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compet i tio n were Der ek Larson, Co rey Knaevel stru d a nd Cha rl ie H a rris, respective ly . In 125cc Beginner racing, Troy Laing, Brett Caswell a nd Mark Strutten placed Ka wa sa k i , Ho nda a n d Ya m a h a . machin ery into the winner's circle. . The 125cc Intermediate race was marred by an injury to Yamaha rid er J eff Jacobson, who cras hed while a ttempting th e tra ck 's double jump section a nd broke h is arm. In J acobson 's dem ise H onda-mounted Mall Worbes carved his way to a win . Rounding o u t th e top five overall were J am ie Richardson , J eff Bonet, David MacLean a nd T ara Harrison. The final race of the cha m pionship event was two d ivisions of o ne of th e best classes a ll seaso n long, the Up The Hill cla ss. Division one wentthe way of Yamaha rider Keith Browne, beatin~ Mark Murphy a nd J ohn Kocker. Division two belonged to Tyler after I-I tallies. Result s PRO: 1. Phil Larson (Han); 2. Scan St effy (Yam); 3. Scan Gr imm (Kaw) ; 4. Aaron Shardelm an (Yaml; 5. Timmy W alker (KTM ). UTH 0 · 1; 1. Keith Brown e (Yam ); 2. M ark M urphy (Yam); 3. Joh n Kocher (Han). UTH 0 ·2: 1. Don Tyler (Han); 2. Len Kooistr a (Suz); 3. Gl en Spang ler. OPEN INT; 1. Don Tyler (Han); 2. Chr is Staley . ( Hon ~ 3. Dou g Eckelman (Ya m ~ OPEN JR: 1. Richard Sath er (Han); 2. Scon Koch (Han). OPEN BEG: 1. David A ldr idge (KTM); 2. Mark M inor (Han); 3. Manin Weberley (Kaw) . 250 INT: 1. Gary Strode (Han); 2. Jeff Hoffman (Han); 3 . Tim Doyle (Kaw) . 250 J R 0 - 1: 1. Eddie Isakson (Han); 2. Casey Raymond (Han); 3. Thad Schel (Han). 250 J R 0 ·2 ; 1. John Kocher (Hont. 2. Keith Brow ne (Yam); 3. M ark M urphy (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Mike Str ode (Han); 2. Doug Th ies (Han); 3. J oe Malich (Han). 125 INT; 1. Matt W or bes (Han ); 2 . Jamie Richardson (Han); 3. Jeff Bonel (Kaw) . 125 JR D· 1: 1. A lex Kaveny (Yam); 2. Jesse Galle (Kaw '; 3. Steve Strode (Cag). 125JR 0 -2; 1. Joel Howard (Yam); 2. Tom Collie (Hon); 3. Dave Buber (Han). 125 BEG 0 ·1 ; 1. Troy Laing (Kaw); 2. Jason Henn ington (Kaw); 3. Tim McElvoy (Kaw). 125 BEG 0 -2; 1. Bren Caswell (Han); 2. Mark Albright (Suz); 3. Eric Hannan (Han). 125 BEG 0 ·3: 1. Mark Stru tt on (Yam); 2. Dan ny Watts (Kaw); 3. A lan Koch (Kaw) . Jackson rages at Emmett Sandcross By M ike Thu leen EMMETT, 10, DEC. 20 In some of 1987's most excru ng raci ng in Idaho, Smith Goggl ea/ KalGard/M aier/ L&M Sales-supporte d La rry J ackso n powered his KX I25 to both co mbined Expert mot o victories a t the Emmett Benefit ' Sandcross Ext ravaga nza, held to raise money to help racers pa y for injuries susta ined in racing in 1988. H o n d a -m o u n ted Mark H all ripped into th e first moto lead with Ron Wehr, J ackson, Joel Huskey, and Honda of Caldwell 's Jamie Steelsmith following. Jackson sli ced by Wehr as Todd Peu gh slashed into th ird. H all en la rged his lead until he bailed in a slick, frozen comer. As Hall struggled to get going, Jackson pulled a longsi de a nd-cha llenged for the lead, but Hall roosted away. Dan, Lees, who crashed in th e second turn , powered his Yam aha YZ490 by over half th e field into sixth, whi le Mik e H arris also crashed in ano the r slick com er and found himself in dead last. Like Lees, Harris cha rged spec tac u la rly through th e rid ers into seventh, in front of Husqvarna-pilot and ra ce o rga nizer Steve Moore. J ackson fired a ro und H all into the lead as Peu gh safely co n tro lled third a t mo te 's end. T he H u skey/ Steelsmith ba ttle cont in ued unti l Steelsmith wiped o ut , allowing Lees in to fifth , and th e aggressive Ha rri s blasted by Lees, then H uskey, into fourth. Lees blasted to th e second moto holeshot, quickly putting time o n H uskey, H arr is, Wehr, Peug h a nd Steelsrnith . Peugh and Steelsrnith marched by Weh r as Jackson bega n to charge from seven th to second. H alfway thro ugh the moto Lees h it a spot of ice and went sideways out of control and ou t of the running. J ackson took over the lead wit h H arr is turning in a fine second p lace finish. Peugh put together a no the r third for third overall as Hall barely edged Steelsrnith at the checkers for fourth. Acti on Signs/L&M Sal es-assisted Steve H enry ha mmered his Ka wasa ki to th e first Vet Expert moto win over H onda-mounted H erb 'ach tigall, but cras hed hard in th e second moto, giving Nachtigall th e win. . Roger Neth took the Int ermed ia te win with a 2-1 score over Dann y Fuhrman 's 1-2, as th e two riders fough t tenaciousl y both m oto s, Kaw asaki-mounted Mik e Thuleen maintained co nt ro l of third in th e seco nd mot o to nudge Roger Veenstra into fourth. Ro bert Barnhart took ' th e fir st Begin ner moto win, but mechanicals in th e second moto allowed Melva Lees to control first and captur e the overa ll win. Results SuperSports Pres.ents The $22,000 G atorback Na tional Championships ; : " . f!.. ""', of o 0 . •'... oj . " Motocross "Ie By.Larry McBride BINGHAMTON, NY, DEC. 27 Halfway through the eight race mud and sno w scrambles season at Square . Deal Riders M.C. no rider has posted more than o ne win in the Novice clas s. This might cha nge, however, if J ohn Ryals competes in future even ts, aft er a convincing wi n toda y. Ryal s was one of 20 rid ers lined up in th e heaviest contested class of th e seaso n. After.th e fir st mil e-long lap Rya ls trai led J o hn Kassapion a nd Lance Ladue, wh o held fir st and seco nd, respecti vely. Ryal s was held th ere through circu it two as Kassa p ion swap ped places wi th Ladue. Ryal s move d past Ladue one la p la ter, a nd overtook Kassapion o n la p fo ur wh ere he remained to the chec kered flag. . After a one race absence David Crawford return ed to doing wh at he does best , cap turing ch eckered flags in th e 250cc and th e Open class. Crawford has been untouchable in every ra ce he ha s com peted in this season. The 250cc clas s riders, however, pu t Crawford to th e test as he trailed 111 fifth po siti on after th e first loop went th rough th e scoring sta tio n. Brett Sherman held down fir st p lace. Consisten cy again paid off for Crawford as he moved past one rid er o n each of th e next five laps to notch the number o ne spot and another solid victory. The winning streak of J oel Nabin ger in the 80cc class was brough t to a halt o n la p number six. After leading for five full circuits Nabiriger 's chain took a vacation a nd Wa yne Scott replaced him for th e lead to tak e th e win. _ Resu lts BO 1. W ayne Scott (Han); 2. Shawn lorene ; (Yam); 3. Paul W alch (Yaml . NOV: 1. Jo h n Ryals (Yaml; 2. Tim Gardner (Kaw ); 3. Jo hn Kassapion (Hon). . SR A: 1. Warren Finch (Yaml; 2. Bill Mosh er (Kaw); 3. Seth Bru ce (Han). SR B: 1. Bill Erw in (Han); 2. Jamey Morris (Kaw); 3. Tom Dougheny (Yam). 200: 1. Ja mey Mo rr is (Kaw); 2. Patrick Mulligan (Kaw ); 3. Tom Loveless (SW2). 250; 1. David Crawford (Han ); 2. Bren Sherman (Han); 3. Larry Cabninty (Suz). OPEN; 1. David Crawford (Han); 2. Many Bunker (Han ); 3. Tuff McBride (Hus). EX; 1. Randy Gardner (Han); 2. Glen Davis (Hon t 3. Randy Stauff (Han). ~ en THE NATION'S FIRST MOTOCROSS NATIONAL IN 1988! -February 27th February 29thS at u rd ay A m ateur Races 9 a .m . to 5 p .m . G at e s Open 7 a. m . Both D ay s DOUB LE HEADER WEEKEND! GATORBACK MX PARK GAINESVILLE, FL S u nda y Pro Pra c t ice 9 a.m . Nat ional R aces B eg in 1 p .m . Be Su re Yo u Have A Pre-En try Fo rm . 1. Larry Jackson (Kaw); 2. M ike Harris (Kaw ); 3. Todd Peugh (Han); 4. Ma rk Hall (Han); 5. Joel Hu skey (Suz). VET EX; 1. Steve Henry (Kaw ); 2. Herb Nachtigall (Han). INT: 1. Roger Neth (KTM ); 2. Danny Fuhrman (Han); 3. M ike Thuleen (Kaw); 4. Roger Veenstra (Yam). BEG: 1. Me lva lees (Yam); 2. Roben Barn han (Yam). Ryals rolls in NY Mud Scrambles 00 00 ALL THE FACTORY TEAMS * HONDA * SUZUKI * YAMAHA * KAW ASAKI * Motocross Stars BOB " HURRI CA N E" HANNAH * JEFF LEISK ERIC KEHOE * JOHNNY O' MARA * KEITH TURP IN RICK JOHNSON * MANY OTHER TOP RIDERS . Admissio n Weeke nd $ 18 .00 Sun day Onl y A d ult $12.00 Su nday Only Kids 6 • 10 $6 .00 Thi. Admissio n Good For All Events $ $ SA VE $$ RA C E HEADQU A RTERS ; Int ern atio n al Park In n 1·7 5/SR 26 Gainesvill e. FL (9 0 4 ) 332· 303 3 Exit 1·7 5 at SR 2 6 . g o w est 10 m il •• to S R 2 3 5. tum right and go 4 m iles to Gatorba c k en tra nce. Save On Advance Tickets ! $10.0 0 Su nday On ly A dult Ti ck et s Be Sure You Have Pre-Enter ed Avoid Post Entry Fees/ Call For Entry Information Nowl fof Additio M I Informa tion Con tact s..,erSports. P.O . 80. 13246 $ L Petersburg. 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