Marc Stamm topped the 400cc classes on
both days of the Variety Riders of Ottawa,
illinois, Hillcllmb.
Stamm the man at
Variety Hillclimb
By Bud Northrup
Photo by Mark Lewis
OlTAWA,lL,SEPT.1-2
Marc Stamm won the 400cc and SOOcc classes
and claimed his sixth fast-time award of the
year on the first day of the Variety Riders of
Otiawa Hillclimb.
Stamm topped the 400cc class on a borrowed YZ400 in 3.468 seconds, ju.st good
enough to bea~ hard-riding Steve Shafer, who
turned in a 3.498-second ride. Current class
point leader Paul Hackbarth carded 3.669 seconds for third.
Stamm went on to post the winning time of
3.22S seconds in the SOOcc class. Andy Fortner's
3.304 was good for second, while Jason
Northrup's 3.329-second ride took third.
Northrup £lew his Sportland Yamaha over
the top to post a winning 3.642-second time on
his first ride in the Stock Exhibition class. Eric
Wheelwright claimed second-place money with
a 3.780-second run on his YZ2S0. Luke H:aas
rode a CR2S0 to a third-place payoff in 3.871
seconds.
Wheelwright blasted over the top in the
400cc Exhibition class with a first-round time of
3.316 seconds. Jackie Mason had a 3.416-second
time on his first ride to take second place into
the break. On the second try, Northrup £lew an
RM2S0 over the hill in 3.3S0 seconds, good
enough for second as Wheelwright's time held
up for the win.
Lloyd Haas set the first-round fast time in
the Open Two-Stroke Exhibition class at 3.126
seconds. Cousin Luke Haas was close behind
him at 3.143 seconds. In the second round,
Northrup launched his CRSOO over the top,
landed hard again and shot past the restraining
fence, dealing the clubhouse deck a glancing
blow and recording a time of 3.020 seconds.
Fortner delivered a similar ride, including tagging the deck, for a 3.096-second time. Lloyd
Haas went all out, attempting to reclaim the
lead on his second ride, and crashed at 110 feet.
His first-round time was good for third behind
Northrup and Fortner.
Jerrod Lindquist claimed 'the Open FourStroke Exhibition-class win with a 3.341-second
time on his Kawasaki climber. Bob Fisher
grabbed the second-place cash on his 1200cc
Harley with a second-round ride of 3.403 seeonds, and Bob Urnikis cashed in at third on his
1000cc Kawasaki with a 3.750-second time.
Results
Saturday
50 AUTO: 1. Derrick Dallman (Hon); 2. Nid: Summers (lIa);
a. Brandon Dallman (Hon).
S5 YI'H: 1. jackie Mason
n (Hon); 2.
Cody Mason (Yam); 3.
DaJi Myers (Hon); 4. Bill MyeB (Suz); 5. Matt Weaver (Kaw).
200; 1. Ryan Peterson (Kaw); 2. David Peirson (Kaw); 3. Jim
Dallman (Suz); 4. Josh Hovey (Suz); 5. Anthony DeHart (Yam).
250: t. Jackie Mason II (Hon); 2. Andy Fortner (Suz); 3. Lukt>
Hans (Yam); 4. Brent Stewart (Yam); 5. Jason Northrup (Yam).
400: 1. Marc Stamm (Yam); 2. Steve Shafer (Yam); 3. Paul
Hackbarth (Yam); 4. Paul Hillard (Yam); 5. Andy Fortner (Yam).
500: 1.. Mart' Stamm (Hon); 2. Andy Fortner (Hon); 3. Jason
Northrup (Hon); 4. Luke Haas (Hon); 5. Mark Shafer (Hon).
750: 1. Jason Northrup (Kaw); 2. Matt Nelson (KTM); 3. Tom
Compton (Kaw); 4. Bob Glenn (KTM); 5. Mike Miller (Kaw).
OPEN: 1. Jerrod Lindquist (Kaw); 2. Terry Bailey (H-O); 3.
Mike Schobert (Kaw); 4. Larry Lines (H-D); 5. Scott Hardey (Kaw).
SR: 1. Terry Bailey (H-D); 2. Bill Myers (Tri); 3. Roger Had:barth (Hon); 4. Craig DeHart (Hon); 5. Larry 'Lines (H-D).
STh EXHIB: 1. Jason Northrup (Yam); 2. Andy Fortner
(Yam); 3. Anthony DeHart (Yam); 4. Paul Hackbarth (Hon); 5.
Scott Holtapp (Hon).
400 EXHIB; 1. Brent Stewart ():rnlds (Kaw); 5. Mike Kessel (Yam).
OPEN: 1. Jerroo Lindquist (Kaw); 2. Terry Bailey (H-D); 3.
~ike Schobert (Kaw); 4. Scott Hardey (Kaw); 5. Bob Umikis
(J:aw).
SR: 1. Terry Bailey (H-D); 2. Craig DeUart (Hon); 3. Marvin
Wiemken (Kaw); 4. Tom Compton (Kaw); S. Roger Ha.ckbarth
(Hon).
STK EXH1B: 1. Jason Northrup (Hon); 2. Eric Wheelwright
(Yam); 3. Luke Haas (Hon); 4. Andy Fortner (Yam); 5. Paul Hackbarth (Yam).
400 EXHIB: 1. Eric Wheelwright (Yam); 2. Jason Northrup
(Suz); 3. Jackie Mason II (Hon); 4. Marc Stamm (Yam); 5. Andy
Fortner (Suz).
OPEN 2·STRK EXHrB: 1. Ja~on Northrup (Hon); 2. Andy
Fortner (Hon); 3. Lloyd Haas (Kaw); 4. Luke Haas (Hon); 5. Eric
Wheelwright (Hon).
OPEN 4-STRK EXHIB: 1. Jerrod Lindquist (Kaw); 2. Bob Fisher (H·D); 3. Bob Umikis (!Caw); 4. Curt Randall (Yam); 5. Mike
Kessel (yam).
Hobbs hot at Carlsbad MX
By Kyle C. Parsons
CARLSBAD, CA, SEPT. 7
Brian Hobbs took two wire-to-wire moto wins in
the Beginner class at Carlsbad Raceway.
Moto one saw Hobbs followed by Steve
Latham, Danny Lucciardi, George Colletti and
Ray Valenzuela. In the second tum, Colletti got
around Lucciardi and Latham to take over second. Dan Muff charged from si~th, getting
around Valenzuela and Lucciardi by the third
lap and setting his sights on Latham, who
almost stalled the bike in the grandstand sweeper. Just as Muff had dosed to within striking distance, he hit the dirt in a slippery berm, allowing
Latham to get away and Lucciardi and Valenzuela to pass before Muff was able to remount.
By lap four, Valenzuela was under attack
from Bill Bowman. LU'cciardi was looking for a
way to get around Latham before Bowman and
Valenzuela caught up. On the sixth lap, as the
riders appeared from the woods, Lucciardi and
Valenzuela had been replaced by Bowman and
Muff and now were playing catch-up.
Bowman would finish behind Hobbs, followed by Colletti and Lucciardi, who was able
to catch the front-runners on the last lap. Muff
and Bowman were able to get around Latham
on the last lap to complete the top five.
Second-moto action again saw Hobbs with
the holeshot, chased by Latham, Lucciardi, Muff
and Colletti. In turn two, Colletti went down,
handing fifth place to Bowman as Muff passed
Lucciardi for third. Valenzuela again ~ade his
way to the 'front, pressuring Bowm.an for his
spot.
Colletti had remounted and looked poised to
break into the top five. Hobbs had put distance
between himself and Latham, leaVing Latham to
worry about Lucciardi and Bowman, who ben.efited as Muff threw it away out of the crowd's
view.
By lap four, Colletti had moved up behind
Valenzuela, passing in the next turn. A frantic
charge enabled Colletti to dispose of Lucciardi
and Bowman with only two laps remaining.
Colletti now had Latham in his sights and
pressed even harder, getting around him with
one lap to go. On the last lap, Valenzuela moved
all the way up to third, with Bowman.fourth
and Latham fifth.
Results
BEC: 1. Bryan Hobbs; 2. George Colletti; 3. Bill Bowman; 4.
Danny Lucdardi; 5. Ray Valenroela.
NOV: 1. Craig Hamilton; 2. John Curran; 3. Henry Walters; 4.
Sam Rodrigu~; 5. Cameron Moore.
INT: 1. Dave Rodriguez; 2. Marty Westermann; 3. Phil
Means; 4. Steve Zwinger; 5. Tim McEntee.
EX: 1. Marc Crosby; 2. Tony Rodriguez; 3. Scott Berger; 4.
David Fajardo; S. Roger Hayes.
PRO: 1. Willie Musgrave; 2. Pete Murray.
38+ BEG: 1. Jim Clouse; 2. Dean Townsend.
38+ NOV: 1. Chris Cumbo; ~ Tim McCue; 3. Ryan Crosz; 4.
Gary Juola; 5. Kirk Lukrofka.
38+ JNT: l. Ken Yarnell; 2. joe Tern; 3. BUI Schultz; 4. Rob
Townley; 5. .Rick Roberts.
38+ EX: 1. Carl Gazafy.
Christianson claims cup at
Brainerd Road Race
By Paul James
BRAINERD, MN, AUG. 24-25
Glen Christianson became the Central Roadraciog Association's mst two-time winner of the
prestigious Framstad Cup when he led the race
from start to finish on his TZ250 at Brainerd
International Raceway.
The Framstad Cup is a handicap shootout
race created in 1991 to honor the memory of
CRA founding member Don Framstad. Christianson, who has been involved with the CRA
since ]975, is among the many who'considered
Don Framstad a good friend.
''It's just a thrill to win this race," Christianson said. "Of course, 'the biggest thrill was winning it the first time, but i~s unusual and exciting to have won it twice because of the challenge
of the handicap format. You have to keep your
head down, because you know there are faster
bikes behind you shaving 10 seconds off your
lead every lap. And by the time you see them
closing in, it's too late."
YZF7S0-mounted Greg Fryer got within
sight of Christianson, but couldn't quite overcome his last-wave handicap and finished
fourth. Podium finishers Jeff Japs, on a GSSOO,
and Mark Dargis, aboard an FZR400, started in
the same wave as Christianson and kept the
pressure on him throughout the race.
Christianson was chasing a high-speed stability problem aU weekend and eventually got
his Power no Racing Fuel-sponsored TZ's front
end sorted out during Sunday morning practice.
"1 was able to run wide open in sixth gear
going into tum one, and that dropped three seconds off my lap times," he said..."Untii 1 got the
suspension dialed in, I wasn't willing to ride it
as fast as it was capable of gOing."
Results
FRAMSTAD CUP: 1. Glen Christianson (Yam); 2. Jeff Japs
(Suz); 3. Mark Dargis (Yam); 4. Creg Fryer (Yam); 5. Eri~ Warolin
(Suz).
U/L S/SPRT: 1. Scott Ruehle (Kaw); 2. Steve Ortiz (Hon); 3.
Charles Jondal (Hon); 4. Scott Bergquist (Kaw); 5. Alexander Freeman.
EX H/W S/SPRT: 1. Scott Ruehle (Kaw); 2. Mike Stundstrum
(Kaw); 3. Brad zajic (Kaw); 4. Jason Hanson (Hon); 5. Charles Jondal (Hon).
NOV H/W S/SPRT: 1. Brian And~rson (5oz); 2. Rich Grover
(Kaw); 3. Fred Marriott (Suz); 4. Bill Logan (Hon); 5. Lance Wiggert (Hon).
EX M/W S/SPRT: 1. Brad Zajic (Kaw); 2. Marc Chiodo
(Kaw); 3. Steve Ortiz (Hon); 4. Brant Freeburg (Hon); 5. Charles
Joodal {Hon).
t-lOV M/W S/SPRT: 1. Bill Logan (Hon); 2. Lance Wiggert
(Hon); 3. Jason Zachman (Hon); 4. Kurt Schuschke (Hon); 5. Brock
Juusola (Hon).
.. EX L/W S/SPRT; 1. Brian Ertel (Yam); 2. Marc Chiodo (Yam);
3. Eric Warolin (Yam); 4. Luan Nguyen (Yam); 5. Brad Banister
(Yam).
NOV L/W S/SPRT: 1. William Ask (Yam); 2. Andrew Falk
(Hon); 3. Ritchie Omdahl (Yam); 4. Eric Sclemmer (Yam); 5. Kent
La.rson (Suz).
EX U /L S/SPRT: 1. Steven Long (Suz); 2. Eric Warolin (5oz);
3. Eric Lardy (Suz); 4. Luan Nguyen (5oz).
NOV U/L S/SPRT: 1. Pete Monson (Suz); 2. Kent Larson
(Suz); 3. Wade Skarsten (Hon); 4. John O'Riordan (Suz); 5. Chris
Morken (Suz).
U!L S/BK: 1. Creg Fryer (Yam); 3. Jason Hanson (Hon); 3.
Scott Ruehle (Kaw); 4. Steve Ortiz (Hon); 5. Andre LaPlume
(Yam).
EX H/W S/BK: 1. Steve Ortiz (Hon); 2. Scott Ruehle (Kavo; 3.
Ckeg Fryer (Yam); 4. BradZajic (Kaw); 5. David Henry (Yam).
NOV H/W S/BK; 1. Fred Marriott (Suz); 2. Brian Anderson
(Suz); 3. Rich Grover (Kaw); 4. Lance Wiggert (Hon); 5. Tom Min·
ster(Kaw).
EX M/W S/BK: 1. Brad Zajic (Kaw); 2. Marc Chiodo (Kaw);
3. Steve Orti7. (Hon); 4. Charles Jondal (Hon); 5. Brant Freeburg
(Hon).
NOV M/W S{BK: 1. Chachi Rutherford (Hon); 2. Lanre Wigger! (Hon); 3. Kurt Schuschke (Hon); 4. John Thames (Hon); 5.
Sean Kowalski (Hon).
EX L/W S{BK: 1. Dan Nygaard (Yam); 2. Brad Banister
(Yam); 3. Mark Vanderwerf (Yam); 4. Bryant Soberg (Kaw); 5. Eric
Warolin (Yam).
NOV L{W S/BK: 1. William Ask (Yam); 2. Eric Schlemmer
(Yam); 3. Mark Mlinar (Yam); 4. James Bryant (Suz); S. Ritchie
OmdahJ (Yam).
EX U/L S{BK: I. Eric Warolin (5oz); 2. Glen Christianson
(Suz); 3. Steven Long (Suz); 4. Luan Nguyen (S~); 5. Drew Jaeger
(Suz).
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NOV U{L S/BK: 1. Pete Monson (Suz); 2. Chris Morken
(Suz); 3. Wade Skarsten (Suz); 4. James Bryant (Suz); 5. Lynn Scon
Uedu!:r (Suz).
EX M{WSP S{BK: 1. Mark Dargis (Yam); 2. Martin Weber
(Hen); 3. Selin Mowry (Yam); 4. Mark Vanderwerf (Yam); 5. Brian
Ertel (Yam~
NOV M{W SP S{BK: 1. William Ask (Yam); 2. Brian Ooose
(Hen); 3. Mark M1inar (Yam); 4. Ritchie Omdahl (Yam); S. Dean
Dobitz (Yam).
EX L{W SP StBK: 1. Brent Bixby (Kaw); 2. Bryant $oberg
(Kaw); 3. David Henry (Kaw); 4. Joe Cornelius (Suz); S. Jeff Juhnson (Suz).
NOV L{W SP 5{ BK: 1. Pete Monson (Suz); 2. Wade Skarsten
(Suz); 3. John Nordos (Kaw); 4. Chris Morken (Suz); 5. James Be:rg
(Suz).
U/L CP: 1. Marc Chiodo (Suz); 2. Creg Fryer (Yam); 3. Scott
Ruehle (Kaw); 4. Boyd Hedstrom (Kaw); 5. Brian Okubo (Yam).
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EX H{W CP: 1. Scott Ruehle (Kaw); 2. Greg Fryer (Yam); 3.
Boyd Hedstrom (Kaw); 4. Bryan Okubo (Yam); 5. David Henry
(Yam).
NOV H'{W GP: 1. Brian Anderson (Suz); 2. Fred Marriott
(Suz); 3. Chachi RuthE-nord (Hon); 4. Wayne Anderson (Yam); 5.
Kurt Schuschke (Hon).
EX M{W CP; 1. Bryan Okubo (Yam); 2. Brant Freeburg
(Hon); 3. Steve Ortiz (Hon); 4. Marc Chiodo (Kaw); 5. Scott
Bergquist (Kaw).
NOV M{W GP: 1. Chachi Rutherford (Hon); 2. Kurt
Schuschke (Hon); 3. Jay Hodapp (Hon); 4. Steven Murphy (Kaw);
S. Cory Comstod (Hon).
EX L{W GP: 1. Bryan Okubo (Yam); 2. Glen Christianson
(Yam) 2. Mark Dargis (Yam); 3. Marc ChIodo (Yam); 4. Eic
Warolin (Yam); 5. Sean Mowry (Yam).
NOV L{W GP: I. Brian Ooose (Yam); 2. Andrew Falk (Hon);
3. Jason Bryant (Hon); 4. William Ask (Yam); 5. John Sechser
(Yam).
EX U{ L CP: 1. Bryan Okubo (Yam); 2. Jeff Johnson (Suz); 3.
Joe Cornelius (Suz); 4. Steven Long (Suz); 5. Eric Warolin (Suz).
NOV U{L GP~ 1. Pete Mon!Kln (Suz~ 2. Wade Skartsen (Suz);
3. John O'Riordan (Suz); 4. Christopher Spargo (Yam); 5. James
Bryant (Suz).
MSTR: 1. Gareth Jones (Hon); 2. Wayne Anderson (Yam); 3.
Nathen Field (Suz); 4. Phil Esterly (Yam); 5. Darrell Pearson (Suz).
Trophy D.u~ 1
EX L/W S/SPRT: 1. Eric WaroHn (Yam); 2. Brad Banister
(Yam); 3. Dan Nygaard (Yam); 4. Luan Nguyen (Yam); 5. Sean
Mowry (Yam).
NOV L{W S{SPRT: 1. John Sechser (Yam); 2. Eric Schlemmer
(Yam); 3. Ritchie Omdahl (Yam); 4. Mark Mlinar (Yam); 5. Craig
Nekola (Yam);
EX U/L S{SPRT: 1. Steven Long (Suz); 2. Eric Lardy (Suz); 3.
'Eric Paulson (Suz); 4. Darrell Pearson (Suz).
NOV U{L S{SPRT: I. jamell Bryant (Suz); 2. Kent Larson
(5\1z); 3. James Berg (Suz); 4. Chris Morken (Suz); 5. John 0' Riordan (Suz).
EX U I L CP: 1. Joe Cornelius (Suz); 2. Jason Lanigan (Hen); 3.
Drew Jaeger (Suz); 4. Chris Lakey (Suz);5. Rob Tuluie.
NOV U{L CP: 1. Pete Monson (Suz.); 2. Wade Skal'!lten (Hon);
3. Fausto Iglesias (Suz); 4. Jodi Dotson (Suz).
Trophy Duh 2
EX M/W S1SPRT: 1. Steve Ortiz (Hon); 2. Randy Brody
(Kaw); 3. Dan Wipper (Kaw); 4. Larry Shaw Jr. (Kaw); 5. Chad
Fredricks (Holl).
NOV M{W 5/SPRT: 1. Lance Wiggert (Hon); 2. Kurt
Schuschke (Hon); 3. Sean Kowalski (Hon); 4. John Thames (Hon);
5.~ichard Tschida (Hon).
EX L!W GP: 1. Mark Dargis (Yam); 2. Clen Christianson
(Yam); 3. Jeff japs (Yam); 4. Mark Vanderwerf (Yam); 6. Bill
Wacholder (Suz).
NOV L{W GP: 1. Jason Bryant (Hon); 2. Andrew Falk (Hon);
3. Brian Cloose (Hon); 4. William Ask (Yam); 5. Paul Ellnian
(Yam).
Trophy Dash 3
U/ L GP: 1. Marc Chiodo (Suz); 2.. Kevin Shaples (Yam).
U/L S{SPRT: 1. Jason Han.'Kl1l (Hon).
EX H/W S{SPRT: 1. Creg Fryer (Yam).
NV H{W S{SPRT: 1: John Hendrickson (Suz); 2. Timothy
Moss (Suz); 3. Muke. Dziengcl (Suz); 4. Mark Kruger (Yam).
EX H/W CP: 1. Da~id Henry (Yam); 2. Mike Pich (Hon).
NOV H{W CP: 1. Brian Anderson (Suz); 2. Rich Grover
(Kaw); 3. Wayne Anderson (Yam); 4. Tom Minster (Kaw); 5. Boyd
Tiffin (Suz).
EX M/W GP: 1. Ken Uekert (Hon); 2. Brant Freeburg (Hon);
3. Charles Jondal (Hon); 4. Dennis Hallegers (Hon); 5. Scott
Bergquist (Kaw).
NOV M/W CP: 1. Chachi Rutherford (Hon); 2. Brock Juusola
(Hon); 3. Brad Roettger (Yam); 4. Darin Nichols (Hon); 5. Jayme
Martin (Hon).
Essary wins another at
Thunder II Speedway
BYM.Sober
VALLEjO, CA, AUG. 30
Young speedway rider Ian Essary won his second consecutive Saturday Night Thunder II
Handicap main event.
Jimmy Sisemore pushed the issue from the
SO-yard line, immediately jumping ahead of fellow SO-yard-Iiner' Bast and 30-yard starter
Robert Curry, who would fall in lap two and fail
to finish the race. The running order changed little on the fast, slick Solano County Fairgrounds
oval until the finallap.
'Bast had moved to third place and was pres~
suring Ferris, who was hot on Essary's rear tire,
looking for a way around. In the final tum, Ferris went in too fast and, rather than take out
Essary, opted to straighten up, which set him on
a beeline for the tum four wall. Ferris did the
only thing he could to save. himself - he went
