Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

th e 3 0; C a st ro , M c C onn ell an d D uki e Ermolenk o sh ar ed th e 40; Faria and Sc hwa rt z shared th e 50 ; and Brant was on the 60 . The fi r st tr y at a go sa w M c Conn e ll g et ou t of s ha pe in tu m t hree , a nd Faria a nd Cast ro got the brunt of it. Wh en th e dust had settled , Faria called it a nigh t and headed for the p its, and McConnell was excl uded. Th ey lined up a gai n , a nd this tim e it was a ll Harm at iu k. D iFr an c esc o c ha sed h im f or three lap s before he w as sideli ned w ith bi k e pro blems . Castro too k up the c hase a nd the n had to contend with Brant, who had ma de his way through tr affic and wa s kn oc k in g on the d o o r. T i m e r a n o ut . a n d t h e wi n w e nt t o H armati uk , w it h Cast r o and B ra n t secon d a nd third . Results SCR: I. Mike Fa ria (Ja w); 2. Andy North rup (J lIW); 3 . Scott Brant (GM); 4. Bobby Schwartz (J lIW); 5 . Shewn McConn ell (GM). HDC?: I Shawn Hermenuk (Jaw) ; 2. Ed Castro (GM); 3. Scott Brent (GM); 4. Bobby Schwartz (Jaw): 5. Dukie Ermolenk o (J aw) . SOeR : I . M ike F on t ai ne / Sc ott McElr oy ( Yam); 2. Joe Jones/Brandi McElro y (Kaw); 3 . Mark Adems /d ackle Bennett (Jaw) ; 4 , Dan Jones/Ch ris Jones (Yam). SUP: 1 Rick Valdez (Jaw) ; 2. Rudy Leurer (Jaw); 3. Doug Benjamin (Ja w); 4. John Stunk ard (Ja w); 5 . Deve Delbridge (Wee]. S(jP B: 1. Mik e Sulliv an (Jaw) ; 2. Dewayne Stark (Jaw ); 3. Mike McCarthy (Ja w); 4. Bryan Belchtal (Jaw); 5 . Rick Brock (Ja w). Bremen Race Park M im s Masters M ota -M a d n e ss ! B y FAT BILLY BREMEN, GA ,AUG. 16 Light rain k ept th e pit d ust down as the riders and fans m ad e rea d y for a Saturda y ni gh t rac e at Br em en Race Par k. Ad ding t o the ex c item ent of ro und 16 o f Br em en' s Mot o -Ma dness, r um ors o f m o re lig ht s and a larger racetrack h ad eve ry one talk in g . T he Br em en c re w ha d m ade so me ch an ge s to t he lay ou t . and eve ry o ne loo ked forward t o racing it . The 50cc Op en cl ass was large and filled w ith fas t 50s . C ob ra -m o unt ed M a x T an n en b aum pu ll ed a do m i na t ion , wi n n i ng b o th m otos. KTM rid er A ust in E lder k ept T ann en b aum h on es t , fi l l ing th e se co n d po d iu m spot. An ot her KTM ri der, Timothy Th orn , filled t h e last p od i um s po t. Man y of t h e u su a l top-th ree riders had trouble and didn 't m ake the podium . T h e 5 0cc Shaft cla ss also h a d a good turn out , and Yam aha -m o unt ed C ol t on Fo rd d id the deal , t ak ing tw o win s. Br ad en Bu nke r. on hi s A tl ant a A uto Bro ke rs Ya maha , had a strong sec on d m o t o, earn ing seco nd o ve rall. Yama ha p ilo t Pay ton Morgan earne d th e last p odium po sition with a good ri de. Kawa sak i jock ey Hunter M im s took the to p spot in the 65cc ( 10· 1 1) contest . Jo nte Sm ith c am e all the way fro m Ber m ud a an d, a ft er learning th e trac k , sa iled his KTM int o second o v era l l. D illo n M cG ullia n , als o K aw a s ak i m ount ed , wa s ste ady and was rewarded with thi rd ov erall. In th e 85 cc (7 - 11) cl ass, Mi m s c hanged co lors from gr een to blue and took top honors. Su zuk i j oc k e y Trent Hu nt er to o k th e sec on d p odi um sp ot. C has Gi b so n , o n hi s Gibson Raci n g Kaw asa k i, was a stea dy finisher and earn ed third. . In t he 125 cc B cla ss , Suzuki p ilot Brad Ri c h ard wa s bu sy show ing e ver y on e in his cl ass his rear fende r 's dec als while he ro de out front. KT M -m o unted Ma tt Wa sson had a better last moto and k ept Yam aha rider A llen White in third o verall. KTM rider Bro c Hinck ley k ept the charge g oing t o win b oth 25 0 cc B m ot es. Yam ah a rider Ben Hood w aited fo r Hin ckl ey to make a mist ake, bu t it n ev er cam e, so Hood took sec - an d o ve rall. Suzuki rider Sh annon Ow en hun g on to take third . In th e U n l im it ed A m at eu r cl ass, Bobby Sc og in fin all y ca m e t o grips wit h his Free wheeli ng Hon d a CRF450 R; th e ot her racer s were wis hing he wa s st ill on a 125 . Rich ard , st ill on th e Suzuki , put in a good r ide for sec - ond overall. Hinckley had a cou p le of pr oblem s bu t m an aged thi rd on th e eve ning . Th e Ov er 30 c ont est saw GPG regul ar Wil lia m Phe e w in bo th rnot os. o ve r M ic h ael Hend erson 's Hond a, but he had t o work for it. B rad Pendl e y . o n hi s Ya m aha o f D o ra v ill e 426, to ok a stead y third o verall. The Ov er 35 had the sam e resu lt s, with Phee an d Henderson on th eir Hon das. Yama ha man Martin Horn s was the th ird -plac e fi nis he r. With 2 1 cl asses co m pe ting, the rac ing ran long. T he t rack st aff k ept it goin g , and t he f a ns a n d t he r i d er s see me d to li ke t h e c ha nges. M o re lig hts and m or e track leng th will ma k e th e future bri gh t at the best trac k in Geo rgia. Res ul ts 50 SHAFT: 1. Calla n Ford (Yam): 2. Breden Bunker (Y",m): 3. Payton Morgan (Yam): 4. Deendre Smith- Ugh tboum e (Yam): 5, l ac Tct ach (Hen ) 50 HON/KTM OIL-INJ: l. Chase McCullers (Han): 2. Chandler Knight (KTM). (#1 89) M illio ns take to the ro ad, to t he tra ck and to th e air w ith one t hing in co mmon. T hey turn it o ver, re v it up, and on two w hee ls - t he r ide . t hey r ace, t hey jum p, they fly, defy ing grav it y o n an incr edi ble mac hine so met imes called a bike , a ho g. o r mo re sim p ly, a mo t o rcycle . Made in t he U SA is th eir st ory. It 's w hy th ey r ide. It's a lifesty le, a culture, a ti me , a rea son, a place w here guys or gals and machin e become o ne. 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