(Left) Jared Malmquist climbed and
scratched his way to th e Expe rt-.c: lass w in
at tha Plo nkerslATA Bac k to School Tr ials
hel d In Big Bear Lake . California.
(Above) Bob Grant powe red his Rotax to
the sh ort t rack victory in th e Pr o-Am class
at th e Lodi Cycle Bowlin Californ ia.
overall by th e fini sh . O n th e same lap. Busenbark s uffered a n a t rear tire a nd would lo se
many position s while changing it. After re-enter ing the race, he climbed. to 16th overall.
Leiva n continued to lead out fron t, enjoying
a dust -free rid e for most of lap tw o. whil e Thiele
m ov ed into second a nd was o n th e ch a rge .
Yo unt s till ma intained t he thi rd positi o n ,
altho u gh KTM r td e r M ik e Wind m ann w a ll'
applyin g pres su re a nd Brock Busen ba rk had
tak en ove r fifth.
Thi ele mad e up ov er 30 seconds on Leiva n
on lap th ree a nd looked to be ma king a serio us
run at th e wi n. " I tho ught that I was goi ng fast
en ou gh on those third an d fourth laps," Leivan
sa id, "b ut 1gu ess that Chris was really rolling ."
As Thiele completed the fourth tap only six
seconds behind Lei.van,. Leivan upped the pace in
an a ttt"TTlp t to grt away before Thie le could hitch
a ride. Leivan then turned in the fastest lap of the
da y. a 2357, which wa s more than a minute faster
tha n his previous I.>p time. a nd d istanced himse li
from Thielt!'. Thiele tuuk.a ~piU un the final circui t
a nd backed it d own a notch to take a sa fe seco nd .
Leivan finished with a lead of 42 seaJnds on his
Answer/ Sprocket5pecialis"'/RK -baded WR25O.
Brock Bu sen ba r k. Yo u n t a nd Chris N e sb itt
rounded out the top five m"Pr.lll.
Resul ts
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0 1A. 1. s..- tri..... (Y.m); 2. 0vD Thidr CK.Iw ); 3. 8n.d.
Bo.uo:nNrir. (Yam); 4. Kftt Yount CV. ml; S. ClIrD Nebitl. (Y.mJ.
AA:. 1. a- Thario: (~w); 2. lln.x1< ~ (Y.lrnJ; l. ~
Younl (Y .un ); 4 , Mib W lndnuonn (l('f'Il,fl ; 5. ~ BoJt. O'~).
A: 1. Ch , i" S~bitt (Yam ); 2. Jam,r Jr n ninS s (V. ml ; 3.
M.uhrw l'unJry lth , . ); 4 . Krvin 8.. ylr (Hon ); 5. Jdf l..Ip pr:
ocrMl.
1258: I. Trd uPP (k.lw); :!. T~san-U (Y.un ); J.Qris.
5nltJk' (K.aw); 4. Kurt fibfoll (Yam) _
Il I .
M
.ttJrbrTs (I<. w); 2. MoItt M.uurring ( K.lw ); J.
BrianSd k ac..w); -t. Jaw Faubtich (K.w ); 5. JohnStou t (K.wl .
2SO B: 1. John ~khoU (Yan'll; 2. D!.wnc R.lmbo (HonJ; J .
NK"k C1.Iw ford IYAml; 4. Krvin B.-tts l K.a ); 5. Bn.t n IUduordllOll
w
O'.Im) .
:!SO C: 1. KUJ1Smith (Y.lm) ; '2.Col lin Shrridan rll ( t .. .,); 2.
r...... Bw.rnbart. (HI.,); 3
,.-:ph Armon Ulun); 4. Doug Jor- tl<. wl; 5. e;.,y riLont a k>n>.
VET; I. Jon SimoN (Yam ); 2. o.Jr C ulley (Yam); 3. o.vid
l>Ilhn Rh.lm (Ya m); 4. Krnnclh H u hL y (Ya m) ; S. R.lndy
e
Jon"
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SR: 1. " rad """""" (Yaml ;:z. w m.... Cufky (lYw); 3_Jimmy
m
J<. .... IKaw};4. An.ty Nom oc.wl; S.'im Younl CVolm l.
SISKo I. Bob Jon t'll (I<.w); 2. C....,l ir Bu ,k (I<.w ); 3. Jo hn
0I1 t'f (Y.lm); 4. KKk Ca l'f""'bIr (K1"M); S. f , ank Ll!iv.ln (Y.lm,l.
JR: 1. Robl'l1 Dunao n (y .lm): 2, z.,ck Mabery (Ho n); 3. Ca se'Y
t litll",·l l'nir ); -t_J"'"'"y Wi""-,,,p (Y.lm ); 5. )"hn Mil" l" v il'h (Y .Ull ).
Tl R: 1. kff KUl'ChMUTll- 1
- 5Il"l" (AM ; Z. GR"g Cl a, 1. (l io n ); 3.
N.l lh.n Milunc (linn ); 4. Brutt eo.d 1KlM); 5. OIlnny H.11'Ti:Mlcl
"",,I.
Malmquist aces ATA Back to
School Trials
challenging tu rns up an d ove r bo ulders . You
needed to eee this to appreciate thei r fabulous
efforts . Wh ite mos t rid ers we re doing the dab-around dance, Clive Ha nnon in the Advanced A
c1as~ waltzed on through thi s section wit h two
deans, winni ng over Ke n Melody , who rode
with a single dean here.
Section four proved to be th e toughes t for
the Sportsma n cla ss because of a ll the varied.
rock piles at the exit. It was good to St.'C Darryl
Stune back riding and co mpeting with his father
in the Sportsman B class, putting it together to
beat Pop.
It was a perfect day for a field trip on this 6mile loop through the fores t. remind ing most
riders of a n enduro loop. Man y co mments were
made on how they enjoyed go ing up and down
h ill !S w ith rocks in t ilt' ir p a th , throu g h the
switchbacks, a nd ha ving to care fu lly pick th eir
lines .
Res u rts
F.X: 1, J.lnod M.oImqu ion (C-G);S. Mlrk O ldol, (Fan).
ADV A; I. Clivr H.lnnon (Fan); 2. Ken Melod y (c.c); 3. Todd
Rum..'Y(c.cl; 4, W aynt' And~ CGCl; 5. Tom Engtltulrd l (80"1 )
ADV 5_ I. 8IuTri Dtocl. {G-Gl; z, o..·nnis Thorup."n (G~; 3.
Krvin IkynoW.. (G--GI ; ·t Kelly Bd nw, (G-Cl; S. lack ~kminway
(C-C).
.
INT A: I . Gt''lIrge Smirh ( Ro-l); 2. Ji m Rog..n (G-Cl; 3 , Run
C.valJr.io CG-G); 4. Gu y W, l /80. S. Le H"lth ( B."l ) .
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INT B: I. li m Sm it h ( Bdl; 2 . Tom Cole ( Mo n); 3 . Rk l.
Cav.Wo (C-C) ; 4. Ma,k G1.Im b..'J'lt(Bo..'tl; S. Tem B.lk.., (G-G) .
sr"TSM'" A: 1. Ma,k Ho'S"n (F.ln ); '2.StI"Vt" Ro.'Ck r (G-G): 3.
Nrd Nov.ck (G-C); 4 . Greg 5;1....'" (G-C); S. Ragrr Ma"" (G-Gl .
'WI"SMN C 1. G il Ball..
((',.G); 2_Onu g Fuu ltun 11lo-"l); 3.
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DiU M.uir.ham(~; 4. Da.kLion O-)un>.
V A: 1. AI Nourilln (Y. m ); 2. CAry ~ IFan) ; 3. UN
~ (Brtl.
By Bill Mark ham
NOV B· 1. 5h:-Yr Wrighl ev.m); 2. W i1U.lm Anders (CC); 3.
t rock !'lOOn a p peanod in
their path. On ce on top. they had right and left
tu rns over numerous bo u lders. This requir ed
balance and throttle contro l to the exit. making
thi:> a hair-raising experien~ for rider an d s~
tatar alike.
Th e Adva nced a n d In termedi at e classes
found section nin e to be a major tes t of their skill
and d ete mUM tion . The sta rt of the sect ion led to
a 90-d egree tu rn in loose d irt . a ro u nd a b ig
stump. Th e n. there it wa ~: a whopping 4-foo tdiameter log. After going over such a monster,
they w ished they could go w ck and erase their
points. Th e section co ntin ut.>d wi th many more
Ulonl .
Grant gets them at
Lodi IT and ST
By Mike Law
LODL CA. SEI'T. 13
Bob Grant po wered his Rota x to a decisive win
on the sho rt trac k to win the Pro-Am main event
o vrr peren nia l ri val a nd holes hot a r tist Bob
Cawy. Gra nt. a Cycle Bowl vt't e ran of many
yean, has won th is particular ma in event several times alrea dy this year.
A la rge tu rnout of Pee Wee rid ers filled the
p rogram. with Da vid Ros s re turning from a n
a~ of several month. . to score a win on both
.
tacks in the Pee Wee KTM B class on his Action
pee wet:. Danny McDaniel debuted on a KTM
and wa~ runnt't'-u p to Ross, as .well as winner of
the Pee W~ Stock sho rt track.
.
Knohby-elas... action sa w many n ~wcomers
a t the race track, w ith Jerry Bra ndt and Ja mes
Fis h d ue ling their C R' on the sho r t tr ack an d
s
James Monns adng the win in th e 17.
A battle of th e tw ins betwee n Yama ha and
Triumph highlighted th e Vin tage IT class, with
Yam aha-mounted john Proto a nd Eric weisler
vs . Triu m ph-m o u nt ed Paul johnson an d Mart in
Lewis. Th e rid ers finished in that ba sic order.
wi th Stew Ha ll a boa rd a Yamaha sing le sneaking into th e seco nd position.
The Coors C utte r Shoo tout Series final round
on Au gust 23 wa s ca nceled m id race due to lightIng problems. Winners of the hea t races were
d eclared winners fo r th is fina l round . Edd ie
Dixon was the win ner of the Open A m ain
event, which placed Toby Jorgensen as th e overall w inner o f thi s clas s in a closel v co n test ed
sent"'S with Ma rk Key a nd Rob Dam~n.
Results
TT
P/ W STKC {O-5); I. Kyk AnKImi (Yam)
r / W STJ( B (l)-5): 1. Cody Lambotl(y.lm)
P/ W ST K C ( to.): I. D.nny McO.n!el (Ya m ); 2. Allys.Bri" .....1 IY. m). 3 . IU-Oli n lurgl"llM'" (YAm l. 4. I'liKil1.l D,~
n
(Y.lm,).
P/W Sll( B (b+); 1. Davtd
~lYam).
P/W J('fM A; I.fklbby foo,g<.A(1);2, Cody ArMmi {JIT\O.
r /w KTM B_1. o.\io.1 ~.
r /w MOO: 1. Bnbby """ driF;Ul!Z (Y.lml : 2. Robrrl ~
(Hon ); 3. Sootl 1>la)\W(Yam ).
Shorl T",..k
STK C().5); I. Ccll.ly Lambon (YoI ml; 2. "nlhu ny rong
ev.ml.
r /W STl< 1M); 1. AUyu Jl _ (Y.lm); 2. D.lvtd RoN. (Yam );
3_ A lly lla Rrionn (Ya m ); 4 lu;otin Jorg n,.,.n (Y.l m); 5, Da nn y
..
Md>.8lUr1 (Ya m).
P/ W IA. t 1. Bob G.-.n l CRbr, ; 2. Bub e-y lW-Ri . J. Sl>e-w
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JoMton (W-R1 4. ~ Fiad>rr IRa); S. Omnia Cameron (W -R).
;
e-. C u"," ~rift Fla.a1 ~ndinp-
P/ W STI( (0.5): 1. Dann y MdJIlnieI.
r /WSTK
(6+);
I. AUY1'" knooon.
P/W MOO: 1. ADysa J~
r /w I
