IRONMAN GP lIfT; I. Lee Holth ICl); 2. _ _ ICl).
lRONJl\Al'l GP EX: 1. John LBevre (Hus): 2. Richard Ashby
CAIYMX Vintage Motocross Series
Round &: Carlsbad Raceway
New Course Greets
Vintage Devotees
By STEVE CARo
CARLSBAD, CA, JUNE 29
Veteran Vintage racer Kevin Blaty and
newcomer Kevin Rezende were two of the
many winners at round six of the CALVMX
Vintage Motocross Series. A field of riders just
shy of 100 entries was greeted with a drastically altered Carlsbad Vintage course for the
day's racing.
Under the skilled hands of track builder
John Taylor, the familiar Vintage track underwent major changes to several areas of the
course, A host of CALVMX volunteers put in
long hours in the days leading up to race day,
watering and prepping the track. By race
morning, several new turns and jumps had
been added to the course,
In the Sportsman 125cc Intermediate
class, Blaty and fonner Baja 500 winner Gene
Fetty resumed their longtime rivalry, Blaty,
mounted on his lundapp-powered, Maicoframed machine, and Fetty, on his Husqvama,
launched together at the start of the first moto.
Blaty managed to break free of traffic exiting
the first comer, while Fetty had to work his
way around slower traffic. Entering the new
sections of the track, Blaty stretched out his
lead, For the remainder of the moto, Blaty
maintained his smooth, fast pace on the dry
and slippery course. Despite Fetty's best effort
to close the gap, Blaty took the checkers first,
As they lined up for the second moto, both
veterans knew it would take a smooth riding
style and a steady throttle hand to tackle the
increasingly slick track conditions. When the
rubber band snapped for the second moto,
Blaty left no doubt he was ready for whatever
the track might have waiting for him. His little
lundap-Maico hybrid rocketed off the starting
line, with Fetty in hot pursuit. On this day,
however, it was all Blaty. He once again put in
five flawless laps on the challenging course to
earn the overall victory.
The Vintage Sportsman 250cc Novice
class featured some excellent racing. In a
scene reminiscent of the late 1960s, the entire
class was comprised solely of European-manufactured machines. At the start of the first
moto, Maico-mounted Norman Himaka
grabbed the holeshot, with Cl rider Rezende
and fellow newcomer George Hughes, on a
Husqvarna, close behind. Hughes passed
Rezende midway through the second lap of
the race and set his sights on Himaka. For the
next three laps, Himaka and Hughes were
never more than a bike length apart.
Approaching the finish line atop the huge new
tabletop jump, Hughes pinned the throttle and
nipped Himaka for first place, with Rezende
taking third.
Uning up for their second moto, the anticipation of a repeat of the first race was in the
air. Unfortunately for Hughes, his Husky
"loaded up" just as the rubber band snapped
for the start of the race; he could only watch
helplessly as Himaka, Rezende and the rest of
the pack roared away from his stricken
Swedish machine, Himaka held a slight lead
over Rezende for the first three laps. On lap
four, Rezende found a way around Himaka at
the far end of the track. Using a conservative
riding style on the now bone-dry track, he
increased his lead as they entered the final lap
and held it to the finish, With a 3-1 score,
Rezende took the overall honors, while Himaka collected a well-earned second place,
One of the largest races was the combined
Over 40 and Over 50 GP and Vintage contest.
With all three skill levels represented, there
was plenty of racing for everyone.
In the Over 40 Vintage Intermediate division, the competition was between CZ pilot
Dave Scourfield and Husqvarna rider Brian
Backer. The flu-stricken Scourfield took command of the first moto entering the first tum.
His rival Backer was caught in first-tum traffic
and was forced to battle his way into position
before he could mount a challenge against
Scourfield, As the race progressed, Scourfield
held on to his Mrrow lead while Backer
maneuvered his way into an ever~closer sec-
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and place. Time ran out for Backer, who settled for second place, as ScoUlfield took the
number-one spot.
When the rubber band snapped for moto
two, Backer took a commanding lead over
Scourfield, The two battled with each other
and the very dusty conditions, but by lap three
Backer had managed to gain a 10-second
advantage over Scourfield. Backer was able to
maintain his lead throughout the rest of the
moto. Backer garnered first place, with Scourfield hanging tough for second-place honors.
Cartsbad Raceway
Cartsbad, Califomia
Results. June 29. 2002 (Round 6)
IRONMAl'l V1NT MOV: I. Ste~ Caro (Cl).
IROrtMAN VlNT IrIT: 1. Dave Scourfield (CZ): 2. Benny Chien
(cl).
IROJ"Ul\At'l VII'fT EX: I. Chris Schleif (Hus): 2. Chartie Rkhard-
"",(cl).
(HONMAN GP NOV: I. DllI)'1 Simbfo (Yam); 2. Gary Meeker
(HUll: 3. Da~ Thaanum (Mal).
(Hus); 3. Ul"l' Hull (Hu.); 4. Tony _
(So< (Hus).
OP J NOV: I. Paul Claybaugh (Yam): 2. Mark Holloway (Hus):
3. Jell 0'''''' (BuI).
GP 1 D'fT: I. John Ah~ (Mel); 2. PIp Hancox (Hus); 3. Sergef
_(cl).
GP I EX: L John LBev~ (Hus).
GP 2 NOV: 1. K~ ~r (Hus): 2. Donald Sandllog (Hon); 3.
Denyl Simbro (Yam); 4. Harold Bodkin (Hus).
GP 2 00: I. Eric "Thallnum (Mal); 2. Sl!rgei Molotov (CZ).
GP 2 EX: 1. Dwayne Scrivner (Hua).
GP 3 NOV: I. Rex PmIdy (Sul).
OP 3 INT: 1. Jeff Coinar.
(ip 3 EX: 1. Richard Ashby (Hus).
VINT SPTSM 250 NOV: 1. Kevin Rezende (el); 2. Norman
Hlmakll (Mal); 3. George Hugh6 (HUll); 4. Andy JohlUOrl (el); 5. Bill
McNees (Hus).
V1NT SPTSMN 250 INT: 1. Tom Barrett (Ou): 2. Lee Holth (CI).
VINT SP'TSMN 250 EX: 1. Charlie Richardson (CI).
30. VlI'iT INT: I. Dave Scourfleld (CI): 2. Sergei Molotov (CI).
40. GP NOV: Rick Shelby (Vam); 2. Paul Claybaugh (Yam): 3.
Mark Holloway (Hus): 4. Rex Preddy (Suz): ,. John Paris King (Vam).
40... GP EX: I. John LeFem (Hus).
50+ GP NOV: I. Ron Norell (Yam); 2. Jeff Carver (Cl).
40+ VII'IT NOV: I. J~O'Brlan (Bul).
40. VlNT (NT: I. Brian Backer (Hus); 2. Dave Scourfield (el).
40. VlNT EX: I. Charlie Richordlon (Cl).
50. V1NT NOV: 1. Bill McNees (Hus): 2. Greg Thornburg (Hus).
SO. V1NT lNT: 1. Gene Fetty (Hus).
Olt SUP NOV: 1. Keith Seivers (Yam): 2. Mike Smith (Hon): 3.
MIke Loomis (Hon): 4. Richard Smith (Yam); 5. Martt Sttedter (Hon).
OIl SOP INT: 1. Dave ScourfIeId (Yam).
Ponca City Qualifier Motocross
Monster Mountain Motocross Parle
Phenix Rising
By STEVE A1'ID PEGGY CORLEE
TALlASSEE. AL, JUNE 30
Yamaha-mounted Kyle Phenix, fresh from a
successful campaign in the previous night's
supercross bash at the Mountain, continued
hjs winning ways on Sunday as action moved
over to Monster Mountain's super outdoor
track for part two of another great SX/MX
doubleheader. At day's end, the youngster
stood atop the podium in three classes.
Impressive as well was Alabama old Pro Darryl Heisler, who backed up a win in the Over
30 class with a strong runner-up finish in the
250cc A class. Racing action was fast and
furious in every class, thanks to the great
track preparation by the Southern Dirt crew.
Most of Sunday's riders competed in the Sat·
urday night race as well, and many of the
rivalries begun under the lights carried on Into
the outdoor arena.
The day's program began with the drop of
the gate for the 125cc C class. Alabama's
lack Rossetti grabbed the lead at the start,
followed by Suzuki-mounted Jacob Capps and
Georgia's James Wills, As Rossetti pulled out
a slight lead, a battle broke out behind him as
Phenix joined up with Capps and Wills. The
trio went back and forth for a couple of laps
and then Phenix made his move and passed
both to take over second. Then Phenix set out
after Rossetti. With a good lead on Phenix,
Rossetti looked to have it in the bag, but he
fell on the last lap, allowing Phenix to get
close. Rossetti recovered in time to barely
hold off Phenix and take the win. Phenix
followed him across, and then came Capps,
Yl-mounted Garrett West and Clinton Arnold
rounded out the top five.
Rossetti again got the holeshot in race two,
ahead of Capps and Phenix. As Rossetti
motored out front, Capps and Phenix fought
tooth and nail, trading second place back and
forth for several laps, with Phenix finally getting by and setting off after Rossetti. He
caught Rossetti on the last lap and made the
pass for the lead. Rossetti held on to finish a
close second, and the pair finished a good distance ahead of Capps, in third, and West, in
fourth, Florida's Jesse Jorgensen brought his
Yl in fifth,
In addition to his hard-fought overall victory in the C class, Phenix put on a dazzling display of riding skill all day. He, Capps, Rossetti
and several others met again in the Schoolboy
class, where a 2-2 finish placed Phenix on top
of the podium again. Despite expending much
energy in the aforementioned two classes,
Phenix found enough to dominate the 250cc C
class as well, sweeping both motos,
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The 250cc AlB combined contest proved
to be a battle between one of Texas' fmest,
KTM-mounted Rowdy Flanagan, and one of
Alabama's toughest, Yl rider Darryl Heisler.
Heisler grabbed the holeshot, ahead of Flanagan; KX-mounted Danny Haynes, and B riders
Kyle Hochstetler and Scott Fredrickson. Saturday night's Pro winner, Brian Young, got off
the gate poorly and was circulating in about
sixth place. Heisler held on to the lead for several laps despite challenges from Flanagan.
Finally, the pressure got to be too much, and
Heisler let the KTM rider by after a great battle, As the two A riders battled, a superfast
Hochstetler, leading the B class, came up to
join in. The three put on a great show, with
Flanagan taking the top spot in the A class,
ahead of Heisler and Haynes, and Hochstetler
easily topping the B class, Young finished
in fifth,
Moto two saw Flanagan grab the lead right
off, ahead of Young and Heisler, Young was
determined to redeem himself in this moto
and he passed Flanagan on the first lap. The
two battled hard, but Flanagan had nothing for
the Honda rider and settled for second. B rider
Hochstetler followed Flanagan, and then came
Heisler, Haynes and Davy Duprel!. Flanagan's
1-2 finishes gave him the A-class overall, and
Hochstetler took home the B-c1ass gold,
Monster Mountain Motocross Park
Tallassee, Alabama
Results: June 30, 2002
SO OIL-INJ: 1. Patrick Lumpkin (Yam): 2. Elijah Thompson
(Yam): 3. Aaron Kimberly (Yam); 4. Trey AkIns (Yam); 5. Cody
Delaney (Yam).
0-50 MINI 4·STRK: 1. Michael Hartt (Yam): 2. Parker Blair
(Hon): 3. Ricardo Rios (KTM): 4. Emerson Buck (Cob).
51·100 IWIINI 4-STRK: I. Brent Jernigan (KTM): 2. Nlnl Smith
(Han): 3. Forrest Trent (Kaw); 4. Darllyn Daniel (Yam): 5. Tyler
Suength (Hon).
50 (4-6): 1. Forrest Trent (Cob): 2. Dalton Myers (Cob): 3. Zadl
Fuchaine (Cob): 4. Stone Edler (KTM): 5. Patrick lumpkin (Yam).
50 (7.9): I. Grant Ransdell (KTM); 2. Todd Smith (Cob); 3.
Jacob Hayes (KTM): 4. Brent Jernigan (KTM); 5. Parker Brown (Cob),
65 (7-9): I. Grant Ransdell (KTM): 2. Tyler Moore (Yam): 3.
Todd Smith (Cob): 4. Forrest Lan~ (Kaw); 5. Parker Brown (KTM).
65 (10-11): I. Taylor Johnson (Yam); 2. Luke Davie (SlI1); 3.
Brad Johnson (SlI1); 4. Alex Hindle (Yam); 5. Tyler Rodge~ (KTM).
65-85 YTH: 1. Bubb.lJ Crosby (Suz): 2. Arthur Coneld (Hon): 3.
Luke Davie (Suz): 4. Gage Hartman (Kaw): 5. Chris Hollingsworth
(Yam).
80 JH IlUJ'U (7-11): 1. Taylor JohnlOl'l (Yam): 2. Bubba Crosby
(SUI); 3. Arthur Cofield (Hon): 4. Luke Davie (Suz): 5. Gage HIll'tmlln
(Kaw).
85 (12-13): I. Zach o.bome (Suz): 2. Ricky Renner (Yam); 3.
Jesse Van Patten (Suz); 4. Lany Partin Jr. (Suz): 5. Jody Cook (Yam).
80 (14-15); J. J"'" Wynn (S
