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MaxxlsNP Racing Fuels Western Four-Stroke MX Nationals
Round I: Speedworld Motocross Park
Morgan, Corder Tie Up
Opener Wins
By DON SCHNEIDER
SURPRISE, AI, MAR. 20·21
he debut 01 the 250F class at the Westem
Four-Stroke Nationals saw an impressive
44 Pro-class entries. Alter two qualifying heats
and one last-chance qualifier, riders lined up for
the first mota.
The holeshot was taken by Ross Garcia,
lo llowed closely by Brandon Morgan , Tyler
Duncan , Gerrit O rdelman and Paul Percy.
EXiting th e start chute , six ride rs t oo k soil
sa mp les: Tim We igand , Travis MacDonald ,
Nathan Rivera, Todd Horni ng, Kyle Phenix and
Craig Smith. Pat McMullen held sixth, ahead 01
Andy Bakken , Daryl Ecklund , Spud Walters,
Carter Gurn ee , Mike Metzger, Matt Karlsen ,
Sean Collier, Don Bisceglia, local speedster
Brent Duncan, Sean O 'Conner, Aaro n Hill,
Andrew Clark and Beau Baron.
Within three laps, Morgan was poised to
strike . He sped past Garcia lor the lead. Tyler
held tight in th ird, tra iled by Ordelman, Percy
and McMullen.
Hallway t hrough lap four, Met zger had
diffi ulties and pulled 011.
c
We igand moved up inside the top 10 by
hallway. Up Iron t, Morgan set an unmatchable
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pac e , e ventually w inning by more t han 20
seconds . Ordelman took second from Garcia
on lap se ve n, and Coll ier took th ird o n lap
eight. On lap 10, McMullen also made it past
Garcia. Then Garcia pulled off after ru nning out
01 gas.
Collier scored ru nner-up after starting just
inside the top 15. Ordelman garnered th ird.
Weigand thumped all the way up to lourth , and
McMullen filled out the to p five.
In moto two , Weiga nd pulled out all th e
stops and took the win, ahead of a grea t banle
between Collier a nd Morgan . Bekken a nd
Derek Mah o ne y w e re lourth and l ilth ,
respect ively. Rounding out the top 10 were
Ordelman , McMulle n, Ecklund , Gu rnee a nd
Josh Co x.
O verall, Mor gan prevailed with his 1-3 tally.
Co llier (2-2) was second, and Weigand (4- 1)
sett led lor third.
In the Pr emier Pro -Am , Mike Metzger
pulled the holesbot. a lew leet in Iront 01 Jason
McCorm ick and Mike Co rder. Justin Mye rs,
Walte rs, Beau Judge, Ecklund, Garcia, Co llie r,
Tyle r Duncan and Bisceglia . Metzge r an d
McCormick wen t a t it t o o th a nd na il. By
haJfway, Collie r was pressing Metzger for the
In th e debut of the 2 50F Pro chiss, Sp ud Walters (3 ) leads Carter Gurnee
(21), Mik e Me tzger (8 7 5 ), Se a n Collie r (263) a n d Matt Karlson (940).
Race two was another demo nstration by
Daven port, as he aced the start and then took
011. Posey and Jensen battled bar to bar lor
secon d. Mitch Car roll was on the move, fighting
past Jensen to challenge for second. Davenport
won again to take the overall 12Scc Pro title ,
while Posey held 011 Carroll to grab second
o vera ll. Je nse n finished fo ur t h , but his
consis tency ne tt ed him th ird overall , ahead of
Walch and Simon.
RESULTS
P/W PP : I. Nikell Tam ilos (Suz); 2. Tarie Williamson
(H on); 3. Amanda Meh s.1mi Larsen (Suz); 4 . Tae lcr Talbo t
(lem). P/W SHAFT: I. Ryan Te rry ('tam) ; 2. Hayden Stubbs
(Y
am); 3. McCoy Brough (Yam 04. Chris tian Warren (Yarn S.
):
);
Stone Holliman (KTM). P/W STK (4. 6) : I. Dillon Geuk e
(Cob); 2. Ashton Parker (Yam); 3. Stone Holliman (KTM): ...
Rw> Tony (Yvn ): 5. Cbase Hayne> (Han). PfW STK (7-8 ):
I. J.D. Elliott (KTM): 2. Chaisson Cone ns (Pol): 3. Chan a:
Og de n (KT M); 4. Morg an Mack intosh (Le m ); S. Brod ie
Larsen (Cob). PfW OPEN: I. JD. Ell"", (KTM): 2. C NJuon
Cozzens (Pol); 3. Morga n Mackint osh (Le m); 4. Nik olas
Wm1tie (Hus). S. J.Y. Leavitt (Cob). P/W HEADS UP: I.
Preston Smith (Hon); 2. jor"dan EVben (Kaw); 3. Oay Cutler (Yam);
~ . Dacoda Sorochuk (Y
am) ; 5. LAnden Powell (Suz). BlBK
BEG : I. Bobby Magu ire (Suz): 2. levi Sac kett (Yam) ; 3.
Raym ond Wood (Kaw ); 4. Kevin Robinson (Suz); 5. Justin
G ibson (KTM). 125 JR: I. Brady Po well (Su z); 2. Brian
Brought on (Yam); 3. Justin Hunt (Yam); 4 _Kyte Moore (Hon);
5. Brennan Stewa rt (KTM) . 125 INT: I. Zac Hum ph ries
(Suz): 2 . TonyEsposito (Suz); 3. Brian Fowter (Hon ): 4. Brett
Preuss (Hon ); 5. Cody Hut chings (Y ). 115 PRO: I. Gra y
am
Davenport (Kaw): 2. Kipp Posey (Yam); 3. levi Jensen (Yam);
~ . Kellon Walc h (Hon); 5. Doug Simon (Yam) . 150 JR: I.
Justin Elswood (Yam); 2. Brian 8f"oughton (Yam); 3. Patric k
Mike Corder (9 69 ) nabs the moto-two holeshot in the Premier Pro class at
the Western Four-Stroke MX Nationals opener, followed by Dustin Ne lson
(94), Jason McCormick (2), Josh Cox (22) and the rest of the pack.
lead, and he finally took it. Metzger stayed
close , but Walters closed in on the duo , passing
Metzg e r on lap seven. Walters set out after
Collier but just cou ldn't catch him. Collier took
th e mota win, followed by Walters, Corder,
Metzg er, Ecklund , Ne lson , Garcia , We igand ,
Karlsen and Bobby Garrison .
In moto t wo , Corde r too k the point ,
follo wed by Ne lson , McCormic k, Cam e ron
We ave r, Gar c ia, Metzger, Ecklund , Karl sen ,
Wei gan d , Walte rs , Sco tt Ho w e , Ant ho ny
Pocor ob ba and Colli r. McCormick and Garcia
e
passed Nelson on lap tw o, and Metzger did so
on lap thre e. Weigand was sixth by lap fou r.
Then Garcia went down .
McCormick passed Corder heading into lap
six. Weigand, with Ecklund in his roo st, clicked
011 unbelievable lap times, catch ing and passing
both Metzger and Ne lson at the same time for
third. Nelson passed Metzger lor lourth.
O n the next lap, Nelson was back to e ighth ,
and Ecklund was back up to fou rth . Walters
was fifth, and Collier was sixth.
With three laps rema ining, Corder still held
th e p oint , bu t We igand was co mi ng.
McCo rmick w as t hird , lollowed by Ecklun d
and Walt e rs. Wi th two laps to go , C o llie r
pass e d Walters . On th e fina l lap , We igand
made a valiant pass for the lead, becoming only
the sec on d pe rson eve r to win a mota on a
250F. (Josh Demuth won both motos and the
overall at Cycle Ranch in Floresville, Texas, in
August 200 I.) Weigand's 7-1 scores gave him
third on the pod ium. Corder (3-2) won overall,
over Sean Collier ( 1-5).
eN
Davis (Suz); 4. Joh n laBreche (Ho n); 5. Cody Black (Yam).
Moo se W e stern Regional CC Series
Round 3 : Old Crow Hare Scrambles
250 INT: I. Anthony Hart (Kaw); 2. Zac Hum phries (Suz); 3.
Brian Fow ler (Ho n); ~ . Jarad Lechtenbe rg (Kaw): S. Matt
Pro vo st (Yam) . 25 0 P RO: I . Gra y Davenport (Kaw); 2.
Cameron Wo lf (Yam) ; 3. Kipp Posey (Yam); 4. Bill Phel ps
(Ho n); 5. Jeff Wa lton (Yam). O PEN JR: I. Brad y Po well
(Suz); 2. Just in Elsw ood (Yam); 3. Brod ie Hum phries (Suz); ~ .
Ryan Brown (Kaw); 5. Nick De Carlo (Suz). OPEN INT: I.
Jar-ad Lec hten berg (Kaw) ; 2. To ny Espo sito (Suz); 3. Matt
Pro vo st (Yam): 4. Antho ny Hart (Kaw); S. Jesse H od ge s
(H o n) . OPE N PRO : I. G ray Davenport (Kaw) ; 2. Kipp
Posey (Yam); 3. Mitch Carroll (Yam); 4. Kellon Walch (Hon );
5. Cameron Wolf (Yam). WMN: I. Kim Robinson (Y ): 2.
am
He ath er Barlo w (Kaw ): 3. Cassi e We bb (Yam) ; ~ . Und sey
Rickett (Hon): 5. Patri cia Black (Kaw) . S CHBY: I. Ton y
Espos ito ($uz): 2. Came ron Rodriguez (Hen); 3. Bre tt Preuss
(Hon); .. . Brennan Stewart (KTM); 5. Degan Stewart. (Suz) .
25 + JR: I. Mike Stika (Kaw); 2. Dave Green (Yam); 3. Matt
Ta)ior (Yam); 4. Shannon Gutierrez (Yam). 25 + IN T: I.jake
Palmer (Hon): 2. Todd Jenkins (Y ): 3. Justin Smith V'ion) ; 4.
am
Corey Gale (Yam); S. Greg jensen (Hon ). 25 + PRO: I. Bill
Phel", (Han). ] 0+ j R: I. John l.aBred>e (Hon) : 2. lOmmy
Tho mp so n (Hon) ; 3. D ave G r een (Yam): ~ . Todd Cook
(Hon): 5. Keith ThorTW (Yam) 30 + INT : l. Chtis Champlin
.
(Han): 2. RandyCooMgton (Han); 3. J=n Bone (Yvn). 30 +
PRO: I . Bill ~ps (Hon ). 40 + : I. Rick Tapp (Hon) : 2. Eric
C lems on (Yam): 3. tare Moss (Yam ); ~ . lonny Mackintosh
(Hon ); S. Kurt Ne lson (Yam ). SPTSMN : I. Gary Po we ll
(Hon ); 2. Kurt Nelson (Yam); 3. Bob McCorm ick (Yam) ; ~ . Ed
Ekwood (y",,): 5. Derek Shupe (Su.).
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S URPRISE, ARIZONA
RESULTS: MARCH 20-21 , 2004
(ROUND 1 Of 7 )
250F PR O -AM: I. Brandon Morgan ; 2. Sean Collier; 3.
Tim We igand; 4. Germ Ordelman ; 5. Ardy Bakken ; 6. Pat
McMullen; 7. Daryl Ecklund ; 8 . Carter Gurnee; 9 . Josh Cc x:
10. Matt Karlsen: I I. Derek Mahoney; 12. Bobby Garrison;
13. Shane Smith : H . Don Bisceglia; IS. Brent Denton; 16.
Paul Percy; 17. Russell Blevins; 18. Bea u Bar on ; 19. Ross
Garcia; 20. Tod d Horning; 2 1. Shawn Bushne ll; 22 . Jason
:
Howard: 23. Just in Herman; H . Kyte Phenix; 25. Ml\ ha e l
Horban; zs. Craig Smith ; 27. Travis MacDonald : 28. Aiel(
McElyea: 29. Darin Chisholm: 3D. Na than Rivera; 3 1. Tyfer
Vos s ; 32 . Tyler D uncan ; 33 . Spud Wa lt ers; H . Sean
O'Ccoeer: 35. Mike Metzger; 36. Andrew Clark; 37. Dann y
AJmond ; 38. H Ike Tomanek; 39. Eric Havins; 40. Seal Pagel;
~ I. Aaron Hill; 42. Jerem y Hon tal . P REM PRO·AM: I.
Mike Corder (Hon); 2. Sean Collier (Hon); 3. Tim Weigand
(Hon ); 4. Spud Watters (Hon); 5. Daryt Ecklund; 6. Dustin
Ne lson (Ya m) ; 7. MIke Menge r (H o n): 8. Matt Karlsen
(Hen); 9. Jaso n McCormick (KTM); 10 . Bobby Garrison
am); 13. Ross
(Y ; I I. ShaneSmith (Hon); 12. Josh Cox (Y
am)
Garda (Hon) ; I ~ . Brandon Morgan (Yam); IS. Scott Howe
(Y
vn); 16. Don 8&oS'" (Hon ): 17. Andy Bakken (Yvn ); 18.
leighton Ulrte (Hon) ; 19. Justin Myen (Hon); 20. Camer on
Wea ver (Yam) ; 21 . Anthony Poc c rcb ba (Hon ): 22 . Aaron
Hill (Yam); 23. Brent Denton (Hon ); 24. Beau Baron (Suz);
25. Kenny lash (Hon ); 2b. Beau Judge (Hon ); 27. Shawn
Bushnell (Hon): 28. Nick McConah y (KTH); 29. Scott Frey
MIller (Hon); 30. Jeff Simas (Yam); 31. Kelty Hamm er (Hon );
32. Ryan C orum (Hon); H . Jaso n Matthew s (H o n): H .
Patrick Wade (Hon); 35. Michael Wajda (Yam); 36. John King
(Yam) ; 37. Trento n Straub (Hon ); 38. Justin Scullen (Hon );
39. T}1er Duncan (Hen); 40. Pat McMullen (Yam); 41. Matt
Gaines (Hon ).
Olsen Owns
the Old Crow
By CHRIS
GHIONE
LIVERMORE CA, MAR. 7
,
V TM rider Bryce Olsen re turned for his first
I'race of the se ries and rode away with his
first win at the Old Crow Hare Scramb les, as
round three of the AMNDistriet 36-sanetioned
series came to the dusty hills of the Carnegie
Recreat ion Area .
The KTM/M PC/ Dick 's Suspension-backed
Ol se n got up Iront q uic kly, q uickly passing
Suz uki ride r Rod Krei ss and KTM-moun ted
Jeriah Gurley lor the to p spo t. O lse n then spent
most of the next two hours riding alone, until
just be fore t he last lap, when Jordan Brandt
moved his KTM up to challenge him.
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