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/ th e Supermini ( 12- IS) class on an FMF/D unlop Kawasak i. Mason (4-2) too k se con d ove ra ll, in fro nt o f Do ug Katchma r (5-3), o n a Facto ry Co n ne cti on Ho nd a . Matt he w Ar no ld (3 - 5) finis he d fou rt h o n a Watse ka H ond a Kawasak i/Be l-Air Racing Suzuk i, fo llowed b y Honda-mo unt ed Matthew Stock berge r. Arnold won bo th mo tos in the BScc Senior cla ss, in fro n t of D illon Se a rcy, o n a De cal Wo r ks/Sarge's C yd e KT M, and Ho nda rider Shaun Williams. Evan Brow n finished fourth in both motos, and his fellow Yamah a rider Justin Ught claimed fifth place . KTM jockey Jo h n Earl d idn 't wi n a sing le rncto. but he st ill took the overall w in in the BScc O utla w (7- 1 I) and 6 5cc Ope n (7- 1I) classes. Earl won O utlaw class with a 3· 2 tally in front o f , Triple A Cycle Suzuki rider Austin C ro uch (S-I). Le vi Arn o ld (2-4) finished th ird on a KTM, in fro nt of Tyle r Phillips (4-3), also on a KTM, and Colto n Bragg ( 1-6) on a DeMarini Suzuki. Ear l finished seco nd in both mo te s o f the 65cc class for th e ove ra ll w in, in fro nt of Arno ld (6- 1) and Ph illips (5- 3). Tre y Roge r finis hed > - e· EVE;NjliS) fou rth in both motos on a Suzuki, fo llow ed by KTM-moun ted Talyn Moc k. R ESU LTS 50 SR 7~8 : I. Levi Radcliff(Kaw): 2. Alex Marion (Cob). 65 O PEN (7- 11): I. John Earl (KTM); 2. Levi Arnold (KTM ); J . Tyler Phillips (KTN); 4. Trey Roger (Suz); 5. Talyn Mock (KTM). 80 OUTLAW (7. 15): I. John Earl (KTM): 2. Austin Crouch (Suz); l . Levi Arnold (KTM); 4. T yler Phillips (KTM); 5. Colton Bragg (SUl). 85 JR (7. 11): I. Justin Crouch (Suz); 2. Jacob Fehrman (Suz); 1. Cody Kline (KTM); 4. Trey Roger (Suz): S. Matt Brown (Kaw). 85 SR ( 12-15): I. Matthew Arnold (Suz); 2. Dillion Searcy (KTM); J . Shaun W illiams (Hon); 4. Evan Brown (Yam) 5. Justin Lig (Yam) 5/MINI ; ht . (12- 15): I. Dustin Bcc kover (Kaw); 2. Grant Mason (Ya l . m); Doug Kat chmar ( Hon); 4 . Matthew Arnold (KTM); 5. Matthew Stockberger (Hon). 125 B: I. Aaron Carr oll (Yam ); 2. Steven Doyen (Kaw); J. Brent Lee (Suz); 4. Dustin Parrish (Yam) 125 C: I. Tyler Broc k (Yam); 2. Tim Kuzmicz (Y . am); J . Todd Hobbs (Yam); 4. Brock Farmer (Hon): 5. Cor ey Roth (Hon). 25 0 B: I. Brent Lee (Suz); 2. Dustin Parrish (Y am); l . Brian Mummert (Ho n). 25 0 C: I. Carl Dekker (Hon) ; 2. James Davis (Hon); 1. Ethan Knieger (Hon); 4. Shawn Hester (Hon). SCHBY ( 12-15): I. Aaron Carro ll (Y am): 2. Grant Mason (Yam). 16 · 24 : I. Zach McRiII (Y am). 2 5 + A: I. Donald Baker (Hon); 2. Jose ph Beher (Yarn); 1. Nick Yoder am); S. Garr on Anglemeyer (Hon); 4. Richard Blacketer (Y (Suz). 2S + B: I. Sean Mock (Hon); 2. Brian Mummert (Hon); l . Carl Dekke r (Hon ). JO + A: I. Don ald Baker (Hon); 2. Joseph Beher (Yam); J . Richard Blackete r (Yam). 30 + B: I. Sean Robertson (Kaw); 2. Joe Boyden (Hon); 1. Jerry Barber (KTM); 1. Jason Nichols (Yam 40 + : I. Mike ). Brown (Yam); 2. Jeff Lee (Suz); 1. Jerry Barber (KTM). Dave Arnald (1) and Doug Bea"ie (132) get ai rborne in the Premier Open fina l a t round fo ur of the Diablo SuperMoto Na tio na l Championship Series in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. As the race continued , the leaders started to s p re a d o u t , b ut Beatt ie was o n a cha rge , ~~~;I;II!~=-l~ ~~ ~ lo o king fo r his chan ce to make a move. T hat chance came on th e final lap: While e nteri ng th e G d irt , Ar nold ca ugh t a ru t a nd we n t d o w n , ffi hand ing the lead and the win over to Be att ie . >< ~ Wa llin took second , and Dicke nson grabbed his ::E first podium finish o f the year with third place. ~ i RESULTS PRO/AM 250 : I. Dave AmoId (Hon); 2. Doug Beattie (Hon); J . Line Zecca (Y am); 1. Wes Cyr (Hon) ; 5. Allan Jaggard (KTM); 6. Jeremy Sharr ad (Hon); 7. Mike Saarela (Han); 8. Fred Kesak (Hon). PREM OPEN, l. Doug Beattie (Hon); 2. BillWallin (KTM); J. Jim Dickenson (Hon); 4. Tom Bitt (Hco): 5. Brandon Uoyd (Hon); 6. Dave Arnold (Hon); 7. Ken Bland (KTM): 8. Mike Saarela (Hon); 9. Allan Jaggard (KTM); 10. Guy Caron (Y am); II. Uno Zecca (Yam); 12. Grant Trucker (Hon); 1l . Rob Bourque (Y am). AriJ'ona Summer Gold Se ries Round 5: Canyon Off-road Pork Everyone Survives Mass "Suicide" Attemptsl By MIKE PARKS PEORIA, AI , JULY 31 he d rive into Canyo n on-road Park is like driving into a big canyon : hence the name. So when one starts talki ng about the cou rse wit h the reg ulars and they mention jumps wit h name s such as "Suicide" and "Ho micide," one hopes th ose names were no t co ined for o bvio us reason s - like the park's name. "Suicide" has a lo ng history of stick ing in the bac k o f peo ple ' s m in d s . Eve r y yea r a fte r Superc ros s, a few big- name st ars crui se ou t with th eir race bikes to see the sickest jump in town. It is o nly a 3D-foo t table top, but with a 10 -s to ry dro p in t o br e a king b u m ps on the o t her s ide , a r ider ma y feel like he ne eds a parachute . Upo n land ing, if he manages to slow down fo r t he be r m , it's a fo urth -gear, eightstory clim b to a two-story ste p-u p with a lip on to p that marks th e finish-line landing. Do m inat ion was the name of the game o n th is d ay, as only a fe w class e s had di ffer e nt w inne rs in mot os o ne and two. Supe rm ini racer Mat Bishop did it th e hard but co nsiste nt way. The Apache Suzuki-backed Bishop wen t 2-2 fo r the overall win in a race that contained more action than those of the Pros . The 125cc Beginner class is always one o f the mo st hotly co ntes ted classes , and this night was no d iffere nt . Ne ith e r the winner o f mo to o ne , Trav is C ate e l, no r t he w inner o f mo to lWO , And rew Ward , was able to nail dow n th e overall. O nce again, consis tency paid divide nds, as jo hn Nc rb ue took a 3-2 ta lly to th e bank for the win. As fo r th e 12 5cc N ovices, they have bee n ge tting sc ho o le d r egularly, and t he bell ra ng again w hen Mark Gr o ssman found th e fro nt and staye d there in bot h mo t os. Do n' t ge t th e wro ng im press io n: Blake Grego ry and Br ia n T Nick Yoder (75) e dges out Donald Baker (717) for the holeshot in the Over 2 5 A class at round seven of the inaugural Gold MX Se ries, held at Wildcat Creek MX in Rossville, Indiana. Diablo SuperMoto National Championship Series Round 4 : Action Cycle SuperMoto Grand Prix Arnold, Beattie Battle It Outl By JASON ANTINORI HALIFAX, NS, CANADA, JULY 31 A lde r ne y Lan d ing in Halifax, Nova Scotia , J-\c.ame alive w ith th e excite ment o f th e Diablo SuperM oto C hampio nship Series as it ro lled into to w n fo r rou nd fou r of th e Nat io nal Se ries, the Act ion Cycle Supe rMoto Grand Prix. Racers fro m as far away as Ontario w ere o n hand to tak e part in th e inte nse race action. Th e first fe at ure race o f the day was the Te k n ic Pr o /Am 2S0cc event , an d as the grand stan d s fille d w ith spec ta tors , some of Canada ' s fas t e st on two whee ls line d t he starting grid. As the Action Cycle Girls dropped t he flag , it was a d rag race int o corner o ne betwee n t he series po in t s lea der, Mach ine Racing Honda's Dave Arno ld, and second place in th e points , Do ug Beanie , with the re st of th e field fo llowing closely behind. Arnold was ab le to hold on to the hole sho t, and by halfway into the first lap, he and Beattie had start ed pulling awa y. Yamaha -mou nted Lino Ze cca continued his str o ng show ing fro m rou nd tw o an d he ld thir d , ahead o f fello w class roo kie Wes Cyr. By halfwa y, th e lead pack o f Arnold , Beatt ie an d Zecca had pu lled away fro m the rest an d into t he ir own r ace . T he ba tt le fo r t he le a d con tinued , unt il Beattie made a success ful pass for first w hile push ing ha rd th ro ugh t he d irt section . Beattie th en held off late charges by Arno ld to take the win , with Arnold in second and Cyr in third. W ith th e sun beaming down o n the track, final preparat ions were made for the day 's big show, the Pre mie r Ope n final. After his stro ng showing in the Teknic 2S0cc final, many in the paddock wondered if Beatt ie w ould be ab le to maintain his consi stent riding and take his first dual win of 2004 . Off the line, Arnold got a great jump and used it to take the holeshot, w ith Beatt ie and fellow Inglis Cycle Cen te r Honda rider Jim Dicke nson following closely behind. Th e first half of the race was a carbon co py of the Teknic 250cc final, as Arno ld (in first) and Beatt ie (in sec ond) pulled away from t he rest of the 14-rider field . The biggest batt le early o n was fo r third place . as an injure d Bill Wa llin, o n his KTM, wa s able to challenge and gain the po sitio n ove r Dicke nson going into the backstre tch. www.cyclenews.com McCa rt hy appeare d to be tired of eati ng roo st on way to se co nd and th ird , respectively, and th ey seem rea dy to challenge Grossman in the battle for the title . Th e 250s shot 0(( with a roa r of fou r st ro ke s , a n d C y clezo ne / Torco - ba c ke d Intermediate racer Rich Schawec ke r charged to the fro nt , r elen tlessly battling o ff the secondplaced rider, Wick Chi ro p ractic/AEO -backed Dave jarv is. The Novice class had Veer Racing's jason Pellerman to deal with. Pe lle rman finishe d jus t ahead of Dr. David W ick, who put up a st rong fight and whooped and holle red at the nag men en route to second place . The Vet N ovices go t after it and sliced and diced unt il they lined up into the same ord er in bo th mo to s: The winner was Aar o n Ste wart , followed by Mark Winslow in second and Scotty 's Lawnmower-backed javie r Espinoza in third. Th e sick est "Suicide " attemp ts ha d to be t hose o f th e BOs. T he w ho le size-to -dis ta nce ratio is huge . It doesn't seem to bother mos t o f t he m, and it ce rtai nly di dn ' t p hase th e BOce Be gi n ner wi n ne r, D KM Fa ct o ry- backed Matt hew Mie lke , or t he r u nn e r- up , Dad & Mom-suppo rted Alex Carn s. RESULTS P/W BEG: I. Justin Schuffer (Yam); 2. Prest on Cuk om (Pol). P/W OPEN : I. Johnny Lee Garcia (KTM); 2. Alec Mellick (Co b); J. Seth Mellick (Co b). 65 BEG: I. Cory Block (Kaw): 2. Johnny Lee Garcia (Kaw). 65 (4-8): I. Anthony De Fazo (Kaw). 65 (9. 11): I. Jose ph Penlc (Kaw); 2. Cody Dragt (Kaw); J . Zach Lowe (KTM). 80 BEG: I. Matt hew Mielke (Suz); 2. Alex Carns (Hon); J . Michael Jakus (Yam); 4. Broc Zoitz (Kaw). 80 (7· 11): I. Anthony Defow (Hon); 2. Jo se ph Pena (Kaw); l . Josh Harr is (KTM); 4. Zach Lowe (KTM 80 ( 12. 13): I. Mat Bish (Suz ); 2. Brian McCarthy ). op (Yam); 3. James McMaster (Hon). 80 ( 14 · 16): I. Chase Thomas (Kaw). 5/M IN I: I..Mat Bishop (Suz); 2 Anthony Defow (Hon); J . Chase Thomas (Kaw); 1. James McMaster (Hon); S. Aaron Mielke (Suz). 125 BEG: I. Chad Parke r am); 4. (Hon): 2. Andrew Ward (Yam) J . Chase Crenshaw (Y : lYler Sheerer (Y am); S. Drew Carrie (Hon). 125 B: I. aill McMaster (Hon). 115 C: I. Core y Fo rd (Kaw); 2. Mar k CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 53

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