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Cycle News 1992 04 15

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Everts wins Dutch 250cc MX GP elgian Stefan Everts (Suz) scored the overa ll win at the opening round of the World Championship 250cc MX Series in Val kenswaard, Netherlands, April 5. Everts, the 1991 125cc MX World Champion, wen t 3-1-1 to handily beat Holl and 's Edwin Evensen (Kaw), who tallied a 1-4-2 co mbina tio n. Rounding ou t the top five overa ll were Belgian Marnicq Bervoe ts (Yam) 23-7, Holl and's Gert Jan Van Doom (Kaw) DNF5-5 and Sweden 's Peter Johansso n (Yam) 5-7-9. The o nly America n fin ishing in the top 10 overa ll was 1990 125cc MX World Champion Donny Schmit (Yam), who ended up sixth after a 7-9-DNF showin g. Defending cha mpion Trampas Pa rker (Hon) was hampered by poo r starts and cou ld climb no hi gh er than 12th overall, via a DNF-6-17 tally. Bobb y Moore (Yam) was the next high est placin g American in 17th , foll owed by Mike Heal ey in 21st. Mechan ical problems and crashes knocked former 125cc Nati onal MX Champion Micky Dymond ou t of the top 20 in all three rnotos. Everts has a five-p oint lead in the series point sta ndings over Ever tsen , 5550. Bervoets is third with 41. B competitor s. Ameri can B illy Liles said at the 500cc GP opener in California that he couldn' t relax in the a fternoon, whil e compa triot Donny Schmit found other disad van tages at the 250cc series opener in Holl an d. " I'm glad we can get the timed p ractice out of the way on Satu rday, " said the 1990 125cc World Ch am pion. " But I didn't get to sit down and eat all da y." Donny Schmit, who finished sixth overall at th e Dutch 250cc series opener, has been bus y in recent weeks adapting to his new fulI-factory Yamaha. "T he factory bike was so different," said Schmit, who had grown accustomed to riding a mod ified YZ250in pr eseason races. " I h ated it at first. I lik e p lenty of power dow n low , but the new one was all top-end pow er and th e ha ndlin g wasn't sui ted to my style. Yamaha worked reall y hard and the motor is now mu ch mor e suitable for me wh ile I am getting used to the handling." CRESP!NELe FOUND: One front-en d sta nd in garage 69 at Daytona. To recover it, con tact Rick Shaw at 305/258- 5234 and identify th e stand. . An Off-Road Poker Run benef itting the Muscular Dystrophy Association will ga ther at the Slash X Cafe in Bar stow, California, on March II and 12. For more information call 619/ 252-1197 or 6191247-6032. WAYNE RAINEY .:a RAYMOND ROCHE Roche dominated the 1990 World Superbike Series and won the title aboard his Ducati. T his was his first World Championship since 1981 when he won the World Endurance Championshi p for Kawasaki Fra nce. The original painting was conceived at the U.S. round of the Superbike Wor ld Champ ions h ips in 1990 at Brainerd , Minnesota , and was signed by Raymond Roelle. (please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery) r------------------~--- -- -----------~ NAMED: Mihara Specialty Company of T okyo, Japan, as the J apanese Market distributor for Wiseco Piston, Inc. Defendin g National Enduro Champion Jeff Russell, who said it was unlikely that he wou ld compete at the April 5 National Enduro in Morrison, Illinois, due to blood poisoning in his foot , did compete. R ussell surprised MOVED: American Motorcy cle Ren tals to 14092 Willow Lane, in Westmi nster, California. The new phone numbers are 714/379-1170 or 379-1171. AMR ren ts street bikes and services all makes and models. (~J]]2HiJ]:TJ/( 'B EHPH\-E I ~ ORDER FORM Fill out completely and print clearl y Name Address _ City State Zip _ Order Date Phone ( _ (No P.O. Box. APO/FPO or Foreign. Shipmenta) QUA. .'TtTIES . Wlyu< Raymoad RaiD.. Roche , DESCIUP110S Unfram Sales Tax Shipping & Handling PLEASE ALLOW 4 TO 6 WEEKS for DELIVERY ORDER TOTAL (FRE E) Paymen t Method: 0 Check or Money Orde r Enclosed (Sorry, no COD's) Charge my 0 VISA 0 Mastercard Card No. Exp. Date _ Signature \llill01f.JJ L _ Se nd Orders to: Products - P.O. Box 498 - Long Beach. CA 90801-049 8 - ~_-_~~~~: ~I~~2.:~~~~~':O~::.:.~ . ~ ~ ...J 3

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