250 BEG : 1. Sioo n CooJXT(H a n); 2. Ri chard Worley (Yam) ;
5. Eric Martin (Ha n ).
60 9-11: 1. Jimmy Varis (Ra w); 2. Bob Hernandez (Ya m).
60 0-8: 1. Chris McN att (Ka w) ; 2. Bob by Bonds (Ra w); , .
Chri s Pan ek (K.aw).
125 INT: 1. Aaro n Westrup (SUl); 2. Brian T et'u (Kaw );
S. David Casada (Suz).
125 PR O: 1. Cra ig Davis (Han); 2. Ryan Hu ghes (Ka w );
3. Terry Fow ler (Sw): 4. Eri c H u lto n (Ya m).
• 125 JR: 1. Jdf T ilton (SUl ); 2 Duane DeArman (K.aw );
.5 Chris Finley (Suz).
.
'" VET J R: 1. David Zhart (Han); 2. Lou Se re (Kaw); 3. J im
Harris (Han).
VET PRO : 1. Rex Staten (Han): 2. T im L und e (H on );
3. Ken n y Zarht (H a n).
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VET MST R: 1. Tim Marsh (Han); 2. Rob Ti ppit
(Han) .
VE'r INT: 1. David Lyn ch (Han); 2. Dave Sim mons (Ya m );
' . 1.5. Hansen (Han).
.
125 BEG : 1. Aaro n Gi nn (Ha n); 2. Josh Brewer (Sw); 3.
Bren Heinselman (Kaw).
80 EX: l. Sieve H en gweld ( Kaw) .
80 t NT: 1. Jeff Willoh (Raw ); 2. Ty ler King (Kawl.
80 O PE N:l. Ji mm y Varis (Suz); 2. Dan iel Norm an (Suz).
500 PR O: I. Ch ris Yo ung (Ha n ); 2. Rex Slaten (H on) ;
3. Cra ig Ibvis (Han ).
500 INT : L J. J. Perch el (Ho n); 2. Srott McKey (AT K).
P/W MO D: I. Robby Bonds (Ya m); 2. J o hn Hopkin s
(Yam) .
80 BEG : I. Doug Parsnn~ (SUI_ 2. Cnr)' Sievers (Suz): 3.
);
Danie l No rman (SUl) .
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500 J R: I. Mike Ho hon (Ho n ); 2. SU Tollison (Han ).
'W'
Head in sync at Cinco
de Mayo Trial
By Don Williams
Photo by Kelly Callan
LUCERNE VALUY, CA, M
AY5
Three-time North Ame ri ca n T rials Co u ncil
Na tiona l Ch am pio n Scott H ead , ri d ing in his
third even t since his retiremen t from Na tiona l
competitio n in 1986, held o n for the Cham p io nship cla ss win at the Orange Co unty
Cycle Cinco De Mayo Trial at Lu cer ne Valley,
H ead , who i nt ends to compete o n his Beta
T R34C on ly on the local level ra ther than
returning to the NAT C Championship Series,
·b uilt a three-p oin t lead o ver fo u r-ti m e
d efen d i ng Amer i can T ri a ls Asso ci ation
C hampion T o m H aman n after H amann
sco red o nes on four of the first seven sections.
Riding a Beta Zero for the first time in
co m pe titio n. Hamann took single da bs in four
sections on th e second loo p wh ile Head had
a clean loop go ing until he three'd th e fin al
section.
Sectio n 10 p rov ided the most tro u ble for
H ead. wh o sa id, " I t' s exci ti ng comin g back .
It 's like startin g o ver trying to learn the new
tech ni ques.' :
Five of H ead 's n in e-poin t total came o n the
tricky sectio n that sent th e top-class riders u p
a rock slab, the n down th rough so me rubble
in to a flat staging area . From th is staging area
the y had to shoot over a square-edged rock
in a narrow cre vic e be tw een t wo hug e
boulders, sto p quickly, make a trick move to
th e left in cra mped q ua rte rs before hopping
over another sq uare-edged rock guarding the
ex i t chute.
Going into the final three traps, H ead was
hold ing a 5-11 lead over H am ann. H ead
touc hed down four tim es in tho se secti ons as
Hamann took h is o n ly dab of th e last loop
o n Sec tio n 9. H ea d' s lead he ld up a nd
H amann took th e runner's up position, a
co mfo rta ble 38 poin ts ahea d of th ird- p lace
Paul Webster.
H ead 's fiancee J oann Benner acco mpanied
him down from Sa nta Barbara and scored an
easy win in th e Beginner class o n her Yamaha
T Y350. Her one-point, nine-clean fina l loo p
score tied Senior (30+) divisio n riders Ray
Butler and Bill Burrows fo r th e best Beginner
· loop o f the day . Butler beat ou t Burrows by
a SIng le po int for th e Senior Beginner win
after taking a five-point lea d afte r the o pe n in g
loop .
.
Cl eans had to be ta llied b y sco rekeepers to
decide the Su per Senior (40+) Novice w in ner.
Mark Alpen and T om Blake were never m ore
than a cou ple o f po ints apart all da y a nd
finished with identica l totals of 16 points.
Alpen's three, eigh t-clean loops easily beat th e
19 cleans accumulated b y Blake. J ohn Co ll ins
finished third, only two dabs back .
Results
C' SH IP: I. Sco tt Head ( Bet) : 2. T om Ham a nn (lkt); 3.
Paul Wc:bl ~r (Fan): 4. Jad y Rich ison (Fan).
SPTSMN: I. Robert Mad den (Bet) : 2. Thomas Engdhard l
(lkt): 3. Gr eg Bush (Yam ): 4. J aU'd Ma lmq uisl (Bd): 5. Dav id
Igt (Fa n).
sa (.50+) SP RTSMN : I. Duane Fela nd (Mer)i 2. Gary
Co nrad (Bet ): 3. Randy Mint er (Be t); 4. Da vid Rc:cr.o r (Bet ).
S/ SR (40+) SPTSMN : 1. Pa t Fox (Yam ).
tNT: 1. J im Co lli ns (Bet); 2. _ i Rogtn (Be t); 3. Cra ig
Tm
McClellan (Yam ); 4. J. O . Mill er (Yam) ; 5. Mik e Cushionbury
(Il
3. lach Ru tled ge (Kaw); 4. Ma n Downing (Ka w) .
JR MIN I: 1. Mikcy Tay lor (SUl ): 2. J immy Reeves (Kaw);
3. Sa m Taylor (SUl ).
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SR MI NI: l. Da n ny Ha vn es [ Kaw ]: 2. SCUll P in so n (Suz):
3. Bill y Hl eba k (SUl); 1. Matt Ma u hew s (Kaw ): 5. Chad
Murphy (SUl).
BEG : I. j am ey La nd rum (Ho n ); 2. Chad Mat hews (H on ];
3. T ommy Payne (Hon ); 4. Mike Raker (Yam) : 5. Dcwa vne
KilKQ (Hun ).
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·125 C: I. AI MnrRall (K.aw); 2. Marl y Mur ph y (Suz); 3.
Wayne Deva n ( Kaw); 'I. Ryan Balla rd (Hu n); 5. D;um y Ha vnes
(Kaw).
.
250 C: I. A. Srnh h (Kaw): 2. G .T . (SUl); 3. J im m y Seone
(Hu n ): 4. Sia n Hi ll;luo wer (Kaw,; 5. Ran d y H yde (Ya m ).
250 B: I. Mil-hild Henderson (Hon); 2. Lt-VUIi P(,T1 dM Kt"a ~
(Sut) ; 3. Allen Co n n (Ya m ): 'I. Sa m Penna (Kaw); 5. Hill
Wi lliam ll(KTM ).
SR MEN: I. Mil·hat>1 Hen dl;"rll n (Hun ): 2. Stan Hi /i: lnwt"
u
h
1
(K.!w); 3. & nn y Du rrouKh s (KT M); 4. Bobby Hi!l.hop (Kaw);
5. Robert Hend erson (Hem ).
EN DR : I. Cbn s Wi lli am s (·Yam): 2. Dav id McCo rd ( Hen):
3. Bubby Wh itman (Kaw): 1. Mar k Wuod (KT M): 5. J im m y
Wih;un ( Ka w ).
125 A: I. j ohnny Ilt--.. (SUl); 2. Bryan SlUko (Ho n ); ~ .
.n
. Da vid Smith (Ya m ).
3.
Mike Parsons (left ) blasted past Jim Sisemore (righ t) at Gold Country Speedway.
SR AM; I. Mar k Kawryga (1-1011); 2. Steve Ha~kel1 (SUl):
:'1. Kevin Amo (Ki:tw).
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SR EX: 2. Mike Munay (KT M); 2. Richa rd Bissen (H e n):
~ . Ge ne Nighman (Ka w},
.
S/ SR: I. Leon Whalt'y (KT M): 2. Sar ge Littl e (Raw); 3.
Mike Hubler [ Hon ).
50; I. j ueu n Murray (M· M); 2. Lo n n y Thurston (Ya m};
3. Sh aw n O stra nder (Ya m ).
JR MIN I 60-80; I. Amber Hu gh es (SUl ): 2. Paul Bradl ey
(SUl ): 3. Travis Pastrana (Kaw ).
SR MINI NOV : I. Mike BisM."1I (Yam ): 2. j asu n Ri<:ci (S ux );
3. DaW' Thoma s (Kaw).
SR MIN I: 1. j eff McMah un (Kaw): 2. Ricky Small (Hen].
SCH BY: J. J ohn Bla ke (Kaw); 2. Antho n y Pa via (SUt );
3. Dan Go t! (Hun ).
200 NOV : 1. Bill y Toomey (Ya m ); 2. Chris Smi th (Kaw );
3. Brian Wag ecik (Ho n ).
125 AM: 1. Ra ben Ma n n {Suz): 2. j oh n Bla ke (Kaw); 3.
Ch ris Duda (Suz).
.
125 EX: 1. Chris Coleman (Ya m): 2. Bru ce Stroman (Yam );
3. Mike Dries (Yam ).
250 AM; 1. Bria n Cro h (Kaw); 2. j eff Fru tch ey (Yam ); ~ .
jeff Ma kela (Ya m ).
.
.250 EX: I. Chris Co lem an (Ya m); 2. Bru ce Strat to n (Ya m);
5. TC1T)' Ku h n (Ya m ).
O PEN NO V: 1. Wrigh t Bagwell (Ho n); 2. Cha d Moon"
(H a n); 3. Andr ew Peebles [Kaw ].
O PEN AM : l. Georg e Austin (Kaw): 2. Steve Morga n ( H o n ).
O PEN EX: I. Ethan Goodrich (KT M); 2. joh n Ynu nK
[ Kaw ): 5. Rid Bisson (Han ).
Results
Parsons putsawayCold
Country Speedway
O /A : I. Chri s Ca pli nger (AT K); 2. Rust)' Reyna ud (Yam ):
3. Tim Newel l (Han): 4. G~ Surdv ke (H bg); 5. Leigh
Le tellier (KTM ).
EX: I. Ru slY Reyn a ud (Ya m ); 2. T im Newell (Ho n); 5.
G rq Surd yke (H bg); 4. Leigh u t~ lI in- (KTM); 5. j eff Sledge
(Yam).
INT : I. Rick Hereon (Yam); 2. vt nce Tbrcckmoncn jj-lon):
3. Rob Ca p lio ger (AT K): 4. J ay Will iam s (Kaw); 5. Keith
Kibo rt (Kaw).
O PEN: l. Mike Bur khart (Han); 2. j oh n Isaacs (KT M);
3. Rick Leo nard (Ha n ): 4. Rob bie Reed (Han); 5. Ma rk G ulkk
(KTM ).
250: l. Dwig ht Ma ggs rd (Yam ); 2. T o m Summ ers (Yam);
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3. Kevin H a rmo n (Yam ); 4. Ma ti Faletti (Kaw): 5. Dav id
Sparrow (H a n).
200: 1. Dave Dill in g ham (Kaw); 2. Mo m s Wa rin o (Kaw);
3. Dav id Meyer (Kaw): 4. Dona ld Bemi s (Ka w): 5. Ra nd y
Wil son (Kaw).
125: I. Ma ti j emi esc n (KT M); 2. Shawn T a ylor (H a n ):
3. Darr el T ownsend (H a n ): 4. Rich ie Cav ineu ( K.aw) : 5. D-... e
v
Rya n (H a n).
4·STRK: 1. Steve Underwood (H bg); 2. Geo ff Monahan
(Hbg); 3. Ra nd y J on es (Hon); 4. Com~1I Po rter (Hon ); 5.
Da le Smith (Hon).
·
.
SR: 1. Dave Altman (Yam) ; 2. Rick Ca rpenter (Suz); 5.
Mich ad Sherida n (Hus); 4. J ohn Garren (KTM); 5. Gerald
Fren ichs (H ue).
S/S R: 1. Pau l Taylo r (Han); 2. Car l Donelson (ATK) ; 3.
J im Letellier (KTM); 4. Bin ney Adams (Kaw).
J R: I. Dave WiUo ng (H a n ); 2. Sh awn Merrl t (Hon): 3.
Rya n Pi rtle (Han).
VlNT: 1. Al J o hnso n (Yam) .
BEG ; I. Lo n nie R ucker (Kaw); 2. J am es Hunot (Kaw);
3. Da nie l Sch war u (Ya m ): 4. J o h n Law son (Suz l; 5. M ik~
SeJ1e
nschue tttt ( Ka w).
Bagwell wins Frozen Ocean MX
Caplinger cruises to Pro Dirt
Hare Scramble win
By Arlene Hejlek
GRASSEY MO, MAY5
,
Chris Caplinger was the overa ll wi n ner in th e
fourth ro u nd o f th e Missour i Hare Scrambles
Ser ies hosted by th e Pro Dirt M.C. a t G ras sey.
A boggle at the sta rt put Ca plinger a t th e
back of th e pack , alo ng with Greg Surdy ke,
while Rusty Reynaud and Tim Ne well ran
u p front. Ca plin"er a nd Surdyke wen t fro m
las t to fifth and Stxth in o ne turn when th ey
went around a melee at a mudhol e midway
through th e fir st hip. ATKlSp roc ket Special ist s/Ka l-Gard /Mister Motorcycle/M om &
Dad- sponsored Ca plin ger was on th e gas and
in th e lead by th e end o f the second lap, while
Surdyke claimed fourth position behind
Rey naud and New ell . At th e end o f six la ps
on the seven -m ile co urse, Caplinger cr u ised
in to take th e overa ll win by a four -mi nute
margin.
Re ynaud was a warded first in the Expert
class, followed by New ell who suffered from
a silver dollar-sized blister on th e palm o f h is
PLUS 25 EX; I. G rt'g Nd:OOCJIl (SUl): 2. Bill Denma n (SUI.):
ha nd . Su rdy ke got arou nd New ell o n the fifth
lap, but fell back into the third Expert slot
wh en he cras hed on the six th lap .
R ickey Horton got the holeshot in the
Interm ed ia te class and Vince Throckm o rto n
dogged hi s heels .for the firs t three la ps .
Throc kmorton 's p la n to tak e the lead wh en
H ona n p itted C gas went down the drain
or
whe n he wen t d ow n in a rav ine and los t a
co u ple mi n u tes ge tti ng out. H e had to settle
for second. Third in the In termediat e class
wen t to Bo b Ca p lin ger over J ay Williams. At
o ne po int they took sep arat e lines gains into
a corner and Williams T-boned Caplinger,
Will iam s went down a nd Ca p linger p ulled
away .
Dw ight Maggard took th e holesho t in th e
250cc class and held th e lead for the whole
two h ours to fin ish in th e to p 10 overa ll .
Steve U nderwood go t the hol eshot in th e
Four-Stroke class, but fell on a log near the
start, allowing everyo ne to pass. H e q uick ly
llo t go ing , however, a nd had th e lead ba ck
10 hand by the end of the fir st la p. H e went
home with the cla ss wi n.
By Carla Nelson
AUBURN, NY, APR. 28
Wright Bagwell won th e Open Novice class
at Fro zen Ocean Mo tocro ss.
Chad Moo re led Bag well early in moto one.
As they pulled awa y from the rest o f the pack,
Bagw ell pressu red Moo re. On lap th ree,
Bagw ell fell beh i n d a nd g a ve Mo ore a
com forta ble lead. J ason O rr was in th ird ,
closely p ur sued by Andrew Peebles.
In mo to two, Bagwell led Moore by over
five seco nds. Orr was close beh in d Moore in
the ope ni n g laps bu t Peeb les cha rged up a nd
passed Orr. Bagwell won the moto and the
overall . while Moo re's seco nd in th e final
moto cost h im the o vera ll .
In th e 50cc class, J usti n Mu rra y won bot h
mot os. A fall in mot o o ne allowed Lo n ny
T h urs to n to close in , bu t Mu rr ay held h is
positi on . Shawn O str ander rod e cons isten tly
lo third in both motos.
.i. Mike Corning ( Kaw ).
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By R .C. Jones
AUBURN, CA, MAY3
Fast Fridays ope ned th eir seco nd speedway
season at th e Go ld Country Fairgrounds wi th
most o f the h igh bankin g fro m last seaso n
leveled down to a mor e ma nageabl e height.
With the track a lot faster. Mike Parso ns
thrilled a packed ho use with a co nvinci ng wi n
in t he Scra tch mai n.
As the lap wen t u p. Sisemore wa s fir st to
the tum wit h Par son s a nd Bart Bast trying
to keep even . Parsons kept pa ce a nd from th e
far o u tside he was able to fi nd the traction
first, hooked u p and shot past a surprised
Sisemore and Bast to lead down th e back
ch ute. After th e fir st lap Parson s was lead ing
with Bast a nd Sisemore wheel to wheel.
Sisemore's fro nt tire wen t in to the rut by th e
pole. With Sisemore do ing th e w obbl es, Bast
q uickly took o ver second and went a fter
Par son s, who now had a two bike length lead.
Parsons stayed smooth and too k the checkered
flag first fo r the opening n ight wi n:"
R ich Marcucci took ho me the H andica p
main after holdin g off Bast o n th e last lap.
Befor e they lined u p , Marcu cci sai d he was ·
worried about Dar rell Busb y, who was co ming
o ff the 30-yard line ca tchi ng h im too early.
When Busby jumped the sta rt twice a nd was
excl uded , Marcu cci quick ly too k advan tag e o f
th e 30-yard lead over Pau l Orla nd i. After the
first two laps, Marcu cci was settled in at th e
lead and on cruise co n tro l. Orland i a nd Bast
p rov ided all of the ac tio n as &hey went a t it
side by side. la p after lap. Just as the white
flag ca me o ut Bast, p u lled away fro m O r land i
and tri ed to put so me rressu re o n Marcu cci .
As Marcu cci shot o ut 0 the last tu rn heading
for th e checkered flag Bast tri ed to slip inside
bu t co uld n 't get a n y closer th an the rear wheel
of wi n ner Mar cu cci.
In th e Division T wo main , Will Wh i teside
mad e it look easy as he took the lead from
Dave Lewi s on lap two and never looked back.
G len n Moore shot in to th e runner-u p positio n
w ith two laps to go but co uld nOl get close
to runn ing dow n win ner Wh iteside.
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Results
SC RAT CH : I. Mike Par so ns (jaw); 2. Bart
Results
VINT; l. Kim Martin (SU.I:); 2. Da n Field (Suz): 3. Ga ry
Cha",.
P LUS 25 AM: 1. Ma rk Kaw ryga (lion): 2. Ga ry Cha K'(Su z);
3. Fra nk Gr osso (Kaw).
3. j im S iM"mor~ (Wa); 4. Darre ll Busby U ilW).
Ba ~1
(Wc:!o);
H DCP : I. Rich Marc ucci (Wn): 2. Ban Sa!>1 ( W~) : 3. Pa ul
O rland i (G M): 4. Ro lx-n Cuny (Wes): 5. J oh n Homton j r.
(j a w).
0 -2: I. Wi ll Wh i l~id~ (Wes); 2. Gl ~ n n Moo re (j aw ); 3.
Dave u wis (jaw ).
