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AHRMA Speed & Sport V intage Motocross Series Round 1 : BOO Motocross Park 6 PHOTO S BY BOBBY OAVANPO RT Rinkenberg Dials 1-800-MX-TRIFECTA! By BOBBY DAVANPORT CRonON, KY, OCT. 31 hn Rinkenbe rg too k top ho nors in t hree E Interm ediate classe s at Kentucky's 800 MX k. The eve nt was roun d 16 of the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Associat ion Speed & Sport Vi ntage Motocross Series. Hond a-mou nted Rinkenbe rg was as fast as any thoroughbred in the Bluegrass State, as he took to p honors in the Over SOIntermediate, O pen Age Inte rmed iate and Sportsman I25cc Intennediate classes. Bruce Rou nsaville timed the gate perfectly as he led LarryShope, Steven Hartlage , Rinkenberg , 8 0 b Ada m s and t he res t of the Over 50 Inte rm ediates of( th e start line. Rinkenb e rg q uickly passed Hartlage to ta ke th ird posi tion , and t he n he moved into second when Sho pe d ro pped his Honda in a tight tum. Rinkenbe rg caught Rou nsaville on the third lap, and the battle for the lead was officially on! Rinkenberg made numerous pass attempts and eve n got a wheel past the CZ pilot at times , but Rounsaville fought o ff every move to take the moto w in. Moto two was all Rinkenbe rg's, thoug h, as he led from the drop o f the gate to the checkered flag. His 2-1 finishes toppe d Ro unsaville 's 1-2 ta lly and he collected the overall win. Rinkenberg's eve ntful day also included two moto sweeps of the Open Age Intermediate and Sportsman 125cc Intermediate classes. His to p finishes will cushion the points lead he presently holds in the Sportsman 12Scc Intermediate and the Over SOIntermediate classes. Jim Pome roy proved his ada pta bility as he piloted a C Z instead o f his tradit io nal Bultaco to a victo ry in t he hotly conteste d O ve r 50 Ex pert clas s. Robe r t N e e le y made h is first a p pea ran ce in t he ha lf-cen t u ry class t o challenge the great American mo tocross he ro , and the tw o speedy ve terans ex cha nged mota victories. Po me roy held off Neeley 's numerous pas s attempts late in the sec on d mo to to take Hatfield , Gies and Des paw locke d horns over sixth place, each aspi ring to r un down a to p five. Raus wo n it again an d no tc hed h imself a first -overall . Ba r d o (2- 2 ) an d Cli ng e r m a n (3-3) proved co ns istency pays o ff w it h top three ove ra lls. Wag ner (4-5) and Cl ingerman (8- 4) ro u nde d out th e t o p five . Kay (6 -6 ), Innes (5 -7) , Hat fie ld (7- 8 ), Gie s (9- 10) and Thomps on ( I I - I I ) eac h e a r ne d a t o p-1 0 overall finish for his har d work. RESULTS SO (4 -6): I. Dalton Phillips (Yam); 2. Dakota Wheaton (Yam); J. Louis Saxby (Yam); 4. Zach Harding (Yam); 5. Paul Evenso n Jr. (Yam). 50 P!W (4- 8): I. Colto n Cam p (KTM); 2. Reec e Eddy (KTM); 3. Dakot a Wh eaton (Yam); 4. Dalto n Ph illips (Yam); 5. Louis Saxby (Yam). 50 (1-8) : I. Austin Littler (KTM); 2. Co lton Camp (KTM); 3. Ange lo Komuda (KTM); 4. David Phillips (KTM); 5. Kory Fogarty (KTM). 65: I. Brand o n Inne s (KTM); 2. C haz C lingerman (KT M); 3. Ha rri so n Kay (KT M); 4 . C onno r Kelly (KTM ) ; 5 . Rya n Desp aw (KTM). JR MINI : I. Zac h Raus (Yam); 2. Bra ndo n Bardo (Kaw) ; 3. C haz Clingerman (KTM); 4. Max Wagne r (Kaw]: 5 . Connor Kelly (KTM). S R MIN I: I. Man Babb itt (Kaw); 2. Jo shu a Emm i (Kaw); 3. Doug Waif (Suz) ; 4. Ken Burger (Kaw ); 5 . R.J. Beck (Kaw). MIN I COMB: I. Matt Babbitt (Kaw); 2. R.J. Bec k (!