Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

, T he 200cc A class featured a battle between two brothe rs . Yam ah a ri d er Ch r is Coo pe r took t he c l a ss h o les h o t but lo st hi s lead hal fwa y through the firs t lap to his brother, Yam aha rid er Bria n Morgan, wh en he took a wrong turn. Morgan ba ttl ed wit ~ C ycleWorld -ba ck e d Yamah a rider Bryan Happle for the le ad duri ng th e l a st few l a p s, w hi l e C o ope r worked his way through the traffic and caught up to them at th e check point. Morgan and Happle got m ired in some nasty m ud , giving Coo per an opportu nity to make the winn ing p ass. Morgan freed himself in time to chase after Cooper but came in three seconds beh ind Cooper at the check ers . Ha pple came through the finish 16 seconds later to take third . The 250cc A class got o ff to a roaring start. Honda rider and Mary land nat ive J ames Roberson b lock passed the lead pack to take th e lead going into the woods. Roberson held the throttle wi d e ope n fo r an uncon t e st e d w in at the c h ec k poi nt. GoR a ce L com -ba c k ed Su zuk i r i der T ra v i s J o n es ca me in 50 seco nds b ehin d Rob er son to t ak e seco n d. Cycle Concepts -sponsored KTM rider Bob Wh ite pu t in a consistent effort to ta ke th ird. Moto r Imp orts jP irel li jAnsw ersp o nso re d Kawasak i rid er D ann y Mo rris on exp lod ed out of the gate to tak e th e holeshot in the Fou r-Stroke A clas s. Yamaha rid er Justin Stone j u m ped past Mo rr is on on t he motoc ross cou rse to take the lead. Stone held th e lead until bike trouble took him out midrace . Mean while, Sunrise Auto and Cycle- sponsored Yamaha rider M ike Capewell took over the lead on the motocross cou rse and came throug h the finish in first. White Brothersj Fredericksburg Moto rsportsj Acerbis- backed Yamaha rider Jeff Solinger passed Morrison to take se cond , and Morrison came th rough the checkpoint in third . "T here was lots of carnage, lo ts of wrecks : Mark IV j J im my' s Cycles sponsored Yamaha rider M ontie Orr replied when asked about the traffic on the course. Orr recovered fro m two do wnh ill sp ills with lapped riders to take first pla ce i n t he Vet A ci as s . L ew i s Mo tors ports jJa rman ' s C y cle s ba c k ed Yam aha rider Cra ig Randl e turned it up when he saw Orr on the m otocross course , but he had to settle for com ing in 20 seco nd s behind O rr. K TM rider Gl en Holc omb rod e h ard t o ge t wi t h in str ik in g di stance of O rr an d Randle bu t had to settle fo r third . KTM ri der Eddie Hornick took the holesho t in the Senior A cl ass. Horni ck fou nd a " front- t ire-eat ing hol e" and stall ed , o pe n i n g the door for GoRaceLcom-spons ored KTM r ider Bob Jones and Yamaha r ider Ernie Hostetler to get by . Hos t etl er had a close call passing Jones usi ng som e serious motocrossi ng action . Hostetler went all the way to t ak e first , with Jones righ t behind h im in second . Horn ick recovered from the mudhole mishap to tak e th ird. In the Open A class , Lewis Moto sports-spon sored Suzuki rider Chuck Honeycutt held on t o the lead unti l th e l ast la p . Hon eycutt followed a 250cc A rider into a line that end ed in a nasty mudho le . Hon eycutt had to pu ll the bike out and get around the sun k r ider, lo si n g th e lead to KTM rider Darryl Campbell , who went on to take the win , with Hone ycutt com in g in b ehi nd h im to ta k e seco n d. cu e. e K TM rider Adam Ab r am o r o d e a consistent race to take th ird . eN Budd's Creek Motocross Park Budd's Creek, Maryland Results: April B, 2001 (Round 21 O /A: Ja son Greer (Yam). AA : I. Stephen Edmo ndson (KTM ); 2. Daniel Mo rrison ( G· G) : 3 . George Greer (Kaw); 4. David Ashley (Yam ); 5. Chad Parker (KTM). 200 A: 1. Chris Cooper (Yam) : 2. Brian Morgan (Yam ); 3. Bryan Happle (Yam) ; 4 . Mike Lancaster (G-G); 5. R.J. Ferguson (Yam) . 250 A: 1. Ja me s Roberson (Hon ) ; 2 . Tr avis Jones (Suz ); 3 . Bob White ( KTM); 4 . As hley Hall (Kaw); 5. Travis Williford ( Suz). 4· STRK A; I. Mike Cape we ll ( Yam); 2 . Je ff Solinger (Yam); 3 . Danny Morrison (Kaw);4 . Robert Wagner (Hon); 5. Tim Morton (Han). VET A: 1. Montie Orr (Yam) ; 2. Craig Randle (Yam); 3 . Glen Holcom b (KTM); 4 . Mike Bak ken (Kaw); 5. Allen Shaffer (KTM). SR A: 1. Ernie Hostetler (Yam) ; 2 . Bob Jones (KTM); 3. Eddie Horn ick (KTM); 4. Bobby Wilt (Hon) ; 5. Wally Turfboe r (Hon). OP EN A : 1. Darry l Campbell (KTM); 2. Chuc k Honeycutt (Suz); 3 . Adam Abramo ( KTM); 4. Devld Baldwin (Hon) . 200 B: 1. Jonathan Kelly ( Hon); 2. T.J. Gillespie (Kaw) ; 3 . Travis Fergu son (Han ); 4 . Greg Creech (Yam); 5. Daniel Parker (Hon). 250 B: 1. Jacob Martin (Yam ); 2. Preston Creech ( Yam ) ; 3 . Mike Findl ey ( Kaw); 4 . Jimm y Keith (Kaw); 5 . Chris Norwood (Suz). 4 ·STRK B : I. Jame s Bove ( KTM ) ; 2 . David Siano (KTM); 3. Dani el Rhodes ( Yam) ; 4 . Donal d Mercilliot (Yam) ; 5. Chuck Hancock (Hon). VET B: 1. Dave Bonsall (Kaw) ; 2. Dale Shaffer (KTM): 3 . John Rathbone: 4 . Mike Lewis (Suz) ; 5. Simon Wilson (Hon) . SR B: 1. Bill Porter (Han); 2. Larry Hendershot (KTM) ; 3. Wayne Ficklin (Hus); 4 . Dale Doty (Hon) ; 5. James Hutson (Hon). 200 C: 1. Brace Wach ter (Kaw); 2 . Preston Blake (Kaw) ; 3 . Don T hompson (Kaw) ; 4 . Robert McGee (Hon); 5 . Jame s Wy att (Yam). 250 C: 1. Mike Stephenson (Hon); 2 . Brandon Deitzer (Hon); 3. Terry Consolazio (KTM) ;4. Michael Wright (Yam) ; 5. Bill Freeman (Kaw). n e VIl' s MAY 16, 2001 69

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