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(Left ) Scott S h ip le y ma ke s a bid fo r th e holeshot in the first 250cc A mo to a t the th ird round
ol'the Ballzee Grand Ch a mpio nsh ip Serie s , held at Birch Creek Motors p o rt s Pa rk in
Dilnv ille , Virg in ia . Shipley had h is h a n d s fu ll trying to ho ld off Ma rk Wagner (395) and Chris
Anstead (61)_
(Abo ve) Randy Newk irk (1 16) h a d a great day at th e s econd round of t he Ba llzee Grand
Championship Series, he ld at Ro lling Hills Cycle Park in Re id s v ille , North Carolina_Newkirk
won four mo to s in th e BOcc (12 ·13) and Supermini classes.
Shipley shipshape at
Birch Creek Motocross
By Jay Hauser
DANVILLE, VA, jULY18
Ro un d three o f th e Ballzee Aggr essi ve Wear
Grand Cha mpio ns hip Series, held at Birch Cree k
Motos ports Par k, was hot rea l hot and real
humid. with a lot of su n.
Senior rider Scott Shipl ey, out of Greensboro,
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orth Carolina. has always go ne fast in the local
Vet classes . At the L'Od of the day, Ship ley had
put th e cap on another perfect sweep o f the
Over 30 A class, and backed that up with the
Ove r 25 A win by way of his 2·1 score.
Ship ley pitted h is Dasco Tra n s p o rt /
Answer/Silkolene YZ250 up against the Yamaha of his longtime rival Brian McNeill in both
molos of Ove r 30 A racing, but moto two was by
far the best. Ship ley 1L'd the way Irom the drop
of the ga te wh ile McNeill's YZ hove red right on
Ship ley's rear fender until the last lap. As the
pair blasted pas t the flag, it was Shipley ta king
the nod by mer e inches. Birch Cree k's gate man,
To dd Mar shall, go t relievl't:! of his duties long
e no ug h to go ou t a nd record a pair of thi rd·
place rid es .
In-Pro-class facing, one rid er started off like
ga ng bus te rs, loo kin g as though he wo u ld ta ke
the ove ralls in both the 125cc A and 250cc A contests. but at racc's end there was somebody else
on top of the podium. Mar k Wagner gra bbed just
abo u t every hol..hot and proceed ed to lead a
strong field of Yamah as around the track. Wagner did man age to pu ll off the first-mo to win in
250cc A racing, just bar ely edgi ng out Tri-City
Yam aha 's Chad Newt on a nd Brewers Cycles'
Ch ris Anstead , but his ~on d 250cc A win was
not to be . Wagn er ban ged himself u p pretty
bad ly in the first 125cc.A moto a nd was dea rly
off the pace when the second 250cc A moto left
the ga te. As far as ew'ton was concerned , it d id·
n 't ma tter a nyway, bt..~auS4! he was flawless in
the second moto, and he took a comfo rtable win
over Anstead, as Wagne r held on to thi rd .
The mixed bag of resu lts ended up pu tting
Newton a t the top of the podiu m, with Wagner
securing second over Anstead. Just missing ou t
on a podium finish was Shipley, who turned in a
set of cons istent fourth-place rides in the 250cc A
class for fourth. ~ike Martin rounded ou t the
top five .....ith a score of 3-5.
250 A; 1. Otad Newton (Yam ); 2. Mark Wa gnt--r(Y.lm ); 3. Ch ris
AnsteaJ (Yam) ; 4. s..·utt Sh ip l.,. (Yam) ; 5. Mik Marti n . (Yam) .
250 B: I. Jd!tOn BaloJwin (Yam); 2. J....y A n th o ny (Suz ); 3.
Strphl'n Ben (Y"m).
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250 C I. B.j . HuntlOngl'l" (Suz l; 2. J.1
l;l1R c.'yer (.5\1z) 3. vm;
ce nt Deyoung IKdw) ; ~ . StdCT}' Co m p to n (Ka w l, S. Brad Porterfidd (Su z ).
250 0: I. Wl'!>ley Wox.IMm (Ho n ); 2. D.1Vid BI.tckwl'11 lYam );
3.jim ~h:Glynn (H o n); 4. Brian Vick (Kaw ); 5. Bob Wabon (Suz ).
25+ A: 1. Sco tt Shlpll'Y ~Y" m ); 2. M ikl' M...r tm (YAm); 3. Nelan
McFarland lK.-t ); • . Michal'1 UdKo1 (Yam) .
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2.!k B: 1. [ason B...ld win (Ya m) ; 2. Joey A n th o ny (Su zl; 3.
Stt-phen Brnoy (Ya m) .
2S+C /O: I. Staa-y Com pton (K..1w); 2. Dean Ingram (K..t ); 3.
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Bred Porter field (Suz); 4. R.y Ta}'lor (Suz ); 5. Chari" Flanagan
(KTh11.
30+ A : 1. Scott Shiplt")' (YII Pickett (Yam ); 2. David Hob!;on (Yam); 3.
Mar lws Sand.'n(Hon); ~ . Ton y Turner (YAm '; 5 Jim Ley (K,aw ).
3 5+: I. B.1rry Ne L",," (Ya m); 2. 'ay f-IoIU,," (Y. m); J . Da vid
Hobooon (Y Mdrtin (Y",m); 3. Chris
An st ead (Yam ); • . Mdrk Wagnt'T (Yam); 5, Allen Alford (Suz).
125 B: 1. Eric COil (Ya m ); 2. Bradl("\' Thornd. (Kawl; 3, 0w.1
Black (Su z ).
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125 C: 1. Bra nJun Wdoon (V" m ); 2. Scott S.-utoriw. (Suz); 3.
Jamie
lSuzJ; 4 . Oift Cobb (Yam ); S. Vincl"lll D .-young (Kaw ).
125 0: 1. ChancroSh'W.-u1(Yam) ; 2. BiIlv Fo5ft-'T(Yam); 3. Ma rk
Harrison (Yam) ; 4. Ryan Austin (I-Ion);5. B;andon CoIbbl"f1(Yam ).
50 SHAFT; 1. T .j. Robl'r1:s (Suz.l:
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50 (4 ~): 1. Ryan Zimmer (Co b); 2. Dun s.metl (Suz ); 2. Brandon W.IIt~on (Y.l m ); 3,
Rob bie Rl-ynold.!l (Ya m ); 4 Aaron Ruck (Suz); 5, Tommy Spells
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'~ph
HI) (7~ ll); I.jrb C.~kil1 s Gau1d lK.1w); 3 .
David B.1
Ul'r ( Ka w ); ~' And rew Sa rt orius (Ho n ); 5. Brad Smi th
(K.1 ).
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80 (14-15): l .l.w1c-rSilvam'y (Suz).
KO D: I. Devin H argett (Ho n ); 2. H in son Bradle y (Suz ); 3 ,
Rid ge Davb ( Ya m ); ~. Ben Ange l (KiIw ); 5. Sh.-. ne Brad y (Suz) ,
S / M IN I: 1. Rand y Newkirl. (K.-t w ); 2. David ~uer lKaw); 3.
JO!>h Tl'TT')' (Ho n).
SC H DY; 1.1asun Bryanl (Yam) ; 2. Christopher Robt.·rt s (K.1w);
3. Md Murgan (Yam) .
125 A ; I. M"rk Wa ~Rl'1' (Yam) ; 2. Chru. Aru.l ead (Yam ).
125 B: 1. Ja-;on Bryan t (Yam ); 2. Ene CUll (Yam) .
125 C: 1. Chro. Rubms (Ka w ); 2. Robbk' Poole (Hun); 3. Bryan
• N ic..... 'OOR (Hon ); 4. AlIl'fl Q.,bom., (Su.d; 5. Jim my Long (Yam) .
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125 0: 1. Cha n .:e 51_art (y,Jm); 2. 8~ An~oJ (Y.un); 3. n.'k
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Whitfi.'kj (Hon); ~ . Billy ~.-r (lu w) ; 5. lJl"il d OI1Ga btwortevn (Yam); 2. Jim Lcy(Kaw);3, M.trk u<;
S,l!1d."l"!o ( Hllfl ); ~ . Milch C ru mlry (Su z); 5. Ton y Tuntl-r (YAm) ,
35+; I. Bria n McN eill (Ya m ); 2. Mark Willia mson fYdm ); 3,
Da vioJ H.~m (Ya m ); ~ . Jim Ley( Kaw ); 5. Rail')' Nd.o;on (Ya m) .
40+: I . N icl. AlIl'n (KTM) ; 2. C I'\,& Dri.••:otl (5u z ); 3. K.' n ~r
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reI! (Ya m l; t . Tim D.w is (K.1 ; 5. Bru.... Hi ~han (Ka w ).
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orEN / 4-srRK: 1. o..lVid Dunb.u (Yam) ; 2. DllviJ Hu wl'rt n n
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(Y. m) ; 3, B.lrry N t!' on (Ya m) ; 4. Brad Trott.....(Hon l.
U/ L: 1. R.11 I'i~h Dt-el (Su z); 2. Gt'O~(' F.ul.1W ( Ka~) ,
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Upton unstoppable at
Perris Motocross
By Kenny Morris
PERRIS, CA, JULY 17
At round fou r of the Hot Su mmer Nig ht Series
a t Perris Racew ay, Don ald Upt on too k a sho rt
break from the AMA Nationals to return to his
hom e track a nd win the sl.'Cond mot o to sco re
first ove rall in the highl y anticipa ted Pro class.
As the ga te droppc'd, Osca r Valdez, oozing
tons of confidt.J1ce after his toP"'10 finish at his fin;t
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supe rcross race, look ed as thou gh he had been
shot ou t of a cannon, carryi ng the front whl'el all
the way to the first comer to take the lead . Ivan
Tedesco - one of the hottest prospects in the Proswas in second , a nd Joel NeL I rU j.;min- (Kaw l; 2. Cha pm o Fk'Rt!'(Ka w);
3. Dann y Gonul" (Ka w ); 4. M.1rcu."urri llo (Kaw) .
flO BEG: 1. c..m."tt Iw ani cki (Suz); 2.
8dI lSuz); 3. Tvjer
Sie'Vl"B (Kaw ); 4. B.' . Boh rer (Yam) ; 5. Bryan Brim h.1l1 (Suz).
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tfONOV: 1. K~ny CLu k (Ydml; 2. Ad Am Bt-n.avid " (H on).
80 L"IIT 1. jared Brown (Ya m) ; 2. Kt'Vin Brrid (Yam ); 3. aw.....
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Menel u (Ya m ); . Mid1.Id LtraJ;lia lSuz ).
S / MIMN1: 1. I. red Brown (Y.am) ; 2. ("1w,e Mt"flcilu,> (Yam ); 3Kmn Bnoid (yam); ~ AoJam 8en.Ividt"S Tal'T (Yam) .
25+ EX: 1. R.1y Th llm F'!"'ln (Ka w ).
30+ BEC : I. Sallt Brow n (V,1m ).
30+ NOV: 1. Gll't1 Davrdch (Y,lm ); 2. C h ri.o; Hu~ht')' (Suz l; 3.
D" vid Vinli ch (Ho n ); 4_Ch ris Muluania (Hun),
40+ BEG 1. K.:m y Paminth.tn (Sul: ); 2. Ch.trl~ TZlnberp; (Yam) .
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40+ NOV: I. C.L WiIIi-lm s (Yam ); 2. Bill Shultz (Yam ); 3. Bill
Co lk m (Suz);~ . B.u1 Brimh.lll (Ka w ).
-10+ EX: 1. Mike Altl"l1hofd tHon ).
Jorgensen jostles to two at
Lodi ST and TT
By Mike Law
LODI, CA /ULY24
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Pro Expe rt Toby Jorgensen of Stockton sco red
two come-f rom-beh ind wins in the big-mo ney
cl.1sscs as he bested No rth ern California's finest
in the Open A and Pro Expert short-track lll.,in
e ve nts. To nv So uza sco red holcshots in bo th
races , w h ile~ in mot o one Jorgensen ran about
third d uri ng the ope ning lap . Jorgensen qu ickly
se ttled in to a rhythm and knocked off riders metaphorically sPeaking - and then set his sights
01\ Souza" Jorgensen wo rked Souza for several
la ps a nd then powered by him wit h one of his
famous swoop-and-pass moves. Once in front,
Jorgen..o.;en rod e home to the \\.;nner's circle by a
comforta ble m.u gin.
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Equa lly impressive on the sho rt trac k was
Jeff Gabha rt, who scored decisive victories in the
Pro Spo rt short-trac k eve nt aboa rd his very fast
PH Racing Rota x, and in the 250cc class aboa rd
an ultraquick Hond a. Gabha rt basically ran wire
to wire in the Pro Sport, but he h~ld to work for
h is 250cc win aga inst his nemesis, Riley Cox.
Cox led the race for the better part of the event
until Gab ha rt slip ped und erneath in the third
turn of the whit e-flag lap.
TT r id e rs Ton y Rose a nd Marty Weisler
brought the crowd to its feet in an abso lute dog·
fight in the combined 250cc/ Open ma in event:
Rose gobbled up the holL
'Shot, so Weisler had to
. contend with Rose's rear fende r for several laps.
Weisler pat ieotly app liL pnessure thr ou gh the
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infield before making the pass 0 0 the fifth lap.
Rose, feelin g the pressune, cranked his thro ttle a
little more on th e following lap and repa ssed
Weisl~r to regain the lead . When the whit e flag
flew , Weisler pulled out the sto ps and passed
