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CMA H ighPoint MX Series Round 2: H anford Fairgrounds Welcome to the Cen Cal Sauna Worth. Arthurs held on fo r sec ond in the opening ra ce . Lem oo re' s Johnny N ail had some bad luck and finished 10th in the first outing but ca me back st rong w ith the seco nd -mota win . A 10-1 sho w ing wasn't eno ugh to get him o n th e pod ium , but he sho we d th e k in d of speed that wi ll have people t aking him seriously fro m now o n. D yla n Fox fi ni shed second , followed by Worth and A rth urs. Wort h's 1 - 3 t a ll y w as pl enty fo r th e o vera ll win . A rthu rs finish ed secon d , and Fo x took th e final pod ium spot. K yl e K e ssin g er and J .J . Cox sw a p pe d victories in the 85cc Novice cl ass. Kessin ger' s 1-2 combo was just enough to beat Cox's 3 - 1 for th e clas s bragg ing rights, bu t Cox wa s right ther e. Jordan Colli ns fin ish ed third, ma king it a Yamaha sweep of th e top three position s. Hav e you ever seen those shirts th at say, "I surv ived Motocro ss m ath "? A ny on e able t o figu re o ut th e 12 5c c Beginner class' overa ll results wi th out the aid of a com puter deserve d a shirt ! T o sum marize, Ryan Bush got off to a good sta rt b y wi nn ing th e first m ot a , o ve r Ma cc Rigd on and A .J . Ma ul. Chr is Pott er was the g uy in th e fina l m ot o , d efe atin g K evi n Bro ok s and Maul, who fini shed th ird the sec ond straig ht time. Th e probl em for Pott er was tha t he fini shed sixt h in th e first ra ce , whil e Brooks was fourt h. Rya n Bu sh, wh o squea ke d out a fourth in th e last m ota , ended up ta ki ng the ov erall. His 1-4 ta lly was sligh tly better than Broo k s' 4 -2 sco re. Brooks too k seco nd, tha nks to th e tie break er, which was th e sec on d-mota fini sh. Ma ul sco red the same num - B y EDDIE G RA VEUNE HANFORD, CA, JULY 26 M otoc r oss has b e en c a lle d th e o rig i na l extreme spo rt. Think about it for a minute and yo u'll probably co me up with seve ral reasons. To the m ost c asual obs erver, the co m binatio n of spe ed and j umping stands out im mediate ly. T hose wh o rid e th ems el v es kn ow that th e p hysica l demands put on the rider are t h e toughest of any sport in th e world . Perhaps th e mo st ov erlook ed factors, thoug h, are the co nditio n s in wh ic h m otocr oss rac ers c o m pe te . Fro m extr em ely co ld and rai ny to brutally hot, m an and m achi ne both have t o be ready for anything. California riders a re not unfamilia r with hot a nd dry condi tions . Central Ca lifo rn ia e njoys months of triple-d igit temperatures during th e sum mer, bu t this y ear so me un sea so nab le weathe r syste ms thr ew in a new tw ist : high hum id it y . As if 105-d eg ree w ea th er wasn 't eno ugh, round t wo of the High Po int Seri es cam e du ri ng an unseaso nable streak of hi gh humid it y in the San J oaquin Vall ey . In sho rt, it was nast y out th ere, but tha t di dn't sto p th e ha rdest of the hard-c ore rac ers from co m ing out to compete. At tim es, litt le ki ds c an seem totall y ob livious to adversity. Th e SOcc riders fit right int o that stereo type, as no ne of t hem see m ed to no tice anythi ng unu sual. Th ey d id their usu al bench-racing and toy -bike track co nstruction during m ato s, nev er missing a beat. Th ings were prett y businessli ke on the track as wel l. Bru c e Mau an d Tyler Hjo rt land had a c oup le o f g ood o u t ing s. Co m peting agai nst eac h othe r in both th e 50cc (7 -8 ) and 50cc O pen cl asses, the two young racers tr aded m ota and overa ll win s. Mau , wh o has only been out of th e F irst -Ti m er s class fo r about a month , edge d Hjort land fo r the 50cc (7 -8) victory with 2- 1 m ot o fin ishes . Hjortland c am e back with a swee p in th e O pe n class , but M au was right th ere in seco nd bo th times out . It seemed to wo rk o ut p retty we ll, sinc e bo th were ecstat ic with thei r victo ries. In the 85cc Begi nner class , a fu ll gat e of rider s ca me out to play, and several of them were in contention for podium finis hes. J essy Art hu rs got out front in the first m ot a but eventually fell prey to Yama ha rider Ry a n Hanford Fairgrounds: Jessy Arthurs (220) and Ryan Worth (22R) were this close throughout t he better part of both 85cc Beginner mot os at round two of the CMA High Point MX Series in Hanfo rd, Californ ia. Worth won the class, and Arthurs was runner-up overall . 50 S EPTEMBER 3 , 2003' cue I e nevus III Q. ~ ~ Q. Hanford. C alifo rnia Result s: J u ly 2 6 , 2003 (Round 2 J 50 FfT: 1. Andrew Thompson (Pol); 2. Noah Bran ch (Han) . 50 (0-6): 1. x eieb Kessinger (KTM) ; 2. Chris Hernandez (KTM) . 50 (7. 8) : I. Bru ce Mau (K TM); 2. Ty ler Hjortland (K TM); 3. J acob Clem ents (KTM) . 50 O PEN: J. Tyle r HjortJand (KTM); 2. Bru ce Mau ( fITM) . 65 (9. t I): I. Tyler Wym ore (Suz); 2. A ustin Lauzon (Kaw); 3. J ustin Sweet (Ka w); 4. Tanner Simons (KTM); 5. Jo sh Pilg ( fITM). 65 NOV: I. Landon Sull ivan (KTM); 2. Robby Bake r (KlIw ). 65 X: 1. Lan don Sullivan (K TM); 2. T yler Wym ore (S uz): 3. Austin Lauzon (Kaw): 4. Tenner Simo ns (KTM); 5. J osh Pilg (KTM). 85 BEG: 1. Ryan Worth (Yam) ; 2. J essy Arthu rs (Hon); 3. Dylan Fa ll (Suz); 4. Nash Ande rson (Suz); 5. Johnny Nail (Hon). 85 NO V: I. Kyle Kessinger (Yam); 2. Jerry Cox J r. (Yam ); 3. Jo rdan Coll ins (YlIm); 4. Dustin Moody (YlIm): 5. J.B. Buller (YlIm). ogan (Han ): 2. Kody Melendrez (Suz): 3. Ben 8 5 BIW : 1. Kyle H J Ull~ u l {Hon); 4 . Jethro Prince (Suz) . 85 X: I. Kyl e Kessinger (Yam): 2. Dustin Moody (Yam) ; 3. Kyle Hogan (Han): 4. Jordan Colli ns (YlI m); 5 . Jerry Call J r. (Yam) . 125 BEG: I. Ryan Bu sh (Han) ; 2. Kev in Brook s (YlIm); 3. A .J. Mau l (Suz); 4. Chris Potter (Han) ; 5. Macc Rigd on (K lIw) . 12 5 NOV : I. Ben Wager man; 2. Br ent Merri ck (Suz): 3. Eric Ralls (Yam ); 4 . Ryen D' Ani go (Yam): 5. Je rod Pac k (Han). 12 5 1 NT; I. Weston Arth urs (Han) . 12 5 PRO: I. Zac Baxter (Yam) . 25 0 BEG: I. Ben Wagerma n (Ha n ); 2. Kevin Brook s (Yam); 3. Cody And erson (YlIm ). 25 -29 NOV : 1. Davi d Nichols (Yam) . VET BEG: I. Steve Lacey (Suz]: 2. Keith Swank (Yam). VET NOV : 1. Mat Br anch (Yam) . VET INT : l. Al Ru sh (Y am ); 2. An dy Herna ndez ( Yam ); 3 . Sleve n Atencio (Yam). VET PRO: I. Joh n Blalr (Han) : 2. Chicken Brewer (Hon). orr NO V : 1. Craig Heredia (Yam): 2. Sam Furlin (Suz). OfT INT: I . Mo!IrK Hawkin s (SUl) . OfT MSTR 1. J eff Baxter (Han ). : SPTSMN X: I. .James Leon (Hon); 2. Eric Rall s (Yam) ; 3. Jared Pack (Han) ; 4. A .J . Maul (Suz); 5. Chris Potter (Hon). Hackbarth's All Business ATHELSTANE, WI, AUG. 2 Nearly 320 riders attended ro und nine of the Nort hern Cup Mot ocro ss Serie s in At he lsta ne, Wiscons in, at the fast , tight, sandy confines of Pine Ridg e Rac eway . Pine Ridge had seen a lot of rain in the past few days, but th e tr ack was groo me d to perfe ct io n as th e series po int s bat tl es began to heat up . Un fortunatel y , Mot her Nature put a damper on m ost of the seco nd set of rnotos, but points were st ill ente red as th e crew go t in one co m plete set of m ot os. Al an Jo nas jumped out to th e early lead in th e Masters O ver 25 cl ass, with Frank Wei ss close beh ind. Chuc k Cisler wa s soo n hounding We iss fo r seco nd , while Jona s w as q uick ly gain ing gro und . Cisler m oved around We iss for second. Then Weiss slip ped back to fourth, b eh ind H on d a -m o u n t ed Sta c y A nde rso n . Jonas chec ke d out with th e win . Cisler held on to sec ond. A nderso n , Weiss and Lance Wo llin rounded out th e t op fiv e. Th e Ma st ers O ve r 2 5 rider s d id get their second moto in bef ore th e rains ca me. Jonas got a strong start and led early again . B rya n Barstow . wh o had a m iserable first m ota , was in seco nd f or m ost of the r ac e u nt il Wo llin passed him for sec ond on his Yamaha. Wollin had no chance of ca tc hing Jonas , bu t he did get th ird overall with a 5 -2 ta lly, beh ind Cisler ( 2 -4 ). J onas inc rease d hi s bi g poi nt s lead in th e cl ass, as well as in th e Vet A Over 30 div ision, as he won that , too. Ben Pet erson took th e early lead in the fast Mi n i 65cc (7 - 1 1) di vision. Hunt er N y str om sn eaked into second ea rly on , while N ath an LaPort e and Scott McCon nell battled it out for fourth . Nystr om was on Peterson ' s rear fender as they entered th e va lley sectio n . Wh en the " iw ll Hanford Fa irgroun d s Northern Cup Motocross Series Round 9: Pine Ridge Raceway B y P ETE EMM E -----~ w be r of points with his 3 -3 tall y but ended up with t he ex ac t sam e stand ing in th e overall points. Th e Sp ortsman X rac e brought some of th e best Beginner and N ovic e riders together on bot h 12 5cc and 2 50cc m achines. Naturally, th er e were so me big four-stro kes o u t fro nt. J am es Leon was rippin g on h is Ho nda 4 50 and too k th e victory ove r Eric Rall s and J arod Pack, both of wh om p ut in very nic e rid es. Sure , the weather was a litt le bit of a drag , but in the end , it was noth in g th at a litt le bit of MX co uldn' t cure . Here' s hoping that th e High Point S er i es sees so me l ow t emp s in t h e rema ini ng rounds. lead er s sta r te d t o run in to lapped t raffi c , laPorte wa s in seco nd , behind Peterson. T hen Peterson got ca ug ht beh ind some tr affi c, and LaPort e took the lead . Th en McC onn ell pa ssed Peterson fo r seco nd. LaPorte took th e big win, while McCon nell held down second . Peterson wound up a respe ct abl e th ird afte r a t ou g h race . Peter son d id r edeem himself in the Min i J unior (7 -1 1) cl ass with a big win over some good co mpetition . Jeremy Hackbarth was all business in th e 2 50cc A class , gett ing a st ro ng holeshot on his Kawasak i. Matt M aier m oved into seco nd . Jonas go t past Maier early on in th e rhy thm sect ion, as did Eric Weise. Th en Weise passed J ona s for seco nd . Jo nas sta lled it on the sec o nd lap , making w ay fo r Maier t o sta rt hi s charge. Weise hit th e sand w ith his Honda , let ti ng M a ier mo ve in t o se co nd, bu t b y then Hackbarth was out fron t with th e victory. - I didn' t get a grea t start, and I had to wor k aro und some guys, and I ac t ua lly pu ll ed in Hac kbarth. but I ran o ut of t ear -off s, and it wa s rea lly h ar d t o see ," sa id Mai er of h is cha rge th rough the pack to fi nish second. " I tried a few times to get arou nd him by choosing some different li nes. but I co uldn't make it, so I t houg h t a bout t h e sec o n d m ot o a nd m ayb e try to get him then." Hackbarth lau nc hed ou t fro nt in the sec ond m ot a , with Ma ier in t ow . T he track was freshly groo me d and lik e a fr eeway , givi ng no one in the back a chanc e t o cat ch up to th e leaders. Hackbarth t ook the second -mota win , but no t by m uch , as M aier never gave up and p lac ed second with a va l iant eff o rt . His 2 -2 tally was goo d for seco nd overall . Ma ier was on th e gas in th e 125cc A cla ss, be at i n g o u t W e i se a n d H ackb a rth fo r th e big win . Pine Ridge Racew ay: Jeremy Hackbart h won the 250cc A class on a rain-shortened race day in Athelstane , Wisconsin, site of round nin e of th e Northern Cup Motocros s Series. " I wa s thi rd in the sec ond co rn er, but the leaders fell - Ha ckba rt h and Cr aig Walla ce and th en I pr ett y much cruised fr om th ere on, " Maie r said of hi s 125cc A win . Kim W il c h e ck p ut o n a sh ow i n th e Women's clas s, beating out 11 oth er gals to incr ease her po int s lead in the Nort hern Cup Ser ies ov er Sheena Haws and Heather Roac h. Ro ach m i ssed ro und n ine , as she h ead ed south to Te nnessee to battle in th e Women's 80 -105cc division at th e Lo retta Lynn ' s Ama teur Mo toc ross Nati onal Champions hips. Co li n Hass on ce aga in do mi na ted th e Pee Wee Junio r (4-6 ) class w ith an astoun ding victory aga inst 13 other hi p-high yo ungsters , scoring back -to -beck m ota wi ns. Gun nar Nystro m too k sec ond overall with 3 -2 sco res . J us t a fe w m ot o s int o the secon d set of motos , the rains cam e, as expec t ed , and cut short the day ' s eve n ts. A ll sco res will co un t toward th e fin al season -end ing po in t s in the Northem Cup Series . Pi ne Ridge Ra c eway Athelstane. Wisconsin Result s : Augu st 2, 2003 (Ro und g J P/W JR : 1. Colin Hass; 2. Gunn ar Nystrom : 3. A .J. Woll er: 4 Ad am Reek ; 5. Trevor Semrow . P/W SR: 1. Christopher Benavides; 2. Colton Greaves; Nystrom; 4. R.J. Lego; 5. Cody Sevennsen. MIN I 65 : t. Nathan Leporte ; 2. Scott McConnell ; 3. Ryan 3. Ben Peter - son; 4. Hunter Nystrom; 5. Brian Ludwig . I . Ben Pete rso n ; 2. Ch as e N ys t ro m : 3 . Scott McConnell ; 4. Wade Gilbert; 5. Matt Opperman . MIN I SR: I. Bria n Colli ns: 2. Cody Sokoli k; 3. Bryo n Servl: 4. M IN I JR ; T im Stepheni; 5. Brend en Crevier. 125 A: 1. Mati Maie r; 2. Eric Weise: 3. Jeremy Hac kbarth; 4. Crllig Wallac e; 5 . Devin Haws. 125 B : 1. Steven Eberhardt: 2. Paul T tlque; 3. Aaron Stroebel ; 4 Ryen Woelfel; 5. Dan Flet cher . 125 C 0 ยท1 : I. Denn is Roushle: 2. Robert Land olt ; 3. Dustin Maes; 4. C a l~ Sala; 5. Nick Thoma s. 125 C 0 -2 : 1. Ryan Hugh son: 2. Nic k Weiss: 3. Chase Clo ver; 4. J oe Wittoc k ; 5. Derek Warren. 250 A: 1. Jerem y HlICkb ll rth ; 2. Matt Maier; 3. Er ic Weise: 4. Al an J ona s; 5. SlIInley Nooyen. 25 0 B : 1. Je~my Smith ; 2. Michllel Groieau; 3. Cory Smi del; 4 Nethen Sprang : 5. Jaco b Collins. 2 50 C: 1. Rich ard Gouge ; 2. Chris Fowles: 3 . J o n Hyde: 4. Nicho las De5Sllrt.;5. DlIv id Osterman. OPEN: I. Jerem y HlIckbllrth; 2. Eric Wei~; 3. Chuc k Cisler; 4. Lance Wolli n; 5. Stanley Nooye n. SPTS MN A: 1. J erem y Hackb.!J rth; 2. Craig Wall ace: 3 . Jacob laCount SPTSMN B: 1. Jeremi Smi th; 2. Mic hlld Groleau; 3. Paul TUque; 4. Tyler Jenema; 5. Jesse Berger. WMN: 1. Kim Wil ch eck ; 2. Sheena HlIws; 3 . A lici a Hecn er; 4. E1 lshll Kessel: 5. Jessica Whit e. MSTR 25 +: I. Allin J onll S; 2. Chuck Cisler; 3. Lance Wolli n; 4. Frll nk W~i5.S ; 5. Staq Anderson. VETA 30 +: I. A lan JOM S; 2. J ohn Greaves; 3. Bry an Barsto w: 4. Fronk Weiss; 5. Lyle Bl ock . VET B 3 0 +: l . Jo!ISOO Fudala; 2. (ert; 4. Ski p Dwyer; 5. Kevin Kolb us. Cheries Savabki; 3. Rob Hoe- SR 4 0+ : I. Mik e Frank ini; 2. Chll rl~s Savll tski ; 3. Cl"lIlg Gutenbr.rg; 4 . DlIvid Pennebeck en 5. She wn O' Brien. SR 50 +: 1. Mel Piontek ; 2. James Hackba rth . NON-CUR: 1. Shewn O'Brien; 2. Tony Dorm an; 3. Mike Dorma n; 4. Seth Galler; 5 . Eri c Laedk e. Z-ADDY: 1. Alex lardinios; 2. Rod Minell u: 3 . Craig Wallo!lce; 4. Kevin McN iff; 5. Ryne Hess.