Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

it kind o f ca ught me off guard a little bit," Carr said . "I guess I d idn 't fully rea l ize the m agnitude of t h e ac complishment. T o be fo r su re number two all -t ime now.. . and I k now that if Car roll Resweber ha dn 't g o tt en h urt when h e di d, h e mig ht have w on m o r e champ i on s h i p s .. . but to be a step ab ove wh at he ac com p lis hed is pretty specia l. It nev er gets any easier. If it had, t he n I wouldn 't appreciate it a s mu c h . M y gu ys work ed hard, and I wo rked hard in th e o ff-season, and it p aid i n result s all y ear long . And we 're go ing to work hard again and go after number six next year. " CN Illinois State Fairgrou nds Springfield, Illinois Results : September 27, 200 3 (Round 16 of 171 HEAT I ( 10 lap s ; 10 riders , top 2 tra nsfer): I. J .R. Schnabel (Yam ): 2. Steve Beattie (Rot): 3. J ak e Zemk e ( Ha n); 4 . La rr y Peg r am ( K T M ) : 5 . D o ug Lawrence (Han) ; 6 . Shawn Clark (Rot ); 7. Paul Ly nch (Rot ) ; 8 . Ja so n Goo dwin (Ya m) ; 9 . .Ie red Ch en ey (Han) ; 10. Gart h Bastian (W· R). Tim e : 2 m in., 23 .778 sec. HEAT 2 ( 10 lap s; riders . top 2 transf er ): 1. R.J . O verholt ( Yom ); 2. Nick William s (Rot ); 3 . A aron Creame r ( Han) ; 4 . Br end en Lee Cart wrigh t ( Rot) ; 5 . Garth Brow (Yam ) ; 6 . J ust in Vo igh t ( Ha n); 7 . K en Yod er ( Ha n ); 8 . Ro y Mill er ( Ro t ) ; 9 . J ess Ro ed er (Hon); 10. McCoy (ATK). Tim e: 2 m in ., 27.102 sec. HEAT 3 ( 10 lap s; 10 riders. top 2 tra nsfer ) : 1. Henr y W iles ( Han ) ; 2 . J oh nny M urphree (Rot); 3 . Ja son Tye r ( Ha n); 4 . Chris Hart ( Rot ); 5. Mike Hind s ( Ho n): 6 . John Raun Wood ( Rot) : 7. Chris Klinef elte r ( Han) ; 8. Cory McDerm itt ( Rot); 9. Je remy DeRuyt er (Rot ); 10. Shawn Sli er (Yam). Time: No time. due to red flag . HEAT 4 ( 10 laps; 10 rid ers . to p 2 t ransfer) : 1. J oe Kopp ( KT M); 2. B ry an Bigel ow ( Rot ) : 3. Ric h K in g ( H· D) ; 4 . Do m in ic Beeule c ( Rot); 5 . Bry an Smith ( H· D) : 6 . Shan e Vance (Ho n) ; 7. Sha un Russell ( Rot ); 8. Be nny Carlson (KTM ); 9 . Brandon Laursen (Hon ); 10. Will Sawhill (Hon) . l im e: 2 min.• 24 .3 69 sec . HEA T 5 ( 10 laps : 10 riders. to p 2 transfer): 1. Kenn y Coolbeth (KTM ) : 2. .Je red Mees ( Rot); 3 . Geo Roeder II (Hon) ; 4. Chris Ca rr ( Rot ) : 5. Rog er Lee Heyd en ( Han) : 6 . E r i c M isch ler ( Han) ; 7 . M erl e Scherb ( Ha n ) ; 8 . Bry an D ou g l a s ( Ro t ) ; 9 . Jay Spr ing steen (Rot) ; 10. Joh n Nic k ens III ( Ha n) . T ime : 2 m in .• 2 1.795 sec . HEAT 6 (l 0 laps; 10 ri de rs . t op 2 t rans fer) : 1. Tommy Hayden (Yam ) : 2. J ake Johnson (Ya m) ; 3 . Kevin Varn es (Suz) ; 4 . Greg Ty sor ( Han); 5. Dann y Es lick (Suz) : 6 . Sum Low e ( He n): 7. Ric k Win sett ( Rot): 8 . Sco tt Stum p ( Ha n) ; 9. Hiseteru T ani g uchi ( Hon ) ; 10. Rob Peerson ( Ha n) . Time: 2 min ., 21. 40 9 sec . SE.MI 1 (8 lap s; 12 r iders . winner t ransfers) : 1. Garth B row (Yam) ; 2. J ohn Ra un W ood ( Ro t ); 3 . Jake Zem ke (He n}; 4 . B rand on Lee Cartwrigh t (Rot) ; 5. Paul Lyn ch (Rot); 6 . Larry Pegram (KTM); 7. Roy Miller ( Rot ) : 8 . Mi k e Hi nds (Hen }: 9 . J ess Roede r ( Hon); 10. Je remy Defiu yt er (Rot) ; 11. Shawn Beer (Yern): 12. J ason Goodwi n ( Yam). Time: I m in .• 55 .458 sec. SEMI 2 (8 la ps: 12 ride rs . win ner transf ers ): 1. Ja son Tyer ( Han ) : 2 . Ch r i s Ha rt ( Ro t); 3 . Ch ri s Klinefelt er ( Ha n) : 4. Sha wn C la rk ( Ro t) ; 5 . Aa ron C reamer ( Hon ) : 6 . Garth Ba sti an (W- R) : 7 . Ju stin Voight ( Ha n ); 8 . D ou g Law ren ce ( Ho n) : 9 . Co ry McDerm itt (Rot ): to . Willie McCoy (A TK ) ; 11. .Jered Chen ey (Hon ): 12 . Ke n Yoder ( Ho n) . Time: I min.• 55.332 sec. SEMI 3 (8 lap s; 12 rid er s, winn er tran sf ers ) : 1. Chris Carr (ATK ) ; 2 . K evin Varn es ( Suz ): 3 . Gr eg Tysor ( Hen ]: 4 . Bryan Smith ( H-D ) : 5 . Shane Vance (H on ) : 6. Roger Lee Hayd en ( Ha n ); 7 . Rick Win sett ( Rot): 8. Bryan Douglas ( Rot) : 9. Brandon Laursen ( Ho n); 10 . Will S a whil l ( Ha n); 1 1. Sc ott St ump ( Ha n) : 12. JlJY Springsteen ( Rot ). Time: 1 m in .• 52 .619 sec. SEMI 4 (8 lap s: 12 riders . winn er tran sfer s) : 1. Danny Eslick (SUl ) ; 2. Robe rt Pearson ( Hon ); 3 . Gee Roed er II ( Ha n); 4 . M erl e Sc herb ( Ho n) ; 5. Benn y Carlso n (KTM ): 6. Sheun Russell ( Rot ): 7. Rich King ( H· D) ; 8. Slim Lo we ( Han) ; 9 . Eri c M ischl er (Ha n) ; 10. Hiset eru Ta nig uc hi ( Ho n) ; 11. John Nic kens III ( Han) ; 12. Dominic Bea ula c ( Rot) . TIme: 1 m in ., 55.076 sec. GRAND NATIONAL (25 laps; 16 riders); 1. J .R. Schnabel (Yam ) : 2 . Joe Kop p (KTM ) ; 3 . Henry W iles ( Ho n) ; 4 . T omm y Ha yd en (Ya m ) ; 5 . C hr is C arr (A TK) ; 6 . Jared Mees ( Rot ); 7 . Jake Johnso n ( Han ); 8. Johnny Mu rphree ( Rot) ; 9 . Steve Beattie ( Rot) : to. Ken ny Coolbeth (KTM) ; I I. Bry an Bige lo w ( Rot) ; 12. R.J . Overh olt ( Ya m) ; 13 . Donny Eslick ( Suz) ; 14 . Jason Tyer (H en ) : 15 . Garth Brow (Yam) ; 16. Nic k W illiams ( Rot) . Ti m e: 5 min .• 55 .532 sec . AM A PROGRESS I V E INSURANC E U . S . FLAT T RA CK CHA M PI O N S H I P S SE RIE S POIN TS ST ANDINGS ( A fter 16 of 17 ro unds): I . Chris Carr (267/5 win s); 2. Johnny Mu rphree (2 43 /1 win ) ; 3 . Joe Ko pp (223/2 wi ns) ; 4 . Kenny Coo lbeth (207/2 wins) ; 5. Ric h Kin g ( 163/ 1 wi n) ; 6 . Jake Jo hnson ( 147/1 win) ; 7. J .R. Schnabel ( 116/2 wins): 8. Bryan B igelo w ( 106); 9 . Jay Spring steen ( 100) ; to . Kevin A t he rto n (9 9) : 11. Mike Hac k er ( 9 7 ); 12 . Steve Bea ttie (89 ): 13. Gee Roeder II ( 77) : 14. (TIE) J ared Mees ( 6 6) / Sha un Ru ssell (6 6) ; 16 . Willie M cC oy (63); 17. Peul Lynch (51) ; 18. Jo hn Raun Wood (45) ; 19 . B r ett L a n d e s ( 43/1 w in) ; 20 . (T IE) B r y a n Smith/Terry Poovey (4 2). to Jcn~Four fctos .,....... ""...,11'1 wnue , '9'99 - 2CKK» - ~, -:zcx::»3 Yoshim ura would like to congra tu late Mat Mladin and Ben Spies fo r winni ng t he AMA Superbike and AMA Formula Extreme t itles. Mat was able to secur e a record brea king 4th AMA Superbike title to go along with his 1999, 2000 and 200 1 t it les. Ben was able to claim his fi rst cham pionship for the Suzuk i Yoshi mura team by winni ng the 2003 AMA Formu la Ext reme t it le. Yoshimura would like to t hank all of our sponsors for the ir hard work and support t hroughout the rac ing year. BF'rhC:t()S RK elf MOIOREX DVNLDP .-..- ..... ONOSOt

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