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place were still held by Simmet and Blan chard. At th e sta rt o f th e seco n d mot o , Newh all Kaw asaki rid er Paul Vlach took th e ea rly lead. Vlach was follow ed by Simmet. Pasca rell a, Blancha rd, Tritt ler an d Steve Kot ajarvi. By th e third la p Pascarella had agai n motored into the lead. Vlach dropped bac k 10 fourth, a llow ing Sim me r a nd Tritt ler 10 go by. O n th e la st la p, Tr iu ler ba iled and remounted in sixth. Pa sca rella took the easy overall wi n with Simm er and Vlach fini shing second a nd third. In the fir st 80 cc Juni or/ Int ermediate moto, Int ermed iat e Chris Lara too k the ho lesh o t with Junior Lance Goodman in seco nd, Bria n Gipson th ird: J oh n Berg a nd Du stin Evans rounded out the top five. T heir positions remai ned uncha nged until the la st la p whe n Goodm an took adva ntage of La ra 's mis take and took the wi n. The seco nd rnot o was led agai n by Lara, fo llo wed by Goodman , Doug Huston, a nd Brian Gi pson. Halfwa y through the moto, G ipson h ad passed HUSlOn 10 tak e seco nd in th e Junior class. Lara eas ily out-distanced th e Junior riders and took a n easy overa ll Intermedi at e wi n . La nce Goodman , Brian Gipson a nd Brandon Sperling took top honor s in th e Junior class. The 125cc Pro class, co nsis ting o f only two riders, was th e most exciting race o f th e da y. The first moto was led by Bill y Frank (Kaw ), with Will ie Su rr att (H o n) in to w. Su rratt chased Frank th e wh ol e moto, but it was as if the two riders were tied tog ether with an invisi ble string. r:he distance between th em never van ed an in ch for th e entire 30 minutes. Frank crossed th e finish lin e first, fol lowed closely by Su rratt. T he seco nd mot o wa s agai n led by Frank. Surra tt and Fra n k diced side by side through every corner. On lap seven, Su rra tt fina lly found a wa y aro und Frank. On the fina l lap, Fra n k mo unted a fu rio us charge bu t wa s unabl e to tak e th e win from Su rra tt. Surratt 's 2-1 was good eno ug h 10 edg e o ut Frank 's 1-2 for th e win . Results 80 BEG: 1. Oayid Parker (Yam) . BOJR : 1. Lance Goodman (Kawl; 2 . Brian Gipson (Yam); 3 . Bran don Sperli ng (Yam) . BOINT: 1. Chris Lara (Kaw); 2 . M ike Reill y (Yam) ; 3. Dust in Evans (Kaw) . 80 EX: 1. Mike Pascarella (Yam) ; 2 . Rick Simmet (Han); 3 . Paul Vlach (Kawl. 125 BEG: 1. Jell Orth (Yam); 2. Dennis fvarsscn (Han ); 3. Doug Miller (Han). 125 JR : 1. Pekka Rajaryo (Kaw); 2. Shawn Slay· ton (Kawl; 3. Bob Sassen (Cag). 125 INT: 1. Jell Ma t iasevich (Kew) ; 2. Kurt Rogstad (Han ); 3. Kev in Burrows ( H on~. 125 PRO: r . Wi lliam Surratt (Hon); 2. Billy Frank (Kaw). 250 JR : 1. Dav id Jenning s (Hon) ; 2. Darrin Hoeft ( Ho n~ 3 . Glenn Gordy (Kawl. 250 INT: 1. Jeff Matiasevich (Kew) ; 2 . Kev in Frin ger (Yam); 3. Mike Dunlap (KIW). 25OPRO: 1. Mark Mclaren (Kaw) ; 2. M ark M icelli (Hanl. 500 BEG: 1. Gr eg St. Cla ir (Hus). 500 JR : 1. M ike Hunan (Yam ). 500 INT: 1. Eddie Hatch (Hon); 2. Marc Cum m ins (Hon t 3 . Tom Fry (Han). 500 PRO: 1. Ed Arnet (Yem). VET JR : 1. Greg Preston (Suz). VETINT: 1. David Arnold (Han); 2. Peter Dill (Han); 3. Ron Way (Honl. VET EX: 1. Marino Bastionell (Su r); 2 . Bob M i llner (Han). Tarrantino tops record Corona International turnout By Terry Whytal CO RO NA, CA, DEC. 30 Two hundred riders com pe ted in th e secon d SMX race a t th e new Corona Im ema tionaltrack to esta blis h the facility as th e premi er rac e tra ck i n Ri ver s id e Countv. Perfect weather a nd id eal track ~od i t i o ns provided th e set-up I l ( J L t J .,. I 1 J : f I ) I I ) t J' -:. ... ) ) for a vic torio us ret u rn to th e Uni ted Sta tes o f th e new Sou th African Na tion al C ham pion J im Tara n ti no, Ta ra n tino to pped both the 250cc and 125cc Pro classes despite fierce co m petitio n from Ka wa sa k i pilot Todd Campbell in the 250cc bat tle a nd Yamaha 's rising star Eddi e H icks in I 25cc actio n. Campbell posted a pai r o f excellent starts bu t co u ldn' t keep Ta rantin o a t ba y as th e mor os rea ch ed th e midwa y points. T ara ntino reach ed th e chec kers first in both ro u nds with Campbell placing second a head o f H onda rid er Chris Fleming , Varn a ha -rnounted Ti Schwartz a nd J im Hoover a nd Suzuki pilot T ony Spea r. H icks nearl v ran a way wi th the fir st 125cc P ro race as he took th e ho lesho t at the sta rt a nd kep t T aran ti no a n d Kawasaki p ilot Billy Frank in his dust un til the halfwa y poi nt. Hi cks fell off the pace from th ere. Tarantino cruised to th e win ahead o f Fran k. Fra n k ca me back 10 win moto two but hi s 3-1 score was n' t enoug h 10 top Tara n tino 's 1-2. Kaw asa ki rid er Ray So m mo p icked up third, just edging a cha rg ing Dou g O 'D onnell Irorn the third pl ace overa ll . Nearl y 50 Old T im ers packed th e o ver 40 years of age field with Yamaha-mounted Marvin Ol son besti ng th e Expert Ol d Gu ys in eac h mo tos. Ron Ri ver went home with the second pl ace overa ll honors ahead o f Honda p ilot Ron Way a fter Yamaha rid~r J im Belt in ck dropped to seventh m ro u nd two 10 fin ish fo u rt h overa ll wit h a 2-7 score. Results OPEN PRO: 1. Scan Manning (y am); 2 . Tony W ank et (Ho n); 3. Mark Adamson (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. J im Terantino (Su¢ 2 . Todd campbell (Kaw) ; 3 . Chris Flem ing (Han) . 12 5 PRO : 1. J im Tarantino (S ud; 2. Billy Frank (Kawl; 3 . Ray Somma (Kawl. 250 INT: 1. Ron Lawson (Yam); 2 . Tim W h itlock (Yaml; 3. Pau l Krause (Yaml. 125 INT: 1. Frankie Brundage (Kaw) : 2. M ike M clain (Kaw) : 3 . M ike Young (Yam ). OT EX: 1. M arvin Olson (Yam) ; 2. Ron Riv er (Yam ); 3 . Ron Way (Han). OT INT: 1. D. Deichman (Ya m ~ 2. Kurt Sai ki (Yam); 3 . Georg e Sperling (Hus ). OT NOV : 1. Dal e Brockel! (Han); 2 . Wendell Park (Han); 3 . George McCauley (Hus ). VET EX; 1. Alan Olson (Yam ); 2. Ken Ehlers (Yeml; 3 . Peter Oil (Honl. VET NOV : 1. Ray Swanson (Han ); 2 . o-ai g Comer (Yam) ; 3 . l ewi s Wright (Sur). OPEN NOV : 1. John Perry (Hus); 2. Mark Tr ent (Han); 3 . Tim Huddleston (Kaw). 250 NOV : 1. Chuck Montlipre (Han) ; 2. Clay Stanford (Suz); 3 . David Taxel(Suzl. 125 NOV: 1. Sco t M cDonoug h (Kaw); 2 . Ray An derson (Suz ); 3 . Ron Thomas (Yam) . 250 BEG: 1. Bobby M cDamel (Yam ); 2 . John Stavros (Han ); 3 . Roger Coburn (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Mike Mogart (Kaw); 2. St even Rs he r (Suz ); 3 . Sandy Smith (Kaw). 80 EX STK: 1. Mike We ise (Yam ); 2 . Anthony Fre nch (Yam) . 80 INT STK: 1. Tomm y Clowers (Han); 2. Dana W igg ins (Kaw ); 3 . Dus t in Evans (KIW). 80 NOV STK: 1. Brian Beck (Kaw); 2 . Robb ie Perez (Kawl; 3. Guy Decken (Kaw) . 80 BEG STK: 1. J eremy Albrecth (Kawl; 2. Dayid Parker (Yaml; 3. Greg Paul (Yam). 60 NOV: 1. Johnn y Cole (Hon); 2 . Dennis Turne r (KIW); 3 . Chr is Comen (Kaw~ 80 EX MOO: 1. Colin Karcher (Yam); 2. Anthony Fre nc h (Yam); 3. Seon Brown (Hon). 80 INT MOO: 1. Dana Wiggi ns (Kaw) ; 2 . J ason Mc Far lan e (Yam); 3 . Brandon Sperling (Ya ml . O'Hagan clinches Mid-Winter Series title By Tim Tolleson OK LAHOMA CITY, OK, DEC. 30 Motorcycle Raceways hosted th e sixth a n d final round o f th e Oklahoma Mid-Winter Motocross Series Sunda y with a Iittl e cooperation from the weather. Severa l da ys or rai n had turned th e track in to a quagmire, and fog rendered goggles u sel ess. T he a dverse co n d i t io ns wrecked havoc in th e Min i Sen ior divi sio n . Goi ng into the final round , one point sepa ra ted th e lOp three riders: a fter two ~rue l i n g mo tos Bruce O ' Haifdn em erged with the title. J eff Emig hol esh ot th e first mo lO I I I . I " II ! ; : I r II I ' I I ;' ! ) I : : i I over Scotty Finkensteadt , who came 10 the fina l ro u nd trail in g O 'Hagan a nd Sco tty Matthews by o ne point, J ohn Ga m er, 0 'Hagan a nd Ma tth ews. Em ig styled h is Kawasaki 10 a five second lead by the en d o f th e first la p whi le O 'Hagan a nd Matthews fought over fourth . Fink ens tead t cras hed hard on the muddy back stra ig h t, a nd Matth ews pa ssed O ' Haga n in the same section . The Honda pi lot's advantag e wa s [leering a s he fell exiting the d itch a nd ga ve O ' Haga n thi rd. Mat thews remoun ted a nd cau g h t O 'Ha ga n bu t co u ld n ot force a n error. Emig wo n over Garner, O' Hagan a nd Ma tthews. Emig gra bbed the second moto ho lesh ot over Garner and Bra nd on Farmer: O 'Hagan a nd Ma tthews were mired in th e pack. O ' H agan charged to third by the end of la p two, and Mat thews was o n th e gas a lo ne. Once aga in , the ru tted a nd ro ug h track dampened h is cha rge: he lost it o n la p th ree an d remounted behind Finkcn steadt, wh o wa s detuned for th e day a fter h is first mo to bai l. Em ig a n d Garner agai n took first an d seco nd , a nd O 'Hagan's third overa ll cle nc hed the series win over Mat th ews a nd Finken steadt. Even the Experts had problem s with th e mud. Kawa sak i p ilot Ri ck Kirk took th e hol esh ot in th e fir st m o to o ver M-St ar-m ounted Greg Brown a n d CR250R-m ounted J eff H einke. The Honda r id er pa ssed Bro wn for seco nd, a nd Jim Thoma s pa ssed Brian Em ig for fourth. At mid- mota Heinke bega n p ressin g Kirk for the lead , but he went down an d sta lled . T homas went do wn , remounted a nd reel ed in Brown . T he Yam aha pi lot made his move on th e last lap and held Brown to th ird. Kirk bagged th e second -mote hol eshot ove r Brown an d Heinke an d cruised to a nother easy win. Bu t the series title fig h t was bet ween Bro wn a nd T ho mas. Brown held o ff H einke wh ile Thomas reeled them in. By the third la p, Bro wn had bui lt a cus hion a nd T ho mas had caught H einke. Brown go t side ways in a deep ru t a nd endoe d . T homas d ispa tched Heinke for seco n d and seco nd overa ll , but Brown' s fifth overa ll clen ch ed th e series titl e. Results EX: 1. Rick Kirk (Kaw); 2. J im Thomas (Yam I: 3 . Br ian Em ig (Kaw). 500 INT : 1. Nate Britt (Yam); 2 . Tim Toll eson (Hus); 3 . St eve Miller (Yam). 500 NOV : 1. Brad W ilson (Han); 2 . Ken Hethe rington (Kaw) ; 3 . Ma rk Wright (Yam l. 250 INT: 1. M ike Ables ISuz); 2. Jell Ru ssell (Han); 3 . Robert Reynard (Klw) . 250 NOV: 1. Marty Knauss (y am) ; 2. Bill Ho u ston (Han); 3 . Danny Mathis (yam). 125 INT: 1. M ike Ables (Suz); 2 . Bobby Sanford (Honl; 3. Dayid Sto ut (Han) . 125 NOV: 1. Chr is auamoos (Kaw); 2. John Garner (Han); 3. Cliff Palmer (Han). OVER 30: 1. Dennis Osburn (Yam); 2 . Gary Dr ummond (Husl; 3 . Howard Musgrove (KTM) . BEG: 1. Franci s G i ll ie s (Hon); 2. Jerr y Woods (Han); 3. Tan y William s (Suzl. 10 5 : 1. Jell Em ig (Kawl; 2. Scony Finkensteadl (Kaw) ; 3 . Scottv Ma llhews (Han). MINI SR : 1. Jeff Em ig (Kaw) ; 2 . John Garner (Kaw) ; 3. Br uce O'Hagan (Yam). M INI INT: 1. Chanc e M an hews (Hon l; 2. Brand on Farmer (Yam); 3. J ared Hamby (Han). MINIJR: 1. Chris Tucker (Kaw); 2. Jason Bu rgess (Han l; 3. Scan Unle (Han) . M INI M INI: 1. Chris Leas (Kaw) ; 2. Ma rk Rausch (Ka wl; 3. Robbie Reynard (KIwI . PEE WE E: 1. Robb ie Reynard (Yam); 2. Br _ Ftuker (Yam); 3 . Ricky Ni. (Suzl. Dashiel takes Marysville MX By Troy Scott MAR YSVILL E, CA, DEC. 30 Larry Dash iel success fu lly !laviga ted hi s H onda to pl ace h~st in th e 500cc P ros a nd seco nd In the 250cc Pros this wee kend a t Ma rysvill e MX. At the start of the 500cc Pros: leading th e field was Yamaha -m ounted Donn ie Ca nta lo up i, foll owed by Eri c McKen na a nd Dashiel. Canta loupi was ; ~i : .Jl ; ~ ;_t: J ~1 J ,.» ,. 1 1 ~ 1 l.!') 00 0') ...... M ike Kiedrowski fini shed t hird in the 125cc Int erm edi ate class at CRC's Santa Claus GP. th en pas sed by McKenna o n a rough stra ig h t. Half a lap later , McKenna went into a large berm a little h igh and th e d irt fell o u t from under h im causi ng h im to go down. By the time he was up a nd ro ll ing, he was in fourth. Dashiel th en out-p ow ered Ca ntalo u p i for th e lead. By th is tim e McKenna was on th e move and in third. T h e positions d id n' t cha nge u ntil th ree la ps were left , a nd that's wh en McKenna tried to pass Ca n talo u pi . The two wen t side -by-side battling for seco nd. McKenna fin ally ge tti ng by fo r second a nd setti ng hi s sig hts for th e " Flash Dash " Dashiel. MeKenna was a ble 10 get within striking d istance of Da sh iel when Dash ie1 went sideways losing time a nd not bei ng a ble to ma ke it ba ck up. Wh en it was o ver, Dashiel was firs t, MeKenna seco nd a nd Ca ntaloup i th ird. In the 125cc Pro class Kawa sak imounted Ti m ASlOn cap tu red th e hol esh ot a hea d o f Dave Coupe' an d Rodney Harriger. H arriger got by Coupe' by diving into a comer a lillie h ar der for seco nd. Tyson Vohland started pressuring Coupe', bu t Coupe ' held h is ground. By la p th ree, Harriger was a ble 10 pass Aston thou gh a tough left hander , and th e four riders progr essed 10 seco nd s a hea d o f the rest o f th e pack. As Harriger in creased hi s lead , Co upe' went to work o n Asto n: th e pass was mad e by Coupe ' wh en Asto n went wid e a llowing Coupe' to get under h im for second. By th e midway mark, Ha rr iger had a 13 second lead o n seco nd and thi rd place riders Co upe' a nd Aston three la ps to the end. And the positions didn 't cha nge. The three riders fini sh ed in tha t order. Results 125 PRO: 1. Rodne y Harr iger (Kawl; 2 . Dave Coupe' (Klw) ; 3 . Tyso n Voh land (Klw) . 125 1NT: John Wi llard; 2 . Terry Bast ard (Kawl; 3 . Scan McElroy ( Ho n~ 125 NOV: 1. Jim Dallpa (Han ); 2. Brian Yortan (Han ); 3 . Dale Presser (Yam) . 125 JR : 1. Rob Hermane k (Kaw) ; 2. J im Taylo r (Han); 3 . Tony M cGra th (Kaw) . OT JR: 1. Bil Kugler (Han); 2. Gary ceo (KTM) . OT INT: 1. Steve Johnson (Hon) ; 2. Don McKenzie (KTM I. . aT EX: 1. Jim Sa itone (Hon); 2. Paul Bostreu i (Han); 3 . Richard Sch illing. 250 PRO: 1. Daye Coupe ' (Kaw ); 2. Lar ry Dashiel (Hon l; 3. Robbie Hadlock (Kaw ). 250 INT : 1. Curtis Oias (Kaw); 2. Denn is Redd ing (Han); 3 . Bob Ma lani (Yam). 250 JR : 1. M ar k Plen is (Suzl; 2. Oon M cGrat h (Ka wt; 3 . Bret Rosenberg (Sur). . . VET JA : 1. Danie l Jen son (Kaw); 2. Mike ccttcersleeve (Mai); 3 . Brian Aldrich (C-AI . VET INT: 1. Norman M ur r is (Honl . VET EX: 1. Bu u Presser (Yam); 2 . Terry Sage (Vam); 3 . St eve Feroni (Yam) . 80 EX : 1 . Tallon Vohl and (Ka w ); 2 . Chris Neal (Kaw); 3. Stev e Rem son {Kaw) . 500 PRO: 1. Larry Oash iel (Ho n); 2. Eric M cKenna (Ha n); 3. Donnie Cantaloupi (Yam). 500 INT: 1. Ke n W illicon (Hon); 2 . Kev in Maas (HanI: 3. M ack Nickolato s (Han). 500 JR ; 1. Robe rt Berhouet (Han); 2 . J im Tay lor (Hon!; 3 . Tom Hampton (Yam). ·r ( : l~ ( ' -I ' ·l '!. · 25 . " If : .: . ,

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