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Roebling Road Raceway: TIm Joyce captured the Vintage Three and Vintage Four Southeastern Regional championships aboard his 0&0 Cycles 750cc Triumph. Joyce was high-point racer in the series, scoring the maximum points awarded in Vintage Three. WERA Vintage Road Racing Round Zo: Roebling Road Raceway STEVE STASER FAULKVILLE, GA, SEPT. 15 im Joyce, a carpenter from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, had two goals for the 2001 season. The first was to win the Southeast Regional championships in Vintage Three and Vintage Four, the two classes in which he races his fast Triumph. The second was to win the Grand National Finals in those classes when WERA Vintage meets at Road Atlanta in October. He realized one of those goals this weekend by winning both Southeast championships. Joyce not only won both classes, but in Vintage Three he scored the maximum points a rider can be awarded in the four-race series. He was the only racer of the many who participated to do so. The D&D Cycles-sponsored Joyce won all four Vintage Three races, starting at Road Atlanta in July, then at Talladega in August; Kershaw, South Carolina, was next in September; and then here at Roebling Road for the fmals. In the Vintage Four class, Joyce won all but this last race, as "Fast" Frank Shockley took the win ahead of his archrival this year. Two other riders claimed double championships this year: Cycle Specialties of Athens' Doug Bowie grabbed the Lightweight and Mediumweight Classic honors on his Ducati, and Lynford Garland, the owner of the Vintage Specialties team, won the Formula RD and Formula 500 classes. The day's racing started off with the Formula RD class. Maryland's Richard Lucas tried to pull an upset over the always-fast Mark Morrow. T Sunday's Vintage Six contest saw William Mayfield capture the win and the Southeast championship with a win over Huffstetter and Brandon Carter. l:1li Roelllillg Road Racew8Y nulllviUe, &eorgill Results: September 15, 20 1 (Round 201 else: 2. M/W 1. Doug Bowie (Duc): Steven Mahanes (Due). H/W CLSC: 1. David Rutherford. F-RD: I. Mark Morrow (Vam); 2. Richard Lucas (Vam); 3. Lynrord Garland (Vam); 4. Harold Hudnell (Vam). F-500: 1. Mark Morrow (Vam); 2. Richard Luca. (Vam); 3. John Rickard (Vam); 4. Lynrord Garland (Vam); 5. Harold Hudnell (Vam). F-2: 1. Mlirk Morrow (Yam); 2. Joe Pomeroy (Vam); 3. Rick Guirey (Vam); 4. Mark Williams (KlIw); 5. Charles Rudesyle (Y8m). VINT 1: I. Buff Harsh (Hon); 2. Eric Cook (Hon): 3. Rixon Breckon (Hon); 4. John EtJrly (Hon); 5. Eric Smith (Hon). VINT 2: I. Buff Hllrsh (Hon); 2. John Rlckllrd (Vam): 3. Eric Cook (Hon); 4. Rlxon Breckon (Hon); 5. Eric Smith (Hon). VI NT 3: 1. Tim Joyce (Trl); 2. Mark Nadelkov (Vam); 3. John Rickard (Vam). VINT 4: I. Frank Shockley (Trl); 2. TIm Joyce (TTl); 3. Doug Bowie (Duc); 4. DlIvid Rutherford (Due); 5. Mark Nadelkov (Vam). VINT 5: 1. Chllrles Huffstetter (Yam); 2. Frank Shockley (Tr!): 3. Mark Morrow (Vam): 4. Rick Guirey (Yam); 5. Kith Burkingslock (Kaw). VI NT 6: I. William Mayfield (Vam); 2. Charles Huffstetter (Yam); 3. Brandon ClIrter (5uz); 4. Douglas Reese (Suz). eMA Anaheim Express MX Series Joyce on Track Bv Harsh, again looking in fine form, blew away the Vintage Two crowd as he won his second race of the day. Eric Smith finished a distant fifth, but beca use of his consistent runs in the series, he still captured the Vintage Two championship. Rick Guirey claimed third, behind his teammate Morrow and secondplaced Joe Pomeroy to take the Formula Two-Stroke championship. In his championship run, Joyce took off and hid from the Vintage Three field as Mark Nadelkov handled second and Rickard was third. A huge field lined up for the Vintage Five class. Charles Huffstetter took his rocket-fast FZ750 Yamaha to the front. Shockley tried to stay with the fast four-cylinder, but the straightaway speed was too much for the Triumph. It was still close at the finish line; Huffstetter won by about five lengths. Morrow came in third, which gave him the Vintage Five crown. MRA's Morrow grabbed the holeshot and held the point for the first lap, but Lucas reeled him in by the end of the second lap. Garland was sitting comfortably in third, which was good enough for the championship. Lucas actually opened up as much as a 20-bike-length lead by lap seven of the eight-lap race. Morrow drove down the fast RD of Lucas in the final lap and won by half a bike length. David Rutherford, from the Ted Hubbard stable, recorded his third series win in a row to take the Heavyweight Classic win and the Southeast championship. The second race of the day was a rematch of the Formula RD race, as Morrow and Lucas went at it again. This time, Morrow pulled away to a Qig win over Lucas, with John Rickard in third. The Vintage One class, which was run concurrently, featured the return of injured Buff Harsh. The National points leader in this class has been out of commission since he broke his wrist in a fall at Virginia International Raceway back in July. Harsh was back to his old self in Faulkville, as he ran away from the field and won by more than 15 seconds. Team Steve-a's Eric Cook took a distant (and humbling) second, but it was good enough for the Southeast championship. Race three was Joyce's first defeat in the series, as Shockley's Touring Sport BMW-sponsored Triumph was back up to snuff after the transmission blew back in August at Talladega. Shockley looks as if he's going to have something for everyone at the finals, as his Triumph pulled away from Joyce. Round 1: UttIe Okie Raceway Supergirl Streaks to Victory By In the second moto, things got off to a good start for Potter again. He held the early lead, but a small mistake led to a crash, and Nacona Harlow moved past on his CR80. Potter tried to pick the pace back up, but another mistake gave Clovis' Toby ~tettenbenz an opening and he passed into second. Potter continued to give it everything he had, but he finished the second moto in third and fell just short of the overall victory. Harlow went 2-1 for the win. Stettenbenz's 3-2 scores were good enough for third overall. Another rider making waves on an 80cc machine was Sherri "Supergirl" Cruse. At 12 years old, Cruse is one of the fastest Mini riders in the field. What's even more impressive is the fact that she's almost always the fastest female rider of any age. On this particular night, she took third overall in the 80cc Novice class, along with a Women's division win. The highest level of drama came in the 80cc Expert/Intermediate event. Local favorite Casey Hinson was on hand and looked good in practice. Casey dominates the central California 80cc scene, but he had a threat from down south on this night. Mike and Jeff Alessi came up to do battle with their friendly rival and they also looked good on their new Hondas. Hinson and Mike Alessi squared off in the Expert class, while Jeff Alessi faced four other riders in the Intermediate class. In the first moto, Mike grabbed the holeshot and was followed into the EDDIE GRAVELINE ~ERA,CA,SEPT. 15 M otocross is a sport in which most of the participants are loyal to one color - usually red, yellow, blue, green or orange. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, though, none of that seemed to matter so much. The first round of the CMA Anaheim Express MX Series was held just four days after the vicious attacks, and the motocross community, like the rest of the country, came together in a touching display of solidarity. Several riders adorned their bikes and/or themselves with American flags or other red, white and blue decorations. Halfway through the evening's program, several of the younger riders led the crowd in the pledge of allegiance, which was followed by a few moments of silence in memory of the victims in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington DC. For once, everyone forgot about the petty arguments that usually come with a night of racing and just enjoyed the privilege of being together after such a brutal reality check. Everyone in attendance seemed to have things in perspective. Despite the gloominess that surrounded the country, some great racing did take place that night, notably in the 85cc Beginner class. Chris Potter came in from Paso Robles to race for his very first time. Potter obviously had some prior riding experience, as he proceeded to dismantle the field for an inspired first-moto victory. cue. e n e _ S • OCTOBER 31,2001 71