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Events CMC Sportsm enStadium Race: LosA geles Memorial Coliseum n class , but Red man was plagued by misfortune in both mot os, as he tired a u t in the first mota and th en took a hea der over a double jump in mo ta two. Gerrit Ordelma n d estroyed the 125cc Int erm ed iate class with tw o runaw ay victories . "Every thing went great tod ay except for my s ta rts," sai d Ord elman. "Those starts just haven't been clicking latel y." Emit Kling pu t his Kelly Smith replica KTM 125 out front earlv in the mota, but his lead was short-lived, as Yama ha rid ers Michael Sleeter and Gerrit Ordelman took control of the top two spots. Or delman shook off an early cha lle nge fro m Sleeter and roost ed away unchallenged for the rem aind er of the (Left) Rob Drew raced to four perfect mot os, taking the win in the 250cc and Over 25 Pro classes at the CMC Sportsmen Summe rcross at the Los Ange les Memori al Coliseum. (Below ) Kyle Smith also took two classes, garnering gold in the 50cc (7-8) and 60cc Beginner classes. Soliz all took home Class victories in their respective age and skill-level d iyisions. Kyle Smith was im press ive, with two class wi ns topping th e 50cc (7-8) and 60cc Beginner classes. Mike Alessi raced mostl y unchall enged , topping all four mot os in both the 80cc (7- 11) and 60cc (9-11) clas ses, and Jimmy Soliz scored his first-ever 80cc Beginner-class win, taking.home a big trophy for his perfect 1-1 finish. Robby Wood s also recorded a big win in the Supermi ni d ivision afte r \WO hea ted mota battles w ith Kyl e Ma ce. Woods, however, could not dup licat e his effo rts in th e 80cc (12-13) d ivision and cra shed out , giving the vic to ry to hard-char gin g Kelly Tedder on his Maxima /O'Neal-backed Yama ha YZ80. CN Los Angeles Memori al Coliseum Los Angeles, Califo rnia Results: July 11, 1999 50 (4-6).: 1. Bryce Stewa rt (Cub ); 2. Brandon Porr as (Lem ): 3. M icke y Ca rr (KTM) . 50 (7-8): 1. Kyle Smith (KTM); 2. Cha ndler Ouimette (KTM); 3. Devin Wilson (KTM ). 60 BEG: 1. Kyle Smi t h (Ka w): 2. Ethan Flores (Kaw ): 3. Spenser Robe rt IKaw ). 60 (0-8): 1. Taylur Robert (Kaw); 2. Richard Sterling {Ka w}. ftO (9-11): 1. Mike Ales si (Kaw) : 2. Mike Lal'eg ha (KTM); 3. Buddi Bruner tKaw): 4. Jamie Lanza 1K 'TM); 5. Graha m Spillma n (Ka w ). 80 BEG, 1. Jimm y Soliz (Yam) ; 2. Derreck Murphy (Suz); 3. Bonnie Kelly (Y am); 4. Jonathan La nza (Hon) : 5. Eva n Wilh elm (Kaw). 80 (7-11) : I. Mike Al essi (Ka w ): 2. Jeff Alesst (Ka w ): 3. Michael Parker (Hon ): 4. Jeff Loop (Yam); 5. Micha el laPagli a (KTM). 80 (12-13): 1. Kelly Tedder (Ya m ); 2. Paul Percy (Suz) : 3. La rry R~ (Ka w) ; 4. Kyl e Foltz (Ka w ); 5. Andrew Petrie ( Ka w ). 80 (14-16 ): 1. Kyle M ace (Yam); 2.. Richard Eu ba nks (Yam). S/M I NI : 1. Robb y Woods IHo n ): 2. Ky le Mace (Yam); 3. Pau l Pearcv (Suz); 4. Micha el Parker (Hen): 5. Richard Eubanks (Yam ). 125 BEG: 1. Sha y Matt s (Ho n); 2. Kenard Lipscomb (Yam); 3. Jon a than Gilli a m (Yam ); 4. Ryan McPh illips (Ya m); 5. Ch ris Pedersen IKaw ). 125 JR: 1. Peter Scully (Ya m); 2. Billy Arnone (Yam); 3. Jimmy Eber le (Yam); 4. Ch ris McDani el (Yam). US INT: 1. Gerri t Ordelma n (Yam) ; 2. Joel Nelson (Ya m ); 3. Ma tt A rm str o ng (Ya m) ; 4. Mich a el Slee ter (Yam);S. Brian Reichel (Ya m ). 125 PRO: 1. Richard Saza ma {Yam). SCH BY: 1. Cory Macomber (Ya m); 2. Jar ed Willia ms (Yam ); 3. Jus tin Mace ( J(.l W ); 4. Clin ton Pierce (Suz); 5. N ick Alvare z (Ho n) . 250 BEG: 1. Joe l To ka rsky (Kaw) : 2. Shay Matts If-ion): 3. Jared Scoggin (Kaw), 4. To m Stem me n (Suz) : 5. Jereld Wilson (Suz). 250 JR: 1. Jon Sch ul tz (Yam); 2. Dari n Blanken ship (Yam) ; 3. Ryan John son (Yam ); 4. joey Lanza (AT K); 5. Corey Murphy (:am). By To ny Alessi LOS ANGELES, CA. JULY 11 ormer Mick y Th ompson Rook ie of the Year Rob Drew returned from a nearly fatal accid ent to once again find his place among the motocross elite with two class victories at the inaugural ru nning of the CMC Amateur Summercross, held insid e the world-ren owned Lo s Ang eles Mem orial C oli seum. Drew's wins carne in the 250cc and Over .25 Pro classes. Drew joine d so me 600 ot he r ra cers from the region for a ra re oppo rtunity to race inside the Coliseu m: "T h is tra ck was b u ilt by Jim Kitchens." said Marc Pete rs, CMC track design er. "We provided so me consu lting to help make the cou rse more userfr iendly for our a ma teurs, bu t for th e mo st part it's a tru e supercross track. " Drew, who won the Anahei m Stadiu m Ult ra c ross in 199 3, th ou g h t he wo uld never ride again, much less race. "I was involve d in a head-o n collisio n with a tr u ck," Dr ew sa id, "I was F '" '" '" 52 ju m ping thi s step-dow n on one of our pra ctice tra cks and on my last jump, a truck w as coming u p the ba ck sid e. I had many serious injuries, but the worst was that I had severe skull damage and m y e y e socket was bl own out. But thanks to Chuck Franklin, w ho is not onl y a motocross race r but a lawy er, too, I was able to ge t back on my feet and ge t put back together wi th titanium plates and a lot of other hig h-tech parts." Drew's comeback had all the ingredients of a su ccess ful return, as he swept all four motos of both classes in convincing fashion. "This four-stroke Yamaha is a blas t to rid e," said Drew . " It was just too much fun tod ay." . Drew o u tra ced ro o kie Pr o D.J. Umphres, who mad e the jou rney fro m Oklahoma to race here. 'This is my first Pro race that I have m ade money in, " sa id Umph res . " I almost forgot to go and pick up my cash ." Drew and his Race r's Edge-backed Yama ha also had a good seesaw ba ttle with Ed Redman in th e Ove r 25 Pro (Rightl.He may not have gollen the best jump out of the gate , but Kyle Mace (101) st ill won th e 80cc (14-16) contest . mota, cros sing the finish line with 15 seco nds to spa re. Sleeter held on to seco nd, while Joel Nels on cha rg ed from d eep in the pack to snag third in front of Jason Wood and early leader Kling. Th e secon d mota saw Ord elman in control by th e sta rt of the sec ond lap after Sleeter experienced track problems a nd Klin g dropped ou t with a clu tch failure. Ordelrnan, mean whil e, ope ned up a co mfo r ta b le lea d wh ile Bri an Riechel and Matt Armstrong were having a close race for second place. Nelso n o nce aga in w as m ak in g a charge from a not-so-great start and eventu ally wo rked up to fifth place beh ind Tim Weiga nd , Armstrong, Reich el and class winner Gerri t Orde lman. Moorpark, California, rninicycle neighbors Kyle Smith, Mike Alessi and Jimmy 250 INT: 1. Ja so n Wood (Suz): 2. Tim Weigand (Yam ); 3. Jerem y Santoro (Yam ); 4. Wa rre n Tittlem ier (Kaw); 5. Bryan Jaramillo (J(.lW). 250 PRO: 1. Rob D rew (Ya m ); 2. D.J. Umphres (Yam); 3. Ed Redman (H on ); 4. Tim Gc rd i (Yam). 500 PRO: 1. Don Burke (Yam ): 2. Tim Gerdi (Yam ). 25+ AM : 1. Ste ve Piatton i (Suz); 2. Derrick Caskey (Yam); 3. Erni e Sanchez (Suz); 4. J.1I'ed Scoggin (Ka w ): 5. Oo n Abadie (Ka w). 25-t- MSTR : 1. Du an e Benner (Ka w) : 2. Mike Wilson (Yam). 25+ PRO: I. Rob Drew (Yam); 2. Don Burk e (Y~); 3. Ed Redman (Hon}. ord 30+ BEG: 1. Geo rge Salaza r (He n): 2. BiD Lans-f (Hon ): 3. Edmo nd G reg o ry (Ho n) ; 4. G a bi A bayou (Ho n ): 5. John Lombardo (H on). 30+ JR: 1. Mikl· Em bry (Yam ); 2. To ny Rodrigu ez (Yam); 3. Pau l Wri ght (Yarn): 4. Mikl' Lynch (Kaw); 5. Mike Farm er . . 30+ INT: 1. Ma r k Val e nzu e la (Ya m) ; 2. Sco tt Hu ffm an ( Hon) : 3. Doug Bu tch er (Ya m); 4. S teve Piatt o ni (Suz) ; 5. Kelly Barry (Yam ). . 30+ PRO: 1. Ron Co lema n (Kaw ). 40+ A M: 1. Roc k Co naty (Yam); 2. Ra y Sim mons (Honl: 3. Jim Master (Ka w ): 4. Robert Leon ard (Yam ); 5. Ch uc k Frankl in (Yam ). 40+ M STR: 1. Bob Shi m p (Ya m) ; 2. G reg Briles (Ho n).

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