Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Frozen Ocean Motocross Park: Ry an Mills d id not go quietly i nt o the sunset at the Su m mer Superc ro s s C las s ic in Au burn, New York. In stead, he t opped the 125cc Expert and 250 c c Ex p e rt c las se s . WN YMA fam ili es all send their best wishes an d prayers ou t to Sam my Holl an d and his fami ly , and wish him a speedy and fu ll recovery . Froze n Oce an Motocros s Park A u burn, New York Result s: August 20, 2003 (Round 6 of 7) 50 SHAFT; I. Bren dan wbeeter t Yam ): 2. Dan a Zampat or i (Yam ): 3. Tyler Btod~1I (Yllm) : 4. Spencer Tomp KinS (Yam ); 5. Colton Cam p (Yam). 50 CHAIN: I. Br~ McMichael (KT. '!): 2. Ryan Despa w (Cob): 3. " Connor Kelly (!'ITM): 4. JuStUlMays (!'IT,,,!) 5. Sean Ballard (KTM) , ; 60 : 1. R.J . a.-ck t Kaw): 2. Brandon Mays {KT,"'\J: 3. Zach Raus (Yam) : 4. .Jeven Jaynt" ( Kawl: 5. Jacob Stcct (Kaw). 80 : I. Phillip Nicoletti (Hon): 2. Chad Dunning (Ka...): 3. Kyle Brassie (Hon) ; 4 AIell Bevard (Yam) ; 5. Brandon Mays (KTM) . ph 125 BEG: I. Bryan Da lyk~ (SuI); 2. .Jose Chuff (Yam): 3 Brad Sfnllh (Yam): 4. Ryan Bderbecom (SUi): 5. Jeffr ey Moro (Yam) . 125 NOV : I. Enc KlIwryga (SUZ ); 2. Ken Crane (Yam): 3. Bret Loomis (Yam); 4. Nick Lecere r ua {Suz]: 5. Derek Schm idt (Kit w). 125 AM: I. Sco u See rs (Kaw); 2. Phillip Nicole-ti (Han): 3. AlcoK t Siglsmondi IKollW); 4. Cody Dunni ng (Kaw); 5. Jeremy venose (Han) . 125 EX: 1. Ryan Mills (Hon); 2. Steve ,~rten s (Yam); J. Deve Qinolfi (Yam) ; 4, Dylan lord (Sur ): 5. Casey Clark (Yam ). 250 BEG: I. Jonathan Bumbarger (Kd W). 250 NOV: 1. Eric Kawryga (Han); 2. Brent Armstrong (Kaw): J K~lth Dart (Yam ); 4 Brian Davis (Yam ); 5. Mike Knapp (Yam) 250 AM; 1. Alcoll S6gi ~mondi (Kaw); 2. Cody Dunning (Ka...); 3. " 1~1I K05lJ tbchkow (KcJ w); 4 . Clay Campbell (Kll "' ); 5. Brian Carven (Kawl 250 EX: J. Ryan Mills (Hon): 2. Paul Carpenter (Hon): 3 , Ca ~y Clark (Yam ): 4. Qe-ril Orckolman (Yam): 5. Chertes Ellis (Sur). r SR NOV: I. Mik~ Knapp (Yam ): 2. Brent Arm strong (Kow); 3 Keuh Dart (VarnI: .; , Jason Cossey (Hon); 5, Tim McNally Sr. (Yitm) . SR AM: I . Alex Kosallsc hkow (Kaw); 2. Clay Campbell (Kaw); 3. Ethan Carter (Kaw); 4. Ken Pruss (Yam). SR EX: 1. Qaylon Dickson IKa w); 2. Gene Nighman ( Ka ...); 3 Mdrhn Houston (Han); 4. Don Field ( Hon) . O'R Dirt Track Summer Nationals eilly Salina High Banks Speedway Myer Higher on High Banks Podium BV BOB O ERTLE SA U NA, OK , A UG. 22 Loga n My ers, a 16 -year -o ld Pro motor cy cl e racer fro m Wh eeler, Michi gan, ent ered his Ultim ate Edg e 450cc Honda at the Sali na High Banks Sp eedway for th e O 'Reilly Dirt Tra ck Summe r N at ion a ls, wi th exactly th e sa me experie nce on this tr ack as al l the other 106 entries had : none. No m otor cycles had ever rac ed o n th e " Mo st Fear ed Half Mile o n th e Circuit. " But aft er the Pro Singles event , it was My er on the high est step of the podium. Located in Salina, O klaho m a , th e track - a three -eig hths -m ile co urse on th e pol e and a hal f-m ile on the top · prov ed to be one of the smoothest and tack iest tracks aro und. Speeds in exc ess of 98 mph were cl ock ed on the three rad ar guns set up aro und th e track . p rovi ng th e 505cc Pro Singl es are a very fast breed . The m ain eve nt . th e Pro Sing les contest , had 20 riders on the lin e, ready for 10 very fas t laps . T he sold -o ut cro wd of m o re tha n 4 000 peo ple was on its feet for th is one . Mye rs , w ho had wo n hi s q ualifyi ng hea t race earlier in the night, was runnin g second p lace, beh ind Jas on T yer of Irv ing , Texas. for the first eight laps of the main event . O n lap nine, Bra nd on Cartw rig ht of Sa pul pa , O k lahom a, passed Mye rs an d m ov ed up to challeng e T yer fo r the lead . A fte r t he t wo rid ers battl ed , T yer got sent back to fourth , whil e Mik e Hinds of Cla remore, Oklaho ma , m ov ed up to tak e over third . Myers took th is opportu ni ty to take charge of the lead . A t the finish , Myers wo n go in g away, Cart w rig ht was sec ond , and Hin ds wa s a very close th ird . T y er was cha rg ing ba ck but ran out of time in the quic k 10- lap peT. Watc h for M y ers o n th e c irc uit. Thi s ki d has a sty le all his own. He is ve ry agg ressive, and he att ac ks the co rne rs in a way sim ilar to how Ni ck y Hayd en rid es. Dressed in hi s hot Honda Red shi rt . yo u co u ld sense v ic to ry in hi s fa c e at th e reg i st rati o n ta bl e ea r lie r in th e day. Th e O 'Rei lly A ut o Pa rt s Store in Pry o r , Oklah oma , sold m ore tha n 45 0 adv ance tick ets for the eve nt. and a capac ity cro wd was on hand to watch the rid ers on the famous High Ban k half -mile track . Th e eve nt was k icked off by race m arshal Herb "Hoo 0 00 ' Howard, and Chassis C ra wfo rd san g th e natio nal ant he m wh ile the Lakes Chapter of A BAT E pa raded the nag of the Uni ted States of A me rica , the Ok la homa St ate F la g and a POW/MIA flag around th e trac k on their Herley -D evi dson s. celeb rating that marque's lOOth an niversary . Sc ott Kannon a lso join ed th e pa rad e wit h three of his famous Kan no n V-8 moto rcycles. Riders from more th an 12 states in competi tio n . o n II brands of motorcycles. raced in the event. The Vint age Pro class was another barn burner. Coming off recent wins in Kansas and Joplin. Missouri. Steve Nichols. on his Johnny Isaac s T o tal Perfo rma nc e Racin g Yama h a , turne d up the heat on th e co m petitio n. Runn ing wi th storytell er Willa rd "W ild Wi ll " Kell y from Stephensv ill e, Texas, Nichol s showed th e c ro wd what " o ld -schoo l d irt -track racin g" is all abo ut. Nichols, who grew up in So ut he rn Ca lifo rn ia and has m ade m an y a lap around the famo us Ascot Park , flat outran th e field of 13 rid ers. Th e Mad Dogs took the stag e, and Mike Hind s led the houn ds hom e aboa rd on e of t wo Suz u kis at th e event , tho ugh n ot w ith ou t a c ha l le n g e f rom Ho n d a r id er Rand y K ing , J im m y Long plac ed th ird in the main event on his Hond a CRF1 50, one of the new breeds of Mad Do gs . Th e 85 cc O pe n event pitt ed th e rid ers fr om Loui sian a against the lo ca l Oklahom a racers. Th e bo ys fro m Lake Cha rles were loaded for bear com ing int o this Nati o nal -cali ber event. Ta king the win and riding smooth ly all week e n d wa s C or y Rich a rd , r idin g h i s C u r ti s Richar d ' s Au to Rep air -prep ar ed Hon da . Th e boy s fr om Lou isian a ma de the Hig h B anks tr ac k loo k fast. Clock ed at m or e th an 70 m ph , thei r DTX Ho nd a 85 s w e r e t oo mu c h fo r th e local co m petitio n o n th e fo ur -strok es . T hey all parti ci pat ed in th e T hu rsd ay n igh t test-a nd -tune. S a lin a High Ba n ks Speedway Salin a, Oklahoma Results: August 2 2 , 2003 P/W / 65 ; I. Tracy Woods (Pol); 2. Christi4n York (Yam) . 8 5: 1. Cory Richtlrd (Hon); 2. OtJnirl La Reece (Hon ); 3 . C~y Will (Han) ; 4 . Cody Richard (Hon) ; 5 . Dolton """rlin (Hon). MAD DOGS : 1. M.ik~ Hind s (Su i ): 2. Randy King (Hon ); 3. J imm y l..oog (Hon); 4. James Bedin9fl~ld (Hon); 5. B~ olln ~gfJeld IHoo). 250: 1. Jeff Brewster (Hon); 2. Chonc~ Osburn (Yam ); 3. Oay Mllp le (Yam ): 4 Dylan Marlin (Hon): 5. B~an Ofobnck(Hon). 50 5 PRO SGL: 1. Logtln My~rs (Hon) ; 2. Brenden Cartwright (Hon); 3. Mi k~ Hinds (Yam) ; 4. Jason Ty~r (Hon): 5. Nichol" Ch"Ia (Hon). 883 : I. Clint Erickson (H-D) : 2. Rob Mclendon (Hon). OPEN: I. David Burl~igh Jr . (Yom ): 2. K~v in Ellingsworth (Hon): 3, Brett W~ton (W-R): 4 . James Bedingfi~ld (Rol ). VINT SGL: 1. Mik e Newton (Yam ): 2. OtJnny Hammon d (Yam): 3. Derek Marlow (Hon) : 4, Brad Raper(Yam): 5. Mlkt' Wh it~ (Yam). PRO VINT: 1. Steve Nichols (Yam ): 2. Willard Kelly (Yam ): 3. Butch Bra ndon (Yam) ; 4 Clint Erick son (H·D): 5. Rob McL endo n (Han). Ea st B e nd Motorsports Dyer Takes a Flyer at East Bend B v M ARK N EUENS EAST BEND , NC, AUG . 10 Sun day m orn ing was overcast at East Bend Mo to rsports. site of ro und n in e of th e AMA Distr ict 29 Summer/Fa ll Ser ies , In 125cc C actio n , F orrest See bec k a nd Ky le He p ne r waged ano ther great battle, ca rried over from the nigh t before. Justin Mc Braye r held o n to first in the fi rst mota but fell ba ck to sixth in the seco nd stanza afte r a c rash . Hepn er took the overall win with a second in the firs t mota and the win in the second one . Seebec k was right behin d Hepner with a 3 -2 tall y fo r second overall. A.J. Bowli ng took third ove rall with a 4 -3 score after crashi ng t he nig ht be fo re. McBrayer took fourth with 1-6 fi nis hes . Th ere was a great battle in the O ver 30 B cla ss. Scott Dyer too k the lead in both mote s. Battling for seco nd were two Kawasak i riders, Don Whi te and Kenneth Hic k s. Th ou gh Hicks took Wh ite in the first m ota , Wh ite was rid ing agg ressively and took the spot fro m Hicks in th e seco nd m ota. Co mi ng into a ri gh t-ha nd swee pe r, Wh ite wa s o n the inside, charg ing hard , and got his handlebar into Hic ks' arm . At the end of the sweeper, Wh ite wen t down h ard , wh il e Hi c k s w en t o n to ta k e sec o n d overall. Wh ite ende d up breaking his co ll arbo ne and so me rib s. but he w ill li ve to rid e again! Beh ind th em were T im Wi lk erson and Pai g e Cavin ess . W i lk er son en d ed u p t hi rd ove rall , and Cavin ess took fifth . Brand on L an gd on to ok th e win in t h e 2 5 0cc A cl ass, but not befo re Wesley Sapp push ed him around the tra ck . Sapp was just airing out an uphill jum p and co m pressing the sho c k s co m ple te ly o n hi s Su zuki wh en he landed; he ga ined gr ound on Langdon in the j u m p , bu t Lang don h eld o n to his g ro u nd ga m e to tak e th e win. Mea nw h ile, M ichae l Th omas and Jordan Legge tte wer e battling the th ird an d fourth spots. Thomas held the th ird spo t befo re Legg ett e m ad e t he pas s. Then U'IC7IIiI!I rSPIli1T.S cue I e n e vv s S EPT E M B ER 24 , 2 0 0 3 69

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