I · EVE~TS .
o rE.'\J B: 1. Shaun Swi~htor (Hon); 2. 8ri~n Hannond (KTM);
3. Mark Chrishan (Hon); 4. Miu Russell (Hon).
25+ : I. c..ylon Dickson (Yam); 2. Mike MOfl;an (yam); 3.
Rodney Cmit>!' (KIM); -,_ Todd Sht'l'dy ( fGlwl ; 5. Mike HOR;.m
(Hon).
J().: 1. Mike Morga n (Yam); 2. Jam" Drale (Kaw); 3. Tim
Dohn (Yam); ol Brad Ht"!lfi(Hon),; 5. U rn' Brookbank (yam) .
.
125 PRO: I. Jim Ch est er (Suz); 2. D~vey Yeu1. (Suz); 3. JO!Oh
Sh'oPl (Suz); 4 . Shant' UWIlOl\ (Hon); S. Keith Bowen (KTM ).
2SO PRQ 1. Jim N~(Hon); 2. Jim Chester (Suz); 3. K~th
&wen (1<.IM); 4. Man ShuI!'(Yam ); S. o.vl!'Y Y~zek (Suz).
5und.llY
SO (4-6): 1. Sloan Had ky Jr. (KTM); 2. Chad Mu tenN uy,
(Kn.tli 3. Enc Woods (LEM) ; .c. Kyle Tum" (LEM); S. Chri sto -
pher Gib!ion(J...'TM).
.
50 (7-8 ): 1. Jer.lld Burgesll (lEM); 2. Troy Stuart (LEM); 3.
Oui.!itopher ThompllOtl (KTht); .c. Jordan (hley (KIM); S. Jacob
MoImooy (I.EM).
65 (7-1 I}: 1. Willy Browning (~w); 2. O uu Wh itcraf t (Stu);
3. Rkky MU!lM Il (Kaw); 4, Christophel- ~mon (Kaw); S. Dil lion Rhoadl?S (K.aw) .
MO v -11}: 1. Gavin G racy k (Kaw); 2. Chris Whitcraft (Suz): 3.
Willy Browni ng (Yam) ; 4. Derek Stu rge ll (K.aw ); 5. Ian Ridd le
(Ka w ).
KO(12-13) : 1. Jeff G ibson (Kaw); 2. Ben Rid d le (Kaw); 3.
Da \;d \\ 'h itcraft (Suz) ; 4. David Hill (K.aw); 5. Bria n Gerth (Suz) .
il"
80 (1....15): 1. Do Bowman (Kaw) ; 2. J.lIm Hurn sby (Su z); 3.
C-J. Lt-ach (Yam); ol. Gn-gg Sm ith (Suz) ; 5. Josh Ma rti n (Kaw) .
125 B: 1. Marl Bur1.holrt (HIm); 2. Jimm y WilSlm (Suz) ; 3
Antho ny Anderson (Hon) ; .c. Joey Balling er (Hon); S. Mike am desnn (Kaw ).
125 C: 1. Mike Trow bridge (Suz) ; 2. Pa ul Gibso n (K.iw); 3.
Ja m~ Thuma!> (Hon ); 4. Matth _ Wai tman (HIm); 5. Rrian T L'1T)'
(Suz) .
250 8: 1. Ma rk Burkh art (Hnn) ; 2. Mikl." Clt'n dt"llin (Kaw); 3.
Jim my Wilso n (Ka w ); 4. Todd Mou ser (Kaw) ; S. Ryan Me Hall'
(Hon).
2SO C: 1. Wes ley McCoy (Ya m) ; 2. J. Rea~ (Suz) ; 3. Dou~
. Wagni>T (Kaw) ; ol. Marti n Perry C
Hon); 5. Ty w elke (Kaw ).
OPEN B: 1. Shaun Swis her (Hon); 2. Mu ll.. Ch ris tian (Hon).
25+: 1. Tod d Slwt>dy (Kaw); 2. Ma rk MUllJi4"lman (G-G); 3.
Gay lon Dickson (Yam): 4. Rod ney Ca rrie r (KTh'l); S. Mik Blair
(Yam) .
30+: 1. Mil e Morgan (Yam ); 2. Kf.' lIy Su lliv.lln (Y:.m); 3. Gregory William!lOn (Hon); .c, Kevin Wil!Km (Sm); S. Billy Chaney
(Yam) .
.
125 PRQ 1. Dawy YeU'k (Suz); z. Jim N~ (Hon); 3. Josh
Stpt>1 (Suz ); 4. Jim ~t .... (Suz ); 5. Matt Shut> ( Y~ m).
250 rRO: 1. Da\' 117 Yezek (Suz); 2. Brook Sellanb (Kaw ); 3.
Jim l': fi."5
1"(Hon); .c. Gaylon Dit'k fiOn (Ya m~; S. Keith Rowen
(KThll.
Holland sweeps La Grange MX
By Mar k Hawk ins
Yezek storms Action
Sports indoor Motocross
By David L. Patton J r.
HUNTINGTON, WV, JAN 6-7
F&S Su zu ki flT Racin g /FMF-backed Da ve y
Yezek d ominated rounds fouT and five of the
1996 Action Sp ort s Ind oor Mot ocross Series at
the Civic Arena .
Yezek won a ll fo ur of h is qua lifiers and
claime d tw o wins on Sunday ahea d of Saturd ay
winners Jim Ches ter an d Jim Neese.
Yezek d ominat ed his heat races and was
loo k ing fo r a good st art in Su nd a y ' s 12Scc
main. He got it, coming through the first tu m
in the lea d ahead of Jim Neese, Josh Steel and
Jim C heste r. Gay lo n Dickson held off Ma tt
Shue but he we nt down hard on lap one.
Ou t fro nt, Yezek was hel d up by a lapped
rider, and Neese closed in with two laps to go .
Yezek 's feet came of f the pegs ove r the back
double jump but he held on .
H got si deways on the las t whoop, Yezek
I
said. "Bu t I deci ded to try and clear the double
anyway."
Yezek regain ed his m om en tu m and werit on
to his firs t main-event win of th e weekend .
Neese pu t in another excellent ride to take sec~
ond . Steel-edged Chester for th ird. and Matt
Shu e snagged the fifth spo t.
When Su nday's 2S0cc ma in w ent off the
lin e, Gas Gas-mo unted M ark Mu s s elm a n
grabbed the holesh ot ahead of Brock Sellard s.
Yezek led Bowen, Dickso n and Neese, but
Yeze k was rig ht on Sella rds ' rear wheel. Yezek
block -passed Sellar ds for the secon d at the end
of the gra nds tan d whoops.
.
Mu sselm an was the only ride r t ripling a t
the end of the pit-side whoo ps and thi s move
h elp ed h im ho ld o n to the top spo t u n til h e
cou ldn 't d ear the back-sid e doubl e. Yezek and
Se lla rds p assed him there and pulled away,
leaving Mu s se lm a n to deal with Dic kso n ,
Neese and Bowen.
WHen the checkered flag came down, Yezek
had h is second Pro main win . Sellards put in
his best ride of the weekend for second. Neese
finished third ahead of Dickson and Bowen.
H
28
(Top) Rusty Holland (71) puts some
distance between himself and the rest of
the 250cc Pro field during round two of
the GFI California Winter Series at La
Grange , California. Holland took top
honors in this class as well as the 125 and
500cc Pro div isions. (Above) Josh Steel
(368) leads J im Chester (89) and two-class
winner Davey Yezek (40) at the Action
Sports Indoor Motocross.
In Saturday's 125cc main Josh Stee l timed
the sta rti ng gate p e rfectl y and led Chester
th rough the first tum. Chester then took advan·
tage of a late-moto bobble by Steel to take the
lead a nd go on to his first Action Sports win.
Neese sha red the holes hot with Che ster in Sat ·
urday' s 250cc main event and then held on for
the win ahead of Chester, Bowen, Shue a n d
Yezek.
Results
Satu rday
so (4-6): 1. 5e'an Hackky Jr. (kIM); 2. Eric Wood' (LEM); 3.
l'\ick Fin k (KTM); " . Ryan Ive rs (KTM); S. Chad M ut enp~u~h
(KTM).
50 (7-8): 1. Jerad Bu l'R:~ (LEM); 2. Andy Pritchard (KTM);
3. Jacob Mohney (lEM) ; 4. OriSlOphf.'r Tho mr!Kl n (KTM) ; 5.
Troy Stu~ rt (LEM).
6S (7)11): 1. O m Wh itcr aft (Suz); 2. Ricky Mar.ohall (Kaw) ;
3. Tylt."T Grubb (Ka w ); " . Ch rilltopM Robl!'rtllOTl (Ka w ); S. Ch ri1i
I-Iamha w (Kaw ).
(7-11): 1. Ch ris Whitcraft (Suz ); 2. Gavin G racyk (Ka w ); 3.
so
Ian Rid dl .. (Kaw); 4, D..re k Stu rg ell (Kaw ); 5. Willy Bnlwninfl;
(Yam) .
80 (12 -13): 1. Jeff G ibso n (Kaw ); 2. Ben Riddle (Kaw); 3.
Dav id Wh itcra ft (Suz); .c.Brian Gerth (Suz); S. Jue Sha rp (Yam).
80 (14-15): 1. Bo Bow ma n (Kaw); 2. C.J. Leach (Ya m) ; 3.
Ja m ie Homllby (Suz); .c. G rf'fI;fI; Smi th (SU7.) S. Dua ne Eva n"
;
(Yam).
12. ; B: 1. Mar k Bu rkhart (H on ); 2. Jimm v WlI!lOn (Suz); 3.
0
Anthony An deNl(m (H !lh Ea~ lt' (Uo n) ; 3.
Pau l Gih:lon (Kaw); 4 , Wesley McCa y (Ya m ); 5. ShanE' St ua rt
(K.aw).
125 C 0-2: L Matt he w Snide r (Suz); 2. Mike Trowbridl;e
(Sw:); 3. Jon Wt'StE' kam p (Suz ); .c. Matthew Waitm an (Ho n); S.
r
Timmy Milli gan (Suz. ).
2..;0 B: 1. Mark Burkhart (Hon ); 2. Mike Gtmdenin (Kaw ); 3.
Joey Ballin ger (Hon ); ol. Tod d Mouser (KdW); 5. Jim m y Wilson
(Ka w ).
250 C: 1. Wesley McCoy (Yam ); 2. Clifford Jarobli (Hlm ); 3.
Ty Wa lkf' (Kaw); ol, J. Rea s (Suz ); 5. Doug Wagnt'r (Kaw ).
LA GRAI\GE. CA. JAN. 14
Rou nd two of the GFI California Winter Series
saw Rus ty Holland take top ho nors in the Pro
ra nks with back-ta- back moto wins in the 125,
250 and SOOcc Pro classes.
In the first I2Scc Pr o moto , Rodn ey Smith
too k the holesh ot , followed by Holland, Scott
Myers , Tyler Hummell and Jeff Pastan a. Ho iland soon to ok the lead. Pastana was also on
the move, and by the end o f the third lap he
found him self in second in front of Myers, w ho
dropped Smith to fourth . Sp ud Walters had
moved up to fifth from a mid pack sta rt. Hoiland ope ned up a fou T or five-second lead over
Pastana . By the end o f la p five Wal te rs h ad
dropped Myers and Smith a p osition . On the
next ta p, Wa lters ma de a mo ve on Pas ta na
going up the hill to tum one, dropping him to
third. Out came the checkere d flag for Holland ,
Mth Walters second . Pastana held on to th ird,
fourth we nt to Smith and Ryan round ed out
the top five.
Ho lland led at the start of the second mo to,
with M y e rs , Sm it h , Humm el a nd Pa stan a
round ing out the top five. Two tu rns int o lap
two, Holland fou nd himself on the gro u nd, but
was able to get remounted and roBing jus t in
front of the closing Myers . Midway through the
second lap Pas tana ha d gotten by Hummel an d
Smith and was closing in on Mye rs_ Mye rs'
front e nd ca me out of a n inside-comer rut,
all owing Pastana to move into se co nd_ Up
front, Holland continued to rail every comer
and every obstacle, opening up a commanding
lead over the entire field. It was Hollan d , Pastana. Smith. Myers and Dean Matson nQw running in the top five. With one lap to go, Pastana
went down trying to recover from a braking
bump on a fast downhill section. and remounted well out of the top five. Myer s also bob bled
and dropped back a couple of po siti ons. Holland finish ed first, wi th Smith in second, Mat·
son in third , Ryan in fourth and Myers in fifth.
Smith finished second for the da y, and Walters took third .
Results
50 STK BEG (0-8): 1. Ryan Ferris (LE M) ; 2. Kay la O lson
CLEM 3. Bryar Perry (JaM); 4. Jak E'Gilbt-rt (Yam); S. An thony
);
Hf'fn a nd ez (KTM).
SOSTK NOV (0-8): 1. Curey Pen n in f;ton (KTM) ; 2. Tfilv i8
CIi'CiI (l. EM); 3. Pa ulla wrtmCt' (Ho n) .
60 BEG (0-8) : 1. Travis Cedi (Kaw ); 2. Tony laveuo (K.sw );
3. Allen Ken yon (Ka w ); ol. Pau l Lawre nce (K.1w); 5. [Nan Kol8tad
(Kaw) .
60 BEG (9- 11): 1. J u~ h n Cuddy (Kaw ); 2. Sharkman Stone
(Kaw) ; 3. Kyle Gwinn (Kaw) ; -I. Robl'l1 GiI1 (Kaw ).
l.'!I
60 NOV (Q-11): 1. Cory McDani el (Kaw) ; 2. Iceman H~ man·
dE' (Kaw); 3. Brett Markarian (Kaw) ; 4. Jus tin Wood~ (Kaw) .
Z
RO BEG: 1. Ch ris tophe r Lor edo (Ka w); 2. Nick Jam't (Hon );
.
3. Dy la n Vima; + Vinaml Blai r (Suz); S. Josh COl((Kaw) ,
SO NOV : 1. Mik ie No rthrop (Suz) ; 2. Jese Olson (Hon); 3.
;
Michael Pattl'rson (Hon); 4. Jon Reploj1;le (Su:l:) 5. Robt-rt Ha rold
(Yam) .
80 INT : 1. Ryan Morais (Yam); 2. Jos Mt"dl ~y (Hon); 3.
Dan iel Blai r (Ho n ); .c. Sathan Tieam~y (Su z ); S. Dnid Booth~
(Hon ).
80 BW: l _Jesse Da wliOn(lGIw).
12 5 BEG 0 · 1: 1. l ee M clau~hl in (S u z) ; 2 . M ar k Ve r
bougseraere (Suz); 3. Arnold Dutra (Hon ); 4. M~ n MOfK.aIl (Suz)
5. Denni, Jame (Hon).
125 BEG 0-2: 1. Armen GawMln (Kaw ); 2. Mar k Cotton.1f(
(Yam); 3. David Khngenbeck (Yam ); 4. Adam Huffer (Suz ); 5
Allen lor!lCheidl'r (Suz ).
125 NOV 0 -1: 1. Aaron Cheselske (Sm); 2. CraiF; Trugli
(Kaw); 3. Jason Elli s (Ho n); 4. Sian Lundqui"t (Su z); 5. C~vi
Andlovec (Suz ).
125 =,=OV 0 -2: I. Ja~ Stu rd t"Van (Su:r.); 2. Kl!'fVyn Col.
(Hon ); 3. Mike Morgan (Suz ); 4_Stu r e ny ('5u.z); S. Mike Newn
ham (Hon).
125 INT: 1. Jeff Sorthrop (K..w ); 2. Ty ler Evans (5uz); 3
Hawk Whi le (Su z ); 4. Robe rt Simp<;()n ( Ho n); S. St e ve HOII te
(Suz).
125 PRQ J . Rusty HolI.ll d (Su:r. ; 2. Rodney Smi th (Suz ); 3
n
)
Spud w alters (Suz ); 4. Rick Ryan (Suz ),;S. Oean M.lItson (Suz. ).
Z50 BEG: 1. Ryan LoFra nro (Hon ); 2. JaS('ln Cain (Hon); 3
Joe RodriguE'!- (Hon); 4. Steve Remmen (Hon); S. Mo~~ n Bur
do!ttr (Kaw) .
~ NO V: 1. Cory Mo rai s (Yam) ; 2. Kervyn Col e (Kaw}; :J
Ja!>OR Ellis (K.lw); 4. Nathan Fran z (Yam); S. Mike Morg an (Hon)
:50 lI\,'T : 1. Oolll;Jun Mit cht>ll (Yam ),; 2. Sh>
v...Hat ch (Suz); 3
Cli ff Cook (5uz) ; 4- C raig Hu mph re y (Suz); S. Mike Hedges
.
(Suz ).
2SO PRO 1. Rusty Holla nd (Suz); 2. Rodney Smi th CSuz
};3
Sp ud Wa llt'l'!I(Suz); 4. Rick Ryan (Suz); S. Scort Myt> [Ka w ].
T1i
500 PRQ 1. Rusty Holland (Hun ); 2. Rkk Ryan (Hon); 3. Scotl
Myers (Hon ); 4. Molrk Klauser (Hun); 5. Dean Mabon (Hon ).
. BEG (25"' ): 1. Tony Dia s (Yam) ; 2. Ray Feldman (Hon); 3
joseph Tyler (Hon); 4. Alexan de r Roach (Yam ); 5. j ason Coli
"
(Ho n) .
):
NOV (25-+ 1. Sian Lundqui st (Su ;r); 2. Rim Piml'flte l (H(m):
.
3. Ieftre y Molin a (Yam); ol Gary Porrest (Hon); 5. Howard BuhIl'r1 (Yolm).
INT (25+): 1. Ste ve Ha tch (Suz) ; 2. Mike Hod ges (Suz); 3,
Joh n Mol alamaki (Suz) ; 4. Sro u Hun ter (Kaw) ; 5. Dim Mendon
t
hall (Yam).
VET -BEG 1. Grt'): Abe ll (Kaw) ; 2. [knni!: Sta nh"Y(Yam); 3
Bobby Tab ag (Suz ); 4. K"" Porter (Kaw) .
VET NOV: 1. &:tIt! MI'dIt>y (Hon ); 2. Emml1 Ram in';r (Hon );
3. Stu Perry (Hon); ol. Je!lSi~ Holgu in (Yam ); 5. Hana Tam (Suz).
VET INT: 1. Jim Elli s (H on ); 2. John fl.bl alam ak i (Suz ); 3
Joey McCrumm en (Yam ); 4. Steve Rkharth (Yam); S. Greg Pen nington (Hon).
VET PRO: 1. RodIwy Smith (Suz ); 2. Mike Johnson (5uz); 3
Irv Achziger (Kaw ); 4, Tim DYeT(H on); 5. AI PO!it'}' (5ul:).
NOV : 1. Brian Merchant (Hon); 2. Q>ofKe Go llinR;(Suz);
3. Ron Clawson (Kaw); 4. Pa t Gra ham (Hon l.
EX: I. Da ve Eakin (Hon); 2. Robt-rt HartSoffi (Suz); 3. John
H.lIndelin (Yam); 4 'uhn Cumm ings (Suz); 5. Bob Jackson (Kaw).
or
or
Stone, Arndt roll at
Vancouver Short Track C'ship
By Clay Light
VANCOUVER. WA,JA:-I.l ~
Wh ile Idaho hot sh oes Aa ron Sto ne a nd Steve
Arndt won the da y's battles in th e 12Scc and
Open clas ses, Oregon rid er s Sean Light and
Kenn y McCann wo n seaso n-long battles at the
en d of th e sev en -r ound Ind oor Short Track
Series at the Oark County Fairgrounds.
Stone, wh o ca me fr om Caldwell , Id aho,
w on t he 125cc A main, as w ell as p o sting
impressive qu alifying performances to earn the
. d im inutive s p ee ds te r a sw eep of t h e class
ahea d of Eric Stevenson and Lig ht. Light's
thi rd-place fin ish was good enough for th e
se ries title, adding to his already-clinche d !IDee
crown.
Arn d t. from Boise, Id ah o, rod e a sensa tiona l
race in the Open A main , beatin g AMA Expert
Joh n Myers an d Tri umph-mo u nted Dan Dickinso n, bo th of whom had a stellar day. Arnd t
tra iled Myers, who had earlier won the Over 30
a n d Over 40 A mai ns , a n d l o om ed i n th e
Expert's shadow for nine of the 10 laps in the
final. On the last lap, Arndt pushed pa st a tiring Mye rs, as d id Dickin so n, to pull off the
upset of the series. McCann used a fourth-place
finis h to clinch the class title ahead of Gary
Moore.
Th e 250cc-class championship came down
to the final race of the sea so n. In the A main.
George Prindiville holeshot aboard his Yamaha , followed by Rand y Jungwirth. Todd Hill,
Id a h o ' s Cody Stone and Ma tt McCoy .
Prindiville would never be challenged, while
things got interesting behind him in a battle for
seco n d between Jungwirth, Hill and St one_
Stone got around Hill, who had to finish fifth
or better to w in the se ries , and se t out after
Jungwirth. but couldn't catch him , netting third
behind Prindiville and Jungwirth. who finis hed
second and third in the series to Hill, who with
fourth clinched the title. McCoy, in his 2.Occ
'
debut, wa s fifth.
Results
OPEl': PRO: 1. CoOi'Org~ Prind iville (Yam ); 2. Grayson Hart
(Ha n ); 3. ~ )Mlwn (Rtl(); 4. John Myl'r'5 (Rtl(); 4. Bria n Paul
(Rtx) .
OPEN A: 1. Sieve Arnd t (Hu n) ; 2. Da n Dickin son (T n); 3.
m
John Myer s (Rn); 250 A: 1. Geo r~ Prin d iville (Yam); 2.. R. dy
Ju ngw irth (H(II'\) 3. Cody Sto ne (Ho n) ; 4. Todd Hill (yare); S.
;
Matt McCoy (C-A) .
125 A: 1. Aaron Stone (Hon); 2. Eric Ste venson ( Hor.); 3.
Sean li~ht (Suz) .
80 A: 1. St-an liKht (Suz ); 2. Timm y Rickett s (I-Ion ); 3. Jlcob
Currey (Hon )
40+ A: 1. John Mye rs (Rtx); 2. To d d Tra cy (Yam); 3. L~
JtmSt'O(Rb:).
30+ A: 1. Joh n Myen (Rtx); 2. Dan Dickinson (Tri); 3. Km ny
McCa nn (Yam) .
250 (30+): 1. Randy Jun gw irt h (Ho n); 2. Todd Hill (Ya m~
vim TW: 1. Da n Oick intiOl'l rrri); 2. LaFaye McCarv rr (H D ); 3. Je rry Chinn (l nd) .
SPD WY: 1. s..t h Oiu rch; 2. Davl' Dill'l'it; 3. RobPrt Borg .
60 A: 1. Joey Haze l (Ka w); 2. Ma n Bowlin g (Kaw); 3. Wes
Q lUrch (Kaw ).
50 A: 1. Trevor Moo re (KTM); 2. Rud y Brothe rton (Yam ); 3.
Danny H.ut'l (Hon).
