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5 the late '60s and early '70s. Hail in g from the town of Alsi ngsas, Ande rsson has been his country's top rider for several years, with th ree Na tional titles and four appeara nces in the World Final where his best p lacing was a fourth in 1980. He scored seven points riding before a home town crowd in the Inter-Continental Final, and so is not likely to be a th reat for the title . H e rides for Read ing in the British League. Germany The last of the weste rn riders q ualified fro m the Continen tal Fina l, held main ly for the Eastern . Euro pean coun tries. He's Georg Hack, who rode briefly in the British League in 1978. H e now rides for La ndshu t (hi s hom e town) in the Bundesligg . Born Feb. 20, 1950, Hack has far more exper ience on the German long tracks than on speedway trac ks. . Czechoslovakia The Czechs have their top rider on sh ow in J iri Stand , 32, fro m Zacti. Stancl rides for the British Lea gue Read ing team when he's no t dash in g back to Czechos lovakia. H e has won the Czechoslovakian Na tional title ' 11 times and appea red in seven World Finals and eight Long Track Fin a ls. Stancl is joined by Vad av Vern er, who at 33 is the second oldest competitor in this year's World Final. Vaclav also rides in the British League, although he hasn 't en joyed the su ccess of his compa tria te. In fact, neither can be thou ght of as a serious title contender. Verner 's intern ation a l career in cludes three Lo ng Track Final appearances, two Ice Speedwa y Finals and his country's National Championship in 1971. CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS at NMA/YAMAHA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Ponca Cit y OK, July 2 7 - August 1 Te am Green and Tsu bak i make a strong showing with these first place finishes in their individual classes lst 2 5 0 cc Expe rt 1st 1 2 5 c c Exp e rt 1st 125cc Mod. Int . lst 8 3cc S t k. Expert 1 2 + lst 83cc Mod. Expert 1 2+ U.S.S~R. Last of the riders from the Communist countries is Russian Mikhail Starostin, and he will be th e fir st Russian speedway rider to ever compete in the United States. As a matter offact Starostin received th e help of Wo rl d Fina l co -pro m o ters Ba rry Briggs an d Ivan Mauger to q ualify from the Continen tal Final. Starostin rides for the R ussian First Division club Bafhkiria and rode in the 1979 World Final where he score d three point s. Russian cham p ion in 1979-81, Starostin was born in Ufa on Feb. 24, 1955, and was a protege ofthe once fam ous Igor Plechanov. Reserves The In ter-COn tinen tal reserve is Englishman And y Grahame, wh o would make his World Final-debu t, and probably waits with baited breath on the fitn ess of Kenny Cart er and Dennis Sigalos. Graha me rides for the British League Birm ingham team , an d at 24, has been kn ocking on th e international door all seaso n long. He lost a ru n -off to Peter Collins for the last qual ifying spot from the Inter-Continenta l Final. H e can only rep lace rid ers who qualif ied from that event. T he Continental reserve is Czech slova kia n Emil Sova, Sova rides for the Zlata Pr ilba team in th e Czech Premier Division and fin ish ed 12th last season in Czech averages. He can onl y repl ace riders who qual ified from the Continen tal Final. • 1st 83cc Mod. Int. 12+ 1st 83cc Mod Novice 12+ 1st 83cc St. Int. 12+ 1st 83cc St. K Int. - 11 1st Jr. Cycle Mod. 6 - 8 Eddie Vreeland Stephen Lee Mike Morris Kyle Lewis Ha nk Moree CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO THE WINNERS OF NMRA GOLDEN STATE' NATIONALS Baylands Rac-eway, Fremont, CA, August -7-8 ' l s t Terry Vance/Vance & Hines Racing - Top Fuel 1st Dale Walker/Mr. Turbo , Saddleback Suzuki - _Funny Bike 1st Rick Stetson/ Harry's Machined Parts-Pro Camp - Poland Sole Pole is Edward Jancarz , and at 36, he 's the oldest rider in th e field. The Gorzow resident has rid den for his country 87 times and has been in 10 World Finals. H e won the Co ntinental Cham p ion sh ip and became ' Polish Na tional Cham pion in 1975. Jancarz rides for th e British League club Wim bledon . Bill Ules Bill Liles Tim Aston Paul Denis Paul Denis AMA NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Hurricane Hills, TN - August 4 - 7 1st 125cc B Mod. 1st 125cc A Mod. 1st 125c c B S t o ck 1st 125cc A S t oc k Todd Campbell Ed Warren Todd Benfield Ed Warren Tsubakl Moto rcycle Chain . .. The Hot set Up For All SUperb lkes, Dragsters, ....-..:~........ . . Motocrosse rs & even . Streetblkes 1st 125cc B Mod. Youth lst 85cc Mod. 7 - 11 lst 85cc Stock 7 - 11 Jason Prater Kyle Lewis Larry Ward W hatever your needs may be - Dirt or Street Tsubaki has a Chain for you UST,1Ic. 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