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I,E N yE IS Blackburn tops at Marion County Motocross By Kyl e Myers THE 1995 YEARBOOK CALL TOLL FREE 800/831-2220 or the sixth straight year, Motorcycle Road Racer Illustrated returns with its 1995 Yearbook - a complete review of the 1994 motorcycle road racing season. ' Everything from the U.S. National Championships to the exciting w orld of Grand Prix road racing, from the colorful personalities to hard-line technical information on the state-of-the-art motorcycles. It's all packed into a full-color, perfect-bound yearbook. The yearboo k provid es action photography from the world's top professiona l m otorcycle racing photographers, facts and figu res, and enjoyable reading from those in the know to bring back the h ighli ghts of the 1994 season. Motorcycle Road Racer Illustrated's 1995 Yearbook is sure to give road race fans mon ths of enjoyment while also servi ng as a reference book to their favorite sport. No w av ailable, you can be one of th e first to receive Mo torcycle Road Racer llIustrated's 1995 Yearbook by ordering now. F . , r - - - -~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ------- -- ------- -- - -- -- -, 1995 MOTORCYCLEROAD RACER ILLUSTRATED YEARBOOK ORDER COUPON Fill in completely and clearly Domestic orde rs: _copies at $3.95 ea. totaling _ _ Method of payment Foreign orders:_ _copies at $5.95ea. totaling _ _ o Name Charge my 0 _ Check or Money Order enclosed ---'- _ State __Zip _ Expiration Date Phone # Order date _ Signatu re Address An gda Moo re (Ya m); 4. Sa ra Ham pshire (Yam); 5. Joh na th a n Ca mmp (KTM). r /w (7.-8): 1. Davi Mil lsaps (Co b); 2. Matt Goe rke (Cob); 3. Alan Hewett (Cob ); 4. Mari sa Hampshi re (LEM); 5. Brianna Millsaps (Cob). 65: 1. Kyle Willia mso n (Kaw) ; 2. Br,ld Beentee (Kaw ); 3. Dar reet Smith (Kaw ); 4. Matt Coerk r (Kaw ); 5. Ian Hewett (Ka w ]. l:lO BEG: 1. Sha ne Lu sk (Suz]; z.Carto Bea rd (K.1W); 3. Jes.o;ie '. . Youn g (y am ). 80 (7-1 1): I. D an Truma" (Kaw); 2. Brian G ray (Yam ); 3. Jason Bennett (K.1W); 4 . Cai>l.'y Baker (Suz ); 5. Sha wn Mayo (Kaw) . flO (12-13): I. [e ssie Billiard (Suz ); 2. Tro y Adams (Suz ); 3. Ryan Davis [Kew]; 4. Josh Baker (Suz ). RO (14-15): 1. J l"S.W A dams (Suz ); 2. Ma rk Hu~h l$ (Yam ); 3. Branden Smith (y am ); 4. Kevin Ca rte r (Yam ). S/ MINI: 1. jesst e Ballard (SU7.) 2. T roy Adams (Suz ); 3. jesse ; Adams (Suz ); 4. Brandon Sm ith (Yam ); 5. Mar k Hughes (Yam). 15-24 : 1. JaMln Thomas (H on) ; 2. Ronn ie Ren ner (Ya m); 3. James Joiner (Ho n ); 4. Will iam Bat s on (Hon); 5. Ray H an sen (Kaw). 125 A: 1. Jim Povole y (Kaw); 2. Jason Dodds (Ya m ); 3. Tim Pos pisil (Kaw ); 3. Tlm Hawthorne (Su z ). 125 B: 1. Ron nie Renner (Ya m ); 2. Jason Thomas (Ho n ); 3. J.lmt' s Joine r (H on ); 4. William Batson (Hon); 5. Wa yn e Schaefer (Suz) . 125 C: 1. Scott McGuigan (Hon); 2. Shel don McVay (Kaw) ; 3. Dan Sa lla (Ka w ); 4. Jim Preva tte (y am ); 5. Mike lva nko (Kaw ). 125 / 250 BEG : 1. Dav id Ko po ia n (Ho n) ; 2. Rog er C r..am e r (Hon); 3 . Ton y To rri (H nn) ; 4. Ray H ottman (Kaw ); 50je ff Cooper (Hon). 2.50 A: 1. Travis Bla ckbu rn (Ka w); 2. Jaso n Dodds (Yam ); 3. Rick y H am p shi re ( Hon); 4. Ti m Hawt ho rne (S uz ); 5. John G.lla Rhl"l'(Suz) . . 250 B:L Jdf Reyno lds (Yam); 2. Le Tatham (Ho n ); 3. Brett .... Boh an non (Hon); 4. Ken Dimon (Kaw) . 25+: 1. Ricky Hamp shi re (Han); 2. Jeff Re ynolds (Ya m ); 3. Steve Dye (Kaw); 4. John Ga llap;he r (Suz); 5. C ha rles Sa tcht'r (Hu n ). 30+: 1. Stev e Dye (Kaw); 2. Steve Dixon (Ho n); 3. Mike Wad · dl"ll (Hon ); 4. Kelth Waddell (Ha n); 5. Brian Wh itcomb (Honj . 35+: 1. Ste ve Dixon (Hon); 2. Rand y Ketley (Ka w ); 3. Tom Fogg (Ka w ); 4.Jdf Clare (Suz) ; 5. John Co leman (Suz). 40+ : 1. Tom Fogg (Ka w ); 2. Van Aderhold (Ho n): 3. Davi d Millsaps (Yam) ; 4. Robert Dare (Kaw) ; 5. Joe Steidl (Hon). OPEN NOV : 1. C hris Reynolds (ATK); 2. Richard Leonard (Kaw ); 3.Keith Waddell (Hon). Erics battle for Flying "P" Cross Country win o Credit Card # City VISA (Sorry, no bill me's) REDDICK, FL. MAR 12 Travis Blackbu rn was th e top dog of the d ay w he n Mot oc ross of M a ri on Co u n ty ho st ed roun d one o f th e ne w ly forme d Flori d a Motocross Series. Ove r 140 riders from six states competed on the supercross-style course . Blac kbu rn posted a 1-1 tally to record th e win in the FMF-sponsored 250cc A class, In the first 250cc A m ot a . Ricky Hampshire led the field throug h tu rn one w ith Blackburn. Jason Dodds. Tim Hawthorn e and John Gallagh er followin g, As the field app roa ched the first obstacle, Blac kburn sa iled by Hampshi re to assu me point po siti on . Blackburn then rod e his H ondaKawasaki-Suzuki of Oca ia/ Bra king/FMF/IT / Oakl ey / Bell / No -Limit/ Pirelli / Tom Morgan - " back ed Kawasaki away from th e field , in creasing his lead , Mea nw hile, Do dds sta rte d to close the ga p on Hampshire in second place, but time ran out. Blackbu rn held on for the w in over Hampshire, Dod ds. Gallagh er and Haw tho rne . Hampshire aga in gra bbed the hol esh ot to sta rt mo to two, as Black bu rn. Dodds, Ha wthorne and Gall agh er gave cha se. Ha m ps hi re and Blackburn battle d for the lead . racing side by side until the halfway p oin t. Blackburn o u tjum ped H a m p shire a nd too k over th e le ad . With Blackbu rn o u t fro nt , Dodds was ma king a late-race charge and close d in on Ham pshire 's rear w hee l. Dodds hounded Hampshire for two laps before slipp ing by in a tum for the run ner w spot. At the finis h it w as up Blackbu rn with the win ahead of Dodds. Hampshire. Hawthorne an d Gallagher, In other action, Sha ne Lu sk w on the 80cc Begi nne r class. Lusk, the younger b rot her of Team Suzuki's Ezra Lusk, finished second in the opening mot a behind winner Carlo Bear d, then to p p e d Beard and Je ssie Young to score the mot a win an d overall. Jessie Ballard wo n all four motos in the 80ce (12-13) and Super Mini classes. Ballard topped Troy Adams. Rya n Davis an d Josh Baker in the 12-13 div ision, In Super Mini. Ballard again did bat tle w ith Troy Adams as we ll as Jesse Adams, Brand on Smith and Mark Hughes befo re coming out on to p in the standings. Results r /w (4-6): 1. Ricky Renn er (Yam ); 2. Wang Ha ynes (ya m); 3. _ By Darryl Smith WHEATIlERFORD, TX. MAR, 12 _ ~ _ Send to: CN Publishing.Motorcycle Road Racer Yearbook, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498 : L Ph~~Orde~800/831 -2U~~~H~~AX31~~1~~~ ~~ Those w ho wi tnessed round two of th e Texa s Cross Country Series held at Flying " P" cy cle ra nch enjoyed a fier ce battle between Eric Hess an d Erik Nielse n. For se ve n laps , the tw o AA Expe rts were never more tha n a few feet ap art . Nie lsen. backed by Irving Yam aha. and the Sunshine Racing-sponsored Hess both got off to a bad s ta rt, si tti ng back in sixth and se ven th places, re spect ive ly . Up front, Dav id Ga rner

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