Keller cleans house at KB SX
(Len) Dan Stanley wo n
t he Ex pert c lass at a dirttra ck event hel d at the
Han negan Speed way in
Bellingh am, Washington ,
wh ile Jeff Anne n (40)
ended up IInh.
(Bel ow) Larry Denn in g
take s a vict ory lap on a
day t hat saw him win six
cla s ses at rou nd seve n
of the GLRRA Road
Racing Ser ies , he ld at
Glngerm an Race way in
Sout h Have n, Mich igan .
By Bret Eckert
SACRAMENTO, CA, SEPT. 26
Jo n Keller used impressive back-to..ba ck mota
win s to score th e o ve ra ll vict o ry in the 250("('
Beginn er class at round tw o of the Honda Fall
Stori s promoted by KH Racing . Keller, rid ing a
e
spa r klin g new '98 Yamaha out of Capitol Ycma ha , is now in fir s t pl a ce in th e Ca r mi chael
Honda / Hond a of Sacramento-sponsored series
wit h two rounds remaining.
Keller pulled the holesh ot in th e first moto
a nd held it th roug h the critica l first co u p le of
turns, a nd quickly set a torrid pa ce that on ly the
fast es t riders could match . Da n Wyrick, riding
for Cycle Wes t, wa s one of those who matched
Keller's speed, a nd he began p ressuring him for
the lead . Bret Maddock, Brian Cemius and Brian
Young tra iled in pursuit of the lead ers. No one
could make a pass stick until lap th ree , wh en
Ccmius pushed his Su zuki arou nd Maddock to
ta ke ove r third. Wyr ick ba ttled Keller fur three
la ps and, with tw o turns remai nin g in lap four,
he made his pla y for the lead in the w hoo ps .
on ly to cra sh at the end o f the whoop section. At
the checkers, it wa s Keller in front, wi th Cerrd us
second , Maddock holding o n to third, Young in
fourth an d James Brooks coming across in fifth .
Moto two prod uced a new le ad e r as the
Kawasaki of Maddock emerged up front, with
Keller no t fa r behind . Th ere were some ot he r
new faces nea r the front of the field this time as
M a rk Ma rita o a nd Guy Lowe ga ted well and
were in the to p five . Maddock looked in con tro l
wi th the lead as the first la p wa s completed, bu t
Keller was not far back in second, with Cernius
near the fro nt again in third . Keller di d n' t wait
lo ng to mak e his move on Mad doc k, and on lap
two he o vertoo k him for the lea d, while Ccrnius
a nd Marilee co m ple ted th e top four positions.
Ei th e r everybody wa s rid ing tire d or rea lly
strong, beca use no o ther changes took place in
the mo te . Whe n the checkered flag flew , Keller
had the win, wi th Mad dock coming across with
a ootid seco nd , Cycle Pro's Yo un g third ,_Brooks
fou rt h a nd Clint Hand in fifth .
There wa s no doubt as to who wo n the overall as Keller cla imed it wi th his 1·1, w hile Mad dock's 3-2 finishes ea rned him a respectable !OeC""
end for the nig ht. With two rounds remaining in
the H on d a Fall Serres, Ke lle r ha s a five -point
a d va nta g e over H an d in second , a nd e ight
points ov er Ce mius in thir d .
Results
BEG (4 -6): 1. 'olhu... McPh..non (KTM ); 2. Jo~ h u a G I'KO
(lo.-m ); 3. K...1y (k", lI" (I~'ml; 4. },'S!«' Hubbell ( KTM); 5. Illn Murray (KTM).
50 B~G (7-';1): 1. Krilmcr Pilttcrson (L.f:rn ); 2. J. kt' Larwn
(Lem); 3. M.mht"w Kent (Act); 4. C hris Santio (KTM); 5. Jef fre y
Nil-kd l (L·m).
SO NOV ; 1. }.O. Moon: ( Lnn); 2. Mallht' w S~ (KTMl; J .
S tel'l ~n Wo ma ck (KT M); 4 . M icha l'! C u r d (Lc m) ; 5 . Jimmy
B~i9o>n ( Lo."D\ ).
•
no BF.C,: 1.
R,"IITO C urci ( Ka w); 2. 1\0. W l"gand (Kaw ); J
.<\1,1
Brad Kelly Q.:aWMOn (Ka w); 2. 8m Wci..OCnbt.Tg (Ka w) ;
3. Jonath.lln StydIno (K.t w ); 4. u.-n H;t.l ch (Hon ); 5. .... ur..n Gn 2. Chri ~ C.·I,, ';" ; 3 Tyk.. Tbomp;
son,
50 JR; 1. line Brown; 2. J.'tf !>till 3. Tra vi:ll'attmoon.
;
60 A : 1. A ndy F" y ( Klo
W); 2. Jlo b Elli B ( Ho n ); 3. Lo t;"n
co
B.otc""lI" r(Kdw ).
.
80 A: 1. Nick Sellc:n t5uz); 2. Scoot". Vernon (lion); 3. k rry
Hill'll'oen (Honl.
ite
o
80 DTX: 1. Nick SeUCB (Suz); 2. c:hri¥ Wlo (Hu n); 3. J.. ny
. Hdn", 'u (H" n).
t::!S A: t . Chri:o Wilitt' (lIon); 2. Sean Light (J Io n); J. Ju,o;ti Setn
",,",( Ho n ).
250 A: I , Ku" Haw k (Hon); 2. Brian McGonigal (H on ); ~ Bob
RtloI,it (Suz ) .
OI'EN A: I. Rob... t l.oooit' 0-1 ); 2. Aaron Wn tO..-n(W
-R).
30+ k 1. Bria n McG o n lg ill (Hon); 2. Bob ROBit" (Suz); 3.
R",bert Leese (J 1-0 1.
JOt rRO: 1. Brian M((;uni gal (Rtx); 2. Ste'V1: Power (Rtx); J.
Dan Kimbel {yilm ).
41'1+ A: 1. Rob Moran (Y.1m ); 2. Steve rower (Rtx ); 3. Tomy
Kertia (Rtx).
VlNTnY: 1. Gary Beach ITri); 2. Tim Mitehdl ()'.am ); 3. Mike
SIm i'll!: (Yilm) .
rR(l.AM : 1. Molrk P3t lt"n;on (Ya m ); 2. Frank MlrIu.or (Hun); 3.
CM'OJ"St" Pri ndiville (Ydm ); 4.l);lUg An nt.., (RId; 5. Rnb Rt..ie (Sou) .
EX: 1. Da n Ston ley ,(Rtx); 2. J.P. Sim omrn (l ion) ; J . tn l'riU'
(W-R) ; 4. Don Wihion tw·R );5. Jdf Ann .," (W- I{)
Denning takes six at
Gingerman Road Race
~i1nl b
25+ NOV : 1. Joh n Moon:- (Klaw); 2. Slt"'Vt' Th in~r (Hon);
R"b Mitch,.'il (H , m)
VET BEG; 1. C hrili Kephilrl (lion) ; 2. F
.J"",.nJ Sldek IKTM );
Bill Budd (Yllm ); 4. Dilvid Evon.. (Hon); 5. Rod no.'Y W.., ., (H....,).
.
n
VET NO V: 1. Srot t Storvr (Hoi'll; 2. DavKl H"rv..'Y (lC
ilW);
D"n i," n....u 7.;m (Kaw); 4. R,," Mi tch••JI (Hon)
O fT BEG: 1. Tom Vt'nuti (lion ); 2. C ui.. rhmi ~>n (Suz );
Chuck Shipky (H on).
3.
By Debbie Parinello
Photos by Lee Rigozzi
3.
SOUTH HAYEN, M
I.SEPT.1r7
2.
J.
Stanley's the man at
Bellingham Dirt Track
By Clay Li ght
BELUNGHAM, W SEPT. 20
A,
Na tio na l numbe r 60,- Dan Sta nley , too k advantage of a br eak in the Gr and Nationa l Series to
return hom e to his old sto m ping ground~, the
ha lf mile ova l at Hannegan Speedway , an d ca~
tured a win in the Expe rt mai n event a t ro und
nin e of the Nor thwes t Dealers' Cha mpionshi p
Series.
Stanley was indeed the man to bea t, as the
loc a l r ider took a d o m in a tinJi; w in in h is hea t
race in front of a near-eapad ty -crowd on a chilly
night to dose ou t th~ AM A District 27 outdoor
seas o n a fter hi s wi n in the 20-la p m ain event.
Stanley, thou gh , suff~red. a rare loss in a nothe r
"Light ning" Lany Denning raced his way to six
impre ss ive class wins in ro u nd seven of the
G rea t Lake s Road Racing Association Seri~s,
held a t Gingerman Raceway. Denni ng too k wins
bike, 600cc Suptt rsport,
in the GTU , 600cc Supt:!r
750cc Supersport, 600cc GP a nd the Unlimited
GP classes.
The ra cing was good, consi dering there was
an o il spill in tum three tha t required the use .of
a permanent yellow flag (no passing goi ng on
the re), and pa ssing wa s at a premium in tum to,
since ther e wa s a ligh ter oil spill there, too .
Th e only glitch in these two days of racing
for Denning wa s Kevin Graham, who is C
Url.ent·
ly fifth in the Toyota Canadian Nationill Super·
bike Ser ies. Graham had a special glo w about
him as he stu ng the res t of the field o n his blacka nd-ye llow, beelike ZX7. O n Sa tu rday, th is
eight-yea r ve teran of racing took the chec kered
f1<1g in the Expe rt ero race. '1 enjoy racin g wi th
the G LRRA, beca use they ru n some of th e best
tracks in the natio n," Gra ham said . 'They have
an exce llen t or gan i7.ation, p lus I gl't good testing
time. "
Denning was sweeping th e tu rn s wide o~ n
on his Kawasaki, but was sti ll unab le to catch
G ra ha m . O n the la st lap , the figh t fo r sec o nd
p lace proved to be fatal for Denning 's bike as it
lost power to o ne cy linder . Jeff Va s w as close
behind an d too k second pla ce, while Denning
hung in the re for thi rd .
In the 125/ 250cc Gra nd Prix, Do n Pitch e r
fla w les sly defea ted Vos in w ha t wa s only his
second time raci ng his 250ec G rand Prix bike.
Th e Ama teu r racers p rovided everyone with
so me spectacular ra cing as well. Jam ie Ha nshaw
man aged to win a p he no me na l eig ht races : the
Amateur GTO, Amateur GTU , Amate ur He a vyweig h t Su perbike, Ama teur Mid d le weig ht GP ,
Ama te ur H eavywe ight Su pers por t, Ama teur
Mi d d le w e ig h t Su perspor t , A m a te u r Middl eweigh t Su pe rbike a nd the Am ateu r Michigan
GP classes.
Hanshaw was able to hold off Stacy Young in
nll but one race, the Unl imited: Grand Prix, wh ere
Hanshaw plact!d second . Staq, wh o had just purchased Kevi n Gra ham 's spare bike ea rlier in the
wt.'t!"kend, was able to figu re out how to pace his
tires . This made- Hanshaw seco nd-best. bu t close
at hand nea r the end, w hile Joe Gill and Da rby
BraWling finis hed third and fourth, respectively.
The excitement didn ' t stop there, as Eric Konigsbe rg began his ra ce in hut pit la ne due to the
necessity of repl a cing a clutch that had go ne on
hi m in an ea rlier race. Being a litt le la te for the
.start made him a litt le la te at the finish, but he still
picked off numerous rid ers an d made up plen ty
of time to secure an unbelieva ble flfth p1d~.
ResuJts
Silt u nby
A M GTO; 1. J" m it" Hdn..Jldw (Su z ); 2. J,,,' G ill (Hu n); .1. ~
Young (K.t w ); -4. [Mrby Brilunin~ (H on ); 5. Mall Am~ (lIon).
Ii)( GTO; 1. Kl"VinC ra hllm (Ka w); 2. Idf Vo:; (Han ); 3. I...:lrry
o.,nnin g (K.t w ); 4. Jeff Krilmt"r (Hon); 5 Mon h! Nichols (Hon).
FoX SP'TSMN , 1. HrI.ln DoodOl"S (!Caw); 2. Brlld Martin (Ka w); 3.
Greg Flekl (Du d ; 4, Robert S...I nld n (Dud ; 5. o..vt" M"u" (Dud.
J
A M SI~MN : 1. lohn Fenncr (Hon); 2. Tim Goldsm ith (Y...m l;
3 . Oil n Spor..r (Ka w l; 4. l.l't" I( I~ozzi (Su z ); 5 . Kl....ln 1'3tmore
( I<.l w)
A M GTU : 1. Jami .. H'In~haw (5I1z); 2. .ltlO· G m (Hon ); 3. Darby
Broluning (I fon ); 4. C hilrlit' V. ug hn (J lun) ; 5. Mdtt Am"" (H un ).
Ii.X (" U: 1. L.1
rry De nning (Ka w l; 2. lef f Kram t,r (Hon); 3.
MontI! N ichol l (H.m); 4. Bri"n G ibso n (Suz ); 5. Jilm i.. McNau/ol:ht<
m
(.."". )
,
EX L/W Gr : 1. Do.lUg Bo, JldnJ (Ya lll ); 2. I); "'g Bli"h (Ya m); 3
Sc'fltt Brown (Yam ); 4. left Milk'!' (lIon); S. Brian Dcd~ (Hon).
A M L/W C P: I. K('n HlfU (Yam ); 2. Jc:remy ~d (Han); 3.
Jot> J; 4. Paul Co ttn: U(H on ); S. Tim Go lds mi th (Yilm).
5 u ndilY
EX H /W S/TW: I. C r /lig Ad.ams (Ho n); 2. Jt'ff Milid (Hon);
3. Geoff Me lli ng .·r (D ud; 4. c, to't': Fi.,lo.I (Ouel ; 5. Miklo n..·kbr
(Hon).
AM H /W S/ BK; 1. Eric McWhi nn ey (Duel ; 2. Steve Pott er
fDuc); 3. Jim Cunn..r (Due); 4. MlottGloIbn,>ath (Suz); 5. ~n Swt'n.'IOI\.
EX M / W GP: 1. Larry Dt. nnin g ( )(a w); 2. Jdf Kr31'llt"t' ( Hon);
>
J. Jdf VOli 4. Driotn Gib!.o:>n (Su zl; 5. [am i.. Mo.:Ndugh t.m (S.u.).
;
A M M / W G P: t. ' i1 ic HaNhaw (Suzl ; 2. JO(' G ill O-funl; J.
m
Ou b y Bra ul'llng tHon ); 4. Stace y You n g ( KDw ); 5 . IDm ie
McNil ughtOll (Suz).
EX L/W S/ BI<: 1 Craig At"lafnl; (Hon); 2. Scott Brown (Yilm );
r
1(Ydm I5. c,""S Fi..1d ( Due) .
3. Doug u.. llot d (Y.m);4. Duug BIIM
AM L/ W S/ Ble 1. Steve Pollet (Du e); 2. J~y Dod d (I -Jon) ;
3. Kt'n H B (Ya m ); 4. C h ri B Wo ltl' n (H on); !i. Ti m G o lds m i t h
u
(Ka wl .
1 25 /~ CoP; 1. 1);11'1 Pitd,,'r; 2. , ..ff V"s; .1. Jami.· Wort hington
..o
(Apr); 4. ~w Swill'll'Oll; 5. Billy Go nz..a
It'Z.
Ii)( UIL G P: I. Larry Dt'1lnin g UC.ll ); 2. Jdf V
