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Gold MX Series Round 2: Wi/dtat Creek MX Baker, Graves Give 'em a Taste of Defeat By MARK BUCHANAN ROSSVILlE, IN, MAY 23 R Murray Armstrong (100) edges out Jim Holman (412) at the Cahuilla Creek round of Over The Hill Gang action. Landsb e rg was just behi nd Edge rt o n. De an Townsend and julia Curra n also had a fun ride. In the second rno ro , Edge rto n nailed the holeshot again. Laurie Cary was in the mix up fro nt . Edge r ton fa ded to t hir d . Rad er accidentally hit Stuen , but Stuen gave the "I'm o kay " signal, allowi ng Rader to co nt inue his charge into first for the overall victory. RESULTS BEG : I. To ny Romano ; 2. Ky le G o mez : 3. Todd Mohrhauser; 4. Mike Ellinger; S. Buss C ronin . NOV: I. Fred Winem iller: 2. Jas on Joll y: 3. D avid Za mora; 'I . Rand y Stockman; S. Danie l Branc o . IN T: I. Mike Roschke; 2. Mike Gallaghe r; 3. Kendall Stanley; 4. Bernard Daily; S. Steve Mills. EX : I. lance Joh nson ; 2. Kon Baur; 3. Mark Stue n; 4. Steve Coster: S. Zack Benne tt . PRO : I. Steve Nelson; 2. Matt Cleveland; 3. Shan e Leyde n; 4. Kevin Geye r. 38 + BEG: I. Gary Augustine ; 2. Mark Jac o bs: 3. Ste ve Mizrahi ; 4 . Ron C ronin; S. Kirk Fabb ro . 38+ NOV: I. Jame s Morri s; 2. Robert Bynon ; 3. Gr eg Iorio ; 4 . Syd Woods; S. RandyGreen . 38+ IN T: I. Alan Burtt; 2. Eric Barr, 3. Dave Feenty; 4. Joe C~ ; S. Ken levbou me. 38 + EX : I . Joe Melton; 2. Stev e Piattoni; 3. D avid Fajardo; 4. Bruc e Criswell. 38 + PRO: I. Ty Swartz; 2. Craig H o fm e iste r ; 3. Bry an Statham. 45 + BEG : I. Greg Rade r; 2. Steve Lmdsberg; 3. Rick Edgerton ; 4. Kelly Stue n; 5. Joe Gih. 45 + NOV: I . Carl Powe ll; 2. Greg Cleary; 3. Ryan G ros z; 4. John Curran; S. John Adams . 45+ INT: I. Joe Stem; 2. Jim Pierc e ; 3. Ruben Alvarado; 4. Mark Martin; S. Vincent Gonzales. 45 + EX: I. Jeff Blix; 2. Marty Wes terman: 3. Dam Hassell. 45 + PRO: I. Rick Joh nson ; 2. Mark Jo hnson . SUP: I. C hris Pane r: 2. Tra vis Fre ista t : 3. Chad Gau mer; 4. Brand on Freista t ; S. Tyler O·Neill. KIDS SUP: I. C hris Barr, 2. William C leary; 3. Davey Fajard o ; 4. Quinn Davis; S. Bron son Gas parian . Sunflower Series Raund 3: Dragoon Cre e k MX Tratk Tajchman Takes It By DAWN SITZ LYNDON, KS, MAY 23 eing chased by a KTM and two Kawasakis in the 65cc (7-8) class , Suzuki rider Trista n Hughes charged hard and kept his RM65 out in front of them . But KTM rider Tucker Smith and Kawasak i joc key s Neil Tajchma n a nd Ale x Broo ks we re not about to give up. Brooks and Tajchman put on a good race of the ir own, diving for third. All the racers pushed hard , but when the chec kered flag dr opped, it was Hughes who came in first. After the second mota. it was Tajchman w it h the overall, and H ughes was seco nd overall, with Smith third overall. With motocr oss increasing in popular ity, mo re and mo re peo ple are getting into t he sport. The Sunflower Series has instituted a new class for small four-stroke bikes, the Small FourStroke Open class. Yamaha rider Sierra O rdonez w as not about t o let any boy beat her: She charged hard on her TTR90 and finished up in first. Yamaha rider je sse jen kins didn't let her win that easily; he ran a great race, but Ordonez just would not give up . She pushed hard and pulle d away from je nkins fo r the mota win . When all was said and done. Yamaha-mounted Came ro n Warner took the overall win. The 125cc Beginner class also had its share of grea t races. jake Schneider. riding his Yamaha, was racing with Honda ride r Jeff Becker. While battling b ac k an d fo rt h , these two true beginners wer e pushing hard . Schneider wasn't about to give up; Becker might pull away in the corners, but Schneider would always catch right B 62 back up. They pushed each ot her to ride harder and harder. Schne ider would show Be cker a wheel, but when the che cke red flag dr o pped, Becker was ahea d of Schneider, though but not by much. Overall . Eric Koontz was the winner. fo llowed by jake Sch mutz, Kyle Jo ne s, David Rose and Ryan Burrows. RESULTS SO (4 .6) : I . Braxt o n Unru h (KT M); 2. Aust in Becke r (KTM); 3. Cage Frazier (KTM); 4. Han ey Stewart (KTM), S. Gt.1nar Hom (Suz). 50 (7 -8): I. Neil Tajchman (Pol); 2. Austin Cross (KTM 3. Lak Stewart (KTM); 4. Laine Stimach (KTM) ); e ; S. N""'" Kennedy (Lem). 50 OPEN, I. Au>tinCress (KTM); 2. Chase Bran so n (KTM); 3. Lake Stewart (KTM); 4. Cage Frazier (KTM); S. Jord an Williams (KTM). 65 (7-8): L Ne il Ta jchm an (Kaw) ; 2. Tristan Hugh e s (Suz) ; 3. Tucker Smit h (KTM). 65 (9. 1 I) : I. John Berry (KTM): 2. Jam es Baldw in (KTM ); 3. Aust in Sco tt; 4. Taylor Ha as (KT M): S. Da vid Howland (KTM). 65 OPEN, I. John Berry (KTM); 2. [ames Baldwin (KTM) 3. Austin Scott; 4 . David Howland (KTM); S. Dylan F"",,", (Suz). SM 4 -STRK OPEN, I. Cameron_ (Y:un) 8 S BEG, I. Mich:oeI Whoe (Hon) ; 2. Kyle",""",I (Suz); . 3. Domi ni<: Oemente (Han) ; 4. Jesse Tucker (Kaw); S. Chris Hegwal d (Hon) . 85 (7-11 ): I. Fran kie Workman (Suz); 2. Bra ndo n He rs he ll (Kaw ); 3. Bra dley l ewis (Yam); 4. Dylan Flow ers (Kaw); S. Scott Martin (Yam). 85 (12. 15): I. Cody CM (Suz); 2. Cole Brockelrran (!en (Yam); 2. N ick Self (Suz); 3. Man Munoz (!gg (Hon); 2. Brian Lew;, (Yam) 30 + , I. Q".;, Kick (Hon); . 2. Richard Heiser, 3. Mike lewis (Hon ); 'I. Michad AJexandel(Yam); S. Scott Zimmennan (Hon) . JUNE 30, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS o und t w o o f Wi ldcat Creek MX a nd Wabas h Cannon ba ll MX's first-ever Gold MX Series, p resented by Spect ra Oil s a nd Th rottle Jockey, had a slightly bett er turnout than rou nd one, with ISO riders on hand. The races got off to a great start, but thunde rstorms hit du r ing one race in the second rou nd of mot os , cance ling the re mainder of the events. Be n Grave s had a great day, taking bot h moto wins in the 16-24 class, as we ll as the win in the single-moto 250cc A class, on a Factory Co nnection/Azonic Yamaha. Graves nailed the holeshot in the first moto of the 16-24 class, in fro nt of Aaro n Yoder, on an EYS/ Maple City Cycle Kawasaki. and Chris Burche tt, o n an A&P Se rvices Ho nda . Yoder pressured Graves th roughout the entire moto but cou ldn't make the pass. Burchett finished th ird , fo llow ed by Brandon Ro ss. o n a Max Pitts/American Eagle Racing Suzuki, and Honda rider Travis King. Graves nailed the start again in the second moto, in front of Yoder, but the rain started to co me down har d . The track got slic k, an d Yoder barely held the lead at the en d of the first lap. The tw o riders were banging bars in the turn after the finish line. Graves battl ed back and retook t he lead for the win , with Yoder staying close to the finish. Burche tt finished a strong t hird again, followed by Yamaha ride r Skyler Sells and Aaron W hite, on an AM Racing Yamaha. Th e top th ree finished th e same in both motos . White finished fourth overall with a 6-5 tally, edg ing o ut King (S-6). Graves too k the holeshot for the wire-to-wire w in in th e 250cc A class . james Tho mp so n finished second on a Simpsorv'R& D Motorsports Y amaha, follow ed by Yamaharider Denick Dewitt and Hond a jockeys Nick Yoder and KyleHuening. Aaron to ok t he wi n in the 125cc A class after a close batt le with Dew itt . Tho mpson finished third. followed by Hue ning. Donald Baker dom inated the Over 2S A and Over 30 A classes, taking bot h mota wins on a Thrott le jockey/ Lake City Honda . Baker nailed the holeshot in both classes and we nt wire to wi re for the win in both motes. Nick finished a dose second in the Over 25 A mote, followed closely by Yamaha jockey Jose ph Behe r. Joe Quick Jr. too k fo urth place on a Honda, ahead of Yama ha-mounted Ph illip Ha rd y. Beher finished a close second to Bake r in the Over 30 A class, and Yamaha rider Richard Blacketer finished third, in fro nt of Hardy. Honda-mounted Tony Young took the w ins in the Over 25 B and 250c c B class es . 5am Woo drow, o n a New Market Welding Honda, pres sure d You ng the e ntire moto for sec o nd place in th e 2S0cc B class, with Br ian M um m ert, on an Action Motorsports H o nda. finishing third, in front of Yamaha jockey justin Zink. RESULTS 50 AUTO OIL-IN) (4-8 ), I. K en Ke,..y (KTM); 2. am Megan Campbe ll (Y am); 3. Devin Scbess er (KTM). XRSO: I . Kolt Kinsler (Hon ). 50 JR (4-6) : I. Zac hary Malone (KTM); 2. De vin Schesser (KTM). SO SR (7. 8): I. Jaco b Collins (KTM); 2. RJ. Barrow (KTM); 3. AJex Marion (Cob); 4. Erik Hoffman (KTM); S. Logan Dubbs (KTM). 65 OPEN (7 - '1 ) , I . Tayloo- Routh (KTM); 2. William Reader (KTM); 3. J ohn Earl (KTM); 4. Jeffre y Hens oo (Yam); S. Dakota Dubbs (Kaw). 80 OUTlAW (7 -15 ) , I. Nathan Campbell (Y:un) 85 JR (7-11 ) ' . I . Nathan Campbell (Yam); 2. Taylor PoDuth (Y am); 3. William Reader (Yam): 4. Jeffrey Henson (Yam). 85 SR ( 12-15): I. Kiefer Banter (KTM); 2. Dan iel Rocke (Suz); 3. N ick Kersey (Yam) ; 4. D anny Caud ill (Kaw ); S. Sha un Williams (Han). S/M IN I ( 12- 15): I. Kiefe r Ban te r (KTM); 2. Nick Ke rs ey (Yam); 3. Dus tin Bockover (Kaw); 4. Danny Caudi ll (Kaw) ; S. Jo sh East (KTM). 125 A: I . Aaron Yoder (Kaw); 2. Derrick Dewi tt (Yam); 3. Jam es Thompso n (Yam); 4. Kyle H ue ning (H on) . 125 B: I . Aa ro n Carro ll (Yam); 2. Brando n Ross (Suz) ; 3. Chris Bur che tt (Ho n); 4. Brand en Tho mas (Kaw); S. Bre tt Williams (Yam) . 125 C: I . lYIer Brock (Yam); 2. Ross N ulruer (!

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