Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

You're Known By The Company You Pass. World Championship l25cc MX Series: Round 2 Tragter terrifi~ in Holland HALLE. HOLL~\'D, ~IA Y6 olland's Pedro Tragter deligh ted his home fans wit h the overa ll win in th e Du tch G P and pu lled to with in six points of cha m pionship leader Donn y Sch m i t. Am eri can Schmit wi thered in the 82-degree heat and Dut ch sand, as he finished third overall with a 2-8 score. Fellow America n T yson Voh land was th e runnerup wit h 5-3 finishes. Schmit grabbed the holeshot at the start of the first mo to and tried to leave the pack behind. T rag ter was conte nt to set hi s own pa ce and quickly began closi ng on Schmit, and just befor e the halfway point of the 40-minute -p lu stwo-l ap mot o T ragter took th e lead . But th en T ra gter fell and dropped back to seco nd. Schmit, how ever, couldn'tcapj tali ze o n th e m ik~ _ ~.J"ragter · me roa ring back ~ t laps r!!naining. Tragter easily p way,for.tl1ewin, wh ile chrni t appe~ to have spe n t all hi s energy and had to rest at the end of the moto befo re going back to the pits. Belgian Stefan Everts claimed th ird af ter struggling past KT M's Bobby Mo ore. Ame rica n Moore dropped severa l other positions an d fini shed eig h th. Moore's KTM team ma te and compatriot Mike Heal ey was worse off, as he cra shed while ba ttling with Everts, the n he enco u ntered gea rbox problems , whi ch knocked him ou t of the race with five laps to go . Voh land charged back fro m a poo r start to claim fifth at the finish, just a few secon ds behind Fre nchma n Yves Demaria. H ea ley regrouped fo r m oto two and led fr om sta rt to fi ni sh. Trag ter q ui ck ly passed Demaria and went a fte r H eal ey , bu t a fte r se ve ra l u ns uccess fu l attempts to ove rta ke th e Ameri can, T ragter backed off to sett le for seco nd and th e overall wi n in h is home GP. Schmi t raced wi th leaders at th e start but was soo n pas sed by Vo h land and Moore. Schmit couldn 't ho ld off Everts either, as the Ameri can slipped back to eighth beind fellow Ameri can Rick Ryan at the finish . Everts lat er cras hed at th e ha lfway point and broke hi s wrist. l:l'i H nd the FZR600 has passed the best. Inits first year itwon more major races than any other bike initscloss. In the press itdid even better. It was" Best 600 Sport Bike" accordingto Motorcyclistmagazine. This year's new, fat "Z-rated" radial tires andfour-piston brakecalipers makeit"B etter" thanever , The FZR legacycontinues withthe FZR1000, CycleWorldmagazine's"B SuperBike." While est Motorcyclist magazinechose the FZR400 as "Best.Handling Bike" ofthe year, V-Max, "Best Muscle Bike." Virago 750, "B estMiddleweightCruiser." So if you're known bythe company you keep, get to know yourlocal Yamaha dealer. He'll show youthe bikes thotearned Yamaha more awardsthananyoneinthe industry. Andhe'll make youa deal that's just like his award-winning motorcycles. Rest ofthe "B est": FJ1200, ~'h "B estOpen-Closs Sport-Tourer" ~iJ). and "BestOpen StreetBike!' ~~ Too good to pass. va . . a ... a .~ Gb~W>c.,~~ Results o 0 1A: I. Pedr o Tra~ta (Suz): 2. Tyson Vohland (50.); 3. Donnr Schm n (5 u.) ; 4. Bob Moore (KTM ); 5. Greg Alb

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