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eEVENTS m John Chapman (9) dueled with John Barnett (10) at the inaugural Glen Helen GP. World Championship SX: Round 1 Results C ooperblasts Swedish SX Buddy Antu nez (Hon); 4. Jorgen Nilsso n (Hon); 5. MAIN: I. G uy Coo pe r (Suz); 2 Larry Ward (Suz ); 3. By Alex Hodgkinson GOTEBORG, SWEDEN, OCT. 9 u y Coop er, rid ing out his motocross career in Europ e before switchin g to e n d u r os in 1994 , emerged as the winner of th e opening round of the World Supercross Championship in th e Scandinavium indoor arena. Big European names we re in sh or t supply at th e points-scoring event, as many Eu ropeans had boycotted the event. Americans secured the first three places as Larry Ward arid Buddy Antunez chased Cooper home, while Swede Jorgen N ilsson was the best European with a fourth-place finish. Ward, so often a winner in Europe, had been the big winner in the Spanish capital of Madrid one week earlier and was again victorious in a non-championship race in the Swedish stadium the day before the championship opener when Cooper's Suzuki threw a chain. Saturday's racing was more professional on the small track which saw the winners of the main events complete 25 laps in 12 minutes and 30 seconds . Cooper hit the front earl y, and although there were seven riders on the lead lap, there were few position changes in Cooper's wake. It was only in the closing laps that Ward was able to get close. A pass was not po ssible, ho wever, on the narrow track. The difficulty in pa ssing had been a major contributory factor in the elimi na tion of seven of the 12 Americans, incl ud ing Phil Lawrence, Ezra Lusk, Mike Craig, Mike Jones and Kyle Lewis before the championship main. Craig, who was runner-up to Jeff Stanton in last year's series, hurl a wris t when he went down with Jones while disputing the lead in their heat race. Difficulties behind the scenes have restricted the 1993 World Supercross Championship to just five rounds, but the outlook for 1994 is positive. After a meeting w ith the F1Mand industry officials on the day after last month's Motocross des Nations in Austria, a package was agreed upon which should see nine rounds - two injapan, one each in the USA and Australia, and five in Europe. m G 22 DarryU King (Kaw ); 6. Stacy Old ema n (Suz); 7. Shayne King (Ya m ); 8. Mi ska Aal ton en (Hon ); 9. Ma rk o Kovalainen (](a w); 10. Darry l Atkins (Ho n). AMA D 37 Desert Series istrict Davis dazzling at Glen HelenG P By C h ri s Jonnum SAN BERNARDINO, CA, OCT. 2-3 len Hel en OHV Park's first-ever "real" grand pr ix was billed as a throwback to the enormously popu lar (but now defunct) Great Bear, Hopetown, Elsinore and Riverside GPs, and the turnout mirrored tho se events with a whopping 663 entrants. But of them all, Team Green's Ty Davis drew the most attention, d ominating ev ery lap in the highly competitive Pro class and leading the 175cc Expert division until he voluntarily dropped out. Like the popular southern California GPs of yesteryear, the Malcolm Smith Motorsports/GFI/Pro Circu it/Answer/ Fineline/White Bros./Clark Kawasaki! Welding Works-sponsored event featured a long course with a variety of terrain. The eight-mile loop utilized several areas of the facility that even Glen Helen regulars had never laid eyes on, including a fast sandwash, tight canyons and a tricky set of hillside switchbacks; a lap around a smooth dirt speedway oval was even included. Water trucks were not able to access some of the more remote sections, so dust was a de finite factor, especially in the earlier classes. As the first day wore on though; several minor course changes were made and longer water hoses were used, and by the second day thingswere running quite smoothly. "Ever since the Riverside Grand Prix disappeared a few years ago, I've seen a real need for an ev ent like thi s," sa id promoter Gene Romero. "Glen Helen being what it is, I figured it would be the perfect place to do it , and (park manager) Joel Smith was enthusiastic. I contacted the Prairie Dogs M.e. and was impressed with how professional they were. Just like anything else, the first time you do some th ing y o u ' r e going to have some problems, but we fixed most of them and we're already looking at what we Can do to. make next year even better." G The Prairie.Dogs may have been the presenting cl ub, but the riders in the Uncla ss if ied d iv ision fel t more like gu inea pigs as they lined up for the first hour-long race of the Inaugural event. A large 128-rider field required that three s ta r ti ng waves be utiliz ed r-w ith the Open bikes leading the wa y, 250s fol lowing, and th e 125s b ringin g up the r ea r. No soo ner had t he fi rst wave . roared off th e d ead-en gin e s tart than club me m bers scrambled to ma ke the first course cha nge; a nasty up hill ha d caused a bot tleneck that had to be sorted out before the fidge ting 250cc ride rs could be released. As awa rd s are not handed out for the Unclassified d ivision, all three dis placem en t g r o u p s were sc o red to g e the r d espite the fac t th a t th ey ha d s ta rted separa te ly . Hon da-mo u nte d Robert Lau gh lin, of the Shamrocks M.e., was the overall winner aboard a CRSOO, w ith Team Green's David Ondas crossing the line as the runner-up. "That was a fun course, but the sandwash was a little hairy," said Jon Mayer, who finished 67th on a CR250. "There wer e hidden rocks in the sand, and you co uld n' t see anything because of the du st, but guys were flying past me like they could see just fine! Maybe I'm just a wimp." In the much-anticipated Pro cla ss la ter th at day, Team Green/Xtreme / Sho ei / Si d i / End ura / Smi th / LR Enterp rises-sponsored Davis sna red the holeshot an d steadily increased his lead wi th every lap . Larry Roeseler followed his team ma te in second throughout the race, finishing well ahead of third-place finisher Joh n Flores. Davis collected $400 for his win . Davis borrowed Team Green technician James DeGaine's KDX200 for the 175cc class, and after p ulling another holeshot, looked well on his way to collectin g that win as well . Davis was using the race primarily as a chance to practice, however, and dropped out about midwa y through in order that he wouldn 't be protested for hi s 25cc "advantage." Roeseler was the benefactor of Davis' honesty, taking over where his protege had left off and directing his KXl25 to the win. Roeseler led at the end of the first lap in the 132-rider-strong Vet class, but Honda's desert ace Dan Ashcraft had taken over by the time the second circuit was completed . Roeseler had trouble and dropped out, leaving Ashcraft to co ll ec t the w in ahead of teamma te Chuck Miller . m Res ults PRO: 1. Ty Davi s (Kaw); 2 Larry Roeseler (Kaw); 3. John Flore. (Hon); 4. Jeff Capt (Ka w ); S. Johnny Campbell (Hon) . U/C: 1. Robert La u gh lin (Han ); 2. Dav id On das (Kaw); 3. Joe Bolton (Suz ); 4. Craig Ad ams (Kaw ); S. Bob Rutten (Hon). KIDS: 1. Kyl e Er ickso n (Yam) ; 2. Garit Wallace (Kaw ); 3. Brandon Mor gan (Kaw); 4. Travis Can ady (Yam); 5. Dean Walker (Yam). MINI NOV: 1. Raym ond Eich el (Ka w ); 2. Keve n Ha yden (Kaw); 3. Tim Merritt (Kaw). MINI BEG : 1. Dean Walker (Ya m); 2. Eugene Hernandez (Ya m); 3. Curtis Parker (Yam); 4. Nick Uribe (Kaw ); s. Patrick Merrili (Hon). 175 EX: 1. Larry Roeseler (Kaw); 2. Jelf Capt (Yam); 3. Keith Loo n s foo t; 4. Ste ve Ogre n; 5. Qumt Be~ts (Kaw) . 175 AM: 1. Eric Wright (Suz ); 2 Randy Webb (Suz ); 3. Tr a cy As her (Suz); 4. John Flo res (Hon); 5. Jerry Jacobsen (H us). 175 NOV: 1. Scott Dav is (Suz); 2 Joseph McGu irk (Han); 3. Jona tha n Hartma (Yam); 4. Ron Nozaki (Kaw). 175 BEG : 1. John Elton (Kaw) ; 2. David Rees (Suz) ; 3. Steven Anti ll (Kaw); 4. Gregory Antil (Kaw); S. Jeff Ajer (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Johnny Ca mpbe ll (Hon) ; 2. G re g Zitter kop f (KTM); 3. Jon Parks (Hon); 4. Robert Baehr (Kaw); 5. Steve Ogren (Kaw). 250 AM: 1. Tracy Asher (Suz); 2. Jerome Law (Yam ); 3. Mark Eckman (Yam); 4. Greg Coo k (Hon); 5. Steve Nakamoto (Ho n). 2SO NOV: 1. Mike Maule (KTM); 2. Todd Broussard (Suz) ; 3. Sea n Ne ary (Suz) ; 4. Rey Gonzales (Hon) ; S. Dennis Law (yam). 250 BEG : 1. Irving Fe ldkamp (KTM ); 2. James Wallace (Kaw); 3. Scott Fog arty (Ho n); 4. David Tiffin (yam); S. Jeff Robinson (Kaw ). OPEN EX: 1. David Qndas (Kaw) ; 2 Dan Ashcraft (Hon ); 3. Bill Fullmer Jr. (Kaw) ; 4. Kurt Hintz (Kaw) ; 5. Todd Hoy (KTM). O P EN AM : 1. Donnie Morrison (Hon); 2. Paul Sha fer (Hon); 3. Conrad Barham (Kaw); 4. Ken Mdntyre (Yam); 5. Dragos Lu ngo (KTM). OPEN NOV: 1. Scott Ma r lo w (Kaw ); 2. Da vid C rab tree (Yam); 3. Kev in Andrew s (Ka w); 4. Robe rt Gladden (Hon ); 5. Cam eron Coa tne y (KTM) . O PEN BEG: 1. Do uglas Alb in (Hon); 2 Eron Boyer (Yam); 3. Michael Belle (Hon); 4. Robert Bell (Kaw); S. Bobby Leonhardi (Yam). VET IJW EX: 1. Fred Con over (Kaw); 2 Jeff Kaplan (Kaw) ; 3. John Rudd er (Yam); 4. Grant Palens ke (Yam); 5. Tracy Hrach (Yam). V ET H /W EX: 1. Dan Ashc r aft (H on); 2. Ch u ck Miller (Ho n); 3. No rm Fra ncis (lCTM) ; 4. Crai g Adams (Kaw) ; S. Bob Rutten (Hon). VET HIW AM : 1. Rob Kasch (Hon); 2 John Adams (H on); 3. Wr ongway H a rr is (Kaw); 4. Robe rt Betke (Hon); S. Devin Ca rson (Hon ). VE T LfW A M: 1. Ja mes DeGain e (J(aw); 2. Tom Koro s (Yam) ; 3. Jeff Patten (H on ); 4. Eric An de rsen (Kaw); S. Fred Tuttle (Kaw) . . VET HlW NOV: 1. David Mu llen (Hon); 2. Mik e Nichols (H on ); 3. Dan Hampson (H on) ; 4. Dou glas Knox (Ho n); S. Mike Ruggiere (Yam). . VET UW N O V: 1. G ra n t Milburn (Su z); 2. Jim Wh ite (Ka w); 3. Ken Gold ie (Yam ); 4. Rick Anderson (Yam); S. John Johnson (Yam). VET HIW BEG: 1. Kenneth Poirier (Hon); 2. Mark Gilmore (H on) ; 3. Nelson Hernandez (Hon) ; 4. Joel Pugh (Hon); S. Ricky Mead ow s (Hon). VET UW BEG : 1. Brian Sanders (Suz); 2. Don H u tc hi son (Yam); 3 . Cl ay Will is on (Hon); 4. Jo hn Pind ard (Hon); S. Steve Basma jian (Yam). SR LlW EX: 1. Ric k Jo hns on (H o n); 2. Ch a.rlie Spe ll ma (Kaw); 3. Stev e T hompson (Kaw); 4. Gary Garlan d (Yam); S. Albert Hull (Yam). SR H/W AM: 1. Randy Mattiso n (H on ); 2. Jim Borden (Kaw); 3. Michael Hoe hl (KTM); 4. Jeff Mille r (H us ); 5. Dave Kride r [Hus ]. . SR U W AM: 1. Chris St a pl et on (Hon ); 2. John Cha p ma n (Kaw) ; 3. Dennis Middleton (Ho n); 4. Joh n Burkey (Hon); 5. Bill Fallotto (Yam). SR IJW NOV: 1. Bret Leef (Kaw); 2 Larry Aronson (Kaw) ; 3. Donn ie Walters (Yam ); 4. Ste ve Fre em an (Kaw ); 5. Bob Pry or (Yam). SR IJW BEG: I. Jim McCullah (Hon); 2 Bill Jucha (Yam). SR II1W EX: I. Bill Ma xim (Kaw ); 2. T.V. Holm es (KIM); 3. Scott Smith (Hon); 4. Chris Brooke (KTM); S. William Saltzma (Hbg) . SlS R EX: I. Bill Staley (Yam); 2. Steve Pyle (Kaw); 3. Irvin Sinclair (Kaw); 4. Nonn Stuart (Hon); 5. Art Bence (Hon). MAG EX: 1. Ray Bandfield (Kaw) ; 2. Ron Du gan (KTM); 3. Terry McDona ld (Hon); 4. Bill Rychli k (Yam); 5. David Atkinson (Suz). MAG AM : 1. Da n Kelly (Yam); 2. Jac k Sab in e (Hon ); 3. Jack McCl ure (Yam); 4. Terry Nicho ls (Hon ); S. Bill Warren (Ka w) . MAG NOV: 1. Ron Sikorski (Hus); 2. Art Whitney (Hu s). MAG BEG: 1. Tom Roach (KTM ); 2. Jim Ba yer (Yam). WMN EX: 1. Jamie Pam intuan (Suz); 2. Susa n . McWilliam (Yam ); 3. Kelly Fullme r (Kaw ); 4. Step hanie Letzk (Yam); 5. Kassie Gray (Hon). ~ WM N AM: 1. Diann a Jasperson (Kaw); 2 Michelle Ces s (Kaw); 3. Lind a Smart (Yam); 4. Kim Quinn (Kaw ); S. Amy Wright (Yam). WOM NOV: 1. Mar y Sulliva n (Hon); 2. Te resa Gilie lan (Kaw). 4·STRK EX: 1. Chuck Miller (Ho n); 2 Dan Ashcr aft ' (Hon) ; 3. Larry Roeseler (Kaw ); 4. George Pennington (Hb g); 5. Mike McGre gor (Hen). . 4-STRK NOV: 1. David Rees (5uz); 2. Jeremy Hoern ing (Ho n); 3. Norm Fra n cis (ATK); 4. Sco tt Rayv on (Hon); S. Avecy Gillel and (Hon). 4-STRK AM: I. De an Selters (ATK); 2. Herb Fish (Hon). 4-STRK BEG : 1. Ch arl ie Hargon (H on); 2. Derec LytI (Hon) ; 3. Willy Sarzi (Hu s); 4. Mike Tolle (Hu s); S. Jason Hess (Hon). CLSC EX: 1. Jason Trubey (Suz); 2 Jeff FIS (Yam); k 3. T.V. Holm es (Hus ); 4. Dal Trubey Sr. (Suz) . ct.sc NOV: 1. Steve Dillon (Hon); 2. Tra cie McKisick (Yam) . eLse BEG : 1. Danny Reamsnyze (Hus) ; 2. Fred Weedman (Hus). VINT EX: 1. Da ry l H ambleton (Tr i); 2. Robe rt Dunlap (Yam) ; 3. Rudy Abele (CZ); 4. Harry Vatla nd (H us) . VINT AM: I. Myron Lapka (Tri); 2 Edd ie Walker (Tri); 3. Don Stinchfield (Hon) ; 4. John Regalado (CZ). V1NT NOV : I. Nuje Ruggi ere (Hon ). VIN BEG: 1. Alan Ghal eb (Hu s). SID ECAR: 1. H all /Budd (Hon); 2. Har te/Kerbs (H on); 3 . Terrell /Bick el (Ho n) ; 4. And ers / Stins on (Hon); 5. Hiniker/ Hiniker (KIM). Bowman fast at Red Bud Vintage Motocross By Larry W itmer BUCHANAN. ML SEPT. 25 Wayne Nix may have won the cla ss championship, but David Bowma n powered his Hond a CR12S to the win in the 30+ Intermediate class in his first-ev er Vintage National MX as Red Bud Track and Trail hosted AHRMA's round 14 of the 15-race National series. The 30+ Intermediate class was the larg est class of the day with 23 riders. Fastest o ff the mod em backward-fa lling ga te was [eff Keel o n a beautifully prepared Maico 250. lim Qualk on a CR250. lay Kinder, David Bowman on a CR12S, a n d Tim Bowers gave chase. Qualk took th e lead from Keel on the second lap in one of the o ff- camber comers with a tight, inside-line move. By t he third lap, Keel was g etting pressured heavily by K inder. Kinder made h is pass by u sing an outsid e-t o-insid e Iine mo ve, taking Keel 's line away. Meanwhile, Bowman was catching the front-runners . Bowman s nuck past Keel in the back uphill section by h o ld in g the gas on longer than Keel. Q ualk stretched h is lead all the way to the checkered flag for the win. Kind er came across the line in second with

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