Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

already spoken with Langston afterward just to clear the air. "It's kind of hard [to take) when I was really going good like that," Fonseca said. "I stalled it, and I couldn't get it started. It's just a bad weekend. Luckily, I'm not hurt or anything. All I can do is just come back next week and try to win." Despite the starting problems, Fonseca said that he still digs the YZ250F. "I think the bike's great, but you just can't make little mistakes like those," Fonseca said. "Buckelew rode great. It's just one of those things. You just have to let the time go and try to capitalize next week." Up front, Buckelew was simply never pressed in the late going, posting average lap times in the mid 56second range en route to the win. "I had to keep the pace up," Buckelew said. "I couldn't slack off. It was pretty tough mentally to stay focused on riding good laps." Defending series champion Shae Bentley put in a few good laps en route to a fourth-place finish aboard his Pro Circuit/Kawasaki/SplitFire entry. Dostal and Pingree finished fifth and sixth respectively. 1:1II QuIcomDl SbId'U81 Sa Diege, Callfemia Results: Jan..-y 13, ZOOl 125 HEAT 1 (6 laps, 1-9 transrer): 1. Justin Buckelew (Vam); 2. Rodrig Thain (Suz): 3. Danny Smith (Suz); 4. Grant Langston (KTM): 5. Shoe BenUey (Kaw): 6. Jason McCormick (Suz); 7. Andy Harrington (Yom); 8. Michael Young (Hon); 9. Greg Schnell (Yem); 10. Andrew Short (KZlW); 11. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 12. Mike Corder (K8W): 13. Levi Reid (Yam); 14. Harold Hageman (Suz): 15. Pascal Laur.. (KTM): 16. Benjamin Coisy (Vam): 17. Ryan Clark (Yam): 18. David Ramsey (Vern); 19. Ito Posca (Vam); 20. Tony Amaradio (Vam). Time: 5 min., 41.060 sec. 125 HEAT 2 (6 laps. 1-9 tronsrer): I. David Pingree (KTM): 2. Emesto Fonsece (Yam): 3. Jiri Dostal (Hon); 4. Ivan Tedesco (Hon); 5. Travis Preston (Hus); 6. Bryan McQavran (Hus); 7. Robbie Skaggs (Suz). 8. Tyler Evans (Hon); 9, Sean Hamblin (Hon); 10. Akins Narite (SUI); 11. Keith Johnson (Vam); 12. Marc Riston (Vam): 13. Ty Lacey (Suz): 14. Gio Tedesco (Hon): IS. Michael Sleeter (Vam); 16. Ryan Dudek (Vam): 17. Jeremy Chouss.. (Hon); 18. Matthiew Lalloz (Vam): 19. Casey Lytle (K.w): 20. Stephan Oem.rtis (Vam). rune: 5 min.. 48.170 sec. 125 LCQ (4 laps. 1-4 transrer): I. Ty Lacey (Soz): 2. Levi Reid (Vam); 3. Kevin Johnson (Vam); 4. Casey Lytle (Kaw): 5. Ryan Clark (Vam); 6. Michael Sleeter (Vam); 7. Mike Corder (Kaw): 8. Jeremy Chaussee (Hon); 9. Marc Ristori (Yam); 10. Gee Tedesco (Hon); 11. Stephan Demarti! (Yam); 12. Ryan Dudek (Vam); 13. Andrew Short (Kow): 14. Benjamin Coisy (Yern); 15. Harold Hageman (Suz); 16. David Ramsey (Yam); 17. Matthieu Lalloz (Yam); 18. Keith Johnson (Yam); 19. P8SC"t Laurel (KTM); 20. Akira N.r"" (Suz): 21. Ito Pose. (Yam); 22. Tony Amaradio (Yam). Time: 4 min., 00.41 sec. 125 I'IAlN (15 laps): J. Justin Buckelew (Vam); 2. Danny Smith (Suz): 3. Rodng Tha,n (Soz): 4. Shoe Bentley (Kaw); 5. Jin Dostal (Hon); 6. David Pingr.. (KTM); 7. Tyler Evans (Hon); 8. Grant Langston (KTM); 9. Casey Lytle (Kaw); 10. Ivan Tedesco (Hon): II. Andy Harrington (Vam); 12. Greg Schnell (Yam); 13. Ernesto Fonseca (Yam); 14. Jeson McCormick (Suz); 15. Kevin Johnson (Vem); 16. Ty Lacey (Suz); 17. Travis Preston (Hus); 18. Bryan McGavrllln (Hus): 19. Levi Reid (Yam); 20. Robbie Skaggs (Sut); 21. Selin Hamblin (Hon); 22. Michael Voung (Hon). Time: 14 min.. 06.00 sec. WInner's Average Lap: 56.400 sec. Margin of Victory: 4.009 sec. AMA/EA SPORTS 125« WESTERN REGIONAL SOPERCROSS SERIES STANDINGS (Alter 2 or 8 rounds): I Justin Buckelew (45/1 win); 2. Danny Smith (44); 3. Rodrig Thain (34); 4. (TIE) Emesto Fons("ca (33/1 wln)/Shae Bentley/David Pingree (33); 7. (TIE) Tyler Evans/Ivan Tedesco (27): 9. Jiri Dostal (26): 10. Casey Lytle (24): II. (TIE) Grant Langston/Jason McCormick (15); 13. Andrew Short (11): 14. 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