Caplin~er pummels
Park HIlls Hare Scrambles
By Arlene Hejlek
Seth Keena (151) and Jason Dubin (7) holeshot th is 125cc Novice moto du ring action al lhe Los Angeles County Raceway Motocross.
o rEN BEG: 1. Todd Scoggi n (H on ); 2. Marty Franz (Kaw).
SR NO V: 1. geeel Cox (l'.1w); 2. K.lfl Hering (Suz) ; 3. Stacey
Miller (Yam); 4. Rocky Robling (yam); 5. Don MUJer (Hoo).
PRO: 1. Justin McMu rri ch (Ho n); 2. Bf't'tt Bit-nek (Hon); 3.
Scott Obenet1.Iin (Kaw ).
80 TROPHYLESS RDR: 1. Jeremy Ca mpbell (Hon) ; 2. Kenton
Durkft (Hon); 3. Josh Whitford (Kaw); 4. C raig Durkee (lion); 5.
Jeff Osterhoudt (Suz).
BIG 81( TROPffi1...ESS RO R; 1. Ph il Klingler (H on ); 2. Dante
Hnmony (Suz); l. Ainl Mat chett ev.lm); 4. Jeff Walker (Suz); S.
Milu!oPourowski (Kaw).
Mercier masters LACR MX
By Greg Robertson
PALMDALE, CA. MAR. 13
Billy Mercier and Tim Telford each took a hardfought moto win, with Mercier claiming the top
mon ey in the combined Pro class at California
Racing Club's Sunday motocro ss, held at Los
Angeles County Racewa y.
Mercier timed the drop of the gate perfectl y
to lead Telford, Erik Lindstr om and Peter Ware
in the opening moto. Telford immed iately went
in to attack mode and closed to Mercier's back
wheeL Mercier and Telford , both YZ250-mounted, d istanced themselves from CR125 rid er
Lind str om, who was doing a good job of hold ing off the ad vances of Ware and Roy Bremenour.
With a stro ng wind qu ickly d ryin g out the
track, Mercier was playing it safe by sticking to
the still-moist inside lines. Telford was covering
twice as much ground, raili ng; the sa ndy outer
berms in an attempt to grab the lead. Time was
running out lor Telford when he pul led next to
Mercier at th e e nd o f a s traig h t, then dov e
undern eath to take lead with only thr ee turns
remaining. Mercier finished a close second, well
ahead of Lindstrom wh o was an equal d istan ce
in front of Bremenour.
The seco nd mota was a rep eat of the firs t,
with Mercier grabbing the holeshot and Telford
breathin g down his neck. Lind strom had his little Hon d a screa m ing alon g in th ird , whe re he
would remain for the en tire race. Telford was
doggin g Mercier every inch of the wa y, showing
the lead er his front fenrler numerous times. The
two riders were nearly side-by-sid e as they flew
pa st the Kal Ga rd tow er to p ick up the wh ite
flag. Tello rd tried to stuff his way un derneath
Me rcie r in a co rner, b u t he cli p pe d Mercier's
rea r t ire, c reating a loss of moment u m and
allowing Mercier to pull a six: bike-length adva ntage . Telfo rd reg rouped and closed the gap on
the final circuit of the track, but came up a few
feet short of Mercier a t the checke red flag. lindstrom came across the line a di stan t third wi th
Bremenour fourth:
Result s
P/ W 8-2 1. JiU"ed Tebo (Yam); 2. J
acob mole (Yam); 3. Charles
Mt'S.
W'l'(Yam );4. Tmuny Me Daniel (Yam); 5. Michael r ar ker (Yam }.
P /W 8-1: 1. Ricky Hemme (Ya m); 2. Brett Mount.lin (Ya m); 3.
Troy TittlE'mier (Yam) .
r /W A: 1. Anthony Rarba cov i (Yam); 2. J.R Williams (Yam);
3. Justin Munyon (yolI m); 4. Joshua G ran t (Yam).
60 BEG: 1. Antho ny &rbacovi (Ka w); 2. Vincent Rhoa d s
(K.1 3. Richard Enbanks (Kaw); 4. Joshua Grant (Kaw); 5. Terw);
min.ltor Garcia (Ho n).
60 «()..8); 1. Dary l Ecklund (K.1 2. Ouis Nihan (Xaw) .
w);
60 (9-11): 1. Scott Howe (K.1w); 2. Jahner Fa ulkner (Kaw ); 3.
Bobby Langin Jr. (Kaw) .
80 BEG: 1. La~ Undstrom (Hon); 2. Joe Mmdoza (Kaw) ; 3.
JWi in Mcmmb1e (Yam); ton (A TK) 5.John ny Sagewind (Xaw);
SR A: 1. Howa rd Love (Ka w); 2. Howard Juclr.nt (Kaw ); 3.
Gc-orge Spald ing (Hon ); 4. Kurt Will iams (Hon ).
O rEN B: I. Dan St-II(KIM); 2. Allan Zue hl (Ho n).
VET B; 1. Harvey Ga r tley (Ho n); 2. Bill Holland (lion); 3.
Orad Burnie (Ho n); 4. Bill Smith (lion); 5. Sieve Wells (ya m) :
200 C: 1. Dav id Ila ker (Suz ); 2. JallOn Williams (K.lw); 3. Ja!lOn
Frcrich (Kaw) ; 4. David Kt.1:ch um (Kaw) ; 5. Davi d Aory (Hon) .
S/SR; I. Ken Lan gham (Yam ); 2. Gera ld. Miller (Yam); 3. Bill
Canio n (Jl u, ); 4. Mic ha e l Kr um re y (Han); 5. N ick Nic kelson
(Kaw) .
SR B: I. Bobby Reynol ds (KIM );'2. Ken t Atwood (Yam) ; 3.
Terry Worge (Kaw); 4. John Mich10w lk y (Hon ); 5. Robt."I't Kelley
(KIM).
125 B: I. Chris Thompson (Suz); 2. Rod Kelley (Hon) ; 3. Jay
Roy (Hon); 01. Todd Hoo ker (KTM); 5. St~en H.up (Hon ).
200 B; 1. Lee Jo rd an (Kaw); 2. Ja mes s.,-I a n (Kaw); 3. Kent
m
James (Yam); 4..Keith Crowe (Kaw ); 5. Tho m.u Derby (Kaw).
o
250 B: 1. Kevin Co uns il (y a m); 2. Ca rt..or Wh ite (Kaw); 3. Joe
Edsll.-p(Ydm); 4. Jol es Harp (Hon) ; 5. Terry Deck (Hon ).
m
OPEN C: 1. Gle n Ce rnt." (H o n); 2. Todd Ga sti ll (Yam); 3.
r
Kt·nyon Courtney (Yam); 4. David Gdrt ley (Uon); 5. Todd Wid\l.orington (lion).
110; 1. Jonathan Buckley (Ho n); 2. Jelf O 'leary (Ya m); 3. Dre w
Dunbar (Yam); 4. C h ris Brannon (Kaw); 5. ' oshua Lawrence
(Yam ).
60; 1. funk Hanson (Ka w ); 2. Wa ylo n McCulloch (Kaw) ; 3.
Kyle Martin (Yam); 4. Trey Chote (ya m); 5. Ca nd ice Chote (Yam). .
SrTSMN : 1. Cary Wind ha m (Kaw); 2. Harmon Hart (Ya m); 3.
John Krum ny (Hon); 4. MichM l Tray lor (Suz); 5. Steve McJGnneoy
(K.J.w).
WMN : 1. DanielIE' Lind eman n (Kaw) .
JR; 1. Thomas Eid son (S uz) ; 2. Jer e my Buckle y (H on ); 3.
Travis Whi te (Suz); 4. Travis AiIt'n (Yam); 5. Mich.lcl Spohn (Hon).
4-STRK;1. Kerty Simpson (Hu s); 2. Richard Kepler(Kaw) ; 3.
M.uk Cra ne (Ho n).
PARK HILLS, MO, MAR. 13
ATK' s Ch ris Caplinge r ma de it two wins in a
row when he topped 305 rid ers to take the overall trophy a t the second roun d of the Missouri
Hare Scrambles Cha mpionship Series hosted by
the Missouri Mudders Clu b a t the St. Joe State
Park.
ATK/Donelson Cydes/MRM/Sprocket Specialsts/Kal Ga rd/Dunlop/Motorcyde Stuff/
Met Ufe-sponsored Caplinger had the holeshot
at the sta rt and held the lead for the entire twohour event. When Caplinger 's brakes fade d on
the th ird lap , he was forced to slow the pace for
a whi le but w icked it up again on the fourth lap,
finishing with a three-minute margin.
KTM-mounted Leigh Lete llie r turned over
the ru nn er-u p position to Kawasaki ride r Jared
Gree n when he fell in a comer at the beginning
of the fourth lap on the 14-mile course. Green
wen t after Caplinger but was unable to dose the
gap. Twenty feet from the fina l tum into the
scoring la nes, Green 's fro n t tire was suc ked
do wn into a soft spo t in the trail and he endoed
into the side lines . While Green was gat hering
his wits, Letellier passed and went on to claim
second ove rall, Steve Leivan brou gh t his Yama-,
ha aro un d for the th ird overall posi tion wh ile
Green pushed his man gled bike through to take
fourth overall. Just th ree seconds separated the
Yama has of John Roth and Int erm ed ia te dass
winner Neal Raggett, as they cruised to fifth and
sixth overall
Ragge ll had d ifficulty find ing the course at
the beginning of the race and kept passing ride rs
for four laps , not knowing his pos ition until he
rode through the scoring lanes at the finish.
Ken Yount ran out front in the 250cc B class
from start to finish , in spite of probl ems on the
fourth la p indudin g a der ailed chai n and rear
flat. Ed laChance also rode it ou t on a flat tire to
claim the Four-Stroke win. Tim Gillila nd's ride
was problem-free as he rode his ATK for a wireto-wire win in the Open class,
. Things were not so easy for the 200cc class.
Jim Willia ms, Keith Kibor t and Bria n Selk
engaged their Kawasakis in a battle from start to
finish. Kibort went down less tha n a mile in to
the even t a nd had to ride the rest of the way
with n o back fender an d a pinched silence r:
Williams daimed the lead from Selk near the
beginning of the last lap, and Kibort moved into
second position when Selk got sideways a mile
from the finish. They finished in that order.
Results
O/ A: 1. Chris Ca plinger (An<); 2. Leigh letellkoor (K1M); 3.
5u-ve L.eivan (Yam ); 4. Jared G reen (Kaw); 5. John Roth (Yam) .
AA EX: 1. Leigh Letellie r (KTM ); 2. Siev e Leivan (Ya m); 3.
Jared G reen (Kaw); 4. John Roth (Yam); 5. Chris Gr.~ (Yam).
,.
A INT: 1. Neal Ragget t (Yam) ; 2. Rodn e O ller (yam); 2. Dav e
Wilfon g (Yam); 3. Kevin O 'Brien (Kaw) ; 4. Juhn YarTlt"lI (Hon ).
125 1. Jamie Wynn (Kaw); 2. Ricky Mattt.SOn (Yam); 3. Mike
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Sti nso n (Ya m); 4. Sand y Go5nell (Yam); 5. Steve Cordon (Kaw).
2DO: 1. Jim Will iam s (Kaw); 2. ~ th Kibort (Kaw); 3. Brian
Selk (Kaw); 4. Ferd I..eitzlr.e(Kaw) ; 5. Keith Voss (Kaw ).
250 B: 1. Ken Youn t (Yam); 2. Jason Cou nts (Kaw); 3. Jamie
Jl"N1
ings (Yam}; 4. Jeff Oberlr.le ll (Kaw ); 5. Krv in 8oy ~ (Yam).
250 C: 1. Stt-ven Kuhl (Yam); 2. Mike Windl.om.1nn (KTM ); 3.
TIm Edwards (Hon); 4. Steve H arper (Kaw ); 5. Willia m Straw n
(Sozl.
.
O PEN : 1. Tim Gilliland (A TK) ; 2. M~ Kru ger (KTM ); 3. Ross
Loga n (H on) ; 4. Bob Ca p linger (A TK) ; 5. Da vid Hayw orth (Kaw).
4-STRK: 1. Ed LtChance (Kaw); 2. Chris Sloan (Hbg); 3. Paul
Arnett (Hon); 4. Ryan BnJce (Ho n); 5. Cary Pilant (Hon) .
SR: 1. Mike Burkhart (Hon ); 2. AI Hl!jlek (Kaw) ; 3. Billy HolD
(Ya m); 4. John Bane; 5. Stev e Und erwood (Yam) .
S /S R: 1. Rick WheJove (l(Thi); 2. John Oller (Yam); 3. Larry
Gilliland (ATK); 4. Terry Bromle y (Yam); 5. Larry HafCI (ATK).
' R: 1. Just in Meye rs (Hon); 2. Brock BU5enbark (Y",m) ; 3~
Du stin Wisecup (yam); 4. Mike Guffy (yam); 5. Brad Owen (Yam ~
VINT: 1. Brian MilIa (Ya m); 2. Ken Hu ~ (y a m); 3. JIX'Trolld;4.G1ylandTeny.
.
TRL RDR: 1. Dann y Hebe rlit. (Yam ); 2. Je ff Bollinger (Yam);
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3. Da n Bi.ndner (Kaw); 4. Brian Daw es (Ya m ); 5. David Frie (Suz) _1
Dubin defies competition at
Sunrise Motocross
By David A. Procida
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ADELANTO, CA , MAR. 6
Jason Dub in 's chances of winning the ov er all
we re slim after OJ firs t mota thi rd . and d ismal
after a second in the later moto, bu t du e to the
misfortune of each of the mota winners, Dubin
came ou t on the top of the heap, ta king hom e
the first-p lace trophy in the Ca lifornia Racing
Club's 12Scc Beginner dass a t Sunrise Valle y
Raceway,
Den nis Woodard timed the first-mot o gate
perfectl y, grabbing the holeshot with Mike Gibso n, Dubin and the entire pack be hind him.
With a d ear track in front of him , Woodard
began to open up a little daylight between him self .nd the pack as the fight for second heated
up, Dubin picked up the pace a notch and closed
on Woodard, only to dip his fron t tire against
Woodard's swi ngarm . In a panic Du blin
