Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

AMA Distr ict 27 M otocross Series Round 9 : Washougal M otocross Par k Hamness Serues notice! Yamaha rider Matt Willi ams and former Pro ri der J e r e M eeker . Jake Ca rtwrig ht and Guy Tow split mot o wi ns in the co mpetitive.250c c B class , but it was Cart w righ t' s second- moto wi n th at sna red the YZ p ilot th e ove ra ll w in , ahead o f Jason Lauder milk and Chad Klingbeil. Terry Lee's day was co m plete after his dual m oto wins in the Ov er 30 Pro class . Once again, Terry Lee had Bisceglia and Melloy to deal with, although Terry Lee agai n hammered th e co m pe tition unmercifully. Ridin g much lik e he did ha lf a de cade ago in h is prim e, Terry Lee left the field well behi nd and was the day's top m oney win ner. Bisceglia (2 -2), Melloy (3 -3 ), Darryl Zum stein (5 -4) and Jeff Edson (6 -5 ) trailed him in the overall sta ndings. In th e ad join ed Ov er 3 0 B class, Meek er ove rca me a po or st art in the firs t moto to tr ail J eff Bergst rom, but then he bett ered his sta rt in m ot o two and ran at the head of the pack to fi nish in the to p spot. That perfo rmance S T O RY AND P HO T O S B Y C L A Y L IG HT WASHOUGAL, WA, OCT. 5 rego n's Te rry Lee Hamness served notic e to the co m petit ion in th e Pro fessional ranks that, despite tu rn ing 33 years ol d, he c an still go p len t y fast. On th is day, the ri d er from Port la nd proved it by ham m ering th e c om pe t it io n in two classes at ro und nin e of the AMA D istrict 27 Motocross Seri es, w hich also doubled as t he season finale at Washo ug a l Motocross Park . riding a Hond a H a mn e s s , C RF 450R , won th e compe titive 250cc and Over 3 0 Pro classes, top ping ev ery m o t o he e ntered . Ham ness had fellow fo rmer AMA Nation al vetera n Don B isc eg lia to deal with in both cla sses, but Bis ceglia was rel egated t o runn er-up st at us in both . B is ceglia cras he d in th e fi rst m oto a n d ca me fr om t h e ta il en d of th e field to tr ail Hamness an d Bob Mello y at m ot o 's end. Hamness go t a jump o n the fie ld in m ot o two , while Bisceg lia go t a much better start this time o ut. Bis c egl i a ran in Hamn ess' shadow for seve ral la ps b ef ore th e T erry 's Cy cl e Cente r/ Fox- backed rid er t u rn ed up th e throttl e and put a sizable amount of g ro und b et w een h im se lf a nd Bisceg lia, wh ose 3-2 p laci ngs nett ed him seco nd o verall . Melloy (2 -3), Ky le Co en (4- 4) and D a v is Didie r (5 -5) filled o ut the top five overall. T w o additiona l classes ra n com bined with th e Professional riders, the Over 25 Pro and 250cc B classes . The younger of the two Hamness brothers, Mik e, rod e a pac e sim ilar to tha t of his older br oth er en ro ut e to th e Ov er 25 Pro win . Mike won bo th m otos to lead O 42 N O V EM B ER 5 , 2003 ' cue I e n e vv s garnered Me ek er an overall win , fol lo wed by Berg strom (1 -2) and J ason Sm ith (3-3 ) . Al so com b ined in th at eve n t w as th e 2 3- r ide r O v er 30 C class, whi ch was wo n by Dave Hender so n. Th ou gh h e p laced t hird in both m oto s, Hen derso n to o k adva nt age of inconsistent finishes by m ot o w i nners T er r en c e M cD o w ell a n d Ch adw ick Wall ace to wi n ove ra ll. Th e 85 c c ran k s d rew lar g e num ber s for th e se ri es' fina le, inc lud ing th e co m b i ne d 85 c c age- g r o up a nd Beg inners cl as ses , wh ich ran co mbined . Oregon's Da nny Gu bser and Washington' s Chad Sm ith went head to he ad in t he 85cc (12 -15) class, w ith Gubser coming o ut o n top afte r w inn in g both motos. Sm ith ran ahea d o f G u bse r in seve ral motos on th e day, bu t lu c k was n't on Sm ith 's side , as tw o crash es relegated him to sec ond ove rall in th e 85 cc (12-15) and Sup ermini clas se s , bot h of wh i ch were won by Gubser. Wash ing ton's B roc B a rn es was im pressive in his 85c c Beg in ner-cl ass sw eep . The Suzu ki- moun ted Ba rn es, w h o won h i s se ve nth c on sec u t i v e ove ra ll win in the class, jumped out in f ront in both motos a nd re ma ined there to the finis h, ap parently effortless ly . Scott Howe placed second to Ba rn es in both motos , a nd Melissa Coblentz , one of four fema le c om peti to rs in the fi eld of 24 riders , p laced th ird overall (5 -3 ) . Another ra cer rid ing th e crest of a c urrent w in str eak is Oregon 's Co dy Buyas, wh o won both 125cc C motos and appeared to be on his wa y to an overa ll 2 50 cc C-class win . However, Bu ya s and K ory Huffma n ta ng led whil e i n a heated batt le ov er first pla c e in moto one ; B uy a s got th e worst of th e co nfront ation , and Huffm an wo n . Huffman tra iled B uyas t o th e fi nish in m ot o two , but Huffman was p laying it safe an d w rapped up th e c lass ti tl e wi th h is 1-2 fin i sh es , wh ich wa s also good for an ove rall win. Robert Wullbrandt (2 -3 ) p laced second ov era ll , follow ed by Wes Nolan d ( 3 -4 ) . Buy as ' 13 -1 fini sh es eN earned hi m sixth overa ll. Washougal Motocross Park Washouga l. Washington Results : October 5, Z003 IRound 9 of 91 5 1 ( 4- 8) OIL -INJ : 1. Torserm Brown (KTM). 51 ( 4 -6) ST K: 1. Mar cu s Al exande r (Pol); 2 . Da kota Bellro se ( KTM) ; 3. Ale c Bail ey (KTM) ; 4 . T rista n Charbonneau ( KTM) ; 5 . Sennett Ferris ( Kaw ). 5 1 (7· 8) 5TK: I. Cody Pol;lt e (KTM): 2. Ja son Doan e (C ob); 3 . Nat ha n Ha a s ( Po l) ; 4 . Dar ia n Sanayei (KTM) ; 5. Chance Bl ack burn (KTM ). 6 5 (7 48) : I . Ch ri s Cor si ( Ka w); 2. Matth ew Bisceglia (5 uz): 3 . Kyle Hu ffm an (Suz) ; 4 . Cooper Garza (KTM) ; 5. Ryan M;randa (KTM). 65 (9 - 1 1): 1. Tr evor Coltr ane (Kaw); 2. Julian Doa ne ( Kaw ); 3. Hunter Knoll ( KTM); 4 . Hudson Kno ll (KTM) ; 5. Mit chell Stanley (Hon ). 85 BEG (7 · 11) : 1. D.J . Mont gom ery (Hon) : 2. J effr ey Pritchard (Hon) . 85 8EG ( 12 ·15): 1. Broc Barn es (Sua): 2. Scott Howe (Suz); 3. Melissa Coblentz (Yam ); 4 . Kash Leon (Suz); 5. Addison Tagu e (Yam ) . 85 (7 -11 ): 1. Nathan Teel (Suz); 2. Colin Megee (S u z) ; 3 . Ri c k y Mi randa ( Yam) ; 4 . N oah Bail ey (Yam) ; 5. Trevor Coltrane (Kaw ). 8 5 (12-1 5 ): 1. Danny Gub ser (Yam ); 2. Chad Sm ith (Suz) ; 3 . Vincent Compochiaro (KTM); 4. Jake Ponce (Kaw); 5 . Misty Short (Yam) . 5 /MINI ( 9· 1 1): 1. Nathan Tee! (Sua): 2. Ricky Mi rlln da (Y am ) ; 3 . Co li n Megee (Suz); 4 . Trevor Coltrane (Kaw) ; 5. Noah Bailey (Yam). S /MINI ( 12- 15) : 1. Dann y Gu bser (Yam ) ; 2. Chad Sm ith (Suz); 3. Win cent Com pochiaro (KTM). 125 A /PRO : I . Tr evor Brooks (Yam) ; 2. Ryan Enni s (Yam ); 3. Jo el Ard (Hon); 4 . J am es Hansen (Yarn) : 5. Kyle Coen (Hon ). 125 B : 1. J ak e Cartw ri ght ( Yam ); 2. Anthony Cerr ut i ( Ya m ) ; 3. Da vid Cha rney ( Yam ) ; 4 . Ian Mclaren (Yam ). 12 5 C: 1. Co d y Buya s ( Ha n) ; 2. Ni c Wo lfe r (SUl ); 3. Matt Fo uts (Yam ); 4. Sean Eker son (Yam) ; 5. Ju stin Van Slyke (Suz). 125 0: 1. L e v i Hu ff m an (Yam ); 2 . Rag er Rettinge r (Han) ; 3. T ravis Bush ( Yam ); 4 . Trev or Welsh (Yam); 5. James Lovely (Yam) . 250 A /PRO : 1. Terry Lee Ham ness (Han) ; 2. Washington' s Brac Barnes continued his w in streak w ith an overall 85cc Begi n ner-class victory In Wa shougal, Washington. Don Bi sceg lia (Han) ; 3. Bob Mellay (Han) ; 4. Kyle Coen (Han) ; 5. Davis Did ier (Yam) . 2 50 B : 1. J ak e Car twri ght (Yam); 2. Ja son Lauderm ilk (Hon); 3. Chad Kl ingb eil (Han); 4. Guy To w (Han ); 5. Jason Park s (Han ). 2 5 0 C : 1. Ko r y Huffm an ( Ya m); 2 . Rob ert Wullbran dt (Suz) ; 3 . Wes Noland (Yam) ; 4 . J ason Smith (KTM) ; 5. Tyle r Heuberger (Han). 2 5 0 0 : I . J ason Renn er (Han); 2 . Er ic Hotze (KTM); 3. Travis Bush (Yam); 4. Mark Buaie (Han ); 5. Erik Bender (Hon). . WMN : 1. J o n i Biscegl ia (Yam) ; 2. Jayme Woodm an (Kaw) ; 3. She lly Montgome ry (Kaw) ; 4. Stac ey Matthews (Han); 5. Vanessa Viter (Yam ). BTH C: I. Nlc Wolf er (SUl ); 2. Robert Wullbrand t (Suz); 3 . Ju stin Van Slyke (Suz); 4. Jo Don Ireland (Yam ); 5. Lance Treeen (Suz). 25. A : 1. Mik e Hamn ess (Han) ; 2. Matt Will iams (Yam ); 3 . Je re Meeker (Yam) ; 4 . Stan Lund (Yam); 5. Bill Sepi ch (Hon) . 2 5. C: 1. T errenc e Mc Dow ell ( KT M ) : 2. Lee Walc h (Han ) ; 3. Bryan Schoening (KTM); 4. Dave Henderson (Hon ); 5. Denny Haugen (Han) . 30. A : 1. Ter ry Lee Ham ness ( Han ); 2. Don Bi sc egli a ( Han ) ; 3 . Bo b Mel loy ( Ha n); 4 . Darryl Zumste in (Han) ; 5. Jeff Edson (Hon). 3 0 . B: 1. Je re Meeker (Yam) ; 2. Jeff Bergstrom (Hon) : 3. Jason Sm ith (KTM ); 4. Jeff Rand s (Kaw); 5. Ji m Faw (Han). 3 0. C: 1. Dave Hend er son ( Ho n ): 2 . Denn y Hau gen ( Han) ; 3 . Ter renc e McD ow ell ( KT M); 4. Darrell Hamilton ( Yam) ; 5. Chadwick Wallace (Han) . 40 . A : 1. Darryl Zums tein (Han ); 2. Tony Fox (Yam ); 3. Stan Lund (Yam) ; 4. Arne Hettm an (Han); 5. Tom Ek erson (Han). 40 . B : 1. Ji m Fi sk (Ho n) ; 2 . Scott Ber gren ( Yam ); 3 . Terry Brook s ( Yam); 4 . Bill Ec k st ein (KTM ); 5. Larry Wenzinger (Hon ). 40 + C: I . Don Peterson (Yam) ; 2. And rew Wells (Yam) ; 3. Jeff May (Yam) ; 4 . Wesley Praye (Kaw); 5. Dave Renner (Han ).

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