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Northwest Vintage Motocross Championship Series Round 8: Woodland Motocross Park STORV AND PHOTOS BV CLAV LIGHT WOODlAND, WA, APR. 6 Chris Clark checked out on the competition In three of his four motos, posting the overall Over 30 and Open Expert victories at the penultimate round of the Northwest Vintage Motocross Championship Series. fter struggling through w~at was by his own admiSSion his worst performances in years at the previous round, CZ rider Chris Clark felt he shoulders above the rest of the comhad something to prove. At Woodpetition. Skiver, riding a 1974 Canland Motocross Park, site of round Am, overcame a poor start to take eight of the nine-round Northwest the lead on the opening lap, and he Vintage and Evolution Motocross didn't let up until the finish, eaming Championship Series, the Oregonian the 1977 Castle Rock TT National topped two classes, handily winning winner the moto win. Honda rider Jeff the Over 30 and Open Vintage Expert Shelton took advantage of an error or classes. Bill Grubin's part to nab second; GruClark, though, had brutally tough bin recovered to finish third, followed competition, as he squared off by Lorin Smith and Randy Dale. against Jim Row in both classes, as Skiver was in position to garner well as Honda rider Joe Casey, who what would have been his third overwas the only rider all day to finish all win of the season, but he encounahead of Clark - in the first combined tered problems and did not finish. 250cc/Open Expert moto, in which This opened up the door for Shelton, Casey scored an impressive win. riding a 1974 Honda CR250, to grab Clark came back to capture a win in the point position. Shelton then held moto two to complete his two-class it to the finish, putting six seconds on decimation on the day. his closest competitor, Bultaco rider Other double-class winners includAI Anderberg. Shelton (2-1) scored ed Bultaco rider Roger Landberg, who an overall win in Skiver's demise, topped the 250cc and Over 40 Intertrailed by Smith, with consistent 4-4 mediate classes, and Honda-mounted placings. CZ rider Dan Cunha (6-3) Dave Eppig. Aboard a 1979 Honda finished third overall, ahead of Grubin CR250, Eppig clobbered the competi(3-6) and Anderberg (10-2). tion while taking the overall wins in Clark's best performance of the the 250cc Amateur and Under 40 day came in the first Over 30/0ver Intermediate Evolution classes to join 40 Expert/Intermediate-class moto. Clark and the few double-class winClark and fellow CZ riders Kenny ners at the penultimate round of the Brynn and Row trailed Clark at the series. Travis Anderberg topped the unleashing, but this race wasn't like 250cc and Open Vintage Amateur the usual Clark/Row swapfests, as classes, while Paul Thompson scored Brynn held off Row for several laps, the 250cc and Over 40 Expert-class overall wins. . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -..... Sixteen riders lined up in the competitive Over 40 Vintage Amateur class, but it was former AMA National dirttrack star Randy Skive who was head and A Jeff Pugh scored the overall win in the Over 40 Expert class and placed second to Joe Casey in the 125cc Expert class at Woodland Motocross Park. 72 MAY 1, 2002' cue • e n e _ s allowing Clark to pad a large lead. Clark went on to an easy win, while Row trailed some six seconds back. Brynn finished third, which was good for the top position in the Over 40 Intermediate class, while Over 40 Expert-class winner Jeff Pugh and Charlie Brown trailed. CZ-mounted Neil Giertsen pulled the trigger fastest to lead moto two, but Row, Clark and Landberg quickly dropped the Washington rider to fourth on lap one. Row held the lead for several laps in what was his best performance, but the multi-time AHRMA National winner Row couldn't hold off Clark on this day, as the rider from Gladstone, Oregon, had things going his way. Clark won moto two to cap off a 1-1 sweep, with Row finishing second. Kawasaki rider Blake Landon netted third, while Pugh, Giertsen and Landberg followed. Pugh won overall in the Over 40 Expert class, followed by Giertsen (3-2), Brown (2-4) and Steve Satterlund (4-3). Landberg (2-1) came out on top of the Over 40 Intermediate class, followed by Brynn (1-2), Bill Brown (3-3) and Brian Wry (4-4). Casey gave Clark his toughest challenge in the first combined 250cc/Open Expert moto, as Casey, riding a 1973 Honda CR250, bolted to the head of the pack in moto one and then fended off Clark to the finish to hand Clark his only loss of the day. Clark came back strong in moto two to score the win, ahead of fellow Open-class rider Rowand Landon. Landon's best performance of the day earned the Kawasaki-mounted Oregonian an overall 250cc class win, ahead of Casey and Christopher James. Bultaco rider Rick Ball ran amid the Expert contestants to snare an overall Open Intermediate victory (1-1), followed by Brynn and Wry. Oregon's Kurt Stevens and Washington's Monty Price's season-long battle resumed in the Open Evolution Expert class, with Stevens taking advantage of a spill on Price's part to win overall, via 1-2 placings. Jim Sawtell finished third (3-3). CIII Wootllsad MolscnIss Palt Woodlu'" W••llingtDo Ileults: april 6, ZOO2 lRoand 8 of IJ Vintage WI'IN: I. Amy Ughl (K.w); 2. Ali.. Wise (V.m); 3. Ashley D.hrens (Hon); 4. I'Iory R.dm.cher (Hen); 5. Arico Cole (V.m). XR75: 1. Brendan BIDir (Hon); 2. Jeke Owens (Hon); 3. Tim Bentien (Hon); 4. Kyle Moulton (Hon); 5. Derrick Walther (Hon). PRE·I970 EX: 1. Neil Giertsen (Hus); 2. Ed Locke (BSA). PRE·I970 INT: 1. Jim Cole (Trl); 2. D.rrel Kilgore (Y.m). PRE-I 970 AM: 1. Th.1 Anderson (Hon). 125 AM: I. Steve Mitchell (C-A); 2. D.le Stevens (C-A); 3. Th.1 Anderson (Hod); 4. TIm Ansley (Hon); 5.....ron Anderberg (V.m). 125 INT: I. Josh W.rring (Hen). 125 EX: I. Joe C.sey (Hon); 2. Jeff Pugh (Hon). 250 AM: I. Tr.vls Anderberg (Bul); 2. l'I.rk Mittm.n (C2); 3. Adorn Se.rio (C2); 4. Lorin Smith (C2). 5 Mike C.ruso (Hus). 250 INT: I. Roger Londberg (Bul); 2. J.ck Gillette (Hus). 250 EX: I. BI.ke London (K.w); 2. Joe C.sey CHon): 3. Christopher James (Yam); 4. Randy Brown (Vam). OPEN AM: 1. Tr2lvis Anderberg (Bul); 2. Jon McLeon (Cl); 3. R.ndy O.le (V.m); 4. Kelly Proci'" (y.m). OPEN INT: 1. Rick Boll (Bul); 2. Kenny Brynn (Cl); 3. Bri.n Wry (Cl); 4. Mich.el Cox (Y.m). OPEN EX: 1. Chris CI.rk (Cl); 2. Jim Row (C2). 30. AI'\: I. Mike Caruso (Hus); 2. Scott Topping (Hus)' 3. Tom Owens (Hus). 30+ INT: 1. Scott Smith (Hon); 2. Christopher Del Air (Hon). 30. EX: I. Chris CI.rk (Cl); 2. BI.ke London (K.w); 3. Jim Row (Cl). 40. AM: I. Jeff Shelton (Hon); 2. Lorin Smith (Cl); 3. D.n Cunha (Cl); 4. Bill Grubln (Hon); 5. "" Anderberg (Bul). 40. INT: I. Roger Landberg (Bul); 2. Kenny Brynn (Cl); 3. Bill Brown (Mon); 4. Bri.n Wry ~Cl). 40+ EX: 1. Jeff Pugh (Hon); 2. Nell Glertsen (CZ); 3. Cherlie Brown (Puc); 4. Steve Setterlund (Cl). 50+ AM: 1. Ron Sllunders (Bu1); 2. Bill Sch",eitzer (Bul). 50. INT: I. R.ndy Skiver (C-Al; 2. Reid Se.rio (Cl); 3. Jerry Shields (Hon). 50. EX: 1. SIeve Setterlund (Cl). 60+ AM: 1. Glenn Finnerin (C-A); 2. Dan I'IcC.rthy (Hus); 3. Norm DuV.1I (V.m); 4. Chuck Burchinal (Yam). 50. I!'IT: 1. George Eadie (V.m); 2. R.lph CI.rk (Cl); 3. Eric Kr.sk (V.m). 4-STRK INT: 1. Scott Smith (Hen); 2. Jim Cole (Tri); 3. Jerry Shields (Hon); 4. De.n Newton (Tri). Evolution 125 AM: 1. Thad Goff (Hon); 2. Brhm Reveal (Hen). 125 INT: 1. Chlllrlie Martin (Vern); 2. Josh Warring (Hon); 3. Jeff Rose (Hen). 2S0 AM: 1. D.ve Epplg (Hon): 2. Rob Cov.el (Vom); 3. Ed Russell (C-A); 4. G.ry Bowmen (1'10.); 5. Ben W... (Vom). 250 INT: I. Ch.rlie I'Iortin (V.m). 2S0 EX: I. P.uI Thompson (Hen): 2. Jon.thon Stuort (Hen): 3. Christopher J.mes (y.m). OPEN AM: I. J.mes Conw.y (1'1.1); 2. Je.ff Neumonn (Suz); 3. Rick F.lte....ck (l'Ioi); 4. D.vld l'Iotteler (1'101); 5. Kyle Johnson (1'101). OPEN INT: 1. Marvin Newton (Mal); 2. Scott McAllister (Mal); 3. Scott Howl.nd (V.m); 4. Lyle Be.ch (V.m); 5. Len Lowery (V.m). . OPEN EX: 1. Kurt Stevens (V.m); 2. Monty Price (V.m): 3. Jim S.wtell (Hus); 4. Fr.nk Campbell (l'Ioi); 5. Christopher J.mes (Vam). 0-40 AM: 1. Bruce Bennett (Hus); 2. Glen Rose (Hon); 3. WllIde Anderson (YllIm); 4. Craig Anderson (Sw:). . 0-40 INT: I. D.ve Eppig (Hen); 2. Ch.rlie I'Iortln (Yam); 3. Chris Walther (Hon); 4. Scott McAllister (1'101); 5. Len Lowery (Y.m). 0-40 EX: 1. Jim Sawtell (Hus); 2. Jonathan Stu.rt (Hon). 40. AM: 1. Bill Grubin (Hon); 2. Glen Rose (Hon); 3. Mike While (Hus). 40. (NT: 1. Lyle Beach (Yam); 2. Marvin Newton (1'101); 3. Bill Brown (V.m). 40. EX: 1. Paul Thompson (Hen); 2. Frank C.mpbell (1'101). 50. AM: 1. Rick Radmacher (Hen); 2. Chester Wilson (l'Ioi); 3. Eric Kr.sk (V.m). 4-STRK AM: I. Joe Blair (Yam); 2. Hens May (Vam); 3. R.ndy Johnson (Hon). 4-STRK INT/EX: I. Monty Price (V.m); 2. Lyle Be.ch (Y.m).

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