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EVE·NTS AHRMA Northwest Honda-Yamaha Spo rtce nter Po st -Vintage MX Se ries Fernle y Inte rn ationa l Raceway Jacobs ys. Jacobsl By GUY COULSTON FERNLEY, NV SEPT. 11 , Ricky Ma rshall (S3F) and his shadow, Logan Myers (right behind Marshall), prepare to sp lit and leave the rest o f the Open Pro cla ss to fight over third which would go to Nicale Cheza (16) - at the Don Martin Memorial Half Mile at the Huron County Fa irg ro u nds in Norwalk, Ohio. Don Ma rtin Memorial Half Mile Huron County Fairgro unds It's Marshall's Money at Martin Memorial BY CRAIG GRISMORE NORWALK, OH, SEPT. 11 he Tria ngle Mo torcycl e C lub o f Mario n honored th e late Don Martin with anothe r doub le head er half mile o n his hom e track at Norwalk. The highlight of t he weeke nd was Sunday 's high -do llar Do n Martin Me mor ial T Dash For Cash. Many of the contending pros used Saturdays Open Pro class as a w arm up for Sunda y 's big -mo ney showdown; SOScc Expe rt st ar N ico le C he za used it to ge t her fe et wet on a 750 . In the final, O hio's hottest Pro-Sport rider, Ricky Mars hall, left the line first and led the pack. Rookie Expert Logan Myers glued himself to Marshall's rear tire but was unable to mount a ny se r io us challenge . T he re w as plent y of serious r acing going o n be h ind t he front runners, as Pro -Sport winne r Travis Sprong. F&S Harley/Suzuki-spo nsored K.C. Knodel, and Dave ' s Cycle-spo nsore d Nick Evans banged bar s for thir d. Back in sixt h, Cheza wo rked the low line wit h her big XR and was getting faste r each lap. Spro ng, riding the on ly st ock-fra m ed mo to rcycle in the class, soo n fell off the pace and slipped back to an eventual seve nth- place fin is h , behi nd Canadi an D o ug Lawren c e . Meanwhile , Cheza slowly inched he r way up to the Evans/Knode l battle. With Knodel mainly in th e midd le and Evans mostly up top, the low riding Cheza sneaked he r Harley tw in under the single -cylinder-mo unted duo and into third. By tha t time, the lead pair, Marshall and Myers , had chec ked out, setting an unmatchable pace . T he battle fo r t he fourt h-place mo ne y eve ntua lly w ent Evans' way. Cheza had her way with the SOScc Expert class . It was business as usua l for the teenager: She t o o k t he le a d early a nd s p lit . ja s o n G o o d win ha d pu lle d t he ho le s h o t on h is Hon da fram e r but got go bb led up by Cheza down th e back straigh t ; she pas sed fo r t he lead as they en te red turn th ree side by side . W hen Knod el blast ed by Goodwin for seco nd , the race was ove r. T he race for th e w in was also ove r early in the 505cc Pro -Spo rt division. Indiana' s Sprong had hi s CRF runn ing s t r o nge r t han eve r, th a n ks to a ne w c a m . He used all t h e horsepower hi s s toc k- bo re m ount co u ld mu ster as he blasted t hr ou gh th e pe rfec t ly pre pared cu shion for a con vincin g w in. Oh io ve te ra n Ivan Ca rl con vinced the younger ProSpo rt ride rs th at he st ill has wh at it take s by running a stro ng se co nd. Pro ud pare nts and longt im e , ha rd -wo rking members o f t he Tr ia ngle Moto rcycle Cl ub, Dave and jeannie Mart in host ed a big o utdoor bash at their place after the races. Attendees included race rs , club m em bers, fr ien ds a nd families. The me mo ry of Do n Martin was alive and we ll o n Saturday in Huron County and w ill co nt inue to be honored by the hard -w o rking O hio dirt -tr ack community for years to co me . R.I.p, number 17F. ReSULTS 5 0 : I. Do no va n Cox ; 2. Aust in Conant ; 3. Jeffr e y lowery ; 4. Tyler Tudo r; 5. Marissa Tudor . 60: I. Donovan Cox; 2. Jeffrey lowery; 3. Tyler Tudor, 4. Branne r Mears; 5. Coy W illison. 80 : I. Dakota Wolfe; 2. He ath Waugh; 3. Austin Conant ; 4. Justin Pitman; 5. Katie Keene. 100 YTH : I. Dakota Wolfe; 2. Heath VVaugh; 3. Katie Keene. 250: I. Austin Greenland ; 2. Patrick Towier; 3. Robert E. Descenna : 4. Tyler Pitman; 5. Case e McCammon . 100 VINT: 1. Rick Hoffman; 2. Aaro n l ong: 3. Tony Pitts . l/W VINT: I. Gary Mano s; 2 . Ste ven Ha r t le y. M/W V INT: I. Ch r is Shindeldecker : 2. Justin Zeigler; 3. Robert C Descen na: 4. Robe rt Gerberich; 5. Ja mes Cahl ik. HIW VINT: I. Kurt Cerwi nsky; 2. Bubba long; 3. Robert E. Descenna: 4. Rodne y Easterwood; 5. Brett Vande rkooi. l/W BRAKELESS : I. Jose ph Baker; 2. Brandon Snider ; l . John Bova: 4. Steven Hart ley: 5. larry Kre n. HIW BRAKELESS: I. Rich long; 2. r; Rick Hoffman; J. Don Blya 4. Paul Bailey; 5. Gary Grizzle. 30 + : I. Thomas Englehart ; 2. Aaron Sheid: J. Tom Woods ; 4. C hri s Shind elde cker : 5. Dave Woo ds. 40 +: I. Joh n Vanderkooi; 2. Patrick Towler; 3. Steve Burro ughs: 4. Rich long; 5. John Bova. 50 +: I. Steve Nichols; 2. Jim Bauerle; 3. Elis Gianninni; 4. Gary Grizzle. 60 + : I. Jim Bec k: 2. Robert Gerber ich . SPDWY: I. Ken Saillant: 2. David Weic ht; 3. Chr is Hathaway. 50S AM: I. Tony Harris; 2. Wil Forman; 3. Coy Matt hews; 4. Thomas Engleh art ; 5. Dave Christma n. 505 PRO-SPT: I. Travis Sprong (Hon); 2. Ivan Carl (Yam 3. ); Ben Evans (Yam) 4. K Whitis (Rot); 5. Tom Woods (Rot). ; yle 50S EX: I. Nicole Cheza (Han ); 2. K.C Knode l (Suz); 3. Jason G ood win ( Ha n); 4 . Da ve Woo ds (Rot) ; 5. Je r r y Vande rkooi (Rot). OPEN AM: I. Jaron wrm e r-Smu h: 2. Tony Harris; J . Thomas Englehart ; 4. Coy Matthews ; 5. James Cahlik. OPE N PRO : I. Ri ky Marshall (Rot); 2. Logan Myers c (Rot); 3. Nicole Che za (H-D); 4. Nick Evans (CCM); 5. K.C Knodel (Rot ); 6 . Do ug l aw re nce (Rot); 7. Travis Sprong (Ha n); 8. Kyle Whitis (Rot); 9. Jason Goo dw in (Hon) ; 10. Mike Meye r (H-D). ""'e fat he r- a nd -son du o o f [aico and josh I Jacobs came to Fernley, Nevada's to ugh sand tra ck to race, and that's e xactly w hat they did . Entering a total o f six races between them, they managed to take three victories and th ree second places, leaving no doubt and taking few prisoners. The Open-Age Expert class pitt ed Jacobs Senior and junio r against each o the r in a battle to find o ut if age really does matt e r. In moto number on e, it w as all junio r, as he blasted o ff the concrete start on his 250cc Maico , rounding th e first turn in th e lead w ith th e "o ld m an " right behind him. For the first two laps, it was j unior leading Senior, until on the third lap, th e "o ld man" made his move and took over the lead. However, keeping up th at pace proved a litt le too much for Senior, and he falter ed o n lap four, giving junior the op ening he needed. In moto two , it was all junior fro m beg inning to end, as he again got the ho lesh ot o n his 250 , eve n beating so me Open-clas s Maico s to t he first turn . Young jaco bs pro ceeded to put on a motocross clinic, ta king first in all three classes he entered, lea ding 24 of 2S laps race d a nd ge tti ng the ho lesh ot in all five motos. Mean wh ile , Sen io r d ec id ed to pla y th e iron man role and e ntered thre e classes . Never content to just finish, Se nio r took se co nd t o Do n Garn er (o n his first ride on a borrowed Maico) in the GP SOOcc Expe rt class and first in t he lar ge st class of t he d ay, t he Ov er 40 Exp erts . Th e offi cia l "iron m an " of th e day, t hough, had to have been Todd Kohlmeister, w ho not on ly e nte red three classe s but had to race th em back to back. Russ Wyant and the Nevada Old-Time rs spen t cou nt less hou rs preparing the Fern ley track, and it was awesome! The Saturday race was capped off wit h a tr i-tip barbecue fit fo r a king (or at leas t fit fo r a bunch of tired tough guys) . As alw ays, the e fforts of Ric an d Sam Tip ton , volunteer ra ce coord inators extraord lnalre , were much app reciated. O ld bikes = big fun. Check out the website www. ahrma.o rglno rt hw est . R eSULTS HSTRC 125 NOV: I. Scon Knauf (Yam);2. Tim jackson (Ha n). HS TR C 125 IN T: I. Ca r los Romero (Kaw) . HSTR C 125 EX: I. Russ Held (Hon). HSTRC 2 50 INT: I. Don Matt hew s (CZ); 2. Don Nie lsen (Bul). HSTR C 500 NOV: I. W illiam C ap pel (Bul). HSTRC 500 IN T: I. Ke lly Pr o ciw (C Z); 2 . Will C on le y (Ya m) ; 3 . C arl o s Romero (Yam ). HSTRC 500 EX: I. Tod d Kohlme lst er ( Mai). H STRC 4- STRK NOV: I. Scott Knauf (Yam) . HSTRC 4-ST RK INT: I. Dan Wilson (Y am). GP 125 NOV : I. Jim my Elst ins (5uz). GP 250 NO V: I. Paul Belluomini (Ha n); 2. Ken Gurley (Mai); 3. Chuck Nervtant (Mai). GP 500 NOV : I. Andy Freeman (Hus); 2. Darren Winn (Hus); 3. Kenneth Gedd is (Mai); 4. AI Yeargin (Mai). GP 500 lNT: I. Tracy Ke hoe (Mai); 2. Steve Jerko (Mai); 3. Syd Jones (Suz). G P 500 EX: I. Don Garner (Mai); 2. [ak c Jacob s (Mai); 3. Matt ltamura (Mai); 4. Joe Gonzalez (Mai); 5. Cra ig Elstins (Suz). ULTIMA 125 NOV: I. Ed Roumpz (Suz). ULTIMA 125 EX: I. Russ Wyant (Suz). ULT IMA 25 0 EX: I. Josh Jacobs (Mal). ULTIMA 500 INT: I. Jimmy Mercado (Mai). ULTI MA sao EX : I. C urt Mic hits ch (Ha n); 2. Tod d Kohlme iste r (Mai); 3. Steve Parker (Ho n). OP EN AGE NOV: I. Kenneth Gedd is (Mai); 2. AI Yeargin (Mai). O PEN AGE INT: I. Syd Jones (Suz); 2. Will Contey (Yam 3. Jimmy ); Mercado (Mai); 4. Tracy Kehoe (Mai). OP EN AGE EX: I. Josh Jacobs (Mai); 2. jake Jacob s (Mai). 40 + NO V: I. Paul Belluomini (Hon); 2.Guy Coulston (Hai); 3. Ed Roumpz (Suz). 40+ INT: I. Ric Tipto n (Mai). 40+ EX: I. [atcc Jacobs (Mai); 2. Curt Mid'litsch (Han) ; 3. Joe Go nzalez (Mal);4. Don Gamer (Mai); 5. Steve Parker (Han) . 50 + N OV: I. Ryan Wheele r (Hus); 2. John Gulliford (Man); J. Dan Glen (CZ); 4. Ken Gurley (Mai). 50 + INT: I. De nnis Williams (Mai). 50 + EX: I. BillRow (Hus). 60 + EX: I. Russ Wyant (Suz). Competition Riders of America Malvern MX Park Birthday Boy Howell Screams to Fourl By CHRIS JANKOVICH MALVERN, OH, SEPT. 11 ack Howell ce lebra ted his 30t h birth day by entering four classe s and scoring fo ur overall victories at the Competition Riders of America eve nt at Malvern MX Par k. Ho we ll had been saying that w inning in the Senior O ne division was his ne xt goa l, an d he made goo d o f th at with his first win against the O ver 30 competitors at Malvern . Ho w e ll sta rted the night w it h a do ublemo to Four-Stroke win . taking the victo ry ove r second- place finisher David Antu lis and th ird placed Geo rge Ro ss. A few motos late r, Howe ll added a dou blemoto w in in Open-c lass act ion, chase d to the checkers in both mot os by jaiso n Tresho k and Patrick Lones . T he O ver 2 5 cla ss w a s Ho w ell' s ne x t conquest, again w ith victories in both moto s. A 2-2 finish by Lincoln Barret t ne tted him second overall, and C hr is Le maste rs rou nded o ut the top th ree . Howell then lined up for his first race in the Seni or O ne d ivisio n and promptly pulled t he h o leshot, leadin g Tr e vor Kirven an d Cli nt C o mpst o n fr om w ire to w ire . H o w e ll d uplicated the feat in t he secon d mo to for his J www.cyclenews.com fourth overall w in of th e night. In o ther big-b ike action, Dave Pere k put a pair o f moto wins together for th e win in th e I25cc C class. Pere k and seco nd-place finisher Ant hony Palumbo d iced back an d forth in both motos, with Pe re k co ming o ut on top. Br ian Wilson tallied the third-overall pos ition. Perek came back w ith ano ther to p placing with a dou ble-mo te win in the ho tly contested Schoo lboy d ivi si o n. Pa lum bo gave chase throughout the first mo to , but a second-mote fall re legated him to fourth overall via 2-5 finishes. Ty Harper ta llied 4-2 scores fo r se co nd ove ra ll, followed by joe Bareiter, with 3-4 sco res . Lee Wes tover to o k the overall College boy w in, wit h jameso n Sprosty and Dan Knepper trading mo to finishes to rou nd out th e to p three . In Mini actio n, Gal)' Kaufman topped t he Beginne r Pee Wee class w ith I- I mot o sco res . Dylan Fo x and Cha rlie Evans chased Kaufman to the checkers to fill the remaining pod ium spots. Z ac k Hof ec ker to o k top Se nio r Pe e We e ho nors wi t h tw o m o to w ins. Ho fe c ke r was chased to the checke red flag by Kyle Schroeder and Logan Zte ra u. w ho finish e d seco nd and th ird , res pect ive ly. Mixed re sults in the 65cc division resulted in an overall victory for Blake Pet e rso n, w ho was followed to t he flag by Jimmy Cadd ell a nd C YC LE NEWS • OaOBER 27, 2004 75

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