Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Fuller. 4 Mathew Adams; 5 Jake Oswald. 125 (12-15); 1 Brandon Garay; 2. Tommy Deuchay: 3. Danny Hart 4. Brandon Meodoza; 5. Josh King. 125 (16·25); I. Robby Bell; 2. Hectol Hernandez; 3. Roben Golden; 4 Broc:k rldwdl: 5. Tooy Adam5. 125 BEG: 1. Gabe T,;III1: 2. Marfl: Andersen: 3 Jon Miller, 4. Jeff Hauser; 5. 0eYcn HaU5f:l' 125 NOV~ I. Tommy McAdams: 2. Robby Bell: 3. Dayton BanelJIIS: 4. Iiec:tof Hemande:t:: 5. Robert Gokien. 125INT: I. Cory Criss~ 2. Chris Uvlngston. 125 PRO: 1 Josh Tupa. 250 BEG: I, J.R W'dllam; 2 David OgilvIe; 3. T~vis Harrison: 4. Mark Young: 5. Jusbn Dennis. 250 NOV: I. Skip Edwards: 2. Rusty WItt. 3 Jason Stinett; 4. Neal DeGarmo. 250 INT: I, Jon Meyers; 2_ Kyle Yost. 250 PRO: I. Brent Battin. OPEN. I. Jon Meyers; 2. Neal DeGarmo: 3. Jason Stlnett; 4. Kyle Yost VET BEG (30.); I, Craig lav~lU: 2. Brian Fuller; 3. Brian Roth; 4. LalT)' Buth!r; 5. Mike Weiss. VET NOV (30..): 1. Chad McCarley: 2. Sc:ctt RICheson: 3. Lancc Schoonmaker: 4. Eric: Christiansen. VET /NT (30.. ); I. Cory Fllher; 2. John flors: 3. Ken Lurcook: 4. Skip Edwards. VET BEG (40.): I. D.tIle Wallace: 2. Tom Sugg: 3. Art Garay: 4. William Young; 5. Don Sondllng. VET NOV (40+): 1. John Delfante; 2. Jay Laumer; 3. Ron NUlrns. VET EX: I. Brent Bltttin. AUTO 2: I. Austin Putchaven (tITM); 2. Will Reader (IITM); 3. Austin Sanders (tITM). AUTO 3: t. Sleven Penn (Yam): 2. Skyle:r Sombke (Yam): 3. Kocty Undley (Yam). 65: 1. .hike Smith (Kaw): 2. Matt Brinckman (IITM); 3. Steve Doss (Kaw) 85 JR: I. Chase Sparado (Suz): 2. Jake Smith (Kaw); 3. ~ Jordan (Sut). 85 SR, 1. r ...... Phend (Su>I, 2. Jo< Smith (.... 1; 3 Mott Slagl< (Yam). 80 OPEN: I. Joe Smith (Kaw): 2 Tyler Phend (Sut); 3. Nkk Spitler (Kaw) 125 B: 1. Joke Cudworth (Yam): 2. Scott Koolstra (Yam); 3. Aaron \Whitt (Kaw). 125 C: I. Duane Griffis (Yam); 2. Adam LJ}ewski (Han); 3. Jason Maltln (Yam) H(W A: 1. Jim Royko (Yam): 2. Mike Zylstra (IITM); 3. Kenny HoM (Hoo). HIW B: 1. James Rice (Yam): 2. Chns Rau (Yam); 3. Ryan Rael- r---------------------------------,g; II: ~ ~ o ill >- '" ~ tt. !IOfI(Sut). H(W C; I. Chris Chlcmoc::k, (Hen); 2. Dan Gibson (Hen); 3. Todd Jacoboon 1"'1. 12-15: 1. Scott Kools\J'1l,: 2. Orville Kline (Yam): 3. ErIc Howe IHonI· 16-24; 1. MIke Zylstra (KTM); 2. Eric Follmar (Suz): 3. Joe Skowronski (Yam). 25+ A:. I. Jason Begeske (Hon); 2. Jason Bushrr'ian (Hon). 25~ B: I. Chris Chicmocki (Hoo); 2. Justin Kasza (Hon); 3. Jay Undley (Yam) 30.. B: I. Clint lIer (Kaw): 2. Roger Lange (Hon); 3. ~nnl, (Hon). 40..: 1. Jay Undley (yam): 2. Andy Koolstra (IITM); 3. Orvflle Kline (Yam). WMN; 1. Heather Zylstra (KTM): 2. Kandlse UndJey (Yam); 3. Susan McLemore (Hon). Sonde~ Leisure Time GP Putchaven. Eger. Penn Corral Wins By DON BROWNING MEDARYVILLE, IN, MAV 19 Leisure Time suffered through two straight cancellations due to excess rainfall in the Midwest. The Leisure Time crew managed to drain the many flooded areas on the track to get it ready for a day of great racing. The Autos broke from the gate first, with Austin Putchaven powering his KTM into Victory Circle by claiming back-to-back mota wins in the Auto Two class. Justin Eger followed in second but took top honors in the Auto One class. In Auto Three action, Steven Penn took the overall victory, while a great race developed between two riders for runnerup, In the first mota, Kody Lindley took second, with Skyler Sombke third, but in the final moto, the Autos got caught in the rain. Nearly all the riders crashed at leest once, and some crashed more than once. Penn grabbed the lead from the start and immediately distanced himself from the pack. Lindley crashed on the first lap, allowing Sombke to slip into second. Lindley quickly remounted and managed to close to within a bike length at the finish. Sombke's second-place showing was the first time he had ever placed in the runner-up position. Another Auto Three rider, Jaken Deistler, did not win, but he did finish to claim his firstever trophy - despite numerous crashes in mota two. In the pits, when asked about his first race, all he would say was that he liked racing and knew he had crashed more times than his age. When asked if he wanted to race again, his only response was a large smile. The combined Heavyweight race g.ated with Kenny Honn pushing his Honda stroker into the lead, with fellow A rider Jim Royko, aboard a two-stroke Vamaha, sandwiched between another four·stroke ridden by another A rider· Midwest KTM-sponsored Michael Zylstra. At the halfway point, A rider Jason Begeske, aboard a Honda, passed Zylstra, who crashed - selting up the finishing order for moto one. Zylstra pulled a monstrous secondmoto holeshot. With first-mota winner Honn down in the first tum, Royko ensured himself the overall by maintaining second for the entire mota. Begeske claimed the final podium spot in the Heavyweight A class. James Rice, aboard a Yamaha thumper, took the overall in the Heavyweight B class with back-to-back mota wins, while Wheels-4Tots-sponsored Honda rider Chris Chicmocki claimed the top spot in the Heavyweight C class. Clint lIer finally put two great rides together to gamer a perfect score in the highly competitive Over 30 class. Roger Lange, making his first appearance at Leisure Time, was runner· up. The consensus among the riders was that the sand track was tough, but when the rajns hit briefly, the track turned into a treacherously slick, whooped-out hazard. Not only did the riders have to contend with the slick turns, but the wet sand made goggles almost useless. One of the riders stated that he used all six of his tear-offs on the first lap and finally had to discard his goggies on the second lap. Results Aura 1: I. Justin Eger (IITM): 2. Michael Smith (KTM): 3. Zach Mo_(IIT"'). Dickeyville Hillclimb Cipala. Waddell Hot at Dickeyville Hillclimb BY BUD NORTHRUP DICKEYVILLE, WI, MAV 19 Todd Cipala and Harold Waddell were the most successful of the more than 100 riders attacking the 5OO-foot semi-pro hill near Dickeyville, Wisconsin, on May 19. Cipala claimed two firsts and three seconds, while Waddell claimed two wins also, with a second, a third and a fifth. Cipala's first win came in the biggest class: the 600cc Novice class, with 35 riders. He was the only rider in the class to break into the nine-second bracket, carding a 9.73·second run for the win on his 10<500. Kirk Mueller, his closest challenger, was more than a second behind him at 10.78 seconds, followed by Ernie Beckwith, Eric Wheelwright and Troy Sherwood. The second- through fifth-place riders were packed into a fifteen-thousandthsof-a-second time span; that's tightl Cipaill's second win came in the growing 600cc Four-Stroke class. He rode his Vamaha VZ426F thumper to the win in 11.98 seconds. Paul Hackbarth and Lloyd Haas also showed up with their Vamaha thumpers and took the second- and third-place money, while Chase Johnson and Waddell placed fourth and fifth. Waddell waited until the Open class to take his first win; then he had to come from behind to do it. Cipala had posted a very good 9.64-second time on his fantastic Harley and was poised for a three-win day, when Waddell blasted over the top in an incredible 9.14 seconds on his second ride to take the class win and set the fast time of the day at that point, Cipala had to settle for second place, and Lloyd Mueller Jr.. also "ding a classy Harley, claimed third with a 9.91-second time. Chad Koopsma also broke the 10-second barrier, posting a 9.99-second time on his hot-running Honda, with Chuck Neinfeldt and his fine Harley claiming fifth. Waddell got his second win in the Open 80cc shootout - the 10 fastest bikes of the day in a one· run, winner·take·all dash for cash. The Nebraska youngster beat his own fast time with a blaZing 8.91-second time for the win on his big·bore Suzuki, with Cipala his closest challenger with a 9.72-second time on his Harley. Kurt Koester, Koopsma and Kirk Mueller filled in the next three places. Cipala also set the fastest time in the 750cc Novice class on his first ride. a 9.84second run on his Kawasaki triple. In secondround action, however, Tom Daniels blistered the hill in 9.42 seconds on his triple to take the win. Kaleb Northrup, also riding a triple. took the third-piace cash, but he paid dearly for it. as his screaming machine caught a ledge with a the back wheel right at the top and endoed, slamming him into the ground and flipping end over end. Northrup was transported to a Dubuque hospital, where his injuries were determined to be a separated shoulder with torn ligaments and cartilage. eN Results 600 NOV: I. Todd Clpala (Kaw): 2. Kirk Mueller (Kaw): 3. Ernie Beckwith (Hon): 4. ErIc 'AA'leelwrighl (Hen): 5. Troy Sherwood (Hon). 600 EX: 1. Kurt Koester (Kawl: 2. Lloyd HaltS (Hon): 3. Harold Dickeyville Hillclimb: This is the hill the climbers faced in Dickeyville, Wisconsin, Waddell (Hoo): 4. Paul Hackbanh (Hon): 5. Mark Wood (Hen). 600 4-STRK; 1. Todd Cipela (Yam): 2. Paul Hackbanh (Yam): 3. Uoyd Haas (Yam): 4. Chase Johnson (Hon): 5. Harold Woddell (TrI). 750 NOV; I. Tom Daniels (Kaw): 2. Todd CJpala (Kaw): 3. Kaleb Northrup (Kaw): 4. Danny Mears (Kaw): 5. Jason Northrup (Kaw). 750 EX: I. Uoyd HallS (KllW): 2. Harold Wadd~1 (Trl); 3. SllIccy Ulmer (Trl): 4. lane Schulu (Yam): 5. Bruce Flesher (Tn). OPEN: 1. Harold Waddell (Suz): 2. Todd Clpala (H-D): 3. Uoyd Mueller Jr. (H·D): 4. Chad Koopsma (Hon): 5. Chuck Nelnfeldt (H-D). KING: 1. Harold Waddell (Suz); 2. Todd Clpala (H-D); 3. Kurt Koester (Kaw); 4. Chuck Neinfeldt (H·D): 5. Chad Koopsma (Hon). Portland International Raceway Results Wertman Wins in Wintry Weather BY S,MON-P,ERRE SJ'I\ITH PORTLAND,OR,MAV 19 The moming heat race for the 750cc Superbike class wa:s run on an essentially dry track, with a slight sprinkle developing. The heat race is a short four-lap sprint to set the grid for the evening's 10-lap main. The first-lap leader was Tom Wertman, who had a sizable lead. Local class leaders John Dugan and Alan Schmidt were out of town at a national-level race, leaving Wertman unchallenged. Behind him, Josh Bryan barely led Gregory Bouwens, with Mark Gulin filling in fourth. Lap two stayed the same, with Wertman pulling a stronger lead. By lap three, Nathan Hester, who had gotten a poor start, had worked up to fourth place, on the tail of Bouwens. Hester managed to find a way by on the final lap to take third. leaving Bouwens in fourth, Gulin in fifth, and Mark Lorentz rounding out the sixbike-wide front row. The afternoon main was run on a truly dry track, but the heavy overcast and cool tern· peratures made traction difficult to predict. Early in the race, Wertman again pulled out a substantial lead - a gap of eight seconds within three laps. In second and third place were Bryan and Hester. By lap five. Hester had gotten right in Bryan's draft. Gulin, having not used tire warmers, raced cautiously for the first couple of laps. He found himself in ninth place on lap three and started working his way forward, The Bryan-vs.-Hester battle was a teammate rivalry. The two had taken a victory the day before in a four-hour endurance race. Bouwens, in fourth, had a good view of their cue I battle, but he was too far back to interact. Throughout the race. Hester pushed Bryan, but he was unable to slip by. By lap eight. Wertman was encountering lapped traffic in the 18-rider field. It didn't seem to slow him up much, as he rode on to the win. Gulin, driving hard from the ninth position, worked his way up to fifth at the finish. He shredded a new Dunlop rear tire doing it, his second for the day. • l.NI SjBK: I. Phil Holden (Hon·Yam). 2. SteY~ Supple (IITM): 3. Leslie Green (Suz): 4 DaYld Hosley (Yam); 5. Martln BuehJ~r (SUI). M/W SjBK; I. Alan Schwen (Suz): 2. Ste~ 5Lallman (Suz): 3. Christian Hllnsen (Suz): 4 DalT)'1 Willillms (Yam!: 5. Eric Koegler (SUI). 450 S/BK; J. Dale Pestes (SUt" 2. Todd Frev (Sut): 3. Rocky Sloan (Yam): 4. Bardsley Donovan (Yam): 5 Gustavo Buhacoff (Suz). 600 SjBK 1. Matt Zurbuchen ($ut): 2. MIke Sulhvan (Yam); 3. Tom Wenman (Suz): 4 Tllmer Kekhla (Suz) 5 Jace Bottenbe:rg (Su» 750 SlBK: I. Tom Wertman (Suz): 2 Josh Bryan (Suz): 3 Nathan Hester (Suz): 4. Gregory Bowens (Sud; 5. Marfl: Gulin (Suz). OPEN S/BK; I. Tamer Kekhia (Suz): 2. Gregory Bouwens (Suz): 3. Dan Wilson (Suz); 4. Shewn Gist (Hon): 5. Samon F'1f:kI (Hon). SM-BR ClSC S/BK: 1. DalT)'1 Williams (Yam); 2, Bardsley Donovan (Yam): 3_ Michael Cottem (Yam): 4 Steve Callan (yam). OPEN CLSe SIBK: 1. Chns Blythe (Suz); 2 Aldan lyons (Suz): 3. Jesse Kersgallrd (Hon): 4. J. Brent fo\otdecai (Hon): 5 Aaron Walk- " 1Su» F-UfL; I. Mike Sullivan (Suz); 2. Dan Wibon (Suz): 3. Christopher Ancien (Sut); 4 Nathan Hesl:er (Suz): 5. Mark Gulin (Suz). 450 SISPT; I. Racer X (Yam): 2. Snan Buc:hnam (Yam): 3. Jim Kennedy (Yam); 4. David /l\cGrath (Yam); 5, leslie Green (Yam). 600 S/SPT: 1. Ace Bonenbe:rg (Yam); 2. David Solmi (Suz): 3 Mike Sullivan (Yam); 4 Tom Wertman (Suz); 5. lowe Cohn (Yam). 750 SjSPT: I. Tom Wenroan (Suz): 2. Josh Bryan (Suz); 3 Nathan Hester (Suz); 4 Martl L.orentz. (Suz.); 5. Gregtlfy Bowens (Suz). 650 SjSPT TW: I. Daryl Wichern (Suz); 2. Jason ClnqmafS (Sut); 3. Michael Reudebusch (Suz): 4. DaVid Moss (Sut); 5. Mark Gulin (Suz). OPEN SjSPT: 1. Mike Sullivan (Suz): 2. Olin Wilson (SUI): 3. Chnstopher Ancien (SLIt); 4. Tamer Kekhla (Sutl; 5. Nathan Hester (Suz). 125 GP: 1. Karl Gllines (Hon); 2. Mu:hael Steszyn (Hon): 3. Shawn McCormick (Hon): 4. Mike arlen (Hon): 5. Herb Wagner (Hon). 250 GP: I. Steve Dahlstrom (Yam); 2. Gene Brown('iam): 3. Jonah Miller (Apr): 4. Kurt Husted (Yllrn); 5. Hem Wagner (Yam). 650 GP TW: t. Todd Frey (SLIt): 2. Allin Schwen (SLIt): 3. ChristIan Hansen {Suzl: 4. Steve Stallman (Sut); 5. D.tIvid Moss (Suz). OPEN GP 1W: I. Brian Lafavor (Suz); 2. Scon Ferrell (Suz); 3. Dale Pestes (Duc); 4. MIchael Hardin (Duc); 5. Jason Cinqma~ ($ut). 250 ViNT: I. Erik Nielsen (Hon): 2. Tim Fowler (Hon): 3. Charles Johnson (Hon); 4. Christopher Page (Hon); 5. Michael Baleman (Hon). 500 VlNT: 1. Craig Echols (Due): 2. Tom Melior (TrI): 3. Jon leonard (Hon); 4. Jeff Pearce (Yam); 5. Jon Lacey (BSA). n • _ S JUNE 12,2002 77

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