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JIIIJIJ"Y' Presents . . . __ • • _ -------~ ,." ., The 15th a n n u al Th e second mot o belonged to Royk c . Stabler s tayed close for mo st of the race as Frank Piro follo w ed in third, claimin g the top s po t in the Ov er 30 B class. Wh en the chec kers fell for the final time. Royko had the overall as well as the class win . Stabler took the overa ll in the Over 40 class a nd Lechien the overall in th e Over 30 B cla ss, on the s tre ngth of his 1-2 sh o w ing . Piro imp roved his pla cing by taki ng runner -u p hon ors in the Ov er 30 B class w ith a 4-1 ta lly. Results AUT O 1)..1: 1. E. Sau nd ers; 2. M. Derby; 3. M. Ma rt in; 4. C. Stewa rt; 5. Tylt'r Elliott. AUTO 1)..2: 1. M. Jordan; 2. R. Field s; 3. M. Martin. 60: 1. N. McCl(·lIand ; 2. B. Hartrunft: 3. B. Sidt-s; 4. K. Ka~pt'r; 5. B. McCormack... 80 JR: I. M. Ca rm ichael , 1:I0 SR; 1. R. Co nkl in; 2. C. Bolin t Jr.; 3. M. C h ris tensen; 4. S. Va luti s; 5. R. Ca rm ichae l. 12-15: 1. C. Stinger; 2. A. Carmichael; 3. D. Parrish. 16-24: 1. R. Mezo; 2. C. C hris te nsen . 125 A: 1. Kenn y Hun n. 125 B: 1. C. Stringer. 125 C: 1. C . C h ris te·n.'lt"n: 2. B. Liss ; 3. N . Br..m er: 4. 1. Ite r; 5. G. McCo rmick . H / W A: 1. J. Rcyko . Kawasaki Lell11e good limes roil July 16-17-18 BARE BROS KAWASAKI 54II~r&o PERRf,KAWASAKI ~"J':ti3I' THOMPSO~, H KAWASAKI H / W R 1. R. Meao, 2. 5. Klev ickas. H / W C: 1. D. M.u tin; 2. C. lIt'r; 3. J. Ricci; 4. G. Pa vel. 25+ 8: 1. F. Pir o; 2. D . M cl-le ry . n 30+ A : 1. J. Rcy ko. 30+ 8 : I. M. Lech iere2. F. Piro; 3. S. Klevic kes. 4. C. Ma ssa . 40+ : 1. 1'. Stabll>r 2. C. Bolm to Sr.; 3 . M. Horne. ; 50+: 1. R. G ord o n. • Alcoa. enn WASAK I 423-9BI~ 444 Williams supersizes at Hungry Valley M otocros~ By Tony Alessi GO RMAN, CA,MAY30 Jar ed Willia ms "su pe rs ized" it by ta ki ng his fir st s te p to w a rd racin g la rge r ma ch ines and walking away the o vera ll winner in the 250cc Novice class d u ring ro und thr ee of the sse Castaic Brick Spring Nationa ls, held at the Hungry Valley OHV . "Up un til today, 1 never rode a 250cc befo re" Williams sa id, "b ut Russ Wagema n 'fro m Pit Pro is go in g to sp on sor me on this bike for the Mam mo th race, and he wanted m e to s ta r t getting some race time on it." Will iams pulled lip to the lin e a nd jo ined some 20 o ther co mpetitors. "Actua lly, 1 d idn't know wha t to ex pect, si nce mu st of the guys are a lot olde r then me," said 16-yea r-old Willia ms. When the gate dropped, Williams' first experi ence ma y no t have been w hat he was hoping for. " T he 2505 ha v e so mu ch powe r," sa id Williams. "I jus t spun side w ays and go t a dead last start." Williams went to work and wa s very impressi ve in the way th a t he picked off his competitors by maki ng pass after pass o n his way to the . fro nt of the pack. . "This bi ke is easy to rid e, o nce yo u get go ing," he sa id . "There is so much power, all you do is ga s it and yo u' re gone. " Willia ms wen t o n to w in the moto d espite the fact that he had to make a darin g last-d itcheffor t pas s on Vincen t Baroni for the lead. Thi ngs went m uch smoother for 'W illiams in . the a ll-im po r ta nt second mo tu af ter he ga te d ins ide the top three. "I go t a go od s ta rt in the seco nd mot a an d passed a few guys rig h t aw ay, then cr uised the res t o f the race for the win," he sa id. " It w as really ea sy ." Willia ms we nt on toto p Mike Licitra, who turned a pa ir of third -place finish es in to second overa ll in front of Jo hn Bu tle r, Da r re n Sta ffer a nd Vince nt Baroni. Williams loo ked like a shoo- in for the 125cc Novice-class w in af ter his firs t-mot e victory. But Wi lliams ma d e a big mistak e that would ul tima tely cost him a sh ot a t ea rn ing two class wi ns. "I missed m y seco nd mota," Will iams said. "All I know is, 1 wa tche d a s tar t go up the hill a nd th oug ht to m yse lf , ' 1 kn o w those gu ys : Then it hit me - 'Ma n, tha t was m y class!" T he Pe e Wee w a rs co n tin ue d, w it h Ja ke Lacey, Hayd en Comma ns and Kyle Sm ith providing the actio n. Smi th w as a faster s tar ter in bo th mu tus, bu t Lac ey had the las t word by putting togeth er a 2-1 score for the overall victory aboard his KTM 50. . ~!f}3;jij' AiU'A P.D-.- ADVENTURESPORTS KAWASAKI CASTLE POWRSPORIS E Madison n ,Ten EI~f.~Tmj3Ky MOTOCROSS SERIES PERf O ANC RM ECYCLEKAWASAKI KAW POW '~~9 frankfi' ,leM 615-794-3302 Sof KNOXVILLE KAWASAKIof M DLES ORO ID B M idil,,"".Kf 615~59· 441 1 6IJ6.24 ~5406 . REx-,CYCLE SHOP KAWASAKI G Ie'!f!,!,K J 502·J 0> 0> ~ ISSUE #27 ON-SALE July 7th 61

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