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(Sud : '3. Mi ke Hogan (Han); 4. Doug Kramer (Yam); 5. Jay Gref{Ya m). Schmulbach sensational at Owensboro ST By Bobby Lewis OWENSHORO. KY. SEPT. 18 Ban Schm ulbach was LOO ho t to ha nd le toda y at the seco nd runni ng of the H.L. Weak ley/ Sco tt La mb Memoria l Short Track. O ne hund red and twenty-fo ur riders were o n ha nd for th e WKCRA even t. T he top six qua lifi ers lin ed up for th e $200. win ner -lak e-all dash for cash a nd Schmulbac h jammed im med ia tely into the lead .Joh n Clark was in itially second befor e dropping to the back. Ja mes H art mo ved to seco nd with Joel Harrow selling the tap three by la p four. Pat Behrl e ran lO fourth o ver And y Rich ardso n and Clark . T he start of the Open cla ss main was an ins tant repl ay wi th Schmulbach on ce aga in goi ng to the front. He increased his lead wit h eveI') la p en ro u te to the win. Clark ra n in : second u ntil H art go t underneath?n lap fou r. J oh n Faul kner CUt through traffic to ga rn er fo unh over Beh rle a nd Richardson . Joe Basti n ied the 250ec cla.ss with Marsha ll Patrick and Joel Barrow riding III the wak e. The third lap saw Pat rick go high and tak e th e lead and Barrow drop out wit h mech anica l woes. Pa trick held o n to take the clos e wi n over Basti n . Mark Wal ker. J im Allen. Chuck Allen and And rew Breite n bach. Barrow came back to co mpletel y dom ina te th e 125cc class with a f1ag-to-f1ag ride. Brad Holl an der worked past T .]. Burnette for the runner-up posi tion whil e Sam Lowe came from last to fourth by the chec kers. Rob bie Gr ief and Mike Smi th were nex t to fo llo w. Tom my Hayden took command of the 80ec cla ss and led every la p of the ma in . Ch ris Boo ne, held off Aaron Ladd and Mike Sm ith u ntil Smith fou nd the hot lin e to finis h second with two la ps to go . Joh n Sherrard came o ut of traffic to rill in the top three over Boo ne, Lad d an d Paul Morga n. . , H ayden 's 60cc ride was a carbo n co py with a six- lap dash to the flag ove r Joshua Kno tt. J arrod Barrow was put t.o fourt!t o n th e ~ast lap by N ick Hayden with Sm ith ro und ing o u t the top Ii ve. Beau Brasw ell was ano ther do ub le class winn er as he tot a lly domin at ed th e 50cc classes. Eddie Thompson used an inside line to tak e a last-lap Sen ior class wi n wh ile Pa t Bradham topped the photo finis h in th e Ama teur class . Results 50 STK: 1. Beau Brasw ell (Yam); 2. Jenn y Hayden (Yam); 3. Josh Rude (Suz). 50 MOD: 1. Beau Brasw ell (Yam); 2 . Jenn y Hayden (Yaml; 3. Jason Goodwin (Yam). . 60 : 1. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ); 2. Joshua Knott (Yam); 3 . Nick Hayden (Yam). . 80: 1. Tommy Hayden (Yam); 2. Mik e Smith (Han); 3. Jo hn Sherrard (Kaw l. 126: 1. Joel Barrow (Kaw ); 2. Brad Holland er (Yam); 3 . T.J. Burnett e (Yam). 250: 1. Marshall Patr ick (Suz); 2. Joe Basti n (Kaw ); 3. Mark Walk er (Yam). OPEN: 1. Bart Schm ulbach (Rtx): 2. James Hert (Yam); 3. John Clark (C·A I, SR: 1. Eddie Thompson (C-A I; 2. Denne Williems (Yam); 3. David Flow ers (Suzl. . AM : 1. Pat Bredham (Han); 2. Kevi n McReynolds (Bul ); 3. Pat Boone (Yam). Ward strikes again atA'banyMX By Clay Ught AL BANY , O R. ocr. 2 Yamaha rider La rry Ward co n tin ued his rampage of th e CM C Yamah a Go ld Cup MX Series by virtues of wins i n th e 125 and 250ec Pro class es, both co m ing with I-I mo ta sweeps at round fou r of th e series . Ward taug ht the series' contenders yet another lesso n in ' th e ago ny . of defeat .by soundly thrash in g the co mpe u uo n III th e first 125cc Pro contest. Another of severa l fast Washin gton riders, Eric Hall , local rider T ony Grav es an d Lance Smai l chased Ward in th e contest, bu t it was Hall wh o ga ve Wa rd h is closest competition in the first .a fter G raves suffered fro m mechanical woes and dr opped off pace. Hall chased win ner Ward to the , fini sh wh ile Sm ail ne tted third over Scott Steffy, Darren Rogers and Graves. . Moto two saw G ra ves ge tting the ju mp o n the pack. but Ward took th e lead two turns later and never looked ba ck. This left Steffy, Smail, Gra ves and Do n Bisceglia to battle over th e sq ua bble for second pl ace; H all ra n deadlast. O n the move th rough traffic was H all , wh o has made an amazmg comeback after suffering (rom near car eer endi ng in juries. Hall cam e fro m lOth to fourth in two lap s and closed i n on bo th Graves and Smail , o nly 10 have his H onda go sour an d dr op off th e pace. G ra ves and Smail' s battle for second went to th e fin ish wi th Smail -losi ng out in the moto, but ear ni ng second pl ace laurels after his 3-3 consistency. Grav es netted th ud , with a 6-2. . T h e m ost exciting mo tes of the day 's program wer e the two 250ec ~ro .con tests. ' Smail led at the dr op of the ga te III fu st mo~o while Ward, G rav es, Kenny O lsen , Bescegha and Ida ho 's Larry Jackso n follow ed. Ward took the lead again leaving Sm ai l to battle for the number two spot with Graves and Yamaha ri der Jackson , who carved through tra ffic at a stellar rate to settle into fou rth behind Ward. Graves and Smail, but ahead of a cli ma cti c battl e th at waged betw een Biscegl ia , Ol sen , Scott G rimm. Gary .Su ode and lone Open Pro Frank McKuhn. ridi ng a Yamaha. Bisceg lia won o u t in th e wild shoot-out for th e number five spot at the co mp letio n behind ru naway wi nner Ward, G rav es. Smail and Jackson. Ro gers shot into th e lead a t the start of the second moto, but Smail too k over shortly thereafter . leaving Ro gers to fen d off Ward and Graves . Smail's lead lasted less than a la p as Ward soared over h is fello w Seattlearea rider to take the lead. Smail rode a lo ne in second until Graves carved through traffic to settle in to third and wage th e day's pre mire ba tt le. Graves and Sma il were whee l-to-wheel for the remainder of the moto, bo th 12·seconds behind Ward. Graves tried every move in th e book at relega ting Smail to th ird, but to no ava il as Smail sla m med th e doo r repeat edly on the , rider who is mos t li kely O rego n's fastest , to snag runner-u p laurels via 3-2 showings be hi nd Ward " s I -I. T hird overall went G rav es'w ay Cb3) followed by J ackson (4-4) and Rogers' 7-5 pe rformances. Results [) ,.D. o ..... u o 125 PRO: 1. Larry Ward (Yem); 2. lance Smail (Han); 3. Tony Graves (Hon): 4. Scan Steffy (Yam); S. Eric Hall (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Larry Werd (Yam); 2. Lance Smail (Han); 3. Tony Graves (Hon); 4 . Larry Jackson (Ya m); 5. Darren Rogers (Han). ~ . VET PRO: 1. Gary Beaver (Kaw); 2. Ray Gemon (Han): 3. Ji m Lamkin (Han); 4. M itc h Kirkpet rick (Yam); 5. M ike Holbrook (Han). -. Shay wins Moto Sports Trai's MX By Peggy Adamic MILLPO RT , OH. Sept. I I J ohn Shay ro u ted h is JB Race Prod ucts-: bac ked Yamaha to 1-2 rnot o finishes in th e 250ec Open A class this weekend at MOIO Sport Trails in Mil lport, The final race of the seaso n saw 158 riders attend th e track, H onda rider St eve .G a rd i ner too k the holesh ot i n m ot o o ne with Sh ay movin g past Art Jackso n th ro ugh tu m two to m ove in behind Gardiner. Mike Boggia ro uted his Cagiva past both Sh ay and Gardiner'to begin . th e second lap. Shay co n tin ued his pursuit of Gar di ner ano ther full lap befor e pa ssin g into second and the n dispensed of Boggi a less than a lap later . Shay and Boggia held their 1-2 positio ns throughout the rema inder of the m o ta as R ick Hamm ond worked his way fro m a six th p lace start to pass Gardiner with three lap s remaini ng. Rob Yenulo ni s rounded out th e top five. J ackson gr abbed th e ho leshot in mo to two with Bo ggia and-Shay o n his rear wheel. Shay was o n the gr ound in tum th ree with Boggia dr opping o u t at turn four with a broken brak e cab le. Gardi nermoved in 10 cha llenge Jackso n for th e lead and by the beginni ng of lap two , G ardin er had ta ken con trol of the top spot. J ackson remai ned i n second as 'Ken Frankenbery , Gary Bru ce and Tony Boyas m oved to th e fro nt of th e pack. By mid -race . Gardiner was o ut to a 17 seco nd lead as Shay moved into the three way ba tt le for second with J acks on and Fr a n kenber y. Sha y qu ic kly di spensed o f the two riders ahead of him and began to chip away at th e 19 seco nd lead Gar diner had bu ilt. Gar diner held a 13 seco nd lead a hea d of Shay a t th e chec kered flag. Boyas routed past Fran kenbery on the final lap to takethird wi th J ackson in fifth. Shane Smith rod e hi s Suzu ki to 1-2 mo to finishes in th e 250ec C class to ta ke the o vera ll win. J ack Steele hol esho t mo to one with Smith pounding on Steele's back tire for the firs t three laps whe n Steele and his Honda dr opped 10 ninth place. Smith took over first an d continued to put distance between h imself and th e 20 riders beh i nd . As Mike Williams and Henry H auen stein battled for seco nd. Shawn Fescem yer routed his Yamaha past the two riders to grab second wi th one l ap remaini ng . Steele led mo to two wi th Smith back in 12th place. Sm ith immediately be!?n pick in g off th e riders ahead of him . whi le Steele began pulling away fro m the group of riders. By the begin ning of la p two, Smith had moved in to seco nd with Hauenstein mo ving ahead of Kevin McCan n for third. Steele's 7-1 gave h im four th o verall beh ind Smi th (1-2) , Hauen stein (4-3) and Fescernyer (2-5). Results 50: t , Andy W ickens (Yam): 2 . Jesse Finl ey (Yam); 3. Larry Rust (Yam). . 60: 1. Matt Neff (Kaw ). 80 7-11: 1. Jeremy Lawso n (Kawl . 80 12 -13: 1. M ike Katin (Han); 2. Jo hn Gresso (KTM) ; 3. Brent Ab le ( Kaw~ 4 . Jay Hershey (Suz); 5. Jason M yers ("8'0' 14.1 5: 1. Trevor Vines (Han); 2. Gene Kelley (Han); 3. Tim Cont i (Han); 4. John Caru so (Han ); 5. Dave He1r25nr~~ ~i~lm~~leno (Kew ); 2. Mike Howell (Han); 3. Brad Quaar (Han); 4. M ike Kat in (Han); 5. Rich Holste in (Kaw) . 12 5 B: 1. Brian Kohl (Han); 2. Steve Woo ledge (Han); 3 . Chris Grasso (KTM ); 4 . Steve Gill and (Han); 6 . Chri s Bodo (H12~ C: 1. Jack Steele (Han); 2. Chri s M ill er (Han); 3. .Jem es Wagner (Han): 4. Bill Katana (Kaw ); 5. Kelly Johnson (Kaw). A M ONEY: 1. Jo hn Shay {Yam); 2. Steve Gardiner (Han); 3. Tony Boyas (Han); 4 . Ken Fran kenbery (Hon); 5, Rick Hammond (Han). . 250 B: 1. Steve Gill and (Han); 2. Chris Grasso (KTM); 3. Si eve W ooledge (Han); 4 . Tom Timchek (Yam); 6. Mar k Reed (Suzl. 269 c : 1. Shane Smith (Suz); 2. Henry Hauenstein ( H ~n ); 3, Shawn Fescemyer (Yam); 4. Jack Steele (Han); 5. Mik e Will iam s (Han). OPEN B: 1. Brian Kohl (KTM); 2. Shane Smnh (Suz); 3. Jerry Boyd (Han); 4 . Neal Davis (KTM); 5. Rick Welton (Han). SR 1: 1. Ken Frankenbery (Han); 2. Todd Ervin (Han); Scott Davis finished second in the 250cc Expert class at the ~oung Classic desert race at Cherry Creek . Jeff Darland was the overall winner. 3. Henry Hauenstein (Han); 4 . Harold Dahringer (Kaw): 5 . Blaine Ducaster (Kaw ). SR 2: 1. Keith Boyd (Kaw ); 2. J erry E. Boyd (Han): 3. Tom Ashton (Hon); 4 . Larry Stahl (Han); 5. Tom Knapp (Yam). EXTRA: 1. Barn ey Barn ett (Han); 2. Tony BoyllS (Han); 3. Art Jackson (Hon); 4. Gary Br uce (Han): 5. Paul Knepp (Han). Darland tops Young Classic Desert Race . By M ichael Ross YOUNG, AZ ; SEPT. 24-25 . A big sm ile returned to the face of Jeff Dar land Sunda y after he roo sted hi s way to a nother overall win at th e 6th Annual Arizo na Desert Racin gAssociation's Young Classic held j ust outs ide Young, Arizo na , at Cherry Cree k. T!'e n umber one p late holder had pl enty to sm ile about. After a DNF in Mexico and a loss to Scott Davis in Presco tt. Darl and str uggled to stay o n to p in points, b~t with ~is. c;>ver:tll win in the Young Classic and DaVIS thud overall finis h, Darl and mo ves pas t Davis in total poin ts 670 to 605. S un nyslo pe H o nda/ AX O / US A Sport/ Maxi ma Oils-seonsored Dar land completed the three 33 mile la ps in 2:48.28 a t a 35.26 mph average o n his CRSO Ho nda and set O fast lap at 37.01 mp h. Second overa ll went to har d ridi ng Chris Strang of Big River, Ca li fornia . on his Robby Stroud/Motorcy cle Mecca /M om/ SW S Racing-sponsored YZ250 at an average speed of 34.26 m ph. Seventeen -year -o ld Strang topped th e 250cc , Ex per t class a t Cherry Creek. beating th ird overall Sco tt Davis by seven mi n utes and 57 seconds . U nfortuna tely Strang is out of the poi n ts h u n t de spite so me good finishes because he missed two races and was unable to fin ish a t Mexi co. If th e Darland p its were full of sm iling faces the n the opposite was tr ue i n the Davis pits. After high hopes at the beginning of the season, bad luck has dogged Davis li~e a ,:old that won't go away. Davis watched hIS poInts. lead slip away a t th e Ci nder Moun tain race when his YZ490 refused to run righ t and a flat tire ruined any chance of an overa ll win. There was more of th e same a t Cherry Creek. Davis bent two rims during the jet ting loop practice o n Sa turday before th e race. He worked , well in to the nigh t repairing th e damage only to get two mor e flats o n Su nday. Alt hough the rocky section too k its toll o n riders and machines, Davis an d brother Todd both had flats, broken frames and fin ished o n ba ld rear tir es. Ric hard Genovese d isti nguished hi m self with a fine ride to top the Senior Am ateur divisio n with a sixth overall finish o n his selfsponsored CR250. T he Sedona, Arizona resident clocked a 31.69 mph average. . J ef( Rogers too k the 200ec Expert class honors on the varied and demanding Ch erry Creek co urse wi th a 31.62 m ph average on hi s Edwards Cycle -sponsored YZI25 to fini sh in seven th o verall. Eigh th o vera ll a,:,d Senior .Ex pe rt. c!a~s winner T im Lehee piloted his Dirt Un lim ited and T eam DGT-sponsored KT M arou nd th e 99 mile course i n 3:10.05 at 31.25 m ph . ' Twenty-five yea r old Da n Ma r cha nd rounded o ut the top 10 to take the 250cc Ama teur win o n his Dese rt Foot Hills Woodshop/Premi er KTM· sponsored CR250 at 31.01 m ph . Results OPEN EX: 1. J eff Derland (Han); 2. Bill Wet kins (KTM !; 3. Ken Kozli k (Hont. 4 . Pat Prosser (KTM); 5. Tim Abri l (Han). - 250 EX: 1. Chris Stra ng (Yam ); 2. Scott Davis (Yam); 3. William Chamber. (Kaw). 200 EX: 1. Jeff Rogers (yam); 2. Todd Davis (Kew ); 3. Rao~~ol~c:;aV~' David Edwa rds (Kaw); 2.Jemes Rosenau (Han); 3. M ike Berkner (Hon); 4 . Harry Rin er (Hus); 5. Robert Leon (Han., 250 AM · 1. Dan Marchand (Han); 2. Todd Smith (Han); 3. Dirk Lange (KTM ); 4 . Greg Bartzen (Hont. 5. Stacey Miller (Yam). 200 A M : 1. Destry Abbott (KTM); 2. Cody Ramo (Hon); 3. Bob Henderson (Han); 4. Bryan Br uning (KTM ); 5 . Andy Reid (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Casey Jo nes (KTM); 2. Bob Kirkwood (Han); 3. David Gilbert (Han); 4 . Dan Dill swo rth (KTM); 5. Kevin Aljets (Han). . 250 NOV:- 1. Kirk Meier (Hus): 2. . Craig Connor (Han); 3. Merlen Slaughter (Suz); 4 . W ill Casner (Yam); 5. Marty M~&J' ~~. 1. Dan Boardman (Yam); 2. Br uce Morr ison (Suz); 3. Matt Slaughte r (Kaw); 4. Steve M art in (Han); 5. BrOrp~N:E"&~f.(~r~~ Calho un (Han); 2. Randy Hut chin son IHon); 3. Don Lowe nberg (Hon); 4. St eve Buerg ey (Yam); 5. Jam es Mode (Hus). 250 BEG: 1. M ike M aier; 2. Mark Winke lman (Han); 3. Robert Velasquez (HUl l: 4 . David Kirk (Han); 5. Art hur Throckmort on (Han). 200 BEG: 1. Willi am Rowe (Han); 2. Mark Thomp son (Kaw); 3. Jaso n Be/ise (Hus); 4 . Donni e Lantrip (Kaw); 6. A ndy Smallho use (Kaw). . . . WMN: 1. A licia Turner (Han); 2. Ji ll Griffi n (Kaw ); 3. LIZ McDaniel {KTM. . . • 28+ EX: 1. Tim Lehee (KTM); 2. Allen Poore (Hus): 3. Tom Bryan (Honl. 38 + EX: 1. Rob Beggs (KTM); 2. Wayne Decklever (Han); 3. Je rry Smit h (Husl; 4 . Boyd Abbott (KTM ); 5. Stan Foster . IKTMI. ' 30+ A M : 1. Richard Genovese (on); 2. Ken St umpff (Suz); 3. St eve Weinstein (Hus); 4. Thomes Frentz (Suz); 5. Steve Bi~ m)~h . Ch8m~rlin Ranay (KTM): 2. Robert Gutl erud (Han); 3. Barry Harelson (Husl: 4 . Gary Chaidez (Han); 6. Randy M iller (Han). . 40+ NOV: 1. Jerry Rice (Yam); 2. Vince Thomas (KTM); 3. Mark Kochenderfe r (Suz). 30+ BEG: 1. David Trom bley (Hon); 2. John Hines (Han); ' 3. Shawn Chlarso n (Suzt. 5. Dave McElye.a ~Kaw). 45+: 1. John Kozli k (Hon); 2. Ron lelhttl (KTM); 3. Joe Prosser IKTM); 4. Tony Holh (Yam); 5. Delbert Garst (KTM). DINO V: 1. Brent W, lker (Yam); 2. Rona ld Smit h (Suz); 3 . Perry Tubbs (Hus); 4. Brian Robert s (Suz); 5. Gary Rice (Hus). DINO C: 1 . Adem Burton (Yam); 2. Glenn Krogman (Yam); 3. Henk laPorte (Hus): 4. Scott Kat han (Han): 6. Mi ke Furr IHr~bN MA N: 1. Richie Chur ch (Kaw ); 2. Ale x McElyea IKaw ); 3. Tony French (Han); 4. Frank Ramos (Kaw ). FUN RACER: 1. Karl Schenk (Han). . SPORTSFUN: 1. Jack Smallhou se (Yam). . AM MINI : 1. A lex Mc Elyea (Kaw); 2. M ike Shivers (Kaw); 3. Chance Caravona (Hon); 4 . Richie Chur ch (Kaw); 5. Tonv French (Han). NOV MINI: 1. Steve M urray (Han); 2. Robbie Vermilyea (Yaml; 3. Chr is Freedman (Kawl; 4 . David Forsyt h IKaw ); 5. M icah Chlarson. ~ BEG M INI: 1. Tomey Wi ebur g (Suz); 2. Chad Verm ily~a (Yam); 3. Jason Suarez (Han); 4. Ryan Toon (Han); 5. ChrIS Brown (Yaml. Hand claims OIR MX victory By Peggy Adamic RAVENNA. O H SEPT 18 " Ho n da -mounted pro r ider Da vid H a nd co mp letely do minated th e competition in the co m bined 125/ 250ec A class grabbing double m o to wins a t O hio International Raceway in Ravenna. . Hand took th e lea d to start moto one with JB Race Prod .-backed Mike Boggia, riding a Cagiva along with Yam aha rider JR Race Prod. 's J ohn Shay, and Andrews Honda ri der Steve G ardiner trailing' through tum on e. Shay routed past Boggia to begin lap three a nd moved into bat tle with H and for the lead. T he two riders rod e a tire-t o-tire race for the rem ai nder of th e moto with H onda rider Greg Wheeler ro ut ing into th ird by mo ta's end. T im Deutsch and Barney Barn ett ro unded o ut th e top five. Ha nd holesho t moto twO with Shay and Wheeler cam pinl)'o n his rear wheel. Hand set a fast P!'ce ra ce WIth o nly Shay being ab le to stay wah th e Honda rider. Shay .moved ~is Yamaha into the lead well before mldrace wah Hand keeping wi thin two bike lengths at all 33

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