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In the 250cc Pro race, Dodd Dyson
and Johnny Johnson fought it out,
with Dyson taking the win. Willie
McCoy was the fastest Amateur at the
track, winning both the 250cc and
Open classes.
All the riders were pumped, ready
for the stan of the Texas 100'. One
pit stop would be required, other
than that, it was flying sideways for
the 42-mile race. (The Devils Bowl
track is slightly less than a half-mile).
When staner Phil Dyson dropped the
flag, Kenny Toben took the lead,
with Shan Stovall in second. A ho t
of others followed, with Sweet in
sixth.
Things seuled down to some fast
trackin', until Tolbert stopped for
his pit and gasoline, near lap 40.
Sweet was next in line to inherit the
lead, which changed nearly every lap.
When things seuled back in, rider
charged hard for new positions. By
lap 90, gas was low and tires were
worn, but the riders were still charging.
Thefi rst casualty was David Brown,
who came in with the seat off his
Honda. Then Tolben burnt an ignition. Stoval was f1ext with part of his
exhaust missing, and Jeff Harder lost
his brakes. Dyson came into the pits
three times, but charged hard to make
up the lost time. Greg Duvall and
John Gladwill battled throughout
the entire race, with Duvall finally
seuling for fifth behind Gladwill.
Sweet was the uJti rna te victor, just
ahead of Stovall.
Results
'100' FINAL: 1. Sammy Sweet; 2. Shan Stovall; 3.
Dodd Dyson; 4. John Gladwill; 5. Greg Duvall; 6.
Kenny Tolbert; 7. Jeff Ha'-.
Martin fakes two
at Hilltoppers GP
By Jeannette Fisher
ROSARITO BEACH, MEXICO
MAY 13
Wayne Martin of East West
M.e., rode his Husky to two
wins in the Hill toppers M.e.
115-mile Grand Prix in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. Martin took home
the overall win in the Rosarito GP
and the Grand Sport Tire Pro race.
With the Open Experts on the front
row, Martin took an early lead, with
the rest of the pack following. Martin
went on to build up such a lead that
second place never had a chance of
catching him.
Sixteen-year-old Shannon Shamblin followed Martin in to take second.
What was so remarkable was that
Shamblin did it with a 125. Third
overall, a far distance behind Shamblin, went to Greg Fountain of Orange
County Cycle on a 250.
With the top 125, 250, and Open
bikes in the top three finishers the
overall 80cc winner was quite a bit
further down the pack. The overall
trophy went to John Zack Jr. Lance
Leberknight, Brandon Remeriz, and
Brad Chuck also went the entire way
on 80s.
The women's class showed four
entrants, three of them finished and it
was East West's Toni Marcdante who
led the wayan a 125 Yamaha.
The Grand Sport Tire-sponsored
Pro race followed the three-hour grand
prix. Eight Pros lined up for the start
and the course was shortened to approximately IS miles and was run a
total of four laps. The end of lap one
showed Martin again in the lead.
Leonard Johnson and Larry Fife led
the pursuit. As the leaders rounded
lap two Martin led the way with Fife
hot on his trail; the rest of the pack
spread out. On lap three Martin continued to hold off Fife while Gordan
Ward Jr. moved way up from behind
for third. Mike Sixbery followed in
fourth. J oh nson had two fla ts bu t
went out to finish the last lap. As the
roar of bikes wa heard in the distance the checkered flag was readied
for the overall winner. At the finish
Martin led the way and took home
top money. Fife followed in second
with Sixbery third.
Results
OVERALL: 1. Wayne Martin (Hus); 2. Shannon
Roy Shamblin (Han); 3. Greg Fountain (Yam); 4.
Paul Huffman(Hon); 5. Robert Casas (Han); 6. Craig
Adams (Han); 7. Dick Houghton (Han); 8. Larry
Thompson (Vam); 9. Jerry Lowell (Vam); 1D. Bob
Johnson (Suz); 11. 8i11 Barroth (KTM); 12. Jim La
Tendresse (Han); 13. Chuck Montilepre (Han); 14.
Bob Ashleigh (Hus); 15. Joey TUllobene (Vam); 16.
Kape Vegacarballo(Hon); 17. Mark Vanscaurt (Han);
18. Steve Ballmer (Kaw); 19. Jeff North (Vam); 20.
David Jacobus (Han).
Alaska MX star
extends streak
By M.R. Edge
A CHORAGE, AK, MAY 13
The saga continued this Sunday at Kincaid Park as Jeff
Roskelley continued to win by
sweeping the Pro and 500cc Expert classes. Roskelley's streak is now
at 14 motos. The record of 21 straight
motos is held by three-time Alaska
State Champion Chris Pauerson.
The Pros hit the first turn of mota
one with Kawasaki Cycle Cache's
Roskelley out front. Teammate Kelly
Butler put in a good effort but was
hard pressed to even keep Roskelley
in sight. The second maLO SLart was a
replay of the first, with Roskelley in
first, trailed by Butler. However, Butler took advantage of a Roskelley
bobble to take over the lead. Butler
even SLarted to stretch out his lead,
but a crash gave first, and the win,
back to RoskeJley. Butler was able to
regain and hold on to second.
Butler's little brother, Robb, is
quickly earning his own reputation
as a fast rider. Butler easily won the
SOcc Expert class and came in second
in the 105cc class. Father Rich made
it a family aHair and pulled in a sevemh place finish in the 200cc threewheeler class.
As always, the largest racer turnout
of the day was in the action-packed
125cc Novice class. Next to the Pro
and Expert classes, these Novices attract the most attention, with crashes
and pile-ups at every corner. One racer
has been avoiding the 125cc Novice
syndrome to win every race he's entered this year. Kirk Schaub (Kaw), in
his first year on 125s, has been showing great potential and will soon be
moving up w the Expert class.
Kelly Butler easily won the 125cc
Expert class, leaving the battle behind
him over second place. In mow one,
the battle was between Kevin Schaub
(Han) and Anchorage Cycle Salessponsored Ralph Blanchard, with
Schaub coming out in second. The
next mota saw Schaub crash, leaving
Blanchard with second. Schaub
limped in for seventh. Schaub did
better in the 2SOcc Expert class, coming away with wins in both mows.
The 500cc Experts watched
Roskelley jet into unchallenged leads
in both motos to win the overall. •
Results
MINI NOV; ,. Andy Amaralt IKawl; 2. Chris Ste·
ward (Yaml; 3. Scon Stafford (Kaw).
MINI EX: 1. Robb BUller (Kaw); 2. Kelly Styles
(Kaw); 3. David Cook (Kaw).
.
105: 1. Kelly Styles (Kaw); 2. Robb Buller IKaw);
3. John Allen (Yam).
125 NOV; 1. Kirk Schaub IKaw); 2. Canyon
Han.." (YamI; 3. Jim Rhode (Suz).
125 EX; 1. Kellv Buller (Kaw); 2. Ralph Buller
(Yam); 3. Jot Good (Han).
250 NOV; ,. Chad Ebert (Vam); 2. Edwin Sims
(KTM); 3. Bill Spencer (Kaw).
250 EX: 1. Kevin Schaub (Han); 2. John FOOIe
(Yam); 3. Jim McClain (Kaw).
500 NOV; 1. Notman Grande IMai).
500 EX; 1. Jeff R_ley (Kaw); 2. Bruce Slingley
(Han); 3. Jim Kuhn (Han).
PRO; 1. Jef Roskelley(Kawl; 2. Kelly BUller (Kaw);
3. Ralph Blanchard (Yam).
VET; 1. Jim Kuhn (Hon); 2. Ron Soule (KTM); 3.
Jamie Unxwillar (Yam).
OUR
MICHEUNnRE
WOULD BE HERE.
BUT IT'S OUT
CELEBRATING.
Here's why:
At the AMA National at Road America at Elkhart Lake Mike
Baldwin on a Michelin-equipped Honda won the Formula 1
event.
Then Fred Merkel on a MicheJin-equipped Hondo won the
Superbike event.
Then Jimmy Adamo on a Michelin-equipped Cagiva won the
Bottle of the Twins event.
Then t