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,. Events • McConnell doubles up at Costa Mesa Speedway Shawn McCon nell (leading) won both the Hand icap and Sc ratch ma in eve nts during Dan Nay Night at Co sta Mes a Speedway. By Elaine Jones Photo by Mik e Basso COSTA MESA, JUNE 19 It was Dan ay Nig ht at Costa M"", Speedway, and for the fourth consecu tive season this supersuppo rte r a nd fa n ha s added to the purse by giving $100 to every heat . semi and ma in wi nner. Naycan always be found in the pits. and the quiet. unassuming man is always ready to shake a ha nd an d offer words of enco uragement to every rid er. no ma tter what di vision they rid e. Shawn McC o nnell was red -hot a nd at th e top of his division for on ly the seco nd tim e this seaso n. McConne ll ca me awa y with a double win, ca p turi ng bo th the Scra tch an d Hand icap main events. Pole for the Scratch ma in we nt to McCon nell. Bra d Ox ley was in lane two. with Gary Hicks and Bobby Schwartz in lanes thr ee ,1Od four . On th e o u ts ide w as Ed Ca s tro . The g a te w en t to M cConn~ ll , bu t Hi cks ar g u ed the poin t w he n they hit the first turn. Hicks lost the arg ument, as McCon ne ll was not to be denied . Hicks wo uld have to settle for second, v.'ith Ox ley, Castro and Schwartz round ing o ut the field. Afte r so me co nt roversia l Handicap he at ra ces , th e line up for the Ha nd icap main had Rand y Skinner alone on the 104yard line . John Aden wa~ the cloS(.'St to Skinnt."r, lined up on tht> 40. McConnell had the 50 to him sel f. Th c 60yard lint:" was rat her crowded. Charlie Venegas, Oxley, H icks and Schwartz all to()}.; up posi tiullS and put their race fa c~ o n. Skin ne r, with the sho rt ya rd age, wa s-out on to p, an d he hoped to put somt:' dis ta nce on the field . Aden ran into trouble when he wen t out in tu m four. McConn ell cuuld ~mcll ~l d ouble \"in and he W. S on the gas. He ran Skin ner dov.'1lan d 1 too k the lea d as thtN came aro und on the third lap . Hick:--, Oxley, Vene gas and Schwar tz were righ t wi th him. The next fiw lap" could best be dC 'SCTibo.od as a gu nfight, an d a ll of thcm wa ntcod to be the top gWlslinger . The night belo nged to McConnell, ~"b he hd d his line (rom any and all ch a lle nge~. Hicks finished seco nd , \....ith Ox ley, Venegas , Schwartz and Skinner followi ng. Skinner rod e wel l all night long, winning thc Mid get ma in o n hb Kawasaki -p ower ed C~lr. After a b.l d cras h ea rlier in the evening, wh ich too k the fron t of her car off, Skinner's wife, Pam, finished third, wi th Terrv Elliott st>eond. Th e Su pport J!lain ~h ono rs we nt to David Lyn ch, who c.l mc from long yard .lge to ta ke the lead .l wa y fro m Tim Tu cker on the third lap. Bentl ey B.urt'tt applil-d the pr essure the last two la ps, btlt he had his ow n probl ems as Mark Hitchcock got by him o n the wh ite--tlag lap . Barn·tt ca me bac k and got the d rive ou t of fou r to Tt..'Claim sL.>Cond . T h e Suppor t B main went to Scott Mersereau, as he h..-rl fro m sta rt to finish in front of Eloy Mcoddin and Bill Gree n. Miles Calvin was top dog in the Junior Divj· sio n, ."IS he ran aw a y fr om Ju sti n Boyle and Skyler Greyso n. Resu lts SC R; t. Sha wn M<:C onn.:1I(GM ); 2. ("..try H iclL o;(G MI; J . 8 r.ld Oxky (W~); ~ . EJ C.l"' n . (j. w ); 5. Bobby S.,:h .....rtz (G ~. HOC r ; I. ShoIwn McCo n m.·U IGM]: 2. G.1ry Hick!> (G \O; J . Brad O·•.Icy (Wl"'!l): ~ . Ch.ul w \'r.ono..",a~· (j .1W); 5. Bobb y Schwartz ( G~l. SUP A : I. D.wid Lyn ch (j .. wl ; 2. lknl le y 1Mm-1I tJ.. w l; 3. H ltchrud IJ.. w l; ~ , r h il H armaliu k " a w l; 5. Fr an ll Pl'CC't" ~brl l J"' ~'" SUP B: I. SCUll M.,·.........,.... Ool ); 2. Elm ' Medclin (WC'!>I; J. BiU ..u W G ,......, (JoIw l; ~. Pl"tf1' Curti~ O"w) ; 5. ~ile s'J'Yk·ljol wl . JR: 1. Mi l~ c..lhlln (H u n ); 2. Ju!>tln Bc.;yle(YoI l; J. 5k yk1' m G n-y"IIm(Y.l ml . ~tDG'L 1. R.uld v Slln no. U";.lwl ; 2 T\'fTVEillut t IY.un); J. r.un T . Slmner I,,", ~'); , . rhtlhp W,ud (Y.lml ; 5. Sam-ud R.tml n.'7 !y am l. Martinez master of Moroso Motocross By lisa Theobald 46 WEST PAl.M BEACH, Fl. MAY31 , Marco Marti nez too k the checkered flag in the shootout afte r win ning a grueling thret?-way bat· tie for finot pla ce with Rick Narup and Mike Cic· cotto d urin g race action at Momsu Motorsports Park . Marco Mar tinez r.-an hard from the start , grabbing the holesh ot , t the dr o p of the green flag, but Narup was hut o n his tail as the tight pack maneu\'cn...>d through tu rn on e on lap one. Just behin d in third pl.lcc, a s id e- by-sid l~ duel was t~lk· ing pLlCC between Ciccotto and Florid a's Manny Ma nu sutha kis. As the battle headl-rl dow n the back straight, Ciccotto maneuvered his G5X-Rr::'lO aro und MMtinez to jump into second place. and the two -way battle for firs t place tu rned into a thTt.."'l"-rider break.lway as they com p leted lap one an d charged down thc front straight A A: I. Tomm y Ve-all' r ( K.lwl; 2. A!ohll'Y Brewer (!(K.t", ); .. . GregJohn..on lK.tw ); 5. o..no: Sm ilh (Kawl . K.1 B 200 : I. Stny Lewis (Kaw); 2. Robt."I1 Roh lnst.... C w l B 125: I . M.t\'n.trd ('.llt.,"",lfI Jr. t K.twl ; 2. Kurt Eibcl.IlYam ); 3. ' Joh n FrolnkJin t l l~); ~ . ~An Wa iL,ce (Ya m); 5. Tod d R.l'>lfl !y .tm l 4-STRK B: 1. rl"t~T ~1.1~;l"L· tY"m); 2. Gary C ru mb.'lclr.d tAT tO. C O I'E."l": I. $o:th lan ~ Ul on ); 2. Rich" rd Rt. "filrd l KTM ); J Tt'lfTl C ron m 1K "'"0.11 ... Brva n Wllh.lm."(Y oi t . ; m C 150: I. Kl"'\an Gn.~ t lCa",' ); 2. PlItricl Jor-IHonl; 3, Cral'; ' Bro ombo.Tg (Ko,w); ... A bdK-i RiVtTa Ir. (Hun) ; 5. TodJ Aln.oJnd er (y ...m ). W.,"" C 200: I. Ed Ellswo rt h (Ka w ); 2. De an II(,1W); J . Ty ler Condy (Kawl ; -I, JIm D1stt'f1llduJ11 (K r M ); 5. o.."II'im r ro lon o t.'1I"w u !> , ~ K.t wl. Martinez was back out in front a nd runn ing har d on the throt tle, but the power of his ZX-9 cou ld not hold back Na rup's Mu zz y Rapt or 750 throug h the corners, a nd as the top three crossed the start /finis h line to co mplete the first lap, Na ru p grabbed the lead . At th e st a rt of lap th ree, Cicco tto s lip ped undernea th the race lead er in tum two to claim the lead . As they made' thei r way through the L'SSt.'S . Cicco lto was abOut thr ee bike lengths .l he.l d of Narup. It W~lS clear as they charged down the b.lck straight again tha t Naru p had the horsepower. At the hal fwa y mark. Narup wa s ou t front again , but not for long. Cicrotto oUlbraked him to n:ogain th e lead . Meanwhi le, Martin ez was cloSt:' behind in third and going aftcor the le.,d er. Ilcforc lonh- Martinez got by Ciccotto and took the \t·ad . The t h r~way lead swapping continul-d to intl'ns ify with just two la ps to go. ~artinez turned on Ole afterburn ers for a sweeping pa ss by Ciccutto in tum nine. Ha lf a lap later, N.uup tu cked in for a me d~lSh to the checkered tl.l g . ld Naru p ma ne u \·cn."li pa st Cicc otto and up into second p lace . \'\"ith les s th.1n ha lf a la p to go, Martinez did not want to s.w ap positi on s for the lead oga in, an d he pu t his head d own, pu lled b.1Ck th e throttle a nd ran a fi n~l l ha rd cha rge d o w n t he fr on t st ra ig h t to cl aim h is t h ird shoo tout \;etory in a row. Results LX CTO: 1. MArco M.\rtin.·z (K.1w). ~. ~tike- C iCCl' Uu ("'u.. ). 3. l Em,lnud M.lnU'Ml lloIli.. lSuzJ: ... r .'f I lug d.lh l (5u.z); 5. Ed wanJ li.. (Y,t m) A Yl G1U I. Fdward Ht_t'" I,,",w l; 2. IWife 5no\".... (5uzJ; 3, J.'f.-mv St'':I (5oz); ~. l..1..: [)iolZ(Ka w); 5, M.n. Ro.-donJo (Ko ner IW). EX. CTt/: I. Sh.t",-, l'Mtot.,!Yam ); 2. J..tl........ >11 Bm fur J (,,",wI; 3. D.lmd Urblnd H lun); ~ . Bubbv luJ\um ( tlnn ): 5. r...:d'>l lft r tTl'Z lSuz) . . . A M CTU ; 1. Dd ' u rdh V...n elota (Su z l; 2. Ad.ll bl·r t.l Rt' m.In t Ko,w); J. Rictv.rd Rus her (Su z l; ". Rtlbo.'rtTolk' (Suzl ; 5. J,1nu... Hi!>C tSu z l. (lU EX GT l T: \. Chrbtop h" r Boy (D u e); ~ , \.t ic h.,,· \ M u rl'!ld ( Hu n ); 3. Ruberto Tor r.'!> II t Hun) ; ... :"J ·i1Ie H.d l-Rc" C'l.· IDue) ; 5. .,\ Ad ,lfl\ x hm itt (Ht:>nl. A M GT LT: 1. JIln.llh " f1 Va ill.lIl cllu r l (I-Iilll); 2. Ju h n lind" r (Y.l m) ; J . r Clt'r Go ld ing Jr. (Ka w ); ". I.....·ph M i!t. :. Jr. IIl " n); 5. ' AJ r i.1I\Hol mL!o (Ap r ). • EX l / W srrrs\.t ~ : 1. Chuck ~h'nt111l' (Y.. nd;~. J''''''Ph M.' ....'1· lis (K.\ w), J , A rt hu r Ro'I JfurJ; .. . Co lin N.'wma n ( i(.,w); 5. C..·tlrj; t' G.'1rvin III U~,lW ) AM L/ W SrTSMN : I. reter G.}ld in g Jr . ( K. W); 2. Ad r i., n 1 " Hulm ."'! (Ap r l; 3 . Ju....l 'h f\,. fln.lrd l ( H -D l ;~ . o..v id St.l rlil1~ (Su z l; 5. R" nn it'l lo llnman {Tnl. G P SG t : 1. \t.lnu .-l Za m b r.mol ( Hu n l; 2. Mich al'! ~'-'fCIl.1 t Honl; J . JIl1 1ol.thd n V. iUdnrourt IHo nl; ~ Ro t-.':I1o T(IflTS " Ot.ml . . l /W VI:\,T : 1. Juhn Lonj; lOud; 2. Thu rn"" Krrr 51' lDud; ) . Pau l Cub!.'f\l'U{Dud EX U / l S / SPT: 1. \td f'C'O M.t rt iftl'l' (K.twl ; 2, Mau ro Ctor•.,j" (Su z); J . Jimm ~' Shc.'h n tSuz ); ~ . r a tri ck Wa ·ld cy (V.1m); 5. }.u-l o Gr ay {Suz l. A \ t U /L S / SM'; 1. Ra ile 5 nO"'er tSuz); 2. Dolmon P.lton (Suzl; J: Edward Ho..ad IK.1 w); " D.J. Brown !oolck (K.tw l; 3. k fl'1Tl y S1."Ino.-r ta ( B u~ ); 5. A J a m Sch m ilt (Hu n). A M S/ TW : 1. D,lm lm Pillt o n (SU7); 2. G i.lnc.1flu a.ttl" Klin i (Du('): J . J(N.'Ph Bo.-nfl,lNl (Suz); ~ . Kimbt-rl y Ahlum (Dud; 5. Stu n t B.lZerma n (Dud. H / W VI1\. : I. Jo hn lonK lT rU; 2. Ma tt Hinkson (Y.lml ; J . 'T Rubert H.ntky tHoo ). EX l / W S/fl!<: I. l'oit"" illt" II dll -}w" .Y ( Due); 2. C h n'l to p ho:r lo fluy mud ; 3. Loui!l Co ht.· 1 (H -D); ~. Kl'1ly H ,ly!> (Y.lIn) ; ~. TUllY Z.1~h tH o!l), AM L/W S /B K: I. Mkhild H,lle (Dud; 2. loh n linl1l'f (Y.l m l; 3. Gn-gury lynch (Honl ; 4. O ."ia!Y.l m ); 5. AJri.ln HtllmL~ (A pr l. EX M / W S / BK: I. Sllot e rri ek'l (Yam); 2. Nc L'>I," Pt"n'l (Su d : n J. M.l fCO M.trlin..z (K.. w ); ~ . Jd f" r:o ll Bmford (1<.I w); 5. Bo..bb y o Ludlum (! lo n l. . A M M /W S / OK: I. Ad,l1berto Rom .m l!(aw); 2. Mi ~ut'l Pl'f1.1 n (Yam l; J. BryC'l." uwm.l<;tl'f(Hu n ); ~ . Sl'~io Sot t..n.1 (Stul; 5. Lilz D1.1l(J(.,W). l EX H / W Sf'TS MS: 1. John long (Duel; 2. :'\Icv;llt· It.ll·R.·,,, e c ll"," (Ho n); .". John Cos t.ll(Bud; 5. Adam Schmit (Du el ; J . 'l_ot BU U lon). AM H /W SI'TSM:'oJ : 1. Gia m:a rlo Balt ol!,":lini (Du e); 2.. Mich ",,-I Holle (Duel; J, Kim t-.'fl y Ahl um ( Due); ~ . JU'Ol'Ph B..'f1f1,1nJi IBUl' ); 5. Sl:w rt Ba J:l'f1f1ol.l1 IDuei . c.,. EX L/ W S/ SPT: 1. LoUIIO C'lll-clln {Ii -DJ; 2. Chn"lup luT Boy (Duel; J . Kl'lly H 'l Y~ (Y" m ); 4. David tn.,11Th1!> (Sud . A.\ IL/W 5 /srr: I. John [jl'll.il'f (Y. m ); 2. Gn.~t1ry l ynch (Hun l; 1 1 Andn-w 8nTy (. IL), ~ c.J u..ti.t t Yam l; 5. Jtl~'ph Mil.., Jr. tHo n ). ~ . EX H / W S/ BK: 1. Rick N.\NP (KllwJ; 2. ' '''''''' p h t:ll·tch..r (SuzJ; J. rlT Hogl1i1 l tSuz ); 4. M,lun, Cl"t'1.,J.l (So z l; 5. \tMctI M.1r~ h tmt' z (K.1W ), A M H /W S/ RK: 1. R" ife Sn u Vl"l' (Sulo); 2. Edw .lrd HnSdrk IKllwl ; J . Damon r lll t" n ( 5uz~; 4. Je remy Sl d rwr (5 u z ); 5. D.' Brow n (5 uz ). EX F-Ul: I. Jim m )' ~1t'l lon (5u z ); t . J.tek Grlly (Sulo); 3. la m.."S G r" h.l m (5u.z); 4. e-..rge Gdn 'tn III (Kitwl . A M F-40: I , E,!;~1'f Enwry (",",w i; 2. rL-dro Cwnd lo (Ho n); 3. Sdm Ro!.ario (Suz): .. . J"!>O: p h Benl\olrdi lSuz.l; 5. I."('I.tna (Ka w l. EX M /W G T' 1. )toffl'l"so BinION I""wl; 2. Bobbv Lud lu m : n (1It.nl; J. Damd Urb in./lt Honl; ~ . Ml\rco MartinL'l' (K,tw ): 5. M.lUru Cl·n.odll(Suzl. AM M /W GP ; 1. Ricardo \t.Irmoll'jos t K.1 ); 2. 'ohn Pl1rlil'f w t Hon); J Christ"rht'r C u mm inj;" ( Su r.); ~. Ma r l ri lz il ion); 5. D.'bl..."h Vt"Ik tSuz}. "git • EX U/LCr: 1. \io'1r 'CO Molrhf\l"Z(K"w l; 2. Rid N,t ru p (! of the series . Ve.ltor claiml'd two high-point victo ries this season as well. R.,ee day prodd cd typ icall y hot and high humidit y cond itions cha rac te ristic uf the Scrub Oak Enduro, whi ch is held every yea r near Daytona late in the sp rin g. The Daytona Dirt Riders did a great jo b, ta king the dust and heat into cons id erat ion when layi ng o u t the course . The 74.4-mile event consisted of bo th old tra ils and new trai ls throu gh areas that are som et ime s u nd er water this time of Yea r. A small down· pour during the firs t hou; o f the race was not enough to allevi ate tht" dusty conditions, but it was cnough to fog up gog gles and produce hot and muggy temperat url'S. Rid er s started th e fir st loop and were run through a tight st'Ction t1l.lt claimed <.1t least on e point from all of the AA and A rid ers and up to ci ~h t poi nts from the slower riders. The setup of the race allowed most rid ers to get back on time, w ith w ell-pla ced r es et s a nd road se ct io n s beTh.·een each tough section. Aft er thl' first gas s to p, rid er s left from the ca m pg round an d ente red loop two. The loop e nd ed up being thc most difficult section and made the difference be tweren many rid ers ' scores . Veator dropped four points through this sec tion compared to Brcw....r's five poin ts. Foll owing another gas sto p, the rid er s were restarted into loop three , whi ch collSistl-d of more tight traits, palmt."1tos, jeep road s and sand y fird,reaks. When it was all sorted out, Steve Hard em an co nt inut.'d his d ominance of the A O~n class with a third -o\'er all finL abo.ud his KTM. A lot ..h o f th e racers n~ed to put in a go od perfoT4 manec at thc Scrub Oak Enduro to solidify firstp la ce year· end p o s it ions . Dav id Kuka Jr . cli nche d a first-place yea r· e nd finis h in the A Four-Stroke cl.lSS with his eighth· plac e·overa ll fin ish a boa rd his Yama ha. Mayn a rd Pa tter son Jr., o n his Kawasaki, claimed eighth high poi nt for the race a nd for the FrR Enduro Seril.'S wi th his 11th-p laee-overall finish . Seth Lang , Kevin Gr<'Cn, Ed Ellsworth, Jenni Llmb, Mel Sm ith, G,lf\' Williams, Mikc Sha nk, Emmett Co x an d Chuck Miller a ll clinched first· p ltJ ce yea r-end position s w ith wins in their respective classes at the Scrub Oa k Enduro. Results 0 / A: I. Tommy Vl'.llor (K,aw ); 2. A!'hJ~·)' Brt'WLT (""w i; J . SIt""t" H"rdt-m,1n IKTMt; ... Lee D.tll-Y IKTM); 5. ' oe y Rowland $Y" m ); b . Mill' \ I,m in (Hu n); 7. D.lnn y Barr.. n { u.cl; K. D" vid S Ku.... Jr. (Ya m); II. Milt.:- Shank (Kawl ; 10. D.., 'id Kuko'l (Ya m l. C 125; I. [enru lamb ( K.twl; 2. Kevin Storm (K,l W); J . Fom."!' 1 Tay lor n.l s (H nn) ; J. G .ove Robl'rts (H lln); ... Fl'dnl e n cb u n (G -e;); 5, ILtn d y Morgan (Ya m l. VET C : I , Mc1 Sm llh (Hu n l; 2. Jam l", Crn'l1 (KTM ); J. St,ml.,. Os teen (KTM); 4 St''P he l\ ~ko..' lloI ld (H o n); 5. Ma rc Pettt (Ya m l. SR A: I. G.1ry WiIIi,1ms (Hun ): 2. C lint l••hn p;jlfl (C Khl; 3. Mlkot· Rey nold s (C -G); -t. Kevin HUJgl' IU!l ; 5. Ed Sh u ll'nbt. rg (l.. M). l 'T SR B: I. C r.l ig w attaco (Yam ); 2. Randy M.'1rtin (Hunl; J. C.u l Munn....( Kn.f ); 4. CdI)' Il Ullt (KT M); 5. Sam ML I... (lCTMl. • ':I\ SR C: 1. J,lm."S Hilburn (KTMJ; 2. A ll'll. AU ~I\M (livn); 3. H."!"· m.m 51u (KT\H; ~ . Wl lli.\ m Buntmg fl lunl ; 5. John Fn.'L'l'I\i1n (K.1 ll w). 5 /SR A: 1. Miko:Sh.tn k (Kaw ); 2. O<'lvidKulul !Yaml . 5 / SR B: 1. Stu.tn OLl t on (Ho n}; 2. O. ryl Cra ig (Ya m l;:t 1-U'l. n Sho:ppard (!rdh.-J (t..'TM): ~ Jimmr Dubtl!oC.' tG~). m ~tSTR C: I :\'UrhL"l't N.dl (Y. m); 2. mod ~t1f"m (Yaml ; J. Buddv GJaill.lrd (l

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