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CMC TransCal Nationals, Pacific Northwest
Round 2: Albany Motorsports Park
J.R. Meusling (8-4) and Husabergmounted Sullivan (4-8) filled the top
five overall.
Graves later returned to dominate
the Over 30 Pro class with a 1-1
sweep, despite tougher-than-normal
competition from fellow former AMA
National rider Gary Beyer (2-2), who
finished second, ahead of Yamaha
rider Rick Walling (3-4).
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STORV AND PHOTOS BV CLAV liGHT
ALBANY,OR,SEPT.23
awasaki riders Mike Corder and
Ryan Abrigo hammered the competition at the second and final round
of the CMC TransCal Nationals, Pacific Northwest Region. Corder captured
overall wins in the 125cc and 250cc
Pro classes; he was joined in the winners' circle by 125cc and Before The
Hill Intermediate winner Ryan Abrigo.
Abrigo, contesting one of his final
races as an Intermediate rider, gave
the Professional riders fits in the combined 125cc Pro/Intermediate class.
Abrigo gated out front in both motos,
but in each outing, Corder took the
lead from the Washington rider to
snare wins in both contests. Abrigo
won the Intermediate portion to compliment his earlier Before The Hill win.
The first to tackle the sandy track
were the Before The Hill/Up The
Hill/Schoolboy-class contestants.
Abrigo, Huege, Thompson, Daniel
Harris and Sean Light headed the 18rider field on the opening lap of moto
one, but it was all Abrigo's moto.
Huege, contesting the Schoolboy
class, ran second to Abrigo but ahead
of Thompson.
Moto two was a Huege/Abrigo
swapfest. Huege led for much of the
race he fell and Abrigo bagged another overall win. In the Before The Hill
Junior portion, Jimi Blackwell (2-1)
posted a win, ahead of Pete Sannan
(1-2), Heath Voegele (4-3), Mitchell
Robbins (3-4) and Light (5-5). Huege
won overall in the Schoolboy class,
ahead of Nick Randklev (3-2), Harris
(2-4), Brock Chappelle (4-3) and
Jeremy Secondo (5-5).
Another of the elite few doubleclass winners on the day was Poulsbo, Washington's Ryan Villopoto. The
Yamaha speedster hammered the
competition in the 80cc (12-13) division, winning both motos. However,
in the Supermini class, Villopoto fell
twice in the first moto and Idaho's
Matt DeAtley won. Villopoto came
back strong in moto two to snare the
overall win with a 2-1 tally.
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(Above) Ryan Abrigo went
four for four to card a pair of
overall wins in the 125cc
and Before The Hill
ln1ennedlate classes at the
final Northwest round of the CMC
TransCal Series.
Villopoto's first overall win came in
the 80cc age-group contest. Villopoto
took command of both motos, with
brothers Matt and Sam DeAtley trailing. Villopoto won overall in the 80cc
(12-13) class, ahead of Sam DeAtley
(2-2) and Yamaha rider Aaron McClinton (3-3). In the 80cc (7-11) class,
Matt DeAtley (1-1) won overall, followed by Tommy Weeck (2-2) and
Kyle Thompson (3-3). Matt Wilson,
who ran in the top five in both motos,
topped the 80cc (14-16) class overall.
Villopoto took the lead at the drop
of the gate in the first Supermini
moto, but things quickly went awry
for the 13-year-old, as he hit the wall
of the tunnel jump and crashed. Villopoto would then spend the remainder of the moto reeling in Sam DeAtley, only to fall again.
"They overwatered the track and I
fell twice," Villopoto said. "' crashed
once on the first lap and then again on
the final lap. I hate that, but it's racing."
Moto two went much better for Villopoto, as he led both Sam and Matt
DeAtley, McClinton and Wilson into
the top five overall to finalize his twoclass decimation.
Corder had tough competition from
Abrigo in the first 125cc Pro/Intermediate moto right from the start. Abrigo
took command at the unleashing, followed by Corder, Intermediate Ryan
Albany Motorsports Park
Albany, Oregon
Results: September 23, 2001 (Round 2 of 21
WMN: 1. Rhillna Stenzel (SU%); 2. Heidi
Koerschgen (Hen); 3. Jellnne Ven Buskirk (Kaw): 4.
Cheryl Whelchel (Hon); 5. Amy Light (K.w).
P/W (0-6): 1. Sierr. B,.gg (Pol): 2. Nol.n Beyer
(KTM): 3. G.rren Christofferson (Pol): 4. Slephen
BI.ine (Hon): 5. R.J. Le.ch (Hon).
P/W (7-9): I. Brad Frace (Cob); 2. Vance Davis
(KTM); 3. G.ge Cook (KTM); 4. Tyler D.iley (KTM):
5. Ryan Mullikin (Yam).
50 OPEN: 1. Brad Frace (Cob); 2. Vance ~vls
(KTM): 3. Nash BI.yiock (Hus): 4. Sierr. Bragg (Pol):
5. Nol.n Beyer (KTM).
60 BEG: I. Brad Frace (Kaw); 2. Daniel Nelson
(Kaw): 3. Chris Egan (KTM); 4. Nash Blaylock
(K.w); 5. Jered O.cus (Hon).
60 JR (6-8): I. Kip Olkowski (Kow); 2. D.koto
Smith (KTM): 3. Dylan Stone (KTM).
60 SR (9·11): 1. Mall DeAtley (K.w); 2.
Tommy Weeck (Suz); 3. Gored Steinke (KTM); 4.
Danny Gubser (Kaw); 5. Travis McClinton (KTM).
60 OPEN: 1. Gared Steinke (KTM); 2. Tnsvis
McClinton (KTM); 3. Tyler McClinton (KTM); 4.
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