Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

~ W aI o a: c w a: o >- ai The Farm ~ Chehal is, Washington Phon e: Ed Parsons, 36 0/8 64-4834 Wayn e Gra y, 360/ 748 - 1953 Website: www .ahnua. orgJnortllu·cstr C ChefwlisWA.htm Q. Disci plin es : Tri als, Motocross Track: Th e mot ocros s tra ck is all na tura l ter - Dire ct ion s : From Sea tt le , ta ke 1· 5 Sou th to Ch ehalis, Wa shi ng ton . Take ex it 77 and turn west. Turn left onto Riverside Drive SW (im me- rain . The layout varies fro m year to year and is usually done by Dick Mann . Facilities : Camping is av ailable in the infield. diately af ter th e ov erpass) . Ta ke Riversid e Driv e to T une Road, then follow the signs. The track is 1.5 mi les from 1-5. Cl u b : A m eric a n Histo ri c Racing M otorc ycl e Associatio n (AHRMA) Major Event s: Speed [, Sport Nati onal Vintage Tria ls Series, Powerol NW T rials Series. Western Regi on a l T ri al s Serie s. AHRMA Northw est Region al Motocro ss Series, Northw est Maico £, CZ Lumberj ack Motocross Series General Admis sion: $8 - By 1..EE U VES EV Flyin' Mike Tops the Field locked in second. Castro and Schwartz wou ld move to the LCQ. Castro was on the pol e fo r th e LCa. wi th Northro p i n two ; Harmati uk and Schwartz loaded into fou r and fiv e. The first try at a go saw Castro ride Schwartz int o th e wall in th e fir st tum . A fter a bo dy inventory , they li ned up ag ain , with Cas tro on th e 20 , Th e second start was all Northrop . Har matiu k was loo k ing for an opening tha t nev er happened . Northup would be th e final rider in th e fiv e-man main. Faria was on th e pole for th e m ain . Brant was in two. Yarrow in thr ee, Ermol enko in four and Northr op in fi ve . Fari a cut a gr eat ga te and got off on to p. Brant hammered at him eve ry inch of the way . but Fari a took th e win. Yarr ow , No rthrop an d Ermol enk o rou nded out the field . By ELAINE J ONES Results VET A : 1. Robe n McDonne ll ; 2. Robert Becc se: 3 . Donald FiranD. VET B: I. Sha.... Black ; 2. Jamie Nicely. n VET C: L Paul ReKt: 2. Jeff Sparr. VET 40. A.: 1. Robert McDonnell ; 2. Jon ~I baugh; 3. Rusty Firanli. VET40. B: I. J am~ Nicdy . VET 40. C: 1. Ron Jan k ert; 2. Dann Moses; 3. Nick F~; 4. Ray Hall OPENA; 1. Maril. Corsetti: 2. Tooy Souz4 3. Jesse Sanchez; 4 ; Nick ~. OPENB: 1. Joseph Hemender: 2. Ian Foulds: 3. Da n~1 Frshman. OPEN C: 1. Ron Knight; 2. Mitch Rechardt; 3. Dam Moses. PRO SPT; I. Danny Cll 'M'Y 2. ~ Sanchez; 3. KfflflY Cartottll . ; Costa Mesa Speedway COSTA MESA , CA , AUG. 9 " Flyin ' Mik e" Faria m ade th e trip from Reno to win the O lympiqu e-style event at the O range Count y Fairgrou nds. It was an all -Scratc h pr o gram. wi th a tw ist. T he fir st round was headsup racing ; fin ishes det er m ined sta rti ng posi tions for the seco nd and th ird rou nd s. wh ich were Handicapped. If the rid er fini shed fir st in the heat , four point s wou id be eamed, and th e st ar t spot fo r t he next r ound wou ld be t he 40 -y ard line . Thi s fo rm at r ea ll y lev e ls the pl ayi ng field and enables a rider to have one bad rac e and still m ake the sem is. Sc ori ng was do ne 4 ·3 ·2 -1· 0. Th e m ajo r players ro se to the to p in th e first go -around , as Sc o tty "T he Do mina t o r" Bran t , Faria , Br y an Va rro w and B o b b y " Booga loo " Schwartz all had winning rid es . Th ey wo uld all start on the 40 in round two. B ran t ca m e o ff th e 4 0 and repea t ed hi s first-round win to sta rt round tw o . Justin Boyle took the second h eat, with J i m Estes and Doug Gr ey son taking heats three and fo ur . Brant wa s th e only rid er with a perfe ct score as the y headed into th e final round. Brant went head s-up w ith h is t eammate " Fast Ed" Cas tro . whose edge com ing off the 20 wa s too much fo r Bran t t o ove rcom e. and th e w in went to Ca stro . Shawn " M ad D o g " McC onnell fina lly got on trac k and put some va lu abl e po ints in the bo ok , bu t he missed making the sem is by o ne po int. The fin al win went to "Cowbo y" Randy Krips. Th e fir st semi had Faria on the po le, with Yarr ow in t wo a nd And y " T h e En for c er" N orthrop in three. O n th e outside were Shawn Harm at iuk and " Gorgeous Gary" Hick s. It wa s ga te a nd ra c e to F a ri a . w ho never lo ok ed . back . Varrow did a fantastic job holding off a v er y h ard -ch a r gin g N orthrup for t h e fin a l tr ansfer po int. Northrup and Harm atiuk would get one more sho t in th e last ·chance q ualifi er. Th e sec ond sem i ha d Bra nt o n the po le, Castro in two. Dukie Ermol enko in thr ee. and Sc hw artz and Krips o n th e out side . Sc hwa rtz cut the best gate, but B rant m ade it to th e fir st c orn er fir st . and his win was nev er in qu estion. Ermolenk o nev er gave Castro an o pening and 64 S EPTEM BER 1 0 . 2003· c ue OLYMPlQ(JE: 1. Mike Ferie (J II ): 2. Scott Brent (OM); 3. Bryan Yarrow (Jll W): 4. Andy Northro p (Je ); 5. Dukie Ermo lenko (Ja ); 6. Sh aun Harmatiuk (J aw) : 7. Ed Castro (GM); 8. Bobby Sch am (Jll W): 9. Bob by Krip s (Ja.... : 10. Gary Hic k s (Je .... ; I J. She ....n l ) McConnell (GM); 12. J im Estes {Je....: 13. Randy DiFrlln cesco (Jll W): I 14. Justin Boyl e (Jll .... 15. Doug Greyson (Jaw); 16. Mott Browne ): (Jaw); 17. Peul Colston (J ow); 18. Geor ge Fox [Je .... ): 19. Danny Perkins (Jo w); 20. Rick Valdez.(J a ). SUP: I. Doug Benjam in (Ja ); 2. Chris Metoyer (Jo ....): 3. Dave Delbridge (Wes): 4 . Steve Murray (Je....; 5. Randy Kreps (JIt.... . ) ) SUP B; I . Joe l Cll th (Ja....: 2. Michael No yraut (Ja.... ); 3. Rich ) Brock (Jll W 4. Mark Bald....n (Ja w): 5. Tony Bracy (Jll .... ). ); i Los Ang eles County Rac ew ay Sanchez's Successful Switch Los Angeles County Raceway: Nick Sanchez t op ped th e 125cc Nov ic e and Schoolboy c lasses during CRC night action in Palmdale, Califo rn ia. midwa y point, when a crash dropped him out of contention . Cri vier inh erit ed the th ird -place fi nish , and wi th it thi rd ove r all o n the nigh t . topping the 3 ·6 tally of Bey and the 6 -5 scor e of Charles Price. Sanchez and Fullmer both retumed to do battle in the Sch ooiboy cla ss, wi th Sanch ez holding off Fu llmer in each moto aboa rd his 661 /Ra d iator Sh o p / Answe r -ba cked KTM. J ane s c ar ded a pair o f th irds, o ver the 4 -4 scores of Jason Arrowsmith and th e 5 ·5 fi nishes of Chappell. Blak e Run estad came from th e back of the pack to w in the o pen ing 125c c Intermedi ate m ot o . Ni cho las Burson put a las t- lap pass o n both Austin Boyd and Nao k i Nis hiya ma to fin ish second. Runest ad made thi ngs a lit tl e easier o n himsel f i n m ot o tw o by grab b ing th e start and leading eve ry inch of th e way for the win . By lap tw o , Bur son cl imbed up int o sec o nd p lac e, wh ere he wou ld fini sh . ahea d o f Lester Varnum . Boyd and Nishiyama, Results P/W HON BEG: 1. Daniel Pierce (Han) . P/W Ha N ADV: I . Tiffllny Vanderli p (Han): 2. .Jurden Fo....ter (Han); 3. Mitchell Epstein (Hon). P/W YAM BEG: 1. Kri~tal Smith (Yam): 2. Hannah Krllf t (Yam) . P/W BJBEG: 1. Race Uber anty (KTM ); 2. Jok e Vachon (KTM ): 3. lo Jack [VMS (Lem): 4. Mario Mafoco (KTM). PfW BJAOV: 1. Nehemiah Cro wfor d (KTM); 2. RYlln Cantr ell (KTM); 3. Braden Keeker (KTM): 4. $ean Krlli t (KTM) . S/PfW (4. 6): 1. Nehemill h Crawford (KTM) . S/P/W (7·9): 1. Oman Epstein (KTM): 2. Dayid Fullmer (KTM): 3. Nicholas Mercier (Pol): 4. Ditton Drummen (KTM); 5. Allro n Chllppelt (Pol). 65 BEG: l. Shelby Ward (Kll W); 2. Dalton 8lliley (K a....; 3. Tlln · ) ner Loygren (Kaw); 4. Jam es Hen (Kll w); 5. Dill an Epstein (Sul) . 65 ( 4 ·8); I. Damion Tack ett (SYz); 2. Jonah Hill ( Kll W); 3 . Miller (Ka .... 4 . Travis Damo n. ): 65 (9· }1) : 1. Michael Baker (Ka.... ; 2 . Joey SaYatgy (KTM) : 3 . ) Vincent Yacoyelli (Sw:) : 4. Chris Clludilto (Kaw): 5. Shawn Rhinehllrt Sha~ I....). 8S BEG: I. Yosh vesa ( Yam): 2. Austin Smith (Sw:); 3 . Srerlt Reyes (Kll.... 4. Jll ke McGui~ (Honl: 5. Joshua ,"\iles ( ~). ): 85 (7- 11): I. KeYln O'Donneti (Han); 2. Tyler Entick nap (Yam ); 3 . Keith Robinson (Yam). 85 (l2- 13): 1. Cote Seely (Sw:): 2. Ta)'1or Kl!'llstrom (Sw ); 3 . Chadd Cole ($uz. . l 85 (14.16 ); 1. Tim Ritzier (Ka.... . ) Sit-UN!: 1. Cole Sed y (Suz.l: 2 . Tll ylor Ketlstrom (Sw:): J . Ch3dd Cole (Suz.): 4 . Cody Edgftf (Ka..... ) SCHBY; 1. Nick Sanc hez (KTM) ; 2. lack Fullmer (Yam) ; 3. ~ Janes (Kll ....: 4. Jllson Arro wsmith (Hon ); 5 . Jonllth.an Chap ) pe ll (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Nick Simpson (Han) : 2. Andy Hill'" (Hon): 3. Pat Hart (Yam): 4. Steve Borchert (Sw:): 5. Elliot Pollock. (Yom). 125 NOV ; 1. Nick Sanchez (KTM); 2. lack Fullmer (Yam) ; 3. Brett Cnvier (Suz ); 4. Keyin Bey (Yam) ; 5. Ctlar1esPrice (Yam ). 1251NT: I. Blake Runestad (Ytlm); 2. NichclesBurson (Kit.... ; 3. ) Lester Varnum (Yam); 4. Austi n Boyd (Yam); 5. Naokl NishiYll ma (Suz.). 125 PRO : I. Michael Young (Suz); 2. Kurado Tode (Hon): 3. Jusun Eide (Han) ; 4. Mik e Colli er (Yam ): 5. Robert Skinner ( Yllm) . 250 BEG: 1. Bryon Brown (Hon); 2. Wes Piert:e (Hon): 3. Jason Sanchez (Suz ); 4. Hido Kaneko (Yom) ; 5. Scott Cohee (Yll m). 250 NOV: I. Ryan Gee (Yll m): 2. Adam Lane (Suz.): 3 . Jo nathan Higgins (Hon) . 250 INT: I. Blake Runestad (Yam); 2. Bryon Ward (Hon ): 3. Colby De.... son (Yam ); 4. Grant Moore Jr. (Sw:); 5. Christoph er Bllti s (Hon) . J R VET BEG: 1. Joseph Saban (Hon ); 2. Tucker Fredrick son (Han) . JR VET NOV: 1. She.... Wolls (Yam ): 2. Andrew Hclbek (Yll m ): n 3. Ja son Mi yagishim a [Hen] : 4. Vince Remcs (Hon); 5. Mllrl<. OhJgren (Su<) . JR VET INT: 1. Ken)' I errecctenc (Hon); 2. Gabi AbayOY (Yam) . VET BEG: 1. Bnen (lpllh (Hon); 2. Eric Gullett (Hon): 3. Tuc k er Fredrickson (Han) ; 4 . Joe l Chleurro (Yam ): 5 Joseph Saban (Hon ). VET NOV: 1. Dayid Bllr10w (Hon) ; 2. Steve Foster (Yam) ; 3. Marl<. Harwell (Yam) ; 4. Vince Ramos (Hon); 5. A. i N outay (Hon ). m VET INT: L Paul Blomquest (Hon ); 2. Nick Sanlan.ll (Hon): 3. Gabi AbllyOY(Yam) ; 4 . Ed Tri pp (Hon) . VETf.X/PRO ; 1. Jon Zahlt (Suz): 2. Eddie Hick s (Hon). SR NOV: 1. Ron Rector (Yam ): 2. Mom Schuster (Hon); 3. Mike AunJSla (Yam) : 4. Gregg Doyle (Hon): S. BobWoods ( Yllm). SR AM; 1. Robert Dic kie ( Yam); 2 . Reggie Lamson (Suz.); 3. Dean Jennings (Hon); 4. Maril. Neet (Yam); 5. Alan H~ (Hoo). SR EX; I. Leo Saul (Yam ); 2. Bem Simons (Yll m); 3. Kenlll!'th N~I (Hon) ; 4. Jeff Hllre"S (Hon); 5. Bee Tocco (Yam). Breme n Race Park Hartman Hammers 'em at Moto-Madness! B y F AT B ILLY BREM EN, GA, AUG. 9 Brem en Race Park was fresh ly prepp ed and ready to han dl e the crowds wh en heavy rains flood ed the Calhoun facil ity . Th e change wa s posted on th e websit es, and almost 20 0 riders made th e tr ip . Th e weath er was hot . and th e racing wa s heavy -duty . Th e 5 0cc Shaft cla ss c a m e off th e li ne in sty le, and KTM jockey Colton For d was up t o th e t ask , t ak ing t w o m ot a win s, Pay t on Mor gan , also KTM -m ounted , used his seco nd p lace last-rn ot o fi nish to top Bra den Bunk er, on the A tla nta A ut o Broker s Yamaha , in the third spot. The 50cc Open cias s was large, and KTM ride r Hunter Westfall dom in at ed th e even t. Cob ra p ii ot Bl ak e Seliers took th e second podiu m spo t eas ily . KTM rid er J aco b Sea' gra ves had to battle ha rd to eam th e last podi um positi on . B y G REG R OBERTSON PALMDALE,CA,AUG.9 Th i r t ee n - y e ar -o ld m in i c y cl e r a c er N i ck Sanch ez parked his RM85 , hop ped aboard a KTM 125 and pr oceeded to sweep both th e 125cc Novice and Sc hoolboy cla sses at Lo s A ng eles County Rac ew ay during the Riders' Ed ge-sp on sored round o f Cali fo rn ia Raci ng Cl ub 's Sat urday nigh t moto cro ss, Za c k Fu ll m er started th in g s off w ith th e 12 5c c No v ice o peni ng -m o ta hol es ho t . but w ith in one ci rcuit of th e J .B . Mem orial track . it w as Sa nch ez w h o wa s out fr ont. F u ll me r wa sn 't ab out to let San chez hav e th ing s his way . and he hounded San ch ez fo r two lap s before m oving back int o the lead . Sanch ez pu t a last -lap pass on Fullmer t o occupy th e top spo t onc e agai n. Fu llmer tried to retaliat e with time runn ing ou t bu t lost his front end in a turn while try ing to go undern eath San chez. Th e w in went to Sanch ez. wh ile Full m er suffered a m inor bik e problem that dropped him to fift h at th e chec ke rs. A ndrew Ja nes benefi ted from Fu ll m er ' s mishap t o fin ish in second p lace . ahead of Kevi n Bey and Brett Criv ier. Sanchez edge d out Fullmer for th e seco nd m ot o ho leshot . fo llo wed by J anes, Criv ier and J o na th an Cha ppell. Fullm er lat ch ed on to Sa n c hez 's b ac k fe nde r a nd shadowed hi s every m ove. ma king hi m work for th e sec on d m ot a w in , Janes held down th ird up until th e I .. nevvs Bremen Race Park: Gage Hartman received many f requent-fl yer miles during Mot o-Madness act ion in Bremen, Georgia.

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