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two-stro ke Yamaha RZSOO. tracked Applehans and finally ca ught him abo ut halfway throu gh t he event. Pos itions we re swa p ped on nume ro us oc cas ions. as the riders' placem ent was inve rted o n each pass th roug h turn eight. T he resu lts d iffe r greatly fro m t he real race story : App lehans finished in sixt h place , and Baker was relegated to 36th . T he beauty of spectating at the endurance race is the riding and friend ly com pe tit ion , as opposed to the frant ic hype of sprint racing. Don't forget. there are no gate fee s on Saturdays! R ESULTS Conner Anderson (11) ond Jory Morris (13) duel in the 85cc Mini class at the Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds in Willmar, Minnesota. first time this year that the Pros have raced for more than the usual IOO-percent payback . C on ner A nderson , of th e famous Anderson racing family. took double wins in both the BScc Mini and 80ce Open classes . Both races found the Suz uki-m ounted Anderson ba ttl ing with Kawasaki rider Jo ry Morris . T ho ugh Morris won both he at races, Ande rson perse vered in the ma ins with some great riding to take both class wi ns. Anderson and Morr is a re locked in a points battle in bot h of these classes. Seven riders lined up for the Open Pro class w it h dollar signs in thei r e yes . There we re Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and BSA riders all rarin g to go at the start. Kevin Anderson too k th e ho les hot. w it h Cro wn Fund ing r ide rs Jake Ma t ay a and Wil lie Bro t e n trail ing by a bike le ngt h into the first co rner. Several laps into the ID-Iap main, Mataya lowsided in turn fo ur, allow ing Yamaha-mounted Broten to take over seco nd place. Comi ng up fro m the back of the pack was a hard-charging Josh Koch. wh o rode his 2SDcc two -stroke Hon da to t he third podium position , Wit h t he season winding dow n, there are many classes w ith tight points races. There are a variety o f racet rac ks re main ing on the sched ule , includ ing a half mile, a three-eightsmile , a short tr ack and a TT; all wi ll test the skills of the District 23 riders . R ESULT S 50 OIL·INJ : I. Co le Anderson; 2. Matthew Ellio tt ; 3. Roche lle Paul; 4. Brando n Bru net ; S. Trist an Co burn. 50 MICRO: I. Matt hew Elliott ; 2. Cole Anderson; 3. Rochelle Paul: 4. Bra ndo n Brune t ; 5. Trinan Coburn. 65 MIN I: I. Dustin Paul; 2. Bryce Bre thc rst: 3. Charlette Morris; 4. Cole Ande rso n: S. Ma u he w Elliott . 8 0 OPEN : I . Co nner Anderson; 2. Jory Morr is; 3. N icholas Mataya; 4. Jor dan Schleicher ; 5. Dustin Paul. 8 5 MIN I: I. Co nner Anderson: 2. Jory Mor ris: 3. Charlene Morr is: 4. Nicholas Mataya; 5. Tyler So Me . 125 BEG: I. Leah Benrfield; 2. Tyler SoMe; 3. Dana Bentfie ld ; 4 . Dan Jac o bso n. 12 5 A M: I . Chris Laubersheimer; 2. Jonathan Ziesmer; 3. Jacob Schleicher; 4. Na tasha Waschek . 25 0 A M: I . Chris Laubersheimer; 2. Jo nathan Ziesmer; 3. Eddy Hampe; 4. Jaco b Sch leiche r: 5. Natasha Wasche k. 505 AM: I. Troy Loftis; 2. Dana Rinne: 3. Lissa Golden ; 4. Gabriele Bauer. 505 PRO : I. Jaco b Mataya; 2. Kevin Anderson; 3. Willie Bro te n; 4. Joshua Koch : 5. Tro y Joh nson. 600 VINT: I. Troy Loftis; 2. Lee Ganske : 3. Dana Rinne; 4. Michael Schmidt; S. Gabrie le Bauer. OPEN AM: I. Travis He nrichs; 2. Chris taubersheimer: 3. Travis Wasche k; 4. Cory Solnitzky: 5. Eddy Hampe. OPE N PRO: I. Kevin Ande rson : 2. Wi llie Bro te n; 3. Josh ua Koc h; 4 . Tr avis Wasc. e k; 5. Tro y Joh nson . ST K FRM: I. Travis Henric hs: 2. h Troy Solnitzky; 3. Dan Ellio tt ; 4. Logan Coo mbs ; S. Michael Haggar d. VINT TW: I. Kurt Boehlke; 2. Jon Markuson; 3. Joseph Ben rfie ld; 4. Ed Hampe. VET 30 +: I. Dan Elliott ; 2. Logan Coombs: 3. Jose ph Bentfiekl; 4. Dana Rinne; 5. Lissa Golden . SR 40 + : I. Jose ph Be ntfie ld; 2. Lissa Go lden ; 3. Gabrie le Baue r. MSTR 50 + : I. Lar ry Spa rks : 2. Logan Coombs; 3. Jon Markuso n. Endurance Races Whet the Appetite••• VON AHNEN PUEBLO, CO, AUG. 14 he Mount ain Roadrace Association (MRA) w hets the appetites of fans and part icipants alike by holding e nd urance and supermoto races o n Saturday s as an initiation into a festive eve nt weekend. Not o nly is the lure of free admission a temptation to attend, but the racing is spectacular as w ell. While most clubs donate Saturdays a type of track day. the MRA separat es the day into practice and then racing. What be tter way for the racers to better acclimate the mse lves to a track than through com pet ition? Th e "so lo" endurance series races are split into classe s s uch as Ope n, Lightw e igh t a nd Midd leweight , and are he ld as 3D- minu t e sessio ns . W hile 30 - m in ut e sessions are nowhere near the sta ndar d of the W ERA sixhou r events, they are still long enough to breed exc ite men t as the leaders mix w ith lappers in a T as Tony Baker (21) chases Mike Applehans (25) thro ug h the pack in Middleweight endurance action at Colo rado's Pueblo Motorsports Park. Costa Me sa Speedway The Edge and The Kid Split Costa Mesa By ELAINE JONES COSTA MESA, CA, AUG. 14 C Motarcycle Roadracing Association Round 7: Pueb lo Motorspo rts Park By KURT GTU NO V: L Eugene Bazy!; 2. Tony Ewan ; 3. Dave Van De weert: 4. Bruce Baca; 5. Bob Hasenbundl . GTU AM: I. Justin Meye r; 2. David Gallant; 3. Jason Trabert: 4. Tim Gates : 5. Elton Curry . GTO NOV: I. Eugene BazyI; 2. Dave Van De weerr : 3. Jay Hollman: 4. Bruce Baca: 5. Marc Lee. GTO AM : I. Ma.rv Rosencra ns: 2. Zac h Rit che y; 3. Tim Y ng; 4 . ou Justin Meye r: S. Bryce Davis. MORN VINT GTU : I. Jeff Yekel; 2. Chuck Shettsl ine; 3. Dan Elders ; 4. Simon Luciow ; S. Donna Bowde n. MORN VINT GTO : I. Aaron Petrie ; 2 . tes Gerber; 3. Karl Frakes: 4. Dan Qualti re : S. Erik Pe at . M/W S/S PT: I. Just in Meye r; 2. Mart in Sims: 3. Crash l owe: 4. Tracy Schram ; S. Mike Applehans. H/W S/SPT: , . Crash Lowe ; 2. Mike Applegate; 3. Mart in Sims; 4. David Gallant: S. Mike Applehans . OPEN S/SPT: I . Dennie Burke; 2. Ricky Orl ando: 3. Rich Dee ming; 4. David Gossett: 5. Crash Lowe. M/W S/B K: l. Martin Sims; 2. Cr ash Lo we; 3 . De an Del Turco ; 4. Just in Mey e r: S. Tracy Schra m. H/W S/BK: I. Mart in Sims : 2. Dean De l Tur co ; 3. Bryce Davis; 4. Jon Glae fke ; S. Jim Brewer. OPEN S/BK : I. Sha ne Turpin; 2. Dan Turner; 3. Ryan Burke; 4. Ricky O rlando : 5. Shane Cah ill. S/TW GTU : I. Mike Dewitt ; 2. Dale Murphy; 3. Han na Steplewska : 4. Brian Schillinger; 5. Sean Bratt . S{TW GTO : I. Jon Glaefke; 2. Jim Brewer ; 3. Michael Pe tt ifo rd; 4. Ben Fo x: 5. Sonny Petrie . lJW GP: I. Mike Dew itt ; 2. Date Murphy; 3. Jo n Glaefke ; 4. Dan Qualtire: 5. Da n Elder s. Raft: I . Shane Turp in; 2. Dan Turne r; 3. Ri ky O rlando; 4. c Ryan Burke; 5. De nnie Burke. SOLO ENDUR lJW: I. Jo n Glaefke: 2. Mike Dewitt ; 3. Brian Schilli ger; 4 . Sean Bratt ; 5. n Hanna Seeplewska. SOLO ENDUR M/W I. Martin Sims; 2. : De an Del Turco ; 3. Don Atchiso n; 4. Pat rick Lansu; 5. Jeff Gr ace . SOLO ENDUR H/W: I. Mike Applegate; 2. Jo n Glaefke : 3. Crash Lo we: 4. David Gallant; 5. Ed Smalley. SO LO ENDUR OPEN: I. Ryan Burke; 2. Rich Dee ming: 3. Sh a ne Ca hill: 4. David Go ss e tt ; S. Mar k N ud e lm an . SPTSMN : I. Bo b Hase n hundl ; 2. David O lco tt ; 3. Ray Gaimara ; 4. Jeff Bro wn; S. Je ffrey Buer ger. CO LO RADO CL: I. Dave Tippie ; 2. Dan Elde rs; 3. Norma n Lastovica; 4. Chuck Shetts line; S. Scott McRobe rts . OPEN S/MOTARD: I. Jeff Grace ; 2. Scott McRoberts ; 3. Tom W illiams; 4. Jaso n Archu leta; 5. Joe l Frase r. M/W S/ MOTARO: I . Nat ha n Contey ; 2. Chuck Hoppe r; 3. Jaso n Archuleta; 4. Tod d Sledge: 5. Joel Fraser. quest to log the most laps po ssible w ithin the set time limit. No vice and MRA veterans alike part ici pate and battl e fo r points , p rim ing themselves for the sprint races o n Sunday. The Open cla ss saw Race o f t he Rockies regu lar Dan Turner lead for much of t he race o n his Tri-City Cycles GSX-R I000. only to finish back in 14th . Watch ing Turner syst e matically slide bo th w hee ls through turn eight lap afte r lap became so mesmerizing that it was shoc king to see Ryan Burke top the pod ium, w ith Rich Dee ming right behind him. Middlewe ight act ion saw local fast guy Marty Sims ligh t u p the track in his smoot h s ty le . Piloting t he Yamaha YZF6 00R6 w ith " Do ug C ha nd ler pu r po se ne ss ," Sims was ab le t o con siste ntly add to his lead lap after lap. Beh ind him, o ne of the great battles on the track was bet w e e n two vetera ns o f t he clu b : Mike Applehans, on his Suzuki. and Tony Bake r, of Racing to Save Lives fame . Bake r, ridi ng the hariie "The Edge" Venegas and Chris "T he Kid" Manchester split w ins at the reopening of speedway at Costa Mesa . The O range County Fair had kept the bikes off the bullring for most of the month, and it was good to see everyone bac k. Venega s too k the go ld in the Scratch main, and Manches te r won the Hand icap side of the program . The first Sc ratch se mi ha d Bo b by "Boogaloo" Schwartz on the pole . w ith Bryan Yarrow, back from England, in lane two. On the o utside were Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell and Buck Blair. The "Master of the Gat e ," Schwartz. d idn't disappoi nt . read ing the starter beauti fully and never looki ng back . McConnell followed him home, and they were headed (o r the main. Yarro w and Blair would get one more shot in the last-chance qualifier. T he se co nd se mi had Mancheste r o n t he po le . w it h " Fast Ed" Castro in two. On th e o utside were Scott "T he Do minato r" Brant and Venegas. Manche ster went o ut on top , w it h Venegas on his tail. Since bot h are ou tsi de ride rs, the o rde r d idn ' t cha nge in th e q uick four-lapper and they we re heade d to the main. Brant and Castro wo uld meet again in the LCQ . T he po le w en t to Blair as they loaded in (or t he LCQ. Bra nt w as in two . w ith Yarrow and Castro in th re e and fou r. The first try at a go www.cyclenews.com saw Brant get into the tapes, and he w as sent to the 20-yard line . They loaded in again: this time Yarr ow w o n, and he would advance t o the main. Brant finished secon d. They ro lle d to line fo r the Scratch main. McCon nell got the pole , w ith Venegas in two, Schwartz in three , and Yarrow and Manchester on the outside. Manches ter's mechanic pushed his bike to the pits. Manchester was nowh e re to be seen - unt il he ca me o ut of the p it s aboard his bike , w earing see-t hro ugh plas tic leathers made for him by NJK. O therwise. he wore only his jockey briefs and a sm ile. To the cheers of the fans, they lined up for the richest race of the night. When the tapes came up , Venegas explod ed off t he line . H e r uns t he high lin e . and McCo nne ll d ropped dow n to the pole. w he re he does his bes t work. The two due led fo r four laps. but Venegas was not to be den ied, and the victory was his. McCon ne ll was second, with Schwartz, Yarrow and Manchester rounding o ut the field. T he H and ica p main had D ar io Ga lvin, Geo rge Fox and J.T. Mabry on the 10-yard line; Randy "The Rocket " DiFra ncesco alo ne on the 30; McConnell. Schwartz and Ve negas sharing t he 40; and Manc he ster (back in his reg ular gear) on the 50. Galvin gave a goo d account ing of himself. leading the field for the first four laps before Manc hes ter ran him dow n an d t oo k CYCLE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 51

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