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65 (1 . 11) : I . John Borek (KTM) ; 2. Brenco n Mays (Sw); J.
Tyler I"\llneson (Sw); 4. Matt Burnett (Ka w): 5. Seen Bellard (!'ITM) .
85 (7 - 1 1): I. s.... ny Drake (K aw) : 2. Joh n Borek ( KTM); 3.
Zacha ry Resch (K ll W); 4 . Tylt't Mdlt e~n ( Ka ....-): 5. Mau Babbitt
(Ka.... .
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8 5 ( 12· 15): I. Michlte l Da wson ( Ka.... ; 2. Ryan ~ (Yarn):
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3. Chris Un (Ka.... ; 4. Mic~ Romer (Han): 5. Andte'W Meede r (y am) .
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125 M : I. Scon Sl"'
.1"!l (Kaw): 2. Frank Bum s (Ka....: 3 _ Ale..
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Sigismond ( Ka.... ; 4. Walter Zabro....'ski (Yam) : 5. Chns Chertf'y (Hon).
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125 NOV : I. Pete Houuon (Yam ); 2.. .kck Duffy (Kalil) : 3. Jake
Swma (HM); 2. Clayton Tucker (Pol) ;
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3. Kyl... Greener (KT M); 4 . Scott y Snow (KTM); 5. No lan McInt osh
(Lem).
5 0 (4 .6) MO D: J. Kinser Endic olt (Lem) ; 2. J ayson Hllrting
(KTM); J. Blaine Coon (Pol).
5 0 (7 .8) STK : I. Bri ll n Sjo gren (KT M ); 2. Conner Pearson
(KTM); J. .....ss...Janco (Lem ); 4 Gunnar Sigler (KTM); 5. Jacob Bee·
vllr (KTM)
5 0 (7 -8 ) r-ID D: I. 5l"'an Brown (KTM); 2. Kelslt' Ly wandowsky
(Pol) .
50 (0 -8 ) OPEN: I. Cal Joh nson (Pol); 2. Marlo. Braderi (Pol)
Main TllI ck
Florida 60ld CupSeries
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250c Pro contest at the t hird ro und of th e GFI Fall Series in Tur lock, Cali forn ia.
upc oming Su percro ss season and ho pe to
ha ve a good ye ar."
In the 125cc Inte rmedia te ran k s, nei ther
Sherman nor Morrison wo uld g ive up with out a
fight. In th e firs t o uti ng , Yamaha four-stroke
rider Morri son was o ut front, followed by Sher m an and Kaw asak i jockey Ky le Kent . By lap
th ree, the duo had separated th em selves from
th e fiel d, and it bec ame a matter of who co uld
ride a m is tak e-f ree race . Sh erm an , rid in g a
YZ 125 . ma de the fi rst m istake: Riding right on
Morri son ' s rear fend er , Sh er m an ca me up a
litt le short on a little ste p -up aft er ge tt ing out
of shape on th e ap proa ch and insta ntly gave
away about fiv e bi ke lengths. On the follo wing ,
white-na g lap , Morrison made th e same exact
m istak e whi le sti ll in t he lead, and Sherman
go t by and went on to tak e th e win. Morrison
and K ent rounded out th e to p thr ee.
In m ota two , Morrison wa s again out front ,
with Kent and Sh erm an in tow , As Morrison
bui lt a gap on th e field , Sherma n got by K ent
and went afte r th e leader. Th e tw o swappe d
the lea d , but Mo rri son regain ed it tw o tu rn s
later. On th e wh ite -fi ag lap , Sherma n finally
m ade a pass stick and went o n to tak e th e
win , o ver Morri son . K ent was again thi rd to
round out th e to p thr ee.
" Mo rriso n's good o n th e starts an d qu ick
o ut of the co rn ers," said Sher m an , "It's a slick
t rac k o ut there to d ay , and I th in k his four stroke was definitely an advan tage, but I did n't
give up , and I thin k the pressure took it s toll ,"
Ther e w e r e t w o di v i s i on s o f 125 c c
Novices. Gran ite Bay 's Johnny Kerslak e was
vict orious in Di vision On e. After a wir e· to ·wire
vic tory in m oto on e, K er sJ
ake took on Brad
K ell y a nd Curti s Ro e i n m o t o t w o . K e lly
gr abbed th e ho leshot and never loo k ed back ,
wh ile Kerslak e held off th e pressur e of Roe for
a 1-2 score on th e day . Kell y (3 - 1) and Roe
(2 -3) rou nded out the top three.
K ell y (3 - I ) wo n th e 125c c Sc ho o lboy
class, besti ng B eau W iegand and Morrison .
Newco me r Kell y had a rocky start early in the
series but cert ainly fo un d his rh yt hm on th is
day , Mo rri son domin at ed t he fi rs t m oto but
crashed whil e runn ing third ea rly in the seco nd
moto . K e ll y h a d th e l ea d , wit h W ieg and
br ea thi ng do w n h is ne c k the wh ol e m o ta.
K elly too k the w in , with Wiega nd (2 -2) an d
Morrison ( 1-8) rounding out the to p three.
Maynard Draws
First Blood
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fro m the ru c k us w ith w ins in both th e 85 cc
J unior Min i (9 - 13) and Supennini cl asses.
In the Juni or Mi ni class , BSY Yama ha's
Ricky Renn er an d hi s teamma te Cha se Cou tu re ea c h to ok a w in in the q uali fiers, w ith
Ren ne r's win co m ing afte r a du el with May .
na rd , and Couture' s after a late -ra ce tussle
w ith Ma lcolm Stewa rt, Coutu re sna re d t he
h o le sh o t , a head of M a yn ar d , Re nn er a n d
J immy Page. By the end of lap one, May na rd
a nd Re n ner had a lready for c ed th eir wa y
around Cou t ure , and the battl e between th e
t wo friendly rival s was on at the fron t of the
pac k . Ma ynard knew Renner was right behind
him , and he set a blistering pace in the lead,
b ut Renn er fin all y fo und h is w ay p ast and
appe ared to have the mo ta win wr ap ped up .
However , it wa s not to be, as Renne r bo bb led
o n th e fin al la p , handing the vict o ry to M ay nard , Couture was third .
Renn er was loo k ing to aveng e his last · lap
mistake in the Supennini cla ss, but in addi tion
LAYMAN
GAINESVILLE, FL, SEPT. 13 - 14
More than 700 entra nts cam e ou t to kick off
th e Florida Go ld Cup Series at histo ric Gatorback Cycl e Park . No w in it s 22 nd co nsecutive
y ea r , t h e se r i e s' l i st of form e r Go l d Cu p
Cham pions incl udes Ric k y Ca rmic hae l, J ame s
Ste wa rt , Ron ni e Ticheno r an d T im m y Fer ry ,
Unl im ited Spo rt s head hon ch o Wyn Kern hos ted a pr acti ce day on Saturday to give all the
riders plent y of time to get the track di aled in
bef o re Su nd ay 's rac e . K e rn a lso added a n
eig hth ro un d to th e ser ies , at Wa ld o Mo tor spo rts Par k on Novem ber 2 , but only th e rid ers' seven best fin ishes will co unt in dete rm in ing the Go ld Cup cha m pions , giving everyone
a "thro waway" race if needed .
The weath er was hot, and so wa s the racing , as eve ryo ne went all o ut to get a head
start in th e series . Colten Maynard eme rge d
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