tried 100 percent. Hatch rode really
good and I couldn't hold that pace - I
was just dying."
When asked what he might have
done differently to win the race, Davis
laughed and said, "I would have had
about eight guys spread out around the
track pouring water one me! That would
have been wonderful."
"The fans got me fired up and gave
me the drive to go after Ty when it
looked like he was already long gone,"
Hatch said of his race-winning rundown
of early leader Davis. '1 took it easy for
an hour or so, caught up to him and just
started hooting and hollering and having fun. I was just trying to ride a smart
race, save my forearms from pumping
and just enjoying the ride."
Hatch added that at one point he and
Dayis got together - literally. "We were
passing a lapped rider and we both went
at him at the same time and ended up
making a Suzuki-Kawasaki S (Hon); 4. Fred Andrews (Yam); 5. Scott
Plessinger (KTM); 6. Rodney Smith (5uz); 7. Duane
Conner (Yam); 8. Guy Cooper (Hbg); 9. Doug Blackwell
(Yam); 10. Jim Jarrett (Yam); 11. Todd Morain (Yam); 12Randy Hawkins (Yam); 13. Tom CarsOn (Suz); 15. Ross
Benson (Suz); 16. Mike Morris (Kaw); 17. Chris Smith;
18. Kevin Foley (Yam); 19. Brian Keegan (Yam); 20. Tim
Shephard (Yam).
PRO: 1. Steve Hatch (Suz); 2. Ty Davis (Kaw); 3.
Scott Summers (Han); 4. Fred Andrews (Yam); 5. Scott
Plessinger (KTM).
OPEN A, 1. M;chael Grizzle (KTM); 2. jeff Vealey
(Je (Suz); 4. Brad Hamrick (Yam);
S. Greg Winslow (Hon),
Upcoming Rounds:
Round 2 - Atlanta, GA, March ,9
Round 3 - Cross Anchor, SC, March 23
wci~s'pilot,Jan Jt;"hor:a form~r c~ntender
· in the ONCC Series. "I·came·for three ¥'leeks
to'train and visit With myoid fiiends. ' said Hre- .
hor, who rode a Yamaha 'borrbwed from 10nQ' .
The s.uperstars. of off.road, may have turned time patron'Randy Hawkins. "' have'sponsors
out in proves for the 'opening round of the .to compete for all year back 'in Europe and I
I?-MA Ora~d 'National'Cross COUf\try Series, hope .that being here .for a'few'weeks will give
but so did a be,VY of lop. .motocrossers to me ~meadvantage." Hr",hor oniy completed
watch a'nd/or part;cipate. Honda cif Troy·.s three.laps.atOcala after experienciryg mechani·
Mike Kiedrowski. Kawasaki facto'ry pifot cal prC!blems but the .ever·friendly European
Ryan Hughes. 'Suzuk;:s Greg Albertyn still sa;d he hap a great time.
'and KTM's La'nee 5 .... il ancfKeith Bowen·
'.
.
all Came out to watch While Moto XXX's Brian Due to the growing turnout of riders at the'
· Swink and privateer pii?t Joel Dengler compet-·. Ocala ONCC. the organizers of the event
I'd (without much .succ.ess). And then there decided to cut down on traffic on the nine-mile- .
wa.s M'l"chester Honda/AXO ,rider Da~on . long course.by holding. two .separate events. In.
Bre.dshew. ":'ho spent the entire afternoon the .morning the Novice_ Senior and SURer
acting as a course n;1arshal on .one .of Scott. Senior dMs;Qns had their OWIl 1 1/2-hour race.
.Summers' factory-backed Honda' XR 600s. Richard Lanning was "the top'Senior B'rider
"That was just about the mOst fun l've had.in a while Emmett Cox topped the Super Senior'.
long time," said Bradshaw. who'drove the class- Su~uki rider. ~y Belmont won the
Manchester' Honaa factory' bus, to Ocala him·. l'25l2QOcc C cl.ass while Tim Luckado'
self. "This' is. something I migtit check out on'e . topped .. the nearly' 100-rider·strong
day whim rm done with mOtocross. but lbars 250cc/Open'C class. .
....
gping to be a few years from now:' Bradshaw,
just 24.. played ttie hero to ,aboui a dozen com- Even w;th the trimmed-down fieid, more than'
·petitors when 'he :rode thei,r bottle-necked · 300 riders took to the track during the mein
bikes up a steep hil;" and ou't o( tro\Jble (or ~ent., so. the organizers useo' two. different"
them. :rd ride a gUy's b;ke up, the hill; learl it . cdmpute, ".coring sY,stems to check the ridageinst a tree.. then. walk back down' and 'get· er., One. table, cou~ted the Pro laps' while, a'
anuther one.· Bradshaw said of,the severe second tabl~ under 'a tent was used 'to' score .
first-lap tr~ffic.jam that eventually caused a, the r\'st .of the.fleld. Whife·the Pro class'had'
·reroute. !3radshaw already plan'neet" h'is next their numl,ers typ'ed in. everyone.else.,wes.',
.off·roaq 'cour~~;marshal duty to:take' pl~ce at' scored by.a bar cQde stickers and ~ hand·neld .
the Roed Atlanta ONCe on the day after the laser scann'er. 'much like the checkout cbunter .
DaYtona SX:' "If'Summers lets. m'e borrow \hat at the g~ocery,store. Tohat led Mot9~orlq 2.
host JerrY Bemardo to ·joke, "I gue'ss Itie
bik~ again· Imust hav" put ttire.. or fo~rhou'rs
on il'
'
.
· Pro guy.s get. to ·go tprough the e.xpress .
checkout because they have eight crashe.s or .Making an app'¥'rnnce'at Ocala was !:)Iovakian iess. '
