Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

co m p lete l y re ad y f or C olo rado a week prior. Lace y led f our laps befor e M cCorm ick thumped pas t in th e upper " Do ug las F ir Tr ee" section for th e lead . T he loc al fan s we re waving the ir shirts in delig ht, as M cCo rm ick live s j u st 10 mi les aw ay a nd ca l l s Was ho uga l hi s hom e t rack . Meanwhile , on lap three. LaMastus too k a soil samp le and dropped out of th e third sp ot. Carl son and A tkins had Nathan Woods , Walters and Carpent er, wh o started in l l th, well with in str iking range . Konnrad Kuest was lead ing Robb Floth , w hile Nelson and Corder we re going at it i n 10th. T err y Ham ness, Ja son M atth ews and 1990 Worl d Min i Cha mp io n and form er Suzuki fa ct ory rider Pau l W inn foll ow ed. Walters pressed on and pass ed Carpenter and Atk ins o n lap five , and then Carpenter retaliated o n lap six, leaving Atkins in th e m id dl e. As th ey battled, Corder and Nel son slo w ly but sure ly ca ug ht u p t o and go bb led up Walt ers by lap 10 . O n the same lap, Ca rpe n te r als o d isp lac ed Wo od s for third . A s th e checke rs waved o n lap 13 , M cC orm ick c r o ss ed th e fi n i sh li ne w ith a 10-second lead for the moto win, ove r Lacey. T en se co nds l at er , Carpen t er ca me in t h ird , o nl y a few seco nd s ah ead o f W o od s, w ho was f oll ow ed b y Co r de r - w ho needed every pos iti o n on Nelson he co uld get. f o r po ints . Now th e serie s- long duel between Co rder and Ne lson left them sep ara ted by o n ly t wo poin ts go ing into m ot o tw o . Wa lter s crosse d t he c hecke rs in seventh , wi th Atk ins eig ht h and Ku est ninth . Carlson barel y held off the last w hoop -s ecti on pas s atte m pt fr om Brandon Morgan for 10th . MOTOTWO McCormick pu ll ed the ho lesh ot t h is time, over Lacey , and th e two leaders had Carp ent e r , Wa lters , Atk ins , Co rd er, Hamness, Morgan , LaMastus and Wood s cha mping at the ir roo st. O n lap two, Ca rpen te r d isp laced Lace y a n d we n t gunnin g for M cC o rmick . Walters and Atkins k ept at it hard- c or e fo r f our lap s b ef ore Corder stormed past both of the m on lap fi v e. Nel son . who started in 13th , ha d his wo rk c ut o ut fo r him , and he sped past Don B isceg li a , Hamness, LaM as t us, Woods and Morgan by lap seven . U p fron t , Car penter was sta rti ng to c lose in o n M c C or m ic k , an d the crowd rea ll y got in to che eri ng th em bo th o n , ma k ing fo r a gre at show. T he distance between th em was onl y fi v e or si x b ik elengt hs. By lap nin e, t he pr essure was o n M c Cormi c k fo r the lea d . Three turn s after th e finishline tower, Carpenter str uck , c ar v in g an inside pa ss d o w n into t he low er Am at eu r st a r t st raig h t f or t he to p sp ot. M cC ormick tu ck ed in sid e Ca r penter 's roo st , and th e tw o just pu ll ed o u t th e sto p s , pull ing a w a y from t hird -p lac ed La ce y . Wal te rs had Cord er c lo se beh ind , and Nels on kep t co m ing up through th e rid er s. Gettin g past Atkins on lap 10 see med to give N els on a sec o nd wind, tho ug h Corder was reall y close. E ven th ough N el son didn 't ha v e t o pass Corder for th e position to wrap up fourth ove rall in th e series, it is not i n Nel son 's character to ho ld t ig h t. Withi n o ne straig htaway , just past the "To ny Kabo d ie T u nne l ," N el s on str uck and m ad e t he pa ss and held th e spot to t he checkers. A s the bla ck -and -whit e flag w aved , Carpen te r p re va iled for th e m oto w in. However, th ough the battle for t he day was wo n by McC ormick, t h e ove rall s eri e s w a s w on fo r t he second year in a row by the per son able "Pit Bu ll ," Pau l C arpe n te r, w ho podiumed at nine o f t he 10 ro unds. McCormick ac ce p ted t he runn er up spot in t he series , with Spud Wai t ers fini shing third . Nelson p re vai le d for fourth , on ly tw o points ah ead of Corder , 298 to 296. Wood s took si xth in t he t it le chase , and fill ing o ut th e top 10 we re Morgan , Chris W heeler, cue' e n Fl ot h and Kues t. Thro ugh ou t the seri es, t her e wer e 6 61 Pre m ier ri de r entr ies , of w hi ch 226 rid er s m ade it through th e q uali fie rs and into th e m ain Prem ier FourStro ke Na t io na l m ot os on rac e days, a ve rag i ng 63 Pr emier rider entries per round . eN Washougal Motocross Park Washougal. Washington Results: August 17, 2003 [Round 10 of lOJ O /A : 1. Ja son M cC orm ick ( Ha n ) ; 2 . Pau l Carp enter (H on); 3 . T ige r Lacey ( Ho n); 4 . Spud Walter s ( Hon): 5 . Du stin Nelson ( Yam); 6 . Mi ke Corder ( Hon); 7. Na than Woods ( Ya m); 8 . Darrell Atkin s (Hon ); 9 . Brandon Morgan ( Hon); 10 . Konnrad Kuest ( Hon); 11. Terry Hamness (Hon) ; 12. Danny Carls on ( Hon); 13. Don Bisceglia (Hon ); 14 . Scott Howe (Yam); 15. Jason Matth ews ( Hon); 16. Jim my laMastus (KTM); 17. Robb Flath ( Hon); 18. Dale A in slie (Yam); 19 . J .R . Vie lle (H on); 20 . Sean Sparkman ( Hon): 21. Josh Cox (Yam ); 22 . Robert Holtgrew (Hon) ; 2 3. Chris Loredo ( Hen} : 24 . Kiel Krogstadt ( Hon) ; 25 . T revor Brooks (Ya m) ; 26 . Shon Wilson (Yam ); 27. Ca meron Weaver (Yam) ; 26. Ty Ca rson ( Hon ); 29 . Ky le Verstee g ( Hon) ; 30. M ark Bun ker ( Hon ); 3 1. Don Wa nat (Yam ); 32 . Ken ny Lash ( He n); 33. Ma tt Ga ines ( Ho n); 34. Jo el Ar d (Y am ); 3 5. Mik e Ha mn ess ( Hon) ; 36. N ick Foister ( Ya m); 37. S ha wn M acD ona ld ( Ho n); 3 8. Beau Jud ge ( He n) ; 39. Kevin To wnsend (Hon) ; 40. Paul Winn (Hon) . AMA WESTERN FOUR ·STROKE NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SER IES FINAL STA N D I N GS ( A f t e r 10 of 10 round s) : I . Paul Carpenter (4 38/5 wins); 2. Jason McCormick (3 86 /2 wins); 3. Spud Walter s (34 1/1 win); 4 . D ustin Nelson (298): 5. Mi ke Corder (296): 6. Nathan Woo ds (233) : 7. Brandon Morgan (206 ); 8 . Chris Wheeler (1 48 ); 9. Robb Floth ( 137 ) ; 10. Konnrad Kues t ( 1 12 ); t 1. Danny Carlson (98); 12 . Ryan Hughes (97 /2 wins); 13. Leigh ton Lillie (7 6 ); 14 . Greg Crate r (72) ; 15. C hau n M cAl ister (66) ; 16. Sean Collier (6 4) ; 17. Tiger Lacey (56) ; 16. Scott Howe (50 ); 19. Casey Johnson (47) ; 20 . Jimmy laMa stus (45); 21. Carter Gurnee ( 43 ) ; 22 . ( T IE) Rus ty H oll a nd / D e nni s Stapl eton (40): 24. Ty Carso n (3 8); 25. (TIE) Matt Bur rislThom as Hahn / Ray Cr umb (3 6 ); 28 . Derek M ah o n e y ( 3 5 ) ; 29 . (TIE) Te d Ca m pb el l / To ny Ama radio (30) ; 31. (T IE) Kevin To wnsend/ Anthony Pocorobba /Beau Bar on (28); 3 4 . (T IE ) Cam eron Weaverrrerry Hamness/Mi chaeJ Stevenson (27) ; 37 . (TIE ) Kurt C a~e lJi/Ryan Terleck i/ Steve Mertens (26); 40 . Da rryl Atkins (25 ). e _ s S EPT EM B ER 17. 2003 63

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