Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Eddieville Motorsports Park 110 Spri ngstreet P.O. Box 1582 Goldendale. wa hing ton 98620 Phone : 54 1{980-797 1 Websit e: u'U .otmhebdn gang.com w Dir ections: Located on the north slope of the Co lumbia Hills in sout h central Wash ing t on Stat e, 90 minut es east of Port lan d. Orego n. Tak e 1 -84 to Bigg s J unc ti on , cross over th e Colum bia River and go north 5 mil es on Hiqh way 97. At the top of the gorge. turn left on Spur Road and then left on Stringstreet. and go 1 mil e to Eddieville . Discip lines: Motocros s, Grand Prix, Four -Hour Team Races, Four -Wheel Mud Bogs, Flat Track ( Dirt Drags are in the works.) Wi ldcat Creek MX: T.J. Blake (625) nail s the holeshot , in front of Roy Horton (10) and Ben Graves (926), in the 125cc A class on day two of the Ex1reme Mota Challenge In Rossville, Indi ana. Yamaha A.MA California Stat e Cha m pionships at Glen Helen Racewa y , and for som e of these ride rs , th eir back s were to the wall . Howev er, before th e firs t cla ss hit th e tr ack. event coordin at or Lori Yarn ell announc ed . "I f yo u ri de . you will be qualified fo r the fin als." T he rea so n? Pr e-e ntries thu s far had not filled any cla ss. Suddenl y , the press ure to win wa s off. By far the best race of th e event was th e 250c c N ovic e cont est . Mo ren o Vall ey' s M ik e Lopez rod e hi s Hond a to win s in bo th m otos. In the first rac e, Riv erside's Patrick Bleck ert hounded Lopez from th e very beg inni ng , stay ing in the leader 's wa k e all the way to th e end, threat ening but not passing . Mot o tw o seem ed to be a repeat , and wh en Chr is A yhers m ov ed his Yamaha int o th ird at midway, he made it a three-w ay da sh. With th e wh it e fla g already out , Bl eck ert began his takeov er bid at th e top of Mount Shoei , but he came up a ta d short. He stay ed cl os e, and with onl y six turns left to negoti at e, he forc ed an opening again and th is time em erged with the lead . Hi s en th usiasm last ed only a few seconds. th ou gh , as Lo pez was no t abo ut to cave in, in stea d repassi ng for the lead two tu ms lat er and ho ldin g on to it . B lec k ert, however, d id garner th e 125cc Novice vi ct ory , acing out Yamaha rid er J oey Bitt o and Honda rider Matthew Tedder Jr. Tedder' s fath er, Matt Sr ., h imself was in volved in an other close cl ash. earl y in th e fi rst Vet Ex pert moto , while he was apparentl y headed for another v icto ry . Howev er , wh en Dona ld do mi nated th e Ov er 25 A and Ov er 30 A cl asses. easily takin g all four m ot o win s. J oseph Seh er finis hed second in both m ot os of the Ov er 25 A cla ss, with Yamaha jockey Nicholas Jones claim ing third ov erall with a 4 -3 sco re. Jeff Weir fini shed fou rt h on a Scott USA /R ac ers' Edge Gra phics Honda with a 3- 4 t all y , and Ya ma ha ri d er Richa rd B lac k et er took fift h p la ce w i th a 5 -5 ef f o rt. H ond a mounted D avi d J o hnso n fini shed sec o nd in the Over 30 A class with a 3 -2 ta lly, edging o ut Beher's 2 -3 sco re . B lacket er to ok fo urth w ith a 4 -5 sco re, and Weir cl aimed fifth wi th 6- 4 finis hes . Results AUTO OIL-INJ: I . Ethltn Compton (KTM); 2. Alell.Mllrion (KTM): 3.lDe Cwnmings (KTM); 4. ~In sctesser (Ya m) . AUTO (4· 6) : 1. T~or Cooper (Cob) : 2. ~11 Manon (KTM); 3. Tyler Hughes (KTM): 4 . Devin Sche5M'r (Yam ); 5. Zacha ry Malone (KT"I. AUTO (7 -8) : I. Ta ylor Routh (Cob) : 2. KGde ChaSUlin (Pol): 3 . Q uinto n Ca mp (KTM); 4 . Aust in Sa nd en (KTM) : 5 . Corey Kays (KT" ). XR50: 1. Ashto n Dickinson (KTM). 65 (7.11 ): 1. Colton Chapman (KTM): 2. Bla ke Niccun (Hon); 3. Brandon Lytle (KTM); 4 . Josh Ea st (KTM); 5. Taylor Routh (Cob) . 85 JR (7 ·11 ): I. Colton Cha p ma n (KTM); 2. Austin Crouch (Sut) : 3 . Dtlvid Hughes (KTM): 4 . Blak e Nlcc un (Hon) ; 5 . J osh Eas t (KTMI. 80 SR: 1. Brad Bowen (Va m); 2 . Adam Haines (Kaw): J . Tyler Brock (Yam ): 4 . Andrew Dewees (Kaw): 5 . Jeremy Geo rge (&a ). 80 OPEN: 1. Dustin Bcckcver ( Kaw); 2, Adam Haines (Kaw): 3. Brad eo.-n (Yam ): 4 . Andre w Dewees (Ka w): 5. Tyler Brock (Ya m ). 125 A: 1. Roy Horton (Stu ); 2. Terry Bla ke (Yam) ; 3. J effrey Baker (Kaw); 4 . Ben Graves (Hon ); 5. Aaron Yoder (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Aaron Ca rroU (Yam ); 2. Keith Gran t (KTM): 3. Steven Doyer (Kaw): 4 . St~ Horton (Sut) : 5. Sk yler Sells (yam) . 125 C: I . Brandon Thomas (Kaw); 2. Sha ne Hayden (Hon) ; J. Kenn y MeCkes (Yam); 4 . Jason Gordon (Yam); 5 . Blake Thomas (Kew). 250 A.:. 1. Roy Horton (Suz); 2 . Donald Baker (Hon ); 3 . Jeffrey Baker (Kaw); 4 . Aaron Yoder (Ka w): 5 . Ryan Koontz(Stu ). 250 B: 1. MlltthNo Blake (Yam ): Z. No Yoder (Yam ); 3 . Bm1t Lee (Yam ); 4 . Brett Williams (Yam ): 5. Pat Baker (Yam) . 250 C: 1. Richa rd Mcla ug hlin ( Hon ); 2. Wes ley Cum m ings (Yam) : 3 . Tunoth y Ea!l (Yem ); 4 . Dan Craddock (Suz ): 5. Greg B Ii· son (Yam) . WMN: I. Hea the r Zylstra (Yam) ; 2. Jennifer Bende r (Kaw ): 3 . Andreo Wallace (Kaw). YTH ( 12· 15) : I. Michae l Bender (Ya m): 2. Aa ron Ca rTOl l (Yam ): 3. Sa m Wood row (Yam ): 4 . Ch ris Sheets (Hon): 5. Kenny McClees (Vam ). 16 · 24 : 1. Blakely J ones (Kew): 2. J ohn Leedy (Yam): 3 . Daniel Haydon (Sw ): 4. Matthew Blake (Va m) ; 5. Steven Coye r (Kaw). 25 . A: 1. Do nal d Bak e r (Hon) ; 2 . Joseph Bebe r (Ya m) : J . Nicho las J on es (Ya m) : 4 . J effrey We ir (Hon): 5. Richard Blacket er (Yam). 25 . B: I . Nick Yode r (Ya m): 2. Phillip Hardy (Hon ); 3 . Carron Anglffney er (Yam ): 4 . J am ie Brown (Hon) ; 5. Brad Goins (Hon) . 30. A: 1. Donal d Baker ( Ho n) ; 2 . Dav id J o hnso n (Hon); 3 . J oseph Beher (Ya m ): 4 . Richa rd Blac keter (Yam) ; 5 . J effrey We ir (Han). 30 . B: 1. Phillip Hardy (Hon): 2 . Brad Goins (Hon): 3 . Daniel o Dudley (Hon ); 4 . Rob Proct r (Ya m ); 5. Joe Boyden (Hon ). 40+ : I. David Johnson (Hon ): 2 . Brya n Bowm (Hon ); 3 . Steven Yoder (Kaw): 4 . Bryan Stoughton (ya m) : 5. Dave Wise (Sul) . 50+ : 1. TIlTl Graves (Hon ); 2. Harry Lewis (Hon ). DFC: 1. Jeffrey Baker (Ka w): 2 . Terry Blake (Yam ): 3 . Donald Baker (Hon ); 4. Roy Horton(&.it) : 5 . Allton Yoder (Kaw). Gate Fees: $3 (except special events) Camping: Free (unless specia l event) Mot oc ross Pra ct ic e: $20 per day or $3 0 per weekend long. while the GP course adds another 5 m iles. There is a separate Pee Wee trac k located next to the electro nicall y controlled 42-m an starting gate. A new und ergr oun d wa ter system has been install ed to cove r th e en tire m otocro ss track . Th e pit area is more than 40 acres in size, with m uch of th e parki ng ov erl oo ki ng th e mo tocros s track . providi ng views of almost all of the m otocross tra ck and several mil es of th e GP track. Facilities: Food services are provided by a local caterer at all events . Perm anent restroom s are in the works . General Schedu le : First m ot ocross ra ce is November 30. GPs, practi ce days, other events are listed on the websit e. Clubs/Associations: The Over The Bars Gang pr om otes all events. GP races are run und er OMRA supervisio n, and Sprin g GP events are run under OMRA and NMA combined supervi sion. Major Event s: Second round of Winter Ch al lenge Motocross Series; Spring Euro GP; Four Hour Team Race. WOReS race is in the work s for 2004 . Tra ck: Loamy natural terrain, with lots of elevatio n changes. off -cambers, whoop s. rhythm sectio ns, step-up and drop-downs, and seven tab letops. The m ot ocr oss tr ack is 1.5 m il es " We {eel we hav e the best GP course on the West Coas t . We a re wo r k i ng to b rin g t h e m o tocross t ra c k up to t he sa me lev el. " • prom oter Sco tt Dou brav sky. Ca r lsbad 's Eri c B ak er lo st secon d on hi s Ho nd a on th e th ird lap to Yam aha -m ounte d W ill y Musg rave of N or c o , o ne could t ell th e batt le betw een th e tw o fo rme r top Pros wa s on. Indeed . "Th e Mu sq " cl osed in qu ick ly , and wh en the wh it e flag was fly ing, he had tak en th e lead for good. T edd er had to settle for sec o nd o ve rall ~ a fate si mila r to t he o ne he' d experie nc e in the Senior Vet A c onte st , again beh ind Musgrave. Riversi de's Andrew Guzman pull ed o ut a co me-from-behind win in th e first 125cc Int erm ediat e clash. La Q uinta's Josh La Fountaine led th e fir st tw o laps in a close battle with Suzuki jockey John Led dy of Phelan , but on lap th ree La Fou ntain and Guzm an sho we d up in fron t, with Leddy again hou nd ing him from second. In the sec o nd r ace , Lan ca st er 's D onn ie Web er c am e bac k fro m a problem -pl ag ued fi rst moto and won , with KTM rider De vin Sullivan second. Sullivan's fir st moto fourth wa s not good eno ugh to bett er Guzman, wh o, run ni ng third and with th e overall already secure, was not forcing the issue. Sull ivan did win th e Sch oo lboy event, with Robert Mem oli seco nd . Th e top Expert for th e day was Honda rider Josh Bagge, who topped th e results listing s in both the 250cc A and Four-Stroke A classes. R e s u l ts 50 SHAFT: I. Jake KoeMke (y am ): 2 . Dylan PotiteUi (Yam) . 50 STK (4 -6 ): I. Brad ley Taft (Cob); 2 . Gil Sobalz.a (KTM); 3. Blake Green (Cob ); 4 . Maxwell Tedd er (KTM); 5 . Jacob Carbon (Pol ). 50 STK (7 .8 ): 1. Cole Gardner (KTM); 2. Lane Gardner (KTM); 3. Tristan Post; 4. AustIn PoIiteIU(Lem) . 50 MOD (4· 6 ): 1. David Fullmer (KTM); 2. Gil Sa btalza (KTMI. 50 MOD (7- 8 ): 1. Cody Baker (Pol) . 50 4-STRK: 1. Makan Clea rwater (Hon). 65 BEG: 1. Ryan Boydston (Kaw). 65 (4- 8) : I. Jonah Hill (Suz ): 2. Austin Politelli (Kaw): 3. Garmt .Jeckson (Ka w); 4 . Cody Baker (Sw.): 5 . Kory Bard (Kaw). 65 (9- 11): I. Ja ke Conada (Kaw): 2 . Dakota Tedd er (Ka w): 3. J eke Gagne (KTM): 4 . Mason McBride (Kaw); 5. J .e. Bell (Stu ). 85 BEG: 1. Carrett Morrison (Ya m); 2 . Chasen Tedder (Kaw); 3. Christopher Gaum er (Hon ); 4 . Travis Rosa rio (Hen ); 5. Brandon Perras (Yam) . 85 (4 · 11) : 1. Jake Ca nada (Ka w); 2 . Jea gh er La Founullne (Kaw): 3 . Billy Musg rave (Yam) ; 4 . Drak e Rainier (Kaw); 5 . Dakota Tedder (Ya m) . 85 ( 12 - 13) : I. Austin fJt el (Hon) : 2 . Cody J effries (SUit : 3. ) Trllvis Bright (Ya m) : 4 . Matt Dowell (Yam) : 5 . Kyle Bohannan (Yam). 85 (1 4· 16) : I. Dane J a ckson (Ho n ): 2 . Phillip Th c rat en een (Yam) : 3. Kirk Agostini (Yam) : 4 . J .B. Peek (Yam ). 85 S/ MlNI: 1. Da ne J ac kson (Hon) : 2 . Austin Eitel (Hon) ; 3. Phillip Tho rstensen (Yam ); 4 . Tl'1lIvis Bright (Yam ): 5. Cody Jeffries ( ). 125 SCHBY: 1. Devon SuDivan (KTM): 2. Robert MemolI (HOll): 3 . Josh La Fou ntaine (KTM): 4 . ~ Bitto (ya m ); 5. Anthony Char· rette (KTM). 125 BEG: 1. Larry Hemen de e (Yam ): 2. Ji mmy Van Lund (Ya m); 3 . Kyle Bellman (Hon) : 4 . Sha wn Parro (Hon): 5. Mike Wetzel (Ya m ). 125 NOV: 1. Patr ick Blec kert (Yam); 2 . Joey Blue (Ya m): 3 . Matthe w Ted de r J r. (Hon ); 4 . Travis Brelstet (Yam ); 5 . Zech Fullmer (Yam). 1251NT: I. Andrew Guzman (Kaw); 2 . Devin Solllvan (KTM): 3. Ryan ClImpbe ll (Ya m); 4 . John John Ledd y (Suz ): 5 . AJ. Steinbach (Yam) . 250 BEG: 1. llJrry Herna nde E (Yam ); 2 . Kyle Miller (Yam); 3. Craig Cheever (ya m ): 4 . Chris Bride(Yam ); 5. llJrry WiR (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Mike Lopez: (Hon); 2 . Patrick Bleckert (Yam ); 3 . Chris Ayers (Yam) : 4 . Brys Kuntz (Yam ); 5. Mark Anderson (Ya m). 250 !NT 1. DonnieW~ (Kaw); 2 . Robby Bell (Hon ): J . J a red : Minot (Hon): 4 . Ryan CampbeU (Yam): 5_CIift.Jerumgs (Yam ). 250 EX: 1. Josh Bagge (Hon ); 2 . Cody Knauss (Yam ); 3. Jon _ (Han). 4 -STRK A.:. 1. Josh Bagge (lion) : Z. Jon Simmons (Hon ). 4 ·STRK B: I. Brett Daugherty (Hon): Robby Bell (Hon). 4 -STRK C: 1. Evan Dieterich (Hon). 4 ·STRK D: I . Kyle Miller (Yam) . WMN: 1. Scheris.se Moody (Kaw). JRVET A: 1. Cm ig McClIlI (Hon). JR VET B: 1. J ohn J ohn Leddy (Sul) . VET A: 1. Willy Musg rave (Yam ): 2 . Mau Tedder (Hon) : J . Erk Baker (Hon); 4 . Phil Dowell (Yom ): 5. Brent Battin (Hon ). VET B: 1. Cary Lacy (Hon). VET C: 1. Bruce Grizzle (Ya m); 2. David Herrera (Hon): 3. Jeff Wal50n (Ya m ): 4 . Chad Carbon (Hon ). SR A:. 1. Willy Musgrave (Yam); 2 . Mlltl Tedder (Hon) ; 3 . Tony Sch uler (Yam) ; 4 . Chris Bergstrom (Yam ); 5 . Eric Baker (Hon ). SR B: 1. Doug Boyd (Hon) ; 2. Mike Nash (Suz ). SR C: I. Fra nk Wright (Yam); 2 . Jim Bagge (Ya m): 3 . John Agostin i (Yam) . .... z. G len Helen Rac eway Park Guzman Glides In for the Win By JOHN BCfHEA SA N BER NARDIN O , CA, SEPT. 21 It was c om ing down to the wire for the m ore tha n 200 individuals who signed up for th e Last Chan ce Qu ali fi er fo r the eighth annual 70 OCTOBER 29 . 2003' c ue Glen Helen Raceway Part<: Andrew Guzman (791) leads Devin Sullivan (80) in the 125cc Int ermediate contest at the " Last Chance Qualif ier" In San Bernard ino , California, • e n e VIr s I

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