Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

slot, an d the n charged after second -placed Rid g e. T wo la ps before the c he ckered fla g, Ri dge a nd Travis crashed to g ether o n th e sta ir step b efo re the finish line. Bo th ride rs reco v ered and remounted their machines. Travis pulled off the track, b u t Rid g e reentered th e course i n sixth place . Second place went to Aaron Reyno lds . The second moto sa w Wilso n chalk up anoth er mota win . Clin ton Moore sta rted in the second slot but dropped to thi rd by th e finish, and Ridg e ended up seco nd. Tra vi s Reynolds took fourth, with Aaron Reyno lds a close fifth. In th e first 125cc A moto, Jim Faulkenberg got t he holeshot . fo llowe d by Nu gent, who qu ickl y c harg ed by Fa ulkenberg to taking a com m and ing l ead for th e re ma in de r of t he m oto. Faulkenberg ran second, hotly pu rsued by St over. On t he fi nal lap, Sto ver pas sed Faulkenberg for second in th e m ota. Faulken berg was third. Fa ulkenberg jumped off th e gate in moto two and dominated the field . Nugent ran second but was pass ed by Stov er . The fin ishing order created a th ree-way ti e in po ints for firs t betwee n Fa ulkenb erg , Stover and Nugent. The flnal- rnoto results serv ed as t he ti e break er , giving Faulkenberg the overa ll win . Res u lt s Midway Motocross: Ryan Koontz (44 0) nails the holeshot In the fi rst 125cc B moto, In f ront of J aso n Bruhn (574), W ill Busick (763) • and the rest of the pack In Mitchell, In dia n a. 50 (4.8 ) OIL: 1. Clay Burnette (Yam ): 2. Branden Lytle (Yam ); 3. DlIVid Abbott (Yam ): 4. Tyler Phdlips (Yam): 5 . BenEJliott (Yom ). 50 (4-6): 1. 50 COClpl!l' (Cob); 2. Tyl« KIrkman (KTM); 3. Jor dan framl! (Cob) ; 4 . Shawn Burgl! (KTM); 5. Jacob Collins. 50 (7-8): 1. fo'titc:heD Hough (KTM); 2. David Hughes (KTM); 3. lack Ferfoey (Cob); 4. Tyl« PtuII lpti (KTM); 5. arandeon Lytll! (KTM). 60 (7· 11): l . Ste ven Squ ires (Sul ): 2. Colton Chopman (Kaw): 3. Mitch ell Hough (Kaw); 4 . Adam Halnl!' (Kaw): 5. Scott Brudl!tt (KTM) . M idway Motocros s Koontz Scares U p a Win B y SUS AN S . W IWAN MITCHEll... IN, MAY 5 Ry an Koon tz won four out of four motes to ta k e the overalls in the 125cc B an d 125cc Yout h ( 12 - 15 ) classes at Midway M ot ocr oss, where m or e than 55 lo ad s of sawd ust h ad been added , mak ing for excellent rid ing co nditi o ns. Koo ntz snared the holes hot in th e first 125cc B m ot o and stretc hed out an early lead, while J ason Bruhn and Will Busick tangled. Bu sic k m ov ed int o second an d cha rged fo r Koon tz on lap two, but Koon tz had m ana ged to p ull ou t e nough dis t ance to g ree t t he c heckers first. Busick foll ow ed . T on y Hil k ey m ade a lest- m oment charge past Bru hn for third, with Bruhn takin g fourth . Hilk ey g rabbed th e lead in th e second m oto . Koontz started fo urth. Bu sick, in sec o n d, m ov ed b y Hilkey for th e l ea d , while Koo ntz wor ked up to second. Busick. on his YZ250F , o ut powered K o on t z, w ho tried to stay on hi s rea r fender. Koontz was finall y able to pull up besid e Busick by m idw ay , taking an insid e li ne to move into fi rst. Koontz's lead w a s sh o rt- Il v e d , though , as Busick retook the fro nt spot. Two laps before th e c heckered. Koontz m a d e another charge down a str e lqh tewe y. mov ing past Busic k a nd bu il d in g 'a cus hion. Koontz held first to the checkers. Busic k took second. Hilkey third an d Bruhn fourth . "I got a ba d start: Koontz co m mented aft er the even t. "Hil key went down in the first tum as Busick went into the lead. Bus ick and I had a prett y good battle. It was a lot of fun . I got aro u nd h i m on t h e t h i rd lap. He was pu lling away o n m ost of the slick areas . They wat ered right before m y m ota . which was ki nd of an adva ntage for me . This was my first overall win ever in the 125 B. to In th e l25cc Youth ( 12- 15) cl ass, Koontz and Lu cas Stanton diced for the win in mota one . Koontz held off Stant on to the checkered . "Sta nton was pretty cl ose to me o n the st a rt ." K oo nt z sa id . " We were battling . He m ad e a m o ve to the in side and th en he slid out. 1 got by him and the n he stayed wit h me for a while . O n the last la p , he erre d a nd I pull ed away fro m hi m . I like the sawd ust that ha s bee n ad de d m uc h better th an the hardpa ck ed t rack. M y b ike ra n reall y g oo d . We rebuilt it thi s week, and it help ed a lot. I would lik e to th ank m y dad for workin g o n m y bi k e." In m oto tw o . Koontz too k ch arge off the gate and nev er loo ked ba ck. Stant on fin ished second some di stan ce back . In th e first BOcc Ju n io r (7 .1 I ) m o t o , Christopher Gibson charged off the gate , pur- 48 JUNE 13.20 01 • cue • IE! sued by Tyler Hall and Donnie Gra y . Gibs on do minated the moto. The second mota was a repeaL "I g ot the holesh ot and got the co rne rs right," said Gibson. "It wa s a real good tra ck , with just bumps that I had trouble with. Gray and Hall battled for secon d . Hall came out on top for the runn er-u p slo t. while Gray had to settl e fo r th ird . Re sults 50 (4. 8) OIL-INJ : I. Dav id Abbott (Yam) ; 2. Koll! Jacobsen ~ Elliott (Yam) ; 4 . Jacob Pnce (Sw): 5. T .J . Coopl!r (YlIm ): 3. (Yaml . 50 (4·6 ): I. Bo Cooper (Cob): 2. .Jordan ftan"lf: (Cob): 3, Tyler KiriunlIn(KTM, . 50 (7· 8 ): 1. lack Farloey (Cob ): 2..Brad Wiln (KTMo) . 60 (7· 11): I . Collon Chllpm.!ln (Kaw): 2. Adam Hliine-l (Kow); 3. Anthony Hubbe rd (Ka w): 4. Scott Brucktt (KTM): 5. Clay Burnette (Kaw). 80 JR (7- 11): 1. Chriscopher Gibson (Kaw ); 2. Tyler H"n (Suz ); 3. Donnie Gray (Sui ): 4. Colton Chllpm lln (KlIw): 5. scce BnKko tt (KTM). 80 OPEN (12· 15): 1. Brock Cross (Y" m ): 2. Jacob Elliott (YlIm): 3. JOflllthlin J ackson (Yam) ; 4. JlI500 Gordon (K"w) . 80 SR : I. Brock Croll (YlIm) : 2 . Jacob Ell io tt (Yam ) ; 3 . J onathen J ac kson (Yem) ; 4 , Ji mmy Ski rvin ( KlIw): 5. Grl!g Ren. nekernp (Kaw). 125 YTH (12.15) : 1. Ryen Kconn ( SUI ); 2. Luc:a. Stant on (Yem ): 3. ROil Johnston (YlIm ): 4. Dllfljel Goldstein (YlIm ). 125 B: 1. Ryan Koon tz (SUI) : 2. Will Busick (Y4m) ; 3. To ny Hllkey (Sui); 4. J1I5OI1 Bruhn (Yam) ; 5. Max Ma50n (Yam ). 125 C: I. Robert Luc: ett (Hon): 2. JustIn Stnens (TM); 3 . Pl!ler k Pnstlls<:h (Stu); 4 . Chri. Gdt! (Yam); 5 . Jot' Boyden (Yam ). 16·24 : I. Brad Abell! (Yam ); 2. Will Busick (Yam): 3. Bl'ftlt Kopshe (Yam ): 4 . AdlIm Neece (Hon); 5. UlcaS Hammons (Sw). 25. A:. I . Bdl Hub~rd (Yam): 2 . Sean FJ~t'l" (YlIm, . 25. B: 1. Edwin allott (Yam ): 2 . Dlivid WiUllIma (Sui) ; 3. Jerry Koller (Yam ). 30 .. A:. 1. Steve Davis (Hon); 2 . Jeffrey Swaby (Suz): 3. Ryan Marshall (Sw:); 4 , Bin Hubbard (Yam ). 30 .. B: I. Edwin flUc)(1 (Yam ): 2. Jeffrey RJdwlrdson (Sul J; 3 . John farley (Yam); 4 . Rlindy Brudef (Yam); 5. Frank Scheffd Jr. (Yam) . 40. ; I. Dan ny Prldlm'lotl! (Yam); 2. JatTll!S Koonu (Yam); 3 . MarilCiokhfein(Yam ). HVY A:. 1. Fleener (Yam ): 2. Br8rt Kopsho (Ya m). HVY 8 : I. &ad AbM (Yam ): 2_ JlW; Malon (Yam ); 3. ~ Wl!lT (Hon ); 4 . Tyler JaflMY (Yam) ; 5 . Randy 8Nd« (Yam). HVYC; I. wee Gilner (Yam): 2 . Shannon Hiles (YlIm); 3 . John fny (Yam ); 4, Jerry KoI~ (ylIm): 5. fnank Sc:hefJeI Jr . (Yam). The second mota found Wilson more pr epared. He shot o ut of t he gate and led the entire m ota for the win with a 2:04 lap ti me . Nugent, on a less powerful machine, clung to seco nd in the moto, while Bryan Ridge worked hi s mag ic to secure the third sp o t , o ve r Stover. Wil son ret urned to dominate the Over 30 A con test. Kent ucky's James Drake tried to hold off a ch arging MSR jTho mp so n 's M o t o rsportsjMX Fam il y ' s Bill Hubbard for th e sec o nd slo t , but, by th e th ird la p, Hubbard had made a bid to pass Drake at th e end of th e whoops as he fired by on the outside. Hubbard ended up second, while Drake settl ed for th ird . Wilson led the sec o n d moto from t h e beginn ing to the end wi thou t any clos e co rnpet itio n for the win , whi le Dr ak e and Hub ba rd tang led for runner-up ho nors throug hout th e mota. Drake ca me out on top . with Hub bard taking thir d, giving Dr ake seco nd ove rall. Wilson retu m ed to also ta ke the overall win in th e Heavy A cla ss. The first m oto easily went to Wils on, as Ridge. Aa ron Reynolds and Travis Rey nolds duked it out for the second posi tio n . Tr avis pulle d up besi de Aa ron down Herman's Highway and m ov ed up to the thi rd 80 J R (7-11): 1. Chad Canter (Suz); 2. Stnen Squire (Stu); 3. Ouistopher Gibson (Kawl; 4 . Ty\er HaD(Sul); , . Domte Gray (Suz). 80 OPEN (12 -15): 1. Jacob EJl ott (Yam) ; 2..WIDy Kl!IIy(Yam ); i 3. Bryant Johnson (Kaw) ; 4_ Greog RenMbmp (Kaw); 5. Brandon Neal (Yam ). 80 SR: 1. Broc: Sam (Stu); 2. M.id\oelBurke (Yam) ; 3. .Jc:-ph Weave- lHon); 4. Willy Kelly (Yam): 5_Jacob E1Iiou (Yam). 125 YTH (12 ·15): 1. l.uc:u Stanlon (Ya m) ; 2. Ryan Koontt ($

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