Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

slow ly cl o sing the g ap . J o hn D av is led l ap one, follow ed by ho m et ow n rider Bill y Nelson, J esse B fal re , Sh aw n Ga nn and T y Pann ell . Nelson took over the top spot o n lap two to Geisendo rf , who battled with Patt erson all th e way to th e chec kered fla g in a cl ose race . Ca r d we ll got hi s c h a nc e i n th e secon d m oto, beati ng Wilburn in the m ot a and edg ing him out for fi rst overall. Wilburn 's 1-2 pun ch still all ow ed him to control th e po ints lead for the series . W ith o nly two roun ds rem aining , Wil burn is in the driver's seat to take th e class ti tl e . Beh ind th e fr ont -runn ers, the res t of fi eld's fi n ishes cl o sel y mirrored those o f the first m ot a , w ith Geise ndorf takin g th ird, ahe ad of Patt erson , and Dennis Lam bert h taki ng fift h ove rall with a 5-5 score. take the win , over Da vis . Bla ire a nd Ga nn he ld on to th ird an d fo urt h . Th e fift h position was st ill up for g ra bs fo r the en ti re rac e. Pann ell sli pped off , dro pping to 11th , and was no t a factor after th at. McMeekin c am e aro und th e fi rst lap in eighth and slowly pick ed off riders, eve ntually findi ng him self in sixt h, j ust behind Aust in Hoo ver . w ho had inhe rite d fifth fro m Pann ell . McM eekin fo llowe d Hoover aro u nd the tra ck for the next co uple of laps , studying his Jin es. McM eekin m ade hi s m ove on the last lap and c ap tured fift h befo re th e chec ke re d Lakesi de Motoc ro ss Ba strop. Texas Re sults: Augus t 16, 200 3 (Ro u n d 4 o f 61 nag. 5 1 ( 4- 6) : 1. Ken Neal (K TM) : 2 . An drew Pierc e (KTM); 3. Cll mel'Ofl McCarthy (KTM) : 4. Lee Krumno w (KTM) : 5 . Elijah Bustillos (KTM) . 5 1 (7- 8): l. Tristan Shuler (KTM); 2. Austin Smitley (Cob ); 3. Curren Thurm an (KTM): 4. Cameron WenU (KTM ); 5. Brennan Beckett (KTM). SI MOO P/W : 1. Tristan Shuler (KT M): 2. And~ Pierce (KTM); 3. Cam eron Wentz (KTM); 4. Curren Thurman (KTM); 5. Ken Neal Th e 85 c c B eg i nn er cl as s t oo k o f f ju st befor e the rains started. T yler Miller was out to end th e four-rac e win stre ak of Jonath an Sar m ento . Th e cl ass took off with Miller lead ing Sarmento , Jaco b Harris, C.J . Lewis and Ran ce Dort ch . Miller and Sa rmento pulled away fro m the rest of th e pack to battle o n their own , Sar men to stuck rig ht with Miller but co uld never (KTM). Hardrock Cycle Park: lack Briar (62) le ad s the combined 50cc (4-6) and (7-9) classes off the start, ahead of eventual 50cc (4-6) w inner Ga rrett Westbrook (11) , at round fi v e of the WPSlFly Moon and Stars Summer Series in Ocala, Florida. find an ope ning to pass fo r the lea d. The two fini shed on ly a wh eel apart, as Miller br ok e Sarmento's streak. Th ird th rough fifth sta yed th e sam e to th e flag . Ry an Benesh won his sec ond ra ce of th e series after j um ping out to th e lead and nev er look ing bac k . Sean K impel st arte d sec ond, fo llow ed b y Ziggy Graves, Co lt Mood y a nd Edd ie Clark . W ith Benesh out fro nt, th e battle was fo r seco nd . Clark moved past Mood y for fourth and wa s ready to pou nce o n Gra ves. Ki m pel m ade a co st ly m ist ak e, and Gr av es and Cla rk we nt on b y for second and third. Graves fi nished j ust ahead of Clark at th e flag . Kimpel dropped ba ck t o fo u r t h , f in i shing ahead of Moody, Carl Wh itehead i m prov ed tr em end ousl y afte r th e first three rou nds, at which he fo und it hard to com plete a race . After a third -p lace fini sh th e week before, th e Kawasaki rid er put it all to gether in th e 250cc Beginner cl as s. Whitehead led from start to fin ish to take his fi rst win of the ser ies. Tra cy Carv er ran seco nd until dropping back to fourth at th e end . Mov ing u p t o round ou t th e podium were Doug Godfredo n and B ra d Gra ce . Les Fuenff ig ner moved up to fini sh fifth . 6 5 (7·9) : 1. Brian McAdll rm (Kaw): 2. Hector Varela (Kaw): 3. Ca me ron Snedek er (Kll W); 4. logll n ven wey (SUl); 5. Brady Pierce (SUl). 65 ( 10- 1 I): 1. Bryson Powers (KTM); 2. Rich ie Matzke (Kll w): 3. Cody B rigg s (K aw); 4. Collin Russell ( Yam) ; 5 . Bl ake Robert son (KTM). 65 OPEN (6· 11) : 1. Jorda n Hoo ver (Kll W): 2. Hunter Harbin (Kll W); 3. Brando n Deyc (Ka w) : 4 . Nll th ll n Wirth (Kaw); 5 . T yler Meyer (Sul). 65 ·85 JR MINI (7 - 11): I. Ryan Benesh (SUl) ; 2. Ziggy Graves (KTM); 3. Eddi e Clllrk (Kaw); 4, Sean Kim pel (Suz ); 5. Colt Moody (Hon). P/W 80: 1. Tyler N iel~ (Yam ); 2. Dillan Vllmadore ( Yll m); 3. Ali cia Roscoe (Suzl ; 4. Jord an Erick son (ful w) : 5 . Kayla Sann (Suz ). 85 BEG (7. 15): I. T yler Miller (Kll W): 2. Jc ne then Sarm ento (Hon) ; 3. Jacob Herne (Kll W); 4. C.J. Lewis (Kll W); 5. Rllnce Dortch (Kaw). 85 OPEN (7· 15): 1. Matt Theus (Suz) ; 2. D~ Dunne (Yll m ); 3. Alex Hindle (Stu): 4. Michll el Clarke (Yam): 5. Travis Kortessis (Han). 85 -12 5 SCHBY (1 2· 15) : 1. Shawn Gann (Yll m ); 2. Ty Pennell (Hon) ; 3. Chll S Benesh (Yam ): 4. Jeremy McCorm ick (Yam ): 5 . Chris Hale (Yllm ). 125 MNY: 1. Joh n Kitsc h (Sw.); 2. Ryan Davis (KllW). 125 AnV: 1. Jimmy Wee ver (Suz ); 2. lllck Alkire (Suz); 3. Jef· frey Tyson (Yam ); 4. Ople Shumak er (Yll m) : 5. Wll ylon Mil loy (Yll m). 125 INT: 1. Billy Nel!lO (Yam); 2. John Devts (Yam ); 3. Jesse n Blelre (Yam ): 4. Shawn Genn (Yam ): 5. Ryan fo\cMee (Yll m) . kin 125 BEO: 1. Robert Prllther (Yam) : 2. R~ Wack er (Sul): 3 Karem Rou (Kll W); 4. Dll Vid (Jmpleby (Han ): 5. James Hunter (Han ). 250 MNY: 1. Jonn y logane (Yll m) : 2. John Kitsch (Suz) ; 3. Tracy Herman (Han); 4. Clint Frllnk (Han). 250 AOV : 1. Wll yl on Mll loy (Yll m) ; 2. AllIIn Ass af (Yam); 3 , Clint Frank (Han) ; 4. Opie Shumllker (Yllm ). 250 INT: 1. Chuck Stuart (Han); 2. George Grllnt (KTM) ; 3. Tom Henderson (Yam): 4. Maril. Osteen (K~w) ; 5 . Preston Moody (Kll w). 25 0 B EG: I . Carl Whit ehead J r. (Kaw) ; 2. Do ug Godl redson (Han); 3. Bred Grace (Han) ; 4. Tracy Carver (Yam ); 5. Les Fuenffig · ner (Yllm ). WM: 1. Alyssa Roscoe (Suz) : 2. Cassie Here (Han ): 3. Hi'lil~ y Reichert (Yam) ; 4. Ap ril Garde (Han); 5. Dllnielle Nllgy (Kaw). 16·29: I. Clint Frank (Han) : 2. Marl!. Alexender (Han); 3. Chad Robertson (Yam): 4. Chuck Stuart (Han); 5. Jeffrey Tyson (Yam). 30 + MNY: I. John Kitsch (SUl) ; 2. All an Assaf (Yam ); 3. Trll cy Herman (Han) . 30+ NO V: 1. Brian Vongartzen ( Yam ) ; 2. M ike McW ill i~ms (Yll m); 3. Jerry Dragojo vich (Suz ); 4. Kurt Russell (Yam) . 35+ : 1. Mark Osteen (Kaw ); 2. And y Tilli s (KTM). 40 + NOV; 1. Norm Westb rook (Hon ): 2. Jllmes Sanders (Yam ); 3. Woody Dort ch (YlIm ): 4. Lonny BlIume l; 5. BlIft Plemm ons (Han), Harclrock Cycle Park Ocala, Florida Results: August 16, 2003 (Round 5 of 71 PfW ( 4-6): I. Chance Crain (Han ); 2. xicen Gardne r (Hon); 3. Austin Langworth y (Yam ): 4. Mason Baumel (Yam) ; 5. AUslin Reigner (Han ). 50 (4- 6) : I. Garrell Westb rook (KTM); 2. lack Brier (KTM); 3. J u sti n Monge (KTM): 4. Gerreu Sk ip per (Pol) ; 5. Josh Haygood (KTM). 50 (7 ·9) : 1. Brlln don ~ (KTM); 2. Dllniel Ellis (KTM). 50 OPEN (4. 9) : I. Dlln iel Elli s (KTM): 2. Brandon ~ (KTM); 3. lack Briar (KTM); 4. GllrTf'tt Ski pper (Pol). 6 5 BEG (6· 1 I ): I. Kyle Langworthy (Kaw); 2. Chase Hilgendorf (KTM): 3. Jo hnny Warren (Kll W); 4. Tyler Cll mpbell (SUl ); 5, Dillon Vllmadore (Sul). STC Sun and Stars Over Texas Summer Series Round 4: Lakeside Motocross so far gon e unch all enged . Van way did all he could, but McAdams sneak ed around him on the last lap to steal th e m ota win away fr om th e Su zuki jockey . A ft er fi ni shing sev enth in th e firs t m ot o, Brady Pierce t ook thi rd , ahead of Vare la and Sn edek er, Th e overall fini shing order wa s cl os e, as McAdams took th e overa ll , ahead of the 2 -4 fin ishes of Var ela . Sned eker barely held off th e 5 -2 finishes of Vanway for th ird , wh il e Pierce's third in th e seco nd moto gave him fifth overall . Kyle A dams dominated th e 85 c c Begi nner cl ass with a pair of m ot o win s en route to fir st o ve r a ll. Ada m s wen t un ch all eng ed in both m ot os, t ak ing bo th hol esh ot s and nev er lo ok ing back . Th e rest of the cla ss was left ra cing fo r sec on d , and wh at a ra c e it was! Bryson Watson and Joey Anglin wag ed a clos e battle for seco nd overall, w ith Angli n bestin g Wa tson the fir st tim e out. Watso n got hi s shot in th e sec ond m oto , ra cin g off w ith seco nd , w hil e A ng li n pu ll ed o ut a fo urt h . Ch ase St ep an ski p ick ed up fo u rt h over all w ith a 5 -6 ta ll y , ahead of A bra m Ul ve (7·5) , Tr avi s Cart er , wh o fi nished I Ith in th e fir st m ot o , put in a stro ng ride th e sec ond tim e out and fin ished third ; h is 1 1-3 tally earne d him sixt h over all for his effo rts. Steve Cardwell and Dan ny Wilbum m ad e quit e a sho w of thi ng s in th e Ov er 40 cl ass. Ca rd we ll drag -rac ed all the wa y t o th e fir st turn with Vern on Patt erson bef o re takin g th e early lead . Ca rdwe ll wa s tryin g to pull away , but Wilburn wo uld have no part of it, reeli ng in the KTM rid er and passing him befo re th e end of the first lap . W ilb urn was able to cru ise off to the fir st -m ota win, ahead of Card we ll , wi th r e l a ti v e e ase . T h ird p l a c e w e n t to Ot t o 6 5 OPEN: I. Dillon Vllnw ll Y (KTM); 2. Bryson Powers (KTM): 3. Cod y Br ig gs (Kll W) ; 4. Bria n McA dll m s (Kll W); 5. Hector Varela (Kaw) . • 8 5 BEG: J. Kyl e Adll m l (Yll m ): 2. Bry son wetsc n (Hon) : 3. Joey Anglin ( Vam ): 4. Chftse Steptlnski (Han) ; 5. Abre m (JIve (TM) . 85 JR (7- 11): I. Nick Heymen (Kaw ): 2. Cody Reed (Yll m); 3. Cody Smith (Han); 4. Dillon Vanway (KTM); 5. Brady Pierce(Kaw). 85 SR ( 12· 13) : I. Caleb Reid (Kaw); 2. Corey Self (KlIw); 3. Mason Guin (Vam); 4. Trll vis Swisher (Kaw); 5. Kody Grishll m (Su.r:). 85 SR ( 14. 16) : I.l.og11n Smith (Hon); 2. 8llron Schultz (Han); 3. Michael Kiesel (Yam ). S/ fo\I I: 1. Eddie Self (Han); 2. Nick HlIym an (Kaw); 3. Cllleb N Reid (Kaw); 4. Chll l White (Yllm ); 5. Mllso n Guin (Yam ). 4·STRK fo\INI: 1. Eddie Self (Han) ; 2. H. McMill an ($Ul); 3. Seth Hell (Yam ): 4. l.og an Vanway (Suz); 5. Mason Guin (Yam) . 125 BEG : 1. Jacob Bryen ( Yll m); 2 . J ustin Morse (Yam) ; 3. Weston Jenn ings (KTM); 4. Terrill WlllsOn (YlIm ): 5. Tmv is Hickman (Vllm ). 125 NOV: 1. H. McMilill n (Sul); 2. John Flkll ris (Kll W); 3 . Cody Hedge (Kll W); 4. Eric Navarre (Kaw); 5. Chal White (Sul) . 125 1NT: I. Chris Pentecost (Yam ): 2. Justin Wagner (TM) ; 3. Brent Mahlmann (Sue} . 125 OPEl"!: J. H. McMUlan (SUl ); 2. John Fi karis (K aw) : 3. Dustin Do uc et (Kll W); 4. Eric rt everre (KlIw) : 5. Brent Mah lma nn (SUl). 2 5 0 BEG: I. Derek Russell (Yam) : 2. Kyle Brewer (Yam ): 3. Torn Bums (Yll m ); 4. Matt Hopkins (Yam) ; 5. Doug Wagner (Yam) . 250 NOV : I. Justin Pulsifer (KI M); 2. Mik e Thompson (Hon) ; 3. Tony Davi s ( Yam ); 4. Mic hael Card well (KTM) ; 5 . Tom Daught ry (Han ). 25 0 INT: I. Chri s Townsend (Han): 2. Michll f"1Amos (Yam ); 3. Chris Marek (Sw:) . 250 OPEN: 1. Josh Young (KTM ); 2. Mike Thomp son (Hon): 3 . Michael Cardwell (KTM ); 4 . Will Roberts (SUl); 5 . Micha el Am os (Yam ). 250 EX: I. Brian Johnson (KTM) . 4 ·STR K OPEN: 1. Mike Wallin g (Han); 2. Chris Decuir (Yam ); 3. John McG ill (Han); 4. Andy Munro (Han); 5. Vernon Patterson (Hon). WMN OPEN : I . E l iza b eth McFlIrl ll nd ( Han ) ; 2. B rittan y Machacek (Suz); 3. Randa Bailey (Yam ). SCHBY: 1. H. McMilllln (Suz); 2. Dustin Doucet (Kll W); 3. Justin Wagner (TM ): 4 . Max Swain (Kaw): 5. Ju stin Kopcak (Yam). 2 5 . NOV: 1. Doug Sm ithe (Yam): 2. Larry Langham (Kll W 3. ); John Mull oy (Hon); 4. Chanes Dobesh (Yam). 25+ INT: 1. Mike Wlllling (Han); 2. Hellth Te~gue (Han) ; 3. Chris Marek (SUl ). 25 + EX: 1. Brien Johnson (KTM). 30 + NO V: 1. Fred Moreno (Han); 2. Shewn Ham pton (Yam) ; 3. Clovis Cisneros (Han) ; 4. Pat Hll yes (Yam ); 5. Tim Perk ins (Yam) . 3 0+ INT : I. Jerry Farmer Jr . (Han ); 2. He~th Teague (Hon); 3. Chris TownSf'fld (Han ): 4. Raben Leslie (Hon ); 5. Chris Russell ( Yam). 40 . : 1. Steve Cllrdw ell (KTM): 2. Danny Wilbum (Yam ); 3. Otto Geisendo rf ( Vll m); 4 Vemon Plllterson (Han) ; 5. Dennis Lambe rth (Han). McAdams Takes Lakeside out after thi rd -plac ed', Raym ond J en nings, as Varela was cro ssing the li ne to get th e white flag . Varela wa sn't having an easy tim e of it , as Snedek er began to apply a lot of pressure fo r th e lead . Entering th e last half of the trac k, Snedeker found his way by and too k the lead , hanging on to it to th e fi n ish . Va rel a too k a soli d second , an d the rac e for th ird wen t all the way t o th e c hec ke rs , as McAdam s tried eve ryt hing he co uld t o get aro und the KTM rider. J ennings ro de strong and held o n t o th e positi on as the two cros sed th e finis h lin e only bikeleng ths apart . In th e sec o nd m o t o , Vanway sna re d t he holesh ot and early lead . Behind hi m , Jenning s qui ck ly m oved int o seco nd , ahead of a large pack of riders th at incl ud ed first- m ot a wi nn er Snedek er. McA dams found him self haVin g to ride thro ugh th e pack once m or e on hi s way t o t h e f r on t. W i th the o ve r a ll a t s ta ke , McA dams m ov ed aro und Varel a, but he still needed to p ick up m o re position s to have a shot at th e overall. He did just th at , charging up fast throu gh th e field and finding hi m self in secon d b y th e third l a p . T h en M c Ad a m s bega n apply ing pr essur e to Vanw ay , who had B y B RIA N C OMEAU BASTR OP, TX , AUG , 16 A fte r t a ki ng a br eak f ro m th e ac tio n fo r a c ouple of weekends, th e STC Sun and Sta rs O ver T exas Summer Series brough t racers o ut to ce ntral Texas o nc e more for ro und four of t he six- r ace seri es . T he t im e o ff ce rtain ly didn ·t affe ct B rian M c A dams, who won th e 6 5c c (7 -g) cl as s fo r the seco nd round in a ro w . Mc Adam s' w in helped hi m in ch a litt le closer to the series titl e in th e class, wit h only two rac es remaining. M cAdam s also p lac ed fou rth in th e 65 cc Open class, Hect or Var ela jumped out to the early lead in th e first 65 c c (7 -g ) m ot o , with McAd am s wa s al rea dy look ing fo r a way aro u nd t h e Kawa sak i rider . McA dams jumped out in front and took th e lead away from Varela . Cam eron Sn ed ek er tra i led in thi r d , M cAd am s' moto took a swift tum for th e wor se at the end of the fi rst lap, whe n he felli ng hard , remounting in fifth. J ust like th at , Varela found him self back out front , while McAdams wa s try ing hi s hard est to m ak e up lost gro und . Mc Adams passed Logan Vanway to p ick up fourttJ. ~nd th e_n ~~~ 64 S EPT EMBER 24 . 2003· c ue • e neVIl's Lakeside Motocross: Cameron Snedeker (48) stormed the fi rst moto of the 65cc (7-9) c lass at round four of the STC Sun and Stars Over Texas Summer Series in Bastrop and picked up the w in with an exciting las t -lap pass. The second moto was tougher on Snedeker, and Brian McAdams was handed the w in.

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