Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

• "I pla yed with fire and got burned," explained Andrews. "I went aro und the big hill the first time but Norton and Blackw ell went up it. In fact, Tom my cam e out ahead of me, so on the second lap I figu red I could go up if I had to. Next lap I started to climb a middle hill but the re was Blackwell coming down the other way, so I just went for the big h ill. I made it and got a big lead . I wasn't goin g to do it aga in but it was clear when I came around so I just went for it - big mistake." , Andrews tip ped over near the top and had to go back down the hill to start over. He missed on the second and third trie s as well before finall y clearing the ledge. "I had lost fou r minutes by that time, but the hill becam e more important to me than the race. With all those people standing around cheering, I just had to make that damn hill!" Conner was not having such difficulties and made the middle hill each time around. In the process he was ab le to catch and pass Plessinger for the lead by the beginning of the fifth of six laps. The race evolved into a tw o-ma n ba t tl e between Conner - who had to stop at one point to repl ace a bro ken silencer and Plessinger. , "Duane and I rod e togethe r for a couple of laps but wi th two laps to go I got squirre lly and didn't make it up anoth er hill," sai d Plessinger of the frien d ly exchange with Conner. "Duane passed me there because I had to go back down. On the last lap 1 made the hi ll bu t he was still several seconds ahead of me. I just wen t real, re a l fast a nd fi nally caug ht sight of him a mile before the finish. 1 followed him for a half mile unti l he went inside a lapper and the gu y just came over on him . It was a real unlucky break for him " Plessinger finished just inches ahead of the ' fru strated Conner while Norton w as a not h er two and a ha lf m in utes back. Andrews crossed the line 90 seconds later but a fulllO minutes ahead of fifth overall OnaiI. Finishing sixth and seventh overall was Jeff La u th and Da r yl Conner. Rounding out the top 10 overall were Blackwell, Bar ry Hawk Jr. and Brian Keegan . " It wasn't the greatest ra ce 1 ever had b ut it was definitely one of the roughest ones I ever won," sa id Plessinger. "It was rocky, slippery, wet, muddy, everything. 1 just didn't ride as well as 1 feel like I normally do bu t it was eno ugh. I d id n' t push it until the last fo ur m iles - I was just on cruise most of the day." "There's two races left and to keep the title I've got to beat Plessinger both times to w in ," sa id Andrews . "Summers mi gh t be back and Team Suzuki might be there, which might work to my advantage. Bu t no ma tter w ho is th ere I've got to finish ahead of Plessinger." ' "I just ne ed to beat Fred one mo re time and then finish second behind him the other time," said Plessinger of the title pictur e. "If you throw one race awa y I'm ahead by a point. If you count them all, we're tied. It's been that kind of year. This is the firs t time that I've been in the lead all year bu t it's a good time to be the leader: : Cli Bunner Ridge Fairmont, West Virginia Results: October 2, 1994 O/A : 1. Scot Plessinger (KTM); 2. Duane Conner (Yam) ; 3. Tom No rto n (Kaw); 4. Fred Andrews (Yam) ; 5. Cene O nail; 6. Jeff Laut h; 7. Daryl Conne r; 8. Do ug Blackwell (!Caw) ; 9. Barry Hawk Jr.; 10. Brian Keegan. Upcoming Rounds: Round 11 - Elizabeth, WV, October16 Round 12 - M Morris, PA, October 30 l. RACE . , RACE" RACE" SA T.WOV. ~Ih 7:30 TO 8:30 &A T. NOV./JIh 8:00 to 10:00 QUA08ALL . ID~HAC K. ALL UWCU.SSIFIED MAIL TO: STEVE CHASE 24572 SUNDANCE LAGUNA HILLS. CA . 82GS3 (714) a"., - a04~ SAT. NO VISIh10:30 10 11:.0 SAT. NOV 6th 12:00 to 2:00 VETS ALL (.0 •• 0) VINTAGEJCLASSIC DUAL SP ORT· STOCK OUAL aPOftT.MOO.~D MAIL TO: PAT IIIC OONALD '2240MAHACT. 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