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Silves tr i (Hus); 18. Robert H orton (Ka w ); 19. Da vid
Lykke (Hon); 20. Matthew Wallace (Yam).
A MA NATI O NAL CH A M P IO NS H I P H ARE
SC RAM BLES S ERI ES POINT STANDINGS (Bes l 7
of 9 ri des count): 1. Rodney Smith (103 /3 wi ns ); 2.
Thomas Norton (82); 3. Sco tt Summers (46); 4. (TIE)
Ron Naylor/ Eric Ma shbir {39}; 6. Pat ric k Ga r rahan
(35); 7. Jason Dahn ers (32); 8. Randy Hawkins (30/ 1);
Shasta Dam GP
Redding, California
Results: April 10, 1994 (Round 4 of 9)
O/ A: 1. Rod n ey Sm ith (Suz ); 2. Th omas Norton
(Kaw); 3. Ron Na ylor (ATK); 4. Eric Mash bir (Hu s); 5.
Pat rick Garrahan (Kaw); 6. Brian Garrahan (Hon); 7.
David Rhod es (Kaw); 8. Scott Myers (Yam); 9. Jerome
H eybu rg er (Ho n ); 10 . Jo e Bru ce (Suz); 11. Sco tt
Mclaughlin (Hon); 12. Curt Wilcox (Hon); 13. Jaso n
Dah n ers (H o n); 14 . Guy Perrett (H us): 15 . Eric
McKenna (Hon) ; 16. Pa u l Fu n a ro (Ho n); 17. Steve
9. Brian Garrahan (28); 10, Scott Plessinger (25).
Patrick Garrahan
was fifth. Rain
two days before
the even t made
du st less of a
factor than In
past years.
Upcoming Rounds:
Round 5: Kahoka, Missouri - July 17
Round 6: South Edmeston, New York - July 31
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. -'," may. suspend any rider for any period up to indefinltaausThom~s ' Norton; a ' residerit~f New England" nearly didri'i ' . p6n?ion' ' or wi1l!ully vi~!ating an¥-rules...(if)cluding) ·engag· make the Shasta Dam ' race. !'l hai:J: prettY niuch declded til' •. Ing In a~y unfa~r practice or actiOnharrnful. to.the. sport. of .
· use it asa throw-away nde' because it;s such a big expense .. ,rnotorcyclinq,'. Flemin g we nt .on to .say,.:. It i s becl?mmg ..
' 10 come aU' t~e'way out.here, but.then Summers ·got .hurt at '. Increasingly apparentthat o,:,erly aggressive riding 1$ the
T enneSsee and .i wasmsecorid Place In the point suin d_.·. n orrn I'llther. than the exception at some AMA:sanctloned -:
· irigs," said '. Norton, ·. ~I · started calling everYbody lknew in . .. mee\S..:V'j!l cann()t .~nd will .no t 'to lerate d e1Jb e.rate an.d
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Dellison called .me .up .out ,of the blue .and sa~ .: 1d like to. : probablywas l" It is fairly safe to say that theletter. was '
· talk. to YSlUabout.~ed.dlng .. I. f1e>y to hiS. pl~ce Jn C.olorado,. : prompted by'tlie. recent rise. in the amount of physical con· and he .set ,me .up 'oVlth .hls srcncc, a trall~ranc! a bike : ." tact in the HareScrarnbles .and Grand National Cross
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saw both Rodney Smith and Scott. Pless inger hit the turf, ., mechanic. .~ey:ve got his a~ out .of the full cast and jnto .
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:· though· Sc ott Summers ·.and Fred. A nd nlw$ have' also ..aKevlar onethat allows him .to bend his ,e lbow ·and
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Forme r. N.atio ~a l HaraSqrambfes Ohamplon Sc.ot! ',' peen involved In more th,lntlieir fair.shara of rammings and · '. squeezehia handso he's abl~ to.do some t~aining . W.e're .
Plessinger .competed .at Reddifjg,bu\ had a -race he'd just '. : brake-ehecks, . ' ,-'
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Saw li is .race end.prior to comptetton of the .firStla'p,AecorO- Defending' Champion: Scott Summers 'sat.out the .race at .' weekS after'.the· craSh, and he won' t .be Completely healed
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