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put in two strong rides , thumping his way to second place on a 2-3 tally. Blair has really improved in a short period of time and is now a threat to local riders . Competition Suzuki/T ucker Rocky-backed Bryan Monjaras did his best to hang up front, but a sore knee from a previous race held him back. Monjaras still finished the day with an imp ressive 5-2 score, giving him th ird overall in the Intermediate class. Ho nda-mo unted C harlie Lugo also rode we ll, going 4-4 for fourth on the day. The cr ash-of-the -eve nt award goes to Ken Flanagan , whose mig ht y KTM wa s last see n he ad ing north - without him o n it. (He did event ually recover his bike and finish the race in nint h place .) In the 65cc class, Charlie Lugo Jr. snagged two hole shots. over KTM-mou nted Brandon Ped erso n, and also led, the first moto fo r two laps before Pederson got by and took the moto win. Lugo Jr. finished second. followed dista ntly by Hunte r Shanti. However, Pederson was on a mission, and when th e ride rs hit the first corner in moto two , Pe de rso n was gone! In fact, th is young charger was clearing the facility's largest tabletop and backsiding it like a pro! Lugo Jr. finished second, and Shanti crashe d , taking a DN F in the moto. Duane O akley was t he one to beat in the 80cc class . He domina te d both mo t o s unco ntested, ea rn ing himself a pair of holeshots and a flaw less I- I tally. Yamaha pilot Albert Alamora no had t o mi x it up wi t h Ric ha rd Castillo , Just in Gue r re ro and Brad Crockett before he cou ld finish o ut his race with a 2-2 score. Cas tillo (3-3) finished th ird, while fourth w ent to Mario Tro ncuso . Yamaha YZ250-mounted Trevor Merth put t he h u rt on his c ompetitors in the 25 0cc Beginne r class , checking out in both rno tos . Milo Flores and Jon Roc ker were the on ly ones able to kee p Mert h in sight all day. and he pushed past Pucho in the esses to wrest t he le ad away fro m him. The tw o o f th e m sim ply rode awa y fro m the rest of the racers. Casey Yarrow and Cory Call had their ow n race going o n for third . Chand ler managed to hold tight to his le ad , but Bagnis never let him get away. If Chan dler had made any errors, Bagnis su re ly w o uld have capit alize d on th e m , but Chandler rode a perfect race and took the welldeserved w in. The actio n was fierce in several of the other classe s, and there was no s hortage of con troversy, as the to p six racers in the 450cc Midd leweight class were d isq ualified for not obeyi ng a red flag; Harley Peek too k advantage of the ir misfo rtu ne and grabbed the win. In the Sportsman class, rising sta r Vincent Guisand e triumphed afte r a race-long batt le with wily vet Brian Peco re . And in the Vet class, Do n Biava and De rrick Lucche si showe d t he cr ow d that th e RESULTS 50 : I. Daniel Morales (KTM); 2. Frankie Med ina (KTM); 3. Hunt er Maley (KTM); 4. VIVian English (KTM); 5. Johnny Edwards (KTM). 65 : I. Brandon Pederso n (KTM); 2. Charlie Lugo Jr. (KTM); 3. Sky1ar Johnso n (KTM); 4. Hunte r Shant i (KTM). 80 : I. Duane O akle y (Kaw ); 2. Albert Alamorano (Yam 3. Richard Castillo (Suz); 4. Mario Troncuso (Yam S. ); ); Justin Guerrero (Kaw). 125 BEG: I. Eddy Arenas (Hon); 2. Dann y Se govia (Yam) ; 3. Jo n Ruc ke r (Yam) ; 4. Del Montgome ry (Hon); 5. Ron Smith (Suz). 250 BEG: I. Trevor Merth (Yam 2. Milo Flores (Yam); 3. Mario Troncos (Kaw); ); 4. Steve Johnson (KTM); 5. Dustin McEndo (SUl) . 250 NOV: I. Joey Villarreal (Yam) 2. Ramiro A Palacies (Suz); 3. Wesley ; Schmidt (KTM); 4. Jerome Murp hy (Hon); S. Rene Rodriguez (Hon). OPEN INT: I. Ryan Rozinski (Yarn); 2. Brandon Bl ir a (Yarn 3. Bryan Mon jaras (Suz); 4. Charlie Lugo (Ha n); 5. ); Dustin James (Han) . RESULT S MIN IMOTARD: I. Frankie Garcia; 2. D.J. Sharkey ; 3. Brok Mc:Alliste r; 4. Gregg Be tz; 5. Gregory Bec k. PROD MINI : I. Anthony Fa ng; 2. Gregg Mitchell ; 3. Jonat han Keams ; 4. Vincent Gutsande : 5. Andrew Dickson . MOD MINI /65: I. Cameron Beaubier, 2. Jake Thompson ; 3. Ryan Keams; 4. De rro n Ohls; 5. Anson Maloney. 5/ MIN I: I. Gage McAlliste r; 2. Jared Slate; 3. Breanne Mitchell; 4. Josh Serne . S/ L/W : I. C am e ro n Beaub ier ; 2. Patri ck McN amara; 3. Frankie Gar cia; 4. D.J. Sharkey; 5. Michael Martin . 250 I l/W: I. Bobby Fa ng; 2. Garrett Willi ; 3. A J. Jorgensen; 4. s Cameron Bea ub ie r; 5. Bro k McAllister. 4 50 / M/W : I. Harle y Peek ; 2. Vincent Guisande : 3. C D. Howell; 4. A.J. Jorge nsen; 5. Brian Pecore . M/W NOV: I. Ronnie Jones ; 2. Harry Hoffman ; 3. David Ritchie; 4. David Goldste in; 5. Don Hayte r. OPEN NOV : I. Tony Souza: 2. Tyle r Pullen ; 3. Danny Gigue re: 4. Bubba Byers; 5. Murray Rubenzahl. VET OPEN: I. Don Biava; 2. Darrick Lucchesi; 3. Aaron Howe ; 4. Erich 5hofstall: 5. Bill Arbogast. 5/50+ : I. Gage McAlliste r; 2. Andrew Snow; 3. Arlen Williams Ill; 4. Josh Seme : 5. Alex Snow. U/L PRESTIGE : I. Do ug Chandler, 2. Leo Bagnis: 3. Casey Yarrow: 4. Cory Call; 5. Don Biava. SPTSMN : I. Vincent Guisande; 2. Brian Pecore ; 3. Tyle Snow; 4. Brandon r Snow; 5. Ronnie Jones. Portland Internatio na l Race way Watts, Haberlock Clash! By JUSTIN WHARTON PORTLAND, OR, APR. 29 S pee dste rs Alec Watts and Shawn Haberlock went he ad to head in the 80cc Inte rmed iI ate and Supermini classes , putt ing on a riding clinic for the res t of the field at Portland Internat ional Racewa y. ~ In th e first moto of th e com bined 80 c c ~ Junio r and 80cc Intermediate co nte st, the Saint 1E Johns Honda/Fire I-backed Haberlock jumped out into the ea rly lead. After o nly a few laps, he collided w ith ano ther rider on the co urse and went down hard . He w as slo w to get go ing again, and Wa tts, mean whi le, new by fo r the lead and the w in, followed by Nathan Tee l and the n Haberlock. In the second moto, Haberlock was a man o n a mission, and he rode like a Pro to take the w in, o ver Wa tt s, Sullivan , Zach Johnson and Brad Fra c e . Th e JJW Designs / Pro Caliber/M5R/P hatrix Tracksi de-backed WaltS ( 1-2) took t he overall w in, Ha be rlo ck (3-1 ) took second, and Sullivan (2-3 ) finished third . Doug Chandler worked hard for the checkered flag in the Premier race at Johnson (3- 1) won the Junio r class, despite a round three of Supermoto USA action in Stockton, Ca lifornia. nasty first -m oto crash. Frace (4- 2) finishe d second, and Austin Van Meter (5-4) took third . slicks. Rou nd th ree 's Minimotard race was the Thomas Nichols (2-7) was fourth , and Co dy Supermoto USA Willi ms (8-3) was fifth. a closest of the day. Frank ie Garcia to ok the early Round 3: Stockton Motorp lex lead , over Brok McAllister, D.J. Sharkey and Haberloc k w as unsto ppable o n his big-w heel Gregg Betz. Garcia and Sharkey rode highly 8 5 in the Supermini class , as the 15-ye ar-o ld Hon da rider broke away from the 12-year-old modified Hon da XRIOOs, while McAllister and Betz o pte d for th e large r, he avie r CRF 150s. Watts in both mo t os . Haberlock wen t I - I , McAllister got by Garcia for the lead on lap five , w hile Watts went 2-2. Teel (3-3) took third , Van and as Sha r key close d, an EZ-Up cou ld have Met e r (4-4) was fourt h, and Tim Cap ps (6-5) co vered t he top t hre e riders! Garcia bit at was fifth. By BRETT SAUNDERS McA llister's he els , an d o n the last lap the The competition was seeing blue in the 50cc STOCKTON, CA APR. 2S , pressu re was too great fo r McAlliste r: He lost ranks, as half of the top riders we re Polini pilots . D ou nd three of t he Supermoto USA series at his drive w hile negotiating a lappe r. Garcia got In the 50 cc (4-6) class , Andrew Nessel wa s by him, and the n Sharkey did, too , in atternpt to I'.stoc kton Motorplex was ano ther thriller. In untouchable on his Pclini, winning both motos. add ition to 12 full classes, the re w as an Eve l grab the lead fro m Garcia. Th e two of them Littl e Ryder Waite w as another Po lini rider, as ra ced side by side fo r t he checke rs . Garcia Knievel-style jump e xhibition staged by Jason the tiny Moto Outfitters-backed ride r rode his "Bling Bling" Pullen that got the fans up o n the ir nipped Sharkey by a hair's bread th. wh ee ls off to take second with a 2-2 tally. T hird "Bro k got caught up in traffic, and Fra nkie feet. T he race s at Stockto n contin ue to d raw went to Michael "Mikey" Ramirez (3-4), Jordan got by him," Sharkey said. "I passed him, too, fast Supermotards from Northern Cal ifornia Lytle (4-S) was fourth, and another Polini pilot, and I we nt after Frankie with everything I had , and beyond, and the competition continue s to Kyle Fahey (5-6), took fifth. Zachary Berryman but at the line it was n't qu ite enough." get closer and closer. put his blue machine up front in the 50cc (7-8) The Premier class had a rather light turnout, In t he Minimo tard cla ss, r ules allow the clas s, going 3- 1. The lone Cobra rider of the with o nly nine racers making it to th e grid . co mpetito rs to run bi ke s wit h unlimited night , Keltin Boykin, made the marq ue proud Howe ver, though the pack was re latively small, mod ificat io ns, w ith a limit on disp lacement of wit h a well-earned second overall on a 2-2 tally. there was incredibly tight co mpetitio n at t he 17 0cc for four-strokes a nd 74c c fo r twoPolini veteran Mason Wharton suffered terrible fro nt. Leo nardo "Pucho" Bagnis got to the first strokes . Some rea lly t rick little bikes are raced starts througho ut t he night a nd took th ird turn first , but Doug Chandl er had be tt e r drive, in this class, many o n 17-inch wheels shod with overall on 1-3 finishes . KT M ri ders Travis ~ § "' Th o mpso n (4-4) and Wa lker Roe (5-5) to ok fo urth and filth overall, respecti vely. The co mp etitio n was fierce , and as a res ult there w e re only tw o doubl e -class winn ers on t he night. O ne was Frace , in the 60cc (9- 1I) Divisio n O ne and 60cc O pe n classes , and t he other was Jason Lytle, in the 125cc and 250cc Junio r classes . RESULTS 50 (4-6): I. Andrew Nessel (Pol): 2. Ryder Waite (Pol): 3. Michael Ramire z (KTM); 4 . Jor dan Lytle (KTM); 5. Kyle Fahey (Pol). 50 (7 -8): I. Zachary Berryman (Pol); 2. Kef tin Boykin (Co b); 3. Mason Wharton (Pol); 4. Travis Thom pson (KTM); 5. Walker Roe (KTM). 60 (6-8) : I. Timmy Ullrich (KTM); 2. Za cha ry Be rr yman (Kaw); 3. Maso n Wharton (Suz); 4. Sierra Shirley (Suz); 5. Shawn Harman (KTM). 60 (9- 11) 0-1 : I. Brad Frace (KTM): 2. Kyl Ulrich (KTM); 3. e Matthew Bisceglia (Suz); 4. Cooper Garza (KTM 5. Sierra ); Bragg (KTM). 60 (9. 11) 0 · 2: I. Thomas Nichols (KTM); 2. Tyler Webb (KTM); 3. Andy Dr Brin (Kaw); 4. Cohin Scott o (KTM); S. Mason Holt (Kaw ). 60 OPEN: I. Brad Frace (KTM); 2. Matthew Bisceglia (Suz); 3. Coo per Garza (KTM); 4. Tyler We bb (KTM). 80 BEG: I. Chris Kolde (Yam);2. Erik Marri ng (Ya m) ; 3. Tony Blake (Ha n): 4. Je re miah Pickup (Y ): 5. Jaco b Holden (Ho n). 80 JR: I. Zac h John son am (Ha n); 2. Brad Frace (Ya m); 3. Austin Van Meter (Yam 4. ); Thomas N ichols (Yam 5. Cody Williams (Yam 80 INT: I. ); ). Alec Watts (Suz): 2. Shawn Haberloc. (Han) ; 3. Nathan Teel k Bing! Round Three to Chandlerl 90 MA 26,2004 • CYCLE NEWS Y 40th Anniversary Shawn Haberlock styles in the 80cc Intermediate class at Oregon's Portland International Raceway.

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