Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Stera n Gel sone wa s t he hero o ff th e gate . ,-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -----,z Texas Cro ss C o u n try Racing Assoc. w g le ad ing O 'B r ien ( a l be it brie fly) and Ry a n McManus to ward the first tum. O 'Brien ope ned it up rig ht away and led Justin Lucero . Sean O'Brien , McM anu s and Jacob Darr ett through th e pipes at the completion of lap one . K yle kept the wick tumed up , but McManus m oun t- w o Hoenshell's Dozen iii By MIKE SUW VAN J: w 5 ed a strong c ha rge tha t carried him into seca nd. and he m a inta ined close qu arte rs with J: Q. Ky le fo r m ost of th e race . K yl e was relentl ess. ho weve r, co m ing up with a last-lap surge that carried him through the checkers with a hug e. win ning m argin . McManus was soli d in sec o nd , with Lucero , Sean and Kod y Livreri fill ing J EFFERSON , TX, OCT. 5 In t he fall of I 992 . B ill C l int o n d efe at ed George H. Bu sh and Ross Perot to become th e 42nd President of th e United States. th e Dallas Cowbo ys were on the roa d to beating the Buffalo Bills fo r th eir third Super Bowl win . and Clay Hoen shell wa s wr apping up h is first pro fessio na l championship racing season in th e T exa s C ro ss Country Rac in g Assoc ia tio n 's out the top five. Results se ries . Ele ven ye ars la te r, Clinton is go ne. the 50 NOV: 1. Nic HJtmmond(KTM); 2. PieIU' Holtfreter (KTM); 3. Gunnar LardiMl (Pol); 4. Nick Tichenol'" (KTM); 5. Jonathan Louks (Han ). 50 AM.; 1. A~tin wvreo (KTM): 2. Hunter Ty ~r (Pol): 3. Luke Will! (KTM). 50 EX; I. ~k Chern~ (KTM); 2. Alec HeM (KTM): 3. Roddy Ca m~l (KTM). 60 NOV: I. Kyle O'Brien (Hon) ; 2. Ry"," McManu! (KTM); 3. Justin Lucero (KTM); 4. Sean O'B~; 5. Kody wvreo (Kaw). 60 AM; I. Ch~ophPf Davis (!<.aw); 2. Chtld Wright ( Kaw). 125 NOV: I. Nick Herda (Hon ); 2. Wesley Whipple (KTM); 3. Orner Ra!mu sroen (KTM): 4. Adam Ku! ak (KTM); 5. Dain Francis Co wbo ys are trying to co me back , and Hoen shell is righ t wh ere he's alw ays been : o ut in fro nt , m ak in g it an even do zen co nsecutive TC CRA Pro -cl ass cha m p ionships. "It' s sure not some thi ng I wou ld hav e predict ed 12 yea rs ago : Hoen she ll , 4 1, admitted regarding hi s acc om plis hment. "I th ink stay ing health y an d m ent all y comm itte d has been the bi ggest part of it: Th e T eam Green Gran bury Kawa saki rid er ha s wra pped up the 2003 cham p ionship with one race rem ain ing in th e series , and he has wo n eight of the 13 eve nts this year, "I have to hand it to th e guy : sai d Hon da rider Sean Reddish . " It' s not li k e he's go ne u nch a ll e ng ed all th e se yea rs . Rid e r s hav e come from all ove r th e co untry try ing to ge t tha t title from him ." Reddish himself sta rt ed fast in the Pro class th is ye ar, winning the firs t two events, but he was slow ed earl y in the season by a broken wri st and has chased Hoensh ell in secand pla ce fo r m ost of the season . "Clay is a gr eat cha m pio n and exam ple for t he TCC RA , - sa id TCCR A p r esid ent Ros s Whitting . "He's o bviously a fierc e com peti to r, but he's also an all -arou nd grea t guy and an absolu tel y d ed icated athl et e . W e' re really luc k y to have him as a m ember of ou r cl ub." Hoenshell wasn 't the only to p rider to wrap u p h i s c ha m pi o ns h ip o n e race ea rly . Tw o W h e e l W o r ld S uz uk i ri d er O li v er B en eti s secured hi s stat us as the number-one Sem iPro ride r, Brian B arn es fini shed off the 125cc Expert cl ass, James Hill won th e Open Expert cla ss, Taz Ki sor to o k home h on o r s i n th e Ladies Expert cla ss, a nd y oung J .D . Reed earned th e number-one Pee Wee SO Expert cc pla te . And they all go t it don e in the muddiest race of th e TCCRA season . " It started o ut looking like one of th e driest races of the year on Saturday and then turned into the wettest: Hoenshell said of th e weath er's sudde n tum. D uri ng Satu rday 's pr ac tic e, rider s w ere dea li ng with po wdery dust and very li tt le w ind . During th e evening , it sta rted to rain , and by th e t ime th e Pro class sta rte d o n Sunda y morn ing , a downpo ur was tu rn in g th e tr ack int o a mud bog. How ever, tha t didn 't slo w HoensheJl, wh o generally doesn 't fare as well in muddy co nditions; he tore up the 8.5 -mile loo p on his way to the win . Other w inner s on the week en d incl uded top Mi ni Expert Ta yl or Th omas, 125cc Expert winner Jarrod Co on er , 25 0c c Expert winner Levi Bradford , Pee W ee 65cc Expert vi ctor Ja son Lan gford . and Mike McG overn and J ess Rob er son , who won for th e first time in the Four -Str ok e Ex pert and Ope n Expert clas ses. respect iv ely . (Swl . I~ AM: 1. Brennan Srewen (KTM); 2. Levi .Jcnee (KTM); 3. Calvin Whipple (KTM); 4. Doug SimpMln (KTM); 5. Cho! Gametl (Yam). 125 EX: I. Kyle KiKhe r (KTM); 2. R.J . Kemple (Yam): 3. J ustin Havel!Ofl (Suz ): 4. Colby Egge (Yam) : 5. Collon 150m (KTM). IIn 250 NOV: I. RY Wright (Yam): 2. Ja50n Smith (KTM): 3. Jeff Farrington (KTM); 4. Miln Shermnn (Hon): 5. Alex Kreb (Sul ). OPEN NOV: 1. Ruben Silva Jr. (KTM); 2. Ken Mon (Yam): 3 Jam es Houg hllln d ( Hen ): 4 . Roger Osteodor t ( Han): 5 . Dennis MiMrchan (Han). 4 ·STRK LTD NOV: 1. Bryan Schierbe rh (YlIm) : 2. Kirk Strong (Yam) . 4·STRK LTD AM: I. Joshua Holman (Vam) ; 2. Blake Clawson (Yam ): 3 , Chartie SetcheJl(Yam) . 4 ·STRK LTD EX: I. Raben. Marshall (Yam); 2. Lsch GosnfOlI (Yam ). 4· STRK U/L NOV : I. J ames McGaughey ( KTM) : 2 . Greg Mmarchan (Han); 3, Mati Meye rch~ k (Yam): 4. Roger Ostmdorf (Yam ): 5, l!aiah Delf! (Yam ). 4 ·STRK Ull AM: I. Geoft PIerce(KTMI ; 2. Koral Vaughn (KTMI: d 3 . Derick Birlke (Han); 4. Jlm COBi (Hunl: 5. Chris EcN.ar s (Yam). m); 2. Joey fo'Iorley (KTM): 4-STRK UIL EX; I . Matt Go!netI (Y.s 3 . Ronnie Ceutuner (Yam) : 4 ."\arc ~ Karger (Yam ): 5. Thomas Frencmk (Y" m). WMN NOV: 1. ShPl'i Qa rbiM) (Kaw): 2. Krista O'Hare (KTM); 3. RMhei Lamol"r'Ull (tU M); 4. Kimbm y L.ivreri (Yam); 5. Caroline Sentoro (Honl . 30. AM: 1. Koral Vaughn (KTM): 2. Paul Frakes (lUM): 3. lack wvll"ri (KTM): 4 David Martin (Yam): 5. John Cedevero (KTM). 30 . EX: I. Mark Frehner (Yam) ; 2. Todd Gould [Suz]: 3. James Summer! (KTM): 4. Todd Abrotowski (KTM): 5. Randle Reese(Kew). 35. AM: 1. Mike Teichert (Yam); 2. Casey McKinney (Han); J. Bob KesslPf ($uz ); 4. Rich Guerin (Yam); 5. John Alberts (Kaw). 35 . EX: 1. Will iam O'Here (KTM); 2. Ron Pu~ ine! (KTM): 3. Rick &-- gsltMld (lion); 4. Oren Baker (Han): 5. Ja!OOWarren (KTM). 40.. AM: I. Milan Park! (t lon); 2. Philip Gable (Hon): 3. Dale Tulh! (KTM). lon (Yam) : 3. Vin40 EX: I. Don Bo-n!OOO (Yam) ; 2. J .R. BroUgh cent Reger(KTM); 4 , Gjenn Warren (KTM); 5. Marc McManus (KTM). 45. AM: I. Mark Hnchew (Yam): 2. Koby Kisch~r (KTM): 3 Kevin Pal"!() (HOl'l); 4. Tom Bolton (Hus); 5. Llnk MtIffihall (yam). ns 45. EX: t. Tad Goimarac (KTM); 2. Dick Ge»nell (Yam); 3. Don ' O'Kuly (KTM); 4. G" rf Grou.sn (KTM): 5. John Clarich (Hon). O utback Recre at iona l Cent e r The Spires' I n S p i r ed Rides Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Matt Gosnell nabs t he h ole s h ot , ahead of Kyle K lscher (96A), zach Gosnell (34F) and t h e re st of t he pack, In t he combined Four-S t rok e Ex pert/125cc Expe rt c ontest at the opening rou nd of the MR A N " Fo u r of a K ind" Gran Pri x Serie s in Las Vegas, Nevada. Th e best ra ci ng act ion of th e night happened in th e Wom en 's cla ss. Hail ey Reichert grabbed the holeshot an d led the fi rst la p . Twilley was a close second and th en m oved to th e front, putting Reich ert back to second . Twilley pulled out by a couple of seco nds to tak e th e win . but Reichert was al way s there, ke epi ng her ho nest. Kimberley Reigner kep t tabs on Reic h er t w h ile ta k in g t hi rd . Haley Harper and Sann rou nde d o ut th e top fiv e. Reic hert abscon ded w ith th e hol eshot in th e seco nd rn oto , w it h T w illey right th er e. Twill ey need ed to work a little m ore to ge t aro und Reichert th is time. Th e bigger 12Scc ma chine kept the sm aller 85 cc bike back for a while, but th e pa ss fi na ll y ca me a fte r th e halfway flag. Tw illey t o o k th e win ove r Reichert, and Reigner was a distan t third. Brando n Moore and Ja cob Sullivan battled int ensely in th e SOcc Novice and Open cl asses . Sulliva n led the fi rst Open m o to , w ith Moore hot on his hee ls. Moo re won the mota with a lest -lap pass. In the seco nd m ota , Sullt van ward ed off the adva nces of Moore to take th e win and the ove rall. Th e tw o eve nly m atched riders m et once more in the Novic e cl ass. Sul li van too k the fi rst -m ota win . as Moo re m oved up to seco nd by th e last la p after starting fourth. Sullivan ha d the starts wired, and the ho leshot was hi s in th e second m ota . Moore was seco nd , but th i s tim e he found his o pe ning after th e halfway ma rk . Moor e went o n to tak e anoth er cl ose wi n, over Sullivan . Results PfW 50 : 1. Morgan John!lOO (Yam l PfW 80: I. Kayl.sSann (5ul:1 50 NOV: 1. Brandon ~ (KTM); 2. Jacob Sulliv

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