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,..,...--------------------------------...-..,.....,,0 ~ ~ ~ ::; :; ~ 15 :I: "'- Moroso Motorsports Park: Carlos Macias navigates Moroso's turn eight en route to his Unlimited Grand Prix win In West Palm Beach, Florida. CCS Florida Region Moroso Motorsports Park Macias Wins First at Moroso By Superbike and third in GTO and GTU. At the end of the weekend, Mr. Fix It/Sharkskinz/Blais Cycles/Vortex/ GBM Graphics-backed Martinez was both the holeshot king and the event's biggest overall winner, with a total of four victories, winning Unlimited Supersport, Heavyweight Supersport, Middleweight Superb ike and Heavyweight Superbike. He also finished second in GTO, GTU and Middleweight Supersport. Martinez led the entire Unlimited Supersport race from start to finish. He nailed an early lead in Heavyweight Supersport but was unable to open the gap this time; Prieto held down second for the first half of the race until he blew the entrance to the front chicane and John-O Bowman took over second and maintained it to the finish. Martinez took the holeshot again in Middleweight Superbike and opened the gap on the rest of the pack. A few laps later, Bowman maneuvered ahead of Chris Cummings into second place, which he wouldn't relinquish. On the final lap, the top three were spread apart fairly evenly as they crossed the finish line. Also, Martinez was out front for all six laps of the Heavyweight Superbike race after nabbing yet another holeshot. Early in the race, Macias was only a few bike lengths behind as they slowly opened a gap on thirdplaced Jim Pihokken, but with each completed lap, Martinez increased his pace and stepped away from Macias. At the end, he won by 40 bike lengths. The Custom Glass Company/ Pirelli/GMD Computrack/Vortex/Fac- liSA THEOBALD WEST PAlJ\I BEACH, FL, JULY 22 onic Graphics and Design/Klassic Touch-backed Carlos Macias took the holeshot in the Unlimited Grand Prix on his Ducati 996 and led the race from start to finish. Shane Prieto and Marco Martinez tried to pass him at every corner, but his ride was flawless. While Macias dominated, Gabriel Henning, Martinez and Prieto, all on GSX-R750s, traded places a few times behind him. About halfway, Henning dropped back into fourth. And then the race turned into a very tight three-rider breakaway. In second, Martinez had to work twice as hard, trying to pass Macias while keeping Prieto behind him. With just two laps to go, Prieto maneuvered into second, but Martinez quickly repassed him. On the final lap, Macias worked even harder to protect his line. In the final run, Prieto repassed Martinez but was unable to get around the leader. In a heated charge for the checkers, Macias maintained his advantage. It was close at the finish; Macias finished just barely ahead of Prieto and Martinez. Henning followed in fourth. "It was a great battle between Marco and I," Prieto said. "I kept getting on the tail of Carlos when I was in front, but that thing has so much power, he just pulls away." "It's good to be back like this, winning - this is what I love," Macias said through an interpreter, and he thanked Desmomaniac, Capril Farms Racing, and Dunlop Tires. He also finished second in Heavyweight Z 48 AUGUST 22.2001 • cue • e n e _ :IS tory-sponsored Prieto concluded the weekend with three victories, beating his competition in the GTO, GTU and Middleweight Supers port races. He also finished third in Heavyweight Supersport. Martinez was out front for most of the GTO after taking the holeshot, but the pack was close behind. John Ashmead, Prieto and Pihokken were swapping positions in the fight for the front. With two laps to go, Ashmead took over the lead, pulling Prieto right behind him and bumping Martinez down to third, but soon he crashed out of the race. Prieto maintained the advantage over Martinez to the finish. Martinez also led most of the GTU. taking yet another lead from the start. Behind him, Prieto and Macias battled for second. At halfway, Prieto maneuvered into second and closed the door on Martinez. The race turned into a two-rider breakaway for the lead, which Prieto took over on the next lap. He maintained the advantage for the remaining laps, finishing ahead of Martinez and Macias. Martinez was the early leader again in Unlimited Supersport, with Prieto and Macias close behind. With half the race completed, the top three were out front, alone, in a fierce battle for the lead. As they entered turn six, Macias crashed out of the race. On the next lap, Martinez missed a gear going into turn 10. Prieto seized the opportunity to take over and charged ahead. With only one lap to go, Martinez was unable to catch him. Prieto took the victory, ahead of Martinez and Cummings. Amateurs Darren Luck and Dennis Bonneau cleaned up in most of their classes, each going home with three first-place trophies. Luck won the GTU, Middleweight Supersport and Middleweight Superbike events and finished third in Heavyweight Supersport and Heavyweight Superbike. Bonneau won the GT Lights, lightweight Superbike and Lightweight Supersport contests and finished fourth in Lightweight Grand Prix after crashing in the chicane. eN Moroso Motorsports Park West Palm Beach, Florida Results: July 22, 2001 AM GTO: 1. Jeremy Haiduk (Suz); 2. Travis Lee Pepin (Suz); 3. Santiago Villa (Suz); 4. Frank Potucex (5uz); 5. 5ven DeSouza (5uz). EX GTO: 1. Shane Prieto (SUI); 2. Marco Martinez (Suz): 3. Carlos MaciliS (Due); 4. Gabriel Henning (Suz); 5. Jim Pihokken (Suz). AM GT LIGHTS: 1. Dennis Bonneau (Suz); 2. Steve Pennington (H·D); 3. Andrew Abel (Hon); 4. Robert Cole (Duc); 5. Joseph Bennardi Jr. (Hon). EX GT LIGHTS: 1. R. Todd Keesee (5u2); 2. Keith Galias (Suz); 3. Tim Hall (Suz); 4. Dwight Lewis (Hon); 5. Francisco Gomez (Suz). AM GTU: t. Darren Luck (Suz); 2. Santiago Villa (Suz); 3. Jeremy Hl!Iiduk (Yam); 4. Donald Pepin Sr. (Han); 5. George Brody (Yom). EX Gru: 1. Shane Prieto (Suz); 2. Marco Martinez (Suz); 3. Carlos Macias (Suz); 4. John·Q Bowman (Suz); 5. Christopher Cummings (Yam). GP SGl: 1. Shane Ernst (Hon); 2. Manuel ZlIimbrana (Hon); 3. MJke Hidalgo (Hon); 4. Manuel Alonso (Hon); 5. Joseph Bennardi Jr. (Hon). AM l/W GP: 1. Ralf Hellstrom (Hon); 2. Andrew Abel (Hon); 3. Richard Sermak (Bue); 4. Dennis Bonneau (Suz); 5. Robert Seymour (Yam). EX L!W GP: 1. Shane Breeding (Hon); 2. Keller King (Yam); 3. Chris Watlington (Yam); 4. Jeffrey Robert Johnson (Yam); 5. R. Todd Keesee (Suz), AM M/W GP: I. Santiago Villa (Suz); 2. Andre Bibeau (Yam); 3. Jeremy Haiduk (Yam): 4, Raphael Sanfilippo (Yam); 5. Juan·Carlos Diaz (Yam). EX MIW GP; 1. Christopher Cummings (Yam); 2. Ronny Camilo (Yam): 3. Bryce Lawmaster (Yam); 4, Pedro Valiente (Yam); 5. Keller King (Yam). O/l GP: 1. Carlos Macias (Duc); 2, Shane Prieto (Suz); 2. Marco Martinez (Suz); 4. Gabriel Henning (Suz); 5. Andres Perez (Duc). L/W SPTSMN: I. Chuck Quenzler III (Yom); 2. Pierre LlIcasse (Spo): 3. Thomas Smith (Lev); 4. Joseph Bennardi Jr. (Hon); 5. E. Cary Pigman (Lev). M/W SPTSMN: 1. Steve Pennington (H-D); 2. Sen Matheson (Apr): 3. Tucker Frehsee (Hon); 4. Gregory Lynch (Hon); 5. Dwight Lewis (Hon/. H/W SPTSMN: 1, Gabriel Henning Bue); 2. John Long (Duc); 3. Tim HlIll (Suz); 4. Francisco Gomez (Suz); 5. Tony Martin (Bue), l/W VINT: 1. Anllstasios Zarvacas (Hon); 2. Rlchllrd Herrington (Hon); 3. Stuart Bazerman (Hon). H/W VINT: 1. Chuck Quenzler III (Yam); 2, Slikis Vasilopoulos (Yam); 3. Richard Herrington (Hon); 4. Scott Turner (Hon); 5. AnllIstllsios Zarvacas (HOn\. AM l/W S/SPT: I. Dennis Bonneau (Suz ; 2. Robert Cole (Duc); 3. Jose David Perez (Suz). EX L/W 5/SPT: 1. R. Todd Keesee (5u2); 2. Keith GlililliS (Suz); 3. Gerry HlIsher (Suz); 4. c.J. Czaill (Suz); 5. Dllie Neil (Hon). AM M/W S/SPT: 1. Da"en Luck (5U2); 2. Santiago Villa (Suz); 3. Andre Bibeau (Yam); 4. George Bredy (Yam): 5. JOShUll Michael Myers (Yom). EX M/W S/SPT: I. Shane Prieto (Suz): 2, Marco Martinez (Suz); 3. Christopher Cummin~s (Yam); 4. Thomas Pfuner (Yam): 5. Ronny Climilo (Yam). AM H/W S/SPT: 1. Travis Lee Pepin (5u,); 2. Jeremy Haiduk (Suz); 3. Darren Luck (Suz); 4. Joseph Williams (Yam): 5. Frank Potucex (Suz). EX H/W S/SPT: 1. Marco Martinez (Suz); 2. John~Q Bowman (Suz): 3. Shane Prieto (Suz); 4. Robert Cera way (Suz); 5. Eric Gray (Suz). AM ail S/SPT: 1. Jeremy Haiduk (5u,); 2. Travis Lee PepIn (Suz); 3. Sven DeSouza (Suz); 4. James McKillip (Hon); 5. Tony Larocca (Suz). EX U/l S/SPT: 1. Marco Martinez (Suz); 2. Jim Pihokken (Suz); 3. Robert Caraway (Suz); 4. John Dalton (Suz); 5. Scott Ritchey (Suz). AM S/TW: 1. John Riggins (Han): 2. Butch Verdecchia (Duc); 3. Richard Sermak (Sue); 4. Tony Martin (Sue); 5. Thomas Smith (Lav). EX SITW: l. Andres Perez (Duc); 2. John Porljer (Han); 3. John Costa (Due); 4. James Wallace (Apr); 5. Gabriel Henning (Bue). AM F·40: 1. Robert Enriquez (Suz); 2. Robert D'Angelo (Hon); 3. Juan~Carlos Diaz (Yam); 4. Stephen Moher (Yom); 5. Gory Cosden (Yom). EX F-40: 1. Edward Us (Suz); 2, John Long (Suz); 3. c.J. Czaia (Suz): 4, Javier Picon (SOl); 5. Pedro Gillnello (Hon). AM l/W S/BK: 1. Dennis Bonneau (Suz); 2. Andrew Abel (Han); 3. Robert Cole (Due); 4. Tony Angello (Han); 5. Gino Angello (Apr). EX LIW S/BK: 1. Dwight Lewis (Han); 2. Tim Hall (Suz); 3. Keith Galias (SOl); 4. Francisco Gomez (5u2); 5. Gerry Hasher (5uz). AM M./W S/BK: 1, Darren Luck (Suz); 2. Santiago Villa (Suz); 3, Andre Bibeau (Yam); 4. George Brlldy (Yam); 5. Santiago Acosta (Yam). EX M/W S/BK: I. Marco Martinez (Suz); 2. John·Q Bowman (Suz): 3. Christopher Cummings (Yaml; 4. Ronny Camilo (Yam): 5. Bryce Lawmaster (Yam. AM H/W S/BK: 1. Travis Lee Pepin (Suz); 2. Jeremy Haiduk (Suz); 3. Darren Luck (Suz); 4. Santilligo Villa (Suz); 5. John Briody (Suz). EX H/W S/BK: 1. Marco Martinez (Suz); 2. Carlos Mlicias (Suz); 3. Jim Pihokken (Suz); 4. Andres Perez (Duc); 5. John Ashmead (SOl). S/SOl: I. Pierre Ulcasse (Spo); 2. Mark Macek (1'12). Minnesota State Supercross Round 10: Scott County Fairgrounds Audette Audacious By GUY OHLAND JORDAN, MN,.J

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