Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

200 EX; I . B~ 5llunders (Kaw); 2. Kendal Norman (Han ); 3. Kmght (KTM); 4, .1ll~ Hendenon (KTM): 5. Jeff Dil lon (Kawl . MINIEX: 1. Nick HllmiU(K.llw); 2. Jinvny 8ernllrdi (K.llw). WMN EX; I. Ann4 Jo Segale (Yam ): 2. Kelly Yllncy (IIT M): 3. Amy Hllsten (Yam) : 4. ArNe Mann (Kaw); 5. Mltry Sullivan (Ku l). VET0PEJ'l EX: I. Mike Koncur (Yllrn): 2. Robert Utughlin (Hen); 3 . Morglln Peece (Kawl ; 4. Dllvld McCord (KTM). VET 250 EX: I. Eric Hallgllth (KTM); 2. Sean Bradley (Yam); 3. Deen Aleunder (Yam); 4 . Eric ~ (Yam): 5. DonCampbell (Kll W). SR OPEN EX: I. Mikt' Korenwinder (KTM); 2. J imbo DitlOfl (Kaw): 3. Eric Anckrson (Hon): 4. Dave Byrd (Kaw): 5 . Murray Kllpk O mota two as well as overall aft er trading wins with Gaylord. Kidd (3 -3 ) claimed third overall , thrilli ng the c ro wd in both m ot os as on e of only a ha ndful of riders to attempt the Leap . Fletche r rolled home in fourth . im proving on his fir st-mote ninth-place performance by five places, which was good for sixth overal l. Klop tows ky was the last rid er in the top five , g iving him fourth overall on th e day wi th a 4 -5 score. McMill ion (5-6) was fifth ove ra ll. "Mike Wei sner has my M&M Motorsports/ Wei sner/Fox/Scoll/Bri dgestone Tires 4 50 cc Hond a wo rking grea t, " Gay lord sai d afterward , " and with th e track th is rough to day, tha t was a big advantage ." Ri d in g with a lot of c o nfide nce , Ta ylor Dav is was show ing o ff the new "13N" that graced th e front of his KX65 , wi nning both m ot os to lay claim to th e day's 65 cc (7 - 1 J) ove rall in Mini war rior actio n. Second overall went to Kenn y Bass, wh o used co nsistenc y to m ak e th e runn er -up spo t hi s by pl acin g th ird in both m atos, beating out Tyler Bay lis (2 -4) in the num bers game . Ba yli s' score of six to ta l poi nts pu t hi m o n th e 65 cc podium at thi rd overall. Zack Hayes (4 -5) got the hol eshot in mota one and wa s close to the fro nt in m ot a two, turning in good rid es to grab fourt h ove rall . Th e las t m an in th e top five overa ll was Dyl an Yaw (9 -6 ), wh o ran in the top five for m ost of th e fir st m ota before a miscue in the clos ing stages d ro ppe d hi m to n inth ; a so lid sixt h in m ota two help ed the Niles, Michigan, rider claim fifth. The eve r -im proving Red Bud faci lity conti nues its tradition of great racing action and large turnouts as it gears up for a round of the Eastern Four-Stroke Nationals on September 20 and 21 , wh en there will be thunder in the valley ! K~n Red Bud Track and T rail: David Gaylord (586) leads Do n Ba ker (717), John K idd (66) and the rest o f the O ve r 25 pack aro und turn o ne o n d ay two o f Red B u d ' s Vet Fest weekend i n B u c ha n an , Mi c h igan. AMA District 37 Desert Championship Series Round 11: Invaders MC Dual European Scrambles Zang Zooms at Invaders' Area 51! Red Bud Track a n d Trai l Buchanan. M ichigan Results: August 24, 2003 B y KANDY THO RNTON JOHNSON VA LLEY . CA , AUG . 23 -24 Th e Invaders MC , a lo ngti me AMA Di stri ct 37 cl ub t hat was dormant fo r som e time , has come back stro nger tha n ever. Th e club put together t wo incredible courses for its "A rea 5 1" Dual Euro pean Sc ra m b le races, wh ich had m ore than 60 0 rid ers bravin g triple-digit temperatures in the Mojave Desert . Th e club' s t wo cou rses fav ore d ve r y d ifferent riding styles : Co urse A wa s fifth -gear -p in ne d, flat and fas t. wh il e Co u rse B was heavy on the three Ts - tight, t wis ty and techn ic al. Fifteen -ye a r-o l d Matt Zan g was lik e a yo u ng J ed i kni g h t , b attl in g both A re a 51 co urses aboard hi s Yamaha. He not only do m inated the 250cc Am ateur class, he wa s th e fir st overall Am ateur on both days. "I really li ke th e B Course thi s weeke nd," stated Zang , "I had a horribl e three-k ick start on the bom b for th is course, but I was able to m ak e my way to the fro nt of th e A mateur s on thi s ti ght , tec hnical co urse." One o f th e mos t hea ted ba tt les i n th is galaxy was waged in the Min i A mateur divi · sia n. Thirteen-year-ol d Cameron Kea rney wa s running in fir st for two lap s on hi s YZ85 . with 14- year-old Richard " Bubba" Chandler , on hi s Renthal/Amsoil /Scott·back ed Yamaha , nipping at his rear fend er . Th en the unthinkabl e happened. " I stalled on a hi ll . and my bik e tippe d ov er." Kearney exp lained. "I brok e m y brak e, and by th e time I got going agai n , I couldn't hol d on to first. " Chandler saw his chance to take the lead . "I saw Kearney when , was comi ng down the ridge ." Chandler recounted. "He wa s up o n the hill , getting squirrelly . and he laid his bike over . On ce I got past him on the hill , I w as abl e to han g on for the win ." Cha nd le r a nd K earne y fi nish ed first and second , res pectively , w hil e Jimmy Berna rdi roun ded out the podium in th ird place. The Expert Min i win went to Ni ck Ham ill o n Saturday and to Kevin Beak es on Sunday. A few of th e Di str ict 37 riders rod e th e Baj a 30 0 on Saturday and drov e straig ht from Mexico to co m pete in th e Invaders race on Sun day. Mi k e Childress ca me straight off his thi rd p l a c e ~ overall Ironm an fini sh in the Baja 30 0 to co m plete ly annih ila te Sunday's co urse . Ch il· dr ess overalle d th e O pen Expert di vision on h is T ea m Gr een / Race Te c h/ GPR Kawa saki w ith a three -minute lead over the next finisher. Someo ne el se wh o u sed to an nihilate co ur ses com p lete ly c ame out o f semi retire ment to see if he still " has what it tak es." Eri c Hallgath m ad e the tr ek fr o m Lak e Ha vas u , Ariz ona , and aver alied th e Vet Expert lin e on Sat urda y on his B&M Cycles-spo nsored KTM 200 , but he sco red a DNF in the 200cc Ex pert cla ss du e to a front fla t. Hallgath would fli p - soWOB BURS: J. Broc M.!l~ (Hon); 2. Blake Benson (KTM) ; 3. Justin WU!amson (Yam) : 4. Hunter Vargo (KTM): 5. Ashtan Kwin· i 40 (Hon). 50 (4 -6) SHAFT: 1. Cody Pric (Cob): 2. Joey P&ug (KTM); 3. e h Austin Steinleldt (Cob); 4. Connor Kenyon (KTM); ~. lachltry Schu· man (Yll m). SO (7. S) SHAFT: I. Jll rred Williams (KTM) ; 2. Brlldley W ~ son (KTM): 3. .Jered Bennett (KTM): 4 . Kal'5ten Kel'M'y (IIT M); 5. Tyler M

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