Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Alldredg e and A yr es co ntinued th eir wi nning way s on Sunday, with Alldredg e captur ing tw o overall wi ns. A lldredge. th e 50cc Or ego n State Champion, made short wor k of the 65cc (0 -8) and 65cc Open classes. He bea t fellow RM joc k ey Brandon B a rb er in b oth m o t o s fo r the 65 cc ( 0 - 8) w in and th e n stormed back two motos later to also trou nc e th e 650 c Open competition. Fr esh out of th e 50 cc ranks, Ayres looked like a seasone d 65cc -c1as s veter an in h is dual mote win s. beating Kawasak i rider Je ff Hol - c o m b a nd Suzuki -mounted Wyatt Fowle r to ca rd his first of tw o overall wi ns on th e day . Alldredg e wa s also im p ressive in his wins. In fact . Alldredge m ad e his 85cc-dass debut a succes sful one; despite a 20c e disadvantage . the 65 cc -mount ed Alld r edg e beat an other local ride r, Tyler Funk. to post his second of tw o wins on the day , aft er he had topped the 650c (0-8) dass. Due to th e inclement weather, m any class es were grouped together in an effort to speed up th e day 's p rogram. Costa c ame out on top of Saturday 's open in g m oto , th e com bined 250cc Inte rmediate/1 25cc Junior cont est . Th e Madras Motocross Madras . Oregon Results: November 22·23, 2003 (Round 11 Satwdo, P/W (0 ·6) : I. 0ustWl Laughlin: 2. Jack Fowler. P/W (7 .8): I. Wyatt Fow\er. 65 BEQ: 1. CobyAy~ 2. .kIf Holcomb;3. Wyatt Fowle'. 65 (0-8): I. Chns ~; 2. Brmw10n Barber. 85 BEG: I. Chm A1~; 2. Tyler Funk. 85 (12 · 13) : I. Ty~Schwentker. 125 BEQ: 1. Dylan Colla : 2. Derick Dickel'$Ofl: J. Nick Dacus . 125 JR: I. Jon Varcoe; 2. J ustin G~; J . Nick Nowak. 250 8EQ: I. MJkeDahlman. rider who finished closest to Cos ta was Yama ha jockey Jon Varcoe. Wh il e Varcoe van ished from th e rest of the 125cc class , he co uldn't ke ep tabs o n Co st a . wh o easily won both mo tos. 250 INT: I. Damy Costa. Co sta ca me back just as stro ng on Sund ay . T here wa s o nly o ne th ing th at sto o d be tween him and a sure victory on th is day . and th at was Kentn er. A relati ve newcom er to WMI"t: 1. Mary Radmacher. 30. BEG: I, Jo hn Fowler. 40 . ....M: 1. Lany Ja cob; 2. BrionBerber. 50. : 1. Rick RodfTUlcher. 4-STRK: I. Ju MinG~ . Sunday P/W (0 ·6) : I. Ja ck Fowler. PjW (7 .8) : 1. Breenna Mclu skie; 2. .Jason Sum m~r1 in ; 3. Wyatt Fowler. 50 OPEN: I. J ason Summerlin. 65 BEG: I. Coby AyrM; 2. Wyott Fowler; 3. Zach Moore. 65 OPEN: I. Chri5Alldredge; 2. Coby Ayres; 3. Zach Moor~. 65 (0· 8): I, Chri5 Altdr~dge; 2. Brllrl(l n Berber. o 85 BEG: I. K'~IIt1y n &h wentk~ . 125 BEG: I. Dylan COila; 2. Derick Dickenon; 3. Nick Dacus 125 JR: I. Nick Nowo1k: 2. Aaron TWV"Iell; 3 . Jon vercoe . 250 BEG: I, Mi k~ Dahlm.m. 250 JR: I. .krek Sauttdo; 2. Z,d1 TJlit J. BradBatchelor. ; 250 INT: I. Danny CostzI:2. Brandon Kentner. OPEN AM I. Zach Tall. : WM.N: I. Mary Radmacher: 2. KlIill n Schwcntker. y BnI JR : I. Brad Batchdot; 2. Jon Vo1rcoe: 3. Aaron TUV1eII. 3D. BEG: 1. John Fowler. 3D. JR : I. Mike Dahlnwl; 2. Jon JoU~y . 40 . AM: I. Brian Barber. 40. lNT: 1. Rod Kentner. 50. : 1. lOCk Radrnactler. the Intermed iate class. Kentn er ha s given severa l o f the t o p rid ers fr om throughou t th e Northwest a run for their money. O n thi s day , Ke ntner proved tha t by cha lleng ing o ne of th e area 's top Intermed iat es, Cos ta. to a wh eel -t o whe el du el in the opening 250cc Int erm ediat e moto . Cos ta gr abbed th e hol eshot at the sta rt, but Kentner b lew pas t him and heid Costa at bay to net a m oto -on e victory. In m ot a two , Kentner took co m m a nd, but hi s lead wa s short-lived , as Co sta outjumped th e KTM rider and from that point on held up und er pr essure from Kentner to pos t th e m ot a vi ctory, as well as th e overall win . Local Honda rid er Jerek Sau c edo trailed the Intermediate d uo in both m atos, ca pturing th e 250cc J unior-class wi n, ahead of Yamaha riders Zach Tait and Brad Bat ch elor . CAlVMX Vintage Motocross Series Ho nd 7: Carlsbad Raceway Boyd, Ogilvie Dominate Finale Sievers too k the lead as the pack jockeyed for position throu gh th e fi r st few t u rns . C lose beh ind him was Suzuki -mounted Boyd . Siev ers continued to lead goi ng into lap th ree. On th e back secti on of the tr ack , Boyd found a lin e arou nd Sieve rs to t ak e over th e point position . For the remai n ing t wo laps . Boy d managed t o ke ep a sligh t lead ov er Siev er s and Yam aha rider T om Barnett, who had q ui eti y worked his way up into th ird pla ce. Wh en the gate dropped for m ot o two , Boyd left no room for debate ove r wh o would take th e ov erall w in . He nailed th e hol eshot and qu ickly estab lis hed a hu ge gap betw een himself and th e rest of the sna rli ng pac k of tw o · strokes. Beh ind him , Yamaha rid er Denni s Carlock and Ma i co ~m ounted Th aanum d ueled for sec ond pla ce. With Boyd wa y out in front, the ra ce to watc h was between Carlock and Th aanu m . T h e t wo r epeatedl y pa ssed a nd re passed each othe r thro ugh out the mota . Fin all y, on lap four, Th aanum passe d Carl oc k for the fl nal ti me. A s Boyd took the uncon test ed overall wi n, Th aanum hel d on to seco nd, with Car lock finishing a cl ose th ird. Th e overall results sho wed Boyd in first pl ace. Carlock in second , and Barn ell ta k in g th e th ird and fin al podium pos itio n. B y S TEVE CARO CAR LSB AD , CA, N OV. 23 Donn Boyd and David Og ilv ie dominated thei r respec t ive cl asse s at the final round of t he second annual Califo rn ia Vin tage Motocross ser ies. A good turnout of riders with a vari ety of mach in es spanning the gamut of th e Vi ntag e and Evolution eras of m ot ocr oss pr ovid ed a gre at day of ra cing. A s the gate d ropped fo r moto on e of the GP Tw o In t e r m ed ia t e cla ss , H onda r i de r Charles Hilton gr abbed th e hol esh ot. Head ing into th e bac k sec tion of th e tr ack , O gilv ie. on hi s pot ent Yamaha, blitz ed through th e fie ld to ta k e the lead. Clo se behind was th e M ai c o mount ed Eric Th aanum an d Suzu ki -m ounted Bo yd. By la p th ree , Ogilvi e's smooth style had enabl ed him to pu t a gap betw een him self and the rest of th e pac k . Behind him, Th aanum , B oyd an d Hilton battle d fo r the run ner- up po sit ion. A t th e ch eckers, it was Og ilvie with the decisive win. foll owed by Th aan um , who held off th e challe nges of Hil ton and Boyd. Perfect ti m ing enabled Og ilvie to roc k et off th e gate at th e start of mota tw o and tak e a comm andin g lead going in to th e first turn. Some d ist anc e back . Th aanum and Husq va rn a · m o un t ed E d Rey es sp a rre d f o r second pla c e. By lap th ree, O gil Vie had est ablished an insurm oun table lead. His spee d pu t him close beh in d the GP Tw o Expert rid er s, who were a lso on th e tra ck . Behind him , Thaanum , Reyes and Hilton waged their own battle for the runn er -up posit ion . On lap fiv e, Hi lt on pa ssed both Reyes and Tha anum on th e lon g uph ill sec t io n t o tak e ove r sec ond p lac e. As th e chec ke red flag fl ew , Ogilvi e dinch ed fir st w ith his two powerfui rides, fo llowed by Hilton and Thaanum . Th e hotly contested Ov er 40 GP Int ermedi· at e class sho wcased som e great racing among th e fro nt· runners in bot h motos. At th e start of t h e first m ota , Husqva rna -mounted Keith 88 JANUARV 7, 2004· cue I VINT SPTSMN 50 0 NOV: I. J ohn Pisc hke (Bul): 2. Vince Gongora (Sw): J. Don Bosworth (M.1i). VII'tT SPTSMI't 500 rrtT: 1. Brian Bo1cker (Hus l: 2. John Lam- .... /CZ). VlI'tTSPTSMI"l 500 EX.: I. Gary Fallon (Cl ). GP I NOV: I. Dan D'Amico (Bul). GP liNT: 1. Jasen lew is (Hus): 2. Dennis Carlock (Yam); J. Mark Holloway (Hus): 4. Jon Ahem s (Mai). GP I EX: 1. Mj k~ Owens (Yam): 2. alu Silverthorn (Hus); J . T coy ao-ea(SUI); 4 . Rich Venegas (Suz) . GP 2 NOV: 1. Ray Grove (Hus): 2. Brian Mi ler (Yam). l GP 2 INT: 1. David Ogilvie (yam); 2. Charles Hilton (Hon); J. Eric TMianwn (Mail: 4. Ed Reyes (Hus). GP 2 EX: I. Rob Nolin (Sul) ; 2. ~~ Hams (Mal): J . Dav~ Ben- nru (CZ) . GP 3 NOV: 1. Jelf O'Brien (Hon). GP 31NT: I. Tom &meu (Yam ): 2. K~ith Sfevers (Hua). o.sc I NOV: I.l)'fVl Bennett (Ric). a..sc liNT: I. K~ith Lynas (Oss ); 2 Cien~ F~y (Hus). a.sc 2 1NT 1. Kevin EUaty (Mai); 2. KeithLynes (ON ); 3. Verne : Elmore (Riel: 4. [)eve Duane (COC). WMN NOV: 1. Hec1lther Gongcn (Sul) . 30. VlNTINT: I. KeithLynas (Ou); 2. Dave Scourfekl (CZl. t 40 . VlNT NOV: J. Don McG~r (Pen); 2. Vince' Gongora (Sw:) . 40 . VlNTINT I. Brian Backer (Hus); 2. Mark Hutchins (Hus). : 40 . VlNT EX: 1. Ron Renzulli(Cl ). 50. VlNTSPTSMN NOV: I. John P1liChke (BuI). 50. VlNTSPTSMN INT 1. Lee Holth (CZ); 2. ~ f~tty (Hus ). : 50. VlNTSPTSMN EX: 1. Chris Sch l~jf (Hus). 30. GP NOV: 1. Tim Undwlltl(Hon): 2. Mi hael Crowd l (Hu.) . c 30. GP INT: I. Keithl ynos (OM). 40. GP NOV: 1. Dan D'Amico (Bul). : 40. GP INT 1. Donn Boyd (Suz); 2. Dennis Coriock (Yam): 3. Tom Barnett (V am): 4. Eric Thean um (Mill): 5. K~ lth Si"v"rs (Hu. ). am). 40 . GP EX: 1. M i k ~ Owens (V 50. GP NOV: I. J~ff O'Brien (Hon): 2. Steve Heck (Hu!l). 50. GP INT: I. Jay Ahrens (Suz). 50. GP EX: 1. BillSilverthorn (Hus). a ll SOP NOV: I. Roy Orove (Sw) : 2. Wes O'Brien (Sul) . Uft SUP INT I. David Ogilv~ (Hon ): 2. ve me Elmore (ATK). : a ll SUP EX: I. Rob Nchn (Vam). Ou tb ack Recreational C enter Petersen Prevails! B y C RAIG J OHNSON HAZELHURST. GA, NOV. 8 It was a beautiful fall aftemoon and ev ening fo r some great racing at round fi ve o f th e Georg ia Tri-Cou nty Fall Series, held in Hazelhu r st at th e Outbac k Recreat ion al Center. Yamaha ri der Bubba Pet ers en m ad e h is trip fro m Palm Co ast. Fl orid a, a succ essfu l on e by winnin g the 85 cc Beg inner class with a 2 - 1 t ally . The Beachs id e Hea t £, A ir /Pa x Parts/ Cabin et Crafters /Cypress Homes -sponsored rider wat ched the lines o f th e fro nt -runners in th e first m oto and th en took the mota w in in hi s class th e seco nd ti me out. The firs t moto of the 85cc Beginn er class wa s co m b i ned wi th t he Juni or M in i cl as s. Spires B ulld ozin g' s A ndr ew Sp ires gra bbed th e lea d, wi th Extreme Suzuk i' s Justi n U oyd and Petersen hot on his tail. Y6-S Powerspo rts rid er T ay lor Ho lt and Zac h Sheppa rd were in th e top five . Spires le d until after t he hal fway m ark, wh en Lloyd made hi s m o ve into th e l ead . Lloyd too k t h e m oto wi n, a hea d of Sp ires, wh ile Petersen watched in thi rd (an d sec ond in class) . Ho lt and Sh eppard sco red fourth and flfth in the m ot o. Ll oyd took th e hol eshot and showed th e 85 cc Beginner riders wh o wa s king in the sec ond moto. Sheppard ran seco nd , fo llow ed by Peters en, Spires and Holt. Lloyd pu lled away en route to th e Junior Mini win , wh il e Peterse n passed for second on th e trac k and fi rst in the Beg inner cla ss on la p thr ee. Spires bobbled on lap two , handing fourth and fifth to Holt and Dustin Unse r. Holt was th e next to falter, with a hard get·off. Unser . Sp ires and th e rest of th e pack went on by . Petersen fin ished second on th e tra ck but won th e 85cc Beginner class. pulling away f ro m Sheppard in the cl o sing laps. Sheppard held on to third on the track. just ahea d of Unser and Sp ires . In the combined 1250c and 250cc Beginne r contest, Scott Sheppard took th e lead , follow ed b y Bi g Red Inc -lCaroli na State MX Park b a c k ed r id e r Pa tr i ck W e st. Brand o n Ov erstreet, Mi cha el McK enzie and Josh Lloyd. West pas sed fo r th e lead on lap tw o and went on to take a narrow win , ove r Sheppard . Th ird through fifth rema ined th e same to th e checkered flag . In th e second m oto , Sh eppard to o k th e ho leshot, with M cK enzi e, Overstreet , Josh. and J o el Sh eppard close behind. West wa s nowher e to be fo und . Scott led eve ry lap to t a k e th e win . Ove rstree t go t th e bes t of McKenzie early on to t ak e second. Mc Ke nzie placed th ird . Ni ck Mclain led every lap of th e fi rst co mbin ed Schoolboy and Supermi n i m ot o . J.J . N a ke ls k i hel d second un t il J onath an E dge ca me from a fo urth -p lace sta rt and passed him o n the la st lap. Ry an Szabo slip pe d to fo urth. with Reese Grantham finishing fifth. Edge got th e bett er start and we nt on to win th e seco nd mota . Szabo m ov ed up to finish second, and Granth am foll ow ed him home. Nak el sk i had a li ttle troub le and went fr om sec ond to fourth. Mcla in's bike was not tun ning c orr ectly , but he still rounded out the to p five . Results P/W 50: I. T~ Denis (yam) ; 2. "bp1 Johnson (Yam ). XR5O: 1. NK'Oil!- Padgett(Han ). P/W 80: 1. ~ Sullivan (Han) . 50 BEG: 1. Blok~ Rutherford (KTM): 2. TI't"y Om .. (Ymn). 50 NOV 1. J acob Sulhvan (taM). : 50 OPEN: 1. Blake Rutherford (tITM); 2. JacobSullrvan(KTM). 6~ BEG: 1. Clay SpWes (Sw); 2. Cody Pen ning ton (KTM); 3. Jacob Sullivo1n (KIM): 4. James Woods (Sw). 65 NOV: 1. Taylor Hob. (Suz) ; 2. Tyler Nielsen (Kaw ): 3. Tyler Campbell (Suz): 4. Clay Spires (KTM). M). 65 MJV: 1. DustinUnser (KT 65·85 JR MINI (7-1 J): I. Justin Uoyd (Suz ); 2. Taylor Holt .... ( ). 85 BEG: 1. Bubbo1 Pete-sen (Hon ); 2, Zach Sheppo1rd (Yam): 3. Andrew Spires (SOl); 4. Dusnn Ilneer (KTM); 5. Ca l ~b Sheppard (Sez 1. 85 NOV: I. R~ Grantham (Hon); 2. Jus tin Lloyd (Suz) ; 3. Andrew Sp ires (Sul). 85 AnV: 1. Ryan Seebc (Yom). 65 -105 S/ MINI (1 2·1 5 ): 1. Ryan SlII.bo (Vern): 2. Rees e Grantham (Hon). 125 SCHBV (12· 15): I. .Jonethen Edge (Suz ): 2. Nick Mclain (Suz ); 3. J .J . Nekelskl (Hon). 125 NOV I. Jonatho1n Edg" (Sw); 2, J .J . Nakelskl (Hon); 3. : NickMclain (Sul). 125 BEG: 1. Sc ott Sheppard (Hon); 2. Brandon Overstreet (Yam); 3. Micha~l McK enzi~ (Hon): 4. Patrick West (Sul) . 250 AnV: 1. Rock Cccrsco (Hon ). 250 NOV 1. D1-ei Thompson (Ko1wl; 2. Steven Sheppard (Kaw). : 250 BEG: I. Josh llo yd (Suz ): 2. Joel Sheppard (Kaw) . WM I. HilleyHo1fll" (V N: am). 30. MNV: 1. Rock COllrson(Hon). Carlsbad Raceway Carlsbad. California Results: N o vember 2 3. 2003 (Round 7 of 71 IRONMAN VINT NOV: I . St~ ve Caro (Cl); 2. St e v~ G o lI ~ go. (Hus). IRON/l\AN VINTINT: I. Dave Scourf~ld (Cl) . IRONM....N VINT EX: I. Tim N.,5h (Kow): 2. Dwayne Sc rlv· nor (Hus). IRONfl\AN GP NOV: I. Tim Undewilll (Hon). IRONMAN GP INT: I. J~ f1 Clou5en (Hon); 2. Eric Thoonum (Ma 3. l.foe Holth (CZ). il: IRONfl\AN QP EX: 1. Chll rli~ Richardson (Hon): 2. Chris Schleif (Hus); 3. David ~n~ (Cl). VINT SPTSMN 125 NOV: I. St~ve Caro (e l) . VINT SPTSMN25 0 NOV: 1. Heather Gongora (Sut). VINTSPTSMN250 INT: 1. ~ Holth (Cl); 2. Keith lyn" s (Oss), VINT SPTSMN 250 EX: I. Gory Faxon (Cl ); 2. Ron Renzulli (CZ); 3. Tim Nash (Kaw). Il! n e vv :is Outback Recreational Center: Clay Spires won the 65cc Beginner class with a 3-1 score at round fi ve of the Georg ia Tri -County Series in Hazelhurst. '

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