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Gran Prix MX victory to Quear
By Peggy Adam ic
CA."ALruLTON, OH, OCT. 5
Din and Road Works-backed Brad Quear rode
to double mota wins in th e co mbi ned 125 and
250cc Expert cl ass at Gran Prix Ra cewa y. One
Hundred filt een riders braved the ch illy 30
degree tem peratures at the Saturday evening
motocross under th e lights event,
Larry Bellman hol esh ot mota one, a hea d
01 Quear a nd Ph il Gauthier. Gauthier passed
Quear o n th e lir st lap and mo ved in o n
Bellman. The three riders diced lo r th e lead,
until lap live, wh en Gauth ier lound himself
o n th e ground. Quear, co nti n ui ng to pr essure
Bellman, made the pass lor th e lead o n lap
six 01 th e eigh t-lap race. Quear met th e
chec ker ed nag three seco nds a hea d 01Bellman .
Ch ad Coon mo tored into th ird , follow ed by
Jeff Sa nders and G authier.
Quear drove hi s Husky in to th e lead in mot a
two with G auth ier , Bellman , Coon a nd
Sanders in tow . Gauthier rem ained o n Quear's
rear wh eel as th e two riders bega n pulling
a way from th e co mpetitors behind. Quear
sco red. a wi re-to-wir e win. with Gauthier
mo tori ng past the checkered na g less than a
bike length behind. Coon held th ird, while
Bellman and Sa nders rounded ou t the top five.
Clip Adams won th e overa ll in th e Open
B class, scoring iden tical first place mot o.
finis hes. Ada ms too k th e lead off the line in
mo te one and wen t uncontested throughout
the five-lap race. Jason H all kept hi s KTM
in seco nd, but wa s unable to keep pa ce as
Adams greeted th e checkered n ag with a
com ma nd ing l6-second lead .
' In more two , Adams was again th e rid er
to ca tch , as he grabbed th e holesb o t ahea d
of Hall, Dan Morgan a nd David Johansen .
Hall moved in to cha lle nge Ada ms lor the
lead and proceeded to take o ver the top spot,
Adam s struck back less than a la p lat er , a nd
regained th e lead, Adams held a slim lead at
th e chec kers. Hall fi n ishe d second, a nd
Johansen m otored ahea d o f Mor gan for th ird
with Bryan Krebs in fihh.
Results
50: I. Ihml ~rnonr (MM); 2. Micky M.mhall (Y am).
JR MINI : I. Ryan Edison (Sw); 2. Kmn Collff ( Ka w) ;
1. And y Widms (Kaw).
sa MINt: I . Bryan ik'lhngn (Sw:); 2. M u ir. McGDm (Suz):
3. Mikr Ca rvn tlUw); of. Bub Don..ot.hur (Ya m):'s . Kevin Even s
(E.aw ).
sotBY: l. Ton, R.iJ1£lun ( Hon ): 2. AMon Mynard (Sw);
S.lim l abttR (Ko.w); 4. And , Mo ran (Hon).
1 ~/ho EX : I. Br;td Qu t ar (II us); 2. Chad Coon (H ulo);
3. Larry Bdlman (Hon): 4. Phil C au lh i" (Suz); ~. Jrir Sa ndnlo
(Ka w).
125 8 : 1. Tom u iKhlon II (S Ul ).
125 C: l. Chr iA Oplign (H on ); 2. JaYKI How ar d ( K.ilw);
S. Ik-n J aooJ( (Hon); 4. T odd Httsltr (SUI ); ~. Ji m Wtl b
(H o n).
2SO C: I. T y Myt'R ( Ra w ); 2. T om B.moo (Hon) ; S. Rick
&.l.iky (Kaw); 4. T om Fryoogn ( Hon ):~. J.T. FeM1I(H o n ).
PLUS 25: I. Johnny Young (KTM ); 2. SIt'W Wilm ington
( ", .M); S. Clip Adam i ( Ka w):~. Gary G racy k (Ho n).
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OPEN B: l. Clip Adam i (Ka w); 2. Ja~n Ha ll (Il: M);
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3. David J o ha n&m (Hon): of. Dan Mor Klin (KTM ); 5. Bryan
Krmlo( K.ilw) .
SR I: I. Tim Str ickland (Ho n): 2. Ga ry G racyk (Hon).
SR 2: I. Bob lI aIl IKTM ).
Lane leaves 'em at Lodi TT
By Max Speed
LOOl, CA, SEPT 29
.
Mickey La ne screa med to the win in the Pee
Wee B class at th e IT held a t Ladi Cycl e
Bowl. Befor e the sta rt o f th e eveni ng's raci ng,
Expen Rob Damron rode a lap around th e
co urse with the checkered nag as a tribute to
the late Steve Eklu nd. Eklund, wh o had been
in a coma for nearly a year and a half after
a raci ng accident. was a long time competilOr
at th e Ladi Cyde Bowl.
In th e Vintage A race , Dan Malfalli jumped
out to the earl y lead before Bob Meiring made
a n i~ mo ve to get by him in the nee tum.
J im Mah oney moved up to challen~ l\oliering
In the fi nal la ps, but co uld no t find a wa y
around. Meiri ng held on for the win over
Ma honey, with Roc ky Ma lyn n third.
In the Open A class, Robert Damo n r stol e
the hol esh o t and led from stan 10 finish.
Danny McDonald recovered lrom a bad start
and wo rked his way up to thi rd. behind T o ry
Bostrom . Andy Tresser ended up th ird, behin d
Mike G resh em .
Gres ha m ret u rned to score th e win in the
Pro -Am m a i n , followed by' McD on nel l.
Tresser wa s ru n ni ng third u n ul his pipe came
loo se, and was black -flagged .
The Open C class sa w Paul Bergstrom leap
into th e lead a t the sta rt , a nd p ull away for
th e win. Jim J ul son and Bud Ridd le fough t
o ver second, wit h Julson taking the spot.
T im O'H ar a had a good day o f raci ng,
pos ting a pa ir of first s in the Vet C a nd 250cc
C classes. Bud Riddl e finis hed second, ahead
of J im Julso n.
Results
PIW C: 1. Ca rlOi Agu ila r; 2. T ra vii Fu lgcr .
PIW B: I. Midl.t')' Lan t ; 2. DUi l' Mmdo13; S. M icha~1
Sm ilh.
60 A· s.<:: I. Toby JOrgnlwn; 2. Xristophn T yr: S. Michottl
hllcnon.
80 C B: 1. Kurt is Robnts; 2. Aaron CiKXr. 5. Bra ndon
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80 A: I. Bm , Marti n; 2. John Murp hrtr: S. Toby J o rxnutn.
VET s.C: I. Don Sh ip lt')': 2. Tun O'Hara ; 5. 'Otnnii Kriun.
VINT C B: I. I)(ot Smi th; 2.. hut Btrpuorn: S. Malt Si ma L
.
Beginn ers Randy Lippie (97) an d Rick
Reynertso n (66) dice at LA CR.
Or l':N A: I. ReJbcon Da mron ; 2. Tory Bostrom .
250 C: I. T im O'Hara: 2. MOIu Simou; S. Grq Rid d le.
VINT A: I. Bob MtirinK: 2. J im Mahon~; S. R('K"
M a lynn .
250 A· B; I. Eric Bcn.trom : 2. J un in Ownby; S. Mati Wail .
OPEN C: I. Pa ul Rtrg'trom: 2. James Judd; S. 8 ud Riddlt:'
.
OPEN B: I. Allen McOmnan; 2. J usun Ownby.
DTX: I. JU!lotin Ownby: 2. Harold Deploed.
,,,'M N: I. Dr-bbit &nta: 2. Vema Ober .
P RO -Mol: I. Milc.t Gr tloham: 2. Dan McOonnt"l l.
Carlson controls LACR MX
By Tony Alessi
PAUlD AU , CA. SEPT. 'lI
Garey Carlson scored the win in the 125cc
No vice class a fter a pair of heated rnot os with
Steve Coneville during the Cal ifornia Racin g
Club's night mot ocross at Lo s An geles County
Raceway.
Co neville got the j u mp at th e start of th e
first mot a and was running in fro n t o f th e
250cc machines, while Carlson and th e rest
o f th e l 25cc Nov ice class ra n a few seconds
behind the 250s in th e co m bi ne d Slart.
Co rte ville used th e 250s 10 his advan tage and
pulled a way duri ng the early laps wh ile
Carlso n worked hi s way th rough to second
by th e third la p.
Carlson managed 10 ch ip away a t Cortevill e' s lead and by th e second to last lap wa s
wit hin str iki ng d ista nce. Carlson tried o n
severa l occasions to pass Ca rteville, a ll o f
which were u nsuccessful. Co n eville hu ng
lOugh for the mot a wi n foll owed by Ca rlson
a nd J osh Stevens .
T he second mo to was agai n in the hands
o f Corteville , b ut th is tim e Ca rlso n was quick
lo mo ve to second brin g ing Kevin J ohnsto ne
a long for th e ride in th ird . T he In a quickl y
left the rest 01th e field behi nd. Carlson dogl;ed
Ca rte ville for three laps before Co n evl lle
surrendered th e lead. Carlson went o n fo r the
m ot o a nd overa ll w in whi le earleville
co n uolled second (o r th e "
remainder o f th e
mo tu in fro nt o f Jim Bun o n . wh o charged
up from a poor sta rt lo finish thi rd.
In the Pee Wee B-2 clas s, designed for riders
who have mo re experience than a beginner
but have been riding Jess than a year. Mik e
Bragg and K.C. Miller ran first and second
fro m start to finis h duri ng the first m Oio while
Caleh Gossellar moved up from a m idpack
sta n to secure third at th e ch eckered !lag . J ack
Haden , the you ngest rider in th e B-2 class a t
four years o f age. ran in th e top four early
in the molO but cras hes kept him ou t of the
top five a t th e finis h.
The o pen i n~ laps of the seco nd mot a
resem bled lh e hrst with Bragg o u t front and
Mill er second. Mill er turned u p the wick
hal[way in to th e mot a and pa ssed Bragg for
th e lead. Once into first Mill er pulled away
for the m o lO and o verall victo ry, Bragg
finis hed second in [ront of Gosselaar and
Anthony Barbacovi .
Resu lts
PIW S.I : I. Rrayckn Tay lur (Va m ): 2. SIt\'C'n Cisar (Vam ):
S. J t'Tf)' Manint'l ; 4. Ada m H tr py (Ya m): ~. Ti m Bum in
(Yam ).
A: I. j ohn" Filulknt'r (DMC); 2. Todd GoW'laar (Yam ).
B·2: I. K.C. Mill t'r (Yam ): 2. Michatl BraRK(Ya m ); .5.Ca leb
Go ndaar (Yam ); 4. Am ho ny Barba cov j (Ya m): S. 5l."an Co ll icol
(Yam).
60 0-8: I. Rya ll Tann~r (Kawr. 2. Bra,.don T aylor (Kaw):
S. Ca lf' Nobrl (Kaw).
60 9· 11: I. Mi( ~t'I Yo un g (KX); 2. J ohnalho n Shi mp
(Ka w ): 3. J..~()n l~uki n ( Ka w) ; 4. Robb y Cou~ ( Ka w).
80 BF. : I. Slnrm Suba (Ya m): 2. Joh n Slab y (Suz); S.
G
.
JaiD n La rkin (~w); of Lury V~ntma (Kaw ).
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BIG WH L: I. J awb Su lum (Kaw );2 . Ch rh loph