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Round 8: Douglas County Fairgrounds RMXA/AMA District 25 Summer Series Karlsen, Flesia, Boyel Double Down at Douglas Cody Boyd (424) took three wins, in the Schoolboy, 125cc Band Non-Pro classes. By JOHN CLIFFORD PHOTOS BY DALE WINCZEWSKI/ MX PHOTOGRAPHY CASTI.E ROCK, CO, SEPT. 28 he first motorcycle event ever held at the luxurious new arena at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock, Colorado, was round eight of the AdrenalX RMXA/AMA District 25 Championships, and the mountains rang with the sweet sounds of Supercross and Freestyle. More than 3100 spectators and 467 racers jammed the arena to see racing, MotoXXX Freestyle exhibition, the Hooters Girls of Fort Collins, and Team Dirty Girls' Dawn, making for a first-class show. MotoXXX jumper Shaun Nielsen and Colorado's own IFMA competitors Chris Dennison and Darin Con net brought the fans to their feet with a half-time exhibition of aerobatics freestyling. This year's AdrenalX Racing Against Arthritis event raised $935 for the local chapter's Mountain Plains branch, plus $75 for the Clayton Memorial fund. Colorado Powersports/Cortez Auto Transport's Matt Karlsen captured two titles, in the American Furniture Warehouse 250cc Pro and Twin Air/Boyesen Open Pro classes. Shawn Morgan of Vickery Motorsports took home the Hooters of Fort Collins 125cc Pro purse and won the Over 25 Pro class. Cody Boyd grabbed 125cc B, Schoolboy and Non-Pro honors, while Mini sensation Chris Flesia doubled up in the 85cc (14-15) class and the loaded Supermini class. With excellent weather, a free RMXA Ice Cream Feast, and the Clayton Memorial Horseshoe Contest, there was plenty to enjoy during the Cortez Auto Transport Summer Series' eighth round, which was also the Bridgestone/Team Dirty T (Above left) Matt Karlsen topped the 25Gec Pro and Open Pro classes at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, site of round eight of the RMXAlAMA District 25 Summer Series. Girls/LSE Racing AdrenalX Supercross RMXA/AMA District 25 Championship. HEI Construction's track layout made for fast 38-second lap times on the sandy, rutty, rough supercross track, much like Daytona. Douglas County Sand and Gravel's donation of loamy dirt put smiles on all the riders' faces. The fabulous Two Rivers Racing crew handled the capacity racing, and free stuff was handed out until the Capco Tile custom trophies, Bridgestone hats and Twin Air products ran out. Other major sponsors included Dal- Tile, Interstate Honda, X-Trade Repairs, Skoprbordz, Wiseco, Rio Grande Mexican Restaurants, Grand Drywall, Colorado Powersports, WRP, Ridley Motorcycles, Bent, Mountain Motorcycles, Xtreme Performance Center, Hampton Inn of Castle Rock, Daily Star, Fay Myers, Go Fast, Advo-care Systems, and Red Beard Trucking. Chris Flesia started his winning ways in the morning program with two excellent starts and two moto wins. His victory at night in the Superminis was even more impressive. Zach Larson of Franktown, Colorado, won the first moto. Flesia gated fourth, passed Aaron McClintock in the Warp Speed whoops and outjumped last year's champ, Kyle Cohrs, at the MotoXXX Monster Leap to move to second by the conclusion. Flesia won the second moto to take the overall. Larson followed Cohrs for four of the six laps but jumped deep into the Pro Circuit Pounders and floated by for second overall. Cohrs was third, and McClintock and Brett Preuss rounded out the top five. Top Colorado Pro rider Shawn Morgan hooked the 125cc and Over 25 Pro Wes In Castle Rock, Colorado. Cody Boyd of Aurora, Colorado, mixed it up with Wyoming's Tony Valdez and Joey Shedron of Uttleton for the 125cc B title. Valdez won the first moto on his Yamaha but finished eighth in the second outing for fourth overall. Joy Hawkins took his Honda to second in moto one but was trafficjammed to sixth in moto two. Shedron was pinned back in fifth in the first moto but broke free in moto two with an early move on the HRP Sports Rockers for second overall. Boyd rocketed out of the gate in moto two, made an inside move in the whoops and pushed his Suzuki to victory. Karlsen ruled the Pros, despite vigilant opposition - and having just removed a cast from his wrist. "I'm glad I called the promoter [to inquire about] track conditions," Karlsen said. "When he said it was sandy, like Daytona, I cut it [the cast] off. I like that kind of track." Morgan took second, behind Karlsen, in the 250cc Pro class but captured the Hooters of Fort Collins 125cc Pro-class win and also won the Over 25 Pro title. Teen sensation Doug Leavitt was the 125cc Pro runner-up, and placed fifth in the Open Pro class and sixth in the 250cc Pro class. One of the classiest racers in all of Colorado, the Pro Women's champion, Glad Umbaugh, took an amazing fifth in the 250cc B class. Ashli Hoiland wrapped up the Women's C title before a bad crash over the MotoXXX Monster Leap while racing the boys left her with a possible wrist injury. Six Douglas County Fairgrounds employees were competing on the day. Mechanic Kris Johnson placed second overall in the Vet C class. eN 50 (7·8): I. Austin Keller; 2. Garrett Kite; 3. Vernon Oshea; 4. Tyler Kuntz; 5. GlIvin Richards. 50 (4·8): 1. Bradley Lehmann; 2. Jordan Torres; 3. Joel Heml:lndez; 4. Tyler Young; 5. Dillon Keller. 50 (4·8) OPEN: 1. Gl:lrrett Lowe; 2. Dustin Andres; 3.Tucker C~ntell; 4. Kerns Churchill; 5. Am~nda Young. 65 (7-9): I. Todd B~nnister; 2. Bry~nt Humiston; 3. Dyl~n Winel~nd; 4. Corey Wilcox; 5. Cody Nobles. 65 (10·11): I. Er;c Decker: 2. loch Armstrong: 3. Greg Lessard; 4. Tyler Dilley; 5. Louis T~nner. 85 (7 -11): I. Cole Shondeck; 2. Andrew V~ldez; 3. Z~ch Armstrong; 4. David Switaiski; 5. Ryan Milazzo. 85 (12-13): I. Ryan Meilink; 2. R~ndy Read; 3. Austin Schott; 4. A~ron Sowder; 5. Aaron McClintock. 85 (14-15): 1. Chris Flesia; 2. Anthony Smith; 3. Ben Giese: 4. Michael Johnson. OPEN (7-11): I. Jesse Heneger; 2. Tyler Albus: 3. Ryan Fr~nklin; 4. Kain D~vidson; 5. David Tanzer. YTH BEG (12·13): 1. Dust;n TrUJillo; 2. Dustin Morris; 3. Luke Brumbaught; 4. Jason Leeper; 5. Shane Gooderham. S/MINI: 1. Chris Flesi~; 2. Zach Larson; 3. Kyle Cohrs; 4. A~ron McClintock; 5. Brett Preuss. 125 PRO: 1. Shawn Morgan; 2. Doug Leavitt; 3. Matt Karlsen; 4. Travis Bannister; 5. Andrew Lehmann. 125 B: I. Cody Boyd: 2. Joey Shedron: 3. Jay Hawkins; 4. Tony Valdez: 5. Andrew Lehmann. 125 C: 1. Rocky Rauman: 2. David Budik; 3. Cody Rivera; 4. Garret Unkus; 5. Brandon Bruckner. 250 A: 1. Matt Karlsen; 2. Shawn Morgan; 3. Kip Sandell; 4. Kevin Hall; 5. Doug Leavitt. 250 B: 1. Chris Longwell; 2. Byron Buckendorf; 3. Michael Martin; 4. Eric Lokey; 5. Glad Umbaugh. 250 C: 1. Darren Sowder; 2. Rusty Raumen; 3. Jerin Young; 4. Brian Chappell; 5. Bryan Guntle. WMN A: 1. Glad Umbaugh; 2. Karri Wineteer. WMN B: 1. Sabrina Milazzo. WMN C: 1. Ashi Holland; 2. Noelle Guerrie; 4. Teri Walker; 5. Lauren Volentir. SCHBY 125: I. Cody Boyd: 2. Joey Shedron; 3. Andrew Lehmann; 4. Colby Caple; 5. Brett Preuss. 16-24 C01'lll: I. Tony VoldOl: 2. Kyle Dollard: 3. Matt Philips; 4. Eric Farr; 5. Bryon Buckendorf. 25+ A: 1. Matt Karlsen; 2. Shawn Morgan; 3. Jacob Hogan; 4. Derek Shaffer; 5. Allen Smith. 25+ B/C: 1. Mike Steed; 2. Daren Sowder; 3. Scott Campbell; 4. M~rvin Romkee; 5. Michael Martin. 30+ PRO: 1. John Murray: 2. Glen Goodell; 3. Donald Decker. 30+ B: 1. Tracy Ross; 2. Scott Campbell; 3. Marvin Romkee; 4. Chris Larson; 5. Glad Umbaugh. 30+ C: 1. Rick Fisher; 2. Kris Johnson; 3. Erik Santiago; 4. Mark Scoville; 5. Kevin Williams. 40+ PRO: 1. Pete Bannister; 2. John Clifford; 3. Lyle Schrock. 40+ B: 1. Darren Clifford; 2. Jeff George; 3. Donald Warmuth; 4. Len Larson. 40+ C: 1. Bill Bond; 2. Brian Hunt; 3. Brian Smith; 4. Tony; 5. Pat Boles. OPEN BEG: 1. D~vid Demarest; 2. Dyla.n Goss; 3. Mark Ripple; 4. Jeff Newbem: 5. Noelle Guerrie. OPEN PRO (A.M..): 1. Rich Oliver; 2. Kevin Kelley; 3. T.J. Russell. OPEN PRO (P.M.): I. Mott Karlsen; 2. Jacob Hogan; 3. Shawn Morgan; 4. Kevin Hall: 5. Doug Leavitt.. NON-PRO: 1. Cody Boyd: 2. Andrew Lehman; 3. Byron Buckendorf. 4-STRK: 1. Tony Valdez; 2. Nothan Shorp; 3. Lyle Schock; 4. Michael Martin; 5. Matt Phillips. Dougla. County Fairground. Castle Rack, Calorodo Results: Septomber 28, 2002 (Round 81 50 (4·6): 1. Tanner Wineland; 2. Delton Linkus; 3. Dustin Andres; 4. Austin Warren; 5. Trenton Fregen. cue I e n e _ SO • OCTOBER 23. 2002 49