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~ 250 cc Int ermediat e classes w hile pos tin g th e fastest lap times o f th e day. ~ NICk Harriso n snatched the holeshot. with Tre :1 Heiner on his rear fen d e r, at the start of th e :r: ~ 125cc junior con tes t. Harriso n and Heine r tra ded !Xl po sitions a cou ple o f times as t he tw o slowly :I: pulled aw ay from Shane Lee and Ch ase Mitchell. a.. Harrison was able to ho ld off He iner and take the win, with Heiner second and Lee th ird. Harriso n again ripped into the first corner w ith th e le ad in moto tw o , with Le e second . He iner was able to work his way into second by the se co nd lap an d head o ut after Harrison . How ever, Harrison was not abou t to be caug ht this mo re, and he kep t Heine r at a dista nce as he cr uised to th e win. Heiner too k second, and Lee took the final podium posit io n. The 80 cc ju nior class had a mo st unu sual o ccurrence : Sterl ing Ritc hes on missed his first mot e . (He had to go play a foo tball game.) Bud Ede lmayer snagged the holeshot fo r moto o ne , wit h Tyler Aldou s in tow. Aldo us made a pass in the se cond co rne r but th en got to ssed in the whoops and fell back to sixth . Ede lmaye r had th e lea d b u t was be ing pe st ere d by Austin Jone s. Edelmaye r was able to ho ld off Jones and t ake the w in, w hile jo ne s se tt led for second. Butch Carkovic h to ok third , with Bro c Ur ban fourth and Aldo us fifth. Ritcheson re turned from his football game in time to make his presence known in mo to two. Carkovich ripped the holesho t, w ith Ritche son o n hi s t ail. Rit c hes o n m ade h is w ay by C ar ko vich in t he second co r ne r and slowly pulled away, leaving the rest to fight fo r second . Ede lmaye r, Urba n and jo ne s all move d around C ar kovk h. Ritch eso n took th e win w ith a good size d gap (as well as 10 ca rries, S4 yards an d fo ur solo tackles on th e day). Ede lmaye r to o k second in the mo to but first in the overall with a 1-2 punch . Urban (4-3) took seco nd overall. with Carkovich (3- 5) th ird . ~ 5 Gordon Mille r of Northwest Honda Racing heads into the back stra ig ht en rou te to the win at ro und six of the 2Wheelz.com CMRA Championship Endurance Series in Cresso n, Texas. 2Wheelz.com CMRA Championship Endurance Series Round 6: Motorsport Ranch Northwest Honda Racing Pads Lead By SHAN MOORE CRESSON, TX, AUG. 28 A fte r six hours o f co mpe tition, No rthwest /""\Ho nda Racing claimed a one-lap margin of victory over series rivals Village Idiots at round six o f the 2Wheelz.com CMRA Champions hip Endu ran ce Series, presented by Shog un Motorsports and he ld at Motorsport Ranch near Cresson , Texas . The Ho usto n-based endurance team to pped 31 oth e r teams en rou te to the w in and. in doi ng so, ext ended its poi nts lead in the title chas e to 75 points with one round to go . A stea dy rain soaked t he track th e en tire nigh t befo re th e race, making t ire choice the m ai n co nce rn for the te a ms jus t be fo re t he start. Two t ea ms, Lone St ar Track Days and Village Idiots, made last-m inu te changes fro m full wets to DO Ts just minutes before the start, wh ile two other te ams, Big Air Racin g and De sert-Rats.net . started th e event on full rains. one by choice and one by necessity. "W e d isco ve r e d th at we had a rea r t ir e mounted backw ards, lite rally r ight befo re the start," said Step hen Guynes o f Dese rt -Rats.ne t . "s o w e deci ded t o t hr o w the rai n t ir e o n, which wa s alre ady mou nted , then go ge t th e o ther turned ar ound and co me in in a few laps for a pit stop." That decision pa id o ff fo r Desert-Rat s.ne t d ur ing th e first several laps, as Guynes moved past early lead e rs N ort hwest Ho nda Racing and Vinyl Edge Racing to take the lead o n lap th ree . Ho w e ve r, wi th the trac k no w dryi ng , bo th Desert-Rats.net and Big Air Racing w ere fo rc ed to make ea rly s t o ps for dry t ir es afte r 20 m inut e s o f ra cing. At that po int, Vinyl Ed ge as sumed the lea d , with Northwe st Ho nda in se cond and Village Idiots in th ird. By th e on e -h our mark, N o rt hw e st Ho nda O /A : I. Northwest Honda Racing (Hon) : 2. Village Id iots (Yam); 3. Desert -Rats.ret (Suz); -4 Vinyl Edge Racing (Hon) ; . S. 2Whe e lz.co m (Suz); 6 . Team O'Donnell (Hon); 7. l o ne Star Track Days (Hon) ; 8. Team Penetra tion (Yam): 9. Faltle ss Racing (Suz); 10. lone Gunmen (Yam); I I. Team Anvil (Suz ); 12. Big Air Racing (Ho n) ; 13. l awd awg Racing (Suz); 14. Project Mayhem (Suz); IS. Heavy 0 and the Bo ys (Suz): 16. Team Zip T ie (Suz); 17. Screaming Tro llop (Suz); 18. Fifth Element Racing (Suz): 19. Kitchen Pass (Suz); 20 . Team Avteq (Suz); 21. Texas Motorspo rt (Suz); 22. T.H.E. Lab (Suz): 23. Short Bus Racing (Yam): 24 . Backmarke r Racing (Yam); 25. Adrenal in Fiends Racing (Hon ): 16 . Shogun (Yam); 21 . Team K&N (Yam): 28. Hob by Racing (Suz); 29. Team Cbeeze (Suz); 30. GMAN Racing (Kaw); 3 I. Crash Clink (Kaw); 32. Keene Brothe rs Racing (Suz ). Harley Night Costa Mesa Speedway Manchester, Harmatiuk Mop Upl BY ELAINE JONES By DAVE ROUNSEVEllE Powe ll came away with th ree class wins, as he POCATEUO, ID, AUG. 28 to o k th e Ove r 25 , Over 30 Inte rme d iate and 78 Kent Powell (2 1) topped thre e classes at rou nd II of Eastern Idaho Motorcycle Association action at Pocatello MX Park. COSTA MESA, CA, AUG. 28 Powell's Pocatello Triple Play re at weather and a w e ll-pr e pare d t rack greeted riders at Poca tello MX Park . Kent 50 A: I. Josh Dalzell (Pol); 2. Ale x Sharp (Pol); l . Zane Jo hnso n (Hon) ; 4. c.J. Mo rriso n (Hon ); S. Aie l( Shafer (Ha n). 50 B: I. James Dalzell (Pol); 2. Ca'lin Mark (KTM); 3. Max Hue (Hon); -4 . Tyson Apple white (KTM); 5. C hance Weber (Hon) . 60 A : I. Cordell Iverson (KTM) . 60 B: I. Kaleb Hinton (KTM); 2. Cody Pkkering (KTM); 3. Josh Tyfer Dalze ll (KTM); 4. Riley Richardson (KTM); 5. Regan John son (KTM). P/W 8 0: I. Cole Weber (Yam). 8 0 BEG : I. Kyfee Schritter (Hon ): 2. Tyf~ Howard (Kaw) ; 3. Cody Goss (Kaw); 4. Cody Schneiter (Yam ); S. Josh Bro d ard (Yam ). 80 JR: I. Bud Ede lmaye r (Yam) ; 2. Broc Urban (Suz); 3. Butch Carkovich (Suz); 4. Austin Jone s (Suz); S. Tyier Aldous (Yam). S/HINI: I. Tre He iner (Han) ; 2. Broc Ur ban (Suz); 3. Aust in Jo nes (SUl.); -4. Blane Dolen (Suz) . 125 BEG : I . Core y G unn (Ho n); 2. Brock Almond (KTM); 3. Josh Good (Ha n). 125 JR: I. Nick Ha rrison (Hon) ; 2. Tre Heiner (Ho n); 3. Shane Lee (Yam); 4. Chase Mitchell (Yam); S. l ogan Halford (Yam). 115 t NT: I. Chad Jor ge nsen (Yam); 2. bc Le w (Yam); 3. Da ne Fa ler (Yam ); 4 . Just in Jensen (Yam). 12 5 PRO: I. Dallas Tayk>r(Han ). 250 BEG: I. Tristan FerMe.- (Suz). 150 JR: I . Do ug Hasket (Ha n); 2. Be n Vargus (Yam): 3. Matt Beebe (Kaw): 4. Todd Anderson (Yam). 250 INT: I. Chad Jorgensen (Yam): 2. T.J. Warth (Suz); 3. Detik Driggs (Han) . 1 50 PRO: I. Mike Holst (Hon ). W MN : I. Kyfee Schritter (Hon ). 15 + JR: I. Doug Hasket (Han); 2. N ick Morri son (Kaw); 3. Todd Kauer (Ha n); 4. Steven Platt (Han ). 2 5 + INT: I. Kent Powe ll (Hon) ; 2. Ric hard Ashby (Kaw); 3. Matt Psaltc (KTM). 30 + JR: I. Tony Wart h (Suz); 2. Tro y Trartner (Y am); 3. Jason Schneit er (Yam): 4. Mike Gunn (Hon) ; 5. Kirk Web er (Suz). 30 + INT: I. Kent Po w e ll (Ho n); 2. Co lby He nders o n (Y am). ]0 + PRO: I. Bryan Scbnt te r (Yam); 2. l ance Kelsey (Ha n). 40 + A : I. Bryan Schriner (Yam); 2. Lance Kelsey (Hon). 40 + 8: I. Ken t Powe ll (Ha n); 1. Dave gcunsevene (Yam); l . Tony Wart h (Suz). S PTS MN : I. Mike Judd (Han ). RESULTS Eastern Idaho Motorcycle Association Round I I: Pocatello MX Park G RESULTS O ve r 40 B-c1ass wins . C had jo rge nse n showcased h is tale nt s, dom inati ng the 125cc and OCTOBER 13, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS t was Harle y Night at Co st a Me sa Speedwa y, and it never ceases to am aze how th ese guys b ring th e ir very ex pe nsive machines o ut for a chance to race around the bullring. There was some very good speedway racing , and when all was said and done, Chris "The Kid" Manches ter and Shaun Harmatiuk took home the mo ney in I 40th Anniversary the Scratc h and Hand icap mains, respectively. j ustin Boyle got one grea t gate in t he lastchance q ualifier and be came th e final ride r to advance to the Scrat ch main. W hen the y ro lled to line , "Flying Mike " Faria was o n the po le, with Manchester in two, Bobby "Boogaloo " Schw artz in three. and Boyle and Shaw n " Mad Dog" McCo nn ell on th e outside. Manches te r ex ploded o ut o f the gate. with Far ia in tow. Manchester dro pped down low and got

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