3 . Jodie York (Yom ); 4 _ fo'u<:ho~ /lo\o~l ( Yam); 5. Evans erovl('ld
(ey (Sw).
C>PE:M MOO PROD : 1.
St~ H_itt (Yam ); 2. Tom AquInO
(Yam) ; 3. PtulbpHelm (Yam) ; 4 . .Jason C~ (Yam); 5. OW Ta ytcr
(y om) .
500 S/STK: I. Joe Hanmond (Y
oml; 2. Jdf Pepiol {Suz); ] . Joe
Hylton (Yam); 4. Jodie York (Yom) ; 5. ~ ~ (Yam) .
600 S/STK: I. Anlhon y C'Jobert (Yam); 2. Chuck Graves (Y
aml;
J. ~c P. lauo (Yam); 4 . RobtMe Dow~ (Suz) ; 5 . Sam C.nUbucti
(Yom).
750 S/STK: I. Ene Habermehl (Suz) ; 2...John pQI'$(lI'I (Suz) ; J .
Red St« ~ ( Suz) ; 4. Syl Corbin ( Suz); 5 . John Own (Sul) .
OPEN SfSTK : I . O .nlon Wh ilehouM (Vam) ; 2 . Mk:heel Long
(Y
am).
BaTT l./W 1. DoRM Fulce (Yam ); 2. Robert Erickson (KeVIl; J .
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Evons Br asfi eld (KeVl): 4 . Jamn Hill ioer (KaVlI; 5. A ll en Webs ter
(Kaw).
BOTT M{W; I. Just in McReynolds ( ~); 2. Mic:hMoI Solis (Suzl;
J . SC~ UD (Due=); .c. Mk'k Ofll!'kl (Due); 5. F~ Fmwtty (Bue).
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BOTT H/W: 1. F~ E ker (Hon); 2. Clinton M.iheer (Yam ); ] . Dan
Haft (Due) ; 4 Dev e Cam pbfol (BMW).
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500 SOL: 1. Denny FomslltOl1h (Han ): 2. Paul Nids.m (Hon);
Hana Kansan (Hon) .
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660 SGL: I. Kevin J ump (MZ); 2. Scott Fabbro (Hon); 3 . Ramey
Peticola ... Stroud (BMW).
F ·SGL: 1. M.ib Woobnvay (W.R); 2 . Franz Volpi (Yorn); 3 . Joy
Nlf"dto (Due) ; 4 . Lloyd Joh nMln (Yam ); 5 . Paul Niel sen (Hon).
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F-40 lJW; 1. Ja y T anner (Yam) ; 2. Kenny Kopecky (Vom ); ] .
Tom Sere (Yam) ; 4. c~ Fait (KaVl).
F-40 H/W: 1. Clinton Wh iteh ou se (Yam ) ; 2 . Steph en Hewrtt
(Yam ): 3. Tom Aquino (Ya m) ; 4. Fred Eker (Hon ); 5. Keith MltcBeth
(Kaw) .
F-50 : 1. David Molit or (Ya m ); 2. John Bail ey (Suz); 3. Rich
Thordwaldson (Hon); 4. Pal Cody (Yam) ; 5. Larry Coch ran (Hon) .
V1f"fT" 198 ~90 : 1. Danny Lt'desma (Suz); 2. Bria n Smith (Suz );
3. David M
ollior (Yam ): 4. Russ Lorncnto (Hon).
L/WV1f"fT": t . Jim Dobson (Suz); 2. Q lnton WIuI~ (Yam); 3.
Craig Beecher (Yam); 4. Lany Cochran (Hon); 5. D4ruly Famsworth
(Hon).
HJW WiT ; I. Derulll Fryer (Hon); 2. Todd Boudreaux (Kaw); J.
Scott MacAdam (Kaw); 4. Larry Cochr an (Hon).
0-500 L/W NOV: I. Amit Kho yi (Apr) ; 2. Tim Knutson (Apr) ; 3.
Oan MacDonald (Apr) : 4 . Dean Chin (Yam) ; 5 . Scott Vye (Apr) .
50 1·6 50 M/W NO V; 1. J a mf's Yor k (Ya m) ; 2. Sc ot t Wil son
(Han ); 3 . Robf'rt Frella5 (Sul); 4. Erick Navarro (Hon); 5. SteYf'PftVI ·
ing
(yam) .
65 1·QPEN HIW NOV: I. Darud Lrbaon (Hon) ; 2. Larry lzvOliO
(Yam ); 3. Douv McNf'dy (Suz); 4. Clay Carrtf'l" (Due=); 5 . Erick NavlltTO
(Hon) .
Las Vegas M o to r Speedw ay
Walch Tames
the Gran Prix
B y D ICK G OO OWll'l
LAS VEGAS, NV, NOV. 4
Th e sc e ne wa s the La s Vega s Mot or Speedwa y , and th e eve nt wa s th e Nation al Cycle
Parts' first a nnua l Las Vegas Motor S peedwa y
Gra n Prix, under the direction of Club MX an d
the Bushwhac ke rs Desert Racing Club. Racing
in the premier cl ass, the co mbined Pro/I nter m ediate contest, Kell o n Walch co llecte d the
lio n's share of the glory , lead ing all the fa st
guys through the ta pe s a t the en d of the long ,
g rueli ng race.
The 125cc , 250cc and Four-Stroke Pros
li ned up at the gate, interspe r sed b y so m e
125c c Int ermed iate s , who a c q uilled th e m selves well . Th irt een -year -ol d wunde rkid Ky le
Partri dg e c am e ve ry cl o se to winning the
whole thing, and John Stafford fin is hed an
impressive fourth overall.
As the 4 5- m inut e-p lu s-on e-lap one-mote-
ta ke s -it-a ll event g ot und er wa y, Wa lch led
David Fry, Ryan Terlecki , Mark Freh ne r, Mall
Gosnell a nd the rest of the fie ld around the
custo miz ed 5 -rnile·plus course, which co nsisted of some road -ra cing aspha lt secti o ns as
well as dirt flat -tra ck areas and th e traditional
motoc ro ss course. Partr idge started o ut of the
top five but work ed his way to the front, finally
pa ssing for the lead o n la p th ree . As the race
progre s sed , Partridge co ntinually fe nd e d off
pressure fro m Walch, who wou ldn't go away .
Th ings rema ined clo se until the fina l lap , wh en
Partridge made the ac q ua inta nce of a hay bale
and was knocked back to secon d . Wa lch was
rig ht th ere to take adva ntage and m ot ored on
to a well -d eserved ove ra ll w in . Pa rt ridge
recovered to hol d o n to seco nd. Four-Stro k e
Pro Mall Gosn ell led Sta fford. Fry an d J e remy
Nelson across the lin e.
The racing was p retty good in th e othe r
d ivis io ns as well . In th e com bined Vets con -
test, O ver 3 0 Exp e rt Tod d Go u ld wa s th e
sta ndout of th e da y , a s he led fro m wire to
wire and nobod y was able to even get cl ose to
him . Over 25 Exp ert Dann y Cooper an d Ove r
30 Interm ed iat e Damon Wa sd en put o n a
great show as they scrapped ove r second for
the e n t i r e m ot o . Afte r m an y p a sses and
re p a s s e s , Wasde n n ipp ed Co oper a t th e
check ers.
Th e 80s ran a co m bined start . and Expert
Partridg e, wh o alm ost won the Pro race on his
12 5 , was predictabl y un t ou chabl e , running
away from the rest of the field . Nov ice Dev in
Sullivan held seco nd fo r some time until Int ermediate T y Morrow and then fell ow Novice
Domin ic Cimi no got by . Morrow and Cimino
th en waged a wa r all th e way to th e finish ,
with Morrow gellin g the nod .
Th e 125cc /250c c Nov ice /Beginner div i-
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! e .con!:ol. Produced
W409) Future Pr s - Mini Riders
"Star Out Righ t" - Ga ry Bailey exp lains what top min i ride rs do to g
You will also see what top pros do , and how you can ge-t on the rig
50s to 80s , th is video 's for you . Produced 6/95; 50 minutes from G
410) How to Get " Th e Winning Edge"
Ga ry Ba iley's study of the top 10 riders and others . It takes a 10
hard to go fast enough to be #1 , See all the little tricks the top PfO use,
from #100 to #1. Produced 1/93 ; 60 minutes from GBMX Video. $52.95
(#411A) Ho leshots 2: Getting Out First
Th e hole shot is the most important part of the race, next to crossing the finish line
starting tricks ar e here , with Gary Baile y explain ing how the top pros get to the firs
how you ca n too. Produced in 20 00; 30 minutes fr om GBMX Video. $21.95
(#4 12) Suspens ion Tu n ing & Race Prep
Gary Bailey & Tom Morgan explain how to fine tune your suspe nsion , Wha4 to loo k fo r
adjust it for eac h track. Plus ti ps on carburetlon & little thi ngs that will ake yo ur bike wor
more reliab ly. Produced 3/94 ; 60 minutes from GB MX Video, $28.95
(#413) B ike Setup, Mainten an c e & Suspens
Gary Bailey exp lains week to wee k ma inte....;n""...
Also shows selting up you r bi ke for props I
dialing in your suspension . Prod uced 2/ 8; 6
(#414) The Beg in n i ng: How t o
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If you have never ridden before ,
is
possible , so you 'll be safer & m
c
ing off , cornering & more. 30 rpin~t~~~~~~
(#417) The Winn ing Edge 2
Gary Bailey takes an update approac to sMa"""
);",,,,.., e littl e tricks th e top riders use, Prope r cody
position , staying li ght on the
e, fa ward mom en .
controlled braking , plus prope r power appl ication. Produced in '99 ; 60 mj tes ro m GBMX Vi
$52 .95
(#41 5) Simply Riding
Gary Bailey and the cre~~~!9~
and legends of MX bus
GBMX Video. $2 0.95
(#416) Ai r Mania
Gary Bailey ta~e
uphills, insane
Stanton, Keh'o "B
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sion wa s also a good race. T yler Frehner and
Ma c St ewart jum ped o ut to th e ea rly lead .
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