Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

F-2 : 1. Br uce Lind (Yam ); 2 . Marvin Brau n (Yam); 3 . John Heala (Yam I; 4 . Jerry Walker (Yam); 5. Stuart Hutchins (Yam). F-3 : 1. Doug DuBuque (Yam); 2 . John Mooney (Kawl; 3. Patrick Salmon (Hon); 4 . Chr is May ISu z); 5 . Greg Reid (Hon) . OPEN SGL: 1. Kevin M eagh er (Yam); 2. Dave Crockett (Yam ); 3. Dav id Jo hn ston (Yam); 4. Sill Birch er (Hon ); 5. Ron Teal (Yam). OPEN BOn: 1. Randy ShemwelllDuc); 2 . W ard Roger s (BM W); 3 . Jo hn Davidson (Han); 4 : M ati M oell er IKaw ); 5 . M ike Corr ell (Hon ). UNDER 650 Bon: 1. M ike Corr ell (Kaw); 2 . Ma tt M oell er (Kaw l; 3 . John Dav idso n (Honl; 4 . Dav id Rook iard IKaw); 5 . Georg e Schwen IKa w) . OINO: 1. Wa rd Rodger s (BMW); 2. Robe rt Campbell (Suz); 3. John Brady (Kaw) . VlNT : 1. Sydn ey Colli er (Duc l; 2. David Collier l Duc); 3 Randy Shemwell (Vin l. NOV: 1. Charl es W in e (SOli; 2. Je rry Evered (Hon); 3 . Scott lawrence (Yam); 4 . Todd Hahn e (Yam l; 5 . Phill ip Carey (Kaw) . Arkansas Trials to Parker By R.D . A ll m an BON:-I EVILL E, AR, ocr. 8 Apri lia -mo unted C hu ck Pa rk er took the Int er medi a te class wi n a t rou nd four o f the United States Cen tra l Regi onal T ria ls C ha mpio nsh ip held in Boonevill e. Ar ka nsas. Oklah oman Da ve Bo len kept th e pressure o n Parker a ll da y. a nd was in st riking d istance unti l th e very end where Pa rk er p u lled o il a three p o int v ir-tory. Both ri d er s we re spectacu la r in th e secti o n s. but o ne- too- ma ny " fives " for Bolen mad e the differen ce. In th e C ha m pio ns h i p divi si o n , S ha n Moore. spo nsored by T eam K&:N, Yok e a nd Yam alube, took o ver whe re he Id t off in round th ree by topping Ro n ni e N iccu m of T exas by 12 poi nts to take a co m ma nd in g: lead in the Centra l Regi onal C ha m p io ns hi p . Bot h riders us ed ttwir trick ridin g skills to th e ma xi mum to get thr ough th e very difficult a nd rocky sect io ns. T h is class features th e top rid er s in the Midwest a nd is a lways a treat to wa tch . In th e No vice class. Cu rtis Mitch ell (Beta) wo n ou t o ver newcom er Ri ck Du nkin o n a Merlin. Bill Stephen s o f Pampa, T exas, was th ird with L ynn Fa rl y a n d Malt Mo or e rounding o u r the top five. These rid ers a re a ll new to the spun a nd j udgi ng from th eir riding skills the u p per classrna n had better wa tch out in yea rs to co me . \ Vhil e th e Nov ice sco res were a ll clo se. Mo rue Bennett was th e class o f th e field in th e Amateur d iv ision . beat in g Do n Va n Meuller b y I I poin ts. Bennett rode elfo rtlessfy a nd clea ned section afte r sect ion for the wi n . Result s C·SHIP : 1. Shan M oor e (Yam ); 2 . Ronn ie Niccum (Ap r); 3 . Sam Ericso n (Fanl . EX: 1. Pau l 8GIen (ya ml; 2 . J im Carso n (M an ); 3 . Dav id Your ee (Yam). INT: 1. Ch uck Pal1l.er lAp rl; 2 . Dav e Bole n (Yam); 3 . Andre Leccrr e (Yam). SR: 1. Tom M oor e (Yaml ; 2. Wi ck Marvin (Fan). AM: 1. Monte Benn ett lB et ); 2_Don Van M euller lAprl. NOV : 1. Cun is Mitchell (Bet ): 2_ Rick Dunkin (Merl; 3. Bill Stephen s lB et ). Brown blasts Muddy Creek Motocross By Barbara and Loren W illiams BLO UN T VILLE, TN, ocr. 8 Mike Brown was unbea rab le in fo ur ·motus of Pr o class raci ng a t the p enultimate round of the 1989 Ml'ga Series a t Mudd y CH'ck Ra cewa y. T he first la p o f ,h e first 250cc A mo 'o had Kevin \\' a lker at Ih e po int aft er gell ing under T eam G re e n /B arr ' s/ G ea r /Bell /P J I · supported Brown in th e fir stlUrn. "Valker wa s probably a lillie su rprised to ha ve Bro wn pass him overh ead a ' th e 70· foo' do ubles th at mo Sl rid er s wouldn 't a tte mpt. T he o n ly ot her rime Brown was bt'hind an yone was th e fir st half-lap o f the ·· seco nd 125cc mot o whe n Mik e G oolsb y held ,h e lead . J a y Mann a lso bagged G oolsby in th e whoops leadin g o Ul o f the woods sec lion o n lap one. Tho se two pl u s H ank "'Ior ee and Walker pr ovided th e bes t en tertai n men t o f the day as Brown mo to red effo rt less ly a way from the fray fin ish half a min u te a head o f Wal ker. T hirty" hree wild-ey ed ri ders Ilx, k the ga te for th e first l25cc C mo ta wit h ma yh em resulting in th e first tu rn. Separa te crashes put Dan n y Ski ffer and Sq uiW Dickerson o n the gro u nd hard. A dOlen mor e rider s ran in to a nd over eac h o ther trying to exit the narro w prderred lin e with o n ly Skifle r bei ng unabl e to co n ti n ue wi th a wri st inj ury. Squ ig gs shook h is head. rem o unted , rest arted a n d rea lly took o ff with ,h e field a l lea st 30 seco n ds a hea d o f him . H e fini shed Ihe mo lOa n a mazing 12th after suc h a shod dy sta rt: he the n ran a cha lle nging seco n d to double-moto winner Eddie Shiley ,ak e seventh on th e da y. Dicker son ca me back to win th e co m peti tive Schoolboy cIass wi,h 2·1 fin ish es o ver Leonard Bennick a nd Sha ne Hatfield. Loca l Pr o-Am d irt tr acker Kirk Hayes made a rar e mo tocross appearance in two classes - P lu s 25 a nd Non·Current (for bikes , hree yea rs a nd older, but not vi ntage). Kirk cle aned up wi th perfect scores in the Non-Currenl clas s bu t was relega ted to eigh th in Ihe tough Plus 25 class . Larry Harrison took o vera ll honors with 1·2 finis hes follow ed by J eff Dodgen with a 3- 1 sco re. Resul ts '0 '0 50 : 1. Todd Thornburg (Yam); 2 . J osh Sco tt (Yam ); 3 . Rusty Dock ery (Yam); 4 . Robe rt Smith (Yam); 5 . Dan ian Hendr ick (Yam) . . 65 (7.11): 1. Andrew Wilson (!(aw); 2 . Jake NOrri S (Kaw ); 3. J onb Oxford (Kawl; 4 . Josh Scott (Kaw); 5. Brian Thor nburg (Kawl. J R M INI: 1. J immy Br iggs (Kaw); 2. Josh Pierce ISuz); Mike McBrady battled w ith J oe Pittma n in t he 750cc Prod uction race at PIR . but ran off t hE; track wh ile leading an d f inished sec o nd. 3 . And rew Wi l son (Kaw l; 4 . J on Oxf ord (Suz); 5: Matt Harr ison (Kawl SR MIN I: 1. Todd Huff stetl er (Kaw) ; 2. Tracy Nelson (Honl ; 3 . Ryan Reed (Hon ); 4. J ordan M oneymaker (Suz); 5 . J am ie Harr ison (Kawi. SCHBY; 1. David Dicke rson (Yam); 2 . Leonard Bennick (Han); 3 . Shan e Hatfield (Suz); 4 . Bill Lem ons (Kaw); 5. Tommy Ow ens (Yam ). 25+: 1. Larr y Harr ison (Suz); 2 . Jeff Dogen (Yam ); 3 . M icha el Tayl or (Han); 4 . Edd ie Keller (Han): 5 . J effrey Lyons (Kaw) . 125 A(PRO): 1. Mik e Brew n (Kaw ); 2. Kevin Walk er (Yam); 3 . J ay M an n (Kawl; 4 . Hank Moree (Kaw); 5 . M ik e Gool sby (Han). 125 B: 1. Bill y Cox (Suz ); 2. Lee Coomes (Yam) ; 3 . Kevm Sh erwell (Ha n); 4 . Leonard Bennick (Hon ); 5 , M itch M cManer (Yam) . 12 5 C: 1. Eddi e Shil ey (ka w l; 2 . M ar k Mi ller (Suz); 3 . Jo ey W est (Kawl; 4 . Tony Sm ith lHon); 5 . M ich ae l LitzfHon). 2 50 AIPRO): 1. Mik e Brown (Kaw);2. Kevi n Wa lker(Yaml ; 3 . Hank M or ee (Kawl ; 4 . Mike Padg ett (Yaml; 5 . Dwa in M ill er (Kaw) . 250 B: 1. Wil liam Cox (SUd; 2 . Lee Coomes (Yam); 3 . Ray Boruff fSuz); 5. Sill y Ad kin s (Honl; 5. Chri s Shonridge (Kaw) . OPEN AM: 1. Robe n Camp bell CHon); 2. Chris Shor tfld ge (Kaw); 3. Gr ady Jo nes (Hus); 4 _ Mi ke Eads (Kawl; 5 . Rhett Sm ll h (ATIQ. S/SR 1 .401 1. Ja ck Ph il lip s (Hon); 2. Terrell W ell born : (Su d ; 3 . Ronald Reed (Honl : 4 . Loren W illiam s (Kaw); 5 . J im Rice (Hon). SR A 1.30); 1. M ich ael Taylor (Han); 2 . Larry Harr ison (Sud; 3. M Ike Earls lKa w); 4 , Jeff Eads (ya ml; 5. Gary Osbo rn e'(Hon ) • SR B (. 30): 1. J eff Lyons IKaw l; 2. Rhett Smith (ATK); 3. Ronald Nel son (Han); 4 _ David Farr is (KTM ); 5 . Cliff Ooc: ery (Yam). k ENDR: 1. Chr is Shon ridge (Kaw); 2 . Ph ill ip Page (Kawl; 3. Gl enn Roger s ISuz); 4 . Randy Farri s (KTM); 5 . A ndr ew Lock e (KTM ) NON -CURRENT: 1. Kir k Hayes (Han); 2 . David Whitson (Hon); 3 . Bobby Gi lbert (Han ); 4 . Dann y Eller (Kaw); 5 . M ike Edwards (Kaw) 250 C: 1. Gr eg Rose (Hon); 2. Gr ady Jones (Cag); 3 . Mitch ell J one s (Yam); 4 Jeffrey W ill iam s (Suz); 5 BIUy Ownbey (Kaw) Pittman, Pinkstaffs premier at PIR RR By Russ Cazier PORTLAND, O R, O CT. 15 The Oregon Motorcycle Road Racin g As!'locia tio n's season final e at Port land International Racew;J; y feat ured th e usual an d tht' unusua l. As us ua l. J ot. Pi tLman won th lee ' d a!'l !'les, a h h() lI~ h he was den ied a fourth by a DNF in Opt'n Su pe rb ike. Bu t wit h sea so n po ints eitlU"r IU('ked u p in som e (-ases o r still much in cOlHelllion in o thers . so me st ra ng e pairings of racer s a n d eq u ip me nt too k plan '. For exa m p le, Da n Zlock , ridin g back-up mac h inery throughoul the M'ason. rea liled he had a shm a t thi rd in SFdso n points in O pe n Superbi ke. Zlock assigned h imself ,h e fa>test of th e Zlock Brothers· S uzu ki sta b le while Keith Pinkstaff pl ayed a new ro le as tt"am rider a nd hu ng back in fourth. ··T a lk a bo m a ri ng~ide sea t, '· Pin kstaff said. " Da n (Zloe k) , Alan (Ed wa rds ) a n d SCOIl (jo h ns to n ) were scuffi ng: h andl e ba rs lhe wh ol e 10 laps. I'd ha ve lo cha ra nerin' it as a \'u 1br.Jr braw l. T he best pa rt was watc hi ng Alan ride. beGlu se we a ll had motor o n h im ." Vul ~r braw l o r not . it was exce lll'nt raci ng , a nd Edwa rds won wil h a last -lap pass. Also in th e stra nge-pai rings depa rt me nt, H o ward P ink staff rode Ke ilh 's SUluk i GSXRllOO in O pen Product ion: pl u s running a n ill egal G SXR750 in 750cc Superbi ke. " Wha , th e h eck ," th e elde r Pinkstaff sa id. ·' \ \' IIO's gon n a prot est a 67-year-old racer ?'· No one d id, a nd Howard finish ed eig h th in " field o f 13. Kei th wo n 750cc Superbike, a di sres pectful la p a hea d of hi s " o ld man. " Sim ilar ly, Dan H orn , with a loc k o n st" n aso po ints in Open Ball ie of Tht, Twins, trJ.dt.d · rid es wilh faithfu l pit·crew man Dea n Reed . Reed , (:on sid era b ly hea ..ier th an Horn , broke : o ff th e rig h t fOOlpeg of Horn 's Du cali , bu t a C liff Bak er welding jo b saved th e da y, fini shing 'n 'pa irs in time for Re('d 's hea t in O pen Barr. Ik st two · ma n ra n " o f th e da y was in 750n ' P rodu ction, a 10-la p di ("e between J oe Pillma n a nd Mik e McBrad y. Me Brad y held ,h e lead Ihr ough la p six whe n Pillman p assed h im t'om i ng o ff th e back straight. McBrad y th en look it bac k in th e sa me spot o n lap sevt"n. Pittman draft ed a rid repassed o n th e fro lll sua ig:hl Oil la p nine. but McBrady p as:) yel oo aga in a n d W; IS lea d ing in to HlI" l1 ,,(' \'l' 11 O il rlu la sl la p , hu t ovr-n 'ooked it anti look to tin g rass . H esa vvd it a nd ~Ol back 0 11 tlu- uur k Ioru ( Ios(' se-c-ond beh in d Pillman . Samm y Sdl.....a rz (";J p pt.'d lu -r S ( '~lso n ..... irh a first-rim e- w in in 2:,On' .\'illlag(', movin g to vear-en d points. C liff Bake-r, 011 h is five-yea r-ol d Honda /Ya maha H ybrid (a 2:,0("(" Honda ;\ IX water-pu m per ill a Yam aha T Z fra me ), wa s o n ly fo ur points u p !Hl Sco tt So pe l" , a mi wou ld havc' lO lx -at him 10 wi ll tilt' Ultra Lig h tweiglu Cha m p io ns h ip. but w as una ble- 10 pull it off. as Sope-r grabbt ·tf a bi g- It-ad O il t lu - fil'st lap a m i he-ld it M'('o nt! i n t llt (JUJ.;110Ul. Resu lts OPEN PRO: 1. Joe PIllman (Sud; 2 . Keith Pinkst aff l$uz); 3 . Mi chael McB rady C Suz). • 7 50 PROD: 1. Joe Pitt man (Suz); 2 , M ichael M cBr ady ISuzl; 3. Tony Fuller (Sull. 600 PROD : 1. Ma rvm Braun (Yam); 2 . Sha wn Robe rt i (Honl ; 3 RIck George (Hon) . 4 50 PROD. 1. Richar d M att hews (Yam ); 2 _Ron Geo rge (Yam); 3_Ed Sch roder (Yam) OPEN S/ BK: 1. Alan Edwa rd s (Sul l. 2. Scali Johnston (Sull; 3 . Da n Zloc: (Sull k 750 S/B K: 1. Keith Pink staff (Suz). 2 . AJan EdwardslSuzl; 3 Shaw n Robert i (Yam) . 600 S/ BK: 1. Joe Pin ma n (Yam). 2 . Shawn Robert i (Yam); 3 . M arv in Brau n (Yam) . 4 50 S/ BK: 1 . Ala n Schwen (Yam) : 2 _ Robe rt Hmojosa (Yaml ; 3 , Todd Pow ell (Yam) MIW S/BK : 1. Scott Soper (Yam). 2. A lan Schw en l Yam ); 3 . Do n Horn (Ducl. UW S/ BK: 1. Bill Bircher lHon ); 2. Kevin M eagher lYaml; 3 _Jerr y Jones (Yam) ULTlUW S/BK: 1. Scott Sope r (Han); 2 . Cli ff Baker C HYH); 3 , Br ian Pendergast (Yam l. OPEN BOIT: t . Ste ve Sanders (M -G); 2 . M ar k Kottke (Han); 3 , Don Horn (Ducl . 650 BOIT: 1_ Mike Corre ll (Han); 2 . Geor ge Sch we n . (Kaw); 3 Da vid Rookaird (Kaw ) OPEN VINT : 1. M ilton M cRae (Hon); 2. Patri ck Johnson (BSA ); 3 Tim M ar ek (SSA) 500 VINT: 1. Tim Ma rek (BSA ); 2. Monica Nosek (BSA ); 3 . Mike Rivelt i (Duc). 25 0VINT: 1. Sammy Schwartz (Duc); 2 . Tony Rivelli (Ducl ; 3 . Lynn Wi lcox (Duc) NOV: 1. Am ede Honey cu tt (Yaml; 2. Dave Riggs 1Yam ); 3 .0enny Schon (Kaw). Clay, Bennett score in HuronMX By Donnetta & Bob M urray H URON , CA , ocr. 8 J im Cl ay a n d Pa t Bennett eac h won both of th eir mo ta s a t th e Pa ssmore MX P roduct ions Mo'ocr os s held a l Huron Cycle Park tak e ,he 125cc a n d 25 0cc P ro class wins . ropt.'Cti \'eJy. Cla y grabbed th e hol eshot in Ihe firs t mo lO o f the 125cc cla ss o n hi s Yamaha a nd lOok a co m ma ndi ng lead, but nearl y losl it o ver th e triple jump. Cla y pulled it logelher 10 m aintain the lead , bu t S Ul u ki· mo u n ted Bennett had ca ug h t up to h im a nd was pushing Clay lo Ihe li m it. C lay entered a co rner o n ,h e fourth la p a litt le fa sl , grabbed too m uch brake a n d wen t down in the turn. Bennett seized th e o p ponu ni ty to tak e th e lC'"dd. It wasn 'l long before Cl a y was back o n Benneu's lai l, ca tch ing h im with a n in sid e line a nd rega ining th e lC""dd. H e was ab le to h o ld Bennett o ff o n ,h e fin al and eighth la p lo pa ss Ihe chec kered fla g fur th e win. The seco nd l 25cc mota !kJW a bunch t.-d sta rt a nd close racing around th e fir st turn. By th e seco n d turn, Clay was in Ihe lead , followed by Robb ie Baker, Inter med ia te rid er J effrey Brownlee a n d Bennett. As C la y eXlen ded hi s lead , Bennett passed Brown lee o n a jump. Bak er , w h o was slowed b y m echani cal prob le m s, a lJo wed Ben nett to · pas s with Ben n eu now ha vin g a clear shot a t C lay. O n ,h e seco nd las t la p , Bennett rea lly pou red it o n , in an effon to overtake C lay, but Ihe H a yward Yamaha/PJ I/Fnx / D&M Products·backed Clay had a sufficient lead to claim th e mOlO a nd th e win in th e clas s. Two of th e most exci ting motos o f the da y belonged th e 125cc a nd 250cc Junior rac e. Although they were in different cla sses, rid ers Chad Doggett a nd Kei th Ma yes pu' o n a show for the crowd. In bo th motos, Mayes, abo. rd , a 250cc Kawasak i, ch a rged into th e lead from th e sta n , b u t was h ound ed b y Do g gell throu g ho u l , he race. Doggett ea rn ed th e lead '0 '0 '0 Jim Clay won bo t h motos to claim t he 125cc Pro class win at th e Hu ron Cycle Park MX. in th e first moto as he pa ssed Ma ys o ver a set o f do ub les o n the fo u r th la p. H (' pulled away from Ma yes, padded h is lead a mi won the o verall in the si x-la p cl a ss, Dogge tt d id n ' t tak e n ear l y as long in passing Ma ys in th e second mow. H e took adva n tage of a n in side lin e o n a swee pe r to ga in th e lead , n a ilin g the win in the m oto a nd takin g th e overa ll in the 1 25 «~ J unior class. Ma yes en ded th e da y first in th e 250cc J unior class. Honda CR 500 p ilot Ben ne tt bag ged th e h o lesh ot in th e firs t moro o f th e co m bina tio n 500 a n d 250cc Pr o class. He never looked bac k d u ri ng- the eig h t loops a nd cr uised to a n easy .....in . Ben ne tt had his wo rk CUi OU I for him in the secon d mo to. ho we ver. J on Ni co la us. aboard a 500cc Kawasa ki, was in the lead d uri ng the first pa n of the open in g- la p. Iollo wd closely by 250n, Kaw a sak i p ilot Rob bie Ba ker a nd Ben net t. Baker passed N icol aus, who was th en passed b y Ben nett in the long ta ble ,op ju mp. Ben ne u was rel entless in h is pursuit o f Rak er a nd h it pay di n by th e third la p. Bennen we nt o n 10 ex te nd hi s lead, but .....as th reat ened fo r th e win b y C layton Blood, who na rr o wed Bennet t's lea d but was un abl e to ca tch u p. Bennet t, who is spo n sored b y D&M/ Shoe i/ Scotl/Bennetl , Inc., ea rned th e win in th e 500cc Pr o class wi th Bak er doi ng likewi se in the 25Of.-c Pr o class. . Res ul ts VlN T: 1. Rick Doughty CCZI; 2. Ron Clawson (Mail; 3 . Dave Rogers ITr i); 4 . Nor m Sh ie lds (Hon); 5. James Mor1en 125 PRO: 1. Jim Clay (Yam); 2 . Pat Benn el1 (Suz); 3 . Robbie Bake r (Kaw ) 12 5 INT: 1. JeHrey Bown lee ISuz); 2 . Dan M cGann (Han ). 80 J R: 1. Jo hn Leddy (Sud; 2 . Nathan Woods lKaw); 3 . J ake W ikoff (Suz); 4 . Jeremy Brown (Suz); 5. Geof Lan ini (Kaw ). • 80 BEG: 1. Ja son Hatcher (Hon); 2 . Case y James (Kaw) ; 3. Ste phe n Ken nedy tHan); 4 . Nick Nolte (Su z); 6 . Je ff M iller (Kaw ). 250 BEG: 1. Ju stin Pett yjohn (Yam); 2. A nthony Urias (Hon); 3 . Joh n Lassley (Suzl ; 4 . J immy Rivers lKawl: 5 . Davi dc Pool (Yam) . 250 PRO: 1. Bobbi e Baker (Kaw) ; 2 . Ron All en lKaw). 500 PRO: 1. Pat Bennel1 (Honl ; 2. Clayton Blood (Han) ; 3 . Jo n Ni colaus fKaw) . 2 50 INT: 1. David Cama rena (Hen). VET JR : 1. Jeff Baxter (yam ); 2. K8I1h Jones. VET INT : 1. Bob Clar k (Yam l; 2 . Klaus Baker (Kawl . ' VET M STR: 1. Gary Remmen (Hon ). OT NOV : 1. Richard Fried (Sozl. OT JR; 1. Bob Murray (Hus i. OT EX: 1. Gary Doggett (Kaw); 2. Gary Jones (Kaw); 3. Ron Clawson (Sozl . 125 BEG: 1. J imm y River s (Kaw l; 2 . Tony Stumpf (Yaml; 3. M an Vaughn (Suz); 4 . Scan M cCoUough (Hon); 5. Jake W ikoff (Kawl. PIW: 1. Jarrod Andreasen lSuz); 2 . Christopher Truglio (Yam); 3 . Bobby Bonds «Yam ); 4 . Kenn et h Rice (Yam ). 60: 1. Crai g Truglio lKaw); 2 . Nick Phinney (Kawl; 3. Jay Ryan (Yam l. 250 JR : 1. Keith Mayes (Ka w); 2 . Mike Severson (Yam); 3. Gerald BowIan (Yam); 4 . Rabe n Ambrose (Yam) . 125 J R: 1. Chad Doggett lKawl; 2. Dan iel Salbas ISu z); 3 . Keith Ward (BSA t 4 . Joh n Bla ir (Suz ) 500 JR : 1. Jimmy Abshire (Hon); 2 . Br and on Robert s (Yam l; 3 . Jeff M ell o (Han) 500 BEG: 1. Oon M cfar lin (Hon ); 2 . Rick M cFarlin lHon); 3 . Dennis Hun (Honl. Pa~o,Carmkha~top Florida State MX By Scott Shepherd DADE C ITY, FL , OCT . 10 .Ka w a sa k i Tea m Green support riders Anthony Paggi o a n d Ri ck y C armi chael dom inated th eir res pective classed d uring th e fihh rou nd of Ihe Flo rida Slate Go ld Cup Championship MX Series a ' Dade Ci,y Ra ceway. Paggi o won , he 250 and 125cc B classes, a n d Ca rmichael won Ihe 65cc (7.1 1) class, a n d was a lso a seri ous co n ten der in th e 85cc (12- 13) race, a n accomplishment at ni n e years o f age. The fir st moto o f th e 250cc B cla ss sa w H onda ri der Todd Gardner pull the h ol esholFellow H o nda rid ers Ca sey Jones a nd Chris Brow n. and Kawa saki rid er. Adam Smith wenl side ·by -side into th e fir st turn. J ames Ra y. also a H o nda rid er. swung a ro u n d t he outside a n d took a so lid fourth pl ace. Pagg io go t a bad sta rt a n d wound up seven th b y th e time the 19

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