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mage to his hand a nd was out for e remainder of the series. In the su pporting regional 125cc ries, Suzu ki's Den n y Stephenson min a ted i n th e 125cc Eastern egional Supercro ss Series by winning gh t of the II events to cru ise to th e ampio ns h ip . In the West it was a tIe clos er as privat eer Ty Davis o n ly on two events on his way to the 125cc estern Reg io nal Supercross ti tle . o nsistency was th e key to Davis' ccess, as he.o nly finished out of the p five twice in the lO-race seri es. Parts and Accessories • Y ahasStreet &Dirt am • S et uperJ • H qvama-Ducali us • Hus aberg • W Runner CNe • KIM • WCNe Jammer ~ =ij MailOrder-UPS ~ Rnancing andInsurance Miiii!II .... Q.) ..0 Monday - Saturday 9:00 - 6:00 7S63lndiano. Riverside (Hwy 91 &Madison) 125cc National MX Series T he National Championsh ip 125cc X Ser ies turned ou t to be a threeay ba tt le for the titl e. Defend ing am p Mike Kiedrowski got a success I jump o n th e co m pe tit io n by in ning the first ro u nd in Florida, but onda teamma te Bayle matched h im points for th e day to set u p the 13und battle for the cha m p ionsh ip. Bayle stayed a t the fro nt for th e next o ro u nds, sp litt ing m oto wi ns a t ch Na tiona l with Suzuki's Cooper. ayle reall y pu lled a way in th e standI g S whe n h is m ud rid ing exper ience, ined from rid in g numerous muddy Ps which are co m mo n in Europe, lowed him to sw eep the fo urth undo Cooper, who began th e season with shes in Flori da , moved into second the sta nd ings bu t since he was o nly atching Ba yle for points he was n' t ining any grou nd. At least he was n't sing points like Kiedrowski d id d ue a cras h . Kiedrowski was st ruggli ng rly in th e series a nd dropped to third, early o u t of co n tention . As the ser ies reached th e half way ' int, Cooper had become a th reat to ay le, by winnin g ba ck -to -h ack 'a tiona ls, one of them with a maxurn poi nt-earn ing sweep of both otos. Bu t even mo re threa tening was at three of Cooper 's Suzu ki tea m ates would jo in th e 125cc series with e conclus io n of th e 250cc seri es. It turned out th ey wo u ld never affect ayle as th e Frenchman left th em all the du st when the series resu med t Washougal. H owever , it was Bayle the d us t after he fell while leading e firs t rnot o, break ing h is arm and u t for the season. Wi th Ba yle eliminated , Cooper ppea red to have a lock on the cha mionship aft er he swep t both rn o to s nd .left Washougal wi th a 36-point ad. Kiedrowski was 61 points beh ind ooper, w h o h a d ne ve r led t h e ationa l Cha m pionsh ip 125cc MX eries in his seven years of chasing th e own., Kiedrowski wasn ' t about to co ncede e title, though. "T he cha m pions h ip what I' m gunni ng for . A lo t of o ple though t tha t I co u ld n' t make p eno ug h po ints last year. T he same ing happened with Bradsha w, he as leadi ng the series until he had roble ms." Cooper quickly saw his seem ing ly surmou ntable lead van ish with five onsecu ti ve di sastrous rn oto s, T he ina l blow came when arock pu ncured his cen terca ses. in th e first mo to n Pennsylva n ia. Although Cooper harged back to win the final rnot o , e entered the final two Nationals a int behind Kiedrowski . After Bayle dro p ped ou t of the series, 'edrowski received the. special parts ha t had been mounted o n the Fren ch a n's Honda a nd his results irnrn eia tely im proved, The Suzuki riders ay have rob bed Kiedr owski of so me ints in the mud at Millville, Min, esota, but after th at Kiedrows ki came ac k to win t hree consec u tive a tio nals. . - - - - - Con tinued on page 12 ~ r- 8 Q.) >o (714) 687·1300 , )II • •)II EjJrIf'j Want Ad information - (213) 427-7433 _ _ n~,_ Z American Motorcyclist Association P.O. Box 6114, We sterville, Oh io 4308 1-6114 Phone (614) 891-2425 CaHfornia Off Road Vehicle Association Voting G aide I 1 1 I I I 1 I I· I I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I I 1 L With election day fast approaching, CORVA would li ke to remind our members to be sure to make the effort to get to the polls on election day. The Nove mber 6 ballot w ill have some 20 propositions and bond measures to confuse and confound voters. CORVA has taken a position on t hree which direct ly affect off-roading . In an effort to save our m em bers the considerable t im e required to read t hrough the hundreds of thousands of,words produced about each of these measures, allow us to tell you about the three which spell bad news for off-roading . Proposition 128 (BIG GREEN) Recommended Vote: NO Analysis: This measure will create an " env ironm ent al.czar" who would have more power than the Governor or the Legi slat ure in many environmental matters. Rumored ready torun for the position of environmental cza r is the measure's sponsor, Tom Hayden. This spells big trouble for off-roading. Proposition lJO (FORESTS FOREVER) Recommended Vote: ·N O Analysis: This measure will raise money to buy up private forest lands and turn them into special preserves. Guess how much off-roading will be allowed in these new wilderness-like preserves. Proposition 149 (Parkand Recreation Bonds) Recommended Vote: NO Analysis: Once aga in the Park and Recreation Community is asking the .vot ers to finance every imaginable kind of park project. Everything except off-road parks. Until they decide to include us with other recreation projects, we say forget it! 1 FOR GOVERNOR PETE WILSON Pete refused to let Cranston Desert Wilderness Bills proceed until off-road access was guaranteed. Thanks to Pete Wilson, the wilderness bills are dead for another year. HE DESERVES OUR SUPPORT! FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL DAN LUNGREN Dan will stop Van De Kamp's efforts to make th is 'office a legal arm of th e radical environmental movement. He w ill get tough w ith lawb reakers like Earth Firstl TAKE THIS WITH YOU WHEN YOU VOTE! CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELP DEFRAY THE COS T OF MAILING THIS IN FORM ATION WILL BE GRATEFU LLY RECEIVED. MAIL TO: CORVA LEGISLATIVE FUND 122 5 Bth ST. # 570. SACRAMENTO. 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