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Chris Johnson & Poul Stim son, on their EML·Honda (4) lead eventua l
winners Allen & Bryan Wenzel (2) at the fourth round of the AMA Western
National Sidecar MX Series in Milford, California.
teams yet assem bled at a round this year. Longt ime Sidec ar rac e rs Chris Johnso n a nd Paul
Stimso n came from Los Angeles and showed
they are conte nde rs at any event they attend.
The duo too k the ir older EMl- Honda CRSOO to
holeshots in both motes, surprising everyone including current champions Malcolm Upfield &
Pat Holmes , on their EMl -jumbo 7S0cc TwoStroke Twin!
At the drop of the gate, the team of johnson
& Stimso n bo lted out to an early lead as they
charged up Honey Lake's uphill sta rt straight.
The y go t to t he t urn first , w ith Upfie ld &
Holmes just behind them and the Wenzels not
far back. The clever team of Dave Hen nessy &
jim Vietti used their VMC-Zabel to get a gre at
start; more importantly, they were better set
up to drive off from the first tum, as the three
leading team s sw ung wide at the e nd of the
straight. He nnessy & Vietti too k con trol of the
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lead at that point, but it was short -lived, as they
misjudged the ir en try speed e nteri ng a later
co r ner and t ip ped the outfit over. A litt le
furt he r back were Richard & Rick Myers , on
their EML-Kawasaki, and the new team of Chris
Wilkes & Rolf Gree nhill, on thei r EMl -Honda.
Fem ale drive r Ch rist ine Makyne n and Glenn
Sible y followed t he rest up the hill on their
Wasp-Yamaha outfit.
Afte r Hennessy & Vietti's tip-over, Joh nson
& Stimson too k over the lead and held on to it
until Upfield & Holmes used their horsepower
to dr ive past them on the Honey lake uphill.
No t long after, the Wenzel brothers worked
their way past, and Myers & Myers were hot on
everyone's heels as we ll. In another lap, the
Wenzel bro t hers had mo ved past Upfie ld &
Holmes and taken over the lead, which t hey
held until the finish, with Upfield & Holmes in
second, Johnson & Stimson in third, and Mye rs
