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JUNE Motocross 338 Southwick, MA back and forth for the lead. I was just taking my time. I was in no hurry to lead. I led a little bit, and everyone just keys off you. It's really hard for me to read the terrain in the trees; I'm just not used to picking trails and stuff. Everything was going good. Then I went off the side of this hill. There was a stick sticking up at me and it caug.ht me. The bike fell down, but I was stuck there. It harpooned me in the chest protector. J got up, but Edmondson and Andrews broke away. (It's) my first time here; I don't know where to cross those mudholes. It's gnarly. Once J lost their pace, the whole time I thought somebody would be right behind me, catching me. Everything was going good W1ti1 J started making mistakes and had to lift the bike out of holes." For finishing third, Davis earned $250 from the purse. Early leader Sampson ended up fourth. "r knew not to push willIe leading early," he said. "When we got done with the first lap, I wasn't really sweating. I was loose and relaxed. I was ready to go for the last two laps, but J got stuck." Team Green racer Jeff Fredette, winner of the first three Moose Runs, took fifth on his KDX220. The second lap (ound him pitting to change the rearbrake system after barbed wire ripped the brake line. It cost him about 10 minutes in the pits, and he was the final rider to complete the course in less than five hours. "Typical," the 41-year-old rider said of the mishap. "Anything could happen here. You just keep forward momentum going, and you'll do okay. It gets harder and harder to keep up with the kids." CIf ~ 13, 1999 ~.DUiVLO.P 'Y"RAD/AL ROVER -.1...G.HiIiiIIiiIIT.T..'RTIRES ' 1/CK - • SUZUKI mazca & PARTlCIPATING SUZUKI DEALERS 125/250 cc ____ ....... c:::::: 11-<_ IVIOTOCROSS Pro MX Nationals NATIONALS • $30,000 Expert Round Purse SATURDAY, JUNE 12 Technical Inspections Pro Qualifying 4PM • America's Greatest Pro Champions SUNDAY, JUNE 13 Pro Racing from 9AM • Practice Pro Racing 1PM Sharp Victory Ceremonies 5:30 PM (Approx) • $705,000 j2 Round Series Includes $300,000 Rider Point Fund GENERAL ADMISSION SUNDAY, JUNE 13 $20 SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLY TICKET $30 • Trophies Limited Pit Passe for Sunday 9-12 $1 0 5:30 PM (Appro,,' AMJj fJItollAc,,,. SANCTIONED Rro-action S~ Moose Run Fenton, Illinois Results: May 2, 1999 (Round 1 of 5) O/A: 1. PauJ Edmondson (Suz); 2. Fred Andrews (Kaw); 3. Ty Davis (Yam); 4. Mike SampsoJ;\ (TM); 5. Jeff Fredette (.t(aw); 6. larry Sullivan (Hon); 7. Kirk Foster (Yam); 8. Phil Converse (Pm); 9. Jesse Klimek (Yam); 10. 12 rBlDUJ~ EJopou'S • David Campbell (Hon). "'WORONOCO rlSAVINCS 8ANK Brief.ly.·.:. ' Moose Run first-timer Ty Davis Said of the trails: "Ifs like' doing' a Six Days event trail section where ifs hard, but ifs makable. Then, tbe laSt lap, it was almost unmakable. " Local racer Tim Taber ran with the lead pack until he lost a contact lens. "I can't see at all without 'em," he said. He eventually replaced it when he got back to the pits; then, right away, he ended up drowrling his YZ250 in a mudhoie. "But I had fun," he said, "It was a lot of fun riding with these guys. " fih" ,i1jotijpiI IIlIIur ml.. WIS ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASE DISCOUNT $10 Off Coupons. Good on Weekend Tickets Only! Available at participating SUZUKI dealers in Connecticut. Maine. Massachusetts, New Hampshire. New York. Rhode Island II.. Vermont. Offer valid until June 5. 1999 For More Information Please Call; 413·569·6801 • 413·786·3221 • Fax 413·786·3631 NON·RACE CAMPERS: Space not availabe on race track grounds. Campsites available at Sodom Mountain Campground just 4miles from the track. Call 413-569-3930. Minnesota's Matt Stavish tipped.over while running fourth on the last lap, breaking his Honda CR250R's radiator. As a result. he was unable to finish the race. Mike Lafferty raced a couple of miles before jamming his thumb_ He opted to pack it in early rather than risk further injury. Dick Burleson had a top' 10 finish in the bag until he got stuck in a mudhole less than two miles from the finish. "I wa's too conservative," be said. "I was tired and didn't want to get stuck, and I ended up getting stuc.k." The eight-time AMA National Enduro Champion finally extricated himself and finished 11 ih on his KTM 200. . Local rider Phil Converse raced a Praga EDZ'SO to eighth overall in what was the bike's first major race in the Un'ited States. The Praga is built in the Czech Republic, and it was the manufacturer's primary goal just to finish the Moose Run, which it obviously did. Laguna Seca Raceway, May 1, Iggg TIll lmJir ~ IDIIP rm ~~;~~~I,~~~~~~,~I~~W~H.~~,~~~~~;~~ ! :,' out front for most of the race in the lSoce Supersport class. Only 5 races into the serie~. it looks like Tom might be just too tough to catch~but what do you expect from someone who's lubricated by the best oil on the planet? Maxima! 43