Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.. , I Expert/Pro-Am riders on hand, Gomez got plen ty of tra d: time in the quest for victory in the upcomin g AMA Hoi Shoe National Gomez put together a solid ride to nab a win in the 600cc Pro-Am class, where he beat Todd Hagmann, Gabhart, Frank Marker and Josh Currey. Rolax-mounted Eric Beers won the Open A main, proving that patience is a virtue: It took four restarts to get things under way. Just as on the lim take, Kim MdCillop grabbed the lead on the fourth restart and led for much of the opening lap. Beers, though. quickly took it away. followed by Aaron Weston - both relegating McKillop to thi rd .. where he'd finis h in the to-rider final . Beers' quest for a t wo-class d ec im a ti on.. though. was thwarted by Joke Holden's last-lap challenges in the 250cc A main after Beers had led the first seven laps. Holden scored a narrow win ahead of Beers, Kurt Hawk, Robert Rosie and Bria n McGonigal. Jeff Annen led rookie Expert Beau Brown, Simonsen, Lonny Kopp and Del Schnitzer on the firs t of I S laps of Expert com petition. Early on, An nen had checked out o n th e competi tio n, while Bro w n was left to fend o ff Simo ns en.. Schnitz er a nd C h ristian Vernon.. to whom Bro wn yi e ld ed a ' fe w laps la te r. Si m o nsen mounted an incredibl e charge to cha se down Annen, ultimately catching and finally overtakin g him fo r th e win . Sc h n itze r sco re d th ird ahead of Vernon, Brown, Kopp, Steve Arnd t and Steve Proczinski. . Chris Waite flnallzed an impressi ve weekend by scoring a pair of wins in the 80 and 125cc A mains. Also posting wins were Roby Haycock (SOJurtior), Chris Celorie (SO Seni or ) and Andy Fay (6Occ) in small-w heel action. R....1la 8 Start Oct"ber I., ' 9 97 Drawi ng Oct " b e r ' 9 9 S In celebrating the 30th year of the Gary Bailey motocross school a plan has been made. Anyone attending a school or buying training videos from Oa. I, 1997 to Oa. I, 1998 can be eligible. For every $ 150.00 you spend you will receive a coupon for the drawing' (for example: if you attend a 4 day class at $350.00 you would receive two coupons, if you also purchased $ 100.00 in merchandise such as videos, shirts, hats, etc. you would get a third coupon). The drawing will be held the first part of Oaober 1998 to find the Grand Prize winner. Thanks to all oursponsors. Here is what the winner will receive: GBMX Schoo l Pro Circuit Kawasaki Bel Ray NGK Mechanix Wear Power Mist Dunlop Answer Tsubaki Boye,sen No Pear Spy Scott Gaerne Power Start Ho leshot Cleaner Braking Pro Element All Sport A P Designs Cycle News Zing Arai Hinso n 50 fR; I. RDby Klyurl.; Z. Erie Bn-n; 3. JdfStiil SOSR:. L OWCdorie;Z. EWoc 0qui.I; 3. ~ Sti.D. eo II.: I . And y Fay

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