Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

w ould g iv e him t he ove rall and drop hi s top tw o foes back to seco nd and third. When the lights went out, the deci sion had not ye t been m ad e. (It wa s later determ ined th at Hommel wou ld indeed be award ed first overall.) Ern ie San c hez has bee n th e m o st d omi nant of the afo rem enti oned trio st ill ai m ing at a sweep of th e series point s. His t hree week s of 25 0c c Beg inner exp loits appear on pa per to be nea rl y perfec t, as he ha s unoffic ia ll y led eve ry lap of all ni ne m ot os he' s rac ed thus far! On this night, for th e seco nd ti m e in the current cam paign, Ben T ol bert was runner -up to th e Mon t cl air Yam ah a-sp on so red spee dster. Wh en 125c c B e gi nn e r T o n y B o o t sma sho ws up , he usuall y wi ns. Th e only time th is ye ar Boots ma showed up and fa ile d t o wi n was bac k in mi d -Feb ru ary , w hen A. J . St einba c h laid cl aim to the first -p lace trop hy . At th is ro und, Boot sm a, too , kept hi s points earn ings pegged at m aximum with a 1-3 - 1 perfor m anc e. St einba c h ha s since be en m oved to t he 12 5 cc Jun iors, a clas s he w on o n thi s night, and it appears that Bootsma m ay soon also m ak e th e m ove up. Pee Wee (4 -6) ra ce r B rando n Fleen er is the thi rd rid er to sta rt the sec ond hal f of th e FM F se r ies und efeat ed o ve ra l l , d efeat i n g Bl ak e Gra y th is week . T here m igh t have also been two Veterans sitting at 123 points ha d th ey not stumbled . For tw o we eks ru nning , Cra ig K ob aek and Tom Th omsen had won th eir respect iv e classe s o n H o n d a s , b u t e a c h c a me u p shor t toni ght ; K ob ack slipped to th ird, behi nd Suzuk i j ockey Bria n Pappa la rdo and Yamaha rider Doug Co lt r ai n , i n t h e Vet B eg i n n ers; a n d Thomsen (w ho r aces w ith the headl amp lit on hi s Honda ) p l ac ed runn er -u p t o Ya m ah amounted Mondo Duran in th e Vet Juniors . Inter est ingly, th e BOee Beg inn er cla ss has not had anybody appear in th e t op three over - all m ore than on c e, making it th e m ost co rn pet iti ve class fat serie s cham p ionshi p ho nors. T his week, Parke r O sborne won th e fin al m ot a aft er a pair of seconds t o gam er the biggest tro ph y. Res ults 50 (4. 6): \. Brandon Fleener (KTM) : 2. Blake Grey (Lem}. 50 (7· 8 ): 1. Chod Mora l ~ (Co b); 2. An drew Mulgrew (Co b); 3. Skyl er Hawk ins (Hon). 60 BEG: 1. J ustin Hommel (Kaw ): 2. Ryan Streusbeuqh (Kaw): . 3. Tommy Madden (Kaw). 60 (0 -8): 1. Dtmi eJ Arr edond o (Kaw) ; 2. Bredlee Pappalardo (K aw ) 60 (9·[ 1): 1. Frank Aguir e (KTM) . 80 (14 - 16); l. Brandon Str ll usbaugh (Han); 2. Ja ck Kashersky (Yam); 3. J ohnny Nlchel s (Kaw ). 80 BEG: l . Parker Osborn e (Hon) ; 2.. Ry an Legg (Han); 3. Ger . rett King an (Hon). 100; 1. Steve Fann ing (Kaw): 2. J ohnn y Nichel s (Kaw) . 12. BEG: I. Ton y Bcctsme (Kaw); 2.. Trav is Hawk ins (Suz); 3 5 Chese Balla rd (Yam) . 125 JR : 1. A .J. Stei nbach ( Yam); 2. Andrew Wayeman ( Yam) . 250 BEG : I . Ernie San chez ( Yam) : 2. Ben T olbert (Yam) ; 3. Arek Meyer (Yam) . 250 INT ; 1. Tim Burku msh a..... (Y!lm). VET BEG: 1. Bria n Peppeterdo (SUl); 2. Doug Coltrai n (Y" m ); 3. Craig Ko back (SUl ). VET J R; 1. MondoDur an (Yam) ; 2. Tom Thom sen (Hon ). VET INT ; 1. LeeRam age (Yam) . AM: I. J ohn Bryll (Yll m) . orr Thacker Bar bare e Pirates Away the Win B y D.RTBIKEMIKE SMITH VILLE, A R, MAR. 25 Rid er s fr om sever al states tru c k ed in t o th e hill s of no rth A rkansas for rou nd three of the Mid -Sou t h MX Ch am p ionsh i p Series. Th i s park has only bee n ope n fo r about a year and is gaining popularity. as owner Roy Thacker con ti nues to improv e his fa cility with every C·-Y~"" ~ . MX .. r._. d.~. race. Open fo r daily riding on the m otocro ss track , there are trail s t o ride, RV ho ok ups, a sand vo lleyball court, a k lddy park and fishing pon ds. D an iel Halp ain o f B ent o n, A rka ns as, was th e EZup winn er in the Kawasak i Sportsc enter of Litt le Rock-spo nsored rider d raw ing . F ift een riders b last ed off th e gat e in the 85 cc Seni or cl ass. Suzu ki- m ounted T o lland W eems fr om Cro ssett, A r kan sas, t oo k t he holeshot and led fro m wire to w ire. as he had the track dial ed in. Kawasak i ride r Ozzy Barba ree of Pin e Bl uff had t o overco me a ba d st a rt , and he w o rk ed h i s w ay into seco nd p lace by the end of the ra ce. Je remy Holl and , rid ing for Mila m 's Kawas aki of Pine Bluff, held off Lou isian a ri der Chr is Permen t er fo r third p la ce. Perment er wa s fo urth and Cody Bagwe ll fift h. T he sec ond m oto was all B ar baree' s. He to ok the holeshot and never look ed back . Get ti ng out fro nt ear ly was all Barb aree need ed , and he stretc hed his lead out to w in the moto in style. Weem s had no probl em s staying in seco nd , but Barb aree t ook th e overall win. and Holl and rounded out th e top th ree. Ky le Se lle rs o f J unc tio n Ci t y , Arka ns as, made th e long trip fro m wa y d own south worthwhile as he dom inated t he 65c e ac t ion in bo th m ot os. Never press ured all day , Sell ers m o t or ed ar o u nd th e track like he was out p la yi ng in the ya rd . A ustin Humbard t o o k advantage of a goo d start and cl ick ed off tw o sec o n d- p la ce f i ni sh es fo r sec o n d o ve r a l l. La rke Disot ell , also of J uncti on City , m ade up fo r h is fift h -p lace finish in the first m oto and charg ed around J ustin Carr in the roc ke rs and took ove r third. Bran don Harris pl aced th ird in the first m ota, but a tumbl e on the first lap of the second m oto left hi m ba ck in th e field . A ha rd charge brought Harris back up to fifth, but th e race end ed befor e he cou ld pass Ca rr. O n the day , Sell ers to ok first , Hum ba rd sec on d , Di sot ell thi rd , Carr fou rth and Harris fifth . Resu lt s 50 (4. 8); I. Scott Bol ton (Co b); 2. Dyl an Fallin (Hus); 3. Dylan Guaj ardo (KTM) ; 4. Allen Humbard (Co b); 5. Jordan Powell (KTM). 65 (7- 11): l. Ky le Sellers (Ka w) ; 2. Au stin Hum bard (Kalil) ; 3. lance Dtsotell (Kaw ): 4. Just in Carr (K aw); 5. Brandon Harris (K" w). 85 JR (7 . 11): 1. JO(> Lesze retto (Sux); 2. J acob Brldqes (Hon ): 3. A ustin Hurnberd (Kaw) : 4 . Patri c k Java ( Yam): 5 . Ky le Seller s (K" w). 85 SR ( 12- 15); I . Ozay Barbare e ( Kll W); 2. Toll and Weems (Suz) ; 3. Jeremy Holland tKaw) : 4. Christop her Permen ter (Yam): 5 Cody Bagwell(Hon) . OPENMINI; 1. Ouy Barbar ee (Kaw); 2.. Tolland Weem s ( Suz); 3. Joe Lezze reuc ( Suz): 4 . J osh Hull (Ho n); 5. Jeremy Holland (Kaw ). 125 BEG: I. Dustin Jo hnson (Hon ); 2. Dylan Patterson (Hon ); 3. Shelby Smith (Hon); 4 . Zack Davi s (Hen] : 5. Clint Clo inger (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Matth ew Gaunt (Yam); 2. Jeremy Robinson (Hon); 3. Robbi e Hurt! (Kaw); 4. Luke Gorr ell ( Yam ): 5. Cody Downs (Kaw). 125 1 ; I. A ndre w Canno n (Yam) ; 2. Tr oy Lester (Yam); 3. NT Steven Sampl ey (Yam ); 4. Greg Crane (Yam) : 5. Robbie Keel (K aw). : 125 EX 1. Trace Fowl er (Kaw): 2. Mike Edward s (Yam ). OPEN AM: I. Tro y Lester (Yam): 2. Matth ew Geunt ( Yam ); 3. Steven Sampley (Yam); 4. Cody Down s (Kaw) ; 5. Greg Crene (Yam ). 250 BEG: 1. Mich ael Wing o (Kaw): 2. Shelby Sm ith (Hon); 3. Eric Babbitt (Yam) ; 4. Dam on Wingo (Yam); 5 . Michae l Scheffheuser (Hon) . 250 NOV; I. Dani el Halpain (Kaw); 2. Sheen Tim mon s (Hen ); 3. Lee Unvill e (Hon) ; 4. Donnie Dunlop (Hon): 5 . James Rollins (Yam ). 2.50 INT : I. Andrew Cannon ( Yam) ; 2. Tod d Perna (Yam ); 3. Lucas langley (K alil ): 4. Chad Launius (Yam); 5. Robbie Keel (Kaw ). 250 /0PEN EX: I. Trace Fowler (K aw): 2. 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