Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

./ Jaso n Beireis (Hon); 5. Randy W ight (Yam). 30 + 0 - 1: I. Marl< Roop (Suz); 2. Robert H ill (Yam); 3. Rick Custard (Hon) ; 4. Joe Williams (Hon ); 5. Joe Polhamus (Hon ). 30 + 0-1: I. Jeffrey Cottre H(Hon): 2. Patric k Ross (Suz): 3. Rick Brubaker (Suz 4. Doug Kelty (5oz); 5. Jeny Reeves (Hon ). 40 + : I. ); Rick Custard (Hon) : 2. Jeff r e y Cottrell (H o n ): 3. Dale Ringwald (KTH ); 4 . Kim Hamilton (Hon ); 5. Rick Bru baker (Suz). OPEN BlC: I. Timothy Davis (KTM); 2. Seth Rowtand (Yam): 3. Scott Morrison (Hon); 4. Norman Christian (Hon ); S. Robert Smith (Hon ). PIT/B K: I. Josh ua Hami lton (Hon ); 2. Jame s Swartz Jr. (Suz); 3. Matt Milat o vich (Kaw ); 4 . C hris Couch (Suz) ; S. Kim Ham ilton (Hon). ~ § z ~ ~ ~ a: Tommy Hedden (40) le a d s Scott Brant (1S) through tu rn one in the Handicap main event during Fast Fridays Spee dw a y action at the Go ld Country Fairgrounds. Fast Fridays Speedway Gold Country Fa irgro unds Tommy Guns 'em Down in Gold Country By M. SOBER AUBURN,CA, AUG. 13 L ongtime speedway veteran Tom my Hed den led the freight train that was the Handicap main to his first Fast Fridays win of the season. He dden , who had to ove rcome a single- file restart in the middle of the race , ma naged to ho ld off battle -tested SRA Natio nal Ch amp io n Sco tt Bra nt and "Flyin' Mike" Faria through the final th ree la ps a board h is Fas t 50 s/NC Oe signsiAraVP rich Cycle -backed Jawa. ete "I co uld hear those guys the whole time , and I kept getting slower and slower, trying to keep tight to t he po le : ' Hedden sa id. " I knew if I gave t he m any ro om at all inside , th ey 'd get past me, but it worked out well, and man, it's about time I won one of these." Th e midra ce re st art w as cau se d by ea rly leader Matt Bro wn e , who slowed and slightly overslid in turn four, leaving Bilty Hiles now here to go but into the path of Bobby Hed den, Faria a nd Bran t. Ine xpli ca bly, Browne, w ho also managed to cut off Bobby's outside-line chances later in th e race , resta rte d at t he fro nt of the line, while Hiles was re legated to the back of the pack. Brant he ld on to second, third wen t to Faria, fourth to Bobby and fifth to Hiles . Far ia fare d better in th e Sc ratch m ain, drawing lane two and going w ire to w ire to win his second such eve nt of the seaso n. "Hey. not too bad for an o ld man , huh?" Faria grinned after the event. Brant had the ne xt-fastest stan but stayed o ut side . looki ng to go ar o und t he smo ot h- gating Faria - a move that cost him dearly when he was passed by Bobby and Bart Bast o n the blue groo ve. Tommy won the fifth and final tra nsfer spot in the Challenge Eliminatio n Championship and would be join ing Faria. Bobby, Bartek Bardec ki and Brant in the winner-la ke-all Challenge final on August 27 . Fast Fridays promote r David Joiner spe nt most of the even ing ru nning from one end of the trac k to the other. Joiner, who picked Friday night 's even t as his one week per seaso n to ride in the Divi ion Three program , fou nd out whe n s he got t o the t ra c k t ha t his an nou ncer a nd track-prep arat ion supe rviso rs we re bo t h no shows for the night - so allJoiner had to do that evening, aside from riding in the third division, was man the micro phone (or eac h race , ru n the tr actor on a ll the schedu led track drags, and dr ive the tro phy girls onto the infield prior to the Division O ne main eve nts. Joiner rode we ll enough in his heat to win it, and then he led the main even t until the last co mer, w he re Danny Poli and David Q uick nea rly sandw iche d him, w hic h dropp e d him t o th ird place, beh ind w inner Poli and runner-up Qu ick. SCR : I. Mike Far ia (Jaw ); 2. Bo bby Hed de n (G M); l . Bart Bast (Jaw ); 4. Sco tt Brant (G M). H OCP: I. To m m y Hed den (Jaw); 2. Scott Bran t (GM); 1. Mike Faria (Jaw): 4 . Bo b by He dd e n (GM): S. Billy H ile s (jaw). 0 -1: I . Alex Marc ucci (Jaw ); 2. Ken Kemgan (G M): 1. Vince Bert ol ucci (Jaw ). 0 ·3: I. Dann y Poli (Jaw ); 2. Da vid Qu ick (Jaw ); 3. David Joiner (Jaw). 0 ·1 YTH : I. Crystal Kramer (Jaw): 2. Ricky We lls (Jaw ); l . J. RickettS (Jaw). 0 ·1 YTH: I. Tom Fuhrman (Wes): 2. Ben Essary (Hon ); J . Bryce Starks (Tri). Foste r midrac e . Just befo re t he wh ite flag, C a nepa t rie d a kam ika ze pass t hat al m o st w o r ke d ; inst e a d, he spun out a nd lost his chance at the win. Manhire slipped by as well, re legating Cane pa to third. T he only th ing left was the Dash Fo r Cash . By that time, it appeared that Foste r had his foe figur ed o ut. He won the cash and the bragging rights for the evening. The final results didn't reflect how close all of t he racing between the front-runne rs realty was . Thou gh Fost e r seemed to have Canepa's numbe r for the night, the se ries was just getti ng started, and the dynamic duo would have plenty of opport unit ies to con tinue t he ir rivalry at fut ure rounds . Know ing that, the thrilled fans th at had lined the fe nces we nt hom e with a lot to look forward to. RE SUtTS 50 FIT: I. Logan Lohmeier (Hon); 2. Zeth Cobb (Hon ): 1. Hunter Strickland (Yam). SO (5-6): I. Kevin Alcorn (Hon) . 50 (7 ·8): I. Michael Manhire [Hon]: 65 N OV: I. Evan Stafford (Suz): 2. Dusty N unes (Kaw); 1. Dougl as Manhire : 4. Ch ristopher Torr es (Suz); 5. Tyler Lukes (Kaw ). 65 X: I. Christopher Torres (Sut ); 2. Dusty N une s (Kaw): 1. Kevin Alcorn : 4. Douglas Manhire : S. Chase Lenneman n (Hon ). 70 FIT: I. Gage Costa (Ho n); 2. Ch ase Len ne man n (Hon ). 85 am) NOV ; l . Michae l Cantu (Y : 2. Evan Stafford (Suz). 85 IN T: I. Justin Deger (Yam). 85 EX; I. Garre tt Stout (Yam): 2. Pat rick O smer (Kaw ). 85 X: I. Justi n Dege r (Yam) ; 2. Mich ae l Can tu (Ya m) . 4 -ST R K 0-90 YT H : I. Mic hae l Manhire (Hon ); 2. Kevin Alcorn (Hon ): 1. Logan Lo hme ie r (Ho n); 4. C hase Lennemann (Hon). 4-STRK 91 - 115 YTH: I . Ga rre tt Stou t (Yam): 2. Patr ick Osmer (Yam ); 1. Colt Fo ste r (Yam): 4. Josh C olovich (Hon ). PP: I. Larissa Can non (Hen): 2. Undsey King (Yam); 1. Ashlynn Marino (Kaw). 115 NOV: I . Den nis Tre ntman (Yam); 2. Kevin N ickell (KTM). 125 INT: I. .Adrian Pe na (Kaw ): 2. John Walker (Y am). 15 0 N OV: I. Den nis Trentman (Y : 2. Ch ris Fost er (Y . 150 am) am) IN T: I. Ryan England (Hon); 2. Dillon Allen (Hon ); 3. Undsey King (Y ): 4. John Wa lker (Y am am); 5. Kyk! Lenhof (Hon ). 250 EX: I. Chad Fost er (Y am); 2. Chris Canepa (Hon): 1. Ashlynn Marino (Kaw ): 4. Larissa Cannon (Ho n). H O RN OPEN NOV: I . Chris Fos ter (Yam HO RN O PEN INT: I . D illon ). Allen (Hon) . H ORN O P EN EX: I. Chad Foster (Yam 2. ): Gene Mant;", (Hon ); J. Ch,;, Canepa (Hon) . VET N OV, I. Sam Crippen (Hon ): 2. Gary Henson (Hon) . VET EX: I. Jim Stilwell (Hen). SPT SMN X, I. Sam Crippen (Hon); 2. Gary He ns on (H o n); 1. Kevin Nickell (KTM); 4. Ryan Engla nd (Hon). DFC, I. Chad F""... (y",,); L Ch,;, Canepa (Hon). Chris Caner.a (38T) le a d s Chad Foster (2) in one of their man Expert-class batt es in Hanford, Ca lifornia, site of the second roun of the CMA Dominator TT Serie s. d Bremen Motocross Pa rk Gibney, Winiarczyk Grab Wins at Bremen MX Just Getting Started TT Se r ies was V V announced by the California Mot orcycle mixture o f oval and TT formats . The seco nd round of the se ries came to the loamy confines of the Hanford Fairgrounds. where a long, fast TT layout awa ited . The race rs came out in d roves , showing their appreciation for t he o pportunity to race so freque nt ly. De sp ite t he sweltering he at , there was an elemen t of fresh excitement in the air. That emotion was increased e xpo nentia lly when the top divisions took to the track. The 2S0cc Expert hea t race proved to be a sign of th ings to come. The momen t the gree n flag w ave d , Chris C a nepa an d C had Fos te r sta rted a night of incred ible racing. Canep a got a grea t sta rt on his C RF450R, but Foste r was close behind on his Y amaha. Nter seve ral laps of intense . fe nde r-t o -fende r act ion , C anepa won the heat by less than a bikele ngt h. Th ere w ere , o f course , o ther r ide rs invotved. but Can epa and Foster locked horns again in the Modern Open Expert heat race. O nce again, they we nt at each o ther for the ent ire ra c e. C a ne pa wa s pro ving t o be a ho leshot art ist, but th is time , Foster got him right at th e en d, tying them at one heat -race win apiece. If the heat rac es were fun to wat ch, th e main eve nts we re almost indescribable. Cane pa con tinued his fast-starting way s in the 250 cc Expert main, but Foste r was all ove r him right away. The lead was exchanged more than once , and each ride r exhibited a differe nt style: Foste r o pted to carry momentum by keeping his lines smooth, while Cane pa wo uld dive into corn ers a nd almo st square t he m up . MX-style. In the e nd , Fo st e r 's sm o o th ness pa id o ff and he nipped the Honda rider for the first win of the ir two main-eve nt mee tings. N othi ng c han ged in t he Mo d ern Ope n Expert finale. The Foster-Ca nepa clash was on again, plus Gene Manhire got in the re to mix it up a bit . Cane pa led e arly but was passed by RE SULTS CMA Dominator TTSeries Round 2: Hanford Fairground. By EDDIE GRAYEUNE HANFORD,CA,AUG.13 \ A (nen th e Do m ina to r > Associat io n, flat- trac k race rs acr oss Ce nt ra l Califom ia collectively jum ped for joy. The seri es wo uld give t he m weekly ra ci ng d uring t he mo nth s of July, August and September. and a Saturday night co ntest at Bre me n. The track By F. BillY ATKINSON BREMEN, GA, AUG. 14 was ready, and so wer e the riders! e rfect weathe r doe s work with moto cross cro wd s. Cool tempe rat ures and low humidity bro ught out mor e t han 350 racers for th e was Polini pilot David Nazzari who wo n both P www.cy clenews .com The SOc O pen class was a large one, but it c motos. KTM rider Alec Riggins was the runner -up CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 47

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