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Monster Mountain Motocross Park
Tallassee, Alabama
Results, July 19-20, 2003
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit: Joe Prussiano (55) of Vinyl Edge Racing leads Shannon
Ball (95) of North Texas Yamaha during the first hour of competition at round five of
the CMRA Championship Endurance Series in Hallett, Oklahoma.
just ended up riding the remainder of my stint
in second and third.
With the shifting problems getting worse,
Vinyl Edge dropped back to third. At the finM
ish. it was Village Idiols taking the win, with
North Texas Yamaha second and Vinyl Edge
third. Desert·Rats.net and Short Bus Racing
rounded out the top five overall. Northwest
Honda limped in in 23rd.
"The day worked out for us today." said
Steve Breen of the win. "We had no problems
with the bike, and everybody got out there and
endured. Getting everybody to stay on the
bike and endure the heat is kind of a major
stress. Our Michelins went the distance. That's
the second six·hour we've done where we ran
a one-tire race. That was a big part of our day
• not having to do a tire change - because that
would have been tough in this heat. We ran a
pretty good pace and kept consistent lap
times, and that was the key."
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Hallett. Oklahoma
Results, July 19. 2003 !Round 5)
6·HR ENDOR: I. ViH~ Idiots (Yam); 2. North Texas Yamaha
(Yllffi): 3. Vlflyl Edge Raong (Hon); 4. Desert·Rm.ncl (Suz); 5. Short
Bus RaCing (Yam); 6. Falliess RlImg (Sw:): 7. Group 1hefapy (Hon):
6. Team O'Donnell (Hon); 9. Nemesis Motonports (Sur.): 10. !..one
Star Track Days (Vam): 11. Heritage Plllnl and Body (&Ill: 12.
Scrumlng Trollop RlImg lSuz); 13. Longnedt. Motor5ports (Suz): 14.
200 Club Racing (Sol); 15. Ray's Elmric (Sul): 16. Texas Motorsports (Yam); 17. Team 4 Him Racing (Suz): 18. One Way To Big Air
(Hon): 19. RPM eyelet (Tri): 20. Team Silverback (Suz).
&ulf Shores Power Sports SupercrossiMotocross Summer Sizzler
Monster Mountain Motocross Parte
Michigan Mafia
Maul The Monster
By STEVE AND PEGGY CORLEE
TALLASSEE. AL. JULY 19-20
Monster Mountain played host to another
supercross/motocross doubleheader. Despite
the midsummer heat, the racing was fast and
furious all weekend. Two of the Michigan
Mafia's toughest hit men - Josh Lichtle and
Nico Izzi - came south to take care of business, and both turned in outstanding performances on Monster Mountain's super outdoor
course. In addition to the great show put on by
these two Suzuki·mounted Amateurs, spectators got to see a series of outstanding Pro
races as well.
Thanks to the hard work of the Monster
Mountain crew and Greg Cole's Southern Dirt
DeSigns, the track was in excellent condition.
Fast and relatively smooth. the track lent itself
to real bar-to-bar action, and race announcer
Jeff Hines kept the crowd on its feet all day.
The first money class up was the combined 125cc A/B moto. Clint Shealy put his
RM out front at the drop of the gate. with his
fellow Georgian Michael Graham on his rear
fender. Alabama's Drew Askew immediately
started to pressure Graham but lost his front
wheel in an off·camber corner and went down.
Askew remounted quickly and started his
charge back to the front. Unfortunateiy, his fall
was only the beginning of a day that the
youngster would like to forget, as problems
plagued him all day. While Shealy, Askew and
the rest of the A class began to sort themselves out. Lichtle grabbed the start of the B
class and checked out, setting his sights on
the A riders ahead of him. Shealy had the
front-runner's spot nailed down and only had
to keep his eye on Askew, who had come
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Rhodes. Askew came around in fifth, visibly
shaken. The youngster had suffered a nasty
gash in his forehead and ended up missing the
second set of motos, instead going to the hospital with his skull showing. Shealy led all the
way to the flag. taking the win ahead of Lyle.
Justus and Rhodes. Georgia's Charlie Evans
took the B-c1ass honors.
Mota two was rather uneventful. Askew
was out, leaving Shealy and Lyle to battle for
the win. Shealy again prevailed. with Lyle in
second. ahead of Florida's Kyle Hochstetler.
Evans took the win and the overall in the B
class.
Suzuki's Izzi was impressive in the Mini
ranks, taking the win in the Senior Mini class
and placing a strong runner·up to Uchtle in
the Schoolboy class. His second place in the
Schoolboys was especially noteworthy, as his
was the only 85cc bike in the field.
Equally impressive was Pro Action of
Alabama's Chase Borders, who swept the
Supermini class in grand style, ahead of Tim·
othy Chumley and Cody Dickson, making it a
top-three sweep by Suzuki riders in that class .
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back to second after his crash. While Askew
put his head down and tried to catch Shealy,
Uchtle quietly passed most of the A riders and
was actually closing on Askew. who in turn
was closing on Shealy. Time ran out, and
Shealy took the win. ahead of Askew and
North Carolina's Paul Justus, while LichtJe finished a comfortable distance ahead of Alaba·
ma's T.e. Lightsey in the B class.
Askew was unable to answer the bell for
moto two due to a crash in the 250cc class,
and Shealy once again led the pack off the
line. Alabama's Dash Lyle was on the gas,
and he passed Sheaiy on the first lap. Lichtle
again took the lead in the B class. Out front,
Shealy and Lyle were going bar to bar in a
Ryan Hughes/Mike Brown-type battle that had
the crowd going. The two passed and
repassed each other, while Alabama's Jon
Masters was putting in a strong ride in third.
Shealy put his RM in the lead for the final time
in a sandy sweeper and managed to hold off
Lyles by a few feet for the win. followed by
Shealy, Masters and Justus. Lichtle again
dominated the B class and finished on the
heels of the fourth-placed A rider. Lightsey
again grabbed the runner-up spot in that
class.
The 250cc AlB contest again saw Shealy
and Lyle going at each other, while Drew
Askew's bid for the win came to an early close
in the first moto. Lyle grabbed the start, ahead
of Askew and Shealy, but Askew got by
immediately on the "Stairway to Heaven,"
Lyle held on to second. On the third lap, Lyie
made a bid for the lead. and he and Askew
tangled; Askew executed a face-plant. Shealy
took over the lead a short while later, ahead of
Lyle, Justus and South Carolina's Jonathan
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Salurday • SUpercroS5
500IL-II'tJ: I. Steve Nicholas (Hon),
50 (4·6): I. Joshua Wlncou (KTM): 2. Heeth Crews (KTM).
50 (7·9): I. T1mothy Thorn (KTM); 2. Ricardo Rios (KTM); 3.
Taylc:x' Robbins (KTM); 4. ~ila Mullen (KTM)
65 (7-9): 1 Brent jernIgan (KTM); 2. Kyle Peters (KTM); 3.
Ricardo Rios (KTM): 4. Kyle Land (Kaw)
65 (10.11): I, Jonathan Woodfin (SU1): 2. Justin Woodfin
(KTM); 3. Tommy Bnnkman (Suz:)
65·85 PRETEEN (0·11): I, Gage Hartman (501); 2. Kendall
Mason (Suz:); 3. Justm Woodfl'l (KTM): 4 8mll Jernigan (KTM): 5
Jonathan Woodf"n (Suz:)
85 (7.11): 1. Gage Hartman (Sw:); 2. Kendall Mason (Suz); 3
Corie Barbee (Suz:): 4 Jonalhan Woodfin (Suz): 5. Dylan Chumley
(SUl),
85 (12·13): 1. Jacob Hulsey (Kaw): 2. Auburn SImson (5w:); 3.
Tmothy Chumley (5w:): 4. Colt McColTa (Yam)
85 S/MINI: I. Dylan Daruel (Yam); 2. Taylc:x' Srnlth (Hon).
85 SR IlUNI: 1, Jacob Hulsey (Kaw): 2. Auburn Stinson (Sw:)
125 SCHBY (12-15): 1. Colton Davie (Yam): 2. Shayne Mote
(Kaw): 3. Julio Rios II (KTM).
125 A: 1. Drew Askew (Kaw): 2. Dash Lyle (Han): 3. Clint
Shealy (Suz): 4. Josh Thompson (Yam): 5. MIchlteI Graham (Yam).
125 B: I. Charlie Evans (Yam): 2. Mason Sealock (Kaw): 3.
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