rem ounted in lOth, Nunes capi talized o n th e
con fusi o n and shot from fourth to first. As
Nunes began to stre tch hi s lead o ver th e pack,
th e real excitement was the battle fOT second
p lace.
.
In itia lly second place was held by Joe
Gonza les before he retired with a brok en front
sprocke t. Ta ki ng over secon d was L yl e
Crawford , who held th e numbe r two pos ition
for six laps until his Kawasaki ran out of gas.
Taking co m ma nd of second was Nick Costello, wi th Ron Fishe r movin g into thir d.
Fisher dogged Costello for two laps until he
powered by o n th e Carlsba d Freewa y sectio n.
No bod y co uld touch Nunes as he cruised to
the rnoto win by over 25 seco nds , followed
by Fisher a nd Cost ello.
Moto two again saw G ary Sco tt grab th e
holesh ot, but Nunes wou ld not be deni ed as
he powered into th e lead . A battle for second
again ens ued , with SC ge tti ng pressured by
O\t
Gonzales, un til Go nza les tried an o utside pa ss
that sen t him to th e gr ound.
After two laps th e o rder was Nu nes, Sco tt ,
Cos tello, Crawfor d and Fisher. Fisher turned
uf th e wi ck and within two laps had co ntrol
o the number two positi on. At the ch eckered
it was Nunes with th e moto will and th e
overall , foll o wed by Fis her, Scott and Costell o.
I ~ R: L Bobby Mori atl y (Suz); 2. Travis Rlal k-burn (KoI w);
3. Lo nny Rir.dtllff (H on); 4. Milet BrilIi nKt"r (SU 5. Chri...
1);
Kaufman (H o n j.
125 A: I. J uslin Ja ckMIn (SIU); 2. AllIhony P.IJ;Kio (Ka w):
, . Tim Ferry (Ho n ); 4. a\Ti~ Brown (S m.).
250 C: L Allt" Kund ror (Hen): 2. Gn,rK(' Osburn (SUl ):
11
3. Rill H ,ur i" (Ho n): 4. SIt'"Vf' Rndriguf'1 (H n n); 5. J on G rahl
(Ho n).
.
. 250 B: I. Tom Hovland (K..oi w); 2. I>t"rik Ro yal (S uz): 3.
Brllo w (SUI); 1. Rick Pt" (Ya m); 5. G
ITY
eorge Osburn
(Sw ).
SR +.$0: I. Reger Keen e (Hon ): 2. ROK('r Adam i (K..aw);
3. David Sm ith (H a n); 4. Frank Depa lo (Yam ): 5. David
J ohrnon (H un).
SR +.55: I. Je-ff H UKho (Kaw); 2. Donald Ledd y (Ya m):
K)'
3. Da vid Johruon (Ha n ); 'I. Kmnenth wheeler (AT K); 5.
T errv Uoatland (H a n ).
SR +40: I. George SiKkr (Hon): 2. Kenneth Bro wn (Yam ):
3. T o m Pa RKio (Ka w) : 4. Al Gardner (SW): 5. Thomas FOfl:R
(1 Ion).
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Russell hustles to Rocky
Point desert win
Resu lts
By Mi chael Ross
80 BEC : I. JCMh Amarado (H a n); 2. Brian Rcdriquee (SUl):
S. Ada m Feurrl y (Kaw).
80 NOV : I. Mal com M~ (SUI): 2. Bud H amme r
PUERTO PENASCO, MEX, ocr. 7.
Still h urting from a three-bike pileu p last
month that left a nin e inch scar on his back ,
Bobb y Russell celebrated hi s 30th birthday
with an o vera ll win in round seven o r th e
Am erican Desert Racing Associati on 's Cha m pi onship Seri es in Rocky Point, Mex ico.
Russell scored hi s seco nd overall win ever
in near ly a decade of racing with th e ADRA
against seem i n g ly insurmountabl e o dds .
Before th e race Ru ssell pl edged to go slow
and pick up some points while arch riva l Tim
Abril was prepared to tak e th e raceaway from
Ru ssell.
At th e star t. Russell ro lled first while Abril
spun his rear tire in th e deep beach sand which
comp rised the 25-m ile course. Russell an d
Abril diced heavil y until Abril took a wron g
turn and Russell follow ed him for a p proximately ha lf a mil e.
Cra ig Co nnor assumed th e lead and was
close ly follo wed by Destry Abbott until Abbott
ran ou t of gas o n hi s KTM 250 within sight
of the pits. Abbott pushed hi s bik e until he
go t gas and resu med raci ng well behind
Co nnor.
By th e time Abrill and Ru ssell returned to
th e co ur se, the en ure Ama teur class had passed
them. Russell turned up th e wick bu t Abr il
ra n .o ut of gas . Russell the n passed th e
Am at eur class but not without d ifficulty.
" The Ama teurs are you ng and impetuo us
lads ," noted Russell , " yo u ca n' t just wax 'em ."
With th e Am ateu rs beh ind him, Ru ssell
ca ug ht Co n nor napping and passed o n th e
last lap.
.
" H e tried to pa ss me back ," said Russell ,
"but th ere was no way. I worked too hard!"
Fifteen mil es out o n th e fourth a nd last lap '
Connor went_over the ba rs in fifth gear.
h ur ting his back and bending a shift for k in
hi s Honda. Co n nor the n limped to the fin ish
lin e two m inutes a nd II seco nd beh in d
Russell.
" My back mu scles are reall y tired. The du st
was bad, reall y bad bu t you j ust hav e to keep
go ing ," exp la med Ru ssell .
Abril ran o ut of gas lwice th en went over
the bar s while dicing with Mik e Berkner , but
managed to fini sh 14th overall. John Haggard
claimed third overa ll and first in th e Open
Am at eur Class, seven min ul es behind Connor s. Berkn er took founh o verall, o ne second
be hind Hagaard with Ho ward Hen dy rou nding o ut th e top five.
(S m).
80 INT: l. RlUCY Holl and (Suz).
125 BEG : l. Tom YaMin (Kaw); 2. Ban Si mpson (Yam);
S. Too Wtthanowia (H an).
125 NO V: 1. T y Kady (Ka w); 2. Mark Blakley (H a n); 5.
Mib.oo Schaefler (Hon).
125 INT: l. Clad Doggttt [Kaw]: 2. Tim Ha lisa y (Yam) :
5. Alex Fuen tes ( Ka w ).
125 PRO; 1. J im Chabttlin (Sw): 2. Fred Will ett (Suz).
250 BEG : I. Eric Sm ith (H a n): 2. j oe Malich (H o n ); S.
Ken Mal low (Ka w ).
250 NOV ; 1. Joey MendOla (H e n ): 2. Dust in Northrip
(Hon); 3. Michat!l NaJXJIi(Sw).
250 INT: I. J o h n G rim (Ha n); 2. Mikt! Ulric h (Han ); 3.
JdI H ul1b(KaW).
2SO PR : I. J eff Fine (Yam ).
500 BEG: 1. J ohn Tookey (Kaw); 2. David H arri l ( H ul):
3. Fred Thiel (Yam ).
500 NOV: I. Eric O uir.tiaruon (Hcm) ; 2. Tom Mdlor
(KTMI.
500 1l\'T: I. Robn"r Fail ing (H a n); 2. Michad Wygam
(Ha n ).
2.5-29 BEG : I. Darrell Lizr le (Ho n); 2. Fred Thit'! (Yam);
3. Scott Ball (Ho n).
VET BEG : I. John Duda ~ (Ya m ): 2. T o m Ekrly (Han):
3. Chucle Bart- (Kaw).
~
VET NOV ~ I. Car l N un " (}{aw); 2. Ron Fisher (Han);
s, Nick Cos tello (H on).
VET t NT: 1. J im RrdlY (Ho n ); 2. Ken winston (Kaw);
3. Bill Ber rorh (Kaw).
VET F.X: I . Rolw rt Fai ling (Ha n); 2. Crai g Breihan (KTM ).
VET PR O : 1. Gary Chaplin (Kaw): 2. Vincmt Del ucca
(Hon ); 3. J im Od lt (H un ).
OT NOV: J. Mi kt Std l (KT M); 2. Chuck Cas ton (Ha n);
3. C.hoIrleyBuck (Ha n).
OTINT : l. R. O. Tuzinski (Hon): 2. Bruce Fo rinagh (Yam ):
3. T OfU Ebrrl,. (H a n).
OT EX: l. Mtke-Co llim (H o n l; 2. w avne Co m d iw (KoI w):
3. C arry ~u (Sw).
BO MBER A: 1. Rober t Failing (Yam).
Boyland best at Diamondback MX
,By Kyle Myers
COCOA, FL,SE 31l
PT.
Ro und fou r of the AMAIWorldSports Florida
Go ld Cu p Series was held at the redes ig ned
Diamondback Park , and T o m Bo ylan d went
home the winner in the 250cc B clas s.
When the gale dropped fo r th e first muto
Monty F..1ei nled the 23-ri der field aro und tum
onewith Chris Locke, Boyla nd. Bria n Coe nen
and Jerry Taylor foll ow in g. Loc ke pa ssed
Klei n in a lur n while Mike Bri ll in ger pa ssed
.Coe nen and T ay lor aft er a bad sta rt. Lock e
sta rted to pu ll a way as Boyla nd pa ssed Klein
in the back part of the trac k. Klein sta rted
to fad e lell in g Brillinger , Coe ne n and Ta ylor
by. Brillinger th en pas sed Boyland and th ey
s!arted to close in on Loc ke. Brillinger passed
Lock e whi le Boyland follo wed. Wor kin g his
way up fro m a poor sta n was David Kux·
hau sen , and he passed Coe nen a nd Locke o n
the last la p. At the finish it was Brillinger
taking th e win wit h Boyland, Kuxhau sen ,
Lock e and Coenen rounding o ut th e lOp five.
Mot o two sa w Derik Ro yal p ull th e hol eshot
as Boyland pa ssed G ra ha m wh en he slid o ut.
Brian Kohl a nd Todd Dorm an crashed in the
baCK sectio n, letting Willie Manni ng a nd
Bryan Abel by. Ro yal sta rted to pull away as
Lock e pas sed Graham for fifth. Coene n, Abel
and Kuxhausen all passed Loc ke and Man ning in th e back pa rt of th e track. Wh en th e
checkered flag fell it was Royal with th e win
over Boyla nd . Coe ne n, Abel a nd Kuxhau sen .
Results
PI\\' : I. T yr-on H ad.~11 (Ya m ): 2. J o!oh Fau ...ino (Ya m):
t
3. Jo na tha n Pn-f')'O(Ya m); i . Ro nal d W il k~ (Ya m) ; 5. J a mt s
St~a rl (Yam).
flO ; I. ll on al d l Ld dy (Kaw ); 2. Jl'~ ~i ~ Ballard (Kotw) 3.
;
J trtmy: Shuttleworth (Kaw); i . AUf{
ur.1 Flau ...berJit (lU w): 5.
Tra vi ~ Ga lbrd il h (KAW).
- 80-7·11: 1. Darrtn McElh.u lan (H o n); 2. Do na ld Ltdd y
(Yam); 3. Danitl Lrody (KoIw l; 4. J awn llubruel t t (lfon );
~. MidueJ Adkins (I-IOIt). .
80 12· 13: I. Jam·1.1 Tippins (Ya m ); 2. AOlhon y Pocorubba
H on ): 3. Wayo~ WiJll.Ie (lU w); 4. Sh.. nt Hanna (SUI.); 5.
a.\O Brown (Kaw).
O
.
KJ 14-15: 1. T ony Haynn (Kaw); 2. Oni... Brown (K.o. w!;
$. Mikt Hall AI(Ho n): i . nOlvid Scoll (Ho n ); 5. C r~ Gailom...
(lU w).
125 ITH: I. Ch rh Brown (SUI ): 2. TrA"ilio Blackburn (Kaw):
3. J06~ Latina (Kaw ): 4. IlUs.lin Ro un ds (H o n ); 5. MilCh
Spr h n (I-I n).
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125: L Daniel Davis.(Kaw ); 2. Ant hon y Pocurobha (H o ll):
3. Michael La mfl(' (Ho n): 1. Sco tt Gri mm (Kaw): 5. Ern~ ...l
Cox (Kaw ).
I
Results
O PEN EX: I. CraiJit Con nor (Ha n): 2. Howard Fe-ndy
(Ho n): 3. Onlry Abbot l (KTM); 4. Pa t PrOlio.\ tr fKTM).
O PEN AM: I. Joh n Ha ggard (H on ); 2. Mikt!Brr kn t"T (H on ):
3. Sh<.wn St-hm ill (Ha n): 4. Ma tt Krnf'ta (H a n); 5. T im
Bttxstrum (Ha n).
28+ EX: J. Bob Ru.wolJ(H a n ); 2. Tim Abril (H o n ).
38+ EX: I. Eh on Ongl f'Y(KT M); 2. J trry Sm ilh (Ya m).
30+ AM: I. Barr y Myn-s (Ha n ); 2. Mart y Mihay (K..aw);
3. Mark C lark (Sw); 4. SlrW' We-inliotl"in (H o n l.
30:'" NOV : I. JOt'" StrUllman (Ya m); 2. Nt'"il Cooddl (H a n );
3. Mth Fun (ATK ); 4. SIf'W'Gonulttz (Ya m).
,,0+ SOV : 1. Ken Axh (Ya m ); 2. Ro n ldliui (AU): , .
Gary MOf"tW'1 (Ya m); 1. Slrv t Wylie (H a n); 5. Iden Wilkm
(KT M).
15+: I. Al Form (Ya m); 2. Olf'n W~bb Jr . (KTM ).
50+ SR: 1. JOI"" PrlhWT (KTM ); 2. Ln t o" (Yam): 3. DOli
LanKham (AT K); 4. l...tot Balicki (KTM ); 5. ' DdM-rl G anl
(KT M I.
_
OPEN NVO : I. Rober t Gcnueh (H a n ): 2. D-dYe Hoing
(Han).
250 NOV : I. J ason Cobb (Han): 2. M..u Ca lro n (Kaw);
3. Rab Paqutue (B on); 4. J oel Na varr o (H o n); 5. J o hn
Hudurk (Kaw).
200 NO V: I. J oe Gi ard ina (Suz); 2. hank Ra mn... (Han);
3. JaMJIl Sua rz (Ho n ): 4. Sltyt Rich ar ds (Kaw); S. Rich ar d
Ra mO&.
4·STRK NOV: 1. J i.m Dobou (Ha n).
DlNO C: I. David"Finney (Han); 2. J amo M (ld~ (H us).
OINP V: I. Robert Neill (H us); 2. Ala n Bmn~u (Ya m );
3. PAl AUnt (Ha n ).
O PEN BEG : 1. Oni Wo lfe (Yam ): 2. Tom Ellingt on (Hon);
.5 Ga ry Diht'"1 (Han ): 4. BrLan Ro bn'U (Yam ): 5. RUM
.
Mar Kha.If' (Hon).
250 BEG : 1. Jeff Sanden (H on ): 2. Pemdl Yauit (Hon );
3. T~rry lonon (Ya m); 4, Nick K.ochcndC'rfn (KT M); 5. D-dlt
Ru nie (}-on ).
200 BEG : I. Cra ig Ikck (Kaw ); 2. J eff Hi ll (YAm ): 3. 8m
Ty m im.ki (KTM ); 4. John Pingleton (Kaw).
SPTSMN FUN RAC ER : I. Rick Monroe (KT M): 2. Dyl;m
Wilke-n (Yam ); 3. Bobby Duvall ( K.aw) .
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Bob Russell (72) and Tim Abril (71) battle early in the Rocky Po~t desert race. Russell
was the overall winner whi le Abril was 14th after he ran out of gas and crashed.
Fletcher wins fifth at SDR
RacewayShort Track
Ken Brewer sails his H onda
at Powerline Park.
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By Tom Blach ek
HARPURSVILLE, NY, SEPT. 31l
J ohn Fletch er won his fifth Open Expert final
of the seaso n at Square Deal R iders Raceway.
Rain fell just after the co mp letio n of th e heat
races and forced the cance llatio n of th e finals.
As per AMA rules, fin al points were awa rded
acco rding to heat fin ishes. Fletch er won th e
fastest of th e three O pen Expe rt heats , giv ing
him th e o vera ll wm, Duane Veeder was
awa rded second place by virt ue of hi s win in
th e second fastest heat. Alt hough Fletcher has
o ne mor e wi n than Veeder, Veeder ho lds a
com manding 43 point lead over Fletch er for
th e class district cha mp ionsh ip.
Will Adam s took fir st pl ace in the Sportsman clas s o ver Shawn Clark, This was Adams'
thi rd win of the seaso n. Third pl ace fini sher
Robert Weiss still leads th e Sportsman class
dis trict poi n ts with 102 poi nt s to Adams' 86.
Su nday was also Old T im er 's Day. Thirteen
reti red or semi-retir ed racer s sig ned up for th e
Old T im er 's Da y race . T wo heat s were ru n
with Victor Od ori co winning the fastest heat
and Tom MoraiariLy was a warded second
place du e to hi s win in th e slo wer heal.
Some o the r no tabl e rid ers com pe ting were
for mer speed way racer Rodney Payn e, lorme r
d irt tra ck racer Gary J on es and 60 plus-yearol d Bernie Ko hl er, who noramll y can be found
co mpe ti ng in motocross around the area .
Results
Y·ZING ER 50: 1. Fra nk Krllf')' (Ya m ); 2. Cam Raflm y
(Ya m ); .5 Sr--. n Hea th (Yam ).
. .
60: I. Aaro n C tamtT (Kaw): 2. Mauhl"w Murra y ( Kaw).
80: 1. Ga u h RaMia n (Kaw): 2. Mor ga n Coo lbct h (leaw ):
3. Mark Gourlay (K.ilw 4. Aaroll Crt"am t r (Ya m); 5. And y
);
Prlin ~ky (H Ull).
125 AM: 1. Dtmal d M(:Girr (li o n ); 2. J awn f 'ulla (Yam) ;
" . Ga rth R.1 ~ l i.m (Ya m); 4. And y rdimki (Ya m): 5. Mark
C o ulI.. y (Kaw) .
250 AM:I. Nor m l..aviof('ltt.'(Kaw); 2. Jw.eph M d~ (Ho n);
3. Mor g- ll Cuo l ~l h (KoI w); 4. Dann Gnffin (Kaw); 5. l...nh ('
d
D'Am ico (Hu n ).
OPEN AM: I. J orl Nabinger (Yam ); 2. R lch.ard Ei ~i ngtt
(Hon ); 3. J Olof"p h Mti n (RlX): ... JUSIin Coolbnh (Rtx) : 5.
M ith Ot.iI.ndl" (Yam ).
SR A: I. Paul Normandin (Han): 2. Gary Conkling (Rtx );
3. J OIY Skidmclf~ (RIX): 4. NlXffi Lavi o lCllt (K..oiw); S. Mar k
Korytkowroki ( Ra ).
SR R: l. Patrick Moroney (Rtx): 2. William Warl ord (y ,.m) :
3. Oougl..~ unl (Ya m ); 4. Robert. Campbell (Ho n l: S, n a n n
G riffin (Kaw).
.
250 EX: 1. J.;uon FIt!lch tt (Han ); 2. Dua nt." Vr'l."l1n (R lx):
3. Will Ada m!> (Uo n); 4. A.J . Snoop (Oro.'. ); 5. J a y Skid mur ('
(H o n).
SPTSMN : I. Will Adam s (RUt); 2. Sha wn Clark (1-1-0 );
3. Rolx-' Weiss (Rnt ): -t. Sen ft Snno p (Rlx); 5. Todd H untt"r
n
(H ·D).
OPEN EX: 1. Ja!rOn FlC"lcht"f (Rlx); 2. Duan t Vttdn- (wR); 3, Robe rt Wt'"I....~ (RIX); 4. P.w l No rmandin (Ho n); 5. J a y
Skid mOf'('(RIX).
OT: I. Vinor Odnriro (RIX); 2. Tom Mora i.arilY (Yam);
3. Mikt Eiland (Hon ); 4. Ra y Ma lley, Jr . (R lx): 5. Ga ry J o nes
(Rtx).
Centimole, Brewer score at
Powerline Park Motocross
By Rick Lynch
Pho to by Actio n Pho tos
NEWEGYPT, N], SEPT. 30
With mor e th an 30 en tra n ts in th e co mbined
Senior classes, Sen ior Ama teu r Mike Centimo le and Super Seni or Kenny Brewer em erged
victo rio us in their respect ive classes at lhe
pi ctur esque Powerline Park.
Moto o ne found Seni or Paul Hanna grab·
bin g the hol esho t ah ead of Geo rge Monbleau ,
J ohn Shoe ner and Cen timo le. Super Senior
Ken Brewer led hi s class aro und th e firsl turn.
Hanna. a good, consislent SLarLer. im med iatel y'
gra bbed the gas and started pUlling di stan ce
between himself, Monbleau and th e pac k,
whi le Gary J ost sta rted a lat e first la p surge
fro m a top 10 sta rt to get to th e fron t. Han na
stayed powered an d smooth through out th e
seven lap q ualifier to th e checkers. whi le
. Centi mo le had to hustl e to stay ahea d of a
charging Mon bleau . G ary Jost d ieed hi s way
pas t Matt Moore and John Sh oener. Hanna 's
malO win found Cenumole in second, Monblea u in th ird and Jost in fourth.
I
In the midst of th e co mbined classes, Supe r
Senio r Kenny Brewer took the class holeshot ,
held hi s own thr oughou t the moto, while
dicin g with younger Senior class riders for the
Su per Senior class moto win, Beh ind, Kenton
. Flaig fou ght his way past class riva l Rich
DiFalco an d J ohn Miner to pia... second with
Min er th ird and Rees Fireston e comi ng from
nea r last, finall y gelling pa st DiFlaco for a
fourth .
The fina l combined class mow saw Monbleau ta ke a commanding ho leshot, bu t by th e
th ir d turn Centi mo le was in hi s roost .
Cenn mo le rode the fleeing Mon blea u's fend er
into lap three before making his pass stick and
went on lO oUldi sta nce everyone to fin ish five
laps later with a 2-1 and the class win with
Monbleau s'.'cond . Jost got past Cliff Volker
and J ohn Shoen er to finish close to Monbleau
for third wit h Volker follow ing in fou rth.
Han na was Lhe victim of a bad slarl and was
on a fu ll mOlOrecovery with a stro ng comeback
and a fifth place fim sh. Mike Centimoles 2·
I too k the overall, George Monbleau 's 3-2 was
good for second , Hanna 's recovery 1·5 too k
th ird a nd Gary J ost with 4·3 was fourth .
Super Senior aClio n saw Ken Brewer again
lead h is class aro und the first tur n and in lo
la p two. Brewer and Sen ior s Carl Volker a nd
Cl iff Erric kso n were a close threesom e with
Brewer staying a he-old of lh em and the rest of
his class through the checkered and th e cla ss
wi n. Behind, Rees FireslOne quickly shed
Femon Flai g, George Weiss and a pesty John
Min er to p ull up behi nd the Brewer threeso me
with a second p lace class fin ish .
Followi n~ him was John Miner , th ird and
Kent on F1alg, fourth . With a perfect 1· 1 for
lhe class win at the fin ish , was Ken Brewer.
Seco nd wen t to a n ela ted Rees Fireston e
sho wing 4-2, Miner 's mat ch ing 3-3 captured
third and Kenton Flaig's 2-4 was fourth.
Resul ts
MINI 10· 11: I. DUll O pdykt"(Kaw); 2. J a50n Uarpn- (Kaw);
.5 Frf'd Alberlin (Kaw); 4. And y GrillMot'"r (Yam ).
.
MINI 12· 1' : L Nri l Won"" (Sw); 2. Mikc= Pa l (Sw): 3.
Olad Smith (KoI w); 4. Ben Firo lonc (Suz).
MISI 14· 15: I. Ben Dahon (Hon); 2. Tom.5
