eEVENTS
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Jim Van Vegten scored the win in the Formub One class at Willow Springs Raceway,
the checkered flag, Kapitan had closed in on
Seip but bobbled just before the finish line table
top jump, costing him second place. Seip
secured the second-place position, while Kess1er
pooled the moto win.
Man: TIes1e< nailed the hoIeshot in the second moto ahead of Kessler, who soon went
down. Seip slepped in with Kapitan several seconds behind him. Kapitan got around Seip on
lap four then set out 10 put pressure on the firstplace rider, TJeS1er. After two laps, Kapitan got
his opportunity and passed T....1er in the fint
tum. Kapitan held on 10 score the molo win and
overall. Seip ended up fUlishing second and
TIl!S1e£ third.
Peat. who ended up fifth overa11 in the 25Oa:
Expert class, came back and won the 12Sec
Expert class, beating McIlvaine and Jay Lynch
by a narrow margin.
MclIvaine held Peat back 10 second place in
the first 1250: Expert moto. He did so by passing
Peat just before the twlHap board.
MclIvaine came on strong in the final molo,
dominating the first seven laps. But Peat kept
pace in second with Lynch on his rear fender.
Mcilvaine, Peat and Lynch held their positions
until Lynch crashed while trying 10 pass Peat on
a triple. Seconds Iate<, MclIvaine vanished in the
back section of the track. Peat stayed afloat to
take the moto win and the overall victory.
Mcllvaine posted second and third for second
overalL
10 00-11): 1. 0uiI Hunb' (lion); 2. CArt AAdenon (Yam); 3.
Crq Lurch (leaw); t. MichMi
o.n. (K.w); 5. Brian Woerner
(""w~
SO (12.\3» 1. _
.....,... (Yun); 2. ....... Wood (Yom~ 3Ryan Lurch (Hon); 4. Edward Hyman (Suz); S. Lawrence
Monbdardl.
(10 {I"~ L )oM Sdmdda- (Han~ 2. N"odooloo 1I••n.po; 3. . .t t DnbI<.aoId (Su~ •. A11u 0.;5"" (Hoo); S. )elf Sao..... U
(Soz).
SCHLBY,1._........
2.)elfDwdop.
CLC8Y: 1. a..d Smith (Hoa); 2. jay Irwin
3. Rida
Sdunidt _
•• """ T
(Han); S. 5Nwn trukowoI1.
3- .... . . . . . . - ..Oov" 110m (Han~ 2. """'" Sodlowoki (ICow~
S. ....... R...
(Hon~
I2S
1. Joy
0IdIIn _ """•. IIobT
(Y...~ 2. ....... _ (Hon); 3- Onn
_ """"""
(Hon~s.
(Hon~
I2S "'" L ..... Pal; 2.)ia MdI...... 3. Joy L,...dl;" lid
_S.DoveThiony.
2SO NOV, 1. Don RaiPm> (I(.ow~ 2. 1Ii11 J - (Y-); 3J'" AtkiMoII CX-w); t. Rick Butera (YUl); s. Cllria KnMca
(Y-~
2SO AN, 1. IloIpIo """""" (Hon~ 2. C3>od SoUIIo (Hon~ 3Rich SduDidt (S1&Z); .. Lany Pell'OlOJlPO (Ya..); 5. Sha~
u-.
250 EX: t. }una Kapil. .; 2. JIftJ' Seip; 3. Marc r.ealer; ..
J--- e - ; 50 M.ikie Pst.
0I'a'I """ L
.....
s,-... Sao" (ICow~ 2. Mil« ...... (Han~ 3.. IIrion ......
__
Coapa-(I(.ow~
(Hon~S.
0fI'9rl EX: 1. J-- e-.; 2. $em n..... 1llob Buf'1dd,;
4. Bcb Waltoa.
25+ AM: 1. Mike Sc:oIuo; 1. Cuit ~ilIc (S-.z); 3. Rob
"y
-"(Y"'~")enye-ioe (ICow~s.joe_~
_ _ s. _ _
25+ EX: L
Lynch: 2. Man: TISla'; 3.
Jam-
Kapitu; .ft.
sa AM: 1. CIalJl Scben:r (Yam); 2. LoU Ven:Jcro.e (Han): 3.
Ywy"""" (ICow~" S - " - " - (Hon~ s.
__
(Hon).
sa "'" 1.)eny SeIp; 2. - , . JC.-.; 3- _
Curioo; .. lid
SaoIodO; S. joe I..un:h.
S/~ 1.1Iob Mo~
... S/lllO 1. J. Aofl'EN S/Bk: t. Ji.. V.V~ (Yam); 2. 8nKle Tabo (Su.l; 3Joe Ikdt W ~ 4. Pder~ ('5uz); 5. Jeff KIp""
750 SlIM(, L P _ Zm 1.1liI """-y (Y...~
.... cp, 1....... 0""""" (Hon); 2. .... P",b; 3. J.;;
Tnk..-(Y.n¢ •• 1iIJy _
(_~ s. DovyWOljojo (Hon~
500 SCL: L Kerin)ohMon (Y...); 2. Plitric:k ~ (Yam); 3""'"" ....... (Y...~ .. S - _ _ (Han~ S. Kme ~
(Yan).
600 5GL: 1. Kirk "IhoM,... (Yam); 2. &win Rainak (Yam): 3.
...... Volpi (Yun);" ANty SddIQqoer (Y...~ s. ..... Hm (yom).
600 MOO PROD: 1. J. Aadrew MJtan (lim); 2. r.. r.um.n
(lIon~ 3- . . . . T.... (Suzl;" _n..p (Sou~ s. Wolt Dnmch
(Su).
.500 MOD PROD: 1. DUliel eqUUUlII (Yam); 2. Brian
CO........ (Y.~3- ....... _(sOZ~ .. J.;;T_(Y...);S.
a....W~(Y .).
.
F SCI.: 1. IOrk ~ (Y-); 2. PIltridt R...aJ. (Yam); J.
jody Headley (Yam); 4. Atd'e Sluea (ya.); 5. Prmu; Volpi
(Yan).
IL2 CP: L Mike Moftlof- (Yam); 2. Willie Burr (Yam); 3. J.
......... MIl... (_~ .. To. 111I-. (Han~ S. ... '" McOonoId
(Y-~
_
6CII S/STIC CP: 1. J. Andrew Milton (Hon); 2. Br'*Ce Tebo
3. RltdUe1luxp (Sou~" WllJio Bu.. (Yun); S. r~ r......
~
UIL F-l CP: 1. Jim V.,.Vqtm (Yam); 2. Bruer Teho (Sur.); 3.
joe ...... W.lli,un" •• Pel« a.no....... (Su~ s. "'" Jl< (Y.m); 3. J.;;
Tnk• . . - (Y...~ .. ""'"' (ICow~ S. Tony Albrip. (Hon).
650 NOV: 1. John VaMw (V.m); 2. Ken McBride (Yam); 3.
Cory Ward (Yam); .ft. }e« Cardaftlle (Yam); 5. JCeyin Kenn.1on
Morga in the Gavity Cavity Bedion on the rim
of the track. Morga couldn't caldt Hodges to
prevent his overall win.
Supermini and 80cc A class racers Ryan
Clark. Justin Buckelew and Isaiah Johnson put
on an equally good show in their races. In the
first 80cc molo, which was n!Started after a red
flag, North County Yamaha's Buckelew got out
in front while Clark had to fight through the
pack. On the last lap Team Green rider Clark
caught Justin in the short whoops and held the
lead to the flag.
The second moto started without a hitch,
with Clark in the lead, followed by Buckelew
and Johnson. Then C1ark lost the front end in a
tight off-1.)elf", Out;.2.""
3- _
... PriaI.
60 A; 1. Ivan Teete.m; 2. Kerin johneon; 3. Anon JoI-on.
60 8: 1. SleY9 8ftutett 2. Steve:n C.inn; 3. R;daarcl
-
w,..
1Ok,I.JIdtin Bu~Z.RyanCIarlc;3.IIIiahJohn8on.
10 8: t. keYiIl johneon; 2. Lm e.~ 3. Aato. ~
SO CoI.)eny Hldoo; 2. """" ........ 3. GonIon .........
SPR MNI: 1. Ryan C1atk; 2. Wah johNon; 3. J
1kdleIew.
125 A: t. Tnvit Hoctps; 2. Sh-n Morp; 3. Scott W ~
I2S II< 1. Adam Lond; 2. .... ......, 3- ""in ........
12.5 C: t. Keitlto JOhnMm; 2. Ada", Monloya; 3. Charln
Muhbum.
•
125: 1.}em:tt Gulloly;2. o.vMf SicYftl;3. Kim Pi'll....
250 A; 1. T...... Hod..- 2. SMwn Morp; 3. Zip Macne.
2:50 8: 1. Selm MotpdI; 2. Dtrdc Van Wart; 3. &X 8nedm.
250 C: 1. Man: Hi;Ilr; 2. Tun Morelock; 3. Lee SMchez..
250: 1. Ryu J(nodw; 2. M.tt EdetlI; 3. David To0nan.
OPEN A:.t. Dlvid FIly;2. DIve Kopela; 3. Mark Dicka'hoof.
OP9'ol6: 1. Sb:Ye e.in; 2. Bob Villandty.
OnN C: 1. Joe Kinner, 2. Mark Smith; 3. Kim Pmdll.
30+ A: 1. Bear Hen.le)'; 2. Derek Van Wart; 3. R'lldy
Wyoodd.
30+ 6: 1. Bob VUlandry;2. M. CnMIt\; 3. B. Swanton.
(Yom~
0I'a'I NOV, 1. )oM HU... (Hon); 2. Dono Owen (_~ 3.
Derdc McKe..on (5uz); 4. Maurice MaraKio (Kaw); S. Kirt
Cuorino (Suz).
Caplinger captures Show-Me
Hare Scrambles Wm
Hodges howls at Moriarty MX
By Arlene Hejlek
By Christopher E. Johnson
SlEEDMAN, MO, APR. 18
Chris Caplinger scored the overall win at the
second round of the Missouri Hare Scrambles
Championship Series by topping the 2U-rider
field at a challenging event hosted by the ShowMe MoIolliPOrts Oub.
Luckily, flooding of the Missouri River
receded. a couple of days before the race, but
there was still plenty of mud 10 conlend with.
Caplinger had his A11< out front at the start of
the two-hour event, but dropped back to seventh position as he took the long way up a big
hill near the beginning of the eight-mile course.
Caplinger didn't realize so many riders were'
ahead of him until the end of the first lap, when
his pit crew signaled his position. Donelson
Cydes/MRM Racing/Sprocket Specialists/Ka1
Gard/BelJ/NGK/ ATK/Met Life-sponsored
Caplinger tumed on the gas and began picking
off riders. At the start of the fifth and final lap,
he passed the leader, Husaberg-mounled Jerry
Hemann, on the same big hill where he lost time
at the beginning of the raoo. Once out front,
Caplinger charged 10 the finish a minute and a
half ahead of second-place Leigh Letellier.
Letellier was in the lead for the first few laps,
with Hemann on his tail. When Caplinger got
hung up on the big hill on the third lap, several
riders got by, but he worked his way ",p to
fourth position by the fourth lap. Caplinger
passed Steve Leivan when Leivan got stuck in a
rut. In a last-dildt effort. a half-mile from the finish. l.eteI1ier passed Hemann with a spectacular
jump, launching his KTM off a ledge at full
throttle 10 claim the second position. demoting
Hemann 10 third.
MORIARTY, NM. APR. 4
Supercross competitors Travis Hodges and
Shawn Morga returned 10 Moriarty Motocross
Park for the second event of the New Mexico
Motoaoss Qub's 1993 ....... and Hodges look
ovemII hooors in both the 125 and 250cx A classes.
In the first 1250: molD Hodges and Morga.
both Team Green supported, traded the lead
until Morga slid the rear tire in a hairpin tum.
allowing Hodges 10 slip away foc the win.
The duo returned in the second molo, swapping first and second for four laps. Hodges used
an outside-inside line following the biggest
jump on the track, getting a good drive out of
the infield hairpin where Morga had slid earlier.
Morga came back on the perimeter of the track,
showing good technique through the stadium
whoop section.
When the pair caught up to slower riders
Hodges bulldogged his way through the inside
of an uphill tum, while Morga had to take the
outside line. One of the Iappe
