Chris Wheeler (Suz); 19. Rusty Holland.(Kaw); 20.
David Kratz (Suz); 2]. Travis Preston (Yam); 22 Brian
Deegan (Suz); 23. Paul Currie (]:""ited return to the track follo>:"ing his thumb injury sustained in tv1arch...The YZM400F Yamaha four-stroke, ttiat DOug Hanry rode at 'Hangtown
featured a' new color scheme. 'Unlike' the all-blue:colored give me from 'Iast year and thisyear.1hey ...at each, round as well. At Hangtown.,the top privilteersin·the 125cc'class .
were Jeff Willoh (12th) and Tony. Lorusso (13th). and in the 2500c class.
just couldn't pay me for the rElst of the year. " , .
, the top pr!vateers were Tony AfnarlOdi:
In addili,?n: a $5000 ·series check will be awarded·to the top privateer in
,The official weird out ~f t~e Ya;"aba pits is. th~t. an "electrical- p~oble;"
p~evented Kavin .W'~d""m·iromstarting th'e firSt i 25~c National'rnoto, .. t~e 125 and 2.50cc ,classes' who;accumulates the mqst .series poin..ts.
Although the Challenge. was rrot ,fomwlated' in time for thl' first round Of
but ~mo~ c;rc~lating the. pitS .said .other:wise, Some' sqy lha.t'·Windharn·s
'bike' seiied:on' the 'start line: and that,is w,hy ·the e~tire engine w~s . the' National Series at G.atoi.b~ck;, .poin,is· for the 's'~riEis award. will· be
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replaced ana no~ just the electncal system. A~r the ne"'l engine was . c04nted,forall 13 rounqs.
.' qLUckly Installed,. it' too 'selzeq before reaching the st~rt line.: Sou'rces'
have indicated'.lhat the prOblem might have ,something to ,do·with·fuel. This year's HangtOwn' track was praised 'by ri]osf of. the' riders.' "It
Rurrors .circul~ted, that ."stra.ight~ 'gasoline 'for· Dc;ug Hemy's four,stroke . w~s. a good: tough t~ack. - Jeff Emig ·said.·"A little' ,tiard to pass on. but ·it.
may have, been i'n;,qvertently poured intp.Windham's· 125: Bud/~indhain'S : was gqod.... Unlike yea~ past..the trad:<.held up ~e" and was. (or-ihe
mechanic AII!!'y S~mar. and a Yamaha spo!
