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The best race of the day was the reducedfield Expert 80cc GP contest. Ian Igercic was
quickest off the line and won the first-tum battle to lead Ben Morse, Skye Girard and
Leonard Mellgren, only a heartbeat behind. By
lap four, Girard had taken the lead from Igercic with a inside braking move, diving under
Igercic into turn seven. Mellgren, biding his
time in fourth. had begun his calculated march
toward the front. Girard held the slimmest of
leads through lap nine, when Mellgren deftly
overtook Girard and opened up a slight lead,
Leading the conga line to the checkers, Mellgren had a firm lead, with Girard, Morse and
Igercic following in tight formation behind, In
the end, there were no losers in this race - just
full dance cards.
Unfortunately, the afternoon race lost its
fire early on. with Mellgren taking an easy win.
Morse came in second with a solid run. Igercic
hung on to third, while Girard finished fourth
after low-siding on lap one.
Not only did he put a Tennessee whippin' on
his classes. but, after coming out of a staggerstart gate, he passed seasoned Over 25 and
Over 40 riders and finished the combined
motos running third, behind 125cc A rider
Jamaal Bond and 125cc B rider Tyler Brown.
It seems blue was the color of the day.
Running in 8Scc Senior and Supermini, 14year-old Bryce Cowley of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri, crossed the Mississippi River and
brought the 'Show Me State of mind" with
him. Competing against fellow Missourian
Brandon Burrow and Brighton, Tennessee's
Troy West, Cowley and his Yamaha gobbled
up the two Honda riders early in all four motos
of 85cc Senior and Supermini racing and
claimed the top trophies for each class. Burrow, a competitor with a big heart for a 12year-old, hung with Cowley for all four laps of
each moto but couldn't quite seem to muster
the MX muscle to reel him in. Burrow took
second in both classes, with West turning in
two third-place finishes.
As if that wasn't enough, Derek Luther, yet
another YZ jockey, battled with Honda man
Dusty Webb in the 250cc C contest and took
the overall class win with a 2-1 moto score.
Webb won moto one but couldn't hold off
Luther in moto two, and once again blue had
reigned over red.
It was one of those blue kind of days.
Rere (Hus).
OfT INT: 1. Lars Bums!de (Hon); 2. MarX Hontou (Yam): J.
KevIn PInto (Hon).
Cedar Raceway Park
No Capitulating
for Kapahulehua
IlS C: 1. B.J. Sauls (Yom); 2_ Josh Farris (Kaw); 3. Justin
McCositill (Yam); 4. ~an Bartholomew (Kow): 5. Brandon Burrow
(Hon).
250 A. 1..Jamu1 Bond (Han).
250 8: l. Lee Mamlng (Suz).
250 C: l. Derek luther (Yom): 2_ Dusty Webb (Han): 3. Matthew
HendrIX CHon); 4. Danny Schee4e (Yam): 5. CI1IIg Orr (Hon).
SCHBV: I. Tyter Btown (Suz); 2. Miles Goode (SuI).
16·24: I B.J. Sauls (Yam); 2. Justin Mc:Cask.iIl (Ymn); 3 Josh
Farris (Kow): 4. Donny Farns (Kaw).
25",: 1. Trent KKier (Sw:)
25... A: I. Shone V&Ughn (Yam).
30. B/C; 1. Mike West (Hon): 2. Le-e Manning (Suz); 3. Brad
Shelton (Hul).
40..: I. Dllnny Seaton (Yam).
Wilson Returns
to Redwood
BY JOHN MILLS
Saavedra Takes It
BY Roo GIRARD
WILLOW SPRINGS, CA, OCT. 7
For round 10 of its championship series, the
California Motorcycle Road Racing Association made a much-anticipated return to the
Willow Springs Kart Track. The paddock
buzzed with positive energy as cool temperatures and nearly perfect conditions spawned
some incredibly close, exciting riding in the
morning races.
A combined Amateur formula SO/Senior
Modified race opened the event, with 13-yearold Ashley Caldwell delivering one of the best
rides of the day. Starting almost last, Caldwell
sliced and diced through the field to a dazzling
Amateur Formula 50 win, behind Senior Modified winner Tommy Crawford. Damian Saavedra fought an ill-running bike for second in the
Amateur Formula 50 portion, with J.D.
Schendel taking third and Scott Gamer fourth.
Although it was a combined race, the field was
evenly matched. with Senior rider Ken Gill finishing third, ahead of Saavedra, and second in
Senior Modified competition.
In the afternoon race, Saavedra and Caldwell quickly broke away and ran pretty much
unchallenged. Caldwell pressed Saavedra, but
with his motor demons exorcised, Saavedra
easily held off Caldwell. Derek Gill moved up
to take third. Garner came in a consistent
fourth,
Who races 50cc motorcycles? The beautiful Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain,
home to both World Super Bike and GP, is
named for a local hero and World 50cc Champion. Honorable mention goes to Josh Herrin,
the youngest of the young lions on this week~
end, who looked very good during Saturday's
practice and even better on race day. Starting
deep in the pack of the 23-rider Beginner
Stock class, young Herrin quickly moved up
through the field, earning a fabulous second
place overall on his first race weekend, behind
winner Syimphia Vu.
50 (4.6): 1 Dllvid Beebe (Cob): 2. Kenny HMRIOger (KTM); 3.
Joshue Lenny (Hon): 4. Brandon Kf1Il (Yam); 5. Ell Wilke1S (Hon).
50 (7-11): I. Bellu Bastilln (KTM): 2. Malthew CendejllS (ATK):
J. Cainen Hoover (Hon); 4. RIChie Olstad (KTM).
60 NOV: I. James Schuler (Kaw); 2. Don Ferranti (Kaw); 3.
Ryan Shields (Han); 4. Knsten PinIO (Kow); 5. Kenny Bowman (Kaw).
80 BEG: 1. Nlc:k BIsel (Yam): 2. Brllndon Frome (Yam); 3. Brett
Pjffero (Yom); 4. Mike McEachern (Hon); 5. lsaaias Vega (Stu).
80 NOV: 1. T.J. Lorenz (Yam).
801NT: I. Jimmy Mills (Yam); 2. J~my Honlou (Yam).
100; I. Kns Metthews (Kow).
80 S/MlNJ: I. Jimmy Mills (Yam): 2. T.J. Lorenz (Yem); 3. Jere·
my HOnlou (Yem): 4. Jeremy Riley (Hon).
125INT; 1. Lars Bumslde (Hen): 2. Curtls Crenshew (Yam): 3.
Brendan Boldl (Yom): 4. Kamal Owen (Hon).
125 EX: I. Tony Mondo (Kew).
250 NOV: I. Eddie Bamett (Suz); 2. Jason Rossetto (Kow); 3.
Gobe Ellis (Hon); 4. Joel Burkel (KTM): 5. Mark FInely (Yarn).
250 INT: 1. Cole Wilson (Yom); 2. Ben Wilson (Hon); 3. Tom
Elsea (Yem); 4. Brlim Oennls (Yam).
250 EX: 1. Tommy Jean (Hon): 2. Shown Bushnell (Kaw): J.
Tony Mondo (Kaw).
UIL: I. Shawn Bushnell (Kaw); 2. Tommy Jean (Hon); 3. Tony
Mondo (Kow); 4. Lars Burnside (Hon); 5. Brandon Boktt (Yam).
I
(Vom).
S/M1NI: I. Adam (halfle{d (Hon): 2. Devin Sullivan (Yam); J .
Tony Esposito (SUI); 4 Justin Fraughton (Kaw): 5. Logan Bmggeli
(Vom).
125 BEG: 1. Bnan Fowler (Hon); 2. Ken Hynes (Yam): 3. Cody
(Yam); 4. Brady Draper (Suz): 5_ Randy Guzman (Yam).
125 NOV: I. Devin Sullrvon (KTM); 2. M.Ic:hae1 Porker (Yom). J
lac Humphries (Hon): 4 Josh Pillsbury (Yam): 5 WlI1ie Ungerman
(Kaw).
125 INT: I. Kyle Partridge (Suz): 2. Sc:ott Theobald (Hon): J
Chance Bulloc:h (Yom); 4 Tyler Mortensen (Yom); 5. NICk Vreel