(Left) Brian Melrow s ky rode 10 a 1·1
victory In I he 125cc Beg inner cl ass during
rou nd fi ve of the Starwest Con t ingency
series In Moreno Vall ey , centcmte.
(Abo ve) J im Slrome slid h is Tr iumph 10
the Open Pro Twln-c lass win at the
VDTRA Cenlral Regional Hall Mile al
Monen Speedway In Monen. Missouri.
50 MO D: 1. Br.andUl'l Million (Cob l; a, la k., Huktt (Lc:m ); J .
Meirowsky makes money
atStarwest Supercross
MII« " M~ (Cob); 4. Danny ~ (lNm).
e.cn.
By Tony Aless i
M \iO VALLEY, CA. JUNE,.
ORE.
Brian Mcirows ky made Suzu ki bucks by w in ning the 125cc Beginner cIass and $100 in contingency mon ey from Orange County Suzuki durin g round five of the Starwest Co n tingency
series, held at Starwest Supercross Park.
Metrowsky a nd Chris Monreal exchanged
the lead a few time'> during the first 125cc Beginner moto. The two each took a tum tasting soil.
but in the end Meirowsky wa c;, positioned be tter
and took the win ahead of Mon real. Trevor Shaffer. jason McNeil and Jerry Mason . The second
mo to saw Meirowsky get it int o gcar and motor
away for a 'ha nd s-down runaway victory fo'f" the
moto and overall win. Monrea l was runner-up
(or the nigh t. while Jason Miller, Jerry Ma son
and Trev or Shaffer rounded out the top five.
Joshua West was another Suzuki winner.
and he too was d recipient of a $100 certificate
for his win in the USee Novice class. West's v icto ry had a sweet taste, since the Novice and
Intermedia te classes were com bined to form a
contingency- paying class . When the dust settled,
Novices West and Wt"t:'d finis hed first and secon d , whi le th e Int crm od lat c racers, Josh Fin k
and Bre tt Barney from Salina, Uta h , finished
thi rd and fou rth.
]t"ff Fish pinned his big-bore KXSOO to the
overall wi n in the Vet division. Fish proudly displayed a big num ber one on his ma chine as he
ran away wit h both motos over Derric k Luedtka
and Chad Austin,
Res ults
Small T rKk
sntTR. lU I: I. Br.n ~ {yMft); :z.NIcftoIM Paluzzi (Len);
1. ROOby 5ind r (V.n n); 4 , Junk... (" lh......i ( K'TM); S. D. vid M..Jr
..
(Cob),
STRTR (7-3) : 1. An l),,", y Rao. n.-m ); 2. ~y Obc'nntyn
(Y....).
STI( BIlG (4-6) : I. M.. ll tk"w Do rm Kk ("1M); 2. MAII~
ArboU.. a ..-m); 2. ("_.-gr Jd fl"no (lrm); 4. ClviM ..p h..... Br..ww.w
UCThO S. RKhNd Stnli"l (KTMJ.
;
sn:: BEG0' -lS): 1. JIIKln CMInodv (Cob) ; 2. ~;\k;lblC' (Cob).
STk A: 1. Roborrto J I" " , CLtoml; 1. ~ CmiI (~.
srJ( II: 1. Sb&wn HI)'" CUm ); 2 , Ba.klPH.lIrt- (k"TM); 1. )otm
&It. (Cob ); 4. .J.au Cln.adI (Lr ll,) ; S. Tyln Sirnn IPr Stok IPS (Y.. m); 4. JlUb n Jel fen
~;
5. l...lI u rA
c....lSoW.
JR P{W 500'-310 1. b y Obrnrqft ('(am).
MODBEG (4-6); 1. Ov1llIeop Br8dww(KTM); 2. Mltttww
hnOonrIuk (l a M); J. Kry.IAI C rAmel' ( IC
'TM); 4. MA~ Ca rill o
CUm); S. Mlll! Arbillo (l«n)
MOO BFG (7-11): I . JU.!oti n C.-rm"oJy (Cu b) ; 2. S.:ul t Nubl"
<
Cob); ,). NAlh.a Von Trudw (KTM).
n
MOO A : 1. ChId Gota ( ~: 2. 1I,~y Hl&fIllIPy ( Lem); 3.
JAke Hu l"t ( lAm); 4. Mih' M.-d1P (C o b); 5 Da n" 1 Go n u llP
z
(Loml.
MOD D, 1. Sft.Iwn twyn CLnn ); 2. Donni" ~ 0CIMl; 3.
Brrtt C.atron (KTM l; 4. JRvan (KiM); S. luati n Mulloni (Lcm).
S/P/W : I. Owd
(~; 2. J_ HUO'tt CLem): J. Br&d¥
Hundry (1NIn); 4. MiltlP~&dIP (Cob); 5. Ju tin Mulford chase to Strome.
Sterling again worked. his outside magic on lap
nine to slip by Strome, capturing secund pla~,
with Strome and Snyder in tow.
ln , the 600cc Pro class, Nichols wo uld agai n
run off and hid e from Strome in hi!'\. heat rac(>
and in the main. but, unlike the 2SOcc Pro main.
Strom(> rode hard and avoid ed the challenge of
Ste rling in the early laps. Sterling powered his
BSA steadily in front of the dual threat posed by
Blane Fore and Johnny Isa a cs. At times it
~t"d Fan!' and Isaacs had the advantage, but
Sterling would pull away, leaving them to race
each other. On the last lap, Isaacs made a move
to get by Fore in the exit to tum four, bu t thE"
effort too k ls.1acs into the loose stu ff an d he had
to M'ttIe for fifth .
In the Open Pro T.....in clas s, Strome found
cle ar track ahead, winnin g his ht"at and th en
overta kin first-Ia leader am t:':'l Vau ht in the
ma in. Stro me fou nd his stri de, building a lead of
several bike le ngt hs over second - and th ird pla ce rid ers John Flke and Frank B.u-dMO. Mean while, ea rly leader Jam es Vau ght conti n ued to
put on qu ite a show for the fan s, riding the hi gh
groove in a full-lock slide. As the la ps w ound
d own. Vau ght continued to drift to the rear until
his Triumph expi red with one lap to go.
Results
250 AM. 1, fkoo&d b ('"' O'aml; 2. F.ddiC'Ou n h.im ('(Am ); J
R..-II Dowc:n('(&JnI.
2SO PRO: 1. 51",1P 1IP Vwgtw O'tm);:z. MICNeI Whi~ (Yun l; J .
Mi.... ZbrnI.... (Tri); 4 n.... J H udd in O'. m) ; 5. j.-ff Garl.m Sr
N
CY..ml ,
600 PRO : I. Sic ",... 1y Hf"ddlPtl OA W);2. 800 Hicb o.w); 1.
&ort B-1 (J. w); 4. Knt W. gnn OolW); S. halmy Si. _ o...w).
_
SCRTCH MAI N : 1, Jimmy SiMmon:; 2. Bobby H.,.jJ~; 3.
Rut Sis! 4. Da.... F.rw
0-2 MAIN: 1. WIPS Eng ilPbri h t; :z. SNwn E1dridgO!'; 3. Kim
g
Darw u .. h.
D-3 MA lN : 1. Drrek SOl v.a; 2. Gl" nn Scott. 3. M.k" Gi ldlPr-
sk_".
D-IJR: I.J .,.M.anyr-; 2. Luke' ~ J. BryAn Varrow.
D-2 JR: I . F Ca rrill.. ;2.
no:
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KPTr;3 A.' . JonlPS
Hummel howls
at Lawrenceburg ST
By M. Sober
By J oh n Spu rr ier
AUBURN, CA.)UNE211
Eu ropean Speedway League-hopeful Bobb y
Hedden outlas ted severe arm fatigue and 11
other First Division riders to capture the second
annual Fast Fridays 25-lap Feature at Ute Gold
County Fairgrounds,
Despite the fact that the sta rt of the race
looked like !Km"Ie distorted rush-hour nightmare,
all 12 oompetitors kept theo rubbeor side down and
managed to negotiate the first lap . Ken Wagner
....-as the first to lead, with MacDonald and Becker
in hot pursuiL Wagnt=r'lj llo'ad was short-livt"d, as
MacDonald went around to a~ume the lead by
the en d of three revol utions. In the meantime,
Dave Far ia w ove his way through the ma elstro m,. quickly gaining on the fleeing MacDonald , and ttc"11lporarily took the lead at the end of
lap five. Faria broke down soon after, bu t was
not the first to lcavt" tht" affair , as defunding 25lap Cha mpion Chad Felicia crashed on the second lap and retired. MacDonald continued to
lead the race by a growi ng margin, lapping a
clearl y fatigued Harlen Bast on lap 12, and Pat
linn at the start of lap 14. But M.1C
Donald 's pace
Sl."Crrtcd too slow at the IS-lap barrier, and second-p~ runner Hedden was closing in on the .
unsuspecting teen-ager. Hl.'ddcn and fellow .50yard. line startt"rs Bob Hicks, Bart Bast and
Jimmy Si~emo re all E"mp loy~d a consen-ative,
although clft'Clive. pare that pro pelled them all
toward the k>oader as the laps dwindled away.
On lap 18, Hedden rem oved th e lead fro m
MacDonald's grasp , an d the rest of th e previou~
Iv men tio ned v e h'r l1n ~ filed " "t " "
q
LAWRENCEB
URG. IN JUNE 7J
.
N ick Hummel had a big night at the Lawrencebu rg Ova l, .....inning both the Open A feat ure
and the' 2.5Occ feature.
Hummel got a good start in the Open A iesture, only to eee a red Ilag as Tommy Henns ler
and Phil Wolf ta ngled in turn tw o, with both
rid ers sliding nu t to the fence . On the res ta rt,
Damon Stapl eton led the first lap until Hu mmel
took the lead away goi ng into tum onE' on the
second lap. Once ou t in front, Hu mmel quickly
put a full straightaw8y'!i le.ad on the rest of the
field . Behind him, Hennster got by Stapleton to
claim the 5eCOnd s.poL Stapleton was cha llenged
by Kevin Hiler but held on to finish t.hird, fol·
lowed by Hiler. Zach Palmer, Dave Lipscomb,
Nicky Sterling. At Lowe , and Joe Matthews Jr.
Wolf retired with a blown motor on lap four .
The 250cc feature saw a restart, as four of the
five riders jumpt.-d the initial ligh t and went to
the penalty line, le,w inK Chad Anthony as the
so le O('cupant o f the first row. On the res ta rt ,
Hummel got the-holeshot and went wire to wire
for his firs t win of th e eve ning. Stapleton held
th e M"COtld spot for a few I.lp!i, until Sam Lowe
got by him to nail down his serond.place finish.
Stapl eton fini shed third , follo.....ed by Ro n
Mounts and Anthony.
David Wolf again dominatE" d both the 80
and the 125cc featu res , winning both events by
lar ge margins. Lisa Hiler took seco nd pl ace in
the 12See class uve r Kris Williamson and Cody
Shamblin, whi le Williamson took St"COnd in the
80cc class, followl.-d by Chad Means, Joe Garri"
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