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LOCAL EVENTS
3. J on Boruff (SUI); 4.
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N i~k
Ciuon ( K.ilw): 5. Rodnry Smn h
·( l'aw ).
SC BB Y; I. GTrRmy Ran d (K..ilw ): 2. Rr.il lry Serunk (KTM ):
d
3. Pa trick GTft'l( Hn n ):4 . Ryan RI"C"d (H no ); 5. GrrxSIMlnl~n
(Hun ).
125 A: l. Sinor C h ildrnl> (S UI): 2. Krn n y Ki'Lir (SUI); 3.
Mi kr Padge tt (Va m ); 4. Ch:td LUUKh (Ho n ), 5. Ra y BoruH
(SUl ).
125 B; I. Paul Dalton (H u n) ; 2. Sinor H yau (V,;,IIm); 3.
Bradky Snuok IKT M); of. Tony Smi lh (Ho n): 5. P" lrick Grttr
I Hon).
125 C; L WilIi4tm Wil!O()n; 2. Chbury (Yam) : 1. T ndd rhi pp~ (KOlWJ: 5. J rff
H ('n.!lll'y (Sull .
NON ·C URR 2:JO.UP: I. Huhby G i lt..TI (Ho n ); 2. H a T
vt>y
\ \o'igg im (K.aw): 3. Da yid W h it ~nn (H n n ); 1. AUrn BudlOlnan
( H u n ); 5. Da nn y EIl t'T ( KaW).
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Steve Child ress turned in a nea r-perfect perfonnance at Muddy Creek MX. going
1-1 in the I25cc A class and 2-1 in the 250cc A class to score bo th overall wins.
Kevin Rentzell (48) returned to sprin t racing by winning a close C Supe rbike
battle over Bill y Eisenacher (75) and Jeff Pate at Talladega Grand Prix Ra ceway.
to wire over L iedb erg. Maug han held third
bri efly until Fra m p to n mo ved by o n lap one.
Frampton ca ugh t Liedberg and passed o n lap
tw o , but Liedberg ca me back to pa ss lat e in
th e m Olo. Niel son cruised to th e win 24
secon ds over Li edberg , Ma u ghan. Vin ce
L ucero a nd Bohon.
In Ov er 25 A ac tion, Nielso n W"' S the kin g
d
as he led wire to wir e over Bohon . Rod Roford
and T racy Hill. Hill managed to move by
Koford o n lap two , wh ile Kelly So renson
worked up [rom a bad sta rt 10 the fihh pl ace
posi tion. Nielson look the win II seco n ds
ahea d o f Bolton, Hill, Kofo rd and So renso n.
Bolt on took the hol esh ot in mo lO two but
N iel son was quickl y by and pulled o u t a 12
second lead by the mo lO's end . Bolton held
o n to seco nd over So renson and Kofo rd.
Childress rails Muddy Creek
Motocross
By Barbara &: Loren Williams
32
BLOUNTVILLE. TN, APR. I
Suzuki ·mounted St eve C hildress wa sn 't
foolin' o n Apri l Fool s nay when he tu rn ed
in a n ear-perfect performance to grab the
o vera ll 125 and 250t'rhike ract'.
T urki ng to n and Smi th ran in o ne o f the
wug hest raC"t~ o f the weekend, C Superslock,
with Suz u ki mo ney o n the lin e. A good·
running pai r of FZR600s ri dd t"n by Ren tzell
~ n d Oa\' id Pa lt' were a lso in th t' h eld. T ha t
wo u ld m;lkt' it to ug h on the Suzuk i Kat ana
600~ o f Tu rk ing ton a nd Sm ith.
A liglu ra in started 10 fall just as th e race
was Slaned . Pal l" look the lead initia lly,
p Ullin g th e power of h is Yama ha to good u~e
o n tht' still dr y tra ck, Sm it h and Turk ingto n
fell into form ati on behind the leader. Then
('alne Ren tzell a nd Ro okie Expe rt Tripp
No hles . Those five riders qu ickl y pulkd a way
fro m the rest o f th e fidd.
As- the race pr ogr es-sed .the ra in bega n - o
t
fall a little harder. The ho t track su rface was
e\"3 poraling mo st of th e moi sture, a nd th e
riders. didn 't s.eem to go any s- Iower throu gh
th e turn s bffaus-e o f it.
.
O n th e fou rt h la p , however, th e track start ed
w get s-lick. Pate was th e fir st to find th at
oUl when he a lmo sl s-lid o ff the track in Ihe
turn o ne. T u rkingto n took ad van tage o f Pat e's
mi SoC'u e and ga ined the lead . T wo lurns lat er ,
wilh Pal e ridi n g ca u tious-Iy. Smi th do ve
u ndernea lh hi m to tak e ove r second.
TI,e two tea mmates th en gra d ua lly pulled
away fro m Pat e. T u rkingto n's Katan a seemed
10 come oul of Ihe lu rns- a bil harder Ihan
Sm ith's. For Sm ith, Iha t meant the o nly way
arou n d T urk in g lon was- under br a kin g.
Turki"nglon kn ew th is-, and was doing so me
of the lat est bra ki ng o f h is ca reer. On the fin al
la p, th e T exa n had h is bike pi tched sideways
under the inten se bra king on th e slig h tly wet
track. T he tactic worked; and Turkin!(ton held
o n for a well -deserved win.
Smi th repa id Turking to n by beating him
in th e A Supemock race. In that eve nt, H all
wa s- pr essuring Smith when he leaned h is bike
over too far in th e last lurn o n lap fo u r and
cra shed . H all was u n h u rt in his- rar e visit to
. th e pav em ent.
.
Hall recovered from tha t incident and hel d
o ff a lat e charge by Mike Harth to win B
Supemock.
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Eis.enacher was im p ressive in the For m ula
Open race. The Ca liforn ia n-t urned-Georgian
rode an FZR600 to an easy viclbry in the bigbore Superbike class.
The big win ner in th e Novice ranks wa s
Buddy Harvel of Forest, Mississippi. Harvel
rod e h is FZR400 to th ree victories.
Results
A SISTK.: I. Mikr Smilh (SUI) : 2. Britt T UTkinKton (S UI);
3. Millt' H arth (Sw).
B S/ STK; I. Kurt Hall (SUI ); 2. Mikr Hart h (SUl); 3. ~fikr
Sm ith ( S UI) ••
C SISTK: 1. BT T u r ki ngiou (SUI); 2. Mik r Smilh (Sw.):
ill
3. Tripp Nobl~ (SUl).
A PR OD EX: l. Tr,;,lly Baity (S UI) : 2. Dave Mimii (Kaw):
3. Mich ar l Shi\'Tn (n on) .
A PR OD f'liOV: 1. D. Cria.1I; Gilliam (S UI ): 2. Richa rd J oyr
(Ya m): 5. BUrl Lipe (Y,;,IIm ).
B PR O D .EX: I. T r;&y Batry (Swl: 2. Da vid M im ii ( Ka ....);
.5 MichMol Shivt"n (H o n) .
.
B PR O D f'liO\' : 1. Ro n Hue (Swr. 2. Bria n Joon (Ya m):
3. D. eraiK Gilliam (Sw).
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C P ROD EX: I. Ken Pom (\:'. TraC)'
.
Eix r ll lk-rRt"r (Yot O).
l
600 PR o n : J. Bru n ' Lind (Yam): 2. Tw}· 8Uh t} 'k : 3. J o hn
Hca ll"(Va m ); ,I. Erk St.wa rd (Va ml : 5. DUUK Kadlac (Vam ).
·
750 PR OD : J. C.h ud. Gra "t'~ ( SU I) ; 2. Jot" P illm an (S U1):
3. Mil< Su ll i\'an (S UI) ; 1. Mikt' McBr';ld} (Su,,; 5. T t"
r
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TT)'
\\'illia lm (SIll) .
OPF.~ P RO D: I. Kt·ilh Pin l
