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- Dowd commen ted a t the cham pagne ce re mo ny, "Damn , I'm happy! This win feels like a breath of fresh air. I want to thank . my sponsors Team Green, Cycle Design, Factory Connection, Answer, Pro Circuit, Scott USA , Shoei, Dunlop, Tsuba ki, Su nstar Sprockets, Devo l an d Artco designs." . Sat urday's . amateur program brought a string of disasters for many of the series fa vorites and the final lap of ma n y classes decided the · cha m pio ns hi p. Only 65cc (7-11) winner Ricky Carmichael and 85cc (14-15) winner Ezra Lusk survived the series with perfect records. T eam Green/ Barrs/HiPoint/Scott/Shoei / . Tsubakil p J l/ Re n tha l-s p o n so re d Carmichael. ,who also won the 85cc class , was p ushed ha rd by Sco tt . Pinson in bo th classes . Carmichael said, " I had a flat tire in one 'moto and didn't kn ow it. " T ony H ayn es challenged eventual 85cc (12-13) champ ion Kevin Windham with a first mo to wi n, bu t inj ured hi s shoulde r and DNF the final. In 125cc A· ac tion, Gary Paul preserved his series lead wi th a ' second overall a nd moto split to Mike Andrews. Andrews said , " T his is a fast, hard track like my North Carolina tracks. I love it here." WKRITX 10 Clothing/ Honda- . sup ported Paul sai d, " I wa nted to . win th e 250cc class today, but I ran into a downed rider, split my radiator and busted my pipe." T eam Green Kawasaki's Mike Stahlman and T UF Suzuki 's David Becking to n topped the 250cc A mo tos. Stahlman earned th e overall, but Beckington was taken out of . series contention with a wreck in moto two. Eventual series wi nner Kevin Foley, found himself o n the gro und in last p lace in the final moto. Foley said, " Beckin gton and I locked bars and went down on the straig h t. I just go t up, wen t for itand fini shed 10th. " Foley added , " H onda's Steve Carter was here every week to he lp us." Fox/Marine Cycl e Center/Scott backed Foley ad ded a second champions hi p in the Seni or A division, topping perennial wi nners Robbie Neel ey, Fred Vertu cci a n d R ick Lindell by fin ishing second to Earl May at Gatorback. Neeley a nd Tim Ea ly ba ttled to th e wire for the Senior A overall win. Ealy said, " I 'wou ld rather share a . track with Robbie than anyone. H e ' rides hard and you can trust him." Neeley earned th e overa ll win a nd th is may be hi s final series appearan ce. The T eam Green lTsubaki/ · Yok oh am a /B o yes en / A n sw er / . Sm ith /S&:S Sprock ets- spo nso red rid er exp lai ned , " I will be concen trating more on off-road even ts a nd spe nd more tim e at home wit h my fam ily in th e future." Ironman Gary Peak, who is well over 40 a nd competes in three or four classes every week , topped the Super Sen ior di vision. Peak sai d, " Greg Quador and th e Yamaha guys have been a big help this serie s." . . A single m ishap altered the sta nding in th ree classes. Chris Brown was · chasing ' Bill y Schlag in the second 125cc B moto and the two piledup on the flag jump. Brown said, " Bill y · looped his Kawasaki a nd I ran right over him. He has a broken wrist and I have a separated shoulder." Bran do n Smith and R usty Co leman wo n ' 125cc B divisions, and Ca rey .J ones co ll ected th e series 'crown : T ri Ci ty H onda 's J o nes said; " I got bad starts, bu t it paid off to hang in there." With Bro wn o ut of 125cc (12-15) competition, Bret Beauch amp ou tdueled J osh Latina a n d Michael .•" 0 ... M ~ ~ [12::::] O~~~. . T [12::::] ~~ HONDA HONDA #1 IN PERFORMAHCElII ~!J"I .%ilF: ' .d l lJ ""'eo"'.. -.-...! ' J>t. ~ 1990 . 1 "\ fn ~nO . GAINESVILLE, FL ~NATIONS FIRST OUTDOOR MOTOCROSS NATIONAL OF U~90 $25,000 PROFESSIONAL PURSE SATU RDAY, MARCH 3· . Amateur Races: 8:00 AM - 5 PM be sure you have your pre-entry fo rm! SUNDAY, MARCH 4· Professional Races at Noon GATES OPEN AT 6:30 AM BOTH DAYS • ADMISSION • SUNDAynCKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL nCKETMASTER OUTLETS Weekend ncket $20 Adult/Riders $ 10 Ch ildren (10 and under) Available at Gate Only No Saturday Only TIckets Sold SUNDAY ONLY $12 Adult $5 Childrens (10 and under) Available at Gate Only VINTAGE MOTOCROSS RACES SEE ALL THE STARS OF YESTERDAY! Classes from /974 and ear/ier models SUNDAY, MARCH 4D'rectlons to Gatorback: Exit 1-75 at SR 26. turn :left. Go 8 miles to NW 13 Ave.• turn right. Go 3 miles to CR 36, t urn left Gato rback o n left. ~~~. TRIPLE CROWN SERIESFulton County Stadium Atlanta February 15 Gatorbac'k Cycle Park Gainesville March J Daytona International Speedway Daytona . March S FO R INFORMATION CONTACT: WORLD SPO RTS. P.O . BO X 13246. ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33733/813 -822-8929 Go ahead, subscribe! II L ou've Earned It! · Y ~~ To get Cycle News delivered to your . door every week, fill out the subscription coupon on page 3.