Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

The 3RD ANNUAL AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE INSTITUTE . SOUTH T Amateur/Youth SHORT TRACK REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EAS the bon e. The more b lood you push , the faster it heal s. . So you were trying to push as much blood as you could? Exactly. That's why I was bicycli ng So soon. I'd peda l as long as I cou ld before it wou ld star t hurting, then I'd stop. Did the doctors th ink this was oka y? Yes. I lost 10 pounds in the hospi ta l, and I don't have IO pounds to lose to begin with. I' ve struggled with my weight because my metabolism is so fast. I eat a lot an d it just seems to go rig h t through me. I ha d to eat so much I'd be tired and couldn't do anything. After three months I raced at Perris. In the Camel Supercross Series you've been running up front, eithe r in the heats or the ma ins, bu t th en fading back. Las t year you weren 't up front as much when you were comp letely health y. Why do you think you're . do ing so much better th is year? Kawasaki has a good bike this year. I probably wouldn 't be racing now if I had the bike I rode last year. You seem to be ridi ng like you did in 1990 when you were in contention for . the champ ionshi p. Is it just the bike that's helping you do so well? I had a good bike in '90, and in '91 it didn't sui t my riding style. T h is year I have a bike that suits my style. so I'll go out there and ride. I'm about 70 percent right now. My leg is doing good but I'm still stru ggling to get the endurance back. Having a good bike makes me want to full y recover that mu ch more. I want to thr ow a leg over that bik e. Last year, I didn't reall y care to throw my leg over it. So part of the difference IS psychological? Yes, I'm in a better mo od . La st year was hard becaus e people were al ways asking me what happened sin ce I did well in '90. I was going home and working my butt off and still stru ggling. I couldn ' t get a good start, and that's one of my stron g points. I couldn't get the bike off th e line. It was frustrating, and the more frustrated I.got , the worse off I was. This year my mind is good. Are you happy with your p erformances so far th is year ? I was nervous at Orlan do and didn't ride up to my po tential, so I wasn't happy. I psyched myself out. I was mad all week lon g and went to Houston and thought of it as just another race. I don't like going somewhere and givi ng the guy next to me a 30 percent advantage. I'm giving them a q uarter of a lap right whe n I pull up to the starting gate. Kawasaki did n 't even rea lly want me to race. They almost didn 't let me race at the start of the season, they th ought I couldn 't poss ibly be read y. I went to Houston with a different attitude and rode well for I I laps until I got tired. I ended up sixth and I was happy. Right now my goal is to improve every week on th e enduran ce. The speed is still there. I'd be panicking if I had the endurance and not the speed. Endurance is a lot easier to get than speed . I feel I'm sitting alright. Maybe in a month or so I'll be back in there . Do you think you can be in con ten tion for the championship, or just be a contender for a main even t win? You can never tell, so much can ha ppen. There are so many good riders right now. Just making the main is hard. I'm open minded. If nothin g else, I want to win some races, and I definitely think that's poss ible. I want to get back to being healthy and put all this behind me. C1'I . ~~~ at, the DAYTONA BEACH MUNICIPAL STADIUM , . ~~ SUNDAY MARCH 1 ' . ,..c. . . ~ U • .A. C@ D MIlftidl SIIiI . ~J PRESEiiKI{!f:'#.f QUA LI FI ER FOR AMA NATIONAL CLASSES: IN C LU DI N G : • PRO AM )1 . J U N IO RS C1L~ • EXPE RTS • QUADS .11 • • MONDAY MARCH 2 1. OTX 85 2. OTX 125 3. OTX 250 4. OTX OPEN 5.50cc 4·8 YRSSTK 6. 65cc 7-11 YRS 7. 85cc 7-11 YRS 15. SEN IOR +30 16. SENIOR +40 17. VINTAGE 125-0 PEN (1975 model or older) 18. PRO-AM 19. JUNIORS /EXPERTS 20. 25O-0PEN PRO 4.HEEl 21 . 25D-OPEN .IATEUI 4 'HEEl ALL pre-entered riders will rece ive e $5 co upon redeem able at the CI RCL E BELL IIlsplay during BIKE WEEK ' 92 - March 1,8, 1992 Ride ma ride fou classes. However. two of rs y r the four classes must be eithera OTX orVintage classes. 8. 85cc 12·15 YRS 9. 125cc 10. 250 A 11. 250 B 12.500A 13.500 B 14.501·0PEN B ~ e ~ ~ ~ ... C'.f ~ READTHE RNE PRINT: Classes may be dropped or added if day 01Sl n-up warrants. Classes listedmayno be lhe same as AMA NabOnal c lasses. Please ceuactAlIA lor g l danficallOn. Class enlry feeISloroneday andlrcludes on rider's admlsslOn. Grandstand admSSlon15. Pa fornder's crewmembers S15 ly ss /day Pro-Am purse, minImum or $10 per nder whIChever IS great r. Points system used lO" omall awardS No refunds for entry attar Ftbruary 25. 1992 e CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: - Contingency Awards based on overa ll pO lnt~s~~_-"",,::-:::=::::t WI'.CQI(;ffi§)14~ ICOMETlc ~1 Gear _~4~ ~'Y1~f.l '.,!i' PlATtS (I)...... s.iI " . --0 luIbra . (~..?" SIGN UP AT 9:00 AM AT TRACK POST ENTRIES $10 MORE PRE·ENTRY DEADUNE RI. 15, 1992 PLEASE PR' .T OR TYPE OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY Tn" o,,~ na, M , B . ......1""".. A re Yo u Ridi ng . • • o Motorcycle _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ AMA _ o Ouadcycle _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ C,t , State _ _ z,p _ When Are You Rid ing? _ _ _ _ __ _ A I< O ' oIB"" at _ o Sun. 0 1 0 2 classes o Marl. 0 1 0 2 classes _ _ _ _ _ __ B'1

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