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VET BEG: I Kev1n Sutherland (Hon); 2. Jeff Rodlm (YIlm); 3.
Ancfre>w &hie" (Hon): 4. Brian PoppolMdo (Vam): 5. Steve Mongione
ISw)
40... JR; 1. Robert
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(Vam): 2. Brian Sandr:rs (Hon);
J.
RICk Peterson (Yam): 4. L.eonard Kirschner (Hon): 5. Frank Emenon
(KTI'I)
40. lNT I Dan Austul (Vam); 2. Rick 8nggs (Yam): 3 Jack
Rocen (Hon); 4 Mark Gnsnb«g (Yam): 5. Barry Blis (Hon).
40.. EX. 1..Jeffrey ARownan (Yam); 2. ChIls Perez (Hon); 3,.kIf
Newmon (Yam); 4. Jeff Scott (Yam); 5 MItch Evans (Kaw).
40.. MSTR I. Rk::h Eierstedt (Vam): 2. Chuc:k 1'\ilIer (Hon); J.
Mark Hall (Yam): 4 fl'oart Crosby (KlIw); 5. Demus Boulware (Yam).
50- IrfT I ..... Thompoon (KTI'I).
50.. fo\STR; 1 Tom White (Kn); 2. BengI Johansson (Yam); 3.
Jody W~ (Yam): 4. Ray PIsarski (Hon): 5. Horst l..eftneJ (Yam).
XRIOO AOOLT: 1. Da'n Ii\iIIoer; 2. Randy Sktnn«; 3. OMrus Briggs (Han); 4 Mat Stoutenburg; 5.1i'IlIrll. Granberg (Han).
Willow Springs International Raceway
Graves unearths a win
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ROSAMOND, CA, JAN. 15-16
Chuck Graves started the year off right, With a
win in the Toyota Gold Cup Unlimited Formula One Grand Prix race at the first round of
Willow Springs Motorcycle Club action.
Graves grabbed the holeshot on his Michelin-shod Yamaha R1, followed by defending Formula One GP class champion Curtis Adams,
with Bryan Kovarick initially in third. As these
riders neared the end of the first of J 2 laps, Vincent Haskovec drafted and passed Kovarick
down the front straight and moved into third. A
lap later, Haskovec used the same technique to
get past Adams and up into second.
Midway through lap seven, both Kovarick
and Jeff Short found themselves all over
Adams' rear tire and, as lap eight got under
way, Short powered past Adams through tum
one. Adams and Short exchanged the thirdplace spot a number of times. At the start of
the final lap, Short was ahead of Adams, who
was looking for any opening to get back into
third. He found it on the back straight, where
he drafted and then pulled alongside Short in
the long tum·eight sweeper. Adams dived into
the inside of tum nine and was out ahead of
Short as they neared the line. Short attempted
to use the draft, but he ended up finishing in
fourth, behind Graves, Haskovec and Adams.
Adams was riding a new motorcycle in the
event. For the start of the WSMC season, he
switched from a Suzuki GSX- R 1100 to a
Yamaha R I, and he was still working on getting it set up properly.
"It's all a bit of a shot in the dark right
now," he said. "We're just trying to make it
better each time out."
In the GMD Computrack LA 600cc Super
Stock race, Graves was again the first racer off
the line, but he was quickly caught and passed
by Jeremy Toye on his Lee's Cycle-sponsored
Yamaha R6. At the end of the first of six laps,
Graves and Toye were side by side going down
the front straight, as were Daniel Dietrich and
Bryce Gross, who were battling for third.
Midway through lap three, Dietrich faded a
bit back to fourth, but a three-rider battle
developed between Graves, Toye and Gross
for the lead. Coming out of tum four, Toye reemerged with the lead, with Graves in second.
All three racers continued to battle for the
lead, with Graves and Toye exchanging places
several times, as the riders used every trick
they knew to try to best the other.
On lap five, Graves was in the lead going
through turn two and Gross powered past
Toye in the back straight. But Toye came right
back, and he moved back into second on the
front straight to start the white-flag lap.
Rounding tum four, Toye moved past Graves
and into the lead. Coming out of tum n'ine, the
three riders were once again side by side. At
the line, Toye just barely edged out Gross to
take the win. leaving Graves in third.
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F·I; I. Chuck OnIvu (Yam); 2 Vncent Haskovec (Suz): 3. Curtb Adams (Yam): 4 Jeff Short (Sw:): 5. Bryan Kovarick (Suz).
F·2: I. Vincent HalkO¥« (Suz); 2. Chuck Sor~se:n (Yam): 3.
Jemny Toye (Yam): 4. Chuck Greva (Yam); 5. Bryce Ciroea (Yam)
F-J; 1. laVaughn Daniel (Hon); 2. Enk Dadef (Hon); 3. Stewan
.-Jtken-Cade (Hon): 04. John Ulrich (Hon): 5. Sharyn Namnath (Han).
550 S/BK; I. Ball Renggti (Apr); 2. Allan Webster (Kaw); J.
Vlvek Hazan (Kaw): 4. Anthony O'Augusta (011).
650 S/BK: I. VlnCenl Haskovec (Sol); 2. Chuck Omyes (Vam):
3. Jeremy Toye (Yam): 4. Bryce Oross (Yam); 5. Tony Meiring (Vam).
750 S/BK: I. Richard Headley (Yam): 2. Mar<: P,Jlazzo (SUI): J.
Mark Chadwick (Suz): 4. Claudio SlYllkowskl (Due): 5. Jeffrey Stem
(SUt).
OPEN S/BK; I. Chuck Orllves (Yam): 2. Curtis Adams (SUI): J.
Jeff Hagan (Vam); 4. Bryan Koyarick (SUI): 5. Marc Pall:lZZO (Suz).
500 MOO PROD: 1. Aaron Lunsford (Yam): 2. James HUller
(Kaw); J. ViveM. Hmtri (Kaw): 4. Anthony O'Augusta (011): 5. Rldiard
Sadler (Kaw).
600 MOD PROD: I. Bryc:e Omu (Vam): 2. TonyMdmg (Yam): J.
Reno KDrirnilrI (Yam); 4. Anthony Guzman (Suz); 5. Larry Schnur (lion).
750 MOD PROD, I. ""'" Chadw;ck (Sw); 2. Syi Cori>m (Sw); 3.
John Pearwon ($1&): 4. Ashley McKHn (Kaw); 5. Chris Teylor (Suz).
OPEN MOD PROO: 1. Cuttis Adams (Suz): 2. Bryan Koyarick
(Suz); 3. Ea:rt Roloff (Kaw): 4. Ointon Whitehoulf: (Yam): 5. Jeff Roelands (Kew).
500 S/STK: I. ..-..ron Lunslord (Yam); 2. Ray EngeJl\ardt (Vam).
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600 S/Snt I. Jeremy Toye (Vam); 2. Bry« Gross (Yam); J.
Chuck Greves (Yam): 4. Daniel Dietrich (Yem); 5. Philhp Hemn (Yam).
750 S/STtt I. Vi~l Haskovec (Suz); 2. Jeff Short (Sol); 3
Mark Chadwick (Sut); 4 MaTe Palazzo (Suz): 5. S)'I COfbin (Suz).
OPEN S/STK: I. Clinton Whitehouse (Yam); 2. Jeff Shults
(Yam); 3 Chnlon Milll!« (Yam): 4 DaMy OiNardo (Yam); 5. Eric
RatIa (Kaw).
BOTT I.JW. I, James Hlnlflf (Kaw): 2. Joe Hanvnond (Vam); J
Allan Webster (Ka.).
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