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LOCAL EVENTS
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Rob D r e w (52) defeated R ic k Smith (3) and R a n d y Moseley (5X) to capture
the 250cc Intermediate class w i n at Los Angeles County R a ce w a y' s Night MX .
Frampton wa s in hal p ur su it as Justin J en sen ,
Brian Call and j am es Hendrickson foll owed.
Frampten dogged Mau ghan until lap five
wh en he got past for good. Mau gh an held
on for second over j ens en , Call and H endrickso n. Moto two saw ano ther Mau gh an holesh ot
and he was foll owed by Fra m p ton , Marl o
Painter and Ca ll. Ca ll cras hed. a llowi ng
j en sen in to fourth. Again, Frampton go t pas t
Mau gh an on lap th ree to take th e win.
In 250cc Ama teur action, Sha wn Morga
gra bbed the lead over Ch ris Wh ite, Paint er ,
Andy Munson an d Steve H ut ch ings. Morga
held on for the win wit h white second, Pa inter
third w ith Munso n and Rob bie Taft rounding
out the top five finishers.
Morga led the 125cc class fro m start to finish
in the firs t moto over Chris Cooksey and
Du sti n Mo nger. Brendon Kerr iga n led the
sta rt o f the seco nd rno to, but Mor ga aga in
took th e lead on the th ird lap , sai ling to yet
inish
ano ther mo to win. Coo ksey he ld o n (0 F
second ove r Mon ger , jason Mor f and j eff
Brownlee.
victory d ue lO a DN F in th e firs t mot o, Barba
fini shed second LO lock up th e o vera ll wi th
Barl ow and H a man ro u ndi ng o u t th e top
th ree.
Brian Easel)' stormed to the wi n in th e firs t
2.10("C Begin ner m ot o . David \\'i lli am s anrnd
Chris Ray ra n close to Easely as they too k
second a nd th ird.
In the secnod mow Ra y was able to make
a move on Ease l)' and took the motu win .
Ease ly's 1-2 score bea t Rays' 3- 1 for the o vera ll
win .
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Justy Mendi bler scor ed th e o vera ll win in
the 1250 : Bea inner class despit e los ing a racelong ba tt le for th e lead with Ray Snider on
the final lap of the secon d mow. Snider
foll owed Mendi bler up to th e turn a fter the
whi te fL,g where he stuck his front tire in
fro nt of Mend ibl er , driv ing him 10 the o utside
of the berm . Sni der had gonen tangled up
in the first mow and charged fro m 12th 10
th ird , so his seco nd- mo w win gave him sec o nd
overa ll behi nd first-mo te winner Mindibler.
Results
Results
250 PRO : l. Brad Frampton: 2. Scott Nielso n ; 3. vi nce
L ucer o,
250 AM: I, Sha w n Mor ga ; 2. Chri!!o White: 3. Aaron Pai nter .
250 NOV: I. Mike Burgess: 2.. Judd Denny: 3. Shawn
Chavez.
125 PR O : 1. Brad Fra m p ton : 2. Corky Maughan; 3. jUMin
jensen .
125 AM : I. Sha wn Mo rga ; 2. Chris Cooksey; 3. DUMin
~On.JER 30A: 1. Dan Lech tenbe rg: 2. David C laydm; 3. Ge ne
Ch ri51crnrn .
PIW: L Chauncy Ca ll; 2. josh j m sm; 3. Van Trees.
125 NOV : 1. Brandon You ng; 2. Paul Petl"nOn; 3. jason
Ogden.
80 EX: I. Ru ss And erson : 2. Du stin Headman.
80 AM: 1. J l"rem y Dil"l; 2. Brad Ballard; 3. Kip p P05eY
.
80 NOV 12·16: I. A.il o n DeR o5e: 2. Troy Turner: 3. Ty ler
r
Banon .
80 NOV 7·1 1: 1. j am:l. Farn sworth : 2. Eric Landis: 3. Brya n
Du vall .
6O I. justin Buckelew.
A:
608: I. Ban Abbo t!; 2. j err Kirkw ood ; 3. G us Ada ms.
OVE R 25B: 1. Ri ck Adams; 2. Do u g Hoelle: 3. j on
Eric kso n.
OPEN NOV: I. Da vid Simo ne; 2. Eric Nelso n; 3. Raga
P"",.
OVER 308 : 1. Mike NUI1.i1U; 2. Ken Peterson .
O PEN EX: 1. Sig Ridd le; 2. Sco u T aCt.
O VE R 25A: I. Seen Nielson; 2. Bryon j ones.
O VE R 3OC: I. Ken Kirk wood; 2. Bob Pl"tC"rson; 3. Rich ard
Makin.
WMN : I. Bren da Nutt41ll.
OVER"OA: I. Brad Kr h ;2. Randy Lindsey ; 5. Kl'nt Gil bert .
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Birthday boy Barba wins LACR
Motocross
B y Tony A lessi
PALMDALE, CA, JUNE 15
Honda-mou nted Ernie Bar ba celebra ted h is
29th birthday by lak ing th e overa ll victory in
the 250cc Novi ce class during th e California
Racing Club's Friday Night Series a t Los
Angeles County Racewa y.
" [ feel really sh ak ey, [ hav en 't ridd en in
two months du e to injuries," Barb a sa id befor e
the first mota. " I want to rid e near the front
but stay coo l and co nt ro lled ."
Barba th en bolted to lead a ' the start of th e
first mota as Joe Haman, Mike Blair and Sco tt
Mumford engaged in a dogfi ght for th e
runner-up spot. As th e race wor e on Barba
backed off enoug h to leI bo th H am an and
Mumford get by but he managt-d to ho ld back
a cha rg ing Owen Dickson, wh o had wo rked
pa st Bla ir, o n the fin a l lap.
Barba aga in put his Hon da o ut front a t th e
start o f mo to two with David Barl ow and Rod
Sp rin kle pursuing. Desert ace Eric H all gath
came from a m idpark start and quickl y carve d
hi s way past the front-runners to co me up
o n Bar ba 's rear fend er. Barba ga ve in to th e
inten se pr essure from Hall gath and surren dered the lead. Hall ga th went on to ta ke the
win but was no t in the hum for (he o vera ll
KO KEG: I. Bu-nn er I\;. pli..l;l (SUI): 2 jt· M Jwc 'lc'u (SUI):
,t·
.1 :\.Iik,' .'\ p rn wl (H em ): 1. Kl"ullf'th RI"t d (Ka ....·); 5. J acoh
.
:\ldchi v~ k y (Hu ll ).
80 NO\': 1. P h il Rirlunond ( )\ ;l W);
j asou Rt"t-d (SUI);
3. Bob GUIlICl (HUll ); 1. jI'I t'llly Bla h.. (S UI) .
HO IN": I. j-n Wi lluh.
.!SO EX: I. k~ M' Tewk ..huq. (Stll).
12S BEG f)·I : I. ~t art' l .iI1IX t (HIJII): 2. Tom Mr Laugh lm
'l
( H Ull ): 3. Hreru Gr N"1 (Sill ): 1. Mall l.J( ·lIll·m ( Ya m ); 5. Jam ie
2
:
"ClunK tVotml.
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12r, BEG 1)·2: I. j U'1y t\-kndih lf'1 [Kuw ): 2. Ra y Snider
(Ya m ): !S. Rill M("Nam.uh (Y,u n ): .1. Peter Ya u ri (Stul: 5.
Rom y Ra lliff (Hon) .
1 2.~ NO\': I. T on y Aln..i (H u n ); 2. Churk Gunter tHon ):
3. Mic h;I,,1 Gi lmorr (SUI): 1. C
.or)· Auvrin (H u n); 5. T o ny
FI'n;I~;lmll ( H o n ).
12rJIN" : I. Da vid C'.aSOld;1(Stll) ; 2. Rilo AKJ.li la r (H Ull ).
125 PRO : I. Tim Tt'l rord (SUI.); 2. llt 'lrk Nill\ ·iJo: ( K;lw):
RI'fo':l"r H u rd (Kaw); 1. Gary Sail llH (SUI ).
zso REG D·I : I. David OdlfJ.a (y. lln) ; 2. Rjlll'.HlI (Ya m ):
: G('(IfRI" Fue mes (H Ull ): 4. Bria n Donahue (}-In ll ); 5. KUrI
t
l ';IlMIIl (HUll).
2~O n EG D·2 : J. Brian F.a ~ l r y (Yam): 2. C h ri lo Ray (Hon );
3. Dav id W i lliam~ (SUI): 4. Anr ho n y Fa lrone (Stll );
Se.m
j .
r
,.
Cr ippen (lIulI) .
2,1)0 NOV : I. Ern ie Barba (Hu n ): 2. Dilvid Rdrlnw (K.rw);
3. j oe H.nn.1O (SUI): 1. Ow en nit·kMlI1 [Ya rn }; 5. SH UI
Mu mf urd (Y.lm).
2[,0 INT : I. Rob Drew (V;tm ); 2, Rk k Smith (Hn n ); 3.
Ran d y MOM'lry (SUI).
250 P RO : 1. And)' Gridt'l (Kaw); 2. Chr i~ R.lttri n~k i (Ya m ).
!lOO REG : I. Jrlf P;tul d ine .(H u lI); 2. Juhn !\.I (',lIrm il'"k
c
(Ho n ); 3. j llhn Yurr k (lU w).
500 NOV : I. Edd ie Anmlw l1g (H u nl ; 2. J nhn DaviM> (Hn h );
3. Kl'nn y S,;lfford (HUll ); 4. Jasull Myron (Ho n ); .'i. D;lVid
Ga rdllt"r (Ho n ).
J R VF.T HEG : I. Tudd L.m gn t" (SU/ ); 2. Gilry MC .ofll m id
l>lo
('
(Ho n ).
JR VF.T NOV : I. Rn y hnI Ho n ); 2. Alan Andrn,on (Hn n );
3. Ed Pir m ' Jr . (Kaw); 1. Dan n y Rf'idn- ( K... w) ; 5. Kt'n n y
Sta ffo rd (HUll).
J R VET EX: 1. Bob Klint' (H o n ): 2. J im St-ndrlbht'r1 DiIi:KIf' (Hun ); 5. Rrt'd
rr
Kre"Kd (SUI_)
.
VET NO V: I. K~nn y Rakt"r1 (Kaw ); 2. Da vid Mull en (SUI: ;
)
3. &Ult P~arwn (Ho n)-; 4. Mikl' Skr hnn (Ho n); 5. Mil ch
Ban ks (Hun ).
VET INT: I. Joh n Lorrll (SUt ): 2. j uhn Caprr (Hon ); 3.
C. R . Bru ra un (Yam).
VET EX: I. Karl Allm (Ho n ).
SR BEG : I. nmn i ~ POiltel$on ( KOIw).
SR NO \' : I. Davf' \\I~luh f'rfnrd (Hu n); 2. POIu l Ashf ord
(Ya m).
S R EX:' I. DOIvid RUKtT!'> (Ho n ).
BIG \\'H L: I. WadI' Sp rowl (Kaw).
Morrisons dominate
Blue Ridge Hare Scramble
By Rider Writer
D oug Obert (39), Todd D ough t y (44D), Dan l itur (48) a n d Ar t M i s chl er (52)
d ispu te t he l ead durin g th e start o f th e 75 0 cc fi n al at th e Elkhorn H alf M i le.
str uc k on ly hours prior to th e race. The
weather cleared by race tim e, however , and
race rs were trea ted to a race-read y cou rse and
wa rm su n ny skies. .
In w ha t turned o ut ' to be a battle o f
hom etown favorites, Morrison had to ride th e
ragged edge as fell ow local T eam H avo line
rider jeff Blak en shi p kep t Morrison in hi s
sights as bo th rid ers used th eir mountain
ridi ng experience 10 PUI th em ahea d of the
rest.
At the end o f the firs t o f three J2-mile loops,
Morrison had a lead of abo u t 20 seco nds but
a savvy Bla n kenship was a lso ma king th e
corr ect cho ices o n a tra il tha t had been
blanketed wi th heav y rains the ni ght befor e.
At the en d of the seco nd lap , both rid ers p u lled
in to the pits toge the r and gassed only feet
apart. Morrison's pit sto p turned ou t to be
the fastest and he was back ou t on th e co u rse
whil e Bla n kenshi p was still o ff the bike.
Morriso n went o n to a 50-second win as
Blankenship sett led for AA cl ass la urels.
Mak i ng a stro ng co meback ride after a n early
seaso n inj ur y was two- time series Grand
Cham pio n Ro land Kin g, wh o finished third
overall a nd second in the AA class o n his Mark
IVI H a vo Ii ne/ Sco tr /P ro- Ci rcu i t-sponsored
Su zu ki.
Anot her Morrison sho wed hi s mettl e earlier
in th e day as th e Mini cla ss was held o n a
th ree-m ile port ion o f the main cou rse. You ng
Daniel Morrison, Dan ny's son, p u lled th e
holeshot off th e sta rt and kept the throttle
wire d to the stops for a wild ride to the finish.
Cu rre nt points leader a nd fellow T eam .
H alvo line Kawasaki rid er David Sell managed
to stay with in strikin g di stance ear ly on , but
Morrison ap peared to rid e stro nger as the race
.wore on ,
While Morrison had an early lead o f severa l
minutes a t th e fini sh to becom e the youngest
rider to ever win a VCHSS event, Sell shifted
h is energies to ho ld o ff H onda-mounted Paul
Lutz by a mer e second at the na g.
Resu lts
0 / A: I. Danny Mo rri son (Kaw).
AA: 1. J eff Blankensh ip (Hon); '2. Roland Kin g (Suz); 3.
Ricky Franklin (Han ); ... R.j. Faddis (Suz); 5. David Ash ley
(Kaw ).
100: I. Danid Morrison (Kaw); 2. David Sell (Kaw); 3. Paul
Luu (Han); 4. J aso n GrttJ' (Kaw).
2OOA: I. G il Gri gg3 (Kaw); 2. Geor~ Gree r (Hon); .!I. Stev~
Gfo r (Ho n) .
Oll"
250A : I. Mar k Allmotn (H an); 2. Darrl'1I Campbell (Kaw);
.!I. Ch ria Sh ortri d~ (Kaw); 4. J ohnny Edens (H on); .5. J o h n
Hurley (SUl).
500A: I. G I~n n H o lcomb (Han); 2. j ~ Edrnbeck (ATK);
3. Mon li~ On (H a n ); 4. Eddi~ Arm~nlroul (KT M).
2OOB: 1. Olris Sau l'r (Kaw); 2. Sco tt ElIin ~r (Kaw); 3.
Gmrgl' Rttd (Kaw); ... Timmy Mitch dJ (Yam) ;.5. David Sdl
(Suz ).
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2508 : 1. Danl'lI Harley (Kaw ); 2. JOI"I BUJX1"51 (H an); 3.
Ru sty Epperson (Suz) ; ... Travis J o no ; 5. Rogt'l Puckett
(Kaw).
5008: l. Phillip Doy ll' (Han); 2. Bobb y Wilt (Ha n ); 3.
Rabat H owanh (Han).
2OOC: I. Shawn H n.a; 2. Barry Combs; 3. Robert Lesler;
... l awn H~ick; .5. Kdth Min n ix.
250/500<:: I.
Rose; 2. Tony Lambert; 3. Eddi~ Minnix;
... Da vid Bailey; 5. Roger Arnold.
SR : 1. Ra ben Cox (KTM ); 2. Da vid ~Jl (Ya m); 3. Robn1.
J on es (KTM).
S/SR: 1. Ro n H a ll' (Suz) ; 2. Frank Phillips (KTM); 3.
J immy Mill tT (Kaw ); 4. Sta n Norris (SUl) .
4·ITR: I, Randal Fitzgerald (Han ); 2. Mac Pri~ (Suz );
3. T ro y LnttT (Hon).
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Champine motors at
Elkhorn HalfMile
MARTINSVILLE, VA, MAY 27
Dann y Morrison rod e his Havol in e/Molor
[mports/Mass. Mutua[-hacked Kawasaki 250
to the overa ll win a l the sixth evenl of the
T u ck er -Ro ck yI BeIl/H av o Ii n e/ Bo yesen l
Sco tti Metzeler/ R O KO S portsl Acerbis /Malco l m S m i t h / T H O R / De Vol/ P j - I / AT Kspo n so red Virgin ia Cha m pi onsh ip Ha re
Scra mble Ser ies.
The Blue R id ge Cycle Club did an excelle n t
job o f rero u ti ng the cou rse after heavy rains
B y A .J. Sumner
Photo by Flat Trak F otos
El.KHORN, WI, JUNE3
Threa ts or rain , hi gh win ds a nd fri g id
tempera tures cou ld n't dampen the sp irits of
more than 180 rider s who ga thered from five
sta tes and Ca na da to compete on th e half-m ile
ova l at th e Wa lworth Co u n ty Fairgrounds.
Noth in g gO( in Steve Cha mpi ne's wa y as he
rod e to wins in th e 250 and 7S0cc Pro classes.
T he 250cc Pro class saw heat win ner Bob
Ybem a jump into the lead with Ch ampine
clos e behind. On la p two, Ch ampine flew past
to tak e a lead he wou ld never relinquish. Mark
G ru ber lost tou ch wit h th e lead ers and fad ed
to a d ista nt th ird.
G reg Wagekn ech t rock eted o ff the sta rt o f
th e 250cc main a nd pl anned a run away j us t
as he had in hi s heat race. But Wagekn echr 's
Honda qu it a nd Dave Ca rtw right , th e' ot her
heat w in ner , seized the oppo rt u ni ty to claim
th e win by a co m fortab le margin.
The 750cc Pro class saw \Vade Camli n
enj oyi ng a successfu l 'retu rn to racing af ter
severa l years of retire ment, leap into the lead
ahead o f Cha mp ine and Bill H o ffmeister.
H off meister' s day ended pr ema ture ly whe n his
H arl e)' expired o n lap two, the same la p
George lstvanek came u p to pa ss both
Champi ne a nd Ca m lin fo r the lead in tu rn
three. Carn lin outfaced lstvan ek to th e line
at the end o f th e la p with Cha mpine study ing
thei r lin es in th ird. As qu ickl y as Istvan ek
had charged to the front , he dropped back
to a d ista nt th ird , wh ile Cha mpine car efu lly
plo tted his co urse o f anio n o n Ca m lin.
Position s stayed co nstan t unt il lap six, wh en
Cha m pine dr o ve aro u nd Camlin as th e pa ir
exited turn two. O nce o ut fro n t. Cha mp ine
used the deep cus h ion and, occas io na lly , th e
hay bal es to h is adva ntage as he p ulled away
for a comforta ble margin to cla im hi s second
win o f the day. Ca m1 Iiui shed seco nd a nd
}n
Istvan ek wa s third.
T he 100cc fin a l saw hear winners Terry
Ad am s a nd Lee j ohnso n batt lin g wi th
defendi ng State Cha mpion Mark Kornel y. On
the seco nd la p, the lead tri o lost a member
whe n J ohnson's Honda wen t so ur. Kornely
and Adams fo ught tooth a nd nail fo r the
rem ain in g laps with Adam s secu ring th e lead
for good o n lap five,
Resul ts
50 A: I. Ti mmy U ll ~~ (It a ): 2. C;lfIn d lo Hem an dez (Ita);
3. Da n iel Mi M"hlrr (SUI ): 4. N ich() la~ Zlirn (Yiun ); 5. J~~
KUt" c'r (Ya m ).
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80 A: I. j .R. Se-hnabe-l (Ka w): 2. Kurt Krom m y (SUI); 5.
Nick Hf'rnOl ndC'1 (Ho n ): '1. Brian Zurn (Ra w): .i. Sick Eliott'S
'
(Ka w).
65: l. JI' rt'my Ih 'Ruylrr (Ho n ); 2. Tuny Zu rn (Koi w): 3.
8r i;tn Flamt'nt (SUI); 4. Eric Zu rn (Ho n): 5. Er ic Misrh l('f
(SUI.).
2.S0: 1. Daw Ca Tlw ri~ llI (Yam ); 2. / im KirS("hbau m (SU/_);
3. Tom Cu hhaw (Ka w); 4. Scnll M;u- (SUI): 5. AI Leinon l'n
(SLU).
750: I. Arl MiM"hln- (T ri); 2. Tudd lHluRhl y (H. D); 3. Kurt
Rot-h l"'r (Rtll); 4. n im Zillir (Ro t); 5. DoUR O bl-r. (Han).
100: J. Tf' ny Adam !> (Ho n); 2. Mark Komdy (SUI:); 3. ScUll
Frl'brr (C· A): 1. TllI)' Jn h nMIIl (Ho n ); 5. SIt'vr G ill (8 u l).
2.1)0 PR O : I. Slr vr C h;lmpinf' (Ho n ); 2. Bnb Yhrma (Ya m);
3. M.rl GrubM' --C Ho n ): 1. D"vl' C..arl wriKh l (Ya m); 5. Bill
SluJt'malu-.
600 PRO: 1. R ick G ruhn" (W· R); 2. Kris Kir.l'r (H· D); 3. '
l ;tmt'l> Ha ll (W. R); 1. Jim .l;ju mnr r (H · O); 5. Rt"CiI Hart ( W.
RI.
50 R: I. Rmd Rn u lh t'au x (Yam ); 2, Duane RobinMIO (Vam) ;
3. Br ndo ll Ru"i '(Yam ); 4. Nathan Wf'lwC' (Yam ): 5. JUMin
..
M
r
Vn il(hl (5111.)
.
80 R: 1. Trary H o nt"'("k (Yam); 2. J O$h Knott (Yam); .!I.
Rick Rrr ll (Ya m); 4. Rr;ld Jolamrn l (SIII:): 5. Kyl"Ybt-ma (Kaw).
125/ 200: 1. Pau l Mor ltall III (Y.lm ); 2. l . R. Schnatw-I (Kaw);
.!I. Rrian Zu rn (Ko! w): 1. Jim Kinchbaum (SUI); 5. J ()(,
Stn p p lrworl h (Ya m ).
500: I. Tnny Burnrll (Rn l); 2. J M"ry Wilhdmy (W· R); 3.
M;u k MUlh (H · D); 4. T nm C u h ha w (Ya m); S. D;;r vl'
('all wriKh l (Va m).
.
SR : I. Jt'lT)' T h TllOt' (eA); 2. j r rr y Wilht'lm y (W· R): 3.
SU'v(' 8rinkrr (Ro l); 4. nlln HnTinR (ROIl; 5. Dan blur (ROil.
500 PR O : I. Brian XTUmm y (1-1· 0); 2. Slr\'r Ka$lC'n (W·
Rl: .!I. Kt" L.nnRo")f (Hn n ); 4. Jrff P ich a: 5. Tony Rulli (W.
T11
RI.
7SOPRO: I. Slrv t' C ha m p ine (H -n): 2. Wad e Ca m li n (Hn);
.!I. C"'()fKr h lv;mt'k (H . D): ·t. Rob Buffill RID (H ·D ); 5. Truy
Nu n il> (H -ll).
Rager rockets to Princeton
Short Track win "
B y K a th y Goodw i n
PRI:"CETO:'< . KY. JONE9
Edd ie Ra ger held off Jeff Jon es to take the
25lkr Pro class win at the \Vestern Kent ucky
