Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

MINI A : I. RYlln Robbins (Hon) ; 2. Nick Sm ith (Kaw); 3 . Will Faddis (Kaw); 4. W81tPayn e (Kaw) ; 5. Brad Bak ke n (Kaw). MINI B: 1. Rusty Epperson J r. (Suz) ; 2. Michael Napier ( Suz): 3. Sco tt Moble y (Yam) ; 4. Dy lan Mc Dade (Yam ); 5. Sareh MlI tt hews (Suz). JR MIN I 2 : 1. Brenden Taylor (KTM) ; 2. Alex Benhert (KTM); 3. Shan tez Hairs ton (K aw): 4 . Aus tin Gety cn (KT M): 5 . Luk e Clll rk (Ka w) . Cody Norwood (Kaw) : 4. Richard Wllk erson (Kll W); 5. Tho mas Ken· nen. MIN I C: 1. Shane Hartless (Suz); 2. Patrick Kit e J r. (Yam ); 3. Dustin Breenden (Hon) ; 4. Jimmy Hall (Yam ): 5. Brandon Boiling . WMN : I. Jessica Morriso n (KlI w) ; 2. Heat her Greer (Kll w); 3. Elissa Mort on (Suz]: 4. Lori Dusk y (Yam) ; 5 , Ange la Sonnac ch io (Ka w). J R MINI t : I. Hunter Murphy (Kaw ); 2. Max Buchanan (Kaw); 3. PfW 1: 1. Chet Marti neau (KTM): 2. Taylor Bowden (KTM) : 3. Sean Benbart (KTM); 4. Carter Cam pbell (Hus); 5. A ustin Marti neau (KTM) . PfW 2: 1. Hyl ton Dalton (KTM ); 2. Chri s Galyon (KTM ); 3. Chendler Reichert (KTM): 4. Greg Bell (KTM): 5. Ross Clark (SUl). Western New York Motocross Association Inc. Round 20: Batavia Motocross Park Davin's a Maven at Batavia MX and th ey are currentl y tied at 69 point s each at the halfway poin t. These cl assic Challe nge Series battles will earn each rider a ce rt ific ate fo r a new Dun lop tire. Young blood and vin ta ge iron , respect ively , will earn 50 cc (4 -6 ) cl ass points leader Colt on Cam p and Vint agecla ss poi n t s leade r Patri ck Gree n ad ditiona l aw ards, as each rider has earn ed h igh -p o int hon ors and th ey are tied at 97 points each for th e Cha lle nge Series' " First O vera ll Lead er" award . Cam p will ta k e hom e a cool M otion Pro facto ry foldi ng chair and a new Dunl op tire t o k eep hi m sitt ing p retty as he aw ait s h is moto s , a nd Green w il l add a M oti on Pr o seven- p iece T -hand le sock et set to his li st of tool s and a new Du nlop 'tire to help him k eep his vintage vipe r re ady to stri k e. Th e curtain c om es do wn on what will soo n be kn own as th e " O ld" B at av ia m o t ocros s track on October I g. In 2004 , Chris Moser will m ov e h is t o p -of-th e -l in e m ot ocros s park a scant 300 feet dow n the road, plumb on top of some of the best natur al motoc ross te rrain in New York State. By LARRY W OOSTER BATAVIA, NY, AUG, 24 Th e West ern N ew Yo rk M ot o cro ss A ssoc ia ti on' s rou nd 20 , at Bata vi a Mot ocross Park , wa s t he Cha ll eng e Ser ies' " halfw a y lead er award s day ," featur in g m o re th an $2000 in Sc ott USA Buc ks, Dunlop tires, and d iscount ce r ti fic at es f o r gre at m oto c ro ss gea r fr om indu stry leaders such as Billet Racing Prod ucts, HRP Sports, Maxi ma Rac ing Oils, Work s Co nn ecti on , Rac e T ech , Mot ion Pro , Fa ct or y T eam 2 Raci ng Mo torSp or t s, N-St yl e, and m o re, The WNYMA also kic k ed off the 10 ra ce Fall Series porti on of the seaso n on th e Genesee County 2002 WNYMA Track of the Yea r . G r eat t r a ck co n d iti o n s a n d p er fec t w e ath e r mad e fo r a weso me c o m p et i t i o n throu ghout all of the 25 clas ses. Look in g to nab some of th ose Fa ll Serie s po in t s, a big gate of Open B eginners were c oiled and ready to sp ring int o act io n. St ev e McDo nald had his Honda haull n' , with fell ow red rid er Matt Davin c arv in' up his inside line th ro ug h the ho lesho t tu rn and o ut onto the whoops section . Ke n Lu t k a , Cha rles Wills , J onathan Bu m bar ger and T erry Booth we re bus ting o ut a few m ov es and bangi n' ba rs fo r po sition . Mc Do n ald hi d th e tw o -bik e g re at esc ape , with D av in dodg ing h is roost, wh il e battles galor e erupte d in their wake. Bumbar ger and D ou g Fost er wen t ba r to ba r, whil e Stephen Dic k ison . W ills and Booth were in a three -way dan ce for fifth . Da vin was quick er in cert ain areas while struggling in ot hers, whi le Mc Donal d pl ayed "Mr. Smoo th N . Ste ady ." D av i n w as d iggi n ' d e ep o n t h e fin a l l a p, pulling tank to tank to challenge McD onald for the win, but he was den ied in th e end . Bu m barg er, Foster an d Dick ison laid cl aim to top five fi nis hes and appeared to be strong challengers for th e wi n in m ot a tw o . Ready to rip up the perfect track , the Open Beg inner cla ss awaite d th e dro p of the gate for m ot o two . Dic k ison bl asted up th e m idd le, wit h D avin ducking inside and McDonald bet ting the farm on the out side c ushion. McDon ald m ade th e early gam ble to go wide pay off , tak ing th e lead once aga in , with Davin m aki ng it a c op yca t holesbot from m ot a one . D av in grabbed the lead whe n McDonald slipped up , pe daling fas t to fend o ff hi s co ns ta nt c ha llenges. Th en Davin went down , allow ing Foster, Bu m barger and Di ck ison to moto on b y m om ent arily . B ut Davin was sti ll cra ving those pr eci ou s point s, so he pin ned it wi de o pen and in one la p m ade up m ost of his los t gro und , p ut ting him sel f i n p o sit i o n to c h a lle n ge McDo nald aga in for th e lead . As the white flag fell, Davin was on the ga s, pulling bar to ba r w ith M c Do na ld f o r a whoo p o r tw o befo r e powerin g his way out to the lead ove r th e big 1O,OOO-gali on ta bleto p jump. D a vi n ( 2 - ]) scoo p ed up fi rst o ve ra l l. McD on a ld ( I -2) was second ove ra ll. Bu m barger (3 · 3 ) cas hed his pa ir of thr ees in for th ird overall. Dick ison (5- 5) foll owed suit , with his pai r of fiv es pa ying off for fo urt h ov era ll , and Foster (4- 6) settle d fo r fi fth over all. T he W NYMA' s speci al Ch all eng e Series h al fw ay l ead e r awa r d s we r e p r esent ed at Batavia, wit h eac h class leader rece iving $50 in Sco tt USA B uck s a nd ru nn er s-up t akin g ho m e $ 3 0 in Sc o tt U SA Bu ck s . Si nce th e Cha lle ng e Ser ies was reju ven at ed in th e sp irit of incr easing com pe tition , add itiona l awards wer e g iv en to hon or those gr eat point s battles. In th e 250cc/ Open Novic e cl ass, Matt Coleman and Ric k Ang ood have battl ed th eir way to a 77 -po int ti e. A lso, J ak e Edd y and Ryan N eid ra uer have thri ll ed ev er yo ne w ith th eir trac k -by -tr ack battl e for th e J unio r M ini title, 66 O CTOBER 1 , 2 0 0 3 ' eye I Ba tavia Motocross Park Ba ta v ia , New York Res ults , August 24. 2003 (Round 20 of 29) 50 P/W (4-8): 1. J ade Repass (Yam ); 2. Dana Zamp atori (Yam): 3. Col ton Camp (KTM ); 4. Step hen Maua (Yam) ; 5. Ky le Rexford (Yam ). 5 0 (4- 6) : 1. Colton Camp (KTM); 2. Paul Hanafin (KTM) . 5 0 (7 .8 ): 1. Emers on Conn or (KTM): 2. Colli n Rexford (KTM) ; 3. J acob Gate s (KTM); 4. Nich olas Mo rse (KTM); 5. Matt Zacher (Yam). 65 : 1. Jak e Eddy (Kaw); 2. T odd Thompson (KTM); 3. Dillon Mitri (KTM) ; 4. Colton Scheible (KT M): 5. Max WagOl'r (KTM) . J R MINI: I. Jake Eddy (Kaw): 2. Ryan Neldr auer (Sw ): 3. Todd ' Th ompson (Yam); 4. Jason Hac kett (Yam); 5. Max Wagner (KTM) . SR MINI: 1. Ni cholas Besamenta (SUl): 2. Loui s Tepas (Yam ); 3. Doug Waif (Yam) ; 4. J.D . Bauer (Kaw): 5. Ja son Owens (Yam ). MINI COM.B: I. Ni cholas Basam ania (Suz); 2. Doug Waif (Yam); 3. Louis Tepee (Yam ): 4. Jasen Owens (Yam ); 5. J. D. Baue r (Kaw). 12 5 SCHBY: 1. Alex Sigismond i (Kll w); 2. Matt Flint (Yam ); 3. Bran don Meier (Suz); 4. Dan Lewandow ski ( Yam ): 5. Richa rd Paeth (Hon) . 12 5 BEG: 1. J ason Cortevlne (Yllm); 2. Daniel Michaud (Hon); 3. Jere my Hcr enburg (Hon ) : 4. Mike Grady Jr. (Yam) ; 5 . J ason Seresky (Yam). 12 5 NOV : L Leon Penna (Yam ) : 2. Mi cah Maxim (Yam) ; 3, Scott Sm ith (Yam ); 4. Bill Patnode (Hon); 5 , J erem y Hadley (Yll m ). 125 AM : 1. Alex Sigismo ndi (Kaw ); 2. Matthew Fli nt (Yam ); 3. J im Cerver (Hon); 4, Jerem y Stewart (KTM) ; 5. Paul Senunee l (Yam). 12 5 EX: 1. Corey Kand efer (Yam) ; 2. Brian A ustin (Ho n); 3. Brandon Meier (S uz); 4. .Jason Doyle (Yam) ; 5. David Johnson (Yam ) 250/0PEN BEG: I. Matt Devin (Hon) : 2. Sieve McD onald (Hon) ; 3. Jo nath an Bumbarger (Kaw ); 4, Step hen Dickison (Yam ); 5 . Doug Foster (Suz}. 2 50/ 0 PEN NO V: 1. Don Taylor (Ha n); 2. Dan Robinson (Yam); 3. J ames Devts (Hen] : 4. Jeff Lee (Han); 5. Dill e Choate (Hon). 25 0 / 0 PEN AM: I . A lex Sigi smon di (Kaw) ; 2. Trav is Webbe r (Hon ); 3. Bob by Silv arole (K ll w): 4. Nick Brant (Yam) ; 5. J im Carson (Hon ). : 250 /0PEN EX 1. Corey Kandefer (Yam) : 2. Bria n Aus tin (Hon): 3. Ja sen Doyle (YlIm ): 4. Michlld Suvercle (YlI m) ; 5. Jus tin Bradley (KTMI. 16 · 24 COMB : 1. Ju st in Brad ley (KTM ): 2. Mikey Silvar ole (Yam) : 3. Mark Beehler (Hon): 4. Jerem y Stewart (KTM): 5. Jona than Kriegbaum (Yam ). 25 + A: 1. Brian Austin (Hon); 2. Ken Sheerer (Yam); 3. Eddie Van Balieg ooyen (Yllm); 4. Dan Kreamer (Hon): 5 . Mll rk Klein (Yam ). 2 5 + B: 1. Dov e Willia ms (Hon ); 2. Mi ke Th omp son (Hon): 3 Ben Atkinson (KlI w); 4. Brady Mitchell (Kaw). VET: 1. Eddie Van Ballegooyen (Yam) : 2. Jeff Fregoe (Yam ): 3. Dave Will iams (Hon). SR B: I. Mike Thom son (Hon); 2. Ben Atk inson (Kaw ); 3. RIlY Teteak (Yam); 4. Jon Marino (SUl) : 5. Michael Lenertcwlcz (Suz). SR C; J. Tim Harrington (Hon) : 2. John Billing s (Ho n); 3. Leon Penna (Yam); 4. Todd Mitch ell (Hon ); 5. Daniel Clayco mb Jr . (Kaw ). 40 +: 1. Jeff Fregoe (Yam) ; 2. Brian Broadwell (Suz) : 3. Da le Choate (Hon); 4. tee Draudt (Sut); 5 . Gary Walker (Hen) . 4·STR K : J. Steve Bon d (Yam): 2. Jeremy Stewart (KTM) : 3. Jeff Whaley (YlI m) : 4. J im Carson (Ho n): 5. Bill Petnode (Hon). VINT & WDS: I . Ben Atkin son (Kaw): 2. Steven Edwards (Hon] : 3. Doug Mucher (Yam); 4. Dale Ayers (Hon) . SRAC Supercross Championships Island Grove Park Arena Johnson Rules the Island By S USIE N AEGEL GREEL EY, CO , A UG . 24 Th e SRAC Su pe rc ro ss Ch am p io ns h i ps are som et imes info rm all y referred to si m p ly as th e "S tate Cham pi onship s" in Co lo ra do , but last week en d at Island Grove Park Arena in Greeley , Co lorado, a couple of o ut -of-sta te racers swept the Op en A , 125cc A and 250cc A cl asses. After qualify ing m otos in th e Open A class, N ew M e x ic o Pr o Isa ia h J o h nson t o o k t he hol eshot in th e m ain even t and never look ed back . Smok ing the rest of th e class o n his Kawasa ki , Johnso n's o nly c ha lle ng e c ame early in the rac e, from Colorado Pro Matt hew B urri s , ri d in g a K TM . B urr is n ev e r h ad a chance to get withi n real strik ing distanc e after th e fi r st co up le of l a ps, bec au se J o h nson picked up the pa ce to lengt hen his lead and easily win the O pen A race. B urri s , w h o com pe tes n at io n a lly a n d recentl y gave the AMA Ma xxls/V P Fuels West ern Fou r -Strok e Nat ionals point s leader. Paul Ca rp ent er, a ru n for h is money at th e ninth rou nd of the Fou r-S trok e Nati o nals, was not in t imida te d b y J o hn so n ' s deci sive Open A win . T he 125cc A m ain eve nt pu t B urris and Johnson back on th e li ne together, and Bur ris took com mand and grabbed the holeshot th is t i m e , le aving J ohn son w ay ba ck in f o urth plac e aro und the first c o rne r. Th e jump out fro n t all ow ed Burri s t o pu ll aw ay fr om the pac k and esta b l ish a fiv e-b ik el eng th lead , while J oh nson battled through traffi c to work his wa y up into seco nd place. Tw o lap s later, th e stunned stadi um cro wd wa tched J ohnson cl ose the gap on Burris and th en cu t t o the in sid e aro und the fi nis h -l ine j u m p and t ak e o ver the lead . B ur ris did n 't back dow n, answering Jo hn son by tak ing th e in side lin e aroun d the corner by the tripl e to get back o ut fron t. Johnso n and Burris rac ed side by side, but Burris pull ed ahead, with the Col o rado fans cheering him on. On the fina l e n e vv s tw o lap s, Jo hnso n was on Burr is' fender, look ing f or an o pe n ing , and he fo un d it at th e same spo t where he had been passed earlier . B urris c harged after Johnso n but ra n ou t of t im e , and t he w in wen t to th e N ew M ex ic o r a c er , w it h Burr i s i n se co n d, a nd Tr a v i s Hod ges, another Ne w Mex ico rider, ro und ing out the to p thr ee. The 25 0cc A cl ass , the fin al race of the da y and once aga in a mai n event beca use of earlie r qua lifiers, had Bu rris and Johns on back on th e ga te. J ohnson ju st edged out Burr is for th e hol esh ot, so Burris do gge d him arou nd th e fir st c ouple of turn s, pu shing J ohnson to find a way to p ass. Half wa y throu gh th e first lap , John son suddenly bobbl ed and wen t do wn. Wheth er th e no rm all y u nflappab le J o hnso n bowed to th e pr essure from Bu rr is or it was j ust a bit of bad luc k , Burris c harged ahead into fir st pl ac e, leaving the K awasak i rider to rem ount and re -jo in th e rac e at the bac k of th e pack. With Jo hnso n out of contention, th e fans sett l ed in t o wa tch B urris rid e to fi rs t place, bu t th ey qui ck ly snapped to attent ion as th e other New Mexic an , Hon da rid er Tr avi s Hodges, caught up wit h Bu rr is. A t the co rne r bef o re th e tr ip le jump, t he t wo m ad e so m e contact , ban ging bars, bu t Burri s rode it out, and it w asn 't until th e who o ps sec t io n t hat Hodges was finally able to push past Burris to ta ke th e le ad . Never one to give up, B urris c ame right b ac k o n th e fo ll ow i ng la p an d passed Hod ges on the 90 -deg ree turn in th e wh o op s sec tio n , bu t Hodg es resp onded b y slam m ing around the next co rn er to t ak e th e lead and the checke red flag . Th e surprise fin ish er w as J ohnson , who rod e u nbeli evab ly hard and with grea t sk ill to come fro m virt ually last place to finish in third, behind Hodges and Burri s in th ird. Island Grove Pa rk Arena Greeley. Colo rado Re sults , August 24. 2 003 5 0 ST K ( 4 -6): I. Tren to n Ferg en ( KTM); 2 . Hayden Ing ino (KTM): 3. Dillon Geuke (Cob): 4. Devan Burly (KTM ). 50 STK (7 -8 ): I. Gavin Silver (Cob ); 2. Riche rd Guebere (Po l); 3. Daniel McK une (KTM) : 4. Austin werren (Cob); 5. Mitch ell Gifford (KTM). 50 2·S TRK / 4 ·STRK (4· 8): 1. Dill on Pelkola (Ho n); 2. Derek Horst (Hon): 3 . Levi Meyer (Hon) . 50 O IL · INJ ( 4 -8) : l. K imberly Guere tte (Ya m ): 2. Zache ry Snoke (Yll m ); 3. .Joshua Swan (Yam) ; 4. Bradley Candit acc i (Yam ); 5. Brenden Garza (Yam ). 5 0 CO MB ; 1. Gavin Sil ver (Co b); 2 . T yler Mo nk s (Cob ): 3. Daniel Mc Kune (K TM); 4. Logan May (Cob ): 5. Ty ler Nishida (KTM) . 65 ( 7 · 9) : 1. Mich ael Gue r ett e (KTM) : 2. T rev or Wh itmarsh (Kaw); 3. Richard Guebara (Pol); 4. Tyl er Kunu ( Suz); 5. Cody Doer fler (Suz). 65 ( 10. 11): 1. Tod d Bannister (KTM): 2. Corey Adams (Suz) : 3. Chris Heiney (KTM): 4. Cody Nobles (KTM.); 5. Dy lan Kwak (Kaw) . 6 5 COM B (7 . 1 1); I. Mike Spallone ( Suz); 2. J esse Woo ds (KTM) ; 3. Cody Nobles (KTM): 4. Chris Heiney (KTM): 5. Cody Doerfler (SUl) . 85 NOV ( 7- 11) : I. Mike Spallone (Suz); 2. Jesse Woods (KTM ); 3. Core y Adams (Suz): 4. Laine Mungeam (Kaw): 5. A ustin Rogers (SUl). 8 5 NOV (1 2 - 13 ): I. Greg Mullenax (Yam) : 2. Robert Henchen· sk i [Yem]: 3. Ryan Moser ( Yam); 4, Dustin Byrd (Kl:lw ): 5 . Dwight Kadiurau s (Sw ). 85 NOV ( 14 . 15) : I. Raymo nd Montes (Hon ): 2. Am y Kwa k (Kaw): 3. Jason Leeper (Yam) . 85 COMB ( 7 - 11): 1. Col e Shondeck (Han ): 2. Aust in Rogers (SIll); 3. Ale~ Lessard (Yam ); 4. Cl ay Haugen (Suz). 85 A DV ( 7 - 1 1): I. Todd Banniste r (KTM): 2. Cole Shonde ck (Hon) . 85 ADV ( 12.13 ): I. Aaro n McClintock (Hon ]: 2. Charles Repprecht (Hon); 3 . Travis Stic hter (Sw ); 4. Dere k An derson (Kaw): 5. J ustin Decke r (Yam ). 85 A DV ( 14· 15) : I. Zache ry R. Larson (Y!l m); 2. Michael Hen derson (Yem ]: 3 . T ro y Bol es [Y arn): 4. Benj em tn Giese (Yam): 5. Bryce Shondeck (Hon) . 8 5 S/ MINI NOV ( 12 - 15): I. David Galle go s (Kaw); 2. Ryan Moser ( Yam ); 3 . Gr eg Mullen llx (Yam) : 4 , Aust in Kle nk (Hon): 5 . Jason Leeper (Yam) . 8 5 S/ MIN I A DV (12 . 15 ) : I. Charl es Rup pr ec h t (H on ) : 2. Zach ary R. Larson (Yam ): 3. Mi chae l Hende rson (Yem ): 4. Der ek An derson (Kaw) : 5. Tro y Botes (Yam) 125 A : 1. Isaiah Johnso n (Kaw): 2. Matth ew Burris (KTM); 3 . Travi s Hod ges (Hon ): 4. Jared Carlson (Yam): 5. Aaron Hill (Yam). 12 5 B : I. Derik Br ewste r ( Yam): 2. Do ug Simon (Yam ); 3, r---,- - - - --.,.......--------- -T"";:O .,..-----:JI__l:JO"'l > I 0- -c a; ~~ri1.E~~E~ ~ 0X ;:i '" sn w ;: tj z ;: W ~ Cl iii ~ 0- Island Grove Park Arena: Isaiah John so n (69) and Matthew Burr is (30) battled all day long at the SRAC State Superc ross Champ ionships in Greeley, Colo rado.

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