Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

25 0 BEG: 1. Nick FIShe (Han); 2. Jimm y ~n~ tt (!'taw); 3 r Troy Brown (Suzl; 4 . ~ Grll v~lin~ (Suz l; S. clir Euler (YlIm). 25 0 INT : I . Mike A lnsi (Han) : 2. W~an Arthu rs (Hon) : 3. Ja~ I...eorI (Hon); 4. CaW)' Hinson(Suz); 5. Cha~ Gillet (! a: a: :'i > OJ o § Q. Richord~ (Yam); 4 . Matt !"tiller (KTM); S. Jonathan Knegbawn (YlIm). 12.5 EX: I. Brandon Kuhn (Yam ); 2. Corey Kandefer (Y" m); 3. Bobby ' s brother Mikey Silva role in tow. How ever, Bo bby ' s Honda soo n fa iled in m idflight, leaving him stu ck like a bee on flypaper. T eeco ne was now th e one in th e lead. as Jamie Rob in son bump ed and g ro und hi s way pas t Mikey for th e seco nd spot. (Mikey and Bobby, Klei n, a nd Co rey K a ndefer a re a m o ng th e strongest voices in supporting th e "T ransy lvania Ai r Co rps," bu t on th is day Kandefer would swap his Fast 50 s ride fo r one a little slo we r and les s stylish, as he was ca lled to duty to groom the track atop a bulldozer.) Kle in was hooked up and taking cont rol of the thi rd spot wh en Ta ccone lost the handle and went dow n, handin g the lead ove r t o Rob inson . T acc on e ma naged to battl e back lat e in the m ot o t o c hallenge Robins on for the w in , but j ust as Robinson buzz ed in for the st ing , Te cc on e 's Honda wilted. Robinson held on to lead in this o ne -mo t a wond er and took home all th e honey. with Mikey, Sc ott Fitzgera ld . Kl ein and Andrew Vieira rounding out the top five . It 's interes ting to note that most of the Fast 50 s riders here are currentl y Expert -class rid ers, such as Ka nd efe r. who took fir st ov erall in th e 250cc Open Expert cla ss wit h a 2 -1 tally , o v e r so m et i me - N a ti o n a l c o m pe t i t o r ( b u t always a cagey veteran ) Br ian Austin ( 1-3) , Th en. in the 125 cc Expert clas s. Kandefer ( 1-3) made a slight mis cue. and the WNYMA' s 2002 number-one rider . Brandon Kuhn (2 ·1) . took first ove ra ll. K lein ra ced in t he Over 25 A and Vet cla sses . wh i le M ikey ra c ed i n th e 2 5 0c c Expe rt class. Every Fast 50s rider will tell you t h at this c l ass ha s p ut t h e fu n ba ck into m otoc ro ss fo r th em . Some fans and a few prom ot ers are a little leery of ju m ping onto any ban d wago n, let alo ne ano the r 50 cc cla ss of any sort. However, if run properly , and If the Fast 50s riders still respect th e spo rt and suit up j us t li ke it's a 250cc m o t o . t hen m or e po we r to th em! Promot ers are always k eeping an eye o ut fo r ways to im prove their bottom lin e, and if th ere's the slig h test int erest developing among their current riders now , then the Fast 50s m ight be a way of ki lling two bird s with one stone. The las t race ever at the present location o f Batavia Motocross Park will be held o n October 19. Next season, Batavia Motocross Park will have a brand -span king -new fac ili ty on land attached to the curr en t location. Th e natu ral -te rr ain features are awe some , and if the same crew that earn ed Batavia multiple WN YMA T rack of th e Year Awards co ntinues as planned in developing this m ot ocross facilit y , th e sky ' s the lim it as t o what th ey c an accomplish. Stayed tuned t o th e same bat c h a n ne l ( w w w. b a t a v i a m x p a r k .c o m) for updat es , a n d B atavia i s still off e rin g tra ck mem berships for sa le . so if yo u ' re a motocro sser fr o m w estern o r c en t r a l N ew York, western Pennsylvania or southern Cana da , you ow e it to yourself to che ck th ese gu ys out. Batavia Motocros s Park Batavia . New York Result s. S e p t e m b e r 2 1 , 2003 (Round 24 of 29) 50 P/W (4· 8): 1. JlId~ Rl'" pIIsS(Yam) : 2. Dona Zampatori (Yam); Batavia Motocro ss Pa rk : J amie Robinson, an Expert-class rider, is hooked o n Fast 50s competition, and he took the overall w in i n the Exh i b iti o n c lass at ro u n d 24 o f WNYMA action in B at av ia, New York. 125 NOV : 1. Ryan Nye (Suz); 2. Dust in conner (Yam) ; 3. non The Transylvania Air Corps Hums to Life BATAVIA, NY, SEPT, 21 Batavia Mot ocro ss Park thundered to life wit h nearly 400 riders look ing to score big WNYMA Fall Ser ies an d Cha lle nge Series po ints under some too- sweet weather co nd ition s. T he participation o f Sco tt USA . Dunlop Ti res . O P Br ak es and all th e ot her WNYMA sp ons o rs who a re su p p o r t in g th e resu rg e nc e of th e Challenge Series is mu ch a ppr eciat ed . Recen tly im itated bu t never duplicated , th e WNYMA has b een on the c utti ng e d ge of motocross in New York State for more than 30 years , and its more than 1200 m embers and dozens o f sp onsors can att est t o that fa ct , Ja ck . The WNYMA 's biggest spon sor for 2003 is No Fear m otocross gea r, and No Fear director of m ot orsports Boris Said rec entl y stated . " I'm a litt le d iffere n t fr om m ost o f th e drivers around here - I'll rac e anything." That 's exa ctly what th e WNYMA ' s been doi ng all along . by addi ng the Pee Wee 50 s, the O ver 40 and Fo ur -Stro ke classes (to nam e a few) as m en and m achines advance with th e times. This year. the WNYMA agreed to let th e promoters run the Fast 50s as an Exhibition class , with the idea of possibly add i ng this class to next season' s lineup. Here' s a b rie f gli mpse at th e WNYMA ' s Fast 50s class - a.k .a . th e "T ransy lvania Air Corps"! Li k e bees sw arm ing around w ild fl owers, seve n Fast 50s riders buzzed arou nd the start ing gate in an ticipatio n of the gate d rop for th eir one-mota mome nt in th e sun . When th e gate finally dropped. Bob by Silva role made a beeli ne to the front of th e swa rm , wi th T y e T a c c on e , mxri de .com's Ma rk Kl ein , a nd (YlIm). Leoner d Penna (Yam ): 4 , Micah MaJlim (Yam) : 5 . Scot t Smith (Yam). 125 AM; I. Ji m Carver (Han); 2. Paul SentiMol (Yam); J. Shan - Western New York Motocross Association Inc. Round 24: Batavia Motocross Park By LARRY W OO STER (Hon) ; J. N61~ Crofoot (Hon); 4 . Mam- CoI~n (Suzl ; S. P~I~r Garlock (Hoo ). 2SO/0PEN EX; I. Cowy Kandrief (Yam); 2. Brian AlJ5tJn (Hon); J. Don Schmidt (Yam) : 4 . Rob McCullough (Yam); S. Brandon Kuhn (Yam) . 16-24 COMB: I. Mark e«hlt-r (Han): 2. ~I'mly Skwart (KTM); J. Paul SentJn~a l (Yam): 4. ~ R~pa s£ (Yam) ; 5. Travis W~r (Hoo) . 25. A: I. Brian A.u stin (Han); 2. Don Schmidt (Yam); J . Rob McCullough (Yam); 4 . Chris LerW (Yam); 5. ~ Ellington (Yam) . 25. B: J. J im Ca~ (Hon); 2. Donald Hushon (Yam): J, Ron Sanger (Hon): 4 . Lee Smith (Yam). VET: 1. Don Schmidt (Yam); 2. Rob McCullough (Yam); J. Joe Ellington (Yam); 4. Mark Klem (Yam); S. Ron Ny~ (Hon). SR B: 1. Brad Coin (KTM): 2. Donald Hushon (Yam) : J. Mik~ OiFio~ (Yam): 4, Dan ~ (Suz); S. William Harford (KTM). SR C: 1. Leonard Penna (Yam) : 2. Tim Harnngto n (Hon); J . Bill Schwalbltch (Yam); 4. Oa~ Chodte (Hon): 5 . John Billings (Han). 40 . : I. Brad Col" (KTM): 2. Jeff F~ (Yaml ; J . Dav)d Jackson (Hon): 4. Robeft R~ ...... ein (Yam l; 5. F~ Lucas (Yam) . 4·STRK : 1. Steve Bond (Y3fTl); 2. J im Canon (Hon ); 3. Ryan Nye (Suz): 4. Ron Ny~ (Hanl ; 5. Jeremy $I _art (KTM). vlrrr & WDS: I. $I,",,", Edwllrdli (Hon ); 2. ~ Atkinson (Kaw), SR flUNJ: 1. Nicholas Rasamanill (Stu); 2. Ouis ClIrbon (Suz) ; 3. Doug Waif (Yam): 4. Jason Ow ens (Yam): 5. Myles Caradori (Hon ). MINI CO fl'lB: I. Doug Wall (Yam): 2 . Nicholas Rasamania (Sw): 3. LouisTepas (Yam); 4. Tyler RlIY (Hon); 5. Chris Carlson (5uz ). M'r 125 SCHBY: I. Brandon Meier (SuI) : 2. Richard PItdh (Han) ; J. Michael Cutter (Yam); 4 , Justin Leece (Sw); S. Doug Waif (Yam) . 125 BEG: I. JlIS(ln Cortt"V (Yam): 2. Del?k TrinYTI (Suz): J. iIJe Rob KavarwllJgh (Hanl: 4. 1t'uchael Tyson (Stul : S. St~t' Constanttini J. Kory Fogarty (Yam ); 4 . Stephen Mau ll. (YlIml: 5. Colton Comp (KTM). 50 (4 -6) : I. Colton ClIm p (KTM): 2. Kory Fogarty (Yam) ; J . Nicholas Duffy (Yam); 4 . Paul Hanafin (KTM). 50 (7-8) : I. Kyle J ackson (Cob); 2. Connor Kelly (KTM) ; J . MlIrcus Wnterbury (Yam); 4. Jacob Gate! (KTM) ; 5. Collin R~do rd (KTM). 65 : 1. Jake Eddy (Kaw); 2. Ty l~r RlIynt'r (Han); J . Dillon Mllri (KTM); 4. Todd Thompson (KTM): 5. Chaz Clingerman (KTM). llrd (YlIm ); 3. Jak~ JR fl'IINI; l. Tyll!!" Rayner (Hon); 2. AleJl Bfov Eddy (Kaw); 4. Ryan Neidrauer (Suz); 5. Todd Thompson (Yllm), Brian Austin (Hon) : 4 Don Schmidt (Yam): 5. Jam ie Robin5Orl (Yam) . 250 /0PEN BEG: 1. Matt Dovin (Hon): 2. Dennie Eavn (Hon); 3 Jeff Hodgins (Han): 4. Doug Muct'lfi (Yam): 5. Jeff Hobbs (Yam). 25 0 / 0PEN NOV : 1. Robert Em ~ (Yam ); 2. Tim Harrington (Hon); J . Dale Choate (Han); 4 . Timoth y O'DonneII (YlIm) ; 5. Jtos.

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