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Gatorback Cycle Park · scored a pair of fourths in the two 250cc A motos. Up-and-coming local sta r Jarrett Tipp ing d irected his Suzuki to the overall win in the 63-rider 125cc B Intermedia te division. Tipping wo n both his heat race and the all-im portant second and fina l mota that combined the top heat racefinis hers. Team Green fas tboys Cha rles Dunaw ay an d Brock Sellards ran second and third overall, respectively. . Sellards came back later to get his ow n overall victory' in the equa lly .hu ge 250cc B Inte rm ed iat e class. Th e Ohio-based ama teur star won both motos, including the final mota match-up agains t heat race winner and 125cc B champion Jarrett Tippin g . Third overall went to New Jersey racer William Snook. Mississipp i's Chris Craft was on top of the 51-rider 25+ class at the end of the day; pushing hi s Yam ah a to two race w in s. Lee Dusche r an d Flo rida's own ' John Lundy ran second and third, respective ly. Yama ha- mo unted Lee McIlvaine was fastest in the 50-rider Vet 30+ class, achieving two so lid mot a wi ns on his way to the' overall. Ohio's Mark Beamer raced hisSuzuki into the runner-up positio n w ith Honda-mo un ted John Lundy thir d. Georgia' s Gary Graham won the 35+ class with two race wins of his own while Max Marsh ofMichigan placed seco n d overal l. Ano the r Mi ch iganer, Kawasaki-mounted Barry Mayo, was the Sen io r 40 + winner ahead of Yamahamounted Wadd y Strickland and 24 other gen tlemen. The wi nner of th e 13-ri der Super Senior 50+ class was Ohio's Larry Eve ne r, w ith Ho n d a -mou n te d La r ry Stewa r t second and Flo ri da 's Cha rles Lehing third . . . In the 67-riders-strong 125cc C Novice race Florida' s own James Webb ran 1-1 for the ov era ll w in . Ho nda -mou n ted Randy Jerni gan was the 250cc C Novice winner and Geo rgia's Greg Tyson topped .~ the Open C Novice div ision. . and he stayed wit h me for most of the first half of the race. He's still a little small for his 80, SO I think that was an advantage today." Pastrana won both motos going away w hil e fello w "Terra Firma" video star Stewa rt went 2-2 for second . Third overall went to Georgia's Chad Albritton. Stewart came back strong in the 65cc (7-11) class, showing much more comfort on the sma ller bike. In fact, the junior star was clearing the big "Dinner Table" tabletop on his junior minicycle, whipping the 60 sideways lap after lap. Accordi ng to some locals, the las t little minicyclist to jump the Dinner Table wi th any consistency was Rick y Carmichael hi mself. Local rival Paul Perebijnos was second overall in the 29-rider class with Kawasa ki-mounted Kyle Williamson third . In the Pee Wee classes, South Carolina's Jake Griffis topped the 51cc Stock (78) class wi th two runner-up rides. Neither of the mota winners - LEM-mounted Jeffrey Lucide an d Cobra-moun ted David Milsaps - could back up their wins wi th a nother strong finish . Flo ri d a ' s ow n Michael Lozaw was. second (3-3) with Milsaps th ird (1-5). Yamaha-mounted Ricky Renne r wo n the 51cc Auto Stock (46) class with two race wins, wh ile KTMmo unted William Boutwell ran seco nd and Yamaha rider Angela Moore finished (Left)Travis Pastrana had time to have a little fun enroute to the 85cc J unior class victory at the Gatorback Amateur MX Nationals. (Below) Mike McDonald (126) holeshots the start of the 250cc A class ahead of Billy Akers (49) and Jason Sybert (570). However, neither rider took home the gold, instead it was M Crown who won. att Gatorback Cycle Park Gainesville, Rorida Results: M arch 2, 1995 By Davey Coombs 51 AUTO STK (4-8 ): 1. Ri ck y Ren ner (Ya m ); 2. GAINF5VILLE, FL, MAR. 2 o me o f the b est young racers in America turned out for the Am ateur Day motocross at Gatorback Cycle Park in Gainesville, Florida, but the majority of the day's trophies were handed out to local talent. Mu lti-time AMA . Amateur N ational Champi on Ricky Carmichael dominated two cla sses aboard his Te am Green Kawasakis, defending Junior Minicycle Ch ampion Trav is Pastrana did a number on the 85cc (7-11) class, and rising nine-year-old star James Stewart contro lled the 65cc class. The Gainesville course is itself a mainstay on the Amateur National MX tour, hostin g the annual Winter Olym pics, a round of the Florida Winter-AMA Series and numerous other events. Cu t into the chalky walls of an old limestone quarry, the track used to be a rough, sandy loop. The yea rs have taken mu ch of the sa nd away, leaving riders faced with an equally challen ging hard-pack su rface . With course manager Mark Barnett's added supercrosss flavor, the track could best be described as "quasi-stadium. " A full pit area of racers ma de for some short practice and mota sessions as heat races h ad to be used in mo re the ha lf classes to nar row them down to 4O-bike final motos. Even with the early start the Worl d Sports crew barely go t all of the races under the checkered flag before dusk fell on the north central Florida facility. Ca rmichael, si x-times the AMA' s number-one minicyclist, won the 85cc (14-15)class and 125cc Youth (12-15) d ivi- . sian, where he com peted aboard a big- William C. Bo~twel1 (KIM); 3. Angela Moore (Yam); 4. Trey Thom pson (KTM); 5. jam es G raham (Yam) . 51 AUTO STl< (7-8): I . Jake Griffis (Cob) ; 2. Michael S l!J 0\ 0\ rl (',J' (',J ..!:; U l-< ctl ~. 54 T. Low az (Cob) ; 3. Da vid D. Millsa ps (Cob ); 4. Tra vis winebrermer (Lem ): 5. Brad ley Wrigh t (LEM). SUP/P!W: 1. Jake Gr iffis (Co b); 2. Da vid Millsaps (Cob ); 3. Brianna M illsa ps (Cob); 4. Micha el Lozaw (Co b); 5. Brad ley W right (L EM ). 6S (7 ~11) : 1. James Ste wa rt . Ir (Kaw ); 2. Pa u l Perebijnos (Kaw ); 3. Kyle Willia mson (Kaw) ; 4. Nathan o Davenpo rt (kaw); 5. Bradley Rippl e (Kaw). 85 (7·11) ; 1. Travis Pastrana (Suz); 2 Jam es Stewart. Jr. (Kaw); 3. Chad Albritton (Ho n); 4. Kurt Ienntson (Suz); 5. Chaz Northey (Ka w). 8Scc 02-13) ; 1. Rob e r t Farne ll (Ya m) ; 2. Arro n Lindsey (Kaw); 3. Pa ul Carpenter (Han); 4. Randy Do ula k (5uz); 5. Troy A dams (Suz). 8S (14-15): L Ricky Carmicha el (Ke w ); 2. Shae Ben tley (Kaw); 3. August Lausbcrg (Kaw); 4. Michael McKinley (Ka w ); 5. Joe De llaversa no (Hon) . 125 C Novice: 1. James Webb (Suz); 2 Kevin Austin (Suz) ; 3 . Simon Blezile (Suz); 4. Scott McGui gan (Hon); 5. Tom my Boyd (Ya m ). 125 8: 1. Jarrett Tipp ing (Suz); 2. Charl e Dunaway s (Ka w]: 3. Brock Sella rds (Kaw ); 4: Ca leb Lea th (Ka w); 5. Mitchell Hodges (Kaw). 125 A : 1. Pau l C u rrie (Kaw); 2. Jaso n Sybert (Suz); 3. whee led Kawasaki KX80. In both races Carmichael put on his trademark airshow for the Florida faithfu l, landing all kind s of cool tricks. In both classes Kawasaki teamm ate Shae Bentley of Georgia followed him across th e checkered flag . Th ird in th e Mini class went to fellow Floridian Augus t Lausberg, w hil e Honda-mounted Adam Rake ran third in the Schoolboy class. Local minicycle talen t Rober t Farnell ran 2-1 in the 85cc (12-13) class to secure the overall win on his Yamaha. Georgia 's Aaro n Lindsay was second overall, having swapped mota w ins with Farnel l. Thir d went to New Yorker Paul Carpenter . " It ce rta inl y w a sn 't a s ea sy as i t looked," said the l l -year-old Pastrana of his 85cc (7-11) class victory. "James Stewart was riding really well at the beginn ing third. The winner of the 13-rider Super Pee Wee class was the Cobra-mounted Griffis. Two-m ota winner Paul Currie was the best of the 125cc A class, gui ding h is Kawa saki in to the winner 's circle ahead of Massachusetts ' Tony Lorusso in the fir s t mota an d Pennsylvania's James Evans in the finale. But it was the steady 4-4 score of Suzuki- mounted local Jason Sybert that was second best in the overall tally. Evans, ninth in the first mota, was third overall based on his seco nd mot a outing. Michigan's Matt Crown was the 250cc A class winner after swapping mota wins with the Su zuki-mo unted Sy bert. Crown' s victory in the tie-breaking final mota gave him th e n od in th e final resul ts. Third overall wen t to Pennsylvania' s Mike McDonald, a Suzuki rider who James Eva ns (Ka w); 4. Chad Murphy (Suz); 5. Tildo n 5tryon (Suz) . 125 YTff (12-15) : 1. Rick y Carm ich ae l (Ka w ); 2. Derrick Shae Bentley (Ka w); 3. Ad am Rak e. 2$+ : 1. Ch ris Cr aft (Yam ); 2. Lee Dunchsch er; 3. John Lundy. 250 C Novice: 1. Ra ndy Je rn igan (Hon); 2. Matt Minyard (Ka w ); 3. Keith Jones (Ho n); 4. Chad Willa rd (Yam); 5. Scott H ar low (Yam ). 250 B : 1. Brock Sellards (Kaw); 2. Jarrett Tipping (Suz ); 3. William Snook (Yam) ; 4 .Charles Duna wa y • 250/500 A: 1. Matt Cro wn (Yam); 2. Jason Sybert (Suz ); 3. Micheal McDona ld (5uz); 4. Chri stop her Bailey (Ho n ); 5. Dann y Hayes (5u z). . 3S+: L Gary G raham (Han ); 2. Max Marsh (Yam); 3. Greg Tys on (Ya m); 4. Michael Ha resmi st (H on); 5. (Ka w); 5. Kenneth JOnt .. os(H on) . Kenneth Frankenberry (Hon ). . 500 NO V: 1. Greg Tyson (Yam); 2. Rob ert Moor e (Ho n ); 3. Bill Ha stin gs (H on ); 4. Ran d y Barfield (Kaw ): 5. Chris Ca PP" (Kaw) . 30+: 1. Lee Mci lvaine (Yam); 2. Mark Beamer (Su z); 3. John Lundy (Ho n); 4. Robert Hand y (5uz~ 5. Billy Wood (Yam ). 40+: 1. Barry Ma yo (Kaw); 2. Woody Stickland (Yam); 3. Gerry Benn ett (Ho n); 4 . Larry Even e r (Yam); 5. Gary Peak (Yam). 50+: 1. Larry Evener (Yam); 2. Larry Stewa rt (Hon);3. Charles Lching (Han); 4. Terrell Wa lbe rg (Suz ); 5. Frank Ca rillo (Hon).

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