..
.....
40+ : 1. Gerry Ik'n nett (Hon); 2. Mark Ma tht-ts !Yam ); 3 . Lany
Sh um. lkt"r (Ho n); 4 . JOt." CoJlin:o; (K1"M); 5. Tim MJ.lott (Suz).
O rEN B: I. Jt. IT)'Clldw lo (K.1 2. Mar k Chri:o;ho1n (Ho n); J
"
ll
w);
8.lrt Baro k (Ya m); 4. Matht·..... Sch u ltz (Ka w ); 5. Larry Sh umakt"f
O-lon) .
SC H BY: 1. Ja so n Woldt" (Su z); 2. Chris Whi tcr a ft (SUI.:) 3 .
;
Da vid Whi tcr a ft (Suz ); 4. Dus tln Co tt r ill (Su z) ; 5. Mark Diehl
(Suz ).
(Kaw) ; 3. C ha d Gore. (Ka w); 4. ' o n.llh.1n Ar"n.l lKa w l; 5. Lance
Co ury CK.1 w ).
bO MO O (9 · 1 U : 1. M ik " Ale!>!/.I IK.. w );::. Ro bert M e m o li
(Kaw); 3. Ca s SWift (K.1w); 4. Ma tt Ha rriso n (K.!w) .
80 5TK (9-t I I: 1. Kyle rartri d~e (Suz); 2. Jarnod Browne (S uz );
3. Mike- A I~i (Kaw ); 4_C h ris N ihan (Su z ); 5 . Justi n Workman
(Kaw ).
80 MOD (9· 11): 1. Kyl t' Partrid ~t' (5uz ); 2. Mik e AIt"!iSi (Ka w );
J . C hris N iha n (Sur.); 4. Tris ta n Kalla s (Ho n); 5. Ju stin Work m.m
(I( .IW).
Partridge above par
at Starwest Motocross
80 STK (12-13): I. Shant' Bess (Suz l; 2. Jeto"l' Ca sillds (Ya m ); 3.
Sea n Collier U(.aw); 4. jaso n Mooi na (Su d ; 5. Dann y Mohr (Yam l.
!'lO MOD (12·1 3 ): 1. Shant> Ik"!/.s (5uz l; 2. J l"Slt(' Callil4as (Ya m );
3 . Sean Co llie r (Ka w); 4_ Da ten Beavers (Ka w ); 5. [a-on Mt.-dina
(S uz ).
By Tony Alessi
~ORE1\:O VALLEY, CA JUNE 7
,
Team Suzuki min i star Kyle Partridge pos ted. a
set of convincing victories in the 80cc (7-11) division during the final NMA Ponca City qu alifier,
held at Starwest Cycle Park.
Partridge, who mad e the five-h our journey
from Las Vegas, was definit ely "on" as he captu red fou r out of fo ur mota w ins in both the
Stock and Mod ified (7- J1 ) d ivisions . Part ridge
led thre e o ut o f fo u r m ot os w i th aweso me
hol esh ot s, on ly gi ving up o ne sta rt to Team
Green /Fox-backed Mike Alessi, wh o also had a
'banner weekend by winning six out of six motos
in the small-bore, 60cc Stock and Modified (9-11)
and the Super Pee Wee d ivisions . Alessi, however, could not mat ch the pace of Partridge in the .
80cc (7-11) d ivision an d recorded a runner-u p
finish a head of Chri s Nihart, Tristan Kallas and
Justin Workman.
Th e " Kin g of Baron a Oa ks ," Bill y La n inovich , was another three-class w inner toda y
afte r he sco red ove ra ll wins in the 80ce Stoc k
a nd Modified (14-16) an d Supermin i classes .
Laninovich. who at 5-foot -7 could be consid ered
big for an SOcc machin e, d id n't seem both ered
by a ny of th e sma Ile r or yo u nge r rid er s and
spent most of the da y battli ng with 80cc (12-13)
class winner Shane Bess.
.
C h ris Nei tzel p o w ered h is PVK-b ack ed
Kawasaki to the overa ll win in the 125ec Intermedi ate class wh ile rid ing in extre me pain .
"I a m rid in g w ith a broken a r m tod a y ,"
Neitzel explai ned .
Neitzel, w ho was inju red du rin g the AMA
Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier in Oregon, looked
tigh t and a bit stra ined but still managed to put
togethe r a 1-2 for th e w in in fro nt of Team
Gret.>fl's R.J. Tho mpson (3-D and Michael Sleeter
(2-3).
Results
50 STK ( 4-6): I. Blak e Ball;gett (Cob); 2. Ro n nl ~ Good w in
(Cub); 3 . Cody F,Jrr,Jr ( KTM ); 4. M ich,Je l Ha ll (C o b) ; 5. Brett
Oo w ney(Cub)'
50 5TK (7-8 ): 1. C o le St. d y (KT M ); 2. Bru ce Ru th erford
·
( KT M ); 3 . M ik e M e ade (C o b) ; 4. Do nn ie Ke arn t> ( KT M); 5.
y
Richard Stt.Tling (KTM):
'
50 MOD (4-6 ): I. Blake B. AA (C o b); 2. Ronnit· G ood w in
1 ett
(C o b ); 3 . C o d y FM ra r (Iy(Cob).
50 MOO (7-8) : 1. Bru ce Rut ht'rfurd (KTM); 2. Dunnie Kea m t'Y
tKT M); 3. Mike Meade (C ub ); 4. Caw}' H u ntl ey (KTM ); 5. Ty lor
fit omm'!' IKTMt
50 S/ P / W ; 1. Mik e A leli, i (KT M ); 2. Col~ ~I y C
KThU; 3 .
Bm et" Rutherford (KTM ); 4_Ty lur H tomm t>(K"IM); 5. Ca'lt"f Hu n tit "}' (KTM).
'50
60 STK (6-8 ); 1. MI d Pm.celle (Kaw); 2. Ch.ld Gores (Kaw );
3 . )O""th .1In A r" na (Kaw ); 4. J.. k Ca n.ld a (Ka w ); S. Joared Partrid"e
(Kaw) .
60 5TK (9- 11t: 1. Ml"'~ AI~ (Kaw ); 2. Robt"rt Memoli l K.aw );
3. Ca, Swift (Ka w ); 4. Bra ndon ~ (Kaw J; 5 . MJltt Harri.'iOn
( KTM) .
60 M OD
(6-8):
1. M.arl
P ~~IIe-
( Kawl; 2. Trent Pu gm ift"
80 STK (14· 16): I. Bill y Lantnovich (Ya m ); 2. Ros s GoIrci a
(Y" m); 3 . Rich ie C asia no (Yam ).
80 MO D 0 4-101; I. Billv Lansnov ich (Ya m); 2. Ross G.1rria
(Y am); 3. Richie Casiano (Ya~) .
51MI NI ; 1. Bill y Lan in o vich (Ya m): 2. Sh.an.- ~ {5uz); 3 .
J~ Cas illas (Yam); 4. Ro-e Garcia ('101 m .; 5. Kylo Parmdge (Sur.).
,
t25 STK NOV : I. Co ft')· Marom bt.>r (Yam) ; 2. Vito TarrantinO
(Suz); 3 . Moatt Ca rpt>nIt. (Suz); 4_Bren t Dt. fl!on (Y..m ); 5. Kurt NelT
"
!>t)fl (Ya m) .
125 MO D NOV ; 1. Corey Ma com ber (Yam); 2. Br..-n Den ton
t
(Ya ml ; 3. Mdt! Ca rpt 'Tl t'T (Suz) ; 4. Ridldrd Albdch (Y.lm ); 5. Vito
t
Ta rra ntmo (Yam).
.
125 STK INT : 1. M ic h a e l SIt>l.' ttOr (Ya m) ; 2. Chr i:o; Ne itzel
(}(aw ); 3.
Thom p-o n (Ka w ); 4. Ja kt' Elki n,- (Yo1 m ); 5. Jut.'! Net-
R.'.
50 n ('101 m ).
125 M OD INT : 1. C h r is Ne it n'l ( K.-.w); 2. R.J. T hom pson
(K.l w ); 3. Mich.ll' 1Slt'l'ter (Y;l m); 4. Kevin Tllw nM'nd (I-Io n); 5. Juel
Nelson (Y am ).
125 ST K PRO ; 1. [oe y Pratt (HI m); 2. Mt."J\ (Ya m).
2SO MO D "OV: 1. Jon a than Sch u lt 7 (Ya m); 2. lklb A rthu r
(y a m ); 3. Chn.. Reed {}(awl; 4. Rick E.-.st."X (Ya m).
250 STIo.: INT; 1. Nathan C ra ig (Ya m) ; 2. Kevin Townsend
(Hon) ; 3. Bumb.or Hernandez (Y,Jm ); 4. Brv,Jn Jarolmlilo (Ka w); 5.
Brian Reichel (Ya m 1.
.
250 MO D It-. 1. Kev in Tow nsend t Ho n ); 2 Bo m ber Herna n'T:
d t"z (Ydm ); 3. Mid u el Collit."T (K.!w); 4. :"I:athd n C rai g (Yam); 5.
Bryan Jar am illo (Ka w'.
. 250 STK PRO: 1. O.. nnv C arbon (Yam l.
250 MOD PRO: 1. o.ltl~y Ca r b o n (Y,lm) .
30 ...: I _C h ri!lSWlh (Ya m).
Sorenson zaps
Zion Hare Scrambles
By David S. Pace
MOUNfCAR\lEL, UT,JUNE6
_ Th e Kawa sa ki- mounted du o of Ed Sore nso n
and Corky Maughn once again proved that
the y ar e th e o nes to be at in the Ut a h Sport
Riders Association Desert Seri es, by finishing
o ne-two at the ina ug ural Big Rock Moto rsports /Des ert Fax es M C Zi on Z ip Hare
Scramb les . The ev ent wa s held o n a sunn y
su mmer morn ing in the foothills of the famou s
Zio n Na tiona l Pa rk, located in southe rn Utah .
Th e cou rse wa s laid ou t on a 7-mile loop
a nda Euro pea n Gran P ri x· s t yl e sta r t was
em p loye d . Th ree riders left the sta rting gat es
eve ry 15 seconds , wit h the No vices, Amateur s
a nd Expe rts se pa ra ted in their ow n ind ividual
races . The loop pr ov ed to be tight and tL
"Chnical, with thr ee major mud holes. The race site
was at a n elevation of 6000 feet and had many
bikes a nd rid ers gasping for air, but th e lead
rid ers in eac h class did n't hold back a t all. Th e
race leaders on ly averaged about 20 mph.
Ame rican Fork's Co rk y Maughn k~ from
the start in a frenzy that p roved to se t the pace
fo r t he e nti re p a c k. Sore n s on overtook
,
-'
(l eft) Shane Bess (34) and Billy lanlnovlch (32) battled In the BOcc class at the fina l
NMA Ponca City Qualifier, held at Starwest Cycle Park In Moreno Valley , Californ ia.
laninovich won the (14-16) Stock and Modified and Supermin i classes, while Bess won
the (12-13) Stock and Modified classes and fin ished second In the Supermini division.
(Above) Shane Esposito won the MRANN Nig ht inga le Hare Scrambles , held In
Nightingale, Nevada ,
Ma ug hn after a crash, but Mau ghn still man age d to hold o n to seco nd a head of Ke vin
Miller an d Dir t Works Racin g' s Mark Lund gren .
Results
0 / A; 1. Ed So n.·nso n; 2. Co rky ~1.lu~h n; 3. Kev in Millt"r; 4.
Ma r'" Lun d gnon; 5. Brad C h n ..tt.'TIl*'11; e. Sha wn Ch avez; 7. Brook
Fann lin!iOt\;8 . 5rott U nd t>rWook; q. Pt>te Prodroh; 10. Rob Ph illi~.
Esposito excellent
at Nightingale HS
By Paul Ziegler
Photo by Kristin Markqraf
NIGHTINGALE, NV, JUNE7
The cu rre n t points lead er in the 125cc AMA
National Champ ionship Hare & Hou nd se ries,
Sha ne Esposito, brou ght out his YZ25 0 an d
topp ed the field at the Motor cycle Racing Association of Northern Nevada's Nightingale Hare
Scra mbles. The second race of MRANN's fiverace series, spo nso red by Ren o Mot or Spo rts,
had a great tu rn out o f 170 rid er s, includ in g
Kawa saki Team Green /Reno Motor Sports / Pro
Circu it's Da ve H am el a nd Team TRacer /Pro
Circuit/ Reno Motor Spo rts ' Esposi to.
At the st a rt of the all- new , 27-m ile, thr eeloo p course, it was Esposito who had th e ho t
line on the left side of the bomb run , grabbing
the holeshot ahead of Hamel. who started on the
far right. At the first check, it was still Espos ito
leading the way ahead of Ha mel, Ryan John so n,
brothe rs Kevin and Da rrol Brown, and Ma rk
Dow er s. Ha mel gra bbed t he lea d a w ay from
Esposito abou t eight miles into the course, only
to have Espos ito pass him back < few min utes
1
la ter.
"I passed Espo for the lead , bu t he just did n't
give up and passed me back when I was busting
bru sh," explained Ham el.
Halfway thro ug h the race, it was still Esposito leading. with Ha mel in tow. A few minu tes
behind the lead ers, another battle was going on
between Johnson, Kevin Brow n (leading th e
Ove r 30 class), his older brother Darrol Brown
(leading the Over 38 class), and Mike Baxter
(leading the Four -Stro ke Expert class).
At the end, Esposito crossed the finish line
onl y 10 seco nds a. hea d of Ha me l a.nd won the
250cc Expert class.
"It was a great course ; I had so much fun ,"
Esposito said . "1 started to lose my rea r brakes
eig ht mites from the fin ish. 1 sa w Hamel back
ther e and I just rod e ballisti c, hoping I would
make the turn s and stay ahead ."
Ham el finis hed seco nd overa ll, first Open
.Expert, an d was all smiles at the finish o
,
'That was the bL~t course I have raced in 10
years," Ha me l said . "Espo rod e a grea t race.
Ma~ that was a great time."
Third overall and seco nd 250cc Expert wen t
to Joh nso n, followed by Over 30 winner Kevin
Brown and first Four-Stroke Expert Baxter . Dar·
rol Brown topp ed the Over 38 Expe rt class in
sixth ove ra ll, followed by Nick Fain, wh o was'"
secon d in the Open Expert class. Travis Slud er I
won 125cc Exper t class in eigh th ove rall , w i t h ~
Mark Dowers following him acros s the line in
nin th for second in the Over 30 Expert div ision. ~ .
Nick Tanner rounded out the top 10, earni ng
second in the Over 38 Expert class.
In the min i ranks, RM5-backed Robert Addi
pulled the holesh ot at the start of the i -mile mini
co u rse, with Mike Dowers, Robbie Alti z er, »
Justin Soule and Cooper Munson in tow . Bobby
Garrison had his wo rk cu t ou t for him with a
eig hth-p lac e sta rt. Ad d i wa s fir st in th e pits,
only to get passed by Garri son as his bike was
d evelop ing engin e problems. A few mites later,
Addi s' bike seized and he was out of the race.
Zac k Field was on the gas , leadin g the 60s in
fifth overall. At the finish it was Ga rriso n, Altizer and Dowers ta king the top thr ee positi on s.
Field 's bike also broke, allowing Kyle Congd on )
to win the 60cc class.
Results
50; 1. TyltO York ( KThll ; 2. Ca rey linco ln (KT M ); 3. Kyler
r
lK"IMl; 4_RYoln Toomey (Lt.'11l); 5. Keith Adalm (J Knapp
tm
(Ho n).
125 AM ; 1. Co dy KiII" m (Ka w); 2. R.1ndy B.tlt (Kawl ;3. Chru.
Pon~lCk (Su z ).
125 EX: 1. Travis Slud er (HU!l); 2. Donn it' Willi am !> (Ya m ).
250 NOV: 1. And y H ummel (Kaw) ; 2. " Flip-Flop" Brunell i
1
(Ho n); 3. Rich Mend07.. (H on ); 4. Sea n Mo rdn (Ya m ); 5. Mikt.' f la tfield (Ho n ).
250 AM : 1. JU!lti n Drake (Kawl; 2. B.lrt Yochhe im (H o n); 3.
C h ris Mda s (Ho n).
250 EX 1. Sha ne E.
:
'1I'O"
i1o(Ya m); 2. Ryan Johruoon (Hnn).
OPEN NO V: 1. Ken MdA' lI.m (Hon); 2. Dlonni!o Cu n nin~ ha m
(Ka w) ; 3. John Po la n (Hon ); 4. Brent Fe r rl!'r a ( Han ); 5. Sh o1 n e
O' Nei l (H an ).
O PEN A M: 1. Sh a wn W ih;o n (Ka w) ; 2. Mi chd t"1 Welit p ha l
(Ho n); 3 . Jt-rry Po la n (Kaw ).
OPEN EX: 1. Dave- Ham cl (Kaw ); 2. Nicl. FAin (Kaw ); 3. Josh
WiLwn ( KA;w ).
4-STRK NOV : I. Da ve o.bome !Yam ); 2. D.1vid Kl!'lIer(Ya m );
3. Ted W t'f>b (Hon); 4. Mik e lA'igh (Hu!/.; 5. St("'V.. C arey (Ht. ) .
)
m
4-STRK AM : I. Aaron Ev a ns (Ya m) ; 2. SNn Hollinl¢!ioworth
(Hon); 3. Em it Ta y lor (Ya m); 4. Mi ke 5e't' 1i~ (Ya m ); 5. Don ni..
Bird (H usl.
4-STRK EX: 1. Mil.e B.u:ter !Yam) .
30+ NOV; 1. Marl,; Burnette- ( K.aw ); 2. Ki V t."ttt-"T (H o n) ; 3 .
David Murphy !Ya m); 4. Tracy Lu nd (Hon); 5. Mik Kinke l (H on ).
30 ... A M: 1. HarTy loll (H~n ); 2. Jetf A ten (Kaw); 3 . Harry )
iJl,f); 4 . &.Iward Lu r o n (Honl.
Tr ainor (.....
30... EX: 1. Ke vin Bro wn (H o n);-2 . Ma r k Dowen; (H Ull); 3. "
Mitch G.tlla F;ht.'T (Hon); 4. Tim Fitzpatrick (H o n).
ri
36+ NOV : 1. Jim Ri~y ('101 m ); 2. Ron Allen (H on); 3. M ik l
Hamel (Ya m ); 4. Don Cree (Ii.on ); 5. Tom Garri.\ion (Hon).
...
38+ A M : 1. Bill T rem .. ane (KT MI; 2. Do n Ve lgt·1
