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Cycle News 1987 12 16

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Greg Hand and his Kawasaki KX60 rails a berm en route to the Modified 65cc (7-11) TT class champ ionship. ,. Yamaha-mounted Colin Edward (11) topped Jeff Dement (27) and Butch Smith (710) in the 85cc (12~13) Modified supercross final. The 125cc (12-15) supercross race featured a close battlebetween David Beckington (878), Gene Naumec (115) and Jeremy Buehl (103). In the 250cc Expert supercross competition, Matiasevich (201) held off Keith Johnson (9) and Craig (76) for the victory. Je ff Emig in the Modified. Yamaha/ MX Fox/PJ IIMaier-sponsored Pederson said, "This is my first ride on the '88 Yamaha and it's a real rocket. Fast as it is, it will be even better after Gary Emig (GE R) finishes with it." Runner-up 250cc B Modified competitor Mike Jones said, "I was second ,o ff the gate behind John Kitsch. He goes very fast, doesn't make mistakes and won both motos." Stadium M X The redesigned Stadium MX circuit provided combinations of multiple jumps, gatorbacks, and tabletops linked by switchbacks and short straights. Warm weather continued to bless the event, but an afternoon .showerdelayed thefinal heats. Referee Bob Yarnell defended the delay by saying, "Some people may say to run motocross rain or shine, butthesekids . have practiced on a dry track and the day sections are a lot slicker now, " The65cc(7-II)classdoublewinner, Greg Rand, recapped his race, "I had to pass Kenneth Jones and Robbie Scaggs before I could take control. This track suits me a lot better than TI""." Yamaha/ AXO /Pro Circuit-backed Craig Decker turned the tables on 85cc (7-11) leader Kevin Windham with a .double win; lack Bradshaw took second place. Decker sai

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