Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

BEG: 1. Todd Potrykus: 2.. Den Cook: 3. Greg TreYer, 4. Jim Roberts; 5. Tom Murphy NOV: 1. Angek) Gumuo; 2. Ron Beur; 3. F~ Hommel; 4. West F........., 5. Dolly. INT~ 1. Jay80n Monroe; 2. Phil Goukt 3. Oevid Dubol5; 4. Kl:'Nlrd lJpocomb: 5. Eric GunIho<. EX: 1. Robbie James; 2. Mark Sluen; 3. i"I&k.e Geim: 4. Strve """*' _5.TOM>d _ _. Il\STR: I. Mike Horton; 2. .hm Hem; 3. #l\arit Andencn; 4. ChriI _5.JoeW_. PRO: I. W"tJlle Sunatl: 2. l.ee: Bacon; 3. Shawn Heit:; 4. Paul W .... )8.. BEG: I. James BIeckwdI; 2. Patrick Samuela; 3. Jeff Brad- Ray V~. NOV: 1. ...Iotvl Adems:" 2. Vincent 00nz.aIes; 3. MIchael Otter· aMw; 4. John JacoI»; 5. )8.. beck: 4. Scott WaJlace; 5. John Curran. 38+ INT: I. Chris Fischer; 2. Arnie Davis: 3. Rob Townley; 4. Mark Jones; 5. TJ. King. 3S+ EX: I. David Fajardo; 2. BriM Allen: 3. Den Caoeva; 4. Matt Mc8rIdt: 5. Tm MaBh. 45-t I\: I. Jeff Blix; 2. Bill Carr; 3. Lee Evena; 4. Kirk Lukrotka: 5. ..Joe Stem. 45-+ B. 1. Reid Franke: 2. Mk:haeI R9ion; 3. Jim Hanenbl!rg: 4. Dougie Stephens: 5. Devld Blosser. las Vegas Motor Speedway One from the Hart By DICK GOODWIN Rush Lake: Mark Deal (33) nabs the Over 40 holeshot on his way to just one of three class wins at round four of the NMRAlDTRA Ice-racing championship in Rush City, Minnesota. 30.: 1. 1'\ark Deal; 2. Dan Zltur; 3. Scott Williams; 4. Sieve AhIen; 5 JlIyTR:ln'Ibefg. 40 ..: 1. Mark Deal; 2. Dan Zltur; 3 Steve Ahleu; 4. Ja)' T_5John_ Glen Helen Raceway Park Fischer Fantastic in the Rain at OTHG MX By CHRIS SANCHIRICO SAN BERNARDINO, CA, FEB. 18 Chris Fischer didn't let a little rain and mud slow him down as he stormed around the very fast Glen Helen track en route to victory. The Over The Hill Gang members began the year 2001 a little older, a little heavier and a little grayer, but they were still fast and hungry for competition. The weather was uncharacteristically wet and cold, yet more than 2 J 4 Vet riders showed up to mix it up in the rain and mud. The track was in good condition at the start of moto one. With 21 riders on the gate, Honda-mounted Fischer grabbed the holeshot and never looked back. Fischer seemed to be in the wrong class, as he cruised effortlessly to a huge victory. Behind Fischer, there was a real battle for second through fifth. After lap one, the running order was T.J. King, Sam Rodriguez, Rob Townley and Amie Davis, all of whom were jousting for the runner-up spot. Davis began a charge through the pack to claim second. Late in the race, Long Beach Motorsports-backed Mark Jones mounted a laRocco-like run to the front. With three laps to go, Jones had King in his sights. As the duo entered the canyon sweeper, Jones went around the outside of King to claim third. Jones appeared to be the fastest man on the track as he reeled in the second-placed rider. With the white flag waving, Jones worked his way up to the Davis' rear wheel. Jones knew exactly where he wanted to make his move: the same place where he had taken third. As the two entered the sweeper, Jones got around Davis to briefly claim second, but Davis quickly retaliated, and the two were separated by inches at the checkered flag, with Davis holding Jones at bay. "I still had my hard-pack tires on from Carlsbad, and I was having trouble hocking up," Jones commented after the moto. Before the start of moto two, the rains began making the track as slippery as a skat· ing rink, thus making the start more importa~t than usual. King nailed the holeshot on hIS YZ250, with Fischer, Townley, Davis, and Phil Means in tow. Jones wished he had changed his tires, as he was buried deep in the pack after gating poorly. Fischer quickly displaced King for the lead and then ran away and hid, just as he had in moto one. He had the overall in the bag, but second place was still undecided. Davis pulled out all the stops and worked his way past King and Townley to lock up second overall on the day. Rick Melgren came on late in the moto after a poor start te work his way up to Townley, but Townley rode a strong moto and managed to hang on to third on the muddy and rough track - which was good enough to secure the final podium position. LAS VEGAS, NV, FEB. 25 Racing in the confines of Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Motocross Park, Kawasaki speed merchant Anthony Hart triumphed on a cold and windy Sunday. The minkycle ace smoked the Open class, dominating both motos with ease. Things were a little dicey in the 80cc Stock combined race, as a first-moto crllsh forced Hart to dig down deep to earn the glory. The Stock class blasted off with Hart in the lead, just ahead of Wesley Harris and Kurtis Gierer. Hart continued to lead, while Harris and Gierer passed and repassed each other. Hart had things under control until midrace. when a crash in the rhythm section cost him many positions. Harris inherited a big-time lead, and he wasn't about to waste it. As Har· ris blasted around the course, Hart furiously charged back up through the pack. Harris flashed across the line with the first-moto win, while Hart's impressive charge brought him all the way up to second. Making his bid for overall, Harris whipped out in front of Gierer. Hart and Clay Cutler to start race two. The early part of the race was wild, with Hart stuffing his way past Gierer to challenge Harris for the lead. A nice inside-line pass before the finish-line tabletop put him out in front to stay. Hart cranked it up even higher and won race two by a huge margin, sewing up the overall 80cc (12-16) crown. Harris had his hands full holding off a charging Kyle Behling, who had moved up into third. Harris held on to take second, and second overall, ahead of Behling and Gierer. Shane Koja proved to be fastest in the 80cc Stock (9-11) division, and Alex Matteson led the 80cc Beginners home. The bigger bikes were all grouped together to form one large gate. Master-class stud Damon Wasden was the big dog in this group, setting a pace nobody could match. He blasted out in front of the pack to lead race one, with Kris Higdon and VOR-mounted Jeff Mur· phy just behind him. As Wasden picked up the pace, Higdon was joined by fellow 125cc Novice rider Travis Jackson, and they made a bid to run him down. Wasden was on fire, but Jackson made a late push to reel him in. Wasden flashed through the pipes to nip Jackson. with Higdon third. Race two featured another Wasden holeshot, just ahead of Murphy and Higdon. Wasden cranked up the pace. trying for another wire-ta-wire conquest. Jackson moved in again to take over second, but this time Higdon stayed close. The racing was fast and close for the rest of the moto, but no positions changed. Wasden took his second straight victory and the Masters Open overall, ahead of Murphy. Jackson outdueled Higdon for I 25cc Novice honors, while Danny Doyle, Jay Burkett and Ronnie Krause topped the Masters Novice, Masters Beginner and 125cc Beginner classes, respectively. R••ulb PIW STl( (4·6): 1. Chase MalTS (Cob): 2. Cody Howard (KTto\); 3. Drake Wasden (Cob); 4. Kaasldy Howard (Hon). P/W STl( (7-8), I. Dolton Do,'. (Pol): 2. Dylon Stohl (Pol): 3. Jake MhcheJI (P (Y~): 3. Ky6e ~~ (Y.m); 4 Kurtil Oi«er (Kaw). 80 OPEN (7·16): 1. Anlhony Hart (K.",); 2. Wesley Harris (Y~): 3. Kyle ........ (Y~): •• Shane Koja (!law): 5. CIo, c_ c_ (K.liw). .... 125 BEO, 1 ....... " ' - (....): 2. Jc/I "-' (Han): 3. J - . -( ). 125 NOV: I. Travll Jacbon (lion); 2. Kna Higden (Vam); 3. J-.~(Han). .125 OPEN: 1 KriI Higdon (Y.m); 2. TntYa Jac::bon (Han); 3. Ronniel

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