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an d he claime d t he wins in bo t h. H is ] .578second first-round ride o n his classy Yamaha in th e 250cc class put him in th e lead at break time, but Jon Creek slippe d unde r him in the sec o nd rou nd w ith a 3.523-secon d ru n on his RM250. McKay got the lead back, and the win, with a 3.5M-seco nd time o n his seco nd ride . McKay also had to co me fro m behind in the O pe n Stoc k class, as his ] .940-seco nd time on his first ride put him in third place , behi nd Mark Williams and Jeff Jack. Williams carded a ] .697 second time for the class lead , which McKay beat with a 3.630-se co nd time on his Ho nda CRF450R th umper o n his second ride to take the win. W ade Sc h ult z was al so a dou b le -class winner, his first comi ng in the 750cc class with a 3.4 15-se co nd r un o n his Yamaha twin, w ith class points leader Paul Hillard run ning sec ond o n his Kawasaki tr iple . Schultz also claimed the Open-class win with a 3.445-second time o n his big-bo re Suzuki four- banger, with po ints leader Steve Shafer in seco nd place on his Harley. im pressive. Tishia Feeley place d second, and Maddie T ilton ro unded ou t the top three. In the adjoined Wome n's Beginner class, Lyndy Feeley put her KX at the hea d of the field in mo to two and won the overall after bea ting Ashley Smith to the finish line in t hat mo te . Wash ington's Teann a Taylor used co nsiste nt 4-4 finishes to net third overall. RESULTS 50 AUTO: I. Jeremi ah Lyday (Cob ); 2. Dakota Watson (Pol) ; 3. Corey Scroggi ns (KTM); ... Logan Moody (Pol); S. Garett Holycross (KTM). 65: I. Joe McGurer (Ka.w); 2. Brett Kalaher (Kaw); 3. Chelsea Gill (Ka.w); 4. Jessica Coon (SUl). 85 Jft: I. CalebEmory (Kaw); 2. Joe McGurer (Ka.w); 1. Drew Daniels (KTM); 4. Jer e my James (Kaw); 5. Schuyter Kalaher (Kaw). 85 SR : t . Kleve n Hitlard (Kaw); 2. Mike Popham (Kaw); 1. Sh.tne Green (Yam); 4. Blake Ca ppel lo (Kaw); 5. Justin James (Kaw). 125 : I. Brent Bowman (Hon) ; 2. Shane G....., (Y om); 3. Mike Pop""" (YMn) ;~ . Jom Mongee(Hon ); 5. Oann y Schumann (Hon) . 100: I. Gordon Gr een (Kaw); 2. C hris Peters (Kaw); 3. Matt Sche idt (Kaw); 4. J.tke Tackitt (Kaw) ; 5. Kev;n Bond (Kaw). 15 0, I. J ..-ed McKay (YMn); 2. Jo n Creek (Su z) ; 1. Billy Tom Hane s ( Ho n) ; 4. Jason Blankenship (Han); S. Josh Mingee (Han). 400 STK: I . Troy Camerer (SuI ); 2. Robby NO)"" (Kaw); 3. R.J . (Hon) ; 4. ~ Mathewson (Y am); S. Rod Kalaher (Kaw). 450: I. Cody J.....,.. (yMn); 2. Matt Peters (KTM); 3. Gonlon G....., (KTM); .. . Paul Hillard (Yam); S. Mike Peten (Yam). 600 : I. Cody Jenner (Ha n); 2. Jared McKay (Hon); 3. Jake Tack itt (Hon); ~ . Wade 5chuItt (Hon) ; 5. B_ Bowman (Hon) . 600 4 -STRK: I. Matt Peters (KTH); 2. jo sh Denson (KTM); 3. Boots Weber (Hon) ; .... Mike Peters (Yam); S. Mark Peters (KTM). 150, I. Wade Schultt (yMn); 2. Paul Hllard (Kaw); 3. BootsWeber (Yam). OPEN: I. Wade Schula (Suz); 2. Steve Shafer (H-D); 3. Nick Mayo (Kaw) ; .. . Troy Camerer (Kaw). OPEN STK: I. jared McKay (Hon ); 2. Mark Williams (Yam); l . jeffJac k (Kaw); " . Kevin Bond (Kaw) . SA: I . Tom Compton (Kaw); 2. Jeff Jack (Kaw); 3. Kevin McKay (Kaw); .. . Ste ve RESULTS 50 OPEN : I . Ben Cha ppell (Cob) ; 2. Wy att Fowler (Cob ); 3. N:d< O>appell (Cob). 50 (0-6), I. Nick Chappell (Cob ); 2. Na than B ren", whl(KTM); J. Ryan ""'""'"" (Cob) . yldn (Cob) ; 3. 50 (1-8), I. Wyln fowle, (Cob); 2. Keltin Bo Ben Chappell (Cob). 65 BEG; I. J.D. Bike, (Kaw) ; 2. J.... Hohlt (KTM); 3. Brad Wil"", (KTM). 65 (O-B)' I. R.J. ~ (KTM); 2. WylnF er (KTM); 3. Alan Bu'W"" (KTM). 65 owl (9-11 ); I. Nolan Beyer (KTM); 2. AIyu Warniu. (KTM); 3. Jimmie Pete rson (Kaw). 65 OPEN: I . AIyasWard ius (KTM); 2. Nolan Beyer (KTM); 3. R.J. Lea ch (KTM). 85 8EG: I. Eddy Duncan (Y ; 2. Kyte Reader (Yam); 3. Rod latham am) (SUI) . 85 (9· 11) : I . Co lin Bake r (Yam). 85 (11-1 J): I. Chari ie McCan.1ly (Kaw); 2. Kyle Roberts (Hon); 3. Derrick May (Suz). 85 ( 14.16): I. Travis McClinton (Y ); 2. Tyler am McClinton (Yam). S/M INI: I. Tyler McClin ton (Yam); 2. w.won LOO; Cycle Bowl Shaler (H-D); 5. Ron Todd (Kaw). SiS'" I. Ron Todd (Kaw); 2. Boou Webe, (Hon); 3. Gayle jenlUm (Hon ). PSHRO; I. Stew Shafer (H-D). FAST TIME: Cody Jenner (Hon) . Hernandez Does What It Takes By JONI HALSEY ~ LODI, CA AUG. 7 , o t was ano ther Lod i motorcycle IT event on a Saturday night , and the ho tt e st action took place in the Ope n A co ntest, O ff t he line , rocketing down the sweep to th e t ree turn , Danny Casey took the lead, with Joe Hernandez ho t on his tail, tryi ng to maneuve r his way around . When Casey went w ide in the hairpin, He rnand e z took the le ad away from Casey. He r na nd e z pu lled o ut to abo ut fou r bikelengths ahead and took the checkered nag, followed by Casey, Mark Co rs ett i, Stew art Barber Jr. and Mark We isler. " I ha d a good run ," Casey said . "I made a litt le m istake. a nd Her nandez came under me. Once he got by me , I was try ing t o s t ay p o sit io ne d . I put my head down and ro de hard ." "Trying to catch Cas ey is hard , Hernandez ad mitted. "He almost neve r makes a mist ake . You have to do what it takes to pass Casey." Ro n a ld Knig ht tried to mainta in his w inning st reak in the Vet A (Expert) class, but a fall at the t ree turn allowed Mar k Key to take o ver the lead. "O ff the line, I got the holeshot, smiling from ear to ear; I t hought everything wa s go ing great ," Knight said. "T he n my wheel washed out, and my winni ng streak was over." Robert McCarty followed Key past Knight, who rejoined the race a lap down. Knight tried hard to regain that lost lap, but Keys took the w in, w ith McCarty, Tommy Knight and Ronald following at the checkered nag. Robert Mc Donnell from Hayward , Californ ia, was the fastest sta rter in th e Over 40 A ( Exp e r t) class, Rick D e lo ng tr ied to maneuver ar o und in the tree turn and took a fall. Donnie Darrah then took over the fourth spot, beh ind Jame s Ingoglia, Robert Curry, and leader McDonnell. Darrah went dow n on lap three. Mc Donnell took first , Curry finished second and Ingoglia was third. Travis West took the holeshot and held his lead through the first lap in the 60cc C (Nov ice) class . Cole C row ley gained on West, put the pre ssure on, and made the pass to ta ke over the lead . Dusty Nunes rode his Kawasaki from fourt h place to third, leaving Adam Hernandez in the fourth spot. >- ClI o s l: c, Oregon's Guy Tow soared to a pair of overall Inte rmed ia te -cla ss wins at round eight of the CMC Northwest Summer Motocross Series at Albany Motorsports Park. CMC Northwest Summer MX Series Round 8: Albany Molorsports Park Tow Ropes Two! By CLAY LIGHT ALBANY, OR, AUG. 7 H o nd a-m o unte d G uy To w trounced t he co m petitio n at rou nd e ight of the C MC Northwest Summer Motocross Series, held at Alb a ny Motorsports Pa r k. Tow, r id ing a C RF450 R, topped the 250cc and Before The Hill Intermed iate classes, despite the unusually hot weather. Tow didn't miss a beat and went four for four in moto victories. Tow 's first overall w in cam e in the Before The Hill class , wh ich ran combined w ith the Junior class . Tow thumped to the head of the pack and never loo ke d back en route to his victories. Local Yamaha rider Matt Wilson was Tow's close st competition in both motos, but Wilson couldn't stick with Tow and, at the end of the day, placed second overall to Tow with a 2-2 ta lly. Husqvarna- mo unt ed Nick Randk lev w as making his Intennediate ·c1ass deb ut, and it was a successful one : RandkJev placed third via 3-3 placings, trailing the seasoned veterans but finishing ahead o f Robert Wu llbrandt, Kevin Petrushkin and Aaron McClinton. In the adjoined Junio r class , Yamaha rider 16 Cody Ho c ke m a b reezed to a 1· 1 swee p . Cent ral Oregon rider Bra ndo n Pittman and Nick W hite ly traded second-place finishes in the two metes, with Pittman prevailing for the second-place trophy. Whitely, Blake Hall and local rider Brydo n Miller rounded out the top five overall. W ilso n's seco nd-place finish in the Befo re The Hill class didn't slow his progress the rest of the day, though, as he won the 125cc and Fo urStro ke Inter med iate classes. Wilson came up big in his I25cc win, running away w ith bo th motes, while the rest of the field lacked his cons istency: Wullbrandt, riding a Suzuki, used 5-2 finishes to tra il Wilson overall but finish ahead of Randklev ( 2- 5), McC linton (4- 4) and Ken neth Ham montree (7-]) . Twin brothers Tyler and Travis McC linton , riding nearly identical Yamaha yz machinery, have had some pretty inte nse battles of late in the Supermini and 85cc ( 14-16 ) classes. Th is day was much the same, as the bro thers from Albany went head to head . Tyler came out on top of the Supermini class, while Travis topped the 85 c c ( 14- 16 ) class . Tyler won bot h Supe rmini motos, ahead of Travis in moto one, while Co lin Bake r separated the two brothers in moto two and received second place overall. An unusually la rge field o f Women's -c1ass con testants were on hand, and the contest was won by WMA Professio nal Tracy Fleming. The Ya m aha YZ45 0F r ider 's lap times were SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS Col in Baker (Yam); 3. Travis McClinton (Yam). 115 BEG: I. Chris McDaniel (KTH ); 2. Chris 'Nard (Hon); 1. Daniel Lehne (Yam). 125 JR: I. Shane Skiles (Ha n); 2. Cody Hoc ke ma (Yam); 3. Brydon Miller (Han) . 125 INT: I . Matt W ilson (Y ; 2. Robert Wullbrandt (SUI) ; 3. Nick Randklev (Hus). am) 250 8EG: I. VICtOl'" O 'Gorden (Hon ); 2. Dave Berkey (yam); 3. Steve Paul (Hon). 250 JR: I. Ben Sannan (Hon) . 250 INT: I. Guy Tow (Hon) ; 2. Ben Hurl burt (Hon); 3. Zach Tait (Ya m) . OPEN AM : I . Ed Sm ith (Ha n) ; 2. Jaso n Sm ith (KTM); 3. Dane Batty (Hon) . OPEN PRO; I. J.R. Meu. Iong (Su,). WMN BEG, I. 4'ndY Feeley (Kaw); 2. ""'ley Sm_h; 3. Teanna TayW. WMN: I. Tracy Aem ing (Yam); 2. Trshia Feeley; 1. Maddie Tilton . 8 TH JR: I. Cody Hockema (Y am); 2. Brandon Pittman (Ha n) ; 1. N ick Whi tely (Yam). 8 TH IN T: I. Gu y Tow (Han) ; 2. Man WIlso n (Yam) ; 1. N ic k Rand ldev (H",). 1 5 + JR; I. R.ndy [eoes (Yom). 1 5+ INT, I. Rod Tryon (Ha n). 3 0+ 8EG: I. Je ff lillebo (Ha n) ; 2. R.ndy [coes (YMn); 3. Chrntina Cbauen (Su,). 30 + JI\; I. Tim Shirley (Y ; 2. Traci Fleming (Yam); 1. Tim Harmon am) (KTM). 30 + INT: I. Dane Batty (Hon). 30 + EX: l. Ed Sm ith (Ha n). 30 + MNY: I. Ben Hurl bu rt (Hon) ; 2. Rod Tryon (Ha n) ; 3 . Jason Sm ith (KT M) . 40+ IR : I. Do ug McBride (Yam); 2. Keit h Bre nenstuhl (Yam); 1. Mark. Smith (KTM). 40 + INT: l. jim Lam kin (HuI) ; 2. Ga ry Bo nd s (Ha n) ; 3 . Greg Harmon (H a n). 40 + MNY: I. Jam ie Claass en (Suz); 2. Joe Ca se y (Ha n); 1. Greg Gat es (Han). 50 + : l. Doug McBride (Yam); 2. J.R. Meu sling (Suz); 1. Gary Bonds (Hon). I 40th A nni versar y II In the 50 cc Senior class, Sean O ' Co nno r took the initial lead . Scott Ham pto n Jr., Megan Mart in and Jake St ro ng fo llow ed close behind. Ham pt on was so on pa sse d by Martin and Strong. Then Strong began to put pressure on the new leader. Mart in, and then passed Martin to take the lead and the win . "I got a bad start and got beh ind Hampton and Mart in," St ro ng sa id, "a nd it was pre tty easy catching them in the last few laps." RESULTS P/W SHAFT A: I. Sean o 'Connor (Yam). P/W S HAFT B: I. Adam Hernandez (Kaw). PIW S HAFT C: I. Damo n Coca (Yam); 2. Joshua Knight (Yam); 3. Ale(: Espos (Yam). SO 0 -2 A: I. Scott Ham pton Jr. (Cob). SO 0 -1 c: I. Evan Diu (Yarn); 2. Zach Halse y (Hon) . 50 SR A: I. Jake Strong (Cob) ; 2. Megan Mart in (Cob); 3. Sean O 'Connor (Yam); .. . Scott Hampton Jr. (Co b). 50 S R C : I . Evan Diu (KTM); 2. Robbie Nichols (KTM); 3. TIVaido Garibay (Cob) . 60 B: I. Domin ic Colindres (Kaw) ; 2. Jake Strong (Ha n) ; 3. Anson Maloney (Kaw); 4. Jared 5lale (Su, ). 6ll C; I. Cole Crowley (Kaw); 2. Trav ls We st (K.tw ) ; 3 . Dusty Nu nes (Kaw) ; .. . Adam He rnande z (Kaw ); 5 . Scott Hamp to n Jr. (Co b) . 8 0 A : I. Garrett Slate (Han); 2. Michael Avila (Hon) ; l . Cha d Case (Hon ); ... Michael Maron (Hon) ; 5. Kyte Anselmi (Hon ). 80 8: I. Danielle Diu (Hon); 2. Anson Maloney (Kaw). 80 C: I. Zack Nichols (Hon ); 2. Stephen Morale s (Han) . 100 WMN : I. Kim; Valen tine (H a n) . 10 0 STK YT H A : I. Mich.tel Mart in (Hon); 2. Jo rge Cabrera (Hon ). 100 STK YTH 8 : I. Danielle Diu (Hen): 2. Jake Strong (Hon ). 100 STK YTH C: I. Zack Nichols (Ha n); 2. Michael Ramirez (Hon) . 100 MO D YTH A: I. Patrick McN amara (Ha n); 2. Garr ett Slate (Hon) . 100 MOO YTH B: I. Ricky Colindres (Hon ). 100 MOD YTH C: I. Zac h N icho ls (Ha n); 2. Blake Jump (Yam); 3. b e Black (Han); .. . De ion Campbell (Ha n). 100 ST K S PTS MN A: I. Joe Jacon etti (Hon) ; 2. Robert Curry (Han). 100 STK SPTSMN C: I. Mike O 'Connor (Han ); 2. Se an McCa rt hy (Han); 3. Nick Tatum (Hen) : 04 . Kimi Valentine (Hon ); S. David Valentine (Hon ). 100 MOD SPTSMN A: I. Joe [accnerti (Han). 100 MOD SPTSMN 8 : I. AI King (YMn); 2. Jonathan Cuny (Hon) ; Sean McCa

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