Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Area Qualifier Broome-Tioga Sports Center ~D[]mill@ITli~ ~m[J[)lim~liD~9 IDODli ~D~®~@liliD ~®w®cill 9~ ~®®~ STORV AND PHOTO BV JIM P. SANDERSON BINGHAMTON, NY, APR. 1-2 ,-r he 2000 motocross season got U under way at the Broome-Tioga Sports Center on April Fools' Day. The two-day event featured a District 3 points race each day and a Loretta Lynn's area qualifier. Youth classes qualified on Saturday; all other classes qualified on Sunday. Just over 300 riders registered to race the 23 classes slated for Saturday's program. Phil Nicoletti nailed the holeshot and never looked back in the first 85cc (7- 11) moto. When the leaders came off the supercross section, the top five were Nicoletti, Ryan Sebastian, Phillip Harris, Frank Burns and David Weingarten. Nicoletti had an l1-second advantage by lap three. When the leaders came off the front supercross section on lap three, the top five were Nicoletti, Harri5, Burn5, Weingarten and Tim Sullivan. Nicoletti took the checkers with a lead of more than 20 seconds, followed by Harris, Burns, Weingarten and Marshall Hurd. Frank Burns earned holeshot honors in the second 85cc (7-11) moto. In tow were Mike Gesso, Nicoletti, Harris and Mike Nentwig. Nicoletti emerged from the front section as the leader, with Burns, Gesso, Nentwig and Harris trailing. Harris crashed on the front section on lap two, which allowed Weingarten to move up to fifth. Nicoletti managed to increase his lead to 17 5econds by lap three. Gesso passed Burns for second on the front section. Nentwig and Weingarten held fourth and fifth, but Hurd, in sixth, was shOWing Weingarten his front tire. Hurd made the pass on Weingarten for fifth on the last lap. Nicoletti finished the moto with a 16-second lead. Rounding out the top five were Gesso, . Burns, Hurd and Nentwig. The overa II win went to Nicoletti for hi5 perfect 1-1 score. Burns and Gesso rounded out the class podium. Nicoletti also took the 65cc (10-11) victory. Scottie Rich got the jump off the Broome-Tioga concrete starting pad in the first 125cc A moto but was quickly passed by Mike Peat for the lead. Rounding out the top five through the first turn were Jimmy Miller and Mike 32 APRIL 26. 2000' c u e • e Wilcox. Miller had the point position by the start of the second lap, trailed by Rich, Wilcox, Matt Hunt and Mike Ayen. Wilcox managed to pass Rich for second coming off the back hill at the back of the racecourse. Mike Dougherty, charging hard after a lackluster start, had moved into fifth by the start of lap three. Hunt passed Rich for third on lap three. Dougherty was still holding fifth halfway through lap three. When the leaders came off the 5upercross section, the top three remained unchanged, with Dougherty now in fourth and Ayen back in fifth. Dougherty, on the move and charging hard, passed Hunt for third at the end of lap three. By the start of lap four, Wilcox wa5 all over Miller but couldn't get around for the pass. Wilcox finally got a pass on Miller to stick at the end of lap five on the back hill. The first 125cc A moto went in the record books as Wilcox, Miller, Dougherty, Hunt and Shawn Nutt. Dougherty got a great jump off the gate and piloted his YZ to the front of the pack to claim holeshot honors and the early lead in the second 125cc A moto, trailed by Wilcox, Alex Blackwell, Miller and Rich. Wilcox went down in the turn before the front supercross section's tabletop, dropping out of the top five. The leaders were now Dougherty, Blackwell, Peat, Miller and Ayen. Dougherty had a 12-second lead by the start of lap two. The top five remained unchanged on lap three, but Miller managed to pass Peat for third on the front supercross section on lap four. Dougherty took the checkered flag with a 15-second lead, followed by Blackwell, Miller, Peat and Ayen. Dougherty took the overall with his 31 score. Rounding out the podium were Miller and Blackwell. Sunday dawned cloudy and just got downright nastier as the day wore on. By midafternoon, the track was deteriorating rapidly. It was finally decided to call it a day after the first set of motos. Some 450 riders had signed up to compete in 22 classes. Mike Wilcox nailed the 125cc A/Pro-Sport holeshot, but Mike Finnerty had the lead by the next turn, dropping Wilcox to second. Jay Jones was in third, Mike Ayen fourth neVIl's Richard Pinney (928) leads the pack in the 250cc A class at the Broome-Tioga Sports Center's season opener. and Willie Bozack fifth. By this time the track was pretty slick, but that didn't seem to phase Finnerty. He had a seven-second lead by the start of lap two. Ayen passed Jones back for good on lap three for third. Finnerty took the checkered flag with a 12-second advantage. Rounding out the top five were Wilcox, Ayen, Mike Peat and Bozack. Terry Kuhn was the first rider through the hairpin first turn in the Vet A class, trailed by Manfred Salver05e, Gene Nighman, Dag Boyesen and Gary Lussier. Boyesen passed Nighman for third by the next turn, jU5t before the pack disappeared into the front supercross section, where Boyesen moved into the lead. Kuhn, Salverose, Lussier and R.ichard Pinney gave pursuit. Boyesen had a 12-second lead on lap two. Salverose passed Kuhn for second. Boyesen took the checkered flag with a 20second lead, followed by Salverose, Lussier, John Young and Nighman.cN Broome-Tioga Sports Center Binghamton, New Yorlc Resuhs:ApriI1-2.2DDO Saturday 51 (4·6) STK: I. Scott Seal (Cob); 2. Zachary Pisanchyn (Cob); 3. Jake Urich (KTM); 4. Joey Peters (Cob): 5. Kyle Jackson (Cob). 51 (4·6) SHAFT: I. Scott Seal (Vam); 2. Jonathan Daniels (Yam); 3. Joey Peters (Yam); 4. Richie Kastle (Yam); 5. Nathan Couse (Yam). 5 J (7-8) STK: I. Nick McPhee (Cob); 2. Fronk Lettieri (Cob); 3. Aaron Mulhern (Pol); 4. Kyle Gillespie (Cob): 5. Jonathan Daniels (Cob). 65 (7-9): I. Ronnie Hunt (Kaw); 2. Marshall Hurd (Kaw); 3. Bryan Wallace (Kaw): 4, Shawn Hutta (KTM); 5. Nick McPhee (Kaw). 65 (10·11): I. Phil Nicoletti (KTM); 2. Brelt Strong (Kaw); 3. Brandon Meier (KTM); 4. Frank Bums (Kaw); 5. Sam Moses (Kaw). 85 (7-11): I. Phil Nicoletti (Kaw); 2. Frank Bums (Kaw): 3. Mike Gesso (Suz); 4. Marshall Hurd (Suz): 5. David Weingarten (Kaw). 85 (12-13): I. Jason Lawrence (Suz); 2. Mitch Dougherty (Yam); 3. Jacob Morrison (Kaw); 4. Brian Murphy (Yam); 5. Marcus Shaver (Hon). )25 (J 2·15) STK: 1. Bob Kiniry (Kaw); 2. Jack Carpenter (Hon); 3. Zach Block (KTM); 4. William Reece (Yam); 5. Mike Wojcik (Yam). 125 A: 1. Mike Dougherty (Yam); 2. Jimmy Miller (Yam): 3. Alex BackwelJ (Han): 4. Mike Wilcox (Hon); 5. Shawn Nutt (Kaw). 125 B STK: 1. Tony Graham (Yam): 2. Ryan O'Malley (Yam); 3. Matt Kleuskens (Kaw); 4, Charles Ellis (Yam); 5. Mike Schneck (Yam). t 25 C STK: 1. Patrick Benner (Yam): 2. Dave Terwilliger (Yam); 3. Ron Abrams (Suz); 4. Jason Tucker (Suz); 5. William Reece (Yam). 250 A: 1. Dag Boyesen (Hon); 2. Alex Blackwell (Hon); 3. Shawn Nutt (Kaw); 4. Erik Schuster (Hon); 5. Blake Ferrini (Yam). 250 B STK: I. Tony Graham (Vam); 2. Jordan Jackson (Hon); 3. Ryan O'Malley (Yam); 4. Matt Kleuskens (Kaw); 5. Mike Schneck (Yam). 250 C: I. Patrick Benner (Yam); 2. Nick Lauersen (Suz); 3. Ward Davis (Suz): 4. John Laroche (Hon); 5. Cyle Ellison (Hon). CLGBY: 1. Sergio Cervoni (Yam); 2. Johnny Mullen (Kaw); 3. Blake Ferrini (Yam); 4. Brian Hitchon (Kaw); 5. Matt Whiteside (Yam). 25. AM: 1. David McNeal (Hon); 2. Matt O'Rourke (Kaw): 3. John Truesdale (Yam); 4. Larry Luther (So2); 5. Gary Haskell (So2). 25.. EX: 1. Mike Wilcox (Hon); 2. Alex Blackwell (Hon); 3. Dag Boyesen (Hon); 4. Erik Schuster (Hon); 5. Darryl Smith (Kaw). 30. A: 1. Dag Boyesen (Hon): 2. Manrred Salverose (Hon): 3. Jarrett Newby (Hon): 4. Darryl Smith (Kaw); 5. Tim Henry (Hon). 30. 8: 1. Tom Sebastian; 2. Dominick Cittadin (Hon); 3. David McNeal (Hon); 4. Clayton Siowers (Suz); 5. Tim Thompson (Kaw). 30.. C: l. Tim Gillespie (Kaw); 2. Martin Ferris (Suz); 3. Ward Davis (So2); 4. Bob Howey (Vam); 5. Peter Oreckinto (Suz). 40+: I. Jarrett Newby (Hon); 2. Mike Angerman (KTM); 3. Joe Ferrini (Vam); 4. Ron Wolf (Vom); 5. Rees Firestone (Suz). WMN: 1. Stephanie Perron (Kaw); 2. Abbe Sardo (Kaw); 3. Amber Gordon (KlIw); 4. Judith Salton (Kaw); 5. Nancy Newby (Hon). COMB MINI: 1. Bob Kiniry (Kaw): 2. Brian Murphy (Vam); 3. Coleb Miller (Vam); 4. B.J. Smith (Kow); 5. Scott Sears (Kaw). Sunday P/W: I. James Doolittle: 2. Michael Rommel; 3. Jacob Luu: 4. Logan Allen; 5. Chad Gray. 50 (7-8): 1. Mitch Hale: 2. Kyle Gillespie; 3. Zachary Rosch; 4. Nicky Huthmacher; 5. John Borek. 60/65 (7-11) MOD: 1. Philnp Nicoletti (KTM); 2. Mike Case (KTM); 3. Brandon Meier (KTM); 4. Marshall Hurd (Kaw); 5. Frank Bums (Kaw). COMB MlNI/85 (9-13) MOD: I. Morcus Shaver (Hon): 2. Jason Lawrence (Suz); 3. Jacob Morrison (Kaw); 4. B.J. Smith (Kaw); 5. Jeffrey Mort (Suz). 85 (14·15) MOD: 1. Caleb Miller (Vam); 2. Bob Kiniry (Kaw); 3. Mitch Dougherty (Yam); 4. Justin Jackson (Hon): 5. B.J. Smith (Kaw). JR MINI 80: 1. Mike Percy: 2. Ryan Sebastian; 3. David Weingarten: 4. Mike Case: 5. Abbe Bard. SR MINI NOV: I. John Beach; 2. Steve Raymond; 3. Bryan Thurston; 4. Nick Simonik: 5. Jarrett Newby. S/MINI: 1. Brian Murphy (Yam); 2. Bob Kiniry (Kaw); 3. Jason Lawrence (Suz); 4. Jacob Morrison (Kaw); 5. Jeffrey Mort (Suz). 125 A/PRO SPT: 1. Mike Finnerty (Hon); 2. Mike Wilcox (Hon): 3. Mike Ayen (Suz): 4. Mike Peat (Yam); 5. Willie Bozack (Suz). 1258/125 B MOD; 1. Mike Knochenmus (Hon); 2. Tony Graham (Yam); 3. Matt Kleuskens (Kaw): 4. Johnny Mullen (Kaw); 5. Charles Ellis (Yam). SCHBV/125 MOD (12· J5); I. Jack Carpenter (Hon); 2. Kevin Waif (Yam); 3. Bobby Leizear (Yam); 4. Derek Christensen (Suz); 5. William Reece (Yam). 125 C/125 C MOD: 1. Jason Tucker (Suz); 2. Ted Hendrickson (Kaw); 3. William Reece (Yam); 4. Thomas Britzke (Hus); 5. Bennett Rymon (Yam). 250 A/PRO SPT; 1. 009 Boyesen (Hon): 2. Richard Pinney (Kaw); 3. Alex Blackwell (Hon): 4. Jason Chatwood (Yam); 5. David Lendrum (Kaw), 250 B/B MOD: 1. Tony Graham (Vam); 2. Matt Kleuskens (Kaw); 3. Frank Pasquale (Yam); 4. Jordan Jackson (Hon); 5. Jared Lendrum (Kaw). 4-STRK: 1. Tom Burton (Yam); 2. Frank Pasquale (Yam); 3. Kevin Krueger (Yam); 4, Kevin Berquist (Kaw); 5. Patrick Mockian. ClGBY: 1. Scottie Rich; 2. Shawn Russo; 3. Matt Whiteside; 4. David Lendrum; 5. c.J. Talarsk. 25.. A: 1. Dag Boyesen; 2. Mike Finnerty; 3. Erik Schuster; 4. Alex Blackwell; 5. Randy Barke. 25 .. B: 1. Rich Peirotti; 2. Steve Ackley; 3. Chris Jordan; 4. Michael Ward; 5. Vidal Camacho 30+ A: t. Dag Boyesen (Hon); 2. Manfred Salverose (Hon): 3. Gary LussIer (Kaw); 4. John Young (Kaw); 5. Gene Nighman (Kaw). 30. B/C: 1. Tom Sebastian (Yam); 2. Dominick Cittadin (Hon); 3. Jeff Allen (Kaw); 4. Peter Rosch (Suz); 5. David McNeal (Hon). 40 .. : 1. Calvin Leinbach (Yam); 2. Mike Angerman (KTM); 3. Ron WaIf (Yam); 4. David Mouse (Yam); 5. Jarrett Newby (Han). SR NOV: 1. Martin Ferris; 2. Bobbi Joe Colburn: 3. John Tompkins: 4. Steve lamanna.

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