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SENIOR

SENIOR
1. 71z Bob Scally
2. 88y Bob Graves

SR NOVICE/SUPER SR

SR NOVICE/SUPER SR
1. 49x Mickey Alzola
2. 50 Mel Stoner
3. 64v Roy Burris
4. 52c Dave Cheney
5. 31z Tom Howard
6. 304p Dennis Tomberlin
7. 304x Chuck Walton
8. 80x Bob Harris
9. 68x Ken Barrow

VET A MAIN

VET A MAIN
1. 48y Mike Vital
2. 4z Craig Johnson
3. 19v Joel Kath
4. 28z Tony Harrell
5. 25d Steve Craft
6. 45e John Ludgren
7. 42 Bill Kolkman
8. 47 Jim Wood
9. 6j Joe Steffen
10. 705 Jerry Van Ness
11. 571 Mike O’Neil

VET B MAIN

VET B MAIN
1. 67Chuck Monosmith
2. 24c Craig Estrada
3. 77 Joe Suebert
4. 19v Ron Halstead
5. 96a Jack Alexander
6. 45f Tom Sahli
7. 52c Clyde Adams
8. 33 Johnny Costarella

VET C MAIN

VET C MAIN
1. 28b Gary Ritchie
2. 13h Craig Haas
3. 77 Doyle White
4. 72 Jim Beck

CLASSIC 250

CLASSIC 250
1. 91 Todd Vaughn

CLASSIC 500

CLASSIC 500
1. 19v Joel Kath
2. 12e Jeff Lessley
3. 51z David Brown
4. 28d Ron Lessley
5. 62e Matt Campbell
6. 14 James Kohls

DINO

DINO
1. 3 Mike O'Neil
2. 22y Marsh Runyon

YOUTH 50

YOUTH 50
1. 18 Kevin Alcorn
2. 18a Douglas Manhire
3. 1 Joshua Petz

YOUTH 60

YOUTH 60
1. 18a Douglas Manhire
2. 23y Jared Slate
3. 309w Bronson Bauman
4. 18 Kevin Alcorn
5. 4r Andre Ochs
6. 95 Zac Schmitt

YOUTH 80

YOUTH 80
1. 33e Michael Avila
2. 310w Briar Bauman
3. 700 Evan Stafford
4. 2 Justin Petz
5. 7d Jesse Sleeper
6. 4r Andre Ochs
7. 2 Kayla Ritchie

MODERN 250

MODERN 250
1. 20 Marc Lyons
2. 23p Joe Meyer
3. 122 Jason Lessley
4. 180 Malcolm Roe
5. 51 Dannie Rector
6. 13 Anthony Tucker
7. 45 Brandon Gerdes
8. 79r Scott Shoup

MODERN 500

MODERN 750
2. 34m Donnie Harrell
3. 77 Joe Suebert
4. 71z Bob Scally
5. 52c Dave Cheney

250 OPEN A MAIN

250 OPEN A MAIN
1. 64w Lauren Wallace
2. 20a Patrick McNamara
3. 45 Kayl Kolkman
4. 386v Danielle Diaz
5. 15 Garrett Stout
6. 49 Andy Wood
7. 310w Briar Bauman

250 OPEN B MAIN

250 OPEN B MAIN
1. 10t Dennis Trentman
2. 2 Justin Petz
3. 23p Joe Meyer
4. 87 Lindsey King
5. 33e Michael Avila
6. 192h Tony Davila
7. 122 Jason Lessley

500 SUPPORT A MAIN

500 SUPPORT A MAIN
1. 6j Joe Steffen
2. 37r Ron Moore
3. 84j Jeff Gonzales
4. 34 Scott Graham
5. 571 Mike O’Neil
6. 32y Mike Gonzales

500 SUPPORT B MAIN

500 SUPPORT B MAIN
1. 19r Brad Rudy
2. 58n Keith Tennis
3. 14 Mike Lane
4. 33 Johnny Costarella
5. 77 Micah White
6. 7 Ron Sleeper
7. 64v Roy Burris
8. 8 Chris Anders
9. 5e Rick Anders

OPEN AMATEUR A MAIN

OPEN AMATEUR A MAIN
1. 51w Stevie Bonsey
2. 193v Garrett Slate
3. 20a Patrick McNamara
4. 49 Andy Wood
5. 64w Lauren Wallace
6. 45 Kayl Kolkman
7. 88 Dillon Allen
8. 91 Todd Vaughn
9. 36 Marshall Lapp

OPEN AMATEUR B MAIN

OPEN AMATEUR B MAIN
1. 151 Mike Dillard
2. 42 Bill Kolkman
3. 72 Frankie Garcia
4. 47 Jim Wood
5. 68x Lloyd McGregor
6. 19r Brad Rudy
7. 45f Tom Sahli
8. 472 Joey Alves

OPEN AMATEUR C MAIN

OPEN AMATEUR C MAIN
1. 705 Jerry Van Ness
2. 10t Dennis Trentman
3. 3n Steve Baker
4. 52c Clyde Adams
5. 87 Lindsey King
6. 59 Dave Hill
7. 192h Tony Davila
8. 25 David C Hill
9. 14t Ted Hubbard

DIGGER HELM PRO 600

Don Howard in heat race

DIGGER HELM PRO 600
1. 51w Stevie Bonsey
2. 47 Donnie Harrell
3. 9 Don Howard
4. 4 Joe Hernandez, Jr
5. 34 David Brown
6. 48y Mike Vital
7. 97 Danny Ritchie
8. 151 Mike Dillard
9. 72 Frankie Garcia
10. 88 Dillon Allen

Jamey Blunt interviews Stevie

Eddie Mulder's West Coast Vintage Dirt Track Series

Round #3 June 11th, 2005 Tulare, Calif.

Article by Jamey Blunt

Tulare Cycle Park has undergone some changes, first and foremost new ownership. Rick Hollenbeck has taken over the helm from Steve and Robin Monger. Rick's first order of business, to reshape the oval race track, making it wider and faster which became ever apparent to the one hundred sixty three participants by the conclusion of the twenty two heat races. Not to forget that after sunset this perfectly groomed track would become even faster as the moisture came back to the racing surface.

The "K&N"/"Saddlemen" Vet class continues to grow with twenty seven fighting for one of twelve spots in the "A" main. The vet class consists of riders over the age of thirty five on any year and size motorcycle they might choose. Tulare's own Mike Vital has been on a roll lately, (ever since he got his C&J framed Honda) and with the fastest heat race time victory, he sat on pole. Vital put this to good use as he launched to the front as the green flag flew. KTM mounted Steve craft jumped in behind in second with Craig Johnson and Joel Kath in tow. Two laps in and Vital was gone, turning his fastest lap of 18.92/100 seconds. Kath was showing Johnson a wheel at every opportunity as these two both pushed past Craft. On the final lap Craft made a huge mistake between turns one and two going wide, this giving Tony Harrell an opening which he took to move up to fourth.

Can anyone stop Mickey Alzola? This is the question the entire filed of the "A&A Racing"/ "Maxima" Super Senior class is asking itself. Alzola on an Eddie Mulder tuned C&J framed Triumph always seems to rise to the occasion. This time however it wasn't a cake walk as Ken Barrow stepped it up. Alzola lead of the line only to Barrow take it away out of turn two, Alzola glued himself to Barrow's rear wheel and waited. By lap two these two were pulling away from the field with Mel Stoner in third and Roy Burris in fourth. These are racers over sixty years of age folks, and they go fast! With two laps o go Alzola made a run at Barrow going into turn three and pulled alongside. Alzola turned his fastest lap of 20.53/100 seconds on lap four as he put Bob Harris a lap down, just as Barrow's hand went up with a mechanical. With Barrow out it left the finishing order Alzola, Stoner, Burris, and Dave Cheney moving up to fourth.

Michael Avila, Evan Stafford, and Briar Bauman are three youngsters to watch as their careers progress. In the "Berkley Honda-Yamaha"/"Shoei Helmets" Youth 85cc main these guys really went at it. Avila lead off the line as Stafford had to bring his front wheel back down to earth before he could get going. Bauman was away in third as this front pack separated themselves from the rest of the field. Lap three saw Avila turn his quickest lap at 19.34/100 seconds, and this on an 85cc machine. Bauman dug deep and found extra speed to get past Stafford and was going after Avila. With one lap remaining Bauman's goal was right in front of him as he'd caught Avila and put in the fastest lap of the race at 19.06/100 seconds. But catching up to, and passing are two different things, and with only one lap left Avila was rock solid and held his position mistake free to go on to victory.

Crowd favorite Lauren Wallace was stage in the "San Diego Off Road Magazine"/"Megacycle Cams" 250 Open main where any year 250 machine is allowed to compete. Garrett Stout got the initial jump over Patrick McNamara and Wallace. At the competition of one Wallace was up to second and on the move, taking the lead entering turn three on the second lap to cheers from the stands. Three laps in the books and the order was Wallace, (turning 19.43/100 seconds) McNamara and Stout. With two laps left McNamara was showing Wallace a wheel and pressuring hard trying to find a way around. All the while Stout was beginning to fade as Kayl Kolkman moved up into the third spot. The pressure was intense on the final lap as the spectators were standing, McNamara pulled along side Wallace, but she was unfazed and held position to take the victory. Kolkman was third with Danielle Diaz making a spectacular drive on the last lap to finish fourth.

One of the war classes in dirt track racing is the "Red Hot Racing Frames"/"Coventry Spares" 500 support class. This could also be referred to as the TT-500 class. Mr. Ed's Joe Steffen shot to the front of the "A" main field. Jeff Gonzales ran second with Ascot legend Ron Moore in third. Moore used his experience and made short work of Gonzales for second and set his sights on Steffen. Scott Graham running fourth was closing on Gonzales by the half way point. This lap also saw Moore take the lead crossing the stripe from Steffen. At the white flag Moore lead but Steffen put down his best lap of 19.34/100 seconds to regain the lead in turn two. Entering turn three Moore made a run at Steffen and it was a drag race to the stripe with Steffen winning it. Gonzales found his rhythm and held off Graham for third.

Ten riders staged for the "Works Performance"/"Barnett" Modern 250 main. This class for machines from 1979 or earlier with no water cooling, off the line Jeff Lessley put his Bultaco up front followed by the Yamaha of Marc Lyons and Joe Meyer. Malcolm Roe on a very unusual machine (a class A speedway frame with a Bultaco engine) was away in fourth. Then on the third lap of six Lessley's hand shot skyward indicating a problem. Lyons a bike and a half back who was hounding Lessley shot to the lead. This in turn moved the entire field up one spot. At the front Lyons was gone as he put in his best lap at 20.12/100 seconds picking up the victory by over nine bike lengths over Meyer, with Jason Lessley moving to third on the last lap over Roe.

Remember the name Stevie Bonsey, if all goes according to plan great things will come from this fifteen year old young man. "K.L.H. Racing's" Bonsey kicked things off in the "Tuff Plates"/"Motion Pro" Open Amateur "A" main where he made short work of Garrett Slate, Patrick McNamara, and Andy Wood. Stevie in a class by himself was ready for the "Digger Helm Pro 600" main. The field of fourteen had qualified through three heat races and a semi. Bonsey shot to the lead but on the first trip down the back shoot Ron Wood's Racing Alex Wood got squeezed out and went down hard bringing out the red flag. Then just after the red flag in turn one two more riders collided, with Classic 500 main winner Joel Kath getting the worst of it. On the restart Bonsey picked up where he left off up front. Donnie Harrell jumped in behind in second followed by Don Howard, Joe Hernandez Jr. and David Brown. Lap two saw Bonsey put in his fastest lap of 18.01/100 seconds as he inched away from Harrell. On lap three Howard bobbled between turns three and four giving the front two a gap. At the half way point of this fifteen lapper Bonsey had a two second gap over Harrell. By lap ten Bonsey was into lappers but had little problem getting around them. Brown would challenge for the fourth spot but came up short; however he would leave with the points lead by virtue of Bonsey only riding two rounds of the series. After the race Bonsey attributed his new found speed to "K.L.H. and the C&J framed bike". "If the tracks smooth it works so good, also I've been doing a lot of trail riding at Clear Creek. I got a little tired at the end but I'm happy."

Article by Jamey Blunt

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