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" Scott passed me just before we _ went i nto th e p i ts , " said Cu n ni ngh am. "As I was leaving the pits I looked around and didn't see Sco tt anywhere, so I thought he had already left, So I started chasing him and used up a little too much of my energy. About five or six miles later, I still didn 't see him, so I thought he was long gone so I backed off a little bit. Then I heard a motorcycle behind me; I looked back and it was Scott! I d idn't kn ow what to th ink. " " Whe n I ca ug h t T erry," sa id Pl essin ger. " 1stayed with him for the rest of th e lap a nd into the fifth lap, a nd then I passed h im ." During th e fifth lap, Plessin ger passed Cu nni ngha m bu t not without the help of a lapped rider while racing up a h ill throug h the trees. " A la pped ri der too k a little shortcut trail up thi s hill a nd T erry tr ied to get a round h im th e o the r way, and the guy pulled right o ut in front of him where T erry was com ing aro und and T erry fell do wn , " sa id P lessinger. " I thought for sure th e guy would see us coming a nd would stop ," sa id Cunningham. " Bu t he didn't a nd I ra n into him a nd fell over. Scott was so clo se that he T -bo ncd me. By the time I go t goi ng aga in, Sco tt was ab out 100 yards a head of me, a nd th e crash j ust took the wind o ut of my sails a nd I cou ldn 't ca tch Scott. He was j ust in bett er sha pe th an me." Once into th e lead, Pl essinger turned on the afterburners a nd eas ily pulled away from Cunningham. " At th at po int I just wanted to get aw ay from T erry, a nd that's what I did," said Plessin ger. " I decided to turn it up. I had a 40 second lead at the end of th at lap, a nd after the final lap, I had about a minute a nd 20 seconds on him." Plessin ger crossed th e fini sh line with plenty of breathing room over Cunningham. While Cunningham and P lessin ger battled for th e lead, Brown and . Lojak were involved 'in their own dogfight over second and third. They fought fo r the remainder of th e race with Lojak getting the nod over Brown: Seven seconds behind Brown was Zierman. Aaron Hough -a nd Stan Lojak were the only two riders in the 125cc class to complete all six laps. H ough finished seventh, while Stan Loj ak took 12th. • University Children's Hospital at . Hermann Presents .' eccw Round 8 of the EXfRAGOUl = SUPER CHALLENGE March 18, 1989 *-7:30 p.m. Houston Astrodome Sat~.rday, TICKETS ON SALE NOW PRICES: Adults $16, $13, $11 reserved, $10 general admission, kids 12 & under $7.00 with purchase of an adult general admission ticket receive a free child's ticket Honda and Yamaha dealers - $13 reserved (a $16 value) $10 general admission plus with the purchase of a ticket at a motorcycle dealer receive a free early entry pass (a $6 value) * * * t Results 0 / A: 'l , Scott Ple s s ing e r (Ka w); 2 . Terry Cunningham (Kaw); 3. Ed Lojak (Yam); 4 . Kevin Brown (Han); 5 . Joe Zierman (Vam); 6. Tim Newell (Yam); 7. Aaron Hough (Kaw); 8 . Larry Roeseler IKaw); 9. Ed Keen (KTM); 10 . Chris Kaplinger (Cag); 11. Duane Conners (KTM); 12 . Stan Lojak (yam); 13 . Darrell Bell (KTM ~ 14 . RustY Reynaud (yam); 15 . J im Stanfield (Kaw~ 16 . Jeff Plunkell (C-A ); 17. Greg Surdyke (C-A); 18 . Pat Sm ith (Kaw); 19 . Gary St ump (Ho n~ 20 . Mall Stavich (Han). 12 5 A; 1. Aaron Hough (Kaw~ 2. Sta nley Lojak (Yam~ 3 . Dav id Shelly (Yam~ 4 . Craig Jones (Yam); 5. Eldon Keen (KTM) . 200 A; 1. Manny Garza (Kaw); 2. Richard Thorpe (Kaw); 3 . Gene Thurman (Kaw); 4. Moe Upton (Kaw) . 250 A; 1. SCali Plessinger (Kaw); 2. Terry Cunningham (Kaw~ 3 . Ed Lojak (Yam); 4 . Kevin Brow n (Hon); 5. Joe Zierman (Yam). OPEN A; 1. Eddin Keen (KTM) ; 2. Darryl Bell (KTM); 3 . Steve Cardwell (ATK~ 4 . Bob Marino (Vam); 5. Glenn Schaffer (Vam). SR A : 1. Terry Mealer (KTM); 2. Joe Lojak (Yam); 3 . Mike Parks (KTM); 4 . Mike Edwards (Han ); 5. J ohn Sm it h (C-A). S/ SR A; 1. Charles Galbraith (Hus~ 2. Raben Caplin ger (Cag); 3 . Gary Doerr (Kaw A); 4. Buddy Nonon (Yam); 5. Dave Fit>gerald (Han) . 4 -STRK A : 1. Gary Stump (Han ); 2. Dwight Rudder (Hon); 3. Devin Condon (Hon). 200 B: 1. Clint W oods (Suz); 2. A I Heljlek (Kaw); 3. Dave Bergquist (Suz); 4. Dale Rogers (KTM ); 5 . Ted Holli s (Han). 250 B: 1. John McLemore (Suz); 2. J eff Sledge (Yam); 3 . Ricky Honan (Yam ); 4 . Ken Sto ne (HO n); 5. Dwa na M iinch (Hon). li OPEN B: 1. M ichael Bur kh an (Han); 2. SCa . Pulsif er IKaw); 3. Todd Snider (Vam ); 4. Richard Bass (Hus); 5. Michael Paynter (ATK). SR B: 1. Joe Burn ham (Kaw); 2. Raym on d Ballillo (Kaw); 3. Jimmy Malone (Kaw); 4 . Ken Powell (ATK); 5 . Clayt on Flores (Kaw ). S/SR B: 1. Ferdinand Hroch (Han); 2. Larry U ndlad (Kaw); 3 . Bob Cornell (Hus) ; 4. James Bent ley (Kaw); 5. Fred King (Suz). 4-STRK B: 1. Phil Breau. (Hu s). W M N: 1. Wendy Barrell (Kaw~ 2. Nadine Holben (Yam); 3. Ramona Hensley (Kaw). CHARGE BY PHONE: (713) 526-1709 or 1-800-426-3094 VISA and MasterCard accepted subject to service charge YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE AND ATV EXPO: In the AstroArena Friday, March 17 through Sunday , March 19 COMPLETE AMATEUR PROGRAM: Call 713-641-3025 for amateur information PROFESSIONAL POST ENTRIES ACCEPTED:. 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