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Shogun Motorsports CMRA Mini Endurance Series Round 5: Hallett Motor Racing Circuit PHOTO BY SHAN MOORE Team K&N Makes It Five Out of Five! By SHAN MOORE HALLETT, OK, AUG. 21 A fter suffering mechanical problems at the Mmidway point of the two-hour race, Team K&N came from two laps down to win round fIVe of the Shogun Motorspons Mini Endurance Series, held at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit. The win was the fifth of the year for Team K&N, keeping their perfect record intact for the 200S season. RS Express finished second ClVerall, just I I seconds behind Team K&N, and extended its narrow gap in the overall series points standings ClVer Team jesus to 12 points with the finish - the two teams currently sit in second and third overall in the standings. At the start, Sam McDonald put the Team K&N Yamaha TZ85 into the lead, and by the end of the first hour he had built nearly a oneminute lead over Derek Wagnon of Team jesus and Chuck Ergle of RS Express, who had spent most of the first hour in a wild dice over the second-place position. However, during Team K&N's pit stop, which included a gas-tank swap, a fuel leak developed that soaked the air filter and fouled the spark plug. By the time the problem was corrected, Team K&N, now with Gruy on board, was two laps down from the leaders. "About halfway into my stint, Sam [McDonald) gave me a board saying 'minus 55 seconds with 30 minutes left', so I just put my head behind the bubble and started carrying a little more corner speed," said Gruy. "The main thing I changed was being more aggressive through traffic." Gruy's strategy was just enough to get the job done, as he passed RS Express on the final lap to secure the win. Team Jesus finished on the same lap as Team K&N and RS Express to grab the third-place position. while Team Sidewinder and Tacos Bob"s Racing rounded out the top five in the ClVerall standings and the Fonnula Four division. Team Extreme Powerspons finished sixth AMA Southern All-Stars MX Tour Round 12: Laurel Mountain Motorsports Boruff, Barnes Lofty at Laurel Mountain MX By GARY CRIDER MADISONVILLi, TN, AUG. 21 aurel Mountain MX is one of three new L tracks that were added to the AMA South- ern All-Stars MX Tour for this season. Round 12 in the IS-round series was Laurel Moun- tain's Southern All-Stars series debut. Designed and built by fonner National MX Champion Mark Barnett with help from Glenn Bates, the track's layout is punctuated by numerous breathtaking elevation changes. Nearly all of its 1.2-mile length is visible from the grandstands. The surface here is a variation on the red-day theme, but, as race announcer Mark Steventon insisted, "It's not red, it's chocolate-colored!" In any case, despite the high temperatures and relentless sun, the track surface held up fine all day, and there was very little dust, thanks, in part, to the track crew's good timing with their watering and plowing strategies. Morgan Gentry, who won the Talent Show competition at Loretta's this year, was on hand and signaled the start of the day's racing with a stirring rendition of our national anthem. It did not seem to matter to Jon Boruff whether he started rnidpack or at the front: The FenceprosjJim's CyclesjMoto Planetbacked rider was first at the flag each time out in both A divisions and in the Over 25 class. Brandon Barnes grabbed the holeshot and led from start to finish in the opening 125cc C 44 mota. Moto two was completely different, as the SYDjScott!Vortex-backed Barnes got under way in about 10th. Seemingly unfazed by traffic, Bames mounted a charge and came away with a perfect score. Top contender Alix Freeman suffered a spill in the opening moto, and his eventual 24-2 score held him to 13th overall. John Mclaughlin finished third in moto one and was leading the second moto when he crashed into the DNF column, Series leader Levi Long earned the silver via consistent 2-3 finishes. Barnes was also entered in the Unlimited (16-24) class, in which he matched wheels with an assortment of A and B riders. Barnes earned the final podium slot, behind Brandon Belcher and Taylor Reilly. Capitol Cycle teammates Taylor Johnson and Derek Rogers, both Suzuki-mounted, matched wheels in four motos of fast and furious action. In the Supermini class, Johnson and Rogers diced closely, but johnson came away with both moto wins. In their 85cc (14-15) debate, Johnson won the opening moto, but Rogers held on to win moto two, garnering the overall honors over Johnson in a points tie. The 85cc (9-13) and (12-13) divisions also saw plenty of close racing, as Matt Bell and Sean Cunningham shared the moto wins and came away with a moto win apiece. Series leader Cody Haney was third in the 85cc (12-13) class. Gregory Roberts, on the comeback trail from injuries, won three motos on the day, SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS Team K&N'. Tyler McDonald (1) prepare. to put a lap on Team Scheme (88) during the Hallett Motor Racing Circuit round of the Shogun Motonport. CMRA Mini Endurance Serle•• overall to claim the win in the formula Five HAWn division, while STD Racing 2 won the Formula HAunT, OKlAHOMA Six class with a 12th-overall finish. Speed Demonz finished 16th overall to win the Formula Seven drvision. RESULTS: AUGUST, 22, 2005 (ROUND 5) With one round remaining on the schedule, Team K&N leads the series overall standings with 869 points, followed by RS Express with 778 and Team Jesus with 766. at MOTOR RACING CIRCUIT F....' I. Toam KIN (Yom): 2. RS Expoeu (Hon): 3. Toam jesus (Hon); 4. Team Sidewinder (Hon); S. Tacos Bobs Racina 2 (Yom). F·S: I. Toam E......". Powe,-sports (Hon): 2. Stvews (Apr): 3. Trinity Roclna (Hon): •. GMAN Racina 2 (Hon): S. Fat Men Unle Bike (Hon). F-6: I. STD Radng 2 (Hon): 2. No F... Rocing 2 (Kaw): 3. RPG Racing (Apr): •. STD Racing (Hon): S. H, Cordeo Roclng 2 (Hon). F-J: I. Speed Demonz (Hon): 2. Excel (Hon). PHOTO BY GARY CRIDER garnering the gold in 250cc B and Open fourStroke racing. Track owner Kenny Satterfield has announced plans for night races here. Watch for race dates on the track website www.lmmx.netin the coming weeks. See www.sasmx.com for information on remaining rounds in the All-Stars series. eN LAUREL MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORJS MADISONVIW, TENNESSEE RESULTS: AUGUST 21, 2005 (ROUND 12 OF 18) SO SHAFT: I. Jax Price (Yam); 2. Carissa Oldknow (Yam). SO OIL-INJ: I. Gavin Hutchens (KTM). 50 (4-6): I. Gavin Hutchens (Cob); 2. Aj. McKinney (KTM). SO (7-8): I. Donny Brown (KTM); 2. Paul Castano (Cob); 3. Wesdey Lester (KTM); 4. Landon Gentry (KTM): S. Trent Bullington (KTM). 65 BEG: I. Justin Martin (Suz); 2. Paul Castano (KTM); 3. Tyler Roberu (Suz): 4. Marlah McNeill (Pol); S. Colby Cook (Kaw). 6S (1-9): I. Can.. Oldknow (KTH): 2. Brady Lee (KTM); 3. Ryan Cunningham (KTM): 4. Donny Brown (KTH). 65 (1041 I): I. Shayne Cunningham (KTM); 2. Kyle Gibson (KTH); Levi Smith (Suz). 65 MOO: I. Carter Oldknow (KTM); 2. Kyle Gibson (KTM); 3. Ryan Cunningham (KTM); 4. Donny Brown (KTM); 5. Levi Smith (Suz). 85 BEG: I. Dustin Brooks (Kaw); 2. Cody Fortenberry (Suz); 3. Garren Tayior (Yam); 4. Ryan Roberts (Suz); S. Zach Hair (Kaw). 85 (7.11): I. Shayne Cunningham (KTM); 2. Trenton McMichen (Hon); 3. Cameron Cabrera (Suz): 4. Kyle Gibson (KTM); S. Caleb Cupp (Suz). 85 (9-13): l. Matthew Bell (Suz); 2. Sean Cunningham (Suz); 3. Andrew Mayberry (Suz); 4. Stephen Hanne" (Yom): 5. Cody Haney (50,). 85 (12-13), I. Sean Cunningham (Suz); 2. Matthew Bell (Suz); 3. Cody Haney (Suz); 4. Stephen Manners (Yam): S. zach Hyatt (Suz). 85 (14-15): I. Derek Rogers (Suz); 2. Tayior johnson (Suz); 3. Christian Snow (Suz); 4. Drey Tipton (Suz); S. Chris Holloway (Kaw). 100 $/MINI: 1. Taylor Johnson (Suz); 2. Derek RDgers (Suz); 3. Matthew Bell (Suz); 4. Cody Haney (Suz); 5. Nick Phipps (Hon). 115 SCHBY: I. Tyler Horne (Han); 2. Adam Britt (Suz); 3, Cameron Stone (Kaw): 4. Matt Crider (Hon); 5. Caleb Patton (Suz). 115 BEG: I. Jesse Prescott (Yam); 2. Benjamin lee (Yam); 3. Brennan Boone (Yam); 4. Spencer Taylor (KTM); S. Charlie Parker (Kaw). 125 A: I. Jon Boruff (Suz); 2. Marcus John Thompson (Kaw); 3. James Burger (Hus); 4. Timmy West (KTM); 5. Robert Lawson (Hon). 115 B: I. Tyler Horne (Hon); 2. Adam Britt (Suz); 3. Tayior Reilty (Suz); 4. Caleb Patton (Suz); S. josh Mayberry (Kaw). 115 C: I. Brandon Barnes (Yam): 2. Levi Long (Soz); 3. Travis Duncan (Yam); 4. Brian Berry (Yam); S. Matt Crider (Hon). 150 BEG: I. jesse PrescOtt (Yam); 2, Todd Brown (Yam); 3. Mike McKinney Jon Boruff (65) edged Marcus Thompson (814) for the 125c( A honors at round 12 of the AMA Southern AII·Stars MX Tour. (Yom): •. Jim Feoguson (Hon): S. John Pangle (Yom). 250 A: I. Jon Boruff (Suz); 2. Brandon Belcher (Han): 3. Marcus John Thompson (Yam); 4. Ryan Stanesu (Suz); 5. James Jenkins (Hon). 1511 B: I. Gregory Roberts (Suz); 2. Hank Grant (Yam); 3. Ray Harvey (Suz); 4. Jack Brooks (Suz); S. Matthew Harvey (Yam). 150 C: I. Cody Lin (Han); 2. Christopher Beeler (Yam); 3. Robert Jolly (Yam); 4. James Goosie (Hon); 5. Alan Fitzmaurice (Han). 4-STRK: I. Gregory Roberts (Suz): 2. Josh Walker (Hon); 3. Cameron Stone (Kaw); 4. Ryan Stanesu (SUl.); S. Hank Grant (Yam). WMN 65-105: I. Brittney Endsley (Hon); 2. Shelby Rolen (Han); 3. Natalia Cline (Suz); 4. Andrea Whidby (Suz); S. Mariah McNeill (Suz). WMN 125+: I. Sherry Cornett (Yam); 2. Shelby Rolen (Suz): 3. Audrey Flanagan (KTM). U/L AM (16-14): I. Brandon Bekher (Han); 2. Taylor Reilly (Suz); 3. Brandon Barnes (Yam); 4. Brian Berry (Yam): 5. Robert Keeble (Kaw). 15+: ,. jon Boruff (Suz); 2. Jason Summers (Suz); 3. Robert Burton (Han); 4. Wayne Harrison (Yam); S. Jack Brooks (Sul.). 30+: I. Tommy Martin (Suz); 2. Wayne Harrison (Yam); 3. Robert jolly (Yam); 4. Brent James (KTM); S. Robert Burton (Han). 35+: I. Tommy Martin (Suz); 2. Mike Anderwn (Kaw); 3. Billy Adkins (Hon); 4. Craig Greer (Suz); S. Chuck Greer (Suz). 40+: I. Jeffrey Dodgen (Yam); 2. Billy AdkIns (Hon); 3. Craig Greer (Suz); 4. Corey Salerno (Hon); S. Chuck Greer (Suz). 45+: I. Gregory Quador (Yam); 2. Billy Scoggins (Suz); 3. Jeff Sherrod (Yam); 4. Johnny Gibson (Yam). SPCL OPEN BEG: I. David Gibson (Yam); 2. Jonathan Crowe (Han). SPCL OPEN AM: I. Estes Flanagin Jr. (Yam); 2. Herman Webb (Yam); 3. Johnny Pilkey (Yam).

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