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Spring Sandmaster
Motocross Series finale
By Don Browning
MEDARYVILLE. IN, JUNE 14
Anothe r gr eat turnout of rid ers showed up at
Leisure Time GP to contes t the fina l round of the
FMF Spring Sand ma ster Moto cross Series. In
addition to the series aw ards, more than $2000 in
p rize from numerous industry and aftennarket
s
sponso rs w ere given away during intennission.
ProSource-sponsored Rust y Ott pulled the
holeshot aboard his Yamaha four-stroker in the
combined Heavyweight A and B an d 12Scc A
classes. Ott was challenged by Jason Bushman
aboard his EBC-s po nso red H onda for most o f
the race, until Bushman cased. his bik e over one
o f the man y w ho ops . The err or gave O tt th e
b reathing room he needed to card the first-mote
victory in the Heavyw eight A class, with Bushman taking second. Steve Gri vicic follow ed in
thi rd abo ard h is Yamaha to clai m the w in in th e
He avy w eig h t B cl ass , fo llowed by Hondamo un ted Michael Zylstra.
and
In moto two, Bushman held the ins ide line to
cam the holeshot ahead of Grivicic, Hond a rider
Joe Gr ibben, an dZylstra. Ott was back in the
pack, b ut by the tim e the grou p en te red th e
down h ill, O tt had moved in to th e lea d, with
Bushm an followin g in second. Cr ivicic crash ed
ha rd over the qu a d jump and re ti red from the
ra ce, giving the lead to Gribben in the Heavyweight B class. Zylstra pressu red Grib ben for
the rest of the mota but could not find the ho rsepower to get by. Ott soared over the finish line
to take the ove rall with a perfect I-I score. Zylstra carded the Heavyweight B win with consistent 2-2 placing s, while Gr ibben took second
overall with his seco nd -moto vict ory .
The Over 40 riders line d up wi th the Heavyweight C class at the ins istence of Per ry Stabler
an d Larry Gibson, w ho di dn' t feel like getting
lan d ed on by A o r B rid ers. Wh en t he ga te
dropped , the six Ove r 40 ride rs ju mped o u t in
Train w ith Jimmy Filice fo r 2 days and spend
front of the eight Heavyweigh t C riders. Stabler
pulled the ho le s hot , with Gibso n and C hris
Balint, the FMF series points leader, in purs uit .
Th roughout the race, the orde r remai ned the
s ame to the finish . Further back, Stash Klevickas
established himself as the lead er of the Heavyw eight C class and h ung on to the w in over Rod
Nesius and Tim Lancaster.
3 days at the GP. All this with the sights and
sun of Barcelona. About $2,500 (p.p.d.o.)
Nesius too k the ho leshot in the seco nd mo to
and led un til Stabler moved by to take the point.
Stab ler wa s trailed across the fin ish lin e by
Bolint, whose 3-2 finishes gave him second overall in the Ove r 40 class. Gibso n's 2-3 gave him
third ov era ll in th e Over 40 clas s. Klevickas
en de d up taking th e ov erall victo ry in th e
Heavyweight C class and locked up the championship with the performance.
gets you airfare, hotel, breakfasts,
car rental, race tickets and training at KRTR.
All rider skill levels are w elcome.
Resul s
t
AUTO 1: 1. S. Dougla s (Yam); 2. L. Doug las (Yam) .
AUTO 2: 1. Jt."SS(' Bumhdm (KTM ).
60: I. B. Good ma n (K.aw); 2. 1. Somb ke (K4lw) 3. B. McMah on
;
(K aw) .
80 JR: 1. C. &'lint (Ho n); 2. B. Good man ( K.1W); 3. M. Ch ri~
(yam); 4. Ics hua Bumh.:J m (Yam).
80 SR: I. S. v alu ns (Hon) ; Z.C. Chri stl'nsen (Ya m); 3. N. wuS(l (5uz ).
n
125 A: 1. B. C ravt.'S (ya m) .
125 B: 1. K. Honn (Han); 2. Steve Grivi dc (Yam); 3. Michael
Zylstra (Hon) ; 4. J. Ce viod e r (Yam).
125 C: I. 5. Hornbeck (Suz); 2. T. Mercece (Hon ); 3. C. Riba r
(Honl; 4. C. Salda no (5uz ); 5. E. Knight (Hon).
HjW A: 1. Rusty Ot t (Vam ); 2. JaS(lO Bushman (Hon).
H /W 8: 1. M. Zyls tril (Ho n); 2. JoeGribbton (Ha n); 3. Go Reine r (5uz); 4. S. Griv icic (Yam).
H/W C: 1. SIUI;hKll>vkka s (Hon); 2. M. 5tru d as (Ha n); 3. Tim
L1ncaster (Yam ); 4. Rod Nesius (KTM ).
WMN: I. D. Nt.~ i us (K4l w); 2. H. Zyl stra (Ha n).
16-24: 1. R. R.!.y (Yam); 2. Steve Griv icic (Yam).
25+ B: 1. D. McH en ry (Kaw ); 2. R. Go rd on (Suz ); 3. C. 8rown
~'nsc.'fI
[Yarn],
30+ A: I. Rus ty Ot l (Yam ); 2. D. Psoc n (KTM); 3. R. Jorda n
(Ho n).
30+ 8: 1. Larry C ibson (J