(Left) Don Upt on was the ov erall winner in th e 2SOcc Pro class
during ro und th ree of th e SuperBowl of Motoc r oss, held in
Lanca ster, Cali for nia.
(Abo ve) Brad Spe nce r (7) leads Pau l lwanaga and eventu al
w inner Rod Spe ncer (rea r) in the F·1 00 Vet Expert mai n ev ent at
round tw o of the Barn Burn er Short Track series In san Jose.
California.
quickly. Cory Ayers had fought h is way into St'C-"
a nd , bu t now John Morrow moved up to chal lenge- him . Provencher was long ~ and coasted to an easy win while, behind him, a battle
royal was raging between Ayers and Morrow for '
the next two spots. Morrow would come out on
top by a slim margin over Allers, with Eric Whi~
p ie and Frank Iovino rounding out the top five.
Ryan Underbrink s torm ed into the lead to
s ta rt ra ce tw o. Patrick Pro vencher wasted no
time muscling pa st for the lead. He stay ed on
the gas for a carbo n ropy of the first rare, wi nning it going away . John Morrow fini sh ed a
solid second over Frank Iovino.
Resul ts
P/W (4-&) B: I .
Dr-vIn M.i rty (1CJM1; 2. Chm ProreI ioo ( lAm);
3. K~an Tu tti.. (Ya m ); ...
(Y..... l.
r /w
(" ·6)
B~tt
Harritinck " (H on); 2 . Ronni. Undrr·
G
brinlin). {Y .. ml. J. Jri fnoy r.. (}(.awl; ... Erik Hodgn fSuz ).
S"
IlO BIG 112·16 I. Mik Dowtlq tHOR); 2. Jimi!-Lurie- UIun);
):
3. MIke btn. Jr. (Hon); 4. Brook V.\I~n (KIw i; 5. Robby Wntfall.
f'IO!'lOVI~ II ) : I. Robby WOOIh(Hon); 2. Bud< Guilt')' (K.aw);
3. Mich,,,"ran...T (liun);". Ty Ml.-Tow (K.lwl ; 5. Ry..n Bluwn .
tIO NOV (12·13): 1. Kevin Roberta(Hon); 2. Tony Wnlbly
( K.1w ); J..J.- Lopc% (KoIw ).
80 NOV 04-16 >: I. Ryan Wilaon..
80 S/ ~UNl : 1. Kf'r>ny" ,umlt')' (~wl .
125 DEC.:1.Jnnn Mn.hl.uIf CKaw);2. SNn Kim.hdla (Ya m); 3.
M.II M~ U'aw).
125 NOV: 1. Juatl n
V_~
t!; 2.).uon Burt.::.\(Surl.
125 PRO: I. Mon k Mon tasuc (Sud; 2. Mi tt GraD (lion); 3.
WeNryMal~(Yam).
l.'-..
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0\
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o
......
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2!lO NOV: 1. MMk Ho-rmann (ICoI ); 2. Rrl ESM'II. (lion); 3w
Owritoy Rnm .. ( KoI w ).
2SO1m : 1. John Edw.nko2. WC5tkyVaupm.;3. Jim~
2SOI'KO: I. Monk M; 2. Rory O"S II"i ; 3.
.G:
U
Thom.Io.. Dly; " ,)o."'" ~~ OIonl; 5. ElOOb,o HlUII
.
MSTR. 2S+ 11-.'1'; 1. Oua,.. Holt (HonJ; 2. Jim Owaw; 3. Dnm
c.mbl:U... GftogSk-pnn. ( Hon); S. Paul H.ubaud.
MSTR 40+ or'E."II : 1. [)mni,. ChoImb«Wn (lion).
Upton one-ups Lusk
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By Tony Alessi
LAI'.CASTER, CA,NOV. 15
Don Upton baggt!d the bea r tha t is Ezra "'Yogi"
l usk in the 250cc Pro class during ro un d three
of th e Su per bow l of Motocro ss, held by Fu ll
Blown Promotions at the A V Fairgrounds.
Lus k, ma king his Hond a debu t on a Mik e
Go sselaar-tuned HRC CR2 50, r oo st ed ,lwa y
frum the field in the opening nin e-la p sp rint,
whil e Upton and Brian Sween y rou nded out th e
top three.
For the" restart, Up to n w ou ld be- gi ve n th e
pole position while Lusk wou ld be relegated to
last.
For ince ntive. each rider Lu sk would pa ss
was worth $50.
Lusk not onl y took off last bu t ga ve the Pros
a healthy 12-serond head start . Then he went to
wo rk, pa sain g the P ros one by one u ntil he
moved into second.
Once into the runner-up spot, lusk kn ocked
thr ee seco nds }'t"1' lap off of Upton's lead . Lusk
made his pass on the final lap by performing a
low-flying ae rial man euver. He seem ed to be on
his way to victory , but disaster struck when he
stalled his machine a few turns from the finish
and ha nded the victory to Upton .
" I don't care how I did it," Upton said , "but
w hen they read the results in Cycle Neun, it will
show Up ton first and lusk Sf..'COnd."
Jeff Tilton and Brian Sweeny had a privat e
battle for th ird that lasted all mot a long, wi th
Tilton getting the noo at tht! finish .
Team Green miJ~j racer Mike Aless i put his
nt!w position-sensitive cavity shock - bui lt by
Cha r les Ct~ m u tt - to the tt"St by jumping an ~
foot tripl e jump on a KX60 on all 12 L1ps of the
60cc (9-11) ta ct". Th e gia nt leap .....as not performed by any other 60cc or 80cc roeer, with the
~.lt re ptiun of pro min i rid ~ Chris TocC\) Alt."Ssi
.
swept all six mot os en route to wins in the 6Occ:
(9-11) and 5Od\oId HaD;• . tbvdftl Cornmarw; 5.
Pa lu.z:zi.
P/W (7.A) s /Sn::: I. Mik" A~ 2. flnao TenioIn; J. Chad
Sn",NrHr; S- Ty1l"l' H...... .... _
•
P/ W (7·9 ) MO D- 1. M i.~ Ak.N; 2. 8ry•.., T....-zwn; 3 . Mi. ..
.
"'Ie
-
c..........;"
• . o...J Cons.
60 BEC: 1. Ryan UMo; 2. JU5bft Mulford; 3. Riley HoIrpcT: • .
B1.3k Robn1troono 5. Jol~ Hu ktt.
~;
flO (o-H); 1. T~ H.111Wl1; 2.
c....,eo-
&t) ( ~IO:
Jetf A~ 3. Jona th.:in Arana; ...
1. Mi .... 11.1",1; 2. Edwolrd
R.odriguez;:' ChoId Hl"I'bc-n
H "rrin~
3. C .. u ld
class is very competitive, with Rodney Spencer
jr., 5.1 m Clark and Chris Touchatt m ixing it up
at t've ry opportunity.
Resu lts
P/W A /B : 1_sP.n Jot- CKTM 2. ShoownAnm--.(Kl'\oO; J
);
8ru... Strw- fIt...y
(Yam) .
r /v.: 0 ; 1. Tra¥ia Franlilin (Ya m) ; 2. Alex AuI' cky Kmawo (Yam ); 4. ~ Cli fton CY..m); 5. BrrnI HrIr\ndl
(Ya m) .
P/W C 2 : 1. Er k r oth (Ya m ); 2 . St"v" R.. n .... y (Y.. m); 3
Frank..,
m ). ... Moor" elwvn CY..m); 5. Bn-n TlCmwn
t
(Ya m) .
PI"'" PI":. 1. All ... Jo:oI-n (Ya m ); 2. ~ Potl\ (CoO); 3,
EII\Ifti Doniak (Yam ); • . Swphanic- HUII'Ol!t (Yam); 5. u u ren Waf.
I.n-bm Smith (KAw); 5. Ronny ~ lHonJ.
fIl)«I 2: 1. RodIW')' Spnw:'erJr. (yoIDl); 2.. Sam CI.orlr. {HeW ; J.
).uon~ .. (lion); • •
Touchatt (lCaw ); S. TftYOI' DonsaJ,.
",.m)
F-l00 (o-Ull ~OV 5TK: I. &O ....lII lndf'1b,lH"n ;3. Q\ad Tornli.nlooJp fllon) ; • . Mu:h.Id CoInnin&
c.rcioI ('(
..
80 SO\': I. Edward fkn'inJ; 2. Jarnd Browne; J . o.ni~1
Taft; • . Knin t-tw.lft; 5. Rody Hanznc.
110 I!'I. I . On. l'Oihan.
'T:
80 O rE.'l: 1. Om TOttO; 2. ChrU Nihan; 3. Ibcky HI."tnIIW;
.. , Fdw ard H..mng; 5. Mi... So:hu..........
1.:58EG; 1 .~ Wa rd; 2. Kurt Ncbon; 3. CanTttStinn. ...
lanny Roi,.; 5. ~ Dahl.
125 NOV: I . Mld ... . 1 M~aJ.ow.; 2. Brandon M II",~;ad; 3.
Brwil Cam; . Rict\w ~"'; 5. C1~ AdoI-.
125 1ST: I , Bryan Mc:C.-vran; 2. Chn..top...... (" - t....r; 3.
...
AndrftI t.brador. ... Jod SdAon.
125 PRO: I. T im l.anr;don ; 2. Eapc- Elik . ta ; 3. Don,a ld
n
V pton;" Dou~ PoII'IOIW; 5. B.....n SwNl'Y.
M BEC: I . Cory BaldWIn; 2. ~ WiI1Wns; 3. Lloyd Wnm;
.. Ril")' ~.,n&..... S. Ad.om Wi),.",,,.
;
2SO Bte. I. St"'VC' Dr volt 2. Nic. JC'IUIllC"; 3. Sh.IWI'I C.lloIhan; .. Ton y Amoe; S.Cc-ciI Aw:ry .
250 NOV : I. Brolndon Ml1.ste.ld.; 2. Cl\m:lof'her Barrett.
250 NOV : I. Brian Sh.ilaon .
2~ PRO: I O...." .. ld Upt o n ; 2. Ezra Lus k; 3. J..t Tilton; •
Dri.nSwra.nv.
G RL; I: Cryml Pfuntne-r; 2. Tiffa ny Smith; 3. B..>nnK- KclIy;
... c.......nJ.r..
~mola.
WM~ ·l .
Dft,iw En~rom;
2. Julio" Higgiro._
am.
lHon);5 . GcuffWkd dUIonl.
F-100 tt)-16) NOV MOO: 1. ~~ Mcwtan..r lHon); 2.
~
Pontorl (HonJ.
F-IOO (()..16) JR: I. Bradtry ~ Jr.
C III); J. Chri.o
....
( H " ,, ).
c.....,.
(lion );
2. Fn!ddy Poll
r-roo (16+) NOV STK; 1. Jdf Sh ultz
Glori); 2. Bryan ~
Ulan>; J. Jo-h~ (Su.d : -6. Richard Dilyton (Hon); 5. Ryan
~n."(Hon).
F-IOO (1 ~ ) !": V MOO: I. John RoIndolph (Ho n); 2. Bryan
O
Agmrn.- (H" n ); J . Mlc~1 Doly (Hon); " Otris ~ (Hon); 5.}.Iy
K.Uolra(H.lII).
F-IOO llt>+) JR: 1. K.m Wcdingfdd lHonr. 2. 5rott Ho-ywolxl
(Hon.l; 3. L.uuis c.l'II.~ lHon> ... J<:- V.anKo! (H on). 5. Tony KOIIC
;
(HonJ .
F· lOO(4t). ) : 1. Rod Lake (Hort ); 2.
Ral\dolph (HorI); 3.
FnodP"li (Hu nl.
rohn
Kunsman cooks
at Barn Burner 5T
By Mykeal Clark
SAN JOSE, CA,NOV.8
Mike Kunsman skillfully used a front -row sta rting p«.)'o\ition to sco re his !'Ot'"OOnd mai n-t'Vt"nt win
in as many weeks a t ro u n d two o f the Barn
Burner Sho rt Tra ck.SeriC5. Winning two in a row
gives the San Jose ra cer the poi nts lead in the
race for the cha mp ions hip, wh ich has a purflC
to tali ng $3{XX1, with $1000 o f that go ing to th~
champion.
Ch it"f stt"wa rd /starter Jt"rry Ken nt"dy dis·
qualified '3 few rid ers during the hea t races for
overly aggr~~ i ve rid ing an d took timt! bt!fore
tht" featu re to remind rid ers to contro l tht"ad J't"naline flow, noting tha t most ha d jobs to go to th e
next day .
Kunstn.l n won with style. Rod Spencer took
second and John U1ebo III too k third. Spencer
,1150 wo n the Vet Exp e r t main, with Brad
5pt>nrer !S,
as there were nea rly 30 Pee Wee racers on hand.
The kid!!i all havt" big time fun and, as we all
know, this is th e fu tu re of our sport. Tht" 6CH«kc:
MINlllt I.
Mi~
V..nUC"nJnI
(l ion);
2. Joe- MeS.
Wayne lk"'1Uleu was a double cL1ss winner,
taking the 12See Novice division and lilt:' 16-to24--year -old division champioru;hips, while B.1ny
Mayo took the Over 30, Over 35 an d Over 40
das~
Results
50 (4-6l; 1. umnlm Moirtin.-z; 2. Kyl.. 5traubo:-; 3. Krlby l.a~
bka;". Robert C
