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Harold Dorsey (11 D)·leads 250cc Expert class winner Steve Burkholder
(4) and runner-up Kenny Mohler (43) at Trail-Way's season opener.
one but crashed in a right-hander on lap three.
Tice took over the lead but Paterno was back
on his bike and tried to close the gap, while
Johnson, who had also fallen, closed in on
Paterno,
Paterno ran out of time at the end of the
moto and had to settle for second behind Tice
with Johnson stalling in the loose sand on
the penultimate lap and taking third.
Resuhs
Mark Meredith (7) leads the early part of the first Pro class moto at
Arizona Cycle Park before Brent Wineland (661) passed him for the win.
3. Ethan Goodrich (CagJ; 4. Joe Mead (Kaw); 5. Scott
McBuen (Kaw).
OPEN EX: 1. Mike Dougherty (KTM): 2. Jim lJIriviere
(Honl; 3. Mike Muarry (KTMI; 4. Larry Loudis (Han).
25+: 1. Larry Loudis (Hen); 2. Scan Palmer (Yam); 3. Bruce
Stratton (Yaml; 4. Rick Honaham (Han); 5. Jeff Allen (KTM).
SR: 1. Bruce Stratton (Yam); 2. Ed Dowing (Yam); 3, Duke
Finch (Yam); 4. Robert Champlin (Yam); 5. David Ahouse
(Yam).
VlNT: 1. John Voung (Yam): 2. Berner Kohler (Sull: 3.
Doug Orser(Yam); 4, Ken Jack (Kawl; 5. Tracy Updytce (Kaw).
500 8 NOV: 1. lee Willingham (ATK); 2. Greg Frrttz (Hen);
3. Steve Appleton (Hon).
+25: 1. Steve EzelllHon); 2. Eddie Crouch (Yaml; 3. Phillip
Parham (Yam).
Nessel, Beckwith master
Motomasters MX
By Greg Nelson
MAPLEVIEW, NY, APR. 2
GP Racing's ScOll Beckwith won the 250cc
Amateur class at Motomasters MX opening
motocross. After a wet practice. the sand track
was in excellent condition.
Adirondack CyclerrNT-sponsored Paul
Vanhatten holeshot the first moto. Behind
him was a tightly knit pack of bikes, and
Beckwith was at the tail end charging. After
the second lap he was up to fourth. As
VanHallen kept opening up his lead, Beckwith was pressing on,-ending up second at
the moto's end.
MOLD two saw Beckwith motor out £rOnl
with john Young close behind. VanHatten
took advantage of a restart and was back in
sixth. Youn~ pushed Beckwith hoping for a
mistake whIch happelled on the thIrd lap
when Beckwith tipped over. Young pulled
away leaving Beckwith -in second, close to a
hard-charging VanHatten. The moto ended
with Beckwith second earning the overaU
ahead of a disappointed VanHallen.
Doug Fleming pulled a giant holeshot in
the l25cc Expert class. Right away Terry Kuhn
passed him as did Steve Nessel and Rob Nessel.
KH Kawasaki/Malcolm Smith/Precision
Performance/GP Racing-backed Rob kept the
gas on into the mud passing his brother. By
the end of the second lap Rob was out in fronL
Gear/Maxima/Smith/Conklin Cycle/GP
RacinglMirabito Fuel's Kuhn stayed close to
Nessel while Anthony Chown moved into
third. Goldstein Kawasaki's Larry Maxwell
was dogging Chown ending up third on the
last lap.
Moto twO saw F1emi'ng holeshot again with
the Nessel brothers right behind. Rob passed
Fleming, Maxwell passed Steve, and Mallots/
AXO/GP Racing Bruce Strallon Dew into
fourth. By lap four, Strallon was in third and
gaining on Maxwell. Rob Nessel swapped off
in t'he whoops, handing the lead over to
Maxwell. Strallon wicked it on at this poinL
Maxwell fought hard but couldn't hold off
Strallon's charge. The moto ended with
Maxwell second, Rob Nessel came in third,
good enough for the overall.
Results
JR MINI: 1. Oanny Gott (Yam); 2. Paul Bradley (I(ewl.
SR MINI: 1. Jason Van 8ernschoter {!(awl; 2. Jim Atnokj
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