Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Shane Lusk moved up to win both motos in 1 2 5 c c A racing . In the 250c c A class , howe ve r , Lusk 's progress toward the front during the first moto was ha lted by Derrick Fish er , in second position. Shawn Palmer won both of the 250cc A motos, while Lusk had to settle for third overa ll, beh ind Fisher. eN Aani. Pass MX Wu hingtan, SA Res ults: April I , ZO OI IRaund 31 Aonia Pass MX: Pete Fite (537) and eventual overall winner Jay Murphy (471) sh ow the way at the start of the final Jun ior Novice Over 25 moto in Washington , Geo rgia, site of the third round of the GPG Best of Georgia Champions hip M Series. X GPG Best of Georgia C hampionship MX Series Round 3: Aonia Pass MX Applewhite Peels AV\Tay By gold. Larsen had to settle for 1-2 finishes and the silver. Larsen retumed in the 125cc B divisi o n and won both motos , ahead of Lundy, Cody Watford and Th omason. Larsen , Lundy and Th omason ar e no w loc ke d in a ver y close po ints bat tle for the s eries le ad . Wind gusts strong enough to blow a ride r of f cou rse were a factor fo r m o st of th e da y. On th e first lap of the o pe ning 80cc ( 12 - 14) mot o , con te nder Rich a rd S heriff wa s in th ird s pot . m ak ing a bid to m ove up , whe n he wa s caught by a gu st of wind while in the air over a tabletop jum p. Sh e riff was moved sid ewa ys enough that he m issed the hill's landing zo ne and c ra shed onto fla t gro und , off to th e s ide of the trac k . S heriff s uffe re d a damag ed kid ney in the s p ill and will be s ide lined for at lea st s ix mo nt hs. Matt McG ra w came from beh ind in both Supermin i motos and e merged with a I-I ta lly, eaming enough po ints to take over the se ries po int lead . S eri e s le ad e r Ty ler Pip er s h a red moto wins with Edua rdo Cordoba in th e 50cc Shaft Drive d ivis ion . Piper's win in the fin al moto garnered th e overa ll, ah ead of Cordoba . In the 50c c ( 4- 6 ) c lass , P ip e r again shared moto wins , th is t im e with Will Castleberry. Ca stelb erry's 12 punch gave him the winning s core over Piper's 3-1 ta lly. Florida 's Hunter Link ex tended his winning streak in the 50cc (7 -8) d ivision . Link has wo n th is class in all three rou nds of the series thu s fa r. G AR Y C RIDER WASHINGTON, GA, APR. 1 rea king track-attendance records , more than 450 entrants sh owed up at Aonia Pass MX for round three of the Georgia Promoters Group Dis trict 9 Best of Georgia MX Se ries . Th ree riders stood out from the crowd by virtue of their hard -earned double class wins: J a s e Lew is , Sea n Du ke s and Just in Appl ewh ite . Freewh e e lin g ' s J as e do m ina ted th e 80cc (7 -]] ) and (9- 13 ) classes and wo n every m oto d e s pit e a la te ch allenge fro m Brett Lee in the final 80cc (9- 13) moto . Lewis has a perfect re cord in th e series thus far. LSD Ra cing 's Du k e s overcame a cha llenge from Sh aw n Palmer to win both th e O ve r 2 5 and O ve r 30 conte sts . Palm er ret u rned t o top the 250cc A class. Meanwhi le, Capitol Cycle 's Apple white clawed his way to the top in th e very competitive 12 5 c c Yo ut h and 250cc B divisions. In th e Youth division, Applewhite traded b lows a ll day with h is Cap it ol C ycle teammat e Zack Lundy. In the ir final -moto, winner-take-a ll deba te , App lewhite a nd Lundy took turns at th e lea d . Applewhit e preva iled and cla imed a perfect score over Lundy's 2 -2 performance. KTM-mounted D.C . Th omason was. third both times. Michigan's Nate Larsen edged Ap p le whit e for the moto win in t he openin g 250cc B fig ht. In moto two, ho we v e r , Applewhi te g rabb ed the le a d a n d h e ld it t ig ht , n et ti ng the B 60 MAY 9. 2001 • cue • e n e _ s 50 SHAFT: 1. Tyl er Piper (Ya m) ; 2. Eduardo Cor do ba (Yam); 3 . Kyl e Clerk (Ya m); 4 . Blad en Owens (Yam); 5 . Zachary Lop ez (vern ). 50 HON : 1. McKenzie Welke r (Ho n) ; 2 . Co le Faircl oth (Hon) ; 3. Hann ah Twill ey (Hon) ; 4 . Cory Day (Hon); 5. Boston Black (Hon). 50 (4 · 6) : I. Will Castl eberry (Pol): 2. Tyler Piper ( KTM) ; 3 . Cory Day (KTM): 4 . Ed uardo Cor do ba (Co b); 5 . Tr avis Norton (Hus). 50 (7-8 ): 1. Hunter Link (Cob) ; 2. Rio Bernhart ( KT M); 3 . Tr ento n McMich en ( HM) ; 4 . Marc Cox (Cob) : 5. Joey Lopez (Cob) . 60 (7- 9): 1. Preston Thomas (Kaw) ; 2. Hunter Li nk (Kaw ); 3 . Jas per Goodi n (Ka w) ; 4 . Brandon Nicholson (Kew): 5. Casey Wiechman (KlIw). 60 (1 0 - 1 1): 1. Dalton McAlamey (Ka w); 2. P.J. Larsen (Kew) : 3 . Patr ick Joh nson ( KTM) ; 4 . Cash Barnhart (Kew) : 5. Bill y Green (KTM). 60 PRETEEN (7 - 12 ) : I. P.J . Larsen (Kaw ): 2. Patrick Johnson (KTM); 3. Preston Thoma s (Kaw ); 4. J asper Goodin (Kaw); 5. Jo nathan Smith (K ew} . 80 0 : 1. Kyle Patrum (Kaw); 2. Brandon Mille r ( Hon ) ; 3. Bill y Green (Y am) ; 4 . D .J. Wlech rnan (Kaw) ; 5. Cameron Kilby (Kaw} . 80 (7· 11): 1. Jase Lewis (Hen) : 2. Scott Sims ( Ka w) ; 3 . Mo nty McC oy (K aw) ; 4 . Ky le Patru m (Kaw) ; 5. D.J . Wiechman (Kaw). 80 ( 9 - 13 ) : 1. J ase Lew i s ( Hon) ; 2. Brett Lee (Hon ); 3. Jesse Lu ttre ll (Ya m); 4. Christopher Pye (Hon) ; 5. Clay Henderson (Hon) . 80 ( 12- 15): 1. Br ent Card en ( Kaw) : 2. Zach Thurston (Kaw); 3 . David Bu rdett (Ka...); 4 . Jesse Luttr ell (Yern); 5. James Burke II (Kaw). S/MINI 100: 1. Matt McGraw (Kaw); 2. Brett Lee (Hon); 3. Brent Carden (Kaw); 4 . Cory Cone (Yam): 5. Charli e Evans (Kaw) . 125 YTH : 1. Ju sti n Ap plewhite (Hon) ; 2. lack Lund y (5uz); 3 . D.C. Th oma son (KTM) ; 4 . Jordan Meredith (Suz); 5. Jared Kuentjes (Kll W). 12 5 0: 1. Barr y Shi ve r ( Ho n); 2 . C hr i s Th ompso n (Kaw); 3. Jaso n Roberts (Yam); 4 . Phillip Phillips (Hon); 5. Brad Wright (Yam). 250 0 : 1. Tim Jernes (Hon) ; 2. Toby Blanton (Ya rn): 3 . To m Gray (Suz) ; 4 . Thom as DeYoung (Hon); 5. Frank Lee (Yam) . 125 C: 1. Micha el Mathis (Yam) ; 2 . .Jerarn lne Dun c an (Y a m) ; 3 . K y l e Odo m (Y am); 4 . Ku rt Schmeisser (Hon); 5. J .J. Mackey (Hon) . 250 C: 1. J .J . Mackey (Hon); 2. Michael Mathis (Yam) ; 3. Will iam Cain (Suz); 4 . Matt Wasson (KTM); 5. Jay Murph y (Hon) . 125 B : 1. Nate Larsen ( Kaw) ; 2. Zeck Lundy (Suz) ; 3 . Co dy Watford (Suz); 4 . D.C. Thom ason (KTM); 5. Jo rdan Meredith (5uz ). 250 B : 1. J ust i n A pple white (Ha n) ; 2. N ate La rsen ( K aw ) ; 3 . Co dy Watford ( Suz); 4 . Josh Fincher (Yam); 5. Jason Tucker (Suz). 16 -24 AM : 1. Scott Perry (Yam) ; 2. Christop her McCork el ( Hus ); 3 . Matt Howar d ( Ho n); 4 . Cha d Mi nter (5uz); 5. Kyle McBride (Hon) . JR NOV 25 .: 1. Jay Murphy (Hon); 2. Ch ris Seward (Hon) ; 3. Paul Hart (Hon) ; 4. Pete Fit e (Suz); 5. Reggie Starrett (Yam ). 25+: 1. Sean D uk es (Hon) ; 2. Sha wn Palmer (Hon) ; 3. Brian Raymond (Suz); 4. Daniel Henderson (Kaw): 5. Brand on Ghidiu (VOR). 30. : I. Sean Dukes (Hon) ; 2. Joel Sewell (Suz); 3. Darrell Sims (Suz); 4. Reggie Starrett (Yam) ; 5. AI McEver (Hon) . VET NOV 35+ : I. Ron Arth urs (Hon); 2. William w e yda (KTM); 3 . Bryan Wonnly (Yam ): 4. Tomm y Butler (KTM) : 5 . David Mitc hell (KTM) . 35 +: 1. Ross J ohnson ( Yam); 2. J ohn Lundy (Ho n) ; 3 . Darrell Sim s (Suz) ; 4 . Wi llia m Way da (KTM); 5. Ron Arthurs (Hon). 40 +: 1. John Lund y (Hon); 2. Darrell Sims (Suz); 3. Kevin Brule (Can); 4 . Ken Tederds (Yam); 5. Mike Henderson (Hon) . 45 +: 1. Robert Strength (Kaw) ; 2. Larry Hamrick (Hon); 3. Kent Soignier (Yam) ; 4 . Jo hn Peters (Hon); 5. Ray Westmore land (Hon) . 125 A : 1. Shane Lusk (Hon); 2. Brian Raymo nd (502); 3. Patrick Hizel (Hon); 4. Clint Shealy (Yam); 5. Ky le Kelly (Hus). 250 A : 1. Shawn Palmer (Hon) ; 2 . Derrick Fisher (Yam); 3 . Sh an e Lusk ( Han ) ; 4 . Br i an Raymo nd (Suz): 5. Clint Shealy (Yam). SPCL OPEN AM : 1. T im oth y West; 2. Chris Mill er; 3. A lex John son; 4 . Brilln Reese; 5 . Steven Rooyekk ers. 5 PCL OP EN PRO: 1. Byron Hol t District 6 & 7 Points Race Doublin Gap Motocross Park Veracka's Victory By J IM P. S A N D ER S O N SHIPPENSBURG, PA, MAR. 24 h e Yentze r fam ily , pro mote rs of Doubl in Ga p Mot o c ro s s Pa rk , ho ste d a po ints race fo r Dis t ric ts 6 and 7 . Th is S a t u rd a y e vent w a s int end ed to g ive rid e rs a c ha nce to get in s ome s add le time in prepara tio n for ro und o ne of th e Thor /Pa rts Un lim ite d Nort h e ast Cla ss ic se rie s, wh ic h was held th e fo llowi n g d a y . T The da y was d ry but ov e rc a s t and gusty, with temperatures in the low 40s, a nd th e t ra ck c o nd it io ns were great, wh ich a llow ed fo r some very fast la p t imes. Pau l Vera c k a t opp ed both the 125cc A a nd 250cc O pen A podium s. Vera cka c a rded a perfect I-I sc ore in th e 12 5cc A cl ass but had to work just a little ha rde r for th e 250cc Open A overa ll, tall ying a 1-2 s core. In th e 12 5cc B class, J edediah Haines ' 3 -1 Doub lin Gap Motocross Pa rk: Ja s on Conlon (1) leads the pack through the first turn in the 125cc A class at a points race for Districts 6 and 7 in Shippens burg, Pennsy lvan ia.

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