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LOCAL EVENTS
S R: L Scon Slrjnlr (H n n): 2. Jay jfJh n~n (SUI): 3. Mar k
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Gtf't' nk-y (Varn i.
E~DR: I. SIt'W' BLAnd (Vam): 2. Juhn Punlry ( K.Jw ): 3.
Ronald ConnM" ( H u~).
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Schwartz, Ermolenko collect
Victorville Speedway wins
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Mike Stahlman (62), Ben Heible (90 ) and T ra vis H obush (159) fig ht for the holeshot
in the 250cc Expert class at Finger Lakes MX. Stahlman was th e overall winner.
Smith six for six at Argyll MX
By N u klear N eu k a m
DIXON, CA. APR. 8
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In whal ca n o n ly be described as a n awesome
display of 10010 ta lent, Rodney Smith ca me
10 round four ol the CMC Spring Series MX
a t Argyll Park a nd proceeded 10 co nquer all
ri ders In the 125, 250 and 5OOa: Pro d asses,
The [irst25Occ Pro 10010 began wi th Suzukimounted Smith dueling with Scali McElroy,
Jdf Pestana ba t tled [or third wi th Sean
Conley, whil e Ron Allen haunlro the pair
a board his Suzuki. While Sm ilh and McElroy
dic ( K<.I w): 3.
l"li n ll i!> R(·thhIlR ( IL I W),
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2!K) P RO ; I. RUllnl"l Smil h (SUI ): 2, jdl I' r !>la na (S UI);
3. Stutt MI Ehuy (S ill) .
.:OO P RO: I. Rlll lm' y Srnith (Kaw ): 2. Mlllll YOWl"nb (l in n ).
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':100 1:-':1": I. O;I.., KlIlM"l\ (Ka w ); 2. •·.m m r t R'll ll irl"l C u ll):
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3. Ra ndy G a..,ron (K" w).
60 : I, jl'll R.al win (lUw ): 2. Jrl[ ~ '"lhrop ( Koaw ); ~. Bry.. n
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_ h u ll ( Kotw ).
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KO REG: I. Kt'nn y ();I..,i.. (Su n : 2. Sl\.;Iwn R.;IW ( U W): 3.
j t'u·m ,' C...dr (SIU),
80 jR: I. Rrrlt Klin RM (Ka w ).
RI(; Wil l. : I. Lieh :'t.l urlo n ( Kaw i.
12S REG : I. j l"rtnl C
..lSh (Hun ); 2. AnlhflO l .\lIrn (Ka wl ;
3. Jiln Rowt' (IU,,'),
12S jR: I. jimm}· Mn-h l'm (lu w ): 2. J ()~h Ro}lin 1Hml );
" Mik t' Gnlloli (S w ).
2."tO BI:G : I. M..rin C u w pa , Yam l: 2. Ch r-i. \,,'o IH (H nol;
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:I,juh n Griu.. nKt"r ( V",m ).
2.r,o JR: I. Mikr ("..rnmli (SUI); 2. Ornni!l Kirllf'r ( Ka w);
3. MiL..t' Und Kn IH' IIl),
!WXI REG : I. Ron Albrll (Hon); 2. M.. rk R il(Jtlr (Ho n );
3. ~ C,,"""mbtTR (ATK),
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500 1R : l. T ony umprni (Hon) ; %. SIt'W' SUK1l' (Yam):
3. David 8n"R: (Hon).
VET JR: I. Fnnk 5..("hn" (K.otw ): 2. Ed Cumm in. (K.ot w );
3. WONk Holbrook (Non).
VET INT: I. Dann Silva l K.otw): 2. Gary Ga llalltM (Stu);
3. J;od I\;ok I KTM~
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VET PRO: l . Craillt Sch ull ( K.ilw); 2. Lee M il lrr (Hon);
3. Scr'W' Fmoni (K.awl,
O T JR: I. jnri Mc<] in ton (K.otwl; :. Dmni. Panl(bum
(SuI): 3. Fred Panm (Hon).
OT 1ST: I. Glmn Pruitt (Honl: 2. Max Go. (H on ):
S. En Rifmbu'K (KTM).
OTMSTR.: I. Bill MC'Oin IOn IATX); 2.l.any Rakn (H un );
3. C.at l Rowl inR (Hon).
Thompson takes Cheyenne MX
By Sheryl Chew
QlEYENl'iL \I'Y APR. 8
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Ch eyen ne Cyde Club mem bers hoslro a n
SRAC· sponsorro MX on Iheir newl y rroesignro tra ck. The event o[[ttro 250cc Pro rider
J im Thompson the cha nce lO tak e home the
overall win in his d ivision. wh ich he pr omptl y
took.
Cheyenne's Chuck J en sen sto le Ihe holohot
a nd lro lhe pa ck [or the first moto . Thompson
a nd Robert Hanrahan pushro J en sen , keepi ng
o n ly a bik e length belween first a nd th ird.
T hey rou ld n' t keep J ensen (rom mak in g il
to th e chec kerro nag first.
j en sen was out of the hol e first in the seco n d
rou nd . H is lead was n ot lhre'" tened unt il threed
quaners through the malO. T hompson was
dr iving h ard toward J en sen a n d linall y
nego tiated a pass that put him up front.
Hanrahan ini tiated a push , a n d lOok adva nlage of a n ins ide co mer to paSoS J en sen a n d
p u ll ahl'"dd o[ Thom pso n. Han raha n tried
every man eu ver po ssible to ride into firs t, but
Thompson co u ldn't be Moppt'd.
Thompson too k lh{' on'ra ll wil h h i50 2· 1,
Jensen ca me in st"1:ond with h is 1-3, H anrahan
third wit h a 3-2 and Da ve Heavers wa!iJ fourth
with a 4-4.
A 32· ma n gate of 80cr i'lt)\. ices W3!'i It"t1 to
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the first co rner by J . P. Lyllon a nd Ch ri s Ch ew.
Lyu on winged his way to lh e frOnl \'\ ilh Kt"\'in
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Hall and J oe l H oll endor[er q ui ckl y co m ing
fono.'ard to lak e ih e 2-3 pO!'iil ions, Lyu o n
expe rienced a mtThaniGlI problem a nd H all
a n d H o llt'ndo rCer lOok twer the two to p plates
for the mot a .
In th(' !'io(·t :ond mow Ch (·w a nd Lytton, o nn "
aga in , were firs t [0 the cor nc..' r. l.y 11011 pulkd
out ah ead o f (he 1);1(1 hut ga v(, u p tlw lead
10 a ~no ng rid t' by Kevin Hall. Hall fin isht"d
firs l o vera ll with hi s Ix'r f(·rt I-I. wi th j od
Holl endo rfer in S('c'ond with a 2-3 an d Lytton
number thnT wilh a 2---1 .
The 60cc Novi ce dass wa.. hod fro m stan
to £inhh hy Dayv{'n j ohnston, j ohn~lOn ea mc'
oUI of th e hol e firsl in both mOIO!;, He won
the o\'erall (or the da y with jl'~ se Effe
,'nger
ru n n ing M
'rOlul a nd Ni chol as P (' I ('r~On in
thi rd .
3 . SwlI
Results
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( K.,.... J: 2. .I I·..... • FUiu 14I'! ( ..:.; 1.....J:
I. Sh.u U' ,\ I.IM,II IIII (K" ..... ' ; :,
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(iO ,\:\01: I. T l ;l\,j .. Rill') , ":', IW ): 2. ClIl i.. C lww 1K;I""'I.
K ~O\' : I. "'r , 'in ~t11) (11:..' '''' 1 2. .I'II·l lIolkntlnall" (SuI) :
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:'1. .1.1'. I.HII IIII K"w J; I. :1il' t".rm. (Iti..lw l: ;1. .I,u oh Ufin M,I'r ,
KO ,\:\01: \. J>I")" KI'ntl,1I1 ( K" \"l ; 2. Tu(\( j Ro lM "lII (":'I ):
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3. Sh .lI11' l\.llIIwlI ( lti.a w) : ,1, fklllllll "oh,lfk, ( lti."wl: :,. t\.ill.
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C,'t il ( K.I\O\ ).
140 EX: I. Mil ~ .h Mu~ ~ It\.;JWI.
12S :"0\' : J. TI)II ~ ~I I \'I') (loWw,; 2. SlI"pI1l'1l Will """'''1
( K.IWI: :t M,u l j r ll lin, ( 'I'a lRl: i. P.ll n (;11 ..111'1 ( }ll ' " ): :1. ( ;;11 )
SIIoIIIII ( lti.awl.
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12\ PRO: l. j .." ., ( :all"'"l l"'- " '; ): 2. I). ... Pithl : l . f).IIIt·1I
:\lilll'l ( ~ w); -t, Pal R..u ,I.;I (Hu n ,: :.. Scu n J\ In,u Oli l Kd WI.
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2r..D :"0\ ': I. :'t.tllL. Hdu olii. /lri.;I\o.; I: 2. nuL.I' t1ullln;1II
( H u n ): 3. MiL. ' R. !"o",dl ( '1';111 1 I. j .' '''1II :\fill }f'UI' l Y.ll n l:
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5. F,i. l'l f'U..!> ("0
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Randy Moseley finished third ov era ll
at th e Boner Run Hare II: Hound.
!.')() A:'t.f : I. Fr.mL RIJKI't\ IV.. m ); 2. Paul Tnljillll j , . (Y.nll ):
5, Cc~ SUfm",", (Ko&"'·I; ·1. Kn'in S",·i..I..., ("'-"'InJ: ;1 J n f'n l)
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juh" fH' "I ).
2.iOPRO: I. Jim 11 111111,., lIn (HlIn }: 2. Ch'N L. J M1M'"11 (u wl ;
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Koa",·); I. 0,;1\ 1"Rio;I\o"", ( H nn ); !i. (Jl;td
\\'1I1 ~l nn lSuLI.
OPf.:": XO\' : I. K."Il Pn,IM' (Hun): !. SIOIn R icT" 1K... ·);
3. Mill" l.ul kll I Ui~ I KTM ):I. Ii..n'in 80...1
10111IATK,: S. MiLl'
W..ILn- lKoa. ' 1.
()Pt'.~ ,\ M: I. Wil h~ ' Glnu, (H." ,,: 2, .1im \·~'I
Ahri n K (S UI) .
80 J R: l. Andy 1\olwY ( K;rw); 2. J ud y Slrw;rld (Ka w ); 3.
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Brian SI" nl' (Ka w).
RO SR : L Andy H
OWYM ( Ko!wj; 2. J " 'oI:III KdlnKK IS U/ ): ~ ,
Br :\le..'>t"X ( K.!w ).
125 NOV : l. T y Ha rt h IHnn ); 2. Chad ~"Id (SUl) : 3,
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Sta nd n ll Shrn u l (S UI).
125INT : I. flu uR:Sc'hm.IOhrl (Ya m): 2. ~IU II: Sl un r (K.:! ):
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S, Kil'" Pa ynl" (ka wJ.
125 F.X: I. Tr..... i.. Koh u!>h ( Hn nl : 2. MiL(' !'.il.;lhlman ( Kaw):
3. Rllt'"' M()l..i n ~, (Vorm ,.
250 NO\': I. Ch .i .. Huntl"t (S UI ): 2. 5 u.... " Andn'w .. ( S UI) ;
1
~ . Rid, Van R h('('1H"fl (V",mj.
250 1:-.. .: I. Ji.tvm lunl ( Vor ) ; 2. W.;Iynr 8 ",n h (lU w ):
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3. So-ortStt' inl t' ( Hon~
250 OPES/EX; I. Mikl' SlorhlmOln(u wl; 2. Tta ..,.. Kub u!lh
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(H unl; 3. Ikn HC"ilxl lKaw ).
O PEN TROP I-IV: I, Ri tk Pall fHI (H lln ): 2. C.rOlig Ibldu,"
( H u,); 3. P rrry SCUll ( Ka w~
J..cL.
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Sober
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TOR\"lLI.E. r.~, APR. 8
The 1990 Speedwa y seaso n gal u nderway on
a cool a nd wind y a fte r n oo n a t the San
Berna rd in o County Fairgrounds in Vir-torvi lle. Ca lifornia. Lea di ng the wa y wi th the
rir"'l Han d ica p main wi n o r the season \.\."3~
none other than the you ng man vot ed " M O~ l
Im p ro ved Rid er " o f the 19S9 Speedway Se3\On ,
Cl lar l (·~ Ermo leuk o.
Ermolenko ba relv su rvived h is Iirst Ha lldirap hea t o f th e (lay passi ng Kevin Jordan
at lil t' ( ht'( kcn-d na~ If) gra b rhe thi rd and
last transfer spot. Ermoh-n ko. who sta rted
hom th e 3 n · ,,'a rd · Ii I1(~ , had 110 tro u ble ill his
, em i final ra~-(" fin ishing third.
In tfIC' Hand icap main teenager Rya n Eva ns
took the in itia l lead fo llow ed closely by 30·
yarder s j osh Lar sen a nd Ermo lenko. By the
en d of la p three o f th e eig h t-la p ma in , Eva ns
succumbed to th e p ressu re o f leading the ra ce
a nd was passed by both La rse n a nd Ermalen ko . The track co nd it io ns at th is po int in
the even t were slick a nd black with n o outside
to speak uf. lea vin g Ermolenko wit h no choice
but to follow Larsen arou nd the tight ova l
hoping for a mi stak e. Larsen looked flaw less
u nri! lap six, a t which poin t he over-slid the
corner in tu rn two . a llowi n ng Ermolenko to
knife bel ween h im and the inside p ipe.
Ermolenko then simply rode out the rOI of
th e ra ce. winning going away. Larsen was
s..rond followed by Eddie Castro in third a nd
Alan Christian in four th .
TIlt" division one Scratch racing side o f the
program was completely dom ina ted by Bobby
Schwart z, Schwartz, the 1989 Champion,
fini shed first in h is Scratch hea t a nd semi,
beginning both races in the [irsl starting
position next to the pole. However. in the
ma in event, Schwartz had his hands [ull alttt
drc1 win g start ing JX)sition four. Lined up next
lu Sdlwanz in th e third slO( was Ermolenko
a nd next to him in two was former Champion
Alan Christian and o n the pole was none alher
lh an Mik e Faria.
111(" sta rt in g la pes blowing in the win d
!'io("t"mt'd to bother Faria a nd even caugh t o mo
hi s hd m f"l a t o ne JX)int. This delay in the
.Iart had apparently no e[[eel on Schwanz.
as he gatro quickl y a nd pullro down on the
field in tu rn one, a nd as they say, th is race
wa!'J h islory. Fari a was in second looking for
a wa y a ro u nd Bobby, bUl Faria knew wh a t
most of lh t' 1800fan s in a ttendance a lso knew ,
tha i Sdlwartl a lmost n~ver lo...es a lead , a nd
Lh is d" y wou ld be no dillerent . Faria held on
lO st'n md . Chdscian was Ihi rd with ErmC)
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len ko roun h ,
Tht' S('('o nd Divi sion main went to Pa t
Hawh'y, H awl ey wa s makinF; a rare appeara nn· al th e h i ~h desert lrack , a ppa r~ll t ly still
ridin ~ with thet"lllhusiasm he ga ined winni n g
lh t' St'n md Oivi!'Jion ('ven t a t Costa Mesa th e
pl t'Vio us Fr ida y n igh t. Thi rd Division hon o rs
wt'lillO rookie" j ohn Aden from ne'drby Appl e
\ 'al lt·y.
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