Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Daniel Blair (125) was blazing at San Jose, winning the 250cc Pro class and the Pro -Am event. Here, he leads Tony Wolf en route to victary in the first 250cc Pro mota. Ricky Rinauro scored the most wins in the 80ce division , taking three classes this weekend . Rlnauro rode his Y amaha to overalls in the BOce Int ermediate, 80c e Super m ini and 80ce Open (1 2 - 16) c lasse s . Yama ha - m o u nte d Mar io Bo nfant e was the overall winner in the 80c e N ovice class, fini shing ahead of Kawasaki joc key Bri a n Mc C or kl e an d Yamaha rid er St eve n Pirnik. In the 80ce Beginner class, the victory went t o Suzuki jockey Jason Kanady. Br ett Hein fi nished seco nd o n a Honda . while D ominic Rirozzoli took th ird on his Honda . The last 80ce class, the 80cc O pen (8- 1I) event, was won by Gabriel Adame . aboard a Yamaha. Adame beat out Kawasaki ride r Brock Fossum to take the overall. RESULTS PIW SHAFT: I. Jake Fletcher (KTM). 50 FIT: I. Halo: Agustin (KTM); 2. Travis A/vemaz (KTM); 3. Haybee Wheel e r (Hon); 4. Noah Branch (Hon) . 50 BEG: I. Brian Thommes (KTM); 2. Jo rdan Kanady (Po l); 3. Max Lofano (KTM); -4 . Hunter Bie rsdorf (KTH); 5. Nicho las Dur den (KTH). 50 NOV: I. Romey Mir.unontes (Pol); 2. Scott Crane (Pol). 50 INT, I. Branden 0''''''' (Cob): 2. Cal John"", (Pol). SO OPEN (4-6 )' I. Brian Thomme< (KTM): 2. [ord an Kanady (Po l); 3. Scott Crane (Pol); -4 Richie Fletche r . :;; (Ho n): S. O ay Trip (KTM). SO OPEN (7 -B), I. Cal ~ Johnson (KT M) ; 2 . Romey Mira m o nt e s (Pol); 3. ~ Andrew Fagan (KTH ); -4 Andrew Figue roa (PDf) S. C. . ; J: Bra nde n (KTH) . 60 BEG (5-8): I. Jen nifer Burt on ~ (KTH) ; 2. Brandon Chri stopherson (KTH) . 60 BEG >- (9-11): I. Clayton Carter (KTM); 2. Blaine Craft (Suz); CD 3. Alec Lofano (KTM); .of . Gunnar Biersdo rf (KTH); 5. ~ Shane Benson (Kaw). 60 NOV: I. Hichael Fontana §? (KTM); 2. Ryan Murphy (KTM); 3. Brandon O live ras u, (Suz); .of . Cal Joh nson (KTH) ; 5. Anthon y Parks (Suz ). 60 INT: I. Damon lwanaga (KTH); 2. Joshua Greco (KTM). 60 OPEN (S-B): I. 8nmdon 01""", (KTM): 2. Cal Johnsort (KTM); 3. Jennifer Burton (KTM). 60 OPEN (9 -11): I. Damon Iwanaga (KTM): 2. Michael Fon tana (KTM); 3. Mic hae l Ptr ntk (KTH) ; .of . Ryan Mu""'y (KTM): S. Anthony Pam (5oz). 80 BEG : I. Jason Kanady (Suz); 2. Bre tt He in (Hon) ; 3. Do minic Rirozzoli (Han) ; 4. Cody Band lnl (KTH) ; 5. Co d y Bennett (Yam). 80 NOV: I. Hario Bonfante (Yam); 2. Brian HcCorkIe (Kaw); 3. Steven Pim ik (Y am); 4. Gabe Adame (Yam); 5. Don ny Velasco (Kaw). 80 INT: I. Ricky Rlnauro (Yam); 2. Ja me s Velasco (Han). 80 OPEN (8-1 I): I. Ga be Adame (Yam ); 2. Brock Fossu m (Kaw). 80 OPEN (11-16) : I. Ricky Rinauro (Ya m); 2. H a ria Bonfante (Yam); 3. Ja me s Velasco (Ha n); .of . Bria n McCorkle (Kaw ); 5. Ste ve n Pirn ik (Ya m) . 5 tMINI: I. Ricky Rlnau ro (Yam) ; 2. Jame s Velasco (Hon); 3. Donny Velasco (Kaw). 125 BEG 0I: I. Hark in Sheedy (Y am); 2. Drew Do ran (Suz); 3. Kyle Tho rnton (Suz); .of . Mark. Browne (Suz); 5. Bryan Duke (Suz). 125 BEG 0 -1 : I. Cody Bandini (KTM); 2. Sal Cricchio (Y am); 3. Ted Hannibal (Hon); 4. Stephanie Cancilla (Hon); 5. Case y Reed (Y am). 125 NOV 0 -1: I. Jo hn Karmann (Yam 2. Brent Haggie (Suz); 3. Joe l ); Rich (Ha n); 4. Clay Patterson (Hon ); 5. Mark Abre w (Yam). 125 NOV 0-2: I. Bryan Mer k (Ya m) ; 2. Michael Hales (Y am); 3. Matt Cra wford (Suz); 4. Justin Morgan (Yam); 5. Yo bie Jacob so n (Han ) . 125 INT: I . Greg Karmann (Yam); 2. Scotty Alves(Ha n); 3. Doug Schmid (Hon); 4. Jason Voss (Hon) ; S. Michael Fargher (Ha n). 125 PRO: I . Vince nt Blair (Y am) . 250 BEG: I . Bryan Duke (Suz); 2. Drew Do ran (Suz); 3. Harkin Sheedy (Yam); -4 Mark . Brown e (Suz); 5. Came ron Cam era (Han ). 250 NOV: I. [e hn Karmann (Yam) ; 2. Co lin Clay (Ha n); 3. Randy Hi l1s (Han ); 4. Clay Patte rson (Hon); 5. Shane Currier (Yam). 250 INT: I. Greg Karma nn (Y am); 2. Dou g Schmid (Ho n); 3. Scotty Alves (Ha n); 4. Wes ley No rris (Y am); 5. Jason Voss (Ha n). 250 PRO: I. Daniel Blair (Y am); 2. Tony Wolf (Y am): 3. De nnis Kritz e r (Han) . 4- ST RK 90 -150: I. Brett Hein (Ha n). WMN : I. Jack ie Little (Y am); 2. Stephanie Cancilla (Ha n); 3. Je nnifer Burt on (KTH) . YTH ( 11- 16): I. Greg Karman n (Yam); 2. Ricky Akers (Ha n); 3. Jo hn Karm an n (Yam); -4 Dom inic Marcl1e . wka (Hon); 5. Justin Mo rgan (Yam). OPEN ( 17.29): I. Joe l Ricn (Hon); 2. Adam Leo nard (Suz). ]0 + BEG: I. Chris Tripp (Han ); 2. Mike Wheeler (Han); 3. Jeff Grandstaff (Hon); 4. James Meilandt (Hon). ]0+ NOV: I. Steve Martin (Han ); 2. AL Thom pson (Y am); 3. William McCune (Hon ). ]0 + tN T: I. Rich Faccino (Hon); 2. AI Rush (Y am) ; 3. Scott C umm ings (Suz) . ]0 + PRO : I. Denn is Kritzer (Hon) ; 2. Stanford Lundqu ist (Suz); 3. Dana Drake (Y am). 40 + NOV: I. Mat Bran ch (Yam); 2. Bob Mitche ll (Hon ); 3. Ler o y Perry (Hon ); 4. Kaz.i Marche wka. (Hon); S. John Benson (Han ). 40 + INT: I. Rich Voss (Ho n); 2. Bill Ca rn es (H an ). X 65: I . Josh Greco (KTM); 2 . r-tlchae l Fo ntan a (KTM); 3. Anthony Parks (Suz). X SPYSMN : I. Brent Maggie (Suz); 2. Jonathan Withrow (Yam). X ]0 + : I. Witliam McCune (Hon). XR OUTlAW: I. Ste phen Tarple y (Ha n). PRO-AM: I. Daniel Blair (Y am); 2. Dennis Kritzer (Hon ); 3. Vincent Blair (Y am); -1 . Ton y Wolf (Yam). Pro Privateer Mid-South Championship Series Round 3: Sugar Creek MX Park Crutcher, Clark Crush the Creek By CHUCK BALL PINEVILLE, MO, MAR. 21 A s t he Dirt Bike Mike Pr o mo t io ns crew /""'\brought t helr series north to Missouri, they bro ught wit h them good weather, good fun, a good Pro payout and , best 01 all, grea t racing! After winding th eir way thr ough Mississippi and Louisiana, it was time they brought the ir se ries nort h to Suga r C re e k MX in Missouri , just a stone's throw from th e Arkansas bor de r. But e nough of this geography lesson - le t's move on to the racing! As the gate le ll lor the first 250cc Expe rt rno t o, Texa n Andrew C lark , o n his Yamaha 450cc lour-stroke , got out lro nt early, lollowed by RM250 jockey Jell Crutc her and Natha niel "Buddy " Benoit , o n t he MDR-backed YZ250. That ru nning or de r lasted less th an a lap . as Be noit slid out in a corner, handing his spot over to Ben Schrik. On lap two, Crutcher made his move to take t he lead from Clark, and th es e tw o immediately put a gap on the rest of the field. By mote's end , Blake Keeton had clawed his way into th ird, just ahead of Schrik. As the second moto got under way. C lark sh owed Kee t o n an d Crutc her t he fast way arou nd the hilly track. Not to be denied , Clark made no mistakes and put his YZ450F out front for the re mainde r of t he moto . As for Crutcher and Keeton, the tw o battled all moto long, with Keeton com ing out on top. Benoit came acro ss the line in fourth . C r ut ch e r wou ld no t be d e nied a win , however. The I25cc Pros lined the gat e fo r 62 APRI L21 , 2004 . CYCLE NEWS Jeff Crutcher (481) and Andrew Clark (336) split the Pro-c lass wins at round three of the Pro Privateer Mid-South Championship Series. their first time o ut. This time, it was going to be Cl ar k pursuing t he yello w four-s tro ke o f Crutcher, just ahea d of Keet on and Schrik. The lead remained his all the way to the checke rs. A last-lap stall by Clark nearly saw Keeton get by, but it wasn't t o be . John Adam and Benoi t ro unded out the top five. When the gate fell for the second mota, the holeshot went to Ben oit, and th at caught the field off guard . C hasing Ben oit early on were Cl a r k and Ad a m . C r ut cher w as w orking overtime. t rying to make his way up through the pack. As the laps wo re down , so did Ben oit. Using some momentum and a bit of confide nce , Crutcher made a pass on Ben oit and led t he troops hom e, w ith Adam in thir d and Keeto n lourth. R. D . Johnson 0 1 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, showed good speed and technique as he wo n both motos of the 125cc Beginne r class. Brian Strait also rode we ll as he swe pt all four motes in the 125cc and 250cc Novice classes. Wit h up c o m ing rou nd s in Sherw o od , Arkansas; Euless , Texas; an d West Monroe , Loui siana, t hi s year's series looks like it's shaping up to be the best year yet . RESULTS 50 (4-6 ): I. Brandon George (KTM); 2. Hannah Huffman (KTM); 3. Tanner Austin (KTM); 4 . Beau Cr oss (Han); 5. Lezhe Vaughan (Ha n). 50 (7-8 ): I. Jack Sheppard (KTM); 2. Bren nen Ste wart (KTH ); 3. And rew William s (KTH) ; 4 . Hunte r McCall (Lem) : 5. Britten Geary (KTM). 65 (D-8): I. Jor dan Chisum (Kaw); 2. Jack She ppard (KTM); 3. Trevo r Barton (Suz); 4. 1:J. Barnes (Kaw); 5. Wyatt Cross (Pol). 65 (9-11): I. Lane McCall (Kaw); 2. Danie l Jackson (KTH ); 3. Dra ke McGuire (Kaw); -4 Ste fan Reding (Kaw); 5. Conner . Mom (Suz). 85 (7- 11): I. Daniel Jackson (KTM); 2. Drake McGuire (Kaw); 3. Tyler Bean (Suz); 4. Mackenzie Garrison (Ha n); 5. Briar Sample (Suz). 85 (12- 15): I. Nick Ramey (KTM); 2. WaITeR Brown (Y am); 3. Clay Morgan (KTM); 4. l}tIer Arredando (Yam); 5. Brad Calhoun (Kaw). SlH IN I: 1. Brad Calhoun (Kaw ); 2. N ick Rame y (UM); 3. Wa rr e n Brown (Y am); -4 Clay Horgan (KTM); 5. Tyler Arredando . (Yam). 125 BEG : I. R.D . Jo hnso n (Kaw); 2. Ty Vern o n (KTM); 3. Y. . Wilson (Ha n); -1. Lucas Shelley (Y J am); 5. Zach Douglas (Suz) . 125 NOV: I. Brian Stra it (Han) ; 2. Luke Leichner (Kaw ) ; 3. Cory Huds o n (H an ); 4. Zach Huett (Han); 5. Bubba Dre w (Kaw). 125 INT: I. Brian Mitche ll (Y am); 2. Brad Calho un (Kaw); 3. Brad Myrck (Kaw). 125 OPEN AM: I. Brad Calhoun (Kaw) ; 2. Scott Osbu rn (Hon); 3. Luke Leic hne r (Kaw ); -4 Dalt on Hill (Ho n); 5. Phillip . Marriage (!

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