Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

1989 RM 2S0 ~ Cash Price $3199 SAVE $500 or $599 down on $123 / month on O.A.C. RPDT'C .e... THE MOTORCYCLE MA LL Tm .~ . . . ~ ~ 900 W FOOTHILL BLVD., AZUSA, CA Smith went 1 -2-1 and captured the 250cc Novice class victory. Suzuki.pilot Cory Smith h ighlighted ' th e da y's racing with wheel -to-wheel battles in a ll three 250cc Expert motos. J oell posted th e winning 3I-I score a n d sa id, " I h ad th e holesh ot in th e fir st moto but I wa s nervous a n d didn't hav e m y co nce n tration. " Moto winner Smith sa id, " I pushed Buddy (J oel I) until h e made a m istak e in a so ft tu m and ga ve me th e lead. " J oell was perfect in mo ta two and led from start to fin ish . R unn er- u p Sm ith sai d , " I ca ugh t J oell with fo ur laps to go, bu t he kept h is cool and defe n ded his lead very well. " . Moto th ree saw Smith grab th e holeshot a nd quickly open up a long lead. Before the end of th e 14-lap rno to, however, Smith 's Suzuki's rea r sus pe nsion fad ed. J oel I soon fo und a n ope ni ng to th e front for th e wi n and overall a head of Smith. Afterward , runner-up Smi th said, "Today I proved to m yself th at I' m a fast rider . I feel con fide nt th at I ca n fin ish a t least seco n d in th e series this year." Current ch a m p io n a nd 250cc Expert series lead er J ohn Ed nes s was sidelined a fter the first mo to when h is . bik e suffered a p u nct ured ra diator. In 250cc Novice action R obb ie Smith p u t together th e wi n ni ng I2-1 sco re wh ile series lead er R ick y Nott in gh a m was s ideli ned w i th m echani ca l p ro bl em s. Amer ican rid er Brian Stokes DNF moto one but ca me back to w in th e second m o to . a fter leader Sm ith sta lled o n th e q uarry-pi t hil l. Smith a nd Sto kes sq uared 0(£ . aga in in th e th ird m o to. Sto kes showed th e way u ntil he got o u t o f sha pe in th e " wash -board " section a nd let Sm ith by for th e w in. Stokes . netted th ird p lace go ld be h ind J eff Stephenson. Arch riva ls J u stin Belb oda and Duprey J oel I traded m o to wi n s in the 125cc Novice division bu t it was H onda Racing Bermuda -sponsored Belb od a clea rly o n to p with a 1-2I sco re. Conce rning h is seco nd pl ace fini sh in m oto two Belboda said, " I tried to pass j oell , but I ra n off th e tra ck instead!" First moto problems held joell to 7-1-3 finish es a nd third overa ll. " I lost my rear brak es in th e first m oto ," said j oell but I was very happy with the day because I had close racing with Belboda a n d I didn 't have any • of my u sua l Ilat tires!" 818·334·1288 Road Racer /{l ,I" uk,1 a Have you missed a copy of Motorcycle Road Racer Illust rat ed? Comp lete your coll ecti onI Order back issues of Motorcycle Road Racer Illust rat ed today for $4 .00 per issue or $3 .00 per issue w hen you orde r 5 copies or more . A ll magazines are sh ipped f ir st class. postage paid in a flat manila enve lope . We ship out of th e country. too. Canada/M exico: 1-4 copies. $5 .00 per issue; 5 copies or more. $4 .00 per iss ue. A ll other foreign countries: 1-4 copies, $8 .00 per issue; 5 copies or more, $7.00 per issue : All foreign prices include postage. Vo lume I. Issue 1 -J uly 1988 Send check. money order or charge to your Visa or Mastercard ($5.00 minimum order). · Feature · Money in Racing Do it today I Fill out the coupon below completely and mail your order, along with your payment to: MO TORCYCLE ROA D RACE R ILLU STRATED Attn : Back Issue Depart ment. P.O. Box 498. Long Beach , CA 90801-0498 (231) 427-7433 / 24 Hour FAX Order Line (213) 427- 6685 (charge orders only) SOlD OUT Volume I. Issue 2 -Septem ber 1988 - Racing ' International GP Update - Racing - National RR Road Atlanta - Interview - Wayne Ra iney • " My Greatest Rac'" • Bany Sheene Volume I. Issue 3 -Novem ber 1 98 8 - Racing · The Isle of Man - Racing - Wortd Superbike Series • Interview · " Flyin Fred" Merl

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