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Dan Crawford (52) got the jump on his competitors at the Ice Race Amateur Nationals.
Keener comes out ofretirement,
winson Michigan ice
By Grace DiBenedetto
GLADWIN, M1, JAN. 25-26
After over 10 years of retirement, former
factory H arley-Davidson rider Corky Keener
~ot the itch to race and made his co meback
In ~nd style at the Ice Ra ce Amateur
Nationals, held at Albright Sh ores. Keener,
aboard a mac hine he borrowed from th reetim e Grand National Champion Jay Sp ring- .
steen, captured th e win in th e Seni or (Plus40 ) clas s.
"I haven't raced in 12 years, but as soon
as th e light turned green it all came hack,"
said Keener.
Dan Craw£ord scored a runaway win in the
first of two heats, while Keener emerged
victorio us in th e second after a brief battl e
with Kei th O 'Bo yle.
In the final. Crawford had th e fas test cl utch
hand and grabbed th e hol eshot ahea d of John
FIeser and Keener . By th e tim e they hit turn
two, Keener had wicked up th e throt tle and
squeezed between th e TWO riders ,
Crawford held the lead for th e next two laps,
before Keener reeled him in and slid past for
the lead. With no one in . his way, Keener
twisted th e throttle and for th e next six laps,
slid gracefully around th e track to score the
win. Crawford settled for second, ahead of J im
Bauerle and Leroy Sebert.
Crawford returned in the Open class and
scored the win in the first heat race. Craig
Pickett topped Jo hn Lowe in the second heal,
and the stage was set for the final.
Craw ford stole the holeshot and led Picket
around the track. Pickett picked up the pace
and fou nd his way past on lap TWO . Shortly
after Pickett ma de his way pas t, Tim Farre ll
also dis placed Cra wford.
As PIckett began to p ull away, Crawford
dropped even further off the pace but managed
to ha ng o nto th ird . P ickett scored the win
ahea d of Farrell an d Crawford.
Kawasakis dom inated the 250cc A class, as
KX·mounted Brad Lo we and Je ff Fredett e
romped away with the firs t and second heat
race wins, respectively. In th e final , Fredette
and Brad ley O'Boyie were sent to the pena lty
line for j u mping the stan. Fredette's lu ck
turned worse as he went do wn o n the first
la p and remou nted in las t place. Curtis S ta pert
assu med co ntrol of the lead , while Mike
So laski gave chase.
Fredette rode like a madman after his spill,
a nd caug ht the two fro nt -runners at th e
halfway point, Fredette managed to overta ke
Solaski on the last lap, but a las t lap sprint
by Stapen foiled Frede tte 's attempt to win.
Staper t greeted the checkered £lag first , ahead
of Fredette and Solaski.
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DAYTONA BEACH
Steinhoff (Yam ); 4. Kim N,/Bruce A~ (Yam l; 5. John
Nore llWally Schot (H on).
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500 STUD: 1. Keith RootIJam es Murray (Yam ); 2. Bob
VanouermlArno ld I....a.z.arow ia (Hon ); S. S~ Kurchak/
Alvin Ma tich (H on) ; 4. Dward ZalorukilFrank Ph ill ip'
(Yam ); 5. Grorxt' Bttaulv Scott Fou lCh (Ya m).
50 1·UP SnJD: 1. Don RutledgelDon Burjos (Kaw ); 2.
Pau l Wio~r/Dan Welch (Kaw); S. Kim Lyon s/Kriss Lyons
0-100); 4. D:lOiel SanurTim Sams (H a n); S. Ouis So~bld/
Keilh Root ( Ka w) .
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l)..S60 RUBB ER: 1. Bryan Boman/ Bill Maynard (H on); 2.
John C ran ww/Jack. w eber (Hon); S. Ron .Bet:zoldlBanh
Beeold (Han); 4. Mark. Sparling/Mike PUUC' (H on ); 5. Kim
Sho rllOtarles Dan e (Han).
.561 -500 RUBBE.R.: 1. Nonn FonUletIB~ Peterson (Y4Im) ;
2. T im H am mer /Eric Hubbard (Yam); 3. Mark Sparling /
Mike Pu ue (Yam ); 4. w al lace Armltrong/Ray Zd d er (H a n);
S. Leo Anlhony/ Dou g Loxton (H a n).
501-U P RUB8 .ER.: 1. Norm FontnerlB ret Peterson (Tri);
2. Sc.anley Cope/joe Coruales (H- D); 3. Mikr RandolPh/
Mar k KJug (Han); 4. u rrr Rorlt'DSITroy McOean r r ri );
s.. Bill Bau man/Cath y Propotnik (Yam).
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Svardvik scores double
win at LACR
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By David Procida
PALMDALE, CA , JAN. 26
Sweden 's Anders Svardvik cam e to America ,
like so man) ' o ther Europea ns, to learn how
to go faster. Svardvik learn ed quickly, as he
scored the 125 and 250ccIntermedia te class wins
a t th e Cal ifornia Ra cing Club-promoted
mo tocross at Los Angel es County Raceway.
In th e first 250cc moeo, J ason Simons got
the holesh ot leadin~ Svard vik and T erry
Parsons through the first turn.
Svardvik passed Simons o n lap one, and
Parsons also got by a lap later. Simons cruised
in th e number three sia l, whil e Jos h Wagner,
Bremenour and Jack Kell had a three-rider di ce
going for fourth.
On th e last lap Parso ns took the lead and
th e win. The pair were followed by Simmons ,
. Wagner, Ray Bremenour and KelI.
In mo ta two, Svardvik stormed back with
a vengeance arid scored the moto win ahead
of Parson s. Simmons, Wagner and Bremenour,
Sva rdvik wa s awarded the overa ll, while
Parsons was Iorced to settle lor second.
In the first 125cc In term edia te class mot a ,
Par sons ripped orr the line an d scored a wir eto- wire win. Finishing close behind were
Svardvik, Simmons, and Tracy Asher.
Just as he did in the 250cc class, Svardvik
stormed back in the concluding 125cc mo ta and
notched the mot a and overall wins. Parsons
was once again forced to settl e for second
overa ll. Wagner was th ird.
When Svardvik picked up his tro phies, he
was amazed at their size.
"The winner's trophy hack hom e is only
abou t ha lf thi s size," said the happy Swede.
R esults
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P/W A: 1. Jerry Martinez (Yam ).
P/W 8- 1: I. Kit Kunath (Ya m); 2. Ca leb Go&.srl:aar (Yam ):
M ~I Bra~ (Ya m) ; 1. OuUtopher Smith (Ya m).
PIW 8 ·2; I. \ i n n~ Ocuto (Hon ): 2. Na tha n Parmimuan
R.esults
Park er.
.80 BEG: I. Omnia Woodard; 2. Dylan H on nol d; S. Jimmy
Fmeny; 4. LuTy Venema; 5. Lucu Joynti'.
80 NOV: I. Km nnh R.eoed; 2. auu Nei tzel.
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80 1ST: 1. Rick Elrod ~ S UI).
125 BEG: I. Sean Medeuoa (Yam ); 2. Shawn Dolmage (S UI);
S. Kro ny R.red (K.aw); 1. J~ Skinner ( Ka w ); S. W"I~
Riunan (){a w).
l25 NOV : 1. Roy Brmteno ur. 2. f red Ogrim; S. Scot t R«d
Jr .; 4. Danny Woodard (SUl): S. Max Nelson.
125 INT: I. AndcnSvardvlk (H a n ): 2. T erry Fol oru,(FMF );
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S. J06h Wagner (H d k); 1. Tracy ~her (DSR); S. Roy
BrttDmO Ul (Ya m).
125 PR O: I. Hri:m Doga n (Kaw); 2. Hugo Car mon a
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