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Results
50: I. Brmt Millimo ne (MM); 2. l...a.rry Ru sl (Yam) : 3. Scott
WilItkins (Yam ); 1. D. Espenschied (Ya m ); 5. Fran k Gallo
Jr. (Yam ).
JR MIN I : I. Bob Bowman (Kaw); 2. Andy Wickens (Kaw):
3. l...a.ny Rus t (Ra w): i . David Hill (Ra w).
SR MIS !: 1. Broc k Sellanh (H on l; 2. KarJ Scott (Stu); 3.
J tm jarreu (SUl) ; i . BryillnlkJlingco (Suz); 5. J ason McGl.o.;rt
(Raw ).
SCH BY: I. Adam Bechde! (Kaw); 2. Viner Kamow (Suz);
3. T .J. Sommen (Sur); i . Rocky Bevd . q ua (H on}: 5. Da vid
Borris (KilIw).
125 A: 1. Mike Katin (Sur ); 2. MilircUlSellards (Ho n); 3.
Jad Steele-(S ur ); i . J o hn Milivar(Kaw); 5. J a y Henhey (Suz).
125 B: 1. QlUek Francisco (Stu ): 2. Rick Roosa ( H OD);
3. SI~ Cr a wford (Ha n); i . vi nce K.a.mow (SUl); 5. Rid.
McGUirt· (Suz).
125 CD-I : l. Ric k Ra y (Suz); 2. Nie k Gontm. (H a n); 3.
Bill Rohrns {Ho n): i . Greg Myrr (Hon ); 5. Mikt' Kuffner
(Sur ).
125 C 0 -2: 1. WilIynr H iekma n (Ha n); 2. Ji m M. M i,
in
(Hon); 3. Danny Wh itfield (Suz); 1. Jeff Sharp (Ho n); 5. Brad
Lightner (Ya m).
2!JOIOPEN A: I. Greg Whttln- (Ho n ): 2. G.ry Stol fa
(K.aw 3. Mikr Kalin (S uz); i . Phil Gili thit'f (Ho n); 5. Tim
);
u
Conti (SUl).
250 B: 1. Eric Klein (SUl); 2. Q u is Ro lling (Kaw); 3. Rick
Horvat (Hon); ... Trent Bartolot ti (H o n); 5. Bob Harrington
(Ya m).
250 C: I. c .j. Klein (K.aw): 2. Tony MilIrzano (H a n ): 3.
Steve Ray (SUL); i . J oh nn y Young (KT M); 5. Dann y Lee ks
{Suz] ,
P LUS 25: I. Ray VOIgara!lOw (Ho n ): 2. Ken Novak (H o n);
3. Steve Wilmingt o n (K.ilw): 4. Rid H orvat (H o n): 5. F. Morm
[Ka w].
OPEN B: 1. Eric Klein (KT M): 2. Ken No vak (H a n); 3.
Dan Morgan (KT M); i. j im Skok (KT M); 5. Jef f Ru dr iek
(KTM).
SR I: I. Carl Hand (Hen): 2. Mar k Moore (H o n); 3. Ji m
Cipul10 (C-A): 4. Bla ine Duecasrer (Kaw); 5. Bob Moremile
( Ka w ).
SR 2: I. Da n Mor gan (KT M); 2. Rob McClai n (KT M);
3. Frank Erbe (Ya m): 1. Do n Spr ag ue (H o n); 5. J oe Ja cobs
(KT M ).
Paul pounds Dade City Motocross
By Scott Sheperd
DADECITY, FL. SEPT. 7
Gary Paul streng th ened his seco nd- place
sta nd in!:s in th e Dade Cit y Ra ceway Po ints
Championship season in the Open Mon ey
class wit h an easy victory during the 14th
ro u nd of the series.
SNR Cycle Perfo rm ance Center-sponso red
Pa ul got the ho lesho r in the firs t moto as Rya n
Dean went outside on the left-hand hairpin
tu m and bo bbled. Mike Bragg the n took ove r
the secon d spot. By th e third lap o f the eightla p mo io, Pau l had stretched his lead to 50
yards as Bragg, Dean and Ricky Hampsh ir e
battled for posi tio ns be hind h im .
just after th e halfway point, Dean fell before
a tabl etop jump and H ampsh ire passed him.
Dean recovered q uick ly a nd d idn't lose m uc h
grou nd. H ampsh ire was o n th e move a nd
pulled to within 10 yards o f second-place
Bragg o n th e last two laps. Paul was long
gone at the fin ish while Bragg and Hampshi re
diced 200 yards behind him for second. Kenny
Yoh o finis hed fou rt h followed by Robert
Kong .
At the sta rt o f mo to two Pau l and Bragg
sha red the hol esho t, but Bragg went do wn
hard in th e first turn a nd dropped to th e back
o f the eig h t-rider field. Pa ul a nd Hampshire
p ulled aw ay as Kon g, H opper Yoh o and
Sanderso n diced beh in d the m . Hampshire
could n 't match th e speed o f Pau l and lost
gr ou nd. Sa nderso n fell o n a ta ble top jump,
while Yoh o and H opper battled for four la ps.
Paul ea sily won the race as H ampshue
fin ished second. Yoho passed Kon g for third
in a hairpi n turn on the last la p. H opper
ro u nded out · th e top five an d Sa nderso n
finished sixt h.
Results
P/W : 1. T )'1Ofl H ilIdsrll (Yam ); 2. Josh Fau sli no (Yam);
ey
3. James Su:wm (Ya m ); 4. OlilIl NOMh (Yam); 5. AilIron
pmc.ins (YilIm ).
60: 1. Augu sl uUWn"g ( K.oIw); 2. J.R . Rallillrd ( Kaw); 3.
Jason Von Fricken (K..iIw); i . T~n HadKoJl (Kaw); 5. Jnnny
McDow(Kaw).
80 B: I. Brian Cr w ( K.aw ); 2. Jod y G ill (Kitw ); 3_ Scuu
w).
L.a.mb(Hon ); 4. J(~h Kif'h y (SUl); 5. Bill y l...a.uWng (K.a
80 C: 1. AuguM Uu*lg (Kaw); 2. Bill y Wood (K..w);
, . Adam CrOHlry ( K.1w); 1. J rr Mny Doctor ( K.aw ); 5. llirren
McEJlutu m (Hon).
80 BEG : I. Brian Mixo n (lta w); 2_ Dillie Pol~ (KilIw); 3.
Jdf Sickin gtt (Hon ); i . JilIwn Wood ( Ka w) : 5. Robm Ful ton
(K.a
w).
125 B: 1. Tim Everhart (Hon); 2. Jay Ponk ey (La w); 3.
Da; id Sanderso n (H a n); 4. Vin ny Ho pper (YilIm) ; 5_ Kenn y
v
Yoho (lion).
I~ C: 1. Da vid Sherm (H a n): 2. ~k Evdrth (H a n);
.
3. Mikt' Iklker (Ho n ); ... Ra ndy Rogtn (Kaw); 5. OwayM
Pm.tlewait (Sur ).
125 BEG :I. T im Hod ield (K.a 2. Shawn Will is (H a n):
w);
3. Jawn Blackburn (H on) : 4. Scott Newso me (Raw); 5. Frank
Frederic k (H on ).
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125 SCH BY: I. Antho ny Pororobba (H on ); 2. Kmny Yoh o
(H an ): 5. Olris J oh m a n (SUI); 4. Da vid Sa nd~n (H a n );
5. Billy Lausbag (KilIw).
WMN: I. Ikth Rewi s (Kaw ); 2. G ina PaT)' (Sur); 3. Ja nM.
Soingfield (Han).
250 A: 1. Gary Piliul (H a n ); 2. Ricky Hampshire (SUI).
250 B: 1, Rick Bigililow (H a n ): 2. Jdf Vod l (Han ); 3. Robert
Kong (Suz); 4. Gene- Peillrson (YilIm ); 5. J o hnn y Hudsun
(Ya m).
250 C: I. Brian Co ugh lin (H a n ); 2. Bml Stro msnns (Han) :
3. Buck)' Omni, OHon); i .uny Kline (Kaw): 5. Briilln Sus ko
(Yam).
250 BEG : J. Scott Bart h (Ho n); 2. Dmni s Kustn (Ha n);
3. Steve Dyu (Hon): 4. Rick Carnry (Kaw ); 5. R ick La ngl ey
(YilIm).
O PEN MO NEY: I. Giliry Pau l (H o n); 2. Rick y H am pshirt(S UI); 3. Kenny Yollo (Ho nl ; i . Robn-l Ko ng (Suz): 5. Mikt
Bragg (H a n ).
O PEN AM: I. Antho ny Pocorobb a (H o n) ; 2. R ick y
Ha mpsh i~ (Sur) ; 3. Kenny Yoh o (H o n); i . Ric ky Ca rmiehit~ 1
(J'Q~i.~ ~1>~~k~(~;~ilI m (Hon); 2. Steve Ru~h (H o nl:
3. Tommy Stri ngfie ld (Han).
25+: I. Bmn Cough hn (H on);2. EdGarlin (Ho n) ; 3. Robffi:
Noa (Ha n ); 4. Andy Kelley (H on ); 5. Erik Stttir (Han).
SR 50+: 1. Ed wrlin (H a n ): 2. Robert Noa (H on); 3. T om
Bragg (H on ); i. Rob McDow (H a n); 5. Richar d Egga.n (Kaw) .
S/S R: I. Tom Bra gg (H o n); 2. Robt'rl Fulto n (Kitw); 3.
Jon M..nnin g (Yam ); i . Tom McElh ,llIen (H o n ); 5. Jim
Col"".
Yoder scores three times at
Blackhawk RR
By Gordon Lunde
SOUTH BELOIT, ILSEPT. 7-8
Ra y Yod er , j r. had a perfect" th ree-for-th ree
da y in Championship Cup Series action a t
Blackhaw k Farms Raceway. Yod er brought a
pair o f Suzukis fo r the Suzuki Cup Series races,
Un li m ited and H ea vyweight Superspo rt.
The Un li mited raace was a runawa y victo ry
for Yoder, aboard hi s Four & Six Cycle/RES/
Fo xlTsubaki /Rri- R Distributin g /Du lo p /
Ron & Brian 's Suzu ki/ Shoo-backed Suzuk i
GSX · RIloo.
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In H ea vyweight Supersport, Al Berta gn o li
loo ked to be th e spoiler to Yod er 's plans o f
winning bo th Suzu ki money even ts. Both
rid ers were o n eq ua l eq uipmen t. and a p paren tly had equal riding skills. Bertagnoli
rocketed o u t fro n t a t the start, with Yod er ,
Steve Pal ella , David Gross and Ri ck Breu er
in tow . Breuer made the o nly position cha nge
of lap on e, get ting by Gross for fourth.
Berr ta gn o li held o n to a slim I.5-seco nd lead
o n lap three, but Yoder stay ed right on AI
fo r the next four la ps wh ile they p ulled away
fro m the field En tering turn six , Yod er mad e
hi s move and held o ff the brakes just a bit
lo nger than Bertagnoli to ta ke the lead. Yoder
earned top mo ney in two events.
Mike Hunter has held a tig h t grip on th e
SIOOO Un li mited GP event this year, a nd for
a short ti me, it appeared he would win agai n.
Bertagn ol i go t the j u m p o ut front with Yod er,
Kevin Slezewski, Marc Brohn, and Hunter
filling the to p five pl aces. At the end of lap
o ne. Hu n ter was in fourth and Yoder was
hounding Bertagnoli, Exiting th e carousel o n
lap two, Yod er po wer ed past Bertagn ol i fo r
the lead a nd H unter dr o p ped Siezewski back
to fou rth.
Yoder began to pull awa y while Hunter
ma de his wa y pa st Bertagnoli o n lap four fo r
seco nd. H u n ter then started reeling in Yoder.
until la p eig ht, when he finally go tliy. From
there, it looked like Hunter would ru n away
to the chec kered fla g. If was not to be, though ,
as misfort u ne struck wh ile H unter headed into
turn fo ur. The left handlebar o n H un ter 's Tl
broke as he ap p lied the front brak e for tum
four. H u n ter 's rear tir e lifted over a foo t o ff
the track. a nd Hu nt er ended up o ff the tra ck.
With Hunter OUt of th e action, Yoder cruised
to his third victo ry a nd th e S250 first place
awa rd.
Results
UN L GP EXP : I. Ra y Yoder , J r. (Suz); 2. Alan Berugnol i
z
(SUI): 3. Kevin SI~Ll"wsk l (Ya m ): i. j a ck KilIin (Yam); 5. Steve
Pa lella (S uz).
.
);
UN L SS I.XP: 1. Ray Yoder. J r. (SUL 2. Cu rti s A. Pimentel
(Sw); 3. Brian Westphal (S uz).
HVY ,"'T SB EX P: 1. Steve Pale tta (Suz); 2. Mar c A. Brahn
(KilIw); 3. Ch uck H eyin g (Kaw); i . Samuel T . Salaja (H o n);
5. Do na ld Trush (Suz).
e
H VYWT S8 AM: I. Kevin Wiillt r (Kaw); 2. j ohn E. Murphy
(Suz); 3. S teve Dou vill e (Suz); i . Ja mes A. Mil roy, J r. (Suz);
..
5. Mike Murphy (SUl) .
HV Y\\'T SS EXP : J. Ray Yoder. Jr . (Suz); 2. Ala n
G<-rca-gooH (Suz): 3. Steve Patella (Suz); 4. Rick Breuer (Hon);
5. Marc A. Broh n (K.aw)
.
H VYWT SS AM: I. Dm- kS tr uye(Yam) ; 2. Jam o A. Mi lro y,
Jr . (Suz); 3. Craig Ellis (Suz); i . Steve Dou ville (Sur); ~. Mike
M~V~~UI~T
F : I: ChilI
.XP
rlts l...a.ng (Due); 2. Waher
SilIkow!ki (Due ): 3. Dilivid Mc Par la nd (lta w); of Da ve Bradfor d
.
(No r).
.
H VYWT ST AM: I. Dave Gollo n (Ca.,t); 2. Mike c.. Roui
(Due); 3. Todd No rdby (K.a w); i . DilIvt' Moon (Due); 5. Dick
Fiilia (H -O-).
MDLWT GP EXP : 1. Darin Otic (Ho n); 2. Paul Nob le
(Yam); 3. Ol.ulo BUS(' (Hon); i . Samuel Sabja. (Hon); 5.
Pau l G . Mar ICh (SUl.).
MDLWT C P AM: I. GI~nn Scbm- (Hon); 2. Bra d Du nkel
(H on) ; 3. Ed BemdL J r. (Ya m); i . Ru .w-Il Rapp (Ya m );
5. Slu.w n Conr.td (Y..m ).
MDLWT SB EXP : I. Ktv in SI~ (VilIm); 2. I n K.a
iru:
ki
(Yam); 3. Robert Iklie (Yam ): i . Oaud Kurko w& (Han ):
5. ~uel Sabja. (H a n).
MDLWT 5B AM: 1. G lmn Schnr (Han); 2. Stephen Wri ght
(Yam); !. Rusell Ra p (Yam); i . Ed Berndt. Jr . (YilIrn ); S. T om
Girard (Yam).
MDLWf SS EXP : I: Jac k K.ainz (Yam); 2. Darin CUe
(Hon); 3. Olarln Buse (Hon ); 1. Rid Breu u (H o n ); 5. Keith
O lJiRO (Ya m).
MDLWT SS A.\f. t. G lmn SchCT (Ha n ); 2. Russ.e Ra pp
:
ll
(Ya m); 5. Tom Girard (Yam); i . Jos Fan (Ya m) ; 5. Mike
Pat trnon (Yam).
LTNT G P EXP : l. Mic:hcM:1 0 _ Huntet 1Yam ): 2. Dnid
Dol= (Yam); 3. l.arTy Coh tt (Ya m); 4. Rick Bullock (Yam):
5. Rod ney Smi u (Yam).
LTV.'T G P AM: 1. Dougl ills Famu (VilIm ); 2. alfisu)p~
T inda ll (Ya m ); 3. Richillnl Grno (Yam ); i . T im Kttn (YilIm );
5. Michatl Pisano (Yam ).
LTWTSB EXP : 1. David ~ (Yam ); 2. Larry Coh~ (Yam ) ;
3. Rodn~ Smits (Yam ); 1. Michatl Lo wn (Ya m ); ~. D..vid
Folr (Yam).
LTWT SB AM: I. Richillrd GrK"O (Ya m ); 2. Ch ristop'hrr
T inda ll (Yam); 3. Do uglOls Farrar (Yam ): 4. Danny Mllntr
(Yam); 5. Michatl Pisa.no (YilIm).
LTWT SS EXP : I. DaVid Folr (YilIm); 2_ Mieh

