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Schwartz began the evening by tra pping t he fie ld fro m the o utside and goi ng on to w in, ahead of Edd ie Castro. The 2000 Fair De rb y C ham p io n , C ha rl ie Venegas, d ef e at e d McC o nnell in race t wo. Far ia w as an easy winne r in race three, ahead of 1979 Fair Derby Champion Alan Christian. Manchester e nded the first round by beating Randy DiFrancesco. Round two began w it h Dari o Galvin, 16, bea t ing Just in Boy le , 17 , for his fir st First Division w in. Geo rge Fox he ld off the har dcharging Castro to win race nine. Faria made it two for two with a win over De nny Scopellite. Buck Blair com pleted the second round with a victory ahead of Christian. Schwartz won , over Christian, to begin the final round . McConnell beat DiFrancesco to win race 14. Castro hande d Faria his only de feat in r a ce 15, a nd Ma nc heste r fini she d the pre liminary rounds by passing Ve negas for his second victory of the night. Faria, Schwartz, Chr istian and Venegas came to the tapes in t he first semi ~ every rider a fo rme r Fair De rby and Na tio na l Champion . Christian was pe nalized 20 yards for touching the tapes on the first attempt. Venegas and Schwartz battled fo r a lap befo re Schwartz se tt led into the lead . The n Faria went to the outside on lap three and first passed Venegas and t hen Schwartz to take the lead at the white flag. Faria e arn e d t he victory and a ro using ovation . Manchester scored an easy win in the second semi, wit h McCo nnell's seco nd place giving him the other trans fer to th e main. R ESULTS FAIR D ERBY FIN AL: I. MIke Faria (Jaw ); 2. Bobby Sc hwartz Oaw); J . Shawn McC o n ne ll (Jaw); 4 . Chris Manche ste r (Jaw). Wild We st A re na Manchester Masterful at Wild West By RYAN EVANS WINCHESTER, CA, JULY 10 Two -time Nat iona l Champion Chris ManI cheste r capped a per fect night by winning the Scratch main at W ild Wes t Speedway in Winchester on Saturday. "Fast Eddie " Castro and Manchester bot h entered the main with perfect scores and were lined up in gates one and two , respective ly. Manchester was first into tu rn one, but he had to co nten d with SRA Nat ional Champion Scott Brant's ou ts ide att ack . Castro joined the fray e nte ring turn three but hit a rough spot on the trac k a nd we nt down, almost taki ng Bra nt do wn with him . C ast ro d id slow Bra nt considerably and ended any cha nce he had at Manchester, who pulled away for the win. Brant held on to second, Shaun Harmatiuk was third, Bobby Krips finishe d fourth , and Castro was credited with fifth. The r"" of three rounds of Scratch heats began wit h Brant winning in his Wild Wes t deb ut. Manchester, also racing at Winchester for the first time, beat Krips in race two. Castrodosed out round one by defeatingDenny ScopeIlite. Roun d two sta rte d wit h Ma nchest e r and Brant e ngaging in a fo ur-lap battle that saw Manchester emerge victor ious. Cast ro won his second race o f the night by hold ing off Justin Boyle. Krips defeated Nate Pe rkins to finish the secon d rou nd. The third round open ed w ith Manchester's t h ir d wi n o f t he eve ni ng . Bra nt d ef e at e d Harmatiuk for his second win in the next race . Castro kept pace w ith Manchester by winning the final heat. Harmatiuk he ld off Buck Blair to win the last-chance qualifier and book the final spot in the Scratch main. Th e Second Division main began with 15ye a r-o ld T im Go mez jumping to the front ent ering turn one. Gomez quickly stre tched his lead and w as well on his way to his fourth stra ight win when a prone rider forced him to lay down his bike on the third lap. Gomez was declared the winner, since two laps had been completed . Dale Facchini wa s se co nd, Rusty Hall finished third , Brian Starr was fourth , and Eloy Medellin finished fifth. Mar k Sincavage took the early lead in the Third Division main event. Veteran rider Mike Boyle stalked Sincavage for two laps before his pr essure paid off an d he took the lead . Boyle crui sed from there a nd w as first to the che ckered flag. Sincavage he ld o n to seco nd , Steve Dzia d us wa s third, De Wayne Stark finished four th, Kerry Con ner wa s firth, and Mike Nutting finished sixth. Ta ma ra Krips scored a pop ula r win by lead ing all four laps of th e Yout h main event. Blake Bowe n was second, Joey Ho lt finishe d th ird , Nat han Galv in was fo urt h, and Dane Adams finished fifth. set o f Ferodo bra ke pads ; and all fifth-overall finishe rs wen t home wit h a fre e set of Dury grips. Team Simpson gave away anot her set of rider gear. and the odd s to win a fre e pipe (rom Big G unn Exhaust. a fr e e "B ubba Stewa rt" repl ica helmet from Fo x Racing or a free set of triple clamps from BRPwe re whitt led down. Down on th e line were 17 eager 5 Icc Int ermediat e 4- to 8-year-alds, all loo king to do som e wh ittling o f their own when the gate dropped (or mot o one. Co lton Camp mad e the first notch by taking the holeshot, and Anton io "The T iger " Ortiz, Louis Saxby, Nick Haw kins, Hayde n Brickw oo d , Jo sh Cornelius and Bre tt Pollock chipped into a battle for second . With a ta bletop jum p o f an adv an tage o n lap one, Camp had a firm grip on the lead , w hile Ortiz held o ff a du eling Saxby and Hawkins . The only sp linte r of a spri nter who could have caught Camp in moto one, Ortiz washed out and then stalled out his KTM. Cornelius roos ted his way up to batt le it out with Haw kins and Saxby, with Dylan C o ry following his lead and e xciting not only the pare nts but the fans who lined the fences as we ll. In the end , Camp dominated the first mota, with Cornelius , Hawkins, Cory and Saxb y all notching top-fives and Jako b Sepo r, Brickwood , Ortiz, C aleb W arn a nd Pollock etch ing their initials in the top 10. In mota tw o , Camp ripped thro ugh the holeshot corne r like a chainsaw art ist through pinewood , wi th Po llo c k, Sa xby, O r t iz , Brickwood, Cornelius and Hawkins digging in all the y co uld. Saxby and Ortiz wo rked their way aro und Pollock to battle fo r second , w hile Hawkins soared past Cornelius and Brickwood and was on Ortiz like a term ite . The best battles now developed as Hawkins whittled his way into second , with Brickwood , Cory, Saxby and several other riders cracking the top five mo me ntarily befor e the heat of the day mad e them fizzle backward . Camp ( I ~ I) was in a class of his ow n and carve d out first overall, over Haw kins (3-2), Cory (4 -3), Brickwood (7-4) and Sepo r (6- 5). Saxby (6-5), Co rnelius (2-9), Warn (9 -7) , Po llo ck ( 10 -8 ) an d Bran d o n Michand ( I 1-10 ) managed to record top- 10 overalls on a hot , 90 -degree day. RESULTS 50 ( 4 - 6) : I. Lo u is Saxby (KTM); 2. Jos hua Zugnoni (Yam); J . Shea Ball (Yam); ... Jaco b Dehond (Yam); S. Corey Trietle y (Yam). 50 P/W (4 -8 ): I. Colton Camp (KTM); 2. Ni ck Hawkins (KTM); J . Dylan Cory (KTM); 4. Hayden Brickwood (KTM): S. Jokob Sepce (So2). SO (7 -8 ): I. Cody Mar ri o tt (KTH ); 2. Co lton Camp (KT M) ; 3. Austin Hutch inso n (KTM); 4. Kory Fogarty (KTM); 5. Alex Town (Cob) . 65: I. Tyler Rayner (Hon ); 2. Brand o n Innes (Co b); 3. C on nor Kelty (KTM); 4 . Harrison Kay (KT M): S. Ch a a Clinge rm an (KTM). JR MIN I: I. Tyler Rayner (Hon ): 2. Chou Cl inge rman (KT M); 3. Conno r Kelly (KT M); 4 . Mich a el Mon ach ino (Yam); 5. Max Wagne r (Kaw) . SR MINI : I. And rew Mee han (Suz); 2. Doug Waif (Yam); 3. Ken Burger (Kaw) ; ... Todd Thompson (Yam); 5. Mike T hurley (Suz) . MINI COMB : I. Ken Burge r (Kaw); 2. Andrew Mee han (Suz); 3. Do ug Walf (Yam); .... Tyfer Rayner (Hon); S. Todd Th o m pso n (Yam). 125 SC HBY: I. Ryan Nye (Hon); 2. Brand on Meie r (Yam); J. N ick Basamania (Ya m); ... Corey Ship05 (Suz); S. Richard Paeth (Hon) . 12 5 BEG : I. Shawn Robins (Suz); 2. Brad Smith (Yam): 3. De rek T imm (Suz); .... Austin Judd (Yam); S. Je Briggs (Hon) . 125 N OV: I. Nick ff Basa mania (Yam); 2. Jar ed Unk (Yam): 3. Brian Wager- (So2); 4. John Fre nch (Kaw); S. Michael Cutt er (Ya m). 11 5 AM: I. Steve Sliwinski (KTM); 2. Jona than Skinnent (Kaw); 3. Randy Hint (Yam); .. . Richard Paeth (Hon) ; 5. Jonathan Kriegbaum (Yam). 115 EX : I . Jas o n Doyle (Yam): 2. Bra nd o n Me ie r (Hon); J . Je sse Repass (Yam); .. . Mikey Silvaro le (Yam); S. Step hen Bond (Yam). l SO/O P EN BEG : I. MiChael Dauler (Yam); 2. N icholas DiSaNo (Yam); 3. Torn Preseco (Yam); .. . David Nashwlnter (He n): 5. Bill Bick (Kaw) . l SD/ O P EN N O V; I. Nick Basamar u (Yam); 2. Bryan Young (Yam); J . a J~emy Green (Hon ); .. . Paul Coleman (Suz); 5. Juon Tucdo (Yam) . 250/ 0PEN AM : I. Ryan Nye (Yam) ; 2. Pe t e r Garloc k (Hon) ; l . Bobby Sitvarcle (Han); 4. Nate Crofoot (Han); 5 . Do n Traxle r (Hon) . 2 50 / 0PEN EX : I. Jas o n Doyle (Yam); 2. Don Schmid t (Yam); J. Jesse Repass (Ya m); 4. C had Fle ck (Suz); 5. Andrew Mille r (Hon) . 16-24 COM B: I. Jesse Repass (Ya m); 2. Nate Crofoot (Han ); l . Pe ter Garloc k (Han) ; 4. Cameron Schmid (Yam); 5. Kevin Strong Jr. (Yam). 15 + A: I. Don Schmidt (Yam); 2. Andrew Miller (Hon): l . Pete f akoni (Yam); .. . Chad Fleck (Suz); 5. Chris Lenzi (Yam). U + B: I . RickAngood (Yam); 2. Ron Sanger (Han); l . Dean Dembinski (Yam): 4. Jo hn French (Kaw); 5. Andrew Cut ler (Kaw). VET: I. Don Schmidt (yam); 2. Chad Fleck (Suz); J. Pet e Falco ni (Yam); 4. Ron Nye (Ha n); 5. Donny Husho n (Yam). S R 8 : I. Mike DiFiore (Yam); 2. Don Clarke (Yam); l . Ron WaIf (Yam); 1. De an De mbinski (Yam); 5. John Meehan (Han). SR C: I. Bryan Young (Yam): 2. Jamie McCo llum (Han); l . James Roe (Yam); 4. Gary Ramming (Kaw); 5. Barry Aust in (Han). 4 0+ : l. Jeff Fre goe (Hon) ; 2. Batt Lucas (Yam); l . Dave Jackso n (Ha n); ... James Tra xle r (Ha n); 5. Scon Lesniak (Yam). RESULTS 5 0: I. Rocco Scopellite ; 2. Sean McDonald ; l . Brayd en Galvin; 4. Erica Winter, S. Zac De La Rosa. YTH : I. Tamara Krips: 2. Blake Bo wen; J . Joe y He ft : .. . N ath an Galvin; S. Dane Adams. 0 -2: I. Tim Gome z: 2. Dale Facchini; J. Rusty Hall: .. . Brian Star r; 5. Elo y Medellin. O -l : I. Mike Boyle; 2. Mark Sincavage ; J . Steve Dz ladus; 4. DeWayne Sta rk; S. Kerry Conner. SC R: I. Chris Manchester; 2. Scott Brant ; J. Shaun Harmatiuk; ... Bobby Krips: S. Eddie Castro . Western New York Mot o cro ss Associatian Inc. Round 13: Silver Sp rings Ra cing Camp Carves Out a Win By LARRY WOOSTER ROCK GLEN, NY, JULY 10·11 new est Clothing's WNYMA Summer Series' rrfth race, at Solver Springs Racing. dodiumcross track. Empire State Championshi p Series sponsors just keep on rockin' : Support Plus Racing awa rded all first-overall finishers w ith a free set of Renthal handlebars (except the 50cc winners. who re ce ive d free tires from Support Plus); Scott USA conti nues as the WNYMA's biggest suppo rter by awarding all second -overall finishers at every ESCS race $ 50 in Scott Bucks; all third -overall finishers rece ived a free No-Toil filter; all fourt h-ove rall finishe rs received a free AUGUST 18, 2004 • CYCL E N EWS Berm Benders Race way Ness Untouchable at Berm Benders Motocross By BOB CHASE winning both 125cc C motes. He was also the MORA, MN, JULY 11 top C rider in the Schoo lboy class. T drenched the track. Persistent drizzle and gray he weat her m ay have ad de d an ex tra challenge , but Brandon Ness was up to it, 40th A nniver sar y Ha r d t hu nderst o r ms in the m orn ing

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