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a: ~ ~ w ~ ..J <{ a.. .... ;2 > '" rJl 0 .... 0 :I: a.. l!'l 00 0') ...... co ~ ... Q.) ..0 a Q.) > 0 z The w inner of the 125cc Beginner division two class was Brian Thompson. Here he f lies to the second-moto w in . . Robert Kong nails the holeshot at the start of the second 125cc Beg inner div ision two moto and went on to place sixth overall. CMC/Skoal Bandit Lady Liberty Amateur Trans-Cal Series: Round 6 Ensey, Harrison bag Ascot SX 'w ins By Kit Palmer GA R DENA, CA , OCT. 20 Honda- mounted Brian Ensey and Kawasaki p ilot Matt H arrison claimed wins in the 80cc Beg in ner division one and two classes today a t the second an d fin al supercross roun d d uring Conti nenta l Motosport Club's, Skoa l Ba n d i ts/ U. S. Suzuki -sponsored Lad y Libert y Trans-Cal Series at Ascot Par k. Ensey eas ily won both di vision o ne m oto s, whi le H a rrison used a 2- 1 18 com bina tion to cl inc h the division two class win. In the firs t divisio n-one m or o, Ya m aha rid er Rust v Rust blew o u t of the gate a nd into the lead at th e sta rt, whi le Kenny Madder (Kaw ), Da vid Parker (Yam) , En sey a nd Bran don Masrippolito (Han) closely foll ow ed . By th e seco nd la p , Ensey had a lready motored into the seco nd posi tion a nd started pressu ri ng th e lead er, Rust. For th e nex t two laps . the two leaders ban ged hand leb ar s a few tim es befor e Ensey moved 10 th e outside and passed Rust in a stra ig h t. O nce into the lead, Ensey pulled away slight ly, while Madder started 10 hou nd Ru st. T h e top three riders stayed close for the remainder of the ra ce, wi th Ensey cro ssin g the che ckered £la g in first, foll owed by R ust, Madder, Ken Smi th (Ka w) and Rick Nolte (Suz). Madder j umped into th e earl y lead at the start of th e second moto with Ensey, Smith, Nolte and R ust in close pursuit. For th e fir st two laps, Madder a nd En sey battl ed side -byside , but Madder staye d tough a nd held En sey back . Ensey never ga ve up , a nd h e soon fo u n d th e h ot line th rough th e wh oo p s a nd mo tored by Madder . Madder staved close 10 Ense v th rough out th e rnoto bu t co u ld n:t mak e th e pass. Ensey went o n 10 win the mo to a few bikelength s a head o f Mad der , wi th Sm ith . No lte and Rust in lO W. Ri ch ie Parrent a nd h is Ka wasaki blas ted into th e lead at th e sta rt o f th e fir st d ivisio n -two mota just a hea d o f Chris Cruz (Han ), Ku rt Rood (Kaw) , H arr ison an d Chris Kefat as (Yam). Du rin g th e ' fir st la p , Kefat a s in ch ed hi s wa y in to th ird befor e running into trouble. Th rough th e whoops, Cr uz endoed a nd Kefata s pl ow ed into Cruz ' downed Honda . Cruz was sha ken up en o ugh 10 end his da y, whi le Kefa ta s d ust ed himself of f and reen tered the race a t midpack. This made th e to p five, a fter two laps , Parrent, Rood , Harri son . T ony Espi ta (Ya m) a nd Bruce Bleecher fYam) . For the remai nder of th e ra ce, Rood applied co nsta nt pressure o n Pa rrent, bu t th at was a bout all. Parrent went o n 10 wi n th e race, fo ll o wed by Rood . H a r- rison, Espita a nd Bleech er. Once aga in, Pa rr ent sto le th e holeshot at th e start o f th e second rnoto wit h Rood hot o n his tracks. U n fo rtunatel y for Rood, th e Kawasaki rider gave it a liule bit too m uch th rottle th rough a hard-packed , slick turn a nd sli d out, dropping to th e rear o f th e pack. Th is gave the seco n d spot 10 H arr ison, who started reeling in Parrent. A ways ba ck in th ird a nd fourth were J ason Kihorian (Ya rn) a n d Kefa ta s. Wh il e H arrison was pressuring Parrent for th e lead. Parrent cras h ed and d ropped to th ird . T h is gave H arrison a h uge lead ove r Kefatas, who moved into seco n d after pa ssin g Kih or ia n a la p ea rlier. H arrison went o n to ta ke th e mo to wi n an d th e o vera ll. while Kefatas crossed th e checkered £l ag in seco nd . T hird went 10 Parrent. fo llo wed by Bleech er a nd Espi ta . Yama ha rid er Kenny Maddox traded mota w ins wi th H o nda -m ounted Steve Pia ttoni in th e 250cc Interm ed iat e divisi on o ne class. Madd o x wo n the tie- brea king seco nd mota to cla im th e o vera ll. wh ile Honda rider T y Davis co ntin ued 10 do m in at e every 250cc Intermed ia te m oto he's entered so far this' series by wi n ning division two ; this time. however . h e had 10 work hard it. Maddox wa s th e fir st rider to en ter th e first turn a t th e sta rt of th e fir st di vis io n-one m oto , but was seco nd co rn ing o u t. P ia u o n i blitzed by Maddox a nd immediatel y jumped o ut 10 a co m ma nd ing lead . Fo llowing th e two fro nt- ru n ne rs in th ird was Suzu ki ri der Gilbert Valdez, wi th Cagi va rider Gl en G ord y a nd Husq va rn am ounted Mike H oo ker. Wh en thin gs sta rted settling down, H ook er started dogging Gordy for fourth , but h is bid for th a t position ca rne 10 a n a bru p t end when hi s H usky lost co m p ressio n . With Piauo ni pu lling away. Valdez was less th an a bikel en g th behi nd Maddo x near th e ha lfw ay poi nt, bu t th e Suzu ki ri der started dropp ing off th e pace a n d lost sigh t of Madd ox . Piattoni kep t bo th wh eels o n th e grou nd to tak e th e win , fol low ed by Maddox, Valdez. Gordy a nd H onda rider Da vid Paller. T he sta rt o f mot a two was a ca rbo n copy o f th e first wi th Maddox stea ling t he h uh-sh o t. bu t wi th 0Ill' exct-p - rion - Mad dox d idn 't let Pi auon i snea k by like he d id earlier. Instead , Maddox he ld o n 10 the lead a nd was pulling a way fro m P ia tton i by the third la p. G ord y was third for th e first two laps before Kawasa ki ri der Loren Pochrowski mo to red bv. Even tua lly Maddox opened up hi~ lead to a sizeable margin a nd crossed th e checke red flag out in front , taking th e · overa ll. Second overa ll a nd second in th e mor o fell to P ia u o n i, wh il e Poch rowski fin ish ed th ird fo r fifth overa ll, Va ldez used a 3-4 com bi nat io n to wra p u p thi rd overa ll. T h e fi rst d ivision-two mot o was a Davi s a ffai r - th e H onda rid er blasted into th e lead a t th e drop of th e ga te a nd never loo ked back . Last week 's Mad era su percro ss winner . Kaw asaki mounted Doug Belcher, held o n to second for th e fir st few la ps befor e Yamaha rider J oe Me lton slipped by. Belcher stayed close 10 Mel ton for the rest o f the mota bu t cou ldn' t make a pass. Davis easi ly wo n th e rn o to ahea d o f Melto n , Belcher and H onda riders J eff Reyn olds and Tim Whitlock. MOIO two wasn ' t so ea sy for Davis. H e did grab th e h ol eshot but went too wide in th e fir st turn , letting Ph il Douglas (Han) and Melton by on the inside. Do uglas led for two la ps before Melton and Davi s both passed th e leader in o ne m ove. From th en o n . it wa s a two-wav duel for th e lead. Dav is pressured Melton in every turn , but Melton stayed tough and wouldn 't give a n in ch . It wa sn ' t un til th e fin al lap tha t Dav is made h is move th rough th e wh oops a nd o u t-d ragged Melt on 10 th e next turn. Melt on stayed clo se but co u ld n' t retak e Dav is bv th e checke red £lag . Reyn ol ds fin'ish ed th ird ahead of Wh itl ock a nd Douglas. In the Vet Interm edi ate class, Bru ce Win free (Han , 250 ) roos ted into th e ' ea rl y lead , followed by Victo r Triep ke (AT K), Bret Le£ (H a n, 250) a nd Rich Will iams (Kaw). As Win free p u lled aw ay, Will ia ms wa s th e o ne to watch as h e labo red h is way th rough th e . pa ck. He took over th e seco nd position by t he seco nd la p a nd beca me gl ued to Win fr ee ' s rear fen der. 'The two stayed dose to eac h o the r for the res t of the race, but ' Vn free never i back ed orr a nd took the win ahead of W ill iams. Le f Iin ish ed th ird a hea d of T riep ke a nd Ma rk G lec ki (Hem).