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men (Kaw ); 4. Louis Gall egos (Yll m); 5. Bryan Sabbaugh (Han ).
250 C: 1. Bra ndon Bruckner (Yam ); 2. Doug Broo kma n (Han );
3. Kristoph~r Asbell (Yam): 4 . Brian Chappell (Kaw ); 5. Scott Penrod
(Han).
OPEN BEG: I. Roqe r Larabee (Kaw); 2. John Ed wa rds (Ha n): 3 .
Brandon Schleder [Yam ]: 4. Kevin Lutz (Yam ); 5. Levi Wil son (Hen ).
OPEN PRO: I . Louis Gallegos (Yllm): 2. Jason Cam s ( YlI m ): 3.
J osh Grlly (Han) : 4. Oli n Gorm an (Kaw): 5 . Dustin Cumm ing!ii (Yam) .
NON ·PRO: I. Brilln Chll ppell (Kaw ): 2. Scott Penrod (Hen): 3
G~ Slckefocee (Han ): 4. JlISOO Konecny (Yam) : 5. Adam Ellithorpe
(Han ).
(Ka w); 3.
WMN C: I. Mlilisa Br llu ch (Han) : 2. lauren
Rach~1 Of' Peme ( Kaw ): 4 , Mary Catalano (KlI w): 5. J ennifer Schacht
(Yam ).
YTH BEG: 1, Don Manin et (Yam): 2. Adri an Romero (Han) : 3.
Brandon Guile (Han) ; 4 . Luke J aram illo (Hoo ): 5. Chad Ze bler (Han) .
SCHB Y: I. Brand on Bru ck ner {Ya m] : 2. Br ian Braby (Han): 3.
Michll el Kozub (Yam ); 4. Aaron Martin (Yam) ; 5. Rob Bache (Kll w).
25 .. A : I. Bryan Sabbaugh (Han); 2. Mike Steed (Han): 3. Bob
Ashleigh (KTM) : 4. Jaso n Cams (Yam ).
25 .. B/ C: I. T roy Brug gema n (Yam ); 2. Travis Garretson (Yam):
3. Hans Marschler ( Yam ): 4. J ason Cesario (Han).
30.. A : I. Bryan Sabbaugh (Han ); 2. Lou is Gallego s (Yam ): 3 .
Troy Seeger (Yam); 4. Bob Ashlei gh (KTM) : 5. Bria n Sharp (Han ).
30 .. B: I . Mike Hibb s (Han) .
30 .. C: I. Doug Broo kma n (Han) : 2. J ustin Velder (Kll w); 3. Troy
qr ey (Han ); 4. Hans Marsch ler (Yam ): 5. Quincy Glas (Yam) .
40 .. A : I . Brian Sharp (Han); 2. Troy Seeger (v ern): 3. Bob Ashleigh (KTM) : 4 , Dwight ClItal ano (Yam ): 5. Mike Hibbs (Hon) .
40 .. B: I. K ~v i n Brauch (Han) : 2. Derek Woodman (Yam) : 3
Hans Marschler (Yam) .
);
40 .. C: 1. Bruc e Sikich (Han) ; 2. Jeff Sardella (HOl1 3. Robert
Thompson (GG); 4. Mike Disney (Han): 5. George vclennr (Hon )
50..: 1. DWight Catalano ( Yam ).
vcrenur
Glen He len Raceway Park
La b ra d o r Fetches a
Prairie Dogs Win
B y J OH N B ETHEA
SA N BERN AR DINO , CA , A UG . 17
lt was q ua li ty o v e r qua nt it y as th e 25 0cc
Exp ert/Interm edi ates hit the track for th e first
mota at the Prairie Dogs MC's eighth and fin al
rou nd of the AMA Di stri ct 37 M otoc ro ss Series
held at Glen Helen Raceway Park , Th ree of the
fo ur in t he first wa ve (the Sen io rs and Vets
were in the second gate) got hooked up in a
tena ci ou s fight over the le ad, with Jon Si m mons barely ha ng ing on to th e point under
pr essure from fellow Ex pe rt And rew Labr ador
and Ryan Mci ntyre.
Th e prove rb ia l bla nket co uld have be en
th ro wn over all three as th ey head ed for the
horseshoe be nds in th e track near the fi ni sh
lin e at the end of lap two. That's wh en Sirn m ons, on the o utside, hit th e berm a tad to o
fast and overshot the groo ve an d went down ,
cost ing th e Honda rid er his chan ce at victory .
Labrador , of Cany o n Coun try , had the inside
line on his Yam aha and used it to jam in front
of Mcint y re' s Kawasak i, slam m ing th e doo r.
Just li ke t h at, in a n i ns tant. it w a s o ver.
Labrador went o n to w in the m ota , and the
second one as well for the overall .
Mcinty re was an enig m atic fi gur e in th e
day' s sco ring . U sted in th is race as an Interm edi at e ( he got cred it fo r th e win i n tha t
cla ss). he w a s sc o re d as an Exper t in t he
125cc class , w hich he was also registered as
winn ing .
Sim mons wa s not shut out in the w in col umn , tho ug h. He tam ed eve ryo ne in th e Four Str ok e co ntest, in whic h Yamaha rid er A usti n
Bo yd ac ed the Inter m ed iat es , and Yam a ha
Rider Ryan Bu tt s won the Novices in a sweep ,
and each won th e series hon ors ove rall .
Butts ' attemp t at a d oubl e win e n d ed
abruptly in the 125cc No vice cla ss wh en his
Yama ha bro ke while he wa s lea ding the fir st
mot o . Th is allo wed Hon da rid er Eva n Rigg of
Lom poc, who was second at th e tim e, to tak e
over in bo th m ot os.
The largest cl ass of th e meeting , the 21 ·
rid er 85c c B egi n ne r c lass, wa s to p p ed by
Kawa saki j o c k e y D avi d Mitc he ll o f L ak e
Isa bell a . Aft er t ra il i ng Yamaha - mo u nt ed
Timm y Koppi of B ake rsfield across the lin e in
the fjrst m ot o , Mit chell came ba c k a nd wo n
the second out ing and , with that , garnered the
series po ints cham pionship.
O nly tw o riders fig ured first in th e points in
two classe s afte r this ro und : A da m Enticknap
and Rich ard St erli ng . Enti ck nap , of Lom poc ,
scored ba ck - to ~ ba ck m ot a w ins in th e 125 cc
Begi nners ( the sec o nd -b iggest cla ss o f th e
day , w ith 17 starte rs) and backed that up with
the Sc hoo lboy vic tory , ta lly ing cham p io nshi ps
in both. Sterlin g had an off day, getting only
as hig h as th ird in th e firs t Su perm ini m oto
and sco ring a DN F in the second one . Sterli ng
won th e fi rst 85cc N o vi ce co n te st o n his
Kawasak i but did not sta rt the second m ota .
However, hi s po ints adv antage was still gr eat
enoug h in both classes to give him the titl es,
making his trip bac k ho m e to Hem et a littl e
less painfu l after sufferi ng som e inj uri es.
Re sults
PfYI (4 ·6 ): I Bradley Taft (Cob) .
P/W (7· 9 ): 1. hill Marshall (KTM); 2. Connor Melville (Lem ).
65 BEG: 1. Tylyn Saucer (Suz]: 2. Sean Hoop er (Kaw) : 3. Victor
Rangel J r. (Kaw).
65 (0 -8 ): I. Jo nah Hill (Kaw): 2. Nicho las Franco ( Kdw ).
65 BEG : 1. David Mi tchell (Kaw) : 2. Timm y Kopp l (Yam): 3.
Aust in D. Smith (So2): 4, Jo shuil Miles (Han ): 5. Camer on Powers
(Kaw) .
85 NOV: 1. KlI lani Wal sh (S uz. ; 2. Richilrd Sterli ng (Kaw) : 3 .
)
Ty ler Entlc knep ( Yam) .
85 1 : I . Jcnethen Hornbeck ( Yam ).
NT
S/ MINI: l . Jon athan Hom beck (Yll m ); 2. Tyle r Entlcknap (Yil m) ;
3. Richard St~rling (Kaw) : 4. Kil iani Walsh (S w).
125 BEG: I. Adam Entkk nep (Suz): 2. Rob by Armenta ( Yam) ;
3. Pat Hart (Yam); 4. Je remy Neal (KTM): 5. Tyl er Vesn~k i (Yam ).
125 NOV: l. Evan Rlgg (Han) : 2. J ason Arro wsm ith (Han ): 3.
Corey Wo lff (K aw): 4. Andrew Yarn ell (Ha n ); 5. Rhyan Mduhall
(KTM).
125 INT : I. Kendall Norman (Ha n) : 2. Austin Boyd (Yam ): 3 .
Josh Haqey (Hus ).
125 EX: J. Ryan Mci ntyre (Kil w) .
250 BEG: 1. Adam Green (Han) : 2. A ndrew Hamilton (Han ); 3.
A ndrew Ta ylor (Han).
25 0 NOV: 1. Andre w Terry (Han); 2. K a ~ ~ y Morr is (Han); 3 .
Eddie Woo lmore (Han).
250 1
NT: I. Ryan Mcintyre (Kaw).
250 EX: 1. And rew Labrado r (Ydm) : 2. Robert Skin ner ( Yam) : 3,
Jon Simmo ns (Han).
4·ST RK BEG: I. Bry an Norm an (Hon ).
4 -STRK NO V: 1. Ryen Butts (Yam ): 2. David McCord (KTM): 3.
Kasey Morris (Han) .
4 ·STRK INT : 1. Austin Boyd (Yam ).
4· 5TRK EX: I. Jon Sim mon s (Hon ).
WMN NO V: I. Janke Welch (Han ).
SCHBY: I . Adam Enti cknap (Sw ).
JR VET NOV: I . Shawn Walls (Yam ).
VET NOV: I . Ad am Vaughn (Ka w).
VET INT: 1. Paul Blomqu est (Han) ; 2. Sieve Besun (Han ).
SR BEG : L Victor Lyl es (Yam ) : 2 . Jo hn Ja cob s ( Ka w): 3.
Richard Miles (Han); 4. Tho mas Reynard (Han) .
SR NOV: I. Scott Ferko (Han ); 2. Robert H~nry (Yam ): 3. Donni e
Qu nnstrom (Han) : 4. Rob Joh nson (Han ); 5. Andrew Marshdll (Yam ).
SR INT: I. Doug Yarne ll (Yam): 2. Michael Seymou r (Han): 3
Mike Nash (So2): 4 . Dav id Wil liam s (Yam) : 5 . Lance Hort on (Yam ).
SR 50 ..: I . Bill Maxim (Kaw ); 2. Mike O'Rou rke (KTM): 3. Jerry
Valdez (Han ).
AMA Di strict 37 Mot ocro ss Champi on s
50 ( 4 -6 ): Bailey Milam .
50 (7- 9) : Billy Ross
65 (0- 6) : Jon ah Hill.
65 (9 -1 1): Colt on Sanders
65: Mic hael Rucker.
85 BEG: David Mitch ell.
65 NOV: Rich ard Sterling .
S/ MIN[: Richard Sterl ing.
125 B: K~ ndal1 Norman .
125 C: Eddie Woo lm ore.
125 D: Adam Entick nap.
2SOB; J eff Hazard.
250 C: And r~w Terry.
250 0 : Adem Green.
4· STRK B: Austi n Boyd .
4·STRK C: Ryan Butts ,
4·STRK 0 : Brya n Norm an.
SCHBY: Adam Enti ckna p.
SCHGRL: Ja ck ie lves .
VET B: Steve Bestm
.
VET C: Georg e Fuen tes.
VET 0 : Dell Posey.
SR 40 .. A : Steve Rawson .
SR 40 . B: Randy Winslow .
SR 40 . C: Rick Kanatzar.
SR 40 .. 0 : John J acobs.
SR 50.. A : Danny Sanchez.
SR 50. 8 : Mike Ferro .
5 R SO.. C: Jerry Valdez.
C arl isl e Co un ty Fairgrounds
Spore Blooms
in Bardwell
B y B OBBY L EWIS
BA RDWELL, KY, AUG . 2 1
Th e K entucky D irt Tr ack Series wrap ped up
th e c o un t y fa ir po rt io n o f it s rac es o n thi s
nigh t, und er t he li ght s in Bardw el l. Nikki Spo re
ha s been improvi ng weekl y and had the hot
ha nd o n th is night, taking w ins in both the IT
and sho rt tr ack eve nts in the 85 cc cl ass.
Spor e took the lead on the oval from Ja ke
Lewi s and ro de on to a co mfortabl e w in. Lew is
was a safe seco nd , over Br ock Mor an.
Lewis led t he IT also , but Spore was not to
be den ied , takin g the lead at the ha lfway m ark
and hold ing on for a close win . Moran ma de a
las t-la p c harge an d nip ped Lewi s at the li ne
for seco nd .
Lew is return ed to sweep the 50 cc Chai n Drive and 65cc cl asses, lead ing ev ery la p in
each clas s. Natha niel Vowell was the run ner up, over Macy Moran, in th e 65 cc ran k s, while
Nick Mc Fa dden too k the seco nd spo t in the
50c c cl ass. M cF add en sm oked throug h the
50cc Shaft TT with a run aw ay win , over Ja cob
Mo rri s, Dy lan Doug las and Carson A nde rson .
McF ad den d id an instant rep lay in the sho rt
track .
Dak ota Sim m ons topped the Mad Dog and
250cc Am ateur cl asses o n th e sho rt tra ck but
co uld not catc h Aa ron Ladd in the M ad Dog
IT. Ladd went on to card t he O pe n Pro and
O pen Pro-Am w ins in the sho rt tra ck , whil e hi s
w ife, Ap ril, did the sam e in the XR100 Stoc k
cl ass.
Gene Yopp to pped the Vet and Senio r di visio ns, an d Do n Dunca n di d likewi se in t he
Super Sen ior cla ss.
In the second rnoto , Ag ui rr e onc e aga in
absconde d w it h the ho le shot . but th is t ime
John son sta yed upright and came out of the
fi rs t co rne r in fi ft h . In hi s fi rst m on th as a
J un ior rider , th e Team Mo to Outfitters/MSR /
Sco tt / Pro motio n Suspen sion -sponsored .Joh nso n has been m ak ing wa ve s. He p ic k ed off
se ve ra l r id er s befo re fin ding a larg e ga p
betw ee n him self and Sou th ard , i n sec o nd .
A gu irre m ain tai ned a good lead, and at th e
white flag , his vict ory wa s im m inent . Johnson
wa s o n a ra mpag e, and w hen he saw that
whit e flag , he went even faster and ca ug ht up
to Sou tha rd , and they began to batt le. Aguirre
took th e chec ke rs fi rst; Southard cam e out in
seco nd, whil e J ohnson ran ou t o f ti me and
had to sett le for third ,
Pro Ca li be r rider A gu irr e ( 1- 1) too k t he
overa ll , whil e J ohn son (2 -3 ) took seco nd, and
Southard (5 -2) wa s th ird, T ak ing fourth was
Cod y Willi am s (4- 4) , Despit e not j um pi ng any
doubl es, Birdson g (3 -5) co uld rail the co m ers,
and it sho wed with a fifth-place fin ish.
In th e 2 5 0cc Pr o c la ss , M ark Bu n k er
nab bed the ho leshot in th e firs t m ot a , with his
lo ngt ime ri val J oey Ma ncu so bang in g bars
with him. Bunk er an d M ancu so foug ht it o ut
until Man cu so found a way around and gave
Bunk er a sto ne- spray sandw ich. It look ed as if
Bunk er ca ug ht a roc k o n h is ha nd , and he
slo wed dow n to grab hi s inj ur ed di gi t s. For
Man cu so, it was easy go ing to th e chec kers,
a nd h e f i n i sh e d a f ew sec o n ds a hea d o f
Bunk er. Fi nishing a quie t third wa s Don Bis ceg lia.
In th e seco nd m ota , Mancu so snared the
holeshot , b ut th is ti m e aro und it looked li k e
Bun k er had a few pro blem s and coul dn 't run
at M ancuso 's pace. Bu nk er held off Bisceg lia
as lon g as he co uld but eventually succum bed
to the latter's p res sure . Bunker dropped far
back and j ust m eand ered around the track j ust
to finish .
Results
Short Trac k
50 SHAFT : 1. Nick McFa dden (Y.sm): 2. J acob Morris (Yam) ; 3.
Dyla n Douglas (Han ): 4 Carson Anderso n (Yam ).
SOCHAIN: I. Jak e Lewis (Cob ); 2. Nic k McFa dd~n (Cob) .
65 : I. J.ske Lewis (Suz) : 2. Nathan Vowell (Kaw): 3. Mac y Moran
(Hon).
65 : I. Nik ki Spore (Ha n) : 2. J il k e Lewis (Suz): 3. Brock Moran
(Han) .
XR 100 5T K: I , Ap ril Ladd (Ho n).
MAO DOG : I. Dakota Simmo ns (Yam ).
TR: I. Brian Neblett ( Yom) ; 2. Steve Parrish (ATK) .
250 M : 1. Dakota Simmoos (Yam ).
OPEN PRO-AM: I. Aaron Ladd (Han).
OPEN PRO : I. Aaron Ladd (Han) .
VET 30..: 1. Gene Yopp (Han)
SR 40 ..: I. Gene Yopp (Han) .
S/S R SO.: l. 000 DUllCan (So2).
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50 SHAn : I. Ni ck McFildden (Yot ); 2. .Jec cb Morri s (Yam ): 3 .
m
Dylan Doug las (Hon ); 4. Carson Anderson (Yam ).
SO CHAI N: I. Jake Lewis (Co b ); 2. Nick McFadden (Cob) .
65 ; 1. J il k e l~ wi!'t [ Sur] : 2. Nathan iel Vo well (Kaw l: 3. Maey
Mora n (Han).
85: 1. Nik ki Spo re (Hon) ; 2. Brock Mora n (Han) : 3. J ake Lewis
(So2).
MAO DOG I. Aaron Lsdd (Han ): 2. Dekote Simm ons ( Yam) .
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Results
50 (4 ·6 ): 1. Shdden Nuge nt (KTM) : 2. Ryder Wail e (KT M): 3.
Cody Sm ith (KTM): 4. Avery Scott (IIT M) : 5 . An dy Curry (KTM).
50 ( 7-8) : I. Collin Scali (KTM); 2. Zacha ry Berryman (Pol) : 3.
Travis Th ompson (K TM): 4 , Kel tin Boykin (Hus); 5. Jonathan A ndrew
(Co b).
60 (6 ·8) : I. Matthew Bisceglia (Sw l : 2. Tyl~r Webb (KTM): 3.
Sierra Brllg g (K TM): 4. Cils ey Sutt on (Kaw) : 5. Coby Ay res (KTM).
60 (9· 11): I. Mike Ponti ous (KTM); 2. Mitche ll Molzll hn (KTM):
3. Trenton Moore (KTM): 4. J erem iah Pickup (K