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__--:=:-:------ - - - - -, w S 1= o U rJl > III o .... o :I: c, AUGUST 26th & 27th Kawasaki Let the ill_xl times roll. $ Right on.Suzuki SUZUKI. r T SUBAKI ~E~ Don Greene won the Pro 250cc GP class at Shannonville. and Cooney pulled a head o f the rest o f the pack. Cooney put u p a good fight as he nipped a t G reene's heels for two laps, but dro p ped back as expe rie nce-and ma chiner y o u t- classed th e '86 Honda -riding Rook ie. With 12 o f the 22 sta rters finishi ng the race, it was Greene, Cooney a nd Co rn well, with Honda -mounted J am es Dewitte o f Ca lga ry a nd D'Aluisio ro u ndi ng ou t the top five. J am ie J am es o f Baton Rouge, Louisian a, was a big favorite with Sha n no n ville fans after ta king top individual honor s a t th e U. S.A. vs Ca na da mat ch races here back in May. J ames placed well in both the Su pe rbi ke feature a nd th e 750cc Prod uct ion races abo ard th e Suz uki Canada G SXRR mac hinery o f Qu eb ec ra cer M igu el Duham el. Duhamel was leading th e Su perbi ke poin ts ba tt le with w ins a t both National series events th is season, a nd stoo d seco nd in production, but is still h eal in g a b rok en femur suffered in a recent p ractice crash at Suzu ka, J apan. In 750cc Production, J ames ca me back from a practi ce cras h, working his way from th e back o f the grid to tak e th ird behind two-tim e Ca n ad ia n number one a nd reign in g Production Ch am pi on Michel Mercier o f Ontario a nd vetera n frontrunner Steve Dick of Toron to , both a lso on GS XR Rs. In th e Su perbi ke feature, James started o n th e fourth ro w after a 12thpl ace fin ish in th e heat race. The 16lap fin al was a Steve Crevier runaway with the Yam aha OWOI rider leading fro m th e sta rt to finis h with a si x-seco nd vic to ry. P ol esi tter a nd RAC E (Racing Associates Ca na da Events) Ca nadia n nu m ber o ne Ru e be n Mc M u rt er crashed his Action Accessories H o nda R C30 on lap three whi le passi ng Do n Knit Suzuki 's Ga ry Goodfellow o f Vancouver for third. On the same lap , Yamaha Canada/ Dicom Express racer Tom Douglas was righ t on Crevier 's back tire when he lo st co n tro l comi ng onto t he fr ont straigh t and crashed into the ha y bales lin ing th e pi t wa ll. Dougl as was not seriously in jured, but th e in cident slo wed down th e following racers a nd a llowed Crevier to stretch hi s lead wh ile J ames moved cl o ser to th e front as the .Iield tigh ten ed up under th e yellow flag. After so me darin g passes in th e final la ps o f the race, J am es managed to fin ish fourth beh ind Mercier a nd Good fellow. Results 250 GP PRO: 1. Don Greene (Yam); 2. Da rt ell Cooney (Hen) ; 3 . Jon Corn w ell (A pr); 4 . James DeWitt e (Han); 5. Chris D'Aluis io (YamI. $25,000 PURSE • 111 MfA SANCT IONED ~V. 1.25/500 _*fmIU Am National Motocross SA NCT IO NED KXRX KMJK 10ClIM @[S:9.ItJ ........ - . Ji -- ..... JI KXRX YAMAHA w~ nl.l~ ~ the dulc rcncc. Q.I05 HONDA. Coine ride withIE. 1989 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TICKETS: Saturda y $8.00 Su nday $13.00 THURSDAY AUGUST 24th Press Day. Meet team riders at Portland International Raceway 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. AMATEUR RACE FEE: $20.00 A MA Cards Requ ired NO EXCEPTIONSI FRIDAY AUGUST 25th 6:00 p.m. • 9:00 p.m. - Amateur sign-in at track. O vernight camping available SATURDAY AUGUST 26th ALL CLASSES: Amateur Day 6:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. sign-up 8:30 am. Practice, 10:00 a.m. R ace Pro sign-up, Inn at the O Vancouver uay Beg ., J r., Int ., Pro-Am, W om en s, Vets , Old Time rs SUNDAY AUGUST 27th 7:00 a.m. Spectator gates open 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.rn. Pro practice and qualifying 1:00 p.rn. Washougal 125/ 500 National MX Camping: $5.00 per vehicle Parking $~ .OO * NO BOTTLES * Reduced Hotel Rate At Ra lph Huffman 1-503-673-1671 Bob Leach 1-50 3- 9 2 8-4 4 7 4 Brian Barnes 1-2 0 6- 6 9 5-9 2 2 1 T ile Mark205 MOTOR INN Contact Aloha Tradewind Travel Marilyn Waltm ire 1-2 0 6- 4 85- 0 147 work 1-20 6-3 34- 71 94 home Room Rates Discount ed thru Aug. 14th AMA Nat io na l Champions hip Hare & Hound Ser ies Well s, NV July 30, 1989 1 st Overall. 1st Open Expert DAN SMITH MAXI MA RA CING LUBRICANTS 10969.-A Wheatlands Ave ., Santee, CA ~ 2 0 71 (KTM) (619) 449-5000 21