I··EVENTS
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(Le ft) Keith Bowen (9) ra ced to vic tory In
th e 2S0cc A c lass during round th ree of
the AMA Mega Series at Hidden Acres MX.
(Abo ve ) Mike Ragan na ile d d own both
Pro-Twin v ictories during the two-day
VDTRA Vintage Classi cs Dirt Tra c k
Nat ional at Rive r City Speedwa y In
Satsuma . Florida .
h e ra n th ird followed b y Wo od y Roger s in
fou rth.
Th e Vet A Short Tr ack sa w Tress er on his
750cc Du cati . Tresser went on to win the main
wh ile Matt Gome z ran second and Bob McDonnell was third. Both riders were going crazy try ing to cat ch Tr ess er and th at Du ca ti , but it
wasn't meant to be .
Results
PRO- AM EX: 1. Rob Da tn ron (W-R); 2. Andy Tresser (W-R);
3. Billy Ma rti n (Rtx ); 4. Kevi n Bricker (H on ); 5. Billy Lu ker (Rtx).
PRO-AM NOV: 1. Sha un Russel l (Rtxl; 2. Justin Herm esk y
(Rtx ); 3. Ge ra my Rack ley (W· R); 4. Zane Ama ro (Rb ); 5. Bob
CaSt.")' (Rtx).
O PEN A: 1. An dy T~!Wr (W-R); 2. Rob Damron (W-R); 3.
Ke vm Bricker (Hon); 4. Woody Rog ers (yam); S. GeTa Rackley
my
(W·R).
2.50 EX: 1. Ton y Souza (Hon) ; 2. Toby jo rgensen (Hon).
250 B: 1. Justin Ohv ers (H on ): 2. Ton y Mt-irin g (H en).
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250 C: t . Sm n Marcu s (Hon ); 2. Billy B iles (yam): 3. Riley
(y am ).
OPE."'J B: 1. Eskie Tom ita (H on); 2. Rock y Rodrigut!!!(Rtx) .
O PEN C: 1. Richard G illia n (Ya m); 2. Ma rty Wei. .It. (Rtx); 3.
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Ma rk Am a ro (Ya m); 4. Mich ot' l OE>H CJY!l (Yam) ; 5. Richard Arnold
(Suz j.
VET A: 1. A ndy t resser (Due ); 2. Matt Gomez (Rb:~ 3. Bob
M cDonneU (H -O ).
YET B: 1. Dan te Damb ru seo (Yam ); 2. John Pierce (Rtx) .
VET C: 1. Rich a r d G ill ia n (Yam) ; 2. Pa u l Sanbon i (Rtx ); 3.
Mar k Am a ro (y a m );
VINT A: I. Ch ri 5 Marquis (H on ); 2. Dana Pe rri (H on).
ytl\.'T B: t . Steve H all (Hon).
VINT C: J. M.uk Bisca rdi (ya m ); 2. Ma tt Simas (Y.lI m ).
KNB BY: 1. G ino Rina ld i (Kaw),
100 A: 1. Aa ron Cisco (l ion);
80 A: 1. Micke')' Lare (Suz); 2. Ton y Meir in l; (Hon).
flO B: 1. Brandon Irnl erbl tzen (H on ); 2. Danny Casey (Yam) ,
80 C: 1. [e red Me\ 'Vhortl'l' (Hon).
60 A : 1. Ste wa rt Barbee (Kaw).
6OC : 1. Derrick Ponton (Kaw ).
P/ W ST K : 1. To n y Fa kq uer y (K T M ); 3. Nick Ste adman
(KThII.
P /WSTK A: I , M ike Rina ldi (KTM ),
P / WSTK B: 1. Matt Tu clu· tt (KTM),
P / W srx C: 1. D a n ny Ra n dazzo (Yam); 2, Bobby Fong
(Ydm ),
P/W MOD A: 1, Ma ttTuckett (KTM ).
Bowen, Chester plow
Hidden Acres Motocross
By Ba rba ra Willia m s .
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(Cob); 4. Kassie Wil ks (LEM); 5, Brett Slatt' r (KTM ).
65 (7-9) : 1. Tim Hom (Kaw); 2. Ja ke Posey (Kaw); 3, L.T.
H ome (Kaw); 4, Chaw B«k (Ka w ); 5. Philli p Ivers (Kaw).
65 (10-11): 1. Wade Co rd e ll (Kaw); 2, Jeffrey Fields (Kaw); 3,
Chase Robe rts (}(a w ),
80 D: 1. Jason Kenn edy (Yam) ; 2. Will y Bal.l'I' (Kaw ); 3. Sha u n
Henson (Ho n); 4. Brian Pa (Ka w) ; 3, J(,ff
G ibson (Kaw ); 4. flobby Ranker (Suz); 5. Jon at h.ln Tucker (Suz),
125 A: 1. Jim Chl'!ltef (Suz); 2. Kt"vin Walker (Yam); 3. Keith
Bowen (KTM ); 4. Miteht> Hod ges (Kaw ); 5, Billy Liles (Suz ),
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125 B: 1. Prnton gose (Kaw ); 2. Joey Belmont (K.lIw); 3. Jeffery Ryan (Suz ); 4. Jon Boruff (H(ln ); 5, Ben Rld J lt' tKolW)
.
125 C: 1, Eric Leonard (Kaw); 2. Jallon Sutherland (Yitm ); 3.
J.lIson Smi th (H on); 4 . Derick H ed ri ck (5olo); 5, luca s McDaniel
(M
oo;
115 D : 1. Ja son Row e (Su z); 2. Bobby We lls (H on) ; 3, Cody
Blan ken !>hi p (H on) ; 4, Roge r Co le (Suz); 5, [c rcrny MOtl", (Yam ),
lSO A: 1. Keith Bowen ("1M); 2. Kevin Walker (Yam ); 3, Jim
o.estl'l' (Su lo .J, Billv Liles (Suz); 5. Tim Hod ock (H on) .
);
250 B: 1. Jaqr Ikbnont (Kaw); 2. Jon Boru ff (Hon); 3. Preston
Rose (Ka w ); 4. H ar ley Keplinger (Sulo); 5, Wi lli.t m Ca,sa va u g h
(Suz) ,
250 C: 1. Ma tthew Fret>d (5o z ); 2. Robt'rt Andy Sm ith (Hon );
3, Jimmy O endPnin (Hon); 4. Bill Viviano (SUZ); 5, Jimmy Pitcock
(Suz ).
Z50 D: 1. Ad am A ee no r (Hon); 2. Ky lt>Grant (Yam );), Brad
ManiJi (Hon); 4. G reg Outlaw (Hon); 5, Dewayne Cook (K.tw ),
O PEN : 1. Darryl Ahonen (Kaw); 2. Ron Jon e ll (Hon); 3, Jeff
Tomlinllon (H on); 4. Doug Ho lton (K1l\.f ); S. B.trry Ph illips (Ka w ).
25-P1U!i A: J. Kevi n Wa lker (Yam ); 2. Keith Bowen (KTM ); 3. Jim
Chestpr (Suz) ; 4. Billy Ul es (Solo); 5, Brya n Ad olms (K.tw ).
2S+ B: L lelilie Beldlt'r (Hon); 2. Jay H, lyt>ll (Hon); 3, Bill Ca~
saVllug h (Suz) ; 4. Stev e Maso n (Sulo); 5. Jami e McCoy (Yam) .
25+ C : t. Jimm y Pitcock (Suz); 2. Jimmy Oendenin (Hon); 3.
Billy H.urison (Hon) ; 4. Oui.'l Bedd ingfield (Suz ); 5. Randy West ·
vall (Suz ).
30+ A : 1, Billy Lilt'!l (Suz); 2. }l'.d N icky 8.lkl'l' (H on ); 3, Ron
Jones. (Hon); 4. Bry an Ad;lm ll (Kaw).
30+ B: 1. Paul Young (Suz); 2. Joey Sin l;lcton (Hon); 3. Da vid
Whitlolm (H on ); 4. Ton y Brid~ (H on ); 5. Keny Byars (Suz).
30+ C: 1. Man: O ev eland (Ho n ); 2. Ranli y Wt'!ltfa ll (Sulo); 3.
Craig G n>er (Suz); 4. Bill Harrison (H o n ); 5. Mark H un ts in ger
y
(Suz ).
35+ : 1. Ron ' on e s (H o n ); 2. Bryan Adams (Ka w ); 3. Rick
Wri~h t (Suz); 4. V.lI 1re Chase (Hun); s. Ar-Albiker (Suz),
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40+: 1 Terrell WE' oo m (Sulo); 2, Va nC('ChaM' (H o n); 3, Jam t>li
l
GT'et'TJ(Kaw).
48+: I. Terrell Wt'lbom (Suz) .
U/ L Al B: 1. Jay Hayt"!! (Hon); 2. Raleigh Dtoel (Suz); 3. Joh n
Robe rtson (Hon); 01 . BrPnt l.u u gh (Suz); 5. John Fann (Suz).
U / l.C / O: I . Robtort Andy Sm ith (Hon); 2. Ja son Sm ith (HIm );
3, Sco tty Moyers (Hon); 4. M ichad Fran klin (Hu n); 5. Brent Su rma-(Hon).
Ragan rolls at VDTRA
Half Mile opener
By Mike Zbrozek
Photo by Dan Mahony
SATSUM,\, FL, MAR. 5-6
In a week filled with rain outs and delays, Bike
Week '96 proved quite a tria l for the AMA Pros,
but the Florida sunshine wa s in abund ance at
River City Speed way on Tuesd ay and Wedn esda y, March 5 and 6, for the ope ning rounds of
the VDTRA di rt track series where Mike Ragan
romped home w ith the Pro-tw ins victory,
The half-mile, banke d, clay su rface pro ved
id eal for action-packed vintage racing. Whil e
fast heat races and ma ins were the order of the
day for all classes, the Pro-twins again served up
the best shows of the meet.
The Yamah a-mou nted Ragan proved himself
to be a man on a mission as he powe red into the
lead both d ays, taking the wins flag-to-flag . In
Tuesday's main event, Steve Longo got by John
Blackstock in a race-long due l for second whil e
George Rich tmeyer wo rke d h im self from a
third -row pena lty start all the way u p to fourth
in a thrill ing effort . John Vanderkooi round ed
ou t the top five with a solid performance. Tuesday' s Pro-twi n main was trul y a national affair
as of the 12 riders entered only two were from
the same state - New York.
Wedn esday' s Pro-twi n main was a repeat for
Ragan and Ste ve Lon g o w ith Johnn y Isaacs
moving into th ird and Vand erkooi fourth. James
Vaugh t had a good run going on "his Triumph
from seventh up to fifth, bu t slid down on the
slippery surface on lap six to spo il a fine effort.
John Hildebrand and John Fike filled ou t the top
six places.
[ac Donald of Winter Park, Colorad o, scored
a do ub le-double taking both 600cc Ama teu r and
Open-Twin mains both days.
Lon gtime 600cc Pro rid er Ton y Neill raced
his Yamah a to twin wins while Fred 5chritt and
Bill Burr trade d Masters wins, Schritt made a
tremendous effort to get by Burr on Wedn esd ay,
but 5chri tt's Triu mph was not up to the Yamaha
po wer of Burr' s big tw in . The tw o ne arly 60yea r-old men p u t on qu ite a show, and if the
tra ck anno u ncer hadn 't given their ages away,
one wo uld hav e thought much you nger lion s
were scrapping.
Results
Tuesda y
600 VL'\lT: I. Jac Donald (Ya m ); 2. M ike Zbrozek (Tri ); 3. J.e
Oark (Yam) ; 4 . Roy Hames (Bu l); 5. Bob Loucks(Bu l).
OPEN nY: 1. Jac Dc:mald (Ya m ); 2. Jam l'S Eastlt>e (Yam~ 3.
Doug Stewart (Duc); 4, Bill Step h ens (Tri); 5. Ron Sh me (Tri ).
MSTR 1.Fred Schritt (Tri ); 2, M.u v in Long; 3. Jam t"llH itt'f'.
:
SR: 1. Juhn Hil d t>
llrand (Tri) ; 2. Bill Snydt"T (Bu l); 3, Robo!rt
Johnston (Ya m); 4. J.e Cla r k (Yam) ; 5, Hob LoUCM (8 u l),
5Q()!.750 ClSSC: 1. Go:-ol'J!j;e Richtmeyel" (Tn) ; 2. Charles Su u th!
J;ate (BSA>.3, Mike Zbrouk (BSAI ; 4. Q;ora ld Jt'1i>up (Tn ); 5. James
Hen ry (BSA ).
.
iiOO rRO: 1. Tony Nt>ill (Yam); 2. John .Fike (BSA); 3. Bill Sny d er (Bu l); 4. Da le Buck (Bu ll; 5, Robt-rt Joh ns ton (Ya m ).
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MSTR PRO: 1. John Fil. e (BSA); 2. Lee P.lI kl'l' (Yam ); 3. C*"'~
aid Jes8UP (Tri) ; 4. Bill Bu rr (Yam ).
O PEN P R().TW: I. M ich a el Ra g an (Ya m) ; 2. Steve Lo n l;o
(Tri) ; 3. John Black8toc k (Tri ); 4. C
~ Rich tmeyer (Tri ); 5. John
Va nderkooi (Tri).
W~d nesda )'
600 vim : 1. Jac O\ma ld (Ya m); 2. Mike Zbrowk (Tri) ; 3. J.e.
Oark (Yam) ; 4. Bob Lou cb (Bu l); S. Roy H aines (Bu l).
OPE,,'IJTW : 1. Ja c Donald (Ya m); 2. Doug Stewolrt (Du c); 3.
Mike Zbrouk (Tri); " . Ron Stone (Tri ); 5, Bri;ln Hol T.iga l (Tri) ,
MSTR 1, Bill Bu rr (Yam) ; 2. Fred Sch ri tt (Tri); 3. J...t.e Pa rke r
:
(Yam) ; 4. Tony Pino (ya m) .
500-750 G5SCS: I. Joh nny Illaac (Tri ); 2. J08t"J'h Ga tel y (Tri );
3. Roy Ha ines (Bul ); 4, M ike Zbrozek (BSA); 5. Thorn Search (Tri ),
600 PRO; I. Tony Nt'i ll (Yam ); 2. Jo hn ny !!"aao (Tri); 3. Jo hn
Fike (BSA); 4. Bill Sny d t!l' (Bu l),
OPEN PRO- T W : 1. M ichae l R a~an (Ya m ); 2. Ste v e Longo
(Tri ); 3. John ny l ~ aC5 (Tri) ; 4. John Vanderkooi; 5. Jo hn H ild e br and (Tri ).
A smokin' CCS opener at
Heartland Road Race
By Bob Applegate
TOPEKA, KS, MAR 23-24
Iow a h ot sh oe Mik e Murp h y reiu rn ed to h is
home track, Heartland Park Topeka, to pick up
three convinci ng wins and a chunk of chan ge
from Kawasak i at the CCS road racing seaso nopene r.
After a rough season in 1995 the former top
endurance racer was in rare form as he beat u p
both the Heavyw eigh t Sup ersp or t an d Sup er bike classes, win ni ng on hi s Kaw asaki ZX6.
After an ear ly d ice with Minn esota's Steve Johnson, Murph y rounded out his tri ple win with a
great ride in Middleweigh t Sup ersport.
Th e Un limi ted GP race ha d everyo ne on
their feet as Mu rphy gri dded the 600 up against
the region's top big-bore machines and Tomm y
Gerard 's su pe rfast Kaw asak i. Murph y jumped
ou t to an early lead, atte mp ting to build a cush ion quickly in the six-lap race. Colorado 's Mark
Shellinger had other plans and wor ked his usual
stra tegy of hanging back un til the end was near .
Murphy, who has the twisty portions of Heart land Par k's newly config u red 2.1·mile course
d ialed better then anyone, work ed his lead hard.
Shellinger closed up the gap and mad e the pass
go ing onto the lon g front stra ight, pulling th e
trigge r on the massive Yam aha 1000 to take his
second wi n of the weekend after stea ming the
Solo GTO crowd on Satu rda y.
Relative newcomer Scott Ackerman will be
an amateur to watch in '96 as he took both GTO
and GTU win s on his Clifford Cycles-sponsored
Honda 600.
Multi-time champi on Tom Girard kicked off
his '96 seaso n with a pair of wins over fast local
Shane Clark, who test ified th at Gerard 's ZX6
with the now-legal for Supersport one-mil-over
motor was "super fast." Girard took his Don &
Roy's Motorsports /Mason Stud ios Kawasaki to
the head o f th e class in bot h GTU and Mid dleweight Sup ersport, earni ng $500 in Kawasaki
contingency to boot.
Res ults
AM SOLO GTU: 1. Sco tt Acke rm an (Hon); 2. Rand all Menn f'tll;a (H on ); 3, G reg Be nd e r (Yam); 4. ja mes Franl. lin (Hon); S.
Matt Ge rard (Hun).
EX SOLOGTU: I . Tom G irard (Kaw); 2. Shane O ar k. (Kaw);
3, Ste ve John.'OOn (Ho n) ; 4. Mike Murphy (Kaw); 5, Brad ley Zajic
(Kaw),
AM SOLO CTO: 1 Scott Acke rman (H on ); 2. Ma rk Hei nen
(Suz ); 3. Don Co le (Yam); 4. Micha el Brown (KoI ); 5. John Ch ion w
chio (Suz).
EX SOW GTO: 1. Ma rk Sche llinKt' r (Yam); 2, Janws Milroy
(Kaw); 3, Robert Netter (Ka w ); 4. Joh n Hed strom (Suz); S. Greg
Fry er (Yam),
AM l /W 55: 1. Pau l Ducato (Ydm); 2. Ton y Kerr (Ho n); 3.
[ason Swan (Yam ); 4. MolUrice Mant'S 8 (Yam ); 5. Michat>1 l~lh
(Ka w ). .
EX L/W SS: 1. John Lay ton (Yam) ; 2. Brya nt Solw'l!: (lYw); 3,
David Steven8 (Yam) ; 4. Dave RCMno(Ya m ); 5. Bradl ey Reynolds
(Yam ).
AM M / W 5S : I. Gn,;: Kah le (Ka wl; 2. Doug Ha rw ell (Hon);
3. Randa ll M M1",~n~a (Hon ); 4. Matt Q;ora rd (H on ); 5. lance Wi,;Kerf (Hon),
EX M / W 55: 1. Tom Gira rd (Kaw); 2. Shat\l"Oarkt' (Kaw ); 3.
SIt'v e Jo h nllOn ( Hon); 4. G lf'tln C u rtis (K.lI ); 5, Ja m es: Sch.llt>fer
w
(Yam).
.
AM H / W 55: 1. Mar k Ht"inen (Suz); 2. M ich ael Bro wn (Kaw);
3. Don Co le (Yam); 4. Mdtt Gt' ra rd (Hon); 5. Tob y Brown (Kaw) .
EX H / W 55: I. Mike M urphy (Ka w ); 2. Jam es Schaefl'l'(Ya m );
3. Jo hn Hedstrom (Suz); 4. GreJ; Fryer (Y.lIm); 5. M icha pl
Kil'!lchba um (Yam) .
U / L SS: I. Eric Hl' rbi !lO (Yam) ; 2. Michael Ga herty (Hon); 3,
n
Rona ld Fore (Sulo); 4. J.un l'S Prince (H on ); 5, Bob Th om a!!(Yam) .
AM L/ W S /BK: 1. Pau l Du ca to (Yam ); 2. John Fl~iwr (Kaw );
3, Ton y Kerr (Hon); 4. Don A llen (DuC); 5. MdUrice Ma nellS (Yam) .
EX L/ W S /BK: 1. David Steve ns (Ya m) ; 2. Bryant Soberg
(Kaw); 3. Da ve Rosno (Ya m ); 4. M ich a el Lo w er (Yam ); 5, Eri c
Wardlin (Yam) .
AM M / W S / BK: 1. JO!lt>ph Roza nek (Hon>; 2. Kennt'th Ricke l
( Ho n) ; 3. Ra nd y Fro s t (H o n ); 4. B rali l~y Ztjic (lUw); 5, James
Schaefer (Yam ).
A M H / W S / BK: I. Michael Brown (Kaw ); 2. Ma rk Hei nl'll
(Suz); 3, Don Co le (Yam) ; 4. Gr aha m Vin cent (Suz) ; 5, Pat Ca hal.lI nt'( K.lw ).
EX H /W S/BK : 1. M ike Mu rp hy (Ka w ); 2. Ja mt>s Milroy
(Ka w); 3. Er ic H er b iso n (Ya m); .I . Jim Brewer (Ya m ); 5. Bob
Th omas (Yam ),
U / L S / BK: I. James Mi lroy (Kaw ); 2. M ich at"1 Kirsc hba u m
(Yam) ; 3, Ryan Myer (Suz ); 4. M ich al'! C aherty (Hon); 5, Jam t'!l
Prince (Hon),
AM L/ W G P: 1, Gn-g 8E'ndl'l' (Yam); 2, Ada m N(>al (Yam ); 3,
Mau rice Ma n('ll!l (y am ); 4. Bill Wa ch ho lder (Suz); 5. JaS(m Sw a n
(Yam ).
EX l /W G P: 1. Bryant $om g (Kaw); 2. Ken t Shoemake r
(Yam); 3. Mi~1 Lower (Yam) ; 4, Eric W ard lin (Yam ); 5, Tommy
H ickman (H on ).
AM M/ W G P: I. A lt-'xan der Ta it (Kaw); 2. Kenneth Rickel
(Ho n ); 3. John MOtlrl' (Ka w ); 4. Jam l'S Fra nkl in (Ho n) ; 5. Ran d le
N o rian (H on ),
EX M /W G P : 1. Dt> n i!l De bu h r (Hon) ; 2 . Scotty Di edrich
n
(H(m); 3. Jt>
ffrey Pu rk (Ho n) ; 4. Shane Norris (Yam ); 5. Da vid Doe
(Ho n ).
U /L GP : I. Mark Scht' lIing l'l' (Yam ); 2. M ike Mu rp hy (Kaw);
3 . Ja mes Mi lr oy (Ka w) ; 4. To m Gira rd (Ka w); 5. Ro bert Nt>lIor
(Kaw),
EX 125 GP : 1. Tommy Hic kman (Hon); 2. Aaron Stein (Hon);
3. Tod d No rdby (Hon );
AM SPTS t.L'\Z: 1. [)(In Allm (D u e); 2. Richa rd Wt>SSt" I(Kaw);
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3. Stt> H at>Se pYe r (Ya m) ; 4 . Robert Wilkes (Kaw); 5. Barn e y
ve
m
W rig h t (Due),
EX SPTSMN : 1, Tud d Nord by (K.twl; 2. Ma rk Bern a l (Kaw );
3, Jon Wi lson (Kaw ); 4. Bria n Ju pe (Ka w); S, Erik Pau lso n (Suz),
