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CMC Northwest Spring/Summer Motocross Series Round 3: Albany Motorsports Park STORV AND PHOTOS BV CLAV LIGHT ALBANY, OR, MAY 11-12 amaha-mounted Ryan Leach's appearances have been infrequent throughout the winter and spring, but the local rider proved he hadn't lost any speed at round three of the CMC Northwest Spring/Summer Motocross Series, where Leach snared a trio of wins at the two-day event at Albany Motorsports Park, posting a 250cc Pro-class win on Saturday. Leach then came back strong on Sunday to win the 250cc and Open Pro classes. While the event drew a large contingent of riders from all over the Northwest, it ended on a sad note, as up-and-coming 16-year-old Cody Buyas was severely injured and was flown to Portland via Life Flight with internal injuries. Buyas was one of Saturday's impressive performers, winning the 125cc Intermediate class and finishing third in the 250cc class. On a brighter note, there were several other stellar performers on the first of two days of racing. Doubleclass winners included Brad Frace, who won the Pee Wee (7-8) and 60cc Junior classes; Travis McClinton, who won the 60cc Open and 60cc Senior classes; Shawn Haberlock, who won the 80cc (12-13) and Supermini classes; Heath Voegele, who won the 125cc Junior and Before The Hill Junior classes; and Gerritt Schaffer, who won the 250cc and Up The Hill Intermediate classes. Leach's lone Saturday win came in the 250cc Pro class, where he had brutally tough competition, as Keith Kadell, winner of the previous round, was on hand. Kadell's chances for a repeat ended prematurely, though, as he was a victim of a turn-one altercation and was finished for the moto. Leach, however, won both motos by a large margin and was trailed by rookie Pro Jack Meadows in moto one. Kadell finished second to Leach in moto two, but while credited with a fourth-place fi-nish in moto one, 48 JUNE 12. 2002' cue I • Ryan Leach won three classes at the Albany Motorsports Partt's CMC doubleheader, topping the 250cc Pro class on Saturday and then adding Sunday's 250cc and Open Pro classes to his tally. Meadows' 2-3 performances netted the YZ426F rider the second-place laurels. Kadell rebounded nicely after his hard crash to win both 125cc Pro motos, finishing ahead of Tyler Fick and Ryan Metzler in moto one, and then leading Devin Watson to the finish in moto two. Cody Buyas ran amid the Pro riders in both contests to snare an overall 125cc Intermediate-class win, ahead of Kawasaki rider Daniel Harris (2-2) and Jesse Williams (3-3). Haberlock hammered the competition in his dual Saturday 80cc wins, first polishing off the competition in the 80cc Age Group divisions. Haberlock led fellow Yamaha riders Aaron McClinton and Nathan Whitlow to the finish in motos one and two, respectively, but it was McClinton's 2-3 tally that trailed Haberlock. Jared Wood and class newcomer Tyler McClinton split wins in the combined 80cc (9-11) class, with Wood winning overall. Matt Wilson was Haberlock's closest competition in the first Supermini moto, finishing some six seconds back of the rider from Portland. Whitlow trailed Haberlock in moto two, which was good for second overall to the amazing Haberlock, but ahead of Wilson (2-3), McClinton (4-4) and Wood (5-5). On Sunday, Leach's double-class decimation came to pass after his convincing four-for-four moto-win tally in the 250cc and Open Pro classes. Riding a pair of Yamahas, the Herb's Cycle Town/Axo-backed rider from Albany, Oregon, jumped out front in all four motos and was never headed. Honda rider Jason Matthews ran in close proximity to Leach in both classes, but Leach was not to be denied a win in either. n • _ s Washington's Meadows ran third in both classes, finishing ahead of Matt Williams in the 250cc Pro class to garner a pair of third-place overall finishes in his Pro-class debut. Ryan Thompson's lengthy drive from southern Oregon proved to be a beneficial one, as the 17-year-old nabbed a pair of overall wins on the day. Thompson's first of two wins came in the Before The Hill Intermediate class, where he beat Yamaha-mounted Jesse Williams and Matt Williams in motos one and two, respectively. Matt grabbed second overall, followed by Kevin Meyer (3-4), Justin Jensen (5-3) and Jesse (3-9). Thompson's 125cc win looked to be in jeopardy after a fall while trailing Suzuki rider Ryan Metzler in the first combined 125cc Pro/Intermediate moto. Thompson remounted to trail Metzler, the 125cc Pro-class winner, and Brandon Sinden at the fjnish. Moto two was also Metzler's; Thompson ran a solid second throughout to net the Intermediate win, followed by Sinden and Jesse Williams. CIIII Ryan Thompson was a double-class winner on the second of two consecutive days of racing In Albany, Oregon, snaring the Before The Hili and 125cc Intermedlate-elass overall victories. Hausmann (Han); 3. Randall Sounhein (Vam). orr INT: 1. Mark Voegele (KTM); 2. Phil Davis (Vam); 3. Grant Brown (Vam). orr EX: I. Kelly Whelchel (Vam). orr MNV: J. Joe Casey (Han); 2. Tim Wiles (Suz); 3. Mitch Kirkpatrick (Han). 50.: 1. J.R. Mausling (Han); 2. Bill Naylor (Han); 3. Randy Layne (Vam). 4·5TRK: I. Devin Wet50n (Yam); 2. Ben Sennen (Yam); 3. Jake Sannan (Suz). Sunday WMN: 1. Heidi Koerschgen (Han); 2. Sere Coste Albany MotDrsparts Parte Albany, Oregan Ha.ulls: May 11-12 [Round 31 Saturday WMN: 1. Heidi Koerschgen (Hon); 2. Jennifer Devidson (Kaw); 3. Jeanne V8.n Buskirk (Kaw), P/W (4~6): 1. G~mett Christoffersen (Pol); 2. Austin Kllent (KTM); 3. Jeremy Wilton (KTM). P/W (7·8): I. Brad Frace (Cob); 2. Tanner Berry (KTM); 3. Sierra Bragg (Pol). 50 OPEN: 1. Tanner Berry (KTM); 2. Slerre Bragg (Pol); 3. Tori Tumer (Cob). 60 BEG: 1. Colin Baker (KTM); 2. Gage Cook (KTM); 3. Daniel Nelson (Kaw). 60 JR: 1. Brad Frace (KTM); 2. lack Amelung (Kaw). 60 SR: I. Travis McClinton (KTM); 2. Tyler McClinton (KTM); 3. Dylan Stone (KTM). 60 OPEN: 1. Travis McClinton (KTM); 2. Bred Frace (KTM); 3. Travis Quesenberry (KTM). 80 BEQ: 1. Erik Meusling (Hon); 2. Kevin Petrushkin (Han); 3. Glenn Prestl10lt Jr. (Vam). 80 (9-11): I. Jared Wood (Vam); 2. Tyler McClinton (Yam); 3. Taylor McKee (Kaw). 80 (12·13): I. Shawn Haberlock (Vam); 2. Aaron McClinton (Yam): 3. Nllthan Whitlow (Yam). 80 (14·16); 1. Matt Wilson (Vam). S'MINI: 1. Shawn Haberlock (Yam); 2. Nathe" WlUtJow (Vam); 3. Matt Wilson (Yam). t 25 BEG: 1. Justin Crump (Vern); 2. Devld Brooks (Han); 3. Jeff Jenkins (Vam). 125 JR; I. Heath Voegele (Vam); 2. Robert Wullbrandt (Suz); 3. Nick Randklev (Han). 125 INT: 1. Cody Buyas (Hon); 2. Daniel Harris (Kaw); 3. Jes~ Williams (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Keith KllIdeli (Han); 2. Devin Watson (Yam): 3. Tyler Fick (Hon), 250 BEG: I. Kent Sl CIolr (KTM); 2. Eric Turk (Han); 3. Tony Gabriel (Vam). 250 JR; 1. Heath Voegele (Yam); 2. Jason Smith (KTM); 3. Ben Hurlburt (Han). 250 INT: I. Gerrltt Schaffer (Vam); 2. Chris Bennett (Vam); 3. Cody Buyas (Han). 250 PRO; I. Ryan Leach (Vam); 2. Jack Meadows (Vam); 3. Tyler Flck (Han). OPEN AM: 1. Ben S8nnan (Vam): 2. Joke Sllnnan (Suz); 3. Troy Gabriel (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Jack Meedows (Yam!. 8TH JR: 1. John Meusling (Hon ; 2. Robert Wullbrandt (SU%); 3. Nick Randklev (Han. 8TH INT: l. Daniel Harris (Kaw). OTH JR: I. Jamie Large (Hon). (SU%); 3. Heather Chrlstlansen (KTM). P/W (4·6); I. Garrett Christoffersen (Pol); 2. Jeremy Wilton (KTM); 3. R.J. Leach (Hus). P/W (7·8): J. Nash Blaylock (Cob); 2. Tanner Berry (KTM); 3. Brandon Barber (Hus). 50 OPEN: I. Tanner Berry (KTM); 2. Tori Tumer (Cob). 60 BEG; 1. Gage Cook (KTM); 2. Daniel Nelson (Kew); 3. Chase Kinion (KTM). 60 JR: 1. Steele Angle·Devidson (KTM); 2. leek Amelung (Kaw); 3. Colin Baker (KTM). 60 SR: 1. Trevis McClinton (KTM); 2. Tyler McClinton (KTM); 3. Dylan Stone (KTM). 80 BEG; 1. Glenn Prestholt Jr. (Vam); 2. Kyle Lemmon (Han); 3. Trevis Gierke (Han). 80 (9·11); I. Jared Wood (Vam); 2. Travis McClinton (Vam): 3. Tyler McClinton (Vam). 80 (12·13); J. Shawn Haberlock (Vam); 2. Aeron McClinton (Yem); 3. Earl McCaslin (Yern). 80 (14· 16); 1. Matt Wilson (Vam). S/MINI: 1. Shawn Haberlock (Vam); 2. Aaron McClinton (Vam); 3. Matt Wilson (Vam). 125 BEQ: 1. Jesse RigneJl (Yam); 2. Justin Crump (Yern); 3. Devid Brooks (Han). 125 JR: I. Heatil Voegele (Vam); 2. Steven Scott (Han); 3. Brock Chappelle (Yam). 125 [!'IT: 1. Ryan Thompson (Han); Sinden (Han); 3. Jesse Willierns (Yarn). 2. Brandon 125 PRO; 1. Ryan Metzler (Suz); 2. Tyler Flck (Han); 3. Keith Kadell (Han). 250 BEG: I. Scott Smith (Kaw); 2. Steffan Bolin (KTM); 3. Jim Bingham (Suz). 250 JR; 1. Adam Metzler (Suz); 2. Doug McKulm (Han); 3. Ken Romero (Yam). 250 JNT: 1. Brendan Sind en (Han); 2. Kevin Meyer (Hon); 3. Justin Jensen (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Ryan leech (Vern); 2. Jeson Mlltthews (Han); 3. Jeck Meadows (Yam). OPEN AM: 1. Ben Sannen (Yem); 2. Jake Sennan (Suz). OPEN PRO: 1. Ryen leach (Yern): 2. Jason Matthews (Han); 3. Jeck Meadows (Vern). BTH JR: I. Brock Chappelle (Vam); 2. Nick Randklev (Han); 3. Mason Watson (Kaw). BTH INT: I. Ryan Thompson (Han); 2. Matt Willlems (Han); 3. Kevin Meyer (Honl' OTH BEG: I. Ted Baker (Vam ; 2. Bart Uding (KTM); 3. Doug McBride (varni' OTH JR: 1. Greg Gates Han); 2. Brhm Fullen (Vam); 3. Troy Stone (Vam). OTH [NT: 1. Chip Chapman (Vam); 2. Ken Romero (Vam). OTH EX; 1. Ed Smith (Vam). OTH PRO: 1. Deve Germain (Han); 2. Jeson (ITH INT: 1. Gerrltt Schaffer (Yam); 2. Rick Wailing (Vam). OTH BEG: J. Jason Tuck (Hon); 2. Ted Baker (Vam); 3. Matt Brown (Suz). OTH JR: I. Phil Davis (Vam); 2. Kyle Brooks (Han); 3. Greg Gates (Han). Smith (KTM); 3. Corey Pace (Hon). 0/1' JR; 1. Richard Wilson (KTM); 2. Bryan Reader (Vam); 3. Doug McBride (Vam). OIT INt: 1. Mark Voegele (KTM); 2. Greg (Han). OTH EX: 1. Ed Smith (Vam). (SU%); 3. Randy Tuller (Kaw). aTH INT: 1. Ken Romero (Vam); 2. Ben Hurlburt aTH PRO: 1. Devid Germain (Han); 2. Juan SmJtll (KTM); 3. Corey Pace (Han). OIT JR: I. Duane Crumley (Vam); 2. Jeff Chepman (Yam). Orr EX: 1. Kelly Whelchel (Vam). orr MNY: 1. Joe Cesey (Han); 2. Dean Johnson 50.: 1. Petrick Berry (KTM); 2. Bill Naylor (Hon); 3. Richard Wilson (KTM). 4·STRK; 1. Ben Sannan (Vam); 2. Jake Sannan (Suz); 3. Tyler Shepard (Hon).

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