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~NASB NORTH AIIERICAN SPORTBIKE EVE TS N 1 .Br~':",e-r~ {",1e-rfUl-HPfUl-l ~~e-w~y ADVANCE WEEKEND TICKET ONLY$25 KI DS 12 AND UNDER fREE! 25 CLASSES Of RACING a FORMULAlM ~J!"'c ::l ./sEeD " EBCI ~Sport8jke TICKETS .. ,r,' , ~~ PfIE ~\. ~. I COAl~« *1 • ~ ~IDiI ,.,,;,.~ 800-939-9372 ,~ ~ causing a restart. P£etzing cho se not to participate beca use his bike d idn ' t fed rig ht to him . When the tapes flew for the seco nd go, Oxley timed the start to perfection, took the lead by the first tum and ran awa y to earn his transfer to the main. King tried to make a race of it bu t Oxley had the line and King wou ld do no better than seco nd . He d den rou nd ed ou t th e field wit h third. In the main , Doug Nicol d rew the pole with O xle y, Stev e Lu cero, Joh n Ad en a nd Bob b y Schwartz lined up to the outside in that orde r. On the first light an anxio us Nicol jumped earl y and broke the tape , thus ge tting sent to the 20yard line. On the seco nd try the ga te malfunctioned and ag ain the tapes were broken . On th e thi rd restart, veter an race r Schwartz n ailed a te xtbook lau nch to lead the way over Lucer o a nd Oxley. On the secon d lap Lucero came up u nd er Schwart z, tak in g him ou t a nd lea vin g third- placed Oxley with the lead that he would hold to the finish. Aden was also lucky enoug h to get by, while Lucero , wh o had not gone down from the co n tact, was able to han g on to third u n til th e fin is h behind ru nn er-up Aden. No action was taken against Lucero for the con tact with Schwartz. Th e five-rid er Coo rs Light Cha lleng e sa w Costa Mesa' s cream o f the cro p lin ed u p, as Oxley, Schwartz, Lucero, Shawn McConnell and Petzi ng took to the track wit h Lucero nabbing the wi n. Results -SCRATCH MA L 1. Brad o,.,l,"y (Wl.'S) 2. John Ad en (Jaw ); ""J; ; 3. Steve Lucero (Jaw); 4. Doug Nicol (Cd n); S. Bobb y Schwartz (GMl . B OCr MAIN: 1. Shdw n McConne ll (Cd n); 2. Ga ry HieD (Wt"8); 3. An d y Northrup (Jaw ); 4. John Aden OdW) 5. Brad Oldey ; fPF! " ,: ." , ' , 'V KXBucks! (W es ). SOCAR : 1. MOrTow /Maggin; 2. Bryt on/Weaver ; 3. Ca rmont /Tarting; 4. Stl:Wart/Mixon. SUP MAIN : 1. Ja.'IOn Daniels (W"); 2. Paul Col~ton (Jaw ); 3. M l lr.~ Reed (Wn ): 4. David Lynch (Jaw); 5. [)eonm", StepanL'ftlr.o (Wt"5 ). Cooper sweeps Cooper Invitational Motocross "Supe rcross Slyle Tra ck "Backw ard Falling G ate"Excellent Ughting 'Superiar DustCant ral & . Track Prep "S-Calor Plaques to Amateurs"Ra ce in front of T housands of Spectators I L. ~ ~ iS COTTil . r~am ""'C'A" ~"'" .... ~~ ~.., I _~~~ _ l~)_~_~ ~ ~~~'!.C?rf!i'~_ ~'~~~~ .1 RG' 5:-x-:«~ q6 ~/OO(.\51lJ Rally & Ra c es - ~ Augus t s . I I , 1996 The Legend Lives On••• rl Ex!raordinary Main QI_I D"'lI Racl na RAQH Race Indian we Illustrated Rally TOP -GUN Compelilion 00 Moiorcll"la _ \0 0\ 0\ , ::>.. re I S lurgla, ~lh DUoc.Io a. Guided Motorcycle Tours a. Expo Qlurgl. Qurvival IOl llweapotak.. RaUyEveng Inc . offen thetoIouJing'96 RAlIyevenls: l S. ...rc: _ Racl.. ANA Kalf.MII. Racl _, VI..... Half. MII. R.ct. . at ~ Fairgouncb "a. •• ko'. K.ob Hill ' A....... HI li a l. " PRO-AM 'Badd_t HlU ' HIli CII.b ........ Oodgr RM\ t...... • GIeI'll:X>e CampRn O I1 :E 8 to.."",," i"fonnation call (605) 347-6570 · SO",is Rally & Race> .1nc. By Scooter Bell HILLSBORO, 1<5, APR. 14 Guy Cooper won both the 12Scc an d 250cc Pro clas ses at the first an n ua l Gu y Coo pe r In vi te tional at Hi llsboro Motocross Park. The first mo to o f th e 125cc Pr o class had Cooper jump out in fron t and lead all the way. Team G reen 's And y Bo wy er di d put som e pres ure on Cooper early in the mota, but Coo per was too much and pulled aw ay. Kenn y Bertra m ran a strong third to Bowyer. In t h e seco n d 125cc Pr o mot o , Bo w y e r grabbed the holesho t with Coo per, Marc Gifford and Bertram following. Bowyer led the first lap wi th Cooper within a bike length of passing. On lap tw o Coo per passed Bowy er on the outs id e and we nt on for the overall win. Gifford held off Bertram un til the third lap, w hen Bertr am mad e a n inside pass to take over third . In "the 250cc Pro motos Cooper walked aw ay from Bowyer. The Kansa s fans lined the track as Coo per pu t on a show . Bowyer ran hard to hold onto second . Bertra m set his sights on Bowyer, bu t cou ld not close up the ga p. In the seco nd mote the turnout was the same desp ite a change for the worse in the wea ther. Cooper showed wh y he is a National Champion: No t only did he lead the mota from start to finish, bu t he stayed Guy Coo per (50) left runner-up Andy Bo wyer (n) in the dust In the 125cc Pro portion 01 the Guy Cooper Inv itationa l In Hillsboro , Kansas. a ro un d a nd signed the local rid e rs ' a wards befo re leavin g. The Vet (30+) ba ttle was between Ken Voss, Steve Schal e, and Terry Harvey With Voss takin g th e o ve rall win by w in n ing b oth mot e s. Schale and Ha rvey raced each other for the second spot with Scha le winning. Ron Hardey, one of the class's to p runners, was ta ken out in a first- mo ta crash. Ha rd ey never co uld get back up to speed . Bob Noland and Scott Morgan finished up fourth a nd fifth. Resu lts r /w: 1. Dusty Oay H~ng Brid~ ( K"IM); -I. Jr. (Yam l; 2. Ga vin Moon: (Kl'M); 3. Brarllt")' Ca rbon (K1M): 5. Jami~ Siever (K'Th-t) . 60: L Blake Du nn ()(a wl; 2. Gavin Moo re (KiI w ); 3. Faro n Cotton (I(aw); 4. Du sty Heni.n~ Jr. {Kaw l; S. Rock Cono n (Yam l. flO(7- Ill: 1. Dre w Bye rs (Kaw) , 80 no-15): t. J05h Brychw lSuz); 2. Ryan Dtrb (Yam); 3. jessie Crow ( Ka w) : 4. Phillip William (H on); 5. Chance BO YCl"!iOll (Yaml. SC H BY: 1, Nic lr. Met ca lf (Suz ); 2. Sco tt C ra m (Honl : 3. Jonat han Pierce (Ka w) ; 4. Brett Ma cke y (Ka w ); 5. Rya n Dirk s (Ya m). 125 B: 1. Nick Metca lf. (Suz) ; 2. Coj . RClI:icr (Ho n); 3. Jason Ikmhardt (Hun); 4. Tom Ne rris (HonJ. 125 PRO : 1. Guy Coo pe r (Su z ); 2. And y Bowye r CKaw): 3. Ken ny Bertra m < ); 4. Mar c G iffo rd (Yam) ; 5. Co ry Grove s Suz (Suz) . . 250 C: 1. Eddy Reim er (Kaw) ; 2. Ca ine UnNh (Hon ); 3. Rub [on es (Hu n]: 4. Milton George IV (Hon) ; 5. [e rem y Clark (Stu). 250 B: 1. Terry DeBc),ud (Ya m) ; 2. c.J. Rl.-'gi.... (Hon); 3. Chris r Johhson (Kaw) . 250 PRO; 1. Guy Cooper (Suz) ; 2. And y Bowyer (Kawl; 3. Kenny Bertra m (Suz); 4. Marc Giffo rd (Yam): 5. Edd y Greenlee m an) . . VET 00+): t. Ken VO!!l8 (Ya m) : 2. St('V~ Schal~ (Hun): 3. Terry HoU"VeY (Hon); 4. Bob Noland (Yam); 5. Scutt Morgan ()(a w ) . VET (40+ ): 1. Daryl WaltC'f (Kaw l; 2. Brad leech (Kaw); 3. George Stout (Yam); 4. Rick &lehm a n (Yam); 5. Harold Beaven; ( H an). r-VI NT +5: 1. BiUy Calv m (Yam); 2. Gordan Cro w (!(a wl; 3. Rod Becker (Honl . P·Vl'Vf +10: I .Dart y Waltl"r O::aw); 2. Jim Scott{Honl; 3. 1JI..'f"+ rid Creech (Suz); 4. Andy Stou t (Yam); 5. Tim Winsftdd (lion). Vll\o'T1: Tom Bridgesr;. (Mail ; 2. )a ftk"!j Higgins (Ya m ); 3. Stan Nt'Wton (Stul; 4. Tom my True (Suz). OrEN \\o "M='I: 1. Sarah Crofoot lHon ): 2. Kay Church (Suz); 3. Shell v Robertson (Ka wl. _ PRO (30+ ): 1. Steve Hc:nchcU ( Ka w ); 2. RodI'W')' Sorth VET (Stu). " Burris blast Pueblo MX By Stacy Jensen PUEBW, CO, MAR 31 . Ama teur racer Matt Burris bra ved. bike problems and a rou gh start to land the Pee Wee-class win for the fir st Pu eblo Motor Sports-hos ted Sports Riders Associa tion of Colorado race. As the Amateur race lined up for their ensuing start, Burris began experienci ng di fficulties in keep ing his mot or ru nn in g. The you ngs ter was given his stock 60ee bike instead and a lot of enc ou rageme n t form h is p it cre w . When the mote-one gate dropped Brad Alarid gra bbed the holeshot. As the pack reap pear ed from behind Devil's Towe r, Alarid wa s still in the lead with Chris Phelan, Adam Luhrs, Brad y Sha rp and Adam Ha rvey in tow . After a poor start Burris bega n his char ge th rou gh the pack a nd by the end of the first lap he had moved to fifth. Meanwhile at the front of the pa ck, Alarid 's igni tion cu t out, leaving him immobile for some time. A still-chargi ng Burris then moved aro und Harv ey for fou rt h, w hile Sha rp advan ced to first by passing Phelan and Luhrs. As the mota wound

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