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Cycle News 1997 10 08

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(Left) Glen Com man s won th e Over 30 Beg inner c la ss at t he Starwest Cyc le Par k In Moreno Valley, Calif orn ia. (Above) Damon Baue r (6) w on the Micro clas s at the i nau gu ral J on Le ak Memorial Motocross , held at the Smith Road Raceway In Med ina. Ohio. 50 MOO. 1. a-1 Gunos( t..-.nl; 2. Milor Mr..Jr (Cub); 3. IWotin Mul ford C Cob); • . Caaory H untley ( KIM); 5. Donnie Ke.rney Gores doubles up at Starwest Motocross U-lJ): 1. ChadHerbert (K. w); 2. A.J. SjoNrom t.t Ga mn-( J(Tht ); 2. Cory 8Rnr.:fl, (KTMJ; I Tudft (Yl m); 4. Krnny Ortiz (Yarn); 5. Chnst&.ln Lico.llrdi ~"TRTR !R a ~ ~ r-.... Q'\ Q'\ ...... 00 ... o .... u o Q) ..0 64 ~ C K'TM). snc. BEC 1+-6): I. RM:h.ud StffiUts OCI"Ml; 2. G.rrrl Nobk- (KIM ); J. KlyMaI Cnnwr (1.na); 4. Nil' Paluzzi acrM l; S. James MtomD(lenu. sn: BEC (7-8, : 1. I..ui5 Ri1/ft;ll ( 1CThC): 2. Jb HoI~ (1(T'M) ; J. Ch.Ipman FWnr (KTMl; " W.-bb M..-, (1CTM); S. )on1.I n Rivrn. n.Zal.r7lKawI. ; 80 112 ·13), 1. Ltn Ku.;hatJ.. Ubi); 2. o.nny Mot..- (Bon). 110 BIiC C12·1M: 1. Brandool CWTIC'(YamJ;2. Ryan Landstrom (}ion); 3. ~ c:..:..no (Hon); 4. "btl s;o.tmm (Sud; S. Brad teur rider, taking the 250cc Intermediate and Ove r 25-da...... wuu.., and Damon Bauer topped a 23-ride r Micro field to take the win. Result s M ICR O I. Dimon lUu.T (tem); 2. IJo.>n-'k BI-.-t1 (1(1),41 3. ; All.... J.--...(lrm); t Colhn r"lm.... (kT'M): 5 GI."lUI Srmt h CAct . i 110 JR. 1. Bme 8.lU.T ()Iu n); 2. M.ut T"IItv'T 15I.Il':l; 3. St,"Vt"n Ca rna han (Kawl; -I l u.~tin Stahl (Yam); 5. A11e>l Gan (Kawl . MO SR. I. Carl SchIachl (SuzJ ; 2. AoInm K.1wTlm''Y.T (KolW); 3. Bub 1.o.'Iil0 (. l; 4, J"m<... ' adlry oc.. w ); 5. A1ILTI Mandivilw ( lion). ~ SCU8Y; I . (' ..1... SI. h1 (St.;t.) ; 2. Jimm y FIl1 (i ""w); 3, CArl . Sc: LKhl lKaw ); -I Brilln Fr.ntz (Kaw); 5. T.). H.TlM nn (Ka w ). h 12S cr. 1. Cory Skinno... \Kaw); 2. jd f Grnh.1m C . U,,,, ); 3. Ric 8Iluer (Honl; 4. N.lth.1n Sch<-itJ (SuJ I; 5. Erie Duncan (Ka w). 125 1. C...,...ot R.our (Hun ); 2. o.·nni~ &-ard (Y am) ; 3 Tom tlart (lkJrt ); 4, ~ lh Powell lSuzl; 5. ScUll Smith lSu.z ). 125 8 ; 1. ~n 6r blok' (H o n); 2. t1n-nt H.1hn (yam ); 3. Ma rk Dalzwl (Suz.I; 4 Nidr. SilI"rd l CSuzJ; 5. Jim m y Fox ()(a w l. 2.'iO C1. I . Phil Arc...... {5u;t.);2. Stl"Vt' s.."'P"'''' (H...I; 3. Mik.. Obradovic C H<>nI; 4..Inry Wh.IJey (Suz); S. o.mUtn Gerwin (l ion!. 250 0: 1. Cr.. ~ Smllh lKTM); 2. SQ. "YrShLTOI<.c.- (Yam); 3. kon LaUghlin iY..m);4 , ~Sdntla llC-lw); 5. J.1mw Wolfe (kiI wl . :t'ill ft. 1. D.o vid J<-- (k.ow); 2- Mu.ISm ith (1(,ww Mil .. M...... ); Crt' CSw;); 4. BranJon)orca (Kaw l; 5. ~ W~tcn C Kaw). SOO: t. Shawn B.1lT (Han ); 2. Ian Whittoni (H II5); 3. Cy H.id (Hon); 4 Bob DiarYn (lion); 5. CNd Wnghl (Hon). 2S<-: 1. Dtoevid Jor- ll<.lw); 2. ~ Urba n(Hon); 3. Ed 1<.Im:-n (I klnI; 4. ICal.Ward UIon); S. o.n Kunanwn (Y .m). 30+: 1. Kftl W.rd ( f lon); 2. ~ Cook (Y am): J. John onbUao C Hon ); t Kandy £v_ rY&m) S.Art).lIdo:.sofl Uion ). ; 400-' 1 H",ry ..... (l<.I l; 2. CuI Davit. (1CTMl; 2. Don Spt.tpC' ;U'. a gro up of frit.."of\ds decided to hold a mot ocross trib ute as a yearly reminder of the "Ohio Ayt'r." Vinre Kamow cashed in big-time as the top Pro rid er of the day, takin g the big mont..")'. A larg~ pu ne WdS pai d through 10th p lace. and tha t kept good racing going deep into the pack. Kamow ".irtua Uy It..ad t'\-·t'ry race fro m ~ta rt to finis h, leav ing the rest to battle it out for the remaindt'r of the cash. Jaso n Rogers jammed his way throu gh tht"' pac k in both motes with a vMj' stro ng rid e in moto two to bke second overall. A ~a t crowd gathered. around as the St"('. ond Pro mota blasted off the line. and ma ny exITos we re watchi ng the new "youn g guns" in action . A good. battle d eveloped as K.1mo..... took to the lead posi tion , with local Eric Klein an d veter an Jeff H illis holding off Davi s and Rog<.-rs as the two were se.uclUng for a line .tround on the twisty circuil Davis go t O'OSS-nJtted coming dvw n the hill. losi ng ~eve r a l ~ pots . Rogers picked up the pare on his new Kawasa ki, mov ing past Hill is and Klein to nail d own seco nd overall , w hitt." Davi s remounted to finish third overall . Erie Nepoda l and Ed Karba n rode hard to finish in the to p five ove rall. Some very nice tro phi es we re give n ou t to the top three. Rog,ers rect.'ivt.'d the top jon Leal Prid e Award ." David Jones was the top Ama - the insid e of a sweepe r that seemed to catch Wesley by surprise and ~ h is sig hts o n seco nd- p laced Cris pin. Arrick. not one to hes ita te to u sc a d iffe rent line. bli tz ed a round Crispin and some u ppers on the outside of a slick right-ha nd ed tu m to ta ke over S4:"C'(md. Howeve r. o n t he sam e ~ wee pe r t ha t Arr ick had u sed ea rlie r. Crispin reclaimed second after Arrick nearIy ran into 3 lapper himself. Two turns later, Arrick sneaked back int o second for goo d on the insid e o f It tight right-hander, tak. ing Wesley with him. Cris pin now found himself in fourth place with time ru nnin g out an d Shere breath ing down his neck. Arri ck d id all he co u ld to catch Jones, but the leader was nowhere to be see n - Junes took the checkers a safe distance from the action beh ind him . Second wen t to the hard -working Arrick, followed by Wesley, Crispin and Shere . J on ~ ' II gaw him the ove rall, while Crispin's 2-4 was good eno ugh for second. Shere's 3-5 earned him third overall, wit h Arrack's 7-2 and Tcslnsky's S6 rou nding nu l the top five . Results 50 104-6); r. Jo' ry M,.m.· (KTMl; 2 o..1to.. Klinwk (KTM J; 3 r Phill ip Svobo."J.. (Y~m ); of Tyler John~n IKTM); 5. A" m n Co _ . (Cob l. 50 (741): I. Ricky DraP"' (KTM); 2. Bn.an Gcxkt.trd n ("-wI; S. Robbie l'lb lK.w ). 1IO INT : 1. M.. rt Sduof"",n (Hon); 2. Broob InRi, (Hon.l; 3 i LuUo 5fnilh (I· ".. ); t . J",JR'" Spurkd. (1<.1. ); 5. J.D. Mril1>n (H...I KOorE,"I,j : 1. BmoIr.a Innis Cion); 2. M.u lr. Sclulnna n (Hon l; 3. L.ukr Snu!h (Hon l; of. lA"f'ick C on ner tK. w); S. Ol-riek Thonw. (Y am ). 125 NOV; I . IblfnlT Jur- ( lC.Iw); 2. 8ruI.? C""P'n (Hun); 3. JlI5tin ~aior\l; . J-"onAlrid. (l1on.l5 . Vin(-eTr:sin5Ioy (Sud. ; 1:5 L 'lT: 1. Tr-oon(.Nmbn'1&&n (Sw:); 2. Don Bolte (l<.I w); 3. 8nd Hokbnjl; (S,n l; 4. Ad.m 1'hftolW ; t . t-oy Jobmon (Hon); 5. DIln Hcndcr_ Sands Raceway . Jom·lt h.ld th e qu ickest react ion w hen the gate fell for mot o one, snarin g the holeshot from the far inltide. joltt ahead of David Wesley and Vince Tesin sk y. The tri o just m issed getti ng cau ght in a first-tu m pileu p that claimed at least 10 riders, incl u di n g u su al fro n t-ru nne r Jaso n Arrick. A mud dy. rutted area after a high -speed s wcepe r co llecte d a few mo re rid er s, a nd a tricky rhythm ~ ti o n cau sed a nother 1 'dolm. 0J< Th is mad e things interes ti ng for th e lead ers, ~ince lappt."d traffic would bt.ocome a factor early on du e to the number of fallen rid ers. With a lap to go and with Jont..'S long go ne, Wt$ ley overshot a be rm w hi le tryin g to ge t aro u nd a lap pt!'r, droppi ng back to 10th. Bru ce Crispin, who sta rt· tc'd. fifth. inh er ited secon d plaCt.' afte r W~lt'y 's misfortune and stayed there until the end . Jones' 19-~ nd ma rgin of victory was ind icative o f his ab ility to move carefully around the lappers an d fallen riders. Second went to Cris pi n. fol· lo wed by a chargi ng Jus tin She re. wh o gatt"d well bt.>hind the top five. In mo to two, Jon t":" agai n was the first off the gate, but th e Hondas of Crisp in and Wesley pu lled down the . tart straight before turn o ne. Jones entered the first tum third. kep t the gas pinned dnd exited w ith th e ho leshut . wh ile Cris pin. Wesley . Anick and Tesinsky could only watch. The I~dd~rs were able to avoi d yet ano ther multi· rid er mishap, this time in a tum after a step-down obstacle. At the end of lap one. Justin She re h.,d d ispl.lced Tesinsk y for fift h whi le Jones began build ing his lead . Arrick tried to get past Wt"!>ley through the whoops. bu t ended up on the o u ts id e o f th e ens u ing turn, allowing Wesley to m.tint ain third . By lap th tL'C. ve ry dose rating was ta king place between Cris pin.. We.l ey, Arrick and Shere. with Tesinsky kee ping an eye on the top five. Arrick found a line on 250 OrEN AM, 1. Bra. n r. u.be n (Hon); 2. ' ohn P~n ll<.lwlol. bndyToy Uion); 4. Matt Portrr (ICTM);5. MuIr. ~ """•. 250 EX; 1. Nid. Dt:Iozift" (K.iw); 2. AnJn-w W...."kbo.nt Uk..-l); Fernn (l(" wl; 4. 1_ Good win (1

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