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At the sta r t o f th e final Doncaster got a good
ga te and set th e tempo into tum one. Down
the ba ck ch u te Rid Miller held secon d with
Mik e Fa ri a th ir d. Faria raced a rou n d Miller
o n lap two a nd chased down Don caster.
Comi ng o ff tum four the sec o n d time, Faria
shov ed hi s front ti re into th e lead.
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Faria , w ith n o more than a half-foot lea d,
a n d Doncaster charg ed d own the front cli ut'e
side-by-side, Heading into tum one Ronnie
Co ney, with a br eathtaking move, went
between th em a n d took o ver firs t. Correy he ld
a slim lead with Faria , trying to co me arou n d
the outside , followed closel y b y Doncaster a nd
Miller.
Correy wa s at th e point when th e white flag
ca me ou t, but his back tire was ch u nking and
hi s arms were growi ng weary. O ff turn t~ o
o n the last circ u it, he bobbled. Donca ster
screa med b y o n th e inside for firs t. Correy gave
it o ne la st shot o Cf the final be n d, b ut it di d n' t
work. The fi nal motorcycle racing ch eckered
£lag at Ascot came o ut and Doncas ter wen t
past it fir st, Coney ma naged to stay in secon d
cha sed b y Faria, M iller . P eter Carr a nd Borivoj
Ha dek.
Resul ts
FINAL: I. J erem y Don as rer (G M); 2. Ron n ie Cn ney (G M);
3. Mike Fari a (G M); 4. Rick Mill er (G M);!J. Pele r C m (G M).
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Henry Meyer (221), Dennis Wil son (60) and Bruce Spencer m ix it up in the
O ld T imers cla ss at the Police/Firemen National MX at Perris Ra cewa y.
McKenna takes no
prisoners at Police/
Firemen Nationals
By Tony Alessi
PERRIS, CA, NOV. 15-16
epar tment of Corrections-backed
Eric McKenna too k home lo ts of
go ld medals and no prison ers
while burn in g the competition wi th
a six-mote sweep of th e 250cc Expert
and Vet Expert cla sses duri ng the
Poli ce and Firemen Nation al s at Perris
Raceway. The two-da y event featured
gra nd prix and motocross competition
between police o££icers and firemen,
wi th proceeds from the event go ing to
the Ailsa Ann Ru sh Burn Fou ndat ion .
" I used to race wi th him 10 years
ago and he beat me then, reall y didn't
expe ct to see hirri here toda y," said
defend in g Pol ice an d Firemen cha mp
Ron Watmore.
McKenna went on to win the Sportsmen Expert class durin g the Grand
Prix on da y one, " My arms pumped
bad and Watmore was working me, but
I was abl e to win ," McKenna said.
" I was catching him near the end
but my wrist is still a littl e sore from
breaking it early in the year," Watmore
said. Bobb y Hubbard and Leonard
Kilman battled for th ird with Hubbard
getti ng the nod .
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Pat Dale drove 19 hours from m near
Seattle, Washington, to top the Sportsman Interm ediat e cla ss during th e
Grand Prix event. Dale mixed it up
ea rly wi th Steve Coster and Mark
Davenport after a seventh -p lace star t.
Earl y race leader Rob Hall hung tough
for three laps before dropping behind
th e trio of Coster, Dale and Davenport.
Coster led for 10 laps before Dale
moved by for good.
"This is by far my favorite race of
th e year, the tra ck is the best anywhere
and the weather is perfect plus I feel
really great helping out the Rush Burn
Foundation," Dale said.
McKenna motored away in the first
Sportsman Expert mo to during Friday's motocross race. Watmore stayed
close but was unabl e to mount a
char ge.
" H is lap tim es were close to min e
early'i n the moto bu t he dropped o££
late in th e moto," McKen na said.
T he second moto was a repeat for
McKenna while Watmore had a motolon g du el for second with Andy Gu th.
Wat more event ua lly prevailed and
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finished second wh ile Guth dropped
to third in front of Mark Duval.
Wat more lost yet another nu mber
one pl at e in th e l2 5cc Spo rts man
Intermediate/Expert class at the hands
of young Bobb y Hubbar d. Hubbard
took advantage of Watmore's fall in
th e first mot o to score the easy win
over Ken Ratzlo££ and Wat more.
Watmore came back chargi ng in th e
second m oto and won by more than
30 seconds over Hubbard. " I knew I
had it won, so I rode safe and smart,"
Hubbard said after picki ng up his first
place go ld medal.
All regular pro rid ers were in vited
to compe te du rin g Friday's MX even t.
Pete Murray led most of the firs t moto
but landed on a fall en rider a n d
crashed, giving th e win to Willy
Musgrave.
. Murra y led half of the secon d rnoto
but Musgra ve pu lled next to Murray
and execu ted a brill iant pass, then
stayed out front to the finis h.
" I dove in side and I knew where he
was shutting o££ so I pinned it a second
longer, go t my front wheel inside and
made th e pass," Musgrave said wh ile
pi cking up first place cash, whi ch he
donated to the Ailsa Ann Ru sh Burn
Foundation !.
Cl'I
Results
GP
SPTSMN BEG: I. Eddie Sand oval (SU1); 2. Mike
Reitmayer (Hon); 5. Richard Mosley (Ho n k 4. Scott
Audiss (Ha n); 5. Ruben Spa ngentha ! (Yam ).
SPTSMN NOV: I. Mark Newto n (Kaw); 2. Pal
McDonou gh (Suz); ,. Eric G rae (Hon ); 4. J im
Westling (Yam); 5. J immy Moore (Yam).
SPTSMN INT: I. Pat Dale (SU1); 2. Steve Coster
(Ho n ); , . Billy Woma ck (SU1); 4. Mark Davenpo rt
(Yam ); 5. Rob Hall (Hon ).
SPTSMN EX: t. Eric McKen na (Hon) ; 2. Ron
Watmore (Yam ); , . Bobby Hubbard (SU1);4. Leonard
Kilman (Yam).
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VET BEG: I. Ruben Spangen tha l (Yam); 2. Mike
Duvall (Ho n); , . Dan Matt era (Hon); 4. Doug
Hallmark8Ho n ); 5. Ji m Sayers (Yam).
. VET N V: I. La nce Messner (Han ); 2. Dann y
Lowers (Ha n ): 3. Jim Westling (Yam); 4. Steve
Johnson (Ho n ); 5. Adri an Hern an dez (Suz).
VET INT: I. Angelo Morgan (Kaw); 2. Billy
Wom ack (Suz); 3. Aran Brigg s (Han ); 4. Bart
Carri gan (Ho n); 5. Rick Bachman (Yam).
VET EX: I. Ken RatzloCC (Hon); 2. Leona rd
Kilman (Yam); , . Jerry CoCCey (Yam); 4. Lawrence
Van Heel (Yam ); 5. Alan Kent (Kaw).
OT BEG: I. Dempsey Billey (Hn n); 2. Rich
Freymnnd (Han ); , . Melvin Hull (Hen).
OT NOV: I. Dave Hatchem (Han); 2. Dennis
Wilson (Ho n); ,. Larry Whitfield (Ho n); 4. Henry
Meyer (Han); 5. AI Lyons (Kaw).
OT INT: I. Jack Allen (Han); 2. Dick Southwick
(Han); , . Ed Mann (Yam); 4. Ken erwin (Han ); 5.
John Jacobsen (Kaw).
OT EX: I. Alan Kent (Kaw); 2. George Antill
(KTM).
BEG TEAM : 1. Wh ilh am/ Giacom in; 2. Smith!
Clepper; 3. Erickson/ Freeman : 4. Lowo-s/BiIl(')': 5.
WilsonlIrwin.
NOV TEAM : I. Marquez/Westling; 2. Underlin/
Southwick ; 3. J on eslDuval; 4. Laa tsch /New lo n ; 5.
McDo ughlKlolZ.
INT TEAM: L Ca ster / Carri gan ; 2. Brig g$/
Francis; 3. Dale/Lam; 4. Unk nown; 5. Lacrosse/
Wilson.
EX TEAM: 1. G uth /Daven port: 2. Kilm an /
Steve Lamson won the l25cc Pro class
at GFI Super Saturday MX at Perris.
Hub bard ; ,. RatzloCf/Sand oval ; 4. Kent/Morgan ; 5.
Colfey/ Messner .
MX
125 BEG SPTSMN: I. Jeer Smith (Yam); 2. Sco tt
Audi ss (Han ); , . Richard Mosie< (Hon ); 4. Bill Tbos t
(Suz); 5. Mark Watkins (KTM).
125 INTlEX SPTSMN: J. Bobby Hubbard (Suz);
2. Ron Watmore (Yam); , . Alan Kent (Kaw); 4. Ken
.
BatzloCC (Hon ); 5. Angelo Mor gan (Ho n).
250 BEG SPTSMN: I. Sco tt Lubben (Kaw); 2. Rick
Davis (Ha n ); 3. Danny Lawn-s (Han) ; 4. Eddi e
Sando val (Suz); 5. Greg Giamomin (Han).
250 NOV SPTSMN: I. Chris Cadmen (Han ); 2.
JefeHaas (Ho n); , . J in! Westlin g (Hon ); 4. Bill F10tz
(Kaw); 5. Ji m Laatsch (Han).
SPTSMN INT: I. Steve Coster (Hon ); 2. Pa' Dale
(SU1); , . Jefe Finsch (SU1); 4. Rob Hall (Hon ); 5.
Aron Briggs (Ho n).
250/500 EX SPTSMN: I. Eric McKenna (Han );
2. Ron Watmore (Yam); , . Andy Guth (Yam); 4.
Mark Duval (Ho n ); 5. Jerry Coffem (Yam).
250 PRO: I. Will y Musgrave (ATK ); 2. Pete
Murray (SU , . Bubba Erickson (H us).
1);
500 BEG SPTSMN: I. Mike Reitm eyer (Ho n ); 2.
Thomas Wh itham (Han); 3. Mar c Lundgr en (Ka w );
4. David Mow ery (Han).
500 NOV SPTSMN: I. [ric Grae (Ha n); 2. S teve
Will iams (Ha n ).
t 25 VET BEG D-t : I. Micha el Dunn (Hon); 2.
John Zt:ns (Yarn ).
125 VET BEG D-2: I. Vic Klotz (Kaw); 2. Dave
Busch (Suz).
250 VET BEG D-l: I. J im Sayers (Vam); 2. Ruben
Spcngentha l (Ya m); 3. Mik e Sh annon (Yam) ; 4.
Michael Lam (Han); 5. Greg Whit e (Kaw).
250 VET BEG D-2: I. Robin To wnley (Kaw); 2.
Ph illip Lock (SU ,. Mike Sha nnon (Yam); 4. Bill
1);
Thost (Ha n ); 5. John Corina (Hn n).
500 VET BEG D-t: I. Dan Mattera (Ho n ); 2. David
M o wery (Hon ],
500 VET BEG D-2: I. Doug Hall mark (Hon); 2.
Mike Duval (Ho n); , . Tom Hau ser (ATK ); 4. Joe
Kovacic (Sw ).
VET .NOV: I. Jefe Haa s (Han ); 2. Jim Westlin g
(Yam); 3. Lance Messner (Han); 4. Danny Lo wers
(Hon ); 5. Jack Allen (Ho n).
VET INT: I. Angelo Mor gan (Kaw); 2. Frank
Underli o (Hon); 3. Aron Briggs (Hon); 4. Ron w ens
(Han ); 5. Rick Bachman (Yam).
VET EX: I. Eric McKen na (Han); 2. Lawrence
Van Hoo e (Yam); , . Ken RatzlolC (Han); 4. Jerry
CoCCey (Yam); 5. Alan Ken' (Kaw).
OT BEG ; I. H en ry Meyer (Hon ); 2. Ala n
Lundgren (Yam);, . Demp seyBilfey (Ho n); 4. Melvin
H ull (Han); 5. AI Lyons (Kaw).
OT NOV: I. Larry Whitfi eld (Han); 2. Denni s
Wilson (Hon); , . Brott SP.';n (Yam).
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OT INT: I. Ciru ss MIller (Yam); 2. Jack Allen
(Han); , . Ken Irwin (Han); 4. Dick Sou thwick (Ho n);
5. Ed Mann (Yam ).
.
OT EX: I. Ken RatzloCC (Han ); 2. Alan Kent (Kaw);
, . GeoI'K" Anbill (Kaw); 4. Vic Curti (Yam).
VINT : I. Charfie Beck (Mai); 2. Vic Curti (Oss);
, . Mitchell Read (Bul); 4. Chris Jo hnso n (CZ); 5.
Steve Bassett (H us).
4-STIlX BEG: I. Bill Hope: (Han ); 2. Joe Kovacic
(SU1); ,. T erry Brown (He n ).
4-STII.K NOV: I. T ed Kalmas (Hus); 2. Steve
Williams (Ho n); , . Carl Heintz (Ho n).
4-STJU( INT: I. Charlie Beck ; 2. J im Gra dy
(AT K); , . Ken erwin (Yam).
4-STII.K EX: I. Leonard Kilman (Hon).
Doncaster dusts Ascot Long
Track Speedway Championship
By Scott Daloisio
GARDENA, CA, NOV. 9
An era came to a n end in sou th ern California
wh