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l-< Q.) ..0 'S Q.) u Q.) o Jeff Emig (4 7) grabbed t he holeshot at the start of the 250cc A Stadium MX event and went on to take the w in. Kevin Windham (511 ) and Greg Rand (77) get beat off the line by Cl int Latham (179) in the 85cc (7 -11) TT race . W indham was the class champ. Bob Bea n (5 4) used hi s IS D E sk ills to negotiate t he slippery mud and win the Se n io r class TT eve nt along w ith the Olympic Championship. Buehl co m me n ted. " Bobby Barr a nd m y dad . Gary , have th e bik e perfect. , It wa s up to me to keep it up a nd o n two wh eels." Robbie Nee ley joined the Senior ra n ks as h e a nd Mark Ash worth relega ted Bob Bea n to thi rd. Defendin g Golde n Goggle win ner John Kitsch , who rece n tly swi tched brands, d ia led in hi s T U F/PJ -I / Bell /Ameri can Compeition Suzu ki for a swee p a head of Dennis Step he nso n an d T odd Neal in th e 125cc A class. "This bik e is fast," said Kitsch , "And I am gett ing used 10 th e feel of th e suspen sion." Jay Mann crashed after leading th e final moto an d required stitches in his elbow. Stephen son sha red 250cc A moto wins with Kitsch for th e MX titl e. J eff Emig also fell in Mann's spot, leaving Kenn y Kizzar and Kits ch as ru n ne r-ups. Ein ig sai d , " My front wh eel landed in a h ol e and I was down ins ta ntly." In l 25cc B act ion , T im H od es nail ed th e Stock class wi n, Ha n k Moree the Modi fied , with Flori da Gold C up winner Anthon y Paggio cla im ing th e MX title with a .2-3 placing. H ond a / S i m on s/ A nswer / Be lli Su zu ki Co u ntry supported But ch Sm ith took o ver the po int lead from Hank Moree. In 250cc B co mpe titio n Moree, after runn erup Iirst -rnoto : fin ishes, broke a n a n kle a n d withdr ew from th e co m pe titio n. New York er Billv Silverol e sh ared class wins and ca p tured th e MX titl e. - The in augural Ol ympi c Volleyba II T ourney lasted la te into th e night a nd th e G ear Racewear girls won. Grand Prix It was showdo wn tim e a t th e fin al event, th e Grand Prix. From a Le Man s-st yl e sta rt wav es o f rid er s ' would snake th rou gh a ci rc ui t , which incl uded th e MX tra ck (reversed ), stad iu m MX track a n d a twisti ng loo p through th e fields, sa nd w hoops a n d a pine forest behind Ga torbac k. The Pee Wee ca m paign was settled in a spe cia l sho rt track event wi th Don a ld Leddy's " My Dad Mad e It Fast" Yama ha eas ily ta king th e win. Kevin Windham erased a o nepoint defi cit a n d clipped Robbie Reyn ard in a 85cc (7-11) thriller. Windham sa id, "I took th e lead before th e woods but Robbie stayed r ight wit h m e. ' H e ' s a tough co m peti tor. " Ezra Lusk and Jeff Dem ent assau lted the G P tra ck in tandem , with th e 85cc ( 12- 13) crown at stake. Kaw as aki /MX Fox /PJ - I / Sco tt sponsored Lusk kept hi s coo l and held off Dement for the win. Dem ent sa id, '" wa n t to th ank Dr. Dennis Medsker . I hurt my back in m otocross a nd co u ld not have even ridden tod ay withou t hi s help." In 85cc (14-15) co m pe tition, J oel Albrecht and H a yden Ri chards were a t th e po int, but Bill y Schlag owned th e Ol ympic Ch ampionship. The 125cc (12-15) Class Ch ampion David Beckingt on sa id, " I hurt my rig h t hand in mo tocro ss and had a hard time hol ding seco nd behind J erom y (Bueh l) in th e G ra nd Prix." In Senior class ac tion. event ual cha m p io n Bob Bean ch a lle nge Robbie Neeley. Bean sa id, " Robbi . is a bett er mot ocro sser than me, bu 'closed up on him in th e fields until a 125 guy too k m e out. " Damon Brads haw led Jay Man and Mik e Brown to an ea sy I25/500c A class win, wi th Dennis Stephenso eridi ng up fifth for th cha m p ions h ip. ;> The 250cc B Champion, Bu tcl Smith, had a scare at the start. Smit said, '" ran to my bike. jumped an mi ssed it."