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Thundercrosa MX Pari<: Shaun Skinner won the first 125cc C moto easily but only placed eighth in the muddier second moto, in Okeechobee, Florida. 85 BEG: 1. Scott Garritson (KlIw); 2. Jordan King (Yam); 3. Brenden White (SUl); 4. Matt King had opened the lead by seven seconds, and he took the win. The second moto opened with Perebijnos claiming the holeshot. However, by the second turn, Shuttleworth had once again reclaimed the position. Perebijnos drifted back slightly for a lap and then turned it on to close the gap and apply pressure to Shuttleworth, hoping the leader would make a mistake and open the door. It was to no avail, as Shuttleworth took first once again. As both motos had every rider finish in the exact same order, the overall finishes were the same. eN (Suz); 5. Gary Cavanaugh (Kaw). 85 (7-11): 1. Dean Dyess (Suz); 2. Ricky Renner (Yam); 3. Shawn Weech (Kaw); 4. Max Rash (Kaw): 5. Chad Miner (Kaw). 85 (12-15): 1. Matt Goerke (Yam); 2. Kyle Meeks (Suz); 3. Kyle Tobin (Suz): 4. Camden Cruz (Kaw); 5. Simon Usuga (Suz). S/MINI: 1. Matt Goerke (Yam); 2. Kyle Meeks (Suz); 3. Ricky Renner (Yam): 4. Delln Dyess (Suz); 5. Kyle Tobin (Suz). WILDCHILD (12-15): I. Garrett Edmiston (Suz): 2. Dale Kump (Hon); 3. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 4. Kyle Meeks (5uz): 5. Kyle Levalley (Suz). YTH (16-24): 1. Randy Jackson (Yam); 2. Augie Lieber (Suz); 3. Jesse Richards (Yam); 4. Elliott Cook (5u,); 5. Joey Baker (5uz). 125 BEG: 1. William Nicoloso (Yam); 2. Mike Barrett (Yam); 3. Shawn Hughes (Kaw); 4. David Drake (Yam); 5. Brandon Jackson (Hon). 125 B: 1. Garrett Edmiston (Suz); 2. Jesse Richards (Yam); 3. Charlie Walker (Hon); 4. John Duncans (Yam); 5. Zach Gottardo (Hus). 125 C: 1. Casey Gulick (Yam); 2. Riley Hall (Suz); 3. Bradley Bernier (Yllm); 4. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 5. Kyle Levalley (5uz). 4-STRK: I. Mike Bragg (KTM): 2. Bradley Bernier (Yam); 3. David Hall (Yam). 250/500 BEG: 1. Dennis Banks (Yam); 2. Garry Lentz (Hon); 3. Michael Priest (Hon); 4. Tim Payne (Hon): 5. Ron Sims (Kaw). 250/500 B: 1. Augie Lieber (5uz); 2. Charlie Walker (Hon): 3. Scott Leggett (Su,). 250/500 C: 1. Brlldley Bernier (Yam) 2. Elliott Cook (Suz): 3. Brook Thorpe (Yam); 4. Chad Mis (Kaw); 5. Vince Cirrincione (Yam). 25+: 1. Mike Bragg (KTM); 2. Mike Koehn (Hon): 3. Jason VendriJlo (Suz); 4. Mike Serio (Kaw); 5. Matthew Kippenberger (Hon). 30.: 1. Tony Carreiro (Han): 2. Tom Engel (Yam); 3. Bill Brighton (Yam); 4, Joe Martin (Han). 35.: 1. Sam Allen (Yam); 2. Tom Engel (Yam); 3. Tom Bragg (KTM); 4. Tony Carreiro (Han); 5. Barry Ferrell (5uz). 40.: 1. Lenard Leggett (Suz); 2. Tom Bragg (KTM); 3. David Robertson (Yam); 4. Barry Ferrell (Suz); 5. Bruce Miner (Yam). 50.: 1. Tom Bragg (KTM); 2. Guenter Sommer (Yam); 3. Phil Clark (Yam). WMN: 1. April Hodges (Kaw); 2. Patty Whitehouse (Suz); 3. Traci Hess (KTM); 4. Sarah Bazin (Kaw); 5. Hope Murphy (Kaw), OPEN "'NY: 1. Jeremy Shuttleworth (Hon); 2. Paul Perebijnos (Yam); 3. Randy Jackson (Yam). Thundercrns MX Pari< Okeechobee, Florida Results: July 15, 2001 (Round 12 of 121 P/W STK (4-6): 1. Anthony Vitello (Cob); 2. Hunter Baker (Cob); 3. Tommy O'Neill (Cob); 4. Kody Ketchum (Hus); 5. Connor Henderson (Yam). P/W 5TK (7-9): 1. Johnnie Gargano (Cob); 2. Sean Kimpel (Cob); 3. Jesse Kubala (Cob); 4. Mikey Desane (Pol); 5. Jonathan Cloutier (KTM). 51 OIL-INJ: 1. Mikey Thomas (Yam); 2. Chandler Beare (Yam); 3. Brandon Ball (Yam); 4. Kody Ketchum (Yam); 5. Connor Henderson (Yam). 51 OPEN: 1. Sean Kimpel (Cob); 2. Jonathan Cloutier (KTM); 3. Anthony Vitella (Cob); 4. Taylor Ditzian; 5. Tommy O'Neill (Cob). 65 BEG: 1. Alvin Lopez (K'aw); 2. Michael Bange (KTM); 3. Joey Lakeman (Kaw); 4. Trey Jackson (Kaw); 5. Chris Fischett (Kaw). 65 OPEN: 1. Chase Couture (KTM); 2. Justin Hall (KTM): 3. Kalen Fitzpatrick (KTM); 4. Cody Cleveland (KTM): 5. Derek Hall (KTM). 65 (5-8): I. Justin Hall (KTM); 2. Kalen Fitzpatrick (KTM); 3. Johnnie Gargano (Cob); 4. Andrew Stocker (KTM); 5. Damon Walker (KTM). 65 (9-11): I. Ricky Renner (KTM); 2. Cody Cleveland (KTM); 3. Chase Couture (KTM); 4. Derek Hall (KTM); 5. Frank Charamut (KTM). for the Godden-mounted Bray ton/ King team. Morrow and Chapman held off Jones and McElroy for second. Brayton and King drew the pole for their final heat race, with Mcintyre and Votaw in two and Matherson and Eiland in three. On the outside were the Cole brothers. Matherson and Eiland had the big Yamaha back in running order, and they got the gate and the lead. The race for second came right down to the checkered, with Mcintyre and Votaw getting the nod over Brayton and King. The Cole brothers were fourth. Next, Glass and McElroy drew the pole, with Jones and McElroy in two and Matherson and Leeder in three. On the outside were Morrow and Chapman. Glass and McElroy read the gate perfectly and put the big Ducati out front and never looked back. Matherson and Leeder locked into second, with Jones and McElroy third. Morrow and Chapman were fourth. The Jones boys drew the pole for their final heat race. The Cole brothers were in two, with Morrow and Chapman in three and Matherson and Eiland in four. With a pole start, the Jones boys had no trouble taking the lead and the win. Only two rigs were able to make up the final heat of the night, and it was all Matherson and Eiland .. Glass and McElroy settled for second. The three top point getters were Matherson and Leeder, who drew the pole for the main; the Jones boys, who were in two; and Brayton and King, in three. There was a four-way tie for the final spot; Matherson and Eiland topped Jones and McElroy, Glass and McElroy, and Mcintyre and Votaw. They drew the four spot. The loaded in and the flag came up, and Matherson and Leeder went to the head of the pack. The Jones boys Cole and Erik Cole in three. On the first attempt, Matherson and Leeder got out of shape and ended up in the infield. The red came out and they lined up again, with Matherson and Leeder on the penalty line. That didn't slow down the defending champs; they still got the drop on the field and had the lead by the end of one. The Cole brothers battled tightly with Brayton and King for second. Brayton and King held it for the first lap and then the Cole boys came back, and for the next two laps they held them off. On the final lap, Brayton and King got the drive out of four and went on to take second. The Jones boys, Danny and Chris, drew the pole for the second heat, with John Matherson and James Eiland in two. Joe Jones and his girlfriend/swinger Brandi McElroy were in three. On the first try, the Jones boys parked it in three, which caused a major pile-up, and brother Joe and Brandi piled into them. After a body inventory, they lined up with the brothers on the penalty line. Matherson and Eiland were unable to get their rig started, so it became a two-bike race. The gate came up, and Joe and Brandi took the lead and held it for two laps before Danny and Chris ran them down and took the lead. They finished in that order. In the third heat, the pole went to Kenny Mcintyre and Dirk Votaw. Stuart Glass and Scott McElroy loaded into two, with the Jones boys in three. This one was all Mcintyre and Votaw, as they led from start to finish. The Jones boys were second. Glass and McElroy went out early when they lost power and pulled into the infield. In heat four, the pole went to Brayton and King, with Steve Morrow and Chris Chapman in two and Jones and McElroy in three. It was an easy win - • ;:: .. Matherson & Leeder Repeat Points were earned in three rounds of heat racing, with the top four teams l1'laking up the main event. Scoring was done 4-3-2-1-0. In the first heat of the night, the pole went to Bob Brayton and Dwayne King. Matherson and Leeder were in two, with "Hollywood" Scott ELAINE JONE5' COSTA MESA, CA, JULY 15 or the second year in a row, the Mission Yamaha Team of Bill Matherson and Dale Leeder claimed the Sidecar State Championship. It was a tightly fought race all the way to the final flag. F 54 AUGUST 22, 2001 • cue I e n e \IV S ~ III o III i'ii ~ ll. Sidecar State Championship Costa Mesa Speedway By ffl z o Costa Mesa Speedway: Mission Yamaha's Bill Matherson and Dale Leeder hold off the Jones boys, Danny and Chris, in Costa Mesa, California, en route to repeating as the State Sidecar Champions.