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Mike Meadows fielded the 125cc Intermediate-c lass w in at th e opening round of the CRC Sponsorship Series, held at Starwest Cycle Park in Moreno Valley, Ca l if~rn ia. IR MINI, 1: Cory Long IKaw): 2. Chris Greer (Hen): 3. Clay Tou ral t (Kaw);. 4. Kyle Hon eycu tt (KTM); 5. Na than [o nes (Hen) . PIW: 1. Phillip Rash (KTM ); 2. Ca rl Austin (Suz): 3. Michael Kidd (J aM); 4. Bradle y Gree r (Hus): 5. Kelsey Honeycutt (Yam) . C CSponsorshipseries R Round 1 rwestCycleP :Sta ark Meadowsfields a win By Gre g Robertson MORENO VALLEY, CA, ocr. 24 ike Mea dows h eld off a de termined Kyle Locke thro ug ho ut the sec ond 125cc Int erm ed iate mot o to p ick u p th e w in during Ca lifornia Raci ng Club's visit to Starwest Mot ocross Park for the opening rou nd of the 11th annual Spo nso rship Series. Locke gated at the fron t of the field in the first rnot o, ahead of Chris Honnold and Ch ris Tho m pson . Meadows held down fourt h, over Deu ce Rutl ed ge an d Danny Mohr, and he stayed there until the midway point, when he was finally able to sli p past Th ompson . Meadows overtook Honnold for second place on the foll owing circui t of th e jump-filled track, but by that tim e Locke was ou t of reach, and Meadows had to settle for the runner-up finis h. . In ro u nd two, Meadows sho t ou t to an im me diate lead on his new Honda, wi th Locke and Thompson right on his back fender. For the next six laps, Locke h ound ed Mead ow s, sea rc hi ng for a place to pass. In the end, the Color Crea tio n /EVS / Ga lpi n /N-Sty le / Sinisa lobacked Mead ows took the wi n by a bike length. Thompson stayed clo se to th e battl e up fron t, and his 4-3 topped the 34 of Honnold for third ov erall. Thompson returned to ea rn a win of his own in the 250cc Intermed iate class on h is O 'Nea l/Focus /Pir elli /Motul / NGK -spon sored RM250. Brent Gilliam M 36 went w ire to wire in mo to one, o ve r Thom pson a n d Nick Mairose. Tho m pson nailed the seco nd- moto sta rt and then proceeded to spank the field, going 2-1 for the overall . Gillia m suffer ed a case of a rm pump b ut finishe d third , behind Mair ose, but he still collected the seco ndpla ce bra s s . Chris Reed and Robbi e Dunh am ro u nded ou t the top five. KX80-mo u nted Ky le Fo ltz mad e his way to the hea d of the pack on the opening lap of the first 80cc 0 2-13) moto and never lo o ked back. Cory Red e n iu s greeted the checkers in second , fo llowed by Kenny Clark an d Sean Borkenhagen. Red eniu s a nd Foltz traded places the second time out, wit h Red en ius managing to ru n away to sew up the overall. Clark an d Bor kenhagen again ma de their way u p in to th ir d and fourth, respectively, by th e end of the race. Th ousand Oaks Kaw asaki / Maxi ma -bac ked Garrett Warren ' d omina ted the firs t Supermi ni moto, ahea d of Bor kenh agen and Clark. Clark absc onded w it h th e holesh ot in round two, but a s lig h t off-t rack excursion handed Borkenhagen the top spot. Warren got a midpack s tar t and by lap fo ur h e had mana ged to outjump Foltz, who was running in second p lace. Wa rr en hounded Borkenhagen on the last lap until Borkenhagen bobbled with two turns rem ain ing, ha nd ing th e win to Warren . Fo ltz came a cr o ss i n third for fou r th o ve ra ll , behind Clark (3-4). Aaron Bjork proved 'you d on't neces sarily have t o be the fastest rider to win, just the mos t consistent, as he en ded up the 250cc Beginne r winner on a 2-2 day. Brya n Wa r d was flawless in th e opening moto, leading every lap for the win, while Bjork kept his fellow Yama ha rider ho nes t. Jaso n Reyes held off Monty Bucka llen for third . Reyes sna tched the holeshot in moto two but oversho t the second turn and went fro m firs t to last in an instant. Robert Goe ttling inheri ted the lead , over War d and Bjork . Ward we nt down off a dou ble along the back fen ce, whi le Bjork , caug ht Goettling and dogged him all the way to the checkers for the overall wi n. Ward recov ered to go 1-3 for second overall, ahea d of the 4-4 score of BuckeN allen. Starwest Cycle Park Moreno Valle y , California Resu lts: October 24, 1999 (Round 1) P/W YAM BEG : 1. Au stin Politelli (Yam) . PIW BEG: 1. Kyle Prince (HM); 2. Zach Springer (H M); 3. Justin Scho u ler (Le m): 4. Sha wn Rhineha rt (KTM). P/w AD V: 1. Chris toph er Bracket (KTM); 2. Da ve Fa lc on (KTM) ; 3. Dalton Cos ta h a u de (K TM ); 4. C ha nd ler Quimette (KTM); 5. Ma tt hew Popp (Po l). SIP/W (7-9): 1. Keith Robi nson (Co b). 60 BEG : 1. Tyl or Kra se l (Ka w ): 2. Ton y N ata ro (Ka w ): 3. C hris to phe r Bracket (KJ,w); 4. J.B. Peek (Kaw): 5. Sean Sprin ger (Kaw). 60 (4-8): 1, Richa rd Sterling (Ka w): 2. Dav id Falcon (Kaw). 60 (9-11): 1. Pr es ton Lundin (KTM); 2. Ken Sla ter Jr. (KTM ); 3. Timmy RitzIer (Ka w): 4 . Sha na Rh in eh art (Ka w ). 80 BEG: 1, Adas Bakchi s (H en): 2. Rick y Oliv e r (Yam); 3. Tra vis Foes (Kaw): 4. Matt Paullin (He n): 5. Richard Mar chant (Yam). 80 (7.11): 1. T y e Hame s (Kaw): 2 . Shawn Mohr (Yam) ; 3. Ni ck San chez (Suz) : 4. T a n ner A lex a n der (Yam) ; 5. Timo thy McDan iel (Yam ). 80 (12· 13): 1, Co ry Redeniu s (Ka w): 2. Ky le Fo lt z IKaw): 3. Kenny Clar k (Yam) ;..4 . Sean Bork enhagen (Ka w ); 5. Brett Mountain (Yam). 80 (14· 16): 1. Robbie Gatan (Yam); 2. Garret Wa rr en (Ka w); 3. Jim m y Pa tri ck (Yam) . - S/ M I N I: 1. Garrett W a rren ( Ka w ): 2 . Se an Bor ke nha gen (Kaw): 3. Kenny Cla r k (Ya m); 4. Ky le Foltz (Kaw); 5. Jos h ua Hess (Kaw). 125 BEG : 1. Cory Krase l (Yam); 2. Ted laVell e (Hon); 3. Kit Kunath (Yam ); 4. Ma tth ew Kelly (Hon); 5. • Jo n Bender (Kaw). 125NOV, 1. Josh Bagge (Hon); 2. Nick Cali (Y am); 3. Jarred Hensle y (Han); 4. Ryan Ries s (Yam ); 5 . Matt Simpson (Han). 125 IN T : 1. Mik e Meadows (Hen): 2. Ky le Lo ck e (Ya m ); 3. Chris Th o m p so n (Su z) , 4. Chri s Hon nold (Ka w) : 5. Danny Mohr (Yam). 25 0 BEG: 1. Aa ro n Bjork (Ya m) ; 2. Bryan Ward (Yam); 3: M onty Buckallcn (H an); 4. ja son Reye (Yam ); s 5. Jim -Phillips (Han). 250 N OV : 1. Josh Ba gg e (Ho n): 2. [e rem y Fe rro (Hou): 3. Neil C h isho lm (H en): 4. Ryan Eva ns; 5. Robby Errett (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Chris Thompson (Suz) : 2. Brent Gilliam (Yam ); 3. N ick Mairose (Suz) : 4. Chris Reed (Ka w ): 5. Robbie Dunham (Yam ). PR O: 1. Du stin Ev a ns (Ho n): 2. Ed wardo Flippo (Han); 3. No rm Schie l (H a n). JR VET BEG: 1. Azoul at Ami (Kaw). J R V ET NOV: 1. Ric k Sm it h (Yam ); 2. Bru ce 1 Richards (K. W); 3. Gabi Abayo u (Ho n): 4. Jeff Ha ll (Su z). JR VET INT: 1. Chr is Reed O<.Jw); 2. N ick Ma iros e (Suz): 3. Robbie Dunham (Yam); 4. Shan e Stanley (Yam ); S. llobby Hall (Yam). . VET BEG: 1. Darren Lowry (Yam); 2. Nic k Dall y (Suz): 3. Jim Bagge (H e ; 4. Marti n Brod y (Hon ). m) VET NOV: 1. Micha el Penta (Yam ); 2. D a v id Willi ams (Hun); 3 . Bru ce Richards (Kaw): 4. Ray Ritzier (Kaw ): 5. Rick Sm ith (Yam) . VET INT: 1. Mike Licit ra (Suz ); 2. Dar re n Staffe r (Hon). VET P RO: 1. Edw ardc Fli p po (H en ): 2. Jim Sendleba ch (Ya m) ; 3. Norm Sch iel (He n). SR NOV : 1. Rick Kanat zar (Hon): 2. Na than Kid der (Suz ). SR INT: L Cliff Warren (He n): 2. Kenny Kopecky (Han); 3. Ken Slater Sr. (Ho n): 4. Larry Hipp (Yam); 5. Mark Hesse (Yam) . SR EX: 1. Jim Send lebach (Yam); 2. Edwa rdo Flippo IH on) : 3. G ra nt M o ore Sr. (He n): 4. La rry Williams (Yam); 5. Delv Shelton (Yam ). e OIT NOV: 1. Dav e Rut led ge (He n): 2. Art lu n g (Kaw): 3. John Webb (H en) . orr A~ : 1. Andy F1um (Yam); 2. Jeff Ha wthorne (Su z): 3. Don Meiner (Ya m) ; 4. Richard Bealer (Yam); 5. Rick Kanatzar (Hen) . OIT EX: 1. He rber t Allen (Kaw): 2. Rick Beal e r (yam); 3. Larry Hipp (Yam) ; 4. Gary Williso n (Kaw). orr MSTR B: 1. Gra nt Moore Sr. IHo n): 2. Larry Williams (Yam ); 3. Na nn Schi el (Hon). OPEN VIN T: 1. Steve Pu g sley (H an ); 2. David Kaechele (BMW ); 3. Run C I. Sf'l;' y (H un ); 4, Jon Leonard (H un }. 1 M /W S/BK: 1. Ala n Sch we n (Yam l; 2. Chris Franks (Bon); 3. Steve n Cobb (Hon); 4. Richa rd Matthe ws (Hunl; 5. Cedric Smith (Suz ). O P EN CL<;C S/ BK: 1. Kevin No rrnet (Ya m); 2. Rob Martin {Ho n l; 3. Joe Mallen (Hun); 4. Steve ruple y (Hon f 5. Richard Richter (Ho n). bO S/S t'T EX: 1. A lan Schm id t ( Ka w); 2. Dav id Cook (Ya m); O 3 . Mike Su llivan (K.,W); 4. lohn Du gan (Yam); S. Rob Carpenter [Ya m) . 600 S/SrT AM : 1. Jason Wait (Ya m ); 2. Mark Day (Y am); 3. P hillip Price (Ya m); 4. Mark McKinn l'Y (Hon]: 5. jorda n Wolse y (Su z) . t)(l(l S / BK: 1. David Coo k (Yam); 2. Alan Schmidt (Kaw ); 3. Mike Sullivan C w l; 4, Rob Cerpeoeer (Yam);S. Ma rk Lorentz Ka (Yam). 650 G P TW : 1. Ced ric Sm it h (Suz ); 2. A la n Sch wen (Su;r,) 3 . ; Leif Or mseth (Due); 4. Jdf Uno (Dud; 5. Ted Hawkins (Suz ). OPEN G P TW : 1. D.m Wilson tSuz) ; 2. Josh Bryan (5uz) ; 3. Andy Pleune (Suz ' ; 4. Brigg s Willo ug hby (Hon); 5. Micha el Cover (Duel. 750 S/ SPT EX: 1. John Dugan (Suz ); 2. Andy Plcune (Suz); 3. Steve Schoc k (yam); 4. hrhn Lippis (Suz); 5. Bill C is mM (Suz) . , oC 750 S / SPT AM : 1. M ich....} Ml.. u lloug h (Han); 2. JMOn Hat field (Ka w ), 3. An dy Crane (Honl; 4. Ch ris topher Ho w ard (!Caw); 5. David McCord (Su z) . 7SO S/ BK: I . Rllbt.-.n. Und erwood tSuz); 2. John Du gan (Su z);_ 3. Jo : .o h Bryan (Suz l; 4. Dan w tlso n (Suz ); 5. Robb Ladd (Kawl, O PEN S/SPT EX: I. Mike Sullivan (Kaw); 2. David Coo k (Yam); 3. M ichael M n ch cll (Yam) ; 4. Sa m So lo ma n (Yam ); 5: Robert U nd erwood {Sud. orENS/S PT AM : 1. ,.l~n Wa it (Yam); 2. Rob b Ladd (Kawl ; 3. Ch ris to p her Howard (KilW); 4. Roy Red dick (Kaw ); 5. Dav id McCord (Su z ). O P EN S/ BK: 1 . David C o ok (Ya m); 2. Mich,w l Mi tch e ll (Ya m l; 3. Tam er Kekhia (Kaw ); 4. Sam Solomon (Ya m); 5, Simon Field (Hon j . G Helen Raceway Park len Jeringan jams at REM Saturday Motocross By Roc ky Hash Portland Inte alional Raceway m Cook concocts a championship By Lisa Conzattl PORTLAND, OR, OCT. 10 Am assin g t he most overall poi nt s th is yea r, David Cook earned the number-one plate for the 2000 racin g season. At the beginn ing of the da y at Portland International Raceway, Coo k had a scant seven-point lead over com petito r Rob Carpenter. Coo k kn ew he need ed to stay up front in his four classes' in ord er to maintain his overall lead . Adm itted ly nervous, Cook said the champion ship d epe nd ed on his "being patient and not doing an yth ing stupid." After his win in the 600cc Superbike class, his first class, h e felt he had locked in a good cushion and that from then on he "just needed to finish in the top five ." Number tw o ov erall we n t to Ala n Sch midt, wh ile Rob Car pen ter end ed the sea son in third. In 600ec Superbike action, Schmidt , aboard a Kawasak i ZX6R, jumped ou t into the lead , followed down the straight by Carpenter and Cook, both astride Yamaha R6s. The fourth spot wa s occupied by Team Green Kawasaki 's Mike Sullivan, wh o was followed by Mar k Lorentz on an R6. These top five riders formed a train that broke away early on from the rema ining 23 rider s in the field. After several position chang es, Cook came out on top, followed by Sclunidt and Sullivan . Schmidt also nab bed th e hol esh ot in th e 600 cc Sup ersport class, followed d ow n t he s traigh t by Cook and Sullivan. These t h ree staye d glued together d uring the 10-lap event, e xch a ng in g po si tions ni n e times . Schmid t arrived at the finish line first, followed by Cook and Sullivan. Aboa rd his RI, Cook leaped ou t in fro nt in the Open Supersportevent, followed by Sullivan , on his ZX9, and Mike Mitchell, also on an Rl. Mitchell d rafted and passed Sulliva n down the stra ight on the second lap but could n't make th e pa ss stick , and Su llivan flew by o n the brakes going into tu r n one. Th e n e xt ti m e aro.Jlhd, Mitch ell waited u n til th e end of the straight to attem pt the pass on Sullivan , bu t he was again denied by the brake master. Sullivan wen t on to pass Cook for the lead between turns tw o a nd three. The p ositions st ay ed the sa me until lap seven, wh en Sulliva n almost tossed it away in turn seven, allowing bot h Cook a nd Mitchell to fly by. Sullivan man aged to get back aro und them bo th at the end of the straight on lap nine, and he held on for the win . Result s 125 GP: 1. Danielle Saxman (Apr); 2. Ouis Fra rWi .(H on ); 3. Steven Co bb (H o n l; 4. Richa rd MatthewlI (H on ); 5. T im Fe nd ley (lion). SAN B ERNARDINO, CA, OCT;30 Hond a rid er Jason [eringa n used a bit of good fortune and a de termined sec on d- mo te ride to take the overall hono rs in the ho tly, contested 125cc Beginner d ivision during round five of Racing Enterprises Moto rsp orts' Glen Helen Fall Sat urd ay Mot ocross seri es, sp onso red by RK Cha ins and AMP Research Bed X-Tender. In mota one, Kawasaki jockey Bryan Haase ab sconde d w ith the holesh ot. jertngan shoved his CR12S into second , whil e Yamaha pilot Ryan Amaradio ran third . When the racers came ou t of the back section for the first time, the top five spots wer e filled out by Chris Herrin and Skip Benedict. On th e sec ond lap , Am aradio took ove r second . Herrin hit the dirt on the next lap, all ow in g Ben ed ict to move u p a nd Yam ahamoun ted Iayson Lu bben to take over fifth. Out fron t, Haa se was steady with the lead , though Amaradio was beginning to inch toward him . By halfwa y, [eringan had closed to ma ke it a thr ee-way ba ttle for the lead . For the next tw o laps, the riders rode in tight formation, less than a second apa rt. With two laps to go, Amaradio tried to slip inside of Haa se in a tight right -hand comer; the two rid er s came together and then bailed off their mac hine s. [eringan zipped by the car n age to ta ke ov er the lead . Ama rad io was first to rem ount, and ,he still held second . Haase got going just in front of Benedict to hold down third . [erin gan rod e mistake-free on the last lap to take the moto win. Amaradio settled for secon d, w hil e H aase ro lled in th ir d . Benedi c t claimed fourth, and Lubben was fifth. In moto two, Haase agai n took the holeshot. Ama rad io agai n gated well and held down secon d, and Jeringan rod e in third . Lubb en rod e in fou rth , and Herrin was fifth as the pack completed the first lap . Haase immed iately opened up a one-second lead , while Jeringan d osed on Ama radio and. hound ed him, lookin g to ma ke the pass . On the fourt h la p, Ieringa n fin all y foun d a way to make a pass on Ama radio stick, and he mo ved up to second and began ap plying pressure on Haase for the lead. Afte r a poor start , Benedic t came from wa y back an d went around He rrin for fifth. Lubben was still rid ing hard in fourth, right behind the lead pack. With two laps to go, [eringa n had closed to within two bike lengths of Haase, and when the white flag came ou t, he was looking to make the pass for the win. Haase di d wha t he could, but Jerin gan was rel en tles s, a nd he for ged p a st Haase o n th e last la p to take th e mo to w in . Lubben also made a last-lap pass, p ushing Amaradio back to fourth . Bened ict cam e in fifth . Ieringan' s 1-1 finishes ear ned him the ove rall win on the d ay. Haase finis hed up in second with his 3-2 tally, whil e Ama radio claimed third after going 2-4. Lubb en was fourth after posting 5-3 rides , and Bern.. edict's 4-5 finishes earn ed him 250 GP: 1. Cene Brown (Yam); 2. Simon Sm it h (Ya m); 3. Kori Gill (Yam). 450 S/Sf'T: 1. Pau l Lud wig (Yam); 2. Ted Hawkins (Suz) ; 3. Kevin Normet (Yam); 4. Da vid Mos s (Yam); S. C ra ig Peblsc he fifth. (Yam) . 450 S/ BK: I. Rid Thompson (Yam ); 2. Pau l Lud wi g (Yam); 3. Darcy Ziegler (YlIm); 4. Joe Pcthoud (Han); 5. Craig Fabischc (Yam). 125 BEG : 1. J.lson Jeringan (H on ); 2. Brya n Ha ase (Kaw ); 3. Ryan Am aradio (Yam ); 4. Jayson Lu bben (Yam); 5. Skip Benedict (Hon). 125 lNT: 1. j a.'lOIl Wood (Suz); 2. Revelle Harrison (KTM); 3. 500 VINT : 1. Mike Daniel (Suz); 2. Jon Munns (Han); 3. Do uglas Brown . n 125 PRQ 1. Craig Davis (KTM); 2. Kevin To wnsend (H on). Results MINI : t. jdSO Do m ann (Yam) ; 2. N ick Wa ter ho use (H o n). n

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