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(Left) Rob Damron (1) leads Kevin Bricker
(2) In Pro-Am Expert action at the Lod l
Cyc le Bowl.
( Bel o w left) The 125/250cc comb ined
Nov ice mo to blasts off t h e li ne d uring
op en ing ro un d of the Yamaha Dealers
Series at Glen Helen Raceway ,
Bronk's the man at Dyracuse
Hillclimb
By Ros e Parmeter
RO),lE, W1,jUNE2
Kl"'\;n Hou se (Kaw); -I, JU Ma rcmn (Yam) ; S. Tomm y Seth(Ya m) .
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AM (3K+): 1. &Idit> Kindt>r (Yam); 2. Steve But ler (Hon); 3
Rich a rd RiAAS (Ya m ); 4. Will iam Mart;n [Kaw], 5. Son ny Jone!
(Suz ).
A M (-I~): 1. Ju hn Jn han!ll;lO (Su z ); 2. Joh n Petton (Kaw ); 3.
David Lucas (Kaw); -I. John west (Hon ),
A M (50+): 1. Skip GOVi> (Y am) ; 2. G rady Burc h (KTM).
4 ·ST R K A M : I. [eff C e n te r (Hon); 2. ThumII (H on ).
WM N EX: 1. G dy lt' Culpepper (Ya m ); 2. Bethan y Ja cob s
(Kaw) ; 3. Sht'ily Mcl\. illon (KTM); 4. Tracy Yea rlo';Un (Hon); 5. Alice
f
Flow ers (Suz ).
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WMN AM : 1. Amber Henson (Hon); 2. Da wn Betnile r (Yam );
3. [o BO!lw~ 1I (Hon ); 4. [ uhe Shle-Id .~ (H on ); 5. Ja na Dejamatt
(Kaw).
EX: 1. Ma tt G rubb (Kaw ); 2. Bryan ;\1l'l ler(Hlm).
AM : l. Tyler Raw linf.';!> (Kaw); 2. John Dearin g (Kaw ); 3. Bran dIm Pan lt'l' (Hon); 4. Gt>llffS~ (5U7); 5. Miuk Blackwell (Hon ).
50: 1. D . J. McMillon ("1M ); 2. Je nn ifer Fluw ers (Yam ); 3Ricky IAl l t>r (Yam ); • . Lilurt>n Powell (Ya m); 5. Derek Baraja~
s
(KTM).
Hart hammers Lodi S1
By Donna Hall
Pho tos by Bubba-Do Rush Photos
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W DI, CA, JUNE 1
The Hart Brothers were back at the Lodi Cycle
Bowl and let it be known with Don Hart' s win in
the Pro-Am final.
Don Har t took th e w in but not be for e he
dealt with traffic. Kevin Bricker followed in second whil e Rob Damron took the third spo t.
Damron show ed the gu ys the way hom e in
the Open A final , bking a \\;re-to-\\;re win and
frust rating Don Hart , who took second. Th ese
two had a l a-bike lead on the rest of the pac k
and were just flyin g. Geramy Rackley took the
third in this final.
Steve Hall, who claims that ITs are his choice
of racing events, showed that he's coming along
with his Short Track efforts as well, and he con·
tinued h is winning ways by taking the Vintage
wi n, follow ed by Ralph Lee, Dist ri ct 36's Flat
Track Stewaro;!. The Vintage C final had Marty
Weisler taking the win and Mark Biscardi second.
Rob Reed ' s first fla t track effort p ayed off
with his win in the Knobb y Gass, which broke
Gino Rinaldi's str ing of win s in this event.
The 8Qcc A final win belonged to Tony Meiring on his tru sty Honda while Mickey Lane and
his Suzuki ham mered Meiring's .rear whee l all
eight laps. Meiring came out the victor and Lane
got the awa rd for ridi ng the hard est, an d his second- place finish was a proud one.
The SOcc B fina l belonged to Danny Casey of
the K-C Racing team with Jar ed McWh irter a
close seco n d, a n d Nicola s Moo r e in thir d.
Casey's win was a swee t one as McWhirt er has
been the dominating rider in this class. .
Mike Gallaty and his Rotax took the win in the
Open B final, while Richard Arnold was the first to
see the checke red in th e Op en C fin al. Mar k
cond and Jon Fountain took third.
Amaro was se
Harley-David son-m ounted Bob McD(lnn ell
was bac k after a mon th's res t from Lod i, and
took the win in "the Vet class with Eric Weisler a
frustr ated second.
Results
Short T rack
PRO-A M EX: 1. Da n Hart (Rtx); 2. Kevin Bricker (Hon ); 3. Rot>
Damron (Rn); -I. MichEollt' Di Sa lvo(W-RI; 5. Danny Hart (Rn).
PRO-AM NOV : 1. Gt>ramy Rackl ey (W -R); 2. Bob C~ (Rbt);
3. Z U1t> Am a ro (W -R); -I. 5ht> an Lt>t> (Tri) .
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5C1·-fBV 1. Ton y Mei ring (Hon).
:
2.'iO R: I. D.mn; s Cam emn (Kaw).
250 C; 1. Rilt"y COl( (Yam ); 2. Ted Jai me (Yam); 3. t.:en Hol 4
land (Yam ).
OrEN· A ; I. Rob Damron (\'V.R) ; 2. Don H.art (Rb); 3. G.on.m y
Radley (\V-R); bG rant (Rbt); 5. Woodn'w Rt.'>gm' (Yam~
.
OrEN B: 1. Mike GaILaty (Rbi ); 2. Richard Arnold (RbI; 3.
MarL Amdro{Yam).
OrE."IJC: I. Jon Founta in (Yam ); 2. Shi~~
(Hon}; 3. Carl
Di loMi (Yam ~ •
VET A: I. RobMcOomwIl (H -o); 2. Eric Weisln-(Rn.).
VETB: 1. Dennis Cameron (Kaw).
VETC: 1. Ma rk Amaro (Yam ).
VL'\,'TB: 1. S1:f'W' H..II (y am); 2. Ralph l....et' (Tri). •
V1!\o'T C: 1. Ma ny WriSoler(Yam) ; 2. Mark BillCanfj (Yam ~
K.'lBBY: 1. Gino Rina ldi (Hon).
100 A: 1. A.lroo Gf.CO(H on); 2. Kenny NUyE"!O (Hon).
80 A ; 1. Ton y M~ring (Hon ); 2. Micke)' UnE' (Suz) .
~ B: J. Da nn y Ca~ (Yam ); 2. l.tl't'd M cWhirn-r (Hun); 3.
Nichol"" MOl.lr'e (Kaw ).
f,(J A: 1. Nichol"" MOOft'(Kaw); 2. Matt GOmt'T.(Kaw ).
60 C: I. JI Slm G rewe (H on ).
p I W STK A : 1. Rya n Kuntz (l...1
'M); 2. M iLt>Rmaldi (l,.iM).
r /w STK C: 1. Christopher Borjas (KTM ); 2. Ton y Fakoury
(KTM) ; 3. A lt'~ Mar cucci (KTM) .
P /WSTK B: 1. Danny Randuzo (Yam ).
P /W STK C: 1. Brad W.-stlund (Yam) .
r /w MO D A : 1. Mike Rina ldi (KTM) ;2. Rya n Ku nl7 (.... I.
IM
rn.a.
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O PEN C: 1. Mar k. Bisca rdi (y am ); 2. Richa rd Arn o ld (Rtx) ; 3
Scott JS (Ya m ).
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VINT A: 1. Eric Wei sle-r (Yam) .
V1NT B: 1. s lt"vt>Hdll (Yam) .
VTNT C: 1. Mark Biscardi (Yam).
KNB BY: 1. Rob Ret>d(Ho n) .
150 A: 1. Kn1n Y Noyl'!l (H on ).
120 B: 1. Co rt")' Eaton (H o n).
HO A : 1. Ton y Mcirin g (Ho nl;2. Mickl')' Lan e (Suz).
HO B: 1. Da nn y Ca!'oP)' (Yam).
60 A: 1. "'Ian Gomez (Ka w).
ti(J C: 1. Ja!lOnGre w e (lion ).
r / W STK A : 1. Ryan Kuntz (KTM); 2. Mi ke Rin.a.ldi (KTM ).
P/W STK C: 1. a,ri ~ B()rja!! (KTM); 2. Ton y Fakoury (KlM).
P/W STK B: 1. Danny Randazzo (ya m ); 2. Bra d W.-stfund
(Yam ).
P/W MOD A: 1. Ryan Kun tz (KT'M ); 2. Mike Rinal d i (KT'M ).
In fron t of a ho metow n cro wd, Mik e Bron k
blasted to victories in both the Ope n and 400cc
classes at the Rapi d An gel...back ed AMA h illclimb in the Dyracuse State Motorcycle Par k.
Bron k absolute ly awed the crowd wh en he
we nt over the tricky, 300-foot hill in on ly 6.783
seconds to win the David Van Alstine Memorial
Fastest Time of the Day trop hy.
Bron k was n' t the on ly rid er to set the crowd
on fire . M ike Wood h ad so me su cces s of hi s
own a t th is ro u nd. the second point s-p aying
ev en t of th e season. Wo od , in a com e-fr o mbeh ind victory, took h is sparkling CRSOO over
the jumps and to the top of the hill in only 6.824
seconds . Ernie Beckwi th. also on a Honda. led
the first ha lf of the com petiti on with a 7.169, but
Woo d w as co okin g in th e seco n d half and
couldn't be beat.
Wood was a lso u n stoppab le in th e BOcc
Open di vision for the da y' s 10 fastest riders.
With only one shot to prove who's the fastest
of the fast, Wood ha d another gre at ride of 7.019
to take the prestigi ous win .
Several Min neso ta-ba sed hillclimbers came
to Dyra cuse, bringin g with them some aw esome
talent, but they could n't catch w isconsin' s fast
250cc-elass riders, Randy Meta las and Jeff Piont e k. In th e fir st ha lf. it wa s Pion tek, Corey
Wood , and Metalas in the top spots, bu t Mejal as
came back in round two with an amazing 7.734
for the glory. Pionte k took the nu mber-two spot
and Dan ny Mears was third wit h a 7.790.
On e Minnesota rid er absolut ely domina ted
the 12Sec class. Ryan Peterson gave tw o stellar
per formances of 8.904 and 8.949 for first place
overall. Jeff Pion tek tried hard to catch him but
settled for tw o secon d-place finishes for the day.
Local rider and lon gtime h illclim be r Bill
Timm captured the win in the 200cc""Class wh en
he took his bike over the top in 8.915 seconds .
Mel Piontek, the 200cc-cla ss fa vorit e, finish ed
second . Watch for a close battle between Timm
and Piontek in the remain ing events of '96.
Results
MINI ]R: L [ason Pre be: 2. LuJ..t· Pa mt{-,!l'r 3. k ssic a Pn -bt'; .$
;
Ius tm Larson , 5. JI'T"t'l11y Tim m .
MINI sR : 1. Zac h Paide r, 2. Jacob Wing o; 3. Stacey Knud sen :
4.1t"!t.'>t" Withers; 5. Chuck Dricken.
125: 1. Ryan Pel t'l'!'oOJ\; 2. JO-'ff Piun lt' k; 3. Be#i Cipala ; 4 . Justin
Ha~;5. Tina Enev cld. 200: 1. Bill Timm; 2. Mt"1 Piontek: 3. O.. nn y
Mt> T'!l; 4 . Tina Ene vold.
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250: 1. Randy Mt"talas; 2. Jeff Piontek; 3. Danny MeaN; 4.
COn")' WOOd 5. Em~ Bo>dwith.
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400: 1. Mike Bronk; 2. Robbie Redmann< 3. Bill T im m ; 4. Mt"i
Pionlt>k;5. Tod ra mtf't\>
r.
500: L MiLt" Wood; 2. Em it 8l"cl;,wit~ 3. Mall 8ronk; ~ . Bu rt
F~ 5. Chad Fald t'.
750: L Eric O'Connor; 2. Todd Cipolla ; 3 . Bill Wald vogt>l; •
Davi d Pmi~; 5. Matt Nl' b on.
OPE.~ : 1. Mih Bronk,; 2. Otud NcinfelJt; 3. Chad Falde; 4.
Bill Waldv ORt"!; 5. J~ Mrtas.
SR: 1. Randy Meula.s; 2. Jan Mrtas; 3. Md Pionl..k; 4. Da\·e
BY''I' 5. Da"e Ryan .
;
G- 5OSTK 1. Kir k Mu eller; 2. Todd E1linpon; 3. Mnnis Bou lw a re (Ya m ); 4. Wayne c.~ I H~m); 5. Otuc k Duran
(Suz'
SR NO V: 1. Jon Spt"lght (Yam): 2. Rubert RIpley (Ya.m ); 3.
Pnt")" Stan ton (Yam~ 4. Mdr"(O!j. Brna vide. (Yam ).
VET EX/I:-.T: 1. FR'd :"oJichuho (Han); 2. John \\'hitah-r (Jim);
Kurt rfei ffM"(yam ); 5. Doug Yamdl (Yam ).
VET .:'IJOV: 1. Otris Swift (Suz~ 2. Jeff Ealy (Stu); 3. [)mrns
Ga lla~ht"r(Yam ); . M.ark SIlndzim ier (Yam); 5. Jay Pavlovec (Ya m).
VETBEG: 1. Isaac Lopee (Hon); 2. JOt"I f'lavajka (Yam ); 3. John
Hu tehason (Yam); (Kaw); 2. Da nn y Mu ntoy a (Suz); 3
rt
Tom Ha yE'!'l (H on) .
250 NOV : 1. Alt'l( Zapala (Ya m); 2. Jim m y Bateson (Ka w); 3
Jl"I't"mia Brower (Hmandt"z (Ya m) ;2- Ch ris Sadt'1t (Kaw); 3
Lee Ho lton (Hon); 4. Peter Col a.~l'O!l."; (Ka w ); 5. 8.Jrly 8t>~ (Hon) .
125 11\,"' 1. Danny MI>ntoya (Suz); 2. Kenny Nellt' r (Suz); 3.
:
M ike Gibso n CHon); -I. Ja stm Pa dill a (Kaw); 5. We!' Ca rry (HIm).
125 NOV : 1. Case y Gould (Hu n ); 2. Tn-nt Bragg (Ya m ); 3. J~
Polase k (Hon); 4. Ron Wt>!ot (Hon); 5. Joo; Cavanaugh (Hon).
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125 BEG: 1. Joh n Burr (Hon); 2. [ason Sh a nt" (Su z); 3. Travis
N .. wman (Ya m ); 4 . Sean Bt't}; (Suz ); 5. Mi llt' Pnwers (Suz ).
flOEX/ tNT : 1. Tim Lang don (Kaw); 2. DU~l in Ry ley (Ya m ).
80 NOV: 1. Rilly Laninovich (Yam) ; 2. Kevin Gah an (Yam) ; 3.
[cremy Kei per (Suz ); 4 . De vld Su ll ins (Y.,m);5. Ben Rai nsaran
(Yam) .
80 BEG: 1. Brad H u th (Kaw ); 2. Erik Mey .·r (Yam ); 3. Ja"o n
H...lm an (H Im) ; -I. Micley Griffin Ir.. 5. Ke v in Payne (H\m) .
i
I'iO (9--11 ): I. Ca s Sw ift (Kaw ); 2. Kyl e Fo ltz (Ka w ); 3. Adam
Benavides (Ka w ); -I. Andrew Peme (Kaw); 5. Bryan Hu th (Ka w ).
60 (0-8): 1. [ared Minor (Kaw ); 2. [usnn HalJ;fOVe (Kaw); 3.
Robbi e Goolsby (K.lw).
Carsten doubles at Northeast
Classic MX opener
By Thorn Veety
BI:>JGHA.
\IPTO~,
NY MAY 19
,
Brom ley Su zuk i-spon sored Bar ry Ca rsten was
the on ly d ouble class w in ne r at th e opening
round of the Northeast O assic M otocross Series
at the Broome-r ioga Sports Cen ter, winn ing in
both th e 250cc / O pen Expe rt a n d 25+ Exp ert
classes.
Kurt McMilla n gra bbed the h olesh ot in the
first 125cc Expert qual ifier. Carsten gated second
w ith Sean Sku tnik third , followed by Tony Magaro, Ryan Bet", Rich Schm id t, Jeff Yagloski and
Eric Richard s.
Cars ten was ted little time in taking the point
early in the second lap a nd led to the finis h.
McMillan and Skutnik foug ht for second with
McMilla n winni n g t he ba tt le. Sch mi d t took
fou rth followed by Betz, Richards, Yagloski and
Todd Borelli.
Joel Dengler took his Suzu ki to the front of
the pack in the second qualifier with Eric Reilly
holding a tight second . Neil Woern er was thir d,
followe d by Bo Ca nag iue r, Ter ry Ku hn , Scott
Rockwell and Chri s Ritter.
Dengler was on the gas and he ld a good lead
ahead of Reilly and Woerner, who battl ed for
second as Suzuki mounted David Kratz wo rked
his way throu gh the pack after a bad start. Dengler held on for a wire-to-wi re win, wi th Kratz
ta king seco n d a hea d o f Reill y , Wo e rn er,
Canaguier, Kuhn and Bill Baker.
Skutnik took th e ear ly lead in the feature
with Kratz in second, McMillan third and Ritter,
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