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EVENTS . .
Edited bySCOlt ROusseaU.
When the tapes went up, Venegas, Lucero
and Schwartz broke together and were running
three abreast into the turns. Venegas powered
, his Motul/Lucas Oil/Shoei/Rock N Javabacked Jawa to a very slight lead, but Lucero
and Schwartz were both right there. Lucero tried
both the high and low lines against Venegas to
no avail, while Schwartz sat in third waiting in
vain for a mistake from either. They finished in
that order, with Northrup rounding out the field
in fourth place.
After one restart, the Handicap main got
underway with David Taylor holding the lead
for three laps before he went too high and
allowed Finch, Mark Hannah, Brad Oxley and
Lucero by. Oxley passed Hannah two laps later
and started putting pressure on Finch, who
wasn't making any mistakes and kept low and
tight. In the end, Finch collected the win with
Oxley second and Lucero passing Hannah on
the last lap for the third spot.
Tom Collier went wire to wire in the Support
main, topping John DeFries and Larry Rowley.
Scott Parks won the Support Bfeature.
Results
SCRATOi:ol. Charlie: Venegas (Jaw); 2. Steve Lucero (Gdn);
3. Bobby Schwartz (Wes); 4. Andy Northrup (Jaw); 5. Rob Pfetz:lng
(W
).
HDCP: 1. J~ Finch (Wes); 2. Brnd Oxley (Wes); 3. Steve
Lucero (Cdn); 4. M.uk Hannah (Wes); 50 Charlie Ven~ Oaw).
COORS CHAL: 1. Bobby Schwartz (Wes); 2. Steve Lucero
(Gdn); 3. Shawn McConnell (Gdru; 4. Charlie Venegas Oaw); 5.
Brad Oxley (Wes).
SUP: 1. Tom Collier Oaw); 2. John DeFries Qnwf; 3. Larry
Rowley OllW); 4. Mik~ Boyle (Jaw); 5. Dnnny Holt (WC!:lI).
Gribbon gasses it at Perris MX
By Tony Alessi
Billy Lavorcle (303) held off Craig
Hofmlester (30) to win the 125cc Novice
class at Starwest Supercross Park.
Wickham winds up
at Starwest Motocross
By David A. Procida
MORENO VALLEY. CA, AUG. 26
Richard Wickham backed up a first-mofo second-place finish with one more moto win to capture yet another overall victory in the 125cc
Beginner class in this, the final round of the Starwest-sponsored Shoei Helmet/Oakley Goggle
Series at Starwest Supercross Park.
Wickham got the jump on his competition
and led the pack into the double horseshoe. Hot
on Wickham's heels and looking for a way
around were Kawasaki rider Brian Meirowski
with Dustin Jameson and Caleb Hawkins heading the large pack of l2Scc Beginner riders.
Meirowsky made a bid for the lead as the
pair rounded the corner preceding the big tabletop on the back straightway. pulling alongside
of Wickham and drag-racing with him up the
face of the jump.
Meirowski had a little more momentum
which carried him about 10 feet farther Ulan
Wickham, but he landed hard on the flat ground
and bounced violently back up in the
au.
Meirowsky didn't go down but lost all forward
motion, as well as several positions. Wickham
powered b.,ck by and retook the lead. In the late
laps, Wickham stuffed his front wheel deep in a
rut and stalled, allowing Jameson to pass him for
the lead. For the remaining two laps Wickham ran
second while Jameson remained out front and
well out of reach as he took the checkered flag.
Wickham was primed and ready for the fall
of the gate, but so was Jameson as the two got
off the line together. The two rode side by side
through the first horseshoe, but, with Jameson
on the outside, Wickham motored ahead. Lappers began to playa role in the second moto as
Wickham had to work to get a.round a slower
rider. Jameson followed Wickham's lead, but
without being slowed down he was able to close
the gap between them. Wickham picked up the
pace while trying to guard his lead. Wickham
was never headed, and he stopped to salute the
crowd after crossing the checkered flag while a
dejected Jameson was denied the overall victory.
Meirowsky's 4-3 earned him third overall, edging out Hawkins 3-4 finishes.
However, the big winner in the 12Scc Beginner class was Justin Gutierrez. The Yamaha rider
took home the Series grand prize, a brand-new
Shoei Helmet. When the °individual races\ were
tallied up, Gutierrez had edged out Wickham by
one point.
Raults
P~WftTrack
STKA: 1.}ustin Workman (Yam).
STK B: 1. Bryce Terzian (KTM); 2. Sean Borkenha.gen (KTM);
3. Sean Coleman ocrM); 4. TerTetl(e Schnelen (Yam); 5. Jason Grif-
fin (KTM).
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BEG srx: (4-6): 1. D.lvid Hough CLEM); 2. Cody Longnecker
00'11.1); 3. Phillip Aube (KTM); 4. Gabriel Amparan (KTM); 5.
Kalin Coodsite (KTM).
BEG STK (7-8): 1. Mikal Overman (KTM); 2. Corey Hartmnn
(KTM).
MOD BEG (4-6): 1. Cody Longnedc.er (KTM).
MOD B: 1. Sean Borkenhagen (KTM); 2. Brandon Million
(J