EVENTS
Charlie Keplinger (37) and Wes McCoy
(355) battle for the lead in the 250cc B
class at the MegaSeries opener in
Blountville, Tennessee.
the warm-up lap. Meanwhile, Montoya had
begun to put some distance on Graves in second
and several laps later, Graves suddenly began to
face a challenge from a charging Maturo.
With only two laps Temaining, Maturo
indoors this winter:' Walker said. "'to keep in
shape and all, but it sure is good to be outside
again."
KTM-mounted Daniel Tesh edged out Suzuki pilots Charley Keplinger and Brad Edwards
in the UnlimHed Amateur bout. Tesh won the
first moto and Keplinger the second, but it was
Tesh's 1-2 prevailing over Kepljnger's 3-1,
Tesh also handled Edwards and Keplinger in
250cc B class, winning both motos.
Team Green's Jeff Gibson took on both the
Schoolboy and 125cc B classes and carne away a
four-moto winner.
'
Results
ning Modern Classic Novice, his nine
points underscoring the 14 lost by Dennis Thompson. Just one point further
back was Barbara Martin, who tied with
Kevin Kelley for third.
An impressive ride was turned in by
Ryan Dickson, who with 14, had half the
points of runner-up Tommy Moore in
Modern Classic Intermediate. Jeff
Latimer was a close third.
The same 14- vs. 28-point finish
could be found in Premier Lightweight
Novice, where Don Kelley, riding a borrowed Triumph Cub, defeated Roger
Brophy'S Greeves. Behind Brophy, Bob
Bergener was third with 33 points lost.
Canyon Raceway
Peoria, Arizona
Results: March 8-9, 1997
Motocross
PREM UW NOV: 1. David Chrone (Par).
PREM UW 1NT: 1. Wayne Rantz (Hon).
PREM lJW EX: 1. Matt Hilgenberg (BSA); 2. Gary
Davis (Hon).
PREM 500 NOV: 1. David Chrone (Duc).
PREM 500 [NT: 'I. Jerry Rewerts (BSA); 2. Nelson
Burrell (Mat).
PREM 500 EX: 1. Robert Poole (BSA); 2. Brian,
O'Connor (Duc).
PREM OPEN TW INT: 1. Nelson Burrell (Kaw).
else 125 NOV: 1. Paul Shoen (Ric); 2. Ike Winchell
(Mnk); 3. Janet Borg (CZ); 4. Howord Watts (Pen).
elSe 125 tNT: 1. Ryan Dickson (Hod); 2. Jim
Keeton (CZ); 3. Mark Hayzlett (Yam).
CLSe 125 EX: 1. Mark Arsenault (Hus); 2. Robert
Borg (CZ); 3. Gary Davis (Hon).
asc 250 NOV: 1. Eugene Crawford (AjS); 2. Phil
asc 250 INT: l. Jerry Brown (AJS).
Grundy (Oss).
CLSC 250 EX: 'I. Robert Poole (BSA); 2. John Le
Fevre (Hus); 3. Robert Borg (Oss).
eLSe 500 NOV: 1. David Dean (BSA); 2. Michael
Haracourt (Ric·Tri); 3. Chris Reed (Mon); 4. Ike
Winchell (R;c-BSA).
elSe SOD INT: 1. Ken Markling (Hus); 2. David
Van Stelle (Due); 3. Ken Lusk (Mon); 4. Chad Anema
(Ouc); 5. llichard Yelkin (BSA).
elSe 500 EX: 1. John Le Fevre (Hus); 2. Brian
O'Connor (Hus); 3. John 5<:011 (Tn).
125 NOV: 1. Mike Neal (Hon); 2. Mark Pape (Suz);
3. Chris Frei (Yam).
125 INT: 1. Kirk Barnett (Hon); 2. Zach Blazek
(Yam); 3. Dick Isherwood (Hon).
125 EX: 1. Howard Rantz (Hon); 2. joe Crippen
(Hon).
250 NOV: 1. Wayne McMinn (Hon); 2. Jeff O'Brien
(Bul); 3. Mark Pape (Mai); 4. Mike McGough (Mai); 5.
Bob
Egan (Hon).
250 [NT: 1. Don Adams (Hon); 2. Tom Seagroves
(Pen); 3. Kirk "Barnett (Hon); 4. Zach Blazek (Hon); 5.
Bob Bergener (Hus).
250 EX: ]. Joe Crippen (Hon); 2. Randy Lewis (Oss);
3. Edwin Sims (Hon); 4. Darren Curtis (Suz); 5. Gary
Neff (Kaw).
500 NOV: 1. Bill S'aley (CZ); 2. Clint Welsh (Mai); 3.
Mike Neal (Hus).
500 tNT: 1. Bill Patton (Mai); 2. Tom Bridgess.(Mai);
3. Ryan Dickson (CZ); 4. Chad Anema (Duc); 5. Stanley
Trulock (Han).
500 EX: 1. Greg Carter (Mai); 2. Ed Zornes (Yam); 3.
Mike Halpin (Mai); 4,. Rick Hudson (Mai); 5. Rick
Hinchliff (Yam).
OPEN TW NOV: 1. Cliff McGaughey (Yam); 2.
Alston Neal (Tri).
OPEN TW EX: 1. David Lindeman (Yam).
WMN INT: 1. Janet Borg (CZ); 2. Deborah Poole
(CZ).
30+ NOV: 1. Tom McMinn (5uz); 2. Glenn McMinn
(Hon); 3. J,W. Carver (Hon); 4. Jerry Morrison (Hon); 5.
Eugene Crawford (A)S).
30+ INT: 1. Don Adams (Han); 2. Tom Seagroves
(Pen); 3. Fred Bates (Han); 4. Roy Kaminske (Han); 5.
Bill Patton (Mai).
30+ EX: 1. Greg Carter (Mai); 2. Rick Hudson (Mai);
3. Rick Price (Mai).
40+ NOV: l. Joel Witte (CZ); 2. Fred Brown (Oss); 3.
Jeff O'Brien (Bul); 4. Mike McGough (Mai); 5. Kevin
White (Hus).
40+ [NT: 1. Jeff Greenberg (Hus); 2. Robert Spicer
(Ric-BSA); 3. Preston Cooper (CZ); 4. Tom Bridgess
(Mai); 5. Mark Nelson (Mai).
40+ EX: 'I. Ed Zornes (Yam); 2. Mike Halpin (Mai);
3. Robert Poole (BSA); 4. Gary Neff (Kaw); 5. John Le
F:evre (Hus).
50+ NOV: 1. Chuck DeR:rt Jamie McCoy (KTM); 2. Robert Dale Woody
(Hon); 3. Randall Rowe (Suz): 4. Eric McHatton (Suz); 5. Larry
5pMks (Suz).
30+ C: I Da\id Tucker (Su:t); 2. Robert Shepard (Kaw); 3,
Ene:: Cook (Hon); 4. Dennis Scalf (Kaw); 5. Chad Viel'll (Suz),
35+: I. Joel Nicky Baker (Su7); 2, Ron Jones (Su:t); 3. Kenneth
Frankenberry (Kaw); 4, Steve Lewis (Yam); 5. David Farris (KTM),
40+: 1. Ron Joneli (Suz); 2. Kenneth Frankenbcrry (Kow); 3.
Steve leWIS (yanl): 4. Kevin Poole (Suz); 5. Gary Baisden (KTM).
48+: 1 Terrell Welborn (Suz); 2. Tom Lewl!i (Hon); 3. Ted
Shortridge (Suz). •
the back straight, Maturo opened a gap and held
on to finish second behind Montoya, with
Graves rounding out the top three.
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The 500 Modified Production race saw Alan
Burtt take the hole hot off the line but he was
quickly passed by Jeremy Toye and Jason Milloy. Rounding tum eight near the completion of
lap three, Roger Baker powered his way around
Milloy into second. By the halfway point, Toye
had separated himself from the rest of the field
and went on to an easy victory, leaving Baker to
finish second and Milloy third.
Results
F·2: I. Michael Montoya (Yam); 2. Troy Maturo (Yam); 3.
Chuck Graves (Suz); 4, Steve Teschke (Hon); 5, Jack Pfeifer (Hon).
F-40: 1. Stephen HeWItt (Han); 2. Steve Poore (Yam); 3. Bill
Morgan (Duc); 4, Thomas Sera (Suz); 5, Douglas Newhouse (Kaw),
500 S/STK: I. Rogf'r Baker (Yam); 2. Jason Milloy (Yam); 3.
joe Hylton (Yam); 4. Marte Cookst'y (Yam); 5. Michael She.noy
(Yam).
600 S/STK: 1. Chuck Gravc9 (Suz); 2. Steve Rapp (Suz): 3.
Harold Winkle!! (Yam); 4. Kenny Canedo (Hon); S. jack Pfl:'ifer
(Hon).
r"o S/STK: I. Lance: Holst (Suz); 2. Chuck Craves (Soz); 3,
Frank Aragaki (Suz); 4, Ben Welch (Yam); 5, James Randolph
(Suz).
OPEN S/STK: 1, Curtis Adllms (Suz); 2. Orlando Pablo (Suz);
3. Jeremy Toye (Hon); 4. Jason Catching (Suz); 5, Tim Carmack
(5uz).
550 S/BK: 1. Jeremy Toye'(Hon); 2. Balz Renggll (Apr); 3,
Jason Milloy (Yam); 4. Marte Cooksey (Yam); 5. Brian Osborne
(Kaw),
650 S/8K: 1. Chuck Graves (Suz); 2. Steve Tt'SChkf' (Hon); 3,
Oave Campbell (Hon); 4. Harold Winkles (Yam); 5. William Bed
(5uz).
750 S/8K: 1. Lance Holst (Suz); 2. Mkhael Fir...patrick (Kaw);
3. Frank Aragaki (Suz); 4. Benjamin Welch (Yam); 5. Mati
Cusumano (Su:t),
OPEN S/BK: 1. Chuck Craves (Suz); 2. William Beck (Suz); 3.
Paul Mumford (Kaw); 4, Curtis Adams (Suz); 5. Steve Poore
(Yam),
500 MOD PROD: 1, Jeremy Toye (Hon); 2. Roger Baker
(Yam); 3. jason Milloy (Yam); 4, james Hillier (Kaw); 5. Alan Burtt
(Kaw).
600 MOD PROD: J. Kenny Canedo (Hon); 2. Dove Campbell
(Hon); 3. Michael Quindazzi (Hon); 4, Robert Ya.mpolsky (Hon); 5,
Jacob West (Hon~
750 MOD PROD: 1, Lance Holst (Suz); 2. Frank Aragaki
(Su~); 3, Ben Welch (Suz); 4. Stelle Moreno (Suz); 5. Mark Stoner
(Suz).
PEN MOD PROD: 1. Curtis AdallUl (Suz); 2. Orlando Publo
(Suz); 3. Steve Poore (Yam); 4. Kevin President (Yam); 5, Steven
Hewitt (Hon).
BOTT L/W: 1. Alan Burtt (Kaw); 2. Brian Otibome (Kaw); 3.
Randy Lazar (Suz); 4. Wnlt Hollis (Suz)j 5. jose Estrella (Suz).
BOTT M/W: 1. Michael Dube (Hon); 2. Scott Fisher (Han); 3.
Rod Holland (Hon): 4. Roger Sgarbossa (Hon).
BOrr H / W: 1. Bill Morgan (Duc); 2. David Perez (Duc); 3.
John Bailey (Suz).
500 SGL: 1. Danny Farnsworth (Hon); 2. Kenny Ko~cky
(Suz); 3. Steve Allen (Hon); 4, Patrick Webster (Hon); 5, Larry
Cochran CHon).
650 SCL: 1. Stuart Stratton (Han) 2. john Nielsen (Yam); 3.
Steve Hill (Yam); 4. jeff Rheaume (Suz); 5. Wayne Isaac (Yam).
F~SCL: 1. Stuart Knigge (Yam); 2. Franz Volpi (Yam); 3. Mark
Kruse (W·R); 4. ~jamin Morse (Yam); 5. Trevor Dun~ (Gil).
VlNT: I. Sean Robbins (Yam); 2. lloyd johnson (Duc); 3,
larry Cochran (Han): 4, Scotl Mae::Adam (Yam); 5, Danny
Farnsworth (Hon),
500 NOV: I. raul Anderson (Hon): 2. Yasuyuki Usui (Yom);
3. Joe Davidson (Su:t); 4. Paul Nielsen (Hon); 5, MaIk Loveland, Sr.
(P-RJ.
650 NOV: t Jason Clement (Hon); 2. Ken Ferman (Yam); 3,
Michael Mllrtinez (Hon); 4-. Craig Randell (Han); 5, Danny Ayala
(Han).
OPEN NOV: 1. Cnug Randell (Hon); 2. Jack Vanbeek (Hon);
3. Tyler Paulson (Kaw); 4. Bob K~me:r (Duc); 5. Andre AsatorillM.
Leivan pounds Park Hills HS
Montoya captures Willow
Springs RR
.
By Frank Leivan
By Eric Vincent
ROSAMOND, CA, MAR. 15-16
Michael Montoya won his second straight Coors
Light/Tom-Sera Racing Formula Two race during the third round of Willow Springs Motorcycle Club racing activities at Willow Springs
International Raceway.
Jack Pfeifer, a racer out of Las Vegas, was the
PARK H1US, MO, MAR. 9
Steve Leivan began his quest for a fifth Missouri
Hare Scrambles Overall Champion.ship with a
convincing win at the season opener in Park
Hills. The Missouri Mudders laid out a challenging 12-mile course in St. Joe State Park that
became even more demanding due to moming
showers that left portions of the trail extremely
quickest rider off the line followed by Chuck
soft and rutted. Of the 269 starters, only seven
were able to complete four laps.
Graves in second and Montoya third, Rounding
tum two for the first time, all three riders were
four-stroke ATK rider Chris Caplinger and
Chad Busenbark grabbed the holeshot, with
d;cing lor the lead. Exiting the tum, Montoya
Leivan in third. Early mista.kes by both front-
emerged first on his Michael Montoya Sr,-tuned
runners allowed Leivan to take the lead and stay
Yamaha TZ250 with Graves right behind.
At the end of the first lap, both these riders
had separated themselves a bit from the rest of
the pack. At [he same time, Pfeifer was coming
under pressure from Steve Teschke for the third
place spot. Rounding the long tum eight sweeper on lap two, that dogfight for third was joined
by Troy Maturo, who showed a front wheel
Teschke. In response, Teschke turned the throt-
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tle and moved around Pfeifer and up into third.
battle in the Over 25 A class, and, once again,
the results were the sam.e as before. Walker sim-
On the next lap, Maturo pushed past both
Teschke and Pfeifer, landing himself in the third
ply smoked the field.
place spot. Maturo's feat was impressive, as he
had started the race on cold tires after missing
"Ym glad we had the opportunity to race
dosed up on Graves in tum eight, then moved
around the inside to take over second. While
Graves recovered by retaking second through
the first turn, Maturo would not be denied an.d
powered back past Graves several turns later, In
in front for much of the first lap. Due to the poor
weather conditions, very few riders chose to
take a practice lap. This allowed for a tightly
bunched group of AA riders at the conclusion of
lap one led by Chris Graber, Caplinger, Leivan,
and the Yamahas of Ken Yount and Busenbark.
Many of the front-runners stopped for goggles or gloves after the first lap, mixing up the
order somewhat. Graber kept his Honda in the
lead for several miles until getting hung up
momentadly on one of the uphills, Leivan
seized the opportunity· and inherited the lead
once more. His lead at the end of the second lap
would measure 25 seconds over Busenbark.
