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......,,...,,.......... 01 Ir' Q ~ W ..J Ir W ~ > III ~ ... :I: Dan Fargen rode his Kawasaki KDX200 to an easy overall win at the Bike Bam Hare Scrambles. held in Morrison. Illinois. 32 drag-race before funneling twoabreast into a woods section 100 yards beyond the scoring barrel. Dale Smith (Kaw), Tim Crimmon (Kaw) and Chuck Cannon (Kaw) led the re t of the riders into the woods. Getz was running first at the end of a three mile-lap that LOok riders through high speed fields. tight woods, muddy creek crossings and deep, undulating sand. Getz kept the throttle on and pulled away from everyone but Dan Fargen. Fargen, after a mediocre tart. picked off riders unti I he caught Getz at the end of the third lap. The pair, with GeLZ in the lead, circulated wheel-to-wheel for one and a half hours, before Fargen SLOpped for gas. Getz dropped out,on lap 12 with engine problems. We had one hell of a race," aid Fargen. "Getz was pulling me a little in the fields and I was getting it back in teh woods. I didn't think I was going to be-dt him because I knew I had to SLOp for gas. Last week at Ptown we were Tdcing like today and we didn't SLOp for gas. Kelly finished and I had LO walk back when I Tdn out. I wasn't going to make that mi take ag-di n." Geo[(Mellingercompleted 14 laps, stopped for gas, and still aced the 250cc A class. Mellinger said this year he is going to change his riding style and concentrate only on riding when hegoe racing. "Idon'thavetowin," he said. "I ride to have fun, but it's more fun to win." Rod Gorzney joined the senior ranks this year and started the season on a positive note by acing the class. Fourteen-year-old Kris George, who has a long way to go before he joins the Seniors, overalled the Mini class. George was first off the line and midway through the 45-minute race had pulled into a big lead over David Bergquist (Kaw). Results 200 A: 1. Steve Nauman (Yam); 2. Tim Crimmon (Kawl; 3. Steve Sulzberger (Kaw). 250 A: 1. Geoff Mellinger (Hus); 2. Dale Smith (Kawl; 3. Joe Zierman (C-A). OPEN A: 1. Frank Schoenbeck (KTM); 2. Glen Fuegen (Vam); 3. John Kulera (Vam). SR: 1. Rod Gormey (Kaw); 2. Jay Horn (KTM); 3. Paul Fisher (Hus). 200 B: 1. Jon Gieson (Kaw); 2. Tim Hemstreet (Hus); 3. Dave Brkljack (Kaw). OPEN B: ,. Scan Levenon (C-A); 2. Doug Reed (Honl: 3. Gary Richter (Husl. MINI: 1. David Bergquist (Kew); 2. Richard Stephens (Kaw): 3. Jason Kazlurch (Kawl. OVERALL OVERAtL A: 1. Dan Fargen (Kaw). OVERALL B: 1. Jam,e Knees (Kawl. MINI: 1. Kris George (Kaw). Red Sud draws 520 MXers By Angie laRocco BUCHANAN, MI, MAR. 23 Red Bud T Twa almost overflowing with motocrossers as 520 riders gathered for round two of the MMDA Silverdome upercross Series. Yamaha-mounted Eric McLear and Kawasaki pilot Brian Swink were heat winners in the 80cc (12-15) class. wink pulled the entire line at the start of the final and racked up his second series win. McLear put in a steady ride for second overall and Steve Bulyovsky's 2-3 finishes landed him third for the day. In the 125cc Junior class Yamaha support riders Mike LaRocco and Greg Bowen held the attention of the crowd as they pulled out from the pack within the first two laps oftheir first moto. Bowen pulled the holeshot with Jeff Beckington and LaRocco in tow. LaRocco moved by Beckington to secure second and charged within bikelengths of Bowen. LaRocco tried many different lines to try and find a way past Bowen. During the last lap Bowen got tangled' with a lapped rider allowing LaRocco to sneak by and win the moto. Bowen holes hot the second moto with LaRocco on his back fender. By midrace Bowen had stretched Out a five-second lead over LaRocco when LaRocco kicked into high gear, closing the gap. The two worked their way around lapped riders with LaRocco pushing to within inches of Bowen, but Bowen held 0[( the charge and captured the..moto win and the overall victory. The I25cc Bclass, with 107entrants, was the largest of the day. Yamaha riders ruled the three qualifiers with wins by Keith Brown, Mike Kuneja and Alan Horne. But the final moto was all Yamaha-mounted Jamie McLean's. His 2-1 finishes gave him the first overall. Kurzeja was running in second place with Kawasakimounted SCOtt Morris a close third, but Morris put the pre sure on and mov~d into second shortly before the checkered flag. Kurzeja held on to second overall for theday with Morris locking into third. Todd DeHoop and Sanford Buchalter aced their l25cc A class qualifying motos. De Hoop took the early lead in the first qualifier with John Grewe, Andy Michner and Greg Bowen in hot pursuit. Not content with fourth place, Bowen slipped by Michner for third and then passed Grewe overajump for a second place finish. Buchalter al 0 pulled an early lead in the second qualifier, winning the moto, with Greg Chapman and Jim Randa fini hing second and third. The final moto saw DeHoop howing the rest of the pack·to the corner again and led all the way. Grewe took second with Tracy Wood, Mike Roth and Bowen battling for third. Bowen finally took over third for good in the last lap. Results 60: 1. Peter Zerial(Kaw); 2. Justin Blaka (Kaw); 3. Steven Castro Jr. (Kaw). BO 7-1 1: 1. Ron Bulyovsky (Kaw); 2. Rich Godshall (Yam); 3. Scan Patchen (Varni. 80 12-15: 1. Brian Swink (Kewt; 2. Eric McLear (Vam); 3. Steve Bulyovsky (Kaw). SR 30-40: 1. Rendy Carrick (Vam); 2. Bobby Goff (Han); 3. Gory Saya (Yam). SR 40 & UP: 1. Barry Mayo (M-DI; 2. Jindrich Gret (Varni: 3. Jazef Haviar (Han). 125 JR 12-15: 1. Greg Bowen (Yam); 2. Mike LaRocco (Varni; 3, Jeff Beckington (Yam). 125 B: 1. Jamie McLean (Vam); 2. Mike Kurzeja (Vam); 3. Scan Morris(Kaw). 125 A: 1. Todd DeHoop (Vam); 2. John Grewe (Kaw); 3. Greg Bowen (Yam). 250 B: 1. Kenny Kizzar (Yam); 2. Jamie McLean (Vam): 3. Scon Morris (Kawl. 250 A: 1. Jeff Stanton (Varni; 2. Todd DeHoop (Yom); 3. Bobby Wagner (Kawl. OPEN B: 1. David McPherson (Kew); 2. Tony Tamborino (Hon); 3. Mark Leiderhon (Hon). OPEN A: 1. Jeff Stanton (Vam); 2. Ron Flagg (Yam); 3. Rusty On (Vam). Slue Ridge HS all White By George Greer COLLINSVILLE. VA, MAR. 16 The Virgina Championship Hare Scramble Series held its season opener with over $17,000 worth of contingencies up for grabs at the end of the year. The 14event series is being sponsored by Rocky Cycle Co., Bell Helmets, Hallman Racing Products, MeLZeler Tires, Scott Goggles, Texaco Oil Co. and Lubricants. Over 180 riders from four states converged on the' nine-mile course to rub handlebars with some of the fastest woods riders on the east coast. The Blue Ridge Cycle Club sent the riders out for five loops that took the winners over two and a half hours to complete. Although the sun was shining and temperatures were in the 70s, rain the previous four days left the course in a very slick and challenging condition. Hills, fireroads and stream crossings managed to keep the attention of all when ruts quickly developed that many could not contend with. A good start was the saving grace for many of the riders as bottlenecks quick.Jy developed behind them. The lap times of each rider varied widely as they guessed their way through each loop. Two time Grand Champion David White, sponsored by Rocky and Lubridyne, had to borrow a 250CR Honda after losing his ride on a Yamaha, but showed it was business as usual as he blasted into the lead at the start. At the end of the second lap, KTM rider Roland King wa biting at White's rear fender only four seconds behind. Realizing that the overall was in jeopardy, White picked up the pace just enough to regulate King to second overall by 33 seconds. With White advanced out of class, the 250cc win went to K.ing, while Can-Am/Lubridyne/Marty's Cycle Sales-sponsored Marty Hensley sorted out his first ride on a Can-Am to take second in class and fourth overall ahead of a charging Maico-mounted Mark Rollins. The Open class had the closest action of the day as Mark Maddox on a Marks Power Equip/Lubridynesponsored KTM and Paul Norris on a Cycletronics of New Bern-sponsored Husky duked it out for much of the race. At the checkers, Maddox managed to pull off the win by a minute. Richard Faria has the distinction of riding the only Montesa in the series and rode it to a close third. The riders placed third, fifth and sixth overall, respectively. The 200cc class was left goreen with envy as Mark IV-sponsored Ricky Hilton and Scott/Bare Bros.-sponsored Rick Pino on Kawasakis went heads up during the early portion of the race and became the only riders in the class to go five laps. While in the lead, Pino got off the course while trying to work his way around one of the slimy uphills and lost several minutes trying to get back on course. Hilton quickly took advantage and ' never looked back for the win. Afterwards Pino commented on his side excursion, "I ended up on a really nice trail, and then I realized that it wasn't arrowed. "On the condition of the course he observed, "There's a red bike stuck in one of those mud holes with nothing but the handlebars and two inches of the gas tank showing'" Vic Jordon (Kaw), made his debut into the Senior class a memorable one by leading the first and last lap. His contenders in between came in the form ofa hard riding Jim Thompson (Suz), who came up with a twominute lead on the second lap only to be forced out with a separated shoulder, and then by KTM rider Graham Kenan, who pulled a nine-minute lead on the white [lag lap. But with the win seemingly in sight, Kenan D F. Jordon cruised in for the win, while Suzuki-mounted Jim Bullard slid into second. When contacted later, Thompson said, "My shoulder popped out three times and needs an operation. I will probably be out the rest of the year." Four-stroke action was red hot, as positions continually changed. During the first lap Randy Asbury, Allan Amos and David Newton battled for the lead and came through the barrels only seconds apart. Chris Main managed to move up from midpack and carry the lead going into the last loop, while Asbury dropped off the pace and Newton DNF. Meanwhile, Randy Ashby was also on the move, and when Main encountered troubles, Ashby jumped for the lead while Main was forced to settle for second. While all the action around him was going on, Amos put in the most consistent ride of the field and finished third. Results OVERALL: 1. David Whita (Han). 100: 1. Billy Cox (Han); 2. Mike EastWood (Kawl;