Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

National Enduro Champion Randy Hawkins A- mi d • . . '1' ns . eV ·Re ia I I y,~~x po n . . , .e·r EmI ', • •,(. · ·un.·;iillfi r '\ ' " . :. '"i984 t ' :: ,: n d es taken mto.account.: . ' . urp,OL", e l ~e .m . a , '. : , , ..: , . Sil!'d ~priJ:~g5, . Okl!ilio~a~~ }olui :Zirik. : · .' ., . .. Ranch, He-traveled to Holland laterthat ." . y~ariJci~ f!\e ~t~f ,\Vh at '~~d' be : 10- :'. ": ' :a.! ~ons~~verSDE app:ea~c~s: .F~r th~ past f~ .: years,· H'l"wkii\S ~. success 'in ;the.'. '. pre~timqi!~ eve nt' .has been thwarted :by .. xnec;hanie ar gr~inl !ris; ) v h!le·. m ot.o ~ "' · : crossers-tu rned-off-roade rs hav.e taken ' .. overthe:Ainencan' jiinelight, · ufwilh·:. . a this .Septe!Jiber's· SiX bays 'cOnUng to .the .:: \. Z~· lUnch,::Ha\ykiJi.s: hasbeenriotice-: '. .' ably rejiJvenate.d, and with tWo·rounds. ·. · . re~a.iniiIg ··in .the ·Rel.iap ili·tY Et,duro .. Series' poini stanpin&s;li~sib! in second.', ' . place b~~ !~mate.~~tI;\-·,. '.',:: .,: :'. .. In the past, your main emphasis ha~ . been on ' th e Nati onal ·En du ro .Senes·. . . This Year.YQu.·J:loiv.eswltdlea Y !iurfocus':. t o 'th e: N'!t.ional ·ReliiibH ity .E.n d a ro · " Series, Why th ech,!nge?" ·, . .~.; . ... .: ., . : Typici\llj.1 onlyride '01 fe\v N ationalReli-" .' . al>ility -!ilidu~o.s. ~·j~t ·enOu8hJo. quall(y :.. fpr .tI1e Sil< D~ys.':This; Ye~r; because .tl\e· '. . ' Si?c- D ays .'!re bemg ;he14 .here/Xye been . : : . contentratin"grnore :on ~~ QUalifi~rs:·I . : . ' hav.en'tgiven tip .onwi~riil'ig·il1"Other. . . ' National-Enduro Champ.i011ship;o! . :r ., ~ady.nav~ five; iirid ivpUld.1ike to' win" . ': five .more, Qui it,jUst:isn't":mY.·n~bet~: · ';'",- ' one;·prio~t'y ·thi~:ytial'_Tr:n Iooking (o.r. ·. . ' ot!tc! feathersto purinmy cap.. ': ; r : : '-, : : ·Suzuki ·never .forced me to-make this. : .,. . ~eCiSion; but they've :givi!ri: m.~ a·d.i'irice . :" . ~~ rep resent the Uilited.!?~t~:her.ea! pur .:c.': . own ISDE and ·to .have a'.chance'. to ' . l' . adlieye.tWo·more perSpnal. goals ~ }Vin~ . . ' -.' nirig.,a WoM (IS Dr;:).C:.h!i ~i()nship, · '· .: ~ either in·the .l25 class or an overall;' and> .. to :help'··the .U:? ·W.in' 'i ~e "Wm-J4 Trophy ' competitiOn " -: ., ' . " / '.', , .: ,. '. . .i~ve... t\Q;en.i~eii5 c'I~~;:1?aSlca)i~. :.:. ' c because Qf tl)e FIM'(d~ : r~oiIfi.guia.~ :. lipn·. of-dci~i,ziitg tJ:1e tWO;'slrQke d aSs:: . .. es ttom' foul' :to · lyJ:a·.( Lfgh lW~ight. !lnd . , Hea~eight) : '. .: -, -, ,:'c • ; .... : : ··c ·· ' '.":' . . . ':. : : , : . · . .:5~?id:(m~.iil ~~pbasi~:in qff;i-oad.:c racing is:tlie·RMX250. (Ollwhj':!') Suzuki-.' . has f~uiQ!'uS com~lirig ~ y~~t :' .Guy . • . {Cooper),. Steye (!:latch). Rodney (Smith) : '. . ' andmY~e1!., ~chyea~. 'our' goal.'isfo, fill .';; ' . ' a.s . ~ny.spots .Wjth Su.~ukis ontl1e.~E " . Tr~pp..Y.J:~ a~ :~e.,cari. :PUtting~)ne~f· : : .' US/In anoth~ cli\ss g Ives Suzuki·a .beltet " . : "han¢eof 'q,jallfY!hg.~eadl.·o(lis:.fo:!, th~ ' •.' .: '. :rr~phy.T~ani. Mya~. ~~. '.' . fa ? . , : . .'. ' ." . ' . . ' .... . . '., ' ,. . " . r: think pctmg the 125:ma:kei;)ne a:bett:ci . c' . . rider \I11;iround;becauseyounave 'to be" ':. i'noi~ohri aggr~iveiid.~:YQU \:lave c\o· '. cariYYQur :sp~ed .tW0.ugh t he.comers ·, : , compared to.a 250, wl1ere ·Y<;lU'.·can throt- '. tle.¢rOugh:·. ·: :.'>" ::::.... " ::. . ' : ': ::.. ': . La!it·yearj. ~urin6~"'r?u.t~ ·ISPEi ~Oil . ' \ : rebu!1t your 125.lW)ce dunng the ftlSt · '. . ' t4ree .c\ay~: D~ . YQ~.th.lrik'you.·wi~f~e :,:< !lb~to k,eep';i U:; .~riningfp~si.x..days ·"·. .. this year? :'.":. ; . .:.::....-.. ...; ,::.: . ,;. •..'\.\ . · ·c c . ", '.; La~t yea.r ~asa)l?t ·my ·fa1J.ll·: I :se~the . ' '; . bike' up-too Iean;··and ·It- turned ·ouH hilt· · :.

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