Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

.-----.,...---:------,.~----------_:_ ----__:____",a: ~ :::l -c J: ~ ~ ~ ~ Birch Creek Motorsports Park: Randy Newkirk (116), Scott Sartorius (929) and V incent DeYoung (112) battled for the 125cc C win at the s ixth round of the U.S. Eastern Spring Motocross Series in Danville, Virgin ia. Newkirk took the overall . Birch C reek Motorsports Park Newkirk Conquers Birch Creek MX B y J AY H AUSER DANVILLE, VA. APR. g T he U .S . E astern M o to c ro ss Spring Se ries mad e the tum for the ba ck stretch, as Birc h Creek Mot orsports Park ho sted round six of th e I t -ra ce series. Major rains the day before the eve nt p la yed havoc wit h the trac k. a nd th ing s we re pretty mes sy during the mo rning practice se ss io ns a nd the ea rly m otos. Trac k owner Ken Farr ell worked the tractor for a few hours. and by halfwa y through th e firs t motes the tr ack wa s in perfect shape for th e nearly 350 rid ers on hand . In hi s first year aboa rd th e full- sized bi kes. Fre e Sta t e C ycl e s ya ma ha rid er Rand y Newk irk ha s qu ickly mad e a name for him self. Newkirk swe pt both Schoo lboy m otes over Pennsylvanian Dav id Ba uer and Chas e Davidson . All th e riders fin ished th e same in eac h mote for th eir overall s all th e way through the top five ; Aa ron Rock (4 -4) and Matthew Boyer (5-5) rounded out th e top five. Newkir k foun d tak ing to p ho no rs in the l 25cc C class a little tougher. however ; Newkirk was handed his only mota defeat of the day, in m ot a one. Scott Sarto rius houn ded Newkirk for most of th e m ot a befor e he charged past and took the wi n j ust feet in fro nt of Newki rk . Vin cent DeYou ng steadi ly pil oted his Kawasaki to thir d place, heading off Cliff Cobb, while School boy rider Davidson grabbed fifth. With a solid seco nd in mota one, Newkirk k ne w he was set up fo r the ove rall. bu t he also k ne w wh at he had to do to take home another first -p lace trop hy: w in th e mota. Whe n the ga te dr opped , Newkirk m ade sure he was out in front of the 22-rider field, and th at' s where h e sta ye d. Ne wkirk put i n a p e rfec t ride despit e pr essur e fro m a very det ermined Sarto ri us. Newkirk just edged out Sartorius fo r th e all · important second -mota win and th e we ll deserv ed overall vi ct o ry . DeYoung made it to th e fi na l step of th e podiu m . Cobb co p ped fourth ov erall despit e dr opping back to fifth in th e second m ot o . David son was a no -show for th e seco nd m oto, so John Baillio sli pped into the top fiv e o verall with fifth . If Kevin Wal ker is on hand at th e Cr eek , the Pro guys j ust accept th at the y will be racing fo r seco nd pla ce in th e 125cc A, 250cc A and Ov er 25 A cla sses. and today wa s no different. Wa lker enjoyed a six -m ot a romp for three ov erall s and t he li on ' s sha re o f the S1000 Pro purse in each class. Mark Wagn er and Chri s A nstead sp lit runner-up hon ors to Walk er at the event . Wagner was th e 125cc A r unner -up , and Honda -m ount ed Ja son laPlante rou nded out th e top th ree in th e clas s w ith tw o co ns is te n t fourt h - place ri de s . A nstead, on the ot her hand , slid into second on th e day in the 250cc A cl ass behi nd Walker, whil e ultrafast YZ400 pilot J ason Baldw in fill ed out the top th ree by pla cing seco nd in m o t a tw o . BaJlz ee g en eral manag er C ha d Lou gh and Tim Hodock mad e the pod ium in the Ov er 25 A cla ss. 60 MAY 10. 2 000 cue' e Results 50 SHAfT 1. Bryan Canada (Vam) ; 2. Patr'idI.Uiyne (Y.,,); 3 . DiI· : lion WII!bbef(Yam); 4.1"\ictwteI Cun')' Jr . (Yam): 5. bdwy BnD (Yam) . 50 (4 ·6): I. Taylof Mill s (Cob ): 2. RyMl Carter (Cob) : 3. ChMe E... hart (Act ); 4 . Richard Miles (taM); 5. Bobby Gray (Hen ). n 50 (7·8) : 1. Ryan ZirTvner (Cob ); 2. Ryan Smith (KTM) ; 3. TI1II"''' Pook (Cob ); 4. 1honwIs Roberts (Kaw): 5. St~ Good (Cob ). 60 (7-9): I . AIe~ H ~ (KTM) ; 2. Ryan Smith (KTM.) 3. Ryan : Lmmer (Ka w); 4 . TI1II"'~ Poole(Ka...); 5 . BIaM~ Ley (KIIW). 60 ( 1(),1I) : 1. &ad H_ (K_ ); 2. Tray Dcaon (Ka...); 3. Bmt Simpson (Ka w ): 4. I.n Holmllton (Kaw); 5. Donl@IPk1n(KTM). 80 (7.11): I. luc.s Bauer (Kaw): 2. Eric Beon (Suz ); 3. Brad Hu r (Knt); 4. Tray Dobson (K-). BO (12·13 ): I. Wes Gauldin (Ka...); 2. Devin Harget (Hen ); 3. Zachary Tumt't (Kaw); " W", ao.ts (Yam ): 5. Ryan Pnce (Kaw). 80 (1 4 · 15) : I. And'~", Sartorius ( Hon): 2. Ste... n Loc k lear e (Yam ); 3 . Mkhod 'T'hon\o$ (Suz); 4. Chris VlnCmI (K-). 80 C: t . Bobby Moor~ ( Yam ): 2. Shane Br~y (Suz) : 3. Mark OII... r (Ka w ); 4. August Wagner (Hen ): 5. Gkn fo\al1Jn (Sw:). e SlM.lNI: I. 51--. L.ocklellt (Yarn) ; 2. ZacMry TUI'T'Iet (Knt): 3. """'- ...... 1 ....); 4. """'" C_ (....); 5. '""'"" Knigt

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