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Nicknamed the "Rising Suo," Chuck Is a star 00 the rise
with a new Honda ride, an eye on the 500cc National
MX title and a desire to return to the World MX wars
By Terry Whytal
Photos by Dale Brown. Charles Morey, Tom Mueller and Whytal
1979 had its ups and downs for Chuck Sun. Following his excellent showing in the Nationals in
'78, Hwqvama decided to send Chuck to Europe to campaign the 'OOcc Grand Prix. Sun
promptly broke his wrist in a training fall and the year started on a sour note. His wrist slowly
recovering, Sun rode a few GPs with less than spectacular results but at the U. S. round of the
World Championships at Carlsbad he took third overall and top Amen'can honors.
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With things staTting to look up, Sun planned to Teturn to EUTope
and finish the season with a Tespectable placing bllt a twisted knee and
torn cartilage suffeTed in a tennis game put an end to that dTeam a
week lateT. Chuck worked back from that injury only to find Husky
unenthused about his riding the remaindeT ofthe National series.
At this point Honda entered the pictuTe. Hungry fOT new talent
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they soon convinced Chuck to sign with them and he made his debut
in the Honda COlOTS on boaTd their new waterpumper at Anaheim.
Riding an aiTcooled Pro-Link, Sun won the recent SupercToss Tound
in Atlanta.
AfteT yeaTS of riding the Swedish maTque Chuck now finds himself
"'ding for a company with a different set of Tacing values and probblems. He talked with us about some ofthe diffeTences.
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