(Left)
Anthony
Pocorobba
won both
motos In the
250Cc Expert
motos at
Red Bud
Track 'n'
Tra il in
Buchanan,
Mic higan .
(Right)
Fourteen.,
yea r-old .
Aubriana
Dunn took
the overall
win in the
Women's
Novice class
at Carlsbad
Raceway in
Califo rnia ,
Pocorobba rips at Red Bud
By Larry Witme r
BUCHANAN, ML SEYf. 26
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bac ked. R.\A to both mo to wins over the 3D-rider
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2SOcc Expert field at Red Bud Track ' n' Trail for
the Suzuki con tingency event on the Fall Classic
weekend. So me iOO rid ers sh o w ed up for th e
·even t. makin g qualifiers in the 125cc an d 250cc B
and C di vision... necessary.
In the first 250cc Expert mote. Richard Wat~
so n, on his FMF/ JT/ Tech Ca re RM, ripped the
holcsh o t ov er Tim Pridemore. Poc o ro bba a nd
David Gay lord . It d id n't take Poco ro bba lo ng to
wo rk into the lead , s licing pas t both w at son and
Pri d em or e in th e Va fie y Tr ip les a nd Do ub le
Dou ble, Gay lo rd followed suit and was s ho wing
Pocorob ba a fro nt tire by th e com pletion of th e
opening lap in the finish-line com er.
By the third lap, Pocor obba had pu t som e
breathing room bet ween himself a nd Gaylord .
Watson had settled into thir d with a thr e
e-second cus hion ove r the battle for four th.
Ron Hoyas had had eno ugh of the roost from
the Pr id e m o re' s Yamaha fo u r-stroke, a nd he
za pped him in the tight left- hand corner after
the fam ous Lakocco Leap jump.
Abbott caug ht and pa ssed Pridemore on the
fourth lap to take over fifth. Pocorobba stay ed
out fro n t a nd cruised with a t h ree-se cond
a d va ntage ov er Gaylord, who in turn had 10
~ond s over Watson. Boyas thought the fourt h
spot was his, but Abbott was charging the last
lap and passed him for fourth.
Gavlo rd took th e moto- h-vo ho leshot , with
joshu'; Steel st"Cund, Pocorobba third , Wa tson
fo urth and Ke v in Be ll fi fth . Gay lo rd an d
POrorobba were side bv side o\·er la Rocco Leap.
Ga vlo rd h el d o ff the' advances of Po cowbba
thr~ugh the finish· line area, again running side
by sid e complet ing the openin g lap . Steel neld
the third spot ov er \Vatson and Abbott.
How ever , Puco rob ba mad e his move stic k
past Gay lo rd the next time aro und , though Gaylord stu ck to the Pocorobba's rear wheel, waiting for a miscu e tha t wo uld n't happen. Steel was
fad ing, bt'ing reel ed in by the two Suzuki riders,
Wat ~m and Abbott. Bovas ha d hi."; Yama h. jus t
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be h ind Ab bott fu r sixt h . Wa tson za p ped KX
rider Steel wh ile Pocurnbba was slowly pullin g
away wi th ' his lead . St",,1 had to fig h t of f th e
ad vances o f Abbott and BO
yJS in th e closin g
stag es . Pocorobba brought his Banzai Su zuki
home for the w in, witn Gay lo rd ke t'ping the
prl.--ssure o n, ca rd ing ~o nd ove rall. Watso n wa s
th ird , wit h Steel hold in g off the adv1l (H u n ); 4 . M a lt Walsworth 15uz); 5 . C h rir; Scutt
(Y,lm ).
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80 (12· 151: 1. Brad MlxJ~'w..ki (Suz) ; 2.. Mitch Sluder C\ilm ); 3.
Brian Shuitem.1Il IK.n ,,· ); 4 . ~1ilch Dervin fYilom); 5. Eric Ralliff
tSu zl .
MO C: 1. Nathan B.1rrt'rt (Y" m ); 2. Sll'Vl'fl Horton ( K" w ); 3.
Tyler w eston fHon) ; 4. Cody Chmielewski (Ho n); 5 . Cn.~ Rat liff
n~aw) .
XlI OPEN; 1. Nicholaf; Ad (Hool.
tltl: 1 Sh.lno.'51·w d l (KN); 2. ltlt'! Ja~n (Yam ); J .G~ RoiUiff
(K.tw l; 4. Dominic lui (I<.lw); 5. M.u. Jordan O(.lW).
hO :-.lOV~ 1. KOly Wilol-.on (K.w.-); 2. Chance INn (K.Jw ); 3.
Robby Dab Kri (K.awl; 4 . ,O">hU. Barrett ( J<.1, ).
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12."(12·15): 1. o.:No'k Rorot' (HIlTIl; 2. Corry Paul....u fYoI J; 3.
m
Z.lc hary Ik~kr (Ya m); 4. Je re m y Pas to r (Suz); 5 . Jil m~ TiI\,ltlr
('ra mi .
l::!..." A : 1. Rich ilo rd Wa t,.,.-.n (5uz); 2..lames ,\ 1'0 00 11 tSuzI; 3 .
JoWlWlSteel (Kawl; 1 'a,;on Vil'flOI (Yam) ; 5. Ry" n Dt-Wt"',. (Y;lm J.
125 B: I. Da n ny Becken U'; Rymur (Ka .....); 4. Donald Dt:Mmk. (Ya m ); 5. Au bri,lnil Dunn
IH,m) .
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125 NOV: 1. Kirk Ch.andlt'l' (lion); 1. Kt'tln y Sil'Vt.'n (Yam ); 3.
Bill Arnone (Yam) ; 4 . Glen Rhoadt'" (Su:.!l;5. Mikt, Ryder (Yilom).
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12.. I!.. . : t. I\.-t.lo m Fichtdm.ln (Yam) .
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250 BF. : 1. Don o... ite mt.,..er (Bon); 2. Sl.'O Jen '!Km(Y.1ml; 3.
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Ti m LVO M (Hu n) ; 1 . Ho w ard McK im (Y.lo m); 5 . ~1itch 5 1r a a h
(Kawi .
250 NOV. 1. Jeff Lys..Ltl.. (Ka .....); 2. Sco tt Kt.'ld",m (If.:.n); 3
Jos h Eld ..' r; 4 . Sca li A~hbrenlWr (lton ); 5 . o...wlOun Lea chman
lSu z l.
2SO1NT: 1. jo l'l.J n Knight (Yam) ; 2 . D.R. Clement (Yam) ; J.
tha
• Bob ZiI'AA lSuzl; " Gle n n 1 . Cunm ngl\il m (Hu n) ; 5. WaVtlt. lJt.ovon
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(Kaw )
VEl J(l+ BEG: I. WilIi.lm fJurkeybile (H t>n) ; 2. Sc.."Olt tl ol tz
(KT\.{); 3. R.. bt"rtAlIl. OOt'fHun); '4. Pot l It''ITY·(Ya m) .
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VET JO+ NOV : 1. Jd f lyWak ( K.1W) ; 2. le ff Gra~· (Kaw) ; 3
BruC\' Fonna!>h lH on ); 4 . Rid o...F..lco (Ya m) ; 5. Kar l Ho lm bt'rJ,;
(fl us) .
VFT 30+ INT; 1. Ro b Wi bhire (Ya m) ; 2. Rick y lundg re r
tHon l; 3. Tim Tht-od urt' (Hon); 4. Alan M<
lCDon ald (Ho nl ; 5. Allen
\td(;w (Yam ).
"IT 30 + EX; 1. Ja~ dt' RiJ dt'r cYam) .
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VIT .JO+ ~O\': I. Thomal> Le-. thl'1'ma n (Yam) ; 2. krr}' Shl.'1' r
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(Yam) ; 3. Zu ·h lind bnry; (Ya m) : 4. \t. Fry (Yitm) ; 5. Bri.an He>t>P.<
(Yam l.
VET 40+ 11\,'1': 1. Dale Andl.-'1'M.11 (Y.1m ); 2. AlIl'" Ortiz (li o n);
3. Wi lll.1m Pr an .. (Kaw) ; 4 . Midl,le l Ri"den (l Io n); 5 . Moll'k H,lll
(Ya m) .
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VET 40+ EX: 1. Danid Dav.. lt", (Su;r.); 2. Crdi" Infdd C n); 3.
lio
Gdrv Dt-For~t (Ya m ); 4 . Thol11,]s Engdhl1rdl (Y.l m ); 5. P..tri ck
Rynn lKa w ).
VET 40+ MSTR : 1. Rid\d rd Eil'f'SIt....J1 (Ho lIl; 2. r au l Vo~t"1l'.m g
(Yilm l; 3. George Ko hk'T (KTMI; 4. Ron Rut (. uz); 5. Alan Ol .....
G
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(Kll w).
Vl::i ,5 NOV; 1. JUt·5lidm.m (Knw); 2. rid Rud za.:h tY.lom).
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VET50+ INT: 1. Chuck Rou..o;,.· (Yllm ),
VET 50 .. EX; I. John Kni ~h t (Ya m l. .
VET 50+ MSTR : I. Jn d y Wt.'IiOCC (5 .. z); 2 . C h uc k Mi lwr y
(Yam l; 3. L.1I1; L.lI'!;..o;,.m (Y"m); 4. (fl:nni!; Middleton (y .lm ).
OPEN BEG: 1. R.J . All rcad (!<.aw); 2. Vrc j l!lt Fon.,t (Ya m) .
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O I'EN PRO : 1. Billy Fr.lnk (K.1W); 2. Willy ~U.
"K!';lVt' (Hunl: 3.
Tim C...-rdi (Yaml.
WM N :'l( (Y,l m); 5. AJri1111 Ford (Ya ml .
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(,(1; I . Eric Mill er fJ(,lW); 2. Ad.lm Colt' (Ka w ); 3. Sh.lnl· Sto..... ell
(KTM ); 4. Ada m Croley (Ka w l; 5. Jdf Gu l...'C IKnw l.
t\,. (7-111: I. Eri(' Millt'l' (Suz ); 2. ]lo
J:>
rry lorenz (Yam) ; 3. Trdvi ~
5<,:wdl (H o n); 4. Adam C ole tKa .....); 5. Pa l Pl'Irillll (K.1W
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1\5 (12-15); 1. Nichoi.1" Vilup,n (K.1W); 2. Milch Dt'rvin (Y.lm );
3. Kevin King (H ., n); 4. Mi lch Sludt'r (Y.lm); 5. Milit GtlW t Hnnl.
85 C : 1. Kyle Hn>wn (Y.lm ); 2. Tyll'r Wt'NtOIl (K,Iw ); 3. Ellio t
l
Schn ep p (KiIW); 4 . Ti m Spit, II" (IG w l; 5. Kyll' Alling tHon),
8.'i O PEN : 1. M.l t! G n ..... ( Him ); 2. Wlll illlll !l ic k!! (H f," ); 3.
Jerrv Loren z (Y.1m ); 4. Tylt.' r Gu nd lach (1'"",, ); S. r a t r t'trilltl
(K.1
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125 «12-15); 1.' Dann\' Ikckl'tt tSu zl; 2. Cnr ey I',l u lw ll (Yam);
3. Ion u.~i1n (Ya m ); 4 . J ~dd BaJoiI.l di (Y.lml; 5. W illy Vand.L rr
'I'ha
(SUl).
12..'i A: I. M,uk Cuupt.'1'(Yam); 2. Jilmxl Htxl~ {Yam).
125 Be I. Da nnv Bt.-'Ckett (Su z ); 2. GR'g Andn'WJoI IM ..... I; 3.
H Uj:;encll (Ya m); ~ . Dt.· n'k HuHman (Kd W); 5 . Za chary Beeke
(Yaml .
125 C: 1. Eric S,lldalld {YAm}; 2. Kyl,' B.1 ~Lld i (Yan ,); 3. Chri!'
Dell (Ya m); 4. Rlln K.. l.
" 1eJ"(y a m); 5 Sh.lwn Hanoll, ,.. lSuz ).
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