Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Result s LOCAL TALENT Short Track soSHAFT : 1. Nic k Mc Fad~ (YlIm): 2. JacobMonis (Yam) . 50 CHAIN: I. Nick McFlI~ (Cob); 2. Ja cob Moms (Cob). 65 : I. Jak~ Lewis (Suz ); 2. Colby Adams (KlM) . 85 : 1. Jonllthlln Heieen (YlIm): 2. JlIk~ Lewe (Suz): 3. Michael Heiden (YlIm); 4. Nik ki ~ (Hon): 5. Cody Brown (Han) . STK XRlOO: I. April Udd (Hon). MA D DCXi: J. Dakota Simmons (YlIm) ; 2. Steve Nece (Han) . 200 AM: I. Andrew Fenrun (Suz.l; 2. M"tt Paterson (Hon ). 200 PRO·,V·\: I . Patrick Pylt' (Stu): 2. Dakot a Simmons (Yam): 3 . Jon athan Heiden (Yam). OPEN PRO: I. Adroo ladd (Han ); 2. St~VIe Nace (Yam) ; 3 . Dean Faulkner ( Rot): 4 . Kyle Kelly ( Yam) . VET 30 . : I. Dffinis Port" ( ATK) : 2.lkan Faulk n~r (Rot): 3 . Ed Cilirk (Rot ). SR 40. : 1. Dt-nn lS Perter ( ATK): 2. Ed Cla rk (Rot): 3 . David Brown (Han ): 4 . Don Duocolln (Sw) . rr JOIN THE HUNDREDS OF SUCCESSFUL, ACTIVE DEALERS WHO SELL 50 SHA FT: I. NICk McFildden (Yam ); 2. J acob Morris (Yom ) 50 CHAIN: I . Nic k McFaddPn (Co b) : 2 . Jacob Morri s (Cob) . 65; I. J lIke Lewis (Sw); 2. Coib y Adams (KTM). 85: I. Joo othan Heiden (YlI m); 2. Nikk i S~ (Han ): 3. Michll ~1 Heiden (Yom) : 4 . JiJke Lewis (Sw); 5 , Cody Brown (Hon) MAD DOG : I. Stevie xece (Hon); 2. Dakota Simmon s (Yam ). 250PRO: 1. Dakota Simmons (Yam) . 200 PRO·AM : 1. Patrick Pyle (Suz): 2. Dakota Sim mons (Yam); 3. weston Adams (Yom ). OPEN PRO·AM : 1, Stevie Nece (Yom ). OPEN PRO; I. Aaron Ledd (Hon ). !l!JtcjJi!vne w. IN THEIR STORES Tulare Cy cl e Park Spence. Itamura Air It at Tulare Post-Vintage KYLE MERM IS By G UY C OULSTON BIRTIIDATE: ., . , . TULARE, CA , OCT. 5 Duane Spen c e went tw o fo r tw o to sc o re first o ve ra ll in th e GP 500c c Exp ert cl ass of the AHRMA Northwest Post -Vint age ra ce at Tulare Cycle Park . In th e firs t m ota , it wa s all Spe nce , as he clea rly dominat ed fro m sta rt t o fi nish and was never seriou sl y cha ll enged. T hi ngs change d in th e seco nd m oto , as Matt Itamura and Sp enc e traded paint from sta rt to finish. Mario Andrein i got ou t firs t for the holeshot. bu t it wa sn't lon g befor e he was passed by Itamura and t he n by Spe nce. T he t wo Experts th en pr oc eed ed to put on an aerial sho w fo r t h e sp ec t at ors lin ing the f en c e at th e fl ag jump . Cl e ari n g t h e t ab let op side b y side, Spence and lt amura had the fans on the ir feet as th ey watched th em sty li ng th e j umps. lta m ura led for th e fi rs t three laps, j us t bar ely hold ing off Sp enc e. On th e back straig h t - a fifth-gear free way - Sp ence would consist entl y brak e just a little lat er th an Itam ura and crawl right up his rear wheel. On th e fourth lap , j ust after th e bac k straight, Spence m ade his move and got by It am ura, wh ere he st aye d fo r the rem ai nd er of th e rac e for the overall win . Anoth er close race, the GP 250cc Novic e cla sh, had Gerald Mauricio and Paul Be ll uomini trad ing m ota win s, with Mau rici o tak ing the im port ant second- mo te w in for first ov erall. Bell uom ini got out to an early lead in the fi rst m o to , a nd t hat' s w her e he st aye d . Thi ng s wo uldn't be as easy for him in the sec ond, as Ma uricio wa s out fi rst. with Bellu omini hot o n his rear wh eel. So it went for four of th e five lap s. On th e white- fl ag lap, Maurici o mistook the wh it e fl ag for th e checkers and slo we d . Bellu omini thro tt led by , and Maur ici o , reali zing his mi stak e. blasted off in hot pu rsu it, and th e race was on. With in j ust a few c orn ers, Ma uri cio was back on Bellu om in i' s rea r wh eel , but it wasn't going to be easy getting around , as " Bell " smelled an ove rall. Mauricio , piloting his Honda like a man pos sessed , managed to get ar ound Bell ju st a few co rn ers from th e fini sh . AHRMA's Northwest Post -Vintage series is growing, the racing is great. and the bikes are c ool. Pull that old bik e o ut of mothballs and c ome o ut and join in; you ha ven 't had this mu ch fun sin c e 19 8 1. Chec k it o u t at AHRMA.org. CN RESIDENCE: , . , • October 12, 1989 Manhattan, Kansa s OnIu INTERESTS: .• Snowboard ing , Skateboard ing DISCIPLINE: ••• ••• • • •• Motocross, Are nacross MOTORCYCLE: •.• • , • S PONSO RS: ••• • • • Yamaha VZ 125 Brooks Yamaha, O 'Nea l loCAL TRACK: . , . , • ••• " Dragoon Motocros s Park C LASS ES: • , • • , • , • • • 125cc Novice RECENT A CCOM PLISHMENT • Create ENTHUSIASM for new product s. latest even ts a nd tre nds in the spo rt of moto rcycling.

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