{"id":1072,"date":"2013-11-24T17:47:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-24T17:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.randymotorclubpalleja.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1072"},"modified":"2013-11-24T18:58:19","modified_gmt":"2013-11-24T18:58:19","slug":"motocross-for-beta-ktm-and-yamaha-1982-1983","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.randymotorclubpalleja.com\/wordpress\/motocross-for-beta-ktm-and-yamaha-1982-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Motocross for Beta, KTM and Yamaha (1982-1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"

1982. Spanish Champion in 500 cc and runner-up in 250 cc categories.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mu\u00f1oz accepts the offer of the brand new Beta importer who wants to hire his services to position the brand that has just entered the Spanish market.<\/p>\n

Randy works tirelessly to improve the standard bike.\u00a0Improves the engine, chassis and incorporates suspensions of better quality.\u00a0Debuts the Beta in II Motocross in Valls (Tarragona) raced on February 7th and finished into third place in both races.\u00a0He was \u00a0disputing the championships in 250 and 500cc<\/p>\n

The first race of the 500cc championship run in Cullera (Valencia) on 14th February at the circuit Las Zorras. Mu\u00f1oz entered first in the first race and third in the second, beginning the season leading the championship, which recognizes that gives him lots of motivation.<\/p>\n

The second race is in Jerez on March 8th but a pilot abandon because the excessive dust in the circuit aborts the race.<\/p>\n

The first round of the 250 cc championship takes place in Olot on March 21th, tying Mu\u00f1oz and Arcarons.\u00a0Mu\u00f1oz wins the first race and scores second in the second, while Arcarons classifies reverse.\u00a0Elias has no luck with his Derbi, breaking engine.<\/p>\n

On March 28th was the Esplugues motocross 250cc Championship, where without much mud Mu\u00f1oz comes second in the first set, and gets trapped in a jam in the start of the second set, which relegated him to sixth place, and the second provisional place in the championship.<\/p>\n

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On 4th April the third round of the championship 500 cc is raced, the Motocross XII of Girona, and Mu\u00f1oz begins leading the first set, but an abandonment makes him finish third in the third set, which makes him to be at two points Mas and Arcarons, both\u00a0ranked first place in the provisional championship of Spain.<\/p>\n

On 11th April in Guadalajara races the third round of the championship 250 cc and runs regularly Mu\u00f1oz over the slippery mud typical of the area, scoring fourth in the first set and sixth in the second.<\/p>\n

On April 18th in Colmenar Viejo (Madrid) the Spring Challenge, the fourth round of the championship 500 cc, takes place in the rain and Mu\u00f1oz wins in the circuit Los Barrancos the second set and is second in the first, leading the overall classification.<\/p>\n

On 24 and 25th April Spain GP world championship run in the circuit Valles Sabadell-Terrassa 120 pilots and 23 international countries representatives.\u00a0In practice Mu\u00f1oz ranks in 4th place in Group B and 13 \u00ba all, that allow the fans dream.\u00a0Good forecasts are confirmed when Mu\u00f1oz goes in head and keeps the first position from the second round of the first round.\u00a0Dreams had a rude awakening to break the chain, that could not resist Randy’s right fist strengh and forced him to leave.\u00a0Who knows what would do riding an official bike.<\/p>\n

Fernando always jokes saying that he’s more afraid of reporters that \u00aba monkey with a razor in his hand.\u00bbIn an interview to El Mundo Deportivo the week after he recognized he could be among the greats, but the lack of experience, not on his part, and means, prevented to, not enthusiasm and excitement of being on.\u00a0In the world championship there were overprepared machines and the factory does not provide technical support for Beta importer in Spain.\u00a0Go forward a GP in such conditions puts very high morale.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Fernando Mu\u00f1oz: El Mundial de Motocross est\u00e1 dificil\u00edsimo.<\/em> El Mundo Deportivo, viernes 7 de mayo de 1982<\/a><\/p>\n

On May 2th at the fourth round of the 250 cc championship of Spain in Yunquera de Henares, Mu\u00f1oz ranks second in both races and maintains his comfortable lead at the top of the scores.<\/p>\n

In Burgos, the fifth round, enters third in the first race and sixth in the second race.\u00a0This makes him still lead, but only one point behind the runner-up, Arcarons.\u00a0After this event the decision is taken: Mu\u00f1oz will be a private Yamaha rider, a machine with a good reputation for reliability, but is not official.\u00a0Only Barcelona dealer of Yamaha Pit-Stop is supporting him.<\/p>\n

SEMSA-Yahama Spain’s policy consists in to not attend any official and championship racing bikes arriving from Japan, which are going to be paid by the teams.\u00a0Yes, they intend to participate in the world of speed whenever a prestige technician’s team as Cobas Antonio or Eduardo Gir\u00f3 are involved because they do not want to make a bad paper.\u00a0There is an agreement with Motul as sponsor.<\/p>\n

On July 18th Mu\u00f1oz wins the XIX Vitoria Virgen Blanca 250cc championship in a tight duel won only by seven seconds.\u00a0The new Yamaha appears to be at the height of Mu\u00f1oz racing skills and is second in the first race and first in the second.\u00a0He also shows the high efficiency of the Yamaha in the race of Lloret de Mar of 500 cc championship on July 25th winning both sets of the race.<\/p>\n

In the penultimate round of the championship 250 cc raced August 8th in the circuit Castro Hinojedo in Santander, Randy falls because of a latecomer when going in head and should settle for fourth place in the first heat, while breaks down on the last lap of the second race and the title that seemed assured, remains uncertain to the last race, which takes place a week after, in the motocross IX of Salamanca.<\/p>\n

As El Mundo Deportivo apostille, it happened on September 12th the impossible and Mu\u00f1oz and Arcarons, Elias’s rivals in the championship of Spain fell.\u00a0Arcarons retired with a concussion and Mu\u00f1oz returned to the race to finish the first set in thirteenth position.\u00a0The second position in the second round was not enough to give Spain the championship 250 cc and scores as runner-up.<\/p>\n

The next race of 500 cc in Requena is on September 7th.\u00a0Arcarons tries to reduce his difference with Mu\u00f1oz in the championship, but winning does not serve anything.\u00a0Randy scores the first round in second place and third in the second.\u00a0All agree that the Yamaha 500 cc is the best bike and Mu\u00f1oz’s favorite … but for some time all strive to qualify him as \u00abVeteran Pilot\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Toni Elias explains \u00a0on Randy\u00a0that\u00a0\u00abMu\u00f1oz is always the hardest,. Strong, is in very good shape and never considers a race lost\u00bb<\/em>\u00a0in Benicarlo, the penultimate round of the championship of Spain 500cc. Mu\u00f1oz keeps calm, his advantage is very broad, and although his rivals are ahead of him, scores and consolidates the title in the next race which takes place in Almacelles, October 24th.\u00a0After the abandonment of Arcarons at the start, the race for Mu\u00f1oz becomes a piece of cake winning both sets and is proclaimed as champion of Spain in the 500cc category.<\/p>\n

1983. He dissappears when still had a lot to race.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At 33 Randy is still very fit.\u00a0He is a veteran of racing with an impressive record track, but keeps the combativeness of a junior.\u00a0His sporting ambition and extensive experience make the champion and runner-up in 500cc and 250 cc category\u00a0a formidable rival. Again chooses a private Yamaha to participate in the first race of 125 cc.<\/p>\n

The fact that in previous seasons the 125 and 500 cc categories were incompatible caused the lack of leading figures, especially in the higher category, so the Motorcycle Federation decides to open participation to the three categories so if pilots wish.<\/p>\n

On March 6th begins at Ibi (Alicante) the Spanish 125 cc Championship.\u00a0Mu\u00f1oz is third in both races and thus also in the overall classification.<\/p>\n

On March 14th, starts the Spanish motocross championship in the 250cc category in Esplugues and Randy participates with a KTM from the spanish importer, Ton Marsinyach, forming a powerful team for the start of the championship.\u00a0Mu\u00f1oz begins in front of the race but has brake problems and finishes the first race in fourth place.\u00a0The second race finished in third position and scores third in the overall championship.\u00a0Decides that the next race will run again with the private Yamaha.<\/p>\n

On March 20th, the 125 cc race takes place in Olot and Mu\u00f1oz participates with his Yamaha and sponsoring \u00abMotocard\u00bb, the Andorran importer of the Japanese company.\u00a0Fernando has no luck in the race and is ranked 5th in the first race and 2nd in the second, which scores third in the overall.<\/p>\n

The next race in Mor\u00f3n scored 4th in the first race and 2nd in the second, thus maintaining its position in the overall.\u00a0On April 17th Spanish GP 250cc Motocross takes place with a Spanish record representation, 11 drivers, and Mu\u00f1oz classifies to start his private Yamaha. Curiously, it was impossible to follow the race timetables because virtually all foreign pilots had documentation problems with their motorcycles in the spanish customs and went late.\u00a0Mu\u00f1oz made a great first set, which let him start in the third position in spite of having four stitches in one hand due to a fall in tests.\u00a0A brake problem forces him to pit and end far behind.\u00a0In the second set makes a mediocre output and gets out of the race quickly.<\/p>\n

On May 1th begins the spanish\u00a0500 cc championship 500 cc in Burgos and Randy must defend his No. 1 vs. Carlos Mas, the first rider of the Honda factory team.\u00a0On May 15th, races the second round of the championship of Spain 250cc in Manresa.\u00a0In the first round was fourth, and again bad luck is along his side, falling and scoring third.<\/p>\n

And happens what should never happen.\u00a0On May 18th at late night he was traveling as passenger in the car of the Andorran Yamaha importer.\u00a0He had left the bikes in the car trailer of the Vallverd\u00fa workshop in La Seu d’Urgell, near of the Spanish-Andorran border.\u00a0They were together for dinner and pick up a few bikes in the Principality.\u00a0The border road from Seu d’Urgell to Andorra Principality border was still in pretty bad condition by the catastrophic floods on last Fall and a puncture caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, being traversed in the opposite lane.\u00a0A oncoming car could not dodge and Fernando took the full impact.\u00a0He was operated in the emergency hospital of La Seu, but after two hours in the operating room the doctors could not do anything to save his life.<\/p>\n

The funeral was a few days later at the cemetery of Pallej\u00e0, which was overwhelmed by family, colleagues, friends, fans and neighbors who wanted to bid farewell to the beloved champion.<\/p>\n

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