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LOC LEVENTS
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500 IN!': I. Sha ne EapO&ilO (Yam): 2. Jeff lvo (Suz ): 3.
Q-aig La ird (It.aw ); 4. Kun Kuhn ( K.aw ); S. Bm t Wh i~
(ltaw ).
!SO PR O: 1. Brian Wilton (SlU); t. Sean Conley (Xaw);
3. Ron Allen (SlU); -t Ilob Huprr (Hon ); S. Stnt" HawkinJ
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(H on).
WMN: 1. S«lanna Stillmoclt (Hon): 2. O uysu.1 PonlLodt
15uz Sha.lie Stilhnock (Hon); -t Tammi Will ia mson (Suz);
);5.
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5. Pa m McDona ld (E..3w).
Norton slides to Snow Run
Enduro win
By Michael Snyder
wtsr STAFFORD, cr. FEB. 24
Defending NETRA Hare Scrambles Champ ion T om Norton kept h is KT M 125 pinned
to ta ke the o verall win a t th e opening round
of th e NETRA Enduro Seri es. More than 160
riders showed u p
co mpe te in the 38th
Annual Sn ow Run which was organized by
th e Connecticut Ra mbl ers Me . Though there
wasn 't any snow , th ere was plenty of wintery
weather to go aro und.
" I just picked up thi s bike, so I didn 't hav e
a od ometer o n it and my computer quit
wor kin g a li lli e wa ys into the ru n. I di dn 't
do too bad th ough , as I on ly burned o ne check
by a mi nu te," said Norton. "The course was
very slippery and caused some in teresti ng
mo me n ts in some o l the ru ts tha t for med o ut
there. I'm glad that I wo n toda y because I'd
like to carry th at mo men tu m with me into
the Grand Nat io nal Cross Co untry Series .
which sta rts next month in Nor th Carolina.
Kem p Steward kept No rto n hon est, as he
dropped eig h t points, and defendinf; N ETRA
Enduro Ch amp ion Ru ss Stearns Iin ish ed with
a 10. Kerry Clark ro unded out the AA riders
with a score of 1I.
Trail boss Larry P ugram said, "Everything
went off with ou t a hitch , we used Brand X
ru les which kept the speed down on the roads
and o nly had o ne casualty. That's no' too bad
considering the icy conditions on the trails."
Results
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Tom Erickson (743) beat Charlie Fulks (87) in the Super Comp class at LACR .
Winkler hel d o n to take the moto and overall
wins .
Cli ff Eckes and Ernie Du err mad e th eir win s
loo k easy , as Eckes smo ked the 250cc Pro '
Studded class in both mo tos , and Duerr
pilo ted a borro wed CR 500 to a conv incing
win in th e Sponsma n class.
Results
JR.:
I. Jo h n SIr;;mgfdd ( K.oI w); 2. Brad Po wdl (H?" ).
RUBBl: R: I. CuTy Thrune (Hon ); 2. SIrvt' Rlw rd.son
( \'am).
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SPTS M S : l. 8m l...twi. (Vam); 2. Emir Duerr (H an ): 3.
T ed Coplim. Sr. (H on) .
NOV MX: 1. John Ronnm bag (Hon ); 2. J ohn Strangfdd
( Ka w ); 3. [},1K Fu nk [Hon].
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PRO M X; I.l...arry Suangfdd (K.or. w): 2. Ed Crolhas (Yam );
5. Ra y l....qat211!'(Hon) .
2SOSTU DDED NOV : I. Don Fulkerson; 2. w ood y Ecko
(Yam ); 3. Bob &iuteh (Ya m).
250 STUDDED PR O : I. Oilf Eckn (Ya m ); 2. Don
Fulkerson : 3. Steve H udbod.,.[Hon),
OPES STU DDED NOV : I. Bucky 1.o«'OU; 2. S In'\"
Ricn;n d w n (Ya m,; 3. Woody Eckes (Ya m ).
O PEN STU DDED PR O: I. Sco« Wink ln (H on) ; 2. Mikr
Lauman (H an) ; 3. Gnry Thrune (C A ).
Newell aces Missouri HS
By Arlene H ejl ek
COLUM MO. FEB. 21
BIA.
Four-rim e series cha m p Tim Newell sta rted.
the seaso n oll right, wh en he bested the 172·
rider field in th e first round of the Missouri
Depa rtment of Natura l Resources sanctio ned
Missouri Ha re Scra mbles Series at Fin ger
Lak es State Park.
Newell , Ru sty Reynau d and J err y Hema n n
d iced for the lead duri ng th e hrst ha lf of the
two-ho ur event. Freedom H o ndal Answerl
Scott .' Fr ed e tt e Raci n g / Ka l-G a rd l Kra us e
Racin g-sponso red Newe ll look the lead j ust
befor e he and Reynaud stopped for ga s, a nd
held it for th e rest of the race.
Reyna ud topped the Expert clas s fo llowed
by H ermann in second. Steve Cr ews ran a
strong third. An asto nished Chad Busenbark
was demoted to fihh when AI Hejl ek slipped
pa st him a t the finish .
Vin ce Th rockmort on got a bad sU rt in th e
Intermed ia te class, but persis tently picked of(
rid ers until he took th e lead and held of( a
last lap cha llenge by Ro n Riblo lzi
claim
th e win.
Mike T urpi n and Mike Burkhart never lost
sigh t of each o ther as th~y bauled f~r the lead
in th e O pen c1 as~ Turpm look the wtn when
Burkhart endoed int o a mudhol e o n th e fin al
lap.
Resu lts
O /A : I. Tim S M'OTII (Ho n); 2. Rusry Rr, lU ud (Ya m); :
t
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J~ny
Hnna nn (H'\ob ); 4. SIf'Vt'
Crt'w ~ ( K.i w ):
5. \' mer
'rhrodmunnn ( H o n ).
EX: I . R U'IoIY Rf")'na ud ( Y am ); 2. J ~ H eman n ( H ~ ) ; 5.
SIn'f' Crr w5 l Kaw); 4. AI Hrjtl:'k (lU w); 5. Dud
( Yam).
,
Bu~ b.,u L.
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I~ :
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I. Vin et' Throdlmorlon ( Hon); 2. Ro n Rlbo ln (H o n) ;
... Ch ri, S n bill ( Ka w ); -I. j a y Will ia m ~ ( J(a w ); S. Olris Hun
(ATK).
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O P E~ :
M i k~ Turpin (AT K):
R ~ (Hnn ); 1. Mark
I.
2. Mike Burkha n (H a n);
G uddt, (KT M); S. T im
Robl·Tl
Gillihmd (AT K).
2.'O: L n wiKhl Ha KKilrd (Varn); 2. Tnm Sum mers (V....m ):
j
3. K("Vin I-b rm an (Va m); 4. j o hn j ~n (J(a w): S. jdl
Ril'h ilrd:\o(In ( H Ull) .
200: I. na ve Dd lingh;.m (Ka w); 2. Ca lvi n Sa!>!> (Kaw): 3.
Te rry Wi ~("U p (Kaw); -t. Rand y WiI<;
( K..aW) .
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j R: I. D,t\'id Wilfong (li on ); 2. j OlM)n ('DUn!!> (Kaw): 3.
Ry06n Pyll l.· ( Hun l: 4. Shaw n Merrill (HUll): 5. Aaron Sha w
(II nn l.
REG : I. Sin e Ik.an (lion I; 2. POiI u l Md lo wdl (AT K); 3.
jolmie Ehm (SwI: 4. Doug fr int' (Hon ): 5. BrOld Botm(1 1
(S W).
Tom Norton rode his 125 to the overall
win at the Snow Run Enduro.
O P EN B: I. Rich Horne (H an) : 2. Robert Holmer.(Ho n ).
Ball, Weems score at .
LACR Drag Race
VET A: I. Phil Dou s:la s (KT M); 2. j ohn ~bloOn (H on);
3. M.an Cu llin (SUI.).
5R A: 1. Seo n Sincla ir (S U1): 2. Pete Fra nrini (KT M): ~ .
Ch uck Elderton (H on).
S/S R A: I. Ron Ram ol1l (Ho n); 2. Rich Onisn om (Suz):
By Bob Johnson
PALMDALE, CA, FEB. 21
Rick Ball and Ron Weems won th e T op
Sportsman and Top Gas cla sses, respectivel y.
at me National Motor cycle Racin g Associatio n', first race of th e season, held a t Los
An geles County Racewa y.
Ball turned 10 a 7.85 second, 165.24 mph
run o n hi s Kawasaki Ninja in the final round
of th e 7.50-second index Top Sportsm an
eli mi na tor, stopp ing Thad Wilu, wh o scored
a 10.37185.13.
Weem s won th e 8.50 seco nd T o p G as
co mpeti tion , defeating Joe Savat gy for th e
ti de .
T om Erickson ran a 9.08/1 35.88 to cap ture
th e Super Comp class win aboard his TB
Mot orsports Suzu ki. beatin g Ch arlie Fulks in
th e final. Fulks turned in a 10.17/ 99.38 score.
Duane West and Larry Sta nto n were semi
fina lists .
G ary Stoffer notched another wi n , toppi ng
Kris Wilcox in the Pro Gas fina l. Stoffer
defeated MikeStrauder in th e semi fin al , while
Wilc ox got a bye.
Super E.T. honor s went to Allred Barri os
who ed ged. SCOll Valentine in th e lin a l.
Modified E.T, was won by Steve Kleinberg's
Van ce and Hines-ba cked Suzuki over Scott
She ppard.
Darryl Po wer was the w in ner i ~ th e
Mod ified class aboard a Har ley-Dav idso n,
beati ng Pa t Beyer.
Trophy hon or s wen t
Paul Beu lke, who
bea t Daryl Wilu for the go ld.
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Bertram best at Old Crow CC
By Bill Spencer
UVERMORE. CA, FEB. !
Bertram pl ayed a waiting game
score the
win at th e Red Neck Roosters' Old Crow IV
Cross Country, held at Carnegie Cycle Park _
Front-runners St eve Silvesui a nd Eri c
Mashbir had their bikes singing, and pl anned
to sto p for gas o n th e last lap. But th e h.eat
of co mpetitio n got to Lhem . a nd havm g
Bertram o n their heels didn 't help. As 'hey
.went for ,h eir fourth and fin al lap , th ey didn 't
even hesitate at th e pit entry, Cycle Gearl
Yok o- sponsor ed Bertram was o nly a few
seconds beh ind.
" H e go t about two mil es o u t, and all of
a ,udden , Sil vestri sto p ped, " said Bert ra m.
" Less th en 200 yards lat er, Eric pulled over
a nd sh ru gged at me as I went by. I kn ew Dan
Neil son wa , clo se. but I sort of backed off
o n th e throule from there lO the chec k.·'
Bertram and Nei lso n had th e rest of th e lap
lO th em selv es, sco r ing fi rst and second.
respectivel y, wilh Don Frankli." . thi rd ? ver
Curt Wilcox. Brad Hol comb h m shed h fth,
a nd Mashbir mad e it back to camp for sixth..
" 1 had to push it back over a set of h ilIs,
then I found a gu y in a pi ckup and borrowed
eno ug:h ga s to restart and mak e it back, " sa id
Mashbir. " Whew, wha, a day: '
Phi l Dou glas ran -d to th t" o vera ll win in
the Vet/Senior sho w, winning by a wide
margi n over John Mason, with Matt Cullin
third.
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Resul ts
250 A: I. Da wo 8M"lram IS U1); 2. Dan ="Ieil son (S UI); 3.
Don FrOilnklin (Hon ).
O PE ~: I. Curt Wilro Jl (H on ).
125 8 : I. Bu b by Martin (Hon); 2. Co if' ~"'n.hall (KT M).
2SO B: I. Pal Pro u n (Hon ); 2. Vin n Ca ramella (Hon l;
3.0" Du Boir.(Ya m ).
3. f rnl Sumra ll (Yam ).
VET B: 1. Cu n KisrT (K.aw); 2. Doult Crn-ar (H a n ); 3.
Dan Reed (K1"M ).
SR B: I. Vnn Holthou se (K.aw); 2. AI G arrahan (Ha n ):
3. uny Jo rda n (AT K).
S /S R B: I. Skip Horn e (Hon ); 2. Fred Gu ui (AT K): 3.
Rob Collin~ (H on).
Si SR C: I. ("~ j ohnloOn (Hon ): 2. Vic Rq»ud ( H on~
3. Dan ~ ( Hon ).
\'ET C: I. Ot.arlnTIKKJ1p.on( Hon):2. Rick Dd Flormtion
(S w); 3. Bob vuron (Hon).
SR C: I. Lnoy Gt'tkr (Han): 2. Da~ H OiIntnt ( Hon ~ 3.
j ohn Kirk (Kaw).
\\' :\1:": I. Debbie Dane ( K.aw); 2. I>.arlmr Co lebOln k (Kotw ).
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125 C: I. Pilt Garrahan {Hon) : 2. Scil Goodman (SlU);
3. Robert Orr (H on) .
200 C: I. DaW' Hanm n (Kaw); 2. jeU RO(' ( K.aw ); 3. Paul
~~. 1. I>.aV(' Flar.hbngn- (Ha n ): 2. Pal Cro ni n (KT M):
, . Del Cinino ( lio n) .
O PE~C: I. Km ~ m ( ATK):2. Ran d y Rep5tad (Hon);
3. 'Terrv
R~
(R on).
Sandstrom, Nelson nail Silver
State Motocross wins
By Bob Waters
CARSONem , NV, FEB. 21
The seaso n opener at Silver Sta te Motocross
dr ew over 200 entra nts , a nd it was Steve Nelson
and Eric Sa ndstrom who captured top hon o rs
in the 125 and 500cc classes. respec tively.
The combined 125 an d 500cc Pro classes
saw Sean Co nley grab the early lead aboard
his bi!;-bore. just a head o f 125cc class
com pe Utor Dan ny Pal adino. Pal adino roo sted
past o n the first lap and held o n for th e mo to
win over Co nley. Following tJu, two riders
across the line were Sa nds tro m aboard a 500
and Nelso n o n a 125.
The second moto saw Sandstrom grab th e
ho leshot ahead of Nelson and Conley . Co n ley
motored his 500 into th o lead o n th o second
la p , but went down o n lap seven of th e ninelap moto. Sandstro m inherited the lead and
greeted the finis h Iino in firs t p lace. Nolso n
followed close behi nd, topping Pal adi no and
Conley.
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The 80cc Begin ner class drew 16 compet·
itors. The first mo to saw a mad scra mble for
th e fi rst turn. Dylon Crawford stormod
through the first turn wit h the hol eshot and
kopt hi' Suzuki out fro nt for tho full five lap
molO.
The second mo'o looked to be a .repea t of
th e first , as Crawford gra bbed tho ear ly lead
As the raco progressed, Dan Cordle J r. steadily
picked off riders an d made his way to the rear
tiro of Crawford In the last turn. Co rdIo ma do
a move to th e inside an d edged o ut Cra wfor d
by a wheel for the win . Cra wford's 1-2 scores
ea rned th e overa ll win.
Results
80 BEG: I. Cody Crawford (Suz); 2. Dan Cordle Jr . (Hon):
3. Ray ~laT5halt (SUl); 4. Ph i l Pnl ro,iflli (SUl); 5. Eric
Willi am s (Sw).
80 jR: I. j ohn Zinda (Kawl: 2. Cody Crawf ord (Suz); 3.
David Rober u (SUl); 4. jernny Huntsman (Xaw); 5. Bobby
G riK"Wood.
80 INT: I. j ohn Ledd y (SUl ); 2. Will y Hcisa ( Ka w): 3.
jUllin Tnney (Ho n ).
125 J R: I. Shaw n Carmichad (Kaw); 2. Eddif' linda (K;tw);
3. Kevm HOiIr~tl (S UI); 4. Mike Morg;an (H on): S. john Ledd y
(SUl ).
250 BEG: 1. Brian Dl im im.ki (Hon) : 2. Don H arle, (Han);
3. Ron Ho~ (S UI ); 4. judf/it' Smi th (Ya m): 5. Jt:X'1 Iklozier.
SOD BEC : 1. Mike Lopn (H on ); 2. Wi ll SonK (Hon): 5.
Ed Elders (H on).
01" jR: 1. Bill Du vall (H on): 2. Ti m Golv"t (Hon): 5.
Mad Wilson (KT M).
OT 1!'IT: 1. Bab falxl (Ya m ); 2. Ch arl n Gra nl (H onl;
3. Pal Dun b r (Hon ).
VIT jR: . j eff McCollum (Hon ); 2. SCOI1 Rtny (f{a w) :
, . Larry Jon~ (K.aw): 4. j ohn Cu mm ings. (X.aw) : 5. Saxl
P~non (H a n).
125 PRO: I. Steve Nelson (S UI ): 2. D....nn y P....ladino; 3.
Darrell Olapman (Kaw): 4. Rob Engs trom (H on ); 5. Tony
McG rath (Hon) .
500 PRO, I. Eric San.akai; 2. L CirClDta; 3. N. Corw in.
C BA""AM; 1. R. Okula; 2. S. Brown ; 3. T . Buuanit.
C O P EN: 1. B. Siron m ; 2..C. Filiaul t.
C SR: l. n. verdee..: 2. E. Blum : 3. A. Ewald.
C VET : I. S. Smnh: 2. L Hoopen 3. G. Devera.
C 4-srR K: I. J. Ryan ; 2. M . Hami lton ; 3. R. Gikinrl("f
.
C S/SR: I. T . Moo res: 2. R. FIft'I.
Davis dominates Glen Helen GP
By David A. Procida
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, FEB. 24
Cory Davis stormed to a convincing win in
the 250cc Novice class a t th e Doublecross Grand
Prix at Gl en Hel en OHV Park.
After a fifth -pl ace sta rt, Davi s stalked th e
leaders for th e belter part of the first lap and
aft er observ ing their hnes turned up the heaL
He firs t picked off Dafo Sterling on a long
straight, and h i, nexl victim was Craig Well s.
Earl y leader Mike Poche and Bud Donatoni
were h is next targets and Davis found th o fast
' li no in tho w hoops as both P ocho and
Donat oni bo un ced and bobbled i n th e
supercross-lik o roc kers.
. Once out front Davis wasn 't cha llenged for
tho ronainder of tho 45-mi n ute race. Pocho
ra n . into moro probloms as Ster ling and
Donatoni bo th sh pped by. and before th e race
ended th e earl y lead er had sli pped back to
eigh th. Donatoni chased Sterling all th o way
10 th o ch eck ered n ag but never had the
opportu nity to get by. A cou p lo of bike lengths
back was fourth place fin ish er KOl Gray,
follo wed by Cra ig Wolls and Jason Ada ng.
Results
MI NI 60: I. Brandon Morgan; 2. Bria n Morgan; 3. Cliff
jennings; 5. j
