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(W-R): 5. Dave Smith (Rot). 4 0 + : I. Joe Doh m (W-R): 2. Jim Chapman (Rot): 3. Mike Keane (Rot): 4. Dave Smith (Rot): 5. Joh n Winsett (Rot). SPTSM N : I. Rick Wi nse tt (W-R); 2. Bryan Do uglas (Ro t) ; 3. C hris Klinefelter (Han); 4. Jare d Me e s (Bue ): S. Ke vin Va rnes (SUl). P RO S PT: I. Mar k Fill brown (Yam e ). NORTHEAST AMATE UR NAT IO NALS FIN AL PO IN T STANDINGS (Aft e r 3 of 3 rou nds): SO P/W S HAFT: I. Dy1an Winsett (69): 2. Tristan Avery (54); 3. Je ffrey Flasher (27); 4. Kyle McGrane ( 16). SO P/W SO OIL-INJ C HAIN: I. Colton Smith (046): 2. Kyle McGrane (ll) . 50 JR (4 -6) : I. Kenneth Venarc hick (46); 2. Ryan Varnes (23). 5 0 SR (7· 8): I. Tyle r Stacey (69): 2. Co lto n Smith (38) . 65 DT X : I. Ca ssid y He ise r (69) : 2. Dylan Winsett (48) ; 3. Andrew Jo hnso n (38); 4. Danie l Brom ley (3 1): 5. Greg Betts ( 16). 6 5. MOD : I. CassidyHeiser (69): 2. Andrew Jo hnson (38): 3. Daniel Bromle y (32). 85 DTX: I. Patrick Jacobsen (6 1); 2. Travis Wyman (5]) ; 3. Hayden Avery (50) : 4. Shayna Te xte r (4 3); 5. Michael Jo hnso n (39) . 85 MOD (7 .11): I . Patrick Jaco bsen (6 1); 2. Hayden Avery (54): ] . Travis Wy man (48) ; 4. De r e k He rs h (44 ); 5. Mich ae l Jo hnson (] 9). 85 MO O ( 12. 15): I . Shayna Texter (69): 2. Cody Gillan (] 8): 3. Evan Baer (33). 125 MO D: I . Brandon Robinso n (6 1); 2. Austin Greenland (58): 3. Michael Radley (55); 4. Shayna Texte r (4 2); S. Joe y Parks (30). 25 0 DTX: I. Mic hae l Radle y (6 5) : 2. Brandon Ro binso n (61) : 3. Kyle Wyman (4 7). 250 MO D 2 -STRK : I . Jo hn Lewis (69): 2. Austin Greenland (4 7): 3. Michael Radley (oil ); 4. Kyle Wyman (4 2); 5. Bra ndon Ro b inso n (36) . 2 5 0 MO D 4·STRK: I . Austin G reenl and (69); 2. Den nis Ftynn (38). 400 MO D: I. COfYTexte r (69) . 450 MOD: I . John Lewis (69): 2. Richard Heve rly (SO): 3. Kyle Wyman (-48): -4 . Co ry 'Iexrer (-45); 5. Shane Narbonne (J I). 500 2·VALVE: I. COfYTexter (65): 2. J;m Chapman (42): 3. Marl< Stambaugh (23). SOS MO D, I. John Lewis (62); 2. Jonathan Reid (6 1); 3. Kyle Wyman ( 19) . 50S PRO SPT: I . Mark Fillebro wn (69). 505 PRO: I . Ricky Winsett (23): 2. Bryan Douglas ( 19): 3. Kevin Varnes ( 16); 4 Jared Mees ( 15) . 600 MO D: I. Tod d Kendig (46); 2. Joe Brom ley (42); 3. Vince Bower (38); 4. Kris Weiss (32). 18+ OPEN TW: I. Nick Taylo r (6 5); 2. Joh n Winsett (4 2); 1. Mike Keane ( 19) . VET 30 + : I. Todd Kendig (65): 2. Rich Mellinge r (52): 3. Joe Doh m (4 7). SR 50 + : I. Joe Doh m (69): 2. Mike Kean e (5 1); 1. Mark Sta mbaugh (- 2): -1 . Jim 1 C hapman (H); 5. Dave Sm ith (29). S/SR 5 0 +: I. Mike Keane (46) . SPTSMN : I . Den nis Flynn (42): 2. Do n nie Mullen (21); 1. Ric ky Winsett (2]): 4. Bryan Douglas ( 19). 2004, the expecta tions of both fans and riders we re high , bu t whe n t he lights wen t o ut , everyo ne left completely satisfied. The efforts and hard work of Buddy Ford and his ded icated crew in putti ng toge t he r this succes sful first Nat ional Series round are much app reciated . For all the latest news and informat ion on the 2004 SuperMo to Canada Series, log on to www.supe rmotocanada.com. RESULTS PRO/AM 250 : I . Dave Ar no ld (Ho n) ; 2. Do min ic Bea ulac (Y am); 3. G uy Giroux (KTM) : 4. Doug Beattie (Hon) : 5 . Allan Jaggard (KTM). PR EM OPEN : I . Dave Arn o ld (Hon); 2. Domin ic Beaulac (Yam 1. Doug Beattie (Hon) ; 4. ); Guy Girou x (KTM); 5 . Benoit RDuillard (Hon) ; 6. Bill Wallin (KTM); 7. Guy Caron (Y am); 8 . Jim Dickenson (Hon) ; 9 . Tom Bitz (Ho n): 10 . Uno Zecca (Yam): I I. Jean Philippe Begin (Ho n); 12. Allan Jaggard (KTM): )1. Ken Bland (KTM): 14. Gu y Rou sse a u (Ya m): 15. Mar c Glrcu x (KT M): 16 . Ca rl U1ande (Hon); 17. Mike Saarela (Hon); 18 . Martin Belanger (Hon) : 19. Jeff 5neyd (KTM); 20. Philippe Fort in (Ho n). Montesa -mounted Ian Delany cleans sectio n o ne on th e final loop on his w a y to a co nvincing Intermed iate -cla ss win a t the ITS Summer Seri es o pene r in Perris, Ca lifornia. ITS Summer Series Round I : Trials Land Dave Arnold hits th e dirt in the Pre miere Open qua lifie r a t th e o pe ning ro und of the Dia blo SuperMoto Champio nship Natio nal Se ries , held a t Ka rti ng Internatio nal Grand -Mare Circuit in Q uebec, Ca nada. LTON Diablo Su perMoto Championship Natio nal Series Round I : Ka rting International Grand-Mare Circuit PERRIS, CA, JUNE 12 Dave Arnold Scores a Winner By JASON ANTINORI GRAND-MARE, QUEBEC, CANADA, JUNE 12 o ound one of the Diablo SuperMoto Cham- I "¥ion ship N ation al Series, pr e se nt e d by Ho nda , Yama ha and Teknic, a nd ho st e d by Budd y Ford Prod ucti ons . was th e first -e ve r Supe rMot o Canada eve nt held at night, as a mixtur e of permanen t and portab le lighting sys· tern s were set up to illuminate the course. W ith th e sun se tt ing on th e hor izo n. th e Teknic 2S0cc Pro/Am was the first eve nt under the lights . The front ro w wa s full of ra ce rs hungry for the first-ever National 2S0cc-c1ass featu re w in. At the start, Dave Arnold nabbe d th e ho le sho t aboard his CR F250 , a he ad o f Y amaha ride r Dominic Beaulac and KTM 's Guy Gir o ux. As Arno ld started to br e a k aw ay, Giroux closed in on Beaulac to challe nge for second. By halfway, Arnold had checked out on the rest of th e field . In t he inte nse battle for se co nd , Be a ula c w e nt down in th e infie ld chicane , handing the pos ition over to Giroux. In t he closing lap s, Inglis Cycle Ce ntre Honda 's Doug Beatt ie and Beaulac were able to come back from t heir ear ly problems and close in on Giro ux, All three fought hard for the final tw o pod ium spots, exchanging positions re peatedly until the checkers new. Arno ld cruised to th e win, and Beau lac fended off Giroux for second. Beattie just didn't have e nough to take the final S4 podiu m posit ion and finished in fourth . As the most anticipated race of the night. the Pre mie re O pen featu re , lined up. Arno ld's domi nance th roughout the eve ning suggest ed that he may become the first dual-class winner of th e 2004 se aso n. O ff the line , Arn old and Be au lac wer e side by side e nte ring co rne r num be r one , but by try ing to outb rake ea ch oth er, they en ded up going w ide th rough th e apex, allow ing the CRF450-moutned Beatt ie to sneak un derne ath a nd int o first . Howev e r, Arno ld re covered quickly and took ove r th e po sit ion . Be aula c move d int o t htrd . be hind Beattie. Just as in the Pro/Am 2S0c c feat ure , Arnold pulled out a commanding le ad , ove r Beatt ie and Beaulac, who were loc ked in a fight fo r se cond . Be aulac's d irt-track e xpe rie nce proved beneficial, as he was able to gain second p lace , overtaking Be att ie he ad ing int o t he ta ble to p jump. O nce past Beatt ie , Beaulac set his sights on catch ing the ultrafast Arnold. As Beaulac closed in on Arnold, they both sta rted t o en co unte r la pp e d tra ffic. Arn o ld w as momentarily he ld up by backmarkers; Be aulac capita lized , closing in. But it st ill woul dn't be enough: Arnold took the checke rs and the first Pre miere O pe n National event w in. Be au lac co nt inued his im pressive roo kie sh owing , gra bbi ng ano the r se con d-place finish o n t he night. Beatt ie came home in third. Coming in to th is first Na t ional event of JULY 21, 2004 • CYCLE NE WS Ressell wrestles tt.~'X the Win w: th temperatures in the com forta ble 80s (co mpare d to the t riple-digit tem pe ratures at last year 's ITS Summe r Series opener), 30 ride rs t oo k o n the Bill Markham -de signed sections at the rock -str ew n Trials Land in Mead Valley, Califom ia. Leading from start to finish in th e eve ning trial . Randy Resse ll dominated the Sportsman class w ith single-digit loop scores on all th ree lap s. His co nsiste nt riding put him 13 po ints ahea d of Jim Ri hard s at the finish. c The tightest batt le of th e day was in th e Advanced class, between Chris Cullins and 12year-old Gas Gas 125-mounted Andre w Older. The only rider to clean sectio ns two and five on the first loop, Oldar jumped off to a quick fourpoint lead ove r C ullins and Kent Graham . On th e seco nd loop , O ldar dr opped three po ints on the t hird section, while Cu llins cleane d it, putting the riders only a point apart going into the final loo p. Cullins got a t hree of his own on the first sec tion of the third loo p, while O ldar took only a Sing dab. The tw o riders matched le sco res the rest of the wa y, with O ldar taking the w in by t hree , while Graha m faded to IB po ints, five beh ind Cullins. Two classes had seco nd place decided by t ieb r eak ing cl e ans . Mast e r rid e r Ringo Scharnwebe r had four cleans to beat IIl-yearold RyanSandoval's two cleans, with both riders seven back of Tad Bennett. In the Intenned iate class, Ian Delany's 12-point total on his Montesa Cota 31 5R bes ted Don W illiam s and David Mo on by 13 po ints, w it h William s grabb ing second with one more clean than Moon. R ESULTS KIDS : I. 1Y Cullins. NOV: I. Jake Thompson: 2. Jake Moon; 3. Mike Moon ; -1 Robert Valero . INT: I. Ian Delany : . 2. Don Williams ; 3. David Moon; -1 . Larre Butt e rfiel d; S. Mitch Thompson. AnV: I. Andr ew Otdar; 2. C hris C ullins; 3 . Ke nt Gra ham ; -1 . Mike St. Joh n. SPTSMN: I. Randy Re ssell : 2. Jim Ric ha rds ; 1 . Marc Ga r e ft on ; 04. St e ffan y ""'-'Y' S. Doug Romady. MST'" I. Too Bennett; 2. "ngo Schamweber; 3. Ryan Sandov.iiI. EX: I. Anthon y Sandov;a\ : 2. Rekf Davis. District 16 Ha re Scram b les Poi nts Series Round 2: Big Bear Trax Keen Eyes Big Bear Trax Prize By GREG PETERS LONG LAKE, WI, JUNE 12 M o re th an 109 e ntrants attende d th e second round of the District 16 Hare Scrambles Points Series at the Big Bear Trax. This was an impre ssive turnout for the club's first year. The 3-mile course had bo th techn ical woods , wh ich favored e ndu ro ride rs, and op en t rail, which favored motocross riders. In t he morning, KTM rider Cody St e uck 40t h Anniversary domin at ed th e 50cc class. Steuck got a good st art, che cke d ou t, and ra n a nearly perfect race . Be njam in Rowe finished second, ahead of KTM ride r Blake Boce k, On e of the tightest classes of the day was the ared Hutt erer won by just eight B5cc division. J seconds over runner-up Dakota Beltz. Hutte rer is always a conte nder in hls class, and his father, Joe . is one of the better riders in the B class. In the competitive C class, Team 2 rider Devin

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