Brow n right on his rear lender. Th e three CRF
pilots lelt the rest of the pack in the dus t, but
eve ntually Bro w n dro pped off the pace , lea ving
johnso n and Page to du ke It o ut . Wh e n th e
ch ec ke rs came out, t he Saint Joh ns Ho nda ba c ke d Jo hn son picked u p t he wi n, Pa ge
follow ed closely in seco nd, and Brow n took t he
third-place pos ition.
In the se co nd mo t o, t he Te a m Mo to
Outfitte rs/Tro y Lee De signs/ H RP/Scott/JjW
Designs-backed Page got ahea d of johnso n. Th e
two of them o nce again new ahead of the pac k.
Scotty Bloom , spon so red by Pro Ca liber and
MSR, too k over th e third-place position, but he
co uldn't catc h the banling Hon da riders. Page
took the win. and Johnson too k a close secon d,
w hile Bloo m w as a little way bac k in t hird .
Brow n took fo urth , and Kyle He hr finished fifth.
Page (2- 1) too k th e overall w in, w h ile
Joh nson ( 1-2) to ok se co nd , and Brow n (3-4)
ro unded out th e podium in th ird . Kevin Meyer
(4-6) took fou rth , and Kawasaki-mo unted Hehr
(S-7) too k fifth.
Tho mas "Wild Card" Nichols aced the 65cc
(9- 1 I) class, win ning ahead of 20 oth e r riders.
In the first mete, N ichols sho t out into the lead ,
w it h KTM o f Nor th Am erica ri de r Mike
Pont ious In tow. Nicho ls shocked the crowd
w hen he leape d over the new ce nter do uble ,
somet hing t hat no o th er 6Scc rider has e ver
tried ! Matt hew Bisceglia was riding in th e thl rd place spot but wasn't able to make any passes
on Pon t io us . N icho ls to o k the win , wit h
Pont io us, Bisceglia, Coope r Garz a and De vin
Harriman follow ing.
In th e se co nd rnoro. N ichol s once aga in
blasted out fron t, leaving Ponti ou s and Bisceglia
behind. The trio was absolute ly flying, clearing
most of the jumps, so it wa s no wo nder t hat
w hen the chec kers came o ut, the orde r of t he
to p three was Nichols, Pon tio us and Bisceglia.
Nichols ( I- I) too k the ove rall w in, Pontious
(2- 2) too k se co nd , a nd Bisceglia (3- 3) t o ok
t hir d . Fourth w e nt to Garza (4- 4), fift h t o
Har riman (5- 5) , sixt h t o Tyler We b b (6- 6),
seventh to Talyn Taylo r (7-7), eighth to Co ltin
Scott (10-9), ninth to Mason Holt (9- 10) , and
10t h to Dalton Rumbolz ( 12- 12).
Th e double-class wi nne rs of the da y were
N icho ls, in th e 65cc (9- 1 I ) and 80 cc jun ior
cla sse s, and Shawn Haberl ock , in th e 80 cc
Intennedia te and S upe ~ in i classes.
RESULTS
50 (4-6 ): I. Conner Mitchell (Cob): 2. Andrew Nessel
(Po l): J . Michael Ramirez (KTM) ; .. . Kyle Fahey (Pol) : 5.
Walker Higgins (Cob) . SO (7-8): I. Shaden Nugent (Pol): 2.
Cale b Gillum (KTM); l . Keltin Boykin (Cob ); .. . Cody Smith
(KTM); 5. Mason Wharton (Pol). 65 (6--8): I. Samue l Mercer
(5...); 2. Zat. Danny Brown (KTM): 5.
David N in a rl (Po l). 65 (7 · 9): I. Paul Nelson (SUz.); 2.
Timothy Thorn (KTM); J . Garrett Sutton (Kaw); .. . Jacob
Redmond (Kaw); 5. Co lton Ford (KTM). 65 ( 10. 11): I.
Dustin Waters (Suz); 2. Austin Kepley (Kaw); J . Codi Sellers
(Kaw); >t. Chris Abe rcrombie (KTM); 5 . Robbie Matthews
(5uz) . PRETEEN 60 · 80: I . Kris Handy (Yam); 2. Taylor
Smith (Han): J . Paul Nelson (Suz); .. . Dil'on McGuman (Y
am);
5. Ryan Jones (Kaw). 80 BEG : I. Spencer Parson (Suz); 2.
Tartan Mille r (5uz); J . Ran de e Gamble [Kaw }: .. . Aaron
Anderson (Hon); 5 . Colby Rinehart (Yam). 85 (7.1 1) : I.
Tayior Smith (Han) ; 2. Krls Handy (Yam); 3. Andrew Reed
(Yom); 4. Ryan )one. (Kaw ). 8S (1 2- 15) ' I. De rek Rogen
(5uz); 2. Darrell Fricks (Ha n); J . Matthew Timm (Suz): ...
Justin Porter (Suz); 5 . Dillo n McG u tllan (Yam). S/MINI
80-105 : I. Derek Rogers (SUz.); 2. Darre ll Fricks (Hon); J .
Matt hew T1mm (5uz); .. . Bre nt Rinehart (Han); S. Aaron
Andem>n (Hon) . 11 5 BEG, I. Hzx B.-andenoo'i (Yom 2.
);
Jimm y Fe tt erman (Yam); J . Skytar Caldwell (Yam); ... Bren t
Burnette (Han) ; 5. Justin Winters (Kaw). 115 A : I . Michael
Sizemore (S"z); 2. D.C. Thomason (KTl1). 115 B, I. lYle'
Home (KTM); 2. Cameron Stone (Suz); J. Heather Wi lliams
(Suz). 125 C: I. Chri s Castle (Ho n); 2. Tim my Meissner
(Han); J . Dylan Rk>s (Kaw); .. . Adam Carr (Han): S. Wesley
Deland (Han) . 25 0 BEG : I. Boyd Petersen (Hon ); 2. Brad
Humphre y (Yam): J . Kyle Curl (Ha n): .. . Jaco b Sudd ut h
(Kaw); 5 . Jona than Rice (Kaw) . 250 A: I. Michael 5rzemore
(Suz.): 2. Chad Anderson (Kaw); J . D.C. Thomason (KTM).
2 50 B: I . Chris McCorkel (Hon); 2. Brae Hinckley (Suz); J .
Heather W illiams (Ha n) . 1 5 0 C: I. Brandon Anderson
(Han); 2. Robert McGrew (Hon): J . Alan Fitzmaurice (Han ):
.. . Jam es Parrott (5uz) ; 5 . Jo sh Ryme l (Yam) . YT H : I.
Cameron Stone ; 2. Ty\er Ho me (KTM); J . Dylan Rios (Kaw);
.. . Wesley Delong (Han); 5. Je rem y Pendley (Yam). 15 + : I.
C had And erson (Kaw); 2. Jasan Ivester (Han) ; J . Robert
McGrew (Han); .. . Randy Rieh l (Ho n) ; S. Jonathan Rice.
Jo + : I. Gene Wilson (Han ); 2. Randy RiehJ (Hon ); l . Brian
Deaton (Kaw); ... Kin Pettus (Kaw); 5. Tony Patterson (Han) .
]5 + : I. Russ Castle (Hon ); 2. Tony Patterson (Han) ; J . Skip
l owe (Y ; .. . Scott Tarrer (Yam); 5. Tan y Rinehart (Y .
am)
am)
U/L AM : I. Ch ris McCorkel (Han) ; 2. Josh Grant (Y
am); J .
Brae Hinck ley (Suz); .. . Ryan Bevil (Ha n) ; 5 . Kenny Hicks
( Kaw ).
l ad; Cycle Ba wl
Anderson Answers the Call
By BILLY ATKINSON
Chris McCorkel (49) uses the inside line on Michael Sizemore (I S I) during
Mato Madness action in Calhoun, Georgia.
put his head do w n. and a bett er second mot o
e arn ed him se con d ov e rall. Nelso n put on a
good show for third overal l.
T he Supe rmini 80-105cc field saw De re k
Rogers get gone on his fast Suzuki for t he to p
podium spot. On e of the best races of the night
wa s be tw een Hon da man Darre ll Fricks and
Suz uki-m o unte d Matthew Timm ; aft er some
great back-and -fort h act ion, Fricks took second.
just ahea d of Timm.
The 250 cc C class was th e prop e rty o f
Bra ndo n Anders o n, on hi s G a inesville
Motorsports Ho nda . Rob e rt McGrew, o n his
APEC Honda, too k the second podi um pos ition
with a strong second moto . Alan Fitz maurice
used his red mach ine to complete an all-Honda
podium .
Th e 250cc Beginne r division saw Hon da
rider Boyd Petersen wi n t he ove ra ll with a
st ro ng second m o to . Yamaha r ider Br a d
Humphrey took second, and Honda rider Kyle
Curt was third overall at the checkered flag.
One of the bes t races of the night was the
combined 250cc A and B co ntest. Wh e n th e
Tiger Hock Earmarked
for Success
By KAREN GOULD
LOOI, CA, APR.IO
ist rict 36 's ro und fou r was held o n Lod i
Cycle Bowl's short tra ck. KLH Racing Pre se nt s- spo nsored Rick "Tige r Hock" Hocking
wa s rid ing a Hon da 4S0 painted wi th t ige r
stripes. Atta ched to his helmet were ears and a
tige r tail. As Tiger Hoc k came o ut of turn two
on several laps of his hea t race in the Vet (Over
40) class, he loo ked like the Hock of old times
at the Fremo nt t rack , pu lling a cros sed -up
wheelie. Although a litt le o lder - he is over 50
now - he won this race with ease and entertained the spectators every lap. Robert Bacosa,
his brother-in-law. finished in the second spot ,
about th ree bike le ngt hs back. W hen Tige r
Hock wasn't doing wheelies, he was waving for
the came ra or kicking his fe e t o ut fro m the
pegs. Later, he was wondering if anyone had
fo und o ne o f his ears, wh ich had become
detached in turn four of the main event.
D
40th Anniversary
As always , t he BOcc A event was e xciting.
Th ese you ngsters are among the faste st riders
on this track. D.). Shar key got the holeshot in
th is on e and just ke pt going. Lap after lap, he
gained more gro und w hile the rest of the race
went o n behind him . Chad Cose and Michael
Avila finished in the sec ond and th ird spo ts.
After lo sing t he 250cc B co nt est t he
previous week to Cose , Cody Anse lmi rode his
Honda 250 with new resolve and took this class
pole to pole. Cose finished second.
Elizab eth Hoc king, Tige r Hock's wife, and
Da ni ell e D iaz battled thro ughout t he
Women/Mothers race . Diaz tried bot h the high
and low lines to ge t past Elizabeth, staying on
her from start to finish, but Elizabeth ro de a
great race and held her front spot to the finish.
Joe Hoogerhyde, aboard his vintage twin
Triu mph . got a great lead o ff the line in the
Vin tage Twins event and he ld the lead
throughout the race. " Bo o Boo " Bob Sca lly
