Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

with a 1-2 tally be hind EBR's Blake Cochran (2- 1). Yamaha-mounted Justin Thomas was also in the hunt unt il a bro ke n le ft arm ended his day. Cochran also took fourth place overall in the 125cc Intermed iate class and second in the Four-Stroke Open class. Kawasaki joc key Brian Germany to o k t he overall in the Four -Str oke Open class. Gas Brot he rs Racing's Bradley Mikolas (2.1 ) wo n the 125cc Expert class, and Mike Leavitt from Gard ine r, New York, topped the 250cc Expert class. RESULTS Rodolfo Fernandez (618) and Nicholas McPhee (214) battled all day long at round five of the Pro Circuit/Highlands Kawasaki 51C Winter Ser ies. McPhe e ta king the overall by virtue of the secon d-mete wi n. McP he e ( 1- 2) also won the Supermini contest w he n Fernandez had pr o blem s in the first moto, fin ishing ninth. However, Fernandez took the second-moto ho leshot and checke d out. This war is far from over, as t he se two young riders are sure to do battle at the Nati onal s for years to come. A nother you ng man who made the t rek fr o m up north w as Suzuk i-mount ed Nick Des iderio. wh o ha ils fro m Washington, Ne w Jersey. Des iderio w on all six metes he ent ered. taki ng the overall victo ry in the 65cc (7-9), 65cc Open and B5cc Junior (7.1 1) classes. Jac ob Turb yfill topped t he 6Scc (10- 1I) class on his KT M, a nd Andrew Pierce wa s the o vera ll wi nner in the Super Modified Pee Wee class. also o n a KTM. Another rider who was using the series race as a tun e- up for the Spring Nationals was Team Green phenom Sean Hackley Jr. Hackley ( I- I) he ld off a game H. McMillan (2-2), who took the seco nd pod ium spot aboa rd his K's Moto rsports Suzuki. Hackl ey (2 - 3) and McM illan (4 -2 ) also tang led in the u ltracompe t it ive 12 5 cc Inter mediate class, taking th e se cond- and th ird-overall spots behind class w inne r Ryan G ranto m, who checked o ut aboard his American Suzuki/EBR RM in both motos and th en repeated that feat in the Open eve nt . Afterward , Hac kley ind icated he was more than read y to get the Nationals unde r way. "We' ll hea d to Wh it ney this w eek," Hac kley said. "I love that track. I can't wa it. I'm ready:' PWR's McMillan raced fo r th e first time in the 2S0cc Intermed iate class , tak ing seco nd PIW X RlJR.: I . Bubba Doucet (Yam); 2. Javier Cantu III (Y ); 1. Dalton Vrana (KTM). 51 (4-6) : I. Hunter Hilton am (C o b); 2. Au Parrott (Hen); J. Adam Hanlen (Suz). 125 BEG: I. Brandon C arpent er (Yam ); 2. Joh n Camp (Hon ); 3. Col by Bartho lme y (Ho n) . 11 5 NOV: I. C hris C o/ lins (Hon); 2. _ CJelond (Hen) ; J. Keenon M;!e> ("w). 125 INT: I. Ryan G ran tom (Su z); 2. Se an Ha c.kle y Jr. ( K.a ; 3. H. w) McMillan (Suz). 115 OPEN : I. Ryan Gran tom (Suz); 2. H. McMillan (Suz); 3. Chris Collins (Hon ). 115 EX : I. Bradley Mikolas (KTM); 2. Mike Leavitt ; 3. Jose Fe rnan dez (Kaw). 250 BEG: I. Thomas Trevino (Hon); 2. Jason Rowe (Suz); l . Kevin Cates (H o n). 15 0 NOV: I. [arr cd Do ss (Y am); 2. C ody C oussens (Han) ; l . Colt Stephens (Hon). 150 INT : I. Blak e Coc h r a n (Yam); 2. H . Mc Milla n (Su'l); 3. Er ic am); 2. McPherson (Y . 150 OPEN : I. Eric McPhe rson (Y am) Col t Ste phen s (Han); 1. Steve n Tasson (Kaw) . 250 EX: I. Mike Leavitt: 2. K~ Phen ix (Hon ); 1. Austin $qUires (Kaw ). 4 · ST RK OPEN : I. Brian Germany (Kawl ; 2. Blake Cochran (Yam); 3. Jose Fernandez (Kaw) . WMN OPEN: I. Elizabeth McFarland ("w); 2. Hol ly Kouan (Hen ); J. lOme. Bowman (Kaw ). SC HBY: I. Sean Hack ley Jr. (Kaw) ; 2. H. McMillan (Suz); 3. john Filwis (Kaw) . 15+ NOV : I. Donnie Holcomb (Hoo ); 2. M"" So

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