Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Texas S Championship Series, Round 4 tate Events By Deb Hershman mER, IX, OCT. 10 oing into round four of the fiverace Texas State Cha m pionshi p Series, held a t Swa n Cycle Park, th e run for the titl e in th e 80cc (14-16) was too close to ca ll betw een Hondapowered Ja me s Pino a nd Suzu ki rid er Ernie Phillips. Tied for the lead wit h 67 points apiece, bo th riders boast a 1-2-3 tally going in to tod a y ' s rac e. Aus tin Jones is chasing them in thi rd w ith 58 po ints and a 4-2-4 tally. In round four, mo ta one had Phillips shooting in fro nt, with Pina do ing th e "tail-pipe two-s tep," looking for a route to th e lead positi on . Mid wa y through mota one , Phillips and Pin o were st ill joined at the fende rs, a few bike lengths ahead of Jones, as the trio pu lled wa y to th e che ckers, with Phillips taking ' th e w in, followed by Pino and Aus tin. . Ph illip s re p ea ted hi s h ol e sh ot in m ota two, but th is ti m e it wa s Jon es wh o w as tw o-st epp in g to get aroun d Phill ips. Recovering from a slower sta rt, Pin o ca me ou t in th ird , a few p aces behind Phillips and Jones. As th e lap s ti cked b y, Phillips m a inta in ed a nd s lig htly incre ase d h is lea d ove r Jones, wh ile Pino closed in an d almost caught Jones at the checkers : "This was a good race, bu t I wanted a better holeshot in the second race," said Pino. "I started catching up at the end, and that was good." " I th o u g h t it w as good I got the h oleshot ," Ph illips said after wi nning the overa ll. "I could hear someone right b ehi nd m e m o s t of the race a n d I though t it was Pino, but I was n't su re who it was until the last la p, w hen I p ulled ahead. " The two frie nds were asked to pred ict wh ich of the m wo uld wi n t h e se ries. Both grinned and agreed it was too close to call. . "Th e w innin g ride will hav e to be fast, wi th no DNFs," Pino said . "Yeah," Phillips agreed . "I had one DNF ea rlier in th e se ries, an d I ca n ' t have any more if I want to wi n!" I Anot her close series race is the 250cc No vice con test, wit h only 10 points separating the top six rid ers. With 57 points goi ng into round fou r, Glenn He rbe rt, the series leader, finish ed with a strong w in in mot a one. A ba ttle fo r second between Jason Lovell and Brian Riggan heate d up th e d i rt. A few seco n ds behin d them , a five-rid er skirmis h started between Kevin Lovell, Ryan Breau x, Mark Ray , Aaron Mitchell a nd Sha un Rom e ro . Fo ll o w in g Herbe rt at t h e checke rs, Jason Lovell powered a head of Riggan. Brea ux ca me in fou rth, w ith Kevin Lovell rou ndi ng ou t the top five. In mota two, Romero led the gro up ou t of the gate .by a wheel over Breau x. At the end of lap one, Romero held on to his lead as Kevin Lovell moved into second , with a d et ermined He rbert on his rear tire. Rom ero, Kevin Lovell and Herbert took off in a three-way ru n for the top spot , and at the end of lap two, Ch an ce Miles had moved to fourth, in fron t of Breaux, Jason Lovell and Rigga n. On lap thr ee, Kevin Lovell moved up and settled in to the lead, with Herbert wor king hard to catch up. In a lastlap power drive, Miles moved through th e p ack to claim se co n d pl ac e a nd crossed the fin ish line after the lead er, Kevin Lovell. The whi te-flag lap w as a white-knuckle d u el b etween th e top four riders, who all showed great talent and determination . "In the first mota, I had a slow start and had to w ork m y w ay up , bu t in mota two I go t a b etter start and ju st rode ha rd . I' m ti ed for second, th ree points behind H e rb ert, but thi s race a u ld help mov e ie u p in th e s ta nd in g s," com m ented Ke vi n Love ll af te r receivin g congra tul a tions fro m his twin bro ther Jason . "This is a toug h gro u p a t the top of th is se ries . Hopefully, if I can ride hard for the rest of the series, 1 will come ou t the overall winner." The top five of round four were Herbert 0-3), Kevin Lovell (5-1), Miles (6-2), Breaux (4-5) and Riggan (3-6). A grea t t w o- m o ta race erupted b e tw e e n the to p Over 30 Expert , Michael Cleme nt , and the series-leading Over 30 In te r me d ia te. In m ota one, Lewis got the ju m p off the gate, b ut Clement fought back as he wheeled past Lewis in a midfield charge through Catfish Co rner to take the lead . Clement and Lewis clocked in at an even pace as th ey ju mped over the fin is h line a fter th e firs t lap . Int erm ed iat e rider Orion Tu rbyfill a nd Expe r t rider Sam Red mond hea ted u p their own battle for p o s ition behind t h e tw o lead e r s . Cleme n t open ed a sma ll lead as Lew is drafted in his wa ke, and the two leaders put some distan ce on the battl e for third . Redm ond held h is p o sit ion behind Clemen t and Lewis. On the w hite-flag lap , Cleme nt appeared to have mechan ica l tro uble a nd limped to th e lin e as Lewis pull ed h a rd o n th e th ro ttl e to close in . In a p h o to fi ni s h, C le me n t claimed the checkers by a knobby! In mota tw o , Cl ement a n d Lew is were back at it in a close race in fron t of Bobby Meche and Redmond. Clement a nd Lewis con tinued to ru b p aint off each other's bikes in bar-banging action, unaware of the battle beh ind them as Redm ond w ork ed h is w ay aroun d Mec h e . Pulli n g o ut a ll th e s tops, C le m en t p ou r ed o n th e p ow er a n d o pened u p a four-s ec o nd le a d over Lewis, wh o took the ....in in his class. f:IlI Swan Cyc le Park Tyle r, Texas Results: October 10, 1999 (Round 4 of 5) so (01-6): 1. Ca leb Dowell (Cob); 2. Lance Begnaud ICob) ; 3. Neal Begnaud (Cob); 4. Mark Slade J'. (Cob); S. Bryer Calley (KTM). • 50 (7-8); 1. Chez Holladay (Co b); 2 Iamt son Miller (Co b); 3. Derek Barath (Cob); 4. Zeb Smit h (Co b). 50 OrEN: 1. Derek Bara th (Cob); 2. jamison Miller (Cob); 3. Rodol fo Fernandez (Cob); 4. Zeb Smith (Cob); 5. Daniel Reese (Cob), • 60 (7-9 ): 1. j o se ph Marbur ger (Ka w); 2. Rod olf o Fernande z (Ka w): 3. Aaron Stric kland (Ka w ): 4. Cha z Ho lladay (Kaw); 5. Derek Barath (Kaw). 60 00-11>: 1. Brand on Miller (KTM) ; 2. Marshall Smith (Kaw): 3. Jake l o wr y (Ka w ); 4. Tyl e r Begue (Kaw); S. JClSh Eure (Ka w ). 60 O PEN: 1. Mathew Lemoine (Kaw ); 2. Jake Low ry ( K a w); 3. Rod olfo Fern an dez (Ka w); 4. Ty le r Begu e (Ka w ); 5. lus h Eure (Kaw). 80 BEG: I. Chris Milli gan (Yam) ; 2. C hris Co tt on {Ka w ), 3. jorda n Cupples (Ka w ): 4. Jason Sonnie r C Hon) ; S. Brandon B. Il (Kaw). 1 80 (7·11 ): 1. Rya n G ra ntom (H en ): 2. Vin ce Monteleone (Ka w): 3. Brandon Knight (Kaw) : 4. Ryan Hart ley (Han); S. Matth e w Leman e IKaw). 80 112 -13): 1. Jonat ha n Kerr (Kaw); 2. Zach Z lchary (Suz); 3. Jose Ferna ndez (Ka w ); 4. Iustin Jackson (Yam); 5. Chase G uedry (Yam). 80 (14·16): 1. Er ni e Phillips (Suz ); 2. Ja mes Pino (Han); 3. Jeffre y Antwine (Kaw): 4. Austin [ones (Han); 5. jacob Bcder ka (](aw). 80 OPEN: 1. Jonathan Kerr (Kaw): 2. Emie Phillips Robert Locke ( Kaw). Chaz Holladay (14) and Jamison Miller (393) approach the gate for the first 50Cc (7-8) moto. Holladay took first and Miller was ru nner-up at round four of the Texas State Championship Series at Swan Cycle Park in Tyler, Texas . 12 5 INT: 1. Ja me s Marsh all ( Ke w }: 2. Jerem y Du rr ett (Ka w) : 3. Dann y Ke lsey (Ka w) ; 4. Ve-rnon McKiddie (Yam); 5. Wavlon Mc:C och (Yam). ull US O PEN AM: 1. james Mars hall (Kaw); 2. Vernon McKiddie (Yam); 3. Waylon McCulloch (Yam); 4. Danny Kelse y (Kaw) : 5 . Ja!OOn Ca d d is (Kaw). 125 PRO : I. Cha se Reed (Ya m) ; 2. Derek Gerdes (Ha n) ; 3. Adam Men ne nga (Ka w ); 4. Beau Boyn to n (Yam); 5. Kyle William s (](aw). 250·500 BEG : 1. Michae l Elsh o ut IKa w ): 2. Joe Lauren s (Ka w ): 3. Bra d Burgess (Yam); 4. Brad McClain (Kaw) ; 5. Craig Mora n (Yam). 250· 500 N OV : 1. Gle nn Her be rt (Ka w): 2. Kevin Lovell (Yam) ; 3. Chance Miles (Kaw) ; 4. Rya n Breaux . (Yam);'S. Brian Rigga n (Su z). 250-650 INT: 1. McFly Shed (Suz ); 2. Coy Hobsood (Yam); 3. Trey Franks (Ya m ); 4. David Ha llmark (Ya m); 5. Randy Rector (Yam). 250· 650 O PEN AM .: 1. Coy Hob good (Ya m); 2. Cody Sanders (Hon) : 3. Trey Franks (Yam ); 4, Da vid Hal lmark (Yam); 5. Co rd Lee (Yam). ~ PRO: I. Derek Gemes (Hon): 2. Chase Reed (Yam); 3. Ada m Menn en ga (}(aw); 4. Dave Sha de (Ka w ): 5. Timmy Drale (Ka w l. 350-650 OPEN AM: 1. Rand y Early (Yam ); 2. Justin Devall (Yam) ; 3. Bill De Baca (Yam); 4. Bubba & id weU C Hon); 5. Ryan Shoaf (Yam) . 25+ NO V: 1. Rand y Early ~ w); 2. Micholel Byrd (Yam); 3. Bill De Baca (Ya m); 4. Joe Tho rton (Ka w); 5. CaSt.Y Ford (KTM). ' 25 + IN T: 1. Co rey Lewis (Ya m) ; 2. Ga ry Pratt (Yam); 3. Co rd lee (Y am) ; 4. Cra ig Connelly (Yam); 5. Rand y RectodYam). 25+ EX: 1. Dave-Shade (Ka w ). 30+ NO V: 1. Alan Tra mm el (Ya m); 2. Ear nie Mode (Ya m); 3. Terry Dike (Ka w ): 4. Juni or Pirkla (Ka w ): 5. Ma rk C hrisman (Yam). 30+ INT: 1. Gr eg l e wi s (Ya m); 2. To m Hudso n (Ka w): 3. C raig Conne ll y (Ya m ); 4. O rion Turby fill (Ho n); 5. Ron Wip f (Ka w ). 30 EX: 1. Micha el Clement (Hon): 2. Sol ID Redm ond (Kaw ): 3. Donn ie Elme r (Yam). 35+: 1. M ichael Cle me nt (Han); 2. Sam Redmond {K aw ); 3. Bubba Bardwell (Yam); 4. Bubba Birmingha m (Yam); 5. Dan Shiffler (Hen ). "0+: 1. Da rwi n Huckabie (Ha n); 2. Steve Mc:C bs om ( Ka w) : 3. Pe yt on Treadwell (Han); 4. Kyle An dersen (Ho n); 5. Steve Masse y (Kaw). WMN: 1. Ja c k i Hu d so n (Kaw) : 2. Snoo kie T inne rman ( Kaw) : 3. Ta r yn C OVing to n (Ya m) ; 4. Eliza beth Mcfarl an d IKaw ). (Su z) ; 3. Za ch Zachary (Suz): 4 . Vin ce Montel eone (Ka w) ; 5. Jam es Pino (Hon) . 125 BEC : 1. Shawn Parker (Ho n); 2. Mike Mou ton (Yam); 3. Chris Lloyd (Hon); 4. Kevin Simmons IKaw) : 5. Heath Ball (Kawl. ] 25 NOV: 1. Brian Starnes (Ha n); 2. Michael Byrd (Ya m); 3. Charlie Smith (Ha n); 4. Jamie Ellis (Yam); 5. ri .8 E ~ o Z 37

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