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the scoring with 16, Bobby Schw ar tz and John
Aden. Things looked a little better for Venegas
whe n he d rew the number-two slot ins tead of
h is usual out side gate. Schwartz got the pol e
with Faria in three and Ade n in four.
Everyone got a good sta rt, with Venegas ge ttin g to th e co m er firs t. Schwartz went to th e
ins ide and took the lead as they completed lap
one. This time, as they hi t the first tum, Venegas
held it on w h ile Schwartz got out in the di rt.
Venegas came ou t of two in the lead, Faria was
running third but sa w the wea k spot, an d when
Schwartz again went high. Faria wen t by to take
over seco nd . Schwartz was not abo ut to let it
hap pen again and Aden settl ed for fourth.
Angela Hale led the Hand icap main for one
lap before "Flyin '" Faria look over the lead after
- coming from the BO-yard line . Hale held on to
second for two mo re laps before Walt Farnu m,
w ho ha s just rece n tly come out of re tir em ent,
got by to take ove r second. Venegas was tied up
in traffic ea rly, but he made his move with Farnum to take the third spol Hale did hang on to
the fourth.
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The Sidecars we re a d ozen strong, ma king
th is the b iggest turnout of the season. The sixteam main even t cam e down to a race between
the Yamaha of Lewis and Macy an d the Kawa saki of Mcintyre and German. The race was over
before it began, as this was one of the nights the
Yamaha was running well, and Lewis and Macy
went wire to wire. McIntyre and Geimn were a
solid second with Anderson and Fisher third.
Da n ny Jones came as close as you can to
w innin g th e Support main wi tho ut actually
doing it, as he led the featu re from the sta rt un til
Rand y Ev an s came from lo ng-ya rdage a n d
nabbed the win in a p hoto finis h at the checkered flag. John DeFries loo k the th ird spot.
Results
SCRATCH: 1. Charlie Venegas Uaw): 2. Mike Faria Q'
aw); 3.
Bobby Schwartz (GM ); 4. Joh n Adl'1'l Oaw).
HDCP: 1. Mike Faria craw); 2. Walt Famim (Cdn); 3. Charlie
Venegas Oaw); 4. Angela H.1leOaw); 5. Dustin Schroeder (CM).
SOCAR: 1. Lewis/ Macy (Yam); 2. Mcintyre /German (}(aw);
3. Anderson/ Fisher (Kaw); 4. Stephens /Stephens (Kaw); S. HoesleyI Modbeny (Xaw).
SUP : 1. R.Jnd y Eva ns (W es ); 2. Da n jo nes (Cdn); 3. j oh n
De fri es (Wes ); 4. Doug Ubie Oaw); 5. Bill Green (Wes ).
I
Mini riders wow spectators
at Daniel Boone Motocross
By Kathy Smith
WNDON, KY, AUG.28
Over ISO riders turned out for Mr. X da y at the
Daniel Boone Motocross Park where Justin Sipes
pu t in a good ride in the mini ranks.
In the fir st moto o f th e 50cc (4-6) cl ass,
Shores jum ped ahead in the first lap to dominate
the race and take th e checkered flag. Patrick
Gabeha rt finished second. In the second moto
there was a surprise upset, as Gabehart passed
Sipes and was able to hold the lead, claiming the
checkered flag to give him the overall victory,
with Sipes finishing second.
_ The SOcc riders in the (7-8) class were jus t as
entertaining as the 4- to 6-year-old riders; they
flew over the ju m ps and rounded the cu rv es
wi th style. Alexa nder Hunter led the racing in
bo th motos to notch the overall win, with Kara
Ann Taylor finishing second overall and Jordan
Blair finishing third.
There was action in the larger-displacement
classes. In the first moto of the 125cc D class,
James Jenkins jumped ou t fron t ear ly in the race.
Jenkins was jamming and was able to hold the
lead and capture the w in in this moto. Ran dy
Boyd battled with Dennis Halcomb for second
place. Boyd was able to edge Halcomb out, finishing second, with Halcomb taking third place.
M oto two p layed host to a fie rce battle
betw een Jenkins an d Halcomb. Jenkins won the
hol esho t and ju m ped ahead, with Halcom b
chasing him hard. Jenkins led the race for the
fiis t tw o laps before going down in the tabletop
section. Halcomb look advantage of this opportunity to gra b the lead. Both riders were jamm in g, as Halcom b h eld the lead and Jen kins
attempted to recover it. Jenkins was unable to
ra lly, and Halcomb claimed the checkered flag
onl y to finis h in second place ov erall. Jenkins
finished second in the moto to earn the overall
victory. Boyd finis he d fifth to give him third
place ove rall.
Results
50: 1. Patrick Ga~hart ('IolO'\ ); 2. justin Sipes (Itj) ; 3 . Justin
Jacob s (Yam) ; 4. Danie l Ma xim (Yam) ; S. Matthew Vo nlinger
(Yam).
50 (7.s): 1. Alexander Hunter (Iii ); 2. Kara Ann Taylor (Yam);
3. jordan Blair (Hun).
60 : 1. Thomas Ryan Sipes (Kaw); 2. f.R. Carter (Kaw); 3.
Devon Hedrick (lCaw); 4. Joshua H.ynes (IYw); 5. Jason Vaughn
(K,aw).
80 I>. 1. Charlie Sears (Suz); 2. J.T. Smith (Hon); 3. Du s tin
Smi th (Kaw ); 4. Chris Mowery (Yam) ; 5. Jeremy Flynn (Hon).
80 j R: 1. Ben Riddle (lCaw); 2. Ja son Bault (Suz); 3. Chris
Heath (lion); 4. Ryan Sipes (K,aw);5. J.R. Carter (Kaw).
aoSR : 1. Jolke Morris (YolO'\); 2. Ad.im V.Jughn (Kaw ); 3. 1