GLOCAL EVENTS
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Gary Hicks (right) and Charlie Venegas tasted the Orange County Fairgrounds dirt.
3. Robert Martindale' (Yam ); 4. Mark Stepovicb ( Ka w); 5.
Roben Fie-l s (S UI ).
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VET INT : I. Eric Harvey ( Ho n ); 2. G Rrook lo; 3. Ju slin Jo rdan ;
'1. j ("rry Mal tin M..
P /W B·2; 1. R ya n Marti n: 2. Eric Du rrer: 3. Taylor
Sallt' rfil'ld : 4. Vin ni e O cuto ; 5. Sean Co ll ier.
P /W 8 - 1: 1. Midla el Rrag K: 2. Ca leb ~)!,M'l a r; 3 . Ra y r e rel :
i. T 'lylnr Pun h'Y 5. Mauht'w MeIk le.
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RIG W HL: I. Mike Collier .
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XR : I. T roy Wehy ; 2. j eff Barba cov i.
60 0-8: J. Jw.lin j or dan : 2. Broc Wa llac e.
60 9-11: I. Ch ri!>to p he r Go~o;e l aa r : 2. Tywn Tiu lem ier: 3.
Blake Vit'n!>: 4. Tudd Gc)!>!>t'laar: 5. KUl t Neboon.
80 RF.G: I. Randy Fike: 2. Britjackso u : 3. Chris Honold :
4. Mall Ti n lemi er: 5. Ryan Dud ek .
HO NOV: I. T err a nce Ma lo n : 2. C h ris Neuzet; 3. J oel
H ugh es: 4. Denni s Woudard.
809-1 1: I. ,Shad Vien s: 2. R ya n T ohill: 3. Eric Wotxk
1. Lev i Reid ; 5. CUrl is Par ker.
125 REG : 1. ;\lick Ma iro !oe: 2. Gr ell: T ho ma: 3. Rob
Ha usma n: 1_Zoltan Webe r: 5. Rom y Rad i£(.
125 NOV : 1. Pa ul Gi lmanin ; 2. Fred Oe n m: 3. Dan n y
w oodard : 4. joe O'Hara; 5. Scan Medeir os.
125 lNT : I. Le x Mal an ; 2. Ga rey Ca r bon : 3. \\' ill Dickeon :
1. Ro y Bremenour.
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125 PRO : L Jeff Barbaco vi: 2. Cary Sailers.
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250 REG: I. J a y Rob juh n : 2. Robert Web lw r: 3. John
O !>eKuera : 1. Bria n Ferr ell : 5. Robe rt Saldana.
250 NOV : J. Rob Ph ill ip s; 2. Bill y Pau l: 3. Mik (' Gallt'Ro!>.
2.'10 11\7': I. O wen D ickson: 2. Pa ul l.d insk y; 3. Robbie
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Dun ha m.
2:)0 P RO : I. Damon Kem p.
500 RF.G: I . Ch ris Wort hi ll,l;;lo n: 2. warren Wonh in Kton .
."100 PRO: I. Troy \Vt"!ly; 2. Buh J ohmul1: 3. R it:h C u rt is.
JR " ETREG : I. RUll: r K.:11.: 2. Linr Vern er : 3. Mik l' Alman :
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i . Pastor Casanova : 5. ROil Cercia.
JR VET NO\'; I. G reR Bem ou : 2. Brya n Movna ha m: 3.
Dann y Lor enz: 1. Avi Sah ar .
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JR \'ET INT : I. Srt"v{' Frrnan dt'1: 2. j oh n Da vies.
jR VET [X: I . Brad Md..(' 2. J,ll -k Kdl
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VINT NOV : J. Ra nd l Perkins: 2. M}'rull Li pka: 3. Fl ith)'
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t'Y:4.. [t-ff Elin gs: 5. Dan S ch f.
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VINT INT: L J oh n L u n dgre n , 2. Dennis Ivarsson : 3. Kt'll
G rlTne ; 1. Ga ry EKlan: :1. Brad Deh o n-.
VINT EX: I. Brolk SIIIt"r.
DEC.ADE: I. Erk r.a\:l~ : 2. SC Freem a n: 3. j a'oCJIl T rubey:
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4. SIt"vl'" Dunla p: ."1. John Ma rshall .
VET REG : 1. Rill Wern er : 2. na ~' id M lI lI l 'n; S. J ack J)n wdl ;
,1. Rick Pad ll:'II: .i. Mil.:t" Alrm
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SR REG : J. Skl't'tr. H oll and.
SR NO \' : 1. \'ir ~ il E l i Il K~ .
SR r ~T : I. Ga r(O)'u Eg:loff.
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1:"J: I. T r:u 'y A~IlC'r : 2. Bob JOI1ll!>0I1 3. Wil l Dich u n :
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4. Ant hun y Fa kone: .'1 . O W D i\ k ~ ,n .
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flO/ NO: 1. Hu /(Iws /\\'ood .mi ; 2. Tnh ill / \' t'I1c' a : .3. T.
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IR MS RO J. Ch ris N(·ill d .
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ADULT MJ:":I: I. Sll kk J G a ll t'~"' .
IRM l': \' F.T : I. D:tV Willi am s.
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12S: I. O~'T i m / R t'f'd ; 2. OSlran d l"!i Pt"k,u f k; " . Ra di n l
7.f'm,m ; .1. Wooda rd /{'a rr illo: ~, . FUC·nt ;IVKal1 ·.
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Larsons score on Centerville Lake
By Tim McBride
CENTERV
ILLE, MIlO, MAR. 2
Lan,ems Cyd e~ha cked J ohn Larson , sco n.. the
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win in th e Open B clas s and hi s son Ja son
topped th e Begi nner cla ss, at th e Din Track
Rid ers Association 's final ice race of th e seaso n
o n Cen terville La ke.
Two heats determi ned the start ing grid for
the O pen B class . Lars on ho hed off the li ne
first and rode to a co nvincing wi n over J eff
MiJlbra ndt, J eff Berg, J ay Tromb er!; and
Butch Kozial. Dave J endro won th e seco nd
heat with Cris Per ma n, Mike T ehr o, j erry
Lindva ll and T im Gr egory roundin g o ul the
top five spo ts.
In th e mai n event, La rso n nailed another
ho leshot a nd for all pr acti cal pu rposes the race
was over. On the back stra igh t of the first la p ,
Per ma n a nd J endro were fighti ng over seco nd,
wit h Millbra nd t, Ber!;, an d Teh ro in tow . O n
lap two , J en dro powered h is Ho nda by
Perm an on th e lon g fro nt straight. Larso n
cr u ise d to vic tory. J en d ro too k second,
Perm an , Millbran d t, a nd Berg fin ished thi rd
th ro ugh fifth, 'respectivel y.
T he Begi nner class a lso had two heat r:.aces.
In hea t o ne, Dea n Kowali ck s('o red the win
over Wad e Remington . Nathan Slat er edged
j ason La rson for th e win in hea t two.
The main even t saw Larson gra b the
hoIeshot and lead the race wi re ~to-wire to score
th e win over his o lder counterparts.
"If I can ge t a good start, I thi nk I have
a good cha nce of win n ing!" said th e 14· year .
old spee dst er.
O n th e laS!lap , BSA-mounl ed Scot t Nyma n
passed Johnson for th ird, bu t cou ld not ca tch
ru n ner~ u p Kowali ck.
Buzz Arndt led the 200cc ma in for two laps
Jon Miller was the fastest Vet racer of the day at Los Angeles County Raceway.
befo re succ u mbin g to the pressure of heat
race win ner , J eff Berg. At th e che ckers the
finis h in g o rd er wa s Berg . Ar ndt. a n d
Kow a fick.
Berg co n tin ued hi s wi n n ing wa ys i n the
250cc R class. Ber g do m i nated th e fie ld i n
. h is hea l a nd fina l ra ces ove r Perma n , Tim
G rego ry. J err y Li ndv a ll, and Mik e Ledin .
Resul ts
BEG : I. JiI ";{lIl Lar son (Yam) : 2. flf";UT Kn wah r k (S UI):
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Snlrt N yman (SSA); ,1. T ravi s J o h nso n (Ya m ); 5. Wildt'
RI'm in Klul\ (S UI ).
0·200: I. j -rr Rt 'r~ (SUI): 2. RlllI Armh (Kilw ): S. OM,"
Kuw;llick (Sn/.).
2.',0 R: I. j-rr Bt"r~ (SUl ): 2. C h ri, Perman i Kaw ): '1. T im
Grt"~ur }" [ Yam ]; :1 J t'rry I.ind va ll (SUl).
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( W EN R: I. .Iuhn Larson (KT M); 2. Da vid j e-ndro (Hem ):
3. C h ri.. P t"un ;1T1 [ Kaw]: 1. Jer( Hf'r~ (S UI ).
O P EN P RO : I. Rill lI n lfmi ""lf'l nt .Oj: 2. Eric Brou ha rd
( R IX); 3. Ku n RtOt'lkl' (Ho n ].
Hicks hot at Costa Mesa Spdwy
By Scott Daloisio
Photo by Bob Jones
COSTAM , CA, MAR. 6
ESA
Former Briti sh Leag ue racer Gary H icks
defea ted Nati o na l Speed way Ch a mpion Mike
Fa ria in the Scratch m.lin a l th e Coo rs Lig ht
Spri ng- Classic at the Orang-e Co unty Fa irg ro unds. th e kick of f to the 1992 so ut hern
Ca liforn ia spt't'd way seaso n.
Ovt'r ni gh t rains nearl y cance llrd the event .
\-\'II("nthe Int ernatio na l Speedway slaff arrived
al the fa irgrou nd s the morning oL the classic,
the track was urldcr six inc hes of wa ter. Th ree
p umps ra n all da y to ge t the water off . the
Ira("k, and jus t befo re race lime off ici al s
decl ared Ihe surface fit a nd sa fe for the nigh t's
3(:tio n.
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Hi cks, sta rt ing fro m ga lt' fo ur , go t the jump
o n two-time Nat ional Cha m p io n Bohb y
Schw artl o n a restart of th e fo ur-lap main.
T t'enag e ridel" Brent \Verner, ridi ng for new
spo nsor Russell Racing, was th ird wit h Far ia
founh. Slid ing thr ou gh turns th ree and four
lhe first time, Schwa rtz hoo ked up a nd went
slra ig ht int o H icks. Neither went down, but .
they elbowed and lea ned a ll eac h o the r for
40 feel. \Vhile they were tied up; Far ia, wi th
a dari ng o utside dr ive, tried to ride aro und
both of th em , but ran o ut of roo m.
Hi cks and S(~ hW arrl finall y separa ted ju st
befo re the end of th e first circu it and H icks
stayed in filst wh ile Schwartz started figh ting
Faria for seco nd. As they hit tu rn thr ee o n
lap two , Faria d rove aro und Schwa rtzand too k
over the run ner-up spo t.
By the tim e Far ia had ta ken over seco nd,
H icks had built an in surmountabl e kad. He
breezt-d to the Jerr y 'Kin!; checke red nag a nd
hi s first 1992 victory , Faria fin ish ed seco nd
wh ile Schwartz and Wern er rounded o ut the
field .
Ch ris Manchest er lOok th e lead o n the
resta rt of th e eig ht-lap, eig ht-rider Ha ndicap
mai n a nd never looked back. \Verner, Man·
chester a nd j aso n Chism were thr ee abreas t
off th e fourth lu rn a t the e]ld of th e first la p .
They stayed tha t way un til tu rn o ne o n lap
two wh en th ey ran ou t of room. Ch ism wen t
dow n , fo rci ng Wern er to lay it down and thus
br in i ng o u t a red fla g. For the res ta rt,
Man chester started up fro nt while Ch ism too k
a lt ip back to the pena lty line.
O nce the g reen came out agai n , Man ch ester
ran off and h id from the remai nde r of the
field. Wh ile Man ch ester was making it loo k
easy up front , 1987 Natio na l Cha m pion Brad
Ox lcy weavrd his way in a nd o u t of traffic,
takin g thi rd fro m Werne r on th e fourth lap .
T h ree laps later he forced Gary Ackro yd off
th e po le and too k over second . There was not
time for th e wily vetera n to ch ase down
Manch ester, who scored the victor y.
Results
SCRATCH : I. Gary Hi rk s (Wes); ,2. Mike Faria (w es ): 3.
Bu hb y SI
:hw,lrt l (W t"!!.): 1. Rr ('lll w e r ne r (W e!!.).
!-IDCP : I. Ch r is Ma nchest er (wes): 2. Brad Oxley (We!» ;
3. G a ry Ark rovd (\ \'N ); 1. C ha rl ie Venega .. (Wei). .
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0 -2: I. johnny Wa lkf"r (W t"s ); 2. Tom Collier (Jaw ); 3.
j an fr ik O'C
ounefl ( W !'~) : 4. Den n is Br i~w> (("0(111).
Cristy captures Carlsbad ST win
By Greg Booth
CARl.' BAD, CA. FEB.29
Sk ip Cr iM y wo n the horl v-contested Open
Expert mai n even t as th e rain-dela yed Short
Track Wint er Series go t und erway at Car lsbad
Raceway.
Loren Bjorkman ~Ol the h ol eshot in th e first
h ea t and led for eig ht of th e 10 la ps until
Cr istv gOI by for th e wi n. T he second heat
went to Cr isty aga in wit h Rick Schroeder in
hot pursuit a t the fini sh lin e.
The two-ro w main blasted off the lin e wit h '
Cri sty gett ing: th e hol esho r followed closely
by Bjorkman a nd Schroede r. Midwa y throug h
the rare Sc-hroeder went under Bjorkma n
go ing- into i u rn o ne a nd th e two ba ng ed hard
and exch a nged paint o n their side pla tes.
Schroeder emerged with seco nd and on the
whitt, flag lap trit'd an insi de pass on Cristy
go ing into turn Ihree w h ich se nt him
tumhli ng do wn th e track . At the finish it was
Cris t)' with th e will over Bjor kman and Mark
Aargon .
J( ~t' Ro hert s go t the hol eshol in the Ju nior
cla ss ma in
