Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

but rod t want to make don' jus t Ibe e really well I excu ses . Ham el rna y 50 yards beh·' was behind hi the whole ti md him .' his m , couId n' me. We had th , 10 dust Fo t really reel him in ,~ same pace . I u rth overall w a s' ~250 pilot Jim Gra cla imed b y h arden met h i y. of e to p five andl~;ookal h finishi ng in i . ve Abbr-30 P ro d i ivision t desiw 10 10 the ott was h , an SIXth I KX250 ra cer a pr;; just to aro u nd th 86 w ? cras he d h i e alread s e . -mile co urse IS way long ';n:.;:'rtin g a very black e an d was then la d gh to co m ment ye, sat up th yawn to ' on th e r e,;ven fs for the I we nt d crew , .a hu r t m y b a own rea.lly h ard once and ck " wan ted to fi hs a ld Ab bo t t "I ' I , Ju s t cha m ni OlS to wi ran nsh ip in the th e (series ) , and I d ' t h ass. The bik JustWh d idn't rid e as good on t ave any excuses. e 1 I n thO en the year's .as I could 'v e " nts were cae 22-year -old fronfGOll me ou t . endaJe A . a n d h e .;n top 10 the 250cc nz~ma,' '1 as up a nd ro pom ts srru es the fa 11 owmg rnorni u t - a nd all ' a bo ' Se venth overall ' m mg. results went m the time-ad ' pil ot Nick P to 16-year-o ld KTMJ s ted u c ea rson h 250 o u rse just 14 : w a completed th Ham e I to ace thmi n u tes sower th e I a di vis ion for 1995 ac to ry ride f "Thi ' rom beeauses he is h ea ms hi a factory ' finis th . tm hottes t up-and . rid er in th said KTM' e se nes and in h -commg s Hard en t e desert " earso ' ' P cess , "It waswas low-key ab ou t hi n fu feet race n,n he said "1 h d s sue. _ no probl . a a pe P nothing." ems, no crash es or r- 6 fini~h a~hd medica~aJt ~ ~;o l arriva~c~ 2501~1 P tot~led ~ fUll_fIed;e~xrert a~~ ~ ~de ~i:e:a~~~ desiit;~~~~:~~gf}niSh~:~in~h ~~ e arson w a Brya n Folk s foll owed h Bryan .s, a nd 250cc mor e than race r on a Yamahng rounded out Th a. e top 10 ~~rt d e most s pectac I . Bay wa s put in b Fu a r fini sh of th e rand o n G b y ou r-Stro ke E e r, who came' xpert overall des on the 36thPlte starting all th 10 14th "I . row of the grid e way back ~r . was I 1 . . on n so sign bY b e a f th e finishmebod ' s. d ust and I hit er, nursin a arri ers," said G s some c g s ore h and "Th er. ourse. If the h ' at wa out, It would' ve been 150 straigh tene d It y ad ' ' G . reg Smith pull d miles lon g " 10 the 125cc Expert e ou t a n early . dl ., lead fi rst 125cc racer to IVlSlOn and w as th e ov erall , an d Steve Pitts' th e ,. . 20th cross h me m Eorne to take the . nursed his ATK xpert win in 31stPOmts for the Over -38 .overall Laughlin Hare Sc ' Laughlin N rambles Resul Is, Decembe " evada f~ O / A' r 3, 1994 (KTM ); 3. 1. Danny Ha mel (Kaw)' 2 G . Ty Da v' H (KTM); 6. 4. Jim (Hbg ), 8. Bryan F bbott N' 5. Scot 10. Bryan B 0 s (KT M) ' 9 G ,. ick Pearson Bd'd (Yam); Oo'::'ie Ge rbe r 13. Tom Webbwell (Kaw); on Bu sh Bickle . OPEN PRO' (KTM); 19. Russell (K~en. ~:;a ~ ;;.;~wl' ,r' 'G r~y (~itterkorf (Kaw~ · ~ Chrislen=~g il.·Joh::"~5weel1~nd (lIu:~); (~~~~); 17. )6~1 ~~lk.1 "'!1 5m,th (Suz~ (~~; it: Zittcrkopf (KTM).3. Garth ny H a m e I ( K aw ): 2 : 1. Da n 5 250 P Des RO, 1. T D . wee/ land (Hbg , . G reg try Abbo tt (KaY av e (Kaw) " 2. r m Gray (KTM) ' 3 ' 11-30 PRO: I ~ s::.!' 11-38 PRO; I ' 5 I Ha.rden (KTM) • . OPEN EX: '1 teve P,tts (ATK) . (KTM); 3. Orv ille NBrc nt Bush . 250 EX: 1. N ' k 0rthroP (Hon). .2. Rich a rd Wilk (Yam )' 3 lis 'E~~~ J (Ka~~ l C Pea Kawell (K~w)' ' (KTM ); 2. Bryan Bruni (K aw ): 3 La . Greg Sm it h (5 ng 4:S TK ~~ Bc madot (Yam)UZ); 2. Bro ok Finlin Penning ton : J. Bra ndon so n \'I 11-25 Cla rk 2. George EX,(~~::' ~an G~rb (H~tuS); a~~.~alwn M.a~ficf;.cnuur (Hon)~ 2. Chri s Ste (Ho) . Dale M _ wart ; 3. Steve (Kaw)' Do n11-35 EX: 1. L dGorse (KTM): 2. Hans Vand erwa all R~~ n0-40 EX " O"Kuly (KTM) wscn (Hon)'' 2 . J' un5tott(KTM ' \'lam )' 3 . J. Tom W bb ), 3. , .EX: 1A u.~mus (KTM).(KTM ); 2. Stee Ba rk l Ray c 0-48 3. Preston Geri..,Rick PL1Its (H on ): 2. v _ " Ra tcliff (Hon); ow r (KTM) . • Kelth 75

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