Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

T he final USGPRU Cham pionship round is scheduled for Virg inia Intern ation al Raceway in Alton, Virg inia, on September 26. R ESULTS 12 5 GP : I. Brian Kcraget (Ho n); 2. Gar re tt Ca ner (Hon); J. Scott Ma xey (Hon); 04 . J.D. Schende l (Yam); S. Josh Herrin (Hon); 6. Tod d Puckett (Hon); 7. James Boudreau (Ho n); 8. John Hjelm (Hon ); 9. Steve Wenner (Hon) ; 10. Stewart Aitken- Cade (Hon) . ::ZSO GP : I. Barrett l on g (Yam); 2. Brian Kcrag et (Hon); l , Bill H immelsbach (Yam); 4. Sean Wray (Yam); 5. Scott McN ew (Hon); 6 . Steve Wenn e r (Hon ): 7. Bruce Und (Yam); 8 . Mark Stiles (Yam); 9 . Nob i Iso (Yam): ID.John long (Yam ). battle befo re Galvin went down a nd forced Valdez do w n as well . Valdez was awa rded the victory, Gino Manza res finished seco nd, Eddie Conner was third. Joe y Holt finished fo urt h. and Galvin was placed in fifth . RESULTS SCR : I. C hris Manc hes t er, 2. Charlie Venegas; l . Ran dy D iFr an c e sco ; 4. Bobby Krips . 0-2 : I. T im G om ez ; 2. Hideaki Ota; 3. Rohn Zellne r, 4. Brian Starr. 0 -3: I. Mike Bo yle ; 2. Carl Ga za fy ; 3 . N ath an Sm e lser; 4 . Gre g Vandemo re . YTH 0 - 1: I . Ricky Wells ; 2. Jason Ramirez . YT H 0 -1 : I. Ricky Valde z; 2. G ino Ma nures; 3. Edd ie Co nne r; 4. Joe y Holt ; 5 . Nat han Ga lvin. SCR CONSI: I. Shawn McCon nell; 2. Shaun Harmatiuk; 3. Robbie Sauer; ... Justin Boyte. The Grand M anchest er Masters Indust Smith Pounds on Portland INDUSTRY HILLS, CA, AUG. 18 t Port land Internat ional Raceway, the Wo men 's class w as a must -se e , as the bar was ra ised to a whol e new leve l. In th e first mota, Susan Smith got o ut to an early le ad and nat ou t left the pack behind . Katie "Shaky" Wharton quickly moved into the second- place posi tion but fell short of Smith 's pac e and had to settle fo r second . Kat ie 's yo unge r sister jessie battled with Sierra Shirley fo r most of the mota, and o n th e last lap jessie finally got by for third place . In th e second m o ta , Sm ith o nc e aga in blasted out into the lead and never even loo ked back . Katie was running in a lo ne ly se cond place but was losing several seconds per lap to Smith. jessie was working on the thi rd -place po sition again an d alm o st los t it wh en s he a nd lisa Moor e collided , but jessie kept o n go ing, wh ile Moore 's bike got kicked out of gea r. Smith took the win, Katie took second and jessie was th ird. Smith ( I- I) took the overall win. Katie (2-2) took second. an d Jess ie (3-3) finished third . Moore (S-4) finished fo urt h overall. and Annie Schuster (6-S) took fifth. Smith continued her dom inance in the O ldTim ers division , ta king the o verall w in in th e Amateur class . Del Latham was the onl y ride r in the Expert class and kept it upright to sco re his class win. In the Amateur and No vice classe s, Smith w as on a roll, runn ing w ith Latham in the firs t moto and wor king her w ay u p in the sec ond m o ro, b ut in both moto s Smith ' s outcome w as the same: first place . Phil Davis (2 - 2) w a s t he second -p lac e r ider in the Amateur class. and C harles Arnet (3- 3) Look third. Ro d Mars hall (4 -4) wa s fourth. and th e other Arn et brot her. Do ug (7-S). too k fift h. Winn ing th e Novice class was Ron Lutman ( II). whi le Ste ve Konell (2-2) took o t her. Tom Potter (4- 3) wa s third. Jam e s N eff (3-4 ) w as fourth . and Ross Filley (5-5) was fifth. David Sibley was the dom inant fo rce in the Over The Hill Intermediate class, going 2- 1 fo r the overall w in. jo hn Fo e ckler won the first mota, but luck wasn't with him in the second moto and he placed a d istant second , tak ing se co nd ove rall with a 1-2 tally . Dale Neely, Keith DiBrino, Curtis Wharton and Scott Ha las w e re in a constant battle for t hi rd in both rnot os, but it w as Ne ely (4-3) who scored the spot o verall. DiBr ino (3 -5 ) took fourt h. a nd Curt is ( S- 4) took fifth in his first-ever Intermed iate rac e . 50 (4·6 ): I. Ryder Waite (Pol); 2. Warren Higgins (Co b); 3. Cody Herz og (KTM); 4. Sean Reyes (Ho n); 5. Ryan Martin (Pol). 50 (7.8) : I. Keltin Boykin (Cob); 2. Andrew Nessel (Po l); 3. C ale b G illum (KT M); of . Cody Sm ith (KTM); 5 , C oo ne r Mitchell (Cob) . 60 (6-8 ), I. z.dwy Benym;on (K;ow); 2. jon;oth;on Andrews (Suz); J. _ De La Gnnge (KTM); • . Sierra Shirley (Suz); 5. Jared Turcott e (Suz). 60 (9. 11): I. Matth ew Shirley (Kaw); 2. Brody T h orn (Kaw) : 3. Jac k Foe ckler (Suz); 4. Maso n Wha rto n (Suz); S. Michael Miller (Suz). 60 OPEN: I. Manhew Shirley (Kaw); 2. Brody Them (Kaw); l . Daniel Blew (Hon); 4 , Jonathan And rew (Suz) . 80 BEG 0 _1: I . Thomas Moore (Kaw ); 2. Trevor Billups (Yam); 3. Ch r is Brown (Ho n); 4. Jo nath an Mo ntg ome ry (Yam); 5 . Nee! Burr es (Yam). 80 BEG 0 -2: I. C orey Th iesen (Yam); 2. David Blew (Hon); 3. Jesse Wyffe ls (Yam); .. . Jeremiah P icku p (Yam); S. Je re m y But ler (Yam) . 80 JR : I. Mike Pontious (Suz); 2. Trevor Scribner (Hon ); 3. Kyle Ulrich (Suz); 4 . Broc Barn e s (Su z); 5 . Ch ris Kolde (Yam) . 80 IN T: I. N at ha n Te e l (Su z); 2. Austi n Ull r ich (H o n); 3. Zac h ary Jo hns on (Hon) . S/ M IN I: I. Na tha n Te e l (Suz); 2, Austin Ullrich (Hen) ; l . Mike Pon tious (Suz); .. . Kyle Ulrich (Suz); S. Tre vor Scribner (Ho n), 125 BEG : I. Brice Riec k (Yam); 2. Adam Go rdale (Hon) ; l . Nick Dunn (Hon); 4. Garr et linle (Suz); S. Nichol as D e La Grang e (KTM). 125 JR: I. Tra vis McC lint o n (Yam); 2 . Kyle Rhe ault (Ho n); 3. Cory Holl en (Yam); 4 . Kyle Ko nell (Hon) ; S. Richie Pera acca (Kaw) . 125 INT: I. Matt Wilson (Yam); 2. Mitche ll Rask (Hon ); 3. Ra ym C on ke y (KTM); .. . Nic k Rask (Ho n). 150 BEG : I. Brice Rieck (Yam); 2. Richard Gillum (KTM); 3. Ale x Reck (Suz); 4. Matt Gellemlan (Y am); S. Keith Birdsong (Suz ). 150 JR: I. Sean Ekerson (Hon ); 2. R.D . H all (Hon); 3. Keith McKenzie (Yam); 4. Jared Rennie (Hon ); S, Dan iel Tikka (Yam). 150 INT: I. Adam Metzler (Suz); 2. David Sibley (Yam); l . Darby Heck (Ho n). 150 PR O : I . Jo e y Mancus o (Hon) ; 2. Sea n Sparkman (Hon) ; 3. Anthony Cerruti (Hon): 4. Joe McCra w (Ho n) . WMN : I . Susa n Sm it h (Ho n); 2. Kat ie Wharton (Hen ); l . Jessica Wharton (Suz); 4 . li sa Moore (Suz); 5. Annie Schuster (Kaw). BTH: I . Man Wi lson (Yam); 2. Beau Brown (Hen); 3. Kyte Rheault (Hon ); of . Richard Ferza cca (Kaw); S. Travis McClinton (Yam). UTH AM : I . Kevin Eakin (Hen) ; 2. Scott Sundin (Hon) . UTH EX: I. TIm Holas (Yam); 2. Raym Conkey (KTM); 3. Joe McC ra w (Hon ). OTH BEG: I. Wes Have (Yam); 2. Darin Walz (Kaw ); 3. Scott Parnell (Hon) ; ... Steve Kone ll (Hen) ; 5. Kevin Bird so ng (Yam). OTH JR: I. Ste ve Pan it ch (Hon) ; 2 . Br ia n G ra nberg (Yam); 3 . C lar k Mo ore (KT M); 4 . Lar ry G itc h (Yam); S. Richar d Gillum (KTM). O TH INT: I. David Sibley (Yam 2. J ); ohn Foec kler (5uz); 3. Dale Nee ly (Yam) ; 4. Keith DiBrine (Hen ); S. Curt is Wha rton (Hon). orr NOV: l . Ron Lutm an (Hon ); 2. Steve Konell (Hon) ; l . Tom Potte r (Yam); 4. James Neff (Ho n); S. Ross Fille y (Yam). orr AM : I. Susan Smith (Hon); 2. Phil Davis (Hen): 3. Charle s Arnet (Hen) ; 4. Rod Mars hall (Hen); 5. Doug Amet(K3w). orr EX : I. Del Latham (K3w). PORTLAND, OR, AUG. 19 F RESULTS Por/la nd 'n/ernational Raceway By JUSTIN o rme r Nation al Ch ampion Ch ris Manchester sco red a d ram atic victory in the Scratch main wi th a pass in th e final co mer at the Grand at Indus try H ills. The first attem pt to run the ma in ended in a heap in t u rn two when Bobby Kri ps went do wn, leaving Randy DiFrancesco nowhere to go but into the fallen rider. Both riders were down for sev e ral m inutes ; DiFrancesco w as able to make the restart, but Krips had to leave the trac k with assistance . Charlie Venegas, w ho entered the ma in even t undefeated , launched into th e lead on the r estart a nd w as succe ssful in ho lding o ff Manches ter for two laps, but his luck changed when he next en tered turn o ne : Venegas hit a hole . which fo r c e d h im w ide a n d allowed Manch ester to run up the inside on the back straight. Venegas w as able to use the outs ide to mainta in th e lead as th ey took th e w hite nag, but Manchester tried the low line on the back stra ight again. Manchester's inside line pro ved to be superior. and he surg ed into th e lead on the final corner and b eat Venegas t o th e chec kered flag by inches. DiFrancesco finished th ird , and Krips w as credited with fo urt h. Shawn McConnell to o k th e lead in the first semi and w as we ll on his w ay to the ma in when a rough spot on the track forced him wide and allow ed first Krips and th en DiFranc e sco to go by on the inside and tak e th e two transfers to th e ma in. In the other sem i, Venegas w as victo r io us again, and Mancheste r 's sec o nd place allowed him to take a place in th e main as w e ll. McConne ll scored a close v ict o ry over Shaun Harrnartuk in th e Scratch Consolation , w it h Robbie Sau e r finish ing t h ird and justi n Boyle being cr edited wit h fo urt h. Tim Gomez made winning the Division Two ma in event lo o k e asy fo r th e se con d st raigh t w ee k. Japan's Hideaki Ora finished sec o nd. Rohn Zellner was third, and Brian Starr finished fourth . Mike Boyle fought o ff all th e ch allenges that C arl Gazafy could muster to win the Divisio n Three main e vent. Th e two rid ers ba tt led throughou t t he four-lap race , but Boyle was able to hold on for th e w in, ahead of Gazafy. N athan Sme lser w a s third , and Greg Vandemore finished fourth . Both Y uth main eve nts e nded prematurely o due to crashes. Ricky Wells w as victo rio us, over jason Ramirez , in Division One after Ramirez fell. In th e Yo uth Divi s ion Two main , Ricky Valdez and Nathan Galvin had a great two-lap 56 WHARTON A SEPTEMBER 29, 200 4 • CYCLE NEWS T.J. Fowler (3) cruises to an easy Handicap main-event victory as Bobby Hedden tries the fo r outside dirt during Fast Fridays Speedway action in Auburn, California. Fast Fridays Speedway Gold Country Fairgrounds Bast Bangs Out Fast Frida s Winl AUBURN,CA ,AUG.20 T .. he 1998 SRA United States National Speed way Champion, Bart "Simpso n" Bast. survived a harrowing first -turn collision with Chris Kerr to take his th ird Fast Fridays Scratch ma inevent victory of t he season. Starting from lane two , Bast was the quickest off the line an d en te re d th e first turn slightly ahead of pole sitt e r Kerr. Bobby "The Blaze " Hedden and Chad Felicio completed the field and sta rted from lanes three and four, res pecti vely. Kerr, who was fortunate en ough to draw th e ins id e start ing pos ltlon . conversely had th e misfort une of having to operate on a teammate's bike, due to a broken clutch on his own. "I was riding Bill Hiles' bike . and that thing y is set up way d ifferent than mine, and I had trouble getting used to it," Kerr explained . Despite Bast's slight adva ntage off the line . the two ride rs came together in t he ape x of the first turns and had a collisio n that was audible from the stands . Amaz ingly, bot h riders remained up right , and as Bast careened off in 40th Anniver sary th e right d irection , ma intain ing the race lead , Kerr was left sp inning like an errant compass pointer, eventually facing th e infield. "Boy, you couldn't have drive n a need le into my butt w ith a sledgehammer afte r we got together in the first tu rn ," Bast de clared after the race . Kerr 's troub les we re n' t o ver quite ye t. as Hedden w as unable to avo id him complet ely and clipped his bac k t ire , ending his night o f racing. Hedden, w ith Felicia in tow, w en t afte r Bast, but both ride rs sp ent the remaini ng laps chas ing a gho st , as Bas t rode smooth ly and mistake-free to Mark jo ine r' s chec ke red flag. In Handicap act ion . IO-yard handicappe r Mark Carrillo led the first two laps. but he was unabl e to ho ld off 30 -yarde r T.J. Fowler. w ho took his fourt h Handicap main win of the season . Fowler ended up winning by a big. comfortab le margin, due to his com petition literally falling off the pace . Felicia , w ho started from the 50. was the first to go wh e n he fell off in lap three. Lone 40- yard starter Ker r, t e st ing out that backup jawa , slid dow n in tum two on lap four, leaving the runner-up spot to Bast . Hedden was th ird, and fourt h place went to Carrillo. Divis io n Tw o veteran Bill Warnoc k beat fellow IO-yard starter Kell Kerrigan off th e line in the Division Two final and held on to lead it the entire way for his first ma in-even t V ictory of the season. In the Yo ut h D iv is io n One ma in , shortyard age starter Ricky Fe licio made his initia l

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