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was just playing around out there. Red was trying to catch up to Sellars, but he forgot all about Lyles. Aboard his Lyle Fiberglass CR500, Lyles took charge for third. Chisum easily took the win. Sellars got second, Lyles was third, and Red was fourth. Scott Kennedy, Cliff Sullivan and Allan Webster were fifth, sixth and seventh. Hometown sensation Pearce grabbed the number-one spot in the Open final, surrounded by four-strokes. Bagnis was in second, with Yarrow and Hopfe close by. The top four were all Hondas. Canet and Lynch were in fifth and sixth, on Vertematis. Chisum and Salaveria were next, on KTMs. Pearce, Bagn.is, Yarrow and Hopfe were all so close you could have thrown a blanket over them. At this point, they were heading into lapped riders, which always becomes a huge factor for Bagnis and Pearce. Pearce got taken to the wall by the lappers and Bagnis went low and took the lead. On the next lap, Yarrow lost his front end and went down. Bagnis went on for the win, Pearce was runner-up, and Hopfe placed third. YZiITOW remounted and made his way back up to fourth. They were followed by Canet, Lynch and Chisum. R.sults SPTSMN: I. Josh ChIsum (Hon); 2. BruCie Slellars (Yam): 3. Emle LylleS (Hen): 4. Ed Coffley (KTM): 5. Scott. Klennedy (Hbg). OPEN: I. Leonardo Bagnis (Hen): 2. Rick Pt:aln (Hon): 3. Da\lld Hopfle (Hon): 4. Casey Yarrow (Hen): 5. Don Canlet (Vier). Wild Wilderness Raceway Evener No Oddity at Wild Wilderness pie of errors cost him some money on the day. Shaun Kuchler was real hard on the gas in the 250 A class, scoring second overall with a tasty performance and a 3-2 tally. Craig Garrett looked up to speed as he flew off with the 125cc B-c1ass overall, with a wicked 1-1 showing aboard his KTM. Philip Kinnison, normally a very talented woods rider, took to the motocross course like a pro and ran off with both motos of the 250cc B class. The New Straitsville native, aboard a Suzuki, was tearing up the jumps around the hillside facility. Tracy Pennington could not be beat in the 65cc class. He went 1-1 aboard his KTM SX 65. although Colin Thomas looked real good as he scored a 2-2 tally on his Kawasaki. Thomas also won the 50cc (7-8) event. Kentucky's Jared Wolfe looked fast all day as he sailed his Yamaha to a 1-1 overall victory in the 16-24 class and second overall in the I 25cc A class, behind Andrich. Local rider Levi Kilbarger would not be stopped. The Schoolboy and Mini Senior classes belonged to him, as he launched over the finish-line triple aboard his Ff,S Suzuki RM 125 and RM85. Kilbarger took four moto wins and two trophies home with him. The fast lad from Logan is planning on competing at Loretta Lynn's AMA Amateur Nationals in August. Dillon Peterman of Pataskala stole the show in the Yamaha Pee Wee 50cc class. He went 1-2 for the overall, while J.T. Tumer had a bad day, finishing with a 7-1 shOWing. Cody Gang ran strong in the Mini Junior class and ran a close second place in the Mini Extra class, behind winner Devan Welch. R.sults BY ROPERT X. PEllElT LOGAN, OH, JUNE 9 Former Pro and now Pee Wee dad Joe Evener had a fine workout at Wild Wildemess Raceway, as the thirtysomething racer out of Pataskala. Ohio, ran rampant in a couple of Vet classes. Putting together great starts and impressively fast riding, the fitness guru stung the opposition as he tore off four great races, handily taking the overalls in the Over 25 and Over 30 classes. The only rider to give Evener a hint of trouble was Newark's Brian Gonser who sniffed around at the rear fender of Even· er's KTM a few times - yet Evener was having none of it, as he used this warm, wonderful late spring day to win a couple of trophies. Evener's son Taylor scored third overall in the 50cc (4-6) class aboard his KTM 50. Ty Barlow notched second overall on his Polini, behind overall winner Alex Arthur of Rockport, West Virginia. In the Money classes, it was none other than Steve "Steve-OM Andrich kicking up some wins from the lengthy track. His four moto victories and ultimate mastery of the 125cc and 250cc A classes don't tell the whole story. David Herb led Andrich - albeit briefly - and looked fast throughout, yet a cou- PfW 50: I. 00I0n Petlef1Nll'l (KT"'-): 2. ems Meadow! (Yam); J Ty Barlow (Yam). 50 (4·6): I. AI6 Arthur (KT"'-): 2. Ty Barlow (Pol); 3 Taylor E~(KTM). 50 (7·8): I. Colin Thomas (Cob): 2. J.T. Tumlel' (KTM); 3. Km· "","_(KTJ'I). 65: 1. Tracy Plennlngton (KTM); 2. Colin Thomas (Kaw): 3. Kenny McCune (Kow). 80 (7.11): 1. Cody Gang (Kaw): 2. Derek ShII'leY (Soz); 3. Kyle Cottrill (Sw). 80 (12·15): 1. Levi Kilbarger (Suz); 2. Allen Nutt.ler Jr. (Yom): 3. Devan Wlelch (Vam). 80 EXTRA: 1. Dlevan Wdch (Vam): 2. Cody Gang (Kaw): 3. Kyle Cottnll (Sul). 125 A:. I, 5tleve·O Andrich (Vam): 2. Jared Wolfe (Yam): 3. Pat Thrall (Hen). 125 B: 1. Craig Garrett (KTM); 2. Scot1 Hicklenbottom (Hon): 3. Jared Lewis (Hus). 125 C. I. Anthony Palemo (Yam); 2. Justin Cook (Sul); 3. Jason Rambo (Hon). 250 A: I. Steve·O Andrich (Yam); 2. Shoun Kuchller (Hen); 3. Dolle Hletb (Kow). 250 B: I. Philip Kinnison (Suz): 2. Wayne Lamblert (Hon): 3. Jared lewis (Yam). 250 C: I. DusUn Arlledge (Suz): 2. ClaytOn Fair (Kaw): 3. Da\lld Leezer (SUl). SCHBY: 1. l.le\ll Kllbarger (Sw:); 2. Allen Nutller Jr. (Kaw): 3. Anthony Pallemo (Yllm). 16·24: 1. Jorled Wolfe (Yam); 2. WleS Boyd (Sut); 3. Craig Gllr· rett(KTM). 25 ..; 1. Joe EVlenler (KTM); 2. Brian Gonser (Hon); J. Patrick Thrall (Hon). 30.: I. JOf: E\lenler (KTM); 2. Brian Gonsler (Hon); 3. Terry Barnes (Yam). 40.: I. Mark McDaniel (Yam): 2. Bill Barnes (Yam): 3. Dolle R""",oId (KTJ'I). OPEN: 1. Oak Ringwald (KTM). Salmon Valley Speedway Shefts Cooks Up Another Salmon Win By BAMBI McAFEE SALMON, ID, JUNE 15 Warm weather finally hjt the mountains at the third Salmon Valley Speedway race of the season. The first Speedway heat of the night saw Montllne's Brendan Fennessey take the checkered flag in first on his bikeboneyard.com-backed Jawa, followed by Carson Shefts, Trevor Erickson and Shane McAfee. In the second heat, Salmon's own Tom Sherman made a great ride by slipping under Marty Shefts for first place, with Shefts placing second, Montana's Tyler Hansen taking third, and Mark Van Zuyen finishing fourth. Third-heat action saw Idaho rider McAfee lead from wire to wire over second-placed rider Carson Shefts, Erickson and Hansen. In the Consolation main event, McAfee again won going away, with Erickson in second, Hansen third, and "Flyin'" Van Zuyen fourth. In the ISRA Speedway main event, local rider "Madman" Marty Shefts, on his Coachworks Jawa, took the first-place trophy, but not without repeated challenges by "Wildman" Fennessey and Tom "The Sherminator" Sherman for second and third. A blanket could have been thrown over all three of them for the whole race. "Crazy" Carson Shefts, Marty's son, picked up fourth in the main. R.sults 80: 1. RJchard TUJTIer': 2. Randy HI!tm. 250: 1. T~ Encbon: 2. Carson Shefts: 3. Travis Smedley. OPEN PRO: 1, Todd Hunte": 2. T l'e'll HlIf1Se\; 3. Tyler Oark. SPDWV CONSI: 1, Shanle McAffee: 2. Trent Hansen: 3. Tyler Ho...... SfOWV toWN; 1 Marty Shefts: 2. Brmdan F~ 3. Tom Sherman: 4. Carson Shdts. Victorville Motocross Complex Mace Clubs 'em By DON STARK VICTORVILLE, CA, JUNE 15 The VMC Summer Nights Series is offering a 200-percent payback to the 125cc and 250cc Pro class. This incentive made for a very entertaining race for the fans. When the gate dropped for the first 250cc Pro moto, Kawasaki jockey Justin Mace led the pack to the first tum, followed by Yamahamounted Billy Lavorci and Honda pilot Jimmy Lavorci; trailing them was Suzuki jockey Jason Dubin. By the halfway mark of the first lap, Mace was checking out, while the brothers Lavorci settled in for a 10-lap battle. Younger brother Billy seemed to be pulling away for the first two laps. and then Jimmy started to charge, and by lap six Jimmy had pulled to within striking distance. The crowed roared every time the two passed the front straight. With a 75-foot double and then a 90-foot triple and two riders going at it bar to bar, this was good stuff. On the seventh lap, Jimmy caught Billy on the double and the pair launched off the triple; Billy reached out and tried to grab Jimmy by the jersey. Jimmy flew wide into the soft landing area and lost a little ground. The next time past the front straight, Jimmy was leading, and he pulled away for a comfortable second-place finish. Billy. with his goggles around his arm, finished third, followed by Dubin. In moto two, Dubin was ready to battle this time, and he grabbed the early lead, with Billy Lavorci in second, and the third and fourth spots taken by Jimmy Lavorci and Mace. Dubin was sailing up front. while Mace tried to pass the scrapping Lavorci brothers. Billy was the first to get dropped by the charging Mace, while up front the battle between Dubin and Jimmy was heating up. The lead changed back and forth for a couple of laps, while Mace slowly gained ground on them. By lap five, Dubin was running out of steam, and Jimmy passed him easily. Then Mace flew by, like a two-for-one deal at the 99-cent store; Dubin was dropped to third. Mace - the youngest rider on the track - was by far in the best condition also, and this showed in the later laps of the second moto, as he pulled up on Jimmy and then passed for the lead uncontested and went on to ride the last two laps on cruise control. Results YAA (0-6): I. Coif: Gal'dnler. 2. Adan Shaver; 3. Koble /l\cCCIfltk:; •• cody 5. _ ..-. S/STK (0·6): 1. Branden "'-urny: 2. Tyler l.8vord; 3. Daniet Corbne:t; 4. JoiYI Hanoum; 5. Lane GllI~. S/STK (7-9): 1. Conner Grelef\: 2. Curtis fo\cOlelland; 3. Dylan ""I

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