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Williams scores double at
Petersburg Half Mile
By LA. McDevitt
Dave Jacobus wheelies en route to the
Over 50 Expert-class win at the Glen Helen
SRA GP in San Bernard ino , California.
With only two Pros having signed in , they
we re thrown in with the 600cc A class . Rick y
Winsett took the lead from Swee ten, Price and
Jake Johnson.
Results
so(U) : 1. Evan Bace (Act ); 2. John Lo ng (l...em); J . An drew
Sm ith (Act ); 4, Brya n [kMUfO (Act l.
50 (7-8); I. Jeff Ha ld eman C
Lem) ; 2. Brando n Rob inson CLem);
&3. Meg an [am e (Act ); 4. Bobby We ir ( Le m).
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50 OIL- IN J: I . Evan Baer (Yam); 2. Bu b by Wei r (Ya m ); 3. Brett
Pu gh (Yam) ; 4. R.J. Ha rt (Yam) ,
65: 1. John Lewis OG.1w); 2. Jeff H ald eman (H e n ]: 3. Brando n
R(Jbi n~ (}(awl ; 4. M(.. e n Jaml'!l (Kaw); 5. R.J. H.v t ( Ka w).
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liS: 1. Sh a w n Bacr (Yam ); 2. Zac h Calcutt (I-Ion); 3 . Tra vis Sen ne t! (Yam); 4. [oh n Le
wis (Yam) .
125 8 : 1. C hri s Kli nd d lL-r (Ho n); 2 [aso n lsennock (Ho n): 3
Sha wn lJ. l'f (Yam ); 4. Ja red Meell (Ho n); 5. bch Ca lcu tt (Su z).
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250 A: I. Bob SW L"Ctt'n (H u n); 2. Georgil' Price (Hu n); 3 . Da ve
Smi th (Ho n ); 4. Da mian KoulVinos (Hu n l; 5. Raun Wood (Ya m ).
250 B: 1. Mikt· Bra bso n (Ho n): 2. Ja red Ml.... (Ho nl, 3 . [ocy
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Tyeryar (Yam ); 4, Nick Lipi ra (I-'\on); 5. Greg Sassama n (Ya m).
5l.XJ A 2·VALVE: 1. Nick Ta y lor (Yam); 2. Raun Wood (Yam) ;
3. Dave Sm ith (Yam); -t. Gn.'S Sassaman (Y,1m); 5 . Larry Hoffma n
Jr. (Yllm ).
"00 A: 1. Rick Winsett ( Rtx ); 2. Bob Sweeten (Rtx); 3. jake
jo hnson (KTM); 4. Da lla s Baer (Rtx); 5. Ed H vd e (Rb ).
hOO B: 1. Joey Ty er ya r (Rb); 2. Bill S~ lIwell (Rtx); 3 . Pe ter
Knic k (Hbg ); 4. Rub in Wilt (KTM); 5 . Gil Smi th (H e n).
750 A: 1. Nick Ta ylor (Y;lm); 2. Milo.I.' Keane (Y,1m ).
30+: 1. Da llal' Baer (Rtx) ; 2. Ed Hyde (Rtx); 3. Nick Ta y lo r
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(Y;lm); 4. Pett·r Kn ick (Iibg ); S. Joh n D.wi s (Ho n).
40+: 1. Bob Sweeten (KTM ); 2. Bru ce M ille r (H o n); 3. M ik e
Keane (Ka w ): 4. Rob in Wi lt (KTM1 5. Joh n Stac kus (Ka w ].
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Jacobus jams at
Glen Helen GP
By Dave Dain
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Dav e Jacobu s we a thered the p archt ng trip ledigit tem pe ratu res to take the overall win in the
Over 50 Ex pe~t class at Southland Racing Associatio n's Glen Helen Gra n Prix.
Honda-mou nted Jacobu s beat the rest of the
field to the first tu m to grab the holeshot. Norm
Ga ige r followed in s~an d , Mth Ste ve Bussel,
Gary Cogd ill and Dennis Patterson round ing ou t
the top five. Coming down Apima l Leap, Jacobu s
held th e lead , follow ed by Kawasaki-mou nted
Larry Owe ns, who was able to pick up four posi~
tions after a sixth-place star t. BusseI d ropped to
third, with Cod gill following closely in fourth.
Co ming off the vintage tra ck, Jacob us was
still in control, followed by' a charging Busse!.
who w as able to move back into second in the
canyon. Earl Shu ler followed in a d istan t third
and Gaiger was fourth, with Owens dropping to
fifth. Jacobu s held the top spot comin g over Sky
Jump, with Busse l clo sing to within five bi ke
len gth s . Buss e! woul d lose mom entum in th e
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d eepl y rutted l BO egree left-h an d er ente ring
Bud' s Cree k, allowi ng Jacob us to triple his lead
as he head ed back into the can yo n.
The top two positions rema ined the same as
the ride rs .rea ppea red on th e mot ocro ss track.
Jacobus was in con trol, wit h Hond a-mounted
Bussel d osing back up to within two St.
'Conds .
Jacobus maintain ed his two-second margin
ove r Bussel 3:,-they ca m e to the e n trance of
Bud' s Creek. Bussel would stru ggle in the same
com er, a llowing Jacobu s to stre tch his lead to
five se co nds . Owens was ab le to pa ss b ot h
Shuler and Gaiger on the vin tage track to move
into third . Gaiger passed Shuler for fou rth on
th e stra ightaway heading toward the tower.
Jacobus was able to maintain his five-second
lea d ove r Buss el as th e duo cam e ou t o f th e
canyon . For all intents and purposes, the race for
the top spo t was ove r, as Jacobus con tinued to
stre tch his lead. Owens followed a distant third,
with Gaig er and Shul er rounding ou t the top
fiv e. W it h th e top tw o po sitio ns settled a nd
Owens comfortably in third , th e batt le continued for fou rth and fifth. Gaiger d ropped out of
con tention with a flat rear tire. Shu ler mov ed
int o four th, with Pa tterson a close fifth.
Jacobus cru ised to victo ry wit h a 4O~seco n d
cushion, followed by Bussel in second and Ow ens
in third . Patterson was ab le to get by Shuler for
fourth, dro pping Shuler to fifth at the finish.
Results
P/ W; 1. Kyle Yarnell (Yam) ; 2. Sean Renshaw (Ya m ); 3 . Brian
Adams (Ya m) ; 4. ]u s tin Pow ell (Yam ); 5. Amy Ad ams (Yam) .
P/ W MOD: 1. Eric H u n ter (Lem); 2. James Bishop ( u 'm); 3.
Joe y Joh nson (KT Ml; 4. N i<:k Gaiger (KTM) .
60 : 1. Kyle Bea uidenhcut (Ya m ); 2. Mat th e w W ie d man
(}G.
1W).
lIDBEG: I. Danny G ian nin i (Kaw); 2. Peter WrightJlI (Su z ); 3.
Andrew Yarne ll (Kaw ); 4. Mitch Maxwell (Ho n l, 5. Steven Newco mb ( K.1W).
110 NO V: 1. Kevi n H u n te r (Ya m) ; 2. Ry an Ries s (Ya m ); 3 .
[a red Mino r (Ho n); 4, Mat eo usa ge (Ya m).
80 EX : 1. Ja!>On Jcffre y (Yam).
XR l OO A M: 1. M ike.Bierman; 2. Dean G n.. n ma n (Ho nl .
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125 BEG: 1. Bro D