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By Terry Whytal
,
ORANGE CA DEC
,
' . .15
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X F
d J ff J
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ox n er e ennmgs
turned in his Honda ride and
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showed up this week at Saddle·
~ back with a 1981 Husky. "I'm
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amazed at how quiclr.ly I adapted to
the Huslr.y,". said Jennin~ after the
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... 0nM1 Pro race • "The bl e is really
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- . srnooth and easy to ride."
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J
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had his
bl
.
enmngs
pro ems m moto
one however, as Track 'N' Travel
Maico star Ed Arnet powered into the
lead with battling over the runner.
Jennings and
Pete
Snoneland
up slot. At the flag Arnet still held the
advantage with Jennings just holding
offSnoneland's DC Yamaha.
Race two offered Jennings a c:hance
at t h e overa II and he was up to t he
challenge, fighting off Snoneland,
Arnet and Suzuki rider Clint Hardick
to take the win. Snoneland edged out
Arnet for second but Arnet went home
with the number two share of the
pune as Snoneland finished third and
Hardick fourth. Trials snrria\ist
,..-_.
Marland Whaley rode a Huslr.y to 8·6
placings and the fifth overaU position.
Honda teamster Johnny O'Mara
captured the 250cc Pro win as
teammateJun Gibson had problema in
moto one and Kawasalr.i rider Roben
Reisinger could only muster a founh
after a tremendous victory in the fU'st
moto.
Reisinger still earned B' runner·up
the Malo
H da'd
money as on n ers nan
ney
fmished third and Tony Gomez
fmished founh.
Suzuki rider Ron Turner ran into
strong opposition in the 125cc Pro race
but stiU reached the checkers first in
both motos to clinch the overall.
Turner battled with Honda rider
d L
Danny "Mil" Chandl
goo
a
Habra Yamaha·sponsoreder an Beier
Mike
in route to his win as Chandler
.
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h ' I d'ffi I'
expenenccu mec amca
I ICU lies
that put him in the DNF column and
Beier had to settle for second place
ahead of Yamaha rider Tim Lunde.
David Andersen continued a long
history of wins in the 250cc Inter.
mediate class as he powered his Husky
.
. bo h
d I~ 21
to VIctOry In
t motos an c.t
other riders to argue over second.
Yamaha rider BiD Hair scored a 2.5
day and picked up the second place
prizes behind Andersen. Gary Lower
placed third on a Yamaha.
Yamaha.mounted Robbie Buchanon
diced his Yamaha to the Mini Novice
win by placing a consistnet second in
both motos. Terry McFarland won the
first moto on his Yamaha but dropped
to third in race two to fmish second
overaU. Yamaha rider Eric Bellwood
rounded out the top three by topping
the second moto after having
.
.
mec h aDica I problems m moto one.
Results
OPEN PRO: 1. ~ Jenningo CHuol; 2. Ed Arne! CMoiI;
3.""S-lYom!.
2IiOcc PlIO: 1. .Johmy 0-_ IHonI; 2. Rabon
_ _ C~; 3. Brien MaloNy IHonI.
1250c PRO: 1. Ron T _ CSuzI; 2. Mikelleier IYam!;
3. rom Lundo lYoml.
OPEN INT: 1. Ron - . lYoml; 2. Don GIo.lYom!; 3. Mike Hoir lYarnI.
2IiOcc INT: 1. Devid _ _ 1Huol; 2. Bill Hoir
lYarnI; 3. Gory Lower lYom!.
1250c M: 1. HIrtey HoIllYoml; 2. Rabon l.MighIin
lYarnI; 3. DonniI Hulon lYomI.
OPEN NOV: 1. Ar1hur e - lYarnI; 2. John Tubin
C_;3.Joe_lYarnI.
2l5Oa: NOV: 1. __ Stroup lYoml; 2. Kin GoldIe
(Meil; 3. _
MInI CMIll.
1250c NOV; 1. Kavin Fringor CSuzI; 2. . , . , . _ _; 3. Jim - . C_.
VETS: 1. K. . _
CMIll; 2. Ron -... lY_l; 3.
'-~lYom!.
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2l5Oa: BEG: 1. John _
CHonI; 2.
lYlII1I; 3.1lIndy "-'lKawl. .
s.m ChpolIo
lY~.·3.JimBEG'="::"~CSuzlDonhom. ISuzl; 2. Milon IYarnI~ 2. TOITy
_lYarnI; 3. Eric _lYomI.
MINI BEG:.l. - . t GonIev lKawl; 2. W_ Bone
lYom!;1 K..... _CSuzl.
100 BEG: 1. . - , HencIey CSuzI; 2. PouI V.. CSuzl.
£ sperallza t OfJS
Corolla HSMX
By Ron Lawson
CORONA CA DEC 12
.
,
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Esperanza High School wasCthe
be I
h
team to at ast mont at or·
ona Raceway. They were up
against last year's champs, Red·
Call1lOII booms at
Corolla 7"P'HM
I III
1ands High. and slightly out·numbered.
but Esperanza rose to the challenge
.
6'
an d storm ed to t he wm b ya 1'pOlDt
margin.'
Leading them to victorv was 250cc
.,
Novice Roben
Wedner (Hon).
Wedner took both motos of his class.
leaving-teammate David Neville (Mug)
~ d ff F
'Ceo
F' hb k
to en 0
ontanas
rge IS ac
(Yam) for second. Neville's 5·2 perfor·
mance was good enough to give Esper·
anza the top two spots. In the 125cc
Novice class, Joe Zoller (Yam) traded
wins with Mater Dei's Chris Allec
(
)
h
Yam to take another win for is
school.
It was the Mini classes that really
gave Esperanza the lead. In the Novice
ranks, Kun Strand (Yam) and Jay
(
f
h
Genevay Yam) teamed up or anot er
1·2 punch over Fontana's Ron Donley
(Yam), and in the Mini Senior class
Todd Campbell was the lone Esperanza
entry, but still he managed to hold off
a horde of Redlands riders. He took
both wins over Tony Romero (Suz),
Sal Llamas (Suz) and Michael Finders
(Suz). all from Redlands.
Many Redlands riders had hard
luck, but three of them did more than
their share to put the school in second.
Mike Edson (Yam), Rich Hoffman
(Suz) and Yoshi Kubuta (Suz) took the
top three spots in both the 125cc
Senior and 175cc Senior classes. .
Third place went to the Moreno
Valley team over Mater Dei and
Fontana. The smallest team award
By Baine Jones
CORONA, CA, DEC. 15
W·Ith a t h ' on tap t h'
II e racmg
.
15
.. --I·-d a good number of racers
Wa:M:U
were on hand for the TT and
half mile at Corona.
goes to Upland. with only one rider.
Pat Weber entered both the 250cc and
Open Senior classes and won both.
giving Upland an average finishing
position of first place. which is pretty
hard to beat.
In the unattached classes. it was the
new kid in town who took home the
125cc Pro money. Olr.lahoma shoe
Shan Niday of Corky's Kawasaki
topped a small but competitive field
with a 2·2 score. Rich Rodgers won the
first moto after Craig Dale crashed,
but Dale came back for the second
round win. Overall. it was
iday,
Rodgers and Dale.
Results
MINI BEG: 1. John Sttoud ISuzl; 2. EriC Stroepeke
IKaw); 3. Greg Swedetson ISuzl.
MINI BEG: 1. ErK: Sacke" (Yam!; 2. Rich Her;' IYaml;
3. JimmvMoon IYaml.
MINI NOV: 1. Rag.. Eblong IKawl; 2. Gary Dent
IYam); 3. Mike Allen IYaml.
MINIINT: ,. Steve Stewart IYam); 2. Chris Tavl'"
IKawI;3.DonHovisIYaml.
125 BEG: 1. Mark Decker IYaml; 2. Dave P"ruccallo
IYam);3. Pat Burns (Yaml.
125 BEG: ,. Con Berner IYaml; 2. Grog lawson
(Yaml; 3. George Rose IYaml.
125 NOV: 1. Greg Bender (Yaml; 2. Mike Garcia
lKawl; 3. Tony Thompson IYaml.
125 INT: 1. Vince McMahon IYaml; 2. Don Blain
ISuz); 3. SeO" Marrs IYaml.
125 PRO: 1. Shan NidaV IKlwl; 2. Rick Rodgers
IKawl; 3. Craig Dale IHonl.
250 BEG: 1. Ken Triple" IKawl; 2. Vermillier (Yaml; 3.
Bob Greenstreet IYaml..
250 NOV: 1. lennv Barba (Honl; 2. Dave Whatley
lHonI;3.DougReyesIKawl.
250 INT: 1. John MazzlCane IKawl; 2. Kov,n Brooks
IYaml; 3. Rav Cates IYam!.
250 PRO: 1. F1ed Combs IKaw!; 2. Andv Northrup
IHanI; 3. JOITy Blade IM..I.
OPEN BEG: 1. Mike Senier IYaml; 2. David Neal
IYom);3.DonPreui"IYaml.
OPEN INT: 1. Don Stanley IYaml; 2. Pat Hawley
I&uzl.
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ete ames stancu 0
e oney
c1asses with a wire to wire romp in the
0
TT H
abo
of
pen. ames
got a tllste
some hard com.-iuo·n to come m' the
,..-presence of Jeff Johnson, who has
really staned putting things together
in the put few ~. Add to that
__II_ _ h. _~.....J b'L- b
lOme exU:U~~l r~"..~- ~ Y
Tony Denim and you have a deadly
combination. Johnson was right on
Hames' 'tail the whole way but the
uSimi Flash" piclr.ed a radical line
through tUJ1Jll three and four and it
gave him the edge he needed. Chris
C annon h-'d 0 ff Mike Mmmg and
..
CJ
Bobby Sanders for third.
Th 2 Oc M
half mil
e 5 coney
e was
another wire to wire romp for Hames
with Terry Singleton and Roger
Thompson doing the chasing. It was
Thompson's first time out in the %5Occ
dUl and he gave away a few cubic
centimeters aboard a 175 but more
than held his own, picking up the TT
Amateur/Expen Sponsmen go over
Keith Gutherv and Rob Hauay and
.,
running second to Jeff Johnson in the
250cc Expen half mile ahead of
Dorothy Rowe.
The most unpredictable clUll of th.e
night was the Open Money half mile.
Off the line it was Pete Hames leading
with Mike M'mnig second and Jeff
'
Johnson thira. On the fourth lap
Hames lost his brakes in tum two and
was out. Minnig moved into fim and
Chris Cannon, off the line last, came
charging through to pick up second
with Johnson stiI1 in third. Minnig held
the lead for three laps and then
C annan made his move, went to t h e
front and for the Illst three laps kept
Minnig in the second slot. Bobby
Sanders got by Johnson on the eighth
lap and came up with third.
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U ---' both .L_
e Jo".......n CO eetcu
uu::
Open Amateur/Expen TT and the
n..-. Ex
.
.
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pen h aI f ' le, gotng WIre to
ml
wire in both. On the TT he used his
500cc Honda to top Tom H~hes and
Greg Nelson. He then dim
aboard
his new 750cc Harl- to get the feel of
-,
it and promptly blew the half mile
troops away. proving he's a very quick
study. Dorothy Rowe and Craig Roloff
were second and third.
Mike Kirby, young son of Tony
Denius, was the big winner of the
night with four. With no minicycles on
hand h '
....f.
hiDe
cl
e Jumr-- mto t e =cc Ul
and proceeded to run away with both
the TT and half mile. Tim Titus Jr.
and Brian Runyan were second and
third H
. h b ck
.L_ ,,-.
e came ng t a to UK: lIlK"
• i,n. tJte. ~5.0q: NQvj~ Qi~n I TT ;and
half mile and - - ' Rick in front from
again was M
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nd
bqrinmng to alU.
onon a
BObby Beer were second and third on
the TT while Brian Bradford and
Monon were 2·5 on the half mile.
Resu
Its
TT
1250c NOV: 1. Mike KIrby 1Hanl; 2. Tm r... Jr.
lHonI 3 . _ Runyon lYom!
~ NOV Dtv 1: 1. Mike KIrby lYom!; 2. Riel<
_lYom!; 3.1lobby s..lYom!.
2IiOcc NOV Dtv 2: 1 Brien _
CHonI' 2. DorricI<
V. . lYomI; 3. T.-W_CCZl.
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2IiOcc AMIEX: 1. Rogor""--, lYoml; 2. Keilh
Gultwy lYarnI; 3. Rob ~ lYarnI.
OPEN NOV Dtv 1: 1. Den K-.e lYomI; 2. . . . .
S_lYomI;3._FeelYomI.
OPEN NOV Dtv 2: 1.1C-'lh _1Hanl; 2. Jim
W_lY-' 3 BabW_IBuIl
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.
OPEN AMIEX: 1. ~ Johr-.IHanl; 2. Tom
.......lYomI; 3. GNg "-'lYarnI.
OPEN MONEY; 1. . . . . . . . . . lYarnI; 2. ~
Johr-. (Hanl; 3. ChriI
lYwnl.
HAlF MIlE
125cc NOlI: 1. Mike KIrby IHonI; 2. rm r... .Jr
CHonI; 3. Runyon lYom!.
2IiOcc NOV DIV 1: 1. Mike KIrby lYlI'ItI; 2. Brien
_CHonI;3.RIeI<_lYarnI.
2IiOcc NOV Dtv 2: 1. Jell "",-lYoml; 2. DorricI<
v.. lYomI; 3. T _ W_ICZl.
lYom~.3.~,.=...t~.lYoml; 2. Keilh Gultwy
~.u,
2l5Oa: EX: 1. TOITy Slnglolan lYom!; 2. Rogor
Thompeon lYarnI; 3. Dorotttv"""'-lYoml.
OPEN NOV: 1.
Syk. lYoml; 2. Den K-.e
c..non
,
o.n
lYoml;3.Tom~lYoml.
OPEN AM: 1. Don _ _ lYom!; 2. J.R. CuIirwl
lTril
EX: 1. ~ Johr-.lK-DI; 2. Dorotttv " " lYom!; 3. CIlia _lYlII1I.
2IiOcc MONEY: 1. .... IKawI; 2. TOITy
oPeN
~lY"";3.Rogor""--,lY"".
OI'£H MONEY; 1. CIwIo c..non lYlmI: 2. .....
.......... ~ ..... 3.B~~~~ ...
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McCulstioll
masters eRe
Carlsbad IftA
..v
By Lee Taylor
CARLSBAD, CA, DEC. 21
California Racing Club riders
descended on Carlsbad the Sun·
day before Christmas, out for a
crack at the gold, an early Christ·
mas present. And the spectators waal't
disappointed.
In the 125cc Pro race, they cheered
themselves hoane as Cun McCuistion
put his Christmas green Kawasalr.i
through iu paces and turned lOme lap
times that would put Santa·s. reindeer
to shame. In both motos McCuistion
had Yamaha Motor Corp. rider Erik
Kehoe eating his dust and Steve
Bolger,
also
Yamaha·mounted,
running a hot third. Both motos saw
the same action as McCuistion tied a
ribbon around top money for the clUl.
Kehoe took home second place loot
and Bolger came acrOlS with a solid 5·
5 ride.
The 80cc Beginners chewed up the
Carlsbad turf with tight action going
throughout both motos. Jimmy Moon
let his Yamaha loose and into the lead,
on his way to back·to· back wins.
Ramon Dominquez followed suit in
second, leaving a battle royale to be
waged over third between Jason
Davenpon and David Kirkpatrick.
Davenpon controUed the third place
slot throughout the fust moto but the
second time around, lost control to
Kirkpatrick. Davenpon came through
by the end of the day with third
overall. pushing Kirkpatrick to founh.
James Nyysti pushed both riders
relentlessly throughout the day to grab
fifth overall.
The 250cc Pros saw Mike Tripes
clean up for the day with a spectacular
pair of wins. Dave Hamada, who had
a founh the fU'st time around, pushed
his Kawasalr.i to the limit in the second
moto, breathing fire down Tripes'
jersey and holding second to the wire
for second place bounty. David
Hammond, who held a finn second
the first time out, was pushed back to
founh in the second moto and ended
tI,e day with a third ~.u.