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Outlaw GP 126cc Pro winner Deen Cates (ESI drag rae.. with Trace WilDs.
MacCracken,
Grlewe, Cafes rule
Top sportsman was Tracy Travis
who took the 250cc Intermediate class
after leading nearly all of it. Buster
Lawrence, a familiar name in the •
Veterans class, followed Travis to
second place.
After all the normal races had been
the multi wheelers took to the
track. The Honda Odyssey race was
divided into three divisions for stockersl
modified and unlimited machines, but
it was a division two driver that took
the overall win. Steve Gleim and his
modified Odyssey beat everybody to
the line, including all the unlimiteds.
After that it was time for the fun
event of the day, the team race. The
rule read that i.t could be two riders on
one bike or two riders on two bikes,
but few teams elected to go the double
bike route. Topping the event was the
UpTite Products duo of Jeff Kaplan
and Greg Blechman, riding a '90
Husky.
All results are unofficial at this
time.
fheOuflaws
By Ron Lawson
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RIVERSIDE, CA, FEB. ,
Mike Shoernllker, a double wimer at CRC'sindlen Dunes MX, leads the pack.
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Snorteland went head to head for 12
laps. Snorteland grabbed the holeshot
with Shoemaker, Doug Taft and Bob
Schulz behind. At the end of the first
lap, Schulz overtook Taft, but
Shoemaker and Snortland were
already pulling away and battling for
the lead. On the second lap,
Shoemaker flew by Snorteland on the
double sand jumps, but in the next
comer, Snorteland slipped _inside of
Shoe and regained the lead.
The duo cbased each other for seven
. more laps, until they began' lapping
traffic. Then Snorteland pulled out an
very good lead as Shoemaker fought to
get around the slower riders. With two
laps remaining. it looked as though
Snorteland had the win in his hip
pocket, but Shoemaker made a
desperate charge and reeled him in at
the wbite flag. Snorteland held him off
until the final two turns, and then
bobbled in a rough, sandy straight
right before the finish ess, and
Shoemaker clipped inside for tbe win.
Scbulz held on to his third at the wire.
Round
two
,was
another
Shoemaker/Snorteland bout, but this
time Shoemaker took the OOleshot with
Snorteland eating the dust. On tbe
second
lap,
Shoemaker
and
Snorteland were side-by-side in the
sand, with Schulz a distant third, but
that was the closest Snorteland could
get to the lead, as Shoemaker took.
command. He went on to win the
moto and overall, as Snorteland and
Schulz motored in for second and
third overall.
The 250cc overall was another torquer
for Shoemaker, but this time Kolbe
Cycles' Bobby Kline was the man to
contend witb. In the first moto,
Shoemaker grabbed tbe holesbot, but
Kline shot by early. Shoemaker
dogged steadily for the whole first
tbree-quarters of t~e race, in which
Kline rode so crazilY'~hat he proceeded
to nearly bail five tiines, right in front
of Shoemaker. Finally, in the last few
laps, .Kline got a little too loose, and
Shoemaker slipped around for the
.
wm. T ony Gomez.c h arged UJ> fro~ a
• bad start to take third at the WlTe, with
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Ed Arnet and Pete Snorteland running
4·5.
In mota two, Shoemaker grabbed
the holeshot and Kline was again right
on his rear fender applying heavy
pressure. On the second circuit,
Shoemaker overshot the turn at the
end of the double'-sand jumps and
Kline motored inside to take the lead.
This position held up for another six
laps, but Shoemaker was too precise
and slipped around Kline late in the
race again for tbe win and another
overall for the afte.l'noon. Kline's'pair
of seconds earned him second overall
payback, as Gomez took another
third. Snoneland and Arnet traded
positions this time, and it was
Snorteland with the fourth and fourth
overall, and Amet fifth on both
counts.
Results
2SO PRO: 1. MikeShoemIIker IYaml; 2. Bob Kline IC·
AI;500Tany Gomez Mike ShoemIIker !Yaml; 2. P..e
3. PRO: 1. ISuzi.
Snortelend !YarnI; 3. Bob Schulz CYaml.
R~ :V~. O'Neel CC-Al; Dan Moore IYaml; 3.
125 PRO: 1. Steve Schmilz IYaml; 2. John Whelchel
IYaml;3.~imSimonoIYaml.
MINI BEG: 1. Ruben PadUla ISuzl; 2. Steve Perry
ISuzI; 3. Tony_IKawI.
MINI NOV: 1. Richard Fleming CKawI; 2. Grag Gast
ISuzI; 3. John WhO- CSuzI.
MINI INT: 1. Skip God__ CKaw); 2. Bob Simons
IYarnI; 3. Si Volkov !Yaml.
MINI EX: 1. Robert lalghlin IYam); 2. Erik Kehoe
CYarnI; 3.lMTy 8