Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

r--- - -- - - - - - - -- --, iii z S h ort Tr ack at Be ave r C ycl e C lu b ::l C Z g -c , >- o '" 6 :I: c, Victorville Motocross Complex: Heather Dub in fli es ove r a huge SD-foot double en route to a 1-1 mota sweep of the Women's class in Victorville, Californ ia. - until Cort ines swe pt in fast fro m th e outs ide li ne. Co rt ines was able to hold off D ubin for abou t a stra ightaway until Dubin went past and held on for th e m ot a win. Co rti nes had her ha nd s f u ll with L aw horn a nd W e lch u n t il Lawh o rn ' s bik e began to sputter badl y , and she fell back from th e th ree-way battle. A t th e chec ke rs , it was Dubin with a co m m anding lead ahead o f Welc h. Cortines and Lawhorn . Dubin t oo k t he overall w it h a 1- 1 m o t a tally. fo llo wed by W elch with a 2 -2 sc o re . Co rti nes too k third overall with a 4- 3 effo rt, and La who rn fin ished fo urth overall with a 4 -3 m ot o sco re. . In addi t ion to co m pe ti ng in th e Wom en ' s cl ass , D u b in a lso co m pe te d in t h e 12 5c c B e g inn er cl a s s , w he re she p l a c ed a respecta b le seve nt h ou t of 21 rider s. In the 125 cc Beg inner cl ass in Vict orv ille , ro ugh ly three or four rac ers out of the entire cl as s do th e infam ou s 80 -f oot fin ish -li ne ju mp, Dubin being one of th em . Re sult s Pee Wee Track 50 HON (0-6) : I . Justin MlIln~r (Hon). 50 HON (7 ·9) : 1. Ruben Murph y (Hon) : 2. Jon Thom pson (Hen) : 3. Ben Melli (Han ); 4. Rylee Robinson (Hon). 50 YAM (0 -6): I. Shelby Kellf"Y (Yam ); 2. Dylan Tenaan (Yam): 3. Nickolas Crisp (SUI); 4. Mic hael Malt.b)' ( Yam ). 50 YAfiI (7·9 ): I . Ryan Wolr ( Yam) 50 S/STK (0· 6): I. Cole Gardner (KTM ); 2. Cody Kelley (KTM). 50 S/STK (7· 9): 1. Lene Gard ner (KTM) ; 2. Lucas Serrecfu a (KTM); 3. John Hanoum Jr. (po l) ; 4. MichtJel Freund (KTM). 70 · 125 4 ·STRK A (C LUTC H) : J. A nd y MOrris on ( Yam ); 2. Damian VII'!Iq Uel (Yam); 3. Christopher Gould (Hon ); 4. Jay Stewart < 70 ·125 """I. 4·STRK B: I. Emilian o Garcia (Suz) ; 2. Dustin Tull eys (VlIm): 3 Christia n Beme s (Yam) : 4. W)'att Brown (Kalil) ; 5. Cole Barnes ( Yam). YA,M 80 (7 ·9) : I. Steven-l ee Large (Yam): 2. Ju stin Vannlltto [ Yam]: 3 . Cora Atkins (Yam ); 4 . Kary!la Crisp (Yam ). Ma in Track S/P!W : I. Lucas Serrechie (KTM): 2. LIne Gardn er (KTM ): Cod)' Kelley (KTM); 4 . Christian Oilton (Hon) . 65 BEG: I. Connor Green (Kaw); 2. Shane Soute r (KTM); 3. Dartiel lowenthal (KTM.); 4. John Hockett (Kalil); 5. T.J . Henry (Sul ). 65 NOV: I . Ryan Roble, (KTM). 65 1 ; I . Tanner Kranenbuhl (KTM). NT 85 BE G: I. Cod)' Boha n nan ( Kaw); 2. Shane Lamp igm ano (Hon) ; 3. c.J. Hinkle ( Yam ): 4 . CAmeron Heckman (Yam ); 5. Hunter Lent (Yam ). 85 NOV: I . We! ley Ostman (SOl); 2. Chris Green (Kaw); 3. Lane Mo rrison (Yam); 4. Randy Merri ll (Suz ). 85 lNT: I. Matt lord (Suz ); 2. Tanner Krllhe nbuhl (KTM). S/MJNI: 1. Chns Green (Kaw); 2. Wesley Osunan (Suz); 3. Tan. ner Krahenbuhl (KTM) . 125 BEG: I. Trey Garcia (Han) ; 2. Josep h Sample (Vam) : 3. Ric ky Pohl (Yam); 4 . Hans Edney ($u.z); 5. David Guerra (Yam ). 125 NOV; I. Myles Starkweather (Kaw) ; 2. Jason Holliday (Suz) ; 3. Jak e Narmoee (Hon) : 4 . Anthony Goul d ( Yam); 5. Daniel Phelp!l (Yam) 125 1NT: I. Donald Chollar ( Yam ); 2. Brian Fowle r ( Yam) ; 3. Max Eddy (Yam ). 2 50 BEG : 1. Robert Wa ld schmidt (Ha n ); 2. Dus tin Forge y ( Y" m ); 3. Les Holl and (Hon ) ; 4. Zacha ry Dykstra (Yam); 5. Ky le Anderson (KTM). 250 NOV: I. Chri5 Slonick (Yam); 2. Tomm y Joh n (Vam). 250 INT: 1. Brian Fowler (Vam ). 250 PRO: l. deremia h Moore (Hon); 2. Ron Garcia (Han). WMN BEG: I . Heath er Dubin (SUI): 2. Janis Welch (Hon) ; 3. Ainslie Cortmes (Kaw) ; 4. Stacie Lawhorn (Suz] : 5. c.J. Watier (Hon). 25. BEG: I. Robert Mclllughlin (Han) . 30. BEG ; I. Jo,h Heck man (Hon): 2. Rick Garza ( KdW); 3. Robert Wolf (KlI w) : 4. Rob Robinson (Han ). 30.. NOV: 1. Keith Copp (Yam); 2. Bruce Thom pson ( Yam ); 3 Kirk Shimek (KIIIII). 30. INT: I. John Hedges (Hon); 2. Michelle Horton (Hon). 40. BEG: I. Mike BosSllrd (Hon); 2. Jim Will illms (Yam); 3. Hal Raster (Hon); 4. Jay Lesovsky (KTM) ; 5. Tom Stelllart (Hus). 40. NOV: I . BruceThomp!!Of1 (Yam); 2. Tim Williams ( Yam). 40. INT : I. Kir1o; Shimek (Kalil) . Running Aroun d in Circles B y MARK ·WOLBRINK AlWATER. WI. AUG. 16 An o th er h ot Sat ur d ay n ight i n A ugus t w as spe nt runn ing aro und in ci rcles at th e Beav er Cycl e Cl ub. Located j us t o utsi de of Atwater. Wi scon sin , th e facilit y is ce nte red on a great sho rt tr ack cut o ut of the bo ttom of a slight hil l. Loca l race fans have disc ov ered the hill , and th ere are as m any spec t ators sitting o n blank ets as racers watc hi ng fro m th e back s of tr ailers and tail gat es. AMA Dist rict 16 poi n t s wer e awarded in cl asses ranging fr om th e fly ing helm ets of the 50cc Pee Wees to the 505cc Pro s. wh o ju st plain fly . A Beaver Pro class wa s also run , gi v ing the rid ers ano the r chanc e at one ano ther and everyone else a seco nd do se of Pro -c al iber racing . T he great ra cing was not limi ted to j ust the Pro cla sses, however , as some of the bes t co mpetitio n of th e ni gh t was in the 50 5cc A m at eur and Vet ma in s. Ryan Call ies had a great start and took th e holeshot in the 505cc A mate ur m ai n . By the end of the first lap . Ion Stear had wo rke d his way t o t he fr on t of t he pack . w ith Ca llies. Joseph Barr and Da ve Sc hultz close behind. Stea r was ab le to kee p th e lead while the oth er three fou ght for second , sw apping position s among themse lves. As th e rac e prog ressed , Bar r was ab le to sepa ra te fro m Sc hultz an d Callies, and he st arted t o pu t some pressure on Stea r. In th e end , Ba rr fi nis he d a stro ng second t o St~a r , whil e Sc hu ltz m anag ed t o find a way around Callies fo r th ird. Th e Vet m ain sta rte d with T erry Vestal and Matt Cu nning ham racing each othe r off the line. Scott Johnso n gave ch ase, with th e rest o f the tig h tly pack ed field close be hind h im . The fi rst half of th e race was com pleted in th e sa m e o rder. Ves ta l and Cun n in g h am we re pus hing each other for th e lea d, with John son ri g ht beh ind , riding a rock- so lid in side line . Just afte r the crossed fla gs, the two leaders dr ov e each other wide, and J oh nso n, k eep ing on tha t same insi de li ne, motor ed int o the lead on th e back stra ig ht. N eithe r gi vi ng up an inch to the other , Vesta l and Cunn ingha m continued to batt le fo r seco nd and th ird while J ohn son rode to th e win . Re sults 50: I . Robert Treinen : 2. MorgiHl Mischler: 3. Charlotte Kainz; 4 Reese Trainer: 5. Tyler Maynard. 65 : I. Jor dan Schoe n: 2. Wade John son . 3 . Ryan Weber ; 4 . Jaco b Cunninghllm; 5. Robert Treinen. 80: I. D.J. SlosSf'r; 2. Daniel Murre; 3. Jordan Schoen: 4. Ryan Wf'ber; 5. Billy Veatch. XRl oo YTH: I. Nick Smith ; 2. Cody Reifsruder: 3. D.J . Slusser: 4. WadI' Jo hn!lOfl; 5. Cody Jenssen. XR100 ADU LT: I. Dani ~ 1 Mischler; 2. Scott Freber; 3 . Ju stin Voight: 4. David Schultz; 5. Chn!lti na Tekus. 125 SCHBY: I. Patrick Ferrell: 2. Cod)' Reifsnider, 3. D.J. Slos. ser; 4 . Dylan vandennoek 200 : I. Ion Slear; 2. Nick Smith ; 3. Derek Webf'r, 4. Patrick Fer. 5. Dylan VlInd..nhoek 400; I. Kyle Meiers; 2. Themes Culshaw; 3. Josep h Barr, 4. Rick Holder; 5. Timot hy Zeidler. 505: I . Ion Stear; 2. J~ph Barr; 3. David Schultz; 4. Ryan Cal . lies; 5. P" tric k Ferrell 505 PRO; I. Dan Mischler; 2. John Hundertmark ; 3. K)'le Meir · ers; 4 . Eric MiK hler. 5. Daniel Vrana. BEA VER PRO: I. John Hundertma rk ; 2. Eric Mischler; 3. Ju stin Voight; 4 . Daniel Mi,rnler; 5. Daniel Vrana OPEN T'N: I . Daniel Vraflll : 2. Art Mischler; 3. Micho el Duvall ; 4 B.my Murre; 5. Billy Vrana VET: I. Scott Johnson; 2. Terry Vestal; 3. Matt Cunmngham: 4 Jason Barrett ; 5. Ti m Schneider. SR: I . Rick Holder: 2. Thomas Culshaw; 3. 5<:ott Freber: 4 Steve Pnsk: 5. Patril: k Fargen. S/S R: I. James Kocourek; 2. Robert Smith; 3. Alan Sumner; 4 Everett Duvall : 5. lyle Wundrow . reu: Liss ar when th e gate dro pped. Korey Mc Dow quick ly bu llied his way int o th ird. but O 'Brien was al ready stretching hi s ad vanta ge in firs t. Wh en Yocum m iscued, Lissar was alon e in second . bu t Edwa rd Ma yl ock was battl in g forward to m ount a charge. O 'B rien wa s in hi s own race by now , and he sto rmed home with th e rac e-on e win . Lis sar kept it t ogeth er t o hold off Ma yl ock j us t barely for sec o nd . and Ryan Co bu rn led th e rest of th e tr oops home. A co nfide n t O 'Brien ripped his secon d straight hol eshot in part tw o , leaving McD ow and the pack in hi s wake. Li ssor q uickly nosed hi s way int o seco nd. while Coburn jo ined th e lead gro up . Lu c ero . a midpack -from-mi sfortun es fin isher in moto on e, was o n fire th is tim e a ro und. p assing Mc D ow and Ma y lo ck and th en sta lk ing Lisso r for second. O 'Brien had a lead . but Lucero was com ing on ha rd, fighting pa st Lis sor and cl osi ng on the leader. Th e battl e turn ed spectacula r on the last lap, with nose -to -t ail intensity all the way aroun d and a t and em lea p t h ro ugh t he c hec ke rs . O 'B rien hung on to ta ke th e win, and with it the over all 65c c Begi nner cro w n. Th ird -pl ace Li ssor's co nsistenc y sneaked hi m thro ug h to secon d ove rall, wh ile Luc ero sett led fo r fourth overa ll, trailing Maylock in th e fina l standi ngs. In th e 125cc Novice cl ass - a .k. a. "Th e T on y Es posito Cli nic" ~ the Suz u k i sh oot er sho t down a ta lente d fie ld , easily winning both halves by m egamargin s. Espo sit o wh ipped through the fi rst turn , with Ton y Caputo righ t on his heels. In back o f th e lead du o . some heavy -duty sh ufning was going on . Emerging from the smoke and du st wa s Mi ch ael Sta rk, who was darting and dodging in fro nt of a tight pa ck tha t included B ren nan Stewart. Jake Poole and clas s new co me r Jared Pa rt r idge. Esp o si t o be g an t o crank it up and cruise away , while Caputo was wh aling away in sec ond. Esposito wa s go ing to be t he easy ra c e-one winner , but w he n Ca puto went down, the "wi ld bun ch " was sud d enly fig ht ing over sec ond . Stewart battled through to j us t nip Stark and Pool e for the seco nd- place hon or s. E sp o sito r o osted the fi el d t o s t art th e second half, wi th Caputo right behind him . Partrid ge immediately wh ipped in to sec ond , but by th e end of the fi rst lap Caputo had recla im ed his spot. E spo sito ste am ed off to win number tw o , and the overall I 25cc Novice ti tl e. Caputo too k second, but Stark's co ns is t e n cy ea r ne d hi m second o ve ra l l , w h ile Ca p uto end ed up in fou rth ov erall . t ra il in g Partridge. 65 (7· 9 ): I. Brtttoey En d sley (K TM) ; 2. fre ncescc Hack ett (KTM); 3. Shane Lant [Suz ]: 4. Tanner Blood (KTM ); 5. Ono Craig (Suz). 65 (10·11 ).: I. Cesey Mello (KTM); 2. Patric k Hinners (KlIw). 65 OPEN ; I. Casey Me ll o (K TM) ; 2. Sha ne Lant (S UI); 3 . France sco Hack ett ( KTM.); 4. Bnttn ey End ~l ey ( KTM ); 5. Tann er Blood (KTM). 85 BEG: I. Degan Stewart (Vam ); 2. Brandon Potts (Vam ); 3 Robert Durand (Suz); 4. Raymond Wood (Vam); 5. Steven Hackett ( Yam ). 85 (7· 11): I. Jake Schlei (Sul). 8 5 (1 2 -13): I. Br onson An gul o (Y lIm) ; 2. Chandler Mon k s (Ydm): 3. Derek Rogers (Kaw ). 8 5 (I 4· 16 ): I. Bran do n Campbell (KTM ); 2. Blak e Stou ard (Yom); 3. Jena Elli s ($u.z). 85 OPEN : 1. Br ons on Angu lo ( YlIm ); 2. Brend en Cam pbell (KTM ); 3. Chand ler Monk s (Yam) ; 4 . Bleke Stocard ( Yam) ; 5. Deqen Siewe rt (Yam) . 125 BEG: I . Kyle Van Hoove (Kaw) ; 2. "ustin Par ($u.z ): 3. Ryan Avellar (Sul); 4. T yler Seeke (KTM); 5. Joshua Jerk ins (Yam) . r 125 NOV ; I. Ton)' Esposit o (SUI): 2. Michael Stark (Hon) ; 3. Brennan Ste wart (KTM ); 4. Jarred Partridge (SUI ); 5. Tony Caputo (Kaw). 125 1 NT; I . JetfPage (Yam ). 125 SCHBY (13· 16): I. Ton)' Esposito (SUI): 2. Jarred Partridge (SUI); 3. Brennan Stewart (KTM); 4. Travis Mal'll (Hon); 5. Jake Poole (Yam). 125 PRO : I . Kevin Roberts (Yom) . 250 BEG : I. Kyl e Mc Loughli n ( Han); 2. Dustin Chr tet une s (Vam ): 3. David Hickm an (Yem). 250 NOV; I . Matt Go~nd l (Yam ): 2. Travis Marx (Hon): 3. Kenny Mart in (Hon); 4. Andy Amo ld (Hen): 5. Jesse Bowler (SUI) . 250 1 NT: I . John La Breche (Han). OPEN B/ BK : 1. Tony Esposito (SUl); 2. Tony Caputo (Kaw); 3. Roy Hensley (SUI ); 4 . Brennan Stewa rt (KTM ); 5 . Nick De Carlo (S Ul). OPEN PRO; I. Kevin Roberts (YlIm ). 25. BEG: 1. Shawn Vaught (YlIm); 2. Ron Briley (Han ); 3. Chet Kittle (SOl). 30. BEG : 1. Todd Hick s (SUI) ; 2. Timothy Mcint yre (SUI) ; 3. Ti mothy Lane (Hon ); 4. Joe Lucero (Kalil); 5. Sam Hammond (Yam) . 40.. BEG: 1. Terry Forno' (Yam) . 30.. NOV: 1. Nigel Tuckey (Hon) ; 2. Marche Karger ( Yam): 3. Brad Huff (Kalil); 4 . Koral Vilughn (KTM ); S. Mike Vail (Hon) . 40 .. NOV; I. Ken Marti n (Hon); 2. G~g Cota sa rdo (YlIm). 30.. INT : I. RIlY Hensle)' (Suz); 2. Steve Budds ( Yam); 3. Jeff Cemensky (Kalil) : 4. John La Brectr (Hon) e Wild W ildern ess Rac eway Thrills in t he H ills B y R UPERT X . PEllETT LOGAN. OH. A UG . 16-17 Moving o ut into th e co untry fro m th e old loc ation at the O hio State Fair, this annual meet ing of AMA District 11 ra cers blos somed into a grand affair w ith thi s new event held at pro moter Tony K ilba rge r' s raceway and estate in Logan. Ut ili zin g the expansive ro lling hills and farml and , Saturday afternoon 's ha re sc ramble s drew a huge crowd of off- roaders , as nea rl y 280 woods lovers stormed th e t ric k y co urse la id out around the ex tensive prop ert y . Saturday nigh t was all abou t j umping . as the superc ross-style t r ac k was heav y w ith action und er th e lights as a fe w hun dred ra c ers to re up th e exc iting ci rc ui t. Some o f th e best raci ng was in the Pro cl asses, with T eam Green 's Gav in Gracyk and Yama ha- m ounted Nat ha n Skaggs going at it hard in all the 125cc and 250cc A motos. Sunday ' s event . w hi c h c a p pe d off th e weekend, was a hug e m otocross ra ce on the Wild Wilderne s s fac il ity's mai n moto cro ss course. Thi s "T hrill s In The Hill s" event bring s t o g eth er th e di st ri ct an d assis ts in ra i sing fu nd s for the winter's rider ba nq uets , kind ling Results 50 BEG: I. Ambe r West {Lem ): 2. Kyle Kir by (KTM ): 3. Anthon y Perez (KTM): 4. Bailey D'Alesslo (KTM); 5. J im Contreras (KTM). MID ·Sl 4·STRK : I. Sean O 'Brien (KT M); 2. Tessa Lounsb ury (Hon ); 3. Ott o Craig (SUI). 50 (4- 6): I. Tyle r Schlei (KTM); 2. Brandy Richards (Cob); 3. Ma!lOO Baker (KTM); 4. Chaisson Cozzens (Pol). 50 (7 ·8) : l. Conner Monk s (Cob): 2. Steven Glbson (KTM): 3. "u!llin Holbert (pol): 4 . Brandon Russ (KTM ). 50 O PEN: 1. Conner Monk s (Co b ): 2. T yler Scblel (KTM); 3 . Brandy Richllrds (Cob); 4. Brandon Russ (KTM) : 5. Chaisson Ccn ens (po l). M1D·SZ OPEN: I . Sean O 'Brien (KTM) . 65 BEG: I. K)'le O 'Br ien (K TM ); 2. Matth ew Li ssor (KlI w ); 3 . Ed ward Moylock (KlIw) ; 4. Just in Luce ro (KTM ): 5. Kore)' McDoIII (Kaw). , - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - -,>:I: c. -c II CO o 6 il: w o g Z -c ;: Ul ii' :I: La s Vegas Motor Speedway >- () '" 5 Luck of the Iris h :I: C. B y D ICK G OO DWIN LAS VEGAS. NV . AUG . 16 Any larg e field of m otocross race rs ha s it s pr e-r ac e favor it e, close c ontende rs, pretenders - and a dark horse or tw o. If yo u' re one of th e favori tes , it c ertainly ca n't hu rt to also have a tit tle luck . A nd if tha t luck co mes in the fo rm of a little misfortune on the part of an archr ivaJ - well, th at also works . A nd so it was in the 65c c Beginner cl ass at Las Vegas Mot or Spe edw ay . as hotsh oe Kyl e O 'Brien got t o rom p in ra c e one but had to hold o n t o his four·l eaf clover tightly wh en Justin Luce ro sho we d up big -t ime in race two to give hi m all he co uld han dl e. O 'B r ie n s tart ed o u t w ell , getti n g th e hol eshot ahead of Adam Yoc um and Matthew Las Vegas M ot or Sp eedway: KTM rid er Ty ler Sch lei won the SOcc (4-6) Stock class and also fi nished second in the SOcc Ope n class at round four of the Cl ub MX Beat The Heat Sum mer Night Motocross Series in Las Veg as. c u e e n e vv s S E PT E M B E R 2 4 , 2 0 03 73

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