eLOCAL EVENTS
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125 NO V D-2: I. J immy Scon (Suz); 2. Johnny 01.a~
(Ya m) ; 3. Chad Bu rleson ( H Ull); 4. Jo hn Cipn llina (Ho n );
5. Krnn y D..vu (H n n).
125 Il\, .: 1. J dlu-y Brownlee (SUI) ; 2. Ru, ty Holland (Stu);
,
3. G rrg AlIl"n (Kaw); -l. St.ut Finnl""f (IU w ); 5. J.k~ w indham
(SUI).
125 PR O : I. Spud W;lh l" (Ka..... ); 2. SCUll Myron (I-Io n):
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3. Par Iknnl"1l (I-Io n ); 4. Dan ny Nr l" l11 ( Koiw ); 5. n anny
Pal adi no ( K.aw) .
250 S f C n - I: I. BI.. ine SoILmi (Ya ml; 2.. Kl"ilh Alta rd
l...
(SUZ); 3. J oh n n y SOU (Hon ): -t. F.ric Sh.ukt>y (H onr. 5. Bill
Wym;ln ( H o nj.
250 BEe: 0 ·2: I. Amh ony 1.t'imo.\ (lfo n ); 2. Tum Co nl.;l)n
(S UI): 3. n ann Mill" (l in n ): 1. SroII M",plr (H on ): ~. j ames
Wl"i,,"" (Ya m).
250 ~OV : I. n an ~ mt"t l (Ya m); 2. Mikr Scul:t (Ya m l; 3.
Moirk T eeron (Hn n): ·1.Shawn Pilrl, (law): 5. ~fa rnn O1a rln
(K.ilw).
250 Il'lT : I. RUMy Hlllland (SOl); 2. Jl"ff""YBro wnlee (SOl);
3. SIt'W'Si lvnui (Hnn );1 . Kri th ~b )·" (Ka w ); 5 . Sa-tll
·Il')'
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...
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( lUi w).
Q.)
230 PR O : l . Seutl M y~ (Kaw); 2. Trevor Ml"aJ!:hl"f (SOl):
3. J d f Pn lilna (SU/); ·1.Gr f"K T irht"illlt"r(SUI): 5. Todd S d sn n
..0
o
...
u
( Ya m~
500 BEG : I. Pr ll"f Pl":ITlIoOO ( Ka w ); 2. L ndy Ml"dll""f (Kaw ):
.
3. Pete Ham pel (Htm ); ,1. Ea rl Pr-U\l11I ( u w ); 5. Adrian ZaJr-lr
(H o n l.
5OO ~OV : I. RI" yul"H" lIrn bn: k (Hu n r. 2..l>oIvid DyC' (Hn n );
3. Midl.ld Renne r ( K.. W): 1. J,I!W ln Suar n ( K:.!wl.
500 1ST : I, Ri, -Ir. Hol lenbee k (Hu n): 2. Tudd Luk s;t (li o n);
, . Steve u w (K.lwl: 4. Ch ri Mc{Alrm ick {Ho n ]: 5. n aY('
~b tho.on (H u n ).
!JOO PRO: I. Ric·lr. y LUll (KT M).
2.r..29 BEG : I. SIt'V KyramOlTin" (Va rni; 2. Dimn y Loweers
t'
ll 'u n): 3. R,mrly Mn1lt'y (K..w ); -t. J ,lInl"l weisner (Ya m ]:
5. Rill \ \'¥m iltt (H Ull).
~-29 NO \' : I. Mann y O rnd la\ (SUI): 2. I\ n thu ny A I~
(Ho n ); 3. SIC"W' ~tlllut L: (Y.;t1l ); ... AIMF. Chdlrw (Yam ).
I
.
2,S INT : I. ."iIM'("Silvl'lIlnni (H nn); 2. Ro i HIlIMt"r {Hun ):
-29
3. T odd louk"'l (H Ull); 1. David \ 'illln i (Sill) ; S. Chri s
M (-{"o rmi,L: (H IIn).
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\ 'ET NO\' D·I : I. Dav id n yc (Hu n ); 2. n.trTri CIHfor d
(Ya m): 3. Ale)( C1wllr..... (Vilm); 1. jnh n T raverso (I-Iun ); :J.
I'lo: luKOark (1IIIn).
VET NO \.' D·2: I. Slrv ,. M.lllutk (Ya m); 2. Rich;lfrl TH-go
(Hu n); 3. Wlll i,lItl AII,III (II nlll: 1. Kr-n n y R tldri ~url l K:.! w ) :
5. Richard Wil"ull (B n n).
\' ET INT : I. Tim AldJl11
1l(Yam); 2. Mi\t"Cha uJl(t")'(Hn n) . ,
VET PRO : I. R.. ntly Cha pma n (SUI,; 2. Jllhn Daruh (H o n);
~, J uh n S w;I1l1 (li n n); ,1. Peu- H... n (HUll).
n
OT NOV : I. Rri.;tt1 Mroflh.ulI (Hnll); 2. Tum Snanon (Su t);
3. Pa r Gr.;tlt.;t m ( Jlu lI ); 1. ROl\ P;tdl'l\ (SUI I; 5. Tom (" ll~ l"
.
.or
(SUI) .
0 1' 1ST: I. R u ~" Sto.U\ (K;lw); 2. Da n Brurnf idd (}-Jnll):
3. T im r ,ol w'f1 (HtllIl; 1. Glronn P'uill IHu n): 5. Rtlh
Ri vt'n biuL:(H u n).
OT EX : 1. Wn Btn by ,( K;lW); 2. JC'rr~' C lIo n (H IIII); 3 ~
( ;..r)" Oo: tgK (Hu n): I. nil I McC.lllu" n (AT K); 5. Ric--h..rd
l'Il
St hi lli nR' (Yanl ).
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Fredette zeroes Big Red Enduro
By Jim and Karen Frizzo
Runner-up Scott Myers (5) and winner Spud Walters (60W) di ce for the lead in th e l 25cc Pro class at P rairie City MX.
Costello crushes Carlsbad MX
By Dave Burgess
CARLSBAD, CA, ocr. 12
Nick Co stello dominated the racin~ action in
both rnotos o f the Old Timer Ju mor class at
th e Racin g En terprises·promoted Sa tu rday
MX at Carlsbad Racewa y.
Just whe n so ut he rn Cal ifo rni a riders were
getting used to hot , dry , and dusty conditions,
ma ny were caugh t by su rp nse w he n a
sp ri n kler ma Irunctio n n ooded th e trac k. Even
aCler prac tice. th e track remained a mud hole.
Cost ello too k th e early lead in th e first mot o
a hea d o f Bill Mal on e andTom Eberl y. Ma lon e
held Co stello 's pace early, but seemed to have
diHiculty with th e, slippery co nditio n ns. A
miscu e o n Mall on e's pa rt allowed Eberly to
s li p b y. Mal one 's troubl es i n th e mud
con tin ued as Wayne Corne lius was also able
to ge t by. Eberl y looked lik e he mi ght have
the speed to challenge Co stello . but Coste llo
o nly got stron ger as the mot o wen t on.
Cos tello scored an easy wi n o ver Eberly,
Co rnelius, and Malon e.
H uge ruts greeted the riders in the second
molO, as the mud began 10 dry o u t. Co stello
hi t o ne of th ose rulS exiting th e first tum and
found hi mseIr o n the grou nd. Costello was
slo w to gel up. bu t o nce he was up. moved
a t a tre mendous pa ce to wards the back of the
pa ck. [n two short laps Coste llo was cha lleng·
mg for the ,lead. Coste llo roa red past Eberl y
and sped away. Costello powered awa y from
th e pa ck a nd ca ug ht Gene Phelps, wh o was
cruisin g o ut in fro nt. Cqste llo blew past
Phel ps, and too k th e class win and first
overa ll.
" I felt rea lly good today," said Cost ell o, " [
thi nk..r ll give the Expert cla ss a try nexl
week.
In the Pro class , it was thr ee-li me Natio na l
Champion Marty Sm ith thrashing the co mbined Pro and Vet Pro class in both molOS,
and scor ing th e big paycheck. T he only rider
tha t even ~ot a g limse o f Sm it h was 250cc
Pro class wmner, Mike Dunlap, wh o rod e two
stro ng mo tos to win hi s class .
Results
80 BEG : I. Cu lin Ebrr l'l (Han); 2. J (Ka w).
125 BEG: I. j O"lhua AmaJ':ld io (Kaw); 2. Eho n Manin l
(SUl); ~. Brian Rodr iqu l" (Suz); 4. Junin LUlia n (SUI); 5.
l
Rich ard o Alfaro (SUI).
125 JR : I. Mil;tno Schadler (Ho n): 2. M. k Kariy;r, (Yam ):
u
3. C ...ry " t'T n (lYw ).
m...
15 INT: l. T y Kady (K.a 2. Creg Cril"lh.abt'T (Y.a
w);
rn).
2!)() BEC : I. Robrn Banll"lt (Yam ): 2. M'm ,hall Dunham
(Kaw); , . Wa lter MaOlk l"(Ho n).
~ JR: I. Ik..u Will("ul" (Ha n); 2. Ke-n M... lo w ( Kaw);
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3. T um fl ynn (H a n ).
~ 1S T : I. L;;IRet' Joh nl'oOn (Ho n); 2. H irO!ohi Koo.. yon.h
i
(Sul l; 3. Tr...vu Cory (Y...m ).
500 J R: I. J ohn TOiOkl')' ( Ka w); 2. Otuck CnlOn (H a n);
3. T im Shook (AT K).
500 L
''T: I. Brian Cor nl"liu s (Ka w); 2. Robnl Fa iling (H on ).
PR O : I. Many Sm ith (K...w); 2. Mikl" Dun b p (...... rn); 3.
Tony Amaradio (Ya m ): 4. Jim Odl l" (Ho n): 5. Rob Siu JI!>ky
(Hon).
BOMBER : I. ROOm fai li ng (Han).
25·29 REG : I. Ed Pa ul sen (Ha n); 2. QUll MoiI nKrn (Ha n):
3. UmT O ar k (Sw).
25-29 JR : I. Sro u Hack (Va m ): 2. Vicky &11 (H a n I; 3.
.
Don Riu (H a n ): 4. D-oIV1'" Bur geu (Han ).
VET REG : 1. Stl"W' Ama roco (H o n); 2. J o h n O 'Grady
(Ha n) ; 3. Blake Orgill (ka w) : 4. Bill JU\ litt (Y;lrn); 5. Da n
s~r Ui!'Chri",
Tdl~:
\'1tKt'I~n5i:
Prrn (KT M); 2. P...ul
(Ho n);
3. Bob .loyd (Kaw): 4. Aldon Col by (Hu n ); 5. r.d Ku kl...
( K.oi ) .
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VET I~'T: I. T od d r rri stal (Han ); 2.. Brild Sh"rill (Hu n ):
3. Ch ris JOKbon (Kaw); 4. Rudy Sni ll~ (Stll ); 5. Pritt St.
Clair (H a n ),
.
VET EX: L Bria n Man Ku",(Ho n ); 2. RotH- r ilin K(Hon) .
n
OT JR : l. RIJI~ lkrd'lck (Ho n ); 2. O1u ck r M (Ji un ):.
on
3. Ira Mdbn"ger (Yam ); 4. Mike Su·1I (KT M).
OT INT : I. Nic k ('".o1Ilr llo (Huu); 2. Tom Ehl"rly (Ho n );
. 3. Wayne Gomel i u~ (lY w); 4. Bill ~blonl" (Ho n),
OT EX: I, The- Phdp\l tT (SU1.).
Walters and Myers pound
Prairie City Motocross
By Tom P richard
ocr. 13
More than 375 rid ers too k part in round two
o f the G FI North BailIe o f th e 90s at P ra irie
City . When th e da y's raci ng finall y came to
a close, Ka wasaki rider s Spud Wah ers and
Scon Myers were the big winners in th e 125
'lIld 250cc Pro dasses, respec tivel y.
Wahers won two hard·fou ght b.1 tlles in th e
125cc Pro dass and Myers foll owed suit in
the 250cc clas s. .seith er rid er had a n easy' tim e
o f it how ever , and the outcome: was in doubt
a ll th e way to the checkered flag.
The 250cc Pro s were up first , a nd, as th e
16 riders en tered th e first turn ir was Suzu k i ~
mounted G reg T irheimer in front, follo wed
by ~I yers, Todd Nel son and J eff Pestana. as
they made their way up the hifl. Myers wasted
litt le tim e movi ng aro u nd Ti rhe ime r a nd into
the lead. T ir heimer wasn't abo ut to ~i ve it
up easily , th ou gh . and sta yed right wnh th e
Ka wasaki rider as th ey n ew d own th e hill to
co mp lete the first lap _The rap five remained
th e sa me lor the next three laps, thou gh . Jack
A~evedo moved around Pestana a nd in ra
[ourth o n la p two. Aher the ha llway point
the top five were starting to bunch u p , as th e
high speed co urse bega n ra tak e its toll o n
several riders. The first to slip back . was
Nel son , wh o was fi rst by Pestana th en
Azevedo, T wo lap s lal er, ho wever, Azevetlo
ma de a m istak e a llowin g Nelson to move back
in LO fourth a nd Trevor Meagh er inlO fiflh.
T he last two laps. Myers managed to ope n
a slig h t lead o ver th e rest 01 the pack , a nd
he fin ished th e mota four seconds ahea d o f
ru n ner· up T irhe imer with Peslan a th ird, and
Meagher moving around Nelson o n the fina l
lap for fourth.
The start o f moto two saw Mea gh er gra b
th e holeshot and Myers in second. Just as in
mo lOone, Myers managed 10 o vertake th e lead
on lap o ne. Myers was never able to sha ke
SACRAMEJl.TO,CA
,
Meagh er , who stayed within str iking di stan ce
th e ent ire mota. Brothers Todd a nd Jon
Nel son wer e ru n n i n g th ird a nd fourth ,
respectivel y, until just past the ha lfwa y poi nt
when bo th riders went down in separate
in ciden ts, droppin g them o ut o f th e top five.
On the fina l la p Pesta na and Pat Ben nett
mo ved up fro m sixt h and 10th , ropectivd y,
lO fo llow Myers a nd Meagher across the finish
lin e. Ro u n di n g o u t the top five · was
Ti rhei mer_
When the 125cc Pros left the line in th e
first mOlD Mea ghe r a nd T ir he im er were,
again. ba ttling for th e lead . It took almos t
a co mp lete la p befo re Meagh er grabbed th e
lead awa y from T irhei mer, a nd by th at tim e
five riders were in vol ved in a duel o ver first
p la·ce that wo uld last the en tire ma LO. On th e
eighth lap , Walt ers o u t·g uessed Meagh er and
shot into th e lead. Meagh er was u nable to pa ss
\Valters back a nd was for ced to sett le for
seco nd. Third wen t to Myers, fo u rt h to Nelson
and fifth to Bennell .
MOlO two saw Meagh er, agai n, co me o ut
of the first IUrn in the lead. T his tim e he was
followed by Dan ny Nelson a nd Walters. Agai n
th e racing was c1o::te, as the top three were
at times side by .side. At the ha lfway point,
Walters, who had worked hi s way arou nd
Nels on agai n took th e lea d a way fro m
Meagher, wh o wo uld not let Walters get a way.
As th ey came off the big hill ~leaKher clo>ed
in o n th e IC"'.tder. Coming in 10 a tigh t righthand turn, it looked as if Meagher would
agai n tak e the lead , as he managed to get to
th e ins ide of Wa lters. Suddenly. Meag her 's
bike just sto p ped. Walters blew back in to the
lead , as Meagh er looked down at a brok en
cha in. From tha t poi n t it wa s a ll \Vah ers·.
- The lOp five were \\'a h ers, Myers, Bennett,
Palad in o and Nel son .
Results
P /W ~"'K : I. Krlll"11 Ch..d wil L: (Y..m ): 2. D;ilW' Mflwery
(Ya m); 3. Rob bi(" Li..... rt"t l'(' (Va mJ; 4. Er ik Yiltl" (Y;tm ).
l
PIW MOn: I. l a~m W;lilt' (Varn).
60 REG : I . J.J.(: u mm ing,,(K.ilw); 2. J u~hlJ;I Prl r t\ n n (K.a
w):
3. R;md y No nn a n (Kaw); 4. IUith y Pru ill (K;lwj; 5. Rri.;tn
Buckr Tl"u\ (Kaw).
60 NO V: I. RntM"f1 BI.;tk ( K.a w~
r
~ BEG D-I : I. Niclr. Pappd\ (k..w); 2. J w"h Fi"ht'T (SUI);
3. Oavid Sht'TrIIW (SUl ); .1. Bran dr n n ,lhl (lr. (V;lm ); 4. Ca"""Y MUloick (K..iI w);
5. Rri. n J enk in... (Ka w).
125 BEG 0 ·2: L JC'r("
my Zip lo n (K:.!w); 2. Br i~n Robn u
(V;lm ); 3. Brya n G r~ (Vilm ); 4. n Oinid Hod gn (SUI); 5.
Du.m (' Honn in i (lU w).
123 :'\lO V [).I : I. Aotr n D.nt rdl (Hon ); 2. G lm Mur ;ll.;l
o
(SUI): 3. Donovan PI;;acmd~ (V;lm): 4. RMl Midwd, (SUI);
5. J ohn Ro ma noll (H on l.
warn OTY,ll., ocr. 6
Do u ble A rider J eff Fredette scored the overall
victory at the Cahokia Club Dirt Riders 28t h
An nual Big Red Enduro.
Fred ett e dr opped just 35 poi nts o n the l l l mi le event , that was held o n a perfect fall da y
with temperatures in th e 60s a nd a d ust free
tra il. NOI far o ff the pace was Craig H ayes
o n a very fast 610 H usky, droppi ng 46 points
to top th e A class.
T he firsl st'ction \~. as a vrry tig h t a nd lon g
16_
5-m ile wood sl'caio n Ihar too k points away
fro m everyo ne. After a lon g resel, riders were
gree ted by . more woods trai ls; o ne tha t ra n
un der In terstat e [·55 th ro ugh a lon g tu nn el.
Ray T ugg le won th e Vimage cla ss o n th e
same Buhaco he rode 25 years ago a t the Big
Red .
.
Resu lts
AA () / A ; I, Je'!f FII'III'u e.
~~~:1.1 R:-:.,,~t:"~:lr~~~ick; 2. Bryu n Di!ollR; 3. D...n BlX"k ;
1. Kevin Cr um('r.
250 A: I. J llhll Drlllh : 2. t ...rry Ik'rt louiM; 3. J eff Mr l.O
"i;
... AI 8 1 5. SI t"Vt'R Caru7.
.
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O PEN A: I. R'llld.dll Knllx; 2. Ro n Whi p plt'.
200 R: I. Arlhur Pl'l k J' .; 2. SIM'l" W..h t'T; 3. SIC"V1" Ik..ver;
4. nllu~ Mdlnrd: 5. Kt'll t CJltlt"f.
250 8 : I. Juhn Klich ; 2. nit\'(' Ed!'>dlJ ; 3. In( Hexd : 4. Lu kr
KUr/(f"n rn lh: 5. Gt'l lrKl Will •.
'
O PE:,\: B: I. T om Runic: 2. Gordun Rr,,"Uid d; ~ . Tuny
Thomp!'>lll1; 1. Ron H;jlo'rn"It"f; 5. Senti T aylill.
SR A: 1. BrOid 8r-1> y: 2. John Lyon ; 3. Rugn M cK~ 4.
!'
Willi am PH~I f)n
SISR A: I. J ohn Cytenur: 2. Jl"rry Wnrlur; 3. Omn i... Shl"nk.
.
SR B: J . J ohn nr;lu ; 2. Mikr Bluook" ; 3. RiC'h Rut h.
\'1:"1." : l. Ra y TUKKIt'; 2. Vic 801.."
4 · ST U~ : I. Croli . HoIl" : 2. Tim C.hri!'> It'fl"'M1: 3. I...«
GI;mk ut i ~; 1. D.;tJl l.Jn Kt' l"llI'r.
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Stone triumphs at Finger Lakes
MX
By Charles Williamson
COLUMBL . ~10 . ocr. 13
\
Dou g Sto ne swep l lhe Experl classes at Fjnger
La kes Mot ocross Pa rk.
The day started o u t easy enough for Stone,
as he ho lesho' the first l 25cc mota a nd simp ly
ticked o ff the laps as he put dista nce between
himself and second pl ace Joll y. The second
l25ec maLO a nd first 250cc mo ta wer~ repea t
performa nces, with Stone findin g no cha llen K fro m th e rest of the pack.
ers
The second 250<:c mow was an other story.
J olly ripped a clean hol eshot and had Stone
a ll over the trac k lor three laps trying to find
a way pas t. On lap (uu r, SlOne go t hi s front
wh eel m side 01 Joll y's and Jo ll y went down
trying to cover hi s line. Wh en the dust cleared ,
Stone was a ll by himself in the lead, and after
seven laps he looked untouchable. But as he
look th e wh ite flag, SlOne noticed th e nut had
co me o ff of hi s swing arm bo lt , and the bo ll
was working its wa y o ut of th e right side of
th e bike. A few kicks with hi s boot had it
back in pl ace. but a j u mp lat er it was co m ing
out agatn. Fumbling wuh this was slow ing
him co nsiderably, and Jolly, not sure whal
was going on ahea d, waSgaining ground.
For Stone it was one long last lap, but he
