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CMA/Clawson Motorsports Bounty Hunter MX Series Round 7: Madera Speedway )II~I..I~I~ (Above) Even tho ug h he was scored separately, Mike Alessi's speed was on display, as the Intennedia t e topped all Pros in the main event of the night at round seven of the Bounty Hunter Series. (Right) Having just retumed from a long injury-induced l ayoff, J u stin Bnc:kele.. (481 used a third-place finish [behind Pro winner but overall runner-up Jeremy Chaussee) in the Bo unty Hu nter main at Madera Speedway to j um pstart his return to $upercross fonn. S T O RY AN D P HO TO S BY E D D IE G RA VELIN E / WWW .MOTO PRESS .N ET MADERA, CA, OCT. 4 t sta rted way back in th e middle of May and ran throughout the sum m er i n v enu es all ove r C al i forn i a . After countl ess on -track battl es and loads of dram a, th e Boun t y Hunter Seri es had co me do wn t o on e fi na l weekend in Mad er a. Th i s t im e. t he t rack was bu ilt on th e infie ld of th e Speedway's asphalt oval tra ck , whi ch is normally ho m e to Super Modified and M id get racecars. O n e of the b est turnouts of the se ries ma de t he g rand finale even more excitin g . ' S ev er al co mpete nt Pros, incl udin g Rust y Holl and, Justi n B u c k el ew , J er em y Cha ussee , Bil l y Jurev ic h and D ani el B l air , were on hand t o provide a sho w fo r the fa ns and take hom e so me pu rse money. Mik e A lessi w as present as well , provid in g p le nty o f f ue l f or pre -race bench -racing among the spectato rs . Th e Pros and Intermediates raced sepa rate gat es in qualify ing. lnterrne d i at es were tech nically cap abl e o f m ak i n g t he mai n e ve nt, b ut t h ey would b e sco re d separate ly an d awarded d ea ler dollars instead o f' cas h if they did so . With the strong Pro turnout, though, there was quite a bit of speculation as to whether or not any of them would m ake it. Hail ing f rom C aliforn i a 's hi gh desert , Chauss ee cam e out swing ing in th e op ening 125cc m ota, fending o ff Mi chael Young and Buck elew, who was riding a Pro Circuit Kaw asak i. Northern Ca lifornia 's Blair suffe red some bad luck in the first race, fi nishing a lowly nint h, but he got thi ngs togeth er in the final rac e a n d n arro w l y de fea t ed Ch au ssee. Cha ussee won the ove ra ll , followed by Buckelew and Young . Al essi won the 125cc Intermediate class going away . Weston A rthurs and Mitch Bragd on battl ed for second place, I 46 N OVEM B ER 12, 2003' cue trad ing runn er-up finishes; Arthurs won by way of a ti e break er, since he had the better finish in the final mota. Alessi repe ated his tiddl er- cl ass performance by ridin g a CRF450R to victories in both 250cc Intermediate qualify in g m otos . Once again , Arthurs was in the hunt for second, th is time trading fin ishes with Michael Bunyea. Arthurs got the short end of the tie breaker, though, by going 2 -3 in contrast to Bunyea's 3-2 tally. In 250cc Pro qual ifying , Holland ap peared to be b ac k on h is game , riding his Claw son Motorsports CRF t o a cl ea n swee p. Chaussee proved t hat his v icto ry in the 125cc class w as no fl uke by finishi ng in second bo th races . Jurev i c h took t he final podium spot with a cons is tent 3 -3 perfo rmance, while Young and Zeb Armstrong com pleted the top five. The pre -ra ce hype reached a fev er pitch go ing into the m a in eve n t. Alessi was th e only Intermediate to qua lify: but his performance was so dominating tha t there was no way he could be left out . He caught several Pros wh o ran off th e firs t gate in th e qualify ing rac es. Be cau se he ca m e ou t of th e Interm ed iate classes , he was position ed at ab out th e m iddle of th e si n g le -file st art fo r th e B ount y Hunter race . A s usu al , Holl and w as rewarded for sm ok in g through quali fyi ng by starting at th e ba ck . Cou ld he co me th roug h the pack and ' pa ss everyone, inclu ding Al essi, who ha d a big advantage in position? The fir st few laps were a free-for-all. Severa l r id er s g o t bun ch ed u p i n groups whi le trying to esta blish a running order. Al essi came up qu ic kly, as did Holland. Bu ckel ew wa s out front I e n e _ s early ; one m ight ex pect th at from a proven su pe rc ross w inn er , but " J . Buck" had j ust returned to rid ing after a long layoff du e t o injury . Th e fac t that he was ridi ng a 125 aga inst a field com prised mostl y of 250s m ade hi s feat even more im press ive. Al essi got a break wh en a co u ple of ride rs tangled in a corner right in front of him. The on ly place he could go to avoid becoming ano ther casualty was off the track. He did so, and then re-entered th e track right in front of th em. Riding his trusty 45 0, he reeled in Buck elew after a few lap s and m ade a cl ean pass for the lea d. All eye s the n shifted t o Holland, who was tearing th rough th e pack like a wild ani ma l, knowing fu ll w ell that h e needed to get u p fr ont before Alessi had gott en too m uch of a cushion . Holl and 's m arch was halted when he lost his front end in a comer and went down ; he ca me co m pletely off the bik e and had to restart it, wh ich allowed seve ral rid ers to p ass h im . With the race more th an halfway over, Alessi was able to relax and easily ride to another victory. Chaussee eventua lly passed Buckelew and finished sec ond, right ahead of him. Young and Blair rounded out the top fiv e. CN McHaney (Suz); 5. Logan Baker (Suz) . 6 5 ( 9 - 1 1) : 1. Ju st in Brow n (Ka w) ; 2. Tyler Nic holson (KTM); 3. Brandon Orr (KT M ); 4. Christian Marm olejo (Suz); 5. Tanner Simo ns (KTM) . 6 5 NOV : I. Ja mes Culbertso n (Suz) ; 2. Landon Sulliv an (KTM) ; 3. Travis Bac hman (Suz); 4 . J oseph Reynolds (KTM); 5. Tyler Wymore (Suz). 65 INT : 1. Tyler Bereman (KTM). 65 X: 1. Tyler B er em an (KTM) ; 2 . Jame s Cul be r tson (Suz ); 3 . Lan d on Sull i van (KTM); 4. Travis Bachma n (Suz); 5. Ty ler Nicholson (KTM). O T H ER 8M BK S : 1. Ma:son Ga rcia ( Ha n) ; 2 . J oaqu in Gonzales (Han ); 3. Charlie Pipes (Han) ; 4. Robert O lmos (Kaw); 5. Dalton Spjut (Hon ). 85 BEG 0 · \ : I. Chad Osburn (Yam) : 2. Jack ie lve s ( Yam ) ; 3. Ma rk Moren o ( Ho n) : 4 . N ic ho las Marm olejo (Han); 5. Tyler Boeddeke r (Yam) . 8 5 BEG 0 -2: 1. Anth ony Joy (Yam ); 2. J ordan Co l lins ( Yam ) ; 3 . Ma rk T re vin a (Y am) : 4 . Phil o Farnsworth (Hon ); 5. Sam Chim ienti (Han). 85 NO V : 1. T yle r Be rerne n ( Yam) ; 2 . Dustin Moo dy (Kaw ); 3 . J .B. Bull er (Yam ): 4 . David Fee (Kaw) ; 5. Michael Orr (Yam ). 85 INT: 1. Dustin Pipes (Han) ; 2. Nicolas Sliker (Yam) . 85 B!W: 1. Kyle Hogan (Han); 2. Jeth ro Prince (Suz); 3. J acob Karr (Han ); 4 . Corey Hepner (Hon). 85 X: 1. J eff A lessi (Han ); 2. Dusti n Pipes (Hon): 3 . Nic olas Ba ke r (Yam ) ; 4. J .B . Bulle r (Ya m ) ; 5 . David Fee (Han) . S/MIN I: 1. J eff A lessi (Hon) ; 2. N icol as Baker (Yam ); 3. Dustin Pipes (Han) ; 4. Dav id Fee (Hon). 12 5 YTH : 1. M ike A lessi ( Hon ) ; 2. J eff A lessi (Han) ; 3. Les Soito (Han ); 4. Weston Arth urs (Hon ); 5. Dylan To lmasoff (Kaw). 125 BEG: I. Chris Potter (Hon ): 2. Ryan Leebelt (Yam) ; 3. Willi am Day (Suz); 4. Corey Jordan (Kaw): 5. Cody Ande rson (Yam ). 125 NOV 0 -1 : 1. Les Sa ito ( Ho n) ; 2 . Dylan Tolma soff (Kaw ); 3. Brent Merrick (Suz); 4 . Eric Ralls (Yam ): 5. Larry Vasquez (Yam) . 125 NOV 0 ·2: 1. Kevin Well s (Hon) : 2. Ja rod Pack (Han) ; 3 . Wesley Flippin (Yam): 4 . Ky le O rth (Yam); 5. Ryan Sm ith (Han). 125 INT: 1. Mik e A lessi (Han) : 2. Weston Arthu rs ( Ho n ); 3 . M it ch B ra gd on ( Su z) ; 4 . J oe l Rob ert s (Yam); 5. Shawn Steinhau er (Hon ). 25 0 BEG: 1. Jor dan Henry (Yam ): 2. Nick Fisher ( Han) ; 3 . T ro y Br o wn (Suz) ; 4 . Ed die G rav elin e (Suz); 5. Garred O ldham (KTM). 25 0 N O V : I . Ryen Da:rrig o (Ya m) ; 2. Cra ig Ran eJls ( Ha n) ; 3 . Br y an Merk (Ya m); 4 . Lan don Wilco x (v ern ): 5. All en Woodw ard (Han). 2 5 0 INT : 1. Mik e A le ss i ( Ha n ) ; 2 . M ich ael Bunye e (Yam) ; 3. Weston Arth urs (Hon); 4 . Wesley Furr ah (Yarn) : 5. Mik e Smi th (Hon) . 25 -29 INT l EX: 1. Gar Gladders (Hon) . VET BEG: 1. Scott Meisner (Han ); 2 . Mik e Antles ( Yam): 3. Eddi e Gra velin e (Su z) ; 4. Je ff Thiesen (Kaw): 5. Noble Barlow (Hon). VET NOV: 1. J ason Benzl er ( Ho n) ; 2 . Lance Uttle (Yam ) . VET INT : 1. A llen Blanco (Han); 2. Craig Ranells (Han) ; 3 . CrBig King (Yam); 4. Vince Uttle (Yam) . VET PRO: 1. Frank Daml ey (Han): 2. J ohn Blair (Hon) . O I T NOV : 1. Da vid Hou se (S uz) ; 2 . Fr ank Maca lu so ( Han ); 3 . Cra ig Hered ia (Yam ) ; 4. Sam Furlin (Suz). O f T INT : I. C raig Ran eJls ( H an); 2 . Gre g Dougla s (Yam) . SPTSMN X : 1. Dylan To lm asoff (K aw) : 2. Tyler A rms tro ng ( KTM ); 3. Cn llig Ranell s ( Hon); 4 . J oel Roberts (Yam) ; 5. Greg Kudlac (Yam ) . BNTY HNT R AM : 1. Mike Alessi (Hon) . BNTY HNTR PRO : 1. J eremy Chaussee (Yam) ; 2. Ju stin Buck elew (Kaw) ; 3. Mich ael Young (Suz); 4. Daniel Blair (Yll m ); 5. Denn is Stapleton (Han ); 6. Zeb A rms trong (Yam) ; 7. Billy Jurevich (Suz); 8. Rusty Holl and (Hon ); 9. Tra fton Chandler (Ya: ); 10. Nick m McBride (Yam) . Madera Speedway Madera, Califomia Results: October4, 20D3 (Round 71 50 F I T: 1. To m my Ste ve ns (Han ) ; 2 . Tommy Battelle (Han) . 5 0 ( 0 -6) : l. Bri anne Jam es; 2. Log an Sli ker (P o l) ; 3 . Calli e n McH an ey ( KT M ); 4 . Ch ase McCullough (KTM) ; 5. Michael Robles (Yam) . 5 0 (7· 6): 1. Rom ey Miramontes (Pol); 2 . Jo seph Reynol ds (KTM) ; 3. Trav is Burrough (Cob) ; 4 . Tyler Hjortl and (KTM). 50 OPEN: 1. Jo seph Reynold s (KTM): 2. Rom ey M ir amon te s (Po l ) ; 3 . Tra vi s Bu rrou gh (Cob); 4 . Logan Baker (Pol): 5. Ty ler Hjortland (KTM). 50 A DULT: 1. Ty ler Boeddeker (Hon ): 2. Larry Vasq uez ( Ha n); 3 . J ac ki e l ve e ( Hon ) ; 4. Du st i n Boeddeker (Hon); 5. Brandon Hodges (Hon) . 65 (5 -S) : 1. Rom ey Miram ont es (Suz); 2. Zach Leach (Suz) ; 3 . Ju st i n J on es ( Ka w ); 4 . William Riding minis for just a little while l o n g e r, Jeff Alessi went unbeaten in the Supennini and 85cc X classes in Madera, Califomla.

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