Events
(Le ft) Ch a d Ba nta (5) and Pat Foster ra ce s ide b y s ide in t he combined 250cc
Inte rm ediate /Pr o event In Bishop, Califo rn ia . Foster won both moto s fo r t h e 250cc Pro
overall, and Banta came In third fo r the 250cc Intermediate win.
(Ab o ve) Ricky Custa rd (937) sneaks by Ch ris Lea d b e a ter (7) o n t he o uts ide e n route to
victory at the Madison Cou nty fa irg rounds In Lo nd o n , Oh io .
250 OPEN AM: 1. Davi d Gi nolfi (Kaw ): 2. Elio
Per tr a (Yam ); 3. Bryan Vroman (Hen) : 4. Andrew
Pingotti (Suz): 5. Fran k Pasquale (Yam) .
250 OrEN EX: 1. Br uce Stratton (Suz ): 2. Kur t
McMillen (Yam); 3. Ty Wallace (Yam); 4. Andrew Baier
(Kaw): 5. Mark Wun d rack (Kaw) .
SC HBY: 1. Ryan Mill s (Ho nl : 2. Jam es McNeil
(Yam); 3. Rvan Tu erck (Kaw) ; 4. Justin Tuer ck (Kaw): 5.
Mark Trima rchi (Yam) ,
CLG BY: 1. Andrew Baier (Kaw): 2. Mark Wund rack
(Kaw): 3. Ben McCarth y (Hen) : 4. Elio Per eira (Yam); 5.
Jaso n Kear (Ka w ).
25+ AM : 1. Ph il Dowe ll (Ka w ): 2. Ja s on l e wi s
IKaw) : 3. Chuck Markclon (Kaw): 4. Sco tt Behrens
(Yam); 5. Steve Lomba rdozzi (Hon).
25+ EX: t . Bru ce Stratton (Suz); 2. Kur t M c..~ill('n
(Yam); 3. Mike Spe a r (Yam ); 4. Da g Bcyesen (Suz): 5.
Brad Bat son (Hen).
30+ NO V: 1. Robin Maxwell (Suz); 2. Tony Piro n e
(Kaw): 3. Serg uei Toptch o v ( Han); 4. Matt H ouston
(Yam); 5. Frank Depatto (Kaw).
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30+ A M : 1. R i ck Pin n e y (Kaw); 2 . P h il Dowell
(Ka w): 3. Chuck Mark elo n (Kaw): 4. S teve Lombar dozzi
(Ha n); 5. Bob Balnis (Hen).
3 0+ EX: 1. K u r t McMill e n (Ya m) ; 2. Mike Spear
(Ya m); 3, C hris Clark (Kaw); 4 , Keith Mann (Yam); 5 .
·Pablo Toribi o (Yam ).
40+: 1. Keith Ma nn (Yam ); 2 . Joe F ritz ( H a n); 3 .
Thom as Hall (Y a m ); 4 . C llvin Leinb.lch (Ya m); 5 . Phil
Klenlen (Hon) . ~
WMN : 1. S t ephan i e P e r ro n ( Kaw) ; 2 . Ba rbara
Wesotski (Ya m ).
Foster, Banta taxi to Bishop
GSC Motocross wins
By Rich Willia ms
B
ISHOP, CA, JULY17
At the Bish op GSC Mot ocro ss, Pa t Foster a nd
Cha d Banta both cru ised to wins in their respective classes .
In the first combined Interm ediate/Pro race,
250cc Intermediate rider Chad Banta absconded
with the ho1
eshot, only to be displa ced in the first
tum by 34-year-old Vet Intermediate Doug Hoodman. Tommy Jean , riding in the 12SeeIntermed iate class, was th ird . The first Pro, riding in fourth,
was professional stu nt man David Barrett, while
AMA Pro Pat Foster was mired in 10th.
By lap two, Jean had pulled out a huge lead,
a nd Fost er had moved up to a di stant ·second .
Banta was holding his own in thini, first in class,
but he was being hounded by B.mett. On lap four,
Foster was all over Jean, and used perfect timing in
the tricky whoop section to easily pass Jean for the
lead . Barrett did likewise to Banta. The first-moto
finish order was Foster, Jean, Barrett and Banta.
Foster, making up for his first-moto start, lL
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th e pack in mo to two, wi th Jean a nd Barrett
righ t on his tail. Barrett stu ffed Jean before a lap
cou ld be compleh."'d and set his sights on Foster.
Bar rett appea red to gaini ng on Foste r and specta tors were lookin g fo rwa rd to II d o gfi ght
be tw ee n these two fri e nds. How ev er, in hi s
haste to catch Foster , Barrett stuck his front end
in a tight righ t-hand berm and wt:'nt down in a
heap of flesh and stee l. He remounted in last
. place; for B.lTr the race was over .
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In the end , it was a high-flying Foster with the
w in, followed by Tommy Jean, and then Banta
with a very respect:l ble third, and first in class.
Resu lts
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P/W 5£J: J. Babb.l M,l!i(.n ( ~
'TM ); 2. Kei th Ad ams (Ac t); 3.
Bra ndon Co lbt,rt (KTM ); 4. TY'ltl n Lou ndaloi n (Yam ); 5. Kyle Cu in
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(Yam).
r / w 60: 1. Ja red Eiben; (KTM ); 2. Ch ri!> H r..Jdm.l n U(a.....); 3.
Tyll'r Krasd (K...w ); 4. Kt·it h AditffiS (Kaw ); S. fIobrk Scott O<'lW).
P/W 81.1; 1. Kl.' y POL!;!l'! (Hon);2. Billie Citlvin (Ydm); 3. Jurl.lth.1n
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Ch ena u lt r (Su zl; 4. JO Robin !>On (Ho n l; 5.
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C lol ter (Yam ).
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250JR: 1. jos h Kau ffma n (Yam ), 2 jason Webb (Suz ); 3. Jetf Cuff·
man (Hu n); 4. DamonPodolny (Yam) ; 5. Doug Hoodrren (Yam).
250 INT : 1. Chad B. n ta (Ydm ); 2. M.ltt KilC' (I(..,w ); 3. lordan
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Burroujo';h (Ya m).
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250 PRO: 1, Pat Poster (Ya m ); 2. David lJ.urett (StU ).
5 R NOV : I. n rc c Hoo ve r ()(aw); 2. vance Joh ns tu n (Y. m);3.
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Na than Kidder (Su z ); 4. A n lun g O(aw ); 5. Dav e Rut ledge d
before regaining his forwa rd mom en tu m. The
rid er to watc h, how ever, was James Spa rhaw k.
Eighth on the firs t lap, Spa rha wk roc keted to
th ird by the com p letio n of la p two . The next
coup le of ld on to fourth, wit h Feder fifth.
Sherma n's 2·1 finishL'S were the best on the
night, earnin g him the overall over Sparhawk's 3-2
placings. Kreczkowski took ti,e fiml podiu m spot,
with Saville and Feder rounding out the top five. .
Res ults
50 rw /J R BEG: 1. Kylt" mnre (Yam); 2. Andy Taylor (V.l ml;
3. A nth on y Jo h n!>On (Y.lm ); 4. Tr.lVis Co n r,ld (Hon); 5. S.lwyt'1'
Ad.lm " (Y.1m).
50 I'W /J R NOV: I. Bn.·tt Scho p r (Y,lm ); 2. jo..orrad Cu lvin (Yilln ).
50 (4-b1 BEG : 1. c.j . U,lfhdm (Coh); . 2. Ja co h Th om p so n
(KT M ); 3. Kyle Ti);l'rt (KTM); 4. JUl'y Pa sci'ln. lla (KTM ); 5. Urad
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Vincent (H us).
50 G· 9) BEG: 1. jO!Jl Ph illip!" (Cub) ; 2. Ja ke H.l me! (KTM ); 3.
Michild Glrpcn tl'r (KTM); 4_c.j . IJ.lrh.l m (Cob1; 5. An tho ny Mor ·
~adll( KTM ).
50 NO V: 1. Dyl.ln N l.'Y (Lt"m); 2. Jiln 'li L.1 ng (Lt.m); 3. Ricky
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A d a m s (KT M); 4. C h.l d Sm it h Ko b); 5 . Jo sh u a McPh N s lln
(KTM) .
f6 BEG: 1. Jt'!o Fillro (Kaw ); 2. Luke:- Lay to n (K.1w); 3 . Dy I.1 n
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Ney ()(aw); 4. ja ke LJ nw..m (Kaw);5. Rubt.'fl Hl' m a ndt'l (K.1WI,
bS NOV : 1. Kram l'r P.lt terso n (K" w); 2. St ensun W umack
(K,lW); 3. Nl·t hario Jonl.'S(K. W).
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65 INT: 1. Btoau Wit-gand (KTM ).
K5 (~12) BEG: 1. Eril' Uyfidd (K.!w); 2 Du stin Drook!; (Kawl;
3. Ken ny IngaUs ()(a w); 4. Joe y H.uri!> (K.,w); 5. G<1 rre tt Hl' nd lT:;()n( l<..l w) .
H (1)- 16) BEG: 1. Tun y Sht'm\a n (Yam); 2. Ja m t'!l Spolfh.lw k
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( Hun l; 3. M ikl' Kre czk o w ski (KilW); 4. Dolfry l Sav ilil' ( Kaw ); 5.
Kyll' Fro t'T(Yam ).
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85 (B-12) NO V: 1. Ryan Reffner (Ya m); 2. Aar o n Maki nen
(H u n); 3. Brad Kell y (Ya m ); 4. SI...-nson w omack (Ka w ); 5. Beau
Wit'£a nd (Suz).
85 (13·t 6) NOV : 1. Blake Kell y (Yam); 2. Ja son wa ckerly
(Ya m l; 3. Danny Ha rris (Kaw ); 4. Jamb Cha ll bu ~ (Ka w l.
l'l"i INT : 1. Mik e Matson (Yam),
SC H BY BEG : 1. Greg Nolen (Suz); 2. Tyler Bir d (Ya m ); 3.
lam es Sparha wk OI o n ); 4. Sie ve F,lrrell ( H o n) : 5 . Ky le Fed e r
(Yam ).
SCH BY NOV : 1. G reg Cen tlT (V"m ); 2. Mi ~ Mal son (Yam );
3. Kyl e Mar.>dlld (Ya m ); 4. Blake Kelly (Yam ); S. Dunny Sto m me l
(Yam ).
125 BEG: 1. Ch r is Van Ml·tl.' (Yam); 2. Aaron Lucero (Vam);
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3 . Todd Wiedl' rh old (H o n ): 4 , JO!~h Bea ub re r ( Ka w ); 5 . Ti m
Coppedge (HIm ). .
125 NO V: 1. G n.-g Ce nter (Yam ); 2. Kyle Mal"Sillla (Yam ); 3.
o.1Vid Highfill (K.twl ; 4. K.C. Ri~it:lt"ll (Yam) 5. Joe Lill.1rd (Kaw )'
1251NT: l. MAtt Barbe r (Suz); 2. J.1ml'S Ko walla (!<.aw).
250 BEG : 1. Pa u l Schoen (Ho n); 2. G reg Vla hos (Yam); 3 .
Todd Wiederho ld (H e n): 4. jim Brooks (5u z); 5. Ca~ [o nes (Suz ).
250 NO V: 1. G ilry Forrest (K,lw) ; 2. Rya n Pt'ten;n n (Suz); 3.
Frol k C ha ve z (Ho n); 4. Paul Gerbi (I·(o n); 5. Ma tth e w Vt'('Tkamp
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125 B: 1. D.1VioJ Rife U«Iw); 2. G reg ory Howell (Ka w); 3. [ason
Branson (Kaw); 4. Ricky Cu...t.ard (H on l; 5. Ch ri!' Leadbeater (Ya ml .
12 C: 1. Richie E1kirn. (StU); 2. John weeobarger (Ya m); 3. Kytc
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Sch melztor (Kaw); 4. Tra vis Yoo ng (Y.1m ); 5. Da x M.1oJden(Yam).
250 B: 1. JoMiu a Hamilton (Suz ); 2. Da vid Rift> (Kaw) ; 3. Ton y
McNrilan (H u n); 4. D.miel McClu no (Yam ); 5. Jim wineme n (H un ).
2",0 C ; 1. Rub C u n n ing h a m (Ka w ); 2. Tudd Pu ltz (Bon ); 3.
Danny Ca rt f'!' (Yam); 4. Shawn Maya b b (H o n); 5. Na than Bu m s
(Suzl.
OP EN : 1. Steven Annt'Sh.1nl>ll'Y (Honl, 2. Bart Barok (Ho n); 3.
Richard Spa n gle r Jr. (Ka w); 4. Jim wttte man (H u n ); 5. Dw i);h t
Vo ltz (J(aw ).
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16-24: 1. Mif.a.· lve rs (Suz); 2. Ton y Rob inso n (I-Ion); 3. Jos hua
H amilton (StU ); 4. Michllt'l A rno ld (Ka wl; 5. An dyWhitdow (Hu n).
25 +: 1. joe Barney (StU ); 2. Ma rty Rerbt'lich (Hon); 3 . Gt-rry
Ben nett (Ho n ); 4. Richard Cu!>ta rd (H on); 5. [ason Branson (Ka w ).
J(M. : 1. Richard Custard (Ho n ); 2. Marty Berberich (Hun ); 3.
Ct-rry 8t'nnt.'1:t(Ho n); 4. Bill Rci"" (Ho n ); S. Bart Barok (Hon ).
40+: I. Gerry Ben nett (Ho n ); 2. Bill R....il.s (H o n ); 3 . Marty
Ryan (Yam); 4. Ga ry Ddph (Ho n l.
O PEN : 1. To ny Rose (Ya m ); 2. jason Gn-we (Su z ).
(Kolw).
l'R().AM: 1. Aaron Burns {Yam}; 2. Chris Vt·nd ley ( Ka w ); 3.
Dav id Lodermeter (Yam) ; 4. M ike Pilsca n- Ild (KTM); 5. Kt''1uW &11
(V" m ).
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2S+ BEG: 1. Pet ...• Hamel (I-1on); 2. Nick Lena c (Suz ); 3 . Rob
Wagnt 'T(H o n ); 4. St'"n Fries (Kl'M ); 5. Chris Kaiza (l<.1w)
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2.S+ NOV: 1. G.u y FoITt'!>1 ll<.lwl; 2. D.wid H ighfill {)(awl; 3.
Fran k Ch a wz (Hu n); 4 _]loti 8e au bllT (H lm).
25 + INT: 1. SIC'v(> Thingl'r d Cus tard to
o pe n u p a mo re co mfortable lead, w hic h he
main tained to' the checkered flag. Meanwhile, a
small.bobb le in the w hoops by Leadbcater provid ed Wisenba rge r the ope ning he need ed to
snatch seco nd place on the evening.
Not to be ou tdone by his son , Richard Custard went out and ma tched his son 's feat with a
vlctory of his own in the Over 30 class.
In oth er racing action, Levi Kilbargcr left the
event with a double win on the cvcninH.- claiming
victory in both the 65cc and Mini Junior classes.
Results
M IC RO (4· h l: I. W est e n Ha lf' (Co b); 2. C h r is t ia n Pa rri sh
(Cu b ); 3 . Ky l...• C " tt rill (Co b ); 4. Russl'll Fl s wl·lI Jr. C M); 5.
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Ur"d lo..'Y B.-1kt>r(C" b ).
MICR O G~) : 1. Ax! Mu ler (Cub); 2. Jordil n Stric kla nd (Cub);
3. And rew Mu rnane (Cub); 4. 5h.lnt' Ridd lt"
Schm elzt'T()(aw).
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Cox fights to Lodi ST win
By Mike Law
LODLCA, JULY 17
Teenager Riley Co x of Lod i used patience and
skill to snatch the win from his rival Robert Haro meyer in the co mbi nt..~ Vintage short-track main
event a t the Lodi Cycle Bowl. Bultaco- mounted
Cox clearly had his wor k cu t out for him, as he
jumped the gun and Was banishc>d to the penalty
line in the Bultaco-domi nated race. Cox quick ly
sliced his way th rou gh traffic a nd moved into
second , behind Trium ph twin rid er Robert Hardmeyer, as fellow Bultaco riders Jeff Cora nkoff and
John Fra nk ga ve pu rsu it. Ha rd mey cr po we rL>d
the big twin aggr essively do wn the straightaways
and the n flowed into the corners. Cox wh ittk>d
away at the lead in the midd le stages of the race
.and then ·finessed the Spanis h single underneath
Ha rd meye r for the lead . Once in front, Cox rode
p e rfec tly an d w on by a comfo rt abl e margin
a head of Ha rdm eyer at the checkered flag.
"I knew I could win," said Cox. "I think subconsciously I may have jump<>d on purpose just to
make the win on the Bultaco look even bett er. It
was a good race and I'm real happy with the win ."
Pee Wee C rider Jami e Pahel wen t tw o for
tw o, with mu ltipl e win s on both the short track
a nd IT. Th e 8-ye ar -old rid er proved that last
wee k's doubl e win was no fluke, as she sou ndly
aced. the top position a head of runners-up Shane
Jones and Bryant Calzado.
San Jose's Jesse Vankol p layed the spoile r in
the Open B sho rt-tra ck mai n eve nt, as he succeeded in s natch ing vic to ry away fro m Cox
aboa rd his very fast Rot a x. Desp ite Cox's fine
ridin g a nd persistence, Vankol simp ly rod e perfectly and ou tdi stanced his nem esis by a comfort able mar gin at the finis h.
Shawn Raggio pu lk>d his Rotax into the winner 's ci rcle in th e O pe n A sho rt ·track main
eve nt. Although the field wasn ' t exac tly lar ge,
Hisa teru Ta naguchi and Mickey Lane provided
Raggio with plenty of com petition duri ng the
ear ly stages of the race befor e Raggio put on his
race face and ra n aw ay from his rivals.
Results
Sho rt Tr,lc)..
P/W 5TK A: I. Ryiln L1W (Va m ); 2. A n thu ny Fong (Yam); 3.
Chdd COM'(Y.l ml; -I. Ky l., A nM'l m i (Ya m l.
P /W SfK B: I. Btlbby Gllde ira (Yam); 2. /l."!o!> G.l (Cia (Yam) ; 3.
D.m it'lll.'C lld t'i ril (Ya m)
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I' / W 5T K C: 1. ja m it' r .l hd (Yam); 2. Sh,lnl' Jo nes (Y. m); 3.
Brv ant C<11z.1d o (Suz); 4. J,lml", Will iams (Yam) .
. hO A / B: 1. Sedn Jun e:> (Kaw) ; 2. Bobby Fo ng (l<.1w).
hOC: 1. Fran kie Ga m .l "",w ); 2. Alfl-l Brionez (Ka w) .
80: I. Mikt- Rush (Kdw) ; 2. Fran k ie Lan. , (Suz ); 3. N ick Muu n.·
(Yam ); 4. Sll' w a rt lJ. bt.' r (Hun ).
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2."iO: 1. J.l so n G rewe (Suz); 2. Jdf Co r.l n ko ff (Bull.
KN BV: 1. 5l1.ltt T.1ylor (Y.lm ); 2. C h risto p ht'r Buckley (Hu sl; 3 .
ju stin MeN to (Ho n).
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VET: 1. Roht-rt McDu nnt' 1l (H-o); 2. 5n:ttl Whi lilkt"r (Ho n); 3.
Da vid Wurtht'fl (Ho n); 4. Mike G a lla ty (l-I.lflJ; 5. Ruht'Tt McUrty
( Rtx).
40...: I. Il'S'iC' Krey h n ~ (Y,l m ); 2. R. lf'h I..ec (T ri).
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'SlOt.' Kn'yli n~
Vl NT A LATE .\II0DEL: 1. SI...,vl' H all (Ya m); 2.Jl
(Ya m ).
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VIN T B/ C LATE MODEL: 1. JC'!>!>t.. Vank o l (Ya m); 2. D,.,. ld
Mo rg.. n (Ho n).
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VINT 250: 1. Riley COlt ffiu lJ; 2. Jeff Co ri'ln kutf (Bul ); 3. Juhn
·Fr a nk (Bul>.
PRO SrI: l. Shil w n IUAA (Rtx); 2. Hisdleru Tan..lgu chi (Hun).
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