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Gary ' Beyer (42) and Tony Graves chase 125 and 250cc Pro winner
Larry Ward in 125cc Pro action at Washougal Motocross Park.
passed Miller at the halfway point.
At the fin ish it was Brigss, Mill er,
Johnson and Drenna n.
Results
50 : 1. Andy Wic kens (Yam); 2. Mark Callahan
(Yam); 3. Larry Rust (Yam); 4. SCali Ritch ie (Yam).
60 : 1. Ronald Durrer (Kaw ); 2. Randy Salamo n
(Kaw ); 3. Kar l Scon (Kaw ).
80 STK 7 -11: 1. Ronald Durrer (Kaw ); 2. Mik e
Salamon (Kaw); 3. J oey Belmont (Kaw).
80 STK 12·13: 1. Mike E. Kat in (Han); 2. Mike
Baker (Kaw); 3 . Brad Ritchie (Yam).
80 MOD t2-13 : 1. M ike Baker (Kaw); 2. Mik e
Katin (Hont 3. Trevor Trace (Kaw ).
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80 STK 14-15 : 1. M ike Howe ll (Han); 2. Jason
Balas (Han); 3. Tim Cont i (Han).
80 MOD 14-15 : 1. Jasson Balas (Han); 2. M ike
Howell (Han ).
125 MOD 12-15 : t . Tim Baker (Kaw ); 2. Rick
Sayers (Yam); 3. Kevin Sweeney (Kaw ).
125 STK t2-15 : 1. Rick Sayers (Yam); 2. Brad
Quear (Han); 3, lek Schaler (Kaw).
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125 A STK: 1. Greg Nelson (Han); 2. Chuck
Nicholson (Han).
125 A MOO: 1. Greg Nelson (Han); 2. Dale
Spangler (Kaw); 3. Jon Agin (Han).
125 B STK: 1. Bill Silvarole ( Kaw~ 2. Mark
Pahenish (Kaw ); 3. Frank Morris (Han).
125 B MOD : 1. Mark Pahan ish (Kaw ); 2. Jeff
Craddock (SUl); 3. Bill Silva role (Kaw). .
125 C MOD : 1. TIm Baker (Kaw); 2. Jeff Rollers
(Han); 3. Kelly Johnson (Kaw) .
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125 C STK: 1. Derek Briggs (Han); 2. Kelly
Johnson (Kaw); 3. Rob Drennan (Kaw).
250 A MOD : 1. Vern Zwe ilel (Yam); 2. Dale
Spengle r (Kaw).
250 B MOD : 1. David Alexander (SUl); 2. Chris
Grasso (KTM ~ 3. John Hatfield (SUl).
250 B STK: 1. David Alexander (SUl); 2. John
Hatf ield (SOl); 3. Steve Gilland (Han).
250 C STK: 1. Henry Hauenstein (Han); 2. Tony
Olszko (Kaw); 3. Denny Salamon (Han).
250 C MOD : 1. Shane Sh ipley (Han); 2. John
Harr ington (Hon); 3. Henry Hauenstein (Han).
OPEN A: 1. Brian Kohl (KTM); 2. St eve Holland
(Han); 3. Art Jackson (Han).
OPEN B/C : 1. Dave Blauman (Han).
+25: 1. Art Jackson ( H o n~ 2. Greg Nelson (Han);
3. Steve Holland (Han).
WMN: 1. Toni Caprena (KTM ).
SR 30+: 1. Tim Music (Yam); 2. Allan Beech Sr.
(Hus).
SR 40+: 1. Denny Salamon (Han); 2. Thomas
Knapp (Yam); 3. Tony Olszko (Kaw).
Ward tops Washougal
GoldStarMX
By Brian Barnes
WASHO UGAL, WA, MAY B
Snohomish , Was hingto n 's , Larry
Ward made a triumphant return to
th e Northwest racin g scene after his
recent top-f ive finish at th e Axto n ,
Virginia, 125cc National. Ward took
'al l fou r rnoto wins in th e 125 and
250cc Pro classes at the fifth ra ce of
the CMC Gol d St a r Series a t
Washougal Mot ocross Park,
Ward, aboard Yamaha sup port!
Hi-Point/Smith G oggles and Devol
Engineering-backed Yamahas p u t in
sterling rides in both 125 and 250cc
classes to take overall wins, while
Honda of Roseburg 's Tony Graves
and Ulven Forging's Gary Beyer
were th e second and third overall
riders in the 125cc bout, and Graves
again kept Ward in his sights to '
clai m second overall in th e 250s.
A strong contin gen t of Amat eurs
showed up for today's race with some
excelle nt racing taking p lace. The
BOcc Beginner class had severa l riders
in contention for th e overa ll win.
Mike Scott, on a Suzuki, scored th e
first moto wi n afte r Vylam Ng uyen,
, Corey Down ing, Ben La ne and Brad
Jevons all put on a good battle for
the next four spots. Ng uyen bailed
while running in second spot with
j evon s, Lane and Ch ad Franklin
rounding out the top five.
-T h e seco nd m o to found Scott,
La ne , R andy Wr i ght a n d Ben
Rhodes up front as th e riders completed lap one, but this time it was
Rhodes who pu t on an outstandi ng
ride to take the win. T he next two
spots would determinethe overall as
Scott and La ne went at it. Lane held
.off Scott to ta ke second in th e moto,
but it was Scott who got th e overall
wi n via h is 1-3 performance. La ne
w a s seco n d w ith Fr ankl i n and
Rhodes taking thi rd and fourth .
Results
P/W: 1, Eric Burkinshaw (Kaw ); 2. Stan Sloboda
(Kaw); 3. Bren Boehm (Kaw ).
W /P/w: 1. Jeramy Jernigan (Han); 2. Shanna
Conan (Han).
PP: 1. Deanna Holbrook (KTM) ; 2. Kristen
Hannan (Kaw); 3. Ang ie Crater (Han).
80-9 -11: 1. Eric Burkinshaw (Yam); 2. Stan
Sloboda (Kaw); 3. Robert Kinerman (Kaw).
80 BEG: 1. M ike Scon (SOl); 2. Ben Lane (Kaw);
3. Corey Downing (Kaw ).
80 JR: 1. Chad Brown (Kaw ); 2. Shawn Waring
(Kaw); 3. Forrest Transue (kaw ).
80 INT: 1. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 2. Danny Ulven'
(Kaw); 3. Shane West (Kaw).
100: 1. Ryan Huffman (Yam~ 2. Chad Brown
(Kaw); 3. Shawn War ing (Kaw ).
125 BEG: 1. Lowell Fretz (Kaw); 2. Eric Bels haw
(Kaw); 3. Eddie Denh am II (Kaw).
125 JR: 1. Robb Butler (Han); 2. Brell Bierek
(Yam); 3. Jon Kuebler (Han).
125 INT: 1. Brad Balmes (Han); 2. Bran DeVries
(Han); 3. Paul Rowl and (Kaw).
125 PRO: 1. Larry Ward (Yam); 2. Tony Graves
(Han); 3. Cporey Kleudt (Yam).
250 BEG: 1. Rob Bonnell (Yam); 2. Darren Cr iss
(Kaw); 3. Pat Dougherty (Han).
125JR: 1. Steven Hills(Yam); 2. Frank Byrd (SUl);
3. Wayne Christenson (Han).
250 INT: 1. Rod Kelle r (Han); 2. Mike W illiams
(Yam); 3. Marshall Faure (Han).
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250 PRO: 1. Larry Ward (Yam); 2. Tony Grave s
(Han); 3. Gray Beyer (Kaw).
OPEN BEG: 1. M ichael Jensen (Han); 2. Randy
Baer (Han); 3. Casey Tard ley (Han).
OPEN JR : 1. Norm Enders (Han); 2. Rich Linvill e
(Han); 3. Mi tch Troner (Han).
OPEN INT: 1. Frank McKinn (Han); 2. Richard
Merrin (Han); 3. Don Tyler (Han).
OPEN PRO: 1. Doug Lange (Han).
UTH: 1. ~n Williams (Han); 2. Brad Balmes
(Han); 3. Ron Sun (Han).
OTH JR: 1. Mark Ennis (Han); 2. Randy Payne
(Yam); 3. M ilt Harden (SUl).
OTH INT: 1. Doug W iley (Han); 2. Richrad Seth er
(Han); 3. Vince Figone (Han).
OTH EX 1. Mitch Kirpatrick (Kaw); 2. Bob Leach
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(Ceg); 3. Mark Dickey (Kaw ).
OT JR : 1. Dave Nyblom (Han); 2. Bud Wa llade '
(Han).
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OT tNT: 1. Bob Harrison (SOl); 2. Richrd Dunc an
(Han).
OT EX 1. Bob While.
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Pittman sweeps Suzuki
money at PIR RR
By Russ Cazier
PORTLAND, OR, MAY 15
J oe Pittman rode Suzuki GSXRs to
wi ns in th e Open, 750cc and 600cc
P roduction classes at th e Oregon
Motorcycle Road Racing Association's second meet of the year a t
Portland International Ra ceway.
Pittman, who had bl isters on his
righ t foot fro m an accident in the
Bruce Lind (78) leads Joe Pittman (171) through turn nine at PIR. Pittman
won the Open. 750 and 600 Production classes.
previous day's endurance race, had
closely contested races in 750cc and
600c c P ro du ctio n , ba ttl i n g with
Craig Trinder to the fla g in the 750cc
race and Shawn Roberti in th e 600cc.
Keith Pinkstaff's mechanical DN F in
Open P rod uction gave Pittman an
easy win th ere, but he had a good
lead anyway.
Pinksta ff, thoroughly bugged after
his 1100 q u i t two laps short of $400,
came back out in 750cc Superbike,
go t a great holeshot and flat ra n away
wi th the race.
Form ul a One, how ever, was not
the usual Pinkstaff benefit, since
Kurt H all of the 6-Hour winning
H u m an Race T ea m stayed over
a nothe r day to run h is Yamaha '
FZIOOOR in that class. H all eased
away from the pack, and the best
racing in Formu la O newas between
Eric Garland a nd Steve Li ttl ejohn,
both also FZIOO
OR-mounted. Ga rland, formerly a winning Yamaha
RD 400 Cafe bike pilot, has returned
from retirement, and hung on for the
, third place tro p hy.
Formula Two act io n saw Mike
Sullivan cruise to an easy win on a
H onda RS250. Su llivan ha d competed the nigh t before at the dirt track
Nat ional at Castl e Rock, and said an
- easy win sui ted h im just fine .
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Cliff Baker had h is current club
record winni ng streak brok en at 15
h ea ts wh en h is H onda / Yam aha
hybrid suffered an ignition failure,
leavin g Andy Crane and Dan Zlock,
riding hi s dad 's Kaw asaki 250, to
fight it ou t. Zlock, who is used to
riding Superbikes, said it was a lot
of fu n ba nging fairings at somewhat
more rea sonab le speeds. Crane prevai led for a p hoto-fi ni sh win. ,
T he Ill -Advised H eroics/Second
Pl ace Ain't Doodoo award goes to
Ala n Schwen wh o won the fou r lap
grid pl acem ent heat in 450cc Superbike, then found himself in second
beh ind Gary Cren shaw in the 10-la p
final. Sch wen was moving up a li ttle
but di dn 't really have Cren shaw in
passing di stance wh en he tri ed a last
heat, last la p , last corner pass and
thr ew it away spectacu larly in front
of the grandstand-;Schwen was OK,
bu t his bi ke was pr etty seri o usly bent.
Second place was in heri ted by a
bem used but grateful Mi ke G iven.
Results
OPEN PROD: 1. Joe Pinman (SUl ); 2. Ma rk
Haskin s (SUl ); 3. M ichael McBrady (SUl ).
750 PROD: 1. Joe Pittm an (SUl); 2. Craig Trinder
(SUl ); 3. J eff Hogan (SUl) .
600 PROD: 1. Joe Pinman (SUl); 2. Shawn
. Roberti (Suz); 3. Arnold And rews (Han).
450 PROD: 1. Robert Hinojosa (Yam); 2. Doug
J - Knoy\e (Yam); 3. Tony Rome (Yam).
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750 S/BK: 1. Keith Pinkstaff (SUl); 2. Joe
Pillman (SUl); 3. Steve Linlejohn (Yam).
600 S/BK: 1. Terry W ill iam s (Yam); 2. Devin
Sel eros (Han); 3. Gene Brown (Han).
400 S/BK: 1. Gary Crenshaw (Yam); 2. M ike
Given (Yam); 3. Gene Brown (Yam).
F· l : 1. Kurt Hall (Yam); 2. Keith Pinksteff (SOl);
, 3. Er ic Garland (Yam).
F· 2: 1. M ike Sullivan (Hon); 2. Devin Seferos
(Han); 3. Terry Williams (Yam).
F-3 : 1. Andy Crane (Han); 2. Dan Zlock (Kew ):
3. Greg Gaulk e (Han).
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OPEN BOTT: 1. Randy Shemwell (Due); 2. Br ian
Wynne 1M-G); 3. Steve Sand ers (M ·G).
600 BOTT: 1. Don Peters (Kaw ); 2. Mallhew
Moe ll er (Kaw); 3 . George Schwen (Kaw).
OPEN SGL: 1. Scali Francks (Han); 2. Mik e
M eagher ( Kaw~ 3. J im Bi.el (RIX).
OPEN VINT: 1. Reno Ortil ITri); 2. Lanca Raber
(BSA): 3. Larry Cowling (Nor).
500 VINT: 1. TIm Marek (BSA); 2. Chr is Kerber
(Aer); 3. Lance Raber (BSA).
250 VINT: 1. J im Rivelli (Due); 2. Anthony Rivelli
(Due); 3. Ron Johnson (SUl).
NOV: 1. John Parent (Han); 2. Steve Sauerberry
(Han); 3. Joh n O'Sullivan (Han).
Andris aces Baylands
Motocross
By Mike Vancil
FR EMONT, CA, MAY 4
. Kell y Andris' luck is ru nni ng strong
as th e Yamaha rider grabbed yet
ano ther win in the hotly contested
O p en P r o class at t he C MCsanctioned mo tocross at Baylands.
T he two rno to wins for Andris and
his Hi -Point/ Ara i/ Pro-Circuit/
Torco/Wrigh t Mo tors-sponsored YZ
were not easily attained. For many
laps of each , moto Andris ha d to
contend with Sean Conley on an
O'Neal U.S.A.lMarin Motor Spor t!
J o rgensen
R esea rch -s p o n so red
Kawasaki. At the ga te drop of each
mo to it was an explosive Co nley out
in fron t wi th Craig Porter and
Clayto n Blood as side-kicks. By the
second la p in eac h mo to Andris had
made up for his lack lus ter starts and
dropped in behind Conley. Both
times Andris passed h im in the
co rne r before th e infamous Bayla nds
-Rocker Section. Second in both
mo tos was Conley. Blood got third
overall o n hi s Kawasa ki sponsored
by , Ma lcolm Smith , Jorgensen
Resear ch 'and Du blin Kawasaki.
Results
M INI 80 BEG: 1. Donn ie Benencourt (Kaw); 2.
Aaron Cantre lle (Kaw); 3. Danny Jacobo (SUl) ; 4.
Michael Winter (Han); 5. Bryan Rose (Kaw ).
MINI BOJR: 1. James Ptarcinski (Kaw ).
MINI 80 INT: 1. Danny Nelson (Kaw ); 2. Chris
McCallie (Yam).
125 BEG 0 ·1 : 1. Dan Reger (Han); 2. Scan Wilson
(Han); 3. Chris Pedrin i (Han); 4 . Richard Mu ssman
(Han); 5. Rick A lves (Han).
125 BEG 0 ·2: 1. Greg Bunting (Yam); 2. Bill Sayre (Han); 3. Kurt Nelson (Han); 4. Chuck Sm illie
(Kaw); 5. Greg Bun ting (Yam).
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12 5 JR: 1. Shawn Doddington (Yam); 2. Ji m
Willi ams (Kaw ); 3. Mike McLamore (Han); 4 . Danny
Nelson (Kaw ); 5. Dean Grant (Han).
125 INT: 1. Eric Pucel ik (Han); 2. Joh n Kocins ki
. (Yam); 3. Dave Rogers (Han); 4. Chri s Phillips (Han);
5. Erich (Sholstall (Kaw ).
125 PRO: t . Todd Hicks (SUl ); 2. Danny Paladino
(Han); 3.Mark Myers (Han).
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