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USA Team Motocross Championships Cycle Ranch MX Park z a: o r Team Colorado Takes Cl ~ ' :i u; 125cc Open By F .H. LEGHORN FLORESVIUE, TX, NOV. 27-30 he thi rd annual USA Team Motocross C hampionships wer e larger than ever, T drawing a record 1100 entries - including 200 women racers - fro m all over the nation fo r the four-day event. The Cycle Ranch facility eve n hosted a huge Thanksgiving dinner afte r prac· tice Thu rsday afternoon. The race featu red a $24 ,800 Pro purse fo r the men and a reco rd $20,000 Pro purse for the women, with 6-foot tr ophies awa rded through 10t h place . Th e AMNAlte x Wome n's Motocross League Cu p was held in con junction with the USA Team races. O rganize r Miki Keller pulled off o ne of the largest Wo men's races in history, drawing fema le racers from all over the world. Trac k own e r Ste ve Burns bu ilt a huge ne w covered pavilion and bleachers. Th is ye ar' s even t was sponsored by VP Racing Fuels, Racer X, Tuc ke r Ro c ky, t he WM L, Ho les h o t Magazine. Altex Co mpute rs and Joe Harrison Ho nda, with additi ona l suppo rt from Hon da and Yamaha Fo rty -t wo ride rs repre se nting 14 st at e s con tes t ed t he 12Scc O p e n Team Cha m pionship fina l. Suzuk i-mou nted Tre vor Monks of Team Colorad o won the mota, over Team Mi nnesota t op gun Bru ce D ehn. Ronny Jackson of Team Texas finished third , followed by Monks' teammate Adam Harvey and Team Texas' Robert f ost e r. Team O klahoma 's Nathan Cox had a super busy weeke nd. winning the 85 cc Senior Team C ham pio nsh ip ove rall w ith tea mmate Co ry Sel f. C o x a lso wo n t he 8Scc ( 12-1 S) a nd Supermini classes a nd placed fo urt h in t he Schoo lboy division. Team O klaho ma racked up another victo ry in the 85c c Junior Team C hampionshi p, t hanks to Tyler 8 urns, Cody Smith and Dale Parrott . >OJ o However, the overall moto victo ry w e nt to youn g gun Derek Howerton of Team Texas. KTM-mounted Jacob Turbyfill and He ct o r Varela scored a tea m win for Texas in the 65cc Junior class, with Team Arizona's Ryan Eppers an d Am ber O w ing s ta ki ng second . Te a m Minneso ta, co nsisting of Clay Chapiewski and Robert Adcock, finished a res pectable third . The 250cc Team race was su pe rcomp et itive, with at least six racers capable of winning overal l. New Mexico's Aust in Mille r came o ut o n to p after a grea t co me-fro mbeh ind charge thro ugh the pac k. Colorado's Mon ks had a no t her inspir ing ride , finish ing second. Mille r 's teammates David Jenson and Jans in McCoy placed t hird and 10t h . New Mexico's 1-3-10 score earned them the overall and bragging rights for a full yea r! Team Texas finished second overa ll, w it h Foster, Brandon Jo hnson and Se an Cher ry go ing 4-S-8 on the day. Third place went to Tea m Alaska, con sisting of Honda pilot Art Fonseca, Justin Thomas and Clay Grant ham , who went 7- 1I- IS. Thirty girls came down to the gate , rea dy to race the Schoolgirl class. Local ride r Lindsay Myer s had her wo rk cu t ou t for her whe n Germany's Larissa Papen meie r, Ailsa Nix and Philo Petricig showed up to do battle . Even with Myers' knowledge of the track, she cou ld o nly muster a S-6 ta lly. Petricig won the overall on a I- I score, and Papenmeier took second, going 3-2. New Mexico 's Vanessa Floren tino also impre sse d the locals by taking third w ith a 2-3 sco re. Ukiah, Californ ia's Nix's consiste ncy garnered fourth overall, and Myers settled for fifth. eN C YCI£ RANCH M X PA RK F LORESVIW , T EXAS R ESULT NOV EMBER S: 27-30, 2 0 0 3 50 (4- 6 ) : I. Payt on Turbyfill (Cob); 2. Justin Wo jcik . (KTM); 1. Cameron Bash (KTM): -4 Jos e Luis Galva (KTM): Mutant Motorsports Vs. CMA Showdown Round I : Hollister Hills GP Track Hinson Handles Hollister, Hands Down By RANDY HElM HOWSTER, CA, NOV. 15 A s the sun rose, t he riders were getting /""\ready to race, but w it h a different purpose than usual. They stillwa nted to win, but t his t ime t hey cho se w hich promo te r th ey wa nted to re pr ese nt . Ride rs coul d choo se eithe r Mutant Mot o rsports (Nort hern California) or CMA (Cent ral California). Most riders got into the spirit of things, and it seemed as if there we re two teams competing against each o t her. Th is meant the level o f competit ion see med to be raised a few rungs this weeke nd , wit h th e depth of talent incre asing in each class. In the end , eve ryone had a great time , and the racers had a chance to test their skills against a new group of riders. 72 So wh o had the faster riders? Well, in the I25cc and 250 cc Intermed iate classes , it was Centra l Califo rn ia, hands down. With Case y Hinson on th eir side . CMA swept those two classes . Hinson rod e flaw less ly and put his Suzuki across the checke red flag first six times to win three classes. In t he 125cc Int e r med iate class , Greg Karmann kept Hinson in sight. Karmann finished 2-2 for seco nd overall on his Yam aha. Third for the day was Suzuki jock ey Jacob Sanchez, wiho also rod e very w e ll, go ing 3-3. Both of those ride rs were repres enti ng Nor Cal's Mutant Motorsports. In the 250cc Intermediate class, the Hinson freight train rumb led on , as he won two more mo tos . The second-placed rider was Y amahamou nted Trevo r Do n ia k ( 2- 3), w ho JANUAR 14, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS Y b r n, Robert Foster (831 leads the 125cc Team race at the third annual USA Team Motocross Championships. S. Don Hoody (KTH) . so (4 ·6 ) WH'-' I. Kartlyn Hom>w (KTM); 2. Destiny Muir (KTM); 3. Heather C olfins (KTM). 50 (7-8): I. Gavin Sifver (Cob) ; 2. Sterl ing King (KTM): 1. Drake Du nlap (KTM); -4 N ick Bosheers (KTM); S. Broc k . Ronsonet (Pol). 50 (7 .8) WHL: I. SkylM Whi tegull (KTM); 2. Hanna Esco yne (Cob); 1. Sierra Shirley (KTM); 1. Kirbee Bow m an (C o b); S. Ti ffany Sum ner (C o b). 50 O PEN: I. Gavin Sifvel- (Cob); 2. Drake Dunlap (KTM); 1. Cokin Scott (KTH ); 4. Reece Dunlap (KTH) ; S. St.... ing King (KTH). 60 (1-9); I. Jarob Turl>yf,1I(lCTH) ; 2. Oay eNp;ewski (KTH); 1. Robert Adcock (Kaw) ; 1. Hect or Vare:Ia (Kaw) ; 5. l)ier Honb (Soz ). 60 (7.9 ) W M '-' I. Ambe' Qw;ngs (KTH); 2. Be c c a Sheets (Suz) ; 3. Sierra Bra gg (KT M) ; 1 . Hanna E",oyne ( Kaw); 5. T. y\o<' WallS (Su,). 60 ( 10.11 ); I. Kyle Swanson (Suz); 2. J.C . Cam acho (Kaw) ; 1. Todd Banniste r . (KTM); -4 Christian Bosad a (Kaw): S. Tyler Elkins (Suz). 60 ( 10- 11) W ML: I. Stephanie Gilkey (Pol) ; 2. Elizabe th King (Suz); 1. Amanda Pe terson (Kaw ). 60 O P EN : I . Todd Bannister (KTM): 2. Jeremy Domingue (Kaw ); 1. Christian Bcsada (Kaw) ; 4. Oay C_wski (KTH) ; 5. j.C. Camocho (Ka w) . 80 BEG : I. Bry so n Watson ( H a n) ; 2 . C lay ChopiewW (KTH ); 3. Shone T"""" (Yom); 4. Ctw Jolv=n (Yam ); S. C a rlo s Villanueva (Kaw) . 80 (9 - 11): I. Chaz Hollada y (Yam); 2. De re k Howert on (Yam); 1. Tyler Bum s . (Suz); -4 Drew We3ver (Kaw) ; 5. Jeremy Domingue (Hon ). 80 SIM IN I: I. Na than Co x (Yam); 2. Chaz Ho llad ay (Yarn); 3. Michae l Perry (Y ; -4 Cole Taytor (Yam); S. Jes se Kangas am) . (Hon) . B5 (1Z . 15); I. N.!Nn Co x (Yom); 2. Hkhoel Perry (Yam); 1. Matt Boehle (H on ); 1. Richard Wh ite (Kaw); 5. Cole ToyIo<- (Yom). 8S OPEN W H'-' I. LartssaI'opeon (Yom 5. JuWn Thoma> (Yom). 250 ); EX: I. Thomas Hahn (Han); 2. Brandon Beabout (Yam) ; 1. David Tarnow (Hon) ; 1. Charles Castloo (Su%); S. lY Connor (Yam) . 250 USA P RO /A M: I. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 2. Jo hnny Marle y (Yam) ; 1. Thomas Hahn (Han); 4. He ath Vos s (Yam); S. Matt Karlsen (Hu s) ; 6. Aust in Squi res (Yam) ; 7. Chad Wa rd (Hon); 8. James Marshall (Han); 9 . Vernon McKiddie (Hon ); 10. Taylor Watu (Yam) . 4- STR K EX : I . Ty Con"", (Yom); 2. Bey (Han); -4 Chris Pan e k (Yam ) ; S . Rya n Harin g (Han ). . SC HGRL OPEN : I. P hilo Petricig (H a n ); 2 . Lariss a Papenmeier (Hon) ; 1. Vanessa Florentino (Kaw) ; 1. AJisa N ix (Yam); S. Undsay Myers (Suz). WML P RO : I. Ste ffi Laier (KTH) : 2. Stefy Bau (Yarn) ; 1. Tarah Geiger (Ha n); 1. A)ex Ha upt (Kaw) ; S. Sarah Whi tmore (Yam) ; 6 . Ashley Wheat (Suz); 7. Elizabe th Bash (Kaw); 8 . Tori ~i n (KTM); 9. Ehn represen ted Nor C al. Karmann to ok t hird overall, going 3· 2 o n the day. Hinson rode one more time and chalked up another class win in the Schoolboy division. The runner-up was Cory Pennington, and his fellow Suzuki jockey Sanchez finished third . In the Pro classes , the Nor Cal riders were doing the winning. In t he I25cc class, Suzuki ride r Cory McDaniel put in the fastest laps and won both mot os , over C handle r Trafton and Aaro n Be rgantz. Yamahas wer e the weapon of choice for t he latt e r two . Rusty Ho lland cle aned house in the 2S0cc Pro class, Winning both motos aboard his 450F to t ak e the o veral l. C handle r ( 3- 3) again finished second , w hile Honda -mou nted Adam Miller (2-4) rounded o ut the top thr ee . KT M- mou nt e d Zac h Andrad e too k top honors in bot h the 8Scc Novice and 85cc (8- 1I) classes . Dustin Pipes , Josh Duppong, Preston Mull, Ricky Akers and Nicolas Baker we re the key players in the Supermini. 8Scc Intermedi ate and 85 cc (12-1 6) class e s. Wh en the du st settled, Pipes too k the 85c c Intermed iate overall, over Casey Hinson won several classes at the opening round of the Mutant Motorsports Vs. CMA Showdown. 40th Anniversary

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