(Left ) The traditional
water-h ol e ju mp cl aimed
many.
(Below) Tw o-time 250cc
World Motocross
Champion Heinz
Kinlgadner rode well but
was no match lor Dav is
and Hame l.
time Davis di d n' t get the sta rt. In fact,
he gave up a repo rted 30 secon ds as he
stru ggled to ge t his Kawasaki KLX650R
lit while the second wave prepared to
start .
.
He d id get going - last o f course - but
by the end of the first lap , he'd moved
unofficially into fourth. The rest of the
race seemed to be a foregone conclusio n
to everyone but Davis whose bike beg an
blowi ng oil on the second lap. "My goal
was to ge t by Larry and pu t as much
time on him as possible before I pi tted . I
was su rprised tha t it last ed the w hole
race. The re was oil all over." To celebrate, Davis trea ted the crow d to a KLXstyle nac-na c over the water ju mp on the
last lap. Hond a's Johnny Cam pbell took
the ru nner-up slot over Brent Avis.
The 250cc race followed, and Davis
VET EX/AM: 1. Paul Krause (Ka w ); 2. Ma rk Haber
(Kaw); 3 . Rex Sta ten [Kaw].
VET NO VIBEG , 1. Todd Broussard (]
