Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Lusk took six t h , Sm e t s w a s s eventh and H e n r y fin i sh ed e i g h t h . Mo to " XX X's K y l e L e w i s wa s n inth . f ollowed b y R o n c a d a , w h o rounded o ut t he t op 10. "So met i mes yo u j ust g e t i n a r u t and it's ha rd to g e t out, bu t I t urned it around this w e ek end and I' m reall y happ y w ith the r esults , " sa id Ca rm i chael. "I fee l li ke I'm ba c k to m yoid self.· eN MX338 Southwick, Massachusetts Results: June 10, ZOOl IRound 4 of l Z1 250 MOTO I (30 m inu tes plu s t wo la ps ) ; I. Rick y Cermlc heel (Kaw ); 2. Mike laRoc co (Hen ): 3. J ohn Dowd ( KTM) ; 4 . Seba sti en To rt ell l ( Hen) : 5. Dav id Vuille mi n (Yam); 6 . Kevin Windham (Suz); 7. Tim e Ferry (Yam); 8. Joel Smets (KTM) ; 9 . Frederic Bolley ( Hon ); 10 . St eph an e Ro nc e d e ( K" w); 11. Doug Henry (Yam); 12. Kyle Lewis (Yam) : 13. Travis Presto n ( Hus) ; 14. A ust in Squir es ( Suz) ; 15 . Pau l Carpente r (K TM); 16 . Bru c e Strat t on (Suz) ; 17 . Robbie Reyn ard (Ya m) ; 18 . Du sti n Nel son (Yam) ; 19. Dem ten Plott s ( Hus ) : 20. Rya n Cl ark ( Yam ); 21 . J am es Brothers (Hon) ; 22 . Ja m ie Broc km an (Hon) ; 23 . Ezra Lu sk ( Hon) ; 2 4 . J ay Palmer (Ho n) ; 25 . Daniel Pepoo n Jr. (S uz); 26 . Kris Papwo rth (Ka w); 27 . Den n is Sta ple to n (Hon); 28 . Sh ane O 'C on no r ( Su z) ; 29 . .Je sc n T ho mas ( H u s); 30 . T h om a s Hofma st er ( Yam ); 31 . Carl Schubit zk e ( Yam); 2. Aa ron Dieter (Yam); 33 . Isaiah J ohn son (Y8m): 34. Todd Rich o tt e (Yam); 35 . Sc ott Davi s (Kaw) ; 36 . Scott Carter (Suz); 37. Clerk Sti les (KTM) ; 38 . Ryen Hugh es (Hon) ; 39 . M.chael Kann (Yam); 40. Jas on i Lavallee ( Yam). 250 M.OTO 2 (3 0 m inut es plu s two lap s) : l , Ric k y Carmichael (Kaw); 2 . T im Ferry ( Yam) ; 3 . Jo hn Dowd (KTM ); 4. Kevi n Windh am (Suz); 5. Mik e laRocco (Hon) ; 6. Ezra Lusk (Hon) ; 7. J~I Sme ts (KTM) ; B. Doug Henry ( Yam) ; 9 . Kyle Lewis (Yem) ; 10. Ste pha ne Rcn ce de ( Kew); 1 1. Fred eri c Bell ey (Hon ); 12. Tr avi s Preston ( Hus ); 13. Scott Cart er (Suz); 14 . Pau l Ca rp en ter ( KTM ) ; I S. Seba sti en BRIEFLY• • • Making a popular appearance at Southwick was D oug Henry. Henry , wh o hopes to keep his top-20 National numbe r as long as possible. needs to score just one National point a year to do so and finished 11-8. for eighth overa ll. " I knew I cou ld go fast for a little w hile. so that was my plan - to go really fas t until I started to get tired and then slow the pace down , " said the friendly rider from nearby Ox ford . Connecticut. " I had a pretty good day today . I was pre tty surp rised at how we ill did. - Henry . a three-time AMA N ational M otoc ross Champion . was exempt from qualifying due to the AMA ' s 'Past Champions' rule. wh ich allow s former Nat ion al Champions to be seeded direct ly into the main event. He competed aboard a Yamaha/ D GY/ Pro Circult/C-Cy cle Suspension. backed VZ2 50 . DGY (Downers Grove Yamaha) sponsored Henry in the 125cc class back In 199 1 and '9 2. Team Suzuki ' s Travi s Pastran a presented Dou g He nry w it h a special g ift at Sou thwi ck . " Do ug is my hero: said Pastrana. " He' s the guy that I idolized growing up . I was fortunate eno ugh to know him a little bit when I was an amateur and he gave me his last jersey that he raced wi th as number-one lat the .gg Stee l City Na tionall. He bough t o ne of my last ama teur jerseys for like $20 00 l at a charity auc tio n held th at same dayl . a ridicu lous amount of money. I promised that I wo uld give him my first number-one race jersey . Since this is the first year that l've ever raced with the number-one plate, I wan t to keep my promise land give him th e jerseyl. ,. " And It won' t be his last. I'm s ure." replied Henry . A s reporte d, 125cc series points leader Grant Langston suffered a serious shoulder injury from a nasty crash in Saturday ' s practice session, ..\ was ju st basically riding at my normal pace and on one of the rtq ht-hand swe epe rs. my rear w hee l broke throu gh the berm and hit a hole. - said Langston. "It flung me ove r the handlebars and I went stra ight Into the ground on my shoulde r. I have a grade-three AC sepa ratio n. w hich basica lly means that the ligaments holding my co llarbo ne and my sho ulder are com plet ely snapped. so the shoulder drops and the co llarbone goe s up. " A maZingly. Langs ton not only competed , but started up front In each of the 125cc N ation al moto s and eventually finished 9 -4. for sixth ove rall. Wi th his gutsy ride . Langston sits only nine point s behind the new series leader. Travis Pastra na. Ricky Ca rmichae l' s w in at Southwick places him in a t hree "w ay tie w ith Kent " The Rhin es tone C ow boy " H ow ert on and Je ff Stan ton for the mo s t overa ll victori es at M X3 3 8 . However . Carmi chael (who lost to John Dowd in ·9 8 due to a blown head gasket> wi ll have to win again next year if he wan ts to tie for the mos t 'consecu tive ' overa ll victories . How erton won four stra ight for Suzuki <" 79 -'81 (2 50cc) and ·82 (500cc). and St anton won four stra ight fo r Honda <"89-·92 - all 25Occ). Speaking o f Carmichael. his w in makes him the first repeat 250 cc WInner at Southwic k in nine yea rs . The last repeat winner was the afo rementio ned S tanton. Carmichael' s overa ll win, the 35t h of his career , also moves him on e step c loser to Bob " The Hurr icane " Hannah' s all"time Nationa l win s record of 37 . Grant Langston ' s sand.riding prowess co mes as no surprise to th ose wh o are familiar w ith his acco mplish ments ove rseas . A ccording to a lett er from his father. Gerald, po sted on a recent edition of Racer X Onli ne (vvww.racerxill.com), Langst on is also the 1999 and 2000 Dutc h National MX Cha mpion. ..All this co nside ring he wa s lapped tw ice in his first sand race at Lommel in ·98 " the lett er goes on to say. Holland is. of course, know n for its heavy sand tracks and the Dutch are considered to be the best sand riders in the w orld. although Ric ky C armichael may have so me thing to say about that. Tc rt ell i (Hon ); 16. Austi n Squi res (Suz); 17. .Jeson Thomas (Hus) ; 18. Bruce Stratto n (Suz); 19. Dustin Nelson (Yam) ; 20 . Dam ien Plotts (Hu s); 21. Clark Stiles ( KTM); 22. Aa ro n Dieter (v e m ): 23 . J am ie Broc km an (Hen ): 24 . Daniel Pepoon Jr. (Suz); 25. Scott Davis (Ka w); 26. Kris Papworth (Kaw); 27 . J ay Pal mer ( Hon) ; 28 . Isa i ah Jo hnson (Ya m) : 29 . Themes Hofm a ster (Y arn): 30. Denn i s St apleton ( Ho n); 31 . J ame s Br others ( Ho n); 32. Shan e O 'Co nno r (Sw); 33. Michae l Kann ( YlI m ); 34 . Ryan Cl ark ( Yam) ; 35 . Robbie Reyn ard (Yern): 36 . Ca rl Schubi Uke (Ya m); 37. Jason Lavall ee ( Yam) ; 38. Todd Richotte (Yam); 39 . David Vuillemin (Yam) . 25 0 O/A: 1. Ric k y Cermlchael (Kaw ); 2, J ohn Dowd (KTM ); 3. Mike l.e Roc co (Hon); 4 . Tim Ferry (Y am); 5 . Ke vin W in dh am ( Suz); 6 . J oel Sm ets (KTM) ; 7. Sebastien Tort elli (Hon); 8 . Doug Henry (Ya rn) : 9 . Ste phene Ron cada (KlI w) : 10. Frederic Bo ll ey ( Ho n) ; 11 . K y le Lew is ( Yem ); 12 . T rav i s Preston (Hus); 13. Da vid Vuillemin (Yam): 14. Ezrll Lus k ( Hon): 15. Paul Carpe nte r (KTM) ; 16. A usti n Squires (S Ul ) ; 17 . Scott Ca rte r (SUl ) ; 18. Bru ce Stratt on (SUl) ; 19. Dustin Nelson (Yam ); 20. Ja son T h o mas ( Hu s) ; 2 1. Robb ie Re yn ard ( Yam): 22 . Dam ien Plott s (Hus ); 23 . Ry an Cla rk (Ya m ); 2 4 . Clark Stiles (K TM ) ; 25 . Aaron Dieter ( Yam); 26. J am ie Brockm an (Hon) ; 27. Daniel Pepoon Jr. (Suz); 28 . Scott Da vis (Kaw ); 28 . Scott Da vi s { Kew) : 29 . Kris Papwort h (Kaw ); 30 . Jay Palmer ( Hon ); 3 1. Isaiah J oh n son (Ya m) ; 32. Th om a s Ho fma st er (Y am): 33. Denn i s Sta p l eton ( Ho n) : 34 . Ja mes Br o th er s ( Ho n) ; 35. Shane O 'Conn or ( Suz); 36 . Michael Kann (Yam ); 37. Carl Schubitzke (Yam); 38 . Jason Lava lle (Yam) ; 39. Tod d Richotte (Yam) : 40. Ryan Hughe s (Hon) . AM A/CH EVY TRUCKS 2 5 0« u.s, MOTOCRO SS CHAMPION SHIP SERI ES POINTS STANDING S (A ft er 4 of 12 round s): 1. Ric ky Carmichael (1 62/1 win ): 2_ Tim Ferry ( 152/1 win ); 3. Kevi n Windham i ( 151); 4 . Seba stie n Tortelli ( 14 8/1 wi n) ; 5 . M. ke laRoc co (1 40); 6. Dav id Vuillemin (1 091t win) ; 7. J oh n Do wd ( 106) ; B. S tepha ne Ron ced e (9 0) ; 9 . (TIE) Kyle Lewis/R y an Hughes (77); 11. Ezra Lusk (73); 12. T ravis Preston (60 ); 13. Robb ie Reyna~rd (5 7 ); 14. Je son Thomas (43) ; 15. Joel Sm ets (27); 16 . (TI E) Paul Ca rpent er/Ant hon y A ma radio (2 4 ); lB . Do ug Henry (23) ; 19. (T I E) De mie n P lo /F rederic Bolle y (22) . tts Upcoming Ro und s: Ro und 5 - Budds Cr eek, Mary land , Ju ne 17 Round 6 - Bu chanan , M ichigan, Ju ly 1 Former 125cc World Cham pion A l e s s i o Chiodi was on hand to co mpete at Southwick, but was Injured during Sunday morning' s fir st 125cc pr acti ce sess ion. Riding out of the M ot oworld of EI C ajon se mi o n a S kitt le s-back ed Yama ha. Ch iod i cras hed and co mpressed a verte b ra in his back . He w as carri ed off on a stretcher and take n to a nearby ho spit al wh ere th e injury was diagnos ed . He wa s bac k at the trac k and walking around slowly later in the day. There was no word on w hat his immediate future entails. Wit h the two -wee k break in the schedule followmq the High Point N ational. many of the to p riders forego the free wee kend in favo r of att ending the annual NESC/ MX338 ' Invitational' ra c e . This year' s big wi nner wa s PC W orldwide/ C ernlc s.com ·s J oh n Dowd. Dowd wo n three of the four expert mo tos in the muddy co nditions , going 1· 1 In the 200cc+ Expert class and 2-1 In the 125cc Expert class . Amsoi l/Dr. M art ens/Journeys/Competit ion A ccessories ' Brand en Je sseman was seco nd overall to Dow d in the 125cc class. followed by Yamaha of Troy ' s N ic k W ey, who won the first 1250c mo to after a late-race pas s on Dowd . W ey also finished secon d overall to D owd in the 200cc+ class . Other attendees incl ude d W ey ·s teammate Ern e st o Fo n sec a . the KTM / Red Bull team of Broc k Sellards. Kelly S mith and David Pingree (Grant Langston did not race). Team Suzuki 's Danny Smith and .Jesseman's Frenc h teamma te. Ste ve Boniface. Fast by Ferracci Husqvarna's Steve Lamson retu rned to racing at Southwick. Lamson sat out the last round at Mt. Morris due to injuries suffered in his hrst -mota crash at Hangtown. " I' m still a tittle sore. but. once I get going, I feel all right. " said Lamson shortly after Saturday' s practi ce sess ion . " A t firs t. I thought I might have crac ked a vertebrae. but it ended up being a cracked rib way dow n in my lower back. I go t out kind of lucky , I guess . just missing that one race . " Uke Doug Henry. Lamson . who is a two-time National Champion. was exempt from qualifying due to the AM A·s 'Past Champio ns' rule. Speaking of qualifying , many were surprised to learn that fo ur time and defending 500 cc World Cha mpion J oel Sme ts, defend ing 250 cc W orld Cha mpion Frederic Bolley and three-time 125cc W orld Champion Alessio Ch iodi we re not exempt from qualifying and had to race not only the Sunday morning qualifiers. but the Saturday pre-qualifiers. as well. The AMA 's 'Past Champ ions' rule only applies to AMA National Champions . S met s and Bolley ea ch won the ir re spective pre -quali fie rs . w hile C hio di finished thi rd in his. behind M o to·XXX·s M ic hael B rande s and Planet Honda' s M att Wa lker. Smet s also wen t on to win his four -lap Sunday qualifier. whic h also fe atur ed Bolley (who finished fifth) and cloc ked in as the fastest of the day at 7;00 ;37 minutes. KTM / Sarges Cycle/AXO· bac ked Clark Stiles took the seco nd 250cc qualifier victory and Fast by Ferracc i Husqvama' s Jason Thomas took the 250c c Consolation win . Yam aha of Troy ' s Erne sto Fonseca won the firs t 125cc qualifier and 3-D Racing/EZ W ider' s Keith J ohnson won the seco nd 125cc qualifier. The 125cc C onsolation win went to KTM·s David Pingree. The Splitfi re/Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki team fielded just two r ide rs at Southwic k. M ike Brow n and Bobby Bonds. Still absent we re Tallon V ohl and . S hae Bentley and C asey Lyt le . " Tallon is still rec uperating from the concussion he got at Glen Helen. said team bo ss M itch Payt on. "W e're not positive that he'll eve n ride next week. because this weekend he still wasn 't ready . W e're probably plann ing on him not ridi ng next weekend rat Budd s Creekl and maybe goi ng to Mammoth and riding dunng the week up there. W e'll see If he feels well enough to ride thai race and then he can co me to the next National after that. Shae is ac tually riding today, back in G eorgia. His mecha nic flew dow n there and they 're going to do a little riding at his house . They 're goin g to co me out to Californ ia this week and do some testing wi th us. He plans on probably riding M ammot h also . Casey 's ankle has healed up and he·s starte d riding this week. as well. - Payt on expects that all three riders wi ll be able to retu rn for the Red Bud N ational in J uly . W Notably abse nt from this year' s race was Great Lake Av ianon' s Heath Voss. Vo ss injured his wri st at the Las Ve gas Supercross finale and has been a no-show at all of the Nationals run so far. Also absent from South wick we re Plano Honda's B illy P a y n e and Fast by Ferracci Husqvarna' s Bryan McGavran . Payne has been out of act ion for quite some time, healing up from a bro ken sho ulder blade. and M cGavran injured his wrist at Hangt own. c Speaking of injuries, severa l other riders hit the ground hard on Su nday , but all seemed to be all rig ht after th e ra ce . Te am Honda' s Ryan Hughes wa s knoc ked uncon sciou s in the first 250cc mot o afte r a high-speed swa p and subsequent crash. and Team Yamaha' s David Vuillemin crashed on the first lap of the seco nd 250cc moto and appeared to have suffered another col larbone injury. Also, Team S uzuki' s Rodrig Thain was on the groun d for some time in the seco nd 125cc moto. but his mechanic Tony Berlutt i said tha t he should be all right . On S aturday . 250cc privateer James P o v o l n y was carted off with a sho ulder injury. but he too was wa lking around on Sunday , Parked near the Kawa saki sem i for the last seve ral rou nds has been a fancy new motorhome graced with Fox and M obilevision banners. The motorhom e is a new hospita lity/l oung e area for Ricky Carmichael. his family, frie nds and local Fox dealers . Org anized by Ca rm ichae l' s good f rie nd and p.r . guru Sco tt Taylor , Ca rmichael now has a fully loade d. stoc ked and co mfortable place to call home. before. after and in- between mo to s . The lavish motor home is driven by anot her of RC ' s longtime friends . Boo, and it is sponsored and funded by Fox and DVD drop-dow n unit manufacturer M obilevision. " We've had it since Vegas , " Taylor co mmented of the house on wheels. "but not many people know about It. Ricky has all the amenities of home in there and he even sleep s in it on Sat urday nights before the race so he doe sn't have to deal with traffic on Sunday mornings. It will pretty much stay incognito like this except for a few st ickers for the rest of this year , but by the first S upercro ss next year we will have a new one decked out with a full Ric ky·type·theme paint job.The recipients of the US S mokele s s T o bac c o Top Priva " t eer A wards at Southw ick w ere E·Z -W ider' s Keith J ohn son and M ot o XXX ·s Lar ry W ard In the 125cc class, and C er nic ' s J ohn D owd and M ot o XXX's Kyle Lew is in the 250cc class. John son and D owd each receive d $ 1000 for their efforts, while W ard and Lewi s each received $500 for earning the honors of seco nd top privateer. Team Suz uki ' s Danny Smith Signe d ano ther co ntract wi t h Suzuki for next year. O .M .S . LTD .' s Bobby M oore informed us on Sunday . " He signed yes terday with them and has an open clothing contrac t as we ll. " M oor e said. The silly season rumor s are now beginning to fly and more co ntracts will be signed wit hin the next few weeks. u e ne uvs JUNE 20 ,2001 21

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