O r F.N 8 : 1. Jim Will' 'II1 n (ll unl ; 2. Richard Bur·
a
bid. (KT MI; 3. Rodney JuJlIOn (ATK); 4. Gary Delph
(Ya m); 5.lJako Kin~ald (KTMI.
25 -1-: 1. N ick Fifi eld ( Ho n): 2. Rich"rd C u~ t.lrd
(lI 11n); 3. R<
-.lm')' Jt.tLiIS Evans (K TM); 2. Prnton Lund in
(K TM); 3. BiUv Bal1t'fllero (Kl'M); -4 . K.-n Slat~.,. (Ya m); 5. SNn.
Rhinm..n~l
MO D: I . Colton Jamt5 (I.~m) .
60 BEG; 1. Dry.. n Ho1khill (K,aw l; 2. o.:.u",1M u n...,. (l<.1w) 3.
;
Tim my Ritzl~'f (l<.1w 4. COllOr1 lo1lflt'll (K.1
);
w); 5. Shan.t Rhincltan
(!(a w l.
110 (().8 ): 1. Ty Halllr!lC w l; 2. Kyh- Bo.·rg,mtz (!(aw); 3. Dnvid
k.J
Ho ugh (Ka w~.
60 {
,+-U I: 1. Aa ro n Bt.'Tgo1ntz (Kaw); 2. Robt.'rt M" moh (Kaw );
3. Gam.'tt Norr (Hon ); 4. 8r~dk"y H.,lchm ("'"w ).
flO BF.G: 1. Jam i.. Kldn (l-I"n); 2. Mil.· 5chun~'md n (Hon); 3.
Cory R~.,jrnl18 (Suz); -4. Allron Be!'&lI ntz (Su z:) 5. Mil chrll AltoO;
bn>(lk (K,;,w) .
80 (7·1 1): 1. Anrhony Barbaeovi (Yam) ; 2. o.~ CarM' (l'aw);
3. Bn-tt Mou ntilin (Ya m); -4. Tan....., Alt"llolnd.... (Ya m).
80 <12·1 3 ): 1. Scoll How~ (Yam ); 2. C h ri. Norr (Su z ); 3.
Rhill~·twrt
!"IChoJ,a.. Bur.lOn (lYw ); 4. R.J. G.ln;ia (5uz:l.
..
80 (14-16): 1. Tod d ~tur (lion); 2. David s.. .ot hr (HorI l;
3. Jnhn Simannvich (Hom) ; -4. 01ad Fr.nk Ukml.
B/W : 1. Kurt Calldli (",",w ); 2. Bo.Jbby Ste ffan ( Kaw).
125 BJ:G: I. Kya n ' 'Nnty (Suz); 2. Eu~one W~Il'f (Yo1m); 3Cli nt Ewin", (5uz:); 4 . A.J. Stogno..,. (Yam ); 5. DavJd Mc:Man u. (Su d .
125 NOV: 1. Kris B1umd.ahllSuz); 2. J.J. Ron.uinu (Yam); 3. Bn-nl
Gi11i.\m t5\1:.);4.1....'n
.
Bridn Sha
(Ho n).
250PKO: 1. Ty K.ady (Su.z:); 2. Co1in Couto (Yam ).
sao NOV : 1. M e W illiafn8 (HUlO).
f R VET BRC : I. Shovl!' Willi am.. (Hun ); 2. David C..llaghrr
(Yam ); 3. Shy MoNte (Suz); 4_Md ~ Billirl&-<1ry(Ya m).
'
IK VET NOV : 1. Brad Pidro (Suzl; 2. Gabi AN yuu ( Hon); 3.
Kyko f'IlO.-'I'neI' (ya m); 4 . "-al Alum (Hor"; 5. Palna At.ha r (Yam) .
.J R VET 11\. 1. T..rry c..~h".m intls (VAm ); 2. C hu d . I(ub....
'1':
,
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o
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tSwo,.
VfT I:lIi : I. KlItI8Schu d k" (lion); 2. Andy A\UI'l(Ya m); 3.
G
C uy C uom:io (Hon) ; 4. David Ga llaRhe r (Ya m) ; 5. Larry Hip p
(H.m).
hardll (Kaw ); 3.
VET NOV : 1. Joh n Jack.llon (I(.;r,w); 2. lIrucc Rlc
Oa"..ll Sanden. (Yam); -4 St~....... NorT (Hon); S. r adla Aflthar (Yam).
.
VET IN T : 1. Fra n k COItta nl.O (H o n ); 2. Ed wa rdo Tripp<>
(l ion ); 3. Jerry A8lM"I' (Ho n); 4. Mil<...- Lictria (H on ).
VET EX- PRO : 1. Tim Telford Uk>n); 2. Jon Za lvt (Ka w) ; 3.
Rich Truchinaki (fC.;l w); -4. Jimmy Robe "'" (Hen) .
SR AM : 1. FrM Willi s (Hem) ; 2. Ch.lrl~ How ll'U (Ya m) ; 3.
Rru Brnson (Hon); -4 M ich.tcl Bumdt ffiuz:); S. Smtl W. I....r Sr.
.
(Hon).
SR EX: I. Kenrly Za lvt (Yam) ; 2. Mike Web b (Suz); 3. W.G.
Wit.on (Suz); 4. sre- Cbrlr ~); S. Randy Andft'Mm (Yam).
(Above) Kaleb Northrup fl ew 10 l ive
class wins at the Variety Riders
Labor Day Hillcllmb near Ottawa,
Illinois.
(Right) Jim Witteman lI ew to the
Open B...,lass win and Ilnlshed
second In the 250Cc B cia.. at the
lisbon Falr""ross In Ohio.
Northrup, Peterson top guns
at Labor Day Hillclimb
By Bud Northrup
Pholo by Mark Lewis
orrAWA.IL SErf. 1
The Vari ety Riders of Otta wa, lllinols, held their
annual Labor Day Hilldimb Shootou t at th eir
clubgrou nd s, and Kalcb No rt hrup had his best
hill climbing d ay ev er as he clai med five class
wins, th e Amateur-class fast-time awa rd , and a
beautiful travelin g troph y for win ning the fiveeven t Top Push rod Class Rider Series ro- sponso red by the Variety Riders and the Polo Rock
River Riders. Ryan Peterson claimed three claes
wi ns and delivered the fastest time in the Exhibition clas ses, which wa s also the overall fas t
time of the da y.
Nort hru p's first win came in the 750cc class,
w he re he ov ercam e Ne braska 's Kevin T ilson
and his hot-runnin g Triumph. Tilson took th e
first-round lead w ith a good 3. 42o-~ond time,
then appeared to put the class awa y in the second round w it h a b laz ing 3.140· second time.
No rt hro p was com pe ting on the Kaw asa ki triple
of his in jured broth er Jason, an d was still ' trying
to learn how to rid e it. On his seco nd rid e, Kaleb .
took his broth ers advice and pegg ed th e thr ottle
ou t of the hole and held it thPre, resu lting in a
blisterin g 3.003-sec0nd , high-flying nm over the
top . The run was good enough for the 750cc win,
and also se t a nl.. fast time for the day. David
"W
Deaver Jr. car ded a good 3 .~nd time on
his classy BSA for th ird place.
Northrup nredt:d only on e rid e to win the
Open C
IaS.CI, turning in a good 3.116 .seconds on
his Triumph. Kevin Tilson was aga in his closest
compe tition, cardi ng a 3.395--serond time on his
Triumph for second place.
In Pu shr od · cla ss act ion, Northr u p 's first. round time on th e 800cc Trium ph of 3.164 seconds took the lead into interm ission, but seco nd r ou nd act ion saw who else but Kevin Tilson
deliver a 3.0n ·second ride on his Triumph to
mov e into the lead. Northrup responded , how eve r, with a perfect full-throttle blast up the hill.
tu rn ing a sUpt"rb 2.996 second s. Th e rid e not
only earned No rthrup th e class win.. but also set
a new fast time, as he beat his 0 \\'11. tim~ on the
big 750cc tripl e.
N orthrup' s fourth w in ca me in the Stock
claS"CI, wh ere he turned in a 3.311-sf"(X)nd time on
his YZ2.50. Fortner took seco nd in 3.518 seconds
on Jason N ort hrup's RM25O.
N orthrup's fina l wi n came in th e Open 4Str oke Exhibition clas s, where he ran another
3.116-second tim e on his Triumph for the win,
though his heart mu st have skipped a bea t when
20-yea r- old Casey Rick fl ew TelTY Bail ey' s
Harley over the top in 3.117 seconds for seco nd
place.
(K.a l; 4. Van Boy~ (Ho n); 5. J$CObB'llley (Kaw ).
w
200: I. Rya n P.'tomlOll (Ho n); 2. Scott Slwt-ts (Kaw);:l. Anthon y rll' Ha n (Yam); 4. Aill Sta rk C
Hon); 5. 7..M"h f'.li,i .... (fC.;lw) .
250 : 1. An thony Dcll.ut (J Io n ); 2. And y Fortner (Suz l: 3.
Brent Stewllrt (Y. m); -4. Eric Wh~'t'lwnght (Yam); .5. Clint Cro wley
(Ho n).
4I.XJ: 1. Lany ChrUo (Yam ); 2. Pau l Ha ckba rth (Yam); 3. Doug
t
Ca ml'l...lI (H Ull; -4 r .ul Hillard (Ydm) .
)
500 : 1. Bill r .idcr (Ho n ); 2. A ndy Fortna (Ho n ); 3. Eric
Wha·lwnJ;ht (H on ); -4 . C lin t Cro w ley (Ho n); S. John ~KiN
(lion).
.
7'iO:
1. Kdkob Nnrthmp IK.o 2. "'--vin T1h. n O'n); 3. o..vid
w);
n
C
!tSA);4. Craig DrHa rt (K. w); S. Bill raider ( K'rM).
OPE N: 1. K.ak~ Northrup ITn ); Z. Krvin Tilson (T n ); 3. J:ric
SWoh (Yam); -4 Jeff Botuonnon (H oD); 5. Bob f'"lSho:r (}i..D).
SR~ 1. Llrry Ori'" (Ydml; 2. Bill My..... (H . D); 3. Tnm Ru lli....
o ); 2. Clint Crowley (l io n); 3.
Er ic Wh ee lw righ t ( H o n) ; -4 . A n d y Fortne r (H o n) ; .5. Kal rb
Northrup O'n l.
Si.'"
Witteman Wonderful at
Lisbon Fair-Cross
By Rupert Pellett
USBON, OH, AUG. Zl
Grove City 's Jim Witteman was on th e gas at th e
inaugural Lisbon Fair -Cross, as the Columbiana
county fairgroun ds hosted a round of prom oter
Ta b Thom ps on's Oh io County Fair Motocross
Champions hips . Witteman used good starts and
a steady thr ottle to pilot his Honda CRSOO to the
ove-rall wi n in the Opt-n class, and took ~nd
ove rall in the 250cc B di vision .
Salem 's Suzu ki- mo un ted Joseph Mare tich
was ab le to h old off Wi tteman in th e 250cc B
races , bu t the Open class was all Wittem an as he
jammed. his CR ahead of Leetonia 's Richard Burbic k a nd su r p r ise entry Rodney Judson . Offroad Nationa l con tender Jud50n wa s racing his
AT K fo r local s po nsor Beaver Creek Cycles ,
since the Colum bia na.county pVfon t W4l.CI nl"arb y.
Mount G ilead's Jared G ra b ie l p ut in a n
excellent perfor mance, as th e yo unJ; superst ar
flew his Su zuki to th e win in the Min i Junior
class a nd to second overall in the 80cc (9·15)
d ivi sion. Ne w Sp rin gfield 's Landen Rust wa s
absolu tely un stoppable in the 50cc (4-6 ) category, w inning both motos on his Cobra .
Resu tta
r...........
50 ( U,) : I.
R.w (Cub); 2. Au""in Hrimbcrs.... (Ad ).
SO (1-8) ; 1. Tommy r~1le1t (Cob); 2. Brandon Borg-rn (Ad); 3.
TravV Co kman (Yam ).
t» : I. Joel' rdMt (ICaw); 2. J- Rico: (Kaw ); 3. Tommy r "Uett
lKaw); -4 JUltlin Hill (l(aw); 5. Carl. Cu~'ilrd (Kilwl .
.
110 C
q..1Sl: I. J..8h H"milton (I-km ); 2. Ja red Gr abi..J (Suz); 3 .
A.J. Mradr (Kaw); 4. Tra C't'Y Haun (Kaw ); 5. CfYlII4ll WiliiafNlOn
(K.. w ).
80 JR: I . JarM Crabiel (Sun ; 2. J~ Pellett (Kaw); :l. Kyle
Rlngw altf (H" n ); 4. c..rICu!'Io1l rd (K..w); S. BryolnBurp;l'Tt(K..wl .
80 SR: 1.,keh HlImill on (Hon ); 2. A.I. Mot d r ()(a w ); 3. G~
a
Myt"n (Ka w ); 4 . T r..«-y Ha u n (Ka w ); 5 . C ry . la l W illia en.on
(K.1
w).
SCH BV 125; 1. Lorry Ru," (V..m); 2. Mot Huy (Yam); 3. Ow
u
PoL1nd (l lon ); -4 Ryan Nc:zbo:h (Suz); S. RickyCIDt.1rd (Hon).
.
t
125 B: 1. Tony RobiNJOn (Kaw); 2. Larry RtllIt (Ya m); 3. J""""
Paholni..h (Hon); 4 . N ick Fifield (Ho n) ; 5. Rya n LaufC'r.w..i1e r
(!(a w).
.
125 C; 1. Dan Frl uw (Stu); 2. OuilI l'o land (lion); 3. Malt
Brrro:r CSu.z:); -4. Ricky E. Cu.-.tard (Hon) ; 5. B.J. Dyko: (Yam ).
2SO8 : 1. Jot: Maft"tich (Suz:); 2. JimWltlftn.an Ilion); 3. Trrry
DamN (lion); 4. Rictw.td Custard (lion); 5. DuUE'l Bt!dr. (JaM).
MINEOLA, TX. AUG. 24
Scot t Scherb scored the t'asy wi n and the
series title in th e Ope n Pro class at the
1/ Ro-m ile ova l at Actio n Speed way . Great
weather greeted the 56 entrants wh o
she wed up to do battle. With th is being
the last ra ce o f th e su m mer series, th e
action was ho t an d heavy as the races
d etermined who wou ld win the champiunship trop hy in most of the classes.
Scherb ha s been the ma n to beat in
thi s cla ss , as he has wo n a ll s ix rac es o f the
series . Af ter winn ing his heat, Scherb an d th e
rest of the Pros lined u p to do battl e for the feature. Appa ren tly, the extra $200 track owner Joe
Sny der add ed to th e purse for t his event had
rid er s a little anx ious . With rid ers jum ping the
gun on the first tw o starts, th e third time was a
ch arm as Sche rb got th e holesh ot , wit h Bubb a
Bentl ey an d Johnny John son in tow . Sche r b
immediately we nt to the cus hion near the fence
with the gas on, and the rest is history. Bentley
put in a fine rid e for second , as former AMA
Expert Johnson kept th e pr es.Clure on for th ird .
In th e 80cc A-ela ss act ion , Jeffr ey Harder
pull ed off th e win after a less-than -stellar sta rt.
Harder put his head down and ma de up wha t
ha d seemed to b e an ins u r mo u n tab le ga p
between him self. lead er Merle Sche rb and secen d -p laced Cody Humphrey. After getti ng by
Humphrey, Hard er set his sig hts on Sche rb .
Sche rb loo ked to be in con tro l until he lost traclion coming off tum fou r on lap eight. Harder
managed to squeak by, and nev er looked. back
en rou te to the win .
.
In what ha s been the most compe titive class
all year, the 125cc feature on this day was no d ifferen t. Jennifer Snyder pulled off a convi ncing
win afte r a battl e ea rly in the race wi th lead er
Harder. Snyd er and Hard er raced side by side in
the early sta ges of the race. but Snyder wa s too
smoo th and qu ick for anyone to kee p up wit h
he r pace. Hard er finis hed seco nd and Scherb finished thi rd .
Re sults
P/W: 1. BL:tk.t:Sny d .:r (Han); 2. Se-an CL:trk (Youn); 3. Daniel
Trahan (Vam l; 4. Brad ly Hard...,. (Loom); S. Child ",",11..." (Yam).
110 A: 1. J..ln.y H. rd .... (H.m); 2. M...... Schrtb (Hun); 3. Cody
Humphrey C
K.twl; 4. Corby Scherb (Hon ); 5. Mar k Allrn (Hon).
IlO B: I. Log lln SchCTb (Hon ); 2. Dyl.1n Rudolph (lC ); 3.
.aw
Za ch Thornun'; oJ. Lucas Sclwrb (Ho n); 5. o..ni~1 Tf'llh" n (Ya m).
1~: 1. J ~n n l f("\' Snydt>r ( Ho n ); 2 . J..ll rt")' Hu d t"r (Hn n ); 3.
M~'I')' I St:h~rb (I-Ion ); 4. Ma rk Allcn (H an); S. Ben Snyd n C
Hon).
2.50: 1. M,·rl.· Scher b (Ho n); 2. lcf f Lotty (Ho ,.); 3. Ja mt5 BedinRfi..ld (Hon); -I. Jake Thom~; S. Co rby Scht.Tb(Hon).
'
2SOVlNT: 1. TIg... O ilrk (Hon); 2. Ru_1I Bow,"" (Yam); 3
r
Jatl_ Tayk ... (Ya m ).
OPE N VINT ; 1. Mitch H ov d e n (Ya m) ; 2. J.R. McN .amftr.
(Yam ); J. CE'r a ld J..-up (H-D); 4. John Jackaon (Hon ).
OPEN" AM~ I . Sha nE' PE'ti!l (Hun); 2. elm McNamar. (Rrd; 3.
t
VIIIO' B"ba m...' ( Hun).
OPEN PRO:. I. Scott 5cho:rb(H-Dl; 2.. BublM Bentley (HOI\); J.
Johnn y Jl,h MOn (Ho n); 4 . Shant' rctti~ (Ho n); S. Milch Hovd.-n
(Yam ).
Hon ); 3.
MAD DOG~ 1. Sm« Scherb (Hoo); 2. Rt-xcn.wd l C
Ca rl lCrllCT (HonJ; 4. Jame! T..ylm (Hon) ; S. Ted Vori< (Hun).
Simonsen, Gomez, Gabhart
smoke Castle Rock IT
By Clay Light
CASfLER K, WA. AUG. 31
OC
Na tion al number 37, J.P. Simonsen, overcame a
d ismal start in the Expert main even t to overta ke
Jeff Ann en late in the 15-1ap final to pos t a win
at the Castle Rock 17 Cha m pionship, th e final
round of the nine-event series at the Cas tle Rock
Clubgrounds.
AI50 im prps sive were a conti ngent of Ca lifornians - the majority of whom came up from
the Lodi Motor cycle Club · who dominated sever al clas se s during th e Labor Day weekend
trip le-header. The Californians were It'd. by Matt
Gom ez Sr ., winner of all three 600cc Pro-Am
ma in e ve n ts . A lso notching ~weeps of th ei r
cla sses were Steve Ha ll (Vin tage Open Singl e)
and Jeff Gabha rt (25Oec f'ro.Am).
Hall, who rode a Yama ha IT SOO, fended off
normal class front· runners Allen Morinville and
Garry Roller in th e Vinta ge Open Single class to
finalize his sweep. As did the majority of th e
