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i~ ~ I~ I : .JANUARY 2002 BROADCASTS Date Network Ewenl Time ESPN2 1/16/2002 5:30AM MotoWorld (A) 1/16/2002 8:00 AM American Thunder - Michele Smith, host Speed 1/16/2002 5:30 PM American Thunder - Michele Smith, host Speed Rainbow Canyon Motocross Track Results P/W; I. Tallon Lc Fountaine (Pol). 65 STK: I. Jeogher Lc Fountaine (KTM): 2. Robert Campbell (lIT"'); 3. Cole Higgins (Hon); 4. Chase Farnsworth (Kaw). 80 STK:1. Tony Esposito (Suz): 2. Jeagher Lc Fountaine (Kaw); 3. R.J. Kemple (Yam); 4. Jena Ellis (Suz): 5. Travis Farnsworth 1/16/2002 7:30 AM Bike Week· Dave Despain. host Speed 1/16/2002 5:00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed Winning Suits Him to a T 1/16/2002 8:30 AM High Octane - Gregg Godfrey, host Speed By DICK GooOWIN 1/16/2002 7:00 AM Motorcyclist - Dave Despain. host Speed 1/19/2002 9:30 AM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/19/2002 9:00 AM High Octane· Gregg Godfrey, host Speed 1/22/2002 2:00 PM AMA 600 Supersport - Pikes Peak Speed 1/22/2002 3:00 PM AMA Formula Xtreme - Pikes Peak Speed 1/22/2002 6:30 PM American Thunder· Indian MC Company Speed 1/22/2002 3:00 AM American Thunder - Indian MC Company ELGIN, NV, DEC. 8 "Tiger" Tony Esposito - better known to friends and fans as "T" - likes that winning feeling. So much so that he went out and pulled a "double dip," winning both the 80cc Stock and Open classes at Rainbow Canyon in Elgin, Nevada, on December 8. His biggest challenge was in the 80cc Stock class, in which he locked homs with the hard-charging Jeagher La Fountaine, a racer in the Bob Hannah mold. When the first race stepped off, Axo/FMF/Desert Motorsports' Esposito nailed the holeshot. La Fountaine, Jena Ellis and Travis Farnsworth were right behind him. Esposito opened it up, but La Fountaine stayed right with him, and the two leaders put some dust between themselves and the rest of the pack. Midway through the race, Esposito dumped it and La Fountaine took over with a big lead. Esposito recovered and started charging back, while Ellis was hoiding off furious assaults from R.J. Kemple for third place. Esposito continued to close in, and the whiteflag lap was a bang-bang affair, with La Fountaine holding on for a close win. Kemple worked his way around Ellis for third, while Farnsworth streaked through the pipes in fifth. Fox/Maxima/Excel/Dragon-backed La Fountaine smoked the start of race two, leading Esposito and Kemple through the first turn. La Fountaine and Esposito got it on right away, with Kemple hanging in until he crashed over the back doubles. Esposito passed for the lead at the start of lap two, but La Fountaine wouldn't go away, hammering on him for several laps until sliding out while trying to make a pass for the lead. Without the pressure, Esposito cruised to the win to sew up the 80cc Stock overall crown. La Fountaine recovered to take a close second overall, ahead of Kemple, Ellis, Farnsworth and E.J. Rogers. The] 25cc combined race was a corporate affair. All those that were supposed to win, did. Derek Costella beat everyone. Then again, he should have. The 125cc Intermediate rider - who is sponsored by Spy, PCS, FMF, Pro Action, Parts Direct, and almost anyone else with an eye for motocross talent - is a national-caliber racer who can moto with the best. Josh La Fountaine won the 125cc Novice class. He has only been on the bigger bike for a short time, but he brings awesome credentials with him from the 80cc class. And Aaron Byrd won the 125cc Beginner class, as he seems to do on a regular basis. Maybe "A-Ron" should bring his Husky up to play with the big dogs in the Novice class. Speed ESPN2 1/22/2002 5:30 PM MotoWorld 1/22/2002 7:00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/22/2002 11 :00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/22/2002 6:00 PM High Octane - Gregg Godfrey, host Speed 1/22/2002 3:30 AM High Octane - Gregg Godfrey, host Speed 1/22/2002 7:30 PM Motorcyclist - Dave Despain. host Speed 1/22/2002 11 :30 PM Motorcyclist - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/22/2002 1:00 PM Nat'l Arenacross - Des Moines Speed 1/22/2002 9:00 PM Nat'l Arenacross - Leipzig Speed 1/22/2002 1:00 AM Nat'l Arenacross - Leipzig Speed 1/22/2002 12:00 PM Speedway Grand Prix - Poland Speed 1/22/2002 10:00 PM Speedway Grand Prix - Sweden Speed Speed 1/22/2002 2:00 AM Speedway Grand Prix - Sweden 1123/2002 5:00 AM MotoWorld (A) 1/23/2002 8:00 AM American Thunder - Indian MC Company Speed 1/23/2002 5:30 PM American Thunder - Indian MC Company Speed 1/23/2002 7:30 AM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/23/2002 5:00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/23/2002 8:30 AM High Octane - Gregg Godfrey, host Speed 1/23/2002 7:00 AM Motorcyclist - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/26/2002 9:30 AM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1126/2002 9:00 AM High Octane - Gregg Godfrey. host Speed 1/29/2002 1:00 PM Nat'l Arenacross - Leipzig Speed ESPN2 1/29/2002 2:00 PM AMA 600 Supersport - Virginia Int'l Aaceway Speed 1/29/2002 3:00 PM AMA Formula Xtreme - Virginia Int'I Raceway Speed 1/29/2002 6:30 PM American Thunder - Kyle Petty Aide Speed 1/29/2002 3:00 AM American Thunder - Kyle Petty Aide Speed 1/29/2002 7:00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1129/2002 11:00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/29/2002 6:00 PM High Octane - Gregg Godfrey, host Speed 1/29/2002 3:30 AM High Octane - Gregg Godfrey, host 10:00 PM Kawasaki Dream Rides 2:00 AM Kawasaki Dream Aides 7:30 PM Motorcyclist - Dave Despain, host 1/29/2002 Motorcyclist - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/29/2002 9:00 PM Nat'l Arenacross - LeipZig Speed 1/29/2002 1:00 AM Nat'l Arenacross - Leipzig Speed 1/29/2002 12:00 PM Speedway Grand Prix - Sweden Speed 1/29/2002 8:00 PM Yamaha Race of Champions Speed 1/29/2002 12:00 AM Yamaha Race of Champions Speed 1/30/2002 8:00AM American Thunder - Kyle Petty Aide Speed 1/30/2002 5:30 PM American Thunder - Kyie Petty Aide Speed 1/30/2002 7:00AM Motorcyclist - Dave Despain, host Speed 1130/2002 7:30AM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host Speed 1/30/2002 5:00 PM Bike Week - Dave Despain, host 1/30/0202 6:00 PM MotoWorld 1/30/2002 8:30AM High Octane - Gregg Godfrey, host 1/31/0202 5:30AM MotoWorld (A) SAN JACINTO. CA, DEC. 15 Mud just complicates motocross racing, and the only thing worse is to have both rain and mud together. It rained the day before but fortunately there was only mud on race day - lots and lots of it. Many of the ROTMXers came out and looked things over and then ieft, but 27 brave (or foolhardy?) souls stuck it out. Master-class racer Steve Donaldson showed everyone he really knows a thing or two about the fine art of mud racing. Despite all the gooey stuff. his double and triple jumps were as impressive as ever and his speed cinched the moto win. Dave Eropkin also put out plenty of might and power, capturing sec~ and. Eropkin started out with a holeshot start in moto two and things didn't slow down until the win was his. Michael Neal's racing was good and fast and qualified him as runner-up. An action-packed Expert race began with Colin Birtles out in front for two laps. Then Dan Willenborg pushed his Honda four-stroke through all the mud and past Birtles. Willenborg continued to lead until the very last lap. Then Larry Fisher muscled past and raced swiftly on to the finish. Willenborg chased him in with second, and BirtJes followed. Willenborg came out in fine style in moto two, ieading for three iaps - and then he took a mud bath. Fisher was right there to take over, and nothing came between him and another first-place finish. It was Fisher's first racing day as an Expert, and he certainly raced that way. Birtles started poorly but worked his way up to second, and Terry Tate compieted the podium. Ted Jenkins was out in front of all the other Over 40 Amateurs until John Timmer- Speed 11:30 PM By BOB ALLOY Speed 1/29/2002 Kompleski Cleans Up at Mud-In Speed 1/29/2002 Competition Park Speed 1/29/2002 (Yom). 80 OPEN; I. Tony Esposito (Suz); 2. R.J. Kemple (Yam); 3. Travis Farnsworth (Yam); 4. E.J. Rogers (Kaw); 5. Jena Ellis (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Aaron Byrd (Hus); 2. Ronnie Krause (TM); 3. BriM Fowler (HCNl); 4. Joson Ellis (Suz); 5. Kelley Gross (HCNl). 125 NOV; 1. Josh La Fountaine (Suz); 2. Frank Iovino (Yam): 3. Casey Tobias (Yam); 4. Jason Lopez (Yam). 1251NT: 1. Derek Costella (Suz). 250 OPEN; I. David Flores (Hon): 2. Josh La Fountaine (Suz): 3. Toe Westbay (Yam); 4. Jason Lopez (Yam). B/BK OPEN: 1. Derek Costella (Suz); 2. David Flores (Hon); 3. Brian FO\IIler (Hon); 4. Jeff Murphy (Hon). MSTR: 1. MGtt Hermann (Hon): 2. Jeff Murphy (Hon); 3. Rlk Pol· son (VOR). SPTSMN; 1. Robert Kemple (Yam); 2. Sam Henley (Hon): 3. Glade Hooley (Hon); 4. Eric Hennann (Hon): 5. Andrew Iovino (Yam). Speed ESPN2 Speed ESPN2 ................................................................................... For complete monthly listing go to www.cyclenews.com & click on TV listings All limes Iholn I,e Elliern, ESPN2 ,SIIII Communlcllionllnd Splldvillon IIsled Ibove. SOD, SimI Diy DIlly. Networks frequently modify program schedules. Consult your local cable listings to confirm broadcast dates and times. ESPN2 - Seals Communications - 770.631.5300, and Speedvision - 203.406.2500 Cycle News is not responsible for changes in scheduling. 50 JANUARY 23, 2002 • cue I e n e _ s Rainbow Canyon Motocross Track: Josh La Fountaine was the 125cc Novice winner in Elgin, Nevada.