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Canadian National Motocross S es eri Round 6: R ivergladeMX Park Roy, Sipes Motor to Moncton Wins the next lap I started to flow a littl e better. I fo und a few n ew lin es, an d I slowly caught up to hi m and ma de th e pass , We h ad a lit tl e co ntact; I d idn' t m ean for it to h app en - there we re so m any r ut s ou t th er e, an d th e t rack was bru ta ! - but it was a good rac e." In l 25c c ac t io n , R i c hm o n d Rac i ng K aw a sa k i 's Ryan Sipes had a st r o n g da y, allo wi n g h im to bui ld an eiq ht- poi nt series lead over defending 12 5 c c Ea st c hamp D err ick Fis he r. Team La bel It No rthpoint Yama ha's J oe l Saarits g rabb ed th e holeshot but was qui ck ly o v e rt a k en b y S ipes, S aa rits st uc k w it h t he Kaw asak i rider, while Pier ce Cha m be rlain and KTM ' s Ryan Lo ckh ar t ran th ird an d fourt h . Fish er was force d to work hi s wa y up from th e ba ck of the pa ck aft er a first-t urn c rash. Loc k hart blew by bot h Cham berlain and Saarit s in to secon d pl ac e b u t th en c r ashe d, letti n g Sa arlts, C hamberlai n and Rand y Vala de by . Si pes ran away , wh ile Valade passed Saa ri ts fo r sec ond . Si pes t ook th e win with a lea d th at stretc he d up to 19 secon ds . Vala de fi nish ed secon d, and Saa ri ts picked up h is fi rst podi um fi nis h. In the second 125cc mota, Saa rits grabbe d the hole sbot again an d led until a fir st -lap fla t sent him bac k in th e pack . Cham berlai n got o ff t he li n e in secon d , w ith F isher runni n g third . With Saa rits slo we d by th e fl at , Cham berlain took over the lead . with Fisher now in second . J eff Yentz er wa s thi r d . Fi sh er pr es sured Ch amb erlain an d qui ck ly m a d e th e pass, but Chamberlain did a good j ob of keep ing him in sig ht. Behind th e top tw o , Yentz er rode in third , whil e Valade and Sipes worked the ir wa y tow ard the leaders . Si pe s made the m o v e int o sec on d p lac e, behind Fisher and ahead of Chamberla in. He wa s st ar ti n g t o c lose th e gap wh en a ro c k th rew h im off th e bik e and let Chamberlain m ove b a c k up t o th e secon d sp o t. S i pes remount ed qu ickl y in fou rt h pla ce and focused on ca t c h in g F is her aga in . Sipe s rep assed Ch am be r la in and was cl os ing in on F is her when time ran o ut. Fisher took the win , with Sipes in secon d and Chamberlain in thi rd . Si pe s' 1-2 fini shes earn ed him th e o ve rall fo r t he day a nd sent h im to th e top of th e poi nts rac e, By A LLISON K ENNEDY Honey Lake Motocross Park: At rou nd two o f the Summer Se ries in Milford, Ca lifo rn ia, A lyssa Rhett domi nated the second 50cc (4-6) Begin ne r mota, becom ing t h e first girl to win a m ota on the Honey Lake Pee Wee track ever! an d he showed no m er c y as he bla st ed pa st th e front r id ers. By th e tim e t he gr een fl ag came out, Simin oe had a 10 -second lead on second place. In th e im morta l word s o f track ann ou n c er Bob "'M o to m outh " Kav ak is, Simi noe is " nasty -fast!" Sim inoe's feet sta yed firmly plant ed on the peg s as he negot ia ted the co mers li k e a tru e ex pert. Beh ind him , Eva n s w as fe nding off Ada m s as th e two fo ught fo r sec o n d p lace . Ev ans is also a vet eran of the Honey Lake Pee Wee track , a nd he us e d his knowledge to edge forwa rd . Fr om seemingl y o u t of n owhe re , Dy lan Gore took the seco nd- and th ir d -pl aced riders by sur prise as he chose an outs ide: lin e on th e ta bletop j um p j ust befo re the fi nish line an d q uietly m ov ed into sec ond p lac e. A lways a strong co m pe tito r, Lu k e Jump was ho ld ing on to fift h p lace like it wa s fi r st ; J ump is a del ight to wa tc h, and h is st yl e is un iq ue an d refr eshin g. Gore fo und th e pa c e up fro nt too dem a n d in g an d w as pass ed b y Evans and Ad ams , w ho were st il l batt li ng fo r second pla ce . Jum p was ga ini ng co nfidence. and as Gore sho wed signs of slowing, Ju mp made his m ov e into fo urt h . A dam s took co ntro l o f th e situ ati o n and made his final decla ration and passed Ev ans, decidin g the final outcome of m o t o on e . Simin oe c r os se d th e finiah -Hn e j um p n earl y 15 seconds ahead of se co nd placed A da ms and th ir d -pl ac ed Eva ns . J um p a nd O l so n w e r e a so lid fo u rt h a nd fi ft h , respectively . In the 50cc (4 -6) Advan ced clas s, Aus tin Ching was a blur of y ello w as he rou nded th e co rne r onto the Pee Wee track first , cla iming t he h ol esh ot. Tu c k er L ar r ieu overest ima ted the c o rne r an d went wid e, wh ich actually m ade him th e on ly ride r n ot to b e ca ught in the p ileup c ause d by Chi ng 's Cob ra wh en it sli ppe d out from undern eath him . La rr ieu reel ized his good fortune and bla sted away from th e o the r thre e r id er s. He wa s fo llowed by Dev in Hear d, A ustin Rod gers and a di strau gh t Ch ing . L arri eu h ad b o th Hear d and Rodgers close be hind hi m , and when Larr ieu hesitat ed on th e tabletop after the whoop section , Heard used th is as the ope ning he needed and hap p i ly t ook fi r st p la ce . La rrieu c ame in cl ose behi nd with second, fo llowed by Rodgers and Ching with solid th ird - and fourth-p lace fi nish es. This cla ss, by far , had th e most fun on th e Pee Wee tra ck. Rodgers had hi s b est fin ish of the day , an d, aft er th e seco n d m ot a , ato p his fat her 's sho ulders, Rodgers fel t com pell ed to l et e ve ryo ne kn ow hi s o p i nio ns o n the c hange s to the tra ck. "The n ew wh o op se c t i on i s s o coo l," Rodgers declared . " Yeah , it is sweet! " "W hat y ou guys h a v e d on e is gr ea t and sho ws the pa ren ts th at y ou are reall y making an awesom e effo rt when it c omes to the k ids," added the elder Rodgers . T he fin al class on the 50 cc track were the 4- to 6-year-o ld Beginners . A lyss a Rhett m ade history in her seco nd mota of the da y , being th e fi rst yo ung lad y to w in a Pee Wee m o ta since th e tr ack' s openi ng in 2001. Rhett not only won , sh e claim ed th e h olesho t an d led th e en tire rac e; ba ttling wi th her co us in A .J . Sh er idan fo r th e maj o r it y o f th e ra c e, she managed to ke ep him at ba y to take the w in. A nother no teworthy ride r in this cla ss wa s Kelton D oc k e n d o rf , wh o le ft m any o bservers awes tru ck w ith his r iding sk ills ~ es pe ci ally since th is was his fir st rac e! Do ckend orf lov ed the tra c k and put in g reat ri des all week end . Chezney Wosic k and Kirsten Lealtad rou nded out the top fi v e for the day; both h ave sh own tr emendous growth o v er th e last few races . Wi th one ro und to go and awe some prizes up for g rabs , ex pect at io ns are that the fi n al ro und is going to be as good as th e fi rst two . H o ney Lake M otocross P ark Milford. C alifornia Results. Augu s t 3 . 2003 (Rou n d 2 J 50 (4 -6 ) BEG: I . A.J . Sheridan (Kaw); 2. Kelton Dockendorf (Lem ); 3. Alyssa Rhett (Han); 4. Kirsten Leaned (KTM); 5. Cheaney Wosick (Yam). 50 (4-6) ADV: 1. Austin Ching (Cob) ; 2. Tuck er Larrieu (Pol) ; 3. Devin Heard (KTM); 4. Austin Rodgers (KTM). 50 (7+ ): I. Ty Siminoe (KTM); 2. Colle n Evans (KTM); 3. Billy Adams (KTM); 4. Luk e Jum p (Han): 5. Hunter Roberts (pol). 60 BEG: I. Austin Hoeft (KTM); 2. Zachary Cochran (KTM); 3. Jeremy Elwell (Kaw); 4. Colten Evans; 5. Derek Woodford (KTM). 60 JR : I. Garrett Baxter (Kaw); 2. Ty Siminoe (KTM); 3 . Anthony Walsh (KTM); 4. Chase Bchele (KTM); 5. Cory Colomb ini (KTM). 60 INT: I. Aaron Simin oe (KTM ); 2. Danny Robik (Kaw); 3. Dakota Neuffer (KTM). 80 BEG: 1. Travis Broussard (Han); 2. Garrett Baxter [Yam] ; 3 Luke Blankenship (Suz); 4. Donny Velasco (Kaw); 5. Jason Shipman. 80 JR : I. Bla ke J ump ( Kaw); 2. Clin t Loudenburg (Han); 3 .James velesco (Han); 4. Paden Babcock (Vam ): 5. Ronny Soulliere (SUI). 80 INT: 1. Tyler Vork (Han); 2. Ryan Eager (Yam ]: 3. Taylor Bittn er (Yam ). S/ MINI: I. Tyler York (Han) ; 2. Joshua Marros (Kaw); 3. Ryan Eager (Yam ); 4. Ronny Soulliere [Suz ); 5. Taylor Bittner (Yam) 125 BEG: 1. Kenny Ingalls (Yam); 2. Dustin Poe (Yam); 3. Clint Loudenburg (Han); 4. Brad Powell; 5. Kendall Cole (KTM). 125 JR : I. Ryan Toom ey (Kaw); 2. Brandon Powell (SUI); 3. Jacob Robik (Suz) ; 4. Sieve Jum p (Kaw); 5. Chris Grant (Han) . 125 1NT: 1. Je ff Klino (Yam) : 2. Rory Krein (KTM); 3. Ju stin Soule (Kaw); 4. Nic van de rrnade (Yam); 5. Jed Pope (SUI). 125 PRO: 1. Nick Baugh (Yam ); 2. Josh Peterson (Han) . 250 BEG 1. Blake Poe (Yam) ; 2. Zebulon Moore (Han) ; 3. Kyle : Cole (KTM); 4. Rob Azevedo (Han); 5. GlIry Mitchell (Han). 250 J R: 1. Joe Shipman (Vam) ; 2. Daniel Mowesy (Kaw) ; 3 Greg Thiessen (Han) ; 4. Josh Jacobs (Han); 5. Steven Wear (Han). 250 INT: 1. Matt Hall (Yam ); 2. Aaron Harvey (Vam); 3. Darren Sturgeon (Yam); 4. Tyee Jackson (SUI); 5. Reese Zunino (Hon) . 250 PRO: I . Brian Roth (YlIm); 2. Nick Baugh (Vam); 3. Josh Peterson (Han). WMN: I. Stephanie Cencllle (Han); 2. Nikk i Mo!Irsho!lll; 3. Rhonda Elwell (Han) . 25+ BEG: 1. Daniel Henning (Yam) : 2. Shane Gore (Vam). 25+ JR: J. John Hay (Han) ; 2. Swesfe Hell (Yam); 3. Ryan White (Han) ; 4 . Mike Stum baugh (SUl); 5. Chris Shea (Vam ). 30+ BEG: I . Adr ian Webster (Han); 2. Brian Powell (Suz]: 3. Jason Durgan (BBR); 4. Zak Schulps; 5. Paul Musser. 30 + INT: 1. Aaron Bissell (Yam); 2. Kelly Hamm er; 3. Pete Neely (Han); 4 . John D. Van Note (Han); 5. Scott Sm ell {Han} . 30. EX: l. Steve Brown (Han) : 2. Brian Eatherly (Han); 3. Eric Schacht (Hon); 4. Chris Porcello (SUl) . 30 + PRO; I . Bnen Roth (Vil m ); 2. Donnie Cantelcupi (Vam); 3. Tim Nobles (Vam) ; 4. Ron McCoy (Yam) . 38 + PRO: 1. Kevin Truex: 2. Bill Maxim (Kaw). 40 + J R; 1. Lance Lollar (Yam ); 2. Mark Hodges (Yam): 3. Steve Gard (KTM): 4. Gary Truesdill (Han); 5. George Heas (Yam). 40 + INT : J. Kenn y Thore son (Han); 2. Jay O'Neil l; 3. John Malchaski; 4. Jeff Spoor (Ka w); 5. Scott Ingersoll (Yam). 40+ EX: I. Eric Schacht (Han ); 2. Bill Maxim (Ka w); 3. Brian Eatherly (Han); 4. Gilbert Chick (Han). 50+ ALL: I. Bill Maxim (Kaw); 2. Barry Anderson. OPEN: I . Matt Hall (Yam) ; 2. Jeff Klino (Vam ): 3. Darren Stur geon (Yam); 4. Justin Soule (Kaw); 5. Kevin Truax. MO NCTON ,NB,CANADA , AU G. 3 F o r th e seco n d week in a r o w, Bla ckfo o t Honda' s Jean -Sebas tien Ro y took the overa ll win. Despit e a bri lli an t battle between Ro y and t eamm at e Da mon H uffman in th e seco nd m oto , Ro y co m bine d his fi rst -mota win with a second- place fin ish fo r an o th er 4 7 points. The win gives Ro y a 42 -p oint lea d ov er Huffman . In the fir st mota, Ro y shared th e podium with so me new face s, Vision O ne Suzuki' s Ev an Lau ghr idg e earne d his first 25 0c c podi urn , finish in g sec o n d, Co or s Light Suzuki ' s Ma rc o Dor sch was third a fte r c apit alizing on Huffman 's fi rst -m o te fa ll. Riv erside Yama ha 's Greg Sc hnell grabbed th e hol eshot , with Laughridge, Huffman and local her o Mitc he ll Cooke in tow, A first- tur n pileup slo we d dow n a num ber of c ontenders, includ i ng D e cke r , Diab lo Honda ' s Doug Dehaan , Ho leshot's Dusty Klatt , and Machine Racing 's Chuc k Mesley . Laughridge q ui ck ly to ok th e lead , with Hu f fm an in second a nd Cooke in th ir d , Huffm an made th e pass on Lau ghridge and was running away wh en he went do wn alone. Lau gh rid g e reg ain ed th e lead but soon h ad Roy to deal wIt h. Roy had worked his way up from a 10 th -place st art to m ak e a ch arge fo r th e fro nt. Lau ghridge kept Ro y at b ay, b ut eve n tua lly the champ took over. Do rsch rod e alone in third. " He didn 't help me o ut at all ," said Roy of Laughridg e's first pod ium rid e. " He wa s ridi ng v ery well. I was r iding my best , t oo , I m ad e so me mistak es, h e m ade so me m ist a k es, I passed him , but I thin k we both rod e a good ra ce," T he ba ttl e between Roy and Huffma n con tinued in th e sec ond 25 0cc rnoto. Sch ne ll got th e hol eshot, wit h KTM ' s Ryan Ga u ld a nd Lang e in tow . Roy sta rted fourt h, while Huffm an got a m idpack start . Schne ll led briefly, whil e Roy passed Gauld and Lange . Roy took the lead and pull ed away fro m the pack. Soon Lang e was o n Sc hnell, lo ok ing for secon d pla ce, When Lange made the pass on Sch nell , Huffman had c a u g h t the lea de rs ; Huffman mu scl ed his wa y p ast Ro y , taki ng over th e lead in a t ight co rn er. Huffman rode ou t fron t for th e rest o f the m ot o . Ro y lost the p ac e for a few lap s, allowi ng Huffman t o bu ild a bit of a lead ; then Roy m oun t ed a lat e-race ch arge. Lange held off Decke r for thi rd. Huffm an said that any con tact du ri ng th e p ass on Roy wa s unin te ntional. " It took m e a while to get going ." Hu ffm an rep o rt ed . "T h e fi rst turn or tw o , I c o uld see J SR st art in g to get away fro m m e, an d th en Riverg la de MX P ark Moncton. N ew Brunswic k R e s u lt s . August 3. 2003 (Round 6 of OJ 2 50 PRO: 1. .Jeen-Sebesuen Roy (Han); 2. Damon Huffman (Han); 3, Dll rcy lange (Kaw); 4 . Evan Laughridge (Suz]: 5. Marco Dorsch [Sur] . 125 EAST PRO: 1. Ryan Sipes (Kaw): 2. Randy Valade (Han ); 3. Derrick Fisher (SUl): 4 Pierce Or embertem (Yam ); 5. Ryan Lockhart (KTM) R iverg lade M X Park: Darcy Lan ge (20) a nd Da m o n Hu ffm a n (120) le ad t h e q u al ifyin g action at round s ix o f the Ca nadia n National Motocross Se ries in Moncton, New B runswick, Can ad a. cue e n e 't.N' s S EP T EMBER 3 , 2003 53