Woodland Motocross Park
Marion Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Fairgrounds Coliseum
Anudder Mudder at
Woodland Vintage MX
Baker Cooks Indoors
A Throng of Nathans
By CLAY
By RUPERT X. PELlETT
WOODLAND, WA, JAN. 13
Starters were many but finishers were few at
the latest in a series of vintage and evolution
motocross events at Woodland Motocross
Park. Just under 200 riders were on hand for
round four of th~ Northwest Vintage and Evolution Motocross Series, an event which was
hampered by extensive precipitation.
Among the day's top performers was
Husqvarna-mounted Bryson Williams. The
Oregonian was one of the select few doublemoto winners on the day. Williams walloped
the competition in the I 25cc Amateur Vintage
class, in which he led Honda rider Kevin Krashear and Hodaka pilot Nick Chapman into the
top three in the increasingly popular class.
Krashear (3-3) and Chapman (5-2) were the
next most consistent riders in the DNFplagued class.
CZ-mounted Chris Clark has been the
dominant force in the Open Expert Vintage
class all season long, and today was much the
same for the Portland, Oregon, rider, although
instead of the normally brutal competition,
Clark's win aboard his 1973 CZ 400 came
uncontested. Clark was the only finisher of the
six riders in the combined Expert/Intermediate
class.
The 250cc Amateur Vintage class had its
fair share of entrants. However, only three riders finished in the quagmire. CZ-mounted
Lorin Smith and Bultaco jockey Travis Ankerberg traded moto wins in the soupy condi·
tions, but Ankerberg stayed upright the
longest to post a moto-two victory and nab
the overall win via 2-1 placings. Smith (1-2)
finished second overall, ahead of CZ rider Reid
Saario Jr. (6-3), who rounded out the top
three.
Thanks to more contemporary suspension,
there was a much greater rate of finishers in
the 250cc Evolution Amateur class. Of the
eight riders entered, seven finished both
motos. The top performer, Josh Waring, hammered the competition aboard his 1979
Honda CR250. Waring's win came by virtue of
his 2-1 placings, topping Yamaha rider Rick
Pickner (1-2). Rob Covel (3-3), Ed Storm (4-4)
and Doug Durkin (6-6) filled out the top five overall.
Honda-mounted Joe Casey has enjoyed a
lengthy domination in Expert-class action this
season. Riding a I 980 Honda CR250, Casey
sloshed his way to a win in the sparsely-contested 250cc Evolution Expert class with a 1- I
sweep to finish ahead of Washington's c.J.
"Siege" James. Yamaha rider Charlie Martin,
the lone Intermediate rider, trailed the duo for
a win in his class.
Results
Coby (K.w).
Results.
230 C: I. Rustie Goddard (Yem): 2. Todd Ebersole (Hon); 3.
Matthew Bc:wmeu (Yam).
16-24: I. Scott Kudtler (Hon): 2. Shllun Kuehler (Hon); 3. Doug
GaD (Hon).
~, 1. A,,"" N""""'" (Sn (Lorn); 3.
Jake Fowler (Cob).
50 (7·8): 1. Shawn Rife (Cob): 2. Seth Wels (Cob): 3. Max
Dorian ~ (Hos).
PRE-1970 EX: 1. Neil Giertsen (Hus); 2. Ken Buminghom (Tri).
125 N'c 1. Bryson WUlJams (Hus); 2.. Kevin InJnghom (Kaw); 3.
loren O'Cull (Suz).
SCHBY: I. Kyle Ringwald (KTM); 2. Jared Grabiel (Kaw); 3.
Ao"", Hod< (lion).
16·2'; I. Hethen ........ (Yom); 2. 0 _ On>cyk (Kaw); 3. Joey
lewis (Yam).
2S+ A: 1. Chuck Nicholson (Suz); 2. Matt Kelley (Hon): 3. Mike
"""'" (Hon).
25.. B: 1. Chad Walker (KTM): 2. Rustle Goddcrd (Yam); 3. Jeff
Coles (Yam).
30+: 1. Chuck Nicholson (Suz); 2. Matt Kelley (Hon): 3. Brad
Coles (Yarn).
40.. : I. Jeff Coles (Yam): 2. Jamie Burton (Suz): 3. Walter
Bessey (Suz).
OPEN: I. Chad Walker (KTM): 2. DwIght Voltz (Kaw); 3. Mark
McDaniel (Yam).
Glen Helen Raceway Park
Hall Calls the Shots
at Glen Helen Mud-In
By Baa AllaY
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, JAN. 13
A day of heavy rains bestowed Glen Helen
with lots and lots of mud - gooey, messy, slippery stuff that made practice a danger zone at
the first ROTMX race of the year.
Mark Hall got out in front of the pack and
set a fast pace for all the other Master A racers, controlling the race for two laps until he
was overtaken by Dennis Boulware. Hall hung
in there, pushing hard, but he couldn't regain
his lead and ended up following Boulware
across the checkers.
The second time around, Boulware was
out in front with the holeshot and he dominated the track until Hall upset things with a lastlap pass for the moto win and the overall.
Boulware ended up second.
Ben Johansso was flying on his KTM, and
none of the other Master B racers could better
rum. He crossed over with a big win, leaving
Steve Donaldson with second.
In the second mota, a fast-moving Tom
White whittled away at Johansso's lead and
muscled past him on the last lap for the victory.
Johansso was second.
Results
Nick Costello led 12 other Experts to the
50 (4-6): 1. Zachary Knotls (Cob); 2. Cody Herron (Lem); 3.
first turn and kept the power going for five
EmIly TItus (KTM).
more laps. Scott Wilson upped the energy on
50 (7-8): I. Seth Wels (Cob); 2. Cameron Reaa (Cob); J. Max
Hug"'" IKTM).
his Yamaha and slipped past Costello, and
50 (4-8): 1. Austin Coon (Yam): 2. Mitch Oo\vell (Yem): 3. Ryan
five laps later he had first place nicely
Prater (Yam).
wrapped up. Costello followed him in and
65 (7.9): I. Nathan Hesken (KTM); 2. Ryan TItus (KTM); 3.
Cody WIIlJam, (KTM).
Dave Simon cinched third.
Colin Birtles' fast-paced Yamaha
ruled for a while in moto two, but
Costello pushed harder and chalked up
the win. Birtles stayed close behind,
checking in with second, and Michael
Neal secured third.
In the Amateur Over 40 class,
Ray Simmons was the early leader for
five laps until Kawasaki jockey
Bill Bouman ripped' past. Bouman was
then outpaced by an even faster Larry
Fisher, who took first. Bouman owned
second, and Simmons crossed over
in third.
In moto two, Honda-mounted
Simmons was pursued by a fast Bruce
Young, right there at his rear fender.
Young made the pass on lap two and
didn't let up until the race was won.
Simmons and Terry Tak occupied
second and third.
Barry Simon nailed the first
Amateur Over 50 moto holeshot and
controlled the lead for two laps. Then
Billy Addington maneuvered past and
took over the action for the win.
Dennis Rosenberg moved quickly
through traffic to claim second. Simon
picked up third.
Ken Beach got off to a great start in
moto two, but unfortunately he stalled
his Yamaha on lap two, giving RosenMarlon Fairgrounds Coliseum: Gavin Gracyk won
berg the lead, which he held to the
the 250cc B class In Marlon, Ohio.
finish. Addington and Jack Garland
placed second and third.
