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( crowd . It turned out to be the time between the rounds that provided excitem e nt for the ride rs. During the first ro und, Waltman and Custe r City. Ok lahoma 's Lovelace threw down various tricks, including the Seat Grab Indian Air. No Footed C an-Can Loo k Bac k, On e - Hand ed Sup erman Seat G rab , Kiss Of De ath , No Hander La nd e r and Doubl e G rab. T he inter mission for the fans came next, while the riders had some excitement of their ow n. Waltman's clutch perch broke as he landed after his last trick . leaving him sea rching for a spare . A pit bike was quick ly stri ppe d o f its hardware , only to find out the Suzuki perch does not quit e work on a Ho nda CR. Afte r a little mo re scro unging. another br oken per ch was found and repaired enough to work. Meanwhile, Lovelac e was having problems with his bac k br ak e , so flu id w as quickly ad de d . As th e promoter began to sweat, both riders completed their repairs and prepared for the jump contest . The ra mps were mo ved furth e r apa rt . as OneWest Clothing/Rescue On e's Lovelace was the first to jump, w hile Waltman explained each tric k to the awestruck cro wd . Lovelace 's run included a No-Foo ted Can -C an. a Supe rman Seat Grab, a Doub le Superman Seat Grab and a Loo k Over Indian Air, Waltman respond ed with a No-Footed Can-Can, a Heart Attack, a Kiss Of Deat h, a Superman Indian Air and a Double Grab Indian Air. Although the competition wa s close , the crowd gave t he edge to Waltman . The riders put on a great show and left the crowd begging for more . R ESULT S too k the win, while Nessel (2-2) had to sett le fo r second and Gillum (3-3) finish ed t hird . Co urtn ey jo nes (4- 5) to o k fourt h. and Tyler Mille r (9-4) finished fifth. In the second moto for the 4-6 class, it was a battle between Waite and Higgins again. This time. Waite stayed upright th rough the first corner and made short work of Higgins. Waite was nying on his Mot o Ou tfitter s-backed Pclini, docking lap times t hat would have put him with the top ride rs in th e 7-B class . Waite to ok a huge win. while Higgins too k ru nne r-up honors. Meanwhile, ther e was an inte nse battle for third spo t; Cocly He rzog held it for several laps. but Michael "Mikey" Ramire z and Ryan Mart in had othe r ide as. Marti n finally cut to the inside of Herzog and too k over third. The battle for third inte nsifie d w he n t he ride rs ran into lappe d t raffic: Martin to ok the inside line on th e last corner to cut unde rne at h the m, while Herz og tried railing th e far o utsi d e . and Ram irez decided to cut down the middle, right through the th ick of the m. Ultimately, Herzog had the be tte r line, and he to ok third place by a mere ha lf a bik elength ov er Martin , and Ramir ez ended up fifth. Waite (2- 1) took the overall win, and t ak ing second was Higgins ( 1-2). Th ird we nt to Herzog (5-3), Mart in (4-4) picked up fourth, and Ramirez (3-5) finished fifth. RESUL TS SO (4-6) : I. Ryder Waite (Pol); 2. Warren Higgins (Cob); 3. Cody He rzog (KTM ); 4 . Ryan Mart in (Pol); 5. Michae l EVE;NTSj > Ramirez (KTM). 50 (7-8) : I. Kehin Boykin (Cob) ; 2. Andrew Nessel (Pol); 3. Caleb Gillum (KTM); -4 . Courtney jones (Hus); 5. Tyler Mil er (KTM). 60 (9 .1 1): I. Manhew Biscegl a l i (Soz); 2. Mason Wharton (KTM); 3. Brendan De La Grange (KTM); 4. Andy Di Brino (Kaw); 5. Sierra Shirley (Suz). 60 OPEN: I. Mason Whanon (KTM); 2. David Blew (Hen) : 3. Anthony Boesp flug (X t r ); 4 . De vo n Ella (X t r) ; 5. Jo sh Williamson (Xtr). 80 BEG: I. Trevor Billups (Yam 2. David ); Blew (Ha n); 3. Jonathan Montgomery (Yam -4 . K Getman ); yie (Ha n); 5. Mason Ho lt (KTM). 80 JR: I. Erik Marring (yam); 2. Cody Williams (Yam); l . Broc Barnes (Suz); 4. Chris KoIde (Yam) 5. Eric Daining (Y ; am). 80 INT: I. Nathan Teel (Suz); 2. Tyler Riehl (Y ); l . Zach Johnso n (Hon). S/M INI: I. am Tyler Riehl (Yam) ; 2. Na than Tee l (Suz); 3. Er ik Mar ring (Yam); 4. Broc Barnes (Suz); 5. C hris Kolde (Yam ). 125 BEG: I. N icholas De La Grange (KTM); 2. Taylor ja nsen (Y am); 3. Adam Gorciale (Ya m); 4. Stephen Gilbert (So2); 5. Chris Cody (KTM). 115 1R: I. Richard Ferzacca (Kaw); 2. Kevin Eakin (Hon); l . Erik Ost rander (Kaw); 4. Travis Porter (Yam); 5. Garret Un le (Soz). 115 INT: I. David Sibley (Y am); 2. Matt Fo uts (Yam) : l . jeremy Walker [He n]: 4. Raym Conkey (KTM). 250 BEG: I. Matt Gellerman (Hon); 2. Jon Wrobel (Yam); l . Alex Fleck (Sut ); 4. Justin Byrd (KTM); S. Keith Whet sell (KTM). 250 JR: I. RD . Hall (Hon); 2. Sean Ekerson (Yam 3. Kevin Eakin (Hon); 4. Cody Holle n (Hon); ); S. Keith McKe nzie (Y am). 250 INT: 1. Nic Wolfer (Suz); 2. Jer emy Walker (Hon). 250 PRO: I. Anthony Cerruti (Hon) . W MN : I. Joni Bisceglia (Hon ); 2. Katie Wharton (Ha n); 3. li sa Moore (Suz); 4 . Je ss ica Wharton (Suz); 5 . Deb ra Anderson (Ha n). BTH: I. Richard Fe rzacca (Kaw); 2. Travis Porte r (Yam) 3. Alex Flec k (Suz); 4. Garre t Uttle (Suz); S. ; Just in Byrd (KTM). UTH A M: I. Scott Sund in (Hon ); 2. Jer emy Summers (Yam UTH EX: I. Tim Holas (Yam) 2. ). ; Jeremy Hylton (Hon); 3. Raym Conkey (KTM). O TH BEG: I. Michael Anderson (Hon); 2. Steve Konell (Hon); l . Mark Romp (KTM): 4. Kevin Birdsong (Yam); 5. Chad Southard (Y am). OTH JR: I. Clark Moore (KTM); 2. Mack Epperso n (Yam); 3. Glen Komer (Yam O TH INT: I. Mike Hamness ). {Hon]: 2. John Foec kier (Sut ); l . Keith Di Brino (Ho n); 4. David Sibley (Yam); 5. Dale Neely (Yam) . OfT NOV: I. Chad Southard (Y am): 2. Ron Lutman (Hon); l . Ross Filley (Yam). OfT A M: I. Rod Marshalt (Ha n); 2. Doug Arnet (Kaw) ; 3. Mitch AJden (Y am); -4. Steve Konell (Ha n); 5. Mark Romp (KTM). O fT EX: 1. Kevin Janse n (Han ); 2. Robert Reisinger (Yam);3. Ted Holt (Hon). F;;;:-=======~=~=~:iiln;i'7'=~~-===---------------" li wit h seco nd- and th ird-place finishes . Fatigue came into playas newcom er Black got into the ~ final laps of his fourth mote of the night. II: john Wo lkow a nd Ja rrett Torok battled -c fiercely in the 250cc Inte rmediate class. having ~ an intense race in both mot os. Wolkow was the winne r of both mot es , but it could we ll have ~ bee n Torok . as t he tw o sw apped t he le ad co pious times. The two Ho nda racers were all but flying, aggressively charging each and every obstacle o n the ex citing supercross-style track. O/A: I. Slade wattmen. - - - --15 Portland International Raceway PORTLAND, OR, SEPT. 9 T he 50cc classes are always crowd-please-s, and t hro ughou t this night' s racing, th ey were th e mo st heavily wa tc hed races. In the first mota of the combined SOcc (4-6) and (7-8) classes , Sunset Mort gage/JJW Designs-bac ked Polini pilot Andr ew Nes sel to ok the holes hot . Half of the class end ed up on the ground in the tight first co rne r, including 50cc (4-6) hotshot Ryd er Waite. Nessel . w ho on ly has a fe w months' experience in the 7-8 class, effect ively held off Kelt in Boykin for several laps - unt il Boykin finally jumped by for the lead. Co bra mounted Warren Higgins had fourth (and first in the 4-6 class) loc ked down - until the last lap . when, afte r blasting through almost 20 riders, Waite snea ked up on Higgins. Boykin took the chec ker ed nag, with Nesse l only a bike length be hind in second. Caleb Gillum finished a lonely third, and Higgins too k fourth, beating Waite by bare ly a hair. Fo r t he second mota, the t ra c k crew decided to split t he classes, so the 7· B class we nt first. Boykin and Ne sse l rushed into th e first corner together. Boykin got out into th e lead a little earlie r, but Nessel wouldn't give up. hounding Boykin's every move. The two went at it the entire moto, but once again it was Boykin's jumping the starting-line tabletop that put him just e no ugh ahead to ta ke the w in . Nessel took ano ther second . and Gillum was several straightaways back in third. Boykin ( I- I) front to the ch eck ers . Horne was able to reel Reed in several times during th e race but was never able to make a pass. Daniel Black. the newest addit ion to the Expert class, managed t o ke e p Horne in sight but wa s to o bus y worrying about Joshu a Bracke n to be a t hre at to Horne. At 15 years old , Black promi ses to be a seri ous contender in the hotl y contested Scott USA Motocross Cham p ion sh ip . Bracken . wh o ge nera lly w ins, w as suffering from bike problems that ke pt him lock ed in fourt h place . Ste ve n Yaro sz, Mike Ehmann and Cod y Miller ke pt busy racing eac h othe r and let the oth e rs slip away. The second moto proved to be the bett e r of the two for Horn e, who passed Reed early on and ke pt his lead to th e e nd. Althou gh Reed pr essu red Ho r ne he re a nd t here. Horn e defended his lines and kept the door shut. Bracken, again having bike problems, gave an all-o ut effort and man aged third ove rall. The ar seco nd moto was also better for Y osz , who passed Black and was on his way to third , but the end of the moto came before the pass did. Th e 250cc Expert class was also a cro wd pleaser, with Home taking the overall by posting a first and a second. The start has the racers going away from the spectators and gives the cro wd a thunderous charge when the mote s for the big-bore four-strokes sta rt . Horne shared w ins with Bracken and second-place finishes with Bl ck. Bracken was unable to start the first a m o t o but c a m e back to w in the se co nd; Bracken's DNS put Black into secon d overall R ESUL TS Steven V aron placed fifth in the 125 cc Expe rt cla ss at ro und 4D of the Scon USA Motocross Championship Serie s, held at Michigan's Milan Cycle City. sc on USA Motocross Chompionship Series Round 40: Mila n Cycle City Horne Doesn't Blow It at Cycle City By ARTHUR MABRY MILAN, MI, SEPT. 10 hane Horne was the master of the tr ack and of t he Expert classes at the wee kly Friday night race s at the always-popular metropolitan Detroit motocross track. The huge spectator crowd on hand seemed to e nergize the racers . pushing the leve l of e xcitement in the air over the top . The Expert classes we re full of horne - S grown MilanCycle City regulars, most of whom started racing at Milan o n min icycles in the Beginner classes and have prog ressed up to the four-stroke powerho uses in the Expert classes. In the 125cc Expert class. Horne swapped w ins with his longtime racing buddy David Reed . In the first mota, Re ed new th ro ugh the first t ur n wi th his Plan e t Ho nd a CR four stroke revved up to the limiter and kept it in www.cyc lenews.com 50 (4 .6) BEG STK: I. Adam Toldo (Yam ); 2. Alex Haze lton (Ya m); l . l ogan Ste fanko (Y am); 4. Joel Pelrraak (Y am); S. Scott Curt is (Y am). 50 (4-6) NOV STK: I. Kyle Gaines (Yam) 2. Jeffre y Gaines (Yam 3. Jacob Snider (Yam ; ); ); 4. Austin Eberhardt (Ya m): S. Tyler Lafevee (Yam) SO (4 -6) . S/MOO: I. Jacob Edison (KTM); 2. OJ Christie (KTM); 3. Hunte r He rr ingto n (Pol); 4. Hunte r Brau n (KTM); 5. Kyle Gaine s (KTM). 65 ( 7-9): I. jonatha n Chapman (Kaw); 2. Mada in Siot nik (Kaw); 3. Jacob Wisniewski (Suz). 85 (7 - 11) INT: I. Mike Mistopol ous (Y am); 2. Jonathan Schmidt (HOfl) ; 3. T.J. Ingr a m (Ya m ); 4 . Jaco b W is niew sk i [Suz}: S. Ch ristopher Flowers (Hon). 85 (12 . 15) INT: I. Josh Hogan (Kaw): 2. Clayton Musson (Suz); l . jonatha n Willams (Kaw); i 4. Broc k Bundy (Y am); S. Michael Abe rnath y (Ha n). 125 N OV: I. Justin Schm idt (Suz); 2. Max Zamnutt (Kaw); 3. Justin Smolen (Ha n); 4. }eff Keyes (Suz); 5. Jonathan The isen (Suz). 125 INT: I. Trip Harrington (Suz); 2. Jame s 'tarcsz (KTM); l . John Cahill (KTM). 125 EX: I. Shane Ho rne (Ho n): 2. David Reed (Ha n); 3. Jos hua Bracken (Ha n); 4. Daniel Black (Yam); 5. Ste ven Yarosz (Yam). 250 BEG: I. Steve Gerla ch (Y ; 2. Chris Asse many (Y ); 3. Joshua am) am Davidson (Hon); 4. H ike Asse rnany (Ya 5. Kevin Pritchard m); (Yam). 2 50 NOV: I. Jas on Soco lov it ch (Yam) ; 2. Don Stauffe r (KTM); 3. Pe te r De mbinski (Yam); 4. Ed Kon off (Han ): 5. Darr en Snapp (Suz). 250 INT: I. John Wolkow (Han ); 2. jarrert Torok tHa n); 3. Chris Goins (Suz); 4. Brett Matt he ws (Ha n); 5. Dust y Simpson (Yam). 250 EX : I. Shane Ho rn e (H a n); 2. Da niel Black (Ya m) ; 3. Josh ua Brac ken (Ha n); 4 . David Reed (Ha n); S. Dav id Merrill (Yam). 250 4- ST RK NOV: I. Pat Komar (Kaw); 2. Shane Musson (Y am); 3. Anthony Mroz (Yam 4. Martin Stevens Jr. ); (HOfl) S. Russell Kleinow (Y ; am). 250 4-STRK INT: I. Kyle Mill r (Hon); 2. Mar k Burns (Soz); 3. Brent Thomas (Ha n). e 16-24 OPEN: I. Cody Miller (Hon) ; 2. Clint Hardy (Suz); l . Anthony Fella (Y am). VET 30+ : I. Brad Howard (Han) : 2. Dan Van Thomme (Yam); l . Glen Severanc e (Kaw ); 4. Ray Wrobel (Ya m): S. Rich Nickell (Han ). VET 35 + : I. Brad Howard (Hon); 2. Ray Wrobe l (Y am); 3. Dan Van Thom me (Yam). VET 45 + : I. Barry B. Mayo (KTM); 2. Don Stauffer (KTM); 3. Ri k Setsuda (Yam);4. Charles Rogers (Sut ). VET c 30 + NOV: I. Robert N icke ll (Ho n); 2. Do nnie Bre kke (Kaw); 3. Bjor n Wolfhagen (Yam); ... Ed Wayne (K.aw 5. ); Mark Cullen (Hon) . CYCLE NEWS • OaOBER 27, 2004 65

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