GNC Texas Regional
Mosier Valley USA MX
BY K"'T SPANN "'1'10 THE BECKSTER
PHOTOS BY K"'T SP...NN
EUl£SS,TX,DEC.3
ronman Lance Hollister won all six
of his motos to collect wins in the
Minibike Stock (12-13), Minibike
Modified (12-13) and Minibike Open
classes at the GNC Texas Regional the qualifying prelude to the 25th
annual GNC Final in March 2001.
Team Green/Thousand Oaks/Pro
Circuit/Axo-sponsored Justin Smith
made an impressive Pro debut, winning all four of his entered 125cc and
250cc Expert motos. The turnout was
light, with only 301 entered riders on
hand and classes combined throughout the day.
Hollister's first win came in
Minibike Open competition. The
Texan led Colorado's Adam Harvey
in both motos to the checkered flag.
New Mexico's Austin Turner turned in
a 3-4 score for third. Texan Logan
Melton (5-3) was fourth.
Hollister' second tum came in the
combined Minibike Stock event. The
12-13 and 14-16 classes cleared the
gate first before the 7-11 riders were
cut loose. Chris Rensink, in the 14-16
division, grabbed the holeshot. Hollister went wide in the first turn to skate
his way around the berm. Rensink
lost ground on the first lap when Hollister took over the lead. Hollister
began to distance himself from the
pack, passing into the back-of-thepack 7-11 traffic by the end of lap
two. Vince Monteleone chased Taylor
Painter for two laps before he got by
in the whoops, securing second in the
12-13 class. Rensink took the win in
the 14-16 group, while Kyle Cunningham won the 7-11.
Rensink got the moto-two
holeshot, but Hollister passed him by
the S turns. Monteleone got in behind
Hollister and held second for the
remainder, followed by Painter and
Michael Kasberg. Zeb Smith won the
7 -11 division, but a fourth-place firstmoto finish held him to second overall; Cunningham's 1-2 tally took first.
Brandon Baccus took the win in the
14-16 group, using a 2-1 for the
overall win to Rensink's 1-2 for
second.
Hollister repeated his performance
in the Modified Minibike (12-13)
motos, with Monteleone again chasing him to the finish line in second.
Ryan St. Cyr snared the first 125cc
Expert moto holeshot, with Justin
Smith at his rear tire. Smith made his
move on St. Cyr on the first lap to
take control of the race. St. Cyr
stayed in second for five laps, chased
by Nathan Hale, who had spent the
first three laps trying to get around
D
Bryan Emig. Just short of the white
flag, St. Cyr and Hale collided. St. Cyr
took a soil sample; Hale kept it on two
wheels and assumed second place.
Smith claimed the second-moto
holeshot and never looked back, finishing six seconds in front of Hale,
who was three seconds in front of
Emig. With his ice-breaker race
under his belt, Smith appeared ready
to settle into his new Pro riding
career.
(RIght) Bryan
Emlg (Fro's big
brotller) won
botll the Over 25
and Over 30
Expert events In
addition to
competing In tile
125 and 250cc
Pro contests at
tile ONe Teus
Regional event
In Euless, Teus.
1'111'11 1'111'11 STK (9-11): 1. .... ron Wh.rton
KTM): 2. Preston Prim (KTM); 3. Jake Weaver
Kaw); 4. Jamison Miller (Kew); 5. Kyle Cunningham
KTM).
I'IlNI I'IlNI 1'100 (9-11): 1. Jeffrey Fisher (Kow);
2. Preston Primm (KTM); 3. Jaml..,., Miller (K.w); 4.
Jake Weaver (Kaw); 5. Kyle CunnlllQh.m (KTM).
I'IlNIBK JR BEG (7-11): 1. Tyrer Turner (Vom);
2. Cody V.ughan (Kaw); 3. Benton AmoId (K.w); 4.
Eric Thompson (y.m); 5. Ronnie Guthrie (Y.m).
I'IINIBK SR BEG (12-15): I. She. Fouchek
(SU1); 2. Jacob Medders (K.W\; 3. Im.c Rich.rdson
(Kow); 4. Brandon Baccus (Suz .
I'IlNIBK STK (7-11): 1. Kye Cunmngham (SU1);
2. Zob Smith (Kaw); 3. loIarsh.11 (K.w); 2.
Vernon McKiddie (Yam); 3. Aaron Mitchell kKaW); 4.
Brandon Fulton (Hon): 5. Adam Turner (Suz .
125 MOD INT: 1. Jeremy Durrett (
2.
James MZlIrshall (KZlIw); 3. Adam Turner (SUl : 4.
CI.yton Miller (Y.m); 5. Aaron Mitchell (Kaw).
125 OPEN: 1. Adam Turner ISU1): 2. Cue
C8mpbeJl (Hon); 3. Danny Kelsey Kaw); 4. Scott
Bonner (Hon): 5. Ricky Dye (V.m).
125 EX: 1. Justin Smith (Kaw); 2. N.th.n H.le
(Yam); 3. Bry.n Emig (Vam); 4. Ry.n St. Cyr (Y.m).
250 BEG: I. ...I.n Sh.rman (V.m); 2. Chris Irwin
(Y.m): 3. Ch.d Murphy (Hon); 4. Kurt Klosowski
(Kaw).
250 STK NOV: 1. Jeff Stewart (Kaw); 2. R~
Shinn (Vam): 3. L.e. Hom (K.w).
250 NOV 1'100: I. Jeff Stew.rt (K.w); 2. Se.n
Turner (Hon); 3. Robby Shin (Yam); 4. Ryan Curry
(Hon); 5. O.J. Cranfill (SUl).
250 STK INT: I. James M8uhall (Kaw); 2.
Caleb ~almers (Han); 3. RZlIndy Rector (Yam); 4.
Aaron Mitchell (Kaw); 5. Jeremy Durrett (K.w).
250 MOD INT: I. Celeb Chalmers \HOn\; 2.
Clayton Miller (Yam); 3. James Marshall Kew; 4.
R8ndy Rector (Vam); 5. Gary Harrison.
250 OPEN: I. C.leb Chalmers (Hon); 2. Sean
Turner (Hon); 3. Matt Spencer (Yam); 4. Gary
Harrison.
250 EX: I. Justin Smith (K.w); 2. Noth.n H.le
(Vam); 3. Bryan Emig (Yam); 4. David Hallmark
(SUl).
500 OPEN: 1. John Portm.n (KTM); 2. Mike
Klement (KTI'I); 3. Joe C.rt..- (Hon); 4. Edwin Phelps
(KTM).
25+ NOV: 1. Rob Rawlins (Yam); 2. Court
Walker ~HOn): 3. Chris Reed (Kaw); 4. Jimmy
Diedrich Han); 5. Donnie Broussard (Kaw).
25 ... NT: 1. Matt Spencer (Yaml; 2. R8ndy
Rector (Y8m); 3. Lee Upton (Kaw ; 4. Devld
Ch8ndler (So2).
25. EX; I. Bry.n Emig (Y.m).
30+ NOV: 1. Marshall Turman (Kaw); 2. Tim
Chell (Hon); 3. Kevin Uzarro~e (Vam): 4. Tripp Glenn
(KTM); 5. Rob Rawlins (Y.m .
30. INT; 1. "'nthony obbr.U (Hon); 2. Will
P.ttison (Y.m); 3. Lee Upton (K.w); 4. Bobby Meche
(Y.m); 5. David Chandler (SUl).
30. EX: 1. Bry.n Emlg (Y.m); 2. l'Ilke Klement
(KTM).
35 ... : 1. Rendy Fairburn (Vam); 2. Anthony
Dobbrau (Hon); 3. Bobby Meche (Vam); 4. Bry.n
J.ckson (Hon): 5. Joe C.rter (Hon).
40+: J. Randy Fairburn (Yam); 2. Steve
McCombs (K.w); 3. Marshall Turm.n (K.w); 4. Potts
Thorn•• (Yam); 5. David BIbby (Vam).
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lAbove) Jeremy Du....tt 137)
absconded with tile holeshot In tile
first 125cc Intennedlate Modified
moto, In front of James Marshall 145)
and Aaron Mitchell 1130). Du.... tt took
the overall for tile day at Mosler Valley
USAMX.
Jeremy Durrett absconded with
the first 125cc Intermediate Modified
moto holeshot and kept James Marshall at bay until the final lap, when
Marshall swapped out in the jump
after the finish line. Aaron Mitchell
took over Marshall's vacated spot and
finished second, followed by Clayton
Miller, Adam Turner and Brandon
Fulton. Marshall crossed the checkered flag in sixth.
Marshall snagged the second-moto
holeshot, with Turner in his wake.
Durrett got a less-than-stellar start
and had to battle from behind, moving from fifth at the end of the first
lap to third by the end of lap two. For
two laps, Durrett was all over Turner,
but Turner held his ground and
refused to be intimidated by the more
experienced Intermediate racer.
Finally, on the lap before the white
flag, Durrett cut under Tumer at the
top of the hill coming out of the Badlands to take over second, but he ran
out of time, and Marshall went on to
win. Durrett still took the overall win
by virtue of his 1-2 performance.
Marshall (6-1) garnered second.
Turner (4-3) was third, while Miller
(3-4) was fourth.
In the first moto of the combined
Mini Mini Stock (6-8) and (9-11)
classes, 9-11 racer Kyle Cunningham
got the holeshot, with 6-8 racer Zeb
Smith at his back tire. Terren O'Dell,
racing in the 6-8 portion,' and 9- 11
competitor Aaron Wharton gated
third and fourth. Wharton got around
O'Dell on the second lap. Preston
Primm, in the 9-11 pack, raced in
fifth, and they finished in that order.
Smith tailed Cunningham once
again out of the first turn in moto two,
with Primm in third. Cunningham
incurred motor gremlins on the first
lap and ended up pushing his bike to
the finish. Wharton took over the
lead, with Smith in second, followed
by Primm, 9-11 racer Jake Weaver
and 6-8 racers Tyler Cummings and
Dillon Van Way. Smith locked on to
Wharton and got around him on the
final lap to win the moto and his
class. Wharton finished second to
claim the 9-11 victory.
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P/W 50/JR 50 (4-8): I. Steven ...moId (KTM);
2. McKenzie Schuring (Y.m); 3. J.C. Hopkins (Y.m);
4. Chance Clyce (Yom); 5. Tyler Heemsbergen
(y.m).
TEENY 1'111'11 STK (4-6): I. T.nner Neuj.hr
(Cob); 2. David Bryant (Cob); 3. Dennis H.rper (Pol);
4. Braeden Van W.y (KTM); 5. J.e. Hopkin. (Cob).
TEENY I'IlNII'IOO (4-6): 1. D.vid Bry.nt (Cob);
2. T.nner Nooj.hr (Cob); 3. Dennis H.rper (Pol); 4.
J.C. Hopkins (Cob); 5. Br.eden V.n W.y (KTM).
TEENV 1'111'11 STK (7-8): I. J.red Akins (Cob);
2. Dillon Van Way (KTM); 3. Tyler Heemsbergen
(Cob); 4. Blake Howle (Cob); 5. Z.ch Henry (Pol).
TEENV 1'111'11 1'100 (7-8); 1. Dillon Van W.y
(KTM); 2. Jared Akins (Cob); 3. Z.ch Henry (Pol); 4.
BI.ke Howle (Cob); 5. Tyler Heemsbergen (Cob).
S/TEENY 1'111'11 (6·9): 1. O.vld Bry.nt (Cob); 2.
Jared Akins (Cob); 3. Zoch Henry (Pol): 4. Tanner
Neul.hr (Cob); 5. Steven "'mold (KTM).
MINI 1'111'11 BEG (6-11); 1. Cody Vaughan (K.w);
2. Preston Murphy (K.w); 3. Br.ndon Glenn (K.w).
MINI I'IlNI STK (6·8): 1. Zeb Smith (K.w); 2.
Terren O'Dell (K.w); 3. Tyler Cummings (KTM); 4.
Dillon V.n W.y (K.w); 5. Jared "'klns (K.w).
I'IlNI I'IlNI 1'100 (6-8): 1. Terren O'DeIi (K.w);
2. Zeb Smith (K.w); 3. Dillon Von W.y (KTM); 4.
Tyler Cummings (Kaw); 5. Jeremy Huddleston
(K.w).
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