Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Re sults 50 (4· 6): 1. Blak e Hoffmon (Co b); 2. Coli n Th omas (Pol): 3. Gnlmpy Valley Motorsports Park: Matt Ro b in son h aul s in the Over 25 c lass in T arlton, O h io. Cody Herron (Lem). 50 (7-8): 1. Kyl e Cottrill (Co b); 2. Robert Fif e (Cob): 3. Ian Kendig (Hus ). 50 (4-8): 1. Bloke Ho ffm an (Yom); 2. J .T . T urner (Yam): 3. ShewnThompson (Yom ). 65: 1. Derek Shirey (KTM); 2. Andr ew Mumllme (Kew); 3. Kyle Cottr ill (Kalil ). 80 (7- 11): 1. Ted Rogers (SOl); 2. Andr ew Mumome (SOl): 3. Terry Miller Jr. (Hon). 60 (12. 15): I. Ty ler Shoe (Kalil ); 2. Al len Nutte r Jr . (Yem ); 3. Jesse Gustafson (KIlIII). 60 EXTRA: I. Tyler Shoe (Kalil) ; 2. Allen Nutte r Jr. (Yam): 3. Gus Gumfson (Hon), 125 A : 1. Mark Bur kh a rt (Yom ): 2. Steve Andrich (Hon); 3. Joson Saunders [Yem }. 125 B: I. Nick Corro n (Yom); 2. Nathan Skogg s ( Yom): 3. MIItt Prilchord (Yam) . 125 C: 1. Eri c Wolls ( Yom ); 2 . Rick y Parsley (Yllm) : 3. Ben Rogers (Hon). 250 A : 1. Steve And ric h (Hen}: 2. Mork Bu rk ha rt (KTM); 3. Derek Sturgell (Kalil ). 250 B: 1. MIIrk Kiser (Yll m ); 2. Nete Elki ns (Sl.iz); 3. To mmy Laymon (KTM). 250 C: 1. Mason Holly (Kalil ); 2. Chad Und sey (Han); 3. Jom ie Colder ( Yom) . SCHBY: J. Matt Barn es (Kalil ): 2. Nick Corro ll (Yll m ); 3. MIl tt Prn cherd (Yll m). 16-24: I. Nethen Skoggs (Yam); 2. Travis Word (Hon); 3 . Chris Osbourne (Yom ). 25+: 1. Steve Andr ich (Hon): 2. Scott Hayn es (Suz) : 3. Dallo s Avery (Yom). 30. : I. Dave Hom (Suz): 2. Richord Robinson (Hon) : 3. Dall as Avery (Yam). 40. : 1. Mark Motheis (Yam): 2. Vince Loyola (Hon): 3. Kevin Clark (Hon). Los Angele s C o u n ty Ra c ew ay SCHBY: J. Adl!m Luh rs (Yll m); 2. Lev t Jen sen ( Yam ); 3 . Matt Musick (Hon): 4. Dylan Wisneski (Yam): 5. Cody Boyd (Hon ). 16· 24: 1. Doug Leavitt (Yam ); 2. Chad Zulilln (Yam); 3 . Robert Queln (Yllm ): 4. Aaron Wl"rslngl"r (Yam); 5 . Bred Hendry (Yam). M a gn o li a, Ohi o ' s M att B a rn e s was abso lutely briliiant at this cha lie ng ing co urse . A fter ex pe rie ncing pr oblem s in mota o ne of th e 125cc B cl ass , he won th e seco nd m ota hands down and beat local hero Nic k Carroll to swee p th e Sch o olboy class. Ca rroli was ab le to use Bames' m ot a -on e m iscue t o ta ke t he 12 5 c c B- c1as s w in w ith a 2-2 p erfor m an c e, wh il e Nathan Sk agg s' J -3 gave him seco nd on the day . No one wa s ab le t o match Mark Ki ser ' s spee d in th e 2 50cc B cl ass. He absconde d with tw o win s t o c ap ture tha t class , leav ing Nate Elkins and T ommy " B igboy " La ymon to fight over th e runner-up spot. El kins' 2 -4 fin ishes be sted La ymo n' s 5 -2 show ing fo r sec ond overall. Ja son Sau nders ro de off with the m ota -on e win in th e J 6-24 cl a ss bu t t he n fa ile d t o appear for m ot o t wo, allowi ng Ska gg s to take home th e fi rst -p la c e tr ophy in th is age di vi sio n . Ashland ' s M ason Holl ey fu el ed up hi s Kawasaki KX250 and rode to th e 250cc Cclas s victory on a 2 -1 t all y. while Chad Undsey of Circleville ran well for second with a 1-4 showing . 25+ NON-EX: 1. Jack Pankoff (Yam); 2. Cory Stevenso (Yllm); n 3. Nicholas Suecc (Yam); 4 . David McMechlln (KlIw); 5. J ames Buny . 25+ A: I. J osh Kellogg (Yaml ; 2. Todd Robertson (Yam): 3. Dere Shaff r (Hon); 4. Travis Mullins (Hon); 5. Darin Gueme (KtI....). k e 30+ 1\: 1. Keith Campbell; 2. John Merwin (Hon ); 3 . Boo Stic hter (Kaw): 4 . Tim Butl er ( Yam) : 5. u.rry Hoff (Hon). 30+ B: I. Cory Stevenson (Yam ): 2. Nichola s Su K O (Yllm): 3. Chris Dodge (Y ilm): 4. Steve Lacey (Han): 5. Dan M urdaugh (Yll ). m 30+ C: I. Doug Brookman (Han ); 2. Scott Campbe ll (Yllm): 3 . Kevin Brauch (Han); 4. Den n is O ' Shea (Hon); 5. Steven Wood s (Hon ). 40. A : I. Dlivid Dli nko (YlIm ); 2. Deen Haight (KIIIII); 3. Brian Sharp (Yam ); 4. Kurt Dimi c k (Yll m ); 5. Kevin Carbaugh (KTM) . 40. B: I. Bill Hcske ll (Kalil ); 2. DlIvid Wiedetnlln (Honl ; 3. Steve Cron (Hon ); 4. Dflle Schoc ke (Hon) ; 5. Mark Barne s ( Yflm ). 40. C: I. Scott Morrison (Hon); 2. Roger Matheny (Hon ); 3. Rus· sell Borsk i (Yam) ; 4. Randy Hanson (Hon); 5 . Kevin Houston (Hon). SO. : t . Nick Murph y (Kll lII). OPEN 4-STRK : I. David Hutto n (Yarn) ; 2. Tim Butler (Yarn): 3. Brennen Bapti sta (Yam); 4. Brian Sharp (Yam): 5. TIm Leggett (Yam ). WMN A : 1. Ang ela Strickl and ( Yam); 2. Layne Qlbson (Sw.). WMN B: I. Kati e Hendri xson ( Suz): 2. Kell y Sprin g (Yam ): 3. Noelle Gueme (Kalil ); 4. Cynthia Bennett (KTM). WMN C: 1. Sabrina Milazzo (Yam) ; 2. Dlmlelle Rolbrechl Kaw) ; 3. Beth Remley (Yam) : 4. Kristi Hendri xson (KolII ): 5. Ten Walker (YlIm). G rumpy Va lley M otorsports P a rk Hoffman, Dustin' ' e m By R UPERT :g T A RLT O N, O H, MAR . 31 W ith coo l weather and fin e tr ack conditio ns, a co uple hu ndred riders turne d out for promot ers J im and T erry Th ompson ' s seco nd rac e of the seaso n , and Circleville ' s B lak e Ho ff man was the picture of c on sist ency on hi s hometr ack . T he young ma n st art led th e field of pr e· schoolers and kindergarten ra cers as he took two 50 cc-c1ass victorie s at Grum py Vall ey MX in T arlton . Hoffman used hi s Cobr a CM5 0 to co nq uer bot h 50 cc ( 4 -6) m oto s, th en m ounted hi s tru sty Yamaha PW50 to thrash all co me rs in th e 50cc (4 -8 ) O il-Inj ected division. MPS Racing' s Steve Andrich ran off w ith th e Over 25 A cl ass win and then eluded a pesk y Mark Burkhart to take th e 25 00c A wi n . Bu rkhart, on a borrow ed KTM 52 0 SX , su f b ig cra sh in practi c e o n th e large fer ed m achi ne, and this seeme d to dampen some what his drive and enthusi asm , and Andrich w as abl e t o e scap e for b o th m ot a wins . Bu rk hart got some revenge by sto rm ing home th e winner in th e 125cc A di vision, however, on his new YZ250F. Local ra c er and so metime tr ack work er Dave Hom wa s di cing up th e soil on his F&S Suzuki RM2 5 0 . He be sted o ld -t imer " K ing " Richard Rob inson to master the Ov er 30 cla ss. Dave Piccirill o ran a str ong 3 -3 for third . Shawn Rife cru ised to th e win in m ot a one of th e 65c c cl as s. b ut hi s DNF in moto tw o allowed D erek Shirey and A ndr ew Murname to batlie for the overall. Logan' s KTM -m ounted Shi rey took the win with a hard y 3 - J sco re, w hil e Westerv ille's Murname pulled i n with second ov erall on 2- 3 scores . . Tyler Sho e walked ali over th e Mini Senior and BOcc Extra classes. The Kawa saki j ockey spa nked the fi eld on his KX8 5. Shoe went unbeaten on th e day, with fou r m ota wins . ~ co UJ a: co MAY 2 ,2001 • cue e ROBERTSON PAU,IDALE. CA . MAR . 25 Kaw asaki-m ou nt ed Br ent Faw cett put together t wo nearl y p erfect motos to t op a la rge 80 cc Beginner cl ass at Lo s Angeles County Rac ewa y during th e Na ti onwide Cy cle-spo nsored o pe n i ng r oun d o f C alifo rnia Racing Club's 24 th annual T ri- Race Serie s. JMG Motor sp orts-ba cked Andrew Rhoads pu t his YZ8 0 into th e early first -mot o lead , ove r Fawcett, Patrick Carroll, Tim Ritzi er and th e rest of th e hun gry pack of pr eteens. By the sta rt of lap two , Fawcett and Rhoads had trad ed pla c es and w er e in ch ing awa y fro m the oth ers. In the end . it was Fawc ett and Rhoads go ing o ne- t wo at th e che cke r s, with Joshua Erickson m aking a good charge fro m out of the pack t o take th ird , ove r Ritzier and Carroll. Round tw o was all Fawcett's, as he made his way into th e lead on the ope ning lap and n e v er looked back for a swee p o f t h e c lass . Rhoad s kept Fawcett in hi s sig hts bu t had to sett le for a 2 -2 sho w i ng. Ritzl e r a nd Erick son tr aded third pla c e ba ck and forth, with Erickson pr evailing . Ca rr oll ro unded o u t the top five. Bro ok Bolstad 's rec ent jump from the Vet B e ginner cl ass t o t h e Ve t No vice div i s i o n w a s su b sta n ti ate d with h i s wire-t o -w ire ro mp in th e first m oto . Gr eg Turner ran -th e entire m o t a in se c o nd pl ac e, where he fi ni sh ed ah ea d o f Joe Mase k, Fl emm in g Lars en and Rich ard Mar shai l. The seco nd m ot a was M asek ' s turn t o shi ne; he led every i ap t o go 3-1 a nd e dge o ut t he 2 -2 tall y of Tumer fo r the overa ll honors. Bol st ad had his share of troub l e s on the o p e n i ng la p a n d co uld o nly m uster a sixth-pl ace finish fo r fo urt h overall, behind the 4-3 scor e of Larsen. Los Angeles County Raceway: J o e Ma sek w on the Vet N ovice Mid cities/GoSport! c lass at r o u nd one of the California Racing Club's T r i- Race Serie s In FMF /To o Te chPa lmdale . sponsored Bill Sauro wa s t he b ig . m oney ~ tr_~;:;.....:~--'o._+" ~ a 6 By GREG zr-- - - - - - - ---------'----- - ---, 5l ~ X. PEllETT Fawcett P ours It On at LACR MX , n e vv so wi nner on th e day. c ollect ing the 200-perce nt firs t -pl ace pa yback money in both the 25 0cc Pro and Ve t Pro/Ex pert cla sses . Sauro spli t moto wi ns wi th Tr av is Sm ith in the 250cc Pro class , with Saur o getting the j ob do ne in th e sec o nd m ot a . J on Zahrt and Sauro put on a good show in both Vet races, w ith Sauro aga in preva iling in the all- im po rt ant sec ond m ot a to earn th e biggest pa yba ck . Results S/P/W (7.9 ): I. Colton Senders (KTM) : 2. Greg Uttlej ohn (HM) ; 3. Nlcho fes Franco (Pol). 60 BEG: t . Sammy Ortiz (Kalil) : 2. Tyler O'Horll (KTM): 3. Ky le Prince; 4. Scott Winslow (Kalil ): 5. MtItthelll Thomp son (Kalil ). 60 (4-8): 1. Chandler Quimett~ (K olII). 60 (9· 11): 1. Jus tin Eubanks (KTM); 2. Arma ndo A guilll r (Kalil ): 3. Kevin Corroil (Kalil) : 4. Kyle Smith (KTM) . 80 BEG: 1. Brent Fewcett (Kll'w): 2. Andrew Rhoads (Yam) : 3. J oshua Erickso n ( Yam ): 4 . T im Ritz ier ( Kalil ): 5. Petrick Corrol1 ( Yam) . 80 (7. 11): I. Cole Seeley (SOl): 2. T rent Pugmire (KolII) ; 3. Mik e Goreia ( Yom): 4 . Lance Coury '(Suz); 5. Kyle Smith (Suz). 80 ( 12· 13): I. Aa ro n Oreb em (Hon ); 2. Brennan Mc Ginn is (Yam ); 3. Colton J ames (Yam) : 4. Andy Oto large (K ow). S/ MINI: 1. Co le Seeley (Su z) : 2. Ta nner Lang hom (Kalil) ; 3. Bren de n McGinnis (Yom ); 4 . Keith Rob inson (KolII) . WMN: 1. 'rem ere Neitzel (Suz); 2. Nik ki Puentes (Sw ): 3. Tara Neitzel (K TM) : 4 . Beck i Kenngon (Yom ). 125 BEG: I. Jess Albrecq (Yom ); 2. Ch ris Brownell (Hon); 3. TIm McDlI niel (Yam) : 4. J immy Patrick (Sw ); 5. Kasey Morri s (Yam ). 125 NOV : 1. A n tho ny Berbe covt ( Yo m ): 2 . Cory Red eniu s (Yam ); 3. Adam Gragg (Yam); 4. Rlchor d Eubanks (Suz): 5. J on Bender (Hon) . 125 INT : 1. Lers Li nds tro m ( Hon) ; 2. Bo Wilhoms (Yom ) : 3. Deuce Rutledg e (Hen); 4. Neil Chisholm (Hon ). 125 PRO: L Travis Smith (Hon) ; 2. Roymond Sm ith (Yam ); 3. Chris Thompson (Suz). SCHBY: 1. Richord Eublmk s (Suz): 2. Br ondan Relnll (Hon); 3. Kasey Morri s (Yam); 4 . Tim McDaniel (Yom) . 250 BEG: 1. Jess Albrecq (Yam ); 2. Kenny Kopecky (Han); 3. Richllrd MlI~aU (Hon ); 4. Brandon Brandon (Hon ): 5. Richard West (Yom) . 250 NOV: 1. Brian Schaumberg (Yam): 2. Ryan Reina (Hon); 3. Nic k Sweany (Hon) ; 4. Jason Cliv e (Yll m ). 250 INT : 1. Lan ny T urner ( Yam) ; 2. Cody Rondll it (YlIm); 3. Jimm y Ch a m be rli n ( Ya m); 4. Co lb y B eg i n ( Yo m ): 5 . T edd y McToldri dge (Hon) . 250 PRO: 1. Bil l Sauro (Hon ); 2. Trevts Sm it h (Ho n); 3. D.J . Sweeny (Yom) : 4. Chris Th ompson (SUl) . JR VET NOV: 1. Chas Johnson (Hon); 2. Joe Masek (Hon): 3. Roy Ritzier (KolII); 4. Darren Siegrist (Yom ) JR VET INT : I. Eri c Hal1gath (KT M) ; 2. Teddy McTo ldridgf' (Hon ); 3. J imm y Chll mbe rlln (Y8m); 4. Rick Knox (Yom); 5. Will ill m Welchh once (Yom). JR VETEX: I. Jon lahrt (Kow); 2. Drelll Qlivio (Han ); 3. Robbie Dunhom (Yam). VET BEG: I. Nick Sentene (Sw); 2. Dennis Jotlsmillo (Yom); 3. Paul Neil sen (Hon); 4 . Danny Ramirez (Han ): 5. Brenden Brandon (Han ). VET NOV: 1. J oe MIlsek (Hon); 2. Greg Turn er (Yam) : 3. Flem ming Larsen (Yom); 4. Brook BolsUld (Yom ); 5. Jeff Halt (Suz). VET INT: 1. Eric Holigath (KT M) ; 2. Mikf' U Cltra (Yam ): 3. Ed Redman (Hon); 4. Will iam Wl!lchhance (Yam ): 5. Gabi A bayov (Yam ). VET PR O/EX: 1. Bill Sauro (Ho n); 2. J on laM (Kll w); 3. Robbie Dunharn (Yam ); 4 . Drew Oli vio (Hon) ; 5 . Jimmy Roberts (Hon ). SR NOV ; 1. Ja mes Cli ff ( Yom) ; 2. Rendy Winslolll ( Hon ); 3. Frank Matlocks (Hon); 4 . Eari Ad orns (Kalil) . SR AM: 1. Kenny Kopeck y (KTM): 2. Melrk Marti n (Kalil) ; 3. Bob Dunham (YlI m ). SR EX: 1. A lon Oto rge (Hon); 2. SIeve Wil1illms (Kalil ): 3. Ranlll da ll Tittle micr (Hon ): 4 . HlI;roId Smith (Yom ). Orr NOV: 1. Eerl Adams (Kalil ); 2. Bob Kllltt (Kalil ); 3. Ask er Lemkjee r ( Suz). Orr AM: I. Randy J ames (Yam); 2. Waller Miles (Hon): 3 . J eff Petree (Yom); 4 . And y R um (Yam). Orr EX: L MIlrk Martin (Ko...): 2. Kirk Freemon (Yom ); 3. Bob Dunham (Yom). Orr MSTR B: 1. Ken Greene ( Hon ); 2. Kev in Olen (KT M): 3 . Dovid Willi ams (Yam ): 4. Gany Con ner (Yam) . orr MSTR A: 1. Allin Delorge (Hon ); 2. Dllvid lahrt (Suz) ; 3. Ed Tripp (Yam) : 4. Ken Neitzel (Hon) . Com petitio n P a rk H o m m el P ummels ' em B y J OHN B ITHEA SAN JACINTO, CA, MAR. 30 O nly three riders have th e maximum points tot al of 123 aft er th e first three of six ro unds in th e FMF Friday Ni ght Ser ies at Competition Park , but th ere mi ght be a fourth if th e results of th e 60cc Be ginner cl ass are changed durin g the com ing week after a protest was lodg ed b y one racer. Ju stin Hommel had wo n th e 60cc class in qu esti on th e last two m eeting s, and on this night he r ec orded vic to ri es in h is fi r st t wo m ato s, eac h tim e b estin g fe llo w K aw asak i rid er Ryan Str au sbau gh . In the decisive third round, he ied agai n until th e last la p, when he t an gl ed with anothe r rid er and went d own . Hommel claim s he was able to get ba ck up a nd rep as s r id er s t o gain third p lac e . Lap sheets indic ated he didn ·t co m p lete th at lap ; thus he was cre dited w ith ninth, wh ich placed him third ov era ll . Strausbaugh , wi t h ye t anoth er second pl ac e , wa s g ive n th e overa ll triumph , with fin al -m oto winner T ommy Madden, on another Kawasaki , ga ining seco nd bas ed upon a 4-3· 1 showing . If Hommel's objection stands up , it

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