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VI NT 5: I. Will Stev enson (Kaw) .
VINT 6 : 1. Steven Isenh ower ( Han ) ; 2 . Frank J .
Kl em enti ch ( Ha n) ; 3. Stev e C. Fi ndley (Suz ) .
COR C: 1, A nd re Esp ai ll at ( Han) ; 2 . Ric har d
De sm on d (Suz): 3 . Sco tt Le vin e ( Hu n ) ; 4 . T om
Th om pson (Kaw): 5. Erich Kle m ent ich (Ha n) .
Mini GP S print
l /W : 1. Fredd y Halto m (Yam ) ; 2 , Brad Th om as
( Yam ) ; 3 . Davi d Wil so n (Ya m ) ; 4 . Har ol d H ix on
(Yam ) ; 5 . Nick Tadlock (Yam).
M /W : 1. Jeff Hard er ( Han) ; 2 . W . Co ry West
(H an ) ; 3 . Co dy H umph re y ( H a n ); 4 . D u st i n
Dom ingu ez (De r); 5. Brett Bott enfi eld (A pr).
H /W : 1. J ac k G ie seck e ( K aw ) : 2 . G eo rge B .
Lyttl e ( Ha n); 3 . Bryan Norton (Yam ) .
Co mpetition Park
Rowell Wheels
to the Win
B y J OH N B ETHEA
SA N J A CINT O , CA , MAY 11
It d idn 't tak e lo ng int o th e second m ot o fo r
B ritt n ey Row ell to show everyone just how
m uch co ntrol of the 60cc class she has, as the
pa rt ic ipants in the sec ond ro und of the AC
Raci ng Fr iday Night Motocros s Ser ies at Compet ition Park can attest.
Sinc e being aced out of the cham pionship
in th e FMF Serie s, which co ncluded two weeks
ago . Rowe ll seems to be more determined tha n
eve r to show the boy s she has what it tak es to
w in. So when she stumbled very earl y in m oto
tw o (after easil y winning th e fir st mota), it too k
h er le ss tha n three la ps t o co me fro m last
plac e and pass eve ryone en route t o a thr eem oto grand slam . Rowell has now put th e VGI
Graphics -sponso red KTM in the winner's circle
th e last fiv e tim es she's raced here.
J oi n ing Rowell as the series ' on ly repeat
winners were Matt Vand erw ater in th e 80 cc (7 11) class , A ndrew Silve rste in in th e 50 c c (4 6) cl ass, Chris Q uinn in th e Over 25 A m ateu r
cl ass , and Jey Sa pp in th e highly co m pe titive
125 cc Beg inn er cl ass. Ridin g und er the Mon t ~
cl ai re Yama ha banner, Sapp fl at out dominat ed th e dozen -ri der fiel d in each rac e, cross ing
th e line first in all 18 laps of th e th ree-race
pro g ram . In th e fi rst m oto , Casey Currie need ed fo ur laps to catc h and pass Sean Hadgd an
for sec o nd pl ac e, wh ile in th e second round
Vinnie Dev all hel d seco nd ea rly, on ly to be
pa ssed by Michael Ward before the checker s.
Whe n Bra nd on Currie came from way back in
the t h ird ra c e to t a ke sec o nd p la c e at t he
half way point , it m ean t three d ifferent riders
had been runner- up t o Sapp, and Currie 's 5-32 t all y held up for second. Amazingly, Robert
Glenn 's 7-5- 4 sc o re w as good en o ug h fo r
th ird , show ing j ust how c om petitive the cla ss
was - behind Sapp's runaway vi ctory .
T here was a rags-t o-r iches and ric hes-torags fl avor to the 80 c c Beginners saga. Fo urteen riders vied for po int s, trophies and glory.
In a stunning turnabout. la st week 's top three
ride rs wen t from riches to rags , with th e hi gh es t any cou ld fin ish ove ra ll be i ng seventh!
Co nve rsely, Brent Sa ug stad ove rca me a d isap poi nt ing seve nth in the fi r st m ot o by w inni ng th e fina l tw o rac es t o nea rly take th e
cla ss ov erall. However, it was the c o ns ist ent
Willia m Hen derson , on th e T ag Metals/Sc ott
Hon da, who prevail ed . He won the first rac e,
led up to the fin al lap of the sec ond be fore
be ing passed b y Seuqsted . and then moved
into seco nd plac e on lap three of the last moto
to coast ho me wi th the ove ra ll tr iumph.
Last week, Syd Wood s won all th ree showdowns in the Vet Beg inners class. O n this night,
the Syd/Tel Yama ha rider never seeme d to get
in hig h gea r exce pt in the seco nd m ota , when
he led ear ly . An all three m at os, T om Wa llin
da sh ed th e Ellio t, Sny der [, Reid -sp on sor ed
Yam aha to wins. T he second ca me wi th one
drawba ck , as fellow ca mpaigne r Rog er Li ght
crashed hard, earning a trip to th e hosp it al.
200 0
MotoGP 500
Series R e v ie \N
Official 3-Hour Review of the 2000
FIM Grand Prix Series
(#1724) The name may have changed from Bike GP
to MotoGP in 2000, but the racing was as exciting
and enterta ining as ever!
With 5-time World Champion Mick Doohan officially retired, the podium was wide open. There were
three hot favorites as the season got underway:
Honda's defending '99 Champion Alex Criville,
Yamaha's Italian star Max Biaggi, and Suzuki's great
American hope Kenny Roberts Jr.
The caliber of riders competing in 2000 was
tremendous and no one was discounting Loris
Capirossi or Valentino Rossi, two talented riders
making the transition from the 250 series. Add in the
white-hot form of Australian Garry McCoy and the
stage was set for sixteen rounds of awesome action
and on-the-edge racing.
History was made with two rounds still to go,
when the 27-year-o ld Kenny Roberts Jr. clinched the
title and in the process became the first son to emulate his father by winning the world 500cc
Championship.
This official three hour spectacular catches the
drama , excitement and over-the-limit performance of
the worlds best riders. With 'm ulti-camera coverage
from every round and white-knuckle viewing from the
on-bike cameras, this review is a must for every bike
sport fan. Are you ready for a wild one?
180 minutes from Wh ite Star/Duke Video.
Results
50 (4 ·6): I. Andrew Silverstein (CM), 2, Nlkol as Littl e (LemJ, 3.
Jak e Heed
50 (7.8): I. Dylan Evans (Cob).
60 BEG: 1. Tonvn y Madden (KI'I....). 2, Phillip Youdath (Yam l, 3.
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Jordan Stallard (Kaw) ,
60 (0·8): J. Daniel Arrendondo (K aw), 2. Tyl er Little (Ka.....) 3.
Caden Probst (Kl'lw).
60 (9· 11): 1, Brittn ey Rowell (KTM).
80 BEG: I, William Henderson (Hon) , 2. Brent Saugstad (Yam ).
3. Ryan Rowell (Yllm ).
80 (7. 11): 1. Matt Vanderwater (Yam) .
80 (12·13 ): 1. Sterling Zepeda (Yam ), 2. Chad Herbert (Kaw), 3.
Eric Samson.
80 ( 14 - 16): I . Brent Higham (Kaw ).
125 WMN: t . Hellther Wood (Yllm) .
125 JR: 1. Bruce Maradll (Hon). 2. Robert Kong (Yam) , 3, FriU
Hodarp (Kaw).
125 BEG : 1. Je y Sapp (Yam ) , 2. Brandon Curr ie (Ka.....). 3,
Robert Glenn (SU ).
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250 BEG: I. Mill Deleon (Hon), 2. Ricky Sandoval (Yll m ). 3.
Kevin Wolff (Hen) .
25+ AM: 1, Chris Quinn (Yam ).
VET BEG: I Tom Wallin (Yam), 2. Syd Woods (Yam) . 3. Mike
Young (Hon) .
VET JR: 1. CraIg Kobach (Hon) . 2. Eric Sherman (Yam )
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