Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

250 AM : I . Tyler Maddo x; 2. Br ian A ppe l; 3. Bryon Smi th ; 4. Brian Hall ; 5. Dean Magie . 200 AM : 1. Jim Peart ; 2. Leighton Sherick ; 3. Rick y Nelson ; 4 . Ron Depu y. 30+ AM: 1. Tom Swearingen J r.: 2. Kace A llen; 3. Pat Daniels; 4 . Russ Strain; 5. Byro n Svit er. 40 + AM: I. Ren Keppinger; 2. Brett McBee; 3. Robert Reinen; 4. Boe Teasdale; 5. Ed Scott . 4 ·S TRK AM : I . Geoff Wotton; 2. Scott Hurst; 3. Scott Thu m bu rn: 4 . Neil Talley; 5. Cory Meneley. 5 0 +: 1. J oe Barrell ; 2. Rich ard Wil son; 3. Dan Meneley; 4. Mel Depu y; 5. Eric Mat son. SPTSM N: I. Chris Depu y; 2. Brent Bun tyn; 3. Steve Bye. WMN: I . Kristi Durr. JR : 1. Greg Salmo n; 2. Steve Mats on; 3 . Reid Bro wn: 4. Cory Bye; 5. Bradley Hillman. Sunday - Round Three AA : 1. Dan Thoren; 2. Travis Bam ford: 3. Ryan Clay ; 4 . Scott Griffith: 5. Chris Kram er. O PEN EX: 1. Shaun J ones; 2. Steve McCall; 3. John Reising; 4. J ason Matheney. 250 EX : I .Derek Steahl y; 2. Jerem y Puma ; 3. Bry on Huskey; 4.Troy Coburn: 5. Rick Goodman. 200 EX: I . Chad Bttz : 2 . Skip Hau g st ad ; 3. Kenny Steehly: 4. J eff Zartanna. 30 . EX : 1. David Morton ; 2. Greg Sum me rs; 3. Gary Burton ; 4. Adam Achepohl. 40 . EX : I . Ken Maahs ; 2. Chu ck Ste ahl y; 3 . David Winters; 4 . Ron Maddox; 5. Lyon Payne. 4 ·S TRK EX: I. W al ter Sc hwarz ; 2 . Don Twornbley: 3. Scott Mc New; 4. Don Mathene y Ill . OP EN AM : I. Ray Carpenter Jr.; 2. Kelly Noles; 3. Mik e Gal lagher. 250 AM : 1. Ja son Ray. 200 AM: I. Ji m Peart ; 2 . Leigh ton Sheric k: 3 . Brian Jo hnson . 30 . A M : I. Scott Du rr: 2. Ke ce All en; 3. Pat Dani els; 4. J am es Ell yson: 5. Bernie Lindle y. 4 0 . A M: I . Ren Keppi nger; 2. Robert Reinen . 4 ·STRK AM : 1. T erk el McB ro om : 2 . Corey Meneley: -3. Seth McBlair; 4. Jerry And rews: 5. Lane Clow . 50 .: I. Joe Barrell ; 2. Richa rd Wilson; 3. Dan Meneley . J R : 1. Reid Bro wn ; 2 . Co re y By e; 3 . St ev e Matson; 4. Bradley Hillman. Virginia Championship Hare Scrambles Series Round 3: D udds Creek Motocross Park Victory for Greer at Blue/Grey 100 By in the 250cc A class . Jones k ept up a blistering pace through out mos t of the race, wi th th e ex ce ptio n of bury ing his b ik e in o ne pa rt i cu lar m udhole. With the help of a fell ow rider, Jones got out of the hole befo re seco n d- p la ced Travis Williford c o u l d ca tc h up t o him. Wi lliford had passed Mot orcyc les £, M ore /Woods Hea ti ngbacked Kawasak i rider Chance Baker on t he f i rst la p whe n B a k e r h a d swu ng too wi de onto t he d rag stri p . W ill iford ca me in second, and Bak er settled for t hi rd . Yama ha ri de r J im M al tba t ook th e ea rly lead in the Vet A class . Maltba felt the heat from Honda rid er A nd rew Lag sdin durin g the first ha lf o f th e race . Lagsdin wou ld get Maltba in h is sig h ts in t he deep mud section s, but b y the fourth lap M a ltba pi ck ed up t he pa c e . Maltba c a me through th e scori ng te nt al most a m inute ahea d of C h a m p io n C y cl e/J arm an ' s Cy cl ebac ked Yamah a rider Mi chael Sharp took t he 200cc B w in . J immy Cy cle Sal es/ B ruc e Suspens ion -s po n so re d Ya m aha rid er Jason Huffman ca ugh t Sharp in a m ud sec tion . bu t Huffm an wasn 't able to enjoy the lead for long , as he buried his wheels in a particu larly nasty secti on. Hu ff m an was bu sy p u ll in g hi ms elf o ut of t he m u d as Sharp an d In dependen t C ycle-b ack ed Ya ma ha rider Du stin St aton plowed ' b y h im . Stat on h el d on t o se co n d p lac e, and Huffm an ca me ac ross the fini sh in third . Yama ha ri de r Ch arl e s J o hn so n w as in co n t ro l o f fi r st pla c e in t h e Fou r -Str oke B c lass wh en he became m ir ed in a botto ml ess p it. W ith the he lp o f spect ato rs, Joh nso n pulled himself o ut before Honda ride r Simon Wils on co u ld ca tc h him . J ohn son avo ided suc h ugl y sp ots for th e rest o f the r ace t o se t up a fiv e -m inute le ad over s e c ond -pl ac ed Wils on . C osta Ric a M otorc y cl es -sponso r ed Ho nda rid er Tomm y Tomli nson pu t in an exc ell en t effort to take t hird pl ace. At t h e S up ermi ni - cl ass start , O ' Neal Rac in g -spons ored Yamaha rider Greg Cre ech fo und himself dead last. Creech worke d around a m aj or p ileup of bikes at the bottom of the first h ill and fo u nd h imse lf in t hi rd pla ce, chasing after Fox/Parts Unlim it ed/ In St y le/M£, Y Gra di ng -spo nsored Honda rider J effrey Par k er and Zek e's C ycle Center-b ack ed K awasa k i ri de r T immy Craddoc k . Cr eec h made key pas ses o n the m otocross c ours e to t a k e t o t h e woods in first p lac e . Creech held up th e pace to tak e fi rst p la ce at t he s c o ri ng t ent. Par k e r c a m e t h ro ug h t he f in is h in seco nd, wi th Crad dock right o n h is rear fende r in t hird . Suzu k i rider Eli ssa M o rt on too k th e ho leshot i n th e W om en' s cl ass but wen t dow n in t he t urn at t he bottom of th e hill. M oto r Imports-s pon so red Kaw asaki rider J essic a M orrison took the l ead . M orton rec ove red to p ass t he rest of th e class b y th e time she w en t in t o t he woods to c h ase afte r M o rri son , but Morrison didn ' t let up, held the throttle wide o pen , and took the wi n at t h e sco ri ng t ent . M o rt on c a me t h r o u g h i n se cond place . Kawasaki ride r Ho ll y Cheath am put in CN a great effort to t ak e th ird pl ace . H EAT HER G RE E R BUDDS CREEK, MD, APR. 11 e a v y rain s p ound ed B u d d s Creek , sett ing t he stage fo r th e m ud fes t th at was t he t h ird ro und of the EBC/KBC /Pro Art Wo rks/Tucker Rocky/Answer/Havol in e/Tsubaki /MS R/Pirell i Tire s/C y cra/S c ott/Cr eech In su ran c e/ A L o op /U NI /Un d erw a r e/ Sil k ol en e/ No Fear -spon sor ed Virg in ia Ch a m pi o n shi p H a r e Scram b les Series . T he promise of k no bby -pack ing. wheel -suc k in g m ud d id not de ter the m ore th an 250 rid ers who signed up for the Blue /Grey 10 0 to take on the nat io nal -c ali ber m otocross co urse and wi de-open woods trail s. After the race , many wo u ld ag re e with Vet B ri de r Robert Gay lo n 's opin ion : "T hat was na st y !" Wh en t he ga te dropped fo r t he AA c lass . F MF/ A c erb is /Pu r p l e Po w e r / H ar t Si gn a g e /H i n s o n- s p on s or ed Yam ah a r id er J aso n Greer t oo k o ff ahe ad of t he pack . Right beh ind him , Chick -fil -A/Fact or y Co nn ect ion /R eg i n a - sp o ns o red Ho nd a Georg e G r eer and C y c l e C en t er/ Dunl op -ba ck ed Ka wasak i r ider T o m m y Ha nd y cha sed ea ch o t he r o v er th e m ot oc ro ss co urs e, wi t h Hand y edg ing out ahe ad of Geor ge Gr eer g oin g into the woods . By the end of th e firs t lap, Greer had stretch ed o ut a minute lead o ver Hand y , w h o had pi c k ed up 200cc A Kawasak i rider Dean Ingram o n h is rear fender . Gr eer co nti nue d st retc h ing h i s le ad t h ro u g h o ut the rem aining six la ps . " C o m i n g down t h e hill , I w o u ld slow do wn and look to the left , and t h er e w a s alway s a dece n t line, " Gre e r r ep l i ed wh en as k ed h o w h e managed to avo id th e exp ansiv e m ud areas. Gre er c ame th rough th e finish w ith a five -minute l ead o ve r Hand y and Ing r am . Geo rg e Greer rode th ro ugh the scoring t ent th ird in th e AA cl ass. F r ed eri c ksburg M o t o sp orts/D£,D Cycl es-b acked KTM rider Cha d Park - H Bu d d s Creek Motocross Park: Jason Gree r (3) takes the ho leshot in the AA class at the Blue/Grey 100 in Budds Creek, Mary land. er took th e 200c c A holeshot, bu t he was qu ickl y overtake n by K awas ak i jockey D e an In g r a m , w ho d idn ' t wa ste an y time setting up a siz ab le l ead in h i s c lass , an d h e b eg an to wo rk o n improving hi s standin g in th e ov er all . Ingram found AA rider Handy st uc k i n a n a st y m u d sec t io n a n d m ad e th e pass and th en set his sights o n t h e o v e r a ll. Ing r a m a nd Hand y swapp ed back and forth thro ug hout t h e r ac e , with Ing ra m coming o u t a he ad o n th e last la p . Ing ram t o ok fi rst pla ce in his cla ss, as well as sec o nd pl ace overa ll. Park er worked his way t hroug h the mud to tak e seco nd p la c e , f iv e m inutes ah ead of C y c l e Wo rld /Hardg ood Bo ar d Shop/Werk 's Engineer ing- sp on sored Yamaha ri de r Bryan Happle, wh o ca me in th ird . Po w er Rid e/R ac e T ech /C ol em an Pow er Sp orts -backed Suzuki r i d er Travis J on es took the outside line o n th e first turn and nail ed th e hol esh ot L a gsd in t o t a k e t he class wi n . LM S /S un star -s p onsored Yamah a rid er Cra ig Rand le was n 't far beh ind Lagsd in in third . T he Seni or A class fe at ured a du el be tween Ca se y C y cl e C it y - ba c k e d Honda ride r Bobby W ilt and Honda r id er B ill Porter. T h e t w o swa p ped pl ac es back a nd forth thro ughou t most of the ra ce , w ith W i lt getting unst uck f a s t e r t ha n Port er. W ilt thought he lo st it all when he endoed tr y ing to jump a st rea m crossing , but he pulle d it all together befor e Porter c ould overt ake him. W ilt won wit h a 10 -second lead at the fini sh . "I lo ve mud! " ex cl a imed Open A w inn er David Baldwin . Sunrise Auto £, Cy c le/ Lewis M ot orcy cl e Sp o rt s/F. T ee s - sp on sored Chu ck Hone ycutt too k seco nd , and KTM rider D arr y l Ca m p be ll rode a c o nsi st en t r ace t o tak e third. D av i s -M er ch ant /Pow e r Sp ort s/ c ue I e Budds Creek Motocross Parte Budds Creek, M ary land Results: Apri l 11. 200 0 [ Round 31 O / A : Ja son Greer (Yam ). AA : I. Tom m y Handy; 2. George Greer (Hon ). 200 A : 1. Dean Ingram (Kew ): 2. Chad Parker ; 3 . Bryan Happ le (Yam ); 4 . Brian Morgan (Yam ); 5 . Mike Lanca ster (Kaw) . 2 5 0 A : I. Tra vis J ones (Suz); 2. Tra vis Will iford ( Suz); 3. Chan ce Bak er ( Kaw): 4 . Davi d A sh ley (Hon) : 5. Matt Louderback (Hen} . 4 -STRK A : 1. Eri c Hyti nen ( Yam ); 2 . Rob er t Wag ner (Han); 3. Mike Cap ewell (Yam ); 4 . Daniel Drew (Yam ); 5. Ti m Mort on (Hen} . VET A : 1. Ji m Maltba (Yam); 2. A ndrew Lagsdin ( Ha n); 3 . Cr aig Ran dl e ( Yam ) ; 4 . M ik e Bakk en (Kaw) : 5. Brian Menitt (Yam ). O PEN A: I . Davi d Ba ld w in ( Ha n ) ; 2 . C h uc k Honeyc utt (KTM ): 3. Darryl Campbe ll (KTM ); 4. Tim Craddoc k (Han) . SR A : 1. Bob by Wilt (Ho n) ; 2 . Willia m Port er (Han ). 2 0 0 B : I. Mi ke Sharp (Yam ); 2. Dustin Stato n (Yam): 3. Ja son Huffm an (Yam); 4. Matthe w Arno ld (KTM ): 5. Lee U s; (Yam). n e vv s M AY 1 0, 2 000 53

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