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The Min'i Junior class featured a bailie' between Atkinson and Aaron Carlson. They traded moto finishes with Atkinson's 2-1 leaving him on top of the standings. Casey Staige's 3-4 tally gave him third. Schmit's Team Green-supported Kawasaki carried him to an early lead in the 125 c Expert class. Brandon Hopkins gave chase but oon 10 t sight of him. Robbie Engstrom and Bryan Schiltz trailed Hopkins to the flag. The second molO saw a repeat performance by the top three riders. David Taittook fourth after chasing Engstrom for the entire molO. Jeff Olden berg won the first 250cc moto after an early dice with Iowan Bryan Hunt. Tim Bernloehr held on for third with Rick Munson in fOllrth. The second molO saw Hunt hoot Out fronrwith J6hn Niemi and cott Ruegg in pursuit. Olden berg moved up after a dismal start 10 finish a closing second to Hunt at the £Jag. Bernloehr and Ruegg rou nded ou t the top four. Results MINI PEE WEE; 1. Miek Atkinson (Kaw); 2. Craig Cunningham (Kaw); 3. Alan Dekeyrel (Han). MINI JR: 1. Mike Atkinson (Kaw); 2. Aeron Carl· son (Kaw); 3. Casey Staige (Vam). MINI 12·13: 1. Pat Donaho (Han); 2. Brandon Backes (Kaw); 3. Chad Cunningham (Kaw). MINI 14·15; 1. Robbie Engstrom (Kaw); 2. Mike Wagner (Kaw); 3. Jimmy Burns (Kaw). SR B: 1. Jerry Schulze (Yam); 2. Aida Pezzi (Suz); 3. Jerry Bumgardn.... (Kaw). SR A; 1. Rick Munson (Kaw); 2. John Tieden (Han); 3. Gary Walkowski (Kaw). OVER 40; 1. Richard Peterson (Hus); 2. Darrell Nolden (Mai). 125 A: 1. Tre>y Dollansky (Han); 2. Jay Pavlovec (Kaw); 3. Clint Skoglund (Han). 125 EX: 1. Donny Schmit (Kaw); 2. Brandon Hop· kins (Kaw); 3. Robbie Engstrom (Kaw). 250 B; 1. Chris Bense (Vam); 2. Doug Troupe (Yam); 3. Rodney Hynes (Han). 250 A; 1. Jay Hoenk (Han); 2. Mark Jeche (Kaw); 3. John Tieden (Han). 250 EX:·I. Bryan Hunt (Suz); 2. Jeff Oldenberg (Yam); 3. TIm Bernleohr (Hon). OPEN B: 1. David Becker (Yam); 2. Jerry Schulze (Yam); 3. Glen Novotny (Han). OPEN A: 1. AI Novotny (Han); 2. Bruce Brainard (Han); 3. Rolfe Chterness (Han). OPEN EX: 1. Jeff Sorensen (Han); 2. Kirk Ander· son (M·S); 3. Lee Irvine (Han). Jernigan tops Minis at Milton MX "\ By Diane Silcox MILTON, FL, SEPT. 28 It was a hot and dusty day for the riders at Gateway Raceway today, but this did not bother Yamaha-mounted John Watson Jernigan as he won the 60cc class. During the first moto of the 60cc class Jim Ballard took the holeshOl with Joey Silcox coming out in second. Billy Buterbaugh came out of the gate third, but passed Silcox on the inside berm to take over second place. Silcox was now down to third with Jernigan trailing him. On the backstretch, Jernigan caught Silcox moving up to third with Silcox falling to fourth. Jernigan began to move up behind Buterbaugh, but never caught him as Jernigan went down in a berm putting Silcox back up to third; Jernigan, however, didn't give upand was soon back on Silcox as a battle broke out between the young riders. Jernigan got past Silcox on the horseshoe putting him in second. Ballard took the win followed by Jernigan. Meanwhile, Silcox and Buterbaugh tangled at the corner jump with Buterbaugh recovering first taking third; Silcox took fourth. During the second moto, Buterbaugh came out with the holeshot followed by Ballard, who took over the lead in the first berm. Jernigan started in third and Silcox in fourth. Jernigan didn't waste any time as he passed Buterbaugh 10 take over second. Jernigan was after the first place spot as he gained and took over the lead when he passed Ballard on' the backstretch. Buterbaugh and Silcox passed Ballard as he crashed in the whoops. Buterbaugh held second, with Silcox in third. Jernigan had a huge lead over the other racers and Ballard never recovered his spot. J ernigan took ·first for the day followed by Buterbaugh in second and Silcox third. Results 60: 1. John Jernigan (Yamk 2. Bily Buterbaugh (Hon). OPEN AM; 1. Doug Webb (Vam); 2. Honan Brown (Han); 3. Russell Grater (Kaw). PRO: 1. Keith English (Kaw); 2. Tony Ashe (Kaw). MINI B: 1. Brian Grantham (Han); 2. Randy Sims (Kaw). 125 NOV; 1. Jimmy White (Han); 2. David Poole (Kaw). 250 NOV: 1. Tony Vitale (Suz); 2.• Chuck Bell (Hon).125 AM; 1. Ricky Grimes (Han); 2. William Townly (Kaw). zr-------------~-----------------, o CJl l%: W o Z « ...J > l%: l%: « o > ell 0' ~ o :x: lL Repman rolls at Delta Park MX By Derryl Anderson PORTLAND, OR, SEPT. 18 Honda-mounted Ty Repman went 3-1 to edge out Chris Clark's 2-2 and claim the overall win in the 250cc C class tonight at Delta Park. In the first moto, Repman got the holeshot followed by Jeremy Skokan Clark, David Risner, Kelly Harness, Ken Morrow and Mike Baumgardner. By lap two Skokan took over the lead with Clark right on his tail. 'Repman dropped to fourth for a lap and then came back into third on lap three. Baumgardner moved up a notch also. At the checkered nag it was Skokan, Clark, Repman, Risner, Harness, Baumgardner and Morrow. In the second and final moto, Repman got the scratch and went wire-towire with Clark right behind him. Behind them in order off the line were David Lorenz who missed the first moto, then Harness, Baumgardner, Skokan, and Risner. On lap three Harness slipped to eighth and Repman continued to look good out front with Clark chasing him but unable 10 get by. At the finish the order was Repman, Clark, Baumgardner, Skokan, Lorenz, Risner and Harness. Results - WEE PEE WEE: 1. Kevin Eakin (Han); 2. Robert Holtgraw (Vam); 3. Andy Maulding (Vam). PEE WEE SR; 1 Coby Porter (Kaw). PEE WEE JR: 1. Eric Burkinshaw (Kaw); 2. Aeric Staples (Kaw); 3. Kevin Eakin (Han). MINI C: 1. Rian Gant (Vam); 2. Forrest Transue (Yam); 3. Darby Batchelor (Han). MINI B; 1. Travi. Markell (Vam); 2. Adem West (Vam); 3. Richard Browning (Kaw). 125 C: 1. Larry Winters (Suz); 2. Tim Sell. (Suz); 3. Ken Fuller (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Nick Blasdell (Kaw); 2. Ed Jensen (Han); 3. Bobby Steiner (Kaw). 250 C: 1. Ty Repman (Han); 2. Chris Clark (Vam); 3. Jeremy Skoken (Han). 250 B: 1. Nick Blasdell (Kaw); 2. Dave Eakin (Han); 3. Kurt Stevens (Hon). OPEN C: 1. Charles Nelson (Hon); 2. Mike Langacher (Hon); 3. Hugh Fitzgerald (Yam). OPEN B: 1. Pat Jordan (Hon); 2. Mike Crandall (Hont 3. Tony Martin (Han). OTH A; 1. Dave Eakin (Han); 2. Bob Laach (Suz); 3. Jim Perks (Hon). OTH B: 1. Miit Hsrden (Suz). OTH C: 1. Roger Be...n (Yam). OT A; 1. Jim La"'in (Han); 2. Roger Knight (Yam). OT B: 1. Jim Denevan (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Grayson Hart (Kaw); 2. Richie Lee (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. ScOll Tyler (Vsm); 2. Jere Meeker (Honk 3. Mike Ch_ (Han). OPEN PRO: 1. Grayson Hart(Vam); 2. Scali Willi· ams (Yam). Pinkstaff smokes 'em at S.I.R. RR By Bruce Scholten KENT, WA, SEPT. 21 Zlock Racing's Keith Pinkstaff took advantage of great racing conditions to blast out nearrecord lap times and probably wrap up two Can-Am championships in the bargain. This is the third year the Washingon Motorcycle Road Racing Association has joined with the Oregon and British Columbian Grayson Hart flies his Kawasaki en route to winning the 125cc Pro class at Delta· Park in Portland. Oregon. clubs to host t\1e regional championship series. In the Formula One qualifier (in which Pinkstaff entered both WMRRA and Can-Am competitions) Pinkstaff dropped an early lead to qualify second, sandwiched by Vancouver Suzuki racers Tom Walther and former Australian champion Steve Trinder. But when it came to the afternoon final, Pinkstaff took his Suzuki to an early led which he held all eight laps to the checkered flag. Behind him there was plenty of action for second place. Allied Honda's Steve Dick, running on the new D.O.T.-approved "K-Compound" Metzeler tires got past Trinder and Walther. _ Pinkstaff swept the simultaneously run WMRRA and Can-Am Superbike races as well. Again Steve Trinder had the pole position. Pinkstaff gridded between him and Bellevue Suzuki's Joe Pittman. Pinkstaff could not be denied in the final, leading every lap, while Trinder took a solid second and Claude Hislop garnered third in Can-Am points. Although Dale Zlock was entered only for club points, he was actually third overall to the checkered flag, recovering well from an early season crash. At day's end an enthusiastic Pinkstaff gave plenty of credit to Dan and Dale Zlock, saying, "it shows how good they are that they can build me a National-caliber superbike - with stock pistons, earbs and crank'" Stephen Sipes rode a Brothers Honda/BMW and RPM House-sponsored special 20 lap 600cc Production race and he walked away with it. Sipes went from the pole to an early lead, but FZ600-mounted Mark Haskins was right there, scoring first on laps three and five. Meanwhile, Scott Hieronymus had a tussle with Joe Davis who eventually rode a tired GS550 to a fourth place ahead of Patrice D~ Coster's Ninja. But after Haskins' early challenge, Sipes rode on to a convincing win, with lap rimes down to one minute 39 seconds. Suspecting Sipe's Interceptor was running a total loss system, runners-up Haskins and Hieronymus protested but it was found to be "bone stock." Results . CAN-AM F-l: 1. Kaith Pinkstaff (Suz); 2. Steve Dick (Hon); 3. Tm Walthe,. (Suz). CLUB F-l: 1. Keith Pinksteff (Suz); 2. Steve Dick (Hon); 3. Tom Walthers (Suz). CAN-AM 58: 1. Keith Pinkatatl (Suz); 2. Steve Trinder (Suz); 3. Claude Hislop ISuz). CLUB SB: 1. Keith Pinks

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