Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Tony O. Motocross Schools/Suzuki PA State MX C'ships Hurricane Hills Sports Center Wa((ace, C[ark Crowned P~ State Chamys Ca sey Clark (1411 le a d s the fina l 250 c c Open Pro / Expe rt moto, with Ty Wallace (85) a nd J eremy Cook in tow, at the 2 1 st annua l T ony D . Motoc ross Sc hoo ls/Suz uk i Pennsylvania Stat e Champion ships. S T O RY A ND P HOTOS BY J IM P . S A ND ERSO N CUFFORD, PA,SEPT. 21 ~ Im ost 500 m oto cro ss enth usias ts ca me out t o the Hurrica n e Hill s Sports Cente r fo r one of Hur d Mot or Sp orts' biggest rac es of the seaso n, th e 21 st an nua l Tony D . M ot o cro ss Sch o ol s/ Su zu k i Pennsylvania St at e Motocross Ch amp ion sh ips. T he best ri ders fro m t h e K ey st on e St at e and point s beyond came to the loam y and cha ll e n g in g Hurri c an e Hills race c ourse t o co m pete fo r f actory a nd product co ntinge nc y and the righ t to put t he t i tl e o f Penn sy l v an i a St at e Cha mpio n on thei r rac e resum es for th e 200 4 season . Mother N at ure almost did n't coop e r a t e f o r thi s event. Sh e br ou ght heavy rai ns a co uple of days prior t o the eve nt tha t c re at ed flash f lo ods a ro und th e S c ra n t o n m etr op o l it an a re a , b ut , fo rt un at el y, t he C li ffo rd area was spa red , and th e track was in a bso l ut e ly e xc e ll e nt co n d i t i o n fo r Sunday m o rni ng . B roml ey Suzuk i' s Ba rr y Carst en le d th e sta rt of the first 25 0cc Open Pro/ Exp ert m ot o, bu t Rossini Racing Pr o d u c t s' Ty W all a c e th u mp ed hi s way into the lead by turn tw o , aboard his bi g Ho nda . Kawasa ki p ilot Sonny Nighman sne ake d around Ca rste n to t a k e seco n d , d ro p pi ng th e vete ra n Suzuki pilot t o thi rd . Jeremy Cook and D ami en Pl o tt s ra n fo u rth an d f i fth . Befo re t h e e nd of l a p o ne , Car sten had t ak en second back from Ni ghman . O n lap two, Wa llace had a tw o-b ik elength lead on Carst en , an d Nighman held th ird. Plotts pas sed his te am m at e Cook t o t ak e fo urth . Plo tts th en ca ug ht Ni g hm an an d m ade the p a ss fo r t hi rd . Th en Coo k p as sed Ni g h m a n f or f o urth . On l ap th r ee , Plotts and Ca rst en battled for second, bu t Plo tts could n't make t he pass un t il lap fo ur, w he n Carsten m ad e a m aj o r m i st ak e entering th e rh ythm sect io n, w hic h a llowed Pl o tt s a n d Cook to get by . Ca rst en was relegated to fourth . Th e RRP Ra c e T ea m now occupi ed the top three pos it ions . Plotts slo wly cl os ed the g ap on Wa l lac e and made the pass for the lead o n t h e l a st l a p , b u t t ha t wa s o n ly bec ause Wall ac e had a flat rear tire, wh ic h wa s not entire ly evi de nt u nt il after th e moto. Ro un di ng o ut the t op fou rt h sho rtly aft er tha t. Th en Carste n got Rob ertson for fifth . Cla rk cl osed in on Gi nolfi o n la p fou r but c ouldn 't m ak e the pass until lap fiv e, bu t once he d id, he qui ckl y pu lled awa y. Cl ark held o n for th e win with a four -second advantag e. Gin olfi, Wa ll ac e, Ellis and Ca rsten ro unded ou t th e top five . C la rk topped the pod ium wi t h a 4 - I sco re. W a ll ac e took ru nn er - u p w ith a 2-3 tall y , and Ellis ro un de d out th e podium wi th a 3-4 sc ore. eN five we re Cook , Ca rsten and Ze chma ns /Ke en ey M ot o r sp o r t s ' Casey Clark. " It d o e sn 't get any b ett e r than that ," sai d RRP owne r and rac e-t eam m anag er M ik e Rossini after the race . " T he top t h r ee guy s! I lo v e it! It ' s great! One-tw o -three!" Cla rk led th e sta rt of the seco nd m ot o and never lo ok ed b ac k . W al lace, Carsten , Cook and Plotts rou nd ed o ut t h e st a r t o f t he fin a l m o t o . Cl ark had a three-seco nd lead by lap three, and he m ov ed it up to fi ve sec on ds by la p f ive. Th e to p five were sp rea di ng out, a n d th e m o t o was b ec omin g a b i t o f a sno ozer u n t i l Plotts m ade a pass on his team m at e Coo k to take fo urth . A lap and a half lat er , Cook rein herited fo u rth wh en Plotts lost th e fro nt end of hi s Honda thum pe r and went down . Caleb Miller moved t o fifth , and Plotts remounted bac k in ninth . Clark got th e win, with Walla c e , Ca rs te n , Cook and M i lle r trailing. W a lla c e t o p p ed th e 250 c c Ope n Pro/Exp ert pod ium with a co nsist ent Bromley Suzu ki's Barry Ca rs t e n (7 9) tries to hold off the ch a rging Damie n Plotts (4 6 ) fo r second place in the f irst 250cc Ope n Pro/Expert m oto at the Hurricane Hills Sports Ce nt er in C li ff ord , Pennsylvania. 46 O C TO B ER 22 , 2003 ' eye I e nevus 2 -2 score. Clark took runner- up with a 5 - 1 sco re. Carste n ro unded out th e top three wit h a 4 -3 tall y . In the superco m p e t i tive 12 5cc Pro /Expe rt class , Yama ha thumper pilot D ave Gino lfi led th e sta rt of th e first m ot o , w ith Suzuk i p il ot Charli e Ellis, Cook , J oe Rob ert son and Wallac e in tow. On lap tw o , Wallace t ook four th an d rel e g at ed Ro b e rts o n to fifth . Th e top five spread out qu ic kl y . Ginolfi held th e po int for abo ut 6 1/2 laps , and th en he went down o n the b ack tree lin e . C o o k in h eri t ed t h e lead, w it h Wa llac e seco nd. Ell is t an gled with Gino lfi wh en he went down and lost a positio n to Wall ac e, droppin g to thi rd. Cla rk moved t o fo urt h. and Carst en was fi ft h, Cook got the win , with Wa llace , Ell i s, Cl ark an d Carsten trai li ng . Gi nolfi got another great sta rt and led the fin al m oto , with Ellis, Cla rk, Robe rt son , Carsten and Wa lla c e in tow. On lap thr ee, Clark pas sed Ell is to take the ru n ner-up spot. Walla c e ca ug h t and passe d Ro be rt so n f or Hurricane Hills Sports Center Clifford, Pennsylvl nil Results: September 21, 2003 5 0 PjW: 1. Ja rek Bel k ovic ( Cob); 2 . Brennen Weindel (KTM): 3. Kevin Hicks Jr. (KTM) : 4 . Logan Ehrets (KTM) ; 5. .Jeke Jo nes (KTM) . 50 ( 4 · 6 ) : 1. Darie n Robinson (Co b) ; 2 . Brennen We ind el ( KT M) : 3 . Logan Ehr et s (Co b) ; 4 . Jake Jo nes (Cob); 5. Bethany Ruhf (Cob). 5 0 ( 7· 8 ) : I. Brett McMi cha el ( KTM ) : 2 . Sean B.II. rd (KT M) ; 3. Bobby Lip yenck (KTM) ; 4 , Bobb y Kinsley (KTM) ; 5 . T yler Tillma n (Co b) . 65 ( 7 -9) : 1. Joey Peters (Kaw): 2. Brandon Mays (KT M ); 3 . J esse Spe llicy (KT M) ; 4 . Ryan Francis (KTM ); 5 . Patrick Sharkey (Suz) . 65 ( 10 -1 1) : 1. Ju stin Barcia (KTM) ; 2 . F rank Lettie ri (S uz) ; 3 . Je sse Kuzb yt ( Suz ) ; 4 . Bry an Weim er (KT M); 5. Jonathan McDermott (KT M). 85 ( 7- 9 ) : 1. Nick Deside rio (S uz) ; 2 . Timothy Sevid qe ( Yam ); 3 . Jesse Spe llicy ( Yam ); 4 . Joey Peters (Kaw); 5. Zach Pisanchyn (Kaw ). 8 5 ( 9 - 13) : 1. Sunny Drake (Kaw) ; 2 . Joey Keefe (Suz) ; 3 . Marshall Hurd (Suz); 4 . Jon Reber (Suz); 5. Chaz Light (Suz). 85 (1 0 - 1 1): 1. Sunny Dr ak e ( Kaw) ; 2. Broc Schme lyun (Ya m) ; 3 . J ustin Barcia (KTM); 4 . Kyle Sidle ( SUl ); 5 . Chaz Ugh t (Suz) . 8 5 ( 12 - 13) : 1. Phillip Nicoletti (Han ); 2 . Lowell Spangler (S ua) : 3 , J oey Keefe (Suz ); 4 . Mar shall Hurd ( Suz); 5 . Robert Ma lkiewicz (Kaw). 8 5 ( 14- 15): I. Kerry Ka minskie J r. (Kaw); 2 . Mark Lindsey (Kaw); 3 . Dav id Karney (Yam ). S /M IN I : I. Ph ill ip Nicolett i { Ho n }: 2 . Mar k Lindsa y (Ka w) ; 3 . Kerry Kamins kie J r. (Kaw ); 4 . Lowell Spangler (Suz); 5 . Robert Malkiewicz (Kaw). 125 N OV : 1. J ohn H igb ee ( Han ); 2 . Dr e w C o leman (Suz) ; 3 . Ryan Zim me rma n ( Ya m ) ; 4 . Brandon Whelan (Yam); 5 . Erik Wilson (Yam) . 12 5 AM : I . Brian Murphy (Yam) ; 2 . Matt Flint (Yam); 3 . Frank Bum s (Kaw); 4 . Ty ler W itmer (Suz) ; 5 . Alex Sigismondi (Kaw) . 125 PRO /E X : J. Casey C I. rk (Yem ) : 2 . Ty W allace (Ya m); 3 . Charles E llis (Suz) ; 4 . Je remy Cook (Yam) ; 5 . Barry Carsten (Suz). 25 0 N OV : 1. Shawn Phillip s (Ya m) ; 2 . Derek Zyda lis ( KTM) ; 3 . Ma rk Pea rson (Yam) ; 4 . Tr acey McMicken (Yam); 5. Bobby Vanarelli (Han). 250 A M : 1. Brian Mur phy (Yam); 2 . Al e x Sigisma ndi (Kaw) ; 3 . Fran k Burn s (Ka w); 4 . Eric Kemm erer (Han ); 5 . Bryan Fleischman (Han). 2 5 0 PRO /EX : J. Ty Wallace ( Han ): 2. Casey Clark (Yam) ; 3 . Barry Carsten (S uz); 4 . Jeremy Cook (Yam ); 5 . Da mien Plotts (Han) . WMN : 1. Cay la S uss e r (Ha n); 2 . Jamie Port s (Yam ); 3 . Alyssa Savidge ( Yam). S CHBY: 1. Alex Si gismondi ( Ka w) ; 2 . Ty le r Witmer (Suz) ; 3 . Scott Sears (Kaw); 4 . Frank Bums (Kaw) ; 5 . Matt Flint (Yam) . CL GBY : 1. B ri an M urphy ( Ya m) ; 2 . E ric Sebastien (Yam ); 3 . Davi d Disciullo (Ya m); 4 . Eric Kemm erer (H an) : 5 . Mike Ayen (KTM ). 25+ AM: 1. Michael Derosa (Suz) ; 2 . Mar k Rutan (Ya m ); 3 . Pete Brubake r ( Han); 4 . B.J . Wightman (Yam) ; 5 . Gary Bower (Han). 25. EX: 1. Ty Wallace (Han ); 2. Damien Platts ( H o n) ; 3 . J im M c i lva ine (S u z) ; 4 . C hris to pher Chomko (Yam): 5 . Jerry Seip (Han) . 3 0+ NO V : 1. Shawn Phillip s ( Yam) : 2 . Loule Giomb oni (Ya m ); 3 . Mark Za pp (Ka w) ; 4 . Robert Sto be r (Yam) ; 5. Mike Frank (KTM) . 3 0 + A M: I. Rick Pinney (Kaw); 2 . Mark N evil (Ho n) ; 3 . J ason Lewis (Ka w) ; 4 . Grego ry Lykens (Han ); 5 . Pete Brubaker (Hon). 30+ EX : 1. Barry Carsten (Suz); 2 . Jim Mcilvaine (Suz); 3 . Michael Bear (Suz); 4 . Jerry Setp (Han); 5. Kevin Migliore (Ha n) . 40 . : 1. Jerry Se ip ( Hon); 2 . T im Sc hm elyun (Yam ); 3 . Kenneth Messerm an (Yam): 4 . Mark Nevil (Han); 5 . Tom Sebastien (Yam ).

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