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second in points .
The rest of t he top points prod ucer s from
the heats who wo uld have to make it out of t he
semi s included Parso ns, Kelly Mo ran, Ca m
Raffe rt y, Gen e Bo nsig nor e , C raig Estelle,
Geo rge Lazor, Casey Donholt and Lee Bailey.
In semi one, Parsons made a good start and
got the jump on Rafferty, who was unable to get
past alter lour laps 01 trying hard.
In t he second sem ifinal , " Mean Gen e "
Bo ns igno re go t t he e arly jump and nev er
loo ked bac k en ro ute to th e win , de spite a
great effort from longtime star Lazor, who was
all over Bonsignore for four laps.
The last-chance qualifier looked almost like
a main event, with top guns Estelle, Lazor and
Rallerty lacing 01 against youngster Do nholt !
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Estelle used the inside to his adva ntage and
ma de it to the first turn in th e lea d. Lazor
stayed on his whee l lor lour laps, but with slick
track conditions, it was not a night for trying the
outside. Estelle hung on lor the last spot in the
main, and Lazor w as seco nd , w ith Do nholt
third and Rallerty lourt h.
Whe n the to p five ro lled out for the final,
there was a sense t hat the re wou ld be so me
activity at the start, as all fi e are great starters
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and were going to go for it. The first try was
he ld up, as the r e I sai d t hat th r ee ri ders
to uched the tapes. Warnings we re issued, and
allwe re called back for a restart .
On the second try, it appeared that Parsons
took down Sep hton as a result of first-corner
bunching; however, Se phton got the short end
o f the stick and was pen alize d 10 yards for
being the cause of the restart.
On the third try, Parsons nailed the start and
was immedia te ly pursu ed by Le ga ult and
Bonsigno re. Sephton got past Estelle , and the
order re mained unchanged until the last lap,
whe n Se phto n parked It, allowing Estelle by.
The Court jester At hlet ic Club/Steve Tennantsponsore d Parsons rode a very tight inside line
for his first Scratch win at Champion, ahead of
Legault and Bonsignore .
In Support A action, a well-deserved win went
to Shawn "Steamboat" Engel, who won over
Mikey "Mad Dog" Buman and Adam ''OJ '' Mittl.
Ro o kie s ensation jess ie "j e t" D ie m
grabbe d Support B hon ors , over le male
hotshoe Katalin Davis.
Peter Pristasch, on a Decal Wo rks/Nob lesville
Ho nda, and Kawasaki jockey Kyle Jo hnso n.
Carroll too k the overall in the Schoo lboy class
with a 2-1 tally, in Iront 01 Adam Lock (3-2) and
Michael Bender ( I-D NF), on a Michelin/Dreyer
Motor Sports Vamaha.
Donald Baker dominated the Over 25 A and
Over 30 A classes, easily winning all lour motes
o n a Thrott le Joc key/Sh ilt/Lake City Racing
Honda . Sean Noland finished second in bot h
Over 25 A motos on a Pro Circuit Honda, Nick
Yode r finish e d t h ir d in bo th motos o n a
Motop lex/Action Moto r Sports Honda, Josep h
Beher finish ed fou rt h in both mo to s o n a
Yamaha, and Matt Burrell claimed fifth place on
an Alloy MXjMotorex Honda with a 6-5 tally
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Noland also placed second in the Over 30 A
class wit h a 3-2 ta lly, in front of Honda rider
David Johnson (4-2). Ford (3-S) claimed lourth
place, lollowed by Beher (S-4).
RESULTS
XRSO: I. Ryan Joh nso n (Hon ). 50 AUTO OIL-IN)
(4-8): I. Trea Hand (Yam). SO SR (7 .8 ): I. Ale x Mario n
(Cob) : 2. Zachary Glider (KTM): 3. Dallas Wolfe (KTM); 4.
Luke T icen (KTM); 5. Anthony East (Yam). 65 OPEN (7 -11):
I. Colt on Chapman (KTM); 2. Micha el Mart in (Suz); 3. Joh n
Earl (KTM); 4. Tyler Phillips (KTM; 5. Colton Bragg (So2). 80
OUTLAW (1-15): I. Austin C rouch (Suz); 2. Michael Manin
RESULTS
SCR: I. Jeremy Pa rs on s ; 2. Kyle Lega ult ; 3. Ge ne
Bon signore; 4. C raig Este lle : 5. Tom Sep hto n. SUP A: I.
Shawn En g e l: 2. Mlke y Buman ; 3. Ada m Mitt l: 4 . Jay
Casslebury. SUP B: I. jessie Diem : 2. Katalin Davis. JR: I.
jes sie Diem ; 2. Dee Holden ; 3. C orey Broo kes; 4. Kataltn
Davis; 5. Kayia Boroom.
(Suz): 3. Jaco b Fehrman (Suz): 4. Colt on Chapman (KTM); 5.
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John Earl (KTM). 85 JR (1-11 ), I. Cokon Chapman (KTM):
2. Austin Crouch (Suz) ; 3 . Michael Martin (Suz) ; 4 . Jaco b
Feh rman (Suz); S. Cod y Kline (KTM). 85 SR (11-15): I.
Kief e r Banter (KTM); 2. D ~ ny Ca ud ill (Kaw) ; 3. D illio n
Searcy (KTM); 4. N ick Ker se y (Yam ); S. Shaun Williams
(Hon ). S/MIN I (12.15): I. Du st in Boc kover (Kaw ); 2.
Danny Ca udill (Kaw ); 3. Kiefer Bante r (KTM 4. N ick Kersey
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(Y
am); 5. Dillion Searcy (KTM). 125 A: I . Teny Blake (Suz);
2. De rri ck Dewitt (Yam); 3. C . Dale Jes sup (Hon ); 4. Ben
Gra ves (Y
am): S. Jeff Ford (Yam). 115 B: I. Aaron Carroll
(Yam); 2. Steven Doyen (Kaw); 3. Adam lock (Kaw ): 4. Peter
Prlsta sch (Hon); S. Kyle Jo hnson (Kaw). 125 C: I. Tyler
Brock (Yam); 2. Ross Muinzer (Kaw); 3. Ovistopher Gibson
(Kaw); 4. Todd Hobbs (Yam) ; S. Matt Evans (Suz). 250 A: I.
Terry Blake (Suz); 2. Derrick De witt (Yam); 3. N ick Yoder
(Hon ); 4. Michae l Zyist ra (Hon) . 250 B: I. Bre nt lee (Yam) ;
2. Sean Mo ck (Ho n) ; 3. Danie l Go ldstein (H on ); 4. Jam ie
E ngl ~h (Hon ): 5. Michael Bende r (Y
am). 250 C: I. Robert
Glen (Y
am): 2. Eric Norris (Yam); 3. Brad Ne lson (Kaw); 4.
Shawn Hes te r (Hon) ; S. Mark Robe rtson (Suz). WMN: I.
Heath e r Zylstra (Hon) ; 2. Jenn ifer Bender (Hon): 3. Meg han
Jordan (Suz); 4. Andrea Wa llace (Suz). SCHBY ( 11 015): I.
Aaron Carroll (Yam); 2. Adam Loc k (Kaw ); 3. Michae l Bender
(Yam); 4 . N ick Kerse y (Yam) . 16-24 : I. Ben Grav es (Yam): 2.
Brandon RoS$ (5oz); 3. Michael Zylstra (Hon); 4. Tyler lock
(Kaw): S. D ale Je ssu p [Hon ]. 15 + A: I. Donald Bak e r
(Hon ): 2. Sean Noland (Hon) ; 3. Nick Yoder (Hon) ; 4. Joseph
Beher (Yam) ; 5. Matth e w Burr ell (Hon). 25 + B: I. Sean
Moc k (Hon) ; 2. Daniel Dud ley (Hon ); 3. Rusty C ulp (Yam); 4 .
Jam ie English (H on ); S. Jamie Bro wn (Hon) . 30 + A: I.
Dona ld Baker (Hon) ; 2. Sean Noland (Hon); 3. David Johnson
(Hon): 4. Jeff F (y",,): S. jose ph Seh... (y",,). 30 + B, I.
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D aniel Du dle y (H on); 2. Se an Rob ertson (Kaw) ; 3. Sco tt
D ouglas (Kaw) ; 4. Ro b Pr oc to r (Yam ); S. Alan At kinson
(Y . 40 + : I. David John son (Hen ): 2. Garry Anglemy er
am)
(Y
am); l . Alan Atkinson (Y ): 4. Jerry Barbe r (KTM); 5. Tony
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Williams (Yam) . 50+ : I. Gar ry Anglemyer (Yam); 2. Harry
Lewis (Hon ).
Ohia County Fairs Matocross Championship Series
Round 13: Gallia County Fairgrounds
Fink Gets Funky at Gallipolis
By RUPERT X.
RESULTS
PELLETT
GAWPOLlS, OH, AUG. 4
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S UZUki jockey Tim Fink could n't have go ne
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any laster il he'd been slung oflthe Tilt-Aa.. Whirl at this county fair. as the Lancaster, O hio ,
racer was on his game at th is lightly attended
weeknight fairgrou nds race. f ink doesn't participate ofte n in this Ohio fairs race series, yet
when he stra ps on the boots and appears on
the starting line, sparks are going to fly
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f ink was just too fast for the compe tition at
this Gallipolis event , as he charged the whoo ps
and sailed over the doubles to take three class
wins and make a stand as the night's fastest Vet
racer. Handity charging to three class wins - in
T Blake (625) shuts the door an Ben Graves (926)in the second 125cc A
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the Over 2S B/C , Over 30 and 250cc B contests
moto at round eight of the Gold MX Series, held at Wildcat Creek MX in
- Fink was simplythe old man in charge here.
Rossville, Indiana.
In Vouth action , Dylan Walke r was
Honda, and Michael Zylstra (2-4), on a Wheel s
Gold MX Series
absolute ly the kid to beat , snapp ing 011 grea t
lor Tots/HjC Helmets/AM Raci ng KTM. Dewitt
Round 8: Wildcat Creek MX
starts aboard his Suzukis. Walker walked 011
finished se co nd overall to Blake again in the
with the wins in the 65cc (7-1 I) class and two
125cc A class, this time with a 3-2 tally, in Iront
85cc classe s, as we ll. Also putting o n great
01 Honda rider Dale Jessup (4-3). Ben Graves,
shows were Yamaha rider Emmett Rowland in
riding an Azonic/Factory Connection Yamaha,
the other 85ec classes, scoring a couple of wins,
pressured Blake t he en tire first mo to for
and Honda-mounted Co lby McCutcheon , who
second place, and the battle started again in the
top ped the 125cc B and Schoo lboy contests.
second mota befo re Graves wen t down in a
As often is the case in this O hio fair race
Bv MARK BUCHANAN
turn in back. Graves resta rted to finish sixth and
se ries, the Pro class was all about Tony "The
ROSSVIUE, IN, AUG. I
claim lourt h overall, lollowed by Jell Ford, on a
T ige r " Robinso n, w ho took home all th e
o u nd eig ht 01 W ildcat Creek MX a nd
Bridgestone-backed V
amaha.
money-class cash.
Wabas h Ca nnon ball MX's lirst-ever Gold
Graves took both mota wins in t he 16-24
MX Se rie s , pres e nted by Spectra O ils and
class, with Brandon Ross (2-3) finishing second
Portland International Roceway
Throttle jockey, was a much better day than
overa ll on an Amer ican Eagle Racing/Spectral
ro und seven on Saturday. The Wildcat C reek
Max PillS Suzuki. Zylstra (4-2) finished third, in
MX crew had the track in great shape, the skies
Iront 01 Kawasaki jockey Tyler Lock (3-4) and
were sunny, and 183 riders turne d out.
Jessup (6-5).
T]. Blake put in a dominating perform ance ,
Aaron Carro ll had a great day, taking three
PORTLAND, OR, AUG. 5
taking all lour moto wins 01 the 125cc A and
out of four mete w ins fo r the overall in the
ean "Sparky" Sparkman was the dominant
Schoo lboy ( 12-1S) and 12Scc B classes on a
2S0cc A classes on a Li nklnc./Com monwealth
S rider in the Belore The Hill class at Po rtland
Motorcycles Suzu ki. Yama ha rider De r rick
Triple A Cycle Vam
aha. Carro ll won both 125cc
International Raceway, winni ng bo th motos
B motos , in front of Steven Doyen, on an S&S
Dewitt finished second in the 2S0cc A class
seemingly with ease . joshua johnson appeared
Powe rsports Kawasak i. Ada m Lock finished
with a 4-2 score , edging out Nick V
oder (3-3),
to the be the only rider able to give Sparkman
third in both motos on a Ka
wasaki, in front of
o n an EVS/Moto plex/Ac tion Motor Sports
Baker, Blake
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MICRO (4 06): I . N ick We lls (KTM); 2. Carey D avis
(Y
am); 3. John Allender Jr. (KTM); ... Col by San!n (KTM); S.
Ga rr ett Blakensh ip (Yam) . MICRO (4 08): I . Dylan Vo ltz
(KTM); 2. Ca leb House r (Cob); l . Joh n Allender Jr. (KTH) ; 4.
Nick Wells (KTM); 5. Dako ta Fischer (Y
am). MICRO (7-8):
I. Tyler C rawford (KTM); 2. Nathan Yoder (Kaw ); l . Caleb
Houser (Cob); .. . Dylan Voltz (KTM); S. Ca rnron Farmer
(KTH ). 65 (7011): l. Dytan Walker (Suz); 2. Matthew Blum
(Suz); 3. Tyler Crawfo rd (KTM); 4. Blain Bro wn (KTM); S.
Tyler Wa rd (Hon ). 80 (7. 11): I. Dylan Walke r (Suz); 2.
Matt hew Blum (Suz); 3. Blain Brown (KTM); 4. Ryan McC lary
(""w): 5. Tyle, Ward (Hon). 80 EXTRA (1-1 1), I. Dyf:on
Wa lker (Suz); 2. Blain Brown (KTM); 3. Matthew Blum (Suz);
4. Ryan McC lary (Kaw). 80 ( 11- 15): I. Em mett Rowland
(y",,): 2. Nath;on 8e