and Ricketts in the "swamp" just
before the checkered flag. was Con ner.
However, Conner lost out to Ricketts
on adjusted time ; Ricketts ended up
fifth overa ll and Conner sixth.
Winning the first race of the year
gives Plessi nger a big mental boost on
the season.
" Last year I didn 't have the luck at
the beginning of the season. but later
on, I was riding really good, " said
Plessinger, who is backed by KTM,
KRW Cycle in Dayton, Ohio, Malcolm
Smith Racin g, Smith Goggles. Arai,
Dyne-Port, Tsubaki, Metzele r an d
Duralube, " I feel li ke I'm back
on track now. I showed Scott
(Summers) I can beat him, and I think
I' ll be his biggest threat . There are a
few g u ys who ca n go as fast as
Summers, but I can put the pressure
on him. I th ink it's going to be a good
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RAINY DAYS
Th is sizzUng series provided a
glad iatorial arena for the almost
frteghtnmg talen ts of the four top men of
the 500 GP circuits. Eddie Lawson and
Wayne Rainey (Yamahas) . Wayne
Gardner (Honda) and Texan Tearaway
Kevin Schwant z (Suz uki) but they all
had to glance behind a few Urnes during
the season. Yes, young Ausste, Mike
Doohan often carved hts way to the front
to Join the awesome foursome In some of
the closest and fiercest high-speed
form a tion 'flying' ever seen at ground
level.
seaso n."
" I th in k Conner , McSwain an d
Pl essin ger are the main guys to wa tch
ou t for. bu t Pl essinger will be the
to ughest, " said Summers, who is
backed by a long list of sponsors, too:
Ame rican Honda, Hondaline, Alpinestars, Ara i, Oakley, Sprocket Specia lists, Tsubaki , Bridgeston e, Wh ite
Bros ., T -P ro. Fredett e Raci ng Prod. ,
H onda of Bloo m ingto n , Kentu cky,
and Power Mist Raci n g Fuel. " Aaro n
Hough - he'll sli p in there now and
then throu gh ou t the year. but ·it 's
co nsistency tha t's going to pay th e
big dividend s at the en d o f th e
year. "
elf
Results
0 1A: 1. Scali PIessInger (KTM): 2. Scan Summers
(H a n); 5. SIeV< McSwain (Raw): 4. K urt Hough
(Raw); 5. Shad Rieh m (Raw); 6. Duane Conner
(Raw); 7. jjmmie Eri ksson (Hb g): 8. Ethan Goodrich
{Ka w): 9. Chad Fro man (Raw); 10. Kelby Pepper
(KT M): I I. Fr ank Keegan (AT K): 12. Robert
Patterson (Ha n ): 15. K
