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w o a:: u '" .., ~ > tIl o ... o J: l1. GP 1 NOV: 1. Jon Nickerson (Suz). BoTT EX: 1. Dwaine Williams (Kaw); 2. Marcus Day (Kaw ); 3 . Regan Shaw (Due). BoTT NOV : 1. Roben Betsleer (BMW); 2. Sean Dowd (Vam); 3 . Jon Stauffer (Hon); 4. Slim Pickens (Suz); 5. Jeff Emery (Cag). VINT EX: 1. Joe Dro st (Hon). VINT NOV : 1. Roben Bat sleer (BM W); 2. Jo n Stau ffer (Hon); 3. Jon Nickerson (Suz). Tyler tames Ward Creek MX By Clay Light Class 2 winner Rick Herndon (50) and Class 3 winner ' Robby Costa battle for the lead in endurance action at Tampa . was necessary as o nly one com pe tito r out of seven was over th e gate. Nelson was a n easy winner in the rnoto aft er overtaki n g Paladino and holdin g off h eated charges o f Matson eve n though Matson was down by abo u t th ree laps. In th e fir st rnoto of the O pen Beginner class Shan non Humphreys a nd h is Yam aha were victo rio us over Dave H ender son. In th e seco n d moto Cl iff H unter was ab le to get by Humphreys in th e difficult roc ker sectio n a nd he wo n th e rnoto bu t lost th e overall. Results MINI BEG: 1. Peter Urfer (Hont 2. M icha el W inter (Hon). M INI J R: 1. Dan Reger (Hont 2. Nor man Winter (Hon) . 125 BEG: 1. Shane W r ight (Hon); 2. Leo Salazar (Kaw); 3 . Chris Pedrin i (Hon); 4. Chuck Sm illie (Kaw ); 5 . Joe Green lee (Kaw ). 12 5 JR : 1. Pat Gomm (Hon); 2. Joe Bruce (Hon); 3 . Ken nola n (Kawt 4 . Jo hn Newell (Hon); 5. Scon Mallory (Hon ). 250 BEG: 1. A ndy Bort h (Kaw); 2. Cun Winter (Hon); 3. Edward Kell y (Hon t 4. Ken Cooper (Suz); 5 . Jason Childs (Hon). 250 JR : 1. Ma rc Pennings (Hon); 2. Dave Zollo (Hon). 250 INT: 1. Bill Gerbe r (Yam ). OPEN BEG: 1. Shannon Humphreys (Vam); 2. Cliff Hunter (Hon); 3. Dave Henderson (Hon); 4 . Lewis Fast (Yam); 5. James Rianda (Hus). VET JR : 1. Bern ie Reali (Yam); 2. Bill Maloney (Hon); 3 . Bill Coates (Hon); 4. Rory Brandt (Hon); 5. Tim O'Hara (KTM) . VET MSTR : 1. Duan e Hughes (Hon ); 2. Larry Baker (Hon) . OT MSTR : 1. Don Swearingen (Hon); 2. Stev e Machado (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Jon Nelson (Hon); 2. Dean M atson (Hon ); 3 . Dann y Palad ino (Hon). 250/500 PRO: t , Gary Rabe (Kaw); 2. Bruce Manzoni (Hon); 3 . J im Owens (Yam); 4. Al an Brunk (Vam). . Costa cooks in Florida RR By Jack Roe 28 TAMP A, FL, SE PT. 27 Ro bby Costa powered his H a p 's Honda -sponsored CBR H u rricane 600 to victory in com bined class 12-3 Endurance action, during round six of the Florida G rand Pri x R iders Association Road Race Seri es, held in Tampa. The start saw Eddie Kell y tak e th e lead, which h e he ld for three laps befo re ari overl y-aggressive novi ce p lanted his front en d into th e ba ck end of Kell y's FZ600, taking them both ou t. Rick H erndon, o n h is 15year-o ld H o nda 550, took over the lead. A ba ttl e developed be tween H erndon and Costa , which lasted for 23 laps; Costa was never more th an two bike len g ths behind H erndon. On the n ext lap, ' Herndon got th rou gh slo w traffic better th an Co sta a n d p ut a l illI e di st ance between th em. T hi s turned out 10 be a fut il e effort as Herridon th en went down in a large pool of newl y-spilled o il. H e was able to get restarted after losing two laps, a nd was able 10 make up one of them, taking fourth overall a n d a firs t in Class 2. After H endon 's fall , Costa 's lead was never chal- len ged. He finish ed first overa ll an d fir st in ChlSS 3. As in the first ra ce, th e two leaders provided sp ecta tors with gr eat racin g m com bined Class 4/5 Endurance action. After a sligh t delay to co pe with th e oi l spill, J erry Cook, aboard a GSXR750, led the race whi le Buzz Well s, on a nother GSXR 750, ran a very close seco n d. The duo qui ckly left th e rest of th e field beh ind. Well s tri ed every way he co u ld 10 pass Cook for 42 laps. Sometimes he was besid e Cook, and he was n ever more than two len g ths behind, bu t h e was unable 10 get by. Cook look th e overall an d Well s finis hed seco nd j ust inches behind. In th e sprint ra ces, Dave Rob icha us, aboard h is FZ600, had two strong finish es with first overa ll a nd firs t in class in the Cafe 3 and GP 1/2/ 3 events. H erndon thoroughl y do m in at ed the Cafe 1/2 feature, leading from start to fin ish. T he same co u ld be said for T odd Ousley, o n his very stro ng running FZ750, in both the Cafe 4/5 and GP 4/5 races; h e wo n by impressive margin s in both cases. Dwai ne Williams, Presid ent o f th e FGPRA, led th e BoTf even t a board his Kawasak i 400 fro m sta rt 10 finish. Resul ts ENDR 4 /5 0 / A : 1. Jerry Cook (Suz); 2. Buzz Wells (Suz); 3 . Bill Kowitz (Vam); 4. Daryl Graves (Hon); 5. Calvin Powell (Suz). ENDR 1/2/ 3 O/A: 1. Robby Costa (Hon ); 2. Todd Keesee (Kaw ); 3. M ic hael Stucchio (Kawt 4. Rick Herndon (Hon); 5 . Steve Siegfr ied (Suz). ENDR 5: 1. Dary l Graves (Hon). ENDR 4 : 1. Jerry Cook (Suz); 2. Br uzz Wells (Suz); 3. Bill Kow itz (Yam); 4. Calvin Powell (Suz); 5 . Jeff Lopeez (Yam). ENDR 3 : 1. Robby Costa (Hon); 2. Todd Keesee (Kaw); 3. Michael Stu cchio (Kaw) ; 4 . Sandra Gordon (Hon); 5 . Kevin M ackie (Kaw}. ENDR 2: 1. Ri ck Herndon (Hon); 2. St eve Siegfr ied (Suzt 3 . Roben Drost (Hon t 4 . Cal Hazen (Vam); 5 . Steve Wolf (Yam) . ENDR 1: 1. M arcu s Day (Kaw) . SPRINT PROD 5 NOV: 1. Dary l Graves (Hon); 2. Jake Van Aeet (Suz). PROD4 NOV: 1. Bill Kowilz(Yam);2. Terry Fishe r (Suz); 3. J ack Roe (Suz). PROD 3 NOV: 1. Mark Calhoun (Kaw). PROD 2 NOV: 1. Steve Siegfr ied (Su z); 2. Gary Mabe(Hon). PROD 1 NOV: 1. Jon Nickerson ISuz). CAFE 5 EX: 1. Rick Hernd on (Suz). CAFE 4 EX: 1. Buzz Wells (Suz); 2. Sherry Fri du ss (Suz). CAFE 4 NOV: 1. Todd Ousley (Vam); 2. Randy Rhodes (Suz); 3. Terry Greene (Suz); 4 . Jack Roe (Suz); 5. Calvi n Powe ll (Suz). CAFE 3 EX: 1. Dave Robichaux (Yam). CAFE 3 NOV: 1. Todd Keesee (Kaw ); 2. Mark Clahoun (Kaw); 3. Kevin Mackie (Kaw). CAFE 2 EX:: 1. Rick Hernd on (Hon). CAFE 2 NOV: 1. Steve Siegf ried (Suz); 2. M icha el Drost (Hon); 3 . Roben Drost (Hon ); 4. Cal Hazen (Vam). CAFE 1 EX: 1. Marcus Day (Kaw) . CAFE 1 NOV: 1. Jon Nickerson (Suz); 2. J eff Emery (Cag). GP 5 EX: 1. Rick Herndon (Suz). . GP 4 EX: 1. Buzz Wells (Suz); 2. Sherry Friduss (Suz); 3 . Mike Hilley (Hon t 4. Danny Baxley (Suz). GP 4 ' NOV: 1. Todd Ousley (Vam); 2. Randy Rhodes (Suz); 3 . Jeff Lopez (Vam); 4 .Jack Roe (Suz); 5. Terry Greene (Suz). GP 3 EX: 1. Dave Robich au x (Vam); 2. Robby Costa (Hon); 3. Eddie Kelly (Yam). GP 3 NOV: 1. Mark Calho un (Kaw); 2. Todd Keesee (Kaw); 3 . Mike Stucchio (Kawl. GP 2 EX: 1. Rick Herndon (Hon); 2. Slim Pickens (Suz); 3 . Marcus Day (Kaw) . GP 2 NOV : 1. Stev e Siegfr ied ISuzt 2. Robert Drost (Hon). WA R D C REEK, WA, SE PT. 27 The ba ttle betwee n Yamaha Su pport riders Larry Ward and Scott T yler grows more climactic wit h each roun d of the Yamaha Perpetual G o ld Cup Series. T od ay, at round four, Ty ler and Ward exc hanged lead s throughout both m ot os in th e 250cc Pro class; T yler wo n th e seco nd an d m ost im portant to net a 2-1 overall wi n, as well as ca p turin g th e Open Pro class. T ony G ra ves' first overall wi n thus far in th e series ca me in th e 125cc Pro class, wh en he beat Ward. In th e Open Pro cla ss, T yler and Phil Larson dueled in both rnotos. T yler ca me out on top for a I-I win, wh ile Larson's 2-2 seco nd retained . h is class points lead. T yler ca me back to lead the first 250cc Pro rnoto, but the class points lead er took a sp ill, putting Ward wi th in a whee l. The duo exch an ged leads until th e later stages wh en Ward took a so il sample, givi ng Tyler the win. G rav es, Scott Steffy and Lance Smail fille d th e top five. Mot o two saw th e battle resume. Ty ler an d Ward p ush ed well o u t fro n t of th e duel wagin g for seco nd bet ween G ra ves, Steffy and Smail. Thin gs were looking good for Ward , who took co n trol of the mot o in th e later sta ges , until ' the final lap. That 's when Ward 's Yamaha slowed after sucking up silt, pu tt in g Tyler into th e lead wi th th e ch eckered flag in sigh t, good for a 2-1 overa ll win. G ra ves ' 3-2 perfo rmances n et ted seco n d foll owed by St eff y (4-3 ). Ward, who coasted ac ro ss th e line in sixth, was fourth overall a n d Sm ail took fifth aft er 5-4 rides. In th e l 25cc Pro class th e dust was so thick that wh oever wa s in th e lead n orm ally took th e win. That was th e case in both co ntes ts as Steffy and G raves exch an ged rn oto wins. Ward trail ed Steffy in th e first moto, unable 10 find a way past in th e choki ng dust, th erefore rel egated to seco nd in rnoto one a hea d o f G ra ves. Mot o two had Graves build up a good-s ized lead , cruising 10 th e chec kered flag . for a 3-1 win, hi s first overa ll in th e series. Ward 's 2-2 padded h is points lead while Steve Friesen rook th ird in th e mo to , b ut fo urth overa ll behind Steffy 's 1-5 ta llies. Bri an Birk estol wa s fifth. Suzuki-m ounted Rod T api a was sensational in the Jun io r ra nks. T a p ia do m in at ed two classes a nd was the recipient of iro n -man la urel s in the da y's program. Tapia's wi ns came in th e 125cc J unior Divison O ne and th e 250cc J unior Division Two classes wi th 2-2 an d 2-1 performances, respectively. Results , OPEN PRO: 1. Scon Tyler (Vam); 2. Phil Larson (yam ); 3. St eve Firese n (Hon) . 250 PRO: 1. Scon Tyler (Yam); 2. Tony Graves (Hon); 3. Scon Steffy (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Tony Grav es (Hon ); 2. Larry Ward (Vam); 3 . Scon Steffy (Yem). OPEN INT: 1. Dave Rhodes (Hon ); 2. AI Carstenson (Ho n); 3 . Kelly Butler (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Jack Gabelhausen (Kaw) ; 2. Mike W illiams (Hon); 3 . Bart McDaniel. 1251NT : 1. Bren DeVri es (Hon); 2. J oh n Christian (Hon); 3. Toddd Schini (Hon). BO INT: 1. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 2. Danny Ulven (Kaw); 3 . Joel Howard (Hon). 50 EX/INT: 1. Jason McCormick (Kaw); 2. Eric Burkinshaw (Kaw). OPEN JR : 1. R.J . Hansen 9Hon); 2. M ike West (Yam); 3 . Shawn Colangelo (Kaw). , 250 JR 0 -1 : 1. Billy Radcliff (Kaw); 2. Barry Ironmonger (KTM ); 3. Shawn Colan gelo (Kaw ). 250JR 0 -2 : 1. Rod Tapia (Suz); 2. Pat Schaweiler (Hon); 3 . Billy Baumgardner. 125 JR 0-1 : 1. Rod Tapia (Suz); 2. Ty Birdwell (Hont 3. Jason Fick (Kaw ). 125 JR 0 ·2 : 1. Mike WeS1 (Vam); 2. Bran Norris (Vam); 3 . Steve Pant ich (Kaw). , BO JR : 1. Bren Butler (Kew) ; 2. Steve Salmon (Hon); 3. Joe Gabe lhausen. 60 JR : 1. John Gabelhausen (Kaw); 2. Mike Ulven (Kaw). UTH: 1. Jo hn Chr ist ian (Han ); 2. Chr is Mortiz (Hon); 3 . Tom Poage (Kaw) . 330-40 A : 1. Tony Devino (Yam); 2. Rudy Sm it h ISuz); 3 . Ken Workman (Hon). 30-40 8 : 1. Les Ried ing er (Yam); 2. Jim Harri s (Hon); 3. Randy McAllist er. 30-40 C: 1. David Hu lt Kawt 2. Doug Anderson (Yam); 3 . Ken Osborn (Hon). OT A /B: 1. Don Reynolds; 2. Roben Harrison ; 3. Char lie Paska. Boncyk blasts Baylands Motocross By Mike Va ncil FREMO NT , CA, OCT. 2 Steve Boncyk scored his first victory in the 125cc Beginner class in some wi ld race action at Baylands Raceway Park. In th e first moto Larry Moniz came from near midpack to zap everyo ne and tak e th e win a board his Honda. In the secon d rnoto the ch allenge wa s initially be tween Alex McManigill and Moniz. Moving up from midpack though was Joe Lawwill. In th e first moto Lawwill had finished third. A poor start got Lawwill about a seventh into th e first corner. By the th ird lap of the seven-lap rnoto he had worked 10 six th. On th e next lap he pushed into co n tention for first. In the short straightaway before th e rockers as the pack began th e last lap it was La wwill grabbing second place behind Boncyk. In just a Jew m ore yards La wwill took the lead, h owever, Lawwills' marge came to an en d. H e ~ot into a corner too.deep an d mired In th e so ft soi l just long enou gh to let four riders by. He en ded up a dismal fifth and handed Boncyk , h is first ever class win a t Baylands. Moniz scored secon d overa ll a nd Alex McManigill wa s th ird. Resu lts . BO MINI: 1. Mark Gilbert (Yam); 2. James Ptarcinski (Vom); 3. John Romanoff (Hon); 4 . Michael Winter (Hon t 5 . Steve Springborn (Suz). BOJR : 1. Jeff Gladieux (Hon); 2. Norman Wimer (Hon). 125 BEG: 1. Steve Boncyk (Hon); 2. Larry Moniz. Jr . (Hon); 3. Alex McManigill (Yom); 4 . Joe Lawwill (Kaw); 5. Jeremy Williams (Hon); 125 JR : 1. Chr is Stille (Hon); 2. Tyler Hummel (Suz); 3. Scon Mallory (Hont 4 . Shane Wright (Hont 5. Willie Anau (Hon). 25 0 BEG; 1. Daniel lyons (Kaw); 2. Sean Lar ge (Vam); 3 . Roben Fields (Suz); 4. Edward Kelly (Hon); 5. Curt Winter (Han). I. 250 J R: 1. Sam Weber (Kow); 2. James Perry (Hon); 3 . Gregg lyons (Hon); 4 . Paul Vanloon (Hon) . 25 0 INT: 1. "Bill Gerber (Vam); 2. Dave Roger s (Hon) . OPEN BEG: 1. Larry Cerin i (Hon); 2. David Davis (Han); 3. Layne Castner (Han ); 4 . J im Wiscarson (Hon ); 5 . Shannon Humphreys (Yam). OPEN JR : 1. Sean Hummel (Kaw); 2. Jeffrey Powell (Hon); 3. Poul Funaro (Hon). OPEN INT: 1. Bill Gerber (Yam). VET JR : 1. Bill M aloney (Hon); 2. David Kopels (Kaw); 3. Russ Sears (Suz); 4. layne Castner (Hon). VET INT: 1. Gary Jaehne (Kaw). VET MSTR : 1. Phil Douglas (Vam); 2. Duane Hughes (Hon); 3 . Randy Denton (Hon); 4. Larry Baker (Hon). . PRO: 1. John Dauth (Hon); 2. Gary Forgo (Hont 3. Craig Porter (Hon). Hughes rolls to victory at Baylands MX By M ike Vancil FREMONT, CA, SE PT. 25 The Veteran Master victory went to Du ane Hughes a board hi s new 1988 H o nda big bore ton ight a t Baylands Racew ay Park. Hughes was really on a ro ll and not on ly beat o the r Vet Masters, but was we ll on h is way to getting a two rno to advantage on a visi ting professio nal who was practice ridi ng in this di vision. Quickes t a mong th e other riders in Hughes' class .was Randy Denton. Denton took two sec o n d place finishes behind Hughes. J ames Ptarcinski wa s th e domi· nate force in th e 80cc Beginner class. Ptarcinski go t a poor start in the first mo lO and was only able (0 work up to a seco n d place finish behind Jani Goyne. In th e second molO a better start for Ptarcinski and his Yamah'a put the sta m p of doom on the chances for Goyne. By lap three

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