Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

GNC Texas Ser ies Round 1: Mosier Valley MX Par k (ILeft) Tyler Heemsbergen was on roll S T O RV AND P HO T O S BV K A T S PA N N at the opening rou n d of the Texas AND T H E B E C K ST E R EULESS, TX, APR, 1 yle r Heemsber gen had a banner d ay , sn ari n g six ou t of six mota win s to tak e th e o vera ll vict ories in th e Te eny Mi n i ( 7- 8) , T een y M in i Open and M in i Mini (6 -8 ) event s at the open ing ro und of th e 29 th annual T exa s Ser ies, held at Mo si er Valle y MX Park, Heemsberg en absconded wi th the hol eshot in th e first T een y M in i 50cc moto, with Brandon Glenn in second and Bl ak e Ho w le in t h ird, Th e to p three ra ced in that fo rma t ion to the f in is h , w ith He ems berg en hold ing down the win spot. Joey Skinner and Sean Jordan rou nd ed out t h e top five, with Hunter K insey , Ian Haemk er and Step han ie Gilk ey fi ni shi ng out the cl ass. Heem sb er ge n r et u rn ed i n m o t o two to lea d from the fir st la p to the check ered flag , once aga in ch ased by Glenn and Howle. Th e M in i Min i 60cc (6- 8) and (91 1) ag e groups wer e c om bi ned bu t score d separat el y . Tyle r W hart on snatch ed t h e hole sh ot i n the f i rst moto, with Chad Bry ant ga ti ng sec ond . Bryan t got around Whart on on lap one and im m edi ately began to set a bli sterin g pace, leavin g Wharton in second pl ac e. Blake Wharton , Ty ler's younger b roth er , raced in th ird, fol lowed by K aleb Dove. Heemsberg en headed up the lead fo r the yo unger 6 8 class in fifth. Blake Wharton grabbed th e holeshot in th e seco n d m o t a , wit h B ry ant in pu rsu i t. Wharton he ld off B r y a n t i n t o the se cond l a p, but Bry ant was ab le to take a low line to Wharton 's high li ne in the sweeper to the Pro Private er Jump for the lead. Cory Perdue sta rt ed in th ird but suc cum bed to Tyler Wh art on on th e sec ond lap. Perdue held fou rth at the fi n i sh li ne , follo we d b y T ye Jackson , Kaleb Dove and then Heemsbergen , on ce aga in holding th e lead for the younger age group . Heemsbergen 's th ird set of perfect scores came in th e T een y M in i 50cc Op en event, in which he led Brand on Gl enn , Blake Howl e, Sean Jordan and Hunter K insey in overall fi nishes. Plano Suzu k i 's Aus t in Squires squared off w ith Chad Pluml ee t o take th e Over 25 Exp ert wi n. Pluml ee go t th e h ol es h o t in t h e f irst m o t o , w i th Yam ah a of C an a d a/ W il d w o o d Motorsports/ Pro Circuit /Thor/ Arnetteba ck ed Shane Lan g dale at his ba ck wheel an d Squires in th ird. Sq u ires tried rele ntl essly to get aro un d Lang - 50 MAy 2 .200 1 • e ye I e Series, w inning all six of his m olos for wins In the 50c c (7 -8), 50cc Open and 60cc (6-8) classes. (Below) Ty Conne r (43) had two perfect h oleshots in the 125cc Open and rode it out f or two pe rfe ct m olo wins In Eul e ss, Texas. Adam Turner (627) finished 3 -2 for second. h i s consta n t attack s. L a ng dale watched the battle for th e lead closely from the wings and fin ished third , with A d am Montoy a and Gary Go rh am rounding out the top five. In th e 125cc Op en contest , Hond a of Housto n's Ty Conner rocke ted his w ay th rough the fi rst tu rns t o lea d A dam Tu rner an d Brandon Fu lton in a m er r y c ha se . Fulton got aro u nd Turner on the fi rst lap, and th e to p three stayed cl ose t h rough the fir st fou r laps befor e Con ner was able to sha k e F u l ton and Turne r loo se . T h om a s Schule r gated fo u rt h a nd held that pos ition all the way to th e finish . John Sh ippen sta rted in fi ft h but was passed on lap two by Rust y dale, fi nally getting a shot at the numbe r -two spot over t he Pro Pr ivatee r Jump midwa y th ro ugh the th ir d l a p . Squi r e s t he n charged toward Plum l ee, bu t his battl e with La ng d a l e g a ve Pluml e e th e fie ld , leav ing Squires short of time and terra fi rm a. In mota two , Squires led th e cl ass in and out of the f ir st t u rn . Pl um l e e gated second, but Squ ir es seem t o outguess Pl umle e' s every move an d rebuffed n e "" s Huddle, who occupied the fifth- place spot at the checkered flag . Conner snared the holeshot in the second mot o, once again chased by T urner and Fu lton . Th is ti m e, howe v er , Turner hel d on to the number-two spot throughout the fi ve- lap mot a to cla im second overall . Schuler starte d fourt h , with Huddle gi vi ng him heat. Hudd l e m ad e h i s mo ve o n Huddl e th ro ug h the "sm okest acks " o n lap fo ur an d sl i p p e d b y for fourt h . Schuler rode out th e rem ain ing two laps in fifth. eN Mosier Valley MX Pari< Euless, Texas Results: April I , 2 01 (Round 11 TEEN V MINI ( 4 · 6) : I. Mason Qua lls (KTM ). T EEN V MIN I ( 7 · 8): I. Tyl.r Heern ab erqen (k T M) ; 2. Bran den Glenn ( KTM) ; 3 . Bl ake Howl. (Cob) : 4. Sean Jordan (Cob); 5. .Joey Skinner (Pol) . TEENY MIN I OPEN (4- 8): I. Tyl.r Heemsberqen ( KTM) ; 2. Brenden Glenn (KTM ): 3 . Bl ek e Howl. (Co b ) ; 4 . Seen .Jorden (Cob) : 5 . Hunt er K insey (KTM). MI NI MINI (6- 8): I. Tyler Heems~rg.n (Kaw) ; 2. Branden Glenn (Ka w) . MINI MI NI (9-1 1): I. Chad Bryant (Kaw ) ; 2 . Blake Wha rto n (KTM); 3. Tyler Wha rto n (KTM ); 4. Tye J ack son (Ka w); 5. Kal.b Dove (Ka w). MI NI MI NI OPEN (6- 11): 1. Chad Bryant (Ka w); 2. Blake Wharton (KTM) : 3. Cory Perdue (KTM); 4. Ty e Jackson (Kaw); 5. Kaleb Dove (Kew}. MI NIBK BEG : 1. Rusty Schoonover ( Hon); 2. Sheree Schultz (Hon ); 3. Anthony MontoYlli (Kaw); 4. Jeff Hill (Yam); 5. Cameron Roberts (Vam ). MINIB K (7-11): 1. T",y Canard (Kaw ); 2. Chad Bryant (YlIIm) ; 3. Loqen Melton ( YlIIm) ; 4. Blake: Wharton (Sua): 5. Tyler Whart on (Su% ). MIN IBK ( 12· 13) : 1. vece Mont.l~n. (Kaw ): 2. OIZY Ba rba ree (Kaw) ; 3 . T yler Sch ultz ( Hon ) ; 4 . Jonathan Tayl or (Yam) ; 5. Justin Albert (Suz). MI NIBK ( 14- 16) : I. RiI.y Kurosky (Kaw ) ; 2. Cody Dickey (Suz): 3 . Tay lor Painter (SU% ); 4. Tri pp Ashley (Hon) ; 5. Ja nsin McCoy (Kaw ). MIN IBK OP EN: I. Cody Dickey (Sua): 2. Riley Ku ros ky ( SUI ) ; 3. Trey Can ar d ( Ka w ) ; 4 . Vin c e Monte leone (Kaw); 5. Loga n Melto n (Yam ). 125 BEG: 1. Michael Gil (Hon) ; 2. Dirk Tedfo rd (Yam); 3 . Sheree Schul tz (Ho n); 4 . Joseph Gelvin (Yam) ; 5. J am es Griffith (Yam) . 12 5 NOV: 1. Rusty Huddle: ( Yam ); 2. Brandon Bry ant (Yam) ; 3. Robert Mieras ( Yam ); 4. Brandon Wagner (Han); 5 . Max Thom e (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Ja me s Mlirshlill (Ka w); 2. A dam T urner (SUI) ; 3. Jeremy Durr ett ( Kaw ) ; 4. Chase Rome ro (Hon) ; 5. Ty Con ner (Hon). 125 OPEN: 1. Ty Conner (Han); 2. Adem T urner (Suz) ; 3 . Br and on Ful ton (Ha n ); 4. Rusty Huddl e (Vern ); 5. Thomas Schu ler (YlIm) . 125 EX: 1. Sea" Hamblin (Hon); 2. Ryen St Cyr (Kaw): 3. Adam Mo ntoya (KTM ). 2 50 BEG : I. Brian Pag.1 ( Vam) ; 2. Jon Levell ( Kaw ) ; 3. Chad Murphy (Hon ) ; 4. Jeff Arrington (Vam ): 5. J ames C"",' (Hon ). 250 NOV : 1. David Burnett (Suz). 2 50 INT: 1. Ja mes Ma rshall (Kaw) : 2. Jere my Durrett ( Kaw): 3. Thomas Schuler (Vam) . 250 O PEN: 1. Brian Pag.1 (Vam). 250 EX: I. Ryan St. Cyr (Kn ,); 2. Austin Squires (SUI) ; 3. Shan e Le nqdele ( Yam) ; 4 . Chad Plumlee (Hon) . 500 O PEN : 1. Erik Nielson ( Yam) ; 2 . Rus s Kinsey (Yam). 25+ NOV: 1. Alan J ohn son (Yam); 2. Denn is Gayoso ( KTM) ; 3 . Tim Ch.1I ( Hon ) : 4. Co r . y Johnson (Kaw) ; 5. Shane Garcia (Hon). 2 5 . I NT : 1. Adam Cox ( Vom ): 2. Lee Upton (Kaw); 3. Greg Swiezynsk i (Yam) ; 4. Brya n Jac kson (Hon ); 5. Da vid Chandler (5uz ). 25 + EX : 1. A u stin Squires (SU I) ; 2 . Cha d Plumlee (Hon) ; 3. Shane Lengdele (Yam ); 4 . Ada m Montoya (KTM ): 5. Gary Gorham (Vam) . 30 + NOV: 1. A lan J ohn son (Ya m) ; 2. Denn is Gayoso (KTM) ; 3. run Chen (Hon) ; 4 . Marvin Ski nner ( Hon ): 5. Rebert Fry (Yam ). 30 + INT : 1. A dam Cox ( Yam) ; 2 . Lee Upton (KlI w): 3. Er ik N ielsen ( YlII m): 4 . Dav id Cha ndler (Suz); 5. Bryan J ack son (Hon). 3 0+ EX : 1. J erry Join e r (Ya m) ; 2 . Ja mes Ski nner ( Ho n) : 3 . Ji m Cam pbe ll (Ya m); 4. Ga ry Gorh am (Vam) . 40 +: 1. J erry Joiner (Yam) ; 2 . Steve McCo mbs ( Kaw) ; 3 . Ri c k B leslnggeme ( Ho n ) ; 4 . Mark Rakestraw (Yam): 5. Alen Sherma n (Vern). (Left) California ' s Se a n Hamblin h a s been hanging out i n Te xas , training, and he dropped In at Mosler Valley MX Pari< to win the 125cc Expert event with a pair of first-p l ace fin i sh e s.

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