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Dennis Watson Memorial Caruthers Fairgrounds Avila Beats His Goblin, Osbern By KAREN GOULD CARUTHERS, CA, OCT. 1 T he annual Caruthers Fair races dr ew more than 200 ride rs on eac h of the two nights . Th e Fre sn o Mot o rcycle C lub orchest rate d another gre at event, the sec o nd ann ual Denn is Watson Memo rial. Wat so n was a resident of Caruthers and o n the Caru thers Fair board. A motorcycle enthusiast, he was responsible for brin ging t he Fresn o Mo to rcycl e C lub to Ca ruthers to promote racing. He e njoyed rae lng at the fair every yea r. Watso n lost his life to cancer; his widow, Mary, still lives in Ca ruthers. Racing started o n this cushion oval with the Pee Wee 50s. for riders as young as 5 years old. In the 50cc (5-6) Stock class. ~ was Joshua Mare and Daniel Hess first and second across the line. One of the 80cc Expe rt Youth riders just shined in his perfo rma nce . Michae l Avila rode his first race eve r at the Caru thers fair when he was 4 years old. and he won the 50cc Stock class that night. After winning at Caruthe rs, he sta rted riding o ther venues and ot he r AMA District 36 eve nts. During 2000, he earned the num ber-two AMA West Coast Ama teur Nat iona l plate in the 50cc Modified class . In 2002, he had a bad cras h on a 65. but he came out o n an 80 in 200 3. Since rid ing 50s, Avila has fac e d fierce co mpetition fro m P.j. Osbem in every class. T his was Avila's night to bea t his "pers onal go blin." O sbern got the holes hot in th e 80cc Expe rt event , w hile Avila got pinched on the start and arrive d in the first tu rn in the fifth spo t. Avila worked his way to sec on d by the end o f th e first lap. Then. on the fourth lap, Avila sq uare d t he co me r to ove rtake Osbern for the lead and the w in. Eric England was third. Bac k on t he track fo r t he 100 cc Yout h Expe rt event, Avila and O sbe rn resumed their battle. Coming fro m third, Avil stuffed O sbe rn a in the th ird turn on the last lap and crossed the finish line first . In Satu rd ay's raci ng. England finished the 80cc Expert class in the first spot, w hile Patrick Os me r finished first in the 100cc Youth Expert event. By far t he large st class o n t he t rack on Satu rday night was t he O pen Novice event. Ten ride rs line d up fo r t his o ne , an d John Walke r led this class to the chec ker s. Th e Open Exp e rt eve nt was th e fastest class on the track. with six ride rs co mpe ting for t he fron t s po t. Brand o n Bergen a nd Ric k Hollenbe ck put on a show in this class. turn ing the fastest lap times of the night. Be rgen too k this victory easily on Friday night . On Saturday. Chad Foste r an d Colton Jo ne s took the chec ke rs first an d seco nd. respect ive ly. followed by Berge n and Jimmy McNe il. This weekend of racing was the last of the e igh t-race sum me r series pro mo te d at the Ca ruther s Fa irgro und s by t h e Fres no Mo torcycle C lub ea ch yea r. Th e seri es has been running for 27 years. and the fair is the eN last free-entry fair in Ca lifornia. CARUTHERS FAIRGROUNDS CARUTHERS, CALIFORNIA RESULTS OCTOBER 1-2, 2004 : Brandon Bergen (3) and Rick Hollenbeck ba"led wheel to wheel in the Open Expert event. Mid·Carolina Speedway Chavis Regal, Fuzzy Still on the Throne By LAURA DAVIS NEESES, SC,SEPT. 25 n 1 r Chavis was t he king of both the e 70/80cc Four-Stroke and MX Mini mains at Mid-Carolina Speedway. Blake Lomas stayed within a few bikelengt hs of C havis in the 70/80cc eve nt to take second. Kaiti McLane struggled wit h mechanical difficulties but was a respectable th ird. Marston Smoak led a packed field at the start of the MX Mini race. but Chavis went high in turn three and took the lead exiting tum four. Chavis, aboard t he Bo we n's Pa int & Body/H e rnd o n Chevro let Kawasaki. he ld his position for the win. Frid a y PP: I. Larissa Cannon; 2. Sharma Kerr. 50 STK (5 -6) : I. Jo shua Mare; 2. Daniel He ss. 50 STK (7-8): I. Evan Diaz; 2. Kevin Alcorn ; J . Herman Alexis, 4. Ale xis Moor e . 50 MOD (5 .6): I. Jacob Hess. 50 MOD (7- 8) : I. Nathan Howard, 2. Andrew A1quinzon ; 3. Kevin Alcorn ; 4. joshua Petz. 50 ADULT: l. Dave Hill; 2. Zane Tatum; 3. Dillon Allen ; 4 . Chris Safford ; S. Dar rell He rzo g. 60 NOV: I. Andrew Alqui nzon : 2 , Bo bb y Bolin : 3. Evan Sta fford: 4 . Travis Clark ; 5. Landin King. 60 INT: I , C hristopher Torres; 2. Trent Howard. 80 NOV: I. Step hen Mora les; 2. Nick followed by Smoak and Ryan Rutland. Lo cal Yout h racers D illon Ja ckso n and Rutland put on quite a sho w in the 50/60cc Four-Stroke ma in, Jackso n wen t high fo r th e lead on the first lap. but Rutland dogged him the e ntire race . Rutland took the lead briefly several t imes on the straights, but Jackson stuck w ith his fast high line , regaining the lead by the turns. T hese boys blew by so me lapped t raffic, and when t he c he c ke re d flag dropped . it was Jackson for the win. In the 50/60cc Two-Stroke cla ss , these same t w o rac e rs swi tc hed positions, with Rutland taking the win . There are muc h older riders who co uld lea rn a lot from observi ng the bo dy Eng lish of the se determined young competitors. In adult ac tion . th ree Charlies - William s, Sabatka Sr. and Sabatka Jr. - held down the first t hree SPOlS for the first half o f t he Ope n Amat e ur main. W illiams held o n for t he wi n, with Sabatka Sr. taking secon d. Brett Sassaman made it by Sabatka Jr. on lap six and was able to hold on to third. Olaz ier ; J . Evan Sta ffo r d ; 4. C hr i s to ph er Torr e s; S, Michae l C antu. 80 I N T: I . Just in Pe ta : 2. Jus t in D ege r ; J . D an tetl e D iaz . 80 EX , I. Mic ha e l Avila ; 2 . Patr ick O sme r ; J. Eric Eng la nd. 80 4 · ST RK NOV: I. Lo ga n Lo h m e ier. 80 4-ST RK EX, I. Kevin Alcom . 100 YTH NOV, I. Zachary Lenhof; 2. Je sse Silva . 10 0 YTH INT: I. Danielle Din; 2. Ju sti n Pen . 100 YTH EX : I. Michael Avila ; 2. Patrick O sme r ; 3. Col t Fo ste r ; 4. Michael Avila (23) and P.J. Osbern (55) competed in the BScc Za n e Ta tum ; S. Garrett Stout . 100 Expert class at the second annual Dennis Watson Memorial ADULT NOV: I . event at the Caruthers Fairgrounds in California. Shan na Ker r. 100 ADULT INT: I. NOV: I. Evan Stafford ; 2. Anthony Wate rs; 3. Tyle r W ilso n; Brian Jon es; 2. Undsey King. 125 NOV: I. Kevin Nicke ll; 2. 4. Dom inic Moore; 5. C hase Wate rs. 80 INT: I. Damelle Kris Bunch; 1 . Travis Sasseh: 4. Kala Torres. 125 EX: I. Diaz ; 2. j ust in Deg er; 3. Kyle Lenhof. 80 EX : I. Er ic Colton Jones ; 2. Travis Cowen. 250 NOV: I . Matt Salmon; Englan d; 2. Patrick Osmer. 80 4 -STRK NOV: I . Logan 2. Steve Nichols ; J. Kenneth Casey; 4. Adam Lovejoy. 250 Lo hme ie r ; 2. Mich ael Manh ire ; 3. Reese Qu inlan; 4. Tori INT: I. Joe y Alves; 2. Kutter Mo rrison . 2 50 EX: I. Cofton Smit h. 8 0 4-STRK INT: I. Daniel Sta ples. 80 4· ST RK Jo nes . 250 4 ·STRK NOV: I . lindsey King; 2. Garrett EX: I . Kevin Alcorn . 100 2-STRK NOV: I . Paul Grady: 2. Stout; J. Ryan England ; 1. Brian Bart low. 250 4-STRK EX: Nick Olaier; 100 YTH NOV: I. Logan Peterso n; 2. Jesse I . Ross Gallahe r; 2. Chris Foster ; J . Larissa Cannon. 450 Silva; 3. Je rem y Gugille lmo ; 4. Dirk Schuil; 5. Dako ta Jeffrey. NOV: I . John Walker ; 2. Nick Patzkowsky. 4 50 EX : I . 100 YTH INT: I. Dan ielle Diu ; 2. Dilli n Luttrell ; 3. K o yle C had Foster; 2. Jimmy Nc Nei l; J . Brandon Bergen . 70s Len hof. 100 YTH EX: I. Patrick Osmer; 2. Co lt Foster. J . SGL NOV: I. Randy Elms; 2. Jacob Southard. ' 70 s S GL Zane Tatum ; 4. Austin Reid. 100 ADULT NOV: I. Nathan INT: I. Wayne Jackso n; 2. Robert Jackso n; J . Brendan McNulty. 100 ADU LT EX : I . Larissa Can non . 125 NOV: Phillips; 4. Terry Phillips. '70s SGL EX: I . Jay Gosvenor; 2. I. De nver Edwards; 2. jared jones; J. Austin Reid; 4. Kyle Jeff Gonzales. VET NOV: I. Gary He nson ; 2. Rick Ste iner ; Paperdorf; 5. Trevor Peterson. 125 EX: I. Col ton Jones. J. Chris Calhoun; 4. Sam Grippen. VET INT: I. Jerry Van 150 N OV: I. Kenneth Casey; 2. Adam Lovejoy; J . Brand on Ness ; 2. Brian Bartlow . VET EX : I. Jim Stilwell. orr: I . Emmett; 4. Jason Duggan. 250 INT: I. Joe y Alves; 2. Cody Johnny Alexander; 2. Paul Anderson; 3. Gary Henson ; 4. Joe Bergen. 250 EX: I. Colton Jones; 2. Kenny Rose; 3 . Manuel Schmitt . OPEN NOV: I. Jo hn Walker; 2. Rick Steiner ; 3. Jimenez jr. 2 50 4 -STRK NOV: I. Tro y McTeer ; 2. Kyle Chri s Calhoun; 4. Troy McTee r ; 5. Cole Gallaher, OPEN Lenhof; 3. Cole Gallahe r, 4. Michael Huerta; 5. Travis Helm. INT: I. Dillon Allen; 2. Ryan England ; 3. Jerry Van Ness ; 4. 2 50 4 · ST RK INT: I. Ryan England; 2. Garrett Stout; J. Eric Brian Bartl o w. OPEN EX : I. Bra nd o n Be rge n; 2. Rick England ; 4. li ndsey King. 250 4 -STRK EX: I. Chris Foste r; Ho llen be ck; J. Jimmy Mc Ne il; 4 . Ch ad Foste r; 5 . Travis 2. Jim Stilwell; 3. Ross Gallaner; 4. Do ug Marino. ' 70s SGL: Cow en . I . Randy Elms; 2. jaco b Southard. '7 0s SG L INT: I. Robert Sa turday Jackso n; 2. Wayne Jackson ; 3. Bre ndan Phillips. ' 70 5 SGL PP: I. Kala Torres; 2. Macken zie Edw ard s. SO STK EX: I. Brandon Bergen; 2. Jeff Goozales ; 3. Jay G rosve nor. (5-6) : I. Austin Pease ; 2. Mario Lovejoy. SO STK (7 -8): I. VINT TW : I. Jay Gro svenor. VET NOV: I. Lee Prichard . Bla ke He n ry ; 2. Randy Herman ; 3. Nat ha n Howar d: 4. VET EX: I. Jimmy McN e il; 2. Manuel Jimenez Jr,; 3. Doug Gauge COSta; S. Cody Dr ake . 50 STK ADULT: I. Bre t Marino; 4. Jim Stilwell. OfT: I. Dave Simmerman; 2. Mike Moo re ; 2. Dillon Allen; J. Chad Kelley; 4. Chris Stafford; 5. Middleton ; J . Joh n ny Alexander; 4 . Gregg Bo e ; S. l e e Philip Mond ay. 50 MOD (5 ·6 ): I. Dirk Schuil; 2. Anthony Pr itchard . OPEN NOV: I . Mike Mid dle t o n; 2. Tro y Gunland ; 3. Sara Gunland; 4. Krista Brooks ; S. Jenna Brooks. SO MOD (7 .8): I. Douglas Manhire ; 2. jack Ham ilton; 3. McTeer; 3. Cole Gallahe r; 4. John Walke r; S. Pete r lund. OPEN INT: I. Dillon Allen ; 2. lin d se y King; 3. Rya n Nathan Ho wa rd; 4. Andrew A1quinzon ; 5. Kevin Alcorn. 60 England; 4. Garrett Stout : S. Eric England . OPEN EX: I. NOV: I. Evan Sta fford; 2. J.D . Ellio t ; 1. Land in King; 4. Bobby Bo lin; S. Brand on Bassett. 60 tNT: I. C hristo phe r Chad Foste r: 2. Colto n Jones; J. Brandon Berge n; 4. Jimmy Torres; 2. Trent Howard. 60 EX: I. Dooglas Manhire . 80 McN e il; 5. Rick Hollenbec k. Tyler Chavis took home two first-place trophies from Mid-Carolina Speedway, in the 70/80cc Four-Stroke and MX Mini classes. www.cyclenews.com CYCLE NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2004 39

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