ate claims
pillway MX brass
y Jim Pluhar
ANTA MARlA, CA, JULY 15
he best racing of today's moocross race at Santa Maria's
pillway Park was in the 250cc
unior class, where Emory Cate
eId off Jim Diyorio of anta Maria
n two of the three moLOS LO capture
he class overall.
Diyorio looked strong in the first
vent, but finished third overall after
tailing, theD working his way up
om last place to win moLO. one: .
Cate came back to beat Dlyono m
he second and third events. Mike
napp of Goleta, a 25Oc.c Interme'ate, took the overall WID by WIDing all three of his moLOS.
Kawasaki-mounted Steven Franco
f Carpenteria scored three first place
inishes in the 80cc Novice division
o best Suzuki rider Todd Lykken
nd Kawasaki rider Doug De B.ruW,
f Santa Maria. Lykken was second
ith a seven point total and DeBruW
third with eight points.
Results
80 NOV: ,. Sle..n Fr.nco (Kaw); 2. Todd Lykken
(Suz); 3. Doug DeBruhl (Kaw); 4. urry Ashbrook
(Kew); 5. Jereel Biely (V.m).
80 JR: 1. Jeff Orth (K_~ 2. Torey Rolland
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Monteu rider SCott HucI outscored Kip Webb to take the Expert cleuwin
at the Granite tria.. in Norden. Califomia,
/(Kaw), Wade Anton (Yam). Wayne
Church (Kaw) and Earle. Earle got
0(( dead last, but late in the mOlD. he
had caught all but Fox and Whelchel, which would be the (in ish order.
Moto two had Earle. Bever and
Reader lead. but a pile-up took out
Earle, Whelchel and Church. When
the dust cleared, it was Anton's RW
Racing YZ in the lead ahead o( (irstmoLO winner Fox. Earle again worked
(rom last to mid-pack by the half.
Anton and Fox put on the best display o( warfare o( the day and swapped
leads, until Fox took it (or good to
beat a tiring Amon, Reader. Earle
and Church.
A special Open GP was held immediately after the (inal motoo( the day,
which was the Open/250 contest. Bill
enks (Mai) roosted 0(( the line to
ead the dead engine-started race,
while Earle started once again in last
aher failing to boot his N-D/BelRay/Seer/LOP CR500 to li(e. Jenks
was (aced with one problem though
- twelve-year-old Daily, on his Kawasaki support ride. was tearing up
. the track looking (or a line around
the 500cc Maico. Daily gained enough
ground 0(( "Leach's Lump" to sail
into the lead. Alan Rogers (Hon 5(0),
Randy King (Yam) and Earle held
down top five positions on lap eight
o( the ten-lap race. Earle picked 0((
King. Rogers and Jenks to settle into
second behind Daily, and possibly
would have caught the Kawasaki
80cc pilot with an extra lap. Daily
jubilantly took the win beating resident Rogers.
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Results
OPEN GP: 1. Jeff Daily CKawl; 2. RichenI E.....
(Hont 3. Alan " - - (Honl.
OPEN PRO/tNT: 1. Richerd Eerla CHon); 2. 8fyen
R _ ty.m~ 3. Gery e - tyem).
25OINT: 1. DevidfC*fSuzl; 2. _Anton (V.mt
3.
Church (Kewl.
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125 INT: 1. Ron Robinoon CHont 2. Devin 011
CKawt 3. Kds Correll (Honl.
25OJR: 1. Ron Hen (Han); 2. Al.n Rogers (Honl; 3.
Terry Brillion (Han).
125 JR: 1. R.ndy King ty.m); 2. Rendy Weins
ty.m); 3. O.n Summerlin (Hon).
80: 1. Jeff D.ily (Kewl; 2. Mike Johnoon (V.m); 3.
John Feeley (Kewl.
80: 1. ChrisPellerson(Hont 2. RobyLeecllty.ml;
3. Tr_ _ rg (Honl.
125 BEG: 1. M.'" Johnson ty.ml; 2. P.I Munyon .
ty.ml; 3. Jim Hoffm.n (Hon).
250 BEG: 1. Mike Grog.n (V.m); 2. Chri. Unk
(V.m).
OT: 1. Sle.. So while Cook was already up
to eighth. Within (our laps, Cook
was (ourth - only seven seconds
behind Lindsey. Three circuits later
he was on Lindsey's tail. and the two
riders diced (or the (irialtwo rounds.
Cook made his move at the flag, nipping Lindsey by inches.
Aher Randy Warren beat Alben
Firestine in their last 250cc Pro outing. it was a (oregone conclusion
who would win today; Firestine does
not like to lose. He stole both hole- .
shots and never looked back. H he
had. he would have seen Dave Newell
instead o( ·Warren. Newell (ollowed
Firestine across the (inish line both
rounds in (rom o( Warren.
The cream rose to the top in the
80cc Expert class. Brant McCoy and
Darren DeLoach, the top two contenders (or the stale championship,
finished one-two respectively. McCoy
chased Derek Brown the entire first
moto before zapping him 'for the win
on the (inallap.
The second round was a private
baule between the two hotshoes. McCoy was on top (or the (irst four laps
before succumbing to DeLoach, but
regained the lead lWO laps later. DeLoach went back around McCoy on
the next circuil and kept the lead to
the finish.
Results
80 NOV: ,. Brien A....ncler (~); 2. Jeke Devi.
(Kaw); 3. Des Piihl, (Kaw).
60 AM: 1. Shewn Morgen (Kaw); 2. Rick Furmen
(Kaw).
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80 NOV .1: 1. Ilpyd Cllembers (V.. ); 2. Du.".
Smidl "'em); 3.1JeIflfojlllillS (lChI).1
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