Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

lea d ers, Ritchey he ld fas t to third , wh ile h is teammate Ed Lis battled with Anthony Cabrera for fo urt h . O n the wh ite -flag la p , Cabrera passed undemeath Us in tum two to ta ke over fourth place . In a fight to the finish, Cabrera held the advantage to th e chec kered flag. " My hat 's off to Jim," Martinez commented o n t he podium . " He ro de re ally hard . I didn 't th ink I had anythi ng for him . I was so tired , and my ha nds were hur t ing. I was cramping and try ing to stay w it h him for the first tw o laps , and I felt like, 'Well , if I can hang with him , I can mak e a move .' And then I stepped it up , and I was able to get the lead ." Martinez also w on t he Un limited Supers port, Middlewe ight Supers po rt , H eavywe igh t Super sport , Middleweight Superbike and Middleweight Grand Prix races. Stephen Bo lde n dominated the Ligh tweight classes, r un ning undefeated in all four of his classes. He was the only other Expert race r to finish the weekend with multiple wins . Bolden took ove r th e lead in GT Lights after the two fron t-runners, Jo hn Costa and Michae l Mills. crashed out of the race o n t he seco nd lap . From that moment on , Bolden w as off and ru nn ing. After the lunch break, he nabb ed early leads in the Lightweight Grand Prix, Lightweight Superbike and Lightwe ight Supe rs port races and ran awa y with th ose wins as wel l. There were a handful of mult iple w inners in the Amate ur ranks. Carl Cohen, Miguel Tomas. Igort Del Haya, and newcomer joshua Day each won two races . Cohen wo n t he GTO and Unlimited Supersport races. Tomas won t he Middleweigh t Supe rsport and Middlewe ight Superbike ra ces , Del Haya w on GT Lights and lightweight Superbike . Day and Del Haya we nt head to head d uring the Lightweight GP race, w ith Day taking t he advantage on his brand new RS125 on the white-flag lap to take t he victory. He also won the Singles GP race afte r ta king an early lead . RESULTS AM GTO : I . Cart Cohen (Suz); 2. Jo se Moreau (Suz); 1. Jam e s Molinia (Su z); 4 . Danny Gonzale z (Suz ); 5. Rob e rt D'Angelo (Suz). EX GTO: I . Jim P.ho kken (5uz): 2. Scott Ritchey (5uz); 3. Marco Marti nez (Suz); "1 . Edward Us (Suz); 5. Michae l Rouleau (Suz). AM GT LIGHTS : I . IgOft De l Haya (Suz): 2. Joshua Day (Hon ); 3. Ste ....e Leckie (Suz); "1 . Bruce Akio ka (Suz); 5 . Donn ie Sc hmi tt (Bue) . EX GT LIGHTS, I. S.ephen Bolden (Suz); 2. S.ephen $eM> (Suz); 3. G..,,"'Y Lynch (50% 4. Thomas ","ginO' (KTM); S. '"""'" ); Ha ikin (5uz). AM G TU : I . Carlos Ruiz (Hon): 2. G re g Richards (Suz): J . VICtOf'" Chirino (Hon): 4. Danny GonuJez (Suz ); 5. Ro b e rt Gri gno n (Yam) . EX GTU: I. N lchael Roule au (Suz); 2. Jim Piho kke n (Suz); J . Marco Mart ine z (Ha n): 4. Brad Graham (Hon) : 5. D ar ren Mulvane y (Suz) . 125 GP: L Jo shua Da y (Hon); 2. Sco tt Coc co li (Hon); J . Miguel Ch irino (Han); u (Suz); 2. Ja mes Mo linia (Suz) ; 3. Ca rl os Varga s (Su z) : 4 . Ro be rt D'Ange lo (Suz ); S. AJefandro N ieves (SuI ). EX H/W S/SPT: I . Marco Martinez (Suz) ; 2. Scott Rit che y (Suz) ; 1. Jim Pihokken (Suz ); 4 . Edward Us (Suz): S. Rodol fo Ramirez (Suz). AM srrw: I . Steve Fox (Due) ; 2. Donnie Schmitt (Bee ): 3. Curt Suskevkh (Hon); 4. Eric Menetrier (Apr): S. Ctvistian Blzzotto (Due) . EX SfTW: I. John Costa (Due) ; 2. Leo Venega (Du e) ; J. Le s Moscariello (Ap r ); 4. Scon C unning ham (Due) : S. Jo hn Dieri ckx (Due) . A M F--40: I . Robert D'Angelo (Suz); 2. Carlos Ruiz (Han); 3. Keith Joy (Yam); 4 . Robert Enriq uel (Yam); S. Keith Jones (Yam). EX F-40: I . Edward Us (Suz ): 2. Robert Cole (Due) ; J . James ). Beard (Yam AM LJW F-4 0: I. Bruc e AIdoka (Suz); 2. Mark Ten n (Yam) ; 3. Joh n Gr o o....e r (Kaw); "1 . Cheste r H amb lin (Apr) ; S. He rbie Bolten (Kaw) . EX UW F-40: I. G rego ry Lynch (Suz): 2. Thomas Har kin (Suz) : 3. Edwar d Nvarado (Suz); 4. Da ....e Gabert (Suz); S. Brian Gorclo n (SUl ). AM THNDRBK: I. Do nnie Schmitt (Bue); 2. Do nny Wright (Kaw); J . Mark Ten n (Yam); 4 . Rudolf Schachinger (La....); S. Chester Ham blin (Bue) . EX T H N D RBK: I . Jo se ph Bruc e (Hon) ; 2. John Costa (Bue); 3. Robert Cole (Due);

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