(Le ft) C ha rlie Ve neg as le a d s Billy J a nniro
on the right, To m m y Hedden on t he left
and Bart Bast in t h e rear in the 25- lap
Ha ndicap main in Auburn , Califo rn ia .
(Rig h t) J a s o n Northrup took four class
win s a nd t he overall fa s t time a t the King
C ity Dirt Riders Hillc limb in Mount Ve rnon ,
Illino is .
Trail of Tears Lod ge and Sports Resort. The club
ar rowe d a 5.1· mile cou rse tha t was extre me ly
di fficult du e to rain the previous three da ys.
Th e first row co m b in ed the 250cc A an d
250cc B classes wi th th e Vet cla ss . Ve t rid er D'11·
las Mayer shot into the lead , wi th Grabe r right
on his fende r. Graber then we nt d own .
" l cras hed on the s tart and ben t my TCaT
brak e to where I co u ld no t u se it fully," said
Grabe r.
Mayer ma intain ed his lead after up one; but
Graber was on the move.
.
" I ·ro d e lik e cra zy because I did n't kn o w
what place I was in till a checker told me J was
in firs t." said Gra ber. "After tha t, I slowed a little and enjoyed the ride."
Tenn essee 's r .A. Allen m us t ha ve bee n riding cra zy , also , as he was withi n four minutes of
Graber to take second in class a nd second ove rall in the two-hou r race. Mayer too k the w in in
the Ve t class wi th fiv e minutes to spa re ove r
John Banes .
Tim Baker fell o n the d ow nhill right after the
start and had the misfortune of being ru n over
by ano ther rid er .
"I lost m y glasses in the weeds and was s till
loo k ing fo r t he m as t he la st wa ve o f rid e rs
passed ," said Baker.
Baker located his glasses and re-entered the
ra ce in las t p la ce . Baker p a ssed 53 rid e rs e n
rout e to ta king first 250cc B and fifth overall.
Ron Dilbe ck overca me a poor s tar t to ta ke
the 201cc C-class w in.
" I tried to ma in ta in a smooth and co nsistent
pace beca u se o f the hea t a nd th e w et co nd itions ," Dilbac k said . "Late in the race, I got held
up on a hill and Iosr the lead . I gritted my teeth
and we nt for it: Two lap s fro m the end , I took
the lead and never looked back. "
Mik e Pel zer and Andrew Shoemaker w ere
wit hin five seco nds of on e another for the first
hal f of the Youth race he ld ea rli er in the da y.
Pelzer was able to pu ll ,1 slight lead and take the
win. Shoe ma ke r fo llo w ed , with Jam es Bak er
putting in a good rid e to ta ke third .
Results
0 1 A 1. C h ris Gr,l lx' r [Yam) : 2. P .A . Allen <5uz) ; 3. Da lla-,
!'.1 Vl'' tV;r, ); -l. Joh n ll.tnl'!O (luw); 5. Tim Bakl,T IKTM)
01 T
m
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. BEG: 1. John [u ...tin ' (H on) ; 2 . t...UTV Thomason (Bn"!; J . Brad
liuney (Hu nl ; 4. Jim mv Da le Parke... I ~w l; 5. Billv Ellis (H o n l
.:f.l.U.5: 1. Billy Klu"m p (Hu n )
,
71~M(): J. Mill.· Pelzer (V.l m l; 2. An dn-w Shoema ker rtlon ): 3.
Jaml~
B.lkt.'f rKa w ); 4. Jay Cuchran IV,1m) .
2(111 8: J. OtNln G I~rn (Y.1m ); 2. O" ...iJ Sa n d~~ t K.tw ); J .
l.uUI~ Gim..m (V" m ).
o-200C: J. M ark M.1... "l'3t'n (K."lw ).
h
2l11 ... C. 1. Ro n Dilb,lCk Oion\; 2. Todd Ro w lill1d (Inl; 5. Jd...-m :"orthrup / • •on ).
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750 : 1 IA.....> :"Jorthrup (l<.:Iw ); 2 . 'l.tiJr.l;-" 5.1lkO\·ich (H o n) ; 3.
n
An dy Fortlll'r l K.1 ; 4_Jim Ro.
w)
odp.\th IV.t m ); 5. Idrob 8dilt.oy(T n)
OPE.~ : 1. 8uzz G ret'11 IIi-Ol; 2. I..Trod l.. J q u is l I K.Jw l, 3.
m
Bob Fisher (H-D l; 4. Jo hn Hi.Ilard rH ·O); 5. Tl'rr" &i1t."} 'H-t>I
·
~ R 1. Scutt Pierre lIi,m}; 2. Ke\,n Wt!oIver (Hu n ); c;..vll' It''lllo.in... ( Hom) , 4 . Tom Roll ins tH~tn); 5 . Bob GIt.-nn i KTM).
"
(S H RD: 1. I\ob Fisht.... {H -O l; 2. Buzz Gn ... " (H -O I; J. Sfl..· ""
Sh.li\-t (H-O); 4. Tim Wiggll1s ITri) ; 5. Tl"I'ry Batley IH -D I,
'
STK I. \.1,lrk Goudmoln Jr . H~aw J. 2. Afttiy Fortm... ' li on); 1.
G.try EdmlMm (5 u z ); ~ .loIson Northrup (Va m l; S. R.,y A~ullolr
lSuz ).•
O r E.\: EX. I. Ja.son Nu rthrup IH on); 2. AnJy Fu rt ltl'1' (f-Ion l;
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3. Srott l'il"l'\" IHun )
KOTIt I. And \' Fort nl"l' { Hon l;~. Jdson Northru p t Ho n l; J .
Setllt ("I
t.'ret· ll-lo n): ,,'. .\t ar k Cuodman Ir (K.1w l.
FA~'" TIME A\ l : A ndv Fu rtnt.'!'.
FA~'" TIME 0 1A : Ja~n :t.:orthrup
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J;.
MOUNT VERNON, IL, AUG. 16
50
25-Lo\P \'f A IS: 1. C hd r lit' Vt.nl"J-;"" IG MI ; 2. Bitty lolnntro
·
lj"wJ; :1 8.lrt "", ... lCd n ): 4. Tumm y HI..odd m (JoIW) 5. C h.td Felicio
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t
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(j.tw).
h
SCR. 1 Bart 8.I"it (j;r,w); 2. Bub H icb (Ja w l; 3. C ha J Ft.- cio
(JoI J; 4. Bill\" Jan nir o tJa w) .
W
. 0-2 : 1.'Btlbby C h ip m ;r, I W~); 2. GeorJ;;I,' S",-.,(otr.1""" IJ;r, l; 3
n
w
Tom AJdm", IWIOS).
0- :1 Richard r n wdl (jolWI; 2. MiJuo DouJo;L,.... lWn l.
:-1.
D- I JR. I. AI. Jont.~ (W~l : 2. 1I1),1 V,lITO"' ( W t.~ ); 3.J .I. Mdr· n
.....
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t\'I1 · IWt.!'ol
D-2 IR ~ l. Jo n" th.l n Cu rr~: (W t. !\ ; 2. Ioly Ht.·ld t ll" w ): 3 . I.T .
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!'.1.lbn· \!dW).
D.31R. J. Chru; Smit h (T n l; 2. AI~lI \.la....u ..:C1 \W~): 3. Brn\..
Io n R.1S t IBSA I; -I Am,lI1da EnKli<;h ; 4 . ~t'\'" Ro....m"'· (K.1W).
nl
100: 1. ~v In~ol1<' IHon ); 2. D"trin Gih m (Htm) .
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250 A I. D.l~ ny Col ,,,,,Ilio n ); 2. Cc)n -y F",tun (H,m) .
250 II: I Rikv en" (V.l m J: 2. FTI...,jJv Poll IYJ m l
250
1 [A~c!' O M... t H nn ); 2,
HI'IOJo;\'rhvJ c ('{.l m ); 3.
Dann~' Klolr (Ya m )
.
v r:t."T A I R: t D.1\'"ld M llrg iln ( Hu n) , 2 . RtlgL'T 1t ,1m llt on
(Va m) ; 3. DarrYl Muslu (1'1
0111.
\ 1 !'.'T
lu lln Fr.m !. IRul) ; 2. Rill Atoft (H -m.
VET : 1. Ro bt"r t Md )"nndl (It -OJ; Z. Bob C ,lSe )' (W· RI; 3
RolxTt H,lCOkil (Ro ll; 4. AlI,ln !\.<' I,Il,ln IW ·I{).
lO '
O rEN : 1. Rob D,\ mron (H b,, ); 2. Bub Col......,.. (W· I{); J. All,ln
~
cC1dl.m ' IXl; 4. Ed J II..· Di"l,lIl (W-R); 5. \1 ickcy L.mt' (Rfx).
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c:1.
P P: I. Rd >t. a t... WtY,lIn) : 2. D;lmd lc C.lI d er,1 lV.l ml.
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1
r /W ST K A : J. A n t ho ny Fong (V,u n l; 2. D,l nn y Mc{)a n i..J
LODI. CA,AUG.15
(Ya m ).
Jason Gr ew e of West Sacramento emerged as the
big winner in the hotly contesk"li 80cc class as he
scon."CI mul tiple wins over his lx frie nd and dirt
--st
track rival. Derrick Ponto n of Salinas. Grewe rock~
eted his Hooda into the lead at the starting light
and nev er looked back on the short track, cruising
to a win-to-wire victory . 6.lck for revenge on the
TT, Pon ton scored the holesh o t to the firs t tum
ahead of Mike Rush and Gn.we. St.:oeing his do u ble
wi n in jeopardy, Grewe quickly turned up the
throttle and made fast work of Rush . Once he set-
P/W STK B: I. Ikht.C'C.1 [..IW tY,l m): 2. Ky lt. An ......lm i (V,l m);J.
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·
Rvan l...lw (V" m l
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• P/ W ST K C 1. C h,ld Cn..... (V,l m ); 2. Tr. l\Iis McCoIfthy (V,l m);
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3. D"niclle D ld ..rol(Y.l m ).
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P/ W KTM : I. Ro n RnbtTt s i KTM1; 2. 51101l1t J Il ~ ( K1"M); 3.
,
less y H u bbe ll (KTM) .
6(l A : I . J(J(" H... and(" z (!oClm i ( l-:.1w ).
tIO 1. J.1.... n C n.ow...(l in n ); Dt."l'ri k Po n to n (Ho n).
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