RLOCAL EVENTS
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Hicks triumphant atMontrose MX
By Hurley and Dot Short
Joh~
Schafer (360) leads Robert Biggerstaff (296), Scott Runion (124) and 250cc
Novice class overall winner Keith Hicks (302) into the first tum at Montrose.
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I~nl:th s of Keller at the finis h. Bot h were
riding separate classes and carded overall win s
in the Up T he H ill an d 30-40 Pro classes.
respectively.
Resu lts
125 PR O : I. Jeff Dai ly (lion); 2.
M i k~ H a m n~n
3. Do n Bisceg lia (S uz).
[Kaw]:
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250 PR O : 1. Terry Hamness (Kdw); 2. Gar y Beyer (KT M)
3. Kl"nn y O IM'n ( K..a .
w)
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~~ JR: I. Steve Evense n (lion): 2. Bill Bishop; 3. Ori s
O PEN BEG: I. John Lewis: 2. Mati Buh r; :i. l awn Smit h.
250 t NT: 1. Rod Co mstock (la w); 2. Steve Lewb (K.aw );
3. Dave Akerman (Kaw ).
250 J R : I. ~ y ;m Leac h (Yam) ; 2. C u rt i!!> Allen (Kaw ); 3.
Allen ~aleclu (Ra w); 1. Chopper Lyn n ( Y am ); 5. Dave'
Kol:~tmk (V am) .
2.")0 BEG: I. (;(orald .Pius ; 2. Bill Rush; 3. Mikr Nova: 4.
james McKean: 5. O ms Lusk.
125 INT : ,I. RY Ha gemann: 2. Eric Rogt'U: 3. To ny
iIR
Renfro; 1. Mike Bu(' ; 5. J ason Pearson,
125 JR: I. Chad Reed; 2. Cur tis Allen : 3. Mon ty Haml :
1. Andy Crosby ;.5. Malt Wh itlaker.
1:8 BEG: 1. Cary Terle<:ki: 2. Oaris Houdek; 3. Aaron
Crawford ; 4. Brad Hrunbl; 5. Oalr Co na.
RO 'NT: I. Cnry Fu ller: 2. Tim Ho las.
80 J R: I. J n l Y Will iam s: 2. Dou g McKu hn ; ! . Kory
R;nmuMtf'n: 4. R~rt Holt grew; 5. Dan j oh nson .
80 B ~C: I. !:tus. f:1I Cree; 2. DUM)' l..maburg; 3. Rya n
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T t'~lock l ; 4. Chm Mty rn; 5. Jelf Lo ngie.
60 SR: I. Robt'r l Hoh gr~ : 2. Dusty unaburg.
R:d : 1. CITK Blackwt'l1; 2. Isaac Dawson: 3. Jamn
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Va~~~~i~k.lkanna Holb roo k: 2. Susan Smith: .5 Jeanne
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P/W : I. I~ Da wwn; 2. C reg Hladwd1 ; 3. Uam Daw$Of\.
OT EX: I. j im Han is: 2. Mike Hi ckman : .5 Jerry lkwilL
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OPEN INT , I. Rob I.r.och (KTM).
30-40 PRO : I. Mark C l'qI; on (Kaw).
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UTH: I. Rod Kdlt'r: 2. Dave Akerma n : .5 Blakt' La n do n .
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Hagemann hot at Salem AX
By Clay Light
SALEM, OR JAN. 12
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H on da-moun led Ryan Hagemann dominaled
bo th 125cc Interm ediale class molos du rin g
the second nigh t of a thr ee-race Arenacross
weekend al the J ackm an -Long Arena ,
Ha gemann len ded 011 furi ou s rallies from
Ern ie Robens and Eric Rogers 10 even lua lly
PUI a consi derably hu ge deficil on Ihe rest
of the field , Rob erts was H agemann 's closesl
loe in the Iirsl molO, whil e Rog ers and Mike
Boe lra iled.
Owas mu ch the same as H agem ann
Mota tW
blurred 1 Ihe head ol lhe pack wh ile the resl
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of the field loo k turns crashi ng each olher
~u ~. H agem ann had a good-sized lead al Ihe
Iint sh, lollowed by Rog ers. wh ile Rob erts
collecled th ird.
Mark Gre gson lOPped lhe firsl 30-'\0 Pro
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OlO. j~sl a head of Ron ~illiga n. Milligan
Jumped 1010the lead earl y 10 molo IW whil e
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Gregson was caugh l mid pa ck. Aller displacirlg severa l riders, Gregson moved 10 second
and closed 10 within stri ki ng distana: before
dropping oll lhe pa a:.
" I ran over my [OOt in the first mot a to said
Gregson . " It hurl prelly bad, so I had I~ slow
down a bil," Gregson slill managed second
overa ll a fter 1·2 performances, whi le Gary
Beaver's 3-3 pla cings nelled him Ihi rd.
Yamaha rider Isaac Dawson rod e qu ile
imprtssively in hi s I-I stra ng lehold of Ihe Pee
Wee cIass, bea ting G reg Blackw ell who
wasn'l more than a wheel away from D~wson
th roughoul Ihe lirs! molO. Blackwell had
m",:hanical pr,?blems in Ihe second o uti ng
whIl e JOcked 10 a bar-I o-bar ba ilIe wilh
Dawson . givi ng Ihe second Spol 10 Kelvin
Schoen.
Blackwell SlOPped Dawson 's cha nces of a
double class wm after bea ling him 10 the
checkered nag in Ihe second molO of lhe 60cc
Junior cIass. Sehoe n nelled th ird overa ll after
3-3 show ings.
In the 60cc Senior class . Roberl Ho ltgrew
maneuv er ed th e jump-l in ed _ u rse well
co
eno ug h to cap ture the overall win in the class.
Hohgrew go t some exlra breathin g Tffi
when Jessy Williams enco untered problems
in bOlh molOS, allowing Dusly Lenab urg 10
swoop up Ihe n umber IWO spot overa ll.
Fo llo wing Len aburg at the fini sh line were
Jason H anson and Mike Merins.
Results
P/W : 1. Isaac Da wson: 2. Kevin Schorn; 3. Lia m Dawson ;
-4. Bty;1O Swarm : 5. Bran, Brew er .
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60 JR: I: Greg Blackwetl: 2. Isaac Da w!lOn: .5 Kevin Schoe n:
4. Andy FIsher ; 5. JClmes Rovilli er.
60 SR: 1. R:obn-t ~ oh ~ew ; 2. DUll Y Lcnab urg: 3. Jaso n
Hanson ; 4. Mike Mt'n na ; 5. Jared Santos.
KO JR : t. Doug McKuhn; 2. J('!IoloY Williams.: 3. Robert
Holtgre w; 4. Dan j o h n son : S. ] aM>n Sail .
80 INT: I. Mike DIven ; 2. T im Hol as.
B~~~~f ~~~ Jh~:1l: T er lecki: 2. Dal e Corra; 3. Brad
125 BEG 0 ·2: I. Aaron Crawford: 2. Brandon White; 3.
Dan DeHut; 4. T im Basl,
125 JR; I. Chad R~ : 2.Matt Krau~; 3. Mont y Harri s,
1250 INT: I: Ry;;m Hagema nn : 2. Eric Rogns; 3. Ernie
Rube ns ; 4. MIke Bot'; 5. Tony Renfro.
1:8 PR O: I. j eff Dai ly: 2. Gary Ik'yrr : 3. Britt Woodri ng;
4. Chad Berry: 5. Krony 01 ~n.
250 JR: 1. Ryan Leach ; 2. Mikt' WoUord; 3. Stev e Lora ine
250 INT: I. MOnlYHill: 2. Rod Co m l lock: 3. Travis
2.SO PR O : 1. Gary Ik-yrT~ 2.. Ron MiIIig-m : 3. Marlc. G~ n .
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~40 PR O: 1. Ron Mllhgan ; 2. Mark Gr~ n; 3. C ary
Baver.
UTH : I. Rod Keller: 2. Da~ Aknman : 5. Rick Lun d.
O PE N BEG: I. J ohn u wis; 2. Mall Ruhr : .5. Waynr
PlamquisL
O PEN
I. Jeff Pa pke: 2. Pau l Trnny' .5 Stt'V(' Evt'n~ .
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OPEN NT , I. Rob, I.r.och,
OT EX: 1. Mikr Hickman: 2. Ji m Harris: 3. Jt'tT)' lk-Wiu.
W~ N : l. Swan Smith ; 2. uurir Slang('; 3. j ran ne Van
Rusk-uk: 1. Ikanna Holbr ook : 5. Lisa Ca ni~)Tl .
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Burger chews up DeAnza MX
By Greg Robertson
SUNNYMEAD, CA, JAN. 13
Yamaha YZ250-mou nted Russ Burger PUI
logelher a per fecI 1·1 score 10 caplure Ihe
overa ll win ' in the Over The H ill Ga ng
Begi.nner class al D eAn ~ Cycle Par k. .
T n!, McCu e blasled In IO Ihe early lead in
th e IITsI molO, foll owed by Bur ger. Jim
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McCo nn ell a nd John Gu s. enhoven. By the
second lap Burger was lead in g with Gussen·
hoven looking for a way around McCue. Once
pa st McCu e, Gu ssenhoven set out after Bur ger
bUIran OUI W time, and had 10sellle for second
over McCue and Greg Ga rland.
McCu e led the firsl lap in mo lO IWO in Iront
of Gussenhoven and Burger. bu t they soon
passed and lhen pulled away Irom McCue
and the rrsl of the pack. BUlger'S studying
of ~ussenhoven 's lints throughout the mOlo
paId olf as he mad e the. pa ss on the final
lap. Gussenhoven look second overall with
2-2 fin ishes . Garland gol around a fading
McCue 10 finish the molo in Ihi rd for th ird
overall.
Don Ryan smok ed Ihe rtsl of the Novia:
class up Ihe starl stra ighl and stayed in from
fo~ five laps. Randy Wessels held second befor e
bemg passed by Mark En sign and Richard
Purcell who were working up lrom poor
starts. Purcell reeled in Ryan and wilh one
lap remaining mad e Ihe pass and won Ihe
firsl molO. Ensign finished Ihird ahea d of Bob
Ch ocas.
Chocas holeshol the second mOlo and never
looked back. Pura:ll galed in sixlh a nd worked
up 10 Ihird beh ind Ch ocas and Jack TrOller.
Pur~ll and Troller had a good bailie thaI
earned them 10 within striking distan a: of
Choca s. PUla:ll ca me up 10 leel sho n of
Chocas al the finish. With 1·2 finishes Purcell
collecled the firsl pla a: tro phy.
. Bob ~per look home lhe"cash payback
10 the maugural running of the OTHG
Pro class by domina ling bolh mOlos. Pat
J:I~bbs fi!,i .shed s~cond overa ll with 3· 2
flm shes, ndmg a dllleren t borrowed bik e in
each mota.
'R tsults
BEG: I. RUM Burger (Yam ): 2. John CuumhoW"f'l (KT M)'
5. ~rq: CMland ( Hon) : 4. Ti m McCut' (Hon) ; 5. Rolland
Skmner (ATK ).
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NOV: l. Richard Pu rcell (Suz); 2. Bob Owns (Yam); .5
Don Ryan ( Ya m )~ 4 . ]ac~ Trottn (Kaw ): 5. Wn Roll ins(Y am).
INT: 1. Joe Licnardi (Ho n); 2. John Churilla (Yam); 3.
Ma~k Howard (Suzl: 4. Mart y Westerma n (Kaw); 5. Loui e
Spnngn- ( Hon) .
PR O : I. Bob CasPf:'r (Sw): 2. Pat HublH. (Yam)·.5 Carl
Gazafy (Hon); 4. Mike Sixbrry (Ra w).
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RAEFORD, NC, JAN. 1
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Keith H icks scored the overa ll win in the 250cc
Novice class a t Montrose Motorsports Park
thi s weeken d, pos ting a perfect I- I score en
route to his victory.
Joh n Schafer holeshor the firs l250cc Novice
mo to, Iollowed by '-:ee Kiser, H ea th Addy, Jon
Boser and Keith H Icks. Scha fer extended his
lead as Kiser, Addy and Boser co n tinued 10
race beh ind him. Hicks moved up and too k
over the lead dro p p in g Schaffer ba ck 10
second. At th e lin ish it was Hi cks, Schafer,
J ared DeCamps a nd Joe Protor.
Scha ler grabbed the ho leshot in th e second
mot o wit h DeCamps. Boser, Kenny Mills and
Scon Runion closin g in, On the first lap ,
DeCamps loo k over and dropped Scha ler to
second. Boser was in third and Todd Hi nson
moyed 10 fou rth . DeCamps extended hi s lead ,
while Schafer and Boser were racing lor second
a nd th ird positions. Hicks won foll owed by
DeCamps. Boser a nd Hi nson. H icks was the
overa ll win ner for the da y.
.Ronald Dob bs, Tor In gebrigtsen , Vann
GIbson and MIke Privett e sho t off the line
in the Iirst Plus 25 moto, The top three held
their po siti ons whil e R.] . VanBonel moved
10 lourth. BUI Ted Orr dropped VanBonel
back 10 fil th posi tio n. Ronald Dobb s continued to lead a nd won th e mota wit h
Ingebrigt sen, Gibson, Orr and Van Bonel
close behi nd.
On the second ti me OUI. In gebrigtsen stole
th e ho lesh o t w hile Gi bson, Dobbs a n d
Vanfsortel tried to catch h im. Gibson sna tched
the lead a nd set sail, putting a 101 of space
between himself and th e field . It was a close
ra~ betwee n Ingebrigtsen and Dobb s, bUI
Glbso,! earn ed the lOP honors follo wed by
lngebn gtsen , Dobbs and Orr. Gibson was
overa ll winner lor the day.
Ca ven Woodruff controlled th e lead in the
first moto of the O·85cc (7-13) class, while Brent
Lough was second . Both lead ers went down
and Milch ell Hodges and Joh n Morrow loo k
~dva'!tage of Iheir bad luck , moving quickly
IOtOfust and second . Hod ges moved out ahead
of the pack, wh ile Woodruff moved back im o
second posi tio n and Lo ugh took over th ird.
Hodges secured Ihe wi n lo llowed by Wood ruff, Lough , Morrow an d Kevin Bean.
Hodges was firsl off Ihe lin e Ihe second lim e
around, wil h Wood ruff , Lo ug h a nd Morrow
close behi nd . H odges held on 10 Ihe lead
a s Lough m ~>ved 10 second , Woodruff
dropped 1 Ih ,rd and Morrow remained in
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fou rth. Hodges aced Ihe second molO an d
~oodru ll. Mo~ow , Lo ugh ' and Bea n were
10 close pursUlI. Hod ges landed Ihe overall
lor Ihe day.
60: I. Jo,!a~ha n Nuschl (Kaw); 2.
Brando n PrlVllr (Kaw).
Jt'5At' Criner
(Ra w) : .5
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85 7· 13: 1. Mitchell Hod~s (Kaw): 2. Cavrn Woodruff
(K..Jw);.5. Jo hn Morro w (Sw:): 1. Rrn n Lo ug h (Sw); 5. Kevin
Ik-. n (Kaw).
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85 12· 15: I. Cavnt Woodruff (Kaw); 2. Jeremy Croft (Kaw):
~~.;r.n Lo ulith (Suz); 4. Brad Lucas (Suz): 5. Dan ny t.rwis
125 NOV:. I. Kevin Si mplOn (Kaw) : 2. Chad Newt on (Suz);
J~n Min or
l..Lw ~ (Hon ).
Results
I. Todd ~laar (Yam) ; 2. Brandon McKay (Yam);
Jo wahermire (Yam); ecta: 2. Ronn ie Gibson (Kaw).
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Kasten sweeps Mecca Indoor ST
By AI Sumner Jr.
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Il.WAUKEE, WI, JAN. 11·12
Steve Kasten nexed his mu scles ins ide Ihe
Mecca Areria th~s weekend. dom in ating the
two-day event.
F!ida y Ihe 181h pre-en lranls were
dIV
Ided 1010 three heats wilh the top IWO of
each tran sferring to the main events . T ony
Kohoer and Joe Houpt ran 1-2 for the dura lion
of Ihe firsl heal race wh ile J im Sumner
overcame a back row star t and join ed the lead
du o on lap IWO. Sum'!er's race ended a lap
later when he sta lled hIS mOlor after taggi ng
Houpl.
Kaslen began his winnin g ways with heal
raa: number IW as he led every lap. George
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Istvan ek pow ered his Harley XR750 Iwin imo
the main wilh a solid performance for second.
The final heal saw Mike Ybema gra b the
hol eshol, on ly 10 be passed by A.J. Sumner
on lap one, and Mark Diesi a few laps laler .
Sumner won by a comfortable margin over
Diesi, who claimed the linal transfer spo l.
Kasten ma de il two-[or~two after claiming
the Dash For Cash over Kohner and Sumner.
.Al the starl of the main evenl . Kaslen PUI
hIS besl wheel forward and was never headed.
Kohner remained wilhin stri king distance, but
Kaslen never allowed an opponunity. Houpt,
Sumner, Istvan ek and Diesl rounded out the
Iield.
On Salurday. Kohner continued his dom·
ina n,:" of the heal. races by handily winning
the hrsl of the mght over a hard·charging
T erry Vestal. Heal IWO saw Jim Sum ner
charge from behind 10 score the win over Brad
Chrislenson. Kaslen claimed Ihe final heal
race wi n over J oe HOUpl.
The Dash For Cash again lealured Kaslen
Kohner a nd Jim Sumner. The raa: was ~
carbon copy 01 Friday's. This ume. Kaslen
pulled away. and Kohner began knocking over
the cones inside Ihe corne rs. On lap three
Sumner had dodged enough cones and pa ssed
to claim second.
In th e mai n event Kaslen grabbed Ihe
holtshol a nd was never headed . Vtstal charged
in to second and dosed in on Kasten but an
op po rlu nily never pr esented itsell fdr Vestal
to Improve his position. Christenson, Kohner.
Sum ner and HOUpl filled OUI Ihe lield.
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Results
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and quickly repassed. Gosselaar held onto the
lead lor .the win .with McKay, Brooks and
Waltertmre following;
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Mo to IWO lea lured a n o the r dogfight
between Gosselaar a nd McKa y. A battle
erupted for third as Walterm ire loo k com mand o ver Brooks. Gosse laar to ok th e
check ered nag up lront with McKay holding
on to second.
In the first 60cc 9-11 moto Michael Young
and Rob ert Couse swapped the lead back and
forth before Young finafIy got the upper hand
on the last lap. Christopher Gossela ar held
down th e number three slo t with Tyson
~il!l~mi~r takin g the win in the 0-8 year -o ld
division In the numb er four pos ition.
Mot o IWO wa s another dogfig ht bel ween
Couse and Young. and it was a close duel
until the sixth lap when Couse went down
and. bro ke o ll h is clutch lever. Yo ung
con u nued on for the win and Go sselaar took
second , Couse th ird and T iul emier the win
in the younger age bracket,
(Suz): 4. Shannon Stewart (Kaw); 5. Bill y
1:8 AM: I. Jason Mor gart .(H f;lIl ); 2. T roy Bttwcr (Yam);
3. Wes Ca~ (Hon); 4. Sam Mltehiner (Hon); 5. Pa ui ck Grttr
(Ho n).
2!)0 NOV: I. Keith Hi clu (Suz); 2. John Schafer (Suz); .5
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Jan'll IkCampi (SL!Z); 4. J on 805er (Hon):.5 . Lee Kiser (Han ).
250 AM:. 1. Cums U rpe (Kaw/: 2. James Hayes (Ho n); S.
John Granano (Kaw); 4. Let: Wi Iiams (Yam).
~500. PR O: I. Ronald Dobb. (H on ): 2. T~ Orr (Hon );
5. Mike Piera ( Ho~ l; 4. Van Gib son (Kaw).
SCH BY: 1. PaUlck G ren ( Hon ); 2. Tiel Bruce (Kaw): .5.
j elf Donal dt.on (KX); 4. John Sharpe (Ho n ); 5. Johnny
Caymon (Xaw).
TIl: 1. J on Woodw ard (Xaw); 2. A. x. Fm-ell (Han): 3.
Glmn Slq)hm son (Suz); 4. Jam ie Ho lrolmb (Yam); 5. Mark
Dona ldJon (Kaw ).
500 AM: l. ! or Ingcbriguen (Kaw);2. Todd Manhal (H on );
3. Ikiln Hnon (K.aw) ; 4. Mark Xian (Hon) ;5 . Jerry Rober t.o n
(Ho n).
PL US 25: 1. Vann Gi blOn (Kaw); 2. Tor In~rigtJoen
( ~ w): 5. Ronald Dobb s (Ho n); 4. Ted Orr (Ha n): 5. Mike
Privette (Kaw).
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