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Sportsman 250cc winner Maurice Ortega (Sy) leads eventual th ird-place finisher Jeff Apple (27h) at the AHRMA Western Regional Dirt Track held In Chowchilla, Californ ia. orEN NOV SM'S MN : 1. Cody Jero;en (Kaw l. OPEN AM : 1. Nick Bean (Yam); 2. ShaynE' Krndall (Va m); 3. J.mit>t V.. Lentin e (Suz); -I. Cr.. ig Tho m p!iOO ( K,aw); 5. Greg Gla b (Hon) . 'O PEN INT SfPlSMN: 1. Teny Armstrong (Suz). O PEN PRO: 1. eNd Wollaston (Y;un); 2. Ryan Cla rk {)(awl ; 3. Knth c.mpbdl (K.lw.; 4. J~y Hmricb {Su zJ; 5. Eric ....nd ill (Y"m). VET NOV ; 1. KC!'Vin u rtMugh IKTMl: 2. Brian HochnadC!'J (V"m); 3. Jeff Price {Suu; 4 . Jeff Rr" gan (V" m); 5. Do n Sny d n (Y"m). VET AM:. I. DI n ' acbon (K.t;w); 2. Cn-g 8udr (Hus); 3. Crrs GWh (Hen); -I. 1...rryIn'! Sr. n<.tw ); 5. ToJdd Heeren (K.tw l. VET PRO: I. M(·rwin (K.1w); 2. KloithCa mpbrfl (lC.I w); 3. M.trk ~ (Y. m); 4. & krt ( K.i w); 5. StAcy Smith (Y. m). SR NOV : 1. Bryan Joh man (y a m); 2. C un Cummin~ (Ya m); 3. Bill Mus!'iC'lnu.n (S uz); 4. Donald Wa tt (K.1w) ; 5. Mull. Boyd (Ya m). SR AM : 1. Thorn ..,. Edj1; r (Va m); 2. Tom Harnm (Suz) ; J. a Brant Bean (Vam); 4. Ed Overacker ( Ho n); 5. John O lms trad (Yam) . SR EX. I. Shawn Smi th (Y"m ); 2. Mon ty Don Kyle (Yam); 3. Mike Kappelman (Yam); 4. Bill Nolan (Yilm); 5. B~ McGrrw 'ohn 'un (Suz ). S/ SR: 1. Edgar Perri ton (Ho n); 2. Jim RrimL"!' (Yaml ; 3. 8m Eckhd rd l (H un); 4. John OlmstC!'dd (Hon). WMN fIOOV: 1. V'k>lct Lucero (Kaw ). WMN AM : 1. Amy Rq..~ (Vilm); 2. As hley Bahian (Hon); 3. Tricia May (Suz). AHRMA Dirt Track invades Chowchilla By Dennis Suter 58 CHO WQlILLA, CA, JUNE 13 Th e Chowch illa Fai rg ro u nd s played ho st to more than 75 entra nts for a ro und of AHR.~'s Wl.Stl.'11l Regiorol Dirt Track Series. The motor· ' cy cle e ven t was held in co njunction with a n Antique Engi ne and Trnctor show. As the racers .filled th e pi ts, a tractor pu ll was being held in the front of the grandstands where the dirt ova l race track would later evolve. Ossa -mounted Rich Trait led Bulta co rid ers Mannv Crummct. Brad Holt, Nick Nizzis i Jr. and MauriCe Ortega on the restart into the first turn of the 250cc Sportsman A main. The race had been red-flagged on the first lap, as a couple of riders had go ne down. The next lap saw Holt get by Crum met for secon·d. and one lap later Holt passed Tra it for the lead . A war was on for fourth and fifth as Ortega and izz isi swapped posi· tions every lap. The p"ir got together on the back straight on the last lap, with Ortega dropping to a sixth'place fini sh after nearly hitting the ha y bales. Ftfth went to Manuel Datan on a Yamaha. In the B ma in, Jeff LeS5ley led a ll the way over Steve Brown an d Ken Wed ingfield . The Classic 250cc race saw Trait, on ano th· er Ossa, ge t th e goo d sta rt, but Bultaco-mounted Ortega overha uled Tr ait in tu rns th ree an d four. Trait ca me back to pass him on th e th ird la p , o nly to rel inqu ish th e lead to Ortega on th e next go--aro und . The last tu m found Tra it push in g Ortega ha rd , bu t th e Bu ltaco rid er held firm to the chec kers . Jeff Apple and Tom Booth pl a ced th ird a nd fou rth o n th eir Bul· tacos. Gold Star-mounted Gary Da vis led KX750 rid er Chris Rud y to the first tum in the Gassic SOO/750cc final. Rud y passed Davis go ing int o tum thr ee an d held on to first to the finish. Herb Wolf, on an AJS, followed in third. Rod Lake ' s Honda pulled h im to th e "Vcr holeshot in the Ov er 35 class and he was nL headed. Yamaha -m ounted Matt Rohr p" ssed Jeff Less ley's Bultaco for sec ond, b ut Lake held a steady. inside line and Rohr could not get by. A large Senior class was domi nated by BSA rid er Mike Van Lie n den. Tri um p h-mou n te d Herb Wolf held off the BSAs of Jim Chisu m and Rich Brewer for seco nd place. Th e C howc h illa Fai rgro u nds was a ne w ven ue for an AH RMA race. Another track new to AH RMA will be at another venue - the track in Qu incy, California · on July 25th . Results .)5...: 1. Rod La..... (Hun); 2. ~ tt Rohr ..); 3. JeffApp lor (Bub; -I. Tom Booth (Bul); 5. Frank Rodg t"n (Tri). CLSSC 500: 1. Chris Rud y (H-OJ; 2. Guy Davis (BSA); .1 . Ht-rb WoU (AJS); -I. M..nud Ortq;a (BuI); 5. OiIrid Brown (BSAl . C LSSC OPEN: l. Marty UwilI {Tri}; 2. Ht."I'b Wo lf (Tri); 3. JOt'! SWl ..-ny(BSA}; 4, Gary o.vis (Tri); S. D.uyl Fom~(8SA). . SPTSMN 2SO A: I. Brad Holt (Bul ); 2. Rich Tu it (0,.); 3. ; Mannt."YCrumn'll't (61,1 1) 4. Nick Nizzi8i Jr. (Bul); 5. M.mud D.ttan ('Y m). a SPTSMN 250 B: 1. Jeff l..eilJo.."")' (Bu\); 2. Steve Brown eph Tarver (KTM); 3. Tyler 6dyUs ( I (Kaw); 5. Tim Ruth (Suzl. 125 B: 1. Josh Woodll (Ka wl ; 2. Greg Hockm uth (Sud; 3. Darby Fowlt"1" (Suz); 4. Joh n Maz u r (Suz); 5. Ja!OOn Klo p to wt>ki (Kaw) . 125 C: I. Carnt>r'On Colby (Yam); 2. R.1 ndy Lam pkin (Su..d; 3. JeU Rer~ C K,tw); 4. BrU n KooiSl"ttra (Ka w); 5. Jere my Smi th (Yam) . 250 A: I. Brian Stone (K.tw); 2. Eron Ezerins (Suz); 3. Tim Roth (Suz); 4. Nate' E5.linJ;l'f()rUw); 5. Ma rk Wrigh t (Kaw). 2SO B: l. }ofoh Woods ( K.J,w); 2. 0iIrb\' Fow ler (Suz); 3. ShT H.utman e;uz); 4. Todd MC'nCias (Suz); 5. AlnGornbil r (K.1w). 250 C: 1. Cory Snow (Yun); 2. Erid. F"DCh (K.1w) 3. J~y : Mariftl"l" {Hon}; -I. r.u! Stratton (K.1w); S. joo.h Len.z (Hon). VL"lT: 1. Robrrt Kdly (Suz); 2. AndrI"W Ewm CKAw); 3. Ed Pl"k'non (Kilw ); 4. Nril WiUiilJrnlOn (Hon); 5. Nkk Schom (Hon). OPEN: I. BuJ dy Bro wn (K.1w); 2. Erik Eurins (lion); 3. Robnt 80.llon (K.1w); -1 Aaron VinC't"'l' ( Hon); 5. Brild Nordloff _ (KTM I. 16--2 : CJleb Ru~lI evilm); 2. 'ohn Maz ur (S uz); 3. J..!OOn -1 KJoptoMJO (K,aw); 4. )nTmy BC!'Nlm (Yam) ; 5. Brian S«o (I<.I w ). 25+ A: 1. Mar k Wright (Kaw); 2. Ah Gomba r (K.aw); 3. Km H.lch me i. trr (K~w); 4. G rI'g KrI' mser (Ho n); 5. Ro y N afzj1;rr (Iu.w). 30+ A: Roy Nafzgt'f ( Ka w ); 2. Da vl"' Brill (Kilw); 3. Bob Ikhrnls (Yam); -I. Ron Downen (K.1w); 5. Thrron Maring (Ya m). 30+ B: '1. Ha ny Frit-dm.ln O -l. Kyle Ad.J,ms ( K.i w); 5. M.1ttht-'w ; Ad.Jms (Hon). 80 NO V: 1. Bobby Romc.-m (Y_m); 2. David M)'I-"r.l (Hon); 3. Ju:>bn Smith (Kaw ); -I. Br.anJon ElIi n~ (Hon ); 5. Mark Aherrwthy CHord. 80 [N"T : 1. ~ Will"ion tSuzJ;2. Jo;.h N.1v..rro oc..wl. S / MlNl: 1. Du..qin Watson (Suz); 2. }o\ h Nav.arro (Ka w); J. Bobby Ro m e ro (Yam); 4. J0I"1 N.aV.trro (Kaw); 5 . Br.tn don EJlinpen (iCaw). 125 BEG: I. Chad Oabaugh ~Yilm); 2. ROIIdovan r a nt o vich (K.1 ); 3. 'aa- M.mio."s(Y.am); 4. Ryiln Robt."I't5 (K!M); 5. StC!'\"C!'l'l w Oaba ugh (Hon). 125 NO V: 1. lJrlorTk Ch.1:ot" huil Fink (Ho n); 2. ltidovan Pa nt ov lch O<.1w ); 3. Joshu. Wl"'It(Ya m); 4. Ja mt'9 Marrit.~ (Yam ). 125 1r..'T 1. Joshua Welt (Ya m); 2. Slt"W' Yurkovic (Ka w ); 3. : Gtooff WallrnJ (Ya m). 125 OPEN: 1. Derek C h.a!le' (Ya m); 2. Ca rl Ch a!lt"(Yam ); 3. n a Byron KukJ,i1 (Sud; -I. Randy AmllO (H on ); 5. St.- n Thornton (Kaw) . . 250 BEG: I. Ke vin Vost (Va m ); 2. Mike H0 J'!ltt.'r (Ka w); 3. Ricky Grav('!l (!Caw) ; 4. Robert Hen tzl'n (Ya m); 5. JoirN Martinez (K.aw) . 250 NOV : 1. David fuJI. (Suz ); 2. earl Cha~

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