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AHRMA Speed & Sport National Vintage Motocross Series Round B: Mid-Ohio Raceway (H· D); 3. Art Forley (Ind): 4. Doc Botsleer (Ind); 5. AI Knopp (H·D). eLSe '60s: 1. Paul Uma (Nor); 2. Alex Mclean (Nor); 3. Rusty Lowry (H-D); 4. Johnny Szoldrak (En!); 5. Mike Wells (En!). ClSC '60s 650: I. Robert Goodposter (Nor); 2. Bud Denny (Tri). 200 GP: 1. Mike Parker (Han); 2. Craig Congleton (Ben); 3. Matthew Quirk (Puc); 4. Carl Anderson (YlIm); 5. Edward Sensenig (Due). 250 GP: 1. David Roper (Aer); 2. Jim Neuenburg (Bul); 3. Philip Turkington (Bul); 4. Francis Ganance (Due); 5. Lorry Poons (Yet). 350 GP: 1. Dean De 51. Croix (Due); 2. Philip Turkington (Bul); 3. Francis Ganance (Due); 4. Richard Friese (Due); 5. Edward Sensenig (Due). 500 PREM: 1. Dean De St. Croix (Nor); 2. David Roper (Nor); 3. Pat Mooney (Nor); 4. John Slaska (Han); 5. Steve Brown (Hen). BEARS: 1. Tim Joyce (Tri); 2. Peter Hurst (Nor); 3. Glenn Compbell (BMW); 4. Ston Keyes (Nor); 5. John Magyar (Nor). F-125: 1. Philip Turkington (Hon); 2. Greg Steinbeck (Hon); 3. Mlirtin Yllnneritla (Hon); 4. Harrison Withers (Suz); 5. James Munz (Hon). F·2S0: 1. Craig Breckon (C·A); 2. Jerry Herman (Yam); 3. John Lawless (Hon); 4. Jim Neuenburg (Bul); 5. Donald Georger (Yam). F-SOO; 1. David Crussell (Kaw); 2. Christopher Spargo (Yam); 3. A.J. Dusek (Yam); 4. Todd Tllylor (Yom); 5. Jeff Moyer (Kow). F-750: 1. Jay Springsteen (H-D); 2. TIm Joyce (H·D); 3. John Ellis (Yam); 4. Jon Schultz (H-D): 5. Keith Compbell (H·D). F-VINT: 1. Jay Springsteen (H-D); 2. Peter Hurst (Tri): 3. Charles Cole (M-G); 4. David Crussell (Kaw); 5. Jeff Morr (Yam). SPTSMN 350: I. Tim Kinsey (Hon); 2. Wes Orloff (Hon); 3. Steve Brown (Hon); 4. Stanley Lipert (Hon); 5. Kent Becker (Hon). SPTSMN 500: 1. Todd Norduzzl (Hon); 2. Rolph Auer (BMW); 3. Don Jagger (BSA); 4. Stonley Lipert (Hon): 5. Andrew Cowell (Tri). SPTSMN 750: 1. David Temple (Yom); 2. Andrew Murray (Tri); 3. Chris Hurst (Yam): 4. Jeff Morr (Yam); 5. Doug Macrae (Nor). HSTRC PROD LJW: 1. Steven Hurley (Hon); 2. Michael Mawby (Hon); 3. Julius Baur (BSA); 4. Gary Fuderer (Hon); 5. WHliam Murar (Yam). HSTRC PROD H/W: I. Keith Sullon (Suz): 2. Eric Kalamaja (Suz); 3. Lawrence Corbin (Kaw); 4. Glenn Maxwell (BMW); 5. Joe Grosso (Yam). VINT S/BK l/W: 1. Neil Pooler (Yom); 2. Jim Killy (Yom). VINT S/BK M/W: I. Andrew Murroy (M-G); 2. Jeff. Hinds (Kaw); 3. Thomas Marquardt (Hon); 4. Mike Parker (Hon); 5. Scott Olofson (BMW). VINT S/BK H/W: I. Gary Nixon (Hon); 2. Billy Addington (Kaw); 3. Dennis Parrish (Kew); 4. Mark Hurst (Kaw): 5. Randall Shank (Hon). S/MONO: 1. Albert Charles (Due); 2. Galen Miller (MZ); 3. Trent Thomas (MZ); 4. Bill Stoneman (Hon); 5. John Dell (MZ). S/MONO 2: 1. Mork Hatten (BBM); 2. Rondy Grove (Han); 3. Kevin Keys (Hon); 4. Douglas Scheer (Yam); 5. BlII Stoneman (Hon). PROD SOL: 1. T. Bruce Brown (MI); 2. Marty Stalnaker (KTM); 3. Trent Thomas (MZ); 4. Bob Robbins (KTM); 5. Greg Poole (Yam). SOS 2·STRK: 1. Drew Swanson (Hon); 2. Todd Puckett (Hon); 3. Philip Turkington (Hon); 4. Gregory Halenda (Hon); 5. Scott Smallwood (Hon). BOTT F-l: I. Jonathan Hord (Hon); 2. David Podolsky (Apr); 3. Kris August (Hon); 4. Wally Sehleper (Apr); 5. Albert Chorles (Due). BOTT F·2: 1. Danny Tackett (Suz); 2. Rzmdy Rega (Suz): 3. Robert Breeder (Suz); 4. Tristan Konneker (Suz); 5. Jan Svensson (Due). BOTT F-3: 1. Danny Tackett (Suz); 2. Randy Rega (Suz); 3. Robert Breeder (Suz); 4. Jan Svensson (Due); 5. John Staska, BOrr 2-STRK: 1. Chris Hurst (Yam); 2. Richard Kjar (Apr); 3. Chuck Davis (Apr); 4. Randy Kirnec (Yom); 5. Robert Orr (Apr). SOT: I. David Podolsky (Apr); 2. Jonathan Hord (Hon); 3. Mork Hollen (Due); 4. Kris August (Han); 5. Wolly Schleper (Apr). Sunday· Round J4 PRE-1940; I. Alex Mclean (Nor); 2. Ralph Auer (BMW); 3. Will Harding (Ind); 4. Glenn Campbell ~-=:Tbe For all ttlose riders who complain about having to ride ttle occasional back-to-back motos, Kevin Brown .......cs to be everywhere at round eight of ttle AHRMA Speed & Sport National V1m.ge IIotoc:raa Series: He rode six ElIpIlI't classes on a varletii' of Pentons, from 125cc: to 400C:c. He won the tough Sportsman 250c:c Expert c.... and placed in the top four til every ottler ra«:e. furious and continuous, as the AHRMA crew worked hard to keep everything on schedule. They also kept an eagle eye out for too-anxious riders who tried to test the rubber band's elasticity before it was time to go. The penalty for getting caught was a lap docked from your score, and a large number of riders earned this dubious reward. If AHRMA had an Ironman Award, Ohio's Kevin Brown would've won it, racing six Expert classes on a variety of different-sized Pentons. Kevin won one class and never finished lower than fourth in any of them. First to the line were the Sportsman 500cc crowd, always a fast bunch. In the Experts, Indiana's Eric Muffley was perfect on his 1975 Kawasaki KX400, sweeping both STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARK THOMPSON LEXINGTON, OH, JULY 20 id-Ohio has become AHRMA's premier Vintage event of the year, and the annual Vintage motocross on the last day of the AMA Vintage Weekend was the usual stunning success story. Perfect summer weather combined with a long, grassy track although devoid of anything you could call a "jump" - drew 500 entries for 15 separate races. Heavy rains the week before provided a deep mudhole turn on the back half that befuddled some riders, but Claude McElvain and his crew otherwise provided a blindingly fast course with lots of little surprises to keep riders on their toes. The action was fast, M AUGUST 13, 2003' CUD (BMW); 5. AI Knopp (H·D). Cl·C FOOT: 1. Alex Meleon (Nor); 2. Rolph Auer (BMW); 3. Glenn Compbell (BMW); 4. Ed Fisher (Trl). CL-C HAND: 1. Will Harding (Iod); 2. Tim Droege (H·D): 3. Doc Batsleer (Ind); 4. AI Knopp (H-D); 5. Art Forley (Ind). elSe '60s: 1. Alex McLean (Nor); 2. Rusty Lewry (H-D): 3. Johnny Szoldrak (En!). ClSC '60s 650: 1. Bud Denny (Tri). 200 GP: I. Mike Parker (Han); 2. Craig Congleton (Ben); 3. Butch Sprain (Yet); 4. Matthew Quirk (Puc); 5. Edward Sensenig (Due). 250 GP: 1. David Roper (Aer); 2. Philip Turkington (Bul); 3. Jonathan White (Due); 4. Paul Germllin (Due); 5. Jim Neuenburg (Bul). 350 GP: I. Dean De St. Croix (Due); 2. Philip Turkington (Bul); 3. Jim Neuenburg (Bul); 4. Jonathan White (Due); 5. David Roper (Hon). 500 PREM: 1. Pat Mooney (Nor); 2. David Roper (Nor); 3. Lorry Poens (See); 4. Rolph Auer (BMW); 5. Mark Loveland (See). BEARS: I. Tim Joyce (Tri); 2. Peter Hurst (Nor); 3. Glenn Campbell (BMW); 4. Robert Goodpaster (Nor); 5. John Mogyor (Nor). F· J 25: I. Philip Turkington (Hon); 2. Martin Yannerilla (Hon): 3. Amanda Tucker (Hon); 4. Richard Merhar (Hon); 5. Clair Saam (Yam). F-250: I. Richard Merhl:lr (Yam); 2. Craig Breckon (C-A); 3. Jerry Herman (Yam): 4. Jim Neuenburg (Bul); 5. George Montgomery (Hon). F·500: 1. Christopher Spargo (Yam); 2. David Crussell (Kaw); 3. A.J. Dusek (Yam): 4. Todd Taylor (Yam); 5. Duncen Forbes (Yam). F· 750; 1. Jay Springsteen (HoD); 2. Tim Joyce (H-D): 3. John Ellis (Yam); 4. Keith Compbell (H·D); 5. Chllrles Cole (M·G). F·V1NT: I. Jay Springsteen (H·D); 2. Peter Hurst (Tri); 3. Charles Cole (M-G); 4. David Harris (Nor); 5. Todd Toylor (Yom). SPTSMN 350: 1. Tim Kinsey (Hon): 2. Steve Brown (Hon); 3. Stanley Lipert (Hon); 4. Kent Becker (Hon); 5. Gale Harkness (Hon). SPTSMN 500: I. Todd Narduzzi (Hon); 2. Don Jagger (BSA); 3. Ralph Auer (BMW); 4. Steve Brown I ... ... _ ... .e (Hon): 5. Kent Becker (Hon). SPTSMN 750: 1. Dovid Temple (Yom); 2. Andrew Murray (Tri); 3. Doug Macrae (Nor); 4.·Jeff Morr (Yam); 5. David Harris (Nor). HSTRC PROD LIW: 1. Steven Hurley (Hon); 2. Michllel Mawby (Hon); 3. Julius Baur (BSA); 4. Willilim Murar (Yam); 5. John Wild (Hon). HSTRC PROD H/W: 1. Eric Kalamaja (Suz); 2. Keith Sutton (SUl); 3. l.llwrence Corbin (Kaw); 4. Glenn Maxwell (BMW); 5. Joe Grosso (Yam). VINT S/BK l/W: 1. Nell Pooler (Yom); 2. Jim Killy (Yom). VINT S/BK M/W: 1. Andrew Murroy (M-G); 2. Thomas Marquardt (Hon); 3. Jeff Hinds (Kaw); 4. Mike Parker (Hon); 5. Scott Olofson (BMW). VI NT S/BK H/W: 1. Dennis Parrish (Kaw); 2. Alex Bub (Suz); 3. Billy Addington (Kaw); 4. Mark Hurst (Kow); 5. Rondoll Shonk (Hon). S/MONO: 1. Albert Chorles (Due); 2. Golen Miller (MZ); 3. Bill Stoneman (Hon); 4. John Doll (MZ). S/MONO 2: I. Mork Hallen (BBM); 2. Randy Grove (Hon); 3. Kevin Keys (Hon); 4. Bill Stoneman (Hon). PROD SGl: 1. T. Bruce Brown (MZ); 2. Morty Stolnoker (KTM); 3. Trent Thomos (MZ); 4. Bob Robbins (Yam): 5. Douglas Scheer (Yam). SOS 2~STRK: 1. Gregory Halenda (Hon); 2. Todd Puckett (Hon);.. 3. Drew Swanson (Hon); 4. Scott Smallwood (Hon). BOTT F·1: 1. David Podolsky (Apr); 2. Jonathan Hord (Hon); 3. Kris August (Hon); 4. Mark Hatten (Due): 5. Albert Chorles (Due). BOTT F-2: 1. Tristan Konneker (Suz); 2. Jan Svensson (Due); 3. Robert Breeder (SUl); 4. Kelly Thornton (Suz); 5. Mark Johansen (Suz). BOTT F-3: I. Danny Tackett (SUl); 2. John Staska; 3. Randy Rega (Suz); 4. Robert Breeder (Suz); 5. Jan Svensson (Due). BOrr 2-STRK: 1. Riehord Kjor (Apr); 2. Chris Hurst (Yam); 3. Randy Kirnec (Yam); 4. Brian Kjar (Apr); 5. Erik Jokinen (Apr). SOT: 1. David Podolsky (Apr); 2. Kris August (Hon); 3. Mark Hatten (Due); 4. T. Bruce Brown (Tri); 5. Albert Chorles (Due). Ubiquitous Mr. Brown motos ahead of Brown, on his Penton Mint 400, and North Carolina's Tom Boyd, on another '75' KX. For the Intermediates, Michigan's Ben Wanke, on a Suzuki, went 4-1 to collect the ,,"overall in a very crowded class. Dan ing from just down the road in anesville, Ohio, put together 2-3 finJshes on his CZ for second, ahead of Fred Anton, on another Suzuki, and Maico man Dave Curci. Race two brought out the Premier 500cc and Sportsman 250cc Novice riders, with big British thumpers the rule in the Premier class. Chad Mcintosh from California aced both motos of the Expert class on his 1960 Matchless, ahead of fellow left-coast· er Kelly Shane, on a 1955 Ariel, and England's Mick Andrews, on a 1970 Matchless. In the Novice version, Dale Kuykendall put his '57 BSA in front both times, ahead of Del Grogg's '56 Matchless and Don Freeman's '53 Matchless.' Meanwhile, in the crowded 250cc Novice match-up, Jim Gilbert went a steady 2-3 on his Can-Am to collect the overall, ahead of North Carolina's Terry Evans, on a Bultaco, and Ohio's Eric Katzmeyer, on a '74 Honda Elsinore. The Classic 125s filled two start lines for race three. Ohio's Robert Miracle and Brown battled away, with 'AHRMA's oft-road czar, Dave Boydstun, demonstrates 'how It's done on his R1clumln Montesa in Classic 250cc action.

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