EVENTS
:1
Jeremy McGrath soars to a double moto
victory in the 250cc Pro division at Perris
Raceway.
125jR: 1 Mike~(Suz).
115 BEC~ 1.1arne Parkhurst (Hon>- 2. NathanSched (Suz.); J..
jooh AIle)' (Hon~
125 NOV: I. Dani~ Dermeyer (Hon); 2.. Brandon Fritts (Hon);
3. Cary Fritts (Hon).
125 INT: I. COft')' WhitaUr- (Suz); 2. Jon Suman (Hon); 3
J..... '01_ (Suz).
250 BEC: 1. Eric Muck (Yam); 2. Michael Rad:zmskJ (!Caw); 3.
Brent Prior (Suz.).
2SO NOV; 1. Matt Behringer (Kaw); 2. Cory Gamer1sftider
(Hon); 3. Thomas Barth (Hon).
2SO lNT: 1. Corey Whitaker (Suz); 2. Dion Hami~hfq;er (Suz);
). Olno NOWO<)'t> (Suz~
125/250 EX: 1. John Ollis (Hon); 2.101'1 Schmitt (Sw:~ 3. 1m
Davis(Hon).
16-24: 1. John Davis (Hon); 2. Jon Suman (Hon); 3. leff
P'Iawedd (Suz).
• Z5+: 1. Ion Schmitt (Suz); 2. Robert Bergman (Kaw); 3. Jon
8rn' (Hon~
3D +: 1.100 Schmitz (Suz); 2. Thomas Barth (Hon);3, Jad: Barknv(Kaw).
3S+: 1. David Bowman (Suz); 2. Bany M'ayo (KTM); 3. Eric
Bauer (Hon).
40+: I. Carl Davu (Hon); 2. Barry Mayo (KTM); 3. Allan Vroman (Yam~
45+; 1. William Hager (Hon).
VlNT 89: 1.1ay Gordinier (Hon).
Plumb pummels
Budds Creek Dirt Track
By Rusty Lowry
something to write home about Dry conditions
made dust the number-one enemy, especially
when the number-two enemy, rocks, lay just
under dust clouds waiting for your front wheel.
Results
0/ A A:. Vftn Booth (Hon).
0/ A B: Jed Remet' (Hon).
0/ A C:)eff Just.
COMB A:. 1. Vern Booth (Hon); 2.. Jeff Carr (Suz); 3. Quit
COMB 8: 1. Jed Reimer (Hon); 2.
Joim
Penner (Hon); 3.
- . . ""-Y (Hon~
VET ll: l. joe Cnder (Hon); 2.. Fred Budde (I<1M); 3. George
Vodney (Suz~
SR 8: 1. Charles Stanley (Kaw); 2. John Fontaine CHon); 3.
David Baumann (Hon).
S/SR B: J. ~ Christensen (Suz); 2. Sam White (Kaw); 3.
lUcIwd TW'pin (K1M~
CTl.MN Ik 1. o.anllllb\; LGIyn Long.
125/200 COMB C: 1. Ene Wuren (KTM); 2. Steve Nunally
(Kaw);).
Pappalardo (Yam); 4, Zac Wray (Hon); S. Adam BI550 (Yam~
flO NOV: Nick A1vart'Z. (Hon);2. Anthony Bru~l1a (Hon).
125 BEC: 1. low Godinez (Sul.); 2. lerry Muon (Yam); J.
lustin Miller ('Su&): 4. Chri.stophet' Avery (Yam); 5. Paul Rameriz
(Suz~
O/"JnaJd FO.tcarVaidez (Suz); 5. Mike Bat1dta (Suz,).
125 PRO: I. MikeOwnbeiin(Yam);2. YOIhibb Atsuta(Hon);
). EJ. Wri&ht (Hon~ ~ Eric Sd>ndJ (Suz~ ~ Don Upoon (Hon~
250 BEG: 1. o.vid Sdneros (Yam); 2. s.even Harvey (Suz); 3.
Gabriel Brune (Hon); 4. Mark Kettering (lCaw); S. Todd Brown
(Yam).
250 NOV: 1. Kevtn QMemann (Hon); 2. Craig Williams (Hon);
3. Bmt Milan (Yam): 4- Colin Yates (Suz.).
2SO D\'T: 1. uwrence Lewis (Hon); 2. Cnig MtCall (Kaw).
2SO PRO: 1. Jeremy McGrath (Hon); 2. Takateru AtJuta
(Hon);). Yunada Ryuzd>z(Hon).
2S+ BEG: Eric Webe- (Su:I); 2. Mike A]vard (Yam); 3. Craig
Koback (Suz); ~ Todd McCoy (Yom~
2S+ NOV: 1. Greg Pierce (Yam).
30+ BEC: 1. Cuff C«many (Yam); 2. Gary Thomp!lOR (Yam);
3. Charles MfJ'hard (Yam); ". G1eU'1 MorriJ (Yam); 5. Karl Scanlan
(Han).
30+ NOV; I. Gary Harada (Hon); 2. Charles Falk (Yam).
30+ tNT: 1. Todd Could (Suz.); 2. R. Dan}'lo (Sw:).
35+ NOV: 1. Robt Pfetzing (Hon); 2. Glenn Perry (Kaw); 3.
JeH~ry Arzoumann (Suz~
35+ INT: Llim Domann (Kaw); 2. John Atwood (Yam).
35+ EX: I. Chad Blough (Hon).
40+: 1. Kart Sanlan (Yam); 2. Howard Erikson (Hon).
(Kaw);
3.1ackle Carr (lCaw),
().11: 1. Brian Svl!C' (Kaw); 2. David Day (Yam); 3. Christoph«
Sa"SUinette (Kaw~
12-13: 1. Kurt Roes~lIer (Hon); 2. Richie Turpin (Hon); 3.
larpes West (Yam).
, .....15: 1. Blab ~ 2. Ryan Baker (1Caw); 3. W8U\ ~
hlrew (Hon~
Mac attacks at Perris MX
By Tony Alessi
PERRIS, CA. JUNE 8
Jeremy McCrath came out to visit his home
lr:lck and sped away to a double moto victory in
the 250cc Pro division during the GFI Night
Series warmup held at Perris Raceway.
McGrath surprised spectarors by not pulling
the holeshot at the start of the Combined Pro
class, instead coming off the start in fourth place
aboard his box-stock CR 25Occ.
Out &ont was E.J. Wright, followed by Don
Upton and Mike Chamberlain. Wright led for
two complete laps, until McGrath moved up
through the field and put pressure on the leader.
Once out front McGrath railed the ruts,
gassed it through the roughest sections of the
track. and chewed up and spit out lapped riders
like sunflower seeds while en route to the victory.
Chamberlain was second-fastest on his Pro
Circuit Yamaha, while Takateru Atsuta and
Wright finished third and fourth respectively.
Eric Schnell and Ray Hensley rounded ou t the
top six'.
The second moto saw McGrath pull the
holeshot and vanish from the field on his way to
another hands-down victory. Upton was the
runner-upi while most of the remaining pros
were lapped by McGrath.
Results
60 FT: 1. Travis Christensen (lCaw); 2. Wt'StOn Peid:: (Kaw).
60 BEC: l. lustin Hargrove (Kaw); 2. Tyson Talkington
(lCaw); 3. Phillip 8ndce11a (lCaw); 4. Sean Borkmhagen (K.w); S.
Matt Mc:D.nid (lCaw).
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Bauer boys blast MRA MX
By Carl Davis
DELTA. OH. JUNE 8
Brae and Damon Bauer took overall victories in
their respective classes while their father Eric
roosted ro third overall in the highly competitive
Over 3S class at Delta Raceway's MRA event in
Delta, Ohio.
Damon was the first Bauer to record a victory, taking the Micro (4-6) win. The youngest
Bauer had the starts dialed in, grabbing both
moto holeshots and motoring away from the
.competition.
Broc Bauer was king of the 60cc class after
working his way through the pack in moto one
and taking a convincing wire-to-wire win in
moto two to secure the overaH victory. Bauer
held off Steven Carnahan and Liam Murphy as
the threesome ran in tight fOJ'lIlation throughout
the race, Carnahan and Murphy finishing second and third respectively.
David Bowman rode off with the Veteran
Over 35-c1ass win, Barry Mayo finishing in a
secure second. Eric Bauer put together consistent rides and nailed down third position over
Jim Squire.
Jon Schmitz smashed through the Over 25
and Over 30 races, taking victories in each and
claiming second-place money in the Pro class.
Results
so (4-6): I. Damon Bauer (Yam); 2. Cameron Martinez (Yam);'
3. Wetlley Squire (Yam).
SO (7-8): 1. Justin Comiskey (Yam); 2. Briton Burbower
(lCaw); 3. Adam 8ehringrr (Yam).
50 SR: 1. liam Murphy (Cob); 2.1oby Kaslowskl (Yam); 3.
lustin Comiskey (Yam).
60 (7-11): I, Broc Bauer (Kaw); 2. Stnen Carnahan (Kaw); 3.
Liam Mw-phy (Cob~
80 BEG: 1. Matt Wilson (Hon); 2. Ryan Bennett (Kaw); 3.
Nathan Mclft' (K.aw).
80 NOV: 1. Ryan R.ic:hard:stxt (Han); 2. Chris Talkbot ('Su:z); 3Mike Suman (Kaw).
BUDDS CREEK. MD, JUNE 8
John Plumb suceeded in doing what nobody else
has this season when he beat Modern Vintage
750cc dass points leader George Richtmeyer during Round 7 of the AHRMA/Oassic Bike National
Dirt Track Series held at Budd's Creek., Maryland.
Two heat races set the starting grid for the
eight-lap feature, and Plumb grabbed the lead
right from the green light. John Skinner held second posiron until a dragging brake gave Richtmeyer the room he needed to slip past, after
which he set his sights on Plumb.
Richtmeyer was able to steal the lead from
Plumb when the two bikes entered the comers,
only to have Plumb pull ahead when they accelerated onto the straights. On the white-flag lap,
Richtmeyer dosed in tight but lost ground when
he slipped sideways exiting tum two. Plumb
stayed alert and fended off a last-comer charge
to take his lead across the finish line and notch
his fust AHRMA National win in the class.
Richtmeyer made up for his loss in the 750cc
class with a win in the Classic SOO/75Occ on a
hard-tail Triumph, passing second-place finisher
Rusty Lowry at the halfway flag.
Plumb "doubled his pleasure" by also taking
a win in the Modem Vintage 250cc class.
Other dass wiooers included 1995 Dinosaurdass champion George Wills, Steve Longo in the
Modem Vintage 600cc class, Gig Hamjlton in
the AHMRA Senior class, and John Daniels in
the Oassic 250cc race, during which he held off
a determined Ed Marshall.
Results
DlNO 1. George WilIi~ (H-D}; 2. BiU Worthingl'1On (TrI).
MOO VL'\'T 600: 1. Stne Longo (Tn); 2. Blaine Hugney (Mai);
3. Robin Wilt (Hon~
MOO V1NT 750: 1.1ohn Plumb (Yam); 2. George Rlchbneyer
(Tri); 3.1ohn Skinner (Tri); 4. 5reve Longo (Tri); 5. 8in Bh.c:kwood
c:rri~
MOO VINT 2SO: 1.1ohn P1umb (Bul); 2. Vernon Caldwell
(Suz~). Srott
Kay (BuI~
USC 25&. I. John Plumb (Bul~ ~ Ed MUoNli (Tri~ 3. Carl
......,. (H-Dt ~}<>e c."'y (Tri); S. Srott Kay (BuI~
CLSC 500/750: 1. George Ric:htmq'eI' (Tri); 2. Rusty l.owTy
(H-D~ 3. e-ge Wilh (H-Ot •. Pat Conroy (H-Ot s. Srott F1uck
(BSA~
SR: 1. Gig Hamilton (Mai); 2. Cary Bnnnan (Tn).
Oxley, Castro split wins at
Costa Mesa Speedway
By Elaine Jones
COSTA MESA, CA, JUNE 21
Podiums were split at Costa Mesa Speedway
as "Rad" Brad Oxley won the richesl race of
the night, the Scratch Main, and "Fast" Ed Castro came away with the Handicap main win.
Earning direct transfers to the Scratch main
were Andy Northrup, Shawn McConnell, Bobby
Schwartz, Oxley on the pole, and Rob Pietzing
via the last chance qualifier.
The start was almost dead-even as alI the
riders cut a good gate. Oxley hit the tum and
dropped down low, hugging the inside line.
McConnell came from the outside and also shot
down low, coming out of the comer in second
position behind Oxley.
Both of these riders like to hug the PVC, and
once they established themselves no one was
able to get under them or around the outside.
Pfetzing came up with the third positiOn after
finding the best outside line.
Oxley, McConnell and Steve Lucero started
from the 5O-yard line in the Handi.cap main. On
the 40 was orthrup, Schwartz and Pfetzing.
On the 30, the shortest yardage of the night, was
Castro and Jake Zemke. It was all the advantage
that Castro needed as he outgated Zemke and
lead from start to finish.
Schwartz, the master of the gate, dropped
right in behind Castro but couldn't find an
opening and had to settle for second. Pfetzing
kept McConnell at bay for eight laps to take the
show spot.
•
Dean Steele and Dwayne King went up
against the formidable team of Peter Lewis and
Jamie Macy in the Sidecar main. Throw into the
mix the new Kawasaki ZX-IO that Dirk Gardner
and Doug Lynch debuted and there was some
beautiful as well as exotic equipment on the
track.
It was all about brute horsepower as Steele
and King got the gate with John Matherson and
Scott Cole in second. Matherson and Cole held
on for two laps before both teams of Lewis and
Macy and Gardner and Lynch passed them by.
With only one lap left, the race finished with
Steele and King as the victors.
Kon Baur lead the Support main from start
to finish. John DeFries got past Rowley on the
first lap to pick up second, and Rawley finished
in third.
Results
SCR: 1. Brad Oxley (We); 2. Shawn McConnell (CDN); 3.
Rob Pfetzing (Wes); 4. Andy NorthNp Oaw); S. Bobby Schwartz
(Wes).
.
HOCP MAIN: 1. Ed Castro (Wes); 2. Bobby Schwartz (Wes);
3. Rob Pfetzing (Wes); 4. Shawn McConnell (Gdn); 5. Brad Oxley
(W..~
SPPRT MAIN: 1. Kon Baur Oaw); 2. John DeFries Oaw); 3.
Larry Rowley (Well); 4. Da~y Hoh (Wes); S. Brian Thompson
Oaw).
SDCR: J. Dun Steele/Dwayne King (Cdn); 2. Peter
Lewis/Jamie Macy (Yam); 3. Dirk Gardner" Doug lynch (Kaw);
Matherson/Scott CoW (Yam); S. D. Lamurealixf1. Tanner
"'ohn
(Kaw~
Aden awesome at
Lake Perris Speedway
By Elaine Jones
LAKE PERRIS. CA. JUNE 19
John Aden, the young man from the High
Desert, was absolutely awesome at the Lake Perris Speedway long track Wednesday night as the
speedway bikes returned for the second time in
two weeks ro do battle on the quarter-mile oval.
After one round of Scratch racing, Doug
Nicol, Steve Lucero, Jesse Finch and Aden had
each won their respective heats. In round two.
things started to tighten up as Aden and Lucero
were the only two to repeat. Don Odom and
Lance King picked up wins, bringing the number of possible riders to six.
Round three saw Gary Hicks get things
going again after having carbureror problems in
round two. He finished the night with a second
and first. King put together another great ride
and earned his second win.
With two more heats still to run the question
was whether Aden's score would stand up.
Aden took no chances and again made himsel{
the one to chase. There remained no doubt that
Aden would be in the main with his three-forthree record.
Lucero finished in second but his two firsts
were enough to earn him a main-event spot. The
final "go" went to Nicol, and when the points
were tallied King and Finch joined Aden and
Lucero, each with 13 points, as did Castro and
Nicol with 12.
The pole went to Castro, with Nicol in two
and the undeafeated Aden in lane three. Finch
drew four, and King started in five.
Lucero and Aden cut the gate ex·pertJy,
Lucero getting to the comer first. Nicol established himself in the third spot, but was under
pressure &om King. Lucero appeared to have
things well in hand, but on the white-flag lap
Aden went for it and got the edge down the
back straight, driving hard into three and grabbing a lead that he carried all the way to the
checkered.
Lucero finished in second and King passed
Castro on the second lap to claim third. Finch
and Nicol rounded out the field.
Odom, Hicks, Andy Northrup, Jake Zemke,
Steve Furman and Bobby Schwartz made up the
Scratch Consi, and it was Hicks who showed the
boys the way home by going wire-to-wire for
the win. Schwartz rode in the second position
until he slipped out of the groove allowing
Odom, Furman, Northrup and Zemke pass.One lap later Northrup put the moves on
Furman, and emerged with the third spot
behind Hicks in first and Odom in second.
Furman lead the Support main for two laps
before his motor went away and allowed Rick
Proger to take over the last two laps, topping
John O'Neil and Charlie Cooley.
It was a race of the titans as Dean Steele and
Dwayne King went head-to-head with the team
