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Moore in with Yamaha rider Colin Karcher third. Brown slid out in a comer and DNF the mota. The Modified class had the order turned around a bit as Brown nabbed both motos. Moore was second twice with Healey third in the first round, but then dropping back some as Suzuki privateer Greg Vowell came up to take third in the second moto and the same overall. Results 250 PRO: 1. Lance Smith; 2. Jim Rose. 125 PRO: 1. Paul Denis; 2. Doug O'Oonnell; 3. Grog Trachy. 250 INT: 1. Willie Surron; 2. Kevin Fringer; 3. Mike Magallanes; 4. John Poseo; 5. Loren Pochi- rowski. 250 NOV: 1. Bill Carlson; 2. Bob Fields; 3. Cliff Shetton. 1251NT: 1. Willie Surratt; 2. Steve Skibel; 3. Mike Mclain; 4. Jeff Matiasavich; 5. Joy Siddall. 125 NOV: I. Tony Magallanes; 2. Nicolas Espana; 3. Penni Jussilo; 4. Tad Cates; 5, Bill Gilbert. BO STK EX; 1. Bob Moore; 2. Mike Healey; 3. Colin Karcher; 4. Gene Baldwin; 5. Seon Brown. BO MOD EX: I. Scott Brown; 2. Bob Moore; 3. Grog Vowell; 4. Kyle L_is; 5. Mike Healey. 80 INT: 1. Gary Dellegatte; 2. Terry Swanson; 3. Jon Levey. 80 STK NOV: 1. Gary Trochy; 2. Craig Monty; 3. Sloan Cooper; 4. Donnie Roe: 5. Brandon Sperling. 80 MOD: ,. Gary Trachy; 2. Sioen Cooper; 3. Brandon Sperling; 4. Mike Reiley; 5. Tony Nguyen. 9- I 1 BO: 1. Charles Vice; 2. Cody Shipley; 3. Jeremy Albrecht; 4. Pat Healey; 5. Bobby Wine. 60: 1. Joel Albrecht. Walter Nitto on his way to a second place finish in 600cc Superstreet over third place rider Richard Scoular (187). Friesen fries 'em at DeAnza By Michael Gillies SUN YMEAD, CA, JUNE 17 Suzuki of Riverside's Jon Friesen took the overall win today in DeAnza's 250cc Intermediate class with a hard earned 1-2 - score. Cycle Stop's Steve Piatlon blasted into the first turn ahead of Henery Marmolejo (Han), Cycle News Assistant Editor Kit Palmer, and Team Tamm 's Jon Hall (Han). By the end of lap one, Hall had forced his way to second and started giving Piatlon some pressure. Friesen gated poorly, but was on Hall's rear wheel by lap two. Hall gave in to Friesen's pressure a couple of laps later, which gave Piatlon enough time to pull a IO-seeond lead. Friesen spent the next five laps making every second count as he slowly reeled in Piallon. By lap 12, Friesen was in the lead with a very determined Piatlon on his tail. Friesen didn't let Piatton get within triking distance, so the order at the checkers wa Friesen, Piallon, with Torco's Keith DyserL(Suz) in third, and Ruben Alvarado (Suz) in fourth after a la t pia e tart in the II-man class. Alvarado stole the holeshot in the econd moto, with PiatLOn, Palmer, and pectro' Danny Jean hot on hi heels. Alvarado set a bli tering pace for the first two laps that Piatton wa finding hard to match. By the third lap, Friesen had worked up LO third and was soon applying pressure to Piallon. Friesen made his move on Piatton on the sixth lap and set his sights on Alvardo, who was slowing a bit but still had a commanding lead. Hall rode most of this moto in fourth, only LO fade towards the end and let Jean and Malcolm Smith's Tom Thorn en by. Alvarado crui ed through the checkered flag about five seconds in front of Friesen, while Piatlon, Jean, and Thomsen filled the next three places. Friesen's 1-2 beat Alvarado's 4-1, which edged out Piallon's'2-3 for second. -- Results 32 PEE WEE: 1. Troy Haling (Yam); 2. Kyle Hanen· berg (Yam); 3. Robert Allen Cole (Yom). DIV II: 1. Lea Ford (Yam); 2. Jason Lentz (Han); 3. Chris Comer IKaw). JR CYC: I. Grog Pauls(Yam). MINI BEG: I. Dante Herrero (Yam); 2. Deric Gar· cia (Kaw); 3. Frank Vermilion (Yam). MINI NCl'(. T, "Q8J1~ItVrj>an (Yam); 2. J:.eI1"lrDc:lt '('t'8ml; S.'Pierre LiIOUeITO'(Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Brent Bessert (Hon); 2. Mike Carr (Hon); 3. Jess Carmona (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. Darvn Walls (Kaw); 2. Steve Helm (Suz); 3. Tom ROil (Hon). 125 INT; 1. Brian Mayre (Suz); 2. Chuck Whitmore (Suz); 3. Tim Toms (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Mark Denning (Kaw); 2. Mark Horton (Kaw); 3. Lence Gorton (Kaw). 250 BEG: 1. John McManus (SUZ); 2. Ken Carl· son (Hon); 3. Mike Casey (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Danny M. Critser (yam); 2. Johnny Socco (Han); 3. Richie Hudson (KTM). 250 INT: I. Jon Friesen (Suz); 2. Ruben Alvarado (Suz); 3. Steve Pianon (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Grog Zinerkopf (HonlYam); 2. Marty Miller (Hon); 3. Colin Ryan (Yam). OPEN BEG: 1. Ed Mosley (hon). OPEN NOV; 1. Scot Paul (Han). OPEN INT: I. Ron Lewson (Han); 2. Jim Lowe (Mai); 3. Bart Hitt (Mai). OPEN EX: I. Mike Collins (KTM). OPEN PRO; 1. Greg Zitterkopf (Kaw); 2. Jaff Long (Han). VET JR: I. Eddie McKenzie (KTM); 2. Ron Swen· son (KTM); 3. Jon Terhorst (Hus). VET INT: I. Earl Shukr (Yam); 2. Jim Hanenberg; 3. Wayne Cornelius (KTM). VET SR: 1. Keith Dysert (Suz); 2. Jon A. HoIlIHon); 3. Paul Wilde (Vom). FATHERS: 1. J.E. Brock (Yom); 2. Ron Brehm (Suz); 3. Bill Pauls (Yom). Surratt smokes Saddlebaek SummerSeries MX By Bob Brown ORANGE, CA, JUNE 17 Saddleback Park got into the promotion business itself by presenting the first event in a two-race Summer Serie . Highlighting the event was a wide variety of prizes, from cash LO gift certificates LO apparel to products, and as a result, everyone who competed got something. In the I25cc Intermediates, Honda rider "Wild Willie" urratl gOt a lot; he went two for two for the win over teve Ski bel (Suz) and Mike McLain (Kaw). In the 125cc ovices, the largest class of the day, it was Tony Magallanes on a Honda with back-to-back wins. Suzuki rider icolas E pana, from Guadalupe, Mexico, finished second over Pentli Jussila (all the way from Torrance) on a Yamaha. HOl racing was the order of the day in the Mini Expert classes. with $1000 up for grabs. Team Green's Bobby Moore took the holeshot in the first Stock moLO, followed closely by Pro Circuit!American Honda-sponsored COll Brown and R&D Suzuki's Mike Healey. And, that's the way the moto finished. The second moLO also featured Moore,.Brown and Healey out first, but at the finish Healey followed Smith tops again at Vipers' 0-37 DES By Rick Curtis LUCERNE VALLEY,CA,JUNE9-IO Team Husky's Dan Smith once again proved that he is in a class by himself, this time at the Desert Vipers 0-37 Dual European Scrambles. He won both the Saturday and Sunday races in the Open Expert class, with Chuck Stearns taking second both days. Smith also won the 250cc Expert race on Sunday but a flat tire on Saturday allowed the win to go to Ed Pierce. However, Husky's hopes for 1984 were set back somewhat when it was learned that Dan Ashcraft bailed and broke a collarbone. Duane Summers and Tom Elias set the 'pace both days in the C bikes, the 175cc Expert class. On Saturday Elias led for much of the race but a loose gas tank forced him to stop. After repairing, he still was running fourth. Atthe finish, however, he finished second after charging hard. On Sunday, Duane Summers led from start LO finish with Elias a close second. Both rode Cagivas. Bill Saltzman and Ron Hall showed the Seniors the way around on Sunday. Both are Checkers and the race was between them as they quickly outdistanced the field. altzman took first overall and Hall second, but first 250cc. They both finished half a lap ahead of the fieldl One of the weekends high points was a "kids" race on Saturday. As a promotion to get new interest in desert racing, it was a clear success. 'fake note, the winner of this race was Dan Smith's younger brother... he nearly lapped the entire fieldl This could portend future events in District 37 desert races. A complete list of the results was unavailable from the Desert Vipers, consequently, they cannot be listed. Brubaker wif.ls amidst Seoular controversy By Lori Tyson RIVERSIDE, CA, JUNE 17 Todd Brubaker won the 600cc Supersueet race at the American Federation of Motorcyclists' Riverside meet, twice! The first _J:3Ce..was..£or points, the second was a money race. In the first, La Habra Yamaha's Richard Seoular got the holeshot, but by the end of the first lap, Brubaker had stolen the lead, and never relinquished it. Seoular then fought Champion Moriwaki pilot Walt Niuoand Yamaha-mounted Dan Cashen for second place. After a tight race, Niuo took the number two spot. "I blew the start, but I can stay with him (Brubaker) and win the money if I get a good start in the next one," said NillO. Cashen finished a close third, with Seoular fourth. In the 600cc Money race, Seoular again grabbed the holeshot and led the pack until he was gang-passed into tum nine by Brubaker and Niuo. Brubaker proceeded to stretch out a healthy, 15-second margin over the battle for second, and went home $200 richer. ''I'd like to thank my sponsors Champion Moriwaki, Starfire Racing, Castre and Lockhart," said Brubaker afterwards. Nitto fought Seoular the entire 10 laps and was ahead, barely, at the flag to finish second. "Scoular bumped into me at the start and ran me off the track in the esses," said Niuo. "We might have bumped," said Scoular, "but I didn't feel anything." Scoularand Niuo wereatitagain in the 600cc Modified Production class until Scoular managed to lengthen his lead, which left Nitta dicing with "The Polish Assassin," Champion Motorcycles' Dave Sadowski. After a tight match, Nitta had to settle for third behind Sadowski at the line. In 600cc Stock Production, Seoular took an easy win. Too easy, thought Nitta, so he filed a protest against Scoular - after finishing a distant second. After a lot of controversy, Scoular's FJ600 was torn down, his motor was to be compared to Pete Carroll's. Sponsor Gene Sehroeder didn't agree that it was a faircomparison, so the parts in question were impounded. Yamaha Motor Corporation was contacted for specs on the motor. Seoular lost the protest, but Schroeder has filed an appeal. Sadowski rode his TZ250 in a dogfight with Kurt Bickel in F3 (250cc GP). After a really close race, Sadowski seized his engine near the end of the last lap, forfeiting the trophy to Bickel. Champion Motorcycle's Lee Fleming took his 750cc Interceptor to a seemingly easy overall win in the 750cc-Open Modified Production, with time enough to wave to spectators as he ped by. Kevin Dolan took his new Ninja LO the Open class win over Tom Fowler. Results 750 MOD PROD: 1. Lee Fleming (Han); 2. Kirk Schrettler (Han); 3. Rick Plourde (Suz). OPEN MOD PROD: 1. Kevin Dolan (Kawl; 2. Tho· mas Fowler (Hon); 3. Marshall Browne (Yam). FI: 1. Denny Ooherty IKaw); 2. Mark She~on IKaw); 3. Thomas Fowler (Han). F3: 1. Kurt Bickel (Yom); 2. Eddie Kocina(Yam); 3. David Dwyhalo (Yom). 600 S S: 1. Todd Brubaker (Kaw); 2. Wa~ Nitta (Kaw); 3. Dan Cashen (Yam). 750 S S: 1. Earl Roloff (Kow); 2. Denny Fryer (Hon); 3. Shawn Leipold (1(aw). OPEN S S: 1. Denny Ooherty IKaw); 2. Kevin Oolan (Kaw); 3. Ken Neill (Kaw). SIDECARS: 1. Sloan/Hardwick lKaw); 2. Ramirez/B_ (Suz); 3. VanOradalelThomas (Suz). 600 55 MONEV RACE: 1. Todd Brubeker (Kaw); 2. Wa~ Nino (Kaw); 3. Richard Scoular (Yam). OPEN TWIN: 1. Mick Ofield (Nor); 2. Michael Green (Tri); 3. Eric Dodd (Nor). 75OTWlN: 1. Stave Fleming (Han); 2. Kirk Robert· son (Yam). SINGLES: 1. Mark She~on (Han); 2. Joseph Roes (yam); 3. Kevin Sinclair (Yam). 450 MOD PROD: 1. Steve Dilallo (Yom); 2. Clint Whliehouoa (Yam); 3. Andy Leianer (Yam). 800 STK PROD: 1. Wa~ Nino (Kawl; 2. Scan JOhnson (Vom); 3. Ed Ragle IYam). 750 STK PROD: 1. Joe Ghadiri (Suzl; 2. Kirk Schrettler (Hon); 3. Michael Carrell (Kaw). OPEN STK PROD: 1. Kevin Dolan (Kawl; 2. Marshan Browne (Yam); 3. Tom Reichenberg (Kaw). OVER 40: 1. Denny Fryer (Han); 2. Randy Redmond (Han). F4: 1. John Glover (Vam). F4A: 1. Andy Leisner (Han); 2. James Enos (Han): 3. Dusty Behrman (Han). 250 MOD PROD: 1. Kim Kruglick (Yaml; 2. AJ Parks (C·A); 3. David Pare (Yam). 600 MOD PROD: 1. Richard Seoular (Yam); 2. David Sadowski (Kaw~ 3. Wo~ Nitto (Kaw). F2: 1. Denny Fryer lHanI; 2. Wa~ Nino lKaw); 3. Steve She~on (Kawl. 450 STK PROD: 1. Jeff Brauch! (Yaml; 2. Willie . Sa

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