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Los Angeles County Raceway: Danny Ramirez (3 8), eve nt ual overall winner Michael Crawford (C7) , Geoff Na ylo r (11 7) and Doug Wolfe
(131) lea ve the start line in the second Ve t Beginner moto at the opening ro u nd o f Ca lifornia Rac ing Club's Saturday n ight motocross
season In Palmdale .
Points leader Dusty Hammon pla ced first
in th e 50 cc Expert cla ss in his first year of rid ing. T he DFW/ KTM -s po nso red rid er poi nted
out that , at eight ye ars of age, he is the "baby "
of h i s cl a ss . bu t h is "pit m a st e r" quickly
changed th at to "d a man!"
Sun day ' s Amateu r races brought another
fi rst-place fi nish for the 25 0 cc cla ss leader,
Cycl e Concepts-spon sored Trav is Ost een.
"This is m y second fi rst pl ace in a row, "
Osteen exclaimed. " li m defi ni tely proud of it!"
Osteen was bu m m ed becau se hi s good
fri end Bill y Beer wasn 't able to com plete the
race due to mechanica l probl ems and hoped
to have him ba ck , d icing it up, at th e next
race .
Cycle Town/ Moose/ Suomy Helm ets / Scotti
Mich eli n-spo nso red Cl ay Hoensh ell earn ed
himself more time in th e spo tl ight. snagging
the holeshot and pulling aw ay to anoth er outst an di ng first -p la c e fi n is h i n th e Pro cl ass
wh ile putting on qu it e a sho w fo r a local news
c re w on the nasty j um p sectio n - or , in his
case . do ubles sect ion ! Had yn Fra n k lin, 27.
he ld on fo r ano ther seco nd -place fi nish, his
t hi rd of t h e se ason. Th e KTM/S u p e r Fa st
F ue ls/ Rage Kn ee Brac es/ Pro A rmor- spo n sored f ranklin is a five- ti me cham p ion on the
Texa s State Championship Endu ro ci rc uit.
"I do bett er with th e muddi er tra ck s - two
fir st-pl ace fi nishes - but I am reall y enjo ying
th is type of rac i ng," he repli ed when asked
about the TCC M . "I' m havi ng a lot of fun and
shoo tin g for th e champ ionshi p, of course!"
Fr an kli n got his fi rst bik e when he was 4
ye a rs ol d . H is d ad . a 20-yea r v et e ra n of
Enduro racing. pr obabl y had something to do
with th at... .
Result s
SR Al't: 1. Garry Conner (Yam) ; 2. Kenny Kopoedty ( Han); 3.
G~ Benton (Yom) .
SR EX I . <;~ I"'\artlnez (Hon); 2. Kem Glen (Kl"M): 3. Hart»d
Smith (Yam); 4. Norm Schiel (Hen).
OfT: I . Frank Costanzo(Hon) : 2. Jim ~ (Yam); 3. Ed
Tripp (Hal); 4. Kem G~ (KTM); 5. Earl Adams (Kaw) .
B OPEJ't 1. Josh Cook; 2. BrianDickenon : 3. Scott NdrnI.
B 250 : I . Culos ,¥,a
yo: 2. Jaso n Harm on; 3 . Greg Simi: 4 .
Mictutel Tune: 5. Bnddey Owen.
B 200: I . Aaron WWiI; 2. Pariler Nc:I&en; 3. Quam Y ~ 4.
PIltnck TItUs;5. Natblln BalIord.
B 4.STRK: 1. Brian KMberg; 2. Brad CihGn; 3. Aaron RobertI 4 .
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Ced a r C reek Ranch
Rhodes to Victory Lane
at Cedar Creek GP
B y J AN W EISENFELS
GOSHEN. AR. JUNE 3
At th e foot of th e Ozark s, in the rolling hill s of
north west Arkansa s, lies Cedar Creek Ranch,
Petr1ck.
C 226 . ; 1. Mike Stephms : 2. lAny Wood; 3. Scott Tipton; 4. Jon
Brittenum; 5. o-k CIoR.
C 0. 225: I . Mike Taylor; 2. ChriI WIlItS; 3. Ryan Y~.
SISR: I . Ron TIlI'lrIft'; Z. Gary Gilmore; 3. Jim ~ 4. St~
Moffett; 5. BW Rene.
$R: I. Seeve Underwood ; Z. Rick Owena; 3. Bud ~e; 4
Everett Ratliff; , . Tom Nupp.
TR: I . Jeue Retd; 2. Shone Roberts; 3. Josh Bunch; 4. Dustm
Spickard: 5. lochary P\IlnaIto.
WMN: 1. Rhonda Griggs : Z. Uta~: 3. Teni Hale.
JR: 1. Blaine Gartrell: 2. Sterling English; 3. Tanner Jones ; 4
&an Holland; 5. B111ke Hassell.
MINI: 1. Hunter Rhodes; Z. Mlltt Frazie r: 3. l ach Ingram ; 4
DougleTrue .
th e si te of a da y of inte nse ra ci ng as t he
Ar kansas Hare Scr am bles Ser ies held its fifth
roun d . Ce da r C re ek is a pri va te , 1DO-a c re
Holliste r Hills GP Tra ck
ran ch locat ed in Gos hen, Arka nsa s . a nd it's
Jurevich Goes
the Distance
owned by Mike Parke r.
This was the first race ever held at Cedar
Creek . and all the te rrain was freshly cut . The
co urse was tec hn ica l, with gna rly. off -camber
slnqle - tra ck sections that led th rough a rock
garden. In thi s secti on. about 75 per cent of th e
rid ers went down. There was also a fast . wide ope n secti on across a grass track that quickly
turned into a m ot ocros s track. Cedar Cree k
had a li tt le bit of everything to offer, and its
first eve nt was e great on e.
Last year 's Ark e nsa s Ha r e Scrambl es
Series ove rall ch am pion. Johnny Rhodes. put
on a good sho w and had no problems makin g
a score at this ev ent. As soon as th e event
sta rt ed, Rhod es and Martin Up ton wen t into
the fi rst co mer nec k and neck. with Rhodes in
th e lead by j ust one wheel. The n Upton and
Dr ew Ch andl er pa ssed Rhod es on th e high speed gra ss track .
It wasn 't until the th ird lap that Rhode s got
on the gas and made the pass bac k into the
lead. Upton was cha rg in g fo r th e fi rst· plac e
position wh en he hit a roc k and bent his rear break rotor, ruining it beyond repa ir. Upton
continued to race, j ust to stay in the game .
Whil e Rhodes was still in th e lead . Chandl er
made a pit stop . and Upton took the chance to
slide into second place. Chandler did n't waste
m uch ti m e in the p its, though, as his pit crew
had him quickl y out and on the gas , and he
moved back into th ird . Clint Carr was riding
hard. closing th e gap for fourth .
Rhodes wa s starting to pull a stro nger lead
as the laps wo re on . Riding strong. Chan dler
passed Up ton to regain second pla ce. Fo r th e
last th ree lap s. th e positions stay ed the same
to th e end, with Rhode s, Chan dler, Upton and
Carr fin ishin g in th at o rder.
R.sults
M EX 1. JoIymy Rhodes: 2.
Drew Chandkr; 3. fo\anin Upton: 4.
By R AND Y HElM
HOWSTER. CA , JUNE 3
The riders who attended th e Mutant Motor sports Promotions GP event in Hollister were
treated to plenty of track time and perfect
weather. Th e single-45·minute -moto format
proved to be challenging even for the expe ri enced ri ders . Billy .Jurev ic h, aboard his Al l Ameri can Suzuk i, too k top ho nors in the Pro
cl ass, eve n t hough he w as raci ng with an
injured finger.
Mi ke Dic ker so n pu lled a clea n ho leshot
and put hi s Kawasaki into the early lead in th e
co m bi ned Int er m ed iate/ Pro moto . With 45
m inutes to go . Jurevlch had pl enty of ti m e to
work his wa y up fro nt. On ce J ur ev ich a nd
Hond a -mounted Kenny Hes se worked th ei r
wa y pa st Dickerso n. the y were all alo ne u p
fro nt. For nearl y 30 laps. Hesse was trying to
make up time . but Jurevich stayed j ust out of
st ri ki ng d istance. When th e checkered n ag
flew. it was Jurevich up fron t , with Hesse right
behind. Dickerson hung on to win the Interm ediate cla ss with room to sp are - h is secon d
win of the day .
The Ove r The Hill Gang was in att endan ce,
with top honors going to Keith Divireill o for
winnin g th e Pro class over Greg Albin , wh o
finished a close second .
Th e 50 cc racers were given two IO-minute
m otos to deter mine a winner. When th e du st
settled. KTM -mounted Matthew Sanchez, out
of Hollister. took the overall. Tra cy , Califor nia's Elri c Fl ory battled aboa rd his Polini t o
secure the second spot , and Gabriel Adame
put his Lem into third.
Oint Carr; 5. Jdt Lemay.
R. sults
A OPEN: I. Tm Bewley: 2. Alan Hotmberg: 3. Mike Snook ; 4.
John Stubbldleld: 5. Adam Bie&e:hke.
50 (4· 6) : 1. ~tthew S8nchez (KTM), Z. EJ Flory (Pol) , 3.
ric
O.sbnel AdamI (Lem).
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50 (7-9): 1. Dakota Morgan.
60 BEG: 1. Jos.epn Sherman (Kaw): 2. Kacy MartIneZ ( Hon): 3.
Madil Save (Kl1'\) .
60 NOV, I . ~ 50'«> (1IT1<).
80 BEG: 1. John Odenon (Kaw): 2. lack [)upu tl (Yam) ; 3.
Shawn fI'urphy (Yam).
80 NOV: 1. Joshua Ouppong(yarn).
125 BEG: 1. Jeff Fl1etM (Sw:): 2. Grant Corine (Yam) : 3. Tyler
Knoct (Yam).
125 NOV 1. 1'\ike St.m ...eathef (Sw:): 2. Shane CUI'Til!r (Yam):
:
3. Sorrty Sedan: (Yam l.
125 INT: 1. .Mike Dickenon.
125 PRO: 1. ~lIy J~ (Sut ): 2. Kerny HeISe (Hon).
250 BEO: I. Sonny ScoI4rI(Yam); 2. Willice lcraheidef (Yam ); 3.
Brian Chri5tenson(Yam) .
~ NOV: 1. Olem Albin (Hon).
250 L
"fT: 1. Carlo FortinO (Hon): 2. Rr l Berhont (Yam).
VET BEG: I . Joe ~ (Hon): 2. ChrIsWolff (YMn) .
VET NOV: 1. Ralph Schwllrtt (Hon) : Z. John Sicely (Y1lrT1): 3.
Joe Spiers (KTM) .
VET IMT: I . ~vin Weltnef {Honl;
Chns McCormIck (Hon).
VET PRO: I. Seen Lollar (Yam): 2. Mik ~ Dick~ (K aw) : 3.
Rick Bd'lont (Yam) .
OT HO 30 . BEG: I . Chris Wolff (Yam) : Z. Mac McMannam y
(HuI ): 3. Seen Conly .
OT HO 36. BE G: 1. Ter~sa Reed (Yam ); 2 . Lynn veree. 3 .
Stephen Conner,
OTHG 30. NOV: 1. Kurt Frankhau~ (YoII m); 2. Ray Epownlng
(Yam ): 3. Alex Wagner.J ouregg (HCI'l).
OTHG 38. NOV: I. Aaron Gorl inkel (Yam) ; 2. Kurt Mam ner
(Yam ); 3. Gary Parham (Yam) .
OTHG 30. INT: 1. Chris Stille (Yllm) : Z. David W~l ch ; 3. Kevin
McMurray (Yam ).
OTHG 38. INT: 1. Jo hn Trav erse (Yllm); Z. K('vl n Peteesen
(YIlrT1): 3. Mike SuOOa (Hon).
OTHG 30. EX: L Dwayne Taylor (Hon): 2. Carlo FortInO (Hon):
3. ToddTOWI'\Sl!'nd (Hon).
OTHG 36 . EX : 1. Mi chael Renner (Hon): 2 . Phillip Holmes
(Yam): 3. Ted Niktu (Sul).
OTHG PR 1. Keith Divireillo (Han); 2. Greg Albin (Yam).
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Shiloh Ridge ORV Park
Osteen Jostles 'em
B y JENNIFER WEBB
A LT O. T X, JUNE 2·3
After six years of prom oting races on a farm
outside of W aco , th is was Je rry Bo ren ' s fir st
ye ar prom oti ng races at Shiloh Ridge. Bor en
said it ta kes about six m on th s of hard work to
pu t a track like thi s tog ether.
" We were out putting the mile markers up
at 2 a.m. this morning ," he said .
The tra ck ' s variety of terra in in clud ed
na sty j um p section (a spectator favorite ) , hills.
a tr ee cross ing , m ud , rocks , roots; ov erall, it
wes simply a very technical tra ck.
Saturday 's Pee Wee ra ces featured so m e
firsts for severa l of riders. In the 60 cc Interme diate class , g ·year ·o ld Nikky Nunn and his
fath er shared the excitement of his best fi nish
ever.
"I was in second when I wr ec k ed o n the
last lap ," Nunn beamed. "I went over th e bars,
so I didn't get it - bu t I got third!"
Te n-year-old Bra dley Bevars was th e rider
who moved ahead of Nunn after having been
moved up a class two races ag o.
"In this cla ss, this is my best fi nish so far ,"
he said prou dly . "I go t moved up. It's har der
co mpetition."
PfW 50 AM: I. Troy A. Sonford (IIT M): 2. J .D. Rt'ed (L.em): 3.
Chase ReyrddI (Hon): 4 . Deml Bagley (Yam) : 5. Austri Andenon
(Hon).
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