eEVENTS
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Over 150 vintage MX racers did battle on Tulare Cycle Park's well-prepared track.
Promoter Steve Monger got out of the water
truck and donned his leathers to compete in the
+30 Expert division, giving the spectators one of
the best shows of the day. In the Hrst race, he
and initial leader Ed Ho and his Maico traded
the lead numerous times until Monger finally
got the upper hand and the mota win. The second moto saw Ho build up a big lead while
Monger struggled with traffic after a slow start.
Once into second place, Monger started slicing
away at Ho's advantage, finally getting within
striking distance on the final circuit. Monger got
a wheel beside the leader a few times. but
couldn't make the pass. Then, exiting the final
tum, Ho slowed just a few feet before the finish
line, allowing Monger the room needed to nip
the victory by a wheel length.
John Figas topped the 125cc Novice class
after posting a 1-3 score. The Vamaha rider was
able to win race one over Armen Clawson's
Tulare Kawasaki-Suzuki KXI25 and the
Rickman Zundapp of John Gulliford. Moto two
had Greg Kendrick - who destroyed his
Bultaco's rear brake in the 6rst moto - take the
win ahead of Gulliford and Figas; Oawson fol]
in the first tum and was unable to make up the
distance. The overall tally read Figas, Gulliford
andOawson.
Results
Resullll
Billy Cox (Ill), Jamie Frazier (898) and Nathan Ramsey (387) diced at Pro Sport MX.
riders earned MegaSeries-scale payoffs. Pro
Sport track manager Tam Topham agreed that
the perfect weather may have had something to
do with the turnout. "It's a lot more pleasant
today than last year's opening race, when it
snowed, then sleeted, then rained," said
Topham.
In the first round of 125cc A class action,
Nutter gated second to Kevin Walker's holeshot.
Though Nutter pressured for the first part of the
race, Walker twisted the throttle a little harder
and stretched out an advantage of up to eight
seconds on Nutter. Robert McWhorter sat in
third for most of the moto, but Richard Prather
won the drag race for third to the checkered
flag, leaving McWhorter in fourth and Mike
Eastwood to round out the top five.
Walker and Nutter blasted into the sweeping
first tum side by side on the second-round start.
Over the doubles they were still bar-t<>-bar, but
Walker was brought to an abrupt \lalt in the
very next tum. Taking the inside line of the hairpin, Walker injured his left foot when putting it
down in a comer. Nutter sailed past into the
clear, and cruised to the win, followed by
Nathan Ramsey, McWhorter, Tres Bruce and
Eastwood.
The placings between motos of the 125ee A
class fluctuated wildly, with only Eastwood finishing in the same spot twice. Ramsey's Suzuki
seized in the first moto. Nutter won the overall
with a 2-1 tally.
Kirkbride (Hon); 4. Bryan Davis (Hon); 5. Frizby Staley (Hon).
125 EX: 1. Brock Suter (C·A); 2 Scott o.vi:s (Hon); 3. Mike
UUevlg (Han).
2SO NOV: I. Cuy Weber (Hon); 2. Gnes Kenclric.k (BuI); 3.
john CuUiIoo'd (Ilk); 4. A. McKoy (Hus~
2SO lNT: I. John Lundgrm (Bul); 2. RoNld HMriton (lion); 3.
John I..eFevre (Hut); ... Br.d Dr:Hore (Yam); 5. Morris SIownen
50: 1. Jeffrey FIekl.s (Yam); 2. SO C 1.
W...... (C-A); 2. .... M.,.,. (K.ow); 3. Levt
German (Yam).
2SO 8, 1.......... c.n.n (Han); 2. Monty Ownbey (Yam); 3.
Shawn R_U pc:.w).
OPEN C L Jock ....... (Yam~ 2. 0 -... Pahe! (Han); 3.
Charla Fobbloni (K.ow~
OPEN B: 1. James Judd (Yam); 2. Cft"akl Tenret (Rtle); 3.
CYHan (Han~
OPEN A: 1. Eric 8oItrom (Ktx); 2. Crq Miller (Yam); 3.
Oonny ..... (Rb<~
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PROI AM NOV, I. Eric - - . . . (Rb<); 2. C'"8 MlIJu (Yam);
3. Robat Sooty (Rtx).
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PROI AM EJC I. Robat """"'" (Yam); 2. Donny ..... (Rtx~
3. Allan A........ (Rtx).
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Nutter nails Pro Sport MX
By Barbara and Loren Williams
WYIHEVILLE, vA, APR. 2S
Mike Nutter won the 12See A class in a field of
10 at Pro Sport's opening race of the season.
A record opening-day entry of over 300 racers convened at Pro Sport for Scott USA Day,
where toJ>-five amateur finishers received Scott
contingencies in addition to their trophies. Pro
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OPEN 8, I. Chrio - I I " (Han~ 2. a.y1Dn ' - " (Hon~
3. 0.... _
(Hon).
2S+ A: 1. Ttm Dohm (Yam); 2. Ja.mes H.ayes (Hon); 3. s.ndy
PuJk(Svz~
2S> 8, I. Chrio - I I " (Han); 2. sm.", R.otlill (Han); 3.
Stew Muon (Kaw); 4. Keith He.t:t (Sw:);5. Mike Utz (Yam).
2S+ C: 1. Danny M.thi.s (Hon); 2. Jeffrey l.nter OCaw); 3.
Shannon McGlamery (Sua:); 4. Donald Crisp (Suz); 5. Bradley
WIIkenon (Yom).
30+ A: 1. 'TIm Oohm (Yam); 2. Donnie FoAer (Hon); 3. A.C
...... (Kaw).
30+ 8: 1. Dennis Hilton (Hon); 2. Cuy Baisden (KTM); 3.
John Jeune (Hon);" Sbe've Utz. (Yam); S. Jary Robertson (Kaw).
30+
(Yom); 3.
(Suz).
(CZ).
2SO EX: 1. Brodt Suter (C-A); 2. bndy LrwiI (Mon); 3. Darid
Dobon (lYw~ 4. Mlb ~ (Hm); S ) (cz).
.500 NOV, 1.lohn ",.gu<>Iru (Mai~ 2. J..... plum", (MU); 3.
Norman Phillips (RoOk); 4. IAvid Kuns (CZ).
500 INT: 1. Robert Tull ~it. 2. louIS H<1rkfr (CZ); 3. Frizby
(y.m);4. "'"
(Tri); S. EricU-(CZ).
500 EX. 1. Ed Ho (Mai); 2. Matt Hilgmbrrg (CCM); 3. Mike
UIlevig (M.ai); 4. Jeruny Mickles (CZ); 5. Mike Atltins(BSA).
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OPEN TWIN INT: l. John lundgl'tm (Ric); 2. Bill Knight
(Nor); 3. JAn Creen (Tri);4. Rod Whitcher (Tn); 5. Bill Ripley (TrI).
OPEN TWIN EX: 1. Bulch Cochran (BSA); 2. Daryl
Ha.mbleton (Tri); 3. David Dotson (Tri).
WOMEN: 1. Gwen Gee (Hon); 2. Deborah Poole (eZ); 3.
Ginger HlIgrnbeTs (Tri).
+30 NOV: 1. Ed HenSley (CZ); 2. Deborah Poole (CZ); 3.
(Hon~
By the fourth lap Jorgensen had already moved
into second and was trying hard to catch the
leading Silva. Silva was on the gas but was feeling the pressure of Joregensen behind him. Silva
came out of the right hander a little too hot and
laid his bike down. Jorgensen went'on to take
the win with Raggio getting thj! win in the B
portion of the race.
The 80cc C race was close with first place up
for grabs between Craig Gonzales, who got the
hofeshot off the line, and Dusty Mendoza, who
was right behind. The pair diced it out through
the whoJe race with each rider having their
favorite spot on the track to try a pass. Gonzales
lead the race until the white-flag lap, with
Mendoza trying moves on the outside of tum
one and Gonzales getting him back at the tree
tum until coming off the final jump on the last
lap, when the two drag raced to the cheekered
flag with Mendoza getting the nod.
MX racer Monty Ownbey tried his hand in
the combined 250cc BIC class and went fast
enough to take second place, with the win going
to IT rider Herbert Callen. Short track Specialist
Shawn Russell also turned in a good ride as he
piloted his Kawasaki to a third-place finish.
Davis Winters was the winner in the Crace,
with Ben Meyer working his way up from back'
in the pack to a second-place finish.
Open Expert class racing this year has been
providing race fans with action worth more than
the price of admission and tonight was no different. Joe Pineda wasted no time jumping into the
lead at the start of the race and just as quickly
dropped from first to fifth. Greg Miller took over
the lead and immediately began distancing himsell from the rest of the field. Danny Hart held
down second with Rob Damron riding an oldbut-fast Champion-framed YZ490 in third. Eric
Bostrom who had gotten a poor start had
worked up to filth place. Miller continued to
sretch out his lead as Hart and Damron were
bumping and shoving each other through the
infield in their battle for second. By the fourth
lap Bostrom had joined Hart and Damron in the
fight for second. Bostrom, who was riding a
slightly different line around the track, passed
Damron as they headed for the second jump,
and then set his sights on Hart, who was also
gaining ground on the leading Miller. By the
eighth lap Bostrom made a darinll pass to get by
Hart in the same place he had passed Damron.
125 NOV: I. John Flgu (Yam); 2. Jotln Gulliford (Ric); 3.
Annlen OaW1Otl (Kaw); 4. Crq Kendrick (But).
115 INT: 1. Bill Clem (Hon); 2. Hugh 8lK... (Hon); 3. Rod
c: 1. Cornellu.
Anders (Suz); 2. BrAdley Wilkerson
Donny Mathis (Han); 4. DennioJ..... (Yam);S. JIru (Mai); 2. ..y Web« (Han~ 3.
John Culliford (Ric); '" RUSRII Heck (Hus); S. John Phillips (MAel.
+40 INT: 1. Ron Melton (Oss); 2. Frlzby Sealey (Han); 3.
lJDylo Cook (Ric); 4. _
Slon~ (CZI; S. Jim K...... (CZ).
-HO EJC I. R.ondy ....... (Mon~ 2. Robnt """" (BSA).
+50 NOV: I. Ralph PurmI (CZ); 2 Alden Robertson (Hus); 3.
Bob Smith (yun); 4. ~y Mann (BSA); 5. Joe Monser (Hon).
.50 tNT: 1. Ron Cbwaon (Mai); 2. Ken Marecak (85A); 3.
CeorSe Cay.Ws (CZ); 4... Dan CI'ft"n (TrI); 5. Dennis T-X Club
showed up in force for Round 4 of the Vintage
Iron Florida Vintage MX Series, run in conjunction with the annual Damon Bradshaw Mother's
Day Motocross for MDA, held at Motocross of
Marion County.
Ed Gatlin, on a 74 Honda Elsinore, scored a
perfect four·out--of·four moto wins score en
route to secuIing first place in the Vintage
Masters and Super Vintage (air-cooled, drum
brakes) classes.
Moto one of tlie Masters class saw Kim
Burrows snag the holeshot on a Maico, followed
by Gadin, Maic<>-mounted Peler Villacaro and
Joel Nicholson on a '74 Vamaha VZ250. By lap
three, Gatlin had secured the lead for good, relegating Burrows to second, where he remained
until the last lap when a crash knocked his carburetor off and allowed Villacaro into second.
Nicholson and a hard-charging Honda-mounted
Matt KretscIuner were third and fourth, respectively.
In the second moto, Gatlin was able to put
his Honda into the lead at the start and was
