Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

grab the lead . At this poin t the race for the lead was ove r, as the Kawasaki-m ounted Weber disappeared with the win . Sceb a finis hed all alon e in second, but Verseput 's thi rd-place showing claimed the seco nd- place trophy ov er Seeba's 52 rid es. It was the Ant elope Valley Kawa saki / Yamaha -b acked YZ125 o f Ellio tt th at led the 125cc Nov ice fi rs t- mo te c ha rge whe n th e ga te drop ped. Johner Fa ul kner a nd Scott H o w e hooked up togethe r behi nd Elliott in a hea ted battle ov er second p lace . Elliott made it look ea sy as he led each lap for the win . < o w e H hounded Faulkner for most of the mo ta before going down. How e had enou gh of a cushion to get up and still finish third ahead of Chad Frank an d Dan iel Bagwill . Faulkner ripped th e seco nd- me te holeshot aboard his PAX Racin g C Rl25, on ly to overshoo t a berm on the opening lap and drop back to fifth. Elliott would inherit th e top spo t and pu t three seconds per lap on the field en route to a sweep of th e class. Frank held down second un til a bobbl e with two la ps rema ining, which drop ped him to fifth . Faulkner worked ba ck around Howe an d almost ca ugh t Bagwill at the checkers, wrapping up sc -cond overall wi th his 2-3 finishes. Bagw ill's 5-2 topped How e's 3-4 for third . Res ults P/W YAM STI( : L A.J. HorlCln{Yam); 2. Ben Elliu ttfYa m) . r / w BEG : I. Kl'ith Robi ll.'>l.ln (Yam) ; 3. an Bub Dunham (Yam) ; -I. ChoIrll'" Howl'll (Ydm); 5. Lee Evans (Suz) . OIT MSTR A: 1. K.Jrl A1lrn (f-Ion); 2. W .G. Wil.'IO (Suz); 3. n EJWoltdu Aipru (l lonl; -I. Stev e C Lsrk (Yam) . orr ~ 8 : I. Norm Schit.4 Cf-Ion); 2. Mike ~ C IR Hon); 1 Bub Hunt (Yam); 4. M.r.rlo:. Nl'ol1 (KTh ti . .Harris hot at Washougal WML By Debb ie Matthews and Steve Bruhn WASHOUGAl., WA,AUG 1 The AMA /WML series, for the second year in a ro w, has no t been a runaway for anyone. In three events, there have been eight different riders on the podium. It was local hero Nikki Har rig ' turn to turn heads a t ro und three , where she racked up a perfect 1-1 score to take the ove rall win . In the opening motu , Traer Fleming charged to the point positi on look ing stro ng and con fident. Within a few laps, Ha rri s had cha rg ed to the rear whee l of Fleming and a battl e ensued . Harris pro bed and prodded , but Flem ing held stro ng . Series leader Dec Wood ran in th ird , followed by Se d"n na Losey, Slu 'cna Pa tte rson, Angie Ke un tjes, Jenny Pray, Ca rol W ill iams, Tiffany Reed and Bonnie Wa Tch. On lap five. la pped traf fic became a p rob lem for Fle mi ng . Harris seized the opportunity to motor into the lead when traffic bo ttled Fleming in, entering the whoops. Fleming put in a ha rd charge that fe ll short at the flag . Wood fini shed a lone ly thi rd . The seco nd moto was all Harris. Harris seized the lead on t he bi g uphill a nd never FREE CYC NEWS STICKERS! LE For 2 free Cycle News sticl(ers, send a self-addressed, stamped legal-sized envelope to: Cycle News Free Sticl(ers Offer P.O. Box 5084 Costa Mesa, CA 92628-5084 45•

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