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LOCAL EVENTS ~ ~ Kenny Thoreson (2) holeshot the Expert!Amateur class at the OT National MX. Lamkin, Thorwaldson thrash OT Nat'l MX By Don Schneider ALBANY, OR, JULY 25-26 im Lamkin overwhelmed the Master Senior class with five' perfect moto wins at round eight of the International Old Timers Motocross Series at Albany SX. Rich Thorwaldson finished in great fashion to watch the Master class two-day overall. Ten chapters of the Old Timers Association and Over The Hill Gang brought some 330 total entrants together to battle in the 95-degree temperatures. On day one in the Master Senior class, Lamkin rounded turn one banging bars with Bob White. White pulled ahead, but Lamkin motored by in the back whoop section on lap three. Ken Hodgson also made up ground on Philip Frichie and Rick Kelly on lap four, making a double-pass for third. By the end of lap six, Lamkin had a lO-second lead, while White was trying to hold off Hodgson's advances. Heading down the long straightaway, Hodgson made the pass, as he sailed. past Whi te over the. tabletop for second. The top three remained the same to the checkers. In moto two, Hodgson was off the line first, followed by Lamkin and Frichie. On lap two Hodgson bobbled and Lamkin capitalized, taking the lead. White had started in sixth, but worked his way up to fourth on lap two. By lap three White had caught up to Frichie and passed him, and was closing on Hodgson. On lap five Hodgson crashed in the sand pit and hurt his hand, remounting in the back of the pack. This put White in second and Zoli Berenyi in third. Moto three saw White scream into turn two with Lamkin and Hodgson behind. Lamkin started lap two roosting by White in the whoops for the lead. Hodgson pressured White in every corner and on lap five he charged up the inside approaching a lefthander and outbraked for the lead. Up front Lamkin motored to a 15-second win with Hodgson holding second and White third. Day two's moto four was all Lam'kin's as he pulled the holeshot and motored away early. Bill McClinton and White were no match for his pace. J White wicked it by McClinton on lap three for second. By lap seven Hodgson was recovering from a poor start and had made up ground on the top five, but seemed to be having a had time holding on with his hurt hand. Berenyi had also made a charge on White, and on the same lap, made a pass for second in the whoops. In moto five Berenyi gated perfectly, edging out Lamkin, McClinton and Frichie in turn two. White was off in the last-place spot, and followed Hodgson through the field. Lamkin passed Berenyi for first on lap two. By lap five White and Hodgson had freight-trained up to Frichie and squeezed by. White then made a pass on Hodgson on lap six. Up front, Lamkin and Berenyi pulled away from the pack. On lap seven McClinton stalled in the switchbacks and was passed by the rest of the class. At the checkers Lamkin crossed the line five seconds up on Berenyi. The rest of the field was back 20 seconds, with White finishing in third over Hodgson and Frichie. Moto one in the Master 40 Plus class saw Rick Kelly nail a perfect gate. Mike Perry was hot on his tail in second, followed by Gary Roestel, James Parks and Rich Thorwaldson. Heading over the first double, Perry jumped to the inside of Kelly. When Perry landed, the two tangled bars and slammed to the deck. They remounted in dead last, and began a fierce run through the pack. Parks was the beneficiary of the crash and took over the lead, while most of the pack was held up by the crash. Thorwaldson was in second behind Parks, but tried to make a block-pass that back fired when Thorwaldson caused a chain-reaction pileup that involved the top four machines. Jeff Creager, who had been running fifth, t~k advantage of the mayhem and moved around the fallen riders and into the lead and the moto win. Moto two featured a Thorwaldson wire-to-wire sweep. Ratzloff and Parks tangled in turn two and went down near the front. Perry started second with Creager, Dave Merklin, Kelly and Roestel rounding out the top six. On lap two Kelly passed Merklin for third. Creager motored past Perry for second on lap five. On the final lap, Thorwaldson nearly threw it away just after th~ long whoops, but recovered for the Wln. In moto three, Perry and Roestel charged into turn two side by side. Ratzloff, Parks and Kelly were waging Bob White (48) was the early leader in the Masters Senior division. war right behind them, and got by when Perry and Roestel had ~ mishap. Thorwaldson, who got caught up in the first-corner mayhem, was pushing it to the limit. On lap four he worked past Merklin, Roestel and Kelly to gamer fourth. Lap five saw Parks crash and get passed by 10 riders before remounting. With two laps to go Thorwaldson was working hard on Perry, who surrendered third in the long whoops. After getting the white flag, Thorwaldson wicked it up and passed Roestel for the moto win. In moto four Perry wa~ off the line first as Ratzloff, Roestel, Doggett and Thorwaldson rounded out the top five. In lap three Ratzloff made a pass on Perry in the whoops. Thorwaldson was on the move and had bumped by Roestel on lap four and was trying to push Perry out of every turn. Entering a left-hander, Thorwaldson shoved his CR500 inside and made the pass stick. Thorwaldson gradually pulled away from Ratzloff and crossed the line well up on Ratzloff, Perry, Leach and Roestel. Moto five started out with a Perry/ Creager slam-fest into turn one. Thorwaldson had other things in mind and powered into the left-hander on the inside and pushed the two frontrunners wide. Creager pushed Perry wide at the end of the whoops on lap three for second. Thorwaldson was awarded with the overall victory. c;N Results NOV 40+: I. David Gibson (Han); 2.Jack Turner (Kaw); ~. Rod Gass (Han); 4. Eric Forsythe (Kaw); 5. Zedwick (Kaw). NOV SR 50+: I. Joe Brazil (Han); 2. Dennis PanJtbum (Suz);~. James Hersman (KTM); 4. Albert Hinkley (KTM); 5. Russ Leslie (Hus). NOV S/SR 60+: 1. Cliff Stump (Han); 2. Bill Neely (Kaw); ~. Dave Scott (Suz); 4. Norm DuVall (Yam); 5. Norm Armstrong (Han). NOV OTHG: 1. Susan Smith (Kaw); 2. Olarlie Brown (Suz);~. David Lyle (Hon);a 4. Randy Brooks (Suz); 5. Carl Chadwick (KTM). AM 40+: 1. Jim Swendson (Hus); 2. Nick Rusinovich (Han); ~. Pat Smith (KTM); 4. Milt Harden (Suz); 5. Terry Hamness (Kaw). AM SR 50+: I. Bob Gillies (Han); 2. Ron Scott (Han); ~. Le Roy Francard (KTM); 4. Ed Parsons (Yam); 5. Edwin Miller (Kaw). AM S/SR 60+: I. Asker Lamkjaer (Suz); 2. Daniel McCarthy (Suz); ~. Wes Bradwell (Yam); 4. Fred Parsen (Han); 5. Bill Downey (Yam). AM OTHG: 1. Kenny Thoreson (Hus); 2. Dave Rostell (KTM); ~. Bob Cummings (Hus). EX 40+: I. Bill Row (Yam); 2. Jim Harris (Yam); ~. Art McDade (Han); 4. Walter Smith (Kaw); 5. Richard Schillino (Yam). EX SR: I. Laurence St. Pierre (Han); 2. Gary Chase Sr.; ~. Jack Coulombe (Han); 4. Carl Bowling (Han); 5. Merrill Rempfer (KTM). EX S/SR 60+: 1. Johnnie Hall (Hus); 2. Jim Newman (Suz). EX OTHG: 1. Joe Casey (Yam); 2. Mike Whalen (Kaw). MSTR 40+: 1. Rich Thorwaldson (Han); 2. Ken Ratzlaff (Han); ~. Mike Perry (Suz); 4. Gary Doggett (Han); 5. Jeff Creager (KTM). MSTR SR 50+: I. Jim Lamkin (Han); 2. Bob White (Hon);~. Zoli Berenyi (Han); 4. Ken Hodgson (Kaw); 5. Philip Frichie (Hsb). supp A: I. Mike Bell (Suz); 2. Ryan Leach (Suz); ~. Paul Budai Jr. (Kaw); 4. Gary Beyer (KTM).. SUPP B: 1. Tyce Jackson (Kaw); 2. Jeff Ratzlaff (Han); ~. Monty Harris (Suz); 4. Ian Radich (Suz); 5. Jim Marshall (Suz). supp C: I. James Gladish (Suz); 2. Jeramie Holmes (Suz); ~. Wes Hare (Han); 4. Jason Parks (Han); 5. Nick Abbott (Yam). DeCoto determined at Washougal MX By Don Schneider WASHOUGAL, WA, JULY 31-AUG I early 800 riders turned out to compete at the two-day AMA Amateur National Motocross held before the AMA 125/500cc National held at Washougal MX Park, but the stand-out performance was turned in by a handicapped rider that finished only 16th in the 125cc Beginner class. Todd DeCoto turned in consistent 17-16 moto finishes in the 125cc Beginner division three, but what made his feat incredible is that he competes with only one arm. DeCoto removed his front brake assembly and replaced it with his clutch lever so that he could ride motocross. While the crowd cheered for DeCoto, Honda rider Derek Jasper went on to handily win both motos going away for the overall win in the 125cc Beginner division three. Mike Comer, Michael Lindsay and Keith Blanchard all ended the day in a six-point tie, and Comer was awarded second overall because of a runner-up finish in moto two. Vylam Nguyen holeshot moto one of the first division of 125cc Intermediates and was followed by Stan Sloboda, Ryan Hageman, Lou Caulkins and Oren Bray. Forrest Transue rounded turn one in 10th. . By lap two, Transue had blitzed into fifth and set his sights on Caulkins <\Dd Hageman. At the end of lap three in the whoops, Transue bezerked past the duo within a split second of one another.. Transue passed Slaboda in the woods on lap four and zapped Nguyen on the uphill on lap five to garner the lead. Hageman also worked past Nguyen on the final circuit in the woods for second. Caulkins, Sloboda and Robb Floth rounded out the top six at the moto's end. The Sportsmanship Award was given to Ryan Hageman in moto two. Michael York was off the line first and rounded turn one with the lead. N 25

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