Spencer is king of
Barn Burner Short Track
By Mykeal Clark
SAN JOSE, CA JAN. 10
,
Rod Spen cer won the las t main event of the 1997
Barn Burner Se ries to win th e ch a m p io ns hi p
points battle and ea rn the $1000 prize for his
efforts aboa rd the Rod Lake /Bud Martin Honda
at the San Jose Fairgrounds. Spe ncer won thr ee
ma ins and was seco nd twic e, ou tscoring secondplaced finisher Mik e Kun sman on the Kunsman
Brothe rs Honda; th ird in points was po p ular
veteran Paul Iwanaga .
As the season ends , some spec tacula r performances should be not ed , beginnin g with Sean
Jon es, wh o rod e his KTM to a pe rfec t six win s
ou t of six mai ns in the Pee Wee Jun ior class - the
onl y racer to do so! Ot he r hot d ogs, w ith four
win s, were An gela Poth on her Co bra, Honda of
Mil pita s-b a cked Sam Cl ark on a CR60, Ch ris
C a ne pa in the Un d e r 16 Jun ior class, Lou is
Ca nepa in the Vet Jun ior class, Mike Kunsm an
in the Vet Expe rt class, a nd Jeff Shultz riding the
Chris H ayw ood / G P Spo rts Hond a in the Over
16 No vic e Mod if ied div isi on . O ve r 16 Stock
race r Ryan Devon shir e on th e Ern ie's Wester n
Au to-backed bik e and Ove r 40-class rid er Rod
Lake picked up three wi ns each.
We a ll know that it takes a lot of help to put
on a race series, and with 80 to 100 riders at each
eve nt, many peopl e gave their all to pu t on the
best indoo r short track series in this area . As this
se ries ends. thanks nee d to be given to Diane
Ny c a t the fron t gate, Bob Bacosa for announcin g a nd sin ging the Na tio nal Anth e m , Dave
DcCamp for handling pr actice a nd lineup, Pat
Rose and Ch uck Miller for excellent trac k pr ep arati on, Jerry Kennedy and Pat Rose for being
sta rters, and Caro l Sw an son, Shawna Dt.-Camp,
Kath y Lynch, Alice Gennai, Charl ene Kunsman
and Marilyn Henry for hand ling si&, u p and
nstorage. A very sp ecial thanks goes "to Karen
Spencer, the hea d sco re kee pe r, who worked
non stop every nigh t.
Results
High Poi nt
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Ch. mpio nll
r / wc 1: 1. Allvess.aJlor\!>l,.'1l(Yam).
p / W 2: 1. Eric ro th (Leml.
r / W rp: I. Angela r oth (Cob).
r / w JR: 1. &-an]on es tK1"M).
6O-SO JR: 1. Mat thew Dt. Camp {Ho r\}.
o
~ EX: 1. Sa m Clark (Ho n).
F-l00 (0-16) NO V: 1. J.1n.'(Ya m); 3. A va
Casey (H o n); 4. Jdf Glea~ (Hu n); 5. G ll:' n Fin nt."fiI n (C-A).
n
125 INT : 1. D<1nt' B.atty (K.lw ); 2. Jeff And l-rson (C ·A ); 3. Juhn
Marcotte' (Ho n).
n
125 AV AM : 1. Kmny R.lnd ,d l (Yam) ; 2. Chri." ]o hno;o (Ho n);
3. luke Andenon (Hon); 4. Ky le Ingha m (Yilml; 5. Cory Ran da ll
(Suzl.
250 AM : 1. Jim McFa rlan d (H o n ); 2. Kdl y Smith (Yam); J .
Mik e St o ne (Ka w) ; 4. Lu .1n n Sw is her Ul o n ); 5. Da le Fra nk li n
(YOI m ).
250 AYA M: 1. Je ff Ho h rultci n (Kaw); 2. Je rem y And c.orson
(Ya m ); 3 . Walt~r Welter (Bu!); 4. Ed RU!l/ool·1I (C-A) ; S. Ken ny Ha...
Ian (H o n).
2S0 AV 1ST: 1. Bill Bro wn (Yaml ; 2. Ch ri:oJaml."S (YOIm l; 3. Jon
Stuart (H on) .
lilL.: 1. Ed Peters (MOIi).
30 + AM : 1. Robert Schulz H lu s); 2. Dan Wrislog ei (H WI 3.
);
M.1rk Stovt"!" (Ya m); 4. Glenn Stover (Ya m ); S. David CluI ppt"l (Rid .
~
30 + ~NT: 1. John Ad " m~ (Yol ); 2. C h m Jamt.. (Ya m ); 3 . Bill
m
'S
Bro wn (Suz l.
30 + EX: 1. Joe Ca,ey (I-Io n ); 2. Ron Fis h (Ya m) ; 3 . Cra ig
F. mswo rt h ilion ).
40+. A M: 1. M.n k Det wi ler (CZ); 2. Dan Barkl'l"(CZ).
40+ INT : I. Dan a Sai llma n (Yam ); 2. Kenny Brynn (CZ ); 3 .
Steve Spr ague (Bull .
40+ EX: I. Larry Legarre (8 u l); 2. & ,b Rush (CZ).
50+ A M: 1. Tom Gloden (CZ); 2. Bud Abbo tt (Ya m); 3. Bill
Schweitze r.
50+ 1 7 : 1. Ken Burningha m (BSA ); 2. Rob Ive rso n (y .1m); 3.
r-.
M " yt"lilrd Richard.'KIn (Hon).
50+ EX: 1. Jim Watt' (Ya m ).
60+ AM: 1. Larry LinJe (Ya m ); 2. GI~nn Finneran (C-A ); 3.
Dan McC.lr th v.
WMN AM : 1. Ava Ca !lt.'Y (H o n); 2. Sommer w otcou (Ya m) ; 3.
v atcne Ulv er (Yam ).
WMS 1 : 1. luann Swu.rn.'I" (Hi m).
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WMN A V: 1. Lan a lngha m (Yam); 2. Lorr a ine Craft IHo n).
OPEN INT: 1. Kenny Brynn (CZ>; 2. Ne il G ie rt.'k'1\ (CZ ); 3 .
1
Rob Iverson (Y. m ).
O r EN EX: 1. Ron FISh (Yam ).
OPEN AV A M: 1. C h.. d Wallace (Bo n ); 2. Karey Krahcl
(Mai); 3. A It'X Schoe n (H U!o); 4. Wayn e Ingham (Yam ); 5. Kt'tl xa nda U.
OPEN AV (NT: 1. j.1Y L...cl (M.1D 2. Brian Sw ish er (Ho n); 3.
;
Chrn. Jam ('S(YA ); 4. ].R. Seu m an (Suz) ; 5. Jn n Stu art ly ..ml .
m
OPEN AV EX: 1. joe
(H u n ); 2. terry Legerra {Suzl; 3.
. Mo n ty rn~ (Yam ); 4. ]ohn Ulver (Ya m ); 5. G.1ry Rog"-"r.' (M" i).
OPEN 4·STRK AM: 1. Kl'tln y McCa n n (Y" m ).
OPEN 4·STRK EX: I. Mon ty Pri ce (Yam).
O r EN TW EX: 1. c;...nl· Boerc (Tri).
u sey
O'Conner aces Las Vegas MX
By Dick Goo dwin
LAS VEGAS, NY, DEC.21
Jason O'Con nor sto pped the com pe tition in its
tracks by winning the 125cc Beginner class with
a 1-2 tall y at a Las Vegas Motorcycle Clu b event
held a t the Las Vegas Motor Speed way .
O 'Connor led a sea of red .throug h the firs t
turn, with the Hondas of Alex Slocu m a nd Tim
Pars on right on his heels . Gordon McKenna a nd
Jason Brown were both on the charge as places
shu ffled during th e first lap . O'Connor maintained h is lead, but McKenna had moved up
and was wailing in his wake. Brown moved. into
third and was keeping an eye on the lead duo.
O'Connor kep t the heat on and wa s able to hold
off McKenna for the win. Brow n, Slocum an d
Cody Gower filled out the nex t three spots.
Brown blasted int o the lead to start race two ,
just ah ead of Mark Stowe and McKenna, while
O 'Connor was fra n t ica ll y clawing hi s way
throu gh th e fie ld . By th e end o f th e fir st lap,
McK enna had wrested t he lead awa y from
Brown, and O'Connor had climbed all the way
to third . McKenna bobbled, recovering in fo urth,
as Brown set sail for the finis h line. Brown was
lighting it u p but O'Conno r knl'W he was safe in
secon d for th e overa ll victory. Seth Randall
su rge d up to g ive O'Connor some anx ious
mom ents but, a t the finish, it was Brown wi th
the win a nd O'Connor in se cond. Brown ca ptured sec o nd o ve ra ll for his e fforts , with St.
Geo rge, Utah's McKenna third. .
In the Pee Wee (7-8) class, Darin Anderson
nabbed th e ho leshot, lead ing Ha r riso n, Tony
Ca pu to and Ronnie Goodwin thro ugh the first
few corne rs. Anderson held off Harrison fo r
most of the first lap until Harrison was able to
figh t his way pa st for the lead . From there, Harrison stayed on th e gas and raced to th e wi n,
ahead of Anderso n. Caputo and Goodwin fin ished third and fourth, respecti vely, but first and
second in their 4- to 6-year-old age group.
Mot o tw o featured a n in stant-replay star t.
with An de rson o nce ag a in lead ing Harrison,
Ca pu to a nd Good w in a ro u nd t he fi rst turn.
Once a ga in, Ha rri son muscl ed his way pas t
And erson for the lead, whil e Ca pu to was han ging tough in third. Harrison we nt ~ n to his second straigh t win to cap tu re the overall Pee Wee
(7-8) crown . Anderson was seco nd overall, with
Kyle Lewi s third . Ca puto's solid perform an ces '
ea rn ed him the overa ll victory in th e 4- to 6yea r-old d ivision , wit h Andrew Iovino in sec·
ond.
Results
P /W (4 -6) A : 1. To n y Ca p u to (KT M ); 2. A n d rew Io v ino
x
(KTMI; 3. Nick Renz i (Lem ); 4. Ronnie Col x:lwin (Act ); 5. Cory Srbk")' (Lcm l.
P /W ( 4~6) B: 1. Keg...n Tuttle (KT M); 2. Robert C.am pbeU
( KTM ); 3 . C ody G io rda n o (KT M ); 4. C hrill Pr o ecelt e (Le m ): 5.
Ada m Es.'OCX (Lem).
r /w (7- tl) A : 1. Miltt H e r rtso n (KT M); 2. Dar in A nd erse n
(....
"TM); 3. Kyle- Lewis (Act l.
P / W (7-8) B: 1. Kurti ~ M urp h y ( KT Ml; 2. Cody C a n no n
IKTMl; 3. Bryce Tenbrin k (KTM).
6U BEG (6-8 ): 1. Ton y C a p u to (K.lw) ; 2. Sheldo n P~lI e
(K.IW); 3. Ron
nie Good w in (Kaw ); 4. Ma tt H arriso n lK.1w).
60 BEG (9-11): I. P" trkk Pro vencher (Kaw ); 2. John Morrow
(Ka w ); 3. Ron nie AJvarado (Kaw l; 4. JUl>t in Hunt (Ka w); 5. No rma·
jt..'an Jean (K.lw ).
60 jR CYC LE (6-8): 1. Mdr k rm.c.: t1~ (Kaw); 2. Sc... n Thom pso n (Kilw ); 3 . Brian Dt>rsch. n (Ka w ); 4. I...rt.. r ...rtri d ge (Kaw l.
l
od
nO JR CYC LE (9-1 1): 1. Ta y lor G ilmo re (Kaw ); 2. Rya n Bro wn
(Ka w); 3 . Wl"!Oley H drri 5 (K" w ); 4. Shano Pat eo l K.lw); S. An thon y
H"rt (K.lw).
80 BEG (6-- 1); 1. N ick Bulloch ( Kawl ; 2. Jeff Page (Kaw); J.
1
Ma tt Reincke (Ho n); 4. No rmail-an Jea n (Yam ).
KO BEG (12· 16 ): 1. Jil\\ i Ha rri s (H u n); 2. Mich ,l e! Do wney
C n); 3. G.tret Saye (Yam ); 4. Zac k G ro bt.tci n (Ho n); 5. Dou glas
Ho
Willia ms (Ho n).
80 NOV (6--11): 1. Ky le Partr idge ISuz); 2. Ro b by W ood,
(}-Jo ); 3. Tayl or Gi lm o re (5uz); 4. Michad Pa rk l'T (H on ); S. Ryan
n
Bro wn (Suz l.
80 NO V 0 2-13): I. De re k Cos tella U(a w); 2. Tony Westbay
(Kaw );3. Ja~lTl l.opez U
