Bowman on Kinder's fender in third. Keel comp leted h is moto in fourth while Tim Bowers
rounded out the top five. Th e second moto
hol eshot went to Bowm an wi th Bowers, Keel,
an d Kind e r filling o u t t he to p positions.
Bowman cont inu ed to ho ld Bowers a t ba y b y
taking the tight-rutted insid e lines while Bowers
was tryi ng every ou tside line to pow er his way
in to th e lead . Keel was off the fro n t-runne rs '
pace. a nd ran seven seconds behi n d in thi rd .
Bowm an took the win, with Bowers pu tting in a
gre at effort in second . Kinde r bare ly finished on
his sick CR, taking fourth. Wayn e Nix did exactly what he had to do to clinch the series champi.~nshjp with a 7-7 motos.
Results
125 EX; 1. Carl MabrW C
Hon); 2. Doug Wmtze)1(Hon); 3. Tun
We."" (BuI); 4. Mill Purnmdl (Suz); S. Liny Wi~ (Suz).
125 tNT : t. Eric Stockwell (yolI m); 2. J,tmn Smi th IC·A); 3.
Tom 8rny (Suz l; 4. rtul Peyton (Suz.);5. Bria n Sug.nki (Hon).
125 NOV : 1. Krn Konw in (Hon); 2. Stan Cooper (yam ); 3().ar Azrvdo.
•
500 PREM INT: 1. john Postuma (MI t).
SOO I"REMNO V: I. Jim W. lktoT (BSA).
SOO PREM U EX: 1. Hugh We.l~ (Bull.
500 PREM n lNT: I. Ron Wins" (Hon).
500 PREM II NOV: 1. fun Wal ker (BSAI.
30+ EX:. J. Rick H~ (Hon); 2. u ri Mabrie (Hon); 3. Doug
Wen~1I (Hon ); 4. David Johnston (Hon).
30+ IfIIT: 1. Da vid 8o wm.n (Hon ); 2. JAy Kinder (Hon); 3.
Tim Bowers (H on); 4. Jeff Keel (M.i); S. Jim Qu.ilk (Hon).
JO+ NO V: 1. Les Mohler (H UI); 2. Mar k Nebon (Hus); 3. Nul
IOlq (CZ); ' . Iohn Thorn""", (CZ).
40+ EX: 1. Phil Ha nford (CCM); 2. H ugh Weav e r (Bd).
40+ INT : 1. ltIy Weir (CZ); 2. Brian B.ttlmkwl (Hon).
40+ NO V: l. Ed Kubik (J't'n).
50+ EX: 1. Jdf Sm ith (C-A).
SO+ tNT: 1. DAvid EzdJ (ICTM); 2. Roy M.a~ Jr. (y .am); 3. W.
Mor.ando (Hid); t . BiU FuUn (Hon).
500 EX: 1. John H.nfon:I (COd); 2. Doug Wll'ntzell (K.aw); 3.
WC'S FuI1M' ( H ~).
500 lNT: 1. Robert Shultz (Bul); 2. TIm ~ (Pt'n ); 3. o.n
Payne (Hon); 4. Robm: Bowman (p en); S. Jd1 Ked (Ma i).
500 NO V: 1. Robert CapiMrant (Mai ); 2. La Mohler (Hut); 1
NN..I Rilry (CZ); (. W. Seku lich (MIi).
250 EX: 1. Ti m w eaver (Bul); 2. Rid: Hudson (Hon) ; 3.
DAvid.Johns ton (lion); (. Phil Pum~U (Hon); 5. West ley FulIeT
lH ~~
250 lNT : 1. John
Zisu
(Hon); 2. Jim Qu.lk (Hon); 3. Brian
Sugo>ld (lion); -l ..... Wi""" (lIon~ S. Rrl J...... (I': 1. ~ N6tu1 (Kaw);2.JerorneG
i~(Hon).
SR EX: I.IU!n RenaU lt (Hon); 2. Bob Dunham (Yam).
OTMX NOV : 1. Nea l E.thrrly (lion); 2. john Cr.alt (K.w); 1
Frank Derby (Y.am); t . BobKL1tt (K.aw).
OTMX AM; 1. Vft11 BuwMdol (Yam); 2. Bob ~ (Yam); 3.
lUink Owen (Hon); t . Ow. rkos W.at.an.abe(Han); 5. &ny Simon
(Hon).
OTMX EX: 1. ALm Gnby (StJz); 2. Milton Royball (1C.Iw); 3.
Iloog Rodngue (Kaw~ . ......
(lIon~
(Hon~
OTMXMSTR:1. Cary WWbon (K.&w); 2. BillCan (YMn).
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Smith hammers Hollister MX
By Tim Quinn
Photo by Mark Hawkins
HOLlISTER HIlLS, CA, OCT. 10
Bu tch Smith stre tch ed h is points lead in the
12Scc Pro cla ss as he took the the victory at
round four of the GA Racing-North Battle of the
'9Os Fall Motocross series at the Hollister Hills
MX Park.
When the gate dropped for the firs t 125cc
Pro moto, the Ray Medle y I Noleen/Scott/Bel1I
VP I Fox/ MMFI Rhi nos kins/ H anford Hondasponsored Smith p ulled the hol eshol As they
en tered the front straightaway s wee p e r, Jeff
Pestana dropped his bike and was run over by
the rest of the pack in the process. Pestana was
given a reprieve as a restart was called. On the
res ta rt, Stan Finey too k the lead wit h Rusty
Ho lland runni ng in second. Holland went down
in the first tum, which forced Rick Ryan to shoot
off the race track and re-enter in the last pos ition. Smith moved into se co n d followed by
Jeff ery Brow nl ee, Tyler Hummel and Trevor
Meagher rounding out the top five.
At the top of the horsehoe tum, Smith pressured Finey for the lead. Fin ey for ced Sm ith
high and came out of the trees still leading while
Brownlee and H um mel were dicing it ou t for
th ird. Pesta na was battling for th e fifth spot.
Smith took the lead from Fin ey as Pestana
dropped ou t with mechanical problems. Smith
we nt on to win the moto ah ead of Hummel,
Meagher, Tyson Vohland and Ryan.
In the seco nd moto, Holland , Vohland, and
Brownlee we re side by sid e through tum one,
b ut Vohla n d he ld on a littl e lo ng er tha n th e
other two rid e rs to ta ke the lead. As the field
h ead ed into t he fi rs t la p it was Vohland,
Holland, Brownlee, Smith and Hummel rounding ou t the top five. By the end of the first lap,
Holland had take n the lead away from Vohland
and was looking as if he would p ull away from
the field. But Vohland battled with Holland
while Smith joined in to initiate a three-way bat tle for the lead.
Smith began to let it all ha ng oul Vohla nd
held the lead position until the final lap whe n
Sm ith made the mo ve o n h im b efore the
"Eleva tor Shafl" Smith then went on his wa y
for the overall victory. Vohland mot ored in for
second w h ile Holland to ok th ir d ahea d of
Pestana and Brownlee.
Results
so
ST K AUTO BEC : 1. Bobby Morello (Ya m); 2. Brian
Dominguez (Yam); 3. Ad ri", Figueroa (Yam); 4. Robe rt Go m"
(y.am); 5. ZacharyF10res (Yam).
50
BEG(0-8) : L J~ P....lov (Hon).
SO STK NOV (0-8 ): I. Cory McD.an iel (Y.am) ; 2. Sle vl!'n
Henwndl!'z(Y.a 3. Raymond Nav.anu(Y.am).
m);
P/ W eo: 1. We. ra~ (Yam); 2. r.at F"ttenon (Y..m); 3.
XR 80: 1. Chris C>rtore (Hon) ; 2. Brmd.a Bunon(Hon).
60 BEG (OVS): I. Kl!'lIrn Ctwdwick (K.aw ); 2. N ick Dav it!
(lCaw); 3. Corj McOmid (K.aw): 4. Broc Owens (K.aw); 5. Anthony
Iiouwr (K.a
w).
60 NOV (ll-8); 1. ......,. ........... (Kaw~ 2. 0..... ........,.
sn::
(Kaw~
60 BEG (9-11 ): I. A.. ron Ca ..dos (X.aw) ; 2. Jam" Wrighl
(K.iw); 3. Dononn Stytn (K.a.w ); 4. Tr.avis PattfTJon ; 5. Buffalo
Soit:o (Kaw ).
60 NOV (9-11): I. Ry ..n Mora is ( K.aw); 2. Robn1 H"rold
(X.w); 3. joshua Hl nwn (K.aw).
eo BEC 0-1: 1. Ry.an MreNck (Suz ); 2. Ed
Ra (lCaw);3. SunA~a
y
(Suz); 4. Scott Daris (Han); 5. Bry..., Abd (Han).
250 A: 1. Genr N.aurR« (Yam ); 2. Al.n Andrnl (ya m); 3.
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