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continue to roll the doubles and still win the moto. Next year, Annada will be swapping his number-two plate for Higgi's number-one. "' hope he does better with the numberone (plate) next year than I did this year," Higginbotham said. "He will have a great big bull's-eye on his back." "Who has more fun than a bunch of oldtimers, particularly 70-year-olds, playing in the dirt and trying to beat their friends?" Annada asked. Round 12, the final round of this year, will be held at the Victorville Motocross Complex. A few of the class championships are still up for grabs, so the turnout should be heavy. P~ulson: 3. Larry GI~ PruItt; 5. Charles Watanabe. 60+ EX: 1. Gary Willison; 2. George 5pe'artng; 3. Cart Bowling; Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas. Nevada Results: October 12-13, 2002 (Round 11 of 12) NOV: I. Mike C~lhoun: 2. Curtls Gr@QLanders: 5. ErIc Alloy. M: 1. Nels Jonason: 2. Mike Ellis: 3. Randy Bruce; 4. John rmmerman; 5. rm WilHams. EX: 1. ~ tierdel; 2. Robert Marils; 3. Jim WlIIIams; 4. Craig Lane; 5. Cums Kerbaugh. It\STR k 1. Don Franklin. MSTR 8: 1. Scott Creager; 2. Curt Sofka; 3. Dew: EropIun; 4 Stew: Lew; 5. Larry 8mwn. 50+ 1'l0V: I. Lloyd Carr, 2.. Ken Feu!ener; 3. D6ck GoIdfuss~ 4 Mike Reeob. 50 .. AM.: 1. Jerry Wlnkelbauer. 2. Jimmy Lavorci; 3 John MeuslIng; 4. Herbert Allen; 5. Joe Red. 50+ EX; I. Larry Hannen; 2. Bob Fabel; 3. Jim McConneil. 50+ MSTR: 1. Cart Guafy; 2. Sle~ Machado; 3. Ed PerrIton. 60+ 1'l0V: I. Scott Walker. 60+ AM: 1. Bill Heller; 2. Dennis TOOl'l'lM: 3. Le:roy Francard: 4 4. Ernie Stair; 5. Gene HrobsIcy. 70+ AM: I, Don McKenzie; 2. Bob Alloy. 3. Dan McCarthy: 4 Norm Armstrong. Byw~ter. 4 70+ EX: I. Tony Armada: 2. Gene Higginbotham: 3. Johnnie Hall: 4. Fred Parsen; 5. Asker Lamkjaer. CMC Grand Opening MX Series Round 1: Trasherland Motocross Park Trasherland Reborn! By ROBERT VAN DA1'IJ'IE GLENDALE. AZ. OCT. 19 Fun and excitement were the order of the day at the grand reopening of Trasherland MX Park. presented by AEO. Gordy's and Bent. Trasherland closed down approximately three years ago. and the land was mined for the last couple of years to help construct the new 101 Loop Freeway. Now the facility - 30 feet lower than before - boasts all·new amenities. To kick off the reopening. Buddi Bruner took wins in the eocc (12·13) and Supermini ciasses. while Michael Guinn garnered the 125cc Beginners overall. In the first eocc moto. Bruner timed the start and had a three-bikelength advantage over the pack. 50 feet out of the gate. Steven Stultz was second, foliowed by David Dunch, Daniel Huddleston, Douglas French, Shawn Riordan and Brodie Prather. As the pack came back toward the grandstands, Prather moved around Riordan for sixth. Dunch went down in the left-hander after the downhill, moving Huddleston into third. On the next lap, Dunch passed Riordan at the finish line for sixth. Bruner led Stultz by as much as 14 seconds before cruising in for the win. Third went to Huddleston, followed by French. Prather, Bobby Worth, Dunch and Riordan. Bruner was again in front in moto two, pursued by Huddleston and Stultz, who touched bars coming out of tum one, with Huddleston getting hung up in the hay bales. French took over third, and then came Worth and Prather On lap two, Prather and Huddleston worked around Worth for fourth and fifth. Huddleston passed Prather as they came down the hill. Then Huddleston laid his bike down in the final corner, letting Prather. Worth and Riordan move by. Huddleston repassed Riordan and Worth on the west side of the course. On the next lap, Riordan moved by Worth for sixth. Dunch passed Worth at the finish line with one lap remaining. Then Huddleston passed Prather on Bent Mountain. The Maxima/Spybacked Bruner was again victorious, over Stultz, French. Huddleston. Prather, Riordan. Worth. Dunch and Corey Ford. In the first Supermini mota, Bruner absconded with the lead, followed by Huddle· ston. Austin White and Stultz. Then Stultz got the inside position on White in turn two and passed for third. French drove on the outside of turn one and came alongside Worth on the step·up jump, and completed the pass by controlling the inside line into the next comer. Stultz and White battled over third, allowing Huddleston to pull away and secure second. Bruner won the moto, followed by Huddleston, Stultz. White, French, Worth and Prather. Bruner led the second moto after lap one, followed by White, Huddleston. Stultz and Jake Hughes. On the next go-around, Stultz outdragged Huddleston on the start straight for third. For the remajnder, the positions went unchanged. with Bruner taking the win and White, Stultz, Huddieston and Hughes rounding out the top five. Trashertand Motocross Park: Honda rider James Buchanan went 2-1 for first overall in the 250cc Juniors at the first round of the CMC Grand Opening MX Series in Glendale, Arizona. At the start of the first 125cc Beginners moto, half the field got held up in the first corner, allowing Michael Guinn, Adam Tuley, Josh Wheeler and Derrick Hudson to pull 8way. Hudson went inside of Wheeler just before the finish line for third. Then Hudson overjumped the finish· line tabletop and had to go to the outside of the next comer, allowing Wheeler to retake third. Wheeler and Hudson ran side by side for the next half-lap. When they came back into view, Hudson was sitting in third. Guinn stumbled at midway, allowing Tuley a chance to pass from the outside. Then Tuley slid inside Guinn on the next comer and passed for the lead. Tuley won the moto, over Guinn, followed by Hudson and Wheeler. In the second moto, Guinn pulled the holeshot and ran away for the win. Brandon Hilger was second, and then came Hudson, Bryan Pearce and Tuley. The 250cc Beginners featured a battle between Artie Garcia and Jon Johnson. Garcia pulled both holeshots, with Johnson in pursuit. Garcia would have the speed in the early part of each moto, but Johnson would come back in the later laps. In mota one, Garcia took the inside-outside through the switchbacks while Johnson went outside-inside. On the final lap, Johnson appeared to have the lead going into the last part of the switchbacks. but he slid out. handing the win to Garcia. In moto two, with Garcia again in the lead, the roles were reversed. On the last lap, Garcia went wide, with Johnson to the inside. Johnson came out of the corner lIhead but went wide into the final corner. Garcia took the inside line. and it looked as though Johnson had the drive to the finish line. Garcia went wide left to take away Johnson's line and drive. Johnson got his handlebar hung up in Garcia's swingllrTn. Johnson went down while his KDX got dragged a few feet; Garcia crossed the line for the win. T rasherland Motocross Pari< Glendale, Arizona Results: October 19 (Round 11 P/W BEG: 1. Hunter Jones (Hon); 2.. Tanner Shugg (!ITM); 3. 8f"ett Worth (Yam). Ptw (4-6), I. Bailey I!Nn« (Cob), 2. """'" Slbblo (Cob), 3. Chauncy Mathis (Cob). P/W (7-S): I. Corey Markham (Cob); 2. Hayden Vance (Cob). P/W OPEN: 1. Bailey 8nJner (Cob); 2. Chllum:y Mathis (Cob). 6S BEG: 1. Dylan Means (Suz): 2. Alec Vance (Kaw); 3. ctvill· Ian Manion (Kaw). 65 (O.S): I. Cody McElroy (Kaw); 2. Austin Wells (KTM). 65 (9·11): 1. DIllon Huddleston (Kaw): 2. Ethan Morin (Kaw); J. A16. Dunch (Kaw). 65 O~: 1. omen Huddleston (Kaw): 2. Ethan MorIn (Kaw): 3. Austin Wells (!ITM.). 85 BEG: 1. Daniel Mamn (Yam): 2. Vincent Vacc:aro (Hon); 3. Joe Messer (SUl). 85 (7·11): l. Douglas French (Yllm): 2. BrodJe Prather (Kaw): 3. Bobby Worth (Yam). 85 (12.13): 1. Buddl Bruner (Kaw)~ 2. Daniel Huddleston (Yam): 3. DaYld Dunch (KllW). 85 (14-16): 1. Steven Stultz (SUl): 2, Shawn Riordlln (SUl). S/MINI; 1. Buddl Bruner (Kaw): 2. AustIn White (Yam): 3. Steven Stulu (Sul). SCHBY: I. Chns Blose (Sur.): 2. Ryan Nas~ (Yllm). B/BK OPEI'l: I. Josh Stevenson (Yam); 2. Brllndon Hilger (Hen). 125 BEG: I. Michllel Guinn (Yam); 2. Demk Hudson (Kaw): 3. Adllm Tuley (Hon) 125 JR: 1. Ryan Nasser (Yllm); 2. Josh Steyenson (Yam); 3. Austin White (Yam) 1251NT: I. Chris Blose (Suz) 125 PRO: I. MIchael Blose (Suz); 2. Bryan Allen (Hen); 3. KeYln Harshman (KTM). 250 BEG: 1, Arne Garelll (Yam). 2. Jon Johnson (Kaw). 250 JR: 1. Jam6 Buchanan (Hen); 2. Joshua Adams (Suz); 3. Chris Fosse (Hon). 2501NT: I. A.J, Petrl.icd (Hen). 250 PRO: 1. M.ichael8klse (SUZl; 2 Bryan A11~ (Hen). 25. M: 1 Jamie Connell (Yam). 2. DaVId JIlMS (Yam). 30· BEG: I, Dexter Allen (Hon): 2 Mark Brewer am); 3. Robert SibbKl (Yam) 30. JR: 1. Chns Fouo :Honl. 2 K~ll"I Redly (Hen). 30. PRO: 1. RICk Nagle Yam) Fourth Annual Halloween Classic Broome-Tioga Sports Center Wienecke, Schermerhorn Haunt the Competition fifth. On the following lap, Darsky came 'back to pass Conway and retake second. Conway dropped back to third. Kushner was holding down fourth, with Lowder moving back up to fifth. Lowder was on the charge, moving around Kushner three turns later to take fourth. Kushner found himself relegated to fifth. Lowder was still charging, and he caught and passed Conway on the last lap to take third. Conway dropped to fourth. Weinecke got the first-mota win, with Darsky, Lowder, Rozanski and Kushner trailing. Wienecke, hot off his first-mota win. got his Yamaha off the concrete pad ahead of the pack and took the early lead in the final Over 30 Novice moto. In tow were Brian Ricci, Lowder. Rozanski and Kushner. Weinecke came off the front supercross section still in the point position, but Ricci crashed in the front, giving Lowder second, Conway third, Kushner fourth and Jeffrey Spelling fifth. Just after starting lap two, Lowder caught and passed Weinecke to take the lead. Lowder wasted no time and beglln to pull away. Lowder took the checkered flag with a sevensecond advantage. Rounding out the top five were Wienecke, Kushner, Darsky and Conway. Brian Marley got his Ktoom to boom off the concrete pad and led the start of the first Over 25 Amateur moto. but he was quickly passed by Meieski by the third turn. However, Marley took the point position back in the front supercross section. Just before the start of lap two. Marley went down, handing the lead to Schermerhorn. Marley dropped out of the top five, which advanced Michael Williams to second, Jon O'Herien to third. Glenn Babineau to fourth and Seymour fifth. Williams passed Schermerhorn on lap two to take the lead. Schermerhorn dropped to second. Third and fourth were unchanged. and Meleski was now fifth. Williams began to pull away for the next two laps, and he took By JIM P. SANDERSON BINGHAMTON, NY, OCT. 27 Mark Wienecke and Paul Schermerhorn haunted their competitors to earn top honors in the Over 30 Novice and Over 25 Amateur classes. respectively, at the fourth annual Halloween Classic at the Broome-Tioga Sports Center in Binghamton. New York. Wienecke topped the Over 30 Novice podium with his 1·2 rides. Jeff Lowder finished with runner-up honors via his 3·1 score, and Paul Darsky rounded out the podium with a 2·4 tally. Schermerhorn used consistency in the Over 25 Amateur class. riding to a 2-2 score. which was good enough for the top tier of the podium. Mike Meleski finished 4-1 for second overall. Brent Seymour's 5·5 rides were enough to earn him the final place on the Over 25 Amateur podium. This was the final race of the season for the Broome-Tioga Sports Center. This annual event. hosted by Hurd MotorSports, features a Halloween party on Saturday night, complete with a best-costume contest for the kids. Even though Mother Nature failed to bring any decent weather for the fifth event in a row, more than 350 riders came out for the season finale at the facility. Darsky led the pack off the start of the first Over 30 Novice moto, hoping to keep his bike on two wheels as he slid around the first turn. as rain the day before the event made track conditions quite muddy and slick for at least the first haif of the day's race program. When the leaders emerged from the technical supercross section in the front of the racecourse, Darsky was in the front, with Weinecke, Chris Rozanski, Mark Conway and Lowder trailing. Just a quarter-lap later, Weinecke and Conway passed Darsky to claim first and second, relegating Darsky to third. Martin Kushner moved around Rozanski to take fourth, which dropped Rozanski to G U G I e n e _ s NOVEMBER 20, 2002 33

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