Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Results 50 (4 -6): 1. Egan Rosell (Cob) : 2. Col in Thomas (Pol); 3 . Blak e HoffmllJ1 (Yam ). 50 (7· 8): I. Chris tian Telk e! (KIM): 2. Dav id T rusk e (KIM); 3. Al ex Ratai (Cob) . 50 (4· 8): I. Egli n Rosell IYlI m ): 2. Blak e Hoffman (Yll m ); 3. RYlln MItchell (Yam ). 65 : 1. Robert Wh ite (KTM); 2. Steven Mllge s (KTM ); 3. K yle BurBle (KTM). 80 (7· 11): 1. Dust in Rowe (Suz): 2. J ake Meade (Ho n) ; 3. Steven Mages (Suz). 80 (9· 13): I. Cod y Adam s (Sw); 2. J ake Mell de (Hon). 80 (12· 15): 1. Pll t /t\assie (Kaw): 2. Michae l Willa rd ( Sw) : 3. Z,ch Ames (Sw:). 125 A: I. Chll rlie DUnll way ( Sw) : 2. Chri s WhitCT (Sw) : 3. lIft David Whi tcrllft (Suz). 125 B: 1. Will y Browni ng (Sw ); 2. Chns Cou ch (Yam ): 3. Jll!iOl\ Glack en (Sut) . 125 C: I. Brian Bond (Hon) : 2. Brie Schelechty (Sw ) ; 3. Ja!iOO n King (Hon) . 250 A: 1. Charlie Dunaway (Sw); 2. Chris Whitcra ft (Suz): 3. David Whitcraft (Sw) . 250 B: 1. M...r k K iser (Yom ); 2. Steve J ones ( Han ): 3 . Cory Smith (Yam ). 250 C: I. Loren o'cen (Suz): 2. Denn is Slab...ugh (S uz): 3. Shewn Zeiser (Yll m) . SCHBY: I. Michllel Willard (Suz): 2. Chris COtKh (Yam ): 3. Nick Cll rrol l(Yam) . 16·2 4: 1. WllI y BrOW ng (SUI ); 2. Steve Jones (Hon) : 3 . Brian ni Sommer (Suz). 25+ A : 1. Mi k e Morglln (S uz); 2. Mll rk Roop ( Yllm) : 3. Curt iS Rehmen (Sul ). 25.. B: 1. Mark Kiser ( Yll m) ; 2. Chad Walke r (KTM): 3. Brien RehI1'le (Sul ). rt 30 .. A: I. Mik e Morgan (SUI): 2. Mark Roop ( Yam ); 3. Curtis Rehmert (Suz). l 30 .. B: I. Chad W...ker (KT M); 2. Joe y Ford (Suz): 3 . Ted Bolr (Yom) . 40 ..: 1. Ronnie Rehmert (SUl): 2. J eff Cottre ll (Yom) : 3 . J ames Burton (Suz). OPEN I . Chad Walker (K TM); 2. Ted Bair (Yam) ; 3. Craig Rata i : IV"",). Competition Park Sanchez Supreme By J OHN B ETHEA SAN JACINTO, CA, APR. 13 With o nly o ne we ek left in the FMF F riday Night Motocross Ser ies at Competiti on Park , Ernie San chez is as cl ose to perfect ion as is possible in the 25 0cc Beginn er class and has alrea dy clinched th e cham p ions hi p becau se of it. Th e Montcl air Yamaha-spo nsored speeds ter has not only won every m ot o in th e series th us fa r - a total of 15 - but he has reco rde d h is 31 Ith fir st on th e lap sheets for his class in all 90 la p s co n t est ed . Consid ering t he serie s cha m pio nshi p is base d upon the fiv e best per for ma nces out of six, Sanc hez has th e cla ss locked up . Only one other rider can also relax . Cra ig K oback ca me t hro ug h this evening w ith h is fourth ser ie s wi n , upping his points tota l to 200, whi ch locks out all other foes in th e Vet Begi nn er cla ss. C on s i stency ha s t h us fa r paid off fo r T omm y Madden , a s he ha s tak en second pla ce ove rall in each of th e five races thu s far , includ ing this night's, an d he heads to next Friday's showd ow n with a 41 -point lea d over Brittney Rowell, thi s evening's winner . If she wins next time out and Madden fail s to score a single po int, she ca n stea l the champ ion ship awa y from Madden, who won the last six -week series. After fini shing runner -up to Tony Boots ma fo r four weeks run ning, Travis Hawkins took advan tag e o f h i s fo e 's h olida y-w eek end ab sen ce and took over the series lead in the 125 cc Begi nne rs cla ss and m ay have locked out the und efeated rider. A 2g · po int advantag e wit h 4 1 points ava ilabl e to a win mea ns Hawkins can cl inc h the cham pii onshi p just by sho wing up at th e next rou nd. All other clas ses ar e still up for grabs. T h e to ug he st vi ctory was ach ie v ed b y Jo hnny Nichol s in the BCcc Beginners contest when a crash and other problems left him in fifth pla ce aft er the first m oto. When the fi rstrace win ner, Honda -m ounted Ja rrett Ray , fal tered in the secon d m ota wh ile Ni c hols wa s winning, it o pened the door, especia lly since initial -event runner -up Ryen Rowell co uld onl y pl a ce fou rth . A noth er t ou g h ra c e f or Ra y e nded h i s c ha nces i n th e th ird ra ce, a nd Ka wasaki jockey Nich ol s ca me home th e win ner , defeating t he Yamaha-mounted Rowe ll wi th a pass less than two laps from the finish. A .J. Steinbach and Ji m my A nderson each won a m oto in th e Sc hoolb oy cla ss to the other ' s second-pl ace finish in th e fir st two race s, and th e ti e-breaki nq thi rd m oto was a w ire-to-wire nai l -biter . Stei nbach got the early lea d and neve r ga ve A nderson an o peni ng during the six-lap finale. Results PfW (7.8): 1. Brandon Fleener (KTM) : 2. Skyler HlIwk ins (Hon) . 60 BEG: l. Bril tney Rowell (KTM) : 2. Tomm y Medden (Ka w); 3. Bry Roberts (Kow). en 60 (9- 11): 1. Robert Guti errez (KT M) . 80 BEG : I . Jo hnny Ni cho ls (Kaw); 2. Ryan Rowell (Yom) : 3 . Barrett Kingman (Hon ) . 80 (7·1 1): I. Matt Vonderwater (Ye m ). 80 (14· 16): I. Brandon Strausbaugh (Hon). 125 BEG: 1. Trevis Howkin s (SUI): 2. Chose Bellerd ( Yam ): 3. Jeff Evens (Yom ) . 125 JR: 1. J eff loop (Hon). 250 BEG: L Errn Sanchez (Yom) ; 2. Bri... Delenter (Suz): 3 e n Chancey Hayes (Hon ). 250 INT: I. TlrTl Birk umMaw (Yam ); 2. Jo son J etfery (KTM) . 250 PR I. Jo se PoIa, ek (Hon). O: m SCHBY: I. A .J . Steinbac h (YlIrn): 2. Ji mm y A nder!Klfl ( Y... ); 3. J u5tin Week ' (Suz). 25.. A.Jfl: 1. T .J . Harmon (Hon). 2.5 SPT: 1. Mike Crawford (Yom ). + VETBEG: 1 Cr...ig Kobo ck (Hon ); 2. Syd Wood ' (Yam ). VET JR: 1. Tom Th om sen (Hon) . VETI NT: 1. LeeRllIDlIge (Yll m ). Orr AM : I. John Bryll ( Yom ); 2. Mark Stembech ( Yam ). Orr MS I . J amie Bennett (Hon ). TR WMN : 1. Nicole Colergo (Yam) . Kachina Enduro Neumeister Spirits A way Kachina Win B y NIC O LE BRADFO RO ESPANOLA, NM, APR. 24 Elite Motors KTM -mo unte d Dave Neumeiste r seem s to be unbeat able th is year duri ng th e Rocky Mountain Enduro Circuit. Th e Kachina Enduro in Espan ola , New Mexico, m arks his th ird straig ht ove ra ll finis h, a nd he easily won this one by five po ints over Hayden Fenwick . '" was very impressed w ith thi s y ear ' s race ," sa id Ne umei ster. '" th ought th e Ne w Mexico Tra il Rid ers did an awe some job set ting up the co urse in the sm all area of Bu reau of Land Management land they had to work wi th . I rea lly enjoyed the way th ey mixed the ridge trails with the sand was hes . Th e 12-m ile test at 27 mph on the A loop was m y favo rite - it was tig ht, technical , roc ky , very slick and an absolute blast to roost. " Th e rac e started at th e Ohkay Casino , and so me riders found that luck was on the ir s ide, w hi le fo r o thers it w as not. AA rid er Brian Penn y had a ru n -i n w ith a slow er rider on a ridge and wa s forced to lay the bi ke dow n or fl y ove r the edge . In do ing so , he br ok e his fender and radia to r, whic h put him out of the race. A nother AA rider, Sc ott Bright, also had som e bad luck; 20 miles from th e seco nd gas, he lost his rear-ax le nut. He was able to limp int o gas, rep lace it and finish. but it co st him too ma ny points to cat ch back up . A nd some others wh o m ad e ba d tim ek eep ing decisions found th em selv es bu rnin g unexpe cted check s. T he pr om ot er used the same basi c loo p t h ree t i m es but d id a n exc ell en t j ob w ith selecting chec k location to take po ints from riders . Many ride rs reali zed this at check one , because it was p laced early in the race, at th e seco nd po ssible race lo cati on . 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