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Randy Moody (449) leads 125cc Pro
winner Kyle Lewis (90) at L ACR M X .
z pped Ril ey o n th e third lap, the n mo ved
a
~1110 th e lead near th e half way mark . From
then o n Engstro m pulled o ut a safe lead.
Keen ey hel d o n for second over Riley, Co rey
Ha lco m b a nd Lee Eric kson.
Engstrom and Keen ey resumed thei r ba ttle
in th e second mo to , but Eng strom o nce again
p ulled away for the win . Even a flat lire o n
the last lap did n 'I slow him eno ug h for Keen ey
to ca tch hi m. T ro y Doll ansk y wor ked hi s way
by Pat Donaho early in the race to ta ke ove r
th ird a nd main tain ed it to the end. Bryan
H um was fifth behind Don a ho.
Engstr om rod e supe rb ly in bot h 250cc A
mot es C un d ispu ted wi ns. Ch ris H ugh es
or
took seco nd in the fin t moto af ter a n earl)"
d ice with Chris Bense, Keen e)' a nd Chad
Winecke rounded o u t th e top four . Dan L uloff
ran stro ng for second pla cr in the seco nd mOlD,
with Hugh es cras hin!! in a last ·comer a ttem pt
to pass him. Davi d Niemi look fourt h.
12."J YT R 1. & .. ndu n 8.M·kn ; 2. Milt- Alkim.on; 3. JOlO n
i
Kempt'l.
25+: I. DOlna H um ; 2. Don Bonni ckson ; S. Mickry
Mi(-krhon.
MINI P/W; I. n.mn y F.dnvm~()n: 2. John SoI dbn-g: 3.
n
loaner ('.u n ni nRh;am.
MINI JR: I. Sh.. wn Wr hlOlgt': 2. t.-. lrT Cu nni ngh.un : 3.
l
Sh elly Kan n .
MIN I SR: I. Mikt" Alkinlonn ; 2. J am n Pewolny J r.: 3. Tim
POlop isil .
VET C: I. Krn Krilu l : 2. Rc~t Pilllgr'T .5 Riln d y
i: .
H iOlrniin .
VET A: I. Briiln C.;unt"y: 2. T im ILm ylla ; 3. nOin h l.ll ny .
ry
;
S R: I. J r'T I\t, -kr-r-; 2. J MTY Ru m ga rdnnr'T 3. ROK"
Nin b if'llokl.
125 C (G R P I ): I. Ma rk Grtl: 2. j am M Scht"pp kt"; 3. J oh n
Scht"p p !l.t".
12S C (G R P 2): I. Brandon R..t-kn ; 2. David J ut"n: 3. Bill
[ ngt> o m .
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125 C (G RP 3): I. Lron Lanx-k: 2. Oris H OKlun d; 3.
.
Strphf'n Dorn.
12~ B: I. D;lVid Sp illna n: 2. Ja u on Ktm pd : 3. Mitch Wolr£.
1:8 A: I. Rob bit E II~" lrom : 2. Co rq- Kttn ~ : 3. P;,tl Do naho.
250 C (G R P I): 1. Kt'i th Nothna K 2. M lc~ 1 Schrppkt;
f'I:
3. Jf't ry Wal f'tl ko.
ZSO C (G R P2): I. Bh"1t \' tK' I: 2. Km Kra us: 3. Bria n Wilson .
250 C (G RP 3); I. Rubnl Rttg'lt r; 2. M.ark Smi lanich ;
3. Malk S.-hornmOlnn .
250 B: I. Cr ...ig Sch w...rl ; 2. Chr il Ra~ ; 3. John MryrT.
250 A: I. Rob b ir Eng\ lrom ; 2. Chri, Jlughn : 3. Dan LuJon.
O PE N C: I. Fr:mk Spant" l; 2. Jot'! JI ;us.; 3. Jdf H .auit.
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O PE N A: I. J .IY Jl Ot"n J..; 2. Mid.;, y Mickt"lM)n: 5. R usty
Sotnl~n .
Lewis dominates LACR MX
By
Terry R eze k
LA ~C\STE R , CA, A P R .~
Kyle Lewis dom ina ted Pro class acrio n 31 th e
California Raci ng Clu b's mot ocr oss e' ·ent at
Los An gelt"S Count y RaceW as he won all
3Y
four motos in th e 125 a nd 250cc di ,,·isio ns.
In th e first mOlD of the 125cc Pro class Jeff
Barban )vi sho t off to an immedia te lead a nd
lookrd lik e a shoe- in (o r th e win . Back in th e
pac k, Lewi s had starled last and wenl in to
h yperdri,,·c. mo vin g q ui ckl y th rough Ihe ranks
and ta kin/l the lead from Barba covi by lap
four. UW IS took the win with Ran d y ;\' 0ody
1
seco nd , whil e th<.' demord liled Barbarco vi
fin ished fou rth.
Lewis. Barbacovi and Moody were all back
o n th e lin e for mo to o ne of the 250cc class .
Lewis gu t th e hol esh o t a nd was go ne.
Barh acovi and Mood y go t int o a maj or battle
fo r seco nd and stayed elbow to elb ow for
severa l laps, O n th e back side o f th e track th ey
both got airborne o ver·a big j u m p. Barha covi
ca ugh t a wind ~ ust a nd wen t do wn . Moody
co u ld n' t avoid Barbacovi and h it him sq ua re
in lhe back. Moody rt"Co vered in tim e to fin ish
seco nd but Barb acovi lOo k a lon g tim e to ~et
up a nd was forced to retire for the day wit h
severly bruised ribs.
Lewis went o n to wi n th e ~cond mOlOS in
bo th clas~s for top Pr o Mo ney. Moody loo k
seco nd i n the 250cc class but cras hed o ut of
co n tem io n in the 125<:c division.
Rick Smilh sim p ly walked a ll o ver the 250cc
No vice class as he won bo th T(lotos wit h ease.
Sie ve M o r eh ead (42) powered h is XR750 H arley-Davidson 10 a first pla ce finish i n the Expert class at th e S p r i ngfield M ile.
Geo rge \ValJace wor ked h is way u p to seco nd
in bo th rno tos and futilel y chased Smith to
la ke seco n d overa ll.
The crowded 125cr. Novice class saw so
much lead swappi ng th at neith er rno to win ner
too k the overa ll virt orv . That ho nor wen t to
Sieve Moor e wh o talli~d a co ns istent seco nd
a nd thi rd for first o vera ll.
Results
!W BEG : I. Rub G UI1I" H tun ); 2. O.J. SWr""oIn y ( Y ;, n); , .
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MeW Clr mnllio tS ul) : .1. ~t ll. r .\" IIII.tOi (SUI ); ~. Sr i;,an Korn
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XC) :-';O\': I. j ..",m Reed (SUI); 2. ani, Allm ( Ka 'lol); ~ .
R... mund Mur oll ( K;, w): -t. ~l iL.r WrTd ( ~ w ,.
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Me) 1S T : I. 1l.1\·id h i lloUrr (SUI ).
WMS : I . Ch ri'loloi Smi th j lU ", ...
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\ 't:T HEG : I. Rub" t tkvin Kiun ( IU ",,); 2. Hrrbnt Allrn
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CK.:.t",·): 3. S.rllMll"" jK.. W): -t. Ju"t' Rcd rtJ:1W'I ( H uu ): ~. Sl(T"U
H"lIo1lld.
\ ' tT S O l ' : t. I.rnny Roil." c)i;.;.....); 2. R.cnd y Wy¥ Il" i ( lU w):
3. H Il ~ h RI