Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Ilooc:aw, ~ And 12 RM World CllImploulilip 250: 1. Mark Sc::tvoeder (Yem); 2. Men Ringstrom (Kew); 3. Eric Whedwright (Yom); 4. Don Ba""'.k. (Hon); 5...... Ryan (....). 4.50: 1. Mett Peters (KTM); 2. Scott Peerson (Hon); 3. CraIg Scl>Nt>Je- (KTI'I); 4. J"",, I'\cKay (Vom); 5. Paul HiJlanl (Yom). 600: 1. Elk Wheelwflght (Honh 2. Wed!!: Sd1ultz (Hon); 3. Randy Trosper (Hon); 4. Craig Sc:hnlttler (KTM); 5. Butc:h FI!:tlerI 7/14 712B .... FII World Chimploultolp RoId ~ 5erieI ). 750: 1. Ivtdy Fonner (ltaw); 2. Wadt' Schultz (Yem); 3. LIne _ (Yom); 4. 0,.. RankIn (Yom). QPEJi, I. Scott SI1eede< (V.m); 2. "'" R;ngooom (....); 3. Erk Whl!:elwright (KTM); 4. Andy Fortner (Hon); 5. John CoIbI!:rt (Yom). OPEN STK: 1. Tom Brown (Hon); 2. Tete Peerson (Hon); 3. 6/2 6t16 a""" 6/29 7/14 7/21 Bobby""'" 8125 IlI8 9/21 10/8 But'" Steve Sh••" (KTI'I); 4. F..... (KTI'I); 5./'Iarl< ...... (KTI'I). 600 4·STRK: l. Tilt!!: P!!:erson (Hon); 2. Butch Fetters (KTM); 3. 10/13 10/20 Stl!:Ye Shefer (KTM); 4. Mark Peters (KTM); 5. Curt Rendal (Yem). FAST ME: Eric Wheelwright (Hon). 11/3 MugeIo, 1IaIy, And 5 C8IalJT1a, Spoin, And 6 Alsen, HolIond, And 7 ~PR, EngI;nl.!bI8 sact.lring, GenNI1y, !bI9 Bmo, Czech Repdc, And 10 EIllri, F'lr1uga, And 11 .lal:npogua, Rio And 12 Twin RIng~, ~ And 13 5epang, MIIa)Sa. And 14 Phillip IlIlln:!, Auolralia, And 15 Valencia, Spoin, And 16 Arrowhead Raceway Bv SAN BERNARDINO, CA, MAY 1 There was a full program of racing scheduled for Wednesday night at Edge Promotions' Arrowhead Speedway. The tracked was prepped beautifully and a good roster of riders were on hand. Halfway through the program, however, an electrical box in tum four started smoking, and after 20 minutes the problem proved too great to fix, and announcer Bruce Randers called the event. It was the Orange Show lights were the problem. Edge Promotions' lights were working just fine. In a bit of comic relief, Shawn ·Mad Dog· McConnell mounted a flashlight to his bike and took a couple of laps around the track. (Did he just invent ·Stealth Speedway Racing·...?) Even though they were unable to finish the program, there was some good racing as the first Division riders worked their way up the program. In the first Handicap heat, ·Gorgeous" Gary Hicks came from long yardage and got through traffic with two laps to go and took the lead and a move up the ladder to the semi. Shaun Harmatiuk, McConnell and Mark Adams also made the transfer. John DeFries came from low yardage and gave a very good account of himself as he held off the pack to win the second Handicap heat. Moving up the ladder with him was ·Fast" Ed Castro, Randy ·The Rocket" DiFrancesco and Dukie Ermolenko. The final Handicap heat had Marvin Sonnier on top for three laps before Bobby ·Cowboy" Krips took over and brought it on home. Bart ·Simpson" Bast got through for second, with Sonnier holding on for third. The final transfer went to Bobby ·Boogaloo" Schwartz. The first Handicap semi was a repeat for Hicks, who was really going good. He c.me from long y.rdage on two laps to take the lead from H.rm.tiuk. One lap later, McConnell came undemeath H.rmatiuk to take second. With only three spots for the main, Harmatiuk h.d to hang on to third - but it was not to be, as Krips grabbed it aw.y from him in a superclose fmish. In the second Handicap semi, DeFries went out strong .nd held on until the white flag. C.slTO, working the dirt on the outside. made an awesome move to take the lead. Ermolenko w.s also on the g.s and he got through to take second. DeFries held off Bast for third. Hicks was the man to beet as he came b.ck in the first Scratch he.t and went wire to wire with no one able to gel close. DeFries, by virtue of his second, would move to the semis. It took Bast one lap to find his was around Ermolenko in the second Scratch heat, but second was good enough to move on. In the third heat, it was gate, race and win to Costro, with Krips moving to the semi with him. The ·Master of the Gate," Schwartz, along with fellow veteran McConnell, showed the kids how it's done in the final Scratch heat. And that would be the last race of the night, as the lights went out at Arrowhead. The good news is that it will be continued next week. CN 62 MAY 29, 2002' AMAI Observed Trials Soulhem C8111om1a Championship series • • • • • • May 18,1995 . . . . . . .HI R 11:8 •• Shelby, North Carolina 01:1:...._ •• Flrst-grade student er- 1a,_,SI E1.AINE JONES c u e • .. 9I2ll-29 SIr! JociIlD, CA 6t:1J ( The Night the Lights Went Out in San Berdoo 9/15 SupIrblU 5erieI 5/26 SMrIlone, England,1hl8 6/9 lIIJIitz, ~, 1hl7 ..... Bicycling, Skateboarding, Bowling, P1ayStation 2 • •WCtCLDI •••••••• Cobra, Yamaha PW50 5I'IFII ••11 •••• Cobra Unlimited, Moose Racing, Progressive Safety, HJC, Maxxis Lec:aL 1'IUlI:Ju •• Parker Valley MX, Bellwood, North Carolina FIUIHI1"E 'hacIE. •• Loretta Lynn's SOcc (4-6>, SOcc Shaft e....... .. ..., .~Acca EMiS .2001 National Champion, 51cc (4-6) Shaft, Loretta Lynn's • 2001 Champion, Pee Wee (4-6) Stock, Branson, USA Do YDII HAVE • BIG F.....Y? "I have a sister and hrother that are twins that are If years old. Taylor and Trevor: my daddy. who also races. mostly hare scramhles; and Mama, who takes care of all of us on and off the track." WHY Do Yea 7Acd "Because I want to win - I like racing, I want to win more National Championship's. And being with family and friends." 1IIIe-.. ." WuT_y. . 1IaT ... L.orefta L.ynn's in ZOO ." -.e-. 1ft ." "/ hit a stump in the middle of the start straightaway at Parker Valfey MX. _·.Y....." "My daddy. hecause he is a grea+ rider and a great daddy. and has taught me a lot about riding." ... T.- . . -..u ..... p 11f_.~""Y_"" ""Ride and race and play." . .a-CEFoII .7IIcBI" 8 ""Respect other riders, practice, and work 9,n your corner speed. By Barbara Williams n e _ s AMA Soulhem C8ll1omia Championship MX Series KsmviIIe. CA, And 1 Qual Canyon, CA, And 2 6t:1J Quail Canyon, CA, And 3 7/14 Palmdale, CA. And 4 712B San Jacinto, CA, And 5 8/4 Glen Helen, CA, And 6 8/18 Glen Helen, CA, And 7 8125 Palmdale, CA, And 8 Info: 909/33H1981 or amasocaJmx.ccm 6/2 6t16 AMA Southwest Colorado Molocross Series 619 Mancos, CO 6/23 Aztec, NM 7(7 Mancos. CO 712B Mancos, CO 6t18 Mancos, CO 8125 Aztec, NM 9/1 Mancos, CO IlI8 Aztec, NM 9/29 Mancos, CO 10/13 Mancos, CO 10/30 Aztec, NM Info: 970/533-9747 or 970/259-1070 or wwres1@fone.net ANA Yamaha/Maxxis Western 4-Slroke National Motocross Championships 5/26 And 10 0tc!lIi_,~, And 11 IlI8 Alsen, - . And 12 9129 ImoIa, 1IaIy, And 13 F1wlce, And 14 TBA AM World Mc*IctoII a., iploIlIhlp 5erieI 5/26 619 8/23 7(7 8/4 8/18 9/1 ~ delLlgo, 1lIIIy. And 5 KM1lonri1g, AustrIa, And 8 SMM. 8l.jgar\I, And 7 ~ a-., And 8 Gri. 1leIgkrn, And 9 GliIdorf, GenNI1y, And 10 l.llIcol, czech Repdc, 6116 Modena, NY Monticello, NY 6130 Walden, NY 7(7 Modena, NY 7/14 Monticello. NY 8/4 Monticello. NY 8/11 CIaYeracI<, NY 8/18 Walden, NY 8/25 Modena, NY 9/1 Modena, NY 9/8 aaverack, NY 9/15 Walden, NY 9/22 Modena, NY 9/29 Walden, NY 1016 • Modena. NY 10/13 Modena, NY 10/20 Modena. NY 1O/ZT Walden, NY Info: 518/112U149 8/23 AMA District :rr FMF/Big 6 Championship GP series 10f,Xi San Bernardino, CA, And 5 11/2.,'l Gorman, CA, And 6 Info: 714/3n-0909 or www.dis1rid37ama.org AMA Pacific Northwest Championship series 7(7 washougal. WA 7/21 8/4 8/18 Sandy, OR Albany, OA Raymond, WA 8/25 Washougal. WA Info: 541/673-1671 or WtHW.washoogalmx.com AMA Northwest Amateur Dirt Track National AMA U.S. Eastenn Motocross Spring series 6/8 5/26 Danville, VA ElizabeIh City, NC Axton, VA Info: 4341836-7629 or www.birch<:reekmotor'l.ccm 6/2 ANA District 25/RMXA Spring MXseries 5/26 Brush, CO 6/2 _,CO 6t:1J Erie, CO Info: 303/271-0190 or WWW.rmxa.ccm AMA Districl25/RMXA Summer series 7fT Mllfiken, CO 7/14 712B Crnig, CO Brush, CO 8/18 Alamosa. CO 8125 Erie. CO Claig, CO 9/15 Walldns. CO 9/29 C3s1le Rod<, CO Info: 303/271-0190 or WWW.rmxa.ccm 918 AMA DIstrict 251RMXA ContIngency series 5/26 6t:1J 7fT Brush, CO Erie, CO Milliken, CO 9/8 Craig. CO 10/13 TBA Inlo: 303/271-0190 orwww.rmxa.ccm AMA District 34 Family Motocross Series 5/26 6/2 619 Modena, Walden, NY Monticello, NY FII World a.nploIllhip TrIIII5erieI 6t1-2 !lIdI,-,1hl3 6t15-18 Sl.ltl dllD1I, Andln, And 4 6/22-23 Anello, F1wlce, And 5 7/6-7 VIInWror:o.IIaIy. And 8 7/13-14 CIoImort.ftnld. F1wlce, 1hl7 1lI8-9 5/24-26 LocII, CA Info: 2091369-8798 or d36hotshoe@juno.ccm ANA DIstrict 36 VlnlageNeteran DIrt Track Championship 611 Livermore, CA, And 13 Livermore, CA, And 14 6t15 Lodi, CA. And 15 6/22 Lodi, CA, And 16 6/29 Livermore, CA, And 17 7/6 Lodi, CA, And 18 7/13 Lodi, CA, And 19 7/20 Lodi. CA, And 20 7/27 Livermore, CA, And 21 813 Lodi. CA, And 22 8/10 Lodi. CA, And 23 8/17 Lodi, CA, And 24 6/24 Lodi, CA, And 25 8/31 Lodi, CA, And 26 9/1 Lodi, CA, And 27 9(7 Livermore, CA, And 28 9/29 Lodi, CA, And 29 l!l1S Lodi, CA, And 30 10/12 LocIi, CA, And 31 10/18 Livermore, CA, And 32 10/19 Lodi, CA, And 33 10/20 LocIi, CA, And 34 10/26 Livermore, CA, And 35 11/2 Livermore, CA, And 36 Info: 2091369-8798 or d36hoIshoe@juno.ccm AMA DIstrict 36 Amaleur/You1h DIrt Track Championship 6/1 Uvermore, CA, And 13 6/8 Livermore, CA. And 14 Lodi, CA. And 15 Lodi, CA, And 16 Livermore, CA, And. 17 6/15 6/22 6/29 716 7/13 7120 7/27 8/3 8/1 0 8/17 8/24 LocIi. CA, And 18 LocIi, CA, And 19 Lodi, CA. And 20 Uvermore, CA, And 21 Lodi. CA, And 22 Lodi, CA, And 23 Lodi, eA,-And 24 " LocIi, CA, And 25 lIalIlj, . . . And a FII World Cl."iploIllhip Enduro 5er1II 1lI8-9 Ioato8I, SwbIrinl. Ihl 8 8115-16 Norrloqlilg. SMldIn, And 7 AM hl.lllIliouel SIx DIyI Enduro 9/24-29 JabIantc nod NiIou. Czech AopoJlIIc And 11 Washougal, WA, And 4 6/2 Gorman, CA, And 5 7fT Milford, CA. And 6 7/21 Albany, OA, And 7 8/4 Spokane, WA. And 8 8/1 I laJ4782 or www.4S1r01

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