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Mills Road MX Parte At round two of the STC Pro Circuit Winter Series in Houston, Texas, Kyle Phenix (16) takes the holeshot In the first 250cc Novice moto. Bernie Fischbach (45), Brad Cooksey (30) and Thomas Wilson (23) are left to fight for second. Spears (Kaw); 3. Shane Logan (Kaw); 4. Corey Self (KTM); 5. Nick Pabon (Kaw). 65 OPEN: 1. Cody Stork (Kow); 2. John Tomlin (KTM): 3. Corey Self (KTM); 4. Zack Given. (Kow): 5. Coleb Reid (Kow). 85 BEG: 1. Rusty Schoonover (Hon); 2. John Fikarls (Kew); 3. Jarrod Doss (Yam); 4. Corey Brewer (Kaw); 5. Joel Romon (Hon). 85 (7-11): 1. Luco. Windhom (Hon): 2. Cody Sterk (Kow); 3. Steven Boll (Kow); 4. Corey Self (Kow); 5. Jored Moore (Kow). 85 (12-13): 1. Ryon Grantom (So2); 2. Ronny Jockson (Kaw); 3. Jose Fernandez (Kaw); 4. Ronnie Shoffer (Kaw); 5. Tyler Schultz (Hon). 85 (14-16); 1. Ryon King (Yom); 2. Justin Thomas (Kaw); 3. Justin JlIckson (Hon). 85 OPEN: 1. Ryan Grantom (Suz); 2. Justin Jockson (Hon); 3. Jose Fernandez (Kaw); 4. Ronny Jackson; 5. Steven Boll (Kaw)_ SCHBY; 1. Rondy Childers (Kow): 2. Ryon Cirantom (Suz); 3. Luther Easley (Yam); 4. Joke Moore (Kow); 5. loch Soyre (Hu.). 125 BEG: 1. Mike Homes (Yam); 2. Chris Hargrave; 3. John Hurd (Hon); 4. Wes BlllOkrmm (Han); 5. Taylor Stevens. 125 NOV; I. Chod Davi. (Kow); 2. Jo.eph AgUilar (Kaw); 3. Luther Easley (Yam); 4. lach Foulk: 5. Colby Kreft (Kow). 125 (NT: 1. Jason Gaddis (Han); 2. Brian Germany (Kaw); 3. Bryan Nicholson (Han); 4. James Morsholl (Kaw); 5. Vemoo McKiddle (Yom). 125 OPEN; 1. Jo.on Gaddi. (Hon); 2. Brion Germany (Ka",,); 3. Bryan Nicholson (Hon); 4. Brant Word (Kow); 5. Jocob Cro.by (Kow). 250 BEG: I. Poul Peterson (Yom); 2. Mike Jacobs (Kaw); 3. John Forbish (Kew); 4. Chuck Puckett: 5. Jody Bull (Yom). 250 INT; 1. Brian Germony (Kow); 2. Robert Roose (Yom); 3. Joson Lovell. 250 OPEN: I. Jason Lovell; 2. Brant Ward (Kew); 3. Dana Ftesche (Han); 4. Robert Roose (Yom); 5. Chris Ford (Hon). 250 EX: 1. Todd Down. (KTM); 2. Cody Morek (Han); 3. Dana Flesche (Han); 4. Jeremy Ross (Hon). 25+ NOV: I. Thomas Wilson (Hon); 2. Mike Donohoe (Han); 3. Keith Karstedt (Hon); 4. Travis Thompson (Han); 5. Ryan Garnett (Yam). 25+ INT: 1. Aaron Brumbraugh (Hon); 2. James Hillin (Hon); 3. Keith Commander; 4. Keith Darrow (Hon); 5. Joson Nimitz (Hon). 25. EX: I. Todd Downs (KTM); 2. Cody Morek (Han); 3. Michael Keating (Suz); 4. Vince Kaclr (Yom); 5. Breck Powers (Hon). 30. NOV: 1. Thomas Wilson (Han); 2. Andy Kimbrell (Yom); 3. Robert Le.lle (So2); 4. Todd Miller (Suz); 5. Kyle Dietrich (Yom). 30. INT; I. Todd Binns (Yom); 2. Chris Ford (Hon); 3. Keith Dorrow (Hon); 4. Joson Nimitz (Hon); 5. Jay Rivellll (KDW). 30+ EX: 1. Michael Keating (Suz); 2. Darrell Bean (Yom). 40+ 8: 1. Veman PDtterson (Hon); 2. Todd Miller (Suz); 3. Otto Geisindorft (Suz); 4. David Kocich (Yam); 5. Rex Ea.ley Jr. (Yam). 40+ A: 1. Mickey Pizzitol" (Han); 2. Dan Scheffler (Hon). WI'IN OPEN: I. Sheree Schultz (Hon): 2. E1izobeth McFarland (Kaw); 3. Katie Hutson (Hon); 4. Angelo Keith (Yom); 5. Mocy Kimbrell (Yam). ered his "Mom and Dad-sponsored" RM80 to the holeshot, and Schoonover, who finished sixth in the first moto, took the lead from him shortly after. On the first lap, Joel Roman moved into second, behind Schoonover, with Amos behind him. Shaun Lagan had fourth, and Katie Hudson was running in fifth. At the end of the first lap, the running order was Schoonover, Roman, Fikaris, Lagan and Brewer. Doss, who was runner-up in the first moto, came around in ninth on the first lap and spent the entire second lap charging up to fifth. Brewer moved into fourth, and when the white flag came out, it was still anyone's moto. One shift in the front-runners and the overall would be completely different. However, when the checkered flag came out, no positions had changed, and there were three riders tied for the overall. Schoonover's 6-1 finishes gave him top honors, with Fikaris' 34 score beating out Doss' 2-5 tally to take second place overall. Brewer took fourth overall, and Roman's 125 finishes got him a place in the top five overall. _ Mills IIoad MotoenIss Putr Heaston, Tlus Results: .....aary 21, 2001 [Round 2J 51 (4-6): I. Dow.on Drayco" (Cob): 2. Comoron Snedeker (Cob); 3. Corbin Wielond (Cob): 4. Beou Boldwin (Pol); 5. John Whitworth Jr. (Cob). 51 (7-8): I. Cody Broswell (Cob); 2. Sean Jordan (KTM); 3. Jocob Turbyfill (Cob): 4. Trovi. Price (Cob); 5. Toylor Whitteker (Cob). SIP/W MOD: I. Cody Bro.well (Cob): 2. Trovis Price (Cob); 3. Seon Jordlln (Cob); 4. Jocob Turbyfill (Cob); 5. Toylor Whitteker (Cob). 65 (7-9): I. John Tomlin (KTM); 2_ Jeremioh Herron (Kew); 3. J.e. Camacho (Kaw); 4. Travis Price (Kaw); 5. Aiex Hutson (Kaw). 65 (10-11): 1. Zock Givens (Kow); 2. Chose Bellingham, Washington, resident the lion's share of the $6000 purse. Five separate shows during the weekend gave nearly 60,000 spectators a taste of supermotard-style racing, as SuperlT provided an added attraction for the fans of the everpopular SFX Monster Jam event. The course snaked through a footballfield-sized area of dirt featuring bumps, jumps and turns, steering the bikes clear of monster-truck fodder (Le., crushed cars). The main straight skirted the full length of a sideline on the concrete floor into a left-hand bend through an end zone and back onto the dirt. Cola syrup coating added grip to the polished floor, yet the surface remained slick due to dust created by the trucks. Each show saw the 30-bike field seeded into two heats and a last-chance qualifier. With only 16 spots each main, several SlTARS regulars were truly challenged to earn a transfer spot. Stanley's high-flying style over the IT -style tabletop jump made him a popular winner with the crowd in Friday night's opener. Riding a Honda CR250 fitted with 19-inch wheels and dirt-track tires, the BBRP/Maryotts Honda/Joe Russle-sponsored rider caught a break when Kopp got caught up in a turn-two melee and stalled his KTM 400 E/XC. AMA Grand National Champion Kopp was back on top the following afternoon, having swapped his bike's 17 -inch supermotard rear wheel and rain tire for a 19-inch hoop wearing soft-compound dirt-track rubber. Finding grip in the loose ~irt was the main directive, as excessive wheelspin on the concrete was pretty much a given regardless of tire choice. With Kopp absent Saturday night due to other obligations, Stanley took an unmolested victory ahead of the Yamaha YZ400F-mounted duo of Jeff Annen and Scott Rose. Sunday's early show saw Stanley's additional track knowledge put to good use in maintaining a narrow flag-to-flag lead over Kopp, with Rose a solid third. While nothing spurs a Monster Truck crowd to life quite like the Grave Digger rolling onto its roof, the weekendis SuperTT finale came close. Kopp put his KTM Sport Motorcycles/Screwy Designs-sponsored four-stroke out front on the opening lap, with Stanley in tow. The friendly racing rivals ran nose to tail for several laps, with Stanley making his presence felt by jabbing Kopp with a wheel here and an elbow there. Three laps from the end, Stanley carried enough momentum over the tabletop jump to pull even with Kopp through the rocker section and steal the inside line into the hairpin that followed. Kopp countered on the next lap with the same move, although a bit deeper into the turn, resulting in aT-bone collision that sent Stanley to the ground. This gave the race-long battle between Rose and Annen new meaning, but two turns from the finish the pair tangled and fell, handing the runner-up spot back to Stanley, who had rejoined the fray in fourth. _ To_ Dome TOCOIlIa. Washington llesulls: January 12-14, 2DDO MAIN 1: 1. Dan Stanley (Han); 2. Scott Rose (Yom); 3. Jeff Annen (Yom); 4. Jeff Hiott (Kow); 5. Joe Kopp (KTM). MAIN 2: 1. Joe Kopp (KTM); 2. Dan Stenley (Hon); 3. Scott Rose (Yom); 4. Allen Yorrow (Yom); 5. Kurt Edward. (Yam). MAIN 3: 1. Dan Stanley (Han); 2. Jeff Annen (Yam): 3. Scott Ro.e (Yom): 4. Pete Neilson (So2): 5. Don Canet (Hus). MAIN 4: 1. Dan Stonley (Hon); 2. Joe Kopp (KTM); 3. Scott Rose (Yom); 4. Jeff Hiatt (Kow); 5. Jeff Annen (Yom). MAIN 5: 1. Joe Kopp (KTM); 2. Don Stonley (Hon); 3. Scott Ro.e (Yom); 4. Bob Torset (Yom); 5. Tyler Sendell (Yom). Cycle World SuperTT Series Tacoma Dome Kopp, Stanley Storm Tacoma SuperTT By five-race stadium SuperlT weekend DON CANET held inside the Tacoma Dome. Stan- TACOMA, WA, JAN. 12-14 N 44 ley's trio of main-event victories was ational dirt-track stars Joe Kopp backed up with a pair of second- and Dan Stanley split wins in a place finishes to Kopp, earning the FEBRUARY 14, 2001 • cue • _ n __ .. Tacoma Dome: Loose dirt on polished concrete makes for a tricky transition, even for Grand National Champion Joe Kopp (43), who was nevertheless in winning form in Tacoma, Washington; he scored two wins at the inaugural Indoor SuperTT.

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