the day, explained, "I've been riding
on the Kawasaki off-road team and
my woods riding position, these
days, is too far ' forward for fast
motocross racing."
Beckington, while running
fourth , seized, seeing his chances for
a second title slim down.
Beckington said, " It was tough but
I pushed the bike down the last
section and across the line. That's
all I could do. I left it up to the scorers
after that."
Clerk Marie Keenum posted the
points and Beckington nipped John
Shay and Gary Paul, taking the
overall title.
David Curry and Kevin Seidl 's
500cc title duel was overshadowed by
Johnson's domination of the class at
Dade City. The Kawasaki/ AXO /
Bro ck to n Cycle-sponsored rider
commented, " T h e shoulder feels
fine, but the muscles are still weak."
Curr y's Motel-sponsored Curry
fell in the first moto,. but Seidl's
Cahill s Yamaha seized in the "final
and Curry owned his first title.
Excep ti o na l Amateur d ivisio n
achievements were earned by double
clas s winners Tim Ealy and Bill y
Silverole. Ames Yamaha-sponsored
Ea ly maintained the only perfect
series record in the Plus 25 an d 500cc
B division to the tune of $1800 in
Yamaha YZ Bucks contingencies.
Ealy said, "I have been trying to win
a Florida series for 10 years now . I
guess in my case older is better."
Silverole lost his 125 and 250cc B
perfect record when he was catapulted over the bars in the first 125cc
moto, but rebounded with a three
moto win. Silverole said, " My dad
is my only sponsor and I reall y
appreciate his support. "
In 'the Senior division, T and D
Cycle Sport's Dave Wagner topped
Roger Ambs for th e series win.
Wagner said, " We averaged 24 riders
in the class during this series and
these guys are good."
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