A mid race bobble by Hageman was all Pe s
tana need ed to sq uirt in to third , a nd Woods also
foll ow ed Pestana arou nd Hagema n as the race
wou nd d own . A t t he c hec ke red fl a g, it w a s
Willoh first, followed by Payn e, Pes tana, Wood s
and Hageman. J. Wh ipple, Haw k Wh ite, Billy
[u rev ich, Sam Sawdv an d Mit ch Merri tt rou nded ou t the top 10. '
In th e 250cc main, Payne po u nced int o the
lead, but Willoh da rted to the front in the rockers be low th e g ra nd stand. Payne stayed to the
outside line as Willoh held an insi de track and
the pair went ba r to bar ar o und the nex t secti on ,
to WilIoh 's ad va ntage. w illoh wa s s till in th e
lead on the se
cond lap , with Ha geman in third,
just a head of Tu rbo Reif a nd Fisher. Th e lead
pair pul led awa y from the pack. A midrace spill
by Rei f ha nd e d fourth to Fish er. As th e race
entered the fina l pha se, Pay ne tried repeatedly
to find Willoh's weakness . Behind the lead du o,
the battle fo r third hea ted u p when Pestana ,
after a poor sta rt, finally mad e his wa y to the
fro nt, where he proceeded to mix it u p with
Hageman and Fisher. By this point, lapped traffic was becoming a factor . The experienced Pesta na w eaved past both Hagem an an d Fish er to
ta ke over thi rd.
At the white flag , Payne placed his fron t
wh ee l next to Willoh's and they raced do w n the
straigh taway a nd in to the sweeper side by side.
Payne p ulled a head of Willoh as they en tered
the final obs tacles. Willoh dived under Payne as
they exited the fina l tum, but Payne held firm as
Willoh slid out just a bit, an d that was all Payne
needed to cross the line first for the win. Willoh
was a close seco nd, wi th Pes tan a taking the final
podium position, just ahead of Fishe r a nd Hage-ma n.
SR: 1 Rick K.. n t; 2. Dave Ttll, gold; 3. lbom.v. Mtltlrl?
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S /SR: I . lJt.'nn i!l wcgoer: 2. Juhn Bumbyk; 3 . Ted Kilvtnp;to n .
f-1VY TEA M ' l . Rod ney Bt.-njolmm
/Brad Ben jamin
UTE TEAM : I. Scott Luc.a /R~L'" Seevens, 2. JO!>h I'i kc /D.l n
r
R.. ed ,
l'-ndurn
AA ; \. Dav id Lipov!lky; 2. Nd l Sch.lrp hom Jr.; 3. Vic Al-gd
A 21 I , Aa ro n w egncr: 2. J.NJn Rocng: 3. Bria n Sou th)(1:
worth.
A 2.'il): I. Sen ti K.1rda y; 2. Ct)J'l.l' Ca lkin....; 3. Sh'w Vullma r.
A 4·5TKK.: 1. A.lnm Barth ; 2. Robert Evan !> 3. IU!ltln Co nvcrs .
:
A o r EN: 1. RII~ Nor m.ln; 2. Mid"'cl Fri tch it.' 3. Davl.: Va n.
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J,...... It .
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A SR: I . Leo Schw a b; 2. Terry Wilton; 3. Juhn RunJqu i.'l .
t
A VET : 1. [ohu Love. 2. Ch.u k ':i Miller: 3. Mark Becker
WMN: 1. Am.1nd a Ma rtin ; 2. Kcuv Carr .
MSTR : t . C u i Sch.upho m ; 2. [oe Kenty; J . Ted De l 501M.
B 200: I . K.itie Campbell ; 2. Steve G ru ber; 3_ Larry Ca rpen ter
B 250 : I . Bry.ln Kryanowicz ; 2. Gord o n Bukow ski ; 3. Ru~
Ch l'Stl' r.
B 4--STRK.: 1. M.uk Quolldor 2. Sco tt Snt.'II 3. R.tnJy w oodward.
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;
B OPEN: 1. Nick Travis: 2. M.lrk Frt't.'lI\dn; 3. Jd f Freeman,
B SR 1. Kend.lU W~tveer; 2. Albert Lehre; 3. Nick Za m bo n .
B VET: 1. Richard L.'lughlin; 2. Richard Spicn'; 3 . Brett Bard .
CJ R; 1. N.alhan Zambe.~ 2. Matt Harris ; 3 . Mark~way.
C S R : 1 Oe n n i!l T omc za k ; 2 . Ken G ra h olm; 3 . Mi t7hotel
a Boyt!"
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s po rt around. The tra ck is in excellen t cond itio n,
and the new layout wa s a hit wi th the OTHG.
Results
BEG 1. Robnt McDa nid : Z. Jclf McEnh..-; 3. St~ \ta lf,l lll ';
o
.... D.m ny McVa y; 5 . Stl. v-e Mo k-ra .
3tI+ BEG : 1. Stt'Vt' L." h.lm; 2. f ra n k lJt.'rby ; 3. Kirby Sm ith; -I
..
G.ltt h C oII.ll,· l.'r; 5. Tim McC ue .
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NOV : 1 r au l Kueh ne-l: 2. Da v id Vinlnw ; 3. To m rnv Flen nik l·n ; 4. Tummy King, 5. Odvid Alari
3H+ NOV : 1. Mike MachuS" ; 2. Randy G rt" n; 3. TaK Ga!lp<'l ri.m: -I. Rt"it.lFroln ke; 5. .Mike Villa .
INT: 1. W.llt Bt-nn eU; 2. Bub Muralt.'S 3. Phil MC.ln5; 4. Sha w n
;
Phd tl.lm, 5. Mell on Morales .
:lK+ INT: 1. Z,1Ch UlIt.lb,:r g ; 2. Bill Sch u ltz ; 3. Molfk Jlllll'll; 4
Tumm y rt· .lrl ; S. Dan Canova.
EX: 1. Paul W rig h t; 2. C h ris Sa nchi rico; 3. Tim Mc Enl t"t'; ...
Mik e Hurttln; 5. Bruce Criswe ll.
38 + EX: 1. Da ve Fa~'ltdo; 2. Dean Qu.lll·; 3. Scutt Free man. ..
Jamt'll Coppt.od/oic; 5. Dan Townsend .
r RO: 1. Willy MU.'lgmve; 2. Kevin M"nt~tlmery; 3 . Jim l Ienn :
4. Da rin G ree n ; 5. Ton y Rodriguez,
38+ PRO 1. Tim Tynan; 2. Seeve P'ia ltoo i; 3. A l.:ln Od.,tge; 4.
'
Molrk SinJld; 5. Scot t Wilkin.-.on.
SUP B: 1. C'hristopl\(T MarreD; 2. Mikt' P'in-da ; 3. Bt:n M.lrvin ;
4. Mol" Jt"nool)f\; 5. JilCOb M-m..
S / SR : I. Co r ne lius Sch.uphom; 2. H.lto ld H.'lll; 3. Dc n n ill
W
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Mason V D
alley irtSquirts Halloween HH
Sunrise Raceway
.50: 1. G n -g u ·wis (); 4 , Dilw.lf1TnJjilluIKTM); 5. John Mtlr rillOn ( K'TM).
60: 1. Bryn' HuH (m.1I n (Ni wl ; 2. TrItT Trujill o (KlM ); 3. J(l5h
DuPJ'CW'K (KThU; 4, R",bb y Buggs; S. MKtwd Orr.
80: 1. bd. Silltn'" { '( am ); 2. Tyln Truji llo (Yam ); 3. Ta ylor
Kina (Hon); 4 Chrn. Knowl~ (Yam); S.J.td Duvall CYamJ.
125 PRO 1. Jeff Willoh (Hon) ; 2. Billy Payne tK.1w ); 3. Jef f
Belingheri gets the treats
Wright on the money
at OTHG Motocross
By J%
f'l"!'otolna (Suz); 4. N.d h.m Wood,'1 (Va m); S. f I,n o ld Hdg\:Dldn (Suz).
250 PRO: 1. Billy r .. ync' (""'w i; 2. Jdf Will oh (Han); 3. Jdf
By Chris S anchlrico
I't-M.1:na (Su z); 4. JnTAd Fbh..-r(Suz); 5. ILJrold Haseman (5uz )
ADELANTO, CA, NOV. 14
Paul Wright took the top honors in the hig hly
competitive Over The Hill Gang Expert class.
In the first moto, Carl Gaza fy absco nded
16+ : 1. Michael Buny(,i1 (Suz); 2. Shay MoiIlt5 (Ya m ); 3. Arthur
Om..-Ips (Yolm ); 4. Bri olnGordon (Yillm) .
D
istricl 1 Hare Scramblesand Enduro Banquet
4
Michigan riders receive
year-end honors
MIDLAND, Ml, NOV. 13
This was the first year that the Har e Scra m bles
a nd Enduro banqu et s were held a t th e sa me
location. More than 300 peo pl e in attended a t
Midland 's Valley Plaza.
Enduro riders n."'Ceivl.>d their tra ditiona l Co..ltS
for their accom p lishme nts . Th e ha re sc rambles
rid ers receivl-d trophies. The big winners in the
Endu ro Se ries induded Alan Rand t (Grand
C ha m p ion), Ron Scharp horn (AA Hi Point),
Tom Jonckhlw e (A Hi Pointl , Richard Belles (B
Hi Point) and Shan non Javis (C Hi Point).
rn the Ha re Scrambk-s Series, the top award
went to Chris Ga llt, the overall state champion.
Scott Barclay and Sydney Gallt rounded out the
podi um for the seric'S' top riders. Special recognition was given to Virginia Hunt for alI the
tim e and effort she gives to our sport.
On d ispla y a t the banquet was d new 2000
KTM 250, cou rtesy of Alan Randt of Lansing
Cycle. Steven's S~rt Center, a local dealer, also
bro ug ht a number of off-road motorcycles. Over
the years, District 14 has seen an increase in the
n umber of sponsor companies, many of which
presented gift certificates or products. Moose
handed o ut jerseys to all class v..;nners. Other
sponsors who have helpl.-d out include Glove
Boy, Krause R.lcing. White Brothers , IMS Products, Denn is Kir k, Bel Ray Oil, Xtreme, Kevco,
Terry Ca ble , Pro-Tech Performance, XR On ly,
Fox, Billeta nium, Bridgestone Tires, FMF Racing, A Loop Off Road , Maier, NO Toil, Thumper
Ra cing , Cycr.l, Parts Unli m ited , C la r ke, Off
Road Specialtie s, Tex Brig h t, Lowe Ra cing,
Enduro Engin c
'Cring and Lansing Cycle. Almos t
everyone at th e ba nq ue t received so me t hi ng
from these genero us com pa nies .
Results
H.arT S('u m b l~
B/W 02·15): 1.J., ml.'S Olnt'Y; 2. 8ryiln Dunlap ; 3. To m Emt.ode.
b5 (7·11) : I . Kt·,th Ml'rrill ; 2. Tim Ba ld wi n; 3. Sha nnon flegel.
850-11): I . Dcrt'k Wrigh t; 2. Jak e Emooe; 3. Nick Ounich.
I:ll:i (12·15): 1. UriU
uJtJORt'tod 2. Robl:rt Cribbs; 3. Kurt Didun on.
;
200 (13-17): 1. Michacl1...Aedcr; 2. Jtw:Ml.'1Ti U; 3 . Tl'ilovi!i Prangt'r.
C L Z (O r EN) : 1. Eri k Du ..h .·k; 2 . David Vandecar; 3. Kim
M"hncke.
Ct A (Orl:.'N) : 1. c..~ Huntfll,ln; 2. Brt," McCoy; 3. Michael
GtL..-m..Jn.
125: 1. Aaron W..-gnt.T; 2. Travi!! Tu tl•.·thut; 3 . J,I!I(Jn Garland.
200 : 1. Katit · Campbell; 2. Brian t lowes; 3. Mike Sta pula .
250: I . Corey C a lki n!!; 2. Rol-.-rt Rout ; 3. Bldir Bt.'BilI'lO.
4-STRK.: 1. A.an>n8.J.rth; 2. CLtyton Abf.tlter. 3, Shannon jnd posit ion . Sanchi rico mana g ed to wo r k h is way
around the fading Ho rto n and the n set his sights
o n M c Ent~. As he bega n to reel in McEntee , a
fla t rear tir e ended his hopes of catching the
lea d ers . Sa nchir ico held o n for fou r th, wh ich
wa s good enoug h for seco nd overall on the day.
Out front, Wrig ht was in co mplete contro l wi th
il co m fortable lead . Criswell d id his bt..'St to run
down Wright , but it was too late. Wri gh ~ s 2-1
tally sc'CUred the ove rall victory . McEntee put in
a valiant effort on the da y, fighting off the nu for
a 3-3 :-teore and third overall .
Sunrise Raceway is a li ve o nce aga in, and
with re newed vigor. The new pro p ri e to rs o f
Su n rise a re ac t ive ra cers; th ey kn ow w h at
mot ocrosser s like and th e y' re d oi n g a n o u tstandi ng job of pro\ iding a gra de-A track with
all the ing red ients that make mot ocross the bt.'St
Racer
YERJ:\lGlUN, NY, ocr. 31
Reno Motorsports /Pro Circuit/Moose rider Dennis Belinghe ri treated himself to an easy win at the
Mason Valley Dirt Squirts Halloween Hare and
Hound . The seven th race of the MRANN series
brought more than 130 racers to the desert on a
dust-filled day.
As is the case in most d ry , desert condition..
..,
the start was important. Beling heri jumped out
in fron t, but Greg Searle tk the inside line and
led into the first san d wash. Josh Wilso n, Emit
Taylo r and Rob Zim merman trailed behind. As
the Ama teu rs started, Dana Losey grabbed the
holes ho t and never looked back.
In the Novice class, David Mayer and Wayne
Thompson were battl in g for the lead . A t the
midpoint of th e first loop, Searle fell in a rocky
was h .lOd Beling heri w ent by. With d ear, d us tfree v isio n, Be lingheri w as abl e to opt!n u p a
command ing lead . So me of the ea rly favo rites ,
DH R.lcing's Dave Hamel and Ed McCoy, were
fig ht ing the ir way into th e top five after bad
starts. A~ the lead ers en tered the pits, Bd ingh eri
had a thrt!C-minute lead ahead of Sl.'Cond-overall
rider Rob Zimmerman. Ham el had pasSt.'ti Searle for third , and Nick Fain rounded out the top
five. The Over 30 leader, Bill Diaz , was battling
with his rival Marty Kennedy, and Mark Dowers wa s leading the Over 38 class. Losey continued to smoke the Ama teur clas..<;, and Mayer was
leading the N ovices.
The second loop was rougher and more technica l. However, this didn't slow Beling heri .
"I h.,d a big lead, so I just tried to ride smooth
and in control. " Belingheri later reported.
Zimmerman, who was ch arging b~hind,
crashed and broke his handlebars . This let Hamel
move u p to second . Belingheri took the cht..ockered
nag for first overall and his second MRANf' win
this season. Hamel finished sc'COnd, first Open
bik e. Searle finish ed thi rd . McCov a nd Fain
rounded out the top five. Taylor fi';ished sixth
on-rall, first Four-Stroke, and Di1 Rohbins (HIm).
.
(,(J: 1. bek Field , (KThO; 2. Ty k-r Yu rk (Kaw ); 3. Kyle O'Bnen
{)(a wl ; 4. Joshua MOI'TO!< (Ka w ); S. Chm WAlton (Ka w ).
P/W: 1. Trevor Derube ("'
1M); 2. ~ Hunl.owill (KTM); 3.
Tl'l"\I r York Oenbarger. In the first moto, the two
had a mot~ long ~lttle in which they were rarely
separated by more than a coupl e of bike lengths.
Wisenbarger was able to match ev ery move tha t
Williard could muster up, and he took the firstmoto victo rv . The second moto would be
Williard's, h;' weve r, as the you ng KTM rid er
made his way past Wisenba rgcr and hdd on to
the finish , grab bing the ove rall victory by virtue
of his 2-1 moto scores. Followi ng Willia rd a nd
Wiscnbarger across the line in thir d pL o\'erall
,cc
was CR ri der Casey Livi ngston. Wisenba rger
would la ter l. ke out his fru strati on on the 125cc
l
C class by do mina ting both mot os for the o vcrall
win over Livingston and YZ rid er Robert Rowe.
In the 125cc A class, YZ co m padres John
Simms and Duane Evans w er e sim p ly smokin'
around the Honda Hill s circu it. The tw o traded
mo tu victoril's, with Eva ns nab bin g the overa ll
by vir tue of hi s mot o-t w o v icto ry. C R ri de r
Travis Smith and YZ rid er Matt Prit cha rd d id
the sa me in the 125cc B class, wit h Smith taking
the top spot.
In Over 40 racing action, YZ250-m ounted
M.nk Matheis took the firs t· mo to holes hot and
led to the finis h . In m o to tw o, a g Tt~a t battle
d evel o ped bet w een Matheis and C R-mo u nte d
Chuck Hetri ck, wh o took the second- mo to " in
ove r Math eis and CR250-mounted Tom Remlev.
Ho w ev er, Het rick' s firs t ~moto DNF , due to ~a
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