Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Corder on th e sid eli nes as spectato rs. T erry fi nally took the check ers aft er th e long race , with Hol tg rew and Lindem an following in second and third, respectivel y, In fo urth was Sco tt Ad olphson. and Joe Brockaway wa s fifth . Du e to th e one- m ote format for that cl ass, th at was also th e ove rall fi nishing o rder. When th e BOc c Junio r an d Interm ed iate rid ers took off, it was th e Pro Motion Suspe nsion/Pro Caliber/J ak Bakz /Demarin i -b acked Chad Sm ith in co m m and. T akin g co m ma nd of th e J unior cl ass was A ndy Ric har ds. There was a whol e gr oup of rid ers wh o cou ld j ust fly in th e mud. On e rid er wh o had some rou gh goi ng was Drew Mitch ell . who crashed hard on a slic k tab letop and had to have a cou ple of fl agg er s ass ist h im in ge tti ng going agai n . With Mi tch ell pr ett y much out of co ntention, Zack Ag uirre - in his de but in th e Interm ediate cla ss - moved into the seco nd- place pos ition. Sm ith took the win and , du e to that cl ass' one mota fo rm at , also to ok the o ve rall. Aguirre took secon d, and Mit ch ell round ed o ut th e cl ass in th ird . Th e winner of the Ju nior class wa s Rich ard s, whil e Br and on K ah lb erg and Ma tt Col m a n f in i sh ed seco n d and t h ird . resp ectiv ely . In fourth w as Tyl er Holweg er , and Mark Studebak er fi nis hed fifth. 50 OIL-INJ: 1. Dy lan WinseU (Yam): 2. Trteten Avery (Yam) : 3. Kyle Mert (Yam). 50 (7-8): 1. Tyler Stacey (Lem); 2. Greg ~ (KTM ). 65: I. Cassidy Heiser (Sw); 2. Kyle Schlim me (Kaw). 85 (7 -1 1): 1. Evan Beer (Yam) ; 2. Brett Pugh (Yam) ; 3. Chris M!lcCarty (Han) : 4. Tyler Kidwell (Han); 5. Hayden Avery (Yam) . 65 ( 12- 15): 1. Shayll a Te xter (Yam ): 2. Megan James (Yam) 100 STK: 1. Shayne Texter (Yam ); 2. Hayden A very (Yam ); 3. fokgan Jemes (Han) ; 4 . En<; Yurejefclc (Hon). 100 MOD: I. Cory Texter (Han); 2. Cassidy Heiser (Hon) ; 3. Harley Wegman (Kaw) . 125 B: I . Brandon Robin!lOO (Kaw); 2. Austin Greenland (Hon) ; 3. Kyle Wegman (Yam ): 4. Drayton Bumba ugh (Kaw); 5. Harley Wegman (Han). 250 A; I. John Lewis (Han) ; 2. Chris Klinefeher (Hon) ; 3. Raun Wood (Hon ); 4. Shawn Beer (Yam): 5. Rick y Winsett (Hon) . 250 B; 1. Jo nathan Jordan (Hon) : 2. Brandon Robinson (Hon): 3. Austin Greenland (Han): 4. Cory Texter (Hon ); 5. Jordan Harris (KT >ll. 500 2-VALVE: I . Travis Sennett (Yam) : 2. J im Chapm an (Yam): 3. Mark Stll mbaugh (Y"m); 4. Nick Tayl or (Yam) . 600 A: I . RlIUIl Wood (Rot ); 2. Shallln Beer (Rot) ; 3. Chris Klinefelter (Hon) : 4 . Ja!lOOlsennock (Rot) : 5 . Bryan Doug ill s (AlK). 600 B: I . .Jcnethen Jordan (Han ): 2. Cory Texter (Han): 3. Nic k Henderson (Rot); 4. R.J . Hert (Yam) : 5. Robert Cazilio (Rot) . 750 : I. Shown Beer (H-D): 2. John Yurejefd c (Yam ). 30..: 1. Dallas Baer (Rot); 2. Eric Rousch (Rot ): 3. Rich Mellinger (Yom) : 4. Derman Kocovinot (Hen) ; 5. Lance Stauffer (Rot). 40+: I. Steve Heiser (Hon): 2. Lance Stauffer (Rot): 3. Joe Dohm (W. R); 4. Mik e Keane (Rot ): 5. J im Che pm en (Yam) . SPTSMN: I. Ricky Winsett (W.R): 2. Joh n !.-is (Hon); 3. Raun Wood (Rot ); 4. $Mllln Beer (Rot); 5. Chris Klinefelter (Han) . Woodland M otocross Park Resu lt s 50 (4·6) : I. Avery Scott (KTM): 2. Cody Smith (KTM): 3. Tanner Morri s (KTM ): 4. Abby Weiler (Y.II ): 5. werren Higgin s (Hen). m 50 (7·8): 1. Coldn Scott (KTM): 2. J.IIso Doane (Cob) : 3. WY.lltt n Aguirr e (KTM): 4. Skylar Haines (IIT M); 5. Corey Hood (KTM). 60 (6-8) : I. Talyn T.IIylor (KTM) : 2. Devin Hemmen (KTM): 3. G.IIrret.Chri stoft er (KTM) ; 4. Coby A yrel (KTM): 5. RY.lln Gusti ne Hamness, the Mud Master By J(JSTlN WHARTON (""'I. WOODLAND, WA , OC T . I I Th ere wa s traditiona l Pacific Northwest rain at th e Woodland Moto cros s Park m oto cro ss series opener, but with th e sandy co m pos itio n of the track , rac ers can ride no ma tte r what Mother Nature throw s at th em . Desp it e som e mud , the re was st ill a huge t urnout fo r th e Woodl and o pener, and the tra ck is known fo r being the on ly outdoor track arou nd tha t's sti ll ridable th ro ug ho ut th e whiter, eve n in m or e th an an inch of rain ! Due to some rain , riders were ask ed at the line wheth er they wanted a one - o r two-mote format , and the answered varied de pe nding o n the class. T he man on to p at th e end of the day was T erry Hamness J r., who abso lutely an nih ila ted the 250cc Pro and Up Th e Hill Expert cl asses. In the 250cc Pro class, it was all Ham ness, as he absconded with the holeshot and left the pack to follo w in his roo st . Battl in g fo r secon d was Four-Stro ke Nationa l co mpetitor Mik e Corde r, on his Hon da CRF45 0R , and Robert Holtgrew. Co rder event ua lly pu ll ed off, leaving Holtgr ew all alone in the second-place spo t. T aki ng over th ird was th e 250cc four -stroke m ounted Tyson Li nde man, who had to work extrahard to overcome an obvious power di sadva ntage, but he held his own and fended off any ad van ces. Due to cras hes and so me slo ppy co nd itions, Tim Halas and Ham ness' broth er Mik e Ham ness pu lled off th e tr ack to join 60 (9 · 1 1): 1. Aust in Ulrich (KTM): 2. Brod Frac e (KTM ); 3. Juli an Doane (Kalil): 4. Mik e Pontioul (KTM): 5. Shewn Fisher (KTM) . OPEN 60: 1. Br.lld Frace (KTM) ; 2. Rook .Jew (KTM) ; 3. Mike ell Pontious (KTM); 4. Mi t che ll Molzahn ( KTM); 5. Dev in Harri m an (KTM). 80 BE G: I. Croig Haselto n (Suz) : 2 . Scott Ho we (Suz): 3. Michelle CoblenU (KoIIIJ: 4. Levi Clark (Yam ); 5. Meli ssa CoblenU (Yam) . 80 JR: 1. Andy Richards (V.II ): 2. Br.llndon Kahlbefg (Y.II ): 3. m m M.IItt Colman (Yam ); 4. Ty ler Holllleger (K alil): 5. M.IIrk Studebake r (Yam). BO INT : I. Chad Smith (Suz); 2. Z.II k Agu irre (Yam) ; 3. ~ c Mitchell (Yam) . S/M INI: I. [)mr,- Mitchell (Yam) ; 2. Nathan Teel (SUI): 3. Ryan Skinne r (Kow); 4. Chad Smith (Suz); 5. T yler Holweger (Kalil). 125 BEG: I. Brian Brackett (Yom ); 2. Justin Holden (KTM); 3. Ben Engdahl (KTM); 4. Vince Rogers (Y.IIm): 5. Mic.llh C.IIn (Ka lil ). i 125 JR: 1. Nick Holum (KTM ); 2. Brandon Pilot ( Yam ); 3. Chris Rogers (Yam ): 4. Colby Campbe ll (Vam ); 5. Kyle Hehr (Kalil ). 125 INT : I . Chri stopher Jo hnson (Ko w); 2. Joso n Gilc rease (Hon) ; 3. Mike Mazihugh (KTM) ; 4. J .J . Nelm i (KTM); 5. Jacob OerdIng (Hon). 125 PRO: I. Ty son U ndeman ( Yam ): 2. Tim Halas (Yam ): 3. Chris Holum (KTM). 250 BEG: 1. Jos hua Knabe (Hon); 2. Eri k W.IIllgren (Yam ); 3. Sh e un Bolli nger (Han ); 4 . Joson Wi nter ( Yam ); 5. D.IIvid Herron (Hon) . 250 JR: 1. Jeremy Despain (KTM): 2. Brandon Pilot (Yam) : 3. Luke Merke (Yam) ; 4. Michael Lee (Yom ): 5. Troy Ding (Hon) . 250 INT I. Joshu.ll Johnson (Hon): 2. J.II5On U1udennilk (Hon): : 3. Daniel Krick (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Terry Hamness Jr. ( Han); 2. Robert Holtgrew (Hon ): 3. Tyson Undema n (Yam ); 4. Scott Adolph!lOl1 (Yam ); 5. Joe Brock · alll.llY (Yom) . WMN: 1. Tr.llcl fleming (Yam ): 2. Mary Rodmacher (Suz ): 3. Shelly Burtis (Hon ); 4. T. Marie Tiern ey ( Hon): 5. Cigi Gilcreo se ( Hon ). BTH: 1. J .J . Neiml (KTM): 2. Daniel Luedtk e (Yam) : 3. Chris Rogers (Y8m): 4. Jeff Sarauet (KTM): 5. Joshua John son (Han) . UTH AM: I. Tim Wiles (Hen) : 2. Derren Delozier (Hon) ; 3. Paul Elf (Hen). OTH EX: I. TelT)' Hamness Jr . (Hon): 2. A8ron Batley (Han) ; 3. Mrchael Lee (Y.II ). m OTH BEG: 1. Erik Wallgrerl (Yam ): 2. Anthon y FrllllZ.ll (Han); 3. Justin StanblQ (K.IIII): 4. Jim Hom ( KTM); 5. Phil Ansdel l (Han). I OTH JR: 1. Craig Bowmen ( Yam): 2. Tim Shirley (Yam ); 3. John Bean (Yllm ); 4. Rusty Luft (Hon) : 5. Robert Weller (KTM). OTHINT I. Jeff Odom (Suz) ; 2. Sc ott Adolph son (Yom ): 3. Ron : Coblentr: (Han): 4. Monty Price (KTM); 5. Don Peme (Han) . OfT NOV: 1. Bry.lln Hardie (Yam): 2. Andrew Jensen (Hon); 3. Bret Kahlberg ( Yam) ; 4. Michael Dent on (KTM) : 5. Steve Good win (Yam) . OfT AM: I. Craig Bowmen ( Y.IIm ); 2. Vince Kum i (Y.IIm) : 3. J.IImes Knig ht ( Yom ); 4. Jeff Kissing er (KTM ); 5. Michael Heneen (Hon). EX: I. Jeff Odom (Suz): 2. Mont y Price (KTM): 3. Ti m Wiles (Han) : 4. Kip Templeton (Hon) : 5. Rick Da Sli va (Yam) . 50 ..: I. Mik e Perry (Suz); 2. Gary Bonds (KTM); 3. Jeff Kissinger (KTM ); 4. Terry Hemness Sr. (Hon ); 5. Ric:k Radm.llc her (Suz) . orr Pat h Valley Speedway Keane Cleans Up at Path Valley Vintage ST B y lEN BREE CH SPRING RUN, PA , OCT. I I Baltim or e, M ar y land' s Mike K ean e g ra bbe d the lead from per enn ial favorite Larry Wei ss to win the Ov er 50 final as Path Vall ey Speedway cl osed out its m otor cycle season w ith the final A HMRA Northeast Regi on al sho rt tra ck of th e season . Weis s took the lead from Keane and Donn ie Hug hes at the start , but on this trac k , Keane's 750 cc Yamaha had more pow er th an Weiss' 350cc Hon da . A s they co m pleted th e o pening lap , Kean e m otor ed by . Whil e K ean e stayed in front to the end , Weiss never let him get m ore than th ree bi kelengths ahead . Weiss ca me ba ck later on th e same Hon da to co m pete in the 600cc Sportsman fi nal , and he came off th e second turn in seco nd, behind St ev e Br omley , with Nick Ta ylo r and Dale Miller followin g . Th e top three sta yed close, wit h Taylo r sli ci ng into the lead off the second tum to take th e lead . Weiss took second down t he back stra ig ht o n th e fo urt h lap, bu t he couldn' t catch Taylor. Th e th ird ti me wa s the charm fo r Weiss, in th e '70s Sing les final. He took the lead fro m J ill Canuso and J eff Kra us an d disappeared. Canuso 's fi rst start in almost a year ended on th e fi na l lap when she slid ou t in t he fou rt h tum, giving Kra us seco nd . 66 NOVEMBER 12. 200 3 ' cue I e n e _ s Result s 50 SHAFT ; 1. Payton Morgan (Yam) ; 2. Jarrett Priest ( Y.II ). m 50 HO N/ KT M OIL ·INJ: 1. Jimmy Halllk ins (KTM) ; 2. Chase Atwell (KTM) : 3. Carson Ford (KTM). 50 (4. 6): 1. Celeb Sullivan (Hus) ; 2. Br.lldy Moreland (KTM); 3. Alec Riggin s (KTM): 4. B.IIlle y Croom (KTM): 5. Ch ristl.lln Thoma s (KT>I). 50 (7-8) : I. Colton Ford (KTM): 2. Jake Elder (Cob]: 3. J.II ob c Seagraves (KTM): 4. Kyle Hurston (KTM) : 5. Jimm y Hewklns (KTM). 50 OPEN: 1. Austin Eider (KTM): 2. Colton Ford (KTM): 3. Jake Bder (Cob) ; 4. Jaco b Seagraves (KTM): 5. Alec Riggins (KTM). 65 (7·9) : 1. Nic Kim ~y (KTM) ; 2. Austin Walls (KTM): 3. Austin Elder (KTM); 4. Tanner N.IItions (K.IIw); 5. Joshua Belt (Kalil ). 65 ( 10.11 ): 1. Dylan T.IIylor (Suz): 2. Stephen Adam s (Sw): 3. Matthew Buckner (Kaw) . PRETEEN 60 -80 : I . T aylor Sm ith (Han ) ; 2 . Motth ew T imm (Suz): 3. Ry.lln Jones (K.II ); 4. Nic Kim sey (KTM) ; 5. Austin Wolls w (KT>ll. 250 SPT'$MN: 1. Steve Ang l~berg (Bu l). 600 SPTSMN: I . Nick Teylor (Bu l): 2. Lerry Weiss (Hon); 3. Steve Bromle y (Suz); 4. Dole Milll"l" (BSA). 750SPTSMN : I . Jim Ch.llpm.lln (Tri). ' 70s SOL: I. UIrr)' Weiss (Hon); 2. Jeff Kraus (Yam) : 3. Jill Canuse (BSA ): 4. Steve Bromley (Yam) . so ..: I . Mike Ke.llne (Yom ): 2. Larry Weiss (Hon) ; 3. Don nie Hughes (T n) . 60..: I . Dennis U1utenbacher (BSA ). 80 BEG: 1. Bred Hamm ett (Han); 2. Wesley Delong (Suz); 3. T.IIrTOn Miller (Sw); 4. Comden Fram e (Kalil) ; 5. T yler C" rter (Sul) . 85 (7.11): 1. Ryan Jone s (Kalil ); 2. Tay lor Sm ith (Han ); 3. Andrew Reed (Yam): 4. Chos Gibson (Kaw). 85 (12 -15 ): 1. Darrell Fri cks (Yam) : 2. Cory Dowd.ll (SUl ): 3. CosyMiIlS.llp(KolII). S/MlN I 80 · 105: I. Darrell Fricks (Y.IIm): 2. Drew CO rtei' (Kalil) . U/l AM:. I. M.llson Sealock (Kaw). 125 BEO : I. Joel Scotia ( Y.II ) : 2. M.IIrk Buckn er (Yom ): 3. m Christian Smith (Suz); 4. Rennie Gibson (Kaw): 5. CeleHood (Yam) . 125 B: 1. Mason Sealock (Kaw). 125 C: 1. Bobb y Scogin (Han); 2. Chris Castle (Hon ); 3. Cody Lee (Suz): 4. Chris Hollingslllorth (Yam) . 250 BEG: I . Jeff Dowdo (Hon) ; 2. Kitt Pettus (Kalil ): 3. Kris Lemaster (Ko lII); 4 . Kyle Curl (Hen). 250 B: I. Brc Hinckley (KTM): 2. Ma!lOtl Seelcck (Kawl . 250 C: 1. Ross Gossett (K.II ): 2. Ski p Lowe (Yam ). w YTH: 1. Rich ie Gibson (Kawl: 2. Chns Hollings worth (Y.IIm); 3. Nick Broo ks (Han). 30 ..: I , Russ C.II5 (Hall ); 2. Phlllip Lowery (Kow ). tle 35 ..: 1. M.IInfred Zoch ling (Hon) : 2. Stanle y DoIII~ (Han); 3. Bry.lln Teylor (Hen) : 4. Scott Tarrer (Yam) ; 5. Jim MlllS.IIp(Kaw). C alhoun Supercross Irwindale Speedw ay Small Bikes, Big Wins Sibling Rivalry At Its Best Results B y FAT B lu, y Woodland Motoc ross Park: Terry Hamness Jr, (931) gets the 250cc Pro hol esho t, with Scott Adolphso n (728), Robert Holtgrew (820), Tyso n Lin deman (327) and the res t of the pack In tow, at th e fi rst race of the Woodland MX Series In Woodland, Wash ington. cam e it fo r th ird overall. The I 25 cc C event was all Bobby Scogin's on hi s Honda . A bad start in the seco nd mot o co uldn't hold Sc ogin back, as he put o n a cl in ic on how to pa ss ride rs. Scogin's fellow Freewheeling rid er, the always-stead y Ch ris Castl e, ea rne d second overall. Cody Lee is gett ing m or e settled o n his Suzuk i , and he won th e th ird pod ium spo t. Th e Youth con tes t co uld have bee n titl ed "T he Richie Gibson St o ry . " On his G ib son Raci ng Ka wasa ki , Gib son used th e lest -m ote win to sea l th e deal for fi rs t overall. Chri s Ho ll in g sw o r t h spe nt th e even i ng show ing eve ryo ne how to hot -start his 250F for seco nd ove ra ll. Hond a rider Nick Brooks had a good seco nd m oto for the last podium positi on . Th e 2 5 0cc B eginn er du el wa s e lle bcut J eff Dow da . Thi s rid er is becom ing accustom ed to his four-stroke Honda, and it shows. Kawa sak i jock ey Kitt Pettu s was good for the second pl ac e o n th e podium. Kris Lem aster, also Kawa sak i-mounte d, was th e th ir d -place finis her. Th e track was in the best shape it' s been the se as o n . A l o t o f sa w d u st had be e n insta lle d by th e tr ack crew, and th e surf ace was awesome. A s th e seaso n wind s down , the po int s are adding up toward the best aw ards packa ge ever for the winners . CALHOUN, GA, OCT . 11 Th e 50cc (7-8 ) division was th e prop erty of KTM rid er Colton For d , wh o too k bo th m ot o win s. Cobra jo ck ey J ak e Elder took second overall and k ept the pod iu m from being domi nated by the orange horde . Ja cob Seagraves and his KTM fille d the last pod ium position . Th e 50cc Open event saw KTM-mounted Au stin Elder, J ake's brother, do the deed with two moto win s. Ford gave a solid perlo rma nce for second o vera ll . Ja k e us ed hi s Cobra to once again prevent a KTM -domin ated podium. Th e 6 5 c c ( 7 -9) eve nt was ow ned and o perated by KTM rid er Nic Kim sey . He had a hu ge lead afte r every gate drop. KTM p il ot Au stin Walls put in a co uple of solid rides to ca pture seco nd overa ll. Th ese gen tleme n were able to kee p A usti n in th e th ird spot, ma ki ng th is the firs t all -o range pod iu m of the even ing . The Pretee n 60 -80cc contest was all T ay lo r Smi th ' s, o n hi s LSD -tun ed RHS Ho nda. Matthew Ti m m rode his fast Suzuki to second overall. Ryan Jones had a stronger sec o nd mo to to capture thi rd place for Kawasak i. Th e 125cc Begi nne r class featured a hard fought battle. Yamaha -mounted Joel Escu tia wo n both m otos easi ly, proving the 125 cc C class w ill be hotter next yea r. Yama ha ride r Mark Buckner put toge th er tw o solid rides fo r th e second pl ac e o n th e pod ium. Christ ian Smith falte red in the seco nd m ot a but over- B y GREG FER ENSTB N IRWINDALE, CA, O CT . II Th e fi nal ro u nd o f t he ST T A RS Ir w in d ale Speedwa y Sup ermoto series wa s held und er a full m oon , in front of a pack ed grandstand. It had rece ntly bee n an no unced th at Irwindal e Spe edw ay wou ld ho st ro und five of th e AMA Supermoto Nationa l Champi on ship ; w ith that race only th ree weeks aw ay , m any racers took th e o p po rtun ity to get an ea rly look at this top -not ch raci ng facility located just east of Los An geles. Pole sitter Mark Cemick y di dn 't get to tum one first , but by th e co m ple tio n of the opening lap, he was in th e lead and in co nt rol of the ra ce. Th e Vo lc om/J oe Roc k et fVon Zipper . sponsored rid er m ay ha ve be en hav ing his best ride of the yea r, but it was go ing unnot iced , 8 S everyo ne 's eyes were g l ued to a thrill ing race go ing on be hi nd h im . Br ot hers Greg and Ga ry Trachy kept the fans o n the edges of the ir seats with an intense battle for second . Whe n Ce rnicky pu ll ed off the tra ck with a derailed chain on lap eig ht. th e Trachy brothers inherited th e lead . Th e tw o Fas st Co. rid er s entertained th e c ro wd w it h nu m erou s lead changes; Gary - a t hree- time w inner of th e Pik es Peak Hill cl imb - wo uld pass his Hoi · lywood stuntm an broth er going into the tight

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