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Hughes handles Carlsbad GP
By Dave Burgess
CARLSB , CA, MAR. 8
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Open Int ermediate class winner Dennis Dah lin blasted aroun d Car lsbad's GP course.
Alan Moues (43) p assed John Hopkins ( 115) (or the win at Adams Kart Track.
Ka wasak i's Ryan Hughes do m inated the Pr o
clas s a t the Racing En terpri ses' firs t-ever '
Spri ng Gra nd P ri x at Car lsbad Raceway.
Racin g En te rprise s d evia ted fro m th eir
no rma l Sat u rday MX sch ed u le, to ru n a 45minute plus o ne-lap G P. The track was d ose
to two a nd a ha lf miles lo ng , with u p-h ills,
down -hills. a nd a lo ng grass straight.
When th e gree n n ag new [or the co m bi ned
Pr o a nd I nr er m ed ia re class start , it was
int erme d ia te Dennis Da hlin on hi s open
Kawasaki taking th e po in t po sition. Hugh es
was ted little ti me taki ng th e lead o n hi s 125cc
mach ine, wi th Dahlin d ose beh in d. Steve
Drew was the lead 500cc Pr o rider and Dah lin
was do ing a n impressive jo b of not backing
down from Drew 's cha llenges.
T ony Arnara d io was on the gas in the 250cc
Pr o cla ss, a n d desp ite h is Yam ah a spewing
stea m, he maintain ed h is lea d to tally th e wi n
in that cla ss. Drew wo rked hi s way p ast Dahli n
wh ile Hughes cr u ised o u t fron t, u si ng the race
as co ndi tioni ng as he recu pera tes fro m a wri st
in j ury.
As th e race wo u nd down , H ughes d idn 't
loo k Iike a rid er reurming fro m inj u ry as hi s
la p ti mes remain ed th e sa me as in th e
beg innin g . Drew held second overall, a nd
th ird overa ll was Dahlin. The o rde r rem a in ed
the same to th e flyi ng o f th e chec kered n ag .
T h e Ve t In ter m ed ia te race sa w Brian
Schmuckle lead fro m sta rt to fini sh . Price St.
Clair. on e of the front-runners a t . Ca rlsbad
whe n he keeps hi s bik e on two wheels, crashed
out' of co nt en tio n af ter runn in g str on g ea rly
on.
In th e compe ti tive 125cc Jun io r cl ass.
Mil a no Schaeffe r was so far ou t in fron t that
even after a rest room stop a t th e 35-min u te
ma rk he was still a b le to ma int a in h is lead
to th e fin ish.
Resu lts
125 BEG : I. David Luftin (SUI); 2. Cu lin Ebt'r ly (H u n ).
125 JR : l. Mi la no So. tmd ff'r (}-Ion).
125 PR O : J. Ryan H ug he, (Ka ..... ): 2. Luke Arcidiacono
( H un).
2~)O REG : I. j-rr Rou se- (Ka w ); 2. J im w illiams ( Ka w);
3. r. h arl l" Ana ya (AT K); 4. T im La rm er (H u n ): ,I. K('ith
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F.t'y (H o n ); 4. Bren t Batti n (SUl ).
QTH INT: l. Alden Swend~en ( lIu~) ; 2. Kip TemplelOn
ne
(H on); 3. TiKcr Win ger! (H a n) ; 4. G (" C lark (SUl ); 5. Jdf
J o h nson (Kaw ).
QTH JR: 1. But ch W dl ~ (K;,tw); 2. Jt"rr y Fddmei('r (S U1.) ;
3. RUMy Lu ft (Yam) ; 4. Denn i ~ Go res (Hnn ): 5, KMiin Gr eea r
(S Ul).
OT AM : L Bill Rasm u~n (H o n ); 2. Ji m SW
('ncben (H us);
.5 R ay Fish er (KT M); 4. Bill Na ylor (H o n); 5. J ohn Fos(("r
.
(SUl ).
O T EX : I. Mike Peny (SUl ); 2. Gene C la r k (SUl); 3. Jr H
CreaKer (KT M); 4. Bill Roe (Ya m ); 5. Da vid M('rklin (SUl) .
OT NOV: I. Jell Yaw (Hon ); 2. Ted Min me (SUl ); 3. Bill
Radcl iff ( Ka w ).
+50: I. Bill Na ylor (1-100 ); 2. Ed Pa rson s (H o n) ; 3. J im
New ma n (S Ul ): 4. Bill Tesler (S UI ).
WM N: I. J eann e Van Bu skirk (! (Ya m ).
AM ST K: I. R ich ad h y (Yam) ; 2. Pa u l Mllun ' (Y am ); 3.
N yle Sch afha uM'r (Y am ); 1. Bo h \, jlrdfra (Ya m ); 5. Slwrri
Lyo lls (Ya m ).
AM MO D: I. Sherri L yullJo (Ya m ); 2. Pa u l SaU
tl"C!o(Y.un );
3. Ch risll,p herC..a' lillo (Yam ):1 . Hllb Vinart;l (" :.t ); 5. K(" i n
m
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R i(:har d" (Ya m) .
P RO STK: 1. Jai~n :-.Ja p p; (Y.lm); 2. Brian J .l,· k ~n (Ya m );
~ . Jdf Walk" (Ya m ); 1. John M,Krr l1ir (Y;lm ).
P RO MO O: 1. Rod F~ (Ya m t; 2. Ja m i,. R ikt"f (Yam) ; 3.
Brian j;u -b,nn (Y;lm ); - Lnr t" !'\.ki , 'tI"'f (Y,lIn); .,. Joh n
1.
n
Md\t"nzi("(Ya m ).
flO : J. Curtb FIt·fdwr (Hun ); :!. Rri(."1 (V;ml ).
SCOO tERS. I. C ur l l" Th o rn : 2.."\(011 R" h ,I\'; 3, Ch li ..
ROK
ers; 4. :'\.l yle .v hafh<
IU!>("T.
( Ya m].
BO MBER : J. Ro b('TI F;tilin K (I lOll); 2. Dav id C.ulf(',. (I-Iu n );
3. IIt' 1l Gra ble ( Ya m } 1. Rri ;1I1 AIIWTlsnll (Ya m).
;
l·ST R K: I. Cl iH Tu!lt'y (KT M); 2. (;l ah a 111 Cr uirk..lwk
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Decker dazzles Las Vegas MX
By Ralph and Sa m my J oeckel
[JIS VEGAS, NV, MAR. 15
Ca liforn ia n Cra ig Decker sped to double moto
vinories to cla im the 250cc Interm edi at e class ,
in the co m bined Int er mediate a n d Pr o classes
a t Las Vega s Internat ional Ra cew ay.
Mo to one acti on saw Pro rider Rich a rd
Sa xwn gra b a clea n h ol esh ol, [o llo wed by
Derek T itus , Deck er a n d Paul H elm sley.
T itu~ p ressured Sa xto n for a h a lf la p un til
h e slid out a lte r the roll ers . AMA N a tional
H a re & H ound Champi on Danny H amel
mad e h is wa y through th e p ack 'a lt er a
lackl u ster sta rt , p as sing H elms ley to as su me
the seco nd pl ace beh ind Decke r. Up Iron to
Deck er co n t in ue d to haras s Sa xton a n d
sli the red b y h i m o n a tigh t hairpin. Saxton
quick ly ret u rne d th e favor by rep assi n g
Decker i n a fast swee pe r . Sa x to n went o n
to cl aim the Pr o vic to ry wh il e.Deck er , H amel
a n d Dan McNutt fi ni sh ed 1-2-3, res pecti vely,
in the Interm edia te class,
Saxton ga ted first in th e secon d mo to , on ly
to sl ide o u t in th e first co rne r as th e p ack
sa [ely raced by. Titus found hi m sel[ in th e
lead wit h Deck er, H el m sley an d McNull
trail in g . In a n a ttem p t to pass . Dec ker
ra m med T itus in th e swee pe r, sen di ng him
to th e g ro u n d a nd i nto th e a m b u la nce wi th
___ a n injured leg. T hi s ena bled Deck er to co as t
to the: win. Meanwh ile, Sa xto n charged from
dead last to second o vera ll , Iirs t P ro . H a m el
once aga i n p layed co meback a fter a poor
sta rt , passi n g Helmsl ey for seco n d. Ca rl
i\-(artin el si len t ly rode to a fourth pl ~u: e
f in i~h to tally a third p lac e ove r a ll sco re.
In th e O ver 25 class, Bill BULtram nailed
Ihe h o leshOl [a llowed by R ich ar d Wilk a nd
Bob Tippi t. By the en d o [ lap one, Wilk
h ad p assed Bu tt ram , a nd Da vid Mo ns di d
' h e sa me by la p two. Daryl Fo lk s wor ked
h is wa y through the p ack into second by
' th e white nag la p . H is drive was too la te.
how ever, as Wi lk motored home (o r the win.
At th e start of mot a tw o , Fo lks fo und
hi m self in fir st fo llowed b y Mons , Buttram
a n d Wilk o Wh en Buttram passed Mons at
th e base o f the tab let op, Wilk weaseled b y
bot h rid er s a nd inheri ted secon d . As Wilk
n ea red Fol ks, th e race of th e da y took sha pe
a s th e two KTM-riders d iced furiously. In
a la st chance a tte m p t, W ilk . n a iled th e
thrott le over a j um p on th e last lap, on ly
to wind up o n wi th th e ground. Fo lk s rode
o n fo r fi rst with Wi lk rem ounting to take
seco nd .
The Desert Racer class sa w close raci ng
betw een Ha mel , Wilk, H elms ley a nd Folks .
T he four rid ers i n terch an ged positio n s
repeatedl y in both mo tos, with H a mel laking
doub le moto win s for th e overall victory. Wi lk
led a ll but o ne lap of mo to two , taking second ,
wh ile Helmsley held of f Folks [or third.
Resu l ts
P/W : I. Kyle Partrid ge : 2. Danny Wa!t n: 3. R ichard
o
Schaffne r; 1. j asmin e R oof e; 5. David McFarl an d.
JR CYe: I. Mon tie Mon tagu e: 2. Jonathon Sh im p: 3. J essie
Will ia ms: 4. R icky Scha ffne r: 5. Danny Wilson .
80: 1. j ason Patridge: 2. Mo n tie Mon tagu e: 3. Ch ad Nort on . •
15 BEG : I. Randy Stefa n; 2. T odd Cherry; 3. J oseph
Ga rdner; 4. Ryan M;ua e n ; 5. Bryan Brooks.
123 NOV: J. Jimmy Ma y; 1. Pet e Gomez; ! . David Ziegle r.
125 (1\'T: 1. Craig Dec ker ; 2. J aso n Partr id ge; 3. Ca rey Hart.
250 BEG : I. J am l's Cava naegb : 2. Bran don Brooks: S.
Da nn y Mar shal; 4, Lance Brewer; 5. Bri an H ems-rom.
250 NOV : I. Kevi n Ga ... n e: 2. Bri an Mill er; ~. Rus ty
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Whipple; '1. Sa m m y J occkel; 5. Ray J ewett.
250 INT : I. Cra ig Deck er: 2. Danny Hamel : S. Ca rl
Mar tin ez..
250 PRO : 1. Ri ch ard Saxton ; 2. Der ek Titus.
25+: 1. Daryl Fo lks: 2. R ich Wilk : 3. Mich ael Bro wen .
VET : J. Bill Bunram : 2. R ay Bellows ; .5 Mark McKee:
.
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DESERT RACER : 1. Danny Hamel; 2. Ri ch Will; 3. Pau l
Hdm:.lry ; 4. Dilryl Fo lks: 5. Ra y j ewell .
Awards highlight D·15 Banquet
By Larry W itmer
ELKHART, IN, FEB. 29
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Mura t T em p le hosted the District 15 off-road
d ivisio n 's a n n ua l yea r-end banquet.
O n the age nda was 10 give away a pai r o f
Supercro ss tickets, wh ich were wo n by Derrick
Fishbu rn , a yo u ng MX rider. Next , a ll :\IX
Stat e Cha m p io ns were called cente r s ta ge to
be honored. T he cha m p io ns were a wa rded
swea ters a nd a free me m bersh ip for 1992.
Chuck N ice was next to be honored with
th e Long ti me Racer Awa rd . Ni ce h as been
activ ely rarin g since th e ea rly 1970s,
T he Da nn y U m barger ' Award was nex t.
U m ba rg er was a lo ng time m ot ocro sser who
was injured in 1989, T h is yea r. the award was
g iven to th e Bro wn Iamil y from Elkhart.
Ind ia na. Borh of the Bro wn boys co m pe te in
M X , a nd the who le fa m ily is heavi ly in volved
a nd a lwa ys read y 10 help o r assist. wh eth er
yo u' re a com pc ri ror or frien d ,
The P ro C ircu it/ Reads Ra cin g Sportsmansh ip Awa rd s were g iven to on e ri der from each
d ivision of co m pe tit io n. Der ick Cayhen wo n
the 1\1 X awa rd , wh ile Brvan w a lk er wo n the
Har e Scrambles aw ard f;)1" stop p ing to assist
a downed rider at the Sta te C ha m p io ns h ip
ruce . Do ug:Spence took hon ors for the En d uro
a wa rd , a nd J eff Ch iso lm won it in the Din
Track di vision ,
\Vil ma Stou gh 1011 was a wa rd ed Mo st
Dedi ca ted Non -O fficer of Di str-ict 15. With her
in volvemen t. In di an a w ill have a n Amateur
MX after the Supercross held in the Hoosi er
Do me, Mar ch 21.
Also honor ed were th e Most-Dedi cat ed
Off icer s o f Distr ict 15. C harlie Albert , Mark
Sween ey, PaL Craig a nd George Co llins were
th e recip ients.
Sl'ason poi nt s ch a m p io n s a nd top pt~rcen
tage fin ishe rs a ll received beautiful jackets.
a nd first p lace in each di visio n were given
a number on e plaque.
District / 5 Final Standi ngs can be found in
th e R esults Sec tio n . . . Editor.
Schmelyun, Orr romp to Seaford
Motocross wins
By Woo dy Miller
SEAFORD, DE, M 8
AR.
Tim Schm eIyun a nd Ted O rr wo n two classes
eac h a t Sea for d Spt-'cdway.
S<
:hmely u ll pi lot ed hi s Hanover Ka wasaki
spo nso red KX to wi ns in th e Open A a nd Vet
A cla sses. whi le Orr went u nc ha lh;nge d in th e
250cc A a nd P lus 25 A classes.
In th e l 25cc A class , Mike Bear 's 1-2 fini sh es
were t~ no ugh for the o ver all win o ver J o hn
Su lews ki. Bea r also finish ed second to O rr in
Ihe 250cc A class.
T he 250c(' C class saw J ason T rea t get th e
hol csh ot a nd lead every la p o f the seco nd moio
o ver Co ry Ste iner to scor e the overa ll win .
Diam ond MOlOr Sports' Sa m Thursto n
blitz ed the 125 a nd 250ct R classes abo a rd h is
H onda. G len Lo wman fin ish ed sec.ond a boa rd
hi s Stll uki , wh ile h is co u sin Bru ce Lowman
fin ished fo urt h , beh in d Ch ad Sm ith .
T he 125cc C class had a [ull gale o[ rid er s
on hand. Rob en T Ol.h swep t bOlh mOlDS over
Dav id Ed igo [[er a nd Larry Ca m pb ell , whi le
J eff P ickell wo n lfle Vet B class . a nd pi cked
u p seco nd in th e O pen B.
