PERRIS, CA

The 2009 California Vintage Motocross club season ended in grand style under the lights of the popular Perris Raceway, as 115 riders produced 178 entries for the final race of the year. An extra bonus was the first-time visit of multiple-time motocross and Supercross champion David Bailey. To say Mr. Bailey was impressed with the Vintage racing scene would be an understatement; he was amazed that so many riders would turn out for a nighttime event. He spent the night reminiscing about the days of working on his Bultaco, seeing machines from a bygone era, and generally soaking up the positive atmosphere that is CALVMX racing. At the end of the night, he graciously stayed to sign the plaques of the class winners.

Open Age GP Intermediate racing witnessed a dominating performance by Maico-mounted Chuck Murphy. In the first moto, 20 riders comprising Novice, Intermediate and Expert divisions launched into the Perris night, with Murphy emerging as the leader of the Intermediates. Trailing Murphy were Honda rider Doug Reyes and Maico pilot Dee Tryon. Throughout the moto, Reyes kept the pressure on Murphy, drawing to within two bikelengths of the leader. By the white-flag lap, Murphy had put some distance on the pack, and he held it to the checkers. Reyes took second, with Yamaha rider Charlie Connelly working his way through the pack to capture third.

Murphy laid down the law in moto two as he rocketed into the lead shortly past the first turn, with Reyes slotting into second, followed by Tryon. With the temperature dropping and fog rapidly approaching, Murphy never wavered. His lead went unchallenged and he easily sped to the overall victory. Reyes clinched second, with Tryon placing third.

The GP 2 250 Intermediate division saw good, close-quarter competition between Reyes and Yamaha rider Rich Antles. Moto one saw bullet-quick Bultaco jockey Ron Baker nabbing the holeshot, followed closely by Antles and Reyes. Midway through the second lap, Reyes and Antles powered their way into the top two positions, followed by the Maico of Jonathan Brayley. Reyes kept the power on and extended his lead over Antles and the rest of the field throughout the moto. At the checkers, his fire-engine-red, twin-shocked machine had carried him to yet another moto victory. Antles grabbed second, with Brayley in third.

With the track lighting casting a ghostly glow over the course, the second moto roared out of the gate in a cloud of two-stroke smoke. Reyes emerged out of the mist on the back half of the course with the lead, followed by Antles and Baker. Reyes kept the throttle pinned throughout the moto, and by lap four he had a formidable lead over the pack. Antles rested comfortably in second, with Baker screaming his Bul close behind. For the final two laps, Baker edged closer to Antles, but he came up short at the finish. At the checkers, Reyes clinched the overall, with Antles second overall and Baker in the third slot.

Results

IRONMAN VINT NOV: 1. Katherine Wood (CZ).

IRONMAN VINT INT: 1. Chuck De Ray (Yamaha); 2. Sergui Molotov (CZ).

IRONMAN GP INT: 1. Ron Renzulli (Kawasaki); 2. Jonathan Brayley (Mai); 3. Mark Reeder (Honda).

IRONMAN GP EX: 1. Mark Wood (Hus); 2. Kyle Winton (CZ).

JR NOV: 1. Sean Bell (Yamaha); 2. Donovan Tryon (Kawasaki).

JR INT: 1. Fabio Antezana (Honda); 2. Jeffrey Morton (Honda).

JR EX: 1. Sean De Forest (Kawasaki).

WMN NOV: 1. Jordan Meek (Kawasaki).

WMN INT: 1. Miki Sanders (Yamaha).

CLSC 2 100 NOV: 1. Eddy Pierre-Jerome (Yamaha).

CLSC 2 100 INT: 1. Terry Sterrett (Hodaka).

VINT SPTSMN 100 NOV: 1. Dave Peabody (Yamaha).

VINT SPTSMN 100 INT: 1. Glenn Barfknecht (Hodaka); 2. Kelly McKeirnan (Hodaka).

CLSC 1 INT: 1. Michael Salsman (Oss); 2. Terry Sterrett (BSA).

CLSC 2 125 INT: 1. Steve Caro (CZ).

CLSC 2 125 EX: 1. Gary Faxon (CZ); 2. Mark Arsenault (Hus).

CLSC 2 250 NOV: 1. Robert Ivery (Hus).

CLSC 2 250 INT: 1. Michael Salsman (Hus).

VINT SPTSMN 125 NOV: 1. Bryan Wood (Honda).

VINT SPTSMN 125 INT: 1. Scott Piddington (Honda). 2. Pete Wright (Kawasaki).

VINT SPTSMN 250 NOV: 1. Joe Knoettgen (CZ); 2. Alex Toth (Hus); 3. John Rittermal (Mai).

VINT SPTSMN 250 INT: 1. Michael Salsman (Hus); 2. Norm Himaka (Mai); 3. Pete Wright (Kawasaki).

VINT SPTSMN 250 EX: 1. Scott Burnworth (Oss); 2. Jim Gibson (Mon); 3. Loren Dimond (Kawasaki).

VINT SPTSMN 500 NOV: 1. Bryan Wood (Hus); 2. Kevin Bucher (Hus).

VINT SPTSMN 500 INT: 1. Casey McIntosh (Honda); 2. Chris Cotter (CZ); 3. Craig Walker (CZ); 4. Sergui Molotov (CZ).

GP 1 125 INT: 1. Jeff Snyder (Suzuki).

GP 1 250 NOV: 1. Tom Winkless (CZ); 2. Dana Yenawine (CZ).

GP 1 500 NOV: 1. Ronald Ratigan (Mai); 2. Donny Goetz (Mai); 3. Don Quasebarth (Suzuki).

GP 2 125 NOV: 1. Scott Michael (Yamaha); 2. Steve Voznick (Yamaha); 3. Hal Voznick (Honda); 4. Eder Sanchez (Suzuki).

GP 2 250 NOV: 1. Steve Voznick (Mai); 2. David Harvey (Yamaha).

GP 2 250 INT: 1. Doug Reyes (Honda); 2. Rich Antles (Yamaha); 3. Ron Baker (Bultaco); 4. Jonathan Brayley (Mai).

GP 2 250 EX: 1. Mike Bell (Yamaha); 2. Don Hutchinson (Honda); 3. Robert Lightfeldt (Yamaha).

GP 2 500 NOV: 1. Ken Shilling (Hus); 2. Hal Voznick (Bultaco); 3. Mark Martin (Yamaha).

GP 2 500 EX: 1. Chip Howell (Yamaha); 2. Scott Clifton (Hus).

GP 3 125 NOV: 1. Ricky Watts (Suzuki); 2. Kevin Rogers (Suzuki).

GP 3 125 INT: 1. Robert Sheppard (Yamaha).

GP 3 250 INT: 1. Glenn Barfknecht (Yamaha); 2. Charlie Connelly (Yamaha); 3. Servando Hernandez (Honda).

GP 3 250 EX: 1. Sterylyn Rigsby (Yamaha); 2. Kyle Winton (CZ); 3. Darrell Spilsbury (Suzuki).

GP 3 500 NOV: 1. Ronald Ratigan (Mai); 2. Bryan Barfknecht (Honda); 3. Steve Hackett (Honda).

GP 3 500 INT: 1. Michael Palmer (Mai); 2. David Judd (Honda).

GP 3 500 EX: 1. Brad Morrison (Mai).

GP 4 125 NOV: 1. Don Waits (Kawasaki).

GP 4 125 INT: 1. Ron Renzulli (Kawasaki).

GP 4 250 NOV: 1. Kevin Rogers (Honda); 2. Paul Dolvohoe (Honda); 3. Tom Moody (Honda).

GP 4 250 INT: 1. Ron Witt (Honda); 2. Tito Antezana (Suzuki); 3. Mark McNulty (Yamaha).

GP 4 500 INT: 1. Ignacio Rivera (Suzuki).

GP 4 500 EX: 1. Chip Howell (Honda).

OPEN AGE VINT NOV: 1. Jeff Watts (Honda); 2. Mike Garcia (Bultaco); 3. Dave Peabody (Honda); 4. John Rittermal (Honda); 5. Kevin Bucher (Honda).

OPEN AGE VINT INT: 1. Michael Salsman (Hus); 2. Chris Cotier (CZ); 3. Scott Piddington (Honda); 4. Craig Walker (CZ).

OPEN AGE VINT EX: 1. Gary De Forest (CZ).

OPEN AGE GP NOV: 1. Mark Martin (Yamaha); 2. David Harvey (Yamaha).

OPEN AGE GP INT: 1. Chuck Murphy (Mai); 2. Doug Reyes (Honda); 3. Dee Tryon (Mai); 4. Charlie Connelly (Yamaha); 5. Tito Antezana (Suzuki).

OPEN AGE GP EX: 1. Scot Clifton (Hus); 2. Brian Melsheimer (Yamaha); 3. Loren Dimond (Honda); 4. Sterlyn Rigsby (Yamaha); 5. Jay Pavlovec (Honda).

50+ VINT NOV: 1. Donny Goetz (Mai); 2. Tom Winkless (CZ); 3. Brian Brown (CZ); 4. Dana Yenawine (CZ).

50+ VINT INT: 1. Chuck De Ran (Yamaha); 2. Rick Labgold (Mai); 3. Norman Himaka (Mai); 4. Joe Knoettgen (CZ); 5. John Grebenstein (Hus).

50+ VINT EX: 1. Jim Gibson (Mon).

50+ GP NOV: 1. Donny Goetz (Honda).

50+ GP INT: 1. Ron Rinden (Honda); 2. Rich Yelkin (Suzuki); 3. Mark McNulty (Yamaha); 4. Robert Finnegan (Mai); 5. Mark Reeder (Honda).

50+ GP EX: 1. Chip Howell (Yamaha).

60+ VINT INT: 1. Dennis Poliaccia (Yamaha).

60+ GP NOV: 1. Jim Clancy (Mai); 2. Gary Koiaz (Mai).

70+ VINT EX: 1. Bruce Cornell (Yamaha).

MDRN SUP NOV: 1. Fabio Antezana (Honda); 2. John Lidberg (Honda); 3. Ricky Watts (Kawasaki); 4. Jules Duhamel (Yamaha); 5. Tyler Dimond (KTM).

MDRN SUP INT: 1. Mike Mullen (Yamaha); 2. Ron Witt (Honda); 3. Art Leva (Honda).

MDRN SUP EX: 1. Trevor Bell (Honda); 2. Jacob George (Honda); 3. Kyle Winton (CZ).