250 0Pm; I .....y M.nnoy (Han); 2. /onlAn)onl.on (](.owt 3.
Ray Burgns (Kaw) 4. Sh.r.wn Martin (yam); 5. Rickey Player
(y .. m).
OPm/SOO; 1.)aoon WUliams (](.owt 2. . .y J
(yom);
3. Dan Md:inl (Soz) .
125 D: 1. Colin Oakley (yam ); 2. Tim Cochroln (Han); 3.
R.ndy Griffin (Han).
125 C: 1. rat Colr"lOn (K.aw) ; 2. Micha el Goldstein (Hon); 3.
Travis GoJdstml (Hon).
125 B: 1. M.tn Miller (Suz) ; 2. Man Walker (Suz.).
125 (12-15): 1. Tr. vis Goldstein (Hon); 2. Harri!Ion (K.1w); 3.
A.un:ln M.uon (Hon).
250 0 (0-1): 1. Jim Copeland (Kaw); 2. Rich MUlllIman (IC,Iw);
3. Brad Armstrong (KAw).
250 0 (0.2): 1. Brent NkhoI., (lCaw); 2..Cliff Raney (Hon) 3.
Tun Dunn (Yam).
250 C; 1. Micha el Golds tein (Hon); 2.. Man uel Del Ca mpo
(Kaw) ; 3. Du ke Loppnow (K.1
w).
250 B: Rick Alves (Yam); 2.. Gus Mu eller (Hon); 3. Craig Lane
(](a w).
OrEN 0: 1. Justin Pettyjohn (Yam); 2.. Dale Fineg an (Hon); J .
Mike Ikynold, (Kaw).
500 C: 1. Tra vis Mar ks (ATK); 2. John Mdthews (Hon ); J . Don
Carver (Kaw ).
500 B: 1. Robert Scott (Hon); 2. Quinn Cody (Kaw); 3. Tim
PiIS(An<).
25.: 1. Julian H.1yward (Suz) ; 2. Mike Denton (AlX); 3. John
Gira rd (Kaw).
4-STRK: 1. Don Franklin (AlX); 2. Russ Cracknell (Hus); 3.
Tim Pilg (ATK).
VET Q; 1. Tun Dunn (Yam); 2. Chuck Reynold . (K.\w); 3.
l.anceKirk (Hon).
VET B: 1. Darin Layton (Yam); 2. Gus Mueller (lion); 3. Craig
Lane (K.\w) .
SR C: 1. Kdth Jones (Kaw); 2. TnT)' Evana (KTM); 3. Vance
Buckreus (Suz).
SR B: 1. O ui. Knowlton (K.\w); 2. JimWescom (y a m).
S /5R: 1. Ron o.wson (Suz); 2. Richard Fanning (Kaw); 3.
Bob KoeovUIta (Han).
WM N : 1. Kat hy Kni ghl (Suz l; 2. Tr~ Cushing (K.Iw); 3.
Susa n A.ndnw (Yam).
SR PRO: 1. David Rogen(Hon); 2.Stev~Cameron(Yam).
VET PRO: 1. Don Fran klin (An::); 2. Joun Da uth (Hen); 3.
BreIt: CroN(Kaw).
AU PRO: 1. Kdth Mlyes (lion); 2. Brdt C:roea (Juw); 3. Don
Franklin (ATK).
Green gasses it at Sunrise MX
By Scott Hoffman
ADELANTO, CA. APR. 24
Durin g the second ro u nd of CM C's sunstar
Sp roc kets Sp ring Classic Nationals , Kawasakimounted Tony Green rode an impressive pair of
motos to top the field of 12SccJuniors at Sunrise
Valley Raceway.
In the first moto, Glen Branson led the pack
an d managed to keep the field at bay for the
remainder of the race. At this po int, the race was
.for th e runner-up spo t wi th Wesll y V~ughn,
Chu ck Parker and Green jockeying for position.
Green made the first move by dropping Park er
back one spo t; Parker went down on the following lap, d roppin g fu rthe r back. Vau ghn and
Gree n w er e left to d ice for th e second spo t,
whil e Jason Abbot and Leo Tidwell made their
way through the field to challenge Pete Roles for
fourth. Tidwe ll made his way past Roles d uring
the third lap, but in the end it was Abbot who
slingsh ot his way past both riders to secure the
fourth spo t at the finish.
Va ughn and Green were in a heated, barba nging d uel when the p ressu re became too
intense and Vaughn slid ou t. Vaughn managed
to get going quickly, bu t had to relinquish the
second spot to Green. At the finish, Branson had
p ulled out a sizable lead to tak e the wi n with
Green and Vaughn following.
In the second rnoto, Parker led early on followed by Green and Vaughn. Green made quick
work of Parker 10 take over the top spo t d uring
the opening lap. Eric Helma was also on the gas
in the seco n d race, bang in g his way p a st
Va u gh n a nd Parker to ta ke over second and
m ak e a m o ve tow ard Gree n fo r the lea d .
Vaughn and Parker would eventually fall back
to finish fourth and eleven th, respectively. Tidwell also started way back and had to maneuver
his Honda through the field; he would eventually find himself in the runner-up spot. First- mote
winner Branson was left scrapping in the back
for position.
Up front. Green had a comfortable lead until
a mistake on his part allow ed Helma to close the
gap an d challenge for the lead. Helma briefly
took over the lead, then crashed . Tidwell and
Eric Anderson w e re th e re the capitalize on
Helma 's misfortune. At the finish of this chao tic
race, it was Green with the win and the overall
victory followed by Tidwell and Anderson.
Results
P/W BEG: 1. Jeff Chri.'ity (Yam) ; 2. Daren Jackson (ya m); J .
Gilbt.>rt Pin edo (Yam); 4. Jacob Poo le (yam).
P/ W MOD: I . Joey Ch risty (Yam) .
60 (().8): 1. ]oey Christy (Kaw ); 2. Vincent Rhoads (Kaw).
60 (9-11): 1. Oy1.l Lord (Kaw); 2. Emitl Kling (Kaw ); 3. Kyle
n
Mace (Kaw).
80 BEG: I. John Gr anl und (yam); 2. Jason Clark (Kaw ); 3.
Monty MerrilMow (}(aw) ; 4. Jeff Peavler (yam); S. ]u stin Robinson
(Kaw).
80 (7-11): 1. Sean Hamblin (yam); 2. Bryan ,.uamiJlo (l(aw);J.
Justin ~ (Suz) ; 4. Rou Garcia (Yam); S. Justin Vaughn (X.aw).
80 (12· 16): 1. Jim my Va ris (Suzl; 2. Ji ri OO!ltal (Suz); 3.
Michad Young (Suz) ; 4. Bryan McGuarcn; S. lto POlICII (Yam).
115 BEG; 1. Richard Kingham (Kaw ); 2. Mia Gibso n (Hen);
3. Ja!lOn Du bin (Suz) ; 4. Ja!M)n Fon5e'Cil (Suz); S. Ja!lOn ColPlft.lln
ISuzI.
115 JR: 1. Tony Gfft"n (Kaw); 2. ~ Braman (Suz); 3. Leo
Tid well (Hon ); 4. Westly Vaughn (l(.aw ); S. R.Andy Std'as (SU%).
125 INT: 1. Travis Preton (Yam ); 2. Dustin Nelson (lCaw); 3.
Scali Johnaon (5 I.1z ); 4. Mat 8.Jteman (Ya m) ; S. o.vid Hughes
(](.ow~
115 PRO: 1. ~ }ohnson (Kaw ); 2. Bader M.1nneh (Suz); 3.
GrrgSchnlell (Suz),;4. Omin Hoek (Suz); s. Damon ~p (Yam).
250 BEC: 1. Jason 0rnaN0n (yam); 2. ImUrI Girton (Yam); 3.
Trign Humm (Han); 4. Rodgno LtoitneT (Su z); 5. Mike Tucm
(Yun~
250 JR: 1. Anthony Ha dsa ll (}ion); 2. 8nd Schultz (Suz); 3.
IMnny Woodard (KiIw); 4. john KnTer (Yam); S. WeIJtly Va ughn
(lCaw) .
250 INT: 1. Dustin Nrison (Xaw); 2. Trav is Pre5ton (Yam); 3.
Turtle Wikoff (Yam); 4. Eric Wright (Suz ); S. Mit Battman (y am).
250 PRO: 1. Caxy Johnson (Kaw); 2. Billy Mnrit'r (Yam); J.
Jimmy uvord (Suz ).
SOO AM : 1. UrI Cu.ilty (Hon); 2. Ed mond G ~ (Hun).
lTI1i AM: 1. Da vid Lynch (Hen); 2. Ma rk. Stro up (y am) ; 3.
Sco t! Hoffman (Ya m ); 4. Glm Weid man (5uz) ; 5. John Keefe r
(Yun~
U1li MS1lt; 1. Ron Gilbert (yam); 2. Joe Merrian (lCaw).
VET BEG; 1. Jim o.niels (t::.w); 2. Rodger Leitner (Suz); 3.
M.J.rk Pielda (Xaw); 4. Jerry Vaughn (Suz);5. J.T. Ranis (Suz).
VET JR: 1. Miu Carr (Hon) ; 2. Greg Muzio (Yam) ; 3. Bill
MeLo""", (Suz ); " B.-.d Sloan(Han); 5. "'" Gam. (Hool.
VET INT : 1. [Rvid Lynch (Han); 2. Eric Brins-r (Yam); 3.
Glenn Wddman (Sw.) ; 4. Mark Stroup (y am) .
VET PRQ 1. BrW1 Vargus (Kaw ); 2. Bader Manneh (Suz) .
or AM: 1. Rich H.uwen(Honl; 2. Jim White (y am) .
OT MSTR: 1. Carl Cazaty (Hon); 2. Greg Hunbe r (Ho n); 3.
Cary Doggett (Hon).
Ledbetter tops
Mosier Valley Motocross
By A. Phee
EULESS, rx. APRIL 17
Yamaha rider Jus tin Ledbetter topped 22 12Scc
No vice rid ers wi th consistent mote finis hes to
take the overall victory in the 12SccNovice class
at Mosier Valley Motocross Parle during round
two of the GNC Texas Series.
The first moto of the 12Scc Novice class got
und er w a y w it h Chris Cad ieux leading the
charge into tum one followed closely by Carter
Schneider, Jus tin Ledbetter and Tad Tiesen . By
t h e e nd of la p o n e, Schne ider had gotten
around Cadieux to take the lead as Cadieux
went down in the back section and would finish an eventual ninth in the mota. This moved
Ledbette r up to second . Jason Morr is had
moved up from a sixth-place sta rt to take th ird ,
and David Loll fo llow ed Morris throu gh to
tak e fourth. Tiesen wo uld fad e to an even tual
seventh place . At the end of mot o one the top
four po sitions w ould rema in the same, w ith
Schneider taking the win followed by ledbetter, Morris, and Lott.
In moto two, Cad ie ux w as determined to
make up for his crash in mot o one and led from
gate to flag without a se rio us challenge. Th e
ma jority of the action would ta ke place in the
race for third an d fourth. Led bette r sta rted second and fin ish ed secon d . Morris sta rte d ' in
third place wit h Sc hn eider run n in g fo u r th,
until Schneider got a d rive thr ou gh the whoo p
section and took over third pl ace. Ben Gary
was moving up throug h the pack a n d in to
fourth until he was slamm ed into the d irt in the
heavily whooped out starting-line tum on lap
thr ee . Th is allowed Morris to move back in to
fourth.
With two laps to go, Schneider began to reel
in Ledbetter, only to crash in the whoop sectio n
and finish ninth. Morris moved back into third
place , while Loll was stea dil y moving his way
up through the pack to secu re fourth position.
At the finish, Ca d ieux took a n easy w in, followed by Led better, Morris , and Loll. ledbetter's 2-2 perfo rma nce secured the class win .
In 12Scc Expert action, Roy Sche llenberger
continued his d om inating performance and
topped both mo tes, w ith initial pressure from
Dennis Hawthorne who went on to finis h second in both motos.
Results
SO: 1. Jonathan Kerr (Yam); 2. Ryan King (Yam); 3. Brandon
Thompoon (Yomt • . joNlhan ........ (Yomt5.C.T.!>oIlinS (Sozt • . s,...,ky Newlin (Soz) .
80 OPEN : 1. Tr;r,vi5ElIio1t (K.w); 2..Johnn y Manry (Yam); 3.
Ban;y Otu (Suz); 4. Ryan Wa1lacl'. (K.lw); 5. BHu Boynton (Kaw ).
125 BEG: 1. Michael G1e.uon (Han); 2. Tun Philpot (Yam); 3.
Gary Cortwn (lion); 4. Corey Jotut.on (S.Lz); 5. Cra ig Martinez Jr.
(Kaw).
125 NOV: 1. Juatin Ledbl"lleT(Yam); 2. Ju on Morris (l(.aw ); 3.
Chria Ca d ieux (Su,z ); 4. Carter Schneider (Hon); 5. Ted Tiesm
(Han).
125 [NT: 1. Ericlr. Vallrjo (Xaw); 2. Mike Raymer (}(aw); 3.
Sprint HAynes (Ya m); 4. Kevin Gravell (Kaw ); S. De.lCOn 'am"
(Kaw) .
125 EX: 1. Roy Schellenberger (Kaw); 2. Dennis H.1wthome
(Kawl ; 3. Jeff Schwirtz (Hen); 4. Mati Fril (Hon); S. Brad Woolsey
(Kaw ).
125 O PEN : 1. Erick Valkio (Kaw) ; 2. JallOn Eckhoff (Ka w) ; J.
Chris Cadiewr. (Suz); 4. J Smith (Hon); 5. Krvin Gravell (K,aw) .
df
250 BE 1. Robert Zbranek (Kaw) ; 2. OtriB Stitham (Kaw ); 3.
G;
Michae l Spain (Kaw); 4. ChrisAorie (Suz); S. Paul CaIT (Yam) .
250 NO V: I. John Sheffield (y ..m); 2. Justin Ledbelter (Yam);
J. RickeyPlayer (y am ); 4. Jack Kelly (X,aw) 5. Ty Howud (Kaw) .
;
2SD INT : 1. Sp rin l H.1ynes (Yam) ; 2. Miu Boliver (Kaw); J .
Er ick Vallejo (Ka w); 4. Mike 8.lllaUe (yam) ; 5. Sha wn Martin
(Yam).
250 EX; I. Roy Sch<~ (](.ow); 2. Donnb " ' _
(Kaw); 3. Jdf Schwirlz (Hon); 4. Brad W oo lsey (~w); 5. Joe
Deny... (Yam).
SAN BERNARDINO, CA APR. 10
,
Round two of the American H is to ric Racing
Motorcycle Associa tion's SoCal MX Series was
held this weekend at the Glen Helen Regional
OHV Park; Honda rid er John Grise turned in a
few good rides a nd went home wi th a pair of
trophies for his efforts.
Grise won the 250c c Intermediate class,
which was plagued with an un usual numbe r of
DNFs in the 15-rider field. Despite the mix-up
over much of the running order, Ronald Harrison was consistent with a pair of third-place finishes and earned the runner-up spot over Dennis Angezza; Eric Harrison made it a Honda
sweep of the top four spo ts.
Grise also trophied in the 30+ Intermediates,
but th is time it was fo r th ird place. Maico mounted Greg Blazek roosted the competition in
both motes, takin g the wi n over Lou is Harker
and Grise.
The SOOcc Novice class saw Steve FIS cross
h
the line in second place bo th times out, but he
still earned the ove rall win . Firs t-moto winner
Dant e Sorrenti was second on the day with a 1-3;
Vaughn Grant finished third.
Brock Suter piloted his Can-Am to a sweep
of the 12Scc Expert division. David Fisher and
John Lundgren rounded out the top three . Fisher was also runner-up in the SOOcc Expert class,
but the winner there was Mark Brooks, wh o was
piloting a Yamaha YZ360. Craig Iavelli pushed
his Husk y to third after swapping moto placings
with Fisher.
There was a three-way tie for the 40+ intermediate victo ry, which we nt to Bob Spicer and
his 1970 CZ; his second -mot e win gave him the
nod ov er Maico rid ers Ch arlie Beck and Rich
Smith.
Resul ts
125 NOV : 1. Steve Sage ly (Suz) ; 2. Rex White (C-A).
125 1m: 1. Zach HaJoroff; 2. BillClem (Hon) ; 3. Brian Davis
(Han); 4. Ronald H..rrison (Hon); 5. Ron Renz ulli (Han).
125 EX: 1. Brock Suter (C·A); 2. David Fisher (Hon); 3. John
Lundgren (Bul); 4. Norm Bigt'low (Hon); S. How ard Rantz {Hen).
250 NOV: 1. Rex White (Han); 2. Brian Duane (Mai); 3. Joe
l.orenzn1 (Osa); 4. verne E1mo~ (CM); S. ne winchen (Ric).
250 INT: 1. ' ohn Grise (I'Ion); 2. Ronald Harrison (Hen); 3.
lknnis Au grzza (Hon); 4. Eric H.uTl!lO (Hon); S. Steve Lcpee
n
ICZ).
250 EX: 1. John Greenway (Han); 2. Willie Surratt (C-A); 3.
;
David FISher (lC,aw) 4. Craig uvelli (Husl; 5. iun Henry (Pen).
500 NOV: 1. Steve Fish (CZ) ; 2. O.. nte SolTerlti (Mai); 3.
Vaughn Gr..nt (CZ) ; ....Joe Carmello «
(2).
SOO INI': 1. Greg 8laz.t'k (Mai); 2. Louis Harker (CZ); 3. Chuck
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