V~T AlB: I. Da ve Bost rom (R lx); 2. J oh n Tay lor (RIX);
3. Bill Rider (Hon).
80 RI C: I. Helder Alvernaz (H on); 2. Er ic Marlin ( Ka w);
,. GI".
Langley lassoes Dade City MX
By SCOl! Sh ep h erd
D em, FL, MAY12
ADE
Yamaha rider Rick Lang ley slugged it o ut in
the 250ec Beginner cla ss witb 2·2 mo to fini sh es
to la ke the overa ll win despi te 3 determ ined
charge fro m fellow Ya m a ha pi lo t Fra n k
B
artley.
T h e first 250cc Begi n ner mOlo saw Banley
lead ing tbe pack through the firs t lap. An
ou tside rut in 3 right-hand turn leaving the
Iront straightawa y was giving several riders
fits throughout the night, a nd Bar tiey wa s o ne
of th(' u nlucky few to gete swallowed in its
depths on the firs t lap. H onda riders Bo b
Kustes and Chris Volpe qu ickl y moved into
tbe lead position s. Langley slid into third
b (H o n ).
125 C: I. Ma ll AKt1ini (Ho n ); 2. Vin n y Hopper (Ya m );
~ . Ke-n R iII i ~ (Ka w); 1. Gary Bren na n (Ka w); .'l. ~·t h Rt"wi!'O
(Kaw).
12[1 HE(;: I. G It" Truesdale- (H o n ); 2. j nt"y C u n ningham
1l
(Hlln ); !.. Ray C h,u ru n (Y,lm): 1. Kt'ilh H a rl (Hu n ): 5. Slrv('
Rk h mn nd (H n ll).
2S0 C: I. J nh n C.nlMmm (Ho n ); 2. Ra nd y G ihMm (Ya m):
:'1. Rouuly Rurh (Y" m) : 1. Gr t"/(nry H inn (Kaw ); S, Ric ky
TYIlM'(Yam ).
2S0 fU:G : I. R ic·k L'Jn /(It')· (Ya m); 2. Ru b KU!">ln (Hn n );
3. CUrl Turnry (H u n ): 1. Fra nk Banlt')' (Ya m) ; 5. C hrh ('a n
..
(Ho n ).
25+: t. Wn.l t')' Sha llow (H nn) : 2. SHIll Gr imm (Ka w); 5.
Hrt'll Slrnm ~lI~ (Hn n ).
SR : .1. Wn lt')' Shallnw (Hon ); 2. Jfl hn (',nlr ma n (Hn n ):
5. J im Mdlrll,m (HlIn ); 4. C.ar! rlavh; 5. Mik t"Ed ward :lo (H nn ).
3~~~~ ydrr ( Kaw).
. t~~);J~n(~~Jr:tl 4(.Y ~':~~l~~s~~::/:~ll:):~~/J:
Slrvrn Sn
O PEN SO\': I. T immy Rakt'c; 2. T odd Witli ;,A RlWln (I-Io n) ;
3. Mikr Bra ~K (Hu n l; 4. Rub Ku\ tt'!o (Ho n ): 5. Dwa yn t' J r nt
(Ya m ).
S/ SR : I. T om 8ra ll:~ (Hn n ): ~ . Charln Le hi n/( (Ho n 1: ~.
n ai r Buc-k l Kawl: 1. j o hn Krdl ('\';"m ,; .' . j o hn Eatnn t Kl..X ).
Swatling, Brown shine at
Cobleskill Motocross
By Carla Nelson
COBLESKILL, NY, MAY 6
The Cobleskill Motocross Park ran its first
CNYMRA points event. a nd drew o ver 200
riders. Among the winners were Dan Swatli ng
in th e Amateu r class and Chad Brown. who
h u ng on to win the 125cc Ex pert clas s.
Mo to one o f th e l 25c<' Expert class started
out as a Rob Nessel ru naway. By tb e third
la p Nessel had a big lead ahead of Bro wn a nd
Larry Maxwell, b ut Nessel cbarged into th e
whoops tOO fast and went ove r the bars. H e
rem ounted in midpack but cras hed again o n
the sa me lap. Th iS time Nessel was u nable
to co n tin ue. Brown in herit ed the lead bu t ha d
Maxwell right o n h is rear fen der. Bro wn
tu rn ed up the ga s a nd opened a sl i~b t lead.
Maxwell stay ed tb e sa me dista nce beh m d u n til
th e mo ta's end. Greg Nel so n came in a di stan t
th ird ahead o f Ed Brill. G reg Ma urer fini sh ed
fif th , closel y foll o wed by Joh n Yo u n g. who
had fa llen o n lap o ne and spe nt the mo lO
mov ing u p th ro ug h th e pa ck .
Ed Brill bol esho t the seco nd mot o , but a
few turns in to lap o ne he crashed and quit e
a few riders go t in vo lved in th e J?ile· u p. Brill
and You ng were u nable to co n u n ue the race .
Bro wn became th e new leader , followed by
Quin n Ben tley and Maxwell . It was n 't lo ng
Results
SR EX : I. D:t. ·id Ahcuse (Y:t. n ); 2. Ed Do wn ing (SUI) .
\
r
SR AM: I. Robe rt Vitand ry (Ho n ); 2. Chuck Brya nt (H o n );
3. An tho n y Petite (H o n) .
S/S R : I. Rich a rd Brad ley (lio n) ; 2. T om Kra wr vzk (SUI );
3. Ro bert Bow m an (lio n ).
P L US 25 EX: 1. Mikt" Dou ghert y (KT M); 2. Mik (' Mu rra y
(KT M ); 3. Larry Louids (H o n ).
P LUS 25 AM: I. Rick Hanaha n (lio n ); 2. j oe rli Brlla
(Suz); 3. Michael J ul een (KT M).
SR MINI : 1. Mi ke Strano (SUI).
;
SR MINI NOV : I. Rob Seavy (Yam) : 2. Tom You n g (Su.z)
McMa h o n (Ya m).
R MI NI : I. Pau l Bra dley (V,1.m ).
W MN : I. Car la Nebon (Suz); 2. J u lie urnon (Kaw).
SC H BY: I. Eric Reill y (Suz): 2. Slrvt" Sim mon!'O (Y;"m ); 3.
John Bla kt"(lta w).
200 NOV: 1. Rus!io('t1Canwrighl (Kaw); 2. 1..oIwrmtT Bri!'O lo r
(Suz): 3. Rick PmO)'" ( H on ).
125 AM: I.. Mik(' Callahon (Ya m); 2. J awn Mill n (K..a w);
3. D;"n Swalhn~ (Ho n).
125 EX: I. O1;"d Bro wn (Kaw): 2. Larry Mu wdl (KoI w):
3. C rt'll: Nd!">ofm (Suz).
250 AM: I. Dan Swa tli ng (H o n ); 2. H a l H OOK" (Y;"m ): .5
.
Mall Ddornllo (Kaw).
250 EX: I. Larry Maxw ell (Kaw); 2. C had Rrown (Kaw):
3. j o hn Youn jt (Yam ).
O PE N NOV: I. Rob in j Ollr:!lo (Ho n ); 2. j ohn Nil n (Ho n l;
3. Kr nn y c.!ol" (Yam ).
O I'EN AM; I. Grorgf' Lu con (KT M): 2. Charlir Au gur
(Ho n ); 3. Gordy Robrt"U(H o nl .
O PE N EX: I. Mi kr Ilt)U~hrrl y (KT M ); 2. Mik r MUIT:IY
(KT M); 3. Kn th McCany ( H on).
VINT : I. Kt-vin Malin("f (Ho n ): 2. Rub
(Kaw,: .5
.
Gary ctu'oC" ( Koiw ).
•.Idl
on"
,
Kling clobbers Michigan RR
By Bob Appl egate
GRATIA;>;, MI, MAY 12·13
The o pe n in g round of the AMA /CCS Gratta n
Raceway Michigan C ha m pionshi p was won
b y Fritz Kl i n g o n a Vi taspe lt Orga n ic
Noodles / R H Cycl e·sponsored Yamah a
FZRIOOO. Klin g , tb e 1989 Mich igan Gra nd
Pr ix win ner . edged out C"drly leader Ra y Yode r,
Jr . for th e w in in U n li m ited G P a t th is
beau tifu l two- mi le race tra ck.
At the drop of th e g reen flag, Kling and
fellow ro w-four sta rte r Ro ber t Wrig h t bo th
made a dash tbroug h tra ffic to cl ose o n Yoder's
l l OOcc Su zuki. Yoder held the lead for th ree
laps before Klin g o utbi aked Yoder go in g into
the wide, ri ght..hand turn o ne to ga in th e
nu mber o ne pos ition.
Wri ght, riding a Su zuki 750, followed in
th ird wh ile a battle developed for posi tio ns
four th rou gh 10 wi th Ya m ah a TZ250·
mo u nt ed Donn Lewis fina ll y tak ing t he
fourth·place spot.
Fro n t· row SGlrte r Mike Kann wrestled 3
badl y.slid in g l lOOc" Suzuki until it finally
wrestled h im to the grou n d; o th er fast gu ys
David Hansen and Mauhew Sheldon m el wit h
simila r fates wh ile chasing th e lead pack.
A po int fu nd will be paid to the top-five
po ints ho lders in the Un lim ited G P Expert
class at the final race o f the season in O ctob er.
Klin g wo n $250 o f the $1000 prize mo ney with
Yoder second , wrigh t th ird. Lew is fourth a nd
Alan Benagnoli rou nd ing o ut the top five.
O ne of th e grea test upset races o f t he
week e nd was H ea vywe ig ht Superbike. a
co mbined Novice and Expert race wo n overall
by Novice rid er Thomas Wi lso n. Expert Dav id
H ansen led the race until Wi lson p u lled off
a n in cred ib le pass in (Urn three. wh ich
resembles th e entra nce lO th e co rkscr ew a t
Lagu na being a radi cal down hil t ium . wi lson
entered th e tu r n wide. sw eeping around
H ansen and sell in g hirnself up C the ins ide
or
line into turn four . effectivel y taki ng th e line
awa y from Hansen and Laking over the lead
whi ch he held 10 th e cbec kered flag .
Suzuki C up racin g kicked off with Mark
Tesch sco ring h is first Expert win in Mid d leweigh t Supersport. However T esch rode a
Yam aha and di d not q uali fy for the $500 top
prize £rom Suzuki .
H eav yweight Superspori was 3 S uzuk i
romp won b y Wrigbt, as be do m in a ted the
field with Ber tagn ol i second a nd Yod er, ridi ng
a borrowed 1987 GS XR750, fini sh in g th ird .
Wri ght took home the top pr ize of $500 for
th e win wb ile Bert agno li received $300 for
seco nd and Yod er $2,1;0 forthird,
Yod er rou nd ed o u t h is weekend wi th a flagto-fla g bla st in Expert U nlim ited Su per sport,
add ing a not he r $:;00 lO hi s wl"Ckend earn mgs.
Results
EX T W SI'RT; I. ~f;lII lll"w WiUlI;u-krl ( H . n ); 2. Sh awn
H iKh,.,. (H- OJ: 3. TUIIl \.I '·P IM· (11' 0): .1. Odvid RlolHn (H -
OJ.
EX H /W S/S I'R T : I. Rul ll'lI Wri lh (SUI) ; 2. Ala n
c
tkrl. 'IJI;lIuli , SUI): :i. R:lr Y'Ml 'r J r. (SUI ); 1 . rl;lvid Han ...."
(Stll); S. Mikt" K;I1111 (SUI).
u
EX MJ \\' S/ Sll RT : t. I\t nl.:. T n(h (VOI m ); 2. ScUll Sc- 'rian
(Y;,A m ): 3. M..IIIll'..... Winll;ltk," ( KoIW ); 1. Gr t"J( Hu lc·hn(Jn
(Ya m) : S. SII,,"I' \'I:lrl (Ya m l.
'
:'IoIO\' M/ W S/RK : t. Ra fhou'l Ru rri~ (Ya m) : 2. J uh n
Wundl'rlill (Hn ll ): 3. Rub.·r! r.c·mblr (H u n ): 4. l ~ w u·nH·
Su~ n kk IY.lln, : 5. OlluKlalo nUl , -h ~, (Ya m).
EX M/W S/RK: I. ."'ic 111 1Sc'lrridn (Ya m ); 2. Gr t'R HUlch l"l'oCm
(Va m); 3.Mdr k Eri,t.:'oO:1II(Ya m ); 4. SIf"Vt'\.ra(1 (Y;lIn) : 5. Bria n
W~~~~~a:I~~V~~!'SPRT: inllma~
l.
Wib.un (SUI): 2. R.aphad
Rurri~ (Ya m): 3. t ~ ..... tI · lU l · Su~lti , ·k (Ya m); 4. R, 'KM' nuH.,.
l KawJ; 3. j;.. n c'!lo Mi b u )' J r. (K.a wl.
u
F.X t ./W GP; I. Illlull l r .....ilo ( 'fa m ): 2. Kt- Ku~it'rad;i
n
(Yam); 3. I ~ rry (All" , · ( Ya m ):·1. O;w id 811M"n (Ydm ); S. PN("
r
KiJl;JII (Rlx l.
S O\· l.IW GP; I. G. 'uI(Gilc"!o (V..m ): 2. T m y ~d "'-ln (Y.. m );
Tt
3. ~l a r L. Slil n. (Ya m I: '1.Owt C ri..llI"r(V..m ): 5. RnlM ~It·i.lolt'r
( H u n).
S O " L/W S/SPRT ; I. TUI\· l\:d'oO:m (Ya m ): 2. RnlJNI Ri.h
(Ya m): 3. Tim Kit'IM (Su/I :· 'I. MarL Sti ln (Yam ); S. J dr
"
Hm .....n (Y..m ).
~O" ~( / W Sl SI' RT : t. Ji m Will ('r .. m ): 2. RubcTt L"'mbl,'
IHu n, ; 3. R:lpl l;lc'l Ru rri .. (Ya m); 1. Will iam Whi l(" (Ya ml:
rl. M;nL.Sl ilro.(....ll n ).
:\"ov :\.IfW ( ~P: I . Rul M 1...·mh l("(Hn n) ; 2. William Wh ilt"
'u
e
(Y.un) ; 3. Ch r i.. He'inc" (H onl : 1. 1M1U1l;1a.. nllle-h r (Ya m);
S. l);mi.·1 Oc"t1M (Y;lInj.
EX I .tW S/SPRT: t. Rri:Ul W' '!lolphal l)·am ):2. T u m CJq)p("
(Y;'"' I: :'Io. St adl, ') h,")' (Ya m l.
EX M \\'(;P: I. l)oll lll ...-w i.. (Y:lln l.
EX t ', I. ( ;P: I. h ill ";'Iillli: (V;IIIII; 2. Ra y V. Mkr J I. (Sill ):
:'10. Rnl)l"I \\ 'li Khl (Sut) ; 1. 1) 01111 l r ..... i.. (Y;Jm ): S. AI.m
1\1 ·1 1.1 ~llllli (S til l.
EX H /W s in\': I. T um C1rpp("(H ·I) I: 2. I .Clui. nr:lkutich
.
( H " ll l.
:'I:OV H / W SITW: I. RolJt'rl Md!iolrt" ( Ho n).
NO\'SPTSMS : 1. 000d Konnp (Yam);2. T im Kir p" (SUI);
3. Rubert Va n Sumet'('n (SUl ); i . Eric MiII~r (\ 'a m).
I"
.
EX SPTSMN : I. P(" Ki~lu (R tx): 2. jim Go ug a r (Su.r:)
NOV l ./W S/ HK: I. G("( G iln (Ya m ): 2. Troy Net.so n
)r!
(Yam ); 3. Ma rk Sti b (Y" m): 1. j dr 8mwn (Yam ); 5. Ch~1
Cri~h" (Ya m).
F.X L/W S/ RK: I. La rry Gn hl't" (Yam ): 2. Jordon Brow n
(Ya m ); !.. Pel('r Kif;; h t (Rlx ); 1. Rradl ry Frry (Ya m ); 5. Tom
CI"PIJt' (Ydm ).
NO V H / W S/ RK: 1. TIluma!'O Wih on (Sill) ; 2. Joh n
Wu nd erli n (Hu n ); 5. H ~ rr i $(m Wanrn (Ya rn); 4. RnKf'r n uny
.
(Kaw): 5. J a mn Kilr oy ( Ka w).
EX H / W S / B K: I. rla vid Ha n!oM1 (SUI); 2. C ha rln Ru'ot'
(SUI); 3. Mauhrw Shrldon (SUI ); 4. And y Sch midt (SUl).
SOLO GTU: J. G r~ IIutch no (Yam ); 2. Scott St'I" i;"n
.(Ya m ); 3. Ma rk T esch (Yam ); 4. J ord n n Brown (Yam ); 5.
Sha wn H i~ (H · D).
SO LO GTO: I. Prt rr Kiuingrr( Yam); 2. Mike Kar m (Suz);
3. Da vid Ro !io no (SUi ); i . Mauht"w Sh d do n (SUl): 5. Krn
lu :k\i "3Cki (Sw _l
M
.
EX UIL S/SP RT: 1. Rily Yodn J r. (Suz); 2. Miu K.arm
(Suz): 5. uri MUQ l (Suz): 4. ROOnt Wright (Sw); 5. Dav id
Romo (Su zl.
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