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AHRMA National Short Tr ack Championship Sand HIli Ranch Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... By KAREN GOULD BRENTWOOD, CA, MAY 22-23 A ny Sunday Sports pro moted this AHRMA /""\N ation al two-day eve nt . A mo ment of silence for Ted dy Taylo r was included in t he o pen ing ceremo ny. Th e eve nt's spon so rs includ ed Motion Pro , Top O il, Engine s Only, A&A Racing, K&N Filte rs , Kane moto Racing, Rod Lake Racing, P&D Promotions, A1pine stars , Parts Un limit e d, Braki ng, Hap Jo nes, Saddleman, Z Galleries. and Berkeley Hon da Yamaha A lo ng way fr o m ho me , Illinois' N o r m Gru ber trave led first to New Mexico to ride an A H RMA even t and t he n o n t o Tular e, Ca liforn ia, to con test Eddie Mulde r 's West Coast Vintage Dirt Track event. He en ded up in Br e nt w o od , Ca lifo rnia. Gru be r a lways want ed t o ri de t he C a lifo r nia ve nues , so Gr uber and his w ife (having raised two sons w ho be came Pro Ex pe rt riders) finally saw their California dream come true: At age 74, Grube r rode t his short tra ck , leading half the laps before be ing passed by Mickey Alzola, The Sportsman 600cc race was exciting. jaso n Nanisi (o n Butch Cochran's Honda) and Jim Monegan co mpet ed fierce ly for the lead . Monegan held first throughout the race , but Na zz isi wa s fi rst to t he fini sh line af ter ove rta king Monegan exiting the last turn. Russell Flranzl put on a show in the 70s Singles class. Monegan rod e hard to try to win this one , but he wasn't fast enoug h to catch Firanzi. The Vet event saw "Boo Boo " Bob Scalley riding "O ld Trusty " to the finish first, follow ed by Mo negan and jerry Kenned y. John Frank disconne ct e d his brake of his vintage She rpa for the Classic 250cc event and w o u nd up finis hin g fir st. W it h t he br a ke recon ne ct e d, Fra nk lined up in t he 250cc Sports man eve nt and worked his way throug h the pack and then showed the m the fastest way a rou nd th e t ra c k. Randy Kre m lacek , w ho whimpe red abo ut his 250's performance on th is tra ck, took third, behind Robe rt Stuscavage. Mike Van Linden ex ci ted e veryo ne o n Su nda y 's T T t rack , r id ing fast and ha r d , his Iconoclast ZX6 R. Both are MRA veter ans, and th e racin g was clo se an d ente rta ining. Alas. Mr. Bake r was a few places be hind th em on his tw o-stroke but causing a grin for every rea l enthusiast in atte ndance . Beyond t he RZSOO, race classes feature RS125s, as well as twins an d mu lticylinde r b ikes o f a ll config ura ti o ns . While som e organ ization s ar e limit ing t hei r classes, th e MRA is promot ing the dive rsity in machinery while providing a ste llar family environment . The money maker, the prem ier class of the MRA, is the Race of the Ro ckies, w hich is basically a run-whar-you-bru ng class featu ring all sorts of high-power Superbikes that even a factory rider wou ld gri n about after riding. Th is is th e clas s t hat le aves all th ose t iny rubbe r patches melted into th e track as t he shifter is act uate d . Spotlight ing t his se ries is local he ro Ricky O rlando , who just earned a si xt h -p lac e fin ish in t he Dayto na 200 . Camp aigning aga inst O rland o ar e se aso ned riders such as Denn ie Burke , Ryan Burke, Dan overtaking Scalley to win t he Senior class. David Nicholson and Ken Co pe made the Classic 500cc TI eve nt as exciting to watch as a ny Pro Expe rt e vent. Fro m the start, Nicholson was in front. Cope gained ground on Nic hol so n, an d t hey ca me o ve r t he jumps together, trad ing th e first spo t bac k and fort h on t he straights . Cope took t he win, Nicholson was second , and jo el Sw een ey finished th ird. Alzola got th e holeshot in the Super Senior even t , fo llo w e d by N ic k C os io . By the first jum p, Monega n was be hi nd Alzo la, clo sely w orking him for a shot at t he fro nt spo t . Monegan was first to the checkers aboar d his two -stroke, and Alzola was the first Senior over the line. Hank Cosio and Gruber followed. In the ' 70s Singles TI, Firanzi was fourth into t urn one, but by the end of the first lap he wa s le ading t he pack. Fre d Be nn e tt stayed close in second, co ming alongside Firanzi, but Firanzi had the edge to pull ahead and win this race . Bennett was second , followed by Maury Austin and Fuzzy Beeching . In the Digg e r He lm-sponsored Sup po r t class, Jimmy Lewis got the holeshot and just ke pt going . eN John Fra nk (7 1), aboard his vintage Sherpa, lea d s Steve Lacy (27) around th e tra ck en route to w ins in the Cla ssic 250cc and Spartsman 2 50cc sho rt track events at the AHRMA National Short Track Cha m pio nship in Brentwood, Ca lifornia . SAND HILLRANC H BR NTWOOD CALIF E , ONIA RE SULTS: MAy 22-23, 2004 Short Track ' 70 s SGl; I. Rusty Firan zi; 2. Jim Mo neg an ; 3. Mitch Perry ; 4. Fuzzy Beec hing. '7 0 s 2 ·STRK: I. Jim Monegan; 2. Do nnie Wilson ; 3. Den nis Hod ges : .... Tom Chathan. eLSe 250 : I. John Frank; 2. Cary Buck; 3. Steve Lacy eLSe 500 : . I. Fu zzy Be e ch ln g ; 2. Jo e l Swee ne y: 3. Steve La cy. SP TS MN 250: I. Jo hn Fra nk; 2. Ro be r t Stuscavage: 3. Randy Kremlacek: 4. Bre en Ho ffman . S PTSMN 600: I. Jaso n Na zzisi; 2 . Jim Mon eg an ; J . Man Roh r, SPTSM N 750: I. Bob Sca lley : 2. Je rry Kenn ed y. VET: I. De nnis Ho d ge s . SR : I . Bo b Sca lley : 2. Jim Mo n egan: J . Je r ry Kennedy ; 4. Russell Sosa. S/S R.: I. Mickey AJzola; 2. Norm Gruber: 3. Hank Co sio . SUP: I. Rusty Firanz i; 2. Jimmy Lewis; J. Jim my Sanchez . TT ' 70s SGl: I . Rusty Firanzi; 2. Fre d Bennett: J . Maury Austin; 4. Fuzzy Beechi ng. ' 70s 2·STRK: I . Jim Monegan. crsc 25 0 : I . Jo hn Fran k. crsc 500: I . Ken Cope; 2. David Nicho lso n; 3. Joe l Sweeney. SPTSMN 25 0: I. Mike Van Linden: 2. Ken Co pe ; J. Mike Riddel: 4. Fuzzy Beeching SPTSMN 600 : I. Mat t Rohr: 2. Jason N azz isi: 3. Jim Monegan. S R.: I. Mike Van Unden; 2. Jim Monegan : J. Mike Riddel ; 4 . Mike Yarn . S/S R: I. Mickey Aizola; 2. Ha nk Cosio; J . Nor m G ru ber. S UP: I . Jimmy Lewis ; 2. Fred Bennett: J . Jermaine Bacosa; 4. Jimmy Sanchez. Turner, Do ug Vickery and, of course, Turpin. A reside nt of Utah , Turpin make s th e eve nts to take a sta b at the att ractive purse offered in th is class. Th is wa s def initely his day, as he added mult iple seconds to his lead, lap afte r lap. O n the second-to-the-last lap. he was clocked at 16 seconds ahead of Turner, in seco nd place. with Orl ando just be hind Turne r. And t hat' s ho w t hey crossed the line at the finish. Ken Cope (48) and David Nicholson (27) com pete for the top spot in the Classic 500cc/750cc n event at Sa nd Hill Ra nch. De l Turco ; 3. Bryce Davis ; 4 . Jo n G lae fke : S. Jim Bre we r. OPEN S/BK: I. Shane Turp in: 2. Dan Turner; J. Ryan Burke ; 4. RickyOrlando: 5. Shane Cahill. S/TW GTU: I. Mike Dewitt; 2. Dale Murphy; 3. Hanna Steplewska: 4. Brian Schillinger. 5. Sean Bran . S{TW GTO: I. Jon Glaefke: 2. Jim Bre-wer, J. Michael Petti ford; 4 . Be n Fo x: 5 . Sonny Pe tr ie . LJW GP: I. Mike Dewitt; 2. Dale Murphy; J . Jon Glaefke; 4. Dan Q ualtire ; 5. Dan Elders. ROR: I. Shane Turpin; 2. Dan Tume r; 3. RickyOrl ando ; 4. Ryan Burke ; 5. Den nie Burke. SO LO EN O UR lJW: I. Jon Glaefke; 2. Mike Dewitt; 3. Brian Schillinger. 4. Sean Bratt : 5. Hanna Steplewska. SO LO ENOUR MIW: I. Martin Sims: 2. Dean Del Turco; J. Do n Atc hison ; 4 . Patrick Lansu ; S. Jeff Grace . SOLO EN OUR HIW: I. Mike Ap plegate ; 2. Jo n Glaefke ; 3. Crash lowe; 4. David Gallant; S. Ed Smalley. SOLO EN O U R OP EN: I. Ryan Burke ; 2. Rich Deeming: J. Shane Cahill;4. DavidGossett; S. Mark.Nudelman. SPTSMN: I. Bob Hasenhundl; 2. David Olc ott : 3. Ray Gaimara; .... Jeff Brown : 5. Jeffrey Buerger. CO LORADO : I. Dave Tipp ie; 2. Dan Elders: 3. Norman Ustovic:a; 4. Chuck Sbertslee: 5. Scott McRoberts . l/W S/M OTARO: I. Mike Madd en ; 2. Will Sequinc. MIW S/M O TARD: I. Nathan Conley; 2. C huck Hopper; J . Jason Archuleta: 4. Todd Sledge; 5. Joel Fraser. O PEN S/MOTARD: I. Jeff Grace ; 2. Scott McRobe rts ; J. Tom William s: 4 . Jason Archuleta; S. Joel Fraser. RE SULTS GTU NO V: I. Eugene BazyI; 2. Tony Ewan ; J. Dave Van De weerc 4. Bruce Baca; 5. Bob Hasenhundl. GTU AM : l . Justin Meyer; 2. David Gallant; J. Jason Trabert ; 4. Tim Gates ; 5. Elton C urry. GTO NOV: I. Eugene BazyI; 2. Dave Van De Ween; J . Jay Hollman ; 4. Bruce Baca; 5. Marc Lee . GTO AM: I. Marv Rosencrans: 2. Zach Ritchey: 3. Tim Young; 4. Justin Meye r; 5. Bryce Davis. MORN VINT GTU : I. Jeff Yekel; 2. Chuck Shettsline; 3. Dan Elders : .... Simon Lucow; 5. Donna Bowden . MOR N VINT GT O: I. Aaron Pe trie; 2. Les Gerber; J. Karl Frakes: .... Dan Qualtire : S. Erik Peat. MIW SlSPT: I. Justin Meyer; 2. Martin Sims: J. C rash Lowe ; .... Tracy Schram: 5. Mike Appl e hans. HIW S/S PT: I. Crash Lowe : 2. Mike Applegate; 3. Martin Sims: 4 . David Gallant; 5. Mike Applehans. O PE N S/SPT: I. De nnie Burke : 2. Ricky Orlando; J . Rich Deem ing: 4 . David Gosse tt; 5. Crash Lowe . M/W S/BK: I. Mart in Sims: 2. C rash Low e ; 3. Dean De l Turco ; .... Justin Meyer; 5. Tracy Schram. H/W Sl BK: I. Martin Sims ; 2. Dean Mike Applehans (25) and Pedro Bravo (40) exit turn 11 in Midd leweight Superbike co mpetitio n at the opening ro und of Motorcycle Roadracing Association action in Pueblo, Colo rado. www.cyclenews.com CYCLE NEWS • JUNE 9, 2004 63

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