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RIDE WITH THE..........., PERFORMANCE MACHINE 1996 SuperTeams®Series at Road America congratulates ALL 3WINNERS for choosing PM WHEELS! 1st Place EBSCO MediaSUZllki 3rd Place Ohio Super Bike EVENTS . 2ndPlace Dats R acing J o sh G ra nt (86) le a d s Dane Jackson (100), zac Wra y (6 1) and lhe rest In 60cc (9-11) racing at Ra inbow II motocross park In San Jacinto, California. Grant took the win. Beavers blazes at Rainbow Motocross By Tony Alessi PM SPUN ALUMINUM WHEElS ~ Racing and street versions 6styles and 12sizes ~ less rotating rim mass ~ PMalso offers afull line of custom B Chrom illet eCast orWire Spok ewheels ~ ®Performance Machine Disc Brakes & Wheels Box 1739. 15535Garfield A ve..Paramount Califomia 90723 (310)634-6532 Send forfree catalog SAl\' )AONTO, CA, JUNE 2 Is th ere a p ot of go ld ove r a t Rainbow ? That m ay h ave been the the me in the mind of young Dayton Beavers, who da shed to a doubl e mot o victo ry in the BOcc (9-11) class during round one o f the four-round Mini Mania series held a t the all- new an d im p ro ved Ra inbow II m ot ocr oss park. Beavers est ab lish ed his d om inance right from the get -go in the first moto after he pulled the holeshot "I just concentra ted on riding fast but smooth:' Beavers said. . Beavers rode with a smart agenda by ope n109 a lead , then rid ing just fast eno ugh to pace the riders behi nd him. Those riders beh ind him, however, had a battl e of their own . Josh Grant was holdi ng off a hard-ch arging Anthony Broscella for second to the end of th e race. "He go t out of shape a few tim es," Bru scel1a sai d . "But h is b ik e is fa st a n d h e p u lled m e in th e straights ." The top three orde r at the finish was Beavers, G rant and Bruscell a. The Legend lives On••• Extraordi nar y Main 9 f,eet ~ The New Oodge Drag Racing &, FlASH Race ICdcotarl / lndian' Reily TOP-GUN Cornpeflt;on Guided Motorc ycle Tours; Molorcy cla 1lh0Wl: & Expo Cycle World Dodge Ram !lw9apotek• • Wh en the m id d a y seco n d mo t o roll ed a rou nd, w ith it cam e hea t that was reported to be over th e l OO-d egr ee m ark. With the cow -pasture-like dirt no w dry and wind -blow n, th e riders wo uld have to endure new eleme nts in their quest for victory. Beavers was up to th e task and once again pulled ou t a commanding lead but slowe d near t he en d of th e race. '"I got overhea te d : ' th e you ngster said . "l th ough t I was going to thr ow up: ' . Th ough a b it queas y, Beav e rs none the less wen t on to take the moto and overa ll victory . A three- wav battl e for seco nd between BTUScella, Gran t an d Simon wa s decid ed by Bro scella who fou ght off rep eat ed pass at tem p ts from Gra nt to secure seco nd . Simon and Zac "Atta ck" Wray rounded out the top five. Th oug h Grant didn 't score th e victo ry in t ha t class; he d id no t lea ve e m pt y -handed , returnin g la ter to d omi na te 60cc (9·11 ) ra cing w ith a pai r of ha nd s-d own, runaway victories over Wray, Iason Dom ann , Justin Wilson and Dan e Jackson. 'Res ults Rally E\I~nts Inc. offers the follCNJing '96 Rally events: Supera o .. Ra ci ng AMA H.If· MUe Racin g Vintage H a lf-Mil e R a ci ng a t Sturgis Fairgrounds "Be ..ie'. Knob Hill ' Ama t eur Hili Cli mb PRO-AM 'Bad deat Hili' HlII Climb ..1Unng 00d 9" Ram Tnd 41 GIe~ CarnpResa1 fo r more info rma tion call (605) 347-6570 - Sturgis Rally & Races, Inc. 61l1i1 &AOTOUYCUS Oakland Sport Center PARTS IN STOCK 4232 Dixie Hwy . Waterford, MI 48329 (81 0) 673-33 66 (8 10) 673-8144 FAX UPS Da ily REGIONAL& NATIONAL SANCilONs-LlCENSE INFORMATION (310)868-ll112 (909) 657';;782 P.O. Box 46 50 (, -6): I. Jon McCarth; 2. Ja!iOT1 En do; 3. Garrv MiII"'r; 4. Craig M!Oure; 5. Robin Bowen. • 50(7-8): I. M ike AIt"'S!ii.; 2. Brandon Cunningh.tn. 60 (0-8 ): 1. "'t w- Alessi.; 2. J.afTl"d BI'OWnl!'; 3. TIott> Misiasut; "'. Da lLu Peick; 5. Marc AbErna thy . 60 (9-11): 1. J~\U G rant 2. Za<: Wra y; 3.JtiOl1 Dumann ; "'. Justin WiI'lOfl; 5. OMIt" Jackson. go ~ II): 1. Da yton Be.aVeTS ; 2. Anthony Bru.~l1a; 4. Joshua G n mt; 4. Scott Simon; 5. b c Wra y. 80 (12·13 ); 1. sPan B a mbi n; 2. Jason Gar letta.; 3. RoY Garcia; " . CoI'E')'Marobt-r,5. Kyle Ot-Quillf'ttE'S. RO(14 -16) ; 1. Br andon Mo tRa n; 2. Micha e l Ca m p; 3 . Bret t Co w an. 80 S/ MINI (0-16 ): 1. Se an Hamblin; 2. Br andon Mor ga n; 3. Dayton Beevers; " . Ross Ga rci a; 5. JallOl\C iar lMt• . 125 50·my «(}' 6): t . Jerry Allt'fl\an; 2. Du sty Walt f'rs; 3. Brian 1 Morgan; 4. Jo hn Bu rr; 5. Jl"Iimiah John.OlOn. WMN SUP: lauren Perry; 2. Candice Mot shagen; 3 . Vicki Gus ta llsn n; 4. Sha wn ll M O!Ih> 5. Pam Ol"mO n ll. y; 1 : NORWAU<, CA 90650 National Motosporf Association GOOD 1U.'n ..YAlLUU • • at SoCal Harley-Davidson Dealers and at Agajanlan Presents (310) 547-9898 56 $$ CASH PAID $$] USED SI'IlEET BIKES [ BERT'S MOTORCYCLES 818-334·1288/818·334·2926 McConnell masters Brownsville MX By Ju lie Kramer BROWNSVILLE PA.JUNE 8 , John McConneli went 1-1 to secure the overall in the Seni or 40+ class in the sixth rou nd of District 5's Tucker Rocky Spring Seri es at Brown svilleLuzern e O ty Par k. . McConn ell was first ou t of the gate in moto one with Henry Hauen stein on his rear fender and pro mote r Dave Coombs, Skip Stewart an d Jack Mills ro unding out the .top five. Halfway th rough th e first lap St ewart wa s push in g Coombs . After riding side by side th rough a few co rners , Stewart p assed Coombs th ro ugh th e w oods. As Coombs began to fad e, Mills took over fourth place, passing Coombs on one of the many u phills. By th e end of la p one the top five positions w ere se t wit h McC onnell alread y pulling a lead on the rest of the pack . A s h er fat her pull ed awa y ou t front, Women's rider Jessica McConnell began a battle with Coombs . Jessica McConnell was able to get pas t Coombs o n a se t of uphill do ubles but Coom bs go t right b a ck a round. McC onnell scored the win, followed. by Hau en stein, Stew art. Mills an d Coombs. The Gibso nia Cycle /Transmission Magicians b acked Yamaha of McConnell wa s again ou t fro nt at the start o f the second moto . Hauen stein. however, was still back on the gate with mechani cal p roblems (he forgot to tum the gas on), allowi ng Stewart and Mills to fill the to p three. Mills com pleted a pass for second in th e w ood s sec tio n an d quickl y pulled a nice lead o ve r St ewa rt . W o m e n ' s-cl a ss rid e r Jes sic a McConnell and Coombs again engaged in bat tle. keep ing the excitement level up as the top three riders pu lled away . Coming up to the finish of lap two McConnell was right on Coombs' back tire wh en he hit the biggest puddle on the track and soaked. her. It was wa r from then on. Coming ar ound on lap fou r Jessica McConn ell and Coom bs were side by side through a wid e righthand er and up th e hill. McConn ell then found a good lin e and qu ickly sneaked to the inside to tak e ov er the positi on. By the end of lap four Ha u enstein h ad moved from the back of th e pack up to fo u rt h, pass in g McCo n ne ll a n d Coombs in th e wood s section. Meanwhile, Stew art found his way to Mills' rear tire and the pa ir beg an a side-by -side battl e th at lasted until th ey e n te re d a d ownhill se ctio n. Ste wart to ok a n in side line th rough a left-hand turn a nd p u t him self into second place behind McConnell. Results 50 (4-6 ): 1. Darryn Durham (Hon ); 2. Adam Bunting (KTM). 50 (4-8 ): 1. Levi Ta y lor (ACT); 2. Shoinf' Durham (Ho n); 3 . Nathaniel Woitsorl (Yam ); 4. Kevm WhI tlock (Yam ); 5. Bruce Creen (Y=~ SO (7-8 ): 1. Sha un Striffler (Cob); 2. AndrY'WKromri (Cob); 3 . Mark Mills (Hon); 4. Bnx Stml (LEM ); 5. Rya n Gou ld (In J~"INn (Suz),; 2. An d now T5.1J.:.anikas (Suz); 3 . David H Ili (Kaw ); 4. Bria n Q.nh (Suz ); 5. Chris Wright (Soz). 80 ( 14-15): t . Will ia m Ursie (Suz); 2. So Bowman (Ka w); 3 . Brad M cCit"llan (Suz); 4. Ryan Hol lida y (Suz ); S. Bobby Bent-dict (Suz). 125 C: 1. Robert ~ger (Suz); 2. Br.d Snydt"l' (Suz); 3. Josh Pimura (Suz); 4. Rn Brown (Kaw);; S. J. y Collins (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Sten' On isko (Hon); 2. Joi"iOR Sislf't" (Suz) ; 3. Shane Sh ipl1!y (Kaw ); 4. Mike Barto (Suz); S. Brad Astolos (Sw). 125 A: 1. Jimm y Ev an ll (Ka w ); 2. Shant" SlothPI' (Yam ); 3 Chad Sannt>r (iC4Iw) 4. Tony Wa u gama.n (Sw); S. 'otmny Onisko ; (Hon~ Mad 2SO C; 1. Millt" Doerr (Hon); 2. GrPg WiNlow (Ho n); 3. Bosn ic (Suz); 4. Christopher Edd y (KTh1) ; S. J.ason Stobert (Yam) . ::!SO B: 1. HarlE')'McCradfon (Suz); 2. Todd SImi (Suz); 3. J~ Vo lka r (H on); 4. Craif; Mau rer (Ka w ); 5. Donald Luther (Suz) . 250 A: 1. Jim m y Eva n"l (Ka w); 2. G ay lon Dickson (y am) ; 3 . To ny Wa ll~aman (Suz). VET B: 1. BiD Croner 0'am) ; 2. JOE' Jav f'l'Saclc (Hon); 3. Ceoege FaneJli (Suz); 4. David San tI (Yam ); 5. Rnbl-rt H afer (Suz) . VET A: 1. Ma rk Ga rrison (yam ); 2. Pred Turja n (Suz); 3 . Jeff Provan ce (Ho n); 4. Chrill Du r ha m (Ho n ); 5. Bink Gross (Suz ). O PEN B/ C; I. JOt" [a ve rsac k (H on ); 2. Robert EIIi,;on (Hon ); 3. Mike Catanzaro (Kaw); 4. Lou is Kerr (Hon) ; 5 . Fred G lIggiana (Han). 25+: 1. Caylon Dickson (Yam ); 2. Shant' Slo th er (Yam ); 3. Fred Tu rjan (Suz ); 4. Tod d Stre it (Su z); 5 . Juhn Lew is (Ho n ). 40+ : 1. John McCon nell (Ya m) ; 2. S k ip Stewa rt (Hon]: 3. H en ry H au en st ei n (Kaw ); 4. Jack M ill s (Suz); S. Da ve Coo mbs (Ya m). V1NT 1. Rober t Nid ..l os (Y am); 2. Ke vin Co zz i (Hon) . : 5- M: I. Bra n den [e ssema n (Su z); 2. W illia m Urs ie (Suz ); 3 Gene Stu ll (Su z); 4. Matt Barnes (5uz); 5. Ddvid H ill (Kaw ). SCHB Y: 1. Dan P""ltor (lion); 2. Pau l Eian Wi (Yam); 3. Matt ht"w Snydl"f(Sw); 4.Sh>ve Gaul (Suz); S. Rft'd Minz.enbt!rg(Yam ). C LGBY: 1. Joe Volka r (H on); 2. Mike Barto (Suz); 3. Donald l uther (Suz); 4. Chango Pf'a rce (Yam); S. Kt"\1n H afer (Suz ). WOMEN: 1. Jf'SIIica McConrwll (y ilm); 2. Kathll'E'l1 Scnmider (Suz~

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