Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

z.....--------------------------,------,---......, w a: o ~ 85 (7-11): 1. Ricky Renner (Yam); 2. Dean Dyess (Suz); 3. Dominic lui (Suz); 4. Travis Barlow (Kew); 5. MlIrcelo DOOoy (Yam). 85 (12-13): 1. Kyle Chisholm (Kaw); 2. Matt Boni (Kaw); 3. Kyle Meeks (SU2); 4. Zachary S w Hamilton (Hon); 5. Marlin Davis (Yam). 'o" :1 :1 85 (14-15): 1. Matt Goerke (Yam); 2. Alan Cliburn (Kaw) 3. Ashley Jones (Yam); 4. Shane Carlton (Kaw); 5. Matt Pedrero (SUI). S/MINI: 1. Matt Goerke (Yam); 2. Kyle Chisholm g z (Kaw); 3. Dean Dyess (SUI); 4. Travis Winebrenner (Yam); 5. Dominic lui (Suz). YTH (12-15): 1. Nicholas Adams (Yam); 2. ~ James Stewart (Kaw); 3. Dan Truman (K8W); 4. Zachary Lundy (Suz); 5. Garrett Edmiston (Yam). 16~24: 1. Donald McGourty (Yam): 2. Karsten Butler (Hon); 3. Augie Lieber (Yam); 4. Darryl Und '~ " " ~ (Yam); 5. Ole Jones (Kaw). 25+: 1, John Kitsch (Suz); 2. Matthew Crown (Kaw); 3. Fernando Macia (Yam): 4. Bryan Abel ~ (Hon); 5. Christopher Meylun (Yam). 30+: 1. Barry Carsten (Suz); 2. Matthew Crown (Kaw): 3. Tim Eggers (Yam); 4. Bryan Abel (Han); 5. John Camelio (Hon). 35+: 1. Tim Eggers (Yam); 2. Mark Beamer (SU2); 3. Sam Allen (Yam); 4. John Camelio (Hon); 5. David Bowman (Suz). 40+: 1. John Lundy (Han); 2. David Bowman (Suz); 3. Lenard Leggett (Suz); 4. Willis Brock (Han): 5. Tom Bragg (KTM). 50.: 1. Tom Bragg (KTM); 2. John Logsdon (Hon); 3. Gene Manning (Yam); 4. Will Roberts (Yam). WMN: 1. Sarah Whitmore (Yam); 2. Jessica Patterson (Kaw); 3. Heidi Cooke (Kaw); 4. April Hodges (Kaw); 5. Jessica Foster (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 2. Tony Thunder Cross Motorsports Park: Matt Goerke (189) and Robert Kiniry (203) do battle in the first 85cc (14-15) moto at round four of the 30th annual AMA Florida Winter Series In Okeechobee. lap, Kain moved up to fifth for second overall. Jarrett Tipping got the first 250cc/Open A moto holeshot. Behind him were Joshua Sweat, Paul Perebijnos, Derek Rose and Bill Ryan. Perebijnos passed Sweat on lap two and set off after Tipping. By the end of lap three, Perebijnos had taken command; he pulled out a few bike lengths and was never challenged. After a sixth-piace start, Karsten Butler worked his way up to fourth. By halfway, the race tightened for third. Butler dived to the inside after the finish-iine jump and took third. Butler put the pressure on Tipping on the last lap but couldn't make the pass. Sweat and Rose rounded out the top five. In moto two, Butler got what he wanted - the holeshot. Sweat, Perebijnos, Rose and Tipping followed. Butler led the entire moto. Perebijnos' overall was on the line, and he had to finish behind Butler or win. Perebijnos soon passed Sweat for second, but he could never mount a challenge for the lead. Tipping had passed Rose and was right on Sweat. Sweat faltered in the first turn and Tipping went by. Rose took advantage of the situation and also got by Sweat. Rose soon got back by Tipping and tried to reel in Perebijnos. Sweat dropped out with a couple of laps to go, moving Ryan and Shawn Nutt up to fifth and sixth. Nutt passed Ryan on the last lap, next to the starting line, and the order stayed the same to the checkers. Matt Goerke and Robert Kiniry battled in the first 85cc (14-15) moto. They were only feet apart until Kiniry encountered problems and settled for second. Alan Cliburn, Cody Walker and Shane Carlton rounded out the top five. Moto two was led by Matt Pedrero off the start, but Goerke was soon' in 52 FEBRUARY 21,2001 • cue I e the lead. Kiniry did not start, so Goerke ran away with the win. Walker started third but dropped to seventh by the end. Cliburn started fourth and worked his way around Pedrero for second. Ashley Jones and Carlton rounded out the top five. The 125cc C class had a turnout of 60 riders, requiring qualifiers to thin the field to 40. The holes hot in the final went to Jonathan West. Bradley Bernier started third but was soon in second, pressuring West. Following the two were Sid Boughton and Shaun Skinner. Bernier jumped to the inside of turn one and came out the leader. Bernier slowly pulled away for the win. After the halfway mark, West had company behind him. Boughton and Skinner switched positions and were on West's tail. Skinner passed West before the step-up, and then set out after Bernier, but he didn't have enough time. Boughton passed West on the last lap for third. In the 125cc Pro class, Tyson Hadsell had to come from sixth to get the first-moto win. Perebijnos was the early leader, but he dropped to fifth. Coming home behind Hadsell were Tony Lorusso, Barry Carsten and Troy Adams. The second moto was all Hadsell's. Adams started in second and finished there. Michael Sigmund started third but dropped to eighth. After a bad start, Lorusso moved up to take third. Carsten was fourth and Jon Logan was fifth. eN Thunder Cross Motorsports Park Okeechobee, Florida Resul1s: January 21, 2001 (Round 41 P/W (4-6): 1. Marisa HI.lmpshire (Kaw); 2. Brandon Slane (KTM); 3. Tyler Meyer (Cob); 4. Donald DeEema (Cob); 5. Zack Duchain \Yam). P/W (7-8): 1. Tyler Moore (Cob; 2. Kllien Fitzpatrick (Cob); 3. Justin Stllrling (Cob); 4. Mikey Morello (COb~. 5. Bradley Bonds (Pol). 65 (7-9 ; 1. Chase Couture (KTM); 2. Cody Cleveland (K M); 3. Derek Hall (KTM); 4. Justin Hall (KTM); 5. Kyle Goerke (Kaw). 65 UO'II); 1. Colten Mar.nard (KTM); 2. Robert Tiesler KTM); 3. Joshua Mil er (KIM); 4. Nicholas Taylor ( aw); 5. Chase Merritt (Kaw). n e _ s Lorusso (Yam) 3. Troy Adams (Yam); 4. Barry Carsten (Suz); 5. Jarrett Tipping (Suz); 6. Paul Perebijnos (YZlm); 7. Michael Sigmund (Kaw); 8. Jon Logan (Hon); 9. Nicholas Vaughn (Kaw); 10. Derek Rose (Kaw). t 25 A: 1. Troy Adams (Suz); 2. Randy Valade (Han); 3. Jarrett Tipping (Suz); 4. Fernando Mads (Yam); 5. Paul Perebijnos (Yam), 125 B: 1. Donald McGourty (Yam); 2. Drew Kain (Yam) 3. Ryan Sipes (Kaw); 4. Nicholas Adams (Yam) 5. James Stewart (Kaw). 125 C: 1. Bradley Bernier (Yam); 2. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 3. Sid Boughton (Han); 4. Jonathan Hilderbrand (Suz). 250/0PEN A: 1. Paul Perebijnos (Yam): 2. Karsten Butler (Han); 3. Jarrett Tipping (Suz); 4. Derek Rose (Kaw); 5. Bill Ryan (Han). 250/0PEN B: 1. Dan Truman (Kaw); 2. Drew Kain (Yam); 3. Ryan Sipes (Kaw); 4. Darren Fortin (Yam); 5. Garrett Edmiston (Suz). 250/0PEN C: 1. Elliott Cook (SU2); 2. Jim Penski (Yam); 3. Corey Norvell (Suz); 4. Jonathan West (SUl); 5. Brook Thorpe (Yam). 250 PRO; 1. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 2. Tony Lorusso (Yam); 3. Charles Duffy (Suz); 4. Barry Carsten (Suz); 5. Troy Adams (Suz); 6. Mitchell Cooke (Kaw); 7. Jon Logan (Han); 8. Hans Neel (Han); 9. Andy MI.lthieu (Han); 10. Daniel Pepoon (SUl). 4·STRK: 1. Garrett Edmiston (Yam); 2. Terry Blake (Yam); 3. Tim Eggers (Yam); 4. Jim Edgar (Yam); 5. Danny Jones (Yam). Broadbent Arena Louisville Sluggo By MIKE NICHOLS In the 250cc Pro main, Metcalf absconded with the holeshot and ran away with a commanding lead. As he checked out, the only real race was for second, between Chester, Katin and Baker. After battling in each comer, the threesome crossed the finish line in the same order, followed by LCR/So. Cal./Pirelli's Davey Yezek in fifth. Friday's Extreme Jump Off was a showdown between Sluggo Gessner, Spencer Hill, Aaron Dieter and Dusty McDonald. After two high-flying tricks from each rider, Gessner's sideways pancake took the win. Saturday's nearly soldout crowd didn't leave disappointed. The show started with five nail-biting 125cc Pro qualifiers. Only the top two finishers of the 10 riders in each qualifier would move on to the Pro main event. Many Intermediate and Beginner classes also ran on Saturday between the Pro qualifiers and heat races. There were four 250cc qualifiers; only the top four fastest riders from each and the three fastest from the last-chance qualifier would go to the main. The 125cc Pro Main was a battle between Chester and Metcalf. The two riders swapped back and forth for the lead until SU2ukimounted Chester came out on top at the checkered flag. FollOWing the top two were Katin, Yezek and Brian Mason. Metcalf absconded with the holeshot in the 250cc Pro main and, just as in Friday's 250cc race, he pulled away with a commanding lead. Katin battied Chester for second; the two were wheel to wheel, and with two laps to go, Chester made his way past Katin to take the runner-up position. Coming in a close fourth was Honda-mounted Brockman, followed by Yezek. Saturday's Extreme Jump Off was even more exciting than Friday's high-fiying show. Hill amazed the crowd with a no-footed cancan lander. Many more amazjng jumps ensued. When the spectators cheered for their favorite jumper, Sluggo Gessner had his second winning night. Results Friday 50 (4-8): 1. Kyle Cottrill (Cob); 2. Dylan Cox (Cob); 3. Welker Brightwell (Cob); 4. Cameron Reas (Cob); 5. Dustin Mcl:loMld (Kew). 65 (7.\1): I. Sleven Squire (Suz): 2. Andrew Dewees (Kew); 3. Cody Reas (Kow); 4. Riley Mllr'lh (KTM); 5. Cole Lewis (KDW). 85 (12-15): 1. Gmnt fo'Ioorelond (Sw.); 2. Brock Evens (SUz.); 3. Dale Fulkerson (Kz!w): 4. Nick Benze (Vam).5. Mason Glorioso (KoIII). 125 NOV: I. lim Heath (Yom); 2. Christopher Brown (Yem); 3. Bmndon Stooksbury (Vem): 4. Trey Meek (Yem); 5. Jeff Statham (Yem). 125INT: I. Shawn Clark (Kaw); 2. Lucas StMlton (Yam); 3. Bryan Wegner (Hus); 4. Shane O'Bonion (Vam); 5. Mike Miller (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Jemie Brockman (Han); 2. Jim Chester (Suz); 3. Mike Katin (Yam); 4. Jeff &Ike!" (Yam); 5. Brian Mason (Kaw). 250 NOV: I. Brandon Stooksbury (Yam); 2. Chad Foley (Hon); 3. Steve Pierson (Yam); 4. Rod Comer (Kew); 5. Chuck Stewert (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Bmd Abele (YlIm); 2. ChIp Prinz (Hon); J. TIm DovIs (Kaw)j 4. Jason Mudd (Hon); 5. Mlltthew Fox (Yam). 250 PRO: I. Nick ~ (Sw.): 2. Jim Chester (Suz); 3. MIke Katln (Yam); 4. Jeff Boker (Yam); 5. Davey Yezek (Yam). Saturday 50 (4.8): I. T~.. e.~I. (Cob): 2. K~. Cottrill (Cob): 3. Dy"" eo. (Cob): 4. IluJtJn McllonaId (K••): 5. em-. R.., (Cob). LOUISVILLE, KY, JAN. 26-27 65 (7·11): 1. Steven Squire (Suz); 2. Cody Reas (Kew): 3. Riley On the opening night of the Regional AreMarsh (KTM); 4. Mike Mlltway (Kaw): 5. Max i.Jlthrop (Kaw). nacross Series in Louisville, PR Racing's 85 (12·15): 1. Ptllridt Massie (Kaw); 2. Tim Hollenbeck (Yam); 3. Jamie Brockman took the 125cc Pro win Grant Mooreland (Suz); 4. J~ Jennings (Suz); 5. Mason Glorioso (IIA.). while Nick Metcalf topped the 250cc Pro event. Things didn't go so well for Ben Riddle. The Suzuki rider jumped out in front of his qualifier and dominated throughout, but ·on lhe final lap he attempted to shoot between two lappers on the catapult jump and came up short and cased hard on the landing, injuring his wrist. Riddle rounded the final two corners and won the qualifier but had to sit out the remainder of the weekend. In the 125cc Pro main, Suzuki/Thor/Turf"s Up/Spy's Nick Metcalf and Suzuki of Gastonia/ Ba rr' s/Sini sa I 0/ Works Connection/Wisecobacked Jimmy Chester were first into the first comer. Coming oul of the whoops and going into the second corner, Chester went low under Metcalf, forcing him over the benn and onto the ground. Metcalf sprang up quickly, only to find he had a broken clutch perch. Chester eventually lost the lead to Brockman and finished sec" ond, followed by Kames Broadbent Arena: Sluggo Gessner was batting a thousand Sports/Pro Circuit's Mike Katin, in Louisville, Kentucky; he won the Extreme Jump Off Dreyer Yamaha f, SU2uki's Jeff contest on both nights wilh his high-flying antics. Baker, and The Edge Racing's Brian Mason.

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