Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

ffi w ith sweeping curves that really tested the skills ~ o f t he you ng ri ders . Alon g w ith t he gra ssy ~ sections, there were plenty of rocks and a few i'j hard-bottomed mud holes. >A new class w as thrown into the mix on this m day, as for the first time the Entry-Level Women r u, lined up as the last line of the Youth riders . This was the idea of Youth Ser ies coordinator Brian Hart e rn, w ho called it the "Ride W ith Mom class." Th e you ng ladies rode a little slowe r 5 t han most of the o t he r co m pe t ito rs, but all three of the entrants finished the event . The South Pe nnsylvania Enduro Riders who hosted the event were always on hand to assist the ride rs w ho had fallen , stalled or gotten stuck out o n the challenging co urse. RESUL TS 50 (4 -8) : I. Diete r Willen br ock (KTM): 2. David Fo ley (Lem): 3. Ch ase Rusden (KTM); 4. Chris Gordon (KTM); S. Tanne r Barnhardt (KTM). 65 (7 .9): I. Tanne r Thomas (Suz); 2. Daniel Brom ley (Suz): 3. Ethan Walter (Kaw); 4. Trevo r Ste vens (Kaw); 5. Leonard Jast reze mbski (Kaw). 65 ( 10-1 1): I. Kelsey Han e m (KTM); 2. Joel C hapman (SOl); 3. Jeremy Pr ignano (KT M); 4. Jimmy Fran ks (Kaw); S. Ryan Quinn (K..w). 80 OIL-INJ (4-8), I. Walter Bond (Hen), 2. Thorn De vlin (Ho n); I . Aaron lasher (KTM); 4. Ryan McAte e r (Hon); S. Tyler Zwed (KTM). 8 5 ( 10-11 ): I. Dale Wakefield (Suz); 2. Matthew Gift (KTM); 3. Zacha ry Smit h (Yam); 4. Justin Baran (Suz); 5 . Zachary Snyder (Kaw). 85 (12- 15): I. Tyler Klinger (Suz); 2. Jarred Fofweiler (Hon) ; 3. Justin Wh ite (Yam); 4. Jaco b us Fe rre ira (Suz); 5. Jarocl Kulp (Suz). 10 0 ( 12- 15) : I. Efrin Jo rge (Kaw); 2. Ale x Shaw (Suz); 3. C hris Rizzo n (Suz); 4. Jason Sipe (Suz); S. Chris Curlett (Kaw). 110 EN TRY-LEVEL: I. Danie l Had le y (Kaw) ; 2. Er ic Smar r (Ho n); 3, Jo nat han Due rr (Suz); 4. Ryle e Devlin (Suz); 5. Jacob Jon es (Kaw). 150 4 -ST RK ( 10. 15) : I. De rrick Kell (Yam) ; 2. Teddy Lynch (Yam) : 3 . Dana Han ey (Hon) ; 4. Woody Fregia Jr. (Ho n): 5. Matthew Fost er (Hon ). ENTRYLEVEL WMN : I . Sally Fer re ira (Yam): 2. Marie Hart e m (Y ; 3. Jod i Hart em (Ho n). am) Missouri Hare Scrambles Championship Series Round 8: Show-Me Motorsports Eleven of the series' top 2S riders di splay the ir hard-won hardware at the Mid-South Championship Winter Hare Scrambles Series awards banquet in Nashvi lle, Te nne sse e. wins and six second-place finishes. All the w inne rs took home 6·foot trophies and several prizes, such as tires . gear. tanks, bike stands and the Mid-South movie called Just Having Fun . "We had good gr owth this season, wit h 1350 differe nt riders and 5755 e nt ries," said Sc o tt Horton , presid ent o f t he Mid -Sou th Champio nship W inter Hare Scra mb les Seri es . "O ne good t hin g about this growth is t hat luckily o ur sponsors have also grown." FINAL RESULTS O/A : I . P.A. All en (Kaw); 2. Dustin Gibson (KTM); 3. John Maschino (GG); 4. Blair Bersano (Suz): 5. Joh n Robbins (KTM). AA: I. Blair Bersanc (Suz); 2. Dustin Gibson (KTM); l . P.A Allen [Kaw] 4. John Maschino (GG); S. John Robbins : (KT M). 25 0 A : I . Mike Samp so n (5u z); 2. Jo n Buckne r (Yam); 3. Jos h Sco tt (Yam); 4. Eric Elam (Suz); 5 . Wyles G riffith (KTM). 200 A : I . Travis Gre e n (Kaw); 2. Der e k Bratcher (KTM); 3. David Zanet (Suz); 4. Mike Scherz inger ( KT M); 5 . Mar k Ake rs (KT M) . 4 ·ST RK A : I. Ro bert Patterson (KTM); 2. Jeffrey Wekh (Y ; 3. Harvey W hitaker am) (Kaw); 4. jack Bailey (KTM); 5 . Steve Tho mas (KTM). VET A: I. Steve Go rdon (KTM); 2. Greg Elrod (Suz): 3. Thomas Be nnett (Hen): 4. Richard War d (Kaw) ; 5 . Taras Massey (KTM). SR A : I. Scott Mart in (Suz); 2. Mich ae l Cornett (Yam); 3. Louis Gibson (KTM); 4. Mark Guy (Yam); 5. Robert Kirchne r (Suz). OP EN B: I. Gavin Hunt (Y am); 2. Hube rt Ho pkins (Ho n); 3. jarred Ever ly (KTM); 4. Mark Thurman (KTM); 5. Jeffrey Holland (KTM). 25 0 B: I. Michael Barnick (Kaw ); 2. Hayd e n Mo ore (Hon); 3 . Br oc Sims (Suz) ; 4. Damon Prince (Suz); 5. C had Picciotti (Suz). 200 B: I. jake Fidd ler (GG); 2. Weston Wallwork (KTM); 3. MOf"gan Green (Kaw); 4. C haz Aker5 (KTM); 5. je ffrey Unde rwood (KTM). 4·ST RK B: I. Kenny Judd (Kaw); 2. Richar d Working (KTM); 3. Ryan Creaser (Kaw); 4. Gaylo n Rogers (Hon ); 5. Dus tin Hagewood (Yam). VET B: I. Shane Gan tt (Yam); 2. Rusty Lewis (KTM); 3. Greg Branno n (KTM); 4. Eric Gill (Yam); S. Scott Kirchoff (SOl). SR B: I. Steven Middle brook (KTM); 2. Roge r C row (KTM); 3. jo hn Glaus (Yam); 4. Bruce Marks (Suz); 5 . David Smit hson (KT M). S/SR: I . Pau l Miche ls (Hon); 2. Ronnie Hackett (Suz); 3. larry Still (Kaw); 4. Don Rye (Kaw) ; 5 . T ho m as Ca rter (KTM) . 25 0 C : I. G re g Rume ry (Yam); 2. T ho mas Mitchell (KTM); 3. Lew is Lam b (KTM); 4. Scott Cain (Yam); S. Joh n Shall (Hon) . 200 C: I. Geoffrey Vermilyea (Kaw); 2. Ch ris Knight (Kaw); 3. Rob Stokes (KTM); 4. Cody Miller (Suz); 5. Robert Rogers (KTMJ. 4- ST RK C : I . Jeff Jac kso n (KTM); 2. Jonathan Thompson (Ho n); 3. James Hine s (Yam); 4. T im Gammo ns (Yam); S. Kelly Ch erry (Yam). VET C: I. Cha rles Cunningham (Kaw); 2. Er ic Bowman (Ho n) ; 3. Jo hn Robinson (Yam); 4. Steve Lassiter (Kaw); 5. Tho mas Durham (Kaw). SR C: I. Greg Gibso n (Yam) ; 2. Keel Irv in (KTM); l . Dan ie l Ne wco mb (Ho n); 4. Timothy Wesbecher (Hon ); 5. Gre g Tucker (Yam). ECEA Youth Ha re Scramb le s Se ries Round 6: Ox -So Hare Scra mbles Jorge H angs Tough at the Ox-Bo Incident By GLENN STEVENS TOWER CITY, PA, JULY 25 E frin jo rge III enjoyed his first ove ra ll w in, edging out Alex Shaw by just four seco nds at th e O x-Be Har e Scrambles in To w e r City, Pennsylvania. As jorge appro ached the final steep downhill, he jammed the front wheel and crashed face -first into t he d irt . The c ro wd yelled, "Get up, push it!" as Jorge rode the last few yards to the checkered flag. The 1000c (12-15) class has been dominated by Christ opher Rizzon, And rew Delong and Sha w, No one ma y ha ve guessed th at Jorge wo uld ta ke the overall win on this day, but it's unlikely anyo ne w as surprised . jo rge can ride pretty fast , and if he doesn't cra sh or e ndure mechanica l failure , there's a good chance he w ill finish at least close to the top five. At the past fIVe rounds, he's carded a fourth, a fifth, an eighth and 42 a 14t h-place finish (along w ith one DNF) , so anything can be expected of this young man. T he weat he r w as nice, not too hot but a little d ry, as Shaw got th e holeshot a nd left Rizzon and Jorg e to breathe in his dust . Shaw led for the first two laps, but after Jorge put in the fast est lap t ime , he came out ahead and finished the final two laps in the lead to take the w in in the 100cc class and the overall victory. jorge 's Kawasa ki seems almo st too small for his tall fram e , as his knees almost interfere with the hand lebars . It's easy to pict ure him doi ng we ll on a 125 someday soo n. Another exciting race at O x-Bo occurre d in the ve ry competitive 6Scc (7-9) class. Tanne r Thomas crashed at the start and ca me back from 12t h place to ta ke anoth er first-p lace finish in this class. The Pee Wee class and the Y outh class raced on some fairly tricky off-camber grassy t rac k SEP TEMBER 8, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS Leivan Takes Tebbetts One More Time By FRANK LEIVAN TEBBETTS, MO, JULY 25 T he numbers 3, 5, I I and 90 can all be used to de scri be SCR/Yamaha rider Steve Leivan's most re ce nt Missouri Hare Scrambles Championship victo ry: three co nsecutive wins, five on the season, I I overalls at the Show-Me Motorspo rts ve n ue , and a n aston ishi ng 90 car eer series w ins. His win this time was very similar to the two th at preceded it: He got the lead early and ste adily pulled away. "T he last few races have gone really smooth fo r m e , a nd toda y w as much the sa me , " e xp lain ed the Ans w er/D unlop/Race Tech/ Silk olene/66 I-backe d Le ivan. "1got to the front early, built a lead, and did my own thing from there. My bike was incred ible today, and all I had to do was hang on ." At the conclusion of the five-lap , 50-m ile event, Leivan came in just o ver two minutes ahead of second -placed Aaron Shaw. Th e course for round eight was in excellent co nd it io n. In th e w o ode d se ct io ns, t he d irt offered great traction, wh ile the creek sect ions offere d the racers a chance to cool off and te st their line -c ho osing s kills. A ne w gras strac k re pla ced an insan ely long straightaway fro m years past , and many riders re marked abo ut the n umber of de ep "g-o uts" strewn throughout the w ooded po rtions of the trail that kept them on t heir toes . Chris Thiele led th e early stages of the two hour e vent, w it h Kawa saki ride rs Sha w and Caleb Woh letz in pursuit. By the compl etio n of the open ing lap , Red Bull/Moose/FMF / Renthal /No -Toil s po nso re d Wohletz had worked his wa y int o second, and Leivan had climbed his w ay into third. Ho wever, during the second go-around, Leivan fo und his way into the lead, and from the re on the WR4S0F pilot w as in complete contro l of the race . O ut of the race totally was Thiele, who had found a dee p hole in the creek and dro wned out. Lap t hree saw Le ivan ro ll on ou t fro nt. Shaw, w ho had so ld his bike the da y befo re th e rac e , had ridd en his borro w ed KX2S0 arou nd Wohletz and int o seco nd , and Ya m a ha- m o u nt e d Mar k Gay w a s runn ing fourth , ahead of Tracy Bauman. Go ing into lap four , the top three ride rs all stopped for fuel 4 0 t h Annive r s ary a nd hel d the ir res pective position s . Gay opted to not pit and w o und up run ning out of fuel on the fina l lap . With a singie la p remaining , Le ivan was st ill safely in the lead , and Shaw had pulled clear of Woh letz , The final dash t hroug h the w o o ds sa w Le ivan blister the trail one last time to claim the victo ry. w hile Shaw an d Wohletz hung on to roun d out the podium. Fourth overall we nt to the A Intermediate class winner Zack Bryant . After starting off the yea r on a fou r-st roke and then sw itching to a 125 , the Do nnell's/F ly-b ac ked racer is no w riding an RM2S0, and it seems they are a good match, since the eve nt marked a career -best result for the youngster. De spite "no t being in it" and acq uiring an intense case of bliste rs, jones Powersportsl Monster Energy/Flog-It rider Bauman hel d to ugh to finish fifth on his KTM 450. RESULTS O/A : I. Stev e Lelvan (Yam); 2. Aaro n Shaw (Kaw); 3. Caleb Wohlen (Kaw); 4. Zack Bryant (Suz); 5. Tracy Bauman (KTM); 6. Dustin Wisecu p (Yam): 7. Mitchell Moor e [Hen] ; 8. David Taylo r (KTM); 9. Slade Mo rlang (Hus); 10. Kreg Simons (Yam). AA : I. Aaron Shaw (Kaw); 2. Caleb Wa hlen (Kaw); 3. Tracy Bauma n (KTM): 4. David Taylo r (KTM); S. Brian Jahe lka (KTM) . A INT: I. Zack Bryant (Suz): 2. Mitch e ll Mo o re (Ho n); 3 . Kreg Simo ns (Yam); 4. Jo hn St ruc kh o ff (Kaw) ; 5 . Zack Ne wman (Yam) . A S PTSMN : l. Slade Mor lang (Hus); 2 . Gary Mitt e lber g (Yam); 3. Steve Dea n (KTM); 4. Todd Co rwin (KTM); S. Carl Do bson (KTM). 20 0 8 : I. Je re my Wisecup (KTM); 2. Ryan Portell (KTM); 3. Ben Alexander (KTM); 4. Lance Hees (KTM); 5. Brandon Vaughn (KTM). 2 50 B: I. Dustin Wisecu p (Y am); 2. Jesse Faulst ich (Yam); 3. Shane Roberts (Yam) ; 4. Nick Manwarren (Ho n); 5. Clint Fulliam (Kaw). OP EN B: I. Tim Stapo nski (Yam); 2. Dw ayne Pa r is h ( KT M); 3. Marty Sm ith (KT M): 4 . Kur t Sch aben (Ho n); 5 . Matt Se lla rs (KT M). VET: I. N ick C rawfor d (Yam) ; 2. Je rry McCasland (Y am); 3. Greg Simkins (KTM); 4. Jo se ph Arm o n (KTM); 5 . Michae l Brady (Yam) . S R: I. Joh n N ewberry (KTM); 2. Tom Eidam (Yam); 3. Brad Barn ett (Yam): 4. Ro nnie Moses (KTM); 5. Ro be rt Arm on (KTM). S/S R: I. AI Hejlek (Kaw): 2. William Guffey (Yam); 3. Lee Glenn (Hon); 4. Bill Duffne r (KT M): 5 . Jim Ortbals (KTM). JR: I. Tyler Ruckdesc hell (Kaw); 2. Derek Dixon (Kaw); 3. Tre vor Mor gan (KTM); 4. Rusty Hilton (Kaw); 5. Kiefer Ro sie r (Kaw). WMN: I. Miche le Eid am (KTM); 2. Do nna Moo re (Yam); l. Shel by Heckman (Yam); 4. Cindy Bamett (Yam); 5. Gwen Heist (Yam). 200 C: I. Cam eron Mitte lbe rg (Yam) ; 2. Ryan Rohled er (Yam); 3. Jim W illiams (Kaw); 4. Ronnie Mart in (Kaw): 5. Tro y La Velie (Hon) . 25 0 C: I. Keith Voss (Y am); 2. Kevin long (Hon); 3. Adam Simkins (Yam); 4. Jam ie Kost (Hon ); 5. T im Browne (Hon) . OPE N C : I . C ha d Clar k (Suz); 2. Aa ron Smit h (Hon): 3. SCOtt Fraz ie r (KT M); 4. Keit h Ge isner (Yam); S. C ha rles Par isi (KTM). BEG: I. Joe y Gerbes (Suz); 2. Michael Alber (Yam); 3. Josh Keeven (Yam); 4. Brent on Douglas (Y ; 5. Spenc e r am) Canan ia (Y . am)

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