LOCAL EVENTS
Scott Stump leads the Expert class at the Best of Ohio Summer Seri es Dirt Track
races at Wellston. Stump took the win over Donnie Estep and George Roeder.
Steve Seaborn (67) led Rob LaCombe (Il l) earl y in Roebling Road's U nlimited GP,
but Seaborn's bik e overheated and LaCombe ran out of gas. Donald Parton won .
Rymer on lap three. Despite constant challen ges. th e riders held th ese po suic ns until
the en d
or th e race.
In the Vinw ge clas s. Phil Lars en was first
off th e lint'. Oand l Bri nk look over sl'cond
posilioll on th e first lap, leav ing Monty Hume
In
third. Brink fo rced his wa y past LarM"rt on
the S('("()lul la p to take the lead. T he ball ie
bt.'twee n La rsen and Hum e con linued
th roughout lht:' rac t' with ma ny pla rt in and
hi , Honda CR500.
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Resul ts
2.~ P R O: I. J a Wl J oh m o n (K.1w}::!. Sh a un Wno IMt (JU w );
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3, R w-ky LUll ( KoI wl .
2. )() INT: I. Bill y Whifr (I -Iu !» ; 2. Mo nt y War r (Yolm) : 3.
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1-", Pu ldM"vot,;Il1 (Uo n).
VET PR O : I. Krn n y McKnuir l ~ w ): 2. o..W' Wcx K1 (JU W):
.1 Ouo&M J u in ' ( JUw ).
\' ET MSTR.: I. Prr ry Shrrman t KT M).
aT MSTR: l. Sln 'r Frrrnn i (H HII).
\'ET I~"': I. Rn n Jun krrl (JU ", ); 2. T ony Mil llf'r cVOjm );
3. Ph il Mor r is ( Hon).
VET JR: I. Amcm ) Alarn l Kilw); 2. Jrrry Cof'TlC"",nr (YOIm) ;
3. Miu CcJll1;a ( Koaw ).
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UT H 1ST: I. J)- lif' P ill" (HHn ): 2, G Ullo Rrrqu u.t (SUI ); 3.
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M.II1Y\\'OIldm (Hnn ).
OT JR: I. Frdnk C Iff'VUl\ (Hnn) : 2. R..nd, Birrlr. lba",
r
(V.u n) ; S. Ron ~luLJ'rrn. (H u!>).
500 JR.: I. Cr:Ii~ Bun yard ( Raw); 2. D-nr D>, r IH o n).
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500 lsE G : 1. William Al1au (H o n) : 2. J im Burlr.hotrt (Hon ).
R: J. Sr-.r.n RO (S u /) : 2. Mikr U r lh (Kaw ): S, CI ~ r lt"}'
....
C.am
II (H n n) .
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BEG : I. John Su·, td (H n n,: 2. Bill y C Ulrr ( ~ w ) ; 3.
o
Ad ri.. Wrm.trr (H cm ).
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12." 11\ ,.: I. G r~ All rn ( Kaw ); 2, JUflh Bc.)'lr. in (H u n ); 5. .
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Darrrn Kiumi llt"l' (H o n ).
12." JR: J. Sam Killo u (Ko1 w): 2. Todd Birck rlba w (VOI m ).
12. )8 EG : 1. CaM")' J on n (H n n ): 2. Prfllf'1JG Ulir rr irl (YOIm );
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5. Ch ri!> Bark " (S UI ).
KO B.:G : 1. Jt"rr y HUKf"1 (Ka w) : 2. Sa ul Smo a l (Ka w ); 3.
Be u J ud I((' (Kaw),
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60: I. Jt 'rry H an/ COY (SUI ); 2. Onl1UliOjIl Mil(h f'1I (Ka w),
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Stump styles at Wellston
Dirt Track
By Bert and Deanna Shepa rd
\\'EU.5ro:-i, OH, j U:-iE 24
" ;\Iy new mt"
chanic Rick Stump set up Iht"
bike j ust perfect - all I had to do was ride
it ," sa id Sco tt Slump. Sl um p had j us l
(·omplett'etj o ne of th e mO!lot detcrminc.-d ride s
of lht" sea~(} n . He held o rf fell()\..· Buckeyes
Dc)nni" Estep and Geo rge ROt"dcr in the rounh
rou nd of the Best of Ohio Su mmer Ser ies. j ess
Roeder a nd G eorg ie Pr ice posted victories in
their respective divisio ns.
The da y's .activities sta rted off with the
ama teur portio n of th e program. Stars o f
to morrow. Sha wn Thomas, J ustin Nied ern ire
a nd Du sti n Kitts raced for the ho no rs in the
50 and 60cc di visi on . Yes terda y' s s tars
domi na ted the rema inder of th e ama teu r
prosram. Ex-expert Rob Gessner wo n th e
Senior and 250cc classes, La rry Zum bru n blew
the cobweb, o ut of hi, l o-year·o ld lead ers w ith
the use 01 Dou g Davi s's XR -i 50 Harley to win
the Open race.
The Pro-Am qua lifiers were won by Jeremy
Lu cy and Shawn McNary. j es, Roeder a nd
Gordy Schopieray co ntro lled the junior hea ts.
Flo rid ian Sha wn McNary sat o n the o utside
po le for th e start of the Pro-Am mai n. McNa ry
won the ra ce to th e first turn wit h L ucy and
Price as company. Lucy wo rked the bo tto m
of th e J ackson Co unt y Fa irgr o unds, while
McNa ry flined with th e fen ce. Lu cy rep laced
~l c N a ry a t th e po int o n th e th ird to ur. :\IcNaT
)'
then fell in turn th ree o f th e next lap in an
effo rt to regain the lead. He rem ounted a lap
do wn and was cred ited with ll rh p lace. With
the ha lfwa y sign d isp layed, Price joined L ucy
a t the from . Two laps la ter Price's for cefu l
style had him ou t front for the victory. Chris
Moo re finis hed thi rd al ter a see-saw battle with
Dan Marti n .
The dr ama in the Ju ni or ma in started when
Jerr y Vanderk oo i took his two mi n ut es for
repa irs prio r 10 the sta rt, Near the end of
Van derk oo i' s time th e. master lin k fell o ut of
po le-sitter J ess Reader 's driv e cha in. The
ap propria te pa rts were found a nd repairs were
ma de ju st in ti me. Roeder won th e das h to
the firs t turn . The Mon roevijle racer had
Ja mes Han and Kris Kiser a lo ngside. Harold
Dorsey mad e th e most o f h is la st sta rting spot
to be fou rth a t th e exit of the seco nd turn.
Gor d) Scho p ieray m issed a shift and was six th
beh ind Re v Han , as th e field en tered tur n
th ree for th~ firs t rim e. Roed er a nd Jam es Hart
wou ld dista nce th ems elves Iro m the a ll o ut
bau le fo r the th ird spot between Kiser.
Sch cpiera y. Do rsey, Roy Hart a nd G reg Sims.
With two laps to go Kiser and Schopieray had
yet deci ded o n the o wnershi p of third place.
Filth was a lso in flux as Dorsey had to ho ld
o il Hart and im s.
At the chec kers third belo nged to Kiser and
fi Ith to Dorsey.
T he first start in th e Expe rt main was not
up to Bob by Lemm ing's sta nda rds a nd was
repeated. Donnie Estep had th e initia l jump
but SC li Stump was alo ngsi de. The race
a
facili ty yielded man y usa ble lin es and they
were Iilied. Do ug Davi s had his hand, full
with Geor ge Roed er, whil e Troy Norris and
La rry Pegram hel d th e field at ba y. Darren
Erich sen wou ld be the fir st 10 be di sappointed
when his brak e ca lipe r bracket broke. S' ump ,
Estep and ROl·der gave the crowd some lhi ng
to cheer abo u t. Estep ow ned turn o ne but
("o uld not mak e the pass fui"lhe lead stick when
it ('()lInted. SlUmp cros sed th e line o n hi s
Ho nda with a lew lengths o n Estep a nd
Roeder. Doug Da vi, ended up lourth. P,'g rdm
pa ssed Norris o n th e last lap 10 end up sixth
in h is re'urn debut. David Ra ybu rn held Curt
Rehmert and T odd Martin lor ,he seven ,h
p lace mon ey. Ro n nie Ra il ended up in 10,h
when Rex Fisher 's ROla x locked up so lid.
Resu lts
EX: I .ScuuSl u mp( HolI ):~ . On nn ir U ltp (H · D};5 . Gr nrl!:r
RlIr d n- (H-D): .1. OOUJl; Oavl!> l H· D): ~. url) Pl1(t"jm (\\'O
R I.
J R: I. I n .. Rum n (H ·n ,: 2. Jamn n Oin IR ex); 3. Kri!> Ki!>rt
(Rill): -I. Gurd) SchoplnorY ( H· D ).
PR ().AM : 1. C.ror~r Pri CT (W. R ); 2. J ('l'm lY Lucy (H· O,:
5. Duu Mour r (R llll; '4. Oan '-IOIrtin ( H- O): ~ . Kylr t onI!;
(Rill).
50-60 : I. Sh.awn Tho ma 'l.( Kaw); 2. J U\li n f'"inkm ift' (Ya m) :
3. Du u in Kill10 ( Ya m ).
SR : I. Rub Gn'l. nn IIWw ): 2. Mil t Moorr (Sw ).
2.'JO: I. Rub C~nn (JUw) : 2. Milr Mool r ( SUI ): 5. (".lI 11
Rt h m n {SUI }: t . Tnn) Mo tlff' (S UI): !'J . ScU ll J amiWln
I H u n ).
~lfl (Ya m l: 3.
O PE:'IO : I. t ~ fT) Zumb run (H · D,: 2. Johll C
KUfl C.t'r "..i n!> k~ ( H o n ): -t. h 'a n Ca r l ( Vil m ~ S. J a ck
dn
\ 'OIl1 l un j (H nn ).
Haines continues to steam
at Savannah Road Race
By Bob Applegate
FAULK\lLll, GA, jU1IOE 23·24
Hot loca l no vice Robert Haines co nli nued h is
winning ways in AMA/CCS Region al road
racing ac tio n by p icki ng up four m o re
vi ctor ies towards defendin g h is Nov ice
Regi on al Championship, a ' Roebl ing Road
Raceway.
T he clo sest of Ha ines' four win s found Ihe
you ng auto moti ve mt,<,ha ni c drag-racin g to
the flag with Orl ando, Flo rida' s Lee Pou nd ers
o n hi s Yama ha FZR600 bv a half a wheel a '
the str ipe .
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T he win ni nges t expe rt of the wl't"kcnd was
T ennessee's Do nal d Parton , who kept both
w hee ls on tht" track to tro unce the U nlimited
Supcrsport and Heavyweig h, Superbike and
Supt'Tspon cla sses. Parto n 's best ra("e was the
hotly-co n ,ested $1000 Un lim i,ed G P.
Bl u fh o ll . So u t h Carol ina r ide r Rob
L, C
.omb. loo ked good for hi> lirs, Roeb lin g
Roa d win as he led th e sta rt foll owed by Mark
Schi nd ler o n a Suzu ki GSXRllOO, Steve
Seabo rn o n a n FZR600, and Parton o n his
Suzu ki GS XRi 50. Sea bo rn tried his hand a t
the lead, but a n o verhea ting engine dashed
his hopes lo r the cash. LaCombe reesta bli shed
h im self as Sh indl er backed o ff the lead pa ce,
a n d Pa rt o n m ov ed tow ards th e fr ont,
La Combe had his Kawasak i 7..Xi in th e lead
a nd looked good for the win when th e cro wd
let o u t a sim ulta neo us sig h, react ing to that
sputterin g so und tha t can mean o n ly o ne
th in g - th e leader had ru n out of gas on
the next-to-last lap; Pano n cruised to the win .
j on Sta uffer took hi s first U.S. T win Sports
win o r the seaso n, capitalizing o n Bruce
N ield's mech an ica l problems. Nield, in his
ina ug ura l ride won the former Tripp Noblespi loted Macoon Racin g H·D, slowed when
a co il wire fell o u t. Ni eld pi ned, giv ing
Sta uffer th e o pportun ity
pa ss lor th e le- d.
a
Ho wever , th e Macoon Racin g team jumped
o n Nield 's Harl ey, qui ckly lixing th e problem.
a nd Ni eld reent ered the race 10 work back up
to th ird befor e th e checkered. Sta u ffer too k
ho me th e top pr ize of $300 with Stan Keyes
co llecti ng seco nd pl ace a nd Nield third.
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Resul ts
L/W S/ S P RT NOV : I. Kenneth Mdutyre (Yam): 2.
Mit'h arl M'CMlrr (Ya m ); ! . Neal Kitso n (Yam ); 4: Lo uis
(V;;I m ): !'J. G rrgory Gmni. (Ya m ).
M I\V S/SP RT NOV : I. Rohnl H a inn (YOIm): 2. Rodney
Hull (Ya m ): 3. Jamn Ebe rha rt (Hom: '4. Gi o vani R o ja s
( Y a m ): ~ . Jrrry S/ u limki (H Ull),
H I\\' S/ SPRT NO \' : 1. Rf,bt'rc H a ines (Ya m) : 2. Lee
Pounders (SU1): ! . Tracy Th omason (Suz): 4. Fre McDanid
d
tSuz): 5. Thomas Rri ln- (Suz).
L/W S/ BK ~ O V :. 1. Kt nn ct h McIntyre- (Yam); 2. LoUD
Andt't:wJn (Ya m ): ! , C h u(·k BI..ckmo n (Y:tm) ; 4. Mich~1
:vJ
OOfC' (Ya m): !toJ oh n Pa wlm.ki (Ya m ).
M/W SI RKo 1\"0 \ ' : J. RobI"rc H a in n t Va m ); 2. 1..tofo Pounders
(Hon j: 3. Jamn [brrh;m (Hon): '4. G icwani Roja !> (Ya m);
5. Rodtle-y H u ll (Va m).
H /l\' SI RK !':O \': 1. Rnbrrclla inn (Va m, : 2. Lee Po unders
(Suz); S. T~ Thom ason (SUl ): 4. Da vid Smith (Sw); 5.
Feed Mc.Da n iri (SUI).
L. W G P X OV : 1. Ilu'wld Freeman (Yam ); 2. LoWs
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Ande rson ( Ya m) ; ! . Chuck RI;,rckmon (Ya m ): 4. J ohn
Pa wlO'\ki (Ya m ); !to r;,~ry CO'ffin is (Ya m ).
M /W G P f'"OV : I. Lee Pounder s (Hon ); 2. Robert Ha ines
(Ya m) ; S. Do.... ld Freeman {Ya m] : 4. Rad nry H ull (Va m) :
!to Ra nda ll Mf"O rl b n (H o n).
L./W Sin" S O V: I. Jnrr Slory (Ca K): 2. Andrt w Pea rce
t Kaw).
H /W srrw SOV: I. L I'i t rct Thor pe (Du c l; 2. J nry
Andtor~on
SI Ory ICaR) .
SPTM :"t f'"O V: 1. Chuck Blac kmo n (Vilm ): 2. J ohn
Pa w Jc i (V4Im ),
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l./W S / SP RT EX: I. Man J u n l!;k13u !> (Yam); 2. Jimmy
ar!
Morol..,. (Yilm ): 3. Brock BIH (H.D).
~ /W S/SP RT EX: 1. St("Vt Sea
bom (Yilm); 2. Mo rr i. FOOT
(Va m ): 3. Bob !':rwby ( H e n ].
H / W S/ SPRT EX: 1. DoIUId P'U1on (Sul ): 2. Rob LiKo mbr(JU w).
U/L S/ SP RT EX: 1. Don;;ald Parto n (Sw ): 2. Rob Laco mbe
(Kaw).
l./W S/ BK EX: I. J im Mosl ey (Yam ); 2. Bob S rw by (Yam ):
" . L.allA Hnpr (Va m) .
lry
M /W Sl BK EX : 1. Bob S ("l\by (H o n ): 2. RrU«' I\"itld.
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H / W S/ BK EX: I. Donald Part on (SUl): 2. Rob Lacombe
(Kawl .
U W G P EX; I. Ji mmy Mc)\,le-y (Va m ); 2. La p !>lC'y H o JX
(Va m ); 5. Bub :'lOC'w b~i (VOIm ): 4. Brnc·1r. Biffa l1 (H · D),
M /W G P EX: J. Bob f'"f'wb y (H o n ); 2. ~forri~ Fom (Ya m ).
U/ L GP EX: 1. [)un.ald P.arton (SUl): 2. MnlTi.. Four (Va m );
! . Ma rk Sch indler (S uz): 4. Rub l .acnmbr (Kaw ): !to S (~
& a bu m (Y.am ).
U.S. TIV / SPRT EX: I. JUII St;IUHrr : 2. SIan Keyt'S (H .
Il J: 3. Bruer Nidd; 4. Brock. BiHan (H · D).
L/W srn v EX: I. G reg FI.i&KJI: (Ka w ): 2. Tom Hi no (D ue);
3. W ill ~ m AIlUl!iOIl (H n n): 1. HnK-k BiHar! (H. D).
H /W
EX: I. Gr r K FlaJ;K (Kaw );2, Tom H ines (D ue );
3. BrUt(· Nldd : 1. J ohn Br('t'(} (e.g): !t, William Alkimon
tll
(H o n ).
SOLO eTO : I. TrOll)' ThUln .a"on (SUl ): 2. Am ma n Otnunr
(Ha ll): ! . Rob La m mbl" (Kaw) : 4. 1..tofo Po undt n (Su z): 5.
Thoma!> Reil C'r (S Ol) .
SPTS M:o.: EX: 1. Rub Nf"Wby (Vam ); 2, Juhn Radekt (Yam);
.5 J ilDM'!> Mu rph y (Ya m ).
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SO LO GTU: 1. LrT Po un drn (Hon ): 2. RodnC'y H u n
(Yam ): 3. L P iC'rC1" Thor p- (Doc ): 1. :'I1(" l Kiuon (Vam ):
d
5. Mich Ojd MOClft (Ya m) .
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Frampton, Taft, Anderson
top Buzzards MX
By Dale Bohm
OGDES, lff, jU:>IE 16
Plaza Cycle's Brad Frampton. Brid ger land
Dental 's Scott Taft, and Suzuki rider Rus s
Anderson were the big Expert win ners a t the
Buzzards M.C. USRA point event at the
challenging Ho t Springs Race Track in
Ogden.
" I lelt rea lly con lident toda y beca use a
couple of the ,o p guys weren't here, but I feel
as 'hough I'm riding bett er th is year than
ever ," said 125 and 250cc Expert wi n ner
Fra m p ton . Fra mpto n used per lect 1-1 molO
scores in bo,h classes to tota lly demolish th e
compeliti on .
Taft used 2· 1 mo to li nishes to win th e Open
Expert class ove r firsl mota win ner Mark
Lu ndgreen.
And erson too k ad va ntage of a sma ll field
a nd won via 1· 1fin ishes over Dustin Headman
in th e 80cc Expert class.
The 250cc Experts were lirs! oil the lin e
and Frampton blastl'd the stan a nd never
loo ked hack. Suzuki rid er Cor ky Ma ug han
held second over T ravis Metl , Vlll("e L ucero
.a nd Mar k L undgT
t'l'n.
Seco nd mOlo ho leshot belo nged to Kawa·
saki rider SCOll Talt wit h Walk er Cycle's
L,nn ' 'Wa lkl'r , Met l , P lala Cvcle 's Vin ce
. Lucero and South Valley Yamah a 's :'>like
Thomas in tow. Frampton moved into first
by lap on e and pu lled o ut a ,hret'-seco nd lead
o ver T alt, Walk er, :l-Ietz and Lu cero. From
th cn" th e Honda ride r pUI down co nsecu live
fast lap tim es to win by to se("onds. Taft sta lled
