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Cycle News 1997 11 26

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'. 250 ~OV: 1. (:hn,I 1~ 11C.l... ): 2. Doug Sdunid C on ); 3. H BtvanBvnw lK.w)' . 25ri 1lVf'~1 C'l"Y\4,,,,;oi~(Yam';2.Kn'inWN>:.trn'> C!i,," /. Jl)+ l ~; I. Ak?< lorgn>Xn (Ka, l. w 35_ Bet;: I. Ku:. Cl-"I'Vt (]lw.l.... Stevt' D.occll1JU cK..w l; 5. Mik Foukb IHonl. . J5+ I:'>IT: I. ALr.n LornJoUk>n). ..0... BEG: 1.:\0 McKinnon (Yam); 2. Mi~ k nnmf;S (l<.1 ); w J . Niock l.l " l;l'ton {Hunl; 4, Kobo."I1 Wlll ~ IV..m l. .w... NOV: I. Stt!'W' Alliln (K.lw ); 2. TIm Oonabon (lU w ); 3 Moe Ha rw e ll (Y"m);" V"m Hn lth n u...• ( K ;, w ); ~: G . Yuung (KAw l 40+ 1 / MAST: I . AI« J.... rg el\M·n lKaw); 2 Terry Hull e r ST (Ya m); 3. Srcve lAw (K.1w); 4. G.uy Ga lwg tw, (Kawl . 'r U/L S~C / N OV : I . K.tnd y Nn rma n (Hon); 2. Kell y Qu inn J. Mik. Huntt'l' (Suz) ; 4. Mark Vt'l'nou plTarll.' (Suz); 5. BiUy )u rf'Vich(Yam) (~z); Kunsman smokes at Barn Burner 51 By Mykeal Clark H El ~ ~ r-... 0\ 0\ ,..... V;)' N .... CJ ..0 S CJ > o z 26 SAN JOS CA, NO 1 E, V. Mike Kunsm an started (Iff the new race seaso n by winning hi'l heat ra ces and main eve n ts in tw o classes at th e Bam Burn er Series ' ope ning race at tht= Scln J OM> Fairg round s. It was n' t easy, as th e full field of F-100 Pro ride rs endured. thret' red -flagged. restarts befo re battling for the $420 in prizt" mont"y at stake pl us the additional sno put up by the enthus iastic fans . Things we re wry S40'rious, to say the least. Kun'lman , Pa ul lwa na ga a nd Rod Spencer, -w h o fini shed fir st through third, rtc"Spt.-'Ctively, .md th e rest of the pa ck w~ tum· ing laps in the scven-second range on the tight indoor track. Kunsman al~ won tht= F-l00 Vet Ex p er t c1a'l'l ove r bro thers Brad a n d Rod Spencer. In tht> Pee Wee class, Sean Jones won hi'l hf"at and the mai n, with Bruce Paulson Jr. a close second in both t>wnb. In the Powder Puffs. Angela Poth posted a !'It"C'Ond in her heat and a wi n in the main. The ~8Occ Expert class was a classic fldt-track battle, with Yamaha-mountt"d Rodney Spencer Jr. a nd Hond a o f Mil pi ta s rider Sam Oark racing han d leba r tu handlt=bar for eight lap:", with Cla rk jus t n ip p ing Spencer at th e checker ed flag. O ark also wen t on to score a wi n in lht= llldin event. Scott Hey w ood . ri di ng a H onda XRI00 tuned by Chris Heyw ood , dominated the F-l 00 Ov er 16 class , with Kenny Wffi ingfiel d a very close second, try ing to make things interesting for the fans . Gosselaar on the gas at Antelope Valley Motocross w ho borrowed a 1251.:c Hond a for th e n ight's races. Young looked fast , smoo th and very expe rien ced on a 125. despite the fact that he just came o ut of the min ic ycl e ranks. Andreu Labrador was consis tent for third, while [oel Nelson and Mark Zei d ers round ed the top five in front of Matt Armstron g. wh o was makin g his firs t Intermediat e a p pea rance afte r his transfer from the Novice di vision. Edward Herring celebra ted his ninth birthday by sto nning to a four-mete swee p of both the 80cc Novice and 6Ckc (9-11) classes. Herring pulled the boleshots, carried his speed and did an awesome job by topping Ricky Hemme and Dan iel Taft in the 80cc Novice division and Chad Herbert and Robert Memoli in the 60cc (9· 11) race. Brand on Mil stead wa s ano ther tw o-cla ss winner, topping the charts in both the 125 and 250 cc Novice divi sions. Milstea d did ge t a break in th e 125cc Novice d iv is ion when heavy fa vo r ite C lyde Ada ms we n t off 't h e trac k and was du cked seve ra l posi tio ns in the first m oto. Adam s d id return to win th e seco n d m o to , but a 9- 1 fi ni s h o n ly gav e h i m enough po ints for fourt h ov erall, be hi nd h igh fl yin g M ik e Mea d ow s, Eri c And e r so n a n d class winner Milste ad . Mil stea d returned la ter in th e even ing to batt le wit h Jeff Ta lbert in ho th 250cc No vice ra ces. Wh en th e du s t se tt le d , Mil s te ad h ad recorded two more mota wins for the overa ll victo ry in front of Talbert,-Luk e Orr and Chris By Tony Alessi Results Results I'/W A /B : 1. So;ounJ...-tKlM); 2 Bru« Paubon Jr. (Yam ); 3. Shllln Alkh,,~ (Yaml; ... Cody lall'lbott (Yam); 5 "yk- RI.... kr ' O'a ml r /w Cl . 1. Rubm Smith lY .m); 2. EJX roth{Ym" ; 3. Slwwn Murphy {Y.m );". ADr- J~ (Y. m );5. KCIth MlJl"l"Ian (Yol l. m 1'/W C2: 1. mn"lC Gam..1 (Ya m); 2. Tmunv H1t'OO (Yaml;)' urton Rodw (Yam); " leffrey roll (Hon ); .'i. l.lunon W.lI...... (5111) r /w IT; t. Anglrl. roth (Cob); 2 All r - Il-maa (Yarn); 3. Emmi Dom." IYllm l; 4. Skph..anll" Hum" (YoI mt; 5. Alhl.y And..-.IYam). 6().M 1 1<... H('t"n.1nrt,~.. Ir ctwtt (lUw) . f.lOO (lion); 3. ~. ~ 1 6) ."\IOV I. Jared . . ~C\\'hirt..T Il) 3. Lou lll CI ,...·pa l\ . MINI I'KO: 1. In",lth.an ShImp; 2. Levi ReW. IR VETBE 1. Cain Sm""d. G: IR VF.TNOV: 1. ]" n C n ....'1ti. t • VIrrDl:G: 1. Curl Gidcu n; 2. Tim Damon; 3. Larry Hipp. I VIITNOV: 1. R!,b "",, WA rdS; 2. Gary Laurent ; 3. Ron fink. ! rr: I. Bonnl.. Kelly; 2. Tiffany Smith;~. (""1)"'1.;,1 Pfll""" ,; 4. Shiln.. Rhn..·h.. rt. Cht....... Proscelle pounds Las Vegas Motocross Pt:'d~n.en. LANCASTER. CA. NOV. I Chris Gos~la.a r was blaz ing~ fast as he scorched the romf't" tition in the 12See Intermediate class \',rith a double mo ta victory during the o~ning round of the Full Blown Pl'Omotion'l Supe r Bowl y of Motocross, held at the Ant elope Volne Fairgrounds . "We don 't ru n th is race ser ies to m ake mon~y, " said rat\!' promoler John Hemme. "We are doing thl" to provi de quality racing and to provide a training ground for up-aoodiatt."S and chJ~ after the Pro class . In fact, Goss E"laar was so fast that hI..' nea rly wo n the Pro d ivision , beating all but Donal d Up ton . With the Pros finished for the nigh t, Gosselaar rl:c'tumed for ano thotr victo ry in moto two ove r another up-and -com er: Mich ilcl Young, H !oO BFC : 1. Shawn H" Y"'''' 0.0.,..); 2. O1apnwn FWnt- (KT\f>' J. Ry. n r,n,," (Cob) ; of Midw..l Gid t'On (VIm) ; S. Danid Kari g"" . (i....m ) . 50 ((1.0) S/STK: 1. Mich.wi Hall ; 2. Alan Jiron; 3 8Ll~ 1!' I\;lr,grl; .. :'IrIk Pitlu1.7i;~. (""1mI"""" lW ydl-n . l SO (1·9) 5/STK: I. Mib- AIC/I5i; 2. lklddi Bnan",,; 3. Hry nTcrzyn; 4. CIwd Gorft;; 5. Billy ~k-'ro. !Ill (Ool'o) MOO" 1 Mima.-l HAlt; 2_Onnnil.· K"Amo-y 3. BLol .. ; D.lAA "-"'· eomm.llIll t. yJ.m; S. I'>07. t. I......Ut;2 Br-oooo SwJdan: 3. ChriaNih.m. dOEX.: 1. Cl\n$ TOCX'O; 2 I~than Stump. 125 BF.G: I. o.vid McMMws; 2. Michael AgnirwlOO 3. Troy ; r.......,.lin; ... KUl1 No-l".. n,;.'i. G.m-tl Sti...... 125 NOV: 1. Brandon Mibwad; 2. £ric Andcnon; 3. Mid\;ad Ml'dd~ 4. Clyd t MaIM; S. Chns &I'fttt. ; t25 If\o : I. ChrU C'O"..... l.ll r; 2. Mich.l,,1 Young; 3, Andrt'u 'T a I.... r itd"r ; 4. J•...I Nf'I",on ; S. M n k Zridns. h t15 PRO: I. Donald Upton; 2. Tim Langdon. 250 tsi'.C : 1. NI("" )l'1"OrlW; 2. Jeff lA>~ 11; 3. Billy M~m,; 4. Sh.iu n Callaha n; 5, Tony A rndt 250 NOV: 1. Bra nd on Mi1Mnd; 2. }cffTaibat; 3. Lul Mo tocross track on his way to double moto victori es. All four Junior Cvcle di vision!> wl:'rt!' ru n togetht'1'" i'n one large ~te and , as the field acsted the step·up jump, t hird-placed Jart:'d Par· trid ge was leading the h-8 class . Partridge 800n took over the o\'erall iead as the t\o.·o ol d ~r ridl:c'D in front of him wt>ntdown. Physically. ~ll e wa s in sixth place. wo rking his wa y forward in .m effurt lo catch Partridge. During the next rou · pic of laps, Proscelle fought his wa y up to St..'Cond pla~ overall and began lo close ground on the leader, Partri dge. As they stormed through the final la ps, only a few bike It>ngt h!> St"paratt."d Part rid ge and Prosce lle. Finally, on the whitefL1 g la p, Proscell e was a ble to ma ke a p.a~ on Partridge in the bac k S("('tion of the track. Par· trid ge stayed fend er-dose the res t of th e way but cou ld n't r~la lia te. Sam uels fmished a solid third , The St"COnd- mo to sta rt was a complete tum~ a bout, with Pros celle in thi rd place and Partrid ge buried in th e pack. Prosce lle blazl..'d away and opene d up a hu ge lead on th e res t of th~

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