Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Gaddis, Mo rgan and Palmer led the third wave. Gaddis soon dished out a IO-bike-length lead ahead of the d ueling Morgan and Palmer. Palm er made repeated drives up into Morgan, but Morgan held his ground for second with Palmer thi rd . Buehl left no d o u b t in any one ' s mind who was going to control the fin al e vent as h e jumped out to an early lead with Morgan in tow. Jones went from midpack to second before th e big double with Goodman fighting for the same po sition. Morgan got back around them for secon d, but Jones had th e better line over the rocke rs. Morgan, h owev er , made a repass for th e second slot. Again, Gaddis fought off a m id pa ck s tar t to cat ch th e lead er s Buehl, Morgan and Jones. While Gaddis se t his Sigh t on Jon es, Goodman m ad e a st ro ng d rive on Gaddis over the double and in to the hairpin leading to the triples . Gaddis stumbled and fell ove r . The spectators jumped out o f their seats, sensing a champi onship about to be lost. Gaddis couldn't fire hi s bike off, and the crowd scr eamed. Four kicks later, he was off in eighth . Gaddi s was riding like a man possessed, as he started to reel off riders one by one . Woolsey ~as Gaddis' first victim, th en Morgan waved Gaddis by . W hile Jon es a n d DeHoo p p laye d bump -a nd -run, Goo d man saw an opening and followed Buehl to the finish in se con d. DeH o op , Ga ddis and Jon es rounde d ou t the five . By a margin of th ree poi nts, Gad dis (Left) Mike Jones entertained t he sello ut crowd at the Denver Coliseum. (Above) Jeromy Buehl finished seco nd In th e series point standings, ju st three points beh ind Gadd is. At Denver , Bueh l wo n two classes. r e tain ed h is PJI Super Arenacross Na tio nal ti tle. A· very h appy Ga d dis said : " W hen Goo d ma n and I ca me togeth er and I went down, I could 0I1ly think of getting the bike going. I knew I got passed, but I did n't know by how many. But then I got going, got calmed down. Man, tha t was a race." t,." IF YOU LOVE THE EXCITEMENT OF SlmNG IN THIS KIND OF SEAT••• Denver Coliseum Denver, Colorado Results: March 1·2, 1996 Atk ins (Ka w ); 12. Brad Wo ols e y (Kaw); 13. Andy Bowy er (Kaw ); ]4 . Ca rey H art (Yam) . 250 EX: 1. jeremy Bueh l (Kaw); 2. Jim m y Ga d dis (Kaw) : 3. Todd De l-loop (5u z); 4. Grays on Goo d ma n (5uz ); 5. Mike Jones (5u z); 6. Shawn Morgan (Kaw ); 7. Tr ey Owens (Ka w); 8. Andy Bowyer (Kaw ); 9. Cli ff Palmer (Suz ); 10. Andy Atk ins (Ka w ): 11. Brad Woo lse y [Kaw): 12. Jaso n Ca rns (Kaw ); 13. Brandon Lacey (Suz) ; 14. Pa u l Lin d sey (Kaw ). Sa turday 125 EX: 1. Grayson Good m an (Suz ); 2. jer emy Bueh l (Kaw ); 3. Tod d Del-loop (5u z); 4. Jimmy Gad dis (Kaw ); S. Sh awn Mor g an (Kaw ); 6. Mik e Jones (Suz) ; 7. An dy Bowyer {Kaw ]: 8. Cliff Palm er (Su z); 9. Brandon Lace y (Suz ); 10. Paul Lin dsey (Ka w) ; ] 1. Cliffo rd Ad optan te (Hon ); 12. Brad Wool sey (l

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