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Luc 1._ V...,-.ed 1I•• ,taIIc - ...... CIIJ -1•• dRlPt -11d••••du ..... -Sup....... lin taIIc- ..... - ...... a .'..... - LaCl•• k... V...,- Red.. Ie Desert Hotline SA 250 NOV: 1. N. _ . SR 250 BEG: 1. B. _ _ Sr. SR C EX: 1. L GonIon; 2. E. Ogden; 3. 1I038c. SR C AM: 1. J. ~n; 2. J. Wi-.. SR C NOV: 1. 1I039c. WOM EX: 1. D. _ n ; 2. L Vi.-nL WOM AM: 1. J. - ' m . WOM NOV: 1. J. Bryen. Rames .okes at Salome 100 By Daryl D. Drake SALOME, AZ, MAR 4 The Novice wave of ride,. heeds for their bikes in e LeMans SUlrt et Red Mountain. Keith Tuller took the Novice _ell. Smith hauls at Red Mountain By Shirley Upp RED MOUNTAIN, CA, MAR. II Taking the overall win at Red Mountain this weekend was Dan Smith, mounted on a Husky, while Dan Ashcraft, also ., 36 aboard a Husky, pulled in for second overall. The 9:00 a.m. start had Ashcraft edging Smith out of the hole, b';lt it was Smith hiuing the fastest traIl to the bomb and taking the lead never to relinquish il. The bomb run. was mean and it took out a lot of rIders. joe Zoller did a nasty get-o£( and received a battered elbow and knee forcing him out of the race. Ron . Shuler and Bobby Charters were two others that also went down on the bomb run. Out past the bomb it was Smith and Ashcraft leading with Randy Morales in third. In the 250cc race, Scou Stearns was up with Charles Barney ,!nd Derrick Paiement. Stearns had Just passed Paiement when he put another hole in his exhaust pipe. Later Stearns said he just can't a£(ord new pi pes every weekend! So it was Barney leading the 250s with Paiement second. The Novice start had je£( Dorler, on a 250, off the line like a b~lIel. It was a LeMans start and je£( hterally dusted everyone 0(( the line. Open rider Gabe Mc eese pulled into the lead out past the bomb. Keith Tullar, wearing the Checkers' colors, came by second leading the 250cc class. Reg Ross had one of his best starts today but out past the bomb, he collided with another rider and emerged with a big hole in his crankcase. and his race was ended fonhe day. Ridi ng his first race was Ian Porteous, and he had his C-c1ass bike up with the front runners. Leading after the first loop came Smith and was followed by Ashcraft as they made their way through homecheck. Morales was third and Chuck Stearns, after a bad bomb run, had worked up to fourth. Coming by at fiftb was first 250cc rider Barney. Andy Matthews riding his first ride as an Expert came by at sixth overall and second 250. Another 250cc rider john Blakeney was hot today, and at this point was seventh overall and third 250. Next came the Pro Cycle riders Ken Upp and Ken Oviatt, both on KTMs, were eighth and ninth. Running first Vet and leading in the Vet 250cc class was Bill Becker. Next came Mark Zoller, another Pro Cycle rider, and was leading the C bike class on a 125cc KTM, while second was Tom Elias. Leading the Vet Sam Rames dusted the best to take the overall and 250cc Expert win at tht: ~iz~na ~esert Racing AsSOClatlon s Eighth Results Annual Salome 100 desert race. "King of the Desert" 250cc C~amp Kent Miller lost to fellow ArIzona Husqvarna rider, Rames, ~fter he DNF with a broken exhaust pIpe. Rames brought his 250cc Husky !n with a 3:40:56 time, followed by Mtller's dad, Dave Miller, with a 3:41:35 taking Open Expert and second overall. ext was KTM/County Cycle rider Paul Bennett one second back on his L/C 250, and Bob Tod's Sunnyslope Honda 250 followed within the same minute. However, Mark Hildebrand and his 250cc Yamaha might have won had he not experienced a flat rear tire on his third lap. Another pit timed the Circle [nd.lMotorcycle Mecca! Dirt Unlimited crew's swap at 3:56, and Hi[debrand finished only 2:46 0(( of Rames, to end up fifth overall. Glen Carmody was first 200cc Expert and finished seventh overall at 3:49:39 on his new 125cc KTM. Only 168 finished out of the 313 starters. Running three laps were the Sr. Experts, Sr. Amateurs, 30 and 38+ Sr. Vets, Amateurs and Novices. Overall was last year's A.D.R.A. Sr. Expert Champ Wayne Decklever on his 500cc Honda at 2:48:53. He finished nearly two minutes ahead of Mark Hu£(ine, second overall and first Amateur. Indeed, five of the top ten were Sr. Experts, with E[mer Attson finishing third at 2:50:51, and Bill Chunn founh at 2:57:02. Dennis Parks, first Open Amateur and fifth overall, survived a nasty fall just ten feet from the finish. Little john Nolan also showed his stu£(, pushing his three-day-old Honda to a clean third in 250cc Amateur. And in the Novice ranks, Roger Hickey won the Opens, Rob johnston took 2505, with Wayne Balcerzak bringing home the 2005. Sturn•. Results Open class was Karryl Ellis, and Morris Norman was in front in the Senior 250cc class. In the Open Amateur class, Breu Gailey recovered from a bad start and started to move up. He had already taken the lead in this class. Steve Spragle led Alan Ha1"!ison in the 250cc Amateur class, whIle Diane Holeman had the lead in the Women's race. The Novice battle had Open rider Gabe McNeese leading with Keith Tullar pushing him hard, on his 250. Running third overall was Russ Warne followed by D. Nuse. After a short, dusty, fast last loop, Smith pulled in taking the overall with Ashcraft second. Stearns caught Morales about five miles out from the finish as Morales had troubles on an uphill. After some dicing, it was Stearns coming in for the third overall with Morales fourth. After another race between john Blakeney and Andy Matthews for the first 250, it was Blakeney taking the win with Matthews second for fifth and sixth overalL It may be a sign of good luck as it was number 777, Upp taking the lucky seventh overall spot on his Mark and joe Zoller-tuned/Pro Cycle KTM. Eighth overall was Ken Oviatt, another Pro Cycle rider. [n for a ninth was Chuck Pettigrew and rounding out the top 10 was Ed Pierce Jr. which gave him a third in the 250cc class. Taking a first in the C bike class was Pro Cycle's Mark Zoller on a l25cc KTM. The Novice overall win went to 250cc rider Keith Tullar, while Gabe Mc eese an Open-class rider, finished second. OPEN EX: 1. D. Smi1h; 2. D. Ashc1"1ft; 3. C. OPEN AM: 1. B. Geiley; 2. J. loftmen: 3. R. zahnow. OPEN NOV: 1. G. McNeese; 2. R. Wern.; 3. D. Nu... OPEN BEG: 1. D. Pei.m.nt; 2. #366; 3. #334. 250 EX: 1. J. Blek.n.y; 2. A. Metth.ws; 3. E. Pierce Jr. 250 AM; 1. A. He"ison; 2. S. Sprllgl.; 3. T. Bred· Ih.w. . 250 NOV: 1. K. Tuller; 2. J. Dorler; 3. K. Mol... 250 BEG: 1. C. Bern.r; 2. J. Dronon; 3. M. Schneider. C EX: 1. M. Zoll.r; 2. T. Elias; 3. D. Knepp. C AM: 1. #17Oc; 2. J. McGreth; 3. A. Guzmaon. C NOV: 1. J. Perkin; 2. P. Wood; 3. S. Bredley. C BEG: 1. J. Drift; 2. R. Johneon; 3. L Mertin. VET OP EX: 1. D. Elli.; 2. E. Segler; 3. J. VeU\Jhn. VET OP AM: 1. T. Sev.....ig; 2. M. Romp; 3. D. Burson. VET OP NOV: 1. C. Wehl; 2. M. Condit 3. V244. VET OP BEG: 1. J. Hemmon.; 2. V251; 3. M. Young. VET 250 EX: 1. B. Beck.r; 2. R. Jon..; J. W. Anderson Jr. VET 250 AM: 1. W. Cerlton; 2. S. Sholgoob; 3. B. Smith. VET 250 NOV: 1. H. Dolen; 2. J. St.v.n.; 3. J. Gilpin. VET 250 BEG: 1. D. Br_ew. SR OP EX: 1. A. Knepp; 2. B. Johnson; 3. Cherli. Morril. SR OPEN AM: 1. Cherli. Sims; 2. Bill H.ely; 3. L. Pel..,.... SR OP NOV: 1. B. Henne; 2. H. Denning; 3. A. Schug. SR OPEN BEG: 1. 10201. SR 250 EX: 1. M. _ n ; 2. J. Bringhurst; 3. R. Hell. SR250AM: 1.11014",; 2. V. F_;3.B. T _ . 2OOEX: 1. Glenc.mody(KTMI; 2. Robby Stroud (Hont, 3. Dwain these (KTM). OPEN EX: 1. 0 _ Miller (Hust, 2. Ryen Arrnitege (KTM); 3. Bob Johneon (Husl. 200 AM: 1. K.n Aech (Suzl; 2. Jon McNeli. (KTM); 3. Allen Nelson (Hon). .. OPEN AM: 1. Denni. Perks (Hon); 2. K.von Sho· neberger {Hont, 3. Devid Tellez (Honl. 30+ SR VET: 1. Jerry Kyle (Hu.t, 2. AI MeynenI {Honl; 3. Gery S~ (Hu'l. 200 NOV: 1. Weyne BeIc:erDk {Honl; 2. Ron Kennedy Jr (Hu.); 3. Tom _(Honl. 250 EX: 1. 50m Rem. . (Hu.); 2. PlIul Bennett (KTMI; 3. Bob Tod (Honl. SR EX: 1. Weyne Dec:klewe< (Hon); 2. Elmer Anson (Yern); 3. Bill Chunn (Hon): 250 AM: 1. M.rIt Huffine (Yemt, 2. K.n Kozlik (Suz); 3. Jon Nolen (Hon). SA AM: 1. Rick Williems (Mei); 2. Den Reglend Cley Brumfi.1d (Yeml. (HUI); 38+ SR VET: 1. Jon Kozlik (Yem); 2. Joe Prosser (KTMI; 3. Cherlie Merlin (Husl. 250 NOV: 1. Rob Johnslon (Yem); 2. DevidV.nege. (Yern); 3. Cloy Billington (Hon). . OPEN NOV: 1. ~ Hid-ve Stearns bags the hare at Lucerne By Jeff Robbins LUCERNE VALLEY, CA, FEB. 26 In what might be called a "hare-raising good time," Chuck Stearns, aboard an O'Neal/DRS-supported Honda 500, won the 12th Annual Brush Busters hare scrambles. Stearns turned into the spoiler for Tom Willis (Hus), who led a good portion of the race. The Brush Busters provided a live hare in the likes of former club member and National[evel MX rider, Juan Benavidez. Benavidez was to get a five-andone-half minute head start and at check one, the "Hare" had slightly over six minutes on leader Willis who was followed into the check by Stearns, Chuck Pettigrew (C-A), Ron Shuler (Yam), and Scott Stearns (Hon 250). Check one was at the bottom of a rocky downhill. True to his name, downhill Alexander crested the top at about [I th overall and went through the check at sixth overall. As the race progressed, positions stayed much the same until the 28mile point at which the course c3;'De back past camp and the sponsormg club flagged 0(( the Hare. A[most out of gas, the Hare w~ted for the Hou~ds to arrive. About sLX-and-a-half mmutes went by and along came Willis with a thumbs-up for the Hare. At check three the order was set at Willis, Stearns, Peuigrew, Shuler, Alexander, Charley Barney (KTM) and john Blakney (Hus). Just before the pits, the riders went through check five. Willis had the lead over Stearns, but at the home check, Stearns had a slight lead over Willis out into the second loop. The rest to follow into the home check we.re Pettigrew, Shuler, Alexander. Barney, Blakney and Stearns. Stearns and Willis went to some serious racing for about 30 miles with Stearns able to gain the lead through check one and two, while Willis was again back on top at check three. Stearns came up on top at check four, five and most importantly the finish. Willis pulled in second overall, but got a magnum of champagne for being the first to catch the Hare. Pettigrew pulled in for third, foIIowed by Alexander and Shuler, while the first 250 was B[akney, followed by Stearns and Barnev. Dary[ Ellis rounded out the top ten at first Vet. • Results UNOFFICIAL EX OPEN: 1. S1eerne. 2. Willis. 3. Pettigrew. EX 250: 1. Blekney. 2. Sleerne; 3. Berney. EX 175: 1. Johnson. 2. HoIrper;.3. Chertore. EX SR OPEN; 1. Grey; 2. Knepp; 3. Ell•. EX SR 250: 1. Bringhurst; 2. Whitehorn; 3. Guzrnen. EX SR 175: 1. Ogdien. EX VET OPEN: 1. Ellis; 2. 5o_n; 3. M8rtin. EX VET 250: 1. E;Mle; 2. - - . ; 3. W._urn. AM OPEN: 1. Trothlr; 2. Gailey; 3. Rimlinger. AM 250: 1. Bredshew; 2. ConM<; 3. Olen. AM 175: 1. ~; 2. Kibbe; 3. Ellico. AM SR OPEN: 1. HoreI; 2. Benkheed; 3. Heely. AM SR 250: 1. French; 2. Ilreech. AM SR 175: 1. Be;1ey. AM VET OPEN: 1. WhMter; 2. Mertin; 3. Ter.... ""=- VET 250: 1. c.rl1on; 2. Thems; 3. _ . NOV OPEN: 1. welhern; 2. Meryin; 3. P I _ . NOV 250: 1. Gauthier; 2. Ilerda; 3. Childs. NO\! 175: 1. Osteen; 2. Burroughs; 3. Gilpin. NOV SR OPEN: 1. H...icJ<; 2. HoInne; 3. Bonh.m. NOV SR 250: 1. Mend_. NOV VET OPEN: 1. Ademe; 2. Wehl; 3. BillCOe. NOV VET 250: 1. Dey; 2. S-..s; 3. Gilpin. WOMENS OIV EX: 1. HoIemen; 2. SCott. WOMENS DIV AM: 1. Nordhem. WOMENS DIV NOV: 1. 5oin; 2. Bryen. BEG OPEN: 1. Wilton; 2. Ge.-; 3. Young. BEG 250: 1. Werner; 2. Heyne; 3. Schneider. BEG 175: 1. KrMt; 2. Breclley; 3. Sieoon. BEG SR OPEN: 1. _ . BEG SR 250: 1. ·1_ . . . 2. c.eh. BEG VET OPEH: 1. Gr-,: 2. Herri8; 3. __ mane. BEG VET 250: 1. towglll; 2. _ .

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