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Williams. The order of the top five riders remained relatively unchanged throughout the first moto. As the pack rounded the first tum in moto two , it was Leatherwood who took the lead, followed by Finstad and Carter. Leatherwood and Finstad battled throughout the moto with Finstad passing Leatherwood on the next-to-the-last lap. Leatherwood finished second overall with a 3-2 score. Carter finished third overall with a 2-3 score. In the combined 125cc Interm ediate/250cc Expert class race, Jeff Long captured the overall victory in the 125cc Intermediate class with a I-I score. TeITy Tinney used a I-I score to win the overall in the 250cc Expert class. Jeff Long captured the first moto holeshot on hi s Kawasaki 125 ah ead of 250cc Expert Dean Lane and Joey Hardin. Tinney was mixed in with the 125cc Intermediates after getting stuck in tile gate. Tinney moved past the Intermediates and up to Hardin within the first three laps. After passing Hardin and Lane, Tinney moved on to battle with Long for the lead. After following Long for two laps Tinney made his move and went on to take the moto victory. Long captured the ho leshot again in the second moto but this time Tinney was close. After passing Hardi n and Lane, Tinney was on Long and trying to take the lead. Tinney got around Long and took the overall victory in the 250cc Expet class ahead of Dean Lane, who placed second in both motos for second overall. Joey Hardin went 33 for third. J eff Long won the overall in the 125cc In termediate class with his 1-1 score. Stephanie Carlyle went 2-2 for second overall. Dee Ann Wood placed third in each moto for third overall. Result s o OVER 40: 1. Ole J. Finstad (Han); 2. Dwight Leatherwood (Hon~ 3. T.C. Caner (Hon ~ 4. Arley Williams (Hon); 5. Hazen Smit h (Yam~ MICRO; 1. Brian Oestrick (Kaw); 2. Jeff Coving ton (Kaw~ 3. Brook Fluker (Kaw~ 4. Jerry Hill. Jr. (Kaw). BEG; 1. Allen May (Yam); 2. Keith Adams (Han); 3. Billy Pogue (Kaw~ 4 . Todd Tetreault (Han); 5. Kevin Ada ms (Kawl. NOV: 1. Jason Kirk (Kaw); 2. Scotty Rice (Han); 3. Lanny Cox (Han); 4 . Geene Cantwall (Han); 5. M ike Shir lay (Kaw ). BOINT; 1. Dannis Bonn er (Suz). 12 5 BEG; 1. Roger Dill ard (Han); 2. J ason Carr ell (Han); 3. Chr is Robens (Han); 4 . Johnny Finst ad (Yam); 5. Jeff Schu inz (Han). 12 5 NOV; 1. Lance Friend (Kaw) ; 2. Scan Saulters (Kaw); 3. Tom Caner (Han); 4 . Jason Matus (Han); 5. Chris Hammond (Han). 125 INT; 1. Jeff long (Kaw); 2. Stephanie Caryle (Han); 3. Dee Ann Wood (Han); 4. Dwain Caner (Han); 5. Chr is Watson (Kawl. 250/ 0PEN BEG; 1. Jason Felps (Hon); 2. Kevin Southern (Kaw~ 3. Stephen Evans (Vam); 4. Clint Sandidre (Yam); 5. Michael Schindler (Yam). 250 NOV; 1. Russ Reed (Han); 2. Man Anderson (Han); 3. Chip Munn (Han); 4 . Kevin Williams (Han); 5. Lance Friend (Kaw). 250 INT: 1. Joe Gru pp (Kaw); 2. Keith Mundie (Kaw); 3. Rob Riner (Kaw); 4 . Chuck Davi s (Han); 5. Steve On (Suz). 250 EX: 1. Terry Tinney (Kew); 2. Dean Lane (KTM); 3. Joe y Hardin (Yam). . OVER 25 ; 1. Bill Regan (Kaw); 2. Danny King (Kawl; 3. Rich ard Van Landingha m (Vam); 4 . Richard Cox (Han); 5. Carlos R. Gonzales (Honl . OVER 30 NOV; 1. Dwi ght Leatherwood (Han); 2. Arley Williams (Han); 3. Lester Knight (Han); 4. Danny E. Hagin s (Han); 5. Brian Speed. OVER 30 INT: 1. Ole :Jay Finstad (Han); 2. Jack Siegr ist (Vam). OVER 30 EX; 1. Jon Kolliensvik (Kaw); 2. Mike Lamben(Kaw); 3. Douglas Paley(Hon); 4. Billy Boyd (Honl; 5. Tom Hollister (Han). OPEN; 1. Mark Benson (Kaw~ 2. Jason W illiams (Han); 3. Da.. Panlow (Kaw); 4. Billy Boyd (Kaw) . eo eo Munson extends win s treak at Willow MX By M.R . Edge WILLOW, AK, AUG. 1-2 Northern P o wer Spcrts/ Su zu k i Motorcycle &: Marine-backed Erik Munson took the 250cc Expert class wins on both days of the Alaska State MX Championship Series. Riders converged on Capitol Speedway on a rainy weekend for round four of the series. The rain left the track with tremendous ruts, bu t Munson rode like he was dri ving a slot car and easily took all four motos of the 250cc Expert class, The 22 -year-old Anchorage resident spends the winters attending college in California and the summers dominating Alaskan race action. Munson's record is 16 straight 250cc Expert class wins this season. Munson's main competition in the series has come from Joe Good, but a crash in practice on Saturday sidelined Good with a severely damaged knee. Good is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the seaso n. Andy Workman took hi s selfsp o n so red Kawasaki to sec o n d behind Munson in Saturday's 125cc Expert class and then topped Munson in both motos of that class on Sunday, much to everyone 's sur prise. With only one ro und rem aining in the series, it will be hard for Workman to catch Munson in the series point sta ndings, but Munson won 't have it easy. Results SATURDAV 50 NOV: 1. Luke Rambu r (Vam); 2. Popeye Gonzalez (Vam); 3. Jose Acosta (Vam). 60 NOV: 1. Josh Rambur (Kawl; 2. Cory Bauder (Kaw); 3. Brian Kohl (Kaw). BO NOV: 1. Chris DeWinter (Kaw); 2. Gary Gordon (Kaw ); 3. Scon DeWinter (Kaw). 80 EX: 1. Kenny Gordean (Han); 2. Aaron Niles (Han); 3. Wayne Simonds (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Aaron Poland (Kaw); 2. Le ~ Forsythe (Kaw); 3. Rudolph Onega (Han). 125 EX; 1. Erik Munson (Suz); 2. Andy Workman (Kaw~ 3. Jason Anderson (Kaw ). 250 NOV: 1. Mike Au lt (Suz); 2. Eugene Cevasco (Kaw); 3. Craig Hill (Yam). 250 EX; 1. Erik Munson (Suz); 2. Ralph Blanchard (Kaw~ 3. Vernon Johnson (Kaw ). 500 NOV: 1. Jon Dunhill (Kaw); 2. Rex lormeir (Kaw); 3. Harry Spencer (Hon). 500 EX: 1. Bruce Stingley (Han); 2. Jim McClain (Kaw); 3. Brad Bomhoff (Han). VET: 1. Ray peger (Suz); 2. louis Mass (KTM); 3. Ron Soule (KTM). SUNDAV 50 NOV: 1. Luke Rambur (Vam); 2. Popeye Gonzalez (Yam); 3. Tony Smit h (Vam). 60 NOV: 1. Brian Kohl (Kaw); 2. Josh Rambur (Kaw); 3. Marc Henderson (Kaw) . 80 NOV; 1. Anthony Wrener (Kaw); 2. Chris DeWint er (Kaw); 3. Gary Gordon (Kaw ). 80 EX: 1. Aaron Niles (Hon~ 2. Kenny Gordon (Han); 3. Wayne Simonds (Kaw ). 125 NOV; 1. Aaron Poland ( Kaw~ 2. Rudolph Onega (Hon~ 3. Le~ Forsythe (Kaw). 125 EX: 1. Andy Workman (Kaw); 2. Erik Munson ( Suz~ 3. Rick Kantola (Suz). 250 NOV; 1. Eugene Cavasco (Kaw ); 2. Craig Hili (Yam); 3. Colby Hili (Suz). 250 EX: 1. Erik Munson (Suz); 2. Vernon Johnson (Kaw); 3. Donny Russell (Kaw). 500 NOV: 1. J im Hopkins (KTM); 2. Jon Dunhill (Kaw); 3. Harry Spencer (Han). 500 EX; 1. J im McClain (Kaw); 2. Bruce Stingley (Hon); 3. Brad Bomhoff (Han). VET; 1. louis Mass (KTM ); 2. Ray Peger (Suzl; 3. Ron Soule (KTM ). Kadlec cooks at Timberline Enduro By Roger Dowden STEAMBOAT SPRINGS , CO, AUG. 2 . Fritz Kadlec bested over 300 en tries at the 15th running of the Timberline Enduro by dropping only one point. The internationally known ski town of Steamboat Springs and the surrounding area always ~ives full support to this event and It showed through this year with great trail conditions, perfect check placement, and excellent organization. Riders had many compliments for the Timberline Trail Riders and their ' 150 volunteers. "I skipped a ational to ride this event, " said Kadlec. "This is the ' premier event of the Rocky Mountain enduro circuit and it was the best Steamboat enduro ever." Steve Zoll , the Hawaiian enduro ace who's been on the mainland competing in ISDE qualifiers and enduros, said, "This is the best even t I've ridden." At the end of the 116 miles, 1987 ISDE team member Dave Burke, riding a Honda, was right on Kadlec's heels with two points dropped. Two other AA riders, KTM-pilot Chris Willbanks and Honda rider John Blythe were just another minute behind. Kelb y Pepper, a 200cc A rider, was just a w ~ ~ Cl C w a: :::E > Cll a fa :I: 11. rOO ~ ~ " ~ C'-I .... '" ~ eo ~ < Jim McClain (2) and Bruce Stingley (2 9) traded 500cc Expert class mota w ins in A laska . McClain wound up taking t he overall . har e's breath behind th e AA boys with four minutes dropped. The 16year-old Pepper seems to get faster with each event. The O pen A victor KTM-m ounted Mark H yn es , dro pped five po ints whic h tied him with the 250cc A win ner, Steve Zollo The Seni or A class was a rerun of th e seaso n - lo ng battl e bet ween former desert master, Howard Utsey and Yamaha deal er Bill Vickery. They've been trad in g victori es all seaso n and they tied with 17 points apiece, thou gh Utsey won a t the tiebreaker. The 250cc B class ha s also had a long, hard-fought, battle this year. Todd Anderson, Mark Ciernia, and J oe Gutierrez have been fighting for th e overa ll B trop hy all season. And erson snatched it up a t th is event with II minutes dropped. Ciern ia and Gutierrez were close behind with 12 and 13 po ints, respectively. Resu lts AA; 1. Dave Burke (Han); 2.C. W illbanks (KTM ); 3. John Blythe (Han). OPEN A; 1. Ma rk Hynes (KTM I; 2. Gary Thacker (KTM ); 3. Roy Norgard (Han). 250 A: 1. Steve Zoll (Kaw); 2. Don Barr (Han); 3. Bruce Sass (Yam). 200 A: 1. Kelby Pepper (Han); 2. N. Greenlee (Yam); 3. Ken Giles (C-A). SR A : 1. Howa rd Utsey (Han); 2. Bill Vickery (Vam); 3. Jeff Rehberg (Hus). . O/ A 8 : 1. Todd And erson (KTM I. 4 -STRK B: 1. Tom Bun le (Han); 2. David Grimm (Hus); 3. Tom Deem (Hus). SR B: 1. Raben King (Kaw); 2. Jim Manens (Han); 3. Ron Way (Han). OPEN B; 1. Ray Winner (KTM ); 2. Lynn Barnes (Vam ~ 3. Joe Schupback (KTM ). 250 B o-r : 1. M . Ciernia (KTMt 2. Joe Gut ierrez (KTM); 3. M . Thuillier (KTM). 250 B D-2 : 1. Tim Lyons (Kaw); 2. Mike Spencer (Vam); 3. Kerr ie Brokaw (Yam). a /A C: 1. M ike Shown (KTM). OPEN C: 1. Leo Andrews (KTM ); 2. Dave Kimbl ey (Hus); 3. R. Kunh (KTMI . 250 C; 1. Alex Dicharry (HOn); 2. Ed GUlezynsk i (KTM); 3. S. Trulock (Kaw) . 200 C: 1. Kelly Eaetret (Vam); 2. Ronnie Grundy (Kaw); 3. M . Jenkins (Vam). 4-STRK C: 1. A. Holmberg (Han); 2. D. Bow ers (Han); 3. A. Weese (Han). SR C: 1. Bill Moore (Kaw); 2. Ty Lockhan (Husl ; . 3. T. Savage (Yam). S/S R: 1. B. Ballh eim (Han). W M N: 1. Susan Cheney (Han); 2. U nday Scan (Han); 3. Dedra Nuss (Han). Seldal sweeps Sparland Hillclimb By Paul Hayes SPARLAND, IL, AUG., 1-2 The raw power of Chuck Seldal's Kawasaki 750cc triple topped the Saturday and Sunday rounds of the Peoria Dirt Riders Hillclimb, rounds 10 and 11 of the AMA/District 17 Hillclimb Series. Repeat winners on both days were ' the norm; seven out of eight D-17 classes were won by the same riders. Seldal only needed one rid e on Saturday for the overall. His winning time of 5.66 seconds came on the 230-foot-plus " O le Ugl y" hill. On Sunday, Seldal used hi s second round climb of 5.69 to clinch that WIn. On Saturda y, T om Rollins claimed the runner-up spot with a 5.88 climb. J im Steffey rounded ou t the top three with a pair of matching 5.98 runs. Both were on Kawasaki tripIes. Sunday's runn er -up was Scott Frier, a Wisconsin rid er: His Kawasaki triple went over in 6.21 seconds. Rollins claim ed the third spot with a 6.75 first ride. Lucas Haas took both class wins in th e Mini division. His second climb Saturday of 225 feet sewed up the win ove r Kawasaki -mounted Tom Daniels. Kawasaki-mounted Haas also used hi s fina l climb of 185 feet to win over Jason Northrup on Sunday. Northrup went 167 feet on a Yamaha. Eric Wheelwright pulled off double wins in the 125cc class on a Yamaha. He had a win ning tim e of 7.59 over Dan Street's Yamaha ride of 9.62 on Saturday. On Sunday, nobody in th at clas s wen t over. Wh eelwright went 210 feet for the win. J im Nyman was close with 207 feet on a Yamaha. Jay Parm eter made the long trip from Wisconsin worthwhile, racking up double wins in the 250cc class. His Panel-It sponsored Honda went over the top in 5.84 seconds on Saturday. Kell y Senn finished second with a 6.42 climb. Sunday morning, Parmeter went over the top in 6.47, almost a second faster then Brent Stewart's 7.42. Kawasak i/BetaKawtown sponsored Ron Todd claimed duo wins in the 400cc class on a Kawasaki . His winning time Saturday was 6.02. Uoyd H aas was j ust a few ticks off with a 6.09 on a Yamaha. Todd's win Sunday was over Indiana rider Aaron Brown. Todd had a 6.31; Brown's tim e was 6.50. Pau l Heidenreich not only pulled off the 500cc class wins, he also claimed fastest time of both da ys. He was the onl y rider to break into the fou r second ran ge all weeke n d . Heidenreich's Honda blasted over the top on Saturday in 4.91 seconds. Right be h ind h im came Tom Elmore's Honda with a 5.02 run. Heidenreich 's winning time Sunday was 5.42. Pan el-It spon sored Rick Parmeter, who was only .01 of a second beh ind, fin ished second on a Honda. Scott Fri er took his Kaw asaki 750cc triple with a big bore kit in it to convincing wins .in the Open class. His Saturday time of 5.31 held over Tom Com pton's 5.41. Com pton rode a Mike Schobert motor/Compton frame Kawasaki. Tom Elmore also came up .01 of a second shy of the win on Sunday. Elmore's time was 5.45, Frier had a 5.44. 47

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