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Cycle News 1996 04 17

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I··E E TS. VN when Hodges took a spill. leaving the fight for the win to just two. Brewer held on for a ph oto finis h at the checkers over Dickso n, an d Price passed past McElro y for third . Hod ges recovere d to rou nd out the top five. Hodges cam e back in moto two to grab the h olesbot , McElro y glued to his rea r fen de r. Tilden Styron was in third. Price was wo rking on Styro n while d oing his best to hold off Slate. McElroy was soon past Hod ges and pu lling out a comfortable lead . Hod ges settled into second with a sma ll lead over Styron and Price. Price made his move to third on lap thr ee and the top five finishing orde r was se t, McElroy wit h the win over Hod ges. Price, Styron and Slate, givi ng McElroy the overal l. Results 50 (4-6): 1. Davin Price (LEM); 2. Matthew PiL'iso.m (LEM); 3. Devon Pilkin ~ (KTM ); 4. Dav id Barkt>r (KTM); 5. Sttrald Rt't'Vf"II (Kaw). Sf7T5MN EX: 1. W illiam Munn (Suz); 2. Da vid Stan."E'1(Kaw). SP'TSMN AM : 1. Pau l Co ttml (Kaw ); 2. Seb astian Ottmann (Yam); 3. Sco t WE'lch (Kaw ).; 4. JPfla Ru... h (Yam ); 5. J a ~ Colon t (Ya m) . 125 GP EX 1. Troy G alloway (lion). : . SO LO GTO EX: 1. Thomas Hu ll (Du c); 2. jon n Hilton (H on) ; 3. Cld Lopt'z (Ya m ); 4. Stt've Jt>nM'n ( Kaw); 4. Ch a rles Mitc h..11 (lion); 6. FTl:"d Sch t" (Ka w). 11 SOLO GTO AM : 1. Cory Andrews (H o n ); 2. Jas on Parker (Ho n ); 3. StL"Ve H i~hland (Kaw); 4. Kevin Ma ckiE' (Suz); 5. Brian Pou l!lOn(Suz ). SO LO GTU EX: 1. G reg Perry (Kaw); 2. M.ark Uodpsma (Hon); 3 . Mik e Kle in (Hon); 4. John Jewett (Ho n) ; 5. M arc Lu..d ..cke (H on) . SO LO GTO AM: 1. Fran cis Bizzarro (Ho n); 2. J~n Ordzywo l!fki (Hon); 3. C.us Mor gt'11(Hon); 4. Will iam Bu sh (H a n ); S. Milt'S Smith (H on). Miller masters Minis at Fernley Motocross By Bob Fabel ..... l-< 0.. -< 40 FERNLEY, NY, MAR. 17 Dustin Miller d usted the SOcc lntennediate class at r ound tw o of th e No rth ern N e va da Motocross Spring Series at Fernle y International Raceway. In the firs t mo to, Dustin Miller nail ed th e holeshot and wa ged an on·the-gas, on.th e-pe gs attack of the technical track . The track had man y jumps wit h lurns following. some in loose sand. Miner was insp ired to an aggressive approac h that paid off. Mike Mason and Drak e McElroy traded p laces halfway thr ough the race to finish second and third . After Miller's father replaced a thrashed rear sprocket, Miller aga in showed good form as he holeshot the start and led to the finish. Mason, Mc Elroy and Bai ley followed . McElro y was close behi nd Mason as they we n t th roug h the rockers , bu t lost his position to Bailey. " I trip led and th e bi ke sli p pe d ou t a nd I we nt do wn," said McElroy. "That's when Bailey pa ssed me." McElroy was u p and on the gas, p assing Bailey to regain th ird just before the finish line on lap thr ee. The first moto of the 80cc junior class saw Ken ny Bell ou t o f th e firs t tu rn in th e lead . Travis Vizino had second for two laps but mad e a mistake at the start of the third lap when he went off the track. Nick Jaffet took over second and held off Vizino's atta ck to the finish . jarret ho lesho t the seco nd mo to, but cou ld Mit chell Hodges (26) led Br ian McElroy (135) early In t he second mo to of 250cc Aclass racin g In Dansville, VIrg inia, at the ilrst round of th e U.S. Eastern Pro-Am Mot ocross Spr ing Series, but McElroy would pass to win th e race and the overall. not hold off Bell's charge. [arret ran second for two laps until a crash pu t him at the back of the pack. Tom my Jea n came alive and put a nice insid e pass on Jesse McDonald in a le ft-ha nd sweeper. Jean raced in second to the end of the mo to. His 4-2 score was good for !>eCond overall. Results P/ W: 1. K y l~ Sta m b.ck (K.1w); 2. Joel Groowokopf (SU;t); 3. Nonnate&n Jean (Yam ); 4. Doug Ness lt.r (KTM ); 5. Chris Walt on ( "TM ~ • 60: 1. K yl~ Ritter (Ka w ); 2. Jim my H ilZt"1 (Kaw); 3. I..rom .. K1~alnt's (Ka w ); 4. Tony Lavezzo (Kaw ); 5. J()('I G~kopf (K.3 w). 80 BEG: 1. John "'hlte (Hon~ 2. Josh Ryttt>r (Ya m); 3. Derick &f'K"T(Kaw); 01. Cody McElroy (Hon); 5. Tommy Cook (lion). 80 JR: 1. Kenny Bell (Yam); 2. Tommy I...an (Suz l; 3. Tra vis Vumo (Su7.); 4. Nicklarrett (Hon ); 5. JpY,« McDonald (Hon). HO l1\, 1. Du stin Millt>r(Han); 2. Mike Ma (Yam ); 3. Mike il S1ipevich (Hon); 4. Jimm y Wioon (Kaw ).;5. Ed Zinda (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. Kell y Cris t (Kaw); 2. Jon n Ager (Kaw); 3. Kt'11ny Pir klE'(H on) ; 4. Gaty Sow le (Hon); 5. Bob Lamb (Kaw ). 2.c;o JR: 1. Doug Force (Hon); 2. JI.'f'emY Evan ll (Hon); 3. C raig O l!lOn (Kaw ); 4. W.., Moffitt (Kaw ). :z.o;o INT : 1. Ju stin Mastalka (Suzl ; 2. Ray Marsh. n (Yam) ; 3. Ty Ca l'll( (Suz ); 4. Kl!'vinRoa ch (lion); S.J on Vam E' (Ho n). m r VO JR: 1. Wps Moffitt (Ka w); 2. Ed di .. Moo", (Hon); 3. Gll>n D.avid (Hon); 4. Teny Wang ... (H on ); 5. Dan Miffs (Ka w ). r VET INT : 1. Coo pt·r Stu bbs (Ka w ); 2. Ma rk Pt'll'rs (Hon); 3. Richard MaltllChnock (H on); 4. John Ma k ha slci (Ho n ); 5. Will Coa ts (Yam) . OT B: 1. Bob Fabel (Hon); 2. Jonn MiUer (K.aw); 3. JE'ffCarson (Suz ); 4. John DirickJ (Hon); 5. Ch arli E'Gran t (H on ). lon OT A: 1. Rich Thorwaldson (Han); 2. Larry Brown (H on ); 3. Pete Vandenberg (H on).; 4. Scott Suttt"r (Hon); 5. Robert Co ho lan (Yam). PRO 1. Bri.ln E1 dt'r (Hon); 2. Scott Stillmock (H on ); 3. Kenny Lash (Hon). VET PRO: 1. Rick Woodson (H on); 2. F.d McCoy (Ka w ); 3 . Mi kl!' Ridd le (Han); 01 . Rich Th o rw . ld son (H a n ); S. Tim Dy l!'r (Hon ~ Slate chalks up victory at Birch Creek Motocross By Jay and Sharon Hauser DAJl/VlLLE. YA, MAR 24 Patri ck Slate and Brian McElroy spl it the 125cc A-class molo wins at the first roun d of the US. Eastern Pr o-Am Mot oc r oss Sp ring Se ries a t Birch Creek, with Slate scoring the overall. McElroy hammered his way to two class vic· tories and a second overa ll on the day, starting wit h a swe ep of the Ov er 25 A class. Ga ylon Dickson and Rob McWh ort er rounded out the top three . In the firstl25cc A-class moto, McElroy post ed the win ove r Slate, but Slate was able to make the best of a McElroy cra sh in moto two a nd came away with th e win . Mitchell H odges rounded ou t the top thr ee. McElroy ran into some troubl e in the 250cc A class, going down at the start of moto one while Dickson gra bbed the holesh ot over Troy Brewer a nd David Price . Hod ges had four th a head of local Allen Alford . McElroy could work himself up no furth er than fourth by moto 's end, due in part to the treme ndous battle up front among Brewer, Dickson and Hod ges. Brewer had made the pass on Dickson at the end of lap two . The thr ee riders started the last lap with less than a b ike le ngth between first and t h ird . Brewer showed th e w ay through the lowe r w hoops 60: 1. Micha .-.lWillis (Kdw ); 2. Stev en Da iley (Ka w ); J. CN ~ Sn u m a tt" (Kaw); 4. Rand y Newkirk (Ka w); 5. Matth hew Roy e r (Kaw) . so (1-11): 1. B.J. Huntsin ger (Suz ); 2. Micha e l Willis (Su z ); 3. Adam W a r d (Su z ); 4. Brian Nickelston (Ya m ); 5. Blak t· H o vi ll (I-Ion ). flO (9· 13): 1. Curt»' King (Suz ); 2. Nicho las w arner (Su z ); 3 . [u stm G ibb!l (Kawl; 4. B.J. Huntsm ger (Suz); ~. wesley S.lpp. 80 (12-15): 1. Aaro n Lindsey (Ka w ); 2. [e red Black (Ya m); 3. Thomas Parso ns (Han); 4. [a mes Garrett (Su z ); 5. Bobby Ranker (Soz l. &l D: 1. Chris Cu ller IKaw ); 2. Randy Nt"wkick (Sltz ); 3. Brya n Wdlk L'r (Su.z).;4. Ch ris.:"Jual (Suz); 5. Mich all"l Thomas (K.tw). S / M IN1: 1. Aa ron Lin d se y (KitW); 2. [ered Black (Yam ); 3. Cory King (Suz .; 01. Justin Gibbs (Kaw); 5. Ja!lO Lap lan ti (H u n). n • 125 A 1. Patrick Sla t e (H on ); 2. Bria n McElroy (Yam); 3. Mitchell Hod J\1!"S (Kaw ); 4. BobbySlov a n (Kaw) ; 5. Terry Kenned y ( Hon~ 125 B: 1. Aaron Da y (H on ); 2. JO!ih Ca p pll (Kaw); 3. Moirk Wo1p1Or (Ka w); ". Danid Dai ley (Hlm); 5. Troy Cti!op (Suz). 125 C 0-1; 1. Mike-Ne.tl (Yam ); 2. Don Hol '" (Kaw ); 3. Jimmy Y Lung (H(m ); 4. Ra y Ward (Kaw ); S. Martin I'eece (Ka w ~ 125 C 0-2: I. Brandm'l Oillol" (Suz); 2. B.arry Sh ivt>r(Ka w ); 3. Oluck Cooper (Suz); " . Lon Lewa llen (H on ); S. Jason Weeks (Suz~ 125 (): 1. Stev~ Willard (Suz); :z. Jason La plante (H~m); 3. Paul Latshaw (Hon); 4. J.m1Mo ;on (Iion);' s. Wilh am Lad.ey (Ho n). 250 A: 1. Bn .tn Mc Elroy (Ya m) ; 2. D.avid Pnce (Ya m ); 3. Mitdwll Hod ges (Kaw); 01. Caylon Dicksun (Ya m ); 5. Troy Brewer o-.. (Hon~ 2SOB : I. M.uk W ~ (KAw); 2. Troy C ris.p (Suz); 3. TE'tT)' Fin klE'(yam ); ". Travis Sharpt' (Suz); 5. Brad Edwa rd s (Sw: ). 250C : 1. Kyle Richardson (Kaw); 2. Brandon Wi lliams (H on) ; 3. Ja !'tOn H a rtnE's s ( Ka w) ; 4. Shannun Buckf')' (Ya m) ; 5. To ny Bu~ (Kaw). 250 0 ; 1. Bill Ca m pbt-II (Kaw); 2. Barry Carpenlt>r (H on); 3 . Will iam Lackey (H on ); " . Edw a rd Tindal (Yam ); 5. ~ SumlJr'ltu x (Sw: ). SC HHY: 1. j04 Capps (Kaw); 2. Aaron Day (Ka w ); 3. J t'I't"d Black (Ya m); 4. Scon Gibson (Suz); 5. Brandon H an kirni (yam ). 25+ A: 1. Brian Mc Elroy (Yam ); 2. C...y km Dicbon (Yam ); 3 . Rob McWhort...r (Hon); 4. Va n n Gibso n (Hon); 5. $con Sh ip l... y (Suz ). 2S+ B: 1. Nf'lan McFarland (l<.aw); 2. Robe n Ta lbo tt (Yam ); 3. Davi d And,,","" (H on); 4. [.- Suttlm (H on ); 5. Thuma s It-nn in gs (Sozl · 25+ C : 1. RUlis P ick ...tt ( Ho n) ; 2. j a y Lan kf ord (Ya m) ; 3. Sto ver (Yam); 4. Mars h all Finch (Hu n ). • ~lnomaJ; 30+ A: I. Scott Shipl ey (Suz); 2. Vann G ibso n (H on) ; 3 . Son ny M itchl!' I (Kaw ); 4. Jay Ha U.';t-'r (Hem); 5. Brud Cro uc h (SU;t). J 30+ B: 1. Dav id Pt'rr in (H o n) ; 2. Pau l M und t (Ho n ); 3. Willia m Hclb!Wm (Yam); 4. Thnm afo Jt'nn inKS(Suz ); 5. Sandy Fu lk (Sozl· 30+ C : 1. Jay Lankford (ya m); 2. De an Ht>rrin (H on ); 3. RUH PicMott(Ha n ); 4. Jonn Moure (Hon); 5. Jam ll'SC,oin (Hu n). 35+: I. Sonny Mitcht-'II(Ka w); 2. Donnif' Fost er (Ha n); 3. Pa u l Mundt (H on ).; 4. Nic k AJlPfl (Hon); 5. Th(lm a~ Pl"f"kin!f (Suz). 40+ : 1. So n ny Mit ch ...l1 (Ka w) ; 2. Ronnie Moran (Ya m) ; 3 . Davi d Bell (Yam) ; 4. GIYp;Driscull (Suz ).;5. I!I;IaeJagt'f (Hon). OPEN B: 1. Den ny Prilliaman (Kaw); 2. lame Coin (Hon); 3. Dt-'an Ht"TI"in (Hon); 4. John Moore (Hon ); 5. Ron GI'f"f'Tl (KTM). U/L: I. Nick McA llister (Ka w ); Jay Hauser (Hon); 3. WE'Sley Kite (Suz); 4. Jimmy lmtg (H on ); 5. Mic:hat'\ Duk...(Sw: ). Trials riders tied up in Hernando By Brock Sallelmeier HER.'lA.'IllJO, Fl.,MAR. 24 Wh en th e dust se t tled at round eigh t of the Florida Trials Association Championship Series at He rnando , Florid a, several rid er s were tied for class wins. The toughest contest to call W a.'10 the Senior A class, in wh ich the lop three riders each carded four Is . The rulebook was consulted, and the rider who went the longest without a penalty was aw ar ded the win . Prom oted by the North Florida Trials O ub, the even t fealu red a long loop tha t routed rid ers to seldo m-seen areas of some of the state 's best rid in g terrain . The fourth-gear hiIlcIimb areas were byp assed in favor of sections that featured hillside logs, big steps and several rock gardens. Good traction helped keep scores low, and single-digit loop s we re the order of the d ay making every dab cou nt. Anne Stites, one of the most popular riders in the PTA, had a strong ride to win the Beginner class over an eve r·irnproving Jonathan Bell. The Novice-cIass win wen t to Dale Wenzel with Bill Hagen second by a sing le point ove r firsttime competitor Glen Buzze. Bob Vennel we nt clean the lon gest in th e Senior B ranks to to p Bill Sheffield in a nail-biter finis h. The y both comp leted the day with one point . Dave Hulse wo n the Senior A class the same wa y, leaving a frus tr a ted Oscar Busta- m ante a nd Rick Pio n second a nd th ird in th e wh o-stayed-cl ean -the-lon gest tie breaker. A big Intermed iate class sa w David Henderson tak e his new jTR250 to the front, with Lee Silas record ing his best finish ever in second . A single point back was the uniqu e ha ndc raft ed Hond a of Richard Lomano. Ga rry Dam e gave his br an d-new Scorp a a win ning debut in the Ad vanced class. The bike was bu sy all day wit h test rides and left man y favora bly impressed. Mike Bet! w as only a single dab back after rearrang ing the rocks in sectio n five . Som eo ne sugges ted that Mike place Ca terpilla r stickers on h is Beta af ter they sa w him movi ng footlocker-size rocks with his rear tire . Brian Jones toughed out a sore knee to sew up thir d in class. Results BEG: 1. Annl!'Sti te!l (Yam); 2. Jonatnon St·1I (Yam). NO V: 1. Da l.. wenee l (Yam); 2. Bill H a J\eTI (lk-t) ; 3. G I..n Bueze (A p r ); 4. CharliE'Dah lst ro m (Fan) ; S. SIl"Vf'f1 Bell (Yam). INT: 1. Dav e Ht'1\d"I"'Il-JR (G-G ); 2. IA't' Silas (8t't ); 3. Richard Loma no (H(m ); 4, Chris Flori n (M,m) ; 5. Len ni e Lykins (Fan ). ADV: 1. Garry Da me (Sco); 2. Mike &.1\ (6t't ); 3. Bria n JIm""" (GG); 4. Doc Jen kin s (St-'l); 5. Donny Sm ith (Bt't). • EX: 1. Broc k Sa tte lme ier (BPI); 2. Jack Stitt' s (G-G ); 3. Mar c Wa lle r (Bd ); 4. Ca rl Hall t'r Jr. (Bl·t). SR A: 1. Dav e Hu lse (Bet); 2. Oscar Busta ma n te (M.m); 3. Rick Pion (Yam ); 4. Jim Berry (A p r); 5. Jeff G u nia (G-G ). SR B: 1. Bob Venn.. ! (Fan) ; 2. Bill Sht>ffit>ld (Bt' I); 3. But ch Davi dson (Yam ); 4. Dick Bechard (Mon ). • Reynaud romps at White Rock Enduro By Randy Presthus CASS, AK, MAR. 24 Ru sty Reyn aud pu lled off a close victory over Steve Leivan in the third event in the BjEC series at the Arkansas site of the 1994Two-day qualifier. Overcast skies pr omi sing rain greeted th e more than 300 participan ts at key time and they were not to be d isappointed. Shortly after the last rider left, a slow drizzle began that would late r tum int o a steady rai n accompanied by dense fog. Th e short loo p ran 55 miles over excellent terr ain characterized by hundreds of logs of all sh a pes and sizes tittering the trai l. The long cou rse ride rs continued for anothe r 40 miles and expe rienced cha llenging conditions as the rain began to fall in earnest about halfway th rough that loop. Leiv a n h ad th e better of Reynaud on tie breakers until the last section where he went a po int down- 9-8. Checks we re truly su rprises in the de nse fog as visibility d rop ped below 15 feet in the woods . Per enni al Misso u ri Hare Scrambles Expert Allen Hayn es easily took the A-class ove ra ll with 11 po ints d ropped . The Arkansas Razorba ck Riders d id an excellent job of checking rid er s in an d ou t of sections, making it an outs tanding event in spi te of the conditi ons. Results 0 1A: 1. Ru.1 RE')'fla'Ud ' ty AA : 1. St... I!' l.e ivan ; 2. Stt'V~ Tra vi, ; J. Vin~1 Davis ; 4. Chad V Da vis; 5 . Tony Cu rtis . 0 1A A: I. Allt't'l Hayn E'$ . 200 A: 1. De Tl:"k Zinchuck; 2. G ary Wal kup; 3. Rick Owm.;;; 4. JOt' BPaver; 5. Tho ma!! ~tel lo. 250 A: t. jim Ingr am ; 2. Jami e jll"Ntin~; 3. Mark Kindaff; 4. Rich Rienards. OPEN A: I. St~ve U ndt'Twood.; 2. Ji m Brow n~ r; 3 . M ik E' Shown; 4. Ma d Sch u ltz; S. l..t'oKoch. tNT A: 1. Ran d y William, ; 2. K...n ny William s; 3 . Do ug Youngb kxld: 4. Bart WiIIi<1lms; S. Fnodd it>"Thoma!!. SR A: 1. Oem Met %; 2. Bud Bieschke; 3. Waynt' BPindllrf; 4. Harold Compton; 5. Ron Shnove . 0 / A SR SHORT: 1. Juhn BonomJ;.. SR SPTSMN A: 1. Tony 0ribuE'1a; 2. Rick Robinette; 3. 1Wld y PresthU!l; 4. Tt"fT)'West.; 5. Ken Thomp!lOl'\S /SR A: 1. Jt"fT)'AtchiflllOn; :z. Lee Glenn; J . D.lnI!" Marabk; 4. Bob Pike; 5 . Frank I.eivan • YTH A: 1. J.anodJacbon; 2. Man Coffin; 3 . Mike OimE'r. 4. jon Shoa lmire ; 5. jacob H ill. 0 / A B: 1. Jarnt>5Ellitt. 200 B: I. Robert Schmidt; 2. Dale L RKtor; 3. Joshua Glenn; 4. Craig Kt-bodeaux; 5. John Demnington. 250 B: 1. Karl Gallette; 2. Rick Sou tha rd; 3. Douglas jones; 4. Scott M~; 5. SladE' Moriang. 0PE. 'IJ B; I. Randy Lau d ennilk; 2. Dalt>Will is; 3. Morris Wari · 1 no; 4. John D. Hall ; 5. 1.- Mofri tt. Tr-.'T B: 1. Ron Pad; 2. Michl-al Ward; 1 ju hn Burton,: 4. Phil Thmpleton ; 5. Kevi n H ensl ey . SR B: I. Dan Wyli... 2. Tom my JohnSlm; 3. Jim Bl't'Ck n; 4. ; ma joh n Pynes; 5. M ikiPOISlln. S/SR B: I. Wiilliam Bri tt; 2. Rlcna rd Smith; 3. Bob Jones; 4. Jerry Southard; 5. Oalf' P. Rect o r. YTH B: 1. Aron Will is; 2. Josh Wei!ienfel s; 3. O int Ga nn; 4. O int Ca rr; 5. ChaSE'W ilcoIC. 4-STRK LON"G: 1. Kev in Boy le; 2. Ot'TInis NE'lso n; 3. Gav in Hunt 4. Sam lon-nz; 5. Jim Hol ub. 0 / A C: 1. Ga ry Glide wl!'lI. ~OO C: I. Tyle r St,"",..; 2. Brant McFadand; 3. Ben Knight.; , . I Jef f Pa sco ; 5. Ad am BiE' !!chke. 250 C: 1. Drew Chan.Jlt'r; 2. Ash ley Brandt; 3. Gary Ht"tldri ckfIOR; 4. Ste wa rt Hail ; 5. Bri« Fogg . O PEN C: 1. Mark Kirtlllow; 2. Lonni.. Thoma 5; 3. Jim Co l.... man; 4. Darren Johnson; 5. Hunkr Klop . SR C: 1. Don Pa'iChal; 2. O ark Mier; 3. 1..6 Blizza rd; 4. John Ki. ;h; 5. Martin Willems. < L"IT C: 1. Tim CarT; 2. jim .5u d ick: 3. Phi llip Norman; 4. Todd Donaldson; 5. E1!1lon Muore. 4-STRK SH ORT: 1. Bria n Selk ; 2. J..n Fn't'man; 3. Bud dy RiAA: 4.1.- Cromwell; 5. Jon Youbrou~ S / 55: 1. Cl a renc~ Bonifaci u l ; 2. Paul Rodd~n; J . J...ra ld Richarcb; 4. Marv DonakiMm,:S. ' a mes Ealer. WMN: 1. 1.01..1 Bul1..Ird; 2. Donna Moore; 3. N.lncy Gib!Ion; 4. . Sar.i Cordes; 5. Michele Edam.

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