eLOCAL EVENTS
Marshall masters Midway MX
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By Susan Willian
The front-wheel-between-the-Iegs star ting tech niq ue was used at th e Wash ou ga l Gran Prix in Wash ington.
seco nd. J on es was di splaced by Gust when
he wen t wide a t the top of Mazda wall .
On 'he third lap , Bak er was by hi mself and
Schesser. J on es a nd G ust were bauling it o ut.
Gust look himself o ut in the sand switch backs.
Bak er won easily. wh ile J on es powered past
Schesser u p [he Mazda wa ll, for second.
Resu lts
SAT U RDAY
1:5 R: l. Dan Gl"'iSII"I (Han ): 2. T. Flecken ger (Ka w); 5.
Nelse n Co pel a nd (SUl); 4. Rick Har kin s (SUI.); 5. Bryan
Rippl e (Ha n).
1:5 A: I. Jim j ones (SUl) ; 2. j oshua Brown (SUl); 3. Brad
Goins (H on ); 4. ) 0(' Irwin (Kawl; 5. D. Ande rson (S Ul) .
+50 A: J. Larry wtrmer (SU 2. R. Wal swonh (Hon ); 3.
1);
Gr~ Alla H (Yam); 4. Steve Yoder (Kaw ); 5,"JeU Heaston
(Ka w).
+30 B: I. Chuck Thebo (H a n); 2. Oon Barr ow (H o n): 3.
Ro y Mal ey J r. (Hen): 4. Steve Kasm er (Ho n).
POOPED SCOOTER : 1. Len a rrd Coo k (Yam) .
60: L Ben Graves (Kaw ); 2. Brad Can no n (Ka w) ; 3. N ick
v erge ( Ka w ); 4. J oh n Sa nders (He n}; 5. ~ ron Yoder (Xaw).
+25: 1. G rrg Ah on (Yam ); 2. S. Kirk patrick (KoI w); 3; Jim
Oeeevese (Ya m); 4. Doug FOlD (Kaw); 5. Rick Wal sworth
(Ha n ).
16121: I. J ~ Irwin (Kaw); 2. Ben Andeuon (Kaw).
250 B: I. DoUK FOlD (K..aw); 2. J('rry Birkey (H o n); 3. Mike
Jen ks (S UI.); 1. Don Darr ow (Ya m); 5. Kevin H ant z [H o n].
250 C: I. George Nvers (KTM ); 2. Carl Will iam s (H o n).
lIDA: l. Mike Sassano (SUI); 2. Wm . McCoy (Hem ): 3. Nidt
Zap pia (S UI ); 1. M. Men singer (H o n): 5. J ason Skaggs (SUl ).
80 R: I. Benjamin G ra vl:S (SUl) : 2. Ala.n Sanders (Yam);
3. CaM"')' Wood (Kaw); 1. Benja m in Wood (Kaw).
RO C: I. Ga b riel Hi mes (Hon ); 2. Eli Keen (He n) .
AUTO : 1. Nicko las V.arKO (Yam ); 2. Aaron Yoder (Yam);
, . CaM'y Rin krt 9Yam ); 1. Brad ley Rip ple (Yam ); 5. Bran dnn
Bonine (Va m ).
250 A: I. Ji m j o nes, (SUI ).
125 C: I. J Oloh S k'IKK~ (SUl); 2. Chuck WY (ho n ): .5
ua.
illl
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Brian Marr r (SUI) ; .1. Mike ('onk lin (SUI ); 5. Mikr A n d rew ~
.
(Ho n ).
+10: I. Rn y ~l al t')' Jr. (Ho n); 2. Slew Kasm er (Ho n).
SUNDA Y
SO 7·11: I. Ben Gravn (SUl ); 2. Ca ~y Wuud (Ka w); 3.
J\t'nJamin \....ood ( Kaw); 4. Alan San der s (Yam).
HO EX 12· 15: I. Wm . 1'.kCoy (Hon ): 2. Mikr SaSllOm o (Sill);
; ="I id.ol a !> Zap pia (SUl ); 4. j erernv Bu vee (Va m).
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HO C: I. Bria n Smck la nd (Ya m).
16·24: 1. Joe irw in ( Kaw); 2. Bub All (Hon ]: 3. Ma ll Adt'1Il
(SUl ); 1. Mi kt' lk rgh urn (Suz); 5. Greg Adem ( S UI.).
125 J R 12· 15: 1. Mikt' Atdr ic.:h (Kaw); 2. Ahmad O wem
(HIm ); 3. JUlain Blak e (Kaw).
60: I. lk-n Gravn (Kaw); 2. Adam HiKKim ( K:IW); 3. Aaron
Yoder (K (SUI ); , . IlnuR
CU"I ( I-I lI n): -t T om Sche sr.cr (Kaw); 5. S. Kirkp'lITick
.
l Kotw ).
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2!1O B: 1. Ra y Holm (H on ); 2. Kevin Mc Killip (Ya m ); 5. Vietor
EdR:U (SUI ); -t Ch,n lie Shell (Ya m); 5. Grq;; AlkOl (KT M).
.
AUTO: I. Nickulas Vargo (Vam ); 2. Adron Vod" (Vam );
3. Caltot')' RinKer (Yam ); 4. ('.oryn Rink " (Yam ); 5. Brad Rip pl e
(Vam) .
Plumlee aces M
ulberry Creek MX
By Pam Lambert
PA
rrO:WILLE,TX, MAY 10
Int enned iat e Chad Plumlee was o ne of th e
big winner s at Mu lberry Cr eek's seco nd ,
ga theri ng of the season . Plumlee sco red th e
250<:c class victory, beatin g OUlri val Alan Bell .
In th e first molO, Bell blasted out of th e
sta rti ng ch u te lo gra b th e early lead with
Plumlee i n clo se pursu it. Bell , w ho just
return ed to raci ng fo llow ing sho ulder surgery,
held h is !e-dd by figh ting off Plumlee in every
turn. However, Pl u m lee's persistence pa id o rr,
as Bell bobbl ed in the loo se di rt in a rig h ,hand co r ner, w hi ch a llo we d Pluml ee ' s
Yam ah a enoug h room to mak e th e pass .
Bell pressed hi s Honda [ 0 stay with Pl uml ee
but ag ain lost momenlum in th e wh oops a nd
ran off th e tra ck. Plumlee pulled aw ay and
easily scor ed the first-m olO win ahea d of Bell.
T he second mo lO wen t muc h easier for
Plumlee after he na iled the ho lesho t and never
look ed ba ck. Bell kept Pluml ee honest,
,h ough, bUl he, too , had
be careful, as
Novices David McLeon. Ro ssell Sm ith a nd
Scott Harper were read y to po unce o n a
moment's notice while runnin g third thro ugh
fifth.
At th e fin ish lin e, it was Plumlee leadin g
'he way wi'h Bell ho lding on [ 0 second. Back
in third was Novice winner Ha rper, fo llo wed
by Smi th and McL eon .
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Brook Fluker un ; 2. J ory Hammrkk; 5.
Corey Vine s; 4. Ro y Am tsm it h.
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80 FUN BIKE: I. John RybtT.
60: I. Eric HOOKe (Kaw).
50; l. J ustin Ebbs; 2. Co lt H alfid d; .5. Bran don T ho mpMln;
4. Ma rk Thom a!>: 5. Chad Yal e!>.
Kirk conquers Fossil Bowl MX
By Bu tch Pharness
CLARK 10. MAY 10
IA,
The rain gods let loo se with lo ts of mo isture
abo ut two ho ur s befo re pra ctice. bu t th a t
di dn 't slow Wayne Kirk, as he ' oo k hom e [he
go ld in [he 125cc Beginner class at Fossi l Bowl.
MolO o ne sa w Chad Kirk gra b the ho lesho t
Wilh Joe l Nowak oski a nd Wayne Kirk hot on
his tai l. Chad sta rted pulling aw ay from [he
pac k, wh ile Nnw ak oski an d Wayn e Kirk
ba llied fo r seco nd . On the white flag lap,
Wayn e go t by J oel ror secon d, w hi le Ch ad
went o n for th e win.
Moto two saw \Vayne gra b the hol eshm wi th
No wakoski and Chad rig ht the re. Nowakos ki
did n 't likei l in seco nd, so whe n \Vayn eopened
the door No wak osk i loo k ad van tage of it.
\'Vayue ma de a no ther mista ke and Chad a lso
got by. No wa ko50 ki was o ul in fron t, wil h Cha d
and vVayn e in second and thi rd, respe ctfull y.
By thi s tim e, lhe ra in was com ing do wn
a nd th ings weren 't prett y. Co m ing in for the
while flag, Nowak osk i went off lhe track ,
lell in g Chad a nd Wayn e by. Twenty feel lat er ,
Chad fell over , whi ch put Wayne in front.
\Vayne went o n to win the mo to , wi th Cha d
and Nowak osk i fini sh ing second and th ird .
Results
80 BEG : I. Co lby Blewet t (Kaw); 2. Shawn McKenlt r (Suz ).
80 9-1: I. Du stin Pharneu (H o n ).
80 12· 16; I. J lb.h Buell lKaw ); 2. J erem y Brebner (Kaw).
125 BEG : l. Wayne Kirk (Ha n); 2. ('kid Kirk (H o n ); .5
.
Jnel :'Il"nw ak l"r.tl i (Kaw); 1. O;tlI id Eamn (K..w); 5. Bill Linn
(Ka w).
125 J R : I. DOIvid Slep henson (K.a w).
250 INT: I. Rand y Whelch el (Hun).
250 PRO: I. Ross Frinen (H o n ).
OT: 1. Kip Varnt"r (Ka w).
Results
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80 AM: 1. David TurneT (Kaw): 2. J.R . V iell~ (H on ); 5.
Ad.'\m San to n (Su.l); 4. Cra ili( Brad ley (Kaw);5 . J ohn B urKOyn~
(Ka.... ).
125 AM : \. JeT""y Pn rtt!t (H o n ); 2. Rob W il1iam ~ (Hon);
3. Adilm T o wn W"'Ild ( K.aw); 4. Rick DaSilva (HIm ); 5. O1u c'k
M('fJin (li o n).
125 l S'fl F.X: I. Ch r i ~ Bro wn (SUI); 2. Ikvin Rll(' (SUI).
2SO INT / EX: I. Do n BonprJug (Kaw); 2. Marwll Favrr
(Ho n): 3' 1 t'TTY Wilson (H on) ; 4. Randy Thom pson (H on );
5. Kl:'nny Imqu iSl (SUI).
250 AM: I. Kelly H arn e:>.s (Ho n); 2. Garrn Elm lT (KT M);
3. Troy McPi kt"(Yam ); 4. Ron Lafler (Kaw); 5. J eff Johnso n
( fla w) .
OrEN INT I EX: l. Don Boesp flug (Kotw); 2. [kvin R()('
(H on ): 5. Ton y Ma Tlin (Ho n); 4. Dave H uerta (Ha n ).
O PE N AM: I. Kell y Cu n ni ng ha m (Kaw); 2. Rick Huffma n
(Ha n ); 5. $(oan Ru ssell (Ha n ): 4. Stt:vt." Even St"n (H on ); 5.
Ri(-har d Joo (Kaw).
30·-10 AM: I. SIl"W' Shepe:rd (KT M); 2. Ed Cu m min, (Ho n );
3. Jdf J (l h n ~n (Ka w); -I. Da vid Hu cke (Va m ); 5. Da vid utl
(Ho n).
30· 40 ll\i / EX; 1. Kn'in j a n!im (Ha n ); 2. Don al d Hu cke
(Ka w); 5. Dave" Hil ma (H on ); 4. Stan Ca pps (H us ); 5. Mile:
Cra nda ll (H on).
OT AM: I. Ji m Brown (SUI ); 2. SCU ll O 'Brie' (Kaw); 5.
"
Ja ck Tu rn er (Ka w); 4. Ran d y S a ylor (H o n) : 5. G a ry
BAdUiLTOm (S UI ).
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OT EX: I. Da rryl Zumstein (Ho n); 2. Ddlr [knarus (S UI).
MITCHELl., 1:-1, MAY 3
Midwa y MX held th eir seaso n opener on a
newl y desig ned co urse. and Rod Marshall
claimed victory in th e 125cc A class and
fini shed seco nd in th e 16-24 year-o ld class.
In mo to o ne in the 125cc A class, Rodney
Carrier darted off th e starti ng gate to lead the
herd dow n th e sta rt in g straig h ta way, Ch ad
T ho mp son got by Carrie r lo ta ke the fron t
positi o n. Marsha ll, back in fifth , began lo pick
off riders a nd moved in to second. Marsh all
o pe ned his throttle as he approached Thom pson and closed [he gap wit h in o ne-bi ke len gth!
Mar shall , the mor e exper ienced of the pa ir!
moved by Thompso n for [he lead , then pulled
awav from hi s com pe tito rs to ear n the mota
win : Meanwh ile, Carri er was hounded b~
Stevie Christi an for th ird. Carrier tri ed to
block Christi an , bot Christian even tuall
moved by lo take th ird with Carrier droppin
to fifth.
In th e 16-24 year-o ld cla ss, Rick Call wag
the ear ly leader follo wed by Marsh all and
Mark Smith. Marsha ll tried to get by Ca ll,
but Call slid sideways and blocked hi m
Marsh all mad e a seco nd att em pt and aga in
was uns uccessful. Sm it h mo ved in o n Mar..
sha ll 's rear tire as [he fir st three rid ers pull ed
awa y fro m the pack. Marsh all fin all y sq ueezed
by on th e insi de to ta ke over th e lead.
Sm ith moved to seco nd a nd began to reel
in Marshall. Smi th ~o, into some loose stuff
and lost gr ound. Sm ith closed in on Marsh all
in th e tight stuff but, Marshall fired awa y on
the stra igh taway s. Smith finally took ad vantage of an ins ide pa ss to get by Marshall .
Marshall tried to recover the front spot by
pulling beside Smith , but Smith held on for
the eventual win.
In rnoto two , Call aga in was the ear ly leader,
but his lead was short-live d as Smith took
charge. Marshall pressed Call for second as
he moved into position lo try lo j ump by Call.
Marshall was successfu l in h is auempt, and
Smith crossed th e finish line in first . followed
by Marshall and th en CUll.
Resul ts
SR MI NI : l. J .D. Co llins; 2. Justin Gut hm~ 3. j ere»
Berwan ger, 4. J ack Robbins; 5. Kevin Boyd .
16--24: l. Marl. Sm it h; 2. Rod Marshall; .5. Rick Can. Jr .,
4. Man Da vis; 5. Cli nt on Moore . Jr .
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O PE N B: l. Bob Fidd ler ; 2. Richard Farmer: 5. Olad Boyd;
4. David Wells; 5. Mikr Brown.
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125 A: l. Rod Ma"hal1; 2. Chad Th om pson : 5. Jdf Mayo:
4. Stevie Ch rislia n; 5. Rodne:yCarrier.
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50 A; 1. Krill Her sh ber ger: 2. Ryan Sipes ; S. Ryan Pool e:
1. Shaw n Clark; 5. Zachary M.anh all .
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+40: 1. William Su lliva n; 2. Pete Roll rt; .5 Rog er Davis:
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4. Haro ld Mor gan: 5. Roger Swartout.
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125 C: 1. Conrad Wilmos ki; 2. J ason Michad: .5 Mik
.
Ryan ; 4. J erry La roc he; 5. Tim Pridemo re.
125 B; 1. j ohn Brunck; 2. Robby Cook; 3. Chri s French;
4. Richad Lowe: 5. Mike Te rry .
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PIW : 1. Derrick McKinney; 2. Miken Brow n; 3. j a
Broc kman; 4. Ro ber t T urley; 5. Keith Pool e•
jR MINI : 1. Derri ck McKinnl"Y; 2. Zach ary H ickerson: 5.
jusun fk"rwa n ~r ; 4. Ty ler H en derso n: 5. Kevin Siudl ey.
+25: l. M ik~ Letner; 2. Jdf Stein roc k; 5. Micha el Smith ;
4. Rod ney Carr ier. 5. Step hen Dav is.
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H /W A: 1. Ma rk Sm it h ; 2. jeff Seeinr oc k: 3. Mike Lelll er:
~ . J eff May ; 5. Stew Davb.
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125 ITH : I. J .D. Co lli ns; 2. j osh Du d ley; 5. Chad Lty:
4. T im P r idemo re: 5. J~h u
