EVENTS
(Left) Darrell Redd ix (243) steals a glance
at Vincent Miller (391) while the two battle
at the newly opened Bluegrass Motocross
facility In Clay City, Kentucky.
(Above) Jason Danie ls (right) emerged
victorious from the 12-lap Support main at
Costa Mesa Speedway,
motos in the Op en class over Ronnie Renn er,
Todd Gardner, Joe DaCosta a nd Je ff Cernic.
Gardner led th e first race for two lap s before
Tip p in g slipp ed by to ta ke th e lead. Cardner
then fell as Renner motored by. Positions would
stay the same until the finish . In race two Tippi ng led wi re-to-wire as Renner ran in the second spot the whol e race. The real ba ttle was for
third between DaCosta and Cernic. Both rid ers
tra d ed fram e paint in every tum, but DaCosta ,.
held Cemic at ba y to finish abou t a wheel ahead .
Results
P/W (U): 1. Dean Dyt'lO. Ch iMolm; 2. Davi M illsaps; 3. Jeff Lucid o;
4. Cod y Nm; S. DOlIn Weyn,
P / W (M:DD ): 1. Da,; MiU!Oap!l: 2. Kyle Chiso lm; 3. JIm
4. Dean Dyes s; 5. Tony Rhl ml'lIi.
(,() (5- H): 1. Kyle Ch i.o;olrn; 2. j im
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K~;
3. Phil H_ t!1t;4.
Jef
f
l ucioo; 5. Trey Thompson.
(,() (9-11): 1. Oavi MiIl!lap!l; 2. Oalt' Kump; 3. Zad Lundy; 4.
It-vi Sammons; 5. Fo~1 Sm ith .
80 BEG: 1. Brett Pa ce: 2. Dan [on es: 3. }.R. Brewe r; -I. Ph il
Hl'Wl'tt; 5. Rick Bryant.
HO (1-11): 1. Barrett Sm Ith; 2. [eff Moo re; 3. Du stm Lynn ;-I.
Qu inlon Bigalow ; 5. Brad Bemi e r
80 (12-15): 1. Tyso n Had sell: 2. Tro y Adam s; 3. ' .B. Ballard ; 4.
. Ryan Da vis; 5. Paul Pt'rt'bi jnos .
S /MINt: 1. J.B. Ballard; 2. Tyso n Hadsell ; 3. Paul Perebitnos;
4. Tro y Adams ; 5. Jt>S se Ada ms.
125 BEG:: 1. Tom Wosyu k; 2. Tyler Laird; 3. Brian Babemite;
X!t>.
4. Zac Salser; 5. Dav e SIU
125 C: 1. O in t Shtoaly; 2. Briam C n.az; 3. Jim Prt>valte; 4. Chri s
Lopn; 5. Dou~ Wri~ t.
125 B: 1. Ron Renner : 2. Marcu't rNt>ro 3. R.iv Han~; 4.
;
Kyle MY"": 5 . Jeremy Sl'tuttll"'Worth.
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250 BEG: 1. Shane Robt>rts: 2. Scott lrAAett. 3. Alvin Muo",;-I
SIil"wartSrruth; 5. RKk Burling.
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250 C: 1. Sean Howard; 2. Muk Barint"t; 3. Kevm ("
DouJ: Wri/o;ht; 5. Mik.. IkLmo .
2SO B: I. Jt> Reyno ld s; 2. 1I.tarcu Pedero; 3. Dan Nt.'"Wbt-rTy;
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-I. Tra vimwr: 3. Todd Ca rdf1("r; 4
Jot' DaCos ta; 5. Je ff Cemic:.
15--24: 1. Justin Jacluon; 2. Oint Shea ly; 3. Dan N\"wbt-rTy; 4
Tra vi.~ Willi s; 5. Ray Han~.
25+: 1. JO!ff Rt"}'ROlds; 2. Billy Woods; 3. T im EI;/o;e n ; 4, Mikt>
Sunta na; 5. Mik e Delano.
30+: 1. Bryan Frida y; 2. Andrt.'w Ju stice; 3. Tim Egger s; 4.
St..v.. Dye : 5. Ma rk Bazim·t.
35+: 1. De ll MiII",r; 2. Kl' n A d il m~ ; 3. And re w Jus tict> 4.
;
Ll't\ilrd leJ;~t1t; 5. Tom BraAA.
40+ : 1. Gn'g Bobka ; 2. Dan Da vi!l; 3. Tom BraM ; 4_Tom FOAA:
5. Derm is Ro kosk y.
50+: 1. AI Gardnt'r; 2. To m N icho lson ; 3. Wilt Robt:-rts.
WMN : 1. Brianm Milh;.apoo; 2. Laur en O' B ri~
Bluegrass Motocross
debut a success
By Joe Tr ott er
Q.A Yan, KY, APR. 27-28
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When Gerry Yeiser decided to relocate his suec<'Ssful Winchester, Kentucky , track. he only had
to look down the Moun tain Parkway in to neigh ·
bori ng Clay City to find the pe rfect loca tion.
Cl ay C ity , Ke nt uc ky , (a .k .a "Race City ")
alrea dy offere d a drag stri p, stock car raceway
a n d a ka r t tra ck . It was on ly n at u r al for a
motocross track to be the latest ad dition, and on
April 27, Yeiser's "Bluegrass Motocross" opened
its d oors in a big way.
Nes tled among trees and laid ou t across flat
fannland, the one-mile mo tocross has an ideal
location. The 12-aere layou t is neighbored by the
local dr ag strip and kart track on a 4O-acre racing com plex, so riders can make as much noise
and kick up as much dirt as they would like.
Even th ough th e track has been a work in
p ro gr ess, rid ers fro m across th e reg ion have
tre kke d into town to take a few p ractice ru ns on
the course. Practice is fine, bu t on April 27, over
100 ride rs wer e ready to race. The pu rple silk
ribb o n had bare ly been cut by loca l officials
before the ride rs were ou t in numbers, slinging
dirt and read y to sink their tread into the virgin
tra ck.
Showe rs th at ha d covered the area in th e
even ing m ade way for su nny skies on race day
as th e track appea red to be in top condition. The
sprawling track offered riders a superb balance
of hills, tu rns to keep the races tight, while offering enough open ground to make sure riders
could capture plenty of air .
One of the biggest races of the day was an
afternoon battle that developed in the 250cc C
class between J.L. Osbourne and Darrell Reddix.
Os bourne wa s able to grab the holeshot, but it
was only eno ugh to give him a sligh t edge on
Reddix, who was hot on his hee ls as the d uo left
the pa ck behind .
Redd ix see med to have an advantage on the
jumps an d was able to pa ss Osbourne on th e
second lap . It was now Osb ourne's tum to ap ply
the press u re, and he was able to reca pture the
lead . Reddix was rid ing a KTM tha t had pro ven
to be a wi n ne r for othe r rid er s an d it wo uld
serve him just as well as he was ab le to regain
the lead in the final laps for the w in.
Reddix won both motos and also captured
first p lace in the 25+ C divi sion ea rlie r in the
day.
~ Larr y Gessner also made th e best ope ning
weekend. After winning first place in the 125cc
A and the 2S+ classes on Saturday, Gessn er was
back out at the track on Sunday to try and keep
his ru n going.
In the first mot o of the 125cc A class, Gessner
present ed a strong ride but the Hoosier fou nd
hi mself on t he losin g en d of a du el for first
agai nst Rodney Carr ier. In the seco nd m ota it
was pay back time as Gess ner took the win with
eno ugh beh in d him to claim th e ove ra ll first
place awa rd.
Results
Satu rday
U / L A-B: 1. Kell y Ta ylur(Yam ).
U/l Co 1. Jeff Brown CSuz).
O:
S / Mfl't I. Pau l Karle (Yam); 2. Robbi .. G ray (Yam); 3. Dus tin
Wallr.f'f(Y.arn).
60: 1. Jamt'!l Max am TIl (Kaw ); 2. Tf'rT'I Blak~ Jr. (Kaw); 3 .
Shane Jenkins lKaw ).
.
125 A: 1. Larry ("_lint"l' (Suz); 2. RudrM.jo· Ca rri.-r (J..
"TM); 3.
Gary \\'intffs(Hun l.
Sha rp (Ya m); 3. Ste ve
125 C: 1. Ja mt"!'o J","kim; (Hon); 2.
Col gate (H un).
125 D: 1. Dav id YounJ; (H Im ); 2. Matt La t~ny (Hun); 3. Carl
Art hurs (Yam) .
80 0 : 1. Chad Shackl.·turd (Yam); 2. Q..rt"k E..t ",p (Yam) ; 3.
.
Eric Hacker (H un ).
25+ A: 1. Ch uc k Rt"i'd (Su z ); 2. Rodnt·y Ca rrit>r (KT M); 3.
Larry Gt's!>nt>r (Suz ).
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25+ B: 1. Sh'vf' Hensle y (Hon); 2. Rick Bl'a r (Yam) ; 3. Eric
McHatton (Suz) .
25+ C: 1. Robbi t>Burress (Hon ); 2. Alan G ibso n (Su z ).
40+ : 1. Hary Bow ley; 2. Charles Kini'iOn Jr. (Ho n); 3. Da vid
Ellio tt (Ka w).
SCHB Y: J. r aul Karl~ (Suz ); 2. Matt ht>w Hudn'1I (Suz~ 3. JU
I"
Sha rp (Ya m ).
50: 1. Danitol Muam (LEM); 2. Tykor Ridwy (Yam); 3. Rand y
'Ol'
Richardo;on(LEM).
250 A: 1. Chuck Rt.'t"d (SuZ); 2. Rodrwy Ca rrif'r (.... ); 3. Jim
'"Tht
Krau"t"f" (HOrt).
250 B: 1. TPn)' ra lTlll(Yoim ); 2. Pau l K.uk> (Kaw).
.
250 C: 1. Tim Pol..ton (Hon ); 2. Jt>f Brown ($uz.); 3. Michat>
f
1
Ames (Hon).
250 D: 1. Brian Sha ckleford; 2. Jlil Richard:! (Hon) ; 3. MAtk
Richarlh (Hon).
80 SR: 1. Dust)' WaU.er (Yam) ; 2. l':ichola.'i Wa H.. (K.1w ); 3.
Robb w Guy (Ya m).
M IR MINI : 1. Chad Shacklfor d (Yam ); 2. T.). Blake (Kaw); 3.
lames Moixam m (Kaw ).
30+ A: 1. JIm Krau.......(Hun).
3().i. B: 1. Larry Brookhank (y a m); 2. Rid Barr (Kaw ); 3. Te-try
Bam.ud (Suz).
3(). C: 1. Te rry Blak~ (H on); 2. Brian Shacke lfo rd (K.lw ); 3.
Alan Gibson (Suz ).
S unday
50: 1. Oanit'i Ma xum (LEM ); 2. Ionathcn Yo ung (KTM) ; 3.
[)now Bach (KTM).
U / L AM B: 1. Mottt Russe ll (Yam ); 2. jaso n Schmid l (Suz ).
U /L AM C-D: 1. Danial G raham (Suz) ; 2. Bren t NaYM" (Suz );
3. Michael Martm (Hon).
flO D: 1. Sha un Oli vl."rjKa w ); 2. [ft>
rrick You n ~ (Hon) ; 3. Don-
nie-Adams (Kaw ).
125 A: 1. Larry
ner (Suz); 2. Ga ry Wintt>r(Hlm ~
125 B: 1. SII:"Vt" H en sley (Hu n ); Ja~ Schmidl (Suz); Brian
Bournr (Ka w ).
125 C: 1. Brenl S ayer (Suz) ; 2. Dam t"1Gr aham (Suz) ; 3. Ja mes
Jo-nkin'i (Hon).
2.'iO D: 1. Bria n Shac k e tford (yam ); 2. Kev in Blad (Kaw ); 3.
David Ada mll (Y.Jm ).
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flO SR: 1. J.T. Sm ith (Hon); 2. Du..,bn Wa lh-T (Ya m); Tony Taylor (Yoim).
ROJR: 1."l5Ru ..se ll Ma eum
ees...
(Kaw).
2S+ A: I. Larry Cessner
(Suz ~
25+ B: 1. Stew' Ht'JISley (Hon) ; 2. Slev~ Krislt"f"(y a m).
-25+'C: 1. Dam- II Rl"ddbl (KTM ); 2. Brian Shakelford ( Kaw ); 3.
Kl"ith Ctlttingtc.m (H on).
.
-10+: 1, Tim Smith (Suz); 2. Ray Bailey (Ya m ): 3. David En il
(Kaw ).
S / MINI: 1. Jo h n Sm ith (H an); 2. Du stin Walker (Yam) ; 3 .
Ton y Taylor (Yam) .
no: 1. Ce-ev Martin (Kaw) ; 2. Matthew Smith (Ka w);3. Herla e
Ad.olm (Kaw). •
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30+ A: 1. Tim othy Sm ith (Suz) .
30+ B: J. Steve KPi"IiPl" (Kaw ); 2. J"m ps Maxum (Ya m).
30+ C: 1. Brian Shakelfurd (Kaw); 2. Ga ry Cra ven (Ho n); 3.
Ala n Gib!lon (Suz ).
250 A: 1. Gary Win~ (Ka w ).
2SO B: Brian Bournt' (K.aw ).
Oxley tops 2S-Lap Classic at
Costa Mesa Speedway
By Elaine Jones
Pho to by J im Tho rn
COSTA MESA. CA, MAY 3
Brad Oxley came through a 12-man field from
t he 60-yard line to wi n t he ' 96 Coo rs
Ligh t I Legal Rights Defende rs 25-Lap Classic at
the Ora nge County Fairgroun ds on Frid ay night.
Only tw o rid er s h a d p e rf ect sc ores a ft er
th ree rou nds of championshi p-style scra tch rac·
ing. Oxle y and Steve Lucero were un de feated .
Shawn McConnell was the th ird-hig hest scorer,
one point back. The other nine to make the field
wer E" Don Od om. Doug Nicol, Jesse Finch , Ed
Castro, John Aden. Gary Ackroyd , Mark Hannah , And y No rth ru p and Gary Hicks .
Castro got the best start, coming from the 40yard line to take the lead after one lap . Hannah
from th e 30 was second with Odom from the 40
running third . By the second lap thin gs were
already get ting stirred up. Castro a nd Hann ah
we re still h,1nging on, bu t No rth rup had gotten
through and was in third w ith McConn ell and
Oxlq from the lon g-yardage fourth and fifth. By
the e igh th la p th e only change in th e top five
wa s Ack roy d re p laci ng McConnel l. Two la ps
l~ter, Northrup took over second when I-:lann ah
needed a second win d . Ox ley wac; now in third
and Lucero had joined the fray . Finch started
coming alive and w ith 15 laps in the book the
ord er was Castro, O~ley, Northrup, Finch and
Ackroyd. With 10 laps to go, fatigue was starting to set in. McConnell and adorn were th e
first to really feel it with both going down a lap .
Lucero, Ackr oyd and Hannah also fell way back.
Th e cr owd came to life wi th a roar when
O xley bl ew by Castro on lap 19. At the sa me
time Finch got by No rthru p and with six laps to
go the running ord er wa s Oxley, Castro, Finch,
Northrup and Ad en. Tos s the la pped riders in
the mix and yo u had a very crowd ed tra ck ·with
a fulI cir cle of rid er s on th e sm alI bulI ring . It
was now survival of the fittest , and with one lap
to go . H icks go t by Ad en to tak e over fift h .
Wh en th e checkered fell it was Ox ley , fast
beco ming the man to beat at Costa Mesa . Second
we nt to Cas tro who led the rac e for 16 la ps .
Finch was th ird with Northru p, Hicks and Aden
rou nding out the top six.
Jason Dani els took the lead away from Tony
Wood on lap seven of the 12-lap Suppo rt main
and went on to claim his seco nd main-event win
of the season. Randy Skin ner from the 50 took
seco nd with Steve Don ovan third.
Steve Sta nto n an d Robert Dent got around
Joh n Matherson and Scott Cole on th e secon d
lap to win the Sid ecar ma in. Bob Brayton and
Parke Weaver did the same thin g the next lap to
m o v e in to seco n d w h ile De a n Steele and
Dwayne King on the V-twin Godden seemed to
be ha vin g handlin g proble ms and never really
got th ings wo rking . They finished behind Steve
Morro w an d Craig Mcggin.
Results
2>-LAP ClSSC: 1. Brad Oxl.-y (W~); 2. Ed Ca<;tro (""'"); 1.
J~'Ie Finch 0-- );4. And y
(Jaw ); 5. Gilry H d o;(WI"S).
SUP MAIN : 1. Ja'tOfl Danid , (W~ );2. Randy Skin. ll!' (J. w l; 3.
" r
S te v e Do novan (W e 5); 4. R.andy DiF r a n cl"!'iCo (JoiW); S. Bobby
Northrup
Ca mpbt.'l I(Wes).
SDCAR : 1. S. Si anton /R. Dent (Ya m ); 2. B. Buyt o n /P.
w ea ver (H on ); 3 J. M" tht>rson / S. Col t" (Yoim) ; 4. S. Mo rrow / C.
M a~ (Suz); S. D. St...,.!p/D. KinJi;; (Gdn).
Hiatt, Jensen jam to
Astoria ST wins
By Clay Light
ASTORIA. OR, APR. 28
The ina ugural round of the indoor short track
sea son at the Clatsop Cou nty Fairgrounds in
Astoria had AMA Pros Jeff Hiatt and Lee Jensen
posting impressive Open-class wins inside the
new facility.
Hia tt , a former national number h old e r,
dominated the Open Sportsman class, topping
one of two heat races to sit the pole position for
the 15-lap final. Hia tt jumped in to the lead at the
wave of the green flag ~n d was never con tested .
Jense n, riding a Rotax, fough t off Yamaha rider
Kenny McCan n for seco nd in th e ea rly stages.
Jensen bro ke free, but cou ldn' t catch Hiatt.
Behind Jen sen 0 gre at battle rag ed for third
am on g McCan n, heat wi nner Ga ry Moore and
Triu m ph- moun ted Dan Dickinson, a spo t which
went Moore's way at the finish . Dickin son a15~
bum ped McCann back a notch to take the fourth
position . McCan n, Kevin Be lcou rt a nd Mik e
Wear filled out the top seven.
Jensen stormed back to impressively domin a te the combined 40+ / 30""1'" Ope n A main.
Jensen had virtually no competition in the main
event, riding with m uch the same form that carried him to a win in his heat race. Second-heat
.winner Moor e stayed c1~se to Jen.<;en, but was
relegated to second at the finish ahead of Dickinso n, McCann an d Tom Simpson_
. Suz uki ride r Sean Light dominated both BOcc
qua lifiers, bu t desp ite sitti ng the pole pos ition in
the 80cc A main, Light go t off the lin e poorly
and allowed motocr osser Ste ve Aike n to steal
the show. Light came throu gh tr affic to catch
Aiken, crossing the finish line in a side-by-side
configura tion, but Ligh t lost out by a wheel. giving Aiken a major win ove r Light and Yamaha
rider Mike Ed wards.
Results
O PEN A: 1. J~ ff Hi at t ( R h ); 2. L_ J.m-n (R h ); 3 . Gary
Moon' (Hon ); 4. Doin D:r.clt.in. m (Tri); 5. Kenn y McCann (Yam ).
....
40+ A: 1. 1.ft" J('flSf'n (R ne); 2. Oan DicLn"," (T n) ; 3. Tom
Simpson (Rn).
