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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.
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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