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250 EX: 1. Tony Evans (KTM); 2. Bobby Garrison (Yam). 250 PRO: I. Jeff Northrop (Kaw); 2. Chris Gosselaar (Han); 3. Nathan Tiearney (Suz). 25. BEG: 1. Dan Goudy (Kaw); 2. Scott Stahl (Hon); 3. Jim Walker (Yam). 25+ JR: 1. Robert Hulbert (Han); 2. Aaron Bissell (Yam) 3. John Dadak (Yam). 25+ INT: 1. Darren Sturgeon (Yam); 2. Chris Ponsock (So2). 25. PRO: 1. Tim O'Brien (Hon): 2. Justin Mastalka (Yam); 3. Paul Mudd (Yam). 30. BEG: 1. Sean Penslee (Kaw); 2. Jim Walker (Yam); 3. Russell Branson (Hon). 30+ JR: 1. Brent Blumenthal (Yam): 2. Robert Hulbert (Hon); 3. Tracy Speaker (Kaw). 30. INT: I. Jack Valerio (TM); 2. Anthony Fagundes (Kaw); 3. Gary Morrill (Suz). 30+ EX: I. Josh Lemm (Yam); 2. Bud Heishman (Yam): 3. Layne Kolbet (Hon). 30+ PRO: I. Sven Stillmock (Han); 2. Craig Olson (So2); 3. TIm Nobles (Yam). 40+ JR: I.David Durst (Yam); 2. Rich Lavezzo (Yam); 3. Dennis Bickell (Hon). 40+ INT: 1. Allen Sine (GG); 2. Jeff Covington (Hon); 3. Ralph Winship (Kaw). 40+ EX: 1. Bud Heishman (Yam); 2. Robert Wethem (Hus); 3. Gilbert Chick (Hon). 40. PRO: 1. Bill Evans (Yam). 80 BEG 0-2: 1. Michael Boreham (Yam); 2. Dakota Neuffer; 3. Kyle FoJC (Kaw). 80 JR 0-1: 1. Tyson Dines (Hon): 2. Darrin Hall (Hon); 3. Clayton Peterson (Kaw). 80 JR D-2: 1. Nick Franklin (Kaw); 2. Matt Memeo (Yam); 3. Ryan Eager. 80 INT: I. Wes Peebles (Yam); 2. Wes Herring (Yam); 3. Coty Loudenburg. 125 BEG D-I: 1. Cody Humphrey (Suz); 2. David Kurrle (Hon); 3. Shane Barron (Han). 125 BEG 0-2: 1. Greg Klino (Yam): 2. Erie Siominsh (Yam): 3. Anthony Perez (Yam). 125 JR D-l: I. Clint Martin (Hon); 2. Wes Herring (Suz); 3. Keith Newman (Han). 125 JR 0-2: I. Andrew Valdez (Yam); 2. Daniel Bittner (Yam): 3. Danny Rodgers (TM). 125 INT 0-1: 1. Niek Jarrett (Hon); 2. Nick Baugh (Yam); 3. Jeff Klino (Yam). 125 INT D-2: 1. Donny Roberts (Yam); 2. Bobby Garrison (Yam); 3. Rich Duncan (Yam). 125 PRO: I. Jeff Northrop (Kaw); 2. Nathan Tieamey (Suz): 3. Levi Reid (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Ken Roark (Kaw): 2. Derrick Barger (Yam); 3. Chris Sennings (Yam). 250 JR: 1. Justin Mezera (Hon); 2. Steve Hawkins (Kaw); 3. Wylin Jensen (Han). 250 INT: 1. Jeston Ponciano (Han); 2. Josh Peterson (Hon); 3. Caz Prygoda (Yam). Kentucky State MX Championship U.S. Mega Series Round 17: Daniel Boone MX Smith Sails to Fall Classic Win By SUSAN S. WILLIAN LONDON, KY, OCT. 7 TM/Red Bull/Thor/HJC/Alpinestars' Kelly Smith went undefeated in the Eastern Four-Stroke Pro Nationals at round 17 of the U.S. Mega Series and the Kentucky State MX Championship as he chalked up double moto wins and then claimed the overall in the 250cc A class. Cycra/Cernics/ Axo/Showa/MX Tech's Jeff Gibson hopped off the gate in the first Four-Stroke Pro moto, followed by Smith, Jon Boruff and Rodney Carrier. Gibson and Smith stretched their leads, and on the fifth lap, Smith passed Gibson as Gibson lost control of his bike on a downhill. "I got the holeshot and tried riding as hard as I could," sajd Ohio's Gibson. "I started pulling away, but I made a few mistakes. The ruts caused some problems for me_ I got cross-rutted [and) let Smith by, and then I had some problems with my shock. I hung on to Kelly for a little bit ,but he just ran away at the end." Smith remained in front and was unstoppable for the remainder. "I was in second on the start and was just waiting for an opportunity, for Gibson to make a mistake," Smith sajd. "I found a smooth line to finally go by him. I was about four seconds ahead. Then he erred and I pulled by. I just kept watching him through the moto. I have won every moto of the Eastern Four-Stroke so far." Yamaha/Pro Action/Bjg Gun/Sinisalo/Scott-backed local favorite Kevin Walker and Planet Racing's Yamaha-mounted Matt Walker got poor starts. Kevin managed to finish third, while Matt took fifth. K 54 NOVEMBER 21. 2001 • II: U II: I In the second moto, Smith was in charge off the gate, with Matt, Brian "Spud" Walters and Boruff in pursuit. Matt tried everywhere on the course to get by Smith early in the moto, but Smith pulled away. Midway through the moto, Matt closed the distance to Smith. With two laps to go, Smith opened his throttle and again pulled away from Walker. Then Walker miscued around a turn, going down before a set of doubles. He then had trouble restarting his machine and lost several positions. Smith claimed the win, with Walters second and Gibson third. Matt Walker placed sixth. "The track has been slick all day where they watered it," Walker commented. "I jumped the big double and lost my front end, and then it caught and shot me up in the air. When you can't get your bike started, it is all over." Smith returned in the 250cc Pro contest and was unstoppable, leadiog from the first tum to the checkers in moto one. Tommy Hofmaster and Gibson clashed for second near the end of the moto. Hofmaster filed by in the runner-up spot, with Gib50n third, Josh Summey fourth and Walters fifth. In the second moto, Smith was still in control for the win, tallying the overall. Walters moved into second in the moto, with Gibson chalking up another third and Hofmaster finishing fourth. In the first 125cc Pro moto, Brad Strunk rounded turn one first, followed by Kevin Walker. Matt Walker started midpack but moved up to eighth on the first lap. Kevin filed by Strunk early in the moto and stretched his lead. Positions changed rapidly during the first half of the moto; Steve Andrich moved up to second and tried to chase down Kevin Walker. Kevin held first to the checkers. Matt n _ .... s • charged through the pack and past Strunk. On the final lap, Andrich dropped to fourth as Matt claimed second and Strunk third. "When you start out front, it's a whole lot easier," declared Tennessee's Kevin Walker. "Staying on the motorcycle and keeping mud off my goggles was my main objective. It was muddy. There were probably a lot of guys out there faster than me." "I started off about 15th and I picked off riders," said Georgia's Matt Walker. "It was really one line. I just kept thinking if I got second, I could win the next moto maybe." A determined Matt fired off the gate in the front position in moto two, followed by Kevin. By the second lap, Matt had stretched his lead, and he remained in front for the moto win with a 15-second lead over Strunk. Matt took the overall win with a 2-1 tally. Kevin experienced bad luck, pulling off the course when his engine began sputtering. "My engine made a strange noise," Kevin recounted. "Then it locked up when I got back to the pits. I think it's a transmission problem." Kawasaki Team Green/Adventure Sports-supported Ryan Sipes won the overalls in the 125cc Band 250cc B classes, while Suspension Plus/Podium One-backed Justin "Pooh" Sipes claimed overall wins in the 85cc (9-13) and 85cc (12-13) classes. l:III Daai....... MX Lenden, Keatuclly llesults: Octeber 1-1, 2101 llleund 111 WMN (80-0PEN): 1. Rlchell McEvoy (Suz); 2. Shelby Rolen (Yam). 50 SHAFT: 1. Taylor Perry (Yam); 2. Tommy Meiers (Yam); 3. Dustin Hyatt (Yam); 4. Corey NonnllO (Yam); 5. Derek Stinson (Yam). 50 (4-6): I. Taylor Perry (Cob); 2. Forest Kirkland (Cob); 3. Ryan Rickey (Cob); 4. Colton Messer (Cob); 5. Derek Stinson (Cob). 50 (7-8): 1. Dakota Matthews (Cob); 2. Sean Cunningham (Cob); 3. Parker Brown (Cob); 4. Dustin Cochran (KTM): 5. Shayne Cunningham (Cob). 65 (7-9): 1. Sean Cunningham (KTM): 2. Dakota Matthews (KTM); 3. Trevor Cartmill (KTM); 4. Parker Brown (Kaw); 5. Wyatt Messer (KTM). 65 (10-11): 1. Luke Vonlinger (KTM); 2. Benjamin Denton (KTM); 3. Bryent Deboerd (Kaw); 4. Joshua Rahm (KTM); 5. Cody Harper (KTM). 85 (7·11): 1. Dominic Izzi (Suz); 2. Dustin Rowe (Suz); 3. Tyler Bright (Kaw); 4. Luke Vonlinger (KTM); 5. Joshua Brown (Yam). 85 (9·13): 1. Justin Sipes (Kaw); 2. Dominic lui (Suz); 3. Tyler Bright (Kaw); 4. Dustin Rowe (Suz); 5. Zach Pennington (Suz). 85 (12-13): 1. Justin Sipes (Kaw); 2. Tyler Livesay (Yam); 3. Taylor Reilly (Suz); 4. Matthew Townsend (Kaw); 5. Eric Bean (So2). 85 (14-15): 1. Alexander Hunter (Yam); 2. Brandon Belcher (Han); 3. Kacy Thompson (Hon); 4. Brandon Collins (Kaw); 5. Blllke Pawley (Yam). 85-110 D (7-15): 1. John Denton (Kaw); 2. Stephen Gray (Suz); 3. Dylan Cllrpenter (Yllm): 4. Trey Woolum (Suz); 5. Jason Hazelwood (Yam). 125 A: 1. Matt Walker (Yam); 2. Brad Strunk (Yam): 3. Steve Andrich (Yam); 4. Jeff Gibson (Suz); 5. Hans Neel (Hon). 125 B: 1. Ryan Sipes (KllW); 2. Jacob Saylor (Yam); 3. Josh Liehtle (Suz); 4 ...... dllm Robinson (Yam); 5. King Smith (Yam). 125 C: 1. Jonathan Willillms (Suz); 2. Dustin Williams (Suz); 3. Chase Whitten (Yam); 4. Shayne Jordan (Suz): 5. Marcus John Thompson (Han). 125 D: 1. P.J. Buis (Yam); 2. Anthony Jones (Yam); 3. Mike Zeysing (Yllm); 4. D8niel Coker (Yam); 5. Logan Tate (Hon). 250 A: 1. Kelly Smith (KTM); 2. Jeff Gibson (KTM); 3. Thomas Hofmaster (Yam); 4. Spud Welters (Yam); 5. Joshua Summey (K2Iw). 250 B: 1. Ryen Sipes (Kaw): 2, Mlltt Blevins (Yam); 3. Brandon Hileman (Yam); 4. Clint Burkeen (Yam): 5. Tyler Bumette (Yam). 250 C: I. Jared Whitaker (Yem); 2. Brandon Durbeck (Yam); 3. Trey Meek (KTM); 4. Joshua Mullins (Yam): 5. Josh King (Yam). 250 D: 1. Fielding Morris (Yam); 2. Teddie Self (Hon); 3. Scott Green (KTM); 4. Michael Sexton (Han); 5. Josh Carnes (Suz). SCHBY: 1. Josh Lichtle (Suz): 2. Hutch Lee (Yam); 3. Casey Lee Johnson (Yem); 4. Shane O'Banion (Suz): 5. Jonathan Williams (Suz). 25. A: 1. Brad Strunk (Yam); 2. Chad Lough (KTM): 3. Rodney C"rrier (KTM); 4. Kevin Black (Suz); 5. Kevin Blalock (Yam). 25. B: 1. Matt Summers (Yam); 2. Bryant Gregory (Suz); 3. Gary Hinkle (Yam); 4. James Hayes (Hon); 5. Allen Brown (Suz). 25+ C/D: 1. Thomas Davis (Yam); 2. Brian Stringfield (Yam); 3. Brent Jllmes (Su.1); 4. Craig Greer (So2); 5. Chuck Greer (So2). 30+ A: I. Rodney Cllrrier (KTM); 2. Kevin Blalock (Yam); 3. Leslie Belcher (Han); 4. Lonnie Brown (So2); 5. Albert McCoy (So2). 30+ B: I. Kyle Shoun (Hon); 2. Dan Jones (Hon); 3. Chad Scharlow (Yam); 4. Gary Hinkle (Yam); 5. Bob Heareth (KTM). 30+ C: 1. Wade Garland (KllW); 2. Craig Greer (Suz); 3. Brian Stringfield (Yam); 4. Benny Stone (Han); 5. Chuck Gr..,. (So2). 35.: 1. Albert McCoy (So2); 2. David Albert Jr. (Hon); 3. David Farris (KTM); 4. James Adams (Yam); 5. Jllmes Gain (KTM). 40+: 1. David Farris (KTM); 2. Gllry Baisden (Suz); 3. E. Gary Meek Jr. (Yam); 4. Tom Meiers (Yam); 5. Daniel Morris (Yam). 48+: I. Gary Baisden (Suz); 2. Johnny Gibson (Yllm); 3. Charles Christy (KllW); 4. Sam Townsend (Hon); 5. Frank Sherwood (Yam). {IlL MINI (80-110): I. Justin Sipes (Kaw); 2. Shane O'Ba:nion (Kaw); 3. Tyler UvesllY (Yam); 4. Matthew Townsend (Kaw); 5. Dustin Rowe (SOl). {IlL 50: 1. Dakota Matthews (Cob): 2. Brett White (KllW); 3, Dustin Hyatt (KTM); 4. Dustin Cochran (KTM); 5. Tyler Smith (KTM). {IlL 65 (7-10): 1. Beniamin Denton (KTM); 2. Sean Cunningham (KTM); 3. Dakota Matthews (KTM); 4. Christian Telker (KTM); 5. Vance Francis (Kaw). {IlL AI'\: I. Ryan Sipes (Kaw); 2. Josh Uchtle (Suz): 3. Randy Newsome (Yam); 4. Ryan Stanesu (Suz); 5. Brandon Hileman (Yam). {IlL C/D: 1. Trey Meek (KTM); 2. Jared Whitaker (Yam); 3. Joshua Mullins (Yam); 4. Seth Mullins (Yam); 5. Jonathan Stallb (Suz). 4·STRK BK: 1. Thomas Hafmaster (Yem); 2. Chase Whitten (Yllm); 3. Thomas Burton (Yam); 4. David Albert Jr. (Hon); 5. Josh Thompson (Yam). 4-STRK PRO: 1. Kelly Smith (KTM); 2. Jeff Gibson (KTM); 3. Kevin WllJker (Yam); 4. Spud Walters (Yam); 5. Matt Walker (Yam). AMP/6FI Super 60ld Cup Dctoberfest Series Round 1: Hollister Hills 6P hell Hernandez Hauls at Hollister Hills By JIM AND JUSTIN ENOS HOUJSTER,CA,OCT.7 TM-mounted speedster Ruben Hernandez dominated the 60cc Open class at the opening round of the AMP/GFI Super Gold Cup Octoberfest Series, presented by Merced Powersports and Swift Auto World. Despite a bad start in the first moto, Hernandez simply ran away with both victories, crossing the finish line well ahead of the 12-rider field. K With a number of riders moving up to the 80cc classes recently, Hernandez has taken hold of the 60cc division with very little competition. Behind Hernandez, the runner-up on the day, Michael Flores, had his hands full in moto one as he and Grayson Swift went at it all moto long. Flores kept the pressure on, and just after making the pass for second, Swift went down. While Flores motored on, Swift recovered to hold on to third. Moto two was a near-repeat, although Flores got off

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