Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

A aro n M c D onald wo n the Steen H ansen d ra wi ng fo r a coo l p a ir of Sid i Su perm oto Boot s. A ll participants were tr eat ed to m any prizes from series sponsors TPr o Back Prot ec t o rs, KB C He lm et s, In g l is Cycl e, Mi c he l in T ires, Park er Br oth er s, Su zu k i Ca nada and Yam aha Canad a . Th e efforts a nd pa rti c i pat ion o f all t h e co m pe titors , p it c re ws, and t ra c k and st aff wor k ers wh o m ade th is event a huge suc cess are m uch appreciated . Main Track 65 BEG: I. MaU Ascenci o (Suz): 2. Daniel Cc runes (Suz); 3. Daniel Lowenthal (KTM); 4. Trevor Jessen (Suz). 65 NOV: I . Shane Souter (KTM); 2. Crash Bell (Suz): 3. Michlle l Lowen tha l (KTM): 4 . Guy Reqedele (Yam ): 5. Connor Green (Kaw). 651NT : I. Te nner Krllh enbuhl (KTM). 85 BEG: I. Cameron Heckman (Yam) : 2. Mau Gam boa (Hon); 3. Hunter Lent (Yam ); 4. Adam l illa (Hen); 5. Deme Arm strong (Yam ). l 85 NOV : I. Kalani Walsh (Suz); 2. Kyle Bohannan (Yam) ; 3. Jacob Buelne (Yom ); 4. Chris Green (Ko w): 5. Christoph er Zobe l (SUl). 85 tNT: I. Tanner Krll henbuhl (KTM) . S/MINI: I. Kalani Walsh (Suz) ; 2. Christopher Zobel (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Cory Vondracek (Suz) ; 2. Joseph Sampll'" (Yam) ; 3. Coty Vondroc k (Yam) ; 4. Bren t Eck lor J r. (Yam ); 5. Sean Mart in (Yam) . 125 NOV: I. Ju stin Gierlich (Yam ); 2. Wesley Ostma n (Han); 3. Kyle Cowling ( Yam ): 4 . Billy En yart (Yam ); 5. Dill on Jones (Kaw). 250 BEG: I. Bob Am areylln (Hon ); 2. Zach ery Dykstra (Yam ): 3. Brian Muecke (Yam ). 250 NOV: I . Rodolfo Rohr (Hon); 2. Brock Krahenbuhl (Suz). WMN BEG: I. Se menthe St~an (Hon) ; 2. Nikki Stewart (Hon); 3. C.J . w auer (Hon) . WMN NOV: 1. Heather Dubin (Suz). SCHBY: 1. Ryen Arnol d (Sul) . 25 .. BEG: 1. Robert Wolr (KlIw) . 30.. BEG; 1. Rick Gene (Kaw). 30.. NOV: I. Andrew Shields (Hon ); 2. Steve Molerll (Hon); 3. Darren Corli nes (Yam ); 4 . Dave Dubin (Suz). 30.. INT: I. Keith Copp (Hon). 40 .. BEG: 1. Ji m Willi am s (Yam ); 2. Hill Raster (Hon) : 3. Mik e Boskovic h (Yam ): 4. Cam Camom (Hon): 5. Carl Theobald (Suz). 40 .. NOV: 1. Monte Pritcett (Yam); 2. Dave Dubin (Suz). 40.. INT: I. Steve Donaldson (Yam); 2. Darren Corline s (Yam ): 3. Mark Sherwood (Yam ); 4 . Karl Kam per (Hon); 5. Ti m Willi am s (Yam) . 40.. EX: I. Gene Dickinson (Yam). Team Race 65 TE..A.M: I. Matt Asc encio/D .!IOiei Cort ines (Suz): 2. Blez Ray. e ble/ Mieh llel Lowenthal ( Kaw ): 3. Demel Lowenthal/ Shane Souter (KTM) . 85 TEAM: 1. Chris q reen/Tenner Krahenbuh l (Suz); 2. Cameron Heckm an/ Kyle Bohannon (Kaw) ; 3. Connor Green/Cl'lIsh Bell (Suz). 125.. TEAM I. Jake NarmorefWesley Ostman (Hon) : 2. Michael : Datu in/Cody Bohannon (Yam ); 3. lack Dyk stro/Ryon Arnol d (Hon): 4. Brya n Mullin/B rock Krahenbuhl (Suz) . Results TEAM a/ A: 1. Allan Jagg ard: 2. Ken Blan dfTodd Toppe r; 3. Allister Wolker/Wil Gore ll e; 4 . Jesse Morga n/D onn y Taylor/ Doug Lawrence ; 5. Dave Grumml"'tt /Wa yne T akeuchi/ Mik e Cle ments: 6. Joh n Blalche r/J efl Morriso n/ Rob Cloutier; 7. Sa m Manyon; 8. Rick Am yott/Kyle Redmen/Derrek Stratton: 9. Lauey Jabou ri/Je ff Hull: 10. Brondon Wode/J lIY Bowser/Aaron McDonald MINI: 1. Mik e Lebel; 2. Calvin Maoov; 3. Alex Stawnycky: 4. Malt Shuttl eworth : 5. Emerso n Connor/ A dam .Iebou ri, 6. Kyle Grummetl; 7. Kyle McManus: 8. />\eaganGrummett: 9. Mitchell Am yott. Lawrence. Weller Trounce the Experts MODENA , NY, OCT . 19 The Ac e Mot ocro ss Cl ub ran its final race of th e y ear , w it h a li t tl e b it m o re mu d t h an ex pecte d. Heavy rains c ame thr oug h duri ng pr act ice and left every thing a m ess. Th e tr ack was as slic k as WD 40, and th e ruts were get tin g deeper and dee per wit h eac h lap . Th en th e sun c ame o ut and turn ed th e tr ack int o a one-line ci rcuit. Two rid ers do m inated th e A c e m udfest : Kawa saki rider J ohn Law renc e and j ust com ing off a 25 0cc Int erm ediat e tit le in the Amateur A ren acr oss Wo rld Fi na ls fro m the U.S. Open in Las Vegas - Suzuki and Yam aha pilo t J ay Well er. Law renc e rod e c onsidera bly well , go i ng 1-2 fo r the ove rall v ictory in the 125cc Exp ert class , over his frie nd ly ri val We ller. A boa rd a Yamaha YZ250 F, Weller (4- 1) fin ished second ove rall , despite a m uddy fi rst moto. T hi rd ove rall went to On T he Pip e Racing' s David Sterritt (2 -3 ), aboard his KTM 125 SX. Fourth went t o Distri ct 34 loc al Ex pert rid er Ad am Wald (5 -5) , who rode one of his better races of the ye ar. Taking the fifth spot was Yam aha jo ck ey Vincent Scan napieco (7-4) . In the 25 0cc Expert class. Well er took a dominatin g 1-1 ov erall win , th is ti me aboa rd a Suzuk i RM250 . Weller work ed his way thro ugh the pack in bot h m ot es . pas sing th e sec ondo v e r a ll fi n i sh er , D i stri ct 34 ve te ra n Kurt McM ill en (2 -3). and Yamaha pil ot J acob Radu l e w i c z ( 4 - 2) . Fo u rt h and fifth w ent t o Lawren ce (3-4) and Wal d (7 -6). However , Weller was n' t quite don e wit h his day o n t he 250 . We ll er also took the ov er crowded Collegeboy-c1ass win very easil y with a 1- 1 sweep , ove r Radulewicz. Tak ing a sur prisi ng th ird-overall fini sh was the day ' s 125cc Novice w inn er, Chris Frederick s (2 aboard a Yamah a YZ25 0F. Fou rt h overa ll went to BAKER N OVEM BER 1 9 , 2003' cue PfW (7-8) : 1. Rowland Pepp (Cob): 2. Angelo CUrTO (KTM): 3. Aus tin Behren s (KTM ): 4 . Dylan Wolfe (Cob): 5. Kevin Tom pkins (KTM). 65 (6- 9) : I. Dom inick Guastella (KTM); 2. Luke Renzland (Suz): 3. Zachery Lang (KTM): 4. Au sti n Behren s (Suz); 5. Dylen Wolfe (KTM). 65 (10· 11): 1. Justin Barcia (KTM); 2. Alell Gillespie (KTM) ; 3. Alec Eccle ston (Ka w) : 4. Mic hael Gorone (KTM); 5. Calvi n Decker By MAlT W OZN EY CAYUGA , ON , CA NA DA, OCT. 19 A llan Jaggard used patienc e and sma rt rid in g to win the event many th ought was too tough to do as a solo rider. He com pleted 1 16 laps alo ne and even had a crash on th e third -t o last lap when he tri ed to lean the bik e ov er too far in the very fast fi nal turn . Riding th e KTM 4 50 that too k him to th ird in the final po ints stand ings of t his y ear's Supe rM oto Cana da Na tio na l C ha mpions h ip , J a g g a rd w ork ed alm ost flawlessly all day, hav ing to ma ke only tw o pit sto ps for fuel. Ma ny team s started m uch faster and set a blistering pac e, only to ex perience bik e pr ob lems later in the race . Na tio nal road -rac e sta r Jeff Williams and h is teammat e Jerem y Sherrard were leading the rac e earl y on and were goi ng blindin gl y fast through the main straight chic ane, m uch to the deli gh t of the fans lining the track . Th ei r early pac e cost them , though , as the bi k e developed a m isfi re aft er a rider change at half-di stan ce, and Sherrard ha d to pu sh it back to the pits afte r it finally gave up . The team of Ken Bland and Todd Topp er of M ission Cy cle fin ished a strong seco nd and were in th e hunt all d ay , but runni ng out of fu el in th e last 10 m inu tes co st th em the win. Crow d favorites A llister Wa lk er & Wil Go relle fi nis he d t hi rd , do in g wh eel ies all day a nd sho w ing everyone yo u can have fun and st ill race hard . Th e tra ck was run in th e opposite direction fro m usual and was well -liked by all com petitors , the co nsensus being that it was fast and safe w it h lots of room f or passing . T he di rt sec tion wa s co mprised of a tight tu rn ente ring a lo ng straigh t , wit h a m eta l ra mp us ed as the lau nc h and a smooth cl ay base for th e landin g . A new c o m p et it o r t o superm oto. M ik e Lebe l, wo n th e morning M ini ra ce. "We are used to riding dirt track in the U.S. and wanted t o tr y so mething new , n Lebel' s fath er stat ed. Th e expe rience d dirt- trac ke r seeme d qu it e co m fo rtab le w ith the hi gh er spee ds of superm ot a . Calv in Mac ov ran seco nd all rac e but wasn 't able to cha llenge th e leader, though he had a sa fe m ar gin o n se r ies reg ula r A lex Stawnycky , in third. Th e even t was run under c ool c ond itio ns. Ea rly threatening skies clea red up before the noon sta rt ti m e, and there was beautiful sun shine the entire aft ern oon . Un fortun ately , there was a lon g dela y in sc o ring and result s; th e co m p ute rized scoring system co uld n't ad apt to th e three- ho ur form at . Supe rMoto Canada is working dil igently on a transp onder system for n ex t y e a r a n d will ha v e m any more anno uncem ents ready for th e Dec ember bike sho w . 62 PfW YAM/SU Z: 1. Daniel OHln (Cob) ; 2. Jerry Rutledg e (Cob); i 3. Kevin Tompkins (KTM); 4. Anthony l uber (Hon); 5. Matthew Curiel P/W ( 4.6 ): I. Devin Gilbe rt (Cob) : 2. Daniel Dillin (KTM): 3. Jerry Rutledg e (KTM); 4 . Jo shuo Lambert (KTM); 5. Brian Stanch (KTM). Ace M otocross Park Jaggard W ins It Solo! TED Results (Hon). SuperM oto C anada 3- Hour C hall eng e By Yama ha pi lot Mike Manning (3 -4) , and round ing out th e top fiv e was Chris Tayl or (4- 5) . O t he r n o t abl e r id e rs in cl u d e d K T M / Moroney 's Cycle rider J usti n Barci a and Suzu ki pilot Mik e Stry ker. Barcia took on the Ace mud and swept two cl asses very easily - the 6 5c c ( 10- 11) and J uni or Mini cl asses - and due to his short st ature, Barcia ro de his pow erfu l KTM 85 th rou gh th e deepest of ruts and wa s st ill d oi ng the bi g gest j ump s eas ily at Ac e. Stryker pu t on a gr eat showing at th e las t rac e at A c e, with a swee p in the Supe rm in i cl ass and a 3 -1 finish fo r the o ve r all in th e Senior M ini cl ass , o ve r B ri an Mulc ah y a nd Hond a of Houston 's Phil Nico letti. Great starts and m ud -ridi ng skills helped h im get two big overall wins at Ac e. M3). (KTM). JR MINI: I. Justin Barc ia (KTM): 2. Alex Gillesp ie (Hon): 3. Sal Celemna (Hon) : 4. Kody Renzlond (Yom ): 5. Kyle Reilly (Suzl . SR MINI: I. Mike Stry ker (Suz); 2. Brion Mulc:ohy (Yom ): 3. Phil Nicoletti (Han); 4. Johnny Murphy (Hon); 5. Kyle Willi s (Kaw). . S/MINI: 1. MIke Stry ker (Suz); 2. Kyle Willis (Kaw); 3. Jason Ficrevenu (Hen): 4. Johnn y Murphy (Han): 5. Davey Fraser (Suz). 125 A: J. Jo hn Lawrence (Kow ): 2. Jey Weller (Yam ); 3. David Sterrttt (KTM); 4. Adam Wald (Yam); 5. Vincent Scennececc (Yam ). 125 B: I. Ren Jolly (Yam) ; 2. Miccllrd o Morano (Yam) ; 3. .Jemes Wild (Kaw); 4. Jeremy Weniger (Yam ); 5. Chris Taylor (Yam ). 125 C: I. Chris Fredericks (Yam); 2. Shone Burnett (Yllm ); 3 . Mik e Paulso n (Hon); 4. Kevin Hudask o (Yam); 5. Nic k Peccarelll (Kll w). 250 A: 1. Jay Weller (Suz): 2. Kurt McMlIlen (Hon ): 3. Jacob Redule wlcz (Yam) : 4. John Lawrence (Kow ): 5. Adorn WaJ (Yom). d 250 B: 1. Michael Bender (Han) ; 2. Robert Beyer (Hon ): 3. Ren Jolly (Yam ): 4. Joshua Wilcoll. (Hon): 5. Wesley Rebise (Kow). 250 C: I. Jeremy Byrnes (Hon ): 2. Eric Cravme r (Suz); 3. Austin McGuire (Hon). 4. Zachary Slater (Yom); 5. M.!JrtinCerins (Yll m ). WMN: I. Haley Burke [Suz]: 2. Caitlyn Dinan (Kaw): 3. Christina Basne (Yam): 4. Athena Stefa nou (Suz); 5. Sementhe Fritz (Kaw). SCHBY: 1. Brian Mulcahy (Yam); 2. Mark Lindsay (Kn w); 3. Ren Jolly (Yam): 4. James Wild (Kawl: 5. Shane Burnett (Yam ). CLGBY : I. Jay Weller (Suz); 2. Jacob Redutewtcz ( Yam); 3 . Chri s Frederick s (Yam ); 4 . Mik e Mannin g (Yom ): 5. Chri s Tayle r (Yam ). 25.. A: 1. Kenny Black well (Han ); 2. Darren Edsall (Hon); 3. Keith Goyette (Yam ): 4. Vincent Sce nne pieco (Yam ): 5. Kurt McMillen (Hon). 25 .. B: I. Micha~l Bender (Han): 2. Phillip Thom pson (KTM); 3. Joshua Wilco ~ (Hen) : 4. Joseph Hoell (Suz); 5. Robert Kuhn (Yam). 25 .. C: I. Alexan der Elm an (Hus]: 2. Mart in Cerin s (Yam ): 3. Eric Cre vme r (Suz) : 4 . Timo th y Healy ( Yam ): 5. Au stin McGui re (Hon). 30.. A: 1. Kurt McMill en (Hon), 2. Kenny Blackwell (Hon): 3. Vin· nie Sce nnepiecc (Yam): 4. Keith Goyette (Yam); 5. Joe Fritz (Hon). 30 .. B: I . Sl even Gurin o (Han); 2. Vincent Scaffidi (Hon): 3. Robert Kuhn ( Yam) ; 4 . Rich Winchester ( Yam); 5. Darren Garofal o (Hon ). 30.. C: 1. Alejandro Tejada (Yam): 2. Alexander Elman (Hus) ; 3. Mark Calderone (Suz): 4. Eric Ceru se (Yom) : 5. Robert Grent (Hon ). 35..: I. Joe Fritz [He n]: 2. Ralp h Scennepie cc (Yam ): 3. Ray. mond Cook (Yam ); 4. Tom Stinson (Han); 5. Mike Hcensch (Han). 40 .. A : I . Phillip De Sousa (Han): 2. Joe Fritz (Hon ); 3. Ralph Scennepieco (Yam): 4. Mik~ Hoensch (Hon): 5. Tom Stinson (Hon). 40.. B: 1. David Scarduzio (Yam); 2. Ron Thorn (Kaw): 3. Roy DoebPl (Yam}: 4. John Calderone (Suz); 5. Tom Wexler (Yam ). 40.. C: I. Robert Grll nt (Hon): 2. Glenn Tynon (Yam): 3. John Bowe ~ (Yam): 4 . Roy Ackerma n (Suz); 5. Michael Baker (KTM). 50 ..: I. K~n Scherer (Yam): 2. Francis Enderson (Yam). V1NT 1. Ken Napolitano (Can ); 2. Joseph Hoell (Suz); 3. Steve : Waldk (Yam): 4. Tom Wexler (Yam): 5. Bryan WoJcik (Suz). South J ordan State Park Gibbs Gathers Up the Goods B y D A VE R O(JNS EVELLE SA LT LAKE CITY, UT , OCT . 19 The fi nal Vintage/Post-Vintage race of the year for the Ut ah Vin tage Riders A ssocia tion was dedicat ed to th e m em ory of Ken Wi nw ard , a g reat rac er, a great father and an all -around great g uy . Rider s w ere g reet ed with nearly perfect weath er and a great tr ack . As Sund ay wa s also th e st art of deer -hunti ng season, the turnout was a little sho rt of expectations . How ever, m an y m otos featu red co m bined cl asses, so th e r aci ng wa s fun and c o m pe titive and without too m uch traffic on th e track . A s t here w er e fe we r m ot o s to run , eac h was longer , bec om in g less of a trophy da sh and m o r e of a r eal m o t a rac e . Tho se wh o hav e ever been at a r ac e that sta r te d lat e, when an injury happens, offici als ha ve to cut the m ot os sho rt, and that 's what ra cers get: a three -l a p t rophy dash . In this case, tho ugh , m ot os were lo ng eno ug h to t est th e riders' speed and en du ra nce , alo ng wi th th e o ld er bik es' reliability . Th e UVRA also allows modem bikes (o r a " ru n wh a t y a br u ng " cl ass) t o r ac e o n the same venu e as the Vintage ra ces, on a not -satechn ic al trac k . Th is m od ern -bike class was sp lit in to t wo div isio ns, w ith riders ov er 35 in o ne m ota and th ose under 35 in the ot he r. Th is cl ass is starting t o pick up a follow ing , as some riders j ust enjoy raci ng with others wit ho u t risk in g in j u ry o n a m od ern -b i k e tr ack . Check o ut the website at www.utahv inta gerid ers .co m fo r m ore info . Don Gibb s showed he was the k ing of the Vintage classes , as he topped both th e Sportsm an 500c c Expert and Over 40 Exp ert cl asses with st rong victories in all fo ur motos . Reid Ma lco lm was the fastest of the PostVintage riders. Ky le Gotsc hal stay ed with Malco lm but was unab le to get by him in the PostVi nta ge cla ss. Go t sc hal go t hi s reven ge by best ing Mal c olm in t he Modern (Und er 35) class . Don Griw e to ok the w in in the Over 35 div ision . Resu lts Vintage CLSC 250 INT: 1. Kim Morgon (Cl). CLSC 500 NOV: 1. Matthew vreher (BSA) . SPTSMN 125 NOV: I . Vt.tnce Eaton (Yam ). SPTSMN 125 INT: I . Todd Harrison (Cl ). SPTSMN 250 INT I. Arnie Coope r (Yem): 2. Steve Olsen (Cl) ; 3. Troy Gasser (Cl ). SPTSMN 250 EX I. Ray Winword (Mai). : SPTSMN 500 NOV: I. Jay Neal (Kow); 2. Mich ael Mul1)' (Mai): 3. Don Nonenmaker (Yam) . SPTSMN 500 INT: I . Mike O'Steen (Cl). SPTSMN 500 EX 1. Don Gibbs (Mai). : OPEN: I . Joy Nell i (Kaw). 40 .. INT: 1. Mike O'Steen (Cl). 40.. EX: 1. Don Gibbs (Mai). 50.. NOV : I . Steve Visher (BSA ). 50.. INT 1. Kim Morgan (Cl ). : Post -VInt age HSTRC 125 NOV: J. David Mallet (Mai). HSTRC 250 NOV: 1. Dan Amico (Bul). HSTRC 500 NOV: l. Stan l edek (Mai). HSTRC 4·STRK NOV: I. Michael Murry (Mai). GP 250 NOV : I . Matt Smith (Mai): 2. Tom Fenton (Han). GP 250 EX: I. Ray Winward (Mai ). GP 500 INT: I. Kyle Gotscall (Yam) ; 2. Dave Rounsevelle (Mai). GP 50 0 EX : I. Reid Millcolm (Yam ): 2. Henry Nonenacher (Yllm) . 40.. NOV: l. Dan Am ico (Bul). 40.. INT: I. Dave Rounsevelle (Mail . OPEN: I . Dav~ Rounsevelle (Mai) . Modem MORN (0· 35): I . Kyle Gotscha l (Yam ): 2. Reid Malcolm (Yam ): 3. Russ Rassmusn (Hon ). MDRN (35 ..): 1. Dan Grlwe (Yam ): 2. Jeff Taft (Hus): 3. Ray Winward (Yam). C alho un Supercro ss The Osborne Show B y FAT B ILLY Ac e Mot ocross Park: Kawasaki rider John Lawrence took the 125cc Expert win at the last race of the year in Modena , New York. I e n e vv s CA LHOUN . GA , OCT. 25 Th e last Mot o ·Ma dness Ser ies rac e at Calhou n was a rec ord -setter, fo r sure. Mor e than 200 rid ers signed up , an d th e sta nds w ere fill ed with fans ready for a good sho w . A nother race sc he d ule d for th e next day in th e ar ea was canceled, whi ch help ed to swell the number s to the largest of the ye ar . T he tra ck was per fec t , courtesy of th e track crew .

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