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AHRMA Western Regional Vintage Motocross Series Round 8 : The Ranch STO RY A N D PH O T O S By Gie rts en (3 -3) . In th e Cla s si c 250c c Expert cla ss , Ossa ride r Dirk Murphy used a 2 -1 tally to top Montesa jockey Mike Fa lcion i ( 1-2) . After topping th e Sports m a n O pen Twin c las s wit h 1- 1 wins , Le g a rra 's fina l c ha llenge ca m e in th e O ver 4 0 Expe rt cla ss , aga ins t s om e hea vy hit t er s . W h ile th e Su zu k i- m oun t ed Le garra hand ily topped th e first moto , ah e a d of C a lif o rni an Ro n Mel t on , moto two wo uld p rove to be Legarra 's o n ly s hak y mom ent o f th e d a y . Hu s ky rid e r Ste ve Pa rke r p revail e d ov e r Lega rra, Murphy a nd Mel ton in th e m o to, but Le g arra won t he war wit h his co ns is te nt 1-2 p lac ings to lead Parker (4- 1) and Murp hy (3 -3 ) into the top three overall , completing Legarra 's im pressive da y . Portland , O re go n, Honda rider Joe Cas e y storm e d to a n o vera ll win in th e co m bine d 250c c Ex pert/ Interm e di at e clas s . Or e g on ' s Jo hn Ul v er trail ed Ca s e y throughout th e m oto to pi c k up a win in t he Int erm ed iate class, ah e ad of Exp ert S cott Sil via , Scott Fisher and Rog er Kenyo n. Moto two was also all Casey's; he clobbered th e co mpetition to nab the overa ll Ex pert-class win, a head of Sil via (2 -2) , while Fis her (2 - 1) topped the Intermed iate p ort ion over UIver (1 -2), Ke nyon (3 -3), C h ris to p her James (4 -4) a nd Ca na da's G a r y Nordstrom (5 -5) . CZ-mounted Ch ris Cla rk appeared to be we ll on his way to victory in the first S portsman Open Expert moto , but his fine ride went aw ry o n the last lap with a la rge lead in hand . Clark c rashed hard after hitting a larg e ro ck , and Husky rider Jim Row was right the re t o snatch th e lead and tak e t h e win . Monty Pr ic e fini shed second to Row bu t ahead of Giertsen , Clark , Canada 's Wayne Grimm and Sa lsman a t moto 's end. Th ings improved for Clark in moto two, as the rider fro m Gladstone , O regon , led from th e get-go to the finish, although, cou ple d with his m ot a -one g e t -off, th is onl y gav e h im s e c ond overa ll, behind Row . Gierts e n , Pric e , CL A Y LI GH T MADRAS, OR, OCT. I a s h ington 's Larry Legarra uti lized a n a rsena l of four different b ra nd s of motorcycles to gun do wn the com petition a t th e e ighth ro und of t he AHRMA West ern Regi on al Moto cross S eri e s a t Th e Ra nc h in ce ntra l Oregon . Le ga rra wa lked aw ay with a four -cl ass d e ci mat ion at t he inaugural running of the 2. I-mile nat ural -t errain co ur se a t a n e ve nt p ro moted by the staff of Willow Cr e e k Motoc ross Park . Leg a rra e a rn e d th e Sportsman Open Tw in, O ve r 4 0 , Pre mier 500c c and Class ic 500cc Exp ert wins , th e first such performa nc e thus far in th e s eri es . Th e first of the Longvi ew , Wash ingto n , rider's wins came in the hotl y con t ested P remi er 500 cc Exper t class. Canadian Ken Burn ingham pu t his BSA out in fro nt of th e field at the unleashing of moto on e , followed by Robe rt Doran and Rickman rid er Ter ry Hyde . Le g a rra g ot a dism al start. but th e for m er AMA Ex pert f1attracke r moved up to c h a lle n ge and ult imate ly overtake th e former Canad ia n Motocros s Champion , Hyde , on lap t wo. At t h e e n d o f la p t hree, Legarra s lipped his Arie l underneath Eso- mounted Doran a nd finally Burn in gham to take a le a d he'd ho ld to th e finish , a he ad of Dor a n , who also d isp la ce d Burn ingham on the last la p to net second . Burningh am , Hyd e a nd Albe rta 's Steen Ha nsen filled out the top five . In mot o two , Legarra took th e lead early o n t he ope n ing la p a nd re mained there to the finish to garner his first o ve ra ll win of the day, trail ed by O rinda , California' s Dor an (2- 2 ), Burningham (3 -3 ), Ha ns en (5-4 ) an d Hyde (4 -5). Next, Legarra contested the c o m bined Classic 500cc/ 250cc Expert/Intermediate class, this time riding a Bultaco . Leg arra had little trouble in both motos, netting win numbe r two in the Classic 500cc cla ss, ahead of BSA rider Dana Sa lsma n (2 -2) a nd Hus ky p ilot Neil W 58 O CTO B ER 25 , 2 000' 0: U 0: • e n e vv s (Left) Larry Legarra was a four-class w inner at the inaugural event at Th e Ranch in Madras, Oregon, pos ti ng vi ctories in the Over 40, Sportsman Open Twin, Cl assic 5 00cc and Pre mier 500cc Expert classes. (Above) J oe Casey (3) l e ads J oh n Ulver (10) early in th e fi rst 250cc Exp e rtllntennediate m oto on his w ay to t he Expert-class win. (Right) At round eight of the AHRMA Western Regional Vintage Motocross Series, Scott Fisher won the 2 50cc Inte nnedi ate c lass and finished second ove ra ll in t he 125cc Intennediate class. S a lsman and Bultaco jockey Melton followed. In th e a djoine d Inte rm ediate class , loc al rider Aaron Hohman performed a 1-1 sweep aboard an XL350 Honda . Californ ian Chri stian Ot er o used a 5-2 tall y to net second overa ll, ahead of Martin Spriggs (3 -4 ), Rob Stusc av a le (2 -6 ) and Nick Ca ldwell (4- 7) . Ther e wer e plenty of e nt ries in th e tiddl er departm ent. Fisher and Melton put on one of the da y' s be st battles in th e Sportsman 125cc Expert/Interm edi at e class. Me lton m ade a move to d rop th e Honda -m ounted Fi sh er o u t of th e le ad , but Melton ' s m ov e ba ckfired and, instead of taking th e lead, the Ca liforn ia n took a soil sa m p le a nd finish ed we ll beh ind F isher a fter re mo untin g . Husky rider Cald we ll fin is hed s e c ond , behind Fisher, but Caldw e ll's mota -two performa nce netted him the overa ll Inte rm e di a te win with a 2 - 1 ta lly afte r he t railed Melton to the finish in m oto two . Nevada 's Ne lson Th omps on rode his Hus ky to a 1- 1 deci matio n of the 12 5cc Novice class , topping Ca n -Am rider Jeff Anderson (2 -2) , Bryso n Williams (3- 3), Joshua Gib bs (4- 4) and Elle n Voerm a ns (5- 5) , who ha d e a rlie r won the Wome n's class. George Galling rode his CZ to wins in the Classic 12 5cc Expe rt class, followed by Intermediates Cal dwell and Er ik Giertsen and Novice w inner Thompson . eN The Ranch Madras Oregon . Re sults:October 1, 2000 (Round 81 SPTSMN 125 NO V: 1. Nelson Thompson (Hus); 2. Jeff Anderson (C-A) ; 3 . Bryson Williams (Hus); 4 . Joshua Gibbs (Suz); 5. Ellen Voermans (Hon). SPTSMN 12 S INT : I. Nick Caldwe ll (Hus) : 2 . Scott Fisher (Hon). SPTSMN 12S EX: I. Ron Melton (Han). SPTSMN 25 0 NO V; I . Shawn Hohman (Hus); 2. Ken Harlan ( Y~ m) ; 3. Andrew McKeag (Hus); 4 . Guy Haugo (SUl ); 5. MatI Kil e (Han) . SPT SM N 250 INT: 1. Sco tt Fisher (Han) : 2 . J ohn Ulver ( Ka w ) ; 3 . Roger Kenyon ( Ya m) : 4 . Christopher James (Yam) ; 5. Gary Nordstrom (Hus). SPTSMN 2 50 EX: 1. Joe Casey (Hon); 2. Scott Silvia (Kaw); 3. Chris Clark (Hon). SPT SMN 500 NOV: 1. Mark Hammond (Yam) ; 2. Dina Medina (el) ; 3. Danny Vinci (Hus); 4. Kelly Procl v (Yam) ; 5 . Matt Kile (Hus}. SPT SMN 500 INT : 1. Aaron Hohman ( Han); 2. Christian O tero ( Suz); 3. Ma rtin Spriggs (el) ; 4 . Rob Stusc ev ale (Bul) ; 5. N ick Caldwell (Mai). SPTSMN 500 EX : I. J im Row (Hus); 2. Chris Clark (e Z) ; 3 . Neil Giertsen (e l) ; 4 . Monty Price (Han); 5. Ron Melton (Bul) . SPTSMN OPEN 1W NOV: I . Bill Rlanda (Trl). SPTSMN OPEN 1W EX: I . Larry Legarra (Tn ); 2. Terry Hyde (Ric-Tri) . 30. NOV: 1. Andrew McKeag (Hus); 2. Danny Vinci (Hus); 3 . Ken Harlan (Yam). 30 . INT: 1. John Ziegler (Ya m) ; 2 . Christian O tero ( Suz ) ; 3. Roger Kenyon ( Yam ) ; 4 . R.J Schormann (Suz). 30. EX: 1. Steve Parker (Hus); 2. Scott Silvia (Kaw). 40 . NO V: J. Mark Hamm ond (Yam) ; 2. Guy Haugo (Suz); 3 . Kelly Prociv (Yam); 4. Randy Dale (e l ); 5. Dirk Williams (Hus} . 40. INT: 1. Bob Stuscava ge ( Bul) : 2 . Reece Debgler (C l ); 3 . Dan Fogarty (Cl); 4 . Don Matthews (Cl ); 5. Dorian Sleeper (Hus). 40. EX : 1. Larry Legarra (SUI ); 2. Steve Parker (Hus); 3. Dirk Murphy (Hus); 4. Ron Melton (Bul) ; 5. Wayne Grimm (Mai). 50 . NOV: 1. Dave M ykl ebust (Hus); 2 . J im Hagler (Bul); 3. Kit Vercella (Cl) ; 4 . Bill Rlende (Tri); 5. Don Miller (Hus). 50 . IN T : 1. Ma rt in Spriggs (C l); 2 . St eve Sette rlund (Cl ); 3 . Klaus Hohman (BSA) ; 4 . John Caldwell (Mai); 5. Gary Nordstrom (Hus). SO. EX ; I. Bill Row (CI); 2. Tom Street (Han ); 3. Wayne Grimm (Mai); 4 . Terry Hyde (Ric- Tri) : 5. Ken Burningham (BSA). 6 0. NO V: 1. Hank Cosio ( BSA): 2. Harvey William s (Yam); 3. Norm Duvall (Yam) ; 4 . Charlie Burchinal (Yam). 6 0. INT: 1. Tommy McFarland (A JS) ; 2. Don Richa rdson (AJS ); 3. Ed Parsons (BSA) . 6 0 . EX; 1. Dick Stidham (Hon); 2. Steen Hansen (Ric- BSA ); 3. Harry Taylo r (Yam ). WMN NOV: 1. Wendie Hohman (H us) ; 2. T lne Harlan (Yam ); 3. Arloa Cole (Yam). WMN INT: 1. Ellen Voerma ns (Hon); 2 . Nicole Sprague (Hon ): 3. Valerie Ulver (Kaw) . PREM 500 EX: I. Larry Legarra (Ar l): 2. Robert Doran (E so); 3 . Ken Burningham ( BSA ); 4 . Steen Hansen (Ric-BSA); 5. Terry Hyde (Ric-Mat) . elSe 125 NOV : 1. Nelson Thompson (Hus); 2. Bryson Williams (Hus). CLS C 125 INT: I. Nick Caldw ell (Hus); 2. Erik Giertsen (Bul) . CLSC 125 EX: I. George Galling (C I ). CLSC 2 50 INT; I. Dean Newto n (Tri ); 2. Don Richardson (AJS) ; 3 . Tomm y McFarland (AJ S). CLSC 2 S0 EX : I. Dirk Mu rph y (O ss) ; 2. M ik e Falcion i (Mon). CLSC 500 INT ; I. Jim Cole (Trl ). Cl SC 500 EX: 1. Larry Legarra (Bul); 2. Dana Salsman (BSA) ; 3. Neil Glertsen (Hus). Historic 2 50 EX: 1. Allen Wenzel (Hus). SOO NO V: I. Mark Schmi dt (Bul ). 500 INT : 1. Christopher James (Yam); 2. John Haberosch (Yam ). 500 EX: I. Monty Price (Yam) . 4 0 . INT : 1. Gary Gump (Hon); 2. Don Matthews (CI). 40. EX: 1. Steve Parker (Hus). 50. EX: 1. Bill Row (Hus). Gran Prix 25 0 INT: 1. Christopher James (Yam) . 250 EX; 1. Jim Row (Han). 500 INT : 1. Ma rvin Newton (M ai ) ; 2. Shawn McDonald (Mal ). , 5 00 EX: 1. Monty Price (Yam) ; 2. Steve Parker (Hus) . 30 . NOV: 1. M~rk Schmidt (Bul) . C-A CHAL: I. USA ; 2. Canada .

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