-e[OeAL EVENTS
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Chris Schafer (45) led 250cc C winner Leon Smith (205) at Echconnee MX.
than a seco nd ap art, with Clark ma king a bid
the wh oo ps, b ut
Jo hnson flew into th e corne r and Sh UI the
door. Clar k co n ti n ued to challenge, and o n
the nex t lap for ced j ohnson to bobble in the
swit ch backs, bu t Cla rk was so close th at he
gal caugh t in th e ac tio n and was un abl e to
co mp lete th e pass, losin g val uable tim e in
ord er to sta y u pri ght. Racin g on th e mom entum of his ge taway from Clark, J oh nson
na iled the outside line in the wh oops hair p in
and grabbed th e lead fro m Wilson. From th en
on, there was no stop p ing J ohnson from
rack ing u p a fourth rnoto win for h is secon d
overa ll win . Wilson too k th e 250cc B win wi th
a five-second cush io n on Cla rk, whi le Sta nley
ro lled across the line in fou rth.
" It feels great to race aga in." said j ohnson.
who too k a hard fall in Aug ust, 1984. After
com ing o ut of a six-day co ma he spe nt a few
days rega ining hi s beari ngs and , just two
weeks a fter h is accident, was raci ng agai n.
" But I could n 't reme mber any of 1984, and
my head sti ll hu rt , so I boxed u p my helm et
and decided maybe I'd bett er lay off fo r a
wh ile." He also marr ied and sta rted a bu sin ess
before returnin g to rid in g la te last year.
to tak e over second in
Results
.')(): I. Thomas Hamby (ltj ); 2. J acob Saylor (Yam); 3. ROM
H u ~hc:>
(Yam ).
65 7· 11: I. DUM Tinde ll (KaW).
y
J R MINI 7-11: I. Camde n Gu yton (SUl); 2. Adam Do ran
(Ya m).
SR MIN I; L Ryan Duff (Kaw); 2. Stacey Layne (Kaw);
3. Curt Sells (SUl ); 1. J osep h Hopson (Ya m ); 5. Mich ael
Emmell (Kaw).
SCHBY : I. James Sma llwood (SUl); 2. Kippe r Ketron (SUl);
3. J OM' h Ho pso n (Yam); 1. j aso n T hom pso n (Hon ); 5. Rya n
p
Dulf (Kaw).
END R : I. Mil'hael Powers (Kaw ); 2. Jef f w arr en (SUl);
3. DouRla :. McG la ml'ry (SUl); 1. J eff Davis (SUl ).
125 B: I. Brad Clark (Kaw): 2. John SaBey (H un); 3. SIeve
Lirz (SUIj.
125 C: 1. David Buis (Kaw); 2. Step he n No ycrs (Hu n ); 3.
j am es Sma ll wood (SUl): 1. Ryan McCa nn (H us): 5. j oe
Chambers (SUl).
250 A: I . Mike john so n (Kaw); 2. Bria n Sta nley (Ho n).
2r>OR: I. Chris Wil so n ( Ka w); 2. Brad Clark (Ka w);3. Grd dy
j on o (H m. ).
250 C: J. Chri ~ Ro. .e (Ka w); 2, J rU ('.oa kley (Kdw); 3. Lor en
.
Wi lli~un s
[ Ka w] .
25c+ A: l. Mike JOhIlMI'1 (K
