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ElIHed by Scott Rousseau .' .
hill Boykin hit the berm of the connecting up hill
tum and stood his Yama ha on its front wh eel at
full speed with the entire pack on his heels.
H um mel assu med th e lead with Smith in
seco nd. Th en Smit h kicked out the stops and
prepared to set up Hummel for the pass. Smith
found the righ t moment and took the lead ou t of
view on the top of the Godzilla Uphill. On lap
four, Hummel went head over heels as h is
Kawasaki hit a ru t in a high speed-section. He
woul d recover but was no longer a factor.
Smith all bu t locked up the overall win with
a tremendous lead on the field at the checkered
nag. Though Gomm had closed in on Boykin by
mot e's end, he was unable to get around Boykin
fo r se con d . Jo n Nicolaus got around Steve
Macha do a nd held fourth position un til the final
few la ps, b ut Machado kept up the pres sure
a nd ev en tu ally go t back a round N icolaus to
reclaim the position.
Smith too k th e overall win a n d the lion's
share of the purse wi th Boykin second, Gomm
third. Machado fourth and Stark fifth.
Results
50 BEC (0-8): I. Adril"n Figut'roa (Ya m); 2.
(Above) One hu ndred riders enjoyed the scen ic Arizona mountains during the Wild West 200
dual sport event. (Below) Butch Smith (1) dominated the 250cc Pro class with a two-moto
sweep in round four of the CMAlBleffe USA California Winter Series at Sand hill Ranch.
J~rem y
Fuller
(yil m); 3. StcpNm Metcalf (Yam ); 4. Ryan Cow ell (y ilm); 5. JaMi
M orrison (YAm).
50 NOV ({).3 1. Bobby Morello (Yam) .
):
60 BEG ({).3): I. Adrien Fsgunw (K.aw); 2. Chlrlito Morrison
(Kaw); 3. Bobb Morello (Kaw).
y
60 BEC (9·11): 1. Jaml"'5 Wrig ht (Ka w); 2. Loga n Mas tl."nO
n
(K4w); 3. Juan WAite (Kaw).
60 NOV ({).3): 1. N ick O.. is (Ka w).
w
60 NOV (9-11): 1. Christopher Lom:lo (Kaw).
80 BEC : 1. Lee Mcuughlin (Yam); 2. Kurt Long (Hon) ; 3.
Christopher Loredo (Suz); 4. ~ Archutowski (Hon); 5. Art Du.1l1lt
(Suz).
so B/W: 1. 0U'is Porter (K.aw); 2. Jerry 8er'kemryrr (K.aw ); 3Cory Bunse (K.aw) .
80 NOV: 1. Michael Pilttenor'l (K.aw ); 2. JJ . Cwnmings (Suz );
3. Auggie Rodrigun (yam); ... K.vin Conuln (K.w); 5. Milr.e
Nrwnhom (}Ion).
INT; 1. Je>o Mh(ICTM); '
. Anthony DiJlo,;}io (}Ion).
.500NOV: I. Bob Zades (Kaw).
SOO INT: I. Anthony Alves CHon).
2S+ BEC: I. Don Hod gson (Hon) ; 2. How a rd Buh1l.'I't (Hon);
3. Mik T. ylor (K.lw); 4. Tony 1.atIgone (Hen); So Patrick GAn;i.I
(Kaw).
25+ NOV: 1. Kf'"ig Walker (Kaw); 2. Ted Pippin (Kaw ); 3. Bob
Pimen tel (Hon ).
2S+ lNT: 1. Anthony Alves (Hon); 2. Ceoffnoy Woods (Kaw).
3. M.ucTuck.er (Suz); 4. Troy Burchby (Yam) .
VET BEC : I. Gerhard Schreiber (H u,); 2. Todd Thoma .
(Hon ); 3. Scott Krunic (Hon); 4.
C~g
Abt!lI (KTM); .5 Kennet h
.
Porter (Kaw) .
VIT NO V: I. Ron OiBasilio (Y" m); 2. Mich.el Ren~ (K.aw);
3. Joe Madison (Hon); 4. Richard Faj.Jrdo (Yam); 5. John Traverso
(V.m).
VETINT: 1. Creg Pennington (Ka w); 2. Rdw'd ntgo (Han);
3. Stev~ Mat lock (Yun).
VET PRo. I. Randy Chapman (Suz~ 2. J
ohn Coo" (}Ion); 3.
Troy ~Hem-ra (Yam ); 4. Brad Mc~ (Hon); .5. lrv Achzign(Kaw).
OT NOV: 1. Brian Merchant (Hon ); 2. Mike Cr AZiano (Han);
3. Vancr BucIr.reus (Suz); " . RiNUI Autrilnd (Hua); 5. Ruu Paden
(Y.m).
OT 1l\,'T: 1. CJenn Pruitt (Han); 2. PoJt Cr" ham (Hon).
EX:1. Bill I¥kCUnton(ATIC)
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Dual Sporters
abound at Wild West 200
By Anne Van Beveren
Photo by Tom Van Beveren
BUlUiEAD em, AZ.. FEB. 19-20
With a route that spanned 200 miles in two da ys,
the Wild West 200 didn't seem like the longest
ride of the year when dual spo rters left the sta rt
in Bullhead City, just across the Co lorad o River
from the glitzy g am b ling town o f La ug h li n.
Nevada.
But by the time they reached the finish, the
100 participants had taken a leap in time from
the flashi ng ligh ts of th e 1994 casinos to the
rusty picks and shovels of the gold mining da ys
of 1906 and back again.
Th e h igh light of the w ild west scenic tour
was his toric Oatma n, Arizona, which is located
on Highwa y 66, 25 miles southwest of Kingman.
Founded in 1906, Oa tma n nourished as a go ldmining center in the 1930s and produced mor e
than $36 million in gold at 1930 prices .
The ride passed through Oatman ha lfw ay
th rough Sunday' s 6O-mile ride and there we re
few d ual spo rters who didn' t succu mb to the
ru stic, yes tery ear charm of the town, which is
now home to 100 residents and almost as many
wild burros. which wander the stree ts as if they
own them.
The res t of the route , which was laid out by
l
Jim Pilon of Tour 'N Trail . was just as inte resting. Sa turday's 13D-mile tra il included eve ry thing from the deep san d o f a ID-mile wash and
the pe rfect traction of da mp desert tra ils, to a
brisk ID-mile bu rst down th e highwa y to the
nea res t gas station. The chill of the wintry air
made the pavement un po pul ar with most of the
riders, bu t spectacular vistas across Lake Mojave
and impressive views of Arizona's craggy buttes
more than made up for it.
At the end of da y one, the biggest complaint
was that the ride had been too short.
"It was a great ride, but we were bock (at the
hotel) by noon, so we decided that instead of sitting around and being bored, we would ride the
second day's loop as well, " said Mike Hampton,
who sported a bo rrowed he lme t beca use he'd
left his own helmet at home, a five-hour's d rive
away in Sou thern California.
Ron Loomis was sporting a cracked nb a t the
end of his first day.
"I crashed right in the parking lot before it
started," said Loom is, who fell while he was trying to pull-start his DR350S behind a friend 's
pick-up. " it's typ ical. It wo rks we ll in Las Vegas
but the minute I get it out of its home en viron ment, it won't start."
Loomis rod e all d ay wondering about his
injuri es.
" I know I cracked a ri!>-I've had enough of
those to know what it feels like, but I tho ught I'd
done something else because I ha d another pain
as well. Then, after a 13D-mil ride, f get back to
e
the room and I find it was my turn signa l that
I'd stuck in m y pocke t after th e cra sh ," sa id
Loom is, with a grin.
Day tw o's 6O-mile trail began with an eyeopening bo unce thro ugh the ups and downs of a
very roc ky roa d befor e it gave wa y to rolling
dese rt trails and washes. Bright p ink nbbon confirmed every major turn and gave an extra sense
of security to first-time dual sporters like Mike
Tucker.
"I've never seen that tape wi th all the stuff on
it before (the roll chart) - I thought I had to tope it
to my buddy's back, but yo u could follow the
ribbon well enough to stay on the course withou t
it. We only blew a few turns," said Tucker.
Alan " Wro ngway" Cohn blew one very
important tum. With color b lindness making it
impossibl e for h im to di st inguish the even t's
bright pink ribbon, the XR600 pilot followed
orange ribbon fro m a no ther ev ent so fa r off
tr ack that h e w as unable to retrace his steps .
Cohn made his way across country to the Colorado River using the tali smokestack on laughlin' s power station as a guide.
"Could you bu y me some d istress nares for
my birthday?" asked Cohn, after he rejoin ed the
res t of the dual sporters at the finish.
Willoh whips 'em
at Hanford Motocross
By David Allen
HANRJRD, CA, FEB. 20
Team Gree n rid er Jeff Willoh gave his father a
very .welcome birthday pres ent in the form of
back-eo-back victories in the 125 an d 250cc inte rmed ia te classes during ro und fou r of the GFI
North Winter MX Series at the Ha nfo rd Fairgro un ds .
How ever, there was also action behind the
. leader as Nathan Woods got mid pack starts in
both molos and found himself locked in hea ted
battles in his qu est to get to the front of the pa ck.
In both 125cc Intermediate motos, Woods fough t
his wa y through traffic to finish 2-2 for second
ov erall. Beh ind hi m was a th ree-w a y b a tt le
between Chad Burl eson, Travis Preston and
Scott Dav is . Th is tr io would dice throughout
both motos, constantly swapping positions, and
providing the 200 spectators with some great
motoc ross act ion. In the end it wa s Burleson,
Preston. and Davis. respecti vely.
Willoh wa s a t the ga te ag ain in th e 250cc
class and proceecled to get both hol eshots and
play h id e-and-go-see k with the competition.
Pres ton, seco nd off th e line, held the sp ot by
kee p ing Chad Burleson a t ba y in both motos,
and likewise relegating Burleson to third place.
The battle for fourth and fifth p lace beca me the
battle nobody wanted to win, as every rider who
attained either pos ition fell down or was passed
by several other riders. In the end, Mick Elsberry's 4-6 was good enoug h for fou rth overall and
a 9-1 performance by Car l Baker gove him fifth
overall .
Results
50 NOV: 1. Steven Hrmande:z (Yam) .
50 P/W: 1. Nathan Brock (Y"m); 2. Justtn Robnts (Vam); 3.
Brent fu rman (y. m);". RyoJR Seville (yoJ
m); 5. James I..eon (yun).
60 ({).3): I. 5tcovmHcmandez (Kaw); 2. Mich&rl Brock (Yam );
1
3. Donov&n V' rinro (Hon); " . Dustin Shipman (K.I w).
60 (9-11): 1. Tr-on Davia (Ka w ); 2. )eftmy eru.e (K.w); 3.
Brian BU a li (K.I w); 4. OnTick McClIntock(Ka w); S. Andy Pieru
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