Runner-up Jason Rivas (3 6) leads overall winner Lee Walston (2 97) in 125cc Amateur class act ion at Camp Coker Motorsports Park .
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OCIETY IlILL. SC. JAN. 22
Suz u ki pi lo ts Benj i Rutl ed ge and Billy Reel
ro mped to perlre\ scores in th e 125 and 250cc
Novice division, respect ively, in round th ree
01 the N.A.M.E. Wim er Na tio na ls MX Series
a ' Camp Co ker Mot or spo rts Park . Mik e
Andrews wo n both Pro classes whi le O h io
resident Gregory Ran d lo pped th e 85cc (7· 13)
a nd Super Min i cla sses.
Riders h om 10 sta tes were on hand Ior th e
event . The sta n here has been rewo rked so
th at the first tu rn is used o nly at th e star t.
T ile co u rse has been re-routed wide of th e tu rn .
ma king Ior more pr ed ictable firs t-turn anion.
AI Lane Suz u k i/ Kawasa ki- backed Bill y
Rt"C1 na iled th e hol esh ot a t the sta rt or th e
first 250cc No vice mot e 'a nd immedi atel y
o pe ned u p a wid e mar g in o ver Cha d Wind ham. Red slid down in a turn d ur ing the firs t
la p bur man aged to ge t bac k underway before
Windham co uld close. Reel cr uised to the win
o ver seri es lead er \\' indha m a nd C h uck
Va u ght.
Reel bo tched th e second ma lo stan, getti ng
underway in a bou t tenth posi tio n. wh ile
Va ught took the lead . With IwO la ps remain ing: in the l5 -mi nu te m ot e , \Vindham and
Reel had moved up to pressure Vaug h t. Reel
let o u t th e stops a nd lea p -fro g g ed past
Wi ndham a nd Va u ght for the wi n and :a
perfect score. Windham fo llow ed suit to fin ish
second. posti ng a 2-2 sco re. Vaug:ht had to
settl e for third and third overa II, " I reall y
wanted 10 win th at mota, " said Vaught, "but
I was too tired to hol d th em off. "
In th e 30+ class. Stuart English a ndd Cra ig
Co llie had a day long war for the honor s that
saw the pair bat tle to a nea r photo- fin ish in
both motos. In the fina l mot a Co llie held th e
lead but was una ble to p u ll away (ro m
En glish. At about the ha lfway mar k. Englis h
roo sted past. Du rin g the rem a in in g laps the
pair swapped the lead back and fo rt h . but it
was Eng lish a hea d by a len gth a t the nag
wi n wi th a perfect score. En gli sh now has the
series point lead o ver Frank Stroman a nd
O >lIie.
Yamaha of Ra leig h 's Lee Wa lston stre tched
his po int lead in the 12x c Amat eu r division
with a pa ir o f rnoro wins. New Yorkers j aso n
and VI C Rivas fini shed seco nd a nd th ird
overa ll, respectively,
In 125cc Novice actio n Benji Ru tledge
look ed unbeatable as he ran a way wit h both
mo to wins aboard hi s AI Lane-backed Suzu ki.
Ser ies leader Rohn Wh ite edg ed Mary land
residen t j ohn Kidd Ior runner-up go ld.
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Shawn Thomas (6 9) went underneath Jenny Hayden and rode to a narrow
victory in t he 60c'c class at the Burbank Short Track.
seco nd lead on second pl ace. Sha de made his
wa y a ro u n d Su rber for second a nd Surber went
do wn short ly after.
Ch esser was looking reall y smooth in th e
dee p m ud unr il lap four wh en he washed out
in a tum a nd wa s u na ble lO co nti nue. Sha de
inheri ted th e lead whi le La ngford wa s pu tti ng
o n a cha rge to cat ch u p to h im . Shade's lead
was short-l ived as he went down hard after
geu ing hi s tires in two d ifferen t ruts. La ng ford
was no w in th e lead and had a large margi n
over Trey Phill ips. Lang fo rd stretched hi s lead
until the last lap when he sta lled hi s bik e in
a tigh t hairpin (urn. However. he managed
to gel it started and across the chec kers first .
ahead of seco nd place Phillips. Pa ul York a nd
Da vid Good rod e consistently lor third and
fourth.
Langlord had an eas ier tim e in th e 250cc
Pro class. H e hol esbo t and never looked back
as he cruised to a half-a- lap lead all the way
10 the finis h line. Ph ill ips rode very co nsistent,
agai n comi ng across i n seco nd . BUSler
Graham was in the h un t ea rly . bu t had
p roblems 5layins o n h is bik e: a nd sett led for
th ird. Sco tt Renick was also Iast at the start.
but had pr obl em s with the ra iny co nd itio ns.
finis h ing fourth.
Results
60: 1. Victor Aden (Kaw ); 2. Kelly Cassel (Kaw) .
80 J R: 1. John Haner (Kaw); 2. R.I(, Hausen (Kaw) .
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80 SR: 1. Vin ce Kacr (Kaw); 2. Nteky Moom aw (Kaw);
3 . Dale Strawhun (Kawl ; 4 . Ed Thorton IKaw); 5. Jeff Ham
(Hon).
125 BEG: 1. Kyle Parks (Hon); 2. Man Mi nkel (Kaw l; 3 .
Jeff Bell; 4 . Robert Harr is (Han): 5, Kyle So mex .
125 NOV: 1. lee Uribe (Cagl; 2. Wal ter Bode (Hus); 3 .
John Redick (Kawl ; 4. Todd Zakos {Hon}; 6. Eddie Thcentc n
(Kawl.
125 INT: 1. J oe Benyak (Kaw); 2. Chri s Del Bello (Kawl.
250 BEG: 1. Brad Graves (Kaw ); 2. lloyd Hassen (Kaw l.
250 NOV: 1, Chti$ Fry (Yaml.
250 INT: 1. Joe Benyak (Kaw ); 2. M Ike Murrey (Yam).
OVER 30 : 1. M ike Hughes (Suz); 2. Chr i$ Fry (Yam): 3
Tom Conner (Hu$); 4 . lloyd Hassen (Kaw ); 5 . M ark Maness
(Han).
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OPEN: 1. Greg lee (Han ); 2. Mark Ma ness (Hon); 3
Ferdinand Hroch (Han); 4 . Clinl Ward tAtk)
125 PRO: 1. Jason Langford (Vam); 2. Trey PhillipS (Kawt :
3 . Buster Gra ham (Han); 4 . Scon Ren ick (Yaml .
250 PRO: 1. J ason langford (Yam); 2. Trey Phill ipS(Kaw );
3 . Paul York (Kaw); 4. David Good (Kaw); 5 . Je rry Surber
(Vaml.
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Results
85 (7. 13): 1. Gregory Rand (Yam l; 2. Chuck Shi rley (Kawl:
3 . Brad M ill er IKaw l; 4 . T.W . Mclain (Kaw ); 5 . Gage:Fortson
(Yam)
B5 112·15); 1. Jason M Inor (Yam); 2. Lee Gator Todd
(Kaw l; 3. Travis Layson (Vam); 4 . NIcole Caldwell IKaw);
5 . Brian Lane ISuz l.
SPR MINI: 1. Gregory Rand (Yam); 2. Chuctl.Sh ir le:y(Kaw);
3 . Gage Fort son (Yam); 4 . Ntcole Caldwell (Ka w&; 5 . Benj i
Smil h (taw).
125 SCHBY: 1. Jam es Byrd (Kawt 2. lee Wa lsto n (Yam).
125 NOV; 1. Benji Rut ledg e C uz); 2. Rohn Wh it e (Kaw);:
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3 . John Kidd (Ka wl; 4 . Ned Blackwelder (Kaw);: 5. Gary
M iller (KlJw) .
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250 NOV : 1. Billy Reel (Suz); 2. Chad Windham (Kaw);
3 . ChuCk Vaught (Kaw) ; 4 . Ben Ande rson (Hon); 5 . Anthony
Fil ch (Han ).
125 AM : 1. Lee W alston (Yam ); 2. Jason Rivas (Suz);:
3. Vic Rivas (Suzl; 4. Trov Brewer (Yam); 5. Dale Gray (Kaw) .
250 AM: 1. Jeff Mushala (Yam); 2. Sieve Smit h (Yam ):
3. Chuck Blackmon (Cag); 4 . David Sawyer (Hon ); 5. Willis
Groom s (lCaw) .
500 AM : 1. Dean Herr in (Hon ); 2. Ricky Albertson (Hon);
3 . Frank Stroman (Han); 4 . Charl es Busey (Yam); 5 : David
Graham (Honl.
30+: 1. Sl uart English (Suz); 2. Craig Collie (Han); 3 . Frank
Str oman (Hon); 4 . Ronn y Baucom (Han); 5. Rick Morris
(Han) .
40+:1 . Mar c M inor (Suzl; 2. Ed Donaldson (Kaw ); 3 . Clay
Andrews (Yam); 4 . Herm an And rr ews (Han ); 5 . Harvey
Andrews (Yaml .
VINT: 1, Clay AndreWS (Yaml .
125 PRO: 1. M ike An dre ws (Suz); 2. J im Neese (Kaw) ;
3 , John Win slow (Han); 4 . Sha ne Kennedv (Yam); 5 . Kevi n
Claytor (Suzl.
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250 PRO: 1. Mike Andrews (Suzl: 2. J im Neese (Kaw );
3 . Chad Lough (Suzl . 4 . Todd Ulmer (Kaw ); 5. Shane
Kennedy (Yam).
Kitts collects
Burbank ST win
By Roy Kays
, BURBANK, OH . J AN . 15
H onda rider Brian Spo tts did hi s best to spo il
De n Kitt s' perfect da y by leading th e first
a
rwo la ps o l th e 250cc class main. but Kitt s
usage of a classic hi gh /low lin e bankin g in
tum o ne ena bled h im to shoot by o n the back
straigh t and ta ke th e win.
Ohio 's o wn Shawn Thomas overcame a
disa ppoi n ti ng th ird pl ace in th e 60cc heat with
a narro w VIC to r y over Kentuck y' s J enny
Hayd en in th e final. Brother T ommy Hayden
made it a close three- way fini sh in o ne of the
best races o f the day .
Tom my Hayden rode a grea t race in th e:
125cc class. as he o verca me a las t p lace sta r t
a nd worked h is way up to p u t in tense pr essure
o n Shawn Tho mas for th e: lead . Thomas mad e
no m istak es a nd held on Ior the win with
Hayden settli ng (or seco nd and ~taryland 's
Paul Lynch thi rd.
Tom H od ges was th e easy winner in the
Sen ior class over J im Beck and Marshall
Patrick . H od ges. led wi re to wire.
Kitt s was the luc kies t rid er or the day as
hi s two heat wins in the O pen and Pro classes
were changed to Ieature' wins wh en a ll area
a mbu la nces were ca lled out for a tragic auto
accid ent in th e area. After a lengthy delay the
riders voted a lmost u na nimously to pay on
the two hea ts for th e fina l two clas ses. Kiu s
was fast enoug h th at he migh t have wo n bo th
anyway but was still happy to walk awa y with
th ree class wins and a bu nch or money!
Ia n Seged y and Larry H od ges swa p ped
pos itions in the Open and Pro classes with
Segedv pla cing seco nd in the Open and third
in th e Pro . while H od ge. ' made the most
money by getting seco nd in (he Pro class a nd
third III the O pen .
All races th ro ug hout (he day were: very
