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Cycle News 1999 10 27

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Events 125 C: L Kvll' B.ui..: r; 2. Andrew Hull ; 3. 0.1" Satm.uv: 4 o.wiJ Yllun~I.I~;·5. lush K"d·JIc·I. . 250 PRO: I. Brl-:k SdL.uds; 2. Vin ce K.1muw ; 3. So &lwlIlom; 4 . M,l.l' K.ltlO; 5. J.,...... D,WI'" 251.1 8 l. ~tollt M ~ fl-..fidd ; 2. Bryan 5.lnk-e; 3 . T revce Kinrl,.-n 4 . ; Johnny YI>l.tn~ S. D.m rr.'k. . 250 C : I . J~raJ MAis lt"r; 2. [ason Abrecht; 3. Erik Thone: ol Kevin a.,wert; S. D ave Thompson. OJ'EN : I. ;\)(".1! o.wi!l.;Z. M.ltl M.lnsfidd; 3. Dave Bl.luman; 4. o.wi~; Donny 5. Aoo..Iy So:zypt.l 4·STRK I . Nt". ! Dillvls; 2. Dave BLa , um.tn; 3. Andy SczVpt.l ; 4. Lu ..... Heaney . . . . 25...: t, JolY Coo,:rntry: 2. B. ry Flft'; 3. Troy Howard ; 4. J,a<;(ll1 u Huward; 5.1.1'1(m h W'l ldron (K.1W 5. M.ltlh..·w ' ); J il n~s,,' n 44 (H u n) . It .. 24: L Fr.m lr. )u ng ni Nh; 2. N ichol'l~ G. McNt.·nly (Y.l m); 3. C h,ld M ill~'r (I lu n ); 4. Rich I'o wd l (Y.lln ); 5. J.m · my O. HUJi;h MlIl (K,lWI. 25+ : I. M .l(t h t'W L. C rnw n ; 2 . K...i t h L P.1Ji;\"! (K.1W); 3. M.llt h.. w R. C h ic k ( Hu nl ; -I, C'r.l i" Sl ol t'Y (H I1I ); 5 . Nick E"l .. 1 • (K. W). 1 )(1+: I. J"'mt... J. DI.lb.ll (Ho n l; 2. !lIt'y V. M un " e r l KTM); 3. . GMy Sdb..· rt tSuz) ; 4. Cr ., iKStnlt'Y n Illn ); 5. D.m id H.ln M. (Suz l. ·n ; 35+: J. St:utt D . C ulTi(' i H,,'n); 2. Brun' a .lrY (KolW) 3. Scott N t,,,... (Ho n) ; 4. J.unt.~ 1\'l 'TS4.·n (Kaw); 5. Dilnid W . C l'Idpd (Yam) . -111+: 1. s... tl D. Cumt.· t Hll n); 2. G.uy S,l Y" (H...n); 3. Mich.lCl "'o > Bt.' ringer t K.1w); 4 . Run Hayt'!/.{Suzl ; 5. Timolhy J.l t·Ir.. ;(1I1 (Hu nl. h 50+ : I . Fra nk J. Helm~ (Hu n); 2. Rub...rt Ch.1p m.m (Hun); 3. R...nald E. 5.t~t· (Bon); 4. Rid ",rd l. M..rti n fKTM) . 8 \1BR : 1. Terry Piggutt (Ho n ); 2. Tro y Du lurt (Hu n); 3. \lMk P. Burdt'T (Hun); 4. JrN-ph M , Kolancwski (Hun). . DRY DOCS: 1."lid..aet R. Woll!iun(JIonl. NOf'..:-C U R: I. Bru ce Cl ary ( K.l ..... ); 2. Willwrl Vertpo...t rn l lH. m ); 3. David Fink (H.m); 4, MJChMoI R. watson ( K. wl . WMN: 1. Br.lndy Chupp (I<.lw); 2. Linda M iII..I' (Hun ). ' At Glen Helen Raceway, Mike Meade (82) c hased down B.J . Bo hrer (81) for t he 60Cc (911) overa ll at th e final round, bu t Bohrer roosted to t he overall c lass win in the final standings of the IMS Pro Series. G elenRatllwayP lenH ark Meade takes the win, Bohrer wins the war By Bet h laRock 5ANBERNARDINO, CA, SEPT. 24 In the 60cc (9-11) class at the fina l ro und of lMS Pro Series Stadiurncross acti on, Mike Mead e a nd B.). Bohrer thrilled the crowd as the y ba ttled to the finish. In t h e fi rst mo to, No leen / AC Racin g ' s Mead e cla imed the holeshot, with IMS/ Cycle City-spo nsored Bohrer on his back tire. Warren Davis and A nd rew Yarnell foll o we d close beh ind . Meade and Bohrer quickly dev eloped a large lead , w it h bot h rid ers d rawing cheers as they doubled the specta tor jumps. Bohrer continued to wait for Meade to mak e a mistak e, bu t Meade rod e seem ing ly effortlessly to the finish . Yarnell passed Dav is for th ird a fte r Davi s sta lled his bike in a tum. At the finish line, Mead ecap tured first, followed by Bohre r, Yarn ell and Davis. KTM- mou n ted Bohre r seized th e secondmoto holeshot , with Mead e followin g . Davis and Yarnell ga ve p ursu it. The two lead rid ers ag a in d e veloped a co m fo rt a ble lead . Mead e a p pea red to be b id in g his ti me " wai ting fo r Bohrer to mak e a mistake. During the fou rth lap, d Bohrer sta lle his bike in a tu m . Mead e mad e the pass and finished first, followed by Bohrer , Davis and Yarne ll. Takin g first overall in the class for the ninero und se ries was Bohrer, Meade clai med th ird place for the series. In 250 cc Beginn e r a c tion , Kyl e Shim e k , Dav id Pheasa nt a nd Rya n Roberts cha rged for th e lead . TN T Motorsport s-spo nsored Sh imek held the lead , while Pheasant and Roberts jockeyed for !OeCond . Duri ng lap !wo , IMS/ Clar emont Cycle Supply's Roberts made the pas s, taking seco nd fro m Ph easa nt. Ph easant reclaim ed se co n d o n la p three, then lost the pos ition again on the fourt h lap . Sh imek crosse d t he fi n ish line un e ncum ben 'd . Robert s held on to second, followe d by Pheasant in thi rd . Shime k and Roberts me t back in the pits to congr atul ate one a nother. "The tr a ck is pr e tt y goo d ," Shi me k sa id . o " I'v e ju s t g o t L s tay a h ea d , o f th a t g uy d a strong lead . Back in fifth , Covey charged hard .md mad e d ean passes into third . Sh imek, R ob ~rt s a nd Covey finis he d fin .t throu gh third . <h Shi me k a nd Roberts agreed tha t coming in first and St.'Cond wa~ a good way to com· plete their Bt.'ginner-class experience. IMS s po kes ma n Mik e fa rmer said he w~s very pleased with the turnout for the Stadi umcross series . " It's such a nice, relaxed, family atmosphere on a Frid ay ni g-ht ," said Farme r. " I' m alrea dy looking fOf\\'ard to nex t year ." Results P/ W j4..fi ): I . D.w id Mt,.lJt' (Cu b); 2. BryCl' St"'wart; 3. S,lm(ll'l M.lrhn\·z (KTM); 4. L ch.ary Pillow lKTM I; 5, Cudy Hall (Co b l. P/W (7-K): 1. SolU :-':I.b!e tC... h ); 2. G. lmcl<. l\'llb l\· (CubJ ;.1 M.ucu!t C " r r illo n .t·m) ; 4. /'<.iic Polluzzi (Cob) ; 5. BI"lr.l' B.lAA t'1t (('ub) . r /W 1'0: I. 8r.ld Bllrdt'n. no(ll-SJ: 1. St.u lt Nnblt· (K.1W); 2. Ri.-h••rd Slt'rling l K.lwl; 1 · Cuu p ",r 1-10111 (K.n.... ; 4. D,, \'id Fo'l lc o n (K,lw); 5 . D,l\' id Mt ·fld. · ) t K..1W I. nO("'-1I): 1. Mil(' M",1I-I('(Ka w ); 2. 8 .J. fk>h" 'r (KTM}; 3. War n'n D,wi s (.... ); 4. A ndr'l-'w Y"mdl IK.lw ). I'M RO fiFe: I. Kr is r .,lu n i (Y.lm ); 2. C11f'(' (H..m) ; 2. Nick A lvan'1 (tl"n ); 3. Cory G ibbo.m~ (V,lm) ; 4. J ,,~ h Slice (Yam) ; 5. x.m O' Cunn.. r (Y., m ) 125 rRO; I. Tim Bt.-"uv (Ya m ); 2. M icha el Yuu nJi; (Y" m) ; 3. /ton'my C llol ......t· (I<;;, w ); 4. J:,."h Cav .ln.,ugh (Ya m) . U ' 2S11 BEG: 1. Kylt' Sh imt'k (!I.1S Ht'Wolt'Y 2. TndJ H t'l"l ri"'~m . ; ::so I:\,'T: I. Bryan Bru no . Z5 PRO: l. 0 .1. Um phn~. () VET BEG: 1. Shawn Cordon SR !':OV: I. c.uto!d flag fell nin e lap s la te r, it was Lede sma cross ing the fini sh lint' first, with Kieffer trai ling. Led esma wo n th ~ lion ' s s ha re o f the $1000 p urse a nd ha d hi s revenge on Kieffer for bcd The UnIimitL G P was th e fina le of a long. hot weekend on w h ich raci ng res umed. in the CCS So uthwest Sprin t Series after a mon th-long summer h ia t u s. Al thoug h the te mpera tu re climbed well past the 1DO-dl-gree mark on Satu rday and Sunday, racers were thankfu l tha t the an~ual monsoo i'-ts had give n the m a break from the tortuous hu mid ity tha t had bt.'t!n punis hing the valley for the pr eviou s wt.>ek. Racing got und er way on Satu rday ",;th the GT Lights event, an d it was La roy M o n t gom ~ ry taking the \A;n from Ch uck Coyle after the race was red-flagged on the last lap for four sepa rate cra shes around the trac k. Mon tgom er y, who helps design an d bu ild the M4 exhaust system, was making his first appearance at Fifl~bi rd and, a lthough he was pitt ing ou t of the back o f his SUV , the 44-vear-o ld Te xa n was a th reat in every class he ~n tcn..-d. The CTU con tes t got off to a n unfort un ate ~ta rt when KTM rider Greg Mariani crashed early in the ra ce and l1<1d to be air.-evacua tt.'d to the local hospita l with leg and back injuries . After the restar t, Kieffer :;et sa il and buil t up a good lead , but JaTL--d Kapoor caug ht Kieffer nap ping on the last lap and stu ffed his way up the inside of Kidfer's R6 in the last come r to ta ke the win. Mark Led esma handily won the Lightweight Su pe rbike ra ce from Mon tgomery . Led esm a took the sta rt a nd d ro pped into the high 1:12second ran ge, Within three lap s, Ledes ma was well clear of Mon tgom ery, a nd he had bu ilt up a IS-second lead by the last lap . This race was also red -flag ged on the las t lap , whe n To m Kra use go t his Honda Hawk ou t of shape in tum 12 and coll e ct ed Ch u c k Coyle. Coy le w ent do wn u n hurt. bu t hard eno ugh to crac k h is he lme t open. Krause went on to finish in fifth. The Su pcrtwins race featured a goo d di ce between TL1000 rider Scott Willock and Ducati 748 rid er Tom Hull. Hu ll led at the start an d it loo ked like he was goi ng to br ea k away, but Willock reeled him in and made a pass for the lead on lap six. Willock turned a low 1.tn- second lap time, but Hull was right on his tail on the last la p and for ced the iss ue in the last com er to take the win . In the Unlimited Superbike race, there wa s a bi g s u rp r ise for local ra cer s wh e n Vincent Haskovec took the win going away. The Suzuki rider rode a Ca ry Andrews- prepa red GSXR750 to a big wi n a nd collected Suz uki co ntingency money on his first visit to the Fircbird track. ell Results U/L S /SrT EX: 1. VinCt.'11t H.l..... Vt.'C(5oz); 2 . Chri~ C reve 0 (Suzl; 3. ja red xapooe (Yol ); 4, Eri(' H"u~\1lSuzl ; 5. Rid",r,J Stratm lun (Ya m ). U/l S/5n" A M: l. R.. bert Rnv l""u:); 2. C ...,...nolnlDdl.t CortI.' (5o z) ; J. Ch.ld Ro llMtd (Hon); 4. jO ' Ph Dawson (Suz); 5. Terry .... Embury (Suzl. Ii /W S / SM" EX: I. O,wiJ Durn')' (Suz); 2. Vi~nt Hd...""lr.o¥t'C (Suz ); 3. Chn~ G n-\'l' l"'u z); 4. Rorv r .ll m t'f' (Su7.); 5. Enc H,lUgO (Suz) . . Ii / W S /SrT AM , I. St\·"" Curbm 6uz); 2. Pol"t' Ga t h i ng~ (Su z); 3. Gt' nn,lw Ddl.l Cl .rtt· (Suz ); 4. Jl~.'rh D.t"'·...ln (Suz ); 5 . ROOt'l1 Roy (Su z ). M /W S /SrT EX : 1. D.lle Kidft.· r (Ya m ); 2. Chris G r e ve (Ya m) ; 3 . M.uk lA.'<.lt.'!>m.t ( Kot.....) ; -I. Rory r .l lml·r (SU.l.) 5. IM.. d ; KafM'Or(Yam ). 'M. / W S /SM" AM : I. 5It'\'e Pi cutt ~· (Y.1m); 2. HMT)' Cl.'yer (Su zl; 3. Brian Sch.1l'ft·r (Yilm l; 4. ra~w Gollhm~s (Suz); 5. Eri c o.wis (H u n ). L/W S/SrT EX 1. u.ruy M "nl ~un\l't·y l,,"z ); 2. Joh n Jew et! : ( ~ v l; 3. Srol Wdch (Suz) ; 4. Dav(' M iI1~ (Suz ). L/W 5 /SIT A M: 1. IM ,n D,l"I~ (5 u z); 2 . Il. hn I, O·Kt.'t'le ... (Su zl; 3. R.1Y Hym ~'r t5uz); 4, Ji m D.wis (Suz); 5. Tl.'rTYJolSrt' r (Y" m l. 1-I / W 51 UK EX: I . Vin~'t"n l 11., ..kn vt.'C(SuL); 2. J,lnod Ka puur (Yolm ); 3 . C h r i!l C rt·v .. (Yilm); 4 . K ~'n t J.w o b" tln (Duel ; 5 . Er ic · H.lu hL (Su z ). ' H / W S/BK AM: 1. Stt'\' (' Corbin l"'uz) ; 2. Roht.-rt Ruy (Suz ); 3. rage G,llhi n"s (Suz); 4. T\'rry Em b ur y (Su.d ; 5. G I"'n SI.l"OS kt· (Suz l. M /W S/ BK EX: I. D.ll.. Kidl"r (Y,lm ); 2. J.ln " K,l fM'n r (Y.1m); 3. Ben We lch (Y.lm l; 4. Mikl' NO!ICht'!l4.' ()".lml ; 5. Juhn J.......... l1 (Suz) . . MI W S/B K A M: L SIt.·"" r ic!>tte (Y.lm); 2. Eric Din 'is (Ho n); 3. Mich ael M.1CL t.·illl (I 1.1Il); 4. Wold.· Bt,w~'rs {H0I1l; 5. 1.1 CO" CI<. (S U.1). L/ W S /BK EX: I. M.uk l.t-d,,·sm .l ( K.1W); 2. LMOV Mlln t• ,.;omt.'f'y (Su zl ; 3. 5('01 Wl'!ch lSUl ); -I JU!ltin Dt"!I \ .. (Y.'1 m); 3. Jdmt.... COll (Ya m ); 4. J"hn Jt.'W"t1 (5u z ); 5. Rich.IN Slrollto n (Yam) . \t /W G r A 'M. : l. Brioln St:: .lff t·r (Y.l m) ; 2. 1'.,1'1.' C"' l h mg~ h (Suz); 3. Er ic D.1\'i~ t Hu n ); 4. Woldt' Bt'Wt·~ (I-IlIn ); 5. Mich.-.el 'M.olcLt'.m fHon). l/W G P EX: 1. Molrl 1.C'l.tt...ma (Su z ); 2. loll'n y Mt>l1t"om~-ry . (Su z) ; 3. Erik o.ldq (Ht m); 4, Sco t Wdt.'h l'tuz); 5. Thoma\< KraU!>t· (lion). l / W GP AM : I. Rug ..r u'Y lt· (K.1 ); 2. Jol... o. wi.. (Su.z); 3. · ..... . m Jo h n I. O' l':t... I(· tSuzl; 4. RudJ y Cl1l1pt.-r lK.lw); 5. o.,nid Syll.lb.t · (I-Io n ). C f' SG L: 1. Enl o.,dl; (l Ion) ; 2. Ke\ 'm \tUIT.1\' (Y.lm). " • H /W Sl'TSMN EX: 1. luhn ' .. wdt (u. \.) ; 2. Thom,,!' Krolu.... '"Ouzl; 4. 0.'\"1' "hlb l'"Ouz l. t H on ); 3. Soot Wt'kh L ) H /W SrTS~l\: A'M.: I. G "-'l: Slt"f'O!'>l.. · !BMW ); 2. R.a). Ifyn,...r tSuz); 3 . 1l1Um.IS u"·I17. (Bu ll; 4. D.w iJ Kh...., (H, ln). L/ W SPTS M :"J EX: 1. D.. n't· M ill~ (Suz l; 2. Slt' \'rn Hvmt'r (K.1WI. . L/W SPTSM N AM : l. Rll~\T CO~' I(' t K.m·) ; 2. Rodd y Cu opt'l' (K. W); 3. R.ly H ynlt.'r (K. W); 4 . M.uk Wt·j.... lB\.tWl. 1 1 S/TW EX: 1. Tum Hull (Dud; 2. St"l.'t! Willuclr. (Suz l; 3. Kent J.lcubsun (D ud; 4, Tum C h.l u nCt·y (D uc ); 5. Robt'rl Gon z.l lt'!

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