Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

~i.:=iII.I ::--------------=""'I7-----""'---------------== ~ In 6 5c c act ion , Hill's little br oth er Just in sco red the win . Justin wa s on fire as he swept bo th motes of th e 65 c c (6 -8) class and pic k ed up second in the 60cc O pen class afte r crashing in o ne of t he motos . In the 65cc (6 -8 ) e J: o w iii class, seco nd was di sputed between Garret § Christoph er and Ti mothy Ulrich . In the end , Christ o pher held the upper han d for second place. and Ulrich finished th ird . Co m ing off a c, two -ra c e win streak, Talyn Taylor wa s slig htly disappo inted with his fo urth- p lace finish, and Ryan M iranda rounded out the top five . Chad Smith had an unluck y day in the Supermin i class: His bike blew up , and that left th e win up for gra bs. In th e fi rst mote , Be n A ng len p ro ved to everybod y that he was a rider to be rec ko ne d with. Th e re wa s some chaos going on, and most of the Interm ediate Resu lts ride rs opte d not to rid e. In the sec ond rnot o , J unio r -class win ner Dust in Sulli van earne d the h ol esh ot h on o r s. Fo ll o win g in second and third. resp ectivel y . were Ric k y Miran da and And y Ri ch ar d s, An glen began to m ov e up 55 BEG: 1. Dillon Cloyed (KTMI; 2 . Nikoli Peterson (Pol). 5 5 OPEN : I . Gag" Anson (KTM); 2. Trevor Conover (Pol): 3 . Nick Hoff ( KTM); 4 . Derick Coo mes (Ws p ): 5. Trenton GIlTrl"ean l (KTMI. after his poo r sta rt. and after only a few laps he had m ov ed up to seco nd . Ang len then went pa st Sulliv an fo r th e lead. A ft er four la ps, th e top fiv e were Ang len , Sull iv an , Ricky , Richard s and Jared Eva ld . That order stay ed the sam e to the fini sh, and that was al so how they fin ish ed ove rall, Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Kawasaki jockey Ryan Goodwin wa s th e winner of t he 65cc (7-9) cl ass during Club MX motocross act ion in las Vegas, Nevada. Results 50 (4·6): I. Conner Mitch ell: 2. A. ery Scott; 3. ~net Ferris: 4 v Brandon Kittdma n; 5. Wa ~ Higginl . 50 (7·8): 1. Colhn Scott: 2. J a son Doane : 3. Wyatt Aguirre; 4. Co~y Hood : 5. Travis Burton. 60 (6·8): 1. Justin Hill; 2. Garrd Christo pher; 3. Timothy Ulrich: 4. Talyn Taylor; 5. Ryan Miranda . 60 (9 · 11): I. Austin Ulrich : 2. Mike Ponlious; 3. Ju lian Doane : 4. Matthew Bisceglia: 5. Coo~ Gam. 60 OPEN: I. Mike Pontious: 2. Ju stin Hill: 3. Julian Doane; 4 Ryan Minmda ; 5 . Talyn Taylor . 80 BE G 0 · 1: I . Kirk land Shaw: 2 . Ton y Blake; 3 . S ha ne Suearingon: 4. Chris Westbrook;5. Mitchell GIlItIdorfl. 80 BEG 0- 2: I . Kyle U1rict'l; 2. Craig Hasdton; 3 . Ryan Walsh; 4 . Ca meron West; 5 . DillonfoJocOlsde. 80 JR: I. Dustin Sullivan; 2. Andy R-icMrds; 3 . AU!Ilin Ulrich; 4 . Nathan Ted ; 5. Ro y Miranda . 80 INT: 1. Ben Anglen; 2. Dr- Mitd'd: 3. Chad 5mlth; 4 . T~ ~er; 5. lack Aguim! . S,lMJNl: I. Ben Ang len; 2 . Dustin Sulliva n; 3 . Ricky .Minmda; 4 . Andy Richards : 5. Jared Evald. 125 BEG: I. Se an Zudich: 2. J. R. MU·llnda~ 3. Jtosse Wea tneB; 4 . /l\att Dean ; 5. Ben Arndt". 125 JR 0 -1: 1. Ja ke Kapostin s; 2. Joe( Lopez;3 . W"lfI5l:on Cook; 4 . Wn JohMOfl; 5 . Brlllldon Pilot. 125 JR 0 -2; I . Chris Roger; 2. Kyle Laudermdk; 3 . Nick Hoi",,; 4 . Charlie O' MerriIl; 5. CMd Sm ith. ; 125INT: I . Joshua HHl 2. Jake Ca rtwright; 3 . Mike Marihugh : 4 . Chris Johnson; 5. ScoUy Bloom . 125 PRO: I. Mark Bunker, 2. Tyson l...indeman . 250 BEG: Antho ny FflInza: 2. Jon Bla ke : 3. Joshua Knabe ; 4 . Bnmdon Clautorl : 5 . Sean Zuclich. 250 JR : I . J ake Kapo:!otins: 2 . Brandon PIlot: 3 . Michael Lee; 4 . Troy DIng; 5 . Ryan Broguirre . 250 INT: I . Daniel Krick: 2. Scotty Bloom; 3 . Brandon Sender; 4 . Robffl Burtis. 250 PRO: I . Ma Bunker; 2. Rory Sullivan; 3 . Tyler Fick; 4 . Bob n.. Melloy; 5. Nick Foister . WMN: I . J enny Krick : 2. Shelly BwtJl : 3 . Uaa Moo~. BTH: I. Nick Fo is te r; 2 . J a ke Ca n wrighl: 3. Ch ris Holum : 4 . Daniel Krick: 5. Josh ua Jo hnso n. UTH AM: I. Tree ! Flem ing ; 2 . Owen Black : 3 . Rob J ordltn: 4. Scot t Sundin: 5. J ay Henderson. UTH EX: I . Ryan Mon!"l1sen ; 2. C.cI!>e)' SUlncil: 3 . Ryan Vatter, 4 . Chris Benne t; 5. Ta ft Matherly. OTH BEG: 1. Olin Roper; 2 . Erik Walegr een : 3 . J im Hom : 4. Anthony Franta: 5. Doug Walker. OTH J R; I. Shan e Barten : 2. John BoyIf"5 3 . Tim Blough : 4 . Stu: an Bailey; 5. Jeff Ragen. OTH INT: I . Mike H amn~ss: 2. Casey Stllncil; 3 . R~rt Burtis : 4 . Chris Clark; 5. Taft Mathe rly . OIT NOV: I . Bryan Hardie: 2. Bartman Kahlberg: 3. Steve Reed; 4. Brian Swa nson ; 5. ~ Jmsen . OIT AM: I. Todd Morril : 2. Vincent Kuni; 3 . Stuart Bailey ; 4 Carol Williams : 5 . Rod Marsh" t1. OIT EX: 1. ~n Evans.: 2. Tm Wiles ; 3 . Kip Templeton; 4 . Jdf Odom: 5. RussellL..uft.. SO. : I. Gary Bond: 2. Jeff Kissinger . Co nner Cum mings rip ped off th e line t o lead Mc Dow and Haje wski as th e second half fired up. O nce aga in , Lissor was midpack bu t on fire , charging up through the ranks . Li ssor sliced and d iced all the way up to second, and then he ma de the pass on Cummings on the west side on lap tw o to grab th e lead , Ma yl oek was close , racing hard in th ird . As th e ra ce progressed, Lissor co n tinued to inc re ase hi s lead , leaving no doubt who the winner - and the ov erall 65cc Beginner cham pi o n - would be. Ma ylock made a lat e move to ta ke ov er second and, in doing so, earne d seco nd ove ral l. Hajewsk l cla imed th ird ov erall . leadi ng Cummings and Cozzen s in th e final st andings . Th e com bined 125 / 250cc Beg inner con test ran truer to fo rm - with no one ri de r a standout - and ha d th e j um bled results co mm on t o B eg inner battles. Horsep ow er too k cente r stage wh en th e gate dr opped. as 250cc rid er s N i ck N e l son. Stan Jone s and Ro b Hamilton led the charge to th e first tum. Th en th e 125s began to sho w up . as Lenn y Be rn stein battl ed th ro ug h to ta k e t he lead . and Bl aine D avis and Steve n Sc alzo set tl ed into th e seco nd and th ird slots. Scalzo had the ho t hand, fig ht ing hi s way into second and th en t ak ing th e po in t wh en Bern st ein fle w off th e tr a c k . B ern st e in r ec ov er ed q u i c k l y a n d engage d in a pass-and -repas s bat tle fo r th ird with Dare n Ric e thro ug ho ut th e last lap . Scalzo romped to an easy fir st -m ot a win. leadin g Davis, Ric e and Bern stein acr oss th e line. In th e second moto, 125cc pil ot Raymon d Wood surp rised Jo nes, Bernstein and th e rest of the field by nailing the st art , Bem stein and Rice had th e early foot in thi s one, railing past Wood on th e west side to tak e o ver th e to p tw o spo ts . First -m ot e winner Sc alzo was m ak ing a m ove also, cl aw ing his way into thi rd . Sca lzo batt led his way int o seco nd, bu t no one was catc hi ng Ric e, who soa red to th e moto tw o win. Sc alzo 's solid second was enough to earn him the 125cc Beginner cro wn , ho wever, ed g ing Ric e in the overall stan dings. D avis ca ptured th ird ov era ll , leadi ng Bernstein and Wood in th e fina l tall y , Rob Ham ilton topped the 250c c Beg inn ers . w ith Jon es and Nelson filling out th e podium. Las Vegas Motor Speedway Lis sor Locks One Up B y D ICK G ooOWIN LAS VEGAS. NV, NOV, 15 Sho wi ng lots of potential as an up -and -com ing rider, Matthew Lissor dominated the 65cc Beginner rank s at the Las Vega s Motor Speed way. Clearly th e fast est rider (if not th e best starter) in the sizab le fie ld , Ussor had to come fro m behind each time. N eve rthe less , he won bo th co nte sts ha ndily, Dani el Fel ix shot out in front of J ,T, Hajewski and Ko rey McDow when th e gate dro pped for rac e one. McDow batt led th rough to ta ke over th e top spot, whi le Ll ssor was carving his way th rough th e pack . By mi drace, Li ssor had w o rk ed h i s w a y t o t he f ron t , an d h e a n d Mc Dow were in a rac e of th eir o wn at the fro nt of th e pack . Edward Mayloek was holding off Haj ewsk i and Chaisson Co zzens for th ird . U ssor m ade an im p ressive surge on the whit eflag lap to win round one eas ily , wit h McD ow a solid second . Hajewski ca me o n lat e to lead Cozzens and Ma ylock across th e line. 42 D ECEM BER 1 0. 2003· cu e back seve r al spots, allowing Sean Ridgeway to hol d third pla c e for three laps, but Melm er hit the gas on th e fin al lap and m oved forw ard t o r et a k e t h ird pla c e. Rid g ewa y c am e i n fourth . T ravis Hod ges from Denison, Tex as, do ml nated th e Pro cla sses , Hodg es took th e hol eshot in both the 12 5 cc and 250cc Pr o conte sts. He soared ar oun d th e track at an unbe lieva ble speed and capture d first place to tak e home th e big m one y in both cl asse s. Jason Orr was det ermined to take his shar e of th e glory. Orr foll owed Hodges to eam second pl ac e in both cla sses. B rand Hoff t oo k third p lac e in th e 125cc Pro class and fourth in th e 250cc Pro class. Honda rider Brad y Sharp fin ished the 250c c Pro cl ass in thi rd place. Results 50 BEG: I. J Im CClI'ltmas (KTM); 2 . Cameron Deuaints (Pol ): 3. Anthon y Pe~ (KTM): 4 . Grad y Gould (KTM): 5. Tyler J ones (KTM). 50 STK (4 -6): I. Tyler Sc hlei (KTM): 2 . Brandy Richa rds (Cob); 3. Ad.cIm Yocum (Lem): 4 . Mason Baker (KT/I\). SO STK (7 ·8) : I. Brandon Leith (Poll : 2. Ste¥en Gibson (KTM): 3 . Nicolas Hammons (KTM). MIO-Sl 4 ·S11lK: I. TnM Lounsbury (Ha n): 2 . Chase Nanney (Hon). SO OPEN: 1. Brandon Leith (Pol) : 2. Steven Gibson (KTMI: 3 . Tyler Sc hle! ( KTM): 4 . Ada m Yocum (u m ); 5 . Bra ndy Rich ard s (Cob). 65 BEG: I. Matthew Ussor (Kaw): 2. Edward Maylock (Kew); 3 . J .T. Heje wskl ( Ka w); 4 . Co nner Cu m m ingl (Ka w); 5 . Chaisson CQUeIll (KTM). 65 STK (7 ·91: 1. Ryan Good win (Kllw): 2. Sh.clne Lant (Suz ): 3. Cole Na nney (Suz) : 4. Franc es co Hac ke« (KTM): 5 . Brandon Leith (P~) . 65 OPEN: I. Shllne Lanl (Sul l; 2 . Ryan Good win (Kaw); 3 . Bran don Leith (Pol): 4 . Tann er Blood (KTM); 5 . Conn er Monks (Cob ). 85 BEG: I. lac Ellinger (Hon): 2. Ry.cln Uhley (Kaw): 3 . ~nni s Dessaints (Yllm ); 4 . Bran don Polts (Va m ); 5. Nichel e Dur.clnd (SUI). 8 5 STK (7 -1 1): I. Ro n n i~ Good win (Ka w): 2 . Jeffrey l e wis (Kaw) ; 3 . J ake Sch tei (Suz l: 4 . C.J . Hinkle (Vam ). 85 STK ( 12. 13 ): I. E.J. R oge~ (Kaw) : 2 . Cha n dle r Mon k s (Vllm ): 3 . Derek Rogenl (Ka w). I e n evvs .... ( 85 STK ( 14 · 16 ): I . Brandon Campbe ll (Vam): 2. Degan Stewan ). 65 OPEN: I . Kyle Sendlin (KTM); 2. Chase Pea rson (KTM); 3. Gage Anson (KTM): 4. Miles Baldwin (Wsp) : 5. z.,v ier R h~e (Suz). 85 OPEN 1. Brando n Dooley (Suz ): 2. Kyle Sand lin (Yam); 3. : Trevor Confer (KTM): 4. Enc Dunn (Yam) ; 5. Blake Dougla s (HOI'l ). 1251250 BEG: I. J ustin Fries (Yam) : 2. Jo n Thorson (Yllm ): 3. J a son Ha ase (Hon): 4. Jon Hard ing (Sw:l : 5. .Je rem y Ha rding (Kllw). 125/ 250 INT I. Ca rl Fritz (Hon l; 2 . Eric Lanca ster (Vam ): 3. Phil : Melme r (K.cI w): 3. Se an Ridgeway (Hon ); 5. Matthew Love (Hon). 125 NOV: I. Herbie J o hnson (Han): 2. Josh .Jocat (Y.cI ml ; 3. Nic k Ross (Ya m) ; 4 . Da nn y Moor~ ( Hon) : 5. Just in Dethlelscn n (Yam) . 125 PRO I. Travil Hodges (Hon ): 2. J ason Orr (Yam) : 3. Bran: don Huff (Hon); 4. Ricky Ha nry (Hon ): 5. Dustin Tormondson (KTM). 250 NOV: 1. Dan Pank on in (Hon); 2. Doug las Brooks (Hon); 3. RKhard Reichert (Kaw): 4. Michael Walker (HOI'l l: 5. Jeremi.clh Sm ith (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Travis Hodges (Hon ): 2. Jason Orr (Yllm ): 3. Brady Sha rp (Hon); 4. Brandon Huff (Hon ); 5. Ricke y Hane y (Hon) . 85 OPE N: I. Ron n ie Goodwin ( Ke w): 2. Bran d on Ca m pbell (Yam ): 3. Chandler Monks (Vllm }: 4. EJ. RogffS ( Ka w): 5. ~ff~ Lewil (Kaw ). 125 SCHBY: I. Eric Thomas (Hon): 2. Ene Ca m~U (KTM): 3. Tony Gd~ (KTMI; 4. James Jmson (Yaml: 5. Jena Ellis (Suzl . 125 BEG; I. Steven Sc a lzo (Han) ; 2 . Oa ron RKe (Ya m ): 3 . Bla lM Davis (Hon ): 4 . lenn y ~ein (Yam ): 5 . Raymond Wood (Yaml . 125 NOV: I. Jason al is (Sw:) ; 2. Eric Thomas (Hon); 3 . Eric Carnpbl!ll (KT1"I); 4 . J u on O"C&nnon; 5. Jena a lii (Sw:) . 125 PRO I. Justin Jenson (Yam ). : 250 BEG: I. Rob Hamilon (Hon) ; 2. Stan ~ (KT.M.l: 3 . Nick Nelson (Sud: 4. ,John Hay n (Yam ). 250 INT: I . Robby Wood5 (Hon): 2_Kemy.Martin (Hon). 250 PRO I . Justin Jenson (Yam); 2. Jason Lentz (Hon). : B/BK OPEN: 1. Eric Thoma s (Hon ); 2. Kevin Na Mey (Hon): 3 Casey Rodman (Kaw): 4 Kenny1'\artin (Hon ). 25 . NOV: 1. JosephPetv"9" (SUl) . 30. BEG: I. Willy Perez (SUlJ: 2 . Timothy Lane (Hon): 3. Stan Jones(KTM): 4 . Joe lucero (Kaw). 30 . NOV: 1. Kevin Nann~y (Hon ); 2. David Munoz (Hon) ; 3 Bred Huff (Kaw). JO.INT: I . Ste ve Budds (Hon). 40 . BEG: I. Ken Hall (K.cI w). 4 0 . NOV; 1. Kurt Nelson (Ya m): 2 . Ken Martin (Han). Buffalo C ou nty Expo Arena Hodges Lodges Two at Buffalo By J ENNIFER W ILSON KEAR NEY. N E . NOV. 8 Speed was th e word of th e da y at th e A MA Ar enacro ss Championships hosted b y Ch eck ered Fl ag Produ cti on s in th e Buffalo Co unty Expo Arena in Kearn ey . Neb raska. Kyle Sandlin fr om Hamburg , Iowa , flew off th e sta rti ng li ne to cla im firs t place in th e 65 c c O pen co ntes t. Chase Pearson rode hi s KTM to second p l a c e . Gage A ns o n fr o m Gretn a, Nebraska , fo ught his way fr om the number four slot to win the thi rd- place tro phy. Sandlin sho we d a gre.t deal of ski ll and determination in the 85cc cl as s, bu t he was unable to take the lead fro m the win ner , Suzuki rider Brian Doo ley . Sand lin ca me in seco nd . T revor Con fer soared across th e fini sh li ne to ta ke third plac e. J ustin Fr ies roc ke ted hi s wa y to first place in th e 125cc /250cc Beginner cl ass. Jon Th or son of Mi ssion Hill, South Dakota , o vercame a fi fth- pl ace st art and charge d his way to a sec o nd-place fin ish. Ja son Haase fini shed third. Herb ie Johnson c ame off th e lin e in seco nd pla c e in th e 125cc Novic e cla ss, but he qu ickly overtook leader Josh Joeal. J ohnson pla c ed first, with J oc at following fo r a cl o se seco nd . Th ird pla ce was claimed by Nick Ross from Lincoln, Nebraska. Da n Pankonin place d first in th e 250cc Novice class. Sec ond place was captured b y Honda rid er Dou glas Broo k s. Rich ard Reichert fo llowed close on B roo k s' heels to claim th ird plac e. The cro wd roa red w ith exciteme nt as th ey witnessed th e I 25cc/250cc Intermediat e rac e. Ca rl F r it z t o o k th e lead ea rl y o n and ra n st raig ht through t o tak e first p lac e , Behind Fr itz , there was a fight for second; Eric lancast er pas sed Phil Melm er on th e six th lap and crossed th e fi nish li ne in seco nd. Me ime r fell Rolli ng H ills Cycl e Park P ickett's C harge By MARK N ElI ENS RElDSVlLLE. NC , NOV. 9 Round 20 of the AMA District 29 Summer/Fall Seri es was held in gre at weath er . In Over 35 action, Russ Pickett go t some surp rise c ompetition fro m Rand y Bea sley , on a borr owed Hon da four -strok e. Be asle y ran Pick ett hard at eve ry turn but c o u ld n't get around . Pick ett swept th e cla ss wi th a 1-1 fin ish. Beasley t ook second in th e first rnot o , but Paul Bell got betw een him and Pick ett in the second m oto. Sa ndy F u lk to ok th ir d , right behi nd Beasley. in th e first m oto , but he got crossed up in th e second m ot o and fell back to sixth . Fulk ende d up fifth ove rall. Beasley was seco nd . an d Bell was th ird . Fulk had better l uck in t he Ove r 30 A class , ta king th e overall win . Pickett too k th e wi n in th e fi rst m oto but did not start th e sec ond . B ea sley r an beh ind Pickett in the first m oto , with Fu lk behind th em. Fulk got a bette r sta rt in th e sec on d stanza and too k th e lead fr om B ea sl ey, w ho pl a c ed second ove rall . Pickett took thi rd . In I 25cc B act ion, T yl er Bright and Chri s Osboum e had a grea t battle for the top spot in both motos . They ended up sw apping wins , with Bright taking th e to p spo t in th e seco nd m alo and th er efore t he o vera ll win . Chevis K ing , in his debut 125c c B ra ce, had a frontrow seat to all th at act ion as he rod e to e 3 ·3 sco re and th ird ove rall . J on athan Balfour and Kyle Wh it en our fo llowed King , w ith Balfou r going 4 -4 for fourth overall a nd Wh it en our ( 5- 5) ta ki ng fi fth overall, In the Unli mited Mini co n test, Gl enn Ba l fou r swe pt the class with a 1- 1 sweep. In the ba ttle r agi ng beh ind him, B rando n Rowell . J ohnny Wasc o an d Ry an Z immer w er e all eyeing th e sec ond spot. Z immer ro de har d ri ght behi nd Glenn bu t c ouldn't c atc h him in the fi r st m oto . Row ell held o ff Wasc o b ut couldn't ca tch Zimmer . Wasco cam e to life in th e second moto, fin ish ing right behind Glenn. Row ell fell and had to play ca tch -up but only made it back up to sixth; he took fo urth over all for the day. Zimmer fell in behi nd Wasco to take second overall. Wasco took third overall. Re sults 50 SHAFT : I. Cheyene Dan s: 2 . Robert Tek rcn : 3 . William Fleish man: 4 . Autumn Zimmer . SO (4- 6 ): I. Matthe w Burkeen : 2 . Montgomery Fields 3 . Bailey : Enlow: 4 . J ustin Bl'lI nch; 5. Will McCracken. 50 (7-8) : I. Se a n Snalvo y: 2 . Dy la n Ca rr in ge r: 3 . Mar c us Beasley ; 4 . Jord.cln Sm ith . 6~ (7-9) : I. Bra ndon Rowell: 2 . Joe Bea n; 3 . Kyle Peters : 4 . Brllnda n Wollenhaupt; 5 . Zach Newbe rry. 65 ( 10. 11): I. Chris~. 85 (7 -11) : 1. Brandon Rowell; 2. J Ot"Bean ; 3 . WIlliam Wen k.; 4. Rya" Zimmer ; 5. Thomll , Neul!' s . n 85 ( 12 · 13 ): I. Glenn Balfou r; 2 . AUltin Fitzwa ler : 3 . J ohnn y Wa sco: 4 . Matthew Plated ; 5. Nichollls Fa rlt'y. 85 (14 -15) : I . Josh Thom a s: 2 . Andrew Sm ith: 3 . Jnle La....ing. 85 0 : 1. Cody Kr.clntz: 2 . Cody King : 3 . Brandon Sm ith : 4. Nick Trac e : 5 . Addison J ohn son .

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