Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

XR IOO MOD : 1. Rodn ey Spencer (Han) ; 2. Cris Cane pa (Ha n) ; 3 . Da vid DeC a mp (Ha n); 4 . Stua rt Stratt on; 5. Steve Hall (Yam) . NO V 2 5 0 : 1. Don Barm akian ( Ha n); 2 . C li ff Na gatani (B ul) ; 3 . Da ve Cheney ( H-D ); 4 . Bru ce Brown (Yam). NO V 600: 1. Cli ff N ogotoni (Bu l ) : 2 . Rand y Wilde r (e Z): 3. Dave Cheney (Yam) ; 4 . Bruce Brown (Yom). NO V 7 50 : 1. Douglas Franklin (Yam) ; 2 . Jo e DiSalv o (BSA ); 3. Dave Cheney (Tri ); 4 . Brett Tay lor (T ri ). SPT SMN VIN T 25 0: 1. T om Hort on ( Bul ): 2 . J eff Lessley ( Bul); 3 . Gordon Rudy (Bul): 4 . Cory Buck (Bu l) ; 5. Bill Wainscott (Bul) . SPTSM. VINT 600: 1. Brad Spencer (Hon) ; 2. N Rod Spencer ( Kaw) ; 3. Tom Horton (Hon); 4 . Dan Phillip s (BSA): 5. Steve Poggi (Hon ). SPTSMN V I NT 750: I. Tom Horton (T ri): 2 . Robert Scally (Tri ); 3. Jerry Kennedy (T ri) : 4. Jo hn Phillips (Tri); 5. Cary Buck (Tr i ): V ET 3 5+ : 1. Rod Sp ence r (Kaw ) ; 2 . B rad Spencer (Hon) ; 3. Tom Horton (Hen ): 4 . J eff Lessley (Bul) : 5 . Gordon RUdy (But) . SR 50 +: 1. Robert Scally (Tri) ; 2. Dan Philli ps (BSA ) ; 3 . Mickey A lzola (Tr i) ; 4 . Ric hard Braq uet (BSA): 5. Warre n Adorn s (BSA) . S/ S R 6 0 + : 1. J im Chis um (BSA ); 2 . M ic k ey Alzola (Tr i) . ' 7 0s S OL : 1. B rad Spe n ce r ( Ho n ) ; 2 . Paul Herm an (Yam ); 3. Jo e Carrera (Yam ); 4. Tom Horto n (Yam) ; 5. J erry Kennedy (Yam ). MORN SUP (NO N-AH RMA ): 1. Brad ley Spencer J r. ( Yam ) ; 2. Cris Cane pa (Yam) ; 3 . Steve Brown (Yam) ; 4. Rod McCollough (Hen): 5. Frank i Euba nks (Yom) . O PEN PRO (N O N-AHRMA) : I. l onnie Pauley (W-R); 2 . Ra ndy Ber em an ( Rt x ); 3 . A ntho ny Giammanco ( W-R) ; 4 . Clay Chambe rs ( A T K); 5. Jason Chisum (Yam). STTARS Southwest Series Round 2: Mesa Marin Raceway Salinas Valley Fairgrounds: Lo nn ie Pauley lengthens his lead as he wins hi s heat race at the Ricky Graham Memorial Short Track in Ki ng City , California. R Graham Memorial S Track icky hort Salinas V alley Fairgrounds By Spencers Rule King City By R OBERT EMPASI S KING CITY, CA MAY 18 , h e Sa lin as Ra m b lers Moto rc ycl e Club ho ste d the ir second a nnua l AHRMA Vin t a g e Sh o rt Track race , better known as the Ricky Gra h am Me mor ial S h ort T r a c k Ra c e . Th e ev e nt was a gain held in th e to wn of King C it y , in co nj u n ctio n with the annual Sa linas Valley Fai r. Like last ye a r, th e ra ce was held insid e t he ro ping ar ena . The ova l was prepped as a cushion track, but after a while it began to develop a ha rd-packed su rface . As the evening became cooler, the moisture from watering the track worked its wa y to the s urfa ce, making all the bik e s hook up a s t h ey acc e le rate d o ut of the turns. Like la st year's eve nt, m any fairg oers we re drawn t o t he a re n a b y th e ro a r of moto rcycl es ra cing o n the tra ck. Even th ou gh th is wa s a n AHRMA Vintag e event, no n-Vintage ra ce bikes were a lso allowed to race in th eir own c lass . By comparis on , those newer and mor e m od ern b ikes did not seem to go a ny fa s ter than th e o lder-v in- " ta ge bike s. In t he Sportsm an Vintage 600cc class, the Spenc er brothers dominat ed th e ra c e fro m th e dr op of the flag . Brad Spencer kept his older br othe r Rod a t ba y. With a holeshot a t the first turn , Brad stayed in the groove , making a ny chance of a pa ss next to impossible for Rod . With Tom Horton o n the ir heels , the S pencers set a re lentl e s s pace , a nd Ho rto n slowly _ dro pp eq ba cj< to a more c omfo rta ble third- pla ce finish. T ...... ,,,"' .. 27, 2001 • c ue Sellers Sails to Super TT Win I e BAKERSFIElD, CA MAY 19 , ound two of the STTARS Southwest Su perTT series , ru n in con ju nction with a n A irMX Ch all eng e , dr e w more th an 5 0 0 0 fans to Mesa Ma rin's paved, ban ked ha lf-m ile ova l for a Saturday night of pa veme nt / dirt S upermota rd ra cin g a nd free st yle . Local b o y s Br uce S ell er s an d Da vid Hopfe , former motocross ra c e rs fro m Ba k ers fie ld, brou ght t he c rowd to its feet with a he ated scra p in the fina l stages of the Spor tsman m ain . Th e Sportsm an class offe rs a s im ple an d low -c os t path into Supe rTT co m pe tit ion, with cla ss rules requiring full -tr av e l s us pens ion, 2 1in c h fro n t whe e l and an o p e n tire c hoice. Hopfe , winne r of the series opene r at Wil low Sp rings , rides a Yamaha YZ250 fit with a Goodyea r CD-5 d irt-track rear t ire a nd an Avon Gripster dual -sport up fro nt. Sellers' YZ250 runs a simila r ti re choice , a long with an o ve rsi ze d EBC fron tbrake rotor kit. R In the Over 35 race, the Spe ncers do m inated again. Bra d led the pack du ring the first ha lf of the ra ce, o nly to be pa ssed on the outside by Rod . Thi s tim e it was Rod 's turn to take the checkere d flag . In the non -AHRMA Open Pro class, Lonni e Paul e y, riding his ye llow Rotax bike, dom inated th e race fro m start to finish . Randy Bereman a nd Antho ny Giammanco we re wag ing a battle for second. La ppe rs became a factor, but Be r e m a n prevailed , e dging o u t Gia m m a n c o at the che c k ers. Clay Cham bers finished fourth , with Jason Chisum rounding out th e top five. Eve nt coordinators Manuel Datan and Matt Rohr both em p hasized that th is e ve nt could not have been made poss ible without th e ass ista nce of the Salinas Valley Fair sta ff and sponsors Wiseco Pistons , Cometic, Progressive Sus p en s ion , Work s Pe rf o rm an ce , Granite roc k/Pa ve x , Ya ma ha of Sali nas , C ycl e Stop Hond a , Yama ha Su zuk i Sports Cent er, Tom Wh yt e Con stru ction, All Around Auto , a nd L.A. Hea rne Co. , o r with ou t the servic e s of Central Coast Wa ter Tru ck Servi ce , Danny Ritchie, a nd a ll those who vo lunteered to ma ke this e ve nt as su cc essful as la st ye a r's . This yea r , th e Salinas Ra mbl e rs M/C was proud to a nno unce that pro ceeds from the ev ent will benefit th e Ch ildr en 's Miracl e Network and the Sun Street Centers. eN D O N C ANET At the sta rt, Honda CR500·mounted Kyle Le ssley grabbed th e holeshot from th e secon d row . It was s h o rtlive d , however , as Hopfe le a ped past into the lead over t he tabletop jump ex it in g turn tw o . Th e Spears Elec t r ic/ He a d T r ips Hel m e ts- s po ns o re d rider wasted no time opening a fiveb ik e m arg in over Le s sl e y , Ya m a h a WR400 ·mounte d Brad Banister an d Sellers by the e nd of lap one . Hopfe c o nt in ue d to st retch h is a dv a nta g e, while Banister and Se llers s lipped by Le ssl ey on lap two . Wit h Hopfe qu ickly g ett ing aw ay out front, Seller s m uscl ed past Ban is te r on th e brakes as th ey entered the d irt sectio n on lap thre e. Lessley was now under pressure from Honda rider Ed Coffee in a scrap for fou rth, with a tight string of ride rs close be hind . At the ha lfwa y poi nt of the 10-lap race , Hopfe was three seconds clear of Sellers, but two laps late r the Kern KTM/Digg e r/Team Babo -s p on so red rider was o n th e charge a nd closing in fast. The crowd was into the chase Salinas Valley Fairgrounds King City, California Results: May 18, 2001 Cl SC 2S0 : I. Je ff Lessley (Bul): 2. Tom Horton (Suz): 3 . Terry Salsman (Oss). ClSC soon so: I. Ram on Perez (BSA) . DI NO: I. Chri s Rudy (H· D) . n e VV s Mesa Marin Raceway: Bruce Sellers cla imed the Sportsman-class win at the Mesa Marin Supe rTT in Bakersfield , California.a

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