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eLOCAL EVENTS
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( Ka w ): 3. Alt>x Che llew (Yam); 4. G reg Penn in gton (Kaw);
5. David Dyke (Han).
VET INT: 1. T im Ala rcon (Ya m); 2. J erry Woh lgt'muth
(H o n); 3. Le e Baco n (H o n ): 4. Pete H a nn (Ho n); 5. Glenn
Zitlerq ui~t (H a n) .
VET PRO : I. j eff w au s (Hon) ; 2. Bill j amerson {Sua):
5. j ohn Daurh (Ha n): 4. jim Woo ten (KTM); 5. AI('x
j or Jl:enM'n ( 5 U1).
OT NO V: I. T o m Stra tton (Suz); 2. Pat G ra ha m (Ha n);
1):
3. Ru!\l!o Paden (5 U 4. Don Flan er (K.a w); 5. Charles Ru iz
(Ha n ).
OT INT : I. Don Brumfi eld [Hon]: 2. Bo b Rivenba rk (Ho n);
3. G lenn Pruiu (H o n ); 4. Frank Trier (Hon): 5. T im Colv ert
( H o n] .
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Resul ts
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Cooper cooks at Westhampton MX
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By Jim and Carolyn Simpson
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WESTIIAMPTON. NY. ocr. 6
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Glen Cooper (7) and Rick Fatigate (92) share the hol eshot at Westha!'1pton. .
and ridin g the ragged edge. Cloutier blasted
h is way in to the lead eac h tim e ou t to tak e
th e win and th e overa ll, while Thorw a ldson
co mbined a 3-2 tall y for seco nd overa ll. Alt er
fini shing second i n th e first moto, Tim Dyer
wag ed a mote- long ba ili e with Mark Pe ters
in th e final go round. Peters claimed third,
but Dyer edged him out for third overa ll.
Resu lts
ALL P RO CHAt.: I. Brian wilson (Ha n); 2. Richi l!'
T ho m waldson (Han); 3. Aro n Martin (Kaw ); 4. Sven
Still mock {Ho n): 5. Shant' Espo sit o (Ya m).
VET PRO: 1. Jeff Clou tier (Suz); 2. Rich Th ornwaldson
(H on) ; 3. Ti m Dyer (Ha n): 4. Mark Peters (Ho n) ; 5. Rob
Ginn (Hon).
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VET INT: 1. Larry Brown (Han); 2. Mark Manin maM
(KT M); 3. Dan H a ro ld (Ka w ); 4. J toH McColl u m (Hon ); 5.
Sca li B" ry (Kaw).
VET JR: 1. T ony Taylor (Ya m); 2. Mall Smi th (Sw); 3.
Ku rt Wei l (Han); 4. Dan Scha ller (Ha n); 5. John Dirickso n
( H o n ).
250 INT: ,I. T odd McMast en (Suz); 2. Shawn Frt'illin g
( Ra w) ; 3. Michael Ca llag han (Han ): 4. T o n y Coca (Ya m);
5. Mar ty Pisan o (Yam ).
125 11\'T: I . Q ui:!. Barler (Sul); 2. Sha wn Ca rm ichael (Kaw);
". Ken La sh (Kaw); 4. Kevin Har~u (SUl); 5. C a ry Morrill
(Kaw). "'"
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VET A; I. Ri ch Thornwa ld30n (Ha n) ; 2. Mark Pela l
(Han): 3. j o h n Handelin (H ori) ; 4. Dan H'!.rold (H o n) ; 5.
R.a.ndy Appleton (Sw).
VET B; I. Malt Sm ith (Hon ); 2. john Dir ick50n (Ha n);
S. Bob Fabel (Han ); 4. Ch uck Spressrr (SUI); 5. j im Wi lls
(H an).
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ALL WMN CH AL ; I. Cr)'slal Pon 5OCk (Sw); 2. Seda n n..
Still moc k (K.a
w); ". T amml William 50n (KT M); 4. Shal it>
Srill moc k (H a n ): 5. S an cy StiJlmock (Han ).
60: I. Nathan Tiern ey (H a n ): 2. Drak e McElroy (Kaw);
3. Da nn y Mill t>r (H on) ; 4. Ryan H a nM'n (Kaw).
80 BEG : 1. Ben Pr a u (H a n); 2. Phi l Petrojeui (SUI ); 3.
T im O ' Ro urke (Ya m); 4. CaM"Y Sm ith (SUl): 5. james Gr an
(Kaw),
80 j R : 1. Kl'ith Merrill (H on); 2. Greg Mut o (Kaw); S.
Raymona Man hall (SUl); 4. Ryan Arm.m on g (Kaw); 5. Dylan
Crawford (SUl) .
80 1ST : I. Cody Cra wford (SUl).
125 BEG ; l. justin Pu u (Kaw); 2. Gary Mu rhs (SUl); S.
j a.\On Anderson (Kaw); 4. Pa ul Iky er (Kaw); 5. Anton
Ha ymon (Ha n) .
125 jR: I. jUMin T iern ey (Ho n); 2. Kevin Clincon (SUl);
S. Jo,:y Schulu (SUl) ; 4. f;reg DeYou ng (Su z).
2$0 BEG : I. Rich ar d Bark er (S uz); 2. OJris Turner (Han):
3. Mall U ld ir'Cks (Han) ; 4. johnny Rosr.er (Suz); 5. j oh n
SimpMlD (SUl) .
250 )R: I. La yn(' Kolber! (H o n) ; 2. Don Harley (H a n):
3. Dilnn Ern J>t (Kaw); 4. Bria n Dzmi nski (Suz); 5. Anthony
P ul ('ra (.K M).
T
Brandes big winner at
Sandhill Motocross
By Tom P rich ard
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OT EX~ I. wes Brob y (K.a
wl: 2. Gary ~tt (Ha n): 3.
j erry Ca ron (Ha n ): 4. Ri ch ard Schi fling (Ya m ); 5. Bill
McCl in toc k (AT K).
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Vonfric ken a nd T yson Hadsell to move up.
No o ne could mat ch the hot pace being set
by La usber g, and he won the first mota easily.
Ballard was seco nd, ahea d of Von Fricken ,
H adsell a nd Fasut in o.
Ball ard holesho t the second rnoro with
Lausberg and H adsell very close. Ballard 's
lead was sho rt. Lausberg blew 'by him in a
tricky turn. Ballard stayed wit h Lausberg and
th e two ride rs destroyed th e rest o f the 10ride r field . H adsell was in cont ro l o f th ird .
At the fin ish , it was La usberg , Ballard .
Hadsell , Vo nfr icken , and Faustin o.
BREN
1WO CA. ocr. 6
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Michael Brandes scored the 125cc Pro class
win at th e open ing round of the GFI North.
Battle of th e 90s Seri e'S, held at Sa nd hill
Ran ch . By win ning the first moto and ball iin g
to second in the second ro und. Brandes took
ever ybod y . by su rp rise a nd ca p tu red 'he
o vera ll . Over 435 rid ers took part in th e series
o pe ne r, a nd the unusua lly large cro wd of
specta tors were treated to some exci ti ng racin g
a ll da y long.
In the first mo to, it was Danny Pal ad in o
gelling the ho lesho t. Behi nd Pal adin o came
Brandes, T yler Hummel and Pat Ben nett .
H alfwa y thro ug h th e fi rst la p . Ben nett
ma naged to get aro u nd both Brandes a nd
Hummel for second. Pal ad in o ope ned up a
six bike lengt h lead by the end o f the firs t
lap, b ut on la p two Ben nett tu rned it up and
closed in on th e le-.Jder. Ben nen ho u nded
Paladino, loo ki ng for an openinll ' Bennell
fina ll y fou nd it j ust befo re th e fim sh line. as
Pal adino went wid e a nd a llowed h im to rut
u ndernea th for the lead. For the next two laps.
th e top fou r read Ben nett , Pal adino, Bran des.
and Hummel. On la p four, th in gs changed
drastica lly. Pal ad in o decided to try to retake
th e lead and weOl to th e inside of Bennett .
forci ng him over th e berm. Pal adino and
Brandes go t by. By th e time Bennet t go t back
underway, th e leaders had o pe ned u p a th ree
second gap. Brandes ho u nded Pa ladino for
th e nex t three la ps before forci ng him off his
line. Brandes rode the last three laps ou t fro n t,
and took th e checkered in front o f Pal adi no ,
Bennett, Hummel and Trevor Meagher.
The seco nd rnot o started o ff mu ch better
for Bennett, as he came o u t o f th e first tu rn
with the hol esho t, G reg T irheimer ra n second.
follo wed b y Sp ud Walters a nd Bra ndes.
Bennett looked strong for the first two laps,
but o n lap th ree went down, allo wing Brandes
and Sco tt Myers to get arou nd . Benn ett cras hed
again o n the nex t lap and circulated in 10th
for th e rest o f the moto.
Bran des and Myers battled over the lead
before Walters blew pas t the leaders. Bran des
knew Walters was no threat to tak e th e overa ll
so he settled into seco nd p lace and too k the
checkered in th at spot, good enou gh for the
o verall win .
Results
P/W; I. ~ lIen Ch adw ick (Yam ); 2. jack Vud lu m (Hon) ;
3.· Erik Si('gl er (Yam ); 4. St('V('n Hanandez (Yam) ; 5. Dave
Mowery (Ya m).
60 BEG : I. j .j. Cu m minKS (Kaw l; 2. Randy Norman (Kaw);
3. Bria n Buckeru s (Kaw); 4. Ka lh y Pruitt (Kaw); 5. Kevin
Christm.sen (Ka w).
60 NOV : I. j esse Ketch u m ( Ka w); 2. Ro bert Bla ke
(Kaw).
80 BEC D· I : 1. Mike Go nzal~ (SUl); 2. jdf No rth ro p (Suz);
S. Scott Davis (Suz); 4. Nick Pa ppas (Xaw); 5. K('ith L.awlo n
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(Ho n ).
80 BEG 0 ·2: l. Chad Salter (SUI.): 2. Rill y Mart in (Ka w):
3. N ick No lte (Suz); 4. j ('5$Med ley (Suz); 5.Mic: ad H " mm dr l
h
(Kaw).
80 BIG WH L: 1. Stf'\l(' Vin one (K.aw); 2. Lucas Ha yes (Kaw).
80 NOV : l. De-nnis Sp rin gs (Kaw ):2. Marc H end t'Uon (Suz );
" . Da vid Bin gh a m (S uz); 4. Robe r t Bla k(' (Ka w): 5. Ga ry Ri m.
IS",).
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80 INT: I. j eff Baldwin (Kaw); 2. Kenn y Davis (Suz).
80 EX: l. Casr-y J ohn!iOn (ka w); 2. j o h n Ledd y (SUl).
WM N: 1. Sop hia H errera (Kaw); 2. Shi rlyn Smi th (H a n).
125 BEG 0 · 1: I. Brian Rober u (Yam) ; 2. Shawn Mo ynihan
(H on ); 3. Bobby Deason (Suz); 4. Da nid Marti n (Ka w); 5.
j erem y Damic1 (SUl).
125 BEG 0-2: 1. Chad Burl eson (H a n): 2. jere- y Zip to n
m
(Kaw): 3. Duay n t> Boni ni (Kaw); 4. Da nid H od ~ (SUI): 5.
Anthony Aran da (Suz).
125 NOV: I. Aaro n Ca ntre ll (Ha n); 2. T ed Pippi n (Kaw);
S. j o h n Ro m iino H (Han ); 4. Erik F.dmar k (ka w): 5. Don o van
Pl acrncia (Yam).
125 I:'IJT : 1. J~h Bo ykin (H on ): 2. jdfrt'}' Brow n l ~ (Su z);
S. CrC"K A1Jrn (Ka w); 1. jake Win dh am (Sw ): 5. Stan Fin n('y
(Ka w) .
125 PRO : I. Mich ael Brandes (Kaw); 2. Da nn y Palad ino
(Kaw); 3. Scou :\Iy" !\(Ha n ); 4. Spud Wa lt t>rs ( Ka w); 5. T yler
Hummel (SUl).
250 BEG 0 · 1: I. T om Go nza ll"S (SUl ): 2. Amh on y Leimas
(Han); 3. Ken McR ae (K. w): 4. j a mn Perry (Ka w); 5. Erk
Sha rkey (Hon ).
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250 BEC 0 ·2: I. $t' lh YounK (B o n); 2. jim Barrett (Ya m );
3. Blaine Solaui (Ya m); 4. Keit h Attard (Suz); 5. Stt'V('Moure
( !(aw ).
250 NO V: I. Dan Barn ('u (Ya m); 2. De- ni s Kruer (lU w);
n
3. Mik(' &on (Ya m ): 4. Ri ck Alv('s (Ya m); 5. Shaw n Park s
(Kaw).
250 INT : 1. j d frey 8rownl ~ ( Sul ) ; 2. Ru sty Holl an d (JUw);
3. Kevin Cordua (H a n) ; 4. Keit h MCl Y~ (Ka w); 5. Dav id Van ni
(SUl).
250 PRO: 1. Sco u Myer! (Kaw); 2. Pat B('nnMt (H on ): S.
Todd Nelson (Yam ): 1. j df Waus (Ha n); 5. j ack Az('vedo
(Ya m).
500 BEG : J. Aar on Ma ~n (Ka w) : P('le Pe-..rson (Kaw);
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" . Randy Medl('y (Kaw); 4. P('te H am pe l (H a n) ; 5. R ich ar d
Wilson (Ha n ).
500 NO V: I. Blayne Holl en beck (Han); 2. Michal"! Rm ner
(KCIw); 3. David Dyke (Han); 4. j ohn Lea (H o n) ; 5. DoUR
Wnl (H o n ).
· 500 INT : 1. Rick H oll m beck (H an ); 2. j oe l Chris lf"n~n
• (Ho n): 3. Dan iel SIUrK
("{ln (H a n); 4. Todd Lu k!ICI (H a n).
500 PRO ; 1. Sco tt My"s (Kaw): 2. Rick y LUll (KT M): S.
D~ Kope-Is (Ka w).
25-29 BEC : 1. Ran d y Medley (Kaw ); 2. Stt>Vf' Kyramarios
(Ya m ): 3. Chris Ca rp" D1fOr (Ka w); 4. Dan ny Low en (Ha n );
5. Mike johnson (Suz).
25-29 NOV ; I. Alex Chf'llo (Ka w): 2. Fr... k Lo wers (Ya m);
n
S. Stevr- Madoc k (YClm ); 4. Kt>v1n l. u nd in (Raw): 5. Pau l
Annantb (Han).
25-29 tNT: 1. Sk ip G uinn (Kaw); 2. Todd Luk sa (Hem ):
" . T ylf'r Edwa rd s (SU1); 1. Roi H o lst« (Ho n) ; 5. T om lkrry
(H on).
VET NOV 0 -1: I. Dou g j oh nson (Han ); 2. j im Diori o
(ATK ): 3. St('v(' Miltloc k (Ya m); i . Will iam Arta u (Han ): 5.
j oh n T raverso (Han).
VET NO V D·2: I . Troy Deherr('ra (Ya m); 2. j t'UCG uy mo n
Gl en Cooper claimed th e o vera ll win in the
Sen ior Expert clas s a t th e Lo ng Island Sports
Co m mi ttee Motocross, held at Westh amp ton
Motor Park.
Cooper started the first mo to wit h th e lead,
while Ri ck Fatigate and Joh n Graziano p layed
chase. Dou g Whol ey and Bud Fee played
crunch in th e fourth corne r with Wh o ley
remo u n ting first to p lay cat ch-up. Graziano
cra n ked up hi s Yam a ha and passed Fatiga te
in the back section o f the tra ck. Graziano stuck
wit h Cooper, and again in the bac k sectio n
made hi s move to tak e over the lead . Cooper
tried to sta y with G razia no , bu t Grazia no
stayed on the gas to clai m the first moto wi n.
Cooper follo wed in seco nd while Fati gate
score d thi rd.
Cooper holes hot m ot o two, but G razia no
stayed right wit h him. For the first two la ps,
Cooper stayed in co mma nd and held orr
Graziano. while Fat i ~ te foll owed in third .
Wholey a nd Fee di ced rt o u t for Iourth. Cooper
claimed th e mo te and o vera ll win s, wh ile
Graziano scored a resp ectabl e second overa ll.
Ant ho ny Ga ngone took the lead at ' he
beginning of the first Vintage rnot o. Rich ard
Baulck and Michael Co vello pl ayed foll ow th e
leader . Robert Cu rr ie cha rged a fter the lead ers
and passed Co vello and Bau lck before th e en d
of lap o ne. Cu rrie mad e his move a nd passed
Ga ngo ne o n the tabl eto p j u mp. Darren
Gengarelly moved in to th e top three whe n
Covell o had trouble in the p it turn. Cu rr ie
motored to the win, wh ile Gangone took
second and Ga ngarelly fini shed in th ird .
Gengarelly gra bbed th e lead at th e sta rt o f
moto two , whil e Ga ng o ne fo llo wed in seco nd
a nd George Denonn trailed in thi rd . By the
end o f lap o ne. Ga ngone had taken the lead,
but Cu rr ie was movin g thro ul?h the pack a nd
began to pr essu re him. CurrIe charged in to
th e lead o n la p two. Ga ngone stayed w ith
Currie, as the two leaders pu lled away fro m
Gengarelly . Cu rrie scored th e win. while
Ga ngone hung in for second and Ge ngarelly
ro u nded o ut the lOp th ree.
Results
S/SR ; I. j ohn DiDom eni co (Ya m); 2. j o h n San u th (Ho n) ;
3. Jo h n F('rrt>nt n o (Ho n ).
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MIN I ' - I I : I. Mike Rau sco (Kaw).
MIN I 12·13: I. K('n n y Pla ss (Kaw); 2. Mike Ca rrieri (Kaw);
3. D- le Ryan (Kaw).
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M I:'\:l 14-15: ,I. Ed Dond('ro (Ka w) ; 2. F.rif" FlaAA (Ha n);
3.Mik(' LU1o,,;mh (Kaw).
125 NOV A: I. Anlh on y Do nar um mo (Kaw); 2. Dam im
Erco le (K.tw); 3. j am es Monta lban c (H a n ).
125 NO V B; I. Eddie Hol o lo b (Suz); 2. Brian Ikrry ( Ha n) ;
3. Er ic R('ad (Ha n) .
250 NO V; I. Pal McLoont> (Kaw); 2. Slevm Rir.co; 3.
Andr t"wSiKnurel lo.
125 AM; I. joe Moura (SUI); 2. Vin ny Alle-Kletta (H a n):
3. GI'f'R K... 11 (Ho n ).
250 AM: I. Bob Baln is (}-Ion) : 2. Rich Cacrclava nu (KClw);
3. Ca rl O le- o (S UI).
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OPEN AM: 1. jU"f'p h Zorn (Kaw): 2. Robert Wa lto n (Ka w);
3. Seotl Santmyt>u (Ho n).
125 EX: I. J f'I11' St"ip (Suz); 2. Mikt> Mich aels (Suz): ". j ason
Rival> (SUl).
250 EX : I. J er ry Sfoip (SUl) : 2. j a son Rival> (Suz): 3. Pe-eI
Fri t!iCher(Ya m).
SR AM: I. 5m lt Santmyr- (H o n); 2. j OSf'ph Dill (Ya m);
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3. John Ca ruc ci (Ho n ).
5 R EX : I. Gle n n Coup" (S UI); 2. j o h n Gr azia no (Ya m );
3. Rick Fati Kate-(Han) .
SCH BY: I. D.m i('1 Burn fOt! ( Hu n); 2. Vinn y Alleg retta
(Hu n): 3. JaloOn May (KClw ).
t25 ; I. jary Sf'ip (Su z); 2. j o h n Ri'i.("O (KcI wl: 3. jeff St('mpt>1
(Ho n).
. VIf\T: I . Robert Cu rr il'" (Ho n );2 . Amhony CanKon(' (H a n );
3. Darren Gellga rc!ly (Yam ); 4. Rich:u d Bau kk; 5. C len
Vancott .
COL RY: I. 8 re-1l Ma rascia (Suz): 2. GI'f'K Kau (Hun); 3.
. Robto W