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Faria was Bob by Schwartz in last p lace but
looking for a line to move up.
Faria began his assau lt on lap three as he
moved around the o u tside o f Brant. Entering
tum one of th e fourth lap, Faria went betw een
Ackroyd and Beinert as th e two tried 10 stay
ahea d o f the Natio nal Cham p io n and still
avoid the riders directly in front o f th em . A
lap later , Faria looked to have hi s sig hts set
on mov ing ar ou nd Manch ester whe n unexpectedly Webb go t off th e inside !;:Toove and
slid o UI towards the wall, leaving a gap
between him and a surprised Finch. Faria
didn 't hesitate and cu t around Man ch ester and
between Finch a nd Webb to ass u me a lead
that he would stretch o u t all the way 10 th e
checkered flag. Finch kept hi s pose an d
fini shed second wi th third go ing 10 Manch ester and fourth to Schwartz , who followed Far ia
through th e pack up until hi s final m ove.
Schwartz was the fir st to react as the starti ng
tapes went u p for th e Scratch main and crea ted
a lead that he never reli nq uishe d. Schwartz's
drive and momen tu m carr ied h im very wide
out in to the deeper din, and Far ia was also
loo king to use the outsid e in his a ttem p t to
overtake th e leader. This maneuver backfired
wh en Schwartz went wid e and Faria had to
back o ff 10 avo id hitting the wall or Schwartz.
As the two riders were acting out their da nce
at the front of the pa ck , Brant was reco ver in g
fro m a very, poor start, drivi ng hard down on
the inside line a nd com ing within a half a
bike length o f tak in g the lead aw ay from
Schwartz. But Schwartz used the dirt o n th e
outs ide to increase his lead . Bra nt kept up
a very quick pace with Far ia righ t behind him,
an d m th e end Brant had to settle fo r second.
Faria finished in third place while Charlie
Venegas ro u nded ou t th e field . .
Results
SCRATCH: I. Bobby Schwaru (GM); 2. Scott Brant (Jaw);
5. Mi ke:Faria (G M); 4. Charlie Ventg,u CWes).
H DCP : 1. Mikt: Far ia (G M): 2. j esse Finch qaw); S. Chris
Manchest~r Uaw); 4. Bobby Schwa rtz (G M); :J. Scott Bran t
craw).
0-2: 1. Pa l Li u ( W~s); 2. Geq; Miller (w es): S. J im Estes
(G M); 4. J o hn Kelly (Ja w); 5. Steve Mart yn\{" (W~s ).
Watkins, Wooten win at Yuba
City Fair Arenacross
By Nuklear Neukam
YUBAaTY, CA, AUG. 2
Para di se Promotions join ed forces with Team
N uklea r MX lO stage an exhibition Arenacross
on the openi ng night of the Yuba/Sutter Fair
and whe n the night was over it was Derek
Watkins flyin g hi s ' Yuba City Kawasa ki/
Suzuki sponsored Honda lO the win in . the
250cc Junior class whi le Instinct Ra cing
Husky-m ounted Shaun Woo ten topped th e
exhibition Pro class.
Watkins zoo med in to the lead of bo th 250cc
J u ni or motos ri gh t off.ahe sta rt and flew like
a ba t o ut of hell to the win s. Wa tki ns lap ped
nea rly everyo ne on th e trac k as he displayed
his acroba tic skillsjo th e chee ring crowd..
Kervyn Co le bro ugh t his Kawasaki i n for
second each mot o and had be tter lu ck sta ying
with Watkins in the fin al moto. Mike Mob ley,
a 250cc Beg inner cla ss rider, ro de with
J un iors and fin ish ed th ird 'overa ll.
Wooten wa s untouchable i n the P r o
Cha llenge exhibition as he topoped Dave Pil e
in mo to one and the n backed that up with
a win o ver J im H am pton in round two.
Watkins ran with the Pros in mo ta two for
crowd exci teme n t and stayed wit h Wooten for
the first few laps and did an outstandi ng job
as he head ed o ff Hamp ton and Pil e at th e
checkered flag .
Res ults
ALL PR O EXHIBmON: 1. Sha un w coten (H us); 2. Ji.m
Hampton (Sur) ; ! . Dave Pi le (Hen).
250 JR: 1. Derek Walkins (Han); 2. Kervyn ·CoI ~ (Raw);
5. Mik~ Mobl ey (Sur ).
125 JR: I. T roy Amerine (Yam) ; 2. J ohnny Cip illi na (SUl) ;
5. Jake G itben (SU1); 4. Ja50 n Ga rcia (H on ); 5. J erem y Cas h
(Hon ).
125 BEG : l. Man Lo renzo (SU1); 2. Ph il Love ll (Ya m);
3. Ron Fl uke (Ho n); 4. Lo uis Lo pez (Hon); 5. Du sty Beer
(SU1).
VET jR: I. Mark LaCurdle (Hon); 2. Mike Go rda (Ka w) .
0 "( CLAS SIC: l. Cla uda Cash (H o n).
Andreu attacks Zuber Motocross
ru n n ing second. Kern and Mi ller fough t over
seco nd agai n as Andreu p ulled 'away. Mill er
passed Kern, wh ile Lozaw doubled past Hayes
to tak e over fourth. At the checkered flag it
was Andreu with an easy win o ver Mill er,
Kern, Lozaw and Mi ller.
Resu lts
P/ W : I. T yler Shiel ds (Vam ); 2. Scott Perry (Vam ); 3.
Mitch ~11 Ho lstei n (Ya m); 4. Scott Williams (Y arn): 5. J ustin
H olstein (Yam ).
60: 1. Dona ld Leddy (Kaw ); 2. j ason ' Thomas (Ka w); ~ .
T yler Shi elds (Raw); 1. Derek xeves (Ra w); 5. Steve Binega r
(Ho n).
.
R
OC: I. Do na ld Ledd y (SUl); 2. Ca nett Pyles (Suz); S. Robert
Hol stin e (Kaw); 4. James Martin (Yam ); 3. Jason T ho mas
(Kaw).
.
80 B: I. Geq; Gai ta nis {Kaw); 2. Mark Perry (Ka w); S. Keith
Mc:CUKis (SU
1).
.
S/ MINI : 1. Cr~ Gaitanis (Kaw); 2. Terrence Rod gers
(Kaw); S. Dean j omer (Kaw ); 4. Keith McQ ua ig (Kaw); 5.
Mad Perry (KawO.
125/ 2?0 BEG : I. Wade Cliff (Han); 2. Alla n Gra y; ( H o n) :
S. Tom Clo££i (Suz); 4. Bill Lewis (Hon ); 5. David Gree n
[ H e n) .
125 C: I. Scou Da vis (Raw); 2. Rod Furnell (Raw); 3. Mike
Bernha rt (H un): 4. Steve Dum on d (Kaw); 5. Mike Santana
(H a n ).
250 C: I . Jon Gra n t (H on ); 2. J am es Mt£ldla n (H{m);
S. J ohn Barfield (SU1) 4. Ja mes Ha yes (Ya rn); 5. Ken Wheeler
;
(H o n ).
250 8 : 1. Chr is Leo nard (Hon); 2. Sha ne Thomas (Kaw);
3. Dave Toth (H o n);·1. T im L{N.aW (Ya m ); 5. Brian Coe nen
(Ya m).
250 A: I. Ala n Andre u (Ho n ); 2. J ohn Vangil der (Han );
S. David Kux hausen (Han ).
O PEN B/ C: I. ScoH Mille r (Hon ); 2. T im Sutton (Hon);
S. Mike S udde rh (Ho n ); 4. Milchell Ho lesrein (H o n); 5. R.W.
Farn ell (KT M).
15-24: I. John Vangi lder (H o n); 2. Chris Leo na rd (H a n );
3. Brian Coe ne n (Yam ); 4. Rod Purnell (Raw).
+25: I. Alan And reu (Hon ); 2-. Scou Miller (H a n ); 3.
Wynd ell Kern (Han); 4. Tim Lo13W (Yam ); 5. j a mes Ha yes
(Ya m ).
+30: 1. Ala n Andr eu (Ha n); 2. Phillip Jo hn (H a n) ; 3.
Donald Dilli o n (Kaw); 4. James McLdlan (H a n); 5. T im
Sutto n (Ho n).
+40: I. Robert Godfrey (Raw); 2. Charles Wicker (SUl);
. 3. Jo hn Gree n (H a n ); 4. J ~rry Bount (SUl).
Luke Zechman (3) won the Pin e Grove TT. Dennis Miller (1) finished second.
T homas Williams (47) led Richard Whalen (110) in Lake Sugartree MX action.
Zechman zooms to double
.wins at Pine Grove TT
By L en Breech
PINEGROVE, PA, AUG. 4
Luke Zechma n score d a pair of wi ns in the
Senior classes at Pine Grove TT.
Zechman eas ily won the 30+ final over Mar k
Burkholder and Joe Heberling, bu t in the 40+
class, Dennis Mill er 'ga ve him fits fa.., most
of th e race. Billed as the · District 15 TT
Scrambles Championship, most of the fi nals
were 12 la ps long.
Wins in the Amateu r finals went to Bill y
Sti llwell in the 55cc class, Brody Miller
ho ld ing off Benjam in Mill er for the wi n in
the 65cc cl ass, a nd Mike McKee, who used
a downed rider to slip past John Winse tt for
the 85cc class win .
.
Multi- Na ti o nal winner, Todd Winsett,
easily won the 200cc fin al , whi le Kevin Mill er
made it two in a to w in the 2505. Chuck
Blessing was handed the O pe n class win wh en
the two early leaders, Ri ck H aw k an d J ack
Fra n klin, fell within a la p of each ot he r.
Blessin g t hen had to hold off the lat e race
challen ges o f Tom Hann um for th e wi n.
John Win sett and Mike McKee qu ickly put
so me d istance o n T om Skethwa y and Don al d
Mullen in th e 85cc class as they battled for
th e lead. Winsett kept behind, un til the six th
la p, whe n a ride r wen t do wn in th e fou rth
.turn. Wi th Win sett a nd McKee com ing up
qu ickl y, McKee p icked the better line and
slipped into the lead. McKee held on to th e
lead to win by two lengths.
Todd Wins ett put hi s H onda way o u t in
front of Ro y Mill er and th e rest o f th e 200cc
class, lead ing by up to a straigh t o n the nin th
lap, but fell co mi ng ou t of the ch icane.
Wins ett remounted in th e lead , but just barely.
H e pulled away fro m Miller for th e win .
Ja ck Fran klin and Ri ck H awk quick ly
p ulled awa y fro m t he res t o f th e Open
Am at eurs. H awk ch allen ged a nd took th e lead
wh en Fra n klin had troubl e shifting o n the
fourth la p. Two laps later, Frankl in tried to
reta ke the lead coming off four , and H awk
slid o ut as th ey headed for the straight. With
an easy win in hand, Franklin managed to
fall coming out o f th e in field and gave th e
lead to Chuck Blessing. Tom Hannum started
to close in o n Blessin g, especi ally in the lat er
laps. As they came off th e fin al turn, H annum
pulled beside Blessi ng, but couldn' t q uite get
by. Blessing scored th e win.
By Kyle Myers
Resu l ts
OCALA, FL, AUG. 4
Alan Andreu won all three classes.he entered,
the 250cc A, +25, +30, at round seven o f th e
Florida Motocross Clu b's T ony H aynes Series
at the reopening o f Zuber MX.
When the pack ro u nded turn o ne at th e start
of the +25 class , Andreu led the way wit h Scott
Miller, Wyndell Kern , David Kuxhausen &
Tim Lozaw in two. Mi ller a nd Kern battled
for th e second spot until Kern finall y shot
by , b ut Andreu had already p ulled away with
the lead. Mill er then repassed Kern exiting
a tum . At the finish it was Andreu , wit h th e
win over Miller. Kern a nd Kaxhausen.
Mota two saw Andreu nail th e ho leshOl
again with Kern, James H ayes, Miller a nd
Lozaw fo ll o wi ng. Miller q u ickl y passed
Hay es, whi le cl osin g in on Kern , wh o was
55: l. Bill y Slill wd l (Ya m); 2. Jimm y Owen s (Ya m ); 3.
Ada m Ga m ble (Ya m ); 4. .Ma u hew Hau g (Ya m ); 5. J ustin
In body (Ya m).
65: I. Brod y Miller (Hon ); 2. Benja min Miller (Ya m); 3.
J ake j ohnso n (Raw); 4. Billy Stillwell (Raw); 5. Eric H ackm an
(Ya m ).
85 B: I. Mike McKee (Raw ); '2. T o m Sketh way (H a n); 3.
Donald Mu llen (Ya m); 4. J ake Jo hnson (Ra w); 5. Shane
Harris (Yam ).
85 A: I. John w in seu (SUl ).
200: I. Todd Wi m eu (Ho n);2 . Ro y Miller (KTM );S . Eug ene
Melacheck (Ya m ); 4. Nick Arment (SUl) ; 5. Robert Bill s (H o n).
250B: I. K~v i o MiI1er (SUl); 2. Dill on Cava (Ya m ); 3. Chuck
Blessing (Ya m ); 4. Wayn~ Skil es (Ya m); 5. Dona ld Strohn
(M· V ).
25<1 A: J. Eric Sassaman (Yam ); 2. RObert Miller (Ya m) ;
3. J Ot" Broml ey (SUl); 4. Kevin Varnes (Yam); 5. Mark
Burk ho lder (Yam) .
SR SO 1. Luke Zechman (Ya m) ; 2. Mark Burkh o ld~r
+:
(Yam ); S. JOt" He ber ling (Ya m): 4. Ha rol d Brossman (Yam);
.
5. K~n Hackman (Yam).
O PEN B: I. Chuck Blessin g (Ya m ); 2. Tom Ha nnum (H ·
D): 3. T odd Tem p le (H a n); 4. Rick Hawk (Ya m) ; 5. Mike
Alth ou se (Ya m).
SR 40-1' ; 1. Lu ke Zechma n (Yam) ; 2. Den ni s Miller (Ya m );
Way ne Franklin (Vam); 4. Ron McG inni s (Ya m) . :
OPEN A; 1. Eric Sassaman (H o n ); 2. Kevin v arnes (H o n );
S. Ken Mo hler (H· D); 4. Dave Lesniak (R tx); 5. T rarv
. Zechma n (Ya m).
~.
.Kreinbrook, Schlag sweep
Lake Sugar Tree Motocross
By Hen ry Muller
AXTON, VA, JULY 20
KAZ Racing/Cernics-sponsored Greg Kreinbrook scored a double-mote win in the Open
A class, wh il e Billy Schlag piloted h is
Kawasaki to a I -I finis h in th e 125cc A division
in Saturday Amateur Da y action at Da vid
Bailey's Lake Sugar T ree MX Raceway.
Kreinbrook was on the gas in th e firs t Open
A rnoto and stre tched hi s holeshot into a big
lead by the end of the o pe ni ng lap. Chris
Taylor settled h is Yam aha into second, while
a fierce bailie heated up for third between
Richard Wendelken, Alan Kocotas a nd Brian
Long. Robert Gerken joined the fray and soon
began picking off riders in an allempt 10catch
the leaders. Krei nbrook wa s gone with T aylor
crossing safely in seco nd, while Gerken's
charge left him in third ahead of Wendelken
a nd Long.
Moto two was not as easy for 17-year -old
Kreinbroo k, as he chased Gerken until the
final circuit whe n he shot past an d took the
win ov er Gerken. Wendelken was next
followed by Kocotas and Lo ng.
The 125cc A class firs t moto wi n ner, Bill y
Schlag, had his limits tested, as Jim Neese
tucked in behind Schlag on the firs t lap and
put on the pressure. Schlag never missed a
beat and took the win over Neese, with Patrick
Slate getting a hard-earned third. Brad Struny
and Brett Beauchamp rounded o ut the to p
five.
.
Schlag was q ui ckest off th e do wnhill start
line in mota two, and set sail for a perfect
score wi th a duel for second forming be tween
Beauch am p, Larry Andrews a nd Manuel
Ar no ld. Beauchamp's ag gr essive riding style
earned him the runner-up honors, wh ile
Andrews netted third over Arnold and Strun y.
H o nda o f Winston-Salem 's Jay Hauser
scored a double molO win in the Open B
division, finish ing ahead of Steve Starnes and
T erry Carty. Hauser was on his way 10 a sweep
of th e Plus 25 class l"hen he ran mto a snag
in th e form of Keith Rivenbark and Sonny
Mi tch ell . Hauser was close 10 the lea ders in
th e second moto when a spill left him 15
seconds back with only a few laps remaining.
As the whi te flag came o u t it was Rivenbark
and Mitchell with H a user clos ing. Wh en th e
leading tri o dropped behind the da m, H auser
mad e his mov e and emerged with the lead ,
while Mit chell pa ssed Rivenbark, as well , and
th e top three crossed the line in that order.
Greg Rand went four-for-four in the 125cc
B and Schoolbo y classes to keep a win streak
ali ve th at has lasted since early in th e seaso n.
Den ni s Brewer wa s runner -u p in ' th e 125cc
B d ivision, while Patri ck Slat e followed Ra nd
eN
hom e in th e Schoolboy class.
Results
50: 1. Joey Gaine! (Ya m ); 2. Isba Wood (Yam ); 3. J osh
Mar tin (Ya m ); 4. Andttwl Williams (Yam): 5. J immic= Hensel
(Yam ).
60: I. Jos h ua Wood (Kaw); 2. Cam eon Debose (Kaw ); 3.
Max Clau (Kaw); 4. J onathon N inch l (Kaw); 5. Michac=l
Ford (Kaw) .
JR MIN I: 1. Otris Anstea d (Yam); 2. J ohn Mono..... (Sw);
5. J oshua Wood (Kaw); 4. J onathon Ninchl (Kaw); 5. T raVIS
RidwJloon (Yam).
SR MINI: J. Shawn Schu ltz (Raw/; 2. 01ad Kres~ (Raw);
S. Mit chell Hodges (Raw ); 4. Ben Sril ey (SU1); 5. A.'ilt1ey BI"UC?
(S",).
SCHBY: L G eq Rand (Kaw) ; 2. Patrick Slat e \Ya m); 3.
G. Bu lk~ (Hon); 4. Scou Bryant (Ho n); 5. Nei Warner
(H on ).
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125 C D- I: I. Michael Poore (Yam) ; 2. G . Bdllery (H o n);
3. Wesley Gannon (Sw ); 4. Rarry J o yce (Kaw); S. Michael
McNa m ut (Suz ).
125 C D-2: I. Sco tt Moore (Han); 2. Clad Newt on (Sw);
3. M. Perk ins (Ho n); 4. Kevin Mill s (H O n ); 5. Wayn e Dion
(Ya m).
. 2.S0 C D·l: 1. Thomas Will iams (Vam) ; 2. Billy Taylor
(Raw ); 3. T im T~II (H on); 4. R icky Franklin (H o n );· S.
J efl Smi th (SUl).
250 C D-2: I. Sco tt Moore (Ho n); 2. Sid Williams (Kaw);
~. Brady Bran