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Au stral ia 's Trevor j ord an won the first leg but cou ld o n ly man age a third place .' fin ish in th e second event to tak e seco nd o vera ll. En g li shman Ra y Stri nger - o ne o £'the few riders wh o returned a fte r co m pe ting in last year's ·ina ug u ra l even t - sco red t wo second place finishes to tak e th ird ove ra ll. L ieg ibel's wi n ea rne d hi m $5500 U. S. Riding h ig hl y-mod ified GSXR 750s. the best superbike rid ers from 10 different co unt ries took to th e track for their pair o f heat s. Ern est Gsc h wender ofWest German y score d a third a nd a first place fini sh to tak e the 5500 first place money. Fran ce's Adrien Mo ri llas managed a second a nd th ird to tak e seco nd whi le Amer ica's Doug Pol en earned third p lace mon ey for a first a nd a fifth in th e two ro u nds. Mo st o f the attent io n focu sed on Po len , who rod e under th e Yoshimura j apan banner , and the T exan set a blistering pace in ro u nd o ne o n hi s Mich elin-sh od Yoshimura machine. H ow ever, th e rai ns ca me in heat number two and caused a n u m ber o f cras hes. Pol en pushed his machi ne to the limit, bu t co uld only manage a fifth place fin ish. Suzuki j apan hosted the seco nd a nnua l GSXR fina l, and bro ught a number of VIPs fro m j apan , plus a n um ber of Su zuki d ea lers fr o m Europe. The crowd, estima ted a t over 22,000, cheered on th e ri ders especially wh en they lo w-sided in th e ra in in th e first turn. T his year's event was sa nctioned by th e FIM, and pl ans ar e a lready u nderway for th e 1990 ra ce, tentat ivel y sc h ed u led aga in for J erez. Results GSXR750 : 1. Klaus Liegibel (Ger many); 2. Trevor thi rd after pas sing Tony Bienert, who was ha vin g mec hani cal problems. o n the fina l la p . " Big jbhn " Kell y took the lead a t th e start o f th e In terrn ed iare main a nd never looked back. Bob Bechto ld look seco n d after passing flu- plagued j o h n ny Edwards in th e fin al co rne r. Jim Estes. a Iirst-ume IMS. co m pe titor, looked im p ressive in winning th e No vice main o ver Mark Castin a nd Scou Thurlow. In Junior ac tio n , H eath H ammonds raced to the A class win o ver " Speed y" Pete Peral ta while Mi chael Hull o u td is ta nce d Dann y Band field in th e B class. • Results EX: 1. J osh Larsen; 2. Brent Wern er; 3 Ryan Evans; 4. Tony Bien ert; 5. Chfl5 Castin . INT: 1. Jo hn Kellv; 2. Bob Bechtold; 3. John Edwards; 4. Robert Salsbury; 5. A I Rogers . NOV: 1. J im Estes; 2. Mark CaSlin; 3. Scott Thu rlow; 4. John Aden; 5. Mar k OeVay. JR A: 1. Heat h Hamm onds; 2. Pete Peralta. JR 8 : 1. M ichael Hull ; 2. Danny Bandf ield. Norris, Hudson land Caldwell ST wins By Steve Smith . CAL DWEL L. 10 . J AN. 6 . T rov Norris ha ndi lv wo n hi s heal race and the- ma in even t to g ~a h th e points lead in lilt' Ca ldwell Ind oo r Sho rt Trac k Seri es. All en H u dso n did th e same as he crossed th e fini sh' lint, first in lilt' 250cc Amateur cla ss mair{ eve n t. Fa s t q ualif ier Norris g ra b bed th e ho leshOI in the first Opel! Expert heal o n ly to be ta ken our b y J eff Ru sse ll exi ti ng tu rn I W o . 1 Ric-k y Hen son gra bbed th e ho leshoi fro m h is pol e po siti o n a nd led from start to fin ish , followed b y Rod Reynolds. rid in g a Do n Stevens- p re pa red Trium ph ,' a n d H ondamou nted Steve Libert y. .. Xorris ga ined co nt ro l o n the rest a rt of heat one a nd held o n to win h ead o f R u ssell a nd H on da-mo u nt ed ScOIl McPhl'Tson . Norr is went int o turn o ne first w ith H en so n seco nd as R ussell a nd Reyn ol ds bo th wok d irt sam p les to b ri n g- out th e red n ag a t the sta rt :l of the main event. On rh e resta rt il was Norris. follo wed. by H en son . Reyn o ld s. Russell . McPher son a nd Liberty. As No rri s gai ned a few bik e len gths. Reynolds had his from whee l un der H en son . bu t co u ld n 't ma ke a pass stick. Meanwhile R u ssell w;IS waiti ng for a m istak e. a nd o n th e last la p gal u nder Reyn olds goi ng into turn o ne to lak e o ver third . At the fin ish it was No rr is o ver H e n so n , Russel l, Reyn o ld s, McPherson a nd Lib ert y. The 250cc Am a teur class ac tio n was hot ton ight as All en Hudson pUI his Suzuki - in the lead a nd never g ot to see th e fierce battle th at went on beh ind him. The cr owd went wi ld as Lynn j ohnston was sla rnrnin ' ha y ba les in h is a uern p t lO Ret arou nd Mit ch \ Va rd for second. Meanwhile. Pa t Massie worked hi s way up to fourth from a seco n d row start. The order at th e fini sh was Hudson wit h a co m fortab le lead .o ver Ward. J o hnsto n using 99% of the track ret ain ed t h ird o ver Ma ssie. Darryl Mu rph y and Robert Sm ith . Results 60: 1. Matt Wa rd (Kaw); 2. Travis Harper (Kaw); 3. Brad Hoffm an (Kaw ). 80 : 1. OaK Lopez IKew );' 2. Ju st in Johansen IKaw ); 3James Ingram (Yam). KNOBBY; 1. Robb Floth (Honl; 2. Scott Ren barger (Yam); 3. Brian Wilson (Yaml. 250 AM ; 1. All en Hudson (Suz): 2. M itch War d (Yam); 3, Lvnn Johnston (Suzl. . OPEN AM : 1. Pal Massie (Hon); 2. Greg Onieda (Yam); 3. Glenn Young IHonl . OPEN EX: 1. Troy Norr is IHonj ; 2. Ricky Henson IYam); ., 3. Jeff ~ usse ll (RIXI. J ordan (A ust ralia); 3 . Ray String er (Great Brit ian ); 4 . Patrie Orban (Belgium) ; 5. Albe rto Pen er lin i (It aly ); 6. Gerard Jolivet (France); 7. St eve Dic k (Canada); 8. Br uno Cirapi ci (Ita ly); 9. Ern est o Castellar (Spainl ; 10 . Carvalho Roi (Ponugal). S/ BK: 1. Ernest Gschw ender (Germ any); 2. Adr ien Morillas (France); 3. Doug Polen (USA); 4. Yokiya Ohshima (Japan ); 5. Chr ister Lindholm (Swede n); 6 M uinea u Sherve (France); 7 . Rene Rasmussen (Denmark); 8. Mi chel Me rcie r (Can- ada); 9 . Franz Grabe I IGerma ny); 10 . Ray Stringer (Great Brita in). Larsen first speedway winner of the '90s at IMS . By Scott Daloisio SAN BERN AR Dt :-:O , CA. J AN . 7 J osh Larsen opened th e decad e wi th a ba ng by posting a co nv inci ng win in the Expert ma in eve nt at G len H elen OHV Park 's In la n d Mot or Speedway. T een age speedway racer Ryan Evan s put a forme r La nce Kin g \Veslak e into the lead wh en th e eight- lap ma in left th e lin e. Evans held the lead unti l th e end of th e o pe n ing circu it, whe n C h ris Cas tin rod e a rou nd him for the-lead. . La rsen , wo rk ing hi s way up fro m th e 50ya rd l in e, me thodi ca lly wo rked h is way through th e pack. H e fo und hi s way 10 third by th e end of la p three. O n la p four, he passed two-time J u ni o r Na tio na l Champion Bre nt w erner for second. T hat left on ly o ne rid er to pa ss a nd th ai rid er was Ca stin. La rsen , o n th e Vision Street \Vea rlTroy Lee Desig n /Bell /O a k le y- spon sored Wes tak e. quickl y tracked down the pa cesetter. By th e lime the fihh la p ca me 10 a n en d. he blew by th e leader a n d went about bu ilding a huge lead. AIter Larsen got by. Ca stin slo wed dramatica ll y and event ua lly ended u p fifth . Werner fini shed a distant seco nd. Evan s took Dyson delivers at Montrose MX By Hurley & Dot Short R AEFORD, NC. JAN. 8 Ant hony Dyson was the o vera ll winner in the 250cc Nov ice class a t th e first race o f the 1990 \Vinler Series at Montrose Mot or spons Park.. Mor e than 200 participa n ts fro m North a nd So u th Carolina. Virgi n ia a nd Ma ryl and came' for the keen competitio n. In the fi r st moto Dyso n g rab bed the bo leshor foll o wed by Den nis j o nes a n d J on Dod d . Dwa yn e Daves pu shed to o verta ke Dodd , wh ich he did. Dyson took th e ch eckered nag first fo llo wed b y Daves. j ones a nd Ken neth Delk. Delk took th e hol es h OI in the seco nd m oto , .fo llowed by Mitch j ones. Dennis j o n es and Dyson. On th e fir st la p , Dyson pu lled up to th ird . droppin g j o nes back to fourth . Del k mov ed into first , Dyso n to second a n d Mit ch j o nes 10 th ird. At th e finis h it was Delk, Dyso n. M itch Jon es, Da ves a nd Dennis J o n es. Mi ke P rivet te took th e ho lesho t in th e first moto o f the Plus 25 cla ss wit h T om T oplarri, Moto j oe a n d C har les Todd rig h t behi nd h im. Priv ette. Toplam a nd Mo to j oe held th eir posi tions , bu t Ri ck Saund ers moved u p to fo urt h. P riv ett e pulled out 10 a hea lthy lead over the field. wh ile Toplam and Mot o Joe were in clos e co n tent io n fo r seco nd a n d th ird, . Mo to Joe was persistent and took o ver seco nd . At the fini sh. it was P rivette ove r MOIO J oe~ Todd. Toplam a nd Sa u nd ers. . In the seco nd moto, P ri vette p revailed and took the hol esh ot again followed by Moto j oe , Toplam a nd Den nis J ones. Todd moved up to fourth o n the first lap then P rivette fell ba ck to fo u rth as Mo ta j oe took over the lead . On the white flag lap. it was Moro j oe .

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