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w ith two seco nd p lace finishes. Gary Willi son
ran third in both races.
Res ults
Jacob Poole (4) and Sean Col1ier (63) buzzed around the sandy LACR MX course.
made the pas s in the last ha lf of the last lap to
win the moto.
In th e second moto Stru nk ba ttled sid e by
side with Ca rrier and was ab le to pass in the second lap even though he go t a little squ irrely
aft er bump ing in to som e tires in the curve.
Str unk went on to wi n the 250cc A class w ith
ease , his Ho nda lead ing every lap of both motos.
Th e Bau l t brot h e rs f rom Kn ox ville,
Tenn essee, also d id ve ry well in Sunday's events
at Danie l Boone MX. Jaso n won the second moto
of the 80cc Jun ior class but cam e in sixth in the
60cc class after he crashed in the small whoops.
Chris led every lap of eve ry moto in bo th th e
125cc C a nd 250cc C classes , giving h im the
ove rall vic tory aga ins t a large field of ride rs in
each class .
Results
ENDR: 1. David Za net (Ya m); 2. Rand y Farris (KTM); 3.
Michael Louth (Ya m) ; 4. Mich ae l Louth (KTM); 5. James Finch
(KTM).
N /C: 1. Will Bran scum (Ya m); 2. Andy Locke (KIM); 3. Jim
Wa lkuski (Suz ).
O I"EN: 1. David Farris (KTM); 2. Tim Johnson (l-Io n); 3. James
Green (Ho n); 4. Kim Braun (Ha n).
SO 1. Alexa nd er Hunter (y a m); 2, Jus ti n Sa mp les (Yam); 3.
:
Rebe ca Braun (Ya m); 4. Rache l Braun (5uz ).
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60: 1. C hris He a th (Ka w) ; 2. josh ua Ha ynes (Kaw); 3. J.R.
Carter (lr (Rtx).
250: 1. Tommy He ns ler (Ho n); 2. JOt' B.lsti n (Hon); 3. Sa m
Low e (Han); 4. Ga ry Stogsdill (Bul); 5. Brad Holl ander (Yam ).
OPEN A : 1. Tomm y Hensle r (Hon ); 2 Be Bellman (Ha n); 3.
n
owe (Han) .
Bob Brow n (Hon); 4. Joe ~ sti n (Ho n); 5. Sa m L
125: 1. T ravis Bum e tt (Yam); 2. Kevin Hiler (Hon ); 3. Ph illip
Wolf (Kaw); 4. Nkk H um mel (Hon).
80: I. Co ry Rot h ( Ho n ); 2. Tra vis Bur nett (Hon); 3. Nick
H ummel (Kaw ); 4. David Wolf (Hon) : 5. Du st y Hunt (Suz) .
50: 1. Kris Williamson (Itj); 2. r e te Holt (l ion ); 3. Jeffrey Leeke
(ltj) ; 4. Mike Feh ring (Ya m); 5. Mark Ft'h rlng (Itj).
30+: 1. Bob Brown (Hon); 2. Fr.mk Hu mphries (Rtx); 3. C urt
Snelling (Hon ); 4. Bany Benkert (Hon) ; 5. Jam es Ca nter (Y.1m).
Morrison doubles at LACRMX
By Greg Robertso n
PALMDALE,CA, AUG. 13·
Rodney Mo rri son, ab oa rd a Su z uki RM 250,
swept th ree out of four motos he ent ered to top
both the 250cc Nov ice a nd Vet Int erm ed ia te
classes u nder the lig hts a t Ca lifo rnia Rac in g
Club's Friday n ig ht mo to cross, held a t Los
Angeles County Racewa y.
The first 250cc Novice moto was a bre eze for
Morrison as he grabbed th e early lea d and
didn't let up un til the checkered flag fell. Danny
Bushey ran in seco nd p lace for a coup le of lap s
before Brad Sch ultz flew past him a t the KalGard tower ju mp . Shawn Fortier and Mike Blair
wer e working up fro m poor starts and sta rted
p ressuring Bushey for th ird. Forner held it on a
littl e lon ger of f a jum p to slip pa st Bushey for
third with only a couple of tur ns remai ning on
the last lap . Bush ey finish ed a whee l ahea d of
Blair for four th.
Blair led the secon d moto ahead of Ken Reed
and Fortier . Morri son was seve n th after one lap .
Reed go t Sideways o ff a ju m p and crashed ,
hand ing Fortier seco nd p lace. Mor rison was s li c~
iog th rough rid ers and was third by the seco nd
lap. Blair looked smoo th all the way to the finish
for a convinc ing win. Morrison reeled in Fortier
an d almost go t him when Fortier had a slig ht
off-track excursion . Fort ier turned up the wic k
a nd ga ve him self a litt le br ea th in g room a nd
w ent on to fini sh in th e ru n ne r· up p osition .
Morri son's third pla ce was good eno ugh to earn
the overa ll win .
Morris on Jed w i r e~ to ·wi re in b oth Vet
Interm ediat e ra ce s . In h is fir s t rac e as a n
Intermediat e, Ma rk Reh a sho we d he has the
speed requ ir ed for th e class. Reh a m at ch ed
Morrison's pace on the track, but witho ut any
m ist akes by Morrison , Reha ha d to be conten t
I' / W B-2: 1. Timmy McDani el (Ya m); 2. jacob Poole (Yam) ; 3.
Ryan Royba l (Yam); 4. CJ. Messe r (Ya m); 5. Tra vis Wilson (Yam) .
P /W B-1: 1. O a rk Fig ueras (Ya m); 2. Bn-tt Mountain (Yam);
3. Ma x J.lmes Swee ney (Yam ).
r /w A: 1. See n Collier (Yam); 2. Scott Howe (Ya m); 3. Ch ris
Nihan; 4, BI.1kt' Marghlcm (Y.1 .
m)
P/W MO D: 1. Bla ke Mitchell (Yam) .
60 BEG: I. Sean Co llier (Kaw) ; 2. Gera rd ratin (Kaw ); 3. JallOf1
Terry (yam); 4. Dla ke Ma rg hit'm (Kaw) ; 5. Brett Mo un ta in (Kaw ).
60 (().8): 1. Scott Howe (Kaw ); 2. Ch ris Nihan (Kaw) ; 3. Shane
Sm ith (Kaw ).
60 (9~11 ): 1. Christopher Gosselaar (Kaw) ; 2, Don nie Durrer
(Kaw) .
MINI BEG: 1. Travis Sm ith (Ya m ); 2. Brian d e los Co bos
(ya m); 3. Justin Rubin son (Kaw) ; 4. C hri !' Torres (Kaw) ; 5. Don nie
Durrer (Yam ).
MINI NOV : 1. Sha un Mitche ll (Ka w); 2. jonathan Sc h u ltz
la
(Su z ); 3. Todd GosSt" a r (Ya m ): 4. Jos h Ahern (Ho n); 5. Dev in
St.'t.-ger (5 uz).
MINl INT: 1. Ch ris to pher Cosse laar (Kaw) .
H/ W: 1. Corry Daly (K.1
W).
125 BEG: 1. Bob An,,"s (Su 7o): 2. Ke n Terracciano (Kaw ): 3.
Mik l.' Johnso n (Kaw ); 4. WI.' Faria (Ka w); S. Da vid Thonfo rd e
S
(Kaw ).
125 NOV : 1. Phil Richmon d (5ur.); 2. Jol~n Wood. (Su z ); 3.
Da rros Gam er (Suz) ; 4. Ken Reed (Kaw) ; 5. Clint Shepa rd (Suz ).
125 INT: I. Jim Buntin (SU2:: 2. D.' . Sweolny (Ho n); 3. Mike
)
Cros by (Kaw ).
125 PRO: 1. Sca n Pagt"1 (Suz ); 2. Joel Alhrect (Yam); 3. Tony
Sule k (Kaw) .
2.':;0 BEG: 1. Dale Barn ett (Yam); 2. Mike Fa nanett (5u z ); 3.
Brit Iackson (Kaw): 4. Mike ' on es (Hon); 5.'oseph Arechi ga (Yam).
150 NO V: 1. Rodney Morrison (5u7.); 2 Shawn Fo rtier (Ha n);
3. Mike Blair (Kaw); 4. Brad Schultz (SU7.) 5. Danny Bushl.'Y (SU7.),
;
250 INT : I. Mike Catlegos (Han) .
250 PRO: 1. Tim Telford (Ka w); 2. Bah Sagl.' (Yam ); 3. joel
Tokarsky (Ha n); 4. Scotty Walker (Ka w); 5. Dust in Eva ns (Suz ).
500 NOV : 1. Alan K. d ll."C (ATK); 2 Ma rk O1 ildre (KTM): 3.
l
John Too key (Hon) .
500 INT: I. Jason Trubey (Kaw) .
' R VET BEG: 1. Joh n Casci o (Kaw ); 2. Robbie Tate (Yam); 3.
Gary Ce mpbctl (Yam ); 4. Dennis Flo ra (Yam); 5. lc hn Stich (Kaw).
, R VET NOV: 1. Bryan Roberts (l io n); 2. Karel Krame r (Kaw);
3. Mol;or Alford (Ka w); 4. Darre n Gra vee l (Yam): 5. Jeff Bowlus
(Ydm).
' R VET INT: 1. Steve Cortevilll.'(Yam ).
VET BEG: 1. Ron Pitt s (Kaw) ; 2. G reg Hunsake r (Ho n); 3.
David McMilli an (Suz); 4. Mike Neminski (Hon ); 5. Bob Gardl.'lIi1
(Hon ).
VET NO V: 1. Mark Sirote (Ho n); 2. Steve Willia ms (KTM); 3.
Kenn y Safford (Ho n l; 4. Jeff Spencer (Suz); 5. Doug Tem po (Hc'-'O ).
VET INT : 1. Rod ney Morrison (Suz) : 2. Mark Reha (Ho n),;3.
Gary Will iso n (K.l W).
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VET EX: 1. To m Web b (H on).
VI:. PRO: 1. Mark Hort on (Ya m).
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SR BEG: 1. Bob Lucas (Kaw); 2. Larry Kirsch (Hon) ; 3. Robert
Smi th (KTM) .
SR NOV: 1. Jo hn Aanders (Hon ).
SR EX: 1. Ga ry Will ison (Kaw) .
Hardman sweeps Twin
Lakes Vintage Motocross
By Cla y Light
PRESTON, !D, AUG. 8
Jack Hardman brought out a trio of 1974 Suz uki
TM mo torcycles to pu ll out a sensationa l accom plishm ent at Twin Lakes Motocross Park's first
a ll vintage motocross race, a race which is up for
consideration as an AH RMA West Regi on al in
1994.
Hardman out rode his com pe titio n in all four
classes he en tered, the 125, 250, 500cc an d 30+
events , to take the da y's top honors ove r riders
from Idah o, Utah , Ne vada, Ca lifornia, Wyom ing
and O rego n.
Hardm an tirs t topped the 125cc class, wh ich
co m bined t he In te rme d ia tes and Novices .
Har dm an 's TMI25 was just a blur to the rest o f
the pack. The only rider to keep Ha rdma n in his
sigh ts was RobertBorg. Borg trailed Hardman
in both motos, riding his Pento n to a 2-2 ta lly .
Kirk W illi amson , ridi ng a Penton , w on th e
Nov ice portion beating Bulta co rider Tom Bog us
a n d H od aka pil ot s Jan et Borg a n d Sh awn
Hardman .
Jack Hard man stormed back to imm ed iately
tro unce the 250cc competition, but. in itia lly had
to fend off Jack Baugh man , Kim Morgan, Robert
Borg and Breon Robe rtson . Hardma n did l i k e~
wise in the 500cc class. but his domination wa s
mu ch mo re hard fought, and it took a bit of luck
for his third ove rall win of the day. Ma ico rid er
Don Gibbs held Hardman at bay th rou ghout the
firs t m ot o and ap pea red on h is way to a win
until a roc k go t jammed in Gibbs'. fro n t brak e
arm and slowed Gibbs . This gave Hardm an the
need ed op po rt unity to ta ke a moto one w in .
Mota two was much the same: Hardman chased
Gibbs un til th e Maico r id er succu mbed to
mec hanica l woes and d rop ped bac k, allowing
Hard ma n the moto win and the overa ll, his thi rd
I-I swee p. Bultaco rid er Tim Kennedy squeezed
in to seco nd ove ra ll a hea d of Gib bs, Joe Linza
and Robert son in the day's lar gest dass.
Dic k Mann, o ne o f a multitu d e of
Californians to make the trek nort h, spli t moto
wins w ith fellow BSA rider Mike Atkins in the
SOOcc Expert class . Mann wo n the first moto, but
Atkin s took ad vantage of a late-moto tu mble by
a cha rg ing Mann to co lle ct th e ove ra ll w in.
Mann a lso won th e 50+ Expert class ah ead of
Dan Davies and John Geer.
Results
1251NT : I. Fra nk Hardmdn (Suz) ; 2. Robe rt Borg (Pen ).
125 NOV : I. Kirk Wi lliamson (Pen) ; 2. To m Bogu s (Bul); 3.
Jane t Borg (H od).
250 INT: I. Frank Hitrdm'1n (Suz) ; 2. Jack Baug hman (H us); 3.
Kim Morgdn (HU5); 4. Robe rt Borg (CZ); 5.Breon Robertson (CZ).
500 INT : 1. Fra nk Har dman [Suz] : 2. Tim Kennedy (Bul); 3.
Don Gibbs (Mai ); 4. Joe Lin za (Suz ); 5.8 T1.'O n Robe rtso n (B us).
vies (Bul); 3. Alden
500 NOV: 1. Bill Gyo r (Ma i): 2. Mike D.1
Robertson (B us) ; 4. Brent Mumford (B us) ; 5:Gl.'orge Ta m ura
(IlSA ).
SOO EX: 1. M ike At kins (BSA); 2. Dick Mann (BSA); 3. Clay
Ught (CZ).
30+ INT: 1. Fra nk Hardm an (Suz),;2. Jac k Baughman (t1us); 3.
Robert Pet erson (H us ); 4. Do n G ibbs (Mai) ; 5. Breon Robertson
(CZ) .
30+ NO V: I. Kirk Williamson (Ya m): 2. Joe Linza (Rok); 3.
Robert Kidd (CZ ); 4. Mike O ·St{'('l1 (C Z): 5. Mar k Dasher (CZ).
30+ EX: I. Pete r Cr utenden (BSA).
40+ EX I. Rob Poole (BSA).
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40+ INT: I. Peter Cr u tend cn (BSA); 2. Ga ry Mikkelsen (CZ) ; 3.
John Bogus (6ul ); 4. Kim Mo rga n [ H us].
50+ EX: I. Dick Mann (USA); 2. INn Davies (flul); 3. Jo hn Cecr
(BSA) .
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50+ NOV ; 1. Aldt"r1 Robertson (H us ); 2, l<.1y Mann (BSA); 3.
George Tamura (BSA)
PREM 500: 1. Peter C ru te nden (USA).
PREM 500 2: I. Jo hn Ceer (BSA).
j'REM OrEN TW: I. Dan ny Dav ie (Tri) .
Spangler spanks 'em
at HuntMotocross
By Michael Harasmisz
HUNT, NY, AUG 8
Honda-moun ted Dale Spa ngler wo n both 250cc
Expe rt motes in runaway fashion at H un t Mote
Pa rk . Over 250 rid er s tu rned out to compete
u n d e r su n ny sk ies, a nd the tra ck co n ditions
we re excellen t.
Spang ler 'grabbed th e h olesh ot in the first
moto wi th Ma rt y Merz an d Ben Tra sk close
be hind . . As Spa ngler wa s ma king himself fam ilia r with the track, Mer z and Pete r Ma lyj were
battling ove r se cond, just off Spa ngler 's pace.
Malyj mo ved int o seco nd a t the halfway point of
the mote, bu t Spangler was lon g gone wit h the
moto w in . Malyj wa s second and Merz thir d .
Tras k held onto to fou rth .
Spangler again grab be d th e e ar ly lead in
moto two w ith Merz a ndMa lyj giving chase.
Ma lyj to ok ove r secon d on la p two a nd kep t
p a ce with Sp angler fo r the fir s t part o ff the
moto, a nd they pu lled away fro m Merz, who
was in th ird . At the ha lfwa y poi nt of the race,
Spangler kicked in the afte rb urners and .pulled
away for an un challenged wi n . Malyj was a
comfortable second with Merz in third. Gar rett
Russe ll moved up to fourth.
In t h e first Vintage m oto, Sco tt Flo hr
grabbed the holesh ot and held the lead until the
last lap, whe n Wayne Barbe r found an ope ning
and moved by fo r the wi n. Robert McCa rthy
also got by Flohr for second . Flohr wa s third.
Jim Co ry grabbed the lead in mo to two with
McCa rthy seco nd and Barber th ird . All th ree
rider s fou gh t over the lead , taking turns in the
fro n t p osition . Bu t in th e en d , it wa s Barber
moving from third to first on the last lap to take
th e win and the overall. Cory finish ed second
for third ove rall, and McCar thy was third in the
mot o for seco nd overa ll.
Dav e Carme n stole the holeshot in the first
Se n io r B m ot o with John Sti egl er i a n d Fred
Lucas following . Ca rme n hel d onto the lead
with St ieg ier p ushi ng ha rd and looking for a
way a ro und . O n the last lap, Stieg ler slid ou t
and let Kevin Dejac by for second . Carmen finished firs t with DeJac second and Barber th ird.
Stiegler recovered for fourth.
Carm en ho le s hot th e seco nd moto w it h
Stieg le r and Bob Sawdey tra iling in his roost.
St iegle r d ro p ped o ff th e le a d e r ' s p ac e as
Howard Baker moved into seco nd . Carmen was
L"i
first with Baker second and Sawdey third.
Res ults
P / W : 1. Micha d Sick (Yam) ; 2. JOO Sm it h (Yam); 3. T roy
y
Clark (Ya m); 4. Ke nneth Nicho ls (Yam); 5. ' d frey Mort (Ita).
60: I. Bea r Hughson (Kaw) ; 2. Jack Ca rpen tl.'r (Kaw) .
MINI JR: 1. Be.1 Hu g hson (Kaw ); 2. Aaron Die ter (Suz); 3.
r
Ad a m llo ume (K.lw); 4. Ja m il.'Rob in!l(>n (Kaw).
MIN I SR: 1. John Ha rkn ess (Su z); 2 Joe Ha rgell (Yam); 3.
Matt Sick (5 uz ); 4. 8 ri.1n Barbl.'r (1<.1,:,,).
MINt CO MB: I. Jo hn H...r kness (5uz) ; 2. Aaron Dieter (Suz );
3. Bear Hughson (Kaw); 4. Brian Barber (Kaw) .
SCH BY: I. Michal.'!The ising (Kaw ).
17· 24 CO MB: I. Ben T rask (lion); 2. Chris l ykens (Yam); 3.
Darrell Sto ne (Kaw); 4. Ma rk Va nN o rma n (Ka w); 5. To m Wh aley
(Suz) .
125 BEG: 1. Sean O' Mrera (Ka w); 2. Je ff Hat field (Suz); 3.
Pat rick Ka llfl.'l (Kaw ); 4. Mar k Gonzales (Ha n); 5. Ron Paprocki
z
Jr. (Hon).
250 BEG: 1. Sa m Martin (Hon) ; 2. Rick Wittmeyl.' (Kaw ); 3.
r
rdul Rod ger.l (Hon ); 4. Mike Beck (Ho n); 5. Ryan Ca rlino (Kaw).
US NOV : I. Baird Hageman ( Ho n); 2. Mic hal.'! T hes ing
(Kaw); 3. ' ohn G rabowski (Suz); 4. Jaso n B1encowe (5uz); 5. Urian
WeUma n (Yam).
• 250 NOV : 1, Baird Ha gem ,ln (Su z); 2. To m Em st (Kaw) ; 3.
Jason Kaber (Ho n); 4. Joe Santora (I-Ion); 5. Robert Brydges (Ho n).
125 AM : I. Mat t Smith (Kaw l; 2. Wayne Barbe r (Kaw) .
250 AM: 1. C h ris Lykens (ya m); 2. Cra ig Whet stine (Kaw ); 3.
Jim Co ry (Kaw) ; 4. Robe rt McCart hy (Kaw) .
VINT : 1. Wayne Barbe r (Kaw); 2. RobM1 McCa rthy (Kaw ); 3.
lim Co ry (Kaw); 4. Robert Brydges (l-Ion) ; 5. O:>carDeJ... (Kaw).
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PilUS 25 AM : 1. Da vi d Car ml.'n (Yam); 2. Joh n Stieg ll.'r
(Kaw) ; 3. Cr a ig Whetstine (Kaw ); 4. Ma tt Smith (Kaw); 5. Wayne
Barbe r (Kaw) .
PLUS 25 EX: 1. M.lrt in Mer z (Kaw ).
SR C: 1. Mik e Beck (H an ); 2. Sa m Mart in (H a n); 3. Da vid
Ragai sis (Ka w); 4. Don Ca rml.'11 (Hon).
SR B: 1. Davi d Ca rm e n (Yam); 2 Wa yne Bar be r (Kaw): 3.
Kt'vin DeJac (Kaw) ; 4. John Stieg le r (Kaw) ; 5. Boh Sawdry (Yam).
SR A: 1. Bla rty Ml.'fZ(Kaw ); 2. Jeff Fregoe (K.1w).
125 EX: 1. Peler Malyj (Kaw) ; 2. Tom Wh.1ley (Suz); 3. Martin
McDon a ld (5uz); 4. Todd King (Sur-).
250 EX: 1. Dale Sp angler (Han); 2. r l.'te r Ma lyj (K.lw) ; 3.
Martin Ml.'fZ (Kaw ); 4. Ga rr l.' t Russell (Suz); 5. Jake Ellsworth
t
(Hon).
