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Randy Bruce (3- 3) and Ste ve Phillips (4- 4) . Mar k Toguch i (5-6), who just rec e ntly move d up (rom t he Over 40 Novices, rounded out the field in fourt h. Y amaha rider Tony Duni took the O ver 50 Amate ur w in. Th e 12Scc- mou nted Morrow Fleet maintained a speedy pace to finish second (m a king u p for m ult ipl e c ra s he s th e we e k before) . Bruce Hoover pulled out a third-place finish with a 5-3 sco re, ahead of a d isap po inted Ray Simmons (3-7), who experien ced pro blems in mo to two. Chuc k Woo dy (3- I) rode on th e edge to take the Ove r 60 Amate urs overall. ROTMX pre side nt Frank Derby (2-2) edged out Phil Black (1-3) for second. RESULTS 40 + NOV: l. Jim Male (Hen ); 2. Mike Dob is (Hon ): 3. leon Rand o lph (Kaw ); 4. Thorn Lyons (Ha n); 5 . Gr eg Wh itfield. 40+ A M: I. Terry Tate (Hon]: 2. Philip Maust (Hon): 3. RandyBruce (Hon); 4. Steve Phillips (Kaw); 5. Mark Taguehi (Yam). 40+ EX: I. l an ce McRoberts (Yam); 2. Ste ve Dona ldson (Yam) ; 3. Mike Brinkley (Yam ); 4. Marcus Crider (Ha n); 5. John Thn mermans (Hon). 50 + NOV: I. Ste ven Carter (Yam) ; 2. Steve Pobjoy; 3. Denise de Vine s; 1. Phil Bened ict; 5. Bob Alloy. SO+ AM: I. Tony Duni (Y am); 2. Morrow Fleet (Yam ); 3 . Bruce Hoover ( Hon ) ; 1 . Ray Simmons ; S. Britt W uest (Han ). 50 + EX: I. Phil C ruz; 2. Jack Rote n; 3. Mike Burne tt ; 1 . Dennis Too ma n; 5 . Terry Messer. 50 + MST R B: I. Carl Gazafy (Hen ); 2. Bill Maxim (Kaw); 3. Jeff Blix (Hon ). 60 + A M: I. Ch uck Woody (KTM); 2. Frank Derby (Hon); 3. Phil Black (Ho n); 1. Albert Smith (Yam); 5. Bill Traver (Kaw). MSTR A: I. Scotty Walker Jr.; 2. Jim Hen n; 3. loren Pochrrowski (GG) ; 1. Kurt Sofka (Yam). MST R B: I. Dave Ero pkin (Ho n); 2. Pat Samud io (Hon ); 3. Ross T ho mpso n (He n]: 1. Michelle Horton (Ho n); 5. Kirk Bassett (Yam). Bro o k s rode her v ery p ink bik e t o fou r th . Earlier, Spicher won the Amat eur Formula 50 event, w ith Oventhal second, and Br oo ks took th ird in Beginner Modified. RESULTS BEG ST K: I. Bryce Kornbau; 2. Justin Rivas; 3. Justin Due:ut; 4. Kayla Morales ; 5. Fredd ie Sullivan. BEG MO D: I. Bryce Kom bau; 2. Just in Duc ut : 3. Kitty Broo ks ; 4. Steve Bogle: 5. Jam ie Rivas. AM STK: I. Yasuyo Nakamura; 2. Tony Vaughn: 3. Yoshi Kanayama; 4. Nick Tierno. AM F-50 : I. Jim Spicher ; 2. Dave Oventhal: 3. Brandon Warren: 1 . Alan Mortenson; 5. Rick Dondero. AM F-GP: I. Travis Violet te ; 2. Tro y Azmoon ; l . Jeff Semmig; 1 . Alan Mo rtenson ; 5 . Bryant Kornbau . EX STK: I. leonard Mellgren ; 2. Scott Ken Maely Cup Wild West Ar ena Brant Collects First Ken Maely Cup in si de e n terin g the fin al corn e r and b ea t By RYAN EVANS WINCHESTER, CA, AUG. 8 RA Na tiona l Champion SCOtt Brant ad ded S anoth er trop hy to his co llecti on by w inning t he ina ugura l Ke n Mae ly C up at W ild Wes t Speedway in Winchester. Th e Ken Maely Cup w ill be an annual event ho nori ng t h e legen d ar y ma n w ho h ad a tremen dous influence o n th e spo rt of speedway as well as other for ms o f mot orcycl e racing. A perp etual troph y wi th a steel shoe mo unted on t he top was awar de d t o Br an t and wi ll b e pre sented to w inners in fut ure years as we ll. Br ant a nd Eddie C astr o le ft the line togeth er, but Brant 's inside line allowed him t o sec u re t he lead exit i ng t u rn two . C harl ie Venegas , feel ing t hat the tapes had go ne up Tommy Aqu ino (10) leads Leona rd Mellg ren (53) , Scott Ga rner (9 ) a nd Brian Jackson (18) in Expert Form ula GP action at Gra nge Moto r Circuit in Apple Valley, California . th the mercury pushing triple digi ts, the competi to rs also turned up the heat as the California Motorcycle Road Racing Association scorched the asphalt of the Grange Motor Circui t. In e v e r y competitive group there are constants , those individuals w ho set the mar k W by which all others are judged . In t he CMRRA, Leona rd M ell gr en is t hat ind iv id ual. A true gentle ma n racer, Mellgr en bring s a quality of r iding and sportsmanship to th e CM RRA that others would do w ell to match . For Tomm y Aquino , it may be difficult to understand that, like every yo ung gun befor e him, learning his craft is mor e important than w inning. In Formula T hunder, Aq uino was very quick off th e li ne in both r aces, holding off a har dch arging Mellg re n , w h o could not ma tch Aqui no 's straight- line speed. Behind Aquino and Mellgren, Br ian Jackson looked strong, follo w ed by a co nsist ent Scott Garne r. In the Expert 80ce Gp, it came do wn to a duel b et w een Ric h Jo hn so n and A quino . Although Aquin o rode w ell, he couldn't match Johnson's high-energy, aggressive sty le. Aft er win ning race one of t he Ex p ert Formula GP class, leading fr om pole to po le, a corner and vehemen tly stated his case; his pleas fell on deaf ears, as the referee allowed the race for second but was unable to challenge Brant. w ho cru ised to the victory. Castro hung on for Aquino Sets Personal Best at Grange By ROD GIRARD APPLE VALLEY, CA, AUG. 8 slower on t he o utside, pulled up in the first to conti nue . Ch ri s M anchester passed C astro Ca lifo rnia Motorcycle Roa d Racing Associa tion Grange Motor Circuit Gamer; 3. Jason Van Slyke. EX F-GP: I. Leonard Mellgren; 2. Tommy Aquino ; 3. Brian Jackson ; 4. SCOtt Ga me r ; Jason Van 5lyke . AM 80 GP : I. Ash ley Caldwell ; 2. Br and o n Warren; 3. Brand on Rose ; 1. Te rry Vance ; 5. Bryant Komba u. EX 80 GP: I. Rich Johnson ; 2. Tommy Aqu ino; 3. J.I. Yarber. VET STK 0 · 1: I. l e o nard Me llgren ; 2. Scott Garner; 3. Jason Van Slyke. VET ST K 0 -2: I. Yasuyo Nakamura ; 2. Tony Vaughn; 3. Yoshi Kanayama; 4. N ick Tierno. VET MOD 0-1 : I. Scott Game r, 2. l eonard Mellgren ; 3. Brian Jackson ; 4. Jason Van Slyke . VET MOD 0 ·2 : I. Troy Azmoon; 2. Jim Spicher, 3. Dave Oventhal; 1. Kitty Brooks; 5. Rick Dondero. F·THNDR 0 ·1 : I. Cra ig Crawford; 2. leigh Crawford ; 3. Tommy Crawford; 1. Dud ley Cram ond. F·THNDR 0-1: I. Kevin Ho lmes: 2. Jim Spicher; l . Alan Mortenson; 4. Ken Gill; 5. Brandon War ren . F-EXTREME: I. Tomm y Aqu ino; 2. l eonard Mellgren: 3. Brian Jackson ; 4. Scott Gamer; 5 . l e igh Crawford. third, Justin Boyle fin ished fourth, and Venegas was credited with fifth. A fte r having his w inning stre ak snapped the prev ious week, T im Gomez set ou t to begin a Facchini to th e checke re d nag. Joh n Stunkard w as t hird , Rudy Laure r finishe d fourt h, and Steve Murray was fifth. Josh O'N ea l too k the lead at the start of the D ivision T hree main event and quic kly built a comfortable lead. O 'N eal wasn't chalienged the first th ree laps, but he we nt down in turn two, aliowing Mike Boyle to assum e the lead. Mike we nt uncontested the rest of the way and won for th e third time this year. Steve Dz iadus Sr. was seco nd , Steve D ziadus Jr. fi nished t hi r d, Kim Stevens was fourth, O 'Neal ended up fifth, and N athan Smelser was sixth . In the Youth D ivision On e main event, Jason Ramirez and Krystal Crame r battled int o th e first cor ner, but Ramirez emerged w ith the lead on the back straight . Ramirez he ld the lead for a lap bu t oversl i d in t urn f o u r and allowed Cramer to gra b the lead and race away w ith the victory. Rami rez had to settle for second , and N o rth ern C aliforn ia's Jay Rickett s was third . Gino Manzares was awarded the victory in the Youth Division Tw o main event after he was fo rced t o lay his bike down to avoid the fallen race leader, Rick y Valdez. N ath an Galvin was credited with second, Joey Holt was third, Valdez finished fourth , and Blake Bowen was fifth. big mistake in race two set up Aq uino 's best ri de n ew st r ing of D ivi sion Two ma i n-event o f the day. An early lead in race two quic kl y dissolved wen t Aquino rode off course, allowing victories, but his quest became harder when he RESULTS w as pe nalized for t o u ching the tapes. N eil Mellgr en, Jackson and Garner to gap him . This coul d have been t he en d of t h e sto ry , b ut Facchini took the lead at the start , but Gomez YTH 0 - 1: I . Krystal Cramer; 2. Jaso n Ramirez ; l . Jay Ricketts . YTH 0 -2 : I. Gino Manzares ; 2. Nathan Galvin; l . Joe y Ho lt ; 4. Ricky Valdez ; 5. Blake Bowen. 0 · 1: I . T im Gomez; 2. Ne il Facchini; 3. Joh n Stunkard: 4. Rudy Laurer; S. Steve Murray. D- l: I. Mike Boyle; 2. Steve Dziadus Sr.; 3. Steve Dziadu s Jr.; 4. Kim Stevens ; 5 . Josh O 'NeaL KEN MA ELY CUP: I . Scott Brant; 2. C hris Manches ter; 3. Edd ie Cast ro; 4. Justin Boyle; S. Charlie Ve negas. instead Aqu ino put his head do wn and started clicking off quick laps. In a stun ning come back ride , Aqu ino w ast ed lit tl e time in co llecting Garner and Jackson. Despit e turn ing persona lbest times at Grange, Aq uino w as unable t o quickly dispatched the rest of t he field and began stalking Facchini. Though Facchini still led w h en t hey t o o k the wh ite flag , G o m e z ' s patience finaliy paid off as he slipped by on the make up the difference on Mellgren. At the flag, Mellgren may have wa lked aw ay with the overall Return to the Gro unds Sa lina s Ramblers Roug h Scra mb les Salinas Sports Complex wi n, but Aquino had ri dde n his best race. D elivering perh aps her strongest r aces o f Silvas Smoke Salinasl the season, Yasuyo Nak amura t oo k overall w ins in Amateur Sto ck and Veteran Stock D ivision Tw o . T he two Vet er an Stock- class races we re By SnVE HALL SAUNAS, CA, AUG. 8 combined, allowing the Amateurs to race w ith The second annual "Return to th e Grounds" the Experts . In race o ne, Nakam ura's rid e was so strong that she would have finished second Salinas Rambler s Motorcycle Club , drew more in the Expert class, beh ind Mellgren, best ing than 200 rider s to the w onderful new cushion Salinas' own Bill y Luke r w on th e Open Expert ride rs Garner and Jason Van Slyke . In race two, Nakamura w ould have finished third track at the Salinas Sports Co mp lex, designed Interm ed iate cla ss , wi t h Ko re y H e e ss and maintained by SRMC's Joe Gomes and Steve finishi ng second . in the Expert ranks . Troy Azmoo n won a nail -bi t er in Veteran Modified Di vision Two to take his first overall win, holding off Jim Spicher, in seco nd . D ave Oventhal hung on to tak e thi rd , w hile Ki tty I op en-traction scramble s, presented by the Cod y Silva won the 8Scc (7-1 1) Expert class, his sister Michelie Silva won the 8Scc ( 12- 16) Division A and th e Powder Puff (Under I7) class, and papa Robert Silva won the Ov er 30 Int ermediate / Expert contest . Morasca, and it pleased each and eve ry r ider Local Pro rider Kenny H eess too k the gold from Pee Wee to Pr o . U nder blu e skies, the i n t he Open Pr o m ai n e vent , w it h Rick Pinit Mo torsports-backed Silva family con tinued Berhorst taking second and Randy Gill enwa t er to smoke t he competi tion , bring ing home the t aki ng third . Local ho tshoe To mm y Ca r r iger, gol d in four out of six classes entered. Young aboard www.cyclenews.com h is To m m y 's G lass- sp o n so r ed CYC LE N EWS • SEP TEMBER 15, 2004 85

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