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/ / •• PHOTO BY T1M @MOTOSHOTS.COM Honey Lake S ummer S er ies Round 4 : Honey Lake Motocross Park L ogan Claws Out the Cilampionship By CASHEL HACKLAND MIUORD,CA,AUG.29 t ' S been a " sum mer of love " (or all the win - I ners in the 2004 Honey Lake Motocross Park Summer Series. Victory was never sweeter in the eyes of Casey Logan as when the second moto on August 29 secured him his champi- onship and grand prize . T he IS -year-old Lo ga n ha s d isp lay e d st e ad y im prove men t an d focus t hroughou t t he tou r - ro und series . C a lc u la t ing what pos ition he needed to t ake t he t itle , Logan jo ined Josh Dupp o ng, Bryan Rodge rs, Steve jump , Ken ny Inga lls a nd th e other 12Scc j un iors on th e line for th eir firs t mo to o f th e day. Logan's reaction tim e off the gat e was slightly off, and he bo und ed o nto t he track abo ut mid pac k. Rod ge rs a nd th e Ya ma hamo unt ed Du ppo ng t oo k charge at the fr ont and were lightni ng-qui ck . while Logan moved m e ticu lously t hrou gh t he t hro ng of m ore than 20 riders. Th e n, unwilling to settl e for a posit io n that sa fely se cu re d his tit le , he moved in to try for his familiar spo t at the fro nt . Logan passed Rodgers o n t he downh ill and then se t his sights on Dupp ong. Loga n chose, wisely, to go wide on the turn before the scoring tower, and he came out ahead of Duppong. The two we re bar t o bar going over the scoring -towe r jump; Logan pulled ahe a d on t he small straight and c alculated the d ouble jumps perfectly before ta king a command ing le ad. In mo to two, Logan charged up the straight mo re aggressively but still lost the holeshot , to Jump . However, he maneuvered around Jump to cla im t he lead . D up po ng was creeping forw ard, and after passing jump, he challenged Logan arou nd Clubho use C orner. D up po ng passed Logan and seemingly flew up MX39S. However, Logan reclaimed the le ad , and he claimed the win and the overall. as we ll as the champ ionship for 20M! Michael Bran des, Eric Nye , Scott Davis, Beau judge , jeff Simas and Shaw n MacDonald ma de up t he co mpet itive 2S0cc Pr o class. Judge shot o ut of the start gate and claimed the holeshot, as the five riders beh ind him vied for the runne r-up spot . As judge headed up the infamo us uphill , Nye and Brand e s were close be hind . N ye ha d unho ly speed com ing off th e downhill, and his momen tum help ed him sna tch t he lea d fr o m ju dge . Brandes qu ickly did the same, leaving judge to defend th ird position. Brandes close d in on Nye, and w it h t wo la p s t o g o he made his m o ve . Brandes cro ssed the finish line ahead of Nye and judge . MacD o nal d , Da vis a nd Simas ro unded o ut the top six. Mota two saw the riders mixing th ings up a bit. Bra ndes claimed t he holeshot , w ith Davis, Nye and judge close behin d. W ithout having to fight for the lead, Brandes sailed to an easy win. Ho ne y La ke ' s Summer Ser ies w a s success ful again th is yea r. Danie l Mills walked away w ith a brand-new 6 Sc c bike of his choice ! T he part icipat ion of the series sponsors - Suzuki, Fo x Racing, Pro C ircu it , Scott USA and jo hn Asguaca 's Nugget - and of everyone who he lps su pport the faci lity is much ap preciated. Casey Logan took both 125cc Junior moto wins, the overa ll ond the chompionship ot round four of th e Honey Lake Summer Series. 4. Ryan Tant um (Yam); 5 . Con nor Jard ine (Hon ). SO (4-6) A D Y: I . Tucke r Larreu (Kaw); 2. Devin He ard (KTM). 50 (7 +) BEG: I. Taylor Kemp (Ho n). 50 (7 +) JR: I. Kirst en l ea ltad (KTM): 2. Sierra Hunew ill (Pol ); 3. Justin Hansen (KTM). 50 (7 + ) ADY : I. Ty Simince (KTM): 2. Garr ett Kinsler (KTM); 3. Tyle r ScMegel mikh (KTM). 60 BEG : I. Bre ndan Davis (KTM): 2. Luke Jump (Kaw) ; 3. Ty Tremai ne (KI M); 4 . DiIIli MIlls (Hon) ; S. cj. loomis (Suz). 60 JR.: I. d Jesse Maste rpool (Kaw) ; 2. Jordan Kinsler (KTM); J. Joh n Hansen (KTM); 4. Korie H aas (Kaw); S. Jesse Gor e (KTM). 60 INT: I . Aaron Siminoe (KTM); 2. Ty 5iminoe (KTM). 80 BEG: I. Je sse M~terpool (Kaw) ; 2. Ryan Berry (Kaw); 3. Tyler Morg an (Yam) : 4. Sabrina Wos ick (Hon); 5. C asey Hunew\ll (Yam). 8 0 JR: I. Blake Ballard (Yam ); 2. Travis Pitt (Suz); 3. Cody Moms (Yam); 4. Austin Robinson (Yam ); 5. Austin Hoeft (Yam). 80 INT: I. Joshua MOlT OS(Kaw); 2. Blake Jump (Yam ); 3. Tayior Bittner"(Suz); 'I. Kurt Hamam (Kaw ); 5. Ross Neely (KTM). 51MIN I: I. Joshua Mo rr o s (Kaw ); 2. Kurt Hamann (Kaw ); 3. Ross Nee ly (Suz) ; 4. 8r.lndon &.:tef" (Suz) ; S. John VaI!erio (Hon). 125 BEG: I. C .) Aken (Hen): 2. bck PoImquen (Hen); J. Jesse L_ (Hon ); 4. Broc Jump (Y am); 5. Josh Berry (Yam). 125 1ft: I. Casey logan (Yam); 2. Steve Jump (Yam); J. josh Duppong (Yam); 4. Mlkey Syf\,estri (Yam); 5. Brya n Rodgen (Yam). 115 INT: I. Ryan Hazen (Hon); 2. Aaron Harve y (Yam); 3. Ale x Edwar dso n (Yam ): 4 . Just in Soul e [Kaw] : S. Tra vis Mciver (Ho n). 125 PRO: I. Michael Brandes (Yam); 2. Eric. Nye (Yam); l . Man Busse ll (Suz); "'. Rory Krein (Hon ); S. eN HONEY LAKE MOTOCROSS PARK MILFORD, CAUfORNIA R ESUL TS: AUGUST 29, 2004 (ROUND 4) JR (4-6) : I . Gavin C louser (KTM); 2. Ro wdy Broughton (KTM); J . Travis Wosick (KIM); 4 . C heyenne Wosick (KTM); 5. Aust in Sch lege lmilch (Po l). 5 0 (4 -6) BEG : I. W illiam lon no (KTM); 2. Ron Evans (Pol); 3. Cha nce Powning (Yam); z s m a s ~ ~ a .... f;l c, Yamaha's Neil Ha le of Cha tto noo g o, Tennessee, pulled off se co nd place overall in the 250cc C class a t TMT MX Park in Monteagle, Tennessee, thus securing his first-ploce sta nding in the Southern All-Stars Tour. comeback follo w ing a sho w -sto pp ing cra sh d uring pra ctice earlier in th e day. Gaines and Bell sc ore d first and se cond in both mot os, respec tively.and Free man finished t hird overa ll. Y amaha jockey Chuc k Palmer made it to the first turn ahead of the pack in mota one of the O ver 3S class , follo w ed c lo se ly by Hon damoun ted Jon McCabe and Suzuki rider Cra ig Greer. A surp rising finish saw the w in go to McCa be aft e r Pa lmer c rashed just before re ach ing t he finish line . Palme r re mo unt e d q uick ly e no ug h t o pla ce sec o nd . Gr e e r garnered third . Palmer came back with a vengeance in moto two, as he and McCabe stayed neck and neck . ahead of the pack, throughout the race. Palmer pulled off the first -place finish, leaving second to McCabe. Greer accepte d his co nsiste nt thirdplace finish . Keith Dav is a nd Ch uck Greer claimed fourth and fifth. The SAS To u r w ill return t o T MT o n October 2 and 3 fo r Huntsville Powerspo rt s D ay. For more info, go to www.tmt mxracing.com or www.allstarsmxtou r.co m. www.cyclenews.com Beau Judge (Hoo ). 25 0 BEG: I. Cory Fater (Suz); 2. Robert Stlaw (Hon ); 3. Zack Palmq uest (Hon ); "'. Mike Stansbe rry (Hon ): 5. Rob Azeveclo (Hon) . 25 0 JR: I. Ryan Eager (Yam); 2. Blake Poe (Y ); 3. Joh n \'a lie n o (Ho n); "'. Dylan Jennings am (Hon): S. Jaso n O rroc.k (Y am) . 2 50 IN T: I . Ryan Fe rris am) (Hon ); 2. A.aron Harvey (Y ; J. Aaron Mattson (Hen): "'. Travis Mciver (Hon ); S. Gary Curt is (Hon). 2 50 PRO : I. Eric N ye (Yam); 2. Bea u Judge (Hon); J . Michael Brande s (Yam ); 4 . Shaw n MacD onald (Hon); S. Jeff Simas (Yam) . WM N , I. Sabrina Wosick (Han ): 2. Mal""" N.. ~ (KI M); J. lind sey Iverson (Yam); 4. Keme Cann (Ho n ); S. Rhonda Elwell (Hen). 0-2 5 SUP, I. Jeff Senas (y",,); 2. Kyle Pott... (Yam); J . A1e Edwardson (Y Jl. arn); 4 . Nic Vandermade (Kaw ); 5. Bryar Perry (Kaw ). 25 + : I. Gary Curtis (Hon) ; 2. John H., (Han ); J. IGrl< Ridgle, (y",,); 4. Juon Von No.. (Han). ]0 + BEG, I. C""" Sm"" (y",,): 2. Uny Mulo

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