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HOCP: 1. Brad Oxley (Wes); 2. Gary Hide. (Wes); 3. Robe rt Pfelzing (Wes); 4. Charlie Venegas craw); 5. Mike Faria (GM ). Schwartzups record at Costa Mesa Speedway By Scott Roussea u Photo by Jim Thorn "B COSTAMESA, CA, JULY 8 oogaloo" Bobby Schwartz may not have known tha t he alrea dy held the record for most wins in the Coo rs Lig ht Fa ir Derby a t Costa Mesa Speedway, but that didn't stop the former two-time Ll.S, National Champion from takin g another title in the prestigious event. Schwartz, who has won the coveted Fair titl e th ree times before - in 1978, 1990 and 1993 - wa s tie d w it h Brad Oxl ey and Charlie Veneg as on seven points after the three qualifying rounds, while Mike Faria, a two-time winn er of the Fair Derby, led all scorers with eight. All four riders eas ily qualified for the Fair Derby main event in the ir respective semis and would be joined by Brent Werner. In th e Hand icap main, w hi ch wa s run prior to the Fair Derb y, Schwartz served notice to the competition that he was in top form, as he bolted off of his 4O-yard-line perch and took the 'lead on the first lap with Oxley and Gary Hicks h ound in g h im . Both Schw a rtz a n d Oxley quickl y pulled away from the pack to settle the eight-lap race between themselves, with Schwartz pulling close to the pole to fend off the 1987 National champ . But Schwartz was having difficulty staying low enou gh in turns three an d four to fend off Oxley's relentless attacks, and he yielded to Oxley on lap thr ee. From there, Oxley had only to use the same tactic, pole-putting to victory aboa rd his Russell Racing /Cirello Raeing / NJK Leathers/Gary Hicks/ Internationa l Speed way-backed Weslake over . Gary Hic ks and Robert Pfe tzi ng after Sch wa r tz dropped to the re ar of the field, unable to hold the low line. As the Fair Derby finale was brought to the line, the momen tum wo uld appear to have shifted to Ox ley, who was in the hunt for his first Fair title. But after Venegas was ejected from the race for breaking the tapes from his gate five startin g pos it ion, the start fell to Sch wartz, w ho immediately d ropped low again on the slick Costa Mesa surface as .the riders hit turn one. Oxley mad e a poor gate from his pole starting position but was able to salvage second over Faria while Werner tailed off last. Oxley pr essured Sch wa rtz for all four laps, but Schwartz was better prepared to deal with the groove this time, as he gui ded his Harley-Da vidson of Westminster/Bell Helmets /Jack Jarboe /Troy Lee / CTi / Silkolene / Quicksilver-su pported Weslake to the li ne ahead of Oxley, securing his fourth Coors Light Fair Derby title. Oxley held second over Faria and Wern er. "I wasn't comfortable in the Handicap ma in be cause the track wa s a bit slick. I had to lower the gear to sta y on the pole, and Brad was the one who told me to change it," Schwartz said. "I never eve n knew I'd won th ree of ' em (Fai r Derbies) until they announced it." Results FAIR DERB Y: 1. Bobb y Sch wa rt z (Wes) ; 2. Brad Oxley (Wes); 3. Mike Faria (GM); 4. Bren t Werne r craw); 5. Olarlie Venegas Oaw). Parleys fly to Aztec MX win By Mike Arnold Jr. AZTEC, NM, JUNE 19 Eddie Farley an d his son Jere my claimed th e wins in their respective classes at the Aztec MX Fathe r's Day Dash. , The first Pee Wee moto saw Farley grab the holeshot wit h Ma rk Graddy close behind him. The tw o ra n nose to tail the who le race w it h Graddy lookin g for a hole at every comer. Farley managed to hold him off for the moto win. Moto tw o saw Farley again pu ll the holeshot with Graddy in close pursuit. Gradd y managed to stay close to Farley but co u ld nev er find a wa y a roun d, and Farley collected his first ever overall win with a one-footer over the finis h line jum p. Meanwhile, in the 500cc Amateur class, Jeremy's fath er Eddie Farley once aga in motored to the ove ra ll win. The first combined 500cc &. Vetera n moto left the sta rt with Troy Jeffers pulling t he h ol eshot follo w ed by Vet r ide rs John Petraszew ski and John Shelly. Farley was in fourth . Up front, Jeffers had clear sailing when Farl ey took the lead befo re the end of the first lap . On the third lap, Vet class leader Shelly and Far ley go t in to a battl e that ended with Farle y on th e ground. Shelly too k the ove ra ll lead of th e moto w h ile Jeffers re took the lead of the Amateur class as Farley was picking himself up off the ground. Farl ey remounted and set out after the leaders. Within a lap he had passed Jeffers, and one lap later he d isp atched She lly for thewin. Moto two saw Jeffers once agian pull the h olesh ot, but Farley managed to rid e a perfect race to collect the moto and overall wi n. Th e 125cc Beginner class also saw anothe r ride r collect his first overall win of the season. Suzuki-mounted Dav id Ha thcock scored a perfect two-mote sweep over Yamaha-mounted Pat William s and Mike Arnol d . Results 50 STK: 1. Je rem y Farley (yam ); 2. Cla r k Gr ad dy (y a m); 3 Ches Onan (ltj) ; 4. Vlncmt Reynolds (Y"m); 5. Damel Zenonian t1'T (Hon). 80 BEG: 1. Ja rod Nygren (Suz); 2. Brandon GilIlNln (Suz ); 3. Stt"V'Il M.lIr ine z (Yam ). t. t 80 JR: 1. Ronnie CLtrk (Kaw); 2. Brand on Tynes (Kaw) . 125 BF 1. David Hathcock (Suz ); 2. Pat Williams (Yam); 3.G; Mike Arnold (YAm ); 4. Ryan Gunnink (Han). 125 JR: 1. Ryan Orlan (Kaw) ; 2. Jeff Mon toy a (yam). 125 INT : 1. Jem!'t Guillory (Hon). . 250 BEG:1. Mike Smith (Xaw). 2SO}R: 1. c.rmt Thi mothy (Hon). 250 INT: 1. LuIr.eFennew..1d (K4w); 2.Traven Wiw (Ka w) ; 3. Josh Ystesund (Yam). 500 AM; 1. Eddie Farley (Hon); 2.Troy ,leffrn (Hon). VET: 1. Jobn SheUy (Yam) ; 2. John PetrasuwsU (Hon). PRO: 1. Jules Fanner (Ka w); 2. BobKline (Hon). Lytle, Tarwater mop up at LACR Motocross By Greg Robertson PA LMDALE, CA, JULY3 Case y Lytle and Kevin Tarwater each won a pair of mo tos to sweep the 250cc Intermed iat e and 125cc Novice classes, respectively, during the California Racing Cl ub 's Sunday motocross at Los Angel es Coun ty Raceway . Edd ie Davis grabbed the first 250cc intermed ia te mota lea d and q uickly came under fire from Lytle an d Au gu st o Frey tes. Th roughout the race Lytle and Freytes hou nd ed Davis, ma king it a three-way battle for the lead . With the whi te flag out, Davis had his fron t end was h out in a tu m , handing Lytle the top spot. Lytle took the w in with Davis recovering for second ahead of Frey tes. Lytle nailed the second moto ho leshot with Da vis in h ot pursuit as th e two pulled away fro m the rest of th e p a ck. Davis shadowed Lytle's eve ry mo ve for the duration of the race but was unable to make the pass, as Lytle took the win mere feet ahead of Davis. Preytes pu t in a great last lap cha rge bu t was slightly off the tw o front- runners' pace and took another third . It took Tarwater a little over a lap to find a wa y around Bob Aren s a nd assu me the lead in the opening 125cc No vice race. Ta rwat er would run ou t front all the way to the checkers. Chris Neitzel broke free of traffic an d reeled in Tarwa ter at the ha lfwa y point, showing Tarwa ter his fro n t fen de r numer ou s tim es, bu t e nded u p a couple of bike-lengths sho rt at the finish. Th e second mot o belon ged to Tarwa ter, as th e Vict orv ill e Su zu k i-Ka wasa ki / Dirt Rid er Magaz ine-b acked rid er gra bbed the early lead and went un con tested for the win. Neitze l aga in worked up to within a few seconds of Ta rwater at on e p o int but never go t close e nough to threaten. Rich Powell wen t 3-4 for thir d . Results P/W 8-2: 1. Ul Me 0 (Yam); 2. Tan ner Alexander (y a m). P/W B-1: I. J ared Tebo (Yam ); 2. Man Ryan (y am ). P/ W A: 1. Troy TittkomiP!' (yam). 60 BEG: 1. Billy Bloom (KIIw). 60 (D-8): 1. Derrl F.ckJund (Kaw); 2. Blake Margheim (Kaw); 3. Anthony &.rb.tawi (K.w). 60 (9-11): 1. Scott How t' (Kaw);2. Kit Kunath (Kaw) . 80 BEG: 1. Clwz Smi th (Ka w) ; 2. Miles Buck (Kaw). 80 (7-11 ): 1. Sco tt How e (Su t.); 2. Da ryl Ecklund (Suz ); 3. Slwne Smith (Suz) . 80 (12-13): 1. Jaso n Webb (Suz) ; 2. Tyson Tittlentier (Suz ). 80 (14- 16): t.Scott Pripure r(Ya m). 125 BEG: 1. We'll Dell (Suz ); 2. Ty k-T Buck (Suz) ; 3. Sha wn Dunne (Yam); 4. Mike Thom~ (Kaw ); S. Bri.ln Miller (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Kevin Tarwater (Suz); 2. Chris Neitt.e l (Suz)i 3. Rich Powell (Suz) ; 4. Jeff HaU (Suz ); 5. Bob Arens (Suz). 125tNT: 1. Ca>ey lytle (Hon). 250 NOV: 1. Tim Konkol (Yam) ; 2. Dan King (Yam). 250 INT : 1. Casey Lyue (H o n) ; 1. Edd ie Davis (Hon) ; 3. Augusto Frey~ ( Kaw); 4. M idwl Becke (Yam ); 5. Brian Hi gh smith (yam). 500 NO V: 1. Scott C urtis (Hon); 2. Jere Mason (Yam ). ,R VET BEG: 1. John Butler Jr. CHon). JR VET NOV: I. Tim Kon kol (Yam); 2. Matt Woodard (Hon); 3. J. Ercikso n (Hon); 4. Lee Saul (Suz). fRo VET INI': 1. Michel Becke(Yam) . VET BEG 1. Jon HaU (Hon); 2. Ress Benson (Hon); 3. Larry : Will iams (Ho n). VET NOV: 1. Creg Robel'tllon (Hon ); 2. John Pindard (Hon); 3. Jon Hughle tt (Yam). VET INT : 1. James Coppedge (Ya m); 2. Jere Mason (Yam ); 3. Sm" Curtis (Hon). VET EX: 1. Ken Ne itzel (K&w) ; 2. LL'o Sa ul lSu%);3. Tip Webb (Suz);'. Rodnry MonUon (Hon~ SR EX: 1. Ken Rena (Hon). Ull Bateman hooks Perris Motocross victory By Tony Alessi PERRIS, CA, JUL Y2 Matt Bat eman posted a d oub le-mo to swee p of the 250cc Intermediate class during round three of the GFI ' Win a Truck " nig ht se ries at Perris Raceway. Batema n narrowly missed a first-tu m p ileup , which incl uded Honda-mo unted Ray Bow e rs, Anthony Hadsall an d series po ints leader Mark Desch. Batema n scooted past the wreckage and set his sights on the leader, David McCown. It too k Batema n just und er tw o laps to catch and pass McCown for the lead, bu t from tha t point it was smoo th sailing for the Del Amo Yamah abac ked Bate ma n, who w ent for a convinci ng (To p) Bobby Schwartz (left) narrowly defeated Brad Oxley (right) to score his fourth Coors Ught Fair Derby trophy at Costa Mesa Speedway. Oxley was the Hand icap main event winner on the ni ght. (Above) Casey Lytle (19) dices with Eddie Dav is (84) for t op honors In the 250cc Intermediate class during the CRC mot ocross at LACR . Lytle went 1·1 for t he class win wh ile Davis 's 3-2 netted second overall . win. McCown se tt led into second and main tained his position to the finish in front of Steve Cox, Mark Stroup and Hadsall, who remo unted in time to salvage a top- five finish. The seco nd mota saw McCown nail another ho lesh ot only to give way to a very determined Bat eman. Like the first mo to, Batem an took the lead an d then twisted the th rottle and roosted aw ay for th e m ot a an d o ve ra ll v ict ory . McCown w as once aga in the runner-up while Hadsall, Cox and Stroup rou nd ed ou t the top five. Sean Collier smoked the mini d ivisions with a fou r-mo re sweep of both the SOccOpen and 60cc Beginn er divisions. Results 50 FIT : I. Dann y autt (Ya m) : 2. Ch ristopher Fugelsa ng (Yam ); 3. Randy Bam (Hon); 4. Kane Coo k (Ya.m); S. Joshua Buetow (Yam). 50 BEG: 1. Garrett Williams (Yam ); 2. Buck y CLtrlce(Yam) . 50 O PEN : 1. Sean Collier (Yam) ; 2. Mike Ales si (y am ); 3. Jus tin Munyon (Yam); 4. Aron Tomota (Ya m); S. Je H Akssi (yam) . SOS /STK NO V: 1. Michael Parker (Ya m); 2. J Aless i (Yam); eff 3. Steven Brewis (Yam) . • SOSTK NOV: 1. Jeff Aksai (yam); 2. Cole Seely (KTM). 50 MOD NOV: 1. Michae l P"rker (yam ); 2. Jeff Alessi (Yam ); 3. Steven Brewis (Yam). 60 FIT: 1. Mike Folgheniter (Kaw ); Arcn Tomota (Xa w ). 60 BEG: 1. Sean Co llier (Kaw); 1. Andrew Rcruohaw (Kaw ); 3. Justin Lavoie (Kaw); 4. Joe Hamilton (Kaw ); S. Justi n Munyon (K.aw) . 60 NOV: 1. Oaton Beavers (Kaw ); 2.Johnn' Paulkner. 60 OPEN: 1. ShaM Bess (K.liw ); J..., Oarietta. 80 FIT: 1. Brad Arnold (Han). 80 BEG: 1. Cory Willi ams (Yam ); 1. Josh Ahrrn (Yam); 3. Casey Gould (ya m); 4. Jason Oarlrtt.1(Sw:) ; 5. Ro5sGarcia (Yam) . 80 NOV : 1. SMne 8eM (Suz) ; 2. levi Reid (Ya m); 3. Dusty Wa lters (Ya m ); 4. Chris R.ogen (Suz ). INT: 1. Bryan McGa vran (Yam); 2. Osar Valdn (ya m) .

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