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; _._._._._._._._._Ma._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. II Western hotline ~ . exploded off the line, and stretched a healthy lead for the last time . David Ethell's early lead in the 12 and over 83cc Stock Juniors was snatched away by Mike Pryor. in a class solid with Suzukis. Ethell soon had Mark Celebron breathing down his neck all the way to the checkered. Celeb ron led the second round, with a pair of Pryors, Mike and Troy. no more than a couple bikelengths behind. Despite the constant pressure, Celebron maintained his position . Ethell recovered from a bad stan to finish fourth . Racing was tight from start to finish of the last moto which Pryor led all the way. Celebron and Ethell couldn't find enough track to make a pass. t 0') r-- O') ,.-4 Results PEEWEEEX:1. Chuck Torgeson (ltj) . PEE WEE J R STOCK: 1. Chris P1etenhaur ISuz); 2. Michael McConnellIltj . l JR CVCLE MOD EX: 1. Marty Rickard ISuzl: 2. Buddy Dumo IItj); 3. Carl Tignino ISuzl: J R CVCLEMODJR: I . Bobby Paugh ISuzJ; 2. Shane Trinler ISuz); 3. Step hen Hugha ISuzl. J R CVCLE STOCK EX: 1. Buddy Dumo I~i); 2. Carl Tignino ISuzl; 3. Marty Rickard lSuzl. J R CVCLESTOCK INT: 1. RickyDumo ISuzl; 2. Mike Young. Jr . (Suzl; 3. Shane Trinler ISuzl. JR CVCLE STOCK BEG: I . Bobby Paugh (Suz); 2. Dennis Ledd ISuzl; 3. Denny Lamb ISuzl. B3cc MOD INT: 1. Andy Ellis Wam). B3cc MOD J RS 12 + : 1. Mark Harwell ISuzl; 2. Mike Pryor ISull . B3cc STOCK 12 + : 1. Mike Pryor lSuzl; 2. Mark Celebron ISuz);3. David EtheUlSuzl. B3cc STOCK(NT 1. Andy EIIisWern). : B3cc MOD JRS 9-11: 1. Tony Toste 1Suz); 2. Carl Tognino lSuzl; 3. Sean RileyISuzl. B3cc STOCK JRS 9-11: I . Johnnie Rodriguez ISuzl: 2. Tony TostelSuz); 3. MikeVoung, Jr . (Kawl. B3cc STOCK BEG 12 + : 1. Ernie 5elcido ISuzl; 2. AlexVoung ISuzl. B3cc MOD BEG 9-11: 1. Michael Greenwood !Yam) ; 2. Toby Gene Lawes Warn) 3. Jason Stephans !Yarn). ; B3cc STOCKBEG9-11: 1. Toby Gene Lawes Wern); 2. Michael Greenwood Warn); 3. Jason Stephans !Yaml. Antonacci aces Marty Rickard leads Bud dy Dumo and Carl Ti gnlno in A ME J unior Cycles. CMMCMX By Rod Eschenburg going on further back between Blake and Morey. both going for the third place spot. It' was Blake beating Morey . not only for the second-rnoro thi rd- place finish ••but for third overall honors. Holland took home all the brass with a 1·1 score a nd Erik Kehoe finished with a 2·2 for second overall. It was none other than Kawasaki's Jeff Ward presiding over the drawing for three brand new Kawasakis. The lucky winners were SCOtt Brown and Taylor Marcell . each taking home a new KX80 and Mark Clark was the happy winner of the KX125 . The World Mini Grant Prix which is being held at Saddleback Park this year, is just around the corner. The three day event will be held on April 6, 7, and 8. George Holland and Erik Kehoe will be topping the field of riders from all over the world for th e "Race of Champions." Resu lts PEE WEE: 1. King Richard Saxton ISuzl; 2. Bobb y DlugoslSull. JR CYCLE STOCK NOV 9-11 : 1. Charlie Sampson ISul!; 2. SCon Brown (ltaIl; 3. Crai9Canoy ISuzl. JR CVCLE MOD NOV9-11: 1. Mike McCoy ISuz);2. Oon Feeley Iltall; 3. Bobby BerlinISuzl.. JR CVCLE STOCKINTER 9-11: 1. Pat Galan ISuzl; 2. Tim Heath (Suz): 3. Kurt Henricksen (lta l). JR CVCLE MOD INTER 9-11: 1. Pat Galan ISuzl; 2. Sean Frempton lSuzI; 3. Kurt Hervictcsen (11811. 83cc STOCK NOV 9-11: 1. Jason Rincon IKaw); 2. lee Duncan, Jr .IYam); 3. Scott Brown (Kaw). B3cc MOD NOV 9-11: 1. Jason Rincon IKawl 2. Lee ; Duncan. Jr . (Ya,); 3. Scott Brown (Kaw). B3ee STOCK INTER 9-11 : 1. Brandon Sch","der ISuzl; 2. Paul Denis IVam}; 3. Kurt HenricksenIVam). B3cc MOD INTER 9-11 : 1. Pat Galan ISuz); 2. Paul Denis (Yam); 3. Kurt Henricksen IVaml. B3cc STOCK NOV 12 + : 1. Skip Godinez ISuzl; 2. Ron Roger s (Yam); 3. Otis Cecil IKaw) . 83cc MOD NOV 12+ : 1. Si volkov IHCSI; 2. Terry Knight ISuz); 3. Ot is Cecil lK awl . B3cc STOCK INTER 12 + : 1. Ron Eversole ISuzJ 2. ; Tracy Meeks IHCS); 3. Randy Yeno IKawl. 83cc MOD INTER 12 + : 1. Randy Yeno IKawl 2. ; Tracy Meeks IHCS); 3. Ron EversoleISuzl. B3cc STOCK EXPERT 12 + : 1. George Holland lSull ; 2. Mark Meredith (SuzJ;3. MarkTomaselliISuzl. 83cc MODEXPERT 12 + : 1. Georg HollandISuz); 2. Erik Kehoe Warn);3. Troy BlakeIKaw). OPEN 105: 1. G.eorge Holland lSuzl; 2. Erik.KeI)"'l (VarnI; 3. Troy BiakeIKaw). l00cc STOCK NOV 1. Mark Clark IVaml; 2. Dave : Frear IHCS); 3. Paul Parron IVam). l00cc MOD NOV 1. Peter Lepp ISuzJ; 2. Mark Clark : IYem);3. Dave Frear (HCSt l00cc STOCK INTER: 1. Robbie Nolin (Yaml; 2. Todd Broussard (Yam); 3. Mark Russell lSuzl. 100cc M OD INTER: 1. Jimmy Krumme (Yam): 2. Paul Fitz-Gibbon IYaml 3. Todd Broussard (Veml. ; 12Sce STOCK NOV: 1. John Hemme ISuzl; 2. Kenny Campbell IHCS) 3. Rod Wendt ISuzl. ; 125cc MOD NOV 1. Kenny CempbeIl IHCSI; 2. Rob : Wendt ISuzl; 3. MikeFeeley IYem). 125cc STOCK INTER: 1. Eddie Perry IKewl 2. Eddie ; Glover lKaw) ; 3. Robbie Nolin (Yaml . 125cc MOD INTER: 1. Eddie Glover IKewl 2. Robbie ; Nolin (Yam); 3. Steve Postlew aite (Suzl . 250 OPEN: 1. Eddie Perry IKawl; 2. Todd Schaeffer ISuzl. Rodrigues roosts AME Mlnicross By Judy Greenberg Photo by Bob Greenberg VALENCIA, CA . FEB. 25 Johnnie Rodrigues picked up triple wins in the nine-to l l -yearold 83cc Stock Juniors during American Minieycle Association's Sunday races at Indian Dunes. H is strongest competition ca me from Tony Toste. winner of the Modified class . The first moto found Rodrigues and Toste with wheels in line as th ey headed for the hairpin . Rodrigues swept wide on the berm and powered into the lead. Bu d dy Dumo moved in on Toste and the top three pulled away . Marty Ric kard finished fourth after an open battle with Mike Young and Darryl Cheroskoff. The second time, Toste was first into the ho le, but Rod rigu es was quicker out of the turn and headed for another win. Young. the only Kawsaki rider in a field of Suzukis, held third from Dumo and Cheroskoff. All hopes w.e~e . Aa~he_q . wl\en . R Q< ig.ues . h SAN DIEGO . CA , FEB. 18 Yamaha R&D rider Bryon Antonacci emerged as the outstanding Mini rider at Barona O aks Raceway with wins in the special 105cc Minicycle class and the Modified 80cc Expert Mini class plus a second in the Stock 80cc Expert Mini class. Kenny Dunlap celebrated his first year anniversary in motocross racing by upsetting Antonacci in a tie breaker second moto win for the stock 80cc Expert honors in his first start as an Expert . Dunlap further justified his selection as an Escondido Kawasaki Team rider by taking a close second in the 105cc Minis and a third in the Modified 80cc Mini class . Vey's Suzuki rider Donny Jones was right there with the leaders in all three classes for two thirds and a second plus a win in the Astrodome GNC Qualifier. In Intermediate Mini action it was Kawasaki -mounted Scott Hewatt who took both the Stock and Modified classes for the 12· 10 lfi -year-old s. Only in the Stock class was Hewatt in an y trouble. when he had to come back for a banzai third at the ch eck ers after a slidedown in the first moto and then got some help in the second moro from Chris Lance who edged a very improved David Crowson for second 10 give the tie -breaker to Hewatt , In other Intermediate action, Suzuki riders Frankie Brundage and Charlie Sampson scored sweeps of the g·11 Intermediate Modified and Stock Minis respectively . New rider "A. D. " Pifer lOok his Suzuki to another class win in the 1216 Novice SlOck .Min is and Yamaha rider Todd Hewatt lOok a tre·breaker from Jon Faure in the Modified divi · sion a. l. Talk about vour sensationi/-I I r .. .. ~. M ~ ~ ••• " . . .• .•. debuts; first time competitor Jon Faure and his Ka wasaki was the talk of the pits as he ran second in both Novice divisions. winning a moto in each division , with .onl y his momentary lapses du e to inexperience costing him two winsl The "Orange Crush." SCOtt Zastrow had the biggest day of his Barona Oaks career with firsts in the g-II Junior Cycle Stocks and the Modified g·11 Novice Minis. Motorcycle action was as good -as ever with Scott Hamilton and John Can er seeping wins in the 125cc classes , with Mike Parmelee scoring a Stock win off a fourth and a first and Mike Monsegur taking the Modified class with a third and a first. So wild was the Stock division that Monsegur got a third overall with a first and a 10th!" After a tremendous turnout last year for the first GNC qualifier race ai Baron a, this year was, to pu t it deli ! ca te ly - a flop . O nly the sensa tional . riding demonstrations of Ba ron a O aks graduate Clint Hardick saved it fro m < bei ng a real yawner, since with many of the local riders al ready qualified the week p rior , very few riders went in any of the classes. It was a shame too, as the race course was in incrediblyl bea utifu l shape - staying loose a nd moist all day and the fastest laps of the d ay being turned by Hardick with his 250cc Honda and his 500cc Maico. Ba rona Oaks will continue its yearlong first and third Sunday schedule with its next program on March 4. Racing is open to all riders through 16 years of age in the minicycle classes and through 18 years of age in the 100cc and 125cc motorcycles. Results SPECIAL 105cc MINI: 1. Bryon Antonacci Warn R&DI; 2. Kenny Dunlap IKawI; 3. Denny Jones ISuzl. EXPSTOCK MINI: 1. Kenny Dunlap lKawI;2. Bryon Antonacci IVamR&D); 3. Danny Jones ISuzl. EXP MODIFIED MINI: I. Bryon Antonacci !Yam R&DI: 2. Denny Jones ISul!: 3. Kenny Dunlap IKawI. INTSTOCK MINI 112 -16): 1. SCon Hewen IKewl; 2. David Crowson ISuzl; 3. Chris l.ence IYeml. INT MODIFIED MINI 112 -16): 1. SCon Hewett (Kaw); 2. Taylor Marcell IKaw); 3. Randy Hansen ISull. INTSTOCKMINll9-111: t . Charlie Sampson ISuz); 2. Frankie Brundage ISuz); 3. Thor Bjornestad (Suzl . INT MODIFIED MINI 19-111: 1. Frankie Brundage lSuz); 2. Brad Johnson (Yam); 3. Thor Bjornestad ISuzl . NOVICE STOCK MINI 112 : 1. A.D. Pifer ISuz); 2. ·161 J on Faure IKaw) ; 3. Larry Butler (Suz). NOV MOD 112 ·16): 1. Tod Hewett IYaml 2. -J c n ; Faure IKawl; 3. John Phillips IKaw) . NOV STOCK MINI 19 : 1. Mike Fisher IKew); 2. ·111 Soon zest-ow {Suzl; 3. John Connev (Yam). NOV MODIFIED MINI 1 9-11I: 1. Scott Zastrow ISuzl; 2. Loren Workman (Yaml ; 3. Chris Morgart (Suz). JR CYCLE MOD16-111: 1. Tim Heath ISuz);2. Charlie Sampson (Suz); 3. Brad Johnson ISuzl . J R CVCLE STOCK19-111: 1. Scon zastrow ISul!; 2. CharlieSampson ISuz); 3. Tim Heath ISull. JR CVCLE STOCK (lHll: 1. Steve Hale ISuz); 2. Danny Hembree (Sull: 3. Doug Heath (Suzl . PEEWEES : 1. Jam ie Canney (Suzt; 2. Vince Wallace ISuzl;3. Art CarrilloISuz). INT 125cc STOCK: 1. seen . Hami~on (Yeml; 2. JeH Almond (Suz); 3. John Carter (Suzi. INT125cc MODIFIED: 1. John Carter ISuz); 2. SCott Hamilton (Yaml: 3. Brian Thomas (Yam). NOV125cc STOCK: 1. Mike Parmelee IVam): 2. Jim Klocksieben ISuzl; 3. Mike MO"""9ur ISuz). NOV 125cc MODIFIED: I. Mike MO"""9ur tSuzJ; 2. Ray Tethenon IEsd ; 3. Raney La Coste ISuzJ. INT l00cc MODIFIED: 1. Tim Hale IEscl; 2. Roo Dumfee (Yam); 3. Scott Hamilton (Yam). NOV l 00cc MODI RED: 1. Chades Harries IY aml; 2. RaV Tathert on IEsd; 3. W arren Sleig ht (Suz). GNCQUALIFIERS SOOcc OPEN: 1. Ed Vtd ovich; 2. Tom Thoma s (Yam); 3. Clint Hardick IMa ii. 250cc OPEN: 1. Clint Hardick (Hon); 2. larry M ort on IHon); 3. Erie Baker ISuzl. 125cc EX: 1. Soon Johnston (Suz); 2. David McG ee IKaw l; 3. Clin t Hardick lSuI) . 125cc INT: 1. Erie Baker ISuzl; 2. Woody Cerlson (Yam); 3. Tim Hale (Suz). 125cc NOV : 1. M ike M onsegur fSuzl: 2. SCOtt Hewa tt (Kaw l; 3. Ray Teth erto n IEsd. l00cc: 1. Rav Tethert on lEse); 2. Stev e Andr e (Yam); 3. Tom Hale (Suzl. SA MINI: 1. Danny J ones (Suz); 2. Todd Hewett (Yam); 3. Aron Baker lSuz ). Lanky Larry leads OTHGMX By Ba~g Bang Bobo Ingram VALENCIA, CA , FEB . 10 Shadow Glen , a favorite track of California Racing Club's Jack Barbacovi and also of the Over • ~ t 4

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