I. EVENTS
Flfteen-year-old Bryan Bigelow showed he
may have outgrown the Amateur ran ks
wh e n h e re p e a te dl y t o p p e d the field at
Michig a n's 1
-96 Speedway.
Michael Sunderhn
(Y. m ~
600 SCL: 1. Wlynt' Isaac (Yam ); 2. Eric Danson (Ya m );3. Eric
She rrer (Hol1~
F-SCL: 1. Elliot Iverson (W-R); 2. Trevo r Dunne (Yam) ; 3. Eric
Sherrer (Hml); 4. WayOl·lsa ac (Yam ); S. Danny Farnswort h (Han).
VINT: 1. Sean Robb in s (Yam ); 2. Crai g S-Cht"f (Yam ); 3.
Dann y Farnswo rth (Hon); 4. Berna rd Ayling (Hon) ; 5. Michael
Cougis (Ka w ).
VET: 1. Brian Hewson (H on); 2. Mi ke Babka (H a n); 3. Kirb y
ltIyment (Yam ); 4. Rick Ru~<,('l1 (Han); 5. RUAA Fol tz (Ho n).
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SR: T Jim Bn>m y Cha ussee (Ka w) ;
3. Kaip ro Chung (Yam ).
125 PRO: 1. Ir tf W ill oh (Hon) ; 2. Do nald Up ton (Hon) ; 3.
Casry lytle (Bon); 4. Ma rk Eas ley (K.iiw); 5. MiL> Mt'tzg~ (Suz) .
250 BEG: 1. David Si§r1I"I'O!l (Yam) ; 2. Rich Run~itus (Su:t); J.
JIm CnlV('ni (Yam ); 4. Cody Metter (Kilw) ; 5. Rick Notte (Su z ).
250 NOV: 1. Travi s Sm ith (Kaw); 2. Shane Metter (Kaw ).
250 PRO:l. Jdf Wil l"h (Hon ], 2 . Do n .. ld Up ton (H on ); 3 .
CaM")' l ytle (Hon); 4. Bill Sauro (Hem ); 5. Ton y Sule k (Yam) .
500 BEG : 1. Da rryl Ste w a r t (B o n ); 2. Ste ven Smot he mw n
(IiI'm); 3. Chet Stewart (fl..1M1; 4. Kim Lor d .
JR VET BEC : 1. Rub Ed w ard " (K a w) ; 2'. JOt" Ca saKran de
(Yam ); 3. Mjke Ma tiI'!! (H o n): 4. Brian Larrick (Ka w ); 5. Greg Fisht·r {Ho n ).
JR VET NO V: 1. Dd lla !l Coulter (Ka w) ; 2. Bry an Su d he ry
(Suz).
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JR VETINT: 1.) ;II n Mel ton (Kaw); 2. Sh awn Devts (HIm ).
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VET BEG: 1. Stt'V!.'Ka r.iton (Yam) ; 2. Richit rd Ma r~ 11 (Hun);
3. Cl yd fO Ada ms (H un ); 4. Ku rt Ges ke (H on ).
VET NOV : 1. J... ry Aslw r (Hon); 2. Ju hn f1rickn..r (Yam ).
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VET I:"JT 1. Randy Wilkin... (Suz); 2. Ma nny [klcampu (Yam );
:
3. Alan Ande rson (Kaw ).
VET EX: 1.Jon Za hrt (Yam ).
DL SPRT : 1. Jtll'fko ny (Hon).
Petton prevails at
Barona Speedway
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By Way ne Hosaka
SAN DIEGO, CA, MAYII
Th e action con tinued at the Barona Spee dway
Satu rd ay night short track races with Travis Pelton, John Dupree and John Ca rcia again putting
on a great sho w in the Open Pro main even t.
The 250cc Pro main event was another Brad
Holt affair. Holt has wo n all four races this season on his Bultaco and seems unbeatable on the
one-sixth-mile dirt oval. Richar d Pollock, in his
first Pro appearance, di d well for himsel f as he
pressured Holt early befo re fadin g. John Dupree
staye d d ose to Holt on Keith Lyn as' Ossa and
finishe d second with steady Pat Dwyer third .
Th e crowd w as bu zzing as th e O pe n Pro
ma in ev en t stage d. Travis Petton wa s rid in g
desp ite th ree broken ribs incu rred at the pr evious Bar on a bash. Off the start, Petton grabbed
the lead with John Dupree and C arcia following.
The th reesom e gradually pull ed awa y from the
pack wi th Mar k Aragon hangin g on admi rably
on a less than exotic Suzu ki single in fou rth. Petton wa s sq uarin g off the corn er s and findi ng
good traction down low coming off of tum two
and four. Dupree was d riving in hard and sliding wildl y as Garcia pa t ie n tly sat back a n d
tracked around on the groove. As they encounte r ed backm ark crs, th e actio n in te n s ified .
Dupree wa s getti ng along side Pett on m id way
throu gh the comer, but Petton wa s getting the
dri ve d own th e s tra igh tawa y _ G a r ci a w as
smoo th and patient in third .
With three laps to go, Gar cia mad e his move.
Passing Dupree coming ou t of tum fou r, Garcia
se t his sights on Pett on. The two ride rs had gotten togeth er in the previous mai n event on the
last lap, resulting in Pett on getting off the high
side. The tens ion was mounting. Petton made no
mi sta kes a n d Garcia co u ld no t find a wa y
arou nd . Pett on appear ed to ha ve the win sewed
up as they en te red t he last turn, but Garcia
somehow go t a tre mendous dri ve ou t of tum
four and passed Petton as they crossed the finsih
line. On ly after reviewin g the video-tape replay
was it an nounced that Petton had held on for the
win bv a tire's Width.
Results
250 PRO: L Brad Holt (Bul ); 2. John Dupree (O s",); 3. Pa t
Dwy('T (y am ); 4. Jim McMullMl (Kaw ).
O PEN PRO: 1. Travis Pt'tton (Rbi) ; 2. Juhn Garci a (Hon); 3.
lohn Dupree (Rbi ); 4. Ma rk Ara~ (5oz).
SPTS M N : 1. LA. Rydt'r (Hon ); 2. Ch uc k Cleydoe (Bu l ); 3 .
Johnny Fuers t (Yam).
Bigelow big at 1-96 Speedway
By Grace DiBe nedett o
P h oto by Dan Mah ony
LAKE ODESSA, MI, MAY 26
Age and ex perience too k a back sea t to you th
and skill as Bryan Bigelow annihilated the field
in race after race after race at 1 Speedway.
-96
The IS-year-old Au gres. Michigan, ride r is
b id ing h is time while h oni ng his skill s in th e
Amateur ran ks until Septem ber when he turns
16 and ca n joi n th e ra nks o f the Pro-Arn s .
Bigelow set a blistering pace with his SOOcc RTX
in the first heat of the SOOcc class, toppi ng even
the fastest Pro-Am heat with ave rage lap times
of 24.22. The Mar ine Tran sport / Marshall Distribu tings-sponsored Bigelow b rough t ou t bigger ar tillery as he boarded h is H-D to face off
with the Pros in the Combo, the only class cur rently in the District 14 class selection whe re he
can face any real opposition. Before lap one was
over Bigelow had put 10 lengths on the older
riders, and he increas ed the distance stead ily to
the finish line.
The SOO c~ final would see Bigelow face off
with Mike Babka. As the light switched to green
Bab ka blasted out of the hole, lead ing the field
around tu m one. Bigelow caug ht up by the back
stre tch and the two d iced for a couple of lap s
before Bigelow could get dear of the 39-year-old
vetera n. The two wou ld even tu ally put half a
track between themselves and third-place finisher Rugg Foltz, wh o cru ic;;ed across the finish line
several seconds ahea d of the rest of the field .
The last class of the night would come none
to soon for Bigelow as he climbed back abo ard
his 750 for the combo . Dou g O'Boyle squ eezed
every bit of horsep ower and then some from his
Rot ax t ry in g to h old o ff the tee n a ge r, b u t
Big el o w w aited o n ly lon g e nough to fi n d
e no u gh ro om for a clea n pass, th e n blew by
O'Boyle with a flick of the wris t. The payoff for
the combo may not ha ve equ aled the Pro payoff,
but the racing action mat ched it lap for lap .
Se ve n- y ea r-o ld Bri t ia ny Wh y te f ro m
Muskegon, Michiga n, scored one for the ladi es
top ping the field in the SOcc Stock (4-8) class.
Results
50 (4-6 ): 1. Corey Lov ell (LEM); 2. Travis MYel"(lEM); 3. John
Ed m on ds (KTM); 4. Kate lyn Tra sko s (Yam); 5 . Andn'a T ra "kos
(Yam ).
50 (7-8) : 1. Bren t Dawf' (LEM); 2. Shae Applt'bI'e (I.E M); 3.
Chad Lane (KTM ).
50 (4--8): 1. Bri tt a ny Whyte (Yam ); 2. ChanC(' M cConnic k
(Ya m ); 3 . Rand y Brf'Ckon (Ya m ); 4. Ro~rt Rabldi' au (Ya m) ; 5 .
Chad Lane (Yam).
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65 : J. Loga n My e rs (Kaw): 2. Tom Link (Ka w ); 3 . Carter
Myers ( Ka w ); 4 . Do u g La w rt"ncf' (Kaw); 5 . ju,;tin Hump h ries
(K.1w).
80: J. Charlie lta lia (Hon); 2.!..oKlln Myers (Yam ); 3. Tom Link
(Yam); 4 . KC. Knodel (Hon); 5. Ju stin Humphri~ (Kaw).
200: 1. Cory Roth (Hun); 2. Bn-tt Pankey (Yaml; J. JOf' South
(HIm ): 4. Bra ndl m LaU J'SE'T'l(Suz) .
250: 1. Da ni('1 Kau ffma n (Yam ); 2. Ht"nty Wiles (Sur.); 3. Cory
Roth (Hon); 4. Bry an Smi th (Ho n); 5. BriC\' Edm onds (Ka w ).
400: 1. John Be lli(-t (Yam) ; 2. Lonnit' Wadl(' (Ya m) ; 3. Andy
Va n Va lk(' nburjo"; (Bul); 4. Cnig Brec ko n (Bu t) ; 5. Da n D ie ne r
(KTM).
500: 1. Bri.1In Bi~e1ow (Rhl ); 2 . Mike Babka (li on); 3. Rugg
Foltz (Bon); 4. Mikt' Robin.'iOn (H Im ); 5. AIIMlColemrn (1-101'1).
O PEN : I. Stt'Ve 8.Jmt'tt (l-fon); 2. Brian HOid fidd (Rbi) ; 3. Jod
Rayment (Ynm ); 4. Chip G reen (t..
lM); 5. Dnn Ka uf'fmiln (RbI').
ROSAMOND, CA;MAY 1819
Peter Chr istensen found himself in fam iliar territory whe n he cap tu red th e wi n in the Toyota
Co ld Cup Formula One Road Race at the fifth
round of Willow Springs Motorcycle Club race
actio n at Willow Springs Inte rnational Racew ay.
Ch ris tense n took the lead o ff th e line followed by Jerry Eva ns Jr . an d Dean Vince n t.
However, Michael Montoya caug ht and passed
Vincen t in the first lap 'and was all ove r Evans'
rear tire comi ng down the front straight to start
the second la p. Rou nding tum th ree, Mon toya
manuevered around the inside of Evans, mov ing u p into secon d. As th e thi rd la p e nded,
Evans was su ddenly caught and passed by bot h
Chris Voelker and Paul Mum ford . The re ma ining lap s saw Christe nsen ho ld onto his lead as
Montoya was never able to mo unt a cha llenge
and finished second . Voelker held on to ta ke
th ird .
In the Form ula Two race, Mon toya rocketed
off the line followed by Robbie Dowie in second
and Stev e Tes chke in thi rd . Wh ile Mo nt oy a
qu ickly bega n to build a secu re lead. Dow ie
cam e under pressure from Teschke as the racers
came out of tu m nine to comp lete the first lap.
Afte r drafting Dowie, Teschke moved a rou nd
a nd int o secon d . As la p two got u n de r way,
Bria n Garbelli n i began to challenge Dowie for
th ird and was able to get pas t him in tum thr ee.
Now focused on catch ing Teschke, Ga rbelti ni
spent the rema inder of the race on Teschke's tail,
making several at tem p ts to pass. How ev er,
thos e attempts came u p short as Teschke was
able to use a slight h orsep ow er advantage to
keep Carbdlini at bay. At the line, it was Montoya wit h the easy win followed by Teschke in
second and Ca rbellini third .
Results
F-I : 1. Petee q,ristroset'l (Sur.) ; 2. Michael Mun to ya (Yam ); 3.
Chns Voell..t'f (Bon); 4. Paul Mu mfurd (Kaw ], 5. Jerry Evan s Jr .
(yam).
F-2: 1. Mich ae l Montoya (Yam); 2. Steve 'Ie schke (H o n ); 3 .
Brian Garbellini (Yam) ; .1- Robbie Duw ii' (Hon ); 5. .car l Lowry Jr.
(H on).
F·3: 1. Wt!'!;I..y Totsubo (Hon); 2. Jason Black (Hon); 3. H on
Tu kumu to (Hun); 4. Tuby Jorlo';lm.'it'ft (Hon); 5. La Va ulo'; hn Mont~omery (H on ).
F-40 : 1. Ke ith Ma c Beth (Kaw ); 2. La rry Schn u r (D u e); 3 .
S te p he n H ewitt ( H o n ); 4. Do ujo";las N t' w h o u !Oi' ( H on); 5. Rick
McGaclry (I-Ion).
500 S/ STK: 1. Ma rk Stonrr (Ya m); 2. Miu Morri., (Yam ); 3.
Jamt.'S H illier (Kd w ); 4. C reg Ta lbol (Kaw); 5. Mi charl Shenoy
(Yam).
hOOS / STK: 1. Robbie Dowie (Hon ); 2. Troy Maturo (H (m ); 3.
Dean Vincent (Yam) ; 4. Robt~ Yampo l!an Vincent (Yam); 4 . Tokl')' Btock (Yam); 5. Orla ndo
Pah lo (Su z).
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500 MOD PROD: 1. Ma r k SlImt' r (Yam) ; 2. Mieh at'l Sh enoy
(Ya m l; 3 . R0lo';t' r Ba ke r {Yam); " . Se a n Koyano (Yam); 5. Jam~s
H illin (K.aw) .
600 MOD PROD: 1. St('fan Johan.uon (Han); 2. Robbi e Do wie
(Hon); 3. l.arry P....q u a le (Hon); 4 , Rut~rt Yampoll;ky (H o n ); 5.
Erik Sch n ac kt"nberg (H on).
750 MOD PRO D : 1. Pa u l M u m fo rd ( Kaw); 2 . lance H ol st
(Sur.); 3. Kenny Kopecky (Suz); 4. John Ff'fd inand (Suz); 5. Andy
Db (Kaw)
OPEN MOD PROD: 1. Orlando Pab lo (Suz ); 2. Jason Catchin g (Suz); 3 . Tuny Endre!l (Hon); -'. StE'pJwn Hew itt (H (m ~ 5. Jac;on
WalkPr (lion).
BOTT l /W : 1. Brian long (Kaw); 2. Richard Munn (Suzl; 3.
JMTY tirkovsky (Kaw ); 4 . Alan Burt! (Kaw); 5. Jarlle'!' H illier (Kaw ).
BaTT M /W : I. M ikt' VOt>lkpr (B on) ; 2. Stt'p ht'n Lillin " (Hon);
3. Rick PaZl"n (Hon); 4 . Kurt And rpws (Due); 5. Ge rry Tim on t')'
(H on) .
BOTT HI W; 1. Ch ris Mt"IlCher (Due); 2. Latty Schnu r (Du e);
3. Srott Wes ([)u('); 4. Craig Coo k (Du e); S. Rotwrt C unnington
(H -D) .
500 SCot 1. Da nny Farns wo rth (Hon); 2 . Bt' mard Ay ling
:
(H o n ); 3 . Bffija min Morsf' (Hon) ; 4. Ra n d.d l Ze m pel (Due); 5.
SOCR: 1. Hea the r ~nt"tto (Kaw); 2. Kenny Harrold (Kaw) ; 3.
Craig Evan" (Hon) ; 4. Bernie Thoma s (Kaw); 5. William Becker
(Suz).
SOLO GTU: 1. Steve Teech ke (Ho n); 2. Stef an johensscn
(Ho n) ; 3. Robe rt Yampolsk y (H o n) ; 4. Robbie Dowie (H on); 5.
William Landers (H un ).
SOLO CTO: I. Dean vi ncent (Yam); 2. Paul Mum ford (Kaw);
3. John H ilton (Due); 4 . Ton y Endres (Hon); 5. And y Oil' (Kaw ).
500 NO V: 1. Charles Rolltn e (Yam); 2. Eric
Kin~
(Yam); ,3.
Ragian Tuttle (Yam ) 4. Ma rio Rubio (Vam ); 5 . V. Dharmt"fl (Yam ).
I1SO NOV: 1. Scott Simpson (Ho n) ; 2. Doron Dalai (H on); 3.
Michael M .utina (Hon); 4. Wall H om " (H on ); 5. Lon~ Tran (Suz).
OPEN N O V: 1. Ce-sar Meea (Suz); 2. Da vid Sm ith (Suz); .1
Ke nt Weed (Yam); 4 . Ruben Mnrnll,!! Jr. (Ka w) ; 5. J am~ Be le
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(Suz) .
Upton flies at Antelope
Valley Supercross
By Greg Robertson
LANCASTER, CA,MAY 18
Dona ld Upton foun d the Antelope Valley Fairgrou nds' hard -pack soil to h is liking. as he won
th ree ou t of fou r motos entered to top both the
125cc and 250cc Pro classes du ring round three
of Full Blown Pro mo tions' So. Cal Supercross
se ries.
Eric Schnell pu t his Suz uki at the front of the
pack as the first 125cc moto began. Brian Roth
ran second with Ma rk Eas ley an d Jeff Tilt on
tra iling. Up ton wa s fo rced to cl a w his way
towards the fron t after a bad start. Easley passed
Roth an d was d ogging Schnell for the lead by
lap tw o. Up ton had worked u p to fourth, then
zapped Roth in a lon g se ries of whoo ps to take
- over third. Schnell and Easley gave the crowd
on ha nd its money's worth as they battled for
the lead all the way to the checkers with Schnell
comi ng ou t on top. Upton was closing in on the
battling lead d uo, but time rao out and he had to
set tle for th ird over Roth and D.J. Sweany.
Upton rode his Applied Racing / FMF / ZLT
/ MSR/ Shock Therap y-backed CRI25 to a convinci ng second -mo te win. Roth ga ted second
and wou ld mai ntain the position thr oughou t the
race. Some of the best racing on the track was for
third among Easley, Sweany and Schnell, with
Easley getting the upper hand on the last lap to
secure the pos ition and take home the second p lace pu rse money over the 4-2 score of Roth.
Easley holeshot the first round of 250cc Pro
action but was quick ly passed by Upton on lap
one. Upton slowl y p ull ed away for the win .
Easley finis hed a lonely second . Sweany came
from his ninth- place start to pa ss Mat Bateman
on the final lap for third .
Sweany's second -mote lead lasted half a lap
before Upton shot p ast. Upton motored away
from the field again and celebrated with a cancan o ff the fron t- st r aigh t tri p le ju m p at the
chec kers, muc h to the delight of the fans. The
battle for second was intense with Swea ny hold·
ing off a hard -eharging Easley and Roth to take
hom e secon d -place money .
Results
T'/W (0-6): 1. A.I. Sch ah re r (Yam ); 2. Kevin O 'OI ,"n'-"l (Yam);
3 . Dv la n Dt>Ca!l ro (Ya m ); 4 . Shana Rh iT\t' a rt (Ya m ); 5. Du!>tin
t
h
Pu lliam (Yam ).
P/W (7-9): 1. Ricky Hpm m i' (Ya m); 2. MiKU,,1 RomI'to (Yam);
.3. Douglas A llan (Yam ).
S/ ST K (0 -6 ); 1. Bry ce Ten ia n (KTM); 2 . W elIley Pa r rish
(LEM ); 3. firidn 5tam back (KIM ); 4 . Tylo r Ht'mm E' 5. Jimmy Keat -j
;
injo";(KTM) .
S/ STK(7-9 ): 1. C had CoIl" (La.t) ; 2. J.J. N()()flt"(k'TM) ; 3. Tye
Ha mes (KTM ); 4 . Davis Brandon (KTM) ; 5. Gatn'tt MMcalf .
P /W MOD: 1. Ricky H emme (LEM); 2. Chad Cole .
60 BEG ; 1. Scott Sta mback (Kaw); 2. [kvan Dt<.asrro '(Kaw l;
3. 1...arryRhode" (Ka w ); 4_Rya n Pu lliam (Kaw ).
(,0 (0-t1)~ 1. Rya n Royb..l (Ka w ); 2. Ricky Hem m t' (Kaw ).
60 (9- 11): 1. Stoan Co llier (Kaw); 2. Nic ho las Buf1lOll(Kaw ~
80 BEG : 1. C hris Ell iott (Yam ); 2. Ch ris Ba rrett (H o n ); 3
Nichola s Buf!lOtl (Suz); 4. Jes 'l(' fWard (Yaml; 5 . Dt'Uct'Rutll"dgf'
(Ka w ).
RO(~J1 ): 1. Sco tt H o w e (yam) ; 2. Gerard Pati n (Yam l; 3. Sean
. Co flit' r(Kaw).
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80 (12-13): I. Ju stin Mt'r amb lt' (Yam) .
tKI(14-16): 1. r.>cvin ~er (Yam) .
125 BEG [).1 ; 1. Bria n Sdtau m bu rg (H on) ; 2. Chris Pl'detsen
(Kaw ); 3. David McM anu.'1(Su:r.): 4. Josh H all (Yam~ 5. Mon te Freund (Hon).
125 BEG [)'2; 1. Ja'OOtl Ebtol (H nn ); 2. H an k Zeman (Hon); 3.. .
Ray Sm ith (Yam) ; 4. Mel Mau rt' ri ($11.2) 5. Chaz Smi th (Su z ).
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125 NOV : 1. Ja!lOTl Fon.<;eCI (Suz); 2. ~lrgc la Mlm te (Stu:);
3. N ick Bullf!'tWorth (Suz); 4. M ike WiI!l4.1O(Kaw); 4. Da m ian Lu nd
(KIIw ).
125 11\o'T: 1. Mi ke Co lli(>f(K.1w); 2. To m my Harri!lOn (Suz ); 3 .
Lan ny Tu rnt't (Suz): 4. Ito IVKa (Kaw); 5. Kaipo Ch u ng (Yam) .
125 PRO: 1. Dtma ld Up tn n (Hun); 2. Muk Easley ( Kaw~ 3J
Brian Ro th (Suz) ; 4 . EricSchnt'1I (Stu); 5. D.J. SW('any (Hon).
250 BEG : 1. Jo n Crovetti (Ya m) ; 2. Rich R'u nga itis (Su:t); 3.
David SisneTo ~ (Ya m); 4. Jo hn Sla by (Su z ); 5. JOf.'I C ra ndbois
(Yam) .
J
250 NOV: 1. Chris Allen (Suz ); 2. Sha ne M~r (KIIw).
C.
250 C'-'T: 1. Bobby Sagt' (Kaw); 2. Co lby Begi n (Kaw).
250 PRO: 1. Donald Up ton (Hon); 2. D.' . SWl'a n y (H on );
Ma rk Ea~ley (Kaw); 0&. Brian Ro th (Suz); 5. Ma t Baten1a n (Yam ). 1
500 BEG : 1. Da rr y l Stt' w art ; 2 . C he t S trwa r t; 3. Steven
Smoth l'tman (Him); 4. Bria n Tubbert (H a n ).
JRVET 8 F.G: 1. Rub Edward ll (Ka w); 2. B. larid (Kawl; 3. Ja:
Clsa,l;tande (Yam ); 4. Richa rd Sti' lOh uAt (Hun) .
JR VET NOV: 1. Da llas Cou lter (Kaw); 2. M ike Embry (Yam).
JR VET INT : 1.Ja5OllMt'lton (K.tw) .
VET BEG : 1. Stt.ve Kar.o
·
ton (Ya m ); 2. Tim Da mon (H on) ; 3.
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