Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

CALVMX Se ries Round 7 : Planet Xtreme Park New Track, Same Old Funl By STEVE CARO PAUMA VALLEY, CA, OCT. 23 T he closing of Carlsbad Raceway put a major cri mp in the California Vintage Motocro ss 2004 series. With no tracks willing to w ork w ith the Vintage racing club by modifying th eir co urses to suit th e older mach ines , it appeared the series had come to a premature end. Fo r t u nat el y. Planet X t reme manager Bob Taylo r a n d CALVMX board mem ber Dave Sco urfie ld were able to w ork out an agreemen t allowing the club access to a section of the Planet Xtreme facility where a t rack con structe d w it h the dona ted labo r of Brad, Chris and Jay Roysdon wo uld be built. The flnlshed track weaved t hrou gh a valley of oa k tr ee s. giving t he course t he loo k of a traditional European o ut door layout . Recent rains had virtually eliminate d any worrie s abou t heavy dust conditions. In Vintage Spo rt sman SOOcc Novic e action, t he Yama ha MX360 of Glenn Barlkne cht on ce again dom inated the field. In mo ta one, Barfknecht grabbed an early lead com ing out of the t ight S-shaped flrst turn . Close beh ind was Suzu ki-mou nted Fran k Vrettas an d C Z-mou nt ed Je ff Carve r. By lap three, Barlknec ht had shaken off his pursuers and bu ilt a massive 20second le ad . Be hind him, Vre ttas clung to se co nd, w hile Bultaco -mounted Je ff O ' Brian slipped into third place . At th e checkers, it was Barfkne cht unopposed for first , with Vret tas and O'Brian taking the runner-up and third positions. Moto two was a mirror image of the first: Barfknecht roosted out of the first tum ahead the pack and was never challenged again. Be hind him, Carver and O ' Brian vied for sec o nd place . Midway thro ugh lap two, O 'Bri an and Vr ettas mo ve d into se cond and th ird . With Barfknecht taking an undisputed first overall , the final battle was between O 'Brian and Vrettas for se cond overall. O 'Brian manag ed to kee p his Spanish moun t ahead of Vrettas as the two navigated the challenging course to capture sec ond overall , with Vrettas taking third . Proving his domination was no fluke, Barfknech t con tinued his reign of terror in the Over 50 Vintage class. O nce again, Barlk necht nailed the holesho t and took the lead as the pack th undered on to t he course. Beh ind him was CZ rider Steve Atwood, Bulta co joc key Jo hn Pischke and Kawasaki rider Randy Nickel. Barfknec ht pulled a huge lea d while climbing the steep up hi ll sec t io n of the c ourse . Be hind him, Atwood was co mfortabty in second, while Nickel too k ove r the third spo t on lap four, At the finish, it was Barlknecht in first , followed by Atwood and N icke l. As t he rubber band sprung for mo to two , CZ- mo unt ed Atw ood shook things up by grab bing the lead go ing over the first table top jump , w ith Barlknecht close behind . At the end of lap o ne, Bar fknecht wo rked his way around Atwood as t he pair roared th rough the tree-lined back section of the course. Close behind were Pischke and Nickel. By lap four, not even a sputtering motor was going to deter Barfknecht from taking anothe r ove rall victo ry. Behi nd him , Atwoo d secured a w ell-earned second overa ll, with Nickel taking the third podium position. RES UL TS IRONMAN VINT NO V: I. Je ff Carv er (CZ). IRO N MAN VINT INT: I. Kyle Winto n (CZ). IRO NMAN VINT EX: I. Chris Schleif (Hus). IRONMAN G P NOV: I. Eric Garv ey (Hus). IRO N MAN GP INT: I. Paul Claybaugh (Hus). VINT S PT S MN 125 NOV: I. Pete Wright (Kaw). VINT SP TS MN 125 INT: I. Paul Hefte rich (Ho n). VINT SPTSM N 125 EX: I. Ron Renzulli (CZ). VINT S PTSMN 25 0 N OV: I. Brian Miller (Hus ); 2. Randy Nicke l ( Kaw) . VINT SPTS MN 250 tN T: I. Keith l ynas (Oss}. VINT SPTS MN 2.50 EX: I. Charlie Richardson (CZ); 2. Gary Faxon (CZ). VI NT SPTS MN 500 NO V: I. Gle nn Barfknecht (Y am); 2. Je ff O 'Brian (Bul); J . Fran k Vretw (Suz) ; 4. jeff Carver (CZ) . VINT SPTSMN 500 INT, I. John La-nberr (el): 2. K eith L ,..,., (Oss). VINT SPTSMN .500 EX: I. Gary Faxon (CZ) ; 2. To ny Boswe ll (Sut ). GP 1 INT:1. Darr ell Sedig (Suz); 2. Marit Holloway (Hus); J. Kyfe Winton (CZ). GP 1 EX: I. Mike Owens (Yam); 2. Rich Venegas (Suz). GP 2 NOV: I. Jerry Reyes (Hon) ; 2. Kevin Rezende (Y am) ; 3. Michae l Sriler (Hon); 4. Erik Garvey (Hus); S. Hect or Hardicky (Yam). GP liNT: I. Ed Reyes (Hus); 2. Charles Hilton (Hon) ; J . Doug Reyes (Hus): 4. JIm McCarthy (Mai). GP 1 EX: I. Rob Nolin (Suz); 2. Sterl ing ~by (Yam). GP ) NOV, I. ReJOan Desbocoers (Suz): 2. Ted IJndewali (Hon). GP 3 INT: I. Darr ell Brown (KTM); 2. Donn Boyd (Hon); J . Kenn Hughes (Hon ); 4. Brian Backer (Yam); S. Kerth SieYen (Hus). e LSe I NO V: I. Larry Robem (Jaw). 30 + VI NT INT: I. Ke ith Lynas (Oss). 30 + VINT EX : I. Cllarl ie Richardson (CZ). 40 + VINT NOV : I. Jim Trask (Hus); 2. Brian Mill r- (Hus); J. e Roy Boswell. 40 + VINT INT: 1. John lambert (CZ). 40+ V1NT EX: I. Ron Renzulli (CZ) . 50 + VINT SPT SMN NOV : I. Glenn Barfknec ht (yam): 2. Steve Atwood (CZ) ; J . Randy Nickel (Kaw); 4. Joh n Pechke (Buf). ) 0 + GP N OV: I. Michael Crow e! (Hus) . 30 + GP INT: I. Ken Hughes (Hon): 2. Keith l ynas {Oss) . Build WEEKL FOOT TRAFFI C in your store. Y Create ENTHUSIASM for new products, latest events and trends in the sport of motorcycling. 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