OPEN JR: 1. Scott Martin; 2. Terry Bennett; 3.
Steve Simmons.
250 INT; 1. Clarence Gardner (Yam); 2. Dave Fox
(Suz); 3. Chuck Barber (Hon).
250 PRO: 1. Rodney Keller (Hon); 2. Jere Meeker
(C8g); 3. Richard Earle (Hon).
OPEN INT; ,. Gary Bever (Yam); 2. Todd Kohl_ meister (Hon); 3. Alan O'Brien (yam),
1251NT: 1. Gary Beyer (Kaw); 2. Paul Winn (Kaw);
3. Dave Livingston (Yam).
125 PRO; 1. Robby Watilo (Kaw); 2. Jere Meeker
(Cag).
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OT: 1. Gary Gump (Mai); 2. Linday Marsh (Yam).
125 JR; 1. Randy King (Yam); 2. Troy McPike
(Hon); 3. Brian Summerlin (Yam).
200 UP BEG: 1. Lindey Marsh (Yam); 2. Tom
Byerley (Yam); 3. Steve Evenson (Yam).
80 JR: 1. Travis Markell (Yam); 2. Mike Johnson
(Yam); 3. Mike Searles (Yam).
80 INT: 1. Troy McPike (Hon); 2. Ryan Holm (Yam);
3. Tim Falton (Kaw).
80 EX: 1. Paul Winn (Kaw); 2. Jeff Daily (Kaw).
80 INT: 1. Brett Holm (Hon).
6OJR: 1. Chuckie Standeford(Hon); 2. Tom Lenz
(Hon); 3. Chris Taylor (Yam).
Campbelltriples at
Sunny Valley IT
By Clay Light
SUNNY VALLEY, OR, JULY 8
National number 70 Jeff Campbell made history at Sunny
Valley Raceway by ousting the
competition and taking a rare
triple class win. Campbell's HiPoint/Simpson/Out Front/ProTee/Grants Pass Suzuki machinery
destroyed the competition in the 250cc
A, Open A and Open Pro mains.
The 250cc A main event lined up
eight finalists, and sportsman riders
to contest the Rich Word prePared ~
mile TT course. Campbell's Suzuki
RM water-pumper shot off the line at
the green light while AMA Pros Greg
Reynard (Hon) and Terry Phillips
(H-D) followed in hot pursuit. David
Whiting came out of a long retirement to put his YZ into fourth but
was a little out of shape and trailed
Campbell, Reynard and Phillips the
entire race, as did Bob Ingel (Kaw).
Reynard made a brief rally only have
the door slammed in his face by
Campbell, who refused to relinquish
his lead. Campbell eventually shed
the trailing contestants to breeze to
an easy win by a quarter lap over
Reynard and Phillips.
Three AMA Novice Pros would be
Campbell's closest rivalry in the Open
A main. Campbell, going the pole on
a Pro-Tec-built Yamaha TT500,
vaulted into the lead on the opening
lap. Coming down the oval portion it
was Campbell, Robert Jokella (Hon)
and Marty Shippey (Yam) the top
three. BobKlum (Hon) got a bad start
but came through rraffic in fast fashion to put himself amidst the fight
for second behind Campbell who was
long gone on the way to win number
two. Second after a hard-fought bat- .
tie went to Jokella.
Ten contestants staged for the Pro
Money main which was open to 2505
up to 750s. Reynards small 250
stunned all to lead Jokella, Whiting
and Ingel (Hon) while Campbell got
a miserable start mid pack. Campbell
then picked off countless riders to settle into third as Reynard sped on his
way to what looked like an easy win.
Campbell had other plans, sped past
Jokella and caught up to Reynard.
Campbell put the throttle to its stops
and caught Reynard in the TT section and blistered on his way to collect the first triple win of the season_
Only the record books will indicate
the last time anyone took three classes,
which goes way back if it's happened
at all. Reynard took second place
money, edging Jokella and Whiting.
Results
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OPEN PRO: 1. Jeff Campbell; 2. Greg Reyttard; 3.
Robert JoUIla; 4. David Whiting; 5. Bob Ingel.
250 A: 1. Jeff Campbell; 2. Greg Reynard; 3. Terry
Phillip".
Open A: 1. Jeff Campbell; 2. Robert JoI
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By Mike Vancil
FREMONT, CA, ]ULY 4
Johnny Gardner put three flawless rides together to make his
own spectacular display before
a record crowd at the weekly
Continental Motorsports Club night
motocross. Gardner took the extra
eHort to acknowledge his sponsors,
Moto-X Fox and Honda Peninsula
over the P.A. system after his win.
Gardner was quick out of the gate
in all three motos but had to work to
get by 125cc Kawasaki rider Kimo
Casey, sponsored by Contra Costa
Honda, and 250cc Honda jockey
Randy Law. Unsuccessful challenges
were mounted by Law in motos one
and two, while in the third mota, an
inspired ride by John Dauth, privateer Honda rider from San Jose, fell
short. Craig Christian (Yam) crashed
while running second in moto two
but picked it up to finish a lap down.
He came back tougher in moto three
to gain a third, but it proved too little, too late. Kimo Casey ended with
the best 125cc performance.
In the 250cc Intermediate class,
southlanders Darren Sykes (Kaw) and
Charlie Tissen (Hus) pretty much
had the measure of the Baylands regulars. Darren handily won the first
moto but was bested by hard charging Dave Minjares on a Michael
Minjares-owned Honda in moto two.
Tissen was steady in bringing the
Husqvarna home to a third and a
fourth for fourth overall. Morgan
Hills' John Ensign (Hon) rode his
best race at Baylands to hold off
Danny Sell (Hon) and Tissen.
Two come-from-behind performances in the I25cclntermediate class
by Bin Avery (Kaw) not only earned
an overall victory but notification
from Referee Rich Wilson that his
CMC points and victories earned at
Baylands were sufficient to boost him
to Ex.pert status.
Results
BO NOV: 1. Rictcy PailCDtO (Yam); 2. Rhett Father'
gill (Kaw); 3. Joe LawwiIl(Kaw).
8OJR: 1. Jennie Pruitt (Suz); 2. Ted Wilcox (Kaw);
3. Scott satechucl< (Kaw).
80 INT: 1. Ronald Caton (Su".
125 NOV: 1. Roger Curl (Han); 2. Jemes Haupt
(Yam); 3. Joe Marphis (Yam).
125 JR: 1. Jerry Roy (Yom); 2. John Marloy (Kaw);
3. Michael Hemandoz (Yam).
125 INT: 1. Bin Avery (Kaw); 2. Mike Northaioea
(Hon).
250 NOV: 1. Paul Midoon (Suz); 2. ScOlt Yahne
(Su"; 3. Miko W_ (Yam).
250 JR: 1. Goorge Pritchett (Suz); 2. Joe West
(Yam); 3. Danny Dall....ndro (Hon).
250 INT: 1. Darren Sykes (Kaw), 2. John Ensign
(Han); 3. Danny Sell (Hon).
OPEN NOV; 1. James McMonus (Han); 2. Paul
Rott (Hont 3. Robert Ch_z (Hoot.
OPEN JR; 1. Todd Rodach (Hon); 2. Potrlck Vocchieri (Yam); 3. Greg Kamholz (Hoo).
VET SPRTMN: 1. Rick Souza (Han); 2. Roid
~ CHant 3. Frank Safochucl< (KTM).
VET MASTERS: ,. Mike Lane (Hon).
OT MASTER: 1. Gary es-(Suz).
PRO; 1. Johnny Gardner (Hoo); 2. John Dauth
(Hon); 3. Randy Lew (Hon).
Patterson, Strong
pound Bellingham
Pro-AmFT
By Clay Light
BELLINGHAM, WA, JULY 7
AMA Expert heavyweights
Randy Patterson of Bellingham
and Seattle's Kirk Strong
thrashed the Pro-Am classes at
Hannegan Speedway's quarter-mile
flat track prognrn in ,&lIingham.
Derek Mehen (52) leeds Petrick Mullis in 250Cc Beginner Division One
eetion et Corone Recewey. Brien Celhoun went home with the gold.
Patterson got by Strong on the last
lap to win the Open Pro main event
while Strong led the 250cc Pro main
from start to finish, as well as taking
the 250cc and Open rrophy dashes.
Strong wasted very little time putting his CR250 Honda water-pumper
to the head of a fine line-up of AMA
Pros. Brian McGonigal (Yam), AMA
Novice Randy Roose (Yam) and Patterson were circuiting the "short
track," which is actually a little over
a quarter mile in length, behind
Strong. Strong left everybody well
behind during the 12-lap main event
while McGonigal loomed in second
and Patterson made up the top three.
Roose, A.J. Eschwig (Hon) and JeH
Still (Yam) gave chase and held down
the fourth through sixth positions,
but it was Strong riding all alone,
unchallenged for yet another win. A
McGonigal/Patterson/Roose close
finish came moments after Strong
cruised to the pits.
Strong sat the pole position after
dominating the heat races and clocking in for the fastest time of the evening on his Seattle Honda HarleyDavidson 750witha 17:12. There was
an additional one-hundred dollars
for a 750cc twin to win the main
event. Strong kept that in mind by
pulling a holeshot to led the 12 contestants, but row two didn't leave the
line - requiring a restart. Strong put
his 750 back into the lead of the final
with Patterson and McGonigal
hounding from behind. AMA Pro
points are awarded for main finishes
and many were hungry for advancement points, with the exception of
Patterson, Strong and McGonigal
who are now Experts. The leading
trio came down the straight with
Roose and Darrell Hendrickson (Yam)
in fourth and fifth places. Hendrickson was making his appearance after
a nasty get-off at Castle Rock's Regional final two years ago. He rode:
quite well amidst Roose and Steve
Aseltine on a Canadian Yamaha 500.
Patterson looked for a way around
Strong for the entire race, butcouJdn't
come up with anything until coming
into the final turn. Patterson squeezed
his 500 KTM into an opening and
motored down the straightaway to
get the win. Strong's chances for the
additional one-hundred dollars was
dwindled to a second place, and McGonigal rode well to nab third ahead
of Aseltine, Eschwig (Hon) and Hendrickson.
Results
OPEN PRO MAIN; 1. Randy Pmarson (KTM); 2.
Kirt Strong (H-D); 3. Brian McGonigal (Rtx); 4.
S_.AHltine (Varni: 5. 4.J.£fChwill-(Hon).
Plio
250
MAIN: 1. Kirk Strong (Hon); 2. Brian
McGonigol (Yom); 3. Ronc!Y "-son (Yom); 4.
Randy Roooo (Hon); 5. A.J. &chwig (Hon).
TROPHY DASH
OPEN PRO: 1. Kirk Strong (H-Dt 2. Randy Roooo
(Hont; 3. Mike Koarney (Yamt 4. Randy P-..on
(KTM).
250 PRO; 1. Kirt Strong (Hont 2. Rondy Roooo
(Hon); 3. Randy P-..on (Yom~
FAST TIME: 1. Kirk Strong (H-D) 17:12.
Beier, Sands
battle for top
By Terry Whytel
ORANGE, CA, JULY 7
Yamaha pilot Mike Beier and
Honda rider Richard Sands
dueled in both 250cc Pro motos
at this week's Saddleback MX
event with Beier finally besting both
motos.
Sands jumped to an early lead in
race one as Beier worked to overcome
a poor start. After two laps Sands had
opened a commanding lead, but Beier
broke free of the pack and set after the
flying Honda rider.
Beier caught and passed Sands at
the halfway point and cruised in for
the win. Sands stayed on the gas to
finish second as Yamaha-mounted
Ian Fitz-Gibbon pushed his way to
third.
Sands again gained the early lead
in round two with Beier pressuring
from the number two slot. Sands kept
Beier at bay until late in the mota
when lapped riders slowed his pace
and Beier slipped into the lead to
clinch the overall win. Sands picked
up the runner-up share of the purse
money with Yamaha rider Tetsumi
Mitsuyasu rounding out the top three
overall as Fitz-Gibbon DNF.
Honda-mounted Steve Coster
proved fastest in 250cc Intermediate
action. Coster clinched the overall
win in a convincing fashion with
Suzuki pilot Mike Edmonds having
to settle for second overall ahead of
Kayo Knight, aJso Suzuki-mounted.
Results
250 PRO; 1. Mike Beier (Yam); 2. Richard Sands
(Hon); 3. Tetsumi Mitsuyosu (Yam).
OPEN PRO: 1. Gary Jones (ATK); 2. Shawn Davis
(KTM).
OPEN INT: ,. Bill Petro (Yam); 2. Steve Rotondo
(Hon).
250 INT: 1. Steve Coster (Hon); 2. Mike Edmonds
(Suz); 3. Kayo Knight (Suz).
1251NT: 1. Mike Young (Yam); 2. Wafar Schaeffer
(Hon); 3. Brad Johnoon (Suz).
OPEN NOV: 1. Scott Freeman (Hon); 2. John
Mason (Hon).
250 NOV: 1. Wayne Schriver (Hon); 2. Chuck
Coiner (Suzl; 3. Richord Guthridge (Suz).
125 NOV; ,. Luis Alfon... Tirado Diaz (Hon); 2.
Samuel Hernandoz (Han).
250 BEG: 1. John Romero (KTM); 2. Kanny
Kopecky (Suz).
125 BEG: 1. Mike Bova (Suz); 2. Israel ~z
(SuzJ; 3. Aichllf1l e'-in
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