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ly hoping to regain the form he showed in '92 aboa rd a Gas-Gas, Bilbao is one of the spor t's true ambassad ors, grinning and chatting wi th fans. A t pres s ti me, the resu lts were un clear , as the 11th-pla ce ride r, Italy's Piero Sembenini, who was being minded by Oregonian Kary Kraha l, lodged a prot est against a five he felt he was un fairl y assessed when his boot leaned against a large bo ul der. The checker stood by h is claim that the movem en t w arra n ted a five, w hile Semben ini argued for a sin gle dab. The FIM ju ry wa s revi ewin g evidence, in cluding a video shot by a spectator. The outcome could be critical, as a favorabl e ruling would put Sembenini into the 10th spot with acc o m pa nying p oin ts, ahead o f Beta's Dou gie Lampkin, so n of forme r world champ Brit Martin Lampkin. Team Gas-Gas Interna tiona l Sal es Manager Andreu Cod ina, himself a former World contender, expressed no surp rise in the even tua l outcome. "We were confid ent, of course that Pons could ride with the top competitors. It was only a matter of time before Joan, like Marc Colomer, became equal to [ordi." When asked at the conclusion of Saturd ay' s event, w hen Pons and Tarres were tied With six points apiece, Codina r efused to make a prediction. "On a course such as this, anything is 'possible. The event can be won or lost in a single section with a single mistake. The grip afford ed by the rock slabs ma kes mistakes very big. A sm all mista ke so on becomes a big mista ke - so; no pred ictions...only that a Gas-Gas ri der will win!" While the final result of Tarres decimating the field was no su rp rise to the average, knowled geable trials fan, the big surprise was the second-place rider, Joan Pons. Long a popular rider in his homeland, Pons is the 1994 Eu ro pea n Champion. Cuttin g a s ma lle r figure ast ride his factory Gas-G as, Pons is a larger-than-life competitor, fully capable of a World Ch ampi on sh ip wi n. While the wily Tarres is now the eld er statesman of the sport, hot youn g newcomers like Angel Garcia, Gabri e l Re yes, Colomer, Narita and Lampkin are making life m iserable. Several vet erans of the sport like Miglio, Ah vala and Bosis mu st keep an eye out for these young upstarts. Several young American riders like Jess Kempkes and Matt Moore are ma king their presenc e felt on th e U.S. scene, though both have quite a ways to go to be in th e sa me cla ss as T arre s. With the emergence of new talent, many observ ers of the tria ls scen e ha ve ,pred ieted that this will be the year that Tarres is toppled. The now grizzled vet, however, is proving them wrong. This appears, indeed, to be the year of [o rd i Tarres...again! L"'\ For all advance tickets , subtract $5.00 from Gate Price and please indicate which tickets you want! Include a self-address stamped envelope, all orders must be post-marked 10 days prior to the National or Grand Prix race date. SAVE $5.00 ON ALL ADVANCE TICKETS PRICES AND RACE SCHEDULES ARE THE SAME FOR THE BOTH NATIONAL AND GRAND PRIX WEEKENDS Dear A mateu r Ride r, Please accept my profou nd apologies fo r the way you have been treated the day before pro-races at Budds Creek. We have gained a reput ation among the pro-riders as being one of the best race tracks in tile United Sta tes, im d now, in the w orld, at you r expense. I've come to realize that the amateur program is a very importan t part of the weekend and is imperative to the otierall success of an event of this magnitude. W e would like to have you as our guest the day before the U.S. Grand Prix. We/lave an elaborate watering system and in the past we have not used it to ou r aduantage. The policy of using the amateur riders to work the wate r into the race track has been 'n the abandoned. Pleaseforgive me fo r my att itude aver the past feu: years and come race one of the fin est fa0litie~ sport as ou.r gUf{t, There will be free amateur sign-up, Saturday, on the pro-track be fore the U.S. Grand Prix. Thank you! ,~ ~-, ~ Hare Scrambles sig n-up on Satu rday w ill also be fr ee! ,Sincerely, ~ " . ~ ~ Every Week. For 30 Years. 50 issues a year. Donner Sid Ranch Norden , California Results: June 25-26 CHAMPIONSHIP: 1, Jordi Ta rres 6+7+5=18 (G-G ); 2. Joan Pons 6+9+11 =26 (G-C); 3 . Tommi A hva la 8+7+11=26 (Fan); 4, Steve Co lley 12+1(l+9=31 (Bet); 5, Donato Migli o 15+7+9::31 (G-G ); 6. Ma rc Co lome r 11+8+13=32 (Bet); 7. Takumi Na rita 13+9+10=32 (Bet); 8, Bruno Camoz zi 14+11 +13=38 (Sco): 9. Diego Ba sis 9+13 +18=40 (Bet); 10. Do ug La mpkin ) 4+19 +12=45 (Bet); 11. Piero Sembenini 14+20+13=47 (Bet); 12. An gel C a rci a 17+10 +22=49 (G-G) ; 13. Am os Bil bao 18+14+18::0:50 (Mon ); 14. je an -Le e Nictou 21+18+17=56 (Bet); 15, Ga brie l Reyes 34+26+22=82 (Bet); 16, Geoff Aaron 39 +32+3 7- 108 (Bet ); 17. Jes s Kempkes 42+46+37=125 (G-G); 18, Lonny Hal stead 50+49+53= 152 (Mo n); 19, M icha el Guns 52+53+52=158 (Mo o); 20, Da nis Sw eeten 54 +55+5 6:0:1 65 (G-G); 21. Andy Saum 56+55+55-166 (G-G); 22, Kip Web b 57+53+54=168 (Fan) ; 23. Ma ll Moore 57+55+58=170 (G-G); 24 , John C lark 58+60+58=176 (Mon ). WO RLD CH AM PIONSHIP TRIALS SERIES POINT STA ND ING S (Afte r? of 10 rou nds): 1. Jordi Tarres (128/ 5 wins); 2. Tommi Ah val a (95/1); 3. Marc Col omer (86); 4, Joan Pons (82); 5, Takumi Narita (71); 6, Dougie Lampkin (65/ 1); 7, Donato MigJio (65); 8, Steve Colley (64); 9. Diego 80sis (59); 10, Angel Garcia (57); II. Bruno Camozzi (50); 12, Amos Bilbao (20); 13, Piero 5embeniru (16); 14, Graham Jarvis (13); 15, Jose Benitez (12), A m erica's Weekly Motorcycle New spaper NEW TRIALS V I D E 0 19 9 4 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIAL See the bestobsefl/ed trials riders in the World compete for The 1994 W agner Cup at Donner SkiRanch in the beautiful HighSierra $29.95 + $4.00 S & H SendC k or MoneyOrder to: hec SPECIAL THANKS TO: ~% 372Florin Rd • Suite 193' Sacramento, CA 95837 . DEALER INQ UIRIES WELCOME 916-393-TAPE I VISA"I . 23