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RLOCAL EVENTS a o ~ ~ l-< ~ ,.0 o ...... u o J osh Boykin (45) leads T yler Hummel (23), Aaron Wenstrup (9) and the rest of th e 125cc Int erm ediate class at Marysville. CMC Trans-Cal MX Nationals: Final round Nelson nails titles at Marysville Motocross By Don n Maeda MARY SVILLE. CA. SEPT. \4·1 5 ell over 800 racers ga thered for the grand final e of the CMC Tran s-Cal N ationa ls a t the Ri verfro nt trac k, wh ere th e two da y race allowed' northern and sou thern series racers to face each o ther for the first time to determin e overall championship ti tles. Each cla ss had two series points leaders, o ne fro m th e north. and one fro m the south but by the end of the weekend there wou ld be only one cha mpio n for each class. In th e popular 125 and 250cc P ro classes. Jon Nelson swep t both ti ties. dominating a lmos t every mot a in which he competed. Mike Ch amberlain had th e best shot at takin g a titl e away for Nelson. but . had an offweekend. . In Saturday's 125cc Pro con flict. Nelson got th ings rolling by ripping . ou t of the gate ahead of Scott McElroy. Brian R o th . a n d Chamberla in . Although th e HSY I Ma xi ma/ Fo xl Shoei /Pro Circuit/ Rentha l-backed Nelson set a blazing pa ce, McElroy scoo ted underneath hi m o n th e second lap . Once o ut front, McElroy built a small lead over Nelson, wh o was fighting off th e advances of Roth. Nelson swooped pa st McElroy on the back section of th e track. taking the mota win ah ead of McE lro y, Roth and Chamberlain. Seco nd moto action saw Ch amberlain storm o u t of th e gate ahead of McElroy, Roth and Pat Comm. Nelson suffered a sixth place start, but was quickl y slicing his way th rough th e field. Roth slid out on th e first lap and retired whi le Eddi e Hi cks pr essured McElroy for second. On lap three , Nelson misj udged a fast double jump while making a bid for third, and went down hard. Ch amberlain stayed out front with no threats while H icks mad e repeated attempts to displace McElroy. Hicks eventually found his way past. but had no chance of catching Chamberlain, who took the overall win with hi s 4I score . " I was working towards the front , bu t I went down on the do ub le and h urt my hand." explained Nelson. " I got up and got goi ng again, but I cras he d over th e same j um p two laps later' " Nelson later learned that he had cracked a bone in his h an d, but continued to compete. W 22 Shawn Wynne led the 250cc Pro class at the start of moto o ne wit h Roth, Nelson and McElro y close beh ind. Ch amberlain wen t down o n the open ing lap and dropped towards the back of the pack. Roth stormed into the lead on la p three. bu t was overtaken by a charging Nelso n on lap four . Once in front , Nelson opened up a commandin g lead and too k the moto win. Rot h , Wynne and McE lro y trail ed across the finish line. . Dan Pal adino took the early lead in the second mota. with Ch amberlain. Ro th , and Nelson in hot pursuit. Ch amberlain passed Palad ino on lap three and opened up a comma nding lead . Nelson sliced through the field , overtook Pal ad in o and set after Ch amberlain. Although he gained quite a bit o f ground , time ran o u t a n d Chamberlain took the win . . Pete Murray pulled th e holeshot in Sunday's ope n ing 250cc Pro mota. with Nelson, Chamberlain and Larry Co leman in to w. Nel son q u ick ly motored into th e lead with Ch amberlain sh adowing him. Ch amberlain knocked on Nelson's door over and over, bu t the Suzuki rider was unstoppable. Nel son took the win ahea d of Chamberlain and Pal adino. Mu rray a lso ho lesho t the second mota. with Nels on, Ron Allen, and Chamberlain clawing at h is jersey. Nelon 'slip ped under Murray on the second lap, while Cha mberla in lost co ntro l an d went down. Nelson pulled ou t to a co m mandin g lead. whi le Murray and Allen fou ght tooth-andnail over the runner-up position. Allen fina ll y made his way pas t on the last lap , crossing the fin ish line ju st in ches ahead of Murray. £N Resul ts SATURD AY P/ W: I. J ona th a n Shimp (Yam); 2. N ick Pu ccio (Yam); 3. Sh an e Bess (Yam): 4. Ra ndy Norma n (Yam); 5. 'Jo hn Artau (Su a). 60 0·8: I. Ra ndy Clar k (Ka w); 2. justin Scu llen (Kaw ): S. Jared Washaburgh (Kaw); 4. Nick Puccio (Kaw); 5. T im oth y Pollard (Kaw). 60 9· 11: 1. J osh Tarantin o (Kaw); 2. AJ Aspatcr e (Kaw); S. J el! Nothr op (Kaw): 4, Shaw n Igercic (Kaw); 5. Donavan Mitchell (Ka w). 80 BEG : 1. J erry Hu egel (Kaw ); 2. Mike Molin a (Suz); 3. Eric Edmark (Ka w ); 4. Eddie Fmn els (Suz); 5. Sha wn Fortier (Suz). 80 J R: 1. Gab riel Boliva r (SUI); 2. J imm y Pierce (Ka w ): 3. Chris Finley (Kaw): 4. Brad Schultz (Su,); 5. Kenn y Davis (Suz). 80 t NT: 1. Ru sty H oll an d (Suz); 2. Ca sey J ohnson (Kaw); 3. Ja ke Windham (Ka w): 4. Greg Yeanley (Suz): 5. J ell Will oh (Kaw). 80 EX: 1. T erry Parsons (Hon) ; 2. Mike Metzger (Sw ). BIG WH L: I. Zak Murton (Ka w) . 125 BEG D· I: 1. David Nichols (Kaw); 2. Brian Rock s (Yam); 3. Keith Wood s (Suz); 4. Mark Weldey (Kaw); 5. H oward Min u (Kaw). 125 BEG D-2: I. Gre~ DeYoung (Su,); 2. Jelf Becker (Kaw); 3. Mark Smllh (SUI ); 4. Sleve Kesteron (Ya m ); 5. Searey Andrews (Kaw). 125 JR D-I: .1. Low ell Mawal (Hon ); 2. Jason Chis um (Suz); S. Cory Aylesworth (Kaw); 4. H ttoshi Mach ida (Hon); 5. Scott Fisher (Suz). 125 J R D·2: 1. Shane Esposito (Yam ); 2. J ell Ingra m (Han ); 3. · Denn is Dah lin (Kaw); 4. Brian T~lS (Kaw ); 5. Du an e !kArman (Kaw ). t 25 tNT: I. Mich ael Bra ndes (Kaw): 2. Terry Swanson (Suz); 3. Tyler Hummel (Suz); 4. BiI1y Mercier (Hon ); 5. Greg Alan (Kaw). 125 PRO: I. Mik e Chamberlain (Yam); 2. Scott McElroy (Suz); 3. J ohn Nelson (Suz); 4. Pat Gomm (H on) ; 5. Ray mo nd Ant ho ny (Suz).. 250 J R D-I : I. Sean 'H um mel (Suz); 2. Tony Mika cich (Kaw); 3. Mike Hort on (Yam); 4. Kevin Belcher (Yam); 5. Chuck Valenzue la (H o n). 250 J R D· 2; I. Mik e Hod ges (Suz); 2. Aaro n Athana s (SUI); 3. Kenn eth Sku tley (H a n ); 4. Kevin Co rdo va (H on); 5. Keith Ante s (H a n ). 250 INT: 1. Brandon Reyes (Ka w ): 2. T yler H um mel (SUl ); 3. Bill y Mercier (Ha n); 4. Ti m Riggs (Kaw); 5. Chad Ech elberger (Yam). 250 P RO : 1. John Nelson (SUI): 2. Brian Roth (Kaw);1 3. Scott McElroy (Suz); 4. Sha wn Wynne (SU1); 5. Mike Chamber lai n (Yam). 500 BEG: I. Pete Ha m pel (H on) ; 2. J oe Ca tra l (Han); 3. Kevin Felkins (Ya m); 4. J ason Soa res (Kaw); 5. G regg Reedier (Ho n). 500 JR: 1. Ri chi e Sherma n (Suz); 2. Cra ig Bun yard (Ka w) : 3. Chris McCo rm ick (Hon ); 4. Ray Shofield (H on): 5. Jerry Eh lers (Ka w ). 500 INT : I. Scott McKee (ATK); 2. David Pile (Hon ); S. Dan Scha rf (Kaw) : 4. John Neary (Ka w) : 5. Kevin G reen (H en). 500 PR O : 1. Eric Sa ndstro m (H a n); 2. Cra ig Davis "(H e n ): 3. Ga ry Sa ilors (Kaw); 4. J erom e Heiberer (Hon ); 5. Alan Berlu ti (Ho n ]. UT H J R: I. T im Wah lberg (Ka w) : 2. Denny Alan (SUl ); 3. Steve Wender (Kaw): 4. Denn y Sa ntos (H e n) : 5. Stacy Ro we (Suz). UTH tNT: I. Merle Ha mm er (Yam ); 2. David P ile (Hen): 3. Tom Berry (SU1); 4. David BOfTUSSO (Suz) ; 5. Kevin Green (H a n). VET JR: I. Do ug J oh nso n; 2. Mar k Prince (KT M); 3. R udy Chavez (Hon); 4. Bob Shimp (Suz); 5. Jim Moe ( Hen) . VET tNT: I. Michael Gibson (Ho n); 2. J ohn Madrid (SUl); ~. Kurt J am es (Yam). 4. Tony Mein er (Yam ); 5. Mark Bergq ui st (Kaw). . VET PRO: I. Alan Berluti (Hon) : 2. Pete Murray (Suz): 3. Kenny McKenzi e (SUl ); 4. Alex J o rgenson (Suz); 5. Mark J ohn son (Suz). VET MST R: I. Rich Bortei u (Su z); 2. Ran dy Denton (Yam) ; 3. Tim Mar sh (H a n ); 4. Bob T ippit (Ho n); 5. Robert H an sen (Suz). OT JR: I. J oh n T albot (H us); 2. Bob Fab le (Yam); S. Larry Kirsch (Hon ); ·1. Ji m Wh ite (Ya m). OT tNT: I. Ru ss Sears (Yam); 2. Adrian Mesa (H on); S. Gary Phill ip s (H on). OT MST R: I. Dean Brown (H a n); 2. Ja ck McCo rm ick (Han); 3. Samuel Groce (S Ul ); 4. Gary Doggett (Suz); 5. Rich ard Sch illi ng (H a n). WMN: I. Val Roberts (KT M). SUNDAV P/W : 1. Nick Puccio (Yam ); 2. Daniel Blair (Ya m); 3. J onatha n Shi mp (Yam) ; 4. Sha ne Bess (Ya m); 5. Ra nd y Norman (Ya m). 60 0-8: I. Justin Skulle n (Ka w): 2. Ran dy Cla rk (low ); 3. Nick Puccio \KaW); 4. Gera ld w ashb augh (Ka w ): 5. Timoth y Pol ar d (low ). 60 9· 11: I. J osh Taranti no (Kaw ): 2. AJ Aspa tore (Kaw ): 3. Jeer Not hro p (Ka w); 4. Sha wn Igercic (Kaw); 5. JJ Cu mm ings (Ka w). 80 BEG: I. Shawn Fortier (SUI); 2. Mike Mol ina (Su,); 3. Edd ie Finnels (SUl) ; 4. Chris T urn er (Su z]: 5. An thony Ara nda (Kaw). 80 JR: 1. Ch ris Finley (Kaw ): 2. Kenn y Da vis (Suz); 3. J ohnn y Cipolli na (KAw); 4. Eric Steinbreker (SUI ); 5. Brant Steiger (H o n). 801NT: I. KC J ohn son (Kaw); 2. RuSlY Holland (Suz): 3. Greg Ye:ul sey (Su, ); 4. J ake Windham (Ka w ): 5. J eff Willoh (Kaw). 80 EX: J. Terry Par son s (Ha n); 2. Mik(' Metzger (Su a). BIG WHL: I. Zak M urton (Ka w) . 80 O PLlI/: I. j ay Theys (Su a): 2. J erry Ha rvey (Suz); 3. Jos h T arantino (SUl ); 4. Steve Wisdon (Kaw) : 5. AJ Aspatore {Kaw ). 125 BEG D-I: I. Gary Pad en (Suz); 2. J eff Becker (Ka w ): 3. J osh Ca lvert (Kaw) : 4. Steve Kesterson (Yam); 5. Er ic Johnson (Suz). 125 BEG D-2: I. Brian Rocks (Yam ); 2. Howar d Min tz (SUl); 3. Keith Wood (SUI ); 4. Mik e Batt ista (Suz); 5. David Nichols (Kaw). 125JR D-I: 1. Jason Joy ner (Kaw); 2. Shawn Parke (Kaw); 3. Pau l Ep ley (Kaw); 4. Scott Fisher (Sur): 5. Shane Obe rdorf (SUz). 125 JR D-2:1. Shane Esposi to (Yam ); 2. Ri chard Stevens (SUI ); 3. Chris Barker (Suz); 4. Grant Gaspar (Ya m ); 5. Troy Cardiel (Suz). 125 INT : 1. Tyler H ummel (Su, ); 2. Terry Swanson (Sw ); S. Danny Nelso n (Kaw); 4. Todd Maderi s (SUI); 5. Aaro n Wen tru p (Suz). t25 P RO : I. J on Nelson (Su,); 2. Mike Chamberlain (Yam); 3. Gr eg Ti rheim er (H a n); 4. Pat Gomm (Hon ); 5. Eddi e H icks (Suz). 250 BEG : I. Mik e H orton (Ya m ); 2. Frank Jamie Mitchell (47) and Dean Teague dice in the 25·29 Novice class at Perris. Quija lvo (Suz); 3. Eric Johnson (Kaw); 4. T ony Mikaci ch (Hen): 5. Kevin Belche r (Yam). 250 JR: 1. Ken Skudey (H on); 2. Troy Win g (Kaw ); 3. Mi ke Hod ges (Suz); 4. Dennis Dah lin (Kaw); 5. Kevin Co rna (Han). 250 INT: 1. Bill y Mercier (Hon ); 2. Brandon R a yes (Kaw); 3. Sha d Eche lberger (Yam ); 4. Eric DuCra y (H on ); 5. Memo G idl ey (Hon ). 250 PRO: 1. Jo n Nelso n (Su, ); 2. Ro n Alle n (Suz); 3. Pete Murray (Sw ); 4. Bria n Ellis (Suz); 5. Dan Pa ladino (Ka w) . 500 BEG : I.Kevin Felkins (Ya m); 2. Jason Soares (Kaw); S. Pete H ampbell (Ho n ); 4. Joe Ket teri (H on ); 5. Jason Aeck (TRE ). 500 JR: 1. Mark Fain (H o n); 2. J erry Elhers (Kaw); 3. Cra ig Bun yard (Kaw): 4. Ray Schofield (H on ); 5. Sco tt H u ffma n (H o n). 500 INT: I. Sco u McKey (AT K); 2. J ohn Neary (Kaw); 3. Jerry H en sley (Kaw); 4. Kevin G reene (H o n); 5. David Pile (Hon ). 500 PRO: I. Craig Davis (H on ); 2. Dan Pal adino (Ka w ). UTH J R: I. DAn Allen (Suz ): 2. Tim Wahl b'erg (Kaw): 3. Sieve Wen ger (Ka w ): 4. Denny Sa ntos (H o n) ; 5. Sco t Ferri s (Suz). UTH INT: I. Mer le H ammer (Yam); 2. Kevin Green e (H on ); 3. David Pi le (Ho n ); 4. T om Berry (Suz); 5. Gus Bergquist (H en). VET J R: I. Mich ael Renner (Kaw) : 2. R ic G uillemette (Suz); S. Bob Shi mp (Suz); 4. Rudy Cha vez (Han ); 5. Dou g Johns on (Kaw). VET INT: 1. Don Scha rf (Kaw ): 2. J oh n Madri d (SU1); 3. Dave Matheson (Han); 4. Gl enn Ziuerq u ist (H a n ); 5. Dave Gra ha m (Ka w) . VET MSTR.: 1. Rich Bc iteau (SUI); 2. Randy Demon (H a n ); 3. T im Marsh (H a n ); 4. Ro ber t H an sen (SUI ); 5. Bob T ippit (H a n). VET P RO : I. Alle n Berluti (Ho n); 2. Ken n y McKenzie (Suz); 3. Pete Murray (Suz); 4. Mar k Johnson (5 02 ); 5. Rich ard Co lli ns (Kaw). OT J R: I. John Taylor (Hu s); 2. Bob Fabel (Yam); 3. Bill Newma n (Hon); 4. La rry Kinch (H on ); 5. J im Wh ile (Ya m). OT INT : I. Mesa Adr ia n (Hnn); 2. Ru ss Sears (Yam ); S. Gary Ph illips (H o n). OT MST R: I. Gary Doggett (Suz); 2. Dean Brown (Han); 3. Sa m uel Cr oce (Han); 4. J ack McCorm ick (H e n ): 5. Rich ard Sch illi ng {H on ). GFI Fall MX Series: Round 3 A ntunez, Kehoe share spotlight at Perris MX' By T o n y Alessi PERRIS, CA. SEPT. 16 acto ry Suzuki star Buddy Antunez and privateer Erik Kehoe bashed it o u t in all four mo tos of both 125 and 250cc Pro classes with Antunez winning th e 250cc class an d Kehoe coming away with the I25cc class win a t Perr is Raceway. Chris Radzinski p ut hi s KT M in front at the start of th e first 250cc,Pro moto, but Antunez railed past Radzinski as did Kehoe on the opening lap. Antunez put two seconds on Kehoe whi le Radzinski had Micky Dymond all over him in the third spot. Radzinski finall y gave in to the pres sure from Dymond and settl ed into fourth . Antunez maintai ned a safe ma rgin over Kehoe and Dymo nd to the finish. Radzinski again got the holesho t in th e second moto as Kehoe and Antunez both cras hed in th e first turn while Dymond got a wa y third . Dymond passe d both Tim T elford an d Radzins ki o n the opening lap and styled around the trac k, getting big air off all the jumps. Radzinksi held o n to F

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