Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Garrison on ly los t th e fir st 12 5 cc mote . when he crashed on the fi rst lap after pu llin g the ho leshot . Works Racin g 's Nic k Baugh took ove r the lead and spent th e rest of th e race fig ht ing off J ust in Ma st alk a and . la te in t he mo ta , Garrison . For a wh il e, the tr io form ed a YZF freig ht train, as all th ree rode fo ur -stro ke Yam aha s. Baugh held on to win , with Garrison a clo se second. Garrison c ame back to win th e second m o ta and ta k e the o ve rall , o ve r B au gh in sec o nd. T om m y J ean finished th ird o verall a b o a rd a YZ 1 2 5 . th e l on e t w o - str o k e in the race. Garrison' s 250cc w in came aft er a second m ota battle w ith J ean tha t k ept Garrison in seco nd for much of the race. Jea n held on for second on th e day, while Ma stalka took th ird ove rall. So while no clear answer ex ists to who was m o st i m p ressive o n th e tra c k o n thi s day , ev e ry o ne wh o fa red w ell ca n at l east fee l proud in lig ht of the sheer number of racers who gath ered at Fern ley . For exa m ple. there were th ree divisions of 60 cc Beginners (which were won resp ectivel y by J osh Davi s, Kori e Haas an d Will ie Welch ), and enough Pee-Wee cl as ses t o p ac k th e sc hed u le at th eir new co urse , adj acent to the m ain track . With th at ty pe of density at th e tra c k , even those at the to p of th eir cl asses o n thi s day can su re ly expec t new challengers in the near future. Fe rn le y International Raceway Fernley. N evad a Re sults: A ugust 24. 2 0 0 3 (Round 3 ) 50 PRVTR (4-6 ) 0 · 1: I. Jesse Sanchez: 2. Jimmy Withers: 3. Tallon Newman. 50 PRVTR (4-6) 0 -2 : I. Jo nathan Mayo: 2. dualin Davis; 3. Mich... l Schroeder. e 50 FCTRY (4-6 ): I . Austin Ching: 2. Austin Rodgers: 3. Devin Heard. 50 PRVTR (7+ ) D- I: I . Bryson Olson: 2. Trisha Diede: 3. Ju stin Green. 50 PRVTR (7+ ) 0 ·2 : I. Joey Voltl : 2. Brandon Smith: 3. Ty ler Schlegelmilch. 2. Rc shewn Kness: 3. 50 PRVTR ( 7+) D·) : 1. Chantl Hunter Roberts. 50 FCTRY (7 +) o.r. I . Brian Sjogren: 2. T y Sim inoe: 3. Corwin McIntosh. 50 FCT RY (7+) 0 -2 : I. KevIn Tyle r: 2 . J acob Dyk men: 3. Cotten Evans. . 60 BEG 0 ·1 : I . Josh Davis: 2. Jeremy Elwell: 3. Mark Henson 60 BEG 0 -2 : I. Korie Hdas: 2. Garrett Burnett: 3. John Preston. 60 BEG 0 ·3 : I. Willie Welch; 2. Kevin Tyler; 3. Derek Woolford. 60 JR: I. Ga rrett Baxter: 2 . Brian Sjogren; 3 . Anthony Walsh. 60 INT : I . Aa ro n Slmlnoe: 2. wealee Val eri o; 3. MlI uhe w Stewart. 80 BEG: 1. Jessica Crcstwelthe: 2. Corey WlIrdleigh; 3. Evln Rueb. 80 JR 0 · 1: I . Dakota NeufJe 2. Aaron Siminoe; 3 . Chris Weer . r; 80 JR 0 ·2: I . ZlIck Riley ; 2. Peden Babcock; 3. Chris Sumner. 80 INT: I. Tylet York: 2. Ryan Eager: 3. ZlIch Field!!. lds: 3. Ryan EDger. S/ MINI: I . Tyler York : 2. Zach F'te : 125 BEG: I . .Jeremy Swain: 2. Anthony Perez 3. Jesse Ann " strong. 125 JR 0 -1: I. Robert Addi; 2. Jeremy Ernster; 3. Kyle Potter. 125 JR 0 -2; I. Nate venderme de; 2. J ustln Milth eney: 3. Rame sey C... he m. 125 INT: I. J.L BiU: 2. Wes Peebles: 3. Justin Soule. 125 PRO: 1. Bobby Garri!lOfl: 2. Nick Baugh: 3. Tomm y Jean. 250 BEG: I. Brian Dash: 2. Joson Bahl: 3. Chuck Azcarale. 250 JR : I . Doug Nesslr'r: 2. Josh Jacobs: 3. Nate vendermade. 250 1N 1. J.L Bill; 2. Aaron Harvey: 3. Reese Zunino. T: 250 PRO: 1. Bobby Garrison; 2. Tomm y Jean; 3. Justin Maslllika 25 .. BEG: I . Chris Morris; 2. Ben Smith. 25+ JR: I. John Hay: 2. Mark Hodges: 3. Robert Guillen. 25 .. INT: I. DaTTOn Sturgeon: 2. Tyee Jackson: 3. Ja cob Wilcox . g 30+ BEG: I. Donald Nyber : 2. Paul Gore; 3. Ray Sbriglia. 30+ JR: 1. Mike Scali : 2. Curtis Weethee; 3. Darrell Phillips. 30+ INT: 1. Will Leu cheneu e r: 2. J im Koschella ; 3. Patrick Carland. 30+ EX: 1. Larry Brown; 2. Mik e McMurry ; 3, Eric Schacht ; 40 + JR: 1. Mark Hodges; 2. George HallS 3 , Marty Kf"nnt'dy . 40 + INT: I . Shane Hyb ar ger : 2. J ake La mb erth: 3. J ohn Malchaskl. 40 + EX: I. larry Brown; 2. Mike McMurry : 3. Eric Schacht. 50 ..: I . Russ Wyant; 2. Jack Baken 3. Bob Milano. , ume: Wild West Nationals Round 15: Minidoka County Fairgrounds Posey Runs Rings Around 'em B y D AVE R OUNSEVEllE RUPERT, ID , A UG. 30 Th e Wi ld West Series headed to Rupert , Idaho , for its fina l week end , finding nearl y perf ect weath er and tra c k co nd it ion s. W ith a la rg e turnout - m or e than 40 0 riders on Saturda y and a few titles to be deci ded . the week en d looked like an excit ing one, as racers batt led for y ea r-end points and th o se a ll -importan t brag gin g rig ht s am ong peers. K lpp Po sey ripped th e hol esh o t o n hi s Honda 45 0 . over Cory Chri stian sen and Grey D avenp o rt , i n th e 2 50 c c Pro cl ass . Po sey str etch ed o ut hi s lea d as th e m ota wore on. Daven port was on Christiansen li k e a rat o n a Cheeto the entire race. On the last lap , Dev en p ort m ad e h i s m o v e o n t h e hi qh - sp e e d , sweeping corn er and passed Chr istiansen, but Christiansen did n't gi ve up, stayi ng on Dav en po rt 's ta il until the chec k ers flew . Posey too k t he w in , with Da venp o rt second and Chris- . tia nsen third . In the second m ota , J osh B orges got his Honda 250 to the first com er first, with Chr istiansen and Davenport righ t o n his k no bb y . Borges tried to hold off th e pack. bu t Christiansen took o ver th e lead by th e thi rd lap . Posey was wo rk ing his w ay forw ard aft er a midpack start and m oved into seco nd , with Davenpo rt t h i rd . Po sey m ad e h is way b y Christiansen for the lead. Dav enp ort was again stalking Ch ristiansen . jus t loo k ing for the right time to m ake hi s move. Daven po rt waited until the last lap and was looking to jump by Christ ia nsen in the rh yt hm sect io n, b ut j ust when it look ed li k e Daven po rt had eno ug h room to get by , Christia nsen quickly shut th e door and headed to th e whoop s secti on. Dave n por t mad e o ne m or e t r y : A s t h e tw o approac hed the last co m er, Chri stiansen pro tect ed th e inside on th e rutt ed hump. Dav en · po rt t ook th e hi g h - sp eed o utsi de li n e and railed th e berm. Chr istians en tr ied to outdrag Dav enport as th ey h ead ed do wn th e final st ra ig ht , b ut Daven port h ad g otte n a g rea t driv e out of the corn er , and he got by Christia nsen to take seco nd by a w hee l's length. Po se y too k th e ov erall , wi th Dav enport a thrilli ng seco nd and Chris tia nsen a close thi rd . 68 O CTO BER 1 . 2003· eye I e Kyle Kubitsch ek is not your ave rage 125cc Int erm ediate rider, either in size or sk ill lev el. Ku bitsc he k stan ds over 6 feet tall and weighs m o re than 200 poun ds. If the local foot ba ll team needs a lin eback er, Kubi tsch ek fit s the bill . Ku bitsch ek used hi s size and natural abili ty to dominate the 125cc Interm ediate cl ass, gett ing the hol eshot in both m otos and rid ing to convincing wins by m ore th an 15 seco nds. Danie l J ohn so n fi nish ed second in the cl ass a n d t o o k a ve r y d i ffe re nt r o a d t h a n Kubitsc he k: John son grabbed mi dp ack starts and calm ly and m ethod ica lly pi cked his way around othe r riders int o seco nd in each of the motos. Chad Jo rgensen used one good start , rig ht behind Kubitsch ek in on e rnoto , to take third , but he had to work his way through the pack in the other ou ting to tak e fou rt h in the m oto and th ird overall for the day. Radl ey Gladfelder used his hole shot to his advantage, as he was able to bu ild a lead of a co u p le o f b i k el engt hs to hol d o ff a ll ch a llengers in the fi rst m ota of th e 250cc J un ior class . Joe Hic k m an and Ty son Colem an ke pt G lad felde r ho nest , an d th e first thr ee b uil t a gap on the rest of th e field . Hic km an held off Cole ma n to tak e secon d, and Colem an was third . Hickm an g ra bbed t he ho lesh ot in m oto tw o, wit h G l a d f e l d er a nd C o l em a n c lose b ehi n d . Hi c k m a n mi ssed th e h i gh - sp e ed swe epe r a nd en ded u p i n th e reed s, wh il e Co lem an took the lead. Colem an o pened up a sma ll gap . as Gladfeld er stru ggl ed to k eep the pace early o n. but when he d id p ick ' up th e pac e , he cl o sed in o n Col em an . Ho w ev er , Co lema n withstood Gladfelder 's challe nge an d too k th e m oto win , and Gladfelder took sec ond. Br ad Scott had a nice ride, taki ng third fo r the m ota. Hick m an was ab le to wor k his way back up to seve nth. Gladfelder (1 -2) too k the overa ll , Co lem an (3- 1) placed seco nd . and Hickman (2 -7) took the final pod iu m spot. M in idoka County Fa irgrounds Rupert. Idaho Results: Aug u s t 30. 2 0 0 3 (Roun d 1 5) 50 SHAFT : 1. David Comell. (KTM); 2. Ashley Byrge (Han): 3. Kelby H~iner (Han) ; 4 . Austin Jorge nsen (Yam ): 5. Sk ylf' r Shibuy (Sw ). 50 (0 -6 ): 1. Gus Fuller (Cob); 2. Brandon Leith (Pol) : 3. Brodie 1..lIrsen (Lem ): 4. Nickolas Winkie (pol) ; 5. Joshua DaIZf"1I (Pol) . n e vv s 50 (7· 8 ): 1. Braiden Hartzell (KTM): 2. Cody Hedges (KTM); 3. Keaton Ward (Pol): 4. Tyrell Ault (KTM); 5 . Slade Sobotka (KTM) 50 MOD: 1. Braiden Hartzell (KTM); 2. Cody Hedges (KTM): 3. Keaton Ward (Pol): 4 . Slade Sobotka (KTM ): 5. Brandon Leith (Pol) HEADS UP: I. Cede Hedley (Ka w): 2. Brack en Pederson (Ka w): 3 . Stetson W...ker (Suz): 4. KlIlTlel"lXl Walker (Yam ): 5. Tyslee Jones l (Hon). PP: 1. Lecksi WInger (Pol ); 2. Caitlin Hillstead (Yam ). 60 (6-8 ): I . Keaton Ward (Kaw): 2. Ced e Hadl ey (KTM ): 3. Brandon Leith (Su z); 4. Keaton Qu inn (K TM) : 5. Slade Sobo tka (KTM). 60 (9- 11): I . Tai Berrymore (KTM): 2. Dylan Hacking (KTM) : 3. Sterl ing Rltcheso n (KTM ): 4 . Chad Hunt (Suz): 5. Rocke y Butle r (KTM). 60 OPEN: I . Tai Barrymore (KTM); 2. Dylan Hllcki ng (KTM); 3. Sterling Ritche son (KTM): 4. Rockey Butler (KTM) ; 5. Angelo Tanner (Kaw). 80 BEG: 1 Mason Hillstf'ad (Yam ): 2. Blair Crook (Yam): 3. Dirk Coats (Y... ): 4. Kyle Smith (Yam ): 5. Angelo Tanner (Kaw). m 80 (8 . 11 ): 1. Blak e Deveraux (YlIm ): 2. Chase Hunt (Suz); 3. De ko te Roberson (Kaw): 4. Tenn er Brook s (Yam) : 5. Chll d Hunt (Suz). 80 ( 12. 15) : I. Benjami n Evans (Suz): 2. Cole Myer (Suz): 3. Camron Olsen (Yam): 4. Kyle Riestra (Han); 5. Rudi Willi ams (Sw ). S/M INI : I. Cole Myer (Suz); 2. Tye Heiner (Han ): 3. Hayden Roberts (Suz ): 4 . Ch... e Hunt (Suz) : 5. Curtis Jorgensen (Yam ). s 125 BEG: 1. Coll in Sizemo re (YlIm ): 2. Aaron Montgomery (Yam) : 3. Miltthew Sa wyer (Sw ); 4. Austin Sizemore (Yam): 5. Andy Turner (Sw ). 125 JR : I. Cole Myf'r (Sw ): 2. Brandon Brower (Sw): 3. Tyson Coleman ( KlI w): 4. RlIdle y Otedfe lder (Suz): 5. Je rem y O' Drisc oll (Yam ). 125lNT 0 ·1 : I . Jake welm er (Han): 2. Bent Williams (Sue]. 12 5 INT 0 ·2 : I. Ky le Kubi l 'ichek (Yam) ; 2. Daniel Jo hnson (Kaw): 3. Chad Jorgensen (Yam) ; 4. Kody Bill (Yam ): 5. Josh CliF ton (Yam ). 125 PRO; I. Cory Chre uensen (Suz]: 2. Gray Deven port (Kaw): 3. Nick Mouri tsen (KlIw): 4. Corey Erhardt (Kaw); 5. Geret Pilgrim (Han). 25 0 BEG: 1. JIl~ Anderson (Kaw); 2. Samuel Martinez [Yem]: 3. Jr'remy F'lOch (Hon) ; 4. Shayne Wagoner (Yam ); 5. Michael Harrelson (Han ). 25 0 JR: I . R... ley Gladfelder (Suz): 2. Tyson Coleman (Sw ): 3. d J oe Hrckme n (YlIm) : 4 . Jerem y Crllnd all (Yam ): 5. Scott Secor (Yam) . 250 INT 0 ·1 : I . Beni Willi ams (Yom ). 250 INT 0 · 2 : I. J arad Lechtenber g (K aw ): 2 . lane Tri vett (Kaw): 3 . Ky le Kub itsch ek (Suz); 4. Cod y Ar gyle (KlIw) ; 5. Zech Evans (Sw) . 250 PRO: I. Klpp Posey ( Han); 2. Gray Davenport (Kaw): 3. Cory Chrlstlu nse n (Suz): 4. Jo sh Borges (Han ): 5. Chad Wallwork (Yam) . m OPEN AM: I. Bent Williams (v... ): 2. Daniel Johnson (KlI w): 3. Kody BlII (Yam) : 4. Nick Roberts (Yam) : 5. Scott BoSlw ick(Ya m) . WMN: 1. Kelle Adams (Yam): 2. Ashley Heiner (KTM): 3. Jessica Brown (Yam ): 4. M~ll sso Radford (Sw ); 5. Kyll~~ SchriUer (Han). 25+ JR : I. Dave Rounsev~lIe (Yam) : 2. Jeremy Finch (Han) : 3. Clay Roberts (!

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