Dylan Uno (¥.om) 5. Daniel ..... (Yom). B5 ( 5-1 1) O PEN :
:
I. Dylan Uno (Yom); 1. """ Togert (s.., ): J. Drew Thomes
(Yam); 4. Dahon Jones (Yam); S. Travis Bachman (Y
am). 85
(12- 16) OP EN: I. IOChanl ........, (Yom): 2. Greg Grouleff
(Suz); J. Justin Davis (Yam); 4. Jo rdan Collins (Hon) ; S. Nash
And erson (Suz). 85 X: I. Bryce H uffman (Yam); 2. Dylan
Uno (Yom): J. Dan'" Reen (Yom): <. Robbie Bow (Yom): S.
Zane Tatum (Yam). S/MIHI : I. Bry ce Huffman (Yam); 2.
Duwn Pi"", (Han ): J. IOChanl Rinau.-o(Yom); < !¥an Uno
.
(Yam) ; S. Daniel Reen (Yam). 44ST RK 90-1S 0 YTH: I.
(Han). 125 YTH : I. H ike Alessi (Han): 1. Jeff
Alessi (1-100); 1. De.-ek White (Y
am); 4. We s Flippin (Y
am); S.
Dustin Pipes (Hon). 125 BEG: I. Corey jordan (Hon); 2.
Tmmy Koppi (Yam); J. Zane Tatum (Han); 4. Jinvny Bennett
(Kaw) ; S. Bre nt Reyes (Suz) . 125 HOV 0 41: l. Steve n
Hem bree (Yam); 2. Bren t Maggi (Suz); J . Wes Flippin (Yam);
... Eric Ralls (Y
am); 5. Dustin Pipes (Hon ). 115 NOV 0 -1: I.
Kevin Wells (Hon ); 2. Robe" Alquist (Yam); 3. Derek White
(Yam); .. . Mike Wilson (Y
am); S. Bryan Merk (Yam). 115
INT: I. Mdl.e Alessi (Hon) ; 2. Jeff Nessi (Hon) ; 3. Shawn Burk
(Han): <. Kyle foItt (Y
om): S. Jonathan CamMena (s...). 125
PRO : I. Brian Huber (Soz): 1. Zac Baxtee (Yam): J. AMon
.......a (Yam). 250 BEG: I . Coey Y>m>W; 2. Steve o.ew; J . Cort Call; 4. CoMo
AndkMc. SPTSMH : I. Brian Pecore ; 2. VlIlCel1t Guisande
Jr.; J. Tyier Pul'en; 4 . Tyier Snow; 5 . Brandon Snow. VET
OPEN: I. Damck l.ucchesi; 2. Don Biava; J. Erich Shofstall ;
4. Brion Peccee: 5. Chris Se;n. O P EN NOV: I. lYle' Pullen:
1. Soon Kennedy; J. Donny Giguere: < Bob au....... S. Marl<
.
Bell. U/l PRESTIGE: I. leonardo BagnJs; 2. Steve Drew; J.
Casey Yarrow ; 4 . Don Hart ; 5. Don Biava.
Supermoto USA
Round r: Stockton Motorp/e x
Bagnis Sacks 'em in StocktonI
By BRETI SAUNDERS
STOCKTON, CA, FEB. 29
T
he season opener at Sto ckto n proved that
Nort he rn California is a hub in t he fast gr owing sport of supe rm ot o . More than 200
en trie s cont ributed to the success of the first
competition of the year, and unlike last year, the
grid in almost every class was full. The track at
Stockton was tra nsformed dur ing the off season , an d for 2004 it sports a ne w and muc h
improved dirt section.
So me o f the best ra cing on Sunday took
place in the new 2SOcc Ughtweigh t class. Local
rock star Bo b by Fang, s porti ng a set of
diamo nd earrings, qualified on t he fron t row.
T he Ame rican Suzuki-sp o nsore d Fa ng was
e xpected to run away with it o n his RM Z250,
but he had a to ugh t ime with o ne of his dirt track rivals, Joe He rnandez . Riding a tried-and true yz 125, Hernandez let Fang yard him a bit
at the start , but as the laps went on, he began
to gain. Fang and Hernandez gapped the field,
as Bro k McAllist e r. Cameron Beau bie r and
Ga rrett Will is fou ght it o ut be h ind t he m .
McAll ist er hung t o ugh o n hl s beau t ifu lly
prepared McAl lister Motorsports C RF2S0, but
midway th rough the race, I l-year -old Beaubier
was just too tou gh for him, and McAllister had
to let him by. As Beaubie r gained o n the lead
pair, Hernande z inc hed close r and clo ser to
Fa ng. Near mo ta' s en d, however. Hernandez
went down on lap 10 , just as he was ge tti ng
Fa ng in his Sights. Fa ng cru ised to the checkers,
with Beaubier second and Garre tt Willis nipping
McAllister for the final pod ium spot .
The first Unlimi ted Pre st ige ra ce of t he
season w ill be t o ugh to to p, as far as close
racing and excitement are co ncerned . Leonardo
" Pucho" Bagnis. on his Motosuano Ve rt e mati,
got a great start , and he led the pack for the
first ha lf of lap one, but Steve Dre w wasn't
about to let him keep the lead through the dirt
section . Dre w passed Bagnis, and the two
established a rhyt hm : Drew wou ld pull away in
th e d irt , but Bagnis wo uld cat ch him on t he
pavem en t. They raced like that for six laps until
Bagnis start ed showing Dr ew a wheel in turn
on e, the fast swe e pe r. Drew gapped Pucho
some in the dirt section, but Bagnis was not to
be denied : On lap eight, he got by Drew. O nce
he got in fro nt, Bagnis showed Dre w an d
Casey Yarrow, who was wa tch ing fro m third
place - w hy he owns th e num be r-o ne plate.
T he big Vertemat i was im po ssi ble to pa ss,
tho ugh Drew gave it his all. Wh en the checkers
drop pe d , it wa s Bag ms, Drew and Yarrow,
Leonardo "Pucho" Bagnis proudly bears the checkered flag
after winning the first Unlimited Pre5tige race of the season
in Stockton, California.
56
MARCH 31, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS
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Bobby Fitch (42) chases down Brandon Hightower (36) in the 12Scc Pro
class at Aztec Family Raceway in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Spo rt s Riders Association of Colorado
Race 2: Aztec Family Raceway
Fitch Fights Backl
By SUSIE NAEGEL
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, FEB. 29
w:
th the option to "dro p" six races, a good
num be r o f riders skipped t his sec o nd
ra ce of the se aso n on Feb ruary 29 at Azt ec
Family Raceway in Colora do Springs beca use of
th e co ld winter w eathe r. The ride rs who did
show up we re dressed wa rmly, ready to hit the
track. In fact, they wou ld have finished the day
if it hadn't be en for the w ind-c hill factor that
finally forced the off icials to cancel the last couple of motes out of conce rn for the trac k nagge rs, who had been standing o ut in the frigid
weather for hours.
Yamaha ride r Bobby Fit ch , spon so re d by
Vickery Mot 05p0rts , was the story of the day.
Fitc h had n' t be e n o n the ra cing sce ne fo r a
couple of years, but in the first two races of the
se aso n, he has pu t the Pro classes on noti ce
that he is back in town . A few of his starts and a
little bit of wild riding someti mes saw him go
down or get caught way back in traffic, but with
determinatio n he would dr ive right back up to
th e fron t . He m igh t be se c o nd aro und t he
corner and the n disap pear; one would scan the
back of the pack to find him, but by the next lap
he'd be back up in the hunt , chasing down the
top three guys . O n t his day, Fitch w on th e
250cc A class, finishe d sec o nd ove ra ll in th e
O pe n A c1as5, and placed third In the 12Scc A
class.
Me anw hile , t he o t her s t o ry of th e da y
reg arded an other Vicke ry Motos po rts ride r,
IS-year -old Hunte, Meyer, who gave the Pr05,
including Fitch , a run for their money . Riding a
Kawa5aki in the 12Scc ( 14- 24 ) c1a5s on t he
40t h Ann iversary
same gate with the 12Scc Pros, Meye r bo lted
whe n t he bar dro ppe d in t he se co nd mo to ,
t ook t he ho les hot, a nd led t he o lder ra cers
around the track for several laps. Des pite the
pres sure from behind , he di d not give up
position easily. and he didn't back down on one
comer, in part icular, tapping veteran Pro Jared
Ca rlson , who conceded th e c o r ner but
proce e d ed t o pas s Me yer lat er in t he lap.
However, Meyer's abili y to maintain his speed
t
and his composure throug hou t th e race wa s
impressive .
RESUtT5
SO (4 -6) ST K: I. Devan Burley (C o b); 2. Ch eston
Kramer (Po l): J . jalen Wheeler (C o b ); 4. W illiam Ludwig
(KTH): S. Devyn Selle.. (KTH) . 50 (7-8) STl(, I. Jake Riggle
(KTH ): 1. Kyle BIoe..... (KTM): J. Stone Gome, (KTH ): <
.
Devan Game (C o b); S. Tucker Cantrell (Cob). 50 (7 .8)
OI L·INI: I. Zadwy Snoke (Yom): 1. Nicole Davis (Yam): J .
Damen Ganze (Yam) ; .... N ic k Valdez (Yam) ; S. Jeremiah
W ..... (Y
~
am) . 50 (4-8 ) 2 . ST RK/4·STRI(, I. Chris KJnney
(Hon) : 1. Dalton Ra
..... (Han): J. Zebulon Foot. .. (Han): <
.
TayIo<- ConkJ;n (Hon): 5. ~ _
(Han). 50 COHB:
I. Jake Riggle (KTM); 2. Tucker Cantrell (C o b); J . St one
Gomez (KTM); 4, Devan Ganze (C o b); S. Hayden Ingino
(Pol). 6 5 (7. 9): I. Cody Doerl1..- (Kaw): 1. Cort Langenleld
(KTM); 1. Grant La Rose (Yam ... Keenan Davis (Suz) ; 5.
);
Coby Langenfe ld (KTM). 65 (1 -11) NOV: I. Jo natha n
Collins (Kaw); 2. Russ lanne (KTN ); 1, Mitchell Gifford (Kaw);
< Nathan Mae< (KTM); 5. TayIo<- Risne.- (Kaw). 65 (7.11)
.
ADV: I. Thomas Cone (Kaw ); 2. Paul Johnson (KTM); 1.
Michael Guerette (Suz); 4 , Grant La Rose (Yam); S. Trevor
WhitmMch (Kaw). 65 (10-1 1): I. Thomu Cone (Kaw): 1.
Paul Johnso n ( KTM); 3. C ody Nobles (Ya m); 4. Trevor
Wh itma rsh (Kaw) ; S. Micha.e1 Guere tte (Suz). 85 (1- 1 1)
NOV: I. J""'" McDan;el. (Yom): 1. Cody Nobles (Yam): J.
Chris Heiney (Hon ); 4. Kenton Greenwood (Suz); S. Grant
La Rose (Yam). 85 (1 - I I) ADV: I. Michael Riner (Suz); 2.
Michael Giese (Kaw ); 3. Nat hanie l Marti n (Kaw ); 4. Dusty
Olmsted (Kaw). B5 (7- 11) COMB: I. Michael Riner (Suz);
2. Ch ris He iney (Hon); J . Michael G iese (Kaw) ; 4 . Dusty
Olmsted (Kawl ; S. Kenton Greenwood (Suz). 85 ( I l - Il)
HOV: 1. .Jamie Hawlu (Yam); 2 . Ben jamin Black (Hon) ; 1.
Bret Pike (Yam); ... Nk k C osta (Hon); S. De vin Anderson
(Han) . B5 ( 12 . 11) AnV: I. Matthew NKeIy (Soz): 2. 5ha
