Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

fo r t he win . In t he 25 0cc B class , Socal /66 INorte x Racin g/Cycra/MX Works backed jame s Hays was on the pipe! Hays has laid was te to the 250cc B class several times th is year. This day was no exception, as Hays put his Ho nda C R2S0 ou t front early in both motos and put in lap times t hat were on par with if not better than those of most of the A riders. Nex t year, the A class will hate to see him ste p up, as he is sure to steal the money from its pockets . In the first mete. Hays was gone . Kawasaki rid er Mike Sp ad afina d id a fine job on his 10<250, trying to keep Hays in chec k, but it was not going to happen . Hays was in a league of his own . Behind the m, another Socal ride r on the move was Honda rider Morey Hawkins, w ho finished the mota in third. W hen th e ga te d ro pped for t he seco nd moto, it loo ked like it was going to be more of the same, but when the pack rou nded the first turn, some of the riders went down. Hawkins wa s left on the grou nd wi th a d islocated shou lde r. Out fro nt, Hays was gone again, en route to the moto and overall wins. Spadafina again finished second for the mo to and overall. Co ry Sharp finished third fo r the mota and third overa ll. Pe rhaps the fast est Soca l ride came from Suzuki rider jacob Kenyon. It looked like he was in a differen t time zone in the 85cc Senior class, w in ning bot h mo to s go ing away. Be hind Kenyon, Suzuki ride r Kyle Burtlle and Kawasaki ride r Tyler Hayden finished second and third , respectively, for the moto and overa ll. RESULT S MIN I I: I . Mitch Britt : 2. Trev or Lawrence; 3. Caleb Wilso n; " .Iake AlelWlder; 5. Dillon Wallace . MIN I 1: I . Kyle Burllle; 2. Tyler Inbode n: 3. Trenton 'Had e; 4. T~r Hayden; 5. Ch ris Ro urke. 50 JR: I. Brandon Meye r; 2. Dah on Edward s; 3. Shane Fe uqua y; 4. Wyatt Edwards . 50 S R: I. Zac h Loehr; 2. Kee ze Carv er ; l . Milu he w Bell: 4. Logan Jo hnso n: S. Par ker Re naud . 65 BEG: I. Kalee Me yer ; 2. Dust in Block ; J. Jaco b l ynch : 4. Logan Joh nso n; 5. John Foerster. 65 : I. Dako ta Bl keney; 2. David Ho ward; 3. Kyle a Tripp : 4. Jared MIller; 5. Quentin Jones . 8 S JR: I . Mitch Britt ; 2. Trevor lawrence : 3. Dakota Blakeney: ... Chris Rourke; 5. Brandt Mitchell. 85 SR: I. Jacob Kenyon: 2. Kyle Burlile; 3. Tyler Hayden : -4 . Kyle McCo y; 5. Spencer Roe. 125 A: I. Tad Tyrrell ; 2. Cory Sch illy; 3. Ro nnie For d; .. . Ryan Tracy; S. Kenny Bollmeier, 125 B: I. Mike Spadafina; 2. Willy Kelly 3. ; Korey Hawkins;". Ted Rogers ; S.Jeremy Herman. 115 C: I. Btake Young; 2. Heat h W ink; 3. Matthew Burto n: 4. Just in Bro wn ; S. Gregory McCoy. 125 0 : I. Stephen Cedi; 2. Brando n Hall; 3. Jord an Edgar ; ... Albert Edwards : S. Joh n Ham blin. 250 A: I. Co ry Schilly; 2. Ronnie Ford; l . Ryan Tra cy: 4 . Er ic Goetz . 2 5 0 B: I. Ja me s Hays ; 2. Mike Spadaflna; J. Cory Sharp ; ... Jonatha n Moist ; S. Seth Mishle r. 250 C: I. Heath Wink: 2. Josh Wilson : 3. Justin Brown ; ... Adam Dicke rson: S. Kevin Cecil. 250 0 : I. Kyie Carric o: 2. Brandon Fo x; l . David Lambert . OP EN: I. Cory $chilly; 2. Ronnie For d; 3. Ryan Tracy. WMN : I. Katheri ne Sokacz; 2. Kristy Adams; l . Brianna Mahon ; .. . Valerie BaIoun; S. Shayta Stanfield. SCHBY: I. Ty Tyrrell; 2. Jacob Kenyon: l . Ridge Baker ; ... Nathan Ritchie. 14·14 A: I. Eric Goetz; 2. [csrln Fo rt ner. 14· 24 B: I. Jame s Hays: 2. Willy Kelly: l . Micah Thacke r; .. . Korey Hawk ins: S. Jona than Moist . 25+ : I. Robert Motsinge r: 2. Shane Way: 3. Scott Goodman; 4. Bryce Ellingto n; S. Matt Feath erston . 30+ A: I. Robert Motsinger; 2. Ge ne Ing. 30 + B: I. Scott Good man; 2. Shan non Hauge n; l . Matt Fe at he rst o n: 4. Steven Ben net t ; S. Dan Cros low. 40 + A : I. Gary Adams ; 2. Scott Rippey. 50 + : I. Robert Young. VINT: I. Jim Fried lund; 2. Ryan Russell. is ~ to ~ 5 ~ ~ s: Kawasaki jocke y Rya n Sipes ridi ng his rear fender, also displacing Bor uff. Alexander Hunt er mad e a q uick mid pack move to pass Ph illip Mye rs o n lap fo u r, w hile G re gg Sm it h an d Brandon Smith fought an inte nse side-by-side battl e just beh ind them. Walke r finished first , follow ed by Sipes and Bo ruff. Walke r le d Sipes into the first tu rn in moto two, pinchi ng Bor uff into a back-of -t he-p ack start . Yamaha pilot Danny Smith start ed in third. Walker o pe ned a window of opportu nity, and Sipes used it to make his move into first place. Meanwhi le, Bo ruff moved up quickly fro m the rear to seco nd. Walker sat back and waited for Sipes to make a mistake, while the white nag brought t he spectators to t heir feet . Walke r tried unsucces sfully to close in on Sipes just be fore the finish line but had to se ttle for second place , just inches beh ind Sipes. Danny Smit h sec ure d th e t hird spot o n the pod ium. Wa lke r and Sipes exch anged a good -sp irite d thumbs-up as th ey exited the track. Suzuki's Leah Cantre ll swept the Wom e n's class wit h he r I- I sco re s, fo llow ed by Shel by Do rsey (3-2) and Shelby Role n (2-3). T he to p two Georgia girls bot h competed at Loretta's, whe re Cant re ll earned a t hird-place podium po sltion w hile Do rsey scored an im pressive 10th-place overall finish. An drew La ngw o rt hy ca ptu re d the champ ionship in the 65cc Unlimited class w ith a 1-2 punch, fo llo wed by Jake Baum ert (3- 1) and Shane McElra th (2-3) . La ngw o rt hy curre nt ly holds first place in the Mega Series, just ahead of McElrath . Jobie McCoy sits in a comfortable third place after successfully co mp leting all 15 rounds of the series. Victo ry Sports' Indoor Series wi ll begin Novem be r 26 a nd 27 in Ashe ville, No r th Carolina. w hile the Southern All-Stars Tou r co nti nues w it h preparat ions fo r the Suzuki Battle of t he States, to be he ld at Lazy River MX Ranch on November 13 and 14. For mo re info, chec k ou t http ://www.victory.sp orts.co m and http ://www.allstarsmxtour.com . R ESULTS SO ( 4 . 8) SHAFT STK : I. Cody Neece (Ya m ); 2. Rachae l Do rse y (Yam); 3. Bro dy O wen (Yam): 4 . Sydney Mo or e ; S. Chase Hale y (Yam). 50 (4-8) O IL.I N J/ HO N STK: I. Sam Altizer (Ho n); 2. Mariah McNe ill(KTM): l . Coty Vannoy (Hon) ; 4. Michelle Baker (Co b); S. Bra ndo n Blayloc k (Hon ). 50 (4· 6 ) STK : I. Alan Spa rks (Co b); 2. Paul Cas tano (Co b); 3. Brandon Shuey (Cob) : ... Rachael Dorsey (KTM): S. Honda's Joshua Wya" of Saltville, Virginia, co mpete d in the Four-Stroke class and the 250cc B closs a t Smoky Mountain Raceway in Sevierville, Tennessee, where points were tallied for both the Thor Unite d Sta tes Mega Series and the So uthe rn All-Stars Tour. Tho r United States Mega Series So uthern All-Stars Tour Rounds 15/14: Smoky Mountain MX By CINDY GIBSON SEVIERVILLE, TN, SEPT. 26 nce again, The Thor United States Mega Series joined forces with the Southe rn All· Stars Tour at Smoky Mountain MX in Sevierville, Tennessee , as the two se ries each near the e nd of th e se ason . Many of the to p ride rs in t he nation t rave led to the fo othill s of th e Gre at Smoky Mo unt a ins to compete in o ne o f th e year 's most anticipated race events . KTM's Zach Osborne wa sted no time taking his fam iliar spot at the fro nt in t he first 85c c O AMA Dist rict 3 7 Desert Cha mpionship Seri e s Shamrocks Motorcycle Club De se rt Scram bles Childress Plucks the Shamrock, Eddy Keeps It Steadyl By KANDY THORNTON RED MOUNTAIN, CA, SEPT. 26 Sipes Swipes It in Sevierville ( 14-15) mota, as Team Gre en's just in Vaughn and Yamaha-mo unted josh Watson hightailed it int o the first turn. Wats on and Vaughn took second and th ird place , res pective ly, be hind Osbo rne's winning whip across the finish line. In moto two , Osborne again turned a quick le ad into th e first-p lace po diu m spot , while Vaughn and Morrow settled their differences in secon d and th ird. Hon da-m o unt ed jo n Bo r uff le d a fie rc e thre e -way batt le th ro ugh the first two laps of the first 250 cc Pro moto unt il Yamaha pilot Kev in Wa lker m ad e his way arou nd , w ith Matthew Tho rnsb ury (KTM). SO (7 . 8) ST K: I. Paden King (Lem); 2. Don ny Bro wn (KTM); 3. Jordan Q uarles (KTM); .. . Ryan Cu nningham (Co b); S. Camero n Farmer (Co b). 65 (7.9): I . Shane McElrath (KTM); 2. Daniel Baker (KTM); 3. Kent Br.nnell (Suz); 4. Randy Hurst Jr. (KTM); S. Paden King (Kaw). 65 ( 10-1 1): I. Brent Jern igan (KTN): 2. Colton D. Ren aker ( KT M); 3. And rew Langw ort hy (Suz): ... Ja ke Baumert (KTM): S. Brandon Melton (Kaw). U/l 65 (7 . 1 1): I. Andrew Langw o rt hy (Suz) : 2. Jake Baumert (KTM); I . Shane McElrath (KTM): -t. Kent Brasnell (Suz); 5. Randy Hurst am) : 2. Robe rt Jr. (KTM). 85 0 BEG: I. Chad Napier (Y Keeble Jr. (Kaw); 3. Jesse Ellis (Yam); ... Robert Bl vins (Kaw): e 5. Co ry Mee ks (Suz) . 8 5 (7 . 11) : I . Se an Cun ning ha m (KT M): 2. Brent Je rnigan (KTM); l . Andrew Langw o rth y (Kaw): 4. Vance Francis (Hon ); 5. Shane McElrath (KTM). 85 (9 - 13): 1. Benjam in Dent o n (Suz) ; 2. Se an Cunningham (KTM); l . Adam Britt (Suz) ; 4. Tre vo r Cart mill (Kew) : 5. Kaleb Grego ry (KTM). 8 5 ( 12- 1]): I. Benjamin Dento n (Suz); 2. Ryan J. Currie (Suz): 3. Adam Britt (Suz); 4. Trevor Cart mill (!

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