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LOCAL EVENTS
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Don Odom (14) won the Handicap main, wh ile two-time Nati onal Champion
Bobby Schwartz (I) topped the Scratch ma in at Speedway USA in Victorville.
Sixteen-year-old Brent Werner won the
Division Two main at Speedway USA.
Winner Kevin Crine (274) leads Bo Shannon (470) during 125cc B action at Devil's
Rid ge Motocross Park in Sanford, North Carolina. Crine won both motos.
Schwartz swift.at Speedway USA
By Scott Daloisio
o ut around th e dormant Cerro Prieto vol can o.
Early lead er J ulian Guerra , 25, riding an ope n
class KX500 Kaw as aki , reli nq u ished the
o vera ll lead after seven la ps, du e to the fatigue
(actor that hit quite a few riders. G uerra
wound u p second overa ll a nd fir st in th e Pro
O pe n class. Third o vera ll and second 250cc
Pro went to Je ffrey Evan s, 25, o n a Hon da.
Tem peratures d urin g th e race ra n g ed
around the 95-degree mark. This, com bined
with the fac t thar th e course gOI pro gressivel y
tougher with eac h lap, had some racers
wishi ng tha t the GP wou ld las t o nly o ne hour,
instead or the two-hours p lus o ne- lap for ma t.
Crine cleans up at Devil's
Ridge Motocross
By Hurley and Do t Short
SA:-;fORD, xc,APR. 22
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Kevin Crine put to geth er four mo to win s in
th e 125 a nd 250cc B classes at Devit 's Rid ge
Mot ocr oss Pa rk.
In the first moto Crine look th e hol eshot
but was passed o n th e £irst la p b y Bo Shannon.
Kent Rogerson and Todd Bennick were th ird
a nd roul-th . Crine n'passed Sh annon and
srretched o ut his I ~d. Benn ick took ov~r th ird.
d ropp ing Rogerson back to fourth. Sha n no n,
Bennick a nd Patrick G reer follo wed Cri ne
acr()~s the fin ish lin e.
R oger~on took th e ho leshot in th e second
mo lOwith Bennick, Crine, Crai g Barbou r...and
nann y R ich close beh ind. Cri ne moved into
second then kept hi s mo men tum and too k over
the lead. R ich moved u p 10 four th , bu t
Barhuur o verpo wered him and on the fin ish
lap, it was Crine over Bennick , Rogerson .
Barbo ur and R ich.
J eff Mu sh ala , Craig Barb our, Cri ne and
Rogerson led the pa ck aro und o n the first la p
of Ihe fir st 250cc'1l mo to . Cr in e look o ver
!'econd a nd bega n pUlling pressure o n the
leader. Mu sha la took a fall a nd Crine moved
o ul lron l. Alth ough Mu shala recovered , he
had 10 seu le for a posit jon back in th e pa ck.
Crine took the win followed by Barbour,
Curtis Urps and Larry Whi te.
In the seco nd molO, it was Ben zie, Ru tledge
and Cri ne ofl lhe lin e fim. Cri ne quickly look
over th e lead as Benzie dropped back , Mu sha la
moved to third and Rog erson fourth. Cri ne
sho wed no mercy as he left the field in hi s
d ust. Rut ledge fin ished a di stant second and
Rogerson moved up to th ird over Barb our at
th e chec kered flag.
In th e fir st l25cc Modilied mot o, Wayne
Eller. Ned Blackweld er, Kenny Cur ri n , J ay
Crider and David No rm an led ofl the lin e,
Blackweld er mad e a pass lor the lead o n th e
lim lap and o nce o u t front, th e field cou ld n't
to uch Blackwelder. Crider moved into second.
Currin third and Ib ison to fourth. They
crossed the finis h lin e in tha t o rder.
In th e second mo to , Crider took the ho leshot
but Blackwelder mad e a q uic k move to th e
lead . Crider dr op ped back to second , David
. Stewart moved in to third and Alan Matthews
to fourt h. Blackwelder conti n ued to p ut spa ce
betw een himself and the field a nd loo k th e
chec kered flag first foll owed by Crider . Stewa rt
a nd Mat thews.
Resul ts
65 7· 11: I. Robbie:' H ono n (KaW); 2. J;; td Krlli~ ( b w).
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85 9- 1! ; I. Ri~ k i t' H orton (Kaw); 2. Rabbi t' Ho rton ( K.il w);
3. Rill Cain (KcIw);-t . Jdr~ Dnna ld wln (KX); !t. Rrya n SI"'"llo
(SUI).
SR MI SI : 1. Rickie H o n on ( Ka w) : 2. Rnhhit' Fdlll (SUI);
, . Chmk Shi t l~ ( Ka w ): -t. Billy Chatrl~ ( K.ilw l : !t . Kdl y Kdl ilo
(S tll).
12!t 12 ·1!t: I. Tildt"n Stytont' (V.. m ): 2. Pa lt id Gtt"t"t (H o n );
, . Ikn R k k. (V",m ): of. Da nid R ich (H o n ); !to Jo h n SharJX"
(H on).
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l~ MO D: I. S t'w Blaclr. wd tk-r (S Ui ): 2. J ay Cridn (Ya m);
! . K. :'n y Currm (Ho n ); 4. Da"id SIt"Wan (SUL): !to A l;m
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Ma llh C'wlo (H u n ).
12!t B MOl): I. Knoin o ine:'( Hon ); 2. Te Mid Ik'nm. L. ()\.aw) :
! . Kent Ru ge:'t .on (Yam ); -t. Cra iJit Batbour (Yam ): ,I Pal t id
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Gter t (lion ).
125 A MOl); I. Michael Andtl"w . (Va m) : 2. Pau id Sia lt'
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(Va m ): 3. J im N(,(,oC (Kaw ): 1. Julin Wiml o w (Ho n) : 5. K" in
Bow lt'lo (H un ).
25-+; I. Rolx-n Nttly (Kaw): 2. David E ll ill (lIo lt) ; 3. Cmi g
E1 Ii!O (V.u n) : ,I. Bill Barrow (Ka w): 5. Ray l .r al hC't wuoc.! (Yam).
30-+ 1. Rubt- rt N et' ly ("-IW): 2. S!e:'... St.UIl", ( Kit w) : S.
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