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Northwest Vintage & Ev ol ut ion Motocross Championship S eri es Round 3: Woodland Motocross Park Sullivan's Smokin' Hot! BY CLAY LIGHT WOODLAND, WA, OCT. 6 H o nda - m o unt e d Andr e w Su llivan wa s smo kin' hot at t he th ird round of the N orthwest Vintage & Evo lution Moto cr oss Champ io nship Ser ies. Sullivan's latest tw o-class ra mpage came via impr essive I- I w ins in the 250cc and Fou r-Str o ke Expert classes during the Vintage porti o n of the program. Sullivan had tough co mpetitio n in the FourStro ke class, name ly BSA ride r Dana Salsm an a nd Tr ium ph-mo un t ed Ca nad ian Ken Bum ingham . Salsman used a 2-2 tally to trail Sull iva n overa ll, w hile Bur nin g ham , wh o regu la r ly ma kes th e t re k fr o m Br it is h Co lumb ia, garne red third . Mark Sullivan, Andrew 's father, grabbed the lead a t th e sta rt o f th e first 2S0cc Exp ert/In te rmed iate -class moto , but his lead didn't last long; Mark fell and Andr ew assumed the lea d, whic h he ' d not relin q uish. Andre w w o n moto tw o , finishing ahea d of Mark, and won t he overall, his sec ond of the day. Yamaha ride r Bra d Stagg sco red a win in the ne wly im plemented 100cc c lass , w hic h featur ed a field of 15 ride rs . Hodaka jockey Lyndel Raphael ne tted a win in mota one, but he co uldn't ho ld off the challenges from Stagg in m o to two an d Stagg wo n o ve ra ll. Nick Chap man, riding ano ther of the many Hodakas In the fie ld, finishe d th ird, be hind Stagg and Raphae l, in mo to one, bu t he d id n' t fin ish mota two and Thai Anderson (4-2) picked up third overall, ahead of Shaw n Price (5-3) and joh n Bod kin. Ca ll Donogh ue wa s anothe r of the day's few do uble-class winners, picking up the 11Scc an d Over 40 Intermediate-class victor ie s. Don oghue won bo th 12Scc mo tos, ahead of josh War ring an d C hap man, but he cou ldn't replicate tha t performance in the Over 40 win. Nevertheless , Donoghue's 2-2 finishes earned ,-- - - - - - - - - - -- - ,'" ~ -c '" '" 1'5 :J l: U ~ § l: Q. C Four-Stroke rider Justin Draper negotiates some railroad tracks ot the Delaware State Enduro. 112 hi m h is seco nd wi n of th e d ay, a h e ad o f Yamaha -m o unted D aryl Kilgore ( 5 - 3) an d moto-on e w inne r Scott Sherbe rt . A full field of ride rs batt led for supremacy in the 12Scc Vintage Amateur class. Ho nda rider Brendan Blair easily won mot o one, but he did have pre ssu re fro m Yama ha YZ r ider Ja ke Owens in mota two. Regard less, Blair he ld up u nde r th e press ure t o lead O w e ns ( 2- 2) , Brandon But ler (5 -3), Ed Russell (4 -4 ) an d Rickman Zundapp-mo unted Russell Muncy (3-5) into the to p five overall. Bult a c o jocke y She a Patterson aga in pou nd ed t he com pe ti ti o n in t he 2 S0 c c Evolution Amateur class - at 23 e ntra nts, one of the day's largest. Patte rso n got grea t starts in bo th moto s an d ha d a perfect day. john Te lford was Patt e rso n's close st co mpe t ition in t he fir s t mo to , a lt ho ugh Mako r id e r T im McCrary spoi led Telford's mo ta -tw o party by over t aki ng him and fin is hing w it h 3-2 p erfo r ma nc es t o le ad Te lfo rd (2 - 3), Pe te Stei nbe rg (5-4) and David Motteler (4-7). C urre nt AMA Pro joe Brockw ay sco re d a pair of Expe rt -class wins durin g th e Evolution po r ti on , topp ing th e Open an d Und e r 40 Expert classes, bo th w ith I-I performance s. Brockw ay easily won both Under 40 motos, fin ishi ng a hea d of Blak e Land on an d Leo n Capps, and then battled with Mo nty Price in the Ope n class befo re scoring his w in in that class. Price finished second, w ith Landon and Jay Lael completing the top four. eN WOODLAND MOTOCROSS PARK WOODLAND, WASHINGTON RESUL TS: NOVEMBER 6 , 200 4 ( ROUND 3) Vin t a ge X R75 AM : I. Jake Sulliva n (Hon) ; 2. Brian Ad am s (Han); J . C hris Conway (Ha n) . XR 15 IN T: I. Daniel Ro bens (Han); 2. Alex Fe aste r (Ha n); J. Mitch Ne wt o n (Hon) . PRE · 19 70 AM : I. Tom McAlliste r (CZ); 2. Gary Me ad s (Ho n) . P RE-1 9 70 INT: I . Daryl Kilgore (Yam) . PRE-1 97 0 EX: I. Dana Salsman (BSA) 2. Ken Bum ingham ; (Tn). 100: I. Brad Stagg (Yam): 2 4'ndeI Rap"'el (Hod) : J. Th ai Anderson (Hod) . 125 AM: I. Brendan Blair (Hon) ; 2. Fifth -p laced B Senio r ride r Ch ris Bo rger bro ke an ECEA re cord for the most poi nt s dr opped w ithout houring ou t . "I finished ," Bo rge r noted . "Rich Lafferty wo n the o verall with a 21 , and I cam e pretty close to his score , if you are co unting in we e ks. I got fifth in B Senior with a 449 . It w as brut al. Th e co urs e fo r t he mo s t par t lo o ke d like someone took a backh oe and dug a trench fo r 80 miles . You'd be going along, spin ning tires , and it wo uld get deeper and you'd find yo urself doing t he dog-pa ddle, not just to ke e p yo ur ba lance but actually push ing your bike along , plow ing mud. T he re were mo re than a few fun sp ots, and the club d id an exce llent job . The funnie st t hing I saw wa s a guy who jum pe d so me roo ts , got a little squirre lly slid his bike up , a slimy tree , and the re it was , hanging ups ide do wn in the branches, eight feet off the ground and no way to get it down . It was pretty radical. There we re lots and lots of crashes - dozens and do zen s. I saw cr ushed ta nks , broken handlebars , smoking KTMs, and sections w hich were mile s an d miles lo ng of not hing but a tr e nch of oatmeal. It even put Broad Mountain JANUARY 5, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS CZ-mounted Chris Clark scored two overall wins at Woodland Motocross Park, topping the Open ond Over 30 Expert classes. Jake Owens (Yam); ) . Brand on Butler (SUl ). 12 5 INT: I. Coli Do noghue (Ho n); 2. Josh Warr ing (Hen): J . Nic k Chapman (Hod) . 125 EX: I. Scot t Sherbert (Hon) ; 2. Jeff Pugh (Hon) . 25 0 AM: I . Ryan Landon (Yam); 2. Jay Ne lson (Hon) ; J. Mark Percy (Yam). 250 INT: I. Travis Anderberg (Bul); 2. Jeff Nelson (Ho n); J . Bryan Anderberg (Sul). 25 0 EX: I. Andrew Sullivan (Hon); 2. Marie. Sullivan (Suz); J . Joe Casey (Hon) . OP EN EX: I. Ch ris Clark (CZ) . WMN: I. Megan Anderberg (Kaw); 2. Marsha Down (Hon) . 40 + AM: I. To m McAlliste r (el): 2. Bob by Gr avely; 3. Mar k Per cy (Y am). 40 + INT: I. Coli Donoghue (Hon); 2. Dary1 Kil ore g (Yam); J. Scott Sherbert (Hon). 40+ EX: I. Mark Sunivan (Suz); 2. Bill Grubin (Hus). 50 + INT: l. AI Anderberg (Bli); 2. Jack Gillette (Hus) ; J . Russ Hoehn (Bul). 5 0+ EX : I. C harlie Brown (Mon). 4-STRK IN T: I. Brad Stagg (BSA) 2. ; Chri s Kerbe r (Hon) ; 3. Joe Stagg (BSA). 4 -STRK EX : I. Andr ew Sullivan (Han) ; 2. Dana Salsman (BSA); ) . Ken Burn ingham (Tn} Evo lutio n 125 AM: I. Brand on Butler (Hon) ; 2. Joe Carl i (Hon) ; J . Scon Hasen kamp (Hon). 125 INT: I. Mike Boesema(Hon); 2. Glenn Rose (Hon) ; J. josh War ring (Hon) . 250 AM: I . to sha me, as far as th e d ifficulty and da nge r level. The on ly check I zeroed, other than the start controls, was the first snea ky chec k after th e bridge at the start , and t here w ere 19 checks! Every space on the card was filled!" R ESUL TS AA : I. Richard Lafferty; 2 Dale Sweigart ; l . Jim Aiello; .of . Michael Br.adway; 5. John Burgard. A 125: I. Tom Kiritsis; 2. Russ Cherry. A 200: I. Robert Mo hn; 2. Charles Ciaure l1l; J . Terry Yiengst; 4. Jeff Kirchner. A 250: I. Michael Melniczuk; 2. Bob Solom o n; l . C hase Co mpton ; 4. Brian Russell ; S. Jame s Mo ni s. A OPE N : I. Pat Em mons ; 2. Michael Crum; l . George English; .of. Peter Burnett; S. Mark Moyer. A SR : I. Brian Blanchard ; 2. Richa rd Mo yer : J . Chuck Sullivan ; 4. St e ve Chap kovic h; S . AI Sw ine r. A S /5 R : I . Scot t Wol fe rsberger; 2. Burn e tt Wilson; J. Roc: .o Spano ; 4. Bill c Cossman; S. Ro bert Roseman. A VET : I. Ken Law: 2. Stephe n Green; ) . Wade Joh nston ; .of . Robert Ndaki mo v; S. Bryan Shaffer, B 125: I. Bob Sisco: 2. Glenn Stevens; J . Jeff Booth. B 20 0: I. Mark Delo ng; 2. Steven Castro ; J . Kyle AdaITU ; 4. Joseph Volpe; S. Ron Callahan . B 250: I. Kevin Sooy ; 2. Ken Szewczyk; J . David Scheumeister; 4. Jason Truste r; S. Bill Davis . B 4 -ST RK: I. John Mehl; 2. David Bernett; l . Brian Donova n; .of . Robert McKillips ; S. Ryan Bart h. B OPE N : I. Cha d Barth; 2. Scott Be rry; J . David Barth ; 4. David Carroll ; S. Anthon y Ezenkis. B 5 R: I. Matt Bie

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