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Jason Fowler was the overall winner in the M ini A class at round f ive
of the FMC Winter Series·at Hyman Myers Speedway.
Hendon hauls in ·
Alabama HS win
By Ronny Holland
GRANT, AL, FEB. 7
Tony H endon grabbed the overall
victory at round seven of th e MidSouth Winter H are Scrambles Series
in Grant, Alabama.
Hendon took the lead from th e
start and piloted his ATK around the
seven -m ile course consisting of icy
paths, steep downhills and tight
woods with no problems. George
Waller ran a close second to Hendon
until late in the race when Hendon
turned on the after-burner.
Cagiva mounted Larry Surles
swept the 250cc class with a substantial lead over Gary Copland, who
finished up second.
Kawasaki rider John Giles led th e
first two laps in the Super Senior
class but la ter surrendered his lead
to Emmett Cox. Cox then lost his
lead to Charles Galbraith, who took
the overall victory in the class.
Kawasaki rider Kevin Barry su ffered from severe cuts to his neck due
to tree limbs bu t was still able to take
the win in the 200cc class.
Results
PRO: 1. Tony Hendon ; 2. George Walle r; 3. Dave
Krane; 4 . Ter ry Meeler; 5. Don Wisenot.
OPEN: 1. Charlay Gilbe rt ; 2. Ken Joyce ; 3. Mark
Hosbeck; 4. J ohn 'McM ahon; 5. Tom Craig. I J /
250: 1. lJIrry Sur les; 2. Gary Copland ;,.3. Vir gil
Young: 4. Larry clemm ons; 5. Mark.Thurman . .
200: 1. Kevin Barry; 2. Vick Scogg ins; 3. Donnie
Smith; 4. David Greer; 5. Rocky Elrod ! ~
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125 : 1. Paul Allen; 2. Barry Brazier; 3. Jell
Au st in; 4. Phillip Roye; 5. Scon Shinker.
4 STRK: 1. Sammy Polk; 2. Dan Carver; 3. Br ian
Dickens; 4. Mark Boyd; 5. Donnie Dunbar.
S/ SR: 1. Charles Galbri81h; 2. Emmett Call; 3.
John Giles; 4 . Billy Johnson; 5. Dave Davidson.
SR: 1. Ronnie Hackett; 2. Benny Withers; 3. Don
Wolf; 4 . lJIrry Steel ; 5. Jesse Cart er.
HITRAlL: 1. Curtis McMahon; 2. Jerry Castleman; 3. Ricky Norto n; 4. Bobby Sanders; 5. Jell
Downey.
LlTRAIL: 1. Joey Sl eel; 2. Chr is Ethridge; 3.
Brian Pate; 4. Michael Potet e; 5. Allen Poinde xte r.
Becldngton blasts
Hyman Myers MX
By Athie Sanders
32
TALLAHASSEE, FL, JAN. 31
Jeff Beckington nailed overall wins
in four classes, the l25cc A, 250cc A,
l25cc Pro a nd 250cc Pro classes,
during round five of th e Florida
Motocross Club (FMC) Winter Series
at Hyman Myers Speedway. Beckin gton wrapped up do uble-mote wins
in each class except the l 25cc Pros.
Brian Carroll edged him o ut of a first
moto win, but fini shed second in
moro two.
Beckington said, "Everything
went pretty smooth. In the first l25cc
Pro moto I had the lead, went into
a berm a little 100 hard , put on th e
brakes and slid. The fall p u t me
second."
Derrick Roe was fastest off th e line
at th e start of moto two , but Beck-
ington p lowed ahead before they
exi ted turn one leaving Roe 10 battle
a hard charging Carroll. Carroll got
under h im then moved in on Beckin gto n. As the two leaders pulled
away from the pack Ashley Epps
reeled in Roe then took over the third
place position. He held it 10 th e
finish. Roe nailed third overall with
his 3-4 rnoto tally. John Sier and Dale
Spangler rounded out the top five
overalls, respectively.
At the start of the first 250cc Pro
moto Spangler led the pack. Earl
May followed then moved into the
lead but not for long. Beckingto n
climbed from a midpack start to put
it out front then pull away before
the end of the first lap. Chuck Bell
moved up to ride behind May but
bailed and was unable to finish th e
moto, Carroll picked through the
ranks, as did Roe , 10 finish second
and third behind Beckington, May
and Spangler rounded out the top
five.
MOIO two belon ged to Beckington
from start to finish. John Sier tagged
beh in d the leader to finish second.
May fell off the pace, a llowing
Carroll to move into third, and
Spangler p assed him as wel l. At th e
finish li ne it was Beckin gto n fo llowed by Sier, Carroll, Spangler and
,
lMa ys-' J J
utBrian.S wirik went home with the
. first pl at e trop h y in the l OOcc class
lan d h ad it in the bag for the 80cc
A class bu t was docked a lap. Swink
cruised out front alone most of the
time while Ezra Lusk came closest
to challenging him but couldn't hold
the /?P closed throughout the moto.
Chns Bro wn claimed third overall
with 3-3 finishes.
Results
125 PRO; 1. Jell Beckingt on (Hont 2. Brian
Carroll (Kaw); 3. Derr ick Roe (Kaw).
250 PRO: 1. Jell Beckingt on (Honl; 2. Brian
Carroll (Kaw); 3. Dale Spang ler (Kawl.
PIW: 1. Man W alker (Yam); 2. Mason Williams
(Yamt 3. Man Boone (YamI.
60: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw t 2. Keith McQua ig
(Kawt 3. Brad Packard (Kaw).
MINI A: 1. Jason Fowler (Kaw ); 2. Chris Brow n
(Kaw t 3. Ezra Lusk (Kaw).
MINI B: 1. Ryan Reynolds (Han); 2. Josh lJItina
(Su.t 3. Brian Stokes (Han).
MI NI C: 1. James Grier (Suz); 2. Michael McRae
(Kaw); 3. Joey Clark (Kaw).
100: 1. Brian Sw ink (Kaw); 2. Ezra Lusk (Kaw);
3 . Ryan Reynolds (Han).
SCHBY 15-2 4: 1. Ernie Millan (Honl; 2. Ryan
Fenn (Kaw); 3. Rob Cassube (Han).
125 A: 1. Jell Beckingto n (Han); 2. Ashl ey Epps
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(Hont 3. Dale Spangler (Kaw).
125 B: 1. Ernie M illan (Han); 2. Rob Cassube
(Hont 3. Russell Grater (Kaw).
125 C: 1. Russell Radford (Suz) ; 2. Jody
Underw ood (Kawl; 3. Barry Sanders (Suz].
250 / 0 PEN A: 1. Jell Beckin gton (Han); 2. Oale
Spang ler (Kaw); 3. Brian Robert son (Kaw).
250 B: 1. Ern est Harr in (Hon t 2. T.J. Brantl ey
(Kaw ); 3. Paul Chum (Han).
250 C: 1. Rusty Butford (Kaw); 2. Russell Radford
(Suz); 3. Fort son Rumbl e (Han).
. .
OPEN NOV: 1. Charlie Thompso n (Han); 2. M ike
Bazinet (Kaw ); 3. Eugne Lovell (Han).
25+; 1. Floyd Carter (Yam); 2. Oonnie J ackson
(Kaw); 3. Fort son Rumble (Han).
SR: 1. Joe Cart er 9Yam); 2. Ernie Millan (Han);
3. Robert Godfre y (SU».
WMN: 1. Gin a Perry (Han); 2. Cather ine Priest
(Kaw ); 3. Dean J oiner (Su.).
Matt Willard (1 6 ) topped the 60cc Junior class over Jeff Gabhart (12)
and Robbie Stevenson (19) during .TT scrambles action in San Jose.
Bostrom captures
San Jose TT
By Bill Spencer
SAN J O SE, CA, FEB. 7
Dave Bos trom a nd Jo hn Tavis
p layed the hero roles in - th e Open
Expert class during TT action on the
o ne -th ird mile scrambles track at
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in
San Jose.
Bostrom was last into th e first turn
o f the Open Expert show, but fashio ned a high- line pass into first place,
taking over th e lead in turn two.
. Tavis rode Rod Lake's ATK to
seco nd place, finishing in front of
third place rider Eric Larson and
Gordon Rudy, who ca m e home
fourth.
In th e first of two Veteran mains;
Gary Mil ewski stretched a slight lead
into a big victory over Bob Meiring
and Lake. Lynn George was running
well but dropped out when his bike
threw its chain.
The main event in th e seco nd
Veteran division fea tured a fierce
three-way battle between three ATK
riders. Jim O 'Con n er won the fight,
topping secon d place Tavis and
Bostrom, who ended up third. Bostrom chased Tavis early in the race
while O 'Conner p layed catchup.
The three ri ders fin ished in a dead
heat at th e checkered flag.
JJ I (
Elmiro Alvernaz worked hard for
'his wi n in th e 600cc Junio' cla ss,
topping ATK-mou nted O ' C n ner
and Yamaha rider Milewski? ~2
The Gonzales boys, Kevin ' an d
John, finished first and third, respectivel y, in the 600cc Novice main
event. Tim West made up the center
of the Gonzales sandwich by taking
second. Bob Meiring finished fourth.
Yamaha-mounted J erem y Chisum
won th e 250cc Novice class main
event. Mark Bakhit survived a horrendous heat race crash to finish
seco nd. Mike DePiano finished third
over Michele DiSa lvo .
Vintage bikes are playing a big
part in the San Jose racing scene, and
il was Lake, on a n old Honda, who
topped the first division over BSAmounted Dan Ph illips. Gary Smith
dominated the second vintage division on a Bu ltaco P ursang , defeating C-Z-mounted Ray Alfafara.
Results
60 NOV: 1. Jarid Benks (Kaw l; 2. Shaun Russell
(Kaw); 3. Aa ron Cisco (Kaw) .
60 J R: 1. Man Wi llard (Kaw); 2. Jell Gabhart
(Kaw); 3. Robbie Stevenson (Yam).
80 JR: 1. Ben Bostrom (Han); 2. Eric Bostro m
(Han); 3. J ell Gabhart (Kaw) .
BO EX: 1. Jake Zemke (Yam); 2. Josh Chisu m
(Yam).
250 NOV: 1. J eremy Chisum (Yam); 2. Mar k
Bakhit (Han); 3. M ike DePiano (Kaw) .
250 J R: 1. Ray Al faf ara (C·Z); 2. Graeme Fox
(Han).
600 NOV: 1. Kevin Gonzales (Han); 2. TIm West
(Han); 3. John Gonzales (Han).
600 J R: 1. Elmira A lv er naz (Yam); 2. J im
O'Conner (AlK); 3. Gary M ilewsk i (Yam).
OPEN EX: 1. Dave Bostrom (AlK); 2. John Tavis
(ATKt 3. Eric lJIrson (H-D).
VET D-l : 1. Gary M il ews ki (Yam); 2. Rod lJIke
(A TK); 3. Bob Me iring (RIX).
VET 0 ·2 : 1. J im O'Conn er (AlK); 2. Jo hn Tavis
(ATK); 3. Dave Bostrom (AlK).
VINT 0 · 1: 1. Rod Lake (Han); 2. Dan Phillips
(BSA); 3. lJIrry Green e (Bul).
VINT D-2: 1. Gary Smi th (Bul): 2. Ray Alfafara
(C·Z); 3. J ack Bern ard (Yam).
Seymour takes New
York Scrambles win
By Larry McBride
BIN G H AMTO N, NY, J AN . 24
Bob Seymour skated 10 victory in the
Novice class at the Sq uare Dea l
Riders M.e. Winter Mu d and Snow
Scrambles. Lots of snow an d ice kept
the laps to a minimum with Seym ou r
and others making only five circuits
during the half-hour event while
others made even less.
Tom Houlian took the lead off the
start and remained there for four laps
and appeared to be headed for the
win,' but on the las t la p he was overtaken by Seymour.
The Expert victory was again
taken b y G len Davis with some .
steady riding and a little luck supplied by Randy Gardner and J im
Spe ncer . Gard ner, a consis te nt
winner, was the early leader but
fouled a p lug before completing lap
o ne. Spencer displaced G ardner for
th e lead and stayed there for four goarounds, but m echanical p roblem s
a llowed Davis to m ove into first a nd
. take the win. Le n ny McBrid e an d
Jim Delafi eld finished second an d
." p.
third.
Pi ckin g up his first trophy of th e
season was Mi ke McKinney, who
outdistanced the entire held of
Senior B riders for six complete laps. .
Club Presid en t Tom Blach ek was in
striking distance of McKinney b u t
was u nable to overtake him for the
lead a nd settled for second ahead of
Jamey Morris.
Resu lts
0- 100: 1. Joel Nabin ger (Kawt 2. Ed Demick
(Yam); 3. Wayne Scan (Han I.
200: 1. Jamey M orri s (Kaw).
250 : 1. Mike Shanuck (Suz); 2. Bren Sherman
(Hont 3 . Bill Hughes (Yam).
.
OPEN: 1. Bob Hamm (Yamt 2. Dave Crawford
(Han).
SR B: 1. M ike McKin ney (yaml; 2. Tom Blachek
(Yam); 3. Jamey Morris (Kawt 4. Joe Ar cesi (Han).
SR A: 1. Bill Moshar (Kaw).
NOV: 1. Bob Seymour (Kaw); 2. Tom Houlian
(C--A); 3. Neil Kinsley (Kaw).
EX: 1. Glen Davis (Han); 2. Lenny McBride (Han); .
3. Jim Delaf ield (Suz).
Eggleton wins on
New York ice
By Larry McBride
N O RWICH, NY , J AN. 31
Scott Eggleton took th e vic tory in the
O p en Amateur class at the Square
Deal Riders M.e. first ice race at
Norwich. The ice was less than
perfect as high tem p eratures left it
u nder several inches of fri gid water.
Riders competed as though conditions wer e perfect and the O pen
