Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

AM AILoretta Lynn 's S out heast er n Youth Region al La zy River Motocross Ran ch Vickery Victorious at Lazy River! By GARY CRIDER CHATSWORTH, GA, JUNE 19-20 A It er two days of fierce competition in vir - /"'\rually every one o f the 16 classes of the AMA So uth e as t e rn Yo ut h Regio na l at Laz y River Motocross Ranch . on ly three ri ders emerged wit h perfect scores in the dem anding th ree -moto for mat: Geo rgians Ashley Vickery and Taylor Jo hnso n aced their respective SSec classes, w hile Flori da 's Jessica Patte rson ran away with the Women's-drvision w ins. Track ow ne rs Vickie and Greg Roberts. alo ng w ith the ir ded icat e d crew of trac k workers and volunteers, de serve high pra ise for th e ir ne ar-perfect ru nning of t he ev e nt , wh ich included a bon us practic e day on Friday. Pa r t s U nlim it e d an d In T he Ra nk s Video sp o nsored t he event an d pr ovided con tingency awa rd s. The entry list stre tche d past the 700 mark. Mo r e than 20 sta te s a nd C a na da we re re prese nted . With the ex ce ption of the Girls' and Women 's classes, every gate was filled to capacity. O nly the to p seve n finishers in eac h class wou ld be guaranteed a starting position at the Lo retta Lynn's Natio nal. Despite the large nu m ber of r id e r s a n d t he hig h. stakes competitio n, the ambula nce never moved . All th ree of Vickery 's mo te w ins in the 85cc ( 14- 15) division were hard- earned . In the final two motes, the Valdosta Powersports-backed Vickery ha d to fight past race lea der Cod y Mille r, who held on fo r the silver, over Jod y Cook and Max Rash. Miller a nd Vickery sq ua red off again in Supe rmini racing, placing second and third , re s pe cti ve ly, b e h ind class w inner D e r e k Roge rs. PJ. Larsen and John son seemed to be t he t o p tw o con ten ders in this class, but , having al ready qualified in the class at a pre vio us Re gion al , t he se t wo race le ad ers pulled off th e track prior to the check ered nag to give other riders a be tt e r chance at o ne of the to p seven qua lifying slots . Et han Gillim wa s equall y dom inant in t he 50cc Chain division, over Jaco b Mor ris and 50cc Shaft winne r Luke Baird. Ethan too k the lead in the 65cc d ivisio n and ne ver lo o ke d back en ro ute to the class w in, ove r Fran kie Lee , Lew is and Evan Fields. Tracy Gibbs too k the win in the Trail Rider class, over Vo well and Blake Tabo r, but Gibbs couldn't quite catch Patrick Ferre ll's Yamaha in the 2S0cc Amateur class. Pro mo ter Steve Nace had the race track in pe rfect form and used the hay-bale line to score com e-from-behind wins in t he '7 0s Singles and Senior classes. RE T SULS 50 CH AI N: I. Etha n Gillim (Co b) ; 2. Jacob Mo rr is (Co b); 3. Luke Ba ird (Cob) . 6 5: I. Et han Gillim (Kaw ); 2. Frankie Le e Gillim (Suz); 3. Jake l e w is (Suz) ; 4 . Evan Fields (Kaw) . 8 5: I. Fran kie Le e Gillim (Ho n); 2. Co lby C ha nd ler ( Hon) ; 3. Ja ke Le w is (Ya m ) ; 4 . Jo n ath a n He ide n (Yam); 5. Et han Gillim (Ho n) . X RI OO ST K: I. In the 8Scc Stoc k ( 12- 13) d ivisio n, Capitol Cycle's Johnso n notched an easy first -mot o win and then came from be hind to finish first in the final two rou nds. Taylor Futrell an d Steven Mages claimed the rem aining pod ium positions, edging out Ch ase Co uture . During the first tw o 125cc Stoc k ( 12- 15) mo to s, Gaine sv ille Mot orspor ts ' Be njamin Hamilton banged bars with CCC-backed James Ragsda le and SYD's Austo n Albe rs. Go ing into the final moto, Hamilton had 2-1 finishes unde r his be lt . In th e final, Ha m ilto n ca me fro m behi nd to finish in se co nd spot, clinching the ove rall, ahea d of Ragsdale's 1-3-5 tally. Flo rida's Kyle Key lon took t he bronze. Albe rs had to sett le for sixth w ith his lo psided 17-2· 1 sco re. Hamilto n, Ragsd ale and Ke ylon also rode we ll in the 12Scc Modified d ivis ion, but each of the m had one "bad" moto score , w hich ke pt t he m ou t o f th e to p seve n . Me an whil e , Pen nsylvania 's W illy Toth t u r ned In a n unbe atable 3- 1-1 score, taking the gold ahea d of Dusty Row e and Jacob Miller. Tyle r T iffany and Albers rou nded o ut the to p five. Cousins Taylor and Riley Barn ett cam e o ut on top o f t he close -fo ught 50cc Shaft-Drive class, in w hich all the bikes are stock Yamahas. Taylor 's I- I-S tally edge d Riley 's 2-6·1 sco re fo r t he top honors. eN LAzy RIVER MOTOCROSS RANCH CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA RESULTS: JUNE 19-20, 20 0 4 50 S HAFT/O I L~ I NJ : I. Taylor Barnett (Yam); 2. Riley Barnett (y",,); J. Au.oo Lmgworthy (y",,); 4. Abo Sparo (y",,); 5. Jen>miah Cole (y",,). SO (4-6) : 1. Homy F;"I (5.,, ); 5. TyIe< Newecn (Suz). lOSSlMINI(ll .IS): I. De re k Roge rs (Suz); 2. Cody Miller (Suz); 3. Ashley VICke ry (Kaw); 4. Steven Mages (Kaw); S. Max Rash (5oz). 11 5 STK (12-15): I. Ben jamin Hamilton (Han ); 2. James Za ck Alvear (999) of North Carolina won the 8 5 cc Modified [12- 13) d ivision at Lazy River Motocross Ra nch . Apri l l a dd (Ho n); 2. Kelly Be ll ( Hon); 3. Alan Ash e r (Ho n) ; 4 . David Asher (Ho n) . MAD DOG : I . Stevie Nace (Hon) ; 2. John Paul Je nnings (Kaw) . 2 00 A M: I. Frank ie Lee Gillim (Hon); 2. Co lby C handler (Ho n); 3. Jake Le w is (Yam) ; 4 . Jo n a th a n H eid e n (Ya m ): 5 . Na than iel Vowe ll (Yam). 1 00 PR O ~ AM : I. Fra nkie Lee Gillim (H o n); 2. Colby Ch a nd ler (Ho n) ; 3. Jo nat han He id e n (Ya m ); 4 . Jake Lew is (Ya m); S. Pat r ic k Pyle (Kaw) . T R: I. Tracy Gib bs (Yam); 2. Nathaniel Vowell (Yam ); 3 . Bla ke Ta bor (H o n) . 250 AM : I . Patrick Fe r re ll (Ya m); 2. Tra cy Gib bs (Yam); 3. C hr is England ( Ho n) . 25 0 PR O : I. Jus t in H an na ( H o n ); 2. Tyle r Po rter (KT M) ; 3. Stevie Nace (Ya m); 4 . D a ko ta Simmons (Yam); 5. Mic hael Stalvey (Kaw) . O P EN AM: I . Pa t r ic k Fe rr ell (Ya m ); 2. Tr e nt Mo brau t e n ( Ho n). OPEN P RO ~ A M : I . Br ad Furl o ng ( H o n ); 2. Ja so n Goodwin (Rot ); 3. Ke nt Br iggs (Ho n); 4 . Aaron ladd (He n) : S. Jo n Goodwin (Ya m) . O PEN PRO : I. Ja so n Goodwin (Ro t); 2. Brad Furlong (Hon); 3. Kent Briggs (Yam) ; 4 . Aaro n l a dd (Ho n); 5. Jo n Go od w in (Ya m) . VET ]0 + : I. De an Faul kne r (Ro t ) ; 2. Mike Dunaw ay (Hon) . S R 40 + : I. Steve Nace (Yam) ; 2. Joh n Sommer (Ya m ) ; 3 . G e ne Yopp ( Hon ) . LT V INT: I . D ea n Faulkner (C.A) ; 2. Mart y Alliso n (Yam ); 3. Jo hn Faul kne r (C ·A ) . ' 7 0 s SG l : I . Ste ve N a c e (Ya m ); 2. Ter r y Good w in (Ya m); 3. Ste ve England (Yam ). Taylor Johnson won all three motos in the 85cc Stock (12-13) class at the AMA So uthea ste rn Youth Regional in Chatsworth, Georgia. Rag.d~. (Hoo); J . K~e Keylon (Suz); 4. ]omt",," Camp (Kow); 5. Chad W:

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