Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

"I wa s barely on the gas,· Ra ines said . " I was th inking a really smooth r id in g s tyle wou l d w ork t o d ay . It seemed the ha rder you t rie d t o push , the m ore a p t you were to c rash . I had a t ro ub le -free ride, as I can coun t on one hand the number of m istakes I ma de . T h is was by far the most tec h n ical an d longest course I have d o n e in a while. T h is fa cility also ha s t h e m o st va riety of ter ra in. You have a lit tle b it of everything . It was fun .· D ou g B l ac k w e ll said th is wa s his t ype of course and race as well. " I lo ve this t y p e of track - ve ry t ight and t ec h n ic a l , " B la c k w e ll sa id. " It w a s f r ustrating at t he st a rt to be down a lre a dy b e cau s e I kn ew this would be a good event. T he guys put on a g o od r ace, a t ough a n d challenging t rac k . On e that ta kes a rea l racer to rac e , not wide open. · Cur ren t WORCS points le ade r Brian Garrahan was running wi t h in a min ut e o f th e le aders at the halfwa y point on the fi rst lap when he slid off a b ridge over a stream crossing. "That cost m e a few minu tes, · Garrahan sa id. CN UttIe Egypt PublicO HVRecreation lru Crab O rcUrd, lIIianis Results: September 14, lOD3 (Round 7 of 91 O/A : 1. J ason Raines (Yam ): 2 . Fred Andrew s (Kaw): 3. Doug Blackwell (Hon); 4. Nathan Kanney (Yam) ; 5 . Shane Watts (KTM); 6. Bria n Garrahan (KTM) ; 7. Blair Bersano (Suz); 8. Kevin Korn (Kaw) ; (Above) D oug Blac kwe ll rode well to finish th ird overall on his CR250R. (Below) Brian Garrahan finished sixth and h olds third in the championship chase. Shane Watts rode to fifth overall. 9 . Dav e Neumeister (Kaw) ; 10. Eric Bailey (KTM) ; 11. Justin William son (Yam) ; 12. John Roth (Yam ); 13. Travis Green (Kaw); 14. Marty Michaels (KTM ); 15. Scott Martin (Suz); 16. Curt Wil co x (Suz ); 17. Pat Garrahan (KTM); 18 . Chris Robertson ( KTM) ; 19 . And rew Sloan (KTM) ; 20. Tim Baker (KTM) . 250 A: I. Nathan Kanney (Yam) ; 2. Eric Bailey ( KT M ); 3 . Da n Bur gard ( H us): 4 . Scott We ssing (Hus); 5. Chris Zito (KTM ). OPEN A ; I. Ma r t y M i c h a e ls (K T M ) ; 2 . L e Lankutis (Hus) ; 3 . Ron Pickens ( KT M) : 4 . Robert Cri bb s (Hus) . 200 A: 1. Travis Green (Kaw): 2. Andrew Sloan ( KT M); 3 . Jeremy Sm ith (Y am): 4 . Ja cob Corn ett (KTM ); 5. Mike Scherzinger (KT M ). 4·STRK A: 1. Justin W illiam son (Yam) ; 2. Don Becktell ( KTM); 3 . M ich ael Greenm an ( Yam); 4 . Hayden Fenwick (Han). SR A: I. Scott Martin (Sua): 2. Curt Wilcox (SUl) ; 3 . Robert Kirchner (S uz) : 4 . T anner England (Yam) ; 5 . Dallas Mayer (Yarn) . S/SR A : I . Jack Falbo (&a); 2. Ted KilvJngtor1 (Suz ). VET A: I. Tim Bake r (KT M) ; 2. David Stickel (Suz); 3. Mark Barton (KTM ); 4. Nea l Van wey (Kaw); 5. Paul Guy (KTM). 250 B: 1. Kevin Kom (Kaw); 2. Nathen Alering (S uz); 3 . D av id Brew ster (Kaw ) ; 4 . Zac h Pete rs (KTM): 5 . Corey T horsen (Han) . 200 B: I. Chris Robertson (KTM); 2. Johnathon Woodford (KTM ); 3 . Morgan Green (xew ): 4 . Keith Grench (Yam ): 5. T ravis Frailey (Yam) . VET B : I . Richa rd Hart ( KTM); 2. Pau l Toth (KT M): 3. Reagan Rhodes (KTM) ; 4. Scott Ragland (KT M ); 5. John Btnghe m (Yam) . SR B: I. Pete Buzzelli (Yam ); 2 . Mike Jenkin s (Suz); 3. Craig Ham er (KTM): 4. Ron Dil beck (KTM ): 5 . Roger Strong (Ha n). S/SR B: I. Don Rye (Kaw) . OPEN B ; I . K r i s A ldridge ( K T M) ; 2 . To dd Buchanan (KTM); 3 . Zach Neiman (KT M) ; 4 . Robin Weist (Hus); 5. Paul Dam an (KTM). 4 ·STRK B: I. Joey Belmont (Yam) ; 2. Kenneth Teuschler (Yam): 3. Kevin Becktel l (KTM); 4 . Chris Knepler (Hus). WMN : I . He athe r W il son ( Ka w) : 2 . A ma nda Mastin (KTM). INDUSTR V B: I. Marc McConnell (Vam) . OPEN C: I . Bill Green (Yam) ; 2. N ick Ba iley (Y am): 3. Bobby Gribler (Kaw); 4 . Steve Leinbach (Han) ; 5. W illiam Poynter. BEG: 1. Steve Woodney: 2. Will Redmon; 3. Kyle Gerecke. VOUTH 4 ·STRK; I. Heath Van Dyke ( Hon): 2 . Anthony Harris (Hen): 3. Nathan Diesser (Yam) ; 4 . Brax Dallas (Yam): 5 . Austin Adams (Yam) . 65 : 1. Matt Barger ( Yam) ; 2. Brandon Rag ain (Han ) ; 3 . Kiefer Rosier (Ya m) ; 4 . W ill Redm on; 5 . Eric Busz (Yam) . 65 : I . Lev i M a ye r ( Ka w) ; 2 . T y ler So m me r (Kaw); 3. Michael Humm (Kaw). 50 : 1. Blake Bradford (KTM). AMA NATIONA L HAR E SCRAMBLES S ERI ES POINTS STANDINGS (A ft er 7 of 9 rounds) : I. Fred Andrews ( 139/l win): 2. Jason Raines ( 114/1 win); 3. Brian Garrahan (100/ 1 win); 4 . Chuck Woodford (97/ 1 win ); 5. Jo sh McLevy (74): 6. Berry Hawk (60/2 wins): 7. Nathan Kanney (58): 8. Blair Bersano (50); 9. Doug Blackwell (49); to. Jim Jarrett (48/1 win). Upcoming Rounds: Round 6 " St. Clairsville, Ohio, October 5 Round 9 - Lynnville, Indiana, October 12 BRIEFLY. •• Jason Raines, Fred Andrews. Shane Walt s and Brian Garrahan on the upcoming IS D E and the U.S. chances: "I am really looking forward to it.- Raines said. "It will be fun being teammates with the racers that you compete with all year. The terrain in Brazil we will be competing on is mostly sand. The Europeans are excellent sand riders. but we have some extremely talented sand riders as well. with Davis living in the desert and Lafferty used to the New Jersey sand. Freddie and Smith are tough in any condition, and Kiedrowski's MX skills should help as well. " "We have a real strong team.- Andrews said. " Hopefully we can all stay healthy. I am looking forward to showing the world how good we are." "I will definitely be going. on the Australian team." Walt s said. "The U.S. has some high·level riders going. and the support is there. The race is won on the track. though. The skill level on the track. the U.S. still is not on the same level as the Europeans.- "Pat and me are on a club team. - Garrahan said. " Should be fun. We have held trials events. XR100 races and a barbecue to raise money to go. We probably had over 300 at our house. Our sponsors donated items to raffle. I am looking forward to rt. " What is a Saluki? An Egyptian dog . The Southern Illinois area has been referred to as "Little Egypt - for many years. It started when a drought occurred in northern Illinois and everyone traveled south to pick up grains and vegetables and fruit. The migration of people moving down to an area between two rivers was related to a biblical story occunring in Egypt. The name became popular. and when co m m unit ies we re being formed , town names were based on that as well. Basketball fans might remember a couple years ago our Southern Illinoi s U niv er s ity S a luk is reaching the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. cu e I e n e vv s O C TO BER 1 , 2003 39

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