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a: w u z W 11. fIl :I: ~ > III ~ if Watch Every Saturday At 5:35 P.M. E.D.T. On ·".8fMicwM ,. Results 125 PRO: 1. Jon Nelson (ylm); 2. Deen Matson (Kaw); 3. Thao Bernhard (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Jeff WllllS (Suz); 2. Brett Cahors (Hon); 3. DImon Webb (Hon). OPEN PRO: 1. Demy Boles (Hon); 2. Scan Fendor! (Hon); 3. Merk Nelson (Ylm). Host DAVE DESPAIN Brings You Exciting Motorsports Coverage Ellis, Wright battle atSactoMX COMING UP... Auaut 18th By Nuclear Neukam AMA Camel Pro IT From Peoria. IL World Championship G.P. Road Race From Anderstorp. Sweden Auaust2Sth AMA Camel Pro Road Race From Sonoma. CA AMA National Motocro.. From Washougal. WA SACRAMENTO, CA, JULY 13 seca·. Open Pro cl.... where Danny A pmr of HonU riders dice in Laguna Bol.. took the win over Scott Fendorf. (Yem); 3. Tony Carey (Ysm). 125 NOV: 1. Teryl Weinrick (Kaw); 2. Kent Gur· ries (Suz); 3. Pete Fox (Hon). Gardner mows 'em down at Santa Clara By Stoney Ryan SANTA CLARA, CA, JULY 20 In its fifth week of Friday night Zap Promotions motocross racing, the Santa Clara Police Athletic League track saw Pe- 32 Chris Milchell. Cahors smoked the firsl round of lhe Open Pros, bUl in the second round he was lrapped allhe bolLOm of a lurn-one pile-up and losl lOO much lime lO make up. Danny Boles. who is back and now gelling help from former Canadian champ Danny Turner, and after finishing second in lhe firsl moLO, won the second for the overall. SCOll Fendorf look second wilh a 4-3 count and Mark Nelson was lhird with a 5-4. ninsula Honda and MOlo-X-Fox rider "Johnny G" Gardner sweep the 250cc Pro class; laking one the hard way and one wilh sly Ie. Slarling mid-pack in the firsl mOlO behind Chris Milchell's Honda, Ya.maha pilot Craig Chrislian and Tony Richards' Kawasaki, "Johnny G'" pushed his CR hard, gaining ground on the leaders lap by lap. By the sixlh lap, il was Milchell and Gardner wheel lO wheel - Gardner pushing hard, Milchelltrying LO hold on. One lap laler "Johnny G" look the lead and never looked back. In the second moLO, il was Gardner racing fasl and smooth from holesholLO finish. Milchell look second overall, followed by Chrislian. One of the mOSl holly conlesled races of the nighl was the 125cc Pro class where Jeff Pestana look them I-I, but nOl wilhoul a fight. In lhe fir l lhree laps of the firsl moLO, il looked like anybody's race. By lhe fourth lap it wa a lighl ballle for lhe from posiLions belween leve Nauman on a Honda, Bin Avery' Kawasaki and Peslana's Honda. Thal's how lhey were 'auman, Avery, Peslana - when the three racers squeezed imo a hairpin lurn at lhe back of the lrack. BUl by the lime lhey cleared the corner, Avery was down and Peslana had jumped OUl ahead of Nauman for the lead and held on lO lhe finish. In the second moLO, illOOk PeSlana even laps lO overtake lhe leader Nauman, who finished second overall ahead of Avery. The largesl class of the night was lhe mini bikers, wilh nearly 40 emries inc1 uding 6-year-old Pee Wee Chrisly MaSlerson. Lillie Chrisly pulled up lhe rear on a Yamaha 50, her long ponylail bouncing wilh every bump and jump on the track. BUl way out from, racing smoothly ahead of lhe pack. was Jeannie Pruill, the only olher girl emered al Santa Clara - showing the boys jusl whal illakes LO ace the Mini class. Results' 250 INT: 1. Tom WetzeIIHon); 2. Joe West (Yem); 3. Ted Herry (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. Bob SteggsIHon); 2. Richard Gelven (Ysm); 3. Bill Wi.. (Yem). 125 JR: 1. John Merley (Kew): 2. Sheun Lee; 3. Mark Leuhe (Han). 125 INT: 1. Ty farl (Yem); 2. Mike lolhei..n (Han); 3. Jon King (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Jeff Pestana IHan); 2. S _ Neuman (Han); 3. Bin Avery (Kaw). OT SPTSMN/OT MASTE1I: 1. Jim Melntre (Suz~ 2. Pet Doyle (Mai); 3. Don Williems (Suz). VET SPSMN: 1. Jeff Burnett (Yem): 2. Joe Wylmen (Kew~ 3. Bill Burnett (Yem). VET MASTER: 1. Jerry Caton (Suz); 2. Rick Souza (Han). MINI BO JR (12-16): 1. Raben Frenk (Han): 2. Kevin Johnson (Han); 3. Deniel GllllO (Ylm). MINIBOINT(12-16): 1. Jimmy Cloy (Yem): 2. Todd Hicks (Suz); 3. Ronlld Ceton (Suz). MINI 80 NOV (12-16): 1. Eric Jacot..n (Ylm); 2. Crlig Hill (Ylm); 3. Rene Rioux (Ylm). MINI BO INT (9-11): 1. Jelnnie Pruitt (Suz). PEE WEE 50 NOV: 1. Christy Mlsterson (Ylm). MINI BO NOV 19-11): 1. Seth Young (Ylm); 2. Jerome Smith (Hon). I\IIINI 60 JR (9-11): 1. Briln Gouveil (Kaw). MINI 60 NOV (9-11 ): 1. Erik Hllpin (Hon); 2. Plul Wenger (Han). 250 PRO: 1. John GIrdner (Hon); 2. Chris Mitchell (Hon); 3. Crlig Christiln (Ylm). 250 JR: 1. Sem Gusrdino (Hus); 2. Eric Grlss (Hon); 3. Jon Feloclt (Ylm). . 250 NOV: 1. Hsnk Llnshook(Suz); 2. Tyler Young (Hon); 3. George Heere (Han). Sierra/Answer Products/Yamaha Support rider Jim Ellis made the long haul from Fresno to Sacramento Raceway Park a worthwhile vemure by scoring lWO moLO wins in the 250cc Pro class ahead of Hi-Point/Honda of Sacramento-supported Jo Jo Wrighl at the Friday nighlsladium MX races in the MOlobowl. Ellis came from behind in the operring round lO score firsl in from of up-and-coming fast guy Wright_ Then Ellis mOlored lO the win in mOlO lWO as Wright held off Jimmy "Kamakazi" Robertson for second and second overall. Robertson (4-3) and Allen "Bad Boy" Berduli (3-4) finished the evening third and fourth overall, respeclively. Kawasaki-moumed Shawn Freiling downed Yarna-rooster Darryl Haney both Limes OUl for the I25cc Inlermediale win. Honda-mounted Troy Muse finished third on a 3-3 tally. R. Craig Engineering-sponsored, Honda-moumed Rodney Beard look lhe 250cc Novice firsl place trophy back lO Grass Valley afler lopping bolh mOlOS. Suzuki-moumed Gary Pierson was second while lhird overall wem LO anolher Suzuki rider, Randy Musladin (3-3). Results 250 PRO: 1. Jim Elli. (ylm); 2. Joe Wright (Han); Nelson admirable, Watts eledric at .Laguna Seca MX By W.H. Spencer MO TEREY, CA, JULY 15 Jon Nelson and Dean Matson traded moto wins and runnerup placings in this Continental Motosports Club-sanctioned moLOcro ,wilh Nelson triumphant by virtue of his win in the deciding second mOlO. In alternaling the moLO wins lhe lWO riders lurned in some very good racing. Theo Bernhard lUrned in a pair of lhirds for the same Spol allhe payoff window, ahead of Dennis Hannel and Jeff Pestana. In the 250cc Pro class Jeff WallS relurned LO compelilion after a lhreeyear layoff and had a ballle royale wilh Brell Cahors, who was riding a borrowed machine. Cahors lefl lhe pack in the firsl moLO wilh WallS second over Damon Webb and Gregg PenningLOn. In the second round WallS and Cahors ballied so closely lhal WallS put Cahors off his line and off lhe lrack, which led LO a small conversalion laler. WallS look the overall on his MOlo-X Fox special wilh Cahors second over Webb, SCOll Miller and 3. Jimmy Robenson (Suz). OPEN PRO: 1. Deve Pile (Ylm). 250 INT: 1. Sllmmin' Sam (Hon). OPEN INT: 1. Steve Brown (Han); 2. Merk NickolllOS (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Shewn Frliling (KIw); 2. Dlrryl Hlne:\' (ylm); 3. Troy Muse (Han). VET NOV: 1. Raben CrlipIHan); 2. Roy Crouch (Han). VET !NT: 1. Msrk Miller (Ylm); 2. Keith Vlughn (Han). VET EX: 1. Russ Powell (KTM). OT NOV: 1. Bill Arboglst (Suz); 2. George Buttles (Klw). OT INT: 1. Relph Thomure (Kew); 2. Bill Housh (Ylm). VET EX: 1. AI Picken (KTM); 2. Mike Heiberger (Hon). 4-ST: 1. Kerry Brylnt (Hon); 2. Jerry Wheeler (Kew). 50: 1. Belu Judge (Han). 60: 1. Kerl Butler (KIwI; 2. Gery Robinson (Klw). BO NOV: 1. lIn Leff (ylm); 2. Grlnt Micheelson (Klw). 125 NOV: 1. Cliff Austin (Hon); 2. Mike Crull (Ylm). 250 NOV: 1. Rodney Belrd (Hon); 2. Glry Pierson (Suz). OPEN NOV: 1. Roben Timmons (Hon); 2. Bill Perkins (Suz). Seyer, Rogers roost at Albany SX By Clay Light ALBANY, OR, JULY 29 Honda-mounted Alan Rogers maneuvered his Honda CR250 around Albany Speedway supercross track well enough to lake LOp laurels in the day's prograrn winning the Open Junior GP race and the 250cc Junior class mOlOS.