Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Thomas was showing a wheel to Leggett e at every co m er, and wh en they went acros s the double after th e fin ish lin e , Th oma s ca me up sho rt and ca sed the j um p ha rd . Th om as was slow to get up but go t back on boa rd and fin ished in fo urth . Ea st B en d M oto r spo r ts ha s a g re a t m ot o cr o ss tr a c k , wi th reg ula r p r a c ti c e sessions and several outlaw series , as well as AMA races. Fo r m or e inform ati on. chec k out www .eastb endmotorsports.com Re s u lt s 50 (4-6) : 1. Casey Dyer; 2. Will McCril ck en; 3. Brandon Bleckwelder. 50 (7. 8 ); I. Cooper Webb: 2. Dylan Carringer; 3. Chandler Und · sey: 4. Blake Lewis: 5. 1'\lI1'CU5 Beasley. 65 (7-9 ): 1· blcha ry Newberry; 2. Cooper Webb; 3. Dyten Ce r. ringer; 4. Jimm ie Dwtn; 5. Darryl John5Oll. 65 (10 ·] 1): 1. Nick Poole. 85 (7 . 11): I. Nic k Poole: 2. Zachllry Newberry ; 3. Tril vis Poole; 4 . Thome s Sulliva n (Han); 5. 'Thomas Neuens . 85 ( 12· 13): 1. Glenn Balfour; 2. M.t!rt: WilJiilms. 85 ( 14. 15): I. Josh Thomas; 2. Ty ler Shim m inger; 3. Andrew Sm ith; 4. TI'lIY Dobson. 85 D: I. Rick Sco tt ; 2. Cody King. S/MINI: I. Josh Thoma s; 2. Jeremy Reid: 3. Austin Fitzwater; 4. Ttily Dobson. tl / L MINI: l. Glenn Balfour; 2. Thomas Neuens; 3. Travis Poole; 4 . Mart: Willi ilms ; 5. Chris Moore. gdon: 2. Michael Thomas. 125 A; I. Brenden Lan 125 B: I . T yler Bright ; 2. David Growe: 3. J onath an Balfour. 125 C: 1. Kyl e Hepner; 2. Forrest Seebeck: 3 . A.J . Bowling; 4. Justin McBril yer: 5. Jeff Cronquist. 125 0 : I . Antho ny Laporte : 2. Mil lthew Dun can: 3 . Je ff rey Smith . 250 A : 1. Brandon L ang don : 2 . Wesley Sap p; 3 . Jerden Leggette; 4. Michael Thom as. 250 B; 1. Dilvid Growe. 250 0 : 1. Derric k Sehen; 2. Jeff Manuel. WMN: 1. Debbie Mil nuel: 2. Erin Will iams. SCHBY: I. Tyler Bright; 2. .Jonathan Balfour; 3. Kyle Hepner; 4. Justlrl McBrayer; 5. Forrest Seebeck . 25-+ B: I . Kenneth Hicks. 25 . C: I . J05'"ph MtIson: 2. Milrl\ Neuens. 30. A: 1. Russ P"lCketl ; 2. Randy Beasley. 30. B: I. Scott Oyer (Yam) : 2. Kenneth Hicks: 3. Tim Wilkerson; 4. Donald White; 5. Paige Cavinf'n. 30. C: I . Randy Smith; 2. Mark Neoens. 35. : 1. Russ Pickett; 2. Paige Caviness. 40. ; 1. Thomas Perkins: 2. SIeve Chembers: 3. John Balfour . 4·STRK: 1. Tim Simpson . U/ L AM:. I . Ja mes Shirley ; 2. 1'\lItthew Deneen. Knobby Hill MX Fau l k 's the Guy a t Kno bby Hill B y MARK B UCHANAN HO RTO NVILLE, IN , AU G. 10 Some 269 riders showed up for Kn obby Hill MX 's fifth race of th e season . A n inch of rain fell during the night , so the track was a littl e mu dd y for m orn ing practice, but sunny skies and warm tem perat ures had the t rac k in goo d shape by race time. Honda-m oun ted Michael Fa ulk had a gr eat day , tak ing the ove rall in th e Op en A and Ov er 25 A cla sses with two seco nd -mota win s. In th e Op en A contest, Yamaha -m ount ed Mitch ell Co rb in took th e ho leshot in the fi rst m oto and went wire to wire fo r the win. Fau lk f i n i sh ed a cl o se secon d, in fro nt Hond a m o unted Mi chae l Zylstra and Suzuki jocke y Kevin Stud ley . Zyl st ra to o k th e hole shot in the seco nd m oto, but Corb in took the lead on the fir st lap. Corbin fell back to fifth pl ace on lap tw o, whil e Faulk too k ov er the lead and held it fo r the win and the o vera ll. Studley passed Zyl stra for seco nd p la c e and seco nd o ve ra l l. Corb in cla ime d third pla ce with a 1-5 ta lly , in fro nt of Zy lstra and Hond a ride r Ben Leema n. Faulk took the win in the Over 25 A cl ass after a g reat battl e wi th Sha wn Wil son , on a No blesvill e Hon da . Jeff Weir took the ho leshot in the fi rst m oto, on a Scott USA/R acers' Edge Ho nda, in fr ont of Wilson and F aulk . Wils on t o ok th e l ead o n the first lap , and F a u l k m o ved int o second pl ace, with Weir a clo se third. KTM jocke y Josh Aliff passed Weir for thi rd late in the m oto , wi th Clint Brock takin g fifth pla ce on a Servi ce Hond a. Faulk nailed th e hol eshot in the second mota and went the d istan ce for the win and his seco nd overall of the da y . Wilso n pressured Fau lk hard fo r the entire second m ot o, but he coul d n ' t m ak e th e pass. Ali ff fi n is he d th i rd aga in aft er another close race with Weir, and Ya ma ha r ider Ric har d Bl ac k et er to o k fift h ove rall with a 6 -6 score . Wil son nail ed the holeshot and wen t wire to wir e for th e win in both motos of the O ver 3 0 A clas s. Honda -m o unted Matthew Burrell (2· 4) finished seco nd overall , in front of Weir (5 ·3 ) . Black eter (3 -5) took fourth, and Yam e ha jock ey J eff Ford (8- 2 ) cl aime d fifth . Ford had bett er luck In the 125c c A cl ass, tak ing th e overa ll w in with a 2·2 tally . Suzuki j ockey Ji m Faulkenb erg took th e win in th e fi rst m ot o aft er a cl o se ra ce w ith Ford and Suzuk i rider Kenn y Honn Jr. Hond a rider Dale J essup fini shed fou rth , with Ali ff tak ing fi fth . A l iff nail ed t he ho leshot i n th e se co nd m oto and went the di stance for the win , just in front of a close battl e for second pl ace am on g Ford , Honn and Faul kenberg . Ford held sec ond for th e fir st two laps befo re Honn took the posi tio n for a lap. For d retook seco nd p lace on th e next lap , and Fau lkenberg also ma de the pass on Hon n for thi rd place and second ov eral l. A liff too k th ird o vera ll wi th a 5 · 1 sco re, in fro nt of Hon n and J essup . Re s u lt s 50 SHIFT; I. Levr Radcliff (Hon ); 2. Ashton Dickin son (Hon ): 3. Kilch ina Yeager (Han). 50 AUTO (4-8 ) OIL-INJ : I . AlexMarion (KTM); 2. E1han Com pton (KTM) ; 3. Cole McGregor (KT M); 4 . Janzen Higgins (Yam); 5. Brilndon Meyer (Yam ) 50 AUTO ( 4·6); 1. Tyler Hughes (KTM); 2. Alex Marion (KT,.... : ) 3. Jake Tully ; 4. Alex Snider (Cob); 5. Cole McGregor (KTM). 50 AUTO (7· 8 ); I. John Earl (KTM): 2. Danny Sm ith (Cob): 3. Levi Radcl iff (KT "" ); 4. Aust in Sanders ( KTM): 5. FOrTest P1uml,.e (KTM) . 65 : 1. Josh Bixler (KTM): 2. Blake Niccum (Han) : 3 . BrandPn Lytl e (KTM): 4. William Reader (KTM): 5. John Earl (KTM). 80 J R: I. Blake Niccum (Hon ): 2. Devid Hughes (Sw); ] , Just in Stein~her (Kll w); 4. Tyler Phillips; 5. William Reader (Yilm) . 80 SR: 1. Bred Bowen (Yam) ; 2. Adam Haines (Kaw) : 3. Damon Duitsman (Suz); 4 . Tyler Broc k (Yam ); 5. Bryan Mick ler (Suz) 80 OPEN: 1. Brad Bowen (Yam) : 2. Shane Hayden (Han); 3. Adem Haines (K ll w ): 4 . Philli p Holcombe (Yll m); 5. T yler Brock (Yam) . 125 SCHBY: I. Brock Cross (Sw); 2. Sam Woodrow (Yam) ; 3. Chris Sheets (Han ): 4. Ryan Napier (Yam); 5. Kenneth Butler (Yam) . 125 A: I. JelT Ford (Yllm); 2. J im Faulk enberg (Sw); 3. Josh AlilT(KTM); 4, Kenny Honn Jr. (Suz); 5. Dale Jessup (Han). 125 B: I. Brock Cross (Suz); 2. Jason Glacken (Kaw); 3. Chris Burchett (Han); 4. Brian Bonham (Kaw); 5. Peter Prtstescb (Suzl . 125 C: I. Sha ne Ha yde n (Han): 2. J eeon Gor don ( Yll m) ; 3. Damon Duitsman (Suz); 4. Charlie Aliff (Yam): 5. KevIn Knotts (Han) . OPEN A; I . Mich ile l Faul k (Han); 2. Kevin Studley (Suz) ; 3. Mit chell Corbi n (Yam); 4. Michael Zylst ra ( Han) : 5. Ben Lee m an (Han). OPEN B; 1. Jason Osborne (Han); 2. Sam Woodrow (Han ); 3. Joshua Thomto n (Kaw): 4. Michael Corbin (Yilm) ; 5. Mik e Doll (Han). OPEN C: I. Gregory Bell (Yam ); 2. Mike Hale ( Han ); 3. Pete Campbe ll (Kawl; 4. Charlie Aliff (Yam ): 5. Corey Rodgers (Yam) . WMN: I. J"mie (Suz); 2. Meghan Jor dan (Suz ): 3. Britlllny Well, (Suz). 14·2 4 : l. Dil le Jess up (Ha n); 2. J eecn Glac ke n ( Kaw ): 3 Michael Zylstra (Han) ; 4. Nikol ai Volkoff (Y" m) : 5. Peter Pristilsch ung ISw) . 25. A; 1. Micha Faulk (Hon); 2. Shu 'n Wil50n (Hon): 3. Josh el A[iff (IITM): 4. Jeff Weir (HOI'l ; 5. Rich" rd Black eter (Yam) . ) 25. B: I. Jil 50Il Osborne (Hon) : 2. Jeff Mote (Hon) : 3. Eric Boyd Knobby Hill MX: Michael Faulk (369) nail s the second-mote holeshot , i n fro nt o f Jeff Weir (6) an d Shawn W ilson (605), In t he Over 25 A cl ass in Ho rto nville , India na. 70 S EPTEM B ER 24 , 2003· cu e e n e vv s (Yam ): 4. Daniel Dudley (Hon ); 5. Joseph SoudeB (Han). 30. A; I. Shawn Wilson (Han ): 2. Matth_ Burrell (Han) : 3. Jeff Weir (Hon) ; 4. Richard Blacketer (YlIm); 5. Jeff Ford (YlIm) . 30. B: 1. Demel Dudl ey (Hon ); 2. J eff Mote (Han ); 3 . Larry wee ver (Hon ); 4. Todd Denney (Hon ): 5. BrUInGuerin (Yam ). 40 . ; I. Dave Hoff (Ya m) : 2. Bry an Stough ton ( Yilm ); 3. J im Faulkenberg (Suz) ; 4. Mike Brown (Yam): 5. f'IIJ chael Caruthers (Hon) . Holmes Cou nty Fa irgrounds Gracyk's Gravy, Kaiser's Roll B y R UPERT X. PEu.Err MILLERSBURG, OH , A UG. 13 With th e many Amish in th e area ci rcli ng th eir wagon s in thi s fa rm co m m unity , th e Holmes County Fai r cam e to life with the angry rap of racin g moto rcycle eng in es and th e i nt en se acti on of m ot ocr oss, fair -sty le. here in no rth central Ohi o . Th is wa s roun d 13 of th e Ohi o County Fairs Mo tocross Ch ampio nship Series. Hav in g j u st recen t ly ret urned to ra cin g afte r an extended layoff due to k nee surgery and th e ensu ing reh ab , it was all gra vy for local ace Gavin Gra cyk, who storm ed aro und the ti gh t tra ck at high spee d , eas il y tak in g bot h the 125cc and 250 cc Pro m otos abo ard his T eam Green m achin es. Zach Ka iser wa s eq ua lly impressiv e in th e Inter m ed iate races, as Kaiser ro ll ed a ll ove r th e 125 cc B (Group T wo ) and 25 0cc Braces on hi s Yama has. Re s u lt s 65: J. Dyl iln Walk er (Suz); 2. Addison Stalling (KTM): 3. Brendon Deve (Sw). 85 (12 .15): I. Nathan Edwards (Han); 2. Kyle Ducher (Suz) ; 3. Ted Rogers Jr . (Suz ). S/MIN I: I . Kyle Di tcher (Suz) : 2. Nethan Ed ward s (Han ); 3 . Justin Pickett (Hon ). 125 PRO: I. wvin Grllcyk (Ka w); 2. Tony Robin500 (Hon); 3. Jartd Grilbiel (Kaw) . 125 B GRP·I : I. Dale Mussard Jr. (Yam ): 2. Todd lies (Suz) ; 3. Bl1lndon Jones (Hon ). 125 B GRP·2: 1. Zach Kaiser (Yilm): 2. Shilwn Johnson (Suz) : 3 Jeff Eggleston Jr . (KTM). 250 PRO: I. Gavin Gracyk (Kilw): 2. Tony Robinson (Han ); 3. Chri s Oplinger (Hon). 250 B : I. lach Kaiser (Yam) ; 2. Jacob KeIrn ( Yllm ); 3. Dale MU55.11rd Jr . (Yam ) 250 C: I. Aaron Smcklend (Han) : 2. Bryan Cilrder (Hon ); 3. Scott Carver (Hon ). 25. : I. Rob Bing man (Yil m ); 2. Dwight Voltz (Han ): 3. Chuck Nicholson (Suz) . 30.: I. Chris Oplinge r (Han) : 2. Richard Cuslllrd Jr. (Han); 3. Chuck Nicholson (Sul) . 40 . : 1. Dale Ringwald (KTM): 2. J im Persmger (Yam ): 3. M.lrk Filrrner (Han ). OPEN: I. Ji m Wittemiln (Han): 2. Brenden Jones (Han ); 3. Dale Ringwald (KTM). what un sc ath ed . Unfo r tun at el y , th e sa me co uld not be said for Bast , wh o was eventually transported by the EMTs to the loc al hos pital fo r X-ra ys. whi ch eventua lly revealed no b roken bones. Enterin g the ev ent, Hedden held a slim nine-point lead . and after both rider s t rans ferred through th e heats and semis. the m arg in was little c ha ng ed . In spite of not bei ng available to ride in the Scratch m ain. Bast still eamed the fourth-plac e points and now trails by 25 with one poi nts ni ght left in the seaso n. Gr eg Hoo ton J r. , who st arte d from t h e zero -ya rd li ne, ini tially led the Hand ica p m ain . After a co uple of laps Hil es too k over the lead and - despi te th e inte nse effo rt s of T omm y Hedd en , Bobb y Hedden and Bast to catc h him - co m pleted the fiv e laps in fron t of the freight train. In Hil es' haste to get past th e check ered flag , he ad m it tedl y went into th e fir st tu rn s wit h too m uch speed and had to lay it do wn in an att empt to slow him self down and avoid the wall . To mmy fi ni shed in seco nd, right behi nd Hiles, an d. seeing th e lead er go down, he went left and ma nag ed to stay uprigh t and avoided ru nni ng ov er him . When Bobby laid his bik e down , it go t awa y from him and slid into the now prone Hil es. Bast had nowh ere to go and en ded up ag ain st th e c rash wall in a he ap, next to th e entrance to th e pits. In the Scratch m ain , Bast 's absence left it a three-man show, with Charlie "The Edg e" Venega s on th e pole, Bob by in lan e two and "Flyin' Mi k e" Fa ria in three. Despi te his Hand ica p m ain -ev ent mi shap , Bobby was th e fir st off the lin e, but he had to shut it down when Venegas fell in turn one , and Far ia un charac teri sticall y slid to a sto p in tum th ree. On th e restart, th e tapes were held do wn fo r what seem ed an etern ity . which cost Venegas his cha nce to win wh en he was disqu ali fied for touching the sta rt ing tapes. Bobb y led the m atc h -race fin al fro m start to fini sh and ev en ed up h is season' s Scrat ch m ain total battle with Faria at six win s apiece. Resu lt s SCR: 1. Bob by Hedden (GM); 2. Mike Faria (JilW): 3. Charlie veneqes (J aw); 4. Bon Bast (Ja w). HOCP: I. Billy Hiles (Jil W); 2. Tomm y Hedden (JIIW); 3. Bobby Hedden(OM); 4. BartBest (Jaw) ; 5. Greg HootonJr. (J il W). 0 -2: I. Ron Woodsford (Jaw); 2. Mike BI'OWf\e (Jil W): 3. VInCe BertoIucd (Ja w); 4. Herien &st (Wes). 0 -3: I . De nm Poli (J aw ): 2. Kelt Kerrig an (JilW ); 3 . Jo hn Deatherage (Jllw). 0 - 1 YItI: 1. J .T. M.lbry (Jil W): 2. Paul Johnson (Wes); 3. Alex Mdrcucci (Jil W). 0 -2 YTH ; I. Ricky Felicia (J il W); 2 . Jay Ricke tt s (Wes) : 3. Mitchell Jo hnson (Wes). 0 -3 YTH I. Tori Hubbert (Hon): 2. Cody Cicillre lli (Tn ); 3. Bryc e : Olney (Han ). Fast Fridays S p e e d w ay Hedden Survives to Take Points Lead B y M . S OBER AUBURN,CA,AUG .15 Th e D iv ision On e AMA No rt hern Cali fo rn ia Speed wa y points race between Ba rt " Sim p so n " Ba st an d B obby " Th e Blaze" Hedd en too k a serio us tu m Frida y night wh en a nasty sp ill aft er the Handicap main left both rid ers ly in g in the tum -on e dirt. Hedd en , wh o wa s forced to lay his bik e down afte r th e chec k ered flag in an atte mpt to av oid hitt in g race win ner "Wild Bill y " Hiles . cam e away som e- G l e n H e le n Raceway P a rk JeR Jams to Two in San Berdoo! B y J OHN B ETHEA SAN BERNA RDINO , CA , AUG. 15 It doesn't happ en very oft en , bu t it did on this nigh t, at Glen Helen 's th ird rou nd of the fiverace Maxxis Stadlum cros s A ugust Seri es: J eff Alessi went home with m o re w in s than h is brother Mik e! T h e fa ctory Hond a Racin g siblin g t ea m was m ak ing its fi rst appeara nce in So uthe rn Fast Fridays Speedway: Bobby " Th e Blaze" Hedden (1) leads the first start of t h e Scratch m ai n event in Auburn , Ca lifornia , Charlie " T he Edge" Ve negas (ri g ht ) Is about to go down , as Mike Faria (9) looks t o t he o utside ; Faria a lso went down, and a restart was called.

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