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week," said Tichenor,'who 'Iives in nearby Palm '. pionship. Series: Sm~ts turned in 'a 'pai; of 21- · In the ·125cc class , forme r 125ccNationai . Harbor; Florida." ·· . . . . ' , , , ' ' , ' 18 rides lor 21st overall. "It was good," said the' ,Champion 'Guy' Coo per'topped ttie privateer ' , " " " GP regul ar, 'The . powerisqood, maybe not at: ranks with ,a t oth-ptace linish aboard another u , Two-time Supercross Champion ' J ere m y a disadvantage to the 250s, I have more.power 'FMF'-prepped bike, Though he is a member of The opening round of the AMA National Cham_ McGrath sported a different look at Gatorback. :, on the straights, but the bike is not so easy to the factory .Suzuki off-road team: Cooper's' 15-. ' plonshipSenes was well attended by riders ' , Having shaved oil his lamiliar goatee; McGrath ride on the jumps. On the lour-stroke, you must ,, 7 fin ishes came ' aboard a private Suzuki ' and spectators alike. The 125cC class drew a looked younger- reminiscent .of his days as a ' be. much more perfect when landing." Arizona . RM125. .' . whopping 119 'entrants; 'while 84 250cc pilots T.eam pe:klPro CircuiVHonda rider. "I was just , resident Sha un Kales also competed aboard a Exac1ly one year alter making his pro National showed up to ,race. A record .crowd 01 an estiSick of it, he said. In addition. McGrath wore a :. big Husaberg, but was not as successlul !Is ·debut. at' Gatorback, Team Yamaha 's Kevin : Smets. 'mated 9800 stiowed up ~or the World Sports- , , !ull-coverage Fox ~aclng chest protector durWindham lailed to meet his now high expectapromo ted, Suzuki-sponsored event at Gator'ng .the first moto. It was to save me from all 1990, 250cc World Championship Series run- .nons 01 himself, "I'm having a lot 01 trouble with . ,back Cycle Park. " , , , , the r.ocks incase I got a crappy start , and it , turned out I needed it," said McGratti , "It felt ner -up Mi ke' Healey launched yet another , arm pump," said Windham, who tumed in lackT he Gato'rba~'k , Cycle' Park track has been ' weird, and it also looked kirida old school style,' National Championship Series" comeback at . luster 12-15,moto ' finishes .tor 14th overall. "I good to ' Jeremy McG rath , 'as he ,also.scored huh?", McGrath' parked his chest protector in , Ga torback. Mounled aboard a' Velvetouch- don 't know if it's .this track, tnesuspenslon his first-ever 125cc National win at ttie. facility , moto two,got a 'good start , and was never sponsored Honda CR125; Healey appeared to ,setup , or nerves : but I just couldn't hang on ,be lit and ready to race. "I,lost 30 pounds," said an~ cha~e ." .' . in 1993..~I really like this place," said McGrath. . roosted, " . ' Healey, who had begun to look rather girthy in "But than again ; I 've always b ee n' goo d ' ,, .' " '.'. late '94.' "1 went frorn to 215 Jbs. to '185 Ibs.; ,Honda R&D ride~ Ric h Tayl or'competed in the ha rd-pack rider. The harder and faster the ' Team Honda/ 1-800-Collect. team advisor Jeff track , the better, It deiinitely heioswhenvou St an ton reports that he' will return ,to two - and I still have a Whole bunch ot weightthat.1 ' 250cc class Witha tiny' camera mounted on top can lose." Healey was impressive in his qualify- ,01 his ' helmet. 'Alter turning' in 19-16 mote like what you're racing on." " " wheeled competition soon : The, multi-time scores lor 20th .overan, Taylor reported that he " . . National and Supercross Champion will contest ing heat. but dislocated his thumb in'a lirst-turn crash in the opsninq rnoto, ' ' . . .could not leeI the lightweight unit atop his ,Team KawaSaki ' riders Mike LaRoc c o and ' several rounds ot the NORBA Cross Country head . The camera was used to give ESPN Mike KiedrOWSk competed at Gatortiack with ' Natio!'al Championship, Series this summer i .s tecti ten SPES 'exhaust pipe's litted:on their " aboarda factory Yeti mountain bike. "I'll be rac- ' Team .Yarnaha's Joh n' Dowd was quite excit- ,viewers a rider's perspec1ive of the spec1acular . " " , factory Kawasaki KX250s; rather than the mole ' ing the Expert class, not the Pro .class," said adat the series opener, Why? The New Eng- Gatorback course. . ' Iamiliar Pro Circuit units . ' , ' . : Stanton; who has been a longtime ,friend 01 lander was featured on the Dirt Shirts event TYeti founder John Parker. "I'm looking forward shirtat Gatorback. "T hat' s so coo l," said ,' In belYieen motes, several' Oakley sponsored racers could be spotted with !/liee StoogeslLit,Because ,the' produ'ctiorr suspensi on rule pe; - ,', to , ~he t?rture and. suffering ,of cross country , Dowd.."I swear; I must have bought about 50 tal ns to 125cc class 'only at indoor even ts, ' racing. I m.not too interested m getting wadded " , extras." . ".. ', '. " , tie Rascals-like black rings around their eyes.' , When questioned about the marks on his rid- : , many'factory 125cc pilots competed with works ' up racing downhUl." , , ' suspension. M ost noticeable were the tactory Speaking of John Dowd , the 28-year:old laid ers ' taces .,Oakley's LOui s Wellon reported conventional forks fiited to the Suzuki RM125s . And speaking 'of ' mounta in bikes , mount~iri ' claim 10 the hairiest-crash-ol-the- day ,award. 'that the 'company was trying out a 'chamois ' of Da mon Huttrnan , Tim .Ferry and ' Cra ig , bike company sponsorship seems to be the tat- : In the lirst rnoto. Dowd endoed while jumping', liner on the inside foam 01 the goggle. "The idea' is to provide better sweat absorption," he Decker. Though they are .similar 10 the 5tmm ' est trend amonqmotocrossers.Yen Cycles . the "Elevator," a fourth gear, wide-open. uphill explained. "The goggles are,Iull-on prototypes, forks .used on the RM250s, the 125 fork legs , backs the Sp/ it Fire/ Pro C i rcuit/ Kawas a ki '. double jump. Yamaha mechanics raced to 'are 49mm and are rumored to' be' pre-produc- ' Squadron 01 Ryan Hughes , Dav id Pingree . replace his YZ250'sframe in between motes, ·and .the'.chamois' that we were supplied ' With : tion '96 units. " , " and Mickael Pichon. as well as Honda's Doug . as the' area near the shock mounts ·w as , was supposed to be'natural colored, not black." , .Henry .: GT Bicycle, logos could be spotted on ,. reportedly bent: "The shock was broken and , Larry Ward reported that the chamois worked , . Former Eastern Regiona l '125cc ,S upercross " Honda's ' Je rem y McGrath .and Suz uki's ... the li nk'age 'was ' bent ," said Kayatia's Ross , well, and that yes : the black marks could be , . ' " " ,, , ' Champion Ronn ie nchenor was on hand asa Dam.on /:lulf,:"ail .. while Huffman'sSuzuki , Maeda. "We don't know wha t caused ,the ,,washed 011. , . ." .competitor.ai Gatorback. H aving spent the past teammate, nmFerry, flew Parkpre c:ycles cOI-, , shock to break yet, but we can tell thatsometWo seasons overseas, the two-time .AII Japan ' ors On his.helmet. ', ,, thing else bent or broke lirst and' caused it to : 'Having recentiy announced a product' recall 01 ' all 1995 CR front.forks, American Honda dis, 250cc National Champ ion posted 14'6 moto go out." . , " , tributed I llers a'd vis lng owners ' of ,suc h scores for eighth overall in the 250cc class . ' .machines not to continue' to.ride .their bikes at .Tichenor rode a production Suzuki RM250 . ' 'Gatorback. :We have posted the notices, and equipped with a ta ct ory Sho wa shock and inlormed .the promoters," saidTeam Honda/linverted fork, :I'm just trying to tune up and,get , aoc-conect reem Man:ager WesMcCoy.: " in ,shape belore.1 head back' to, Japan next BrieflY,-----;1~~ a Got the "in arut, off the track, going nowhere, UNDERWArER" Blues? l!) 0'\ 0'\ ,..., u-) ,..., ..c: u l-< ct: ;:;s 11