Utah S port Rid er s Association Motocros s
Round I; M esquit e Moto-X Pa r k
Matteson Shows Heart
at Valentine's Day
USRA Opener
By DICK GOODWIN
MESQUITE, NV FEB. 14
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f o ne com pa res motocross to a dec k of
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cards, then the Mini " aces" must be hiding in
the SSec Inte rmed iate class - where the "way
too fast " guys re tire to compete o nly among
themselves .
And so it w as at Mes quite Moto -X Park o n
Feb ruary 14 . when t he ascc Intermed iates
lined up to do batt le at th e USRA opener. Clay
Cut le r roar e d o ff t he line t o le ad Ale x
Matteson and Cameron Ol sen wh en race one
fired up. O lsen gra bbe d second over the big
canyo n ju m p. but Matt eson snagged it r ight
back. Th e three fro nt-runne rs we re nose to
tail for the rest of the race . On the w hue- flag
lap, O lsen sliced underneath Matteson in t he
b ig horsesho e sw eepe r, o nly t o c r ash
spectac ular ly over the canyon jump. Cutle r
claimed t he win, w ith Matteson and Dacoda
Sorochu k follOW
ing.
Race tw o saw Matteson pop the holeshot ,
but Cutler q ulckly made a pass fo r the lead and the n just as quickly bobbled back to third.
W ith Matteson now in the le ad . Cu tler and
O lse n passe d and re passe d ea ch ot her right
beh ind him . Matt eso n hu ng to ugh t o w in a
close one over O lsen and captu re th e as cc
Inte nnediate crown. Cutler finished th ird. but
h is consistent r a cing earned hi m se c o nd
overall.
In Open Pro act io n , Sco tt T heob a ld
charged o ut in fro nt of Kipp Posey and Just in
Jenson to grab the early le ad. Posey made his
move unde rneath Theobald in the hairpin tum
to take over the point. Meanwh ile, Ty Morrow
was w ork ing his way thr o ugh the pack. Posey
romped to the first-half win, wh ile Mor row
finalty sec ured second on the white-nag lap.
Pose y jum pe d out ahead of T heobald and
Jenson as the seco nd half cranked up. Morrow
was once again coming on strong. He fought
his way into sec ond by midrace. but no o ne
was catc hing Posey. who was long gone for win
num be r tw o and t he ove rall O pe n Pro title .
Morrow's se co nd ov e ra ll led Theo bald and
David Richardso n in the final results .
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MESQUITE MOTO-X PARK
MESQUITE, NEVADA
RESULTS: FEBRUARY 14, 2004 (ROUND 1)
(ICTM): l . M (ICTM);
:
l
... Jonathan
Leavitt (Cob); S. Tucker Swenson (l em). P/W
O P EN : I. J.D . Elliott (KTM); 2. Chaisson Cozzens (Pol): J .
Boiley O'A/essK> ( ICTM) • . Tyle< Hobbs (ICTM): 5. Morgan
:
Mac kint osh (Le m) . P/W HEADS· UP : I. Jordan Evans
(5uz) ; 2. Sarm Larsen (5uz ). 6S STK (6-8) : I. J.D. EU
_
(KTM): 2. Jeffrey Willson (Suz): J. Conne r Mon ks (KTM);
4. Tyle<' Roberts (Kaw); S. Chana Ogden (Kaw) . 65 STK
(9 -11 ): I. Lev;' Hal l (ICT
M); 2. C ooper Palme- ( ICTM); l .
Ja>on Mcilroy (Kaw); • . Casten Krl (KTM): 5. RHey Brough
;
"
(Kaw). 6 5 OPEN: I. Lev;i Hall (ICTM) 2- Coopeo- Pal ""
(ICTM) l. Ja>on Mdlroy (Kaw); 4 . Conn..- Monks (ICTM): 5.
:
Bnndon Leith (Pol) . 8S BEG; I. Dus tin Wonschel (5uz) ; 2.
Cooper Pamer (Yam ); J . Be Eaton (Hon ); .. . Naish Ulmer
(Hon) ; S. Brandon Po tU (Yam ). 85 STK (7- 11): l. Levit
Hatl (KTM); 2. Rowdy Williamson (Suz) ; J . Nkk Forrest
(Yom); • . Bniden
Hanzel' (5uz) ; 5. "'Ier B, ough (Kaw) .
85
S TK ( 12.15): I. Zach Ahlee n (Suz): 2. Hayden Roberu
(Yom); l . J"'" FIon (5uz) ; 5 . Austin
C rook (Yam). 85 tNT: I. Alex Matt eson (Suz) ; 2. Clay
Cutler (Yam); J. Dacoda Sorochuk (yam): " . Cameron Olsen
(Yam) . 85 O P E N : I. Z ach Ah lee n (SUI) ; 2. Tan ne r
Krahe n bu hl (Suz); J . Jo sh Flo re s (SUI) ; .. . Naish Ulmer
(Hon): 5. Bnndon Potu (Yom). SlHIN': I. Zach Ahleen
(Su z); 2. Cameron Ol sen (Yam); J. Le vit Hall (KTM); .. .
Brinks Does the Job in Casper
CASPER, WY, FEB. 7
\ A fn ile
Y Y like
C asp e r, Wyom ing. might not se e m
t he nat-trac k racing capi ta l of the
world , the indoor races he ld there are among
the highlights of t he year. T he Casper Events
C e nt e r ho st ed Checkered Flag Produc tions '
Shan Track races on February 7.
The night got off to an excellent start with
the Open Amateur class . D.J. Brinks took off
like a shot to take the lead on his new YZ4S0F
DTX bike . Zach Kinzler was hot o n Brinks'
heels, challenging him for the lead , but Kinzler
couldn't make it happen. Brinks placed first , and
Kinzler crossed the finish line in secon d place.
Robert Lawrence from Lo ngmo nt. Colorado,
sped his way to th ird place, just ahea d of Todd
Lightcap. L.N . Waggener struggled and had to
wa tch the others from fifth place.
(Right) Za ch Ahleen
won the 8 5cc (12·15) Junior
class at the USRA opener at
Mesquite Moto-X Park.
PfW SHAFT: I. Rian Te rry (Y
arn): 2. Hayde n Stubbs
(Yam); J . Stone Ho lliman (Yam); .. . McC oy Brough (Yam ).
P/W PP : I . Tori Williams o n (Hon ): 2. Sami Larsen (SUI ).
P/W STK (4 -6): I. Tyle< Hobbs (ICT
M); 2. Wya n Paxman
Checkered Fla g Productions' Short Track
Casper Eve nts Center
By JENNIFER WILSON
(Above) Brodie Humphries (73)
grabs th e ho leshot, ahead of
Brae Bryant (305) and Nathan
Ambrose (344), in 12 5cc Junior
action.
Chuck Rulz, t he owner of e ve nt spo nsor
D elu xe Ha r le y- D av idso n Bue ll, too k t he
holeshot in the O pen class. He got off to a goo d
start , but his bike w o uld not st ic k on t he
bottom line of the tra ck, and he was unable to
maintain the lead. Robe rt Lawre nce hit the gas,
passing Ruiz on the second lap. Lawrence sped
on to place first , unchallenged. Ruiz tried to
hold the seco nd -place spot fo r several laps, but
Roger Humphrey soared past him on the fifth
lap to claim second place . Ruiz finished t hird.
Chuck Beving, who sho uld have been a threat
in this class, got tangled up at the start and had
to pull out of the race.
c.J. Beving was the man to beat in the O pe n
Pro class. On his CRF4S0R DTX bike. c.J. too k
the holeshot and roared around t he track to
win the first- prize mon ey totally uncontested.
During practice . Jamie Vollmer had tried both
Tan ne r Krahe n bu hl (5u % S. Aiel( Matteso n (Su z).
);
B1BK BEG: I. Josh FIo Champlin (Hon ). l O+
... M ike Du ruchl (Yam); 5. jad e Barlow ( Kaw).
Griffin fro m Elizabeth, Colorado , finis hed in
fo ur t h pla ce , w hile Pat Sc hei ffe r rode his
Yamaha to fifth.
RESULTS
250 + OPEN AM: I. D.J. Brinks (Yam): 2. Zac k Klrufer
(Yam); J . Robert lawrence (Yam): ... Tod d Li htcap (Hon ): S.
g
l.N . Waggoner (Ho n) . 15 0 + OPEN VINT: I. Ro be rt
Lawrence (Yam); 2. Roger Humphrey (Yam); J . Chuck Ruiz
(Yom): • . Chuck BiMng (Hon) . 150 + OPEN PRO: I. c.J,
Beving (Hon); 2. Jamie Vollmer (Rot) ; J . Erik Bland (Yam);...
Joh n Griffin (Hon); 5. Pat Scheiffe r (Yam).
Regional Arenocro ss Cha mpio ns hip
Prairie Cap ito l Co nve n tio n Center
Bogard Feels the Ripple EHect
By BROC MIKEL
SPRINGFIELD, IL, FEB. 7
aturday night we lcomed some new faces to
the Pro classes at the Regional Are nacrcss
Championship in Springfie ld, Illinois, and everyone was wo ndering if any of tho se ad dit ions
wou ld be able t o run with Bria n Stone and
C harley Bogard . In front of a se llout cro w d, the
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gate dro pped for the 12Scc Pro class - and the
question was soon answered: Suzuki rider Brad
Ripple could. It was a sea of yellow ou t front,
led by St o ne , w ith Ripp le and Boga rd close
be hind.
O n the third lap. Ripple we nt for an inside
triple . and Stone went for the double in front of
him . With the pac k t ight , Ripple came down
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