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YEAR FOR RAeI G-GUARANTEED! 00 00 Kawasaki rider Fritz Kadlec took second 125/17th overall. Second in the 250cc division was claimed by Carlos Serrano, who fin ished seventh overall. Mike Baker's pro mising ear ly run was cut short when he threw his YZ250 off a wa terfa ll a nd broke the pi pe. Third 250 Pro went to Grant Palenske, who claimed 10th overall. Husky pilot Scott Morris, who took last year's series win in the 250cc class , finished har d on Pal en ske's heels to claim fourt h in class. " I go t the lead just past the smoke bomb and kep t passing guys a ll da y," was the co mment from Scot H arden , wh o o vera lled the Over-30 Class in 21st overa ll. Second in the Over-30 Pro Clas s went to Mike Po wers who finished 31st overall. First in the Over-38 division was cap tured by Dick Burleson (37th overall), riding a Suzu ki RM250. Burl eso n wa nted to th an k Den n is Will ingham , Suzan ne McEnro th , John Stilman , J im my Lewis, Tom Webb a nd Ascerbis. " It was challe ngin g, tou gh a nd a safe course and it seemed like th ere was zero d ust excep t for th e start." Burleson was foll o wed in by Oregon's number o ne Over 30 rider Richard McU ne in 48th overa ll, 'with Tom H olmes taking third in the Over-38 Pro s in 58th overa ll. . Sam Ram es of Glendale, Arizo na overalled the Sportsman 's Division in 40th overall. H is nearest Sportsman co m pe ti to r was 16-year-old Chad Tichenor, who fin ished 51st overa ll on a Cagiva 125. The first Wo ma n racer to cross the fini sh line was Wal nu t Creek, California 's Debb ie Levy with Sunshine' Welt y in seco nd a nd Connie J oyce tak ing th ird. " I'm just getting over a di slocated h ip, so thi s means a lot . to me," said Levy. • Results 1. OVERALL: 1. Dan Smi.h lH us~ 2. Dan As hcraft (Vam); 3. Ke.in Hine s (KTM); 4 . Kevin S.eele (Han); 5. Greg Zitt er kopf l H o n~ 6. Paul Krause lKaw); 7. Eddie Arn e. (Honl; B. Carlos Serrano (Yam); 9. John Nielsen (Hus); 10. Gran. Palenske lKaw); 11. Scott Morri s (Hus); 12. Ted Hunnicutt. Jr. (Kaw ); 13. Ant hony Pasqualono (M ·St ar ); 14 . J im Th om pson (Han); 15. Todd Herri s (Han); 16 . Daryl Folks (Hus); 17. Fr itz Kadlec (Kaw); 1B. Jeff Fredett e (Kaw); 19. Sean Steale (Han); 20 . M ike Adcock (Kaw ); 21 . Sea. Harden (Yam); 22. Ma tt Schweitzer (Hus); 23 . Paul Ostba (Han); 24 . Darr en Canwr igh. (Yam); 25 . M ark Vansco urt (Kaw); 26. Kevin Case (Yam); 27 . John Bruckbauer (Vam); 2B. Glenn W arre n l Hon); 29 . Donni e Simone (Kaw); 30. Da.e Chase lHus}. OVER 30 PRO: 1. Sea. Harden (Yam); 2. M ike Powers (Han); 3. Glenn W ischmeyer (Han). . OVER3B PRO: 1. Dick Bur leson (Suz); 2. Richard McUne (Hus); 3. Tom Holm es (KTM). WOMEN PRO: 1. Debbie Levy (Kaw ); 2. Sun shine Welty (Vam); 3. Conn ie Joyce (Han); • OPEN SPTSMN: 1. Sam Rames (Han); 2. J .R. Broughto n (Hon); 3. Paul Doebereiner (Hon). 250 SPTSMN: 1. Scott Nicol itz ( Ka w~ 2. Ron Wh ipple (Suzt, 3. Scott Benchoof (Suz). 125 SPTSMN: 1. Chad Tiche nor (Cag); 2. Je sse Heers (Cag); 3. Ken Ingham (Cag). OVER 30 SPTSMN: 1. S.an Capps (Hus); 2. M ike Ewy (Han); 3. Kei. h Pearson (Hus). Few race serieshaveenjoyedthe first years success that the AMA SupersportSeries had in 1987. But now, with vance & Hines as the official sponsor, 1988 has all the makings for an even betterracing year! Vance & Hines is offering award money to the top five finishers in the 600cc and 750Cc classes who display the Vance & HinesSupersportSeries logo on their leathers and motorcycle. Should a rider finish in the top five without displaying the Series logo, the sixthplace rider will be eligibleand so on until the total amountposted is paid! ',Unlike most contingency ,',' . programs, Vance & Hines guarantees that all ' awardmoneyposted will be paid-in every place, in ~ry class, and at every race. To make this Series an even bigger success, Vance & Hines is of- . fering a guaranteed bonus that will double the awardmoney! For a total pay out of $2,800per event. The firsr five riders in each class who use race testedand proven vance & Hines exhaust systems on their motorcycles will qUalify for the bonus.l¥;;ain, should a top five finisher not qualify, the sixth place rider is eligible, and so on! . Get the jump on your competition now Of orderingyour Vance & Hines exhaustsystem today. And make '88 your best year yet! Official patches and logo avail able from theAMA. ~ ....... 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place 1988 R8c1ng Schedule Schedule subject 10change DATE L OCATIO N March 4-6 Daytona InnSpeedway, Daytona Beach, FL Road, Atlanta, GA Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, NH Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI Laguna Seca RareNay, Monterey, r.A Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH, Alabama Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL Sears Point Int Raceway, Sonoma, r.A 1 May 14-15 June 18-19 June 25:"26 July 9-10 August 6-7 September 10-11 October 1- 2 I CYCLE NEWS READERS! The first to know! 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