EVENTS.
Yamah a of Kingsport-sponsored rid er dominated Friday night's Pro acti on . Saturday ni ght,
Boru ff had pull ed away and was cruising in the
125cc Pro class . First-year Pro Jon Boruff wa s
making u p ground after a fall. With half a lap to
go, Bo ru ff caug h t W alke r, w ho immedia tely
p icke d h is p aCE' back u p . Th e tw o ride rs w ere
side by side in the test tum, and they drag-raced
to the big finish- line d ouble jump. Jon carried a
litt le more mom entum th rough the last tu m and
at th e finish wa s a w hee l length u p o n Kevi n.
Results
(Left) Dustin Smith (71) works through
traffic en route to his win In the Junior
Mini class at the Dix ie Classic Supercross
In Winston-Salem, Nonh Caro lina. Sm ith
also won the aoee 0 class.
(Abov e) Anthony Barbaco vi took t he win
In th e 80cc (7. 11) cl ass In CRC rac ing at
Los Angeles County Race way in
Palmdale. California.
Smith dusts 'em at
Dixie Classic Supercross
By Jay and Sharon Hauser
WINSTON·SALEM, NC,JULY
2h
Dus tin Smith dusted the co mpetitio n en route
to a do uble main -event wi n at the wa rmu p
ro u nd of the Dixie Classic Supercro ss . Cro ssroads County Store-b acked Smith aced both the
Iu n io r Mini a nd Snc c D-c1a ss m ai n eve n ts in
g rand style in fron t of the big grandstands at
the fairgrounds.
Smi th loo ked as if he m igh t have h ad a
tougher tim e taking a m ain-e ven t win in the 12rid er 80cr D field a fter a slo w fourth-place finish in the heat race. Hon da-rider Fredd y Row e
showed the way the en tire heat race an d loo ked
as if he wou ld be the ma n to beat in the main
even t . Suzu ki-mou nted Ma tt Nelso n took a
strong second.
W hen the gate fell for the ma in. Rowe bega n
rig h t wh ere he ha d left off and jumped out
fro nt. but his lead was short-lived as he h it the
g rou nd and h and ed th e lea d o ve r to Smi th .
Once out fron t. Smith rode a flaw less race and
pulled. a seven-second le ad by th e time he go t
th e chec ke red flag. Rowe went about thi ngs the
hard way by falling a seco nd tim e and havi n g
to rem ount an d put on a cha rge. By the flag,
Ro we ha d worked his wa y back up to place a
very res pectable second to the lo ng-gone Smi th .
Nelson pu t in a stead y ride to capture the final
podium postion, with Sc an Daley slipp ing in
ahead of Jeremy Ne lso n for fourth.
Smith had no m ista ke about w ho wa s ~ng
of th e Junio r M ini class as he back ed u p hi s
heat-ra ce w in with a co nv inci ng mai n-even twin. Smith was out of sigh t of the field when he
captu red his seco nd check ered flag, leaving the
battle for sec ond to come d own between Sam
Dixon and third-p lace fin isher Steele Barber.
Resutts
50 (4-6): 1 . Du.~tin WiII i.J m."
50 (7-8): 1. AWl< N~loon (Lrm ~
bO(7'''); I. Jat ad Tut"" (lc.w );2. Ak>x. N~( t...m~
(,() (9- 1I ): t. Stl!'M Ibrboof (KIw ~
JR. MI NI : 1. Du ..lin Sm ilh (Yilm); 2. Siom Dix on (H un) ; 3.
~III' B.lrbcT{K. w ); 4. J..rad Tutt'n (K.&w).
SR MINt: I. Josh Nlu'lt (Su.r.); 2. 5Hn DaIPy ( K.-w); 3. MItt
); ' Nrl P. (,5
tu;); 5. J...... Strid m (Hon).
flO D: 1. Du...tin Sm ilh (Yam ); 2. Frl."d Row f' (Hon);3 . M. t1
dy
Stridcn (Hon); 5. ~y N<>lllOl\ (Sw:).
115 A:. I. Scotl: Sm ith (Hon ).
I25 C: I. nni d WIl'ltm (U"n).
115 D: 1. S.:utt Joo n; (Han ); 2. BrildlP)' A ndf'f!llm (lion); 3.
Ricky HoI~ (Sur: ); 4. Mikf' BodI!'nMm nw'l"(Sw:).
~!IOn (Suz
Nd~ (Sut; ); 4. ~
250 A:. 1. CniR Johruoon (y. m).
250C : 1_ea-y eon- (Suz.).
250 D: 1. Ad.m Bryollll (Yam ); 2. B..b Milttlww s (Yilm ); 3.
JaSl. Brown {Su7.l;4. Andn-w Willi;lm~ (Y.m).
m
15-10 A: I. Crai~ Johl\lllm (Yam ).
JO+, 1_CraiR Jmm..on (Y. m) ; 2. Bob M,t1t' - ' - (Suz) .
3.5+:1. Mi.... B"I >t"tlhamn lt'1" (Su7.).
U / L f"R0: I. Scutt Sm ith (H(m ).
U/ L C/f>. I . Ad.iIm 8ryomt (Y;un); 2. Dil.Vid Wil"' l11 (Hun); 3.
(H un ); 5. Andl'f'WWUli.lIm, (y.m).
Ricky HoIdrt' (Suz ); 4.
Scort ,......
Scanlon sails at
LACR Motocross
By Greg Robertson
48
PALMDALE.CA. AUG.2
A pair of good sta rts a ided Sam Scanlo n in winning th e 80cc Beginner class at Los An geles
Cou n ty Ra ce w a y, du ring C a lifornia Ra cing
Gub's Saturday night motocross.
When the ga te slammed to the dirt in round
one, it was CR80-mounted SC nlo n leading the
a
charge, wi th fellow Honda rid e r Mik e Sch une-
man an d Kyle Foltz in his tracks. Schunem an kep t
Scanlon honest for mos t of the race, w ith Scanlo n
bui lding on his lead in the final laps for the win.
Mike Epst ein got aro un d Foltz early in the moto
and was able to hold him off to finish third.
Th e second -m ot e start wa s a repeat of the
first w ith Scanlon holding th e adva ntage o ve r
Schunem an and Foltz . Sch u nema n m a tched
Scanlon's pa ce but wa sn't able to find that littl e
extr a to take the lead. Th e tw o front-ru nners di stanced themsel ves from the pack in a battle tha t
saw Scanl on pick up his seco nd moto win of the
evening . Foltz finis hed we ll ahead of Eps tein this
tim e out to wrap up third ove rall with 4-3 rid es.
Antho n y Be rba co vi came from out of the
pac k on his FMF·b acked YZSO for tho 8Old ( Hon); 2. ami EWIIl R (Su.z ); 3.
Mik~ Burton (H,m ): 4. A.J. Stow-' (K.-w ); 5. D. vid McMa nus (5uz).
12.-"i NOV : 1. K""u n Bk...wahl (Sot>:; 2. J-I. fI..... m ... (Y.m); 3.
)
So:ott Pripuh-n (Ya m); ' . JWttin Scott (J--bt); 5. D. vid John.'Iinsll (Kaw); -'
m
A fea tu re. Eariier, H um mel wo n the 250cc Feature, wit h Hen nsler finishing in secQ!!~ place.
In the O p e n A fe a tu re, H e n ns le r got th e
ho leshot an d went wire to wire fo r his w in. Pat
Behrle ca m e o ut on th e back stretch in se cond
pl ace, spu n. went d own, an d managed to sp in
h imself and his bike out of the way of the seven
ri d ers beh ind him . Hum mel inh er ited second
place , which he he ld to the finis h line . Behind
him ca me Phd Wolf, Joe l Bro wn, Zach Palm er,
Sam Lowe, Joe Matthews Jr. and Albert Lowe,
fini"hi ng in tha t order. Sam Lowe was ridi ng a
bo rro wed motorcycle after his bike d estroyed its
countershaft and sprocket in th e heat race .
H umme l wen t w ire to wi re in the 250cc featu re, follow ed ve ry close ly by He nnsler, who
w as looking for the mistake that would give him
th e lead . Hummel wa s ne arly flaw less in his w in
an d Hennsler finish ed in seco nd pla ce, ahead of
JOt."I Bro wn. Kris Williamson, Coy Matthews a nd
Ron Mou nts. Williamson was the on ly entry in
the 12Sec class, and d id very well for a you ngst er rid ing a 125 in the 250cc rac e aga ins t th e
olde r rid er s.
For most of the season, Kris wtlllamson has
watched Davi d Wolf' !'I rear tire in th e R
ncc and
125cc featu res. Wolf has dominated both classes ,
w ith W ill ia m so n be ing th e o nly rider ab le to
kee p him in sigh t . T hi s eve ning. W a if wa s
absent, an d William son cruised to a solid win in
the ROcc featu re . Justi!'l Land finished seco nd, followe d b y C h a d Me a n s, Joe Ga r ri son. Jamie
Deiner, Sa m Sno w den a nd Kerth M a gg ard .
Krista Sla yback returned afte r her crash In last
wee k's race, but her bike died. at the start, Iea ving her a spectator in the infield .
Results
OPEN A AM: 1. To m m y H ,,"n~ll;'r (Hom); 2. Nick Humm..1
{HonJ; 3. Phillip Wolf (Hun,; 4- JOt'! Brown (Hon ); 5. .l..tch Palm ..r
.
(Hun ).
2.'\0 A M: I. Nic k Hu m m..1 (Yam); 2. Tommy Hennsler (lion );
3. JOf'I Bro wn (H on ); 4. Co y Mil tl h~w ~ ( Hon ); 5. Ron Moun"
(Yilm).
1:5 A M: 1. KrU Wilh.m.on{Vam).
IlO AM : 1_ Kri ll W illiam",,,, (Yam); 2. JUlilis Lan d (Hun ); 3
Owd M... n~ (y. m); '. J(.. C... ni'lt ....(Sou ); 5. JoIll i.. o..inel"(I-Ion );
l
50 AM : 1. Keith M.ggard (Hon); 2. Jo~h S.yln ( L~ m); 3.
Ad.lm Carpl"ll tt!1'(Yilm ); 4-. Ty ll'l' RU:t.I('1I(Yo1m ); 5. Robt>K" V..-s " ,
'
lo
in K (Vam ).
:10+ AM~ 1.
SoPyfftorlt> (R tx ); 2. Phillip Wo lf (H, m ); -'. 0 .."
l ...-w i~ (H. m );'. Jl.irry IWnkt"rt (H un ); 5. C urt Sn..l ling (Hon~
AM I. Lou Il (Hun).
Hennsler back on track at
Lawrenceburg Motocross
·By John Spurrier
LAW
RE:"CEBURG. IN. AUG.S
Two of La wrencebu rg' s walk ing w ou nd ed ·
Tommy Hennster, .who broke his collarbone on
July 18, and Nick Hummel. w ho injuTf'd hi!'l right
foot on July 25 - returned to the tr ack and took
first and seco nd p lace, respectively, in the Open
Hill, Osborne, Walker triple
at Appalachian MX
By Mitchell Roop
GRAY, TN, AUG. 1"16
Kev in ' H ill, Zach Osbo rne a n d Kev in W a lke r
each won th ree of four events entered over two
nights of racing a t th e Appal achi art Fair.
Kev in Hill -and hi s Kin gs port Suzuki -spon sored RM250 ove rca me bad starts all we eke nd
by pick ing good lines in ea rly lap" to movE' by
other race rs two or th ree at a time to take tw o
victo ries in the Over 25 C class an d a first and
seco nd in thc 250cc C class.
Za ch Osborne got off to a slow start Frid ay
nigh t at th e Supcrcross a t the Fair, presented by
Yam ah a Kawasaki of Joh nson City. Os bo rne fin·
ished second in his first main of th e night. The
rest of his wt.~kend was flawless .
Kcvin Walk er arrived still pumped u p about
the Ov er 25 AM A National title that he won the
pre vio u s w eek in Nashvi lle, Te nnesse e . The
Friday
50 (0140): 1. Rmj am in 00.,.,« '11; 2. Ch ri"top ""," Fp pt'T"lm
50 (7-8): 1. Dwtt 51 t..,. 2. Zach o..bomo:
. ;
.
/iO(7·9): 1. Zach CM'om..; 2. B"-'tt S1
11I(-r;3. lilroo.I5calf.
foO (IU-11~ I. Br.md on St:hook.
ry FIl"! §; 2. Wadt> Cord..U -,_J. rod Sc'- . lf.
d
;
t
.
80 (7· 11): 1.
,,'ff.
.
eo (12·13); 1. 1......ll B,,1i n~k v .
l
eo (14-15 ): 1. Iooh Wya tt . .
IKl BEG: I. Ju~tin W.lkl'r; 2. Brand on Schutll~; 3. J;j""Y Sho
'
·hon.
see-no S/ Mr...1 : 1. Ma n Rt.-Y "; 2. Wad.. Cu rdtoll; 3_I..II"')'
in
Fipld....
12. BEG: 1. M il'hael Rob in :'lOf\ Jr.; 2. Bill Rt'CCe J. Dilnny
5
;
Fleldll .
125 C, I. J..kp R.rlnt>T; 2. J.R- Ho-nry; a Stt-_ Rho",,",
115 B: t , H"I'UI~ ....L2. DilnieIT~.
125 I' RO I, Kevin Wall.....,,; 2. Jon Boruff.
~ BF
.G: 1. Trari~ Rld"non~ 2. Rocky aar~ 3. Shant>VIt'r'O.
2'iOC: I. R.a nd, .. flt'kiwr; 2.- K..vin HiIl ; -'_'11w.""".. O,itV;s.
~ B: 1. Daniel T....h.
250 PR 1. Kt'Vin Wo1lilcr; 2. Jon Bol'll-ff; 3. J
O
ohnROOo."l1son.
U/L AM I. D:on;'·1T h.
U / L C / O 1. Rrand
Iwk ....; 2, S",Vt' Rho>ad -'. An thun y
....;
Loo no>y.
2.'lC: I . Kmn H ill; 2. Jay Clcnd.."Ilin; 3. RoyDennie'.
25 B: 1.Stt've MItlIOI\; 2. Albert McCoy .
30 1. Ch ad Vi,,", 2. Altwn Albi kt'l'";3_Milrk Oshoml>.
30 B: 1. AII...rt McC u y; 2. Rick C."'P"'r.
35 1. Albo.-rt Alhi k..-r;2. M" rk OHbom..; 3. Rick C" "pc. .
"
Sa lurd.a y
50 (4-"",,): I. R.m ia mi n O Plltn n ; 2. 0 _1.. M<:<'l' l..n ; -' Ch.i ~
l
c:
Eppt"r'ltm.
.
50 (7-8): 1. Zad1 o..bome; 2. Bradley PlOCC; 3. Rand y Blm ns.
6lJ (7·9 ): 1.l..K:h o..bome; 2. J
lIl"Od Scalf; 3. Ada m 8n tl.
OIl ( I~ I I,: I. Brandon S<:hutlllt;2. Brandon ~rd..
110 BFG: 1. 1.- B.aTTPtt; 2. Timot hy Htlm; 3. Justin W. l..... .
80 (7,11): 1 . I~l"I')' Fko1ds; 2. Wade Cord <>ll; 3. T'l ot hy Hnm.
m
80(12·13): I. Bri.an PoKT.
80 (14--15): I. Josh Wya n o
so . uo S / M INI : 1. J..U.. ry Fi..ld ,,; 2. B. i ..n Paa-; 3. Md tl
Blrvi m.
115 BEG: I. Bi ll y ~; 2. Shelby PordI ; 3. Danny Fit'ld.s,
125 B: 1. Bri.n Hall .
125 C: I. J...... BudJwr;2.
H(1l!)I; 3. Anlhony Loooey.
125 rno: I . Jon Buruff; 2. iCf'vin Wal ker.
250 8 EG: 1. Rodr;.y Oar~; 2. Scott Di llon; 3. Billy t...e..... rd .
2."iO B, 1. W.... ty Mt<:oy; 2. G.lry Hin kle.
:soC: I. ~vin Hill; 2. Bra ndon Be~;3. B..bby Sanden.
2SO PRO:1. Kc.-vin W. lko:r; 2. Jon 8onlff; 3 . B';"'" H t'5S.
U /L AM : I. We d..,. McCoy; 2. Ja y Ho1ye5; 3. Bnan HillJ.
U/ L C/ O: 1. Bran don Bt>1m..-r;1 Chad Yatl'll; 3. Jol-