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loop was j ustjtoo r it a nd-I couldn' t floor it. I cou ld o nly go as fast as wha t I fel t was sa fe a nd th is bei ng the first race of the year, I kn ew I had a comforta ble posti on. " I just rod e conservatively," Cunningham said, "or as co nserva tively as possible. I went 3-3 in the last loo p and Randy a nd Larry went 2-2 and that was th e difference in the race. If I would 've had a shock, I think it wou ld've been a little different story, but I'm pleased." " I love the bike, it was a lot of fun, " said fourth p la ce finish er Bertram. " I didn 't have a ny problems, I just kind of rode along and tried to be consistent. I've only had the bike a week o r so, so I' m still tryi ng to get used to it. It 's a big change from the Husky, that 's for sure, I need a litt le practi ce with th e clutch , yet , but I'm pretty clos e." (Bert ram used to ride a Husqvarna 430cc Automatic). " I burned a check, that h urt me," said Bert ram. "Even wit hou t th a t, I was just co m paring wit h Randy, Larry and Kevin, an d I was five to 10 seconds, sometimes 15 seconds in a sectio n slower , but I feel pretty confident." " I had a pretty good da y going unti l th e last loop, then I ca ugh t a roc k wit h my rear disc wh ich bent it, a nd then I had no rear brak e," sa id fifth p lace finish er R ussel l. "T ha t pretty much threw me out of th e hunt ri ~ht th ere. I went eigh t in th e last SeCtIOlI, wh ere everybody else went four. I would've been right in there with th e gu ys, but that last loop kind of cos t me, it's just one of th ose things. " AII in all it was a pretty good da y, kind of du sty, though. This was my first rid e 0 11 th e Yamaha a nd I like it ," said Ru ssell. " I borrow ed this one from th e shop, so I hav en 't set one up for myself yet, but it worked reall y well. I just wish I would 've had brakes in that last section , it wo uld 've ' made a bi g di fference, espec ia lly out here with so many h ills." Overa ll A win ner was Sco tt Drafs, whi le overall B and C class winners were J ames Curry a nd Jeff P rob ost. In the Four-Strok e A class, Bru ce Ogilvie cla imed number one hono r, toppi ng Bob H olmes a nd Thom as Deem . In th e Senior a nd Su per Senior A divisions, Ri ck G ui dice and Richa rd Christio n were th e riders to bea t, while Kell y Coons wra pped u p th e Wom en 's A class victory. • Results 0 / A : 1. larry Roesel er IKaw); 2. Randy Hawkins (SUI); 3 . Terry Cunningham lHus); 4. Dave Bert ram (SUI); 5 . Jeff Russeli lYa m ); 6. John Nie lsen (Kaw); 7. Duk e Lambert (Yam ); B.J eff Irwin l KTM); 9 . Grant Palensk e (Kaw) . THE NEW LOW-SEAT K75. While all BMW motorcyclists share a common appreciation for performance, not all BMWmotorcyclists share a common size. So to accommodate enthusiasts ofall dimensions, we've made an" important ' addition to our 1988·model line: the new low-seat BMW K75, With a seat heightof 29.9 inches,fully. two inches lowerthan other BMW motorcycles,the BMW K75 isasport machine that offers a reduction in height with no reduction in performance. You can view it at ourdisplay truck outside the Daytona Speedway, alongwiththe complete line of 1 988 K-Series and R-Series motorcycles. And if those models aren't exhilarating enough, we'll introduce you to another: Sandy Greenberg, Playboy Playmate and dedicated BMW motorcycle owner. BMW. Performance motorcycles for riding enthusiasts of all • shapes and sizes. ' - & TIlE LEGENlMIIYMOTORCYQ.ESOF GERMAIR Cl l 988 BMWof NorthAmenca . Inc.TheBMWtrademarkandlogo are regIstered 0 / A A: Sco n Orat 5. 200 A: 1. J oh n lewis ; 2. Donni e Simone; 3. J ay M ikkelsen . . 250 A : 1. D. Douglas; 2. John McC or m ick; 3 . Curt Biro. . . OPEN A : 1. Rand y Car les; 2. Rick Dan iel; 3 . Glen Martinson. 4 -STRK A : 1. Bruce Ogilvie; 2. Bob Holm es; 3 . Thomas Deem. S A A: 1. Rick Guidice; 2. Don Matheson; 3 . Ray Br indo s. S/SR A : 1. Richard Chr istian; 2. J . Morr ison; 3. Ron Sl ebonk. WMN A : 1. Kell y Coon s. 0 / A B: Jam es Curry. 200 B: 1. Brian Caveney; 2. John W ilson; 3 . Er ic Hovcre. 250 B: 1. W illi am Kennedy; 2. Richard Pow ell ; 3 . Bob Sto ne. OPEN B: 1. Bill y W altr ip; 2. J ohn Small wood; 3. W illi am Bloch er. 4 -STRK B: 1. M ich ael Pow ell ; 2. St eve Hay; 3 . J eff Klees. SR B: 1. Bob Bell; 2. J im Martens; 3 . Bri an Lee. S/ SR B: 1. Bob M illner; 2. Harry Hoff man; 3 . Ron W ay. 0 / A C: Jeff Probost . 200 C: 1. M ark Bader; 2. Cole M arshall ; 3 . W illi am Blak e. 25 0 c: 1. Vern on Williams; 2. Ed Vall ejo; 3 . Bruce Cook. OPEN C: 1. Dale Gr een halg h; 2. Ken Hartman; 3 . John Kneisly. 4 ·ST RK C: 1. Chri s Wh it e; 2. Steve Pyle; 3. 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