Events
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(Left) Brad Letcher (114) leads C.J. Beving (14L) en route to the Open .
Pro TT victory at Sadd leback Race Park in Sioux Falls , South Dakota.
(Above) Ben Heckmann dug deep and won the Youth Novi ce class at
the PITS Tria l in La Porte , California. .
eno ug h to der ail Willia ms, who talli ed a five on
th e fina l lap. Wh en it was over, Will ia ms was
on top wit h 22 po ints , followed by Musta (32)
and Malsbary (43).
Modem Classic Master-class winner Mik e
Kelley's ride resulted in only 27 points. Run ner· u p Bob Klos' 54 poi nt s are te stament to
how cha llenging the one line was.
Bruce Kelley had a best-la p score of one
point while on his way to the Mod em Classic
Adva nced win with 17 p o in ts . Secon d - and
third-placed Bill Laud ne r (23) and Tom Rawson (26) were in the hun t to the very end.
The Modern Bike Adva nce d contest wa s
w on by De von H eckmann , whose 18 points
undercut joe Capra (22); Paul Benedict (27);
Marvin Bened ict (45) and Dan McManus (70).
Don Kelley had a 44-point total for th e Prem ier Lightweight Ad van ced win .
Results
M O lt l'': BK MSTR : I. Bob Willi.J m~ Jr. (G-C); 2. Fred MU!llol
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(G-G) ; 3. Don Mal sba ry (Bet ).
MDRN BK ADV : I. Devoe Hl'Ckm.ann (Bet); 2. Joe Capra ; J .
P.tul & nl"dkt; 4. Ma rvin 8tent."d 5 . Da r McMa n us .
ict;
MDR N BK tNT : 1. Tutoy Dic kt.ToI..n; 2. Brian Par ker (Y.ml; J .
Lee Baile (Mo n); 4. To n i VanG4d~k (G-Cl.
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PREM l / W ADV : 1. Don Kd l~ t.otok (lJet).
JR ADV : 1. Ma x M.ll!!b. y (Fill n).
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INT: 1. Tra vil' Craw fo rd .
' R NOV: 1. Be n H ~k m a nn (Det); 2. Amber Jones ,(a d ); 3.
Matt Si l...a (Ya m); 4. Kyll' Kind ,lll (Ho n).
Becke and Tap kin cha nged positions for several
lap s, with no one having an advantage. Anderson began slowl y cutting into Wenz's lead with
two laps to go. Beving had a three-bike-length
lead over Beeke an d Tapkin as th e whi te flag
flew . Wenz wheelied to the checkered flag wit h
his second win of the nig ht , with Anderson in
seco nd . Beving grabbed third, with Beeke beat ing Tapkin by a whisker for fourth.
Results
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MIN I 50: 1. Alex JOrg e-nlol'T\(I{(ln); 2. omk Laddusaw (Kaw);
luk~ La mbeec bt (Suz): ". Rya n Robbi.rI!IU (k.lw ); 2. CNy rO'Wu lXoIw l; .1.
C nogory Dou~fSuz); " . I'd fri.,t(Yam l; 5. JWtoy JOMr (Suz).
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SM ENG : I. Ryan Dci~h!tJn (Hon ); 2. Tony B~I (!(.aw); 3.
Da n idlto 8t'vinK (Kawl; 4. Sick UddU!>olw (Yam ); 5. JaloOn Sw ift
(Hon).
250 A: a..Ragt"T wasscn (K.lw ); 2. John Morri . (Ka",'); 3. To m
K...ve rne t Ho n ); Scott St u de r (Ya m ); ... Mik e Rob bi n!> ( Ka w l; 5.
T~ Pft"ift'T(YolIm).
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orE."l A TT: 1. 50.," Sruder (Yolm ); 2. Gn-g Do ug ht'rty (Hon) ;
3. Da na Walkr (Ya m) ; 4. Tr o y lang (H on); 5. M ike Ro bb in"
(Ka w) .
oreN A': I. Omn~ M...cht.>r; 2. Rogl"l" WalIo!IOn (Ka w ); 3. Scott
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Studt"T(YolIml ; 4. Joh n Mo rTi!.(Kaw). S. Dick Vtonclu'T
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250 PRQ I. Sht-ldlln W enz CSuz) ; 2. CJ. a..·•
.ring (Ho n ); 3. Brad
Ltotchtor(Ho n ); 4. Rick Rft"CI (Kaw ).
OPEN P RO 'IT: 1. Brad ltotchl'l"(H on); 2. CJ. Btov (H o n ); 3.
ing
ShddtJn W('T\Z {SuLl;4. Mike Juh mon (Ya m l; 5. Rick Rl"t'd (Kawl.
O PEN rR Q 1. She ldon We nz (Suz) : 2. Bob And l-r.lon (Ho n );
3. CoJ. Bt.
-ving (Ho n); 4. R.lnd y 8l>eke (H tm); 5. rt"tl' T"pkin (Hu n)
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Wenz wends his way to two
at SVCC Short Track
By Kris tl Letcher
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SIOUXFAU5,SO,JUNE 12
Sheldon Wenz grablx>d the top spot in tw o of
the th ree Pro-class main even ts during ro und
tw o of the SVCC Short Track season. Wen z
showed the competition the fast way aroWld the
Sadd leback Race· Park track by tak ing wins in
the Open Pro and 250 Pro classes.
Wenz lined up for the 250 Pro race with fire
in his eyes . At the drop of the flag. Wenz and c.j.
Beving were gone. Wcnz had the lead , and Be,·ing began wo rking his new trademarked high
line. Rick Reed wa s in third, with Brad Letcher in
fourth. Wenz tried to ge t away early, but Beving
wo uld not let go, using the high line to ge t a
good drive out of the comers. The battle for third
hea ted up as Letcher constantly switched lines;
goi ng side by side wit h Reed for several la ps
u nti l Letc he r se cu red th e position and began
chasing Beving. Wcnz steadily pulled a lead and
took the checkered flag. with Beving in seco nd ,
and Letcher and Reed in third an d fourt h.
Wen z ha d o n~ wi n u nd ~r his be lt o n the
nigh t, but the Open Pro class was left. Wenz's
>d
RM 250 rockelc off to the lead at the slightest
move of the flagm an 's hand. Hon d kmounted
Bob And er son ond Beving ba ttled side by side
for the secon d position, while Pete Tapkin an d
new com er Ran d y &-eke slid in to make it a fo ur~
rid er battl e. Anderso n eve ntua lly rod e clear of
d
the thra...rider b~l t tle for third. Wenz ha- a comforta ble It~a d from the ge t-go, wit h An de rson
and th e rest of the roa rin g 600s chasing. &'"Cke
passt.'il Beving in tum two on the low side as
Topkin tried to ride throu gh the gap between
the riders. At the next corner, Bt.-.ving reclaimed
t he position by usi ng the high li ne. Bevin g,
Adams again at
Willow Springs Road Race
By Eric Vince nt
ROSAMOND, CA. jUL YIi-18
Curtis Adams made it two in a row as he captun..-d his second stra ight Toyota Unlimited Formula On e Road Ra ce vi ct or y in th e ~e ve n t h
round of Willow Springs Mot orcycle Oub action
at Willow Springs International Racewa y.
Adam." was ted no time in pow ering into the
lead off the line on his Dunlop-shod Su zuki
GSX·Rll00, with Dean Vincent emerging in second a nd Lucio N icolodi ro unding out th e top
th ree. For the first few laps , icolodi sat in Vinc e n t'~ s hadow while Adams progress ivel y
opened up a larger gap on the rest of the field.
In la p five of the 12-lap sp rin t, Nico lodi
drafted an d passed Vincent on the insid e of tum
one. Vincent d idn "t back off, and two laps later
he draftc'C! and attempted to get past Nicolodi at
t he same s po t o n the ra ce tra ck . H o we ver,
Nico lod i held stro ng a nd kept Vincent in third .
As the ne xt-tOolast lop go t u nd er way, Vincen t once again closed up on Nico lodi. However. he was stilI unabl e to ma ke the move . a nd at
the line it was Adams with the win, with Nico lod i st.cond and Vincent in third .
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"The bike ran extremely wel L On ce yo u get
com fortable wi th the mot or cycle. you can ride
it to its full poten tial," said Ada ms after the
race of his Su zuki GSX ~R , whi ch is se veral
yea rs old .
In the Bridges to ne / Race r's Edge Form ula
Two GP, Bryan Kovari ck grabbed the ho lesho t
off the lin e, with Bryce Gross hot on his tail.
Down the back straight, Gross power ed past
Kova rick on his Hollywood Motorcycles-spon·
~ ored Yamaha R6 to take o ve r th e lead . But
Kovarick was n't willing to gh'e up just yet, and
he co n tin u ed to hang in G ross' draft. Mean·
while, Steve Ottinger, ru n ning in third, was
cha llenged and passed by Jerry Evans .
For the remainder of the lO-lap race, Kovarick look ed for ev ery o ppo rt u n ity to ge t past
Gros s. In particular , Kovari ck routine ly po wered
up a nd would nearly pass G ross in th e long
turn-eight sweeper.
Starting the final lap, Kovaric k moved a longside Gross exiting tu rn two, but was sh ut out
going into tu m three. A few seconds later, th e
lea ders came up on a lapped ride r. Gross made
it past wit hout a p rob lem , but Kovarick was
slowed sligh tly. That was just enough to prevent
Kovarick from making another cha llenge for the
lead , and at the line it was Gross with the wi n,
followed by Kovarick in second and Evan s in
third.
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The Publi c Imaging / Thousand O ak s
Honda HRC 125cc Grand Prix turned into a real
dogfight as four racers battled for the win. Initiall y, Vick y ja ckson-Bell was in fro n t of the
pa ck, foll owed by Erik Dadej in second and
LaVa ug hn Daniel in thi rd . Daniel made an initial attempt to get past Dadej in tum eight on
the first lap but was sh u t out. However, on lap
two of the l O p eve nt, she powered pas t Dad ej
-la
as the racers we nt d own the back straigh t a nd
into tur n eight. However, Dadej retoo k St"Cond
th ree tu rns later.
just pa st the holfway poi nt , Bell sud de nly
s lo w e d, pu lled i nto t he h ot pi ts , a n d th e n
returned to the race. Tha t moved Dad ej into the
lead , with Dani el in seco nd a nd Step he n Bowline in third. But Dade j's hold on the lead was
still precariou s, as Daniel was lookin g for a ny
way to get pas t him. She fou nd her spo t rounding tum two, pu shing Dad ej into SL'Cond .
Dani el remai ned un cha llenged for th e lead
for the rest of the race, and she took the win, followed by Dad ej in seco nd an d Bowline in th ird .
Results
F-b l. C u~ Ad ams (Suz); 2. Luck! Nkuludi (D ud ; J. O"·. n
VillC1"nt (Yam); ", Bryce GI'O"S (Suz) ; 5. Klf"Vi n I'~id"'t (Yam ).
F-2: 1. Bryo" Gross (Yam) ; 2. Bryol Ko...a nck (Suzl; 3. Jl-rry
n
EvamfYa m); " . Jacob W('5t (Suz ); 5. St~ OttinKl"I" IHonl.
F-3: I. LaVaughn Doliniel ( H o n) ; ::! . Erik Oolld..-, (Hun ); 3
St.,.ht.-n Bt_line (Hon); 4. Kevin MUlTay (Yam ); S. Ma r k lo\....land
(H o n).
F~ I. St~>fI Ht'Witt (Ya m); 2. Stl"V
1I"ll OttinRet t Honl; 3.
ClauJio SzyszJ..ows k i (Dud ; " . M ich olld ("of.·p ha rt (Yam ); 5. To m
So.,a(Ya m ).
500 S /STK: I. ,~ fummond (Ya m); 2 Rni Star Ck'wloll nd
(Yaml ; 3. E"'i1 .. Br.sfiel d C w) ; " . Stevrn M\x >nit z (Ya m ); 5.
n.
Ka
A.tron l un!>lord (Yam ).
MlO S/STK : 1. Ke n Cha~ (Suz); 2. Bry ce GfO!\. (Yam); 3.
Bryan Kova nc:k (Suzl; ... Jeremy Toyto(Yam) ; S. 8m Wr kh (Yam) .
7SOS /STK: 1. BryCf' C~ (Suz); 2. M.nc Pal.luo (Su z ); 3.
o.m Tn ior (Suz); " . J tSuzl; 2. [)a,k- Kri ll" (YolI m): 3. Bry olln
Knv!> (Sur); 2. Moll' Pal.lull (Suz );
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3. Cl'!iolr M t:'7~' (Su z); 4. Chri!' T,'y l"r (Su 7); 5. Kt'n KrilmtT (K.lW).
O I'EN MOD P I{
OD: t. Kl·...in I' tl"!lidl'nt (Ya.m); 2. RichMd
H""dle y (Yam); 3. Ointun Whil l·huUM· (Yllm); 4. Sh"p lu-n Hl'V>'itt
(Yam ): S. Dolivid Moli tor (Yam) .
BOlT l / W: 1. )"ml"!/Hill ier (1(.) .....) ; 2. O.nn·n Fu lC'l." (YAm ); J .
Mich ol"1 Dny lt' {K,lwl ; 4_ Brian Osborne lK..lw):05 E\'a n\i Brasfit'ld
l
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( KiI w).
oon M / W: I. Rid loll rd He.dk-y (Dud; 2. Jod y Hen d ley (B·
0>; 3 . R~l'r %arbo !'o""ol (H o n};" . Amir AW ltl'n {S U7.); .5. lloyd
JuhnliOn (Dud.
IlOTT H / W: 1. Lurio Ni coloo l (Dud; 2. Richard Hl'ddll"Y
lUd
(Dud; 3. Pelt"T RobbI ns ( Due); .. . C L io SZy!il.lkow!>ki ( Due); 5.
CLul rnatmolln (Suv.
500 SC L: 1. St.-oft Sp t'ol (Ho n]: 2. Carlin Dunne CHon ); 3.
n
Sre ve n AlI e n (S u z) ; 4. La r ry Cuchr a n Olon); 5. Kell y Nielsen
(Ho n) .
MOSGL: 1. Dan ny Fanuow orth (Hon); 2. Scott Fabbro (Suz) : J.
C hristopher Morro w ( Kl'M); 4, Kl"Vi n Jump (Suz>.
F·SGL: 1. Ca r lin Dunne (H(m); 2. Scott Spt'an (H on ); 3. Kevin
Ju m p (Suzl; 4~ St('\·('T\ A lk.>f\ (Suz); 5. larry Cochra n (Ho n).
l /W VIN!: I. Jim Dub!ocm (YolIm ); 2 Scott ~• .,. (Honl; 3.
Dan ny F.rm.worth (Ho n ); 4. urry Cochran (Hu rd ; S. DaY(' Card ....-r(Yam l.
H f\\' VI:'\IT: 1. Jim Dobson (Yam); 2. Dt-nn is Fryl'T (HOld ; 3.
Todd Boudn.·au). ( Ka w); 4. larry Cochran CH ); 5. Brild Gi!Chril
on
!SUZ).
SOC R: 1. Rid \drd MUlT y (Kaw); 2. ROOM"ick O'Connl'T (Su.d;
a
2. Leo n Vo n Qr..,j"I e {SuJ'J; 4. Wtondy Ep" tt', n (Ya m ); 5. Terry
RK:Mrds ( Hon).
SOLO GT UGHTS (0-5001 1. Balz R('T\AAIi (APT}; 2. J~ Ham:
mo nd (Ya m) ; 3. Bri.ln (>..borne (Kaw): 4. Da nil'1 BonJ (Hon); S.
Stl"V('f\Moonitz (Yam).
SOLO GTU «(k6(») : I. Bry ce Gm.. (Su z) ; 2. To n y SiJwra
(Suz); .1. Jacob We-;( (Suzl: 4. Toby TraiTll (Su.d ; 5. Eric And~
'l"
(H Old.
SOlO GTO (OSI..): l . Curtb Ad.un:; (Sud; 2. Dean Vi.ncenl
(Yam); 3. Marc Palazzo lSuz t, .._Aldn Burtt lSuz): 5. Mol Qad.
d
wickCSuzl.
0-500 l / W NO\': I. Mrlad MOW'f tA PTI; 2. Anthony Ltwson (H o n) ; 3. M in o M iva!>h iro (H lIn l; 4. Loren Chun (H o n ); S.
Kt'Uy Nit"IM>f\ (H on ).
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50 1~ M /W NOV: I. Robert Moli nley (Hon); 2. KacyCampbell (Hon); 3. Jd f Rucklott (Hu n); 4. JoI!ilm Strin (Yam); 5. Andnc-w
Cu nningha m ( K.Jw ).
651~rEN H / W NOV : I. Jdf Ru_1I (Su z l; 2. Jo hn Mu e llt"T
(Due); 3. Doug Col ...ma n (Due); 4. Mic ke y Gi dco mazzi (Due) ; 5.
Da n it'i DiNa rdt l (Yaml .
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Heckmanns dig up gold
at PITS Trial
By Darlene Will iams
LA PORTE, CA,JUNE 19
The Heckmann fam ily took tw o class wins in
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Obse rvt..d Tr ials com petition at round thrt. e of
the Sac ra men to PITS 1999 "Gol>d O ld Da ys"
Vintage- Begin ner Cha m p io ns hi p se ries , a nd
De von H ec km a n n to ppe d the Mode rn Bike
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Advanced d~lSS, while Ben Ht.'Ckma nn wo n the
Junior Novice division.
The event was held in and around the mine
tailings next to the his toric little town of La
Porte, wi th nine new sectio ns designed by org anizc'fS Da\i d Brickley and Vern Browning. Riders enjoyed a fun loop linking section.o;o littered
\\-;th interesti ng obstacles, all in a setting stt.'Cped
in Old West history. Grea t scenery abo u nd ed,
and if you looked at the scene below from the
top of the hillclimb at section eight, it was easy
to imagi ne the days of the Gold Rush, with hun d reds of mi ners working the "d iggins· below,
and a La Porte ma in street bustli ng with men ,
wagons and hon>t."S head t.-d for the back-coun try
mines.
In the Modem Bike Two class, Devon Heckmann kep t his scrieslong win streak alive with a
1S-po int ride a nd victory over Mike Schweitzer
(18) and Andy Lawrence (35).
BiU Laudn er clt.a ned nine sections en rou te
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to th e Mod e m Classic Ad va nced wi n , w h ile
accumulating 58 poin ts on a tou gh two·line.
The on ly remaining two-line co mpetitor was
Max Malsba ry, who also cha lkt.-d up a seore lof
58 po in ts to not ch the Juni or Advanct.-d -class
win .
The Modern Bike Th ree class was a Pa rker
picnic, wit h Bria n Parker ta king fir st wit h a
sco re o f 22 po in ts, a nd Ga ry Par ker nabbing
third place with 0 3~-poi nt trio\. In the midd le of
the " Pa r ker Sandwic h" was Tuey Dick er son ,
who slipp<.'C! in there for SL'Clmd, with 37 poin ts.
The Jun ior NO\."ice riders a ll agra>d the sections were challenging bu t fun , a nd the loop
trails made it a great tria l.even for begin ners .
Whcn the fun wa s over, Ben Heckma nn grabbed
first \",it h a on e-point ride, followed by Matt
Silva (9). And y Mal,bary (19) and Max Naif (21).
