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125 BEG: 1. Bob S11Ii_ (Yom); 2. Krobo Krull
(Han); 3. Tom T......... lYom).
80 EX:
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1. S_ Voneu-. IV..,); 2. Jim Collier
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80 INT: 1. Gory Miller lYom); 2. Toby ~ (Y..,); 3.
Gilbert Velda lYom).
80 JR: 1. Kovin HIIII (Yoml; 2. DorryI Chor_off
(Y..,I; 3. Cun Trimblo (Yom).
80 BEG: 1. Cunil Dougher1y (Y..,I; 2. Bred Tome
(~); 3. o.vid HondIoy I~).
81 EX: 1. Shene T _ (Y..,I.
80 INT: 1. Donny IMnb (Yom~ 2. S _ KotIIioM
(Yom); 3. Ronnie Denoford (Y..,I.
81 JR: 1. Mork _
(Yom); 2. Tony Sulek
(Yom); 3. JeIIl.eoowd (Yom).
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By Maureen Lee
Photo by Dan Mahony
GARDENA,CA,OCT.2
Bud C8rroIIIeacIa Curtla C8nnon R CMC'a Aac:ot four-atroke TT.
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2!iO BEG: 1. _ a.. (Y..,I; 2. lMTy W~;
3. o.vid Got1Ioh (Yom).
2!iO NOV: 1. Pryor CempbeIIISuzl; 2. Dole HImmoI-
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2!iO INT: 1. Rick _
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2. RIck V _
(Yoml; 3. T.W. _(Yom).
2!iO PRO: 1. Rex StaWl ISuzI; 2. Greg ~
(Yom); 3. Brion Fry lSuzI.
500 BEG: 1. II8ITy S - - . (Yom); 2. WIIiIm KloIwl
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IiOO NOV: 1. Scon PIngbum (Yom); 2. Tony Por-.
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Whelchel walls at
AME IndIan Dunes
MX
By Judy Greenberg
VALENCIA, CA, SEPT. 27
Today marked the fourth round
of the American Motocross Raceway Yamaha Dealen Series with'
100% payback to the Pros and
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over $500 in gift certificates drawn for
the sportsman. The Shadow Glen
coune coupled with a well laid out
sand track challenged the Indian
Dunes riders.
John Whelchel, riding a Yamaha
for Answer Products and Kal-Gard,
put in a 3·1 ride for top money in the
action packed 250cc Pro class. Ken
Zahrt (O'Neal Prod) and Rob Tolleson
(Yam) were first off the line at the start
of round one. In the first sand tum,
Yamaha support riders Pete Snorte1and
andJim Holley bumped them back to
thir and fourth, wiih the O'Neal/BG
Oil Honda of Dave Lynch in fifth.
Holley passed into the lead during the
second lap and picked up a few bike1en~ from Snorteland. When he got
a litde out of shape landing off a
jump, Snorteland closed right up
again. As the battle for first continued,
zahrt seemed to have third to himself,
but Whelchel and the BG Oil/International Yamaha of Mark White were
moving through traffic trying to better
their 11 th and 12th place staTts.
Whelchel passed Lynch and closed on
Tolleson with Zahrt 15 seconds ahead.
He proceeded to catch lahrt and took
over third. By this time Holley and
Snorteland were well ahead in their
fmal laps. Snorteland stayed right on
Holley's rear wheel through the check·
ered. Whelchel, Zahrt and Tolleson
rounded out the top five.
Zahrt again holeshoted the second
gate but Holley quickly took over.
Zahrt stayed right with him trying to
take him back. while White defended
third from the pressures of Snorteland.
Whelchel nabbed fifth from Eric
Eaton (Mai), and in the next lap he
and Snorteland moved to second and
third. Snorteland rode right up on
Holley and made a successful pass into
the lead .. They then engaged in one of
the hottest Pro batdes seen· at this
track in a long time. Holley went all
out, moving to the right and left of
Snorteland every chance he got. Snorteland stayed on the gas grabbing for
every inch in front of him and trying to
ignore Ho11ey:s bids. When they reached
the sand a few laps later, Snorteland
swapped. He turned on the gas trying
to straighten out, but collided Witli
Holley who was completing his pass,
sendinJr them both to the ground.
Whelchel had been pacing himself
while watching the action in front,
and was there to take over for the remaining few laps. Snorteland and
Holley recovered quickly to finish
second and third.
Snorteland came back to win both
motos of the Open Pro class despite
some sore muscles from the above
misha:r' which hampered him in the
secon
round. Mark White took
second place money, while Kern Sport
cycle rider Greg Torgerson finished
third.
A 2·1 ride gave Gary Bowman the
125cc Pro win. The Kal·Gard/Canoga
Park Suzuki of Russ Wageman went
wire to wire to win the first round. Rob
Peeples (Suz. of Van Nuys) ran second
until the very last lap when Bowman
made his pass.
The second time Bowman took
immediate control. At one point Gary
Curtis (Suz) got by, but before long
Bowman was back on top again.
Robert Laughlin (BG Oil/Suz of Ventura) moved up several places and
passed Curtis for second. Jon Ortner
and Wageman were fourth and fifth.
Second overall went to Wageman,
with Curtis and Ortner taking home
third and fourth place money.
Results
IiOO PRO: 1. _
s.-lCI (Y..,); 2. Mork _
(Yom); 3. Greg T _ tHull.
2!iO PRO: 1. John Whelchol (Yoml; 2. _
Snroo*ld (Yom); 3. Jim
(Y..,I.
125 PRO: 1. Gery _lSuzI; 2. R_
lSuzl; 3. Gery Cur1Io lSuzI.
VET EX: 1. Bob Dunhom (Yom); 2. Ron Cole lMoil.
VET JR: 1. RlcIwd Dr