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Events Third annual Independence Day Rally a li ttle KTM po wer to race in se cond u ntil mot or gre mli ns attacked and bo th Gra ha m and Shand y got by him . Gra ham and Shand y ba ttled again in the 60cc Open contes t, behind jackson, ...rith Graham takin g second in moto one and Shand y doin g so in moto tw o. Trey Ca na rd ra llied to fourth place in moto tw o to sna p u p fourth overall by way of h is 7-4 p erform a n ce, ca p pi ng o ff h is weekend of racing with a big smile. Ano ther littl e guy with a perfect per fo rm a nce fo r the w eekend w as Chaz H olla d a y, ou t of Weatherford . Chaz kn ocked off a four-mote sweep in the 50cc (7-8) and 50cc Open classes. C hasing H ollada y in all fo u r motos of the two classes was Brandon Willis. CN Lake Whit ney Motocross Park Whitney, Texas Resu tts : July 4-5, 1999 (Left) Co lt Humphrey (23) hogged all the glory at th e Indepe ndence Day Rally at Lake Whitne y Motoc ross Park in Texas, cannonlnq to wins in the BOcc(14-16), BOcc Open and Supe rmin i classes. (Bel ow ) In th e 125cc Pro class, Travis Elliott (27), Co le Brown (56B) and Mark Thompson (41) went one-two-th ree at the Fourth of J uly extravaganza. By Kat Spann and The Beckster . m m m 40 WHlTI\'EY, TX, JULY4-5 new "moun tain," accommodating weather and alm ost 600 entra nts mad e up the menu for the thir d annual Ind epend ence Day Rally at Lake Whitn ey Mo tocross Park, w ith Oklahoma 's Co lt Hu m phrey once again at the helm of th e minibike rank s, taking three ou t of four overall wi ns over the' wee kend . The course wa s altered a t the top of the mou ntain wi th a wi nd ing S tu rn leding to a rig ht -t o-I e ft bo w l sw ee p er before makin g ano ther righ t turn ba ck onto the course halfway do wn the slope. Humph rey set off firew orks on Saturday w hen the firs t mot o of the day lined the ga te for the 80cc Open. Wha t Hu mphre y w as n' t co u n ti ng o n wa s Brandon Fulton setting off his own firew orks on boa rd his bright -and -sh in ynew CR, grabbing the holeshot and the first-mo te win. Humphrey only nett ed a fifth in mot o one, as jon at ha n Kerr rallied his wav to second behi nd Fult on. Mot o tw o, however, had Humphrey more than read y and willing to take the cha llenge, which he did - by taking the win. Unfortunately, his firs t-mote finish would onl y yield a second -overall spot behind Kerr's 2-3 for the class overall. Humphr ey re tu rned lat er in the day to contest the SOcc (14-16) category, an d he took on the com petition writh zeal. His first moto was less than perfect, as WayIon McCulloch powered his way in front of him, bo th rider s thirsty for the wi n and d ispla ying their minibike sk ills in every, corn er and over every jump. Each time Humphrey tried to find a different lin e to ge t pa st McCulloch, McCull och shu t the d oor on him. At the end, it was McCulloch who go t to the checkered flag fir st, b ut bo th gave ea ch o the r a big thumbs-up for a grea t race and workou t. Moto two started out the same as the firs t, with the need for speed apparent to both McC u lloc h and H u m p h re y. Humphrey wa s a tad faster off the gate, gra bbi ng th e h ol esho t as McCullo ch ga ted third. By lap thr ee, McCulloch had slipped in to second, a nd he be gan to hunt the lead er d own to withi n a kno bby. As they entered the whoop s bar to bar , McCull och miscued and we nt over th e bars w hile H u m p h rey wen t on to take bo th the moto and the ove rall win. Su nday saw Co lt Humphrey ret urn to the Lake Whi tney cou rse wit h determi nation and fortitud e, takin g all four mo to wins in the SOcc Open and Supe rm in i cla sses . Attempti ng to put out Humphrey' s spa rks were Jonath an Kerr, Brand on Fulton and Waylon McCulloch. Kerr absconded wi th the holeshot in the first Su pe rm ini rnot o, with McCulloch in the co-pilot seat, chased by Tiffer Wri ght and then Humphrey. McCu lloch closed in on Kerr in the creek area of the course on lap thr ee, takin g ove r the lead , but Humph rey was on a mission , moving up through the pack like a Roman candle spewi ng fire. Fulton ga ted sixth o ff th e s ta r t , a tta ched him s e lf to Hu m p hre y and followe d him int o la p fo u r in seco nd , a nd w o u ld ke e p th e position the rem ainder of the race. Hu mphrey returned in moto two to take the holeshot and never look back, lead in g wi re to wi re. McCull och ga ted second off the start, follow ed by Fu lton. Kerr used lap two to pass Fu lton on top of the mountain and he held his position to finish third, but Fulton was still able to wrestle a third overall by wa y of his 2-4 performan ce. T ravis Ellio tt do m inat ed th e Pr o classes, wi n ni n g b oth th e 125 cc a nd 250cc ca tegories by way of a stu nning four -mo te sweep. lt was the younge r Pro leagu e tha t led off the start of the firs t 125cc rnot o, wit h Mark Thompson ou t fro n t and Elliott in se co nd . Elliott go t around Tho m pson on the first lap, but Thompson stayed wi th Ellio tt thro ugh ou t the mo to to the checke red flag. The secon d moto saw Elliott lead the way fro m start to fini sh , but th is tim e young Cole Brown protectedhis secondplace position fr om Th ompson , who stayed u p close and per son al until the final lap, w hen Thompso n attempted to pass in the tower swee per wit h a wideopen throttle and ran off the track. This gave Brown some b reat hi ng room, as Thompso n corrected his error and got back 01; the track to finish third . Rounding out the top five were Shay Manney with a 4-4 and Chris To rrance wi th a 5-6. Ronny jackson continued his wi nning streak in north Texas at the Lake Wh itney event by racing at the controls of the 60cc (l 0-11) and 60cc Open classes, going four for fo u r in mo to w in s. Jackson ' s holesh ot in the first moto of the 60cc (10Tl ) category put him out front from sta rt to finish. jay Shandy raced in seco nd place, wh ile Du stin Shows held do wn the number-th ree spot. Brad ley Graham, who had mad e the trek from New Mexico for the weekend, held down fourth, wh ile Dann y Atencio took fifth. . Moto two started the same as the first for Jack son, as he led off th e ga te and stayed ou t front. Shows, however, used 50 (4~ 6) : 1, ZL'b Sm it h (Co b); 2. Ty le r C u m m ings (Cob) ; 3. Ma tthew Yost (Cob); 4. Brandi Schmid t (Cub); 5. wu Steward (Cob) . 50 (7~8) : I. Chaz Ho llada y (Cob); 2. Bra ndon Willis (Cob); 3. Trey Canard (Cob); 4. Jami so n Miller (Co b); 5. Derek Ba rath (Cob). 50 (4.-9) O PEN: 1. Chaz Holladay (Co b); 2. Brandon Willis (Cob ); 3. Tr ey Ca na rd (Co b); 4. Jamison Mill er (Cob); 5. Rodolfo Fernandez (Cob). bO(7-9): 1. Kyle Cu nningha m lJ(. W); 2 Tn'Y Canard l (Kaw) : 3. C haz H o lla d a y ( Ka w ): 4 . Brandon Willi s O(.: .w); 5 . Sca n Baird (KJ.w). 1 60 (10-11 ): I. Ronny ja ckso n (Ka w ): 2. Ja y Shandy ( K aw): 3. Bradl ey G raham ( Kaw ): 4. Du stin Sh ows (KTM ); 5. Dan ny A tencio (Kaw) . 60 (7-11) O r t::N : 1. Ronny Jackson (K .1.w ); 2. Ja y S ha n dy (Kaw): 3 . Br adle y G raham (Kaw ): 4. Trey Ca na rd (Kaw); 5. Sca n Baird ( Ka w). 80 BEG: 1. Casey Cooper (Ka w ): 2. Ga rr e tt Dean (K.1w); 3. Jus tin Little (Yam); 4. Brandon 8.111 (K.l w); 5. Michael Kasberg (Yam). 80 (7-11): 1. Sco tty Wennerstrom (Suz); 2. Vince Monteleone {Ka w j: 3. Marshall Sm ith (K.lw); 4. Ronny son (Ka w ): 5. Lana' Holli..tcr CK6tw) . . ja ck 80 (t2~13): 1. Na tha n Davenpo rt (Kaw ): 2. Bryan Zachary (Kaw): 3. Jonathan Kerr (Ka w), 4. Cody Drewek (Ya m); 5. Brad Wolf e IKaw). 80 (14-16): 1. Co lt Humphrey ( H en ): 2. Wa ylon McCu lloc h (Yam) ; 3. S teven Benn e tt (Ka w): 4. Tiff er Wri ght (Kaw); 5. Ryan Harin g (H a n). 8Q (7-16) OrEN (Sa lUN .1Y): 1. j onathan KI.'IT (Kaw);. 2 Colt Humphrey (H a n); 3. Brandon Ful ton (Ho n); 4. Bryan Zacha ry (K.1 W); 5. Waylon McCulloch (Yam) . 80 17 -16) OrEN (Sund ay~ 1. Colt Humphrey (Hon): 2. Nathan Davenport IKaw ): 3. Brandon Fulton (Ha n); 4. Sleven Bennett (Ka w); 5. Lance Holliste r (K.1w). 80-11 2 (7-16) S/M INI: 1. Co lt Humph rey {Hon): 2. Wavlon McCuUuch (Yam); 3. Brandon Fulton (Ho n l: 4. Jona tha n Kerr (K.1. w ); 5. Na tha niel Benoit (Ya m). 100-125 (12-16) SC H BY: 1. Ch.l.<';c Romero (Yam); 2 J.J. Pl.CSOk (Yam); 3. Joe Bailey (Kaw) : 4. Tyler Sh and y ' ld (Ya m); 5. Geoff Mayf ie (Ya m), 125 BEG: 1. Josh Honea (Yam ); 2. And rew Frawley (Ya m); 3. Matt Hu gh es (Ynm); 4. jason [arrwson (Yam); 5, Kyle Phen ix (K.. 1.w). , 125 N OV : 1, Je r e m y Du r re t t (Kaw) : 2. D anny W ald ro p ( Ya m ): 3. Bill y G art ma n (Ya rn}: 4. C o d y Rheinlan de r (Yam); 5. Geo ff Mavficld (Yarn ). 125 INT: 1. C hase Ree d (Ya m ); 2. Derek Ge rdes (Hon): 3. Beau Boynton (Vam); 4. Sha ne Doughty (Kaw): 5. ),J, Pecsok (Yam), 125 OPEN AM: 1. De rek Ge rd es (Han ); 2. Chase Reed (Yarn) : 3. Justin Smith (K.1W); 4 . Cody Rh einlande r (Yam); 5. Chase Rome ro (Yam) . I 125 PRO : 1. Tr a vis Elli ott (Ho n): 2. Co le Bro wn (Ya m) ; 3. Mark Th o m p son (Ya m ); 4, S hay Manne y (Yarn): 5. Chris Torrance (Ya m). 250 BEG : 1. Brya n Bla ncha rd ( Ka w) : 2. D avid McFarland (Kaw ): 3. Just in wilder (Suz ); 4. Andy Burger (i(aw); 5. Brand on Smith (.... M). i 250 N O V : 1. Ke vin Love ll (Ya m); 2. Jason Love ll (Yam ): 3. u-s Cr a ig (Ya m ); 4. Ryan Willi a m... (H a n); 5. Aa ron Mitch ell (Yam). 250 INT : 1. Derek Gerd es (H on); 2 Dustin Ca ntrell Ck IHon), 3. Chris HuS.1 (Ha n); 4. Ryan St. Cy r (Yam); 5. Shawn Smith IHon). 250 OPEN AM : 1. C h as e Reed '(Ya m ); 2. Derek Gerdes tHo n): 3. Dustin Cantre ll (Han); 4. MeA y Schee l (Suz ); 5. Ryan St. Cyr (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Tra vis Elliott (Hen ): 2 Ma rk Thompson (Ya m); 3. Shay Ma nney (Yam); 4. Chri.. Torrance (Yam); .. 5. Den nis Bonne r (Ka w). 300-500 O rEN A M: 1. Ryan She-rna man (Yam); 2. Joe Ca rt er (H e n): 3. Tyle r Simpson (Ya m); 4. Randy . johnson, 5. Josh Cates (Ya m). 25+ NOV: 1. Do nn ie Holco mb (Kaw): 2. Jeremy Devers (Ya m); 3. Br ian Aut re y (Ya m) ; 4. Josh Gates (Yam ); 5. Ryan Carnett (Yam). 25+ tNT: 1. Adam Cox IKaw): 2. Orion Turbyfill (Ho n); 3. Gary Gorham (Yam); 4. Denny Ca rley (Hen): 5. Brian Bibbv (Yam). 25-t- MNY: 1. Dennis Bonner (Ka w ): 2. Spri nt Haynes (Yam); 3. Jimbo Mort on (Yam ); 4. Da vid Casa da (Suz). 30+ N O V : 1. Do nn ie H o lc omb (Kaw): 2. Craig Wa llace (Yam); 3. Rich Lizarr aga (Yam); 4. Steve Atenci o IKaw): 5. Peyton Tread well (Hon) . 30+ INT: 1. Ada m Cox (Ka w ): 2. Lee Upt on (Ka w): 3. Mike Arms tro ng (He n): 4. Jake O fferle (Yam); 5. Kelly Flee twood (Ka w ). 30+ MNY: 1. Donn ie Rolan d (Yam) . 35+: 1. Billy Sm ith (Hon ): 2. Ad am Co x (Ka w ): 3. Darw in Huckabee (Hen): 4. Stew McCom bs (Yam); 5. Kelly Flee tw ood (Ka w) . I 40... A: 1. Billy Sm it h {He n): 2. Darw in Huckabee (Ha n); 3. Steve McCombs (Yam); 4. Ed Hays (Kaw): 5. Mar k Maness (Hen). 40+ B: 1. Robert Porte (Vam); 2. Joe Busb y (Hon); 3. r M ik e Parta in (Ya m) ; 4. Pe yton Treadwell (Ho n): 5. Tho ma s Potts (H e n). LO S OPEN: 1. j a ck! Hud son (Ka w) : 2. Sn ookie Tinnerman (Kaw).

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