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(Above) John Long III (36) and Jeff Haldeman (27) finished first and second during SOCc
(7-8) short-track action in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
(Above right) Jeff Eide won the 125cc class at the final round of the CRC Tri-Race Series,
held at Los Angeles County Raceway in Palmdale, California.
Gruhn walkin' away in
Memphis Motocross
By Crew Lincoln
MILLINGTON, TN, APR. 24
Maeda the "Donn" of OTHG MX
By Chris Sanchirico
Miller, Mullen maul 'em at
Trail-Way ST
MORENO VALLEY, CA, APR. 25
By Len Breech
Joumalist Donn Maeda traded in his laptop computer and cushy 17th-story office for a chance to
roost with the Over The Hill Gang Expert class.
Appearing very comfortable - for an ex-ATV
rider - on the technical Starwestlrack, Maeda finished 1-1 en route to the overall class victory.
The victory was far from easy, as Maeda had
to work hard for the win in both motos. At the
start of moto one, it was perennial holeshot
artist Tim McEntee at the front of the pack. In
tow was the Daniel Bush-prepped YZ400 of
Maeda, Steve Pialloni, and White Brothers/Troy
Lee-backed Chris Sanchirico. At the end of lap
one, it was Maeda seizing the lead from McEntee, followed by Piaittoni and Sanchirico.
Out front, Maeda proceeded to check out
with a firm lock on the lead. The battle for third
began to heat up, with McEntee. Pialloni and
Sanchirico jockeying lor position. Sanchirico
grabbed too much throttle exiting a turn and did
a 360 before hilling the dirt, pulling himself at the
back of the field. The battle for second was still a
dogfight, with KJ( rider Bruce Criswell entering
the fray as well. Criswell battled his way into second but performed a spectacular get-off on a
massive tabletop. A set of broken handlebar
mounts ended his day. Eric Dorkfin replaced
Criswell in the fight for runner-up honors. With
McEntee still holding second, Dorklin worked his
way around. both Pialloni and McEntee to claim
second place. With one turn to go, Piattoni
stuffed McEntee to claim third at the checkers.'
McEntee courageously held on to fourth after
injuring his foot while casing a double.
As the gate dropped for the second mato, it
was the RM of Pialloni leading the way, with
Charlie Gilmore, Dorkfin and Sanchirico giving
chase. A third of the way into the first lap, an
overanxious Dorkfin tried to triple a jump in
heavy traffie and landed directly on top of
Gilmore in a horrifying crash that took both riders out of the race. Gilmore ended up with a broken wrist and a sore body.
Piattoni was out in front, unaware of the carnage behind him. Sanchirico held second, and
Maeda held third. Soon Maeda began to pressure Sanchirico for second, and after two laps of
intense pressure from the thundering fourstroke, Maeda worked his way past, selling his
sights on first-placed Piattoni. The lead was
shortly Maeda's, as he cruised to the checkers
uncontested. Piattoni's 2-2 rewarded him with
second overall, and Bennet's 5-3 was good
enough for third.
Results
BEe: l. Shane Thuesen; 2.. Chuck 'Elsea; 3. Chet [)yreson; 4Rick Rees; 5. Kevin Gotto.
NOV: 1. Tim FarleYi 2. Bob Morales; 3. Gerry Martinez; 4.
David Vinlove; 5. D.-vid Dubois.
INT: 1. Jeff Hamblin; 2. Scott Hade; 3. Brett Menzi~ 4. Steven
Ayler; 5. Kevin TaiL
EX: 1. Donn Mncda; 2. Sceve Piotton" 3. Chuck Bennet; 4. Eric
Dorkfin; 5. Chm Sanchirico.
PRO: 1. Willy Musgrave; 2. jim Henn; 3. Skip Godine:ti 4.
Scott McDonough; 5. Damn Nishimura.
38+ BEG: 1. Reid Franke; 2. o.wld Rcn~; 3. Mark Karcutzer;
4. Don Huddleston; 5. Ronald Wutzkl!.
38+ NOV: 1. Lee Evans; 2. Pat Lavespere; 3. Tim Mendenhall;
4. Brian Hobbs; 5. Gt'Orge Colletti.
38+ [NT: 1. Brion Korth; 2. Robert Von Schneitian; 3. Dick
Shelton; 4. Phil Beckman; 5. Cary Juola.
38-+ 'EX; 1. Rick Purcell; 2. Dave RodrIguez; 3. Duane QuaJe; 4.
Jeff Fahy; 5. Val Fukunaga.
38+ PRO: 1. John Greelway; 2. Clayton Blood; 3. Paul Ned·
dle.;". Dennis Foster, 5. Mark Siroty.
SUP: I. John Greenway; 2. Dusty Nabor; 3. Chris Neitul; 4.
Chris SandUrico: 5. IOeI Mattsson.
SUP 80: 1. Dane Jadcson; 2. Jacob Mason; 3. Kyle Cowling; 4.
Dustin Mattll; 5. Ryan Piatloni.
HANOVER, PA, APR. 24
Surviving restarts and several downed riders,
Roy Miller and Don Mullen swapped wins in
the 250cr and 6OOc:c A-dass finals as Trail-Way
Speedway completed its first nightllme shorttrack event of the season. Topping the Over 30
class was Mike Klopp. Jim Chapman took an
easy Over 40 win, while Dave Smith took the
500cc Two-Valve honors. After having to scratch
from the 6OOc:c A race just before the restart due
to a flat rear tire, Rick Winsett Jr. came back to
take the Sportsman final, while Phil Libhart won
the 750cr A competition.
Double winners highlighted the Amateur
classes, as John Lewis V destroyed the 65cr and
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