fR VET C\."T: 1 Ak-tr 7~p.1" (Y am).
VET Br::C, 1. Omn y O... id 8tra ig ht atong the
woods. h e s la m m e d in to the berm. le avi n g
Sprin gste ad nowhere to go. A bard-charging
Bursch had al so closed th e gap on th e lea ders
and made his move to second o ver th e triple
headed in to the bowl tum. With just a lap and a
half re maining, time would run out for Bursch
as leader and overall winner Wh ibnore took the
checkered flag . A very Impressive Bursch would
get a well-deserved second overall and Springstead w o u ld take the fina l podium posit ion .
Jacob Cook a nd Todd Zlyd asdyk rounded out
the top five.
Resutts
12.'i A' 1. N.t!wn M illtor(Hon ).
12S D; 1. BnndonSpring.-otrad (Ya m); Z.JO!OhwI Umlit (5u.z ); 3.
By S . Bagger
Sf ANTON.MLnn. Y12
Yamaha-mo unted Terry Whitmore showed the
determination of a veteran racer en rout e to win ning the 125cc C class at the famou.s Mc reland s
Mot ocross track.
With temperatures reaching into the mid-90s
for the afte rn oo n session of the split progr am , it
was questiona ble if dust wo ul d be a problem .
But with the excell ent track preparati on by the
ha rd -wo rking Mor elands cre w a nd a thorou gh
dowsing of the track, the stage W8!'\ set for a perfect afternoon. Morelan ds has alwa ys at tracted
som e of the best r ider s in the sta te w it h it s
unu sual com bina tio n o f sa n d, hard -pack, offc a m be r s and uph ill /d own hill se ct io n s, and
tod ay wo uld be no exception as so me of th e best
riders in th e distric t CA m e to co m pe te a t th is
grea t race facility.
At the start o f mo to one, it wa s the Yamaha
of Josh Springsread w ith the jum p on th e field of
2S rid ers fr om the in sid e g a te . S p ri n gs tead
looked u ltra fast on the firs t lap when he im medt atel y pull ed out a three-second lead over Rick
Da vis a s Wh itmore m uscl ed h is way through
th e off-camber sections to qu ickly close the ga p
on the le ade rs. On la p two, fourth-place rider
Eric Bursch carne ali ve as he caught and passed
both Davis and whitm o re and immed iately set
h is sights on Sp ringstead . W ith dw top four riders all going for it, a slight bo bble by Sp ringstea d in the off-ll McO..,nald (Su;r:); 3
JOlihua Lung (Su:r 4. R"moJ..n 5prinW'.... oJ (Y. m ); 5. jo.....-ph ge r.);
:w. ty (K.aw ).
n
16-24: 1. Cary Schroy<'f (Yaml< 2. Jo>tf Vrm<>rl ( ~w); 3. Jlm mi.. H.onfJinK(Hon); 4. C~ FoIlhoT' (K.1ow); 5. Na rhan MiI1ll).
250 OrEN 8 , I . Ryan fltowr y (Yam); 2. VK1nr F.oJKllr (Suz); 3.
}imm ir Hrnft in lit ( Ho n ); 4 , I. y M ow l (Sut. ); 5 . G uy Sch ro y e r
{Y. m).
2SO OPEN C: I. Scott Plritz (H IJfI); 2. Gr~ F..,;lt-r (Kaw ); 3.
)
}nPI Rmwn (Y..m ); " . Rid.y 0 11"'" (KIIW );~. 5o.'0t1 C".r..hem (H' >ll ..
30+: 1. Edw .. rd Ui.-ftjil' IV (lion ); Z. David I((on
sinr;ton (Suz.),:
3 . 5co t1 C Urtii' (Hon) 4. Victor Ed Iit (Su z J; 5. Mich . ..1 Mil1n
U
(Ka w).
3.'>+: 1. O,,"iP1 Owpool (y.m ); 2. 50>« CurrW (Hon); 3 . Doug
Ow.ffft (Hon),: 4. At.n ~WnfI;~ (Hon); S. Doulitlu Bandt OC-w ).
4---8 SCI.: 1. ZKary Hoar- (Y. m ); :l Chns Tumft (Yam); 3 .
8n.r Mo>rnor (y ..m ); 4 , J.....oJH..Y" (Y.m); 5. 51.-. o.ly (Y)..
so SR; 1. T.). Aul ..... Ir (Cub); Z. Sr"n r.po"I (Cu b); 3 . IvaI!
HIo)'l' n (Cob); 4. Tyln' Hill (LmI ); 50RIJbrrt Kru$; (KIM).
50+ : 1. Doulitl ... H. ld ",",r. nl ( I(.-w); 2. Edwud H;.1tfE' fIJ
( ICI'M); 3. Skip K ~ (Hom).
60; 1. C".rwlll ~Land {lCll ); 2. Ene M,lln' (lCll ); 3. WUli;un
w
w
H ICb (KIo
w); 4 . T.). Autft'l Jr . (lUIw),: S. j.n'y Lononz III (K.1ow).
so (12. 15r I. Kylto K"toltor(y.m): 2. D.nny fIoodrlt Jr. (Ho>ll ;
)
3. Nid.ol.... V. u gbn ( lUI... ); 4 . M itc h [H.... ... (Yllm) ; 5 . Ty l~r
Wethmp>n (KlIw).
110 (1 · 11): 1. Rc>M>y E. Wh-Itor (Sou ); 2.. S.....tty Th um ...m
(Slu); 3. M.n;u.. J. Sh. __ (Su,I) 4. WLlliIIm M. Hic.b
50 1
n'T}"
l.ort1\Z III (Yam).
tIO c: 1. A..ron CI'PAA (Hon); 2. Fra n " J u n~it!ioCh (Suz); 3
O-t),1 , H..u-. (lUIw ); 4. J__ T.yk ... "'.m ); S. 'u!itir> W inn
oc-...);
(5"4
8MBR, 1. WlIbofit Vt'TJ'OC'
tom ( Y. m) ; 2. Ml ch ...1 Wa tlLOn
(K.1ow ); 3. MicNooI Woudin (Yam ).
D RY DOGS: 1. Ala.r. Dt>llrlh (Y .. m ); 2. ~'"'r Donrth (y.. m L
3. Mich-l W. _ (J-Ion ); .t. St.--n &ginski (Mai).
NON.cuR: 1. 8radll!y O..ttun (Hun);:l Wllli.lm De.al (Su;r: ): 3.
SC Hifltoo (H"n); " Ja...", Will. (y ..m ); .5. Jl. og CunoJy (y ..m ).
lltt
o
VIJI." '. 1. Cbri«tophrr RUlh (Suz).
Key scores at Lodi ST
By Mike Law
l.ODL CA. flJL Y12
Ma rk Key is bac k on top of the poi nt standi ngs
-wee k Coo rs
at the end of round six of th e l O
Cu tt("r Shootout Seri es at the Loch Cy cle Bow l
after taki ng the win in the Open Expert class.
Key saw four flags - ~rcen, red, g reen, and
chec ke red - in th. t o rd er. Th e so ft-spoken vetera
an lint.'d u p o n th~ uuh.i de pole po-.ition, blas ted
into th e fir.;t tu m aboard his O lympic Tuncup~
spo nsored Wood· Ro ta x midpeck, made a d ramati c o u t si de p a s s a t th e e n d o f t h e ba ck
straightway, the n steppe-d off a t 75 mph, thus
bringing out the nod flag for a restart.
Key w as up. okay, and back in acti on v.' ith a
re pea t performance of the previou s la p, but
w it ho ut th e bail-off. Key too k th e lead. a n d
altho ugh he was challenged lap a fter lap by last
week' s wi nner, Rob Damron,. he rod e to victory.
With six rounds remaining. Key no w lea ds the
series with three victories o ver Stoc kton 's Toby
Jorge nse n (cu r re n tly o n the road , conte sting
Nationals) wi th two wi ns, and Morgan HiIl ' s
Da mron with one. With thi... victory. Key poc keted an extr a $100 from Wri ght Moto rs Yamaha of
Lod i, spons or of tonigh t's Open Exp e rt main
ev en t.
"Tenret surprised me with the holeshot,"
Ke y sa id . " He s lo w e d up into th e tu m and I
p lo wed into him. There wa s no place to go. I
expected hi m to go high bu t he we nt low. We
collided and the next thing I kne w, I was on the
ground . The sh ifter got bent, and I ha d to fix my
h ot s h oe with d uct tape . Whe n we di d t h e
res ta rt, I knew I had only one cha nce to get th e
holeshot . Rob (Dam ro n) wanted it, bu t] wa nted
it more. I ha d o ne cha nce to pa ss, and it paid
off."
"I had the bike se t the w ay I wanted," Dam ron sai d . "1 felt I wa s the fastest last week, and I
fel t th at J wa s th e fastes t rider th is wee k. Mark
(Key ) e ven told me that t was th e fastest . Th e
track was nice , smoo th , but with not too much
pa ssing room . You almost have to rely o n th e
gu y to make a mistake o r you have to ride real
a ggress ive, and s inc e I ride with the se g u ys
every week, I don't pl an on ridi ng rea l aggressive unl ess the re' s somethi ng a t sta ke."
Resurts
Short Tr. "
ev.m);2. D.nny McV.nid
(V _I; 4. An lhony- FonIit(Y.-m ).
P IW ST K' I Aly".... 8 rion"7 (y.. m ); 2 . rri1oCill.. flri"n..",
(Ya m).
(YartI\;3.
PI W sn:: IC : l. 80bby Fon K (Acll; 2. Cody A n ...l mi
TM
(lCTM,
6O BIC: I. Ry.n KIIIItz ( K.... ); 2. Mich.d RiNldi.
IIOA/B: 1. M.tt Conwz Jr. (HorI ); 2.J.........e r - . (Hon).
l M A /8 1 M.iI" Cmuo(Hom ~
P/W S'TK IQ-S);1. Cody L.mbott
(Y artll; 3. l(y~A.-I1N
r.m.,.rwa
1 c: 1. }rnn,Hor~ CHon).
oo
25OB: 1. RJ ~ Co>:(Rt'll);2. I"" y H.' - (Y....... .
)
2."iO C: 1. T,.oJJ.''"'' (Su l'.): 2. Ch"" (" Ifull (lit>ll).
..
~'BY; 1.
W. .""" {Hon }; 2. Billy Gr.y CHon),
VET: 1. o-ru Cartwrofl (Rt'll);2. D-vld Mu..-8I CTri).
V£T C: I. M.lm- S.rnB (yun ).
VINT 2·5TR K: 1. IIfilM' ll:rry lmg (Bul). 2. J_ lJoo.~yd~
eu.."
(Bu l).
VL'IlT1·STR).: C: I. Duyl M~lt> (Hon ).
VINT"-STRll:: 1. 0.... P..m (HUll }; 2. Jco- Krryling(Hon).
VLvr 4-STRIl:C: I. Scot! ,~ (Y. m ).
VINT lW, I. TkomM Booth (Yam); 2. W illu m Artt (H·D ).
vtNT 197500-: I. f1illy H i," (y;;sm 2. RiJooy u ... (Y.. m).
);
OI'EN A; l. M.rk Kry (W·R );~. Rub D.mron (W ·R); 3. Rob
Gra nt (Ra ); 4. Ln-i German (Hon ); So M.ltt Gomez Sr . (W- R).
OPEN B: I. M.1rty W"'"""" (Rbi); 2. Th"... u Bot>th (Rbi) .
OPEN C: 1. Arm,;onoJu RlIoJrigun (Y.m) ; 2. H i....l")" Ya m '
ilguchi (Yam ); 3. Midwrl ~Noy... (Hon );.t. )IJI' Cnro (Yun ); 5.
ElltIJtI Rutlid~ IY.tm).
PRO- AM NO V, 1. Mol" c..orn..z Sr. (W ·K): 2. Rob.-nCranr(W·
R); l. Jllnn ("or.nt (Hn"); " C: og RioJ loo (Hbg).
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u
rR.~AM 250: 1. Jrff Gabt..rt (Hon); 2. Shddon Wentz (Ka w);
3. Shawn R.:IAA\OI Yam) .
'
PRO-A. " EX: I. Rob Damron (W· R); 2. Qor ..1d TI'TI M (Hbg);
3. Lt-vi ("",""" lin (!-l..n ); 4. M,d...l", DiSa lvo (W ·R).
IT
.
I' / W STK (G-S); 1. Ant hony FomK (hm ); 2. Da nny McD an"'l
{y .. m ); J. Cody u mbo tt (ya m ); " I( yl.. An....lm i (Yam )
.
r / W STK : 1.8"lol>y Flmg (AI"l).
P /W 5TK KTM: I. Pri~ lIa Brilmc z;{Yam); 2. AI)"ol'I Brion cz
(Yam); 3. lam it' Plkel (Yam ).
1\(1: l. Ryan Kuntz (Kawl; 2. Mid"...1 Rin..ld i ()(;ow)
flO: I. Mau (;..0IIW l; Jr. (lIon).
100 / 250 <. OM8 : 1. M.n Goonn Jr. (Yam ); 2.
"
o..vtd Mars..n
""~ ,
V!:T: 1. Mo ll C...1 IlM'l: 5.- (Rt-,).
.
vt~ 1.
'T:
B'II(:arit1lr (Rbi); 2. Juhn Coiro. (Rb); 3. Rick
Rft'd (Y.m);4 .lohn DuPrrt'(RbI).
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