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Cycle News 1996 04 24

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.EVENTS and mea ger wi nd s comb ined to create a horribly dusty race. It wa s a tra ck that was a blast to ride • if you were o u t front. Tucker used the dust to his advantage as he took the early lead. Had he ever looked back, he would have seen the bulk of the Expert class self d estructing. Hard-charging Billy Spurlock managed to smash his rear tire on the firs t lap and was thr ough for the day. The next rider to exit was Michael Hu lsey after he crashed hard in a rocky, wh ooped -o ut section . Will Perry's 125 developed engine tr ouble early and left h im walking ba ck to the pits. The ben eficiaries of all this were Bobby So ut ha rd a n d Texan Frank Shac klee . Southard pu t in a strong ride finishing two minutes be hi nd Tucker, a nd Shac klee finished a distant third. Th e Over 30 Expert class was one of the most com petit ive of the da y. John Da vis ex ited th e first tum in th e lead , but Mike Sullivan too k the point ~ few mil es o ut and was go ne . Sulli van fini shed only o ne mi n u te ba ck o f Tucker on adjusted tim e. Davis con tinued o n to finish second, so me two minutes behind Sulli van , while Louis Blackw ell passed Robert Cros lin for third less than a mile fro m the finish . In all, seven rid ers from this class fin ished in the top 10. Results 0 / A: 1. Chris Tuc ker (K.aw ); 2. M ike SulIiv.an (lUw); 3. Bobby South.ird (Kl'M); 4. John Davis (1Caw); 50Louis B1ackwell (Hon). EX: 1. Chris Tuc ker ( K.aw ); 2. Bobby So uthArd (JCT'M); 3. FrankShac kk~ (Y.a . m) EX (30 ...): 1. Mi.k.to 5 u lliv.an (K.. w ); 2. John Duu. (K.1w ); 3. Louis Black w~U (Hon ). tNT : 1. Du MiWilWd (KTM); 2. Mi.U B.lugus (Yam); 3. JOIh R.oc:hemr (Hon). AM; 1. MX:Nd Ch.&ndleT Olon); 2. Toby RotrinIon (Suz); 3. Jay 0wt'I'15 (KlM). NOV : 1. Ow.ra Puch.al (yAIn ); 2. Dan Hdey (K.lw ); 3. John Crim (ICTM). AM (30+ ): 1. Toby Li. 1e (Yam) ; 2. Drrfok Owens (Hon); 3. " JeTT}' CW1!fta (Yam). . 010 ... I. Ji m McC.ain (KTM ); 2. Kenn y Twyrrwt (C-C); 3. : R.t.ndy tkmphill ~w). • SPTSM N : I. Ce-s.ar Milrot o (Y.am); 2. o.~ ~Im.an (Suz); 3. Teny Bullard (Yam ). ML 'Ilt: 1. Ton y Joi~ (Hon) ; 2. Sh.annon Ownls ( ~w); 3. MMk B1M;:kwdl (Hon). ~ ~ CHAMPIONSHIP <. , • MWTHETOP RIDERS • RID EAROUN DTHE TRACK - at "" Autograph Stssiol - Satwdoy & Sunday • OIECK O THEGREAT UT • M TORaar P K G O AR IN MANUFAavRER'SMID AY W - Insitlr "" trod Brewer Best at Actiontown MX By Jay and Sharon Hauser AMA PaoIlAc.NG .~.;DUNLOP ~ Sil1l/d)'II" br.,tjiJr,I't1l1rhit.,.. - .~. ~ ZZ 77CJlCSf ~~O:N'I>A.- PIlJS~ YAMAHA aAC'.C .l

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