LOCAL EVENTS
Winner Tatsuro Arata (77) leads La rry Locklear (280) and Greg Abbo tt (31) in
the A Superbike class at the Cen tra l Road Racing Club even t at Hallett Raceway.
lost his lead with a ha lf lap to the finish, as
Koleno cu t inside a bi g sweeping turn to move
Beech 10 seco nd . Smit h held a six seco nd
defici t on th e fro nt -ru n ner s when he passed
Eckst in e, but he made up a ll th at tim e and
then som e, as he moved in on th e leaders,
as Koleno was putting th e mov es on Beech.
Smith co n tin ued to po und his rid e but was
running o u t of time. Kol en o took the win with
Sm it h grabbing second from Beech, two turns
before the chec kered nag.
R esul ts
~: I. Ryan Edixo n (Ya m ); 2. Ted Zwnrt'l (Ya m); 5. Ta d
Zwt'ird (Yam); 4. Micha t'l P ieronek (Ya m); 5. JaITIb H agy
(Sw ).
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j R MIN I: 1. lLvi Hennin ge (Kaw); 2. Ryan Edixon (Hon);
5. Bo Bowman (KTM): 4. Ma rc Fritl [ Hon] ,
SR MINI: 1. Brt'nl Alw l (Kaw); 2. Tra vi~ Cad i, lt' (Kaw);
3. Eric Nepcdal (SUI); 4. {"..J . Kino (Ya m ); 5. Bryan H yndman
(Ya m).
3. ~u~f~:rrN~~)r4~s:;~X~i:1J~~;5~ ~~I~:rM~~~k~
{S uz].
125/250 A: 1. M ik~ BoKJ{ia (SUI); 2. David Ha nd (H o n);
3. Mar r us .xllanh (H o n l: 1. Grt'g Wht'd~r (Hon);!) . Barney
&mt'u (H on ),
125 B: I. Chri, Bod o (Ho n); 2. Allen Ik-ech (Yam) ; 5. J ay
H ~uh r,- (SUI); 4. Kt'ith Inglt' (Ca g); 5. Ch rb. Mill" (Ho n ).
12.'i CO-I : I. Stt"W' Cra wford (Ho n); 2. lohn Vt'nal t"Ck (SUI):
5. David Jo nt'S(Kaw ):1 . Mikt' Rod gt'fI (Hon ): 5. Dou ~ Church
(SUI ).
12.) C D-2: 1. Ron Flin ch (S UI) ; 2. J uhn Evo la (H o n ); 5.
1
Mikt' Koc:·hm an (SUl); 4. J od & tor (Kaw); 5. G'f'orgt' E. fo("n har t
i
(Ho n).
250 B: I. Bill Kolt'n o (Ho n) ; 2. Sha nt' Smi th (SUl); 5. AlIt'n
Bt't'C'h (Ya m ); 1. J or'! Echl int' (H o n); 5. Brue!' Sldnfunh
(Ho n).
250 C D-I: I. Tony Ma , zan o (Hon); 2. Ta ndy .·,il r,- (Cag );
3. Man in Kt"p im (Kaw ): 1. Da n Onu,la (Ho n ); 5. Todd Toby
(Kaw).
250 C D·2: I. E.ric Kldn (Kaw): 2. Mikt' Kochma n (Sm );
3. Mit'had J)ow d (Hon ); 4. unn Kitch("n (Ho n ); 5. SI"t'
Ray (Yam ).
PL US 25: 1. Bob Ha rrin gton (Ho n ); 2. SIt'Vt'\ \'ilm in f(to n
(Raw): 3. Davt' Racma r (Ho n ): 1. Jl'tTY My" (Kaw); 5. Ro n
Flick (S·Ul) .
O PE N 8: I. Shane Sm ith (Hcm); 2. k H J oh nw n (KT M ):
3. Bob Harri ngto n (Ho n ): 1. Rob McCl ain (KT M): 5. Ro n
Baily (Kaw).
SR I: I. Bill PiDino (Y;lm ): 2. KC"Vin McCann (Kaw ); 3.
J im Cipullo (CA); 4. Ed Kinlt')' (KT M); 5. Vk Sutt'k (Ya m ).
SR 2: I. GaJ'Kt' Si ng l" (Ho n ); 2. j"ry Boyd (Ho n ); 5.
Rob Mce..lain (KT M); 1. Tom Rickbrndl (Ho n ); 5. Dick Swea t
(H o n ),
O PEN EXTRA: I. Ch , is Milln (Ho n ); 2. Brue!' SIt'infunh
(Ho n ): 5. Sha wn Worl ry (Kaw); -4. Rob Mce..lain (Hon ): 5.
Tony ~arzino (Hon ).
Kirk versus Turk at Hallett RR
By Monica G reene
Photo by Mik e Fernandez
HALLEIT, OK, jU:.iE24
Wi th 15 sprim races o n the schedu le for th e
day , riders from as far away as New Zealand
a nd as close as nearb y T ulsa, Okl a homa,
pr epar ed fo r stiff co mpeti,io n a t Ha llett
Raceway.
The us ua l Hall ett Road Race Clu b (H R RC)
rid ers did remark abl y well, consi deri ng th e
man y ta lem ed rid ers wh o pan icipated in lh e
WERA Na ,io na l Sprint s, spo nso red by the
Cent ra l Roa d Racing Club (CRR C).
With 39 riders en tered, ,he B Production/
Su pe rsLOck class was a race to the fin ish o n
Suzu ki GSXR750s fo r ,h e top-six po sitions.
R ick Kirk took ,he lead o n hi s ho me tra ck
from th e start , ah ead of T eam Suzuki's topg uns - Britt Turkingst on , Mike Smith and
Kurt Hall. Turki n~lOn rode closel y on his ta il,
lap after lap , wa ning for Kirk
make a
mIStake, but neither hap pe ned as Kirk ,ook
the checkered n ag first 10 ta ke the win .
" I ju sl co ncen trated o n my race," said Kirk.
" I knew T urkingto n was righ, beh ind me for
moSl of th e race, and I didn 't want to ma ke
a stupi d mistak e tha t would cost me the race."
Howeve r, the A Producti on /Superstock
race was d isappoi n t in g ro r Kirk's fans.
Turkington too k th e holeshot arou nd tur n
one to ' ta ke the lead. Kir k, however, was
u nd au nted, and stayed righ t on "T urk's" back
tire for the first six laps. Kirk th en mad e hi s
move and passed Turkin gton o n the seventh
'0
lap . Then , o n th e last lap , Kirk lost the front
en d and low -sided in tu rn n in e, leaving
Turk in gt on with o n ly turn 10 sta nd i ng
betw een h im and victor y.
Another Tu rkin gt on win came in the C
Producti o n / Su perstock sp rint . T urkingto n
and Sm ith bat tled it ou t on th eir Suzuki
GSX600 Ka ta na s. T u r k ing to n to ok th e
ho lesho t to lead Smith, who was foll owing
close behind him. This scena rio con tin ued
until lap four ; by thi s tim e, T urkingto n had
in creased hi s lead 10 several bik e lengths.
Smith tried despe rately to clo se the gap, a nd
succeeded by lap seven . He th en tried to pass
Turkin g ton in turn o ne o n the last la p, bu t
ran in to slower traf fic and was fo rced to cross
th e fin ish lin e beh in d Turkington.
" I mi ssed a ~ear in 'urn nin e and that slowed
me down, " said Sm ith. " I was able to get back
th e distan ce I lost, but no' qu ick ly eno ug h.
Britt (Turkington) ga ve me a good race; it
was his win ."
Resu lts
MtN I 50: I. Rarbi(" Spc:"'.ln. (Ya m ); 2. Grt'g Abbo ll (Ya m );
..
5. Jay I~'alon (Ya m ); 4. jnf Co vington (Y;am ); 5. Cha rlo
E' Kle (Ya m).
Co PROD / SI srK: I. Brin Turki ngton (Su): 2. Mikt' Sm ith
(S UI ); 3. Jut" Pr uJoJoi:.tno (Ya m ) 1. MarlYCo ynt' (Ya m ).
F·3: I. Andn' Vand{"ntx-r~ (K:lw ); 2. Paul Ca ud in ( K.: W);
I
3. Elk Fah (Hun ); 1. jd! Cm 'inKion (Kaw); 5. Jo hn Hodgki!>s
(Kaw).
B PRO D/ S/ STK: I. RiC:'k Ki, k (SUi ); 2. Brill Tu,kington
(S IU); 3. Michdd M.ulin (SUi ); 4. Mikt' Sm ilh (SUl); 5. Kurt
Ha ll (Su I) ,
80 11': I . Do ug Phill ip!> (H on ):-2. E,il" F;l h (Kaw ): 3. J (" y
n
PI'rry (Uun ): 1. K(" L..t-grdndt' (Ho n ); 5. Phi lip Da vin (SUl ).
vin
R S/ BK: 1. SoHn Mdloru ld (Y" m); 2. J im Sabin (SUl); 3.
Du u ~ C:umichat" (Yam): ·1. Ot'waynt" Davilo (SUI) : 5. Robert
1
Rlt'VIIlJo (SUI ).
o S/ BKJVINT 5/ \'1NT 3: I. Sam McOo na ld (Ya m ); 2,
Bryan Hanloun(Ya m );3 . Pa l Kt'n nt")' (Ya m); 4. Eric Fait (Ra w);
5. Tw y Ndso n (Yam).
A S/SK: I. Tauuw Ar.ll (Ya m); 2. J u("
y
R'lhmn (Unn): 3. Co("n(" lirRt"r (\ 'a m ); 1. T , avilo T o wm ley
(Yam ): 5. La fOYMontgome, y (Ho n).
F·lISA: I. Ri l·k Kirk (Ya m ): 2. Ta tmrn Maw (Ya m); 3.
Jim Sa hin (S UI.): -t. (lo ut( C..... nnic ·hal"1(Ya m); 5. Grt'R Abbo ll
(SUI ).
A PROD / S/ ST K: 1. Brill Turki n~um (Sill) : 2. Mich a le
~~ a rl ill (SUi): 5. / cl(' Pru s.. .iann (Ya m ): .i. Ol iv" Billin K, k y
.
(S Ui) ; 5. GH'g Ab Jotl (SUI.).
Hacking, Jones dominate
Dallas Ricker Motocross
By Gary Cr ider .
K
INGSPORT,TN, JUNE16
Ja m ie H ackin g pow ered his Kawasak is to
perfect scores in the 125 a nd 250cc B div isions
In a ni ghttime MX event a t th e Dall as Ricker
O:>mplex , while Ro n " Wirehead" J on es ended
a fou r-year la yoff fro m raci ng a nd blast ed to
the 25+ A class win with a I-I ta lly. Jones
returned in 30+ A acti on to net second beh ind
Jeff Lyons. Mi ke Brow n won both A di visions
and Kirk Hayes took doubl e ho nor s in the
Fo ur-Stro ke and Enduro classes.
T he even t was the second of seven n ighttime
mo tocross eve nts o n the Da llas R icker
O:>mp lex calendar. Mor e th a n 160 en tra iltS
representin g seven states were o n han d to
compete in one o r more of the 20 mot ocycle
and six ATV class es offered. J ut two da ys
before the event , a pl umb ing crew completed
its work a nd the complex no w has track
ir riga tio n as well a s a lavish bathhouse a nd
bike wash pad.
Barr's Competition-backed Hackin g hol e-
sho t both 125cc B motos and never looked
back en route to bo th mot o win s. T he
rem aining trophies. how ever, were up Cor
grabs and th e com pe tition was fierce. Mike
T o lliver fini shed second in moto one but DNF
mo ta two, thus surre nderi ng th e runner-up
go ld to Suzuki pilot Andy Pullon, who posted '
a 3-2 score.. Ryan Dean of Sem ino le, Florida,
ran into problem s in th e first mot a and had
to settle for an even tua l 7 ~ 3 score a nd fourth
o vera ll behind Mike Nutter. PJ- IIScot tiBarr/
Gear-backed Dean r eturned to win th e
U nlim ited div ision.
R id in g a bor row ed H onda, Ron J on es
rom ped to th e opening 25+ A mo to win and,
in rnot o two, j on es went by initial lead er Tim
J enn in gs to nail down a pe rfec t sco re.
Jennings was runner-u p over Cla y Mill er of
Kentucky.
J on es holesh o t th e open ing 30+ A rno to o nly
to see Jeff L yons go by on lap three of the
six-la p mo to, J on es gave chase bu t had to settle
for a close fin ish beh ind Lyon s.
MOIO two saw Jones repeat hi s hol esh o t but
Lyo ns was soon makin~ a bid for th e lead.
j on es held unti l th e fin a l moments wh en
Lyons took over to net I ~I over j on es' pair
of seconds. Wh en asked abou t hi s return to
ra cin g, J ones rep li ed , " I' m 20 p ounds
overw eight and I figure th is is a good way
to lose i t! "
The 125cc C division 's firs t mo to saw Suzuki
rid ers Gr eg Nelson and Mike Douglas wrestle
for th e lead unti l the ha lfway mark wh en
Dou~ l as cras hed over a jump'. Douglas was
side h ned for th e evening, wh ile Nel son went
o n 10 card a I-I tally over Leslie Belcher 's
3-2. Ryan McCa n n pa ssed Belcher in mo to
o ne to finish second but a sixth place fin ish
in the final put McCann on th e bo tto m of
a three-way tie for third. Third went to Chris
Sisso n via hi s 5-3 sco re over Jeff Cochran 's
4-4.
Resul ts
4-STR K: I. Ki, k Ha ves (Suz): 2. Richard Shi pley (SUI);
5. j eff La ne (SUI): -4. T on y Beaver (Yam); 5. Dou~ PhiJIip&
(Hen).
U /I..: I. Ryan Dea n (Hon); 2. Gr d y j o nes [H us] ; 3. Alan
a
Spa rk.!> (Ka w): 4. Cha rit'S Bu rleson (Han); 5. Jrlf H t'nsley
(Ya m).
NO N-CU R R: 1. Darre ll Sta llard (Hon ): 2. J t'H H t'n, lt')'
(Ya m ); 5. Ryan McCann (Kaw); 1. j am es Neece (Kaw); 5.
C:,t'J: H a wkins (H o n).
ENDR : I. Kirk Hayes (Suz): 2. Rich ard Ship ll")' (SUI); 5.
J o hn ny Ra la r (s Ul ); 1. RU!>ly Eas te (H us l; 5. (l arrd l Neece
(Kaw).
50 AUTO: I. Thorn.... Hamby (hj ); 2, j ri h t"Y Fid dJ. (Yam );
5. Travis Bowm an (h i); 4. Ch ril'o Caner (SUI); 5. Rou Hug ht'"
(Suz ).
80 MINI : 1, Robb y Robct!'ton (Yam); 2. jt'remy Co llin.
(Ho n); 5. Alle n Bowma n (Raw); 1. j a mt'y CrO§t'r (K..aw); 5.
Shaw n Ht'nsley (Hon ).
125 C: 1. Gr t'K Nt'lwn (SUl): 2, Lnlit' Belcher (Kaw); 5.
Chri, SiMOn (SUl): 4. J rlf C..ochra n (Kaw); 5. Rya n McCann
(Ka w),
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250 C; 1. Darre ll Bailey (Hon ); 2. Cha rlt"l Bur lco!"oOn (Ho n);
3. Cory Ward (Ya m ): 1. Brian Arch" (Hon): 5. Clelis Grfi"nt'
(H o n ).
125 B: I. j amit' Hackin~ (Kaw ); 2. Andy Pu llon (SUI) ; 5.
Mikt' Su ntt (Kaw); 4. Ryan Or'an (Ho n ); 5. La rry Ha mson
(SUI).
.
250 B: I. J ami e Ha ck in!!: (Kaw ); 2. J am n Ha yco, (H un );
3. G«"R ROW' (Ho n); 4. Grady Jo nn (H us); S. Mike Nuttcor
(Yam ).
O PEN : I. Ga ry Olobom (H o n); 2, Ma' ty Hillman (Kaw);
5. Michad Ch;am bc:-n (Ya m): 4. Todd Rond (H a n ); 5. J erry
Robi nMJ (Ho n ).
n
S/sR : l. Ted Fidd.-. (Ya m ); 2. Gordon J o nt"to (Hu..-.).
2!l+ 8: 1. Alan Spa rk s (Kaw ); 2. Kirk H ayt'S(Suz); 5. Dav id
Whi lMm (Ho n); 1. Clay Crow dt', (Ya m ); 5, Eddi~ Middl t'lon
(Ya m ).
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25+ A: I. Ro n JOIlt'S(H o n ); 2. T im j t'n nin K' (SUI): 5. Clay
Mill er (Hun); 1. Je U Lyo n.!> (Suz); S. j eny Ro bin!tOn(Hon).
30+ B: I. J t"ff La nt' (SUl ); 2. Oay Crowder (Y;lm ): 5. DoUR
Philli~ (Ho n): 1. David Carttt (Kaw); 5. Mikt' Co llin, (Kaw).
:SO+ A: I. Jdf Lyon ll. (SUI): 2. Ron j onet (H o n ); 5. Larry
Harrison (SuI.); 4, David Wt'Slon (Ya m); 5. Bill Wya tt
(Y.lln).
125 A: I. Mikr Bro wn (Kaw).
250 A: I. Mikt' Bro wn (Kaw).
McIntosh brothers bomb
Perris Motocross
By T on y Alessi and Kim Sco tt
PERRIS. CA, JUNE23
Bro, hers Ray a nd Shaw n Mclnto,h sq uas hed
tHe co mpe titio n in bot h 250cc Intermediat e
a nd 125cc Novice classes a ' G FI Super
Sa turday Nigh t Motocross a t Pcrri s Raceway.
Ray Mci ntosh go , th e ba ll ro lli ng by ta king
,h e hole>hot at ,he sta rt of th e first 250cc
In lcrm edia te mot a . A trio of riders mad e u p
by T ravis Rob erson, Brian Beach and Ken Erb
follow ed in hot pursu it . Mcintosh cras hed
hard o n the seco nd lap. leavin g the doo r open
for Roberson . O nce in the lead Roberso n
pow ered aw ay for the win . Brian Beach a nd
Ken Erb spe nt most o f th e first mo to bailling,
but were surp rised o n th e fin a l laps wh en Ray
Mci nt osh cha rged by both of th em to ass ume
th e ru n ne r-u p spot.
Mcl m osh was hot for the second mOlO,
stormi ng int o the lead a nd setting a blistering
pace. Ro berson , Erb a nd Beach fil ed in
beh ind , Ro berso n tri ed to stay cl ose to
Mcintosh but ended up crash in g back lO
eig hth pl ace. Mcintosh co nti n ued to p ull
away to eventua lly win by mo re th an hal f a
track. Beac h and Erb co nti n ued to bailIe wi th
Erb co mi ng o ut o n top. First mo to winner
Ro berson regr o uped to fin ish fo urth.
Ra y's younge r broth er, Shawn , picked up
whe re Ray left off. Sha wn chase d do wn Sea n
Rundl e in th e first molO, the n new past T ra vis
Fleming in th e second mo to, Shawn's pa ir
of wins earned him the overa ll, wh ile Fleming
and Rund le rounded out the top three.
Randy Skin ner, Frank Stiener a nd George
Kohler had a grea t first mo ro battle in th e
Vet Int ermedia te class. Stein er led it most of
th e way until Ski nner mad e th e pa ss. But
Geo rge Kohler surp rised everyo ne by pa ssin g
both Steiner and Skinner on the final laps.
Skinner stole th e show in the second moto
a nd was virtuall y un tou chable. Steine r stayed
dose but never mounted a charge. First mot o
winne r Geo rge Kohler never mad e it to th e
ga te, the win went , to Skinner via his 2-1
pe rforma nce.
An th on y Book was the sur prise winner oC
the 80cc Beginner race. Shawn Fortier a nd
Josh Amaradio batt led most of the first mo ro
wit h Fortier ge tting th e nod a nd Amaradio
a nd Brooks roundin g o ut the to p thr ee.
T he second rnot o was a repeat up to th e
final two laps. Whi le Fortier was lead ing, he
slid ou t and dr opped to th ird . 'hen Am aradio
fell in a ti gh t tu rn and handed th e lead to
Brooks, whi ch he held to th e chec kered n ag.
Brooks' 3-1 scor e topped Amar ad io 's 2-2 and
Fortier 's 1-3.
Results
P/W STK: I. ROMi Ga rcia [Hon ): 2. Bobb y Lary (Ya m ):
3. Randy Ka~ ngt'" (Y" m); 4. J d[ery Smith (Ya m ); 5. Ryan
Jordan (Ya m).
PM MO D: I. Chris top her M u rc("11 (s Ul ): 2. RO!>!> Garcia:
~. Ryan .lorda n (Yam ).
80 REG : I. Anthon y Brook li (SUl); 2. J (J~h Amaradl o
(Ho n );5. Sha un Fortic r: 1. Ma,k Lim a (Ka w); 5. Peter
..
Gi lpa l,ir (Kaw).
KG NOV : L T ony M aw (Kaw).
80 INT : L Ty Kotdy (Ka w).
125 BEG : I. Mau Rager (Ho n); 2. Natha n Penrv (Raw );
5. R ick MI-('.aJley (Kaw); 1, Eri c Wa hon (Hon ); 5. Jer I Edwards
(Ka w).
125 NOV : I. Sha wn Md nu)§h (Kaw ); 2. Travis Fleming
(Hon): 5. Sean Rundle (Kaw); 4. Kdly Poo r {Hon): 5. Steve
Drew (Ra·w).
125 INT : I. Ton y Spear: 2. Anlh o n y Ama radio (Yam ),
250 BEG : I. Rn Burrows (Sul); 2. C.T . Falk (Yam) ; s,
KriJo H a wk (H on) : 4. joh n Afmll rng (Yam) ; 5. Peter
Neum ueller (H o n).
2.'iO NOV : l . Mikt' U n le (SUI); 2. Tony AIt'S,i (H o n ): 3.
Tim O lson' (Yam) ; 1. Dan e Anderson (Hen): 5. T a mi Rice
(SUI).
250 INT: I. Ra y Mdntmh (Raw); 2, Travis. Rober so n (Hen ):
, . Ken f.rb (Sw ); 4. Bria n Beach (Ho n ): 5. Kenji Ga uth it"l'
I nM ~
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250 PR O : I. G uy Deckert (SUl.); 2. jason J on n (Suz ).
500 BEG : I. Nic k CoMd lo (Ho n): 2. j arnes Orndo rf [ Kaw ]:
3. J t"I'TY W idt"n (Hon ).
500 NO V: 1. Todd Frt'i" a l (Ho n): 2. Chris Seen (Hon);
3. Mir hael Wyga nl (H on).
500 I NT: I. Jl'tTY H t'm lt")' (Kaw): 2. Bill O tlben (Yam );
3. Chad Mdn lo!'>h (AT K): 4. SIt'\'("R eeves (AT K).
,
25-29 BEG : I. Mark Beckwith (Suz]: 2. CT, Falk (Yam )
5. J ohn Mur io (AT K); 4. Jo h n Kan no r (Ya m ): 5. Scott 8J.li
(Ho n ).
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25-29 NO\': 1. Frank Villa (SUl ): 2. Bo bby Onty (SUI); 3
Rex Whil t' (Ka w),
VET NOV : I. Jim Petcu (Ho n ); 2. Gft'K Pa~an (Ho n i
3. Ra y Pili.a, ki (H o n ); 4. Rob Rt'x (H a n); 5. Davr- Sr t'nl.
s
(SUi) .
VET INT: I. Randy Skinnn (Suz); 2. Fra nk Sldntt ( Kaw)
3. David Fo x (Ka w ); 4. Ga ry Shcoro ma n (SUi): 5. J am n
h
H an w n (HcIR).
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VET PRO: 1. Val Tamit' ui (Hon ); 2. B,t'nt Wa llin ~) (ori:!
(Raw); 3. Tim Man.h (Ho n ).
OT: I. RnflM"t Fortit'[ (Ho n ); 2. l...N- Am:lr.ldio (Ya m); 3
Chuck CaMon (Hnn).
Brownlee best at Altamont SX
By Mike Vancil
TRACY, CA, JUNE22
I
J effrey Brown lee topped ,he 125cc fn termedia te class a t th e GFf Su percross event held
at the revitalized Alta mo nt Raceway. The
heai, sem i fin a ls (whe n req uired ) and fin al
form al was still a relativel y new co ncept [or
most of th e co m pe tito rs bu ' they ada pted qu i'e
well .
One of the better of th ose who ada p ted was
Brownl ee, who bene red hi s fir st-heat seco nd
p lace performance wi th a win in lhe final,
which saw a classic ba il ie wit h three d ifferent
lead ers during ,h e 15 laps. By m id-event
Bro wnl ee lOok the lead and never relinqu ished
i t. Early leader J erem y Fortin fluctuated
betw een second an d third place and a ' th e'
chec kers had to sell ie for thi rd beh ind Joe
Lawwill.
I
T he aocc Jun ior class was anoth er fine even r
in wh ich severa l riders held th e lead a t o ne
ti me or a no the r. In the eigh t-la p heat race
the ru na way winner was j oh n ny Cipoll in a ,
wh o was tailed home by Kenny Davis.
In tne tlnal th ese two nders each held th e
lead for a whil e but spills and tactical errors
cost them repea tedly. Terry Biel o n a Kawasak i
also was to ho ld the lead for a wh ile. Cipollim
had th e most problems , as he crashed twie<
and was hard pr essed 10 fini sh as well as h,
did. Coming u p to take the lead during on<
of Cipollinas' crash scenes was Kenny Davis.
He too ex hi bi ted fatigue but was ab le a ttain
tha t final bit of will power and ene rgy to wi n
th e fina l. Cipolli na earn ed seco nd pl ace ant
was rap id ly ga ini ng on leader Davis when th,
checkered flag came ou t.
.
In th e Vet J u nior class SCOll Wright won
the eig ht -lap heat race and he had to o ver ta k,
Ra nd y BalSell 10 get th e win . Ba tsell looked
tired and o ut of shape over th e eig h t-lap
dista nce o n the very demand ing co urse .
In th e fina l Batsell and Wrigh t wer e q uite
surprised to be passed o ne lap into the even t
by Wrigh t's bro th er Sh ane o n an o ld Yamaha.
Sha ne held the point for severa l laps bu t was
fina lly overhau led first by brother Scott and
then by Batsell. Batsell took the lead wi th two
laps to go and he held o n to win. Second was
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