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c: AMA D istrict27 Washougal Motocross Series Round 5: W ashougal Motocross Park 125 I. Cody Boyes (Hon); 2. Nick "'olum (KTM); 3. Cody Crumlf'y (Vam). 125 0 : I. MichGel Kusachnick (Kaw): 2. fOlT'Mt Wynn (Yam): 3. Shan~ Ski'" (lion). 250/ 0PfI't PRO: I. Scott Shtoak (Kawl: 2. KiP! KrogQdt ( tiM ): 3. Jason ,"'I.atthcws (Han). Sheak Strikes Again! 250 /0PEN B: I. Mjles WalTen tHon ): 2. Guy Tow (Han): 3. Heath Robmson (Suzl. 250/0PEN C: 1. Cody Buyas (Han ); 2. Kory Huffman (Vam) : 3. Robert Wullbrandl: (SuL). 250/OPEN 0 : I. Eric Hotz~ (KTM); 2. Oanirl la....son (Honl ; 3. Jason Renner (Hon). WJ'I\N: 1. Jonj Bisceglia (Yam ): 2. SMlIy Burtll (lion); 3 . Stac~y MartMwS(Hoo). BTH 8 : 1. Ross Johnson (VlIlTlI ; 2. Brock ~ad (Yam): 3. lao Naccarto (Yam). BTH C: I. Cody Boyes (Han ): 2. Malt fouts (Vam): 3. Ry Kautz (SUl) . cl am ps on Buyas. but Buyas won reg ard less. Huffman pla c ed sec ond overall to Bu ya s with 2 -2 pl acings. Huffman rod e an inspired race in m ot o one, com ing fr om beh ind to trail Buya s at m ot a's end . Sheek 's exte nded Northwest vacati on was bo lstered by his large pa yoff; he grabbed th e lead at the start of both rn otos . c halle nged by Ki el Kr og stadt in m oto one and in m ot a tw o by fellow Go lde n State rider J osh Cava nough . Kro gstadt was th e m o re successful of the two . though , as Cavanaug h's fine rid e ca m e to a premature end in moto t wo . Krogstadt' s ) -2 placings bettered those of Jason Matthews to earn the rider from Everett , Was hi ngton, sec ond ov erall to Shea k . Matth ews (2 -3 ) . roo kie Pro Ma rk B unker ( 5- 4) and Ca li fornia n J .R. Mason (4-5) fil led out the top fiv e overal l. Hond a CRF 450 R- mounted M il es W arr en w o n both adjo ine d 250c c /O pe n B m oto s, trailed b y fello w thumper pil ot Gu y T ow (2-2) and -Rob ertson. wh o was th e top -p lacing tw o stroke rider with 3-3 finis hes. T ow was look ing to place hi mself am o ng the overall win ners on the day after topping the first Before Th e Hi ll B mota, but the rider from Rainier, Or egon, did not fini sh moto two, and J ohnson (2 - 1) wo n overall. Washi ngton's D ale Ainslie , wh o th e next day wou ld co mpete in the AMA West ern Fou r Stroke Na tional, won bo th 125cc Pro m ot es , leading two other riders who would als o co m pete th e foll o wi ng day , Trev or Brooks and Doni Wanat. into the top th ree. Robertson, a th ree -cl ass con t est an t on th e day , won the 125cc B class to score his lone o ve ra ll win . Johnson and DeAtley placed sec ond and th ird overall to th e ride r from Spokane. B y Cu.y U GHT WASHOUGAL WA. AUG . 16 Kawasaki -mounted Ca lifornian Sc ott Sh eak stol e th e show during the Professional po rtion of round five of th e AMA District 27 Mot oc ross Series. held at Washougal Mot o cross Park. Sheak do minated bot h 250cc /Open Pro m ot es to snare the lion's share of the Prof es sion al purse . She ak wa sn 't t he o n ly r ider to perfor m above par at the event. as Idahoan s Sam and M all DeA tley and O rego n ia ns Co dy Buyas a nd Olin G r een c ame up bi g . Of the five. Bu yas was th e m ost successfu l, winning the 125cc C . 250cc C and B efo r e Th e Hi ll C c lasses. Sa m D eA tley won th e co m pe t it ive Super m in i a nd 85cc ( 12 - 15) cl asses. wh il e th e young er of the tw o brothers fr om Lewi st on . Matt. to p ped the Sup erm ini ( 7 - 1 1) and 85 c c (9 - 11) cl asses . Green g ra bb ed win s in the O ver 25 C and Ov er 30 C cla sses. Sam wall o ped th e co m pe tition in the co m bined Superm in i classes, po st ing du al m ot o wins. In fact. he won all four of his s mal l-displ acem ent -cl ass motos . The 14· year· old only ca me up sho rt in the 125cc B cl ass: Sam went 2 ·3 to trai l Washingt on riders Heath Robert son and Ross Johnson in th at class . Oregon 's Ben A ngl en placed second overa ll to Sam in the Superm ini (1 2 -15) class. using cons iste nt 3-3 placings t o fi nish ahea d o f Ida ho 's Ky le Evans. Yamaha ride r D ann y Gubser sco red a seco nd place finis h in th e second Sup ermini m ota , but a first -mota DNF spoiled his chances for a top ov erall position. Gubser, th ough, ca me back strong in the 85cc (12 -15) class. where he tr ail ed Sa m in both m ot os to garner second overall . ahea d of A ng len (3- 3) . In the 85c c (7 . 1 1) clas s. M all and Alec Watts spli t moto wins. Matt , th ou gh , won overall by virtu e of his win over Watts in m ota tw o . Watts aga in tra il ed D eAtley in th e o verall tall y aft er pl acing 2 -2 to hi s fellow Suzuki rider in th e Su permini ( 7 - 1 1) cla ss. Ric ky Mirand a used 3 ·3 finishes to trail th e duo ove rall. Bu y as m ad e the tr ek fro m Beaver Cr eek . O regon , an d went six fo r six in m ota win s on th e d a y. Bu ya s' fi rst o f three o v era ll w in s c am e in th e 12 5cc C cl ass, which was 33 rider s st r o ng . B u y as bol t ed o ut f ro nt in bo t h m ot o s an d r em a ine d t her e t o th e fi nish i n eac h . F ell ow O r egon i an s N ick Ho l um a nd Cod y Crum ley fi ll ed out th e top th ree overall positio ns. Buyas aga in led the way in th e Before The Hill class , trail ed aga in b y a pa ir of O rego n riders. Matt Fou ts and Ry Kautz . B u y a s ca me b a c k t wo m o t o s late r t o sweep th e 2 50cc /O pe n C class. Loc al ri der K o r y Huffm a n di d a ll he co uld to p ut th e BY Re s u lts : Augu st 16, 2003 (Rou nd 5 1 5 1 ( 4-6 ) STX : I. Dakota Bellro se (KT""'). 51 (7 .B) STK : 1. Mall Hams (KTM) ; 2. Cody Politte (KTM ); 3 . Yah-Bmgh Moulll (Kaw). 6 5 (7. 8) : I. Matthnt Bisceglia (Suz): 2. Kyle HufflM n (Suz ): 3. Cody PoIiUle (KT M). 65 (9· 11): 1. Tll!YOl" Colttane (KTM); 2. Juhan Doa~ (KllW);3, Cole Van Uero p (Kaw). 85 BEG (7 . 11): I. J effr ey Winn (Yll m); 2. D.J. Montgomery (Hon); 3. Maddis Seue (Sul). 85 BEG (1 2- 15): I. Michelle Coblenli: (Kalil): 2. Chris Horenbredl (Sw:) ; 3. Brcc Bemes (Suz ). 85 (7. 11): I . Matt DeAtley (Stu ): 2. Ale<: Wo!Itts (Swl: 3. Ricky Mifllndll (Yllm ). 85 ( 12. 15): L Slim DeAtley (Suz); 2. Danny Gubser (VlIm): 3. Ben Anglffi (Suz). S/ MINI (9· 1 1): 1. Matt DeAtley (Suz): 2. Alec W",tl.5 (Su I): 3. Ricky Mirlllndil (Yam ). S/1l'IINI ( 12.15) : 1. Sam DeAtley (Suz): 2. 8M Anglen (Sul): 3 Kyle Evans (Kll W). 125 PRO : 1. Dale Ainslie (Yam); 2. Trevor Brooks (Yllm ); 3 Doni Wanat (Yam) . 125 B: I. Heath Robe1uon (Suz): 2. RossJohn!lOl'l (Yam): 3. Sam DeAtley (SUl ). '" o ::J ~ U > OJ ~ c. '" S EPTEM BER 24 . 2003' cue I e nevvs: Ek~(Hon) . 40.8: I. Brian ElIthe1'1y (Hon): 2. Seen Ik rgnon (Vam); 3. u rry Wffilinger (Han). 40. C: I. Oa nl~l la ....son (Hon ); 2. ~nnis McAt~ (Han): 3. W"ley Pray~ (Kaw). 4·STRK: I. Jasal laudermi lk (Han): 2. Matt Hopkins (Hon): 3. Dwayne Patterson (Hon). Mr. Holland's Focus ... 62 Perne (Hon) . 30. C: I. Olin G~ (Han): 2. Tony Branson (Vam) : 3, Kmdall Hansen (Han). 40 . A: I. Oanyllumstein (Hon): 2. &o n Lund (Yam): 3. Tom eMABounty Hunter MX Series Round 5: San Jose Fairgrounds Wa sho ugal Motocros s Pa rk Wa shougal . Wa shington Washougal Motoc ross P a r k: Sam DeAtley won the S uperm i n i and 85c c (1 2-15) classes at round f ive o f the A MA Dist ri ct 27 Washougal M oto c ros s Se ries in Wa s h o ug a l, Washington. 25 . 1\: 1. Jason Manh~ws (Hon): 2. R~ Burtll (Han): 3. Dar. renCriss(Ka....). 25. C: I. Olin G~ IHoo): 2. ~ tee (Yam); 3. Oa~ Hen· dersoo (Han) . )0. I\:. I. Don Bisceglia (Hen); 2. Scott Sher'n!U (Han ): 3. J.R. Mason(Sw). 30. 8 : I. Den en CrW (Ko.... : 2. ROOM. e...ti' (Han); 3. Don T ) EDDIE GRAVEUN E SA NTA CU\RA . CA . A UG. 16 Sticking to it s co m m it me nt t o bri ng top -level m otocr oss to new urban areas and venues, the Califo rn ia Motorc ycl e As soci at ion pu ll ed int o the San J ose Fairgrou nds in m id -August for round f ive of th e po p u la r B ou nty Hu n ter Series. Any ti m e a new race ven ue debuts , th ere ar e sev eral un kn owns to deal wi th . The pro m oters hav e a different faci li t y to work wit h , different government officials to appease, and a new fan bas e to attract. The riders are com pl ete ly in the d ar k : they com e in to a new arena with no idea wha t ty pe of soil the tr ack co nsists of, let alo ne the ac tual layo ut. Furth ermore, going into a new region undoubted ly means new competition in all classes. It could all be c onsidered stressful. but racers thrive on th at kind of stuff. Rider and fan turno ut was very healthy, espec ially co nside ring th at th e race was being held here for the firs t ti me. Th o se who ca me were tre ated to a fu ll day an d nigh t of racin g o n an innovat ive tr ack . Th e em phasi s of th e eve ni ng ' s prog ra m was o n the Pr o classes. Th at wa s fo r good reason. For regular foll ow ers of the seri es, what happen ed was no sur pr ise, bec ause it' s been happening all summ er lon g . For th e new Bay Area fans. th ough . th e ev ents th at unfolded and th e domina nce di splay ed by one rid er wer e an eye o pe ner, to say th e least . Th e pr o m ot ers threw a new tw ist into th e rac e pr og ram by putt ing th e 125cc and 25 0cc Interm ediat es on the sam e gate as the co rresponding Pro cl asses. Th is had tw o effects : It m ade fo r a lot m or e traffi c , and it gave everyone watch ing a gre at oppo rt un ity to gauge th e speed of th e fa stest A m ate urs in North ern Californ ia. O ne ri der w ho made a huge im pressio n was American Suzuk i' s Casey Hinson . Fres h off of a top -10 125cc fin ish at Lor etta Ly nn's. Hinson 's speed w as r em ark ab l e. He easily wo n the Int erm ediate cla ss and looked rig ht at home wi th the Pros. He m ay not have bee n racing for m oney , bu t the ex perience of bei ng out there w it h such seasoned veterans was very va luable . K y le Gr if fit h made another strong Bounty Hun ter showing, fin ishing second in the class, behi nd Hinson. The 250cc Intermed iates fo llo wed the same prog ram , gating with the Pr o class . Things were even more cro wd ed. Wes ton Arthurs won the class by finis hing seco nd both times out. No one else wa s able to stay near th e fro nt as co nsis tently as Arthu rs . A fter fin ishi ng thi rd on the 125. Matthew Will iams rod e his Yamaha to 1-5 m ota finis hes in th e 250 s fo r seco nd ove ral l. Nick Mar kert was th ird with 4-3 scores. Hin son also rode a 250, bu t his h op es of w innin g th e overall were dashed when he went down in the first mota. He ca me back stro ng in th e seco nd stanza , winning his final outing of th e nigh t by a w ide margin. Once again , the firs t 250cc Pro event was li k e a crystal ba ll fo r th o se w ho wa n te d to k now wha t was go ing to happen in the m ain . Ru sty Ho ll an d attacke d t he c o u rs e w ith a vengean ce a nd se pa ra ted himself from the com petitio n. Jeff W illoh was looking solid and cons ist ent on his Suzu ki: he went 2-2 for sec ond, ahead of J eff Pestana. who fi nis hed fift h and fourth, respectively , in th e two m ot os. A s the top main-even t qualifier, Holland took hi s lonel y p lac e in th e rear for the single fil e start . He had a lot of solid rid ers in front of him. but the tight track suited him and his are- na cross rid in g style. A uggie Rodriguez , wh o wa s th e closest thi ng to a loc al fav orite, took co ntro l earl y on and looked q uite co m fo rtable o ut fr ont. Ho ll and focused on getting to the fron t , and he wo rk ed q u ickl y, passing th ree riders in th e fir st turn and fi ve by the end of the ope ning lap. Fi ve lap s in. he took the lead from Rodri gu ez and nev er loo k ed bac k . Will oh pl ayed fo llo w- the -am bul ance dur ing th e m ain event; He filed in beh ind Holl and and followed him rig ht throu gh traffic . O nce Ho ll and got some clea r tra ck in fro nt of him , he opened a gap over Willo h an d m ar ch ed o n to victory. Sco tt Davis co ntin ued hi s pa ttern of im proving as the nigh t wore on and m ade a late pass o n Ro d rig uez for th ird overa ll and a nice payc heck . Traft on Cha ndle r com p leted the to p five. S a n J o se Fa irgrou nds S a nta C la ra. Ca lifom ia Result s, A ugus t 16, 2 003 (Round 51 50 Frr: I . /!\aD ~ (){aw): 2. I\ustln Scaggs (Yam). 50 (0-6): 1. Scott Crane; 2. l.ogan Baker (KTM). 50 ( 7- 8) : I. Rom~ y M.iramont~. (Pol): 2. Joseph Reynold s (KTM); 3. Ty~ Hprtland (KTM). ramontes 50 OPEN: I. Joseph R ~ynolds (KTM); 2. R~y to\l (Pol); 3. Tyler Hjortiand (KTM). SO AOOLT: l. Kevin Hurt (Hon); 2. Tyler Boeddeker (Vam); ] Dustin Boeddeker (Han). 65 (0· 8): l. /!\ax Creoe (KTM); 2. Romey Mi amontes (Suz); 3. r Paul D'~~ (KTM); 4. ChaseLcpete: 5. Trent Nicholson (!'ITM). 65 (9 . 11): I . Justin Brown (Kaw); 2. Brandon Orr (taM); 3. Michll~ Pimik (Kaw ): 4. Tyler Nid1oIson (KTM): 5. MaaonGard.ll. 65 NOV: 1. Damon NlanoIIga: 2. James Culbertson (Sw); 3. Lendon Sullivan (KTM): 4 . heph Reynolds (KTM): 5. Travis Bachmcn (....1 . 65 INT: 1. Tyler Beremen (KTM): 2. Ga ~1 .4Mme (KTM). 65 X: I. Tyl~r Bereman (KTM); 2. Ja ~ Culbl!rtson (Suz); 3. Damon IwaMga (Yam); 4. Gabriel Adam~ (KTM); !toJo!reph Reynolds (KTM). 85 BEG 0 · 1: J. Jeesy Arthln (Hon): 2. Jackie lvee (Yam); 3. Joaquin Vasqu~l (Yam): 4. Steven Plmik (Yam); 5. Frankie Garcia (Hon). 85 BEG 0 ·2: I . St~phani~ Cancilla (Hon): 2. Cam~ron Camera (Hon); 3 . Philo Fern s.... rth (Han); 4 Sam Chimim ti (Han ); 5. Blake o Owen (Han). r - -- - -- - - -----, tu z cri

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