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B ~ ~ Hakan Carlqvist (8) is chased by Andre Malherbe in the Austrian 500cc MXGP. Carlqvist went 1-2 for the event win . 14 World Cbamploublp soocc MX Series: Roand Noyce takesover point lead in Austria By Neil Webst er SITTENDORF, AUSTRIA , APR. 24 England 's Graham Noyce kept up his ' 83 r evival to inch ahead in the 500cc MX World Cham - pionship title cha s e at Sitrendorf Champion took seco n d overall beh ind Swede Hakan Ca rl qv ist with a seco n d rnoto win to back up h is first m oto third. H e n ow h a s a three point lead in the se r ies over h is H onda teamm at e Andre Malh erbe. " I t was real hard to p a ss o n thi s tra ck , so I'm reall y pl ea sed with the way I went," sai d Noyce. " I used u p a lot of mental energy co mi ng fro m the ba ck in t he first race, b ut I was n 't tir i n g a t a ll. l' m in real good co n dition a n d every thing see ms to be g oin gjust rig h t: ' M a l he rbe h eld on to seco n d p lace in th e p o int sta n d ings with a 2-3 m o to tall y, but Yam ah a 's Ca r lq vis t had a 1-2 d a y w h ich top ped both th e H onda m en . T he performan ce bounced Carlq vist straig h t ba ck into th e runnin g a fte r a di sappo in tin g sta rt to th e yea r in Sw i tze r la nd w h e n ba ck pro b lems dropped him d o wn th e reck oning . Am eri ca n Ga rv Se rni cs , seventh in last year' s se ri es ."retu rn ed to t h e G P sce n e. but n eve r go t h is privat eer H on d a se t u p proper ly a n d co u ld o n ly m an a ge tw o 18th p la ce fin ish es. A p i le-u p a t th e Sta rt o f th e fir st m or o wa s mi ssed by Carlqvi s t a n d h e q ui ckly left the res t of th e fie ld in th e di stance. Fif teen seconds u p o n seco nd place m a n It a li a n Ma u r izio Do lce, wh o wa s a boa r d' a Ma ico , a fte r t h ree laps, Ca r lq vis t sail ed h om e to a 25 - seco n d win. " I wa s so far a head a fte r mi ssing t h e c ra sh th at I o n ly rode at 80 p er- ce nt," a d m i t te d Ca r lqvist. " I k n ew Do lce wo uld tire a nd so I wa s safe." An d the It al ian d id ti re in the clos- ing s tages , d ropp in g to eig h t as h e sta lled , fe ll a n d tan gled with trac k- side ro pes o n th e la st lap. By th en th e H onda train h ad co me stea m ing through, No yce turning in a g rea t ride a fte r g ell ing tan gl ed up with tea m ma te Da ve Thorpe in th e o pe n in g lap pil e-up. " I kn ew so m e th ing wa s wrong a s I went into th e bend so I ea sed up, but I go t stuck a ga i ns t Da vid' s rib s a n d h ad to pull back a n d back a ga i n before I co u ld g et around, " sa id No yce, . From th er e it wa s. u phill a ll th e wa y. Ei ghteenth a fter o ne la p , with Malherbe 12th, No yce followed hi s teammat e throu gh th e pac k to co m - pl e te th e fir st three pl a ces a n d h e co u ld h av e e ven s li pped i n to seco n d but for a n o bst r uc tive ba ckm a rk er wh o got in hi s path on th e la st lap a s h e plann ed a fin al c h a llenge. Yam ah a ' s N e il Hudso n h eld a see mi ng ly sa fe third fo r tw o -thirds o f th e m o to befo re rear suspe ns io n p rob- lem s o n th e su n -ba ked hillsid e tra c k west o f Vie nna got t he better of h im a nd h e sli p pe d to sixth . M O IO tw o was for t he Br i t is h . Kaw a saki ' s Kurt Ni co ll , a n 18 -year- o ld Bri t ish rider co m p e ti n g i n o n ly hi s seco nd G P, gated superbly to sli p i nto second beh ind t h e eq ua lly su r- pr isin g 19 -year- old It al ia n C laud io d e C a rl i , but th e yo u ng It ali an Yam ah a rider co u ld n' t la st for lon g a n d Car lqvi st agai n soo n m ov ed in , takin g th e lead o n lap fo ur. " De Ca rl i wa sn't so qui ck a n d I co u ld h av e tak en h im bu t I was so n er vou s at bein g in se co n d th at m y a r m s were li ke jell y," sa id Ni co ll. ' Bu t despi te s li p p i ng' pred ictab ly do w n t h e p a ck i n o n ly hi s fo u rt h 10- m inu u ra ce, N icoll h el d o n fo r tw o preci ous p oi n ts by takin g ni nth . Out fro n t, Ca r lq vist wa s s uff er in g from leadi ng' th e race by to o la rge a margin . " Per haps a fter th e firs t ra ce I fell too sa fe: ' h v said . " Lo o ki n g a t my la p t imes, th e y wer e co n sta n t until t h e mi ddl e o f th e ra ce a n d th en they d ropped." An d as Ca r lq vis t slo we d , No yce ca me o n stro ng a nd slas hed a way at th e Sw ed e's hu ge lead. " 1co u ld h a ve ta ke n h i m earlier b u t I had so me be tt er lines a nd th en whe n I d id go a ro u n d h i m h e fo llowed m e a n d I co u ld n ' t sh a ke h im o ff, " sa id No yce . . And Carlqvi s t sta yed wi th him right to the e n d, making a final bid in th e la st turn. " Bu t I missed m y usua l line by inch es becaus e I was going faster and th e bike kicked up a n d 1 lost tim e," said Carlqvist after th e ra ce. Noyce h eld his c h o se n line with th e power on to take the win by two- tenths of a second. W ith Malhere fad - ing to a distant th ird it was enough to take N o yce to th e top of th e point standings. • Results FtRST MOTa; 1. H. Cartqv ist (VarnI ; 2. A. Mathere (Hon ); 3: G. Noyce (Hon l; 4 . J . Sintonen (VarnI; 5. H." Kin igadner (Hus ); 6 . N. Hudson (Yam~; 7. J . Bruno (Suz); 8 . M . Dotce (Mai); 9 . J . Van vetthcven (KTM) ; 10. L Parsson (Husl. SECOND MOTO; 1. Noyce; 2. Carlqv ist ; 3. Mather· be ; 4 . A. Vromans ISuzl; 5. G. Rond (Suz); 6. Sin- tone"; 7. Y. Khudiakov(C8gt; 8. Hudson; 9 . K. Nicoll : 10. H. Everts (Suz). POtNT STANDtNGS; 1. Noyce 152); 2. Malherbe (49) ; 3 . Carlqvist (3 5); 4 . Vromans (28 ); 5. 8runo (171; 6. Sintonen (151; 7. Hudson ( 14 1; 8 . Van Vett - hove (91; 9. Khudiakov (81; 10. Evens (7). World Champloublp ZS~ MX Series: Roand2 Jobe~ins in France, LaPorte fails to score C H ATEA U D E LO I R E. F RAN C E, AP R. 2·1 Ame r ica n Da n nv L a P ort e fal- tered in h is effo;ts to keep th e 250c c MX Wor ld C ha m pion - sh ip ti tle wh en his Yamaha suf- fered tw o sei zu res in th e Fr e n ch G P . T he Ca l ifo rn ia n fi n is hed th e d ay point- less, bUI h is m ai n r ival , Bel gi an G eorges j o be co n ti n ued hi s p us h a t the top o f th e ta ble wit h Iw O clea r w ins. T h e S u zu ki ride r n o w ha s a l-l-poi ru lead ov er Bel gi an H onda rider J ean- Cl au d e L a qua ye, with La- Porte h olding fourth in th e series, 37 points behind th e leader. Heav y rain ca used a lot o f problems for a ll but J obe who sa i led to a one- minute lead in th e seco n d moto after easily taking the opener. Bel gian Yamaha rider Jo Martens led both races from the start, but jobe soon moved through to stamp his authority on th e cl ass . " T h is year I am co n fid ent I ca n take the title," said Jobe. " I am con- cenrrating full y on the ra cing, unlike last year when I co u ld only keep it up for three or four races. " • Results ARST MOTO, 1. G. Jobe (Suz); 2. J. Manens (Varni ; 3 . J -C Laquoye (Hon) ; 4 . D. Watson (Vam); 5 . A. Dreschel (Hon); 6. G. Rahier (S uz); 7. R. Greisch (Hus); 8. M . Tertdtonen (Vam); 9 . R. Diepold (Suzl ; 10. H. Kin igadner (KTM) . SECOND MOTO ; 1. Jobe; 2. Laquaye; 3 . Kin- igadner; 4 . Mertens; 5 . Watlon; 6. Dre sc he l; 7. S. Mortensen (Yam); 8. H. van M ier lo (Yam ); 9. Jacky MartensIKTM); 10. V. Gervaise (Yaml. POtNT STANDtNGS; 1. Jobe (57) ; 2. Laquaye (43 ); 3. Jo Manens (34 1; 4 . LaPone (20); 5. Dre - schel; 6 . (TtEI Kinigadner/Watson (15 1; 8 . J . WIlat- tley (1 4 1; 9 . Va n der Ven (KTM); 10. Tarkkonen (6 1. World Cbamploublp U5CC MX Series: RoandA Geobers rolls on in BelgiulD BO LD ERB UR G , BELGI UM , AP R . 24 E r i k G e bo ers co n ti n ued to dom in at e th e 125cc MX G P series w h en h e scored a I - I swe ep of th e Bel g ia n GP in from o f his home crowd at Bol d er bu rg . Ge boe rs to ok (h e lead ea rl y in bo th

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