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Dan Loer (192) passed Tom Grant (190) in the 250cc B class at the Peoria Supercross.
Jackson tops Peoria Supercross
Sinclair struggled to get into second. Sinclair
new in to second over the finish line ta bleto p,
bu t cou ld do Iiule
reel in Do nnelly.
Donnell y scored the mo ta and overall wins
ah ead of Si nclair, Schmid, and Benavidez.
j eremy McG ra th trounced th e competi rion
in the 125 and 250cc Pro classes, win ning all
but o ne o l the rno tos he entered. In th e l25cc
Pro class, McG ra lh led Budd y Antunez and
J immy Gaddis across the finish line in
ronvicing fas hio n. and in me second m o to
lOPped Gaddis an d Chris Yo ung. Ant unez was
mi red at th e sta rt a nd co uld o nly man age a
fift h in th e second rnot o. McG ra,h wa s
un ch all en ged [or the overall, wh ile Ga ddis'
3-2 topped An tunez's 2-5 [or second overall.
In th e 250cc Pro class, G addis scored th e
[irs! mota victory alter McG ra,h suffered a
poor start, McG rath wo rked into second, but
Gad di s [ended 0 [[ all charges mad e by th e
T eam Peak/Pro Ci rcu it rider. Antunezcrossed
th e finish lin e in th ir d, just ah ead of Bill y
Felts.
McGrath look con tro l early in th e second
mote, and mot or ed away to th e rnoto a nd
o vera ll win s. Antunez scoo ted in to th e runner
up spot 10 earn seco nd overa ll, while Gaddis
salvaged th ird with a sixth in th e seco nd mot o.
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By Dave Hoenig
PEORIA, II., MAY 19
junior j ackson topped th e combined 125 and
250cc A, B an d C classes at th e Tote Gray
and G raybo y Prod ucti ons Supercross, held a'
Peoria Speedway.
Using a rubber ba nd sta rt o n th e [ro m
straight o r th e sho rt tra ck , the mot ocrossers
had to Oat track it in to turn o ne, where they
dove into the infield. O ther than crossi ng to
a nd [ro m th e o utback , this would be the on ly
time spe n t o n the smooth o va l. On ce in th e
inf ield. a series of turns a nd j umps led across
tum two. ou t th e pit ga te and mto another
series of tig ht turns and jumps. Entry back
into th e infield was achieved by j umpi ng th e
wall, and la nding o n the bank of 'urn two.
Quick lell and right 'urns, a nd a do uble jump
led to the linish lin e.
A sma ll rider turnou t [a rced the A, B and
C cla sses 10 be co mbined in ' he 125 and 250cc
races. As the only A rid er, j ackson easily
dominated a ll three mot os in both classes,
Mauhew Sp rayer won th e l25cc B class,
,oFping Brandon j eflery and T im Dan ron in
a l three mot os.
In th e 250cc B class, T om Gran t and Don
Loer ar gu ed over the paint positio n , wit h Loer
comins o ut o n top, GJ3.nt was second, ah ead
o[ DaVId Neys and j ason Blankenship.
Results
PIW STKJR : I. Rou C a rcia (Ya m) ; 2. J A: I. junior JKbon (lion ).
125 B: I . M..ttMw Spa ,.c=r (Hon); 2. Brandon J dfrry (H on l:
5. Tim DiUllOO (Han); 4. Paul Mornw (Hun ): 5. Rogn
Broaddus (Hon).
12!lo C: I. J ohn Donovan ( ltaw).
I~ SOtBY: I. NicbolOlS Srgal (Sw ).
250 A: I. Junior J acUon (Ha n).
250 B: I. o-.n Lorr ( Kotw); 2. T om C ra nt (H o n): ,. David
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Nryl (Hon); 4. Ja KJn Bla kn u hip ·(H u.\ ); !to Tom Blr0 BEG 0.2: I. Ja mes McKean (Suz); 2. Mike Brm (KT M);
5. T im Siddall (SOl).
~ JR: I. M. n.,. Zir bel (H a n ); 2. J ames Kni ghl (Yam);
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5. B",u Sceensce (KTM).
250INT: I. Jason McCo rm ick (Hon): 2. Rich.. rd Ltt (Kaw );
, . Dud Gravt llr ( )(a w).
250 P RO : 1. Jamir Mu n kl n (H o n ); 2. Unknow n; 5. Da n
V I,,", (Ka w ).
O P EN BEG : 1. Rohen Alford (l Io n ); 2. jayThomal (H o n) ;
, . Michad Cardmas (H on ).
O PE." JR : J. Dan, Pt1enon (KTM) .
O PEN 1ST: I. Ton,. M..n in (Hon).
2>50: I. Randolph H u bba rd ( ltaw) ; 2. Kun Stn-nu (H on) ;
5.Krilh DiBrino (H on).
VET C: 1. Rod Kness (Ya m); 2. Michael Dean (Yam); , .
Rick Spi nin g (H on).
VET B: I. J ames Kn ig h l (Ya m ); 2.. Ron Kml (Yam) .
VET A: I. Rrid Go ldmann (H on ); 2.. Davr Eak in (H on );
5. Kip T nn pk-ton (H o n).
40" NOV : 1. Ra nd ,. La yne (H a n ); 2. j (llf' Gary (YOIm).
"'0" AM: I. Milt Hardm (SUI); 2. j o hn Foatrr (Sw).
40.. EX: I. Mikr PrJTY (SUI); 2. R.oKtt Knigh l (Hon ); 5.
M ik r H k km an (Yam ).
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Hilbert hauls at Portland MX
Asher bounces to Sunrise MX win
By David Procida
By Dan Meeker
PORTLAND, OR,MAY 16
j ohn H ilbert won Ihe l25cc Begi n ner cla ss
a t Port lan d International Raceway's Thurs·
da y night mo tocross .
Wh en the lirs! mo ta broke [rom lh e gat e,
Brad Parnell stole the ho leshot, bu' o n the
[ir.. lap was passed by Hil bert and Todd
Livingston.
On ,h e second lap, Parnell char ged , hroug h
a sweepe r and retook second from Livi ng ston .
A few seconds later , Li vingsto n cras hed back
to 10th. Parnell moved inta the lead wh en
. he overtook Hilbert on Ihe u p hill . On thelinal
lap , Tho mas passed H ilbert and Parnell
take o ver ,h e lead. The [irs! mota ended with
Thomas o ut fro n l, Hi lber t second a nd Ellis
[inish ing third.
Parnell scored Ihe seco nd mota hol eshot
ahead o[ H ilbert a nd Mih a n. Linse and
Thomas wor ked th eir way by Gi'ch to take
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AD EL~:rrO, CA, MAY 1
9
Tracy Asher rolled over the co mpeti tion in
,h e 125 a nd 250cc No vice classes a t ro und three
o[ the CRC Dunestown Series .
Brian Hill grabbed the holeshot in the [irst
250cc Novice mota, wi,h Mike Littl e and
Ash er in ' ow . A. her jumped past Li n le a nd
se' after H ill . H ill [ailed 10 clea r the tabl e,op,
a nd Asher soa red into ,h e lead . LillI e was nex'
di splace Hill, as he too , used the tabl e'op
j ump 10 hi s adva ntage. Asher gr eeted th e
checkered n ag abead o[ Linle, Hill and j ack
Keu eul.
C.T. Wata nabe rockeled 0 [[ th e line in th e
seco nd malO, but Asher bounced pas t in th e
rockers. On ce o ut fro m , Asher pulled out to
a comforta ble lead a nd scored the win. Li n le
stormed up from a poor sta rt and bega n to
pressure \\'a tanabe for second. but almost
went down wh en he cam e up shor t o n th e
tab letop. Li lli e even , ua lly worked pa st and
cr,?ssed the finish lin e in second. Asher was
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uncontested [or th e overall , Li ttle was second,
and Wa tanabe scored thi rd.
Ashe r started m id -pack in both I25ccNovice
mot os, but wove through th e pack to score
both mot a win s.
Greg k im scored th e win in the firs t mota
o l the junior Vet Novi ce moto after cha sing
down ear ly lead er Pete Csulak. In the second
mot a , Scali Wilder held th e ear ly lead , but
o nce aga in , Keirn mo tored past and went on
to score the wi n. Csulak was seco nd overall,
ahea d of Bru ce Chriswell .
Results
P /W A: I. Olriuophn Tocco (Yam ); 2.. Rou Garcia (Yam ).
P/W B 0.1: I. Wn Broob (Ya m ): 2. Dav id Mcfarland
J r. (Yam ); 5. Robn1 Robft~ (Yam ).
P/W B 0.2: 1. J am n Thomp.on (Ya m ); 2.Jc:rry Maninn.
(Ya m); 3.Na than p a m intUiln (Yam t 4. j ack H adm (Yam l;
5. ScOIl Si mo n (Ya m).
60 0.8: 1. BbU: Vims ( Ka w) ; 2.. Kun Ndson (Ka w); , .
T yson Titrlemier ( Ka w ).
60 9-11: I. Shad Vims ( K.aw) ; 2..j us tin Scullm (K..w); 5.
Mieh~l
Young (Kaw); i .jason Larkin (Ka w): 5. Mik r Norris
(Kaw ).
80 BEG : I. St-an M«Iriros ( Ka w); 2. Justin Nieru (KJlw);
5. Eric Anderson ( Ka w); 4.Joruu ha n Sch ull!. (So2); 5. Sha wn
Dolmage (SUI ).
80 NOV : J. Rick Elrod (Ka w); 2. Chri . Ndtlt"1 (ka w): 5.
David Walt en (H on) .
80 tNT: 1. Scott .lcbnscn (Suz); 2.. D.]. johlUOn (DSC).
125 BEG : 1. Fmf Ogrim (DSR ); 2.. Pau Gilmartin ( ~ w);
5. Carl Carlson (DSR): i . Ktvin DOIvidson (U D K); 3. Oup
Crooby (Sw).
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'T: I. Da. id
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S~ M ooR' (Sw ).
Evil&im (Suz) ; 2. Bob Sagt' (H DK); ,.
125 PRO, I. Eric Wickw'
250 NOV: I. TI'Ky A&htt (DSR ); 2. Mik e Liul(' Tl'C' : 5.
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CT. Wata nabt' (Tre); 4. Ryan Lrru (Ya m ): S. Bill y Paul (Sw ).
250 INT: 1. Bill Sauro (H on ); 2.J im William. (H on).
500 BEG : I. J on Hall (H on).
500 NO V: I. Tim R.uh (KTM ); 2. Scott Cilly (b w); S.
Richard Martinn (Ya m); i . Frank Bn.chrr (H on).
300 LVT: I. Will Dicbon (Hon); 2.Jnry Ehl n II (Kaw);
, . Fnnk.lin ~ (H on).
J R VIT B£C: I. Hu\OltT Bohma n j r. l Hon ); 2. j ohn Lo wdl
(Hon); ! . Cni~ Go
