SMSM,:-';, J.
Jdt Wlboo
("'oI ); 2. J(ooJ I he made an ea rly
break from the pack and rode flawlessl y to a convinci ng margin of vic to ry over Bert Reyn olds
and Stev en Rathmann .
The Dirt Bikers of San Antonio Clu b reminded. th e 200 en tr ants w hal woods racing is a ll
abou t by layin g ou t a demanding 7.5-mile course
that was filled with miles of technical tra il !*"Cno ns, d ou ble jum ps, uphills an d a treache ro us
downhill th at, if not respected, would punish the
rid er with a sw im in the cold waters of the San
Ant oni o River.
Af ter a mediocre vta r-t , Honda -m ounted
Patrick Hohman wedged thr ou gh the Expe rt A
pack un hi s way to th e Overa ll A victory. Th e
dus t d id no t seem to both er H ohm an as h e
quickly b rok e Iree fro m the ICJU gro up and
fou nd hi mself lite rally bumping the rea r w hee l
of the lead AA rider . Goertz.
. " Toda y wa s ju s t m y day ," Ho hm an sai d .
Abo u t halfway throu gh , I sta rted catching the
AA guys a nd got pumped up . When I cau g ht up
to Cocrtz in the lea d, I felt rocky and bumped his
rea r wheel. 01w time I pu lled in too close and he
put a brake check o n me in a bad spo t between
two mounds of dirt, and t fell o ver. That was the
last time I S.l W him"
Finishing a di stant seco nd overa ll to Hohman
was Randell Caldwell, who held on to finish just
ahead of d efending class cha mpion Lynn Bailey.
In the race for till:' Overall B honors, Da rren
Porter staged an ea rly battl e with Allen Harmon
a nd Michae1 Urs in but ev entually pulled .away to
win by more than a minute. Rack in th c FOUTStroke B class, a nearly su ccess ful come-from behind effort by Le Jord an was denied by Brad
e
Burn ie. In a two-hour ski rmis h tha t saw Jordan
claim the lead going throug h th ... scoring barrels
into the tiro! lap, Burni e th undcrcd back into the
lead for a mere eight-second advan tage at the
U
checkered flag.
The OveraUC tro phy was claimed by Suzuld
rider Lon I'lu mpt on, who rod e hard to narrowly
edge Zachary Davis o n adjusted time. The best
sto ry ca me from the uttra competi tiv e Open C
clas s a s the wh ite flag carn e ou t, regarding a n
inte r nc thrCt."-way battle betw~n Da vis, Lacy
..
Thompson and Gary Verlindcn. Thompson had
ilI:'r fat~ St!'alt."d wh ~n an unid ~ntificd spt..'ctator
\\..-ith good i ntention~ poi nted out ill line on the
sand track; it wa s a ba d lin~ tha t caused. her to
cross-ru t in the.- dl."t"p sa nd and hit tht" ground .
Davis an d Verlinde n we nt on to cL im firs t and
l
seco nd, rt."S~i \·t!'ly, w hile Thompson recovered
for a wcll-t.'amt'(i third.
Zahrt lands win at
Edwards Motocross
By Greg Robertson
EDWARDS A.F CA,NOV 9
.B.,
.
Edwa rd s Ai r Fo rce Base p layed host to ro und
three of California Racin g Club's ann ual Sponso rship Se ri es , a nd Jon Za hrt s plit moto wins
wi th C hris Neitzel for the 250cc Intermediateclass o verall honors. A'I usua l, the Desert Whee ls
MC d id an awe
som e job of prepping the lon g,
sa nd y tra ck, an d wit h t he u s ual desert wind s
failing to materialize, it made for a da y of perfect
racing.
N eitzel led the pa ck o u t of the tig h t, rig hthanded first turn as mote o ne began, b ut wa s
q uickly pa ssed. by Todd Ca mp be ll. Ne itze l (01
lowed Ca mpbell fur half a lap befo re saili ng bac k
in to the lead off an uphill jump. Za hrt was runnin g a d ose third an d put the mo ve on Ca mpbell
for seco nd place in the following co rn er. Za hrt
houn d e d N eitze l fo r a cou p le o f la p s before
Neitzel forced him river the backside of a big
berm , A fire d -up Za hrt ree led N eit zel back in
and retook the lead with a lap rem ainin g. Neitzel
tried an ins-ide line on Zahrt in the las t tum, only
to go d ow n in the san d . Ca mpbell a nd jason
Wood roosted a round Neitzel tn fini sh secon d
and th ird , r espec tively, be fo re he co u ld g et
res ta r ted a n d cover the fi nal lllO fee t to the
chec kers in fou rth .
Neitze l jumped nut to the ea rly seco nd -mote
lead o ver C h ri s H onn old and Za h r t. Z a h r t
passed Honnold, then chased down Nei tzel and
took the lead - only to tip over in a tricky comer
a nd let Neit ze 1 ru n o ut frunt a ga in. Neit zel
en d ed up the mo to winne r, but the Sinisa lo / ZTech /FMF-backed Zahrt was awa rd ed the ove rall win ....-ith his 1-2 fin is hes. Ca m pbell fou g ht
back from a 10th-place s ta rt to fin ish fo u rt h
behind Ad am C ini and ~p up third overall.
Christo pher Cosselaar ea sily won the 125ee
In termed ia te class . In fact , for m ost of both
motes, Cosselaar was dicing ....nth the 125ee Pros,
well a he ad of his com pe ti tion . Tyson Taylor
went 3-2 for seco nd, wi th Ryan Orr's 4-5 bea ting
the 6-4 of Travis Smi th for thi rd in the stand ings .
When the sand stopped flyi ng in the 12.5cr
Novice class, it wa s the consis ten t 3-2 finishes of
Eric Ande rson th a t ea rn ed him t he win . Firstmo to winner Michael Meadows cou ld only manitg~ a sixth-p lace finish aftt"T a bad start in round
tw o to claim thi rd ovcra U behind the 2-3 rid es of
Bra ndo n Milst ead . Devin St.-t.,;... wa l!> untouchr
able for the secon d-mo lo win. but a 13th in moto
one dropped th~ KXl25 rid er to sixth overall.
Results
r /w BEG: 1. Jolmw DId
M..l'l'U!I CIo
m1lll (lrm); " E
Il.rm).
(ICTM); 2.JiIl~ Morrow (]CT'M); 3.
I.
C...,m..r14OCTMI; 5. R
lIbnt }<.u..n
e.ua..
Resul ts
I'/ W YAM: I. Miky
(Y..m ); 2. M nd<.. lJ..1l (.....ml; 3.
r..
Rid \drd Rom.'l'o (Y. rn); t . Ch ris Ro,olJ CYa
m); S. ' . ml8('>n J<,rd m
AA: 1. Clifford GOf., rt1: (KTM ); 2. Ktrt K('y nt,ld ~ ( "" w ); 3.
·
St.-.n Kilthrn.ln n \Kawl .
O /A A:. rd trtck Unh l""n (Hon)
0 / A 8: D.lm'fl r oft.'f ( K.i,w).
0 / A C: Lon rtumpkm (5u.z).
1\ EX: 1. K.1ndolll Ciliid well (!1tm); 2. Lynn &n l.-y (Ho n ); 3.
Mdnn y C;oru (Ho n); ... Sri .n Holmt'll (lmb ( Ka w).
Or EN A. 1. On-w Dunb.lr /KiM ); 2. Tr..:y Tnnoll (KTMl; J.
",",...:I Gont:z ( Hon); _Dn..... (,,",wI; ol. o--u J~ tSuzl .
.
Ill) (12· 13>. 1. Srott Ho....... CY..un), 2. D.&nol fd.lu nol N . m); 3.
(H .. m.
OrEN c : 1. z..duory o. vi5 (Kdw); 2. C
""T)' VC'Ttinden l,S\u}; 3.
I...xy Thompoon \ Ho!'ll; 4.
B.I .I~ (KTM); S. Ken~ Ce->rtno.oy
tt (t d;2. J-....}<_ti u d .
..
200 A, 1. Dri.onun
QCTM ); 2.
Shimlbuluuv IK. wl;
J,. Tom Sn..-.: n Uwn); 2. Uavid I-WwrlI ( K.a... ); J. fohn
W.ad.. l,Suz" ... T,," Choh:o1""... 1:5. 0lIv;d T~ ac:.wl.
JO.o A: 1. Jo-..y f Wd... l ~w); 2 0.,;". Wrl..,. ('(.m ): 1 find
Th".np ..." (Ho.....); .. Billy ~ O~. 5. Ahly W rig,hI OIo..nl
.
JO+ B; 1. Allm t u rmo n CHon,) 2. \ tl chacl li "";n ( KnoI); 3.
;
DurrlI Conner r k Ro.>cV'l'f (KT'MI; 2. JoNl Wckh CKT'M); 3. Guy
Il:vt (SuLl ; 4. Mi.... Prolw.>p Sc". (Hon.l; 5. ~n ~ (Honl.
. 50 + A: I . Bobby KcynoWh 1KTM ); 2. Ontck I-IotnIby (Y.aml; J.
H.arlry HUlU;irw (IY w); " Iit'ft, Fi~h (kAw); .5 Chart..,. PJitdvl'ft
oc.wl.
4-STRK A, J. k>hn M....Ir.ory (Hon); 2. Gkn G<'fmC'T tHnn l; 3.
P.ul ~ tHon) ; 4. JC'fT)' Sparrow (Ho n); 5. Kobt'ft Mond,.Jun.
Chn" N"r r (Sud; 4. C..k b Co.oMl..r (Hon); 5. 1
.5OIl M<:dind
{Ho!'l) .
JR VET INT : 1. R.. hb ..• Du n"' m (Y. m); 2. T.'ff)' C..... .:-'"iori-..
(Y m ); 3. ana·1. kobn fSud ; ". Br...J Pirim 5. 00.1UUlO Uro.n
..
;
~ ( K.l wl; ".
sn._
,R;
4-STRK B· I. & 0«1 Rum... lHo I; 2. 1_ " wWn 11-....); 3. Jnhn
....
e.utI..n~I ....I, ... Tum n. ilry Oto,,) ; 5. Jdf Dilm C
J<'T!.dl.
(yi1rr,).
110(14- 11'>): I. Todd
~ob.u (J-Ion);
o.vld Sum.... ()'. rnl; .. 'Wm 5n ,"l .. n
0-10.... .
)
2. M.ut Vol!n>no O'.am) J.
;
Sct..nrrn;t n
( Ho.... l; "i Mo
k
B/W: 1. Sk-vft\ ~ tHo.-.t I;2- 0tDbn Bnodky(",,"w).
12. i 8t:C: I. Jimmy Ebc1'k' (Y.a
"
ml; 2. A.J. St Of;nn" lY.am); J.
W iUi.l m KIrrn (K.dw); 4. tuovon ,,"; nlngo. (Suz) ; S Bobby SdmlrT
(\'.t m) .
125 NOV : I. Er>t: Andrnon (K.... ); 2. Brandon Mibtmd &W;
3. MIC.'hacI Ma1dows O'.amI 4. Rywn Dolt'( {'(.un); S.
:
F_ (Hon).
125 L"\IT: 1. O""lophw e.:-....r (Hon); 2- Ty.on TJlY
kw
(Hrw,); 3. Rv. n On N .m);" Tr..... Sm. th (1Cd_ ); 5. o-11. .n p-
,rtf
..... c:5uL.l.•
125 T'RQ 1. Tim l.:o~ ( Kdwl; 2. r-"P"'- B1ilutilld (V.m).
2.'iO BEC , 1. ItI<'k Va ln\7.u<:1.1 (y dm); 2. M ib ~ Q-Ionl; J.
Dlrvld Du~ .... (Iio ...); t SaJrtJo:.....-.t (Hrw,); 5 P.a\ll Smith (Suz).
250 NOV e J. Ryan
ac..w); 2. Br ..I.. n Mi\o.kwJ 5W; J.
.
TyIrr Bud (Suz); 4. M.k MAr:ohoolI ( lion); S. kftmy FC'TTo (Hon).
2-'ilJ 1 : I . }nil z.atm ~WJ; 2. Chna NeI tzel (lCd J. T.ldo.t
m
w);
Cl mpt..ll (lCd ... A,j. m
w);
CHo-.tI; !i. M,kr Coi -.... ( Ho..)
t
2.'iO rRO. 1. Tt""'Y r.rw OIon).
SOO PRO; 1. Tlm Tl"lIt...J (Hnn).
'R VET BEG: I. ,",y Cochr.. n (Hon}; 2. Dmo c.hwlo;no (H.....);
3. SL r~ (5uz); 4 Molh Sam...-.t (YJlm);!i . 9>y Mno;.)l(" (Suz).
1h
'R VET NOV: 1. WillWm W~Il.... I1Iun), 2- BnA-o: Ra:Iwnb
(lCdw): 3. Fr.n" CIot\o"lI:no (Hon); 4_ f.ric t.. throp (K. w ): S. Bob
0....,a
F.n" jtUl"X (Yam l.
lSoW.
VET 8EQ I. """- Stoffft
...y R,tzIff (lCdw l; " Rid \drd
11 ....1
.
(Hen);
2. Ru. Sd1uoIo!t'(Hun); J.
\t.or"h4 lJ (Hnn); ~ ...... n l....L.nd
VET NOV: 1. ~ """-' (I k>n);2. Jrtf~ aion); J,.
Jur......(Ik....);5. UanriI s...~ C ;lIIn) .
"'
VET 1NT: I. Mib I..it* (SuI; 2. V~ Beooni. Oion.l: J. MoU
l.ici ln (}ton); 4 bndy W iI.. iN. (Sw:); 5. JimP'IlnNI (Sw-).
VET EX·PRO: 1. runTdbd Obi); 2. }<.. z.nrt Obi); 5. Katb CNJwi.:"
(H" N .
O / T EX: I. Bob ~ ( Ho n l; 2. W.alm MI,", OionJ; J .
C'
...-gO' ~by ( lUo
wl; t . Kirk "'-"m.dn (Hewr ; 5. Tom r. ItOrt
l
w
joe I(oot tlC.l ); 4. Kdr.
,N . m).
OfT M!> R A: J. M.rk C'.rnbntd (HoIl I; 2. W illic ~y
T
(Jion); 3. Mib KRny" (",,"wi; 4. K.u! 1\!k... ( Hon).
OfT MSTR. B: 1. lUnd)' SdI wa lcnberg (Yam); 2. Fr.anlr. M..thO'w~ Uion ); 3 . ~ik .. ~m (H...I; " ~ry WilltlOOl\ (~ wl; 5
Tum my r...rt nkllli.
.
Herring doubles at
Antelope Valley MX
By Tony Alessi
LANCASTER. CA. NOV 8.
Edward H err ing u~ hill> Bob H.lfU\ah -ill.e rid ing sty le to romp to a fuu r-m oto sweep o f the
80cc Novice a nd 60cc (9- 11) d ivi sions during
round twu o f th e S u pE"r Bo wl o f M ot o cr os s
Ni ght Motocross Se riC's held a t the An telope
Vallt!')' Fairy;munds.
Herring. who T\.-cently tumt-'d nine years old ,
had a n ea sy ti me in the 60cc (9-1 l) d iv is ion,
thou gh 60cc ((l-H) c lit"", winnt"l' }E"ff A It"S.'11 wa" in
th e hunt for t he bett er paTt o f bo th motos .
TOJi!;t."t}\t."!" they stole tht"... how and ca l ewa lked in
,
thL'ir ~pccti vC' dhisio ns, with Herri ng topping
R~rt Ml:'moli a nd Rid y Hemme in th... 60cc (911) an d AIt..'S.",i to ppi ng Cha d Gores and Buddi
Bruner in the 60cc (t'HS) .
Ht"Tring C3 1TM" bac k to dominate the first 80cc
Novic e m o to a board h is Pr o Circuit /Scott ·
back...d Suz uki in front of ha rd-chdrging Danid
Taft on hi ~ Race Rt":'\um~ba ck~ Suzu ki a nd
Jt.-rn.-d '1be Jet"" Brown.
The lioffond m al o S race, and at une point had ma de th~
pa ss, bu t a momentary lo ss in co ncen tra ti o n
caw.oed the Suzuki s?-,-'d:>tt.'T to tip OVt.'T and ~tall
hi:,> cyell"", dropping out of tilt" top fiv@. Herring
wa s ho me free a nd ran u nc ha lle nged fo r the
remainder of the race and posted tht:" moto and
o vera ll win, while Cory Red eni us inherit ed second in fro nt of Bruwn in thi rd .
Jon Crovetti won the Junior Vet Novice
class at the second round of the Super
Bowl of Motocross Nlghl MX series, hel d
In Lancaster t California_
Uoyd Wren won the 80cc Bt!'gi1UlC1" clas s for
the second week running. though he wa sn't ne e
essarily the fastt."'!>t rider on the track. Wren came
from off the pace in the firs t moto and used his
tall sta tu re to blaze across the top of the wh oo p
sect io n at warp s peed en m u tf" to the victory.
The s e co n d m oto sa w t he Ho nda o f Ril e y
ckinger get o~t fro n t, a nd he never gave in,
Be
fending off repeatt.>d pass attempts from Wren to
reco rd the st'COnd-mcrto win. W hen the dust set·
tied , Wren 's 1-2 finish was enough for the go ld,
whil... C o ry Baldwin (2-3) a nd Beckinger (5--1)
ro unded ou t the top three .
Chris Cos.wlaar was unCI:' a~ajn the top 125cc
IntcrmcdiJ te a nd postlod both moto wins in front
of Michael YUWlg.. wht) ~ms to ridl:' a difft.'Tt!'1lt
brand of cycle each week. And rro Labrad o r wa s
fast and smooth for third , w hile Mike Co llier a nd
Joel Nel'lOn m undt'd out tht"top five.
f~
Results
r /w BEG: I . CM pm oln FIl:f\(; 2.l'1an id
f(."rtiK T ; 3. ,...... M.....
C'
row; 4. Cody Farr..r; S. Ln· s"ul.
P/ W (1 S / ST K: I. Miehael. H.lIl; 2. BI. IU!' BdAAt!tt; 3. Hay.
M)
l
d,'fl Cum m.llll<;". ALoI' Jil' . '; 5. N il: r..l u.u.i.
r / W (11-6) MOl); 1. Dl... nic: Knrnt')': 2. Mid\dcl fUll; 3. BLake
B.lAAett; 4. ALa n Jiron,; S. Ha yd..,. Comll\d,....
r / w (1· QI S/S'tl.': : I. ~M... A1<""';; 2- fludt li RrunlWT'; 3 Sr .....
don L.~; " . Br..Jky &quid!; 5. BiDS.UC5l:ao.
r / w 0'.....) MOO: I. Mlk AIr!Iu; 2. T.tn no. L.in);h.irn; J . C Md
...
Cn ....; t JAU Hu kon; 5 Milo M~
..
tJ(l RF
.c. t. Ry..n ~. 2. Rilory I Luprt; 3. IWbrrto Jiron; 4
BI.ak Robo.
'11loon; S. sn...n. 1Uundwrt.
Ml (fI.A )': I '...ff AJo.-t; 2. Ch.td Gon.os; J_Buddi BnuuW!';" T~
ft.mn; 5. Rilry I brpcr
600 (IJ-I J); I. Edw. rd HC'TT'I n g; 2 . Rvbn1 MnnoIi; 3. Ric"y
twm~ 4. CNd Herbl:n; S. Get &ld Rod~
Ill) 8 FG, J. l.Iuyd W~ 2. Ctwy K.
