I EV~NtS:
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30+ A: 1. Soon Shipley (5uz); 2. Vann Gibso n (Han); 3. Dannie folIlrr (Hon); 4. Tam M.mtooth (Hon).
30+ 8: 1. Jimmy John:;on (Y.am); 2. Jerry Robmson (Kaw); 3.
JdE Hoob (5uz.); 4. Nicky Al len (Suz); 5. Cayton Leach (Hon ).
U/I.: 1. Ran dy Womack (Suz); 2. Jeff Firlds (Suz); 3. Doug
Nei ghbors (HOI'l) 4. Eml."51 Woods (H on) ; 5 . Glen Higgins (Suz) .
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TRL RDR : 1. Dav id Howe r ton (S uz ); 2. 'M ic ha d Coa tes
(Kaw ); 3. Fra nkie Mc:K
cnny (Kaw); 4. Tim Han (Ha n); 5. Michael
Bwuiren (Stu) .
35+ : 1. Dav id Bell (Ha n); 2. Ronn ie Mor .in (Y.im) ; 3. Jerry
Draper (Han ); 4....
\tark Smi th (Suz); S. Terry Scott (Stu).
O PEN AM: 1. Dlonnis PriUima n ·(K.1 ); 2. Kl"V Ro throck
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(Han); 3. And y WiIIi.1 (KTM); 4. Tod d Hinson (Han); 5. Tom
ms
Haar(Han ).
Graves buries another one at
Willow springs Road Race
By Eric Vin cent
(Above) Chuc k Graves was again th e man t o beat in the Toy ota Cup Road Race at Willow
Springs Internati onal Raceway. (Below) Jim Holl ey (4) topped the 250cc Pro and Vet Expert
classes during the Dunestown MX Series at Los Angeles County Raceway.
(Kaw);
3. David Brewer (lCaw) ; .... Tom Muny (lC.Iw); S. Stanky
Wr.ut (Suz).
25+ : 1. Steve Ashcraft (Yam); 2. Traer Fowief' (Yam); 3. Jeff
Port erfi eld (H on ); 4. Mike Edwards (Yam ); S. Bubba Robin son
(Ka w) .
30+ INT: 1. Jeff Po rterfield (Hon); 2. Tom Marle y (Hon); 3.
Siev e Ashc raf t (Yam); 4. Blake Wingo (Yam); S. Cuy Cicero
(Yam) .
OP EN EX; 1. Brook Auker (1w~
125 8: 1. L.-e WiIIi.i1nS (X.Iw ); 2. Sidnry Williams (1C.Iw ); 3.
Chuck
(Kaw).
G~
(Suz); 4. Chris An str.ad (Ho n); 5. R.lndy Womack
125 C: 1. Doug Nei gh bol'!l (Hon); 2. Jeff Fidds (Suz ); 3. Ch ad
Ho lt (Yam); 4. Mike Brown (K.1 w); 5. Daniel Da ily (Ha n).
2.50 A: 1. Scott Shi pley (Suz) ; 2. Robert McWho rter (Hon); 3.
l.in Fort une (Han); 4. Mike E.tstw ood (](.aw); S. Donnie FoSle r
(Hon).
250 8: 1. Chris Ans tead (Y.am); 2. Randy Womack (Suz); 3.
Ktith Newton (Suz) ; 4. Sa ndy Fulk (Su.z)
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250 C: 1. Du stin Aoyd (Suz); 2. Krvin Rothrock (Hon); 3. Jeff
Hooks (Suz) ; 4. Cr.ay Ho lland (Hon ); S. Richard Mdt (Han ).
25+ A: t. Scott Shi pl ey (Suz); 2. Vann Gibson (Ha n); 3. John
Ryan (Han); 4. Allen Alford (Suz); S. TIm Mantooth (Ha n).
25+ B: 1. Sand y Ful k (Suz); 2. Sidney Wi1Iianu (K.aw) ; 3. Pau l
Wes t (Hon ); 4. John }t'une (Han); S. L.-eWilliam. (Kaw}.
ROSAMOND CA, MAY 14-15
,
Chuck Graves logged h is seco nd consec u tive
victory in the Toyota Cup Unlimi ted Road Race
by Bud weiser Formula One seri es at the fjfth
round of Willow Springs Motorcycle Club racing at Willow Springs International Raceway.
Graves grabbed th e race lead early in the
fir st lap on h is Valvo line /S uz u ki-sponso red
Suzuki GSXR1100 but was under heavy pressure
from Brad Hazen . Jim VanVegten was running
in third d uring the early going. but was pushed
back to fourth at the beginning of lap two when
he was passed by Jeff Stem on the front straight.
As Grav es and Hazen started la p th re e,
Hazen was in Graves' dr aft and looked poised
to pass . However, Hazen 's motorcycle sudde nly
started spewing smoke and it looked as thou gh
he had blown an engine. Fearing oil on the racetra ck, the red flags we re thrown and the race
was stopped . All riders were ab le to stop withou t incident.
An inves tigation while wai ting for the race
rest art show ed tha t Hazen had simply los t a
plu g on the side of his Ducati's engine, allowing
the oil to escape. A qu ick fix allowed Hazen to
en ter the to-lap race restart.
The top three racers in the first start emerged
in the same spots the second time around, with
Gra ves taking the lea d followed by Hazen in
second and Stem third . As the laps progressed ,
Graves solid ified his lead and Hazen was soon
running a comfortable second .
A battl e then developed between Stem and
Kent Kuni tsugu for the third pla ce fin ish. For
mos t of the race, Kunitsugu wou ld pass Stem in
tum two and hold onto th ird place for nearly the
entire leng th of t he co urse. Ho w ever , Stern
wo uld manage to pow er pas t Kunitsugu on the
fron t straigh t. This pattern repeated itse lf on
every lap , including the final one. As a result,
Stem finished third behind the winner, Graves,
and second- placed Hazen.
In the Maxima Racing Oil Formula Two race,
Jason Paden needed only a lap to establish his
hold on the race lead and bega n sepa rating himself from the rest of the pack. But as fate wou ld
have it, with only two laps left in the race, Paden
crashed goi ng into turn eigh t. With Pad en 's
unexpected exit, Mark McDona ld found himself
in the lead with Kunit sugu in seco nd . At the
line, McDonald took the win folllowed by Kunitsugu and Michael Barn es.
Results
f..l : 1. Ch uck Graves (Suz ); 2. Brad Hazen (Due); 3. JeffSttom
(5uz.); 4. Krnt Kunitsugu (Yam); 5. Ma rk McDon.1ld (Yam) .
f..2: 1. Mark McDonald (Yam ); 2. Kent Kunitsugu (Y.am); 3.
Mich.i..1 Bamf"S(Ha n); 4. Wa lt Dorsch (Han); 5. O inton Wh itehouse(Ya m ).
F-3: 1. John tnrich (Ha n); 2. Joji Tokurnol o (tlon); 3. JOt'I Hermuso (HOI'l); 4. Davy Wid jaja (HOI'l); 5. Todd Iwa ta (Ha n).
500 55: 1. Bria n Garbrllini (Ya m); 2. John Rea rd on (Ya m ); 3.
S
G u y C.. testre (Y.am ); 4. Steve Re ardon (Ya m) ; 5. RO!I We ll,
(y a m) .
600 55: I. J. Andrrw Milton (Hon); 2. Robbie Dowit' (Hon); 3.
Karl Lowry Jr. (Hon) ; 01. Rob Fk1cheT (Han); 5. Richard Pad ill.l
(Hon) _
7SO SS: 1. Chuck Gr.ives (Suz) ; 2. Jim Rand olp h (Suz ); 3. To m
Aquino (Suz); 01. Brad Slt'pht-ns (Suz ); 5. Kika Serna (Suz).
O PEN 55: 1. Chuck G raves (Suz); 2. Jim Rando lp h (Suz) ; 3.
C urtis Ad ,m!l (Suz) ; 4. Richa rd Mu nn (S uz) ; S. O rla ndo Pablo
(Suz ).
S50 S/8K: 1. Frank Aragaki (Yam) ; 2. Je ff Short (Y.im); 3. Guy
Celes rre (Yam ); 4. lady Hendlry (Due); 5. Bri.ln Bernard (Yam).
650 S /BK: I. J. And~ Milton (Hon); 2. Willie Bun (Hon); 3_
Robbie De wte (Han) ; 4. W.ih Dorsch (HOI'l ; S. Karl Lowry Jr.
)
IHan ).
7SO S/ BK: 1. Brad Hazen (Du c:); 2. C hu ck Graves (Suz); 3.
John Hi lton (Ha n); 4. Tom m y Lynch (Suz ); S. J. Andrew Milton
(Hon ).
o r EN S/ 8 K: 1. ' effre y Stem (Suz) ; 2. Stevl' Moreno (Su z ); 3.
WiUiam Beck (Suz); 4. Kjrll West berg (Hon); 5. Craig Ho k' (lion).
500 MOO PROD; l. Dave ~kint.-n (Yam ); 2. 8ri.ln GarbeUini
(Yam ); 3. G uy u k-stno (Ya m); 4. John Reardon (y a m); S. [Mrrrll
Par ker (Yam ).
600 MOO PROD; 1. J. Andrew Milton (Hon ); i Rabbi .. Dowie
(H on) ; 3. K.arllowry Jr. (HOI'l) 4. Tony Mathf"WS (Hon); 5. Brian
;
G.irbr-llini (Yam ).
750 MOD PROD: t . John Hil ton (Ha n); 2. Michael F1icking t!r
(Suz ); 3. Lance Ho lst (Hon) ; 4. Tom Aquino (Suz ); 5. Osca r Ortiz
ISuz ).
OPEN MOD PROD; 1. Richard Munn (Suz); 2. John Hi lton
(Hon ); 3. Derek McKt'SSOn (Suz); 4. Fred Willink (Hon) ; 5. Ktrll
Westberg (Hon).
BOTI H / W; 1. Mid Ofit'l d (Due); 2. Larry Schn ur (Due); 3.
U oyd Johnson (Due); 4. Jerry Jirk ov lky (K.iw) ; 5. 8i11 Fenness y
(Y.im) .
BOn L/W: 1. SI~phe n Lilliott (Han); 2. Brian Rochlitzer
(Hon) ; 3. Richard Munn (Suz); 4. David Dia.z (Suz); 5. ALan Burtt
(Kaw).
500 SGt.: 1. Scon Fabbro (Nor) ; 2. Archit' S1.iven (y.im); 3.
Mark Jare l (HOI'l); 4. Danny Famsworth (Ya m); 5. 5tephen lilliott
(Hon).
600 SGL: 1. Franz Volpi (Yaml ; 2. Stew Hill (ya m); 3. M~
Franklin (Yam ); 4. John Nielsen (Yam ); 5. o.vtd Detece (Yam).
F·SGL: 1. lod y H..-ndlt.")' (Du c); 2. Marc Fil.'ld (Ya m); 3. Franz
Volpi (Ya m); 4. Steve H ill (ya m); S. Archie Slaven (y am).
' 1.
VINT : 1. Frank Ar ag aki (Yam): 2. C ra ig Beecher (Yam) ; 3.
Scott MacAd.im (Kaw ); 4. Sean Robbins (Yam); S. Scott Fabbro
(H on) .
140: 1. J
ohn li illon (Han ); 2. Jop Tokumoto ( Hon ); 3. Krith
Madkth (Ya m); 01. John McMah on (Kaw) S. Fred Willink (Hon ).
SOCAR: 1. Rick MUrR y (K.lw ); 2. Leon V.anChda1r (Kaw ); 3_
Edward Ramones (l Ion) .
500 NO V: 1. Scott 1t'n nings (Suz); 2. David Y.a
mashll'o (y.im );
3. Dave Gardru-r (Ya m); 4. Andn-w Ikll·hm (Yam) ; 5. Ge ra ld Oy le r
.'
(Yam ).
650 NOV: 1. Ge ral d Prenderg ast (Ha n); 2. Brett Ca mpbe ll
(lion) ; 3. Brian Roch litze r ( Ha n); 4. SIeve whieledge (Yam ); S.
Brad y Fitzpa trick (H on ).
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OPEN NO V: 1. John Ferdinand (Kaw ); 2. P, trid ~ e\"C~nson
(Suz); 3. M.akl n Pen .i (y .im); 4. JON lhan Schendel {Yam); 5. Ma rio
y
Rubio (Yam ).
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Holley hammers 'em
at LACR Motocross
By Greg Robertson
PAlMDALE, CA MAY 15
,
With the lure of Yamaha continge ncy money on
the line, Jim "Ho llyw ood " Holley mad e a visit to
Los Ange les County Raceway to do ba ttle with
the California Racing Club regulars and went
home a do uble win ner, topping both the 250cc
Pro and Vet Exper t classes du ring the second
round of the 17th annua l Dunes town series.
Tracy Asher grabbed the first 250cc Pro mot o
holeshot, bu t Ho lley mad e his in tenti ons clear
by taking control on lap two . Bill Sauro also p ut
the move on Asher for second place and dosed
in on Ho lley, who landed hard off the Kal Gard
tower jump and drifted wide in the following
tum. This allowed Sauro room un d ern eath to
s tea l the lead . Holl ey s tuc k to the wheels of
Sauro for the next few laps and fina lly slammed
his way into the top spot with a textbook block
pa ss. On the final circu it, Sau ro let it all hang
out, making numerous atte mpl:s to take over the
lead , but Holley took the wi n inches ahead of
him. Asher finished a distant third with Owen
Dickson fourt h.
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Moto two started where the first mota left
off, wi th Sauro all over Holle y' s ba ck fender.
Sauro misjudged the am ou nt of trac tion upon
landing off a jump and crashed back to last
place. Asher inherited the runner-up position
and started closing on Holley. Asher got around
Holl ey, but hi s lead only last ed a few turns
before his front end wa shed out and he went
down . A de termined Sau ro had wo rked all the
way back to second place, and with a coup le of
lap s remainin g, wa s only five second s off of
Holley's pace and closing rap idly.
With the white nag ou t, it became a tworider sp rin t to the finish with Holley taking the
win b y two b ike length s ov er Sauro. Asher
recovered for third ahead of Joel Tokarsky.
'
Brad Mel.cod and Holley went at it head to
head in the first Vet Expert race with Holl ey
finally makin g a pass that would stick late in the
moto. Mcleod kept Holley honest all the way to
the finish. Ken Neitze l worked throughout the
pack for third, with Leo Saul fourth.
McLeod rocketed his CRSOO to the secondmoto holesh o t and ran out fron t until a slight
off-track excursion handed the lead to Holley on
lap two. Mcleod closed to Holley's back wheel
and hounded him all the way to the checkered
nag for a close race. Neit zel, Saul and Rodney
Morriso n rounded out the top five.
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Results
P/ W 8-2: 1. Ma n RY (Ya m); 2. Timmy Mc Daniel (yam); 3.
.in
Christoplwor Jancich (Y.im).
P / W B-1: 1. J.aml Tebo (y,m); 2. Eric Hu nter (Yam); 3. Troy
Tittlnnif"r (Yo1mJ; 4. Tm'1s Bardrn (Ya m); S. Ricky ~ (Yam).
P /W A: 1. Chris Nilwn; 2. Scott Simon (Yam).
60 BEG: 1. Josh ua Grant ()(a wl; 2. An thony Barbacovi (~w);
3. Richa rd Euba nb (lCaw); ... Billy Bloom (lCaw ); 5. Scott Simon
(Kaw).
II
60 (0-8 ): 1. Daryl Ecklund (Ka w ); 2. C hris Nihan (Kaw).
60 (9 -11) : 1. Sh a ne S mi th (Kaw); 2. Kit Kun .ith (K,)w) ; ·3.
Conoy 8 urnham (Kaw }.
80 BEG: 1. Bryan Ll ng (Yam ); 2. T~ Tin lem ier (Su.z); 3.
Sha ne Sm ith (S uz ); 4. Cod y lta ndall (Y,m); 5 . Sh ane Mitc~U
(Kaw) .
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'lIII
80 (0-11): 1. J.J Bonanno (Ya m ); 2. Daryl Ecklu nd (Suz); 3.
.
Donni e Dum'!' (Yam ); 4. J.R. Terry (5 uz ).
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80 (12-16): 1. Levi Re id {yam) ; 2. Ito PO!iGll (Yam); 3. Danny
Carlson (Ka w ); 4. Tyson Tay lor (Yam) ; 5. Chris Honn old (Kaw) .
125 8 EG: 1. Shaun Mitchell (Kaw ); 2. Bob G un tt."l' (Hon ); ] . JOl'I
Nrlson (Yam); 4. Dustin Courtney (Hon); 5. Cole ToWfN"l"ld (Hon).
125 NO V: 1. David Walh."I'!I (Ho n); 2. Chri, Nrilul (Hon); 3.
Mict\;Id Cingmars (Hon); 4. Eric Andl"l"!Ol'l (K.aw); 5. Ryan Brin- _
drTburg (HOI'l).
125 IN!: 1. Colin Couto (Hon); 2. Lanny Turner (Kaw); 3.
Lol"l"l\ ' ..nkin!l (Han); 4. Mat Bateman (Yam); S. Odvid Hughes
(Kaw).
125 PRO : 1. Jus tin McMurrich (Ha n); 2. Erik Lind , t m
(Hon); 3. Tracy Asher (Suz ).
150 BEG: 1. Cameron Cra un (Kaw); 2. Cole Md..arty (Han); 3.
Cole Townsc.>nd(H an ); 01. Doug Elts (ug); 5. J~f C.dmus (X.Iw).
2SO NOV: 1. Au gu sto froeytes (Kaw); 2. Dan King (yam); 3.
E.trl Cole (Yam); 4. Tam l.asM (Yam); S.
Gilmartin (Hon).
2.50 INT: 1. Mat Batnnan (yam); 2. Jeff 8a ~ {yam ); 3Robb ie Dunh.im (ya m ); 4. David Hu ghes (1
