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PHOTO BY TRISH HALE Rod Lake Racing AMA West Coast Amateur Nationals Round 3: Grays Harbor Raceway It was IIBanzai,1I Buckaroos! By JOHNNY GUITAR ELMA, WA, MAY 29 S eries championships were on the line as riders and their teams pulled into Grays Harbor Raceway for round three of the Rod Lake Racing AMA West Coast Nationals, presented by Hinshaw's Motorcycle Store. The Catywampus Caveman Motorcycle Club hosted the final round of the series on the lightning- fast half-mile track, Stevie "Banzai" Bonsey and Joe Hernandez had traded wins in the 450cc Modified class at the first two rounds of the series. They both knew that whoever won at round three would take home the championship. They also knew that Scott Baker was more than capable of upsetting their personal war. Hernandez shot off the line ahead of Bonsey and set a fast pace. As the laps wore down, Bonsey became more and more desperate, but he couldn't make a pass stick. Then, suddenly, Bonsey made a "banzai" attack in the last tum on the last lap to beat Hernandez by no more than six inches at the line! Hernandez was in disbelief as Bonsey scored the win in what was the best race of the day! In the SOcc Oil.lnjected class, Adam Hernandez had won the first two races of the series, and Alec Espos had had enough! Espos got the holeshot, ahead of Hernandez, and never looked back. Cody Annable rode solid to finish third. Brian Martinez Jr. had just gone three for three to sew up the 65cc DTX championship, but the going had been a little tougher in the 65cc Modified class, as Jake Burton had won the first two races, with Martinez placing second both times. After a seesaw battle between the two, Martinez put the hammer down to win, with Burton a close second. Taylor Masset finished third. Gary Hite won the Over 50 main with a dominating performance. Hite's trusty Harley-DaVidson XR7S0 made beautiful V-twin music all the way to the finish, with Ron Curtis taking second and Bud "Old But Bold" Roberts a solid third. Scott Baker was flying high with two wins under his belt, and he looked like a good bet to win again as he shot into the lead of the SOScc Modilied main, with Brady Mueller and Tyler Clark in hot pursuit. Just before halfway, Baker slipped high between turns three and four. When he recovered, he found himself third. behind Clark, while Mueller set sail out front, Baker salvaged second when he passed Clark on the white-flag lap, but Mueller was long gone, winning with room to spare. Allen "Geritol" Morinville figured that after placing third at the first race and second at the next one, this race should be his to win. Youngster Cody Shipley got off the line first, but Morinville - "The Veteran of Veterans" - took advantage of a mistake by Shipley and took the win. Shipley was second and Doc Ramos was third. By winning on this day, Derick Oquist made a clean sweep of the Pro Sport class. Three wins in three races meant complete domination by the Arlington speedster. Keith Anderson rode hard but had to settle for second, with Brandon Bergen a welldeserved third. eN GRAYS HARBOR RACEWAY ElMA, WASHINGTON RESULTS: MAy 29, 2005 (ROUND 31 50 OIL-INJ: I. Alec Espos; 2. Adam Hernandez; 3. Cody Annable. 50 JR: I. Alec Espos; 2. Brandon Becker. 50 SR: I. Wyatt Anderson; 2. Evan Din; 3. Scotty Hampton Jr. 65 MOO: I. Brian Martinez Jr.: 2. Jake Bunon; 3. Taylor Masset. 65 DTX: I. Brian Martinez Jr.; 2. Wyatt Anderson; 3. Jared Slate. 85 HOD (1·11): I. Michael Avila; 2. Michael Martin; 3. Jake Burton. 85 HOD (1-15): l. J.D. Beach; 2. Danielle Din; 3. Wyatt Maguire. 85DTX: I. J.D. Beach: 2. Michael Avila; 3. Cole Frederickson. 115: I. Cody Peterson. 250DTX: I. Chad Cose; 2. Brad Baker; J. Jacob Lehmann. 2502·STRK: I. Chad Cose; 2. Jacob Lehmann; J. Lauren Wallace. 250 4-STRK: I. Garrett Slate; 2. Brad Baker; 3. J.D. Beach. 450 HOD: I. Stevie Stevie Bonsey (51 WI went "banzai" an the competition ot the third round of the Rod lake Racing AMA West Coast Amateur Nationals in Bonsey; 2. joe Hemandez; 3. Scott Baker. 505 HOD: I. Brady MueUer; 2. Scott Baker; 3. Tyler Clark. 600 MOD: I. Joe Hernandez; 2. Chris Williams: 3. Christopher Borjas. EVO: I. Kenan Duncan: 2. Matthew Agard; 3. Drummond Evans. VINT: I. Allen Morinville; 2. Cody Shipley; 3. Doc Ramos. TW: I. Tom Miller; 2. Gary Hite; 3. Dale Parks. ]0+: I. Kirk Strong; 2. Trey Gooch; 3. Todd Tracy. 40+: I. Trey Gooch; 2. Drummond Evans. 50+: I. Gary Hite; 2. Ron Curtis; 3. Bud Robem. PRO SPT: I. Derick Oquist; 2. Keith Anderson: 3. Brandon Bergen. OPEN PRO: I. Scooter Vernon; 2. Derick Oquin: 3. Keith Anderson. Series Overall Resufts 50 OIL-INJ: I. Adam Hernandez; 2. Alec Espos; J. Cody Annable. 50 JR: I. Alec Espos; 2. Brandon Becker; 3. Cayson Yakovich. SO SR: I. Wyatt Anderson; 2. Scotty Hampton Jr.; 3. Evan DiaL 65 HOD: I. Jake Burton; 2. Brian Maninez Jr.; 3. Jared Slate. 65 DTX: I. Brian Martinez Jr.; 2. Jared State; J. Brock Just. 85 MOO (7-11): I. Michael Martin; 2. Michael Avila; J. Jake Bunon. 85 HOD (7-15): I. J.D. Beach: 2. Danielle DiU; 3. Wyatt MagUire. 85 DTX: I. J.D. Beach; 2. Michael Avila: 3. Wyatt Maguire. 115: I. Cody Peterson. 150 DTX: I. Chad Cose; 2. Brad Baker; J.Jacob Lehmann. lSO 2-STRK: I. Chad Cose; 2. Cody Peterson; 3. Scott Baker. lSO 4-STRK: I. Brad Baker; 1. Garrett Slate; 3. J.D. Beach. 450 HOD: I. Stevie Bonsey: 1. Joe Hernandez; 3. Scott Baker. 505 MOD: I. Scott Baker; 2. Brady Mueller; 3. Tyler Oark. 600 MOD: I. Joe Hernandez; 1. Chris Williams; 3. Tyler Clark. EVO: I. Kenan Duncan; 2. Garry Roller; 3. Matthew Agard. VINT: I. Allen Morinville; 2. Nick Ohge; 3. Cody Shipley. 1W: I. Gary Hite; 2. Todd Tracy; 3. Tom Miller. ]0+: I. Kirk Strong; 2. Todd Tracy; J. Trey Gooch. 40+: I. Trey Gooch; 2. Jamie Nicety; 3. Drummond Evans. 50+: I. Gary Hite; 2. Bud Roberts; J. Steve Power. PRO SPT: I. Derick Oquist; 2. Keith Anderson; 3. Brandon Bergen. OPEN PRO: I. Scooter Vemon; 2. Derick Oquist; 3. Christian Vernon. PHOTOS BY VICKI SULPYNH$ PHOTOGRAPHY Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series Round 3: Virginia International Raceway Vesrah Three for Three By DAN SCHMITT DANVIW, VA, MAY 20 t looked like rain, it smelled like rain, it rained - but at 12:30 p.m., when the green flag flew, SO teams charged into a dry turn one to start the third round of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series. Tray Batey, on the Vesrah Suzuki 1000, took the early lead and extended it to 10 seconds on the second lap. Team VelOCity, on the Yamaha 1000, and Team Eclipse, on the 7S0c( Suzuki, battled for second, as 600cc Yamaha-mounted Red Star and Suzuki 750-mounted 5150 Racing contested fourth. Dixie Mafia was back in the pits, having crashed on the seventh lap, and Team Chicago lost I I precious laps by starting the race without the transponder. Ghetto Customs was flying, running in eighth place overall and first in the Lightweight Superbike class at the top of the first hour. Vesrah Suzuki held a one-lap advantage over Velocity and Eclipse. Fifty-eight minutes into the race, Double Vision Racing went down in turn nine and spilled oil in the turn. This brought out the red flag. stopping the race. With the restart, Vesrah again led the pack. Dalke Motorsports moved to fourth overall, I S2 first in the Middleweight Superstock class. as Army of Darkness and Red Star continued the duel for the lead in the Middleweight Superbike class. Blue Ridge charged to lead the Lightweight Superbike class. And then the red flag came out again: This time Top Dog Racing crashed and needed an ambulance. With one already in transit, the flag was thrown to allow another ambulance time to arrive at the track. The final green flag restarted the race again with 90 minutes left on the clock. Vesrah continued to lead. with Team Velocity Racing in second. Army made the big push to capture third, and Dalke was fourth. Red Star held Iifth. Blue Ridge had an oiling problem and lost a lap in the pits. During the final hour. Team Eclipse moved to fifth, and VelOCity Crew Racing gained seventh. Team Velocity made perfect pit stops, but they could not make up time on Vesrah, which heid a two-lap advantage. Team WFO Racing moved into the top 10, and Ghetto Customs took the lead in the Lightweight class, and 13th overall. With the checkered flag, Vesrah took their third overall victory of the year. Red Star gained enough points to move to second in the overall points. And the wild men from Ghetto JULY 20, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS Customs established themselves as the top team in the Lightweight Superbike class. eN VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY DANVIW, VIRGINIA RESULTS: MAy 20, 2005 (ROUND 3) O/A: I. Vesrah Suzuki (Suz); 2. Team Velocity Racing (Yam); 3. Army of Darkness (Suz); .... Red Sur (Yam); 5. Team Eclipse (Suz); 6. Dalke Motorsports (Suz); 7. Velocity Crew Racing (Suz); 8. Racers of Deals Gap (Hon); 9. Four Feathers Racing (Yam); 10. Team WFO Racing (Yam); II. Bell's Amchu Racing (Suz); 12. Team Xtreme/Maxxis Tires (5oz); I J. Ghetto Customs (Suz); 14. Collegiate Bookstores (Suz); 15. Two BrQthers·N·Law Racing (5oz). HIW SlBK: I. Vesrah Suzuki (Suz); 2. Racers of Deals Gap (Hon); 3. Team WFO Racing (Yam). H/W S/STK: I. Team Velocity Racing (Yam); 2. Team Eclipse (Suz); J. Bell's Amchu Rating (Suz). M!W SlBK: I. Army of Darkness (Suz); 2. Red Star (Yam); J. Velocity Crew Racing (Suz). HIW SlSTK: I. Dalke Motorsports (Suz); 2. Four Feathers Racing (Yam); 3. Two 8rother-N-Law Racing (5oz). L/W S/8K: I. Ghetto Customs (Suz); 2. Collegiate Bookstores (Suz); 3. Blue Ridge Performance. DUNLOP/WERA NATIONAL ENDURANCE SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 3 rounds): I. Vesrah Suzuki (318); 2. Red Star (265); J. Team Velocity Racing (252); 4. Team Eclipse (219); 5. Army of Darkness (222); 6. Four Feathers Racing (198): 7. Velocity Crew Racing (194): 8. Racers of Deals Gap «(92); 9. Dalke Dixie Mafia (98) Motorsports (190); 10. Ed Bargy Racing School Endurance (168). Feathers Racing leads Dalke Motorsports (6) ond Four (4) at Virginia International Roceway.