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EVENTS
.Edited by ScottRousseau·
SPTS M A: 1. Kevin Qui ne (Vam ); 2. Bob Gro ve (GG); 3. Bob Tho rnto n (G-G); 4. Dave Da venp ort (Fan); 5.
Jeff Latim er (Yam) .
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5PTSMN B: 1. Shane Tristan Leyd en (G~G); 2. Kelly
Bellmar (G-G); 3. (TIE) Sonny Su (G-G) /To dd Moore
(Bet); 5. Richar d Zins mann (Fan).
5PTSMN C r 1. Dave Fulton (Be t) ; 2. St e ven Sinnott
(G-G ); 3. D arrell Pa lmer (G-G); 4. G reg Ba les (Ya m ); 5 .
Becky C arranza (G-G ).
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INT A : 1. Mike Krasun (B:e 2. John M cGregor (Gt);
G); 3. Ron Catavaio (G~G); 4. A rt Webster (Yam); 5.
Steve Da v is (A p r).
INT B: 1. Al a n Ma lmquist (Bet); 2 . G ary Oborn
(Bet); 3 . M ark Miller (Bet); 4 . R ick T e n b ro e k (Fa n ); 5 .
Iohn Thompson (G-G).
ADV A: 1. Kevin Norton (G-G); 2. Oli Thordarson
(Mon); 3. Jim Coll ins (G-G ); 4 . Rick Je nkins (Bet); 5 .
Robert Madden (Bet ).
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ADV B: 1. Ken Melody (G-G); 2. Bruce Davis (Fa n );
3 . W a yne A nde rs (G·G); 4 . Ja c k H eminway (G -G); 5.
C h a rlie Rowlett (Bet) .
EX: 1. Jared Malmquist (Be t ); 2 . Kent Graham
(Mon).
Bailey ices competition'at
Lost Creek Hare Scrambles
By Gorman Smith
AMITY, AR, FEB.4
A win d-chill factor of below zero failed to cool
off the ~nth usiasm of the crowd as Hot Springs
Dir t Rid e r s h osted roun d one of the 1996
Ar kansas Har e Scrambles Series at Mik e and
Pam Lambert's Lost Cree k Ranch .
Ja ck Bai ley , on h is AI' s Hond a Sea -D oc sponsored CRSOO, literall y froze ou t the competitio n in the Expe rt Class . Bailey grabb ed the
boleshot and challengers Tim Crain on a Yamaha, and Eli Beard on a KTM couldn 't overcome
the advantage . Sharing in the Expert Purse with
Bailey, Crain and Beard was Tony Curtis, finishing a respectable fourth.
At th e halfway m ark , su p er-com pe tit iv e
sen iors were running nint h, 10th, and 11th over all with KTM-mo unted Gorman Smith leadi ng
by seven seconds over second-place Darrell Judy
and 27 second s over third-place.Butch Ga rdner.
At the end of lap three Smith had to change goggles an d this allowed judy to take the lead. Soon
a fter, Sm it h had a fla t fron t tire, ending h is
chances to de feat last year 's Super Senior champion judy, who finished first on a Kawasaki followed by Butch Gardner in second.
Resul ts
L
eydenlands
Cougar C
lassic
Trialwin
By Donn Maeda
LUCERNE, CA, FEB. 18
ou n d two of th e 1996 American
Trials Association Series was held
in the popular Cougar Buttes area
of Lucerne Valley, and a health y tu rnou t
of nea rly 100 entrants showe d u p to test
their skills on the grip py rocks that ha ve
mad e th e are a a favorite for Sout her n
Californi a trials riders. Oddly enough, it
wasn ' t a trials rid er at all wh o emerged
victorio us in the crow de d Sportsman B
class at the Plon kers-p romoted eve n t.
Motocrosser Shane Leyde n threw his leg
over a trial s bike for the first time ever
only two d ays prior to th e eve n t, and
came awa y the clear-cut win ner aboard
hi s Bult aco Pa rts Ob solete / Axcel Fas t
Gr aphics / DMR / Seattle Racin g-sp onsored Gas Gas JTR250.
"I wanted to enter the Beginner class,
but m y fri ends m ad e me rid e Sportsman," said Leyd en. "This stu ff is actu ally prett y fun . There wa s no motocro ss
race thi s weekend, so I figur ed , ' Why
not?'"
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Leyden se t the pace right frpm th e
.get-go, and apart from one five incu rred
when he tri ed to splatter a tricky section, dropped no more than two points
in any single section. At the end of three
10-section loops, Leyden had give n up
only 21 poi nts an d turned in 18 clea n
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Shane Leyden nabbed th e Cougar Classic
Tria l win in his first try.
rides - not bad for a first-timer. Second
went to Gas Gas rider Kelly Bellmar, the
SCTA mem ber turning in a final score of
25 points and 15 clean s. Sonny Su and
Todd Moore ended the da y tied for
th ird, as both riders had 25 points and
19 cleans. Normally, a tie breaker goes
to ones, twos, threes and then fives, but
Su an d Moore had matched each other' s
scores perfectly. Richard' Zinsmann and
Rich Thomas round ed out the top five.
ATA Presi de nt Alan Malquist made
his return to Intermediate B class compe tition after breaking his leg last yea r,
an d scored a pop ular win aboa rd h is
OTP Beta. Many of Malmquist's regular
competitors we re Jet dumbfounded by
hi s su d de n burst in form . Mal m quist
topped the 16-ride r field with a score of
31 poin ts a nd 13 cleans. Gary Oborn
was second- best w it h a 40/14, w hile
Mar k Miller w as th ird with a 48/13 .
Rick Tenbroek an d BPO owner John
"Jordi" Thompson rounded out the top
finishers.
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Uni ted States World Round pro moter
Mike Krasun car ried on with his w inning ways in the Interm ed iate A class,
in spite of breaking his righ t hand in a
practice cra sh one d ay earlier. Krasu n
spanked the field heavily, end ing the
da y with a mere seve n points. Secondpl ac ed Jo hn McG regor had 25, w hile
third-placed Ron Cavataio gave up 26.
Results
YTH : 1. Chad BalItie (Fan ).
NOV A: 1. Torn Cole (Yam) ; 2. Chuck Hults (Hon );
3. Joe Cat avaio (G-G); 5. Al Nourian (Yam).
NOV B: 1. Joseph Gonza lez (Bul); 2. Don Erskine
(Fan) ; 3. Tom Materna (Fan ); 4. Roger Mass (Fan) .
EX: 1. Jack Betley (Hon); 2. T im C rain (Ya m ); 3 . Eli Bea rd
(KTMj ; 4. To ny Cu rtis (Han ).
INT A: 1. Everett Ra tliff (Hon); 2. Kenny M cGet- (H o n ); 3 .
Ca rro l Dickerson (Hon); 4. Da ren Ogden (Kaw); s. Rich Richards
(Hon).
O P EN B: 1. Rob Baxley (KTM ); 2. Jackie HilJ (Hon ); 3. Dou g
Mo
ore (ATK ): 4. Kent Brya nt (KTM ); 5. Alan HolmhPrg (Hon).
4·STRK: 1. Keith McGee (Hon); 2. John Stubble field (H on); 3.
Keith Fish ..r (H on) ; 4. Ste ve C"",..l (Ho u),
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250 B: 1. Jef Tarlton (K.l w ); 2. Mike Lacefield (Han); 3. Sa m
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Martm (KTM); 4. Bruce Melton (SU1.); 5. Dhan e Mar qu {'S(K
200 B: 1. Brian Sand ers (H on); 2. J.R. Scott (Kaw); 3. Robert
G ra)' (Kaw ); 4 . Mik t>We st on (Kaw ); 5. Zach Dt' ve rt'l! l( (KTM ).
SR: 1. David. Smi th (r l.)n ); 2. Don Pinned; (KTM); 3. Scott
Dun can (Su7. ); 4 , Mikl' Park er (Ka w ); 5. Ike We ston (H on).
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S /5R : L DalTl'll ju d y (K.1 ); 2. Bu tch G u dne r (Kaw); 3. J~
Kocin!>ki(Hu n); 4. Gurmdn Sm ith (KTM): 5. Dou g Bey!'r (I-Ion).
JR: 1. Jesse On eill (Su z ); 2. Blake Kee ton (Suz ); 3. Artie
Pa holke (Hon); 4. Scott Moorl' (Kaw).
Ryan rails at LaGrange MX
By Mark Hawki ns
LA eRA.\JGE CA. FEB 11
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Rick Ryan 's consistency at round three of the
GFI Northe rn Wint er Seri es paid off w ith the
12Scc Pro-class overall win at th e LaGrange
MX.
Rod ney Smith grabbed th e m oto-o n e
holes hot . followe d by Ryan, Scott Myers and Jeff
Pestan a. While Sm ith began to bui ld a com fortab le lead ove r Ryan , Myers and Holland were
dicing over the th ird spo t. Holland, on the third
lap, set Myers up in the new switchback section
an d ou tpowered him for the po sition . Dean Matson soo n fou n d hi s wa y arou nd Pestana and
wa s closing fast on Myers. just past the halfway
poi n t, Holla nd took over second and se t hi s
sigh ts on Smith. just as it looked as if Ho lland
was reelin g in the leader, Hollan d busted the
berm on an off-cambe r sweeper and lost four
pos itions. Meanwhile, Ma tson dropped Myers to
fourth. Sm ith would take the win with Ryan finishing a com fortable secon d . Third wo u ld go to
the har d-cha rging Ma tson, who was followed by
Myers. Hollan d wou ld hold on to round out the
top five.
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Smith m istimed the gate in mota two an d
found hi mse lf hu ng up as the rest of th e field
followe d Myers th roug h tu rn one. Behi nd Myers
we re Hollan d, Ryan, and Pesta na. Myers agai n
had his hands full tryi ng to stay in front of Holland, who cu t u nderneath h im ju st af ter the
completion of lap one. Smith had picked off six
ride rs by the en d of lap two, putting him in 10th.
Rya n and M at son found th eir way aro und
Myers, an d Sp ud Walters moved u p to fifth .
Wit h the man in fron t bu ild ing a sizable lead
over the second- place Ryan and Mats on, Smith
was not too far back and w as m oving up fast . By
the com pletion of lap six, Smith wa s challenging
Walters for the fifth position. Walters and Smith
got by Myer s on th e last lap . Holland crossed
th e finis h line four or five seconds in fro nt of
Ryan . Th ird went to Matson and fourth and fifth
we nt to Walters and Smi th, respectively.
Result s
125 PRO : 1. Rick Ryan (Suz) ; ~ Rus ty Ho llan d (Suz) ; 3. Dean
Ma tso n (5u 2); 4. Rod ney Sm ith (5u·z); 5. Scott Mye rs [Kaw},
250 PRO: I. Rick Rya n (Su z ); 2. Rodn ey Sm ith (Suz); 3. Rus ty
H oll and (SU1.); .I. Sp u d Wal tel1i f.iu z ); 5. Scott Myers (Ka w) .
SOO PRO : 1. Rus ty Holland (H on), 2. Dean Mabon (Ho n); 3.
Scott M yel'll (}-Ion); 4. Rick Ryan (Hon ); 5. jon Nelson (Hon).
VET PRO: 1. Rodney Smi th (Su z); 2. Jon Nelson (Suz); 3 . Brett
Cross (5u 1:); 4. Mike Johnson (Suz~ 5. Rand y Medl ey (Su i) .
50 BEG STK (O-S): 1. Rvan Fer ris (LEM); 2. Dean Ko lstad
(KTM ); 3. An th ony Hemand'ez (KTM); 4. Kyl e Pa rino (L EM ); 5.
Cody Rockey (lEM).
50 NOV STK (o-R): 1. Zack Ham (LEM ); 2. Paul La wrence
(KTIvl) ; 3. Cory Pennington (KTM ); 4. Tra vis Cecil (LEM); 5. Kayla
O\.olon (LEM).
50 BEG STK (9-11): 1. Joel G ross ko p f (Suz).
• 60 BEG (0-8 ); 1. Zack Ham (Kll w ); 2. Paul Lawren ce (Kaw); 3.
Allen Ken y on (Kew), 4. jared Morn eon (Kaw): 5. Tra vis Cecil
(Kaw ).
60 BEG (9-11): 1. Kyl e Rytte r (Kaw); 2. A nd y Morgan (Kaw);
3. Jus hn Codoy (Kaw); 4. I-I. Whipple (Kaw); 5. Mi l t" Sto nl' (}(aw ).
60 NOV (9 ·11): 1. Nic k Da vis (Kaw); 2. Ja ck Van Ca mp
(Kaw ); 3. Cha rlie Morrison (Kaw); 4. I. Hernand e z (Kaw); 5. Brett
Mar kari an (Kaw ).
flO BEG: 1. Dlirin Pelli n (H on); 2. jesse Dawson (Hon); 3. Vincen t Blair (Suz ); 4. Christopher Lo redo (!