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J immy Lamastu s raced to 125cc and 250cc Pro-class wins at the Arizona Motors ports Motocross Night Nationals In Phoe nix. 250 C 1. David Dan z (Yam); 2. Michael Ha mil ton (Yam ); 3. Dan Halbeck (Ka w) : 4. Sam Coo k (He n ): 5. Tro y Wetzel (Yam) . OPEN B: 1. Brian Richa rd son (H us ): 2. Tom Prenger (KTM); 3. Kar l Houris (Hen): 4. Shawn Hall (K"fM): 5. Kurt Mirtsc hin g (H on) . 4·STRK B: 1. Trav is Pilant (Hon): 2. Ga ry Pilant (Hon); 3. Jeff Schn e ider (Yam ); 4. David Ga v (Yam) ; 5. Nick Crawford (Yam). • VET : 1. Rick Kinlc.elaa r (Yam ); 2. Kre g Simon s (Ya m); 3. Kevin Harman (Ya m); 4. Wade Hall (Yam) ; 5. Dave Berry(yam ). SR: 1. Brad Barnett (Yam); 2. Bill Cold (Ya m); 3. Keith Kibort (Yam) ; 4. Roy Patto n (Yam); 5. Bob Fuerst (KTM). SlSR: 1. Eri c Hansen (Hon); 2. Frank Leivan (Yam ); 3. Gerald Frer icks (KT M); 4. Ton y Sch lader (Ho n); 5. Rick Carpenter (KTM ). JR : 1. Steve Akers (Kaw); 2. Micha el Fischer (Kaw): 3. Chris Hinkel (Suz ); 4. Ca meron Mittelber g (Kaw ); 5. Anth on y Morris (Kaw). WM N: 1. Rebecc a Jackson (Ka w ): 2. Na heed Iran i (Sin ); 3. Shcrri Declue (Kaw); 4. Kellie Crawford (Hon); 5. Michele E da m (KTM). T/R: I. Sa m Boenke r (Kaw): 2. Barry Harri s (KTM); 3. Ma rcllg Nel son (Suz) : 4. Adam As hcroft (Ya m); 5. Erik Law son (KTM). ArizonaM otorsportsMX N N tiona ight a ls R ound2 Lamastus lustrous at Copperstate By Robert Van Dam me PHOENIX, AZ, JliNE19 imm y Lamastus shined in his duel with Erik Anderson in the firs t moto and then gra bbed the holeshot and led eve ry lap in the second moto to take the wi n in the 250cc Pro class at the secon d round o f th e CMC C opperstate Mot ocros s N ig h t N ati ona ls. Th e Pr emier / FMF / Ma xxis/ Extrem e-ba cked Lama stus attacked th e Marc Petersdes igned track and came away a double victor , also win ning the 12Scc Pro race . Anderson pulled the holeshot in the first mo to, followed Ryan Romey, Ryan Mortensen, Taylo r Glantz 'and Lamastus. Lamastus blitzed his way th ro ugh the infie ld sections and by the end of the rocker sections he was already int o seco nd p lace, fo llowed b y Ro mey a n d Mortensen. Romey wen t clown on the next lap and let everyone by. Anderson h ad bu ilt up a fo u r-seco n d lea d o n Lamastus, but Lamastus was making up time throu gh the long rocker section. On J the next lap, Lamastus was showing a wheel to Ander son after the doubled ouble section. The leaders were side by sid e th rou gh the infield section, and as they entered the rocker section, Anderson and Lamastus touched bars, but neither went down. Lamastus tried to cut underneath at the right-hander at the end of the rockers but Anderson had the drive coming out of th e corner and Lamastus could not clear the s tep-up do uble in front of the bleachers. Meanwhile, Steve Drew was charging from a sixth-place start on his YZ400 and just pa ss ed Mortensen for third . Anderson had five bike lengths ov er Lamastus completing the next lap, but clearly Lamastus was gaining gro u nd . On lap six, Lamastus pulled alo ngside Anderson th rough the sweep ing rh ythm sec tio n and co n tro lled th e in s ide through the double-d ouble section and grabbed the lead coming ou t of the next co rne r. Vet rid er Mik e Roth, co m ing fro m a last-place start, moved around Morten sen to take o ve r fourth . Dr ew w as gain ing gro und on second -placed An derson. As the leaders wer e ge tti ng into lapped traffic, Mortensen was able to get by Roth and secure fourth. ' O n lap II , Anderso n' succ u m bed to Drew. The checkered flag cam e out for Lamas tus, followed by Drew, An de rson , Mortensen and Roth. The second mot o started where the firs t one left off, wi th Lamastus grabbing th e lead, followed by Anderson and Dr ew. O n th e second lap, Gla n tz tried to pass Roth for fourth but go t ou t o f s ha pe in th e infiel d sectio n a n d hopped ove r the berm, almos t going in fro n t of Lama stus, who w as comin g from the finis h-line jump. That was the only excitemen t for the who le moto, as Lamas tus went unchallenged. Lamastus to ok th e m oto w in , wi th A n de rson, Drew, Roth a nd Mortensen ro u ndi ng ou t the top five. The 12Scc Intermediates put on a good sh ow fo r th e crowd as Micha el Blose and Josh Moraine battled for the o v e ra ll , with Blo se g e t tin g th e nod . C ombined with th e 12Sc c Pro cla s s, Lamastus grabbed the early lead coming down the starting area, making the right on to to the triple-d ou ble-dou ble section. Second belon ged to Blose, who was follow ed b y M or a in e, J.R. Sche ll, Matt Ste p he ns and Ja son Buggi as they all ca me clea r of th e rest of the pack, as most of the riders' were hung up in the se cond corner . Blose passed Lamastus on lap two b y g et ti n g a b etter dri ve through the rock ers and completing the pass ov er the step-up. Mo raine moved b y La m a s tu s o n lap three, Th e tw o front-ru nners, Blose an d Mor aine, br oke away fro m the res t of th e fi eld as Moraine was now sea rchi ng for a way arou nd Blose. Blo se an d M ora ine sta r te d to encounter lapped traffic at the halfway mark. Each time that Blose go t behind so meo ne, Morain e wo uld close the ga p. It wo uld be short-lived , though , as Blose go t aro und the lappers by the next corn er . Step he ns w ent ou t on la p nin e, moving Bry an Allen to ,fifth . Moraine go t the drive he needed on lap nin e as Blose got held up by lappers at the finish-line tabletop jump and Mo raine went by for the lead. Moraine was push ing hard to ge t away and his Honda was sta rting to boi l water out the radiator. Blose r eco v ered from the ea rlie r stu mble and kept th e pre ssu r e o n Moraine . O n th e w hite- flag lap, Blose w e nt by in t h e infie ld sectio n a n d secured the moto win. Moraine nailed down second , fo llowed by Lamastu s, Schell, Allen and Scott Arnold. In the seco nd moto, it was all Blose, as he took the lead rig ht ou t of the gate. Moraine was seco nd , followed by Schell, Allen and Stephens. Everyone remained , the sa me during th e moto ex cept for Stephens, who slipped back to seventh b y moto 's end . Blose held on to the chec ke rs, with Morai ne, Schell, All en and Arnold rounding ou t the top five. Buddi Bruner came up one spot short of being a double class winner . Bruner dominated bo th the 65cc (9-11) and the 65cc Open classes in all four motos, but during the second 6Scc (9-11) moto he s li d out on th e corner just past the bleachers. That opened the doo r for Jeremy Johnson, who carded a seco nd in the first mo to, to go around and ho ld on for the second- moto and the overall win . CN Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoen ix, Arizona Results: June 19, 1999 (Round 2) 250 PRO: 1. Jimm y Lama stus (KT M ); 2 . Er ik Anderson (Hon): 3. Sh.' V(' Drew (Ya m); 4. Mik e Roth (Ya m ); 5. Ryan Mortensen (Ya m ); 6 . Ta yl o r Gla ntz (Ya m); 7. Rya n Rom ey (Kaw ): 8. Tim C c rd l (Yam) , 9. Troy Ka lina (Ya m); 10. Ja mes GiL>st.' (Yam). 1,, 5 PRO : 1. Jim m y La m a s tu s (Hus) ; 2. Bri an Sto rm e nt (Yam); 3. Jason Bug gl (Hon ): 4. Troy Kalin a (Suz) ; 5. Tim Ge rdl (Yam). 125 IN T: 1. Michael Blose (Yam ); 2. Josh Mora ine (Hon); 3. J.R. Schell (Ya m); 4. Bryan Allen (Suz ): S. Scott Arno ld (Yam). . 125 JR : 1. Bla ke Tirm an (Ya m) ; 2. Baron H oll v (Ka w ): 3. Brandon Haa g (He n): 4. jam es Stra ub (Ha n); S. Bryan Erhma n (Ka w ). 125 BEG : 1. Ryan Co m bs (Ka w ): 2. Dou g Nu tte r (Suz); 3. Noa h Ca rano (Ka w ); 4. Hen ry Cooley (Kaw); 5. Robert Sco lti (Yam) . 125 SCHBY: 1. Michael BI~ (Yam ); 2. Bryan Allen (So2); 3 . Brandon Haag (He n). 250 IN T : 1. Kenton Du rkee (Ya m) ; 2. Lawrence Rinehart (Ya m); 3. Kory Taylor .(Yam) . 250 JR : 1. Javson Ho lcomb ISu z) : 2. Randv H ill (Yam); 3. Iesse Attaway (Yam); 4. Ma tt Oxnam (Y~m); 5. Scott Rich Il-lon). en 250 BEG: 1. Dani el G re e (Ya m); 2. Tom Tutrone (Yam); 3. Ma rtin Ald rich CH ); 4. Ro n Sch ra m! (Suz ); 5. on Man W N.-man (502 ). 80 (14-16): 1. loga n Schimk e [Ka w], 80 (]2-13): 1. Paul Pea rcy (Suz ). 80 (7-11): 1. Clay Hi gg in s fKaw); 2. Nic k Ril e y (K1W); 3. Aus tin White (Suz ). 80 BEC : I. C hris Ber tr a m (H a n) ; 2. Kir k Pa yne IH o n): 3. Tra vis Lumby (Ka w]: 4. Ryan Nasser (Ka w ): 5. Brock Ha vs (Ho n). 80 O PEN: 1. Paul Pear cy (Su z ): 2. Cl ay H iggin s (J(.l W); 3. Rock y Co lasacco (Ya m); 4. Adam Richardson (Yam); 5. Ryan Blan (yam) . 65 (Q..8): 1. Robert Te vlor (Ka w). 65 (9-1]): 1. jeremy Johnson (Ka w ); 2. Budd i Bruner IKaw ): 3. Rhett Urse th' (Kaw). 65 BEG: 1. c.J.·Jensen (Kaw); ·2. Mich ae l Lo der . IKawf 3. wesley Foster (Kaw). 65 OrEN: 1. Budd i Brun er IKaw) . 50 (4-6) : 1. Co rey Sm it h (KTM ); 2. Ju stin Q ui nn (KTM); 3. Co lton Bluth (Han). 50 (7·8) : 1. Zac k Ada m s (C o b ); 2. Kyl e Hen ry (KTM ); 3. Brodi e Prath er (KTM). 30+ P RO : 1. Mike Ro th (Ya m); 2. Ka rl Ada ms (Ka w ), 3. Ionnie Dcre mc (Yam). 30+ INT : 1. Kelly Barry (Ya m); 2. Do ug Butc he r (Yam); 3. Tim bo Richardso n (Yam ). 30+ J R: 1. Mike Lyn ch (Ka w) : 2. Robert Smith (Ho n); 3. Sherma n Tay lor (Suz ); 4. Bob Miklos IHo n): 5. TOO Smi th (Yam) . d 30+ DEG : 1. Je rry Smith (Yam); 2. Jim Hin eman (Yam); 3 . Mike Landis (So2) ; 4, Dean Adams (KTM); 5. Bob Barnfield (Yam) . 4G+ AM: 1. Chuck Franklin (Yam); 2. Chris Reed (KTM); 3. Steve Gehrke IKaw), Rollercoaster Racing TourS upercross Series Rou nd6 Shoaf strafes Metrolina By Barbara Williams CHARLOTIE, NC, JUNE 12 u z u ki Motorsports of Charlottebacked Stephen Shoaf left no doubt tha t he had com e to race at round six of JM X Racin g Promo tio ns' 1999 Roll er coast er RacingTour Su percross Series . Shoaf too k wi ns in the 8Scc 0 213) wi n over a pack of 11 riders and in th e Supermini contes t ov ..r a field of nine, and th en notch ed a th ir d in th e Unlimited C/O division . Shoaf lives in nea rby Anderson, and he could have gone to tw o or three other Saturda y night races in Georgia. "We just want to race as much as we can before his Loretta Lynn' s regional qualifier d own in Georgia next week end," Shoaf's d ad commented . "Since Stephen's sponsor is here in Charlotte, we deci ded to come up. It's a good track; he'll ge t a decent workout." Although Shoaf headed the fields of' bo th mi ni classes in all laps, his speed and smoothness inspired Jordan Harrill, Isaia h Murph, Todd Nixon and up-andcomer Jere my Allison. T.J. Knight kept u p with Shoaf during the 8Scc 02-13) qua lifier, com ing across the line in second, but he wa s unabl e to sus ta in his pace in the main eve nt. "1 hurt my right wrist last wee k, and I didn't feel like I co ul d hang on we ll eno ug h to go fas ter during the ma in, " a d m itted T.J. , w hose bro th er Sco tt inju red his own rig ht wris t at the same ra ce. However, Sco tt's wrist is bro ken , so he helped to flag for this race . Harrill , Murph , Nixon and All ison m ixed it up in th eir pursuit of Shoaf. Tho ugh Stephen was out of reach , the other four horsem en had a fine ba ttle all nig ht long, end ing wit h Harrill, Murph and All iso n fin ishing 2-3-4 in the 8Scc . 0 2-13) class a nd Mu rph , Nixon a n d Chevis King taking those spots in Supermin i compe titio n. Ordinarily, riders of 8Scc mach in es are not allowed to compete in Unlimited C/O. However, Shoaf insisted he could ha ndl e it and proved that he could . Jesse Baker dominated both the qualifie r an d the ma in abo a rd hi s RM2S0, s ha do wed b y Ke v i n H e lm s on h is CR12S . Th e w in va u lts Bak er in to the Roll erco a st er Seri es points lea d fo r Un lim ited C /O, brea king his tie as of . last week with Helms. Shoa f ga ted second to Ba ker in th e Un limited C /O ma in event a nd mana ged to hang o n fo r two laps bef or e Helms powered past, demoting him to third. Shoaf kept up with the pace until the checkered flag, the onl y 85cc racer in the class. . Co dy Robb ins is also preparing for Southe as t Region al youth competition in Geo rgia, and con quered three classes to further sha rpen his edge. Robbins put his brand on the SOcc (4-6), SOcc Shaft and 6Scc (7-9) classes, tu rning in la p times almost as fas t as the 8Scc rid ers. CN , Res ults S 50 (4-6): 1. COOy Robb ins (Cob); 2. Justin Ste vens (Ya m ); 3. Ca meron Nash (KT M); 4. Tucker Mo zeley (KTMl; 5, Baylin Lollis (Yam) . 57

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