Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

the gate and did a spe cta cular job of holding off Vielle's challenges. Wh ile things we nt perfectly (o r W ilso n, Vielle lost a posit io n lat e in the mo te. w hen Horban got around him to net a secon d-place finish. Overall, Wilson (2- 1), Vielle ( 1-3), Horban (3-2), Kevin Petrus hkin (6-4) and Scott Helgeson (7-5) rounded out the top five positions. W ilson was a lso im pressive in his ot her victo ries. The forme r Supermini champion won the 125cc C class, which had one of the day's largest fields of riders. Qualifiers t rimmed the fie ld to 17 riders for the winne r-takes -all slugfe s t , which Wilson , w ho also posted a stro ng showing in one of the two pr elimi naries, easily won . W ilson led eac h o f the e ight la ps , while the second-p lace finisher, Matt Fouts, progressed thro ugh the field after a poor start to trail Wilson at the finish. ahea d of third- place finishe r Travis Broguie re . Petrush kin , Aaron McClinton , jeremiah Spar ks and Vance Kotal finished in the upper portion of the field. Gubser's speed increas es w ith each outi ng. and on this day the rider from Gervais, O regon , was to p dog in his two classes. Gubser trailed Travis McClinton fo r seve ral laps in t he first 8Scc ( 12- 1S) moto be fo re he eventually got around Travis McClinton whe n the ea rly race lea der bob bled. From th at po int o n, Gubser opened up a large lead and sped away from a close batt le among Travis McClinton , Wood and Chad Turner. Travis McClinton hung on to trail Gubser, while Wood , Tumer and Steele AngleDa vid son fin ished in the t o p t h ree in th e adjoined 8Scc (7-1 I) class. Moto t wo was much th e same : Gubse r ju m p e d out fron t and rema in ed th ere t o po st t he ove rall win. Travis McClinton, Do ug Crockett, Allen Yot her and Broc Ba r nes comple ted the top five . Wood , Turner, AngleDavidson, Ricky Miranda and Brodie Ander son topped the 8Scc (7- 1I) class. Ryan Ferris . VET ST K D - I: I. Leonar d Me llgre n; 2. Scott Gamer, l . Jason Van Slyke ; 4. Do ug Ho . VET ST K D -2: I. Yasuyo Nakamura; 2. Yoshi Kanayarna; l . Nick Tierno; 4. Jeff Hawkins. VET MOD D ·I : I. Le o na rd Me llgre n; 2. Ben Morse; l . B.J. Prince ; 4. Scott Garner: 5. Jason Van Slyke. VET MOD 0 · 2: I. Jim Spicher, 2. Jeff Marquard t; l . David FORSTE LJVESTOCK PAVILION R S ALE , OREGON M CMC No rth west Winter Arenac ro ss Se ries Round 9: Fors ter Live stock Pavilion RESUtTS: FEBRUARY 8, 2 0 0 4 (ROUND 5) 50 (4- 6) : I. Ryde r Wai te (Po l); 2. Ja co b C rawfo rd (KTM): l . And rew Nesse l (Hon) . 5 0 (7-8): I. Max Harris (Cob ); 2. Matt hew Shirley (Po l); l . AIyas Wardius (KTM). 50 OPEN : I . Max Harris (Co b); 2. Matt he w Shirley (Pol); l . J onathan Andrew (Cob). 6S (4-8), I. Kyle Huffman (Suz); 2. RJ. Leach (Suz); l . AIyas Wardius (KTM). 6 5 (9.1 I) : I. Justin Conn (KTM); 2. Colin Baker (KTM); 3. Kyle Ulrich (KTM). 65 OP EN: I. Colin Baker (KTM); 2. Justin Conn (KTM); l . R.J. Le ach (Suz) . 8 5 BEG (7 -11) : I. Ryan De nny [Suz] : 2. Jonat han Montgomery; l . Trevo r Billups (Yam). 8 5 BEG (12.15): I. Erik Moning (Yam); 2. Luke Aldrich (Hon ); l . Kash Leon (Suz). 85 (7· 11), I. J ared Wood (Y;un 2. Chad ); Turner (Suz); l . Steele AngIe ·Davidson (Kaw). 8 5 ( 12.1 5): I. Danny Gubser (Yam); 2. Travis McClinton (Yam); l . Doug Crockett (Yam). S/ MIN I (7 . 11): I. Jar e d Wood (Yam); 2. Cha d Turn er (5uz); l . Ricky Mira nda (Yam). S/M IN I ( 12 -15): I . Danny Gubse r (Yam); 2. Travis McClinton (Yam); l . Charlie McCarthy (Kaw). 12 5 BEG: I. David Cox (KTM); 2. Phillip Springer (Kaw): l . Chris Egan (Yam). 12 5 A: I. Joe l Ard (Han ); 2. Mike Horban (Yam); l . James Ham ilton (Hon) . 125 C: I. Matt Wilson (Yam): 2. Matt Fouts (Hon ); l. Travis Bro guier e (Hon ). 250 BEG: I. Jon Blake (Hon ); 2. Matt Tre nt (Hon); l . Travis Bush (Yam). 2S0 A : I. J.R. Vielfe (Hon ); 2. Joey Mancuso (Hen) : 3. Ryan Huffman (Yam). 250 B: I. Tye C ra nd all (KT M); 2. Gu y To w (Han); l . Sco tt Sherrell (Han). 2 5 0 C: I. Brad Bat che lo r (Yam) ; 2. Scott Smith (Kaw): 3. lore nz Wilkinson (Kaw). WMN: I. Jennifer W ilso n (Suz) ; 2. Mary Radmache r (Suz) : l . Madd ie Tilto n (Kaw). BTH C/O: I. Matt Wilson (Yam); 2. Aaron McClinton (Yam); l . Brad Batchelor (Yarn). UT H C: I. Kevin Larsen (Suz); 2. Justin Bro wn (Yam); l . Wayne Hutch inson (Han ). VET A: I. Sco tt She rr e ll (Ho n). VET B: I. Scott Smit h (Kaw); 2. Bill Farrell (Hus); l . Ken Romero (Han ). VET C: I. Jon She rriffs (Suz) ; 2. Richard Tunne ll (Yam) ; l . Jon Jolley (Han ). OfT A : I . Dave Fox (Kaw); 2. Arne Hettman (Hon ); 3. Greg Gat es (Hon) . orr B: I. Sco tt Berg ren (Yam); 2. Larry Wenzinger (Hon) ; J . Kent Reynolds (KTM). C: I . Jeff Utle bo (Han); 2. Forrest Lytle (Ha n); l . Kelly Johnson (50, ). O rr California Mot o rcycle Road Raci ng Association Championship Se ries Round 2 : Willo w Sprin gs Ka rt Track Hammel Hammer s Out Solid Gold Wins By ROD GIRARD the bike ghost-ride do wn the back straight . WIUOW SPRINGS, CA, FEB. 8 Battl ing past the riderless bike , Hamme l got a ro und Girard to t a ke a lead he woul dn 't relinq u ish . Beh ind t he t wo leaders , Rich j ohnso n had his han ds full ho ld ing of f the always-aggressive Tommy Aquino for th ird. Girard got the snap in race two, with a hardcharging Leonard Mellgren and Hamme l in hot pursuit, Taking the lead, Mellgren, who rare ly crashes, crashed out in turn four on lap two , handing the point position to Hamme l, who was own rac e , first passing Alan Mo rt e nso n and followed by Girard in second. Having a dingthen race-one w inne r jim Spicher on the las". '. dong t ussle of their own, Bec k, johnson and Aqu ino batt led nose to ta il fo r third u ntil lap. The win gave Warren an impressive victory and second overall, as Spicher e arned the top jo hnso n dropped out due to a me c han ical right, sunny skies and no w ind - the re 's a lot . to love in February at WIllow, site of ro und two of the California Motorcycle Road Racing Association's Champion ship Series. T he be st r ide o f the day was t ha t o f Bra ndo n Wa rren , w ho took t he Amateur Formula 50 race -t wo w in. Outlasting Dav id Oventhal and Travis Violette, Warren rode his B honors . Y asuyo Nakamura scored second overall in the Amateur Sto ck contest to back up her Veteran Stoc k Division Two win. In a batt le of the brothers , Leigh Crawford put his head dow n in race two for an overall win in Formula Thunder Division O ne , besting Craig Cra wford, who had won race one. Aar on Hamme l wa s solid as gold in t he Expert 80cc GP contest, laying down a pair of aces for the overall in a coup le of action -packed races . In race one, Michael Beck got the early lead, with Skye Girar d slotti ng In for second after a flyi ng start fro m the rear of the grid. In what may go down as the craziest get-o ff o f 2004, Beck highsided in turn fi e , landed on his v feet beside his bike, lost his grip, and watched Oventhal . F-TH N OR 0- 1: I . l e igh C nwford; 2. Craig Crawford ; l . Jason Van Slyke; 4. Jo hn Sterli ng; 5. Tommy Crawfo rd . F- THN D R 0 ·2: I. Jim Sp icher; 2. Alan Mortenson ; l . Chris Sterl ing; 4. Ken Gill; 5. Chris l e e . F· EXTR EME: I . Tommy Aqu ino : 2. l eon ard Mellgr en: a. Ben Morse ; 4. Jason Van Slyke; 5. Leigh Crawford. D eAtleys D evour Salem I By CLAY LIGHT SALEM, OR, FE8. 13 dahoans Sam and Matt DeAtley de voured the competition at t he ninth round of the CMC Northwest Winter Arena cross Ser ies, held at Forster Livestock Pavilion. Older brother Sam contested four classes on t he day and at the comp leti on wa s unbeaten in a ll four - th e I25cc, 25Occ, Before The Hill and Four-Stroke Int e rme diat e classes. Matt wasn't far off his bro ther's pace, with wins in the 85cc ( 12- 13) and Superm ini classes. Matt, riding the Mac's Cycles Suzuki RM , led every lap of both Supermini mot os and scored his first of tw o overa ll wins of the night. Dougie Crockett was Mat t' s closes t competitio n, al though the O regonia n co uld n't ma inta in Matt's pace for ve ry long and could only watch as Ma tt sp ed on to dua l mo to v ict o ries . Crockett (2-2) finished seco nd ove rall, followed by local ride r Charlie McCarthy. Matt also shined in the 8Scc (12-13 ) class. Th e ride r fro m Lewist on landed another I- I blow to th e competiti on to re main unbeaten on the evening. Sam's first overall win came in the combined Before The Hill jun ior / Inte rmediate contest. Sa m grabbed th e le a d at th e start o f th e opening moto and retained the position to the finish. His closest co mpe tition came from local Honda rider Erik Meusling, who 's been tearing up the junior ranks recently, and this day was much the same for the IS-ye a r -o ld from Hubbard. Meusling followed Sam all the way to the fin is h , wh ile Travis McMackin , Kevin Pet rushkin and Wash ington's Richie Ferzacca filled out the top five. In moto two, Sam again nabbed the lead , followed by the only other Interme diate rider in t he field of 14, Anthony Keel. However, Keel began a gradua l descent throug h the pack, while Meusling moved up to join Sam up front. Sam, however, woul d not be denied the win, pos t ing an overall Inter med iate -class wi n. Meus ling aced bot h ju nior motos , tra iled by McMackin (2-2), Petrushkin (3-3), Ferzacca (4-5) and Ryan Holland (6-4) . I McMackin's Salem appearances this winter have been infreque nt, but they have also been successfu l, and that was the case this night in the 12Scc Junior class. McMackin and Meusling traded moto w ins , but McMackin's strong moto-tw o showing ear ned t he former minicycle speedster the overall win . Meusling finished seco nd overall , but it was the lon e Interm ediate rider, Sam DeAtley, who collected the checkered flag firs t in bo t h contests . Yamaha rider jeremiah Sparks , a relati ve newcom er to the junior ranks, rounded out the top three in the junior class with 4-3 pladngs . "Mad Max" Harris has been on a roll lately, and things went his way in two 50cc classes. Vanco uve r, Wash ington's Harris waste d the co mpet ition in t he SOcc (7-8) class , win ning both motos. His fellow Cobra pilot jo nath an Andrew has also notched many victories in the class this season, but as in the 50cc (7-8) class, Andrew wou ld also take the back seat to Harr is in the 50cc Open class. R ES ULTS P/W (0-6): I , Ryan Burggren (KTM); 2. Chance Atkinson (KTM); l . Jack Fo w le r (Hus). P!W (1-8) : I. Max Harri s (Cob ); 2. Jonathan Andrew (Cob) ; J . Kettin Boykin (Hus). 50 O P EN : I. Max Harti s (Cob); 2. jonathan Andrew (Cob) ; l . Chance Atkinso n (KTM). 65 BEG: t. Wyatt Fowle r (Suz); 2. Jeff Holcom b (!

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