counted. on for being two races in one, and this
year wa s no exce ption. As usua l, the first loop
was a -l l -m ile " time keeper" wh ile the seco nd
circuit was the rou ghest, most technical. 45-mile
desert race you would ever care to parti cipate.
Loop one was extre mely fast , eve n for Gold
Rush stan d ar d s, wi th speed avera ges ra nging
from 20 to 30 m p h . Th e d ras tic elevat io n
changes were all saved for the second loop, but
winding trails thr ough sand washes and desertfloor brus h kep t riders pushing to stay on time.
The top rid ers zeroed the first loop wh ile a large
percen tage of the A and B riders carded. a 1 or 2.
The seco nd loop was noth ing short of treacherous. Ev e ry long, s te e p, rocky uphill was
imm ed ia tely follo wed by a n eq ua lly di fficult
d o wnh ill , and there we re lit e ra ll y d ozens
gro upe d back to back . The course fina lly flat tened ou t abo u t 10 miles from the finish, but the
rocks and whoo ps weren't exactly a wa lk in the
pa rk. Speed ave rages that climbed as high as 48
mph and averaged 25 mph kept riders clip ping
at a frenz ied pace, to say the least.
Ma ttson rod e his IMs / Thor/ FMF / A.cerbis
Hon d a CR250 to the overall wi n with a fina l
tally of 8.0438. Seco nd ove rall and first A Vet
250cc ho nors went to Jim McGra th and his TM
a t 9.0438 . Training Wh eel s MC mem ber Bill
Fullme Jr. rod e his Tea m Green KLX 650 to third
overa ll and first in the A Four-Stroke class w ith
a score of 9.0478. Team Green pu t another rider
in the top fiv e w ith Da na Van Stee's 9.0489,
good enou gh for fou rth overall and first in the
200cc A d ivisi on . Desert M.C.' s Brent Far rell
won the A Open class and rounded out the top
five wi th a 10.0518 on his CRSOO. The top B rider
was Ishii Masami, who turned in a grea t ride for
19th overa ll. John Penne r finished 55th overall
and took top C honors .
Results
W MN A : 1. SUSol Donald!>On ( Uo n ); 2. Hea ther Ho re n
n
(Yam );J_Shirley Jergt.>n:Jt."O (Ka w ); 4. J..-nnikt'Sun krt' (A ne:}.
200 A: 1. Dana Vanstet' (Ka w); 2. Steve Fry (Hon); J . Ara gon
Ara goo (t lan); "'. John Mlnnoc k (Yam).
250 A: 1. Eri k Malison (Hon ); 2. }.Json In gr nooll (Hon); J _
Seeve Jcru.rn (lion ); 4. 11lum McN,1bb (K...wl; S. Chris Dubowski
C
KTM ).
OPEN A: I. Brent Farrell (H on); 2. r a ul Sha fer (K...w); J.
Robl·rt &dtr(Kaw); 4 , JaliOO Higgins (Kaw ); S. Don Parrott (Kaw }.
4-STRK A: 1. Bill Pul mer Jr. (!nrd icl (Yam) ; 2. Ro l.md McFaddrn (K.lw ); 3.
'
Jost:p h McG u irk (Ko1 w ); 4. Du ug la!> Sch u ltz (Kaw ); S. JOt. Ta bush
(Yam) .
250 B: I. LA
rry Moi k (K.lw J: 2. Bob Ker.>ev (Ho n); J . Bryan
c
Willis (Yam ); 4. Pau l Sm ith (Y olm).
O PEN B: I. Andy Naylor (K.1w); 2. Bill Co tton (KTM) .
4-STRK B: 1. Hi'deno ri Ha na w a (li o n l; 2. Eric Du rr (Hon ); 3.
Don G ra!lSm.1n (Hbg)
250 V ET B: I. Kt!'n t Kor a l (Ya m); 2. M a r k Zela (Ya m) ; 3 .
R.:1ndy Pe wrs (Yam); 4. C R. Bru nson (Yol l; 5. Da ve Beal (Yam);
m
OP EN VET B: 1. Moir k Ma g d al l' no {Ho n ); 2. Ley W il so n
(KTM ); 3. Ric hard Nos, [Ho n]: 4. JOO M ille r (H on); 5. Adam
y
Achepolh (Hon).
250 SR B: 1. Ish ii Masami ()(a w ); 2. Brad Saum (Kaw l; J . Dick
C ressy (Ya m); 4. Davt!' ~·..d ow s (Han); 5. Tim G randy (Yam) .
OP EN S R B: I. Jef f Tibbet ts (Hon) ; 2. Ol imo M ichlo (l ton); 3.
BobWiII i.\ms (Hus); 4. H..utnl>Butz (KTM) .
MA G B: I. Phil Wh it..> (Hon); 2. Sta n Swtoany (KTM); 3. James
Morrison (KTM).
WM N C; I. Fn-.styGtnnon ( Koaw).
200 C 1. Ddvin A utry (Kaw ).
250 C: 1. John Pen ner (Hon ); 2. Chad Peten (Yam); J. Mark
Evans (lCaw ); 4. Jeff JwJ (Suz );5. J,r.ion Miller (Hun).
OPEN C: I. Mar k & bc:ock (lion); 2. Bra ndon Day (Ka wl; 3.
Jim my Ri05 (Honl; 4. Mica h Whi tto(Hun).
4-STRK C: 1. Kevin Sm llh (Hus); 2. Bill Gi Uan (Honl; J . ~ff
Dou (Han); 4. Robt.-n Garci.l (Hus); 5. B.IT)' Broob (H on) .
250 VET C; 1. Chris Johrbon (Ya m); 2. Ted Elswick (SuzJ ; J .
Ralp h Ward (Suzl; 4. Ta i l.ai Ting (Suz ); 5. Toshih ilo Mau (Kaw).
O P EN VET C: 1. Pe ter H uke ( Ho n) ; 2. D wig ht M at ne y
(KlM); 3. Scott Dt-mon t (Hon); 4 . Pe h."r Demeo (Suz); 5. Ma ss a
ChabaZJan (HonJ.
250 SR C: 1. Rogo;-r Bo.d ett (Ka w); 2. Steve AndeT50n (Suz); 3
Tun Stont!'T (yam); 4. Chn . Soren!it"n (KTM); 5. M.ts.hiro Nagaki
(Kaw }.
OPEN SR C: 1. Ma r k Kac ksl eUc-r (H o n); 2. C ur tis C ra m
(KTM); 3. Jdf GOIn g (Ka w); 4. Seeve Prren (KTM); 5. Dan Wa llace
G et ready for a weekend of exciting
motorcycle racing at the Toyota
Challenge of laguna SecaAMA
National Championship Motorcycle
Road Races.This will be the first race
of the season on the new, expanded,
II turn, 2.238 mile road course.
Headlining the weekend will be the
highly competitive Superbike Series.
See the factory teams from Smokin'
Joe's Honda,Vance and Hines
Y
amaha, Muzzy Kawasaki and
Yoshimura R&D SuzukLThis
action packed weekend includes
road races. sidecars and more!
Don't blink or you'll miss all the
non-stop action!
FEAT URED RA C ES
• ROTTEN ROBBIE SUPERBIKE
• 250cc Grand Prix
• Team line 750cc SuperSport
• HP4 600cc SuperSport
• Performance Machines
SuperTeams Challe nge
• Progressive Insuran ce
Harley-Davidson
SuperTwins
P L US !
• Side Car Races
• Vintage Bike Display
• Autograph Sessions
• Free Paddock Access
• Free Grandstand Seat ing
• Free Parking
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RA C EWAY
TOYOTA
(1ClM) .
MAG C: 1. Rol y Mitche ll (Ya in ); 2. Rictlo1lrd Fan.-ng (Kaw); 3.
Rand y O"l.a ughline (I--fon).
S/SR C: l. De.1n Kend le (Kaw ).
WM N 0 : 1. Don na Gorman (H on); 2. Ev y Wild {Ka w ); 3.
Tom omi Ta ke (y am ); 4. No riko Ha na wa (H on)
200 D: 1. Matt H ug o (Hon): 2. David Kay (Ka w ); J. G reg Dondan ville (Ho n ).
250 D: 1. Ma r k Conn'e ll (H on); 2. Ty ler G usta lfso n (Ka w ).
O PEN D: I. Brian Rl't,."!ll" (lGtw); 2. Enw Pelham (KTM); J . Ed
Field (Suz );
4-STRK D: 1. Greg Bickn ell (KTM ); 2. Pa trick Miche l (Ho n); 3.
Geo rg e Peterka (Su.z); 4. Ernt.~ t Poo l (Ho n); S. Jef Fu lke rson (§UZ).
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250VET D: 1. Da niL'1 Bame tt (Su z); 2. Pete r Pa th 0-100).
OPEl\! VET 0 ; 1. Ray Byl!'mol (H us); 2. Scott Taylor (H o n); 3
Jeff Peck (Kaw ); 4. Joh n Saba tin i (Kaw ).
250 SR D: I. Janu.'9 H olm " (Suz).
OPEN SR D; 1. Crd ig G us ta f!oon (Kaw); 2. Gary Hu ff (KTM );
J . 5.1do Vchi jim.1 (Ho n}.
MAG 0: 1. Kit Ho ltne5 (Yam); 2. John Penl"O!ll" (KTM);
S /S R D: 1. linus 8 rewlT (!
