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International Old -TImers Annual Race Series Round 5 : Honey Lake Motocross Park PHOTOS BY GENE HIGGINBOTHAM Douglas Steps Up, McKenna Takes Five! By GENE HIGGINBOTHAM MILFORD, CA, MAY \-2 X 395, the long uphill, was visible in the distance long before the riders actually arrived at Honey Lake Motocross Park. Many riders arrived at the track by Friday aftemoon for the prac tice offered by track owner larry Wosick, who had watered and prepared the track since early in the week to be certain that it was as perfect as he cou ld make it for this fifth ro und of the series, hosted by the Sierra O ld-Time rs Chapter. The reputation and popularity of Ho ney Lake drew more than 280 riders - including Old-Timers, family support, M M inibike ri ders and the Over The H ill Gang - from as far away as Cana da. Arizona and easte rn Idaho . After practice, those riders new to Ho ney Lake could o nly say, ''Aweso me track!" After Saturday morning's practice, Sierra O ldTimers president Jerry Winkelbauer held a brief riders' meeting, and just after 9 a.m. the Over 70 Experts were off and charging up the long uphill start. It was evident all day long that the big-bore four-strokes had a distinct advantage over the 250cc machines. whether two-stroke or fourstroke. The power of British Columbia's Zoli Berenyi's KX250 was only a temporary problem on the starts, as he soon charged past Sierra's Max Goode and into the lead for the win. Berenyi won three out of four motes for the overall class victory on the weekend. One of the really great stories of the weekend was that of Sierra rider Stuart Douglas , who was bumped from the Over 50 Amateurs to the Over 50 Experts after winning the first Ama teur moto by a large margin . Douglas had only recently won his first mota as an Amateur. Proud of his advancement. he set out to prove he was worthy. He did: Douglas won his first mota as an Expert, and then the next one, too. A sixth -place finish in the fourth moto set him back some, but then he won the fifth moto to end the day. Douglas had not only Roberts . A VET: I. C raig C hapman; 2. Da n John son; 3. C harlie Sparks : -4 . Robert Dean [r.: S. Aaron Robe rts. A SR: I. Ste v e Und e rwood; 2. Kreg Simons; l . Jo hn Wade : -4 Je rry . Carrens ; S. Joh n Hyrin. A MSTR: I. Michael Ward ; 2. Mike Shown ; 3. Kenny William s ; -4 . Da v ld Burl e igh : S. Ken He the rington . 8 : I. Gabe Mizell; 2. Jeremy Mayes: l . Ryan Phelps: -4 . Jo n Briuenum : S. Brad Ghan. 8 VET: I. Todd York: 2. Kevin Betts ; l. Kenne th Brown ; -4 Doug McCasland : . S. David Barclay. 8 SR: I. Chuck Howard: 2. C urtis White ; 3. Bruce Yother; -4 Danie Hurlbert: S. Ted Taylor. C 100: I. . Brett Yother; 2. Jason Fleming: 3. Deryk Godsey: -4. Josep h Alston ; S. Rebecca Fox. C 150: I. Jordan Dobbs: 2. Brian Cooper, 3. Shane Marti n: -4 David Paschal; S. Steve Flem ing. . C OPEN: I. Michael Hullinger. C VET: I . Brian Wood : 2. Robert Campbell; 3. Bernard Schultz ; -4 . Corey Faire s; S. Justin lockwood . C SR: I. Ray Campbell ; 2. Tim Hawkim : 3. Charles Blac k; -4 . Cra ig Lang ley ; S. Stan Po o l. EX SHO RT: I. Elst on Moore : 2. G reg Sims; 3. SteW3Tt Hall; -4. Uoyd Loux ; S. Bobby Paschal. S/SR : I. Kevin Young; 2. Ronald Walters. S/55 + : I. Art Astle ; 2. Jim Beckham : 3. Jerry Bohannon: -4 . Dick Lane: S. Dane Marable . 5160+ : I. Bob Ha rr is : 2 . Zahn Le w is : l . He n ry Pol ley ; -4 . Jac k McCutcheon . W MN : I . Lisa Yother; 2. Gina Po lley: 3. Hattie White: -4 Cheri Sutherland. JR EX: I. Michael Pins : . 2. Evan Williams; 3. Travis WJedbr.wk ; -4. Austin Landes ; S. Zac.h Ingram . JR NOV: I. Joseph Sutherland. YTH: I. KoIe He nsl e e : 2 . Mut H o ff m a n ; l . Tre vo r Hi cks : 4 . B.) . Pennington : S. John Wh ite . won his first mota as an Expert , but the overall victory as well! His fellow Sie r ra rid er Jack Ba ke n was a strong second, and Rocky Mountain's Mark Melehes was a close third . Sierra's Paul Armada placed second in the first Over 40 Expert rnoto after being chased d own by Re d d ing , California's Ke nny Thorensen. Then Annada ran away and hid for the next fo ur motes, winning the overall. With only 2S0cc, Thorensen was unable to get the sta rts needed to stay close to Annada. The Master A class featured close racing a mo ng Sierra ri ders Eric McKenna, D ave Cou pe and British Col umb ia's John Verdo nk. Coupe typically was out of the gate first, with the other two close behind. Usually, McKenna wo uld charge pas t Coupe early in t he mo to and open up a co mfortable lead. Cou pe was unable to rest at all, though, becau se Verdonk was right on h im in eac h mota and took secon d , a head of him, in the fina l moto . McKenna won the overall with five wins out of eN five tries. HONEY LAKE MOTOCROSS PARK MilfORD, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: MAy \ -2, 2004 (ROUND 51 NOV: I. Da ve Spau lding: 2. Charles Rogers; 3. Keith Wyffels ; -4 . Robert Ruder: S. Lon Harter. AM: I. Mark 5tepovich ; 2. Mike Rob inson ; 3. Mark Voege le ; 4 . Bob Win kelbauer, S. Don Sandrerto. EX : I. Paut Armada: 2. Kenny Tho.-emen; 3. Dan Steese. -4. Steven Stone: S. Shane HybMge<. MSTlt k I. Erikt1cJa; 2. 0.... Coupe: 1. John Verdonk: • . Shown Hyb;o.oger, S. Don - . MSTR B: I. Dana Nelson ; 2 . Don Rohmann: J . John Yolk; 4 . John Handelin: S. John Eikel. 50+ NOV: I. Bob Hennessey; 2. John Rock ; 3. Phil Rocke ; -4 O.J. Duffteld; S. John Ceatt . . 50 + AM: I. James Peterson; 2. Doug McBride; 3. Jim McConnell; -4 Jim Deane: S. Kent Reed . 50 + EX: I. Stuart . Douglas; 2. jack Baken : 3. Mark Medehes; -4 Jim Parks: S. . Lee Gerke. 50 + MSTR: I. Charlie Marshall; 2. Terry Sage; J . Bob Bland ; -4. Don Toussaint. 60 + NOV; I. Gabe GuOerre" 2. Lloyd J"""': 1. Kun Sofka: • . Don N"""": S. Richard Lyons . 60 + AM: I. Phil Black: 2. Ernie Cabral; 3. Denn is Rosenberg; 4 . Mike Dobbins; S. George Spearing. 60+ EX: I. Bob Krah ; 2. Don Tocher, J . Ed Perriton; -4. Bart Kellogg: S. Russ Vl/yant. 10+ NOV: I. Bob Mount; 2. Dave Scott. 10 + AM : l. Nate House; 2. Bill vtrbtsctc. 70 + EX: I . Zoh Berenyi; 2. Max Goode; 3. TonyArmadJ.; -4. Gene Hrobsky; S. Johnnie Hall. Paul Armada grabs some air on his way to the overall win in the Over 40 Expert class at Honey Lake Motocross Park. AMA District \ 2 Mot ocross Dirtwor/d Motocross Park Shay Shows the Way By JOHN KREPS DORSET, OH, APR. \8 ohn Shay is no stranger to motocross racing, and he is also no stra nger to the winners ' circle. 5hay, a reside nt of Burghill, O hio , was a to p Oh io Pro racer in the 19805, and he cont inues to show that skill and determination to day as on e of th e tough e st ve te ran race rs a round . Now riding a CRF450R fou r-stroke, Shay came to Dlrtwc rtd Mot ocross Park to shake out t he cobwebs and get ready for a new season. It didn't take him long to get back in the flow, and Shay was able to take both mota wins to top a very competitive O ver 30 N B contes t. Taking home th e ru nner-up spot was Pen nsylvanian J Bob Felmlee, with a con sistent 2-3 ride. top ping local rider [eff Brown's 4-2 score. Fe lmlee a lso co mpeted in t he O ve r 40 co nte st and was able to sweep the class over Scott Wat kins and Rick Hopkins . both from Oh io and racing Honda CRF450Rs. Shay also co mpeted in the 250cc A class, b ut he was un abl e t o repe at h is Vet N B success and ca me ho me third overall. Taking the poin t pos ition was O hioan Greg Huda k, who is preparing himse lf for a run at the AMA Outdoo r Nati onals th is seaso n. Hudak, still raci ng a two-str ok e Ho nda 250 , went home w it h a I-I tally for th e ov erall, fo llowed by another Honda pilot, Dillon Watkins. Matt Scott and Brian Beck holt rou nded out the top five . www.c y cl enews .com Veteran Pro racer John Shay shook Up the Over 30 AlB class at Dirtworld MX in Dorset, Ohio. CYCLE NEWS . MAY 26, 2004 79

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