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• ~/~;:::::::==:::=:::;::===::.E;~~~~_ > Tony Robinson (15 9 ) topped the 125cc A ond 250cc A clesses ot the AMA District 12 Northern Ohio Championship MX Series opener in Tiffin. AMA Dist rict 12 Northern Ohio Cha m pio nship MX Se ries Round , : Sandusky Valley Riders Club themselves clo se to t he le ade rs week after w e ek. Fe nwick & Pekowsky rode Me t ro Motorcycle-spon sored Yama has - fir st a YZ450F and the n a YZ2S0F - for the last race . Proving horse power is not everyt hing, they had equal success wit h both bikes and scored three third-place finishes . Fenwick e xplained Met ro Mot orcycle 's att itude about Supermoto racing: "We like supporting the spo rt , and the peo ple it draws are grea t! A couple of our customers that are interes ted in building a Supermoto bike are able to get here today and see the track and see exactly wha t all the excitement is reallyabout." A win in the second ro und he lpe d Luke Terlinde n & Kevin W hite 's team take a close th ird overall. These guys had a grea t year and kept getti ng faste r and faster, especialty Wh ite . Te rl ind en wi ll a lso be raci ng in t he AMA Unlimited Supe rmoto Ser ies as a me mb e r of the Crankworks team. Paul Bue tt ne r an d his te am rode a horse named dete rmination to a fourth-place finish on the year. The last race of the year was a perfect e xample : Buett ne r rode like the Lone Ranger and clocked nearly one hou r and SO minutes without getting ou t of the sadd le. AI Hanse n made good use of the race 's last 14 minutes and crossed the line in third place to take home a trophy for the day. Team RAW quietly put in th ree solid races and finished the year in fifth . A tru e team effort , Team RA had the most active ride rs of all the W to p finishers . An d y Mauk , Ric k Gol db e rg, Lindsay Mauk and Wes O rloff all contributed to the team's cause . Elliot Cho and Be n Carlso n, members of the HMC KTM Supe rmo to team , ran the third race of the year as a final step in Carlson's recovery from a bout with mono. The two had a good day on the track, and Cho, Carlson's mechanic, enjoyed the ex perie nce. " It always fee ls good to get out on a bike," o Carlso n explained after the race. "Y u know what I mean?" RESULTS OPEN S/MO TO: I. Co le Walsdori /Scott Died rich, 2. Paul Buettn er/AI Hansen. 3. Andy Fenwick/Jim Pekows ky, 4. l uke Terlinde n/Tom H ic kmann/K e vin Wh ite . 5. Ric k Goldberg/lindsay Mauk/Andy Mauk/VY'es Orloff. Robinson Rips at SVRI By CARL DAVIS TIFFIN, OH, AUG. 15 T ony Robinso n ripped to dou ble Pro -class wins at the Sandusky Valley Riders C lub, sw ee ping round o ne of the AMA Dist rict 12 Northern Ohio Champion sh ip MX Series event. Scheits Motors of Fremont, Oh io, sponso re d the well-attended e vent and prov ided lots of door prizes for the eager pack of riders . The Suzuki-mounted Robinson smoked the 12Scc A and 2S0cc A classes . He was on a mission until Mother Nature shut him down . Robinson ope ned up the day with a win in the 2S0cc A class, over Jake Davis and Dillon Watk ins, and he took the 125cc A class firstmo ta win over Watk ins and Josh Kompa. And that wou ld st a nd as the final resu lts fo r a we at he r-sho rte ne d day. As ra in and lightning moved through the are a, riders rea lized there was no way to co ntinue racing. so a vote was made to end the day. Several ride rs scored double class w ins. Austin Primare ra took wins in the 6Scc ( 10- 1I) class, over Brendan Mack and Clay Elliott, and the n nailed the SScc Extra -class win, over Sean Kilkenny and Zach Rinard. Ke nne th Henry do minate d t he Schoo lboy and 125cc B classes. He scored the Schoolboy victo ry over Bryce Larse n and Brian How ard , and t hen nabbe d the 125cc B win. over Brian Howard and Sammy Isabe l. Robin McClain scratched his way to the win in the Over 2S and Over 30 NB contests and placed runner-up in the 2S0cc B classes, making for a fine effort for the day. RESUL TS 50 BEG : I. Cole Gossa r d (KTM I; 2. Do minic Cruz (Hon); 1, Chelsie Kodar (KTM). 50 (4. 6): I. Brady Patterson (KTM); 2. Evan Cheek (KTM): 1. Cole Ference (KTM). 50 (7-S) : I. Con nor Ference (Suz); 2. Seth Harnishfege r (KTM); 1. Gunnar Flavell (KTM). 65 BEG: I. Scott ie l eighton (Yam ); 2. Chase Sparks (Kaw). 65 (7.9): I. Cade Clason (KTMI; 2. Joe Lautzenheiser (Suz); 3. Davey Boysei (KTM). 65 (1 0.1 1): I. Austin Primare ra (Suz): 2. Bre ndan Mack (Suz): 1. C101y Elliott (KTM). 85 (7 - 11): I. James Just ice (KTM); 2. Austin Pnrnarer a (Suz); 3. Sean Kilkenny(Y am). 85 (12 - 15): I. Matt Stor k (Y am); 2. Nathan Beth al (Suz); 1. Cody Minard (Y am). 8 5 EXT RA: I. Aust in Primar e ra (Suz); 2. Sean Kilkenny (Ya m): 1. Zach Rinard . SlMIN I: I. Shane Durham (Suz): 2. 'Iravis Bair (Suz); 3. Matt Stork (Yam). 12 5 A: I. Tony Robinson (Suz); 2. Dillon Wat kins (Ha n): 3. Josh Kampa {Han ). 125 B: I. Kenneth He nry (KTM): 2. Brian Howard (Hon): 3. Sammy Isabel (Ya m). 125 C: I. Ty Milton (Suz); ler 2. Seth Shoemaker (Suz): 3. Robbie Ris den (Yam 250 A: I. ). Tony Robinson (Suz); 2. Jake Davis (Yam) 3. Dillon Watkins ; (Hon). 250 B: I. Jason Owens (Hon); 2. Ro bin McClain (KTM); 3. Andy Sczypu (Y am). 25 0 C: I. Matt Miller (Suz); 2. Paul Stapula (Hon); 1. John Reichow (Ha n). WMN : I. Jourdan leonard (Suz); 2. Teala Keller (Hon) . SCHBY: I. Kenne t h Hen ry (KTM); 2. Bryce La rse n (Suz); 3. Brian Howar d (Ha n). CLGB Y: I. Josh Kampa (Ha n); 2. Andy Sczypta (Ya m): 3. ja so n O we ns (Ha n). 2 5+ : I. Rob in McClain (KTM); 2. Edd ie Karban (He n): 3. Cory Mason (Y am). 30+ AlB: I. Robin McClain (KTM): 2. Rich Sweat (Ya m); 3. Glenn Severance (Kaw) . 30 + C: I. Paul Stapula (Ho n); 2. John Reichow (Ho n): 3. Dieter Koe chling (Hon). 40 + : I. Scott Watkins (Hon): 2. Rick Hopkins (Hen ); 1. Tim Vaughn (Ha n). Su pe rbike rs 2 Supe rmoto Endurance Series Brigg. and Stratton Motorple x at Road America Walsdorf & Diedrich Take the Lake By MARK WOLBRINK ELKHART LAKE, WI, AUG. 15 E ighte e n teams spent six hours racing one another over nearly 340 miles of dirt and asphalt in the Superbikers2 Supermoto Endurance Series at t he Briggs and Stratton Motorp lex. Never mind that this is a three-race series; the re are not any straightaways at the Motorplex that are longenough to catch your breath . The team of Cole Walsdorf & Scott Diedrich was once again running at the fro nt of the pack, and t he pair wo n the final race in the ser ies . Three grea t performances ea rne d the two a couple of wins and a second-place finish and the overall lead in series points . Taking advantage of all the seat time, both riders are competing in th e AMA Supermoto Series this fall with the Crankworks Team. The re we re three other teams run ning right along with Walsdorf & Died rich. Andy Fenwick & Jim Pekowsky, as we ll as the teams led by Paul Buettn e r and Lu ke Terlinde n , kep t Cole Wa l. do rf rode with Sco tt Died rich to the cha mpion.hip in the Superbikers2 Supe rmo to End u ra nce Series at Brigg s a nd Stratton Motorple x at Road Americ a. USGPRU Natio no l Championship Series Round '0: Barber Motorsports Park Kcraget, Long Raze Barberi By DENNIS WOODS BIRMINGHAM, AL, AUG. 18 arbe r Notorsports Park served as a spec tacular venue for roun d lOaf the USGPRU Nationa l Championship Ser ies, w hich ran in conjunctio n with the Formu la USASeries. In 12Scc GP, th e field was massive , as 42 riders took to t he tra ck for qu alifying. Texas teen W ill Gruy rode his Honda RS12S to a scintillating I:3S.92 lap time and pushed Brian Kcraget to respon d with I:35.79 lap to claim pole. Garrett Carter, having recently returned from a sum mer vacation of racing in England, rode h is Ho nd a RS 125 t o a strong t hird , fo llowed by Scott Moxey. on a Hon da RS125. and J.D. Schend el, on a Yamaha TZI2S . When the green nag dropped for the 125cc GP final. the front -r unne rs hacked thei r wa y through the first turn and set off after leaders Kcraget and Gruy. Giving chase were Carter, Moxe y. Schendel and Todd Puckett . Kcraget pushed Gruy to the limit, and late in the race, the B www.cyclenews.com torrid pace too k its toll, as Gruy tucked the fro nt end and crashed out. This sealed the V ictory for Kcraget. Carter and Ma xey chased hard to claim the remaining spots on the podium. Aft e r show ing ev e ry one th e fas t line , Kcrag e t inst r u c t e d Carter in the proper techn ique for opening of a champag ne bortle . a skill t hat Garrett may put to good use in his future racing career. In 2S0cc GP action , the field w as also ex ce pt io nally deep, with 40 ride rs entered . Barre t Long threw down the quickest qualifying lap on his TZ25 0 at I:34.0 I, while Sean Wray, also TZ2S0-mounted . followed close ly with a time of 1:34.9 1. Bill Himmelsbach e dge d out Kcraget for third, and western - region champ Sean McNew rounded out the top five spots on the grid. In the 2S0cc GP fina l, Kcraget got the ho leshot, fo llowe d by Scott McN ew. on his RS250. After the first lap, Long charged to the front , and he and Kcraget began to stretch out a lead as times plummeted be low the qualifying pace. Scott McNew foug ht off Himmelsbach and Wray for much ofthe race , but a near-crash in the closing laps allowed the pair to get past. The ord er re mained the same at the finish, with Lo ng tak ing first from Kcraget , a nd Himme lsbach climbing the final podium rung. CYCLE NEWS • SEP TEMBER 29, 2004 55

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