(Left) Kirk Lukrolka
came Irom behind
to win both motos
01the Over 38
Intermediate class
at Carlsbad
Raceway.
(Right) Ryan
Robertson took the
125cc Beg innerclass honors with a
5-1 score at the fi nal
round 01 CRC's
Sponsorsh ip Series
held at Los Angeles
Cou nty Raceway in
Palmdale,
California.
ahead, leaving the rest of the competition in the
dust. By doing so , he demonstrated to the crowd
the diff ere nce between a fast Interm edi ate and
a n up-and-com ing Pro . Elkins p roved. eager to
lea rn from Ca rlson p uttin g h is YZ in second
overall. Townsend, not wanting to be outdone,
took the Intermediate lead away from Elkins
befo re th e moto was over. Elkins finis hed a close
second behind class winner Townsend.
In moto two, Intermedia te Sean O'Conno r
found himself at the botto m of a first-tu m pileup wi th mot e-one wi nn er Ca rlso n. Th e first- tu m
d isa ster allowed Brand en Milst ea d to gra b th e
lead , with Elkins , Neitzel, Townsend a nd Ca rlson in tow . Carlson had his work cut out for him
as the lead trio put some dis tan ce on the res t of
the field as they recovered fro m the first- tum-
125 BEG: 1. To ny LJCorte; 2. KMtin H nm su t'ld ; 3. Mike Deavi,,;
4. Kyle Btc-ntley ; 5. OlaTks Dana.
125 NOV ; 1. Brett H oya1; 2. Richil' Owl"S; 3. Ryan ~t cC'..'t"; 4.
Stl"VenEugl'l1io; 5. Davtd Sulli ns .
125 lNT ; 1. [a ke Elk ins; 2. Kevin To wn",, nd ; 3. Tim Wt'igan d;
4. Shawn O"Conne!'; 5. Brandon Mibtead.
125 PRO: 1. Danny Carlson; 2. Chm N"t'itzd.
250: 1. Jimm y Robin!ion; 2. M.1JI. Nelson; 3. Brand o n Mor Ra n;
4.J. MdnUl·1.
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WM.'J ; 1. Ca tht-rine Sanch mro.
YET : 1. Duane Benner; 2. Chris Sa nchiriro; 3 . Chris TUfnl..T 4.
;
Ro b Mc(".ee 5. Robl'f1 Wf'XkT
;
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Lukrofka conquers
Carslbad Motocross
By Chris San chirico
pi le u p . Ca rlson a p pea red in top fo rm as he
CARLSB CA NO 22
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effor tlessly slice thro ugh the field and into the
d
lead by lap four.
Meanwhile, in the 12Sce Intermediate clas s.
Elki ns took th e lead from O'Con no r and wen t
u ncont est ed to th e ch ec ke rs for th e cla ss win .
Townsend se ttled for sec ond and Tim Wei ga nd
On a track th at still possesses th e souls of the
g re a tes t rid ers o f a ll time, Kirk Lu kr o fka took
th e overa ll honors by winning th e Over 38 In termediate cla ss with a 1-1 mota tally at Ca rls bad
Raceway' s 'CMXR Winter MX se ries . Lu krofka 's
win was not eas y as th e Honda rid er ca me from
finished third.
behind in both motos to tak e the che
ckered flag.
In th e hotl y con tes ted Su pe r Mini d ass it was
Troy Lee Designs / Noleen-backed Donnie Grittion bu st in g hu ge a ir off the ma ss ive Starwest
triple on his 80, en route to a I-I finis h for the
In m ota-o n e C h uc k W arren g r a b bed th e
hole
shot with Joe Stem , Craig Hamilton , Lukrofka. and Jim Pierce in hot pursuit. As th e gro up
comp leted la p o ne , th e C R of Ste rn was in the
lead . Ste rn quickly es ta b lis hed a cushion ov er
n ight. Earnin g seco n d overa ll w as Ra ce
Resumes' Dan iel Taft. Taft an d Ben Ramsaran
wagged war through out th e evening, wi th Taft
ga ining th e 3-2 adva ntage over Ramsa ran ' s 2-3.
The b iggest race of the even ing came from
later, Ham ilton dropped off the pace and fell out
of the top five, allowing Lu krofka to move up
the littlest guys on bikes as the Pee Wees raced
yet another spot.
the main tr a ck in a one-m o ta, w inner-take-all
format. Wit h s ty le beyond h is years, Danny
With a comfortable lead , Stem lost the front
end o ff a downhill and slammed his bod y onto
the rock-hard Carlsbad ground.
Go nzal es de fea ted reigning Mini World Champi on Bruce Rutherford.
Results
so rw (4--6); 1. SotmUdI Ma m nez; 2. Ryan Sherrow; 3. H.tiIL
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Gam... ; 4. Michael Withams; 5. Zachary Pillow.
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50 rw (7-8): I. 'u!llin Wa lb ; 2. Cole McJn
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50 STK STRTR <7
-8); t. Cody McKinly; 2. Robm Gu bt. l"Z;3.
T
Art Moreno.
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MOD" / W: 1. D.tn ny ~Ics; 2. Ray Obl'rmt..-yer.
srK r/ w: 1. Bf\JC'eRuthnford; 2. Wrbb Ma.o;wy 3 . Chapman
;
Fiene; 4. Cody Ti thuf ; 5. Zac.ht-Ty Fussell.
SPR P / W: 1. Johnny Gdderda; 2. Jo hna tha n Horgan; 3. Crny
McGrine; 4. Ma rcus Ca rr illo.
50 STK BEG (4-6): 1. Zachery F~ll; 2. Bry.re Stewart; 3. Max
I...idieu; 4. JOShU.1 N(lble; 5. J(lf'ljan Gorahki.
50 STK BEG (7-8 ); 1. Cody Je ffri t"S 2. Wil ltl.'TGuent hl'r ; 3.
;
Ol-vin Du tOlll; 4. Jord an Bt.'1g: 5. Jilkl' Mendenhall.
50 STK NOV : I. Dakul a Ga ml:'T 2. Cody Tith.ilf ; 3. Riclia rd
;
Roincro t . Bt-rker Eickma n.
SO STK A: 1. Johnn y Ge ldl'Tda ; 2. Webb M,ls!l('y; 3. Richard
Stl:' li ng; 4. Chri.l Br.1d!iha w.
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50 MOD BEG ('7-81: I. Cudy Jd fril'5; 2. Jorda n Ik-rg; 3. MiJu.
Ca rl~on .
50 MO D 8 : I. O.ll..ola G'l m l:'r; 2. Cody Tithalf; 3 . Milm,Js Ca r·
rillo ; 4. Jus tin Jdft' rs; 5. Richa rd Rom ... o.
r
SO MOD A: 1. Jo hn n y Gel dera; 2. W ebb M.1!l!ley; 3. C h r i!O
Bradsha w.
60 ST RT R: 1. Cha pma n Fe ine; 2. Corey C o y n e; 3 . Da na
Dn :it'T; 4. C Urtili Meld!an; 5. Gari t Mo re.
6£) JR: 1. Mik e AI","",i 2. Jd f Alt"5l>i; 3. Jus tin Mulf o rd ; 4. T rav i!l
;
Ch ri...I:'n. ·n; 5. Shawn Ha Y
. I ...
los.
80 BEG ({).11); I. Brandon Spencer; 2. Kl'IUlY Oark; 3. Justi n
Mu lford ; 4. Ju.'ltin Lavoie; 5. Jolson Hild ~brand.
80 BEG 02-16); 1. Gregory B. con ; 2. Chris Duenas; 3. Natha n
1
SaIRado ; 4. Jimmy Go nza les; 5. Jonathon Bm ens.
RO: 1. Kal~ W,lllilre ; 2. Donnie G ritton; 3. P,lblo Quintanilla; 4.
Rya n Roybal ; 5. Dilnid Ndsoo.
srR MI!'i1 (0-16); 1. Do n nil' Gri tto n; 2. Danid Taf t; 3 . Ben
Ram.·-.u a n; 4. " " blo QuinLj;nilla; 5. Cody Hl'TI:cl.
.
second -p laced Hamilton and Lukrofka, who
moved arou nd Warren, seizing th ird. A few la p s
"I hit my head ha rd and cou ld n ' t St."C clea rly
for three laps, " said Stern. "It wa s a s tu p id
cra sh. I had the ra ce w on ."
A s Stern dropped b a ck to se ve n t h , Pro
Va lv e-backed Lukrofka s eiz ed th e lead with
only two laps remaining. Lukrofka took the win
uncontested. with Ham il ton fin is h ing secon d .
Bill Schultz put in a n im p ressive la te· m o to
cha rge to the front of the pack to lock up third.
Rick Peterson gra bbed the mot o-two
hol esho t o n his big-bore Hon d a and quickly
demonstrated wha t additio na l cc's can do as he
bl ew a w ay the fi e ld into the first turn a n d
beyond. Giving chase were Stern , Lukrofka and
Sch u ltz . Ste rn 's experien ce at Ca rlsbad showed.
as he ra n down Peterson and gra bbed the lead .
Th e extra power may h a v e been m ore th a n
Peterson coul d han dl e as he began to fad e, g iving wa y to Lukrofka, w ho settled in to se cond.
As the laps wo und down, Lukrofk., began to
apply pressure to first-placed Stem . Lukrofka's
p ers is te nce paid off w hen he p assed Ste rn fo r
the lead , giv ing him th e mot o wi n a nd th e o ver-
all victory.
"Ca rlsbad is my track," said Lukrnfka about
his come- fro m-be hind wi n.
Stern he ld on for second Sl."CUring third ov erall, wi th Sch u ltz going a co ns is te n t 3-3 for sec on d overa ll.
Jg. !'iOV : 1. Brian Hob bs; 2. u't' J \·aM : 3. Tom Barndt; " .Ta g
(",,"op_lIian; 5. M id~ Villa
.38-+ L"iT:I. Kirk Lukrotb; 2. Bill Schu ltz; 3. J~ Sh. m; 4. Chruo
C uinbo; 5. Cri p Pierce .
38... EX: L r a u l Need les . 2. Jeff ~a:lOn; 3. S id .. Cos te llo; 4.
Dave Rodnguez; 5. Ca rl FoIl.-y
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3S-+ PRO: I . ~tark Brooks; 2. Rick Jo AA
'i(.n; 3. Uri Gaz..tfy; t .
Da vid Fontez.
BEG: 1. Kevin Got to; 2. Kirby SnU th; 3 . Chuck El!td; 4 . StI;"W'
\1 an gi ore ; 5. jeff McEntt~.
NO V: 1. Ste ve Jack..'iOn; 2. Brian Thil-n ell; 3. Da vtd Alolri; 4.
Doug Lowtt; 5. Robert Wa lo; .
h
1f'\."T; 1. Eric Barr; 2. Donn Mol~\hl ; 3. Duane QuAl e ; 4. B.J.
Lelin; 5. \1d iton MOTal~ .
EX; 1. Scott McDonough; 2. Stl.'Phan Wat.<;()n; 3. Ch uck Benrn..ot; 4. Da vid Fijard o; 5. Chri, Sanchirico .
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PRO: 1. Willy Mu !>gravt'; 2. Mark Johnson; 3. Jan Levey; 4.
Fred Nichols; S. Ton y Rod riguez .
CRC series finale
to Robertson
By Greg Robertso n
PALMDALE, CA NOV. 22
,
A runa way seco nd-mota per fo rma nce o n th e
p art of Ryan Roberts on h e lped hi m win th e
125cc Beginner a t Los Angeles Cou nty Raceway
during the fift h and final ro u nd of Ca liforn ia
Racing Club's 11th ann ual Sponsorship Series
G ra n t Moore ju mped out to th e firs t-mota
lead a nd wo ul d run out fro nt for over a la p on
the sandy track befo re Matt Bate p roved to be
slightly faster. Jeff Verseput pushed Moore back
to th ird pla ce, then studi ed Bate's lines for a lap
before grabbing the lead himself.
With a dear track in front o f him. Verseput
put 5 secon d s between him and sec ond-pla ce
fini sher Bate by m ota's e nd . Jaime Klein p res-
sured Bate on the final lap , but went down and
quickl y fell from third to a di stant 10th pl ace.
Matt Simpson inherited a lonely third-place finish .
Fourth w as up for g ra bs, wi th Mil es Buck,
Roberts on, Moore and Todd Eide a ll withi n
inches of each other. Mi les prevailed to hold of f
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Robert. tOn's Su zuki at the w ire .
In m oto two, Chris Taylor timed the drop of
th e ga te p erfectly to lead Robertson, Robe rt
Ma y, and Bate int o the first tum. Withi n a lap
Rober tson had his RM12 5 ru nning o u t front.
Tayl o r s ett le d fo r s eco n d and Ba te m o v ed
around May for third .
Robertso n rod e a flawless mota all the way
to the checkers to capture the overall with a 5-'1
score . Taylor easily finis hed second, bu t an I1 thp lace showing in m ot o o nc he ld hi m to s ixth
overa ll. Sim pson u sed. co ns istent 3·3 o utings to
carn the St."Con d- p lace trophy. Buck, who is fresh
out o f the m ini ran ks, wor ked u p from a 10th p lace start to earn fou rt h in the mot o an d third
overa ll, to pping th e 2-6 of Bat e.
Jon Zah rt won th ree out of four m o tos h e
entered. to top th e 250cc In term ed ia tt. S an d th e
"
Vet Expert / Pro classes. Chris Tocco edged ou t
Results
Zahrt for th e first 250cc Int ermed iate mo ta victory. Tocco was reeling in the front-run ning Za hrt
in round tw o u n til a ho rrend ou s crash ruined
his race.
38-+ BEG: I. Dennis Rosenberg; 2..David Rennt"r; 3. Ma ry ilnn
.
Hob bs; 4. Brure B."xleDll. ..; 5. Bryan Pa t1l-'1'SClIl.
Chris Thompson then pressured Zahrt on the
final lap to finish a close S<.'COnd. Zahrt retu rned
to go 1-1 for the Ve t-class honors over Joe HopC'X
kins, Frank Costanzo and Brya n eOOn.
Results
r/w BEG: 1. MaITUS Elli.....n (H M); 2. MK'hat. TruJ;1i" (KTM);
·1
3. C h a nce Lip pie I KTM) ; 4. Mi chael A re lla no (Ac tl ; 5. J u~t i n
Schoult'T ( I...em).
r /w YA M ST K: 1. Kyl e rrtoce (Ya m); 2. ScClIt wtnslow
(Yam); 3. Slo n Rob i.I(lI1 (Yam ).
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P/W M OD (4-6) : 1. Tommy Aqui no {KTM}; 2. Chris Mou ffe
(Kl'M ).
P'/ W MOD (7 · q) : I.
K yl ~
S m it h (KT M); 2. C h a!!O(' Lippi...
(1<1'M ).
P /W S/STK (4-6): J. Dylan Pemberton (Cob); 2. Evan (;.un.
betra (I<.
IM); 3. Keith Rubinson ( K'TM).
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P /W S/STK (7-9): 1. rfC!oton Lundin (KTM l; 2. Armando
Aguila r (Kl'M); 3. Ca le Su mml"Tfo U (K.tw ); 5. Tom MacFa rla ne.
JR VET 1m : I, Chris Ro..oN (Ka w ); 2. Tim Konkol (Yam) .
JR VET EX: 1. [)u.
