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passed Glover in the whoop section. Brian Ohlrogge moved past Nicholson to finish in sixth place. Glover picked up fifth. French's pass on Glover earned him fourth overall. Honda rider Cody Burrell didn't gate well but moved through the pack smoothly, finally stopping in third place. Up front, Gehring stayed glued to Menke's rear fender. Menke survived the heat and the pressure for a big Sturgis victory. Mike Dakovich dominated the Vet class with two runaway motos, over Clifford and Rapid City's Marc Richards. Dakovich had to work harder against the youngsters in the 250cc B contest. Bobby Beckman used a late-race pass to unseat Tyler Long out of second place. Long started back in the pack but had put on a great race to run second before Beckman's pass. Long finished third and Richards held fourth. eN JacIlplne Gypsl.. Matan:ycla Complex Stu'llis, Sauth Dakobl ....uIts: augUlt 5, 2001 P!W: 1. 50th Winsell: 2. Mike Ekstrand: 3. Tessa Carda. 60: 1. Donovan Lindsley: 2. Reed Reuman; 3. Aaron Carda; 4. Zach Wall; 5. Hayden Ort. 80 B: 1. Br8ndon Hatley; 2. Cody Burrell; 3. Sh8ne Green; 4. Nick McDougall. 80 C: 1. Mitch Guy; 2. Drew Reuman; 3. Ben GiJk8son; 4. Clayton Riggle; 5. Eric Wall. 125 PRO: 1. Mike Ladner; 2. Mitch Merritt: 3. Sage Foster; 4. Cody Melhaff; 5. Lee Feldhaus. 125 B: 1. Ryan Hohler; 2. Mike Hayworth; 3. Lence Nordstrom; 4. Travis Engel; 5. Chris Halverson. 1.25 NOV: 1. Brad Menke: 2. D~:lVe Gehring; 3. Cody Burrell; 4. Whitney French; 5. Derek Glover. 250 PRO: 1. Mike Lodner; 2. Mitch Merritt: 3. Sage Foster; 4. Danny Melhaff; 5. John Clifford. 250 B: 1. Mike Dakovich: 2. Bob Beckman; 3. Tyler Long; 4. Mark Richards. 250 C: 1. Brendon Bertsch; 2. Shane Pitts; 3. Cory Kline; 4. Toby Corean: 5. Kevin Chapman. OPEN: 1. Mike Ladner; 2. Ryan Hohler; 3. Lance Nordstrom; 4. Lee Feldhaus; 5. Travis Namanny. VET: 1. Mike Dakovich; 2. John Clifford; 3. Mark Richards; 4. Mike French; 5. Mike Mertin. AHRMA Rocky Mountain Regional MX Round 5: Aztec Raceway Nounenmacher Leads the Way By GEORGE PENNINGTON COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, AUG. 5 enry Nounenmacher convincingly won both motos in the Premier Lightweight Intermediate class at Aztec Raceway. Riding a gorgeous Harley-D~vidson Sprint 250, Nounenmacher burst into the lead at the start of the first moto, never to be challenged. While Nounenmacher was making his getaway, a seesaw battle for second was taking place between Cotton-mounted Dan Vitaletti and Greeves rider Tony Asnicar. Never more than a couple of bike lengths apart, Asnicar kept the pressure on Vitaletti corner after comer. While the battle for second raged on, Dave Wilson was methodically working his way forward after a poor start. Entering the last lap, Wilson had worked his way up to just behind Asnicar. Dogging him for half the lap, he made his move on the long uphill straight, the big-bore Matchless easily overpowering the Asnicar's Greeves. Now in third, Wilson set out after Vitaletti. With only half a lap remaining, Wilson quickly moved to just behind Vitaletti and began applying pressure. Wilson made his big move around the hilltop sweeper. Mov.ing to the outside, Wilson gassed the big Matchless, pulling even with Vitaletti exiting the corner. Vitaletti maintained his composure and, having the advantage of the inside line, he was able to hold Wilson off for the runnerup position. In the second moto, Wilson grabbed the lead off the start and seemed to be pulling away to a sure victory. Following behind was H Nounenmacher in second and, in a continuation of their first-moto duel, Vitaletti and Asnicar, again dicing for third. Early on the second lap, Wilson suffered bike troubles, falling back to seventh before rejoining the race. This left the door open for Nounenmacher to move into the lead and maintain it, giving him a perfect 1-1 score for the day. The duel for second place between Vitaletti and Asnicar continued, while BSA-mounted Nelson Burrell moved into fourth. Wilson was again on the move, working his way into fifth and onto the rear fender of Burrell. Entering the fourth lap, Vitaletti succumbed to the pressure of Asnicar and dropped back to third; he would end up with a DNF due to an ailing machine. The Over 40 class was a Maico runaway, with the mighty German machines filling the top four spots in the first moto. Van Hice grabbed the holeshot, followed by Wayne Storm and Ron Franks. Pat Holmes was leading the Intermediate class in fourth overall, followed by the first non-Maico rider, Husky-mounted John Estscheid. Hice remained out front, extending his lead by three seconds per lap, while Storm rode alone in second. Franks and Holmes battled over third, with Holmes making his pass on the long uphill straight, moving into third for good. The second mota featured another Maico holeshot, as Holmes quickly moved into the lead. Hice and Storm failed to start the second moto, leaving the overall up for grabs. Can-Am rider Marty Cox was soon on Holmes' tail, and he made a pass for the lead SPTSMN 250 INT: 1. Jeff Patterson (Bul): 2. Don Seidel (el); 3. Hubert Betten (Pen); 4. Jeb Brewster (Hon); 5. George Pennington (Yam). SPTSMN 250 EX: 1. Graham Barber (Hon): 2. Bill Flilian (Can): 3. Jeff Grace (Yam): 4. Rusty Wilson (Hon). SPTSMN 500 JR: 1. Bill Jackson (Kaw): 2. Eric Schultz (Hus): 3. Mike Heath (Hus): 4. Lorry Williams (Mai) . SPTSMN 500 INT: I. Eddie Sisneros (Yam): 2. David Volgamole (Yam); 3. Jeff Patteroon (Bul). SPTSMN 500 EX: 1. Graham Barber (Hen): 2. Van Hice (Mai): 3. Wayne Storm (Mai). SPTSMN TW EX: 1. Tim Flynn (Yam); 2. Dave Wilson (Tri); 3. Rick Armstrong (Yam). CLSC 250 INT: 1. Tony Asnicar (AJS); 2. Dan Vitaletti (AJS): 3. Chuck Molic (Hus). HSTRC JR: 1. Tyler Popp (Hus): 2. Tom Maddox; 3. Dave Burns (SuI). HSTRC INT: 1. John Heir (Oss); 2. Jeb Brewster (Hon): 3. Mike Brown (Yam). HSTRC EX: 1. Jeff Grace (Vern); 2. Jim Sinclair (Yam). GP JR: 1. Richard Townsend (Hus); 2. Tom Johnson (Hus): 3. Mike Heath (KTM); 4. Geoff Townsend (Hus): 5. Bob Wolder (Bul). G? (NT: 1. George Pennington (Yam): 2. Carl Richey (Yam); 3. Eric Benson (Can); 4. Glenn Neal (Hus). GP EX: 1. Dave Iko (Yam); 2. Jeff Grace (Yam); 3. Tod Schiffer (Can). 35.: 1. Bill Filliou (Can); 2. Marty Cox (Can). 40. JR: 1. Michael Hall (Kaw): 2. Eric Schultz (Hus); 3. Lerry Willillims (Mai); 4. Robert Naeye (Hus); 5. Robin Webster (Mai). 40+ INT: 1. Pal Holmes (Cen); 2. Mlirty Cox (Can): 3. John Estscheid (Hus); 4. Jim Horton (Hon): 5. Glen Neal (Hus). 40+ EX: 1. Rusty Wilson (Hon); 2. Ron Franks (Mai); 3. Van Hice (Mai); 4. Wayne Storm (Mai). on the second lap. Franks was maintaining third while Estscheid held down fourth. Honda rider Rusty Wilson was moving forward from fifth. By the finish, Holmes had moved back into the lead and established a nine-second advantage. Cox was able to hold on to second place, while Wilson had managed to get by both Estscheid and Franks to finish third. Kawasaki jockey Michael Hall won both motos in the second gate of Over 40 Junior riders as well as the overall in the Sportsman 250cc Junior division, causing some to speculate as to when he might move into the Intermediate ranks. eN Azblc IIln:eway Calol'lldo Springs, CalDl'lldo Results: august 5, 2001 [Round 5 at 7J PREM L/W NOV: 1. Dave Wilson (Tri): 2. Tony Hagger (Gre). PREM L/W INT: 1. Henry Nounenmacher (H-D); 2. Tony Asnlcer (Gre); 3. Den Vitaletti (Cot); 4. Nelson Burrell (BSA). SPTSMN 125 INT: I. Bob Egan (Mon); 2. Pat Holmes (Pen); 3. Nelson Burrell. SPTSMN 125 EX: I. Tim Flynn (Suz); 2. Lorry Williems (Suz). SPTSMN 250 JR: I. Michael Hall (Kaw); 2. Lorry Williams (Can); 3. Fred Rubio (Suz). 50+ IliT: 1.Dave Webster (Pen); 2. Charles fJIolic (Hus); 3. Dennis Hartley (Yam): 4. Bob Egan (Mon). 50+ EX: 1. Hubert Betzen (Pen); 2. John Bertalan (Hon); 3. G.c. Ayies (Hon). 60.: I. G.c. Ayl.s (Hon); 2. Dick H.dwall (Hon). Mid-South Summer camp Series Round &: East Fork Creek Hare SCrambles McCrea Forges to East Fork HS Win By 250cc/Open A class. Off the start, Gibson grabbed for the holeshot, with Harvey Whitaker directly behind him and Ricketts moving up from the rear. Ricketts overpowered and left them behind on a long grass track but that was short-lived. "Two or three miles into the start, I went down," said the Modern Tire/Moose/WER-backed Ricketts. "After that, he [Gibson] passed me and got away from me." By the end of the first lap, Gibson was 13 seconds ahead of Ricketts, and Ricketts was 45 seconds ahead of McCrea. Whitaker maintained third. Ketchum dropped out of the race because he lost his brake pedal and gas was leaking everywhere. During the second lap, Ricketts retrieved his 250cc/Open A lead and rode by himself for the rest of that lap and most of the third lap. "My bike has a lot more top end," he noted, "and it's faster in the fields. " When he pulled through the score tent, the race was over. The officials waved the checkered flag because there were too many riders having trouble. He claimed first place in the 250cc/Open A division and second place overall. McCrea soon followed and took first place in the 200cc A class and first place overall due to adjusted time. Two minutes later, Sarge's Cycles/Pro Action of Kentucky/FMF/ DEBBIE ALLEN ~El,KY,AUG.5 M ike McCrea was a happy camper at the sixth round of the MidSouth Summer Camp Series, and his battle for Team Green was not an easy one. It was a tough course and the competition was tight for the Bloomington Power Sports rider, but he mastered the East Fork Creek Hare Scrambles on his KXI25 like a pro. He grabbed first place in the 200cc A division shortly after the start and then battled with the best to claim first place overall. "I thought it was an extremely difficult course," said the Renthal/Dunlop/Twin Air/Lidz By Fid-backed McCrea. "Once I took the lead, I tried to stay out of trouble, because there was a lot of bad hills and off-cambers." The five riders in the 200cc A class left one minute behind the 20 riders in the 250cc/Open A class. After Jeremy Ketchum garnered the 200cc A holeshot, McCrea took the lead around the second curve. He led the four other competitors in his class around a long grass track and disappeared in a small creek section. Not long after, he started picking off 250cc/Open A riders and, without notice, he was well into third place overall by the end of the first lap. Most eyes were fixed on the battle between Suzuki-mounted Shad Ricketts and Dustin Gibson in the eye' • n e _ S • SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 79

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