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Money m ota . In m ota two , McNem ar bor rowed
Stacy Bro wn' s KT M and challenged Hobgoo d
for th e lead . McNem ar prevailed at th e check ers . Kawasak i jockeys Jaso n and Dust in
Man uel finished third and fourth , and Stephen
Scherer was fift h.
In th e 125c c Open c o n t es t, Me lan c o n
overcame a bad start t o finish sec ond, behind
A ndre, in the fir st mota. Du sti n Sampey took
th ird , in front of Pitre, Crayton and Tim Be rg eron.
Chen ey got th e early lead in m ot a tw o .
M ela ncon was right beh ind him in sec o nd ,
wit h Bergeron , Andre and Sampey rou nd ing
out the top fi ve . A ndre passed int o thi rd . On
th e whit e -fla g iap , C hen ey and M elan c o n
bumped in th e air on th e hi gh -speed double
befor e th e fini sh lin e. Cheney fell and landed
o n th e bac k of hi s head and wa s kn o ck ed
un con sci ou s. T he rac e was sto pped while he
was being attended to . A s of press ti me. he is
recov er ing in a New O rlean s ho spital.
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Jason Bruhl (Hon ): 4. John Craft (Yam).
250 NOV: 1. Daniel Vining (Suz): 2. MlItt Jen kins (Kaw): 3. Gebe
Aitke n (Yam); 4. J ece Blouin (Yam ); 5. Chris Purcell (Hon).
WMN OPEN: I . Stacey Brown ( KTM); 2. Kaitlyn Hayes (KlI w); 3.
Liz Harp er (Hon ) ; 4. A lli son Ja cc uzzo (Ya m ); 5 . Ad di e Fo rrester
(Yam ).
SR B: 1. Stuart McA voy (Yllm); 2. Raymond Hendry (Hon) .
SR C: 1. Marc Gullotta (KTM); 2. Glen Guidry (KllW): 3. Scoo ter
Paetz (Suz); 4 . Jo hn Craft (Yam ).
OPEN INT: 1. Ty Smith (Yam ); 2. Dustin Manuel (Kaw); 3. Jason
Manuel (Kaw ): 4. J acob Bab in (Yam).
OPEN MNY: 1. Coy Ho bgood (KTM): 2. Chad McNemar (KTM);
3 . Jaso n Manuel (K aw); 4. Dustin Manuel (Kaw); 5. Ty Sm ith (Hon) .
Pe rris Raceway: Tyler Kali siak
sw ept th e 250cc Intermediat e cl ass and
finis hed second in the 250cc Open class
at round two of the Perr is Holiday Ser ies.
Cit ies rider Brett K lein , w ho made a return
fro m an inju ry to finis h in the runner -up spot
in m ota one. Jason Je ffr ey fini shed thi rd , with
K urt is Kaeli n an d Kevin Ca rpenter rounding
out the to p five . W ith Sw ift out in fro nt in mota
two , Jeffrey fou nd a litt le more m omentum for
a second- plac e finis h t o give h im runner-u p
overall , beh ind Swi ft. Third went to Ka elin fo r
th ird overall , while K lein had troubles in m ota
two and went 2·5 for fourth ov erall . ahead of
Carpenter.
Aaron Col e took th e win i n th e 250 cc
Beginner clas s with a I - l o uting , whi le J erad
Wilson (2 -3) gave chase to Cole in moto one.
Third pla ce went t o Rog er Wa ggoner (3-4),
w ith Sh aw n Hamm ontree (4- 5 ) and Bri a n
Ripka (5 -2) on hi s rear fend er. Col e took th e
o verall, wi th Wil son t ak ing runn er -up hon ors
desp it e slipp ing to thi rd in moto two . Rip k a,
Wagg on er an d Ham m o ntr ee co m p le te d th e
top fiv e.
Perr is Raceway
Villopoto Takes Two
Out Of Three
Resu lt s
50 STK (4·6): I. Bradley Tllft (Cob); 2. Gil Sabelze (KTM); 3 .
Michael Don -Bess (KTM); 4. Jo se Ceja (Pol); 5. Rookie White (Cob).
50 STK ( 7· 8) : 1. Jove n Pulgll r (Pol) : 2. Lan Gardner (KTM); 3
Dean Spangler (KTM).
50 MOD (4 -6 ) : 1. J o se Ceja . 2. Micha el Don-Bess: 3. Gil
B y M IKE " S IR S MILEY" R YER
PERRIS, CA, NOV. 9
T ea m Gr een rider Rya n Villopot o made an
app earance at round two of Perri s Rac eway 's
Ho lid ay Se rie s f o r an easy v ictory in both
motos of the 80cc Open cla ss, as well as the
80 c c ( 14- 16 ) cl as s. Villopot o also won th e
first moto of the Superm ini cl ass before tally ing a nin th in mota tw o fo r fifth ov erall , giving
th e win to teammate M icha el Leib (2 - 1) . With
a 3 -2 sco re, Robert Franco grabbed a runnerup spo t in the age -gr ou p class after battlin g
with A aron Fox (2 -3) in bo th rn ot os before fin ishing third ove rall.
Fm: was on po int in th e Open cl ass, m ak ing a determin ed effo rt to mat ch the pa ce of
Vill op ot o for a di stant 2-2 sco re, while outrunnin g Shaw n Hay es in m ota one and J ohnn y
Je lde rda in m ot a two. J elderda ended up with
third ov erall w ith hi s 5- 3 sco re , and Geor ge
Jeffers (4 -4 ) and Dr ew We aver (6-5) m ade
the fin al cu t of th e top fiv e. Hayes had "one of
th ose days" in m ot a tw o and fini shed well o u t ~
side the top 10 aft er chasing Fox in m oto one.
Th e 80 c c Beg inner cla ss had 2 8 rid er s.
Ro u nd o ne wa s wo n by St even Ba uer , but
rou nd two wen t to Au stin Ray ( 1-2) aboard his
Mom £, Da d-backed Yamaha . Ryan Wa lk er
won m ot a t wo afte r p laci ng third in moto one
and took ho m e second ove ral l. Gag e Brow n
(2 -4), Blak e Mo nt ano (6-3) and J ust in Jeffers
(5·6) too k the re ma ining t op· five po sitions.
Roun d -o ne w in ne r Bauer had a ro ug h time
and fi nished outsi de the to p 10.
B rady K iesel ma de it another 1· 1 swee p in
the 50c c (7 -8) Modi fi ed cl ass. Mike Victori an
k ep t K iesel in sight in both m ot os fo r a 2 · 2
sc ore and seco nd overall , chased by Br and on
O utca ult (3- 3) and Jov an Pulga r (4- 4 ). Lan e
Gardn er (6 ·5) sneake d into th e top five aft er
banging bars wi th Dav e Fu llmer (5 -6) .
Cas Swift racked up tw o m ore points on
beha lf of T eam Green with a 1- 1 sweep in the
125cc Open cl ass. Sw ift wa s chased by Mid
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DECEMBER 3, 2003 '
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Sebalza.
50 MOD (7· 8): 1. Brady Kiesel (Pol) : 2. Mike Victorian (KTM) ; 3 .
Brandon Out ceutt (KTM): 4. J oven Pulg ar (Pol ); 5. Lane Gardner
(KTM).
50 OPEN: I . Rookie White (Cob).
50 S/ P/W : I . Brady Kiesel (Pol): 2. Darrell White (Cob); 3 . Mike
Victorian (KTM): 4. Brandon OUICllUlf (KTM) ; 5 . Jovan Pulgar (Pol )
60 BEG: 1. Ky le Wolack (KllW ); 2. Derek Brook s (Kaw): 3. Blake
Lilly(Kll W); 4. Nicky Nefony (Suz); 5. Tri stan Post (Ka w).
60 ( 6- 8) : 1. Andrew F rank os ( KT M): 2. An d rew Silv ers tein
(Hon); 3. Bredy Kiesel (Pol) : 4. Mike Vict orian (K aw ); 5. Brya n Burch
(Kaw) .
60 (9- 11): 1. MlIson Sweeden (KTM): 2. Jam es Frigo (Kaw) ; 3.
Jake Gagne (KTM) ; 4. Eric YOrbll (KTM); 5 . Mason McB rid e (Kaw).
60 OPEN: I. Jak e Gagne (KTM) ; 2. Mason Sweeden (KTM); 3.
Ja mes Fri go (KllW ): 4. J erem y McCool (Kll W): 5 . Garre tt Ec km an
(KTM).
80 BEG: I. Austin Ray (Yem ]: 2. Ryan Walk er (Ho n) : 3. Gllge
Bro wn (Hon ); 4. Blake Montano ; 5. J usun Jeffers (Suz).
80 (0 . 11): 1. Billy Brinker (Yam): 2. Mason Sweeden (Suz); 3.
Jerem y McCoo l (Kaw); 4. Chri stopher Zobel (Suz); 5. Cod y Espudo
(Kd w).
80 ( 12·13 ): I. Michll el Leib (KdW); 2. John ny .Jelderda (K llW); 3 .
George Jeffers (Suz); 4. Drew W~ave r (Kaw ); 5. Trevor Allred ( Suz).
80 (14· 16): I . Ryan Villopoto (Kaw ); 2. Robert Frank o (Yam) ; 3.
Aaron Fo x (Hon); 4. Jordan Deleln er; 5. Juan Otero (Kaw) .
cbn80 OPEN: 1. RYlln Villopoto (Kaw); 2. Aaron FOIl. (Hon) ; 3. .J
ny .Jelderda (Kaw): 4. Georg e Jeffers (Suz); 5 . Drew Weaver (Kaw ).
80 S/MINl: I. Michael Lerb (Kaw); 2. Park er Ec kman (Hon) : 3.
poto (Kaw).
Trevor A llred (Suz); 4. Drew w eaver (Kaw); 5. Ryan Vi1Io
125 BEG: I. Ryan Ray (Yam ): 2. Casey Reed (Yam) : 3. J immy
Van Lund (Yam ): 4. Nick Lytle (Yam ); 5. Brian T raver (Yam ).
125 NO V: I. Mark Samuels (Suz): 2. Dane Dreier (Yam) ; 3 . xe r.
son Kav anaugh (KTM); 4. Tony Blood (Suz); 5. Kyle Reiter (Yam).
125 INT : 1. Robert Mem oli (Hon); 2. Bro ck Harden (KTM) ; 3 .
Cas Swift (Ka wl ; 4. Ryan Penhen (Kaw): 5. Brett Klein (Hon ).
[25 OPEN: 1. Cas Swi ft (Kaw): 2. Jason Je ffrey (Kaw) : 3. Kurtis
Kaeli n (Suz); 4. Brett Klein (Hon ). 5. Kevin Carpenter (Kaw).
125 SCHBY: 1. Mark Samuels (S uz); 2. Ton y Blood {Suz]: 3.
Robert Memo li (Hon ]; 4. Ryan Penhall (Kaw); 5. lack Full mer (Yam ).
125 PRO: 1. Dennis Ewing; 2. Matt Stephens; 3. Randy Cla rk
(Hon).
250 BEG: I. Aaron Cole (Hon); 2. Jerod Wilson ; 3. Brian Ripka;
4. Roger Waggoner (Yam): 5. Shawn Hammontree.
250 NOV: 1. Ku rt is Kaelin (Yam ): 2. Aa ron Coo ke (Hon}: 3.
Scott Martin (Sw): 4. LarryCole (Hon) ; 5. Seth Kramer (Ho n) .
250 lNT: I . Tyler Kallsiak: 2. Brian MacAree : 3. Ja son Regall s.
250 OPEN: I. lac Wray (Yam) : 2. Tyler Keusrek (Ho n) : 3. Seth
Kram er (Hon ).
250 PRO : 1. T im Bea tty ( Yam ); 2. Brya n Jarami llo (Ho n); 3.
J imm y Fishba ck (Yam) : 4. Dave Sch mi dt (Kaw) ; 5. J .B. lavender
(Hon).
25.. NOV: I. Mike Ryer (Yll m ).
25.. EX: I. Matt Cleveland (Hon ).
30.. BEG: 1. Ju stin Morgan (KTM) .
30.. NO V: 1. Dewscn Leachman (Suz) : 2. Mark Highll m (YlIm ):
3 . Greg Koif O; 4. Brandon Beaver [Suz]: 5 . Rick Ellison (Hon).
30 .. INT : I . Rob WeKler (Hon) .
40 .. NOV: 1. Greg Traver (Hen) : 2. Randy Green (Yam) : 3. Syd
Wood s (Yam ).
40.. INT: I . Jose Arm strong (KTM).
40.. EX: I. Dan Berg (Hon); 2. Doug Frankos (Hon): 3 . Mark
Moscrop (Kaw).
C howc hilla Fairgro unds
Hot Pink
at Chowchilla
B y KAREN G OULD
CHOWCHILLA, CA , NOV. 15
Lots of new faces showed up to rac e thi s track
o n Nov ember 15 . While the air was a bit nippy
and the sk ies th reaten ed rain most of the day ,
ra cing wa s at its best once again under the
co ver and lights at the Ch ow chilla Bambumer.
Thi s was the ninth eve nt in the 10 -rac e po ints
series. Amon g th e riders were Dana Perri and
Rob ert Curry, bo th Pro riders go ing back more
tha n 2 0 yea rs . A fter the r ac es , Perri, wh o
wear s wonderful blu e-and-white-and-hot-p ink
leathers, c o m m ent ed th at th is was a great
pla c e and tha t he lov ed the track a nd th e
event. Fr om the Pee Wee riders to th e speed way and big -bike ra cers, eve ry one had a good
time.
M icha el Avil a fini shed second in the 8 5c c
Expert class. A vila took the first sp ot in a field
of eight rid ers in th e Youth Two · Strok e Open
class, aboa rd his new Ho nda sponso re d by
Don nie Harrell and Tulare Honda. Av ila and
Garrett Slate put on a show wh ile com peting
for th e first spot in both rac es. Slate fin ished
fir st.
Perri, ridin g Stev e Lacy 's Honda 350 , and
Curry, on a Honda 450, co m peted in the Vet
Expert cla ss, but it was Mark B iscardi, also on
a Honda 450, wh o made it t o th e first turn
first. Curry has rec ent ly returned to flat track
aft er co m peting as an Expert in speedway for
many yea rs. Perri won , fo llo wed by Cu rry and
Bi sc ard i.
M ichael San ch ez ro de hard in th e 100cc
Modified class , t aking th e lead but also taking
a fa l l , and he fi n is hed in t he se co nd spo t,
beh ind Slate.
Briar Bauma n was first to th e check ers in
th e 85cc Nov ice cias s, foliowed by Rick y Diaz
Jr. , wh o ho lds the class poin ts lead . Justi n
D eger and John Walker fi nished in the thi rd
and fo urth spots,
Perr i wa s back on th e track for th e Vinta ge
eve nt , leaving John Frank and J ohnn y Larso n
t o co m pete for the seco nd spo t. Fra nk (who
ju st the week pri or had cl aimed , " I have never
had so much fun finishing last " ) beat Lars on
off th e line and into th e first turn and held th e
second spo t , behind Perri, t o the fin ish. Lar son
is th e po int s leader in th is cl ass.
As a iw ays , th e speedway bik es p ut o n
qu it e a sh ow at this track. Sliding arou nd the
co m ers and pulling wh eeli es on the straight s,
th ese g uy s really enjoy rid i ng a rou nd th is
smooth ova l.
T o get to t h e C howc h i lia facility , take .
Hig hway 99 to Chowchi lia Robertson Boulevard (Exit 233) an d ma ke th e fir st right. Whe n
you see the fa irgrounds sign , turn ieft. The
next po ints series will begin on December 6 .
Rides are $25 fo r th e first an d $ 15 for t he second class, and the r e's a $7 en tra nce fee for
the fai rg rounds. T rophies are paid back to the
fi rst five plac es, and camping is available at
the tr ack .
Re su lts
PP: 1. Leah Farro: 2. Kim i Valentine.
50 MO D: I . Brandon Bem erdeeu; 2. .Jared Slate.
PfW STK: 1. Ty Hickm an.
65 NOV: 1. Jared Slate; 2. "w easel" Hickman; 3 . Jarrett Dean.
XR80; 1. Ju stin Pelz .
85 NOV : I . Bri ar B auman ; 2. Ricky D illz J r .: 3. B ran don
Bernerdeau: 4. Ju stin Deger.
85 EX: I . Garrett Slate; 2. Michael Av ila.
100 STK YTH: I. Cody Huttlinqe r,
100 MOD YTH: I. Garrett Slate: 2. Mike Sanchez.
100 MOD ADULT : I. Robert Cuny; 2. Matt Browne; 3 . Jon Curry;
4. Ja ck Hayes.
2· STRK OPEN YTH: I . Michael Avtle : 2. Garrett Slate; 3. John
Walke r; 4. Rick y Dtez J r.
VlNT NOV: 1. Ray Ho lt.
VINT EX; I. Dena Perri: 2. J ohn Frank ; 3 . Jo hnny Larson; 4.
v ance Felicio.
VET NOV: 1. Barry Bauman: 2. Ray Holt.
VET EX : l. Dene Perri ; 2. Robert Curry : 3 . Mark Biscard i; 4.
J ohnny larson.
Orr: I . Bill Holt
OPEN EX: I . Mll rk Biscardi: 2. Austin Helwig .
C en trum C ent re
Dickson Gets Saucy
in Worcester
By M ATI W OZNEY
Chowchilla Fairgrounds: Dana Perr i (54) and Jo hn Frank (71E) duel in the Vintage Expert
even t at the Chowchilla Barnburner.
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Th e folk s fro m Clear Channel held th eir sec ond Amat eur eve nt in the Na tio na l A renacross
Se ries at the Centrum Ce ntre in W or c est er .
Massa ch usetts. W ith chall enging whoo ps and
th e Catapult right out of a co rne r, th e racing
wa s unrea l, as ri der s were bra ve eno ug h to
pa ss others with block -pa sses and jumps. But
th e o ne rider who made all these jumps and
whoops look easy was Kawasaki jockey Gay Ion Dickson .
Dickson . who is represented by Ho leshot
Cycle, Fact or y Conne ct ion, Boyesen and Twin
Ai r, was unstoppabl e at the Centrum, taking
two m ain -event w ins, in the Ov er 25 and Ove r
30 classes .
In th e Over 25 cla ss , Di c k so n took the
ho lesh o t and left the group beh ind wi th his
b l i st e ri ng speed t h r ough t he whoops and
smooth sty le ove r th e do ubles. Di c k son won
the m ai n, with Matto Cycles rid er Jed Schappert tak ing th e second spo t o n hi s Ho nd a
CRF450R. Th ird went to O n Th e Pipe Cycle 's
Bill Deleskiewi c z, fourth we nt to New Haven
Powersport s' Rich Fr ank, and fift h went t o a
har d -ch argi ng St ev en M a ll g ren , aboa rd his
S u nrise Ho n d a / W o r k s Con ne ctio n / SoC al
D eca l Ho n d a. A s t o p Na ti on a l rid er Barry
Carste n won last week end but didn't sho w up
