(Left) Ric k HU!J1phre ys (17) won the
2SOCc Expert class over Kell y
Donaldson (7) at the open ing round 01
t he TexaslAHRMA Fall MX serie s In
Lake Whitney. Texas.
(Above) Andy Fortner fl ew 10 the SOOCc
Illino is State Championship Hillclimb
tltle, p icking up Ihe Fasl TIme Trophy In
the process. In Georgetown. illinois .
finish, followed by Sayles , Keith Ma ggard, Steve
Holt, Tyler Russell, Josh Bastin and Ada m Ca rpenter.
In the Over 30 featu re. Wolf got the hc leshot
a nd the lead, only to give it up to Joe Seyffer le in
tu m th ree. Robert Bro w n th e n go t by Wulf to
take ove r the seco nd spo t. Seyfferle led the rest
of the wa y for his wi n. followed by Brown ,
Wo lf, Ba rry Benk e rt , Cu rt SnE"ll in\; . Jo e
Ma tthe ws Sr., James Beck, Ron Mou nts an d Scot
Corman.
Matthews and Beck retumed to the tr ack to
finish fin;t and seco nd, respectively, in the Ov er
50 feature. Herschel Benkert took th ird , followed
by Lou Krame r a nd Bill Barnich .
The seco nd moto had Humphrey s with the
lead , wi th Lucas, Knaack and Mu nso n in tow.
Humphrey s look ed like he wa s a bout to p u ll
away, bu t his ch ain came of! and tha t finis hed
him. This gave Lucas clear sa iling. and he pulled
awa y from the res t of th e Experts to tab the
moto and overall wi n.
Results
Results
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l'Ko- AM : I. Tommy HennsJ.l.'T (Hon) .
OPEN A AM: 1. MIilIip Wolf (Hon)~ 2. Jocl fl.rown (liol'd; J .
Joe M lll t h ...... 5 Jr . (Hon); .. . Do n Uowi" (Ho n); 5. A lbl-rt La w !'
(Hurd .
50 AM: 1. Jacob Tolbert (lnn); 2. J08h 5.yl" ck (Rlld; 3.
H en.c he l ~"l<('rl (Ho,,); 4. l.<>u Kram ~r (H('I I; 5. Bill 8,tmich
"
(linn).
SM>WY: I. ra l Reynold ! (JoJw ); 2. Snm Lo._ e (Jaw ); 3. Herd ....Benllcrt (fdW ); 4. Albert LoweU"w).
Lucas, Been and Gerber grab
two atLake Whitney Vintage MX
By Harvey Mushman
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LAKE WHITNEY. TX. AUG.31
.
Bobby Lucas, Darrell Been and John Gerber all
earn ed do ub le·moto wi ns in their respecti ve
c1a!l!l es at rou n d o ne of the fo u r t h a n nua l
Texas / AHR,\rfA Fall Series , sponsored by Vin M
tag E', at the recently rt.-mod eled. Lake Wh itney
Cycle Ran ch . Pet e Wa tson a nd h is cre w at
Broad way Yama ha /KTM of Tyl er, Texas, are
one of numerous loca l shops providing up to
$5000 in con tinge ncies for th e ove ra ll winners.
Lucas just got out fron t ea rly in bo th Over 30
Expert motos and went unchallen ged to both
wins. Been and Ger ber fough t all day, with Ger·
ber getting the Over 30 Novice wins, but Been
turnt;:'d th e ta bles to take bot h 250cc Novict;o
wins . Been was n't on his usual Hond a 2.50, ridM
ing instead a new 250 Hu sky from Vin tage M
and
he loo ked fas t. J.R. Ott smoked everyone in the
Evolu tion class aboard a '78 250cc Honda , and
looks like the man to bt.-at in that class .
The O ver 30 Exper t cla ss wa s th e race to
watl;:h, with eight potentia l wimlt;:'rs lin ed up .
Luca s showed. everyone the fast wa y to Whit M
ney's big s t a i r~ s te p u ph ill , fo llowed by Rick
Hum phreys, Sean Knaa l;:k, Lawrence Lucia and
Ro n Mun son . Luca s lo oked fast b ut, as
Hu m ph reys started to app ly some pressu re, he
sli d o ut in a corner, re mounting in sl!ve n th
pla L.'I;'. On lap thrrt, LUl:as stillt;onjoyed a good
le ad o ve r Knaa ck , w ho wa s unawa re that
Hu m p hr eys ha d reco vered to thi rd and was
closi ng . On the whiteMflag la p , H umph re ys
moton.'d by Knaack on th e mon ster uphill an d
started to rtc"el in Lucas, bu t he coul d n't make the
pass and settlc..>d for seco nd .
125 NOV : 1. J. D<-nn" (J-k,n ).
250 NOV; 1. D. a-n (HWI; 2. G . WMe (CD ; 3. J. ~~r
)
(Yam ).
•
250 INT ; I. C. Krl.l.....IBull ; 2. S. Mill .... (P.. n); 3. B. Brun ml-u.r
·
(K. w).
2SOEX: I. R. Hu mphrq-s (Hul); 1. K. 00na1dllOn (Hon.l; J . S.
Kn.uck (OM).
500 NOV: I. R. lCing (Ma i).
3tl+ NOV: 1. J. Cftbn (Va m l; 2. O . IJt...,n CHU!I; 3. G . Wh ilo)
~ INn 1. s . Miller (l'ert); 1. C. KcUer (Bull; 3. 8 . 8runm elCl'
(lCaw ).
lll+ EX: 1. B. I.uc",, {P",);2 S. Kn.o
Ml (0....); 3. L.1 ..uct..(CZl.
WMN EX: 1. T.Gerbn (V4J\l); 2
Brunmric:r'(J(awl.
EVO I : 1. J. Ott (H o n ); 2. R. MunllOl\ (KTM); 3. T. Gerber
r.
(H ili).
EVO 2: 1. K. Bjork (Yam); 2. G . C on lt>y s.
Fou rt.eenMyear-old Anthony De Har t wa s a
doubltXlass winner, claiming titles in both the
2nn and 250cc classes. Showing wh y he carries
the Na tional nu mber tw o on his Jackso n Performan ce YZ12S, DeHart tu rned a good 4.391-sec·
ond time for th e win in the 200cc class, w ell
ahead of ru n n e r ~ u p Beck y W illiams, who
cla ime d the second -place trophy with a 5.185second time on he r KXI2S . Kevi n Rya n took
th ird , follow ed by Scott Sheet.. and Tim Lambert .
DeHart wa s the only 250cc~dass r ider to
br eak th e four-second barrie r af ter the rain ind uC\.-d restart, and his 3.928-second time was
al'tO very imp ressive_ It was impre'l~i ve be-c"aU!Ie
the seco nd-p lace rider, Bill Ashley, was m ore
than ha lf a seco nd slower, with a 4.500"serond
tim e on his Suz u ki. Mar k Goo d ma n was close
behind Ashley wi th a 4.5J6.second tim e, while
Jerem y Weaver and Fortner finish ed. off the top
five.
Th e You th-c la ss com petition fo u nd Blak e
Ca ppello winning the SOcc class on his Lent and
. Kevin Ashley taking the B5cc title on his KXBO.
Other amat eur -class winners were Steve Shafer
in the 400cc class, Cra ig DeH art in the 750cc
class, Bill Ashley in th e Senio r class, and Mark
Goodman in the Stock class .
Result s
50 AUTO: I . B1akt"CoIf'P'l'lk> (~); 1. M.:a rk Matthe_ (5uJ:) ;
3 . Tn mm y BTUC.. (Hn n l; 4 . Alloi Pel ly (ICTM); 5. Ju,. tin Trrn t
n
(Yam) ..
85 YnI: 1. Kc.-vin Ashley (K.aw ); 1. B...'C'ky Wil Uam!J C
K.aw ); 3.
Molt! WeoIV..r(Ka w ); 4. ClIrilI Riv_ (Su~l; S. Ja~ H" y" (Kaw).
m 1. A nlkony o.-H"n (Yaml ; 2. Bo>d.y William l (K.'Iw ); 1.
Ke-v Rvan (lCawl; 4 . Scott SlIt'rilI (Kaw);S . Tim L.mbrrt (Ka wl.
in
:zsO: 1. An thony Detwn (Hun); 2. BiD Nhky; 1. M.&rk Good nMl (K..wl; 4. Jeremy we ever (Yaml; 5. Andy Fortnl'f lSu-zl
n
.
4{kJ: I. 5tc-vt Sha l.....(""m l; 2. tany Ch rtlll (Ya m); 3 . Doug
Cam pbrU CHu,.); 4. M.uk Shaft."!' (Ka w); S. Paul Hi l1drd (Y. ml.
500: 1. Andy Fortnrr(Hon l;:z. John ~il1!l C
Hon); 3. Ma rk
Sh•.JIcr (Honl; 4. Scott: Petty C
Hon); S. Xott: Peanon (Hon).
150: 1. Craig Do.-H"n ( J(aw ); 1. Andy f'ortnt'f (lCaw); 3. 801:>
e:tt'tln (KTM); "'. RrlQ.;ork lY..m); 5. 1U1 Nnrt hrup (K.aw).
t'h
OrEN ; 1. nub FI:>hI:rCl I-Dl; 2. Harry D...nha m (l1·m; 3. K.a ld,
Northrup IT'; ); 4. John HilL",:t (1'1· ); Icrrod Lindquw t C
0
Kdw ).
SR: 1. Bill As hley (Sm); 2. Cn ij; Do.-H,," (Kaw); J . Bob Cl",,,
(KTM); 4 LAIT)"Ch ri,;t (Ya m); S. K.vin W.aVl!f (Hnn).
PSH Ro , I. Bub Fl>lhl"r (H · [)); 2. Harry Denham (H · Dl; 3.
TrT)' B.a
iley: ·4o K.ldI Northrup (Tri).
~TK. I .
Goodman (K.t w ); 1. Kotk-b N orthrup (Va m ); J .
s.
Mot"'
Milc:h W u vl!f.
and take over the secon d pos ition . Woma ck and
Foster stayed withi n reach bu t could not capitalize and kept it close in fourt h and fifth. The riders kept the actio n exciting to the finish and , at
the checkers , Wiega nd motored across with the
wi n . Moo re go t his bes t-ever fin is h in seco nd .
and Curd held on to finis h third, just ah ead of
WOflldck and Foster, who battled it out all th e
way to the finish .
wteg and's seco nd- mo te win and overall for
the nigh t mad e for an excellent finish in his last
rare as a SOccrid er. He turns 10 before the next
race at KB and will gra du ate into the 60cc ranks .
Cu rci put in fine rid es for the night, going 1-2
for seco nd overall, and J.D. Moore claimed third
with a 3--2.
Results
50 8EG (4-6) ; 1. Scu lly Craven C
KTM ); 2. M.son WOlNck
(KTM ); 3. Jettrey N icke U \SI.lz1 4. JOhhllolGreco ( LEM I; $. la" Mu r;
ray ( I(J'M).•
.' ;0 BFG (7· 9 ): 1. Jimmy Rfl"n" i"" n U...-m); 2. Ty lt"r C-.nwdy
(Le m ); 3 . Kramer r alle r&Un(Le m) ; 4 . C h ril Sa nti no (KTM) ; S.
M.1tttvw Kent (Act).
50 NOV: 1. BN u W~nd (Leml; 2. Mach.Hi Cwci Clftn); 3.
J. D. Mou fl" (Lt-m); 4 . St",lCIn Womack (KTM); 5. Bria n !'oIICl'
; 3.
Ju..tin I'hilliptlOl\ (KT'M); 4. Camerot'l Fo8IC1' (}(awl ; S. Ridt Men.
d ozalKaw ).
125 NOV: 1. J..- Oa WM)l\ llCaw) ; 2 C urti! TIoCkIt>y (Kaw); 3_
Nolte Willian", (Yam ); 4 . Jun La Rul' U llin) ; S. 5lt"Y'1\ Zi nd a (Suz).
L
2.."00 BEG. 1. Ma rc Zw illin ger (Hon); 2. Jon KeUl'r (Ya m); 3.
JOl'h c.u ney (V.. m ); 4. Clin t H.1nd (Ho n); S. Dan Wynd< (~l.
250 NOV: 1. JL_ Da-.>n (J(a w l; 2. Jon Stychno (lCaw) ; 3.
8t'fo w.........htorg d Lem over a field full
.
of to p 50cc Novice r id ers from t h ro u g hu ut
No rthern Californi a and Nevada.
Moto one beg an with a bang as a full gate of
50cc riders blasted out of the ga te and head ed
in to the 9O-dcgrce leftM
hand first tum. Michael
Cu rci out of Cameron Pa rk led th e way, w ith
J.D. Moo re pu s hing ha rd in second a nd Wiegand in thi rd. As the laps dwindl~, Wiega nd
was able to 7.ap the Rosevi lle Cycle--sponso red
Lem o f Moo re an d take over sccond behin d
Cu rci, a lso on a Lern. Bria n Fos ter Mw ho, like
Cu rci. rid (.S for Racer' s Pit Stop and is out of
'
gated fourth, with KTM-mount·
Cameron Park M
cd Stenson Womack in fifth. Everyo ne held their
positions to the fInish , with Curci picking up th e
win , Wiegand second an d Moore th ird .
Wh en the gate felt for mo to tw o, the race
loo ked illmo :-t the same as the fir st , as Cu rd
grabbed the holeshot, wi th Wiegand seco nd a nd
Moo re third . Womack caught a ~tter start this
time a nd held down fourth over Foster as the v
complet+ their firs t tap . Wiegand didn't wait
:d
long to make his move on C urci: He powered
a round hi m on th e ve ry next lap . Wiegand
looked smooth and beg an to motor away from
the res t of the pack as Moo re began challenging
Curci for second. On lap th ree, Curci srumbled ,
and that wa s all Moore needt"d to gE't around
Jackson jams at
Pro Challenge Motocross
By David Deringer
LAKE GENEVA, Wl. AUG. l
T he thi rd and fina l round of the Ni else n Pro
Challenge at Lake Geneva Raceway saw Junior
Jackson take the seril:."S championshi p after som e
sma rt and consistent racin g. Go ing int o th e final
rou nd , Jackson had a slim points lead oVt.'r ft;olM
low Nielsen teamma te Jimmy Gad d is. Local star
Eron
Ez erins
was
in
th ir d
and
FMF/Xtreme / PirelH-backed Jim Povolny was in
fourth. Gaddis was forced to sit out the event
due to some in jured ribs sus tain al in a cra sh one
week pri or.
Banz ai Suz uki / To rq ue Center.sponso re d
Ezerins ho leshot the firs t 250cc Pro mo to and
took off for the moto wi n on his home trac k .
Behind him were Jackso n, F&S Suzuki /X tremebac ke d An th ony Pocoro b ba , a nd Po voln y .
Nielsen's Brad Woobey rounded o u t the top
five for the moto.
In the second mo to, Povolny gra bb ed the
start but soo n wen t down, hand ing the lead to
Pocorobba. J a ck..~o n and Ezcrins were hot on his
'
tail as th e-y were going for the points. Pocorobba
pulled away in the nt."Xt few la ps , and Jackson
.
and EZt:'rins wou ld havt:' a race of thei r own .
Ezerins ho u nded the Honda rider for !I{"veral
laps and then made his move over a double into
a corne r. As Ezerins pulled away in second ,
Jackson seemed cont cnt in thir d . Mo\w g up on
th e cau tious Jackson was the d uo of Tom HofM
m a st er and Bra ndon Bart z. Jackso n quickly
no ticed and picked up thl! pa ce, hold ing thi rd to
the finish in front of Ule two.
