Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Steve Yates (Yam); 't. Randy Gard a; 5. Sean Wallace (Han) . 25 0 NOV : I. Len nie lis ton ; 2. Tony Prince (Hon) ; l . Kasey Mor r is (Ha n). 250 INT : I. Cameron Hei n er (Hon); 2. Bobby Langin Jr. (Suz); l . Brett Aue rba ch (Yam); 't. Wyatt Vande rgee st (Yam). 250 PRO: I. Vince Rho ads (Y ; 2. am) Don nie Durre r (Han). WMN : I. Maya Foes (Yam); 2. Stacey Graves (Yam); 3. Nicco le Madse n (Yam). SCHBY : I. lYler Ruiz (Han); 2. Shane Jensen (Ha n); l . C urt Stol lings (Han) ; 4. Kevin Wageman (Han) . IR VET BEG : I. Casey Clark (Han); 2. Matt Weise r (Ha n); 3. Jo hn Means (Yam). JR VET NOV: I. Mich ae l Pe nta (Ho n) ; 2. Adam Moria l (Yam); 3. David McCarthy (Suz); 4. Mark KaJpakoff (Han) ; S. Travis Sabad in (Yam). IR VET INT : l. Shy Mesne (Yam); 2. Eric Ande rso n (Han ); 3. Randy Co mmans (Yam). VET BEG: I. Eric Gullett (Suz). VET N OV : I. Scott Und ley (Hen) : 2. Mark Th e is (I-Ion); 3. Tim Do lliso n (Y ; 4. David McCarthy (Suz) ; S. am) Joe Sutter (Ho n) . VET IN T : I . Randy Com mans (Yam). VET EX : I. David Ant illion (Hon ). SR BEG: I . Trevor Jones. SR N OV : I. Mark D avie s; 2. Scot t Berg (Ho n); 3. Do n McNeil (Suz). SR INT: I. Mark Th e is (Hon) ; 2. David Berg; 3. Ter ry 5abad ial (Han); 4. Randy Commans (Yam). S R EX : I . Shy Mosh e (Yam). AMP Outlaw Winter Natianals Inda a r Dirt Track Series Round I: Lightning C Arena Eslicks Fast as Lightningl By DAN MAHONY MCALESTER, OK, OCT. 16 he Eslick brothe rs mad e th e sho rt trip do w n from Brok en Arro w, O klahoma, to the Lightning C Arena in McAleste r a profitable one by taking some wins. Big brother A.j. won th e Mad Dog Mini Pro class, w hile his littl e bro t he r Danny topped t he hotly con t ested Open Pro division . Following a brace of heat race s wo n by Aj . and Joe Lacer, a full field of 12 riders lined up fo r t he In -lap fina l in t he Ope n Pro clas s. Clayto n Hull jumped off of his pole position into the le ad , ove r the Eslick rus h, th e McAnally bro thers (Vietor and Lee), and Lacer' s Hond a. Hu ll ke pt his ROlaX on t he po int un til t he halfway nags, w he n Lace r made his move to take the lead. Clear sailing was not in the cards fo r the tall Kansan , ho weve r, as Danny Eslick (riding, by the way, his bro ther's facto ry Suzuki) o utraced veteran Lace r to gra b t he top spot t w o la p s la te r. As D a nn y drove for th e checkered flag, A.J. and his Adams Racing Rotax came very close at the line, but he still came up short for t he big bucks. Lace r finished t hird, with Aaron Lindfors fourt h. Hull faded to fifth place at the finish, The Mad Dog Minicontest was all A J.'s. joel Lacer held his Yamaha stea dy in second place, over Clayto n Hull, Lindfo rs, Travis Hull and Lonnie Hull. Roy Dal Hinkle made a rare appearance pay off with a win in the Vintage Pro 600cc division. Kevin Ellingswo rt h pressed Hinkle every lap on T the high side but was unable to co mplet e the pass. Mike Newton finished third. Danny Ha m m o nd wo n the Vintage Pr o Masters class, w hile Mark Gatlin took home the Vintage Amate ur 600cc gold. Travis Hull took the checkers in the O pe n Amateur go, ove r Daniel La Rocca. Bot h ride rs w e re Honda-mount ed . Gatl in finished th ird wi t h his new TI500 Yama ha, over Anth o ny Ve rano 's Ho nd a. Travis a lso wo n the 250cc class, this time besti ng Fred Mears and Ve rano . So me of th e closes t rac ing t his seaso n pr o mise s to come from t he 85 cc to 125cc kids . Austin Medrano trium phed in t his first ro und , ove r Kasey Kyles , Tye Kyles, Da kot a jones and Hu nte r Watso n. All we re on Hond a two-strokes , and all were on the gas! Wat son took w ins in the Pee Wee B and Pee Wee A clas ses, w hile Nat ha n Vera no captured t he 65cc-c1asshonors. RESULTS P/W A:. I. Hunter Watson (Ha n); 2. Colt on Cameron (Pol). P/W B: I. Hunte r Watson (Ha n): 2. Co lton Ca meron (Po l); 3. Ho pe Robinson (Ha n); 4. Jacob Robinson; 5. Dylan Misene r (Han ). 65 : L Nath an Verano (KTM). 85-1 25 : l. Austin Med rano (Han); 2. Kasey Kyles (Ha n); l . Tye Kyle s (Han); 4. Da kota Jo ne s (Ha n); 5 . Hu nter Wats o n (Ha n) . 11 5-1 50: I . Travis Hu ll (Ha n); 2. Fred Mear s (Ha n) ; 3. Anthony Verano (Ha n). OPEN AM : I. Travis Hull (Hon ); 2. Daniel La Rocc a (Ha n) ; l . Mark Gatlin (Y am) ; 4. Anthony Verano (Ha n). MAD DOG MINI : I. A.J. Eslick (Suz); 2. Joe l Lacer (Yam); 3. Clayton Hull (Ha n); 4. Aaro n Lindfors (Ha n): S. Travis Hull (Ha n). VIN T PRO-AM 600: I. Ro y Dal Hinkle (Yam); 2. Kevin Ellingswort h (Ha n); J. Mike Ne wt o n (Yam). VINT PRO MSTR: I. Dan ny Hammo nd. VINT 600 AM : I . Mark Gat lin. OPEN PR O SGL: I. Danny Eslick (Suz) ; 2. A.J. Esl ick (Rot) ; l . Joe Lacer (Ha n); 4. Aa ron Lindfors (Ha n); 5. Clayton Hull (Rot) . blistering charge as he worked fro m the pe nalty line to ea rn a hard second. Fra nkie Lee Gillim he ld off Vowell, Lew is, Spore and Finne ll for thi rd . Lewis na iled the TT st ar t and ne ver bo bb led , taking the win. Vo well, Snyder a nd Hay de n arg ued ov er second , wit h Vowe ll ho lding the spot at the flags, Hayden moved fro m the penalty line to snag thir d at the line , over Snyder, Spore he ld off Finnell to card fifth , john Lampkin overcame a hard fall earlier in the night to sco re the 250cc Amateur win, while Tyler Porter got the nod in the 2S0cc Pro class after a race-long skirm ish with Dakota Simmons. R ESULTS Short T ra ck 50 SHAFT: I. Jaco b Morris (Yam); 2. Luke Baird (Yam); 2. Destiny Ham (Yam). 50 C HAIN : I . Jacob Manis (Cob); 2. N ick McFadde n (Cob) ; 3. Luke Baird (Cob) . 65: I . Jake Lewis (Suz); 2. Ethan GiI1im (Suz); 3. Nick McFadden (Suz); 4. Jaco b Morri s (Kaw) ; 5. Evan Fields (Kaw). 85: I. Hayden Gillim (Ha n); 2. Jake Lewis (Y am); 3. Nathaniel Vowell (Yam): 4. Nikki Spore (Han); 5. Etha n Gillim (Ha n). MAD DO G: I. Stevi e N ace (Han); 2. Mike Anderson (Ha n); l . Da kota Simmons (Yam) . 100 AM: I. Hayd e n Gill im (Ho n) ; 2. Frankie Lee Gillim (Ha n): l . Nathaniel Vowe ll (Han) . TR : I. Scott Paterson (Ha n); 2. Joey Courtney (Yam). 15 0 AM : I. Jo hn Lampkin (Yam); 2. Matt Paterson (Han) : 3. Frankie Lee Gillim (Han) . 25 0 PR O : I. Tyler Porter (KTM); 2. Dakota Simmons (Yam). XR I 00 STK: I. Jake lewis (Han) ; 2. April Ladd (Hon); 3. Kelly Bell (I-I n ); 4. We ndy Maccon (Hon) ; S. o Steve Nace (Yam) . O P EN A M: I. Nathan iel Vowell (Yam); 2. John Lampkin (Yam). O P EN PR O- AM: I. Jason Goodwin (Ho n); 2. Aa ron ladd (Ha n); 3 . Kevin Snyd er (Hon); 4. Je remy Ande rson (Ha n); 5. Koji Furuh ashi (Yam). OPEN PRO : I. Aaro n ladd (Ha n); 2. Jason Goodwi n (Hon) ; 3. Bill Gr uwe ll (Ha n); 4. Kevin Synde r (Han) ; S. Dea n Faulkner (Rot). VET ] 0+: I. Bill Gruwell (Han); 2. Dean Faulkne r (Han) ; 3. Rand y Taylor (Han). SR 40 + : I. Marty Alliso n (Hen): 2. Randy Taylor (Han) . ' l Os SGL: I. Marty Allison (Yom). IT 50 SHAFT: I . Jacob Morris (Y ; 2. Luke Baird (Yam); am) 2. De sti ny Ha m (Yam). 50 C H A IN : I. N ick Mcfad de n (Co b); 1. Luke Baird (Co b). 65: I . Jake Lewis (Suz); 2. Ethan GiHim (Suz); 3. N ick McFadde n (Suz); 4. Jacob Morris (Kaw); S. Evan Fields (Kaw). 85: I. Hayden Gillim (Ha n); 2. Jake Lewis (Yam); 3. Nathaniel Vowell (Yam); 4. Ethan Gillim (Ha n); S. Nikki Spore (Han). X R I OO STK: I. April Ladd (Han) ; 2. Jake Le w is (Ha n); l . Kelly Be ll (Ha n); 4. Wendy Maccoll (Han) . MAD DOG: I. Ste vie Nace (Ha n); 2. Mike Anderson (Yam); l. Da kota Simmons (Yam); 4 . Wendy Macc o ll (Han) . 20 0 A M: I. Hayden Gillim (Ha n) ; 2. Nathan iel Vowell (Ha n); l . Frankie Lee Gillim (Ha n). 200 P RO -AM: I. Jake Lewis (Yam); 2. Nathaniel Vowell (Yam); 3. Hayden Gillim (Ha n); 4. Kyl Snyde r (KTM); 5. Nikki Spore e (Yam). 250 P RO : I. Dako ta Simmo ns (Y am). OPE N AM: I. Nathaniel Vowell (Ha n). OPEN P RO -AM: I. Aaron Ladd (Ha n); 2. Ste vie Nace (Ha n). VET 30+ : I. Randy Taylor (Han ). SR 4 0 + : I. Randy Taylor (Han). Swainsboro Flat Track Irvin's Back, and Sabatka's on t he Move By KEN HUTTO SWAINSBORO, GA, OCT. 16 A go od rider tu rnout a nd a w e ll-prepared /""'\t rac k ma de fo r so me great racing in Swainsb oro , Geo rgia. No ot Irvin proved that he is still mighty tough to beat on his home town track. Th e local Pro rider, aboard th e Augusta HID -sponsor ed Hon da, put on a clinic on the how-to's of passing o n the inside as he knifed his way t hr o ugh traffic to take wins in bo th the Pr o -Am a nd t he O pen Pr o ma in events. Chase Sconyers, aboard the Honda of Sta tesb o ro! Sta rPlates by Fuzzy Hon da, finished w ith hard-earned th ird- and seco nd-place finishes in those races , re spectively. Sconyers sa id he fe lt that he had done everything he cou ld and that Irvin really had his motorcycle dialed in o n t his night. The MX class featu red some of the closest racing of the night , wit h all five ride rs bat tling for the lead throughout the main event . As the tigh tly bunched grou p pre pared to ex it turn fou r on the last lap, jay Sinno tt , rid ing the Ho nd a Kawasak i Yamaha of O ra ngeb urg Kawasaki, wen t dow n. Having nowhere else to go, George Wel ls Sr. cras hed hard into Sinnott 's downed machine. When the dust settled, Brian Alliso n e merged as t he victor, with Marty Smoak second and Sinnott third. Ora ngeburg , South C a r ol ina ' s Ryan Rutland showe d the m t he way around as he Kentucky Dirt Track Se ries Critte nden Co unty Fairgrounds The Fat Lady Sings By BOBBY LEWIS MARION, KY, OCT. 16 T he Kentucky Dirt Track ou tdoor Series ran its final race of the year in Mari on . The rider co unt was good, and th e Open classes provided so me of the be st action of t he year. Aaro n Ladd wen t to the front of th e O pen Pro -Am class, w hile Kevin Snyder an d jaso n Good win we re looking for an opening. Ladd was r unn ing a perfe ct race , w hile Go odw in wen t highe r and higher o n th e trac k. Good win's wild fine finally pulled him through, as he took the lead and ca rrie d it to t he wi n, ove r Ladd and Snyde r. jer em y Anderso n slid into fo urt h, and Koji Furuhashi ro unded o ut the top five. Ladd and Goodw in hoo ked up again in the O pe n Pro final, w ith Ladd at th e front again. Ladd kept his cool and took the close win ove r Goodwin, while Vet winner Bill Gruwe ll held off Snyder for thi rd. De a n Faulkner, Mad Do g 74 wi nner Stevie Nace, Furuhash i and Anderson roun de d out the field. jacob Morris was perfec t on the 50cc bikes. He had a close bat tle w ith Luke Baird in the Shaft class to sco re bot h moto wins . Destiny Ham was a so lid t h ird . In t he Chain class , Morr is held back Tf winner Nick McFadde n to take another close win, with Baird in th ird . Hayde n Gillim swe pt t he 200 cc Amate ur an d 8Scc classes. Gillim absco nded w it h the holes hot in bot h features and slipped away to the wins. jake Lewis was second each time out , over Open Amat eur winner Nathaniel Vowe ll. Nikki Spore and Ethan Gilli m traded spo ts for fourth and fift h, The 200cc Pro-Am short track found Lewis, Hayden, Spore and james Finnell hilling the dirt in turn one , b ringi ng out the red flag. Kyle Snyde r took co ntr ol o n the res tart and checked o ut en route to t he wi n . H ayden put in a DECEMBER 1, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS Charlie Sabatka Jr. hefts the checkered flag after his w in in the Open-Am class at Georgia's Swainsboro Flat Track. 40th A nniversary

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