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OPEN NO V: 1. Keith McQuai g (Hon); 2. Mitch Holstein ()Ca w); J . Rich Leon.1rd (K.aw); 4. Steve Phillips (Ho n); 5. Ch ris ..,...,,'" (A TK) . . 125/250 BEG: 1. Brandt Frenchman (Hon) ; 2. Tim McUn (Kaw); J . Scott S1 arer (KTM) ; 4. lUy Ho ttman (Suz); 5. Scot Savage (Kaw). S/MINl: 1. Jason Thoma s (Kaw); 2. Aaron Lindsey (Kaw); 3. Oint Sh-:aly (Kaw ); 4. Tim Bantk (}(aw); 5. Andrei 8oloni (Suz) . Crane, Jensen collect Hillsboro Speedway wins By Clay Light IllLLSBORO, OR, JULY 2 Speedway motorcycles made a rare O regon ' appearance in an attempt to popularize the sport , in the Nort hwest a t the Washington County Fairgrounds. Picking up wins were Frank Cra ne jr., and Canadian Jan Jensen . A $2000 purse was up for gra bs, reeling in ride rs from all over the Northwest an d as far away as British Columb ia for the Ray Jacksonpromoted eig h th- m ile rac e. A g ood -siz ed crowd wa s on h an d to w itness two separate programs - day and evening - displaying some amazing tal ent on severa l d ifferent types of machin es. Jensen, who made the trek from Va nco uver, B.C., was the win ne r of the first qu alifying h eat race aboa rd his Weslake, w h ile Da ve Darst won the second heat - both taking direct trans fe rs. Oregon' s Crane, th e fo rme r AMA Expert d irt track er, wa s winner of the semifinal on a Jawa . Saturday afternoon's main saw ano ther of the several flat trackers on hand, Mike Budschadt, take the lead, only to lose it to Jensen. Budschadt then dropped to third as Crane got by. For the time being, Crane wou ld have to be sa tisfied with second behind the Cana d ian, bu t a head of Bu dsc hadt, Darst a n d Cra ig Farnsworth. Hea t-race p os iti on s were d etermin ed by qu alifying times / whic h saw Jensen come ou t on top. Jensen and Durs t battl ed it ou t in the first hea t race, with Jensen nab b in g the win. The second heat went to Cra ne/ who led start to finish , beating AMA Expert Speedy Kell , the N ati onal N umber 54 pla tehol de r, with Fa rnsworth taking th ird. On ly th e w in ne r transferred direct. Things were chaotic at the start of the se mi, which took three restarts to finally get the riders settled down. Bud schadt initially led, but Darst, saving himself from a near spill, took the win . Saturday ni ght' s main e ve n t had Je nsen leading Crane and Dars t into tum one. Darst got by Crane, then finally by Jensen, to take the lead, with things then mixing up between Crane and Jensen. With the checkered flag in sight, Crane got by Jensen and Darst slid o ut, with Cr ane right there to take the w in aboa rd hi s Hap Jones /Toy Ra cing /Elli ot Long /Mt. Hood Honda-sponsored [awa. . "JIm really jazzed, " said Crane, who several years ago gave up d irt track to pursue speed' way . The tr ack's a little roughe r than it should 've been, but the main thing was to get the sport exposure." esults MAIN 1: 1. Ja n Jensen (Wes); 2. Fran k Cral1l.' (Jaw ); 3. Mike ~udsch.adt (Well); 4. Dave Durst; 5. Craig Fa1TUlworth (Gd n). MAIN 2: 1. Frank Crane (Jaw); 2 Mike Budschadl ew es); 3. Jan Jertgen (Wes ); 4. DIve Durst; 5. Speedy Kell. rf HOCP : 1. Mike Bud scha dt (Wes); 2. Frank Crane (Jaw ); 3. Spt.'t'dy Kell (Wes). . , Garroutte scootsat Sacramento Motocross By John Silva SACRAMENTO, CA, JULY 1 Sam Garro utte raced his Kawasa kis to 125 and 2S0cc Junior-class wins in Friday nigh t CMC motocross at Sacramen to Raceway. Garroutte began his quest properly, with a .holeshot in his first mote, while the rest of the 2505 gave chase. With both Junio rs and Beginners on the track, the racers quick ly spread out Over the course. Garroutte made easy work of the many rockers, Whoops and double jum ps as h~ raced .unch allenged to the checkered flag, WIth DaVId HIghfill and Peter Crowell a distant second and third, respective ly. . . Moto two was deju vu, wi th Garroutte blast,lOg th rou gh the firs t tu rn in front a nd easily maintaining his d is tance from a ny wo u ld- be challengers. Highfill and Crowe ll stayed closer to the gassin' Garrou tte th is moto, b ut again had to settle for second and third place, respectively, for both the moto and overall score. In the first 12Scc Junior molo, Glen Williams thro ttl ed his Suz u ki to ch arg e ahead of Garroutte and the others upon exiting the first tum. Wllhams poured it on as he tri ed to d istance himself from the wild pack of 125cc Jun iors and Beginners. Throu gh the early part of the six-lap . race, Garrou tte seemed con tent to motor around in second, wi th thi rd-place rider Mike Miller a short distance behind. Although Garroutte made a charge late in th e race, th e order at the fini sh rema in ed : Wi lli a ms firs t, Garroutte second, and Miller third. . In mot a two, Willia ms an d Ga rroutte prov ide d the a n ticipated th rills when they exited the first t urn s ide by si de, with Miller, Dan De nuzzo and Troy Kenzy flailing dirt-close behind. The leaders jammed th rough a sweeper, still bar to bar, and drag-raced the straight toward the far side of the track . Sizeable braking b u mps guarded the en tra nce to the next tum, an d b ot h W ill ia ms ' and Garroutte's bikes hopped a bit in the cho pped-up en trance to the tum. Contact was inevi tab le as no one gave an inch, and wh en it occurred, Williams lost control after his Su zuki popped out fro m under him, ca us in g WilUams to p lant himself in to th e ground like a seed. Williams slow ly rem ounted , but by the tim e he resumed the chase, the race belonged to Ga rro utte. Results . P/W: 1. Adam Kowydyk (Yam ); 2. Jimmy Crandal (Yam); 3. Travis Cecil (Yam ). 60: 1. David Crandall (Kaw ); 2 Nic k Moort' (Kaw ). SOBEG: 1. Pa trick Harl ow (Hon) ; 2. Terry Pitts Jr. (Yam). 80 ADV: 1. Brett Racine(Kaw); 2. Rya n Wallace (H on) . 125 BEG: 1. Mike Miller (Hon ); 2. Troy Kenz y (Yam); 3. Wes Mas terson (Ho n); 4. Steve Slaney (Kaw); 5. Jordan White (Hon). 125 JR: 1. Sa m ~ rro u "e (Kaw ); 2. Glen Willi a ms (Su.z); 3. Oan Oenuzzo (Kaw) . 250 BEG: 1. Eiske Tomita (Suz) ; Mark Foerdor (Hon ); 3. Da n Klatt (Hon). 250 JR: 1. Sam GarrouUe (K.aw); 2. David Hig hfill (Kaw); 3. Pete r Crowell (Kaw). 500 AM : 1. Jeff San t09 (KTM); 2. Michael tight (Yam). VET BEG: 1. Brian G uyton (lion); 2. Dan Spencer (Kaw ); 3. Darin MilJI."T' (Yam); 4. Rick Cervenees (lion); 5. Phillip I...enMd (H U5). fNT: 1. earl Baker (lGlw) . PRQ 1. PatGomm (Yam); 2. G~ Ttrhei meJ' (Suz). 4 Padilla pounds Starwest MX By David Procida MORENOVALLEY, CA, JUNE 29 Jason Padilla pu t in two good rides to take the ove ra ll w in in th e h ighly competit ive 125cc Nov ice class, kickin g off the Wednesday Night Mart y Smith Se ries at St ar w est Supercro ss Series, In moto one, Jo el N unn all y grab b ed th e ho leshot with Rick Richards, Brand on Schneider and Mike Gibson rounding the"turn in very close company. Richards wa sted little time and st uffed und ern eath Nunnally to take the lead, with Schneider takin g up the slack. Richards made the grandstand double d ouble look easy, and with nobody in fron t 10 slow ' him down bega n to p ull away fro m the pack. Padilla had gated midpack and was rid ing har d as h e disp laced Jason Sobiesiak at midmoto, then in a wild move over the triple, he jumped to the far inside and pa ssed Nunnally, Gibson, Schnieder and all in one move. He then set ou t after Richard s, bu t had a large gap 10 make up in order to be in a pos ition to challenge . Richards had other ideas, though, and as he took the white flag g lanced back to see the rapidly approaching Padilla. He immediately picked up the pace a notch and protected his lead to the finish line. Padilla had to settle for second ahead of Gibson. The mote-two start looked like a mad dash, as everyone wanted the h olesh ot and no one was backing off, bu t only one rider wound up leading the pack and that rider was Richa rd s, picking up where he left off in the first moto. Padilla had gated much better this moto and was running fourth unti l soaring by Nunnally on the "Leap," a 35-foot step-down jump. Padilla was charging ha rd and closing fast, and as the w hite ·flag ca me out for Richards, Padilla was on ly a couple of bike lengths away. The two went tooth a nd na il th rou gh the "Snake Pit ," side by side over the infield double, and it was a drag race down the back straightaway. The two ri d ers disappeared from sight momentaril y going into the "Phantom " comer, and the firs t rider to reappea r over the leap was Pad illa, with Richards now in tow. Padi lla carefu lly guarded his lead to the checkered to take the overall win with Richards earning second. Finis hing third was Gibso n with a pair of third-place finishes. Nu nnally held on for fourt h overall and Schne ider recovened from his fall to brea k into the top five overall with a 4Bday. . Results 60 (6--8): 1. Joshua Grant (l(aw); 2. ScottSimon (Kaw); 3. Ricky Oliver (Kaw) ; 4. Jason Ml:'dina (Kaw) ; 5. Kevin FoIghraitlT (Kaw ). 60 (9)-11): 1. Nick Alverez (Kaw) ; 2. Caton Beavers (Kaw ); 3. Anthony Bnualla (Kaw). 80 (0-11): 1. Chris H untdn gel' (S uz);2 Todd Clayton (Yam) . 80 (l2-13): 1. Robb ie Couse (Suz). 80(14-16): 1. Osca r Valdez (Yam) . 80 (l2-16) BEG: 1. Corey Clayton (Yarn); 2. Milit JOtge1UJU R (Yam) ; 3. Richie Rotan (l(a w); 4. hai.lh TItus (yam); 5. Elijha Titus (Yarn). WMN: 1. Ta mi Rice (Su z); 2. Jen nife r C layton (Hon); 3. Miche le Bancroft (Yam) . 125 BEG: 1. Ryan Dietrich (Suz); 2. Da vid Rainey (Ka w); 3. Jil90n Beck; 4. Howey Erikson (Suz); S. Tlm Clayton. . 125 NOV: 1. Jason Pad illa (Suzl; 2. Rick Richard s (Kaw); 3. Mike Gibson (Hon); 4. Joel Nu nnally (Ho n); 5. Brandon Schniedn (Suz ). . 125 TNT 1. Tim Beatty (Ya m); 2. Paul Wee l (Kaw); 3. Leo Tid: well (Hon); 4. Dan Bonnor (Yam) ; S. Terr ance MlLm (Suz) . 125 PRO: 1. Mike Me tzge r (Yam) . 250 BEG: 1. Larry Co le (Ho n); 2. Tony Pe rez (Yam) . 250 NOV: 1. Jaso n Padilla (y am); 2. Nick Ab a to (Yam); 3. ChrisMa~(Yam). 250 INT: I. Carey Hart (Kaw) ; 2 Leo Ttd we ll (Ho n); 3. David Riorda n (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Je ff Ma tiase vich (Yam); 2. Ed Red man (Hon); 3. Jeff Tl1ton(Suz) ; 4. Chip Rolan (Kaw). SOOINT 1. Dann y Walsh (Hon). : 25+ NOV : 1. Nic k Aba to (Yo1m). 30+ BEG: 1. Robert 5et.ods (Suz) ; 2. TIm Brine y (Ho n); J. Skip Pu lver (KiIw); 4. Rick Ca nfield (Suz) ; 5. Steve Ca nfidd (Suz). 30+ NOV: 1. T.e . Brinegar (Hon); 2. Ken Wilson (Hon ) 3. Jon Nixon (Kaw); 4. Te r r y Ma cr a e (S uz); 5. Ca rlos Jo h nsto n (Yam) . 30+ INT: 1. Tony FeldhoJus(Hon); 2. Marc Crosby (Kaw). 40+ NOV : 1. RaySimmons (Ho n); 2 David Proci da (Kaw). (Top) Jason Padilla dominated t he 125cc Nov ice act ion at Starwes t Supercross Park. (Above) Mark Horto n (19) goes fo r mass ive air while dicing with Rodney Morr ison (7) In the Vet Pro class at the Lo s Angeles Coun ty Raceway MX. It was then Langham's turn to try the nu mber-two spot while bein g heavily pressured by Dunne a nd Wes Dell. They both got around Langham and started fighting over the runnerup slot. Dell held off Dunne's charge all the way to the checkers, taki ng second in th e mota. Dunne's 4-3 finishes earned him the second place Ol trophy, with Smith 's 3-4 ~re taking third. Resul ts P/W 8-2: 1. Aron Tomota; 2. Bryanna ~-dict (Yam); 3. Ul Mc D (Yam) ; 4. Justin Clenard (Hon); 5. C hristo phe r Jan cich (Yam). Derrickdevastating at LACRMotocross By Greg Robertson PALMDALE, CA, jULYl Les ton Derrick mad e a sh a mb les of the 12Scc Beginner class by running away and hidi ng to score two decis ive wins during California Raeing Club 's Friday nigh t motocross at Los Angeles County Racewa y. . Bo Leyva led the pack out of the firs t tum, but his reign was short-lived , as he wen t down and dropped to sixth on the opening lap. Derrick inherited the lead and said good-bye to the rest of the field. Jeremy Langham, Travis Smith and Shawn Dunne got into a heated argument over the runner-up position, with Smith prevailing by the midway point. Derrick's blistering pace had him seeing the checkered flag with a IS-second lead. Ley va wo rked back up through the pack from his firstlap fall to move around Smith and take a hardfoug ht secon d . Dunne was on Smith's rear fender for a close fourth. Derrick was untouchab le in the second moto, leading from start to finish, which left it to the riders behind him to prov ide the only racing. Leyva mo tored around Eddie Car et to run in second place for a lap before goi ng down and d roppin g to the back of th e pack. Ca ret also w en t down a half-a-Iap later and joined Leyva as a ba ckmarker . P /W S. 1: 1. Charles Messer (Yam ); 2. Jared Tebo (Yam).; 3. Ji mmy Soliz (Y.am ); 4. Wf'St Ranso m (Ya m) ; 5. Ryan P ulli.am (yam). P/W A: 1. Ryan Roybal (yam). P/ W MOD: 1 . ~Collier(Ya m). 60 BEG: 1. Chris N OrT (Hon); 2. Rad N ;aurnil (Kaw); 3. Steven w); Cisa r (Kaw) ; 4. Aron Temota (K.a 5. Jus tin Clena rd (Kaw). 60 « : 1. ChrillNihan (Kaw ); 2. Seoan Co llier (Kawl; 3. Blake (HI) Mughdm (Kaw ): 4. Anthony B.ubacuvi (Kaw). 60 (lJ.1l ): 1. Scott How e (Kaw); 2 Gerard Patin (lCaw). 80 BEG: 1. Gfta rd Patin (Yam); 2. Cha z Smith (Ka w ); 3. Chris Nihan (Ya m); 4. Jeff veeseput (SLiz) 5. Ty H.1thaway (Yam). ; 80 (7-11): 1. Scott Howe (Suz) ; 2. Donnie Ourrer (Suz); 3. J. . R Terry (Suz) : 4. Johner Faulkner; 5. J.C Abbo" (K.aw). 80 (12-13): 1. Devin Seeger (Suz); 2. J.J Bonanno (Yarn ). . 125 BEG: 1. Lesron Derrick (Kaw) ; 2. Shawn Oun~ (yam); 3. Tra vis Smith (Ya m);~. WIt'S Dell (Suz); 5. 80 Leyva (Suz). 125 NO V: 1. Micha el Collier (Kaw); 2. Eric And erson (K.aw); 3. Michael Rowland ()(aw); 4. Kee y Tl."tTaccia no (Hon); 5. Bob ""","(Suz~ 125 INT: 1. Casey Lyt le (Ho n); 2. Paul Wt'el (Ka w); 3. Nic k Mairose (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. Rick Nolte (Suz); 2. Micha el Ka utz (}ton); 3. Nic Rositani (Yam ); 4. Bid Davis (Yam ); 5. Shane Sombtors(Hon). 250 NOV : 1. David Thomforde (Suz ); 2. Josh Bispo (Hon). 250 INT: 1. August o Fre yr es (Kaw); 2. Brian H igh sm ith (Yam ); 3. Robb ie Ounham (Yam ). PRO:1. Peter Ware (Hon); 2. Owen Dickson (Kaw ). 500 NO V: 1. Matt TIttlt>mieT(Kaw); 2. Dra~ Lun gu (Kaw). JR VET BEG: t. Nic ROOtani (y am) ; 2. Bryan Sudbery (Hon); 3. Steve Sa gely (yam); 4. Cha rles Sha nno n (Ho n); 5. Ron Gregg (Suz). }R VET NOV: 1. Miiuo Luc.as (Kaw ); 2. John Jefferies (}Ion) ; 3. J. EricUon (llon~ }R VET lNT : 1. Brian Na n (Hon); 2. Mike Crosby (Kaw); 3. Malcolm Sollt.oy (Hon). VET BEG: 1. David Alosiso (Yam); 2. j.J. Harris (Suz); 3. Ted Royba l (Han); 4. JetT)' ~ (K.aw); 5. Kurt KlieweT (Suz). VET NOV : 1. Tony PulUam (yam); 2. Glen Watson (Suz); 3. John Knigh t (l(aw). VET INT : 1. Joel Seals (Su.z). VET PRO: 1. Brad Mcleod (Hon); 2. Rodney Monison (Hon); 3. Ma r k Horton (Yam) . SR EX: 1. Otris Sllclc (Hon); 2. BobDunham (Yam) . 33

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