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row, this time earning a transfer into the Intermediates. In the Four-Stroke class, Craig Skinner grabbed the gold. Results EX; 1. O.vid Boydstun (Bull; 2. Krvin Krugh (H us); 3. IUdt Hinchliff (H us ). le INT: 1. Gene M.1p ( Moli); 2. Tom Sea~ (Hus); J. '[);;;Jrren Curtis (Su%); 01. Ed Zorm (Yam) ; 5 . Ken Lusk (cr). NO V, I. Ridy And ...... lSuzt 2. Chrio Reel (CZ); 3. Mkh>el Jotuuon (Hus); 4. Mik 80~ (KTM). 4-STRK: 1. Ct.aig Skinner (BSA); 2. John Scott (Tn 3. I.Mvid ); Ol.lone(Ouc). No dabs for Darrow at PITS Vintage Trial By John Silva AUBURN, CA,MAR. 5 Premier Heavyweight Advanced rider Ste ve Darrow pos ted a dean rid e an d a pe rfect score, besting Premier Ughtweight winner Ken Marecak at the Mammoth Bar OHV area during the second event in the 1991 Pacific International Tria ls Society Vintage /Beginner Series. Ten sections were offered, many of w hic h featured up to four sp lits, sending the riders to lines of varying difficulty . The majority of the sections wo und up and down the clay hillsides, wi th the res t on a short loop tha t traced through the sand near the American River. Rain showers the previou s n ight made for m uddy places in some sections; competitors hunted for traction on more than a few slick climbs. On the other hand, the added moisture made the deep sa nd of sections five and six m uch easier to negotiate. The scattered as sortment of granite boulders provided the best traction except where they became covered with a thin coal of greasy day by the competitors ' passing tires. Mud was not a p roblem in the park.ing lot, as the entire staging/ p a rkin g area had recently been re-graveled with some heavy-duty stones. Of course, the river provided plenty of running wa ter. The PITS dub did their part to keep the waters pure by placing hay ba les in strategic stream-side locations to filter out an y sediments. Section th ree was particularly in te resting and drew a fair-sized gallery of spectators ; the location also offered a view of the rider's descent d own neighboring section four . Just past the start gate of section three riders entered a stream-bed and con tin ued upstream th rough small jumbled boulders for most of the sectio n's len gth. Poin ts lost here were the deciding factor in several close contests. O ne such contest was the Mo dern Classic Advanced class as Bill Scarlett and Rocky Robinson emerged from three loo p s tied with 17 points each. Scarle tt got the nod by virtue of his 22 deans versus 20 for Robinson. The Modem Classic Intenned iate class was just as dose, with Steve Rasmussen and Dennis Thom pson dr opp ing only three points apiece. The blue ribbon went to Rasmussen with 28 clean sections versus 27 deans for second-place Thompson. The junior Advanced div ision did battl e on the tough "two" line, with justin Oakley beating je re m y Appel by a mere five points, 19 to 24 points, respectively. The junior Intermediate set was championed by Ya ma ha- mo u n te d Gr eg Erw in, who cle aned 29 sec tio ns and dropped onl y three p o ints for the en tire da y. In th e Novice ran ks, Lance Rose impressed all on h is little 50cc machine by card ing a perfect score of zero to top the class . Results PREM H /W ADV: I. ~ D.-rrow . PREM H / W RlClD ADV: I.lr~ Stww. PREM L/W ADY: 1, Ken MU K D.. MDERNCLSSC MSTR: 1. J4Itne& Porter; 2. Tony SagAU; 3. Kcith Oakley. MORN CLSSC ADV: 1. BiU Sc..1rldt; 2. Rock y Robinson; 3. OudGilz.ean. MDR."Il CLSSC 1m: I . Stl"YC' IU~ 2. OPnnis Thom~ son; 3. Jdf Cibbs. MORN BK MSTR: 1. o.n Davis; 2. Jim Wink'r; 3. Dan Neil· .... MORN BK ADY : 1. Jim Hickm.ln; 2. Philippe Ceslin; 3. Karen . M O RN BK INT : 1. John Silva; 2. Bt'cky Cansbn'geT; 3. Joann c.lbreath. JR AOV : I . Ju stin OiIkley; 2.Jewmy Ap pt' l • I R INT: 1. G rC' Erwin: 2. A ndy JohlUOn ; 3 . Robb ie R.us Osw~ld . m ~. JR NOV: l. l.ance Ri»e ; 2. Brandon Rose;J.Tara Oswald. Spencer slams competition at San Jose Short Track By Mindyz Mac SAN J OSE,CA, MAR. 5 Rod Spencer powered his Honda to the fron t of the pack. to win the lOOcc Mod ified Expert in the · final ro un d of the Saturday n ight Barn Burner Indoor Race Series at the Santa Clara County Fairground s. At the start it was Paul Iwanaga who grabbed the holes hot and took the lead. pursued by Spencer and john Hlebo. By the thir d lap of the 12-lap main, Spencer had wo rked his Honda past Hlebo to take over the second pos ition, and began to put p ressure on Iwanaga . Iwanaga w asn ' t abou t to give in, and he and Spe nce r bega n to trade paint while the y battled for the lead. Hl eb o w a nt ed in on the action and go t right bes id e Spencer more th an a co u p le o f times, bu t cou ld not ge t by him. Spen cer had his eyes set on the w in and the $SOO purse . Finally on the ninth lap , Spencer took over the lead onl y to be re passed by lwana ga and Hl ebo on the 10th lap. Then on the final lap, Spencer shoved Iwanag a off the groove to take the win, and Hlebo also got by for second place. Acti on in the l00cc Mod ified Novice class sa w David Mor gan get the jum p on the co mpetition to take o ver th e lea d . Morgan w as followed by Tim Hod ge and Craig Gonzales, with b oth rid ers ke epi n g th e h e a t o n Mo rga n. Behin d the lead trio, the race for fourth p lace was close between John Font anetti an d Lynette Wosick, wi th the pair staying inches apa rt. By the halfway point the race was still up for grabs as the top five riders were w heel-to-wheel, but it was apparen t that no one was go ing to make a mistake. Morgan we nt on to take the wi n in one of the smoothes t rac es of the nigh t, with Hodge finishin g second an d Gonzales finish ing third. Racing in the 100cc Nov ice Stock dass was a wire-to-wire w in for Mo rg an. He s to le th e holeshot at the beginning of the race and never looked back as he we nt on to ta ke his second win of the night. Morgan was chased aenoss the line by Roy Rose and Dan Phillips. Results 50 BEG: I . Brad Spencer; 2. Rodncoy 5pC'ncC'r; 3. T ,",Of DoN.ak; 4. Sun O uk; S. Mike RU!J\. 50 INT: 1. Anthony ManiglLi; 2. JoshlU Sw a nson; 3. Chris Burnett. 50 ADV : 1. Johnny RiplC'y. 2. Adrien Fi~ 1 Eric urn\- WMN : 1. LynettC' W os iclr.; 2. Jill Rudy: 3. MieN-lie Ltne" WC'''wr; 4. U unl Johnson; 5. Vdi Wos id. 80 YrH: 1. Eric urril1o; 2. JIJ5hu.a ~l i; 3. Jto- Vankt-l VET EX: 1. Pau1lw.ana~ 2. J~ urrera: 1 Troy Deliertwot; ... Jaclr.~ S. Butch Cochran. 80 ADULT 1. Bill Ripley: 2. Butch Cochran, : 100 NOV STX: 1. o.vid MorgM\; 2. Roy~. 3. Dan Phillips; '- Kenny Noyn; S. Tony Rose. 100 MOD JR 1. An thony DeM ..rio ; 2. Steve HIebo; 3. r ..u l : Ungars; 4. Sh.Iwn IU ggio; S. l am Aurcon. 100 ST1C JR: 1. Anthon y DeMario; 2. Rogn' s.nc:hez; 3. Bill RiplC'y; 4. SNwn Raggio ; 5. Phil Cacio. srx 100 EX: 1. Pau1lw.ltLaglo; 2. JOC' Urrera; J. Kerry Puccio; 4. Cordon Rudy; 5. Rob Damron. 100 MOD N OV: I. Da vid M organ; 2. Tun Hodge; 3. Cr.ig ConuIC's; 4. John Fonwrwtti; S. L~ W05rl.. UNDER 16: I . Gary Rogers; 2. lCl-nny Noyes ; 3. J-:m Jensrn. VET NOV : I. Roy Ro!Je;2. Da n Phi llips; 3. Rayweeee. VET JR: 1. TIm Ala rcon; 2. Pa ul U ngar'S; 1 RogerSanchez100 MOD EX: 1. Rod Spena:r; 2. John H1ebo; 3. Pa ul lwan.aga; 4. Craig Rugen; S. Troy De H errrra. Harker hauls at LA County vintage Motocross By Matt Hilgenberg PAlMDALE, CA,MAR. 6 Louis Harker wo n three of his fou r mo tos to eam two class vic to ri es at rou nd two o f the Am eri can H istoric Racing Motorcycle Assn . (AH RMA) Western Regio na l MX Seri es at LA Cou nty Raceway. Har ker swept the 30+ Intermed iat es, then turned in a 2-1 performance to earn the 500cc Intermediate title. California Racing Club (C RC) hosted the eve nt, whic h was run und er skies threate ning showers in th e area, bu t the entir e eve n t ran with ou t significa n t ra in, which arrived as the last cars were filing out of the park after the troph y p resen tation. There were 136 entries for this event whi ch was also the AHRMA SoCaI Series opener. Ossa Phantom rider Tim Morton, who wa s compe ting in his firs t-ever vint age MX, had to play second fidd le to Hark er in the 30+ Inte rmed iates, despite lead ing the second moto un til the mid way point in the event, when Harker pulled alon gs ide over the finish line tabletop ju mp, then went aroun d the ou tside of Morton to claim the lead and even tual victory. Keith Lynas, on another Phantom, wa s th ird overall in the 13rider field with a 3-3 da y. Bill Clem , riding his KTM 400 for the second time, topped the 14-rider 500cc Int e rmed iate first moto w ith Harker in seco nd an d CZmounted Ra ndi Perkins th ir d . In mota two , Harker came up wi th the win over Maico rider Greg Blaze k and Clem, which made the_final sla ndi ngs Harker. C le m and Blazek (6-3); Perkins had trouble in moto tw o whi ch dropped him to eighth overall. There wa s a 1-2 Ossa Stilett o swee p in lhe Pre mier Lightweight 11 Novice division, with Verne Elmo re leading the way in both molos over Phil Benedict; Greeves rider Bill Samstag was third overall. Ed Ho a nd Klemm Rese arch 's john Greene wa y had a fIerce battle in the 30+ Expert d ivi- Rick Luridgrem (66P) chased Ed Ho (19Z) in 30+ Expert action at the AHRMA Vintage MX at Lo s Angeles County Raceway. Ho ran second to John Greenway, an~ Lundgrem was third. sio n w ith Gree nway narrowly winnin g both motos. Moto two was the bette r race, with Ter ry Altma nn lead ing the way until he was s lowed mo men tarily by a lapped rider, wh ich allow ed Ho to zip pas t. A lap later, Greenway also got by Altma nn , then caug ht up to Ho and made a banzai pass two turns from the finish to clinch the victory. Results 125 NOV : I. Re. White (C· A); 2. John Gulli ford (Ric); 3. Joe'J fu ruoen (Y.am);4. Annen Cbwson (Ka w ). 125 INT : 1. Zach Haiopoff (lion); 2. MitcheU Craig (Hon); 1 Leef ..bry (Y.am); 4. Keith Lynas (~); 5. Ron Renzul li ( Hon ). 125 EX: I. H o w.ard IY ntz (Hon); 2. Scott Davis (Hon); 3 . David rashC'T (Hon); 4. John Lundgt'C'R(Bul). 250 NOV: I. Re. Whitt' (Hon) ; 2. JOC' LolYnz e n (o.w); 3. veeee EIInt:ft (Ossa );". Bmn DuollW (M.Ii); S. Don 8C'nC'(Hon). 250 IN!: 1. Tim Morton (Oss.a ); 2. Eric H.lrrison: 3. Greg Blaz.C'k (Hon);". Vic Curti (Osw); S. Ke;th Lynas (Ossa). 250 EX: I . T am ~ (Hus); 2. John G n!ft1w .. y (Hon); 3. John Lundgren (BuIl; " . David Ftsher ~w); S. Howard R.tntz (lion). smNOV: 1. Steve Fi5h (CZ) . SOO lNT: I. Louis H.arker (CZ>; 2. Bill Clem (Kl'M); 1 GlYg Blutok (H on ); " . Uoyd Boland (CZ ); 5. Rich Smith (M.ai) . SOO EX: I. T un N.a.sh (Hus); 2. Ed Ho (M.1i); 3. Riel Lundgt'C'R (H us ); 4. Cr..ig lveUi (Hus); 5. Tcorry Altmann (a). OPEN lWlN EX: 1. Scott Dun1.tvt.oy (0tC'- Tri) ; 2. J.ack Asmus (BSA) . • WOMEN I!\IT: I. Cinget' Hilgt-onbeTg (Bu l). +30 NOV: I. Dante Sorrenti (Mai); 2. Brian Duane (Ma i); 3. Oon a..- tHon) ; ... Jack A lvarado (Hus); S. Chris Frri (Hon). +30 INT: I. Louis Harker (CZ); 2. Tlm Mort on (Oss.l); 3. Keith L)'TUI1i (o.aa); 4. Jim Bud tin gh.Jm (CZ); S. Cary HengC'VC' (H us). 1 +30 EX: I. Jo hn Gret.'nw.. y (H on); 2. Ed Ho (M.1 i); 3. Te rry Altmann (CZ); 4. Rick Lund gren (Hus); 5. Mark Bmo b (Yam ). +40 NOV: I. Joh n Gulliford (Mon ); 2. WiIli C' Nol ih (Su z); 3. l Russell Heck (l lus) . ck +40 INT: 1. Keith Perra ngelc (BSA); 2. Owrlie Bt" (Mal ); 3. Vic Curti (Ossa); " . Jam es Hallock (Suz); 5. Rich Smith (Mdi). +40 EX: I. Ron MC'lon (Ossa). t +50 NOV: I . Wayne Kanl.!: (Suz ); 2. Bruce Challmt'r (H us~; 3 . Pa ul Elmort" (BSA) . +50 !NT: 1. Dennu. Tooma n (Ho n); 2. Ron Cla wson (M.ai). PREM LTWT NOV: I. Bill Samstag (Gre ); 2. r hil Benedict C BSA). PREMLlWT INT: l. Len And e rson (Tri) . PREM LTWT II NOV: 1. Verne Elmo re (Ossa ); 2. Phil Bene-d iet (Osw); 3. Bill S.amsl.1g (G re) . PREM L1WT 0 EX: 1. J ohn ~fevrC' (Hus ); 2. M.att Hilgt-'flo """'(Tri~ PREM SOO EX; 1. Man Hil genberg (Ric). PREM 500 II EX: 1. John Lerevre (Hus). PREMOrEN1WJNlNT, I.ee."" Rogen (AIS~ Kritzer overpowers Oakdale MX By Tim Quinn OAKDALE, CA,MAR. 6 Dennis Kritze r picked up the w in in the 12Sec In termedia te class during rou nd five of the CMA / Biefffe USA Ca lifornia Winter Series MX at Oakdale's Pioneer Arena. At the start of mot o one in the 125cc In termediate class, jason jenk.ins led to the first corner. He was follow ed by Bria n Noe, Kri tze r. Antho ny Alves and Carl Bake r. On lap two, Kritu:r had begun to wo rk tow ard the front. His first victim was Noe. Baker was also in tent on pas sing. He app lied pressu re to Alv es a nd almos t thr ew the bike away, recovering to hold fifth. Thou gh jenkins continued to lead , Kritzer an d No e had tr ad ed positio ns again . Det er minl.>d to grab the lead , Noe made his move in a turn and took it, leav ing jenkins to battl e with Kritzer. All the wh ile, Baker had been cha rging to the front. The running order at the mid way point wa s No e, Jenkins , Kri tze r, Baker and Alves. Baker kicked out the stops on the fourth lap b y making pa sses on Krit zer and Jenkins to tak e seco nd . On the fifth lap, Baker took the lead from Noe. When the white flag came out for the final lap , Baker looked as if he had it in the bag. but he d ropped his bike, falling back to fourth before he could get going again. The last lap wa s e xcitin g. to say the least. Noe held firs t, Jenkins was second . Kritzer th ird . Baker fo ur th , a n d Alves complet ed th e top fiv e. Baker tried to pass Kritze r, but Alves qu ickly went by them both a n d Baker th en fell way back . At the end of moto one, Noe too k the w in followed by [enkins, Alves , Kritzer, and Craig Humphrey. Kritzer holeshot the second moto. Th is time, Willie Miller ran se co n d, Noe held th ird, Humphrey fou rth a nd Saul Smoak was fif th. Jenk ins had gotten a miserable sta rt and was back in the pack . Things would stay calm unti l the fourth lap when Jenkins made a move on Smoa k to take over fifth. Kritzer was d omin ant in moto two and had opened up a lead on the field. The rest of the pack. was left to decide the other placings. Humphrey looked very strong in moto two and began to make his move, passing Noe for third. jenkins also saw an op po rtuni ty to pass Noe , but came up short. At th e checkered it was Kritzer. Miller, Humphrey , Noe and Jenkins, with the overall win going to Kritzer by virtue of his 4-1 mot o scores. D Results soBEG «()'8): 1. JOOolthon Wit hrow (Vam ); 2. Nick Muore (Itj); 3. AdriC'fl Figueroa (yam); 4. Hibnan Fuller (yam); 5. Du s tin J ohn lIlOfl(Yolo m) . 50 BEG (9- 11): 1. William W..lton (V..ml . 50 N OV (M): 1. Cory McDanitol(y .. m ). r /w 80: I. Jdf Fajard o (Yam ). 60 BEC (()'8); I. Adri en Figueroa (Kaw); 2. Zachary Flores (Yam); 3 . Sll'p ha n Mt·talf (Kaw). 60 BEG (9·11 ): 1. Loga n Ma s leftK)n (Kaw); 2. ' a!lO Wai te n (Kaw) ; 3. Donov.:I n Styks (Kaw); 4. James Wrigh t (Kaw); S. T)'llDn r1ago (Kaw). 60 NOV (0--8): t. Ken"n Ch ..dwick (Ka w); 2. Nick Davis (Ka w) ; 3. Cory Mc Dan it"1 CKaw). 60 NOV (9-11): 1. Christopht.., Lored o (lU w); 2. Aaron Cauda.. (Kaw) . 80 BEG 0-1 ; 1. Kurt Lon g (Hon); 2. C1in l Reif C Hon); 3. Chris Bud :reus (5u.z) ; 4. Joe Archutow ski (Hon); S. Art Du.lrte (Suz). go BEG 0-2: I. Just in D i" (Ka w ); 2. D.mit"1 Cox (y .am); 3 . Tom M .arke y (JU;w ); 4 . t.:e Mcuughlin (Ya m ); S. J.ason Waiw (Ya m ). 80 B/W: I. Chris Porter (Ka w); 2. Jerry Bt-rem.!yer (Ka w ); 3. Danny DeslMmes (Ka w) . 80 NOV: 1. Mich.lel Pa tb.-non (Kaw ); 2. N ick McBride' (K.1w ); 1 Derek Brush (Han); ... Dann y Ornelas (Suz ); S. G r..twm Fa ~ (lion). 80 INT : I. J~ Mt-d (Hon). ley 125 BEG [)-I: I. N ick P.pp.s (K.w ); 2. z.nco Reif (H on); 3. SNwn Mietz (Suz); 4. Allton Kt-efC' (Hon); S. John Stolt (H on) . 125 BEG [).. 2; 1. Da ~e Dunn ~w); 2. ~ Sm ith (Suz); 1 Brandon H.unilton (Yam); 4. Bryan Gill (yam) ; 5. Howard Buhkort CHon ). 125 NOV: I. o. rin PoIsltoy (Hon); 2. M ile Hartnwn (J(.aw ); 3. Ed d iC' Ben son (Ho n ); 4 . W ..d e SpC'yC't' (Ka w) ; S. KC'ith VC'1'd in (Han). 125 INT : 1. Denn is Kntzer (Hon); 2. Bry..n Noe (Suz); J. Jason Jenkin:> (Hon); 4. C raig Humphrey (Suz ); S. Riclr.Alvn (Y.lm) . 250 BEC: l. N'1CIr. Pappas (Ka w ); 2. Bill Bruton (Yam); 3. Tun Strou p (Suz ); 4. Blaine' Kissinge'f (J(.,)w ); S. Scott ~ (Y.. m). 250 NOV: 1. JOC' Vell. (K.w ); 2. Man Styles (Hon); 3. Chris PI.a~ (Suz); " . Mik C'MtCIoud (Kaw ); S. )toftMoliN (Ho n ). 250 INT : I . Carl Baker ~w); 2. Rid.. Alves (y a m ); 3. Willie' Miller ( Hon); 4. Craig H wnphnoy (Suz); S. Ceotfrtoy Woods ~ w). 2SO PRO: I. P.. t Gomm (y..J m); 2. ltv Achziger (K.aw); 3. Brlod McLennan (Hon). SOO BEG: 1. Cerha.rd Schreiber ( H us ); 2. Gnos I..epnh (ICTM); 3. Anthony DiBasilio (Hon). 2.>29 BEC : 1. Andrew Myna" (Hon); 2. Don Hodgson (Hon); 3. Tony ungoneo (Hon); 4. Mikl" Taylor (lUw); 5 . (Aoan I...orlsky (Suz). 2.>:N NOV: I. Kraig Walk.t.., (Kaw); 2. Bob Pimt'nld (Hon) ; 3Jaim e Th eiler (Vam); 4. Tt'd Pip p in (Ka w ); 5 . Tim Weberl ing (H on) . 2S-29 lNT: 1. Croffrey Woods (Kaw) . VE T BEG : I. G erhard Sc h rC'ibrr (H us); 2. Todd Thomas (Hon) ; 3. Scott Krunic (Hon ); 4 . M ark Jo hnson (V. m) ; .5. G reS Abell (l(1M). . VET NOV: I . Ron Di Bas ilio (Yam); 2. Da ve Hendl"T'SOO (Suz) ; 3. Joe M.1dison (Hon); 4. Pa u l MontgomC'T)' (Kilw); S. John Tnve1'!lO(V~ m). u nco VET INT: 1. Richa rd llago (H on ); 2. C raig (K.lw). VET PRO: I. Mickey O"Slwughnnsy (Hon); 2. In' Achzigr r (K. w); 3. Strve Lawrence (Han). OT N OV : 1. Leroy Smi th (V.. m ); 2. Russ Pad con (Y~ m); 3. V.I.tIa: Budreus (Suz). INT: 1. Ted NC'tti (Ka w). or

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