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Neill Smith ( I-O-S) and Larry Lane (who failed to complete the third and final loop) filled out the top five. AHRMA's Dick Mann made the t rek from Nevada for the t rials portion of th e two-day eve nt (which also featured a motoc ro ss th e following day) and po sted 7-4 -0 scores for a win in the Premier Heavywei ght Intermediate class and trailed the lo ne Expe rt, Fenner, in th e Hea vyweight results. Mann rode a rep lica o f a fac tory 350cc Arie l, o f w hic h on ly 40 we re produced. "So me se ct io ns we re amid very adve rse co nditions," said Burningham , w ho rode th e numb er-two line . ''Anybo dy wh o didn't place their w e ight o ve r t he front e nd of th e ir mo tor cycle in some sections were in troub le . You can't tu rn your front w heel ve ry good in those sandy sections ." Burn ingham had all th e right answers for Fisher 's challenging cou rse . Fishe r vowed to make it tougher next year. " W he n I se e all o f tho se zeroes in th e results , that tells me we need to make it a lot hard e r the following year:' Fishe r qu ippe d at the en d of the day. "Those that didn't ma ke it to the event rea ltymissed a good one!" MORN CLSC N OV: I. Dirk Murp hy (Yam). MORN e LSC IN T: I. Kelty Pro d w (Yam): 2. Aaron Hoh man (Hen) : 3 . N e il Giertsen (Mo n) . MORN ClS C EX : I. N e al "lrevcrrcw (Bul): 2. Rod Smith (Hen ). P REM lJW NOV: I. Kevin De ment; 2. Tim Mare k (BSA). PRE M l/W INT: I. Doug Shepherd: 2. Harold Heitm iller. P REM lJW EX: I. Ken Burn ing ham (G r e ) . P REM H/W N O V: I. Ro n Predmore (Mat ). PR EM HIW INT: I. Dick Mann (An) . P REM H/W EX: I. Mike Fe nner (Tn). Gravity Park Motocro ss Night Se rie s Round 2: Gravity Park Holmes: A StUdy in Supremacy By PETE EMME CHILTON, WI, MAY I record turnout came out to Gravity Park in Chilton , Wiscon sin, for the seco nd round of th e Gravity Park Motocross Night Series, as 22S entries were on hand for so me great racing. The track was prepped perfectly, and the riders like d th e new fast and techn ical layout. KTM rider Brandon Holmes, only 5 years old, domlnated the Pee Wee Junior (4-6) division. Holmes grab be d t he first-mota holeshot, ahea d of Dylan Bunkoske, wh o had his hands full w ith Gravity ne wcomer Weston Williams. Tho ugh Williams got arou nd Bunkoske by the halfway point, it was too late , as Holmes, riding flawlessly, had already checked out. It wo n't be long before Holmes will be jumping some of the smaller do ubles on the track . Th e second mota saw Holmes o nce again captu ring t he holeshot, but t his t ime he had Bunko ske righ t on his rear fe nde r. After th e uphillwhoo p sect ion , Bunkoske came down the hill first, but Holmes dived to the inside to take over the point. Bunkoske then had to dea l again ELAINE JONES COSTA MESA, CA, MAY I B S6 SC R: I. Bobby Schwartz Qaw); 2. Scott Brant (GM); 3. Shawn McConnell (GM); .. . Alan Christian Uaw); 5. Charlie Venegas Qaw). HOCP: I. Shawn Hannat iuk (Jaw): 2. Andy Northru p (Jaw): 1. Scott Brant (GM); 4. C hris Manc; e ster h A Boogaloo Boogies to Season Opener Win o b by " Boogalo o" Schwartz is like a fine wine : He just gets bette r with age. At the Speed way season opener in Costa Mesa, California, he showed the young ones he 's going to be a major player this season, as he won the richest race of the night, the Scratch main. Shaun Harmatiuk got his seaso n off to a good start by winning the Handicap side of the program . The first Scratc h se mi saw th e pole go to Schwartz, with Shawn "Mad Dog" McConne ll in two , C hris "The Kid" Manchester in three, and Alan "Crazy" Christian on the outsid e. The first try at a start saw the red nag come out when t he re f tho ught Mancheste r anticipate d t he ga te . T he se c o nd t ry saw Sc hwartz a nd Christian get up close and personal in turn one. The third t ime wa s th e ch ar m , a nd it w as Manch ester on top , with Schwartz se cond . Th e y r an t he q uic k four- Iap p e r w itho ut ch ang ing po stnons . and both he ade d to th e main, while McConnell and Christian got ready for the last-chance qualifier. The second sem i had "Fast" Ed Cas tro on the pole, with Scotty "The Dominator" Brant in two , No rth ern Cal rider Chris Ker r in thr ee , and Ch arlie "Th e Edge" Venegas in four. The gate went to Venegas, but he and Brant waged a dogfight, swapping the lead for the first two laps. When the wh ite flag came out , Brant was o n top, and he a nd Ven ega s headed to the main, while Cast ro and Kerr we re headed for the LCQ. They loaded in for the LCQ with Castro on the pole and McConnell in two , with Kerr and Christian on the outside. McConnell went o ut on top and never looked back; he would be the final ride r in the main. Venegas drew the pole for the main, with McConnell in two , Manchester in t hree, and Brant and Schwartz on the outside . The gate came up and Schwartz dropped the hamme r and was out hard and on top . Brant was right behind, looking for a hole. Schwartz has a way of using the whole track, and he's mighty hard to pass, as Brant found out . He could not find a chink in Schwartz 's armor and had to sett le for seco nd. McConn e ll too k home the show money. Both Manchester and Venegas were nonfinishers. Th e Handicap main had Buck Blair on the RESULTS RESULTS Costa Mesa Speedway By (GM) : 5 . Randy DiFran ces co (jaw ). SDeR : I. Jo e Jones/B rand i McElroy (Kaw); 2. Dan Jen es/ Chr is Jones (Yam) : 3. Mark Adams/Jackie Ben ne tt (Jaw); .. . Jeff Medberry/jeff Mallo y (Yam) . S UP : I . St ev e Murray Ua w ) ; 2. Dou g Benjamin Qaw): 3. Nat e Perkins Qaw): .. . j.T. Mabry Qaw) : 5. Scon TIdwe ll Oaw). S UP B: I. Mark BaldwWl Oaw): 2. Mike Boyle Qaw): 3 . De wa yne Stark Oaw): .. . Ron Zellner Oaw): 5. Sam Seltz Uaw). JR 0 - 1: I. Ricky Wells; 2. jason Ramire z; 3. Skyler Greyson . JR 0 -2: I. Ricky Valdez: 2. Nathan Galvin: 3. Gino Manures . P/W 50 0 - 1: 1. Rocco Scopelltlte ; 2. Josh Me lan son: 3. Nikki Neumann : .. . Allison Ream es : S. Sean McDonald. P/W SO 0-2: 1. Tyler Rosa. 2. Brayden Galvin ; 3. ; Elo y Medell in: 4. Laure n Ham mond ; S. jaysen March . on his tail and Brant com ing t hroug h traffic to ta ke th ird at the e nd of tw o . They got three more laps in before Ke rr we nt down and th e red flag cam e o ut. The race was called , with Har mat iuk taking the win. ~ ~ ~ c, ~ 5 ~ with Williams , who took over th e run ne r-up spot. Holmes took a co mmanding win, in front of e ight o th er Pee Wee ride rs, as he w e nt a perfe ct I-Ion the night . Co lin Hass stepped up into th e Pe e We e Sen ior class for 7- to 8-year-alds th is sea son and took t he first-mot a win ah ead of a very talented class. Cody Williams had his Polini in secon d but had to work. his way up to the front in the firs t mota after ge tti ng ar o un d Co dy Severinsen and Zack Masch. Severinse n too k the seco nd-mota holeshot, but Hass took over the lead in the whoops. Williams was mired midpack afte r a poor start but had moved into fifth by the end of the first lap. Williams was the on ly Pee Wee rider who wa s do ubling th e 40- fo o ter in fron t of the specta tors in the pits. Willi ms had Severinsen in a his sights with two laps re maining and got past him over the double and then charged for the leader, Hass. Williamsgot past Hass with one lap remaining, but Hass stuck it back in front , getting arou nd Williams in the whoops. Williams kept it pinned this time over the infield dou ble and too k the lead . Hass kept his speed on the gro und to catch up back to Williams, but Williams' Polini overpowered Hass' KTM over the last dou ble, and he too k the secon d-mota win for the overall with a 2-1 score . Hass ( 1-2) settled for seco nd. Severinsen went 3-3 for third. "Flyin' Ryan" Gilbe rt was on t he gas in the first 13·24 mota, taking th e w in. Matt Mraz took seco nd, ahead of Jacob Gre ate ns. Gilbe rt was once again out front in mota two but too k a soil sample and tallied a DNF. Mraz e nded up with th e wi n and th e ove rall via 2-1 sco res . Greate ns (3-2) was seco nd. Gre atens also wo n th e 125cc B class with a 3-2 scor e . Fo r a gr e at pl ac e t o r a ce (a nd gre a t pizza in t he clu bho use ), Gra vity Park is the place t o be . R ESULT S Bobby " Boo ga loo" Schwam rai ses the checkered flag in victory at the sea so n opener at Costa Mesa Speedway in California. IO-yard line. Harmatiuk and Ke rr loaded in on t he 20 . "Cowboy" Bobby Krips, Randy "The Rocket" DiFrancesco and Andy "The Enforcer" No rthrup shared the 30. Manchest er and Brant were on the 50. The first try saw Blair go down hard out of two , and he had to be help ed off th e t rack . They line d up again , a nd t his t ime it was Harmatiuk leading t he troops, with Northrup JUNE 2, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS KTM rider Brandon Holmes reigned supreme in the Pee Wee Junior class at Gravity Park in Chilton, Wisconsin, during a record tumout for the Night Motocross Series . 40th Anniversary P/W JR: I. Brandon Holme s; 2. West on Wi lliams : 3. Dylan Bunko ske: 4. Austin Hamburge r. P/W S R: I , Cody Williams; 2. Co hn Hess: 3. Cody Severinsen; ... Zack Masch; S. Nick Marke l. MINI 65 : I. Nat han La Porte ; 2. Harley Bruss; 3. ZAck Masch: 4. Cody Severinsen : S. Jacob Kotchon . MINI 8 5 JR: I. Nath an La Porte; 2. Jo nathan Brad le y; 3. Anthony Graham ; 4. Jake Piepe r; S. Jacob Wen de rlich. MIN I 8 5 SR : I . Brand on C re vier: 2. Wad e Gilbe rt ; 3 . Brian l udw ig; .. . Marcus Kcbec: S. Jo shua Gre atens . 125 A : I . Man Kasper; 2. joe Skodras; 1. Sha un Miller ; .. . Jeremy Hackbarth ; S. jeremi Smith. 125 B: I. Jaco b G rea te ns; 2. Nick Laufer; 3. Brian Collins; 4. Tim Ste phani; S. Matt Mm . 11 S C: I . Br ia n Antoniak ; 2. Za ch Ci szewski: 1. Ste ve Paavo la; .. . Chris Gat scs : 5 . Cody Cis ze wski . 2 50 A : I . Shaun Mille r ; 2. Matt Kaspe r : 3. Joe Skodra s: .. . Stanley Nooy en: 5. jer em y jonas . 2 50 B: I. Jacob Collins; 2. Tony Dorm an: 3. Dan Friday; 4. Joe l Propson: S. Richard Goug e . 25 0 C: I. Jame s Dlobik: 2. Jason Rotkosky; 3. Sco tt Bernd t : 4. De an Zirbe l. W MN : I. Ab igail Zahcrtk. 13-2 4 : I . Matt Mraz: 2. Jacob Greatens ; J . Ryan Norton: 4. Nick Laufer : S. Eric Pete". MSTR 25 + : I. Chris Himes ; 2. joe Schust er; 1. Jeff O akes: 4. Jerem y Jonas : 5. Joel Propson. VET 30+: I. Chris Himes ; 2. Scott Bese: 3. Bill Knauf: .. . Jerf O akes ; S. Joe Schuster. S R 40 + : I. Gary Walkows ki: 2. Mike Do rman ; 3. Frank Youngs: .. . Demis Kleman; 5. Kevin McN iff. Z-F IOOY: I. Shaun Miller; 2. Der ek Bunkoske .

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