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f..tllnellllcm racing moto hbertyJnanIall hornblower helng ler racing Michael Myers scored the 250cc A class win by finishing third overall. 14 points to Hawkins' 19 by the gas stop. 'Tm just trying to keep my eyes focued on the trail but you really can't see anything under the water," said Hatch. "I think that it's better to take five seconds to make the right decision than it is to just blast through everywhere. The water and sand here can cause some real problems to a motorcy- HURRY & GET YOURS BEFORE SMITTY'S MOM BUYS THEM ALL! cle. 1t Hawkins proved Hatch's point. When Hawkins' Suzuki sucked in too much water, it appeared he was on his way to registering a DNF for the day, but he was fortunate enough to make it past the seventh check before drowning out. At that point he had a score of 47 and was tied with Hines for fourth overall. However, Hines won a tie-breaker by a reported three seconds. "The trail is really, really tough," said Hopkins., "The water makes it pretty difficult to see where you're going, and the trail is getting really wide from people trying to go somewhere new every time. I don't think that it's going to get any better." Hopkins' primary problem throughout the enduro was with the aforementioned brakes. Jeff Russell, the 1991 National Enduro Champion, also struggled with bike problems all day long. '1'm riding a new KTM 400 four-stroker with about 50 miles on it," said Russell. "I don't think that this was the best event to do a little R&D (research and development). The bike feels all right but it's hard to tell what it's doing with all the water "and mud out there." Russell was never in contention on the new four-banger and had the misfortune of running out of gas in the late stages. Enduro fans were treated to an appearance by 1990 National 12Sec MX Champion Guy Cooper. Cooper rode a Suzuki DR250S to a an impressive seventh o~erall, finishing just three points behind Canadian Blair Sharpless. "The electric starter was great but I couldn't figure out how to use the thing at first," said Cooper. "I didn't know about having to have the kick-stand up and all that. Every time I stalled it, I just hit the little button and away I went." CN Pink, grey and black design printed on quality 100% cotton white T-Shirt. Available in sizes Medium, Large X-Large, and XX-Large for just. ........ 9 5 ...... EACH INCLUDES SHIPPING & HANDLING Back Design To order your Team Smitty T-Shirt, use the order form located below the Advertisers Index in this issue of Cycle News. Credit Card Orders OK Now Available Through Cycle News Video Theater "1992 BINGHAMTON MOTOCROSS NATIONALS" (#158B) Injuries began to playa major role in the outcome of the AMA National Motocross Series. As the pros came to the Binghamton, New York stop of the series (Round #9 for the 125's; Round #10 for the 250's) Damon Bradshaw was out, and Jeff Stanton would only need to deal with J.M. Bayle and Mike Kiedrowski for the 500Cc title. Few knew how well Kiedrowski would show continued progress in the remaining rounds. Guy Cooper was also out of the 125's for the remainder of the season, leaving Jeff Emig in an all-out fight to catch 125cc points leader Mike LaRoc~o. Binghamton played out a turning point in the 1992 AMA National MX Series, and all the action, interviews and color is on this 48-minute video from Powersports Video. Unofficial results 1. Steve Hatch (5uz); 2. Joey Hopkins (Kaw); 3. Michael Myers (Kaw); 4. Kevin Hines (Hus); 5. Randy Hawkins (Suz); 6. Blair ShalJ'1ess (Suz); 7. Guy Cooper (5uz); 8. George Waller, Jr. (Kaw); 9. Kelly Getz (KTM}; 10. Mike 51

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