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.t#;' ·MOTOCROSS. . . . . AHRMANintage Iron National MX Series Round1: ForidaM J otorsportsC plex om (Far left) In his vintage racing debut, Guy Coope r easily won the 30+ Expert class, but a mechan ical grem lin kept him from winn ing the Sportsman 500cc Expert division. (Above) Fonner Grand National Champion Dick Mann grabbed w ins in the Premier 500cc and 50+ Expert divisions. (Left ) Greg Bastek (41B) and Mike Boggia dice In the 125cc Expert class. Cooper shows vintage form By Matt Benson OCALA. n, MAR 5 u y Cooper mad e h is vintage motocross debut doing wha t he does best - going fast and w inning. Riding a 7 4 Penton 400 for series sponsor Vintage Ir on, the promotocrosser-turned-off-road-racer domin a ted both 30+ Expe r t motos, In the Sportsman 500cc Expert class, however, things didn't go as smoothly. Cooper won the opening 500cc moto, bu t was left sitting on the line with bike p ro b lems as t he second ra ce ro ared away. The Vintage Iron crew scrambled into action, fina lly ge tti ng hi m go ing well into the race. Wringing the Penton for all it was wo rth, Cooper was able to work his way up to 12th place, giving him fifth overall. David Ellis grabbed the overall win by taking 2-1 finishes on his Yamaha VZ36O. The Florid a Motorsports Complex played host to more than 350 entries for the opening AHRMA National. Considerable work had gone into making the circuit more vintag e-friendly, but the track became hard-packed and rough as the day wore on. Thankfully, there was very little dust under the warm, sunny skies. Some of the da y's closest racing came in the Sportsman 12Scc Intermed iate class. The fi rst moto of this Honda G CR125-dominated d ivision was a battle between John Ziska and William Nazelrod, with Ziska moving to the fr on t abou t halfway through the race. Nazelrod hung onto the lead for the en tire second moto, while Ziska had to work h is way past Yamaha-mount ed Robert Leimenstoll and Gord on Ores ti to an eventua l second-place - a nd second overall - finish. The 12Sec Experts also put on a good show, with Greg Bastek an d his Honda working from a bad start into the lead in moto one. The second race was a contest between Bastek and Mike Boggia (who d id n' t make th e results list in the first moto) early in the race. Then , as Boggia opened a gap in the mote's latter stages, a ba ttle for second raged between Bastek and Bob Kuhnsm an, wit h Bastek prevaili ng at the checkered flag . Th e defending class champion's 1-2 finishes netted Bastek the overall w in. In Spo rtsman SOOcc Intermediate racing. the first mo to went to Suzuki rider Roger Norris, who won the race to the line aga inst Gary DiPietro. Mot o two belonged to Yamah a-m o u nted Bart Hiter, after a tu ssle w it h Norri s and DiPietro. The overall win, though, was No rris', with 1-2 finishes . Norris also earned an overall w in in the Sportsman 2S0cc Intermedia te B d iv ision, and D iPiet r o too k the 40 + Intermediate wi n. Dick Ma n n was a d o uble w in ner, with his beautifully restored Monark thumper, in Premier 500cc Expert and 50+ Expert , making up somewha t for the embarrassm ent of losing his ga s tank in the fir st Pr emier 500cc II moto. a Florida Motorsports Comp lex Ocala, Florida Results: March 5, 1994 S PTMN 125 EX: I. Greg Bastek (Hon); 2. Jay Kind er (Hon ); 3. Bob Kunhsman ( Hon); ~. Ma rk ICkin (Ha n); S. Carl Mab rey (Hon ). SPTMN 125 INT: 1. Will iam Nazelrod (Ho n); 2. Joh n Zish (H on); 3. Rich Da ny us (Ho n); 4. Cordo n Oresti (Han); S. Howard Bennett (Hon). SPTMN 125 NOV : 1. Wayne MiUer (Hon); 2. Steve N~ (Hon); 3. Jason Ezell (Hon); 4. Usa Powell (Hon). S PT M N 2S0 EX: 1. Darne l Field (C Z); 2. Ri ck Hudson (H on); 3. Tim w eaver (But) ; 4. Rick Hum phreys (H as) ; S. Joseph Brillo (Yam). SPTMN 2SO1m' k I . Eddy Taylor (Han); 2. John Ziska (Hon); 3. Lester Cragan (Han); 4. Dennis Blevins (CZ) ; S. Eric Kraft (Mon). SPTMN 2SO 1m' B; 1. Roger Norris (Suz) ; 2. Scott Lanier (Hon); 3. Gay land Ben nett (H o n); 4. Rob ert l.ei menstol1(Yam); S. Sieve lidd (Ho n) . SPTMN 2SO NOV: 1. An thony Cavazza (KTM ); 2. Eric Bri llo (Yam); 3. George Nance (CZ) ; 4. Shawn Wadsworth (Yam); 5. Kevin Go nyou (Yam ). . SPTMN 500 EX: 1. Da vid Elli s (Ya m ); 2. Randal Tarter (KTM); 3. Benny Durrough (Mai); 4. Tim Weaver (BuI); S. Guy Cooper (Pen ). SPTMN 500 INT: 1. Roger No rr is (Su z); 2. Ba rt Hi ter (Yam); 3. Gary DiPietro (KTM); 4. John Lu kasek (Ma i); S. Stacey Smith (Mai). SPTMN SOO NOV: 1. Roland Beck (Yam); 2. Mark Rayborn (Pe n); 3. R.Q. Old (Mai); 4. Willia m Sek ulich (Ma i); 5. Jaso n Eze ll. SPTMN TWIN EX:1. Rick Dou gh ty (Ric). SPTMN TWIN INT: 1. Er ic Pritchard (T ri); 2. Dennis Blevins erri); 3. Rob Sticker (Rk· Trl). PR EM UW EX: 1. Steve Tuck er (BSA) ; 2. Robert Ginder Jr. (Gre). PREM UW INT: 1. John Asdeford Oaw) . PREM IJW NOV: 1. Hany Hi gg ins (BSA). PREM UW II INT: 1. Eri c Kra ft (Man ); 2. Jay Wilson (AJ5); 3. Todd New ell (Oss). PREM SOO EX: 1. Dick Mann (Mnk); 2. Bcno Rod i (lISA). PREM SOO 1m': I. John Hu egel (Ind); 2. Eric Tucker (BSA); 3. Ma rk W1mams (Mat) . PREM 500 NOV: 1. Robert Au gus tin e (Eso ); 2. Harry Higgins (lISA). PREM SOO II EX: 1. Steve Tuc ker (BSA); 2. H ugh Weaver (BuI). PREM SOD II INT: 1. Roger Ga n ne r (Ri·Tri); 2. Oa vid Tucker (BSA); 3. Eric Pritchard ern'); 4. Da vid Demarest (Due); S. Andrew Mu rray (lISA). PREM SOO II NOV: 1. George Frankel (BSA). FREM TWIN EX: I. Bcno Rodi (No r). PREM TWIN 1m': I . Mike Smith (Nor). WMN INT: 1. Usa Pow ell (Han). 30+ EX: 1. Gu y Cooper (Pen ); 2. David Ellis (Yam); 3. David C lem,""", (BuI); 4. !lenny Ourrough (Mai); S. Rick Hudson (Hon). 30+ 1m' k 1. Eddy Ta ylor (Hon); 2. Blake Wilson (Hon); 3. Gary Poland (BuI); 4.·Neai Whitney (CZ); S. Perry Nash (Pen ). 30+ tNT B: 1. Eddi e Lambert (Suz ); 2. Joe Collins (CZ); 3. Steve TIdd (Hon); 4. Gerritt Haynes (H on); S. Mark Sterritt (Mai) . 30+ NOV: 1. TIm O'Rourke (Man); 2. David Light (BuI); 3. Wayne Miller (Han); 4. Roland Beck (Yam); S. Cnig Corcoran (Gre). 40... EX: 1. David C lemence (Bul); 2. Phi l Hanford (CC M); 3. Mike Brow n (Yam); 4. Hugh Weaver (Bul). 40+ 1m': I. Gary D iPietro (KTM); 2. Raymond Weir (CZ); 3. Gay land Ilenneq (H us); 4. Randy Pew (BuI); S. Ga ry Poland (BuI). 40+ NOV: 1. John Manlord (Han); 2. Steve Simpson (Han); 3. John James (pen). so. EX: I. Dick Mann (Mnk ); 2. Jean Ramsa y (Mai) ; 3. David Eze ll (KTM); 4. Harold Hazel (Hon). SO... lNT: 1. James Hi ter (Ya m) ; 2. Jo hn Hueg el (Ind); 3. BiDMor ando (Hus); 4. R.Q. Old (Mai); S. James Tayl or (CZ) . so. NOV: I. Ralph Porze1t (BuI); 2. Gera ld Nu ccio (Ma i); 3. Peter Ley (H on) ; 4. Robert Augustine (Esc); S. JimCameron (BSA). 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