~efending National Observed Trials Champion Ryan Young captured
his third-straight National win of the series at Winchester.
Swede Jonny Andersson. who now makes his home in Texas. was the
only rider to stay within sight of Ryan. Andersson finished second .
Fantic-mounted Mark Manniko. from Colorado took third overall.
squeaking ahead of Ron Commo by four points. 162-166.
AMA National Championship Observed Trials
Series: Round 3
Young makes it three
straight in Tennessee
By Merle Acord
WINCHESTER, TN, MAY 27
Team Aprilia's defending National Champion R yan Young scored his third straight
Nation al win of the year at Winchester,
dropping 117 points in 16 sections over three
loops, eight points better than
1988 series runner-up Jonny
Andersson.
" T he re are six more
least 50 minutes to ride the th ird
loop_I was co ncerned because Jonny
.
was In front o f me going Into the
sectio ns.but ~as five minutes ?ehind
.
" ...
on sta rti ng time. I lost some lime on
National s, said Young, a nd I o nly
th e second loop changi ng.a flat tir e.
have to WIn IWOo f th em for a pe rfect . .
,
I thoughtjonny s strategy wou ld
score of five." A rider 's best five
pe rforma nces in th e nine-event series
be to tak e. hl~ time: hop around a
are co u nt ed towards his final po int
lot , use hIS fIve. mInu~~ adva~ta!:,e
sta ndi ngs position.
a nd I WOU ld.be dl~qualtft.ed. I d l~n t
Southeastern Trials Riders Assoca tch UP. with him until th e Iifth
cia tio n's Nelson Crou ch laid out a
sectio n a nd th en it became a race.
4.2 mi le loop on Keith's Mountain.
J?nn y mi ss~d th e turn going into ~he
It was a very di fficult tr ia ls," said
eig h th section and I bl ew by him.
Young. " And it was very tight on
Now I'm out front and all the prestim e. I was conce rn ed that I was
sure is on Jonny. He's collecting
go ing to hour ou t. I pi cked up two
penalty points but th e big thing, he
points o n Andersson by the end of
doesn 't know how well I'm doing.
the first loop and I sti ll had th e lead
I rode as fast as I could and as well
wh en we started th e last loop. We
as I cou ld and fini shed strong."
had abo u t :In hour to go , including
Young was the onl y rider to rid e
the cha m pions hip route of section
th e grace lime, but it would take at
