Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

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Arizona Action Motor Sports 4 125 W Summit Walk Or Anthem AZ Naw Maxico Taxas High Deeert Honda 200 N P r in c e St C lovis NM Honda of Texas 1650 S H wy 2B D e c a t u r TX Canyon Honda B 420 E Butherus Or Scottsdale AZ 2 Wheel Performance Inc B 09 H o p e M ills Rd Fayetteville NC California Honda of Oroville 1 B50 High Street O r o v ille CA Performance Cycle 5201 Auburn B lv d Sacramen to CA Idaho Trailside Sports 3 05 E 2 nd S t r e e t Soda Springs 1 0 Illinois Mid-lIIini MIS 21 B Derby St Perkin, IL Indiana Frazier Motorsports 2703 Lincolnway West Mishawaka IN Nort:h Carolina Wheeler's Performance 2 035 Tapoco Rd, R t 129 Robbinsville N C Ohio Men & Mechine Motorsport LLC 61 6 Forest Rose Lancaster o H TT Extreme 9477 St R t 2 35 Quincy oH Oregon Cliff' s Saws & Cycles 261 9 10th Street Baker City O R Washingt:on Mount Baker Mota Sport 5250 G u id e M e r id ia n Bellingham WA Puyellup Powersports Kawasaki 1594 1 Meridia n E # B P u y allup WA took the overall with a strong seco nd mota . Eli Hurst had a hard seco nd mota, but his first-mota win carried him to second overall. Honda rider Brian Elrod was steady fo r third. The Youth d ass was on the gas . and Hurst kept his Kawasaki turned on to win both motos . Honda rider Cody lee was solid for second overaJl.Jeffrey Petit was another red rider who made it to the podium w ith a solid perfonnance. The SOcc Open gate was fairly full. and it w as an all-KTM podium. Alec Riggins was the top ride r. with Jacob Seagrave. second. Brady Moreland won the first mota, but a fourth-place second -moto finish held him to third. In the 60-80cc Preteen divisio n, Yamaha rid e r Tyler Elkins came out on top of a battle with Honda rider Hayden O 'Kelley. These young men were on the gas! Suzuki jockey Jesse Madden held firm w ith steady riding for third overall. The 8Scc (7- 11) contest was also a good one . O 'Kelley was the one to beat. Hard-charging Nic Kimsey too k second overall, ahead of fellow Y ama ha rider Tyler Elkins. T he 8Scc ( 12- I S) class was ow ne d by Suzuki-mounted Michael Bonner. Another Suzuki pilot. Cory Do w d a. ke p t Bonne r on his toes with a steady ride. Yamaha rider Brett Barrow kept the podium from being an all-yellow affair. When the 250cc C gate dropped, it was obvious that Honda rider Bobby Scogin was the force to be reckoned With. Robert Wisconsin Delefield Motorsports 3562 Hills id e D rive D ela fi e ld W I Wyoming Mountain Air Pwr & Sport 5 0 .Jamison Or Evanston WY McGrew put his APAC Honda in the house for second overall. Kawasak i jockey Dylan Rios to o k the Iast podium step. The four-stroke Kawasaki-mounted Taylor Edwards showed the Unlimited Amateurs the way, dominating the pack. Honda jockey Ricky Yelle held steady fo r second overal l. Kenny Hicks. another Kawasaki thumper pilot, overcame a bad start for third overall. The re was a blast from the past, as former Yamaha factory assist rider Rick Lindell made an appearance - or rather, a disappearance, as he ran away with the Over 30 and Ov er 3S victories . Brian Deaton placed second in the Ove r 30 class on his Kawasa ki. and Honda joc key Gen e Wilson took th ird. The Over 3S contest was another Lindell runaway, while Sta nley Do wd a put in a good ride for second overall. and RHS Ho nda ride r BillyAtkinson was th ird overall. The season is off to a great start, and everyone saw some good raC There were no major get-offs. The new concession ing. stand should be up soon, and w ith Bre me n's sister trac k, Calhoun, being red one , all the news is good for the Maxxis Moto-Madness Se ries . eN RESULTS ~~"""~ What can you do about it? As Amer ica's only weekl y motorcyde pUblication , we're the only thing you get that you even realize is late! 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Please keep your message brief, to the paint, descriptiveof your delivery After that , rt's out of our hands, and you need to regISter your delivery problems . and as polite as possible . If the USPS hears from enough euscomplaint with the U.S. Postal Service, not us. We're as frusttated as you tomers, they can only pay attention and improvetheir service. 62 MARCH 31 , 2004 • CYCLE NEWS 40th Anniversary 5 0 SH A FT: I. Tre nt Bilodea u (Yam); 2. Hunter Pe ndley (Yam); l . logan Rainwater (Yam); ... Bryston lvey (Yam); 5. Anaus Hunt (Yam). 50 HON,IKTM OIL -IN" I. BaileyCroom (KTH): 2. Zach Jone. (KTH ): 3.1 Lenig (Suz). 30+ , I. RKk Undel1 (Y~ ): 2. Brian Deaton (Kaw); l . Gene Wilson (Hon) ; .. . Jeff Dowda (Hon); 5 . Boyd Petersen (Hon ). 35 + : I. Rid Undell (Yam); 2. Stanley Dowda (Hon ); J . Billy Atkinson (Han) : 4. 8

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