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Cycle News 2003 12 03

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cl ass. with Wozn ey (2-2) once again fini sh ing clo se beh ind , Krau se ( 3 -3) was once aga in th ir d , Kawasaki ride r Ch arl es Platt J r. ( 4 -4 ) took fourth, and fift h wen t to Hen k el ( 5 -5 )_ Th e young Suzuki rider then co nq uered th e 65c c -85 c c Junior Sup er m in i (7 - II ) gro u p , O nce again, Desiderio ea rne d ones across th e b oard for t he ove ra ll wi n, RRP { H ol e s h o t Graphics rider Jesse Kuzby t ( 2 -2) took a solid second-overall f in ish, and Suzuk i ride r K y le Sid le (3 -3) took thi rd , Fourth overall we nt to Mo unt Holl y Suzuki's Mi chael Sowa (4 -4), and fifth went to Yam aha pil ot Bryan Wei me r. Fo r Barcia, it wa s ju st anothe r day at th e o ff ice fo r th e yo ung KTM -ba cke d rid er. He s w e p t al l h is c l a s ses , i n c l u d e d the 65cc and 85c c (10 - I I ) co n t es ts, Tak i ng second beh ind Barcia was K uzbyt . who fini shed 2 -2 in both classes. Th is was just his fir st visit to th e A tc o trac k , whic h shows that Barci a can ride any thi ng and still pul l off dominating wi ns. In the 65c c (10 - 1 I ) cl ass, the to p five fin ish ers were Barci a , Ku zbyt , Kawa saki pil ot Christo ph er De Silva (3-3), and KTM pil ot s Ed di e McKern an (4 -4 ) and Da vid Mayhew (5-5), In the 8 5c c ( 10- I I ) cl ass , th e t op five rid er s were Ba rci a , Kuzb yt , Sidle (3- 3 ) , Sowa (4 -4 ) and Weim er (5 -5), Re sults 50 (7 ·8 ) : I. Bobby Lipyenek (KTM) ; 2. Mic hael Fran kenfield (Bet) ; 3. Ant hon y Zubl"r (KTM) : 4. Cod y T rout (pol); 5. Todd Riggle . man (Cob ). 65 (7 -9) : 1. Ni ck Deside rio (SuI) : 2. Ty ler WOlfley (KTM): 3 Damien Kre use (KiJw ); 4 . Mall Henkel (Kaw) ; 5 . Bobby Lipyenek (KTM). 65 (10 · 11); 1. Justin Barcia (KTM) ; 2 . Jesse KULbyt (KTM); 3. Chris topher De Suva (KlIw ); 4 . Eddie McKem"n (KTM); 5 . David MlIy ' hew (KTM ). 85 ( 7· 9): I. Nic k Desjde no [Sua]: 2. Tyler wcmey (Yam ); 3. Damian Kr" use (Y am) ; 4 . Charle s Pla tt Jr . (K aw); 5. Mlill Henkel (Kaw). 85 ( 10-1 1): I. J ustin &reia (KTM); 2. Jesse Kuzbyt (Suz); 3. Kyle Sidle ($uz); 4 . MiC't1afol So we ( Suz); 5. Bryan Weimer (Yam) . JR S/ MINI; I . Ni ck Deside rio [Suz.]: 2. Jesse KULbyt (Suz); 3 . Kyle Sidle (Suz ); 4 _Michael So we (Sw); 5. Bryan Weim er (Yam) . 85 ( 12- 13); 1. OMlny Callahll n (Sw): 2. Michae l Da w~ (! (Kaw); 4. Mike Caldera (Ka lV). lts 40... : 1. " Jan Jessat (Hon ); 2. RlIndy Kno wles (Hon) ; 3 . Terrence : Robfo (Ka w): 4 , Garth Krll dy (HOI'l) 5. Gary ~gel (Yam) . lts Bremen Race Park T he End of t h e Madness ... For Now By FAT B IU Y BREMEN , GA , NOV, 8 T he las t rac e o f th e Maxx is M ot o ·Madn ess Seri es att racted a large turnout of 255 riders, and the stand s wer e also full . m aking th e last race an eve n t t o rem em ber. A ll th e points leade rs were on han d , as well as m an y non regulars look ing for a good race. Th e 50 (4 -6) class looked lik e a KT M ben efit , with a ll pod ium fini sh er s ridi ng o r ange m a chin e s . B arr y H ig g ins , a l e g enda r y m ot ocr oss sta r and th e loc al KTM deal er , was o n hand, and his rid ers let no others near th e front. Al ec Rigg ins was th e w inner o f both m ot o s. Ca le b Su lli van to ok seco nd o ve ra ll with a good rid e , Bra d y More la nd kept the leaders hon est w ith a so lid th ird overall. Austin Ed ler d id th e dea i in the 50 cc (7 -8) class, winni ng both moto s. Colton Ford rallie d in the last m ot o for second , and Jake Elde r m an aged to put his Cob ra on the pod ium to p reve nt KTM fr om sweeping bo th classes. T he lar gest class was th e 80cc Be gi nne r division . Kaw asaki joc k ey Scott Novak domi- na ted bo th m otos. Yamaha pilo t Blake Brewer k ep t T eam Gr een fr om m ak in g it a podium s w eep . An oth er Ka wa sa k i pil ot . Tu c k er Wri ght , finish ed a so lid third . In t he 8 5cc (7 - 1 1) class , Suzuk i ri d e rs Jona than Fosk ey and Gage Hartman were the first tw o cross the fi ni sh li ne. wi th Ya maha m oun ted Adri an Moore thi rd. In the Yout h clas s, Ho nd a rid er Clayton Henderson won the last moto fo r th e overall v ictory. Au stin Drummond. on his new Fre ewh eeling /At lanta Aut o Brok ers 2 50cc four stro k e Hond a . lo o ked like he liked hi s new rid e, but a sli p in th e la st rnot o hel d him to sec ond . Yamaha -mounted Zachary Th ompson was th ird . Th e I 25 cc C class is Bob by Scogi n territo ry ; he wo n both m o t o s o n hi s LSD · t u n ed CR 125 , Dru mmond kept h im hon est. Yamaha -m oun ted Ma tt T urne r was thi rd ove ra ll. In the Wo men 's cl ass, Leah Can t re ll. on h e r SY D S u zu ki , wa s d o m inant o n t h is eve ning. Heat her Wi lli ams put in a so lid ride o n her Ya m aha f or a g oo d seco nd o ve r a ll. Suzu k i jo ck ey J enn Pep in , the on ly f or eig n rid er, was th ird aft er com ing all th e way from Canada so she co uld race where it' s warm . J us t pri o r to his re ti rement fro m racin g , Mi ch ael Hend erson wen t out and wo n both the O ver 30 and Over 35 classes before ca ll ing it q ui ts . Promot er Kev in Kell y st ated th at Hen derson has logged m or e lap s at Br em en th an any o ne else. Hend er son will be m issed ( and we' ll all see if he has rea lly hu ng it up next year), T hi s year's racin g at Bremen and Calho un wa s awesom e . Th e su p p o rt and hel p from Maxxi s and F r ee w hee li ng Ho nda has been much appreci ated. Mo to -Mad ness for ever! Results 50 SHAFT : 1. Logan Rainw ater ('r'am ): 2. Payton Morgan (Yam); 3 . Brenden Faulkner (Yam) : 4 . Braden Bunk er ( Yil m ); 5 . Chns lilln Evans ('r'am ). 50 HO N/ KTM OI L·INJ: 1. J im my HllIwk ins (Hon ); 2. Dli n iel Bro wn ( KTM) ; 3 . Hun ter Foskey (Yam); 4. RYllin Foskey ( Yam) ; 5 . A ustin Reigner (Han). 50 (4·6): I. A lec Rig gins (KIM); 2. Caleb Sulliv an (KT M) ; 3 . Brady Morehmd ( KTM) ; 4 , Peyton Morgan (KTM ); 5 . Baile y Croom IKT M), 50 (7 ·8 ); I. Aus tin Elder (KIM) : 2 . Collon Ford ( KTM) ; 3 . Jake Elder (Cob ); 4. Gilberto Lopez (KIM); 5. Kyle Hurston (KIM). 50 OPEN: 1. "ustin Elder (KTM); 2. Gilbe rto Lo pez (KTM); 3 . Ky le Hurston (KIM) ; 4 . Colton For d (KIM); 5. A lec Riggins (KTM) . 65 (7 ·9 ): I. Nic Kim sey (KT M); 2. Mason McCun e (Ka lV); 3 . Corey Davis (Kaw); 4. Tann er Nation s (Kaw) : 5. A ustin Elder (KTM) . 65 (10 - 11); 1. Dillon MeGullia n (Kaw); 2. Dylan Reyno lds (Suz ); 3. A ustin Kep l~y (Kaw); 4 . Victoria Nizzari (Suz): 5. Austine Denny (Kaw). PRETEEN 60 -80 : I. Jo nathan Foskey (Suz); 2. Micha el Ag lt n (Suz ); 3 . Adria n Moore ( Yam ): 4 , Taylor Smith (Hon); 5. Ryan Jones ( K~ w ) . 80 BEG: 1. Scott Novak (Kawl : 2. Blak e Brewer (Yam): 3. Tuc k · 4. J ak e Bradford (Kaw); 5. Cory Millsap. 85 (7- 11): I. Jo nathan Foskey (Suz); 2. Gage Hartma n (Suz); 3 . A drian Moore ( 'r'a m) ; 4. Malthe w Timm (Suz): 5. Che s Gibson (Kaw ). 80 ( 12. 15 ): 1. Dyan Rios (Suz); 2. Co ry Dowd a (Suz): 3 . Jo hn Mooney (Ka w); 4 . Blake Brewer (Yam ): 5 . Cory Mi ll sap (K aw). S/ MINI 80 ·105 : I. Dylan Rloa (Suz); 2. Andrew Carter (Kaw) ; 3 John Moon t'y (Kaw): 4. Darrell Frick s (Hon). U/L AM: 1. Brad Ric har d (S uz ); 2. Broc Hinc k ley ( KTM ): 3. MIlson Sealock (K aw) ; 4. Leah Cantrell (Sm): Teylor Edwards (Klt w). ian (Suz); 3 . 125 BEG: I. Marty J ordan (Yam ); 2. Jo seph McCul1 Jerry Mayo ( 'r'am ); 4. Ale c Bry ant ( Kaw) ; 5 . J on alh an T im m ons (Hon) . 125 A: I. Dash Lyle (Hon ): 2. D.C. Thoma son (KTM ): 3. Kyle Kelly ('r'am) . 125 B: 1. Brll d Richard (Suzl; 2. Mason Sealock (Kaw ); 3. TlI ytor Edwll rd.. (Kaw); 4. HealtM-r Will iams (Yam ): 5 . Brett Lam nl"Ck (Yam ). 125 C: 1. Bobb y Scogi n (Han) ; 2. Austin Drummond (Han) ; 3. Malt Tumel ( 'r'am): 4 . l~ch a ry Thom pson (Yam ); 5 . Casey Ag dn (Kaw ). 250 BEG: J. Alec Bryan l (Kaw); 2. David Seals ('r'am ); 3. Chris A yers (Yam ); 4. J eff Dowdll (Hon); 5 . Natha n Dover (Kaw). 250 A : 1. Dash Lylf' (Hen ); 2. D.C. Thomason (KTM ); 3 . Ryan Nola.nd (Kaw). 250 B: 1. Brad Richard (Suz); 2. Broc Hinc kley (KTM ): 3 . • \a san " . Se"lock (Ka w); 4. Heather Williilms (HOI'l) 250 C: I. Brlln don An del'$Ol1 ('r'am ); 2. Willia m Pine (Suz); 3 . Sam Sutherlin ('r'am ): 4. Willi am Blair (Kaw). WMN: 1. Leah Cantrell (Suz ); 2. Heather Williams (Yam ); 3 . J ~n Pepin (Soz): 4. Kim Reigner (Yam ): 5. Jamie !\mill ('r'am ). YTH: 1. C1~yton Henderson (Hon) : 2. Austin Drum mond (Hoo): 3 . Zachary Tho mpson (Yam ); 4 Richie Gibson (Kaw); 5. Malt Turner (Yam). 25. : I. Ky le K~lIy (Yil m): 2. GIl'Q Pelerson (Yil m ); 3 . Chn s Enc k ('r'am) . 30 ... 1. Michael Henderson (Hon) : 2. Russ Castle (Hon); 3. Dale : Williams (Hon) : 4. Kyll,' Strange (Yam ). 3 5 . : I. Michae l Henderson (Hon ); 2. Mike leeson (Y am ); 3 Stanley Dowda (Hon); 4. [M le William s (Han ): 5 . Brya n Tra ylor (Hon ) er Wright (Kaw); Sisso n 's Track Gallegos Goes! BY DAWN W INCZEWSKJ DENVER, CO , NOV, 9 T he in a u gu r a l K e vin H a l l - F io y d C h a ve z M emorial 50cc Shootout event was he ld o n November 9 at the Siss on T rack o n 1- 2 5 No rt h , just o ut side of Denv er . Rou nd one of th e five -ro und m ini ser ies was orga niz ed and pro mot e d b y Rya n L u c e r o o f G o F a st Sports.co m , loc al rider and we bmaster for th e -, Sisson's Track: At the start of the first 50cc Mod ified moto at the flrst-ever Kevin Hall- Floyd Chavez Memorial 50cc Shoo tout event in Denver , Colo rado , John And erson (88 ) gets t he holeshot. (Han ); 3 . Scott Denn ison (Han); 4 . J ohn And erson (Hon) ; 5 . Vern O'Shea (Hon) . OPEN: 1. Bryan Sabbaugh (Hcn j: 2. Scott Sardella (Han ). WMN; 1. Ashl i Holl and (Hon); 2. lAuren Vol~l i r: 3 . Kal i~ Hen· drillsoo (Han ). Kil e (Hon): 2 . Gltry O lson (Han) . PARENTS: 1. 0·13: I. Conno r Olson (Hon ); 2. Vern O' Shea (Hon) ; 3 . Lauren VoJ entir: 4, Scott Sardella : 5 . Ben C~n (Hon ). SHOOT OOT : I. Bryen S~bbaugh (Ho n ); 2. Rya n Th ompson (Han ): 3 . J imm y Gall egos (Han): 4 Sean Guillen (HOI'll; 5. TilYIor Clemons (Hon). RMXA Jeff Sardell a , a nd lo c a l Pr o m otocrossers Wes Hale and Bryan Sabba ug h. Title sponsors incl u de Go Fa st a n d Men t al Flos sing/ Mrs . Gla s Cust om Printing . with add i tion al suppo rt from class sponsors Sun Ente rprises. Sp y . Ro cky Mountain Pow er Sp orts, Aurora Honda, J S Proforman ce and LSE. as well as series sponsors Shot Gun Willy 's. Pro Motorsp orts. Fay Myers, Fo x . Rocky Mountain Kawasaki , RPM Motorsports. Brighton Suzuki, City View Liquors. Nookie Boys of Denver , CnM, PRC, Cortez Racing and MX Phot ogra - Man... Holesho t Motocro ss Park phy, P e r s o n al Bests Six different classes are offered. including a (nonpro ) 100 -pe rc ent- p ay bac k Shootout cla ss that is o pen to anyone, as well as 50 ce By Roy Mo difi ed . 50cc Stoc k , W om e n 's /Parents , Open Ext reme, a nd Shootout classes . Those caught in northbou nd traffic on 1 -25 were tr eated to a dist ract ion as the 5 0cc Super -M odified Mi nis flew aro und the tr ac k j ust 200 fee t from th e in ters tate o n Si sso n's 50 c c co u rs e . Lo c a l hots ho e and fre est yle acrobat Jimmy Ga llegos was on hand. "Xtreme 50s are ga ini ng in popula ri ty out here in Co lora do and acro ss th e states ," Galle gos c om m ented . " I atte nded a Californ ia 50 cc Mi n ib ike eve n t at S a ro na Oa ks a nd took fourth pl ac e rec entl y . It' s a lo t of fu n , and I hope to see more even ts lik e thi s one in Co lorado ." Ga llegos al so races loc all y at m oto cross even ts on 125cc and 25 0c c bikes. T he re a re four more rou nd s to co me : N ov ember 23 , December 7, December 2 1 and th e final s on January 1 J. For more info , ca ll Ry an Lu c e r o at ( 720) 35 2 -30 8 4 o r vi sit www.go fastsports .co m . Th e 50cc Modified Honda cl ass lin ed up at n o on fo r t he fi rs t m o t o . Wh en th e g a te dropped, John A nde rso n go t th e holeshot bu t was quickly passed by Scott Den iso n for the lead o n t he first la p _ On la p tw o , Ga llegos m oved up fro m th ird pl ac e t o t ak e the lead , fo llowed by Vinn y Ramirez. T hen Ram irez and Ga llegos battl ed bar to bar , swappi ng pos i tions severa l ti m es o ver t he next tw o laps. When th e white fla g cam e o ut , Gall egos was ahea d and pulling away from Ramirez_ Gallegos too k th e checkered fla g . with Ramirez in sec ond , Den ison in th ird . Anderson in fo urth and Vern O 'Shea in fifth , In the second moto . Ram ir ez p u ll ed the hol eshot, follow ed close ly b y Gall ego s and A nde rso n . Du ring th e fir st la p , Ramirez held th e lead , dogg ed by Gall ego s, who was look ing fo r a spo t to pass th e lead er, but he wa s sh ut down co rn er a f t er co rne r. A n de rso n dropped back to fourth pla ce , behind Denis on, Ram irez cras hed on the fin ish -lin e j um p wi th tw o la ps to go , o pening th e door for Gallegos, Ram irez quickly rem ounted and continued the race in seco nd plac e. Ga lle go s finished first, f oll owed by Rami rez in sec o nd , D en is on in third, An der son in fourth and O 'S hea in fifth , Re su lt s 50 ST K HON : I. Rya n Th om pson (Hon) : 2. T ayl or Cl emo ns (Hon ); 3. Nick Pierc ell (Ho n ); 4. Co nno r O lson (Ho n ) : 5 . Tyler McGrllth (Hon ). 50 MOD HO N; I . J im my Ga llegos (Ho n ); 2. Vinny Rami rez cue I e J ENKIN S LOR A NGER, lJ\, NOV, 9 T r ack -and - fie ld c o m p et it o rs measur e th eir accomplishments aga inst th e competi tion and seek to im pro ve the ir "per sonal best" at each event. Several motocr os sers estab lis hed some pe rsona l-best rec ords on this da y at Ho leshot Mo to cross Park . Lo ranger's Bro c Andre wo n his fi rst race in a crow ded 12 5cc Op en fleld, "T his is m y ho me pr acti c e tr ac k ," A ndre exp lai ned . " I' m used to it." B at on Rouge ' s Chad McNem ar wo n hi s first Mo ney m ot o at Ho lesho t. Fo res t Sm ith won hi s fi rst rac e in the Junior Min i O pe n class . A mite's Dan iel Vining won his first rac e in th e N ov ic e cla ss. D enham Spring s ri d er Kaitlyn Haye s finished seco nd in the Women's Op en class. Two oth er Lor anger r ac ers fin ished at the top of their c1asses_ Ja y " Holly wood" Man ue l pla c ed seco nd in th e fir st Mone y m oto. and hi s yo un ger brother Du stin " Spark y" Manuel won the fi rst Op en Int ermedi at e m oto . Dustin wa s feeling pressur e fro m Jay until his o lder broth er wash ed out and we n t dow n o n the ba ck straigh t. Ty Sm ith wor k ed his way int o seco nd , wit h Ja co b Babin pl acing thir d , Smith went back ho me to we stern Lo uis iana with the ove rall victory. Some of the day's best racing wa s in the 125cc N ovic e class. In th e fi rst m ot o . Gonz ales' Chase Melan con gr abbe d the early lead , Pr airievil le ' s K y le Ch eney ra n sec o nd . w it h Co dy Pi tr e and A nd r e arg u i ng o ve r third . Pontc hatoul a' s Dan iel Cr ay to n and Coving · to n's Stuart McA voy ru shed through th e pack after poo r st arts . A nd re an d Pitr e bum ped in the air ove r th e tableto p. and A ndr e went off the track . He rec ov ered to m ake th e pass into th ird . Then Crayton and McAv oy sneake d into fo u rt h and fift h . Cheney sli d o ut in a tu rn . allowing the others to m ov e up and Melanco n t o st re tc h h is lead . M el an c on finished first , w ith Andre seco nd and Cray to n and McAvoy beh ind him , Chen ey salvaged sixt h , rig ht behind Pitre_ Mel anc on got th e sec o n d ~ m o to holeshot. w ith McAvoy right o n his heels , Cheney, Cray to n, A nd re and Pitre rounded out the top six at the finis h. Ch amp ion Cy cl es r i d e r Coy "Boogey shoes" Ho bg oo d made a successful return from a br oken foot , w inn ing th e firs t Open n e vv s D EC EMB ER 3 , 2003 51

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