Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/128355
Liquid Performance Grand Championship Series Round II: Lake Sugar Tree Bryant Haunts 'em on Halloweenl BY GREG SUMNER AXTON, VA, OCT. 31 H allowee n comes but once a year. This year. all the ghosts and goblins came to Lake Sugar Tree fo r round I I of the Liquid Perfo rmance Grand Champion ship Series - and a few Halloween haunts. More than 280 riders came to compete . When the gate dr opped fo r the first 2SOcc A mo to , Total Cont ro l Suspension/Jim Neese Ride r Developme nt/Serious Raceware/Honda rider C had Newton snagged the holes hot . William Bryant and Sco tt ie Shipley gave chase. On lap two o f seve n ; Rid ge D a v is t o o k t hird fr om Hig h Po in t Ho nda/Answe r/ LP/White Bro th e rs r ider Shipley with a fast e r line th rou gh the back-side whoops. Newt o n led the pack down be h ind the Dam . bu t Yama ha o f Lumberto n/ Ac t ion Su rf Shop IlCW/ NGK/Ho lSholZ Graph ics r ider Bryant led th e pack out. U sing the insid e line on th e final turn at th e end of lap th ree. Gary Bailey's MX SchooVAra VAP Designs/Scott/An sw er Honda ride r Davis took seco nd from Newt o n. Davis charged but ran out of time to catch Bryant . At the line, it was Bryant. Davis. Newton. Shipley and Allen Alford. In mot o two , Bry ant too k th e point position , follow ed by Shipley. Newto n and Dean Day. Davis got a bad sta rt but was on a tear, work ing his way into third by passing Newton at the end of the first lap. Shipley was kee ping Bryant honest in first. Just before t he uphill ste p-up, Davis we nt down . giving Newto n third . Alford, Day an d Travis West all passed Davis. O n lap four. Bryant got a litt le breathi ng ro om, as Ship ley and Newto n banged bars fo r second . Davis also caugh t the two. Shipley held fpt~ his ow n, as Davis passed Ne wton beh ind th e Dam. On lap seven, Davis was all over Shipley. Davis powered through the back-side whoops and passe d Shipley. but Shipley came back over the Eve l Knievel Sky Jump. Then Davis made the pass stick be hind the Dam . At the chec ke rs. it was Bryant going away. ove r Davis. Shipley, Newton and Day. In I25cc A action . Bryant took the holeshot and neve r looked ,detv,.e,~ ~ back, taking both mo tos uncontested and leaving everyone else to batt le for second . In the first outing. the battle was between Davis and Chase Pe rry. w ho w ent bac k and fo rt h for three laps unt il Blue Ridge Powersports/D.Cup Cycles/Uquid Performance! was trying to ho ld off Alford fo r fifth . Perry settled fo r sixth. In the second sta nza, Bryant was gone! Perry ran secon d, negotiati ng t he bac k-side w hoops and t he Eve l Knieve l Sky Jump, Davis went to the inside of Perry and simply outpowered him to take second. On lap three, Fitzwate r used t he sam e move to take ove r fo urth from Pfeiffe r. Fitzwater then ran ~ 30 A LL TRACKS WILL BE POST ENTRY ONLY Mom and Dad -spo nso red Pe rry 's rear br ake line bus te d , allowing Samuel Fitzw ater to take ove r third. Erik Pfeiff also er passed Pe rry. Then, on lap four, Perry 's front tire blew while he follo we d by Da vis . Pfe iffe r and Fitzwate r. O n la p t wo. Pal m dale PEE WEE &65 CLASSES FOR ALL Super Pee Wee Pee Wee 4-6 Pee Wee7-8 65 Beg 6-11 656-8 659·11 65 Open AGE CLASSES ASOF: 1/1105 For fact ory Contingency contact your Deaktr GATES OPEN 6:30 A.M. SIGN UP: 7:00 A.M. PRACTICE 8:00A.M. RACING: 9:30 A.M. 85 & MOTORCYCLE CLASSES FOR ALL 85 Beginner 85 lhru 11 85 12·13 8514-16 85 Open Super MIni 125 Pro 125 Beg 125 NoYice 1251nler 125 School Boy thlu 16 125 2-stroko Only opon Non Pro 250 Pro 250 Inter 250 Nov Plus 25 Beg Plus 25 Nay Plus 25 Inter Plus 30 Beg Plus 30 Nay Plus 30 Inler Plus 40 Nay Plus 40 Amateur Plus 40 Elp Women 250 4-st roke only Open Non Pro 450 4-l troke only Open Non Pro Per r is QWIW1fl1flff/ Beginner Class: Racing One Year orLess on Any Size Bike VA AHA IilM I ''''.''.UUIII ~ 0!IIt")rt' ~ (Qbra William Bryant had a perfect Halloween, tr icking everyone e lse and treating him sel f to a fou r-moto sweep of the 12 5cc and 250cc A classes at round 11 of the Liquid Pe rfo rmance Grand Cha mpio ns hip Se ries. ~l ,?~ /3 Anza ,?~27 Sa n Bernardino Gorm an GOLD CUP Serles Awards to Top Three in Each Amateur Cia.. Must Race Four Out or Five Events to b e E ll£lble ror Gold Cup Serles Awards ALL TRACKS WILL BE O E OR PRACTICE & RE ENT YW BE T K NO P NF P R ILL A E N SATURDAY BEFORE EVENT. PRACTICE &RACING WILL BE ON THE SAME TRACK OVERNIGHT CAMPING ON SATURDAY NIGHTS Presented by RoJo Productions, Inc. WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALLTRACKS More Info RnuU lll be senlto the laclotlesaftor oaeh event n and . 111be pos ted on tho web at www.mlraclng.nel Coverage by Motosport Journal o 951-657-8845 Directions: mxracing.net MtmNHVI It"" ,,'ltt'tfOEIltl!J;p CY CLE NEWS • JANUARY 5, 2005 11 7