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in excess 01 a 1000 people a t 'he ga tes, onehall ho ur prior to 'he start 01 the meet. Speedway seem s to be comfortably back in th e High Desert despite th e o m inous premature closure in August 011991. G ary Hi cks had th e lu ck and dr ew 'he pole pos i tio n £OT th e Scratch main. L ucero was to th e rig h t 01 Hick s o ne slo t, wit h Bobb y Sch wa rt z in three and cu rren t Nat ional Champion Mike Faria on th e ou tside. T he 'apes caug ht Fari a nappin g a littl e as H icks go' th e quick jump and ass umed a sma ll margi n as the lield entered and drove thro ug h th e first two turns. Lucero was ju st inches beh ind a nd sligh tly wide of H icks whi ch left no room for Schwartz to work. Lu cero kept Sch wa rtz a' bay a nd sett led in behi nd H icks who seemed to be o n hi s way to the victory, As H icks dr ove hard into turn three o n th e thi rd lap he seemed to lose co nce nt ra tio n for a moment and slid wide into the tum fou r marbl es, allowing Lu cero and Far ia, wh o had tak en o ver third from a di sin terested Sch wartz, '0 dr ive under and pa st him. H icks slapped 'he side 01 hi s helmet in dis q us t, bu t th e deed was 'do ne as Lu cero look th e win . Faria was seco nd with Lhird goi ng to the fum ing H icks. Res ults SC RATCH : l. $ 1M'C Lu cero (Gd n); 2. Mikt> Faria (Wfi ); S. Gary H ick s (wee ): 4. Bobb y Sch waru ( W~s ). HDCP : I. j esse Oc hoa (Cd n ); 2. Bren t Wf'TIIer (Wfi); 3. Mike Fa ria (\ \' 1."5): 1. Andy Nort hru p (W no): ~. [kn ni~ BriKKs (w ee), SU P : 1. Tom Conien 2. B et h Hammonds: 3. Mik(' Rt"r'd ; 4. Grt'K App lema n: 5. J oe Erh a rdt . Moore balances to Sooner Cup Trial win By R.D. Allman PAWNEE, OK MAY 16-17 . Sha n Moo re. alo ng with lath er T ommy a nd nephew Matt, each won their respective classes to mak e it a th ree-gen erat ion sweep at th e 7 t~ Annua l Sooner Cup O bserved T rial. The even t, hosted by the No rt hea stern O klah o ma Tria ls Team (NOTT), a wards a trav elling cu p to the win ners 'hat m ust be bro ugh t back 'he follo wing yea r and defend ed by eac h respective cha mp ion. Sha n rode his Ga s-Gas to an early lead at the sta rt of the first o f two da ys of co mpe titio n . wit h j im Westcott and Pau l Bolen in ho t p ursu it. T he Cham p ion shi p clas s co m pe titio n hea led u p whe n Moo re sco red a five on sectio n five, whil e Bolen and Westcott made clea n rides. Sh an sett led down 10 score th e wi n and overa ll for bo th da ys of co mpetitio n wit h Bolen and Westco tt swapp ing second and th ird each day. Ron Lee was fourth both days. T he elder Moore, T o mm y, co mbined a win o n Sa turday with a second-p lace fini sh at Su nday' s muddy event 10 ea rn th e wi n in th e Sen ior di vision. Dal e Reyn ol ds fi ni sh ed seco nd overa ll, but both riders had to take a back sea l to a surp ris ing Geo rge Nai d l, wh o hopped his Gas -Ga s '0 th e Su nday wi n. Fo urteen-yea r-o ld Ma tt Moore co mple,ed the fam ily sweep with a do u ble-win In the Inter med iate cla ss. Mark Hoga n looked 10 be keeping his Fant ic within striki ng di sta nce if (he yo unges t Moo re faltered , but toda y was not the day and Mall put hi s nam e o n the cup lo r 1992. n Ot he r class overall winers incl ud ed But ch La thro rn in the Amateu r class, Ro bert Sha w in th e No vice, a nd Jay Glasscock in the Sen ior Experl class. Resu lts SATU RDAY , C' SH IP; I. Shan Mou rt' (G . G ): 2. Pa ul Rnl~n (Fa n ); 3. Ji m WMil OU (Apr ): 4. Ron ~ (G· G ). C EX ; 1. Bill y Po well UWI); 2. ScOIl Wilhamlo (Fa n): 3. BT)'an Byrd (Ya m ): 4. Bill G ilbert (Ya m). . S R E. ; I. J a y Gla !>!!oCoO. (Fa n): 2. Dan ny Al{Uan (G · G) : X e 3. Dave Bokn (8t't ): 4. T o m Batch t'lor (Bet). INT : 1. :\.I Moor e (Fa n ): 2. Mark lI o f/:a n (Fa n ): .'S . Kd th au Thompl>On (Bel). SR : I. T ommy Moo re (Fan): 2. Dal e Reynnllh (Bel): 3. ("~ TKe S a idl (G ·G ); 1. Curti5 Mitchell (Fa n ). AM: I. But ch La th rom (Bet): 2. Don Grace (G ·G ): 3. Pa ul Sch w('KIt'r (Ya m ): 4. Ga T)'Pr itt (Mo n ). NO\': 1. Robt' rtSh3w (Ya m ); 2. Darin Butler (lkt): 3. Travi~ Mitchd (Fa n): 1. J o hn Palt ('uon (Apr). SUl''OAY C'S H IP: I. Sh.1:n M oo~ (G ·G): 2. Ji m Westcon (Apr): 3. Pa ul Bolen (Fa n). EX: 1. Sco u Willi a nu (Fan): 2. David Mry en (Ydlm) : 3. Billy Pow el! (Bel); 4. Bill G ilbe rt (Ya m). SR EX: 1. T om Batchel o r (Fa n): 2. J ay G lasscock (Fa n): 3. Danny Al{Uim= (G- G) : 1. Dave Bolen (IWt). Il'o : I. Mall Moo re (Fa n ): 2. Mark I-I a n (Fa n); ". Kt'ith 7 OK Tho m plOOn (Bet). SR : I. Gmrf/:e Naid l (G ·G ): 2. T o mm y MCK)re (Fa n): 3. O;lle Reynol ds (Bet). AM:I . BUICh La lhro m (BM): 2. Ga T)' Price (Mo n): 3. Paul Sch wegler (Ya m ): 4. Don Grdc(' (G ·G ). NOV : 1. Robt'rt Sha w (Ya m): 2. Dann BUlk r (Bet): 3. Cun is Mitchel l (Fan ); 4. John Pa ltenon (APR ). RO O KIE: I. Lll hr yn Bolen (Ya m ): 2. Mike Ft'rr is (RSA): .5 O:IV Kdl y (YOIm). . f' Stillmock shines atSilver State MX By Joan Tieamey CARSON CJTI', NY, MAY 1 7 War m temperatures and sun ny skies broughl so me gr ea t raci ng to Si lver State Raceway, and a large Women's clas s turned ou l and sho wed Ihe la ns what they 'r e ma de 01. T hirteen -year old Sedanna Stillmoc k do mi nat ed th e Womffi 's class on her Kawasaki. Shan Moore won the 7th An n u al Sooner Cup T rial in Oklahoma, Eron Ezerins (711) and Rodney Vaneperen (245) duel for the holeshot at Aztalan MX. Sti llrnoc k got the holeshot in both moto s and led th e pack a ll the wa y. Still mock co n trib uted her wins to great track co ndi tio ns. It looked lik e a Still mock Sunday, as her sister Shallie held 011 T am m i Will ia mson thro ugh o ut most 01 the race. O n th e last lap of bo th rnotos, Tammi prevailed with grea t pa sses to earn seco nd overa ll , Sha ll ie held on lor th ird. Pl enty 01 act ion was seen in the 250cc Pro cla ss. as j et Force/ Pro Circuit/ O 'Neal / Scottsponsor ed Sh an e Espo sit o worked his way to the win in m oto o ne. Sven Stillmoc k j umped o ut 10 a n early lead with Sh awn Pal mer close behind at the sta rt 01th e 10 lap m o to , Espos i to p ut th e heat o n Stillmoc k o n ' he last lap, an d do ve under Stillmock in the big left -ha nd sweepe r turn to gra b the win . In rnot o two, Still mock lIo' the ho leshot a nd battl ed with Steve Hawkin s lor seven har d laps. Esposit o stayed close beh ind and moved in lor seco nd alter Hawki ns and Sti llrnock go t up close and pe rsona l and Sti llmock dropped '0 th ird. Esposit o earned ' he o vera ll lor th e da y. Raging co mpe titio n in the 125cc In term edia te cla ss was as ten se as in the Pr o clas s. O 'Nea l/ P J I / Big Vall ey Ho nda -spo nsor ed j ustin Tiearney, show ed his stuff in bo th mo tos '0 pos t I-I fin ish es with Chris Bark er fini shing second. Fry had caugh t Mck en zie, th e leader , and th en ma de h is move and took o ver first p lace for good. The firs t hea t 01 th e Begin ner Stock class saw j ohan na Mar shall lirst off the lin e with j o hn Ho pkins hot o n her rear wheel. Marshall held 011 the cha llenge by Hopki ns until lap three when he made his move and went in to th e n umb er o ne pos ition. On lap lour j erry Lo we and Mark McCord got by Mar shall but co uld n 't mak e u p th e d istance o n H opkin s. In 'he second hea t H opkins p ull ed th e hol eshot and sta yed in 'hat pos ition until th e checkered n ag, tak i ng th e overa ll wi n. In the Begi nner Mod ified class it was a ba ttle of th e ages . 11,e eigh t-yea r-old Hopkins aga in took th e overa Il win , but rea ll y had to work lor it becaus e 49-yea r-o ld Rick Rich ards tried ever yth in g possible to kee p in fr o nt o f Hopkin s in bo th heat s. In th e first heat it was Hopkin s ta ki ng 'he ho lesho t, fo llowed by Rich ards. Alter battling whee l-to-whee l for the eig ht laps, it was Hopkins over Rich ards at th e ch eckered nag. In th e seco nd heat, it was Richards taking th e ho leshot, This time Ho pkins had to work a little ha rder , bu t fina ll y ma na ged to get aro und Richards o n lap six a nd went o n for th e win. R esul ts .BEC STK : 1.Jo h n Hopkin r.(YClm): 2. Ma rk Mn ..ord (Yam ): 3. JnTY Lo we (Yam) ; 1. Johan na Mar!lba ll (Yam ): 5. Rill Law los (Ya m ). BEG MO D: I. J ohn Ho p kin !> (Ya m); 2. Ril'k Rich a rd, (Yam) ; 3. Jorge Arr o yo (Ya m); 1. M.n k McCo rd (Ya m); 5. Sieve Pacheco (Ya m ). AM STK: I. Nyle Schafhauser (Ya m); 2. Pau l Mou rt' (Yam ): 3. Andr ew Vo lko lf (Ya m): 1. Rick L:.uch (Yam): S. Shern Lyons (Ya m ). AM MO D: I. She rri L yo n s (Ya m); 2. Paul Mu uT't' (Yam) ; 3. Andrew Len tz (Y.lm); 1. T ho mas Cra wfo rd (Ya m ): S. Rau l Sa ucedo (Yam ). PRO STK: I. Richa rd Fry (Ya m); 2. LUTen M f'i ~r (Yam ): .5. John McKenzie (Yam ). 80: I. Dan Grotz (Yam ): 2. Kevin Gr ind~ (..lf (Ya m ). E N DU R : 1. Lo we ll / Fr y; 2. 1\01 , Kenzi e/H o pk ins ; Ma rsh all / Atki n r. 4. G ro tzlLueu ng; 5. Murr a y/I.x llollo. ; ! PI \\' ; I. Cory KICl!ot"I (Sill.); 2. Q UislOphf'r Gailh('f (Ya m ): 3. CllI Y McElro y (Ya m). 60: I. Du stin Millt'r (Kaw ): 2. J O!'ih Ca rrer (Kaw);.5. Nathan Malo (Ka..... ). lIDBEG : I. Sreven Co rdle (H o n); 2. Mich;.t '1Oilor t"IO (HUll ): ( 3. J~'ot' Ru/{t"r [ H on). KG JR : 1. Ju!>till Scu llen (Kaw); 2. Ca!>(')" Sm ith (Sw) : 3. j f'!>s Du ncan (Suz). 12. ) BEG : I. Ono Rau.lt" (Kaw ); 2. Eri k Mill f'f (Kaw): .'S . 1 , Seda nn a Sul lmoc k (Kaw). 12.5 JR: I. Willy H ~i S5 (Ka w); 2. Dan Cor d l(' (I-Ion): 3. D:W Ro berts (Ho n ). ld 125 I NT: 1. Jutotin T iearnf'Y (Ho n ): 2. Ch ri" Barker (Hun ); ;,. Ken ny La sh (Kaw). 250 BEG : 1. J uia mia h Bro wn (Ho n): 2. J am ~ St-¥(' J( Jr . ( !(a w) : 3. Robert Bem w. (Ho n). . 250 JR : I. J oey Sch ulrz (Hon ,: 2. Kc-vin Anduws (Sw:): .'! Dann Emsf (Kaw). . 2.lj() I NT : I . Many Pi ~no (Yam ); 2. Kei th Bumel(e (Suz). 2S0 PRO: 1. Sha ne Espo silo (Ka w); 2. Sven Slill moc k (Suz); 3. Sh awn Pa lmer (Suz). 500 BEG : J. G len Plak e (Ho n ). 500 J R : I. SIt"Ve Millt"T IH o n ): 2. Mike Curtis (Ho n): 3. Cody Rig g5 (Kaw). 500 (NT : 1. Ch ris Barker (H o n): 2. J ust in Tit""drney (Hon ). VET JR : I. G lm Pla kf" (H on): 2. Sieve V~I (Ho n ): 3. Srou P("f3.son (Ho n ). VET I ~"T; I. Larry Brow n (Ho n): 2. Ran dy App leto n (Suz); 3. Dan H arold (Kaw). VET PR O : I. Alber t McElro y (H o n ): 2. Rich Thorwa ldso n (Ho n ); 3. Mark Peters (H o n). OT J R: I. Sancy St illm ock (Ho n ): 2. J im Will is (H o n). Fry hot at Amago Road Race By AI Lyons PALOMAR. CA. MAY 17 Retu rn in g to racing after sufferi ng a fractured wr ist , Motul Oi l-spo nsored , Yam ah a YSRmou n, ed Richard Fry swep t both hea lS in the Pr o Stock cla ss at the Am erican Min i Roa d Raci ng Associa tio n 's race al Amago Raceway. Altho ugh Fry scored the o vera ll win , he ha d to wo rk lor it, fn the firs t heat, Fry was cha llenged severa l times by Joh n McKenzi e and Loren Meisser bu t neith er rid er could mak e up th e ground needed to ta ke th e win . fn ' he second heat Fry was lirst 011 'he line and im med iat ely started pulling awa y. On lap lour, Fry crashed hard, leavi ng h im last in th e lield. Apparently, sufferi ng lro m a sore wri st and cra sh ing didn' t da mpe n hi s spirit because Fry definitely tu rn ed o n th e gas and star ted ca 'ching th e o'her rid ers. By lap eigh t, Results .s . Nicoson tops Aztalan Motocross By Dav e Gavin ski L~ KE ~llLLS, WI, MAY 10 T orque Cent er USA-spo nsored SCOLI Ni coson seized wins in bo th 250cc A molOs and finished third o verall i n th e 125« A class a t Aztalan MX. The action sta rted wh en Rod Va neperen ho lesho t the lirst 125cc A mo lO, lollow ed by jim Nelson and j aso n Warn er. Nelson led . brien y, but Vaneperen returned to the point. Eron Ezerins a nd Nicoson were o n th e move Irom m id-p lace starts, and o n lap three they were fift h and sixth , respectively. Ele ri ns mo ved in behind Van epe ren o n lap live, looking for a mista ke 10 cap ila lize o n. On the last lap, Ezerins tried '0 dou ble j ump past wi th two turns 10 go , but Vanepe ren held hi s gr ou nd and earned th e win . Ezeri ns was seco nd , Nicoson th ird, Mike Vandenplas lourt h, and j im Nelson fil th. In mo to two, Vanepe ren led again with Nelson closel y behi nd . Vandenplas took th e po in l pos itio n o n lap two and never looked back.' Vanep eren , Nicos o n , Nels o n , a nd Warner were second th ro uKh filth , respe ctivel y, a t th e fin ish . Vanepe ren's 1-2 sco res gave him 'he o verall . Vanden p las ' 4-1 garnered second whi le Nicholso n carded 3-3 lo r th ird overa ll. The 250<:c A class had almost a lull line when Scott H icks led 'he pack throu gh 'urn o ne. Nicoso n wasted no ti me ta king the lead that he never reli nq uished. Ezerins dosed in seco nd , j ell Melcher third. Hicks faded 10 lourth. Mo to two was a re~ t as Nicoso n's Suzuki led fro m sta rt to fin ish , H icks DNF and Ezeri ns, Melch er , Schmitz, and Dan Ploch rounded ou t th e top five, Opeo cla ss thunder was a j ell Lo is ru naway. T o ny T amb o rino led for a few tu rn s in the first race but Lo is rod e pa st 10 a h uge lead and wi n. T am borino finished seco nd wit h Erik Ezerins th ird . In rou nd two, Lo is led start- to-finis h, with T am bor ino a nd Ezeri ns 2-3 aga in. Resul ts P/ W; I. BI"',Jd Modjeweki: 2. Ma tth ew Mai er: 3. Brian G lo wac ki; 1. T yler Smulders : 5. Matth ew McG rath. IlO/R : I. Mar k Jmn iso n: 2. Rob La ndolt: 3. Lance Wa llace; 1. Ke Iy Schu lrz; 5. Pa ul Gihiter. KO SR: I. J ason Sch ill f'r; 2. Nei l Mod jewl ki (Kaw): 3. Ch ri5 j ense n: 4. JU5h Ca5tongu a y; 5. Cli ff Doughmy. \ ' INT : I. Rryan t Kerr (Ya m); 2. J.llo n Dall al : 3. Pa ul Dybu l; 1. T om Trogha (Ho n ); 5. Citri, T amborino. MSTR: l. Cluck Md c:hl"l" (Ho n): 2. T ony Tambori no (H on ); 3. Sco tt Hicks (S UI) : 4. J eff Mclai n; 5. Ken J uste n. VET : I. Terry H a hn (Kaw); 2. J oh n Now icki : 3. J im Ne! 50n (Ho n ); 1. Steve Swaecbeno (Ho n); 5. Rrad Garland (Sw:). ,S R: I. Larry M Y~5: 2. J i'!1 N ~ h . ( Ka w ): 3. J o h n Medtan (KT M): 1. Ted Co p hm: 5. J im RIC . CI 125 J R : 1. j aso n Wa llatt; 2. Ditn n y Ph ill if» : 3. l}dnn y Arnchurz; 1. Bill Ault; 5. Brad Baum ann. 125 A: I. Rod ney v a neperen ( K.a\. ): 2. Mikf' Va nden pl alo (Hon ); 3. See n Nim.o.on(Suz): 4. Jim Nelso n (Ho n): 5. j a son w ern er (Ho n). 125 R: I. Mike Zon t; 2. Kam Bun e (H o n): 3. Tony Rut.ler : 4. Ja son Wall iKr (Suz): 5. Caiiot")' Kloo:ppi ng. 125 C I: 1. M;;uk LUGI5; 2. Joe fIOowa ayk: 3. Km Ro hloH: 4. DOlV("' Sa ffra n (H a n): 5. Denn is Ha mburgu r. 125 C·2: I. Chad jaquc:l: 2. J o n Anderson; 3. Mar k Sokoli k: 1. Rrian Haen i: 5. Phillip Mo ra n. . 250 A: I. Sco n N icoso n (Suz ): 2. Eron u eri nll (Kaw): 3. J Mf Me lch("J(Suz): 1. Todd Schmitz (H on ); 5. Ch uck Melcher ( H o n ), 250 B: I. Karter Busse (Suz): 2. J im Ho lm" (Kaw): 3. J im Heilman (Ya rn); 1. POll Boyden (SUI): 5. Don Sch mitz. 250 C: I. Da rin Perryman: 2. Charles Wild; 3. Cory Pritt: -I. 00111 G lowa (-ki; 5. Ru bb Rutt a. O PE N: 1. J eff Lo i!> (Ho n );2 . Tony Ta m bm ino (Ho n): 3. Erick urrim (H o n): 4. Nri l For t'man ; 5. Pat Nt"Jlh(Ka w). Baker tops Red Bud Motocross By Larry Witmer BUCHANNON. M MAY2·3 l. O ver 400 riders sho wed up to com pe te at Red Bud, and J ohn Baker wo n ' he 125 and 250<:c Expert classes o n his La ke Ci'y Ho nda backed Hondas. Aaron Pi tts pulled 'he ho leshot in 'he first 250cc mo'o, ahead of j on es, Do ug G ust and Jo hn Bak er. First lap actio n saw G ust pass j ones in th e q uad jumps, a nd powered past Pitt s on th e linish line table'op to take over th e lead on the first lap. Baker ma de hi s mov e pas t Jones in the sa nd switchbac ks the seco nd lap and moved in to third. Gust o pe ned up h is lead o ver Pi u s. Baker was o n th e move, and passed Pitts o n an uphi ll j ump to tak e o ver second. On ' h e lo u r th la p , GUst 's lead began shrinking, and j o nes pa ssed P itts while Ma tt Adent made it a thr ee-way battle lor third_ Baker made h is mov e past GUSI in the orchard go ing IOwards th e valley trip le. Aden' cras hed har d wh ile d icing lor lourth, and h is bike cart whee led down th e track 50 leet. Bak er stre tched his lead to ' he fini sh . Gust was seco nd, j on es th ird , a nd Schesser mad e a last la p pass o n Kirkpa trick lo r fourth. Schesser powered into the lead in the seco nd mo lo with Baker , J on es, and G ust rou ndi ng o ut th e 'op four pos itio ns . Ba ker wast ed no ti me in passin g Sch esser th rough the second corner, and began o pe n in " up a small lead . Schesse r and j on es went Slde-by-side u p 'he Mazda wall , and Sehesser bar ely held o n to 33

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