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SEPTEMBER9, 1990 S~N:':Y --:c Grand National Championship Motorcycle Races --:c New York 'State Fairgrounds €,"t ou"t GO\~G \ ~ltO G\:.1.cus\:. '\ "to s'lfl SYRACUSE, NY ~ Official \ . Race Headquarters 1·90 EXIT 39 Steve Lucero won the Scratch main and almost won the Handicap main a t AscOL and too k a look, bu t the re was nothing there 11 for him. As soon as he dropped low. Lucero ••1'pulled away and the n held his lead for the fina l half-lap to pos t the victory. Hamill was rS'righ t behind in second with Schwartz thi rd. It Lucero , who won th e first Scratch main ' t . staged a t South Bay Stadium in 1985, nearl y . had a double victory on the night. He passed .' early leader Jim T ur ner on lap two and mo ved on out to a huge lead in the Handicap ma in . n',;Nobod y had a cha nce of ca tching him, bu t b lap three h is mo tor seized. Tha t ga ve th e LUlead to Jos h Larsen on the Prim e Ticket/Event 'u'T ech m cal Serv ices/R ussell Racin g/ Sh oeil Sunshine Carpets J awa. Nobody cou ld come " near southern Califo rn ia's leading H and icap mai n win ne r a nd he ad ded another victory "'to h is tota l. Far ia was second wh en his motor sta rted shooti ng du cks on lap seven a nd he I dropped 10 the back. Second even tua lly went . to'Schw aru with Tony Bienert th ird. I':WO In the best Sidecar mai n of the year on any sou thern Cal iforn ia track, Jozef Petr gal ovic and Ern st Kuen g too k thei r Kawasa ki 10 a • hard-fou gh t win over th e team o f Cra ig I Dempster and Peter Lewis. Randy Mclntyre • and Robert Fox were j ust beh ind in th ird. It was the first win of the year for " Wha t's h is name a nd the ot her guy." . THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL MILE GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS HIP ON THE ENTIRE EAST COAST ! ""~ At 120 MPH, Expert Competitors· lay their 750cc machines sideways into the turns ; sling shots and numerous lead changes occur to produce the 1990 Syracuse Gold Cup Champion! ROGER BURDICK'S ISUZU ti GATES OPEN 10AM N. Syracuse, NY Also : Jr. National and 500 CC PRO AM *Featuring the " CA M EL CHALLENGE" 6 "Best Time" National Rid ers sprint in a 5 lap fury for an extra $17,500! on Iii SCRAT CH : I. Sieve Lucero (Gdn); 2. Bill y Hamill (Wn): - ,3. Bobby Schwartz (PPT); 4. Mike Far ia (w ee). HDCP: 1. Josh Larse n (jaw): 2. Bobb y Schwaru (PPT); 3. Tony Bienert eWes); 4. Ph il Collins (Wes). D·2: I. T on y Go mez (jaw); 2. Rob Ball (Gdn); 5. Erich .l Penschneider (Wes): 4. Cr eg Appe lma n (Wes). D·5: I. Reno Navara (Wn); 2. J im Estes Uaw): 3. Kevin O ' Nd ll (Wn ); 4. M ik~ Bot l,= (jaw). ot£ SDCAR: 1. ]ozt' l Petr ga ovic/Ems t Xurn g (Kaw); 2. Crai g tTl Dempster/ Peter Lew is (Xaw); 5. Randy MdmyrelRober l Fox (Xaw): -t Dean Steete/ Dwavne King (Ka w ). . I, a _Sandell sweeps Berthoud MX - By Sheryl Chew - BERTHOUD, COL,AUG. 5 Yamaha rider Kip Sande ll came hom e smili ng , a fter winning bo th the 125 and 250cc Pro Classes at the Prairie Hill Pro motion s, SRACxr spo nso red race in Berthoud. T he slightly overcast sky and a per fectl y prepa red track .J£ma de it a terrific day for a ll 400 riders. , . Sande ll 's win in the 125cc Pro class was hard-fought with co m pei tio n coming fro m Scott Fulch er , J erem y Mid da u gh , J os h Kellogg a nd Jared Carlson. These five riders I diced, changed posi tio n and charged for two fast pac ed mo te s to determ in e wh o would co me o u t th e vi ctor. Sandell 's smoot h . con trol led style reign ed. fIn the 250cc Pro class Sand ell was cha l'lenged out of the gate by Gi lbert · Murra y. Mu rray stayed on Sandell 's fender unt il a fall d put h im o u t of the rnot o , Derek Bro wn t .... harged to ta ke ove r Mu rray's positi on a nd c I diced wit h San dell aro u nd every corner. Brow n managed to pass Sa ndell o ver a lo ng. 1 fast stra igh t, but Sandell twisted the thr ottl e I an d passed q uic kly back into h is first p lace po sition , whi ch he held for both mote s, T he 125cc Amateur class was handily won by Honda -mou nted T ravis Hackett , who has been on a roll this seaso n. Coming fro m the Novic e class on ly recent ly, he has thro ttled to eno ugh wins to mak e th is one his last race in the Am at eur class as his I-I fin ishes tod ay will a llow him to ride th e Pro class at h is next race. Ch ris Ch ew n ew to perfect 1·1 moto finis hes in the !iOcc, Amat eur class. Ou t of the hole, with rider Travis Ri ley on hs tail , Chew ma na ged to pull furt her ahead of Ril ey a nd 1·800· 228·5 150 exit 39 GET .YO UR1990 SYRACUSE GOLD CUP MILE TICKETS NOW PLUS: SYRACUS AT TELETRON: NY 1-800-382-8080 T1~E'mDN " @TELEmDN " SPEED WEEK SAVE $2.00 Syracuse Gold C~p Advance TIcket Order Enclosed is my check or money order in the full . me the following tick ets: Reserved Granastand 1st level $18 x Reserved Grands1and 2nd level $16 x Reserved Grandstand 3rd leve l $14 x -Sept. 6, Thurs. MIDDLETOWN -Sept. 7, Fri. GENEVA -Sept. 8, Sat. WEEDSPORT -Sept. 9, Sun. SYRACUSE H.Y .S. F'AlftGItOUNOS SEATfNC CHAR T ~~~ Postage & Handling+ ;:.~ -~ t" 'S2f~. ·Efj .. ,.. :;, i .,-::====!-===~:::::; :' , r: ASubscription isaboredom prescription I····"l E , ·· " "''' ' O t !lACE i': 111 11I0:1' 1 amou nt. 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