Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

(Abovel Tanner Krahenbuhl gets a lift back to the pits. He went home with a sixth-place trophy in the Pee Wee 50cc Stock (7 -81 c lass. (Fa r rig ht l Despite an estimated 2600 entries and lots of w ind, the Las Vegas track held up remarkably well. (Ri g htl Believe it or not, t his wasn't the crash that Inj u red Bobby Bonds' wrist. Bonds got up and rode away from this nasty get-off during a practice session. T i m W ei g and , L augh rid g e a nd Ni c k B e av er . Thi s ti me , h o we v e r , L ani novich wa s rewarded w it h th e overa ll win, g o ing 1- 1 . Re if to ok seco n d ove ra ll w it h a 2-2 . " I fe lt pre tty good," L a n i n o vi ch sa id . " I have t o giv e a ll th ese g u ys credi t , th ey ' re a ll ri d ing really good." Ja m e s Ma r sh al l an d B r ian G ra y we n t in to th e 125c c O p en N on - Pr o (T hru- 16 ) run - o ff sha r ing one- po in t scores, bu t n e ith er of th em w ould come away w ith th e m oto o r overall w in - C olt Humphr e y w ould . Th e Suzuki rid er carr ie d two points g o ing into the final and pulled o ff th e important w in, while Marsha ll ende d up tak ing third and Gray crashing o ut. Marshall 's 1-3 was g ood e n o u g h f or se cond , though, whil e Yamaha rider Chad Ruggles , the ea rly leader, went 4 -4 third fourth overall. Finishing se c ond in the moto was Steve Mertens, whose 7 -2 tally equaled fou rt h overall . " I fina ll y got a start and didn 't fa ll down ," Hu m p h rey said . "I was fe eling l ike th ings were finally going my way ." Johnny Jelderda d om inated th e Pee Wee 50cc Modified (7- 8 ) class, winn ing his first two m otos and then the run-off. N ick Pa luzzi (2 -4 ) was the ru nner -up , foll owed b y Dak ota Garner. All w ere C obra -mounted . In the Stock run -off, C olton Bailey put h is KTM in fr ont of a pa ck of Cobras . His 1 - 2 was mo re th an en o u g h t o beat run -off w in ner Bl ake Baggett's 4 - 1. Th ird over a ll went to Paluzzi (3- 3) . In th e Super Pee W ee Modified (6 - 9 ) c la ss, M ichae l Ha ll, o n a Cobra , t ook the o ve ra ll wi n w it h aI -I . Les Smith fini shed sec ond w it h a 3- 2 and Jeldera third with a (1-4 ). A run - off was n eed ed in th e Pee W ee 50cc Stock (T h ru -6) cl ass, an d L uke H obson , C obra-mo unted , reli ed o n cons is t ency t o get t he jo b d on e . P/W 50 MOD (7-8): 1. Johnny .Jelderda (Cob): 2. Nic k Paluzzi ( Co b ); 3 . Da kota Garn er (Co b); 4. Micha el McA rthur (Cob ); 5. Colto n Bail ey (Cob). JR 60 STK (6-8): 1. Ty Bowers (Kaw): 2. Ben LaMay ( KTM) ; 3 . Ty Wo rth ing to n (Kaw) ; 4. Du st in Pipes (Kaw); 5. Rodolfo Fernand ez (Kaw) . JR 60 MOD (6-8): 1. Ben LaMay (KTM): 2. Tyler Bow ers (Kaw) ; 3 . Co lton Ba iley (KTM) ; 4. Rodolfo Fernand ez (Kew): 5. Terren O'De ll (K aw) . JR 60 STK (9-11): 1. Mike Alessi (KTM): 2. Denn is .Jonon (Kaw ); 3 . Rya n Villopoto ( KTM); 4 . B rand en Kea l amakia ( KT M); 5. Za ch Osb orne (KTM). JR 60 MOD (9· t l ): 1. Mike Ales si (KTM): 2. Kyle Keylon (KTM): 3. Zach Osbome (KTM): 4 . Mike LaPaglia (KTM ): 5. Shawn Hayes (KTM). 80 STK (THRO-ll ): I. Mike Alessi (Yam): 2. Denn is J onon (Kaw): 3. Jeff A lessi (Yam) : 4. Ryan Villopoto (Yam) : 5. Mike laPaglia (Suz) . 80 MOD (THRO- I l): 1. Mike Alessi (Yam): 2. Denn is J on on ( Kaw) : 3 . J o sh Hill ( Yam); 4 . Ryan Villo poto (Yam) ; 5. Ja red Partridge (Suz) . 80 STK (12-13): 1. Kyie Partridge (Suz): 2. Davt H is 3 -2 ta lly barely edged out fellow Cobra rid er Ste ele Angld vdson 's 2 -3 sco re fo r t he win . Po li n i -mounte d A .J . C atanzaro p la c ed third with a 1- 6. In th e M odifi ed class , w h ic h r a n on ly tw o m o t o s , M i k e y Mo rello , on an oth er C obra , cla ime d th e ove rall w in and did it wi t hout winnin g a moto. C at anzaro , howev er , did w in a m oto th e first o ne - but a six th in t he second m oto erase d an y hopes he had of the t itl e . He did ta k e se c ond , thou g h , while a pair of fourths ga ve Angld vd son third. Mathews and Bradley Baker rounded out the top five . Michael Chiudioni was a two -cla ss wi n ner at the World M inis . The Yama ha rider from La s Cruces , N ew Mexi c o , topped both the 12 5cc Modified and Stock Novice classes. Las Vegas' o w n Kev in Roberts took runn er -up h ono rs in both the Modified and Sto ck classes , while Te xan Sc o tt H i cke y ( 3- 3) and Jon athon Da vie s (2- 7) finished th ird in the Modi fi ed and Stock classes , respectively . The 250 c c No v i c e s c l asses req uired no ru n -o ffs, and it w as here w h ere Hic k ey c am e 'aw ay w it h a p ai r o f win s of his o w n . Hic k ey , fre sh o f t he di sab led l ist , w o n t h ree o ut o f fo ur m oto en r ou t e t o t he M odifi e d a nd Nov ic e wi n s . Ya m aha -mounted C ra ig Smith f in ish ed second t o H ic k e y in both classes . B r and on Pra h m pu t h i s H o n d a into the w inn e rs c ircl e in t he 12 5 c c Sto c k B eg inne r c l a ss af t er w in ni ng both m oto s , beating o ut KTM rid e r Bri an K illi an ' s 3 -2. In t he M od ifi ed di vi si on , Su zu k i 's m ou n t e d Br i a n And ers o n h ung o n to win with a 13, f oll o w e d by f ell ow Suzuki r id er Stan Bo yd a n d his 4 - 2 . eN P/W 50 STK (THRO-6): I. Luke Hobson (Cob): 2. Steele Angldvdson (Cob); 3. A .J . Catanzaro (Pol); 4. Ty Keenom (Cob) ; 5. Mik ey Morello (Cob). P/W 50 MOD (THRO-6): 1. MikeyMo,ello (Cob): 2 . A.J. Catanzaro (Pol ); 3. Steele Ang ldvdson (Cob) ; 4. Dakot a Math ews (Co b ); 5. Bradley Bak er (Cob ). Millsap s (Suz); 3. J osh Grant ( Kaw ); 4 . Zac Wra y (Yam ); 5. Aaro n Bergantz (Yam). 80 MOD ( 12-13): 1. Kyle Partridq e (Suz): 2. Da vl Millsap s (Suz) ; 3. J osh Gra nt (Kaw ); 4 . Matt Bani (Kew ): 5. Ja rred Browne (Yam ). 80 STK ( 1 4~ 1 6 ): 1. James Stewart J r. (Kew): 2. J immy Nel son (Yam ) ; 3. J esse Casilla s (Yam ) ; 4 . Cale Wallace (Yam ); 5. Shane Kelley (Yam ). 80 MOD ( 14 - 16 ): 1. Ja mes Stewart Jr. (Kaw ); 2. J esse Cas illas (Ya m) ; 3. Sean Co llier ( Kaw ); 4 . Jo shua Hansen (Yam) ; 5. Donald McGou rty (Yam) . P/W 50 STK (7-8): 1. Colton Baiey (KTM) : 2. l S/MINI (THRO·16): 1. James Stewart J.. (Kaw): Blak e Baggett (Cob ) ; 3 . Nic k Paluzzi (Co b); 4 . Eli Tomac (Cob) ; 5. Dakota Garner (Cob ). SOP P/W MOD (6-9): I. Michael Hall (Cob): 2. Le s Sm ith (Co b); 3 . J ohnn y Je ld erda (Cob ); 4 . Dom inic Izzi (KTM) ; 5. Nick Paluzzi (Cob). 2. Bob Kini ry (Kaw): 3. Devl Mill saps (Suz); 4. Je sse Casillas (Yam) ; 5. Sean Collier (Kaw). 12 5 STK BEG : 1. B rand on Prah m ( Ha n) : 2 . B ri an K ill ian ( KTM ); 3 . Br ian A nderson (Sua): 4 . Bria n Morr is (Yam) ; 5. J osh Cam den (Ka w) . Las Vegas Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada Results : April 27-30 BRIEFLY. •• Suzuki team rider S ha ne Bess was lorced to sit out this year's World Mini due to injuries. He did make it to practice on Thursday. but that's when he bailed hard and decided to sit out the rest of the week. "I don't even remember [the crashl ." Bess said. "People say I just came through the right-hand comer belore the start and they had just watered the track before the practice. Everybody said I started sliding out on the lace and caught a kicker and high-sided. I didn't leel the pain. so that was good I guess. When I woke up. everything was all blurry. I was dizzy and stuff. and I was out 01it. My dad was talking to me and I didn't hear him at all. So Iligured I wa s done for the weekend . " One 01 Suzuki's top Intermediate riders, R.J. Thompson . was also lorced to retire early in the week. He crashed on the lirst lap 01 his first race and injured his shoulder. Bub ba M Stewa rt says he won't be riding 80s lor much Kawasaki Team Green's James M longer. The highly successlul 16-year-old Minicycle racer, says he'll make his 125cc debut at Englishtown . in New Jersey . in October. Hanging out in the pits at the World Minis was FMF/ Hond'IJeam rider C a sey L ytle . Lytle. who finished out the AMAlEA Sports Supercross Series Western Regional 125cc Supercross Series in sixth place . sco ring o ne w in along the way . said he enjoys co ming o ut to the big amateur race s to check out who'll be some 01 the up-and-comers he'll be racing against in the near l uture. Jell Emig's Strategic 3/TheEdgeSports.com semi was on display. as well. Suzuki support rider Kyle Partridge was lorced to watch the Supermini (Thru-f S) run-oil leave the start line without him. While competing in the first Supermini moto. Partridge landed hard 011 a jump and had both arms 01his bike's swingarm break completely in hall . Needless to say. Partridge did not finish the race and had no chance of qualifying lor the linal. It was a sleepless weekend lor a number 01 people who attended the AMAlEA Sports Supercross Series round in Joliet. Illinois. and Sunday's linal at the World Minis in Las Vegas. Some 01 those who burned 'the midnight oil included race announcer Erv Braun . Parts Unlimited's Hylt o n Beatty and photographer Kinney Jones . among others. Jones. whose photos accompany this report. actually drove out to Vegas Thursday and shot practice. caught a flight to Chicago Thursday night. photographed the Supercross Saturday night and was back on the Vegas infield with his cameras by 10:00 a.m. Sunday. Mountain biking legend John Tomac took home to Colorado a pair 01 trophies from the World Minis. but he didn't earn them, his son Eli Tomac did. Eli competed in the Pee Wee 50cc Stock and Modilied (7·8l classes where he l inished lourth and f Oth . respectively. e ye I e ne vv s MAY 17, 2000 27

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