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lain Pero (216) holds off the rest of the Open Stock class at Willow Springs; Pero took the win with Chris Steward second. World C'ship Observed Trials Series:'Round 11 Tarres clinches title in Switzerland GRIMMIAI,..P, SWITZERl.AND, SEPT. 6 . Beta's Jprdi Tarres became the first Spaniard to ever win the . observed trials World Championship and he·did it in style by winning the nexHo-last round ?f the series which was held In Switzerland. Tarres was the only competitor to log a score under three digits, downing Italian Donato Miglio, 84 to I I. Another Italian, Diego Bosis, finished third with a score of 118. Two-time World Champion Thierry Michaud, the only man who had a shot at the title besides Tarres, finished a disappointing fifth on the day with a score of 1l9. Philippe Berlatier was fourth at the same score but with 10 cleans to Michaud's four. The scores certai nl y reElect the difficulty the trial and the point gap betw~en winner and new champ TaRes and runner-up MigJio shows that the Spaniard is a worthy title holder. The Swiss round's results show the diversity of equipmen t available for trials riding as the top six finishers rode six different brands. Tarres, of course, was aboard a Beta, runnerup Miglio was on a GareLli, Bosis an Aprilia, Berlatier a Montesa, Michaud a Fantic, and sixth place finisher 'and former World Champion .t;:ddy Lejeune was on a Honda. Not enough diversity? The ninth place finisher, Pascal Couturier, rode a Merlin and the 10th placed rider, Luis Gallach, was on a Mecatecno. Still not enough? Other brands that showed up in the top l5 were JCM, Yamaha and Gas-G'lS. The penultimate round saw EnS'land's Steve Saunders continue hiS second-half of the season slump. Alter having won two rounds and scoring a second and a third in two other series events in the first half of the' season, Saunders has been relegated to the list of also-rans. Going into the season finale in Sweden, Saunders is 32 points behind third placed Bosis and it appears he will finish in that spot, behind the new World Champion, former champ Michaud, and Italian youngster Bosis. ot 22 Results 1. Jordi Tarres (Bet) 84; 2. Donato Miglio (Gar) 111; 3. Diego Bosis (Apr) 118; 4. PhilipPO Berlatier IMon) 119-10 cleans; 5. Thierry M,chaud (Fan) 119-4 cleans; 6. Eddy Lejeune IHon) 130; 7. Renato Chiaberto (8e'l 134; 8. Stephan 'Saunders IFan) 139-4 cleans; 9. Pascal Couturier (Merl 139-1 clean; 10. Luis Gallach (Mec) 141. POINT STANDINGS: 1. Tarras (1821; 2. Michaud 1157); 3. Bosis (153); 4. Saunders (122); 5. Couturier (84); 6. Berlatier (8.2); 7. Gabino Renaless 177); 8. Miglio (76); 9. Chiaberto (741; 10. Andreu Codina (671. Pero, Carroll win at Willow Springs'_ Road Race By Valerie Peeler ROSAMOND, CA, SEPT. 20 Following fierce competition and race-long dogfights, lain Pero and Peter Carroll emerged as the victOrs in the Open Stock and 750cc Stock classes - the final AFM events in the GSXR National Championship Road Race Series both with enou~h points for invitations to the senes finale. The AFM North and AFM South will each be represented by three riders in the Open class and five riders in the 750cc class at Riverside International Raceway October 10-11. In Open Stock Production, New Zealander Pero put his Suzuki GSXRlIOO in first place after turn two of the first lap and never relinquished the position. Pero led the field into turn three, followed closely by Mike Minnig, Cal Rayborn III, Chris Steward, Richard Moore and James Domay Jr., all aboard Suzuki GSXRllOOs ex<;:ept for Rayborn on a Yamaha FZlloo, and all overlapping wheels. Curtis Adams followed only a few yards behind on another GSXR. A lap later, Rayborn had nudged his Tom Houseworth-tuned Yamaha up into second place - a rare accomplishment in what is often referred to as a "GSXR class." He lost that position on the third lap,. however, as Steward 'slipped past him on the inside of lUTn one, bringing his Suzuki into second place. Behind them Moore, Domay and Minnig were engaged in stiff competition. By the midpoint of the race, the first seven riders held· the same positions they would at the finish. FOT the remainder of the race, the only variations among these seven positions were exchanges between Moore and Domay. Steward managed to c1os~ in on Pero until only one second separated them, both riders posting steady times in the 1:305 on the windless day, but he was not able to Sl;riously challenge the lead. Pero crossed the finish line a little over a second before Steward, taking his first win .at Willow Springs and collecting $1000 in contingency money from Suzuki, with Steward bagging $700. Behind them came Rayborn, Moore, Domay, Minnig, and Adams. '. The finish resulted in Moore, Steward and Minni~ earning spots in the GSXR Series fmale, maintaining the standings in the same order they were in before the race. Pero, who earned enough points in both the northern and southern chapters of the AFM will be among'the riders representing AFM North. The 750cc Stock Production class, the last race that would determine riders for the GSXR finale, was even more competitive than the Open Stock class had been. Pero was first off the line and first into turn one, but this time he was unable to hold the position. Minnig wrested the spot away before turn two but quickly cedea it to Moore who led the pack into turn four. Before the first lap was over Pero had moved back into first place, bat again, he held it only for a short time· before being passed by Domay. . By the middle of the second lap eight riders were still running within three seconds of each other, all on Suzuki GSXR750s. Carroll, Pero, Domay, Moore, Minnig and Cavness were contesting the lead position and gaining or losing as many as five places. From the second through the fifth laps, Domay and Pero took turns running in first place with the other four top runners right in their dr~ft. In turn one of lap six, Carroll fIrst took the lead with which he would, ultimately end the race. , On the white £lag lap Pero again took the lead and a small space began to· develop between the Pero/Carroll/Domay battle for first and the Minnig/Cavnes.s/Moore struggle over fourth. On the last turn of the final lap, CaFroll drafted past Pero to take first with 'only 1.7 seconds separating him from third position. Carroll was followed across the finish line by Pero, Domay, Moore, Minnig, then Cavness. The results of the 750cc Stock race qualified Domay, Moore, Carroll, Steward and Minnig for positions in the series "finale - the same five riders who held 'those spots before the race. Results OPEN STK: 1. lain Pero ISul); 2. Chris Steward (SUl); 3. Cal Rayborn III (Yam). 250 GP: 1. Yoshio Ishiyama (Yam); 2. David Gibbons IHon); 3. Curtis Maddox (Hon). 450 MOD PROD: 1. David Roberts (Yaml; 2. Jeff McCabe (Yam I; 3. Scott Anderson (Yam). 750 TW: 1. Randolph Decker IYam); 2. Frank Malur (Kaw); 3. Jerry Jirkovsky IHon). OPEN TW: 1. Lloyd Johnson (Duc). OPEN GP: 1. Earl Roloff (YamI; 2. Kirk Hill (SUl); 3. Mark Ilisley (SUl). F-l: 1. Jeff S.ern (Sull; 2. Jeff Rheaume (Sull; 3. C. Kim JeSler (SUl). F-2: 1. Curtis Maddox (Hon); 2. David Gibbons (Hon); 3. Rich 8arnett (Yam). SD/CAR: 1. Pater Breede (0)1John Stecklein IP) (Yaml; 2. Peter Essaff (D)/Dennis Crueger IP) (Kawl; 3. Philip Wilson (D)/Cliff Tolley IPIIKaw). 750 MOD PROD: 1. Scott Cavness (SUl); 2. Chuck Graves (SUl); 3. Dale Kieffer (Suli. OPEN MOD PROD: 1. Barry McAteer (Yam); 2. Joe O'Sullivan (SUl); 3. Nattran Ladd (SUl). 600 MOD PROD: '1. Michaal Graves (Hon); 2. David Deveau (Hon); 3. John Fryer (Yam). 750 STK: 1. Pater Carroll (SUl); 2. lain Pero (SUl); 3. Jamas Domay Jr. ISuz). 450 51ST: 1. Vance Specht (Yam); 2. Jim Martin (Hon); 3. JKeff Wells (Yam). 250 51ST: 1. Joe Sdlis IKaw); 2. Ben Williams (Kaw); 3. Willy Sarzi (Kaw). SGL: 1. Denny Doheny (RtX); 2. Eron Flory (Hon); 3. Michael Angel (Yam). 750 51ST: 1. Scott Cavness (Suz); 2. Wilson Beck ISuz); 3. Kim Jester (Suz). OPEN 51ST: 1. Earl Roloff (Yam); 2. RandY Redmond (Suz); 3. Joe O'Sullivan (Suzl. 600 STK: 1. Michael Graves (Hon); 2. David Devaau (Hon); 3. Chris Steward (Hon). 450 STK: 1. David Robens (Yam); 2. Scott Anderson (Yam); 3. Bill Donovan (Yam). 250 MOD PROD: 1. Joe Solis (K_); 2. Ben Williams (Kaw); 3. Willi Sarzi (Kaw). F-4: 1. Tom Grossman (Han); 2. James Doll (Hon); 3. Klvo W8llInebe IYaml. 800 51ST: 1. John Fryer (Yam); 2. David Devuu (Han); 3. Walt Nitto (Kaw). OVER 40: 1. Denny Doherty (Yam~ 2. Ray Adems (Suz); 3. Randy Redmond ISuz). Jorski jets in Oklahoma Enduro By Jill A. Beitler BUNCH, OK, SEPT. 20 Suzuki rider Trey Jorski batded rain, mud and rocks to win the first Oklahoma Cross Country Race Association Enduro of the fall season. Jorski led the race from the start, beating out Pro riders Kevin Naylor and Chuck Cooper. . In the Over-30 class, Dave Czerczyk took first place honors, beating out second-place OCCRA point holder Rick Hillhouse. Czerczyk led the entire race despite the fact that he had a flat front tire for the last two laps. Results PRO: 1. Trev Jorski; 2. Kevin Naylor; 3. Chuck Cooper. . OPEN EX: 1. Clarence Fortney; 2. Jay Hams; 3. Rick Sanders. 250 EX: 1. David Vincent; 2. Regar Ralls; 3. Rod Raim. 200 EX: 1. Jeff Ausmus; 2. Scott Wilson; 3. Bill .. Hulsey. OPEN AM: 1. Ken Heatherington; 2. Steve Beitler; 3. Tom Rhude. 250 AM: 1. Steve Travis; 2. David Piersonn; 3. Mike Hulsay. . 200 AM: 1. Dave DiCarlo; 2. Doug Diederf; 3. Rusty O_ns. 125 AM: 1. Martin Skinner; 2. Eric Speck; 3. Benny Richards. OVER 40: 1. Brice Taylor; 2. Dan Richards; 3. Frank Smith. OVER 30: 1. David Czarcyk; 2. Ronnie Cue; 3. Terry Longe R Newell nails win atPuebloMX By larry Johnson PUEBLO, CO, SEPT. 13 Dave Newell claimed the overall victory in the Open Pro class today with'a 1-2 score. Newell already had his second Open Pro title tucked away, before winning today's event. Derek Brown entered his second Open event, and another 'good duel with Newell was anticipated. However, Brown gated poorly in moto one then crashed on the second lap. Newell finished well ahead of Jim Eckert to claim the win. Jim Thompson was leading Newell and Brown in round two when Brown snuck past both and went on to the victory. But Newell finished second far ahead of Eckert to claim the overall and pad his enormous points lead. Stacey Cook put together his II th perfect I-I day in the 125cc Pros, all but wrapping up that title. And he did· it in a dominating fashion, never trailing either moto from start-tofinish. His usual nemesis, Tim Buchli, stayed within three seconds of Cook throughout moto two, but could never close the gap and finished second each time. Jim Mitchell was third each round. Kip Sandell was in the 250cc Pro class today and nobody was going to beat him. He ran away with both mmos, but Cook finished second each time. Cor<;y Cope appeared to be just as fast as Sandell but had to ride hard to come from seventh to third in moto one. And Cope had worked up from sixth to third in moto two, then passed Cook for second on lap three. But Cook attempted to retaliate three turns later and slipped down into Cope on the off-camber. Cook went down, but Cope came out the worse. His leg was injured in the collision and he had to withdraw. Results 60 NOV: 1. Joey KendalllKawl; 2. Chris Rodman (Kaw). . 60 AM: 1. Micah Moyes lKaw). SO NOV: 1. Lee Swink lKaw); 2. Corey Cia'" (Yam); 3. John Ru_1I (Kaw). SO AM: 1. Jaremy Walters (Kawl; 2. Jae Bishop IKaw).

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