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Top European rider was Br it Rob Herring who took second on Wednesday
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Paris SU,percross
By Mike Sweeney
PARI S, FRANCE,
J
IE 10-11
Team Suzuki's Bob " Hurricane" H an n ah
topped two nights of racing action at the
£1 Charro Stadium Cross de P aris Supercross in Charlety Stadium. Hannah's
victories gave him th e overall
win ahe ad of Am eri cans Mike
Fish er and Trampis Parker.
T h ird went to British rider
Rob Herring, while a nothe r Amer ican Guy Cooper, ro u nded o u t th e
to p five.
T hesu pe rcross was held o n Wed nesday a nd Thursda y nights, a nd th e
com bined finish es o f both events
d et e rm in ed th e o ve ra l l winn er.
Eleven Americans were import ed for
th e event, including 500cc World
Ch ampionshi p GP co ntender from
the U.S . Tram pis Park er. T he TransAtl antic visitors do mi na ted th e fina ls
wi th four o u t o f the top five p laces
going to th e America ns o n Wednesda y a nd all of th em o n Thursda y.
Mor e than 8000 spec ta tors wat ch ed
during the two-d ay su pe rcross .
T he to p Eu ropean was Herrin g
wh o finish ed seco nd to Hannah o n
th e fir st ni gh i a rid mad e a magn ificent dash th rou gh the field a ll
Thursda y after tangling with the
backwards falling ga te a t the start of
th e night's final. Hannah said, "The
kid (Herr ing) sure can ride. " Han-
