Tom Sephton
(104) tries th e
outside while
Warren Diem
goes inside
during Handicap
act io n at
New Champ io n
Speed way in
Owego ,
New York.
50 (7-8): 1. Jd f H,lld l'm.1n (Act) ; 2. Brandon Robinsun (Ac t); 3.
Sll"V Lock e [Lem h 4. Joey Parks (Lem ); 5. M~i1n james. (Alii.
il'
n5: t . john IA' wi s (KT'M ); 2. Brandon Robinso n (Ka w l; 3. Jeff
H.1ld l'man (Hl m) .
& ): 1. Shawn Baer (Yam); 2 . uch Calcutt (Hun); 3. Fra nkie
Locke (Yam ); 4. Jo hn Lewi s lHun); 5. Travis s..·n.'U (Yam ).
SrTSM:"J: 1. Milo.l· McKl'l' (Rho);2. Phil Libhart l Rtx).
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125 SCH BY: 1. Robbie Rt.Y1101d s Ij-lo nt.
125 B: 1. Chril> Klin efcl tt:r (H o n ); 2. M ike Brabson (I-ton); ) ,
Bra n do n Gree n (Ya m ); 4. [n na thnn Reid (KT M); 5. [a red Ml_
[ H un].
250 A : 1. Do n Mull en o-hm ); 2. Bo b Swee te n ( li o n) ; 3.
~ft' l linF;er (Y" m ); 5. J.lke jo hnson
(Hu n!.
250 B: 1. Chrio; Klinef dtl"f (HI)n) ; 2. ja red MI't'!I {. t a il; 3. Jt1l
\
1'
Tycryer (Ka w]: 4. Bruce Milll'l' (i-Ion ); 5. Mike Brahscn (Hunl .
50(l2.vALYF.:·1. N ick Taylor (Yam l; 2. D.1W Sm ith (Ya.m); 3.
Larry Hoffm an (Yam ); 4. Barry Hi gh (Yam}.
601) A : 1. J,lI .l' jllh n ~on (Rhd; 2. Jim Haa (Rt x); 3. :'\lath"n
•
D.wi" (Rtx); 4. Will RlbM'll {Rtx); 5. -Ed Hvde fRtx ).
nOO B: 1. JIlt..'y Tyl'ry<1f (Rtx).
.
"00 PRO; 1. Phil libh arl {Rill); 2. Mik e I>.kKl.. (Rtx l; 3. Don
.•
Mullen (RIll); 4. Gl'Orgit, Price (RIll); 5. Ken y o.h ·r (Rtll"J.
75l.l A: 1. Nick Ta ylor (Ya m ).
30+: 1. Ik.b Sweeten (H o n ); 2. :'\lic k Taylor (Yam); 3. M ilo.~
Keane (Ka w).
40...: 1. Bob Sweeten (Hnn); 2. Bru ce ~iI1l'r mon ); 3. Mill'
Ke.lI1l' (K.lw ); 4 . Tim Ru ssell (Rtx).
C eorg te Price (He n): 4. Ric h
Marking time at Tanacross RR
Mo re th a n 300 rid ers enjoyed a beautifu lly
g ro omed tr ack that rem ained almost dust- free
throu ghout th e day even thou gh the temper atur e was in the 80s.
T he re wa s im p res sive rid ing in the Vie lle
famil y as Tom Vielle ou t of Va ncou ver , wa shingt o n, motored his RM250 Su zuki from be hin d
in both motes of the Over 40 A class to run away
fro m t he likes of H o nd a rid er Greg Rodgers
fro m Po r tl a nd , O re go n, an d Ga ry Roe fro m
Hillsboro , aboa rd a 125cc Suzuki . J.R. Vielle also
carded an o vera ll on his Su zuki RM250 in the
Bef or e Th e H ill class, ahead of up-and-come r
Da n Reud e, who was ridi ng hi s Da n's To pNo tch Shee t Metal-backed Yamaha YZI25.
Results
50 (4-6): 1. [a red Wood (Lem); 2. Land on C u rr ie r (KTM ); 3.
Gared Steinke (t e m ); 4. Josh Sch mu ck (KTM ); 5. Steele Davidson
(KTM ).
50 (4-6) O IL-IN j: 1. Jus tin MiIlt>f(Yam); 2. Mark Mi henberge'l"
(Yam ).
50 (1·S): 1. Derek Butler (Cob); 2. [e rrid Sou tha rd (tern ); 3.
Ste ve n Ch ia p pa (KTM ); 4. Co re y Ham p ton (Lem ); 5. Rya n NY!llrom ( KTM) .
60 (7-8): 1. Jeffrey Miller CK ); 2. Jared Wood ()(aw).
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60 (9-11); 1. 5.,·.'n Fitzgerald (Kaw ); 2. Chri9 Joh nson (Ka w ); 3.
jak e Ponce (KTM ); 4. Sean Ekerson (Kaw); 5. C ha rlotte Elhec r
(KOIw).
80 (1-1l): 1. Robert W u llb randt (Suz ); 2. Kory Huffm.l n (Suz);
3. Ma r k ~ (Yam ).
80 (12-13): 1. , ., :f ld (B on ); 2. Joey Man CWlO H'IIIn);
a
3. Ja m l'll Elliso r (Hon).
go (14-15): 1. Brandon Sindcn (Hon).
80 D: J. Shawn Kesler (Ya m l; 2. Chris Lei by (Ya m ); 3. Brandon Sht-ifd tHon); 4. David Wilks (H un) ; 5. J<'lcobOerding (Suz l.
5 / M IN I: 1. Joey Milncujl;() (H un) ; 2. Brand on Sinden (Han); 3.
J<'l m l"S Ell isor (H o n) ; 4. Kl?ry H u ffm a n (Suz); 5. Z1 chanah H al cumb(Hu nl.
125 A: 1. Ton y Gra vC!l(Ya m ); 2. Ryan Mholo.dl (H on) ; 3. Rusa
Robbins (Yam) .
125 B: 1. Ryan Dunt5<:h (Han); 2 Jef f Co n way (K.J,w); 3. Joe
McCr.,w (lGl w); 4. A nc Cool (Hon); 5. A lan Pt·tl"l1l (Yaml .
125 C : 1. 10l' Pl',1I'SU n (K,w..'); 2. Tyson Lind e m a n (H lln ); 3.
Da n il'i Rl'lId t" (Yilm); 4. Ro ry Su lliv a n (Yam ); 5. Jo..h Wyni n~l"r
(Hon) .
125 D: I. Kvll' Fall s (H o n); 2. Rich Kuh l" r (Hun); 3. Dulitin
M,Irtin (51170); 4_Robb y McCa bL (KiIw ); 5. Brod y Fry tHll n ).
'
2.';{J A : I. Ton y Graves (Y" m); 2. Don Bi~1.'~l i.l (Hon); 3. Terry
H .l m nl~!i Jr. (Yam ); 4. Mike H.1m ne!ls (Suz~ ; 5. Rolll'rt f1oll g n 'w
(Kaw).
250 B: 1.
Con w OI Y (KolW); 2. 8l'n Polrlo.l'r (H o n); 3. I.R .
Vie lll' (Soz ); 4. C h.1d G ilbt.' rt (H on); 5. Scolt Wa bon (yOIm).
2.';( ) C : I. C u rti s Allt!n (H un ); 2. Se.lO Slew.nt (H im) ; 3. Mike
Johnson (J- m ); 4 . A nt hony Ha.l!l IK,\w ); 5. L nry Smi th (t lo n)
h
2..'iO D: 1. D.lVid Go ldm.m (Ya m); 2. ja son G..Orge (Suz); 3.
'
P., u l Woo d (Ya m ); 4. la h · Sh,'rer (Hon); 5. Nic hulolli P.l\'ne (Ho n).
25+ A lB: 1. Mi ke H.l mrn.'N> (Suz); 2. Tl'rry H.l m n~"loS (Yam ); 3.
Tn"VOT Portner .
Y
25+ C : 1. C u r ti!' All" n C n ); 2. Co rey Sht' p lwr d (Kaw l; 3. Bill
Ho
Kl'n l r(H on ); 2. Jl'Tt.' Ml't.·kl'T (IC w l; 3. Senti
a
Sht'm'lI (Hon); 4 J.1Y I.lck son (Y. m); 5. Gn1/; Rot.l";l"ni (l Ion ).
1
30+ B: I. Ma rlo. Winn (K.1W); 2. R~ FriCN.'n (Han); 3. Mik l'
Joh n son (H o n); 4. Patrick Oou~ht:rly (Suz );"5. l .H n R.1w lin s
lo
(K..1W).
os
3()+ C: 1. J.lm... ~iller CHon) ; 2. Bill Kt'nt (I-lim ); 3. L.lr r y
Smith (Him) ; 4. Kt'n Ly n n (H Im ); 5. Btl'll l Diclt.t·y (Hu nl.
40+ A : 1. To m Vie Ut' (Suz ); 2. Greg Rudgt'ni (Ho n); 3. C ilry
Rue (Suz) ; 4. Tim Su lliva n (Hu s); 5. Jl'Tr)' Ebt.·rt (K.1W).
40+ B: 1. Mich al'! 5chwerz ll' r (Kawl; 2. Tl"rry Bruub (Y.m d; 3.
Jerry Milll'r ( K.l W)~ 4 D.wid Ekl'l'SOn (Ho n).
40+ C : 1. D,l nid Meelo.er (Hon); 2. C ra i,; Bucht!a (Suz ); 3. GMy
Back..
..trom t Ho n); 4. Rick A IIl.'rgott (Ho n) .
BTH : I . l .R. Vil.'lll· (Suz); 2. D.1nid Reu d t' (Y.1m); 3. C ha d
Gilb..'rl (Ho n); 4. Rury Su lJiv.1n (Yam) ; 5. Brett EnKli.o; h (lCawl.
W MN 12+: I.Juni Bi~li.a (Su z); 2. M,lTy Adl' rto n (I<.lw ).
orE N B/ C: I. J,l m... Mi ller (H o n); 2. St:t.ltt lI o lds (Ya m); 3
os
Da vid McCollum lK.. W); 4. T im Sulliv.1n (H us); 5. C h ril>Rt'd.huu!lt'
1
(H un ).
O P EN D : I. Gary Si lvil (Y. m); 2. Scott Bus chkl.' (Hon ); 3 .
1
Chris Kld n (!-isb); 4. Michde1 M(>rri~ (KTM); 5 . Tro y Zi~ler (Yilm ).
,,,'ff
Diem, McBride win at New
Champion Speedway
By Larry McBride
34
OWEGO, NY, JUNE 27 .
Op en ing n ig ht at New Cha mpion Speedway
gave Warren Diem a nd Lenn y Mc Bride their
first victori es of the speed way season. Diem and
McBrid e both won their handicap hea ts fairly
ea sily but, un der a new AMA transfer forma t,
they had to go head to head in the se m ifi na l
ha ndicap rat her than goi ng to a lternat e semis .
This set up one of the closest races of the event,
with Diem, McBride and Joe 5ephton occupying
the back lines.
Sephton wa s the fir s t to ge t by the sho rt yard -liners on lap thr ee, wi th Diem and McBride
closel y behin d. Diem, from the outside line, a nd
the Tony B Ti re / Anton 's Pizzeria-sponso red
Mcbrid e, from the inside, challen ged Seph ton in
side- by-side action . 5ephton held them off un til
the final lap, when Diem pulled a slight lead out
of turn four. As 5ep hto n drif ted wide, McBride
stayed insid e to tak e second behi nd Diem .
The hand icap final was nea rly a carbon co py
of the se mi. Die m, Mc Brid e, Se phton, George
Lazor and Bru ce Nelso n we re all o n the 4D- and
SD-yard lin es, with Tim Mathewson o n th e 20.
Ma thew son held the lead for tw o laps befor e
Se p h to n a n d Di em go t by e xi t ing turn tw o .
Go ing in to turn th ree , how ever, Nelson didn' t
ge t it sid eways and he w ent down, taking Ma thewso n wi th him and brin gin g out the red flag.
On the restart, Math ewson held the lead, but it
w as s hor t- lived . Se p hton agai n too k o ve r but
wa s qu ickly challenge d by McBride a nd Diem .
5ephton held the lead by a mere bike length for
three laps. Then, en tering turn one on lap four,
Diem drove hard o n the ins ide, for cing Sephto n
to drift o ut an d creat e the o peni ng Diem ne
eded
to take the lead, Us ing the same tacti c, McBrid e
too k over seco nd in the sa me tu rn on the final
lap.
A str ange tu rn of events took place in scra tch
racing as four top riders - McBrid e, Diem , Len
Dillon an d Gene Bonsigno re · failed to transfer
ou t of the semis. Howt.-vcr, d ue to ano the r A MA
ru le change unfam iliar to the E.'lst Coast, a fifth
rider is no w added to the scrat ch main event.
A consolation wa s set up featuring tho se rid ers - a race that cou ld hav e bee n a main event on
any o ther eve ning - with onl y the winner going
to the main. Diem held the pole, with McBride,
Dill on and Bon signore gati ng fro m two, three
and four. Off the sta rt, McBride squeezed ahead
of Diem bu t drifted slightly on the exit of tu rn
tw o, a llow ing Diem an opening and th e lead
do wn the b.'lck straig ht. Out of tum four, Diem
rt.'turned th e favor as he c~ ug ht tr acti o n that
too k h im to the o u ts id e lane . McBride sta yed
tight to the pipe an d for the next three la ps wa s
nev er more tha n a wheel leng th ahea d, but tha t
was eno ug h to give him the w in a nd the fina l
tra nsfer spot to the main even t.
Lining up for the ma in wa s McBrid e, Sep hto n, Ne lso n, Lazor and Tom Burge. Thc riders
wer e so close heading int o turn o ne off the start
tha t Bur ge had no p lace t ~ go bu t d o w n, his
crash brin ging out the red flag. O n the resta rt,
McBr id e g rabbed a n ea rly an d co mma nd ing
lead , o nly to S(.'e the roo flag agf (Yam); 2. Bobby Weir (Yam ); 3. Brt"lt
Pugh (Yam );
