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Thor/Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic Motocross Series Round S: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Carsten Wraps Up Three Titles By JIM P. SANDERSON ENGLISHTOWN, NJ, AUG. 1 romley Suzuki's Bany Cars ten - the vete ran rider from Bayville. Ne w Jersey. wh o has se emingly bee n racing motocross at the local and nation al levels for a zillion years - adde d three more titles to his endless list of accom plishments. Carsten walked aw ay from the final rou nd of th e Thor/Parts Unlimited N ortheast C lassic Motocr o ss Series (hel d at his ho me track. Raceway Park) with titles in 125cc and 250cc Pro/Expert and Over 30 Expert division s. C ar ste n ca rd e d a 4- 1 sco re in th e 12Scc Pro/Expe rt division and I-I ta llies in both the 250cc Pro/Expert and Over 30 Expe rt divisions . Carsten came into round five lead ing the 125cc Pro/Expe rt division in series po ints by seven and tr ailed series po ints leader Case y Clark by tw o po int s in the 250cc Pro /Expert division. Unfortunat ely, Clar k was a no -show at B Souplike conditions for the first half of the race program had riders switching to survival mode in Englishtown, New Jersey, but Corsten (96) did more than survive - he triumphed. R ESUL TS 5 0 (4- 6) P/ W JR: I. Col by Bate s (Yam); 2. Bry ce Durjava (Yam); 3. Robert Ruiz (Suz); .of . Tyle r Toea {Suz}; 5. Kevin Spe ncer (Kaw). 50 (7 . 8) P!W JR: I. Chane l Sorci (Yam); 2. Gabe Cam pbell (Yam) 50 (4 -6) , I. Cody Fendley . (Cob) ; 2. Josh Perez (KTM); 3. Drake Cook (Kaw). 50 (7 .8 ): I. J.T. Blattma n (KTM); 2. Gunnar Sigle r (KTM); 3. Michael Rutter (KTM); .of. Travis Hancock (KTM); 5. Kyle Green er (Po l). 50 ( 0-8) OPEN: I. Gunnar Sigler (KTM); 2. J.T. Blertman (KTM); 3. Michae l Rutter (KTM); .of. Cody Fendley (Cob ); 5. Travis Hancock (KTM). 60 FIT: I. Kyle Rich (Kaw); 2. Jame s Tovar (Yam) ; 3. Travis Tovar (Yam). 60 BEG: I . Ant ho ny Rutter (KT M) ; 2. Jame s Sac he r (KTM); 3. Nick Cisne ros (Kaw); .... Luis Perez Jr. (KTM); 5. Eric Ebne r (Kaw). 60 NOV: I. Derek Bee (KTM); 2. A.J. Lauzon (KTM); 3. Tyler Wymore (Suz); 01. Gunnar Sigler (KTM); S. Chas e Twoh ig (KTM). 60 INT: I. Ty Keenom (KTM); 2. Damon lwanaga (KTM). 60 OPEN : I. Ty Keeno m (KTM); 2. Damon lwan aga (KTM); 3. Derek Bee (KTM); 01 . A J. Lauzon (KTM); 5. Just in Brown (KTM). 80 FIT: I. Adam Ave llar (Hon); 2. Josep h Barto (Hon); 3. Eric Jaco bo (Yam 80 BEG: I. Tyler Brown ). (Yam); 2. Zac Hop kins (Yam); 1. Alec Selby (Yam); .of. Jared Mee k (Suz); S. Dere k Be e (Yam 80 NOV: I. Michael Parks ). (Suz); 2. Briar McCo r kle (Kaw): 3. Jeff Mann Jr. (Hon ); 4. Damon lwanaga (Yam 5. JoaqU Vasquez (Yam 80 INT: I. ); in ). Pre sto n Mull (Yam 2. Ruben Hern and e z (Yam); 3. Marcus ); Bradshaw (Y am); 01. Ricky Rlnaurc (Y am); 5. Michael Flo re s (Yam). 8 0 EX: I. Dustin Enochs (Y am). 80S/MINI: I. Dustin Enoc hs (Yam) ; 2. Ricky Rinaur o (Y am) ; 3. Mar cu s Brads haw (Yam); 4. Ruben He r nan dez (Yam); S. Co lton Haake r (Kaw). 80 OPEN : I. Dustin Eno ch s (Yam) ; 2. Preston Mull (Y arn); 1. Marcus Bradshaw (Yam); .... Michael Flo res (KTM); 5. Ruben Hern andez (Y . 80 81W: I. Lucas am) Armstrong (Hon). 100: I. Chris Gard ner (Yam); 2. Jeff Ebne r (Hon) ; 3. N ick Ramirez (Hon); .of. Ricco Batt e (Hon) . 125 the final round, w hich pretty much e nsure d Carste n's success in his qu est to add t hr ee more titles to his resume. Considered by some t o be th e "fac tory pr ivateer: Carsten has he ld an AHA Na tional numb er for the last 16 yea rs. O nly thr e e years shy of be ing eligible for the Over 40 Senior class, he's consistently shown t ~ at he is no t slowing down; Carst en regul arly qualifies for Nat ionals, curre ntly holds National numb er 96, a nd reg ularly s pa nks th e mu ch young e r competition at the local and nat ional levels. Mother Nature decid ed to make the final round an interesting one. Heavy rains pounded the area the night before and continued into race day, making practice sessions and the first half of the race program a lesson in mud riding. Huge ruts and souplike conditions made riders change from race mode into survivalmode. Scoring was also a nightma re . Fortunate ly for the ride". the rains sto pped , and after some extensive t rack work during int er missi on, the secon d set of motos had relativelydece nt track conditions. RRP's Jeremy Coo k nabbed a huge holeshot in the first 250cc Pro/Expert moto. Trailing we re Mark Waldele, Carsten and the n Dave Glnolfl, who wen t down in the sec on d turn, handing fourth to Jason Harpe r. Ginolfi remounted last but eventu ally came back to an impres sive fifth by mo ta's en d. Carst en t oo k t he le ad fro m Coo k on lap two and quickly put three seco nds on Cook before lap three. Cook wen t down in the corner prior to the big dou ble on lap th ree , handing t he runn er-up spot to Harpe r. Coo k rem ou nt e d thi rd . Har pe r clos ed th e gap on Carsten to three seconds by the last lap but ran out of time. Carsten got the win, followe d by Harper, Coo k. Waldele and Ginolfi. Coo k led the star t of the fin al mo t o . Cars ten gated t hird but moved to second after BEG 0·1: l. Ron Lem (Y am); 2. Andrew Dunn (Ha n); 1. Just in Cerro (Suz); .of . Bobby Ulre y (Yam); 5. Jo rda n Ruiz (KTM). 115 BEG 0 -1 : I. Richa rd Macias (Yam); 2. Pete Schaber (Yam); 3. Cody Dove (Kaw); ... Brian Root (Yam); 5. . C hris Per eira (Yam). 125 NOV 0 -1 : I. Je re my Johnso n (Y am); 2. K Smith (Y yle am); 3. Shane Currier (Y am); 4. Josh Gassin (Yam); 5. Danie l Atenc io (Hon) . 125 NOV 0-2: I. Travis Co nley (Yam): 2. A J. Avellar (Hon ); 3. Cody Woods (Yam ... Ryan Cecil (Suz); 5. Lany Vasque z (Ha n). 115 INT: ); . I. Trevor Doniak (Yam); 2. Beau Wiegand (Yam); 3. Curtis Roe (Yam 4. Core y Pennington (SU S. Shawn Trant ham ); 1); (Han ). 125 PRO : I. Co rey McDaniel (Suz); 2. Je ff Pestana (Hon); 3. Ro bert Haro ld (Y ); 4. David Gassin (Y ); 5. am am Steven Hernande z (Yam). 250 BEG: I. Jordan Ruiz (KTM): 2. Ron Lem (Yam ); 3. Jos h Siebenha ar (Yam); 4. Andrew Schuler (Suz): 5. Dustin Ro binso n (Ha n). 25 0 NOV: I . Je remy Johnson (Yam); 2. Clay Patterson (Hon ); 3. Ronald McCas land (Yam); 4. Josh Gassin (Yam); 5. Y bie Jacob son o (Hon). 150 INT: I. Anthony Maniglia (Yam); 2. Kn s Triest (Yam 3. Beau Wiegand (Y ); am); 4. Cu rtis Roe(Yam 5. Trevo r ); Do niak (Yam). 150 PRO: I . Jeff Pe st ana [Hen ): 2. Co ry McDaniel (Suz); 3. Denn is Stapleton (Hon ); 4. Robert Harold (Yam 5. Tyson Enzweiler (Hon) . 4-STRK OPEN : I. Rory ); Radovich (Ha n); 2. Clay Patte rson (Ho n); 3. Joe N icholson {Yam); .... Larry Vasquez (Ha n); S. Wes ley Norri s (Yam). U/l : I. David Gassin (Yam); 2. Anthony Maniglia (Yam); 3. Kris Triest (Yam 4. Jere my Johnson (Yam); 5. Ronald McCasland ); (Yam WMN : I. Jen na Ellis (Yam); 2. Savannah Clark (Han); ). 3. Brandi Gree ne (Hon) ; 4. Ashley Fre itas (Yam); 5. Samantha Downey (Y am). SCHBY : I. Cor ey Pen nington (Suz); 2. K yle Smith (Yarn); 3. Greg Fours (Han); .... Danie l Ate ncio (Ho n): 5. Travis Con ley (Y am). 25 + BEG: I. Wesley Gree ne (Hon); 2. Pet e Schabe r (Yam); 3. Manual Flores (Y am); 4. Richard Sigler (Yam); 5. C hris Shipley (Yam) . 1 5+ NOV: I. Jason Lauritzen (Ho n); 2. Ch ad Blake (Yam); 3. T im Patt e rso n (Ya m): .of . Sh aw n Mood y (Han). JO + BEG : I. Wes ley Jeremy Cook (360) leads the stort of the first 250cc Pro/Expert mota, with Barry Corsten (96), Dave Ginolfi (461) and Chris Welch (503) in tow, ot the final round of the Thor/Parts Unlimited Northeast Classic Series. half a lap and to ok the lead from Cook on lap four. Carsten got the seco nd-moto win with a six-se cond adv a nt age . Co o k, Har per, Ch ris We lch and Waldele rounded out the top five. Carsten to pped t he 25 0c c Pro/E xp e rt podiu m wit h a perfect I- I ta lly. Cook (3-2) took runn er -up , and Harp er (2-3) rounded o ut the pod ium. eN OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK ENGUSHTOWN, NEW JERSEY RESULTS: AUGUST 1, 2004 (ROUND 5 OF 5) 65 (1 .9): I. Darian Robi nson (Suz ); 2. Anthony Maimone (Kaw) ; J . Erik Briggs (Kaw) ; 4. Brian Laul Jr. (KTM); 5. Matt hew Gahrmann (Kaw). 65 (10- 11): I. Ethan Fick; 2. Dylan Brajkovich (KTM); 3. Kyle Bitterman (KTM); 4. Brett Forman (KTM); S. Craig Fowler (KTM). 85 (7-11 ): I. Sal Calamita (Yam); 2. Tyler Wozney (KTM); 3. Michael Mackeprang (Kaw); .. . Max Stevey (Suz); 5. Dylan Brajkovich (KTM). 85 (11 ~ 13) : I. Dakota Kessler (Ha n); 2. Jesse Kuzbyt (Suz); 3. Austin Kozimor (Suz); 4. Matthew Grant (Han ); S. Seth Rarick (Hon). 8 5 (14-15): l. Peter Devlin (Suz); 2. Jason Gourley (Yam): 3. Addison Kramer (Yam) 4. ; Michael Ferrei ra (Kaw); 5. joseph Bekus (Suz). S/MINI: I. Peter Devlin (Suz); 2. Addison Kramer (Yam); 1. Dako ta Kessler (Hon ); 4. Mike Lacerenza (Suz); 5. Matthew Grant (Hon ). 125 NOV: I. Brendan Ferreira (Hon) ; 2. Robert Malkiewicz (Kaw); 1. Eric land (Yam); -4 Steven Lewis (Suz); . 5. William Franc isco (Yam). 125 AM: I. Ronnie Stewait (Hon) ; 2. Thomas Wonski (Yam) 3. David Szymansky (Yam); ; 4. Nick Lacerenza (Suz); 5. Bryan Fleischman (Yam). 125 PROIEX : I. Barry Carsten (Suz); 2. Dave Ginolfi (Hon) ; 3. Gre e ne (Hon); 2. Pete Schaber (Yam) ; 3. Jaso n Campbell (Ho n); 4. Sal Sor ci (Yam); 5. Manuel Flor e s (Y am). 30 + NOV: I. Chad Blake (Yam); 2. Jason Lauritzen (Han ); 3. TIm Patterson (Yam);.... Chris Val es (Suz); 5. Ryan Menke (Hon ). d 30 + INT: I. Gary C urt is (He n): 2. David Helto n (Yam). 35 + NOV : l. Ryan Menke (Hon); 2. Dean Adkins (Yam); 3. Mark Mansfield (Suz); 4. Duane Bonini (Y am). 40 + NOV: I. Jeremy Cook (Yam) ; .. . Ja son Harper (Suz) ; 5 . Jam e s Mcilvaine (Han) . 250 NOV : I. William Francisco (Yam); 2. Christopher Forenbaher (Han) ; 1. Jason Hutchison (Yam); ... John Scasseria (Ho n); 5. Kevin Horn (Han ). 250 AM : I . Ronnie Stewait (Ha n); 2. Heath Fran co is (Ha n); 1. David S:zymansky (Yam); -4 Bryan Fleischman (Yam); 5. Richard . Dobbs (Suz). 250 PRO/EX: I. Bar ry Carsten (Suz) ; 2. Jeremy Cook (Yam); 3. Jason Harper (Suz); -4 Mark Waldele . (Kaw); S. Dave Ginolfi (Han) . WMN : I. Virginia Roma (Yam); 2. Jennifer Single ton (Kaw) ; 1. Tam my Longacre (Suz ). SCHBY: I . Micha e l Stryker (Suz); 2. Robert Malkiewicz (Kaw); 1. Bryan Wallace; -t. Shane Burnett (Yam ); 5. Nicholas McPhee (Suz). ClGBY: I . David Szymansky (Yam); 2. Nick Lacerenaa (Suz); 3. Heath fraocoe (Han) ; .... BryanWilmoth (Kaw); 5. Jeff Roma (Han) . 25 + AM : I. Ed Graham (Ha n); 2. Dave Marques (Ha n); 1. Frank Rockino (Yam); -4. Edward Moore (Ha n); 5. Donnie t-uchaeus (Yam ). 25 + EX: I. Jaso n Harper (Suz); 2.Jarnes Mcilvaine (Han); 1. Darren Edsall (Hon ); 01 . Steven Nickerson (Hon ); 5. Chris Deleo (Kaw). 30 + NOV: I. James Kusmider (Han); 2. Mike Biondo (Hon ); 3. Jim Dobbs (Suz); 01 . Hans Palmblad (Yam ); S. Ed Fedorczyk (Ho n). 30 + AM : I. Kenneth Weiner (Yarn); 2. Kevin Blazic (Hon); 3. Frank Rockino (Yam); -4 Ed . Graham (Ha n); 5. Jo hn Sitar (Kaw ). 30 + EX : I . Bar r; Carsten (5uz); 2. James Mcilvaine (Hon) ; 1. Donald Dicillo Jr. (Ha n); -4 Darren Edsall (Ha n); 5. Chris Prend erville (Suz). . 40 + AM : I. Kevin Blazk: (Han) ; 2. Ronald Venza (Han); 3. Jo hn Lapusnak (Yam); .... Jeffrey Yeomans Sr:. (Yarn S. Ken ); Roma (Hon). 40 + EX: I. Marc T1esJer (Hon); 2. Michael Bl1Iy; 3. Ken Bord zuk (Hon) ; -4 Chuck Thomas (Yam); 5. . Mickey Kessler (Hon). Dean Adkins (yam); 2. Troy Myers (Ha n); 3. Mark Mansfield (Suz); 01 . jeff Stallings (Yam); S. BillJohnson (Ha n). 40+ INT: I. David He lt on (Yam); 2. David Hende rso n (Hon ); 1. Pat Sauger (KTM); 01. John Cook (Suz). TOP GUN MAIN : I. Cory McDaniel (Suz); 2. Jeff Pestana (Han) ; 3. David Gassin (Y arn); ... Denn is Stapleton (Ha n); 5. Beau Wiegand (Yam). . AMA Southern California Championship Motocros5 Series Round 3: Sto rwest Motocross Park Gagne Laces Up Double Wins By JOHN JACOBS MORENO VALLEY, CA, JULY 2S T he AMA Southe rn California Champ ionship Motocross Serie s sw u ng into St a r-w e st Raceway. Hot and breezy cond itions greeted the riders . Jake Gagne didn't mind the weather and to ok his All-Ame rican KTM/Sidi/ Preci sion Con ce pts/Ace rbis/ Read y Filter-backed KTMs to dou ble-race w ins in the 65cc (9- 1I) and 85c c Novice classes. In the first mota fo r the 9· to I I-year-o ld riders, Suzuki-mou nte d Oillan Epstein grabbed the holeshot, with Gagne behind. Tanner Lovgren put his Zeal Racing-backed Suzuki into third. w ith www.cyclenews.com Colt on Sand e rs giving chase on his KTM of Mojave/Simpso n ride . Gagne made his mo ve going into the third tum and started putting some d ista nce betwe e n himself and t he ba ttl e fo r seco nd. That fight would last the en tire mote , with Epste in getting the position over a de jected Sanders. Lovgre n finished a lonely fourth , ahead of Jonathan Augusta, on his Kawasaki. Gagne showed less patience in the se co nd mota, launching out of the gate and chec king out early. Epste in grabb ed a second- place start, with Sanders giving chase, but he lost the spot afte r t ipp ing o ver in the tig ht t hird tu r n . Lovgre n and Augusta se ttl e d int o fourth and CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 39

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