(Left ) J on
Schmitz won the
Ove r 25, Over 30
and Pro cl asses
at aMRA
motocross held
at the SVRA
track in Tiffin,
Ohio .
(Righ t) Doug
Parsons held off
a slew of top
Pros to win the
125cc Pro class
at the final round
of the Full Blown
Promotions
Supercross
Series, held in
Lancaster,
California.
next lap. Frink didn ' t count on the late charge of
Thornto n and allowed Thornton to ta ke th e
moto win. Frink finis hed second, with Hopkins
third overall and first in his class.
In the seco nd m oto, Thornton didn 't race,
and Hopkins came off th e lin e with a
vengeance. On ce o u t front. Hopkins held off
Frink for the overall and cla ss sweep . Travis
Fr ink took th e 125cc 06-25) cl a ss win o ve r
Thornton.
Chad Clabaugh topped th e cla ss -of 125cc
Be
ginners, which had 18 competitors . Clab augh
lost th e fir st moto to Brandon Bailey. Bail e y
absco nded with the holeshot and led the battl e
for second between Clabaugh, Kyle Bentley and
Rad o van Panto vich . C la baugh took the s pot
back fro m Bailey on lap two, wh ile Ben tley and
Pantovich di spla ced Bailey to fou rth . In the seco nd moto , Bailey took the lead and held it for
fou r laps u n til Claba ug h put m ore throttle into it
through the whoops. Bailey ea rn ed seco nd for
the day after holding off Bentley.
Brad Masters dominated the 60cc (7-11) class
but found Cha se Takacs to be a worthy oppo nent
in both motes. Masters took the holeshot in round
o ne and le ft the chas ing t o Takacs . Ta ka cs
could n' t put it together and ha d to set tle for ~'C
ond , ah ead of Steve n Cerda. In the second race,
Masters got off the line in fourth . Takacs took the
ea r ly lead , lea vin g Masters wit h th e chore o f
weaving his way through the pack. Masters managed to grab second on lap two but couldn' t put a
pass on Takacs un til the last lap .
Results
INTR O MX: 1. Brandon Hamilton ( K.1w ); Z. Jus tin Hornsby
CHon); J . N,'" I ~Ctrmo (Ya m) ; 4. ja me Santana (Yam) .
s
rvw F/T: I. Andn-w Comez (KTM); 2. Tvlor Hta
G a r fle r (C (lb ); 3. San t ia~o ACl"V~ (KT M ); 4. DyI.Jn Schmo ke
(Kni ); 5. Cody Trotter ( Kl"M ).
P/"" (7·tH STK : 1. Ju s ti n Mo r g.l n (Co b ); 2. Mi ch ael Ha ll
(Co b ); J. Trev or Reis (Cob); 4. Enc Fischer (Co b); 5. Kris top her
C hd m btn ( K'Tht I.
P / W (7-8) MO D: 1. Cla yton Murillo (Cob); 2. [ustin Morgan
(Cob ); J. Mk hdl.1 Hall (Cob); 4. Eril: Fischl-I' (Cob); 5. Tn.'\'Or RM"
·
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(Coo ).
JR CYC LE: L Stewn l..ewb (Ka w); 2. Jake Th ornd !<(Ya m ); 3.
Mich.... 1 Ht"lT ( ~w) .
a
bO 17-11 1: I. Bud Ma!< -T!>(Ka w); Z. CAt~ Takacs (Kaw ); 3.
It. '
Jushn Carmody (Kaw) ; 4. Stevl.-n Cma (KTM) ; 5. Matthl-w Nit"I·
!IOI\(Kaw l.
80 BEG : I. An thon y Cha ret te (Ya m); 2. Ma lt WalJo (Yam) ; 3.
M" rcos Rey t.!> (Y...m ); 4 . 'a\'il' r Rod rig ut.!> (Su z ); 5 . Kn stllphl'r
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>
Ol' lt'('In (B on ).
.
SO(7-11) STK: 1. An thony Charette (Ya m ); 2. ~l.J r(' Abt-mdthy
(H o n ); 3. C h ri!>Ada m s (Yam) ; 4. Ca nd ke Mo t:;h.age n (Hun); 5.
Mik e C"'pl to (Kaw) .
.
tlO NOV: I. Bobb y R~u (Yam ); 2. Ju stin Nublt. (Ka w) ; 3.
·
M.lre Abt-mlthy (Ho n ); 4. Mdtt Stn n m (Ya m ).
tlOINT : 1. lJw; tin W.1tslm (Su z); 2. Jos h Na va rro (Ka w) .
• 5 / MIN I: I. Billy L m im w ich (Yam) ; 2. J ~h N av...r ro {Kaw ); 3.
Du 5tin W.1t... n (Su z ); 4. Bub by Romt:' o (Ya m) ; 5. Mdtt St.wron
o
r
(Ya m ).
125 BEG : 1. C had Cla ba ug h (Yam); 2. Brandon B..lil y (Y" m) ;
e
3. Ky le Bcn tll'y (Hon ); 4. Ra~hw an r .m to vi ch (Kaw ); 5. Mick t")'
RoKl"N (Yam ).
125 0 2-151: I. lohfl Hopkin s (Ya m); 2. laoob Corm ·1t (YoI m); 3.
Gary Mllb h.lf;",n (Ya m ).
125 ( 1b-25): 1. Tra vis Frin k ()(a w) ; 2. Sca n Thomtun (Y.1m ).
125 NOV: 1. J(,h n Hopkin.o;(Y...m ); 2. Matt Co nd o n (Y...m ); 3 .
Ol'n. CkC h ,ll't.' (Ya m) ; 4. Larry Su tton (Yam) ; 5. Billy A m o nl' (lIu n ).
"
12..") INT : 1. Mkh"c1 Fu x (Yam ); 2 . Steve Yur kuv ic (Kdw ); 3 .
W illlUn Nic hols H·lon); 4. Jak e End ns (Ya m ); 5.
Th o rnt on
(Yam ).
2.iO REG : 1. G ran t C I.l b;m g h (Kaw ); 2. [kan Sh.lrpc (Ya m ); 3 .
"
Jared M.1rtint> lKa w ); 4. Tun y Bita le (Suz); 5. Rob H m lzt:'ll (Yam ).
z
25(1 NOV : 1. D.' rd. C h d'ioe(Ya m); 2 . Ca r l C h...se ~Y a m); J.
uny Sulto (Ya m) ; 4 . KiL Matbun (H on ); 5 . Jl'S!'l"Sharpt' (yam).
·1
25 1l\.T : 1. D.m id N il-ho i" (Kaw ).
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250 PRO : I , Jeff Tilto n (Yam) .
OrEN: 1. Jd f Tilton (Ya m); 2. Rand y Am lOOn (Honl.
VET BEG : 1. Bob Ar thur (Ya m ); 2. Jim R an.aga n (Ya m ); 3.
Sto.,"
'64
f
J(,h n Will i" (Ho n ); 4. Steve Phil lips (lton) ; 5. SIMI", Will (Ka w l.
VET NOV: I. Greg Ryan (Hoo) ; 2. Rand y Amson (H o n) ; J .
Duane Web!;tcr (H on ); 4. Ol'a n Ht.TIl'TllI 1. Ky le StraubetYa m),
1;
50 (7.1'1): 1. Ca me ron Milrtinl'z (Ya m); 2. N icholas MMrth y
(V ... ].
m
50 (4-6) S: 1. G arrdt Dltu g ho.·rty (Cob); 2. Kyl,' Str ...u bc (V.t m );
3. Joh n C).lr k (Cu b ).
50 (7-8) S: I. Kvle ~d:onncll (Co b); 2. AIlt."Il JOI\l'S (u "Rll; 3
Gnos Du riv ag e (Co b).
Nl (7-tn: 1. Greg Durivage (Kaw); 2. Kylt.'McConnell (Cob l;
J. Kevin Kll.."in..mith (Ka w).
S5 BEG : 1. Ros... Webk.cn (Hun); 2. Jm-Iin Spuller ( K.tw); 3.
Chri.'1Flem ing (Yam ).
85 NOV : 1. Broc 8.luL'I' (H un;); 2. lu.. St..hl (Hon).
oJ:in
85 EX: I. Ja son Weidman (H on) .
125 BEG : 1. Jake AlJ\ (yam); 2. Scott Shd fll" (Y...m ); 3 . Ju shn
Schmehl (H (lfI).
125 :'\JOV: 1. Brad H ON.'T1brink (Kaw); 2. Dennis Bt-a (Yam);
rd
1
3. Kt.'VinSl,....< (Suzl.
125 11\. .: 1. Matthew fea,,;d (H on) ; l. To ny RC!bi n.o;on (Kaw).
,
250 BEG : 1. Brold ZimrTlt.'r(Ka w) ; 2. ~ ichdl.-I R.. isin,;er (Kaw);
3. M" u Karpi n..'Ioki (Ya m).
250 NOV : 1. Sh.t ne Bauman (Yaml ; 2. Neil Wl'bM.-n (Hlln) ; 3.
Doult Be.Jrd!>ley (Yam) . •
250 INT : I. Glb rid Sta hl (K.lw ); 2. Abt> Kuhl m .tn (H un ); 3.
Jf""y lA"W (Y,Im) .
ilO
.
125/2S0 EX: 1. Jo n Sch mitz (Suz); 2. Brad Dillo n (K.1W); 3.
Jllh n Dolvi!< (I-Io n).
16-24: 1. Br.1d Dixon (Ka w) ; 2. Ga bri d St.lhl {Kawl; 3. Tun y
Rllblm" ln ( Ka w).
25+: I. Jon Sdunitz (Suz); 2. MatthL-w Fe.1St' (Ka w l; 3. Diun
1
H,lm i"hfl-ger (Yam) .
30 ...: 1. Jon Sc h m itz (Su z ); 2. C raig Smi t h (Y.1m ); 3 . Rick
Bru bak er (Hlln) .
35-t: I. B.1rry \iayo (Ya m) ; 2. Je ffrL CLu k (5oz); 3. Eric Ba Ul~
')'
(H tm ).
40 +: 1. Jdfn 'y C I" r k (5uz); 2. Bar ry Ma y o (Yam ); 3 . JOhfl
Fedo r (Suz l.
45+: I . Eric Cmberton (Cob); 2. Du!>tifl Pulli,\ m
(C o b ).;,.3. Duugl.u A U...n (Cob ); 4. Ma tt Rou..w l (KT MI ; 5 . Chri~
Pull ia m (Cob) .
S/STK (1J.6): 1. BLd..e Bagget t (Cu b); 2. Dlbbn rutli.J.m (Co b);
oldt'
3 . Chri.. Plouffe (KTM); 4 . G arrid. Noblt., (Cob); 5. D,wid M("
(Co b ).
S/STK (7 .s ): 1. Srott Nob lt. ICo b); 2 . Karij.;t'l' [}dn it'! (KTM); 3.
·
T \·lur l-It>mme IKTM) ; 4 . Jal< Mo r ro w (KT MJ; 5 . Chr i'J Pu lliilm
e
(Cob ).
s / r /w: 1. Tylor He mn w (KTM); 2. Blake n,IAAt!U (Co b); 3.
Kyle Sm ith (KTM) ; 4. Scott :-.sob le (C ob); 5. Tily lnr L,('("y (KTM I.
M OD (0-6 ): 1. Bldkt>B,1AAt>tt (C ob) ; 2. C... rri~k No ble ICob) ; J.
D,lVid Mead e (Cob ); 4 . Ja ke L1C"Y; S. Ct'n'y H u ng l·rfor d .
t.
MOD (7 -S): 1. Ty l,' r Ht. m mt.' (KTM ); 2. Sent t No ble (Cu b); 3.
'
Kevi n Sm ith .
.
r / w 80 : 1. JU
ShUol Sw ,l ffo rd (Yam); 2. M.lrct iS W'llke r (Y... );
m
3. M ich .lI~1 Pt."C k (Yam ); 4. Ndshaw n Wa lker (Y...m ); 5. Rkh.ud
Sh'dt' (V,l m ).
60 BEG I. Rile y Hol pt-'I' (K.lwl; 2. Nic hol.1s 5olneht'z (K.,W) ; J.
r
Co dy Wa lke r (KT M ); 4. D us t in na v is (Kaw ); 5. T ay lor La n ' y
I ....
ThH.
((I-S): 1. Tn.-nl ru~m i fl' (K.1W) 2. L ul<1."Cuury (Kaw) .
;
lION- Il): 1. Rya n Roybd.1(Kaw);2. Tye !la mt.,.(J(,lw ).
.
HO BEG : I. Stl.."Vt>Qu iOOJll.".'> (Y" m) ; 2. Ryan Tisin " t!r (KiIw); 3.
m
r
Ad "m G ragg (Yol ); -I. Ricky Pol h (Y.\ m ); 5 . Wa lle Smi th (Yam) .
14(1 :"lO V: I . Co rv Rl-dt:'l\ius {Su :d; 2. P.1b k, Qumt.1nilla (Ka w );
3. Ry a n Ro yba l (H~nl ; 4. A nd y r krce (Ya m ); 5 . Rick H ~·m m e
f>l)
By Greg Robertson
LANCASTER, CA, MAY30
Dou g Pa rsons earned the 125cc Pro-class wi n
and a nice ch un k of the generous Pro purse th~l t
(Soz) .
tlOEX: 1. Jun.tthan Shimp (Ya m ).
PP G RLS: I. Bonni", K~ly (Yaml ; 2. Tiffa n y Smith (Ya m );.3
[ennifer Parks (Ka w ).
PP WM N : 1. Jennift'T Caputo (Ya m ); 2 . Mdi»a BiIlin~C'}
(Yam); 3. Patti Devoll (K.lw ); -t. Cand ice Smith (Hoo t
125 BEG : I.
Tisi nll:tT lSuz); 2. 80 W iIIi.l m!i (Su z); 3. JtTf"m,
Ray (Yam); 4. Dane Charle (Y" m) ; 5. Jt>rUUft.'T u pu to (Ya m l.
l Z5l'OOV I. Col in Mo rri.'OOfl lYa m ); 2. Tim Wt. ;ganJ (Yam)o 3
:
Micha el Meadows (Ya m l; 4 . Ju r-ti n Bonanno (Ya m) ; 5 . lucian.
QuimaniJl.1 lYam ).
1251:-''1': I. R.J. lbomp!'Otl ( J(.t w ); 2. Andreu Labrador {Yam}
3. Mik e Co lli(T (Ka w) ; 4. Rich Stephims (y am ); 5. Chri s N.. tze
n
(Kaw) .
125 PRO 1. Doug Pa rson ", lYam ); 2. Tim Langdon (Kaw ); 3
Jeff Willoh (Suz); .. . Sha un Perolio lSuz.l; 5. CMey Lyt le (Hun).
250 BEG : 1. 80 Wilh am.. U Ion ' . 2. N.d . J~ e (K.1W).
y
JR \ 'ETBEG : I . f\.WU C I" y {Ya m ); 2. J.N m Sht> ......ltIonl.
.'i Sch uolcr (i·llm ); 4. Tim Da mo n Ili on); 5. Andy Rum (Yaml.
VET NOV: I. ~ik.e Agu inaldo (Yam ); 2. [e ff Finch (Ka w); 3
Curt Gid e n (Hu n) .
o
SR BEG: I. Rkk rar~ (Hu n); 2. Brad SIu.\ n (Yam) ; J.
Hipp (H lln); 4. J.lel< C illl.im (H tm) .
c.,.
Kuhn king at McArthur MX
By Rupert X, Pellett
McARTHUR,OH, M
AY25
Ch ris top her " Fred " Kuhn sen t no tice to th e
classes a t McAr thur M X tha t th e 1997 AM
Na tional Open B Cha mp ion is read y to run witl
the fast boys . Wh ile Kuhn had to settle for sec
ond overa ll in the 250cc Pro class , he took hi,
Kawasa ki to the win and fir st-p lace money i
the 125cc A d ivision.
Proctorville's speedy Don ald Ed wa rds stol
the 250cc win from Kuhn as he roost ed fro m tht
pack o n hi s C R2S0. Dou g Flinner to ok thir
behind Kuhn, wi th Bub Thom as in fou rth.
Tw o different Ge rry Benn et ts took wins a
Gerald Bennett Jr. won the 1 ~24 class and Ge
"J" Bennett (no relation) too k the Over 40 o\,er.i
w in.
Results
50 (-1-6 ): I. r.:a th .m Ht.! Rob.-rn.o.m; 3. Kylt.'l'rcston.
.
ISO (7-1U : 1. Mich.tc l Will.. d ; 2. Kylt. f'r'csto~ 3. Chri.'io RobL'rt
u
,
tlOEXTRA : 1. Jan.'I..'l Gr.lbld; 2. Nic k Muwry ; 3 . N i~k C u roll.
125 B: I. Mile h.'ers: 2. GL'I'; 3. D.111"...Avery.
250 B: I. Eva n Bro wn; 2.·r-,.ta lt KetC'ht."'i(.m; 3. Ju.-"ihn Tt.'t'n:'lI
2S0 PRO: 1. Don. lld Edwards; 2. Ch ris Ku hn ; 3. Duu~ fli nru."t
16-24: 1. Ge rald A. Iknllt"tt Jr.; 2. Sh.lwn Schiff; 3. Mile Cuu!r:
2';+: 1. Dun a ld EJ w.m b; 2. Duug Rinnl~; 3. Da ll.,s Awry.
30+ : L Rieh.lrd Rob il\.'lOl\ 2. Tl'ITY Bal't\t"!>; 3. Tt."tT}' Bla kely .
;
'TJ'Y 8o:nn l't t; 2. ' ... · C olliru>; 3 . Li lT}' Sh um ak t.r .
'
4ll+: 1. Gt.
OrEN : 1. Rit"hard C U,; ol d; 2. E D . ~ohr; 3 . Bart 8drok..
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Ames awesome
at Honda Hills MX
By Rup ert X. Pellett
LINV1LLE, OH, M
AY29
Zach Ame s of Prospe ct, Ohi o, was a bso lu te!.
spectacular a t ro und th ree of Hon da Hill's Fri
da y Night MX Serit-S, as t h ~ ta lent ed rid er wo
'
both motos in th e 65cc class a nd th e firs t an
only mo to in the Mini Junior class.
Rain showers cu t man y of the seco nd moto
