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W illow Spri ngs Kart Track fourth . Allen Alford ( 3· 5) swapped positions with Bel ch er to take fi fth overall. Shi pley ha d a bett er run in th e Over 35 class. with A lford right behind him. Barry Nel son c ouldn 't g et around Chris B rewer. and Brew er too k third overall with 4 -3 finishes . Nelson was right behind with a 5 -4 sco re for fourth overall . Neese had no pr obl ems ta kin g th e win in th e Over 25 A cl ass . wi th Martin in sec ond and Belcher in th ird . Br oc Tickle swept th e Sch oolboy cl ass on hi s big -wh eel 80 , leaving th e 125s behind. Hey, Sonny, It's Chiba! By Forre st S e eb e c k , Step hen Wint ers and Jonathan Balfour had some great racing goin g o n be hind Tickl e. When the chec ke red fla g c a m e dow n, Se ebeck took se cond overall with 4 -2 fin ish es , followed by Winters ( 3 -3) and Bal four ( 2- 5). Ti ckle took the o verall win in the Superrnl nl class with a swee p. Ryan Shonyo too k a so li d sec o nd, followed by Amber Farley and J eremy Reid, who swa pped up posi tions, and Tra y Dobson, who rou nde d out the to p five . Ch eck o ut t he r est of t he Summer/Fa ll Se ries at www.d29mx .c om an d the Ext reme F a c t or y G ra n d C ha mp io ns h ip s e r i es a t www.d1 3mx .com Results 50 SHAFT; 1. Bubba Stone: 2. Justin Braonch: 3. Kyle Mitchell: 4. Utndoo Stuu . 5 0 (4 ·6) : 1. MlIuh ew Burke en ; 2 . J ust in Bra n c h; 3 . Will McCrack en ; 4. Mark NUM"lly; 5. Brandon Blackwdder. 50 (7· 6): I. A"ron Lenning e r, 2. Chandl~ Und5.lly 3. Bubba ; Stone ; 4 , Hunter Wf"!IC'OIt; 5. Marcus Beesley. 65 (7· 9) ; 1. .Joe (kan; 2. Kyle Pet en; 3. Ryan Carter ; 4. lach Newbeny ; 5. J Immie Dunn. n 65 (10 -11 ): I. Thomo Ro berts : 2. Dav id Browning ; 3. Gag~ & rr, 4 . Chese Everi'lI1t; 5. la<:hary Dev i•. l 85 (7 · 11): I. Colton Tickle; 2. Joe Belin; 3. David Browning: 4 Jamie Fringer, 5 . Thomas Sullivan . 85 ( 12·13) : 1. Glrnn Balfour; 2. NichoIlls Fa~ ; 3. Ricky W..· te~; 4 . Mllrc Willillms: 5. Chris ~lr.I1ey . 85 ( 14 -15) : I. Ryan $hooyo: 2. Tray Dobson; 3.Andmo. Smith ; 4. Johnny Howard: 5. Tyler Shl mm~. 85 0 ; I. Tate Burr. 2. Gage Barr, 3. Cody King. Ui\. MINI: 1. Colton Tickle: 2. Glenn Balfou r, 3. Nichotas Falie)' ; 4. Ricky Winten: 5 . SkyJar Payne . kle; 2. Ryon Shonyo; 3. Ambe r Fa rley : 4 S/ MINt 1. Broc TIC Jeremy Rcid: 5 . Tray Dolr.\on . 125 A: I . Jim N~; 2. Doug Earls; 3. Aaron Stancil ; 4. fo\ictwwI Thomas; 5. Adam Ovfft:ash. 125 B: I. BrocBurman ; 2. Chnslo pher Sm ith: 3. David Growe; 4 ...Ionllthan Balfour; 5 . J am ifo DiOf'el'l. 125 C: 1. Kyle Hepner. 2. Stephen Wintel'5: 3 . Forrnt Seebeck: 4. fdword Ha.nph rI!'Y : 50. Jwm McBrayer. 125 D: I. Ryan Elderbroo m: 2. Gregory Worth: 3 . Russ Stoutt ; 4 Anthony Laporte: 5. J d J Smith . 250 A: 1. Ji m N~: 2. Pa ul Justus: 3 . Doug Earls ; 4 . Addm Overca!loh: 5. Mictult~1 Martin. 250 B: I. David Growe; 2. Adam Tranvnell: 3. Broc Burmen 250 C; I. Brad Herr: 2. Edward Humph ~; 3. Ja red Lemm; 4. David Younce; 50. ~w Fleming 250 0 : 1. Jeff Ma~I : 2. Demck Se-en: 3. MtchaelBrown. WMN: I. Ambe r Farley: 2. ..!n sie RobelU; 3 . DebbieManud ; 4 Erin Willidm !>. SCHBY 1. Brae Tick le; 2. Forres t Seebeck: 3 . Step hen Wintel'$: : 4 . Jonathan Balfour; 5. Jus tin Mt.-Brllyer. CLGBY: I . .Jered Lemm . 25~ A: I. Jim Nl!'ese; 2. Michael Martin: 3. Jeff Belcb-r; 4. Ron J ones . 25, B: I. Kenneth Hicks 25. C: 1. J OM ph Mdson; 2. Christopher Honeycutt 3. Raymond ' BI<'Iir, 4. Hilton Davis: 5 . Bruce Heqhes. 30~ A: 1. Michael Martin: 2. Sco ttie Shipley; 3. Jeff Belcher: 4 Randy Bea sley : 5 . Allt'n Alford. 30 . B: I. Tim WiJke~n ; 2. Kt'nnf'th Hicks; 3. Paige Cevmess. 30. C: I. Dewerd Smilh ; 2. Herner Munden: 3. Randy Sm ilh; 4 Hilton Davis: 5 . Bruce Hughes . 35. : I. Scene Shiple y: 2. Allf'n Alford; 3. Chris Brewer: 4. Barry Nelson; 5 . Dewerd Smnh 40 . : I. Chris B~t"f: 2. Bnrry Nelson: 3 . John Balfour: 4 . Steve Cha mbers OIL AM: I . Jamlf' DiOf'el'l. Cedar Rac ew ay Park: Ronn ie Goodwin topped th e 85cc Stock (7-11), 85cc Open and Min i Four-Stroke classes In Cedar City, Utah. If th e 85cc Open c ontest was a walkov er, th e 125cc N ovic e co nt est was a war. B ro di e Humphr ies. new to th e class but not new to r acin g , absco nded with th e opening -m o t a holesho t, just ahea d of Brennan Stewart and J osh Morast. Trevor Rankin muscled his way into se c o nd i n t he first fe w turn s . M ora st c h a n ge d i t ba ck again w ith a p a ss. but Humphries remained out in front. Hum phries and Mora st began to edg e away from the rest of th e pack . and at race's end th ey were m ere inc hes apart . Th ey flew thr ough th e check ers in tandem. with Humphri es just edg ing Mor ast for the win . Rankin led Eric Th oma s and Sco tt Slocum through th e pi pes . Moras t j um ped out in fron t of Humphr ies a n d Ra nkin as m ot o tw o beg an. Ra nkin ambu shed Humphries. and th en St ewart and and T hom as jo ined th e fig ht at th e top . Rankin s l id o u t a fte r t h e big t a b l et o p . l eav i n g Humph ries w it h an uph ill battl e t o c ut in to Morast 's huge lead. Slow ly , Humphri es reeled h im i n , but he ca m e u p j us t sho rt at th e checkers . Mora st"s second -moto wi n earn ed h im th e ov erall 12 5c c N ov ic e tit le, leadi ng Humphries, T hom as and Stew art in the fin al tall y . Results 50 BEG' 1. Chaotl o"rrington (Hon): 2. Adam Yocu m (lem ); 3 Anthony Peres (KTM); 4. Tyler Tubbs ( KTM): 5. Ba il,.y D'A le s s io (KTM). 50 STK (4 ·6 ): I. Tyler Sehlei (KTM); 2. Brandy Richards (Cob ). 50 STK (7 ·8) : J. Steven Gibson (KTM): 2. Kody Hutchmqs (KTM). 50 OPEN I. Steven Gibson (KTM): 2. Kody Hutch ings (KTMI: 3. : Tyler S<: lf'i (KTMI: 4 Chllntl DlIlTing h ton (Ho n): 5. Ada m Yocum (lnnl Cedar Raceway Park Open It Up! By D ICK G OODWIN CEDAR CITY , UT . SEPT_ 7 Ah ~ the Open cl ass! Wh ere you have a li ttl e bit of every thing ~ from fa st to slow , from o ld to young . Wh ere yo u c an t est and m easure you rself against th e rest ~ wh eth er th ey race in your usual cl ass or not. Hotshoe Ronnie Good w in nabbed th e ra c e ~ o ne holeshot, with Cla y Cutl er just beh ind. Cameron Rod rig uez made a qu ick pas s for seco nd , and Brand o n Ca m pbell j oi ne d the lead pack. T he top four were fre ig ht ~ trai ni ng around th e tra ck . while T yler Willard and Je f· fr ey Le wis were sc r ap pi ng for fi ft h . Goodwi n and Rodri gue z beg an to pull away. and th en Goodwin ki cked up th e pac e to ra c e o ut in front all al on e. Goodwin t ook ra ce one , with Rodriguez, Cutl er and Ca mpbell fo llowing . Cutler nailed th e holeshot to start the sec o nd ha lf. Goodwin qu ickly ju m ped into th e lead , and by th e end of lap one Rodriguez and Ca mpbell had wo rk ed up t o two an d thr ee. Goodwi n k ept the ham m er dow n, opening up anoth er big lead . Rodriguez was racing hard in seco nd, w ith Campbell con tinuing to ho ld on to third. That was how they finis hed . and fin ished overall as well. w ith Cutler and Lewis fill ing out spots four and five , 64 OCTOBER 15.2003 ' cu e. e MINI 4·STRK: J. Ronnie Good win (Kaw); 2. Bryn' 5dck s (Yaml . 3. J essee Brown ( Suz ): 4. Frank Gou ld (KTM): 5. Cha se Nllnn,.y (Hon). 6 5 BEG: 1. Fra nk Gou ld (KTM): 2. Korey McDow (Ka w); 3. Brandon Amf'r (Ka "'); 4. Ryan Cobum (SUl) ; 5. Kody Hutchings (KTM). 65 STK (7· 9 ): 1. Dusty Hurnphr;e.,.(Stu): 2. ~ Brown(Stu): 3. Shane unt (Su.r:); 4 M.uon Rodriguez (KTM): 5. Bnttlley End"ley (KTM). 65 STK (10 ·1 1): I. Blake Savage (Ka w): 2. Cllsey ~Io (KTM). 65 OPEN: 1. Blllke Sav~ (Kow): 2. Ca5ey /'I\eUo (KTM.):3. T.J . Amer (KIIw) : 4 . JesseeBrown (Swl; 5. Bnttney Endsley (KTM). 85 BEG: I. DustIn w, nsche! (Yllm ): 2. Garmt Bow~ (Hon): 3 . /'I\IIu FOSlet (Kaw): 4. Dillan Glendenning (Suz); 5. Den-k Stephem (Hon). 85 STK (7 -11); 1. Ronme Goodwin (Ka w): 2. Blake s.,vagf' (Kdw): 3 . .h-ff~ lew is (Kaw); 4. Ja ke Sctllei (Sul ). 85 STK (12 · 13): 1. Cllmeron Rodriguez (Yam) ; 2. Clay Cutle r (Kaw): 3 . Tyler Willard (Yllm ). 85 STK ( 14. 16 ): I. BrandonCa mpbell (KTM); 2. Curtis (Ya m); 3. Degan Ste.....a rt (Yam ). 85 OPEN: l. Ronnie Good win ( K"w): 2. Cnrrw.ron Rod n guez (Y" m): 3 , Brllndon Cllm pbf'1I (KTM); 4. Clay Cutler (Kaw); 5 . .....ff....y Lr.wis (K<'I w). 125 SCHBY: 1. Josh Morast (Yam): 2. Brodifo Humph ries (Suz); 3 . Brenna n Stewllrt (Kaw): 4. Eric CdmpbeU (KTM): 5. Garrett Morgan (Yllm ). 125 BEG: 1. Kyle V"n Hoovl" (Kdw); 2. Ollron Rice (Yam ); 3 Ryan Ave/la r (Stu) : 4. Sa m Fe iner (Yam ): 5. Travis Stifle (Yam ). 125 NOV: I. Josh MorllM (Yam): 2. Brodie Humphries (Sw) : 3. Eric Thoma s (Ho n ); 4. Bre nn an Stewllrt (Kaw): 5 . Eric Cllmpbe ll (KTM). 125 INT: I. Gllrrrlt Morglln (Yllm) . 250 BEG: I. Dustin Christunas (Yllm) . 25 0 NOV: 1. Skyle r o"mron (Ya m). 250 INT: I. l ac Humphri es (S UI); 2. Kenny Martin (Hun) ; 3 , Chllse Holyollk (Yllm). BIBK OPEN: 1. BrennllO Stewart (Kllw); 2. Eric Thom a s (Han ); 3 . lac Hum phries (Suz) ; 4 , Chllse Holyoa k (Ya m). VET 30 + NOV: I. Ron Good win (Kaw): 2. Brad Huff (Kllw): 3. ~ v e Glend enning (KTM). VET 30 . INT: I. Steve Budds (Hon): 2. Kevin Nan ne y (Hon). VET 40+ BEG: I. Denn is Morgan (Yam) : 2. o"n Bdchar. VET 40 . NOV: I. Ken Martin (Hon). ummerl n e vvs R o o G IRARD ROSAMOND. CA . SEPT. 7 For its Sept em ber meet, the California Motorcycle Road Racing As sociation returned to its home turf of th e Willow Springs Kart Tra ck . The Fo rm ula Thunder cl ass ma y be gain · ing momentum, but the faste st acti o n on the tra ck is still the screami ng tw o -strok ers of Expert 80cc GP. Fighting for th e title of " Prem ier Cla ss," the Expert BOcc even t pr oved to be top dog sti li wi th a field 15 bikes stro ng . Although he can never be co unted o ut. Kaz Chiba has had his ups and downs ov er the past year, but on th is week end he pu t it all tog eth er to best the entire cl ass t o ta k e th e overall Expert 80cc GP-c1ass win. Chiba was o n a m ission on th is day. He was quick eno ugh off the lin e to m iss th e fir st tum act ion as he took th e po int in rac e one . Damian Saav edra charged int o sec ond , wit h Leon ard Mellg ren and Skye Girard in hot pursu it. Class favorite A aro n Hammel was on a fl yer as he cha rged back from the turn -on e crunc h. only to tak e him self and Rich John son o ut in turn six wh en so me ext re m ely ha rd bra king wen t wrong . By la p four , Mellgren had m o v ed i n to se c o n d and wa s c h a lle n gi ng Chiba . who nevertheless led fr om fla g to fla g and never look ed back . Saav edra hel d h is gro und in th ird . and Gi rard foug ht o ff th e per sistent adva nce s of Josh Herr in , in fi fth . In race two, Chiba's qu ickness off the lin e helped him avoid th e cr ash fest in turn one , which put an earl y end to Saav edra and Hamm el 's da y . Al so esc ap ing the fra y. Mell g ren qu ickl y put pr ess ur e o n Chiba . Just off the leaders' pace . Gira rd had his hands full (o n a bike that would n 't hoo k up ) holding bac k a hard -riding Herrin. T he rac e was halt ed by a red flag , seali ng the fi nis hing ord er and giving Chiba a well -d eserved o ve rall victory. Mell gr en took sec ond, w ith Gir ard po diuming in thi rd and Herr in taking a well -earn ed fourth. W ith w ire -t o-wir e ac t ion in bo th ra ce s, cl ass lea der Lei gh Crawford led ra c e o ne of th e Fo rm u la Thund er co ntes t , whil e Ja so n M cC o m b ie and Lei g h 's tw in b roth er Cr ai g C ra wford ke p t t h e pr es sur e o n . H e r r i n appeared to be o n a tear early on but c ouldn' t do bette r lh an fourth . In a co m plete reversal, Herrin took th e lead off th e line in ra ce two . Meanwhile, Leigh had to hold off Cra ig wh ile not lettin g Herr in get away . In a stand- up battle to the end , Herri n fell vi c ti m to Le ig h's las t -lap c harge. At the fla g, Leigh ' s hard work paid of f with the overall vic tory. Herr in fell to seco nd, while Crai g sna tc he d th e l a st p od iu m p os it i o n fr om McCom bi e, in fourth. $ 15 .000 in co ntingenc y money and pr izes to present to the up -a nd -com ing riders. Riders fr om six stat es enter ed , with trophies over 6 feet tall go ing to class winners. along with a set of Fly gear . Everyone who entered was put int o the ra ffle drawing , with the biggest priz e be ing a ne w 50cc Lem, and th ere wa s also a large assortment of oth er priz es. Saturday was quali fying day. with th e rider s in the t op 20 advancing to the fi nal on Sunda y. The weath er co uldn't hav e been bet ter , with sunshi ne and 75 -deg ree tem per atu res on both da ys. The 4 - to 6-year -old age group ran on a sm all er track , and th e 7 - to 8 'year- o lds rode on th e la rge r, m or e t echn ic al tr a c k . Both tr ack s were pr epa red perfectly, Brandon Leith pi ck ed up two overall victo ries. with wins in th e Stock and Mod ified (4 -6 ) classes. Cad en Had ley was th e biggest w inner, tak in g fo ur cl asses: th e St ock and Modified (7 · 8) classes and th e Open and Super Pee Wee co ntests , Pla ns ar e al ready bein g ma d e for next yea r. It is prob ab le th at 65 cc and 85cc classes will be add ed . Th is prom ise s to be a great rac e fo r th e youn ger (but not slower ) rid ers. Results Results BEG STK: I . Tony Vaughn ; 2. Richard &011; 3 . Hector SIllinlll: 4 Bryant Kombau : 5. Gall Daly. BEG MOD: I. Alell. Anast as: 2. Ji-ff MIIrq ultrdt; 3. Deve Overthlll; 4. Jim Sp icher, 5. Hector Salinm.. AJII STK; I. Kyle Ferns ; 2. Yasuyo Nakamurll : 3. Kendall Crab tree : 4 YQShiKlI1\lIyama: 5. Torno Kobayllshi. A!'I F·50 : 1. Tomm y Aquino; 2. John Sterling; 3. JIlIOOMcCom be: 4. Kyle Fems: 5. Fred Salinas . AM F-GP; L Tommy Aquino; 2. Kylfo Ferns : 3. Ronny ROll : 4. 50 SHAfT : 1. Morgan Mllckintosh (Len): 2. Preston WhitehOtJs.e (Yam); 3 . Breicen Niel$Oll (Yllm): 4 . DelT Sll1ugh ( Pol): 5. Derick l("k Silva (Pol ). 50 (4 -6) STK: I. Brandon Leith (Pol): 2. Cody Fendle y (KTM): 3 . Derick Silva (Pol): 4. Morgan /'I\IIckinttnh [ Lem]; 5 . Onman Spiting (KTM). 50 14-6) MOD: I. Brllndon Leith (Pol): 2. Gus Fullt"f (Cob): 3. Nichola s Wink ie (Pol); 4. Morgan Mackintosh (Lem ): 5 . Derick Silva (Pol). 50 (7 ·8 ) $TK : I. Caden Hadley ( KT~ J; 2. Braiden Heruet t (KTM): 3. Cody tkodges (KTM); 4 . Troy GralflDier (KTM): 5. Chase T" ylor (KTM). 50 (7· 6) MOD: r. Caden Hadley (KTM); 2. Yah T ~heng Moull (KTM); 3 . Br"idI"n Hllrtzell tKTM) ; 4. Cody Ht'dges (KTM); 5. Troy G",ftundf'r (KTM). 50 HEADS UP: I. Caden Hadle y (KTM): 2. Deyton Jaramillo (Yam) ; 3. Jdl Smith (Kaw); 4 . Ryan St~ (Yam l; 5. Bracken Peder · Daniel~k. EX STh: I. Leonerd Mellgren: 2. Josh Herrin 3. Doug Hopk .... : ; s 4. JlIson ven S1y 5. Michael Beck. ke: : EX F·5Q: 1. Josh Herrin; 2. Leigh Cr"wfOfd 3. Craig CrawfOfd: 4 Bradley Adams: 5. Lecoerd Mellgren. EX F·GP: I. Leonard MeUgren: 2. Jason Van S1yke: 3. Josh Herrin: 4 . B.J . Pr-1n<-e: 5. Frank Rod rigUl"z. VET STh . 1. Leonard Mellgrm; 2. Juon Van S1yke: 3. YIlSUYO N<'Ikamuta 4. Yoshi K4n.IIyalT"lll; 5. Fran k Rodnguel . ; VET MOD: I . Jason Van Slyke; 2. Leonllrd MeUgretl; 3. B.J . Prince: 4. Jf'ff Russdl ; 5.l.eigh Cfllwford. SR STK: I. Tomm y Cra..fO«t; 2. lfoonnrd Mellgrrn : 3. Nick Tier· no SR MOO: 1_ Leona rd MelIgr-m 2. B.J. Pmc::e; 3 . ..Ieff RUS5('II; 4. : Tommy Cfllwford. AM 80 GP: 1. Tomm y AqulOO: 2. Ryan Ferns; 3 . Pllul Daly; 4 Bfllndon Wa rrm ; 5. Kyle Ferris. EX 80 GP: 1. K41 Chiba: 2. Leona rd Mellgren: 3 . Skye Girard: 4 Josh Hernn: 5. JdI Runetl. F·THNDR: I. Leigh CliIwford: 2. Josh Hemn ; 3 . Cra ig Crllwford; 4. JIl IOn McCumbie; 5. Bradley Adams . Hot Spring Raceway: Caden Hadley proudly di splays the four trophies he wo n to r topping four classes at the Best in the West Mini MX Championship in Ogden , Utah. ""'. 50 OPEN; I. Brandon Leith IN ): 2. J .D. Elliott (KTM): 3. Ty5etl FIsher (KTM): 4 . Nictd.n Winkie (Pot ): 5 . Tyrt'n Auh (K1 MI. F'P I. Kas.sedy Elsberry (Cob) : 2. Leck~ Winger (Pol) : 3 . Kaylt-e : Rob b (Yam); 4. Nikdl TamUos ($uz ); 5 . CourtMy Nelson I KT"'~l. SIP/W : 1. (aden H~ (KTM): 2. Yllh Tsheng Moua (KTM): 3 . Cody tk-dges (laM): 4. Troy Grllffunder (KTM): 5 . Braodf'n Hartzell ( KT M) . FAST 50s : I. Jace Goodwin (Hon): 2. Jert'my Gudac ( Han ): 3. Kendall Goodwin (Ha n) : 4. Andre w Brisk (Hon) : 5 . Adom Wing~ (Han ). OPEN PIT/BK: I. Bert WlllillffiS (Suz ): 2. T~ He inet (Hon) ; 3. i Jeremy O'Drisc oll (Kaw). Hot Sp ring Raceway De lta Park Rac ew ay Hadle y, Leith . The Best in the West! Bloom Blasts to Victory! By By J USTIN W HARTON D A VE R OUNSEVELLE OGDEN , UT . SEPT . 7 Eric Hartz ell' s d rea m of puttin g o n a g reat ra ce just for th e little guys and gi rls beca m e a realit y with the in augu ral Best in the West Mini M X Champion sh ip. held at th e Hot Sp r ing Rac ew ay . Hartzell gather ed up more than PORTLAND. O R, SEPT . 11 Jason Gilcrease absconded with th e hol eshot in the first m oto of th e com bined Up The Hill Ama te ur /Expert. Open Amateu r and Before the Hill contest . Tu cking in behi nd him were Justin W h a r t o n a nd Sc o lly Bl o om . F irs t .

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