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PHOTO BY JOHN BETHEA HYR Endurance Series Round 2: 12 Hours of Glen Helen Gosselaar, Mahoney & Stapleton Top 12 Hours By JOHN BETHEA SAN BERNARDINO, CA, JULY 2 I ast March, at the Six Hou~ of Glen Helen Lorace, Mark Tilley was leading on lap two when he centerpunched a course marshal's quad when he chose the wrong route in a section that had been poorly bannered. It cost his team the lead, but he and his teammates Mike Childress and Eric McKenna (Mark's uncle) managed to regain their pace and make a successful comeback to win. At the 12 Hours of Glen Helen, with McKenna replaced by pro motocrosser Sean Collier, the trio came in as pre-race favorites, with Tolley repeating as the first-leg and first-lap leader, prevailing by nearly a half-minute when the field negotiated the 8-mile cou~, again codesigned by Gary Jones and Ron Lawson. "We really want to win this one," said Childress. "I don't think anyone has won all three [the Six Hou~, 12 Hou~ and 24 Hou~l in the same year, and we want to be the fi~t." However, coming out of the wash on lap two. Tilley went into a rut, and his chain got derailed. Pitting in sixth, he turned it over to Collier, confident that his squad could make another comeback. The Honda-mounted trio of Daryl Ecklund, Shane Smith & Robert Barnum led from lap two to lap five, when Ecklund missed the pit entrance just after the finish line and continued down the course about 200 yards before pulling off and into the pits at the far end the wrong end. (They could have been disqualified but were onty issued a stem warning.) Another Honda squad, comprised of Tommy Harrison, Jimmy Fishback & Greg Schnell, took over for two laps, followed closely by another Honda team - Todd Gosselaar, Denis Stapleton & Derik Mahoney. That team's chances for a win at round one had been destroyed when Gosselaar endoed down a hill; the team eventually finished a respectable fourth. On this day, riding smarter and more controlled, Gosselaar's team took over about 90 minutes in and began steadily increasing their lead. Meanwhile, Collier', team was rebounding, and by midway they had marched into a battle for runner-up. Back and forth for several hours, Harrison's team and Collier's team swapped second. With about two hou~ left, Tilley began to pull away - and to chase after the leade~, whose nearly six-minute advantage began to evaporate. At the end of lap 42, the gap was only 1:45, and Tolley and Childress considered letting Collier finish out the race. When he pitted, Collier was just I :07 behind Mahoney; without much pe~uasion, Collier topped off and left. There were four laps left. Could he keep up that pace? When Mahoney pitted after lap 44, he had a I:23 advantage. When Stapleton appeared and lap 4S was done, Collier was now obviously struggling, I:40 back. Exhausted, he turned it over to Tilley. Stapleton put it on cruise control. Tilley attacked as hard as he could, but the gap was I:43 when the white flag appeared. Gosselaar was all smiles as Stapleton crossed for the win, making up for their 6 Hou~ disappointment. CN GuN HEUN RACEWAY PARK SAN BERNARDINO, CAuFoRNIA PROVISIONAL RESULTS: JULY 2, 2005 (ROUND 2) FAMILY: l. Victor Padilla/Mick lopez/Joey Johnson (Hon); 2. Gabriel Nauroff/Gary Melchkoff/Eric Pivovaroff/Gabe Slapln (Hon); 3. Mark Kalpakoff/George NulAlian Popoff/Nick Metchkoff (Han). BUSINESS: I. Jason Ingersoll/Erik Wolfe/Brock Harden/Matthew Tayfor (Han); 2. Brian Catterson/Jeff Allen/Ryan Dudek/Corey _ (Yam). 125-150 SP'TSMN; I. t.ne Mom.on/Ada> Bakchls/Zac Fullmer/Matt Tonkovich (Yam); 2. Matt Kearney/Amy Haslen/Ryan KrltschlSarah Kritsch (Yam); 3. J""'I'h JohnoonIjonlan Ilanlett/J"'" BantettlJimmi HUI (Yam). 251-0PEN SPTSMN: I. Brys Kuntz/Jim Kunu./Justln PaminnwVNathan Cagte (Yam); 2. Tracy Mootet'"oneJGreg Fountain/Steve Lawlor/Mitch Lawlor (Yam); 3. Randy Closson/John Parb/Josh ThompsoNSteve Beard (Yam); ... Adam Booth/Shawn Hepter/Wade Sprowl (Yam); 5. Greg RoberuonIAiberto Corar/Gerardo HuertalJuan Villasenor Sean Collier (22) and teammates Mark Tilley and Mike Childress pushed it fa the limit but had fa settle for second at the 12 Hours of Glen Helen endurance event In San Bernardino, California. (Han). 115·150 EX: I. Alfredo Contreras/luke Dodson/Satvador Hernandez Rangel/Jason Trubey (Hon). 251-0PEN EX, I. Todd ~/Denn" S.....<>-escott (Yam): •. &ent Beadle (Yam): 5. Benjamin Lee (Yam). 125 A:. I. Martin Davalos (5uz); 2. Shane O'Banion (Suz): 3. J.T. Smith (Kaw); ... Brae Hinckley (Suz). 115 B: I. Ja.se Lewis (Hon); 2. Auston Albers (Suz): 3. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); ... Chad Handrop (Yam); 5. Adam Britt (Suz). 125 C: I. Cody Un (Hon); 2. Gregory Crider (Hon); 3. Levi long (SOl); ... John Manners (Yam); 5. Josh Roberson (Yarn). 150 BEG: I. Brian Smedley (Yam): 2. Michael Miller (KTM); 3. Jesse Prescott (Yam): 4. Chad Poindexter (Yam); 5. Bryan Brewster (Kaw). 250 A: I. Shane O'Banion (Suz); 2. Martin Davalos (Suz); 3. Bl"ilnCIon Belcher (Han); 4. Phillip Myers (Suz); 5. Ryan Stanesu (5uz). 250 B: I. Jase Lewis (Han); 2. Tyler Bowers (Hon); 3. Auston Albers (Suz); 1. David James Needham (Suz); 5. Matthew Harvey (Yam). 250 C: I. Jason lvey (Hon); 2. Cody Utz (Hon); 3. Chris Palmer (Yam); 4. Levi Ledbetter (KTM); 5. Christopher Beeler (Yam). 4-STRK: I. Shane O'Banion (Suz); 2. Tyler Bowers (Hon); 3. Ryan St:anesU (Suz);". Hank Grant (Suz); 5. Caleb Patton (Yam). WMN (65-105): I. Chelsea McSwain (Suz); 2. Shelby Rolen (Hon); 3. Natalia Cline (Suz); ... Danielle Sparks (Suz); 5. Andrea Whidby (Suz). WMN (125/0PEN): I. Jessica Gracy (Hon): 2. Shelby Rolen (Suz); 3. Audrey Flanagan (KTM). U/l AM (16-24): I. Michael Schwam (Yam): 2. _ Belch..- (Hen): 1. John M"""", (Yam): •. 0",. Bed< (Hen): S. Alex Pap,... (KTM). 25+, I. Earl M.y (Hon): 2. Phillip My..-. (Sm): 3. Jason Summers (Yam): ... Jerry Sneed (Hon): 5. Jack Brooks (Suz). 30+: I. Earl May (Hon); 2. Jason Summers (Yam); 3. Tommy Martin (Suz): 1. Jerry Sneed (Hon); 5. Brent James (KTM). ]5+: I. Earl May (Hon): 2. Tommy Martin (Suz); 3. Billy Adkins (Hon); 4. Ray Koker (KTM); 5. Keith Davis (Kaw). 40+: I. Earl May (Hon); 2. Chuck Palmer (Suz); 3. Bobby Wilson (Suz); ... Corey Salerno (Han); 5. Grant Barron (Hon). 45+: I. Chuck Palmer (Suz); 2. William Phee (Hon); 3. Billy Scoggins (Suz); 4. Robert Strength (Kaw). SPCL OPEN BEG: I. David Gibson (Yam). SPCL OPEN AM: I. Robert Potts (Suz); 2. Casey Simpson (Suz).

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