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and made it all the way up to the second spot at the checkered flag. Fisher settled for third followed b y Kevin Bricker and Scott Stump who took fourth and fifth , respect ivel y. Results PIW c: 1. Jesse Dawson (yam); 2. Michael Patterson (yam) : 3. J im Brown (Suz): 4. Toby Jorgensen (Suz): 5. David Ga..in (Suz). PIW B: 1. Tony Souza (Yam); 2. Aaron Findley (Yamt 3. Lance Arnold (Yam): 4 . Derek Phillips (Yam). 60 NOV: 1. Kenneth Cyprino (Kaw t 2. Shawn . Russell (Kaw); 3. Helder Alyernaz, Jr . (Kaw); 4 . Helder Alyernaz (Kaw t 5. John Dawson (Kaw) . 60-80 JR: 1. Robert Stevenson (Yem); 2. John Murphree (Kawt 3. Geff Gabhart (Kaw): 4 . Nathan Wait (Kaw ). 80 NOV: 1. Eric Bostrom (Hont 2. TIm Alvernaz (Yam); 3. Justin Ownbey (Kaw): 4. Dave Snow (Suz); 5. Aaron Arcement (Yam). 80 EX: 1. Ben Bostrom (Hont 2. Man Wait (Kaw); 3. Earnie Martin (Kawt; 4 . Antony Freeman (Hon );} 5. Martin Montes (Kaw ). VET NOV: 1. Robert Me iring (W-Rl: 2. Henry Sanchez (Han): 3. Oon Shipley (W-R); 4. Richard Selby (Yam); 5. Ricky Teylor (Yam). VET JR: 1. John Dawson (yam); 2. Gary Cordeiro (Han); 3. William Rider (Han): 4. Bob Spear (Yam): 5. Lynn George (Han). VETEX: 1. Fran k Nye (W-R); 2. Mrk Butler (Yam): 3. George Cooper (W·R); 4. Roy Fisher (W·R): 5. J ames Mah oney (A TK). 125-200 NOV; 1. Chad Mc Br ide (Yam); 2 . Anthony Freeman (Suz); 3. Martin Mo ntes (Yam): 4. Keyin clark (Han); 5. Jesse Wichelma n (Han). 2 50 NOV: 1. Robby Peichoto (Yam); 2. Rodney Freem an (Yem); 3. Tim othy Navarre (C· A); 4 . Herbert Calle n III (Han); 5. Chad M cBr ide (Yam ). 250JR: 1. Pau l Polhem us (C-A): 2. Tracy Dawson (Yam); 3. J ohnny McG ill (Han); 4. Gen e M or an (Yam): 5. Ron Knight (Suz). 500 OPEN NOV: 1. Sam Loma nto (Han); 2. Dayid Sanchez (Han): 3. Thomas Tyrrell (Yam); 4. Robert Meir ing (W- R): 5. Mark Joiner (Yam). 500 OPEN JR: 1. Joseph Pineda (Hon); 2. Billy Gonzales (W·R); 3. Sherman Gresham (W -R): 4. Gary Milewski (Yam); 5. Elmira Alvernaz (Yam). 500 OPEN EX: 1. Bobby McDowell (Hon t 2. Michael Gresham (W·R); 3. Kevin Bricker (H·D): 4. Scon Stump (H-D): 5. Danny Cahoon (W-R). PRO-A M : 1. Bobby McDowell (Han); 2. Robert Damron (W-Rt 3. Randy Fisher (H-D): 4 . Kevin Bricker (H· D): 5 . Scon St ump (H-D). Ostbo wins Medford Hare Scramble By E. Kinney MEDFORD, OR, AP R. 10 In th e hill y terrain 15 mil es west of Medford , Paul Ostbo outrode th e field to take th e MRA·sponso red hare scrambl es ra ce. On a borrowed Honda CR500, he forged a wil y performan ce th ro ugh 25 miles o f elevated trails a nd cli ff-hangi ng dirt roads. O n a pi cture perfect da y garnished with th e sm ell of manzanita , madrona and p in e, the racers gathered. in the upper meadows for a dead engine cla ss start. The highly cornpetitive start of Husky' rider Rick Bo za rt h sw ept him off the lin e beh ind Ostbo. Rivalry for the lead spellbound onlookers as th e Exper ts spurted th rough pit ro w go ing so u th . on th e first loop. Eventuall y Bozart h gain ed th e Hrs t lead , read th e course wrong, and used 15 minutes to reco ver. Desert ra cer O s tb o not ch ed q u ite a feat as he stretched ' his lead tim e, easily cruising th rough tight co nditio ns o n the co urse. . Starting a minute lat er, Dan H arte powered out of th e meadows a head of Keith Ca yt on in class 250cc Expert. Yamaha rider Barrett Brown never let off th e throttle o f his YZ125 from the start. After pushing hard for mil es, Brown overtook Harte to take command of seco nd place'. During th e fourth lap, Rick Bozarth dropped out of the running du e to bike problems. Ostbo continued to sweep the 25 mile loops with consistent 55 minute laps. He completed th e race in three hours and 40 minutes to capture first overall and fir st Open Expert. " It was fun being with th e young whippersnappers in the woods. I finally won in Oregon," 28-year-old Ostbo said. He thanked Scott Performance and his pit crew, Walt Kinney and Bob Grinstead, for 45 .second gas stops. . Four minutes later, Barrett Brown clinched second place overall and first place for class 200cc Expert. The two spirited racers for third and fourth overall finished the last loop o ne bike length apart. Dan Harte had been aced out by Mike Medick. Estelle Shanks was the first of th e women riders to finish. Results 0 / A : 1. Paul Ostbo (Han); 2. Barr en Brown (Yam); 3. Mike Medick (Yam): 4 . Dan Hart e (Kaw ). OPEN EX: 1. Paul Ostbo (Han); 2. W illi am Bishop ; 3 . Many Clough. 250 EX: 1. Mike Med ick (Yamt 2. Dan Harte (Kaw); 3. Keit h Cayton (Kaw) . 200 EX: 1. Barrett Brown (Yam); 2. Brian Guiles; 3. Burt Der in. CL 30 EX: 1. Tom Niemela ; 2. Brian Finch; 3. Ken Maa hs (Kaw). CL40 EX: 1. Buzz Farre ll; 2. Bob Loun t; 3. Richard Phill ips. OPEN AM : 1. Gene Gwin: 2. Robert Joh nston ; 3. Mark Humphrey. 250 AM : 1. Brian Ben lini; 2. Kevin Ougin; 3. Dennis Craig. 200 AM : 1. Ron Pennington; 2. J im Davis; 3. Scon Farrell . 125 AM: 1. Rob Aldridge; 2. OJ. O·Neili . CL 30 AM : 1. Craig Foter; 2. Brent Davis; 3. Vern Balkowitseh. 00 00 O"l ....... Davis wins La Playa Desert Race . By Michael Ross ROCKY POINT, MEXICO, APR. 7 Scott Davis used a little luck and a lot of hard riding to score the overall win during the Arizo na Desert Racing Association's 2nd Annual La P laya 100 desert race , held in Rocky Point. The 19-year-old Tucson resident rode a YZ250 sponsored by Yamaha of Tuccson and Sp arks Cycl e Supply in a race which heavily favored Open class machines that averaged 53 mph for four laps (120 m iles). Early race leader J eff Darland dropped out af ter three laps whe n h is CR500 H on da devel o ped a n ignition misfire and ultimately q u it runn in g altogether. Darla nd still managed to take fifth overall. Second overall a nd first in th e O pen Expert clas s went to 21-year; old Joshua G iles. The Sunnyslope H o n d a / Sa lo m e Ser vic e Cen tersponsored rider averaged 49.9 mph on a CR500. Giles endoed hi s H onda five miles into the fourth lap a t an estima ted 100 mph. " I had a bad geto ff flat out in sixth gear. It hurt," said Giles after the race. Third overall and second in Open Expert class went to AXO/USA Sport, Dirt Unlimited and Apache Yamaha/Honda-sponsored Bobby Russell. The 27-year-old Phoenix resident, a veteran of dirt tracks and road racing, ran out of ga s three Limes during the race, twi ce in th e first loop. A stock tank and ri ch jetting limited hi s Honda's range to 25 miles. Russell rode harder and more aggressively than an yon e else on the tra ck , bu t pl ayed ca tch u p all day long. " I was trying to charge. You have to set you r own pace when you ' re trying to make up tim e. You ge t p umped up and go ," said Russel l a t the fin ish lin e, He averaged 48.67 mph. . Garth Sweetland, riding for Cagiva North America, was plagued b y bad lu ck all da y. Sweetland won the Las Vegas 300 on Saturday, flew into Phoenix at 3:00 a.rn., rode o u t to Rocky Point still sore from Las Vegas and then retired before completing a sing le lap when the "E" clip on his jet needle came loose at checkpoin t two. Sixth overall and first in the Senior Expert division went to Tom Leehe of Phoenix. Leehe won at Gila Bend, th e first race of the season, then broke at Salome. . " I' ve been having bike problems , so mething I don't usuall y have. I have to give special thanks to Dennis at Dirt Unlimited. He Fed-Exed parts for me at the last minute. He really deserves a lot of' credi t," said Leeh e, Resu lts MINI BEG: 1. Randy An son (Yam); 2. Brad Martin (Hont 3. Jimi Vinyard (Hon). MINI NOV: 1. Darin Criarnon (Kawt 2. Fnnlt Ramos (Han); 3. Steve M..,.,. (Hon~ Bob Russell ran out of 'gas t hree times but f in ished third overall and second in the Open Expert class at the La Playa desert race . MI NI AM: 1. Chanc e ceravona (Han): 2. Richie Church (Kaw ): 3. Destry Abbon (Kaw) . , 200 BEG: 1. Br uce M orr ison (Suzt 2. William Rowe (Han): 3. Jason Beli sle (Hus). 200 NOV: 1. Daryl Kanuho(Hon); 2. Steye Martin (Hon); 3. Dan Boardman (Yam). 200 AM : 1. Bob Henderson (Han): 2. Todd Dayis (Kaw); 3. Dayid Lennon (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Grog Gaudet (Yam): 2. Kurt Bende r (KTM ): 3. Mark W inkelman (Han). 250 NOV: 1. Mark Krneta (Han); 2. Rick Bah hes ( H on ~ 3. Merlen Slaughter (Suzl. 250 AM: 1. Dan Marcha no (Han): 2. Tony Loon (Han); 3. Dirk Lange (KTM ). 250 EX: 1. Scon Dayis (Vam); 2. Chr is Str ang (Yam). OPEN BEG: 1. Bob Kirkwood (Hon t 2. Steve ' M urphy (Hont 3. Don Lowenberg ( Hon~ OPEN NOV: 1. Mike Berkner (Han); 2. Casey Jo nes (KTM ): 3. Rick Graf (Han). OPEN AM : 1. TIm Abr il (Han): 2. Devld Edwards (Kaw t 3. Kent Nichols (Hus). OPEN EX: 1. Joshua Giles (Han); 2. Bob Russell (Hon); 3. Carey Kent J r. (Han). LADIES: 1. Liz McDaniel (KTM); 2. Sheryl Prosser (KTM) . 30+ BEG: 1. Dayid Trombley (Hus); 2. Larry Hefley (M · S): 3. Bill W olfe (Hus). 30+ NOV: 1. Barry Harelson (Hus). 30+ AM : 1. Robert Chadwick (Han); 2. Elmer Anson (Yam): 3. Steve We instein (Hus). 3B+ EX: 1. Bill Ydiano (Cag): 2. Jerry Smith (Hus); 3. Stan Falter (KTMI. 28+ EX: 1. Tim Leah e (KTM): 2. Jerry Johnson (Han); 3. Allen Poore. 40+ NOV: 1. Vince Thomas (KTM); 2.lden Wilken (Hus). DINO V: 1. M ichael Wad ding . (Yaml: 2. Dan Schmerleld J r. (Kaw) . DINO C: 1. M ike Thorn (Han); 2. Tim Hoban (Han); 3. Hank LoPorte (Hus). 45 +: 1. Joe Prosser (KTM); 2. Darr ell Gates (KTM): 3. Jim Dun lap (Han). SDCAR: 1. Bren Williams/Clyde Stewart (Han). Szarek swift at Summit Point Road Race By John Keeney SU MMIT POINT, WV, APR. 16-17 Gl enn Szarek dominated the "big bike" classes a t th e WERA season opener a t Summit Point Raceway. Aboard a Suzuki GSXR750, Szarek wo n both th e A a nd B Production class race s and the B Su perbike event. David Murray, ignoring th e new scari fied surface , jumped ou t to a com ma ndi ng lead in C Su pe rb ike on his Honda 600 Hurricane and never looked back. As he crossed th e finish line the cl osest co m pe ti to r s till hadn't ex i ted the fa st turn 10 sweeper. . In the Formula 2 race , Bill Himmel sbach put his Yamaha TZ250 into th e lead on the first lap, only to be passed by Murray on h is Yamaha RZ350; again, Murray nev r looked back and went on to win. It looked like Murray was go ing to turn in a repeat performance of hi s C Superb ike race in th e D Superbike final. After pulling out a big lead in th e first lap, Murray led th e race until Robert Von Nessen snatched away th e win with a last lap pass on his new Yamaha FZR400 . In the Formula One race, Larry Scholl showed the crowd why Sum- mit Point is his home track , winning th e race on his " stock motor" Suzuki GSXRIIOO. Honda In ter cep tormounted Bruce Ni eld too k th e lead in the race on the fourth lap wh en Sch oll overshot turn one , but Sch oll rep assed o n th e same lap and from the n on it was hi s race . , In other action , Yamaha RD 4oomo u nted J ohn Keen ey came from the bac k row in th e Clu b man event to tak e the lead for the first four laps, only to be passed by Bill Cardell 's Yama ha SX R600 'an d Barry Schwartz's H onda thumper. Cardell threw th e SXR awa y in Summit Po in t's infamous "caro usel," leav ing Schwartz with th e win. Keeney had to settle for second. Results VINT 1: 1. Brad Morrison (Due); 2. Karl Myers (NSUt 3. Michael Brood (Ducl . YlNT 2: 1. Brad Morrison (Duc): 2. John Hawkins (BSA); 3. Br uce Allen (BSA); 4 . Thom Kerr (Duc): . 5. Michael Breed (Duc). VINT 3; 1. Jesse Morris (Tri); 2. James Siemer (Nor); 3. Bruce A llen (BSA ): 4 . Michael Breed (Nor). YlNT 4: 1. Jesse Morris ITri): 2. Karl Myers (BMW) : 3. Martin Bud ITri): 4 . Loren Jury (Yam): 5. J ames Surr ey (Kaw) . VINT 5: 1. J ake Coye (Kaw); 2. Bill Bloom (Kaw): 3. Jesse Mo rr is (Tri): 4 . Brod Walker (Suz). CLBMN EX: 1. Barry Schwartz (Han); 2. J oh n Keeney (Yam~ 3. Rick St off ey (Yam): 4 . Frank Beck (Han); 5. Chris Hallfelz (Han). . CLBM N NOV: 1. Grog All (Yam); 2. J immy Shanks (Yam); 3. Dayid Mand (Han): 4 . Barry Hill (Hon l; 5. Joe Stricker (Han). F-3 0 / A: 1. James Sel in a (Kaw); 2. Frank Beck (Han): 3. Michael Parrone (Kaw ); 4 . Harry Morse ~onL . F-2 EX: 1. Dayid Murray (Yam): 2. Bill Himmelsbach (Yam); 3. John Lowman (Yam); 4 . Larry Scholl ' (Yamt 5. Ron Gelwicks (Yam). F-2 NOV; 1. Rick Mereante (Yamt 2. Steve Johnson (Yam); 3. Sterling Strausser (Yam); 4 . Dayid Heckle (Yam); 5. Lance Zenob ia (Yaml . F-l EX: 1. Larry Scholl (Suz): 2. Bruce Nield (Han); 3. Chr is Ou inn (Yam); 4. Glenn Szarek (Yam); 5. Charles Elstner (Han). o S/ BK EX: 1. Robert VonN essen (Yam); 2. David Murray (Yamt 3. John low ma n (Yamt 4 . Cliff Bigoney (yasm): 5. Don Willmot (Yam). S/BK NOV : 1. Sterling Stausser (Yam): 2. Steye Johnson (Yam); 3. J.D. Cox (Yamt 4. Dan iel Kerekes (Yamt 5. Tom Stowert (Yam). C S/BK EX: 1. Dayid Murray (Hont 2. Br ian Gr ist ick(Yam): 3. John Lowman (Hont 4 . J eff Dean (Han): 5. Bootie Ballard (Honl. C S/ BK NOV: 1. Paul Youngman (Yam); 2. Arthur ' Diaz (Hon): 3. Robin Nicholas (Yam); 4 . M ike Scan (Hont 5. Leroy Roeder (Han). B S/ BK EX; 1. Glenn Szarek (Yam); 2. Bruce Nield (Han); 3. Char les Elst ner(Hon); 4 . Tom Runkle (Suzt 5. Bob Englert (Yam). B S/ BK NOV: 1. Jay Bartlow (Suz): 2. Ken Mcintyr e (Suz); 3. Arthur Diaz (Han): 4 . Jo hn Marunich (Suz); 5. Robin Nicho las (Yam). o PROD EX: 1. Bootie Ballard (Yam); 2. Randy Mura_i (Yam): 3. Geoff Smith (Yam). o PROD NOV: 1. Rick M ereant e (Yam): 2. Grog A lt (Kaw): 3. Dan Kerekos (Yam); 4. J .D. Cox (Yam): 5. M ike Kanz (Kaw ). C PROD EX: 1. Steye Harr ison (Han); 2. J eff Dean (Han ); 3. David M urray (Han); 4. Dayid Flamm (Han): 5. Rex M ill er (Han). C PROD NOV: 1. Arthur Diaz (Han); 2. Michael Scon (Han); 3. Scan Beasley (Han): 4 . Leroy Roeder (Han ): 5. Michael Fry (Han). B PROD EX: 1. Glenn Szarek (Suzt 2. Bruce Nield (Suz): 3. Jo hn Lopez (Suz); 4 . Jay Endre (Suz); 5. Eric Dhuy (Suz). A PROD EX: 1. Glenn Szarek (Suz); 2. John Lopez (Suz): 3 . Eric Dh uy (Suz): 4. Jay Endre (Suz): 5. Mark Reynolds (Suz). A PROD NOV: 1. Ken Mcintyre (Suz): 2. J ay Bartlow ' (Suz); 3. John Marunich (Suz): 4 . Paul Voungman (Yamt 5. Mike Homlak (Suz). o 37

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