Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

AA : 1. Da v e Wood ( KT M): 2. Bil ly Ru sse ll (KTM) . A GENT : 1. Bill Craig (KTM). A O PEN: 1. Greg Ruffoni (Hon ); 2. Chris Young (Ya m) ; 3. Chri s Hansen ( KTM) ; 4 . Mi k e Sim mo ns (KTM) ; 5. Andre s Ruggiero (Yam) . A SR: 1. Chr is Von K lei st (Ka w); 2 . J ack B . Lan to (Hon); 3. Pete Hansen ( KTM); 4 . Bob Stene (Yam) : 5. Nic k Dobbel (KTM). A S /SR : 1. Richard A d an ( KT M); 2 . Pete r Prichard (KTM ). A VET: I . Ja mes Ptarci nski (KTM ): 2. Ja me s Boardman (Hon) ; 3. Kev in Greene (KTM ); 4 . Kevin Ruffo ni (K aw); 5. Steve Shoemaker (Yem }. A WMN : I. Heather Wil son (Kaw). B O /A : 1. Grah am Hin sda le (KTM) : 2. Lo ui s Higgins (Suz); 3. Brad Johnson (Sua): 4. Jeff Howard (KTM ); 5. Jason Clem ent (KTM). B 200 : 1. Cindi Roberson (KTM): 2. Charles A . Ra nd ( K a w); 3 . Robert Sum n er ( KTM); 4 . M ike Gordon (Kaw) . B 250: 1. Brad Jo hn so n (SU?); 2 . Ni ck Rizzi (Ya m) ; 3 . Te d Vo lk en ( KTM); 4 . Don Cha m bl ee (Han ); 5. Russell W. Allen (Yam ). B 4 -STRK: 1. Graham Hinsdale (KTM) : 2. Mik e Carso n ( KT M) ; 3 . Dav id Chase (Y am) ; 4 . Dou g Mansfield (Yam); 5. Steven Poor (Hon) . B GENT : 1. Hayd en Ritchey (Vor). B OPEN: I . Rob er t Cye ( Ha n ) ; 2 . Ge or g e Smymiotis (KTM); 3. J osh H. Golden (GG) ; 4 . Tim Simmons (KTM ); 5. James Gard (KTM) . B SR : 1. Rob Nash ( KTM); 2 . Dan Bre it bach (KTM); 3. Claud io Salusso (KTM): 4. Joel Sizem ore (Yam); 5. Leo Steinle (Yam ). B S/S R: 1. J am es Os terdey (KTM) : 2 . Hugo Zwetsloot (KTM ); 3 . Jim Peacock (Hon) ; 4 . Ross R. Ross (KTM); 5. Don Chase (KTM) . B VET : 1. Lo uis Higgin s (Sua) : 2. J eff Howa rd (KTM): 3. Jason Cleme nt (KTM) ; 4 . Phil Rittenmey er (KTM); 5. Bill Smym iot is (Hon) . eO /A ; 1. Shann on Creson (Han); 2 . Daniel B lu m (T M ); 3 . Geo rge L ow er y (KTM ) ; 4 . J ohn Fitzpatrick (Yam ); 5 . Chase Jianna lone (K TM) . C 2 0 0 : 1. Cody T rip p ( Ka w) ; 2 . Ron D uran (KTM ). 250 ; 1. Shann on C reso n ( Ha n); 2 . Steve Cow ell (KTM ); 3. Steph en Han g se ( Hon) ; 4 . Chad Cooley (Hon) ; 5. Christop her Flemi ng (Yam) . C 4 -STRK : 1. Randy J ac kson (Yam ); 2. Richa rd Cla rk e (Yam) ; 3 . Tr a vi s Chr istie ( Hon) : 4 . Greg Gibson (Hon) ; 5. J ason Kabali n (Hon) . OPEN : 1. Daniel Blum (TM ): 2. J ohn Casey (KTM) : 3. Rick y Zurnbc (KT M) . C S R : 1. Ge org e Lowery ( KT M) ; 2 . J o hn Fitzpa tri ck ( Yam ); 3. Chase J iann alon e (K TM) ; 4 . Stev e Tabrett (KTM ); 5. Tim Maslen (K aw) . C S/ SR : 1. Scott Riechers (KTM) ; 2. Ron Zibu kla (Hon) ; 3. Dave Rocha (GG); 4. Ric k Rinks (Suz); 5. Gordon Hurst (Yam). C VET : 1. Joe Allen (Hon) ; 2. Karl Weiss (Hon) ; 3. Al ex Wagner -J auregg (Hon): 4 . Jared Th euml er (KTM ): 5. Lance Coffm an (KTM). C WM.N: 1. Debb ie Gid lof (KTM) : 2 . Laur ie Jac kso n (KTM). James Ptarcinski p laced third overall and first A Vet rider. always so lid sp eed and t im ek eeping ab ility led him to a la rge vi ctory, his 6.281 easily edging th e 10 .346 of A Open winner Ruffon i, the 1 1.3 26 of A Vet wi nner Ptarci nsk i, and the 11. 381 of AA wi nner Wo od . T he 1 1.514 of Jelich ro unded out the top five and the sco res of 1I . After the can cell at ion of the '4g er Enduro, the WFO Endu ro closed ou t the season , with Sp erl e's flawless fin ishes all owi ng him to t ake the Moose No rt he rn Cali fornia En du ro Champ i o ns hi p to add to h i s pr evi ously c linc hed Moose Northern Californi a C r os s C o u n t r y Championship. Wo od ' s season of c on siste nt rid ing ea rned h im second, whil e th e f inal placi ngs of Brandt and Ruffo n i are co ntingent on th e results of a protest. Russell fin ish es fi fth in spi te of h is WFO DNF. eN e WFO Enduro Fouts Springs, Calif ornia Results: November 9, Z003 [Final Round) e C /A : 1. Brian Sperl e ( KT M); 2. Greg Ruffoni (Ho n); 3 . J am es Pt arc inski (KTM); 4 . Dave Wood (KTM ); 5. Bria n J elich (Hon ). A 200: 1. Ryan GouJdthread (KTM); 2. Robert Mih ov ich (Yam ); 3 . Dave Peel ( KTM) . A 2 5 0 : 1. B rian Sperle (KT M); 2. B ri an Je lich ( Hon) ; 3 . Jerry Tal bot ( KTM ); 4 . Ch arlie Plum bridge ( KTM ) ; 5 . M ich ael Christ ensen ( KTM). A 4·S T RK: 1. Jordan B ra ndt ( Yam ); 2. Joey S i lva ( Ya m ); 3 . Bob by Mey er ( K TM); 4 . Br ody Borg ogno (KTM) . eye I e n e vv s D EC EM BER 3 . 2003 25

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