Events
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O PEN A: 1. Denne Melcher (Yam ); 2. Scott Stu d t.'T (Ydm); 3.
Ch uck Beving (Yam ).
250 PRO: 1. Du sty Faulds (Hon); 2. Sht--ldon Wt-nZ (Suz); 3.
c.J. Beving b); 2. Andn."W lo v;nu
IKTM); 3. JO/'It'ph Ma rtine z (HM); 4. Stewn I..e inning.
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r /w MOD (4-8): 1. Tanner Kra henhuh l (C(lb); 2. Zlch.uy
Fu._l1 (Pol); J . And re w luvino (Kl'Ml; 4. Casey Mello (H.\.t) ; 5.
JO!*"Ph Ma~l1t"z (HM l.
60 STK (6-8): L Ron n w Good win (!Caw) ; 2. Ta n l'lr!' Kra benbu h l (Kaw); 3. Tun y Capu to (Ka w ); -I. Andrew Io vin o (Ka w) ; 5.
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Kyle Uwi.'1 ( K.1w).
no STK (9-11): 1. s.:·,l n llt: 1. w esle y H a rri s (Ya m ); 2. An t hon y Ha rt
(Kaw); 3. C h n s Rl'nzi (Su z); 4. Kyle Murphy (Suz) ; 5. les-e Patri ck .
&lSTK (12-16): I. Patrick Snyd er (Suz); 2. Ryan Brown (Suz); 3.
Jaso n Lopea ( Ka w ); 4. Casey Tob ias l. (K.1W) 4. Casey Tob ias (Yam ); S. Z ll:k Grobso
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s tein (Ho n).
125 BEG: I. MikL· Hen ry (Yam ); 2. Jus h PiIIsb wy ()(a w) ; 3.
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M.d t Sco tt (Y" m); 4. JOih Fan ninr;; ()(aw); 5. J;IOJ Kotc h (Ka w ).
125 NOV : t . Jose p h Page (Kaw); 2. Bee Kra he nbu hl (Yam ); 3.
Sea n Kin'lhl'll o1 (Yam l; 4. Tim We ig (H on): 5. Joshua Th u rg oo d
(Yam).
125INT: I. Molr k Hl'mldnn (K.1w) .
250 NOV : t . Tf'ff)' Kftl nt"dy ( Ka w); 2. Ch ris Clw mp lin (Hon); .
3. Robert Ru.r l rda no (Yam) .
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MSTR 25+ 1ST : I. Ch.a.r.-y Rt-nnifo (Kaw); 2. Glenn Wridman
(Su z) ; 3. Bn.,.,t Klci.nmari (H on); -I. Pa ul Hemsl.ey (Hon); 5. Brad ley
Hannig (Yam) .
MSTR 2S+ EX: 1. Mdtt Hermann U(aw).
twtSTR PRO: I. Richard Sa" to n (Ka w ) .
SI'TSMN : 1. Rogel' Ca f! te n (Ya m); 2. Erick A nhn
(Yam).
Castro, Schwartz tops at
Costa Mesa Speedway
By Elaine Jones
Photo by Mike Basso
COSTAMESA, CA, JUNE 12
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Raz zo th e Clown, the speedway ra cer /clow n
fro m Czechoslovakia, made his yearly appeara nce a t Cos ta Mt.."S<1 Speedway for Trader Maga·
zine's Fan Appreciation Night . The year ~l w ay
from Costa Mesa ha s not humbled him in an y
wa y, as he again put down the locals as "pansy
American racers ,"
"They ar e dirt on my boots," said Razzo .
By the end of the nig ht, it wa s the o ther way
around , as Bobby Schwartz defeated him in the
Scra tch main e ven t. Razzo did not even make
the tran sfer to the Handicap main event, which
Charlie Venega s won . The Mat ch ra ce between
Razz o and Brad Oxley was the only thin g that
kept the night from being a com plete bust. He
won that o n the las t l~lP by in ches .
Since the kids were the focus of Fan Appreci ation Night, it w o uld be th e kids who determine the starting positions for the Scratch main
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with a footrace around the Bullring. The youngs ter running for H icks w as the fast es t, givi ng
Hicks the firs t pick. He chose four. Razzo drew
the pole, with Schwartz in two and McConnell
in three. The final slot went to Brant. on the outside in fiv e. The ga te ca me up and Sch w a rtz
exploded int o the lead. Razzo go t a little too
agg res sive o n the first lap and came very close
to putting both Hicks and Brant in to the wall.
Only their r id ing ability saved them , Ra z zo
went hunting for Schwartz, a nd that w ould be
his undoing.. as the veteran gave as good as he
got and Razzo end ed up in the back of the pack,
with Hicks runn ing sec o nd and McC onnell,
making the inside wo rk, in third. Brant was runni ng fourth, a nd Razzo was bringi ng up the
rear . They finished in tha t order.
Th e lineu p for the Han d icap ma in had Winsto n alone on the l O-yard line. On the 4o-ya rd
lin e we re Cast ro an d Ack royd . Th e SO was
sha red by Venegas and No rthrup. Starting from
downtown Cos ta M e sa (on t he 60 ) we re
McConnell, Hicks a nd Schwartz.
At th e s ta rt, Wi nsto n held th e lead for one
lap before Cas tro ran him down and too k over.
Venega s a nd Hi cks th en go t by him. O ne lap
lat er , McCo nn e ll got by on the insid e to ta ke
third awa y fr o m H ick s . At th e sa m e t im e ,
Northrup passed Winston to pu t himse lf in fifth.
On the fourth la p, Wins ton, ru nning ahead of
Sch w a r tz a n d Ac k roy d , t ried t o fl a t-tra ck
through tu m one and wa s going m uch slow er
than the rid ers beh ind him . Schwartz was left
wit h little cho ice, and he stood the bike up to
kee p from hittin g Winston , and this caused him
to h ig h-si d e. U nab le to rea ll y see wh at w a s
go ing on, Ackroyd ran into the ba ck of Schwartz
and he, too, high -sided . Both rid ers went d own.
Sch w a rt z w as able to ge t _u p ; u nfortuna tel y ,
Ackroyd had to be transported to the hospital.
Schwartz seem ed okay but d id not res tart and
the five remaining laps would be all Cas tro, who
was long o verd ue for a wi n. Venegas was second and McCon nell third. Hicks a nd Winston
were the fina l finishers.
T he Sideca r mai n was fu ll of bumps and
rubs, as it was a battle royal for the win. Th e
gate wen t to Steve Morro w and Chris Chapman.
OUt behind them by a hair was the team of Bob
Brayton and Dwayne King, The Mission Yama ha team of Bill Matherson and Dale Leeder was
rid ing do uble with Brayton and King as they hit
the first tum. By the end of tum one , M.ltherson
a nd Leeder were in se cond a nd ch a lleng ing,
When the white flag came ou t, it was the drh'e
out of fo ur and the drag race to the checke red
tha t gave the win to MathcI:SQn and u.'t.-der b¥
an eyelash . Morrow and Chapman were second,
with Brayton a nd King th ird . Alan Hall a nd Jack
Straw, stiU gettin g used to each o t he r, wen"
fourth.
Th e Suppor t main was a "s u rviva l o f the
fittest," and the fittes t wa s Rand y ~kinner . The
only other rider to finish was Bentle y Barrett.
Th e Support B mai n went to Brent Smith ,
w ho has won four in five w L'eks. Following him
home were Ron Cochard a nd Scott Mersereau.
Results
SCR : 1. B..WbySchw.uu (GM ); 2. Gary Hick.-. (e M) ; 3. Shdw n
McConn ell (GM ); 4. Scott Brant (G M); 5. R.1 u o thl ' Ouwn (O A).
HDC P: 1. Ed ea"ITo (jaw); 2. Cl\ilr lie Ve~ (jaw); 3. Sh.1w n
McCu nndl (G M); 4. Gary H icks (GM ); 5. And y North ru p (J"w).
SDCR: 1. B. Mltht.'r.iUfl/D. leroedYam); 2. 5. Murruw / C.Cha p""1ft (Suz); 3. B. BraytnnlO . King (Han); 4. A. ......,11/ 1-Straw (Y.1m).
SUP: I. Ra ndy Ski n ne r (Jaw ); 2. Bentley Ba r relt (Ja w ); 3 .
David lynch (jaw); 4. Turn Win eht'lI (Geln); S. Mich ad M.lttocks
(ja w).
SUP B: 1. Brent Sm it h (jaw); 2. Ron Coc hard O.-.w); 3. Sco tt
M~u (jol.w); 4. Brad Rudy iW es ); 5 . Ed Mdrt iflt.7.(jaw).
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Faulds sweeps
SVCCST opener
By Brad Letcher
SIOUX FALLS, SD, JUNE5
Du st y Faul d s grabbed w in s in all three Pr o
classes during the sh ort-track sea son o pe ner at
Saddleback Race Park. Rain threatened to cancel
the firs t race of the season as it did tw o weeks
pri or, but ins tead the crowd wa s showered with
great racing action . All classes had great battles
to start the season, but one rider in the Pro class es simp ly dominated .
Dusty Faulds slid his CR250 into the lead at
the drop of the flag for the Open Pro IT. Brad
Letcher, Sheldo n Wenz a nd c.J. Beving stacked
up behind him going into the infield for the first
tim e . Mi ke Johnson lost co n tro l in the firs t Scurve a nd found himself face do wn o n the Saddl eback d irt. Letcher missed a s hift co ming ou t
of the infield while trying to pass Faulds on the
b ottom. Wen z a n d Bev in g s imu lta neou sly
passed Letcher du rin g the mis cue, The race was
red-flagged a nd John son was tended to.
On the restart , Fauld s was gone, with Wenz
tryi ng to keep pace. The battle for third heat ed
up as Bevin g, Letche r and the revi ved Johnson
rub bed fen d ers thro ug h th e infi eld . Joh n son
moved into fourth bri efly befo re slid ing ou t in
tum four. Up front, Faulds took the first checkered flag of the year , followed by Wenz, Beving,
Le tch er and C ha d Johnson, w ho p a ssed h is
brot h e r Mike as he pi ck ed himself o ff th e
gro u nd for the seco nd tim e.
Faulds qui ckly took the lead of the 250cc Pro
cIass at the d rop of the flag. followed by w cnz,
Letche r a nd Bevin g. Fauld s and Wen z pull ed
away from the side-by-side duel between Letcher
and the rim-ridin g Beving. Faulds held off Wenz
for his seco nd win of the evening . Beving too k
rontrol of third , with Letcher finishing fourt h.
The final race of the eveni ng was the O pen
Pro con tes l. Faulds gra bbt.'t" Frost (Yam); 5. Broldy RI'in M-(HlIn).
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MIN I flO A: 1. To ny Bi!;'1d (Kaw) ; 2. Ja"on Sw ift (I·lo n); 3.
'arob Ah l (K.1w ); 4. Rubert Th umPMlh (K.1W); 5. Nick Ll d d u","l W
(Ya m ).
MIN I go B: I. Dt' ril Laddu!Wlw ; 2. Cody Powl'll ( Ka w ); 3 .
Co lto n Tnmd e (Kaw ); 4. Nick Feist (Y.-.m 5. Robby I.mg (Kawl.
);
SM ENG: t. RYdn (Aoighton (Ho n); 2. Dilnidle Bo."Ving (K"w);
3. To n y Bi!;!M;'1 ( Ka w ); 4. N il'k Ladd u",,",w (Ya m); 5. J .l~," SWift
riders we re invited to bring out their Bomber
mo torcycles. The turno ut was huge, wit h 17 riders ri din g p rehi s toric b ikes on the inf amous
Ca rlsbad motocross circuit. Th e wi nners of the
Bombe r Novice a nd Bomber Expert classes we re
Lance Hamel and Tho mas Engelhardt.
Whe n the p ack of Bom ber No vice ra cer s
crested the top of The Ledge and d rop ped into
t he in fi e ld po r t io n o f th e tr a ck , t h e lead
belonged to Rick Hennin g. He was followed by
Bob Barnett and Ham el. The trio of rid ers w er e
battlin g it o ut , w ith no sign s of anyone letting
up . The first rid er to break fo rma tio n wa s Barnett, wh o managed a move on Henn in g, who
was now be ing hounded by Ham el for the second posi tion , Wit h those riders' lap times fair ly
consistent, they began pulling a huge lead ove r
the fourt h-pl aced rid er, Dennis Middleton, who
wa s hooked up in a battle with Don Stevenson.
When the whi te flag came out, the race looked
to be se ttled - Barnett still leading. with Henning
and Ham el in tow. But nothing is ever certain in
motocross, and when the pack of ride rs came
back into view, it w as Hamel in th e lead , fo llowed by Barnett and Henning.
The seco nd mota was more o f th e sa m e.
Hamel go t a 'good s tart and led the pack aft er
the first lap . Second bel onged to Barnell, and
th ird was Henning ' s. Th e track wa s getting
ru gged , and it wa s a p pa re nt th at the a ncie nt
suspe ns ion componen ts w ere beginning to fade
- along with the ra cers aboard them. The top
three looked good, but Hamel be gan to pull
away from the others. The battle was now for
second, between Barnett a nd Henning. Henning
made his move by the end of the se ond lap. It
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was too little too late; Hamel was gone in a flash .
By the end of the race, Ha mel had a cou p le of
lap pers between himself and Henning. Barnett
was rig ht there in thi rd, but he was never ab le to
make a counte rmove on Henning for second .
In the Bomber Expert class, the overall was
decided rather easily, as half the racers did not
s how up fo r the second m o ta . Th e first mot o
wa s a good race. The holeshot we n t to Hootie
Da vi s. Th e seco nd s pot wa s held b y Thomas
Engelhardt. Davis bega n to ru n away and hid e
from the pack. Engelha rd t rod e hard on h is vinta ge Yama ha, but it wa s in vain because Dav is
had pu lled a comfortable margin ove r the pack.
Th e ba tt le w as fo r seco nd be tw ee n Engelh ar dt
a nd Ha rry Beeler . The two rid ers battl ed it out
until lapped traffic devastated Bader's momentum. The finis hin g order was Davis w ith a mag.
sive lead, followed by Eng elhardt a nd the n
Beeler in third.
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Th e sec o nd mot o w as a n Engelha rd t ca kewa lk, as Da vis a nd Bad er d ecid ed not to take
their Bomber bikes back out on the track. Engelha rd t rod e great and finis hed way o ut in front of
Steve'Holtman, wh o finish ed second .
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Results
&l BEG : 1. Co rey G us takon (Yaml.
80 NOV : l. Jdf V;lugh n Ot;'fK (Y.lm).
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40+ INT : 1. Jdl lysda le (K.1W); 2. Rod Hl'ndri ck-.u n (Yam ); 3.
Tho m o1s EnKd ha rd t (Ya m).
40+ MSTR: 1. Dan id o..villl)!l(Suz) ; 2. r .lUl VOKdsanK (Yam) ;
3. Alll' n Ortiz (H un ).
40+ EX: 1. Scott Davi!i (Honl; 2. Tllh y Ta b (Ya m ); 3. )lorry
Ayers (Y,l m ).
VET O I'EN : 1. Phil B1.ll.:lbum(KTM); 2. [A' nnj" D.wid (Yam) ;
3. Bruce Coml'il (}(aw).
WMN NOV: 1. Tiffanv Hliitm.an (Kaw); 2. !<.In·n Arcar is
(H o n).
(Ka w ).
250 A: 1. Scu tt Stu d l'T (Yam ); 2. M il l' Rnbt-oinl> IKol w); 3. Tom
KI"VlTTl. (H on ); 4. Mark Lambrech t (Y,lm ); 5. Jdf Dl-iKh
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tl'l1 (YOlm).
Ol~ A IT: 1. M ike Rnbbin.'1 ()(a w ); 2. Scott StUdl'1" (Yam) ; 3.
o.in.1 Walters; -I. Chril> Buo! (Ya m); 5. D.J. 5JJlt"!' (Hon>.
BM BR NO V: 1. L.mce I-L1me l ( Ka w ); 2. Rk l Hl'f1ning (Y" m );
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3. Bub Bam!'tt (H un). •
BMBR EX: 1. Th omol EnJ;d ha rdl (Yam ); 2. Sltove Hu ltm.lh
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(Hu s).
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