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White Brothers World Vet Championship Motocross Motocross en 8l ~ ..E N 1: E '" > o Z 24 Murray took the lead and Turner was in second. Laps three through four, Murray and Turner swa p pe d positions for the lead several times. Murra y took th e checke rs , giving Turner his onl y loss for the weekend. "Tha t wa s w ork, but I still too k the ove rall. It was a good race," said Turner. Sinisa lo / Garne / Sm ith / Sh oe i / Be l Ray / Pro Circuit-backed Murray said, 'This is my second race in the 40 class. I was really loo king forward to this. I've been battlin g in the 30 class for years . And, like tod ay, I never overa lled the 30 class. So, it's like, I'm moving into the 40 class, I've go t to finally get the overall. I go t a really bad start my first moto, so I figu red I was doomed for the overall. I had a lot of fun thou gh . It reminded me of th e old da ys a t Asco t. It was clean and it was fun." Japan ' s Hid eaki Suz u ki swept th e O ver-50 cla ss in a ll four mot os. Koji Ma sud a ch a llenged hi s fr iend for the lead in the first thr ee motos. A first-tum cr ash betw een th e two r iders in th e fourth mo to resulted in a fifth-place finish for Masuda. Masuda claimed seco nd overall on Saturday and third on Sunday. "I'm just happy to be here racing. I am look ing forward to next year," said Masu-da . Even Whit e Brothers' presid ent Tom White go t into the action on Saturday in the O ver-50 cla ss. White' s 4-5 record pl aced him fifth behind Mar shall, Illinois' Gary Peak and Alan Kent. Man y spec ta tors an ticipa ted watching Jeff Emig racing in the 25-29 Expert class on Saturday. Unfortu na tely, Emig cras hed hard during the Frida y practice and was not able to compete. Emig did attend the eve n t to wa tch his older brother Brian race in th e Over 30 Pro class. A specia l cere mony was h eld Su nd ay afternoon hon ori ng Edison Dye, th e m an r esp on s ibl e for brin gin g motocross to the United Stat es. Mast er of ceremo n ies Tom White introduced Dye a nd announced thai th e "Edison Dy e Li fetime A ch ieveme nt A w ard " would be presented an nually to tho se w ho make th e greatest contribution to t he spor t of mo tocross . Malco lm Smith, Gunnar Lind strom, Lar s Lar sso n, Rog er DeCoster, Chuck Min ert, Bill Silverthorn, Joe Parkhurst, Di ck Miller, Jeff Emig and Jack McGrath (rep resen ting his son Jeremy) participated in th e awards ceremony, ea ch commenting on how Dye had affec ted th eir lives. elf (Above left) " Rad ical" Ron Turner still knows how to win. Turner walked away with the 4D-Plus first-place trophy. (Above right) Brian Beach topped the "youngs1er" In the 25-29 Expert class. (Left) There 's a reason why Dubach has a number one on his bike· he's won the White Brothers Vet Championships more than anybody. " (Below) Andrian Robert, once again , made the tr ip from Costa Mesa to compete, and he came away with a fourth-place fin ish In the 3D-Plus Pro cla ss. Glen Helen Raceway San Bernardino, California Results: November 6-7,1999 Saturday 2~29 NOV: 1. Chris San chi r ic'o (Kaw); 2. Paul Berto n (Yam ); 3. Gerald Leighton ; 4. Jeff Eary; 5. Ori on Turbotill (He n). 2S.29 INT: 1. Branden Milstead; 2. Revelle Harrison (KTM); 3. Jon Levey (Yam); 4. Kelly Piche l (Ka w): 5. Greg Lepes h (Ho n). ~29 EX: 1. Brian Beach (Yam ); 2. Jeff Fine; 3. Troy Kalina; 4. Alex Zapata; 5. Don Burke (Yam). 30-3.,1 NOV n-u 1. Darr ell S ta t h am; 2. Orio n Turbofill (Ho nk 3. Ch ris Bloc k; 4. Glen n Wei d ma n (Suz); 5. lim Mulins (Hon) . 31>-34 NOV [).z, I. Jim Ca rlex (!:aw); 2. Gary Noble (Ya m); 3. Chud Willet ts; 4. Johnny Jum p (Ho n); 5. Lare Ward rop. 30-34 L"lT: 1. Jon Levey (Yam ); 2. Ronny Hu cka b ee (Hon ); 3. Jerry Jet ton (Vam) ; .... Trace Fowler (Hon): 5. Steve Stu ltz (Yarn ). 30·34 PRO: 1. Ad ria n Ro bert ( Ho n ); 2. Willy Musgra ve (Yam); 3. Craig Davis; 4. Kevin Foley; 5. Do n Bisceglia. 35-39 NO V D-1: 1. Blake Wingo (Ya m); 2. Sieve Ma tloc k; 3. Robe rt wersche v: 4. An d re w Ste wa rt; 5. Robert Smi th. • 35-39 NO V D -2: 1. Chris Ber g stro m; 2. GM y Ha rada ; 3. Tim Ba rk e r; 4. Mark Field s; 5. Da w s on Leach m an . 35-39 INT: 1. Dave Trudeau; 2. Dryan Hayes : 3. Joe Keef e; 4 . Gra nt Bittle; 5. John Anderson. 35-39 EX: 1. Kevin Fo ley; 2. Ton y Coo ksley (Ya m); 3. M icha el Clem ent; 4. Kris Ra y {Yam); 5. Steve Ste wa rt (Y a m). 40+ NOV D-l: 1. Jim Whipple (Ya m) ; 2. Kenny Meeker. 3. Paul Dunne; 4. Mark Maness (Ha n): 5. Dan Aitken (Ya m), 40+ NOV 0 -2: 1. Steve Beb cck : 2. Mark Moo re (Ya m) ; 3. Fra nk Dun n; 4. Mi chae l Rigdon ; 5. Ma r k Hontou. 40+ 1NT: 1. Brandon Baldwi n; 2. Tonv Robinso n: 3. Greg Dougla s; 4. Michael Goodrich; 5. T~ Devol (Suz). 40+ EX: 1. Ron Tu rner (Yam); 2. Warren Hickman (Yam); 3. Tony Ccoksley (Yam); 4. David Danko (Yam); 5. Zoli BerenjyJr. (Yam). 50+ NOV: 1. Susumi Ish ii ; 2. Wa y ne O'Bl eness IKaw ): 3. Leroy Fra na rd (K1M ); 4. Bud Auman (yam); 5. Terry Messer. SO+ EX: 1. Htdeaki Suzuki (Yam) ; 2. Koji Masud a (5uz) ; 3. Ga ry Pea k (Yam ); 4. Alan Kent (Ya m) ; 5 . To m Whit e ()(awl. 60+ NOV , 1. Sam English (Kaw); 2. Bruce Co rn ell; 3. Don McKenzie. 70+: 1. Fr e d Parse n; 2. John Webb; 3. Asker Lamkjaer. WMN: 1. Bonnie Warch (Ya m) ; 2. Io ni Bis ceg li a ; 3. Tricia Young (Yam); 4. Shell y Dan ylo (Kaw) . Sund.ay JG-34 NOV [).1, 1. Da.,...11 Statham; 2. Tim Melius (Hon); 3. O rio n T u rbyfill (Ha n ); 4. Blake Ha ynes ()(aw ); 5. Todd Schumlick (Kaw). 3 0-3 4 NOV [).2, 1. M ilo Horto n (Ya m); 2. Jot' Lozano; 3. Ch ris Block (Ha n); 4. Da wson Leach man, 5. Scott Bock. 30-34 1m: 1. Ed Guajard o (Suz); 2. Stev e Stewa rt (Yam); 3. G uy Gif fin C w); 4. Dean Ka Bak e r (Ya m ); 5. Jon Levey (Ya m). 311+ PRO , 1. Doug Dubach (Yam); 2. Terry Fowler (Yam ); _ 3. Ty Davi s (Yam ); 4. Ad rian ( Hon) : 5. Je ff Robert Mat iasevich IKaw) . 35·39 NO V 0·1 , 1. Bob Pa lecios . 2. Matt Neu bert (Yam); 3. Blak e Wingo

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