Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Thibodeau (Hon) . 125 C: I. Glenn Martin (Kaw); 2. Nathan Bryant (Suz); 3. Sean Laute n (Hon): i . Luke Mayers (Suz); 5. Ryan Po we rs (Ha n) . 125 0: I . Br- d War re n (Ho n); 2. a W illiam Hel gre n (Kaw ): l . Tyler Dinwi dd ie (Han) ; i . T im Angel (Suz); S. Mark Myer-s (Ha n). 250 A: I. Ridge Davis am); i. (Ho n): 2. Scottie Shipley (Han): 3. Michae l Martin (Y Allen Alford (Hus): 5. J. Matt Davies (Yam). 250 B: I . Brad Hickman (Yam); 2. Chad Glenn (Han); 3. Ryan Mason (Yam); 4. Aaron Bood (Yam). 250 C: I. Drew Aem ing (Kaw) ; 2. A.J. Bo wli ng (Yam) ; 3. Ryan Lauten (Han); 4 . W illiam Tab le r (Han): 5. Rob bie H ickm an (Yam) . 250 0 : I . Ty Pe rdu e (Yam): 2. Brad Warren (Hon): 3. Jayme Ro be rts (KTM); i . Nic ho las Rusinko (Kaw): 5. Anthony Fultz (Hon ). SCHBY ( 12-15): I. Ryan Fitzwate r (KTM): 2. Nathan Bryant (Suz); 3. Ryan Smith (Ha n): 4. Tyler- Almond (Hon); 5. Stanley Floyd (Kaw). CLGBY (1 6-24 ): I. Glenn Martin (Kaw) ; 2. William Bryant (Yam); 3. Matt lee (Yam); 4. Jord an Troxell (Kaw): 5. Ch ris Cooper- (Y . 25 + AM : I. Robe rt Oarke (Han); 2. am) Ryan Maso n (Yam) ; 3. Greg Sumner- (Hon ); 4 . Lynn Snow (KTM); S. Ryan Garland (Suz). 25+ A: I. Je ffrey Belche r(Yam); 2. J. Matt Davie s (Yam); 3. Jamie Holc omb (Ho n). 30 + AM: I. Robert Clar-k (Han); 2. Tim Wilker-son (Yam); 3. Richar-d He ster- (Suz); -4 . Lynn Snow (KTM); S. Mar-k Smith (Suz). 30 + A: I. Michael Martin (Yam); 2. Jeffre y Belcher (Yam) ; 3. Jam ie Ho lcomb (Ho n); 4 . Kenneth Hicks (Kaw). 35 + : I. Scottie Shipley (Hon); 2 . Jim Ley (Ha n); 3 . Allen Alford (Hus); -4 . Kevin Austin (KTM) ; S. Jay Hauser (Han). 40 + : I. Sco tt ie Shipley (Ho n); 2. Jim Ley (Ho n); 3. Kevin Austin ( KTM); -4 Barry Nelson (Ho n); S. Jay Hause r (Hon) . . 45 + : I. David Bell (Yam); 2. Ronnie Moran (Y ); 3. William am Drisco ll (SIn): 4. Henry Muller (Ha n); S. Jose ph Ogle (Yam). 4·STRK B/C: I . Mat t he w Boyer (Kaw) ; 2. C had Gle nn (Han); 3. Aaron Bond (Yam); • . Allen Thompsen (Han ). AZ-Syntheticlubes Amsoil Challenge Rou nd ,: MotograndeMx Mo tocross Park Robert Cleans House Big-Time at Casa Grandel By JASON Sean Lauten (11) earns the holeshot in the second 125« C moto, but Glenn Martin (329) would go on to win the overall with a 1· 1 tally at round six of the U.S. Eastern Motocross Spring Series. U.S. Eastern Motocross Spring Series Round 6 : Lake Sugar Tree Mo torsports Pa rk Sweet Victory for Davis at Lake Sugar Tree By GREG SUMNER AXTON, VA, APR. 25 T he beautiful Lake Sugar Tree facility played h ost t o roun d six o f t he U .S. East e rn Mot ocross Spring Series, presented by Liquid Pe rlormance , and 27S riders were read y for a little fun in the sun! The action got hot quickly when the 2S0cc Pro class launched off the gate . Extreme Factory/Renthal/Pro Action/jarmins/ Chick-fiI-P:s Michael Martin got th e first-mota hole shot. Ho nda of High Point/Answe r/Liquid Performance/Se rio us Raceware / Moto rs ports Designs' Scottie Shipley gave chase, with young pheno m Rid Davis all over the two vete rans. ge Throughout two seven -lap motos, th ose three we re neve r mor e than four bike lengths apart. Davis, sponsored by Gary Bailey's MX School and Mom, earned the overall with a hard -wo n 3- 1 score, besting the elde r Shipley (2-2) and Martin (1-3). Birch Cree k Mot orspo rtlHu sqvarnaITotai Control Suspension/Upstate Cycles/Goat-backed Allen Alford rod e a co nsistent fourth . J. Matt Davies rounded out the top five. In th e O ver 35 class, Kevin Austin got th e mota-one holeshot, but Shipley quickly took the lead over the backside step-up. jim Ley and Alford worked past Austinto start the second lap. At the line, Ley edged out Alford ove r th e finish-line step-up, followed by Austin and jay Hauser. In mot o tw o, Shipley snared th e holes hot. Alford and Ley batt led for position unt il Alford we nt down in the whoops just aft er the sta rt , rem ounting in last place . By the start of lap tw o. Shipley had checked out, w it h Ley in pursu it. Alfor d regained sixth ove r the backside ste p-up. and t he n his cha rge t oo k him past Th o mas Jennings in the Euro sect ion for fifth; then past Hauser ove r th e Eve l Knieve l Sky Ju mp fo r fourth; and finally past Aust in for th ird do w n behind the dam. O n t he final lap , Alfor d caught Ley. Th en a last- lap mistake sto pped Alfor d' s ch arge . Hau ser made a last-t urn attemp t at pass ing Aust in, but Austin be at Ha use r by a wheel. Shipley took t he win (and the overall), followed by Ley, Alford, Austin and Hause r. 86 Twenty rid e rs le ft t he gat e in th e hot ly contest e d 125 c c C cl ass . C has e Sh umate claimed the moto -one holeshot . Jordan Troxe ll, Gle n Mart in, Sea n Laut e n and Luke Mayers followed through turn one. At the finish. it was Glen n w it h the w in, ove r Tro xell , Nathan Bryant, Lauten and Shumate. Laute n got the holes hot in mot o tw o, with Te rry Tilley, Glenn , Bryant , Erik Ne ave and Justin Sor re ll in pursuit. Gle nn quickly passed Tilley over th e backside step-up. Behind t he dam , Gle nn passed La ut e n fo r first . Bryant moved into third in the Euro sect ion to start lap two. Bryant took seco nd ove r th e Big Dipper. Troxe ll, who finished seco nd in mota one , didn't finish moto two. Shumate got fifth in t he first moto but crashed out in the secon d, event ually placing 14th . At t he line , Glen n too k t he win and the ove rall wit h his I- I tally! Bryant' s 3-2 score secure d second. Laute n (4- 3) was thir d ove rall. Maye rs e arne d fo urth overall wit h a consiste nt 6-6 score. Ryan Powers (9-4) earned fifth overall. The U.S. Eastern Spring Series will return to Lake Sugar Tree for round lO on May 22 and 23. KERANEN CASA GRANDE, AI, APR. 25 T he big winner at round on e of the AZ-Synth et iclubes Amso il C halle nge was Taylor Rob e rt , o n his Am so il-spon sored Ho nd a CRaSR. Taylcr- won three classes at the series opener at MotograndeMx. In th e BSc c ( 12- 13) class , Ho nda rid e r Robe rt showe d his st uff, tak ing t he lead afte r turn o ne , foll ow ed by Bobby Wo rt h, on a Yama ha. Taylor, rid ing at his usua l fast pace, tu rne d in so me imp re ssive lap tim es o n his Honda CRBSR. Th e Schoolboy class fou nd Rob e rt o n the line on his CR8SR. surr ounded by fou r-strokes. He was left be hind at the start , but not for long: Robe rt worked his way up to seco nd , running hard against the bigge r bikes . In the se co nd moto, Robert sho wed he cou ld outri de the big bikes on the tight and tw isty track , taking the ove ra ll w in . Loc a l rid e r To d d Mille r, on a Yamaha YZ2S0, finished secon d. The Superm ini class was the final race of the day. Again, Robert showed how fast he is on his Hon d a, tak ing t he lea d afte r tu rn o ne , with Wor th and Anthony De Fazio hot on his ta il. Robe rt won both motos to take the ove rall win, t hus going home with th ree first-place trophies and contingency awards fro m Amsoil. In th e 12Scc No vice class , Du stin Ward finished first overa ll with beck-to- beck wins on his Hond a CRF2S0R. Ward charged hard from the start . leading his class for the entire moto. Having recently moved up fro m the as cc class, Ward showe d he cou ld handle the big bike with no problems. In the I25cc Inte rmediate class, local rider Rhett Urse th, o n a Kawasaki KX2S0F, battle d with Honda CRF2S0R rider jeff Cain for a lap before pulling away to take the lead and leaving the re st of th e pack to fend fo r themselves. Urseth was flying high over the BO-foot tables and th ro ugh the whoo ps section, checking out for the w in. In 6Scc (4-B) action, De Fazio, on the Suzuki RM6S , led KTM pilot Tristan Hunte r e n ro ute to first place in bot h mer es. The BScc (7- 11) ove rall w in went to KTM rider Trey Adamson, followed by Suzuki jockey De Fazio . jordan Hunter, on his Suzuki RMBS, won the first BScc Beginner race, followed by Austin Marie, also on a Suzuki RM8S. In the second race, Marie held off Hunte r for the win and first overall. The Big Bike Op en class was dom inated by Nick Fout us, on his Hond a C R4S0 R. Fout us RESULTS P!W STK (4. 8): I. Dillon Knight (Ha n); 2. Bubba Stone (Ho n); 3. C has e Ande rso n (C o b): -4. Riley Beck (KTM): 5. LandonStutz (KTM). 50 STK (4-6) : 1. Ian jordan (KTM): 2. G regory Bell (KTM); 3. Kamin Horsley (Co b); 4. Mark ese Hairston (KTM): 5. Dustin Creech (KTM). 50 STK (7-8): L Bub ba Sto ne (KTM); 2. Hu nte r Wescott; 3. Aus tin Sm ith (Pol); -4. Dillon Knight (Cob); 5. Je re my Wendelken (Pof). 65 (7.9): I. Jacob Knable (KTM); 2. Je re my Wendelken (Suz) ; 3. Jacob Jo hnson (Suz); 4. Tyle r-Williams (KTM); 5 . Bubba Stone (KT M). 65 (1 . 1 1): I. Je rem y Wendelke n (Suz) ; 2. Jo e l Sma ltz (Suz): 3. Tyler Ethe ridge (Kaw ); 4 . Hunt er Petway (KTM); 5. Austin Smith (KTM). 65 (10-11 ): I. Ky1e Peter-s (KTM); 2. Charles MacD onald (Kaw); 3. Ryan Carter (KTM): 4 . Tyler Ethe ridge (Kaw): 5. Zackary Hostetle r (KTM). 85 (7- 11): I. Jaco b Knable (Suz); 2 . Kody Knable (Suz); 3. David Brow ning (Suz) ; 4 . jacob johnson (Suz); 5. Harley Nap ie r (Yam). 85 (9 -1 3): 1. jos h McCrary (Yam) : 2. Thomas Roberts (Suz); 3. Ryan Childs (Yam); 4 . Jamie Fringe r (Suz); 5. David Brown ing (Suz). 85 (12-15 ): I. Ryan Smith (KTM): 2 . Jos h McC r-ary (Yam); 3. Matth ew Platteel (Han); 4 . Patrick Dunman (Kaw); 5. johnny Wasco (KTM). S/M INI (12-15): I. Pat rick D unman (Kaw ): 2. Matthew Platteel (Han) ; 3. David Bar-ker (Kaw ): 4 . A. Kyle Fitzw ate r- (Ha n) ; 5 . Cod y Kran tz (Ha n). 125 A : I. Michae l Mart in (Yam): 2. Allen A1for-d (Hus): 3. Matt Lee (Yam); 4 . Ridge Davis (Hon) . 125 B: I. William Bryant (Yam): 2. Ryan Fitzwater (KTM); 3. Samue l Fitzwater (Yam ): 4 . Matt hew Boyer (Kaw): 5. Ryan MAY 26, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS Taylor Robert busts a berm en route to one of his three class wins at the AZ-Syntheticlubes Amsoil Challenge opener in Casa Grande, Arizona. 4 0 t h A nniv ersa ry

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