Danny Storbeck (30) won the 126cc A Stock. Modified and Youth classes. Keith Bowen (11) topped the 125 and 250cc Stock classes.
Kevin Foley (2) leads Todd Harrell (14) in 250cc A Modified action. The
two ran wheel to wheel in each moto with Foley taking the overall win.
Keith Turpin (23) and Mark Melton (4) mix it up during an 86cc Modified
14-15) moto. Turpin took the overall win with Melton second.
A MAlKawasaf(i National Cham~ionshi~Amateur/
YouthMX
Storbeck, Foley & Brown
score big at loretta lynn's
By Gary Crider
HURRICANE MILLS, TN, AUG. 10-13
Texan Danny 'Storbeck competed in the
Youth and A divisions and came away from
Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch a triple crown
winner. Kevin Foley and Keith Bowen earned
14
double class victories in A divi.
.
d£
.
,
s~on racIng an
rom wmner s
CIrcle, both announced they
are leaving the Amateur pro-
gram. B?wen is turning. Pr~ and
Foley will enter the Umverslly of
Florida this fall.
Kawasaki riders Tracy Smith and
Junior JacksoJl wer:e also do!!~-,j~.~_
winners, taking the crowns in the
250cc B Modified/Open Band 85cc
(7 -II) Stock/Modified classes, respectively. Senior rider Gordon Bowden
and Women's division ace Lisa Akin
successfully defended their '82 crowns.
The AMA's rigorous qualifying
system selects the top 40 riders in 25
Womens, Youth, Senior and Amateurdivisions. With the country's top
1,000 Amateur riders on hand, there
was never a dull moment in four days
of racing. Forty states and Canada
were represented on the entry list.
The A division ran full-length 30
.... m·'!'!t..e_!]\Om~
a!lEtl!er_cJ.:t.!i~s
went 20 minutes in a straight threemoto format. Practice sessions alternated with motos so that riders had
practice laps before each moto and
came to the starting gate usually
within two hours after their practice.
The program ran smoothly and kept
very close to the printed schedule.
The week was blessed with fine
weather - an improvement over last
year's rain-drenched event. The course
was unchanged, but the SUlrt was rerouted. "This year's start is a toneddown affair," explained one official.
"Last year we had far too many injuri ~onJhe start."
