Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

nat ive was as ke d t o d es cr ibe th e so ut he rn terrai n, and all he had to say was: "I don't know. I don't loo k at the ground. I'm just t rying to catch Jord yn Dubose!" Anot her fast cookie , Florida bo y Richard Reyno lds, note d that his favorite parts of the race we r e the fre shly cut t ra il a nd a ll th e whoo ps. The home-schooled fifth-grader rides a lot of mo toc ross but noted that enduros have his hea r t no w. In thi s co mpe t iti ve class , a fo urth -place finish is o ne Re ynolds is mighty pro ud of. The Vet Kids raced on the same -t-mlle loo p, and Tyler Carter led the pack into t he forest . Spencer Coo k was last Into the woods, but he quickly hunted down the ent ire class on the first lap on his new KTM , locking In his win. Flnnly taking t hird was Chandler Rowland, w ho wa s sport ing a new Suzuki 85 and managed to stay In front of jacob Boyd, who came home fourth. The Lo uisiana Trail Riders and the Louisiana Forest Se rvices put on another sple ndid event. Information on upco ming eve nts can be found at sera.dirt rider.net. RESULTS BEG pfW: I. Trent Wh isenant (Yam); 2. Cameron Reed (Y am); 3 . Rudy Fe rguson (Kaw ). P/W: I. Micah W illiams (KTM); 2. Steve Nicholas (KTM); 3. Griffin Rogers (KTM); ~ . Cody Ie",hman (Hen): 5. B.-ennen Reed (KTM). KIDS INT, I. Jor dyn Dubose (Suz); 2.jolYl Higue ra (Kaw); 3. Andrew St. Romain (Kaw ); ~ . Richard Reyno lds (Yam) ; S. Evan Shows (Kaw). VET KIDS, I. Spence. Cook (KTM 2. lyle. Can... ): (Suz.); 3. Chandler Rowland (Suz); ~ . Jacob Boyd (Yam ); S. MdyF~ (Kaw) . Southwest Vintoge Rocing Group Round 4: Piru Motocross Park "Watch That Gatel" By Scon BLUNK PIRU, CA, APR. 17 ~e Southwest Vinta ge Racing gro up held ro und four of the year-long se rie s at Piru Motocross Park. The skies threatened to rain all day but gave out just e nough moistur e to keep the track dust-free and provide plenty of tra ction. For th ose who showed up to race on th is day, chance s are th at either the y or someone they knew got caught In the starting gate . The gate show ed no mercy, and it see me d t hat riders of every skill leve l were easy prey. During moto one of the Evolution class, Inte rmediate Husky ride r Ed Reyes lodged his fro nt wheel very nicely into the backward-falling trap. Reyes w ill usu a lly pu ll a goo d hol e s ho t on t he competition , but not th is t ime! He en de d up playing a nice game of ca tch -up du ring the entire moto. Meanwhile, Expe rt Ted Fitzgerald went out and cleaned up for the ove rall win on his circa- 1977 RM2S0. In the secon d mot o , th e sta rt ing gat e claimed not o ne but two ride rs . Expert Rick Dou ght y an d Novic e jaso n Dot y both sa t be wildered as the re st o f the pack left th e m beh ind. Novice Yamaha rider Patrick Crask was so amused as he watched the two trying to get t he ir b ike s out of t he gate t hat he himse lf momentarily forgot to take off. " I was just so fascinate d by the sight of Doughty caught in the gate," Crask said later. Doughty, who had finished second ove rall in moto one, now had his wo rk cut out for him. He threa ded his way back th rough the pack on his Maico 2S0 and had to charge through such riders as Open-class riders Tim Henry and Tom Fitzgerald. I 2 ~ ___"!'I'='~ ~ in g ~ Throughout th e day, ride rs and spe ct ato rs had sai d t ha t no t all of t he Individu a l gates wo uld fall at the exact same time. Some even said that It should be taken apart and greased, but no on e ad mitte d t o just be ing a bit to o hasty to start t he mot o. By day 's end, e ve ryo ne was mum bling a new phrase w he n the ben ch -racing started: "Watch that gate !" RESULTS JR DRUM BRAKE NOV : I. Leon Roach Jr. (Han ); 2. Chn. _ (Yam 1. Roese Hutchi'" (Hu. ). JR DISC ); BRAKE NOV: I. lack Eantand (Suz) 2. Max Doughty (Yam ; ); 3. Mike Blunk (Hon) ; ~ . Matt Garrett (Yam); S. Callen Grouett (Yam). PRE ·I96S NOV: I. james Kohls (Tri). PRE·1972 Ted Fitzgerald won the Pre·1975 SOOcc and Evo 250cc Expert contests at Piru Motocross Park. "I had a hard t ime try;ng to ge t past Hen ry," Doughty said. "I just cou ldn't catch up to [Ted] Fitzgerald. O nce again, Ted finished first ove rall, wit h Do ughty a st rong se cond. Tom finished first ove rall in t he Op e n class, w it h Henry tak ing second. Further back in the pack, the Novices had the ir o w n ba ttl e s to d e al wi t h . Montesa mounted james Doyle easily led the grou p, but Tom McElhenney, Allan Gled hilland Cras k were having it out. McElhen ney, who finished second in the first moto, fell in a sandy, tight section of t he trac k, so Gledhill and Cras k fought it out fo r se c ond - p la ce ho no r s . Un for t una t el y fo r Gled hill, he appeared to slow dow n just before t he finish line . Th is a llowed C ra sk t o gra b second place and secon d ove rall for the Novice division. NOV: I. Mike Johnstone (BSA 2. jim Melo (BSA PRE-19 71 ); ). 125 NOV, I. John McEIhenney (Sac). PRE·191S 125 NOV, I. Do n Van dercook (Hon) . PRE· 197S 150: I. C ra ig Parkinson (On); 2. Gord on Gallick (Hon) ; 3. Greg Madrid (Hon) . PRE ·191S 5 00 NOV: I. Mike Johnstone (8SA); 2. ScOtt Blunk (Hus); 3. Chris Moeller (Yam). PRE·191S 500 INT: I. Lloyd Boland (Cl); 2. Leon Roach (Ma.i ; 3. Steve ) Mclean (Hus). PRE·1915 500 EX: I. Ted Frtzoe'aId (Suz ). EVO I NOV, I. Don MeG",&"" (KTM EVO I EX: I. 10m ). Frtzoe'aId (Suz). EVO 1 250 NOV, I. james L Doyle (Moo): 2. Pat r ick Crask (Yam); 3 . Alla n Gledhill (Yam); ~ . To m McElheoney (Hen) . EVO 2 2S0 EX: I. led Frtzoe'aId (Suz); 2. RKk Doughty (Mai). EVO 2 500 NO V: I. Jason Doty (M~) . EVO 2 500 INT: I. Ed Reyes (HIlS). EVa 2 500 EX: I. Tom Fitzgerald (Su:r) 2. TIm Henry (Yam). EVa 3 NOV: I. Tim ; Undewail (Hon) ; 2. Tom Tapscott (Yam) EVa 3 INT: I. b . Rinden (Hon ). EVa 3 EX: I. Ed Tashjian (Suz); 2. Rick Daniel (Yam). EVa 115 INT: I. Br ian McCon ne ll (Suz); 2. To m Barnett (Yam). EVa 125 INT ORUM: I. Tom Barnett (Yam). WS NOV: I. S~ Troxel (Su:r): 2. Che lsea Madrid (Suz). 30 + NOV: I. Dave Mock (Y ; 2. Andy Johnson (Suz); 3. am) Jeny Reyes (Hen) . 30 + INT, I. Tim Undew.>J1 (Hen ); 2. Uoyd IloIand (cz). 30 + EX' I. RId< Don;eJ (Yam 4ll + NOV, I. ). Dave Mock (Yam ); 2. James Doyle (Moo); 3. Gr e g Bowles ( M~1. 4ll + INT, I. Ron Rinden (Yam 2. Ed Reyes (Hus): 1. ): L.Ioyd IloIand (CZ). 40 + EX, I. Ed Tashjian (Suz) 2. joIv> \'an : Moseve lde (SUl). 50 + NOV: I. Da....e Mock (Yam). 50 + INT, I. L.Ioyd IloIand (CZ). 30 + VINT NO V: I. Greg Modrid (Han ): 2. Goroon Gallick (Han) . 30 + VlNT INT, I. Uoyd IloIand (CZ). 40+ VlNT NOV, I. Cnig Parldnbgold (HaJ): • . 5,... McLean (Hus ). DECADE IN T: I. Tim Undewall (Hen ): 2. L.Ioyd Boland (Yam DECADE EX: I. RId< Dan;eJ (Yam 2. ). ): Ed Tashjian (Suz). MORN NOV: I . Ch ris Hen ry (Kaw) 2. Marl< lovel l (Yam 1. Andy johnson; • . Mike Odom (Han): 5. ); Ross Miller (Hon ). MORN INT: I. Vince Rhoads (Yam): 2. DoogJidson (Hen ); 1. Jake TonlUnson (Yam) . Motorcycle Racing Association of Nevada Round 6: Camp Valley Cowboys MC Pinio n Pine Hare Scrambles Mini Warriors Hit MRAN By MICHAEL COLLINS HIKO, NV APR. 17 , T he Mini warriors arr ived In full force to do batt le with th eir cohorts at the Camp Valley Co wboys Pinio n Pine Hare Scram bles outside of Hiko, Nevada. In Pee We e act ion , KTM SO ride r Roddy Cambe ll came out swinging and t o o k t o p honors in the Pee Wee Expe rt class, followed by Hunter Tyler in second and Mason Bake r a clo se t hird . In the Amat e ur d ivisio n, Haile y Marshall ran away from the co mpetition. " Rid ing th rou gh t he trees wa s so co o l," sta ted Marshall. The biggest st ory of the day was that th e Supermini Expe rts we re given the op port unity to ru n the bike co urse with all the big bikes. Th e Superminis we re held up for 20 minutes afte r t he mass st a rt or the Big-Bike No vice class . O nc e t he b an ne r dro pped , the Supe rminis sounded like a herd of chainsaw s ru n ning th ro ugh t he Pin ion Pines . A battl e bega n between KTM jocke y justin Wallis and Yama ha-m o unted Curt Lam mert (t he lat t e r having just moved up to the Expert class afte r dom inat ing t he Supe rmini Ama teur class at previo us races). Wallis and Lamme rt exchanged positions th ro ughout the ir 30-mile loop. When t he Super minis appeared from the tr ee s, Wallis wa s le adi ng, and he finished first. La mme rt settled for seco nd. "The best pa rt of th e race wa s th e t ight trees and all the single-track tra ils," exclaimed an excited Lammert. With the Supe rmini Experts ge tt ing to run with the big bikes, it was t ime for the Supenni ni Amateurs to take some of the limelight and lead the pac k of t he rest of t he Supe rm inis an d Minis. Zach Watso n, a boa rd his Gon e W ild Yamaha YZ8S, led from start to finish for his first overall or the season . The real battle was in the Mini Expe rt class, among Kade Wadsworth, Tallon Taylo r and Alec He rsh . Th e se t hree riders ' batt le started at the first t urn , whe re Tallon drew first blood , with He rsh right on his hee ls. During the first loo p, Wadsworth had to play catch-up with Taylor and Hersh. Once the three riders got togeth er, th ey started picking away at the Supermini Amateurs and No vices. Whe n the th ree KTM pilots arrived at th e finish, Wa ds wort h ea r ne d t o p class ho no rs , wi t h Taylor finishing secon d and Hers h getting third. RESULTS PfW 50 NOV: I. Ryan Marshall (KTM); 2. Just in Beck (KTM): 3. De van Moon (KTM). P/W SO AM : I. Haile y www.c yclenews.com Marsha/I (KTM); 2. Jose ph Garda (KTM); 3. Henry Unsowe (KTM). P/W 50 EX, I. Roddy Cambell (KTM): 2. Hun,... Tyle r (KTM); 3. Mason Baker (KTM). IR MINI 60 NOV: I. Ty Pickel (Kaw) ; 2. Kyle Waters (KTM); 3. Carl ey Ashby (Kaw). IR MINI 60 AM, I. Austin Garda (Kaw): 2. Dere k C hen ne y (Kaw); J . Erk Th yr (Kaw). IR MINI 60 EX: I. Kade Wadsworth (KTM); 2. Tallon Taylor (KTM); 3. Alec He"h (KTM). _INI 80 NOV, I. Jeff Thyt-(Yam): 2. Kipp 5yme (Hen ); 1. Trny Mauagattl (Yam) _INI 80 AM, I. . lach Watson (Yam); 2. Taylor Be nshoof (Hon); l . Pierce Wirth hn (Kaw). S/M IN I 80 EX: I. Justin Wallis (KTH ); 2. Curt Lammert (Yam). 115 NOV: I. Cody Wallis (KTM); 2. Brendan Turnage (KTM); 3. Brandon Wojciechowski (Kaw). 125 AM, I.)esse Canepa (Kaw); 2. CaMn Wh ipple (KTM 1. ): Jon athan Davis (Han) . 115 EX: I. Bryan Mart in (Yam); 2. Chris Lueck (KTM); 3. l)1er Nordquen (Y am). 150 NOV: I. Just in Criner (Yam) ; 2. Sean Hed den (Kaw); 3. Matth e w Rhe e s (Yam) . 150 AM : I . Er ic Smit h (Yam) ; 2. De ....on Grah am (Kaw); 3. Ze b Br idge s (Yam) . 250 EX : I. To m Conte (!

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