Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

bo th mo to s, fo llow ed by Yamaha pilot Phillip Hardy and Suzuki joc key Garro n Anglemyer, Ba ke r too k bo th w ins in the Over 30 A class, in front of Beher, w ith Hardy taking third place in bo th motos, in front of Kawasaki rider Steven Yoder. Tyle r Bro ck took th e o ve ra ll win in t he 125ec B class with a co nsistent 2-2 ta lly on a Surbs T ires Yamaha, in fro nt o f Woodrow (4 - 1). Aaron Ca rro ll took the holesho t in both mo te s and t he w in in the fir st mo to on a Trip le -A- Cycle Yama ha. but he went do wn earl y in moto tw o , d ropping back to finish fifth for thi r d ove rall. Bowen finished fourth with a 5-4 score, and Kawasaki jockey Kyle Jo hnso n (7- 3) took fifth place . Carroll too k both mote wins in the 125ec outh class, w ith Brock (3-3) finishing second. Y Dust in Bo ckove r (5-2) finished third, in front of Kawasak i riders Danny Caudi ll (4-4 ) and Adam Lock (2-7) . RESUL TS 50 AUTO: I. Ezra Rogers (Yam 50 (4-6): I. Zachary ). Malone (KTM); 1 . Aaron Clark (Suz); 3. Austi n Davidso n (KT M). 50 (7. 8) : I. Alex Mar ion (Cob) 2. Br an do n Schneider (KTM) : 3. Zachary Grider (KTM): 4. Luke Kindade (KTM); 5. Aust in Griffis (KTM). 65 (7 - 11): I. Levi Arnold (KTM 2. John Earl (KTM); 3. Colton Bragg (KTM); 4. K1ay ); Biggins (KTM); S. Connar Troyer (Suz). 85 (7 - 11): I. Austin Crouch (Suz); 2. Kyle Biggins (Suz). 8 5 ( 12. 15): I. Kiefer Banter (KTM); 2. Matthew Arnold (Suz): 3. Cameron Snyder (Kaw); 4. Shaun Williams (Han ); S. Matt Schneider (KTM). S/MIN I: I.Dustin Bockover (Kaw); 2. Ki fer Bante r (KTM); e 3. Danny Caud ill (Kaw); 4. Jeff Burne tt (Y ); S. Chase am Daugherty (Suz). 125 YTH: I. Aaro n Carroll (Yam);2. Tyler Brock (Yam); 3. Dust in Bockover (Kaw); 4. Danny Ca udill (Kaw): S. Adam l ock (Kaw). 115 A: I. Aaron Yoder (Kaw): 2. Ryan Koontz (Suz); 3. Brandon Ross (Suz); 4. BlakelyJones (Kaw); 5. James Thompson (Yam). 125 B: J. Tyle r Brock (Yarn 2. Sam Woodrow (Yam): 3. Aaron Carro ll (Yam): 4. ): Brad Bowen (Ha n): 5. Kyl Johnson (Kaw). 115 C: I. Chad e Garriott (Yam); 2. Tim Kuzmiez (Y am); 3. Brandon Cloud (Yam 4. Kelsey Grindle (Kaw); 5. Cory Roth (Hon). 250 A: ): I. Ryan Koontz (Suz); 2. James Thom pson (Yam) 1 50 B: I. . Aaron Carroll (Yam) 2. Brett Williams (Yam); 3. Ryan Caud ill ; (Y am); 4. Brian Myrick (Kaw). 1 50 C : I. David Wilson (Ho n). WMN : I. Heat he r Zylstra (Hon). 16 -14 : I. Aaron Yoder (Kaw) ; 2. Brandon Ross (Suz); 3. Sam Wood row (Yam): 4. Blakely Jones (Kaw); S. Tyle r Lock (Hon). 25 + A: I. Do nald Baker (Ho n); 2. N ick Yoder (Han ); 3. Joe Beber (Y ); 4. am Phillip Hardy (Y arn); S. Garron Anglemyer (Suz). 25+ B: I. Thomas Smith (Hon); 2. Andrew Kyler (Suz). 30 + A : I. Donald Baker (Hon ); 2. Joe Behe r (Yam); 3. Phillip Hardy (Yam); 4. Steven Yoder (Kaw). 30 + B: I. Thom as Smith (Hon); 2. Sean Robe rtson (Kaw) ; 3. Joe Boyden (Hon ); 4. John Leedy (Kaw). 40 + : I. Bryan Bowe n (Ha n); 2. Bill Na nneng a (Ho n); 3. Steven Yode r (Kaw); 4. Tim Grave s (Yam) 50 + : I. Dave Whitaker (Hon); 2. Tim Graves (Ya . m); 3. John Carm ichael (Ya 4. Christopher Hiatt (Hon). m); Motorcycle Racing Association of Nevada Desert Series Round 10: Bushwhackers Motorcycle Club Shootout at Boot Hill Superbikers2 5upermoto Sp rint Se rie s Round 6: Briggs and Stratton Motorplex at Road America Wadsworth Wins the Battle of Boot Hill By MIKE COLLINS PIOCHE, NV, SEPT. 11 he MRAN Desert Series headed to the hist o r ic t ow n o f Pioche, Nevada , and t he famous Boot Hill for its 10th and pe nultimat e ro und. In the early days, 78 me n died here in gun fights before the first man died of natu ral ca uses. Wit h th is to ugh and rou gh history in mind, the Bushwha cke rs designed a Desert GP to live up to th e history of Pioche w it h a r 0mile loo p aroun d t he tow n, with portions running th ro ugh the City stree ts, old mining cam ps, the fore st and the now -famou s "Log ja m" (a se ct ion t hat se ve ral of t he c lub me m bers designed , com prised of 40 yard s of bu rned logs for the riders to try to negotiate) . T he Novice class had the op po rt un ity to race in front of all the Experts and Amateurs, w hile they waited for their o pportunity to race th e streets of Pioche before heading o ut onto the desert sec tion of the race . Th e big battle of th e da y w as fo r th e overall ho nors in t he No vic e race. Yama ha rider Ada m Eldr idge ch ose to do battl e w ith yo ung gun j are d Wad sworth, on a KTM 125. Eldrid ge jum pe d out early to a sizable lead and put it on cru ise control. Wadsworth att acked all race long, and his e fforts paid off w he n he got the opportunity to ma ke a pa ss for the o ve ra ll; however, Wa dswort h fell short , making a couple of mistakes in the final mile of the race and letting Justin Bicknell make a pass. First ove rall Novice we nt to Eldrid ge, Bicknell picked up se cond aboard his Honda, and Wadswort h earned a hard -fo ught first in the 125cc class and t hird overall Novice . In the Mini race , all the 80cc an d 60cc Expe rts and Amateurs waged war for one hour on a 7-mile mini-course. The Supe rmini Experts showed the cro wd w hy they are the future of MRAN . T he battle started on the streets o f Pioche , with Zach Watson drawing his guns first, a bscond ing w it h a ho le shot and le adin g the competition through the streets. Once the pack hit the de sert, it was all-o ut wa r betw ee n the Yamaha-mounted Wadsworth and KTM riders T 78 Look at the Old GUys Go! Curtis Bradley, Justin Wallis and Wats on . In the first seven miles of the course , the lead changed nine times. When the dust sett led, the first four Supermini ride rs finished within 30 seconds of each other. Earning top hono rs was Wadsworth, w ho was first overa ll and first Superm ini; Bradley finished seco nd, and Watson grabbed third. The final roun d of the MRAN Desert Se ries will be held on O ctober 30 in Mercury, Nevada. RES ULTS O PEN EX : I. David Pearson (Kaw): 2. Matt Gosnell (KTM); 3. Jared Buoy (Kaw). 1 50 EX: I. Clint Braun (KTM); 2. Josh Gioma rac (Kaw) 3. Zach Gos nell (Y am). 4-STRK EX: I. Rex Mike (Ha n); 2. Kenny Co utu rier (Ha n); 3. Ge off Pierce (KTM). 0-300 4 -STRK EX: I. [ace Kirk (Kaw); 2. Je rry Parsons (KTM): 3. R.J. Kemple (Y am). 125 EX: I. Tyler Nordquest (Yam); 2. Cody Wallis; Da ne Andrade (KT M). 30+ : I. James Summers (KTM); 2. Randall Reese (Kaw); 3. Ri hard Hersh (KTM). 35+ : I. Travis Epperson (Hus): 2. Bill c O ' Har a (KT M): 3. Don Tuss ing (KTM) . 40+: I. Mar c McManus ( KT M): 2. Dave W ilson ( KT M); 3. Mike Wonhington (Kaw). 4 5+: I. Jimmy Jamies on (KY 2. Dick M); Gosnell (Ya m). WMN : I. Kelly Hedd en (Kaw); 2. Carol ine Santoro (Ho n). OP EN AM : I. James Ole son (Kaw); 2 . Raymond Heilig (Kaw); 3. Dennis Dagenais (Kaw). 150 AM; I. Alex Smith (KTM); 2. Kurt Tobler (Suz). 4-STRK A M: I. Brett Bames (Yam) 2. Greg Minarchan (Hon); 3. Isaiah Delfs ; m); 2. Joe (Y am). 0-]00 4·STRK AM: I. Dylan Hallett (Ya Globig (Y am); 3. Dain Francis (Yam). 125 AM: I. Tracon Kirk (KTM): 2. Qu inn Walch (KTM); 3. Doug Simpson (KTM); 4. KyleTichenor (Yam) 30 + AM: I. Russell Johnson (Y ; 2. . am) Bob Drew (Ha n); 3. O fer Nurkin (GG). 35+ AM: I. John Sobey (KTM); 2. Keith Jones (KTM); 3. Dave Martin (Yam). 40 + A M: I. Milan Parks (Hon): 2. Griff Davis (KTM); 3. Mark Weaver (KTM). 45 + AM: I. Unk Marshall (Yam); 2. Kevin Parsons (Hon): 3. Tom Bolton (Hus). OP EN NO Y: I. Roger Ostendorf (Ha n); 2. Ryan Lovell (Han) ; 3. Je remy Kline (Y am). 250 NOY: I. Adam Eldridge (Y am); 2. Justin Bicknell (Hon); 3. Eric Borgeson (Kaw). 4-ST RK NaY: I. Basil Thac ke r (Ya m); 2. B.J. ' Co mst oc k (Yam): 3. Ryan Comstock (Yam). 0- 30 0 4-S T RK NOY: I. Eric Mo e n (Yam) 2. Donovan Meye rs (Hon); 3. Travis Mill (Suz). 125 ; s NOY: I. Jared Wadsworth (KTM); 2. Chuck Dietrich (Yam). 30+ NOY: I. Michael Daugherty (Yam 2. Paul Ande rson ); (KTM); 3. Richar d Lovelett (Han) . ]5 + NOY: I. Tony Korkow (Yam 45 + NOY: I. James Smith (Kaw); 2. Richard ). Reid (KTM). WM N NOV : I. Krista O 'Hara (KTM ); 2. Alexandria Reid (KTM); 3. Carol ine Santono (Hon). P/W 50 EX: I. Hailey Mars hall (KTM); 2. Mason Baker (KTM); 3. Roddy Camp bell (KTM). JR MIN I 60 EX: I. Austin Garcia (Kaw); 2. Kade Wadsworth (KTM); 3. Alec He rsh (KTM). S/M INI 80 EX:. I. Jared Wadsworth (Yam):2. Curtis Bradley (KTM); 3. Zac h Watso n (Y ). P!W 50 AM: I. Jose ph am Garcia (KTM); 2. Gunnar Card inal (Pol); 3. Justin Beck (KTM). JR MIN I 60 AM: I. Clayton Isom (KTM); 2. Chris Mart in (Kaw); 3. Pierce Holtfret er (KTM). Sl MIN I 80 AM: I. Brent Michae ls (Hon): 2. Tyler laity (Yam); 3. Taylor Be nshoof (Hon). P!W 50 N OV: I. Dayton Reese (Hon); 2. N oa h Ayer s (KTM); 3. James Hougland (Hon). JR MINI 60 NOV : I. Stuart Saxton (Kaw); 2. Taylor D'Aqisto (Hon); 3. Jacob Bolton (Hon). S/MIN I 80 N OV: I. Tyler Pennewell (Ho n); 2. Tyle Ashby (KTM); 3. Andrew Haupt (Hon). r OCTOBER 27, 2004 • CYC LE N EWS John Altman (6 17) a nd Da v id Duprey (45 ) battled in Saturday's Vet Open main, both racing fo r the series championship at the final round of the Superbikers2 Supermoto Sprint Se ries. By MARK WOLBRINK ELKHART LAKE, WI, SEPT. 11·12 A t the final round of the Superbi kers2 Sprint ~ce Series, every rider knew he had o ne more chance in 2004 - one more chanc e to lock up a class championship or just to finally make a pod ium finish. After nearly a full seaso n of racing, the c1aybased dirt sect ion at the Briggs and Stratton Motorpl e x has been a n ad d it io n mostl y welc ome d by the riders, The spectators love it. It loo ks like the cornerworke rs are herding cats w hen the pack goes through o n th e first lap. The road racers are still a bit bo thered by the du st in their tee th, bu t th e dir t wa s gra de d smooth for Saturday's races and a blue gro ove was starting to for m ea rly in practice. It was a nar ro w gro ove , but berms were available , so the moto cross-inclined had a quick way aro und the as phalte rs, Satu rd ay's ma in ev e nt was th e Vet Ope n ma in . john Alt man and Da vid Dupre y have be en raci ng e ach othe r all sea son , and le ss t he n th re e championship points separate d the two. Duprey took the holes hot and led Te rry Vestal , Altman and We s Orloff up the hill. Altman had done just eno ug h math t o kno w th is w as not w he re he needed to be for the championshi p, so he qu ickly worked his w ay around Vestal. More than hal f th e race passe d in that order, Duprey le ading the day and Altm an le ad ing fo r the year. Wit h Alt man close be hi nd, Dup re y t ucked t he fro nt e nd in the corkscrew and t urned over th e lead . Altman b es t e xpla ined what ha p p e n ed ne xt: "I gu ess I a m not s ma rt enough to just cru ise t o the win . I shou ld have just backed o ff, but I d idn't and tuc ke d my front end in th e infie ld," Vestai and O rlo ff had seen eno ugh o f the se two crashing and took off to score first an d second place. respectively. Altman was pushing 40th Ann iversary t he ele ct ric start on his KTM before he was don e sliding and was a b le t o sa lvage thi rd . Dupre y was right o n his ta il and pushing hard w he n he went do wn again, Altman cross ed the fin is h lin e a s t he 2004 Vet Op en -cl ass c ham pio n, bu t he wa s st ill loo king ove r his sho ulder for Duprey. Sc ott Diedrich and Ro n Z a st ro w cont inue d t he ir wi n st re a ks on Su nda y. Zas trow wo n th e Lightweight main, but Andy Fen w ick , Mike Farr ell and Pat ric k Far-re ll mad e him ea rn it! Fen wic k led early in the race , w hile t he Farre ll bro the rs we re pushing hard enough tha t the four left the res t of the pack be hind . Diedrich w on bo th the Midd leweigh t and the Prem ier mains witho ut having to fight off Co le Waldorf, who w as lo unging ar o und the Mot orpl ex o n Sunday after a so lid finish at the AMA race in Tenn es see . Mike Bergman and Paul Buettner were able t o kee p Diedrich hone st in the Middleweight class. Be rgman was back for more in th e Premier con test a nd , along wit h And re w Mauk, limited D iedrich's celebration to the cool-do w n lap. No probl em for Diedrich, as he dre w a line down the last 20 feet of the infield, through the turn onto the main stra ight and past the sta rt/finish line with his smoki ng rear tire . RESUL TS S PT MIN I: I. Paul Gils t e r (Yam): 2. li ndse y Mauk (Hon). PREM MINI : I. Tyle r Willi ms (Kaw): 2. N icholas a Hanse n (Ho n); 3. Christopher Ha nsen (Ha n); 4. Jordan Williams (Kaw). NOV: I. James Kocourek (Hon); 2. Kevin Kilk enny (Hus); 3. Mark Wolbrink (Yam); 4. Ed uardo Reyes (Yam 5. Scott Reise r (Yam VET O PEN: I. Te rry Vestal ); ). (KTM); 2. Wes O rloff (Yam 3. Joh n Altman (KTM): 4. Mike ); Harlow Sr. (Hon); 5. Allen Hansen (Hon). SPT MOTa: I. Terry Vestal (KTM) 2. Brian Luxem (Y ; am); 3. Michael Shilts (KTM); 4. Mike Harlow Sr. (Ho n); 5. Dan John son (Suz). l/W: I. Ronald Zastr ow (Yam); 2. Andy Fenwick (Yam); 3. Mike Farre ll (Yam); 4. Pat Far rell (Yam); 5. Steve Reinke (Hon). M/W : I. Scan Diedrich (Hon); 2. Mike Bergman (Hon); 3. Paul Bue tt ner (Hon); 4. Andrew Mauk (Y am); S. KevinWhite (Hon). PREM: I. Scott Diedrich (Hon); 2. Mike Be rgman (Hon); 3. Andrew Mauk (Yam); 4. Paul Buett ne r (Hen ): S. Kevin White (Hon).

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