Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Mo nkey continued to hol d Patr ick at bay , and at halfw ay he starte d gain ing ground on Groce, cho osing to sta y on the inside groov e. Wi th th ree la ps to go, sudde nly Groce dived int o turn on e a little too ho t , and Mo nk ey was there on th at inside lin e to chall enge for th e win . Side by side dow n the short straigh t to turn th ree , Mo nkey h ad a fi r m footh ol d o n the in sid e . f o rcing Gr o c e t o go the lo ng wa y aro und out of fo ur and down th e fro nt str aight . Gr oce was sideways the ent ire lengt h of th e straig ht and into turn one , di vi ng fo r th e inside ap ex . but he fo u nd a deter m i ned M onk ey ins tea d , and ag ai n G roce had to m a intai n m uch high er speed to outdis tance the relent less Mo nk ey , A t the white fl ag , it wa s Bedd ingf ield by a breath , The fina l lap had the crowd on its feet , as t he le ad wa s swa p ped t hree t imes throug h one , two and th ree. As they rou nde d turn fou r, Monk ey ap peared to have the win, but Gro ce gra bbed a fistful o f th rot tle and unc orked the m oth er o f all dr ives to p as s for the wi n by m ere inc hes at the finis h line. Th e Ama teur Op en cl ass was a fig ht to th e fin ish as we ll, w ith th ree or four ride rs eac h taki ng the ir shot at Kawa sak i jocke y " How lin' Howard " Ba rne s, who wo n each of th e he at races. Dav id Larue and Isbell gave it th eir best shot, but th ey ult imately fin ished in that order. Result s 50 BEG: I . Christopher Buckman (KTM) ; 2. J ayson Peer (KTM) ; 3 . Scott Crene (Pol) : 4. D.J . Boni ni (pol): 5. Cjeyron Hunsinger (Cob ) 50 NOV: 1. Wesley Caspillo (KTM ); 2. Robert Nelem y (Cob); 3 Austin Cowdery (Lem) . 501NT : 1. MlIrk Breden (Pol). 50 (0-6): I. A ustin Cowdery (Lem ): 2. Robert Nalem y (Cob) : 3. Seen Crane (Pol) ; 4. Tim my Winslow (KTM) : 5. Sammy Bell (Cob) . 50 ( 7-8) : 1. Mark Breden (Pol): 2. Christopher Buckma n (KTM) ; 3. .Jeyscn Peer (KTM) ; 4 . Clayton Hunsinger (Cob ). 50 P/W SHAFT : l. Ten na Howard (Yam) . 50 XR/ZSO: 1. Chase Hunter (Hon ); 2. Andrew Ungueroa (Hon) . 60 BEG : I. we e Brooks ( KT M) ; 2. An thon y Sc hiel! (KTM) ; 3. T -La White (Kaw); 4. Mark Brad en (KTM); 5. Anth ony Neve (Kaw) 60 NOV: I . Mich ael Fontana (KTM) : 2. Matt Coc hran (Kaw); 3. Anthony Parks (Suz]: 4 . Damon Iwanaga (Kaw). 60 (O-B): I. Mark Braden (KTM); 2. Mall Crane (KTM); 3. Ryan Fult on (Suz) ; 4. Wesley Caspillo (KTM): 5. Steven Gonsalve s (Kaw). 60 (9 -1 1); I. T ·La Whit e (Kll W): 2. Damon Iwanaga (Kaw); 3 Michlle l Fontene (KTM): 4 . Anth ony Parks (SUl) ; 5. Anth ony Sch iell (KTM). BEG D· l : 1. Doug Swartz (Yam): 2. Mark Browne (Han); 3. Michael Ascerrunz (Sur): 4. Larry Qu intana (Han); 5. Daniel Robbert (Kaw) . BO BEG 0 -2: 1. Bran don Newman (Ka w); 2. Kenn y Bowman (Yam); 3 . Kenny Shrader (Ha n) : 4. Cod y Wede -B andm i (Yam); 5. Layth Bokh ali (K iJW ). NOV: 1. Kotowski (Yam): 2. Mario Bonfante (Yam ): Zach An drade (KTM); 4. Mark Fitzgerald (Han): 5. AIi ~ Ni l! (Yam) . BO INT; J. Marcu s Br adshaw (Yam): 2. Preston Mull (Yam); 3. Rick y Ak ers (Hon) . 80 (B· I I): I. Zech A ndrade (KTM) ; 2. Daniel Robert (Ka w); 3. Cody Benn ett (Yam ): 4 . Preston Mull (Yam ): 5. Brandon Newman (K aw ). BO ( 12- 16) ; I . Marcus Brad shaw (Yem) : 2. Rick y Ake rs (Han); 3 . Cary Kotow ski (Yam) : 4 . Ali sa Ni x (Yam ); 5. Taylor Garbutt (Yam). 125 BEG D· 1: I. Chase Myer s (Yam); 2. Tro y T inuc ci (Yam) ; 3 Robert Girton (YlIm); 4. Derek Cappi ello (Yam); 5. Ryen O'Sulliva n (Yam ). 125 BEG D-2: I. David Casp illo (Yam ): 2. Shawn Teener (Han): 3, J .D. Tuelter (Yam); 4. Eddy Neve (Yam) ; 5. Ton y O' Reilly (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Ross Three t (SUl) : 2. Travi s McRae (Yam) ; 3. Beau Wiegand (Yam ); 4. .Jascn Dodson (Yam ); 5 . Chad Crawford (Suz]. 125 INT : 1. Steven Hernandez (Suz); 2. Ron De J esus (Yam). 125 PRO : I. Brend en J ones (Su z]: 2. David Gassin (Yam); 3 . J errad Fisher (YlI m): 4. Mike Newnhem (Yll m ); 5. Tony Wolf (Yam) . 250 BEG: I. Garrett Law (Yam); 2. Chase Myers (Yam) : 3. Ed Neva (Yam); 4. Donny Thurs ton (Yam ): 5. Tracey Sto neham (Ka w ). 25 0 NOV : 1. C.J. Mliria ( YlI m ); 2. Mic ha el Came ! (Yam ); 3 . Tr avis McRae (Yam); 4. Sha un Sc hofi eld (Yam ): 5. Sco tt Br unte n (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Steven Hemendee (Suz): 2 . Ron De J esus (Yam ): 3 . Robert Fouts (Hon ); 4. Gary Forrest (Yam ): 5. Michael Phill ips (Yam ). 250 PRO: I. Adam Miller (Yem] : 2. Auggie Rod rigue! (Hon): 3 . Dan Paladino (Yam ); 4. Brende n Jones (Suz): 5. Dann y Barbe r (Han) . 4 ·STRK 90 · 150 : 1. Jo natha n Davis (Yam ): 2. Londell Redma n (Yam ): 3 . Brian Bechtel (Hon ); 4 . A.J . J ones (Suz). WMN : J. Lucy Freer (Han) ; 2. A manda A scarrunz (Yam ); 3. Jolita Nave (Han ); 4. Glna Brindley (Han ); 5. Cli rli O'Sull ivlln (Han ). SC HBY: I. B eau Wieg and (Yem ] : 2. Ro ss T h reet {S uz]: 3 Ca mero n Ew ing (Suz ); 4 . Dan iel Duarte (Suz ); 5 . Cha d Cr awford (Suz). OPEN; I. c.J. Maria (Yam); 2. Robert Fo uts (Han ). 3 0 ~ BEG : I. Ken Sandahl (Yam ): 2. Jason Clar ke { Ha n} ; 3 . David Caspi ll o (Yam ): 4 . Sonny Taylor ( KlIw ): 5 . Kevin O'C on no r (Han ). 30 ... NOV: I. Jason Dodso n (Han) : 2. Dua ne Bonini (Yam ): 3. Searcy And rew! (Hon ): 4 . J un ior Gabrielli ( SUl ); 5. Marc us Woods (Han ). 30 1 NT: 1. Gary Forest (Yam) . 30 ...PR : I. Dan Paladino (Yam) : 2. Danny Barbe r (Han ); 3. Ron O Hein (Han) ; 4. Shawn Parks (Suz); 5. Ken Nolan (Han). 40 ... BEG: 1. Ed Neva (Yll m ): 2. Phil Ascarrunz (KTM) : 3 . Zach Booth (Han ): 4. Rick Dillon (Hon) ; 5. Todd Tueller (Han). 40 NO V; 1. Leroy Perry (Han): 2. Russ Paden (Han) . 40 1NT: 1. Rich T ill gO (Hon); 2. Jerry Fouts (Han ). OUT\.AW XR50 STK: 1. Tyson Tiago (Han) ; 2. Jonathan Dav is (Han) ; 3 . Kenny Shrader (Han): 4. An tho ny Neve (Han); 5. Ched Wil · ley (Han ). OUTLAW XR50 MOD : I . Sieve tovaua nc (Han ); 2. Mike Jone s (Han) : 3 . Daniel Neva (Han); 4 . Eddy Ne ve (Han) ; 5 . Ga rre t Law (Han) . OUTlAW XR50 (9 . 12): I. Lee Penere (Han); 2. Branden White (Hon) . DFC 60; I. w ee Brooks (KTM). OFC 80: I. .Jonatha n Davis (KT M). OFC B/BK : I. Ron De Je sus (Yam). ao ao Lodi Cycle Bowl: So u za Rac ing 's Elizabeth Ho c ki n g has comple ted Lodi, Californ ia ' s first two " M o m s o n ly " rac es in fi r st plac e . Results PfW SR: I . Do m inic Colindrea : 2. Jake Strong. P/W 5TK: 1. Scott Hampton: 2. Seth Fischer. P/W ST K C: I . Chance Hines : 2. Mega n Martin: 3 . Ada m Hernandez. 60 A: I. Tony Da vila; 2. Mkh ae l Ma rtin. 60 B: 1. Jam es Williams , 60 C: I. Cole Crowley. 80 A: 1. Anthony Fa ng: 2. Chad Ccse : 3 . Bobby Fa ng . 80 a/c; 1. Jarred Mutrlly; 2. Chivon Crump. 100 STK SPTSMN: I. J ose ph Jacon etti; 2. Robe rt Curry . 100 STK SPTSMN C: 1. Casey Clifton; 2. Kim Valentine. 100 MOD SP'T SMN: I , Chad Cose : 2. Jose ph J aco netu: 3. Brad Madden. 100YTH MOD A: 1. D.J. Sharkey. 100 YTH MOD C: I. Joe Auyonie. 100 ST K YTH c, 1. Brien Bauman: 2. Chris Ferrone; 3. Jake Strong. 100 STK SPTSMN: I. Casey Clifton; 2. J oe Trethewey. 100 MOr-t$: I . EJiz.obeth Hoc king; 2. Brenda Anse lmi; 3. Pam Ccse . 100 WMN: 1. Dawn Webber: 2. x arlee .Jchnscn. 100 4l)...: I . Albert King; 2. Joseph .Jeconet n. 125 : 1. Joseph Hernandez. 250 ; 1. Chre Borjas: 2. Charles King; 3. J eff Sparr. V1 250: 1. Mik e Riddell; 2. Jos eph Dugis h. NT V1 A ; I . Greg Riddle; 2. John Fr ank : 3 . Don Darr ah. NT V1 B; I. Randy Kremle ce k: 2. Mic hael Crump . NT VINT C: I. Dennis King; 2. Gordon Ginno ; 3. Ray Ho lt Jr . V1NT50 A: I. Albe rt King ; 2. Bud Riddle. VINT 50 C: 1. Ric hard Harrington; 2. Eric McFall. VINT TW: 1. Robert Sceuey VET 40 A: I. Robert Beccse: 2. Mark Bi scardi. VET 40 B; I. Donald Firanzi: 2. J am ie Nicely . VET 4 0 C: 1. Robert Glnno: 2. Ron Ju nkert ; 3. Donn Moser. VET A : l. Robert McD on nell ; 2. Junya Kan a ; 3 . J on Eic helbaugh. VET B: 1. Ja mes Nicel y; 2. Gary Kirk . VET C: 1. Ron J unkert; 2. Rand y Brunell"; 3. J eff Spcrr . OPEN A : I. Mark Corsetti; 2. Mark Key; 3 . Danny Casey; 4. Tony Souza. OPEN B: I . Donald Flrenzi: 2. ten Foulds. OPEN C: 1. Ron Knight; 2. Robert Ginno: 3 . William Sharp . In th eir second moto, Mull again pulled th e sta rt . This ti me Mu ll kept his Sto ck to n Yam a ha upri ght and fi nishe d th e mo to in fi rst. Andrade kept pace wit h Mull but was una ble to m ake a m ove for the lead . A ndrade put hi s KTM in secon d . Th en alo ng ca me Rob bert to take third , Andrad e to ok th e over all with 1-2 fin ishes , and Ro bb er t wa s sec o nd w ith 2 ·3 sco res. Th ird for the even ing went to Benn ett , who had so lid 3- 4 m oto fini she s. Pala d ino started off his ni gh t on th e rig ht foot by winn ing the fi rst m ota of th e eveni ng , in the Ove r 30 Pro cl ass, over Danny Barber and Suzu ki rider Shawn Park s. Paladino set a blis te r ing pace a nd pu ll ed awa y from th e pack . In the second mo to , Palad ino again put his Yama ha out front and never loo ked back. Barb er aga in rode his Ho nda to seco nd , whil e Ron Hein too k th ird on his Hond a. Paladin o too k the overall w ith a 1- 1 ta ll y , and Barber (2 -2) was seco nd, Hein took thi rd ov erall via his 4· 3 scores. In the regular Pro cl asses, it was Br andon Jones and Ada m Mill er do ing th e winn ing in the 125cc and 250cc cl ass es, resp ectivel y . J ones took his win through co nsistent fini shes on hi s Suzuk i, going 3 -2 for first . David Gassin (6· 1) was seco nd on his Yam aha, T hird o n the night wen t to J errad Fisher , who raced to 4 ·3 fi nis hes. In the 250cc cl ass, Yam aha- mounted A dam Miller (2- 1) wo n. over Hon da rider Aug gie Rodrigu es (1- 2) and Paladino (4 · 3 ), C lub M oto Res u lts Prw 50: I. Lay ne GHlimore ; 2. Steven Barnes: 3. T yler Hefl n. i 100: I. Cody Driggers : 2. Chris Beddingfi eld; 3 . J ohn Carter. MAD DOG : I. Donn ie Margraves; 2. James Beddi ngfield ; 3. Ted York . OPEN VINT: 1. Jam es Beddingfield: 2. Ted York : 3. Sandy Bredshaw. OPEN AM B: 1. Howard Barnes; 2. David laRue: 3. Tull y Isbell. 50...VINT : I. Damon Di nning. OPEN PRO : I . Don Gro ce; 2. Ja mes Bedd in gfi eld ; 3. Bar r y Patr ick . Turlock Fa ir S u m m e r S ta d i u m MX Fo ut s II Fai rs" Well! By J IM C lub Moto: I Mo to's zach A nd rade flies to v ictory in the socc (8- 11) class at ro u nd s ix of the I M oto Frid ay N ig ht Series in Liv ermore, Ca lifornia. Q u itman Speed way QU ITMAN, TX , AU G, 2 Ja m es B edd in gfield - a. k.e , " Mo n k ey," the un disp uted k ing o f th e Q u itma n M ad Do g class - used all his track kn owled ge and th e pow er of his breathed- on XR-so me th ing to do all he could to pass Donnie Margraves. on hi s ultra tr i ck G o o d T i m e s C y cl e Ka w asa k i K LX 110. Thou gh th e p ilot s batt led side by sid e the en ti re d ista n ce, it w as Ma rg rav es unseat ing th e wi ly veteran at th e checke rs. Th e Pro m ain featu red lo cal hots hoe and heat -race winner Don Groce, on hi s o rangean d-white B en ni e Ki l li ng sw orth - sp o n so red Rota x . G ro ce gra bbed the hol esh ot by less th an a wh eel's length ahead of Monk ey , Lead ing ou t of four and dow n the back str etch , it was anyon e' s rac e. Monkey went dow n on la p two , losing the fr ont end at th e apex of turn s one and tw o with virtua lly no time to sav e it; he crashed in a heap , w ith th e b ik e tr app ing the uncon sci ous racer, and th e red fl ag flew. O n t he re star t, G ro ce sn at c h ed th e hol eshot , w ith a su rp ris ingly aggressive Mon k ey on h is bac k and KX2 50 -m ounted T ull y Isb ell d iv ing fo r the inside li ne. Ar o und th e o utside of tum two, Barry Patr ick challenged, w h ile T e d York so ug ht to find a li n e no t alre ady o ccupi ed to m ak e his m ove . Gr oce c harged aro und th e mi dd le of the ov al and began puttin g togeth er a st ring of fas t laps, achiev in g crazy lean ang les ente ring the turns, on ly to tw ist it up and blitz the straights , distan ci ng him self fro m hi s pursuers. c ue I e n A ND JU STIN ENOS TURLOC K.CA ,AUG.2 AMP Racin g m ade its annual return to the Tur lock Fair and laid out ano ther tig ht , technical trac k fo r th e m o re than 4 00 riders in atten dance , Wit h th e gra nds t an ds so ld o ut , th e cro w d of m o re than 3500 w ere tr eated to a record 82 m ot os throug ho ut the evening . T he eve nt . pr esente d by Swift Do dg e Sacram ento , Ya m a ha o f M o d e st o , Ho n d a K aw a sa k i o f Mod esto, DH Cycl es and Sta ni slaus O rt h o paedi c , c e leb rated it s fift h y ea r a nd ha s beco m e th e b iggest draw of th e weeklon g fair. "The fi rst year we put on the event here at the fai r, we ha d on ly abo ut 100 ri ders and m ayb e a q ua rte r o f t he gra nd stands we re fille d : said AMP's Corky Azevedo. " But each year it has g ro wn, and the peop le runni ng the fair told me this event wa s the single bigg est draw of all the nightly entertainme nt this week ." With fast an d furious raci ng bei ng th e order of the even ing, Greg Fouts had a pair of suc cessful outings, ta k ing wins in the 125cc and 250cc Nov ice cl asses. The O ak da le resident best ed Ca r y T iede a nd Ross T hre et in th e 125cc Nov ice cl ass and retu rned to dup lic ate his feat in the 250 cc Novic e cl ass. this tim e beating o ut M ik e Hunter a nd , o nc e again . Tiede. W ith firs t motos run as a q uali fier/ gate pick for the fi nal, Fouts too k a pair of seconds in each cl ass but ca me th rough when it co unt ed with w ire-to- wir e v ictories in the finals. Ma rk Br ade n topp ed th e 60 cc Beg in ner class . winning both his motos to sea l the victo ry . A s has been the case of late, Brad en set the pa ce an d qui ck ly put his KTM ahead of the rest of the 17 -r ider field . Suzuki -mounted Travis Burrough bested his thi rd in the qual ifier wi th a so lid seco nd in th e fina l, while Luke Van T assel rebo unded fro m a seve nth in the qua li fier to ro und out th e top th ree in the final. In the 50cc (4- 6) cl ass, Cod y Fend ley led th e wa y wi th a pa ir of m oto win s. Fen d le y , who nego tiated the whoops wi th precis ion lap after la p , gai ned time each lap while m any of hi s co m pe ti tors had prob lem s in th e t oug h sec t io n. Ky ler G re ene r fo ll ow ed u p wi t h a seco nd in t he fina l , fo llowed by Poli n i p il ot Brianne Ja me s. By J IM ANDERSON HE lM LIVERMORE, CA , A UG. 1 A nothe r p erfect su m m e r ev e n i ng g ree te d those at the sixt h round of th e I Mo to Friday N igh t Se ries at Club Mota , Mo re th an 300 riders once aga in m ade the tr ek to Li vermore to race un de r th e ligh ts, T he I Mota tea m of Zach A nd rade an d D an Pa iad ino d id th e ir sponsor proud on th is nigh t by wi nn ing some ra ce s . A n d rad e t o o k th e w in in t he 8 0 cc (B- l 1) cla ss, w hile Palad ino too k a win in the Vet Pro cl ass, A nd rade had a rough sta rt to his eveni ng w h en he rec eiv ed a DNF in h is fi r st 80cc Nov ice mete, but he ca m e bac k stro ng in the seco nd m ot o to tak e the w in . Yam aha ride r Cary Kotow ski was the overall w in ner , goi ng 1-2 over M ario Bonfante, wh o raced to 2 -3 fin ishes . Bonfa nt e was also riding bl ue . A nd rade to ok the thi rd spo t w ith a DN F- I - not bad for a roug h start . W h en th e ga te d r o p p e d f or the B Occ (B- 11) age group , Preston M ull sho t out to the lead , with A ndrade and Dan iel Robb ert g iv ing chase. Mull's lead was short-lived, as he went do wn befo re the seco nd lap . An drade wa s now sett ing th e pa ce up fr ont. A ndr ade he ld th e th rottl e on and to ok th e fir st -m ot e wi n aboard hi s sp otl ess KTM . Robbert finished seco nd , while Yama ha rider Cody Bennett too k third , 3 A S p a n ked Monkey! A nd rade. Palad ino Card C lub Mot o Wins By R AN DY C ery Res u lts 50 (4 ·6 ) ST K BEG: I. Cody Fend ley (KTM ): 2. Kyl e Greener (KTM): 3. Br ian ne James (Pol); 4 . Hun te r Wi lb ers (Cob ): 5 . K .C. Nabors (Lem) . 50 (7· B) ST K BEG: 1. T ravis Burrough (KTM) ; 2. Robert Nalenzy (Cob); 3 . Kyle Wells (KTM) ; 4. Blake Hurst (Han): 5. Colby (KTM). 50 (O.B) ST K NOV; I. Mark Braden (Pol): 2. Cal J ohnson (Pol). 50 (O·B) OPEN: I. MlIrk Braden (Pol) ; 2. Cal J ohnson (Pol); 3. Trevls Burro ugh (KTM) : 4. Cody Fend ley (KTM) : 5. Kyle Wells (KTM). 60 BEG : I. Mark Bra den (KTM ); 2. T ravis Burro ugh ( Suz): 3. Luk e Van T assel (KTM); 4. J acob Morri s (KT M); 5 . Steven GOnL!lles (Kll W). cueus e vv s SEPTEMBER 3 , 2003 57

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