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~ 500 EX: 1. Jim McCI.in (Kaw); 2. Vernon Johnson (Kaw); 3. Bruce Stingley (Han). VET: 1. Louis Mass (KTM); 2. Ray Peger (Suz~ 3. Pat Poland (Kaw). SUNDAY 60 NOV: 1. Brian Kohl (Kawl; 2. Josh Ramb... (Kaw); 3. Marc Henderson (Kaw). 80 NOV: 1. Anthony Werner (Kaw); 2. Scan DeWinter (Kaw): 3. Chris DeWinter (Kaw). 80 EX: 1. Aron Niles (Han); 2., Trevor Stanley (Kaw); 3. Man Galbraith (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Leif Forsythe (Kaw): 2. Rudolph Ortega (Han); 3. Mike O'Steen (Han). 125 EX: 1. Andy Workman (Kaw); 2. Erik Munson (Suz): 3. Rick Kantola (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Craig Hill (Yam); 2. Jeff Hobson (KTM); 3. Mike Auft (Suzl. 250 EX: 1. Erik Munson (Suz); 2. Todd Haney (Kaw): 3. Donny Russell (Kaw). 500 NOV: 1. Mike Herman (Han); 2. Rick Binginham (Han); 3. Jeff Jeffries (Kaw). 500 EX: 1. Jim McClain (Kaw): 2. Bruce Stingley (Han); 3. Brad Bomhoff (Han). VET: 1. Louis Mass (KTM); 2. Ray Peger (Suz); 3. Jim Keeney (Hus). JOIN THEAH1 .- Call TOLL FREE for Membership Information - t' ~ I-80C - - - - .-JOIN :5iI:.i:l!:o.~.~!,),l!~ Ii- Experience t- Magazine every month; Touring, Racing. Technical 00 O"l ~liJ .-; ;j .Join and understand the fight to protect your motorcycling rights; Road and Off-Road Linn lands Walden Motocross win • Plus: Insurance, Discounts, Trip Routing, Free Rule Books and Law Charts Call today to join or request information kit. ~ By John Spear Craig Corlis (41). Mark Stepovich (517) and Scott Ward (68) battle in the 250cc Novice class at Goose Island Raceway in Alaska .. EX UNSB: 1. Jay Waalen (Suz); 2. Scan Williams (Suzl; 3. Russ Frey (Han). Sabedra dominates I.odi Short Track By Mikki McBride r .,. DEnnIS lUrK. 1 F.!'E~ATYPARTSCATALOG I 800-328-9280 " F KNIGHT BOSS CHAMPION G,imeea Brak. SyStems. frames or rolling ch8..is fronl sPOOl, quic:* ehange re., wheels. sprodtets. cams. CIIrbs. pipes, spring kits. pislems. g.... forb. split" KAN.~. 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Helder Alvernaz on another Kawasaki for the third place and finally managed to pas Alvernaz on the fourth lap. then Alvernaz turned on the gas and recovered third from Ferranti coming out of the fourth turn. In the meantime. the Sabedral Willard fight for first was still going on. Willard finally managed to pass Sabedra going inlO turn three and maintained J1lat position for one lap_ During the same lap though, Alvernaz took a nasry fall.just before turn one and the red flag went out to stop the race_ That's when Sabedra grabbed his chance lo get back around Willard to grab first when the race was stopped. Willard almost had him_ Ferranti managed to come in third with Alvernaz 4th and Eric Bostrom fifth_ In the Pro-Am main event. HofIman was off first followed by Mike Gresham, Robert Damron, Randy Fisher and Bobby McDowell. Damron passed Gresham on the outside while McDowell got around Fisher. On the last lap, Damron p'assed' Ho[£man to take over first while McDowell 'also passed Hoffman for second, leaving Hoffman in third followed by Gresham in fourth and Fisher in fifth, Results P/W: 1. Helder Alvernaz, Jr. (Vam); 2. David ·Lt>pez (Yaml; 3. Tony Souza, Jr. (Yam); 4. Aaron Findley (Yaml: 5. Aaro" Gayle (Vam), VET: 1. Bob Spear (Yam); 2. Mark Butler (Yam); 3. George Cooper (Rtx)~ 4. Dave Bostrom (Hon); 5. John Taylor (Rtx). 60 NOV: 1. Sammy Sabedra (Kaw); 2. Matt Willard (Kaw): 3. Gary Ferranti (Kaw); 4. Helder Alvernaz (Kaw); 5. Eric Bostrom (Hon). BO NOV: 1. Steven Hlebo (Suz): 2. Ben Bostrom (Han); 3. John Hlebo, 111 (Suz); 4. Kenny Brown (Suz); 5.. Dave Snow (Suz). 80 JR/EX: 1. Herbert Callen, III (Han I; 2. David Sanchez (Yam);3. Anthony Freeman (Han): 4. Martin Montes (Kaw); 5. Earnie Martin (kaw). . 250 NOV: 1. James Heuhart(Vam): 2. TroyWans (Yam); 3. Robby Peichoto (Vam): 4. H.P. Hyan (Vam); 5. P.aul Dunham (Yam). 250 JR: 1. Paul Polhemus (C-A); 2. Evan Plymale (Vam); 3. Kenny Waag (Vam); 4. Gary Milewski: 5. Dan Feldhaus (Kaw). PRO-AM: 1. Robert Damron (Rtx); 2. Bobby McDowell (Han); 3. Sal Hoffman (H-D); 4. Mike Gresham (Rtx); 5. Randy Fisher (H-D). 500 NOV: 1. Sherman Gresham (Rtx); 2. Jeff Elgersha (Vam); 3. Sam Lamanto (Vam); 4. Fred Sanchez (Vam); 5. Rick Gregory (Han). 500 JR: 1. Danny Cahoon (Rtx); 2. Jimmy Sanchez (Han); 3. Dave Bostrom (Han); 4. Gary Ferrauanti (Rtx); 5. Joe Pineda (Honl. 500 EX: 1. Robert Damron (Rtx): 2. Bobby McDowell (Han): 3. Sal Hoffman (H-D): 4. Mike Gresham (Rtx): 5. Adam Sabedra (Han). Munson bombs Alaska MX Championships By M.R. Edge FAIRBA KS. AK. JULY 4-5 Erik Munson and his orthern Power Sport -backed Suzuki came away with the lOp Expert wins at the third round of the Alaska State Motocross Championship Series. The race was held at Goose Island Raceway in Fairbanks, in 90 degree weather and competitors from all parts of Alaska and the Yukon converged to find out who's best in the far northwest. Munson and Joe Good of Palmer. have been locked in a tremendous battle for the 125cc Expert title this season. After the first two rounds the pair were tied in points, but the hot and dusty conditions favored Munson on his home track. Arctic Cat-Suzuki .MolOrsportssponsored Good constantly had problems with dust clogging his filter. Starts were very critical as the front runners were clear of the dust. Each day saw Good combine a decent moto with a terrible one, giving the points lead to Munson. Munson had to deal with two flat tires during the weekend and Sunday's I25cc Expert win went lo fellow Fairbanks area rider Andy Workman because of it. Munson totally dominated the 250cc Experts and cruised to every molO win_ Kawasaki of Anchorage's Jim McClain made the long trek from Anchorage payoff as he took both days' 500cc Expert victories. Results SATURDAY 60 NOV: 1. Josh Rambur (Kawj; 2. Brian Kohl (Kaw): 3. Cory Bauder (Kaw). 80 NOV: 1. Dustin Bender (Suz); 2. Roger Lindstrom (Kw); 3. Anthony Werner (Kaw). BO EX: 1. Aron Niles (Han): 2. Trevor Stanley (Kaw); 3. Wayne Simonds (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Aaron Poland (Kaw): 2. Rudolph Ortega (Han); 3. Mike O'Steen (Han). 125 EX: 1. Erik Munson (Suz); 2. Jason.Anderson (Kaw); 3. Andy Workman (Kaw). 250 NOV: 1. Craig Hill (Vam): 2. Steve McGrath (Kaw): 3. Mark Stepovich (Kawl. 250 EX: 1. Erik Munson (Suz): 2. Ralph Blanchard (Kaw): 3. Donny Russell (Kaw). 500 NOV: 1. Mike Herman (Han); 2. John Glass (Hus); 3. John Blounter (Kaw). WALLKILL. NY. JUNE 28 Jason Linn surprised the full class of Senior Mini riders at the Walden Playboys MX when he pulled out his first overall win with a 1-3 finish to edge Bruce Calkin, who had a 4-~ afternoon. Linn captured the opening moto by riding a steady, no-falls race. Linn was third after the first lap, then hemoved into first when the leaders fell in the back section and then he held off David Picarello all the way to the checkered nag. In the second moto, Linn battled his way to third to secure the overall victory. The 125cc Experts providedanother day of swapping places as nobody in the class could take control. John Ryan. via a 1-4 tally, took the overall win ahead of Todd. Dippel's 4-2 and Ed Foeclish's 3-3. Rob McCullough, who traveled back. from Montreal, Canada and arrived at 9;30 a.m., shook off the effects o[ the trip by the second moto lo w4t that one. But his seventh in the first. molO left him with fourth overall • Mike Spear won both the 250cc and Open Expert classes with per£ec~ I-I scores in both classes. The second" 250cc molO provided the excitement of the afternoon, though, as Spear, seventh 0[£ the line, gOI hit in the fourth corner. pushing him over th<; berm and out of action temporarily When he got going again,. he w l dead last in the 24-rider field. s.pear sliced his way through the crowd of riders in front of him, finally catching and then passing leader John Ryan on the last lap. A lap earlier, the two collided at the. end o[ the spectator straight, and almost went down, but Ryan was able lo repass on the next corner. That lasted for a h~lf lap before Spear went around the inside of a cornel; in the back section and opened a slight lead by the checkers. Ryan took second in the class with a 22 afternoon with Jim Kapitan behind with a 3-3. Results 125 EX: 1. John Ryan (Kaw); 2. Todd Dippel (Suz~ 3. Ed Foedish (Yam); 4. Rob McCullough (Yam); 5. Scan Jacob (Han). 250 EX: 1. Mike Spear(Kaw); 2. John Ryan (Kaw~ 3. Jim Kapitan (Hon); 4. Scon Jacob (Suz): 5. James Habacker (Han). OPEN EX: 1. Mike Spear (Kaw); 2. Jim Kapitan (Han); 3. Mark Costa (Kaw); 4. Ken Napolitano (Han); 5. James Habacker (Han). SR EX: 1. Jeff Lockwood (Han): 2. John Marsh (Han); 3. Mike Eiland (Suz); 4. George Bachmann (Han): 5. James She~on (Kaw). 125 AM: 1. Dennis Dillon (Suz); 2. Scott Bradshaw(Hon), 3. Erik Pfeiffer(Kaw); 4. Mike Kelly (Kaw); 5. Paul Vomaska (Kaw). 250 AM: 1. Mike Belardello; 2. Kenny Blackwell; ·3. Greg Sestek; 4. Mario DeMarco; 5. John Slater oJ OPEN AM: 1. David Farmer (Han): 2. Lerry. Debany (Honl; 3. Nils Tribus (Kaw): 4. Chris Beazey } (Han); 5. Peter Lagomarsino (Han); SR AM: 1. Warren Rutherford: 2. Bob Rutherford (Kaw); 3. Steven Kanya (Suz); 4. Richard Heaton (Han); 5. Peter Picaro (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Mark Perricelli (Kaw); 2. Michael Galligan (Kaw); 3. Tom Lembert; 4. Bert Picarella (Kawl; 5. Lincoln Morehead (Suz). SR MINI: 1. Jason Linn (Suz); 2. Bruce calkin' (Kawl; 3. Lincoln Morehead(Suz); 4. David Picarello (Kaw); 5. Rich Rike (Han). JR MINI: 1. Carter Gurnee (Kaw); 2. Derek Manes (Kawl: 3. Chris Robson (Han); 4. James Glynn (Han); 5. Francisco Siene (Yam).

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