3. Dan Mor gan (KTM); 4. Johnny You ng (KTM); 5. Ji m
Filkom (Hon).
SR I: I. Elmar Kuna (KTM); 2. Frank Morri s (Suz); 3.
j am es Kosuv al (Ra w); 4. Norm Int o (Yam ); 5. Scott Weinman
ISUl).
.
SR 2: l. Charles Em ery (Yam); 2. Oan Morgan (KTM /'
3. Tom Lewi s (Hon); 4. Rob Ha ll (KTM); 5. Butch Pow ne 1
(KT M ).
Antunez awesome at Perris MX
By Tony Alessi
PERRIS, CA, MAY 9
T ea m Pea k An ti-Freeze, Pro Circuit-backed
Buddy An tunez blazed to a dou bl e-mote
victory in th e 125cc Pro cla ss at GFI's Super
Sa turday MX, held at Perris Racewa y.
Ryan Hughes led m uch o f the first m oto
while being very closely pursued by Antunez.
At the m idway poi nt in th e race, Hughes
cl ip ped a track side ba nner th at new into the
face of Antunez, wh o managed to untangle
it fro m his helm et, but cau sed it to become
ta ngled in hi s rear wheel. Hughes pulled out
a lead wh ile Ant unez [o ugh t with his machine,
Whe n it all seeemed to be over for Antunez,
Hughes washed o u t his fro nt end and crashed
in a nat hi gh speed turn . Antunez squirted
in to th e lead but Hughes was soo n knocking
o n the back door. On the final lap of th e rnoto,
the two riders battled intently, finish ing sideby-sid e a t the chec kered nag. Antu nez was
given the win , wh ile H ugh es was second i n
fro nt of Willie Surratt, Bub ba Erickson an d
Mike Young.
Hugh es developed mech an ical problems
wit h his race bike and bo rro wed a bike fro m
the Pro Circuit race team for his second moto,
l Donald Upton p ulled the seco nd mo to
holeshot but was quickl y passed by Hughes.
! n tu nez star ted fourth, a nd wa s working on
\
\ lbrecht for third wh en Hughes cras hed hard
.h rou gh a seri es of jumps, casing the second
ump with hi s chest and kn ocking th e wind
out ol himself. Hughes retired from th e moto.
Antu nez passed bo th Albrecht and U pton
md wen t o n for th e mo to and overa ll,victory.
Up ton turned a lot of heads a lter a five-lap
oa ul e with Surra tt wh o eventually had to
K
nock Upton down to get second. Up ton
rem ou nted to finis h th ird in fro nt of Albrech t,
Lamson and Sean Pagel.
Mike Young do m inaed 250cc Pro raci ng
with a pair of wins on h is Race T ech / La
Habra-ba cked Suzuki. Surratt was Young's
closest rival in 'he first mot o , but a broken
frame stop ped h is charge, allowi ng You ng to
ru n awa y [or the win in front of Up ton, Surra tt
nursed his mach ine across th e lin e th ird
follo wed by Erickson and Brazilian Rugero
Cruz.
T he seco nd moto turned into a run-away
victo ry for Young as he rode without challenge th e en tire rno to, U p to n scored runneru p hon ors in front of Cruz, who recove red
fro m a spectacu la r crash over th e front
ta bleto p jump.
Results
50 FIRST TIMER R-I : I. Ryan King (Yam); 2. J~
Ha milton (Yam); 3. Curie Casey (Yam): 4. To mmy Cochran
(Yam): 5. Kyle ViciOllO(Yam) .
50 FIRST TI MER RACE 2: 1. A.J. Lee (Yam): 2. Scott
Haddad (Yam ); 3. Bran do n Currie (Suz); 4. Quis H;Jle (Yam );
5. J ust in M un yon (Y am ).
~.
50STK 0-1 : I. Oiad Ga umer (Yam); 2. Ca le Wallaa- (Yam);
Super Dave (Ya m ); 4. Kil KUnill h (Ya m ); 5. Nick AlVOrue Hold eman (Suz);
3. Kirk Sptthnan (lCa
w); 4. Brian _Brow (Han); 5. Craig
Car ingdla (lCa
w).
125 NOV; l. T im O lson (SUZl; 2. O lUck En~ (Suz); 3.
Blaine T owe (Suz); 4. Matt Wal ace (Suz); 5. J uan Man tino
ISw ).
125 INT: l. Larry Linkogl~ (Han); 2. Ric Yamada (Suz);
3. Randy Dan ylo (Raw).
125 PR O: 1. Buddy Antu nez (Ha n ); 2. WiIIi~ Surratt (Suz);
3. Don Upton( Ho n); 4. Bubha Ericbon(Suz); 5. Jod Albrecht
(Yam ).
2SO BEG: L Andy Kyler (Hon ); 2. J ~f{ McMil1en (Yam );
3. Olalla Edmondson (Raw); 4. Scou Larso n (Suz); 5. Scot t
Kn= Ii~b~~l~)Blain~ Tow~ (Y;,un); 2. im H~nn (Suz); 3.
~
Man Wallatt (Suz): 4. Mara: lo Fatal (l uz); 5. Ja y Pavolic
(H a n ).
250 INT:I . Shay Fretwell (Suz); 2. Travis Robttson (Kaw);
3. Terry Parsons (Yam); 4. Mike Ulric h (H an ).
250 PR O: 1. Mike Young (Suz); 2. Oon Upton (Han); 5.
Rogaio Cru z (Suz); 4. Willi e Surratt (Suz); 5. Bubba Erickso n
(5uz).
!)()() BEG: I. T y H aw kin ~ (Hon ); 2. Mike M ~m (Kaw);
5. Jim Bi nC'tt~ (Hon ); 4. Brrn l Itzina (Suz); 5. Crq Verdagi
(H a n).
500 NO V: l. Eric Mry~ (Ho n); 2. John IknnC'tl (ATK) ;
3. Ikan Brown (Ha n ).
!)()() tNT:1. Creg Pin-a: (Han); 2. Kelly Pich el (Kaw); 5.
David Crass (ATK) ; 4. T im Hams (IITM) ; 5. Stevt' Ret'W'S
(ATK).
500 PRO: I. Ty Davil (ATK ); 2. Rex Sta ten (ATK); 3.
Ran dy Rodri qu ez (Hus); 4. Mike Hoo kn- (Kaw); 5. ROOm.
Wh ilshirt' (ATK ).
+25 BE. : I. David Lof tin (Yam ); 2. Peter Ackourcr (Yam);
G
3. Craig P~terson (lta w): 4. Mar k Gorgone (Yam); 5. Wayne
Edm on dson (Yam).
Willie Surratt looked back and saw Donald Upton closing in during 250cc Pro class action at Penis MX; Surratt held him off_
+25 NOV: I. Jim Hen n (Suz); 2. Tony Alessi; 5. Jamie'
Mitchel l (Kaw); 4. Jerry f C'tlon (Suz); 5. Ja y Povel« (Ha n ).
+.5 NOV: I. Frank Vi la (SUI); 2. Mike Dou gh erty (AT K);
0
5. G~ Paga n: 4. P~rry Roden bach (Suz); 5. Mike' Graha m
(Ha n ).
;
+.5 INT: 1. J. Hamon (Hon); 2. Brian Allm (Su1.) 5. Jdf
0
Lucas (SUI); 4. Rick Gra nl (Hon ); 5. Willy Han ey (Ho n ).
+55 NO V: l. Skip Cristy (Ha n ); 2. T on y Par son s (Ha n);
, . Bonn (Ha n ); 4. Jim Ha le [Suz]: 5. Wally (Suz).
+35 tNT: I. Alan O lson (KT M); 2. Marc G leckl (Kaw);
5. Joh n Whi te (Ha n); 4. JOO W~i ld (Hon); 5. Ra y Pisarski
y
(H a n ).
+40 NOV: 1. BI'UC'f: Cornell (Kaw).
+40 INT:· I. Bilt Carr (Yam); 2. Ron Way (H on ); .5 George
.
Spearing (H e n}; 4. Karry Popp (Ha n ); 5. w.e. Wilson (SUl).
+40 EX: l. Ran dy Rodriquez (H us); 2.Crorge Koh le-r
(KTM ); 3. Tom Whit~ (Kaw); 4. JOOy weisel (Ha n ); 5. Mari o
Basuon ell (Suz).
Kurtz sails to Swan Motocross
Park victory
By Pam Lambert
TYLER, TX, APR. 26
Mor e th an 350 rid ers turned out [or the first
So u th Cen tral Area Qualifier for the 1992
Loretta Lynn Ama teu r Na tional, and in th e
125cc B Mod ified div ision, it was Mike Kurtz
scoring th e overall clas s win via 1~2 moto
finishes.
Deacon James blasted off the gate to ta ke
the lead in th e first moto 125cc B Mod ified
mot o. The field of tough co mpe titors followed
with fell ow T exan Kurtz and Brook Fluker
in close pursuit. Kur tz and Fl uker battled,
cha nging positions severa l lim es in the firs t
lap wh ile han ging dose to J ames' rear fender.
At th e end of the firs t lap , Kur tz he ld o n
the ga s passing James over the fin ish lin e
jump. Fluker q uickly follo wed, dropp ing
J ames from fir st to th ir d in one j ump and
one corner. Ray Mitc he ll slipped past Dee Ann
Wood and Ma tt Fiel to chaflenge Fluker for
second pla ce. H ar d dr iving Mi tche ll passed
Flu ker o n ly to bobble in a loo se sandy tu rn
al lowing Fluker to pull u p to within striking
, distance again. Kurtz con tin ued to stre tch out
hi s lead to live secon ds over secon d place .
Mitch ell and his Honda wen t out o[ contro l
and too k a hard spill in the long, rough
straightawa y, letting Fluker a nd his Kawasaki
by. Kurtz finished first, six seconds ahead o[
second -p lace Fluker, who was seven seconds
ahead o[ th e rest o[ th e field. J am es was th ird,
Fiel fourth and Wood ro u nded out th e top
. five.
Second mo to acti on saw Fluker time th e
!foIte perfectly, ta ki ng th e lead and holding
11 [or two laps with Mit ch ell and Kur tz dose
beh ind. Mitch ell slip ped by and Kurtz began
to push the younger Fluker. Ca tfis h Comer,
a tight left-ha nder o ut o[ a dow n hill bordering
the in[ield pond, prov ided the opportunity
Kurtz needed to pa ss. Fluker went tight wh ile
Kurtz took th e o uts ide and sq uared the comer
[or the pa ss. At th e finish o[ mOlD two,
Mit ch ell was first but Kurtz's J-2"lini shes ga ve
him th e overa ll win , whil e Fluker 's 2-3 was
good [or second overa ll.
The lar gest d ass o[ th e day was the l25cc
C Stock d ass with 51 riders ~ing [or o ne of
th e 20 qualifyin g Positions . RIders were split
into A and B di visio ns wi th the top eight
fin ishers go ing di rectl y to the fin al mOlD. T he
la st chance qu al i[ier a llowe d IS of the
remaining 35 riders to tra nsfer rou n di n~ o ut
the fin al moto of 34 riders. Division B WI nner
Andy Beeb e an d Div ision A 'hir d-p lace
, fin isher Jor da n Jordan too k home the overall
first and second p lace troph ies, respectively.
The 125cc Sclloolboy Stock a nd Modified dasses saw only five n ders try to qualify in
bo th events. In the Stock class , Justin Stevens
mo tored to an easy overa ll wi n with 1-} mo to
finis hes. Chris Piccolla , wh o fin ished a d ose
seco nd in mo to o ne, took a hard fall and was
unable to fin ish mo to two.feavin g T rav is T oll
with second a t the chec ker ed nag. T oll too k
second overa ll wit h a 4-2 tally, Kri s Neu ba uer's consisten t 3-3 gave him third.
The 125cc Schoolboy Modified di vision saw
Bro ok Fl u ker bolt 0 [[ the gate qu ic kl y
charging out fro nt of the pack. Ri cha rd Player
a nd Kris Neubau er bega n a ba ttle [or second
and third, while Michael Roussin, Toll and
the Broc k brothers [ought [or a top live
position. Fluker pulled away and was never
th rea tened , fin ish ing 25 seconds ahea d of
second-place Pl ayer. For th e overall, it was
Fluker firs , (I -I ), P layer second (2-2), Roussin
third (4-3), Toll four th (5-4) and Neuba uer
filth (3-6).
Resu lts
51 STK AUTO: 1. DUll YCe rpem er (h j); 2. Robb y Sh inn
(Yam); .5. lack Willi am s (Yam); 4. Josh ua Tu rtle (Yam); 5.
D.J. Sim mons (Yam).
65 STK 7-11: I. Damon Francis (Kaw); 2. Bryan Will iam s
(Kaw); 3. John George Jr . (Kaw); 4. Eric Hodge (Kaw): 5.
Joh n Adam (Kaw ).
•
85 STK 7-1 1: I. Shawn Smith (Ho n) ; 2. Barry Tuttle (Kaw);
3. Bran den Nicbol e (Kaw); 4. DlL'IIY Shelton (Kaw); 5. John
Geo rge'J r. (Yam).
85 MO O 9·13: l. Brandon Sanders (Kaw); 2. Shawn Smith
(Hon ); 3. Kevin I...ovdl (Kaw); 4. Jasu n Love ll (Kaw); 5. Andy
Hudgens (Kaw).
85STK 12-15: I. Kevin Lovell (Kaw); 2. J ason LovC'l I(Kaw );
.5 Brandon Sanders (Kaw); 4. Jai'iOn H yde (Raw ); 5. Malt
.
. Cleveland (Kaw).
85 STK 14·15: I. J cl" f~ Smith (Suz); 2. Shad Morris (Kaw);
5. Will iam Hitch cock (Hon); 1. Travis Willi am s (Kaw); 5.
Ron D-mie l (Sw).
.
85 MOD 11-15: I. Shad Morr is (Kaw); 2. J ~f(rey Smi th
(5uz); 3. William HilChock (Ha n); 4. Dan iel Dav;" (Kaw).
125 STK 12·15: I. Justin Steven s (Kaw); 2. Travis Toll
(Suz); 3. J(ris Neuba uer (5uz); 4. T rip Samp los (SUI); 5. Eric
Burcham (Ho n).
125 MOD 12-15; 1. Brook Flu ker (Kalil); 2. Ridlard Player
(Yam); 5.Mid\a(: 1Ro ussin (Kaw); 4. Travis T o ll (Suz); 5. Kris
Neuba uer (Suz).
w);
WMN 85-J25: I. Ott Wood (lCa 2. Seookie Ti nnmnan
(Kaw).
125 C STK : l. Andr Beebe (lCa 2. J orda n Jorda n (Kaw);
w);
3. Michad BanI C'tt ( Ion); 4. Eric McCan n (fl on); 5. Steve
I. Andy ~ (Ra w); 2. Bill y Akers (Kaw):
M
5. Eric McCann (Hon); 4. John Jorda n (Xaw); 5. Jo-OO Wal ke-r
(Han) .
250 CSTK: I. Ra ndy Early (Kaw); 2. Tony Watkins (Hon/,
3. Scm Knaack (Hon ): 4. Cody Wilks (Kaw); S. Col by Ik I
:
l2f"c(':06;
(Kaw).
250 C MOD: 1. Randy Early (Kaw); 2. R uuell Brown (Kaw);
3. O int Ha le (Han ); 4. Jamo Lutton (Yam); 5. Brian Watts
(Han).
OPEN BIC: l. Ra ndy Kimbrell (Ha n ); 2. Doug las Ha ll
(Yam); 5. Trev11 Gnanna (Hon): 4. Grq: Dust (Ha n); 5.
J immy Ewing (Kaw).
PL US 25: 1. Joe Jordan (Kaw ): 2. Kei th Mun die (Raw);
3. KC'vin Williams (Hon): 4. Russell Brown (Kaw); 5. Tony
Wa tki ns (Hon).
VET B PL US 30: I. Billy Smi lh (Han); 2. Randy Kimbra ll
(Ha n) ; .5 Dou glas Hall (Yam); 4. Gary Wat50n (Yam): 5.
.
Scan Knaack.(Hon ).
SR PLUS 50: I. Joe Jordan (Kaw); 2. Keith Mu ndie (Kaw):
3. Raga Ewing (Kaw); 4. Darw in Hu cka bee (Han); 5. Jimmy
Ewing (Kaw).
m
SR P LUS 40: I. Gary 8C'a (Ha n ); 2. M ik~ Danid (Yam);
3. Loyd Morgan (Yam); 4. Jerry Boren (Han); 5. Ken Marti n
(Kaw).
125 B STK: I. Ray Mitchdl (Ha n ); 2. Mih Kurtz (SUI);
3. Bria n RiSler (Ho n); 4. Jam f's Moo~ (SUI).
125 B MO D: 1. Mik~ Kurtz (SUI); 2. Broo k R u ke-r (Kaw);
.5 Ikaron Janes (Hon); 4. Ra y Mitc hel l (Hon); 5. lkt- Wood
.
( Ka w ).
250 BSTK: I.lkvin Fo.st~r (Kaw) ;2. Kn'in WilIiam. (H on );
3. Chad Plu mlee (Kaw); 4. MaltMw Fie! (SUI:); 5. Ra nda ll
Harris (Kaw).
250 B MO D: I. Ray Mitch~lI (Ho n ); 2. Kevin Foster (Lw);
3. Mark McN61 (Yam); 4. Kyle Parh (Ho n); 5. Clad P lumlee
(Kaw).
.
125 A STX.: I. Todd Bat~ (Ha n); 2. Jefl SchwirlZ (Ha n);
5. Shawn 'Mardin (Ho n).
125 A MO D: I. Roy Schdlrnbergn" (Kaw); 2. Jdr Schwartz
.
(Han ); .5 Shawn Mardis (Han); 4. ~n Tack~1I (SUI).
250 A STK : I. Todd &Ites (Ha n) ; 2. Kevin Hornick (Ha n ).
250 A MO D: l. Roy Schd le'n~ (Kaw); 2. Dave Shad
(Ha n ); 5. Scott Chesser (Han ); 4. Kevin Horn ick (Han); 5.
Roger Ewing (Kaw).
VINT AM: I. Skip Osborne (Yam); 2. Soon Tubbs (Mai);
5. John Bur keue (Hon): 4. Rog" Norris (Mai); 5. Mike
R i dg l~ ( H e n) .
VINT INT : I . Benard Murp hy (Kaw); 2. Mikf' Hana (CZ);
5. Dr Hon Baied (Han); 4. Rick Ik5tric h~r (Kaw); 5. Jd E
Ackland (H o n ].
VINT MSTR: l. Bill y Smith (Han); 2. Ra ndal l Tarter
(KTM ); 3. Pa ul Burnett (H an ); 4. Mark Andrews (Hon ); 5.
K~ lIy
Dona ldso n (Han).
Collins duo sweeps High Desert
Classic Trial
By Don Williams
BOULE
VARD, CA, MAY ~
The [ather and son learn of J oh n and J im
Co llins posted iden tical 33-point totals to earn
wins in th e In termediat e and Super Sen ior
Novice classes, respectively, at th e Sa n D ie~o
T rials Ri ders' H igh Desert Classic, hel d In
McCa in Valley.
Wit h man y riders escap ing the civil unres t
in metro politan Los Ange les, Sa n Di ego
T ria ls Riders annou nced th at a club-record
71 riders attended the trial, which was also
rou nd live of th e American Trials Association
Cha mpio ns h ip Series .
The co mpetitors were treated to mu ltipleo bstacl e, large-step , tech nical roc ks -styled
sections , often with little breathin g room
between challenges . The sectio ns were Lied
toge ther by a bob sled-lik e high-berm ed loop
that ca reened six m iles th ro ugh McCain
Valley O H V area.
J im Co lli ns , ridi ng a Beta T R34C , was tied
wit h J im Miller af ter both riders turned in
12-polnt fir st loop cards. Brothers Craig and
Brad McClella n were in hot pursuit, jus t a
lew dabs back.
Miller turned up the heat wh en he dropped
o nly lO-points on his midd le loo p in th e
daun ti n g high-h umidi ty/ tern pe ra ture/ al titude co nditio ns. Collin s slipped 2-points
beh ind and th e McCl ellans dropped [rom
lead ersh ip co nten tio n.
On th e final lap, it was Miller's tum to
wilt, a nd he tu rn ed in his wo rst card of th e
day , l6 -points/ 2-c1eans, and was barely able
to hold 0 [[ a chargi n ~ Brad McClellan who
rode th e wh eels 0 [[ h .s Yamaha TY350 to a
S-point/ 7-clean event ending loo p. While
Miller was defendin g aga inst McCl ell an ,
Collins turn ed in a 9-point [inal car d [or a
conv incing 5-po int victory .
Jim Co lli ns ' dad, John, bega n the da y with
,h e o nly single-digi t score in his Super Senior
(40+) Novice division giving him a solid lead .
Co llins faltered o n th e second loo p and Rick
Tenbroe k was able to move right In con tention. Ben Ca pe tillo and Alan Malm q u ist were
ri ght behind.
All [our ri ders earned fina l loop car ds
within two points o[ each other and Colli ns
had th e best car d and was abl e to hold 0 [£
Ten broe k by a pa ir.
Results
C'S H IP: 1. T om Ham.1. n (lkt) 28 pu:2 . MarkOldar (Fan)
n
7S; 3. Kevin Nor ton (Mon) 77; 4. j ared Malmq uist (Bet) 80;
5. Rick. Dafl~rn (Fan ) 111.
SPTSMN:_1. Ed Stovin (Yam) 33; 2. Bob Madd~n (Ikt)
.58 5. Thomas Enge lhart (Yam) 40; 4. Ja ck Heminway (Fan )
;
78.
SR (30+) SPTSMN: l. Oive: Hannon (Fan ) 37; 2. Ken t
Craham (Ap r) 48.
INT: 1. Jim ColJins (33); 2. J im MiJIer (.58); 3. Brad
McC1 lan (39); 4. Craig McClella n (43); 5. Sleve M on tagn~
d
(82 ).
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