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CAI.VMX Vintage Motocross Series Round 5: Cahuilla Creek MX Park Backer No Slacker at Cahuilla Creek B y S TEVE CARO Cahuilla C ree k MX Pa rk A NZA, CA , A UG, 23 Brian Backer dominated both motes of the GP Three Inte rmediate class at round five of the CA LVMX Motocross Serie s. A cool breeze and R es u lt s : Augus t 23. 2003 (R ound 5) IRONM N VlI'fT INT : I. Dave Sco urfeld tcz i, Anza . Ca liforn ia slight overcast quelled the competitors' fea rs of dea li ng wi th the brut ally hot A ugust days of Southern Ca lifornia , At the start of moto one, Yama ha-mounted Bac k er nab bed t he ho lesh ot going in to the fir st co rner of th e cha lleng ing 1.6 ·mile co urse . Close behind were Yam aha riders Denni s Car lo ck and Tom Ba rnett. Backer soon established a fo u r- to five -se con d lead over hi s co mpetition, wh ile Carlock and Barnett dueled for seco nd place, By lap th ree, Carlock had o pene d up a sli g ht lea d ove r Barnett . With B ack er stormi ng the c o rn ers with a strong lead. Ba rnett took one last sho t at overtaking Carlock for th e runner -up position. Despi te his full-throttle eff o rt , Ba rn ett had to se ttle for th ir d , as Carlock took seco nd -p lace ho nors behind the do mi nant B ack er. Backer showed that the first moto was no fluke by roc k eting his Yamaha to th e fro nt at the start of m ota two, By th e end of lap two. h e' d buil t a large lead over the rest of the pack . B ehind h im , th e du el fo r second was betw een Barn ett and Husqvama jockey Keith Sievers. As Back er put in another fla wless ride to take an unc ontested overall victory, Bamett and Sievers staged a tight battle fo r th e runner -up spo t. Sievers put in a grea t effort, dosing in o n B arn ett with every la p , but at the chec kere d fl ag it was Barn ett clinging to secon d, with Sievers a dose third. T he V i ntage S p ortsma n 2 50cc E x p ert class feat u red a battle b etw een CZ riders Charlie Richardson and Gary Faxon. Ric hard· son sho t int o a huge lead at the start of the fir st moto, wh ile Faxon worked his way to th e front of the pac k . Mid way throug h the fi rst lap, Faxon ca ugh t Ric ha rdson and passed him on th e back part of th e co urse . For the next three laps, Faxon exte nded his lead ove r Richards on and CZ rid er Rich ard Ash by , A t the checke rs , it was F a x on w i th th e win , fo l lo we d b y Rich ard son and As hby , Th e sta rt o f m ota t wo duplic at ed that of the fi rst race. Rich ardson po we red his Czech ma ch ine int o a co m manding lead , foll owed by Ashby and Fax on , Go in g up th e st eep h ill befo r e th e fin ish lin e, Faxon pow er ed past A shby to take o ver second place. Richa r d son 's sm ooth sty le k ept him ahea d of Fax on as th e two nea red the end of lap one . En t ering a steep u p h ill t u rn , Faxo n blas t ed p a st Richardso n to ta ke the poi nt position, For th e nex t fou r laps, Richardson doggedly pu rsued Faxon over th e rugged course that thoro ughly te st ed the sho rt -t r avel su sp ensio n on both m ach in es . When th e c heck e re d flag f lew , Faxon had a large lead over Richardson and As hb y , Fax on took the overall , with Richerd son and Ashby fo llo wi ng. O ne of th e fastest cl asses of the day was th e GP Tw o Expert d ivision , At th e st a rt of m oto one, it was Mak o -mounted E d Stovin vs. Su zuk i rider Rob Noli n . Stov in held on t o a narrow lead fo r th e first tw o laps. Entering lap th ree, No li n fo und a li ne aroun d Stovin in the ba ck pa rt of t he tr ack , Th e hi gh · fly ing Noli n easily clea red th e numerou s ta ble to p jumps, with Stovin so me eight seconds behind . At th e fini sh, Nolin held on to fir st , with Stavin in sec ond and Suzuki j ock ey Ed T ashjia n in third , St ovin us ed th e legenda ry power of his Maico t o m ou nt a lar g e lead at the start of m ot a two. In second was T ashjian, followed by Nolin in third , Un fortunately , a br ief stall at the end of la p t wo r eleg at ed Tashjia n to fou rth plac e. Fo r th e next three lap s, St ov in ba rely let off the t hrott le as he exte nde d his lead , Be h ind hi m , N olin work ed m eth od ic all y t o close the gap between him self and Stov in . In th ird was CZ ride r Dave Ben ne tt, wh o battled hard to stay ahead of the chargi ng T ashj ian, At th e finish, Stovin held off the rapidl y closing No lin for first place and th e overall victory. N oli n followed in seco nd pla ce, with T ashj ian getting aro und Benn ett for third pl ac e ove rall , IRO NM A N QP NOV : J. Don Sand li ng (H an ): 2. Er ik Garvey (Hus) . IRONMA N GP INT : I. All en McKay (Hus ); 2. Ci ry Meeker (Hus); a 3. Dave Ogilv ie (Yam ). ; IRONMAN Ci EX 1. Ed Ta shjian (Suz): 2. Chri s Schleif (Hus). P JR VINT:1. Ro nn ie But ler (Ho n) : 2. Ni c k Mee k er (S uz); 3. Damien Crim (Han ). worth (Maj) . VINT SPTSMN 500 NOV ; I. Don Bets OEX; I. Gary Faxon (CZ) VINT SPTSMN SO QP 1 NOV: 1. Derik Martin (Hon). Ci l iNT : I. Darrell SediQ.(Mai): 2. Paul Heftnch. P GP 1 EX: I . Bill Silverthorn (Hus); 2. Rich V~s (Suz) . CiP 3 NOV ; I. TIm Un derwall (Han ). CiP 3 1 l"fT: 1. Brian Bac ker (Yam) : 2. Tom Barnett (Yam): 3. Dennis Carlock (Yam): 4. Keith Si~en (Hus). CLSC2 NO V : 1. Jerry Sterrett (Hus) V1NT SPTSMJ"t 250 NOV : I. Ray Wildman (CI) . V1NT SPTSM/'i 250 EX: 1. G" ry F"ltOfl(CZ): 2. Ch"r1ir Richard son (CI ); 3. Richard Ashb y (CI). CiP 2 NOV : I. Roy Grove (Hus) . GP 2 INT : I. Doug Reyes (Hon) ; 2. Ed Reyes (Hus) : 3. Al len McKa y (Hus): 4. David Ogilvie (Yam ). CiP 2 EX; I. Ed Stovin (Mo!l.i); 2. Rob Nolin (Sw:): 3. Ed Tashji an (Suz ): 4 . lmvid Bennetl (CZ ). 40 . VINT EX: I . Charlie Richa rdson (CZ). 50. VII'fT SPTSMN NOV: 1. John Pischk e (801 ). SO. VII'fT SPTSMN INT : I. Gene Fetty (H us). 50. VlNT SPTSM EX: I. Dav e Ja cobus (Hon); 2. Dennis Mid · dleton (el ): 3. Chri s Schleif (Hus). 40 . CiP NOV ; I. Jerry Silverthorn (Hon ); 2. Randy Reddill (Suz ): 3. Don Sandhng (Hon ). 40 . CiP INT: I . Tim Dev li n (Hon) ; 2. Brian Backe r (Yam) : 3. Denn is Carlock (Y" m): 4. Tod Gindr"ull (Mai): 5. To m Barnett (Yam) . 40 . CiP EX; I . Bill Silvertho rn (Hus); 2. Brad Morrison (Mai) ; 3. Rich Venegas (Suz). SO. GP INT ; 1. Ed Rodzech (Hus). aIL sap NOV : I. Rob Nolin (Yam); 2. Dave Vad ke t (Hon) ; 3. Roy Grove [Suz]: 4 . J ohn Sandling (Yam ): 5. Fred Bowman (Yam ). U/l SUP INT: 1. Thomas Englehardt (Yam ); 2. Marcus Hauins (Hon). OIL SUP EX: I. Kenny Sievers (Yam ): 2. Dave J ecubus (Hon ); 3. Dave Bennett (SUl) . rem a ined th e sa m e to th e fin is h, as Sheek co uldn' t fi nd a way past th e Washougal MX Park/Scott/No Fea r-sup po rted Huffman. Th e only cha nge came late in th e m ota , when Bisceglia got aroun d Vie lJe to fin ish fourth . Huffma n was the cre am o f the c r o p in mota two , scoring a runaway win. Sheak, though , wasn 't as fortunate , fin ishing fi fth , Mancuso' s 3 -2 pla cings netted th e sec o nd ye ar Pro second over a ll, trailed by Sheak (2 · 5) , Vielle ( 5 · 3) and Bi scegli a (4 ·6). In the adjoined 125cc B cl ass, Daniel Hamilton and Washington 's Ross Johnson sp lit moto wins , but it wa s loc al Hond a rid er Ham il t on who nett ed an ov erall win , Ross ( 1· 2) , Todd Net son (3 · 3) , Eric T urne r (4·4 ) and Ross M iller ( 5 -5) filled ou t th e top fiv e overall. Ross ' day, though, wasn't a tota l loss, as the fo rmer mini c y cl e champ ion wo n both m oto s in t h e co mbi ned Befo r e The Hill B class . T ow tr ail ed Ross to th e finish in the first m ota , bu t t he ri de r f rom Rainie r , Oreg o n, co uldn 't duplica te th at per formanc e in moto t wo and aided in J oshu a' s seco nd-overall finish on a 3·2 tally, T he adjo ined Before The Hill C class was w on b y O rego n 's Christop he r A nde rso n. Anothe r former mi ni c y cl e spee dster . Ke ith Batterson, won the first m ota , but An de rson was too much for Batterson in m ot o two and took th e wi n. B att er son still netted seco nd overall . followed by Brandon Ritc hie . W ash ington's Tevin T api a and Id ah o 's Sam DeA tl ey were double -class w inn ers on th e day . Ta pia , a th ree -class co nt est ant, rod e a pair of Suzukis to ov erall 65 c c (9 · 11) and B5cc ( 7 ·I I ) class wins. Tapia also tra iled M ikey S c h m ec k and Matt DeAtley in the Supermin i (9 -11 ) class , Sam was a pe rfect four for four in h is Supermini ( 12 · 15 ) an d B5c c (1 2·15) cl ass wins , Fell ow Suzuki rider Ben Anglen placed seco nd ov era ll to Sam in th e Supermini class, followed by Dann y Gubser . Gubser was th e rider who stuck closest to Sam in th e B5cc ( 12 . 15) class and tr ailed th e Ida hoan in bo th motes . Chad Smith (4 · 3 ) , T yler Rieh l (3 · 5 ), Ben Anglen (5 ·4 ) and Blake A ngl en (6· 7 ) ro unded o ut th e to p six in the field of 27 riders, AMA Pacific Northwest Championship Series Round 4: Mountain View Motocross Park Huffman, Sheak Score! B y CU\Y lJCIfT SANDY, OR , AUG , 24 O regon's Ryan Huffman and Californian Scott Sheak were the key players during Pro -class action at the pe nultimate rou nd of th e AJv\A Pacific No rthwest Championship Seri es. held at Mountain Vi ew M otocross Park . Huffman posted the overall 125c c and 250cc Pro -cla ss wins, while th e Kawasaki jockey from Corona , Sheak, scored a win in the Over 25 Pro cla ss after trailing Hu ffm an and J oey Mancuso in the 250cc Pro class , Sh eak , who is on an extended vacation in Was h ing to n St at e , j umped out fron t in the day' s opening m ota, th e combined Over 25 Prc /B contes t, and rem ain ed th ere to the fi nish. Without h is usual bar -t o -bar confrontat ion w ith his frien d ly rival Hu ffm an , Sheak wo n easily , Hond a CRF450R· mounted Ron Begeot was th e rider wh o stuc k cl osest to Sheak , fin ishing seco nd . Washingt on ians Do ni W an at , T af t M ath er ly an d Phi l Stevens ro unded out th e top fiv e. M o t o tw o was m uch t he sa me, as t h e Th ou san d Oa ks Ka wasaki -backed rider got th e jum p on th e fie ld, Matherly ran sec ond to th e for m er factory-backed rider for the o pen ing lap but th en bega n a gradual desc ent t o third place, where he wo ul d finish , Begeot , on ce he got past Ma therly, re tained second to the fi n ish and nett ed second overall, behind double-mote winner Sheak . It was all Huffman in the combi ned 125cc Pro/ B and 25 0cc B contes t, Huffman pu t his familiar number - 112 Yamaha out front at the st art , an d the rider from Rosebu rg kept the lea d to the finis h . Local rider J am es Hamilton, a seco nd -year Pro , ran second t o Huffman througho u t the mota, finishing j ust ahea d of the top- p lacin g 250c c rider , Was hington's Jason Laudermilk. Riding a Honda, Laudermilk chased Hu ff man in moto two, and hi s second -p lace fi nis h to Huffman in th e m ota ca rded hi m the overall 250cc B vcless win on a 1· t ta lly , Hamilto n an d D an Hewitt finishe d sec o nd and t h ir d, be hi nd Huffman , in th e Pro class. Oregon 's Guy To w (3·2) , Josh J ohn son ( 2· 3 ), Mat herly (4 .4) and Brendan Ritzm an (5 ·5) trailed Leu der m il k in the B portion . Th e hi ghl y a nt ic i pated Hu ffm an / Sh eak sho wdo wn m ateri alized during the fi rst 250cc Pro m ot o , as t he t wo fo rmer Natio nal sta rs gat ed one and two on th e ope ning lap . Ma nc uso , Wash ington's J.R. Viel le , Don B isc eg li a and rookie Pro Keith Ford trail ed Huffman and Sheak on the fi rst of six laps, The t op three Mountain View Motocross Park Sandy, Oregon Results: August 24. 2003 (Round 4 of 5) 51 (4. 8) Oll·INJ : I. T anner Mo rri s (KTM); 2. Tyler Roge rs (Yam ): 3. Ashl ey teet (Hon ). 5 1 (4-6) STK : I. Jeremy Wilton (Cob ); 2. Tristan Charbonneau (KTM); 3. Qu intin King (Co b) . 5 1 (7-8) STK ; 1. Mall Harris (KTM); 2. Conner Elliott (SUl ); 3. Matth ew Shirle y (Pol). 65 (7-8); 1. Au stin Van Meter (KTM ); 2. Chris Corsi (Kaw); 3. Matlh ew Bi scegli a (SUl ). 65 (9 -11): I. Te vin Tap ia (SUl); 2. Thom as Nich ols (KTM); 3. AustJO Ull rich (KTM). 85 BEG (7 -11) : I. D.J . Montg ome ry (Hon) : 2. Derek J llIquilh (Hon) . 85 BEG ( t 2· 15): 1. Will Abbott (Kawl: 2. Ryan Sk inner (Yam ); 3. Chance Chi~n (Yam) . 85 (7. 1I ); I. Tevin Ta pia (5 Ul); 2. Mikey Schmec k (Suz ); 3. Matt DeAtley (Sw). 85 ( 12· 15); I. Sam DeA tley (SUl ); 2. Dann y Gubser (Yam): 3. Chad Smilh (Suz ). S/ MINI (9· 11): I . Mi key Schmed (Suz): 2. Matl DeAtle y (Suz): 3. T~in Tapia: (Suz ). S/MINI (12 - 15): I. Sam OeAtJ (Sw:); 2. Ben Ang len (Suz ): 3. ey Danny GlJbseor (Yam ). 125 AlPRO: I. Ryan Huffm an (Yam ): 2. James Hami lton (Hon) ; 3. Dan Hewitt (Hon) . 125 B: I. Daniel Ham ilton (Hon); 2. Ross Johnson (Yam ): 3. Todd Nelson. (Suz) . 125 C: I. C~y Bye (Yam ): 2. Jason lytle (Hon) ; 3. Christopher Anderson (Yam ). 125 0 ; 1. Doug las Coffman (Yam): 2. Josh Hibler (Vam) ; 3. Levi Huffman { Yam l. 250 A/PRO ; I. Ryan Huffman (Yam ): 2. Joey Mancu $O (Hon ); 3. Scott Shee (Kaw). k 250 B: I. Jason laudermilk (Hon ): 2. Guy Tow (Hon) : 3. Joshu a Johnson (Hon). 250 C: 1. Cody Buy as (Honl; 2. Jon Sh~rriffs (Suz): 3. Matt Petz (Hon) . 2500: I. Eric Hou e (KTM): 2. Eric Bee (Sw ); 3. Brandon Zerbach (Yam). WMN: I. .knny Krick (Hon); Wilson (Sul ). 2. Joni Bi sceglia (Yam) ; 3. Jennifer BTH B: I . Ross John son (Yam ): 2. Joshua Jo hnsen (Hon): 3 . Guy Tow (Hon ) 8TH C: I . Christo p her An der son (Yam ); 2. Keith Batterson (Suz); 3 . Brandon Ritchie (Yll m ). 25. Al B: 1. Scott Sheek (Kaw l; 2. Ron Beqeot (Hon); 3 . Doni Wanat (Yam ). 2 5 + C: I. Olin Green (Hon); 2. Matt Pet: (Hon); 3 . Kevin larson (So,). 3D. A : I. Don Bisceglia (Hon ); 2. Bob Melloy (Hon ); 3 . Darry l Zumstein (Hon). 30. B: 1. Ron Beqeot (Han); 2. Joe Miltl"nberger (Yam ): 3 . Ron Webb (Hon) . 30. C: 1. Oli n Green (Hon) ; 2. Ken Pellemier (Yam): 3. Brandon Trav is (Kaw). 40. A : 1. Darry l Zumst ein (Hon ): 2. Tom Ekerso n (Hon). 40. B: I. A lan Ande rson (Kaw ); 2. Scott Berg ren ( Yll m ); 3 Steve Bry anl (Hon). 40. C: I. Kevin J aq uith (Kaw); 2. Eri c Templeton ( Yam); 3 . lyndell Raphael (Yam) . Mountain View Motocross Park: Scott Shea k wo n the Over 25 Pro c lass and f inished t h ird overall In t he 250cc Pro c lass at round four of the AMA Pacif ic Northwest Championship Se r ies In Sandy, Oregon. cue I e n eVIl's O C TO B ER 1 . 2003 55

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