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re er e ·~ ~~....s o175mph, 5 tired.T e· osn't:' 6 Danny laPo rt e won on time. World Championship 25 0cc MX Series: Round S B Hammer ruce Oneof America's T Endurance Racers op L.aPor t e r ules ussian round ARACE-TESTED, RACE-WINNING OIL KICHINEV, R U SSIA, JULY 18 The world 250cc title chase moved beh in d the Iron Curtain on Sunday, to Kichinev, near the Black Sea in Russia, where the twin favorites for the crown, Danny LaPorte (Ya m) a n d Georges jobe (Suz) failed to ga in any advantage over each other. A first and a second each means th a t just six points still sep ara tes the p air with three rounds to go. Britain 's Dave Watson (Yam) finished a fine th ird overall with a fourth and a third to consolidate his fou rt h placing in th e championship an d m ove a little closer to third place m an Kees Van de r Yen who finish ed fifth overall. Dave's meeting got o ff to a fine start when he took th e wo rks Yamaha to a holeshot in th e first race wh ich he led for three hips unti l teammate Da n n y LaPorte came by to take over th e lead which he held until th e fin ish. The Briton 's problem s were j u st sta rtin g however , as on or abou t lap five his rear shock p acked in and Austr ia n Heinz Kinigadner muscled by o n the narrow track . With four laps to go , Georges j obe, wh o had o n ly man aged a mid-pack start, a lso swept by the unfortunate Watson, a nd succeeded in relegati n g Kinigad ner to th ird at the flag. lobe made no mi sta ke in race two ho wever, and from th e drop of the ga te to the drop of th e che ckered flag was never headed. Gasto n Ra h ier (Suz) was second into th e first turn bu t was soon reduced to a n eventual n inth , first by LaPorte, who held on to second 'til th e flag. Dave was l Oth into the first corner bu t banzai 'd through the field to fo urt h after one lap-o n a trac k which was difficult to pass on a n d growing . ever more dusty. Wat son soo n demoted th e diminutive Belgia n Rahier an d ci rcu la ted behind th e leading duo a bo u t 10 seconds in arrears. Kin igadner was un abl e to repeat his first race performance d ue to a punctured tire and th is time fourth place at th e finish wa s occupied by th e tall G erm a n , Rolf Dieffenbach (H o n ). • LOTS OF CHEVRON KNOW-HOW BEHIND EVERY QUART. It tokes a lotof resources to make onoilthis good. We've gotthem.And we put them to workonChevron Custom Motorcycle Oil. We started witha blend ofcarefully selected premium lubricating oil stocks. Then compounded it withhighperformance ashless and metallic additives. The resulting multi-grade oilnotonly providesmaximum protection forengine and transmission parts butis totally compatible withyour clutch components. Could thisoil have been developed with fewer resources? Could Bruce Hammer have won by going slower? Chevron Custom Motorcycle Oil.IfII make your next oil change a change forthe better. - L , o • this coupon goodfor 51.00 offthetotalpurchase price when you buyeither 4 quartsor 1 gallon of Chevron Custom Motorcycle 011 from a participating motorcycle shop. Offer goodthrough August 31. 1982. Uml'one coupon perpurchase. Dealers:T receive your $1.00 backplease send thiscouponplus your o • • O Promotion, PO Box 3906, North Hollywood, Colifornia 91605. Cosh il . . value 1/20 cent. O ffervaidwhere prohibited bylow. CN. ••••••••••••• -..• • • • • • •• Chevron : • • • • ...........•........ • name and thenameand address ofyour store to:Chevron Custom Motorcycle I ~ •.._..__. I ·W . . . . .i Results OVERALL: t . Danny laPorte (USA - Yam); 2. Georges Jobe (Bel gium - Suz); 3. Dave Wats on (GB - Yam); 4. Rolf Dieffenbach (West Germany - Hon); 5. Kees Van der Ven (Holland - KTM); 6. (TIE) JeanClaude Laquaye (Belgium . Hon)/Heinz Kin igadner (A ustria - Yam); B. Gast on Rahier (Belgi um. Suz); 9. Erkki Sundstrom (Finl and - Suz); 1D. Arno Drechse l (West Germany • Hon); 11. Mike Guerra (USA • Hus); 12. Gennady M oiseev (USSR. 1st MOTO : t . laPort e; 2. Jobe ; 3. Kini gadner; 4 . Watson; 5. Van der Ven; 6. Dieffenbach; 7. Laquaye; B. Sundstrom; 9. Rahie r; 10. Guerra. 2nd MOTO : 1. Jobe ; 2. LaPorte; 3 . W at son ; 4 . Dieff enbach; 5. Laquaye ; 6. Van der Ven; 7. Rahier; B. Drechse l; 9. Sundstrom; 10. Moi seev. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STAND INGS: 1. laPorte (1731; 2. Jobe (167); 3. Van der Ven (14 5); 4. Watson (112); 5. Dieffenbach (B3); 6. Guerra (72 ); 7. (TIE) Laquaye /Kin igad ner (57) ' 9. Van Mierlo (41); 10. Tarkonnen' 1 38). t' ." .', . . . . On hisway to threefirsts, a second, and a fourth,Bruce Hammer gave Chevron Custom Motorcycle Oil more punishment thanyou'll probably ever give any oil. 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