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Ross Learn leads the CMC 250cc Pros off the start at Carlsbad. Winner
Steve Rhyan '14) lurks in fourth.
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over fim and as the flag d ropped for
the finish of the race, Brown crossed in
first followed by Locey and Jones. The
overall wi!!. went to Locey with Brown
taking second and t hird going to
Jones.
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In the 250cc Pro class it looked like
Locey was going to repeat his 125cc
triumph class by taking this class as
well, In the first mota Locey took the
ho leshoe and pulled out a good lead
which he held the entire race with
Yamaha riders Bill Ovellerte in second
and Mike Shoemaker third.
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In the second mota Ovellette pulled
the holeshot and took the lead with
Locey and Shoemaker running 2-3,
but Maico-mounted Mark Gambetta
charged th rou g h the pack to take over
second. The overall win went to
_Ovellette with Locey taking second
and third going to Gam bet ta ,
There was some good racing going
on in the Open J unior class as Tom
Walker rode his Suzuki to the overall
win, fighting off some strong competition from Maico riders Rob Brazier
and Ron Wade. Wade pulled off the
first mota win, with Brazier taking
second and Walker taking third .
In the second round Walker took
the win with Brazier again in second
and third going to Wade. This tied the
riders at four points apiece and the
. second mota order determined the
overall finish .
Results
100 J R: 1. 00.. Frear (Suzl; 2 Joe Lundgren IYaml;
3. Bobby Wr ;ght IS UlI.
100 INT: Chria McCaul ey ISuz).
125 BEG: 1. Brian Calderon (SUlI; 2. Ru.. Wray
(Yarnl; 3. Eric Allay IYam).
125 JR OIV 1: 1. Oicll Maeks ISUlI; 2. Chrio Morton
(Suz); 3. Ron WoUiaon (Suz).
125 J R ON 2; 1. O. k Sttapp (Yam); 2. Man'Allay (Suz); 3. Robert Omectin (Suz).
125INT: 1. Trev HalICSUzl:2. J."., Martinez CSuzl;3. '
Stuart CarroIIlVam) .
125 PRO: 1. Tom Locey lVam); 2 Mike Brown CSuz):
3. Bobby ,Jor,.lSuzl.
WOMEN'S ON : 1. Den SmCOlO lVoml; 2. Crystal
Calderon lVarn~ 3. RandieMrenburlCSuzl.
250 BEG: 1. Bill TUlJe (Suz); 2. Duane lomb!< (Iionl ;
3. Brad leyne IYaml.
250 JR: 1. Jim OlMOlHan I; 2. louis Hunt .. CHon!; 3 .
Jim Lundgren lVam).
250 INT: 1. BlO'1 Beveridge (Suz); 2. Enique Olbus
CHan): 3 . David laIltotlVaml.
250 PRO:1. Bill Ovellene lVam); 2 Tim Locey (Yam);
3. Mark Garnbetta (M..l .
OPEN BEG: Eddy Vaughn lVarnl.
OPEN JR: 1. Tom Walk ... (Suz): 2 Rob Brazier IMan:
3. Ron Wade (Mail.
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OPEN INT: 1. Eric Arch... (Yaml: 2 Ken Abernathy
(Yam ); 3. Barry Meyer (Yaml.
OPEN PRO: 1. Hal Strauss (Marl: 2. Darren Oliver
(Yarnl; 3 . Andy Jannings IMan.
Hess, Rhyan,
Smith share CMC
Carlsbad MX loot
By'Mark Kariya
CARLSBAD, CA , MAR. II
The Continental Moto-sports Club
hosted another day of good racing at Ca rlsbad which saw the
return of some old faces a long
with some inspired performances,
Cliff Lett (Yam) grabbed the lead
from the drop of the gate in the first
125cc Pro mota and reeled off lap
after lap in front of everyone else.
Doing his best to get around him,
though unsuccessfully , was Randy
Hess (Suz) who conceded the mota to
Lett late in the race, looking to the
next moro for revenge.
Riding alone in third came Bryan
Maloney (Esc) in his second Pro ride.
He took that position from Andy
Northrup (SOP) who drifted back to
fifth, just behind Corki Moore (Suz )
and Scott Anderson (Esc) .
Hess took his tum at the helm in the
second rnoto, finishing a ways ahead of
Lett 10 gamer the overall. Scott
J oh nston (Esc) held third by a threat as
he led a tight-knit bunch of riders
including Anderson , Northrup and
Moore.
Anderson squeezed into fourth on
lap 10 when Northrup's bike took a
bad hop on the uphill. He was
knocking on johnston's door on la p 12
but made a mistake and took a
heartbreaking spill, putting him out of
the money.
Moore nipped J ohnston on the last
lap for third pla ce bucks.
In the 250cc Pros, Ross Learn (Suz)
headed out with the lead. Steve Rhyan
(Suz), back from a broken leg'suffered"
last year, moved into that spot on lap
two, settled into a comfortable lead
and was the first to see the checkered
fall.
Tim Tolar (Suz) . back from the
Florida Winter-AMA series , got on the
gas after a dismal stan to wrest second
away from Honda rider Clint Hardick.
Juan Benavidez (Yam) and Robe rt
Reisinger (Kaw) came through next ,
both after taking a spill apiece.
Steve Jackson (Han) proved to be
quickest out of the gate in mota two,
-but Tolar and Rhyan blew by before
the end of the lap. Jackson eventually
finished seventh.
Rhya n traded the lead with Tolar
for a couple laps , but by lap four , he
had it for good and went on to a
decisive win.
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Tolar slowed a bit. though still in
front of Reisinger , Gary Truesdill
(Suz) and Hardick.
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David Fisher (Esc) showed the other
500cc Pros the way to tum one in their
first .mota. Tolar and Mike Tripes
(Esc) wrangled by him on la p one .
Tripes took it from lap two and
_ torqued his way to victory.
Alan Sm ith (Hus) rode steadily and
put Tolar in his sights on lap eight.
Tolar. who wasn't getting along too .
well with his big RM -N due to
handling problems. went high on the
ledge the next lap. Smith went for the
opening and snatched second from
him for keeps.
Tony Wanket (Yam) retained his
fourth spot . for the majority of the
mota. ahead of early leader Fisher and
desert ace Larry Roeseler (Hus).
Mota two saw Tripes take the lead
first with Roeseler getting an excellent
start to put himself in second.
Smith, hungry for a win , disposed of
Roeseler on lap two and set out for
Tripes. He took the high line on the
uphill on lap four . made his turn and
jetted to the inside , ahead of Tripes.
They . held those positions to th e
end, enabling Smith to earn the
overall. Wanket was the on ly other
rider to pass Roeseler who ended up a
creditable fourth ahead of Fisher
whose 5·5 finishes got him fifth .
125 INT: 1. Marl