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Suzuki East Coast Amateur Nationals Broome-TIoga Sports Center PHOTO BV JIM P. SANDERSON Sheckler led the start of the final moto, with landers. Novak Carsten Consistent at B-TAmateur National By JIM P. SANDERSON BINGHAMTON, NY, AUG. 19·20 The Broome-Tioga Sports Center and Hurd I Motorsports hosted round lOaf the AMA Chevy Trucks U. S. Motocross Championship Series on August 21 . As is traditional with most tracks on the AMA Pro circuit, two days of Amateur races were held prior to the National. More than 800 of the most talented Amateur riden; on the East Coast came out to race the technical Broome-Tioga course. Mother Nature cooperated this year and provided two beautiful summer days for the event. Suzuki offered contingency for the amateur event, and that attracted Pro riders such as jason Lawrence and veteran Barry Carsten to race the event prior to their qualifying for the National and earn some extra cash to boot. Lawrence topped both the 12Scc and 2SOcc A classes with perfect I-I finishes. Carsten topped the Over 2S and Over 30 A classes with I-I tallies and finished third overall in the 2SOcc A class with a 6-2 tally. Another local veteran, Gaylon Dickson, led the start of the opening Over 25 A mota, with Pat Banon, Carsten and Sean Skulnik in tow. Skutnik (the son of the former owner and promoter of Broome-Tioga, jack Skutnik). who now resides in Wilmington, North Carolina, was in town to visit family and friends and get in a little seat time on his former home track. Dickson continued to hold the point after exiting the technical front rhythm section. Carsten made the pass on Barton in rhythm section, taking second. Skutnik held fourth, and Rob Stilwell rounded out the top five. Dickson did his best to hold off Carsten but finally relinquished the lead with a lap and a half to go. Dickson settled for second. Barton was alone in third, and Dag Boyesen moved to fourth, relegating Skumik to fifth. Carsten got the win, followed by Dickson, Barton, Boyesen and Skumik. Barton and Dickson shared the opening holeshot of the final Over 2S A mota, trailed by Carsten, Wesley Parker and jeremy Tiffany. Barton took the point in the front rhythm section, and Carsten pulled in behind, just ahead of Dickson. Parker held fourth, and Mike Giulian was fifth. Carsten slowly closed the gap on Barton and made the pass for the lead with a lap to go. Carsten got the win, with Barton, Dickson, Boyesen and Kurt McMillen trailing. Carsten topped the Over 25 A podium with a perfect I-I tally. Barton (3-2) took runnerup, and Dickson (2-3) closed out the podium. Jason Landers and Michael Adams led the start of the first Over 25 B mota. Landers held the poin~ but Steve Sheckler relegated Adams to third. Rob Novak and Chris Snow rounded out the top fIVe. Landers got the win, followed by Adams, Eric Frable, Novak and Richard jacobs. Shogun Motorsports CMRA Endurance Series Round 6: Hallett Motor Racing Circuit Northwest Lightning! By SHAN MOORE HALLm, OK, AUG. 20 D ramatic finishes seem to be the norm at CMRA Endurance races these days. At the latest event, round six of the Shogun Motorsports CMRA Endurance Series, held at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Northwest Honda Racing passed DesertRats.net on the final lap to win in spectacular fashion over a 39team field. Just one hour earlier, Northwest Honda Racing had been as much as one lap down and running in third position. However, an inspired ride by the youngest member of the team, Logan Young. brought the Houston-based team back to the front, ahead of the solid-riding Desert-Rats.net crew on their Yamaha YZF-R I. To add to the suspense, nearly half of the six-hour event was conducted in a driving rain, and at one point was nearly called because of lightning. The Hallett race started like every other round held so far this year: with Young grabbing the lead from the start on the Northwest Honda Racing CBR IOOORR. And just like nearly eve')' other round held this year, Shannon Ball, this time on the Team Ridesmart Suzuki GSX-R7S0, worked his way through traffic to 66 SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS and Bill Hopkins in tow. Matt Reischer moved into the lead on lap three and took the win, followed by Landers, Novak, John Spotts and Frable. Landers (1-2) topped the podium, Novak (4-3) took second, and Frable (3-S) was third. GI BRooMl-TIOGA SPoRTS CEN1liR BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK RESUlTS: AUGUST 19-20, 2005 50 YAM, I. ""'I Evemoo (Yam); 2. Ryan Coli... (Yam); 3. Dawson Driscoll (Yam); 4. Jayden Hutchings (Yam); S. Nicole Milan.. (Yam). 50 P!W: I. David Mi!ara (KTH): 2. Dawson Evitts (Cob): 3. Chris CerminMo (KTH); -t. Cory Carsten (KTM); 5. Erik Engstrom (KTH). SO ("~6): I. Dalton Phillips (KTH); 2. David Milara (KTM); 3. Dennis Wdson (KTM): ~. Paul Evemoo (C<>b); S. O.J. Griffoths (Yam). 50 (1-8), I. J. (Suz); S. Kevin)en'" (Kaw). 30+ '" I. Bany c.m.n (Suz): 2. Kurt McH'Ien (Sm); 3. Pat Banon (Suz): ~. Dog Iloyeoeo (Hon); 5. Rob Stilwell (Hon). ]0+ B: I. Jason landers (Yam); 2. Mike Meleski (Hon): 3. Mark Biesecker (Hon): -t. John Tavernese (Yam): 5. Ed Graham (Su'l). )0+ C: I. Jamfe Saxe (Yam); 2.1"'ome Bu,eau (Yam); 3. 8m Ruhf (Sm); ... Rick Tatrault (Hon); S. William Boyer (Yam). 40+ A; I. Kurt McMillen (Suz); 2. Carlo Coen (Suz): 3. Andy St3Cy (Su'l); -t. Mickey Kesster (Hon); 5. Marc Tiesler (Hon). 40+ B: I. Mike Helesld (Hon); 1. Brian Broadwell (5oz); 3. Scott Both (Yam); -t. Steven Erns[ (Hon); 5. Ron Lehmann (KTl1). PHOTO BV SHAN MOORE take the lead during the first 30 minutes. Tyler McDonald, riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 fa, KNMotorcycles,com, also made his way to the front, landing in third just three laps after the start. Chris Headley of Village Idiots, Greg Abbott of Team O'Donnell. and Greg Wanless rounded out the top six. During the third hour, things really began to get interesting as the skies darkened and a deluge dropped on northeastern Oklahoma. The precipitation greatly changed the complexion of the race, as the wet-weather experts moved to the front. while those with less experience in the rain - such as McDonald and Will Gruy - took things a little more cautiousty to keep it on two wheels. After a one-hour stint by Steve Guynes. Desert-Rats.net pitted just as the hard rain moved in, and the team sent wetriding specialist Wanless back out on rain tires. With the rain now coming down so hard that one could barely see across the track, Wanless moved his R6 to a full-lap advantage over Team Ridesmart, with Northwest Honda Racing in third, Village Idiots in fourth and Team O'Donnell in fifth. Team Ridesmart had the upper hand in the battle for the overall honors going into the final hour and sent Ball back out for mop-up duty. However, within a lap, they developed a misfire and were forced to come into the pits several times. dropping out of contention. This left only Northwest Honda Racing and Desert-Rars.com to contend for the overall win. and it was at that point that Young took control. During that final hour in the rain, Young consistentty turned lap times that were three to five seconds per lap faster than those of his Yamaha counterpart. Sam McDonald was also cutting Logan Young, on the Narthwest Honda Racing CBR1000RR, before the rain hit at round six of the Shogun Motorsports CMRA Endurance Series. fast times, and he moved his team from sixth to third in a very short period of time. At the finish, Young nipped Guynes by a mere six seconds for the win. McDonald put KNMotorcycies.com on the box as well. Team O'Donnell and Lone Star Track Days rounded out the top fIVe. GI HAunT MOTOR RACING CIRCUIT HALU,n, OKlAHOMA RESULTS: AUGUST 20, 2005 (ROUND 6) f-I: I. Northwest Honda Racing (Han); 2. 2Wheelz.com (Sux); 3. Project Mayhem (Suz); ... Chingalara Racing (Suz); S. Black Sunshine (Hon). F-2: I. Fireball Racing (Suz); 2. Kitchen Pass (Suz) 1. 525 Racing (KTM); -t. Tulsa Cyde Supply (Suz); S. F~dess Racing (Suz). A S/STK: I. Desert-Rats.net (Yam): 2. Team Rklesmart (Su'l): 3. Fifth Element Racing (Suz); -t. longneck Motorsporu (Suz); 5. Trinity Racing 2 (Yam). C S/STK: I. KNMotorqdes.com (Yam); 2. lone Star Track Days (Han); 3. Team AFI (Han); -t. Continental Rating (Yam); 5. Big Air Racing (Han). C SlBK: I. Team O'Donnell (Han); 2. Village Idiots (Yam); 3. lone Gunmen (Kaw); 4. Chicken Strip Racing 2 (Yam); 5. Back Mari<:er Racing (Yam).

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