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STTARS Supermoto Series Grange Motor Circuit Bagnis Bags a Win, Trachy Takes Titles By GREG FERENSTEIN APPLE VALLEY, CA, APR. 18 F Chase Spears (45) and Jeremy Domingue (615) battled all day long in the 85cc classes, splitting overoll w ins at round two of the third annual Tex as Motoc ross Championship at Three Palms Extreme Sports Park. Texas Motocross Championship Round 2: Three Palms Extreme Sports Park Spears, Domingue Tangle in Conroe BY Doc MELLOY CONROE, rx, APR. 18 ider s lined up on a gorgeous day in sout h R Texas to do batt le at the second round of the Texas Motoc ross Championsh ip at Three Palms Extreme Sports Park in Conroe. Texas . Highlighting the day's racing were Texan Chase Spears and Louisiana native Jeremy Domingue. T he se two 85cc riders battled hard for four motos, splitt ing overall wins in the ascc ( 12- 13) and Sen ior Supermini classes . Also , American Suzuki ace Ryan Grantom return ed to racing follow ing an injury sustained at the Lake Whit ney Nationals in March . The Willis native was back on top of his game, easily taking the over- all in the 125cc Inte rmed iate and Open classes . Another rider returning to racing was Y amahamounted Justin Thomas, w ho rec ently recovered from a bro ken arm suffered at th is same track, also back in Marc h. Thomas was also back in top fo rm, pounding out ove rall wins in the 250cc Interm ed iate and Open classes . The best racing of the day came in the 8Scc classes, w here Spears and Dom ingue we nt toe to toe for four motes. In the 8Scc ( 12- 13) class, Spears held off Do mingue in both motes for the overall. In the Senior Supermini class, Spears took moto one w hen Domi ngue fell early in the moto and had to charge back to net a secondplace finish to put himself in co nte ntion for the overall. In moto two, it wa s Spears who fe ll, giving Do m ingue a clear pat h t o t he mo to Victory and the overall win. Both riders showed incredib le speed. Gran tom checked out early a nd ofte n en ro ut e to his clean sweep o f both classe s he e ntered. Ho weve r, behind him was a tightly con tested race fo r second, between Hon damounted Chris Collins and Suzuki pilot Dustin Dou cet. Co llins managed to hold off Do uce t to ta ke secon d overa ll in bo th t he 12 Scc Intermediate and O pe n classes. Dou cet also managed second overal l in the Schoolboy class, behind overa llwinner Justin Kopcak. T homas also returned to fo rm to capture two overalls, though not w ithout some fierce co mpetition fro m Co llins and Honda ride r Colt Stephens. Thomas used his speed and patience to pick the right spots to take the lead in most 60 of his motos, and he then showed surprising endurance to pull away in each moto . The Lumbe rton native had just re covered fro m a fract ure d le ft humerus su ffe red just over a month ago at this same venue , and he showed no signs of ring rust. Stephens also managed an overall win in the Amate ur Four-Stro ke Open . EBR's 5 haun Daugherty got the flrst-moto holeshot and held on for the win, ahead of a late-charging Stephens, w ho got a tough start. Howe ver, in the second mota , Stephen s powered his red thumper to the lead earlyand checked out , giving him the overall. Daugherty was able to pass his way into second, giving him the se cond podium spot. Honda mounted Adrian Gonzalez too k third. R ESUL TS 51 (4- 6): I. Jay De aring (Co b); 2. Marsha ll Lowrance (KTM): 3. Hunter Neal (KTM). 51 (7 -8) : I. Zac McBryde (Co b); 2. jch n-Henry Powers (KTM): 3. Ken Neal (KTM). 65 (1 -9) : I. Corbin Wieland (KTM): 2. Chase Rumsey (KTM); 3. Dylan Kirchner (Kaw). 65 ( 10-1 1): I. Ryan Sullivan (Kaw); 2. Christian Bosada (Kaw); 3. Hector Varela (Kaw). 65 OPEN: I. Hecto r Varela (Kaw); 2. Ryan Sullivan (Kaw): 3. Co rb in Wieland (KTM). 85 8EG (7. 11): I . Collin Murray (Kaw); 2. Jeffrey Moor e (Kaw) . 85 BEG (11-1 5) : I. Migue l Pe re z (Kaw); 2. Came ro n Lafleur (Suz); 3. Nick Kalinoski(Kaw). 8 5 (7-1 1): I. Ryan Sullivan (SU ); 2. Christian Bosada (Yam); 3. I Blake Pcooc (Yam). 85 (12 -13 ): I. Chase Spears (Suz); 2. Je re my Do mingue (Han); 3. Walte r Galik (Yam). S/MOO P!W: I. Ken Neal (KTM); 2. Cameron McCarthy (KTM); 3. Marshail lowranc e (KTM). SR 5/M 1N I: I. Jere my Domingue (Hon); 2. Chase Spears (SuI ); 3. Walte r Galik (Yam). 115 A : I. Jason Gaddis (Yam); 2. Ryan Haring (Hon). 125 8 : I. Ryan Granto m (Suz); 2. Chris Co llins (Ha n); 3. Du st in Do uce t (Suz). 115 C: I. Brian Bro ussard (Y ; 2. Kent Hartner am) (Yam 3. Justin Morse (Yam). 1250: I. Brad Cykala (Yam); 2. ); He cto r Lumbr e ras (Yam); 3. Ryan Bre m kamp (Suz) . 11 5 OPEN: I. Ryan Grant o m (Suz); 2. Chris Co llins (Hon); 3. Dustin Doucet (Suz). 150 A: I. Bradley Miko las (KTM); 2. Jason Gaddis (Yam 250 8 : I. Justin Tho mas (Yam); 2. Colt ). Stephens (Ha n); 3. Ch ris Colli ns (Han). 150 C : I . Joel Gonzalez (Hon) ; 2. Kent Hanner (Hon) : 3. Adrian Gonzale z (Ha n). 25 0 0 : I. Jason Rowe (Suz); 2. Anto nio Hino josa (Yam); 3. Tho mas Gray (Yam) 250 OPEN: I. Justin Thomas . (Yam): 2. Chris Co llins (Ha n); 3. Ryan Montgo me ry (Han). 4- ST RK MINI : I. Tayk>n Galiak (Yam): 2. Austin Allee (Yam). 4 · ST RK OPEN AM: I . Colt Stephen s (Ha n); 2. Shaun Dilugherty (Hon); 3. Adrian Gonzalez (Hon). 4·STRK OPEN EX: l. Chris Mare k (Y ilm) . WMN JR : I. Dan iela Perez (Kaw); 2. Kendra Hughes (Hon). WMN OPEN: I. Elizabeth McFarland (Kaw); 2. Rae Lacy (Y am); 3. Jill Spackman (Suz). SCH8Y: I. Justin Kopcak (Yam): 2. Dustin Doucet (Suz); 3. Sean Mo rgensen (Hon). 15+ A: I. Jimbo Morton (Suz); 2. Chris Marek (Yam). 25 + B: I. Trevor Parks (Han); 2. Dale Clark (Y am) ; 3. Herman Te ale (Ha n). 30 + A: I. Jimb o Mort on (Sot) ; 2. Stoney Horn (Han) . ] 0+ 8 : I. Trevoc Parks (Hon); 2. David Grice (Yam); 3. Shawn Hampt on (Hon) . 35 + A:. I. Stone y Horn (Ha n). 35 + 8 : I. Mickey Pizzitola (Han ); 2. Dan Scheffler (Han ); 3. James Taylor (Ha n). 40+ A: L Bruce Frey (Hon); 2. Andry Munro (Hon): 3. Danny Wilbum (y""j. 40+ B, I. Dan S<:heffler (Honj ; 2. J""'" Coppedge (y""j; l . Alben Spears (Hon). MAY 19,2004 • CYCLE NEWS or the 2004 season, the 5TTARS5upermoto Series features a six-race Winter Series held at Gra nge Motor Circuit , in addition to a five venue Sou thwest Series and several stand-alene exhibition races . Th e final round of the Winter Series also acte d as roun d two of the Southwest Series . Promoter Don Canet ren ted the Grange facility on Saturday so t hat riders could get some practice in a nonrace environment. Three Brothers Racing, the wi nter se ries ' sponso r, hosted a Brazilian barbec ue on Sa t urday evening and again on Sunday aftern oon for all in attendance. Super Moto Racer magazine test rider Gary Trachy came to Grange w ith the points lead in both the 450 cc and Open Expe rt classes . The Hahm Moto rsports/Marzocchi/Provalve racer needed to ride conservatively to claim the tw o Winter Series titles but also aggress ively e nough to build on his Southwest Series standin gs. First up was the 450cc race . Trachy had to co nte nd with Northern Cal iforn ia's fastes t Leonardo Bagnis. Trachy grabbed the holeshot and led from start to finish in a rac e that saw Bagnis, a forme r World Superbike competitor and the 2002 STTARS Prem ier-class champion, pressure Trachy the entire way. Later in the day, the two again faced off in the main event, Open Expert, a class w ith no machine requ irements . Bagnis parked his 450cc Honda and broug ht out the big gun, an 5RS70 Vertemati that his competitors simply describe as "extremely fast. " Bagnis too k the holeshot , w ith Juan "Burrito " Bena videz and Trachy in t ow. A fe w laps in. Benavidez crashed , and Trachy moved within stri king distance of Bagnis. At this point, Plan A (" Be conservative and clinch the title") was replaced by Plan B (" I th ink I can w in this thing!"). W hile the two leade rs were battling up front , Micky Dymond was slow ly gaining ground . Dymond' s progress came to a dramatic halt when he was violently thrown over the bars on the dirt -to-pavement transition. Trachy had bee n sizing up Bagnis for a pas s over the twin d o ubl e jum ps , but Dymond's crash broug ht out a wav ing ye llow nag in that area, which means no pass ing. for t he remai nder of t he race. Bagnis lost his rearb ra ke ca liper ha lfway th roug h the race ; it actually flew off the bike and bounced across the track . The Michelin/ Moto-Conneetion/East Hills Motors po rts rid e r quickly ad justed t o riding wit ho ut the rear brake and held Trachy off to the checkers. Trachy accomplished Plan A by claiming two Winter Series championships. The Vet class (for riders over 35) has been domina ted by former Maico factory motocro ss st a r Be na vid e z. With the support of w w w.3bros .com and a potent e ngine from Varne r Motorsports, Benavidez made a clean sweep of the W inter Series, winn ing all six rounds . The 250cc class is presented by De l Amo Motors ports , and , fittingly enough, De l Amo owner Pablo Veglia and his Yamaha YZF250 took the win - and the title - over a small fleet of immac u late ly prepa red Kawasakis . Sportsman, Beginner and Novice classes have seen huge growth t h is season . Eric " Ge t a Hai rcut! " Welch cla imed the Nov ice -class victory. R ESULTS BEG: I. Steve Fortune (YillTl): 2. joh n Sterling (KTM); 3. Jason McCo mbie (Ha n); 4. Claudio Doberstein (KTM); 5. Marche Karger (Y . NO V: I. Eric We k h (Hon ): 2. Andre am) Barbosa (KTM); 3. Steve Fortune (Yam): 4. Edd ie Tafoya (Yam): 5. Scott Nakamura (KTM). 65 2-ST RK: I. Justin Dueut (KTM); 2. Phoen ix Freeman (Hon ). 8 5 2· STR K: I. Fran kie Gilrda (Ha n); 2. Chris Fos te r (Yam); 3. Jess Gar-da (Han); 4. Be n Mo rse (Kaw ); 5. Phil Wood (Yam ) . 159 4·S TRK: I. Bret Waszkiewicz (Hon ); 2. Geoff Arnold (Hon): 3. Colt Foste r (Yam); 4. Tyler Lukes (Hon); S. Allan Baynosa (Yam). 250: I. Pablo Veglia(Yilm 2. Brandon Currie (Kaw); ); 3. Gary Trachy (Kaw); 4. Dave langford Sr. (Kaw): 5. Milrk Cerni cky (Kaw) . 45 0: I. Gary Trac hy (Ha n); 2. Leon ardo Bagnis (Ha n); 3. Curtis Cooksey (Han); 4. Tre vor Vines (Yam): 5. Mark Cemicky (Hon) . O PEN : I. Leonardo Bagnis (Ver): 2. Gary Tn chy (He n): 3. Juan Be na videz (Han); 4. Mark. Ce mkky (Ha n): 5. Curtis Cooksey (Ha n). SPTSMN: I . Kevin Vosse n (KI M): 2. Shawn Mo o re (Yam); 3. A1 liln We bster (Hus); -4 . Michae l Moser (Hu s) ; S. Jeff Ortbe rg (Yam). VET: I. Juan Benavidez (Hon) ; 2. Joe l Tarqcln (Hon): 3. Milrty Moats (Yam); 4. Sco tt Hoffman (KTM); S. Eddie Tafoya (Yam) . Gary "Silent H" Trachy (357) looks for a way around race leader Leonardo "Pucho" Bagnis (1 N) in the technical dirt section of Grange Motor Circuit. 40th A nniversary

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