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fo u r th. lea v in g M ich ae l Dowdy t o take the fi fth . Wi th 19 entrie s , the 65c c ( 7- 9) c la s s proved to be the largest on e o f the night. A fo ur-way battle in the fi rst m ota go t ev eryone o n th eir feet as race leader Aaron Reyn o ld s went do wn 10 y ards shy of th e chec ke red fl ag , lett in g Zac hary Ja yn es and Preston Laye t ake the top tw o spo ts. A aro n reco vered for th ird . Kl a y St ephen son fin ishe d fourth . W he n th e gate dropped fo r mo t e tw o , Aa ro n was rea dy, and he was second ou t of the tum. and then he pas sed leader St ep hen son as if he wer e standing sti ll . Nevertheless, Reynold s' 3 - 1 ta lly was not good enoug h to b eat J a y n es' 1-2 pu n c h. Reynolds fin ish ed sec on d fo r th e night, be hind J a yn es, lea vin g Laye th ird , Stephen so n fou rth and J ared Br is to w fi ft h . In th e 5 lcc (4-6) Sha ft class , Sp eed Gra f fix 's Scottie Kelt on was th e hea vy fav orit e, as h e is t h e r eign in g c h a m pi n g o f th e N o rt h T exas Nigh t Ser ies. Howev er. it w as D illon Lewi s fro m O re Ci t y , T exa s. w ho go t o ut in front to tak e th e m ot a win , fo llo wed by Hunter Hull and J o hn Mi cha el Belding . K elton fin ish ed a di sappointing sixth in th at m oto . As th e gat e dropped for th e second m ota. K elton got into hi s ra cin g m od e and n ev er looked beh in d him en ro ute to taking th e m ot o win . Nev ertheless , it was too li ttle ', t oo la te , as Hull's second -pla c e fini sh in tha t m ot o ga v e him the ov erall wi n, foll owed by Lewis in secon d and Kelton in third. 51 (4· 6); I. Parker Flem ing (KTM ): 2. BreU Morgon (Cob) ; 3 Chase Dale (KTM): 4. Dillon L-ois (KT M) : 5. Conno r Cranford (KTM) . 51 (1- 8): I. Chese Rumsey (K TM) ; 2. Shoun Hurst II (Cob ): 3. Hunter Stanton (KTM): 4. Sc~ Kelton (K TM); 5. Ty ler Gless (KTM) . 5 1 OPEN: I. Klay Stephen5Of'l (KTM); 2. Chase Rumsey (tIT M); 3 . Sheen Hurst II (Cob ); 4. Parli er Fleming ( KT M); 5 . T yle r Gtess IKTMI. 65 (7.9): I. Zach~ry JlIy nes (Suz ); 2. AtIroo Reynolds (KlIw): 3. Preston Leye ( Kaw) : 4. KlllY Step henson (KTM ); 5. J ared Bris to w (K dW). 65 (10 . 11): I. A usti n Hender son (KlI w) ; 2. Rile y Pembe rto n (S uII: 3 . Dusty Hamm ond (K TM) ; 4. Alex Joseph (Kll W); 5. Cole An dis (Kaw) . 65 OPEN; I. Austin Henderson (KllW): 2. Riley Pemberton ($w ): 3. Aaron Reynolds (KlI w): 4 . Preston Laye (Kaw ): 5. Zachary Jaynes (Su<). 85 BEG: I. Thomll S Auh ( YlI m): 2. Stephen Chavel (Hon); 3 Nathan Hull ($uz l; 4. e:tub Jotw'1.son (YlIm ); 5. Michllel MesroJe (Hon). 85 (7 . 11): I. Dakota f'1orto!, (Stu) ; 2. Cody Vaugh n (KlIw ): 3 J eremy Huddleston (KT M1: 4. Aus tin Henderso n (Kaw) : 5. Nicky N UM (Yam). 85 ( 12. 13 ): 1. Aus tin Rog ers (Suz); 2. Dylen Zuon (H on) : 3. J oyme Br istow (Y am); 4. Trent Hayd en (Ya m): 5. Ja cob Win slow (Hon). 8S OPEN: 1. Dako ta FIo~ (Sw); 2. J"y m~ Bri stow (Yam ): 3. Austin Rodgers ($w): 4. Cody VllugM (Kaw ); S. .kremy Hudd leston (KI M.). 125 SCHBY; I. Kevin Murphy ($uz ); 2. Jusun Hasty (Yam) ; 3. Cha rli e Martin (Ka..... ; 4. Blake Ice nho wer ( YlI m) : 5. And y Lo ng ) (Yam). 125 BEG: I. Core y Bradf ord (Ya. ); 2. Michael McClain (K.sw); m 3. Derek Overton (Kll W); 4. Caleb Steph en s (Sol ); 5. Robert Hell e (Yam). 125 NOV : 1. Benton Arnol d (KTM) ; 2. Rick y Grcsjeen (Ka w) : 3. Bl ake Icenh ower (Yam ); 4 , Kevi n Murp h y (S uz ); 5. Chris Shelton (KTM). OPEN AM; 1. BryM Mill er (Suz): 2. Justin Wa.rmJ (Yam): 3. Malt Murph y ( Suz ); 4. Joseph Gelvin (Yam ): 5. Andy Reynold s (Han ). OPEN [NT ; I. Justin Wa~ (Yam ): 2. Chari ie Martin (Kaw); 3. Murphy (Suz); 4. Jak e Amngton (KTM ); 5. Justin Hasty (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Blake Kl"t!ton (Han). 250 BEG: I. Caleb Stephens (Suz) : 2. JOml"S West (Hoo): 3. Tommy Co wley (Kaw ): 4. A lan Walker ( Yom): 5. Michoel Dowd y (Kaw). 250 NO V: 1. Joseph Gelv in (Yam ); 2. Jo hn Stephenson (KTM); 3. Bla k e Icenho wer (Y a.m); 4 . Wllllllm Themes (YlI m) ; 5. Shll u n Abbott (Yam ). 25. OPEN: 1. Andy Reynolds (Hen); 2. Dustin HopPt' (Honl : 3. MaU Th well tt ( Ya m ): 4. Mik e Vargu (Yo m ) ; 5. J emes T enn y son (Yam ). 35 . OPEN : I. Da~ Westmoreland (Hon); 2. Williom Thom.as ( Yom); 3 . Shll un Abbott (YlI m); 4. Kent De Lap (H on ); 5 . Bubba Johnson (YlIm ). """'It Fourstat e s MX P a r k H ooks. Texas Re s u lt s : October " , 2003 (Round 6 ) 5 1 (4.6) SHAFT: 1. Hunter HuU (Yllm ); 2. Dillon 3. Scone Kelton ( Y ~ m) : 4 u-o...is (Yam ); John MirlIael Belding (YlI m ): 5. J ake Rodg en ($uz) . Supennoto USA Nor-Cal C hampionship Series Round 4: Altamont Raceway Park Altamont Raceway Park: Garre tt Willi s (1) and Paul Orlandi (9) do battle In the Eng ines Only Min i Mota rd class at roun d four of the Supe rmo to USA Nor-Ca l Champ io ns hip Series In Trac y, California. Going into the fina l round of the Nor -Cal Ch ampi onship , D e v eau le a d s Biava and C asey Ya rro w , wh o was p arti c ipa ting in an invitational rac e in Be lguim. Th e final round is sch eduled for November 8 and 9 at the Int er national Motorcycle Show in San Mateo , Celtfornia. 3 . Peul Or lll ndi (Hon) ; 4. Cemerco Bea ubier (Hon) ; 5. Erik Sd'lll ffer (Hon ). NOV : 1. Tyler Pullin (Hon): 2. J eu Prohaska (Hon ); 3. J oson Pullin (Hon ); 4. Don Scheiner (Han) ; 5. Mi ke Welpon (Hon). SPTSMN: I. Tyler Snow(Han): 2. G~ Lnlo.o (YlIm ): 3. ..Ins Prohaska (Han) ; 4. Don Sct'l"iiner (Han ); 5. BIWll1"ioore (Han) . S/l..lW: 1. GlI rrdt Willis (Hon ); 2. U1~ Beaubier ($uzJ: 3. Rick y Adams (Sw:); 4. D.J . Shorll~ . I./W: L Ricky AdlIms (Suz): 2. Gll rmt Willi s (Hen ): 3. Art Shoji (Yam) : 4. C D. Howell (Hon) : 5. Cll meroo Beeubier (SuJ:). M./W: 1. Brian Parrio tt (Hon) ; 2. Pllul Orllln di (Hen): 3. A ll en Yarrow (Yam); 4. Miclul el HanM5 (Hen): 5 . Milt! Dawson (Hon) . OPEN: 1. Brett Lande s (Ho n); 2. Bobby Black (Ver); 3. Br Lon Porriott (Hen ): 4. Michael Hannas (Han); 5. Mike Krynock (KTM) . VET OPEN; I. Don BiavlI (Hon) ; 2. David Deveeu (Hon ): 3. Matt Dawson (Hon) : 4. A11~ Yarrow (Yam) ; 5. Erik Schaff er (Hen) . PRESTIGE.: J. B~ Landes (Han ): 2. Don BiavlI (Han); 3 . Matt Proto (Hen); 4. Don Hart (Hon): 5. David Deveeu (Han). Al tamont Ra c e w a y Park Tra cy, C a lifo rnia Res u lts. O ctober 11 , 2 0 0 3 (Round 4 ) Landes Lookin' Good B y Pilm E. FAST TRACY, CA, OCT. I I Bre tt Landes may be a relativ e newcomer to Supermoto, b ut he c o nt inued t o pro ve tha t h e's a quick lea rn er b y wi nn in g th e Prest ige and O pen Expert classes at rou nd fo ur of the S u p e r m o t o U S A N o r - C a l Cha m pio ns h ip Se ries, presented by Rosevill e Cycle, in T rac y , Ca lifom ia. This event was th e fir st of its ki nd ever held at th e NASCA R-style facility , utilizin g 90 pe r cent of the p av ed , ba nked q uarter-mile oval an d a large amount o f the dirt infield, creating a n ear ly 50 / 50 dirt -t o -p a v em ent r atio , with high-speed pa vement, two jum ps, and several dirt corne rs. Riders wou ld leav e the sta rt ing li n e and hea d int o tum one, a wid e, fas t , left h an d swee pe r o n t he ba nked asphalt, and th en ac c elerat e h ard onto th e back straight an d pitch it Side ways int o a hard left that took them off the p avem ent an d on to the dirt. Once in th e dirt, they hit a small j ump an d then a fai rl y lon g straight leading to a large righ t -h an der, and th en make a qu ick left before tumin g left again to get up an d over t he big j um p . The trac k was v ery demanding , and seve ral ri de rs we nt down in the d irt throu ghou t the day . So m e 106 entries made up 10 classes o f Supermoto racin g , and with temper atures in th e high 80s and free spectato r admission . it was qu ite an enj oyable afternoon - except for t h e d u st. At se veral times during t he day, course wor k ers sc ra ped th e track an d applied w at er , bu t the cl ay wo uld the n ge t too slipp er y , an d ri ders fe lt th ey wo uld r ath er deal with the dust tha n a sno tty dirt sectio n. Fr ank Nye from En gines O nly, a business devoted to high-performance work for XR 1ODs an d the li k e, sponsored the Mini Motard cla ss, and a first-ever $500 cash pu rse was offered to th e top fi ve fi nishers . Severa l riders came o ut to hav e a go at th e ca sh. as well as awa rds a n d some c oo l aluminum m ot or mount s. A g reat battle developed early on am ong p erennial front -runner Garr et W illis o n hi s XR 150, Paul Orlandi on a CHM ·prep ar ed CRFI50, an d B r ian Parr iott on his sel f -built X R 13 8. W illis m ana ged to hold o ff th e tw o former roa d racers , who traded po sitions seve ra l times be fo re the checkered flag , w ith Parriott making th e most o f lapped tr affi c to eam second place. Parr iott and Orlandi battled again in th e Middleweight class, bo th aboard Honda 450s: Orlandi on his Roseville Cy cl e-back ed super mota ma chine, and Parr io tt on Brok McAllis· ter ' s DTX b ik e, set up wi th 19 -in c h wheels . Th e bigger whe els seemed to ha ve a definite ad v ant age in the di rt , as Parriott on c e again bea t Orlandi to th e lin e, with big A llen Ya rro w a close third on his Yamaha YZ450. The Prestige main event was to be a 15lap contest , and many of Northem Califomia 's su permoto regu la rs were on hand to go fo r cha m p ionship p oints an d t h ei r share o f the cash pu r se. Li ned up o n p o le posi tio n wa s h eat -r ac e w inner Don B ia v a , w ho had also won th e pr ev iou s rou nd in San t a Rosa. Next to B iava wa s c urrent points lea der Dav e Deveau. Then ca me Leo "Pucho" Bagnis, on hi s pr ac tice bike, and Landes, on a McAllister Motor sports CRF450, wa s on the outs ide . Bi av a had bee n qu ick all day, and he immediate ly too k t he le ad when th e flag droppe d. Going in to t urn o n e, th ey we re fo ur abrea st , w ith AMA D istrict 3 6 number -o n e black - plate h ol der Ma tt Proto co m ing from th e second row to j oin La n des an d Deveau in th e c h ase for Biav a. After th e fi rst lap, the o rde r was B ia v a . Landes, Proto and Deveau. On lap fou r, Don Hart a nd B a gn i s made th e ir wa y aroun d Deveau. T he n , a lap later, B agn is pull ed off, obviou sly u nh appy wi th th e p erformance o f hi s re lative ly stoc k Vertemati. Ha rt b eg an t o pressu r e Proto for third , gracefully sliding his Honda in to tum on e like no one else . B y now , Landes was all over Biava, and he appeared to have him covered a t leas t u ntil they reached th e p a v em en t , w he re Biav a' s M ik e Wymer -b uilt CRF wou ld pu ll a few bik elengths. La ndes h ad m ounted a n ew set o f A v o n g r i pster r a in s be fo re t he m ain , and they seemed to be giving him the sec uri ty he need ed to catc h B iava in th e dirt . O n lap n in e, La n des made h is way ar ound Biav a as they went over th e small j ump and began to pull away, riding smooth an d sm art to th e fini sh. 50; I. Gage Mc Al li ster (Hoo); 2. Alex Snow (Hoo); 3. Hail ey McAUister (Lem) . STK flUNl: 1. SeanWhite (Hon) : 2..Robin Faucft1 (Han) . MINI MOTARD; I . Ga.:mt Will is (Han); 2. Brian PlIrriotl. (Han ); 6FI North Fall Series Round 5: Carnegie Raceway The Brothers McCrummen Take Carnegie Stage B y J IM AND F ARRlHN Eric afte r a nearly rn ot o -lon g battle for th ird an d took third overall. "When I go t in to second, I j ust rode sm oo th and fi gure d McDa ni el woul d fad e in that sec ond mote ," sa id Matt . " But he didn 't , and I had to st ep it up . I know this is his first race b ac k , and he will be tough in th e upcoming races ." In the 125c c Pro cla ss, Eric waged a pair o f heated battles with Gassin. Pilo tin g a T eam Gr ee n Chevy Trucks Kawasaki/ Sh ift/ Posey Raci ng/TCR-ba c ked 10<, Eric only had to dea l with Gassin fo r tw o laps in th e fi rst outi ng, as Gassin tuc k ed th e fr ont end im m ediately after m akin g th e p a ss for the lead . Howe ver, in moto two, t he duo che cked ou t on the fie ld and wen t at it th e enti re mota . Er ic managed to keep Gess tn at b ay for the win and t h e overa ll , whil e Gassin (3 -2) earned a we ll deserved second ove rall . Ma tt (2 -3) rounded out the top th ree. " Unlike a lot of these gu ys out he re today , I actually like this trac k , bec au se it is so differ ent tha n any o f the tra cks in Nor Cal ," sai d Eri c . "They ch an ged the start, and that was an improvement, but it gets dry and slick so fast that yo u have to t o t all y c h a n ge y o ur style fro m m ot a to mota. It was pretty cool th at me and my brother c am e ou t on top today." On e can al ways co un t on the Mini classes to pr o vid e a fai r sha re of good racing as well. Sam my Bell an d K yl e Green er swapp ed wins in the 50c c (4 -6 ) Pee Wee Stoc k cla ss. Bell , piloting a Polini, too k the firs t- moto win , o ve r Cl ayton Tucker, wh ile Gree ner garne re d fo urth. Mota two saw Greener retu rn with a so lid win , ho wever, while Bell c hecked in rig ht beh ind hi m for th e overall. Greene r (4 ·1) an d ENos UVERM O RE, CA , O CT . 11- 12 The ine vit abl e fina lly h appen ed : a McC rum men swee p o f th e 125c c and 25 0c c Pro cl ass es. This was roun d five o f th e GFI North Fall Series , and the two brothers h av e certa inly had th eir share of wins th rough out the ser ies . At this event, elder brother Matt, aboard an Oakley/TC R/Posey Racing- backed Su zu k i , topped th e 250cc Pros, wh ile Er ic swe pt th e 125cc Pro class at Cam egie Rac ew ay . Th e f irs t 250c c Pr o moto fea t u red the retum of D H Cy cl e pilot Cory Mc Da niel. After be ing abse nt due to an inj ury for the past sev eral weeks , Mc Daniel made h is return well k nown with th e ho lesho t and a healthy lead early on , but as the mota prog ressed, his tim e off th e bike showed, as Chris Loredo and Eri c McC ru m men q u ickly reeled hi m in . Lored o we nt down j ust afte r making the p ass for th e lead , and Er ic took o ve r, with his olde r br other Matt in pursuit. However, Eric held on for th e w in , wi th Matt and Loredo rounding o u t th e top three. Moto tw o went much be tter for McD an iel, as he o n ce again sh ot o u t into the le a d . Kawasaki jockey David Gass in, aboard a new four-st ro ke , m ad e a surprise p ass on Matt for the second spo t, but soon aft er th at, Gassin hit the deck , and Matt c apit alized on th e m isha p , setting his sig h ts on McDa niel. It took sev en lap s, but Ma tt 's persevera nce p aid o ff , as he finally m ad e th e pa ss and went on to take the win. M c Daniel followe d u p to earn sec ond o verall via a 4 -2 effo rt, wh ile Lored o held o ff cue D n e vv s NOVEMBER 12. 2003 57

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