EVENTS
(Left) Eddie Tumlin II scored the 50cc (4-6) win in the opening round of th e GFTL Dirt Track
Series at the Georgia Kartlng Komplex.
(Above) Brock Sellards (10) topped three classes at round five of the AMA USA MegaSerles
held in Wytheville. Virginia.
SF.MI-rRO AD LT MIf'l:1: 1. Bruce Dto'l(tl"f' (Hon ); 2. Rud BurSabin (Hon); 4. Tom PriC2(Han,.
OPE.\l : 1. Juhn Blad..ry Ryan (Su 1'. ); 2. Brad Edw.ards (Su z); 3.
Gln'l H iAAi s (Suz); 4. Ca rl Vargo (H on ).
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Ull C: 1. Ma tth~ Preed (Su1'.) 2. J~- Flemins (!Ion); 3.
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Ja'iOrl Lawin j1; (Hon ); 4. Ch ris Baldwin (Su.z); 5. Aaron EU.-nburg
Ma rc Armbrtkte r (5uz ); 4. Tom Eberl y (Hon) ; S. Lee Hoff ma n
(H tm ).
or A (25-29): 1. Frankie Brundag e (Kaw); 2. Roy Basin (Yam).
o r A (30 -341: I. Don Co nnell y (Suz); 2. D anny Almond
(Hon); 3. Chn!> Swift (Hon); 4. Srott laRosh (Hon).
or A (3S.~I ~ 1. Tim M",.,h C
Hon); 2. Rudy St-vi ll.a (Suz); 3.
G~ Mt>yl"D (Ka w~
2,.'j() PRO 1. Dusti n Nl."lson (Kaw ); 2.. Gabt- Boliva r (Yam I.: 3.
T imm y Stauft'l'lbtoil
(Suz ~
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CARNESVILLE, GA, APR. 28
Th e 1996 GFTL dirt track season came to life at
the Geo rgia Ka rt ing Komplex in gra nd sty le.
Warm , sunn y skies and perfect track condi tions
gre e te d th e eag e r cr ow d . AMA a mateu r di rt
tr ack racing co nti n ue d its growth her e in the
Southeast with 71 entries on hand.
Racing was furious from the star t w ith 1995
class champion Eddie Tumlin II crui sing to victory in the 50cc (4-6) class . Alth ough Tuml in's
w in was sure, second and third wa s a battle to
the stripe with Sou th Ca ro lin a rid e r Patrick
John son bar ely holdi ng off Georgia 's own Clayton Sims, who wa s riding a Honda Q50 that he
won here as last year's Grand Door Prize.
In 85ec action, Ho nda rider Gar rett Weaver
rod e a fine race to defeat last year's nemesis and
co u sin Brandon W eaver. Virg ini a ' s A a r on
1M to
Wood s was also on the move rid ing his ~
a h ard -earned th ird pla ce fin ish over Merritt
John son and Brian Sudde rth.
Denni s Burroug hs was the big winn er of the
day tak ing the first p lace trophies in 251cc-up,
Vintage and Bra keless classe s. The Bogart, Georgia, rider cam e aimed with a pair of beautifully
prepa red classics and return ed. ho me w ith the
hardware to prove it. Husky ride r Travis Wood s
kept the Bu ltaco rider honest in the Open main
bu t e ve n tua lly had to settle for secon d over
Yamaha rider Gary Weaver, who finished third .
Sou th Caro lina's Kirk John son was off like a
bulle t in the Vin tage class fina l. bu t w as no
mat ch for the DMR OSSA of Burroughs. After a
once com fortable lead . John..,;on's fine ride out
c
fro nt ended when Burr ou gh s powered by him
off tu m fou r on lap five. Johnson held on for second over BSA 500 rider Harry Norman and Scott
Fluck's Yama ha.
Tennessec' s Gary Sherr od let it all hang ou t
a nd ke p t h is TI500 Yama ha si deways all the
way around the smoo th, eighth-mile oval to take
first-pl ace hono rs in the 40+ class. Anoth er Tennessee rid er, Billy Cam pbell mad e an impressive
return to racin g afte r a Daytona injury, takin g
second on h is Rot a x ov er Trium ph -mounted
Brian Holzigor.
Result s
WM N: 1. Merritt Johnson (Ka w ); 2. Paige Hemphill (Hon).
50 (4-6): 1. Edd it> Tu m lin 11 (Ya m ); 2. Patri ck Joh n.IOn (Suz); 3.
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O a yt on Sims (Ho n); 4. Jonathon Pie rct! Jr. (Yam ).
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50 (7 ·8) : 1. Aa ro n W llod ~ ( KTM) ; 2. Ba r rf"n Bf" annah Jr .
(Ya m ); 3. G ayton Sims (Hon ).
85 : 1. G a rn'tt Wf:'~ ver (H u n ); 2. Bran don Wea ver (Ho n ); 3.
Aa ron Woods (KTM); 4. Ml"ITi tt John!'oOTl (Kaw) .
2.50: I. Rick Wea v~ (yam ); 2. D;1Ive Ka ufma n (AJS); 3. Gary
Weaver (Yam ); 4. Da vid K~th (H- D).
251-UP; 1. Dffini5 BurrouKh'l (Bul); 2. Truis Woods (U us); 3.
Gary Weawr (Yam); 4. Srott Flu ck (Yam).
ADL T Ml I"I : 1. BrtK1' ~I(t .... (Hon ); l. Joe l Sitbin (Hon ); J .
8 ria n H olzi gar (H em); 4. Har ry Norman (Hun).
SR 40+: I. Gary sht-rrod (Ya m ); 2. Bill y Ca m pbell (Rbi); 3.
Drian H o lzigar (Tri ); 4. Jack Joyner (Bu l).
rton; 3. Joel
Thompson (Suz ).
WYTHEVILLE, VA. AP 27
R. -28
Brock Sellard s took wins in the 12Scc Stock A,
250cc Stock A and 12Scc Mod ified A classes at a
Loretta Lynn 's area quali fying weekend which
drew 611 entran ts to Pro Sport Motocross Park
a nd d oub led as round five of the AMA USA
MegaSeries.
Sellard s was not the only multiple class win ner. Jeff Gibson won the Super Mini an d Schoolboy di vi sions. Matt hew Freed topped the 250cc
Modified C and Unlimited C com petition, and
Ron Jones rod e to 30+ A. 35+, and Op en victories.
. The first 125cc Modi fied B moto sa w Jon
Boru ff heading th e pack of 29 for th e e n tire
moto, while Jeffery Ryan, Josh Ca pps, John Fann
and Preston Rose duked it out for the rest of the
top five spo ts, also finishing in that order.
Mar cu s Hed rick bett er ed h is b ack-of-thepack first-ro und fini sh by winning mot o two.
First-moto wirmer Boruff came off the line way
back, and was forced to work his way u p to 11th
for a hard -fou gh t fou rth overall. Ryan W3!' on
Hed rick like whi te on rice for the wh ole way,
banging and bum ping . With half a lap to go, the
pair sailed sid e-by-side over the long back-side
ski jUmp. Hedri ck reappeared , still in the lead,
but Ryan finally sho wed u p in eigh th. Just a few
tu rns before the flag. Ryan crashed aga in. fmally
finish ing in 16th for the moto, eigh th overall.
" If he'd stayed where he was, he'd ha ve had
the ove rall \;ctory:' Ryan 's d ad and mechan ic
Ja r rell Ryan sai d . "So metimes I w ish he
woul dn 't hav e so mu ch drive, but I'm sure not
going to tell him not to pass someo ne: '
Fa nn sta rted ju st to th e rea r of th e
Hed rick /Ryan du o and had enoug h room whe n
Rya n w ent d own to avoid crashi ng into him .
Fann maintained second to the flag. tak ing his
first-ever B-d ass win with a score of 4-2.
Cap ps also stayed relatively consistent, baggin g runner -up honors w ith 3-4 finishes. Rose's
5-7 total was good for third.
. Results
Saturd ;1ly
50 (4-6): 1. Bradky Pal"'e(KTM ); 2. Mol.d il;(m H.u b rill; t (KTM );
h
3. Ad am Tie rs (LEM).
50 (7·8 ): 1. LOj;an &-11 (Cob ); 2. Da vid Ho lt (Cub); 3. Du litin
Char ca ll.a (C ob); 4. Ta y lor Rf:'iIIy (KTM); 5. Mi c ha e l Rober t s
(KTM ).
65 (809): L N ich o las Evennou (Kaw ); 2. Ch ris to p he r Robt>rt·
so n (Ka w); 3. Ja kf" POSfOY ( Ka w); 4. Willi a m Jo hnllClI\ ( Ka w) ; S.
r hi lip Ive rs (Ka w ).
tiS (10-t I ): t . Cha~ Robt-rts (Kaw); 2. Wad f"Cordd l (Kaw); 3 .
St l"f'h t>n H o u st'm a n ( Ka w ); 4. Du s tin Handl l")' ( Kaw); 5. Trey
M...·k(Kaw).
8. j (7-11) : 1. Wad e Corde ll (Hon); 2. Matt M iJlt'T (Suz); 3. Jri1
ftt')' Fi~dli (YoJm ); 4. Ch ;1lS(' Robt!rts (Kaw); 5. Ju...lin Lewi, (Ya ln ).
85 (12 13): 1. Jeff G ibson ( Ka w ); 2. J.R. Ca r1f"r (Kaw ); 3.
Richnd Joey GanK"!l(Stu); 4. Ni&olas Va rRo (H on); 5. Brian Pac.v
(Yam ).
85 (1H5): 1. Jered B~ck (Yam ); 2. Ryan Jondo (lion); 3. Jon ·
Boy Mon'" (H on); ~ _ Spencef- Hill (Ka w); 5. Sha un H n'l ~m (Hlm~
(5oz ).
U /t D: I. John Rayle (H on); 2. la ml'S Thompson (Hon); 3.
Dona ld Field s (S W: ).
Su n d oJy
SO (4 -6): 1. Davin Pnce (LEM); 2. Br.adlf"Y Pdce (KTM); J .
Br andon Large (t EM ); 4 Cory Stri ck la nd (KIM ); 5. C a m t' ron
Stone (LEM).
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50 (1-8 ): 1. Jak e Griffis (Ci.'ob); 2. ~n Bell (Co b ); 3. Micheel
R id~ (Cub) ; 4. Chaw Boock (LEM); .5. Bre tt 510116"1" (KIM ).
65 (7·9) : 1. Ch ris top he r Robertson [Kaw] : 2. Joshua Da vis .
(Kaw); 3. Kvle Pres ton (Kdw); 4 . Jake G riffis (Kaw) ; 5. Chdw Bt>d
(Kaw).
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fo5 (10-11): I. William Rruwnin j1; 11 (lY w ); 2. SIt>p l'n Miu ti n
h
(K;1I w ); 3. Ch dse Robe rt."!(Ka w ); 4. Wade Cordell (Kaw) ; 5. Step hen
Hou sem an (Kaw).
flO D: 1. Brian Pa ce (Ya m); 2. [ason Marsh (Ho n); 3. Jo shua
Do ll' (Kaw); 4. Joe C u in n (Kaw) ; 5. Bran d on ElIl"T1 bu r~ (S UI.).
JR MINI: 1. Gene Stu ll (Suz ); 2. Wil liam Bro wini ng (Ya m); 3.
B.]. H u nhin~eT (Suz ); 4. Ma tt Mille r (Suz) ; 5. Phill ip Ranl. e r (Suz) .
SR MrNl: 1. Jo shua Summey (Kaw); 2. Ierec Black (Yam,> 3.
;
Ha n. !Nt>t-I (HI m ); 4. Bobby Rank t>r(Suzj; 5. Kt> Stunt' (K;1Iw ).
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S /M INl : 1. Je ff G ibson (Ka w ); 2. JO!lh u.a Su m mt')' (Kaw); 3.
Jt'Tt"dBlack (Yam) ; 4- Hant< NI"f' I (Hu n); 5. Bub by R.m kt"l" (Suz).
.
SCHBY: 1. Jeff G ibso n (Kaw); 2. )f"tft>I'} Ryan (Su z ); 3. Joshua
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Capps (K.Jw); 4. Offick Ht>drid (Suz); 5. Jonallwn TlK" (Suz) .
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125 MO D A: 1. Brod Sella rds (Kaw); 2. Kt>Vin Walker (Yam);
3. Jim
(5u1'); -I Jim N _ (H on ); 5. Jo.o.hua Sw ...t (K..w).
125 MOD B: 1. John Fa M (Suz); 2. JO!Jlu.a CarP!' (Kaw); 3.
rn--.ton RO'ric H t'drick (Su z ); 2. Jona thoJn Tu ck e r
k
(Suz); 3 . Eri c l~rd (Ka wl ; 4. N icholil!O Bu m !> (Hon); 5. J"",v
Flt'rl'llnJ/; (Hun ).
1.:5 D: 1. Michat'l Louk (Suz l; 2. John Raylt> (Hon); 3. Cod y
Bl;1I nknsh lp (H im ); 4. JoJl'I"d Osbu rn (Yam); 5. Ro)";t"t Cow (Suz ).
250 MO D A: 1. Jim N~ (H{m) ; 2. Jim Cht>!'ler (5 uz); 3.
Bn ,, '" St-lIol.rd o;(K.Io W ); 4. K"""jn Wa lkt"r (y ;1Irn); 5. JO!>hua Sweol.l
(K41w).
2.0;0 MOO B: 1. Jon Boru ff (Ht m ); 2. ~ton RO!'oO' (KoJw); J .
Mark Wa~.... (Ka w) ; 4. Brian Lane (Ya m ); 5 . Chap H ar kr ad f"T
Chen.·,.
(Ht1ll.~
250 MOD C: 1. ~f.ltt hl"w Fr f'E'd (5 u z) ; 2. Ja ..o n HartT1 H ~
( Ka w ); J. RoWrt Andy SmI th (H u n ); 4. Jimmy Pilcoc'" (Suz ); 5.
Bra n d on Williams (Hon).
250 D: 1. Da vid Fortune (Ho n ); 2. Sieve Gibolon (Ka w) ; 3.
A nd r.. Sand!r (Suz ).
JO+ A: 1. Ro n Jones (Hon ); 2. Bryan Ad am s (Ka w) ; 3 . Rick
Wrig ht (Suzl; 4. Sft.>Vt" u-w lo; (Yam ); 5. Otmni e Fost l'r (H on).
;lO+ B: 1. Da vid Saw Yf"r (Ka w ); 2. Albo-r1 Jamit' Mee tl y (Yam);
3. Ph illi p Sa rve r (H on); 4. G rt'R0ry l yk t-n!( (Su z ); 5. Bin k G ross
(Suz).
30+ C: 1. Ma rc Cl t'v e land (Hon ); 2. Rick Coo pe r (H on ); 3.
Dt'n n i!l Jon es (Ya m ); 4. Billy Ha rri ~Jn (Ho n) ; 5. G a ry Rt'ynu ld s
(Ka w).
35+: 1. Ro n Jo ne !, (H on); 2. Ric'" W r ij;;ht (Suz); 3. Bryan
Ad am ll (Kaw); 4. Ste ve lewi!l(yam); 5. ROKt'T A rn o ld (Yam ).
4H+: 1. Ron Jo ne9 (Him); '2. Sle\ ·t>lewi!!(Ya m ); 3. Juhnny G iblllm (H lm); 4. Tt'lTt'li Welborn (Suz); 5. Jack Phillips (Kaw) .
48+ : 1. Te r re ll W e lborn (Suz); 2 . Ja ck Phillips ( K;1I w) ; 3 .
EUjo';Mlf" Gnn dl" (Suz ).
U /LAM: I . Jeff Mus hala (Ya m ); 2. Ja.'iOfl Thu mpson (Ka w);3.
Ja nws H;1IYtoS III (H on ); 4. Joh n Fann (Suz); 5. Shan e k n k irnl (Hnn).
U / L C / D: J. Tony Bur~t'S6 (Ka w); 1. Bren t Surface (I-Ion ); 3.
Roy IAoe lJo>nnie (H on ); 4. Ja'"lll1Smith (Hon); S. Mi cnM"1 Fran klin
(Bon).
Whitcraft brothers perfect at
Honda Hills Motocross
By Rupert F. Pellett
LI VILLE, oa APR. 27
N
David and Chris Whitcraft had the oppo rtunity
to wi n a total of eig h t motos between them at
Honda Hills night motocross , and they did just
tha t, winning convincingly over a tough field of
District 11 com pe titor s. Mild weather was in
store for the large tu rn ou t of racers at the Centra l Oh io motorsports park,. and the track was in
perfect conditi on come race time .
The younger Wh itcraft, Chri s, was the kid to
bea t in the 65cc and Mini Jun ior d ivisions as the
IO-ye a r-old Pickerin gt on native fou ght off the
y(KTM); Ha ve n Hc ld e ro ft (KTM); 3.
Joe y Le adbearer (KT M ); 4. Ha l€'i~ H o ld cmh (KT M ); 5. Na tha n
H t:'!Ikett(KTM ).
50 (7·8): 1. Dustin Jol k. .on ( KlM); 2. Tom my Pellett (Cub); 3
CTon y Ha ll (KTM) ; 4. Ry~n Rt-o-d y (KIM ); 5. Cha d WiI!lOn(YoJm ).
65: 1. Chris "''hi ter aft (K;1Iw); 2. Mich al-I WilI oJ rd (Ka ....); 3.
JUfO)' P~Urlt (Kaw); 4. Nic hu ld!> Carroll (Kaw); 5. Tony Ha ll (Kaw) .
Mfl\ JR: L Chris Whi tcra ft (Yam ); 2. An dy Willard (Hon); 3.
1
Mickad Willard (Kaw); 4 Olti~ I.. a d bt·atl'l" (H Ufl ); 5. Billy Spnn·
..
kko(Kaw ).
MC'.1SR: 1. David " 'h itcra ft (Yam) : 2. n...,...k Stu ~I" 1 (K.l....);
3. Jos h H amiltlm (H un) ; 4. M ichael Ca m p bt-II ( Ka ....); 5. Ross
Adams (Yam ).
SCHBY : 1. Oavid WhI tcraft (Ya m); 2. Jacob Ma tttw-- fHlm) ;
3. Brian Duston (tuew); 4_ William Bu~ (Suz); 5. Jason Dunley
(Ka w) .
25+: 1. Gn,;; H ubbs (Hun ); 2. GO?ny Bt-nnett (Hun); 3. John
Jacobs (M ai) .
30+-: 1. Tim Peck (Suz ); 2. C..-rry Bt-nrwtt (Hon); 3. Skip Zim·
me rm an ( H o n ); ~ . Rich a rd Ro bino;on ( H a n ); 5 . M ar k Mathe ilO
(Y~ ,
oW+: 1. GerT)' Bennett (H o n ); 2. Bill lAoa..... (Kaw); 3 . larry
Shumaker (H on) ; 4. Tom Uw1!1(Hun ); 5. JUE CoUm" (KTM).
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125 A: 1. Jason Frecker (Hon); 2. Chris Berry (Hon~
125 B: 1. Charlie La y mon (H o n) ; 2. GrIl'ft Hu bb<. (Ho n); 3.
Lane Tea ler (I-Ion); 4. Terry Colbn"!(Suz}; 5.latr)' Walker (Hon).
125 C; 1. Jason Ca ~h"rl i".. (Kaw); 2. JoJy Ju ~tic'Il' (Sur); 3. JoJ'lO'1
Brown (Suz ); 4. Josh Thornton (Sui); 5. Br andon Sh u ll (Kaw ).
2.50 B: 1. K~n Schn"idt>r (H o n ); 2. Rob Bin gmn (Suz); 3.
Chad V....des (Su.z); 4. Terry Ba rnt"S(Ho n).
250C: 1. Matt Mathia s (KTM); 2. Doug Oovt' (Ka w ); 3. RobM1
M iradt> (Him) ; 4. Ju hn UnKt"t" (Hun); 5. Jut' SpeakmoJn (Hon).
O r EN D: 1. Sco tt Thompson (Hon); 2. Swven Payne (KIM); J.
John Jacob!>(Mol ); 4. Jo hn Hammlm d (KTM ).
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.... TRK:1. SIt"VeIl Pa yne (KTM);2. Brad Beery (YoJm); 3. Mike
S
SIl"bf"lton C
Hon); 4. Bill Hu rs t (Suz); 5. Shant> Hyn t' (H lm).
11>·24: 1. Cha rl jf" La ym o n (H o n); 2. Te rry Co ll ins (SU1.) J .
;
Ja son Frecker (l-Ion ); 4. Larry Wa llu~r { . lon); 5. Owd Jt'TIH (Suz ).
Montano doubles at
Willows Road Race
By Mark Romero
WILLOWS, CA. APR. 21
.Tom Mon tano conti nued to ru le the 600cc classes in AFM road ra cing, d espite be ing br iefly
upstaged by Erik Schnackenberg at Thunderhill
Park.
Schnackenberg led b y o n e o r tw o bike
lengths over Montana. With the gap closing as
