Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

more of the middle portions removed , making this a "hard landing" t rack for Rongstad afte r his t hird double . Ty Os hiro made his move an d started to pull away. Dean Tow nse nd slid into some slick stuff but managed to save it in front of the fans. Richard Taylor charged from a midpack start, passing Rongstad fo r second. Taylor pressu re d but co uldn't pass Oshiro. Taylo r nab be d the mota-two holes hot. Oshiro sailed over the bridge and passe d Taylor, taking the lead to t he checkers. Taylor put in a fine ride. but O shiro appears to be in control of the sum mer ser ies. In th e first O ve r 38 Inte r me diat e mo te. Arnie Davis sho t into an immedia te lead. Eric "Raise the Bar" Barr was hot on his fe nder. Barr mad e a n exciti ng pass. jump ing a sel d o m trave le d infield do uble and putt ing the blockpass on Davis. Bar r wo n moto one, ahead of Davis. Dan Caneva held third. "I stayed inside in the chop py stu ff [as the tum came up, so as to not push out Davis]," Barr said. "I like to ride clean but make a pass stick." In mote two, Davis put the power down on the 4S0ce Hond a. Pat Samud io, who 'd had a difficult first moto , was now in se cond. Mark Jones got his best start in a long time and was running third. Barr nee ded to catch Davis. Craig McCarley waited for a miscue by Barr. Caneva was the caboo se of the pack, but he moved into position be hind Barr and made the pass but got caught up behind Lare Waldrop. When Waldrop we nt wide, Bar r pulled an inside move , but Caneva came right back, le aving Bar r t o co nte nd with Waldrop. Meanwhile, Davis and Samudio were side by side thro ugh the rhythm sect ion . Samud io aired it ou t for the lead after t he last set o f bleach e rs . Barr gob ble d up Wald ro p. but it t o o k two mo re laps to get aro und Caneva. Barr caught Davis at an optio n dou ble. Barr nailed the jump and tagged Davis, nudging him a tad as if to say, "Stay back." Davis stayed right on his hee ls. Bar r slid w ide before the "H unter Dodge" bridge; Davis knifed inside and across Barr's line. Davis led through the w hoo ps. Barr wen t w ide again at the cattle tower; Davis held the inside but slid wide to throw a block move on Barr. T hen, half a lap later, Barr nailed the midsection dou ble , but Davis cut back in just ahead by half a bikelength. Then, in the whooped red zone, Davis slid over to block Barr, but Barr quickly changed direction s to jump the do uble but it was Davis at the to p of the ramp by a knobby. It was a great batt le for the fans! RESULTS BEG: I. Don Riggins; 2. Brian McAyliffe; 3. Augustine Hellera. NO V: I. Curt Bennett ; 2. Kevin Chart e r; 3. Andy King. INT: I. Ber nard Daily; 2. c.T. Watanabe; 3. Dusty Lunde. EX: I. Marl< Stuen; 2. Michael Raschke; 3. Kon Baur; PRO : I. Matt C leveland; 2. John Gr een wa y; 3. Mar k Anderso n; 4 . Chuck Lunde . 3 8 + BEG : I. Johnny Hammond s; 2. Kim Kinslow; 3. Sean Gill. 38 + N OV: I. Mark Davies; 2. Randy Gree n; 3. Rodney Miller. 38 + INT: I. Arnie Davis; 2. Eric Barr ; 3. Pat Samudio. 38 + EX: L Dan Lawhom ; 2. Kenny Ale xander: 3. David Fajardo . 45 + BEG: I. TyO shiro ; 2. Richard Taylor; 3. KellySruen. 45 + N OV: I. Tim Jose ph; 2. Reid Franke: 3. Scott McDonaJl. 45+ INT: I. Lee Evans; 2. Jim Pierce; 3. Joe Stem. 45 + EX: I. Joe Root ; 2. Jeff Blix; 3. Mark Nearing. OfT 40 + NO V: I. Dale Wade; a 2. Ear Adams; 3. Hugh Bfacka. orr 40+ AM: I. Bob Bl ke; 2. Jeff Hawthorne ; 3. Del Toom an. OfT 50 + A M: I. Bob Breach; 2. Mark Schuster ; 3. Skeets Holland. OfT 40 + EX: I. John Farr; 2. Chr is Cumbo; 3. Mar k Martin. OfT 50 + EX: I. Gary Willison; 2. Kent Reed ; 3. Mic Rodgers. orr MSTR A: I. Frank Co nstanzo; 2. Joe Root. Ty Oshiro put in a nother strong ride in the Over The Hill Gang Summer Se rie s race at Los Angeles County Raceway. Texas Cross Country Racing Association Ro und 10: Jac k sboro Langford Makes It Eight in a Rowl By MIKE SULLIVAN sponsor e d Texas Cross Co untry RacingAssocia- JACKSBORO, TX, AUG. 22 tion series. Langford extended his w in streak to P eight in a row in Jacksbo ro, placing him second e e Wee pro digy Jason Langford has owned the 2004 seaso n of the Moose Racing USA- in conse cut ive wi ns Io r all TC CRA ride rs to At the TCCRA event held in Jacksboro, Texas, Clay Hoenshell (PI) leads the Pros off the start on his way to the win. Ladies Expert ride r Lauren Powell, w ho has collected nine victories in a row. T he Pe e Wee 6Scc Expert rider fro m Sunnyvale. Texas, has won all but one race this season aboa rd his KX6S, with average lap times that make his dominance obvious. Howeve r, he has sprinkled in a few nail-biters and o ne ea rlyseason second-place finish be hind rival Dusty H am m o nd , who si ts thir d in t he point s sta ndings, just to keep things interesting. "He' s a lot of fun to watc h," said Don ne ll Ree d, the TCCRA vice presi den t in charge of the Pe e Wee program . "Everyone is loo king forw ard to his transition to the 8Scc bikes and the big track. He 's o ne of ou r future stars ." At 12 years o ld, Langford is ready for the tra nsitio n ; he a lrea dy rac e s 8S c c bikes in motocross. The Good Times Cycle Co mpany rider curre ntly leads his fellow Pee Wee racers in the r u nning for the TC CRA's prestigious Holmes/ Maste rson Award, which is awarde d annua lly to th e Pe e Wee r ide r w ho accumulates the most points for the season. In fact , La ngfo rd has acc um ulated mo re po ints thro ugh 10 races t han any other rider in t he ISO O-me mber organ ization. "That's one heck of an acco mplishment for any rider of any age or class," TCCRA president Ro ss W hitt ing sa id . "These a re a ll very competitive classes , and tho se Pee Wee 6Scc Expe rt riders are all abo ut winning." In Pro racing. 12-time and reigning TCC RA Pro champion C lay Hoe nshell inched his way closer to the to p of the standings and his 13th co nsecu tive Pro-class cham pio nship w ith just four races left in the 14-race seaso n. The Team Green/Gra nb ury Motorsports rider edged o ut Jos h We ise nfels for t he w in aft er five laps of racing. We ise nfels was t he o nly ride r able to hang w ith Hoe nshell thro ugh three laps. but the KX2S0-mou nted Hoe nshell had opened up a one- minute gap over the younge r Weise nfels by the time he took the checkered flag. Suzuki rider Mark Weeks , who still sits atop the Pro -class points standings after Hoe nshell's early-seaso n m e ch a nic a l DN F and disqua lification, finished third and watched his class lead slip to just a seven-point advantage over Hoe nshel1 wit h fo ur eve nts remai ning. In o t he r rac ing . th e 125c c Expert class started o ff w it h fireworks, as Suz uk i rider Corey Doughty grabbed the holeshot and left be hind a ta ngle of riders in the dirt . In the e nd, www.cyclenews.com tho ugh, it was Justin Hays co llecting his first win fo r t he season in t he 12S cc Expert class, followed by Tyler Schexnailder. In the 2S0ce Expe rt class, Todd McClendo n scored his first victory, and in the Open Expert class, Stephe n McDonald won for the third time th is year. Brian Montgome ry made easy wo rk of the Fo ur-St roke Expe rt class , winn ing for the sixth consecutive time this seaso n. R ESULTS PIW SO BEG: I. Cole Neal; 2. Austin Payne; 3. Tommy Petty ; 4. Tyler Sudde rth: 4. Colton Corbin . PIW SO NO V: I. Mason Set h Bowland; 2. Blake Gus tin; 3. Nick Burnett; 4 Wyatt Sadler; S. Lane Birmingham. PIW SO INT: I. Zackry Barton ; 2. Mad e Arrington; 3. Gaston johnson. PIW 50 AM: I. Jacob Hall; 2. Kaityln Farme r; 3. Jose ph Reavis; 4. Logan Hughes; 5. Jack Sullivan. P/W 50 EX: I. Hayden Bruce; 2. Cooper Daw so n. P/W 80 BEG : I. Andre w Jansen ; 2. Treyton Havens; 3. DJ Allen; 4. Brandon Trott er; S. Reagan Downing. P/W 80 N OV: I. Austin Harris; 2. R.J. Miller ; 3 Jonathan Panter; 4. Kyl Ward; 5. Doug Davis. P!W 80 INT: e I. J. D. Reed ; 2. Chad Ray; 3. Du st in Gr oe ning; 4. Syt h Rodriguez; S. Trevor Buck. P/W 80 AM: I. tan Foley; 2. Mark Stinson; 3. Aaron Taylor; 4. Michael Giboney; 5. Cody Dumais. Pfw 80 EX: I. Jason Langfor d; 2. Alex Schmitt; 3. Na t han Mar ce llo ; 4. Scot t McCa w ley; S. Julian William s. MI NI B EG : I. Cheye nne H arm on (KT M) ; 2 . Just in Hammo nd; 3. Lee McCollum (Kaw): 4. Jacob Keen (Yam 5. ); Kasey Burch (Hon). MIN I INT: I. Eddie Whitener {Kaw ]: 2. Garre tt Bollom (Kaw); 3. Danny Potts (Kaw); 4. David Groff Jr. (Kaw); S. Josh Hess (Kaw). MIN I AM: I. Waman Tucker 111(Kaw): 2. Kameron Smith (Kaw); 3. Michael Bohner (Kaw); 4. Colby Hoover [Suz]: S. Ryan Frank (Hon). MINI EX: I. Matt Ca pps (Hen): 2. Camer on Ishmael (Kaw); 3. Taylor Ne ubauer (Hon): 4. Bradley Bevers (Hon); S. D.J. McMillon (Hon). 125 NOV : I. Je rem y Johnson; 2. De vo n Co erz e r (Kaw); 3. Antho ny Bisho p (Kaw); 4. Cody Bec k [Kaw] : 5. Coo per Bailey (KTM). 125 INT: I. Beau Otto (Y am): 2. Too Mar tin (Kaw); 3. Bryan Vaughan (KTM): 4 . Be n No rr ell ( Kaw ); S. l ogan Pr ice (KT M). 12 5 AM : I. Harr iso n West more land (Yam); 2. Casey Gray (Hon): 3. Cody Boyle (Hon); 4. Matt Lamon (KTMJ; S. Chris Alcorn (Y am). 125 EX: I. Justin Hays (Yam); 2. Tyler Schex nailder (Hon); 3. Da nny Greene (Suz) ; 4 . Pre st on Tre nt (Suz); 5. Nat ha n Rodge rs (Kaw). 25 0 NOV : I. J.T. Ogde n (Y : 2. Brian am) Jaco bs (Kaw) : 3. Jere my Maiate (Yam); 4. Mitchell Walters (Ho n). 15 0 INT : I. Presto n Nic kel son (Kaw) ; 2. jesse Murph y [Kaw ]: 3. Aaro n Bevars (He n): 4. c.w. Caldwell (Suz): 5. Jerrod Burnap (Kaw). 1 50 AM: I. Aaron Barr (Kaw); 2. Cutte r Halloway (Hon); 3. Luke Humphries (Ha n); 4. Eric Middaugh (Y am); 5. Will Dinwiddie (Kaw). 250 EX: I. Todd McClendon (Yam) 2. Joe McClellan (Kawl; 3. Billy Beer ; (Yam) 4. James Neumann (Suz); S. Scott McCle ndon (Yam ; ). 4-STRK INT: I. Justin Bonner (KTM); 2. Curt is Pace (Suz); 3. Jared Smith (Suz); 4. Jake Baker (Ha n); S. Kent Schmidt (Yam). 4 -ST RK AM: I. Chase Ro uton (Yam ); 2. Kevin Kuyke ndall (Hon); 3. Jesse He ad (Ho n); 4. Gr ant Wright (Yam ); S. Jo h n As hley (Yam) . 4-ST RK EX : I . Br ian Montgomery (Yam); 2. Tref Hodge (Yam 3. Rene Beu mer IV ); (Yam); 4. Buddy Tarver Jr. (Suz). l OS NOV: I. Channing Buder (Y am); 2. Usa Pante r (KTM); 3. Cindy Gross (Kaw); 4. Renee Merc er (Yam); 5. Angela Kueh nhold (Kaw). lOS INT: I. Kriste n Shirley (Kaw); 2. Randa McCollum (Y am); 3. Elyi a s Ulrich (Kaw]: 4. Shannon Scott (Kaw); S. Andre a Tierney (Ya m). l OS AM: I. Ashley Crouc h (Ka 2. Taylor Blount w): (Ho n); 3. Amy Rodgers (Hon); 4. Ashle y Mahlke (Ho n); 5. Kim Hen ry (Yam). LOS EX: I. Laure n Powe ll (Yam); 2. Sherri Stephens (GG); 3. Cathy Estes (Y am); 4. Laura Raf ael (Yam); S. jessica Callahan (Hon). LOS ]5 + INT: I. Dawn Beimler (Kaw); 2. Tina Y ough (Kaw); 3. Marsha Wilbanks arbr CYCLE NEWS • OaOBER 13, 2004 71

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