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Cycle News 2004 06 09

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Another great race w as the GP SOOcc Int e rmed iate clas h. M.ko man Denn is Rowedde r got the holesh ot but was passed by Steve jer ko sho rt ly afte r the first co rner. Foster, on his Husky, man aged to get by Rowedder and then Jerko midway thr o ugh the sec o nd lap, and that 's the way they ended - exactly the o pposite of the way they started . Foste r has co ntinued to improve with each race , ge tting smoother and faste r, and he's really start ing to dice it up with the Experts. So far, this has bee n a great season . Series race coo rd inator Ric "Big Daddy M.ko· Tipto n has put toget her a great schedule 01 races all over Northern California. with upcoming races slated for Honey Lake, T hu nderhill , Hanfo rd and Fe rn ley, among other venues. The promoters are doing a grea t job providing the riders w ith safe , fun t rac ks, and the ir efforts are rea lly ap pre ciat e d. Wherever the series goes, t he bikes are a big hit. It's great seeing a little piece of motocross histo ry ~ still raci ng, not stagnant in some muse um . Ho ndalYamaha Sports Cente r of Yuba City has come a b oa rd as t he se r ies ' p rima ry s po nsor. For more inlormation, go to : wwwAH RMAorg/northwest NEW HAMPSHIRE TE R N A T I O N A L TM SPEEDWAY Route 106, Loudon, NH RESULTS HS T RC 500 IN T: I. Will Con ley (Yam). GP 150 NOV: I. Paul Belluom ini (Hon) ; 2. Darin O liva (Hon ). G P 500 NOV: I. Darren Winn (Hus). GP SOO INT: I. Brett Foster (Hus); 2. Steve JeB o (Mai); 3. Dennis Rowed det- (Mai). U LTI MA 15 0 INT: I. Gregory Hend rick (Suz). ULTIMA 500 NOV: I. Jimmy Mercado (Mai). ULTIMA 500 EX: I. Todd Kohlmeis ter (Mai); 2. Craig Eist ins (Su:z 40 + NOV: I. ). Paul Belluom ini (Hon ), 4 0+ tN T: I. Bre tt Foster (Hus); 2. Greg ory He ndricks (Suz). 4 0 + EX: I. Joh n Dauth (Hus); 2. Todd Kohlme ister (Mai); 3. C raig Eistins (Suz); -4 . Joe Gonzalez (Suz). WNYMA Spring Series Ro und 4: Frozen Oceon Mot o Park * SPORT BIKE * SUPER SPORT * 250 GRAND PRIX * SIDE CARS * SUPER BIKE VIP WEEKEND TICKETS· $85.00 • SUNDAY TICKETS - $30.00 Mullett's a Cut Above the Rest By LARRY WOOSTER AUBURN, NY, MAY 9 T he Wes tern New York Motocross Association Spring Series race, presented by O neWest Clothing, welcomed Cas trol O ils and Profo rman ce USA.co m's support. Round four, at Frozen O cean MotoPark, saw a two-hou r delay due to a massive bank of fog that encompassed t he en tire Iacillty, but the Denman family dec ided everyone's fun wasn 't done and still managed to get in the entire schedule . Answering the call 01the wild were 16 young guns, ready lor. classic 65cc-c1ass shootout, WNYMA-style. Cra ig Mullett was the quickest on the draw, getting a bull's-eye o n the holeshot, and the Cast rol O ils bounty to boot. Har riso n Kay wasn't okay w ith pl.ying second fiddle and challe nged Mullet to a bar-to -bar brawl. Mullet was riding hard on the herd, while Kay allowed Dillon Mitri past. To mmy Kres conko held steady in fo urth , an d Da kotah Thompson stayed on the gas to pass Richie Dixon for fifth. The "Canandaigua Comet," Kay, passed Mitri and Mullen on the last lap t o cl a im first p lace . Mullet , Mit r i, D o minic Pe r r y an d Kresc onko were muddied but reward ed with top-five finishes. james Huss, Dixo n, Thompson, jade Repass and Kaitlin Chapman all put in t he maximum e ffort allowed and claimed to p- lOs. Afte r a co uple of roo t beers, the 6Scc gang was sitting pretty tall in the saddle again, just itc hin' to crea te som e muddy mischief. This time Kay was q uickest o n the draw. Ryan "Code Orange" Desp aw was in third , but Mulle tt 's orange mule was looking like a thoroughbred, hoo fin' it wide .11 the way to the fro nt, The 'Iearn Green gang of Per ri, Kresconko, Huss and Thom pson wrang led away like a Martian posse . Mitr i washe d out early but re mou nted quickly. By now, Mullett was in anothe r territory, but the bartle over second exp loded , with Kay holding orr challenges Irom both Despaw and Perri, while Mitri raced forw ard through the pack. Kresccnko. Huss. Th o mpson and Rep ass we re all despe rados. riding hard. Mullett (2- 1) struck gold with first overall, leaving Kay ( 1-2) in "5ilver City" with second overall. Mitri (3-4), Pe rr i (4-5) and Huss (6-6) all earne d tcp-Iive -cve rall finishe s. Kres conko, Thompson. Dixo n, Despaw and Matt Zacher all displayed a true desire to win and filled out the to p 10. The WNYMA re turns to Froze n O cean next for the monster W NYMA event known as the Empire Stare Championship Series , on July 25 . 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