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Mike Jones and Darren Rhoten were
still on top with overall victories in the
Pro classes.
Action began early on this fine race
day with Micro MinI "magic man"
"Cruisin'" Chris Anderson (Yam)
taking top honors. Anderson came out
on top in both motos after battling
with Clay Branch (Suz) who ended up
second. "Sugar Bear" Reynolds (Suz)
held down third all morning while
Dennis Richards (Yam) came back for
a fourth in round two to take the
fourth slot with his "yellow bird".
Keith "Tiger" Foytik (Suz) put on
the show in Mini Junior action. After
winning round one handily, Foytik
came back from a second round soil
sample to win with a last lap charge
that left Peter Thornfield (Suz) and
Brandyn Ready (Yam) battling for
second, Thornfield getting the nod at
the checkers.
Bryan "Boom Boom" Abernathy
(Yam) took on all comers in Mini
Senior action. Abernathy was flawless
as he slipped away early in both
rounds to win with ease. "Killer"
Carroll Richardson (Yam) was second
after he put together two come from
behind rides that le{! Tim Long (Yam)
in third with Brian Yelton (Suz) fourth
and Phil "Holeshot" Dillon (Yam) fifth
after two rounds of exciting racing.
Elmer Morgan (Yam) topped the
Over !lO ExpertS with a !I-I
performance. Morgan made a last lap
pass that left Dudley Gage (Yam), who
led most of the race, in second. Pete
Perry (Suz) was third after surviving a
second tum pile up that claimed first
round winner Gary "Lead Foot"
Chandler (Mai) who ended up sixth
overall. Jack Wallace (Yam) and
Dwight Leatherwood (Mai) were
founh and fifth after two tough
motos.
Division two 125cc Novices had the
lOOcc Intermediate winner, Mike
Foytik (Suz), on top in both motos.
Foytik was shadowed all morning long
by Robbie Wilson (Suz) who looked for
a mistake that neve.r came. Wilson
recovered from a poor start in round
one, but in round two with a good
start, the results were the same: Foytik
then Wilson with Mark Terry
following the pair of speedsters each
time for third.
Due to a large number of entrants.
the 250cc Novice class was split into
two divisions with some exciting racing
taking place with every drop of the
starting gate. In division one, Rodger
Schellenberger (Yam) came out on top
with "Jumpin'" Jeff Morris (Suz)
second after coming from behind to
win round two. In division two, Jacyce
McMahon (KTM) came back from a
tough first round to win the second on
the fast, sandy circuit. Jimmy Henzler
(Suz) was second after battling with
third place finisher Wayne Carnes
(Suz) in round two.
The afternoon practice was crowded
with more riders than usual "testing"
Texas turf. The 125cc Intermediate
class was proof of the large turnout as
it was split into two divisions also.
"Terrible" Tim Butler (Yam) flew his
new bike to consecutive victories in
division one. After disposing of early
leader Obie Jones (Hon), Butler took
control on the second lap with Jones
battling Ted Johnson (Suz). At the end
of round one, Butler held a safe lead
with Jones second and Johnson in his
shadow. In round two, Butler took
over on lap one with Jones and Rodney
Wigginton (Hon) in hot pursuit. By
the moto's end, Butler was gone with
Wigginton controlling the second slot
and Jones dropping to third. First
moto threat Johnson took a soil sample
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that dropped him to tenth in round
two and seventh overall.
The 125cc Pros diced for dough
next with Mel Newman (Suz) setting
the pace after early leader Davey Jones
(Suz) took a Texas Turf Test in a
comer. Jones recovered for second
with Mike Brownlee (Su.z) and Keith
Davis (Hon) in pursuit. By the mota's
end, Newman was by himself with
Jones an easy second and Brownlee
holding on for third. In round two,
Darren "Crash" Rhoten (Han) spun
out while running second behind
Jones. Newman nailed Rhoten before
he could get underway. Rhoten
continued with Newman remounting
only to fall again. By this time, Jones
was by himself as Rhoten continued in
fine form for second. Kirk Dillon
(Yam) rounded out the top three with
a nice come-from·behind ride in round
two. Overall it was Jones, Newman,
Dillon, Shan Niday (Kaw) and Davis.
In 250cc Pro action, Mike "Dr. 1"
Jones (C·A) came out on top after two
action-filled races. Rick French (Yam)
led at the drop of the gate though "Dr.
1" took the lead on the third lap as
French faded. Nick Cordova (Hon)
slipped in a tum after Kirk Spencer
(Yam), who spun in the first tum, had
charged through the pack to within
three seconds of Jones. Spencer slowed
suddenly with mechanical problems as
Robbie Pannell (Bul) took over second
from Cordova. The mota ended with
Jones winning easily, Pannell holding
off Cordova for second and Tom
Holtan (Han) earning fourth. French
pulled the holeshot again in round two
with Nick "The Stick" Cordova
blowing by on the first lap. Cordova
went untouched after lap one with the
"Dr." coming back for second. French
held on to third as Pannell managed a
founh. Overall it was "Dr. 1". "The
Stick", Pannell and French.
David Banton (Yam) bumped,
bounced and boogied his way to the
overall win in the Open Intermediate
action. Banton and Gary Mason
(KTM) had their own race until
Mason, after finishing second in'round
one, did a special din test that was
preceded by a "Banton Bump".
Banton rode on to victory as Eric Berg
(Yam) moved to second with Mason
dropping to third after his second
mota soil sample.
Open Pro action topped off the
day's racing as Darren Rhoten (Hon)
devastated the competition. Rhoten
was untouchable as he went wire to
wire in both rounds. In round one,
Monte Anderson (Yam) played "me
and my shadow" as he followed the
talented Rhote who slipped away by
the end. In round two it was Kirk
Spencer (Yam) playing shadow as
Anderson did a brake test in tum two
that resulted in a close encounter with
the Texas turf. Overall it was Rhoten,
Spencer, Ricky Kidd (Yam) and
Anderson.
Results
MICRO MINI: 1. Chris _ _ lVern): 2. CIlIy
lII....h lSuz): 3. Suger a- ReynaIda (Suz).
MINI SR: 1. Bryon Abernolhy lVern): 2. Corroll
R _ IY....; 3. Tom long lV.....
OVER 30 EX: 1. EIme< Morgen (Yernl: 2. Dudley
a-tY....: 3. Pete Perry (Suz).
MINI JR: 1. K_ Foytill (Suzl; 2. _
Thomfiold
(Suz); 3.1hndyn ~ lV.....
OVER 30 INT: 1. Jim c-. (Y....; 2. R8y _
(Yernl; 3. AllIIn D8via (Suz).
100 INT: 1. Mb Foytill (Suz); 2. Johnny - .
(YemI; 3. _~lVernl.
100 JR: 1. Dovid 00ugIa tYern); 2. Ed Broke (Suz); 3.
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