Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

125 A: 1. Jim Neese (Hus); 2. Robbie Horton (Yam); 3. Matt Shue (Yam); 4. Jim Chester (Suz); 5. Jason Bryant (Yam). 125 B: 1. Jason Wiley (Yam); 2. Blake Hovis (Hon); 3. Zachary Kutchenko (Suz); 4. Kenneth Pruotl (Yam); 5. Jason Bilton (Yam). 125 C: 1. Jeremy Allison (Suz); 2. Travis FloweB (Kaw); 3. Malcolm Klepp (Yam); 4. ~my Jacobs (Yam); 5. Jeffrey Sparks (Hon). 125 0: 1. Joshua Richmond (Suz); 2. David Growe (Hon); 3. Chris Neal (Yam); 4. Tripp Bag",,1 (Kaw); 5. Gib Gibbons (Yam). 250 A: 1. Robbie Horton (Yam); 2. Jim Neese (Hus); 3. Jim Chester (Suz); 4. Matt Shue (Yam); 5. Jason Bryant (Yam). 250 B: 1. Jason Wiley (Yam); 2. Blake Hovis (Hon); 3. Chandler Joyner (Hon): 4. Andy Epps (Hon); 5. Brian Bishop (Han). 250 C: 1. Travis Rominger (Suz); 2. Willy Baker (Suz); 3. Adam Ballenger (Hon): 4. Jeffrey Sparks (Hon); 5. Brandon Lowe (Yam). 250 0: I. David Growe (Hon); 2. James Rollins (KTM); 3. Casey Leach (Yam); 4. Matthew Mertin (Hon); 5. Georg. Weeks (Kaw). U/L AM: 1. Bryan Walker (Yam): 2. Chandler Joyner (Hon); 3. Kenneth PNett (Yam); 4. Malcolm Klepp (Yam); 5. Marc Woods (Han). OIL C/O: I. Adam Ballenger (Hon); 2. Charlie Wedmore (Hon); 3. Willy Baker (Suz); 4. Kyle Clarl< (Kaw); 5. Ryan Chappell (Hon). 4-STRK: I. Chuck Shirley (Yam); 2. Ronnie Ung (Yam); 3. Ryan Schale< (Yam). 25. A; I. Matt Shue (Yam); 2. Baiy Uies (Suz); 3. Frank Koenig (KTM); 4. Jim Neese (Hus); 5. Jam;" Simpson (Hon). 25+ 8: 1. Mllitthew Linkous (Yam); 2. Marc Woods (Hon); 3. Richard Thomas (YlIm); 4. Kris Frost (Yam); 5. Brian Bishop (Hon). 25. C: I. Chris Coogl... (KTM): 2. Chris Stewart (Hon): 3. Leonard Foti (Han); 4. Jason Thompson (KTM); 5. Greg Looney (Yam). 30+ A: I. Jim Chester (Suz); 2. Frank Koenig (KTM); 3. Billy Ules (Suz); 4. Joel Sewell (Suz); 5. David Eller (Hon). 30+ B: I. Richard Thomas (Yam); 2. Matthew Linkous (Yam); 3. Kris Frost (Yam); 4. Randy Beasley (Han). 3D. C: 1. Lee Chapman (Yam); 2. Jason Koenig (KTM); 3. M.ike McMenamin (Yam): 4. Jerry Cline (Hon); 5. Leonard Foti (Hon). 35+: 1. Nicky Baker (Suz); 2. Russ Picken (Yam); 3. David Eller (Han); 4. Rick Wright{Suz); 5. M;chael Ward (Yam). 40.; 1. Rick Wright (Suz); 2. Nicky Bak.r (Suz); 3. Thomas Perkins (Hon); 4. John Collie (Yem): 5. Gary Buse (Yern). AMA Mid-South Championship Winter Hare Scrambles Series Round 1: Three Creeks Station Allen Edges McCrea By DEBBIE ALLEN GREENVlllf,KY,OCT.7 T he AA riders at the Mid-South Championship Winter Hare Scrambles knew it wouldn't be an easy race for their first round. The AMA/Pirelli Tires/Parts Unlimited/ Moose/White Brothers-sponsored series hosted 543 dirt bikes at Three Creeks Station. It was a record turnout for the 9-mile track located in Greenville, Kentucky, and the AA riders felt the brunt of it. They battled among themselves and sifted through the mass of Band C riders, and P.A. Allen had a tight battle with Mike McCrea. Sarge's Cycles/Oakley/GPR/ Pro Action of Kentucky/FMF-backed Allen flew on his KTM 400 EXC. On the last lap, he took the lead away from McCrea one last time and claimed first place in AA and overall. "I got a next-to-Iast start and caught Mike Sampson [the leader of the first lap]," said Allen. "I crashed on the second lap and everyone passed me, so I slowly worked my way back until I caught up to Team Green's Mike McCrea [the leader of the third lap]." After he caught him, McCrea let l1im pass, but there was no pulling away. They were tight for the final two laps, swapping positions several times, and they finished with a tie for the fastest lap of 24:50. "We were together every lap but one," said the Bloomington Power Sports/Joe Stein/IMS/Renthal/Dunlop-sponsored McCrea. "When P.A. went down, I passed him and took my time getting around everybody. I took the lead after Shad Ricketts crashed going up a hill. From that point, I thought I had a bigger lead, and I didn't expect him [Allen] to be there. When someone catches me that fast, I just let them by, because I don't want to hold anyone up. I rode his pace and passed him, but he took a better line going up a last hill." Allen, McCrea and Alan Westerfield were the only AA riders to make the top five overall. Allen won by one second. McCrea took second on his KX250, and Westerfield, a first-time AA rider, came in fourth overall. "It wasn't as hard as I thought," Westerfield said. "Of course, there's a lot more competition." Off the AA start, eight riders cleared the path for the rest. John Roth snatched the holeshot. "I led for a whole two miles [and] then got arm pump," Roth recounted, "so I moved to the side, because I didn't want to hold up Sampson's or P.A.'s quest." Roth toughed it out, like most, and garnered fifth place in AA and eighth overall. Sampson continued his lead for the first lap, but he struggled with clutch problems afterward. He finished in fourth place and sixth overall. Third place overall went to Smith/Sidi Boots/Cycra/Wiseco/909supported Dustin Gibson, the winner of the 250cc/Open A class. He rode like he was on a mission and was faster than anyone during the first two laps. On his last lap, he pulled through the score tent a minute and 36 seconds down from Allen. "I really wanted to get a good overall position," Gibson said, "but the lappers slowed me down." Other riders on a mission were S&S Powersports/Suspension Works/ Stoess Racing's Billy Cooper and Gary Hendricks, competing in the 250cc/Open A class. Cooper claimed fifth place overall and second in 250cc/Open A, while Hendricks took third place in 250cc/Open A. Hendricks was thankful for just being at a race after taking a year's vacation from racing; before he left, he was second place in AA and fourth overall Th.... Creeks Station: Yamaha-mounted John Roth claims the holeshot at the opening round of the AMA Mid-South Championship Winter Hare Scrambles Series in GreenVille, Kentucky. for the Mid-South Championship during the 1999-2000 season. "The last time I rode was last year at this race, and my bike still has the mud to prove it," Hendricks said. "The first two laps, I got tired and my arms started to pump. You can't hardly hang on when that happens. I was running in second place until I was forced to slow down from a real bad bottleneck, and Cooper got around me. I had a lot of fun, and I plan on riding the series." Most of the Mid-South riders enjoyed their race at Three Creeks Station. The promoter, Emmett Cox, did a great job of handling the overflow of the more than 500 competitors who raced throughout the day. Also, the Mid-South started three Youth races, which had a total of 55 riders. "I just love the Mid-South races," said Super Senior winner Don Rye, who made four laps in 2:04, followed by Patrick Jones, John Giles, Patrick Freiburger and Larry Still. Three Creeb SbtiooI SnellVille, . . . . . , IlesuIts: IIctIlIIer 7, ZUt DIaIIBd t ., 111 0/ A; I. P.A. Allen (KTM); 2. Mike McCr.a (Kaw); 3. Dustin Gibson (Suz); 4. Alan Westerfield (Suz); 5. Billy Cooper (Kaw); 6. Mike Sampson (KTM); 7. Gary Hendricks (Kaw); 8. John Roth (Yam); 9. Lance Smith (Yam); 10. Harvey Whil.ak... (Kaw). AA: I. P.A. AII.n (KTM); 2. Mik. McCrea (Kaw); 3. Alan Westerfield (Suz); 4. Mik. Sampson (KTM); 5. John Roth (Yam). 250/0PEN A: I. Dustin Gibson (Suz); 2. Billy Cooper (Kaw); 3. Gary Hendricks (Kaw): 4. lance Smith (Yam); 5. Andy Cregg (Kaw). 4·STRK A: I. Harvey Whitaker (Kaw): 2. Marty Michels (KTM); 3. Jason Wofford (KTM): 4. Neal Vanway (Yam). 200 A; I. TImmy P'Pool (Suz); 2. Marty Stinnotl (Suz); 3. Clay Hedgepath (KTM); 4. Derek Bratcher (KTM); 5. Jeremy Ketchum (KTM). SR A; 1. Scott Martin (Suz); 2. Marl< Guy (Yam); 3. Gary Copeland (Kaw); 4. Paul Michels (Han); 5. Steven Lambnmo (Yam). VET A: I. Jack Bailey (Yam); 2. Steve Smith (Kaw); 3. Steve Ezell (Suz); 4. Brian Niehaus (Hon): 5. Dallas Mayer (Yam). 250 B: 1. Ron Skipper (Suz); 2. Mark Kendall (Yam); 3. Brian Taylor (Kaw); 4. Stewart Uich (Kaw); 5. Joel Gibson (Kaw). 4-STRK B; 1. Jeremy Garrett (KTM); 2. Jason Elrod (Suz); 3. Willi. Grahan (KTM); 4. Eric Meeks (Suz): 5. Richard Worl

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