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CMC Northwest Spring/Summer Series Round 5: Madras Motocross It's May, All the Wayt By CLAY LIGHT MADRAS, OR, MAY 9 VTM-rn o unt ed De rr ick May hasn't sp e nt I'much time on his new mount, but if his performances on th is day w ere any indication of ho w he 's ada pt ing t o t he A ustri an-bu ilt machine , he pro bably wo n't be go ing back to his Suzuki any time soon. May. w ho made the trek from Sisters, O regon, won the 85cc ( 12- 13) and Supermini classes at ro und five of th e CMC No rt hwes t Spring/Summ er Motocross Seri es. held at Madras Moto cro ss. Ma y, w ho just one week ago w a s t he rec ipient of a 2004 KTM 8S SX, dashed o ut in fro nt of both Supermini motes and left t he com pe ti t ion we ll b eh ind . Suzu ki-mounted Washington ian Kyle Ulrich's co me-fr om-behind ride in the first moto was th e close st anyo ne got all da y to May, but Ulr ich fell sho rt of catc hing May by several seco nds. Moto two was mu ch th e same : May grabb ed the le ad , and Ulrich spent several laps trying to work his way past Jer ed Dacus. May 's le ad increa sed w it h each circuit of the co urse, and he finished some six seco nds ahead of Ulrich at mota 's end. Ulrich was again May' s closes t foe in t he 85cc age·grou p co ntest , but t he mor e time May spe nt in th e KTM's saddle, the mor e familiar he be ca me with t he bike . May w ra ppe d up his second win of th e day with a I-I sweep of the 12- 13 class. Ulrich follo wed May acro ss th e finish in both races and w on th e 9-11 class. Dacu s again trailed May and Ulrich, but th is time he wa s re warded with th e ove rall 85c c Beginner-class win: In th e day 's largest class, Dacus won both motos to lead Chance Easley (2 -2) a nd Zac h Mo ore (4- 3) in th e 14-rid e r field. Chris McDaniel is arguably the fastest rider in t he 125cc Beginne r class. On this day, McDaniel got his toughest challenge in quit e so me tim e from Ya maha rider Jeff jen kin s. jen kins, riding a YZ250F, beat McDaniel to the finish after an exciting w hee l-to -wh eet duel in m ota one . Moto t wo saw jenkins ta king command, only to lose the lead to McDaniel. The tw o were never mo re than a wheel apart. Wit h the check e red nag in sight, jenkins ' risky attempt to overtake McDaniel we nt awry, and th e YZ p ilot c rashed har d . Th is to o k t he pressure off McDaniel, who won overa llvia a 2-1 t ally. Max jacobse n (4 -2) , Ben Dodd (3- 3), jen kins ( 1-6) and Thad Eakin (5-4) ro unded o ut the to p five. Cobra rider Breanna McLuskie is gaining prom inence as one of the top female riders in th e state . McLusk ie fell on e mot o sho rt of a dual-class win after posting thr ee mot a wins in a row in the 50cc Open and 50cc (0-6) classes. After a sweep of the 50cc (0-6) class and a win in th e o pe ning 50c c Open mo to , McLuskie couldn't rep e at he r ea rlier magic and trailed fellow Cobra rider Ben Chappell at the finish in moto two. Chappe ll (2- 1) to pped McLuskie (1-2) and Ch ris Wallace (3-3) to win overal l. RESULTS Derrick May topped the 8Scc (12-13) and Supermini classes at round five of the CMC Northwest Spring/Summer Series. SO (0 -6) : I. Trevor Newman (Co b); 2. N ick Chep pef! (KT H ); 3. Jacob Rom ero (Yam) . SO (7 .8): I. Breanna Mcluskie (Cob); 2. Jason Sumerlin (KTH); 3. Chris Wallace (Co b). SO OPEN : I. Ben Chappe lle (Cob) : 2. Bre anna McL uskie (Cob) ; 3. Ch ris Wallace (Co b) . 65 BEG : I. Brandon Gabbard (KTM); 2. Jimmie Pete rson (Kaw); 3. Sierra. Shirley (KTM). 65 (0 -8) : I, Ryan Ne wman (KTM); 2. Chase Stevens (KTM); 3. RJ. Le ach (Suz). 65 (9-11 ): J. Anthony Ro me ro (Kaw). 65 OPEN: I . Ryan Ne wman (KTM); 2. Anthony Romero (Kaw); 3. Sierra. Shirley (KTM). 85 BEG: I. Je red Dacus (Kaw); 2. Chance Easley (Yam 3, Zach Hoo re ); (KTM). as (9- 11): I. Kyle Ulrich (Su,). 85 ( 12.1 3): I. Derri ck May (KTM). S/M IN I: I. Derric k May (KTN); 2. K~ Ulrich (SUz.); 3. Je red Dacu s (Kaw ). 125 BEG : I. C hr is McD aniel (KTM); 2. Max Jaco bse n (Yam) ; 3. Ben Dodd (Ho n). 115 JR: I. Jerek Saucedo (KTM); 2. Travis Gie rke (Yam): 3. Levi Bishop (Yam). 250 BEG: I. Ben Dodd (Hon ); 2. Brett Condon (Yam). 150 JR: I. Tyler Fitzsimon s (Hon); 2. Jeremy Kendall (Han) . 150 INT: I . Dan ie l Harris (KTM). WMN : I. Tracy Faux (Kaw); 2. Breanna Mcluskie (Co b); 3. Sierra. Shirley (KTM). 8 TH JR.: I . Jere k Saucedo (KTM); 2. Levi Bishop (Y am); J . Travis Gierke (Y am). 30 + JR: I. Tim Shirley (Y am); 2. OeWayne Smith (Y arn). 30 + INT: I. Ken Romero (Yam 40+ JR: I. Lawrence Jaco b (Yam 2. Frank ). ); Jaco bse n (Ho n): 3. Bill Neary (Yam). Extreme Sports Entertoinment Holeshot Series Rou nd 3: San Jacin to MX Pa rk A tot al of 232 entrie s showed up for the third /""\round of the Ext re me Spo rt s Ent ertainme nt Ho leshot Series at San jacinto MX Park in Splendora, Texas. While the numbers may not reflect it, the quality of racing was tremendo us, especially in the Mini clas ses . The Lou isian a con tinge ncy made for some nat ion al-calibe r racing, giving the event t he fe el of a Lo rett a L ynn's regional. 76 then we nt out and finished one-two in the 85cc junior (7- 11) class; Raymond jennings foliowed in third ove rall. Domingue (3-1 ) clai med the ov e rall 8Scc ( 12- 13) win, followed by john Tomlin (2-2) and Tyler Scho vajsa ( 1-3). Domingu e also claimed th ird o verall in th e Senior Superm ini class ; Schovajsa was once again in the hunt , finishing second overall, beh ind class winner Max Swain, wh o che c ke d o ut e arly in both mo tos for a co nvincing win. just in Pool and Chase Spears were also in the hunt. Baldwin and Begnand weren't finished yet, tho ugh. Baldwin won the 6Scc (7-9) class, ahead of james Norris IV and Austin Smidey. Begnand ( 1-2) ran into a game Kevin Rios (2- 1) in the 65cc ( 10- 1I) class, w ith Rio s t aking an impressive overall win, ove r Begnand and Matt Butler. Highlands Kawasaki's Cod y Stark co ntinued his racing comeback with a I- I win in the 12Scc Novice class, and he also scored second overall in th e Schoolboy class. ProWorks Racing's H. McMillan ( I- I) was th e overall w inne r in th e Schoolboy class, with john Fikaris third . McMillan ( I- I) also w on the 125c c Inte rm ed iat e class aboard his K's Motorsports Suzuki; Fikaris once again landed on t he pod ium , claiming second overall, ahead of Suzuki-mou nted Ryan King. Payto n Turb yfill pow e re d his Cob ra to a sweep of the 51cc (4-6) class , and Ca meron Wentz did likewise aboard his KTM in the 5 1cc (7-8) class. Turb yfill placed third in t he Super Modi fie d Pe e We e class , behind Layndon Schiller (2- 1) and Mason Clark ( 1-2). Co lt St e phens sco red overall w ins in the 250cc Inte rm ed iat e and O pe n classes aboard his red thu mpe r. The McFarland family also had a big day, with Steven winning the I25cc O pen cl as s w hile h is younge r si ste r Elizab eth continued her domin a nce of the Wom en 's Ope n class wit h two conv incing moto w ins. Steve n also placed second ove rall in the FourStroke Open class, beh ind Suzuki-mounted Randy Laird; Stephens claimed third . RESULTS P/W IR I XR: I. Dalton Vrana (KTM); 2. Steve Belu s (Hoo) : 3. Dustin Tumer (Y am). 5 I (4 ·6): I. Payton Turbyfill (Cob) ; 2. Javie r Cantu (Yam l . Kairlyn Morrow (KTM). 51 ); (7-8): I. Cameron Wentz (KTM); 2. l..aynd $chill r (KTM); on e 3. Mason Clark (KTM). SIMOO P!W: I. Layndo n Schille r (KTM): 2. M""", CI..-k (KTM) J. "'rton Tu"",,11 (Cob). 65 ; (7-9): I. Beau Baldwin (Kaw); 2. Jame s Norris IV (Kaw); 3. Austin Smitley (Kaw). 65 (10-11): I. Kevin Rios (KTM): 2. Neal Begn and (KTH) ; 3. Matt Butler (Kaw). 65 OPEN: I. Lance Vince nt (Kaw); 2. Neal Beg nand (KTM); 3. Beau Baldw in (Kaw). 85 BEG : I. Radfo rd Mansfield (Kaw); 2. Cameron Weu, (Su-,): J. RY'" Weichel (Y . 85 jR (7-11): am) I. l.anc:e Vincent (Hon) ; 2. Beau Baldwin (Kaw); 3, Raymond jennings (Kaw). 85 SR (12-13): I. Jeremy Domingue (Hon); 2. John Tomlin (50,) : 3. l)olec Schovajsa (Kaw). 85 SR ( 14-15): I. Dustin Anderson (Hon) , Sl MIN I (9 . 11): L Brandt Medl in (Suz) ; 2. Bla ke Ham ilton (Suz); 3. Tann er Co llier (Y am) . S/MINI ( 11 . 15) : I. Max Swain (Kaw); 2. Tyler Scbcvaisa (Suz); 3. Jere my Domingue (Ha n). 115 BEG: I. Casey Bruce (Yam); 2. Zac Tread away (Kaw); 3. Ryan Bre mkamp (Suz) . 115 NOV : I. Cody Stark (Kaw); 2. Josh Fichte r (Hon) ; 3. Brandon Goodm an (Kaw). 115 INT: I. H. McMillan (Suz); 2. Joh n Fikaris (Kaw); 3. Ryan King (Suz). 115 OPEN: I. Steven McFarland (Hon ); 2. Josh Fichte r (Ha n); 3. Ryan King (Suz). 250 BEG : I . Tyler W hite (Yam); 2. Ga rr e tt Whi ttin gt o n (Y am); 3. Dustin Bowe n (Yam). 250 INT: I. Colt Stephens (Hon). 250 EX: I. K}1eWilliam (Y s am); 2. Jason Gaddis (Yam ); 3. Chris Marek (Yam). 1 50 OPEN: I. Colt Stephe ns (Hon ); 2. Shawn Hampton (Ho n); 3. Ray Campbe ll (Ho n). 4-STRK MINI : I. Dustin Bowen (Han ); 2. Rease King (Ha n); 3. P]. Reagan (Yam). 4· STRK OPEN AM: I. Randy Laird (Suz); 2. Steve n McFarland (Han ); 3. Colt Steph e ns (Han) . WMN OPEN: I. Elizabeth McFarland (Kaw); 2. Holly Kocian (Ha n); 3. Victoria Sco tt (Ha n). SCHBY: I . H. McMill n (Suz); 2. a Cody Stark (Kaw ); 3. John Fikaris (Kaw). 25 + NOV: I. Ray Campbell (Hon) ; 2. Rodney Reed (Ho n); 3. Dare1f Newt on (Yam ). 30 + NOV: I. Robert Zb rane k (Yam); 2. Mike Haverfie ld (Hon) ; 3. Dan Pete rson (Y am). 30 + INT: I. Dan Scheffler (Ha n): 2. James Taylor (Hus). 30 + EX: I. Kyle Abney (Yam); 2. Thomas Fichter (Hon); 3. Todd Binns (Hon ). 40 + B: I. Bubba Spears (Hon); 2. Dan Schemer (Hon); 3. Je rry Massengale (Hon). 40 + EX: I. Todd Binns (Hon): 2. Otto Geisendorff (Hon); 3. Bruce Frey (Hon ). Honda/Yamaha Sports Center AHRMA Northwest Post-Vintage Series Club Moto A Mini Bonanza By Doc Mmoy SPLENDORA, TX, MAY 9 Jeremy Domingue made the trip from louisiona and won the 8Scc (12-13) class at round three of the ESE Holeshot Series in Sp lendora, Texas. Loui siana pilots Je re my Do mingue , Lance Vince nt and Ne al Begnand mad e t he t rip to Te xas , loo king to fine -tu ne t heir skills in antici patio n of t he upco ming Loretta Lyn n's qualifier in Monroe , Louisiana. The three Cajun ride rs were co nsiste ntly running up fro nt in the ir respective classes. In the 6Scc Op en class, Vince nt ( 1-2) clai me d the top po dium s po t , ahea d o f Begn and (3 -1) , j M Racing 's Bea u 8aldwin (2-3) pushed the two Cajuns, claiming t he thi rd podium spot. Vincen t and Baldw in JUNE9, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS Older Doesn't Necessarily Mean Slower By GUY COULSTON LIVERMORE, CA, MAY 9 ohn Daut h, one of the first - if not the first - of t he CMC cha mpio ns, came out to play with t he old bikes and showed every bo dy w hy he was (and o bvious ly st ill is) one of the fastes t guys aro und. Daut h grabbed the holeshot on his J 40th Anniver sary Husqvam a in the first Over 40 Expert moto and was neve r se riously challenged . Todd Kohlmeist e r, on his 198 3 Maic o , t oo k se co nd, wi th Husky-mounted Brett Foste r th ird overa ll and first Inte rmediate. In the seco nd moto, Dauth got a bad stan and had to batt le fro m third to take the lead on the pe nultimate lap.

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