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variety of machinery. Eric Kropp took the victory but not before a good d ice with Leffler, who
was aboard a Kaw asaki 750. Kropp 's Honda 900
prove d to be too stro ng on the straigh taway.
The n came Rex Millar aboard his ZX7, followed
by Rich Bolen on qui ck TZ250. Bolen mov ed
from eighth to fourt h. But the best ride was put
in by TZ250 pilot Dan Brenne n, who came from
dead-last to finish fifth. Brennen climbed steadi ly each lap, and on the seventh lap, he pu lled off
a n e xcell ent o u t-b ra king p ass o n tw o rid e rs
going into tum one for the fifth spot.
Results
C S /srK EX; 1. GlI," S7.... ek (ya m); 2. Larry Golds tt'in (Yilm);
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3. Joe Milan~i (Ho n); 4. Chris Haldem an (Yilm ); 5. Tim Bemlsde rfl'r(Ya m).
B S /STK EX: 1. Glen Sza rek (Yam); 2. Tom Coccia (lGlw); 3.
B"Yiln Bcm isd(Orft'r (Yam): 4. Bill Lindsay (Hon).
B S/BK EX: I. Glen SZdrek (Yam); 2. Gn.'S LdflL (Kaw); 3.
'I"
To m Cocci.l (Kaw ): 4. Paul Youngman (Ha n); 5. Bryan Bt'(11isd e rfl"r(Ya m).
F-1 EX: 1. Eric Kropp (Hon ); 2. Grry; Leffler (K.1 3. Rell Mi l W);
lar (Kaw ); 4. Rich Bulen (Yam); 5. Dan Bee
noen (Yam).
CS/ BK EX: 1. GlM1 Sz.an>k(Yam).
Horton swift at
Devil's Ridge Motocross
(Above) Robert McWhorter (1) challenged
eventual 125cc A winner Jim Neese (45) at
the Devll's Ridge MX. (Left) Former factory
star Eric Kehoe (15) came back and
enjo yed a good day of racing at the
Castaic Lake MX.
Kehoe cops Castaic MX
By Tony Alessi
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S Ga rcia
(Yam ).
80 O PEN : 1. Robby COU (Suz); 2. Johnathan Shim p (Suz); 3.
!Ie
Ito Pasoo (Yam],
125 BEG: 1. [oel Nelson ('101m ); 2. N ick Scott (Hon); 3. Co lby
Peck (Suz); 4. T rav is Smith (Yam ); 5. w a r ren Hopkins (K.lw) .
125 NO V: 1. Fra nk Mecono (Ha n); 2. Pa t Carson (K.1w); 3.
G reg Andrew (5uz); 4. Dam on Bevens (ya m ); 5. Jeff Pe
nnington
(Kdw) .
125 INT: 1. Casey Lyt le (Ho n); 2. [ason Wood (5 Ul); 3. Clint
Sheahard (Suz); 4. Ad am Pierce (Kaw); 5. ,Mike Collier (Kaw ).
250 BEG: 1. Richard S aza ma (Suz); 2. Matth ew Bates (Yam ); 3.
Jason 5 in kp ial (Kaw); 4. Ter ry Davi s (H a n ); 5. Damon Pod olny
(Yam) .
250 NOV : 1. Earl Cole (Yam); 2. John Philli ps (YoiIm); 3. Jaso n
Stoc kton (Ka w); 4 . Pa ul Kellen (Ya m).
250 INT : 1. Casey Lytle (Hon ); 2. Jil!lOf1 Wood (Suz ); 3. Fra nk
Settle (Suz ); 4. Adam Pie rce (KilW); 5. Sha un Forti t' r (y am).
250 PRO: 1. Eric Kehoe"(Ho n ); 2. Shant" T rittler (Su.z) 3. Casey
;
Filll' (Han); 4. Bria n Mye rsccegh (Suz ).
500 BEG: 1. Aaron Ridell (Kaw).
500 INT ; 1. Terry Vol er (Hen) .
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JR VET BEG: 1. Tod d Ford (Kaw) ; 2. Da ve Lepore (Ya m); 3 .
Bryan Davi s (Ho n); 4. Mike Farzcneh (Ho n); 5. 5lwlll.' Ford (Kaw ).
JR VET NO V: 1. Dol on Biviro (Y"m); 2. Paul Kellen (y oiI m);
m
3. Roc k jacobson (Ho n); 4. Peter Casano (Yam ); 5. Vic JonC'!l (Yam).
JR VET INT : 1. Eric CaIMIR (Hon) .
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JR VET EX: 1. Eric Ke oe (Hon); 2. Edd ie Davis (Ho n); 3. Lou l
Fran co (Hori ); 4. Kenny Zah rt (Ya m ).
VET BEC : I. Pa t crConm> (KTM ); 2. DaIlY Lowers (Ho n); 3 .
r
Ro be rt Von Sh nio un (Yam ); 4. Bemerd Ghoil n rd mo n u (Yam); 5.
Ch ris St3d lt1on (Hon ).
VET NOV : 1. Pau l Kellen (Yam); 2. Bub Bang (Yam) ; 3. Larry
Watki ns (Yam ); 4. Mike Wt'E' s (lY w ); 5. James C ur l (Kaw).
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VET INT : 1. Eric Casas (H a n); 2. Joel Harriet (Yam); 3. Ed
o
G uaja rd o (Yam ); 4. Tim Tolleson (Hon); 5. }t. ffHa rrie t (Yam).
VET EX: Eric Kehoe (Hon); 2. Louie Franco (Hon); 3. Brian
Mye rsc o u gh (Su z); 4. Darrin Elliot t (Han ); 5. Rich Truch lns kl
(Hon ).
Szarek sweeps four at
Summit Point Road Race
By GeOrge Gervasi
SUMMIT POINT, WV, APR. 9
Glen Szarek continued his domi nation of Summit Po in t r ac ewa y by taki n g fou r w in s i n
WERA's Mid-Atlantic Regional ope ner.
Sunday's eight- lap fina ls saw Szarek lead the
C Superstock race from wire to wire, winning by
ove r 25 seconds ahead of Larry Golds tein. who
was followed by Joe Milanest. The B Superstock
race tu rn ed out slig htly mo re interesting as it
feat ured a th ree-w ay battle between Exp ert s
To m Coccia, Bryan Bemi sde rf er, and Gl en
Szarek. Coccia swap ped the lead wi th Bemisderfer unti l the halfway flags. On lap five, Sza rek
made his move to the fron t in tum three and
ne ver looked ba ck, Bem isderfer and C occia
scrapped until the very end, with Coccia taking
second by using a draft-pass right at the finish
line. In the B Superbike Exp ert fin al Szarek
made his mark once aga in, leading flag to flag .
But a ra ce for second throu gh fifth was ragin g
behind him, as Greg Leffler, Bernisde rier, Coccia, and Paul D. Youngman tried to stake their
cla ims . In the end, Leffler held on fo r seco n d
with Coccia third, You ngman fourth and Bemisderier rounding ou t the top five.
Th e C Superbike ra ce a lso be lon ged to
Szarek, who once again cruised to an easy win ,
making it four on the d ay aboard his YZF600.
A relati vely small field tu rned ou t for the
Form ula On e Expert event, but the race saw a
By Jay and Sharon Hauser
SANFORD,NC,APR. 2
Ove r 320 riders co nverged on Devil ' s Rid ge
Motocross for t h e Du n lop /Su zuki / KTMsponsored North Ca rolina State Ch ampionsh ip
race for an excellen t da y of great racing action .
The event also doub led as an area qua lifier for
Loretta Lynn s which drew ride rs from six states,
add ing to the level of competi tion .
The Tea m Green-backed Robbie H orto n
wa s the h o tt est r ide r a t th e ev ent wi th an
as toundi ng se ven mota w in s to captu re fou r
clas s ove ralls. Horton easily too k the win s in
the Schoolboy and Un limited classes b ut was
han ded his only mo to loss by you ng Brian Lane
in the 250cc B di vision. Lane crep t up and took
th e firs t-mote win a he ad of Hor to n on ly to
have Horton reverse the order in mot a two and
take the overall.
The toughes t ba ttles tha t Horton faced came
in 125cc B class racin g as he wen t head to head
agains t And y Cald well and Adam Rake. Caldwell had the gate pegged all da y as he took both
moto holeshots aboard his Suzuki RMl 25 to lead
the early go ing of bo th motes, but he eventuaUy
fe U victim to both Hor ton a nd Rak e. Hor ton
went on for both wins, and Rake took run ner-up
in both outings .
Though Horton was the winni nges t rid er of
the d ay, Jim 's Motorcycle Sales / Pro Ci rcuit /
O'N eal/Dunlop /Sc ott USA-backed Jim Neese ,
wh o has been racin g in the AMA 125cc East
Coast Supercross and Outdoor Na tiona l Series .
Neese used this event as a way to do some racing close to home. In the first 2S+ A moto, Tilde n
Styron blasted ou t of the gate ahead of Bobby
Stovall and Rob McWhorter. Neese , mean while,
was bu sy flound erin g around at the back of the
ba ck in 13th . But by th e seco nd turn, N eese
bega n to pic k off rid er s like they were sitting
still. Neese sliced his wa y to the lead spot before
the end of the first lap and was gon e for the win.
Stova ll took the holesh ot in moto two but
was quickly dis placed to second by Neese, and
once again Neese was unt ouch able as he locked
up the victory . Brand on Tu rlington's consistent
3·3 score ne tted him seco n d' on th e pod iu m.
Mike An d rew s comp leted the top thr ee in the
class.
Results
50: 1. Jak e G riffis (Cub ); 2. Will iam s l cn es (Ya m ); 3. Aleah
Lane (LEM); 4. Sa m Fttewe ter (Cob ); 5. Tyll'r Sh ul"ffiare.
60: I. Jeff Kilgo re (Kaw ); 2. Michad WiIIUi (Kaw); 3. Philli p
Ranker (KoiIw ~ 4. Zach Kutscht.-nko (lY w); 5. Q1aM'Shumak>(Kaw ).
85 (7-11): 1. B.}. Hunts inger (Kaw); 2. Adam Ov ercash (Ya m~
3. Willioilm Brya nt (Ya m ); 4. Bra ndon Lang don [Ya m]: 5. Phillip
Ranker CSuz).
85 (12-15) : I. Ja red BloiIck (Su .z); 2. Jam es Ga rre tt (Suz); 3.
Bobby Ranker (Suz) ; 4. Eric Barnes (Suz ); 5. Ma rty Pe n ce (Kaw ).
.
85 BEC : I. Anthony GriffIS (Kaw ); 2. Tod d Olivet' (Yam ); 3.
Sa m ue l William, (Ka w ); 4. Chad Boone (Suz ); 5. Ch ris topher
Cu lk>r(Kaw) .
51MIN I: 1. Bob Ranke r (Suz) ; 2. Jared Black (Suz ); 3. Casey
by
Bamt"S (Suz ); 4. Bryan Weath erl y (Kaw ); 5. Nich ola s Robe rts (Su z).
SCHB Y; I. Ro bb ie Ho rt on (Ka w ); 2. Eric 'Bames (S uz ); 3.
Josh ua Ca pps (K.1 ); 4. Kelly Wh ite (lY w ); 5. Yach You nch (Suz).
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125 A: 1. Jim Neese (Hon); 2. Brandon Tu rlin gton (H on) ; 3.
Mike Andrews (Suz ); 4. Olad N..-wton (Kaw); 5. Rob McWhorn-r
(Hon).
125 B: l. Rob bit"Horton (Kaw); 2. Ada m R.1ke(Hon ); 3. An d y
Ca ld well (Suz ); 4. Oiuck G reen (5uz) ; 5. Mark Wagru.>r (Kaw) .
125 C: 1. Nick McAllister (Kaw); 2. Tro y Cri sp (KoiIw); 3. Jamie
Simp!lO (Ha n ); 4. Kurt Inscoe (Kaw );5. RW15 Picket (Kaw).
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125 D: 1. BoiI rry 5 hlve r .(Kaw ); 2. Kip Heswr (Yam); 3. T Y,le r
Web b (Yam) : 4. Johnny Byr d (Yam ); 5. Michael Vadase (Hon~
250 A: 1. Mike Andrew ll (Suz); 2. Shane Tem pleton (Suz ); 3.
Brandon T urlington (Han); Tild L Styron (Suz ); 5. Rob McWhorlt"r
"n
(Han).
250 B: 1. Robbi e Horton (KoiI w ); 2. Jason B.tld w in (H on); 3.
Brlan l.ane (Yam); 4. Mark Wagner (Kaw); 5. Robe rt Tolson (Suz~
250 C: 1. Troy C ris p (Kaw) ; 2. JilmieSampson (H{ln~ 3. Nela n
Mcfa rloilnd (Kaw); 4. N ick McA liisre r (Ka w ); 5. Kyle Richa rd son
(Kaw ).
250 D: 1. Ste ve Annt'sha rty (H on ); 2. Lee lGst'r (Ka w); 3.
Kl"Vin Rush ing (Ho n ); 4. ManJ1a ll Finch (Hon); 5. Billy H uffman
(Hon) .
25+ A: 1. Mike Andf't'W8 (Suz ); 2. Sha ne Tem pl'1On (Su.z); 3.
. Scott Shipley (Suz ); 4. Vann Gibson. (Han); 5. William Finch (Han).
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25+ B; 1. -c William !! (Ka w); 2.. Ch uck G reen (Suz l; 3. Jeff
Mu wla (H ()n ); 4. Scu tt Lin kou s (Su.t.); 5. Dean SaI'Ve1' (Han).
30+ A: 1. Mike Andrew s (Suz ); 2. Scott Shipl"" (Suz ); 3. Vann
Gibson (H on ); 4. Do ug Wl."Stm o l'1"la nd (Kaw ); 5 . Donnie Fe s ter
(H un) .
30+ 8 : 1. Sid ney WiIlidms (Ka w ); 2. De a n Sa rve r (Ha n); 3.
Dt.-nny Hilton (Hon); 4. Da nn y Math is (H on ); 5. Jeff Hook s (Suz).
35+ : 1. Dilrrt' lt & 11 (H o n ); 2. Dan ny Ma this (Ho n); 3. Denn y
l-lilton (Hon); 4. Thomas Pe rkin s (Suz) ; 5. St ua rt English (Ho n).
40+: 1. Da rrell Ben (H o n); 2. Ike Dejager (H on ); 3. Mike
Bude nh a mer (Hon); 4. Terry C utler (Kaw ); 5. Jimm y Evers (Yam).
Oxley, Hicks highlight Costa
Mesa Speedway opener
By Elaine Jones
COSTAMESA, CA. APR. 7
Brad Oxley scored a rou sing Scratch main victory , an d Ga ry H icks be s ted all co me rs in the
Handica p main during the ope ning nigh t of the
1995 weekl y Spee dway season befor e a grea t
turnout of en thusias tic fans a t the Orange County Fairgroun ds .
.
The five-ma n Scratch main fea tu red Dou g
Nico l on the pole with Oxley in two, a rejuvenated Shawn McConnell in thr ee, and Costa Mesa
p erenni al s H ic ks a n d Bobb y "Boogaloo "
Schwa rtz in gates fou r and five. Nicol used a
rocket-like ga te to grab the lead off the line, and
he held it for two laps before losing it to Oxley
as the y exited tu rn four . Th e two expert blu e
groove riders, Oxley and McConnell found tile
track to their liking and took over the top tw o
sp o ts, fin ish ing in tha t o rd e r. Schwartz and
H icks finished th ird and fou rth wh ile N icol,
who had gone down, was fifth.
Oxley and Hicks were among the eight riders making it through the pro gram to the Handicap main along wi th Bobby Hed den, Mark Hannah, Andy Northrup, Jim Estes, Jesse Finch, and
John Aden. Finch - a former U.S. Junior Nationa l
Champion - Hann ah, and Estes d rew the short
yardage on the 30 with Oxley coming from the
50 and eve ryone else in between.
Estes led the field to the first corn er as the
tape came up, but his lead was very short-lived
as Hicks came from the 40 and took the lead at
the end of lap two . Finch also had his sights on
Estes bu t soo n had h is ow n pr oblem as Oxley
came th rou gh traffi c. By lap th ree, Oxley had
disposed of Finch and pursu ed Estes, but Estes
d idn't lose h is cool an d he ld on for secon d.
O xley go t th e sho w m oney , w ith Finc h ,
Northrup, Aden. Hedden and Hann ah rounding
out the field .
The Coo rs Light Chall enge is back th is season, and the first rou nd had Cha rlie Venegas,
Oxley, Schwartz, Pfetzing an d McConn ell squarin g off. When the one -lap elimination roun d s
we re over, Venegas pu lled off the two- lap win
over Oxley to collect the gold.
Eu ropean sta rs Ro n n ie Co ree y a n d Sam
Ermolenko did some match racing to the delight
of the Costa Mesa crowd. The action mark ed the
first time Correy ha s been seen on a speed way
tra ck since breakin g his back in Septembe r of
1993. But Er mo le nko p rov ed to be a tou gh
match, as the 1993 World Cha mp ion defeated
Correy in two straight heats.
Reigning California Sta te Sidecar Champions
Lewis and Mavy ran a:~ay from the rest of the
field on their aw esom e TTl sid ecar rig to win the
Sidecar main. Joe Erha rdt held off a fast closing
Angela Hale to win the Suppo rt class main, and
Craig DeP hilippi ro de a laydow n [a wa to the
Support B main win .
Results
SCRATCH: 1. Brad Olllt'y (Wf"lI); 2. Shawn McConnell (Cd n);
3. Bobby Schwartz (Wes); 4. Ca"Y Hid.s (Well); Dou g Nicol (Gdn).
HDCP: 1. Ga"Y Hicks (WL 2. Jim Estes (Wcs); 3. Brad Oxl ey
'S);
(We ); 4. Jesse Finch (Wl!5);5. Andy Northrup (We).
COORS CHAL: 1. Charlie Ven egas Oawa); 2. Brad Oxtey
(Wes).
SUP : I. Joe Erha rd t (Wes); 2. Ange la Ha le (Wes ); 3. Fred Timberlak e (Ja w );4. Paul Co lston Oaw ); 5. Davi d Tay lo r Oaw}.
SUP B; 1. C raig De Philipp i Oawa); 2. John DeFries (Wf"lI); 3.
Ken Bave r; 4. GeneO'Neill (Gd n ); 5. Larry Rowley (Wf"lI).
SDCAR: 1. I...Pwis / Macy (Kaw); 2. Slftole /King (Hon ); 3. Car ·
ment lTe rry (Ya m); 4. Ma therson /Leeder (Yam) .
Thomas tops Marion
County Motocross
By Kyle Myers
REDDICK, FL, APR. 2
Jason Thom as won two classes at round three of
the Florida Motocross Series, held at Motocross
of Marion Co un ty. Thomas top ped both 15-24
motos and pos ted a 2-1 tally to win the 125cc B
divisi on.
In the first comb ined 125cc A/ B mot o, Lee
Ta tham gra bbed the ho1
