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Cycle News 1999 10 27

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Events toO (7-9 l: I. Levi GiIliiln ( K.t w ); 2. Logoo Ml·l!on ( K.l W); 3 Bray J u n Kr ,tm e:"r ( K.1Wl; 4 . C r..iJo; H.wmkcr (K" w); ~ . Brolnd"ll r"rtm ol (KIM). n eo00-1 I): 1. Br.u' l k>n Pip kin (K.I ~· l; 2. A nJ." \\',,10. 1K.lw l. SO BEG: I. Rlb.....I Altman (Y.lm ); 2. Aa ron G.u flcr (V.1m); 3. . l Ben RI>Jt-ml·YI..·r (Suz) ; 4 . Bm c P'Ui.l"T (V.. m ); 5. Ada m I' rt"S oy h IH lm). xo (7·1)): 1, Ad am Rl"!>l.m I K"w); 2. L.l"\· 1 G illia n IK.1W); 3 u'lo;.- \1d l< IYn). Br.~It-y Ynu n~ (Sur.) . 7~1 : 1. An dy Fortn er (K.' .....); 2. L rw Schul tz (Y;lm); 3. John a llill.ud (K,lw l; .a, M.m:u s Brown (Yam) ; 5. Robi n Scn n (Ya m l. O PE!\;: 1. L in t, Schultz (Nor ); 2. Rand y C n.....n (H· D ); 3 . St:oll Sllt'd ~ Jr. (l1· DJ; 4. IMl lb . .lilL-y (Tri); 5. 5h' \'e Shafer (1 B '1-0) . SK: I. K\'vm Wt',l\'\"r (Ho n l; 2. Cril i~ lkH,ul ( K .1W) ; 3. 50.. .... Fi"h.'I' (l1 ·D) ; 4. C.ly lloJl·nk in... lI ll' nl; 5. Tim WiAAim.(Tril. {'ROD: 1. L..,lIll' Schu lt? {N vrl; 2. R.uwv C ....Cn (I-i·O) ; J . I.leu b ' B.lillO Y(Tn ); 4. Sll"V h.,f .... UI ·DI; 5. Tim Wi~rn. ITri l. ("S STK: I. Rkh.1nt AII.'n (Hom ); 2. D" u j.;Ca m pbd l (V.lml ; 3 T(lm Bruwn (Y,l m l; 4. 5 1.....\· Shil it"f IK.l\ v); 5. Mik., Pulv("f (1<.1 1. . ..... FA5TTIME: I'au l Hadb.uth .4.1t55 tKTM l. The 65cc ctass- including Alle n Brady (316). Preston Se ra tt (611). B.J . Ma s haw (4) and Brady Orr (96) - launche s 011 the line a t round three of the Tennessee State Sta d ia -Cro s s Championsh ip Series at He n ry County Fa irgrounds in Paris. Seratt ca me in fifth a nd Brady pla ced s econd to Tyson Ezell. By Chris Gr issom PARIS,1":'1 , S . 18 EI'T Round thn't.' of the ninth annual TennesSt.'e Sta te Stadia-Cross C ha m p ions h ip Series , spons ored by Castrol, \\o'a:-o a lso R..1Cl.... t-Ch Ni ght, \\;th th e T" top ridt~rs w in n ing Race·Tech p roduct s . Th e night was a real m on ey-makin g affa ir for Tl!am Gn>e11 Mid -South Motnplex rid er Jord an Moneymakl.'r. He took a pair of victo ries in the highl y co m pt.·titive 16-24 and 250cc A classes, ah ead of Yamaha four-stroke rid er Pooh Bear Gu id en and Dere k Smith in the 16-24 class a nd Su zuki of Pari s rider Darrell Blankenship in the 250cc A even t. Another d o ub le wi nner was Clint Burkeen, w ho d ueled with Suz u ki rid er Eric Kli nkhJm· m e r a·nd Kaw a sa ki·mo un ted Sha ne Kiss iar in the Schoo lboy cl ass a nd re tu rn ed to win th e 125cc B clJ SS o ver Yama ha ride r C hr is Brill an d Kissia r, wh ile Klinkhammer wen t down late in the main wh ile runnin g St. lI1d . 'C( In Youth ac tion, Pro-Actio n o f Kentu cky' s Tyson Ezell returned to ta ke tw o w ins, in the 65cc and 85 J u n io r classes. Ezell bea t A llen Brady, Chase Th om a s a nd 14 o ther 65cc rid ers, and he was d ogged by Matt Kuy kenda ll and Cody Bigg art in Ju n io r action. Kenny Dale O rr took the 85 Se nior contest over Greg Lovins and Steve Kissia r. Mid -Sou th Mo topl ex's Josh Burress own ed both the 125cc C a nd 250cc C classes lA;th convincing wins. \-Vise old vet Mark Garrison proved he wa s th e "iron m.l n" o f the night by taking "IDS in the Over 30 A and Over 25 classes; he also plaCl.>d fifth in the 250c c A event, falling victim to th e s lick fai rground track . Results ...: N ~ o U o 42 5t1 1. rre..ton StTol l; 2. Alit"" Brold J. Ju...tin u rvt>r 4. u,;"n : l y; ; rolL u d ; 5. ZlCh TIlu mp!i4.ln . t.5: I. T~m Ezd l; 2. Allt.-n Brad y; J. Ch.1"i(' Thll1\.llO; 4. Dou lo:l.l~ 11 ,,11; 5. r n-:-um St'T. U. 1 K$ IR: I. Ty-;..m Ezdl; 1. ,,1.ttl Ku yk l..'fld.,II; J. Cody lJiAA BriM'fu.hnc . ; 125 B: 1. C lin t Bur kl'l'n; 2. C h ris Brill ; 3 . Shan l' K i ~ siar; 4 A II"11 Wl'atlll' rfnrd; 5. W illiam Sm a llw oud . 1Z5 C: I. JlI~h Burrl,'Ss; 2. Jo sh Cm ley ; 3. AJ olm Lynn; 4. G re~ H.lm m(JIlJ ; 5. Mkh.lt·1L lw n.·nce 25U BEG: 1. C o nr.1J L(ln~; 2. Ma tt LI.·w is; 3. Stt1'he n Pup"; 4. Bn X"k Hupkins; S. Bt,'nThnmil s . 2SU A: I. Jurd.1n Mnn cvm.l l.cr ; 2. r ou h 1k.1.rG u idl'n; 3. D.lrn ·1lBl,Ill\.;t ·n!>hip 4. Kl'ith G I;ir, 'fl; 5. Milrk G.lrril'llTl ; h . 25 D: I. J.mldil l (J(,nJ; 2. William Sm.lllwooJ; 3. J.l!>l.lTI Kr.lUS; 0 4. Cu n ·y B.11I.u d ; 5. Mikl' Mo...fl'. 25 C: I , Jos h BUfTt !' ! 2. Ton." Tr ilvis ; 3. H t'a th Ellis; 4. Ja '-'llll 1.1 " !; . Rkkl'n lO; 5. Mikl· Sdlolffl"f. 1t>-24: I. Jurd.ln Mum. }'makt:1' 2. ruuh Bea r G u idrn; 3. Dt. n. k " ; - · Sm ith; 4. Willi.1m Sm.l tlW(l J ; 5. !In·nt Bru!ih. . u 25+: 1. MilB G.uri ~m; 2. P.l u l Pud<.d t; 3. Ronnie:" Roly; 4. Kl,oi th G u idl'n; 5. Sh .m,.. V.lUghn. 30+ A; 1. M.ulo.Gli rri...u n; 2. Sham- Vau~hn. PleasureR idersH climb ill Wheelwright's perfect day M ountain V'IeWCycleP rk a Schmid der vinner By Greg Rodge rs SANDY, OR OCT. 3 . David Schmid , o n hi s 250c c Su zuki, o ve rca m e some co nfus io n in the fir s t m oto at Mo u nta in View C y cle Park on w ha t tu r ned out to be a nearl y perfect d a y fo r motocross in the G rea t Northwest . Sch m id emerg ed th e vi ctor in bo th O ver 30 Interm ed ia te mo to s a n d th ereb y achieved the overall wi n. l n a com bined O ver 30 Pro and Over 30 Intermediate ga te, Schmid nailed the holc ho t in s th e first mo to. "1 got the ho lc shot." Ill' s a id later, "a n d I knew Greg Brook s was rig ht there a nd I had better ge t un the thrott le to avoid as long as possi ble his passin g me .:lI1d then having to deal ",';th , the roo st from his rear wheel." Sch m id wa s succL'Ssful in th'llendeav or until abo u t midmoto, w hen Over 30 Pro rid er Brooks , on his Yam,1 ha YZF400, got aroun d Schmid. Still :'01 )+ RI C: 1. D.un"'1 Bi~ h" m; 2. D.wid Rt·n; 5. P"ul Pu ck1t . ~o. : 1. R nnM· Ray; 2. 0,1m.·11 B i~h.tm ; 3 Kl'flnl.'lh Whill'; 4 Tl'rTy l..Iwn.-nCl . VillageC reekMX P ark Dickey in the driver's seat By Deb Hershman FORT WORTH, TX, AUG. 28 At Village Creek MX Park 's final Saturday night ra ce in Au gu st , sponsored by Thor i.l nd Parts Unlimited , C o dy Dick ey dom inated th e 80cc O pe n eve nt, leaving the re:;t of th e pi.l ck to ba ttle for position . The batt le for second was fou g ht lo ng an d hard bet w een James Pino and Brad ley Young. Youn g dodged rino's roost for five laps as Pin o s u cce ssf ully blocked any p a s sing a ttempts. In mo to two, Pino attem p ted to ca tch Dickey l'arly in the race, bu t trouble o n bp fou r ca used Pinn to finish the rac e a la p down. Catch· in g t he number-t w o s po t was S u z u k i pi lu t Young , fo llowed b y A dam Re s o n fr om Gainesville, Texas. The to p five ov erall were Dickey (1 -]), Young (3-2), R""," (4-3), Pino (2·5) and Aaron Garner (5-4) . Lead ing th e cha rge off th e gate in bo th 250cc Begin ner mo tos was Two-Whl~l \Vo rld backed Da vi d Lowe, who powered h is Kawasa · ki in ju st th e rig ht pl aces to hold hi~ lead over the 13-rider field . Cha rging h.ud behind Lowe in both motos was the second-ove rall r ider, Denton 's Kei th Di ll. Th e battle fo r third wa s intense . as Graylyn Zito , moto o ne's third·place rid er, tan gled with H o n d a - m o u n te d Bri an Keith in motu tw o. Keith a nd Zit o diced ba ck and forth until th e white-flag lap, wh en Keith ' s d et ermination a llo w ed him to hold th e three s pot. Keith 's DNF in moto one, however, took him o ut of co nten tion for th e podium fini sh es . The top five ow rall were Lowe (1-1), Dill (2-2), Zito (3-4), Marcelo Novaco (4-5) a nd M.uio Cimin o (5-6). In the Co mbined Pro ev ent, Team G reen ' s Ryan Wallace aod Suzuki 's Jason Baird duek>d for the lead . In moto one, \Vallace led the pack, with Bai rd hou nding his every move. Right be hi nd Baird was James Skinner, looking fo r h is o pport unity to mo ve forwa rd . Wallace flew to the checke rs, wi th Baird crossing over sec o n d, followed by Skinner an d M ike Klem en t. In mot o tw o, Wall~lce had to work fast to ge t aro u nd Baird , w ho held the ear lY lead. Skinner and Kleme nt d iced for posi tion ~ u n til Skin ner lockcd in th ird on lap five. Wa llace' s strong r id in g st yle cnmed h im the overa ll win. Ba ird took second overall. Skin ne r's 3-3 gave him th ird overa ll, followed by Klem en t, in four th. Results 50 $TKSHA fT: 1. C h ris WO!fl' (Yam); 2. 1.C. H"rlo.in !> (Yam ); McAd.lm~ (Y. ml . 1 50 (4- ") : 1. Rl' id Mill er (C o b ); 2. RYoln r.Hr y (KT M ); 3 . Ju..ti n C u m t·tl t KT \1) ; 4. Da ,·id Brv ant (C u b ); S. JU!'ii n r .lr kl·r t (Cu b ). • 50 (7-M 1. HuntlT o..>U~ ,l !> (Cob); 2. Justin Al lrl~ ( }.",..1) ; :to ): Gilm.·t! 5.u"s.i n (H us) . 50 O PEN ' I. Rt"id \1i111'T (Co bl ; 2. H u ntl'T Dllll ~I,, !> (Cu b); 3 . lu~tin R u ne'S (... M ); 4 , Tyln- C u m mi ngs (Cob) . I 3. Kyle By Bud Northru p in firs t'in th e In te rm ed iat e clas s, Schm id th en had th e remaind.er (If th e Pro rid ers fre ight -trai nin g be h ind him. Unsu re o f whom w as whom, CAYUGA, L\J, OCT. 2 H Coonty Fairgrounds enry Moneymaker makes the money Hl10rEN: 1. Cudy Dickl"}' IK.1W); 2. Br.ld ley You ng ($uz); 3. Adam Rt"" m (.....w ); 4. Jol rnt~ Pin... (Hu n ); 5. AoIn>nC"O<1rnrr (Yam ). 0110 12." BEG: l , Tommy 0..-'1.1,,1 (~uz ); 2. C hri... Pundt (Ho n); 3. Ct ay For..;ht (Y" m); 4. Coil;" 8drh.1m (Hu n); 5. J.lck lk"olunI' C h" mbt.' r !O O (Y, m); 3. Chance St.,~ CY.l m); 4. JllSh Warteht.w IK.1W 5. Ca MI 1. ); Ch., ln1l. (Hu nl. "r.> 125 OI'EN ~ 1. Tho.'m.l !! So.:h u ll·r ( Ya m I; 2. Cak-b Cholmbt.'n, I H un ); 3. Stl'Phen G arT'l'U (K.J, w); 4. Chri~ r llnd t (H,' n); 5. M Ill..... H i ~hhU (Ya ml. . CO~ B I:-..T: I. Bruce Stotpll."!> (Hun); 2. Kyle-Ilud!>lll (Yam ); 3. l Bn-t Ha rlu w {Hrm]: 4. Juhn Pllrtm .m IKT \1) ; 5 . Kl'ith H., Y'"" (Suzl. 2.:;0 B EG~ I. David Lowe IK. WI; 2. Kl'ilh 1.>I U (Y" m); 3. G r.. v' 1 a lvn Ziro (Kn.1); 4. Mor ccto :"IJnv.l('o (Hn n); 5. ~1.lri(1 Ci m ino (H" n') , 25lJ NOV: I. Randv Haves (K.twl; 1. C hu do Bo:..I ltt.' (Yam ); 3. .. Mid...u-l H ,l rri ~ (K.1W). " 251.1 0 1'EN : 1. Kyk H uJ!><.lTI (Y.l m ); 2. 1.Ow!' :'Iit·u m1ll; 2. C} . Mul un s 0 1,,11); 3 . J"ck. Brau n (5uzl; 4. David Fletcher (Ya m ). 30. NO V: I. Kd ly Eppt·n....n U 1 ); 2. J.lll1t"SPlIrr y (11,,11); 3. 111\ • Tu m my H u ff (Yilm ); 4 , Milr"" Pt lll ~ (K,l W). 'T ) 0. 1t\! : 1. aruo.. SI<1pll"S(Hon ); 2. Kl'n t Dela p (l Ion) ; 3. Jo h n Portman C MJ. KT IN. : I. Raudv Skin nl' r (Ho n): 2. B.,r l wats trom Hl" 1I1; 3. Pn -d Schu ler (Y"m); 4. b.lViJ tIolills (Suz ); 5. Kir k. Lawrence (Y.u n ) Schmid rode with reckless abandon and held his Eri c W heelw rig h t co nd u cted a hi llclimbi ng clinic at the Pleasure Riders' Saturday night hillclimb . Th e 29-vea r-old rid er fro m Han ov er, Illino is, en tered " ree class es an d won th em all , th and he also claimed. the Fas t Time tro p hy an d cas h award . It was a perfect d ay for the 250cc Nati o n.ll Ch dmpion. \Vheel wri ght' s fir st win ca me in th e 2- 0cc cla ss. He fou nd him:;elf in seco nd place a ( int er m ission , as Kevin Ca p pe llo had tu rn ed an ea rly fast time o f 4.169 seconds o n his KX250 - slig h tly quicke r tha n Wheelwright' s 4.I 8S-second tim e (m his Y Z250. In second-ro und action, howev er , \Vheelwright unl oadt.-d a picture-perfect launch a nd flew over th e top of the l SD -foo t h ill in a blazin g 4.034 seco nd s to take the w in. Ca p pe llo rt.Sponded w ith a s tro ng 4.075-St"Cond run of his ' own, but he had to se ttle for second p lace. Wheelwright's fas test time W.1S d eli vefl.~ in th e fa:;t 600cc class, as he flew his Jackson Performa nce CR500 high over the top in an inc redible 3.904 seco nds on h is firs t r id e. He Itccded a tim e that quic k, as " Fast Andy" Fort ne r blitzed the hill on his JPC Honda in 3.921 s<'Conds in the seco nd round for seco n d place. Pau l Hackbarth carded 3.993seconds on his jPC/ CRSOO. Th e las t wi n for the Han over hotshoe came in th e Stock class, in wh ich he again ca me from behin d to wi n. To m Brown nai loo a very good 4.486-second run on his YZ250 in first- ro u nd action to take the lead in to in termission, with Whee lw r ig h t in sec ond p lace with a 4.494--sec· o nd run o n h is YZ250 . But Wh ee lwrig ht flew over in 4.267 seco nds o n his becond ride to claim a convincing win . Richard Allen ca rded a 4.392· second ride on his CR250 in the second ro und to slip u nd er Brown for 5('cond place. " Lig h tn in g" Lan e Schultz from Anamosa, Io w a , en joyed a d ouble-win ni ght o n his 850 Nor to n. Hi s first win came in th t.? Open cla ss, with a 4.316-second first-round time . Rand Y . " "Buzz" Green was his c1oSt st challenger, with ~ very qui ck 4.379-second tim~ o n h is Ha r ley- powered KTM, and 15-year-old Scott "Scooter" Sheets wa s third on hi s Superior Cycle Sportster, while 14-year-old jacob Bailey d,1imed fou rth on his 800 Triumph . The second win fo r Schultz came in t he Pu shrod class, in which his very fas t 4.098-Stc"Cond time on his snortin' Norto n wa s a co nvincing wi nne ~. Green claim ed second again on h is Har ley with a 4.491-second tim e, wit h you ng Bailey r u nn ing third on his big-bo re Triumph. Tim W iggins claim ed fo u r th on h is Tri u m p h, an d 15-year-old Josh Carrier cla imed fifth o n h is Trium ph . Results 50 AUTO: 1. Dvl.m BraJ." (Suz.l; 2. Ju s tin MU<.lft" (KT M); 3. Zilch G ru b b ( u ' m); 4~ Troy 5k.1AAs (LI'm ); 5 . Mikt· Hun !>ilkt'r (Su zl. H5 YTH : I. Nic k MilYo (H u n ); 2. J..cob T ac ki tt (Yam ); 3 . . s D.lmun M.lyO (Hlml; 4. Er ic Sk.aW (5u z); 5. ClJrt 1I1k' (Suz ). 2t)(J 1. Ml'I Pin ntl·k (KTM); 2. Ch ri!> Riwrs (Y.lm ); J . M.uk. : GOlldm" n Jr. {5u z J; 4_Kell y Senn (K.tw ); S. Go rd o n G n.'l'n (Yam) . .. 2S(I: 1. F.ric Wh"'I·lw righ t (Yilm l; 2 Kl"\lin C.1r Pl' lIu (Kr (}(aw ); 3. LUle : Schu ltz (Yam ); 4. Robin St.'fln (Yo1. m l; S. M'ar cu s Brown {Y.l m l. position to the cht."Ckl' TS, with th e rest of th e B riders in to w five seconds behind him a nd th e pa ck of Pro rid ers. Th e best ra ce o f the d a y was in the 125cc lnt ermed i.lte class . Jod y Deitz, un h is Kawas.1ki, go t the o vera ll after a finot-moto defeat (losing to Honda rid er Dan Hew itt ) and a second -moto " ;n. In both motos, th e to p th ree rid ers - Yama· ha rider Mo nt e Hill , Hew ett and Deit z - we re ei th er se tt ing up passes o r co ve r ing a line to av oid bei ng pils se d o n ne arl y ev ery secti o n o f tr ack . O n th is fanta stic co u rse, w ith its perfect tr a ck su rface, thi s eq u.lte d to many position changes in both motus. In the d eciding second moto, ho wever, it was Deit z with the ho leshot and the win for th e overall. Hewitt and Hill ba t· tied fOT second , vvith Hewi tt taking ru nner-up and Hill third . In othe r ra cin g, De re k But :(cr swep t bo th !notos in the 60cc (9-1]) class , keeping Rhett Johnson and Spencer Ryd ma n at bay a ll day . Jo h ns o n ga ted we ll in bo th motos an d m a n- ag ed to ho ld off Rydman for seco nd in both m a to s , w h ile Rydm a n h u n g o n for t hi rd in bo th m o tos . Beh in d th e leaders, so me o f th e bes t racin g was be tween Zach "The Roo ster" Chapma n, Blak e Ang len and Chri s Meeker . T h ey d ic ed fo r p o s iti on in bo th mot o s and neg otiated the trac k's m an y o bs ta cles, w hic h arc tou gh eno ug h to hand le on .a full -sized bike, bu t must be very cha llengi ng to the guys o n th ese mi n is. Resu lts 50 ( 4-6) ~ I. 51 ....1 D,1." . . lIn (Cub); 2 Br.ld k-y Fr.lC't' (Co b); 3. 1. , 1· iJ Andfl'W Spm k ·(KT M I. • 50 (7-91: 1. LAnd on C u rr ie r ICl' b ); 2. J,lk.. Rip ley (C o b); 3. J."IC'Ob Ho ld l'fl IKT"' ); 4. Chri~ Mt"l·kl"f (II.. n. n 60 (fHl ): 1. All"CWa tt:. {K" w l; 2. Ik'fl Encbt.} ( K" w); 3. llISh Blanu ((a w ); 4. MAlt D.1ni"'l (K.J, w); 5. bch.. ry Moore ( K.t~.). t>O (9-1H: I. Dt'rek BUtZlT (Kdw); 2 Rhl'11 Jo hn'lun ( KT'M); 3. Spt'11Cl'T Rydman (KTM I; 4. Bl.lkr A n~len IKTM I; 5. Zach Cha pm.m (Ka w ). 80 BEG : 1. R..bby G lyn n (Kaw ); 2. T.J. Hilbb!-.(Yam ); 3. Eric l Rh yiht" ( Hun); ~, David BufIo\l,~" (H un); 5. 8<.'0 A ngkn (Suz). t« ) JR:1. [).In H.lmil!,m l Ka",'); 2. Eric TUI'nt..T (Ya m ); 3 . Jolmt'S H.... m iltun (H(ln); 4, Chri!> tfub~ (B on l; 5. Willw Bn,wn (Honl. t:IO 11'101 : I. Jo~h Hill (Ya m ). . 5 /M I:"JI: I. Jl"...h H ill (Yilm ); 2. D.ln Ho1mitun (Yol ); 3. J"ml, !' l m " Hilm ilton (l Ion); 4. Eric Tur1ll... (Yam); 5. Will ie Bftlw n (Hun) . r 125 BEG : I . T.). MllSChl·tt! (H u n ); 2. R."o1.n Innl."'!' (Hu n); 3 . Andy FUItI'1'(Y"m ); 4. Da"id Scht-ak. (Suz); 5. 1~!lUn H.lney (Yam). 12S jR : 1. Brya n Th ihtodt'dU (Kaw ); 2 Du!ih n M..-J rti n (Suz); 3. Roboert Jt-n k in!' IY Mu rp hy (Su.d ; 2. Mik e Hdmnl"l>S < ). Suz lIT H AM: 1.jloff EdSll1l(Hun); 2. Miltlll'w Burrell (Hon ); 3. Ed WilJ;lIl'r (K.1W) 4. C I,...dw k k W...II. l" ; l l.'(Yam) ; S. KI"Vin H<.l (Kl"M ); 2. Tl'ITVH..mn t.!l!> Sr. (K,lw l. ' -IIh- A: 1. Gn.;; Rudf;t'f:> (l1"n l. . W M:'\I: I . Cici Gi kn·o1.~· (Y" m ).

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