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15. a massive near vertical 40-foot high rock slab with a right-hand switchback at th e top on to a rock shelf. Then a swinging left pivot for positi on to auack a four-foot high rock and the exit. Young scored o ne point on the first loop. five on loop two. Young determined lO prove th at hi s first ride wasn 't a lu ck y chance, as he carded a two on loop three. Andersson, a native of Sweden now livin g in T exas. rod e an HRC RTL250. the o nly four-strok e entry in th e Ch ampionsh ip cl ass, an d dr opped six more poin ts th an Young in the last eigh t sectio ns lO fin ish second in class. . T eam Fantic's Mark Manniko, a veteran tria ls rider at 19. was in th e mid-50s for a ll th ree loops a nd fini shed with 162 points for th ird place. " T his ' was a difficult co urse and th ere were more than 100 riders a nd that mak es th e tim e tight." said Manniko. "Usually I don't think about it being dangerous, but if I'm concerned I have som eon e catch or th e club will hav e catchers. I hav e co n fidence in my ability and th e machine a nd th e da nger is not a big factor." • Ron Commo, also on a Fan ric, fini sh ed fourth , four points o ff Mann iko 's pace with loop scores of 51, 6 1 a nd 54.8. Commo said th e tim es were tight because of th e len gth of th e cour se and that ca used hi m lO hurry som e of his sections. Fantic-rnou nt ed Kip Webb . with a ring of sincerity . cou ld say nothin g but good th in gs abo u t the course and th e hosting ST RA cl ub. But Webb wasn 't that ha ppy wi th h is score. " I burnt my clu tch on the first loop," said Webb , " so I was more or less j ust tryin g lO survive. I needed a good finis h toda y if for no o ther reason than to pro ve lO myself th at 3 1 isn 't 100 o ld 10 ri de i n the Cham pi onship class . I had a sixth in New Yor k. a thi rd in Ohio and a fifth toda y. At least I did n' t ra tchet down lO sixth ." cana dia n Blai r Flux, aboard a Yamah a. top ped th e Sportsma n clas s by 33 'marks wi th a sco re of 96.6. Secon d a nd th ird p laces go t dow n lO co unti ng th e pen alty po ints (.2 of a poi nt for eac h minute into grace peri od ) and April ia rider Greg J ones carded 129.4 lo Yamaha rider Pa ul Webster's 129.6. Sven Bley and J ason Mankey rou nded ou t th e top five. Jeff Kin gsford. the number one 1988 Sportsma n rid er who was riding a Fant ic in the 30-34 Senior cla ss, had a two-point sp read over S. Sc hwartz me yer a nd a no the r two poi nts over Gary Hol bert. At th e awards presentation. AMA o fficia l Roger Ansell an no unced tha t th e United Sta tes would be represented at the T rial des Nati on s in Belgium th is fall by Young. Comrno, Webb and Manniko. The team is hopin g to improve its ni nt h place fin ish last year when they were forced lo compete wit h a three-man team after a mix-u p in acquiring a bike for Ma nn iko. • Results NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: 1. Ryan Voun g (Apr ) 117: 2. Jonny And ersson (Han) 125; 3. Ma rk Manniko (Fan) 162; 4. Ron Comma IFan) 166; 5. Kip Webb (Fan) 174 ; 6. Todd Roper (Fanl l B5; 7. Jac k Sti t es IFan) 192; B. Steve Clark (Fan) 196; 9 . Richard Land (Bet) 197; 10 . Curt Comer (Vam) 199 . SPTSMN: 1. Blair Flux (Yam); 2. Greg Jones IApr); 3. Paul Webster (Vam); 4 . Sven Bley (Han); 5. Ja son Mankey (Bet). SR 1 (30 -34) : 1. J eff Kingsford (Fan); 2. S. Schwartzm eyer IBet); 3. Gery Holbert (Yam); 4 . Kenneth Farler (Honl; 5. Darrol Peck (Bet). .SR 2 (35- 391 1. Komer; 2. Garry Hoover (Fan); : 3. Rod Tomson (Han); 4. Robert Brown IBetl ; 5. Dave Waldo (Han). S/SR 1 (40-44); 1. Bob Capistr ant (Betl; 2. Charles Ballow (Apr) . S/SR 2 (45-4 9): 1. Dale Malasek (Bet); 2. Bill deGari s (Bet). VeT 1: 1. Carl Peters (Vam). VET 2: 1. Arthur Webste r (yam ); 2. Donald Wilcox (Vam); 3. Jerry Bolt (Han). HIGH SCHOOL: 1. Mike Gun IFan); 2. Randy Peters (Yam); 3. Don Petrick IFan). CALL TODAY TO FIND YOUR NEAREST RECRUITER (213) 722-8880 IIHELLI MOTORCYCLES 5430 Un ion Pacif ic Avenue Wh at's happening? Cycle News Calendar. City of Commerce. California 900 22 NIKS MX PISTONS Manufactu red by fPfXJ@orcfXJ@~~ Thase Hi Performance pist ons are manufactured to the latest orig inal equipment specifications to insure quality equal to or bett er than or ig in al equipment. For all the latest models of aocc, 125cc , 250cc and 500cc In size s from standard to .060 ov er size . Call or write for your free catalog and decals- NIKS DISTRIBUTING - (jJ{jJ@ X H 8311 Chetle Av• .•. Santa F. Springs. CA 90670 (213)693-2746