Cla rk , who is a desert icon , unload ed his
G o a t /M otu l /S i nis a l o /Ph o t os B y G ru m py
Ho nda on Sat urd ay and dea lt with some pr erace ji tters.
" It took me a wh ile to get back in the swin g
of thi ngs ," said Clark . " I d idn't even realize I
wa s rac ing unti l I passed someone. I passed a
KX500 o n my XR250. and that re all y go t th e
ad renali ne going !"
K ibbe sta rte d th e rac e for the team on his
O ra n ge C ount y H ond a /Pr o Des i gn s /Th e
Wh eel Gu y CR250 . and the y fini shed th ird in
th e Senior (Over 40) 250 c c cl ass.
" I kn ew it wou ldn't m atter where we fin ish ed : Ki bbe sa id . "Grump y support ed m y
racing ba ck in th e ' 80s, and th e team ra c e
was some thing I reall y wanted to do toget her."
" I had a grea t time : Clark add ed . " It felt so
good to be back out th ere!"
Steve Hengev eld and Mik e Childress were
th e t op o ve ra ll fin ish ers . but th e KTM/FM F
team of Kurt Case lli and Joey Lanz a pressur ed
th em every lap .
" H enge veld w as ri di ng sc good tod ay . "
sa id Cas elli. " He inc reased the ir lead ev er y
tim e he rod e."
Casell i and Lanza led for a co up le of laps.
but the com bination of a much sm alle r bike (a
KTM 200) and a prob lem with th e fork springs
had th e KTM fini shin g seco nd overall and first
in th e 0· 200cc Exp ert cla ss.
Open A mateur teammat es Richie Wohl ers
and Eri c Paschal wer en 't taking an y ji ve o n
th e 30·mile c ourse laid ou t by th e Lost Coyot es. The se tw o Honda j o ck eys n icknam ed
th eir bik es " J us t in " and " B ritney ." and they
rod e like pop sta rs . T he " Britney and Ju st in
Reun ion T our" fini shed first in th e Open Amateur cl ass, ahead of Adrian "Backstreet Bo y"
Ahuero and Andy "Menudo " Cossi o .
" Wo h le rs and Pascha l wer e sm okin ' o u t
th ere, " sa id Ahu ero . "The re was no wa y we
co uld catc h th em ."
H ond a rid er J oey B lanton was th e first
Ironman to fin ish in th e trip le-d igit tempera tures that had the t eam riders suffering from
the heat. O ther t op fin ishers incl ud ed team m ates Luke Dods on and Nick B lais. who took
top honors in the 250cc Expert d ivision, and
Dan ny Fitzg erald a nd Chris Ro g e r s . wh o
teamed up to c apture th e 250cc Amateu r win .
Teammat es Chr is Bla is and Jason Trubey fin ished first in th e Fou r -Str ok e Ex pert class , and
the " Nic k and Greg Show " (Nick Sw ean y and
Greg McGra th ) cl aimed th e Four -St ro k e Arne t eu r win . Sh eri K ibbe and Stacy D o erk son
t ea m ed up t o earn th e Wom en's Amat eur
bragging rights.
Lo st Coyo t e s Team Race
Red Mountain. Ca lifo r n ia
Results. September 13, 2003 (Round 12)
O/ A. 1. Steve Hengevf'ld (Hon)/ Mike
:
Chi1d~ (K e.....); 2. Joey
LAmia/Ku rt ClIsfOlli (KTM) ; 3 , (ntIS Blais (HonJJJason Trubey (Yam) ;
4 . Morgan Pierce/Paul Shafer (KII .....I: 5. Dal Trubey ( K" w)/ Sell n
Bredley (Yam) .
OPEN EX: I. Steve Hrmge veld (Hon )/ Mike Chil dr e5S ( K........); 2 .
Mik f' Baskin (KTM)/ ZIl<: Dodson (K" w) ; 3. Joey Blanton (Hon) : 4
k
Adri an Colli ns (Yam) .
25 0 EX: l. Luke Dodson (SwI/Nichol/D av id Rees {KTM ).
4·STRK EX I. Chris Btars(H
:
ool/Jason Trubey (Yam); 2. Tony
Underwood (Hus],
0 ·200 EX: I. Joe y U No /Kurt C.,se lli (KTM); 2. Breit Seen ders/ PunrorAshford (KlIw); 3 , Jdl Dill on (Kaw)/ Kendll ll Norman
( Ka w ) /Mik~ Kimbo U (Han) .
SR 250 AM: 1. Ji m Bates (Kaw){Oeon Monud (Yam) ; 2. Paul
Upert (GG )lMik~ Hasllngs (KTM): 3 . Brya n CIaJ1,,!(KTM I; 4 Kent Former (KTM); 5. Scott HalTiXln (Kaw)
SR C: 1, Tony Turb yfi ll (Kaw ); 2. Daniel Newcomb (Yllm) : 3.
Thorno s Car1 (KTM) ; 4 . Grpg Tuc kf'f (KTM); 5. M lCk ~ fl'lartindftlr
!!r
(Kaw) .
BEG: I. Brem Newson (Yom ): 2. Jos h Clork (Yam) : 3. Chase
Bishop (Yam ).
( KTMIJVnc~
Gongora (Han).
SR 250 NOV : 1. fo\al1: Wamer/Dan ~1lson (Yam) .
AAO OPEN NOV: J. Ene Armstrong (KTMIINick M1I1Q"'1OYic:'h
t Han): 2. Tom VOUtv ( VamllByron Purdy (KTM) .
l'l
250 BEG: 1. Kf'fII1)' Liron/Enc Wf'atherman (Yam) .
4-STRK BEG: 1. Mic~ Worden/ Chns Fa~11 (KTMI : 2. Rob~
Thompson (KTM)/Sh awn NoId (Yam) : J. Jon Joh nson (KTM )
0 -200 BEG: I. Mlk~ Mark~l (SuzllJacob Ande~n (KTM) .
SR OPEN BEG: I. Doyid Saul/R obf'r1 MdntyrP (Hon) .
wer
Mid-South Championship Summer Camp Series
Final Round: The Chicken Run
Gibson Stars in
Chicken Run!
By
D EBBIE ALLEN
IUK A . MS. SEPT. 14
Th e Mi d·South Cha m pio nship m oved west fo r
it s fi nal roun d in th e Summer Camp Se ries .
Ma rk Ak ers and crew created a grea t co urse,
and everyone had an enjo yable time in luka,
Mi ssissippi. Th e 220 rid ers wh o att end ed got a
good ta ste of th is ne w event. the Ch ick en Run.
F o r th e seco n d t i m e th is se ason , th e
Sa rg e 's Cy cl es /KTM/P r o A c ti on o f K en tu cky /Moo se -ba cked Du st in Gib son was th e
star of the da y , winning th e ove ral l. He ate up
th e Chicken Run tra il like it was hot off t he
grill. Starting in the sec ond cl ass off th e line,
th e 200 cc A cla ss. he got th e hol eshot and
moved i n on t h e rid ers i n 250 cc/ Ope n A
clas s. He aimed for P.A . All en. Clint Rob in son ,
Josh Scott. Lanc e Smi th and Phill ip Barker.
O n his second lap , Gibs o n garne re d th e
fastest lap ti m e and charged ahead . pa ssing
eve ry one except his Sarge's Cycl es teamma te
A llen . During his th ird lap , he swapped p lac es
wi th Allen . T hen Allen got th e best of him .
jum ping an em bankm ent and passing tw o lap per s and landing alongside Gibson . Tw o la ps
later, th eir battle ended with Gibs on ta king a
lead of ~ m inute and 10 seconds in elapsed
time.
" I got the ho lesh ot and kn ew I had my
work cut out for m e," Gibson said. " I ju st real ly co nce ntrated on my tim e. I pa ssed P.A . [the
leader of the 250cc/Open A cl as s] on the third
lap . but he got ba ck arou nd m e. Th en . o n th e
last lap . he got ga s o r som ethin g. and I go t by
him ."
O n th e fift h lap , Allen was the one who ran
out of gas, not his bik e.
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(Hon ); 4 . Jared HendNson/ Kevin Knight (KTM) : 5. N ick Hamil l
(lUM).
(J/Q..SFD: I. ( hnstopher Sw~M.ttthe... Lee ( Yam): 2. Kenny
AnmoIof[WtMi. I"\oftol (Yam) .
WMN EX; I. V4~ Cr/l wf()(d/ ,.r..,n~ Mann (K.Jw); 2. I\my H.,s·
leo (Y" m )
VET OPEN EX: 1. !'\organ PII~-n: ~/pa ul Sharer (K ow); 2. Br~t1
Hoffman {Hon) /Ja$OO Danifol (Yam ): J. Dav~ Earl (Kaw)/ Mike Kon·
s
cu r ( Yam ); 4 M. r k GOf'IJ: /K~ nl Worl ~y (Han ); 5 . Carl A aillrom
a
IYam )/ Dm ~ mm (Kaw).
Ir
V£T 25 0 EX: 1. Oal Trubfoy IKa"' l!~an Brad~ (Y" m ); 2. Anna
Jo Srga lr/EIic ~ (Yam) : J. William K~nVDoug Imhof (Han) : 4.
FurIOUS Stroud (K" w)/F redd", H/lms (KTM)
SR OPEN EX: 1. Mik e ~w inder (KTM)/ Stel/e Fry (Hon ); 2.
Br ent Chap pelle (Va m )/ Dave By rd ( Kaw J; 3 . Robe rt Ha yleid en
{KT1' lIMurray Knpko (Kaw ); 4 Stl!\/e Spr
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The Chicken Run: Dustin Gibson w a s
cooking w ith o il at t he Ch icken Run, the
las t r o u nd of t he M id"Sout h C hampions h ip
Su m mer Camp Se rie s , held in l uka,
M is s iss ippi. He w on the 200cc A c las s and
came in first o verall.
AMA GNCC Amateur S
eries
Round 11: Dunlop Spartan GNCC
" I pull ed over to let Du stin pass. beca use I
d idn 't wa nt to ho ld h im u p ," A ll en said . " He
wa s fly ing , and I was to o ti red to rac e on the
fifth lap :
A ll en d id rema rkabl y well , co ns ide ring it
was his fir st race of this sum me r. For th e pa st
thr ee months, he spent m o st of his ti m e on a
couc h , hea ling up aft er ba ck su rg e ry. Th e
T eam Gre en Kawa sak i/Oakley / GPR/Pro Cir cult -sponsored Allen won th e 25 0cc/ Open A
cla ss and ca m e in seco nd p lace ove rall .
T he ne xt rider through the sc ore tent wa s
another 200cc A rider , K yl e Henderson from
Br idg e Camp. Mississippi.
"I had a gr eat ride and really enjoyed th is
ra ce ," Henderson said . " It was perfec t: no t too
wet and a lot of fun. "
Henders on ea rne d secon d p la c e i n t h e
200cc A class and c am e in thi rd overall . not
too bad for his firs t M id ·Sou th race. He rod e a
fa ir ly lone ly ra c e , w ith C li n t Ro b in so n a nd
Derek Brat ch er fo llowing . Henderson plans to
en te r th e W in t er Serie s t his fall and will no
do ub t make life int eresting for th e other riders
in th e class .
Bratc her wa s th e sec ond m a n o ff of the
start in the 200cc A class. On the seco nd lap ,
the Yamaha -mou nte d Hender son got around
him ,
"T his wa s probably the fastest Mid ·S outh
rac e I' ve eve r been to ," Bra tch er said, "a nd I
did n't have an y luck run ning with that gu y on
a Yama ha."
Vet A lB rider Thomas Bennett took a bad
lin e wh ile going up a hill. He go t in th e way
of Fou r -St ro k e A /B leade r Ja ck Bai ley and
wa s k no ck ed d o wn . B en nett jumped r ig h t
ba ck on h is H o nda a nd. ha lf a mil e later .
c aught back up to Bail ey . As Ben nett pa ssed,
Bai ley c all ed ou t a quick apol ogy . Be nnett
fini shed in fi rst plac e in the Vet AlB cla ss and
se v en th ov eral l. B ail ey w on hi s clas s and
c ame in eighth overa ll.
Patt er son /MSR /Sm ith /K lotz /Tag M etal ·
backed Cod y Mill er. fly ing for his fi rst time in
th e 200cc C cl ass, fac ed a si mi lar situation
with Wes ley Park. After ge tt ing th e ho lesh ot
and stay ing in th e lead for th e fi rst th ree lap s,
Miller go t pas sed b y Park on the las t la p. With
tw o m iles left on th e co urse, he cha rge d hard
until he ca ug ht back up t o Park . Hal f a mile
fro m th e fi ni sh. Park hit a tree . and M ill er took
the lead . Park fi nished in fourth pla ce .
" I ca m e here t o better prepare for th e win ·
t er series," M ille r sa id, "because I want t o
ente r th e 200cc C class. Thi s tra ck was lai d
o ut real nice · wide open , and m ostl y fourth·
and fifth·gea r. Thars jus t how I like it. and I
look forward to co mi ng to this tra ck next win ter ."
Th e winn er o f th e Op en B class , T o dd
Lov ett, rod e smart an d led hi s cla ss for th e
last tw o laps. Afte r g etting th e ho leshot . he
dropped back to th ird p lac e o n the second lap
bec au se he fell int o som e traffic . He regained
th e lead on the third lap and fini shed th e race
in fi rst pl ac e.
The Chicken Run
luka. Mississippi
Re sults. September 14, 2003 (Fi... 1 Round)
,
O/A : I. Du.o;lin Gibson (KTM ): 2. PA AU (Kaw): 3. Kyle Hf'n·
..n
df' rson (VlIm ).
2 50 /0PEN A: I. P.A . Allen (KdW); 2. Clint Robin son (KTM); 3.
Josh Scott (Vam ): 4, Lance Smith (Vam) : 5, Phillip Barl\er (Han) .
200 A: J. ou slln Gib:!on (KTM); 2. Kyle Hf'ndcrson (V/II ) ; 3.
m
Of'rek Bratch!!r (KTM) : 4. Clay Ht'd~p3th (KTM) .
cue. e
Kanney
Keep It
Going?
He Can!
By J ASO N
W EIGA NDT
SPARTA. KY. SEPT . 2 1
GNCC Amateur Racing is sta cked with talent ,
bu t RER Motorcity 's Natha n Ka nne y is m aking
a good case for being the m os t ta lente d of all.
When th e New York er finishes rac es. he w ins .
But fi nishing is not his str ong point.
However, Kanney kept it running all day at
th e Dunlop Spartan GNCC in Kentucky an d
end ed up with a 250cc A win and 10th overall .
Ryan Rodgers chase d hi m all day. but a fla t
lire relegat ed hi m to seco nd. th ough Rodge rs
is still the class po ints leader. Kawasaki T eam
Green's Jesse Ro binso n, wh o only started raeing last seaso n , was thi rd in the cla ss. GNCC
Wo men ' s c ham p He ath er Wilson rac ed th e
250cc A class agai n in Kentucky , and she fi nished 13th in th e class .
Kawasa ki jockey Sc ott Watki ns up end ed
Plessinger KTM rider Charles Mullins th is ti m e
for the 200cc A win . T he duo ha ve been bat tling hard fo r th e cl ass title, and it was a pri vate duel for a win in Kentu ck y . Tr av is Green
led th e ra ce early but ended up third. whil e
M ullins led at th e m idpoint befo re Wa tkins ral li ed lat e in the da y for a win.
T odd M orain dom inated in th e Open A
cla ss and fini shed 34th overa ll. Dave Simcock
and Steve Henson were second and third. Gas
Ga s rid er Todd M arrow fi nis hed fifth. but he
remain s th e cl ass poi nts leader.
J ustin Williamson made it tw o in a row in
th e Four·Stroke A class. lea di ng every lap on
his Yamaha . Clas s points leader and defend ing cl ass cha m p ion Darius La tt ea gave chase
early b u t ultimatel y fi nishe d fourth. Marty
Michels and Bobby Hundall were seco nd and
third.
Ton y Tara borell i co ntinued hi s roll through
th e Vet A class wi th a win over Phil Smith and
Thorn Pierce. Th e Tou gh Luck award goes to
Jeff Hu rsh , who led th e ra c e early on bu t fail ed
to fini sh th e final lap.
On c e aga in . Seni or A rid ers Ke ith Rodgers
( Ry an's dad) and T im Sh eph ard pu t on th e
battle of th e da y for their cl ass win . with Keith
co m ing out on top . No one ba ttles as hard as
th ese Over 40 rider s! Keith won it by j ust two
sec onds aft er th ree hours of racin g .
In t h e two - h our m o rn i n g G NCC r a c e ,
T r av is Sh aw won t he r ac e ov erall and the
200cc C class on his Suzu ki RM 125 . Andrew
Ma tusek . who wo n th e previous rac e. was sec ·
ond in cla ss and ove rall.
F lyi n' Cap ta in J a son F lynn made a t ri umphant return to th e series afte r two m onths
off tha t he spent as a swim instruc tor, tr ain ing
in th e Marin es. Fl y nn' s in better shape than
eve r now , and he p ro ve d it with a 2 50cc C
win .
ne""s
O C TO B ER 22 ,2003
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