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LOCAL EVENTS
Kevin Varnes (6) stayed out in fron t of th e Open A pack on the P ine Grove TT cou rse to score th e victo ry.
a nack ran ge o f the Iroru-runn ers. Barton 's
even tua l fifth place showi ng was, how ever.
good enough [or th e overall victory.
In 125cc Pr o action, Barton co n tro lled th e
ac tio n wh ere he finished seco nd in mot o o ne
behind Henry and led [rom sta rt to finis h in
rnot o two .
R es ults
250 PR O : I. Pat Barton (Suz): 2. Doug Hm ry (Yam ): 3.
Ton, I....oruuo (Yam); 4. I' un McMill~n (Hon); S. MikrTreadwell (Sw).
125 PR O: l. Pal &non (Suz ); 2. Dou g Hmry ( Ya m); 3.
Wil li.. m Dli d ak (H o n ): 4. Scot l Can" (SUI ); 5. Jot'
Waddingt on (S w).
Wasnea walks off with LACR
Motocross win
By Tony Alessi
PALMDALE. CA. AUG. 1
6
Aaro n Wasnea p ut together 3·1 m o ro finis hes
to sco re th e o vera ll vict ory in the I25cc No vice
class duri ng th e Ca lifornia Racing Club's
ni ght m ot ocro ss at Los Ang eles County
Ra ceway.
Steve Co rteville was quick 10 put his H o nda
to the front o f th e pack at th e sta rt o f the
first mote. Marc Li p pert mo ved 1O seco n d
tra iled by Mik e Lillie and Garey Ca rlso n.
Ca rlso n wa s Flying and shredded to the lead
by th e th ird lap. and stayed th ere despite a
few out-of -contro l mom en ts to secure the win .
Cortevil le rode smoothly in second to the
fin ish, wh ile Wasnea charged [rom seven th
to third. Mark Allen fini shed fourth as Li lli e
laded back 10 six th at th e finis h beh ind
Lippert .
Corteville sho t ou t front agai n to start mo to
two with Lillie an d Wa snea tradi ng seco nd
a co up le o f tim es befor e \\o'asnea took co n tro l
o f th e position. As Wa sn ea worked o n
Corteville for the lead. Carlson bega n to p ut
th e pr essu re on Allen fo r fourth. Wasn ea
wasted Iiule ti me pa ssin g Corteville on the
th ird lap, th en pulled away 10 the moto wi n.
Liule and Corteville battled bar -to-bar for the
remain der o f th e race with Co rtevil le secu ri ng
seco nd after a contact pa ss nea r the end of
the mot o, Carlson pa ssed Allen in a
es o f
do uble j u m ps but seized his Kawasa ki late in
the moto, handing fo ur th to Allen .
Wayn e Zahrt battled th rough out bo th 125cc
Begin ner clas s motos with Randy L ippie,
Lippie con trolled th e s ta rts while Zahrt had
a' handle o n the finis h es, srorin~ both moto
vict ories "o ver second-place Lippie, Steve
Smith and Wayne Par ks m ixed it up for third
with Smith gelling th e nod .
Wayne's brother John smo ked Sco tt Steam
and th e rest of the 25·29 Expert class riders
with a pa ir o f undisputed mot a victo ries,
while J im H olly rod e a special [ou r-stro ke
Suzuki DR350 to a pair o f mota victories in
the Vet Pro class, topping Bob Klin e and
Ri ch ard Bunch.
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P/ W B·2: I. Oonnit Du rker (Vam ): 2. Adam H"py (Yam);
3. Bud Fu llmtr (Ya m); 4. Chri 'loplwr Non (Vam); 5. .Yan
Co llier (SUI).
60 ()..8: I. Cale Nobe l ( K.aw); 2. J oh ner Fau llmer (DMe);
5. ScnIt Ho we (Ita w).
60 9-11: 1. Ja !On Larkin (Itaw); 2. Tanya f'au lkn" (OMe).
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3. M=hall Lipp' (Kawl.
SONOV : l. Sholun Fortier (SUl ); 2. ja\On FnlUt'Ci (Ho n );
S. Bobby KiJlia.n (KTM ); of. A.lron BomKOlrdM r (KX).
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SO11\ T: l. Ja y Th~, (Suz).
BIG WHL: J. Paul Rex ( Ka w ).
125 BEG :
t. w ayne za h n (Ha n ); 2. ROind y Lip pi e (SUI);
S. Sieve Smi th (I{.a;w); 4. Wa yne P;; ks (Yam ).
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125 NO V: I. Aaro n w asnea lx...w); 2. S I~ Conev ille
(H a n); 3. Mark Allen (K.:.I w); 4. Mike Linl e ( T~) ; 5. Garry
Car lson (Ita w).
125 tNT: 1. j ason Mdlon (K.a
w).
125 PR O : I. Jdf Barbacovi (Ya m); 2. Olri. iUdrin.ki (rre);
S. Tro,- Welt y (Suz).
2!JO BEG D-I : 1. Steven SnauAM" (Yam): 2. Mikr Kia U"a
(Suz); 5. J oh n V1IIIko (Hon ): 1. Bria n Fuhrmann (H o n); 5.
Mike Knud \On (Ho n).
250 BEC 0 ·2: l. Todd Aldffi l Kaw); 2. &-.0 Medei ro,<,
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(Ya m }; 5. Sic Ro5iuni (Hon); 4. Brian AlJObroo k (Ya m );
S. OJri!. Ra y (H a n ).
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Bin y P;;IIul (Sux); of. Mall Knuchon (H on ): 5. Bob Wood (Hon).
2!JlO 11\ -: l. Ryan VonlO"berg (Suz); 2. T racy AYler (Suz);
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5. Erik Lin dstrom (lI o n).
250 P RO : I. And y Ellu (Sw ).
500 BEG : I. Jdf Mllchd l (Han ); 2. T roy Thurman (Ha n);
5. Chru S ou (Han).
500 SOV: 1. Corn' Mitehc=lI ( Hon).
JR VET BEG : l. "rodd Ailes (H a n ); 2. Randy Rhinrllardt
(VOIm) : 5. Greg Tonry (S UI ): 4. John J.KkfoOll C
Xaw); S. Grq
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JR VET NOV : I. Er ic H arrison IVOIm ).
J R VET ll\": 1. John DOIvies (H o n ); 2. J:.K Kroll (Hun ).
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JR VET EX: I. Jon Zahrt (Suz): 2. Scot l Starn, (l i on ).
VET BEG : I. Dan Bttnardinc- (Suz): 2. Norm Schw .