(Left) In Brownsville,
Texas, form er Ho nda
privateer Thomas James
(62) returned t o racin g for
t he fi rst time in 23 years ·
and took the ho lesh ots in
both Open Intermediate
motos, though a nasty
crash relegated him to
third overall.
(Right) Mark Kreutzer f lies
t o the overall Over 38
Beginner w in at the Over
The Hill Gang MX at Glen
Helen Raceway in San
Bernardino, California.
Fred rickson a nd Schellha mmer we re hu ng up
off the start and had hu ge g ro u nd to make up.
Gmth led the entire field all of the first lap u ntil
he was passed by a number of riders in the d ouble -section, in cl ud in g Ko eni g and De-Otis.
Koenig led to th e finish . Par enteau ran as high
as second un til he we nt down in the doubles. At
the fini sh , it w as Koeni g , DcO tts, Paren teau ,
"C raz y" Dave Hencir and Sch u lze. The B class
was won by Groth, with Ma rk Goodrich second
and Jo hn jesse thi rd .
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Results
MIC RO MI~I (4· h l: 1. C o il' s..·;1 ; 2. Tyl lor Bl'l_obl.· ; J. Brad
lun
Burt ; 4. G.m nun A UJ l·ltl." 5. JU:o Rl~l' n o;ch~id .
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M ICR O MIN I (4 -111: I. Cody Vu ll'; 2. Hlake DunJo'l'y ; 3. Chri...
r"utz"~; 4_Tyll·rnw~m~ 5. Kd"l' y Rudtll p h .
MICRO MINI C7-H): 1. ("""tlln Nor~r.-," ; Z. Jus tin C raft ; 3. All'''Elll~vuld; 4. Elliut K.1~tnl'r; 5. D,lltu n Strt>h mPOl rnow ; 4 .
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Brad Cut·ttt'r ; 5. Bead Knospc.
1&- 4 A: I . j" y Sdwrbrin j;; 2. 3 ry.\ll Kremer: 3. Brent Mason.
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_ 16-24 B: 1. Ben johnstln; 2. Ton y R"I,l~'r ~," ; 3. Richard Ki~~
l\I" 4 . Briim M lClTthy ;~. Cudy Beunou.
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16-24 C : l.}l-d O'Clln n~or; 2. Bra ndon P('tl'r.o; 3 . Brian Blek : 4
Richa rd Ciupi"- 5. ju !>tin Nd ~l"S .
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25-t A : 1. Rich,u J lJums ; 2. Mikl' Ca rl.,o n; J , Da na Hu nt; 4
D.lr w in FriJ~"f'I."S; 5. Trov COI·h r.;.
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25-t B: 1. [aeon M~'Cr.lth ; 2. Tim M,lki ; 3. Kirk Hun~"te; 4.
Tum Kr,' u.......; 5. Moirty Ol son.
25+ C : 1. Corey r t.·ttis; 2. )Olmit' lverson: 3. Kt.
·lIh Vand er hydc :
4. Phillip K.1 il'; 5. Tho",,!!; Kd ll"ll.
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VET A : I . s..."\>tt SIl'in ll'; Z. Da na Hun t; 3. [).I n Ma rrotte; 4_Tim
Bt-ornlu.. hr; 5. Dnu~ Bohn. .
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VET B: 1. Kirk Hun~lle; Z. Mitch W(lUf; 3. Ray Osowski; 4.
WilIi.lm Kn",i,,- S. RM;-k No ru m .
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VET C: 1. Kev in 8urn~; 2. Phillip K"iris; 3. G rl'g Kali s; 4
MoIrk Hl"llllin K: 5. Bri.ln M.lr k.
SR 40 + A: I. D,mol Kot."Ilijo'; 2. 'llh" Dt{)rjs; 3. Jerry Schultz; 4.
t·
j.-c k l',lTl'llll'au ; 5. D.tV HIMr.
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5R 40+ B: I . Go y G rot h; 2. M" rk Cc1I-.Jnch ; 3. Lul)' Cust dlo;
u
4. Juhn l-.e; S. Rich.u d Stl"ll<'l.
SR ,41 C : 1. A II"'n St a iJ;l'; 2. D,l n Sch rawfnilgd; 3. Ro bt.'r t
1+
Milw; 4. Will i.un Wtl'pncr; 5. Tim Bu~.
S/SR 50+: 1. o.w' Knns f'l'; Z. Mil.l· Quinn ; 3. Richard M:, nco;
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4. RJ.
dldtd Va n Bn:n ll.·r .
WM N : 1_Titf.1ny Rum pt',l ; 2. Dr"nno.' Cu ri t; 3. 8n.-nd .... Ll mo Ric,,; 4. j,'lIld:ll· Su llu n .
jo;:
125 A : 1. Bry,m Kn.'1l'Il ; 2. }ol , Scho.orbrin 3. JoshCa rlo;on ; 4.
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j.-M:" r,ln ,,, t..,,u .
125 B: 1. )1_ ' Juh nst .n. 2. Cu dy 8o"llno.'lI ; 3. Bri,ln McCa rthy; 4.
M,lt t j uJl1 iclr.;S. M.lftin l.t.-vm .
125 COol : 1. 8ro1oo un Pd~'1'!'I; 2. lu ~li n MdJ;l'S; 3. C 1SCY TllUd ·
!oI'n; 4 _Nic " G..lllo.i m,m ; S. Dt' T\'k o.t~rberJo'.
125 C- 2: I. Ric h a r d Ciu ri k; 2 . M ikh ,lil (h.·t' r by ; J . Lucas
Kuc n ij;: 4. Brad Knosf'l'; S. ' ..n-m y B.uTeU.
l.~ A: 1. Scutt Stdnl,': 2. n .m MoITcuu 3. D.. u~ 8uhn; 4. Tim
..;
I-Lm .u n; 5. Brl'nt M.lst>ll.
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2'<;0 8 : 1. J,lstll\ Mli:;rath; 2. Rich.lTt~ Kisstll'r; 3. R<,ht.ort Kohl ; 4.
Du min iq u e Turncr ; 5. Cra i ~ A nJ l'nollll.
2511C : 1.'k d O'C(lIlnt"l"; 2. )to
n."I1li,lh jo hn sun; 3. J,.... lI\ Wh it'
man; 4. Thom,l!> Kl"ill"n 5. Brl'nl Hl"rbl.'r.
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irtRiders Clubgrounds HC
Hillard king of the hill
By Bud Northrup
MOUNT VERNON, 1 AUG. 21
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Th e Kin g C ity Dirt R i d er ~ ho st ed the District
17/ Il1ino is State Hillcl im b Champions hi ps a l
their c1ubg ro u nd s near Mo u nt Ver non, Illin oi s,
a nd 130 ri de rs co m peh:d fo r cha m p io ns hip
plaq ues and jacket s. The clu b did a n outstand·
ing jo b p rt; pa r i n g t hei r grounds, and had
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"s tre tc he d " their hi ll to 230 feet - easily th e
longest in Illin ois. Roger "Mr. Backwards': Rid ·
dell provided h.ll ftim e e nte rtain me n t by jumping fou r ca rs on a Harley - ''' 'hile seated back·
wa rd o n th e machine . Hi s perfect ju m p was
followed by a crash through th e barriers in to an
ATV parked in a rea lly bad spot - a lthoug h il
probably stoppt..-d Rog er fro m flying on in to the
woods.
Announcer Steve "Moon" Mullins predicted
fast times in the low fives on the hill as he wdro me riders and the largest crow d of spectators
in the clu b's history, but that prediction proved
very co nse rva tive. Kevin Cappello blazed over
the top on his KX250 in an t"ye-o pe ning 4.789
seconds on his firs t-rou nd ride, good enough by
far fo r the class win. Mark Go o d m a n Jr. a lso
br ok e into th e fo u rs on his Kawasak i with a
4.972-seco nd run for st"Cllnd pla ce , with Ja so n
No rthru p claiming third on a stock YZ250 in
5,158 seconds.
"Fast Andy" Fortner flew h is C R500 over the
top in a blist ering 4.712 Stc'Cunds to tak e the 600cc
class lead , bu t No rt hru p d elivcrL-d a picture-per fect assault o n th e hill , toppin g it in 4.603 s ec ~
onds on his Spo rtla nd Honda to ta ke the class
win an d post wh a t mo st tho ught would hold up
for the overa ll fas t tim e. Good ma n was also fast
w i th a 4.891.J-secon d third -pla ce rid e on hi s
Honda, followed by Gary Edm iso n with a 5.063seco nd run on his s tock C RSOO.
Th ere a re a number of fast bikes a nd rid ers
in the 750cc class ca pa ble o f clai m ing the fasttim e a ward at a ny eve n t. O n th is night! it was
John Hillard's sho w. Hill ard , riding a Kawasa ki
tri p le , cha rged o u t of th e hole a n d h it eve ry
b reaker exactly right, flying o ver th e top on his
firs t rid e in a n as tou nding 4.484 seconds, a tim e
whi ch was no t on ly th e fa st e st of th e enti re
wee ke nd , bu t th at se t th e hill record . Hillard
pa id a pain ful pri ce, however, as he en·d oe d o ver
his handlebar s o n land in g an d had to sit ou t the
rest o f th e w eek end. He was all sm iles, ho wever,
as he collec ted th e big Fast Time trophy an d the
$250 cas h p rize tha i goes wi th it.
. Results
ond run . No rt hrup rod e his stock-lengt h Yamaha 10 a 5.156-sec ond th ird pl ace, barely a hea d of
Matt Peter s, wh o carded a 5.160-second tim e o n
his Hon d a for fourth.
Results
50 AUTO: I. Bl.Ike St:h illing, (C(,b); 2.
J U~ ti ll
Mo"rl' (KTM I;:l.
Dyla n IJr.,d y (Suz) ; 4 , Holly I IOl Yl'!i (Su.d ; 5. Tro y Sk,lAA (I.1.'m ).
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115 ¥T I l: l. Dan Mycr s (Suz); Z. Nic k Mayo (Iil.n ); J . Da mon
M.wll l Hl>n1; 4. j.,,,.b Tackln (Y.l m l; 5. J,lnoJ Hav .....IKOIw1.
)
• 21Ml: 1. M,lTk Good ma n Jr . (S uz ); 2. G ilry · Edmison (51,1 2: ; 3.
Jt'll.'my W.1IIl'T (Hu n); 4. 0.111 Myl' rs (YOl m) ; 5. St-otl Shl...''' l K.1W1.
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25fl: 1. M,lrk G..lIllim,1I1Jr. (Ka ",1 ; 2. Kevin Cap pello (Ka w l; 3.
Nurt h ru p (Y.l m) ; 4 _ M,llt Pt.·t,' rs (H un ); 5 . [Jt· n ·k M,IIUIlt·
(SUz. ).
400 : 1. Bnont St~'Wol rt l KTMI ; 2. M,ltt Pt.'It.oT'!l tH nn ); 3. Duu g,
C 1m p hd l (lt u s); 4 . lohn r ,'ltl... tSu. J; 5. Shove Shol e, (Y,l m l.
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6ln 1. A ndy Fortnt'T (Hunl ; 2. J"!Km Nu rt hru p (Hun); 3. M.u" ,
Go.1tod moln Ir . n ·lton); 4. Golry Edllli~ ,n ilio n ); 5. Dt'll ~ Ctt
O I'EN: I . Wold...Schultz (H -D I; 2 Lull.' Schultz (I
Sht......s (H · Dl; 4, Bn.-nt Blythe IH·D); 5. Stl"V
eSh.lftorti l -DI .
PROD; I. W.lJl· Sch ultz {It ·DI ; 2. Unt· So:hultz (Nur); 3. Btob
Fi" ho.or (H·Dt. 4. Butch FloftlT» IH-m: Stl ...·e Sh.lh.... IH- D1
SR : 1. Bub Fis ht.or U I· DI; 2. Kl...-in We'.l\'lT (Ul'll1; 3. RiChoH
U
Puttl'T IV,lm ); 4. C r,l ig Ct.'Hart II(.1W); 5. Bill Myt."T'> (Yolm ).
STK : I. Cary EJmi.son (lion ); 2. jot'lOn :"ol(. rthrup (Ya m); 3.
Sc.. tt rlofty IHlln1;4. M i".. Pu lv.. r (K.1w ); 5. DUll~ Cd m pbd l (Y,l m).
FAST TIME: Andy Fo rttllT , 4.5lJ5 ""-""'Onds IBon).
J;l~ lIl
5(l AlITO: 1. BI.-Ikl' 5c h illill); (Co b1; 2. Tt,rnmy Brun' (Hn n) ; 3.
Oy!" n BrOldy tSuz ); " . I-lo lly Ha yn (Suzl; 5. justin M(l(ln,Il.. M)
I
KS YTI-I: I. Dan lllil M,l yO (Hon); 2. Nic k ~IlolYIl {l-11 '111; 3. J'M:l ob
T;K"kilt (Y....m) ; 4,
Myl"l'S{Suz 1 5. j U~l in Trent (Kawl.
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2UO: 1. Scu tt Sh.....ls (K.awl; 2. wry Edmiston (Su7.l; 3. M.lrk
·
Goo d man Jr. 15uz ); 4, Cu dv It.'nOl IY....m ); 5. o...n Mvl'1'S(YOl m l.
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25tt: I. Klovln C.l ~.. 't'JJ~1 (K. W); 2 Mdr lt GOlllim: m Jr . (K.n.d ; 3.
1
J"..on Northnlp (Y,l ml; 4. M" u r ell' rs (H o n ); 5. o..' rl"k M" lon t'
(Suz.).
400 ; I. Bre n l Stewa rt l KTM I; 2. Juh n rotter tSu d ; 3. ~"' U
Pdt"f'!l, l Hon ); 4. Duu); um rbdlll-lu..1; 5. C liff Dt.IL"".' (Y,l m).
"
hi... : I . ' olSOll Nl,rt hru r (B, m) ; 2. Andy FortrKor t Hun ); 3. Marl.
)
Guudm.m Jr . IHu n ); 4 . Ga ry Ed mi!\On (lIo n ); 5. pa rrdl Tr ..nl
(Him) .
75t1: 1. joh n Hi lla rd (1<.1",. ); 2. Lan .. Schultz (Y" m) ; 3. W.ld.Schu ltT (Yam ); 4 . Andy Fortnlor(!Caw l; 5. 1........ln N n rth nl p (!."" (i (SUL); Z. Brv an Mun lllr,ls lSu z );
3. Rowd y A,ln,lg,al1 (K.1 ).
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G elen Racew Park
lenH
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Kreutzer makes his mark at
the OTHG Motocross
By Chris Sanchirico
SANBERNARDINO, CA,AUG. 21
Mark Kreutzer traded mo to wi ~ with Bill Bow·
man in the Over 38 Begin ner class to claim the
o vera ll on the d a y at the world -famous Glen
Helen track.
Glen H el e n ' s st a rt straight is one of the
longes t in So uthern Californ ia. Pro-Valvebacked Bow ma n proved to have the horsepower
as he escaped the firs t tum w ith a three · bikelength lead . In tow were David Trt.t.t1, Kreutzer
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and Gregory Goe r!. Bowman pu t a comfortable
d is tance on seco nd pla ce. As th e lead ers du ket.i
it out, a battl e eru pt ed at the back o f the pack
bt.,tween Vickie Henn, Too Tech -b ack ed Dean
Townsend an d Cather ine Sanchirico. Townsend,
a yo u ng 66, pulled ou t all the sto ps as he doubled past Hen n to SI.'Cu re dgh th.
Me an while, u p fro nt , Kreu tze r a nd Treen
beg a n to ch ip a way a t Bowma n' s lead. With
three tu rn s to go, the duo had ca ug h t Bowman
and were attem p ting to pa ss, bu t Bowman kept
them a t bay for th e vic tory, Kreutzer and Trt.'e'n
took a close second and thi rd .
In m o to two , it was o nc e agai n Bow m an
with the lea d at the end of th e fou rth-gea r start
ch ute, wi th Kreutzer and Sco tt Heyer in pursuit.
T h is tim e , Kreutz er w a s not le tt in g h im g e t
away , Ba kers field Kawasaki rider Bill Bill ings
found himself all alone in se venth as he attemptl.>d to chase do"·n th e lead ers. Behind Billin gs,
T ownsen d a n d Henn were t rading plastic.
Townsend step ped up a not ch to secure eighth.
Bowman, in the lead , was under attack fro m
Kreutze r, who w as a tt em p tin g to ge t a ro u n d
Bowman fo r the o ve ra ll. YZ- m o u n ted Go erl
joined in th e fig h t, m.lking it a th ree-way dogfight for the lead . Kreutzer made hi s move d own
th e front stretch d irect ly in front o f th e g ra nd ·
stands, gra bbing a handful of throttle and taking
the lead away fro m Bowman over the finish-line
tabletop. Bo w m a n did not g ive up without a
figh t, though, and shadowed Kr eutzl'r fo r th e
remaining laps, \d th C oerl, in third, puttin g the
pr~s ure on. At the conclusion, the trio wa s separatl.-d by less th an a bike length, w ith Kreu tzer
taki ng the checkers, Bowman ho lding on to sec ond and Goe rllocking down third.
Results
BEG: 1. Billy McA lhstl'r; 2. Fric N,lKat> 3. J.lck Tann er; 4 k ff
;
5. D,ln M,lli~.
M ~·EIlIl'l";
JIt... BEG :·l . M,lr k KreutTlor; 2. Bill Btlwm,l n ; 3. G",-'~{,ry Gi...r\;
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4. D.wid Trt ...n; 5. Rich.ud K!',lTnt'V.
NOV: I. D" v id Dubun ; 2. Rich-u d Ren"~"Jl; J . Bri.ln Lwrick; "
j'h ilip Kuhn; 5. Milt.. St:h u lhu f.
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38-t NOV ; I. O,ly W illiso n ; 2. Lt.'I R,lddl'r; 3. M ik~' Rig,d un ; 4
st',l
D,wi d W.lrJ; 5. C h uck E1
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INT : 1. Mikl' Hurtun; 2. N ick K.lfs,mdris ; 3. jl.h n Rizzu; 4, B..b
M ur,II~~; 5. j'l<~qUl'S Gl' rm,l in .
311... INT : 1. Stt.·w RO.-lTk; 2. H,lrr y u',u y; 3. D,m Ca nt'v a; 4
z.,ch Lindburg; 5. Billy Sch u ltz .
EX: 1, C h u r L fk'mlt' t; 2. Nl' iJ;hbur Criswdl; J. Brad Toms; 4
Tim McEnl ..... 5. Bub jo hn!olll .
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314+ EX; 1. Al,ln O lst,"; 2. G.lTY Schl-iJllor 3. Du ,lIll' QtMll'; 4.
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D,lW RI-.Jrig,u..z; 5. M1ilip Ta 1><"l d,l .
PRO; 1. C r.li~ Da vis; 2. 5 tl'Vl· I'i,IUuni : 3. Tlm y RlltiTlIo;UL·Z.
3lt+ PRO: 1. john G not'IlW. y; 2. C I" y to n B~ lI od ; 3. Rick juhnl
!it.n; 4. M,u c juhrn.un ; 5. jim St"lllld l",c h .
sur : I . e m iJo' Davi s; 2. Chri~ B.UT\ ; 3. Ab Z l p.l l,l; 4_M iltun
·tt
Mize ; 5. Stl."Ve Dtd..fll'Y
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