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; I: _._._._._._._._._~._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.- . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . Western hotline . ~ Jl .-I .-I ..... .... s-. 0.. <- Mike Bell ~tyled to the 250cc Pro win at SSM . 105c c OPEN: 1. J eff Stanford (Yam l; 2. Rick Hemm e ISUl); 3. Mark Tomaselli IS02I. l00cc MIC EX: 1. Dar;n Powe ll IYaml; 2. Todd Brou ssard (Yaml; 3. And y Meszaros (Yaml . B3cc MIC INT: 1. Dave Cala;s IYaml. 100cc MIC JRS : 1. Brand J ohnson IS02I; 2. J ack Greenberg (Su z); 3. Gene St eph ens (Yaml. 125cc INT: 1. Allen Hopper (Yaml ; 2. Eddie Green (Suz); 3. Mike Yafchak (Yam). 125a: J RS: 1. C;ndy Dumo IKa 2. Eddie Guajardo wl; ISuzl; 3. M;ke McCarley ISUll. 8ellwinsat SSMMX By Terry Whytal Cindy Duma. the AME 125cc Junior winner. leads Mike McCarley. Australian stars visit AME/Kawa Minicross By Judy Greenberg Phot o by Bob Greenberg VALENCIA , CA , MAR. 25 The picturesque Shadow Glen course set the scene for the third event of A :M .E.'s· " Ka wasa ki Spring Nationals." As in the past 32 . ,. event , all . classes were full with the competition stiffening as the serious nears its end . Derrim Porter and Steve Skilton, two of Australia's finest mini riders , joined th e ggcc Expert in the Stock. Modified and 1~5cc Open classes. The first motos challenged the two Yamaha -mounted Experts , as they adapted to the American soil and racing conditions. Bu t by the second time out, they had it mastered as well as the loca l riders. Rick Hemme (R&D) led in the early stages of the ggcc Modified Experts, tagged by Jeff Stanford (U.S. Yaml AJRP) , Johnner Kight . Mark Tomasell i . Porter and Skilton . Stanford took control by the th ird lap and wouldn't give it up. regardless of how hard Hemme pressed. Tomaselli haunted Kight , but then fell to the hack with bike trouble . Porter (Milledge Yam) mo ved in to fin ish fourth . The second time it was Hemme and Stanford from the start , but this time Hemme edged in front and remained th ere. Kight worked his way by Porter and Skilton and nestled into a safe third . until the last lap when Porter closed the gap to the flag. The overalls went to Hemme , Stanford and Kight. For the third consecutive week , Pat Galan took double wins in the Modified Junior Cycle Expert class . on his R&D Suzuki. Eddie Hicks hung .close to Galan in the ea rly laps , but lost ground as th e mot o p rogressed . Todd Bess had th ird sewed up , as Buddy Durno , Carl Tign ino a n d Mart y Rickard swapped the fourth spot . coming out in Rickard's favor. Things went th e sa me the second t ime. with Dumo finishing fourth behind Bess. Allen Hopper started the se ries winning his first rid e on a 125cc YZ. Today's victory put him on top for points, so far, in th e series. Richard Ising held Hopper off for a couple of laps in the first moto , but on ce in front , Hopper was there to stay. Ising. Eddie Green and Pat McConnell diced for the second spo t. with McC onnell taking the flag behind Hopper. Hopper ran in front for the entire second moto , leaving the action behind him . The order cha nged with every lap as Ising , Mik e Ya fchak , Brian Part . and G re en kept the spectators on their fee t. Yafchak picked up second before th e flag. but second overall went to Green. McConnell had h is prob lems and followed in the troo ps. Results PEE WEEMOD: 1. Just;n Souza ISUl l. PEE WEE STOCK:1. Man Blacklock ISuzl; 2. Kayle Johnson IS02); 3. Josh Melching ISuzl. JR CYCLE STOCK EX 1. Pat Galan ISuzI; 2. Gary : Sz;lagyilSuzl; 3. Todd Bess IS02}. JR CYCLE STOCK INT: 1. Lance Johnson IS 02I; 2. Ricky Dumo ISuzl. JR CYCLE STOCK JRS : 1. J aime Pena ISuzl; 2. Bobby Hoffman !Suzl; 3. Chris Neal IS02). JR CYCLE MOD EX 1. Pat Galan IS02); 2. Eddie : H;cks IS02I;3. Todd Bess UIj). JR CYCLE MODINT 1. R;oy Dumo IS02} • : . JR CYCLE MODJRS : 1. Chris Neal l5oz); 2. Bobby HoHman (Suz); 3. Shan e Trittter (S uzl. B3cc STOCK EX: 1. Rick Hemme IS02'; 2. Mark TomaseUi (Suz); 3. St eve Sk ilt on (Yam l. B3cc STOCK INT 12 +: 1. Tim Tomasell; ISU 2. l); Terry Hampton IS02I; 3. Andy EmsIYaml. B3cc STOCKJRS 12 + : 1. Lyle McPherson ISUl); 2. Rick Jurado (5u z); 3. Terry Knight (Suzl. . B3cc STOCK JRS 9-11: 1. Eddie Hicks ISUl); 2. Seen Brown (Kawl; 3. Jaime Pena ISuzl. B3cc MOO EX r. R;ck Hemme IS02I; 2. J eff : Stanford (Yam); 3. Johnner Kigh t (Suz). B3cc MODINT12 e : 1. Terry Hampton ISUll; 2. Tim Tomasetli ISUl); 3. Andy Nelinger IKawl. B3cc MOD JRS 12 + : 1. Lyl McPherson IS02) 2. e ; Scon MOf r;son IS 02I;3. J eff Hanzo ISuzl. B3cc MOD INT 9-11: 1. Pat Galan ISuzl; 2. Gary Szilagyi IKaw}. B3cc MOD JRS 9-11: 1. Robon Laughlin (Y am); 2. Eddie Hidls lKaw};3. GilbertValdez IS02I. • , .. :-. , . ,1 .. · ._4_ O RANGE, CA . MA R. 24 Yam aha factory rider Mike Bell swept both Saturday Saddleback Mot ocross 250cc Pro motos with his main competition coming from Husky rider Goat Br eker Ga ry J ones put his Ammex ou t front a t th e sta rt of th e first moto wit h Yam ah a r id er T im Lunde close behin d . In third spot was Bell just ahead of Breker and Kawasaki -mounted Andy Guth . Bell pa ssed Lunde on the fou rth lap to move in to seco nd asJon es reall y sta rted cookin' out front. Guth fell off the pace and Lunde fell to Breker on the fifth lap. Jones slip ped off the groove and dropped four spots , lett in g Bell in to the lead an d Breker inherited seco nd. Breker tri ed hard to pass th e Yamaha teamster but at the c hec kers it was Bell first , Br eker second and Lu nde third . Lund e d ropped the hammer and shot into th e lead as th e second mot o crested the sta rti ng hill . Huff Hadley pu t his Maico in second j ust ahea d of J on es , Bell a nd Breker . Jones passed H ad ley on t he secon d lap and Bell moved by th em both on th e next go 'ro u nd. Bell closed in on Lunde as Breker pu t th e mo ve on Jon es to close in on Bell. Lap five saw Bell take th e lea d with Breker sta ying close and Lu nde d roppi ng to th ird. Jones passed Lund e a t the halfway point to score th ird wh ile Breker tried repeatedl y to find a way arou nd Bell . At the flag it was Bell in front . taking th e overa ll win a head of Breker's runner-up fin ish and J on es made it in at th ird overa ll. T he 125cc Pr o ra ce went to Su zuki rider Ed Arnet , Arnet won both mote s goi ng away whil e hardly making a mistake . Following Arnet to th e fin ish was J im Murphy on a Honda and Bobby McGrego r on a Suzuki . Zoli Ber en yi rod e his Maieo to th e Open Pro win b u t only aft er mech ani cal problems stopped Su zuk imounted SC Ca vness from running Oll awa y with the ra ce . Cavness easi ly won th e first moro and was able ronurse his bike across the finish line in th e second to a second • overall behind l . 'sco re __ • . • ~ j Beren yi. Round ing ou t th e lOp three wa..s Husky rider Bob Rutten. Not a ll of th e ac tio n was provided by th e Pros. h owever. T he 125 cc I nt erme d ia te class fe a t ured close co mpetition fro m a good sized field of riders . Afte r two ha rd fought mot os th e overa ll victory went 10 Suzuki rider Todd Bausch . J eff Q uall s ro de his RMI 25 ankle b iter to seco nd a nd th e th ir d pl a ce tro p h y we nt to Ma lt Ziegeler , a lso on a Suzu ki. The Min i Junior class was won by Su zu ki rider Terry Knigh t. Finish ing second was Doug O 'D onnell on a Su zu k i and third p lace went to Yamaha- rnounted j im Cor ham . Results OPEN PRO: 1. Zol; Berenyi IYaml; 2. Scon Cavness fSuzl: 3. Bob Run en (Husl . 250cc PRo: 1. M ike Bell (Yam ); 2. Goat Brek er IHusl; 3. Gary J ones (Amx) . 125cc PRO: 1~ Ed Arne! IS02); 2. .Iim Murphy (Hon); 3. Bobby McGregOfISU I. l OPEN INT: 1. Marino Bastionell IM ail: 2. Mike Edmonson (Varni; 3. Phil Luc idi (Ma i). o 250ce INT: 1. Jerry Bealson tHon); 2. Rik Nielsen (Mail; 3 . Dennv VOfndr an IJ OI. 125cc INT 1. Todd Bausch IS02); 2. J eff aualls : IS02); 3. Man Zigeler ISul }. OLDTIMERS: 1. Marshall .Jenninqs ISUll; 2. Chuck Woodv IS02); 3. Ray Sanchez IYaml. OPEN JR : 1. M icha el Hair (Yam); 2••David Cost ello (Yam ); 3. Steve Bak er (Suz). 250cc JR : 1. Dave Wabef (Han): 2. Lanv Flint(Yam); 3. Greg Jojns (Mail. 125cc JR : 1. Greg McElroy ISUl ); 2. Perry Boyer IHTY) ; 3. Dwayne Turner (Yam ). 250cc BEG: t . Jack Karst (Han); 2. Will iam Patten IM ai); 3. W illi Alexander (Yam) . 125cc BEG: t . J ack ie Hunt ISu zl; 2. Chu ck Dods on (Suz); 3. Kevin Gardner (Hon). MINI JR: 1. Terry Kn ight (Suz); 2. Doug O'Oonnel IS02); 3. Jrm Corham IY am). MINI EX 1. R;chard Sands IKawl; 2. Doug Dubach : IYaml; 3. LloydThames lKawl. Carroll, Steffen takeD-37 . scrambles By Maureen Lee ELSINORE. CA , MAR . 19 The Minis were the lucky ones at the Lightweight M.e. AMA D-37 scrambles; it didn't start to rain until they had just completed th eir th ird mota . so they go t all three rides in. O th er classes were scored on th eir two mot os, but th e 250 and 500cc Novices who were running heats and a main lost ou t. . To be fair . th er e really wasn 't a way 10 score th em and do th e right thing, and that was the deci sion of the Distri ct referee . He was th er e too , in person , Dennis Rosenberg by name (if you wonder ed who the guy in the pink Invader jumper ridi ng a high. nosed Husky was, tha t was h im ) a long with Enduro stewa rd Jerry Bailey. They were having a great time inspire of not ha ving th e kind of equi p ment to get ,a[~und a tun.' . r~~.1 f~sc. T~a~k yo~

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