Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

• S/MINI: 1. Sam DeAtley (Kaw): 2. Tyler Egbert (Yam); 3. Tevin Tapia (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Shawn Bostron (Yam); 2. Jered Bowman (Yam): 3. Mike Carey (Hon). 12S JR: 1. Tony Boughten (KTM); 2. Ricky Yorks (Yam); 3. Kevin Urquhart (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Tyson Blood (Hon); 2. Brandon Thomas (Hon): 3. Zack Storey (Kaw). 125 PRO: I. Lance Smail (KTM): 2. J. Whipple (Yam); 3. Jimmy LaMastus (KTM); 4. Garhett Carter (KTM): 5. Jeremy Santoro (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Brent Mundy (Hon): 2. Jamus Waters (Kaw); 3. Jeremy Hayle (Han). 250 JR: 1. Joey Ensminger (Suz); 2. Kevin Urquhart (Han); 3, Matt Mann (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Craig Bergemeir (Yam); 2. Brandon Thomas (Hon); 3. Tyler Meyer (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Jimmy LaMastus (KTM); 2. J. Whipple (Yam): 3. Billy Binckley (Yam): 4. Garhett Carter (KTM); 5. Tracy Johnson (Yam). 4·STRK: 1. Randy Dobbins (Yam); 2. Robert Bartholomew (Yam); 3. C1arenec Ivester (Han). BTH JR: I. Tony Boughton (KTM): 2. Ricky Yorks (Yam); 3. Kevin Urquhart (Han). BTH tNT: 1. Jake Hulse (Han); 2. Zack Storey (Kaw); 3. Craig Bergemeier (Yam). UTH JR: I. Harley Hoyle (Hon); 2. P.J. Beck (Yam); 3. Jeremy Hoyle (Hon). UTH tNT: 1. Jason Deems (Suz): 2. Garth MacDicken (Suz); 3. Duane Lewis (Yam). VET BEG: 1. Mark Wernofsky (Yam): 2. Don DeHart (Hon); 3. Mike Donnelly (Yam). VET JR: 1. Dave Liebich (Suz); 2. Chad Myers (Han); 3. Mitch Odenius (Yam). VET INT: 1. David Thompson (Yam); 2. Ted DeVol (Yam); 3. Clarence Ivester (Han). O/T: I. Ted DeVol (Yam); 2. Rick Lanning (Yam): 3. Mike LaMastus (Yam). WMN: 1. Jill Thomas (Yam); 2. Kimberly Urquhart (Hon); 3. Joy Erickson (Kaw). Deyo, Jake Hulse and Joel King filled out the top six. Amateur riders winning two or more classes on the day included Pee Wee-class dominator "Hurricane" Hayden Cordell; Matt and Sam DeAtley; and Tony Boughten, the winner of the 125cc and Before The Hill Junior classes. CN Evelllreen Slate Failllrounds ftftonroe,~ashington Results: Oecember 16, 2001 IRound 71 P/W (4·6): 1. Bailey Wintermute (Cob): 2. Hunter Crosby (Cob); 3. Christian Blair (Yam). P/W (7-8): 1. Hayden Cordell (Cob): 2. Vance Davis (Cob); 3. Cody Evanson (Cob). P/W OPEN: 1. Hayden Cordell (Cob): 2. Hunter Evanson (Cob); 3. Cody Mecham (Cob). 60 (9·11): 1. Matt DeAtley (Kaw): 2. Brandon Simpson (KTM): 3. Bryson Welsh (KTM). 60 OPEN: 1. Matt DeAtley (Kaw); 2. Bobby Dean (KTM); 3. Brandon Simpson (KTM). 80 BEG: 1. Nick Van Sickel (Yam); 2. Jesse Wildmann (Kaw); 3. Nick Bergley (Hon). 80 (7·J 1): 1. Matt DeAtley (Suz): 2. Greg Ferguson (Kaw); 3. Tevin Tapia (Suz). 80 (12·13): 1. Sam DeAtley (Kaw); 2. Taylor Mayfield (Hon); 3. Travis Egbert (Yam). 80 (14·16): I. Tyler Egbert (Yam); 2. Jeff Albou.. (Hon). The start of the Vet Pro class appeared to be another Nolan·Brownlee showdown. Brownlee came around in the lead after the first lap, and he held on to it for two laps. By lap four, Nolan was in control, and Brownlee was playing catch-up. Unfortunately for Browlee, things didn't get better, they only got worse. Unable to complete lap five, Brownlee handed the win to Nolan. Second place went to Glen Martinson, with Browlee taking third. The Vet Beginner class was a repeat of the OTHG Beginner class. Sandahl and Adams ran away from the pack and finished one-two. CN Carnegie Cycle Parle Tracy, California Results: January 1, 2002 50 (4-6): 1. Vincent liar. 50 (7·8): 1. Chris Arroyo; 2. Elric Flory; 3. Tyler Menniti. 60 BEG: 1. Matthew Cochran; 2. Austen Silva; 3. Paul Nolan. 60 NOV: 1. Zachary Andrade. 80 BEG: 1. Sean Jones; 2. Kacy Martinez: 3. David Kennedy. FIT: 1. Robert Campbell; 2. Shawn Jehs: 3. Trevor Kendall. WMN: 1, Ann Creson. 125 BEG: 1. Jolen Powell; 2. Adam Capps: 3. Randy Powell. 250 BEG: I. E.J. McRae: 2. Tom Wickersham; 3. Scott Murphy. 250 NOV: 1. Joe Bell; 2. Eddie Benson: 3. Ryan Powell. 250 INT: 1. Jeff Wold; 2. Glenn Martinson: 3. Jim Roberts. 250 PRO: 1. John Wells: 2. Brian Sperle; 3. Jeriah Gurley. 4·STRK: 1. Mike Durflinger; 2. Mark Martinez. VET BEG: 1, Ken Sandahl; 2. Davey Adams; 3. David Menache. VET NOV: 1. Jeff Mauro; 2. Jev Velez. VET INT: 1. Curt Brunn. VET PRO: 1. Ken Nolan: 2. Glen Martinson; 3. Jeff Brownlee. 40+ NOV: 1. Mike Norton. 40+ INT: 1. Joseph G.; 2. Tom Mitas. 40+ PRO: I. Cliff Bagot; 2. Gregg Douglas. OTHG 30. BEG: 1. Ken Sandahl: 2. Davey Adams. OTHG 30+ NOV: 1. Dwayne Reed: 2. Tom Wickersham. OTHG 30. INT: I. Robert Woehrle: 2. Marshall Howard; ), Larry Smith, OTHG 30+ PRO: 1. Jeff Brownlee; 2. Ken Nolan. OTHG 38+ INT: 1. Kurt Marriner. OTHG 38+ EX: 1. Mike Renner. OTHG 38. PRO: 1. Randy M.; 2. Brad Halcomb. IRONMAN: 1. David Gassin; 2. Greg Amos; 3. Rodney Metcalf. Mutant Motorsports New Year's Day Marathon Carnegie Cycle Park Formula USA Mid-America Regional Arenacross Series Round 4: Toledo Arenacross Nolan, Rollin' in the New Year Burkhart ShoV\TS Steel in Toledo By RANDY HElM TRACY, CA, JAN. 1 etween the rain leading up to the event and then the heavy showers the morning of the event, the riders at Mutant Motorsports' second annual New Year's Day Marathon got a chance to use their mud skills, as did the crew working the event. It was not necessarily the fastest riders who won in each class; it was more the riders who stayed upright who found themselves out front. For riders who like the mud, it was a great time. For those unfortunate racers who don't like mud, it was all about survival. Most riders wanted to finish out of pure determination; that's what seemed to keep the riders motivated. Who wants to get whupped by a little mud? For mud rider Ken Nolan, it was all about fun. He had the course - and the mud - dialed. He was one of a few riders who contested two classes, and on each lap he was yelling and screaming with enthusiasm. In Nolan's first outing with the OTHG Pro class, he put his Suzuki out front by the first lap, with Jeff Brownlee following close behind. The two riders set a blistering pace and remained close together while pulling away from the rest of the field. With the rest of the field having a hard time in the mud, Nolan and Brownlee chased each other through the hillsides of Carnegie, swapping positions numerous times. By lap five, Nolan appeared to be in command, while Brownlee was having difficulties and dropping back a bit. However, in the B 44 FEBRUARY 6, 2002' cue • e end, Brownlee came back to take the win on the final lap. Brownlee and Nolan had put in nine laps within the hour. Their next-closest competitor only got in six. Another performance of note was put in by OTHG rider Rob Woehrle, who took the win in the Over 30 Intermediate class after spending a considerable amount of time stuck in a mudhole. The mud always seems to bring out new winners, and that was true in the OTHG Beginner and Novice classes as well. Apparently, riders Ken Sandahl and Davey Adams are not beginner mud riders, because both Beginner riders beat the whole Novice class. By the end of the first lap, Sandahl was leading, and he never looked back, going wire to wire for the win. Both Sandahl and Adams recorded six laps on the tricky course, with the closest Novice only finishing three. The Novice-class win went to Dwayne Reed of Antioch. Reed had his share of trouble with the mud, but he toughed it out to record his first win of the year. In the regular Beginner classes, two riders remained upright long enough to get in five laps. Tom Wickersham came around first on the opening lap, with E.J. McRae hot on his heels. Laps two and three saw McRae at the front. Then Wickersham paddled by on lap four, only to lose the lead on the fifth and final lap to McRae, who took the win in the 250cc Beginner class. Both riders were so muddy that only their mothers would recognize them. n e _ s By JEFF KARDAS TOLEDO, OH, JAN. 10-11 M ark Burkhart took no prisoners, decimating the competition during round four of the Formula USA/Speed Stick Mid-America Regional Arenacross Series. Only one win away from a clean sweep of the Pro main events and Dash For Cash races on both nights, the Sport Cycles Racing-backed Yamaha rider was beaten only once all weekend and was then disqualified, along with the man who beat him. Todd DeHoop's new Powers Motorsports Hondas traveled down from Michigan with him to give Burkhart a run for his money in Saturday's 125cc Pro main event. The two battled fiercely from start to finish for the lead, only to have it snatched away from them after the ceremonies concluded. During the race, a few riders sampled the northern Ohio soil, bringing the red-cross flag out before the catapult jump. Formula USA rules state that a rider cannot double-jump through a section when the red-cross flag is out, and since the two leaders and another rider (Scott Metz) did the double, they were all disqualified following the race. The riders argued that a yellow flag was being erroneously held in front of the red cross flag, so they went ahead and doubled, but the DQ decision stood, so the win and the $500 check was handed to Nicholson's Yamahamounted Jimmy Wilson, who had crossed the line in third. The weekend's remaining Proclass main events and four-lap Dash For Cash races were dominated by Burkhart, who typically led from gate to flag while pulling away from Dehoop and the rest of the field. Consistently up front but behind the two leaders was Michigan's SoCal Gearbacked Wilson, who landed on the podium three times on Friday through consistent riding. Dreyer Yamaha's Jeff Baker also proved consistently fast on Saturday, with two podium finishes. High-caliber Amateur racing filled the gaps in Pro action on both nights, with great rides put in by some top regional amateurs. This provided for some great spectating, particularly on Saturday night. Kawasaki Team Green intermediate Matt Barnes showed the competition his rear tire by cleaning up in both 125cc and 250cc Intermediate main events. He was never challenged; although an early crash in the 125s by Suzuki support rider Josh Lichtle had him charging through the pack to finish third, it was too late to catch the high-flying Barnes. Another Team Green rider, this time "Bad" Brad Kiester, made the trip from Grant, Michigan, to continue his domination of Midwest arenacross racing by running away from a stacked 65cc class. Ohio's Michael Willard took his Sport Cycles YZ85 around the Vista Cycles KX85 of Patrick Massie for the win in 85cc (12-15) competition, prOViding some great racing in the process. Polini-

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