 Scott Burnworth. Dave Hollis on a WP Racing Suzuki; was eighth overall tally. Spectators got what they came for when LaPorte and Jobe got into a and top privateer. bump and shove ba ttle in molO one, Unadilla's 1.19 mile course on the with LaPorte coming out on top. rolling hillsides of central New York Jobe finished fifth, then ran fifth in provided the epitome of outdoor MX moto two for fifth overall. racing. The track had been reseeded Fourth overall 'wen t to Honda 's prior to the event, and offered totally David Bail ey, who consistently rides natural terrain for practice. The cirup front, but h as yet to see a major cu it soon turned to a loamy base overall win. Bail ey to tally dominated which made for optimum traction moto one, but bailed off hard on a everywhere. dragged themselves off the track, Practice on Saturday was a ride, then watch and wait affair for many. victims of heavy traffic in a righthand sweeper. Watson 's injured knee Jobe and Hansen got into a dice, but both soon shut off, saving their serious was attended to while Hansen handed his bike to mechanic .Brian Lunniss efforts for race day . J obe made n urnerous trips to the pits, trying to dial in and walked away. Bailey had the speed through his bike's jetting in conditions much Gravity Cavity's downhill and soon more humid than in Europe. Bailey. took the lead on lap one. Glover' was the only iron man in practice, riding every lap possible. stuck tight until he dumped it in a rough section, dropping to eighth. LaPorte was the people's choice, as hundreds of fans crowded near his Dieffenbach was second, and Glover pits. He was courteous to all, and said soon plugged back into third ahead of Kawasaki's Tom Benolkin. LaPorte he enjoyed returning to the encouragewas fifth followed by Honda's Steve ment of his many fans. Martin, van .der Ven and Jobe. Broc Glover posted the fastest time Glover nabbed second, but 31-yearduring Sunday's mandatory timed practice, two minutes, 20.860 seconds. old Dieffenbach retook Glover in the rough. LaPorte and van der Ven Bailey followed with a 2.22:866, and moved into 3-4, followed by Martin, next was van der Ven at 2.24:248 . . LaPorte, Jobe and Germany's Rolf Jobe and Johnson. By mid-race (20 minutes), Bailey. Dieffenbach were 4-5-6, also in the 2.24 second bracket. was cruising with a 22 second cushion over van der Ven in second. Johnson The Ward Robinson .p ro m o ted event drew the largest crowd at the and Glover were now 3-4, followed .. by Jobe and LaPorte. Dieffenbach facility in recent years. A reported 14,500 spectators attended, and nowas seventh, fading from the heat and humidity. . where else in America - or the Bailey let his lead deteriorateto 10· world, according to van der Ven can you find race fans like at Unadilla. seconds, but he landed a secure win, The " H ill People" combined with using lines and jumps many other the " Vall ey People" to urge LaPorte riders couldn't seem to master. Van on. der'Ven finally gave way to Johnson's prodding and dropped to third. 250cc USGP LaPorte and Jobe had a classic duel. The two top ranked riders closed Glover blasted off with the lead in moto one while Watson and Hansen together on the hig-h speed sections,