Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Now available frOID the 125 JR: I. A.J. Stein~ch (Yam); 2. Luddy Hodepp (Kll w); 3. Bruce Maradll (Hon). 125 BEG: I. Jey Sapp (Yam) ; 2. Casey Cume (Yllm) ; 3. Jil ek Kashefsky (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Dll vid Bcyee (HOI'l ); 2. Armendo Gllrc la (Hon). 25.. AJIl: 1. Emie Sanchez (Yam). VET JR: I. Craig Kob6ck (SUL) 2. Eric Sherman (Yam) . : VET BEG: I. Syd Woods (Yam). OIT AA : J. Dan Cukll r (Kll W) C ycle Ra nc h MX Park Ellis' Wonderland By G ARY T. Two high-quality hardcover books detailing.the year in world championship motorcycle competition, printed in Italy by Pole Position Communications. ' Each book carries Italian and English text descriptions. O BER FLORESVILLE, TX, JUNE 3 Despite temperatures over 100 deg ree s, m ore than 300 riders an d 1000 spectators attended the official gra nd opening of the Cycle Ranch MX Park , loc at ed in the beautifu l foothil ls of Floresv ille, Texas. T he event was sponso red by FMF , Fact ory 909 , Mountai n Dew, VP Rac ing Fuel, EVS Speed Protection and Maxima Lub ricants. Th e tra ck is built on a 120- foot hill and featu res awesome, loam y d irt , lot s of elevati on cha nges, tab letops. do ubles , tr ip les an d a fe w w alk -throu g h tunn el jumps th at offer spectato rs inc red ible vie ws. Th e facility is still under co ns truction but will be co m p lete d in time to hos t th e final round of the AMA Four Str oke Nati onals in Septe mber. Th e gate d ropped for th e fi rst moto of the day , and th e 125cc Novice racers ca me fun neling int o th e first come r. Honda of Hou st on Racin gfTroy Lee/Scott/Twin A ir -backed Tyle r Ellis m ad e Cycle Ranch hi s own personal Wonderla nd, as he was the one to beat in bo th the Schoo lboy and 125cc Novic e cl asses. Ellis ran away w it h a fo u r- mote swee p, earning both class vi c t o r i es . Brow n svill e Sp o rts Cent er / Honda/ A nswer Raci ng-backed Du st in J am es was the only ra ce r who cou ld k eep Ellis in sigh t . James fin ished second in th e fi rst moto, f o ll o wed by KTM - mou nted J am e s M it ch el. T he se cond 12 5 c c Novice h o l e sh ot we n t to Ja mes, but by t h e fi rst d o w nhil l Ell is h ad taken the lead, and he never look ed back. J am es looked lik e he was prep ared to c hall enge E ll is, but he cas ed the six-pack trip le and took a na sty so il sample, resu lting in a DNF. Elli s went on to win the mota unco nt ested. San An t onio ho tshoe B r andon Beabout also dominated two classes, taking th e overall in the 125c c Intermediate and 250cc Intermediate clas ses. Th e Cycle Cou ntry New Bra un fel s/ Maxima /FMF/ 9 0 9/ Br id gest o ne -b ack ed Beabout wa s st ill re c ov ering from a broken shoulder he suffered just three weeks prior, but it was difficult to tell because he was layin g down some supe r f as t l ap ti m es. KTMmounted Derek K emp and D&S Kawa saki/Thor/Wi sec o/R enthal / Super Fast Fuel-back ed Da nny Ke lsey k ept Beabout hon est in bo th divisions. The l25c Expert class belonged to Rac er's Ha ven / O 'N ealfTom M or gan Raci ng- backed Co le B ro wn of Na talia, T exas. Brown man aged to hold off a hard-cha rgi ng Derek Gerdes and J&M Rac ing 's Caleb Waller for th e overall . Dur in g the seco nd moto , a m ixed -up Pee Wee rac er took off with th e 125 c c Experts at the far end of the gate. The unidentified Pee Wee pro vide d so me h umor fo r t h e crowd an d was safely pulle d off the track and redirect ed back to the gate for his 50cc moto . Gerdes took the o verall in the 250cc Pro rank s, putting his High lands Kawasaki out in fr on t of Brown, Rowdy Flanagan an d Wa ller . Th e Sp y /Alpinesta rs-back ed Gerdes was o n fire as he st yled to vi ctor y , winning both m otos. Texas legend Kent Howerton wa s all busi ness as he dominated th e Over 40 Vet class, with on ly Greg Howard ke eping pa ce. T he "Rh inestone Cow boy " look ed rig ht at ho me on the loam y tra ck , tea chi ng th e y ounger guys not to mess with Texa s. 66Motoracing News 2000" 2nd Edition 192 color pages by lJino Martino and Velerio Boni Features photographic highlights from each category of Grand Prix Roadracing (500/250/125 classes), World Superbike, and World Supersport racing. $41.10 Includes shipping in USA from Book-Em Distributor s. iiMakes agreat gift!" "Off..Road Champions 2000" lOth Edition 248 color p a g es by Dario Avati Features photographic highlights from a wide variety of World and European (even some Amer ican) champ ionships includ ing Grand Prix Motocross (500/250/125 classes ), World Champ ionship Trials, ISDE, Supermotard/ltaly, Italian Enduro Champ ionsh ips, Dakar Rally, Spanish Enduro Championships, German Enduro Champ ionships, Supermotard/France , Fastcross , AMAlGNCC, Fast Eddy, Treffle, Copa Chili, Cross Country/France , and AMA Supe rcross. $41.10 Includes shipping in USA from Book-Em Distributors. To order, call Cycle News during business hours (9am-5pm PSl) at or use the eN Products order fonn in the back of this issue. ~ou C.a..n. N o "",", G o O n L i ne "V'J"it.h C YC LE. N EV'\/S o o o N ame Address Re su lt s City _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ State 50: 1. Breeden Van WilY (KTM); 2. DIllon Van Way (KTM) ; 3. James MItchel (KTM); 4. Micha~l M11ldonado (l em): 5. Roger Hall Phone o Zip O rder Da te (KTM). 60: I. Dillon Van Way (KTM); 2. Lindsay Myers (KTM); 3. Carlos Collins (Kllw): 4. Kyl~ S....anson (Kaw); 5. Kerek Howerton (Kllw\. 80 JR: I . Kyle Lee ($w); 2. Dillon VIIl\ Wil Y ($w); 3. Sulhven Van Way (Sw:); 4. Justin Kopcak (KII\II); 5. Angel Munr ( Hon). 80 SR: I. Austin Miller (Ko\ll); 2. Michllel ROYIII (Kllw); 3. Hector Collins (Hon); 4. Rodrigo Rodriguez (Hon); 5. CurtISSadowski (Yam). 80 OPEN: I . Hector Collin, (Hen); 2. Michael Royal (Ka ): 3. Rodngo Rodng~z (HOI'l) 4. Kyle Lee (Suz); 5. Lonnie Flores (Ka ). ; SCHBY: 1. Tyler Ellis (Hon); 2. Clint Breslin (KTM); 3. Austin Miller (Kaw); 4. Corbett Scboe nren (Yam ); 5. Ore.... Ward (Kow). 125 BEG: l. Je rem y Hardin ( Hcn j: 2. Bo Pllt rick (Yam) : 3. Mikey Day (Hon): 4 . CMs Goldman (Yam): 5. Curtis Stock (Yam) . 125 NOV: 1. Tyler E1 (Hon); 2. Chnt Breslin (KTM); 3. Trey lia Chote (Yam); 4. Greg Huron (Yam) ; 5. Corbett Schoenlelt (Yam) . 125 INT: 1. Brandon Beabout (Yam); 2. Derek Kemp (KTM); 3. Danny Kelsey (Kaw); 4. Eric Hedepohl (SUI): 5. Ryan Haring (Hon). II 714·751·7433 C Send to: 'l iIt /iIJ nll:lII§ , Inc. o o o P.O . Bo x 5084, Costa Mesa , CA 92628-5084 Toll Free Subscription Hotline (800) 831-2220 YJ~.s! Start my s ubscrip tio n imme... diate ly to Cycle News. 1 y ear I 50 issues fo r $45 .00. (ca n be b illed 2 monthly payments> Every week for tw o years (I OO issues for $80 .00 ) . Six m onths secon d class (25 iSSUL"S fo r $23 .00 ) Th is is a o N e w Su bsc ri ption Q Renewal Pl ea se b ill m e 1 pa yment of $45 .00 !l ill 2 payment , of $22.50 Enclosed is my che k or money c o rd e r 24-hour FAX Order Line (714) 751 -6685 • E- mail: Su bscri be®cyclenews.com Signature vvvvvv . c y cl e n e"""s.co rY\. _ 0 Visa 0 C harg e my Ma stercard = VISA ~ ~ - On.. y('. T(50 i ....u . '!I ). 2n d cid_ Ca nadA o r M lI"'(ico 1 MC/ Visa# ~~1~·1~~~~~~~·~7:::t~e~I::2r:(~\~;~.d!l). 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