(Above) Ryan Roybal cameaway with the
aGee win at the CRC Grand Prix In
Palmdale, California.
(Left) Cody Sandefer won the aGee
Beg inner elass during CRC Night MX
act ion in Palmdale, California.
CRC Night Motocross win
to Sandefer
By Greg Robertson
PALMDALE, CA, SEPT. 5
Boy vs. girl, Honda vs . Yamaha - ca ll it what you
want, but you' ve got to call it a good race. Cod y
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Sa ndefer ca me out on top of a two-mot o batt le
with rival Bonn ie Kelly for the 80cc Beginnerclass overall win a t Los Angele s County Race-way during th e Tru Tech -sponsored round of
Calif orn ia Racing Club's weekly Saturday nigh t
motocross racin g.
Things heated up between Sand efer and Kelly
righ t from the drop nf the gate in the first moto
when Sa ndefer gr abbed the holeshot bu t wa s
quickly reeled in by Kell y. Kelly was show ing
Sandefer her front fend er in the comers as the
two fron t-ru nners started. to distance themselves
from Kyle Robertson, who held down third .
At the midway point, Kelly mad e a mistake
and went down in the sand. She was quickly up
and under wa y, still ah ead of Robertson but too
lar back to catch Sa nd efer, who would see the
checkers fir st with a co mfortable lead. Kell y
pulled clear of Robert son during the second half
of t he moto to fini sh a lonely second. Darin
Chish olm held off Bre nnan McG innis a n d
Mitchell Alsob rook fo r a hard -fou ght fourthpla ce finish .
Kelly put her BH Racing/Nationwide Cyclebacked YZSO at the front of the pack off the second -moto sta rt .to lea d Sa ndefer and C hisholm .
Within a lap, Sande fer and Kelly were swa pping
lines through the big-benned tums, each tryin g to
gel the ad vanta ge on the ot her . For the next three
la ps th ey ba ttl ed for th e lea d, with th e CRBOmounted Sandefe r finally making a pass stick.
Sa ndefer cou ld n't shake Kell y once he ha d
the lead , and Kelly wasn' t going to give up, as
she relen tlessl y dogged hi m all the way to the
fin is h. In the end it was Sand efer with the win
by a bike len gth.
early 1 lf a minute behin d the lead ers , the
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race for third went down to the wir e. Alsob rook
pa ssed Ro bert son in the w hoops on the whiteflag lap , bu t Robertson blew back past him on
the followi ng straight to tak e hom e the th irdplace trophy . Alsob rook 's 6-4 topp<-d the 5-5 of
McGinnis for fourth ove rall.
Results
P / W BF: : I . Keit h RIlbinNotln (KTM); 2. Blak e Wei n (KTM).
G
r /w YAM srK: 1. Kyle r rm cl, (Yam}.
'
P/WSfK MO D: I . Chill'K'l Lip pi l' (Yam ).
S/Sll< (7-'J): 1. PTno
lun Lund in (KTM); 2. Arm an do Ar;u il.!Ir
(JaM); 3 . Kyll' Prince (Ydm) .
MO D (4-6): I . C h.l!ol· Lirp' l' (KTM).
MO D (1-") : 1. Billy B.d ll"!lh
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60 BEG: I. z..ch.uy Bmwn (Kaw ); 2. Ga m,," Lilly CKTM) 3.
Billy B.1Il':'tl.om (K. w ); 4. Chri...ti.ln Mel horn (Ka w ); S. Grady Dar;.
nan (y.IIm) .
HJ (4-H): I . Rrytt TI'f7i:1. ~an CoUter (lCaw); 2. Ouis Non nberg t'f (!-Ion); 5. JU5tin Eidl"
(H on).
250INT: 1. Bl1'Tit G illia m (Kaw l.
SIX) NOV ; I . T)'liOO Tittl emier (Ho n); 2. No nn Schiel (H onJ.
JR V ET NOV : 1. Da m o n Podolny (Yam); 2. G ol i Abayo u
b
(H u n ); 3. Bob Gorma n (Yilm ); 4. Jef f M athews (Ya m ); S. Brian
Thoma! (Hon ).
JR VET
1. Chr;., R~ {)(awl; 2. Mil", : Licitra (K.twl .
:
VET BEG: 1. Andy Rum (Yam) ; 2. Armando Aguila r (Su d .
VET NOV: 1. Da m"n Sta ffter (Hon ); 2. Charll"SAbbott (Hon);
3. JOiC' Ca w gra nde (Yam); 4. Ray Ritzh.1'l)(aw).
VET INT: 1. Mik Licilrll (Kaw) : 2. DarTl"lISan dt"l"l(y llm ).
-PRO: I. Rich Truchi~ki (Y. lrr (yllm ).
O IT EX: 1. Kirk Fl'!"eITtiin (Yilm); 2. Bob Dunlwm (Ya m ); 3.
Charir'!!Howdl (Y. m ).
OtT MSTR A : 1. Edwardo Trippo (H on); 2. Stevt"
rk
(Yam);). W.G . Wibon (KTM) .
60 BEG : 1. Billy Ballest ero {)(awl; 2. Coltu n Jam nr. (Hon) ; 3.
M.ln: SloAne; 4. Kevin O'tJonneU (K.tw); S. Tyles' Broc luott (Ka w l.
flO (4-8) : 1. Justi n Mulf ord (K.tw); 2. Sha wn Bull ter (Ka w ); 3.
David Med m.. (KlIw); 4. Prnton Lu ndi n ( Ka,w); 5. 5hana RhiI\C'ha rt ()(a w).
60 (9- 11) : 1. C hll rl" Pc-arson (tea w l; Z. Brandon Spen cer
CK.twl; 3. .K le Jt"N\ings (Kaw); 4. Douglas Ca rtt,.. (Kaw); 5. Br",ny
don Zrclt (Kaw) .
tlO BEG: 1. Cody S.ndd-er (Hon ); 2. Ryan Sa lina s (H on); 3.
Jimmy Soliz (Yllm); 4. Mitcht"lI Alsobrook (Hon ); 5. Kevin WII~e
ma n (Ho r\).
110 (7- 11): 1. Ry iln RoybaJ (Hon ); 2. Ky~ Foltz (Koil wl ; 3 . Ga ....
mt NOIT (5u.z ); 4. Cha rlo PC-AnIon (Suz); 5. o.vid Carwr (K.i w).
80 (12-13): I . Chrill NOI'T{Suz l; 2. Anthony &rbacovi (Yam) ;
3. MikC' Epstein (Han); 4. Ga rrett Warren (Kaw); 5. Gam-tt E1x
-rle
{Yaml .
B/W: 1. Mictl.k-l M l-.d~ ()(a w ).
WM N : 1. UN. S.ul (Yam) .
VlNT: 1. Jim FiOl-rty (HoI\).
DECAD E: 1. Reir. StAIC'n (Yaml .
12S BEG: 1. Senc-She. oc.w); 2. StC"Vt' Buford (lCaw ); 3 . G ra nt
MnorC' (Y..m ); 4. JohOfI~ (Yam); 5. BrU n Enmo (YiUJl.).
125 OOV: 1. Ku rt Cbt."Ui (Ka ",' ); 2. Jimmy Eberle (Ya m); 3.
(]\M Fnnk (Yilm); 4. Eric: Willi. (Yilm); S. Sergio ~ Dr- Leon
(Yam ).
115 INT: 1. Micha.d ~Ndows (yllm); 2. Eric Andenon (Yllm );
3. EncCbas (K4w); 4. Ge:JrgC'uMontleUIon).
2SO BEG: I. JaoIOR CaVt"(Suz); 2. Rktw.rd West (Yilm ); 3. Chris
Lnkc-r Jr . (Hon ); 4. NC'i1 C hi sh ol m (H o n) ; 5. Knoin Woodrulf
(I-Iorll.
250 NOV : 1. BruCC' TcoboU·ion); 2. Owd B.mu (Yam); 3 . Luk e
0rT CSuz); -4 . C1UlZ Smith ( K'lM); 5. Jason TNbt"y (Ka wl .
250 INT : I .Ouis Nt-stzl!l (lhm); :z. Marty &tI!s (Ya m ).
5llJ NOV : I. Doug Chl.1puzlo Ul:ln (Ya m); 2. Brum NC'Vt>Stich(Ho n).
G:
JR VET BE 1. Dou,; Ru nyo n (Kawl ; 2. Chm; Hanson (K.l w );
3. M.1ttO'Carro ll (H~>n); 4 . John H.lrbod. (H Im ).
JR VET NOV : 1. C abi Abayou (Hi m); 2. Bob Gorm.1n (Ya m I;
3. Bron' RiC
hard, ; 4. Eric l..lt hrop (Kawl ; S. l..lrry Page (Yam) .
VET BEi : 1. Joh n Mei!lMll"r (Kaw ); 2. RWlSSt::h uo ler (l-IonJ; 3.
G
C1,'y h m WiIli !lo n (K a w l; 4. Mich ;u' l S'-"
ym(lu r (H u n) ; 5. John
Ad a m.. (Su z).
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VET NOV : 1. D.1rrl·n Staffer (H o n); 2. JU ViIIl'gill; (H on ); 3 .
Ron Sh u!t"f (K.Jw) ; 4. G ary S(lnjo;stad (J lo n l; 5. Joe C llsa ,im n d c
(Y. m ).
1
VET tNT ; 1. Ttlm Millt. (Ya m ); 2. L.'" Sltu l (Yilml ; J. Mike
w tra (KA 4. Qui", Lei kL (Ho n); 5. Rich Chouil\drd ()(a w ).
w);
VET EX-PRO: 1. JOI1 Zahrt (Kiiw ); 2. Jimm y RublTts (Hun); 3.
nank CO!otanzo lHon); 4. Rick O'Donnl"l1 Ulun); 5. StC'Ve fl .nden;
(Yam l.
•
5R BEG-NOV: 1. John Topor (Hon); 2. Eric Cri ppin (Hon); 3.
l..ury Rippc.'I1\troegl'f (Yam): 4. Rl"WI Bl'n~lln (Ho n); S. Bob Dunhotm (Ya m).
-EX: 1. Edwardo Flippo CHon.); 2. Nurm SdUt. CHor" ;
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SR I!'.'T
3. Stt."'V!' Cl.trk (Ya m); -4.l..uTy WilIi.lnu. : 1. Cu d y 5.lndo..·ft'f I C...rmt Non; 2. Richard Amoki / Coul1fW'f Kc-nt.
BEG : 1. lknni s W ..,;oner!Juo n Cave , 2. JOe'
Ca.!ldg rande /Stl"Vt" Ca~gra nJe; 3, Steve Sht"a / Stcve Burford; 4.
David Will i.u m /M'chad St-ymour; S. J.trob Eno6 / R.andy Ent::6.
NOV; 1. Kevin Woodruff/ l uk e Orr; 2. Shane Sm ith /Scott
Howe.
[NT-E X: 1. Kurt Car.eJli / M i kt" M l"'
adows ; 2. C hris
NorT/George LaMon k>
.
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80: 1. D.rin Ch"hoIm.
BEG: 1. Neil ClWohoIm; 2. Craig McCormkk.
...
lI\"T-EX; 1. Chris Nl"tlul; 2. RockC'tRa; 3. JimFinerty; 4. Qa.r-
Womack wallops KB SX
By Brei Eekert
SACRAMENTO,CA, sm. II
Racers Pit Shop-backed Sten son Womack out of
Jackson dominated two divisions of minicycle
classes at round thr ee of KB Racing Promotions'
Fall Motocross Series , spons ored by MC Co ncep ts, Ca rm ich ael Ho nd a a nd Holeshot Mo ta
Accessories. Womack, riding a Lem , took the
win in the SOcc Novice class with consis tent 2~1
mo to finis hes and topped off the nig ht by also
claimi ng th e 65cc Beginner honors afte r battling
it out in wh at has becom e the Kawasaki "Race of
Champions" class,
In m o ta one o f th e 50cc Novice division,
Wo mack gated fai rly well , rounding th e lSOd egree first tum in a d ecent midpack position.
By the end of th e first lap he had moved into a
so lid fourth behind th e likes of oth. r top
Northern Cali fornia fast g uys H
Flyin' Brian"
Foster, J.D. Moore a nd Michael Curci. These
riders turned u p th e pace a notch and on lap .
tw o Rosevi lle Cycle-sponsored , Lem-mounted
Moore za p pe d Foster to ta ke ove r th e lead
pos ition. Keeping the intens ity to a maxim um,
Womack res ponded by rock eting tw o places
a he ad on the ne xt lap , displaci ng Racer s Pit
Sh op-spons ored rid ers Fo ster and C u rc i.
Wom ack th en se t h is sights o n Moor e in first,
while Fost er an d Curci beg an a ba ttle of their
o wn for th ird . Moor e was in front when the
checke rs flew, ta king the wi n, with Wo mack
finish ing so lid ly in seco nd . Curci coaxed just
e nou g h ext ra zi p o ut o f h is Le m to rega in
third ov er Fost er , wh o wa s mou n ted on a new
H M . Ri ck Ada m s , o n a Ca r m ic ha el
Ho n da / Parts in th e Pit s-bac ke d A ct ion,
rounded out th e top five.
As the ga te d rop ped for moto number two, it
was obvious tha t Wo ma ck wan ted the overall
title. He grabbt. d the holeshot and the lead over
Moore, Foster and Creative Concrete-sponsored
Dylan Ncy . The sl-Cond time a roun d the circuit,
'
major po sition ~h a n gcs took place behin d Wom ~
ack. First, Moor e's Lern had mechanical grem lins , wh ich forced him to retire early from the
moto an d give up any hop es of a pod ium finish.
Ne xt on the casua lty list wa s Ney as he went
down on his KTM Pro Senior, droppi ng out of
the top five. Cu rci took adva ntage of the lead er' s
mis fortunes, taking over seco nd wh ile Jake L.a r~
son moved up to third a fte r ro un d ing ou t th e
firs t lap back in fifth. Ada ms was on the move
this lap and moved up to fifth afte r being well
out of the top five the last time around . He kept
