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Suzuki's Keith Turpin (30) and Ronnie Tichenor (32) starred in the 125cc main. Turpin won, but Tichenor clinched the Eastem Region Championship.
Kawasaki's Warren (17) and Honda's Johnson (1) dice during the main
event. Warren finished third for his best supercross finish of his career.
More than 28,000 spectators witnessed Rick Johnson come from behind
and win Meadowlands' first-ever supercross. Ron Lechien took second.
Maiers said to Turpin after the race,
"You won the battle, but you lost
Lhe war."
would go directly into the lO-lap
main.
"It's all on Turpin," Tichenor
said after the win. "He's got to beat
me."
Turpin ran away from the field in
the second heat for a win at least as
easy as Tichenor's. Mike Jones tried
using the berms 10 work his way up
to Turpin, but without success and
had to settle for secqnd,.despite a laterace crash. Mark Musselman was
third ahead of Robert Hayes.
"I'm-not here to run second," a
determined Turpin said later. ''I'm
going out there to win this race. I
was riding real aggressively and I'm
going to take that attitude to everybody. If he wins he deserves it." .
The 125cc main was waved off
> under gray skies with no surprises.
Turpin led Tichenor and as long as
they stayed that way the title would
go back to Palm Harbor, Florida,
with Tichenor. Peter Hitchens was
third off the start and would stay
there.
By the midpoint in the race it was
clear that Tichenor wasn't going to
do anything to jeopardize his chance.
Turpin's lead was seven seconds with
the same gap from Tichenor back to
Hitchens. Behind the New Jersey
rider was a good scrap that had
De Hoop trying to hold. back a
charging Jones. He would keep him
back and that's how they would
finish. As track announcer Larry
"I won the championship last year
and it's pretty hard to win it two years
in a row," a dejected, but gracious
Turpin said. "Ronnie's had a great
year and it's good that a Suzuki rider
won the title." Turpin added that
he'd graduated from high school' the
previous Thursday. His one consolation; "At least I'm out of schooL"
Hitchens' response was sheer surprise. "I never thought I could do
that," he said adding that his sponsors are "Mom and Dad, Maureen
and Martin Hitchens."
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Results
250: 1. Rick Johnson (Hon); 2. Ron Lechien
(Klw); 3. Eddie Werren (KIw); 4. Jeffrey Laisk
(Vim); 5. Jeff Wlrd (Kiwi; 6. Ke~h Bowen (ylm);
7. George Hollind (Suz); 8. Guy
(Hon); 9.
Erik Kehoe fSuz); 10. Tyson Vohllnd (KIw); 11.
e-
Shlun Kalos (ylm); 12. Jeff Hicks (Hon); 13. Rlv
Sommo (Hon); 14. DeeD Matson (Hon); 15. Fred
Andrews (Hon); 16. Rick RVln (Hon); 17. Ross
P_rson (ylm); 18. Jeff Stanton (Vim); 19. Oonnv
Schm~ (Suz); 20. Mike Fisher (Klw); 21. Micl