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Over The Hill Gang Novice winner Chris Modic (69) leads Wes Rollins (behin d), David Neal (Il l ), Randy Wessels (16) and Tim McCue (13) at De Anza Cycle Park. Bill Plumpe led the Antique Motorcycle Club's 21st Spring Rally on his 1940 Indian Jr. Scout until a fallen tree delayed the riders; Plumpe went on to finish ~ OPEN JR: I. William Ri drT (Hon); 2. T rd Tbcmpecn (Hon); S. Rich f Kriano (H on ); t . Ibvid Fn:'ftt (W· R); S. Sormvl Scon ( W· R). O PE.'" EX.: I. Robnt Ihmron (W· R ); 2. Bobb y McDow!:ll (Hon); !. Bryan McOowt' U (W· R ): of. Dani el McDonntll lH . 0 ): S. Michad Grnhoim (H. D). PRO-AM: 1. Bryan McDowtll (W·R): 2. Rabat Damron (W. R); S. Oa nid McDonnd l (H· D); of. ~ rk ~ (W· R ); 5. Bobby Mc~1I (Hon ). VET MSTR: I. DOInlrl SturgftJn (Han); 2. Ru~ Pow rll (ATM ); S. Bill McClin ton (Yam). VET INT: 1. Dan SilV4l (Kaw); 2. John Madr id (SUI); S. Valin Coprbnd (Suz). VET JIt. I. Frank ~ ( Ka w); %. G....,. Arnold (H on); : S. Oydr l....iIwlC1' (H u3o). O T MSTR: 1. JOlick Bakrn (ATM); 2. An MCD"oldr (H on); 5. H arry IkoIlKili i (Va rnI. O T INT: I. £.tv RiUrnbng ( KTM). OT JR: I. Dr nn u Pa nKbum (Suz); 2. ~ Bul dn ( Ka w ); S. R u y PiUlm (Suz). 60: I. JrlI Nonhrop ( Kaw); 2. David Bingham ( ltaw) ; 5. J.J Cumming. (Ka w). 80 REG: I. Shawn Rapp (Kaw); 2. Ji mm y Pierce (K.:aw ); 5. Zoach Munon (Ka w) . 125 BEG : l. J im Rowe (Ra w) ; 2. Ni ck Scnmauo (Ya m ); . .5. JlUIin McGowrn (Suz). 125 JR : I. J06h Boykin (lion ); 2. MlItt' Grruoli (Sw.); 5. G r't'K No rm an (H on). ~ BEG: l. T om MaiOn ( K<.i w ); 2. jason Keck (Hon ); 5. Cui. Wolf{ (Hon). . ~ JR: I. J Uil in O wmby (Kawl; 2. Aaron Altuna. (Suz); 5. Mikr Hoden (SOL ). NOV : I. O uu Modi c (Y""m); 2. Olri. PettI (H on ); 5. Dilvid S eal (YOIrn); 4. Wn Ro ll iru (Ya m): S. J~ Rodriqun (Hon). INT: 1. MMt y Wn.1rrnUn l u w); 2.. Ern ~ K.opitt.r: (Ya m ); S. Greg Robttuon (Ya m ); t . Lou ir Springn (Yam ); S. ~r k Alkn (Hoo). EX: I. Wah Obon (Hon ); 2. Sco.. Fnnnan (Hon) ; .s. Ab n Nichol!> (H on ), Allen wins Argyll Motocross war Modic masters OTHG at DeAnza DIXON, CA. APR. 29 By Greg Robertson SUNNYM EAD. CA, APR. 22 Yama ha YZ250 rider Chris Modic used a co ns isten t 2- } score to ca p tu re the Ov er The Hill G an g No vice class win at DeAnza Cycle Park. Fell ow Yam ah a pi lot J im Freeburn led th e first Novice m oto up the sta rt u phill follo wed by Chris Perez, Modic and J ose Rodriq uez. Perez and Freebu rn bauled for the lead up unt il two laps fro m th e finish when a la pped rider caused Freeburn to crash hard off a jump. Perez cruised 10 the mo to win a hea d of ModIC, Rodriquez and David Neal, wh o wo rked up fro m a n eighth place' sta rt to garn er fourth. Mod ic led every lap of the seco nd mot o for the mot a a nd overa ll wi n. Neal had to wo rk aro u nd OTHG number o ne p lat e holder Wes Ro ll in s to secure second pl ace in the m OLD. Perez fou ght hi s way up [ro m a midpack start to sa lvage a thir d pl ace by the finis h, w hi ch was good enough for seco nd overa ll ahead of Nea l' s 4-2 score. James McCo nnell po wered h is Kawasaki int o th e lead in th e Beginner cia" a nd sta yed there for three laps until Eric Fish found a way aro u nd him. Mea nw hil e, Hon da CR 250 rider Wil ey Seitzler had wor ked u p from a poor star t and caught a nd passed McConnell for seco nd place o n the fifth lap. Fish had bu ilt a sufficie n t lead , wh ich he held 10 the end of the moto. Seitz ler ra n o ut of stea m and had to sett le for seco nd in front of McCo n nell and J ohn Cleme ns. Seitzler mad e th ings eas ier for himself in moto two by grabbing the holeshot and never looking back. Clemens rod e a co nsistent race to fini sh second, whic h ga ve h im seco nd overa ll . McConnell used a 3-3 ride for th ird place hon ors. wh ile first mot o winner Fish had his troubles and co u ld o nly manage a fifth . whi ch dropped him to fourt h overa ll . Yamaha of Cucam onga- sponsored Er ni e Kopa st pro vid ed the exci te me n t i n th e In terma h a te class, as h is th ro u le slUa o pen tnleri ng the firs t tum, SC3nering riders in every direct ion. G ary Willison and Rick Fennel both went down in the first tum, wh ile Kawasak i-mounted Man y \Vesterman got away clea n with the lead , whi ch he held th rough out th e en tir e mo lO. John Ch urill a and Louie Springer battled co ntin uo usly with Sprin ger unable find a way aro und and havi ng to SC'ltle for third. KOpaSl was on th e gas and wor ked up fro m near last to place fifth. Willison led th e first'wo laps of th e second molO bu ' sta rted feeling th e effects of his first moto crash and eventua lly faded fin ish seven th . Kopasz was in th e lead o n lap three and co ntinued to build o n it u ntil ' he fin ish . First molo winner Westerman worked up [rom an ei gh th place starlto fini sh seco nd and-wrap up th e o vera ll win. Ko pasz 's 5-1 nelled h im a seco nd place trophy. '0 '0 Results BEC : t. Wiley Sriu ln (Hon); 2. John Qnnm. (5.wr. S. Jamo McConnrll (Llw); of. Eric FWl (Ya m); 5. JimSwirtdrll . ( H an). By Nuklear Neukam In a 250cc Pr o cia" war , Ro n Allen topped Sco tty McE lroy a t round seven of the CMC Spring Series at Argyll Park. Whi le Allen came out o n top of the 250cc P ro clas s. McElroy claimed th e l25cc Pro overall with th e 500cc Pr class win goi ng to Eri c Sandstr om, Sha wn Freiling jumped into th e lead of th e first 250cc Pro m oto but McEl ro y was by after a lap and flying away . All en soo n secured co ntro l of seco nd with G reg T irh eim er in thi rd. McElro y stretch ed his lead while Allen a nd Tirheirner deba ted seco nd. A, th e checkered fla g it was McEl ro y wi th th e wi n foll owed by Allen and T ir heirner. J ed Gr een worked into fourth wi th Grant Mich aelson fifth . Mot o two br ou ght th e fans to thei r feet as G reen pulled th e ho leshot with All en and T ir hei me r i n close proximity. McEl ro y su ffered a bad sta rt bu t was soo n u p 10 fourth. Arter two laps All en was o u t fro n t a nd McElro y moved into seco nd. Halfw ay into ' he mo ro McEl ro y was hot o n Allen 's tail , but Allen was ridi ng flaw lessly. By th e wh ile n ag the two Suzuki pilots were in h yperdri ve and 'he dogfig ht was o n. The two went at it for a lap but All en flew by the chec kered flag for the win a nd 'he overa ll . McEl ro y had to settle for second a nd second o verall. T irheirner was agai n third for the sa me overa l l as G reen Iol to wed Sergio Fernandez in Ior fifth and fourth o vera ll . A 6-4 score p ut Fernandez [ifth o vera ll. In th e first 125cc Pro mot o McEl ro y and Joe Bru ce ni cked kno bbi es in the first -tum ba u le, Bruce a lmost took co n tro l of the earr ly lead but McElroy hooked up and secured th e lead position. Bru ce had dropped back by midmolO but the n go , o n th e ga s and clo sed the gap by the white fla g. Bruce made it by a co u ple of times o n th e fin al lap but McElroy was th ere for th e chec kered with Bru ce a clo se seco nd. Green held tight in th ird while Steve Nel son follow ed in for fourth. McElro y was ou t from in mo ta two dici ng wi th Green wh ile Nel son followed in 'hird . After a few la ps McEl roy was pullin g a lead as Bru ce worked up to a d istant fourth. At the checkered fla g McEl ro y took th e win and th e overa ll with G reen seco nd a nd second ove ra ll . Nelson held off Bruce for third and fourth o vera ll wh ile fourth pl ace still ga ve Bru ce thi rd overa ll . Resu lts 125 PRO : 1. SCOIl McElro y (SUI); 2. Jed Grt'm (Ya m); 3. Jor Bruer (Ya m ). 125 INT: 1. Pac Gom m (Hon); 2. Stan Finn r y (Ya m ); .s. Kurt Kuhn ( ~ wl . ~ PRO: I . Ron Allt'n (SUI) ; 2. Scou McElro y (Suz); 3. Grq{ Ti rhrimrr (H on ). • ' 250 1%\ -: l. John Sta r k ( Koiw ); 2. Kun Kuhn (Kaw ): 5. Ja!lOO JohnllOn~ Ka w). 500 PRO : I. Eric Sand suom (H o n) ; 2. Mo nt y Owenby (Ka w ); S. G ran t Midwr b on (Hon). .sao INT: I. H o wit" ~ (H on ); 2. Phil Ra.r (H on) ; S. AJlm NicUl (Hon). 500 JR: I. Tony La mpmi (Hon); 2. Sen r StOOr (Yam); 5. Oa~ Bag (Hon) . 500 BEC : I. Strw Giovanni (H on ); 2.. Mar k Ri~It' (H on) . UTH: 1. Dan Allm ( Ka w) ; 2. M.arc Pri ncr (KTM ); S. Stt'YC' Storir (Ya rn). VET PRO: l. Kmny Mc~ (Kaw); 2. Cra ig Sch ulu ( ~ w); S. Tav Wrinri.ck (Sur.). Antique Motorcycle Club hosts 21st Spring Rally By Leo Levis JONESBURG. MO. MAY6 The St . Lo ui s Chapter o f th e Antiqu e Mot or cycle Club hel d its 2 1st Annual Spn ng Rall y, wh ich started and fin ished a' Motorsport in 63.6 mil es. Caro le Backenkamp, riding a Cu shman , was the o vera ll winner. . R iders left the start at on e mi n ute intervals but soo n tra veled in grou ps of three: or four a ro und a rid er who th ey th ou ght would not get lost. T hese grou ps a rr ived a t ch eckpo ints toget her. As the rider s nea red the fin ish . the un ex pected happened. A farm er stopped the lat er riders as a tree had rall en across th e road. The riders had to wait un til th e tree was cu t up and dragged o ut of th e road, and then it was a race to th e fin ish. Backenkamp landed the wi n ahead of BSA-mo unted J esse McCarter, Cushma n rider John Kro nm u ller , Indian pil o ts Emmell West a nd ea rly lead er Bill P l u m p e , a nd Pu ch -m oun ted M ic h a el Balaney. Results 0 1A: 1. Carole BoK krnkamp (Cu 3o); 2. J ~ McCant"r (BSA); 3. John Kronmu llrr (C u!» ; 4. Em mell W!'!>I (Ind ); 5. Bill P lu m p" (Ind ); 6. Micha rl &.Ilaney (P uc). Boggia bumsOhio Motocross By Pe ggy Adamic SAliM, OH. APR.29 Mike ~i a rod e hi s Suzuki R M250 to 1-3 molo finishes to tak e th e overa ll victory in the H earyweight A cia" wh en th e Western Reserve Motor cycle Club held round two of th e CRAfKMX Distrib ut in~fScoll USAf Wisa:o Pis ton -sJX>nsored Spn ng Motocross Series . Nearly 300 riders and hundreds of spectato rs were o n hand for th e track's first ra ce of the year. . Brunswick SUluki~mounted Wi seco Piston backed S,eve Joh nson holeshot molO o ne with Bogg ia 'ail ga ting all the way th ro ugh t urn one. The 'wo riders were chased by Pennsylvan ia 's Pete Maurice. Jo h nson fell midway through lap o ne, pi cking himself up in fourth behind Suzuki-mounted Keith Perry . Bo~ia held 'he lead th ro ul;h th e checkered flag WIth Maurice close behmd. Perry , Johnson and Chuck Emery ro unded o u t th e top five. In ma lOtwo. J ohnson took th e wire-to-wire win. Chris Grasso followed Johnson through tum o ne with Boggia routing in to second within th e first balf-Iap. Emery chased the trio in fourth with Maurice holding filth. J o hnson held a slim, five-second lead at midmoto as Grasso moved in to challenge 8<>sl;ia for second. The two riders rode a tire-to-tire race for two laps before Grasso rode his KTM arou nd B~a to regain second. J ohnson took th e moto wm ahead of G rasso and Boggia. Maurice mo tored h is Suzuki around Emery on the fina l lap for fourth. And rews Ho nda rider Jack Steele grabbed 1-2 mo to tallies to score th e o vera ll victory in th e 250cc B class. A full field of 28 riders lined up a t the gate for rnoto one, with Steele th en tak in g the wire-to-wire win . Steele was chas ed by Shawn Gates and Steve Gilland through th e five-lap mota as th e three: riders ran closely fro m begin n ing to end. R ick Boepple kept h is Suzuki in fou rth throug h the fmal lap when D.]. Heber lei n mot o red hi s Honda ahead of Boepple. Heberlein took th e lead off the lin e to begin m o to two with G at es, St eele and All en Beec h ch asi n g. G ill and dispensed of Beech and Steel e sn uc k pa st Gat es before th e sta rt of lap two. The fi ve ri de rs held th eir positions through midmotc wh en Bill Ko leno powered his Honda in to fifth ahea d of Beech. Heberlein held a slim , th ree-second lead at the chec kered fl a ~. Steel e cru ised identical , 1-2 moto lin ishes to secure th e overa ll victo ry in th e l25cc B cla ss. Boul evard Cycle' s Brock Sella rds took four mote wins en route to double Mi ni cla ss victories. Sella rds first took charge of the Sen io r Mi ni cla ss as he ro uted hi s 8Gee Yam aha into 'he lead ahead of Adam Bechd el in ' urn two. Sellards hammered to a l5-second lead as Brent Abel and Mall Martsolf ca ugh t and passed Bechdel befor e mo te 's end. Jerem y Lawson held off th e attempts of Karl ScOIl to finis h fifth. Abel too k the hol esh ot in mo to two with Sellards o ut front wi thi n th e first quarter-lap. Martsolf ro u ted h is Kawasaki into th ird with La wson in fo urth. The top fou r rid ers held thei r po sitio ns as Vince Karno w motored a hea d of Scott before the ch eckered flag. In Junior Mini action, Sella rds, SCOII and Levi Hennin ger l"'wered th eir 60cc Kawasakis to 1-2-3 fin isbes in both ma LO ou tings. Of '0 Results 50: 1. 1...arry RUM (YOIm ); 2. Ryan Edix on (Ya m); .s. MOin McCann (Y;lm) ; 4. Qulo Bon"iga~ (Ya m); 5. Qui!> Mou (Ya m ). 60: I. Brock & lIardi ( Ka w) ; 2. Karl Scott (Ka w); 5. u \li Hmningn ( Kaw ); 4. Mi lr: Su« ba n 3oky (Sw); 5. So Sow nun ( La w). 80: l. Brod Sr llant.. (Yam); 2. Brmt Abrl ( KoIw); 1. Matt l\bruoK ( x.a w~; t . JCTt1IIy L.awlOO (Kaw); S. Vina:' K:.unow (s...., 125 SQ-I BY: I. Miltr Kalin (H o n) ; 2. Ja y H rnhry (SUI ); .s. Ride. McCuin' (H on); t . Sen'(' Sohilo (Hon); 5. J:nonSma" ( Yam). 125 A.: I. BamI:')" Bamnl (Hon); 2. J ason Balas (Hon); S. Kti th Perry (SUI); t . O uck N ichoilOfl (Sw:); S. Miltr Ho~1I (Suz). 125 B: I. J OKk Slt'dr (I-I ; 2. T im Conti (H on); S. Miltr on) Kalin (H on ); t . Ja y Hn'Sh t')' (5w.); S. Cui. Bodo IH on ). 125 C: 1. Robnt Bowma n (Suz); 2. Tilndy Fril t')' (Hoo); S. S Il;'W' Cnwford (H on); t . IbvidJon a. (K.aw); 5.Jawm Mytt'I ( lCaw). 250 A: I. Mikr BouiOli (Sw.l; 2. 5trvr Johruon (Suz): 5. Pt't r Mauna (SUI); t .~Ctlri. Grauo ('1M); 5. Cluck Emrry (H o n ). • 250 B: l. Jack SIt"t'It' (Hun); 2. D.j. Hedber lt'in (H o n ); S. SIr'\'CG illand (Hon ); -t. Shilwn Galrl (Hon ): 5. Allrn ~h (Yilm) . 250 C: l. Mikr Viloc isr (Kaw); 2. Phil Ancinw. (H on ); S. M ie~1 Dowd (H o n ); t . Ra y Madnlyre (Sw.): 5. Diln Hazdb.akn (Hon). 1', . PL US 25: I. Terry Ddiman (H a n ); 2. Gary Bruct' (H on); S. R ick Borpple (Sw); -t Ibvr Blauman (H on); 5. John Brll . (Hon). OPEN B: t. Shawn GaIO (H on) ; 2. Nrill Davis (K.TM ); 1. Flip Jmdre (1Cnf); -f. Bob Harrington (H on ); S. Ibw Sulcdi (Hoo, SR I : I. Fn.nk Callo (SUI); 2. Tnri Ddiman (H on ); ! . Hal Dahringer (Kaw); t . Km FnllOk (H on ); S. Hrnry HaurrutOn (H on ). SR 2: I. Phil Andrtws ( lion); 2. Bud W,...u (H on): S. DoI D MoI"pn (HUIo t . Tom ~brodI (H on); S. Jerry Boyd (H on). ); 31