Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

4·STRK C: I. M. Bruckn~ (Hon); 2. Erik J ensen (Hon): 3. T. (Hon): 4 D. W~~ (Yem ); 5. J . Arbuckle (lion ). VET30 . C: I. P. G~ (Hon ); 2. Daniel Heern (Ka.... ; 3. Dayid ) ~ (Hon); 4. S. Hekk eB (KTM): 5. Edd~ St_ ard (Yam) . SR C: I. P. ~Pf (Han) : 2. P. Smith (KTM); 3. Marvin Richard son (lta w): 4 ChriaMil1ft' (GO); 5. Larry Feuerstein (KTM) S/ SR SHORT : I. H()lj/ard Utsey (Hon) : 2. Jdf Cl erk (KTM): 3. Bill Kami n (Han ): 4. Ton y Cooper (KTM); 5. Bob McDowel l (Yam ). WMN; I. Kimberl y 'Van Doyn (ltaw): 2. Shawn $tm.ch (KTM) . SPTSMN : I. T . Bl"O'Mn (Hon) : 2. Bill De La Ct'OIll (Yam l: 3. T . Lyom. (Yam) ; 4 . Dayid Van Ouyrl (KTM): 5. Ricky ve n Durn (Han) . S /6O: I. Ed Kistl er {KTM I. R~ad S outhern Enduro Riders Association Enduro Series Southeastern Enduro & Trail Riders Association E nduroSeries Rounds 7/1 : Yellow Leaf Creek Hare Scram bles Leonard Turns In a Yellow Leaf Win and rutted -out trai ls. Th e 29 -y ea r-old T en nessee nati ve said th at he has rac ed a few end uros but th at his heart be longed to hare scrambles. He pu t a 48 -second lead on Reed, who wra pp ed up seco nd pl ace. Leon ard tha nk ed Moose and hi s KTM fo r his win o n th e day . Carter ca m e in on e minute and 32 seco nds beh ind Reed - not bad fo r a wet, tough race . Gas Gas pi lot Bob bit logg ed the fastest lap ti m e, fini shing his last lap in 35 m inutes and 5 1 seconds. That was only one seco nd faster than Reed's come back on the last lap . "I enjoy the m or e lengthy and chall enging trails ," Reed sa id , " gi v ing m e m ore time to co me back from my m istakes. I kn ew I had to get aro u nd Land on , so at t he c ree k I j us t jumped it with everything I had and flew rig ht in front of him ." Reed thanked Hattiesbu rg Cycl es, FMF, E Lin e and Moo se for their suppo rt throu gh out the race seaso n. Bobb it' s strong fi nal lap nea rly put him in the top spot for th e day, as he wrapped it up only seven seconds behi nd Ca rte r. In the O pen A class , Eri c Elam battled with his b uddy an d fello w Su zuki r id er Ta ylo r Reynold s, wh o d isplayed so me awesome rid ing sk ill s on hi s last lap, as his lap ti m e was fas te r th an some o f the AA rid ers' p revious lap s. Elam stay ed in fron t of him on the first two lap s. but when crossing the scoring tent. Reyno lds was rig ht on Elarn's back tire - liter ally. Rey nolds ma naged to ge t ar o und him and put m ore than a one -mi nut e lead on Elam th rou ghout th e rem ainder of the race. Th ese roug h trails fu ll of polished , slic k, rock y creek s laid it on heavy for all th e riders. "We had two miles of sli ck cl ay tr ail s th at be at m e up , " sa id K aw a sa ki j o c k ey B en Wombl e , " and th en I g ot to th is h ill w her e everyone wa s j ust line d up , trying to get up it . It took m e 10 m inu tes." Womble's son J erem y rod e his Yam aha to the win in th e J unior cl ass, foll owed by Suzuk i jock ey Came ro n All en. Th e Clant on Trac k & Trail cl ub m embers ho sted a fun event on pr iv atel y owned land , and their effort s are mu ch appreci ated . BY CAROLYN REED CLANTO N, A L,SEPT.21 Th e 20 02-03 SETR A Hare Scramb les Champio n , KTM ri der Do by Leon ard . ca me face to face wi th th e fa st bo y s of SER A for rou nd seven of th e SERA Hare Scra m bles . With rid ers suc h as th e 2002 SERA Hare Scrambles Cha mpion, Suzuki jockey Land on Carter, and SERA's End uro champ, Suzuki rider Stephen Reed , the Yellow Leaf Creek race was o ne to reme m ber. It wa s a gorgeous morni ng as rid ers came together fo r the Kids Hare Scra mbles, but just minutes before the event was ready to start, rain clouds rolled in , and a tremendous dovm pou r began. Everyone scatt ered to their veh icles or under canopies, and the announcem ent was m ade that th e Kids event would be ca lled off. Howev er , thanks to the m orning sho w e r s, one sl ic k an d mudd y event was abou t to take place for th e adults. Four laps of a long 1 J.5-mile loop lay in stor e for Carter and Leonard, who wer e sta rting first on th e AA row . Th e two contended for the hol eshot , along with SERA 's Glenn Myatt a nd SETRA' s Russell Bobbit. Reed w as th e last off th e sta rti ng li ne an d in to th e wood s, but he m anag ed to pa ss everyone but Carte r for the lead po sition by th e second lap. With Cart er stil l holding on to th e lead , Reed and Leo na rd foll ow ed cl osely behi nd on th e second la p as they crosse d two creeks and made thei r way thro ugh th e rocky and sli ck terra in . Just before th e third lap , Cart er spun out onto a fire road and ga ve Reed the lead . Howev er , he d idn 't hol d o n to it lo ng; w ith Leonard as witn ess. Re ed co lli de d w it h a lapped rid er and was thrown cl ea r over hi s bike and on to the rock y trail s, g ivin g Leonard the opportunity to pass. "A fter Stephen and Landon cra shed , Lan don caught back up to m e aft er I made sever al m istakes and so me lappers had knocked me down," sai d th e SETRA Har e Scr ambles ch amp. "When I got a hold of th e lead position agai n, I j ust road conserv atively and mi stak efree." Th is lock ed in the w in for Leonard . wh o lat er said he was used to riding in slick , tack y Yellow Leaf Creek Hare Scrambles: SERA and SETRA AA riders take off from the starting line In Clanton, Alabama, site of rou nd seven of the SERA End uro Seri es and ro und one of th e SETRA Enduro Series , 60 OCTOBER 29, 2003' c ue I .. n e 'IN' S Yeliow Leaf C reek Hare Scrambl es C la n to n . Alaba ma Results: September 21,2003 (Rounds 7 /11 M:. I. ~ I...eonard (KTM): 2. Sl.q*len Reed (Suz) : 3. Landon Certer (Sw:): 4. Rus.sdl Bobbttt; 5. Dmni$..John.on (KTM). OPEN A: 1. Tayklt' Reynolds (Suz) ; 2. Ene flam (Suz): 3. Josh Scott (Yam); 4. lack I~ (KTM); 5. Wes5eyWyett (KTM). OPEN 8 : I. Ad"m Delph (Hon) : 2. .kff Paril.e (Kni ); 3. Dayid McCool (K.tw); 4. Je5On...lones(Hon l: 5. Dan Williams (Hanl. OPEN C: I. .Jere m y Harri s (KTM ); 2. Ja son Wesl ( KTM): 3. Aaron Womble (Kaw); 4. Fredd~ Freemen (KTM) . 250 A : I . Wylo GriffIth (KTM): 2. TIlTl Nel son (KTM): 3. Nathan Phillips (K aw); 4. (hm. Kile (K~w ) ; 5. J an PhiU (KTM). ips 250 B: I . ChrisGeorge (Suz): 2. Brian O'Herron (KTM): 3. Brandon Moon (KTM). 250 C: I. Matthew $chnietle:r \Hon). 200 A : I. Bri an Wozniak (Kaw); 2. Sha~ Dailey (KTM); 3. Scott Swind le ($w); 4 . J ustin Moosrud (GOI; 5. Ky le Heodto!l'XII'l (Vam l . 200 8 : I. Slevffi Barber (KT",): 2. Damon Hallma rk (Sw); 3. Trayi$ Greft1 (Yam) ; 4 . Randy Burton (Yam ): 5. Bruce Gann (Hon ). 200 C: I. Robbie Sldng e (Vll m ); 2. Chri , Ca n~ll (Yam ): 3. Ryan Overton ; 4. Ad"m Chmalogar (KTM ): 5. Dayld Rensel. 4· STR K A : I. Mark Hutchinson (KTM); 2. J f"5SRotx-rson (KT M) . 4·STRK 8 : I . Brad Armour (KTM); 2. Kevln Parker (K TM) ; 3. Devtd Hutche nscn (Vam): 4 . Brad &rbtor (Y~ m) ; 5. G~g Gr iswold « TMI. c: 4 ·STRK 1. Shan e Tra ylor (Yam ); 2. Ed Bak er (KTM); 3 . Ad ll m Shreffler (Yam ): 4. Rus.wll Huddl l!,ton (Hon) ; 5. T~y R~ (Yam) . SR A : J. Rick Wiln (Kaw) : 2. Pat Williams (GO); 3 . John Mat). nirlg (Kaw): 4. Edmund Herringt on (Hon) : 5. Robert Cowles (KTM) . SR 8 : I. G~ Amour (Yam ); 2. J .T . Gordy (Hon); 3. Marll. Fuller (Ka w); 4. Ken ConoYel' (KTM); 5. 1..ee Allen (KTM). SR C: 1. Randy Roper (Hon l ; 2. Kal Ramadosn (KT/I\ I: 3. Tony Graben (Hon l: 4 . Doug Hick s (Kaw); 5. Gary CeltKU'l (KTM) . J R: I. Jerem y WCICl'lbIe (Yam ); 2. Cameron Allen ( Suz); 3. Grant Owen(Ka.... : 4. B!ak~ Ram" (Kaw): 5. !"'I~a1 1o'locn (Kaw) . ) IT TRL: 1. Ky~ Robrrt ( Yam); 2. Charlie Maddo ll ( Yam ): 3. Kevin Graben (Hon): 4. Nick Hartrr\lln { KTMI . HVY TRL: I . Jon athan Shuma te (Hon); 2. Chad Hall (Suz); 3. Ja son Smith (Swl : 4. Chris Milde (KTM): 5. Ryan Seg~ (&.a ). GLDN MS TR: I. Fred Hammond (KTMt : 2. Wry Nichols (KTM). S/S R A : I. J ohnn y Ful o (KTM) : 2. Oll nny Burk haller (KTM) ; 3. My spence (KTMI. S/SR 8 : I. Herb Colem an (KTM ): 2. Wood y Bramlett (GO): 3. Wyatt Helms (IITM); 4 Kenne Hick s (Yam ); 5. Robert Snida (KTMI . W.MN 1. Carolyn Ro.. l~ (Sul). : VET A; I. Steve Saunders (KTM) ; 2. Glenn HoU sheacl (Kew); ing 3. Terry Roberts (KTM); 4. J imm y Werd (Ka w); 5. Dayid Summers (KTM). VET 8 : I. Phil ip Lallement (Kaw); 2. Gary Thornton (Kaw); 3. l Kent Farmer (KTM); 4. Chad Belcher (KTM) ; 5. SIeve Taylor (Sw ). VET C: 1. Shane Merrell (Yam ); 2. Keith Graben (Kaw): 3. Brian J osue (Hon ); 4. Charles Colehour (Yam ); 5. Ti m Mask (KTM). CCS F lorida Region Moroso Motorsports Park Pihokken Dominates at Moroso By l iSA T HEOBALD WEST PALM BEACH, FL , SEPT . 2 1 Jim Pihokken not on ly dominated the heavyweight cl asses on hi s GSX -R750, he won the Unlimited Grand Prix eve nt , beating o ut th e bigger m ach ines . From th e sta rt , th e feature race was a two - ri d er battl e between teem m ates Pihokken and Scott Ritch ey . Th ou gh Ritch ey nailed th e holeshol and led th e pack through m ost of th e fi rst la p, Pihokken pull ed alo ngside hi m on th e fron t straight and took over the lea d at the entrance to the chicane. A t the hai fway flag , Ritchey pu lle d alon gside Pihokk en on th e front stra ight and passed him at the entr ance of th e turn - 12 chicane. but he cut the co me r and ran th rou gh the grass , let Pihokken back aro und him and fell ba ck to seco nd place. On the next lap , Ritchey pulled in to take a stop -a nd-go penalty for runnin g thr ou g h the gr ass an d d ro pped ba c k , lo sing ground to Pihokken th at he co uld not m ak e up . J ohn o Bowman wa s now on Ritchey 's tail in a battl e for second . but Ritchey' s ma chine outpow ered hi s on the straighta way s, k eeping Bowman behi nd . Pihokken took the c heck ered fl ag without further challe nge. Ritche y finished second. with Bowman close behi nd . "That wa s a tough one ." Rit ch ey stated on th e po di um . " J im did really great." "That was a battle." Piho kk en agreed . "I knew it wa s going to be a battie all the way to the end . I ca n get a littl e mo re on th e brak es th an him , becau se he' s on a heavier bik e . Th en he'd come by m e on the brak es agai n in th e c h ic a ne . I t houg ht, ' O h m y G od , i f he makes th is, I do n' t kn ow what I'm goi ng to do. I' m done.' He went in th e grass; then I don 't kn ow what ha ppe ned th ere . Bu t he ran a -great race." Th e Dunlop / GM D Computra ck /Vortex l Shark skinz/ Suzuki-s ponso red Pih okken als o wo n the GTO, Un limited Superspo rt, Heav y weight Su perspo rt and Heavyweight Super bik e eve nts. He finished th ird in Mi ddl eweight Superb ike, eighth in Middleweight Grand Prix. an d nin t h i n M i ddl ew e i g ht Supersp o r t. Pihokken is curre nt ly leadin g in th e co ntenti on for Expert O verall (combi ned ) po ints , and he p lan s to earn th e number -on e pl ate fo r th e 20 04 race season . SV650 ride r A lex Ferr eira, ho weve r, is giving Pihokken a run for his money. Ferre ira is currently runni ng seco nd in poi nts but has set h is sig hts on be in g numb er o ne. Just tw o week s earli er, Ferreira was ap proxim ately 200 po int s beh ind Pih okk en, so he com pe te d in eig ht races at th e J enn in g s GP eve nt an d dropped that m argin down to 112 . T o main ta in hi s lead as well as boo st his po ints accu · m ulatio n , Pihokken bo rr owed a Yamaha R6 and entered th ree addi tiona l races at Moro so and his efforts paid off: At the end of th e day, Ferreira's poi nts ga p had dropped dow n to a difference of 162 poin ts beh ind Pihokken. Th e final event of th e series will be ZI double-points p ay o ut at Homest ead -Mi am i Sp eedw ay in Dec ember and , as history ha s shown , any th ing' s possible. The 2w f.com /Mi ch elin /Pr i eto Ra cin g l Engine Ice -backed Ferreira was th e weekend 's second -biggest winner, beh ind Pihokken , with three firs t-place finishes . He won GT Lights , Lightweight Superbike and Lightweight Supersport . He also finished seco nd in Ughtweight Gr and Prix , fi ft h in Supertwins , sixth in Mid d leweight Gra n d Pri x , and eig hth i n M id dlewe ight Superspo rt . The event's oth er multi ple winn ers in th e E x p ert cl asses we re B owm an and Pat r ic k Weekle y . each with two victories. Bowman who is back ed by Pirelli , Greater Yama ha and his da d, Jim Bow m an - won the GTU and Mid d lew eight Super sport class es and f in is hed third in GTO. The Riva Yam aha/M otu l/Fact ory Tunin g Co .-spon sor ed W eek ley beat o ut his co m petition to w in the Lig htwe ight Sportsman and Supe rsingles classes. J orge Rod ri guez and Gr eg Mel k a tied for most multip le w in s in th e A m ate ur classes, w ith t hre e w ins api ece . Rodriguez won the Unl imited Super sport , Heav yweight Super spo rt a nd Heav yw e ight Supe rb ike ev ent s. Melka won GTU , Middleweight Supersport and Middiewelght Sup erbi k e. Moroso Motorspo rts P a rk Wes t Pal m B each . Flo rid a Re sults: Sept ember 21, 2003 ~ OTO; 1. Brien Shaw (Suz); 2. Andrew Coha n (Sw); 3. Jason Campbe ll (Yam) ; 4. Rodolfo Ramirel (Due ): 5 . ~ Rodrig uez (&.a ). EX GTO : I. J im Plho kk en ( SUI ): 2. Scott Ritche y (SUI) ; 3. J oh no Bowma n (Yam ): 4 . Edward Us (Suz); 5. Dayid McEnery. ~ OT U OHTS: I. Michll el Mills (Sw ): 2. Slephen Servis (Suz): 3. Russ Bolle (Sw) ; 4. 8 ryan Ca ~1I (Due) ; 5. Robert Clayton (Hon ). EX OT UGHTS; 1. A I~ll FffTeirll (Suz ); 2. F ranc isco Gom el (Sw): 3. Werner lwtl (Sow): 4. John Costa (Bue]: 5. G ~ L~ (""I· ~ 01 0: I . Greg Melka (Hon): 2. Darren Mul vane y (Swl; 3_ J e50n Campbel l (y am) ; 4. Ccny Rowe (Sul); 5. David Whitt! (Yam) . EX GTQ: I. Johno Bow man (Yam ); 2. Brad Graham (Han): 3. Thomas Pfuner (Suz) ; 4. ~ P_ (Yam ): 5. Jonn Coste (Due ). GP SGl: 1. Sl.ert Wemer (Hon): 2. Scott Coccc:Mi (Hon): 3. Chrit HamIlton (Han); 4. Brian Gordon (Vem) ; 5. ~ Chimo (Han) . lJW SPTS.MN: 1. Patric k Week ley (Yam ); 2. Dave Gabert (Hon); 3. J oh n Greever ( Kaw) : 4. J~ Lenza ( Ho n) : 5. Robe rt Sey mour (!

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