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RLOCAL EVENTS e r Donald Upton (632) won the l25cc Youth class at the L.A. Coliseum Amateur MX. GFI Amateur Supercross Series: Final round Gasper victorious at L.A. Amateur Supercross By Tony Alessi LOS Al\'GELES, CA, JUNE23 rant Gaspar clin ched the overa ll series cha mpions hips in both the 125 and 250cc Novice classes at the fifth and fina l round of the GFI Amateur Supercross Series, held insid e; the Los Angeles Coliseum. T he last tim e an amateur supercross event was held in the Col iseu m was in 19i9. For the return of ama teur supercross insi de the Coliseum over 500 riders took to th e track th at co ns isted of double jumps, tabl etops, a peristyle sectio n and a few sectio ns of tough roc kers. Facto ry contingency was up for grabs from U.S. Suzuki and American Honda, givi ng man y ri ders extra incentive to do well. When the 250cc Novice clas s kicked oH, the first rid er up the peristyle was G aspar , aboard his Ray Sommobacked Suzuki. J ames DeRidder quickl y moved into second, and used vari ou s lin es in hopes of closing on Gaspar. Gaspar stayed smooth and co ntrolled and held a three-bik e length adva ntage for the remainder of the moto. DeRidder fin ished second, but was almost passed o n the last lap by Robert Kong, who moved from out o f the to p 10 to finish th ird. In mo to two Gaspar aga in led the charge dow n th e g r ue lin g fro n t stra igh t wit h William McClintock and Mike Fost er in to w. DeRidder was fifth at th e start, but quickl y passed bo th David McCrown and Foster. Gaspar wa s un der h eavy pressure from McClintock, and was blocking his way through many of the obstacles. The leaders left DeRidder in third, as th eir battl e cli ma xed on th e fin al lap. McClintock too k the lead and dashed to the second mo to win, just inc hes in front of Gaspar. Ho wever, McCl intock finis hed sixth in the first moto , wh ich handed Gaspar the overall wi n an d the 250cc Nov ice Ama teur Su percross Cha m p ionship. Gaspa r won a no ther war in the I25cc Novice class, and captured the overa ll championship. E.]. Wright and Gaspar batt led closely th rough ou t the entire 125cc Novice first mo to . Gasp ar stalked Wrig h t, and stu die d h is lin es in pr eparation for a last lap move. Gaspar executed the pass , but Wrigh t came righ t back, an d for ced his way back into the lead , Gas pa r again tried to pass, but Wright would have none of G it, and held tou gh fo r the first moio win, Gaspar finished inches behi nd, foll owed by Steve Moore, Wr ight aga in push ed h is R&Dbacked Suzuki into th e lead in m or o two , wi th Gaspar and Moore in to w. Wright opened a few bike lengths, as Gaspar and Moore argued over second. Gaspar go t ta ngled up in the peri style and dropped out of the top 10. For . Wright, it was pure relief as he cru ised to th e rnoto and overa ll win . Moo re held stro ng for second, fo llo wed by J ohn Blai r, wh o made a noteworthy charge from ou t of the top five to fin ish third. Gaspar man aged to fin ish ninth in m oto two , which was good enough to cli nch hi s second championship. Dam on HuHman topped th e 250cc Interm ediate class, edging Donal d Upton and Billy J oe Mercier. HuHman took it wire-to-wire in the first moto, keeping his Cycle Engineering-ba cked Kawasaki pointed in the right direction. Mercier rode aggressive ly in second, but HuHman was wise to hi s every move, Huffman won the moto, ahea d of Mercier and Don ald Upton. Upton grabbed the holesh ot in the second moto, with Mercier and Huffman pushi ng from behind. The track was beginning to get slippery, and allowed Upton to pull away. Mercier had hi s hands full , as Hu££m an hov ered over his every move. Huffman chose a better lin e and passed Mercier, th en went a fte r U pto n, wh o had opened a three-secon d lead . By the half way mark, Huffman wor ked past Up to n and into the lead. O nce o u t fro nt, Huffman sail ed to a n easv victory over both Upto n and Mercier: HuHman contin ued his win streak whe n he scored the first moto win in th e 125cc Interm edi a te cl a ss over Mercier and Upton. Mercier ho wever, had o ther ideas , and aft er jumpin g past early leader Jesse J ames at the start of the second moto, turned up the wick and pulled away from HuHman and pro rider Chris Young. H uffman had problems, and dropped o ut of the top 10, whi le Mercier and Young were engaged in an all-out battle for th e lead. Up ton, meanwhile. had moved past James when he bobbled in a rocker section, and secured second in th e process. Mercier held Young off u nt il the fini sh, where Yo ung out-ju mped Mercier to win by a ha ir. Mercier earne d th e o verall win , o ver Upton , Mike Metzger and J ames. After a pair of second place finis hes in th e 125 and 250cc Intermediat e classes , Upto n fin all y got a taste of victory. Upto n won the 125cc Yout h class with a pair of undisp u ted wins. Lex Malan and E.]. Wright battled in bo th motos , with Malan getting the nod fo r ·second. Steve Cox turned in a fo urt h pl ace fin ish. Mat Bateman and Cameron Steele duked it o u t in bo th 250cc Novi ce mo tos. . ' 'I' m riding m yoid bike," sa id Bateman. " After Mammoth, I'm going to race in Europe, so m y race bike is o n th e way o ver there right now. This bike just isn't as com pe titive." Steele went on to a pair of wins over Bateman and Lou Sot o, . Robert Kon g to pped longt im e rival Dan iel Bush , in the 25-29 No vice division one. Bush took the win in th e first m oto after bei ng for ced a t the last minute to change bikes. _ " My 250 blew up in pra ctice.r so I had to ride a 125" sa id Bush . Bush rode hard , and edged Kon g for the first mot o win. . " I used to race Ascot a number of years ago, and Bush would a lway s wi n, " sai d Kong, now a Florida resident. "The next m o to is mine. " Kong's words became a rea lit y as he sto rmed away with the second m oto wi n over J ay Spear and T odd Gould, fN 51 AUTO 4-8 STK: I. joh n cr Faul kn er (Yam ); 2. J on a tho n Shimp (Ya m) ; 3. Bravden Taylor (Ya m) ; -I. Chad Gaumer (Yam ); 5. Ren e Reyes (Yarn). 31 AUTO 4-8 MOD: I. J on atho n Shi mp (Ya m ); 2. Chr isto p her Ma rcell (Su z); 3. J ohner Faulkner (Ya m); .1. Sco tt Nel son (Ya m); 5. Bra ydon T aylor (Yam). 657·11: I. Monte Montague ( Ka w}; 2. SCali Con ley Daniel Blair ( Ka w ): 4. Ro bert Blake ( Kaw ]: 5. j ona thon Shimp ( 1'3 ".,.). 85 7-11: I. SteveWisdom (Kaw);2. jiti Dostal (SuL); 3. Craig T ruglio (Suz); 4. ScO Il Conley (Kdw); 5. ( Ka w) ;~ . Ch ris Kelly (Ka w ], 85 12-13: I. G reg Yea rsley {Suz): 2. J ason Ma tth ews (S U1.) S. Sh awn Pt"ro lio (H o n ); 4. j ason Sh irey ( Ka w): ; 5. Nathan Woods (Ka w ]. 85 H ·IS: I. Mike Metzger (SU ); 2. j ell Willoh l (Kaw]: 3. SIeve Andrich {Ka w ): 4. La rry Li n kog le (SU 5. j ohn Hall (SU l); l). 125 ~O\' 0. 1: I. E.]. Wright (SOl ): 2. Steve Mou re : (SUI) ; 3. J ohn Bla ir t H o n ): 4. Jerry jetto n (SUI) : 5. l). Robe rt Kong (SU 125 NOv 0-2: I. Casey j ones (SU ); 2. R"!:Cr l H a u p tma n (SU1); 3. Steve Co x (SUI); 1. Mike ~l o u nt ( H a n ): 5. Sea n Run d le (S uz). 125 NOV 0-3: I. m.ad Blake (SUl); 2. A.j. Lamb (Suz): ~ . Pa t Brown (Han ); 4. Pet e Marino (Sw ): 5. jimmer Ho llo w (SUI). t 25 NOV D·4 ; I. Mal Batema n (Yam); 2. R yan Spaeth (Ka w]: 3. M ike Van Noordt (Stu ); 4. Ja son Dejager (SU1.); 5. Ra nd y Ritchie (Kaw ). 125 NOV D-5: I. Aaron G in n (H a n): 2. Tony Alessi (SUl): 3. Ch ris Finl ey (SUI ): 4. Shaw n Elfis ( Ka w ); 5. David Nickol s (Sua ). 125 \ . H : I. Dona ld U pton (Hon ); 2. Lex Mal an (SU 3. E.j . Wright (SU ); 4. Stev< CA>X (SUl); 5. l); l jawn Reed (SU l). 12.5 INT : I . Bill y Merci er (H a n ); 2. Dona ld U p lOn (Han ); 3. Mike Metl gt"T (Stll): 4. J esS(' ja mes (SU1.); 5. j oshua Du n n (Ya m ). . 125 EX: 1. Chris Yo un g (StIl); 2. n ;urin Hcx·ft (S Ul ); 3. T rav i!"> H odKe!"> (Ho n) . 12.5 P RO: I. Chris Youn g (S Ul ). 250 NOV 0- 1: I. G ra n! Gaspar (5 11l); 2. j ames Deriddt'r (SUI_); 3. Will iam McCli n tock (H o n ); 4. Rob('rl Ko ng (S UI); 5. Da vid M('Crown ( Ka w ). 250 NOV D-2: 1. R ick y Fernand ez (S UI ); 2. Ron lI aigwood (SU ); 3. Denn is Puk (Kaw); 4. j ohn l Ked ('r (Ya m ): 5. Warren Wi tt (SUI ). 2500 SOV 0.3: I. Ma ri o Ca no (S UI) ; 2. R ichard O livt7 ( Ka w) ; 3. Sieve Ru gglo (Yam): 4. T o nrod Rodriquez (Yam); 5. Andy Hulbak (Yam). 2SO SO\" D-4: 1. Camn-o n Str't'le (SUl) ; 2. Mat Bait-man (Ya m'): 3. L.c. Sow (Kaw): 4. David Ota~ (Kaw); 5. j effrey Hugh (Kaw). ~O I~T: I. Dam on H uffma n ( Ka w): !. Dona ld U p lOn (H a n) ; ~ . Billy Mercit"T (H on); 4. J oshua Dunn (Yam): 5. jake Trist (Ka w) . 25 0 PR.O : I. Chris Yo u n g (SUI): 2. Ker ry ~lu Jl i~n (SU l). 250/500 EX: I. Chri s You n g (Stu ): 2. T rav is H odgr s (H o n ): 3. K~ Mulligan (SUl ); 4. Darrin (SUI ). OPE.ol NO\': I. Aaron Ginn (Hon ); 2. jay Spear " (H o n ); 3. Toored Rodriquez tYam ): -I. ~f a ll Wyckoff (H o n ); 5. Joh n G raham (Han). O PES II\": I. Bryan Curti~ (H n n); 2. Shad Mclmm h ( Ka w ): ~_ J ohn Whi tak er (H o n) . 2.5+ :'IiOV 0.1: 1. Robf: rt Kon J: (SUl): 2. Oan i~1 Bu,h (SU ); 3. j ay Spe- r (Hon); 4. Tl>dd Gou ld (SU ); l a l 5. J err y J etto n ( S UI ). 25+ N OV 0.2: I. Tim Wahlberg (Ya m): 2. J ay Ba uRhman (Yam); 3. Pa u l Zdinsk y ( Ka w ); -t. Mike A pi cl't.'lIa (H o n); 5. Jot" Flowen (SUl) . 25+ INT: 1. Brian CUrii s ( I-Io n) ; 2. Oarr r n Lindh (SUI) ; 3. Jdfrr y Haase (Ya m): 4. Ch ris Lance (I-Ion ); 5. Rand y SL: in ner (SUl ). 30+ SOY 0-1 : 1. G reg Per olio (Hon ); 2. Tommy Brdck en s ( Ka w): 3. Ro be rt Graham (SUl ); -I. Van Smith (Hon); 5. Del Ochehree (Hon). ~ + SOY 0-2: L Mar k H opkins (Han ); 2. jon Co o k ( I-Io n ); 3. Bryan Sc-hrittic.·r ( 11:41 \1,'); .... . West on Reid (Ka w); 5. M ike Parill o (H o n) . 30 + INT: I. jeffery H a a se (Yoa m); 2. Rand y Ski nm:r (S UI); 3. Phi lip Taboa da (Yam ); 4. Larry Na n ne nga (Ya m ): 5. Pal Womack (H o n ). 35+ NOV : I. Del Ocheltree ( H o n ); 2. Bill Payne (H o n ); 3. Frank M ier au (Ya m); 4. SI("V(' Morris (Hon); 5. Rob Shimp (SUl ). 35+ IN T : l. G reg- Pero lio (Hon); 2. Gary DoRgel! (H a n ); 3. Tony Parso ns (SUl ); 1. Pelrr An drew s (Hon). 40+ NO\': I. Robert Rujdo~o (Yam) ; 2. RolM.·n Wyckoll (Hon). 40+ I~": 1. Ron Tuzin sL:i (H a n). 40+ EX.: I. Gary Doggett (li on ); 2. (Sm ). By Rick L yn ch lIEWEGY I\J. JUI\E 17 PT, Neil Woerner aced th e co m bi ned Schoolboy/ Collegeboy class a t th e New Egypt, N ew J er sey, MX co m p lex. tn Sch oolbo y/ Collegeboy acti on, Woerner got the ho leshot a nd qu ickl y m oved o u t in Irom o f the co m bi ned class, follow ed by Rich ie Sch m id t a nd Dan Shae, Tha t wa s th e last Woerner wa s seen by th e pack as he im medi a tely put dista nce be twee n himself a nd the pa ck. Shae ch ased Darren Pann u la a nd passed h im (or seco nd place a t the Iinish. The fina l fo un d Shae with the ho leshor, but Woerner quickly ca me u p to take the lead a n d lea ve th e pa ck. \Voemer got a seco nd pla ce start be hi nd jude Ha rpe r in th e Amateur cla ss. Woerner gOI by Harper on la p fourv a n d went on lor IhemOLOWIn. In th e fin al , Woerner found th e goi ng a liule rougher. H e worked into th e- top five on th e fif th lap 0 1 th e eigh t lap final. Woerner a nd Pan n ul a co ll ided a nd both went down. Shae look the l ina l mOIO win with Harper seco nd . H ar per 's pai r o l seco nds ea rn ed th e overa ll. Shne's 1· 1 scores earned second. . Results Results H()~'fl Woerner wins at Powerline Park Motocross ~nt" Ph el ps MINI 10-1 1: 1. Ruh wuud (SUl) ; 2. Ed HymaJl (SUl); .1 . R ya ll Lu rch (Ya!>m ); 4. (; rf'~ 7Kidmrr (H e n ]. MINI 12-13: I. Vi n ni t"GU IMi (K

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