; LOCAL EVENTS
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5. jrff Pau idine [ H o n ]: i . ear l C llm ilhdd (lion): S. Dan
l ilo (H on l.
SOIl NO \': l. j ttty Etllt'n ( Ka w ): 2. MikC" Rllc
.-h,..,lt'T(H a n );
S. J im AIt"Xandn ( Ha n ).
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500 I;rro.;T : I. T um [1I ~rl (H.. III: 2. Roh F.nK,,1(H u nl.
Ernst snares Sears Point RR
By Laura English
soxosu,CA. ~I.\ Y13
Shane Trittler (110) leads Da vid Barnell (20) at the start of the second l25cc Pro
moto at L.A. County Raceway. Barnell earned third overall; Trittler was fourth.
Jerry Ernst (6) is chased by Chris Crew in 750« Superstreet action from Sears
Point. Ernst won: Crew dropped his bike on the last lap and finished fifth.
J err y Ernst wok ru na way win s in stan -tofinis h fas hion in both th e Formu la O ne a nd
75(k c upers treet race> a t the AF:-'!"s first fu ll
da y o f raci ng a t Sears Po int .
T he weather was h ot and th e rac ing was
close o n Sunday which saw Formula One as
th e seco nd race o f the da y. J err y Ernst, o n
h is Pa ul Vo gel-tu ned Yamah a FZR750R, had
the ea rly lead , foll o wed by j oe Brett Willia ms.
Da vid Suma n a nd Chris Crew. As Ernst
estab lished h is ulti ma te victo ry, Peter Wen sIoU ro se th rou gh the ra n ks to do ba il ie with
w i ll iams. In a ve ry agg resaive d isplay,
wenslof f a nd \\'illia ms sp lit back mark er s lik ehot kn ives slicing buuer . Wen stoff event ua lly
got by \ Vill ia ms for second, lea vin g C re ~ t?
tan gl e with th e cu rre n t AFM champ. \Vil llarn s. BUI o n the last la p, Cre w d ropped hi s
bik e in turn II , di rectly in front o f Will iam s.
will iams go t by unscathed a nd went o n for
th ird.
In 750cc Su perstreet, Ernst aga in po wered
o ff the grid a nd into first place o n hi s Yamaha ,
again fo llow ed by Chris Crew a nd j oe Brett
Wi lliams. As Erns t pu lled awa y. th e battle was
left C seco nd through fourth p laces with Ken
or
Evan joining the fray . The racing was about
as close as it ca n get between th e three.
After the ra ce, Ern st revea led. " 1£ I'm not
ca ug h t u p in a dic e, I still rid e hard beca use
I' m developing my skill o n the b ike."
.
Wh ile Ernst held hi s lead . William s walled
a nd wa tched as Cr ew co nsisten t ly covered th e
insides of th e tum . not leavin g a wa y in. At
the halfwa y po in t, however, Cr ew ca me ou t
o r turn to a lillie slo w, and Willi ams went
ins ide a r tum II to tak e seco nd p lace. Evan
got by Crew o n e lap lat er. Crossing the fin i.sh
li ne it was Er nst. \\'ill iams. Eva n a nd j irn
j ep",n, with Chris Crew f)h h .
Resul ts
2!Al P R OD : I. Kirk H Ut'pp u C"r (K.a'l'd: 2. Mid lOld Ea m~1
(u w): S. j d f ltggill ( x.. w~ i . Frank M'llur (K2w ): S. Eric
Oie"tilr.t't ( Ka ",").
-1.1)() PR O D: I. S adn AKluj..n i (\' " m) : 2. Dam."11 Par ker
, Yam ); 5. H ug h M" rch (Y" m): -I. G lC"n n Fil\hit' (Ya m) : S.
S ru k :\.Ic
AUi slf'r (H o n).
600 PR O D: I. Ken Ev..n (Ya m ); 2. Dwa yne Omntt {H o nj:
j . Kirk HuC'p p ,wr (H IHI): 1. Da vid Srar uon (Uon) ; S. Willidm
jt'~~I1I!~~rw:'
Lewis scorches LACR Motocross
By Terry Rezek
PALMDALE. CA. M 13
AY
Kyle Lew is co n tin ued hi s domina tion o f eRe
motocro ss at LA. County Raceway as he o nce
aga in look a ll fo u r m otDs in two classes to
ea rn top dollar in th e 125 a nd 250cc Pro evems.
Tim T elford ch a >ed Lew is in all races a nd
ca me up seco nd . H e ca m pa ig ned a Yamaha
in th e 250cc even t a nd a Husqvarna in the
l 25ec race. T ony Sulek joined Telford in hi s
pursuit o f Lew is in the 250cc race and lOok
third overall .
Mike L ittl e look both mol os in th e 250<:c
Nov ice class. Travis Mullins fo ug h t h ard to
overco me two poor starLS, bUl havin g LO co me
from behind in the crowded field p rov ed
to u gh. Mullins fin all y had 10 sett le for seco nd
overa ll behind Little.
T im McAdams had lh e sa me pr obl em with
jack H ermosill o in lh e 250<:c Beginner class
a nd he 100 fini shed second behind H erm osillo.
Lenny Bak er rode on the edge in bo th m OlDS
of th e Vet No vice class, tryi ng to ge t aro u nd
lh e very qu ick Ru ssell Reill y. Bak er was doing
so me hi gh leaps over the sco ri ng to wer jumps
in hi s effo rts to o utrus h Reill y into th e
hor seshoe turn immediately following. It paid
off bri efl y in th e seco nd 10010 wh en Baker
was a b le to ge t past Reill y a n d ho ld lh e lC'dd
for a few second s. A good sho w but to no
avai l as Reill y look ba ck the lead, winn ing
both mo to s, stic kin g Bak er wilh seco nd
o vera ll.
Resul ts
38
80 BEG: I. Bob G unln'"(Hon): 2. Moau Ckmm, (Sw) ; 5.
O m Nritn'l; 4. John Robnuon (Sw ); 5. Mikf' An.chn.oI (Sw).
~.
RO :'IJO\' : I. Sh a wn O ' S riru (S uI) : 2. R y.m 8rCld i~h (S UI ):
P.lU l Gilmanin (Kdw ): 1 . J a!oCln ~J.;&K" ( lU w ).
BIG WH L: L PCllrck G rtTnbark ( Ka w ).
i
WMS S O\': I. Lor i Hrrn;&ndt" (Yam ): 2. E1i:w- Mu ir (H n n ):
1
5. C h ri'lo.'iij Sm it h (Kaw l; i . J o y Arnn l Kaw l.
WMS EX : I. Tami R iCf' (S UI ).
SR BEG : I. Rid u rd Ilrill (Ya m ).
SR SO\': 1. C.nM' Dtmpsory.
SR EX: I. John H UC'Kt"n (H un t: ~ Bub n un tulm : 5. J...-k
KI:II. Sf ( h m) : " . Bub-Millo" (H un ).
VET REG : I. Jim uvorn ( Yam ): ~ t..o.rw"f' Mn \n n-; 3.
Rnn y P;ll m inl ~ n (H on ); 1 . Ri r ky FlnrMo (Y.am l: S. A I.anBu~y
( H o n) .
VET ~O\': I. R u url! Rr ill y {KoIw l: 2. Lmnv !bltt'f ( KolIN):
3 . Br M ConTOinK ( K.;,I'''' ): i . j t"ft' M.. ~un (Ya m ); S. SCUll Cu ni"
(Ya m ).
VET (NT : I. C R. Brun!lotm ' Yam ); 2. l\. ch.arl Roc hM
h
Mt
(H Ull ): 3. M'llk !'Or-. I (Ya m ).
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VET EX: I. Karl A llffi ( H un ): 2. G rf'K ~br1 inf'1 (H o n );
~ . Ran d y Tinlrmif'r (Sw: ).
J R n :T BEG ; 1. jOl Lian (SUI}: 2. j ac k Brad y (B on ):
y
~ . Mikl'" Ruhr ",: " . Cot
'urge- Ai l k~1 ( Hort~ S. SI'".m H ud "On
(H un ).
JR VIo:T SOV;. I. Ra y Gruum (H u n): 2. \I.uk Honon
(Hun ); 5. Gr rJI: Kt"lm (Ya m); 4. O1uc l CUn lf'f (H on ): S. Ja ,l
KrI ) (Sill).
jR VET 1ST: I. Ro b En g.r1 IH un ): 2. Df'an K.l\~1 (H o n);
~. llJm En l/:r1 IHun ): 'I. DaVid Sa i.uan (H u n ).
b
J R VET EX: I. K..r1 Allt"n (H o n ): 2. G rt'R :\. u in(,l (lin n).
12S 8 EG 0 · 1: I. J o hn H.u kd l (Stu l: 2. l.c"x M..I.. n ( Ka w ):
. ~ . j Of'y C iro,xo ( Ho n): i . Ryan U n! ( 1(;.1.....) : S. Rna n R'l tlirr
(!(;.aw ).
125 Rf:G 0 ·2: I. Man o Ro mll (K.I..... ): 2. j ar rd j ;l(ub"m l'Y
N
(Ya m I: 5. R yab C'.amt'ron (Ka wl :·1. j cr.h O;lvi" l lU wl: 5. Mall
Ha rri !>On (SUI).
1 2. NO\': I. C h uck GUfll("r ( B Oll I: 2. 0",, 11(" Ilt·AIIll..1I
~
(K..w ): 5. C I.u t'nc-r Ab bo ll (Hon ): 'I. Ru y Rrl'" lIl1'llllu r (Ya m):
S. j a~n ~f U \C:TOh (I-Io n ).
125 1:\'T: 1. Tun y Ma y" (SUI): 2. .I;,.. n Simmlll1'l ( K.;, W).
o
I
125 PR O : 1. Kylt' u-wi s (Kaw ): 2. T im T"lfnr d (1-lu " l: 3.
Da vid RarnMI (H o n ); 4. Shant"Tr iu h'r (KOl W).
2!)(1 RF.G : I. jack H C"rm n!)i1Io ( I\d w ): 2. Ti m ~kAdJm !)
(X;: 'I): .1 Rill Pa ul (Ya m ): 4. ~f a rc ~Iaur il'''' C m) : .~. G.T .
"
.
YOl
W" la nbl- (lio n ).
250 N O V; I. Mik f' LiIlIC" ( S UI ): 2. Tra vi ~ Mullin li (K... W);
3. G Tl"R Kdm (Ya m) : 4. Ow t'll Dickson (V.lln ):.s. PduI 7.. 'l imky
C
(Ka w ).
2!Al INT : I. Bill Sa uro ( H u n ): 2. llf' rC'l Wi lli!> (H o n ): 5.
Bryan Ri ch ar< o n (Ya m ); 4. Todd Brou ",...rd (H Ull ); 5. D;n ·id
b
Lyn ch /H fm ),
250 PR O : I. K}"le I...rwili (KoiI wl : 2. T im Tt'lfnrd (Ya m );
S. Tony Sul d , (YOlm ): i . Otri~ IlOld/ in!>k i (K..;r WI: 5. Da ~ id
& ttWdl (Han ).
SOO BEG : I. J~ Kt'tlt'l"lt' (H o n); 2. Daliid G;mlfl("T(H o n ):
I. Dave DM- "au (SUI); 2. jim J ('J>lK"n (SUI ):
C
S. Gn.-p T erranova (SUI): 4. C h ris ern.' (SuI); 5. Mar k
~t fDa n id (SUI ).
O P El': PR O D; 1. Da ve Deveau (SUI): 2. j rH U Wd l!'> (SUI): 2.j d f l-I oC' ppn~r ( ~ w ) : 5.
j rff l.t'J::,;ill (Kaw); i . Fra nk :\.blllf (Ka w) : 5. Eric O It-IIKC'r
(lU w ).
" ~,() S!ST : I. T om Mon tan u (Y" m ); 2. O.nrdl Pa rkC"J (Ya m);
S. S;ad r r ARha jan i (Yam): 1. Pa ul lhrl (V..," ): 5. H UKh Manh
(Ya m ).
600 S/ST: I. Oavt' [)('\'l'a ll (Ya m ): 2 . f) wOl)"II("Ch un K ( H Ull );
3. C ut l Kimblr (Kdw ): 1. .lot" Un 'lI WiIIi 'UTaI HOII); .s. Mich 'It·[
Ea rnrM (Ya m ).
7."JO S/ ST : I. J C'rr y Ern !>! ( V;ulIl; 2. J Ul' Hrrll Willi am !>
, l-Io lI): 3. KC'" n Evan (Kaw ): 1. jim j (" \("1I (Yam ): 5. Ch m
I>
C, t'w (SUI).
O PE :"; S:ST : l. jC"fl H ag- n (SUI ): 2. Tim Sa ulldC"l ~ (SUI):
d
3. n a n d l C li nRf't1Tla n (Yam ): -I. [l("nn y Ou hr rl Y (Y.UIl): 5.
G rt'KR C.a\ ·an ( SUl).
OPEN GP: 1. Dmny Oo tlt't ty (Ya m ); 2. J)"rrdl C li nK"man
(Va m ); 5. Tim SaundC"rs (Sul): i . Comf' Mill t't"(Sul ); S. Ric h.u d
Rrady (SUI ).
F· I: I. jt'try EmSI (Ya m ); 2. PC"ln Wt'fl !>loff (Yam ): 3 . JuC'
Brt'll W illiam!'> (H o n ): 4. Curl Kim blt' (K;.a w ): S. Da vid Slan tun
(H o nl .
F·2 : I. Pt'IC'T WC'II!>lolf (Y:u n ,: 2. W.. yllt" Mo nto ya ( Hun ):
S. Davt' Alit't )"(Ya m ): 1. Vin« MC-YM" (H o n) : S. Dan McCa n n
(H o n).
F..f: I. KC"'Vin CorY (C A): 2. R icha td Wd d m back (C A);
3. Rot",," H o lli 51 ( S UI): i . Tuppn R ob in Mln (Ru l): 5. Ikvi n
tt
Mu rn y (lion ).
F.....O: 1. Rand}" Rrd mond (H un) ; 2. Ru.n.. rd Brad y (SUI);
5. Iknn)" Doh"IY (Ya m ); ... Bill [ l/:KimPp"t't (K.aw ): 2. j rl"1 l.rKxitl (Kol w):
S. Frank M ~ lUl (u w ): 4. Enc · DIf'II" t't (Kaw ); S. j O"lt'p h Rico
( u w).
F·T 6!»0: I. Cu n Kim ble" l Kaw ): 2. Eron n o ry (BMW): 5.
Jona ~ Ek lund ( Ka w ); 1. Mi, h.. d
RY
OIn (H o n) ; S. Eric
Sworu liRUrf' (Kaw).
F·T O PE!\:: I. :\-b rk McOanirl ( Due); 2. P" u l O rla ndi
lO ue): 3. :'IOicK H a ym.an (MG ll: i . f:l mn R idd lf' (Vd m ): S.
Curdon Sf'i:m (Our).
\' I:'oc'" I. [ ron R or ) (BMW): 2. S ..dM- AKluj..n i (BMW);
T:
3. R.and y Brad t'!'oKU ( B ~t W ): 4. er",il/:M{Lr (H· D):S. Jt' £Ir,..,.
.m
HC"nlx (Arm ).
Browning bags it at Portland MX
By Da n Meeker
r ORTLl ND. OR, ~1A Y1
0
Kra use/M a xima-back ed Ric'hard Bro wn in g
took the o vera ll viclOry in lh e 125cc Inter medi a te cla ss a l Portland Int erna tio na l Ra cewa y's Th u rsday ni ght mot ocross, bUl it Cd me
with so me ser io us ch alle n ges by a number o f
co m pe ti to rs.
In mo lO o n e, Browning: loo k the early lead ,
but was la iled c1o,e1y by Mik e Hamnes>, wh o
a ttemp ted numerous passes the first tw o la ps.
O n lap three H a m ness mad e a no the r cha rge,
a u e m p li ng 10 o verta ke Browning from th e
o u tside lin e af a sha rp Idt turn. A sligh t
m isca lculation ca use d H amness to cras h ,
how ever , and Farrest Transu e was left ta pick
up the chase. On the final co rner of the la st
la p, Tran sue cha rged ha rd in to the sa me
co rne r where H a rnn ess had cra sh ed and
man aged to ge t the ins ide line o n Brown in g.
Brow n ing was no t to be de n it'd , how ever . a nd
kept the gas o n to in sure a first m oto victor y.
Fall owing T ransue in th ird was Bo bby Bru ss.
A heavy do wn po u r had cha ng ed the track
co nd itio ns dramaticall y, as the rid ers li ned up
fur the begi n n ing o f their seco nd rnot o . Ern ie
Roberts, wh o had Fin ish ed fourth in th e first
round too k the ea rly lead fo llo wed by Bru ss,
Brownin g a n d Jim Manafo . Roberts took a
liking to the adv erse track co ndi tio n s, and
bega n to pull a wa y. as the ride rs behind h im
ba ul ed lor posh io n . Ha m ness, wh o h ad
sta rted th e more in six th, d idn 't le t th e slick
a p p roach to th e u phill double-jump deter
him, as he cleared th e tr icky sect io n a nd passed
Dan e Bally to mo ve in to fifth. On the sa me
lap, Brown in g fo ught h is wa y pa st Bru ss to
ta ke over seco nd. The foll owing la p fo u nd
H amness p us h ing Mu nafo for the fourth
pos itio n until. o n a tr ick y dogleg sect io n i n
the back stre tch of th e track . Munafo went
do wn hard. One o f the best battles o f th e ni ght
took sha pe as Hamness co n tin ued hi s move
and be gan c ha l le ng ing Bru ss for th ird.
Eventually, Bruss got side ways o n one DCth e
slicer sect ion s. while Hum ness stayed smoot h ,
ena bling him to mak e th e pa ss. The mota
ended with Roberts un ch allenged in Iroru,
followed by Browning in seco nd , a nd Ha mness scoring a well -deserved th ird . Brow ning's
co ns istency ga ve h im lhe,a vera l}, with Roberts
[inishing second, a n d Bruss third.
Resul ts
W/P /W: 1. G rt'~ory Blarkwe ll (Yam ): 2. Eric William!'>
[Yam ]: S. Chri!>lopht'r Vollmer (Ya m) .
P/W 6-8: I. J awn H an son Ou w): 2. ja ~1ll .Muort'.(Ka. ).
w
¥ IW 9-11: I. R oht'rtHoh ~w (b w ): 2. Kevin Ea km lKaw);
5.j o h n BurK3ynf' (Ka w ).
WM~ : I. Kt lly Smuh 1H on ); 2. G.uol Younce (lta w).
MISt BEG 0 - 1: I . Bill :'doo ff' (V.. m ); 2. K("'l-in Ea km (H on );
5. Robnt H o h ltf"V (U w).
MIS t BEG [)"2: I. Rt'au M.. n ky IKaw ); 2. Brad ky 5tontt
(Va m ); 3. Mi n h a n"" (Sw).
MIXl jR: I. Tim H o b (S tu ): 2. Bra nd o n Wh itC" (Yam );
5. Cory lohman (Sull.
~tXltST: I. Chad Reed (lU w ).
t 25 BEG D-I : I. J Ot' Mu llOI (u (Ya m ): 2. Ron Bn-II ( Yam~
S. Roben Ma n ud (KT M).
125 BEG D·2: I. Rit:hOlrd Arthur (Ka w ): 2. Kevin Calkms
(SIU) ; 5.J ac k 1..ow
m ( Kil w).
.
l 25j R: 1. Villti l Roh nf'nkarn p (uw): 2.Jlrn Mu na£o (Kaw ):
3. T roy B.;m~ (Hoo ).
.
125 1ST: I. R ic hard Bro wn in K (Ya m) : 2. Ern ie Robt'ru
(S tu): 5. Rob by Bru u (H o n ).
.
.
125 PR O : I. R i" n G am (Su.r:): 2. Don BU«'I It.. (Stu ); 5-.
Shall(' Doll.3Cil (H o n ).
250 BEC : I. Marlin Zirl:M-l (Hun); 2.J o h n Bur Rn (S UL):
! . Sco It McKa,- (H o n ).
250 J R: 1. J am n Kni Rhl (Yam ); 2. Datr in Currin (Yam) :
5. T im :\. f'i... n et (Ya m ).
f .s
250 1ST: l. Ed Jt'tI won (H o n ); 2. Mik t' wha len ( Kaw): S.
Dan e Ball Y(Hon).
250 PRO : I. Mik t' sen (SUI).
O P ES BEG : I . Ran d ,- SinKCT ( Flnn ): 2. Mike Kdle'r (Hon );
5. Pa ul Shi t'l"k (Yam ).
O PEN t NT: I. Kip Templeto n [ H o n]: 2. Chn.. Sicili a
(Flu n): 3. T o n y Mar l.in tHon ).
UTH: I. Sln't' Smllh (SUI): 2. Kip Tt'm p lC'lo n .(H on ).
O TH C: I. SIan Ca pp!ll J-!u l ): 2. Knill Ca lk lll!> (S U1 1; ~.
Mich ad Sc h wt"n lC'T (lion).
O T H R: I. :\. i kt' Wha len ( K" w ): 2. Ru n K('1lI (Yam ): 3.
l
J a y Lo u nwRin (Vam ).
O T H A: 1. Davt' Jo'.(" (Yaml: S.
T um Vid lC" (H o n ).
40+ :"l'OV: J. Sl t'ph t'n FOll t, ( H o ll ); 2. G I' Ill' C h ill im ( linn
,10+ A M : J. j rff YnUIIC't' (SIll) .
,10+ EX: I. Mikf' Pt'n}' (Sill ).
VtNT: I . Wi llie T ru l' (KT M l: 2. M;lr. · H uC'mlt'kr H~ (U u..).
Blake on top at Broome-Tioga
Motocross
By Carla N el son
BI:\GHAMTOl\', :\Y, ~I A Y 12
h . was a fam il y a ffair a t the Broome-Tioga
MX as twO famili es brought hom e th e
maj orit y o f wins.
The Broome·Tioga Spons Ce n ter's e\'er~
cha ng-in g tTack o nce a ga in went from bein g
mu dd y 10 slig h lly dust y. Ra in before lhe evem
caused sp ri ngs to develop £II various poin ts
on th e track. At in termiss io n , p ro mOter J ack
Sku tni k groome d the track . rem ovin g th e
lhi ck mud. a nd by lh e en d o f lh e da y, dUSl
co u ld b~ see n in th e a ir. There was an
unusu all y sma ll turnout o f rid er s for th e
Sa tu rdav even I so cl asses wer e co m bined
which a howed mor e ti me [or longer mOlDs.
Chris Bla ke, ridin g: a Suzu ki, was the most
vers a tile rider in the 200cc No vice class,
wi n ni ng bot h mOlDs. Derr ick Stu ll, also u n
a Su zuk i, wa s co ns is te n t wi th 3-2 mo to
fini shes to ea rn M'Co n d o vera ll .
The Stra llo n famil y had a g ood da y. Bruce.
Sr. wo n th e Se n io r Expert clas s, a n d al so won
bo th mot os or the Pl us 25 Am at eur class.
Bru ce. J r. wo n bo rh I25cc Expert races. Bru re,
Jr. fell ea rly in each mo to , but kep t the fTowd
o n its reel with h is cha rges to th e fro m .
The Sen ior :\tin i ~ ovi re clas s turned in lO
a ba ltle between bro thers Mik e a nd Da vJd
U m hoefer. T h ey eac h wo n a m OlD a nd
fin ished seco nd in the other. The ove ra ll wt.'l1t
to Mike d ue to hi ~ win n ing the ti e~ b reak i ll g
5eCo nd mo lO. T hi rd in class wen t to Todd
DeG a ra y, wh o fin ished th ird in eac h molO.
Resu l ts
\' I:'Io'T: I. lkrn it' Kohlf'r ( SUL).
S R EX: 1. Bru«, SlrOillon (Yam) .
SR A ~t : I. Kim M;m in (SUI ): 2. St t'wa n R u s§('11 (Gag):
S. O......e' Ban !\:or dm (H o n ).
P L US 2S EX; I. G rf'g Nt'i!oOn (SUI); 2. Larry Loudi\ (Ho n) :
~. Bnn K-Kohlt't"(SUI).
