Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

I.C hris Sund in (Hon); 2. Craig Gu idinger (Hon) ; 3. Paul Gray (H o n). OP EN B: I . D usty Gyves (Ha n); 2. Kelly Kn ipe (KT M) ; 1. Robert Mills ( KT M) . 4-ST R K B: I. MIke Mo rreti no (Yam) ; 2. Jo sh Lewis (Yam); 1. De nnis Bar o ne (Hon). VET B: I. Gabe Kilby (KTM); 2. Steve Liggett (Yam); 3. Robert Blakard (Yam). SR B: I. Tom Perri era (KTM); 2 . Fran k Tibbens (Yam); 3. William Hansen (Hon) . S/SR B: I. Ross Ross (KTM); 2. Bill Hampton (KTM). WMN B: I. Kacy Martinez (Ho n); 2. Ann C reson (KTM) ; 3. Lesha Kubacki (Yam ). C O /A : I . Paul Bigham (Yam) ; 2 . SCOtt Chandler (KTM); l . Jared Sutl iff (Han); .of. Aaron AstKrom (Hon) ; S. Austin Saunden (KTM). 2 00 C: I. Ant hony Balistreri (KTM); 2. Adam Morris (KTM); 1. Bryan Wells (KTM). 250 C: I. Jar e d Sutliff (H a n); 2. Austin Saunders (KTM); 1. Jeff re y Harriso n . OPEN C: I . Greg Campbell (KTM); 2. Austin Morris (H an ); 1. Kirkwood Young (KTM). 4 -STRK C: I . Scott C hand ler (KTM); 2. Aaron Ashcr om (Han); l . Dayne Marti ns (Suz). VET C: I. Paul Bigham (Yam); 2. Keith Fort in (KTM); 3. Brent Lyman (Han) . SR C: I. Michael Mills (KTM); 2. Donald Gen ereux (KTM); 3. Mark MArtinez (Hon) . S,lSR C: I. Carl Rea III (KTM); 2. Randy We ndt (Hon); 3. JohMie Jones (Kaw) . WMN C: I. Kasie Creson (KTM); 2. B. Fortin (KTM); 3. Nicole lulis (Han). (Han). S/M IN I: I. Douglas Fren ch (KTM); 2. Buddi Bruner (Kaw) ; 1. Jeffr e y Jenkins (Kaw); 4. Brod ie Prather (Kaw). PIT /O K: I . Ch ris Hams (Kaw); 2. Warre n Smith (Hon); 3. Ju n in Santa Maria (Kaw) ; 4 . Kenny Bates (Ha n) . 125 SCHBY: I. Bill MacMaster Jr. (Han); 2. Austin Wh ite (Han ); 3. Aust in Schnu rr (Han); 4 . Kyle Jone s (Kaw); S. Kyle Heeter (Yam). 125 BEG : I. Kurtis Park (Hon) ; 2. Chas e Crens haw (Yam) ; 3 . Donnie Brzuchialsk i (Yam); 4 . D ale Uversedge (Soz); S. Eric Dye (KTM). 125 J'" I. Dou glas Freoch (KTM); 2. Kyl Jones (Kaw); l . Jon Deitric k (Yam); 4 . De nny Aras e (Yam) ; 5 . Kyle He et e r (Ya m) . 12 5 t NT: I . Clay H iggins (Kaw) ; 2. Bill t-tact-teseer Jr. (Hon); 1. Austin Wh ite (Hon) ; .of. Aust in Schnurr (Hen): S. Ryan Nas ser (Y am). 125 OPEN : I. Clay Higgins (Kaw); 2. Ryan Nasser (Yam). 250 JR: I. Jwtin Leach (Hon); 2. De nny Arcas (Yam); 1. C had Laswell (Yam); 4. Lee Hertz (Ha n); 5. Joh n Maho ney (KTM). 15 0 INT: I. Alex Haag (Hon ); 2. Kyl Rivera (Hon); 3. J.R. Boyd (Ha n); -4. e Richard Birchfield (Han). 2 50 OPEN : I . Justin Leach (Hon) . 2 5 0 PRO: I. Bryan Allen (Han). 2 5 + JR: I. C had West (Hon) . 30 + IR: I. Warren Smith (Hon) . 3 5 + INT: I. Kenny Bates (Hon) . 4 0 + JR: I. Bruce Buchanan (Hon ); 2. Donald Sheridan (Hon) . 40 + INT: I. Bobb y Wh ite (Yam); 2. Kenny Bates (Hon); 1. Robert Van Damme (Hon) . AMA District 12 Northern Ohio Championship Series Round 6: Beans Bike Park Sluka, Herrlein Fracture 'em in Dennison . .... ,. 1- By JOHN KREPS DENNISON, OH, OCT. 10 E Douglas Fren ch cut the mu stard at round two of the CMC Ca ctus Sta te MX Series in Buckeye , Arizona, going 1·1 for both the 12 5 cc Junior a nd Supermini wins. ach seas on, young race rs make the move up from minis to the full-sued bikes, giving them a fres h start on bigger machinery as they exit the small-wheel ranks . Some racers take we ll to the bigger b ikes and beg in to shine brighter t han they d id o n the smaller-bore machines . One such racer is Uhrichsville, Ohio, native jo hn Sluka. Sluka moved from Kawasaki 8Scc machines CMC Ca ctus State MX Series Round 2: Arizono Cycle Park to a 2S0 F Kawasaki in 2004. and he also moved from being a top-five Mini racer to a dominant French Fries 'em, Two Classes Worth's By ROBERT VAN DAMME BUCKEYE, AZ, OCT. 10 D o ug la s Frenc h took the overall in t he 125cc Junior class at the second round of the C MC Ca ctus State MX Ser ies, presented by The Pit Enterprises, Scott USA. AEO . Go rdy 's and Shift. Bobby Worth took the overall in the BScc ( 12- 13) division with a I-I score. For round two, promo ter Bobby W hite wanted to have some variety in th e series, so he bu ilt a seco nd t r a c k. Ho w e ve r, t he part icipants vo iced t heir opinions, saying that th ey st ill preferred the first track to the new one. So, with some subtle changes in the ma in track. the racers got their wis h. T he first 125cc Junior mote had French out in front at the start. As the pack approached the w hoop section, Jon D eit r ick was in second, foll o w e d b y Kyle j o ne s , Kyle He e te r. Ch r is Har ris. Colton Boul ange r. De nny Areas and Co rey Fo rd . Deitrick applied too much throttle a nd a lm o s t s lid o ut . a llowi ng Jo ne s by for second. During lap two, Heeter, Boulanger and Harris we nt down, w hic h a llowed Areas to move up into fourth, while Bishop passed Ford fo r fifth . T hen . com ing t hr ou gh the sc o r ing section to com plete lap two, Heeter we nt to t h e o u t s id e t o ge t ar ou n d jo h n Sy lvia fo r seventh. At the conclusion of the mota, French finished in front of Jones by seven seconds to t ake th e w in. Third wen t to De it rick. The n came Areas , Bishop , Ford , He et er, Sylvia and john Mahon e y. Fre nch pulle d th e ho le shot fo r moto two, wit h De itr ick and Arcas sitt ing in second and third . Jones appea red to be th e fastest on the co urse , but a poor st ar t re legated him t o a catc h-up ro le. After the pack com pleted the first lap , jo nes was in fourt h, be hind Boulanger. Jones passed Boulange r on the back side of the 64 force in the 12Scc C ranks in Oh io's AMA course for fourt h. Then Areas was Jones' next victim, as Jones moved into third. De itrick, who made the trek fro m Southern California, kept Jones at bay for the next two laps, but on the s final lap Jones went by Deitrick on the hill for second. French took the checkered nag for the mota win and overa ll victory. Jones held on for seco nd, pursued by Deitrick, Areas, Boulanger, Hee ter, Ford and Bishop. The Be rn ie 's CycielM2R1Scoll USA-backed French also took the overall in the Super mini division. Worth made quick work of the 85 age class, besting bot h Brod ie Prather and Cody Katsila s. Prathe r, sitting in second during mota one, had a miscue on the final lap , handing the spot to Katsilas at the finish. Prat he r took second in mota two, while Katsilas was third , followed by James MacMaster and Cor ey McGrane. The Four Seasons Motor Sports-sponsored Worth also took the overall in the 8Scc Open class, but how he did it was a little comica l. In the first mota, Buddi Bruner took the win, over Worth, but in the seco nd mo ta Worth led the race from wire to wire after Bru ne r was late getti ng to the line for the mota . District 12. Sluka has won more than 20 races in 2004 , and this day at Beans Bike Park was no different. As the 125cc C racers passed the checkers at round six o f the Northern O hio Cha mpionship Series, Sluka was at the top in both motos, as he has been many times before. Giving chase in both mo tos were Cambridge, O hio 's Tyle r Farr ar a nd Lodi , Ohio 's Er ic Merriman, both of whom piloted Yamahas to their pod ium finishes. In the Mini ranks , two young racers finished the day with do uble class wins to their credit . DECEMBER 1,2004 • CYCLE NEWS another class w in in the BScc (7-1 1) class. raci ng his Yama ha to the front o f the pac k w it h consistent 1- 2 mot o finishes . Chris Ca rr o f Unio ntown , O hio , was the on ly racer to top Herrlei n on the day by winning the second mota, but a first-mota DNF took Carr out of the runn ing in the overall results. Carr wo uld late r top the 85cc Extra class. The other do ub le Mini winner wa s local racer Kyle Ditcher. Racing KTMs, Ditche r was able to jump out (ran t and show noth ing but roost to both the BScc (12-1 5) and Supermini classes . Wa r ren , O h io ' s Matt Stork kept Ditche r in sight in the BScc ( 12- 1S) contest for strong 2·2 mota scores, and Andrew Sachs of De nnison, Ohio , took th ird on his hometown track . Sachs wo uld la ter place second to Ditcher in the Supermini division. Although not a dou ble class winner, Cade Clason of Medina, Oh io, was the victor of the largest Mini class of the day. Clason rod e his KTM to th e top of both 6Scc (7-9) motos for the overall win, ahead of 20 other competitors. Stow, O hio's Austin Pateos and Jordan Brewer round ed out the top three. Dan ie l He r rle in outgu nned t he 6Scc (1 0 . 1 I) R ESULTS competition o n his KTM 6S to take the top step SO BEG : I. K1ay Phager (KTH) . 50 (4 -6 ): I. Stephen Gretchen (KTM); 2. Robert Lou ie Reicher (KTM); 1. Brady Patterso n ( KT H) ; 4 . Conner La ndo n (KT M); 5. Austin H ynd m an (KT M). 5 0 (7 - 8 ) : I. Jo sh ua Boyd (KTM); 2. G u nnar Flavell (KT M): 3. Austin Western (Pol); -4 . Evan Weekley (Pol ); S. Kale Icke s (KTM). 65 BEG : I. Kole Ickes (KTM). 6 5 (7- 9) : I. Carle Clason (KTM); 2. Austin Pateos (KTM); 1. Jordan Brewe r (Kaw); 4. Koty Howard (Kaw ); 5. Danny Roetzel (Kaw). 65 ( 10- 11) : I. Daniel Herrle in (KTM); 2. Kaylynn Kada r (KTM); 1. Bra ndon Haas (KTM); 4. Derek Fowler (KTM); S. Joshua Steed (KTM). 85 (1-11 ): I. Daniel He rriein (Yam); 2. Cu rt Gaski (Yam); 1. Ryan Horsl ey (KTM); 4. Ryan Perki ns (Suz); 5. Alan Green (Yam). 85 ( 11- 15) : I. am); 1. Andrew Sachs Kyle D ncber (KTM); 2. Matt Sto rk (Y (KTM); 4 . Brad Dailey (Suz); 5. Cory Greenwood (Han ). 85 (7 - 1 1) EXT RA : I. Chris Ca rr (Kaw ); 2 . Zachary Knotts (Kaw); 3. Bryan Cox (Hon) . SfMINI: I. Kyle Dncher (KTM); 2. Andrew Sachs (KTM); 1. Matt Stork (Yam); -4. Brad Dailey (Suz); S. Dusti n Anderson (Yam) . 115 A : I. Jeffre y Pape e (Yam); 2. Tra vis McQ ueen (KTM). 125 B: I. Tyl r Livesay (Suz) ; 2. George Baker III (Ha n); 1. Jame son Spro sty (Yam) ; 4. Kenneth Henry (KTM); 5. Aaron Kline (Hon). 125 C: I. John Sluka (Kaw) ; 2. Tyler Farrar (Yam); 1. Eric Merriman (Y ); .of . Brandon Carpenter (Kaw); 5. Ryan Faulkner (Hen). am 2S0/0PEN A : I. Jim Smith (KTM); 2 . Jo n C rist (Yam) . 250/0PEN B: I. Aaron Kline (Hon); 2. Rick Crist (yam); 3. AAdy Saypu (y",,). 25 0/0 PEN C, I . John Rekhow (Hon). SCHBY: I. 1YIer Liv y (SUl); 2. Kenneth Henry (KTM); 3. esa Kra ig Brindle y (Yam) ; .of . Bobby Purp era (Yam); 5. Joshua Endl ich (Yam) . CLGBY: I. Ge orge Baker III (Hon); 2. Jameson Spr o sty (Yam) ; 3 . St acy Crute (Yam) ; -4 . Rya n Faulkner (Hon); 5 . David Kinkus (SUl). 25 +: I. Eddie Karban s (Hon) ; 2. Terry C ollins (Han); 3. David W ill (Hon ); 4. John Sant mire (Hon) ; 5. Bryan Ulmer (Ha n). 30 + AlB : I. Jeffrey Pape (Yam); 2. Edd ie Karban (Hon ); 1. Jeff Ricker (KTM); 4 . Ch uck Bingham (Han); 5. Chuck Nicholson (Suz). 30 + C: IRandy Carpenter (KTM); 2. Rick Burick Jr. (Yam); l . Dieter Koechl ing (Ha n); .... David Haas (Kaw); 5. David Wills (Hon ). 40 + : I. Ch uck Bingham (Hon ); 2. Michael Brian (KTM); 3. Harc Monroe (Hon) ; -4. Andrew Fou ntain (Hon) . of the all-KTM podium, besting Kaylynn Kollar R ESULTS P/W BEG: I. Daniel She ridan (KTM); 2. We ston Smith (KTM). P/W (4- 6)' I. John Hams (KTM). P/W (7·8) , I. Bailey Bruner (KTM); 2. Chauncy Math is (KTM). 6S BEG: I. Nick Wat e rs (KTM); 2. Aust in Jenk ins (Kaw); 1. Bri Hen ry (Kaw); .of . Tyler Parsons (Kaw) ; S. Dalton Maldonado (Suz). 65 (0-8): I. Bailey Bruner (Kaw); 2. Chauncy Mathis (Kaw); 3. G""lle Moody (Kaw). 65 (9.11 ), I. Jose ph Pe (Kaw); 2. n> Corey Markham (Suz); 3. David King (Kaw); -4. Mike Villegas (Kaw). 6S OPEN : I. David King (Kaw); 2. Corey Markham (Suz) ; 3. Mike Villegas (Kaw) . 8 5 BEG : I. Fran k O cho a (Suz); 2. Austin Gourl ey (Kaw); 1. Dam ian Mart inez (Hon) ; 4. DavKi King (!

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