eLOCA
LEVENTS
S. goben Dick (Ya m ); 4. Glenn Mi tt (H on); ~. An tho ny
j oh nsen (Yam ).
MIW CP AM: I . David B.nn (Yam) ; 2. Tho~ SaW
(Han); 3. David Au uy (Yam ): 4. Ron Johnwn (Ya m ): ~. Bill
BowCOft (SUI).
U W SIB K EX: 1. Joh nJam n (Yam ); 2. CurW G i ~( Ya m ):
3. DmWT McKin nq (Ya m ): 4. Lmnard KinchDl"'r (Ya m);
5. Jrif PC"piOl (Yam).
L w SIB K AU I. Mikr MroatJow. (LAw); 2.' Darren
M.auldm (Hon).
MI\\' SfR K EX: I. SIU MonilOfl (Yam): 2. Qri, Dudl~
IHo nl; 5. Sharl(' Turpin (Ha n); (~r
(Yam).
U W C P AM: I. M i k~ M radow ~ ( Ka w ); 2. Jon Ebttly(Ya mJ.
M /W S/S PRT EX; I. SIU Morr iwm (Ya m); 2. Quell. Gravn
(SUI); 5. Sha ne" Turpin (Hon ); 4. Clui\; Dudlry (Ha n); ~ .
Jam n Co x ( Y .. m ).
M /W S/ SPRT AM: I. SIn'm Ru,hford (....il ); 2. OOlvid
m
Bal,=" (Ya m l: 3. David Autry (Ya m); 4. Bill Bowron (Stu) ;
5. j ;u nn DouK'ln (Ya m).
Lr w S/S P RT EX: 1. John J am~ (Yam); 2. Dmva
McKinu ey (Y:.am); 3. Lronard Kinchn"" (Yam ); 4. William
Syfan (Suz): ~ . Jdf Pr p iot (Y;lm ).
U W S /S P RT AM; I. Dou~ & h miu (Ya m ).
U W srnv EX: I. Ril.:k Wllli..m ~ (H on ); 2. Will iam Syfan
(SOl.); 3. T o m Dahl; 4. Thom.ill ~ Fu jib ;ty..."hi (Hon) ; ~. J nry
Andrnon (H on ).
LfW srrw AM; I. Robnt TOfX1 (Hon); 2. Mike-M ~I
( Kaw); 3. Rou Slaffrldl (U RI: ( Ho n ); 1. Mike- Dtoc.i diol (Hon): S. Mik"
n
&.m in K" ( Hon ).
125 AM: I. Jim VOK1 ( K.oi w) ;:t. J UM-in Bn-x ( ~ w); 3. Tom
Wlctw, (H on); -t. Jref Bait" (H on): 5. Scocl Ca mp ( K.ilw).
201.Q PE:'IlAM: I. D.md S u:JO(' (Koi w ); %.j dlf~or ( Hon );
john
3.
Canoll (JUw): 4. jOls.on Sc.u pu lla (Yam): S. Ed V;an
S. l"l:uuycm ( K.l w ).
125 SCH BY: I. ~ O livn (Koiw): 2. P..ul Turo (5w );
3. j im my Powrn ( K..ill w); -t. bndy A~ (Sw ); S. D..yt> W..lroh
(S UI).
t 25 BEG: I. JMr y Bulma n (Sw,; 2. G lm Wilbu r (KoIw):
3. Mikr ~U..("k" (Ho n); -t. Chri , Vanh yning (Sw); S. j imm y
G.mi h (Yam).
WI·OPEN 8t~G : l. M.n k j ohncoll.(KT M); 2. BrL.n Wolf"
( Kaw): 3. Rub H iM
"lnk (K..illw); 4. Do nny H u, hon (SUL); ~:
Jim Lill y (Hon).
;
125 r-; O V: I. Min k fkonnr l ( Ka w); 2. Paul T uro (SUL) 3.
t 'rn:! HuH (Sull ; ti n (Kaw); 2. Mikr Ru bin'"un
(Kilw); 3. Martin Mt'fl (K.awl; 4. Brian Broadw ell (5 Ul) .
VINT /W DS: I. Da ve Water.. (SUI); 2. Krv i Ot'J ;1( (Hnn):
3. Rob Q la mp llll (lI un); -t. T udd Welch ( K.&w): 5. John
Fa ynun .
SR C: I. ThomOlJl Ln- (Ya m); 2. David Swi ll ia ( Ka w); 3.
Da n McLa ughl in (JUw); 4. Bo b Cha mp lin (Hon); 5. Mo k
n
~ibr-rt (H on).
201·O PEN EX: I. Bri.m Au\;tin (Kaw); 2. Donald Schm idl
(Hun): 3. Pr iM M.. lyj (JoUiw); 4. Brian "'n m (Hon ); 5. MikC'
f ran klin (Hoo) .
SR ~: I. Prr ry Br.m don (Ha n); 2. Grorgr Mart in (Hon ):
3. J.amlt' Wankn (Koaw); -I. G ary Wal k" (Honl; 5. O \QIr OfoJ.ac·
l li.aw).
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SR A: I. Mikr Rob imoon (Kilw); 2. Bria n 8 road wr ll (Swl.
12!t EX ; I. Dun;l ld Sc: midl (H un); 2. Pn~r MoIl yj (Kaw);
h
3. j ut' Ellinleton (Hun ): 4. Ren D r~ ntt ( S Ul):~ . Bn an Ty lrr
(I-L.ml.
Morrison on top at Firebird RR
By Naomi Bourne
Photo by W.J. Field '
OlANDUR, A1., MAR. 311-31
Stu Morrison co ntin ued his wi n streak a t
Firebird In tern a tio nal Raceway's AMA/CCS
Southwest Regio n road races. H is Yama ha
FZR.600performed so well in ,h e Heavywei gh,
Supersport race agains ' GSXR 750 mach in es.
,hat a form al pr otest was filed.
Lefty Bell/Red Ba ron R a cin g / T NT /
Apache
H onda- Yamaha-Suz uk i/ Hi mz
Construction·sponsored Morr ison wo n both
of Sat urday's endura nce races . all three of
Sunday 's Middlewei gh' sprim race.s, and ,h e
Un limi ,ed GP. MotTison finis hed second in
lh e Hea vyweight Superspon ra ce beh in d
Ch uck Graves. foilin g a field of racers in lheir
~uest for Suzuki Cu p money. Dal e Kieffer
h nished in fou rt h place, and filed ,h e $300
prot esL AMA track offi cials su pervised ,he
teardown a nd inspection o f th e Yamaha
engine, a nd declared Mo tTison 's bike Su perspon legal a' ,he end of ,h e day.
Grav es took first pla ce honor s and Suzuki
Cup money in lh e Un lim ited a nd HeavyweIght Supersport ra ces. The Yosh imura
Per fo r m a nce/R K/Fo x / Bie ££e/ M ich e li n /
Fieldsheer-sponsored racer kep, Dr. Cycle!
Long Beach Yam ah a/S pecrr o-sponsored Brad
Hazen in secon d place, despi te a challen ge
by Hazen in a nose-to- [3.il race up the ~trai ~h L
Graves bea t Hazen again in ,h e He avyweight
Superspo rt class .
Luck was aga ins t the Gr aves brothers in
lh e Unlim i ted GP 18-lap mon r y race. The firsl
to cras h wa ~ Michael G raves, wh o lost con tro l
in the back cu rves. Chuck slid out a lap lal er
in the to wer turn. Hazen was the nexl to c ra~h
wh ile he and Morri son di ced 'hrough the back
markers. \\'ith th e top racers o ut or th e picture.
Morrison co nt in ued o n to viclory .
Resul ts
SOLO GTU EX: I. Stu M on i ~ 1O {Ya m}; 2. Sh;tllr T ur pin
(Hon): 3. John Jam~ (Yam l: -I. Midlarl Su lliv:.an (Ya m );
5. Chr i, D udl~y (Yam).
SOLO GTU AM; I. St('\'m Rush(urd (Y" m): 2. David Auu y
m
(Yam ); 3. Grant CilKflon (Yam); -t. MichOle"1Tr-drililno (Y.il l;
~. Tom Hull (MOl).
SOLO GTO EX; I. Stu M orr i~n (Ya m l; 2. MiLr 5urril ll
(SUl) ; 3. Jim J .ilqunt~ (SUZ); 4. Mark Hrmlry (SUL); 5. Miltc
Shalfn (Yaml .
SOLO CTO AM; I. Mark Millt"'f (Ho n ); 2. J O!>hWl Pill
(5 uzJ; 3. Jama Robnoon (SwJ; 4. M..thl"W lLwin (SUl).
U/L SlSP RT. EX: I. Ch uck Gravo (SulI; 2. Brad H.um
(Sull; !. Miu k Hm sley (S w l: 4. [knn ir Burnr (SUI): 5. Rub
Lnth.am ~Ya m).
MIW G P EX; I. Stu Morroon (Ya ml : 2. T y Pil {Yam l;
PERRIS. CA. APR. 13
hawn Heit o verca me a seco nd· mo to crash to
cha rge pas, th e entire field of 250cc Novices
and score ,he overall victory duri ng ,he GFI
Su per Sa'urday MX a' Perr is Race way .
The 250cc a nd 500cc Novice classes wer e
co mbined and Lo uie Peick used the horsepower of his KawasakiKX500 to grab lh e firstmoto hol esho L Peick Cou ldn ', hold back lh e
aggressive riding of H ie.. who assumed lh e
lead o n his Yama ha YZ250 by lhe end of ,h e
first lap. T .R- E. rider SCon Mumfor d. aboard
a no lh er 250 q uic kly dis placed Peick as well
and set after HeiL Mumford closed
wi lhi n
lhree bik e len g,hs of the lead er, bu, ,h at 's as
close as he ever came to Heit ·
.
T he Novice class rod e a len~thy 12-lap mo'o
w hic h challenged mos' nder 's physical
co ndi tio ning . Mumford was the first victim
of fati gu e when he crashed 'wice befor e ,he
mo'o fin ished an d dropped back to finish
fourth. H eit went o n to 5CO~ the win o ver
ru n ner-u p Sun Has<: and lh ird -pl ace Jeff
Eary.
Eary , J osh Ryen and Frank S,i en er ra n in
lhe : top lhree positions for th e fir st half of
the second molO. Heit suffered a poor start
an d a fall and was steadily work in g back fro m
lasL Mumford su[[ered a sim ila r fate and was
a lso forced to ride lh ro ug h lh e pac k. .As lh e
ra ce entered ,he fi nal laps. Hei t passed
Mum ford for ,h ird after a bnd ski rmish. lh en
pounded pas' Ryen two tu rns la'er ass ume
seco nd. Mumford also moved by Ryen and
pulled in behi nd Heit and ,oge,her lh ey
o verw he lme d leader Ea ry. T hough Eary
fou ghl 10 ha ng o n to ,he lead bo,h Heit and
Mumford pushed past. Heit pulled away on
th e final lap to co m plete hi s two--moto sweep
wh ile Mumford foll owed him across th e fin ish
line in ~on d with Eary. Hase and Rym in
pursuit.
" 'eston Reid co n tin ued h is domin an ce of
the co mpe titive Vet Novice cla ss by pi ck ing
up a pair of mota victories.
" I lost 40 pounds, and ,h a, com bined with
practici ng has ren ewed my riding effort and
now I wa nt lo ge t serio us about winning, "
Reid said.
J oh n Cha mbers a nd Rand y Gr een ro unded
th e top three overall but were surp rised by
Chuck Freeman who fin ished second in ,h e
seco nd moto in o ne of his best-ever rides.
Freeman 's strong seco nd mo ta finish was
tainted by a first-mow ni m h wh ich left hi m
sixth overa ll.
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Resu lts
50 FIRST T IMER: I. Pa ul Nu na (Ya m ); 2. Mikl' Wiggi Ri
r
( Ya m ): 3. FmJ NOOl (Y;lm ); -I. Ni<:hnl
