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race s. Heemsbergen 's beau tifu lly prepared Yamaha R-I is sponsored by Pit Bull Motorc ycle St ands and Western Auto Body in Lordsburg. Richards gave Heem sbergen some competi tion in Open Su perbik e before running off th e tr ack . Richard s c am e back from his o ff- t ra ck exc u rsion t o pas s J im M a sse y and finish sec o nd . Al bu querque 's M assey fi ni she d th ird on his immaculate Red Ho nd a 1000 V T w in Hawk . T he Vintage race got pretty b iza rre ! Some of the vintage bikes couldn't make it to the grid, leaving Peter Bo nner on the only tr ue vintage mount, his Rare NCR Ducati 748 - so B onn er w as declared t he w in ne r of th e Vintage rac e, but, rather than not run , Bon ne r invite d anyone who owned a v intage bike to join him for a five -lap, run -what- you -brung rac e. Troy Gammill ended up w inning this Hooligan ra c e on h is Yamaha R-6 , sponsored by Rio Yamaha i n Las Cru c es, New Mex ico. Rac e numb e r se ve n, the 750c c Superbi ke c o n te s t, wa s won b y Richards on his R-6 . Mass ey grabbed second place, an d Shr ev e finish ed third. This wa s o ne of th e few races of the da y th at got spread o ut and di dn't provide th e sp ectators with any hard fo ught battles. F ormul a O ne was the last sprint race of the day , and Heemsbergen once ag ain had Richards gl ued to his t ai l fo r the fi rst two laps . Richards foun d an unw anted neu tral going int o tu rn on e on lap three and w ent offro ad ing and fell off in th e desert outside of turn o ne . However, Richards ca me b a ck with a ve n geance and pa ssed at le a st fiv e riders t o fi ni sh t hird, ri g ht b eh ind M as sey , as th e ch eckered fl ag fell. Heem sb ergen fin ish ed w ith a huge lea d . A 3D-m in ut e Endu ranc e race w as held for anyone w ho still felt up to it afte r three h o u r s of sp r int ra cing . Ironman D i l l o w , on h is Honda CBR6 0 0 F4 , d i c ed with Buell pilot Shreve for the full 30 minutes. T hese two ra cers were never more than a couple of bike l engt hs apart during the whole ra ce , and the lead changed ha nds m o r e t imes than the f a n s could count , and t h e crowd went wild! Dill ow to ok the chec k ered flag just inc hes in front of Sh reve. Gam mi ll and Bonn er a ls o e n g ag e d in some ser iousl y c lo se ra cing for third , w ith Gammill j ust n ipping Bon ner at CN th e li ne . Amlyo Seco Motorplex Deming, New Mexico Resuh3:Apri l B, 2001 60 0 BEG: I. Vic James (Suz): 2. Ray Thornton (Hon) ; 3. Bob Dillow (Hon) . S/W THNDR : 1. Mike Shre ve ( Sue) ; 2. Peter Bonner (Due-NCR); 3. Ar lo Guth rie (Trl}. 600 S/BK: 1. Sammy Richards (Yam): 2. Mic ky Patten (Suz): 3. Bob Dill ow (Han) . OPEN BEQ: 1. Vic J ames (Sua): 2. Bob Dillo w (Han): 3. Mike Shreve (Sue) . O PEN S/ BK: I. Roger Heem sbergen (Yam ); 2. Sam my Richards (Yam) ; 3. Jim Massey (Han ). VINT : 1. Peter Bonner (Due-NCR). HOOLI GAN : 1. Troy Ga mmill ( Yam) ; 2. Mike Shreve (Sue); 3. Bob Dillow (Han). 750 S/BK : 1. Sammy Richards (Yam): 2. J im Massey (Han) ; 3. Mike Shreve (Sue). F - l : t • Roge r Hee msberge n (Yam ) : 2 . J i m Massey (Hon) ; 3. Sam my Richard s (Yam). ENDUR: I. Bob Dill ow ( Hon ): 2 . Mike Shreve (Bue); 3. Troy Gammill (Yam) . SFX National Amateur AX Series Final Round: Tacoma Dome Johnson Jolts 'em Cu rr ier, from Brush Pra ir ie, ca me right back in the 65 c c class to trail KTM rider Jake Angl ett in the class fi nal - it was Currier's second co nsecutive second -place p erformanc e, as he had als o placed ru n ne r-u p t he night p rior during the Ka w asak i KX 6 5cc Invitat ional, the support class to the profess io na l cl asses . Brandon Si mpso n f in is hed third , behind the impress ive A ng lett and Currier. Oregon 's Nick Randk lev and Cody Denhem du ked it out in th e 85 cc (7I I ) fi na l, w ith Denhem notch ing th e w in . Randklev , wh o had to pped t he cl ass se vera l w ee ks earlier at the Sacramento , Cali forni a, round of the series , trail ed D enhem at the fi nish . f o llow ed b y W ash ing ton i a ns Greg Fouts , Chris Rog ers and Zac Carlin . Johnson first win came in the 85 cc ( 12- 13) c l a ss. J ohnson had tough co mpetition from Utah ' s Beni Will iams and O regon 's Mason Wat son . Suzu k i -m o un t ed Williams ga r nered second . Watson , r iding '! Kawasak i, finished third , followed by another of th e riders from Utah, J ere - B v CLAV liGHT TACOMA, WA, MAR. 25 am ah a - m o unt ed Wash ingt o n ia n Ross Jo hn son w as one o f the select few double-class w inners at th e final round of th e SFX National Ama t eur Aren across Series , held insi de the series' largest venu e, the T ac om a Dome. J oh nson , winner of th e Super m i n i an d 8 5 c c ( 1 2 -13) cl a s se s , joined Hond a-m o un ted Sea n Murphy and Yamaha rider Doni Wanat as th e only suc h riders in th e program of 16 cl ass es at th e seri es fi n al e. Auburn , Washington 's Murphy won th e 125cc Novic e and Schoolboy cl asses, while Wa nat wast ed th e compet it ion in the Over 25 and Over 30 classes. Well over 200 rid ers f rom n in e western states - th e fu r t hest being Texas - and tw o Canad ian Provin ces were on hand to tackle what was a toned-down version of the professional track . Cobra-m ou nt ed riders swept the 50c c (4- 6 ) and (7 -8 ) divis ions, with Washingto nians Taylor Fell er and Landon Currier collecting victories. Y 58 MAY 2 . 2001 • c u e I e n eVIl's Tacoma Dome: Washington 's Landon Currier won the 50cc (7-8) class and also finished second in the 65cc class at the final round of the SFX National Amateur Arenacross Series in Tacoma, Washington . m y O ' D r is co ll , and Ya m ah a rid er Brock Chappell e. Honda jo ck ey M il e? Wa rren stopped Williams from posting a sec o nd co nsecutive runn er -up finish by pl acin g his CR beh ind J ohnson in th e Su p ermin i cl as s. Joh nson's doubl e wha m my was com plete after hi s st irring pe r formance earned t he r i d er from Tenino h is second class win . Michael Simpson and Chappelle filled out the top five. Simpson fared better in the 12 5cc Beg inner class , taking the win. T rail ing Simpson at the finish were Ore gon ' s Steve B it zer a nd Californi an Br ad Ky le, wh o m ade th e trek north from Gilroy. Murph y ' s fir st win c a me i n th e 125cc Novice cla ss, in whi ch he led J eff Schu lt z an d Ed d ie Payn e in th e overall res ul t s. Murph y th en c a me back to po st a similar sho wi ng in the Sch oo lb oy cl ass, finishi ng ahead of J ason La ude rmilk and Salinas, Cali fornia 's Nick Mar k ert. In the Co lleg eboy cla ss , Suzu k i m ounted B ill y Jurev ich l ed a Ca li fornian sweep of the top two. Having c ont est ed the two prior evenings during the Professional portio ns , Jurevich led Mike Dic k er son to th e fi ni sh for his second win in the class after also wi nning in Sacramento. Yamaha rider Ben Morgan placed third to the two Gol den State rid ers. Morgan c am e back t o top th e 250cc Intermed iate c l ass, ahead of Brandon Th om as , who had ea r li er wo n the 125c c Interm ed ia t e class . Thi rd in the 250cc fi nal we nt t o Kawasaki rider Keith Ford. eN Tacoma Dome Tacoma. Washingtlln Results: March 25, 2001 IRound 11 of 111 50 (4 -6 ): 1. Taylor Feller (Cob): 2. Tyler Hansen (Cob): 3. Cody Politte (KTM ). 50 (7 -8 ): 1. Landon Curr ier (Co b ); 2 . Dyla n Sum merl in (Cob): 3. EJi Jo nason (Pol) . 6 5 : 1. Ja k e A nglett (KTM) ; 2. Land on Currier (Ke w) : 3 . Brand on Sim pson (Kew} . 85 (7-11) : l.Cody Denhem ( K aw); 2. N i ck Randklev (Hon) ; 3 . Greg Fout s (Hon). 85 ( 12- 13) : l. Ro ss J ohn son (Yarn) : 2. Ben! Williams (Suz) ; 3. Mason Watson (Kaw). S/ MIN( : 1. Ross Jo hnson ( Yam); 2 . Miles Warren (Hon ); 3. Beni William' (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Mik e Simpson ( Ka w); 2 . Steve Bitzer (Ho n) ; 3. Brad Kyle (Suz). 125 NOV: I. Scan Murph y (Hon); 2. Jeff Schultz (Yam); 3. Eddie Payn e (Yam) . t 2 5 (NT : 1. Brand on Th oma s (Ho n) ; 2. Shon Series (Yam) ; 3. Keith Ford (Kaw) . 250 BEG : 1. Ke vin Kra u se ( Yam); 2 . Bra d y McDowell (Yam); 3. Ron Smith (Kaw) . 250 NOV: 1. Gerald Kn ifong (Yam) ; 2. Devin Watson (Suz) ; 3 . Wes Morgan (Yam) . 250 (NT: 1. Ben Morgan ( Yam) ; 2 . Brandon Thomas (Hon) ; 3. Keith Ford (Kaw). SCH BY : 1. Sean Murph y ( Ho n); 2. J a so n Leudermll k (Hon); 3. Nick Markert (Hon ). CLG S Y; 1. B ill y Jurev ich (Suz ) ; 2 . Mike Dicke rson (Kaw); 3. Ben Morgan (Yam ). 25 +: 1. Doni Wanllt (Ya m) ; 2. Gerald Kni fong (Yern): 3 . Beau Ju dge (Kaw ). 3 0 + : 1. Don i Wen et (Y am) ; 2 . J eff Sch ult z (Yam); 3 . Darr en Criss (Suz). Suzuki/F&S Spring Series Round 4: Central Ohio Competition Riders Motocross Rosell, Dunaway Dominate COCR MX Bv R U PE RT X. P EL LETT SUGAR GROVE, OH, MAR. 25 n a f r igid day, 400 a nx io us motocross racers came to a well prepp ed but sem i-frozen track for round four of District I I 's Suzuki/F&S Spring Series, but by race ti me, the track was in splendid condition . O Young Egan Rose ll seemed to warm up the track as he took t h e l un c h m o n e y from the ho r de of ki nder g a rtners w ag ing ba ttl e in the 50cc classes. Rid ing an Oh io -m ad e Cobra CM 50 , Rosell b last ed his ye l low m ac h i ne aro u nd COCR ' s long and jum py course. w h ip pi ng in w ith dominant vi ctories in both of the 50cc

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