Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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osh I hope I do good or at least not fall so I ' ll finish the race. Red light, yellow light, green, go! If a racer falls on the track, which does happen enough, it ' s most likely not bad be- cause you race on the dirt and you ' re not far from the ground. Besides that. Racers who know what they are doing should be wearing a helmet (required), and padded clothes with leather gloves explained sophomore Tim Cherry. A sponsor is an important part of racing, especially if you want to turn pro. First of all they only sponsor a BMX er if he ' s good. When they do decide to sponsor, that means they pay for entrance fees, the bike, bike parts for repairs, outfit, gloves and helmets depend- ing on the deal worked out. But of course a sponsor wants to have some sort of benefit to this. For example, Derek Butterfeild, a racer has a bike shop as his co-sponsor. The co- sponsor pays for his entrance fees, and bike parts, in return for Derek ' s trophies which are displayed to help business for the shop. Differ- ent deals can be made between the racer and sponsor. Some racers that are really good are spon- sored by large companies like Schwinn. They turn pro and have all traveling expenses paid. Pros can make 50 to 60 thousand dollars a year. So the hard work of racing really can pay off and become a way of life for some. Although the chances of making it are slim, the opportu- nity lies waiting for those who are skilled enough to fight through the grit. ;f ▼ FLYING ON HIS BIKE Mike Adams steadily and with skill stears himself safely to the ground. Mike has been racing for six years. Todd Sorensen Kathy Spurlock Michelle Stauffer Kim Standifer ' 4 COMING IN 2ND Derek Butterfield, 50, has a close race. Derek has hopes of turning professional in the very near future. BMX Racing 2nd Class 181

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Janelle Salmon Jim Sanchez Maria A. Sanchez Maria E. Sanchez Sheri Sandifer Corina Sandru David Sands Kevin Sandstrom Jackie Sans Kenny Schaffer Jill Scherrer Chris Schwab Brian Scott Shawn Scott Anthony Scrofini Jenny Segovia Tarun Sen Gupta Wendy Sherman Chris Shrum Eric Shuford Kim Simmons Cynthia Smith Elayne Smith Leslie Smith Tounya Smith Lisa Snedeker Eric Snyder Jim Sokalski John Sokalski Eric Sorensen REVVED UP racers peel out at the starting gate with much concentration. Alot of thought is put into Race be- fore and during the contest. 180 2nd Class BMX Racing

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Pat Stanton Betsie Starry Claudine Stefens Mark Stoffer KathI Stoy Rich Strattan Deanne Swift Tom Symonds Gia Tanopo Joanne Tee Colette Temmink Paula Thurmond Andv Tice Michelle Tiffany Lisa Twombley Rhonda Urban Kim Van Heule Vanessa Vargas Seema Verma Steve Vilotti Scott Volz Lisa Wagner Sherry Wagner Matt Walden Shawn Walker Kelly Ward Bill Wardin Kim Warren Paula Weston Jeff Whitney ould you have considered our sopho- mores as underclassmen, or upper classmen? Being a sophomore, what did you think or feel yourself as being? Because of their not being any seniors at DBMS, the sophomores have had a lot of influence, and leadership along with the juniors. I think we have a lot or just as much, leadership and stuff as the juniors, and I know I don ' t feel like an underclassman. I ' m not treat- ed like one, told Marc Coker. The ASB vice president, who takes charge when Randy is gone is sophomore Marc Bloo- menstein. It would be a very rare case at a school of 4 years. I ' m a leader and very much a part of this school. I ' ve done a lot, said Marc Bloomenstein. I think that because we have no seniors and the juniors and sophomores were in the same boat, that we feel about the same way. Of course one class graduates before the oth- er. I don ' t think we have established an under- classman upper classman symbol or name yet, explained Michelle Brown. Is all of this true and is there any difference in under upper classman at DBHS? HELPING EXPLAIN, sophomore John Christianson shows junior Cindy Johnson how to figure out her grade on the homework chart. Although John had not gone as far in math he aided for the trigonometry class anyway. 182 2nd Class Status