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Near the half way point in the 10-lap event,
a five rider figh t developed for fourth. Donnie
G reene soon emerged in fou rth.
AI rhe same rime. Mi ch ael Graves began
to clos e the gap on Mil ler for second. In (Urn
four o n the seven th lap, Gr aves moved inside
Mill er to take over second. Miller throttled past
G ra ves o n the back stra igh t. While th ese two
d iced for seco nd, a hard-charging Gre en e was
clos ing th e ga p and ,soo n a three-eider di ce
was un derway fo r second pl ace. Although
Mill er was still in second as th e riders started
the whi te flag lap, Gr een ma na ged to slip pa st
h im in th e turn four ar ea.
Co mi ng down to the chec kered flag , Mill er
was siui ng in fourth ju st behind Michael
.G ra ves. However , with a burst of speed on
the front stra ig ht, Mill er pass ed and took thi rd
beh ind a victo rio us Chuck Gr aves with the
win a nd G reene in seco nd.
Results
Jason McCormick (84) won all three Intermediate classes at Woodland MX Park.
(Left to right) Chuck Graves. Don Green and Robert Miller fini shed 1-2-3 in
the Formula One class at Willow Springs International Raceway.
6.'lO NOV: I. Ahe Lc lev ier (H o n ); 2. Da vid McF arl and
(Yam); 3. David wheele r (Duc); 1. Sean Bates (Yam ); 5. M ike
Jk-o.c·Irn. (Yam ).
~tOO NOV: I. Rnlwr l Nu n ez (Ya m ); 2. I'M'T)' G ilherl (Ya m );
$. Alex Sc.harfer (Ya m ); .1. Thom a! T ucc ia ro ne (Ya m ): 5.
Jeff Jap,\, (Ya m ).
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O PEN NO V: I. Ma r k Ferry (Ya m); 2. Mi ch ar-l l .o he n ; 3.
Bryn' Per mingro n (SUt ); 4. Steve Mor en o (SU7); 5. Derek
Bomhoh (Yam ).
~IO MO D PRO O: 1. Will it" Uu rr (Ya m); 2. Dan iel Eq ui h ua
( Ya m ); 3. E rl Rul uff {K;lw) ; 1. Rria n G'llwllin i ( Ya m); 5. .
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Ga ry j urhnt' (Yam ).
F-SGI.: I. C..III Lt-garopi (H o l1): 2. Ro n Rin g:!>Tud (Ya m);
3. Rill G jhnr r (l io n ); 4. Traver s T a p per (Ho n) : ~). T MJKepn er
(Rtx ).
liOO ~Io n PRO D: I. Wi llie Ru rr (Ya m ); 2. Ritch ie T ho rup
(Yam); 3. Alldy M:iltn n (Hn n }; ·1. j r ff Barton (Ya m); 5. Tim
Tillman [Ho n ).
O P E:"i S/ ST K; I. Chuck G ravn (Stu); 2. Curtis Adam ro
(SUI ); .1. Brad Haren (SlIl.); 4. Rick Kovacs (SUI); 5. Dean
Mudal! (Stu ).
7 ~)() MOD P RO O: J. Bruce Tebo (SUI); 2. j am es Ra nd o lph
(SUl) ; 3. Brur e Balson (Sill ): 4. Davi d Stant o n (SUI): 5. Rria n
Sa"" ki ( J\.ojw ).
650 SI n K: I. Ri tehi e T ho ru p (Yam ); 2. And y Millon (Ya m) :
j. T homas Monta no (Ya m); .\. Ilrc"'n t ViUldl'lrn-rp; (Ho n ); 5.
Jelf Ba rto n (Ya m ).
550 S IBK; I. Midlad Mou to ya (Ya m ): 2. P;urick Murra y
(Ya m) : 3. Daniel Eq uihua (Ya m ): 4. Gar )' j ar h nt' (Ya m ); 5.
Brian Gabc.'ll in i (Ya m).
F-40: 1. Keith C odc.tv arn ): 2. J ell Rhea u me (S UI ): 3. Joh n
lacobmci (Ho n j: 1. R" y Adam s (S UI.); 5. Paul Or land i (Due).
F·2 G P; I. Do n G ree ne (Yiun ); 2. Robbie Petersen (Yam ):
j. Mich itd Gr; lve5 (Ya m ): 4. Keith Uxle (Ya m ): 5. Rilt·h it'
1l1ilru p (Yam).
600 S/STK: I. Ritt :hi e Thmup (Y;U11 ): 2. W ill ie HurT (Ya m):
3. And y Mil!o n (HUll ); '1. Jo hn J o
Kobut d (Hu n); 5. J oh n
Hu rdt'n (Ya m).
lI / I . 10'-1 (~ P : I. C h ut'k G ravel; (S Ul) : 2. DOli Gft-cn e (Ya m):
3. Rol l('n Miller (S UI.): .1. Midlad G rave,\, (Ya m); 5. Ro bbie
P{'II'htll1 (Ya m).
Bo n ' IV\\': J. Nil':e1 G a lt' (H oll l: 2. Ki yo WaLaU<.Ibl' (H o lI);
3. Uru n ' Reinwr (H- O); 4. La nn' H o ist (l) uc): 5. Paul Orla nd i
lIl ue ).
BO lT Ll W : l. Earl Ro lon ( K...w) : 2. Kevin Slreaft.r ( Ka w );
L Da \·id \\'twd n (Due); 4. El ie Lanoon (H lIllJ: 5. Ti m Kdle}'
(Ka w).
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K&N Racin g's Sam McDonald stormed off
the third ro w to lead th e SI bi ke field in to
tum one, followed by Double D Express'
Danny Dom inques, T eam Du ct Tape's Lo ren
Swor, Team Su perb ikes' Mart y Coy ne and
T eam Racers Edge's new rider, Mark Suggs.
By lap five, K& N Racing had a big ad vantage
over th e battle taki ng pl ace behind th em .
Double D Ex press held on to second, with
Yamah a o f Oklahoma 's R ob ert Blevins
m o ving in LO third. Things remained the same
until lap 10 when K&N Ra cing pulled off the
track in turn six, handin g th e lead to Yam aha
of Oklah oma with Double D Express close
beh ind. Racers Edg e, T eam Superbikes and
T eam Duct Tape ro unded o ut the top five.
K&N Ra cing got th e bike restarted and
returned to th e ra ce in sevent h place and about
40 seconds behind th e leaders. The da y cam e
to an abru p t end for T eam Superbikes as
Marty Coyne took a na sty tumble in turn II.
Lap 15 sa w Yamaha of Oklahoma still
ope ni ng up th eir lead over Double D Express,
with K&N Racing working i ts way back
thro ug h th e field. Racers Edge's Mark Su ggs
crashed in turn five.
At the SO-mi n ute mar k, Yam aha of Okl ahoma held a l 6-second lead over K&N Racin g,
who had just passed Double D Express for
seco nd. GT Racin g was runn ing fo un h ,
followed by T eam Duct T ape , Team Gleam 's
Frank j aworski, and Team Smoke 's Luther
Lowma n.
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By the halfway poi nt , KScN Racin g had
reta ken th e lead, followed by Yamaha of
O kla ho ma , Double D Express, GT Racin g an d
Team Duct Tape. K&N Racin g pitted on lap
" with Phil McDonald exiting the pits 20
43
seconds behi nd Yamaha of Oklahoma, who in
turn pitted o n lap 45 an d put K&N Racing back
at the po int. By the one-ho ur SO-min ute mark,
K&N Racing held a one lap advantage over
Yama ha of Oklahoma an d Double D Express.
At the "two- hour mar k, th e checkered flag
flew for K&N Racin g's Phil McDo na ld with
a two-lap advantage over Yamaha of Ok la ho ma's j amie Nett, followed by Do uble D
Express, T eam G lea m , GT Racin g, Scu bar
2's Mike Messer and Perr y Racing's j err y
Perry, wh o rode solo .
Results
GTO; l. KScN Ra cing (Ya m) ; 2. Yama ha of Oklaho~a
(Ya m); 3. Do uble 0 Expr ess (502): 4. GT Racing (502); 5.
YarruUt;J. of O kla homa 2 (Suz).
Gm: 1. T eam G I~m (Yam); 2. T eam Smoke (Hon); 3.
Perry Raci ng; 4. And Ra cin g (Han); 4. Duet Tatx' (Ya m).
SPTSMN : I. Scu bar 2 (Kaw); ~. Team Hu rt (SUl); 3. Swill
Current Ra cin g (5 ul ); 4. Av:m t G arde Raci n g (Yam ); 5. Hyper
H ab it (SUI ).
Graves wins again at Willow
Springs Road Race
By Eric Vincent
ROSAMOND, CA, MAR. 1
3·15
Ch uck Grav es won the Toyota/ Dun lop/ Del
Amo Mot or s/Miller High-Life Formu la One
Cha mp ionship race with a borrowed mo tor
at the th ird round of Will o w Springs Motor cycle Club race actio n a t Will ow Sp rings
Int ero at ion al Raceway.
After developing tran sm ission pro blems on
his Suzuk i GS XR l l OO in pra ctice, Gr aves was .
loa ned a rep lacem ent engine lO allo w h im to
co mpe te in lhe day 's racing. At the start of the
Formula One event, Robert Miller and Bruce
T ebo fou gh t for th e early lead bu t G raves,
foll o wing a fa mi lia r pattern , mo ved up
rap id ly du rin g th e first half lap and gr abbed
th e lead. H o wever , j ust a fter th e leaders
co m p leted the firs t la p , a dow ned rider
brou gh t o u t th e red flags and for ced a race
restart .
The seco nd lim e a round, Grav es was ted
litlIe tim e in la king the lead, then never loo ked
back o n his Dunl o p-shod GSXR I IOO. Brad
H azen wa s i niti a ll v second wi th Mi ller
ru nnin g third. O n th e back straight o n the
fir st lap , Mi ller pa ssed Hazen wi th a burst
of spt'ed. T ebo used lh e same str,ncg)' sho rlly
therea fter to mo ve im o th ird.
Mich ael G raves, Ch uck 's bro ther . soon
made his pn:SCIK kn own as ht" dosed u p
e
rapidly on th e race leade rs and passed Tebo
10 move in to [hird.
O P EN Sl HK: 1. Rni H' Tehu (Stll) ; 2. Jim Va n VeRlen
(Ya m); 3. Rick Ko van; (SUI-) 4. Malk Roht'rb (S UI ): !>. J eff'
:
C:lrlt' l (Ya m ).
7~,O S/ RK: I. .lor Rr("lI Wil lia mro (B o n ); 2. K("nny KOIIl'f'ky
( S lI f); ~. Rruc(" Bilt!iC1I\ (Sill ): 1. Brian Sa...lki ( Ka w); 5. Pao l"
7..t· I"1<1 (SUl).
600 SG L: I: Rill Rilt m'T (H on); 2. ROil Rin R"rud (Y;lm);
3. And y St'id h ng:er (Ya m).
500 SGL: L Erk Shl"ilt'r (H " n ): 2. Patr iCK RUM,ell (HUll );
3. J ud y H e nd h-y (Y;lm ); 1. G ;n y Pa llon (Ho n) ; .1).Sn lll Fallhrn
(linn).
f ·3: 1. Ja lllel> Dea n ( Ka w) : 2. Sulll Ma,·Adam s ( K;l w); 3.
a
Il un c'o G riffit h!> ( Ka w ); 1. K ( '11 Callil F; ( Kaw ).
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750 S /STK: I. Chud. G ravel> (SUl); 2. Rruc"(" T t'bo (SUI);
3. Jam t',\, Ra ndo lp h (SUI.): 4. Dav id Slan tu n (Stll) ; 5. Eric
NUK (SUl ).
t'1\l
O P[N MO D l'ROD: I. J im Van Vt"I':tt'1l (Ya m ): 2. Orlando
I'a blu (SUI); 3. Rit'K Ko vat·ro (SUI.); 4. Mark Ro brrl:> (SUI );
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5. Jdh cy Ca rter (Yo n ).
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.'lOO S /~'TK : I. Wi llk Burr (Yam) : 2. Danit'l Eq u ih ua (Ya m):
3. Ga rv J;u:hm' (Ya m ); .1. Brian Galx'lIin i (Ya m): 5. C ra ip;
AV (Yam ).
('I'y
\' I:'\I T W: I. Da vid WI1l'e1t'r (Ouc); 2. Hill Ft"
T
lUl("l;!ot"y
('1' m): 3. ;\fil k O fidd (Nor ); 5. Tho ma s r at tel w n (Ya m ).
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McCormick pulls hat trick at
Woodland Motocross
By Derryl Anderson
W OOD L~X D ,. IVA, FEB 29
.
Pj I/Sco ttlBell /AXO/Washougal Power Bar
Ts uba ki- ba cked Ja son McCormick rod e
six per fect mo ws to claim the o vera ll win s
in th e 125, 250j:c and O pen Int erm ediat e
classes a t Woodland MX Park . O"er S50 riders
and lot s of spectators showed up w wat ch or
participate.
In molO o ne of the 125cc class , Vyla m
Ng uyen got th e initial scra tch Collowed by
Mar vin Wal d o , Mike Koehn a nd Ch ris
Di neen . McCorm ick sta rted i n 23rd, but
imm edi a lely began pass ing riders. By 1 ~lp two,
McCormick was up to n int h , while Koehn
pas sed \Va ldo anti began to pressure Ngu yen.
Lap thre e sa w '''al do cha se Koehn wi th
McCo rmi ck able to see lhe leaders fro m his
fifth p lace positio n, Laps four a nd five saw
'Val do and McC rrnick pas s Koehn for th e
n
two lead pos itio ns. \Vidl un e la p to go,
:\-1cCormick flew und er ' Val do C the lead.
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At the finish it was M