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VINTAGE AHRMA H istoric C upSeries Round4: Willo wSprings International Raceway •• e s H e nn in g (Han); 3. Jay Niede rs t (Hon); 4. Timothy Stancill (Hon); 5. Swiss Niederbe rger (BSAl. CLSSC 60: I. Steph..n Mathew, ( ~Iat r. 2. ).tf Elings (Ma t); 3. Do n Vesco (Nor); 4. Virgil Elings (A JS): 5. BruceRedding IAJs) . BOT 2· SRTK: 1. To d d H e n ning (Yam); 2. Sco tt Fabre (Yam); 3. Dre w Swanson (Yam); 4. Rick Xewm an (Yam~ SOS F-~ I. Stephen Mathews(Mal); 2. Erie Sherrer (Du b); 3. Benjam in Morse (Hon); 4. Jay Niederst (Hon); 5. Stev e Stone (BSA). 5 0S F-3 : 1. Br u ce Red d in g (A JS); 2 . M icha el Gonlesky (Yam). SO S 2-STR K: 1. Chris Lacruze (Hon). BO T OPE N: 1. Joh n H ilton (Due); 2. Larry Schnur (D u e ); 3. Cr a ig Co ok (D u e ); 4. Do u g la s Newh o use (Due); 5. U oyd Johnson (Due). BO T F-2: 1. Mike Voe lker (Ho n ); 2. Pet e Johnso n (M-G); 3. Kurt Mund (BMW); 4. M Ofield (Due); 5. ick Ken Sotham (Hen). 350 G P: I. David Roper (AJS); 2. Chuck Huneycutt (H on ); 3. Virgil Elings (AJS); 4. Steven Coc king (Suz); 5. ErikGreen (AJs). F-500: 1. Rick Newman (Yam) ; 2. Mid: Frew (yam); 3. Tupper Robin son (Due). 750 SPTS MN: 1. Kevin Johnson (Nor); 2. Paul Lima (Nor); 3. Craig weeks (yam); 4. Ivan Messina (BMW ); 5. Dino Bortolini (BMW). F-7S 0: 1. Anthon y M orr ison (Yam ); 2. Gary Slaba ugh (No r); 3. Will H arding (M-G); 4. Calvin lewis (Nor); 5. Da ve Russell (BSAl. By Dave DuVarney R OSAMOND, CA, APR. 13-1 ~ h e second a n nual Corsa M o toClassica, r ound fou r of the AHRMA H is to r i c Cup Se ries, blew in to Willow Sp rings In ternational Raceway and once again ga ve v in ta ge enthusiasts a weekend to remember. . This AR H1\.fA National event weekend kicked off on Friday with road ra ce practice and a race school with Team Obsolete's Dave Roper as proctor. I Think I Can Racing's Todd H en ning, the East Coast nightm are, was flown ou t for th e event to haunt th e competition just as h e d id this yea r at Da ytona. H enn ing p icked u p w here he left off, racing in four of the 12 races on the day. He began by winning race on e, the 350cc Sportsman class aboard a lightning-fast 1968 H on d a 350. The 500cc Sports man race featu red a m ixed bag of machines. Ralph Auer was ab oa rd a 1960 BMW 500 and di d h is bes t to keep the '68 Honda of H enning hon est. But on ce aga in it w a s th e 350 o f Hennni g across the st ripe first, followed b y Au er a n d 7 1 BSA 500SS-m ounted Pa u l Sh oe n. With no time to rest , H ennin g was back onto th e track, thi s tim e aboard an ' 8 1 Ya m aha 35 0 in the Battl e o f th e Twins Tw o-Stroke eve n t. Chalk up win numbe r th ree for Henning . Th e 500cc Premier class w as perhaps the b e s t race o f the da y . D e fend in g champion Step hen Mathews once again put his Barber Motorsport '61 Mat ch les s 500 heads u p against the '68 Hon d a 450 of Henn in g . Mathews on the p o le was flying toward tum one, but going into turn tw o H e n n in g stuffed the 4 50 in hard to take the le ad . The race for the win wou ld be between these two as they q uickly d ist a n ced th emselves from the pack. . "It was like we were tied tog e th er with a rubber band," H enning said later. In d e e d you could h a v e thrown a b lanket over the two. Mathews wou ld s tick a w heel in ne xt to H enn in g time a nd time again o nly to h a ve th e doo r shu t on h im . Th e race w en t d ow n to the w ire wi th He nnin g taking w in number four. O ther ra ces o f note w er e th e Pre-' 40 class w hi ch sa w Auer aboard th e 1939 BMW. The Ch ico, Califor ina, rider rod e away fo r the w in ov er Gordon Men zie, w ho wa s o n a beautifully prepared 1939 Triumph TlOO. Co m pleting the top three wa s " Doc " Bats leer o n t he o ld e s t m ach in e racing at the ev ent, a 1935 Indi an Spo rt Scout. Su n da y fea tu re d the repea t of the T (Above) The good old days ret urned to Willow Springs as the AHRMA Historic Cup Se ries pa id a visit. Riders took part In two days worth of rac ing on the hlgh-desert California circuit. (Right) Multi-time Daytona vintage winne r Todd Henn ing flew out from the East Coast and scored wins In several classes on his self-built Hondas. (Below right) Tom Horton (55) was the big winner at rou nd two of the AHRMAlClassic Bike Magazine National Dirt Trac k Se ries on the Willow Spr ings ha lf mile. Horton won four main events. 500 PREM: L Stephen Mathews (loAat); 2. Don Vesco (Nor); 3. Jeff Elings (M 4. Laery Peo ns (See); 5. Philip at); Parton.{BSA). F-VlNT: 1. Pa ul Lima (N or); 2. An thon y Mo rriso n (Yam); 3. Rick Newman (Yam); 4. Bernard Judlli (BSA ); 5. Ca lvin Lewis (No r). . BEARS: I. W Do rsch (W-R); 2. Pete Johnson(M alt G ); 3. Ben ja m in Wel ch (Tri ); 4. Mi ek Ofi eld (Due) ; 5. K urtMund (BM W). 50S F-l: \. W Dorsch (W R); 2. Iod y Hendley alt · (Bon ); 3. Stua rt Knigg e (Yam ); 4. Larry Hanl on (MZ); 5 . Cr aig WriV;ht (Bon). BOT F· 1: 1. Cra ig Coo k (Du e); 2. Pete [oh nson (MG ); 3. Dougla s Ne w h o us e (Due ); 4. Llo yd John so n (Due); 5. David Fine (M -G). BOT F-3: 1. Mike Voe lker (Hon ); 2. Ken Bctham (Ho n); 3. Ben Bostrom (H- D); 4 , Eric Bostrom (H·D ); 5. Jody Henley ( H -D ~ 350 sPTsMN: I. Todd Henning (Hnn); 2. Timothy To d d Henn in g show . T im Sta nci ll led th e g rou p into tum one in th e Sportsman 350cc class followed by Henning . lt w ould take Henning tw o laps to get by St an cill, a n d th e tw o H o n d a ri de rs w ould s wa p th e lead time and time again th roughout th e race, to the deligh t of th e crowd. H enning then put hi s head down an d pulled away for a easy win. Th e 200cc GP was all Bultaco, with Craig Morrison and Chri s LaCru ze going a t it in a race -long dice with Morrison besting LaCruze for a repeat of th eir results of the contest on Saturday. {~ Willow Springs International Raceway Rosamond , California Res ults: April 13-14, 1996 (Round 4 of 10) Fridav O bT F·3: 1. Mike Voe lker (H on); 2. Michael Dube (Hon); 3. Ken Botham (Hon ); 4. Kikaru Miyll gi (H- D); 5. Alan Burtt (Kaw ). BOT 2-S T RK: 1. Todd He n nin g (Ya m); 2. Rick N(.'"vm an (Y am); 3. Drew Swanson (Yam ). 50 S F· l : 1. Walt Dorsch (W· R); 2. Jody Hendl ey (Bon ); 3. Larry Hanlon (MZ ); 4. Crai g Wright (Bon ); 5. Benjamin Morse (H a n ). SOS F· 2: 1. Eric Sherrer (Dub ); 2. No rma n Las tovica (Rtx): 3. Da ryl Foster (Han ); 4. Steve Stone (BSA); 5. Benjamin Morse (Han). SOS F-3: 1. Michael Gont esk v (Yam ). 50S 2·sTRK: I. Chri s LaCTUZc (H en ). CLSSC 60: I. Stephen Math ews (Mat); 2. Jeff Eling s (M 3. Rusty Lowry (H 4. VirgH Elings (AJS); s. at); -D); BruceRedding(A)S) . CLSS C: 1. Ralph Aue r (BMW); 2. Go rdo n Menzie 3. Feed Mork (Nor~ 4. Doc Bats lleer (lnd). F-750: I. Anthony Morrison (Yam ~ 2. Will Harding (M·G ); 3. Robe rt Goodpaster (N o r); 4 . Dav e Ru ssell (BSA); s rCah"in Lewis (Nor). F-SOO: 1. Rid: Newman (Yam ); 2. Mick Frew (Yam); 3. Tupper R obinson (Bul ~ (Tri~ F-250, I. Scott Fab bro (Yam); 2. JeffElings (Yam) 3. ; M ick Fr e w (Yam ); 4. Mark H e n ry (Ya m ); 5. Tupper Robinson (BuI ). 750 SPTS ~L"l: 1. Kevin Johnson (N or); 2. Paul Uma (No r); 3. Din a Bortolin IBMW); 4. Craig Weeks (Yam); 5. Iva n M~s ina (B~tW). 500 SPT S M N: 1. Todd He nning (Han); 2. Ralph Auer (BMW); 3. Paul Shoen {BSA); 4. Tim othy Stancill (Hon~ 5. jav Niederst (Hon), 350 s PTs ~L'1: I. Todd Henning (}ion); 2. Tunothy StanciU (H a n); 3. Ga ry Swan (H a n ); 4. Tim Sheed y (Ho n ); 5. Tom Gri mmel (H on ). F·VIST: 1. Ke vin Johnson (No r) ; 2. Pa ul Li m a (No r); 3. A nth on v Morrison (ya m); 4. Bernard Ju ehl i (BSA); 5. IvanM eSsina (B MW~ BEARS: I. lValt Dorsch ( W· R~ 2. Ben W elch(Tri) 3. ; Ku rt Mund (BMW ); 4. Jam es Lickwa r (D ue ); 5. Kurt And rews (Due). BOT OPEN, I. John Hilton (D u e); 2. Larry Schnur (D u e) ; 3. C raig Cook (D ue ); 4. Do ugla s Newho us e (Du e); 5. Jam es Lickwar (Due ). e BOT F-l: 1. Scott L il s (Du e); 2. Cra ig Cook (Due) ; 3. Pete Johnson (M-G ); 4. Douglas Newhouse (Du e); 5. James Lick-war (Du e). BOT F-2: 1. Mike Voelker (Ha n); 2. Pete Jo hn so n (M-G); 3. Kurt Mund (BM W~ 4. M Ofield (Due); 5. ick K enBotham (H en). 500 PR EM : 1. To dd He nning (H on); 2. S te phen Mathews (Ma t); 3. Jeff Elings (Mat); 4. Don Vt"'SOO (No r); 5. Da....-id Fiorelli {BSA). 350 GP: 1..0 a"rid Roper (AJS); 2. Ch uck Hu ney cutt (H on); 3. Charles Sexton (Bul ); 4. Jim Neuenburg (But ); 5 . Bru ce Red ding (AJS). 250 GP: 1. Cha rles Sexton (Bul); 2. Jim Ne c en burg (But ); 3. Cr aig Morri son (Bul); 4. G inger Molloy (Bul); 5. Erik M (Du e). yhre 200 GP: 1. Cra ig Morrison (Bul); 2. Chris Lacruze (Bul); 3. Ging er Molloy (Bul) : 4. Fred Trandue (Bul); 5. Charles Sexton (Bul ). PRE-40: 1. Ralp h Aue r (BMW); 2. Cordon Menaie (Tri); 3. Doc Batsleer (Ind). Sat ur day F·250: 1. Scott Fabbro (Yam ); 2. Ma rk Hen ry (Yam ); . 3. Mick Frew (Yam); 4. Tupper Robinson (Bul); 5. Jeft Elings (Y am ). 250 G P: 1. Charles Sexton (BuI); 2. Jim Neuenburg (Bul); 3. Laery Poons (Due); 4. Erik Myhre (Due); 5. Michael Gonteslcy (Due), CLSs C: 1. Ralph Auer (BMW ~ 2. Gordon M enzie Cfri); 3. Feed Mork (Nor); 4. Doc Batsleer (l nd). 50 0 SPTSMN: I. Ralph Auer (BMW); 2. Todd Stancill (Hon); 3. Gary Swan (H on); 4. Tim Sh eedy (H on ); 5. Tom Grimmel (Hen ). 200 G P: I. Cra ig Morrison (Bu l); 2. Chris Lacruze (Bul); 3. Ginger Moll oy (BuI); 4. Fred Tran d uc (BuI); S. Bob Sinclair (p ar). PR E-4O: 1. ltaph Au er (BMW); 2. Go rdon Menzie (Tri~ 3. Doc Batsl eer (lnd). Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 - Mount Me ridian. IN. May 11-12 Round 6 - Grattan, MI - June 15-16 AHRMAlClassic B Magazine Dirt Track ike Series:Rounds 1&2 Mulder's blustery blo,kbusters By Dave DuVarney Photo by Andrea Phillips ROSAMOND, CA, APR. 12 e a m Ed di e M uld e r h a d e veryth in g prep a red on th e Will ow Springs ha lf mil e; but he cou ldn't con trol the w eather w hi ch was cold an d w indy. Vet the sh ow we nt on and the rid er s battled ea ch as well as th e elements durin g th e Fr ida y nigh t TT an d Saturday night half m ile which also d oubled as rounds o ne a n d two of the A HR..\1A I T .

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