Todd Neal ( I ), Sean Dukes (93) and Mati Shue race for the first turn
A M od ified class at Echonoecee MX. D ukes was the overa ll winner.
ti r~-lO-t.irc baule with Q uea r. Bonar e held
llurd wit h Bod o. Steele a nd Beech trai ling .
Resul ts
50: J. P.\\'. Ho:llllo
i/(nur (Ya m); 2. Sri.m Wagnn- (Ya m).
JR MI Nt l. Levi H t'lIn in Kt'l (Kaw ); 2. :\brk Friu (H un ):
3. Jut' Dill in n ( I\.aw ).
S R MINI: I. Eric- :'oil"plw l (S UI) ; 2. Ri( l ROI)' ( Ka w) : .5
C J . Klin e (V.,.m ): 4. J.ncm Kn vac-h (Ho n); S. Mark Ht"'
.ldJry
In
the 125 cc
2., 0 NO \' : I. C:ullh Smith (Ya m); 2. Unknuwn; 3. Ra nd;,1
1 kM (Ka w); ,1. Renn y Sdumdelmi er ( H o m : 5. Dave Heine
i (He)ll): 1. David Sha rpe' lH o n).
Shue, Kowalczyk double at
Echonoecee Motocross
.( Ka w ).
SC B BY: I. Mik e IUlin (H un ); 2. alU(-k Nrlf (Ya m ); 3.
Todd Yahner (Sw); 4. J..~nn Smarr (V..m ); .lJ. Slnr (' Soh is
By
125 A: I. J a50n &bu (Hu n ).
125 B: l. Grad QUCOIr (SU.l): 2. T im Cou u (Hun ): 3. Ja ("k
Stee le (Ho n) ; 4. T on y Bcnace (Ya m ); 5. Allen IktdI (Ya m).
125 CD-I : I. John Evola ( l, GA, M 19-20
AY
Ma lr Shue and Kenn y Kowal czyk were th e
stars of the Lo retta L ynn 's Area Qualifier a t
Echonoecee MX.
The two-day race event attracted close to
350 entra nts fro m eig ht sta tes. So me were
racing to advance to the regiona l wh ile o thers
had already qua lified at o the r tra cks, but
wa rned to get in some more track time. The
top-I0 riders in each class are gu aranteed lO
advan ce to the u pcomin g R eg io n al
Championship.
H ighl ig h ts [rom Saturday's raci ng saw
Freewh eeling Ho nda 's Shue and Roswell
Honda 's Kowa lczyk take doubl e cla ss wi ns,
Sh ue winning the 125cc Yo uth Stock a nd
Modified classes a nd Kowalczyk topping the
125cc C a nd 25(kc C Stock divisio ns. Shue
pulled the ho leshot in lh ree of h is four mo tos,
giving h is teammate Ryan Reynolds o ne mo tu
wi n. Me" ll while, Ko walczyk's 1· 3 moto sco res
d
in both classes were good eno ug h for both
overall wi ns .
In the 250<:c A Slock class , for mer Kawasaki
Team Grct:'n rider Todd Neal , who had q uil
I'a dn g: last year a h er LOrl'u a Lyn n ·s. rew rnt'd
tu raci ng. T he layoff d idn 't seem 10 have
slowed Nea l as he pulled th e hol esh ot on his
Met T Atlanta Suz uki in th e fir st ma lO wilh
o
James \ Vall ace a nd Ernest H arb in righ t .o n
his rear wheel. By lap [our of lhe eight·lap
race , Harb in had pas sed Wall ace, but Neal
was go ne and look the chec kered nag [irst with
Harb in in second.
M ow lWO again saw Neal time th e ga te ju st
right to pu ll the lead by th e first tu rn follo wed
by Rob ert Nee ley, Wall ace, H arbin , a nd J oe
Rogers. Neeley was holding o n to seco nd place
o n lap two. bUI aashed a nd fell back 10 eig lllh
p lace, givi ng second to Harbin. By la p seven,
Rogers had moved past Harbin after a fift h·
pla ce start and co ntrolled seco nd to the finis h
line [oll ow ed by Wall ace, Harbin , a nd T racey
Barn ett .
Su nday 's raci ng ac tion saw Todd Nea l set
a fast pace in th e l25cc A Modi[ied class . Nea l
wa s chased by Fl or id a 's J a y Mann a nd
Georgia's Sea n Du kes. Mann took over first
p lace d uring th e second la p , and o n lap three
Dukes mad e th e pass o n Neal dr opping him
to th ird . Followin g th e lead ers o ver th e fin ish
lin e were Ash ley Epps and Matt Shue.
Moto two saw Dukes take the lead fro m the
momt'nt lltt" ~a le dropped . ~i lh. Sh u t"
Mich ael J on es, Epps and Neal h ghtlllg for
positio ns , helping Dukes put the distance on
th e class . Shue desce nded a few spolS do wn .
Manll was Oil th e gas a her an eiglHh. placc
sta rt a nd by la p six was up to secon d. Neal
a nd j ones crashed in to eac h mher. p utti ng
both of th em o n th e sideli nes. Dukes too k lhe
checkered nag ju st live seco nds ah ead of
Mann. fo llow ed by Tracey Barn ett. Sh ue and
Ra lph Fern an dez.
(Hon ).
(Suz ).
)250 C 0 -2; I. Sreve C.r w{nrd (Hun); 2. John Kin-mim
a
5. Tandy Fril(")' (Ho n): -I. Ht"Tbt'r Pn kin!l. (SUI); 5.
l
JOM Kick (Hon).
250/OPE.'\,j' A: I. Mik e 8oKg iot (Sw); 2. Pei e ~bur in' (SUI );
S. Chuck Emrry (H un ); 4. StC"Vt' Holland (Hem) ; 5. Tndd
J o hmon (S UI ).
250 B: 1. 8 r;Ki Que-- u (SUI) ; 2. Bruer SU
.
'inruri h (H un); S.
Allm fkoNh (Ya m); ·1. Kell y johnson (Kaw); 5. n .J . Heberlein
(H un ).
zso C 0 · 1: I. Mike VotnCi )(' (K2w); 2. Barry Kinl('y (Ho n);
S. Michael Dow d (Hon ): i . Curt Baldwin (Hun ); 5o. And y
utrp (K2w).
250 0 0-2; I. Ch ris Roll inll;s (Kaw ); 2. J ohnn y Youn K (HU!~ ) ;
- 5. Sieve L y ( Ya m); 4. T rem Barto loui (Ho n); 5. Rud ~llJlJrl"
(S Ul ). .
- O PE N R: . . Shaw n r:. a t~ (Ho n); 2. I n' J ohn!>on (KT M);
1
3. Roh HarnnRtnn (Hun); 4. T~ G rn"lIt' (KT M); 5. Mar k
Mnor r (Hon).
I SR I : I. T nTy fltoliman (Hon ); 2. Bla in (' DUGl ~trr ( Ka w);
! fK.~~ )~la h ri nKt"t (I(;)w); -t Jim Cipu llo (Ka w); 5. F.d Kirtlt"y
.
( Kil w ):
SR 2: I. n o Mnr/{' ( C:.i ~) ; 2. J im MOIo hov ir h (e Z); ~ .
m
olll
n un SpraKut' (Ho ll); .1. j oe j acobli ( lU w): 5. T um Knapp
(Ya m) .
Silcox takes all at Northwest
Florida Motocross
By
D ia n e Silcox
MILTON, FL,APR. 29
S uzu ki · mo unted J oe y Silcox cleared the
do ub le jumps to ta ke home a deserving firs tp lace cro wn in the Senior Mini 80cc division
a t North west Flo rida Mo to cro ss ' g rand
opening.
, In th e first mot o, Mike " Roo ster " Roussin
sho t o ff th e line foll owed close ly by th e pac k.
Silcox pulled out of th e cro wd to capture th e
seco nd- p lace po siti on with Ada m Cain in
th ird. Not long into th e race, Si lcox pu t the
pr essure o n Rou ssin as th ey went into a berm
an d over th e doubles and Silcox emerged with
'th e lead. Going into th e third lap Silcox went
down, letting Rou ssin by to resu me first pl ace.
Silco x got back into th e race half a lap beh in d
Roussin. Cain held a lirm th ird p lace as
Danny Reed held founh.
, As th e ra ce con tinued, Silco x d osed in o n
R o ussin. As th e duo wen t over th e doubles
and into turn o ne, Silcox aga in took the lead.
Headed down th e back straight on the fin al
lap, Silcox and Rou ssin co lli ded and fell , only
seco nds before th e chec kered flag. Silcox too k
no time gett ing up to tak e the win. Roussin 's
bike would not restart. so Ca in look second
and Reed settled for third.
I In th e seco nd moto, Silco jumped ou t 10
an ear ly lead, and p ull ed half a la p nver th e
la ther rid ers. Roussin and Cain o nce again ran
(seco nd a nd thi rd, but Rou ssin and Ca in
ta ngled, givin g Reed second. Rou ssin had
;m echa nical problems with his bike. Silcox
n ew o ver th e finish line jump to claim th e
win, while Reed fini shed seco nd and Cain
'took third. Overall, Silco x took [irst, with
Ca in second and Reed th ird.
I
Results
SR 80; 1. J oq Silcox (Suz); 2. Adam Cain (H o n); S. Danny
l ttd (Hon); l\ Og lrtrtt (Kaw ).
85 12-15 STK : I. Pat rick H izd (Hon); 2. David Swa ncpoot
(Ya m ): 3. J.m r u Tippinll: (H no): -t Ja~m Rt'nto n (HUll):
.
.\ . J.unM Hum ph ~' (Ya m ).
Dave Doe (8) and Rob Meister (26) ran away with t he rai n -soa ked Solo G T O
race at Bla ckh a w k Farms. lapping the e n ti re fiel d. Doe won w i th Meister secon d.
H
59-13 MO D: I. Pa trick Hizel [Ho n ]: 2. Scou Pin so n (Sw,;
3. j a mes G rier (SUI); 4. Gary Kell um (SUI); 5. j a mes
H u mphr ey (Yam ).
85 14-150 ~'T K: 1. Dwayne Bone (li o n ); 2. Ch ri~ Bro wn
lKaw) ; 3. Ma lt Ma rshall (H a n ): 4. Sca n Brya n! (lion ); 5.
Ray mu nd Steffey [ Ka ..... ).
85 1i -15 MOD : I. Ezra L u sk (Sw ); 2. Dwa yne Bone (H on );
3. Na than Ra mM'Y (Ho n); 4. Scott Brya nt (Ho n); 5. J acob
Lange (Kaw).
125 YTH ST K: I. Malt Shu". (Ho n ); 2. Ryan Rryool ds
(H un); 3. And rr w Despa in (Ho n); 4. Dt-nnili HarTi!> (Ho n);
5. Bri.. n Ra ymond (Ya m ).
123 'iTH MOD : I. Malt ShlX' (Hun ); 2. Rya n Rry nol c.h
(Ho n ); S. Brandon C.nnrll (Yam ); i . Brian Ra ymu nd (Ya m );
S. Drnnu. H arns (Hon ).
125 C STK : I. Kmny Ko wa la yk (H o n ); 2. Brian Burrrtt
(Ya m ); 3. Bry.m Har prr (H un); 4. Ja mn Grier (Sw:); 5. Brad
Simpson (Kaw).
125 C MO D: 1. Bria n Bum eu (Ya m ); 2. Drnnis Harris
(B o n); S_ Kenn y Ko walczyk (H o n); 4. James Grin (Sw); S.
Andrew Dn~in (H o n).
125 B STK: I . Ry;1OReyno lch (H o n );2. RobC.uube (Hon);
! . Kevin Thompson (H on ); i. Kevin Cozadd ( Ka w); 5. Lo nny
BiKhuff (Hon).
125 B MOD ; I. Ryan RC")'no l& (H a n ); 2. J ohn Dean (Su.r:);
S. Slaa'Y Bum rt l (Han); 4. J osh Latina (Kaw); 5. jared King
( H on ).
2500 C STK: 1. Kc n y Ko wa lczyk (H o n) ; 2. Ra nd y
m
Rich ard.\On (Ka..... ); 3. Scot t Moo rr (Hon ); i . Bill y Ca nlfl"11
(Hon ); 5. Marcu liCa n no n (Kaw).
250 C MOD:, I. Kmn y Kowalczyk (Ho n ); 2. Rill y Ca n trell
(He n): 3. Scou Skrov e (Hun ); -t Chris McNl"i1 (Ho n ); 5.
.
Marcu s Ca n no n (Kaw).
250 R ST K: 1. Stra «')' Bameu (Hun ); 2. Brandon Sm ith
( Ra w ~; S. j~1 Corde ll (Suz); 4. Bill y Belu (Han ); 5. Chris
Harb in (Ha n).
250 R MOD : 1. Slarry Bameu (H on); 2. Bran don Smith
(lU w ); ! . Ja y McClellan (Yam ); .1. Slnr Saundm (H o n );
5. Chr is Harb in (H on ).
O PEN AM STK : I. T .J . Rr.mll (")l (Ka w); 2. Brian RubC'T1Mln
(Koiw ); 3. Jim Pak er (Kaw); 4. Ikn n y DuurruuKIt ( KT M); S.
(ln ik Ro yal (Kaw).
25 I)L.US: I. J O R o~ers (H u n): 2. Rolwr l NC''t"iry (Koiw);
t·
~ . Stevt': Saundrn (Ho n ); 4. Richard V~1l Ru rtt'! (Ho n ); 5.
jl x-I C. r dC'1I(SUI ).
n
SR: 1. Rube rt N(Tly (lU w); 2. j a m~ Wall .u'(' (Sw:); 3. ROKl'r
Atla m ~ (KOI w): 4. Kru nelh Wuuel (Kaw); 5. Bc-nny DO llrrou~h
( KT M1.
S/SR : I. Tt ·u y Me- lt"r (Ya m): 2. Rand y Ti l1('ry (H Oll): S.
d
juh nllYG ib!'olJII(Ho ll): 4. Char iJ(' Owen:ro (Hun ); 5. J a y Gou de
(SuI) .
125 A STK: I. j ay Mann (Kaw); 2. Tudd Neal (Sw) ; S.
j ue Rug('rs (H oII); i . Aaron Yal("!io (H Ull); 5. T10l ty Barnr ll
t
(Ho n ).
125 A MOD : I. Sea n Du kes (Ho n); 2. J dY Mdn n (Kot w);
5. Mom Shu e (Hon); 4. A:rohl('f Epp!o(Ho lI); 5. Ral ph Fernandez
(Ho n ).
250 A STK: I. Todd Nea l (SUl ); 2. J am es \\'a JlaCl~ (Sw);
, . F.rnnl H arhin (H o n); 4. Jo(, Rug ('u (Ho n); 5. Tr..ay
Rarnt'1t (Ho n ).
250 A MO D: I. Todd Sr-"II (SUI); 2. Ja y Mann (Kaw); ~.
Tr~cry Bamrtl (Ho n); 4. Ern esl H a rb in (Hon); S. Sha ne Pm l"
(SU1).
Plummer pulls out the stops at
Blackhawk Road Race
By Gordon
Lunde
SOUTH BELOIT, 1
L,MAY 19-20
J eff Plummer had h is Roc k[ord Yamahabac ked FZR600 abso lutely flyin g in AMA
O1ampion sh ip Cu p Series action at Blackhaw k Farms Raceway. The local rid er put
hi mse lf o ut fro nt in th e U nlimi ted GP event
ahea d o[ a field of Suzu ki GSXR750. and
asso ned 600s o ut o [ turn one a nd never backed
0[[, Mark T esch ga ve chase th rough lap one ,
but threw a way hi s bike and cha nce of victory
in turn one beginning lap two. J ohn Erdrich
too k over second o n his GSXR 750 wit h Ron
Pet ri ck a nd Jim Ho lder in hot pursu il.
Pet rick 's Honda CBR 600 su perbike co ul d not
q u ite hold of f Erdrich . who edged away for
seco nd. P lummer had bu ilt a lull front straigh t lead by th e hal [way mark , a nd easily
clai med th e $250 first-pl ace award.
Erd id l returned in Heavywei ght Su perspo rt
and Superbike to take co nvinci ng victories.
Erd rich gOI the Mu zzy R&D/ ArailEBC/Ka lG ard/Wax Sh op/Zero Gr avity/ Kush i tanil
Bod y by Nnrth Star-backed Suzuki o u l to a
huge lead early in the Superbike race. Adam
Bro tz, J im Ho lder, Matt Sheldo n and And y
Schm id t battled for th e number two Spol.
Sh eldon powered his GSXR past Hod ler a nd
Brou to claim second until Schmidt moved
up to challenge him. Schmidt got by for
second a t th e end, a nd Holder put h is Suzuk i
past Brotz for founh. Erdrich won by a huge
margin.
Expert Dave Doe and Novi ce Bob Meister
mounted full ra in tires for the soa ked GTO
event and plainly ra n awa y with the even t.
Meister moved out fro nt at the sta rt o n his
Torque Cemer/ H onda Man /Bel le Ho nda
Hawk with Doe close beh ind. T he pair lapped
the en tire field by the ha lfway point. As th e
ra in stopped and the track began 10 dry , Doe
bega n ru nni ng through all available wa ter to
keep his ra in tires from overheating. On lap
18 of 25, Doe put the D&T Restorat ion s/
Torque Ce n ter/ Reicha rd Yamaha/Tri-R
R a ci n g /Lunde G ra ph ic Arts-supported
FZR600 into the lead and bega n to pull awa y.
Meister pulled onto pit road th inking he was
running o ut of fuel, bu t discovered he had
pl en ty and re-entered th e race wh en he saw
he was ab out to begi n th e wh ite flag lap. After
com pleti ng th e fin al la p, sti ll a full lap ahea d
of th ird place, Meister round his rea l pro blem
- low ba ttery voltage, which ca used hi s
ignitio n to break u p. After borr ow in g a
battery. Meister went o n to victo ri es in
Lightweig ht and Heavyweight Supertwi ns
and Midd leweig ht G P.
Tom Cleppe rod e his Ko mpas Enterprises/
Fisher 's H -D /RK Chain / Metzeler/Torq ue
Cen te r-sponsored H a rl ey-D a vid son 883
Sports ter to victory over Dave Klosterman in
U.S. Twi n Sports Action a nd cla imed the $300
prize mo ney.
Results
U/L GP EX: I. Jeff Plum mM" (Vam) : 2. John Erd ril:h (SUl );
3. Matth ew She ldon (SU 1. Rn nald Pt'tr u·k (H un); 5. J amCli
1);
Ho lder (Suz).
U/ L S/ SPRT EX : I. A I Hammrr (Yam ).
H /W S/S PRT EX : I. j oh n Erd ric h (S UI); 2. J ed Kiml a
(Ya m): 3. And y & hm id l (S ill ); 4. Ma tllww Shel don (Suz):
5o. J am es Hol der (Suz).
H /W S/S PRT NOV : I. Ma n:: Bruhn (Raw); 2. Sha wn
Po well (Yam ); !. Mik(' Ki,dlr n (SUl) ; 4. Satnu le Sa laja (I-I n);
o
5o. Sco n Diehl (Yam ).
M /W S/S PRT F.X: I. M.nk T nc:h (Yam ); 2. Mark Er ickson
(Yam) ; 3. David Dol' (Y,lm); -t J rd Kintl .. (Ya m); 5. Brian
.
Wnlphal (Yam) .
M I l\' S/SPRT NO V: I. Strphm Puliu i (Yam) ; 2. J ack
Kainz (Ha n ); 3. SamuC'1 Sa laj .. (Ho n); 4. Aaron Duncan
(Yam) ; 5. Stev(' ~idl e (H o n).
L/W S/S P RT EX: 1. Bria n Wt"lolphal (Ya m ); 2. Pa t
McGivern (Ya m); S. Kun Horval h (Ya m); -I. Micharl Lo wrr
(Ya m ).
I../l\. SIS P RT S OY: 1. Mark Stilt'S (Yam ).
H /W S/ BK EX: 1. J o h n £.rrlrich (Sw); 2. Andy Sch mid l
(SUI); 3. M.alth ew She ldon (Sm) ; i . J a mes H old n (SUl); S.
Adam Rrou (Su z).
H I\\' SIE K SOV: I. Mar c Broh n ( Ka w) ; 2. Mi lr Kitch rn
(Suz); 3. J ohn Mah lcn do rf (Sm); i . S CUll Dil"hl (Ya m); 5.
William Ku biu (Suz).
M / W S/ 8 K EX: 1. Jeff Plummrr (Ya m ): 2. Mar k Toch
(Yam) ; 3. Ronald Prtrid . ( H on); i . Dav id ~ (Yam ); 5. Mar k
EriekliOl1 (Ya m ).
M/ W S/ BK NO V: I. Jamn He il ma n (Hon); 2. Steph en
Po liui (Yam ); 3. J ;u::k Kai nz ( Hon); 4. Sa m ud Sa bja (Hon);
5. Soon Didll (Yam ).
l.IW SIRK EX: I. Tim S«bold (Ka w ); 2. Kwt H orvath
(Ya m); 3. Bria n Weslp hill (Yam); 4. Tom Oeppl" (Yam ); 5.
Ala n McPhre (Yam) .
LlW SlRK. NOV : 1. Shaw n Rank. (Yam ); 2. Mark Stiles
(YOIm ); 3. ~ Kono p (Ya m); 4. Rodnry Smits (Ya m) ; 5.
Robnt Meis ter (Ho n).
M/W G P I.X: 1. Ro nald Petri ck (Hon ); 2. Paul Nobl e
(Ya m); 's. Kenneth Paul son (Due ); i . J im Pekow sky (Sw);
S. Da vid D« (Yam ).
M /W G P NO V: 1. ROOm Meistt'l' (Han); 2. Aaron Duncan
(Ya m) ; 3. J ack Kairu (Han); 4. Dou glas Farrar (Kaw); 5. Mar k
Ibndel ma n (H a n).
1..IW GP EX: I. Tim Sttbold (Ka w); ~ Tom Clep pe (Yam);
3.Kun Horvath (Yam ); 4. Pal McCl1f n (Ya m ); S. Alan
n
McPh« (Ya m).
1..IW G p r-;OV: 1. Mark Stilt'S(Yam );2. Sha wn Rank (Yam );
3. Rodney Smiu (Ya m); i . Dav!: Park er (Ya m); 5. Stt'p hrn
La.m [l1~n (Yam ).
H /W SITW EX: I. Walt a Sa ko wliki (Due); 2. Rnan Fr('nch
(Due) ; 3. Chris Hell an d (Due) ; 4. Ti m Sn-hol d (Liw); 5.
. Kenneth Paubon (Due ).
'
HI\\o· srnv NOV : I. Ro bt'n MC"iSlrr (Ho n) j 2. Mauhrw
McNall (Kaw ); 3. David Frrrman (Raw); i. Mike Roui (Due);
5. H ou ~lOn Ht'iza (Duc ).
U W SIiW EX; 1. D..v(' Bradf o rd (Nor ).
LlW SflW NO V: I. RoI~t Mt"iMcr (Ho n ); 2. Chuck
Hry in J((Ka w); ! . Matth ew Mc Naill (Raw ); 4. David Fr«man
(Kaw); 5. Robert Van So m('rrn (Suz).
U.S. TW / SPRT EX: I. Tom CIC"ppr (H. D); 2. Davi d
KIH
Slttman (H -D).
SPTSMMN EX: I. Tim Sn-ho ld (Raw); 2. Wall er Sako wski
(Ya m ); 3. Alan McPh« (Yam) ; 4. David McP ar lan d (Kaw).
SPTSMN NOV ; I. Chad Konop (Yam ); 2. Matthew McNall
( Kaw); 5. Sco ll Rivers (Ho n ); 4.Ja mei Vau pel (Yam ); 5. Da n
Mil ner (Hon).
SOLO GTO: 1. Da vid DoC"' (Ya m ); 2. Robert Meisler (H a n);
5. AI Hammer (Sw); i . TIlomaro Heydm (Sw); 5. Mauhew
Sheldon (Sw).
SOLOGn;: l. J amn Heilman (H on); 2. Ja ck K.ainz(Hon);
! . OJ.ris Bru n ho W (Suz);
