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PHOT BY JAMEY BLUN T OS Eddie Mulder's W est Coast Vintage Dirt Track Se r ies Round 6 : Willow S pr ings W a lt James St adi um Murphree Wins Willow in Record Time By JAMEY BLUNT WIUOW SPRINGS, CA, OCT. 23 Two hundred and forty-two participants came I to the Willow Springs oval for round six of Edd ie Mulder 's West Co ast Vintage Dirt Track in the A&A Racing/Johnson Ca ms Super Senior class. As they lined up fo r the main, though, it was Moore who had the fastest lap time from the heats . On the start, Tom Howard caught everyone sleeping an d sh o t to the front. Horton was inching away, putt ing in his best lap However, th e ho rs e po w e r o f Alzo la's C &Jfr am ed Trium p h too k Howard's le ad away. W ith I 1/2 laps in th e books, Moo re too k over seco nd, wh ile Ke n Bar r ow was pr essuri ng How ard as well . How ar d had a big bob ble in turn two o n lap (o ur, a nd Bar ro w too k o ver third. Meanw hile. at the front, Alzola put in a 24 .26-seco nd lap as he pulled away fro m the field to win by a full-straightaway lead . The stage was se t (or the Digge r Helm Pro time o f 22 .7B seconds . Lap three saw Clyde 600cc main event. as National ride rs Johnny De nnen take over third. with Rick Reed fourth a nd Ro n Moore fifth . Ho rto n went on to victory - his first ofth ree for the day. Murph ree. Shau n Russell and Steve Murray came out to try to de thro ne Jimmy Wood. All Se ries. The fo ur Pro hea t races kicked off the program, giving the 27 Pros in attendance a fresh track for a shot at one of the 14 spots in the main, followed by the remaining22 heat races. Brown's Cycles/Maxima's Senior main saw Tom Horton hit turn one side by side with Joe Bro wn . Ho rt on took ove r e xiting turn tw o , w ith Gary Whi te run ning th ird . By lap tw o , Mickey Alzola has be en unstoppable late ly eyes were on Wood and Murphree, as thei r lap ti mes w e re th r-ee - hundredths o f a seco nd Johnny Murphre e won the Digger Helm Pro 600cc main event aboard a Ron Wood Ratax and set a ne w trac k re cord in the p rocess at the penultimate rou nd of Edd ie Mulde r's We st Coast Vintage Dirt Track Se ries. apart, as each wo n their hea t race. Launching into t urn one, Murp hree put the Ro n Wood Rotax up front , w ith Wood second, Russell third and Rick Hocking in fourth. A big m istake by Hocking and A.J. Herrera saw Murray move up to fourth . By lap three , Mur phree and Wood had a full straightaway on the pack , with Wood dogging Murphree, looking for a mistake. Th is lap also saw He rr e ra go dow n in turn thr ee. O n lap four of IS, Murphree set a new track reco rd of 2 1.0 I seconds, eclipsing Wood 's reco rd of 21.4 2 se con ds . By lap five, Alex Wood , in his debu t rid e o n the Ron Wood Yamaha . was getting used to his new moun t; he moved up to fourt h and set sail for Russell. All the while, Don Howard was atta cking MUIT3Y. Jimmy, like a d og wi th a bo ne . wou ldn 't le t go of Mur p hree, b ut he just couldn't ge t close enough to atte mpt a pass. Murphree , turning consist en t 2 1.04-seco nd la ps, bega n to pull It was a busy d ay fo r To m Horton, w ho topped the Se nio r, Modern 250cc and Mod ern 500cc ma ins at Willow Springs. away slowly. At the finish, the order staye d the same: Brown. Jeffer s missed the ope ning round and the last round as well but still finished with 194 points, over th e 156 poin ts accu mulated by runner- up Brown. Abrams fell just two points shy o f the runne r- u p spot, w ith 154 points. Aust in Ray ( 127 po ints) and Cody Espudo ( 125 points) made up the remainder of the to p five. After ma king t he jump fr o m 80s t o t he 125cc machine after round five, Drake Rainier went on to w in all five re maining ro und s to finish off the series w ith fourth place overall. If he had begu n t he series o n the big bike , Chad Collingwood might not have taken the title. Des p it e mis s ing the ope ning rou nd , Collingwoo d rode we ll, but Rainier proved to be a thr eat late in the se ries with a five-round win st re ak. Da nie l Armstron g made all 10 ro unds to tally a points to tal wo rthy of t he runner-up spot, but the first round killed him, as his mota score ea rned him just nine points; he finished with 134 points to Co llingwood's 185- Chad Collinwood rode nine of the 10 rounds of the Perris Hot Summer Nights Se ries and sco red the 125cc Beginner title. 36 point total. Steve Eckes finis hed in third overall with 132 points, hold off late-come r Rainier and his 12S-po int ta lly. [u srin Je ffe rs finished out th e to p five with I I I poin ts. NOVEMBER 17,2004 • CYCLE NEWS RESULTS Pe e We e Track 60 : I. Matt he w Boggess (Kaw); 2. Jo shua Sipilovic (Kaw). BEG MO O (4 -6) : I. Jose ph Cra yton (KTM); 2. Jaco b Hill (KTM). P/W 50 AO V: I. Jame s Abbo tt ; 2. Logan Cra wford. P/W 50 (4 -6) : I. Nolan Keckley: 2. Harr iso n Needh am: 1. Ab rah a m Flores . P/W 50 ( 7. 8 ) : I. Taylor Stark. STK S TRTR (4 ·6) : I. Br and o n Ro g e rs (KT M): 2. G regory Esquivel (Pol). STK STRTR (7. 8): I. Jack Bergst rom (Pol): 2. Dillon Ruml (KTM); 3. Ryan Bennett (KTM). STK BEG (4 -6) : I. Jaco b Hill (KTM): 2. Jo seph Crayton (KTM); 1. Noah Hickerson (KTM). STK BEG (7 .8): I. Maxwell Ruml (KTM): 2. Brandi Arche r (KTM): 1. Armando Est rada (KTM). MOO BEG (7- 8) , I. Maxwell Ruml (KTM): 2. Ian Ramos (KTM): 3. Blake Baldwin (KTM). ST K N OV (4 -6): I. Michael Qu inn. STK NOV (7-8 ): I. Michael Gilbe rt . H O D N OV (7-8) : I. Cod y Piche C Lem): 2. Michael Gilbe rt (Pol). TR LJBK: I. Hu nter C ar lson : 2. Kyle Ar mstr on g; 1. Ha nnah Dixo n. T RLlBK MOD: I. Ryan Bosworth. XR50 AOV (4- 6): I. Jake Jackson ; 2. Robe rt Halver son . XRS O STK (4-6) : I. Tyler Da vis. XR50 STK (7 .8) : I. Mad! Dixo n; 2. Curtis HoM; 1. Matt Maroney. Ma in Tra ck 5 0 (4 · 6) S TK : I. C haz Vasquez: (Co b); 2. Tyler Ros a (KTM); 3. Aryton Ward (Co b). 50 (4 -6) MOO : I. Tyle r Rosa (KTM): 2. Aryton Ward (Cob) ; 1. Chaz Vasq uez (Cob ). 50 (7 .8 ) STK : I. Vance Rioux (Cob ); 2. Sean McGrew [tern): 3. Dean Spangler (KTM). 50 (7 -8) MOD: I. Brandon Du tca ult (KTM): 2. Sean McGre w (Lem): 1. Dean Spangler (KTM). S/P!W : I. Brady Keisel; 2. Brandon Outcault. 60 (6-8) : I. Brandon Outcault (KTM); 2. Gage Farner (KTM). 60 (9 _11): I . Cole Se e ley (Kaw); 2. Michae l Ar an a (Kaw) : 1. Nitro johnson (KTM). 60 BEG: I. Bryce Harkey (KTM): 2. Trevor Bores igloch (Suz ); 3. Mike Cro nk (Suz). 6 0 OP EN : I. Michael Arana (Kaw): 2. Cole Seeley (Kaw); 3. Nitro Jo hnson am); 2. Andrew (KTM). 80 BEG: I. Andy We rhanowicz (Y Pend leton (Yam): 1. Dust in Watts (Yam). 8 0 (0- 1 I): I. David 40th Anniversa ry Murphree , Jimmy Wood , Russell, Alex Wood , and Murray. And thus the stage was set for the final showdown - round seven, featuring all the same cast. eN WILLOW SPRINGS WALT J AMES STADIUM WILLOW SPRINGS, CAUFORN IA RESULT OCTOBER 23, 2004 S: ( RO UND 6 OF 7 ) YT H 50 : I. And re D ens; 2. Joe Robe rt s; 3. Brando n Weis z. YTH 6 0: I. Lar ry Smith III; 2. Bro nson Bauman . YTH 80 : I. Michael Avil ; 2. Briar Bauman; 1. Tony Davila. a crsc 2 50: I.j im McMurr en. ClSC 500: I. joe l Kath; 2. C hris Rudy; 3. Jeff Lessley. D IN O : I. Mike O 'N eil; 2. Mars h Runyon; 3. David Duvamey. H ORN 250 : I. Tom Hort on : 2. Aaron Kennedy; 3. Cra ig Joh nson . MO RN 500 : I. Tom Horton; 2. john Lundgren: 3. Cliff Nagatanl. MORN 150: I. Paul Her man; 2. Jeff Jo h nso n: 1 . C hris Fitz hugh. 2 5 0 O PE N : I. Kayl Kolkman ; 2. Patrick McNamara ; 3. Andy Wood. 500 S UP A : I. Jo e Ste ffe n; 2. Jay Gosv enor; J . Dav id Bro w n . 500 S UP B: I. xevrn Knud sen ; 2. Art G uilfo il: 3. Rand y Kremlac ek . OP EN AM A : I. Ste vie Bonsey; 2. Marshall lapp: 1. Jimmy McNeil. O P EN AM B: I . Andy Wood: 2. Dan Uzardo : 1. Tom Sahli. O P EN AM C: I . Dillon Allen; 2. Jack Alexand er, 1. Hark Davis. PRO 600: I . Joh nny Murph ree : 2. Jimmy Wood ; 1. Shaun Russell. VET A: I. Mike Vital: 2. Rick Hoc king: 1. Joel Kath. VET B: I. Travis Penon ; 2. Robert Hansen ; 3. Steve Miller. SR.: I . Tom Hort on ; 2. Joe Bro wn ; 1. Clyde Denne n. SR NO V I S/SR: I. Mickey A1z01a; 2. Ron Moore; 3. Ken Barrow am Pulley (Yam); 2. Brady Kiesel (KTM): J . Austin Ray (Y ). 80 ( 12- 1] ) : I. Michae l Le ib (Kaw): 2. Dalto n Brown (KTM); 3. Stev e Abrams (Suz:). 80 OPEN: I. Michae l Leib (Kaw ); 2. Dalton Bro wn (KTM); 1. Steve Abrams (Suz). 125 BEG: I. D r a k e Ra in ier (H o n ); 2. j ak e Reiter (Ya m) ; 1. Cha d Collingwood (Yam). 12 5 NOV: I . Dana Dre ie r (Yam): 2. Co rey C1ined inst (Kaw): J . Kyle Reiter (Yam). 125 INT: I. Steve n C isar ( Ho n ); 2 . Tyle r Kalisiak ( Ho n) ; 1 . Chris AJ eksiejczyk (Hon) . 125 PRO : I. Corey McDaniel (Suz:) 2. ; Kris Rooke (Han) . 2 50 BEG: I. Jake Reltev (yam): 2. Jos h Pruitt . 250 NOV: I. Cameron Rodriguez: (Ha n); 2. Taylor C hr istianson; 1. Bre nt Bo hanan (Yam). 250 INT: I. Tyler Kalisiak (Ha n): 2. Steven Cisar (Hon); 1. Ch ris Akksiejczyk (Ho n) . WMN: I. Scherisse Mood y (Kaw): 2. Ayla Caboz (Kaw): 1. Sara h Suchonel (Yam). SCHBY: I . Dana Dr e ier (Yam): 2. Core y O ined inst (Kaw): 1. KyleReiter (Yam). End of Summ e r Biggie Mororcycle Raceway The Endl By CONNIE JOHNSON OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, SEPT. 25 T he End o f Summ e r Biggie en ded up be ing the e nd o f racing forever at Mot orcycle Racew ay, lo cat ed at S.E. 59 th and Do uglas in O klahoma Ci ty, O klah om a. T inker Air Fo rc e Base (w hich own e d the land) did not renew the

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