O rEI\; M Ol\; EY : t . Kr vin Knigh t U! on ); 2. o.. n irl VOlmg
(Yam ); J. Ronn it- R.&1TliuI (K..w); 4. Rodney SuJnlJk'n ( K..w ); S.
Randy Jemll;i'n (KTM) .
VET B: 1. J
ohn H.lnlord (Hon); 2. Johnny Kau in (IY ..'); 3.
D.ovid Ro'lJmu nd (Hun); 4. J.~ Sttn-.... (K.1 .
.
wl
VET (; I. DaM B.uhc-ri (HOf> \; 2. S!rvt' M rt k n (""' wI; 3.
J->nGmtry O-lonl; 4. Roy lkan (V. m).
2SO!l:1. Chf'io.J_(YMn); 2.J.-.. a.WltM (Hon)
25lIC : 1. Cr.igC'c",rlO'ny (Ydm); 2. Scutt N"lin (Y..ml.
250 D. 1. Roo M.. :IUK' (Sw:I; 2. 1<'1'TY Vuung UIe..); J . Budd y
<
Millcr (K.w )
HOBB Y: 1. ShoIn Godw", (Ya m); 2. ,.. ,...... Bunao.·k lY.lml ; 3.
Rod"' ...y AIl"n ('r" m); ~ Brun' AIl,'n (Y.l.m);.5, :\.brry RichArd
I H .",)
Wenz WOWS themat SVCC ST
By Brad Let cher
SIOUXFALLS,SD,SEIT
.6
Sheld on Wt'n z re tu rned to Sadd leback Race
Park a fter a su mme r of ra cing in Ca liforn ia to
su rprise the competition by wi nning the 250cc
Pro class. Wen z' s return to hi s roo ts ha d the
cr o wd speculctlug on whet her the Ca lifornia
va ca tio n had inc reased hi s a lre ad y ligh tn ing
speed.
T1w O pe n Pro IT cl ass ope ne d th e ma in
ev en t w ith a hea rt-p o un d ing fig h t to the flag.
Io n' s Am oco-ba cke d Dusty Fa ul d s took the
holes hot, follo wed by Brad Letche r a nd C} . Beving. Mike Joh nso n s ta rt e the race in the back
d
after s talling his en gi ne. hut gOI aro un d Bcving
on the third lap a nd bega n to ree l in the lea ders.
Fau lds led fro m the d ro p o f the green, but Letchc r s tay e d cl ose en o ug h to ke ep him hones t.
johnson slid un de r Letcher exiting the infiel d un
the fift h lap to ta ke over second . Joh nson then
began ba ng ing on Fauld s with thr ee la ps to go,
but could not find a way a round . Joh nson wanted to match his hea t-race win. so o n th e fina l lap
jo hnson drove into the lead to take th e checkered flag . Faulds carne acr os s the line in second,
with Letche r and Beving no t far behind.
Wenz lined up for the 250cc Pro an d his first
main e ve nt of the y~a r, after ea sily w inning the
hea t race ea rlier in the nig ht. a nd p lanned on
punishing the com pe tition in the ma in. Off the
sta rt, w e nz rocketed to th e fro nt, with Fau lds ,
Letch er an d Bevin g close be hind. Wenz p ulled
a way from the race-long ba ttle between Letche r
and Bcving for th ird and Fau ld s in seco nd pla ce.
Faulds slipped a way from the third-place battle
w hile tryi ng to keep up with w cnz , a nd Wenz
reco rded a co nvinci ng win. with Fau ld s a lonely
seco nd in front o f Letch er a nd Beving.
Wenz lined up for the Open Pr o main wi th a
he a t-r a ce w in u nd er hi s belt a nd th reate ning
skies above. but jumpt..'d the sta rt an d was relega ted to the bdck ro w. Points k-ad er Bob Anderson too k the ho lesh ot, just ahead of Pete Tapken,
Fa uld s a n d Bt'ving. A n d e rs on a n d Tapken
slipped away from the ba tt le for third between
Fauld s an d Heving . while We nz sea rched for a
wa y aroun d . Wt"nz finall y m.lde his move on the
dry a nd slick tra ck to move past bo th Bevi ng
and Faulds on lap five. Ta pken made a few runs
on Anderson. but cou ld not break the fro nt-runner's stride. W ~n z wa s ga in ing g ro und o n th t'
leade rs. but ran out of laps and had to settle for
·third . And~rson won with Tapken in his shad4
ow . just as the ra in bt-gan to fall.
Results
MINI 50 A: , . T. )'k w 0; ......1 (II"n ); 2. J""mi.>h fTignl (Yam );
3. Brad y Reinke- (I-Ion) ; 4. Spn.t:t.OJ" lund (H on) ; S. St"ph.l. nx, Mill er
""',
MINI 5(1 AA : 1_ Thomry [Jo.'r l'Il (l .A.'n'I); 2. Lu k~ Lambr«hl
u
(Y.rom); 3. Alr. Jurgr-t'lMlI' (lI,",); 4. Ktolby tt."..hfil"loJ(Y.. m ) .
MIN I 60: 1. Michllc1 Millet' (K..w); 2. JuMia Lund O; 4. J---. ScnuJJb (lion).
OPEN A n : 1. T"",t ~l lft\,tln t Ho n); 2. Todd DouRhdrr
(Hon); 3. Vl'!ion l.ron~ (tionl; ~ . Scott Go-rOiIft (Ya m ); 5. Jo..Bn:htold (Sw:).
%50 PRO: 1. Shod
d,,,, W..-n& CSuz); 2. Du3ty F. u1cb UIon); J..
B..:I Lddwr {Hon};4. C.J. ~(1<.w).
0f'L'II PRO: I. Bob And _
(}Ion); 2. Pl!'tc' T.pbn (}-\on);.l.
5ht:oIdon Wnu: (Sud; 4 Ou!oty F"u lch Q-lc...); 5. C .J. Ilrving (K.l w ).
O r EN r RO 1T; 1. M ik~ J
ohnaon (Yam); 2. Dw.ty F. u lds
(Honl; .l. Bnd LcidM:r (}-\on); S. CJ. Bevin!!:t k.aw) .
Randt wins Tomahawk Enduro
By Kern Burden
WOLVERINE. MI, sm. 14
Alan Rand t took the overall wi n a t the ina ugural
running of th e Tomahawk Enduro a nd by doing
so aU but sealed up the 1997 District 14 Enduro
Scril. S.
"
The ISDE ve te ran a n d KTM a ce zipped
through the woods, bes ting his nea rest competition by 3 po ints with a score of 12. Finish ing St!'Cond and runner -up in the series to dat e wa s Soot
Luca . Luca rod t? hi s KTM to a I S-po int fin ish
a nd wo uld ha vt"made it mu ch closer had he not
burned chec k seven, effecti vely handing the race
10 Kand t. Th e th ird-place finish er had the ride of
the da y: Chris Gallt blasted ou t of th e 200cc B
class to grab B Hig h-Point honors with a score of
17. Four th overa ll and A H igh -Poin t wen t to
Brian Lohman, ed gin g Vic Fiege l o n a tie breaker
a s both rid ers carded a n 18.
The COU rM" sta rted nea r the Weber Lake Sta te
Ca mpgrou nds a nd mean de red through the hills
and dense fores t west of the- village of Wol verine. Generous resets end many IS-mph sections
made for a timeke ing event for the fast rid ers
ep
on the first loop. The-e same conditions gave the
B an d C rid ers a com p lete ly enjoyable ride. To
sav the firs t sect io n - with its black, loamy dirt
an'd no d us t - was fun wou ld be an understa temcnt. The rea l co ntes t s ta rted with loop two .
Everyone restarted at mile 72, righ t after the gas
sto p. Th e first obstacle enco untered was a wa ter
hole about 200 ya rds from the resta rt . Most ride rs ma de it thro ug h to ente r a long, virgi n section o f trail tha t was wry tigh t a nd tec hn ica l.
Ra nd t wa s one point quicke r here tha n Luca,
gaining a lead he wou ld no t relinquish . A transpo rt section followed with a no the r reset getting
ewryo ne back on time going into the fina l test
sec tion. II was her e tha t Luca made his m ist ak e.
He go t ca ug ht early .. and the tw o pen a lty points
mad e a ll the d ifferen ce d!o Rand t rod e mi stakefree to the finish a t the 124-mile marker.
k
Rob Howery, Rob C(X) an d the res t of· the
To ma haw k End uro Rid e rs fou nd tha t perfect
bala nce bet we en challenge an d fun when they
la id ou t the co u rse. Mor e dubs and p romoters
should take a lesson from these first -rimers an d
remembe r to make thei r event fun or the riders
might not be bac k.
.
Resu lts
G R. ' O C1IA M r . AI.l", R.in.h fJ(TM ).
"
AA U-I'T; Scot Luc.1 ()<
TM)
A H·PT : a.... n l.oiun.ul. (KTMI.
Bl-f. rT, Clui, Gallt (1(.. ", ).
C ll -rT: Gun...... r Dr"i ......d fKTM1.
AA; I. Vk At-p-I ( KoIw ); 2. Rick Sch.Irphom (KfM ); 3. Ron
ScJu,rphom UCTM); 4 _BLli fk-r.l.lno (KTMI; 5. Jon-Ene Burleson
f
(fi tw
200 A . 1. 5.:...11DiIlk..,1 o:..w ); 2. Rot;I'J" SC l'R.. IK.tw); 3. Jeff
..... .
UUI1t (K.iw ); 4. lnm A ~"'", CK..w); S. ~ L..ym..n (Ht>m (Kn.f);
"'•
" ·SJRK A; 1. DId< 8u.rJeson (Hbg); 2. Jolin Uof trn.lll (JCTM>
.
VET A: 1. 1«.... " VoUm.t r r.;uzl; 2. 8n.a n M..rr (HocV; 3. leo
. '
COIwdb (CRE); . , Juhn RydqUl'" (Sou);.5 M ilt- M .vtin (Suzl
SR A; 1. RKI. ""1m (lCTM); 2. Kim M.&tuw;-I.r ll<..w); 3. o..vtd
tipcw:olty (KTM); 4. TnT)' Fr... ~ (Yam); 5. DrnnUGlk (K"IM) .
2l"()B: 1. Brian LiRht (Y.rom ); 2. sr,,,h.l.n Comb. l K.iw); 3. Krm
Burden (K.l w); ~ JC. H.l wlr.irlll (K.l wl.
250 B. 1. Sh.ow n Otnm ", ,, (K Thn. 2. J.... >ll Ru.'lJ" 1K'TM); 3
Ot'-rd:. AIbc-nlOn (1-1on ); ~ . C OlT)' C. lki "'It (I(T M ); 5. Rick A..-n
J. Stn'<' B.oron~ l); 4. Kirk ToUy (kThf).
(Ka w).
-
OP EN 8 , I. Ph illlpt' lHoudru (ICT ); 2. IUd StralZ (Y. m); 3.
M
To m Glov('J"(J( TM );'; JOI m " Pay_ ( KTM); 5. So.'OIn N...w m a n
'KTMl.
4-STRJ{ B, I. o.Vt HutdlilllKln (lie",); 2. 51:,__ Par ker (K..wl ;
J. Bob Evarw (Hon); 4. J.R. C ill\'5 ( Hon); 5. Wa m.-n Hills (H on).
V£T B 1. 1lob &l rt (y.l.m); 2. c.. l'g'-' K.bu (KTM); 3. Stennis
....
Pru:hllow f K'TM) ; 4 O".. g Hdmilt.", (Suz); 5. Jdmt'll Vrn... (Hu n).
SR B, 1. Jim Mil Ia ( KlM); 2. J
,'ff}' rrkd On (Y..m ); S. Cmu a...U
tY" ml.
S ISTI( lij.,Or.1. Dwi b n Plpn tKTM ).
S / ST'k (7~1 : 1. I<0.'Il SLilt'l" (Co!:>l; 2. Andrew COUIO (Y.l.m); 3
fno" l...1Lundin (KTMl; 4. K",.I)' R....
-.·U tK'fM).
60 BEG: 1. Gn ", Own> (K..w ); 2. Jimm y W iIli.aD\3(K.lw ); J.
M lb Cotn« (l(.a w).
I!JO (fl.8I: I. Phillip BfU5C\'1Li (!<.aw); 2. Dougl<1llo Cuter (K.w );
3. Si.....r n H " I)' (I<.. w) ; ~ _ 8ri"" H ill' OJ" f K.tw).
NJ(9-11); 1. 1~"Ob" W'-'l"lo.lNOn tK..w); 2. Brand"n H il"O('J" (J(.row);
3. Ki ndall Kill (k.aw l.
80 BEG , 1_J.ami<.· 1Oo.'ln (H on ); 2. Ry n Ri.-. (Han); 3 , Mik..
F.pr; ci n (I lUll ; 4. 0tN F." P"'r(Y" ml ; S. K in Willi.>m.
l
)
"(Ydml.
80 (7-ll); I. Ty Morrow (Kaw) ; 2. Blake M.!. gheim (yam ); 3.
r
Davt' C" rt .... (K.1w ).
10 (12· 13): 1. Daton ilo.'a V<'ft (K. w ); 2. 50011 tl o we (y am ); 3
1
C.l.I W...II
.·
...... (YOI m ); 4. Anth"" y Bru o«- Il.. (V..m ); 5. T )'It.T Di.m can
(Va m) .
IU (14-16 1:1, SN n O'Conno r (Yltm !; 2. Dltvi d Sull iru; (Y"m); 3.
)
Ml k.. S,:hllllt'moln
t25 BF. : , . 1"1,,, Soi " w " " vit.·h C
G
Kawl; 2. And y F.v.. ,,!> (H o n); 3.
WillUtm Klei n (Kaw); 4. David McM",,,us (SlaI; S. Bill Dillo:nberger
( Hon).
125 NOV : 1. Bft' n l G llli.am (Sud; 2. J.J- 6on"nno (Y.l.m) ; 3.
8 .....,1 C.roi n .
VET NOV ; , . Q u d . Abb itt (f lo n) ; 2. SWnky Norwuod.
(K..w);.). I.o. MilkT (y.m).
VET INT : , . Fun k Co- lartZo t Hon ); 2_ Ed w .lrdo Tnppo
fnI"y Aatwr CHurl).
VET EX· PRO : 1. Tim TrlfunJ ,"Ort); 2. Ric h Tr \K h in §ki
OYw).
SR AM: l . l.rony WlIb.uN tHon); 2. MId10Id 8unwh (5u.z); 3.
( lion); 1
uynwn c.tdll t KT'M) .
SR EX: 1. So.vtt Fnot'If\oI n mun); 2. Bub Dunh.lm (Y" III ) ; 3 .
a.rl< (Suz); 4. Sorm SdUt'1 (floro).
s.-
Clark masters
Quarry Cup Trials
By Kenneth Lehman Jr.
KANSAS CIli', MO, Sm. lll-2
1
Rou nds thn'C a nd fou r of the Misso uri Sta te Tri a l!> St-rit'S !O
;
Kirby < n); 4_lWndy Stun-(G-Gl; 5. Butdt (].,it; (fOln).
F.
AM; 1. DIIIvtd Kirby tBrtl ; 2. Jtrry VctkT (Y...m; 3. DIn Warn....tG-Gl; 4. En1r..I l..llnd y(FOIn ); .l. Randy
Storr (G-G); 4, Ra U!Jhrr (FOIn ); 5. 8uldt Cb.rfr. (Fan).
y
AM . 1. EriLo lunrJ (GQ; 2. Jt'ny Vrltt'l" (Y.l.m) ; 3. OiIn W"m.....(G-C); 4. IWttln Hunt (G-C); S. o. vid Kirby ( Brl) .
1fl. T: 1. ~Ily Iidl l.....ln p; lG-G); 2. l..lrry Lu nd IG-G); J . IIub
"
l
W"nwr (G-C); 4 Cdcl Hopkl.....(e.G); 5. Tom Roh.1.nnoro lG-G) .
EX: 1. TOtJdClI rl. (Arr);2. Grirg Engd C ); 3. Ji m W....tu>l1
G-G
(Y.unl; 4. Dt.:nni$ o.v~ (G-G); S. Scott ClIl'J".I\1a' (G-G).
'
MST R: I . S t...v.. C l.l.rk IG-G); 2. J" wn C a l'p'-'n t..... (C-Gl; 3 .
8cu ", Col""'"' (G-C); 4 D.o M.l.l... .. k tG-(;).
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