Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Finnish sidecar racers Jari Hatonen (driver) and Jarmo Jalonen (passenger) used some of their holiday time in the USA to dominate the final raund of the AMA Western National Sidecar MX Series in Madera, California. Yamaha-mounted team pu lled away fo r good. Johnson & Stimson also got a good start and maintained the third spot until a small tip-over let New Mexico's own Hen nessy & Viett i take control of the positio n, w hich t hey held to th e end . After w re stling with a mechanical gremlin in the first mote. Malcolm Upfield & Pat Holm es w e re bac k in the mix on the ir EML Ju mbo , holding on to fo urt h. Myers & Myers garnered fifth. despite the ir transmissio n problem. It was Hato ne n & Jalo nen's day, tho ugh, as the team took the overall win and had a great time on their holiday in the USA. RESULTS C'SHIP Cl: I. jari HatonenlJann o [alonen (Wsp·Yam) : 2 . Allen Wenzel/ Bryan Wen ze l (EH l- Za b): l . Dave Hennessy/jim Vietti (VMC.Zab) ; ~ . Richard Myers/RickMyers (EML-Kaw); 5. C hris johnson/Paul Stimson (EML-Hon ); 6. Malcolm UpfleldiPat Holmes (EMLJum): 7. Chris Wilkes/Rolf Green hill (EML-Hon); 8. Stewart UnesiColin Dunkley (Wsp. Hon). H/W: L jari HatonenlJannoJalonen (Wsp·Yam) prizes galo re were u p for gra bs fr o m g reat sponsors such as Moto Tee s, Scott USA, FMF, CTI and Rent hal. M&M Motorsports made sure all class champions left in style wit h varsity jack. ets , while runners-up left in SuperSeries fleece jac ke ts. A cascade of door prizes fr o m Pro Source , B&E Ho nda. Frese Disco u nt Center, Midw e st KTM, Champions h ip Po w e r Spo rt s and Life Cycle were ha nded o ut . With all the awa rds and prizes and co mplimentary Racer X magazines on every ta ble, nob ody left th e banquet empty-handed. Some very special awards went out to fo lks w h o m a ke everyone a p p recia te d iff e r e nt aspects o f this s po r t every weekend. D an Bassage - fath e r of Women 's Ju nior c hamp Kelci, 65cc rider Travis, and future SOcc racer McKenzie - was named 2004 Parent of the Year. Da n is a great dad , an enth usias tic coach and chee rleader, and an all-around great guy - plus he can fix anythi ng! Scott Beishuizen w as t he first SuperSeries ATY race r to be named Sportsman of the Year. This friendly rider with a passion for motocross is always w illing to jump in and help . Scott also won the SuperSeries ATV Ve t clas s cham pions hip th is season. The most improved riders of the year were 8S cc C riders Dav id Ho lland and Zachary Be nnett , who learned fro m their experiences and got faster each weekend . High-Po int winners were honored fo r their achievements by guest presenter and Over 3S Amateur Nation al Champio n Jo hn G rewe . Dillon Finley to pped th e Mini ranks as a fro ntrunner in the 65cc class and the champ of the 50cc Senior class . Fo r t he ninth co nsecu t ive year, larry Witm er took t he big-bike High-Po int title, winning the Ov er 40 and Over 45 classes alo ng the wa y. Befo re any do or prizes w ere given aw ay, seven grand -prize winners w ere drawn from th e racer box. As the night came to a close, the lucky seven we re announce d: S5cc rider Bubba Cline took hom e a brand-new enclosed C lassic Trailer from Wade Wolf and the folks at Class ic; Maple City Cycle 's Ro nnie Weatherholt is Bryce Martinez 's favorite Vet racer afte r awarding her with a b rand- new KLXI 10; North End Cycle had a Suzuki JR50 pit bike fo r 6S cc cl a ss cha mp ion Codle Bylsma t o t ake ho me ; Jo sh Radi w ill be ready for th e A class ne xt season wi th a full -o n mo to r-mo difi cat ion package fro m PR Racing Engines; N ick Velie will be sporting new tr eads ne xt year w ith a season of free D unlo p tires . thanks to good guy M ike Butler and Mo to I ; Lindsey Mason w ill hav e a new look in 2005 afte r w inning two sets of No Fear gear and a full-on Tech -Care Susp e nsio n ride , co urtesy of Dave Bowman an d crew; and lucky Ve t racer Ma t t Kiser was th e wi nner o f Renegade Suspension' s motor-and- suspensio n package for 2005 . SERIES FINAL STANDINGS 50 (4 . 6) : I. Broc Wright: 2. Justin Soper; l . Ge rico Johnson; ~ . Hunter Burnham; S. Ashton Hayes. 50 (7.8): I. Cody Madsen: 2. Undsay Mason; 3. Broc Maurer ; 4. Brock Stenner; 5. Jore y Lambright. 50 TRL (4.8): I. Brae Maurer. 50 JR: I. Mckinzie Edwards ; 2 . C hr isto phe r Krug er: l . Gerico Johnson; 4 . Brae Wright; 5. Jacob Bansen . 50 SR: I. arred Williams; l . Mitc h Ostafin: 4. Austin Dill n Finley: 2. J o Steinfeldt; S. Joey Paugh. 65 : I. Cody Blysma: 2. Jaco b Behri nger; l . War re n Nelson; 4. Dillo n Finley; S. Tyler Burdin. 85 JR: I. Cody Blysma; 2. Joshua Lange; 3. Taylor Davis; 4. Kenny Bass; S. Tim Walker. 85 SR : I. Michael Chapman: 2. Bubba Cline; l . Broc Peter son; 4. Brett Wagner. 8 5 (9 ~ 13) : I. Andy Myer s; 2. Bubba Cline: l . Came ron Mart inez; ~ . Taylor Davis; S. Joshua lan ge. 85 C: I. Zachary Bennett ; 2. David Holland: l . Nicholas Steph ens ; 4. Seth Green ; 5. Trevor Smit h. 125 JR: I. Paul Har ris; 2. Greg Durivage; 3. T.J. Auten ; 4. Derek Johnson; 5. Cody Davis. 115 A: I. Terry Auten: 2. Travis Sewell: l . Phillip Harris; 4. Michael Tomanek. 125 B: I. Josh Radi; 2. Derek Johnson; l . Barry Veltman: 4. Wilt Hicks; 5. Erik Hardy. 115 C: I. Will Hoefflicker; 2. Scott Bredemeg ; l . Der ek Sigler: 4. Jayme Reimers; 5. Charles Bloomer. 250/0 PEN A: I. TJ. Auten. 2S0/0PEN B: I. Jo sh Radi; 2. Myle s Sabrosky; l . Josh Baldwin; 1. Zachary Koster; 5. Wilt Hicks. l SD PEN C: I. /O Chr ist ian Reimers ; 2. Co rey Reimers ; l . Jayme Reimer s. WMN JR: I. Kelcl Bassage; 2. Bryce Martinez; l . Kaidyn Bammer: 4. Taylor Urbanowski. WMN SR: I. Katie Auten; 2. Jenna Kalinas. 16-24: I. Myles Sabrosky. 25 + : I. John Kidd jr.: 2. Richar d Pott er: l . Robert Canfield; 4. SCOtt Barnes. ] 0+ : I. Andy Burger; 2. Doug Finley; l. Matt hew Kiser; 4. Shannon Smith; 5. Brian Woodbury . ] 5+: I. James Smith ; 2. Matthew Kiser; l . Kevin Te nbrink; ~ . To dd Flickenger: 5. Mark Het herington . 40+: I. Larry Witmer; 2. Mark Hethe rington: 3. Scott Shane: 4. Shay Fisher. 45+: I. Larry Witmer ; 2. Randy Frye; l . Rick Walsworth. NON· CUR : I. Lane Brumm; 2. Kirt Lew is; 3. Philip Shafer; 4. Derek Sigler . Woodland Motocra ss Park Johnson, Corder Take Woodland Opener BY JUSTIN WHARTON WOODLAND, WA, OCT. 16 D id ers Guest presenter John Grewe (third fram left) po ses wi th the th re e high -point cha mpions from the Red Bud MX/Dutch Sport Park/ L Roa d MX og Supe rSeries: big -bike wi nner Larry Witmer (left), Mini champ ion Dillon Finley (cente r) a nd qu a d rider Joe Ca bla (right). Red Bud MX/Dutch Sport Pa rk/ Log Road MX SuperSeries Awards Banquet: St. Joseph Kickers Club A ll Good Things Must End By BART NEWMAN by doing mot oc ro ss right. Th e 2004 MX Super- ST. JOSEPH, MI, OCT. 16 Series award s ba nquet was a gr and finale to O ed Bud MX , Dutch Spo rt Par k and Log l"Road MX have built an incredible rider base another big MX season , w ith a large contingent 72 flo ck ed from all o ver t he Gr eat l'North we st to a tte n d the Wo odla nd Motocross o pen e r, w ith more than 500 riders competing at "Th e Biggest little Racetrack in the World ." The 12Scc Pro class saw local hotsho t Tracy Johnson in the s po t light , as t he Honda rider swe pt both motos w it h se e mi ng ease. Using consistency, Tyler Kavaney to ok seco nd via 3-3 mota finishes, after a DN F w as hand ed to bot h Bryan Clevenger (w ho placed sec ond in th e first moto) and Nick Foiste r (w ho placed second in the second moto). Trevor Brooks (6 -5) t oo k th ird , a n d Chris Holum (8-4 ) finis hed an im pr e ss ive fourth. Rounding out th e top five was Chris Church (9-6). The 250c c Pro class was a real treat for the fans, as Four-St ro ke Natio nal competitor Mike Co rd er showed up "in d isguise ." Corder w as on the line w ith a si mp le - lo o king Honda, a of ride rs o n hand . In addition to class awards , DECEMBER 1,2004 • CYC LE N EWS 40th Anniversary hastily applied number, and his name nowhere t o be se e n. Corder soon showed w ho w as piloting the num ber-ni ne bike as he blasted out into the lead in t he first mota, s h o w in g incred ible speed. Foiste r, Mark Bunker and Bob Melloy all tried thei r best to catch Co rder, to no avail. Corder to o k the mota w in, followed by Foister, Bunker, Melloy and Anthony Ce rruti. In the s e co nd mota, Cord er o nce again g r abb ed th e hole s hot . Th e se cond m oto seemed to be a repeat of the first, as Foister, Bunker and Me lloy w e r e a ll Io llo wtng in Corder' s roost - bu t thi s time , 125cc-c1ass w inner Johnson en te red the scen e, battling hard to catch that el us ive number-nine mac hine. Once aga in , Corder had th e moto u nder co ntro l. and though he wasn't far ahead of the pack, he see med to have things dialed. Corder t o o k th e se co nd- m o t a win and t he o ve rall victo ry. Finishing behind Corder in th e second moto were Fo iste r, Bunker, John son and Melloy. Fin ishing seco nd ov e rall behind Corde r w as Foister (2-2), w hile Bunker (4 - 3) took third,

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