GLOCAL EVENTS
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t H or Jl;~ . Ma rk Wr ir;th (Ho u); 1. Shennan Bremmer (SUl);
t
5. Oil\ 'id May!'> ( Ya m~
:!.'>O :'II(" ( KoJ, w) : 2. Shawn \\'rill;hl (Kaw):
~. R y.m Run-ht'l (Hu n): -I. j u hlllt y Ab llc"y ( Yam ).
O VER 23: I. Milu· Sm ith (Sw); 2. C
.appy Pal m" (Sw ):
j .· Jim And t'rloun (Hu n ): -I.Mikt· lI lim p h n t'!o ( Y;t m) :~. Dere k
Owen s ,S u II.
o n :R 25 EX : ~ . Clan Rotk" (H un): 2. J n~ Dilvi!. (Hom .
O VER .53 I. Ji m Thum a" (Yam): 2. Mr. Red wi ne (Hu n):
:
3. Howa rd Butler (Kdw): 4. David
Wri l/: l (H u n ).
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8t'1l\f l( t
( Ka" 'l; S. Mark
Knight victorious at West
Florida Motocross
By Diane Silcox
Dirt track legends Jay Springsteen (left) and Corky Keener (righ t) take tim e out
to pose with fou r-year-old Nicholas Cummings at the Flint M.C. Charity Ice Ra ce.
p lace position. Ridd le went down on la p five,
mo ving Liedberg up to fourth, a nd Don al dson
into fifth . Stirri ng mi d -pack was J ackson. wh o
blew by rider after rider u m il th e Yam aha p ilot
was in six th behi nd Donaldson . J ackson
mo ved by Dona ldso n, wh ile Li edb erg got by
Cooksey for th ird o n lap eig h t. Jackson passed
both L iedberg and Cha nce Maughan 10 move
into second, but Cor ky still hel d a su bsta n tia l
lead. Liedberg worked by Chance Mau gh an
on Ihe lasl lap for lhi rd. Co rky Mau gh an loo k
a n easy win o ver Larry J ack son . Liedb erg,
Chris Cooksey a nd Ch an ce Ma ugh an.
Results
~1 ;iU Kh .. tl (S UI); 2. M iLl' Thum;I_~
ScUll Sirl,", ,, ( H Ull): .1. Larry J.;Jt'L.oC1II ( Y;u n): 5.
,
!
..RI DA)' 2,'JO I. Cur L)'
;
( Y.ll n ):
:t.
(;hall(,(" ;\.t a u ~h.m 1 ~"III.
S'\Tl 'R ll AY 2.r,O: 1. emk)' Mau j(hil!l l !'lu/l: 2. La rf}
(Yill n ): :s.~lnc· Li (·tn)('r~ (H u n ): t Chri" Cuuk!tt,)
( H U ll ): ;•. C h il llcl ' :'\ ;III)::h'lII (S li t).
1
.I... " ·.u ll
_
250 (NT: 1. Rod Com!olock; 2. O&ad Gr avelle; .5 St~t"
Lrwi .; t. DaW'AJu:rm a n; 5. Do ug Gr.lW'Ik.
125> I NT : I. Rya n fi agnnan n; 2. Eric R~: .5 T ony
.
Rmho: 4. Mikt' ~ 5. J;uon Pearson.
250 BEG : I. Mark Sri(er, 2. Ga rren Elmnr, 3. Mall &mont;
4. Richa rd Jo hns on; 5. Bill Rush.
250 JR: I. Rya n Leach: 2. Ro nal d Park; 3. Cbopper Lynn ;
4. Allm Tnln:ki.
60 JR : 1. Isaac Ibwson ; 2. G rr-g Blac kwdl .
WM N : I. Laurie Sta nge; 2. Deln nOI Holbroo k: 3. j eanne
VOlIn Bu~ir k .
p IW: I , Cr't"g Black wt'll; 2. Isaa c IbW$Ofl; .5 w m DaWIOJl:
.
4. Ryan Ibsen .
500 BEC : I , Ja!oOJl Sm ith; 2. Mall Buh r, .5. John Lrwil123 BEG 0-1 : t. Kt"Yin prin n-; 2. Bill MO(Wt"; 3. Scon
Hoc kma n ; 4. Mike mk: 5. Gordon Vounll:
.
I ~ BEG 0- 2: 1. Brad Brunb l; 2. C ary Tnk-cki; 3. Bra ndon
Whi le; 4. Dale CarTa : 5. J osh True.
UTH : I , Don BonpCIug; 2. Rod Kelltt: 3. Fran k McKuhn.
.50-40 JR : l. Mike ])ean; 2. Dc.. nna Ho lb roo k: 3. Bill Ustt"T ,
OT EX: I. Mi.1tc H ickman.
OT INT: I. Bob Co mstock; 2. om Kobt"Tnik ; 3. Ru, ty
Garmon.
OT ) R: l. Bob lLd wick ; 2. Albert H in kley; 5. PAl Mer ina .
.
O PEN (NT: l. Roby u ach .
30"10 IT: I. Ron Kent _
MILTOS, FL, JA:'oI. 20
Kevin Kn ight used a m ud dy track 10 hi s
ad va ntage a t the West Florida MX Park,
ca ptu ri ng th e Pro cla ss win aboard hi s H on da
CR.
.
The first mot o o f th e Pro clas s saw Kni gh t
shoot o ff the line with th e ho lesho t, ahea d
o f Bob R iker , Darryl Hei sl er, a n d Sa m
Red mond. Riker bega n to push Knigh t, bu t
wen t down in th e bo wl turn. T his left Heisler
in seco nd; just a head o f Ed Kil ey, wh o had
wor ked u p from a poor sta rt. Kni ght co ntin ued to extend his lead , and too k a co nvin cin g m o to win o ver Heisler a nd Redmo nd,
who had nip ped Kiley o n the last lap.
Knigh t sto le the hol eshot in mot o two, with
Rik er. Sorg , a nd Hei sler a heart bea t beh ind.
H eisler dove un dern ea th So rg a nd took over
th e thi rd P."silion, then set hi s sigh ts o n Riker.
Mea n whil e, it was smooth saili ng for Knig ht
as th e H on da rider p u lled ou t to a co m ma nding lead. Heisler too k over the ru n ner -up
posi tion wh en he swooped pa st R iker o n a
fast straightaway. Knight gr eeted the chec kered nag [irst, fo llowed by H eis ler, Sha ne
Pene, and Riker,
Resu l ts
PI\\': I. Robnt .M cLmdon (Sw ); 2. RodOt"}' Allm (Yam) ;
3. Allt"JI Oustain (Va m): 4. Brya nl M ill er (SUI); 3. Sfo" n
a
Herr in K (H on ).
JR MI Nt 80: I. bic Eb m ( K.aw): 2. Jut', u Bbnc (Hon );
3. Benja min Campbel l ( K..lw ); 4. Jason Bur gt"U ( K.ilw) ; S.
vtecie m Du val l ( ,,",w),
SR MINI 80: I. J ohnn y D-..vid ( K.ilw): 2. JOt"}' Silco x (Su ):
3. Waym- Bai lC'Y (Kaw ): 4. Ada m Ca in (H on ); 5. ROK" Pr- u
a
(K.:. w ).
123 NOV : I.
a ir( Mc N..b b (Hfln ); 2. Jamn
M:lrUl;,a1l(SUl) ;
3. Mar k K.ru pin~ki (H a n); 4. Junior S im, (Ka w): S. Mark
Rc-...~ ( Ya m).
.
125 AM: I. Aud«- Pt'nt' (Sul l; 2. Myro n Ot4I~lai n ( Ka ..... ).
250: NOV: I. Kt'it h Joon (Law); 2. Todd Mt'liott (Ha n):
3. Otf( McN abb (Hun); 4. J a mn Ma nhall (Sw): 5. Mark
Fl"'" lkrl (Ya m).
d
2. )() AM: I. T om Rt-nnf'U (H on+; 2. John Kilt')' (SW ); 3.
1
J im Km nt'd}' ( Ka w ); 4. Nl"'" l Th"m4ls (H un ); S. G lt"JIn W:lnm
d
(Su / i.
PRO M -I : 1. Krv in Knig h t (Ho n); 2. Oarry l Heid t'r (Ho n) ;
j. S:.m Rt'dmn nd (Hn n) ; 4. F Kiley (Hnn) ; 5. Curt i5 Smith
.d
(SUI).
PRO M·2: 1. Krv in KniRh t (H o n ); 2. Oarryl Ht'il ~ (Hn n):
3. Sh ..ne Pt'flr (SUI ): 4. Rc->b Rik" (SUi) : 5. Sa m Rt'dm nn d
( H u n).
Williams wallops Salem AX
By Clay Light
SALEM,OR, JAN. 25
J essy Willi ams ra m pa ged lh e sma ll wh eel
classes a t the Ore gon Sta te Fairgrou nd's
J ackm an -Long Arena. Williams swep l th e
60cc Seni or a nd 8GecJ unior classes .
DUSlY Len aburg sho t inlo lhe lead in lhe
first 60cc Sen ior. m OI O, bu t two turns la ter it
was Williams carv ing to th e in sid e "to mke
Ihe lead. Will iam s held the lead to the fini sh ,
foll o wed by Lenaburg a nd David T u rner.
M OIO two was mu ch th e sa me as Will iams
led wire to wire while Lenab u rg cras hed
hi mself o ut of co nte n tion. T u rner scoo ted int o
the n umb er two spot wit h 3-2 showings .
Will iams led both 8Ge Jun ior mOlOS wi re
c
10 wire. Do ug McKuh n did all he cou ld to
reel in Willi ams. b UI fell shOrl in bolh molOs.
taking ho me second place b rass for hi s effor ts
wh ile thi rd overa ll went to Brian Mar tin .
Cycle Sports Ya m ah a /Ka wa sak i ri der
Kenn y Olson picked up his first overall wi n
in lhe l 25cc Pro class this seaso n. O lsen failed
to wi n eit her moto, but by virt ue of co nsistency
sna pped Jeff Dail y's len gth y win streak. Dail y
had pro blem s in the first mo LO, whe re he
fin ished thi rd behi nd mo to winner Chad
Berry, but came back to win molO two. Berry
work ed u p to an even tua l th ird pl ace fini sh
behind Da il y a nd O lsen a her work in g
lh ro ug h traffi c to ta ke seco nd o verall .
Ryan Hagema n n won bo th 125cc Interm e·
di ate co nteSls, Mike Boe led the field ea rly
in malO o ne, but H ag:emann di d n' t waste an y
lim e ta king lhe lead . H a~emann went unch a llen ged in the mot o, tak mg lh e win ahead o f
Rogers, Boe , Renfro and Pear son . Pearso n
chased H agem an n to th e fin ish in malO two ,
but Rogers netted second overa ll. _
Resul ts
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12.1 P RO : I. Iknny O l~n : 2. Chad Bnry : 3. Jdf D.. i! y.
"
250 OPEN PRO : I. Gar,' Ikyer; 2. Don BonpIlug: 3. Mark
Grt"1/[r.on.
!Wl JR: 1. J eu y Williams: 2. Doug Mc Kuhn: .5 Bria n M:m in:
.
i. D..n Johmon: 5. R ichard Stein n .
60 S R: I. Jeuy Wi lliam s: 2. David T u rner: 3. Dusty
unaburg : i . Ryan Andenon: 3. Mike Storm.
I ~ J R: I. Momy Ha rri, : 2. Eddi e Denham; 3. Ch ad Rent:
i . Malt Krau !ot"'; 3. Ed Pl"'d rsorl.
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Stone smokes 'emat Oklahoma
City Motocross
By Alan Williams
OKLAHOMA OTY , OK, JAN. 'lI
Do ug Stone used co nsisten t mo lO fin ishes 10
cap tu re th e overa ll wi n in the l 25cc Im erme·
dia te class at Oklah oma City's Mm orcycle
Raceway.
Mike Tale ho leshot the first mo to , but clos e
behind were Ty H ar ris and S tone. Har ris
began 10 cha llenge T al e, and lhe two riders
began to pu ll away . Ha rr is dov e to the ins ide
of a lurn and o venook Tale, and held o n for
the malO wi n. Slone finished a distaOi third.
Tate sped o rr the lin e in mOlo lWO, leadi ng
SlOne and Kyle J o lley o nlo lhe lra ck. Tale
led for a few laps, but lost con tro l o ver a jump
a nd wenI dow n. Stone inheriled lh e lead, and
held o ff J oll ey for th e mo w a nd overall wi ns.
H arr is sto le the ho leshot in th e open ing
250cc In termedia te mota , and cru ised LO an
easy win o ver Jar ed H amby. Moto lWO loo ked
to be a repeat, but Ham s parted ways wit h
his mou nt o ver a jum p and retired fo r the
da y. H amby wa s q uick to tak e Ihe lead and
overall win over Rick Ma n nin g and Kevin
Ford.
Resul ts
p , w. STK:
I. (Jl.. d ('.nu l; (Y:u n ); 2. Ryan I·t-u , i.. (V:tm);
:S nu..lm Rn:uld (Vam ); i . Jitl n n ElJi.. (Vam); ."1. SI,a wn ( A)(.1..
o
(Y.lln l.
-' -60 MII'r: I M I ~ I : I. J ;tm h M iulin ( Y:l m j; 2. J.¥{. Pdll u n ( KOIw );
:S J(" my Wtl ll:hl (Ka wl: 1. T y Arnuld ( K:tw); "5":---T.~ ·U;tf
o w
f.r Tf
(Hun ).
KO REG : I. R i. -l; P("l("rlofm (KaW); 2. jl:"l("m ia h :1<11 · uif("
(Kd¥l.'): :S Clui.. Dru mm on d (\'i lln ): 4. BUI l..u w("(Kaw). ~
.
HO jR: I. J aw h Marlin (Va m ): 2. Bria n Stu nt' (K.. w ); •
(luhhf' Elli.. (Hu n}; 1. JI'r("my Wt iKhl IK"w ): ri j u ..lill
o
Mu ll uwlI t YiUn ).
H O PE:"I: J. R"bhi,' Rt"}'nard (Kaw ): 2. jack RlaM
O
.rif·ld
t H u lI};!I . Rriilll Stllll(· ( KOl W); 4. T im c;jb",,,, (.'';U/ ); ."1. Of'fm i,
Owrm ( K'lw i.
XO S R: l. Ru hhir Rrynat d (K:lwJ: 2. Jil f1 RJiI"rirl d (Hn n l;
:t T im
(;jh..u n (SUI).
12. j Rt:C;: l. ()rnni.. () w(" (SuI) ; 2. Rya n KOf,-hl:"r (Hu n ):
1
n..
:S \ ' itll (" Thmnl"mt ( Y:u n ); 4. T("ny EIl ~ Ii ..h H III" J;
,
5.J" h n n yAIJllf, ' (V:tm ).
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12.1 r\O\': I. Shil wn -\\lriKht (Ka wl : 2. fir" 1 Win"'"n ( Kilwl :
3. I\< ,hbl Fau lku("1 ( Ka wJ; ·1. R if h:: d SI("
u
I.llC'Ih I K••w ): r Sf' lfl
•.
lWubh..-(.... w ).
125 EX: I. T("tr), ().JxUJI (SUI'); 2. Cli nt.J lInn (SUI ).
12.l) IN T : L Duul/: ~tum· ( Ka Wj; 2. l )' H :tH i" ( K.. W); 3.
Kyll' jo,II" l (H .1IIJ;4 . Mlk("T a lt"(Kaw); 5. ~t'H k R U'o."l'11I H eill /.
2.W REG : 1. T odd Cun.m O-lull ); 2. Dunni(" Wf)(,hidKt'
~.
VET : I. Myro n Ch :lMain ( Kawl ; 2. G lr n n W:lrJt'n (S UI);
Ikn n y Sc h u n dt' l m i~r (lI u n) ; 1. Nt""dl T homas ( H u n ).
Flint charity Ice race
brings out the stars
By Grace DiBenedetto
Fun, Ml.JAS. 26
The Fli nt M.e. Club hOSled its 3 1s1 Ind, xlI
In vitati o nal Ice Race in IMA sla d ium Sa tu r·
day night, a benef i t [or lhe Big Brot heh/Bi ~
Sisters organ il.3tio n.
T his year Jo h n Z~eri can sen t ou t in vitCJ·
lio ns to so me of raci ng's best know n 11 :J 11lt"~
and Jay Springs teen . Ba rl Markel , Cor ky
I
Keener and Ran dy Goss sho wed u p for ..
spec ial mat ch rdce. Fo rego in g th e usua l 250n
indoor ice bik es, they chose to race 6()()( (
Harley· Da\'idson~ , \\' i th th e exn'p tio l1 of
Springsteen , the riders ha d not cu mpeu"l! ill
man y yea rs.
" It' s lik e rid ing a bicycle. you never for~l'1
how !" said Keen er.
Goss look the early adva ntage in turn o nt",
bu t by lap three the cha lle nge wa~ 011 .
Springsleen had wor ked his way past uoth
Keener a nd Markel. a nd went head· «)· lwi-Iu
wit h Coss down th e £ront straigh tawa y.
Springsteen o vertoo k the leader, but Cos~ Wi-l ~
no t g:oing 10 sit beh ind Springs teen for I O Il ~.
By lap four , he returned the favo r, Thl' two
ride rs were not th rou gh wi th eac h o thn yt'1.
and with fou r la ps to go reversl"ti positio ns
aga in. Go ss still had o ne move Jeft , a nu ju~ t
before l he checkered Ha g he edge,l ' >III
S p r i n~ s tee n by a wheel len glh.
.
At the awards presen ta tion, Coss gene ro usly
do nated hi s win mo ney to Big Bro thers/ Big
Sisters, mu ch to the a p pro val o f th e crowd.
T he re were two o ther spe ica l even ts sche·
d uled fo r .th<: eve n i n~ , Som e ? f ~h e you nge r
sLars o f MichI ga n racing were in vIted to co me
a nd sho w the ir stu ff. On e you ng rider , fo u ryear-o ld Nich olas Cu mm ings o f Flin t, Mich iga n, go t so me special in struct ion s p rio r to
th e 5(k c race fro m Co rky Keener and J ay
Sp ri ngsteen. T ha t advice pa id o fr. T his was
Cu m mings firs t race a nd he ma naged to avoid
a cras h when And y Cooking ham slid into lh e
wa ll jusl befor e the chec kered nag. Andy's bik e
was sliding in to Cummi ngs when the fo uryea r-o ld p ulled a 90 degree turn into the center
o f the trac k narro wly avo iding being ta ken
o u t by it. Bru ce Lowe fro m H oll y, Michigan.
went wire to wire to take th e 50cc class. Eight yea r -o ld J osh Woods a nd n i ne-yea r -old
Bra ndon Rose were the first a nd second place
finishers respectively in th e 60cc class .
Dan Ingra m grabbed th e holeshot in the
Pro In door final. Close beh ind were Bria n
Ville lla, Mark Wyskiel and Dou g O 'Boyle.
In gram rod e a steady race. and was never
seriously cha llenged for th e lead position. The
finishi ng positons remained th e sam e, as
Ingram led from wire-to-w ire,
Resul ts
MATCH RACE : i , Randy GuM (II.D): 2. / a,..Sp ringMrnJ
(11-0 1;3_ Cork y Kt'mt"J (H. I): 4. Rarl Mark t' (H . O).
PRO t:'llDOOR: I. Dan Ingram (Hon ); 2. Brian Villt'lL1
(H o n): .5 Mark W y ~k id (Ho n); 4. Do UK; O 'SoyI f' (Hon); 3.
.
O u u -k Spr ifl~tt"('n (H o lI).
Awards Banquet honors
Oklahoma trials champs
By R.D. Allman
TULSA, OK, JA 1
N. 9
T he Northeastern O kla homa T ria ls Team
hon or ed its overa ll sta te cha mp ions Satu rday
night, a t a banq uet held at Folk's restaurant.
T he biggest po rtion of th e Oklah om a trials
'co mm u n ity tu rn ed o ut to enjo y th e buffet and
en tertain men t, as well as a salute to th e
w in ners o f the 1990 series. NE OlT ho sts and
sanc tions th e series which consists o f 12 even ts
du ri ng th e calenda r year, with co n testa n ts
co u ru ing th eir best ni ne fin ishes.
A special award was given to Expert class
winner Jim Westco tt . who was vot ed by th e
steering co m m ittee as the most impro ved rider
fo r the year. Special thanks were also ~ven
10 K8c N Yama ha . Dick Lane Kawa saki and
Yam aha o f O klah o ma for their tremendous
su p port th roughout th e year.
R esu l ts
(:"S H IP: 1. S han Mum t (Fan); 2. Run Lee (Ap r); 3. Paul
Re,lt l (Fa n ); 4. Gabt" Milril (V;lm ); S. Tom Lucmta (Bd).
'
t:X; I. J im Wntnlft (t-an ); 2. Daw 801m (Rn); 3. OU}'od
Wawoabt- ( BMr. ,,_Gu)' Cooper (Fa n): 5. Knin NOIylo r (Yam).
t NT : I. Chn l Peny (Yam) : 2_Sun M;Khart (Vam); 3.1..arTy
C:"'ni'Jol lIl ( Rrt); 4. Tnt Wa lduri (Apr) ; S. Ikwcy Kuper (Ap r).
A M : I. Tum M uu" (~ .. m ); 2. Rick Du n kin (VOIm ): 3. G ary
P rit t· (MUll ); 4. J n ry Ward (Va m ); S. Gordon 8oIk(Yam ).
:"10 \ ': 1. Millt Me_I«" (V am ); 2. Robby Moo~ (Mn);.5. J im
P rit l"( Y.u n ); 4. P..ul St-h\OlTK!tT (V..m ); S. Troy G udgd (Ya m).
Heminway edges Engelhardt
at Splash 'N' Splatter Trial
By Don Williams
AZUSA, CA, JAN. 28
P o in ts wer en't eno ug h. Cleans weren 't
enough. Alle r lh ree II -seclion loops, scorekeeper Debi La zzara had to tabulal e " Is" in
th e Spor ts ma n class to d et ermine that
Yamah a-mounted Jack H eminway had come
from beh ind 10 bum p Tom Engel hard t out
o f firsl place al lh e Splash 'N ' Splatter Trial
ho sl ed b y lhe Valley Observed T r ia ls
Enth usiasts,
Enge lha rd l had g uided his Fantic in to th e
lead wilh a 17-point first loop sco re, fo ur dabs
ahea d o f Hem in way. Identical scores o f 18
poi nts main ta in ed Ihe position ing until
H em in way posled a l6-po m l final loop 10 tie
Enge lhardl o n poin ts. 55-55.
The even t, ro und two o f lhe American
Tria ls Associatio n Ch a mpionship Series, wa s
held in lh e San Gabriel Canyo n OHV area
a nd the sect io ns reflected th e var iety of terrain
an d obstacles prese n t in the river bed area.
Water and tire-loc king m ud. unusual a l
southe rn Cali for n ia even ts, featuroo p ro m inentl y in sectio ns th ree thro ugh Stx and
sectio ns eig h t a nd nin e were heart-stopping
sa ndy h ill climbs a nd dro p -o rrs. The
rema inde r o f the sectio ns co ncen tra ted o n th e
lypical rocks, sleps and lighl turns.
The Sen ior (30+) Spo rts men class also went
down to the wire with m ultiple positio n
cha nging d uri ng lhe da y. Eventual win ner
Pele Cr oll was lh ird a fler lhe ope ni ng loop
behi nd lead er Cliv e H a nnon a nd Kent
G rah am . Ho wever, Croft bo iled into th e lead
on th e next loop with a class -low 12-point
score, moving h im two poin ts ahead o f
H an non . BOlh Hannon an d Graham made
a ru n for Cro h on lh e fin al loop. bUl came
up short.. Croft took the win by a da b under
H annon , 18-49. wh o prolected his sli m lead
over G ra ham.
AT A Cham pion Tom H am ann kepI his
st reak o f nOl losin !; to an ATA rider 10 th e
'90s in tact by beall ng Paul Websl er. 37-56.
Web sler was p lag ued by mech an ical problems
incl udi ng handlebar s lha l brok e in lh e m iddle
o f a tu rn in a sect io n. Webster did tu rn in
the on ly sin gle-digit loo p car d in lh e Champ ionship class.
Results
C S H t P: l. Tom Ham a n n ( 8f't ): 2. Pa ul Webster (Fa n):
. 3. Ma rk Oldar (Mer).
SPTSM N : I. Jack Hem in wa y (Yam) ; 2. Tom En~lhardt
(Fa n); 3. GOy Smith; 4. Bob Maddm (Ikt).
