to lap the field, ena bling Brow n to use the
traffic as interference. On la p 11, the same
doubles gave Ch ester more trouble whe n a
hard land ing popped off hi s machine's spark
plug connection. From then o n, Brown had
no worries, as in the in terva l he had put almost
half the tra ck between h im self and Ch ester.
who maintained second over Lo ug h .
The 2.5Occ A main was m ostl y Brown's with
the excep tio n o f a stro ng ch all enge: from
Ch ester lat e in th e race. On lap 12, Ch ester
had go tten close enoug h to attem p t a pas s,
if o nly he could get an o pe ning. Comer for
co rne r, jump for jump, Chester pursued
Brown. getting thw arted no matter which line
he took. On the last turn o f lap 14 of th e
15-lap event, Ch ester th ought he saw hi s
cha nce when Brow n 's speed look him wid e.
a llo wi ng Ch ester 10 duck underneath. However, Brown recovered and sla m med. the door
in Ch ester's face. For th e li nallap. all Chester's
effo rts to pass came to naught . and he look
the finish line jump with half a bike length
delici t to Brow n . Lough linished th ird o nce
aga in.
Brian H ess domina ted 250cc C class act ion .
although Cha d Mull in s mounted an assa ult
0 11 his posit ion du ri ng the main . Sm ooth
ridi ng an d speed worked to H ess's adva ntage,
however. a nd he sailed over the finish line
tableto p a good three len gths in front o f
Mullins. Benj am in Will iam s fin ished thi rd
a hea d o f Tim Ca lho u n and Brian Kin g.
Resul ts
~.o: I. j a :loClII Baul t (Yam ); 2. Jefft1")' f"i"ldi (Ya m ); 3. Adam
!WIn (Yam); 4. Ch. Milc.r Em mert
(Koi wl.
SO-lBY: I. GTrR Nebun (S UI); 2. KiPJXT Kttron (Hon );
S. JrnqJh Hopson (Ya m); ... Sid. Ci n on ( Koiw); S. Mik r
Emmm (Kotwl.
12S A: I. Mill:' BlOwn (H on); 2. Jim O lnl" (SUI) ; S. Qgd
l...tMJllth fHun).
125 B: I. Gf t'g NdlolJh(S u.r:); 2. T ony Smi th (H nn) .
125 C: 1. Lnlil' Ikldlft II-IUfl); 2. Knn
(Suz ); ! . Shar Brndry ( K.aw): 4. MichitM"1 Tilylor (SOl); 5. Bill y
l'R.
Hd~ (SUl).
SQiBY: I. Pa tridr. " ittl (Kotw); 2. Dw ..ynr 8orK' (H a n );
3. Dam yn Swanepool (y ..m l; 4. S had no prob lem takin g the lead fro m
the start o f the race o n his Mich elin-shod , C reg
L un d y-prepared Suzu ki CS X R II 00. H e was
foll o wed by Bru ce T ebo and Rob ert Miller.
Scott C ra y sta rted from th e back o f th e pack
and passed Tebo to ta ke seco nd ha lfway
thro ugh th e Ii rst la p . A lt ho ugh C ra ves
quickly opened up a sizable lead fro m the rest
of the riders. Cray was clearly not a llowing
him to garne r a n insurmountable adva ntage.
At th e end o f the first lap, Rob ert Mill er
came under pressure from Mich ael Graves Ior
Lhe rourth place position. h took anolher lap,
Michael Craves succeeded in passing Mill er
in lhe lighl lurns lhree and rour. Mill er . now
running in riflh, was won passed by Kenl
Kuni LSugu o n hi s Yamaha "lL2 50.
As th e laps passed. C ray. Riding a Yosh im ura Perrorman ce u nter-sponso red S uzu ki
CSXRlloo. co n ti n ued to close the gap o n
Chuck Craves. reducin g it fro m 2.5 seco nds
on lap eig h t to less th an half a second o n
lap 10. With o n ly two laps left . C ra y wa s
poised to mount a challenge for th e lead . bu t
en tering turn o ne on th e fin al lap C ra y
sudden ly slowed and pulled off th e track and
QUI o r th e race belween lUn) s two a nd three.
That ga ve Chuck Graves a n easy win with
T ebo taking second. Michael Craves finishing
third and Ku n itsugu fourth.
The Formula Two race reatured an exciting
duel bet ween Michael Graves as he too k the
ho le s hol o n h i s Li lll ej o h n ' s Candiesspo nso red Ya mah a bu t was q uickly passe d by
Ku n itsu gu and Ross Hahn. By the end o f th e
first lap, G raves moved back into second a nd
mo u nt ed a ser ies cha lle nge o n KunilSugu ror
th e lead. Drafting him down the from straight.
Crave> pulled past Kunitsugu in tum one.
\Vilhm several lurns, Kunitsugu, ridin g his
Long Bea ch Yamah a -sp onsored T Z25 0.
reca ptured th e lead . but Craves repeated h is
d raft in g technique a nd grabbed th e fro nt spot
in lu rn o ne fo r th e nexl rrow laps o f th e race.
Cra ve> mana ged to ho ld Kunitsu gu off for
severa l laps despite Kuni LSugu's co ns ta n l
pressu re. G raves and Kuni tsufrl were neck·
and-nec k ror lh e rem aining di stan ce 10 lhe
checkered na g. In th e middle o f th e last la p.
Kun itsu gu managed 10 gai n soml:' brealhin g
r oom a fter encou n lering a lap ped rider tha i
Craves had a slig ht problem in passi ng. That
enabled Kunitsu g u 10 take lhe race win, Wilh
Craves second and j ason Paden finis hi ng
th ird.
Resul ts
O-~ SOY: I. Craig Avny (YOIml ; 2. Frank Mrn ~ ( Ya m ) :
! . !kvin Sheafrr (Kaw ); 4. jms H....m" (Ya m); 5. jeff H agnty
(YOIm).
SOI-699 NOV : I. John Reardon (Ya m); 2. Byron GarcU
(Yam ): !. Ro na ld au~raui Jr. (Ho n ); 1. Kamran Khan (Sw);
5. SlnT Mann (H an).
750-0PEN SOV: I. Eddie S\"Unufbrl ( ~w ): 2. Cuit
M.;nsha ll (SUI): ! . Dana Owm (Ha n); i . SCOllVrnu: (lU w);
5. ThomOl G ..rcia -Monrd (SUI).
75OS/Sf: I. And y Mil lon (Yam ): 2. Kmny Ko ptd.., (SUI);
! . j,, ~oll PridrnotT (SUl); 1. Miks Mothrnhad (Suz); 5. Srua
BaIKm (SUI I.
400 S/~": I. Wi ll~ Burr (Yam): 2. Ja mo Ra ndolph (Ya m):
S. HUI)Johi N..ka.jima (Yam ): 4. Michae l Monto ya (Ya m); 5.
C..-r TOI\lOIIn (Ya m ).
lu..
5OOS
/51': I. Rilch ito Thoru p (Yam ); 2. Andy Mihon (Yam );
! . David fr.m lr.mbac: (Yam ); 1. Brian Garbrl1ini (Yam ): 5.
h
Fra nk Ar41Kilki (Y....m ).
400 MO D PR OD : I. Willie Burr (Yam) ; 2. Rilch ir Thoru p
(V..m ); ! . Mid ldrl Mnnl o ya (V..m ); 4. John jam" (Ya m):
5. J a m", R..ndo) p h (Ya m).
Mlo MOD PR O D: I. j t"Try jirkonky (Kawl: 2. SII:WLitschrr
(Kaw); .s. O ifCCo lrman (K.Jw); 1. D.."id Wo f( (H a n ): 5. J od i
Alcal.. y (Kaw ).
F-SG L; 1. And y Mill on (Y;"m): 2. Kirk Thom~n (Va m);
! . Eric Sht"Trt"T (Ho n ); 4. Ric k Thom P!>011 (Ya m); 5. J ohn
NidJoOn (Yam).
600 S/ST: 1. Andy Mill on (Yam ); 2. T om Aqu ino (Yam) :
! . Dwa ynr Ch u ng (SUl ); 4. D.."id SU ion ( HolI): 5. Willi r
in
Hun (Yam).
Y·2: I. Kent Kuni lSugu (Y..m ); 2. Michad G rav", (SUI); ! .
j a~n Paden (Ya m ): 1. R0I>5 Hahn (Ya m ); 5. Rilch ir Thorup
(Yam ).
O PEN S/ST: I. Robm Mil1r r (Sw); 2. J im Van Vrglt"Tl
(Yam ): ! . O rlando Pab lo (SUI); 4. Petn Koci (S w) : S. Miln
Mo thers head (SUl).
600 MO D PR OD :.I. Rilchi r Thoru p (Ya m ); 2. Andy Miha n
(Ya m );!. Tom Aqu tno (Yam l: i . Willi~ Bun (Ya ml; 5. Ibvid
Sta nton (H a n).
f - l : I. ~r lnCrilW'5 (Suz );2. Brutt T ebo (Sw ): S. Micha d
GraYn (Suz); 1. Kmc Kun icsugu (Ya m); 5. Ra ben Mi11rr (SUI).
Ritchie Thorup (536) and Andy Milton (2) diced at Willow Springs RR .
I
BOlT H /W : I. Kiyo w aranabe (H o n): 2. Erwin Rainak'
(Due ): ! . Mid O firld (Due); 1. Mar k Cruz (Due ); 5. Ll oyd
johnson (Duc).
Borr L/W: I. Ted Kapner (H o n): 2. j erry J irko v!.ky
(Kotw): 5. A.E. Morr i~()n (Yam ): 1. Dona ld Rabb ( H -D): 5.
Jodi AIc- la y (Kaw).
a
.
600 SCL: I. Girl l..rg-.spi (Ho n); 2. Eric Sherrer (H on);
5. Rick Tbompeon (Ya m ): 1. Archi l: Slaven (Yam); 5. Kirk
Thompson (Ya m).
750 MOD PROD: 1. POIu l Hamoll ; 2. jason Pridmore (Suz);
w); 1. Bruer B.u ton (Stu }; $. Kmnnh
! . Bria n Salroak i (K.J
Downil: (SOl).
y .! : I. uri Sm ith : 2. D..mid Bond .
500 SG L: I. C ui Lrg.u~ (Ho n ); 2. Archi r Slavm (Y..m ):
S. Scan Fa bbro (Aw:): 4. Bill Fmnn. sy (YOIm ); 5. Eric Sherrer
{Ho n ..
•
O PL""l MOD PR OD : 1. j im Van Vt'gtt"Tl (Ya m ); 2. Kmny
\lOlCS (Sill) ;
Kopn- ky (SOl); ! . (hbndo Pablo (SUI ); 1. Rit"k KO
u
5. M. k Crul (Due).
5OOSTK: I. Willie Bun (Yami : 2. Hin....hi N......jima.(\ ·am ):
!. Ritchie Thorup (Ya m ); 4. j oh n Jamn (Ya m l; 5. Bri.1n
G.. rbrlli ni (Ya m).
V ~ lIro"TW: I. Mick.Ofidd (Due); 2. A.£.. Moni!lOn (Yam ):
!. Bill fmnnsy (Ya m ): 4. David Fiorelli (H -D).
600 STK PR O D: I. Will i(- Bun (Yam ); !. Dana Sotdlon
(Yam); ! . J"fft)' Banun (Yam ); i .Ma rk McDo nald (Yam):
5. Gary Cranc:bll (YOIm"
7SO· ST K PR O D: I. Knt ny Koprcky (Suz): 2. Ji m VOin
V~rn (Ya m); ! . D. KLa Grorger (H o n); 4. Rid. Koy
u"
..a
( S u~) : 5. PiIOln hppiol (SUl).
Steel captures Ohio State
Motocross Championships
By Susan Willian
TROY, OH, SEPT. 1
2
Kawasaki· mounted Josh Steel made his deb ut
in lhe A classes at th e O hio Sta le MOlocr oss
Cha mpions hip he ld at Ken worthy's MX Park,
a nd el ptu red overa ll championships in th e
125 and 250ec A classes .
In molO on e of th e 250ec A class. Mark
Musselm an slOle the lead . with Steel sixth o ff
the sta rt . Steel pushed b y rid ers to work his
way in to fourth and begi n to pressure Chris
Knox. Steel rode on th e rear fender of Knox's
mach in e for severa l laps before ge lli ng by.·
Chuck Reed held do wn second. and Mu sselman still controlled the lead . Reed bega n 10
slo w. as Steel reeled him in. Both riders closed
th e gap o n Mu sselman . an d Steel fin all y too k
o ver second. Mu sselm an ha d a seven -second
lead over Steel. but by the fina l lap Steel had
closed lhe dista nce. T im e ran o ut.. however ,
and Mus~lman landed lhe first mOlO wi n.
In moto two. Reed was the fastest off the
gate. wi th Steel sixth. Steel wor ked his wa y
lh rough riders and inlo lhi rd. Musselm an rode
in second. while Reed remained in first .
Musselm an experienced so me probl em s a nd
dropped to fou rth as Steel too k over second.
Reed too k the win , wh ile Steel sco red a no ther
seco nd .
In the final molO. Reed again elme o ff th e
gate first, follo wed by Kno x and Mu sselman .
wi th Steel seventh. Mussel man began pressuring R eed . b u t Reed closed th e do or as
Musselm an nied an o utside lin e. Musselman
finally blew by Reed. a nd Steel moved in to
fourth and set his sig hts o n Knox. Steel
eventually worked by Knox . and the n passed
Reed for second. Ontt into second Steel
gained a second a la p' o n Mu sselm an . Steel
£lew by Mu sselman hke he was silti ng still,
a nd bega n to pull a way from Mu sselma n's
reach . Steel was crowned Ohio Sta te cha mp
in his first ever A ride, with a tally o f 2-2I.
.
Steel elptu red the l 25cc A cha mpions hip.
but was defeat ed by j eff Curry in molO o ne.
Steel fin ished th ird. but retu rned to wi n th e
remain ing lwO mo tos. 1
Resu lts
AUTO: I. jdf Gibson (Yam ); 2. Bria n B.;ml~H (Ya m); ! .
O.......id Wh itcraft (Ya m): i . Robrrl Tur1r'Y (Ya m); 5. Qui!.
Whi lcr....h (Ya m l.
SCHRV: I. Grrg Ra nd (Kawl: 2. Tommy Co lli" (Sull;
! . Ikvm Bond (Ho rr); i . jawa Strwan (Kaw); 5. Lenny ILIIkrr
(Sw).
65: 1. M....rk Burkhan (Kaw) ; 2. ani~ Bttty ( Ka w) ; S. jriJ
Gitnon (K.a
w); 4. Sru.wn Kuihlrr (Kaw); 5. Scan Ku.hlrr
(Kawl.
80 jR: l. Mar k Burk ha rt (l.a w);2 . Ou-i!.lOpht-r 1k1Ty ( K.aw );
! . j ason Frecker (Va m); 4. Scan McMillin (l\n.ICT Kirk (lUI.....).
O PEN B: L Tim SlDith ( KTM ): 2. John Vantw.-n (Hoo );
! . Michxl GrillO (KTM): 1. R,;,.ndy Thilwul (Hon); !I.
Johnthian Dick.l m (Kaw).
. 50 SR.: I. Phil Alderton (lion): 2. T im Smi th (II.
"TM);
! . Richard Robi nson (H on); ... MMk Gu y (Ya m): 5. !blr
.
Taylor ( l\..1.w).
. 40 SR.: I. Boyd Wo lf~ (Yam ); 2. Daw Cuny (Sw ); 5. Umry
Gm (Ho n); ... Sun Courud (Hoo );5 . ROK" Shumakrr (K.a
.
w).
Carter, Treadwellsmoke 'em
at Southwick Motocross
By Daryl Nuese
SOUTHWICK, MA. SEPT. 8
Scott Carter powered hi s New Engla nd Cycle
Center-backed Suzu ki to the overall win itt
the 125cc Expert class . while Mike T read well
followed sui t in 250ec Expert action at Mot oX 338.
In the fir st 125cc Ex per t moto, Ton y
Lorusso roos ted away with th e hol esh ol a nd
steadily pulled a way fro m th e pack. By midmoto. Lorusso had an imp ressive lead over
Will iam Dzielak, wh o was holdin g down
second. Dzielak m isca lcul ated a lurn and wen t
down. allowing Pat Barton and T readwell to
sli p by. Barton an d Treadwell battled for
severa l laps. until Barton blazed by T readwell
o n lh e inside o r th e lu rn. Ca ner. wh o was
o n ly secorids behind, wasled no ti me in reeli ng
in T readwell a nd setti ng hi s sigh Is o n Bart on.
After severa l laps of followin g Barton. Carter
rock eted by him o n th e back downhill a nd
held o n for second. Barton too k th ird , while
Dzie1ak go t back on patt and passed Treadwell with o nly a few la ps rerna im ng for fourth.
In molO two , it was all Carter. The 17-yearo ld rode a nawl ess ratt. an d scored th e wi n
wi th ease.
"The track was real ro ugh and t of the ratt, Dzielak
bobbled i n the rough a nd went d own,
a llo wing Treadwell and Barton to claim th e
runner-up positions.
The 250cc E x pe rt class {'r ovided th e
spec tators thai lined th e track wllh a n exci ting
show. Treadwell, wh o look lhe overa ll hono rs,
com men ted , "This track has a lways been a
ji nx for me bu t toda y I fin all y co ng uer ed iL"
As th e ga te dr opped for the fll st molO,
Dzielak and Bart on led th e pack o ut o f the
first turn a nd du eled for th e lead. Eventually.
Dzielak pa ssed Bart on o n th e back downhill
and rod e to the win . Treadwell a nd Joe
Mikalson dazzled th e crowd with th eir battle
for fourth. Treadwell tried every trick in th e
book, but co uld not !!let by Mikal son . With
o nly a few lap s rernai m ng. Mikal son 's Honda
siezed and T readwell was abl e to cruise by.
In the second mot o, Lo russo was firsl o ut
o f the ga te and led the pack into the woods
section. But as th e pa ck came back into view,
it was Kurt McM ill en leading. McMillen
began in creasing his lead and loo ked as if he
had th e win in the bag.
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