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S uper mot o USA No r-Cal Championship Series Round 4: Areo Arena Motorfest PHOTOS BY BRED SAUN DERS No Sightseeing Allowed in Supermoto Vet Class By BRETT SAUNDERS 5AC~ENTO,CA,AUG. 15 H iss Rac ing an d Sup ermot o USA join ed force s to put on a mas sive Supe rmo to event at the Arco Are na in Sacramento, California. Fourteen classes of Super motos raced on the innovative indoor /o utdoo r track, which wou nd through the huge pave d parki ng lo t , into and o ut of the are na. It was one of the longest tracks on wh ich the racers have competed in California, and it also had the most tech nical dirt sect io n. Ride rs started in the steamy parking lot , blasted th ro ugh tw o tw isty left-lig ht transit io ns, and then took a hard left at Motor ex Corner before descendi ng the dark and slippery co ncrete ramp d own into t he arena. O nce inside , the Super motos e ncounte red a stee p-faced jump , fo llowed by a blue grooved turn , before the y exited via anot her access ramp back into the bright sunshine outside. But that was just half a lap! Once outside, t he racers still had to negotiate a massive tabletop jum p before e ntering the fast and twisty tarmac section. It was a wildly popular and fun t rack, for both the racers and the fans. The re was awesome racing in many classes, but the Vet Expert class provided race fans with the rarest of e ndings: a down-to-the-wire, quarter-b ike leng th ph o t o fin ish. The ra ce starte d innocently enough, wit h wily Veter ans Paul Orlandi, Brian Peco re and Allen Yarrow lining up against such Vet-class newb ies as Paul Hart and Jeff Leggitt . O rlandi got his trademark holesh ot and put a huge gap o n the field. By midra ce , Orlandi had a full-straightwa y lead on his nearest compet ito r, Ste ve Ayler. Orl andi had the cruise con trol on, but it wasn't turned up quite high e nough. As t he laps passed , Orlandi continued to turn fast laps, but Ayler' s Arizona Su mmer Go ld Series Round 6: Thrasher/and MX Park The Gold Rush Continues! By MIKE PARKS GLENDALE, AI, AUG. 14 igh temperatures and a blazingArizona sun were not enough to kee p the racers at home . If you can tough out a summer series in the blazing desert , not much else will slow you up when the te mpe ratu res coo l down . A large crowd had gathered by the time the first gate dro pped. Th e y w e re t here to see some of the best racers compete on one of the most spectator-friendly track s in the state. One might t hink t here was a Pr o Wrestl ing or H NASCAR even t , judg ing by how e xcite d th e crowd was becoming. But that' s why Arizona MX is beco ming as huge as t he ot her fo ur major spo rts in this state. The races we re fast and fur ious fro m the sta rt. T he big boys of the Big Bike Open class 44 w e re just a bi t fast e r - and , unfort unate ly, O rlandi didn't have a pit board to te ll him th at Ayler was roaring up behind him like a r unaway train. As O rland i basked in th e glory of w hat he tho ught w as an easy w in, Ayle r nipped him at the chec kered flag by the slightest of margins ! In the O p en class , KTM fa cto r y p ilot Jurgen Kunzel dominated t he field , wrest ing the lead fro m loca l Supermoto Leo "Pucho" Bagnis o n the sec ond lap of the main event. Bagnis was fast, as was White Brot he rs' Steve Drew, but Kunze l w as in a class by him self, and he gra bbed the lion's share of the $7 50 0 Pro purse. Bakersfield's Josh Chisum took ho me so me gas money. as he wo n the 450 cc main on his Joke r Machine Honda, wit h Bran don Currie and local he ro Cory Call roundi ng out the 450cc podium. In the fastes t-growing Supermoto class, the 250cc Lightweight divisio n, Bobb y Fong ruled the track. He grabbed to p honors , along w ith a season's supply of Moto rex O il and Chemicals, whe n he bested Supermoto Racer Magazine's Scott Hoffman and Paul Hart . Th e nex t Supermoto USA e vent is sc he d ule d fo r Se pt e m be r 26 at the Uk iah Fairgro unds . Racers and fa ns alike can anticipate a super event at anot her brand-new Nor thern Califo r n ia ve nue . Ch ec k out www.su permoto usa .co m for rac e sche d ule and details. eN ARCO ARENA S A CRAM ENTO, CAUfORNIA R ES ULTS: AUGUST 15, 2004 (ROUND 4) SR so: I. Kyle Engle ; 2. Mark Walker ; 3. Joe Bennett; 4. Bryan Haycock; 5. Ryan Jones . s/s O: I. Josh Seme; 2. Gage McAllister; 3. Andre w Snow; 4. Zacha ry Th inger; S. No lan Barke r. P RO D MIN I: I. Jonathan Keams ; 2. Frank Gowin; 3. Trent Miller; 4. Just in Ford . HOD MINI : I. Cameron Baker; 2. Bronson Pearce ; 3. Ryan Kea rns; 4. Dom inic got it going, with Motoworks-sponsored Justin Leac h gelli ng t he ho les ho t and lea ding the e ntire ra ce . The se co nd mo ta , however, feat ured the r e -e me rge nce of Je r e my Ande rso n, returni ng after recove ring fro m a bad injury. He's been spending his riding time on the tractor, groom ing Canyon Off-road Park. Time on the track (even on a tra ctor) see ms to have kept his speed up e nough to challenge the front-r unners and even take the win. Ne xt up were the Schoolboys, always one of the best classes to watch and full of action, and t his night was no diff nt. John Michael Sylvia ere placed seco nd in both motes, which was good for the o verall w in w he n local 14 -ye a r- ol d phenom Bill McMaster stalled his bike and had a difficult time getting the 2S0F going again. The North Valley Ho nd a/Mo m & Dad-su pp o rt e d McMaster came back to win the second mo ta but had to settle for th ird on the night. The future of the sport is in the hands of the kids and their parents. Eff is rewarded with ort love, affection and encouragement; a win gets a big trophy and bragging rights at schoo l, at least until t he ne xt race . O ne o f th e stan dout SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 • CYC LE NEWS Seo" Hoffmon was runner-up in the 2S0cc Lightweight class. Colindres ; 5. Anso n Maloney. Sf MINI : I. Ryan Keams; 2. Gage McAllister; 3. Callion McHaney; 4. Cha nce AJdridge; 5. Josh Serne. MINI- H O TA RD: I. Dan Alamangos ; 2. Joe Auzenne; 3 . Rick y Col indres; 4 . Er ik Scha ffer ; S. Sean Dodenhoff. S/lIW: I. Cameron Beaubier; 2. Anthony Fong Jr.; 3. Michaet Martin; 4. Travis Ohge; 5. Michael Avila. 150 l/W: I. Bobb y Fong ; 2. Scott Hoffman; 3. Paul Ha rt ; 4. Garrett Willis; S. Colin MacDona ld. 450 : I. Jo sh Ch isum; 2. Brandon Currie; 3. Cory Call; 4. Don Biava: S. Gary Trachy. OPEN: I. Jurgen Kunzet (KTM); 2. Leonardo Bagnis (Ha n); pe rformers at this race was Finishing Touchbacked Justin Schaffer, who dominated the Pee Wee Beginners with two wins. Also noteworthy was the BScc ( 12- 13) w inner, Michael Hamm, who beat a talented field of determined kids in bo th motos. The 85c c (7- 11) winner, Anthony De Fazio , put his Honda up front a nd w as rele ntless in defending his position. The 85cc Beginne r w inner. DKM Factory-backed Matthew Mielke, may not have gotten the start he wanted, but he surely got the finish he was loo king for. Schoo l was open when the 65cc Modified (9-1 I) contest go t unde r way, and Josh Hinds was teaching the class how to win both motos. With Iccal to p Pro C huck Jones still nursing a broken ankle - and racing with one foot on the peg and th e othe r in a cast - it wa s basically Anderson Refr ige rat ion -s upported Jere my Anderson's race to lose. Anderson didn't make the first gate, which gave the overa ll victory to Jo ne s wi thout a fight and allo wed t he Palo Verde- backed ride r to retain his Pro po ints lead. R ESULTS P/W BEG: I. Just in Schaffer (Yam); 2. Preston Cicogni (Pol). P/W IR (4·6j , I. John Harris (KTM); 2. Tanner Shugg 40th Anniversary 3 . Steve Dr e w (Han); 4. Micky Dymo nd (KT M); 5 . Jo sh Ch isum (Han). SPTSH N: I. Vincen t Guisande Jr.; 2. Josh Ja c kso n; 3. Br ian Pe c o r e ; 4 . Br a n d o n Snow; 5 . Colin MacDonald . VET OPEN: I. Steven Ayler; 2. Paul Orlandi; 3. Brian Pecore ;". Paul Hart : 5. Dave Deveau . M/W NOV: I. Chad Cose ; 2. Richard Perrin ; 3. Trevor Watson ; 4. Jared Herman; 5. Don Hayler. OPE N N OV: I. Qu inte n Fry; 2. Danny Giguere ; 3. Mike Mondo: -to Brandon Snow; 5. Artdy Sbeucrc ss. (KTM); J . Kyle De ar ing (Cob). P/W SR (7 -0): I. Johnn y Garcia (Kaw). 65 BEG: I. Jo hnny Gar cia (Kaw); 2. Zachary Zimmerman (Kaw). 65 (4-8) : I. Anthony De Fazio (Kaw). 6S MOO (9 · 1 I)' I. Josh Hinds (Kaw); 2. Kody O.-agt (Kaw); 3. Joseph Penlo (Kaw). 85 BEG: I. Matthew Mielke (SOl); 2. Alex Cams(Hon ); 3. Michael Jakul (Yam); 4. Matt Cole (Kaw). 85 (7-11 ): I. Antho ny De Fazio (Hon ); 2. KyleHatz (Yam); 3. Miles Shugg (Yam); 4. Jo seph Pe na (Kaw); 5. Aus t in We lls (Kaw). 85 (12 - 13) : I. Michael Hamm (Kaw); 2. Bob Worth (Yam); J. Brian McCart hy (Yam); 4. Mat Bishop (Suz); 5. James McMaste r (Ha n). 85 ( 14. 16): I. Chas e Tho mas (Kaw); 2. N .S. Sullivan (Ha n). S/M IN I: I. Michae l Hamm (Kaw); 2. Chas e Thomas (Kaw); 3. Mat Bisho p (Suz); 4. Anthony De Fazio (Hon ); 5. Bob Worth (Y am). 12 5 BEG: I. Travis Casteel (Yam); 2. Chase Cr ens haw (Y am); 3. Tyler Shearer (Yam); 4. Andre w Ward (Yam); 5. Tere Bo lard (Yam). 125 B: I. Bill McMaster (Han); 2. De an Wilcox (Suz). 125 c: I. Mark Gr o ssma n (Hon ); 2. Zac h Pru eh (Ha n); 3. Brian McC arty (Yam); 4. Chris Har ris (KTM); 5. David Bishop (Suz). 25 0 B EG : I . Dewey Agves; 2. Kevi n Ba uch (Han); 3. Mike Carugno (Hon ); 4. C hris Truitt. 2 50 B: I. Dave Jarvis (Kaw); 2. Lawrence Kenehart. 250 C: I . Just in leach (Han ); 2. Jason Pellerman (Ha n) ; 3. Mike Par ks (Yam); 4. Roben Howa rd (Ha n); S. l e e He rtz (Yam). BfBK OPEN : I. Justin l each (Hon); 2. Jeremy Anderson (KTM); 3. Jonah Trussel (Yam); 4. Alfred Diamon d. PRO : I. Chu c k Jo ne s. SCHBY: I. John Michael Sylvia(Ha n); 2. David Bishop (Suz); 3. Bill McMaster (Hon); 4. Tyler Shearer (Yam 5. Colin Ruthem (Han ). VET ); BEG: I. Dan Canner (SOl). VET B: I. David Jarvis (Kaw): 2. Steve Davis (Yam). VET C: I. Aaron Stewart (Han) ; 2. Mike Parks (Yam); 3. Tad Davis (Yam). 40+ BEG: I. l ew Ca ins (Yam); 2. Jeff Dec ker (Hon); 3. Robert Howard (Hon). 4 0+ C: I . Bill Shugg (Kaw): 2. Bruc e Buchanan (Han); J . Kim Pellerm an (Ha n).

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