I.EVENTS .·'
Bob In gl e (7) le a d s Cliff Keith (4 ) In t he
Open A main a t Dia mo nd Raceway, Kei th
got a round Ingle to win.
Hawk hot at Diamond
Short Track
P /W: 1. Dusty Hmin fl: Jr. (Yam ) 2. Ca vin Ml.n.. (KTM); 3.
Tod d Webb (Yam ) 4. O ey Bndj;i!l!O (y ilm ); S. Rya n Helem (Vilm).
flO: 1. BI.k.. Ou n n (K OI w); 2. ColVin M oort' (Ka w); 3 . Du, ty
Hf'fTU1g Jr. (Ka w ); 4. Faron Cotren (Ka w ): 5. Todd Webb (Ka w ).
M (t IJ.t S): I. J"""",y Hil .;,('hm ilnn (KoIw); 2. Muli p Willums
(Hon); J. Cory:wbon (K.1w ); 4. B~ M...dt-y (KoIw ); 5. J..tf Walll"l'
(Klw ).
125 C: 1. t.dd Poitr a (Hun ); 2. CaNon Burt un (Koiw); 3. fa...
Ro y , (H un ); ol. Dusty On ki1l(Sw: ); S.josh Thomabb (CZ).
SCHRY: t . "'rem y Hi KChm a nn (Ka w ); 2. jdfWaltt'T (Ka w) ; 3.
Bn-It Ma ckf'y (Kaw).
.
W MN : 1. Ka y Churt'h (Suz ): 2. Sh " l1y Robeft';on (Suz ); 3. Kyle
B. Sch.lu w .
Team Suzuki takes WERA
Endurance Race
By Kyle B, Scha lo w
8
SUMMIT, WV, MAY 25
Tray Bate y and Dav e Stanton of Team Suzuki
Endurance won the four-hour third round of the
WERA National Endurance Series, held at Sum mit Point Raceway in Wes t Virginia.
Bateys' impressive performance started at
the drop of tilt' green flag when he took the lead
at the first comer and ran awa y from the rest of
the fie ld . After three laps the race was red flagged when Light Smith Racings' Honda lost
it s bottom end a nd spewed oi l aU over 'the
entrance of tum one. When the race restarted
Batey continued his charg e while peeling offiap
times in the low 1:205,dropping to a best time of
1.18.63, jus t a half second off the track record
held by Glenn Szarek.
At the 41-minute mark Batey had alread y
lapped the entire field and hadn't even made it
to the fir.;t scheduled pit stop. Stanton. who also
had a smooth flight left the rest of the field dicing for the number-two position. A second flag
wa s thrown with .w minutes remaining when
another rider had complications again in tum
one . At this point. Team Suzuki Endurance had
a two-la p lead on the rest of the field.
Archlight Racing fini. hc'to-
spores,
H / W S/STlC: 1. A rdi~ being; 2. TKO Rayu T...m Tuo: 3.
H.4J-IRM:ingl RJ( MlJitOf;purts.
M/W S/STK: I. 5Pmoff Brotbrn b:ir'IK-
ROSEBURG.OR. MAY 26
Kurt Hawk sco red an im pr essive 80cc Expert
main-event win at the Diam ond Raceway' s short
track sca~n-opeQer.
.
Hawk's win sna pped what had been nearly
tw o seasons of d om ination in the clas s by Bo
Ingle. The 15-year-old Ingle did not go hom e
empty -han ded , however. Ingle won in his 250ccclass de but. Bob K1um picked up second, while
Travis Ingle - also in his class debut - was third.
Haw k sat on the pole position for the 80cc
Expert final, but the top two 80cc Experts in Orcg on, Bo In gle and Scan Ligh t, forged pa st .
Hawk, howev er, didn 't take long to nab his fellow RM riders and main tain a lead to the finish .
A ba tt le for second raged between Ingle and
Light. with the position going Ingle's way.
The Ingle family d omination was continued
in the 1l5cc A main by Travis Ingle, who beat
you nger brother Bo and light in a closely contested race. While Travis Ingle pulled ou t a slim
lead, Bo Ingle and Light stayed close in a bailie
for) he nu mber-tw o spo t, wh ich aga in went to
Bo Ingle.
Results
OPEJ"l: A: I. ClI ff Keith (H ~); 2. Bob ln~ko (Yam) ; J. Gl if f
Ho-lm(Hon).
2SOA : 1. 80 lng it' (YilIIl); 2. BtJbKlwn (Ht Jn); 3. Tra,'1.4 In".w
125 A: 1. Tra mlngw (Kotw); 2. 80 In Kk (Suz); 3 . St-Bn liKht
(Su7.) .
!IJ EX: 1. Kurt H",wk (Sw:); 2. Bo I n J:l ~ (5hz); 3. So-an light
r.;u..1·
By Da n We icht
30+: t . Bob lngif' (Yam ); 2. W a rd M cKloe (Ka w); J . O iH Ht.oIm
(Han~
VER.'IO:-l,I:-l, MAY25
Scott Stum p made a visit to Fast Track Racings
season-o pener at Twin· Cities Raceway and
daimed victory in the 600cc Pro class.
When the light wen t green. F. Reed Bertolino
hit the bankin g of tum one fir.;t followed by J.J.
McDo well . Stum p too k to the h ig h line and
pulled in behind Bert olino on the back stretch.
He tried a pass in thr ee but fell short, only to
end u p side by side at the end of lap one. This
tim e Stump was firs t down the back stra igHt.
Lap three saw Stump at the head of the pack followed by Bertolino, William Brock III and Scott
Heir s. The top fou r held their position for the
next several laps while Samuel Lowe and Doni
Holeman battled on the narrow groove for fifth.
Holeman got the position and a sho t at Heirs on
the ou tside in turn three on the last lap . Heirs ·
came back on the inside only to take a wild ride
out of four when his chain came off and gave up
fourth to Holeman. The final orde r was Stump,
Bertolino, Brock, Holeman and Heirs.
In the SOOcc class Kevin HUer jumped into
the lead followed by Shawn Th om as, Kev in
Hilbert and Chris Hathaway. Over the next few
laps the pack tightened, with Hath away trying
everything to g et past Hilbe rt. On la p fiv e
Thomas took the lead on the back stretch . Then
out of turn four so m eth in g ha p pen ed to
Thomas ' motor and he slowed abruptly and was
struck by Hiler, who went down. This brought
out the red flag and a single-file start was soon
to follow. Hathaway took full adv antage of the
restart by going to the front followed by Hiler.
In the front straight Hilbert took over seco nd
and set out after Hathaway, whose KX500 now
sport ed an orange glow in the dark rear d isc.
While Hathaway' s brake faded, Hilberts ' charge
forward gained momentum. On the last com er
Hilbert went in high only to slip off the groo ve
in a last shot at Hathaway. The orde r at the finish was Hathaway, Hilbert, Hiler and Terry
Phillips .
Results
so AUTO:
J. Donni" Soud M"n
n (LEM); 2. Kf'Vin Tom pkins
J Mathiu (KIM); .5 o..von
Ot')'
.
J
OfW!l (KIM).
flO: t . T ra vi!l Sprong (Hon); 2. N atali" Wa Jnn' (Yam): 3. Justi s
( KThf); 3. Eddi.. &Ick (Cob); 4.
Lmd (Ya m); 4. Kraig Hal l (K.aw); 5. Kris WUliamMlI\ (Ya m ).
125: 1. Lisa HII .. r (Hon ); 2. Derick Bit :r:t"1 (Ya m) ; J . Tr a vis
Spron,;: 4. Shant' Ward (Ya m ).
250: 1. Nick f-tum ffit'l (Yam ); 2. M. Pillmn (Hun); 3. R. ymund
R~ (Hon); 4. JOI!'I Brown (Hun); S. Brian Mayo (Ho n).
2.'iO PRO 1. Philip Palml!f (Hon); 2. Kevin Hilbl"rt (Yam); 3 .
Raymond R _ (J-b1 ); 4. Samuel ~ (H on); 5. Tommy Hf'flSlt'f
(Han).
DTX: I . M. P.lmt'f (H on); 2. Ravmond R - (Mon); 3. Olris
Hathawa y ( ~).
.
sao: 1. Chri ~ HathawoillY (lY w ); 2. K..vi n H ilbtort ( Y am ); 3 .
KMn HileT (Hon); 4. Tt'1TY Phill~ (Yam) .
VET O P EN (.30+) : 1. Dan Wf'i cht (Kh. ): 2. Kf'Vin Hilbtort
.
(Yam): J . LIfTY Dan i..ls (H on); 4. JOf' W..lton (Rrx); S. J..ff Hft"
(RlX) .
4{)+ : 1. Larry Dan il'I!l (Hon); 2. Ol.olIries Ch i!Ohun (Rtx); 3. Ed
KtoIl5 (Hon); 4. Jt'ff Chiwm (Rtx); 5. J.~ s.ck(Rtx).
600 PR O: 1. Sco tt Stu m p (H o n ): 2. F. Bt' rtolino (Rtx ); 3.
W ill u,m Brock 111 (Rtx); 4 . Doni H o lf'man (R h).; 5. Scon H iers
(Rtx~
50 A: t . .Ma Martinson (Yam); 2. Trnor Coo k (Hon); J . 8 rad
Stmn.
C:;UZ~
80 AM: t. Brandon ~ (Kaw ); 2. M IIr... Bums (Hon);: 3.
J~ A dolrm (y.m).
By Jac kie Fis her
B
ELDING, ML MAY -l-i
New Zealand's 1986 250« champ Nevil Algie
looked determined to return to form as he took
four fir.;t places and wa s narrowly edged at the
line for his only second -place finish during the
WERA Sportsman Series event at Gratta n Raceway Par k.
Algie's fifth win was stolen at the end of the
Heavyweight Solo 20 race when local ace Brian
Gibson passed Algie by a hair at the checkered
flag. Disappointed but undaunted, Algie came
back Sunday to go three for four.
Sa tu rday wa s not a g ood da y for Algie.
Coming ou t of turn 10 onto the beg inning o f
th e st ra igh t, he suffered a nasty high-side in
morn ing practi ce, but so ld iered on for his firs t
win of the weekend in the Middleweight Solo
20 race. In what was to become a tense week·
end riva lry, St. Louis Honda's Jeff Kram er was
sur prised by Algie in th e laller stages o f th e
raC when Algie took aw ay h is Hne throu gh
e
tum one and made the pass stick. With a dear
track ahead of him, Algie qu ickly put over half
the stra igh taway on Kramer by the final lap .
Both leaders were turning low 29s to se t the
pace for the weekend.
Their biggest battle occu rr ed in Sund ay' s
Super.;port B Expert event. GSXR750-mounted
Kram er got the hol esh ot and an immediat e
three-seco nd lead on Algie. Constantly squaring
off in tum one, Kramer would pull away on the
stra ight. Algie couldn't catch Kramer's draft but
was never.far behind. By the fourth lap the lead ers had distanced themselves from the pack by
the length of the straightaway, and by the last
lap ZX6R-mounted Algie made a last-ditch
eff ort but had to s et tl e for se co nd b ehind
Kramer. GSXR750-mounted Ma r k Oldham
fought his way through traffic to secure third in
front of Ho nda F3 rid ers Jim Va ncil and
Megabucks Racing's Buck Wort h ington , who
took fourth an d fifth res pectively. It was only
Kramer's thi rd time on the track and his firs t
tim e ru nn ing the course in WERA's infamous
counterclockwise race di rection.
local favorite dirt tracker I road racer Dave
Knapp took four wins on his new Rota x 670
which showed a sign ifican t power advantage
over the competition in all of his events .
Results
vtNT 1: t. Joe lachnit-'t (Yam); 2. Rou Cra ig Bn!dwn (Due ); 3.
Stua rt Ca ner (Due); ~. Bion St. Bfmard (Yam); S. FI"t'd T r.ndu c
VL'lT 4: 1.
rnn BarVI' (Hon); 2. 8 ra dk-y Mlrtin (Yam ); 3. Jim
a..--. (Y. m ).
ComI'1lf'(Y ilIIl); '- Dick Gruhn ( K.aw ); 5. Mi cNd
NOV M / W SOLO 20: 1. Brant Sdntttf'
J
ohn 'Ihra'ih
(Hun); S.
Rclbt>rt Richard!' (V.. m).
VII\'T 5: 1. RJdl Gr.llW'f (5u.z): 2. 'Thomas D'Ettor1"f'(K.w); 3Han... Ra!lmU~ (K.l w ); ... 8radifT Ma rtin (Y.m); S. Paul Morro
(IW ~
VL ' 2: 1. JOt" l&chnif't (Ya m ); 2. Bob ~rbPrich (Hon); J .
"''
StuoIrt Ca rt", (Due); .... W ill ia m Bu rgt"l' (Ya m).; S, William Mur ar
(Yam ).
:-.lOV H / W SOLO 20: 1.
Whitnt>y (Suz).; 2. M. trlww
r.trid.
(Hon ); 3. Brant Schuttf' (Hlm); " K.>vtn
B.a ~
~n (Hon);
5.
(V. m).
EX H /W SOLO 20: 1. Dnan Gibson (Hon l; 2. N",il AIlI:fto
(](aw); 3. Paul Pt>nZO (Suz).; "', J..H " r..~ (Suz); 5. Mark Oldham
(Suz~
. VIm 6 : 1. Thom a !' O 'EttoJT{" (Kaw); 2. Han!'> R.. "m u!i!Ot'1\
(K.tw); 3. Eric
(Klw).
u-
VL"IT 3: 1. Bob rbt'rim C
Hlm) ; 2. M im.lt'l Gll'a ..un (Ya m); 3.
Rick uvet'Kood (H on); 4. W illi am Mu rAT(VoI ) .
m
l / W SOLO 20: I . Deve Kna pp (Rtll); 2. Ti m a.. r kt"f' (Due); 3.
Mark SWf"('Jll:"Y (Yam) ; ... D . Sroll Brown (V" m) ; S. An dy 81rko
(Ya m ).
S / SP'RT EX: I.
"fa"," (Suz); 2. Paul Penzo (Suz); 1 Ma rk
O ld ha m (Suz); 4. Wa rd Cook (SuZ); 5. Darn>n Lun...tllN lSuz).
S IB :-.rO D: 1. Rkhard Qu""" (YoiI m ); 2. And }' Sir ko (YoiI m );
V
3. G lenn t!>ki (Y oiI m ); 4. Bill Fergu so n (Y dm); 5 . Adron Holcomb
(Ya m) .
SI B
D : 1. Da ve Kna p p (Rtx); 2. Ric ha rd Bn>edinJ: (Yam) ; 3.
Ma rk Sw ee ey ( Yil m); 4. Da rre n Ma rti n (Hon); 5. r oilltrick M u llt>n
n
(Ya m).
F·2 NQV : 1. And y Bir kn (Y am) ; 2. M ich,w l Chadw ick (Yam );
3. Bill FergU!IUn (Yol ); 4. K",,\in Dom t.... [Hun ); 5. Da rcy Pa rks
m
'
n
(Yam).
F·: EX: 1. M,u k SWt!t!' Y (Ya m); 2 . La rry Cohet- (Y oiI m) : 3.
nt'
To m Cha p lin (Ya m ): 4. Brad l..y M art in (Ya m); 5 . Fr ank Fi, h.-r
(Ya m ).
S /5P RT EX C: 1. Nt"\' il A I ~il' (KawI; 2. Rill Brown sberger
,t>ff
ex
(HIm); 3. Buc k Worthin fl:tvrI (Hon); 4. Jim V;mci l ( Hun); S. Stl"plwn
Chambers (Ya m).
PROD N OV D: 1. Ch ild Feltner (H on); 2. P aul Sl a d in !>ki
(H on); 3. Ph ilip Sh _ b (Hon ); 4. [a m e s Van G il'!lun (Hon); 5.
Shawn Mc:bll'my (Hon).
t25 GP: t . Larry
(Ya m).
CL BM S l'\OV: 1. C ary Semens (Ya m); 2. Ke v in Domto n
(H on ); 3. Davi d Rittntor (Yam).
CLB~tN EX: 1. De ve KN pp(Rh: ); 2. Bradley Milltm (Yam );J.
JimComrW (YilIIl).
S/S f"RT EX; t . Jt'ff Kra mt' r (Stu); 2. N ..v il A I".1e ( Ka w );: 3.
M,uk Ol d ha m (Su z ): 4. Jim Vancil (Hon); S. Buck Worthinl/:toT1
em-
(H on).
PROD I'OV B: 1. P a tri ck Whitrwy (Suz); 2 . Ch.d F..ltn M'
(H on); J . Jol~ Irg (H on) ; 3.
"
Robe-rt Richards(Yam ): 4. Rud Worthi n KID (Hon) .
n
S I R NO V B: 1. Patri ck Wh i ~ (StIL); 2. Ronnit> G ran tha m
(Hu n) ; 3. Stan Sdn:;o tta (Y.m) ; 4. Matthew Te r B,-~k (Hon): S. S.
Aa ron Pif'ratt (1-I'l n).
Luca lands Cherry
Pit Classic Enduro
By Kern Purden
TRAVERSE cm-,ML MAY 19
Scott Luca outlasted the competition to win the
Great Escapes Motorsports /Parts Unlimiteds ponsored Cherry Pit Cla ssic Enduro, Luca
rode his Jack's Cycle World /Sprocket Special ist /X-trem e /So Cal /Dura Lub e /Next Nutrition/ Ara i·sponsored KTM to a fou r-poi nt vic·
tory over Don Metz and Ste ve Ma clean.
Warren Hills and the Twin Bay Trail Rider.;
once again laid ou t a demanding course, centered on the Boardman River that would challenge the AA rid er.; whil e all owing the C class
to stay on th eir hour. The first loop consisted
of e xist ing trail , two-tracks a nd road connecters, so at the halfway gas stop all the top
racers w ere b u nc hed tog ether . Ron
Scharphom, Jon Eric Burleson. Brian Lohman.
Dave Lipovsky, luca.. Metz and Maclean were
all p oised for a wild s p rin t to the fin ish, It
would prove to be the turning point o f the
race.
The last section wa s all single-tr ack event
trail. It ranged from face-slapping virgin terrain to gnarly sand whoops between the trees.
Factor in the 9O-degree heat and high humidity
and yo u ha ve t he makings of a fi rst ·cJass
Nationa l-style loop. Luca was able to stay on
the gas to eme rge with a 14 at the end. Metz
and Macl ean each carded 18s, with Burleson
jus t a tic k beh ind at 19. Loh m an edged
Lipovsk y on tie breakers to 'rou nd ou t the top
five, both dropping 20. Scha rp ho m 's charge to
the fron t was ha lted whe n his KTM succumbed
to mechan ical gre mlin s, leaving h im out of the
running. Many of the B and C rideTS were just
relieved at the last checks, not caring that they
ha d in many inst anc es tr ip le d t heir sco res .
Tho se w ho showed up ou t of sh ape would
have sore muscles for the next several days to
remind them of how much fun they had .
Results
GRD QIMP: 1. ScortLuca (.... ).
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