Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

only a ha ndful of races to go , Lukkari find s herself down , b ut not o ut. Eig ht · y ear · ol d s don 't nec essarily care about points , but if w in ni ng means bea ting her friend Dav is, Lukk en' s all abo ut it. Re s ult s Wednesday 50 OIL·INJ: 1. Ronald Decker: 2. Jacob Dl,lvis; 3. Jacob Meyer: 4. Tim Kerber; 5. Brendan Mackedll Ol. 50 CHAIN: 1. Taylor Witt ; 2. Sammy Quiring: 3. Zech Bell: 4. Matthew Huinkl"r; 5. Brenden Beranek. 65 (7 -9): I . Dan Greig; 2. Adam Ke~r; 3. Marshl,lll Pilgram; 4. Tyler Ingalls: 5. Cody Slark. 65 (l0-1 1): 1. Greg Mauser; 2. Fred Schmi dt; 3. M~rsh a ll Pilgram; 4. Adam Kerber: 5. Brandon Davis. 85 (7 . 11); I . Dan Greig; 2. Dylan Haney; 3. Fred Schmidt; 4. Nate Stier; 5. Greg Mauser. 85 (12 ·15): I. Nick Oja; 2. John Schm itt; 3. Jami Panitzke: 4 Cameron Griese; 5. Cam Edwards S{MINI: I . Nick Bedeaux; 2. Nick Oja; 3. Cam Edwards. 125 B: 1. Ben M ~ckeda nz; 2. Russell Bode; 3. Luke Theis; 4. Brady Pamtrke: 5. Ja cob Duehn. 125 C: I. Cole Miller; 2. Bobby John son; 3. Ryan Nestund: 4. Adam Gregory: 5. Kyle Willemssen. 250 B: I. Jescn Doy le: 2. Tim Schulz; 3. Luke Mingf'r: 4. Mark Hlliqui st: 5. Ross Thompson. 250 C: 1. Wes Mellgren; 2. Ryan Rolf; 3. Rick Kunzie; 4. Mall Lundeen; 5. John Hollerud. PR OPEN: I . Mike Kann: 2. Jeff Doyle; 3. Joey Mueller; 4. Brett O Ohland; 5. Joe Hurd. 16-29: I. Jason Doyle; 2. Ben Mackedanz; 3. Ryan Neslund; 4. luke Minger; 5. Jacob Duehn. VET 30 . : 1. Ross Thompson. Thursday Jecob Davis; 2. Taylor lukkl,lri; 3. Trenton Kubes; 50 OIL·INJ : 4. Brendan Mackedl,lnz: 5. Clayton Bonnickson . 50 CHAIN: I . Sammy Quiring : 2. Matthew Hulnker; 3. Clayton Bonnickson; 4. Blake Benson. 65 (7 -9): 1. Dan Greig; 2. Marshall Pilgram; 3. Cody Slark : 4. Zach Sutherland; 5. Derek Pomasl. 65 ( 10 - 11); I . Marshl,lll Pilgr am ; 2. Matt Murphy ; 3. Paul Mackedanz; 4. Joram Boehning; 5. Ryan Gestech. 85 (7- 11): 1. Dan Greig: 2. Fred Schmidt; 3. Nate Stier; 4. Nate Nordmeyer; 5. Nicholas Benson. zk 85 (12 -15 ): 1. Nick Oja; 2. John Schmitt; 3. Jami Pena e: 4. Cern Edwards. S{MINI: I. Nick Oja; 2. Nicholas Benson; 3. Cam Edwards. 125 B; 1. A.J . Larson; 2. Russell Bode; 3. Ben Mackedanz; 4. Andy Stier. 125 C: 1. Cole Mill er; 2. Adam Gregory: 3. Joe Murphy: 4. A.J . Amberg; 5. Kyle Willemssen. 250 B: 1. Ryan Pcmesl: 2. Trent Sims; 3. Mark Halquist; 4. luke Minger; 5. Tim Schulz. 250 C: I . Brody Pool; 2. Ryan Rolf ; 3. Wes Mellgren; 4 Rick Kunzie; 5. John Hollerud. PROOPEN: 1. Mike Kann: 2. Jeff Doyle: 3. Ryan Neslund. 16-29 : I. Trent Sims; 2. A.J . Larson: 3. Ben Mackedanz: 4. luke Minger. VEf 30... 1. Josh Creamer; 2. Steve Beurnan, 3. Deen Meyer. : I: Old B r idge T o w n ship Raceway Park: T y Wa ll a ce was o nce again domin ant o n the Eng lishtown, Ne w Jersey , track, w inning every moto he entered and the overall s In the 125c c Pro, 250cc Pro a n d Over 25 Expert classes. In t he 85cc (1 4 -15) c lass. Suzuki p ilot Peter Dev lin barely took the ove rall win, over so me toug h c o m petitio n. In the fir st m ot e , Devli n took the holeshot and led until Yam aha rider T om Wo nsk i c ame up on De vli n. Th e two were battling every lap . and each rider m ade a co up le of passes. With a final-l ap pass in the sw itchba ck co rn ers, Wo nsk i too k the win in the m oto, and Devli n fin ished second. Behind Dev li n were Suzuk i riders A nthony Roth and Mik e T ipp in Jr. and Honda ride r Danny Wood ward . In moto two , D ev lin o nce aga in got the ho leshot , but Wo nsk i fell hard off th e st art. Beh ind Devli n were T ippin. Suzuki pilo t Brando n T ay lo r and Wood wa rd . Devli n took the m oto win un ch alleng ed and the ov era ll , over Tippin (4- 2 ). Ta y lor too k third , and Woodwa rd was a close fourth . Won sk i c ame back to fln ish fift h , and third ov erall. T ay lor (6 -3 ) was fourth ov era ll , and Woodward (5- 4 ) wa s fift h ove rall. Re s ults 65 (7-9): I. Tyler wceney (KTM); 2. Dam ian Krause (KTM); 3. Anthony Heller (Ka w); 4. Anthony Maimone (Kaw); 5. Miles Wildey (S",). 65 (10-11 ): 1. Justin Barcia (KTM) ; 2. Bryan Weimer (KTM); 3. Talon Distefa no (Suz); 4. Frank Robie ( Kll W): 5. Taylor Chausky (KTM) . ( 10· 11): 1. Justin Barcia (KTM ); 2. Chez U ght (Suz): 3. Mic hael Scw e (Suz) : 4. Matth ew Grant (Hon); 5. Au stin Kozimor eo (Suz]. eo (12- 13): I. Adam Blessing (Suz); 2. Bryan Wallace (Kaw); 3. Robert Malkiewicz (Kaw); 4. Dakota Kessler (Kaw); 5. William Francisco (Hon). 80 (14-15): I. Peter Devlin (Suz): 2. Michael Tippin J r. (Suz]: 3. Thomas Wonski (Yam); 4. Brandon Taylor (Suz); 5. Demel w oodwerd (Hon). S/MINI: I. Bryan Wallace (Kaw); 2. Peter Devlin (Suz); 3. Adam Blessing (Suz); 4. Robert Malkie wicz (Kaw }; 5. Brandon Taylor (Suz). 125 NOV: I. Nick Lacerenae (Suz); 2. Thomas Jamison (Stu) ; 3. John Burlew (Yam): 4. Dylan Kautz (Yam): 5. Jon Geu (Kll w). 125 AM : 1. Taylor Mur phy (Suz); 2. Scott Jordan Edelstein (Yam); 3. Robert J imenez Jr. (Yam) : 4. Jerem y Weniger (Yam): 5. Ronnie Stewait (Han) . 125 PRO EX: 1. Ty weuece (Yo!Im) : 2. Berry Carsten [Suz}; 3. J am es Mcllvlline tS uz); 4 . David Gino lfi (Y am ); 5. Christo phe r Chom ko (Yam) . 250 NOV: 1. Joseph Seabridge (Yam) : 2. Michael Fetherston (Yam ); 3. Justin Heqstrorn [Hen] : 4. Jeff Denote (Kaw): 5. Vinny Gra nozio (Yam ). 250 AM: I. Anthon y Fontana (Han); 2. To Tower: 3. Scott Jc r. dan Edelstein { Hon]: 4. Kyle Whril enou r (K TM); 5. Kevin Rogers (Yam) . 250 PRO EX: 1. Ty Wallace (Yam); 2. Barry Carsten (Suz); 3 Lee Rosle in (Yam) ; 4. James Kapitan (Han) ; 5. Jerry Seip Jr. (Han). SCHBY 125: I. Tayl or Murph y (Suz) ; 2. Robert Jimenez Jr . (Yam); 3. Anthony Fontana (Yllm): 4. Ronnie Stewait (Han); 5. Jo rdan Crawford (KTM). CLGBY: 1. Kevin Rogers (Yam) ; 2. Eric Balawejder (Yam); 3 Jeremy Weniger (Yam); 4. Chris Pepe (Yam); 5. William Heres (KTM). 25t- AM: I. lee Morey (Yam); 2. Joseph Boehler (Suz); 3. Bob Lapusnak (Yam); 4. Bryan Biel (Han); 5. Tom Griffin (Han). 25t- EX: 1. Ty Walla ce (Yam) : 2. James Kapi tan (Han); 3. Ja mes Mcil vaine (Suz): 4. Darren Edsall (Han) : 5. Robert Quinn (Suz). 30t- NOV: I. Jon Gete (Kll w); 2. Bruce Burdge (Yam); 3. Anthony Coulianidis (Hen); 4. Thomas Scott (Suz); 5. Lou Davis (Stu) 30t- AM: I. Orlan do Carvajal (Yam); 2. Jason Luty (Yam); 3 Bryan Biel (Hon): 4. John 'r evem ese (Yam ); 5. Ken Steinberg (Yam). 30 t- EX: I . Barry Carsten (Suz); 2. Richard Zupko (Yam) ; 3. James Mcil vaine (Suz); 4. Jerry Seip Jr. (Hon); 5. James Kapitan (Han). 62 S EPTEMBER 3. 2003' eye 40 t- EX: 1. Jerry Selp Jr . ( Han ): 2 . Greg Turner (Yam) : 3 Richard Rosseter (Yam ); 4. Chris Vannote (Hon) ; 5. Anthony Wlltk ins (Hon). i 40+ S/SR: I. William Petr\zz (Yam ): 2. Jeffrey Mesler (Yl,lm ); 3. Steven Lewis (S ill) ; 4. Jo hn Lapusnak (Yam); 5. George lucas (Han). Carve r County Fairground s Lukkari. Davis and a Decker Wild Card B y CHAD D RESSEN Gra v ity Park WA CON IA , MN, AUG . 6 -7 Rounds 35 and 36 of the Moto kazie Midwest Su percross Ser ies saw m any heated bat tles, fo r many d ifferent reasons - not the least of wh ic h was the fact tha t T ay lo r Luk k ari , the fastes t fema le 50cc O il- Injec ted rider th is side of the M aso n -Di xo n li ne, doesn 't c are th at "girls aren't supposed to ride dirt bike s." Eigh t -year-ol d L u k k a ri , a second -ye ar r ider, came i n t o Wedne sday ' s rac e with a sm all poi nt s lead. However, righ t on her tail wa s her g ood fr ie n d a nd ar ch r iv a l J a c o b Davis. Lu k k ari and Davis pretty much own the 50cc Oil -Inj ect ed class , despite the occasional win b y t h e lik es o f K ody Had l e r , Dillo n Sprague and T im Kerber. T his event wa s set to be no different. but then some th ing hap pen ed ... and its nam e was Ronald Deck er. A frequ ent participant at Motok azie' s Motocross Series , Dec k er d isr up ted th e pl an s o f both Lukkari and D avis. Wed nesda y night's q ualifier saw Davis win with r e lativ e ease, w h ile D eck e r h e ld off Lukkari for secon d . T he main eve nt was wh ere the tra in ca me off the track s. Early on, D eck er wa s leadin g, wi th Davi s in second and Lukkari charg ing fro m th ir d . T he ser ies point s leader m ade he r m ove by laun ch ing past Davi s, and she sudde nly foun d h er se l f alongs ide D e c k e r , t h e r e l a t i v e l y unknow n variab le. Dec ker and Lu kka ri ba tt led for a sho rt ti m e un til they in ad verten tly ta ngle d . putting Lukk ari int o th e face of a huge set of tripl es; she did n't finis h the race, as she was shaken up by the hard crash. Th is gave D eck er th e win and t he c o nsist en t Dav is a secon d-place finish . Thu rsday bro ught a new day . and m ayb e a case of sha k en c onfidence fo r the black -eyed Lukkari and Davis, since th is was the ir divi sio n and their po ints ra c e . Thu r sday ' s heat rac e and m ain eve nt were slightly less dramatic , as De c ke r wa s co n sp ic uous ly abse n t. Davis won , and Lukkari fini shed a close second , but the big story is still the series poi nts ra ce . With a DNF on day one, Lukkari reli nqu ished her points lead to Davi s - a lead she had ma in tained all se aso n lo ng . N ow , wi th n e vv • s Peterson Picks Up Gravity W i ns B y P ETE EMME CHILTON, WI, AUG . 8 Th e Friday Night Motocross Series at Gravity Par k was in fu ll swing , and m ore than 150 entrants were on hand to battle for positio ns an d top sup rem ac y in the series, which w ill cont inue th rough O ct ober. Gravity's one of th e best tr ack s in the Mid wes t fo r act ion under the lights. Th e tr ophie s are big , and the payout is really good. Ben Peters on was on the gas on his KTM on ce again in th e 65cc class. Pet erson had no prob l em t a k i ng b ack -to- b ac k m ot o w in s. Br ian Ludw ig (2 -2) fini shed a respectable sec on d ov era ll , while "Ma d Mat t" Opperma n went 3-3 for th ird . Peterson, a regular at Grav ity, is to ugh to get arou nd, as he's always charg ing to the fro nt . Pete rson also finished fourth ov erall in the 85 c c Ju nior class , via 4 -3 sco res . T ravi s Frassetto and Henry Isabelle each got mota wins. b ut Fras setto c a me o ut o n top w i th 2 - 1 sco re s, whil e Isab elle had t o sett le for third overall, behi nd Ludwig , with 1-4 tallies. Jeremy Hackbarth sho wed his do mi nanc e in the 125cc A and 2 50 c c A divisions with fo ur mota wins on the night. The class was small, but Hackbarth wa s hau ling! Garrett Hoj nack i finis hed sec ond in both motos and actu ally reeled in Hackba rt h in the second 125cc A m ot o but ran out of real estate . Hackbarth w o n th e 25 0c c A class ab oa rd h is Ho nda CR F 450 R an d th e 12 5 c c A c l ass o n hi s Kaw asak i. Severa l other rider s too k back - to -b ac k m ot a wins on th e da y . Sheena Haw s dom inated th e Women's cl ass on her Honda CR1 25 . Cod y Seve rin sen had his little KTM scr ea m ing in the ultracompetitive Pee Wee class. " Flyln ' Ryan" Norton had his Yam ah a out fro nt in th e 85 cc Senior cla ss, and he also took the wins in the 25 0cc C class . J oel Propson to pped the Mas ters Over 25 clas s. Ken Rohloff never used his Roll-Offs in the Vet divi sion , as he was way out front in th e old-but -still-k ind -of- fast class. Cory Smidel won the 250cc B class, eN Re sults PjW : 1. Cody Sevennsen: 2. Devan Barrette: 3. Derek Simpson: 4, Colin Hass: 5. Nick Markel. 65 : 1. Ben Peterson; 2. Brian Ludwi g: 3. Matt Opperman; 4 Jacob Ketchon; 5. Nick Markel 85 JR: I . Travis Frassetto: 2. Brian Ludwig; 3. Henry Isabelle; 4 Ben Peterson: 5. Matt Opperman. 85 SR: I. Ryan Norton; 2. Brandon Crevier: 3. Joshua Greatens: 4. Kasey Otis; 5. Brennan Graves. 125 A ; I. Jerem y Hackbart h; 2. Garrett Hojnacki : 3. Jacob laCount. 125 B: I . Aaron Sm ith: 2. Ryan Norto n; 3. Bria n Luxem ; 4. Steven Haug; 5. Bill DeGroot. 125 C: I. Mit chell Barrette: 2. Scott Batt er ma n; 3. Patrick Cichacki; 4. luke Willette; 5. Craig Almquist. 250 A: I. Jerem y Hackbarth; 2. Garrett Hojneckl. 250 B; 1. Cory Smidel; 2. Justin Tessmer. 250 C: I . Ryan Norton: 2. George Hoplensberger; 3. Nicholas Dessart; 4. Chris Fowles; 5. Jeessen Rolkosky . WMN: I . Sheena Haws; 2. Heather Hall: 3. Ashley Almquisl: 4. Abigail Zahorik; 5. Keri CampshJ re. 13·2 4: 1. Jacob laCount ; 2. Aaron Smith: 3. Brian Luxem: 4. Steven Haug; 5. Kasey Otis. MSTR 25t-; I. Joel Proceon. 2. Pete Emme. VET 30t-: 1. Ken Rohloff ; 2. Bill DeGroot ; 3. Scott Graham; 4. Pete Emme ; 5. Kevin McNiff . NON-CUR: I. Mike Derman: 2. Brent Bautch ; 3. Scott Rowe; 4. Tony Dorman: 5. .J onethen Mueller. Gravity Park: J e remy Hackba rt h cont i n ued his dominance at G ravity Pa r k 's Fri d ay Night Motocross Se rie s w it h f o u r mot o w ins, to p p in g the 125c c A and 250cc A classes i n C hilton , Wisconsin.

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