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AHRMA Spee d & S port Natio nal V intage Motocross Series Battling in th e sec o nd malo of Over 40 Intermediate were James Cochran (8J), Ma rk Lehberger (12Y) and Tom Roge rs (9 wan the race. be r-o ne plate on his Bultaco in this class. Po meroy grabbed the lead off the start, but on the second of five laps Sass relegated him to second spot, with Dan Greenwood nipping at Pomeroy's heels . Then on the fourth lap, Greenwood d isappeared. allowing Pomeroy to finish a comfortable sec ond . The second Over 50 mota started the same way - Pomeroy with the holeshot, then pushed and passed by Sass. This time , however, Greenwood followed Sass around Pomeroy, and that's the way they finished . Sass got the overall win, while Pomeroy's 2-3 finishes were good enough for second. Among the Over 50 Intermediates, Larry Shope rode his Honda to the class win w ith 2-1 finishes ahead of the 5-3 of john Wells. Sass' second win came in Sportsman 250 Expert, this time under pressure from Yamaha-mounted Tom McKinney from Pollock Pines, California . In the first mota, Sass and McKinney opened up a gap over the battle for third between Steve Parker and Paul Dunne. with the latter running into problems late in the race . The second mota was a repeat - McKinney chasing Sass and Dunne hounding Parker. Th is time. however, Dunne saw the race to its conclusion and was third over Parker. But Parker's 3-4 placings were all that was needed to take third spot overall behind Sass and McKinney. McKinney ran away from the rest of the Over 40 Expert field, leaving Dunne to collect a pair of second-place finishes on his Husky . Alex Reid, rid ing a Bultaco, was fourth behind Greenwood in the opening mota, but earned th ird for the day w ith 4-3 finishes after Greenwood failed to complete all of the laps in the second mota. There was also some good, close racing among the Over 40 Intermediates on the track at the same t ime, w ith Colorado's Tom Sharkey taking the first -m ota win ove r james Cochran from Indiana. Cochran earned the mota - and overall - win in close action the second time out, with Tom Rogers rebounding fro m first-race problems to finish second in the mo ta and fourth overall behind Sharkey and Eric Benso n. Reid went on to w in Sportsman 500 Expert wit h a pair of mota wins over Yamaha rider Rusty Wilson - w ho in turn scored a pair of fourth-overall finishes in Sportsman 250 Expert and Over 40 Expert. And those ot he r names mention ed at the beginn ing - Mcintosh and Poole? The Californians went at it in two classes. First it was Prem ier 500 Expe rt , wh ere class champ C had Mcintosh and his 1960 Matchle ss w ere be aten to the checkered flag by Wes Poole on a Triumph . Unfortunately, Poole 's bike qu it during the first lap of mota two, allowing Mcintosh to ride unchallenged to the overall win . Poole and Mcintosh met again in C lassic 500 Expert, where the pair bat tled in the first mota before Poole was able to creep away for the w in. With the Triumph broken , Poole borrowed jim Cameron's BSA 350 for the second mota. Initially he ran in third, beh ind Mcintosh and Husqvarna-mounted Bruce Kelley, but then Poole got up to speed and reeled in the leaders late in the race for the w in. Kelley was second , and his 3-2 finishes beat Mcintosh 's 2-3 for second overall. Poo le went on cap ture the Open Age Expert win, riding a BSA B50 to a pair of victories ove r jo hn Hart on a 125cc Elsinore. Mcintos h got his w in for the day in Sportsman Open Twins Expe rt aboa rd a '67 Triump h. In the first moto he had his 60 MAY 26, 2004 • CYCLE N EWS hands full with Nathan Britt , riding a Yamaha . Britt led the first three laps, until Mcintosh fo und a way past and opened a gap. Britt was a nonstarter in mota two, allowing Mcintosh to take the overall easily ahead of john Huegel. There was also a healthy field of Interme diate twins, with Marty Co x riding his Yamaha to a pair of mot a wins . Seco nd we nt to Rick Armstrong's 2-3 over the 4-2 of joel Sakamo to in third and Robert Marchb anks in fourth with 3-4 finishes. Sakamoto also was part of a good C lassic 125 Inte rmed iate ra ce with Andy Blackb urn and Marty Co x. Blackbu rn and his CZ took both ma tos , chased by the Monark of Co x and t he Hus ky-mounted Sakamo to in secon d and third, respectively. Two-t ime World 500cc Moto cross Champ ion jeff Smith came o ut in his usual spot at the top of the O ver 60 Expert heap , despite running second for a time beh ind joe Lennert during the second mota. On the trac k at the same time were the Women's classes, and in the Intermediate division it was Donna Kelley riding a CZ to a pair of wins, while Debbie Benso n and her Can -Am went 3-2 to finish second overall ahead eN of Gayle Neal's 2-3 finishes. SA N DIA MOTOCRO SS PA RK A LBUQ UERQ UE, NEW MEXI CO RESULTS: M AY 2, 2 0 04 ( RO UN D S OF 18) PREH LJW INT: I. Dan Beher (Due ); 2. Don Kelley (BSA). PREH 500 EX: I. Chad Mcintosh (Mat). PREH 500 INT: I. Don Kelley (BSA); 2. Chris Makynen (BSA). PREM 500 NOV: I. Clint Welsh (Ric); 2. Dale Kuykendall (BSA); 3. Norm Stradleigh (Enf). PREM TW IN EX : I. Dave Janiec (AJS). PREM TWIN INT: I . Randy Hall (Bit ). PREM TW IN N OV : I. Tony Hagger (N or). ct.sc 115 EX: I. Steve Parker (Hus). ctsc 12S IN T: I. Andy Blackburn (CZ): 2. Marty Cox (Mrk); 3. Joel Sakamoto (Hus). 40th Anniversary ctsc 125 NOV: I. Lou Fargher (Ric). ctsc 250 INT: I . Dino Med ina (Os s). ctsc 500 EX: I. Wes ley Poo le (Trl); 2. Bruce Kelley (Hus); 3. Chad Mcintosh (Trl). ctsc 500 INT: I. Euge ne Waggoner (Ric); 2. Bob Bergene r (Tri). CLSC 500 NOV: I. Mike Sto ne (BSA); 2. T im T hom as (BSA); 3. Clint Welsh (Ric); 4 . To ny Hagger (Ric). SPTSMN 115 EX: I. Steve Gibson (Ho n); 2. John Hart (Ho n) ; 3. Ro y Jorgensen (Hon); 4. Ro ber t Le imensto ll (Yam). SPTSMN 115 INT: I . Cash Henderson (Yam). SPTMN 150 EX: I. Bruce Sass (Yam); 2. Tom McKinney (Y am); 3. Steve Parker (Hus); 4. Rusty Wilson (Yam); 5. Paul Dunne (Hus). SPTSHN 150 INT: I. Tom Rogers (Hus); 2. Larry Shope (Hon) ; 3. Eric Benson (C-A); 4 . Mark Lehberger (Kawl; S. Thomas Sharl< (C Z) . ey SP TSMN 2 50 NOV: I. Lindell Weaver (Ho n); 2. Greg Brown (Os s). SPTSHN 500 EX: I. Alex Reid (Bul); 2. Rusty Wilson (Yam). SP TS HN 500 INT: I. Don Gibbs (Mai); 2. Red Griffin (Suz); 3. Rik Smits (Mai); 4 . Bill Agardi (Hus); S. Ste ve McLean (Hus ). SPTSMN 500 NOV: I. Jeff Gree nwood (Yam); 2. Daniel Ecker (C Z); 3. Jim Crain (C Z); 4. Bill Ramsey (C Z). SPTSMN TWIN EX: I. Chad Mcintosh (Tn); 2. John Huegel (Yam) . SPTSMN TWIN INT: I. Marty Co x (Yam); 2. Rick Arm st rong (Yam); 3. Joe l Sakamoto (Tn ); 4. Robert Marchba nks (Yam); 5. Daniel Wilson (Yam). SPTSMN TWIN NOV: I. Wayne Rantz (Y am). OPEN AGE EX: I. Wesley Poole (BSA 2. Jo hn ); Hart (Hon) . OPEN AGE (N T: I. Bill Agardi (Hus); 2. Roger Land be rg Jr. (Bul); 3. Rik Smits (Mai); 4. James Correken (Bul). OPEN AGE NOV: I. Greg Brown (Os s); 2. Brent Car r (C Z). 40 + EX : I. Tom McKinney (Yam) ; 2. Paul Dunn e (Hus); J . Alex Reid (Bul); 4. Rusty Wilson (Y am); S. Roy Jorgensen (CZ) . 40+ INT: I. James Cochran (Hon); 2. Thomas Sharke y (CZ); 3. Eric Benson (C· A); .... Tom Rogers (Hus); S. Mark Lehberg er (Kaw) . 40+ NOV: I. Brad Boultinghouse (C-A); 2. Jim Cra in (CZ); 3. Roberta Ewart (Hon ); ... Morris Her be rt (Ric); S. Walter Buckho lts (Hus). 50 + EX: I . Bruce Sass (Yam); 2. Jim Pomeroy (Bul); 3. Rick Williams (BSA); .... Dan Green wood (Yam); S. David Good hue (CZ ). 50 + INT: I. Larry Shope (Hon); 2. Jon Wells (Hon); 3. Steve Mclean (Hu s); -t. Lindell Weaver (Hon ); S. Bob Egan (Ric) . 50 + NOV: I. Bill Ramsey (C Z); 2. Richard Myers (Mai); 3. Danie l Ecker (CZ); 4 . Kim Unger (Hus); S. Blaine Baxte r (5uz) . 60 + EX: I. Jeff Smith (BSA); 2. Joe Lennert (Yam); J. Ray Moody (C Z); 4. Joh n Hueg el (Yam). 60 + INT: I. Curt Kennely (Pe n); 2. Bob Adam s (CZ) ; 3. Steve Mcl ean (Hus); 4 . Wayne Mount (BSA); 5. Lanny He nderson (C-A). 60 + NOV: I. Tony Hagger (Ric) . 70 + INT: I. Wayne Mount (BSA). 70 + NOV: I. Jim Cameron (BSA). WMN INT: I. Roberta Ewart (Hon) . WM N NOV: I. Don na Kelley (C Z); 2. De bbie Benso n (C-A); 3. Gayfe Neal (Hus) ; 4. Kathy McKibben (Bul).