Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

-=------,.,...... . . '" ,W Q o ~ '" ~ ~ if: good when he flew past Steverson over the 90-foot double named "Hoss." Steverson began doubling at halfway, but it was too late to challenge Wilkinson. Anthony Wood ran alone in third, ahead of Jack, Alabama's Phil Sanders. Wilkinson also got the mote-two holeshot. Steverson went underneath Wilkinson after the whoops on lap one. On lap two, Wilkinson stalled his machine and Steverson rode to an easy win. Behind Wood, Sanders placed fourth, the first Over 40 rider. Cycle Nation's Jordan Peeples proved once again that he's County Line's fastest rider. He swept all four motos of the 250cc Money and 16-29 classes. Veteran Ed Kiley put his RM250 out front in the first 250cc Money moto. Daniel Young overtook Kiley in the stadium section on lap one. Peeples moved to second but then fell in the stadium section. Suzuki jockey Brian Young worked to second, behind his brother. Back up and on the throttle, Peeples displaced Brian Young and put his YZ250 on Daniel's rear fender with one lap to go. With four tums remaining, Young swung wide and Peeples Santa Fe Trail Cycle Part<: Shane DiPasquale gasses his Gas Gas to victory at the sixth round of the Forward Motion Hare Scrambles Series in Carbondale, Kansas. DiPasquale was out front, waiting for a challenge that never came, and he finished 25 seconds ahead of Kruger. By consistently fin- Santa Fe Trail Cycle Park DiPasquale Does It at Forward Motion HS ishing every race so far this season, DiPasquale holds a commanding leZlld in the points race. However, when throwaways come On the combined start of the AA and A classes, Cycle Zone's Mike Kruger took the start on his brand-new KTM 250 SX. into play, Kruger and Doug Stone will make winning the championship a three-way battle for the number-one plate. In the B c1~ss, Paul DiPasquale, Shane's father, took the holeshot on his new Gas Gas 300 and was never challenged. It was Paul's first B-c1ass win since 1999. Shawn GOWing rode hard, trying to catch DiPasquale, but it just wasn't his day. Both riders are battling for the B-c1ass title. DiPasquale was second on his Santa Fe Results By SHARON JONES CARBONDALE, KS, SEPT. 30 After years of trying and coming in as the runner-up, Shane DiPasquale won his first overall victory in the Forward Motion Hare Scrambles Series. Cycle's Gas Gas. DiPasquale latched on to Kruger's fender through the grass track and sneaked by in an off-camber tum. Yamaha riders Brad Jones and Nathan Looney ran third and fourth. DiPasquale pulled ahead of Kruger, while Looney got by Jones in a muddy woods sec- M: I. Shane DiPasquale (GG); 2. Mike Kruger (KTM); 3. Nathan l...ooney (Yom): 4. IUIndy Weekley (00); 5. AdrIan Bryant (00). A: I. Kem Long (KTM); 2.. Brad Jones (Vern). B: 1. Peul DiPasquale (00); 2. Shawn GOWing (GG): 3. Tim Short (KT/I\); 4. Ryan Kng (Yam); 5. Bill McGregor (KTM). 25O/OPEN C: 1. Trace Frid!ey (tITM); 2. 8lt1 Rltchart (KTM); 3. Mike Shore (Yom); 4. Brian Srruth (Stu); 5. MirWt Honea (tITM). 200 C: I. Anlhony McDaniel (Kaw); 2. Ryan Phelps (KTM); 3. RYlIn Morant (KTM): 4. Dustin Huffaker (tITM); 5. Andrea Ayers (00), 35... C: I. Robert Hynson (Yam); 2. Justin McFarlend (Kew); 3. Greg Brown (KTM): 4. Gory Short (KTM); 5. Steve Sc:hlesener (Vern). 45+ C: I. Mike Romantum (KTM); 2. Jim Dittmer (KTM): 3. Bob Copelend (KTM); 4. Scott Barker (KTM); 5. Joy Stevenson (KTM). 55+ C~ 1. Dennis Huffaker (KTM); 2. John Ayers (GG). tion. Jones crashed, and then, a few turns later, Looney crashed in a nasty rut, blocking the trail. Kevin Long, on a new KTM 125, passed Looney for third. Adrian Bryant moved past Looney on lap three to hold down fourth. Bryant then got a rear flat and pulled out of the race. Looney repassed Kevin Long for third on lap four. ~ Cl z ti :i1 ~ ~ Q. Northrup Hits a Triple By BaD NORTHRCIP MOUNT VERNON, IL, SEPT. 30 Jason Northrup came home from Arizona to ride in the National Hillclimb Championships and stayed long enough to make a brief appearance in district hillclimbing. He made his presence felt, as he came within one hundredth of a second of a four· win, Fast Time perfect day at the King City Dirt Riders hill· climb near Mount Vernon, Illinois, Northrup took his first win in the 600cc class, in which he new a Honda borrowed from Gayle Jenkins high over the top of the 230foot hill in 4.031 seconds on his first ride. No one in the class could get under that time, but young Jared McKay was close, with a 4.059second run on his KX500 for second, and Scott "Scooter" Sheets Jr. was also fast, with a 4.081-second time on his CR500. Randy Trosper and Andy Fortner finished fourth and fifth on their Hondas. Northrup's other two wins came on his classy Husaberg 501. Riding in the Open Stock class, his very quick 4.429-second time was well ahead of Jammie Brown, who carded a 4.687-second run on his CRSoo. In 600cc fourstroke action, he posted a good 4.554-second time to take the win, with his father, "Old Bud' Northrup, running second on his ATK. Young, Sanders came under fire from Karl Northrup's perfect day was ruined in the Scott. The order at the finish was Peeples, Young, Scott and Sanders. 750cc class. He flew his 750cc "Hondasaki" triple high and far over the top in a blazing 3.960 seconds to set the fast time of the day to that point. Tom "Wild Child" Daniels, how- Results P/W SHAfT: 1. D.J. Oakes (Yam); 2. Stephen Donaldson (Yom); 3. Code Poole (Yom): 4. Thomas Davis (Yom). P/W (4-6): 1. Evan Smith (Cob); 2. Blake Noble (Cob); 3. West· ley Mayo (Hon). PfW (7.')' I. Jom

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