Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

White B r o t h e r s F o u r - S t r o k e World C h a m p io n s h ip Glen Helen R a c e w a y Rid ers w ho p arti ci p ated in day one of the White Brothers' two-da y event got t o t ry out th e new T T track at Glen Hele n. T T r a c i n g was a n ew experi ence fo r m o st of the m otoc rossers, but 40+ Expert Pete Murray remi nisced , ' Years ago , they ha d a TT at Per ris; this is bringing back the memories. This was awesome." Dirt Bike magazine test rider Murray captu red firs ts in both heat rac es for th e overall. D enn is Boulware, Ron La wson , Sha wn Hybarger and G ar y Jones cl ai m ed second through fifth . Pro m ot ocrosser Ma rk Tilley had come to Glen Helen Saturday morning to rac e on the REM track. After finding that REM had be en rai ned out, he decided to chec k out the TT race. "T his was a blast. way too much fun ," exclaimed TM ·mounted T ill ey . "I 'v e never had this much fun. It's different. Get a good start and go like heck. " O ne of the most competitive groups on the track was the Open Novice cl ass. Bradly Huth took his J ohn B urr Cycles motocross bike to a ] -2 win . The final race pitted th e top two winn ers fr om each class fo r th e sweepstakes prize. The racers started in a staggered formation around th e track, giving the less-ex perienc ed ride rs a head start. The ki cker to th is ev ent w as that th e race was run on th e TT tr ack in reverse. T he winner of the event was pro mountain bike racer T od d Sn id er , wh o pa ssed hi s fath er Steve during the fi fth lap . Dad ad mitted, "T he next-b est gu y won ." Snider (Yam) ; 3. Brett Daughe rty; 4. Judd Scanlan go ing to pass me if I ro de a really go od rac e. But, unfortunat ely we got into som e lapp ers in t he l ast lap . W h e n I dodged right, Lance got underneath me. That's racing. I rode a 99-percent race; that one percent cost m e." " I didn't get in the groove that I had earlier, and Nathan [Woods] got m e , " sa id S m a i l. " T h e n N a t h an sc rewed up , an d when I saw that, I went for h im . It was a good time all the w ay around. I' m rea lly ha p py to bring it home." Th e fi rst place overall gave BBR Moto rsports -s ponsored Smail ove r $ 1000 from one of the largest purses in m inibik e racing . eN (Yom); 5. Kelly Bryant (Yom). OPEN INT: I. Mark Tilley (TM); 2. Donny Fish (Yam); 3. PatBoyd. Sund ay OPEN PRO; I. Ryan Hughes (Hon); 2. Doug Dubach (Yam) ; 3. Spud Walte rs (Yam) ; 4. Michael Brandes (Yam): 5 . Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 6. T im Beatty (vern) : 7 . Lanc e Smal l (BBR) ; a . Nethe n Woods (Yarn} : 9 . Ryan Terlecki (Hus) ; 10 . Tony A maradio (Yam) . BBR PRO MINI CHALLENGE: I. Lance Smail (BBR); 2. Jimmy Lewis (BBR); 3. Nathan Woods (BBR); 4 . Rich Taylor (Yam); 5. Scott Myers (KTM); 6 . Craig Canoy (Ho n) ; 7. Rick Han sen (BBR) : David Farm er (Yam) . AI R: I. Unkn own ; 2. Dan A lama ngos (Hon) ; 3 . Chris Coruy; 4 . Randy Nagel (BBR); 5. John Geroch (Hon). DUAL SPT; I. Gary Jo nes (Yom) ; 2. Judd Sca nlo n (Ya m) ; 3 . J im O'Neal ( Hon); 4 . Cha rilie Flip pen (Ka w); 5. J effrey Arzoaman (Yam) . OPEN NOV: I. Todd Snider (Yam); 2. Kenny Goldie ; 3. Bredly Huth (Yam) ; 4. J im Finerty (Yam) ; 5. Brad Daughert y (Yam) . OPEN INT : I . T im O lson (Yam); 2. Rick Hansen (Ya m) : 3 . Br ett Daugherty (Yarn) : 4 . Br et Mila n (Yam); 5. Dusty Lunde (Yam). VlNT: 1. J eff Tulinios (BSA) ; 2 . Bruce Cornett (Hon). WOM: 1. Tract Flemi ng (Yam) ; 2. Denise Bayless While Brathers Four-Strake World Championship San Bernardino, California Resuhs: April 22,2001 (Yam). 150 KID: I. Matt Vega; 2. Justin Falk (Yam); 3. Cody Ande rso n ( Ho n); 4 . Brya n Huth (Hon); 5. Bobby Tryon (Hon). Saturday 150 KIDS : 1. Cody Herron (Ho n); 2 . Justin Jon es (Yam); 3. Josh Arnett (Hon) ; 4. Angus Mille r; 5. Tyler Rawson (Yam). 150 STK : 1. Candace Eng lish (Hon); 2. Dwayne F rank s ( Ho n) ; 3 . B r y an Huth (Ho n); 4 . Ryan Cham berlin (Hon); 5. Dan Eva ns (Hon) . 15 0 VET: 1. Rob Lake (Yam); 2. Bonnie Warch (Yam) : 3. Pete Veirano (TM); 4. Brad Rudy (Hon) ; 5. Mark Brong e (Yam). 200· 37 5 NOV: 1. Dave Ho sk e (Yam) ; 2. Brad 150 STK : 1. David Farmer (Yam ); 2. Beau Baron (Yam) ; 3 . Lars Tribus (Yllm): 4 . Cosmic Miller (Hon ): 5. Paul Binnq uist (TTR) . 150 VET : 1. Larry Ku ebl er ( BBR); 2 . Pete r Treadwell ; 3 . Alessandro Assantl (BB R); 4. Hootie Davis (Yarn) ; 5. Ron Renzulli. 200·375 NOV: 1. Jared Minor (Yam) ; 2 . Jim Finerty (Yam); 3. Brad Daugherty (Yam): 4 . Kenny Goldie : 5. Arno Dreschell (Yam) . 200-375 INT: 1. Tim O lson (Yam): 2. J oe Melton (Yam); 3. Gary Dunn (Yam ); 4. Adria n Ciomo (Yem) : 5. Willie Arne redtc. Ru (Yam). dy 20 0 -375 EXP: 1. Dennis Boulwa re; 2. unknown: 3. Rod Lake (Yom). 40 + NOV : 1. J im Whipple; 2. Pier Veirano (TM) ; 3. Kerry Brya nt (Yam) . 4 0 + INT: 1. Steve S nider ( Yam); 2 . Terry Nicho ls. 4 0+ EX P: 1. Pete M ur ray (Ya m) : 2 . De nnis Boulware (Yam) : 3 . Ron Lawson (KTM) ; 4 . Shawn Hyberqer (Yam); 5. Gary J ones. 60 + INT : 1. Charlie Hawk (Hon) . OPEN NOV: I. Bradly Huth (Yom); 2. Todd 48 MAY 9 , 200 1 • c u e • e a. Brion Stoben (BBR); 9. Lorry Kuebler (BBR); 10. 200·375 EX: 1. Adam Fichtelman (Yam): 2. Brent Batti n (Yam) . 30 + NOV: 1. George Rose nba um (Yam) ; 2 . Richard Hutton (Yam ); 3. Steve Ada mson (Yam) ; 4. Steve Souisa (Hon) ; 5. Dave Giese (KTM) . 30 + (NT : 1. Ty Swartz: 2. Fred Conover (Yam); 3. Mark Howell (Yam) ; 4 . Ian Roe (Yam): 5. Donny Sievertson (Yam) 30 + EX: 1. Bob Weber (KTM); 2. Chad Nelson (Yam ); 3. Jon Ortner (Yam) : 4 . Rick Hansen; 5. Sten Rasmussen (Yam). n e _ s J immy Lewis (2) pins his m ini"thumper down a hili on h is way to a v ictory In the BBR Pro M ini Challenge. He's chased here by Craig Canoy (15), Lance Small and Scott Myers. 40 + NOV: 1. Mach i el s J o s; 2 . Ch ris Co rum (BBR): 3. Da ve Stephens (Yam); 4. J im Whipp le (Yam); 5. Charles Muraok ll (Hon) . 40+ INT: 1. T roy Lee; 2. Donn y Slevers ton: 3. Paul Thede; 4. George .Jackmen: 5. Kirk Bassett . 40+ EX : 1. Pete Mu rray (Yarn): 2. Gary J on es (Ya m) ; 3 . Ron La wso n (KTM) ; 4 . Jeffery Hee se (Yam) ; 5. Willie Amaradio. 50 + : 1. Jim O 'Neal (Yam); 2 . Rick So w rn a (Yam); 3 . J od y We isel (Ya m) ; 4 . Arno D resch el (Yam): 5. Bart Kellogg. 60 +: 1. George Spearin g (Yam); 2. Charli e Hawk ( Ho n) ; 3 . Buzz M oell er (Ya m) : 4 . Ch uc k Mi ne rt (Yam); 5. Ken Beach. BRIEFLY. •• Ryan Hughes will be sporti ng n u m b er 12 0 for the 2001 AMA Chevy Trucks U .S. M otocross Championships. He said that he we nt through his entire amateur career wi th 120 on his number piate . and it was lucky for him then. J eff Emig and Tony Strangio came out to support the White Broth ers race. " II's fun 1 co me 0 out and watch two of my former teammates, Ryan Hughes and Doug Dubach . out there racing.· Emig said. " It makes me jealous thatthey're out here racing. and I'm not. Maybe for 30 minutes this morning . I'm living vicariously. " VZ250F Yamaha of Troy rider Nathan Ramsey admitted that he used the W hite Broth ers Four-S trok e race to get some experience on the track in preparation for the AMA Na tional. Speaking with Dubach afte r the race, Ramsey said. "lt [the trac k] is fun . a lot of weird rough stuff . I enjoyed the track. This was a good co nfidence -builder . " BB R's Dw ayne Brown explained w hy his co mpany deci ded to host the BBR M ini Challenge; "There 's guys riding these minibikes in thei r backyards all over the co untry . We wan ted to have one big meeting place w here everybody co uld race these things. Every guy thinks they're the fastest in their backyards. so we wanted to come out here and leI everybody prove it. " Skip Van Le euwen . "The Flying Dutchman. " at tended Saturday 's TT event to show his support for the sport. Van Leeuwen special ized in TT racing from 1960 to 1973 and admitte d that he preferred TT racing to the half mile. He smiled and said. "There's a lot of old TT riders. not a whole lot of half-milers "

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