Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

40 ... EX: I . Randy Skinner (Suz): 2. Ken Ehlers (Yll m ); 3. Marc Crosby (Yllm ): 4. Mark Hall (KllW); 5. Doug Boyd (Yom) . 40 ... MSTR: I. Andrew Jefferson (Ya. ); 2. Rob Engel (Yll m): 3. m Bob Johnson (Han ); 4. Paul Needles (Hon); 5. Ron LAwson (Yam) . SO. JR: I . Bob Sulnven (Hon): 2. Kent Reed (Hon). 50. EX I. John Varley (SUI) : 50. MSTR: I . George Kohler (KTM); 2. Gary Jones (Yllm ): 3. Tom White (Yllm): 4. Carl Glll afy (Hen): 5. Lyle Sweeter (Hon ). Dim ond and Bob b y K irby to check po int one b y staying ri gh t with t he m ar k ers . Belew ' s bik e st alled , and Di m on d passed hi m for the lea d on la p one. However, Belew wasn't to be o ut done, and he fough t throu gh the d ust to ta ke th e lead back o n lap tw o, and th ere on he never loo k ed ba ck . Belew con ti nued t o put distanc e betw een him self and the rest of th e pack , led th e rac e fo r the rema ining six lap s, and finished th e 70 -m ile ra c e in one hour and 37 m inu t es. At o ne po int . Be lew sta lle d it at home check an d lost about a m inu t e befor e gett ing h is b ik e fir ed up and o n c o urse agai n . He did n't lose an y pos itions. th ou gh , as th e co rn pet ition never came close. He wo n the rac e by tw o m in ut es over Kirb y . K irb y said he go t lost on eve ry lap and had a go o d bat tl e w ith St ev e Carv er throu gh the puc ker bushes. Getti ng lost didn't hurt K irby 's seco nd -place overall finish and first -pl ace fin ish in th e Four -Stro ke Expert class. Carve r finished eig hth overall and third Vet Expert. Aft e r o n e l a p , Ve t E xp e r t r i der Pet e Andra ssy was in fi fth place , and he m oved up to fo urth aft er two laps. He battled with fell ow Vet Expert rider Joey Lane and passed him w ith w hat An drass y desc ribed " a less-than f riendl y pas s" at c hec k poi n t t h ree o n lap th ree . Bot h hit the c heck po int alm ost at the sam e ti m e, with A ndra ssy edg ing out Lan e by inches. T he chec k po in t wo rk ers m ark ed Lane fi rst and A ndras sy sec on d, bu t Lane co uldn't get aro und A nd rassy and had t o wait t o get out of th e chec k po int. " I' d li k e t o a po log iz e to th e c he c k po int work ers for that pass, " said A ndrassy after the race. Bu t A ndra ssy 's battle weren 't ov er yet. He fou nd some barrels hidi ng in the dark and hit them head o n. Th at dr opped him o ut of th e race for go od. Lane went on to fi nis h fourth overa ll and seco nd Vet Ex pert. J am es Henders on go t very excit ed whe n he ca me acro ss hom e chec k and alm ost got th e chec kered fla g . M ik e Cuff th ought he wa s Bele w for a m om ent and had the chec ke red flag read y , but he had t o gr ab th e whi te flag and yell at Hend er son that he had one more lap to go . Hend erson happily finished his last lap and to ok ninth overall and wo n th e Op en Expert cla ss. Th e next rac e will t est th e endur ance o f t h e l o c a l r id er s w ith a 250 ·m ll e Har e ' n ' Hound o n Sa t urday , O ct ober I I , at Pla st er C ity Wes t. For m or e i n f o rm ati o n , c o n t ac t Sidew ind ers Motor sports at (760 ) 358-7553 o r check out the website at www .sidewind ersm o to r -spo rts. co m . C e n t r a l Ill ino is Motorcycle Club Northrup, P e t ers Double at Illinois State HC C'ships By BUD NORTHRUP G len Helen Raceway Park: B illy M u s g rav e was the overall 85cc Junior wi nner at r o u nd two o f Rac i ng Enterprises Motorsports' fifth annual MTA West Series in San Bernardino, California. went on to w in hand ily each tim e out for the o ve r a ll cla ss w in o n t h e d a y . Ka w a sa ki m o unted Ja so n Bo wl es w as th e runn er -up . wh ile Hon da ri der Ta yl o r F reema n fill ed ou t th e top three slot s. In t he Vet B eg i nn er d i v i s i on , Hon d a m ou nt ed Chuc k Go lob extend ed his po int s lead by win ning for th e sec ond week in a row. Golob has fo ur win s o ut of four t ries t o h is credit and seems po ised to w in a cl ass cha m pion ship in th e series. Curt is Tr aver an d Ron Hi ck m an fin is he d up in second a nd t h ird , resp ectively . Gregg Young has sho wed a bun ch of sk ill aboard his tr usty 1986 Honda CR500R, as he also turned in a win for th e sec ond week in a ro w . Young shoved th e big Honda o ut front at th e st art s, and from th ere on he went on mistak e-free to the chec ke red flag in both moto s without m uc h of a threat . W iseco 's Ja y Clark p il o t ed hi s Wi seco /K l otz / C om eti c Ho nd a CR25 0 R to sec ond pl ac e overall via 3 · 2 fin ishes . J ohn n y B en skin ro ll ed in th ir d o ve ra ll aboard hi s Suzuk i RM250 with a pa ir of fourth pl ac e finishes. Th e O v e r 4 0 J uni o r cl ass h a s b e en sta ck ed wi th riders. as the gate has been fu ll for e ac h a nd eve ry m o t o . So far , D an n y Kudra ve has been th e cl ass of the cla ss, as he has triumph ed at both ro un d s. Gene Elzenberg er has not made it easy for Ku dr ave, how ever . Th e YZ250 -m ounted E lzenber ger h as cla im ed seco nd plac e eac h ti m e out and has o fte n been in fr on t o f K ud rav e ea rly in th e rn ot os, o nly t o ge t c hase d d own lat e in t he rac e b y the det erm in ed YZ250F rider . D ean Atk ins too k a well -deserv ed th ird -plac e fi nish on th e day , and he ho lds the sam e position in th e series . UnoHicial Results O/ A: I. Dewey Belew (Hon); 2. Bobby Kirby (Hon); 3. Loren Dimond (KTM); 4. Joey Lane (KTM); 5. Jerry Jones (Yll m); 6. David Cllm pbt'll (Hon); 7. DU$ Siewert (Yllml ; 8. Steve Carver (Hon): 9. tin James Henderson (Hon); to. JOt'I Hill (Hon) . VET EX: 1. Dewey Belew (Hon) : 2. Joey LAne (KTM) ; 3. Pete Andrassy (Hon). VET B: 1. Cliff Herzog (Hon) . 4-STRK EX: 1. Bobby Kirby (Hon): 2. Loren Dimond (Hon); 3. Steve Carver (Hon); 4. Joel Hill (Honl . 4-STRK AM: I . Dustin Stewart (Yll m); 2. Mik e Miller (Yll m ). SR EX: I. Chris Wholey (KTM); 2. Chilly Whitt' (KTM). SR AM: 1. Jerry .Jones (Yern]: 2. David Compbell (Hon). OPEN EX: I. .Je mee Henderson (Hon). OPEN NOV: 1. Lee Amburgy (Kll w). 200 AM: I. RIl YSchooley Jr. (Yllm) . G le n Helen Ra ceway Park Musgrave. Golob Great at REM MX 65: I . Dll ilas Leedom (Kaw); 2. Zachary Pillow (Kaw): 3. Derik Brooks (Kll W); 4. Hunter Fllik (KTMJ; 5. Kyle Prince (KTM). 80 BEG: 1. Jordan Borowski (Yam): 2. Caden Probst (Yam ); 3. Gen en Morrison (Yllm ); 4. Justin Tucker (Suz): 5. Nick Zanderbergen (Kll W). 80 JR: I. Billy Musgrave (Yom ); 2. Joson Bowles (Kll w); 3. Teylor Freemen (Han); 4. Lane Morrison (Hon) . BOEX I . Frllnk i Aguirrt' (Yom ). : 125 BEG: I. Kevin Fisher (Suz): 2. Scott Pllrkin50fl (Ya. ): 3. m Tom Hinz (Yam) ; 4. Matt Sales (Yam ); 5. Seen Friday (Yam). 125 J R: 1. Freddy Senchea (KTM) : 2. Chri s Ayt' rs (Yam) ; 3. Brett Di Manno (Yam): 4. Justin Falk (Yllm); 5. Justin Levee (Yam ). 125 1 NT: I. Tim Olson (Suz ); 2. Donald Chollar (Yom); 3. Lester Varnum (Suz); 4. Will Collins (Yllm ). 125 PRO: I. Doug Dubi'lch (Yllrn). 250 BEG: I. Crll ig Cheever (Yllm ): 2. Chris Herrin (Yam): 3. Mik t' Kanczuzewskl (Kaw); 4. Benjamin Baines (Han ): 5. Bemll rd ~it · ner (Yam). 250 JR: 1. Collon Udall (Yam ); 2. Ju stin Falk (Yam ); 3. Doug Wol fe (Hon); 4. Ross Robinson (Hon); 5. James Gordon (Yam ). 250 INT: 1. Rylln Cowell (Hon) ; 2. Blake Runestlldt (Yam) ; 3. Clllf JennillQs (Yam): 4. Brllndon Woods (Hon); 5. Mc. thfo HendeBOfl t w (Kll W). 250 PRO: l. Mlirk Till ey (Hon): 2. Pllu l Kellen (Hon). VET BEG: 1. Chuck Golob (Hon): 2. Curtis Trll ver (Hon): 3. Ron Hickma n (Yam) ; 4 . Michael Vilis (Han); 5. Mark Davies (Yllm) . VET JR: I . G~g Young (Hon); 2. Jll Y Clark (Hon) : 3. Johnny Benskin (SUl ); 4. Justin Leed (Hon) ; 5. Mdt! Bouroughs (Hus). !l VET INT: I . Pele Feldrrum (Han): 2. Dell n Welsh (Yllm) : 3. Tim Harris (KTM); 4. J im Naegle (Han): 5. Jerry Jetton (Sw ). VET PR 1. Crll ig Dllvis (Yam ); 2. Will y Musgrll ve (Yam ). O: 40... JR: I. Danny Kudrllv t' (Yam): 2. Gt'ne Eht'nbe rger (Yom ); 3. Mike Phillips (Hon): 4. Greg Groom (Suz ); 5. Rick Peterson (Yam ). 40... INT: 1. Brad Oxlt'y (Han); 2. Sam Ram irez (YlIm ); 3. Gary Hll rodll (Yom ): 4. TIm Murphy (Han); 5. Rudy Chllvel (Hon). SA N BERNARDINO, CA , SEPT . 13 Round two of Racin g Enterprises Mot orsports' fi fth annual MT A West Series saw stiff co m pe tition in alm o st all of th e cl asses. with a large tu rn ou t of ri ders despi t e tri ple-di git te m pe ra tures . Qui te a few of th e ride rs too k clea r leads in series cham pionship point s in th ei r respec ti ve cla sses on th e da y . Th e six -ro und series is bei n g sp o nsore d by M TA W est , N o Fe ar , Sm ith , O ne Ind ust ries, Motul , Rent hal , A RC Levers, Superfeet , T ag , Pro Valve, KTM , AMP Bed X tender, M otoma n , Wh ite B roth er s, VP Fu els, Wisec o , K lotz, N- St yle, Com etic, CE ET , Fa ct ory R&D, Mexh alli x Wear, Lig ht Spee d, and Haro B ic ycl es. Desp it e th e heat, th e REM c re w was able t o k eep t he co urse du st -fr ee and in good racing condition all day lon g . MTA We st's own Bill y Mu sgr ave has taken th e po ints lead in th e 85 cc Ju nior rank s aft er foll ow ing up hi s seco nd -place fini sh at ro und one with a win at round tw o . Musgrave starte d up fro nt in both m otos abo ard hi s Mot ocross A c t ion / E xtr em e -ba c k ed Yam aha YZ85 and O C TO BER 1 5. 2 0 0 3 ' cue I e nuVU's 50 : I. .Ierem ieh Lyd ay (Cob) ; 2. Dakota Brakene y (Lem ): 3. Geren Holycross (KTM ); 4. Logan Moody (Pol); 5. Corey Scroggins (Hon). 65: I. Dakota Blllkt'llt"y (Lem); 2. Joe McGurer (Kll w); 3. Mati Goe ken (K

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