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• _._._._._._ ._._._~._._._._._._._._._._._ ,., Western hotline ~ Jl ._._._._._._.- . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . 00 t" (j") ~ The good get going at AME's Indian Dunes nig ht motocross, where night specialist Gary Denton and Texan Derek Wedding recorded Pro w ins, Jim Domann t opped the 250cc Pro cl ass at CMC's Sadd leback m otocross. " Gillman, Domann, Lett smoke CMC MX By Patti Firth-Trotter ORANGE, CA ,JUNE 18 This was the week for the Open Pro riders to get the first go at the track at Continental Motosports Club's Saddleback moto- 22 cross and David Williams (Mai). and Scott Gillman (Yam) were sitting on the line trying to psyche each other out. Will iams took the early lead , with Gillman grabbing it from him before the first lap was completed. From the second lap on there was no changing in the lineup. Gillman had th e lead going away with Williams second and Steve Fry (Yam) , Bob Maxwell (Mai) and Top Shelf of La Mesa rider Dan Steele (Yam) taking care of the next points. In the second moto Gillman waited for absolutely no one as he smoked off the line and around the track for the full 14 laps to ta ke the overall win . In second place on the first la p was Up Tire Husky rider Brain Craze with Williams in thi rd . Randy Blevins (Ya m) and Fry were a head of Maxwell and Steele. On the third la p Williams whipped by Craze capturing second. By th e end of the moto Bill Keefe (Yam) had worked his way up from the rear of the track to fifth. On the last lap Blevins had major mechanicals and Keefe took over fourth . The top finishers were Gillman , Will iams , Craze, and Keefe . The entire 28 la ps of both 250cc Pro motos were the sole property of DG Hotshoe J im Dom a n n (Yam). Jim rode the ultimate race with not a single error on his part. The closest competition Jim had came from Cross Up Suzuki rider Tim Tolar. Riding in third for the whole first race was Standard Crank-sponsored Clark Jones on a Honda . Jeff Browning kept his Can -Am in fourth for a strong finish . At the start of the second moto, Domann already had his m ind made up that the win would be his, and away he went. Da vid Gerig, on a Tibblin Racing/O cean Pa ci fic / Escondido Suzuki, was second as the pack smoked around Webco . Yamaha -mounted Bob Stem was in third with Tolar and Gregg Young (Han) going for the next place. Stem moved into second on the second lap with Gerig busy trying to hold off Tolar. On the 10th lap Tolar took over second with Gerig going to third and Stem getting bumped back to fourth . Gregg Young was in fifth . Crossing under the checkers after Domann was Tolar, Gerig, a nd Young. A very happy Dom an n took home the lion 's share of the payback . . FMF Suzuki pilot Ra ndy Hess took the holeshot for the first of the 125cc rou nds . Cliff Lett, also riding with the' crimson and gold of FMF was able to get the lead away from Hess before the first lap ha d bee n completed . Hayward Flint (Suz) flashed into second with Rick Ma ki (Q&E) in third . Tim · Tolar and Cole Bros .' Alex Downs filled positions four and five. Mak i made it to second by the third lap with Tolar and Downs moving up also . Lett led the parade until lap nine whe n it was Tolar's tum to take over. Tim came across the finish line first with Lett, Roo -rid ing Tony Gomez , Maki , Downs and Hess following. For the second mota it was again the FMF colors leading the pack only this time Lett was in the lead with Hess in hot pursuit. Maki , Tolar, Gomez and Downs were scrambling for the. next positions . Tolar lasted two laps before a tossed chain made him a spectator. Maki moved to third with Gomez in fourth. Cliff held on to the forward position until lap eight when Hess hauled by. Randy dialed on his machine and was lookin ' good but forgot about a slick place at the finish line turn and he dumped it , surrendering his lead to Lett. Maki moved to second with Hess finishing the race in third. Gomez , Mark Dooley (Suz) and Joh n Layne (Suz) had the next places. Lett took the overall win with Maki and Gomez getting the next payback. Results MINI JR : 1. Mike Eng lish (Ya ml; 2. Mike Lockwood lSuzl ; 3. Perry Greene ISuzI. ' MINI INT: G'eg Duffy (Yam). 100 JR: 1. Kelly Bishop (Yam); 2. Mike Van Camp ISuzl . . 100 INT: Robert Omectin (Vaml . 500 PRO: 1. Scon Gillman (Yaml; 2. David Williams (Ma ij; 3. SIeve Fry (Yaml. 500 INT: 1. Art McClain (Suzl ; 2. Cr";g Robertson ISuzl; 3 . Chris White (Yam). 500 JR: 1. Brad Thompson IMai); 2. James Escamilla IMai); 3. Bill Yates IVam). 250 PRO: 1. J im Domann IDG/Yam) ; 2. Tom Tolar lXUpISuz); 3. Clark Jones IHonL 250 INT: 1. Jeff Lysdale IHon) ; 2. Philip Taboada (Mail; 3 . Bruce Ashmore (Yam). 250 JR: 1. John Mello un; 2. Mark Netherland IMai); 3. Gregg Wilson IHonl . 125 PRO: 1. Cliff Len IVaml; 2. Rick Maki (O&EISUl) ; 3. Tony Gomez lSuzl . 125 JR: 1. Joe Green 1 5uzJ; 2. Mike Nishita (Yam); 3. M ike Ril'lBJd ISuzl. i 125 JR: 1. lach Halopoff lSuz ); 2. neve Stablein (Yam); 3. Rick CecelelSuzl. Denton does the deed at AME NightMX By Tom Corley VALENCIA, CA, JUNE 30 The most exciting classes to watch in American Motocross Enterprises racing are definitely the 125 , 250 and 500cc Pros. Tonight both of the 125 and 250cc riders had to be on their toes because they were visited by one of the fastest night racers in Southern California , Gary Denton . Gary is well known for his fantastic holeshots but wasn 't successful in doing this every mota. Instead he would hook a clean second or third place start and one of the riders who happened to be just as quick on the draw was John O'Mara. In the first 125cc Pro moto those two went at it pretty closely and stood out from the pack. Denton ended up taking first by just a matter of bike lengths ahead of O'Mara while Bob Ramsey gassed it for third on his green Kawasaki. In th e final mota Denton pulled only a fair start and had to work his way through heavy traffic. He passed several riders but could only manage a third . Jim Holley won the moro on his PK ·supported Yamaha while Cole Bros. supported Edwin Arnet captured second and held off Denton. When AME posted the Pro pay back money at 11;20 p .m. it tu rned out that Denton had been successful a t winning the 125cc Pro class over Mike Brown from Saugus who was second with a 44 finish . O'Mara took the third place cash. Results MINI JR : 1. Andy Nellinger lSul); 2. Oon Kokinda IVam); 3. Brian Calderon ISUll. MINI INT: 1. Ch ip Harris (YarnI; 2. Billy Fulllmer (Va ml; 3. Jack Greenberg lSuzl. 125 PRO: 1. Gary Denton ISuzl; 2. Mike Brown 15uzJ; 3. John O'Mara IS uzl. 125INT: 1. Chris Bercaw ISuzl; 2. Nick AtIlans IS uzl; 3 . Todd Bausch ISuzl. 125 JR DIV I: 1. Eric Ryn n IS uzl; 2. Mike Furlong IVarnl 3. Dann y (Suzl. 125 JR · DfV II: 1. Oon Sievenson IS uzl; 2. Peter Whitwell IHon l; 3. S Ieve Hallock ISuzl . 125 JR DIV III: 1. Mar k ZelhoskV IS ull ; 2. Randy Pretz er ISuzl; 3. Mark Moscrop (Yaml. 125 JR OIV IV: 1. Ed Ho (Yaml; 2. Edd ia Caldwell IVam); 3. Rod ney Wo~ IS uzl. 125 BEG: 1. Dan Mon fort e (Ya ml; 2. Tony Stuart (Va ml; 3. Dan Cherrier IVa ml. WOMENS DIV: 1. Pat Holland lSuz ). 100 INT: 1. Allen Hopper (Va m); 2. Gary Reichenbach (Va m); 3. Randy Morales (Yaml. 100 INT: 1. Jim Coffey IVa ml. 100 BEG: 1. Dan Urbane k; 2. Richard Flores IVaml. 100 JR: 1. Oonald McCraner IVam); 2. Nick Larson IVam); 3. Bobby Wr ighllSuzl . 250 PRO: 1. Derek Wedding IHonl; 2. Oonnie Hansen IVam); 3. Gary Denlon ISuzl . 250 INT DIV I: 1. Chr is Mallory ISUl); 2. Mark Parkerson ISuzl; 3. Ro b Tolleson (Yam). 250 JR DIV I: 1. Ty Cline IHonl; 2. Da nny Va n Ac ker ISUl ); 3. J im neubouer IH-DI. 500 PRO: 1. Bill Hagen (VarnI; 2. Andy Jannings _ow (MaO: 3. M ark White (Hus), 250 INT DIV II: 1. Oon Bizzy ISuzl ; 2. Tom Bullock IHon); 3. Richard Bunch ISuzl. 250 JR DIV II: 1. Robert Cha llm an ISUl) ; 2. Chr is CoIQt1oonIHanl ; 3. Da n Mc Nulty (Mail. 250 BEG: 1. Bob ScI1neidan IVaml; 2. Mike Fow ler (Suzl: 3 . Daniel Horton anek (Hus); 3. Pal Hadnot (Suzl. 500 JR : 1. J eff Hares IMall; 2. Robert Campilelll (Mail; 3. David Sprint (Hus). ..

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