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Kevin Hines (shown) tied for second
overall with Randy Hawkins.
and Hatch, as the two stayed close the
entire race, with Smith winning and
Josh Lojak finishing third.
The fourth race featured the Open
class racers, and it looked like a sure
runaway for class-leading Team Green
rider Mark Grossman. Yamaha-mounted Dave Santi had other ideas, though,
and passed Grossman to capture the
motowin.
In the final moto of the day, Suzukimounted David Rhodes dominated all
three laps to win by 25 seconds, but an
intense battle over second between Tom
Ebersole and Steve Chapkovi kept the
crowd entertained. Chapkovi would
eventually finish as the runner-up.
"1 was very happy with my results,
as you usually have to sacrifice so much
when you ride a 125, particularly in the
sandy conditions we had today," said
Hoess. "I was riding the same bike that I
competed on last year and at Tulsa, and
I'll probably continue to ride it until
Husqvarna introduces a 1994 125 over
here."
When the final scores were posted,
Hines and Hawkins shared an equal
number of trail points, which, per FIM
rules, allowed the two riders to both be
awarded with second place.
"My day started getting interesting at
the final special test in the sand pit," said
Suzuki/MSR/Metzeler I Asicsl Answer I
Pro Circuit/ Acerbis/Bieffe/Bel-Ray I
Cycle Gear-sponsored Hawkins. '1 went
into it feeling like I could do no wrong,
but I went over a pile of rocks on one of
those drop-aways and the bike kicked
out sideways just as I went over one of
those rocks. The bike just tumbled end
over end un til it reached the bottom of
the hill. The crash tore up my riding
pants and tweaked my bars out of
shape."
Smith was third overall ahead of
teammate Hatch, and Doug Deaton finished in fifth.
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Results
01A: J. Fred Hoess (HUB); 2. (TIE) Randy Hawkins
(Suz)/Kevin Hines (Hus); 3. Rodney Smith (Suz); 4.
Steve Hatch (Suz); 5. Doug Deaton (Kaw); 6. David
Crain (Kaw); 7. Jeff Fredette (Kaw); 8. Kevin Bennett
(!