World Champion Jean-Michel Bayle (111 ) duels with National Champion George Holland (3 ) at the Scottsdale Supercross.
Now racing as a privateer. Honda-mounted Donny Schmit had no
problems w inning the 125cc class. He won all three motos.
Bayle, Schmit reign
at Scottsdale SX
By Michael Ross
SCO'ITSDALE, AZ, J AN. 7
France's 125cc MX World Champion JeanMichel Bayle and Minnesota 's Donny
Schmit were the big winners at the firs tever Scottsdale Supercross held a t the 1~
28
million dollar Horse World
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h o,rse par k In Scottsd a Ie. H on.
da s Bayle capt~. rred the 250cc
main, while pnvateer Honda-
mounted S~~":llt did the honors In
the 125cc dIVISIOn.
Bayle topped the first two 250cc
races before laying back during the
first few laps in the main, then
Larry Ward (971) and Holland banged handlebars throughout the night.
Ward. at one time or another. led all three 250cc motos.
pouring on the gas and crossing the
finish line in first place over Honda's
. Jeff Stanton, Larry Ward, Robert
Naughton and George Holland.
Schmit was the dominate figure
throughout the night in the 125cc
class. The former Suzuki support
rider lOpped all three 125cc motos
for a convincing win over Kawasaki
rider Bryan Pryor, Brent Wineland,
Dan Bonham and Deano Cowan.
Two-time AMA Supercross Champion Rick J oh nson was scheduled 10
compete in the Scottsdale Supercross, but a knee injury over the
hol ida y season forced J o hnson 10
stay at home and take it easy.
Although .. the race attracted an
estimated 2000 spectators, a much
smaller than expected turnout of
riders forced the Arizona Moto-X
Racing Association (AMXA) to make
changes in the night 'Sracing format,
The original plan was to run two
qualifiers with the top ri d ers
transferring to the main eve n t.
Instead, all riders headed to the mai n
despite their finishes in the " q uali - .
fiers." Only 12 riders showed up.
The first moto got underway at
4:00 p.m. with the first of three 12lap l25cc motos. Brent Wineland
grabbed the early lead in the first race
but was quickly passed by Schmit.
P ryor followed in third.
Wineland and Pryor ma naged to
stay close 10 the lead for the next five
hips before Sch mit started pullin g
away. On lap six Pryor shot past
Wineland for second. From the n on
the race pretty much went
unchanged with Schmit crossing the
line in first followed by Pryor,
Wineland and Paul Vandespompele.
The second rnoto was again dominated by Schmit who led from start
to finish. P ryo r held control of
second, while Vandespom pele
