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,------------------ - - - --------- - - - ---, w w ~ a: 8 > e c w a. ~ 8 a I a. Singin'the Idiot Blues By M T eam Cizznak el went throug h to tak e fir st . By lap fou r , Heav yweig ht s Crash C lini c had r ecove re d f r om t he i r penal ty and were back up to second , ahe ad o f Med iumweigh t s Ben t Rac ing. Me anwh ile , d o w n in t he pa ck , Li ghtwei ght Superb ik ers Champ ion Racing were slowly los ing ground to the l ead ers after running in the t op five early on . By lap fo ur, th ey fo un d themselves down in seventh, ahea d of Big Air Pylons and A I She pherd on the Square Deal II Yamaha. Up front, Lock lear ripped off some 1 :3 0 l a p t imes to push the C rash Clinic GSX -R750 into th e lead on lap six . However, by the 17th lap, their rear M ich elin h ad b li st ered , for cing the team to pit for the ir fi rst of three rea r- ti re swa ps. At th e o ne-hour mark, Idiot Blues he ld the overall le ad, ahead of Crash Cl in ic and T e a m C izznake l. E K Motorsports and Madd Camp ca m e next, while Champion Racing sa t a comfortable sixth ove rall an d fi rst in the Lightweight Su perbike class. At 3 :2 5 p.m .• Paul Mitchell broug ht the Sq ua re D eal Pawn S hop -s ponsored R6 in for a rider cha nge. "T his track is w ide open ," Mit che ll said of the new TMS ci rcuit . "I' ve ridden at a lo t of tr ack s, and th is is right up the re w ith Day ton a. It' s just tha t at D a y t on a , you 'r e fla t o ut a l ittle longer ." M inutes later, team Madd Ca m p crashed their GSX -R750 and took out Anna Johnston o n th e C ollisi o n Research-sp onsored T eam B l onde A RK L O PE Z FORT W ORTH, TX, MAY 12 eam Id iot B lu es be at o ut fellow Medi u mwe ig h t S up e rbi k e co nten ders Bent Raci ng for the rac e win und er su nn y , blu e sk ies a t ro u nd th ree of th e four -hour RPM Co c a -C ol a Sup erbik e Endurance S eri es . Th e M a y 12 e v e n t wa s the first-ev er m oto r c ycl e r oad race he ld at the 1,5 0 0 - a c re c o m p l ex during T exas Motor Sp eedway 's 5 -year exi st ence. H eav yweight Superb ik ers Cra sh Clin ic saw the ir hopes for an overa ll vict or y da shed b y a sto p-a n d -go pen alt y and Michelin tire woes . In th e en d, the y fin ish ed th ird ov era ll and firs t in t h e Hea v ywe ight Sup erb ik e cl ass, ahe ad of Madd Camp . C y cl e 1 Ra c ing c a pi t ali zed o n a ho rrendous crash by Champ ion Rac ing in the sec ond hour to claim fi rst in th e Li ghtwei ght Superbike cl ass. At 2: 10 p .m ., Crash Clinic got the hol eshot to lead the field around for l ap o n e, but they got the meatball fl ag on lap two fo r jumping the start. Rider Larry Lo cklea r had actually m issed the sta rting grid and was at full speed ex iting his war m -up lap when the rest of the fie ld took th e green flag . L o c k l ear ' s m o m e n t u m took h im to the fro nt spot , but that ca used him t o be penalized for his un conventional st art . Onc e Crash Clinic pulled in for th eir stop-and -go penalty , Bent Rac ing took th e front of th e high -speed freig ht train and wa s followed closely b y T eam C i zznak e l. On e lap l ate r, T Monster Mountain : Shane Lusk flew to the 125cc A victory aboard his Ronnie Luskprepared CR125 at round fi ve of the Georgia/A labama Championship Series , wh ic h was also a Loretta Ly nn 's qua lif ier , in Tallassee, Alabama. Lus k also too k top honors In the 250cc A class. e x tre me l y succ essful wee k in Las Vegas, Millsaps tota ll y dominated the 85cc (9-11 ) act ion , w ith Flor ida's Bo utw ell a cons istent second-p lace fini sher in both motos. Team Green 's J u st in Sipes was a st ro n g t h ird in both races . In the Supermi ni wars , C R - m o u n t e d Za ch ary swept b o t h ra c es, fo llowed aga in by Sipes. Bo th M illsaps an d Boutw ell w er e ab l e t o garner add iti o nal cla ss wi ns: Millsa ps t opp ed th e 85 c c (9 - 13 ) d i vis ion , ah ea d of Bo utw ell and Sipes , wh ile Boutwell best ed Zachar y and a charging Harr is A lt m an in the 85 cc (1 2- 15 ) gr oup . Th e 85 cc (7 - 11) overall wen t t o KX -m oun t ed J es se Va n Patt en aft er he sp lit m ota wins with Florid a'.s Co lt en Mayn ard , who too k to p hon o rs in th e 6 5 cc (10 -11) contest (via a two - moto sweep ) and in t he 65 c c (7 -11) Modified class as well. Another KTM rider, Louisiana 's T yl er Gl asco ck , took top honors in the 65cc (7 -9) class . eN Monster Mounta in Tallassee. Alabama Results: May S. 2001 (Round 51 50 SHAFT: 1. Byron Dill ard ( Yam ); 2. A ustin Bea rd en ( Yam); 3 . Le vi Sm it h (Ya m) ; 4 . Shel by Dorsey (Yam) : 5. Ja ck son Friday (zYam ). 50 ( 4 -5): 1. Zac h ary Bell ( Co b); 2 . Mich ael Norri s (Cob) ; 3. Byr on Dill ard (Co b) ; 4 . Ev an Smith (Co b): 5. Ja ckson Frida y (KTM). 5 0 (7 - 8 ) : 1. J e ss e T urne r ( Pol); 2 . J u st i n Summers (KTM ); 3. Price Martin (KTM); 4 . Mason Mc:Cll n~ (Cob ); 5. Kayle Lynn Bo swell (Cob) . 65 (7 -9) ; 1. T yler Glascoc k (KTM): 2. Luk e Da vie ( KTM) : 3. Br ad J oh nson ( KTM); 4 , Ga ge Hartm an (Kaw) ; 5. J esse Tur ner (KTM). 6 5 (1 0·11 ); 1. Coll en Maynard (KTM); 2. D.J . Ellis (KTM ); 3. Lucas Crespi (KTM) ; 4 . Ty ler Begue (KTM); 5. Patr ick Buell (Kaw) . 65 (7 - 1 1) MOD: I. Colten Maynard (KTM ): 2. D .J. Ellis (KTM ) ; 3 . L uk e Cr espi (K TM ) : 4 . Tyle r Glascoc k (KTM ): 5. Tyler Begue (KTM ). 85 (7 - 1 1) : 1. Jesse Van Patten (Ka w); 2. Colten May na rd (Suz) ; 3 . Ja mes Mo rr i s ( Ka w) ; 4 . D irk Co rtez (Suz ): 5 . Hunter Walters (Suz ). 85 ( 9 - 13 ) : 1. Dav id Mills a p s ( S uz); 2. Co le Bout well (Yam); 3 . Ju stin Sipes (Kaw ); 4 . Brett Lee (Hon) ; 5. Bradley Wright (Kaw). 85 ( 12 - 15 ) : I. Cole Bout well (Yam ): 2. Bry an Zac hary ( Hon ); 3 . Harri s Altma n (xa w): 4 . Charl ie Eva ns (Kew ): 5 . Leah Cant rell (S uz) . EXHIB: 1. Joa nna Lott (Hon); 2 . Dustin Gow ens (Yam) ; 3. Tyler Strength (Kaw) . S/ MI NI: 1. Brya n Zach ary (Hon ); 2. Justin Sipes (Kaw ) ; 3 . Br ett Lee; 4 . Harri s Al t m an ( Ka w ); 5 , Char lie Evans (Kew) . PRETEEN : 1. Zac h L aw ler ( Yam); 2 . James Mor ris (Ke w} : 3 . Preston T homas ( Kaw ) ; 4 . Ty ler Covi ngton (SUl) ; 5. Hayd en O' Kelly (Kaw). 16 · 24: 1. Derek Fore (Yam) ; 2. Matt Green e (Kaw); 3. Sean LeCroy (Han) ; 4 . Zac Babcock (SUl ); 5. Mic hael Gravette (Yam) . 125 ( 12 - 15) MOD YT H: I. Nath an Da venport ( K aw) ; 2 . Shane Lusk ( Ho n) ; 3 . Bryan J oh ns on (S Ul); 4 . M icha el Grah am ( Ha n) ; 5 . John Bak er (Hon) . 125 BEG: 1. Sean Go ld in (Yam) ; 2. Matthew Spicer (Yam ); 3. J eff Stevens (Yam ). J 2 5 A : 1. Shan e Lus k ( Ho n) ; 2 . Ch ad Ward (Yam) ; 3. Chris Craft (Yam) ; 4. Karl Scott (Yam) : 5. Josh Thom pson (Yam) . 2 50 BEG: 1. Mik e Mo rris (Han); 2. Gary Parcu s (Yam) ; 3. Reggie Bearden (Han) . 2 5 0 A : I. Sha ne L us k ( Ho n ); 2 . Chad Wa rd (KTM ): 3. Derrick Fisher (SUI ); 4 . Josh Thomp son (SUI); 5. Walter Bertran (Kaw}. 125 B: 1. Ry an Sipes ( Ka w); 2 . Natha n Davenport (Kaw); 3. Cody Watford (Suz); 4 . Blake Kennedy (SUI ): 5. Ada m Bisso (Han). 25 0 B: 1. Ryan Sipes ( Ka w ): 2 . Natha n Davenpo rt (Kaw); 3. Blake Kennedy (SUI ): 4. Adam Bisso (Hon): 5. Cody Watford (SUl) . 25 0 C: 1. Chris Hall (SUI ); 2. Je ram ine Dunca n (Yam); 3 . Br ando n Stampley (Hon) : 4 . J onathan West (SUI) ; 5. J eff Elliott (Han). 4 -STR K : 1. Chad Al b ri tto n ( Yam): 2 . Co y Hobgood (Yam) ; 3. Joey Hargrove (Yam); 4 . Ed Ray (KTM ); 5. Thom as Roya ls ( Yam ). VET NOV : 1. Mic hael Ship pey ( Kaw ): 2. Craig Craft (Yam ): 3. Scott Smith (KTM) ; 4. Jerry Harri son (Yam ); 5 . Mi ke Callo way . 25+ : 1. J e ff r ey Si m mo ns ( Ya m) ; 2 . Joey Hargro ve ( Han) ; 3 . M ik e Garrett (SUI ) ; 4 . J am es Golden (SUl); 5. Stee Dum ond (Suz). 3 0+ : I . Je ffrey Simmon s ( Yam); 2 . Ste ve Dumond (SU 3. Mike Garrett (SU ); 4. J ere Pope I); I (Kaw); 5. Darry l Heisler (Yam). 35 +: 1. Darryl Heisler (Yam): 2. J ohn ny Bord ers ( Ka w) ; 3. Darrell Sims; 4 . Je re Pope ( Ka w) : 5 . Willi am Phee (Yam ). 40 +: 1. J ohn ny Borders (Kaw) ; 2. Darr ell Sims ( Suz) : 3 . Je re Pop e ( Ka w) ; 4 . Wa yne Si m mon s (Kaw); 5. Barry Ferrell (SUl). 50 +: 1. Stev e Speig hts (Yam) ; 2. Steve Co rlee (SUI) ; 3 . Short y Goo de (S uz) ; 4 . Te rrell Welborn (Suz) . Texas M otor Speedway: Bent Racing yell ow GSX-R (34) leads the Kawasaki ZX-6 of Rollin Rock ets Racin g (185) around NASCAR 's turn one in Fort Worth, Texas. Bent Racing went on to fini sh second in the Medi umweight Superb ike cl ass and Rollin Rock ets Raci ng took seventh in the same class. c u e I .. n e _ S • J UN E 20 . 2001 61

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