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for fou rt h and eve ntua lly Hen n in t he canyon for third . With Fou nta in pulling away in th ird, He nn and Baker continued to battle in fo urt h and fifth. Musgrave took the checkers with about 20 seco nds to spare . Be ll brough t his Yamaha hom e in a n equally comforta ble se c o nd . Founta in finished a well-deserved third . Henn and Bake r remained engaged in batt le , but He nn would take fou rth after pulling away on the final lap. Ho nda -mo unted Baker rounded o ut the top five. RESUtTS Willy Musgrove took top ho nors in the Over 40 Expert closs at the SRA GP held at Glen Helen Raceway Pork. The top positions had changed dramatica lly w hen the riders came back into view. Musgrave was now in th e le ad. Mike Bell w as a clos e second. Former leader Henn trailed in t hird, w ith Bacon and Eri c Baker in fourth and fifth , re specti vely. Musgrave and Bell staye d in close contact for se ve ra l la p s a nd di st a nc e d th emselves from th e pack. Musgrave event ually p ut a si za b le le a d on Bell th at w o u ld go unchallenged (or the duration of the race. With Musgrave and Be ll com fort ably in first and second , the battle was brew ing for the final spot on the podiu m. H enn remained in th ird. Bake r and Bacon swapp ed positions but we re reeling in Henn. Greg Fount ain w as lur king in sixth and qu ickly catch ing the trio ahead of him. Fountain wa s the first to make a move, as he we nt aroun d Bacon for fifth. Fo untain was now w ithin bike lengths of Baker, w ho was equall y clo se to the th ird-pla ced ride r, Hen n. In t he closing stages of the race , Musgra ve and Bell controlled the top tw o spots . Henn , Baker and Fou nt ain co nti nue d t o battl e . Fou nta in continued his march to the front , passing Baker 50 : I. Benjamin Young; 2. Sean Bell; 3. Seth Hense l; 4. Jake Hoc kett ; S. Zak Barnum . 50 OPEN: I. Tanne r Carney; 2. Bailey Bo ar d man ; 3. O ctavtan Martine z. 65 : I . Ryan vand erh arn: 2. Cody Hucklebridge : 3. Kyl Fergus on ; 4. Kyl e e King. 70: I. Emiliano Garcia; 2. Brandon Broah ; 3. Dou lton Brou ghton : 4. Dylan Broug hton : 5. Co le Dento n. 8 0 BEG: I. Justin Imhof; 2. Dean Hawkins; 3. Tl"lIvis Mullen; 4. Hunter Len t; 5. Cad en Pro bst . 80 NOV: I. Billy Musgra ve ; 2. Jordan Borow ski; 3. Billy Mee ks; 4. Tim Tobler ; S. Bro x West . 80 AM: I. Randy Merri ll. 8 0 EX: I. Jam ie Larza. 125 BEG : I. Dustin Hoeger! ; 2. Jeffrey Tige rt; 3. Cam Hec kman: 4. Austin Harmo n; 5. Brian N e lso n. 12 5 NOV: I. Dylan Lane : 2. Travis Woods : 3. Austin Brawne r; 4. Ryan Mannisto; 5. Mike Borowski. 12 5 AM : I . Jeff Trulove; 2. Mason Partain . 125 EX: I. Go rdon War d; 2. Matt He nde rso n. 250 BEG: I. Aaron McQ ue rry: 2. C huck Ramsey Jr.; 3. Eric Ketchum. 25 0 AM: I. David Robertson; 2. Brandon Appl; 3. joe y Martins . OPEN NOV: I. Jon Drozd . OPEN AM: I. Brad Goolsby. W MN NOV: I. Bec ky Russell; 2. Kendra Hoover; 3. Jennifer Furman : 4. Ce ndy Daughe rty. JO + BEG: I. Kurt Fer guson ; 2. Julian Singelakis; 3. Scott Sallinge r; 4. Roger Curry; 5. Scott Casey. 30 + NOV: I. Ty Green; 2. Mike Bierman: 3. Gary Westbury: 4. Chris Shaw; 5. Sean Kamborian . 30 + AM: I. Jason Ingerson ; 2. Er ic Wo lfe ; 3. Kelly Gelhans; 4 . La re Wardrop; S. Dan Evans. 30 + EX : I. Tracy Mo nte ron e : 2. Mike Paulino: 3. Victor Padilla; 4. Mond o Duran . 4 0+ BEG: I . Kevin Brooks; 2. Louie Peick: 3. Mike Taylo r ; 4. David Furbu sh; 5. John Vem ieu. 4 0 + N OV: I. Scott Douglas: 2. John Dur n ke ; 3 . Bill Wes t ; 4. Lar ry Waerhouse : 5 . Jim Gardner. 4 0 + AM: I . Jim Rase; 2. jim Ed miston; 3. Mick Lopez; 4. Jodie Parta in; S. David Dubois. 40+ EX: I. Willy Musgrave; 2. Mike Bell; 3. Greg Fou ntain: 4. Jim Henn : S. Eric Baker. 5 0+ B EG: I. How ar d G roff . 5 0 + A M: I. Ray Simmons . 50 + EX : I. Gary Jones ; 2. jim Latendresse; 3. Bill Maxim; 4. Bruce McDoug al; 5. T.Y. Holmes. 60 + EX : t. No rm Ga iger ; 2. Bruce Co rne ll. 4·STRK BEG : I. Mike Re e d ; 2 . Andy Durn ke ; 3 . De re ck Manner; 4 . Kyle Hucklebridge; 4. Michae l Kimme l. 4- STRK NOV: I. Eric Smith; 2. Ric Wetter; 3. J.D. Myerscou gh: 4. Trevor Bell: 5. Ryan Nickell. 4 ·ST RK A M: I . Mark Bre wer; 2. Kurt Samuelson ; 3. Justin Mills; 4. Andrew Yarnell. 4-S TR K EX: I. Mark T ille y; 2. Jimmy Fishba ck: 3. Mike Bell; 4. Col to n Ud all; S. Aida De La Cajigo. TEAM RACE: I. Cohan Udall/ Brad Oxley: 2 . lee Ba co n/Je r r y Black : 3 . Er ic BakerMncent Pc blanc : 4. Jim HarrislTracy Monterone; S. Joe Ne itze VRyan Nickell. sto p-a nd- go pe na lty or be docked a lap for cutt ing the co rn e r and ga in ing d ista nc e . However, in this circumstance, Pihokken ran off in fron t of the cone while in the lead and was not considered to have com mitt ed an infraction ofthe rules. Piho kken al so won the GTU an d Midd leweigh t 5u persport races. He finishe d second in GT O and th ird in He avyw e igh t Superspo rt . And, although he didn 't win the biggest race of t he day, Martinez again won the most, taking home six first -place trophies and Suzuki mo ney to boot. Martinez won the GTO, Unli m ited Su persport, Heavyweig ht Sup e rs po r t , Middleweight Sup e r b ike , Heavyweig ht Superbike a nd Midd le w eigh t Grand Prix races . He finished third in the GT U and Middleweight Supe rsport race s. RESULTS AM GTO: I. Carl Co hen (Suz); 2. Jose Moreau (Suz); 3. Patrick Erickson (Suz); 4. Victor Chirino (Hon) : 5. Joe Mart ins (Suz). EX GTO: I. Marco Martinez (Suz): 2. Jim Pihokken (Suz); 3. Edward Us (Suz): 4. Anthony Cabrera (Suz); S. Alvaro Toledo (Suz). AM GT LIGH TS: I. Steve Le ckie (Suz ) ; 2. Jo sh ua Da y (Hon); 3 . Br uc e Ak io ka (Suz) ; 4. Benjam in Mathe son (Suz): 5. Rene Santana (Suz). EX GT LIGHTS: I. Step hen Servis (Suz): 2. Robert Fisher (Suz): 3. Joh n Unde r (Suz); 4. Werner Lurtz (Suz); 5. Stephen Bolden (Suz). AM GTU : I . Greg Richards (Suz); 2. Robert Grignon (Yam): 3. Charles Miller (Hon); 4. Aaron Eldridge (Kaw); S. Scott McKee (Yam). EX GTU : I . Jim Pthckken (Suz); 2. Greg Melka (Yam) ; 3. Marco Mar t inez (Ha n); 4. Da rren Mulvaney (Suz); 5. Alvaro Toledo (Yam). 125 GP: I. Joshua Day (Hon ); 2. Scott Coc coli (Ho n); 3. Alejandro Fiallo (Ho n); 4. Adam Loe ffle r (Ho n); S. Roger Rojas (Hon ). AM l/W GP: I. Joshua Day (Hon ); 2. Ste ve Leckie (Suz); 3. Bruce Akioka (Suz): 4. Rene Santana (Suz); S. Andres Toled o (Suz). EX UW GP: I. Ste phen Servis (Suz); 2. Igo rt De l Haya (Suz): 3. Robert Fisher (Suz): 4. Tim Richardson (Yam); 5. Joh n Costa (Bue ). A M MIW GP : I. Victor Chirtnc (Ho n): 2. Zo ltan Bo ro s (Ha n); 3. Greg Richards (Suz) ; -t. Aar on Eld ridge (Kaw ): 5 . ju an Moreau (Hon ). EX MIW GP : I . Marco Mart in ez (Ho n) : 2. Greg Melka (Yam) : 3 . Brad Gr aham (Hon); 4. Darren Mulvaney (Suz); 5 . RodoIfo Ramirez (Suz). U/L GP : I. Jim Pthokken (Suz); 2. Marco Martinez (Suz); 3. Edwa rd Us (Suz); 4. Anthony Cabrera (Suz); S. Greg Melka (Yam). AM ULTRA l/W 5/B K: I. Steve Nort on (Hon ); 2. Karl Loeffler (Suz): 3. John Groover (Kaw); 4. Antony Milillo (Hon) . EX ULTRA l/W SlBK : I. Shawn Sundhe im (Hon); 2. Duane Francis (Tri); 3. Robert Co le (Duc); 4. And rew Hamblin (Bue) ; S. Jo hn Costa (Bue) . AM l/W S/ BK: I. Steve Leck ie (Suz) : 2. Benj am in Mat hes o n (Suz): 3. Jo se Pentzk e (Suz): 4. And res Toledo (Suz); S. Maynard Myers 11 (Suz). EX L/W 5/BK : I. Ste phen Servis (Suz); 2. Ro bert Fisher (Suz); 3. John Costa (Bue); 4. john Unde r (Suz); S. Tim Hall (Bue) . AM MIW S/BK : I. Victo r Chirino (Han): 2. Zoltan Boros (Han): 3. Gre g Richar ds (Suz); 4. Juan Moreau (Hon): S. Robert Grignon (Yam). EX M!W SlBK: L Marco Martinez (Suz); 2. Greg Melka (Yam); 3. Brad Graham (Hoo ); 4. Darre n Mulvane y (Suz); S. Rodolfo Ramirez (Suz). AM H/W S/BK: I. Jose Mo rea u (Suz): 2. VICtor Chirino (Hon); 3. Patrick Ericksen (Suz): 4. Yairo Villar (Suz); 5. Curt Suskevich (Hon) . EX HIW 5/B K: I. Marco Martinez (Suz); 2. Edwa rd Us (Suz): 3. Jam es Molinia (Suz): 4. Jo hn Dierickx (Due); S. Javier Picon (Yam). l./W VINT: I. Rudolf Schachinger (Hon); 2. Alexa nde r lantigua (Suz); 3. Tash Zarva las (Ha n). HIW VINT: I. Rudo lf Schachinger (Lav); 2. Antony Mitilla (H· D). AM U/l 5/SfT: I. Carl Cohen (Suz) ; 2. Robert D'Ange lo (Suz); 3. Yoan C havez (Suz): 4. Pat rick Erickso n (Suz): 5. Alejandro Nieves (Suz). EX U/l 5/ S PT: I. Marco Martinez (Suz); 2. Ed w ard Us (Suz ): 3. Rod olf o Ramirez [Suz}; 4. Alvaro Toledo (Suz); 5. Jame s Molinia (Suz). AM l/W SlSfT: I . Steve Lec kie (Suz): 2. Bru ce Akio ka (Suz) ; 3. Jaso n Levesque (Suz); 4. jo se Pe ntz ke (Suz ); S. Nathan Zieman (Apr). EX l/W S/SfT: I. Robert Fishe r (Suz); 2. Jo hn Under (Suz); 3. Stephen Servis (Suz); 4. Duane De Souza (Suz); 5. Brian Gor d o n (Suz) . AM MIW S/5 PT: I. Zoltan Boros (Ho n): 2. Do leisi Prokop (Ha n): 3. Keith Joy (Yam); 4. Juan Moreau (Hon) : 5 . Robert Grignon (Yam). EX MJW SlSfT: I. Jim Piho kke n (Su z) ; 2. G reg Me lka (Yam ): 3 . Mar co Mart inez (Su z) ; 4. Da rr e n Mu lva n e y (Suz); 5 . Rodolfo Ramirez (Suz). AM HIW 5 /5 PT: t . Jose More au (5uz); 2. Patrick Erickson (Suz); 3. Robert D'Angelo (Suz): 4. Victor Ch irino (Hon ); 5. Zoltan Boros (Hon ). EX H/W 5/S PT: I. Marco Martine z (Suz); 1. Edward Lis (Suz); 3. Jim Pihokken (Suz): 4. Robert Caraway (Suz); 5. Jam es Mofinia (Suz). AM S{TW: I. Eric Menetrier (Apr); 1. CUrt Suskevich (Han ): 3. Gary Grant (Hon ); 4. Martin Pillat (Hon ); 5. Henry Madsen (Ha n). EX SfTW: I. John Costa (Duc); 2. Les Moscarie llo (Apr) : l . jo hn Die r ickx (Duc); 4. Andrew Hamb lin (Bue) . AM UW F-4 0: I. Mark Tenn (Yam); 2. Bruce Akioka (Suz); 3. Karl Loe ffle r (Suz): 4. Chester Ham blin (Apr). EX UW F-4 0: I. Werner Lurtz [Suz] : 2. Thomas Haykin (Suz): 3. Brian Gordon (Suz); 4. Gr egory Lynch (Duc): S. Dave Gabert [Suz}, AM F-40 : I. Robert D'Angelo (Suz): 2. Keith Joy (Yam): 3. Hen ry Lowry Jr. (Suz): 4. Sco tt McKee (Yam); 5. Robert Enriquez (Suz). EX F-4 0: I. Edwa rd Lis (Suz); 2. Robert Caraway (Suz); 3. Jesus La Rosa (Su-z): 4. Javier Picon (Yam): 5. John Drertckx (Duc) . AM T H N DR/ BK: I. Mar k Tenn (Yam): 2. Rudolf Schachinger (Lav); 3. Donnie Schm itt (Bue); 4 . Donny Wr ight (Kaw ); 5 . Chester Hamblin (Bue) . EX TH N DRlBK : I. John Costa (Bue): 2. Jose ph Bruce (Hon): 3. Robert Co le (D uc) : 4 . Ro be rt Kesle r (Suz): 5 . Andrew Hambl in (Bue) . CCS Florida Region Moroso Motorsports Pork Pihokken Wins Amid Controversy By LISA THEOBALD WEST PALM BEACH, FL, JULY 25 I n a dram at ic end to the day, Jim Pihok ken won the Unlimited Gra nd Prix race by a bikelength over Marco Mart inez. Martinez was the last rider to make the grid, and he almost missed the start of the race due to suspec te d suspe nsion problem s. Pihokke n was on the gas from the d ro p of the green flag, nailing the holes hot. Mart inez was almost left be hind o n the grid and started in 10th place . Pihokken immediately opened a gap on the rest o f t he fie ld . Be hind hi m, in t he ba tt le fo r sec ond , Ed Us was being chase d do wn by Greg Melka and An t hony Cabrera. Mart inez had maneuve red into fifth by the end of the first lap. Cab rera also mo ved ahe ad and initiated a tworider batt le for sec o nd place w ith Lis. Just afte r the ha lfway flag, Cabrera nearly highsided w hile go ing through t he turn-three chicane and fell back to fifth. Mart inez was up to third; wit h each lap, he moved closer to Pihokke n, w ho was now 20 bike lengths ahead of Lis . Martinez passed Lis in the midd le of the fo urth lap, and wh en the white flag came o ut , 44 he was only 10 bikele ngt hs beh ind Pihok ken . He pulled alongside Pihokke n on th e bac k straight but co uldn't gain the advantage. It was an all-out, neck -and- neck run for the finish line , w hich resulted in Pihokken running off the track on the inside of the front chicane. Piho kken crossed the line a me re bike leng th ahea d of Martinez, whose amazing run from the back of the field to se cond place was fast enough to unofficially break his previou sly set t rack rec ord by o ne second. Race offi cials had clo c ked Piho kke n in t he high I:35s, but they didn' t reco rd lap times on Marti nez, who reported that his onboard lap timer recorded a re cordbreaki ng pace of I:34.3, whic h is a full second faster tha n the standing record. And, altho ugh it's no t officia l, CCS officials ag reed wi t h t-tarrmez that he ran faste r than his own trac k record, set last year. D uring the post race podi um int e rvie ws, Henry DeGo uw did state that comer workers had reported Pihokke n running off the track on the inside of the fron t chicane . Corner-cutting in the chicanes was one of the issues add ressed during the ride rs' meeting earlier in the day. For th is infraction, racers wo uld eith er perform a SEPTEMBER8, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS Jim Pihokken (1) leads Greg Melka (454) and Ma rco Ma rtinez through the turn-three chicane at Moroso Motorsports Pork. Utah Vintage Trials Summer Series Ro und 2: Uta h Vintage Trials Competition Winward's Clean Win By DANIEL R. STEWART FRANCIS, UT, JULY 25 A. t the second round of the Utah Vintage Trit-'\als Summer Series , the ground was green and muddy in the Kamas Valley of the Wasatch Mountains, unlike the dusty first round held in Utah's weste r n de ser t . Many more riders , 40th Anniver s ar y including female rider Sharon Bingley and mode rn trials rider Mike Okapal, appeared at the event . Tom Fenton outscored the Vintage riders and scored ve ry close to O kapal's mode rn Shereo. Fen ton wo n the Ut ah Vintage Trials Competition again. There we re six sec t io ns ridden four times (st icking with th e AHMRA standard of "two

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