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(Right) Brad Huth (21) leads t he sta rt of
the 125cc Beginner class at Glen Helen
Rac ewa y in San Bernardino , californ ia.
(Be low) Sh ane Durham holds t he lead
in the 51cc c la ss du ring racin g action at
the Stee l City Motocross in Delmont,
Pennsy lv ani a.
250 EX: I. Billy Silvaro1~ ()(a wl ; 2. Doc Schmidt (Hon); 3.
Aaron Ok.......(Su,zl; 4, Joe Elhn,;ton (Yam) ; 5. CI'\"g Meeder .
VlNT / WD5 : 1. Gknn Frit,U("J" (Hon); 2. D.lk-A~ (H on) ; 3.
Waynt' Bwlrbt''J'lK.il l; 4. And~ Be..r ( HonJ; S. John Young (Sud.
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2S+ AM; 1. Skip Kopci(Jw~ki (Suz); 2. BNn Bro.dwdl (Sud ;
3. M ic h at. ) DiFiore' IKaw); 4. Don C a r m a n ( K.. w ); 5. Ty
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Taccone(K.1w).
2S+ EX: 1. Billy Silvarole (Kaw); 2. Don Sch midt (Hun); J.
Edd i~ V;m Balll"gooy..-n (teaw); 4. }0I: Blingtnn (Ya m).
SR c: 1. C...."(~ Martin C w); 2. P.. t LewondowslJ (Suz); 3.
K.
lame:! Trnl("f il ion ); 4. Rud y Ug li.,bro ( tea w ); 5. Larry Dict8Ch
(Y am ).
VET: I. 8.lrt Luca ,. ()(.a w ); 2. Skip Kopciowski (Su z ); 3 . Ty
Teccone (Ka w ); 4. Joh n Shl~ll" (Kaw ); 5. ScuttD.Jley (Hem).
Upton on top at
Glen Helen MX
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M o re than 150 racers competed in the la s tcha nce q ualifier for t he Yama ha-sponsored
AMA Ca lifornia State Championship at Glen
Helen Raceway, which offered a great opportunity for AMA riders to see the newly designed
National tra ck . An d no o ne did better on th e
new layou t than Don Upton.
Goat /MS R /FMF-backed Up to n took an
ea rly lead in th e fir st 250cc Pro /Intermediate
moto, followed by 250cc Pro Mik e Ulri ch and
250cc Intermt:' ia te rider Kevin Gahan. 250cc
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Intenned ia te rider Nat han Craig, however, soon
releg ated Gahan to fourth. Up ton, meanwhile,
continued to dominate the race and by lap three
he had a 2S-second lead , while Ulrich and Craig
battled for sec o nd . On lap fou r, co m ing o u t o f
Bud's Creek, C ra ig se ized second, w ith 250cc
Pro Ray Bowers moving int o third.
On la p six, while Up ton wa s cruising ou t
front with a 3O-second lead , Cra ig had his hands
full with Bowers. Cra ig managed to hold him off
at the lin e to fini s h second . A t th e check e red
na g, th e 250c(' P ro ·clas s mot o w inner w as
Upton; he was follow

