Willie Musgrave (621) on his way to win In the second Vet Over 30 Pro moto at Carlsbad
Raceway In California. The win and his first-moto second place earned him the overa ll In
the class.
O PEN A: 1. Shawn Ra gg io (Rb ); 2. Hisale ru Ta naguchi
(Hon); 3. M IC
key Lane (Rtx).
OPEN B: 1. Jl--" Va nkol (Rtx);
2.. Riley Co x (Ya m); 3. 'Derrick
O hls (Yam).
O PEN C: 1. Ton y RO!Ie (Yam) ; 2. Ca ry King (Rtx); J . Tim
Adams (Suzl; 4. John Fran k (Yam); 5. Ii.l~ hiro Koshiha (Hun).
TT
r / w STK A: 1. Chad C~ (Yam); 2. Ky le Anselmi (yol ); 3.
m
Ryan Law (Yam ).
r / W STK B: 1. JI'S...;G (I-Io n).
m nl
O PE N NOV : 1. Juh n Ta y lor (Yllm); 2. St.-a Pehr (Hon); 3. Jim
n
M)'t ·f'S(m(Yam) .
125 PRO: 1. Tim flc>att (Yllm); 2. C ra i,; Sm ith (Yam ).
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VET 30+ BEG: 1. Btlit' Ybom- (Su z ); 2. Oino shokrai (K.1w l; 3.
Ste W.u 1 Fk h le (Yam ).
VET 30+ NOV : 1. Mike Brownfield (H o n); 2. Woody Carl"l:ln
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(s uz) ; 3. Jo hn Rizzo (Ydm).
VET 30+ INT : 1. Rob.!rt Tr on (Hon ); 2. G len n C u n n in g ha m
(B o n); 3. C reg Milidloki {Honl.
VET 30 + PRO : 1. Willit' MUllogriln (KT M); 2. Cr ai g Da v i5
(Yam); J. Rob W il'ihin' (Ya m ).
.
VE T 40 + NOV: 1. Rob<-rt Z ingg (Ka w); 2. C h ri , C u m bo
(Yam ); 3 . Dennis Mikhior (Ya m).
VET 40+ If'I. 1. Mark J'mt;rot t (lio n); 2. Thomas Enge lhardl
'T:
(Yam) ; 3. Jeff l y1ldllle (H on) .
E wi n~
VET 40+ MSTR: 1. Rob Wilsh ire (Hon); 2. Da nit"1 Da va los
(Suz) ; 3. Cra ig In field (Hon).
VET 40+ EX.: L'I'oby Ta ki (Yam); 2. A lan McDonald (H on ).
VET SO. OPEN: 1. P h ill Blac khu r n (KTM); 2 . Scott Davili
(H on ); 3. Tim Da ily (Kaw).
WMN NOV: 1. Kare n Arca ris (}(aw).
4-STRK NOV : 1. Ryan Ste nberg (Yam ); 2. Jonath.tn Hin>hbe~
(Ya m ).
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Short extends his streak
atAFM RR
Bobby Hedden goes insi de Jimmy Sisemore and Billy Janniro, Hedden won , Jannlro was
second and Sisemore drtfted back to th ird in the Scratch main at the Sacramento
fairgrounds.
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«()..450) 1. Alla n Bue no (Yam); 2. Pa u l Du nni ng (H on );
:
3. Den ms Schdde (Hon); 4. Rosal ie Juc h li {Hon); 5. Richard C. We idt"flooch(C-A).
VlNT -l51.()PEN : 1. Jo ve Shapiro (BMW ); 2. Brian M . Filo
(Yam); 3. Bob Karol (Hort); 4. Todd S. Soko l (BMW); 5. A I M,1d ril
ITrl).
250 ('RO D: 1. Fra ncio;, Ma zur (K.Jwl; 2. Kevin Scott (Kaw); 3.
Robert Kennedy (Kaw); 4. Kelly W inkclbouer (Kaw); 5. Jo h n PrehICk (K.1W).
450 PROD: 1. De n n is Pre!lilO!lki(Yam) ; 2. Mar k KIIy (YoiIm);
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3. Barrett Bnxkhagt" (Yam) ; 4. John Gonzalez (Ya m); 5. [ason ButIt-r{Yam ).
tiOO PROD: 1. Mi cha el Earnest (Ya m ); 2. Tim Ogll':l (Suz ); 3.
Stuart Str atton (Yam ); 4. Edwa rd Milhausen (H on); 5. Dav id W" ,,",
JOn (Su z ).
By Melissa Shimmin
SONOMA, CA, JULY 17
·Th e America n Federation of Motorcycl ist s
me t at Scars Point for the fifth round of the seaso n. Jeff Short go t the holeshot and ran away for
his fifth con secutive Formula Pacific w in th is
season. Donny Greene ran all alone to-finish scc- ·
e nd . The real ba ttle was for third , Ed Marchin i
was running we ll behind Gr eene wh en Mark
Foster ca me fro m the bac k, passin g Rob Mesa ,
who was ru nning fourth. Foster began nipping
at Marchi ni's heels , passing aro und the ou tside
up the hill of tu rn one en ter ing the sixth la p.
Marchin i, however, was not rea dy to relinquish
the spot. an d he and Fost er bega n a thrilling dice
thr ou gh turn 11 a nd th e chica ne, until Foster
stret ched ou t a sma ll lead . Mesa followed Foste r's exam ple and d og ged Marchini u ntil he
man aged a deft pass to net a fourt h-place finish .
Th e most exciti ng bit of racing occu rr ed as
Short, with the 750cc Superbike win we ll in
hand , se t hi s sig h ts .on Jeff Hagan, wh o w as
leading the pr eceding wave of the Open class by
mon strous leng ths. On the seventh la p, it was
ap pare n t that Short in tended . to ca tch H agan,
tho ugh making up tha t di stance w ithin the time
given seemed impossible . Sho rt pressed on , dosing the gap tur n a fte r tu rn until he sailed by
Haga n going into tu m 11 of th e las t lap .
The 250cc Superbike contest saw an influx of
Apr ilias this week end ; ap pa ren tly, ma ny of th e
Apri lia Cup racer s in the area for the even t a t
Lagu na Seca opted to stick arou nd ano ther week
and give Sears Poin t a go , Young Alex Gobe rt,
brother of the now-infamous An thony, go t the
h ol es h o t a n d so undly b ea t t h e local boys,
including Hawk Mazz otta, AFM Formula 1I1 fast
guy an d last mon th 's GPRA winne r, w ho finished fourth. Po ints lead er Sergio Ga lvan captu red seco nd, w hile Kregg Willi a ms fin is hed
third .
Mark Foster wo n the 600cc Superb ike event
after a n early battle with Michael Ea rnest. A
three-way battle for third was waged between
David wesson, Tirn Ogles and Stuart Stratton.
Wasson fen back to fifth, giving third to Strallon
and fourth to Og les,
.
Results
F·PAOFlC: I. Je ff Short (Suz ); 2. Do n ny Greene (Ya m); 3.
Mark Foster (Kaw); 4. Rob Mew (Yam ); 5. Ed Mlrch ini (H on).
F- I: I. Pa ul De yte (Yol ); 2. Blak lawson ( lion ); J. H~rlry
m
BarTle!l (Kaw); 4. Rich ThorwUdo;on(lion); 5. Richard Sk;mar(Kaw).
F-2: 1. Ed Ma rch ini (Hon>; 2. Richard Snowd en (Hon); 3. Brian
LeFrvn- (Yam); 4. Tai t Rwoh (Ya m); 5 . JolsonCandelarid (Y~.
O PEN CP ; 1. Rob M ~ (Yam ); 2. Bob si l"benhaa r (H o n ); 3.
ldf Rot-Ian& (Suz); 4. M ark Nebon {Hon); 5 . Gary Jahne (J(a.w ).
F-SGL:1. Bridn Brown Flox
nM {Apr).
450 S / BK: 1. RO!ISl)'n Eu g... e Wdb III (Ya m ); 2. Dou ~ Pil co ck
n
(Ya m ); 3. Denn is P n.-siiOliki (Ya m); 4. Todd Rish'y (Yam ); 5. Roque
Torn"8 (Honl .
600 5 / BK: 1. M.uk FO!iter (Kaw) ; 2. Micho1d Ern es t (Y,1m); 3.
Rich Tho ......·olwo n (Ho n); 4. Stuart Stra tton (Suz ); 5. T im Strk -gd
{K.l w l.
7SO s /BK: 1. Jt'ff Sho rt (5uzJ; 2. Mark FO!lte (Kaw); J. Harltoy
r
Bam~ (K. W); 4. Jimmy C.apell (suz); 5. Do u g Pit cock (Suz ).
1
O PEN S/B K: 1. Donny Creen (Ya m); 2. Jeff Hagan (Ya m ); J.
Rob Mt'So1 (Yam); 4. Mike Ra wlin~ (Hon); 5. G.uy swwart (Yam).
F- 40: 1. Bub Sit' b.!n ha.lT (Ho n ); 2. Ro y de Croot (Ho n); 3.
Davt' Whil e (Hon ); -l. Ros..lyn Eugene Well , III (Ya m); 5. lA>uglas
o;
R. Cook (Honl.
s / D1N O: 1. Pa ul Keynen (Yam) ; 2. Jim Neu enburg (Dud ; 3 .
Jove Shapiro
(Co b ).
65: 1. Allen Ro!;si (J (K.1w l; 4. JO{"y l.t"i1dbe£l ler (K,1w ); 5. Robe rt W hile (Ka w ).
MINI SR: 1. Mich.1e1 Willia rd (Suz); 2. Nick C., m lll C w ); 3.
Ka
K),lt· Chancy (Yam); 4. Shane Fluharty {H(m ); 5. C ra ig Ga m.-tt CH
on).
SC H BY: 1. Jo h n Wei st"nbollrg (Y"ml; 2. Derrick Du n ilwa v
er
(Hon); 3. Ch ris Lc" d bcat t'r (Ya m ); 4. Josep h langt· (Yam ); 5.
rid. stu q; e ll (""w).
1 ~24 : 1. Tra vis Hartshorn (Yil m); 2. Tra\'is Rucknw n (Ya m);
3. Jaco b Mornin gstar (Ya m) ; 4. To m m y Lilym on (I<.a w) ; 5. Tim
KeUy (H on).
.
25+ : 1. Tom Moore (Yam); 2. Rob M ir adr (Ya m ); 3 . Jaso n
Bramon (""w ); 4. Bryant TOlTe5(Kitw); 5. Mark Bliss (Kaw l.
30+: 1. Rodnl"f Hook (Ho n); 2. Mark Math~ (Yilm). 3. Rob
Minton Uyw); 4. Bryan Wolford (Ka w) ; 5 . Joe Co llins (J("ThO.
Dc;-
40+ : 1. M,Irk Malh ri.o;(Yam); 2. JOt' Collins (KT'M); 3. Richard
Ridde (Ho n); 4. Steve Wollam (Hon); 5. 8 iIJ Les ke (H on ).
50+ : 1. Bill Harts horn (Yam) ; 2. Gerha rd Lier (}(a w); 3. Gary
Morris (Ka w); 4. Ja m es Mill er (Yam) .
125 B: Tom Moo re (Yam) ; 2. Tra vis Hartsh orn (Yam); 3. Dt. JTick
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Sturgell (Kaw); 4. Brian Bidd le (Hon); 5. Jonathan Harrop (Ka w ).
125 C 0-1: 1. Joe Lange (Yaml ; 2. Brad Wa rd (suz ); 3. Aaron
slinglid (Ya m ); 4. David Ho rlache r (Yam ); 5 . Brian Green (Suz) .
125 C 0-2: 1. Ti m Kelly (Hon); 2. Joh n We'iSl..'nba rg ('r (Yam) ; 3.
Th oma s Engle ha rt (H on ); 4. Jos h D.1
11"f(Hon) ; 5. Eric Bid d lf' (f(on).
250 A: 1. Jason Ca s tli"l'line (Kaw ).
250 B: 1. To m Moore