Eddie a's O'Banion charged out of the
gate in the first Schoolboy moto, with Perry
Hoover, Reid Wilkinson and Patrick Massie following. O'Banion pulled out some distance as
he led the class around the muddy, rutted
course. O'Banion got a lucky break when
Hoover went down on the second lap and had
difficulty getting back under way. Hoover
finally remounted, only to make another miscue; he was helped off the track. O'Banion
filed by the checkered flag in first, uncontested. Chris Couch had worked his way into second but went down on the final lap, allowing
Massie to take runner-up honors. Couch finished third, with Wilkinson fourth.
The second moto occurred under somewhat better track conditions. Massie led the
pack around the first turn, followed by O'Banion, Bryan Fiscus, Sean Lawhead, Couch and
Wilkinson. O'Banion opened his throttle and
took the lead by the second lap, and he
remained there to the checkers to earn the
Kentucky State Championship title. Massie
finished second, with Couch taking another
third, Wilkinson fourth and Lawhead fifth.
South-Action Motorsports/EVS/Spy's Ryan
Stanesu and Gateway Cycles/661/Pro Grips's
Walker battled each other for the championship title in the 125cc B class. The first
moto saw Stanesu out front, followed by
O'Banion and WlIIlker. O'Banian went down,
putting Walker up to second, while Couch and
Chad Helton competed for third. By the sec·
ond lap, Walker got by Stanesu for the lead.
The pair battled until Walker crashed over the
tunnel jump al the start of the third lap. Stanesu claimed the win, with O'Banian and Walker
recovering for second and third and Couch
taking fourth.
Walker absconded with the holeshot in the
second moto, with O'Banion close behind.
Stanesu got a poor start and was at the rear of
the pack. O'Banion powered his machine into
the lead for the win, with Walker some distance back in second. Stanesu finished fourth.
With the moto win, O'Banian claimed his second championship title for the day.
David Farris snared the holeshot in the first
Over 35 moto, pursued by Bill Hubbard and
Wayne Moore. R&S Performance/Cannondale/MX Family-backed Hubbard took the
lead before the end of lap one and stretched
A lot of firsts happened at this race. Travis
McWilliams and Zach Blackwell both won their
first races of the series, and Thomas Hahn had
excellent results for his first outing as a Pro.
Lake Whitney MX Park
Whitnay. Taxas
Results: September 28·29. 2002
(Round 31
Daniel Boone MX: Ryan Sipes won two Kentucky State Championship titles
in London. Kentucky.
250 C: I. Josh King (Yam): 2. Paul West (Yam).
250 D: I. [)evict Brewer (Yam); 2.. Brian Spencer (Hon); 3. Keith
Dennis (Yam): 4. Brian l1pIcomb (Kaw); 5. Alex ~ (Hon).
1. Shelby . _ (Yom).
W""',
SCHBY: I. Shane O'B&Non (Suz): 2.. Patrick Massie (Kew); 3.
Chrio Coud> I....): 4..... Wl'....... (....).
25., 1.-'" Joneo (Hon).
25.A: 1. Il. HoIv> (/\aw): 4. """'" SqWoo (....); S• ......... Oobomoni
(Yam).
125 8: I. Jesse Moore (Yam); 2....IoIhuII en.. (Han); 3.lMa:
HoDister (Yam); 4. Domie Weber (Sut): 5. Mark ~I (Yam).
125 C: 1. lack BIackweU (Yam); 2. Maf$hllil Smith (Yam); 3.
Tod _ _ (Kow): 4. T,
S. Colby""" (Vam).
125 0 BEG: I. Cody Boyle (Hen): 2. Vincent Myers (Kaw); 3.
Doogan .... (....): 4. C..,. Bon.... (KT"): 5. Ion SCam (Y.m).
125 0PB't: I. RobbIe Smith (Yam); 2. L..nee HoWster (y.,,); 3.
Marl!. Blackwell (Yam); 4. z.dt Blackwell (Yam): 5. Chartes Casdoo
""'d>" (....):
McWilliams
McWins!
through the whoops and lost time to the leader
but was able to maintain second. Hubbard
claimed the moto win.
The second moto saw Hubbard better prepared off the gate, and he rounded tum one
first, followed by Tim Pennington, Wayne
Moore, Mike Stanley and Farris. Pennington
went down in the stutter jumps, allowing
Moore to move up to second. Meanwhile, Farris worked his way up to third by the second
lap and got by Moore at the finish-line jump,
taking over the third position. Farris stalled his
56 OCTOBER 23. 2002' c u e I
35+: I. Bill Hubbard (Can); 2. Wayne Moore (Kaw); 3. TIm Pennington (Vom): 4. 0."" Fam. (KT"): S. "'.. Slanley (KT").
40.: L David Farris (KTM); 2. Jordan Oxley (Yam); 3. Wayne
...... (/\aw): S. J _
(Yam): S. Oylon c.......,.
(Yern).
Pro Circuit Regional Championships
Round 3: Lake Whitney MX Park
out his lead. ferris developed problems
.... (yam): 3. _
Mk:hae:1 Kidd (Sut).
51 (4-6) AM STK: 1. Cade Moore IKTM): 2. Chase Rowan
(Cob), 3...., """" (Cob): 4. con,"" Bin.... m ICob): 5. T.yIo< HIg·
_(KT").
51 (7·8) AM STK; I. Caleb Dowell (KT"'); 2.lukas TankeBIey
(Pol); 3. Taylor Hooley (Cob): 4 Austin Cox (Cob): 5. Steven Arnold
(KT").
51 OPEN (4-8) STK: t Caleb Dowell (KTM): 2. Z8ch Hfllry
(Pol): 3. Austin Cox (Cob); 4. Lukas Tankersley (Pol): 5. Kameron
Buchanan (KTM).
65 (1-9): I. Zeb Smith (Ke",); 2 Jason Anderson (Kaw): 3.
Justin Bogle: (Kew): 4 Ryan Eppers (KIM): 5. Caleb Dowell (Kaw).
6S (10·11): I. Cory Perdue (KTM); 2. lachary Buccierl (KTM):
3. Undsay Myers (KTM): 4 John ShroYf:l': ,. Chance King (Kew).
65 OPEN (7-11): I Ja5Ol'l Anderson (Kaw); 2. Justin Bogle
(Kaw): 3. Zeb Smith (Kaw): 4. Alex Ray (KTM); 5. Zachary Buccieri
(KTII).
65·85 JR S//'l\INJ (9·11): I. Tyler Wharton (Kaw); 2. Trey
Canard (KlIw): 3. Zeb Smith (KAIw): 4. Hunter Hewitt (Kaw): 5. Tyler
Bums (Yam).
850 (7.11) BEG: I. Austin Collin. (Hon); 2. Vince Allard
(Kaw); 3. Drew Brannon (Hon); 4. Tyler McManus (Kaw): S. Mason
Guin (Sul).
85 (7-11): 1. Trey Canard (KlIw): 2. Chal Holladay (KAIw); 3.
Zeb Smith (Kaw); 4. Tyler Bums (Yam); 5. Hunter Hewitt (Kew).
850 (12·15) BECi: I. A Swanson (Hon): 2.. Kevin Selur (Vam);
3. Brad KIttle (Hon): 4. Matthew Myel'l (Yam); 5. And~w Faver
(Yam).
85 (12-13): I. Bradley Cireham (Kaw): 2.. Nathan Cox: 3. Kyle
Cunningham (KAIw); 4. Tolland Weems (Sw:): 5, Christopher Sondoval
hands again, giving Yamaha-mounted Marshall Smith the front position. Brandon Baccus
just kept riding his own race until he suddenly
found himself in second after starting in 10th
place. Colby Kreft moved up in the pack on
his Yamaha to finish third, while Kawasaki
jockey Devin Blackburn and Suzuki jockey
Joshua Bridges rounded out the top five.
With 41 Novice riders launching off the
gate in the final moto, the spectators held their
breath as the racers barreled into the first tum.
Blackwell once again got the holeshot, with
Fletcher and Smith right on his tail. Smith
took over second after one lap, while Fletcher
had his hands full holding off Montgomery and
Little. By the end of the third lap, they were so
close you couid have thrown a blanket over
them. Montgomery and Little pulled in front of
Fletcher as they went up the mountain for the
last time. When the checkers came out. it was
Blackwell, Smith, Montgomery, Little and
Fletcher.
In his first race as a Pro, Thomas Hahn
absconded with the holeshot in the fIrSt 125cc
Pro moto. Not only did he get the holeshot, he
also pulled away and raced his Kawasaki to a
first Pro moto win. J.J. Pecsok rode his Honda
to a second-place finish, with Matthew
Beavers behind him in third on a Suzuki. Ty
Conner was a man on a mission. Coming from
way back in the pack on his Honda, Conner
fought his way past almost everyone to finish
fourth, behind Beavers. Yamaha-mounted
Norberto Debemardi followed him through the
crowd and landed in fifth.
Moto two was a completely different race.
Tiffer Wright put his Yamaha in the holeshot
position, only to crash out before getting in
one lap. Pecsok graciously took over the lead
but couldn't hold off a hard-charging Beavers.
After much back-and-forth action with Honda
rider David Tarnow, Suzuki jockey Austin
Squires finally took control of third. Hahn,
after getting a bad start and finishing lap one
in eighth place, kicked in the afterburners and
made some spectacular passes to finish
fourth, with Debemardi not far behind.
(KT").
250... A: I. Thomas Hahn (!taw); 2. Ty Conner (Hen): 3. Austin
Squires (Sw:); 4. Scott Trimble (Yam): 5. Davkl Tarnow (Hon).
250. 8: I. Riley Kurotky (Kaw): 2. Donnie Weber (Stu): 3.
Brandon Sorrell; 4. Jeff Stewart (Yam): 5. Ciary Harrison (V.m).
250. C: I. TraYis flI.cWiftiams (Kaw): 2. JanM11'tc Coy (Kew);
3. Kent Hartner (Hoo): 4. Ty f1~ (Sw:); 5. L Hom (Yam).
250. D BECi: I. Arthur Fonseca (Yam): 2. James Vaughn
(Yam); 3. Randy Oliver (Kaw): 4. Randall Easter (Hon); 5. Stacy
Blevins (Yam).
250.. OPEN: I. Cody Drewek (Vam); 2. Matt Forsythe (Hon): 3.
James WlUingham (Hon): 4. John Shippen (Hon): 5. Justin Ham.
(KlIw).
4-STRK 201·650: I. Norbel1o Debernardi (Yam); 2. Ciary Harri·
son (Yam): 3. Jeff Stewart (Yaml; 4. Blake Revels (Yam); 5. Brent
Presnell (Hon).
WMN 85.: I. Jacqueline Hudson (Hon): 2. Amber Drake (Yam):
3. Taryn Covington (Kaw); 4. Chris Blewett (Suz); 5. Undsay Mye~
(Yam).
25. A: I. Austin SquIres (Suz): 2. Dean Lane (KTM): 3. JeffA!Y
Smith (Hon); 4. James Skinner (Hon); 5. Dayld Jones (SuI).
25. B: 1. Fram Hyland (Hon); 2.. John Shippen (Hon): 3. Dustin
Lake Whitner MX Parte Travis
McWilliams pulled out a win in the
2SOcc C class at round three of the
Pro Circuit Regional Championships
in Whitney, Texas.
