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~ ~ ~ §2 § ~ ~ ~ c, Ricky Orlando (1) passes Dan Turner (2) on the co o l-dow n la p after the Roce of the Rockies event at round five of MRA action in Denver, Colorado. Motorcycle Roadrace Association Round 5: Second Creek Raceway Turpin Takes It Clockwise By KURT VON AHNEN DENVER, CO, JUNE 27 A tigh tly contes ted ba ttle intertwined w ith l""\Iapped ride rs made this Race of the Rockies eve nt one o f th e closes t this season, but Shane Turp in is still on his w inning str eak. Secon d C re e k Racew ay runs in alte rnate d irect ions, dete rm ine d by t he race w e e kend. O ne even t will go count erclockwi se, and th en t he ne xt vi sit to t he t r ac k sees th e r iders circ ulate the trac k in a clockw ise man ner. The t rack is co mplete ly different and takes on the demeano r o f a manic -dep re ssive. " Cl oc kw ise" fo rces t he r iders t o co mm it t o a s ha r p ly banked right· hand turn o ne afte r a fairly sho rt fro nt straightaway. The act ion he re w as gran d, as novices and vete rans alike wo uld creative ly find new ways throu gh t he turn in an at te mpt to t hw a rt t he ir op po ne nts . T he ch att er of hu bs , suspe ns ion a nd sq uea ling bra kes was blur red only by th e ove rbearing odor of race fuel upo n decele ratio n. T he te lltale sign that this wou ld be a hotly c o n t e s t e d even t wa s t he fac t t ha t O p e n Supe rbike w as a barn -burner before the Race of t he Rockie s co nte st . O ff t he start , Turp in wh ee lied his Vanmar Yamaha RI, causing Ricky O rlan do to swerve his Sun Ho nd a/Kaw asaki Marvencra ns- t uned Kaw asaki ZX I0 vio le ntly inside , o utside and inside again aro und turn o ne. The me lee had Orlando in the lead. ove r Ryan Bur ke and Dan Turner, with Turpin te ar ing up the track to catch up to the leade r. At the end of t he t hird lap, Turpin made his mo ve around Orl ando t o c a pture t he le ad c ro ssi ng t he start/ finish line . Meanw hile, a rider had falle n in a precarious fash io n outs ide of t urn se ven , causing a red flag. The race was called. Turpin ke pt his wits abo ut him in the Race of the Rockies eve nt . The lights turned gree n, and he wa s gone! Stre tching o ut a IS -b ikelength lead over Turn er and sta rt ing to run away w ith t he event , Turpin was detennined to brea k his lap reco rd . Battling ove r thi rd we re O rlando and Burke , with Burke hou nding Orl ando, right o n his back wheel. As this w as a tight track. the race fell into a so rt of fre ight-tr ain-type eve nt unt il the closing laps , w he n t he leade rs were w o rking the backmar ke rs. That 's w hen the race heated up. Turn e r never took his eyes off the prize and was reeling in Turp in, w ho seemed to be getting balked , especially in the hou se turn. T he ve r y la s t lap saw gagg les o f rid e rs bunc hed to ge ther. alth o ugh on separa te laps, w e aving t hroug h o ne anoth er to ma intain pos it ion . Sad ly, Orl an do go t ba lke d . letting Bur ke t hro ugh fo r thi rd after fighting so hard fo r most of the race. At the finish, it w as close , but it was Turp in - five for five in 2004 - making a hard d rive fo r th e number-on e plate currently defended by Orl ando . RESUtTS GTU NOV: I. Tony Ewan; 2. Dave Van De Weert; 3. Anthony Ron ; 4. Jake Latimer ; S. William Steffens. GTO N OV: I. David O lcott; 2. Dave Van De Wee rt; 3. Br uce Baca; 4. Dean Wh itinger; 5. William Ste ffens. GTU AM: I. David Gallant ; 2. To ny Ewan; 3. Co rb in Swan ; 4. Ryan Zimmerman ; 5. Tim Gates . GTO AM: I. MaN Rosencrans; 2. Corbi n Swan; 3. Jason Smith; 4. Dean Whitinger: 5. Tim Gates. MORN VINT GTU : I. Simon lu d ow; 2. Randy Ray Miller ; 3. Donna Bowden : 4. Chris Dale; 5. Dan Qua ltire . MOR N VIN T GTO : I. Aaron Petr ie; 2. Karl Frake s; 3. Simon Lud ow ; 4. Randy Ray Miller ; 5. Erik Peat. MfW S/S PT: I. Mart in Sims; 2. Larry Denning: 3. David Gallant: 4. Brad Hendry; S. Pedr o Bravo . MIW S/ BK: I. Martin Sims; 2. Joseph Gill; 3. Larry Den ning; 4. Dean Delturco; S. Brad Hendry. H/W S/S PT: 1. Mike Applegate: 2. Martin Sims: 3. Crash Lowe; 4. Brad Hendry: 5. David Gallant. HIW SlBK: I. Mart in Sims; 2. Mike Applegate ; 3. Dean Delturco ; 4. Bryce Davis; 5. Jim Brewer. OP EN S/SPT: I. Rich Dee ming: 2. Dennie Burke; 3. Erik Sc.hnackenberg ; 4. David Gessert: 5. Mark Nude lman. OP EN S/BK: I. Shane Turpin: 2. Ricky Orl ando ; 3. Ryan Burke ; 4 . Dan Turner ; 5. Todd Co stley. S/TW GTU : I. David Gallant: 2. Mike Dewitt; 3. Josh Galste r; 4. Dale Murphy; 5. Norman Dehm. SfTW GTO: I. Ben Fox: 2. Jon Glaefke; 3. Jim Brewe r: 4. Michael Pettiford: 5. Joe Lon. RACE OF ROCKIES: I. Shane Turpin; 2. Dan Turner; 3. RyanBurke: 4. Ricky Orlando ; 5. Shane Cahill. jeff Sardella orga nize d the we e kend race as a fundrais er, w ith all mon ey raised going directly to Lapo inte . Sardella he ld a silent auct ion, w ith don at io ns from Sun Kawasaki, Pe rformance C yc le of Co lo rado , Exce l Moto rsp orts, Fay Meyers Moto rcycle W o rl d , Co lo rado Po wers ports, Vicke ry Mo to rcycles , Coyo te Mo to rcycle s, Ext re me Mo to rcycle s, LSE, j .s, Pr o -fo r man ce, Mrs . G las Cu sto m Prin t ing, Ch irosport C hiro pract lcs , RPM Mo torsports. Th o r, Re db ull. EVS, and As pe n Insu ran ce . Sardella also adde d in a signed Tommy Clow ers jersey and an instruct ional DVD that' s not even for sale yet, wh ich wo uld go to the top bidder. T he second -highest bidder rece ived a jeff Tilte n jersey as w e ll. T heir co ntributi ons adde d up to four large gear bags and two backpacks full of a variety of th ings. Through the silent auction , the RMXA raised mo re t han $ 10,000 , w hich "surpassed all goals," acco rd ing to Sardella. It was act ually Lapointe' s best friend w ho put in t he last $S2 needed to reach the $10,000 mark. Lapointe had no clue t hat a fund raiser w as be ing he ld in his nam e . During the lun ch break, Sarde lla gat he re d all the racers together and called Lapo inte at the ho spita l o n a ce ll pho ne . Sarde lla let Lapointe kno w how muc h had bee n raised in his honor, and to ld him to "w o rk hard to get back o n your bike and get we ll," and also re minded him that "mo toc ross is a family." T he bidde rs were able to pick a bag fro m the seve n available w ithout loo king inside. The highes t bidde r was Mrs. Glas Custo m Printing, w it h a $ 14 40 co nt r ib ut io n fo r t he O ne Industries bag. The Harr is family (A to Z Pools) had the se co nd-highe st bid w ith $ 1426 . and t hey chose the Kawasaki bag " be cause it 's heavy." Th e Huzella family co nt ributed $ 1300 and c hose the Shift bag as th ei r prize . Th e fourt h- and fifth-highest bids we re tied at $700. from Fisher Landscap ing and J.D. Trucking. The Fishe rs c ho se the H o nd a bag , w h ic h was actually the mo st expensive; t hat was fitt ing, beca use t he Fis hers ga ve up on e o f t he ir supe rminis so Sardella cou ld ride it in his Over 40 ra ce in an atte mpt t o ge t more mo ne y do nated. The last two high bids we re fro m the Wadel family, wh o co nt ributed $ 600, and the Cant re ll family. w ho co ntributed $SOO. Th e day's racing was overshadow ed by the great e ffort to raise mo ney fo r a fallen frien d and fellow rider. T he RMXA pro ved that they w ere de finit e ly a fam ily, coming to get he r in time of tragedy. RESULT S 51 P/W JR 50: l . Bryson Mo nroe (Yam); 2. Michael Sweney (KTM). 5 1 (4-6): I. Koy Bowen (Cob); 2. Dillon Geuk e (Cob); 3. Jere my Lundblade (KTM); 4. Trae Dilley (KTM); 5. Eddie Smerc:i a (Hon). 5 1 (7-8): 1. Dalton Unkus n (Kaw);2. Trenton Fergen (KT 3. E. Gage Gowdy (KTM 4. M); ); Bryant Osborne (KTM 5. Austin Warre n (SU ). 5 I OPEN ); I (4-8), I. T,enton Pergen (KT 2. E. Gog" Gowdy (KTM): 3. M): Bryant Osborne (KTM); 4. Briley Ki by (Pol); 5. Kay Bowen r (Co b). 65 (7·9): I. Garrett Kite (KTM); 2. Dalton Unkus (Kaw): l . jared Stie b (SUI) ; 4. Richard Gue bara (Kaw): 5. Braden Monroe (KTM). 65 ( 10-1 I): I. Paul Johnson (KTM); 2.}effrey Fisher (KTM 3. Bracken Hall (KTM 4. Cody Pruitt ); ); (KTM); 5. Tyle r Albus (KTM). 65 OPEN (7-11 ) : I. Jake Jacobs (KTM); 2. Paul johnson (KTM); l . Bracken Hall (KTM); 4. Garre tt Kite (KTM): 5. Jeffrey Fisher (KTM). 85 (7-1 1): I. Bryant Humiston (KTM); 2. Josh Stieb (5uz); 3. Bracken Hall (KTM); 4. Corey Wilcox (Yam) 5. Jake Jacobs (KTM). 85 ( 12: 13): I. Jake Canada (Kaw); 2. Tyler Fisher (Ha n); 3. Zach Larson (Yam 4. Tyler Dill y (Hon); S. Kyle Herman (Hon). ); e ; 85 ( 14-15 ): I. Joe y Olson (Hon); 2. K.C. Bretey (Yam) 3. Bran do n Guire (H on ): 4. David Hartis (Yam) ; S. Ronnie S'Y""'", k; (y,m). JR SIMINI (0.11 ), I. jesh Sneb (Suz): 2. Bryant Humiston (KTM); 3. Corey Wikox (Yam) 4. Andrew ; "'""... (Suz): S. C.."."'" Con""'ly (y",, ). S/MINI ( 12. 15) 105: I. Jake Canad a (Kaw); 2. Tyler Fisher (Hon); 3. Zach Urson (5uz); 4. Joey Olson (Hon); 5. Tyler Dilley (Hon). 125 A: I. Levi Jensen (Yam); 2. Jason Labonte (Yam); 3. Travis Bann iste r (Yam); 4. Mitch Ca r roll (Yam); 5. Chad Zulian am); 2. KyleCohrs (Suz): 3. (Hon). 125 B: I. logan Hixon (Y Cody Boyd (Yam) 4. Vinny Ramirez (Yam) 5. Robert Imondi ; ; (Yam). 125 C: I. David Budik (Kaw); 2. Brad Savage(Yam): 3. Brad O' Neal (Yam); 4. Joey O lson (Han); 5. Nevin Barnes (KTM). 250 A: I. Chad Zuhan (Hon): 2. Lance Hiser (Hon); am) ; 5. Aaron 3. Wayne Balliett (Yam); 4. Levi Jense n (Y Wersinger (Y am). 250 B: I. Garrett linkus (Hon); 2. Logan ; Hixon (Yam); 3. Cody Boyd (Yam) 4. Hank Kindell (Kaw); 5. Steven Constable (Hon). 250 C: I. Zachary Sluyter (Yam) 2. ; Brian Chappe ll (Hen ); 3. Rocky Rauman (Hon); 4. Nathan Pelion (HM); 5. Michael Blasi (Yam NON -PRO : I. Garrett ). Un kus (Hon); 2. Cody Boyd (Yam); 3. Aaro n McClintoc k ). (Hon): 4. Adam Brown (Hen): 5. Keith Naegel (Yam OPE N ); BEG: I. Scott Harris (Yam 2. Brandon Ford (Kaw); 3. Carl Mead (HM); 4. Keith Harrison (Yam): 5. Dustin Carnahan (Hon). OPEN PRO : I. Chad Zulian (Hon); 2. lance Hiser (Hon); 3. jason Labonte (Y am); 4. Wayne Balliett (Yam 5. ): ): Mitch Carrol l (Yam WMN A: I. Kelly Longwell (Yam 2. ). Ke lly Spring (Yam). WMN B: I. Malisa Brauch (Han); 2. Lauren Volentir (Kaw); 3. Danielle Schuellie (Yam); 4. Ten Walker (Yam 5. Elise Andres (Hon). WM N C: I. Jennifer ); Schacht (Suz); 2. Kayla Willey (Yam); 3. Rachel De Pa- rle (Hon): 4. Heather Whitaker (Yam 5. KrissaHall (Yam YTH ); ). BEG ( 12- 15): I. Nick Thorn ton (Han); 2. James Huzella (Kaw); 3. David O'Day (Yam); 4. joshua Davenport (Suz); S. Branton Brown (Kaw). SC HBY ( 12- 15) : L Logan Hixon (Y am); 2. Aaron McClintock (Han ); 3. Kyle Cohrs (Suz); 4. Robert Imondi (Yam); 5. Ryan Meilink (Suz). 2 5 + A: I. 'lNayne Balliett (Yam 2. Ryan Rozinski (Yam 3. Jason Cams ); ); (Yam): 4. Bryan Sabbaugh (Han ): 5. Ryan Williams (KTM). ); 25 + C/B: I. Zachary Sluyter (Yam 2. James Buck (5uz); 3. Daren Sowder (Hon); 4. Bob Strait (HM); 5. jeffrey Cantrell ); (Hon). 30 + A: I. Wayne Balliett (Yam 2. Bryan Sabbaugh (Hon); 3. Lonnie Bredeson (Hon); 4. Darin Guerrie (Kaw); 5. ): Ed lu ndquist (KTM) 30 + B: I. Eric Weis (Yam 2. Chad . Gray (Yam): 3. Daren Sowder (Hen): 4. Jeffrey Cantre ll (Hon); S. Shawn Koch (Kaw). 30 + C: l. Brian Chappe ll (Hon); 2. Bob Strait (HM); 3. James Seaman (Hon): 4. James Buck (5uz); 5. Q uincy Glas (Yam 40 + A: I. Lonnie Bredeson (Hon); 2. ). Kevin Brauch (Ha n); 3. Pet e Banniste r (Yam). 40 + B: I. Steve Cron (KTM); 2. Bob Barnes (KTM): 3. Frank Chapman (Hon); 4. john Babb (Suz); 5. Bob Mozingo (Hen). 40 + C: I. Paul Miller (KTM); 2. Russell Shay (Yam); 3. Mike Disney (Hon); 4. RayBouche r (Hon); 5. Bob Imondi (Hen). 50 + : I. Tod d Brown Jr. (Ha n); 2. Brant Persones (Yam): 3. Dale Martin (Ya m). RMXA Spri ng Ser ie s Final Round: Ya m pa Valley Sp o r t. riders RMXA Comes Together for Lapointe By MICHELLE LARABEE CRAIG, CO, JUNE 27 T he last race day of the RMXA Spring Series was a great o ne . T he riders and their pare nts joined togeth e r to he lp out their friend and co m petitor Jay Lapo inte , w ho was injured w hile practicing at a local track on June 14. He we nt over the bars and bro ke a vertebra in his neck , w hich was fused , causing him to be te mpo rarily par alyz e d fro m t he nec k do w n. He wil l be re cov e ring at C raig Re habilitation Ce nter in De nver fo r the next six mon ths. In respo nse to t his, RMXA vice pre side nt The e ntire RMXA fam ily came togethe r to raise money for fall en rid er Jay Lapointe at the final race of the Spri ng Se ries in Craig, Co lor a do. www.cycieneW5.com CYC LE NEWS • AUGUST4,2004 91

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