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e xce lle nt track co nditions all day long. A luc ky 13 racers tu rned up to co nte st th e Over 50 t-tasters class. and Bill Maxim appeared to be in co mplete co ntrol o f the competitio n as he piloted a Suzu ki RM250 to an impre ssive two -mote swee p an d the overa ll wi n o n t he day. G eorge Koh le r re t urne d t o ac ti o n th is week after a brief layoff, and his 4· 2 ride s for sec on d overall showed he was not far off form . Ke n Ehlers and To m Wh ite battled it out all day a boa r d t he ir YZ 250s . an d w he n t he d ust settled , it was W hite claim ing th e t hird -pla ce finish w ith his so lid 3·4 e fforts. wh ile Ehlers (2-5) garnered the fourth slot . Hon da C RF450R rider Lyle Sw ee ter filled out the to p five slo ts w it h his steady 5-3 rides . Ju s t in Fa lk w a s im p r e ss ive in t he 12Sc c Junio r rank s as he stormed to two ru naway mota victorie s and th e ove rall class w in o n th e da y. Fa lk r ip ped t he hole sh ot in mo t o o ne aboard his Honda C RF250 R and neve r loo ked back , e ven tuall y wi n nin g by a co m forta ble margin. MXA's john Minert was the run ner-up , wh ile Brian Ca lma claimed th ird place . In moto tw o. Falk jum ped o ut fro nt aga in with the hole shot. o nly this time Mine rt put his KX 125 on the leader's rea r fen der and stayed there . For th e first thre e laps. Minert pest ered Falk for the lead , but non e of the pass attem pts stu ck. Falk cont inued stead ily o ut fro nt, wh ile Minert eve ntually slid ou t in a turn and dropped bac k. When t he chec ke re d flag fle w. it was again Falk w ho saw it first. Kawasaki pilot Nick Toka rsk i p ut in a fine ride fo r sec on d place, w hile Minert rec ove re d from his mis hap and rolled in th ird. O n the day, Falk's I- I showing made him the overall class winner, whi le Minert (2-3) was second and Tokars ki (5-2) was th ird . In the always compe titive O ve r 40 ju nior ra nks, Ho nda rider Tim Rash sco re d the class w in afte r putting in fine 1-3 rides. Paul Crou ch took seco nd place with a 3·2 effort, while Mike Dunlap went 5-1 for third ove ra ll. Afte r mak ing the sw itch to Honda this year, Balboa Saloon's jeff Arz ou man tu r ned in 2-5 ride s aboard his new CR F450 R for fourt h ove ra ll. w hile ARC Levers.com masterm ind Bob Barne tt filled out the top five slots on his Yamaha YZ250 with 4-7 eN rides for th e day. RESULTS 65 ADV : I. Blake lilly [Kaw] : 2. Hunter Falk (KTM). 80 BEG: 1. Just in Tucker (Yam); 2. Max Groom (Sux); J . John Kinney (Sux). 80 JR: I. Matt Fox (Yam); 2. Billy Musgrave (Kaw ); J. Bra ndt Locey (Hen ): 4. Ricky Diu (Yam); 5. Jordan Bo ro w ski (Yam) . 8 0 IN T: I . Steven Toka rsk i (Kaw ); 2. Brand on W ard (Kew) . 125 BEG: I. Cory Rash (Hon); 2. De re ck Maher (Hon) ; J . Co dy Brow nfield (Hon): 4 . N ick Tucker (Suz ); 5. Tom H inz (Yam). 125 JR: I. Justin Falk : (Hon): 2. John Minert (Kaw ): 3. N ick Tokarsk i (Ka.w) 4. Brian Calma (He n): S. N icholas Mc.C o llOllgh (Yam). 125 INT: I. Tyler Kee fe (Kaw) : 2. Fred dy Sanchez (H o n); l . Whitney Murphy (Hon ). 125 PRO : I. Brian McColloug h (Yam). 250 BEG : I . And rew Munox (Yam ): 2. N icholas H e r nan d ez (Yam); 1. Joh n Ross (Hon) . 250 JR: I. Robin Hall (Yam); 2. Ryan Amaradio (Yam); 1. Kevin Joh nson (Yam). VET BEG: I. Brad Kinney (Yam ); 2. Paul Fe r ra ro (Yam) : J . Le o na rd Lande ros (Hon) ; 4. Michaet Kimmell (Ho n); 5. Rudy Venegas (Yam). VET IR: I . Robm Hall (Yam): 2 Ron H ickman (Yam): J_Jeff Tubbs (Hon ). VET INT: I . Joe Melton (Yam); 2. Steve Butler (Yam). VET PRO : I. Doug Dubach (Yam); 2. Dean Welsh (H o n); 1. Rob Engel (Yam) . 40 + JR: I. T im Rash (Han); 2. Paul Crouch (Hon ); l . Mike Dunlap (Y am); 4. Jeff An:OlIman (Hon ); 5. Bob Barnett (Yam). 40 + INT: I. Danny Kudrave (Yam); 2. Bo b Marino (Yam): 1. c.T. Falk (Hoo );4 . Gary Gonzales (Hon): S. Mike Borowsk i (Hon). 4 0 + EX: l. Steve Pfaff (Hon); 2. Bryan Dan iel (Hon); l . Greg Carter (KTM); 4. Randy Skinner (Hon); S. Tom Moen (KTM J. 40 + MST R: I. Kevin Fole y (Yam); 2. Paul Needles (Suz ); J. Willie Amaradio (Suz). 50 + M STR: I. Bill Maxim (5o x); 2. George Kohler (Hon) ; 3. Tom White (Yam): 4. Ken Ehlers (Yam); S. Lyle Sw e eter (Hon) . 6 0 + MSTR: I. Be ngt Jo ha nsso n (KTM); 2. Chuck Mlnert (Hon) . RONNIE GOODWIN BIRTHDATEI . . . . . • . May 31. 1991 RESIDENCEI . .. Las Vegas, Nevada OTHER INTERESTSI BMX, Scooters, Video Games, Music . . . . • . •. Motocross, Off Road MOTORCYClEI Kawasaki SPONSORSI . •. .. .. Mom and Dad , Thousand Oaks Kawasaki , Maxima Oils, National Cycle ClASSES I .• .. . .• .. 85cc (12-13> , 85cc Open , Supermini , 85cc Expert DISCIPLINESI RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Finished eighth , 85cc (7 - l ll Stock. Ponca City 2003 • Finished eighth, 85cc (7 -t t) Modified, Ponca City 2003 • Finished fifth , 85cc (7 -t t) Modified, 2003 World Minis WHY Do You RACE? "To have fun and spend a lot of time with my dad. " BEST RACING MOMENT? "When I won a championship at the Lake Whitney Spring National. " WEIRDEST RACING MOMENT? " Going from the ambulance after a crash to winning a World Mini moto i n less than an hour. " WHO'S YOUR RACING 100l? " C hris Young ." WHAT ARE YOUR GOAlS? " M y goal fo r right now is to try and get top - 10 at the Amateur Nationals and hopefully be a supercross/motocross champion in the future ." www.cy clenews .com CYCLE NEWS • NOVEM BER 17,2004 S9