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,< > w as first in his class and first overall . (Actually , the se two Expe rts ar e in se parat e classe s, so bo th took a first place .) Ho ney Lake is d istinguishing itself as one of the premier tracks in the co unt ry, with o ld-style mot oc ro ss, natura l te rrain, e levatio n changes , and a great owner/promoter in Larry Wosick. Old bikes = big fun. For more info , check out www.ahrm a.orgl no rt hwest RESULTS HSTRC 115 EX: I. Steve Gibson (Hon). HSTRC 250 N OV: I. Cary Davidson (Y . HSTRC 500 NOV: I. Guy am) Cou lston (Mai). HSTRC 500 INT: I. Will Con ley (Ya m). G P 250 NOV: I. Paul Belluomini (Hon). GP 500 NOV: I. Kenneth Ged dis (Mai): 2. Andy Freem an (Hus). GP 50 0 INT: 1. Brett Foster (Hus): 2. Keith Gedd is (Mai); 3. Ste ve Jerko (Mai): 4. Ric Tipton (Mai). GP 500 EX: I. [alec Jacobs (Mai): 2. Joe Gonzalez (Mai). ULTIMA 125 N OV: I. Ed Roump z (Suz). ULTIM A 11 5 EX: I. Russ Wyant (Suz). U LTIMA 500 tNT: I. Jimmy Mercado (Mai). ULTIMA 500 EX: I. Ste ve Parker (Ho n); 2. Todd Kohlme ist e r (H ai). OPEN AGE INT: I. SydJones (Suz); 2. Tracy Kehoe (Mai); 3. Jimmy Mercado (Mai). OP EN AGE EX: I. Steve Gibson ( Ho n) . 4 0+ NOV: I. Kenneth Gedd is ( Mai); 2. G uy Coulston (Mai); 3. Paul Belluomini (Hon). 40 + INT: I. Brett Foster (Hus): 2. Keith Geddis (Mai); 3. wm Con ley (Yam 4. ); Ric Tipton (Mai). 40+ EX: I. Steve Parker (Hon); 2. Todd Kohlmeister (Mai) : l . Joe Gonzalez (Mai). 50 + EX: I. Russ Wyan t (S,,,). ===-------::-----~----TK1>_ :I: C!J :J 5 o >- '" 5 :I: a. Russell Bobbitt (414) grabs the holeshot en route to the AA victory at round five of the Diamondback OH-Road Championship Series in Resaca, Georgia. Seth Derryberry took first in the 2S0cc B class, followe d by Tracey Eyers in se con d and Jeb Gree nsto ne in third . Greenstone rides har d but was slowed slightly after fract uring his arm just tw o weeks prior. Th e Mini ride rs t oo k t o the track aro und noo n, w ith fast , clean sta rts. T he fie ld spread o ut rapidly, allo w ing the fast er r iders to grab the ir lines and go w hile th e new er (aces in the game we re given plenty of roo m to re lax and e njoy t he race . Yam aha pil ot C o le McRae started fourth but wasted no time at all moving to the head of the pack. McRae finished first in the Junior Mini class, tailed closely by Keenan Forston and Evan Simpson . Local favorite Cody H air top ped the Senior Mini class, and Jeremy Simpson ripped thro ugh 13 o ther riders to gra b first in the Beginner Mi ni class. Wit h a little m o r e t han half o f t he seri es under t he bridge , it s popu larity con tinue s to build, bringing mo re riders t o th e start gate. W it h mo re bikes co mes more e xci teme nt and adrenaline! RESULTS AA: I. Russell Bobbitt (GG); 2. Andre w Matuse k (SlI%); 3. N ick Ge ntry (Yam): 4 . Jason Chancey (KTM); S. Kris Swaney (Hon). JR: I. Tyler Carter: 2. Mitchell Lee; 3. C.W Bell; 4. Blake Nash. 200 A:. I. Tyler Holbroo k. 200 8 : I. Nathan Martin (Suz); 2. Justin Davenport (Y am); 3. Mike Fann (KTM) 4. Eddie Paseur; S. Ryan Simmons (Y ; am). 200 C: I. Matt Chancey (Suz); 2. Ryan Dotson ; l . Blake Hixson; 4. Ne il Willi ms; 5. Tyler Trammell. 250 A: I. Alex McRee; 2. Chris a Kile 3. Donnie Weaver; 4. Matt Jones ; 5. Nathan Phillips. 250 ; 8 : I. Seth Derryberry; 2. Tracey Eyers ; 3. Jeb Greenstone . 250 C: I. Raymond Holt; 2. Mark Jen kins; 3. Stacey Cook ; 4. Jarrod Penland; S. Travis Dean. 4-STRK A: I. Sean Dillon ; 2. Roger Little; l . Chr is George; 4. Benny He lton ; S. Robert Jacks. 4-ST RK 8 : I. Mark Snavely. 4.STRK C: I. Dustin Parker; 2. Mitch Head: 3. Jason Rimmer; 4. Ashley Tolbert ; 5. John Stroh . LT T RL: I. Perry Gro ves; 2. Ryan Chunta: 3. Johnny Striclcland; 4. Tanner Knox; 5. Courtland Hodge . HVY T RL: I. Josh Burnette; 2. Spencer Tolbe rt ; 3. Scott Harper, 4. Jason Ingram; S. David Riding. OP EN A: I. David Davis: 2. Ashley Fowler; 3. Ro be rt Sievenp ipe r; 4. Kyser Smith. O P EN 8 : I. Elijah Derryberry : 2. lee Hickok; 3. Robert Fox; 4. Andy Mirer ; S. Stan Cantrell . OPEN C: I. Jacob Baymiller; 2. Pete Whita ker; 3. David Mitche ll. VET A: I. Thomas Bennet ; 2. Curt is Tumer ; 3. Bruce Garin; 4. James Whitey. VET 8 : I. Brand Leask; 2. William Trammell; l . Dean Puryeur ; 4. AI McEver; S. Bret b ro. SR A: I. Ste ve Moo re; 2. Jeff Collins; l . Gary Barr ; 4. Mar k l ogan; 5. David Holbroo k. SR 8 : I. Mark Fuller; 2. Mike Brillanti; l . David Keit h; 4 . Scott Kell. S R C : I. Edd ie Brad y; 2. Spen cer Singleton; 3. Jimmy Sw icord ; 4. Chr is Bell Sr.; 5. Richard Johnson . SlSR A: I. David Altman; 2. Frank Schoe nbeck : l . Woody Bramlett . S/S R B: I. Dennis Roberts; 2. Andy Denn ; l . Richar d Munson ; 4. Roger Mince y; S. Jo hnny Thomas. S/S R C: I. Dale William s (Hon) : 2. N icho las Restivo; I . Marty Jarrard : 4. Kent Wimpy; 5. Tim Schwe iger. MSTR A: I. John Fero; 2. Rex Jones. MSTR 8 : I. Steve Chancey; 2. Dan Ferrinad; 3. Kenneth Dodson ; 4. Steve Huggins. MSTR C: I. Roy Mit chell; 2. Robe rt Walker; 3 Alton Turner . SR MINI: I. Cod y Hair; 2. Christian Snow : 3. Jesse Kell. JR MINI: I. Co le McRae; 2. Keenan Fortson; 3. Evan Simpson : 4. Zac hary Hair; S. Matt Turner. 8 EG MIN I: l . Jeremy Simpson : 2. Hunter Landreth; l . Joshua Branders ; 4. Jaco b Ingram; S. Jor dan l ee . Ho nda/Yamaha Sport s Center AHRMA No rth west Post-Vintage MX Honey Lake Motocross Park Maico vs, Hondal By GUY COULSTON MILFORD, CA, AUG. 8 n 1981 , Maico gave birth to wha t many have called the ultimate Open-class wea pon - the Alpha 2 490 . In response, Honda attemp ted to co py Maico's success w it h the 450 in 198 1. Not qu ite there, they slow ly refine d the bike unt il, in 198 3, they had a cycle that co uld co mpe te hea d to head with the mighty Maico . So it was of mo re than passing inte res t w hen th e 19 8 3 Ho nd a 4 8 0 o f O ver 40 Ex pe rt Na t io na l C ha m pi o n St e ve Pa r ker and t he borrowed '8 1 Ma ico 490 o f ja ic o jac obs sq uared off for wha t was to be t he best battle of the w eekend at the Hond a/Yam aha Sports Ce nte r AHRMA No rt hwest Pos t-Vint age MX eve nt in Milford , Ca lifornia. In the first of tw o mo to s, it was Parke r o ut fro nt, changing his line e ach time th roug h the I corners to keep jacobs off balance . "As o ur s peed w as pre tty m uc h e q ual ," Jaco bs said late r, "I knew the on ly way around Steve was to take a chance." After the second gran dsta nd turn - a sharp left -hande r w ith lo ts o f tract ion le ading to a third-gear-flat-o ut right-hand swee per - jacob s ke pt it pinned, too k the wide line , bou nced off the berm, got a w heel ahea d. and se t himself up to be o n the inside of the next tight left . "I knew jacobs was right the re , waiting for an opportu nity," Parke r rem arked later. ' j\s we ente red that right-hande r, I felt him co ming on the outsi de; I wan ted to t ry and pinch him off as we wen t in th e s harp le ft , but a t th e last mo me nt I realized he had a w hee l o n me , so he had the line. It was a smart move o n his part." In the second mota , it was Jacob s o ut fro nt w ith the hole shot , and t hat' s w here he stayed, as Parker was unable to find a wa y past . jacobs Tyler McClinton (618) won the Supermini cla ss and placed second in the 8Scc (14-16) class at Albany Motorsports Park. CMC Northwe st Motocross Albany Motorsports Park McClintons Clash at Albany By CLAY LIGHT ALBANY, OR, AUG. 8 Y amaha. mo unted Tyler and Travis McClinton clash ed in tw o clas ses at Alban y Moto rsports Park, res ulting in eac h garnering an overa ll w in on th e day. T he twin brot hers fro m Albany have had som e close battles late ly. but possi bly the be st o f t hose b rot he r ly gr udge matc hes came o n th is day, in the second S5cc ( 14- 16) mot o. Travis top ped the first combined 85cc agegroup moto, but Tyler gated out in fro nt of the 22 - ri de r field in moto two an d he ld a co mman ding early lead. Trav is clawe d his way into co nte nt io n after a po o r s ta rt , pass ing Kawasaki rider C harlie McCarthy on lap tw o and then setting his sights o n his bro ther. Travis made seve ral attempts to pass Tyler, but each time lapped riders thwa rte d his progr e ss. With t he chec kered flag in sight , Travis executed a pe rfec t block- pass on Tyler to take th e le ad just w hat he needed to do fo r the overall win . Tyler (2- 2) fini s hed seco nd ove ra ll, w hi le McC ar th y, wi nne r of t he 85 cc (1 2- 13) class, tra ile d t he twi ns in bo t h mo to s to lea d Kyle Ro berts an d Rya n Ro b erts ove rall. N as h Blaylock was the lone ride r in the 8Scc (9- 1I) class and wo n overall in th at divisio n. "F ast Eddy" Du ncan ace d bo th 8Scc Beginner mot os to hea d Kyle Reade r, Je re my Riss, Maddie Tilto n and J.D. Baker overall. Ho nda ri der Tyle r Fick wa s t he t op pe rforme r in th e c o mb ined 12 5cc Pro / Inte rm ed iate/Junior con tes t; t he lone Pro rider had tough co mp eti tion fro m to p Intermed iat e www.cyclenews.co m ride rs Ryan Huege and Matt Wilson, but neither c o uld put a s t o p t o t he for m e r mini cycle c ha m pion' s pro g re ss . Wilso n was the t o p performer in the first Int er mediate mo to, but he co uld n't re peat his pe rform ance the seco nd t ime ou t, and Huege won. Aaro n McClinto n's 4- 2 p lacings ea rned t he lo ca l r ide r second overall , ah ead o f Be n Ang len (3 - 3) , C o d y Cru mley (6-4) and Robe rt Wullbra ndt (5-S). O ne of the day 's be st battles came in th e O ve r 40 Money class. Alaskan transplant and fo rme r AMA Pro ride r jeff MacDona ld and C hip C hapm an went head to head in both mot os. Cha pman won mo to o ne , but he co uldn't ho ld off MacD o nald in mo to two. joe Casey (4- 3) and Greg Gat est (3-4) trailed MacDonald and C hap man overall. K t-t-rno unted junio r rider f' Mar k Smith, Inte rm e dia te G ra nt Bro w n an d Expert ride r Kelly Whe lche l won t he ot her adjoined classes overa ll, respectively. Fo r t he second day in a ro w , G uy Tow scored a pair of overall wins. The Ho nda rider fro m Rainier, O regon , used I-I tallie s to to p the Befo re The Hill and 250cc Intermed iate classes ove rall. W ilso n trailed Tow in t he Before T he Hill class. while Garrett Me lto n finished second to Tow in the 250cc class. RESULTS P/W (0- 6): I. Nic k Chappell (Co b); 2. Ryan Burggre n (Co b); l . Nathan Brenensruh l (KTM). P/W (7. S): L Zach Berryman (Pol): 2. Ben Chappe ll (Co b): l . Bolt Anglen (Hon). 50 OPEN: I. Ben Chappe lle (Cob); 2. Nick Chappell (Cob); 3. Nathan Brenenst uhl (KTM). 6 5 BEG : I. Ryan Reed (KTM); 2. J.D. Baker (Kaw); 3. Caleb Chappel le (Hon). 65 (O·S): I. Wyatt Fowler KTM 2. Zach Berryman (Kaw); l . ); Alan Burggren (KTM). 65 (9.11 ): I. AIyas Ward ius (KTM); 2. Sierra Shirley (Suz): l . Steven Kristoff (Kaw). 65 OP EN: I. CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 81

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