Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

T eam G reen Kaw asa k i/ Pro C ir c u it / Troy Lee Designs rid er Richie Ow ens tume d up th is week and won the J 25cc Pro clas s goi ng away aboard his trusty, bright green KX 125 . In the first m ota , Ow ens gated outsi de th e to p five , but after a co uple of laps he settled dow n and beg an to move forward. By th e ha lfwa y poi nt, Owens had tak en ov er th e point position from early leader M ark Till ey . When the checkered fla g flew , it was Owens taking it first fo r th e m oto w in . Call away Ho nda /Pro Valv e/ MSR · ba cked T ill ey ro ll ed in second , wh ile T A G Metals/RG ·3/ Hin son rid er Pau l K ell en to o k thi rd. In m ot a two , Ow ens shot out fro nt on the start and nev er looked back as he put in an impressi v e p erfo rm an ce for th e m o ta an d overall win . B y the ti me th e checkere d fl ag came out, Owens was 15 seconds o ut front a nd st i ll c ha rg ing . On c e again , T ill ey and Kelle n clai me d seco nd and third. In the 65cc division , Hun te r Falk , re pre senti ng th e F a lk raci n g cla n w ith aplom b , ea rne d th e overall ho nor s o n t he day afte r putting in t wo so li d rides aboard h is potent KTM SX 65 . In m ot o o ne , Fa lk rippe d t he ho lesh ot and j etted o ff w it h th e lead , wh il e Ry an B u rns , R.J . W a g em an an d Jose p h Reynolds gave chase. Earl y in the race, Bums closed in o n Fa lk and began to badg er the leader as the duo race d in close qu art ers. J ust befo re the m idw ay point, Bu ms bobbled and droppe d bac k to fifth pl ace. Wage ma n and Reyno lds were now arguing over th e secondpla ce positio n, while Falk enj oyed a co mfortable ma rgin ou t front. At the c heck ered flag , Fal k was the race winner, while Reyn olds held off Wage man for second pla ce . Bums recovered for fourth , and Kawasaki -mounted Max Groo m filled ou t th e top five . In the second go -around. Burn s grabbed the holeshot w ith his Kawasak i K X65 , while VET W agem an stuffed h i s Suzuk i RM65 up into seco nd pl ace, rig ht in front of Reynol ds . Fa lk gated fou rth , but by .th e end of the second lap he had already m oved into second place . O ut fro nt , Bums enjoyed the cle ar track in front of him, sta ying spee dy and m istake-free all th e way to the checke red fl ag for the w in . Falk was the run ner-up , while Reyn o lds took th ird . Wag ema n was fourth, and Groo m fifth . On th e day , Falk 's superb ) ·2 sho wing was good for the .overall class hon ors. Bum s stron g seco nd m ota nett ed him seco nd pl ace overall with a 4 ·1 ta lly , whil e Reyn olds gam ered thi rd place with a co nsistent 2- 3 performance. Wagem an (3·4) and Groo m (5 -5 ) filled o ut the to p five pos itions fo r the day. Alan Th e largest cro wd of the day was th e You th ( 12 ·1 5) div isi on , w ith 3 2 entrants. Yamaha ride r Jake Griffi s won the last m oto to capture the ove rall. KTM rid er T y ler Hom e sta yed j ust ahead of Yam aha jockey Je sse Lu tt rell . At the end, the re w er e fou r rid e rs wi th t he sa me points, so m ota fin ishes deci ded th e podi um spo ts after the close st racing of the day . Th e 125cc A cla ss featured q uite a display of riding tale nt : RHS Racing 's Dash Lyle wa s th e first -p lace fini sher overall , but his Ho nd a was closely ma tched with that of th e second pla ced rider, Chad Ward , who pushed Lyle to the end but co uld not get by . Th e th ird -place awa rd wen t to Yam ah a rider William Bry an t from Sou th Car olin a. It was pro bably a goo d thi ng that both of th e le aders w er e o n red m achines, so th e paint -swappin g d idn't show . Th e 250cc A c lass allowe d t he Honda m oun ted Wa rd to score a top pod iu m spo t. T he fi rst moto looked li k e th e 125 cc A contest, but w ith the positions reversed. Lyle was on Ward but co uld not get by . In the second m ot o , Ly le pulled som ething in hi s back and ha d to slo w down . Hon da ride r Gary Kell um wa s sec ond overal l . and Ya ma ha - m o unt ed Lee Mu lli s score d t h ird o ver a ll af te r so me great racin g. The raci ng was the best, and everyone had a gre at time. The facility at Echeconnee is one o f th e best i n th e state , a nd t he eve nt ran smoothly , as it alwa ys does. Do nn y B ank s may not have won the Promoter of th e Year awa rd in Vegas th is weeke nd , but he' s nu m ber one in the ey es of the local riders! Now every one is looking forward to the ye ar-end awards and to next year's Geor gia' s Prom ot ers Group Series . I . Willy Musgrave (YilIm); 2. Phil Dowell (YilIm) . Olson (KTM); 4. Bm ,M,exim (KilIw); 5. Deve Stephen s (YilIm) . I . Beng! JohllInsson (KTM); 2. Lan l..4ruon (Suz ) 3 60. M$TR: Dan Haneb4ink (Hon) . Echeconnee Race Park Lyle, Ward Get It Done at GPG Finale By FAT B,u Y Re sult s MACON, GA , NOV . 23 Th e end o f th e season is both po sit iv e and negati ve. It' s a positive for the poin ts leaders an d a neg ativ e for th e rid ers try ing to move up. Th e Geor gia Promot ers Group always puts on a gr eat series , and th is yea r was no excep tion. Wit h the Min i O lym p ics pu llin g m any rid ers to the Flo rid a series, th e last race of th e yea r at Echeconn ee d rew 4 38 entries on this weeke nd . The fi rst clas s is on the ga te, so let's get tr ac ksi de! T he 65cc (7·9) class was a large one this week , w ith 24 ride rs on th e gate. KTM ·moun ted Price Mart in p ulled out the overall by keep ing Suzuki joc key Blake Weaver in second in t he seco nd m o to . K a w a sa ki jockey C o ll i n Cab re was the next steady runn er , taking the thi rd pod ium spo t. The rac ing wa s hot and heavy in both m otos. Th e 60 -80cc D class was an othe r la rge class . Kawasak i-mo unted Justin Mo rr is won both m otos fo r the top po diu m spot. Suzuki p ilot Parker Wilso n t u r n e d a couple o f holes hots into seco nd overall. Hond a rider L ocklin Br ay put i n a so l id ri d e fo r th ird overall. 65 : 1. Hunter Flilk ( KTM ); 2. Rya n Bur ns ( KlI w); 3 . Joseph Reynolds (KTM) ; 4. R.J . Wagemlln (Suz ); 5. Me. Groom (KilIw). 80 BEG; I. J ustin Jones (Suz ); 2. CilI~ Ymon (Suz); 3. Brendan Petersen (YilIm) ; 4 . Khylar Sizel'nOfe (KilIw ); 5 . Justin Imtiul (Hon). 80 JR: I. Dakota T~~ (YilIm); 2. Billy Musgra ~ (Yam) : 3. Jcr dan Borowski (Yam). 801NT: I. T)'leor Sjobt'rg (Kll w); 2. Michillelulb (KilIw); 3. Ta)'lo r x eustrom (Hon ). 80 EX I. Andr~w YilIml"lI (Yam). : 125 BEG: I. Zat Clark (KTM) ; 2. Jerret Reid ( YilI ) ; 3. Tom Hinz m (KTM) ; 4 . Bob Barnett (Yam) : 5. Chesen Tedder (Hon). 125 JR: I. Kevin Wagl:"man (Yem ); 2. Malt Dowell (Yam) : 3. Jus tin Fililk ( YilIm ); 4. David Robert son (Yam); 5 . Andr ew Yilirnell (Yam). 1251NT ; I. Josh l...llI Fcuraefne (KTM); 2. Donald ChoUilr (Yam) ; 3. Landen Robbins (YilIm); 4. Matthe w Tedder Jr . (Ho n) . 125 PR : I. Richie Owens (KilIw); 2. Milirk Ti lle)' (Han); 3. Piliut O Kellen ( Yam ). 250 BEG; 1. Nick Vllnourney (Suz ); 2. James Standllri (Hon) ; 3. Dan Hanf'brink (Hon ). 250 JR : 1. Matt Kell )' (Hon) ; 2. Saunders (Han ); 3. Crillig Chee ver (YilIm); 4 . Ben & ine5 (Hon) . 250 lNT: 1. Chill rl~ Hartzell (Hon): 2. Whitney Murph y (Han ); 3 . Kyle Porter ($uz.). 250 PRO I. Anthon y Am.. adio (Hon); 2. Ch.sd R~ (YilIITl); ; n 3. Brian Brown ($uz.). VET BEG: I. Ran Hicknum (YilIrn); 2. Damon DuniliwilIY (Y.srn): 3 . Dan HilInebnnk (Han) . VET JR: 1. Yrry ~ (y ilIm); 2. Ken Ehlen ( Yam) : 3. Steve Kuait (KilIw); 4 _Scott Lindley (YilIm); 5. Rocky Hash (Y.srn). VET M : I . Dean Webh (Hon) ; 2. Tim Hilims (KTM). nm.. 6#otz"aag PRO: 40. JR: I. Clint M.iller (Han) : 2. Mike Borows ki (YilIm ); 3. Rick Petenon (YilIm); 4. 0Ins Meugen (Hon) ; 5. Mike Phillips (Han ). 40. M$TR; 1. Tony SctnJle1" (Yern); 2. Scotty Wililker (Hon ); 3 . Bob Johnson (Hon); 4. W~lie Amillrllldio ( YilIm ); 5. Ron Lawson (Han) . 50. M.STR: I. George Kohler (KTM); 2. Tom Whlt f' (Yam); 3. Re s u lt s 50 OIL·INJ : 1. justin Dobbin s (YilIm ): 2. Riley Barnett (YilIm); 3 . Tilly lor Bamen ( Yam): 4 . Jua hn """nm ( Yam ); ~ . Recbeel Dorsey (Yilim l. Ha N Z50; 1. Cbese McCul1f"f'S (Han ); 2 Ezra CiliTT (Han); 3. Ron Sewver (Han): 4 Jilick son Turne r (KTM) ; 5 . Dekota Freemen (Hon) . ~reetz"ngs . &rom~ C'ayton Memoria' oundation e 12 serio usl y injured racers have been h elp ed in 2003 b e ca use o f t he generosi t y of many industry members and race fans. We are pleased to recognize our most generous supporters. American Motorcyclist Assoc. 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