Events
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which was spo nsored by the Southern Maryland
Dirt Rid ers, d re w more th an 450 r iders to th e
recen tlv revise.. circu it. C rine, taking adv antage o f
ed
the br~ak bet ween the Millville and Binghamton
MX ationals, flew his Prees tate Cycles / Atomic22 /Xtrt.>mt.' / Bidf~backed Suzuki to a commanding four- rnoto sweep o f the 250cc A and Over 25
A classes, and also fought back to take the 125cc
A-clas..'overall with a d etermined 3-1 rid e.
(Le ft) Allen
Ortiz led most
of t he first Vet
Ove r 40
Masters m ot o
a nd finished
third o vera ll
o n the da y at
Ca rls b ad
Raceway in
Ca lifo rn ia .
(Rig ht) Hig hflie r a ct: Ty
Kady had the
125 a n d 25 0cc
P ro wins wired
at th e e ight h
ro u n d of th e
Southe rn
Califo rnia AMA
Champio nsh ip
Motoc ross
Series, held a t
Glen Helen
Raceway.
Aaron Day blasted his Team Gree n Kawasa ki / Pro Ci rcuit KX to th e fi rs t 250cc A -class
holes hot, followed by C rine a n d th e series'
po ints leader, JT Mot orsports' Jeff Grove. Chris
Brown was fourth , followed by Chri s Schue ler.
As Day p u lled out to th e ea rly lead over C rine,
Schueler we n t to wor k o n Bro w n for fo u rth,
tak ing the position when Brown fell in a rutted
up hill cor ner. Ju st af te r the ha lf w a y poi n t,
C r inc m ade hi s m o ve for th e lead , sq ueezi ng
und er Day in a tight co rne r and im media tely
pulling ou t to J so lid fiv.e-seco~d; lead .. Cr ine
bli tzed th e checkers for th e d eci s iv e Win , fnl lowed by Day . Grove was stron g in th ird , fol-
lo w ed b y Sc h ue le r and Billy Sch lag , w h o
wo rke d hi s wa y throu gh th e pack after a poor
st art to tak e fifth.
Q u ick starter Da y r ep eate d h is hoJes h ot
mo ve as the 22~ r j de r fie ld roa red thro ug h th e
fir st turn to begin moto tw o. C rine an d Gro ve
were on ce ag ain seco nd and thi rd . Brown was
four th , fo llowed b )£ Sch ueler. C rin e flew pa st
Day bef or e the co m pletio n of the first lap an d
raced o ff to clai m the second -rnoto victory - a nd
the overa ll for the d ay. Day finished secon d, fullowed by a co nsistent Gro ve in th ird. Schu eler
was fo ur th, followed by Bro wn , wh o stayed up
thi s time o u t to tak e fifth.
C ri ne lat er too k th e overa ll win in th e 125cc
A class with J 3-1 rid e. Day was second overa ll
wi th a consistent 2-2 score , fo llowed by joseph
Sch uele r, who went 4-3 for third o ve ra ll. Day' s
brothe r C h ris to p her fi nis h ed fo u r th overa ll
wit h 5-4 moto finishes. Patrick Colema n used
consistent b-b finishes to rou nd o u t th e to p
five.
Unfortunately, th e gre a t day o f racin g was
overshadowed by the injury of o ne Maryland 's
most popu lar a n·d ta len ted riders . To m Welch,
after taking the firs t 125cc A motowin in co mma nd ing fas hio n, went d own while dici ng w ith
Crin e for the lead in the first Over 25 A moto,
su ffering a serious hand in jury, which \..' ill force
him to sit out th e remainde r o f th e A MA /
Mazd a Trucks Na tional C ha mpio ns hip 125cc
MX Series.
Res ults
~) t4 -to1: 1. Steven A l~tli ld (KilW); 2. P,lu l N,' Nh (K.lI-v).
KlI (7· 11): l.]lob C.l "kill U lo n ); 2. D,wi d Mit ch ell (Y,lm ); 3.
e a",'y T"l ...r (S uz) ; 4. jU"hU,' H inl'!> (Suz); 5. J,llion Br"Jk'y (K.1W).
!'II) 0 2·13): I. R"ndy f\;...w kirk II \ K. W); 2. C. 0...,,11 O,ly (Y"m);
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3. Ch.I"'- D,lVid"'->Il IYilm ); ~ . JIlrd,lO T rn x...11 (K.1W); 5. :rrilvls T,l ll'
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(}-fOil ).
( ! 4- 15): I . C liff BruIW,lU Jr. (Ho ll); 2. D.\\'iJ Jo h n"'-In (Y,lm );
3. Vk lu r Mor,ul (Y,l m ).
Kt) 0 : I. BI.tir B..I l·ll Jr. (K,lW) ; 2. Ju...tl11 Fitz gl 'f ,lld (Ya m ); 3.
W
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Rid Ql' D,Wl" tY,lm l; 4. A n,1 W.1TJ (Y,lm) ; 5. Mi kt. K,li lt.'T(l(.l W):
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5 /M I~ I : 1. Cliff Brun...lu Jr . {H I.n l; 2. R,'ll d y Nl.'w lt.ir k 11
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{K.1WI; 3. C h."".. D,wiJ'oI,'"(Y,l m ); 4. J,l'olltl Br.tJlt·Y (l(.l W).
~ H BY : I . J,u u n Bry,ml {Ya m l; 2. I.lml"!' B..1rt1l."!' (Suz); 3. r ,m l
H int.'!< tHun l; 4 . f\r.1 nJ,," W ,IThUn(Y.lm ); 5. M"U C't.Ci1 (Ya m).
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125 A: 1. Kl-'\'in C n n\" (5uz); 2. Aawn D'ly ( Ka w ); 3. IIlM'p h
Sc h ul'l " r (V,lm) ; ~ . C hri" lo p her Da y (S uz); 5. P.l l ric k Coll'ma n
(Yam) .
12S B: I. D.1mel RUJ ' llp h ( K.l \Oo.); 2. 1,1'>(111 Bry "nl (V,l m) ; 3
r,\ul Hint.~ !ol'ph TIUlm,l s (KT YO; 2. Rt>eky Bland (Ka w) ; 3.
David DIl" ln (Suz); 4. Ad ri .l n Norris Td (Ka w) ; 2. J a ml~ Tr oil \'ilO (Y,\m );
3. Ma rs h.ll1 Finch (K.1W); 4. Frank Whi ~h.'m (lGlw ); 5. Ja.... " Pil'k ·
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d l (Ya m ).
U / L A: I. <..
nris tllp ht. r Bro wn t KilW); 2. JI.h n (klwh n (Suz); 3.
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Billy S" nnl' r (Ka w ); 4. Ian Rill' y (Ya m) ; 5. J'll" C aru.<;IJ II (Suz).
U /L B: I. Dmlid Rudulph (Kilw ); 2. Ja m l"!> u..· w i~ (K., ,,,,); 3.
Moire S p litodl (SUL); 4. Albl'rl G olfd n ...r (H. m); 5. Jd fre y Da y Jr.
(Yam).
U /L C: 1. WadI.' MouJy (Suz); 2. SI.' W ll Cox (Ya m) ; 3. Fra nk
Fl ippo III (Ya m) ; 4. Ric h,lTd T,Ul~ Jr . (K" w ); 5. Ryan TaTlluin iu
(l(. lwl.
In2."+ A : 1. K.'v in Cri n ...(Su z ); 2. Jdfrey G n l\'''' (Su z ); 3. C itr iN
pl1l'r Ly k n .. (K,lW) ; 4, Bill y Sch l'l~ (Ya m ); 5. Scott m.m d (Kaw ).
2."+ B: I. Jim ' ,m kl' (Ka wl ; 2. Owayn...Cox O<'1W); 3. 11m H ilty
tY.l m ); 4. D,w id Shdloll (Y,l m) ; 5. JdfSmith Uuw ).
2."+ C/O: I. Kt. nnt'th Robinson (Y.1m); 2. Edw.lTd To rn' net'
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(K,l W); 3. C h,l d G ib!;(111 (Y" m l; 4. R.l ndalt Smith (Su z); S. M,nk J...n·
tilo.'t(Ya m ).
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VET A: I. ]dfrey G rove (Su zl ; 2. Chris to p hl'T tyk.'ns (K"w);
3. St:olt BI,m,,)( K.J wl; ~ . Bill Finch (Ya m) ; S. Bryan Mi~ (Hon) .
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VET B: I. l.lny l.t B.. nK· {Yolm); 2. ' itJl Hil ty (Ya ml ; 3. O w id
Rt.-sdt (K,l wl; 4 . M icll< Yel l., nd (Kaw); S. John Randolph (Ya m).
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VET C : 1. Philip Ur ick (Yam ); 2. Wl"!;l')t Sh l'p p,lrJ H llln l; 3 .
A llll.'Tt B.lllard IK"W ); 4. 511-'\ St ,lltl'f H I...n ); 5. 8 ri,ln JlIr~,·n .... n
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(H ..n l.
35+ : 1. Scott !J.lml"!; (Hu n); 2 . JI>ffn.V Da v Sr. (Yolm l; 3. Win fiel d Fa rth in); ( Y am l ;~ . Ch.lrlt.~ Berme U (Hon ):
S R: l. EJW .lrd C hI ld" (Y.1m ); 2. Tim Ti ll"tlmh (V.l m ); 3 . J..tln.'y
J'nov l"'" ( K.t w ); ~. }uhn Kir k (l'-kml; 5. Will iam Spdl'l~ tY,lm l.
4-STRK: 1. Bobbv Scltu dt.'T (Y,lm); 2. Jon ,ll h.'n Skln nt'T (Y,lm );
J . o..'U~lol " Wl' fltl:d i (Ya m l; ~ . ja son rickt.·tt (Y" m ); 5. ~l it."h,l e1
C u ny (y, l m) .
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pokaneS
hortTrack
Winning elementary
for Watson
By Crys te lle Whitney
SPOKANE, IVA, AUG. 13
Mov ing . fro m thi rd to the lead , Brian wa tson
took the w in in the O pe n Pro class, a he a d of
Mike Allen and Tod d Somers. w atson took the
lead o n lap e ight, overta king Allen, w ho ha d
took the hol esh ot . So me rs also go t b y, leavi ng
Allen not too far be hi nd in third .
j enni Os tro m overto ok Kell y McGu ire and
C rystelle Wh it ney to win the wo me n's class.
McGuire took th e holeshot bu t was quickly out foxe d by Os tro m before th e firs t lap was over,
a nd Ost r o m wa lke d a wav w ith th e wi n.
McGui re ca me in seco nd a nd Wh itney carn e in
third .
ji m Allen s hO\ve d th e Vintage class how to
rid e, m oving up from fift h to tak e firs t in the
Vi ntage m ain eve n t. Bo b Has kins got th e
holeshot an d held on to the lead until lap eig h t,
w he n he wa s pa sst.'d b y Jim A lle n , \'l/ho ha d
mov ed in to St'Con d on la p six.
The Open Am at eur class p u t on a great show
w ith on ly thr ee rid ers. Mark L'lng captu red the
ho leshot b u t was passed by Ro ry Whitney o n
I.:l p five. Ro ry Wh itney was then pbl."tI WCf!lCilt.')·
tYam ); J . Bub Uoyd (Hun ).
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VET J( I+ 1l\.'T: L Rob En~d (Y.. m); 2. Glenn C u n ningh.t m
(Ho n); 1. Rob..'rt Troro (Ho n) .
VET 30+ PRO: I. C ra il:- Dol"I" (Ya m ); 2. Tim B...oltty (Ydm); 3.
r.ote M orra.,· (YJabl on..ki
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(l io n ); 3. Fr ank TIv,Jmd,;on (KTM ).
VET 40 + INT : 1. Alit," McKa v (Yam); 2. Brad CatClJlt (Ka w );
3. Jdf ly~k (Ka w ).
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VET 40+ MSTR: 1. Rob Wibhi re (HIlll); 2. Craig In fid d (Hun l;
3. An ." Ortiz (Ho n).
VET -l()+ EX: 1. 4 .... B..K'Un (Hl'n) ; 2. Jo... Pddilla (Ho nl ; 3. Toby
T,l ki (Yoiml.
VET 50-t INT: I. Dl' fl ni !i Dnid (Y.. m ); 2 . r h ill Bla c kburn
( KTMJ; J. Dt.'fln is R, _ '-'llbt.'Tj; (Y,lm l.
VET 50+ M5TR: 1. B...n g l JohanMl n (Ya m l; 2. Ti m Da ily
tl(.l W); 3 . Jud y Wl'i.....-1 (Yam) .
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WM N NOV: 1. Sharlin H umphn.-ys (Yam ); 2. Tiff,my Holt ·
m,1 n (I(.,w); 3. April M,lri nn (H u nl.
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4-STRK NOV: 1. Rya n S t... bt.'T (Y<1 m ); 2. Jn n.l th.11l I lIrs hbt.·rg
(Y.\ m l; 3. Ed Rlld z,1Ch (Yam ).
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Kady did it again
By Be th laRock
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, AUG. 15
Ty Kady swe pt the 125cc a nd 2SOcc Pro Classes
du ri ng t h e eigh th roun d of the IMS P ro
Se ries / Pra irie Dog s Southe rn California AMA
Cha m p ions h ip Mot ocross Series.
Th e 250cc wi n was not a slam -dunk for Pro
Circui t/ MSR/ Mot u l/Etnies /Smith / Cee t /CTI/
Wh ite Brot her s /Tag-sponsored Kad y. In the
firs t m o te , jaso n Dubin snagged th e h o les ho t
an d put some dis tance on th e res t of the field .
Unfo rtu na tely for Dubi n, he cross-rutted a tum
and left the track, allowing Kady and Ted Sciacqua to pass. Kady took cont rol of first place u ntil
lap six, when Scia cqua closed th e distance an d
put pressure on the leader. Kady held off Sciac q ua to the finish line. Third p lace was award ed
to Dubin.
In second -mote action, Kady got the start he
wanted. se izing th e holeshct. Behin d him , Du bin
and 5eiacqu a battled through lap one, with Sciacqua tri u mphant. Kady rod e a smooth moto to
the finish, followed by Sciacqua and Dubin.
'Th.,1 was the Tv Kadv I like to Sl."C out there,"
Kady said at the fin"ish. "First three mo tos, I felt a
little tight. l wasn' t rid ing good . I decided to buckle
d own, and I felt much better. I always want to go
out there and ride my personal best. "
Th e 250cc A series lead er , Sciacq ua , was
pl eased wi th his second-place f inish.
"Fou r mot os wi tho u t falling," he reco un ted .
"I' m ha pp y. It was a little rou gh er this m ~lto . It
makes for a be tter moto."
" I ca n ' t tak e an y thin g i1W d up for the seco nd moto,
ag ree ing tha t a more d ifficu lt track is mor e fun to
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negotiate and St:.-pa r.ltL'S rid l.TS of varyin g abiIitil:."'S .
" It se pa ra tes the good g uys .l nd hel ps yo u
get be tte r, " Sc iac q ust mot ocross track in
Southern Ca lifo rn ia."
Raci ng o n th e same tr a ck as the Pros , the
65cc ra ce rs co u ld ha ve fo u n d the tra ck cond itions quite a bit mor e challenging. However, in
the 65 (0-8) clas s, Bell Helmet's Travis Christen sen didn't a p pear to be too in tim id ated _After
ca p tu r in g the first~moto holes hot, Christe nsen
dominated th e res t of the mo ta , crea ting a 60-
second lead over second- placed Jamie Lanza at
the finish line.
Christensen repeated his first~moto perfor·
ma nce in mot o two, overalling the 65 (0-8) class.
Lanza came in second in bo Ul motos bu t first
overall in his 65 (9-11) class.
"1 jus t try to keep it on two w hee ls and not
crash," sai d the very ani ma ted Lanza . " 1 like it a
lot!"
Third in bot h motos and seco nd in the 65 «()..
8) clas s w as Lance Co u ry , w ho ad mi ts he likes
the jum ps, bu t tha t his favorite part of the track
is the finish.
Results
P/W: 1. Ky l... Sm ith ; 2. J'lm l,,!; Bishl'p; 3. Dilloll Villl Wl.'y: 4.
Sulli va n Va n W... ; S. Du..till G ill' {Poll.
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S /M IN I: I. R" nd y H" ll; 2. Tu n y V.,ld... ; J. T ri!ltall Kall ,\ !1
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(Yilm) .
125 C : 1. Pa tri ck r t' rry (Ya m ); 2. Br.lndon Nu rton; 3. Jt'Try Je ttu n (Yam ); 4. Cody Hcrtl·h (Hunl; 5. ' o h n Bu tll'r (KTM l.
65 «
(l..HI: 1. T ra vi NC h ri!>Il'llSl'n; 2. La ll~ Cllu ry ( Kl"M.) .
- - 6S (q·ll ): 1.Jami... L:mz,1.
65 BEG : 1. Andn''''' Val dez; 2. Doln rarir.!i; 3. Sh im C ruliy ; 4
M ichell." Colti ns ; S. Kyk Smilh.
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81.1 (7- 11): 1. Randy H,\II ; 2. a.u k Gd blt. (V,l m ).
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gS (1 ~- lbl : 1. Emt.'ka I..t.od... ny Vald t'Z (Yam); 3.
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N iltha n Salg.adt. (Ya m) ; 4. 'dEDillon (Kaw ).
