(Left) Steve Chambers (007) end Brien
Bishop (311) lreded moto wins In 250cc 0
reclng et Devil'. Ridge MX In Stanford,
North Carolina, with Chambers taking the
overell.
(Below left) Rex Fisher won the AMA
Weetern Regional Championship In Castle
Rock, Washington.
important second-moto win. which gave o,ambers the overall and ensured his points lead in
the series. Bishop took the runner-up spot. Rodney Pilson proved to be the most consistent
250cc 0 rider as he turned in a pair of thirds to
round out the top three. Moto one fourth-place
finisher Chris Lynch suffered two crashes in
mota two, which allowed Russ Runge and
Brent Taylor to step in and fiU out the top five
positions.
R.sults
50 (4·6): 1. Zach Alular (KTM); 2. Richard Cuppleman (Yam);
3. Taylor Fistull (Suz); 4. Nlddus Sahinitt (Yam)..
50 (1-8): I. Stephen Cooke (KTM); 2. Ryan Fitzwater (Cob); 3.
Seth Brown (Cob); 4. Wesley Swain CLem); 5. Chris OJlteslne
(KTM).
60 (7·9): 1. Sam Fitzwater (Kaw); 2. Chris Norris (Kawl; 3.
Dustin Oats (Kaw); 4. eale Hayes (Kaw); 5. Cameron Lambert
(Kawl.
.
60 (10-11): I. Michael Willis (Kaw); 2. David Walll (Kaw); 3.
Derrick Gause (Kaw); 4. Auman Parrish (Kaw); 5. Austin Gmy
(Kaw).
80 (7·11): 1. Adam Ward (Suz); 2. Blake Movls (Hon); 3.
Michael Willis (Suz); 4. Cody Cosne-II (Hon); 5. Chris Norris
(K.ow~
80 (12·15): 1. Derick Bell (Hon); 2. Dennis Wt'S1 (Kaw); 3.
William Bryant (Yam); 4. Zach Kutsehmko (Suz); S. Brandon Privetfe(Hon).
800: I. Michael 8rll CHon); 2. Justin Grubb. (Hon); 3.
Michael Thomas (Kaw); 4. Anthony Burkett (Yam); 5. Ryan liurkett (Yam).
5/ MINI: 1. Jason laPlante (Hon); 2. Derrick Bell (Hon),; 3.
JilliOn Bryant (Yam); 4. Dustin wana« (Hon); S. Dennis Wftt
(Kaw).
SCHBY: I. Dustin Wallace (Hon); 2. Aaron Carie. (Yam); 3.
Jnon laPlante (Hon); 4. Brandon HanloM (Yam); 5. Brandon
Langde-l (Yam).
125 A: I. Chud: Shirley (Yam); 2. Chri Wagnrr (Han); 3.
o.uck GfftI"I (Suz).
125 B: 1. MMk Wagner (Kaw); 2. Nick McAllister (Kaw); 3.
Chns Gil""" (Suz); 4. Ba")' <:upon.... (Hon~
125 C: I. Stevm Willird (Suz); 2. MIchael Duke (Suz); 3.
Marty Pt'rtC! (Kaw); 4. Brandon Hankins (Yam); 5. RobbM! Poole
(Hon~
ond time for third. Jerrod Lindquist put his big
Kawasaki four over the top in 3.225 seconds for
fourth place. Hardey's win expanded his narrow
class points lead to 11 over Hillard.
Mark Shafer picked up his first win in the
SOOcc class with a 2.892-second first-round ride.
Andy Fortner launched his 0500 far over the
top on his second ride, stopping the clock in
2.894 seconds, just two-hundnedths off Shafer's
time. Doug Campbell took third on his KX500 in
3.077 seconds, while David Peirson. also KX5OOmounted, topped the hill in 3.116 seconds for
fourth. Kelly Brady rounded out the top five on
his Honda in 3.252 seconds.
Shafer's win moved him into fifth place in
the points race with the possibility of moving as
high as third by season's end with continued
good performances. Jason Northrup and Fortner
have the top two spots locked up already.
In the 250cc class, 14-year-old Jackie Mason
[J flew his Downer's Grove Honda over the hill
on his first ride in 3.047 seconds. Brent Stewart,
riding a Junior Jackson YZ250, was up to the
challenge, however, as he blitzed the hill on his
second ride in 2.982 seconds. Mason's 2.997-second round-two ride would hold up for second
place. Fortner picked up the third-place trophy
with
76-second ride on his Eric Core Suzuki, with Craig Dellan and Rodney Nelson finishing fourth and fifth.
Stewart's win moved him out to a 26-point
lead in the season points race over Maso~ with
Mason just six points ahead of Fortner. With
only three rides left, Stewart will be very difficult to catch, but that second-place jacket still is
up for grabs.
Ruults
MINI 8: 1. Josh Sledge (Hon); 2. Rill!y Mullinfl (Yam); 3. Jake
Sledge (Yam).
85 YTH: 1. Jackie Muon U (Hon); 2. Cody Muon (Yam).; 3.
Anthony DeHart (Hon); 4. Becky Williun5 (Kaw).
200: 1. Oavid Peirson (KIlw); 2. Anthony DeHart (Hon); 3.
O~~ Williams (Sw.).
2SO: 1. Brent Strwart (Yam); 2. Jackie Muon n (Hon); 3. Andy
Fonner(Suz); 4. Craig DeHart (lion); S. Rod Nebon (Kaw).
400: I. Steve Shale' (Yam); 2. Paw Hillard (Yam); 3. Doug
Cam~lI (Hw); 4. Mike Hillard (Yam).
500: L Mark Shafer (Hon); 2. Andy Fortr\t>.r (Hon); 3. Doug
Campbell (Kaw); 4. Oilvid Pdrson (Kaw); 5. Kelly Brady (Hon).
150: I. Bob Glenn (KTM); 2. Jim Hillard (Kaw).
OPEN: 1. Scott Hardey (Kaw); 2. Mike Sc:hobert (Kaw); 3.
John Hillard (H·D);JeTf'Od Lindquist (Kaw).
SR: 1. Craig DeHart (Hon); 2. Bob Glenn (KTM).
Hunsucker delivers at
Devil's Ridge Motocross
125 D: 1. Brian Hunsucker" (Hon); 2. Jamie Dineen (lion); J.
Ryafff (Suz).
~ C: 1. Thomas Stove!' (Yam); 2. Shane Queen (Hon); 3. Jay
I.ankIonl (Yom).
30+ A: I. Vann Gibson (Hon); 2. Jay HaUAft' (Hon); 3, Tim
lIlngdon (Yam).
3().t. 8: I. Sand:y Fulk (Suz); 2. Donnie Davis (Suz); 3. Jimmy
Johnson (Hon); 4. Thomas Perkins (Suz); 5. John Schafer (Suz).
30+ C: 1. Palgt!: Caviness CHon); Donald White (Su.z); 3. Jay
Lankford (Yam).
35+: 1. Darrell Bell (Hon); 2. Paul Mundt (Hon); 3. 11KJmilS
Perkins (Suz).
4. Billy Priv~ (Hon); 5. Bob Maner (Hon).
40+: 1. Darrell Bell (Hon); 2. Auman Parrish (Yam); 3. Billy
Privatte (Hen); 4. Patrick Dinner (5oz); S. Bob Maner (Han).
U/L: 1. Jason Baldwin (Hon); 2, Nick McAllister (Kaw); 3.
Brandon Williams (Hon); 4. Marty Pmce (Kaw); 5. Mike Duke
(Suz).
By JIIy and Sheron Hauser
Rsher flies at Castle Rock TT
SANFORD, N(, SEPT. 9
Brian Hunsucker blew through round two of the
AMA District 29 Fall Series at Devil's Ridge with
gale force, acing both motos of 125cc 0 racing.
Hunsucker pulled the first-moto holeshot
and proceeded to roar off to a 1Q-second lead
over second-place rider Ryan Carlina. Jamie
Dineen was bot on Carlina's rear fender and
would make the move to second by the halfway
point. Hunsucker went on for the win, while
Dineen held onto second. CarUna maintained
third with Jon Quesinberry holding off Kevin
Jones for fourth.
Hunsucker again took the holeshot and
proved to be unstoppable in the second moto.
Once Hunsucker hit the halfway point, he had
plenty of breathing room while Dineen and Car!ina went at it hard. Jones held a soud fourth till
he stalled back to fifth. Eric Cox now enjoyed his
first top-five ride of the day and was looking to
advance.
When the checkered flag fell, Hunsucker was
a cool 15 seconds ahead of second-place Dineen.
Carlina scored his second top-three mota finish
to secure third overall, while Quesinberry duplicated hi.s fourth. Jones crashed out of the top
five with a major endo, allowing Cox to slip in.
The 250cc 0 class offered some tight racing.
The first moto saw Brian Bishop pilot his Honda
to a hard-fought win over series points leader
Steve Otambers.
Chambers used a strong start in mota two,
putting some of the Unlimited riders between
himself and Bishop. o,arnbers grabbed the all-
By Clay Ught
CASJ1.E ROCK, IV A, SEPT. 6
Rex Fisher became $1050 richer after a seasonbest ride in the Expert main event at the Darrel
Davis Memorial AMA Western Regional Championship at the Castle Rock Oubgrounds.
Dan Stanley, fresh off the AMA Grand
National trail, grabbed an opening-lap lead in
the 2Q-lap final, but threw his chain. From that
point, Fisher maintained a huge lead to win.
Expert entries were the highest this season at
31, mainly due to the AMA 600cc National the
following night. Three heats took the top three
directly to the IS-rider main. Andy Tresser and
Stanley's showdown placed them 1-2 ahead of
the surprise entry, Bret Landes, who also transfered.
Northwest riders Mickey Fay, Jeff Annen
and Fisher held the transfer positions throughout heat two. Fay scored a win, while Fisher displaced Annen for second. The final direct transfers went to Eli Price, John Hiebo and Chris
Fitzhugh from the third heat.
Two Expert semis finalized the lineup for the
main event. Local rider J.P. Simonsen got out
front for keeps in semi one, beating Ryan Anderson and Lonnie Kopp. Medford. Jeff Harsha was
a man with a mission in semi two, beating
Speedy Ken and Del Schnitzer.
"Yeah, 1 rode like I was ticked off," Harsha
said after scoring his dominating win. They said
I jumped the line in my heat, so I had something
to prove...
Vernon, riding a CR 250, led Matt Gomez,
Jeff Gabhart, Joe Lenz and Todd Hagmann on
the first of 10 laps in the 250cc Pro-Am final and
stayed in the lead to earn a win. As Vernon
scored what looked to be an easy win. Gomez
and Gabhart squabbled over second, a position
that would go to Comez.
Vernon came back with a vengeance in the
600cc Pro-Am final. The initial start was redflagged. which was good news for Vernon. who
started poorly. Idaho's Steve Arndt jumped out
front and had a good thing going until Vernon
clawed his way to within striking distance and
made a last-lap pass on Arndt for a win. Arndt,
Randy Patterson, Dean Autrey and Frank Marker fonowed.
R.sults
EX: I. Rex Fishes' (Ra); 2. Ryan Anderson (Rtx); 3. Eli Price
(Rtx): 4. Brett Landes; 5. 5pe@dy Kell (Rtx).
PRO·AM 600: I. Christian Vernon (ATK); 2. Stt>ve Arndt
(Rtx); 3. Randy Patter50n (Rtx); 4. Deiln Autrey (KTM); 5. Frank
Marker (Hon).
PRO·AM 250: I. Christian Vernon (Hon); 2. Matt Gomez
(Hon); 3. Jeff Gabhart (Kaw); 4. Joe Lenz (yam); 5. Todd Hagmann
(Suz).
Graves grabs gold at Willow
Springs Road Race
By Eric Vincent
ROSAMOND, CA, SEPT. 18 -19
Chuck Graves won his fourth straight Toyota
Gold Formula One Road Race at the ninth round
of Willow Springs Motorcycle Club activities at
Wi1.Iow Springs International Raceway.
Graves' victory didn't come easy, however,
as he faced some strong competition throughout
the 12-1ap event from former F-l champion Peter
Christensen. It was Christensen who was fastest
off the line after Graves got a poor start, by.t
going into turn four, Graves had moved up into
second after passing Paul Harren. In lap three,
Harrell suddenly felt the heat of Yamaha ~
mounted Michael Montoya, who had threaded
his way into fourth. For the next few laps, Montoya would close the gap on Harren in the tighter
sections of the track only to have the gap widen
in the front and back straights where Harren had
a horsepower advantage on his Yamaha 1100.
M,eanwhile, Graves continued to stalk Christensen around the track, never allowing him
more than a few bike lengths' ad vantage.
As tap nine got under way, Graves made his
move as he dropped to the inside of turn one
and took the lead. However, Christensen was
determined and quickly grabbed the lead back
rounding turn two. In the same lap, Montoya
found his opening. moving around Harrell in
turn four to move up into third. But Harre1l
used the back straight to repass Montoya. The
next few laps were nearly identic;a1, with Graves
passing Christensen in turn one only to be
passed again in tum two, Montoya also managed to consistenly pass Harrell in the tighter
comers of the course, but would be pushed back
in the straight sections. In the final lap, Graves
moved into the lead and, although o,ristensen
made several attempts to get past, those efforts
carne up short as Graves just edged him out at
the line.
The race for third saw Montoya get past Harrell entering turn eight for the final time. At the
checkered, Montoya was able to hang on to finish just inches ahead of Harrell.
Results
F·l: 1. o.uck Groves (Suz.); 2. Peter Christensen (Suz};.l.
Mic:haeI Montoya (Yam); 4. Paul Jiarft:1I (Yam); S. Roland
(Hon~
F·2; I. Roland Sands (Hon); 2. Steve Teschke (Hon); 3.
Richard PacliUa (Hon); 4. Clinton Whitehouse (Yam); S. Larry
Puqual< (Hen~
F-3: 1. LaVaughn Manlsomery (Hon); 2. Jop Tokumolo
H_
(Hon): 3. Wesley Totsubo (Han); 4. Toby Jorsen5eft (Hon); 5.
Robert
(Hon~
F-4I> 1. Chris Voellk
McK"""" (Suz); 4. Uny SchnW' (Due~ 5......hm ....... (Hon).
500 S/STlC: 1. Mark Stoner (Yam); 2. Rogu Baker (Yam); J.
M.ichae.1 Sht-noy (Yam); 4. Rapn Tunle (Yam); S. James Hilliet'
(1<>w~
600 S/STK.: 1. Kenny Canedo (Hon); 2. Harold Winkles
(Hal); 1 Robbie Dowie (Hon);" Troy Maturo (Hm); S. Onn Vincett(Yam).
150 S/STJoO 1. Marl< Mille< (Suz); 2. """'" HaIst (Suz~ 3. ....
F\etchet' (Yam); 4. Paul
(Suz); 5. Dean Vi~1 (Yam).
OPEN S/STJoO 1. CU.... Adamo (Suz); 2. "'lando .ohlo (Suz~
J. Jason CatehinS (Sut:); 4. Rkkard Munn (Suz); 5. Jemny Toye
V.
(Hon~
SSO S/BK: 1. Frank AngaJci (Yam); 2. Mark SIone'r (yat:n); 3:
Richard Munn {Su7.); .. Rogft' Bake!' (Yam); 5. Brian Long (YiIdI)..
650 S/BK: 1. Steve TtlChke (Hon); 2. Stefan Johans&on (H0I'l);
3. Kenny Canedo (Hon); 4. Dean Vin<.'ent (Yam); 5. Daniel Equihut
(Yam).
150 S/BK: 1. Pilul Hamil (Yam); 2. Paul Mumlor.d (Ka,w~ i
John Hilton (Duc); 4. Mark Miner (Suz); 5. Rob Fletcher (Yam).
OPEN S/BK: 1. Chuck Graves (Suz); 2. Pete.r Christen
(Suz;); 3. Chris Voelker (Hon); 4. Curtlll Adams (Suz); S. Tdky
8ed«Suz~
SOO MOO PROD: 1. Mark Stoner (Yam); 2. James Hit .
Shenoy (yam); 4. Eric Ratu (Suz.); 5. R
Baker (Yam).
600 MOD PROD: 1. Harold WlnkJes (Hon); 2. Kenny
(lion); 3. Stefan}ohanMon (Hon); 4. Larry PuquU! (Han); 5. Ton
Silvera (Hon).
700 MOO PROO: 1. Paul Mumford (Kaw); 2. Lance Hoi
(Su.z.); 1 Rob ~ (Yam) 4. Cartas Ro;o (Kaw); 5. Paul V (Kaw); 3. Micn.~
(Suz~
