Er ic A eming (39) leads eve ntual 125cc
Nov lce-c la ss winnner J .J. Bonanno
(519) at rou nd one of the ssCITao
Kawasak i Winter Warmup MX ser ies,
he ld at cas taic Motocross in Southern
californ ia.
o wner Scott Caldwell flew his Yamaha .uuund
in the Over 30 class to ta ke both wins, w hile Rod
Hook jamm ed his bla ck Suzuki to both win s in
the 250cc B clas s.
Result s
50 C
+-bl. I. " .I....Il l . .kt'tt lCub); 2 }ud ...... C
......1ry (Art); 3
MltchcU T. ylor ( JaM); t . Ry.n ICnl (K'TMI; 5. Dr....Jun ~.-i
(Y;lm).
50 O .M.I: 1. Aa nltl K1 .. !Cob); 2. am. IJrba n (Art); J. l.octI
n
......... "'. 00 (lI'm); 4 Andrrw Mum.mw IKTMl : S. lun my Willon
(Kn O.
bS: I. Mx:hold WiIUord oeawl; 2.Cr.lg Thorn.- (K.owl; J.0ri0
C h. p m.n (I(".w l; 4. Hay~n Ho ld ' rof t IK.w); 50, Aaron KIi_
(J(;;a w l.
!lO (7.111: 1. M ld\.l d Willard 1Sw.1 3. Dillion RhoAo.kI (Suz);
;
3.0..... Whitcra ft (5uz I; 4. Idf ~u.. (Yam ); 5. C1u'U; Clupman
(K,.wl .
tlO(12· 15): 1. o.vid Wlutcnlft (Suz,I: 2. And y Willard CSw.);1
A .J. M..a d~ ( l<:..I w); • . Will y lJro w m n ll: (YlIm ); 5. ROM Ad .m.
(y llm).
2.~+ : I , RiIIl...... l< (Yllm); 2. 501ft Cald w..11 (Yam); 3, Rob 8lnS..
man (."'-'zl; ~. Ridwrd
ngl er lKd w) ; 5. 0.. Y<" Hum (Stu).
30+ : 1. Scott C. ld ~1J (Y . m); 2. Ridulrd Spa ng ler (""w i; 3
Cr~ If.o\..... lh ln (Y. m l: 4. Brilln !lrjo rman (Hc>
n
n); S. Roh Mlntvn
5t..
(Ji. In ).
010+: I. Rill t...~l< .. k (Su.z); 2. Brla n Duston (Yam) : 3. J"h n
M rC u rnbrr (}I. m); 4. Ton y flruwn (H un) ; 5 Rryant T"rn"! (IC
,ow)
Thomas takes three at
Southeastern MX Banquet
By Ky le Myers
REDDICK, FI.NOV.9
The 10th a n n u a l Southeastern Re g ional
2SO~ . 1. 5I:y... Doty (JUcwl. 2. CluUtuplon B.urrn (Hur,);
1. 8natl Shcm.od (lion); 4. Du.ty Soob« (Y am ).
2SO L''T, 1. ChrD NetM {)(;,a 2. CJv1. HormoId (Kaw ); J .
wl;
Todd c. mpbrll (lYw); 4 c.ry Trkhy (Y~ 5.}on bhn (lYw).
2SOrRO: 1. G...oo..W..d. (']"MI.
sao BEG: 1. Paul Croudl ( Hen).
~
IfltiT , 1. M.lrk Dur....d ( lion).
JR VET8EC: I. Rid:. V.~ (Y.m); 2. ~y ~ (Suz); J.
4 f'ri. n H...... (Y . m)
J5I: \TT s ev: 1. Eric: u thn:,. CKl ); 2. Wiu.w.mWddUwnn'
w
(Honj; J. Gol aAt-you (lion); 4. A..t Aluah lKlwl.
b
J5I: VET ll'to'T: 1. Chuck ~ (Sw, J; 2. Robbior Dunnam (Yaml;
l. flr.od P'M-tm(Sud; 4. J<-ph tumor (Y.m)
vcr BI:G; 1. b y Riu!..r IKTMl; 2.. ~. n 'rrl.and (H" n); J .
Rusa Schoul~ (Hanl; 4. Kory Ru~U (Hon); 5. Ken J(innu u n
Kri th
~m. .... ('(am);
(Yam ).
VF.T NOV , 1. St,,,,,, M"no.....llHon); 2. Dllvid Du bois lJion); J.
jcet r lolV.ji, . II Ion ); 4. o.rnn St. ff " CHon); 5. t4vid Mull...
n
(H on).
•
VFT INT, I . RodJl.oy Morn.on (lion); 2. Tom Hunm- (H on);
3. Vinn" B.1o i"ni (H. ....); 4. Mikfo lkitnl (H" n); 5. Km T.pnt (IUIw).
VFT EX· r RO: I. Jon Zl hrt nywl; 2. Tim T~lford m un }; J .
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Fnnk Co....n...(1 (Han); • . ~.c Y.md l (Y. ml.
SR AM : 1. Bub Baron (Hon); 2. Bm ~f ( I<.\w ); 3. O.vld
Md"l ll....... n (!-f ; 4. Dunn il- Qu . ,w n.... (Hun); 5. Rub Du nhllm
un)
O'a ml.
SR INT · EX, 1. Willi ... KC'nnt"dy IHon ); 2. Edwll rd o Hippo
( lion ); 3. Sh~V~ Cl. r k (S\lz); 4. bndy Anderson (Yam) ; S. P..to
l·
V.'t rdnn (TM )
O /T JRVET 1. Grqj: Robnt"IUn i,;hWdl!Im- .
O IT A M , 1. (ltonn i" T. ",m"n (I( aw l; 2. K~lIh C h"d w i, l<
(lio n); J . Do n Mt"in t"r IHu n ); • . C h ar i,... W. t..... bc, ( Hu n) ; 5 .
Richou'd BcAlcr (Y4m).
orr EX: I . AWn O'B 2. Gt"orK~ Uzo.-nby (l<.1 wl: 3. Xott
nmo
McDonnall (H" n ); 4 , ' 1m Mtl~ (Hon); 2. M iu ~ (Ji< 'Ift);
J.J. }. Ko.·U (I lu I,,).
Tum RIltt
BEG TM; I. John BartoI / l Billy Payl"lt! and R.J. Thompson took
control of the top tw o spo ts in the 12Sec Int ermoo iate c1.lss during round one of the SSC/ T&O
Ka wa saki Winter Warmu p MX Se ries, he ld at
Ca !>ldk Mo tocr os.!>. Thousand O aks Kawasa ki
wa s offering s ho p co ntingency money to a ny
Kaw ,uaki rider and al so d onat ed a 19 97
Kawasaki KXl25 to the series.
Last year's l 00cc Crand National Champion,
R.J. Th omp50n , made hi ~ 12..5cc Intermedia t€'class debut a memora ble experience by pulling
tht>h o l~hnt in the hr.-t mota .
Nit rea ll y feel s good to be ridi ng a 125,"
Thompson said. " I led for A lap, b ut Billy got
by., Payne took O~ the lead un the second lap
a nd roosted a way to a comma nding lea d , follo wed by Sw ed ish Pro ra cer Espen Bliks tad ,
who a lso pa ssed Th om pso n. Pa yne went on for
3 co nvi ncing moto victory well a head of the
Pr os while Thom pso n showed awesome control
a nd sty le en route to a second- place fini s h in
front uf Jeremy Santoro, Lanny Turner and Joe l
Nelson.
The S(.'COnd mo to sa w a pileup just after the
sta rt.
"So me guy jus t went flip p ing in front o f
me," Payne said . "'1 had to a lmost stop because
he bounced rig ht in front of me ....
Thompson had a sh ot a t the-1 a d but he, too ,
ehad p rob lem s.
"Some Vet ~ y crossed lin es wi lh me, and I
hit him and fell,'" Thom pson reported.
Lann y Turner took o ver the lead and led fo r
about two lap~ before Payn e blas ted by . Th e res t
was histo ry. as Payne pulled away for the mo to
a nd overa ll victory in fmnt of Tu rn er, Thompso n and Santoro.
PAyne returned for a double moto vict ory in
the 250ce lnt er med ia te cla ss as well, where he
tup pt.'tJ Jaso n Wood., San toro and Pa t Wade.
Hayden Comm a n s st>l"ms to bt>o making a
name for himself in the Pee Wee ranks by dominating the field. of 4-t 0-6-yt"
ar-old raCt"r'io. Commans ran off and hid dUring both motos, to pping h igh-fl y i n~ Da vi M.:oa d.:o, 4-yea r-old Chris
Plouffe , Kyle Smith an d Jake Lacey.
The Vet Intennediclte clA !'o~ ~ w a dud d ew l·
o p between Mike '"'Chicken" Uttle and the eve rpopula r Eric " li ttle Gu y" Casa s . In the end,
Casas had the sty le and the look, bu t Little had
the spt.'tc'd and the strength, a nd he posted the
'o vt"t'a ll victory in front o f Casas, Jei Harriott, Ed
C uarjard.o an d Eric fleming.
Results
soC I . H.oydm eomm.... (KIM); 2. DllvicI Me.M (Cobl;
4-fl):
"TM ); 5. J.b U«y
) David P1(l1JIf~ ( K'fM); 4 . l(yl~ Smllh U..
( Knf).
•
so
so
(7-9): 1. Mike- Aleltli (J(TMI; 2. Ma.c ~adC'(Cob); 3. tkyu
TlI'mAn {KTM); • . o.YId MC'd1no\ (KTM I; 5. u.nc'C' Cowy IKTM).
(7.Q) YAM: 1. Juann Eubllnb (Y.m); 2. D;on~U.. Und ft"·
..... >d(YMIl I.
60 (().31: 1. Jdf A1n«i (Kaw ); 2..~M.~ M.:-ollIk (Ko\w ); 3. T.1lOIT
Alrl<..andC'l' Ckawl; t . ~ <.:oury lIe wl ; 5. K¥k Snutt>(k.o\wl.
••
tlO(~ II ); 1. KyUl M.Ihatlr (lUlw).
AO Bfr.: I. T. II'Mi~(K.w l; 2. AdamT...l<
i(l"' w);3 TM>""' Aln..lnd~{'(aml; ~, John B41;P' (}-lp nl.
IICI NOV (7· 111 1. 1I~ Willun:oun (lion); Z. Btrlt Mo\lnt.D n
:
('(. m )
'.rrod
Nl (12· IM, 1. Olo\d Fr.nk (H . m) ; 2.
Williams (K.Iw); 3
Miu H.I~ ( I<. w); ~ . Rio; .lrd Eub.mb (YAm ); 5. Rob.or1 C1. r k
h
(Hon l.
IIO I:'\IT: 1. ' ,R. TC'l'T)' fY.-m> 2. V~f Rhoold. (Youn).
;
flO S/ M I:Ir. I . M jk~ Alrui ( leaw); 2. )rft A k-i (lU w) ; 3.
1;
Brua Willo.iMon Ulord ; ... Brrt1 Mounl.l.i n -24, 125ccand 250cc A classes. Thomas collect ed th e largest cut o f the I SO-percent payback
and also enjoyed th e HSKS famous pig- roast
dinner.
In the 12Scc A action, Thomas led from st.u1
to finish in bo th mot es, as Jeff Carmilmani and
Ryan Kelley battled for the runner·up spo t with
Ca nnilmani getti ng the nod for seco nd overall.
Th e first 250cc A mo to saw Thomas score the
easy win over John Fesler a nd Ma rcus Pedrero.
In mota tw o, Fesler kept Th omas honest for the
entire moto but coul d not make a pa ss for the
overall win.
T.J. Rhon elli was the o nly double class winner, es he won the Pee Wt>e (7-8) and 60ccc (5-8)
d ivi sions. Rhon elli also won th e Pee Wee (7-8)
and Pee Wee Modified -class champion sh ips at
the award s ban qu et.
HSKS-ba ckf..>d Ryan Dav is, who is sid elined
with an injury, wo n the ch.ampionsh ips in the
80cc 02-15) a n d S u pe r Min i cla s s e s at th ~
a wa rds banqul.1:, as well as picking up the honor~ for ea rn ing the mp st po ints in the series. 1:"1
Resu tts
r/w
(U I, h A. hl..,. Vklo -ry (Coh); 2. Troy SmUh (Cnh); 3
Km IliII (Cob); 4. Bl"efllon A1low.ly (Cob l; 5.J .....Grt"OI:h,....,. (Cobl.
P/W (7·8): 1. T.I. IU1ont"lli fCob) : 1. Co llen MlrYNtd(Cob); 3Ky lrolCcoy lon (Cob); 4. MIk RorM"(CobI; S. Ted I:Irown (C<>bJ.
P/ W MO D: I . Col l~n M" yn .., d (Co b); 2. A .hI.,- Vi'kC'l')'
(Coo); J. TJ ROOnP (Cobl ; 4 Corey Woodard {Cob l; S. Bn.ont.. n
llJ
Alk.w. y (Cub ).
60 (5..111; I. T .J. Rhondli (K. w) ; 2. Kyle
CoI~
By Rupe rt X. Pellett
U~'VllLE, OH, NO 2
V.
Local rarer Michae l W ilL d lives right acros s the
u
s tr cct fro m Hond a H ill s MX, and the you ng
!oupt."T!>tar u~ his fa miliarity wit h the circui t to
his adva ntage as he swep t bo th m otos of fllkc
acti on a nd went 2-1 to take the Mini Juni or class.
W hilt> thi!'! ta lt'"ntro yo ungster wins almost
anypla ce he goes, th e F&S Suzu ki-sponsored
racer a bsolu te ly ha u ls a t Ho nd a Hilt s . In the
bOcc mo tos , Willard r an off fr o m the pack to
ledve the seco nd -p lace battle to Cra ig Thomas
and Chr is Cha p ma n . Thomas ultimat ely took
5oeCOnd place behind Willa rd with his 3-2 finishes, bes ting O1apman' 2-3 fin b hes .
In the 80cc Mini Junior class, Willard faet"d
u p~i tion . from upstart DiIlion Rhoad t$, a lso
F&S S uz uki-mou nted , and C h ris " Mil km a n"
Wh itcret, a no ther Mini supersta r. Rhoades wa s
inC'n"d iblt> in moto one, taling the \'\ro-m aht"ad of
W illard an d Jdf Roelle in third place. Moto two
wa s all Will .-ud as hI" rom~ to the win over
Rhoads a nd Whitcraft.
Bill Ledke was th.:o older man to beat, as the
Za.ne:willc nath'e whipped all comers in all fou r
motos of th e Over 25 and 40 d ivi sio ns . Trac k
(K.\w) .
K~ ~m ["," wi. 3 .
Motyn.trd (""wl; • . Corey Wooo,:l,.rd (Kaw) ; S. SIwlr' Brid
"'y"
f'I() ('Jolt ); I.
WilliolMOll (KI w I; 2. Don SoIWy (Nowl; J .
l
R. noJy C mblo- (""' w ); 4 JurI u mp (l(aw); 5 Dltn 51 (,,", w i.
...
"n
'" (7·11>: 1. o.vi MiR~p (Suzl; 2. Ky" Chisholm (JC.. .1, 3 .
0.100 Kump (lWn); 4. Philip ~ ( K..w); 5. Bobby luaoy IiP Kumr (H.:.lJ; 3 l .1l:
~ -2. : I. J.no n Thomu ( K.1twl 2. Tom r anon. (KI w i; 3.
;
Olnll n M, KomZlfO ( K.aw) ; 4. J"M' BI" l r ( Hon); S. Bn "n ~"~ri-;
