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'~ « ll:l :;) « a: - 0 0 I- J: w 11. W > ll:l ::?: a: U Z ~ z ~ « 0 0 u, l- -- I:". r ' l.!") a: ' 0 w J: 11. -' 11. > ll:l 00 en 0 0 I- ~ J: 11. ~ >~ ~ Matt Tedder leads Mike Healey at the start of the first 250cc Pro moto at DeAnza. Healey won both 125cc and 250cc Pro classes. Healey hot at DeAnzaMX By Nate Rauba SUNNY MEAD, CA , APR. 14 Suzuki support rider Mike Healey cleaned up the Pro classes in today's DeAnza Racing Club MX . Healey posted a 38 2- lscore to take the I25cc overall , and in the 250cc Pro di vision he came from behind in both motos to take the victory. The first 125cc rnoto belonged to Team Tarnrn 's Mike Beier as he grabbed the holeshot and quickly moved away from Doug Dubach (Race Tech Kaw ) and Healey. A few laps into the race, Beier held about five seconds over second place Dubach, who began to have problems with his rear brake. Healey was on Dubach 's tail and took advantage of his problem by moving to second; Dubach stopped a few laps later to adjust his brake and dropped to the back of the pack. Kawasaki-mounted Lance Rieman took over third. but later in the moto was passed by a hard-charging Mike Brown (Innovation Sports Kaw). Beier moved out to take a comfortable win, despite a broken shock spring, over Healey. After getting his brake problem worked out, Dubach mounted a charge that carried him to within a bikelength of Brown at the finish . Dubach nabbed the holeshot at th e start of the second moto ahead of Healey and Brown. Beier hit the gate and got a bad start, but by the end of lap one had passed Brown for th ird. For the next eight laps Healey and Beier chased Dubach with no change in positions. Then ~n the 10th lap. . Healey made his move and stuffed Dubach in a tight turn, causing Dubach to bail over the berm. Beier then moved in on ' H ealey but couldn't keep upthe pressure, allowing Healey to go on to take the win by severa l seconds. Beier was second overall, and Brown finished the moto third to nail the same overall position . In the first 250cc Pro moto, Healey was last off the start, but he moved up to fifth by the end of the first lap. A few lapslater he took the lead, then went on to take the win ahead of T erry Fowler. Healey got a no th er bad start in th e second rnoto and spent half th e race moving up to second. By th e time he got there. Matt Tedder (Mo to -X Fox Hon ) had already devel oped a good lead; H ealey reeled him in a nd took th e .lead .on lap nine of th e 15-lap a ffa ir. Tedder held seco nd for th e rem ainder of th e ra ce a n d was seco nd overall by wa y of a 3-2 score, while Fowler edged out Chris H einrich for th ird overall with a 2-4 tally. Results PEE WEE DIV 1: 1. Jimmy Var is (Varni; 2. Jerry Alemon (Yam); 3. Daniel Simmons (Suz). PEEWEE DIY 3: 1. Greg Schwell(KawO; 2. Chris Williams (SUl). _ . MINI BEG; 1. Bren Byard (Yaml; 2. Todd Davis (Kaw): 3. David Castillo (Kaw) . MINI NOV: 1. Ryan Huges (Yam): 2. Robbie Perez (Kawl. MINI INT: 1. Jason McFarland (Yaml; 2. David Germa n (Kaw ). MINI EX: 1. Jimmy Gaddis (Sull. 125 BEG: 1. Tom Bonacci (Kaw); 2. Reed Frank (Kaw); 3. M ike Robbins (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Jeremy Hughs (Kaw): 2. Mark Wiedman (SUl); 3. Jerry Lineral (Han). 125 INT: 1. Larry Benedict (Kaw); 2. Mike Wiese (Varni; 3. Jeff Bua {Sullo 125 PRO: 1. Mike Healey (SUl) : 2. Mike Beier (Kaw); 3. Mike Brown (Kaw) . 250 BEG: 1. Mark Shuck (Han); 2. Ryan Shaffer (Han); 3. Man Crowther (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. (TIE)Greg Kopp (Vam)/ Joe Merriam (Yam); 3. Tom Smith (SUl): 4. DannyWicrisler (Vam). 250 INT: 1. Steve Piattoni (Han); 2. Danny Crouch . (Yam); 3. Kil Palmer (Yam). _ 250 PRO: 1. Mike Healey (Suzl; 2. Man Tedder (Han); 3. Terry Fowler (Han), OPEN BEG: t , Lucky Hoffman (Han): 2. John Ritchio (Han); 3. Michael Micheni (SUl) . OPEN NOV: t. Louis Unares (Han); 2. Mark Trenl (Han); 3. Ron Worden (Han). VET JR: 1. Greg Tagliaferri (SUl); 2. Jeff Petterson (Han): 3. Ralph Dickson (Vam). VET INT; 1. Dale Canner (Yam). VER MSTR : 1. John Cardoza (Han): 2. Jon Hall (Kawl ; 3. Paul Thede (SUl) . VET SR: 1. Mike Brooks (SUl). WOMEN : 1. Leilani Emary (SUl) . Kell cashes in at Corona MX By Nate Rauba CORONA. CA, APR. 12 Mike Kell pocketed the first place cash in the 125cc Pro class tonight at Corona Raceway with a couple of hard rides. Kell came up a bikelength short at the finish of th e first rnoto, ,but in round two he took the win after a moto-long battle with Lance Rieman. Open class winner Scott Johnson (KSIISimpson Hon) led the 125s through the first turn in moto one, but Chuck Hart (Suzuki Country ) took the lead on the first lap. Hart wasn 't able to pull away from the big bike, but Johnson did keep Hart's competitors - Keith Morabito (Sunwest Yamaha/Gear) a nd Kell (Wi lcox /Scott Kaw ) - from moving in. Morabito was the first to get by John son on lap four and was quickly o n Hart 's tail. Kell went by a lap later, A DRA Canyon GP winner Brian Hayes does a clicker over a tabletop jump on hi s way to the checkered flag. Chris Chambers was second. th en took second when Morabito got o u t of shape in th e whoops. On th e fin al lap, Kell was giving H art some heavy pressure a nd tried p assing h im severa l times. bu t th e Suzu ki pilot h eld Kell off an d took the win by a bikelen gth. Morabito was third a hea d o f Ri eman (T SR / Ceet Kaw ). H art holeshot th e seco nd moto just a head of Kell and Rieman, but fell on th e seco nd lap after being p assed by Kell, th en dropped to last. For th e next lap Kell led a tight formation consisting of Rieman, J ohn Holmes (Kaw) , a nd Mo rabito, but Kell a nd R ieman quickl y broke awa y on the following lap to begin their battle. Rieman took th e lead on lap three, and for the next couple of laps Kell stayed right in his tracks. With just over a lap to go, Kell reclaimed first in the hills, then held Rieman off for the remainder of the race to take a . narrow win. Holmes maintained third, and Hart worked back up to fourth to claim second overall. Jacob Swain (Rincon Kawasaki/ Pj l z Hi-Poirrt) and Mike Metzger (Bill's Pipes Kaw) looked like they would be in fora tough battle with each otehr in the Mini Beginner 12 & Under class, but unfortunatel y the showdown was cut short in each moto. Swain led the start of th e first . motowith Metzger on hi s tail. On lap two, Swain doubled a set of jumps, but Metzger, not wanting to fall behind, tried the same thing, came up a little short and crashed. Swain won easily and Metzger got up to finish second ahead of Jimbo Carmack (Suz), Swain took the start of moto two ahead of Metzger then was passed in the hills. Swain got by Metzger at the start of the second lap. and Metzger tried to retaliate going up th e big uphill. But Metzger bailed again, an d Swain took another easy win. Results . PEEWEE: 1. Jimmy Williams (Kawl; 2. Kyle Bagshaw (Kaw) . MINI BEG 12-: 1. Jacob Swain (Kawl: 2. Ban Phalen (Kaw); 3. Jarrett Austin (Hon). MINI BEG 13-: 1. David McLeod (Kew): 2. Brad Bailey (Kaw); 3. Sean McEntyre (Han). MINI NOV: 1. Louie Ramo (Vam): 2. Cole Fe~s (Kawl: 3. Robert Naber (Kaw). MINI EX: 1. Mike Wiese (Vam). . 125 BEG DIV 1: 1. Joe Hebdon (Kaw) ; 2. Marc Matson (SUl); 3. Bob Sale (Kaw) . 125 BEG DIV 2: 1. Ral Suit IVam); 2. Greg Stevens (Yam); 3. Jascen Run (Yam). 125 BEG DIV 3: 1. Jeff Dean (Vam): 2. Frank Pompeandi (SUl): 3. MAn Wickens (SUl) . 125 NOV: t . John Garcia (Han): 2. Roger Hauptman IKaw); 3. Robert McCay (Kaw). 125 INT: t , John Flores (Kawl: 2. David Foltl (Kawl: 3. Kenny Maddux (Kawl . . 125 PRO: t. Mike Kell (Kaw); 2. Chuck Hart(Sul); 3. Lance Rieman (Kaw), 250 BEG DIV 1: 1. Reggie Kenny (Vam); 2. Bryan Belew (Kaw); 3 . Tony Feldhaus (Yam) . 250 BEG DIY 2: 1. Jim Boren (Ho'nl: 2. Jesus Casillas (Yam); 3. Jim Tamburo (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Shawn Heit (Vam): 2. Nate Rauba (Sull; 3. Jeff Thomas (Varni. 250 INT: 1. Murray Shackelford (Suzl; 2. Guy Giffin (Han); 3. Jeff Run (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Doug Hoover (Vam): 2. Mark Oecker (Vam); 3. Laur ie Fooks (SUl) . OPEN BEG: 1. Joe Clark (Han): 2. Rick Glass (Han); 3. Dwight Garland (Sull. OPEN NOV: 1. Danny Cukar (Suz): 2. Alan COSIS (Yam); 3. Jeff Carlson (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Brent Paner (Han); 2. Dean Wilkinson (Han). OPEN PRO: 1. Scan Johnson (Honl . VET: 1. David Chuun (Yam); "2. Raben Fortier (Kaw); 3. Norm Stephens (Yam). Hayes hangs on for Canyon GP win By Mary Lou Hi nes-Stewart PHOENIX, AZ, MAR. 31 Bel-Ray-sponsored 250cc Expert rider Brian Hayes hauled to take first in his class and the overall in the Arizona Desert Racing Association's (ADRA) third annual Canyon Grand Prix. The two-hour-long short-course race was dominated earlier by 200cc Expert Dennis Parker, then motocrosser Robby Naughton (Hon). But Parker's Yamaha ran out of gas, letting Naughton by - but he had two flat tires, which slowed him down considerably. Hayes won it with a 12-lap time of 1:58.19. Winning the 200cc Expert class was KTM-mounted Danny Bonham; Naughton limped in for second in class. followed by Parker Honda's Scott Hildebrand. Hayes was followed .h om e in his class by Chris Chambers (H on ) and Marty Miller (Suz). In the Open Expert class, James George (Kaw) earned top honors, crossing the finish line almost a minute ahead of second-placer Dale Cooley (Hon), Pat Duncan (Hon ) was third. Hal Owens (Hon) picked off his opponents in the 250cc Amateur class, and finished with a time of 1:58:36. Owens fini shed less than a minute ahead of 'Ya m a h a -m o u nted Scott Kindler. Scoring third was Don Tistie (Kaw). The dash for the 200cc Amateur trophy was pretty exciting as Kevin Sullivan (Kaw) and Kent Gilbertson (Kaw) went bar-to-bar in the closing laps of their race. At the finish, Sullivan successfully nailed down the win, with a two-second lead over Gilbertson . Third place went to Chris White (H on) .