(Clockwise from above) Mike Bell rode a consistent series to win overall in
the 500cc class. Jim Gibson also won with consistency, even though he
was problem plagued in the final two rounds. Broc Glover on the way to a
series/race w~n. Phil Larson aims at the far side of the Magoo double~.
CMC/~iller High
Life Trans-Cal series:
Final round
Glover, Gibson take
day/series wins. Bell,
Larson split seriesl
day
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By Karel Kramer
Photos by Kit Palmer and Kramer.
ORANGE, CA,
ocr. 24
Spectators scurried from fence to fence in an
effort to watch great racing in every Pro
moto in the final round of ,the Continental
Motosports Club's Miller High Life TransCal series. On a new track run
backwards Jim Gibson Scott
,
,
Bum~orth,Jeff,":ardandRon
Lechlen battled
In
the 125cc
class with lap times that, like other
classes, hovered in the 2:56 second
range. Broc Glover and David Bailey
resumed their Yamaha/Honda battle
seemingly where they left off last
week with Glover exiting this round
on top. A lapped rider let Bailey zap
Glover on the last striaght of the first
moto, but a Glover pass up Banzai in
the second moto gave Glover the win.
Bailey said later, "Broc had a real
good line up Banzai. I hit it wide
open in fourth gear, just letting off
for a second. and I mean, I'm having
a conversation with the birds and
B~oc's tires were above my headl"
Rick johnson and Mark Barnett
joined in to make the 250cc class of
this series the best racing of the year.
Mike Bell and Steve Martin came
to the final round with Martin only a
tiny margin behind Bell in series
points. Bell, on an '83 YZ490, and
Martin, on an '83 Honda 480, staged
a battle of production bikes of the
type that make this series important
to the factories. Phil Larson led both
motos from early on to win for the
day.'
At times the racing looked like a
reunion of previous top stars with
jeff jennings making a rare, for this
year, appearance along with three-
