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,---'---------==="..,w Z >= Z w - a. <{ a:: o EXfRJ\ GOLD' ...i > '" ~ J: a. SUPER CHA LLENGE ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY STADIUM FEBRUARY 24,.leeO ROUNDS GIIMe{. Brian Longbons topped Advanced class in Arizona. THE GREATEST STARS OF STADIUM SUPERCROSS BRING EXCITING SUPERCROSS RACING BACK TO ATLANTA!! the Yama ha riders j ack Euban k and G ary Morris. Morris closed the ga p at o ne lime. but never cou ld get aro u nd Eu bank. Eub ank len gthened hi s margi n o ver Morris to finish th ird. The seco n nd mo w saw th e o rde r cha n ge. Brown took the ea rl y lead a nd Bell settled in (or seco nd . never rea ll y ge u ing close eno ugh to cha lleng e [o r th e lead; Bro wn took the mot o win with Bell seco nd. Morris was getti ng used to hi s new 1990 mount a nd managed a mo re respecta ble th ird-p lace finis h with Eu bank ro u nding o ut the top four. Brown's H o nda bro ke in pract ice. a nd he ha d to bo rr ow a friend 's Yam a ha . Wh en as ked ab out th e cha nge Brow n rep lied , "T he seco nd mot o I was begi nni ng to gel mo re fam iliar wi th the bike, an d overa ll I felt pr ett y good abo u t th e outcome." Re s ult s SEE'EM ALL STANTON BRADSHAW WARD PLUS A HOST OF OTHERS III JOHNSON TICKETS NOW ON SALE!!! - CALL I-BO O-322-SPORTS (7767) 50 : t . Ish a Wood (Yaml . 60 : 1. Josh W ood (Kaw l; 2 . M Ich ael Ford lKawl. JR MINI; 1. Ash lev Bruce (Kawl . SR M INI: 1. Tr8 5 Bru ce (Kaw); 2. Ma r1r. W ill iam s (Kaw). 25 +: 1. Kev in Spitler (Hon); 2. J ohn Hill (Kaw l. • 30+ : 1. Kenn eth Brown (Yam l; 2. David Bell (Hon): 3. Gary Morr is (Yam); 4 . J ack Eubank (Yaml. 125 A : 1. Chris Taylor (Hon ); 2. Kevin Spit ler (Hon!; 3. J amie Frazier (Hon); 4. J ack Eubank (Yaml . 125 B: 1. Bruce Boteru s ISuz): 2. Tim Dean (Hon); 3. Danny Wh in en (Cag); 4. Mark Sw an (Vam). 125 C: 1. St eve Eagles (Vam); 2. Scon Wood (Hont, 3. Jeff Day (Yaml; 4. Mi chael Wood (Varni; 5. Ricky Feidt (Suz). 250 A : 1. Mi ke Harri s (Yam); 2. J oh n Hill (Kaw). 250 B: 1. Bruce Boteru s (Suz); 2. Travis Daniels (Kaw); 3. Danny W hin en (Cag); 4 . Richard Stake (yam ). OPEN A : 1. A .C. Bruce (Han); 2. M ike Curry (Yaml . 4-STRK: 1. Robe rt Cha mber s (Hon); 2. Bill y Chambe rs ISuz); 3. Eddie Chambers (Suz). Saum awesome Arizona Trials TRIPLE CROWN OF MOTOCROSS SERIESII FEBRUARY 25-A TLANTA FUL TON COUNTY STADIUM MARCH 3-GATORBACK CYCLE PARK-GAINSVILLE* . MARCH 5-DA YTONA INTERNA TlONAL SPEEDWA Y-DAYTONA af Central AM)J' . ... N C T 1 0 N l!D By Larry Grapentine BUCKEYE. AZ. JAN. 7 T ria lsrnasters Keith Ro per a nd th e Wrublik bro thers picked the jagged sands to ne Buckeye Mountains as th e site for th e firs t G ila River Po lish Trial. that was h ighlighted by the stella r performance o f Championship class winner Andy Sa u m . The Beta-mounted pilot drop ped 41 poi nts over th e two-loo p . l ~ section course. topping Todd Roper and hi s Ap rill ia by eigh t poi n ts. Ma rk Makaroy fini sh ed third with 140 poi nts. National number n in e Saum used hi s sha rp ridi ng skills . as he whipped through th e very tight sectio ns . Ro per , rid in g a Tryals Shopspo nsored Aprilia, was riding well a lso , but he lost eight poi nts Saum o n the first two loops and co uld not mak e th em up in th e afte r noon loops. Makarov , spon so red b y Honda Ho use, sty led hi s RT L250 to third pl ace. In the Sportsm an class Bob Penningt on o nce agai n. too k fir st pl ace hono rs. Another o ld guy . Eurosport Cycle Pr oducts /Team S h red- ba c ke d Eric Sch ertz a ttacke d th e sectio ns wi th g lee on h is 1987 Beta. Styli n' Sammy Martin was clo se behind Schertz o n his o wn Eurosport Cycle Beta. Mike Meschede was fou rth o n a Yamaha. TI le Advanced class has beco me th e mos t hotly co n tested cla ss in Arizona. Anyone o f the riders ca n wi n on any given day. and scores are a lways very dose. 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