Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Lucerne valley. Hollister Hills. CoaIlnca. In one series opener after -uMtr, Ty DlI¥Is and his Team G_'" KX250 seized the lead In their ~t for three of ofkoad racing's IJIMt coveted titles. BegInning with the AMA National ChlImpl-"lp Hare .. Hound SerIes, followed by other first rounds In the H_ SCrambles SerIes and NatIonal Enduro SerIes, Ty Sllbdued his competltlcw_ • well • the brutal california terrain. Ty's New V_'s resokrtIon 0bvlousiy Included adlIng a buncIl more trophies to his coHectIon. But for the hundreds of other contenders behind him, 1997 lIIready Iooka like a rocky road to the lInIsh. Team Green riders tee Off rivals wi1h fOUI'-sttoke lead. . Kawasaki KLX300 and KLX650 fouHtroke bikes have been stirring up a lot of lIttentIon lately. FIrst, Ty Davis rode off with a Four-5troke win at the Adelanto Grand PrIx In early February. Then Paul Krause grabbed a first In class at the AMA National Championship Hare Scrambles at Hollister Hills. Larry Roeseler captured a seconcI at the AMA National C'_lIplo..s"'p Enduro SerIes opener at Adelanto. And the team of James DeGalne, Chris Haines, Mike ~ and Rex Staten took the class honors In the Baja 1000. The KLXs are proving to be a touch act to follow. And that's Just the way Team Green rklers Intend It to stay. ANA/PJ1 NaIiDnIII Arenacross Series CiJI:iInali IliVerlronI Coiselm CiI:imBIi. lIH, feb. 14-15 125 Pro· 2/14 1st .liIIIIy ~ 2M 250 Pro • 2/14 1st 125 Pro - 2/15 1st .liIIIIy GaIIIIs 250 Pro 2/15 JIIRy GadIIs 1st ...... ...... AMAIPJ1 NaIiDnIII ~ Series Iiapra fils ClInvenlion CenIer. Iiagara Fills. NY. Jan. 24-25 DK ~~25 .liIIIIy c;-.s ht 1st boI 511an . . . . FIarida W"1IlIer ANA MX Series • ~"'l. .... Sl.1odoy 250 Pro 1st boI 1st Zlcku.dy 1st 2. 3nI JostII LiIIl .-.,l8ao, .liIIIIy1oJS Florida. _ 25-26 6517-111 iiilJCanoidIDol ~Yl!7L ~. 4" 5" .. r.- 1st 16-24 Jntio CioIlIIrIo . . . . MchoIy lOA iiiirMay 40+ 1st t.I K ..... F..........,., lsI .u..... lsI 250C ANA NaIiDnIII C1li1l1lianllip ltn & Haand Series IJlceme Valley. CA. Jan. 26 91!. TyDavis ~ TyDavis ....... TyDonis 1st 1st 250 EX 125 EX 0.. VIII 51.. 40+ EX .11 Stat. ........ l!J!!!.!!:! 1st ••• Stat• !my ...... o-ioW 250 Pro 5........... Adelanla Grand prix Allelanta. CA. Fft. 1-2 250 EX 1st TyDonis 5.......... 2M 3nI IloIIiIW 4.. Crait s.iIIo 5.. ~ YO P....... lst 125 EX OoMs 1st 51 lsI ........ TyDonis 1st .11 Stat.. 1st r, Crait s.iIIo ••• 5 _ 4-Smb EX 1st t.I 4" 5.. 1st boI 3nI 4" 1st TyDavis 1st hI www.kawasakl.com Cl997 Kawasaki Motors Corp.• U.SA Always wear a helmet and appropnale apparel. For off-

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