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Lisa Tyrell (96) got passed by Danny Carlson (135) during Penis Super Saturday MX action.
+25 NOV: 1. Eric 8einsinger (Yam); 2. One Graff (Yam); 3.
P/W
STJ(
DIY 1: 1. Oaton eeavrn (Yam); 2. Chad Munn
I"Y Pulovec (yam); •. Dennis Cc»e (Yam); S. Jamie Young (yam).
(yilm).
+25 1Nf, I. Dovld :aw); 3. Ron
)ohnoon (Y..,).
+3Il NOV, 1. 8rian """" (Suz); 2. Dovld Lyn:aw); 4. RJck RIchonb (>:aw); S...... y _
(Suz).
+3S NOV, I. Mike . . . - (Hon); 2. Ty lAnoon (Huo); 3. Tony
Pusons (Yam):" Wally Wany (Han); 5. john OY.mbers~).
+35 lNT: I. Skinner (Suz); 2. Marc Crosby (Kaw); 3. Rlck
Richards (Kaw);4. Kelly FrWdin (Yam);S. Prtr Vdnno (Yam).
+40: 1. Steve CWk (Kaw); 2. Tony P&nonS (Yam); 3. Jack
..... (ATIC);4. WG WIloon(Suz~
P!W STK DlV 2: 1. David Hoob (Yam); 2. Mike Aleul
(y..,); 3. CNrue_(y..,); 4. ToddKupko(Y..,~
P!W MOD DIY 1: 1. Nkk Alvat'I!:J: (Yam); 2. Olton &e.vers
(Yam); 3. Chad MW\lI (Yam).
Ptw MOD DlV " 1. a...u. _
(Yam); 2. Mike A'-l
(y..,).
60 o-a SEC: L Nathan Simp!on (JCaw); 2. Mike Al8si ~w).
60 ().8 NOV: 1. o.vid McFarland (bw); 2.}aIe: Mock (lCaw).
60 !HI IlEQ 1. Dumy P-.pll p<-); 2. Kit K..n.th p<-~
3. Heather Matthews (l(aw).
80
1. Qu;slian ~ (Hon~ 2. Eric Wood (Suz~ 3AndtelU Labrador (Suz); 4. jKk Du Pan: (Yam); 50 Cory wuu..m.
Decker doubles at Perris MX
(Suz~
By Tony Alessi
PERRIS, CA. APR. 24
Kawasaki Team Green/Sinisalo/Enzo Racingsponsored Craig Decker won three out of four
motos entered en route to victories in both the
125 and 250cc Pro classes at GFI's Super
Saturday MX, held at Perris Raceway.
Decker assumed the lead in the first USee
Pro moto with Team Kawasaki's Ryan Hughes
running second. Hughes patience paid off in the
closing moments of the race when Decker gave
his green machine a little too much throttle in a
slippery turn and almost slid out. Decker's loss
of momentum was all Hughes needed to squirt
into the lead.
Decker tried to come back for a last-lap pass,
but bobbled and spun himself in a circle in a set
of jumps near the finish line area. Hughes went
on for the win ahead of Decker, Team Hot
Wheels rider Jamie Dobb and Buddy Antunez.
The second moto featured what was
arguably the best racing of the day. Dobb led the
opening five laps of the race while Decker and
Hughes engaged in a slam-fest. Hughes took the
first poke and cut. in front of Decker just after a
series of jumps. Decker, not to be outdone,
planted his JO( down low under Hushe'! in the
following turn and uprooted Hughes from his
lie.
Decker was in a hurry to escape the anticipated wrath of Hughes and plowed over Dobb
half a lap later to take over the lead. Dobb
picked hlmself up off the ground and appeared
quite disoriented.
Once out front, Decker put his macltine-like
riding to work and went on unchallenged for
the moto and overall wins. Hughes suffered a
brief loss of concentration and went down, but
had no problems remounting and holding off
Antunez for third. Dobb finished a distant fifth.
Decker dominated both 250cc Pro motos
with relative ease, topping Antunez, Terry
Fowler, wildman Mike Metzger and Larry
Unkogie.
Local Perris dentist Marc Crosby led the first
30+ Intermediate moto from start to finish, while
Bob Johnson and Jimmy Hanson battled all
moto long for seCond. Hanson took the position
during the final lap by charging past Johnson in
a rough, technical area of the track. The second
moto saw Johnson grab the holeshot and lead
the first half of the race.
Once again, Hanson was on the move and
took over the lead on the sixth lap of the lO-lap
race. Hanson wasted little time pulling away
once he took over the lead.
Johnson. meanwhile, battled to the finishline
with Crosby for second. Crosby got the nod by
virtue of a good drive off the finish line jump.
Results
32
P/W BEG: 1. Milce o.nko (Yam); 2. 8m McMumly (Yam); 3.
c.rmt WillWnI (Yam.,); .. Ryan PioItonI\i (YAd\); S. Kyle Foltz
(Y...~
.m
80 1Nf, 1. Dumy c.rlson (Kow).
125.m I. _ ............ (Suz); 2. _
........ (Suz);
3. P."l1 BriIi (K.Iw); 4. Mike Koger (Yun); 5. Erin DonneD, (Kaw).
125 NOV, L MoU ......... (Hon); 2. Rd< """""Is (>:aw); 3Drue Holdeman (SW!:); 4.
Vitro (Hon); 5. ICrit ~ n
(Kow).
125 lNT: 1. O. .id mrieT ~w); 2. Grant ~ (Suz); 3.
TIm Obon (Kaw).
US PRO: 1. CrUs IJec:hr (JCaw); 2. Ryan Hushes ~w); 3.
Buddy Antunez (Hon); f. Jamie Cobb (Kaw); 5. Mike Md2:ger
(Suz).
%SO BEG: 1. Rob Smith (Yam): 2. Todd 8eIant (lCaw); 3. Tom
Flonnn,,"(Y~4. Todd ..... (Yom);5. 5a>tt lAnoon (Suz).
250 NOV, 1....... Brigs P<-); 2. .... Mllon (Y...); 3- CT
ems
Palk(Yam).
2SO lNT: 1. Karl Lindstrom (Han); 2. MIke Ulrich (Ron); 3Ulf JohanslOr'l (Yam); 4. TnT)' Vamer (Yam).
2SO PRO: 1. CraiB Decker (Kaw); 2. Buddy Antuna CHon); 3.
Teny FowleT (Suz); 4. Mike Metz.srr (Suz); S. Larry Llnkogle
(Hon).
SIXI BEG: 1. Jim Williams «(Kaw).
51)) NOV: 1. Mike SeeJey (Hon); 2. Greg Whitfield (Hon).
o'
500 tNT; 1. Garth Mi1aIl (ATK).
500 PRo. G«g Zl_kop/ (ICIM).
+25 BEG: 1. Ron Seaman (Hon); 2. Tim WIWama (Kaw); 3.
Randy Smith (yam); 4. Paul Evans (Sul:); 5. Scott IAJ'lK)I'\ (SuJ;).
+25 NOV: 1. CT Falk (Yam); 2. Chris Peterson (Kaw); 3.
Durell Startham (Yam); 4. Aaron Brigs (Hon); 5. Barry Hale (Suz).
.25 INT: 1. Tony AletIi Q:fon); 2. Bob JohNorl (K,Iw).
+30 NOV: 1. Bill Re.imer (Yam); 2. Bryan Allen (Sux); 3.
Micke< M«;nu!e< (Han); 4. Aaron 8rip (Hon); 5. Chrio P _
("",w).
+30 !NT, 1. )S _
(Hon); 2. ......, Crnoby (Kow~ 3- Bob
Johnson CK-w); 4. htr Vetrano (Yam); S. Willy Haney (Yam).
+30 PRO: 1. Robert Weber (Hon); 2. Scot Hardm (ICTM).
+35 NOV: 1. McGrudrr (Hon); 2.. MIke Marion (Hon); 3.
Wally WaUy (Hon); 4. Tony PartOn (Yam); 5. John Chatnben
(Suz).
+35 JNT: 1. Rick Rich&rds (K.Iw); 2. Mark Stroup (Yam); 3Mo", Cmoby ("",w); 4. "'"-Iy SItinne< (Suz); 5. ~ Koohla("""~
+40 NOV, I. Uny IGnch (Hon~
+40 1Nf, 1. Tany P...... (Y~ 2. IWoI _
(Hon); 3CUe Webb (Honl.
+40 EJO 1. Alan c-. (Suz); 2. ~ """"" (Kow); 3 Guy
_
(IcrM); 4. .... y _
(HoN); 5. J«k ..... (ATX).
WMN BEG: 1. Stacy Bremmner (Yam); 2. Brenda Yanley
(Hon~ 3....... TymJ (Hon); 4. _ _ Mottl-. (Kow~
WMN NOV, 1. Erin llonnoIIy P<-).
rockers he pounced down to the inside line and
took the lead. McCown, Nel80n and Jason
Pearce were all jumping the Twin Peaks double
and had pulled away from Lunde. A lap later
McCown went down in the sweeper and this
allowed Nelson to close the gap between the
two, but the final downfall for McCown was
when he dropped his Honda two turns before
the finish and this time Nelson was close
enough to capitalize on the error.
Nel80n took the checkered ahead of
McCown, Pearce, Lunde and rounding out the
top five was Rodrigo Pill
At the drop of the gate in moto two it was
apparent that McCown was out for the win. He
immediately pulled out to a three-bike lead
while Nelson was recovering &om a poor 8tart.
Lunde, who had gated second, was holding his
own until the pack hit the the Twin Peaks double and this is where both Pearce and Nelson
doubled their way past the Yamaha rider.
Nelson had the inside line and went by
Pearce after the double but this was only temporary as Pearce jammed his way back by and into
second. On the next lap Nelson went by for
good and pulled away from the the YZ rider.
Pearce may have gotten out of the frying pan
but he jumped into the fire as Lunde was closing
quickly. The Torrance resident began showing
Pearce his front tire in the tum8 and then escalated his efforts, trying to bump Pearce off the line.
The pressure 6nally paid off as Lunde slipped by
and just as Pearce was attempting to get back by
he lost the front end of his yz and went down. Up
front Nelson had dosed on McCown but time had
run out and with only a couple of bike lengths
between them, the checkered flew for McCown.
When the totals were posted it was McCown
with the win followed by Nelson. Lunde, Pearce
and PilL
Other Novice action saw Tony Feldhaus take
a double-mota win in the Vet (3lH-) Novice class.
Feldhaus went wire-w.wire in mota one and
then came from midpack and worked his way
up to the front by the third lap in mota two after
Tun Murphy holeshot moto two.
Murphy held onto the runner-up slot and
when coupled with his firat-moto third, that
earned him second overall over Steve
Laninovich. John Cuccia racked up a pair of
fourths to edge out Chris Burr.
ResullB
60 (~ 1. J - Mod< (>:aw~ 2. Donld<....a.- p<-~ 3-
I - Show (>:aw); 4. Nldoola Wello p<-~
60 ~u~ 1. J.I. Hall (Kow~ 2. 8"" W..... P<-); 3- Sa>tt
NeIaon (Kaw)..
80 (ll-II~ 1..... _
(Y...); 2.1liIJy ~ (Suz); 3.
Donny Wiloon (Suz); 4.)ooy"-' p<-~ 5./_ Show (Suz~
80 (12-16t. 1. """"I' eo- p<-~ 2. Aaron o-bI:aw); 5. Mike c..u;"
(Kow).
80 (12·16) 8EG, 1. T)"'Oft T.yl« (Y...); 2. Toby Lopez (Suz~
3. Milton Chaver.; 4. Jeremi.ha Newcomer (Suz); S. SeAn Oarke
("",w).
125 BEG: 1. Tony Grey (KIIw); 2. Ouis Curtis (Suz): 3. Robert
Mmgan (Kow); 4. Neil Alonzo (Suz); Dumy ....... (Suz).
125 NOV: 1. Dean Van Ripper (Kaw); 2. Andy Kyler (Hon); 3.
s.
Eric Doty (Kow); 4. Keith E_ (Suz~
125 PRo. 1. Mike Haley (Su%); 2. Jan Domlon (Suz).
250 BEQ 1. Kelly Patton (Hon); 2. Robert Kuhry (Hon); 3.
Pm Marino (Suz); 4. ....... Whlto (y..,); 5. 5a>tt MaIdt (Yam~
2SO NOV: 1. o.vld McCown (Hon); 2. Christopher Nelson
(Kow); 3. Dus1tn Lunde (Y~ 4. )don p,.,.,. (Yam); 5. """"so
PIll (Hon~
250 J'R(), 1. Mike Healey (Suz~ 2. ..... Stubbo (>:awl.
25+ BEG, 1.)1m Mangold (y.m); 2. a.u... Gonzaln (Suz); 3Pm _
(Hon); 4. Em!< Gouda ~ 5. T"'Y EIde< (Yam).
25+ NOV, I. Rod (Hon~")oM Cua:Ia (Y...); 5. 0vI0 ""'" (Suz).
30+ EJ(, I. G'"Ill Youril (Han); 2. Dous Y....U (Y....); 3.
Mark Hor1oa (Yam).
Hicks handles Costa
Mesa Speedway
ByM.Sober
McCown stars at Starwest MX
By David A. Procida
MORENO VALLEY, CA, APR. 17
David McCown put his Honda into the winner's
circle in the 250cc Novice class at Starwest
Supercross Park, but it wasn't an easy win, as he
came up through the ranks in both motos and
finished second in moto one before winning
moto two.
When the gate fell for moto one it was
Yamaha pilot Dustin Lunde leading the pack
into turn one with Christopher Nelson and
McCown in hot pursuit. Lunde fought off the
advances of the pair through the Snake Pit and
the Dunlop Rockers, but when all three simultaneously rounded the comer leading to the double-triple KingKong jump, both Nelson and
McCown soared over and past the leader. It was
a drag race for the far comer of the track and
Nelson held it on a little longer and was the first
rider to crest the 40-foot Animal Leap jump,
with McCown in his shadow.
McCown dogged the JO( rider for the next
lap and when Nelson jumped too far into the
COSTA MESA. CA, APR. 9
Former British League racer Gary Hicks won the
eight-man, eight-lap Handicap main at Costa
Mesa Speedway, while Charlie Venegas, the
recently crowned I.C.E. National lee Racing
Ownpion. survived three restarts to capture the
top spot in the Scratch main. Jerry Black was vietorious in the Support main event.
Hicks started the Handicap main stationed
on the 4O-yard line next to first-week winner
Brad Oxley and Rob Pfetzing. Ten yards in front
on the 30 were Andy Northrup, John Aden and
Jason Chism. Rounding out the field was Bobby
Schwartz on the 50 and Jim Estes on the 20.
Estes grabbed the initial lead &om his &ont position, followed closely by Aden, Chism and then
Northrup. Oxley was the first 40 yarder off the
line, but suffered mechanical failure before completing a single lap. Hicks avoided the slowing
Oxley and moved up quickly on the outside to
overtake Chism and Northrup by the completion of lap two. Meanwhile, in front of the pack
Aden was growing weary of following the lessthan-blistering pace of Estes, and tried to move
around him on the outside. That was all the
room Hicks needed, as he drove hard on the
inside line and slid past Aden as they exited
turn four of the third lap. Hicks then pursued
Estes uninterrupted, showing his experience to
the young rider off the fast inside groove and
moving into the lead. Estes never fully recovered, and dropped back to finish a distant seventh. Aden saw the error of his outside move
and dropped back in line to hold the secondplace spot. Northrup finished in third place, just
inches ahead of Pfetzing.
The Scratch main event was one for the
books, as it took five attempts to complete the
race. Schwartz in gate three and National
Champion Chris ~ter in two brought out
the first red flag as they both appeared to push
and then break the starting tapes. Both wereallowed to restart, but fell together in the first
turn attempting to catch quick-gating Mike
Faria. The third trip off the starting line found
Schwartz and Manchester on the ground again,
and this time Venegas also went down with
Faria once again unscathed and clearly out in
front. After a lengthy pause caused by
Manchester unpretzeling himself from
Schwartz' bike, the last restart was ready to get
underway. Faria apparently grew tired of leading red-flagged heats, and was the last off the
line. Venegas used his pole position to good
advantage as he led from start to finish.
Schwartz was second until he over-slid in turn
one of lap three and Manchester took over the
second spot, which he maintained until the
checkered flag. Faria's late charge came up a few
inches short and he had to settle for third.
Results
SCRATOI: 1. Q\arlie Verqu (Wes); 2. Q\ris ManchntK
(J.Jw); 3. MIke FoJrY (Wet); 4. Bobby Schwartz ewes).
HANDICAP: 1. Gary Hic.b (Wes); 2. John Adm 0.11"); 3.
AIdy NodIuup (W..~ 4. Rob _"II (W..~5. " " ' - 6)don
0U!m Oaw); 7. fun EstI!S (Wes); Brad 0Uy (We).
SU1'I'ORT, 1.1eny 8Iack; 2. ....""y _
3- ....... Halo; 4.
Tony Gc:me:I,; Rick Furon,; 6. Mad: Warren.
a.
s.
Renter wins Pleasure Valley
Motocross opener
By Tim Day
JOI:INSfOWN, PA. APR. 18
Doug Reiterer started off the new season at
Pleasure Valley MX in grand style by wirming
the USee C divisioo one class. The runner-up
was Ryan Michalovicz.
It was Bridgett Smallwood, however, who
got things started with the holeshot in the first
l25cc C division one moto. But her moment or
glory only lasted a short time before Reiterer
and James Matthews shot past. Reiterer and
Matthews battled for the lead, until Reiterer
broke from Matthews to score the moto win
with 10 seconds to spare over Matthews.
Reiterer came back to score a wiJ'e..to--wire
victory and claim the overall victory.
Meanwhile, on the adjacent Pee Wee course,
Yamaha-mounted Gene Stull put together backto-back moto wins to take home the first-place
trophy in the SOcc Pee Wee division.
ResullB
80 (7·tt~ 1. 'rian)« Hupa (Suz); 2. 0vI0 Pan_ p<-~ 3- /00
"-'Y ~ 4. Mike """" (Suz).
14-15,'. Ron _ _ (Suz~2. Dous""'" P<-~3-""'"
Gatrs (Suz~ 4. MuIt J(J;opnsmIth (Suz~
125 k 1. ..... Hopn (Suz~ 2. ................. (Suz~ 35a>tt Mtt M ....,... (Hon); 2. Chad Appy (Suz~ 3- c.q
my (Y..,~ 4. Mike Hill (Kow).
250 C 0--1: I. Charla MonUon (ICTM); 2. Bill Curw:ron
p<-~ 3. P.t Gualtim (Suz~ 4. N;d< Mango (Hon).
250 C 0-" I. /00 0ti0II.1'. (Suz); 2.)00 CutIa (Hon); 3- r...
1kown(Y..,~4. _
r-.a(Hon~
OPEN It.: 1. Jelf Prorinc:e (Hon).
OPEN 8: 1. David Fox (JC.aw); 2. Jim Young (ICTM); 3. Ed
~biI (k.w); 4.. Mike Catanzano (Yam).
OPEN C: 1. Steve HaSofsky (Hon); 2.. Ib.rold SillHiuSh
(lcrM);3. 5a>tt....,.., (Han); 4. P.ul Co
(Y..,~
25+, 1. MuIt Gurioon (Y.m~ 2. Jim
, (Hon~ 3. c.q my
(Y....); 4. Chrio Do""'" (Suz).
VET k 1. Mark Garrison (Yam); 2. left Province (Hon); 3IGri< Jl"Ift' (Han); 4. _
KnlsIey (Suz).
VETB: 1.~T ..Lago{Y.m); 2. Jim Young(KTM);3. 0Mn
A ..... (Hon); 4...... Hasofsky (Hon).
SR: 1. WU!ioam Tutwiler (K.Iw); 2. Dave Ulizio (Suz); 3. Ran
8all Smallwood (Suz).
VINT, 1. lohn Sw;prt (Suz~ 2. I...... ......,. (Ilon); 3- Don
Ri"""
ems
4._
t.e""""-
Gerhart (yam).
Turner takes Argyll MX
By Nuklear Neukam
DIXON, CA. APR. 18
Beautiful weather shone upon a well prepped
track at the AMA/Distriet 36 Any Rider/Grand
