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aboard his Kawasaki KX2s 0 F. He was quickly re placed by Michigan der je sse Za m bon, w ho took over the lead as the pack of 2S District 16 ride rs hit t he se cond cor ne r. Za mbo n w as ho und ed by Mod jew ski, w ho mad e a pass stick before they cleared the dou ble rhyt hm secti o n. Modjews ki showe d the state's fine st that he was the man to beat; going into the seco nd lap. he wa s lo ng gone . Th e real batt le was fo r fo urth , am on g De re k Whitney, Matt Kasper, beyo nd rep air. Meanwhile , Modjewski cruised to the win, with Whitney and Zambon in tow. Modje wski to o k t he big purse w ith backto - back first-p lac e finish es fo r first ove ra ll, while Zam bo n settled for second and Whit ney placed th ird . " I did n't have the best start ," Mo d jews ki com mented, "but I was right there and made a move arou nd jesse for the lead, as it was pre tty slick out there." John Dehn and Matt Maier; th e fou r were tire to tire, with W hitney leading the pack behind the three front-runners. Meanwhile, Mod jewski RESULTS checked out for the first-moto w in, wi th Zambon (bo thered w ith knee prob lems ) in tow. Jesse Frassetto also ran up front early on, but he fe ll, eve ntua lly finishing fifth, be hind De hn in thi rd and Whi tney in fou rt h. Hol e sh o t artis t Collins wound up in t he 11th spot. '" had a pretty good sta rt , behind Brian Collins and jesse Zambon, " Modiewski said. ':A,fter the downhill double and be fore the step-up, jesse slid out, and I went aro und and led the way." Zambo" took th e second-mot o lead, w ith Modjewski close behind and Frasset t o in third. It was a sight to see, as 2S A riders were on the gate for th is Dist rict 16 race . District 16 race referee Dave ANa couldn't re me mbe r the last time there we re 2S riders on t he line for a 125cc A race , and he's been aro und for a long time... a reolly long time. The track didn't hold up as well fo r the pack , but for Modjewski , everything was all right once he too k over the point posit ion . Matt Maier was gun ning for the fifth spot when all hell bro ke loose and the Suzuki pilot went down in a heap after he clipped a bale in the dust, taking a few other riders with him. Maier, who had placed seventh in the first mota, scored a DNF in the second stanza, as his fo ur-st ro ke was bent P/W JR: I. Brandon Holmes: 2. Mitchell McConne ll; 3. jordan xhiller; 4. Destiny Muir; 5. Thomas Weirich. PIW SR: I. Colton Greaves ; 2. Z ack Masch ; 3. Ch ristopher Benavides; 4. Cody Severinsen; 5. Tyler Skodras. MINI 65: I. Hunter Nystro m; 2. Sam Long; 3. Colton Greaves; 4. jo sh McCole; 5. KylePagac. MINI JR 85 : I. Scott McConne ll; 2. Phelan Still an; 3. Sam Long; 4. josh McCole; 5. Jesse Korn . m MIN I SR 85: I. Matthew Menzer, 2. Ben Pete rson; 3. Alex Covington ; 4. Wade Gilbert; S. Dylan Nar el. 125 JR: I. Jacob Greatens; 2. Nick Laufe r; 3. Dylan Koth; 4. Steven Eberhardt; 5. Derek Warre n. 125 A: I. Brad ModJewski; 2. Jesse Zambon ; 3. Der ek Whitney ; 4. John Deh n; 5. Jesse Frassett o. 11 5 B: I. Bruce Den n; 2. Todd Grube ; 3. Jacob Greatens: 4. Dylan Koth ; 5. Kris Bindel. 125 C 0·1 : I. John McConvill ; 2. Pat Kumm; 3. PJ. Krueger ; 4. Cody Haglund: e 5. ben Ciszwe ski. 11 5 C 0 ·1 : I. Tho mas Falk; 2. Craig Almquist; l . Just in Engels; 4. Tom Dill tt ; 5. Chris Kelpert. e 25 0 A: I. Brad Modjewski; 2. Kevin Markwardt : l . Matt Maier; 4. Tyle Smulders: 5. Dan Weinkauf. 150 B: L Bruce r Dehn; 2. Chris Junkans; l . Eric Pet ers; 4. Tony Dorm an; 5. Todd Everard. 150 C: I. PJ. Krueger ; 2. Brad Willechka; l . Tony Blemke; 4. Shawn Tovar; 5. Chris Fowles. OPEN: L Tyler Smulders; 2. Karter Busse ; J . David Smage; 4. Keith DeGrand; S. Matt Kiran. WMN : I. Heathe r Roach; 2. Ra chel Tannehill; l . Elisha Kesse l; 4 . Kristina Nee lo; 5. Priscilla Ande rson. S PT SM N A: I. Kevin Markwilrdt ; 2. Der ek Wh itney; l . Jesse Frassett o; 4 . Za chilry Kenning; 5. Dan Weinkauf. SPTSM N B/C: I. Todd Grube; 2. Todd Everard ; l . Brad Smith; 4. Tim Stephani; 5. Richard Gouge . MSTR 15 + : I. Karter Busse; 2. Todd Ellingson; 3. David Rock; 4. John Anets berger; 5. Rod Minea u. VET 30 + A: I. Rod Mineau; 2. David Rock: 3. Man Frasch: 4. Bill Knauf; 5. Pete Minnen . VET ]0 + B: I. Duke Long; 2. John Anetsberger; l . Jason Fudala; 4. Pet e Emme; 5. Scon Graham. SR 40 + : I. Matt Frasch ; 2. Duke Long: l. Mike Dor man ; 4. Darrel Hartz heim: 5. Ste ve Siozis. SR 50 + : I. John Meehan; 2. John Mill r; l . Mel Piontek; 4. Larry Almquist: 5. Marshalynn e Meeh an. NON -CUR: I. Tony Derman : 2. Mike Dorman ; 3. Travis Tabalske: 4. Andrew Bowman; 5. Shawn Tovar . The USGPRU had its lorgest turnout of the seoson ot th e final championship at Virginia International Raceway, with 49 entries in the 12Scc GP race. claim a fou rt h-place finish, which left him just four points short in the championship tally. Sean Wray dom inated t he race , w it h a convin cing w in over Bar ret Lo ng a nd Patr ic k Do w d . Wenner finished fourth , while t he invete rate Bruce Lind claimed fifth . Wray's strong pe rformance was e nough to tip the balance in the Nat ional standings, as he tied McNew in total points and won third place b ase d o n t he t ie breaker o f " m o st w ins ." Wen ner came up just four points shy to finish in secon d, w hile Kcraget he ld on to be crow ned the inaugu ral Us GPRU 250 « GP champion . RESUL TS 115 GP: I. Brian Kcraget (Hoo); 2. Josh Herrin (Hon); l . Nob i Iso (Apr); 4 . Scott Moxey (Hon); 5. Todd Puck ett (Han) . 150 GP: I. Sean Wray (Y am); 2. Barrett Long (Y am); 3. Patr ick Dowd (Y am); 4. Steve Wenner (Hon); 5. Bruce Und (Y..,,). USGPRU National GP Cha m pio ns hip Diab lo /C arrera Lea the rs Ca n-Am 12 Scc GP Series Final Rounds: Virginia International Raceway I;tj I;; !i~ itI11.!.' ,ti.'~ iIi I'.' .j;,i .j ~ ,., :) ; '1 ALTON, VA, SEPT. 26 T r o phy helmets sig ned by t he lege nds o f Wor ld Gran Prix racing , custom- tailored raci ng suits by Rev lt an d $700 0 in cas h drew a crowd of racers to com pete in the 200 4 USGPRU National GP Championship finale. T he eve nt also served as t he finale of th e Diablo Car rera Le at he rs C an-Am 125c c GP Ser ies . Turnout was overwhelming. with racers coming from across the United States, Canada and even from Be nn uda. The res ult was a recor d grid of 49 12 s s and nearly 40 25 05, which created great competition and crowded qualifying sessions. Each of the top three National points finishers in eac h class recei ved a trophy he lmet signed by a lege nd o f GP road racing - Colin Edwards II,jo hn Kocinski, Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts Sr., Kevin Schwarm. Freddie Spencer for the National podium in each class. National winne rs also received a custom-tailored set of racing leathers from series sponsor Revlt! Co ming into t he 12Scc race , josh He rrin carried a comfortable 43-point lead over Brian Kcrage t and only neede d to keep it betwe en the curb ing to come away as the youngest-ever cham p in the se ries . Kcrage t wo uld need t o win, and after starting from the po le position , he did just that, with a dominating performance at his home track ! A crash during practice had left He rrin banged up but undeterred, and he finished second and claimed t he Na tional crown . Nobi Iso also overcame a qualifying cras h and back-row start to claim third . Scott Moxey just missed the pod ium in fourth , while To dd Pucke tt sewed up th ird place in t he champio nship with a fine performance in fifth . The broken - bo ne c ou nt a mong 12S cc com petitors to ta led nine, wi t h USGPRU president Stu Aitken-Cade riding with a broken arm and West Coas t rep Darrell Baker racing despite a broken clavicle. In the 2 50 « race , t he battle fo r the champ ionship was a two -man war be twe e n Kcraget an d Steve Wenner. Kcrage t had a substantial lead of 30 po ints, and a pole-position sta rt only seemed to strengthen hi s hammerlock. The first start of the 250cc event was red-flagged w hen West Coast champ Scott Mc Ne w su ffere d a b rake fa ilu re and was launched into the tum -one runoff at more than 120 mph ; he suffered several broken bones and wa s unable to cont inue . The seco nd re sta rt prov ided st ill more dra ma. as champio nship lea der Kcrage t crashed a nd was kno c ked unconscio us, leaving the doo r open for Wen ne r. Unfortu nate ly, the Florid ian got caught up in an incident on th e th ird res tart and struggled to Junior rid er Jon Adams (5 3 9 ) grabs a huge holeshot in front of Sco" Wooley (241) and th e re st of the pack at Washington 's Richland ORV Pa rk . Sq uishe r Racing Fall Series Richland ORV Park Sick Nick's S.:,~M' RICHLAND, WA, SEPT. 26 " S ick Nick" McCon a hay showed he can ride in the sand with the best, turning in two first-place motos in the 250cc Pro class. McConahay e nte red the first co rner first in mo to one a nd o utpaced a fa st fiel d t hat included lo ca l favo rit e Wes Pa r ke r. ja co b Kenwo rthy, David Ro se , Jeff Eds o n, Ada m Be auva is and Chad jones ro un de d o ut th e mon e y ri de rs . In mo to tw o , Suzuki jockey Par ke r grab be d t he ho leshot away fr o m McConahay's 450cc Katoom . Parke r hung out in fron t for two laps before McConahay used his four-st ro ke 's po we r to ge t arou nd . jake Ken wor thy sneaked aroun d Par ke r w he n Parke r 's fron t w hee l washed out in the deep - wwwcuclsnews.com sa nd corne r. Edson go t arou nd Parker when Parker had trouble re starting the Suzuki two stroke. Champag ne spots went to McConahay, Kenwo rt hy and Parker. jon Adam s nabbed a great ho leshot in the first ju nior C o mbi ne d mo to . Adams took a co mma nding le ad be for e th e sa nd wo re him dow n and Scott Wooley got past. Nate Turner got in fro nt in moto tw o , w it h Adams right behi nd. Ada ms and Turn e r batt le d for a few laps : first Turner was in fro nt . then Adams wo uld duck in underneat h for a pass. Back and forth it went until Adams took a soil sample on t he back side o f the track . Tys o n Ralst o n , Woo ley, Justin Peters an d jaso n Gibb ons all managed to get around Adams whi le he was down . Adam s finally got restarted and made up some groun d, worki ng his way back up to third by moto 's e nd. Turn e r took the mo to w in, foll o w ed by Ralst o n. Tr op hy spo t s wen t t o Wooley, Turn er and Adams. David Rose we nt into the corner first in the seco nd 12Scc Pro mota for t he holes hot , foliow ed by Kenwort hy and Matt Ramb o . O n CYCLE NEWS • NOVE MBER 17,2004 49