Motorcycle Association's 500cc Premier and 350cc Grand Prix classes.
Du cat i-rnounted Tom Keister did
his best to keep Roper in sig ht during
the 350cc race, earni ng a second pl ace
fin ish for his efforts . Defending 250cc
GP champ Keister had better luck in
that class as he held off fellow Ducati
riders Paul Watkins and Ernie Trakas.
In the race ofthe day, Floridian Mike
Kirby scored . hi s first AHRMA win
over 1990 200cc GP cha mp Bob Shudick. Shudick's Du cati a nd Kir by's
Bridgestone were never more than 10
yards apart during th e ent ire eigh t-lap
race.
Mike Smith aggresively maneuvered
his '50 No rton through th e Class C
field and to h is first wi n aboard the
Manx. Hot on Smi th's trai l was BMWmounted Ozzie Auer, follo wed close ly
by AI Knapp on his AMI -backed
Harley-David son WLDR. Smith rode
his eight-valve T riu mph to second in
the ,750cc GP event, which was won
by Triumph pilot AI Charles.
Ducati 450 rider Chris Helland took
an easy win in the Sportsman 500cc
class ahead of Norm Nelson's Tri. umph. Rick Breckon rode his Triumph
to the clear win in the Sportsman 750cc
class , followed by Norton-mounted
Bob Goodpaster and Steve Pucbala.
The Pre-1940 class belonged to Butch
Baer , who rode hi s hand-shift '26
Indian Scout so well he crossed the line
fifth in a race tha t had the 350cc GP
and 200cc GP machines on the track
at the same tim e as AHRMA 's oldest
machines. The Classic Six ties race saw
a pair of BSA Gold Stars - ridden by
Bob Bulmer and John Phillips - arrive
at th e fini sh line first and second,
followed by Beno Rod i and h is Royal
Enfield Bullet.
Two-Stroke GP fea tured a scrap
between J ohn T urne r on a Suzuki
Titan and J ohn Lo uc k on hi s JM L
Special, a home-built 1971 mach in e
that features a 440cc Kohler snowmobile engine. The du el ended when the
drive belt shredded on Louck's torque
I:l'I
converter.
Results
500 PREM: i. David Ro~ (AJS ): 2. Ralph Auer
(BMW): ! .. Groll Ryan (T n ); 4. Don Fromm (BSA);
5. Bob Shudick (H· D).
750 GP: 1. AI Charles (T ri); 2. Mike Smith (T ri);
! . Craig Breckon (BSA); 4. Mike Comfort (No r); 5.
Pa tCCmuoy (H .D ).
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2-STJlI GP: 1. J ohn Turner (Sur); 2. Randy
Harding (H ·D); ! . J ohn Louck (JML) .
!50 GP: 1. DaVId Roper (AJS); 2. T om Keister
(Due); ! . Mike Miu:hell (Due); 4. Ken Baker (Due);
S. John Schulu (H·D).
2sO CP: 1. Tom KeiMer (Due); 2. Paul Watkin.
(Due); ! . Ernie TraIhatc:' (Yam);
3. j im Whipple:- (Yam); -I. Phil Gribnau (Yam).
VET NOV : 1. Many MaI~ ( Hon );2.James Kubo (Yam );
3. kim Lof tis (Kaw).
80 NO\': 1. Nathan W()()(b (Kaw); 2. Jason ~tehcr (Ho n).
80 BEG : I. DmnlS Springs ()ta w); 2. j amo Pledalus (Suz);
3. Bobby GMCia (K.a ); 4. Jna M~C1 (SUI): 5. Jason Bowdm
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(Kaw).
60 NOV: I. Jns Mtdl.,. (Kaw).
60 BEG : l. lnon TUI'tK'I'(Hon).
PIW: l. Sha ne:- lku (Ya m ).
Varis smokes Barona Oaks MX
RAMONA, CA, MAY 5
Jimm y Varis sailed
the overall win s in the
60cc (9-11 year old) and 80cc Open (9-11) class
win s at round four o( tb e CMC Spri ng Classic,
held a' Ba ron a Oak s Racewa y. Var is trou nced
the competition . winning three out of four
motos en route to his victori es.
Var is go, the ball rolling in tbe first 60cc
(9-11) mo'o, and grabbed the holeshOl ah ead
of Bo Hernandez and T ravis Connelly . With
a clear track ahead of him , Vari s opened up
his JT USAlSCRlKClVTekniques Racingl
VHT/PJI ·backed Kawasaki, and began
pull aw ay (rom the field . Rehind Vari s,
Hernandez (ough' of! the advances of Sean
Jaramillo , who swooped pas' Connelly on the
oJX1ling lap. Varis sco..m. a convincing win
wh ile Hernandez held his li nes
fin ish
second. Jaramillo and Connelly followed in
third and fourth, respectively.
Vari s timed the gate perfectly in mo'o two ,
and led Hernandez, Jaramillo and Connelly
onto ,he track. From tha t point on, the race
was a (oll ow-the-leader-affair, as Varis went
on to score the molO and overall wins ah ead
o( Hernandez a nd Jaramillo. .
Daniel Norman brok e Varis' win streak in
,h e first SOcc Open molO. as be fended off
all challenges made by Varis. Varis was mired
a ' the start, bu t by the whi,e flag lap had closed
on Norman·s rear (ender. Varis tried every
trick in the book '0 get by Norman, bu' came
up short at the checkered n ag . Norman new
over th(: fin ish line tabletop to score th ~ win
a bead 0 ( . Var is and Jerry Aleman, wh o
po wered his SCR-backed Suzuki across the
line in thi rd.
Vari s sto rmed back with a ven gean ce in the
concludi ng molO, and crossed the fin ish line
with a comfortable lead Over Norman ·and
Aleman. Varis' 2-1 scores 'opped Norman 's
1·2 (or ,h e overa ll win.
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By Tony Alessi
PALMDALE, CA, MAY 10
Tracy Asher was deI, a good hand as he top ped .
'he 250cc Novice class during CMC Nigb, MX
a' Los Angel es County Raceway .
SeOIl Mum(ord and Kenn y Stafford bolted
into the high-speed, le(, sweeping first 'urn
side by side at lhe stan of me first moto.
Mum(ord cu' underneath Stafford in the 'um
before a triple jump then new inside Stafford
to assume the lead. Mumford approached the
quadruple jump in the lead , cased bard on
the landing, bu' was able '0 stay out front
arid soon had all the jumps, including the
quad, down
a science. Asber had worked
up (rom nearly last
second and ·began
close on Mumford, but the entire front straight
sep ara ted th e two riders. Mumford rode
.smooth to the checkered nag (ollowed by
Asher and Bill y Paul.
Mumford thundered to the second mo'o
holeshot with Paul and Asher in to w.
Mumford open ed a small lead while Asher
moved past Paul to second. Mumford main·
tained a small margin to the fina l lap when
he buried bis fron , end in a deep sand berm.
·'Ijus' dug in and I was trapped," Mumford
explai ned. He lost about 10seconds and that's
all Asher needed squirt by and take a quid
dash
,be cbec kered nag for 'he win.
Mumford fini shed second and Paul was third .
Cy Prado and Erik Kleven exchanged mo'o
victori es in the 250cc Beginner class. Kleven
pa ssed Jordan Lieberman in the first moto
score a runaway win . Prado also passed .
Liebennan late in the race to assum e second.
Kleven was on h is way to a repeat perfor mance in me second mota but lost control
in a series o( small bumps and (ell. Kleven
remoun,ed in (ou rth bu t Prado was long gon e.
Kleven eventually worked hi s way bad to
secon d wh ere he fin ished beh ind winner
Prado.
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(Kaw ).
VET t NT: I. I...arTy Bakn (SUI ); 2. Alan Andcnon (Kaw);
. 3. Richard Bunch (Ka.....).
VET EX: I. Bob KJinr (H on) ; 2. Greg MartinC'Z (Hon ):
3. ~rge Wall ao.- (Ya rn).
By Seymour Bettys
Asher burns LACR Night MX
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JR VET NOV : l. J ohn Davin (H on ); 2. Tim WOIhlbng
(Ya m); 3. Srott Wildtt (Hon): 1. Jeff Frr'y (H on): 5. Kmn ,.
Safford ( Ka w) .
J R VET EX: J. Srott Slr.OI.rrlS(SUI).
VET BEG : I. Mark King (Hon); 2. Randy jamn (Hon);
". Damn Brown (H on): 1. John Murr.illY (S UI): s. MMk
McCulloch (Ya m ).
VET NOV : 1. Martin CiSOlr (SuI); 2. Lmny Bakn; 3. Ru~11
Pawn'S (H on); 1.Jeff Mindn Ol.u (H on); 5. Jimmy Baun
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Results
P/ W A: l. Johnn Fa ullc.nn (Ya m): 2. Saxl Howe:- (Yam );
5. Todd G
