mov e on the last lap, muscling his way into seco nd and pu ttin g the lumber to Derscha n fo r the
r e s t of t he ra ce. Ja s on Dersch a n a n d Dere k
Pu ffer flew over the finish line in close formatio n, b ut it was Dersch an taking the w in a nd
the ove ra ll 125cc Juni or crow n. Clar k Abec assis
(4-2) ea rne d second overall, while Derek Puffer' s
(5-2) just edged ou t [ace Kirk's (4-3) for the fina l
podium spot.
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Results
r j W STK (4...fo); 1. Ronn ie Goodw in (Co b); 2. Iamee Co ndor
(KTM); J . Blake Savage (KTM); 4. Dillon Gle ndl-nning (KTM); S.
RobeerCampbejl (KTM).
P /W ST K (7-tH: I. T rav is Le a vitt (Cob); 2. Co dy Ca nno n
Oti n Hu n t (Ka w}; 5. Sha ne
Vern lund (Yam).
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80 (12· 15): 1. Kar py Kee lem a kia {l<.lwl; 2. To ny Westba y
(}(awl; 3. Jason Lopez (Ka w).
80 INT: 1. Derek Cos te lla (Kaw); 2. Scott Th l'(Ib.lld (Yam); 3.
G ra nt KLmn (Ya m).
• 125 BEG: I. Co le Penn y (Yam); 2. Tim Han son (Han) ; 3. Cole
Ashdow n (Kilw ).
125 JR: 1. Jason Derschan; 2. a " rk Abecass is (Ho n); 3. Dt-rek
Pu ffer (Vam); 4. J.'C1!Kirk (KTM); 5. Jad e Russe ll (Suz) .
125 lNT: 1. Josh Taylor (Ya m).
250 JR: 1. Wa yl on Sha w (Kaw); 2. Ro r y O'N eill (Han); 3.
James Qu igle y (Kaw); 4. Derek Pu ffer (Ya m) ; 5. Dan a Han sen
(Va m l.
250 INT: 1. Ma rk Hermann (Ka w): 2. Justi n Dopf (Hen).
250 PRO: 1. Ja llOnPartrid ge (Suz ).
O r EN JR: 1. Derek Puf fer (Yam); 2. Ieee Kirk (KTM); 3. Luke
Taylor (Han); 4. Jaso n Dersc han (Ka w) .
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25. JR: 1. Rory O' Ne ill (Ho n).
3O. lNT: 1. M.l tt H ermann (Kaw); 2. Wa ynt· Hu nt (KTM ).
Renning returns to reign at
Carlsbad Motocross
By Steve Panza
CARlSBAD, CA, SEPT.5
On September 5, at Carlsbad Raceway, the clock
w a s turn ed b a ck to th e heyd a y of cl a s si c
motoc ros s act ion . The bombers ran a s if th e y
were new, let tin g old er racers recollect memories of younger days.
"1 used to come out here eye ry weekend in
the '70s," recalled Rick Renning, wi nne r of the
Bom be r Novice class. 'The tra ck is still grea t; it's
better tha n when I rem embered it. Th e tra ck is
,mo re fun now than back then."
Finishing seco nd wa s Rich Yelkin, and com~
ing in third was john Elliot.
Renning, retu rning to motocr oss after a 15. y~ar hia tus , led the pack d ur ing bot h mot os.
'1 dt. eided to make my motocros s comeback
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thr ee mon ths ago , d us ted off the old RM Suzuki,
bro ught it o u t her e... I bou gh t it br a nd- ne w in
.' 81," said Renn ing. "I saw that they were racing
bomb ers out here, a nd I had tha t old Suzuki sitt!ng in the garage. I figured , hey, I'd come out
~e re and crui se aro und. Th is is grea t!"
Renning now has no p lans to retire from ra c~
ipg anytime soon.
The 12Sec No vice class , still bringing in the
~ ar g es t gr o u p of riders , was led by Brand on
.H a mlett , wit h Glen Rhoad es securing second
and Kirk Cha ndler finishing third. Hamlett, racin g str ong , con t in ues to m o ve up the poin ts
stand ings. Rob Wilsh ire beat ou t favorites Eric
-C h ris ti an se n a nd Tod d Freis ta t in the Ope n
,No vice class, ra cing for th e lead w hile never
lookin g ba ck . Tiffa n y H oltman shock ed th e
_ ome n's Novice Class by shoo ting o u t to the
W
front a n d lead in g th e o ther ve te ra n ,r id e rs
around the track.
( The Vetera n's c1assC5 had so me tight motos.
' Pa ul Vogelsa ng, Vete ra n Over 40 Expe rt, finished first in th e first moto, but in the second
moto, he saw a 1 6~second lead eva po ra te in to a
las t-la p second- place fini sh . Rud y Cas ta neda,
racin g in th e Veteran 's 40 Int ermed iat e, d id n' t
let a po or sixth~place finish in the firs t m ot o
c;letermine the rest of his day. Hustling for an
early lead in the second moto, Casta neda forced
.th e thr ottle w ide open and finished firs t in the
seco nd moto, w hile poin ts leader Dani el Dav elos fmished the race in third place.
'/1 Rick Renning, w inner of the Bomber Novice
Cla ss , ex pres se d his fo nd ness for the venue:
'W here else can you find a track w ith a coastal
breeze?"
I:lO BEG: 1. Sht> Smilh (Ho n); 2. Br.ln don Frt'ista t (Ka w).
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, \ 80 NO V: 1. Tris tan Kalla s (Yam); 2. Tiffan y Holtm.l n (Kaw);
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3. Maryann Hobbs (Kaw ).
, 125 BEG: 1. Ch ris Ca rtier (I-Ion); 2. Fayeal Fak hry (Han); 3.
Aa ron Ff'OI;t (Suz); 4. Ry,m Balfour (f"lon); S. Tod d Jud y (Yilm) .
125 NOV: 1. Bra nd(m Hilmlt'tt (Ho nl; 2. Cl t'n RhOddt' !> (Suz);
3 . Kirk Ch a nd ler (Ho n); 4. Ash Hod ges (Vam; 5. Frlln k Ara gaki
(Kaw).
2,'; BEG: 1. Jo hn Trask (Yam); 2. Scott [enson (Ya m); 3. Elton
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Oconee (Suz ); 4. Devin Deforest (Kaw k 5. Derek Sa nd l.m J (Yam) .
250 NOV : 1. Peter Leo (Suz ); 2. Scott Ketcham (Hon ); 3, Jdf
Lysdal e (Kaw l; 4. Ru... •Prior lYam ); 5. Mike Stewart (Hon).
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VET ao- NOV ; I. Jeff G ray (Kaw); 2. Jeff Lysdalc (Kaw), 3.
Ru~'l Prio r (Yam ); 4. Ste wart Rchtc.'r (Va m); 5. Don Hartley tKTMl.
VET 30+ 1 : 1. Tim Theodore (Ho n); 2. Rick Pric e {KTM l; 3.
m
G reg Maic.fs ki (Ka w ): 4. Alan MilcDorklld (Hon ).
VET 30. EX: I. [a mes de Ridde r (Ya m) ; 2. Vic Wa lker (Vam) ;
3. Eric Hamcisler (Va m); 4. N.lth an Pirtman (Hon); 5. Rodney Mer rL
o;(ln( Hlln) .
VET 40+ NOV : 1. Mark Presc ot t (Ho n ); 2. Barry _ nd a a l
Wo
m
(Hun); 3. Jim Myerson (Yol ); 4. Rick Rennmg (Suz); 5. Bria n Hob b
(Yam) .
VET 40. lNT : 1. Dolle And e rse n (V" m); 2. Allen McKolY
(Ya m); 3. Ru d y Cas ta neda (Hon): 4. Mich ael Rlgdcn (Hon) ; 5.
Keith Sit'Vl.'I'S (Yam ).
VET 41 EX: 1. Daniel Davalos (Suz ); 2. Paul Vogcl!lang
)+
(Ya m); 3 . C ra i)!; In fcl d (Ho n): 4. P.ltrick Flyn n ( K.! IV); 5. C olly
Defo res t (CZ) .
VET SO. NOV : 1, F Rud zack (Vam ); 2. JOI.' Stiuman (l;t.'r (Ho n); 3.
Lava ughn Montgo mery (Ho n); 4. Shcrry Dowling (Kaw); 5. Bill
Wachholdcr (Suz ).
AM CT-3: 1. C h uck Wolfe (Han); 2. Kelly Ha ys (Vam ); 3.
Ch ris Wallin gton (Hon); 4. Gregory Lyn ch (Hon); 5. J~'" Buxto n
(Ho n).
. EX U/ L S/ BK: 1. Sh a ne Pri eto ()(aw); 2. Willia m Micha el
luke (Ya m); 3. Dilvid Rn r (Dud; 4. Micha el Fitzpatrick (Kaw) ; 5.
Jose ph Lechman (Kaw ).
AM L/ W SPrSM N: 1. Richa rd Hc.
-'J'Tingto n 11(Yam ); 2. joseph
Ma.'lClIil; (Kawl ; 3. Kimberly Ahlum (Dud; 4. Ar thur Charles Radford (MZ); 5. Jeff Bianchi (Kaw).
EX L/ W SPTSMN : 1. Ch rhdo phl.'r Boy (Due) ; 2. Sherry Dowling (Kaw); 3. C h uck Mcno tte (Yam ); 4. Matth e w Jensen (H-D); 5.
Gc.oorge Ga lVin III (Ka w ).
EX G r SGt.: 1. Gn.-g Esser n Ion ); 2. Lava ug hn Mont gom ery
(Ho n); 3. Richard Cepo btarco (Ho n); 4. C raig Gold man (Hon ); 5.
Steve w enn er (Ho n).
EX L/ W VINT : 1. John Long (Due); 2. Gary Pla it (Ho n): 3
M.ll1 Hinkson (Yam); 4. Sa kis Vasilopoulos (Vam); 5. Bryan L)/n n
Spinks (Va m ).
EX U / L SPT/ BK: 1. Willia m Micha el Luke (Vam); 2. JOSE'J'h
Lechma n (K,1':") ; 3. Jimmy Shelto n (Suz ); 4, Chad Simu n.. (Suz ); 5.
.
Pa trick W eeol ey (Suz) .
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EX M / W SPT/ 8 K: I. Bria n Livengood (Suz) ; 2. Ema nuel
Mitnul;uth" kis (Ka w); 3. Jim Dickenson (Suz ); 4. Da niel Urbina
(Kaw) ; 5. Kris O ub b (Ka w ).
EX M/ W SP'r / BK: 1. John Bowman (H un); 2. Pit·rl'!.'Kha wly
(Suz) ; 3. Sh....en Joh nsto n (Hon ); 4. Ruoseve lt Wright Jr. (Kawl ; 5.
Dus tin Chin (Hon) .
AM L/W GP : 1. C h ris Wallin~ton (Ho n); 2. Rubt.-rto Torr es II
(Hu,n; 3. Kim berly Ahl um (Du d ; 4. Loonard Cascbt."Cr (Yam ); 5.
Ja mes Ferrare (Yitm).
EX L/ W GP : 1, Sha m' Bn~-d i n g (Ya m ); 2. C hris H.l mi lto n
(Vam); 3. Rol.mJ u Quintt'ro (Hon).
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AM H /W SPT/BK: 1. Mauro C.."I"eda (Suz) ; 2. John Buwm a n
(Ho n); 3. Willia m Ja me:o & rbour (Suz); 4. Da vid Attal (Suz ); 5.
Sunil 5.lrd arsingh (Suz ).
EX H /W SPT/ BK: 1. o.wiJ McGra th (Suz); 2. Jimmy Shel ton
(Suz ); 3. Joh n Dierich (Suz) ; 4. Pa tr ick Weekley (Suz); 5. Ma rk
Znrt'111ska s (Hu n) .
AM S/TW: I. Fah ed Espt'r (Suz ); 2. Da mo n Paton (Suz) ; 3.
Drew Peterson (Bue); 4 , Gi.mcarlo Batt.'glini (Dud; 5. Kim bt'i'ly
Ahl um (Du d .
EX S/TW : 1. Dav id Roy (Due); 2. Douglas C ross (Du d; 3.
Edward Ht'tlriqt ll" (Due) ; 4. Willia m Savai n (Suz ); 5. lo hn Gl!>la
Z
(Bud .
EX H / W \'INT: 1. John Long (T ri); 2. Ga ry Pla tt (Ha n); 3.
M.ltt Hink!lO (Vam ).
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EX L/W S /BK : 1. C hris topht'r Boy (Dud; 2. Do min ic Aubry
(Hon); 3. Bill Wachholdcr (Su z); 4. Greg Donry (Ho n); 5. N"'vi lle
Hall-ReaC'c.' (Du e).
AM L/ W S/ BK.: 1. Kelly Ha ys (Ya m); 2. Rich,trd Herrington
II (Y/lml ; 3. Stl'Ven Joh ns ttln (H(,n); 4 Pt>h' Po voli (Ho n); 5. Gregory Lynch (Ho n).
EX M/W S/BK: I. Will iam Micha el Luke (Kaw ); 2. Gabri el
Henning: (Hon ); 3. Kri s Clu bb (Kaw) ; 4. Emanuel Man usu tha kis
IKaw); 5. Mar " Lawson (Hun).
AM M /W S / BK: I . Jo hn Bo wma n (Ho n); 2. Ken Stilffo rd
(Hon) ; 3. Pier re Kh/lw ly (Suz ); 4 Keith G<
1!i,lS (Suz ); 5. Roostovelt
Wri ght Jr. {Kawl.
AM H /W SPTSM N: 1. Drew Peter!lOn (8 ue ); 2. Gi ancarlo
8d tli.lglini (Due); 3. Ridw rd Her rin glo n (Due); 4. Adrian Holm~
(Due) .
E:< H / W SPTSMN : 1. C hristo plwr Buy (Duc); 2. John Cus la
(Bud; 3. Nt'VilIe Ha ll-Reacc (Due) ; 4. Gc.'Orge Garv in III (Kaw) .
AM L/W SPT/BK: 1. Ch uck Wo lfe (Ho n); 2. Stevc.t1Jo hns ton
'
O'-Io n); 3. Pete Povo li (Hon ); 4. Kelly Ha ys (Va rni; 5. No rf11oln Eng·
lan d (Yam ).
EX L/W
/ BK:·l. Du rninie' Aubry (Suz ); 2. Ia n Lillt'ht' rgcr .
(Vam) ; 3. R. Todd Kt.'t'SeC (Yam).
AM H / W S/ BK: 1. Jo hn Bow m " n (Ho n) ; 2. Ken St..,fford
(Hon); 3. Ma uro Cel'l.'t1a (Suz) ; 4. William Jam e.'!> Barbuu r (Suz); 5.
Suni l S.u d.an-ing h (Suz ).
EX H /W S/BK; 1. [)(lug la!> Gr~ (Kaw) ; 3.
to
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Tod d Ha rrington (Ka w); 4. [)(lug l"" GI"O!I!> (Du e); 5. Joe.> Gill (!Ca
srr
Bo mber Novlce-class w inner Ric k
Renning races for the lead at Carlsbad
Raceway in Califo rnia .
Adams wins at
Willow Springs Road Race
By Jeff Geoghan
WILLOWSPRINGS, CA,SErf.19·20
The weather wa s beautiful and the racing action
w as inten se as th e Will ow Spring s Mot orc ycle
Club competed in round nin e of the 1998 series.
Sa turd ay fea tu red th e fi na l round of the 1998
su mmer 5010 GTO / GTU en d u ra nce races, and
Vincent Haskovec took the GTO win over GlU ck
Gra ves whil e Ken Chase topped the GTU field .
A blu stery Sunday saw som e incred ible battles in the 17 featured races: Curtis Adams, back
at his home trac k aft er fighting the AMA wa rs,
won th e re started O pen Su pe rbi ke ra ce o ve r
Chuck Graves in the morn ing, an d man y looked
forwa rd to a remat ch in the afternoon's Form ula
O ne ma in event. Sure eno ugh, Ad 4,ms lined up
with Graves and the two batt led it out again, with
Adams on ce again taking the checkered flag.
The Form ula Three 125cc Grand Prix was a
spec tacu lar race be tween Vicky jackso n-Bell and
Rod ney Fee, wi th the tw o swa p pi ng th e lea d
sev eral times as the laps wo un d d own . On the
penultima te go- aro u nd, Fee placed him self in
fron t and tri ed to fight o ff a cha rging jackson Bell, w ho then pulled off a dra ma tic finish-line
pass, to the del igh t of the crowd .
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A no th er grea t ra ce was th e Ba ttl e o f t he
Twi ns H eavyweight s, wh ich S Ad ams (Vam); 2. Ch uck C raves (Ya m): 3. Vincent Has kov ec (Kaw); 01 . Frank Araga ki (Ka w).
F-2: 1. Jo hn Ho pkins (Vam); 2. Tony Dur a n (Suz ); 3. Sca n
Kowabki (Hon); 4. Ken Cha se (Su z).
F·3 : 1. Vicky Jac k!lon -Bell (Ho n); 2. Rod ne y Ft!It (Ho n) ; 3.
Gavin Srt-ka mp (Hon); 4. Yukhi KaloaKa (i ion).
F-40: 1. Da vid Pe re z (D uel; 2. St ep he n He w itt (Va m) ; 3.
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Ar lhur Cold wdls (Ho n); 4. Ph ilip Sno wd c. (Yam)
F-SGL:1. Larry Schn ur (Duel ; 2. Trevor Dunn~ (Gil); 3. Ca rlin
Du nne (Ho n); 4 . Steve n Allen (Hon).
500 S/S1"K: I. Joe Hammond (Yam); 2. Sha wn Cas h (Yam ); 3.
Jose Estrt' JIa (Suz) ; 4. Rand y Lazar (Suz).
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