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Mark Hanna h from the 30 yard line to lead
the Ha ndica p main from sta rt to finish. Hicks,
looking for a doubl e win, came from the 40 yar d
tine and was in serious contention from lap one
or un til the fickle finger of fate stepped in.
Hicks took one last desperate sho t at Hannah
as the two ,rid ers slid into tu m one on the last
lap. This time the two riders made contact and
H icks was knoc ke d off the groove, aHowin g
Sha wn McCom ell, wh o had bee n wo rking his
way throu gh tra ffic from the 50, to gra b second
place at the line. Hicks was third, Charlie Venegas fourth and Oxley fifth.
Results
SCRATQ-I: 1. C ary Hicks (Wes); 2. Bobby Schwa rtz (Wes); 3.
Jim Estl~ U.1 W); 4. G.h k nowles (SUL);J . Buckley Schuler (Ho n);4. Ze
nith Na uley (Suz); 5. Sh.ll' Bentley (Kaw) .
t25 A: 1. Dwayne BOlle (Hon); 2. Ma tt Sh ue (Yam); J. Ada m
H umphrey (Suz); 4. Chri s top her Batley (Ho n); 5. Robert Mu llins
(ya m ).
125 B: 1. Cla r k Stiles (KT M); 2. Jef f Giese (Su z); 3. Fra nk
Boston (l<.lW); 4. Rob by Bargstedt (Kaw); 5. Jason Ive
ster (Kaw ).
125 C: 1. Josh Mo rgan (Kaw ); 2. Eric Parham (Hon); 3. Matt
Abbu tt (Kaw); 4. Josh Know les (Su z); 5.luktoMontgomery (Suz) .
125 0 : 1. Ze nit h Den ley (Suz) ; 2. Da vid Gwi n n (Ho n) ; 3.
Matthew Lee (Suz); 4. Michat' l Crawford (Yam); 5. Ch uck Strlllie
(H on).
250 A: 1. Dwayne Built"(Hon); 2. Ch risto pher Baik'Y (Hon); 3.
Ross Johnston (Ho n); 4. J\>ShDarrell (Suz); 5. Chris Seward (Suz) .
250 B: 1. Clolrk Stiles (KTM); 2. Tim Bru ce (Suz); 3. Davy
Dup rel (K.1 ); 4. Mike Hamilton (Kaw); 5. Ma rk Taylo r (Kaw).
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. 250 C: 1. Sha m,' McElwaOt')' (ya m); 2. Mark Hurler (Hon); J . At
McEwr (Hon ); 4. Bryan Groin! (Kaw );5. David Schnhger (Kaw ).
250 D: 1. ~ Jonl.'S (Suz); 2. Eric Nt'iMln (Ho n); 3. JOt'J'C , ntn.·11
(Hon); 4. Dale Dilvenport (Suz );5. Jim laBarbera (Kaw ).
25+ A: 1. Darryl Hd sler (Him); 2. Ql-nn Batl>s(Hon); J . John
.Trisse l (Hon); 4. Ma rty Williams (K.1w); 5. Jon Krieger (Kaw) .
25+ B: 1. Davy Duprt'l (Kaw) ; 2. Rogl'r Moo l"I! (Hon); 3. KC'vi n
Brule (Ho n); 4. Jose ph Rogt'rs Jr. (Yam); 5. Timm y Edwa rds (Bus).
25+ C; 1. Larry Mitchell (Suz); 2. Tim Hisftold (HCln) 3. Robert:
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Neam (Kaw) ; 4. Waynt' Devan (Kaw) ; 5. WamcrWilbum (Hon).
30+ A: 1. Jo hn ny Bord l'Tll (Kaw ); 2. Darryl H" islcr (HIm ); 3.
n
C lenn Batl'S (Hon ); 4. Kevin Matthews (Hon); 5. St.· ny Du rrough
(KTM ).
30+ B: 1. Ro ge r Moore (Hon); 2. Randy Barfi eld (Kaw); 3.
Joseph Ro ger s (Y.,m) ; 4. Rus ty Ro ber ts (Ya m); 5. Th or Loper
(KTM,
30+ C: 1. Jeff Collins (Kaw); 2. David J. ckson (Yam); 3. Robert
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Nea m (Kaw) ; 4. Ad dm Smith (Yam); 5. Paul Bd ldnca (Ho n)..
35+: I. Gary Gra ha m (Ho n): 2. JClh n Tri s~1 (HCln); 3. Kl"lin
Brule (H un ); 4. Rand y Barfidd (Kaw) ; 5. Kevin Mathews (Hon).
40+: 1. Joh nn y Bo rde rs (Kaw); 2. Ken ny Lee H all (Hon); J .
Gary Cro we (Hun ); 4. Warner Wilbo urn (Ho n); 5. Randy Tomlinson (Ho nl .
U/L AM : JeffGil'St' (Suz); 2. Tim Bruce (Suz); 3. Shane McEIwaney (Yam ); 4. ,lark Butler (Ho n); 5. AI McOver (Him) .
ADA, OK APR. 9
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Dallas Babcock had to overcome electrical gremlins on his XR750 Har ley as well as eight other
ride rs to win the Pro-Twin main event at round
four of the Broz Financial Limited / Vintage Classics Vlll Dirt Track Serie at Ada Speed way.
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An interm itten t spark was traced to a faulty
magneto wire after Babcock's big tw in came to a
halt on the second tum of the "Dash for Cash"
r ace an d w as q ui ck ly repaired a fter a t rip
thro ug h the pits prod uced a couple of conn ectors and so me 12-gau ge wire. While Bab cock
pu shed his mount toward the pits, Steve Nichols
took adva ntage of the situation to rare by leader
Joe Snyd er a nd take the chec kere d fla g . John
Pike managed to get by Bob Braunrciter bu t too
late to challenge .
In the. Pro-twin main, Joe Snyd er mot ored
his Yamaha 750 out to a great star t and held off
the adv ances of Babcock, Fike and N ichols in the
ea rly stage s, but Babcock was ab le to run the
lead er down coming out of tu m four at the midway poi nt. Sny de r's tires seemed to be heating
u p, a nd he also fe ll prey to Fike and Ja mes
Vaught in the closing lap s. With the win, Babcock was able to increase his early season Protwin points lead in VDTRA comp etition .
The 250cc vintage class proved a thr iller as
Rocky Curry im proved from hi s fo u rth -p lace
start to take a last-lap pass for the win over the
Yamaha of Sill Walker. Mon te Passm ore over came the adv ances of Bill Snyd er early on to finish a comfortable third .
Results
DASH : 1. Steve N ichols (TrI ).
OJ'EN PRQ.TW: 1. Dallil! Babcoc k (H-D); 2. John Fike (BSA);
3. James Vaug ht (Tri); 4. JI:IeSny der (Yam); 5. Steve Nicho ls (Trl).
PRO 600: 1. Joh n Fikl' (BSA); 2. To ny Nei ll (Bu l); 3. Ga ry
Bren na n (T ri); 4. Ma r k Ro bin son (Ya m) ; 5. Vic tor Washburn
(Yam).
MSTR : 1. ~ra l d Jl'SS (H-D ); 2. Jam es Vaug ht (Tri); J. Gary
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Brt'n nan (Tri); 4. Joh n Daniels (Bul);.5. Fran k G uinn (Y~ m).
O PEN TW : 1. Frank Bardam (BSA); 2. Mike Zbro7A·k (Tri); 3.
Ch uck Bdchman (Yam); 4. Jun Rlhe (Tri); 5. Jol! Bldckwell (Yam).
600 AM: 1. Bill Sny der (Bul); 2. J.e. O a rk (y a m ); 3. Dl''Onis
Melchl"f (Yam); 4. Mikl' Zbrozek (Tri); 5. Fran k G uinn (Yam).
250 AM: 1. Ro ck y Cu r ry (Yam) ; 2. Bill Wa lk e r (Ya m ); 3.
Montt· Pas."Imo l"l! (Bul); 4. Bill Sn y d~( B u l); 5. Rusty Bon d (Yam). .
DINO: 1. Brian McCa rth y (Tri) ; 2. John ny Isaa cs (BSA ); 3.
Gt'I'ald ' eossu p (Tri ); 4. Ton y Rodri J;ut'Z (BSA).
Youngsters champion Lost
Creek Park Hare Scrambles
By Pam Lambert
Hicks, Hannah scorch
Costa Mesa Speedway
By Elaine Jones
COSTAMESA, CA.APR. 14
Week tw o of th e regular spee d way .s eason at
Costa Mesa saw Cary Hicks keep his win streak
alive after winning the Handicap Main during
open ing ni ght , Hicks came back and tuok th e
Scratch main.
After four heats, Hicks squa red off again st
Jim Este s, Bobby Schwa rtz and Gary Ackroyd
and John Aden . As they lined up for the main ,
Hicks wh o drew the pole followed by Estes in
gate two, Schwartz in thrl. e, and Ade n and Ack"
royd in four and five,
Hicks read the gate perfectly and got a drop
on the field tha t gave him over a bike-length 's
lead . He never looked back, and everyone else
coul d do nothing more than freigh t-train around
the track behi nd him. Estes and Ackro yd battled
for third , but Estes was nevcr serious ly ch alle nge d an d collected th e show spot be h ind
Hicks and Schwartz.
AMITY,AR, AP 2·
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Two local tee nage mo tocrossers surprised the
seaso ned Expert hare scrambles competi tors in
t he AA class d u rin g round on e of the 1995
Arka nsa s Ha re Scrambles Series a t Lost Creek
Park, which drew 100 competitors to com pe te
on the six-mile coursc.
When the green flag dropped for the start of
the first wave, Tony Curti s and Brook Flu ker
raced up the pipeline start to the first tum into
the wood s. Curtis held a half bike-length adva ntage over Fluker. As the tw o entered the lefthander, the riders bumped and Flu'ker spun out
in the powder. While Fluker remounted, the rest
of the Expert field disa ppeared in to the woods.
Fourteen minu tes later , the AA Expert riders
returned to the checkpoint with Curtis holding
the lead while Eric Brewer followed. Several
unpredictable events occurred in the next two
hou rs. Curtis got stuck in a m udholc, Fluker got
strea me rs wrapped around his rear sp rocke t,
Brew er got ca ugh t behi nd a hu ge pil eup in a
mud bog, and all three fell down seve ral times.
As the time clock app roached one and a half
hours , the positions changed with Fluker takin g
ove r the lead from Brewe r after both ride rs had
passed Curtis ear lier. Jason Ennis bega n closing
on the lead ers an d ove rtook Flu ke r as Flu ker
slowed his pa ce in the back straightaway. The
Roger 's Cycles/ MSR-backed En nis, and Dunlop / MSR / Scott/ Sprocke t Specialis ts- back ed
Fluke r - both 17-ycar-old Expert motocrossers contin ued their fast pace w ith Ennis putting 50
second s on Fluker at the checkp oint before the
last lap. Enni s took home the win follow ed by
Fluker . Brewer, Rogers and Cu rtis finished third
thro ug h fifth, respectively.
Results
0 1A: 1. Chad Davi a
0 1A B: l. Kevin McGt'e
JR: 1. Luke Me lton (Kaw ); 2. Heath W~ton (HOIi ).
125 B: 1. Urian Ml<:!avan [Ka w]; 2. [eremy Aliman (Kaw ); 3.
G reg Tinney (Suz ).
200 B: 1. Jonatha n Plun kett (Ho n); 2. C te Partain (Ka w); 3.
n
John Welsh (](aw); 4. Te rry POI' (Kaw ).
250 B: 1. Jl·ffTa rltun (Kaw ); 2. R.m d y Wyatt (Yam); 3. Fredd y
Mott (Su z) ; 4. Sh a nn o n H ennessee (Kaw). 5. Dhane Mar ques
(KTM ).
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4-STRK B : 1. Danny littleto n (H an); 2. John Stubble field
(Him) ; 3. Gn.-g N" wso n (Ho n); 4. Mike Wylie (H on),
O PEN B: 1. Scott Nd ms (Hon) ; 2. Brad Brown (Kaw ); J. N elso n More (ATK ); 4. Alan Tay lur (Hun); 5. Willia m Burto n (KTM).
ston
SR: 1. Ton y Wood (Suz ); 2. Scott Duncan (Suz); 3. Ike w e
(H,m) ; 4. Ga ry Co rum (Ho n); 5. Jim Devereaux (Hon },
S /SR: 1. Darrell Jud y (Ka.w); 2. Butch G.u d ncr (1<.1';" ); 3. Ron
Tanner (Suz) ; 4. Dou g Beye r (H un); 5. Mikl' RolySr. (Yam) .
TRL RDR: 1. Ch ris Childs (Hon ); 2. Darron Spl"ar.J (Hn n); 3.
Cabe Ht'ITin.-;ton [Kaw]; 4. Willia m Fishe r (Hon); 5. Brian Sanders
(Hon).
INT A: 1. Everet t Ratliff (Ho n); 2. Eli Beard (KTM) J . Mark
Park e r (Yam) .
AA EX : 1. Jason Enn is (Suz); 2. Broo k Auker (Kaw) ; 3. Eric
Brewe r (Suz ); 4. Bill Rogers. Jr. (K.1W Tony Curtl ~ (Ho n).
);5.
Boruff bad at Hidden Acres MX
By Barbara Wil liams
KINGSPORT, TN APR. 16
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Jon Boruff flew his Jim's MC Sales of Johnson
- City-backed Honda ' to the ove rall win in both
Schoo lboy and 125cc B classes at Hid den Acres
MX's trad itional Easter even t.
Boruff led wire -to-wire in both School boy
motes, carv ing a path around the revised Hidden Acres circu it for Suzuki pilots Josh Scott and
Brad Edwar d s to follo w . Scott and Edwards
traded positions from mota to mota, res ulting in
Sco tt 's second o ver all w ith a 3-2 fin is h and
Ed wards' third w ith a 2-3. Jeffery Ryan nail ed
down fourth on his KXIOO ahead of Georgia's
Aar on Lindsey.
The first round of 125cc B was not so easy for
Boruff as Mit chell Hodges tea med wit h Kurt
Sims to squee ze Boruff ou t on the start . The two
Kawasaki jocks began to pul l aw ay from Boruff
and the rest of the pack when Sims crashed hard
an d wa s forced to retu rn to th e pits. Hod ges
cruised on, deflecting all challenges from Boruff
to take the first mota win,
Boru ff and Ho dges once agai n m uscled to
the front coming th rough tu m one in the return
eng age men t of 12Scc B class. Hodges was blasting along in the lead whe n a miscue on the face
of a jump slamm ed h im to t he g ro u n d .
Mitchell' s DNF ope ned the door for Boruff, and
from there he had clear sailing to the final flag
for the overall win .
Results
50 (4-6): 1. Cory Strickla nd (KTM) ; 2. logan Bd l (KTM ); 3.
Bt>ck (KTM); 4. Cody Patn-rson (K1M);5. Kas.'le Wilks (y am ).
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50 (7-S): 1. Rya n Wooden (LEM); 2. Ja ke Po~y (LEM ); 3.
Co dy King (LEM); 4. J. Ross Pr uitt (LEM) ; 5. Tor re Strt' iftha u
(LEM).
6S (7-9): 1. Matt Mille r (Kaw); 2. Adron Willis (Kaw ); 3. Tor ",
Stn.o
iftha u (Kaw); 4. Th omas 1A"I'(Kaw ); 5. Jab, Pusey (Kaw ).
65 (I D-ll): 1. Kevi n Stone (K.1w); 2. Wesley Segars (Kaw); J .
Jeff rey Field s (Kaw ); 4. Cha rl..S Wha tlt.y (Kaw); 5. Chase Rnbcr't:.;
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(Ka w ).
80 BEC : 1. Josh Wh ihn ire (yil m ); 2. WlIIiam Cod y Wolt urd
f
(Suz ); 3. Jt'ff King Jr. (Yam); 4. Brannon Fergu son (Hon ); 5. Allan
Gai nes (ya m ).
51MlN l: 1. jdf~ry Ryan (Kaw); 2. Aaron Lin dsey (Kaw) ; 3.
Hr (SU7.) 4. Billy Lill'S (SU7 5. Jim N.'t'St' (Hon) .
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250 B; 1. Bria n Sto ne (Kaw); 2. Mitchell Hod ges (Kaw ); 3.
IJrt.·ston Ruse (Kaw); 4. Brinn Ravmond (Yam ); 5. JU"l in Ml"COV
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(Yol ).
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25!JC: 1. Willi.1m Cas~w,l ugh (Hon ); 2. Eric P.lTham (Kaw); 3.
Brian H all (Ho n); 4. Jd f Hi ll (Yam); 5. Nl'd BI.1C
kweld er (Suz) .
250 0 : 1. G.,ry Hl-nry (Ho n); 2. Sk' w Coll-gatl' (Kaw ); 3. AI
A!bik.er (Su z ); 4. Michael Me lton (Suz); 5. Mdrt in Hed rick (Kaw ).
O I'EN : 1. Rnn j o ne!! (Ho n); 2. La r ry Sp a rks (H an ); J . Jr-ff
Tomlinson (Hon); 4. R.mdall Randolph (Ho n); 5. Jam es Light n
(Hun).
25+ A: 1. Kevin Walke r (Yam); 2. Billy Uk'S (Suz) ; 3. Larry
Spa rks (Ho n); 4. lt~lit' Belch~ (Ho n); 5. Rick Wri,;ht (Hon ).
25+ U: 1. Ran dall ROWI' (Ho n); 2. Sh'w ~ a son (Suz) ; 3. A.
Jamie McCo y (Yam ); 4. Jdf Mu sh"la (Ho n); 5. Jdf Tom linso n
(Ho n ).
25+ C: I. Anthon y Brid Rt'S (H o n); 2. David Wh itson (HIm); 3.
Jeff Hill (Yam ); 4. Gilry Hinkl.' (Y.,m); 5. Eric Coo k (H
