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Honda factory rider Ben Theriot locked into a win at Wichita.
Daniel SCott SCl'8Inbies to the Mini Novice win at DIG.
Durham opens DIG
with a bang
second mota McIntyre took an early
lead and held it for a comfonable
malO win with Fastle again second and
Jim Hill claiming third.
ByW. Pravda
Results
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ALBUQ.UERQ.UE, NM, JULY 1
The rust race of the New Mexico
Motorcycle Club drew some of
the best riders from New Mexico
and.Texas to "DIG," a new track
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laid out over all natural terrain. Minis
and Novices raced on a shonened
track and the Amateurs and Experts
got the full benefit of the New Mexico
hills.
Experts better beware with the likes
of Zip Macrae (Yam) and Brad Kelly
(Yam) coming up from the Mini
Expen wan. Zip won the Mini Expen
and Brad won both the 10Scc Expen
and 0·200cc Novice with ease.
Desert racer Dave Davenpon (Yam)
decided to try .motocross and took an
easy win in the ·2S0/0pen Novice class.
With the best riders in the state
signed up, the Expen classes were
close. Gene Durham (Hon) took the
fint mota in the 125cc only to lose first
in the second m!>to to his own protege,
Everett Barry (Hon). Berry could only
get to third in the first mota, and
Durham took the overall win.
Durham got the hoIeshot in the first
moto of the 2SOcc Experts only to be
passed by Paul Wilson (Yam) and
James Fastle (KTM). Wilson moved
out to a cotnfonabIe lead with Fastle
second and Durham third at the finish
of the fint moto. In the second mota
Durham again got the hoIeshot and
this time he stretched it out. Maby
McIntyre (Yam) of EI Paso, Texas
worked the kinks out and stayed in
second with Paul Wilson finishing
third. Durham again took the overall.
In the Open Expen cIassJim Hill on
his new 420cc KTM got the holeshot
but fell and was quickly passed by
James Futle (420 KTM), Maby
McIntyre (Yam), Scott' Edeal (Mai)
and Eddie Wearden (Yam). McIntyre
and Futle diced it out for a few laps
until McIntyre tried a daring pass and
stuffed it inside Fastle. McIntyre held
the lead to the finish with Futle
IeCOIld aDd Kirby Housl:OIl (Yam) with
a ~eady ridr Jinishiug third. In the
MINI NOV: 1. Donie! Scott 1!Caw); 2. Rooa Bond
(Yom); 3. Ramie Allon (Yam).
MINI AM: 1. !lfuce Duell.- iVam); 2. C.I Uliborri
lSuzl; 3. Scott CooIte (Yom).
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MINI EX: 1. Zip Macree (Yaml; 2. Chud<_
(!Cawl.
HIS EX: 1. Brad Kely (Yam); 2. Larry Gomez (Yoml.
100cc: 1. KIIim Ski"". (Ylm): 2. Mike Whaley
(Yam).
0-200 NOV: 1. lIJad Kolly (Yom); 2. _
Bond (Ylm);
3. Lee _
(!Caw).
2!iO- Layton lSuzl; 2. TIm Schultz
IYoml; 3. S _ Hendricko (Yoml.
2SOcc JR: .1. R _ CrllWlord (Yoml; 2. Merty
Crowley (Yom); 3. ~ McGrew (Yoml.
125cc EX: 1. TIm Schultz (Yoml; 2. Kwt Johnoton
1Suzl; 3. Berry _
(Yom).
125cc JR (KMSAl: 1. !lfuce S_ _ CSuz); 2. David
KIeuoch 1Suzl; 3. Don Sleezer ISuzl.
125cc JR (NON KMSAI: 1. PouI E~ (Yom~ 2.
Don _ ( K o w ) ; 3. Ron _
(Yoml.
100cc JR: 1.. David G<_ (Yam~ 2. Jim _
(YomI; 3. Tod RobergISuzI.
MINI JR: 1. Jim _
(Suzl; 2. Jim Roee lSuzl; 3.
TIm Poyne (Suz).
MINI NOV: 1. IIrior> Emig (Yom); 2. Jared oeeo.
(Yom); 3. Kent StnInd (Yom).
125 NOV: 1. 'IIikoT_ (Yoml.
250 NOV: 1. Mike Clegg !Yom).
DELAVAN, KS,JULY 1
Barry Holem's year long domination of the 125cc Expert class
came to an end today as Tim
Schultz emerged victorious after
chasing Holem most of the year.
Holem won the first mota with
reasonable ease but Kurt Johnston
took the lead in the second mota
ahead of Greg Q.uador and Holem
while Wes Kluckner, Frank Royce and
a couple other riden piled up. Next
lap Schultz moved up to make it a
four·-w~y battle for the lead and two
laps later h~ and Holem got by.
Q.uador. On lap six Johnston stalled
his bike and Holem took the lead but
Schultz was on Holem's rear fender
and really putting on the pressure. On
the last lap Holem's bike went sour
about 100 yards from the checkered
flag; he got off and pushed it across
the line for sixth as Schultz took the
win.
The 125ce Junior show
w~ .also a
.AMA Minicycle
MX qualifier
at Wichita
By Dick Ains~orth
WICHITA. KS,JULY 1
The Wichita Jeeps M/C has a
very active schedule on tap for
the riders in July. This was the
lead·off event, an MX qualifier
for AMA Mini·bikers, followed by the
AMA National ChaJl)pionship Field
Meet on July 7·8, and then an AMAAmateur short track. qualifier on July
14'15.
.
The gas crunch is taking its toll.
though; -the turnout was a bit light
even though riden did come from as
far away as Texas, Louisiana, Illinois
and Nebraska. Everyoae that entered
qualified for the AMA National to be
held on August 4·5 at Otter Creek
Park in Iowa. Fact is, if a few more
riden would have shown up. they
would have automatically qualified
too. And they also would have received
one of the large blue and silver
trophies with a minicycle-motocross
scene incorporated into it. The Jeeps
had a total of 50 trophies for the
riders.
Besides all the minicycles, there
were also classes for the lOOce and
125cc motorcycles. The hot rocket
from the factory Honda team, "Bu~et
Ben" Theriot of Louisiana, turned
some super quick times on the well
prepared Wichita track. He won the
125cc Schoolboy class a good distance
ahead of Texan Steve Howard and
Illinois' Tim Bouas.
Results
83cc MODe 112 TO 14 YRS.~ 1. Ronnie Wormon
lTX); 2. Mert,Kohlenberger IIU; 3. TIm _
IIU.
106cc SCHOOlBOY: 1. Ctl-is Woll IKS); 2. S _
Howerd ITX); 3. Ben Theriot ILA); 4. Mork
KohIenberger IIU.
' . .-.;
125cc SCHOOlBOY: 1. lion Tlwir:n' 1lA); 2. S_
_
lTXl; 3. TIm _
IIU; 4. Ronnie Wermen
lTXl.
.Mike Erickson
bombards Uncoln's
Midwest SPeedway
By Dick ~nsworth
LINCOLN, NE, JUNE 30
AMA Junior Mike Erickson pulled
into Midwest Speedway with a
Honda, two Buls and a Triumph
and pulled out with the lion's
share of the prize money at the end of
the evening. Contesting all the flat
track classes, he won three of them
and took a third in the other.
This bi·monthly show is getting
better and better; Crowds are
increasing, more .riden are entering,
and Coors beer, Smashed Cycle
Salvage and GP Sports have made
major donations to the program in the
form of trophies and prizes.
Kirk England took the lead in the
Coon Beer Trophy Dash and led for
three laps until Dave Coats got by on
the inside in tum one. Bob Ramer
took second on the last lap.
Rick Krutz took tbe Lightweight
Hobby class lead for two laps' until
