Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

$20,000 c~ 30+ : I. Jim Holli ier (Rtx); 2. 0,, 11,15 Bee r (Rtx); J . Bill Bromley s (KTM); 4. Ed Hyde (Rlll); 5. ~Il Wherley (Rtx). 40+: l . Larry Burkholde r (Rtx); 2. Mike Ke,,~ (Hbg) ; J . Tom Norton (Hon) ; 4 . Rkk Price (Hon); 5. Robe rt Mill..,. (Bu l). SPTSMN: I. Georgie Prc e (RD.); 2. Sh" ne Fox (Rlll); J . Timmy M'ICh~1 (Rbc); 4 . Rliun Wood (Yllm); 5 . Ch llrlie ne ue (RIX). Big qawg Fun Run Gilbert Shows His Pedigree By NEAL R. THOMAS BERRY DALE. FL . A PR. 9 Will Gilbert of Birmingham, Alaba ma . put a pack of loc al ri der s un d er th e po rch, so to speak. at thi s year' s 10t h annual Big Da wg F un Run, a 4 0 ·m il e ha re scrambles race in B er ry D al e i n n orth w est e rn Flo r i da . Th e event' s turn out is g ro w ing, and it is alr eady some what of a local cl assic . Gilb ert's winning ti me of 124 minut es and six seco nds was five m inutes and 44 seco nds ahead of that of ru nner -up Ad rian Gerv ais. T(~$1 0,000 MAMMOTH 33rd ANN U A L MOT 0 C R 0 S S ..JUNE 22-25, 2000 In partnership with Inyo Nati onal Forest Practice Schedule Daily practice fee - $15/rider perday. Pay at the track, Practice day spectator tees- $5/person, payable atthetrack. June 15- 8am- 4pm June 19- 8am - 4pm June 16- 8am - 12pm June 20 - 8am - 4pm June21 - 8am-12pm Spectators Race day spectator fees: $10 /adun, $5/child. Pay at the track. Practice day spectator fees - $51person, Pay a thetrack. t Camping No ovemight parKing a orontheroad leadingtothetrack, t U,S, Forest ServiceCampgrounds: (800)462-5571 Parking PitParking is Iim~ed, Any vehicle may be parkedinoverflow ar outside thetrack atthe promoters discretion. eas .OfficialHotel Packages available atMammoth MountainInn: (800) 228-4947 OTHG Race June 17 &18. C all562-941-1515 Information Entries open May 10 Next entry form: Cycle News, #22 May 31st Absolutely no refunds, Bad checks resen in lossof entry. Mail ear1y, Entries willsell out, No phone entries please. Entries received by June 9 will haveconfirmation by mail. All racing numbers will be assigned by Mammoth Motocross. RIDERS MAY NOT DROP DOWN ACLASS, Am VIOLATION RESULTS INAN ON-REF UNDABLEDISQUALIFICATION. Fees Junior/ Intermediate / Amateur/ Mini / Supermini classes - $60 Pro classes - $75 Please mail entry fee w~h entry. Track Schedule R aceGates Open: 5:00 A,M. First Race: 8:00 A.M, Race Information Phone (760) 934-0605 F (760) 934-0649 ax: Entries online: www.mammothmotocross.com E -Mail: motox@mammoth-mln.com RACE SCHEDULES Dirt Digits Gas Ga s 25 0 pi lot Gil bert, a fo rmer AA enduro rider, gave th e co urse exce llent mark s, and rid ers in vario us categor ies fo und it to be a fair, well-ma rk ed , safe and chall eng ing course, t o wh ic h Ra ndy Baker a nd T re nt Robin so n added some extra tou ches. On e of th e m or e int eresti ng - and , for som e, challe ng ing· featu res of th e co urse wa s the 600 feet of m eti culously m aintain ed sinqle-track wooden bridges, the longest bei ng 168 feet , Extra work was put into m arking th e course, and wit h m or e tha n 1000 course arr ows, it was hard to get lost al tho ug h J err y T o m ach ec k , riding h is fir st wood s race, did just th at on lap one. Racers were separated into three sk ill catego rie s: Big Daw g s, Pup py Daw gs a nd MUll Dawgs. wi th th e Big Dawg s going th ree laps a nd t h e o t he rs co m p let i n g tw o . T he B ig Da wgs started fi rst , and on th e co m pletio n of th e first la p , ev er yb o dy else mi g ht as well have craw led under th e po rch , because Gil bert was in control. He w as al read y two mi nutes ahead and rid ing very consis tently . However, Gerv ai s, Doug Kadro vach. Keith En gl ish and T on y Rod rig uez w ere all w it h in seconds of eac h othe r. They eve nt ua lly fini she d in that ord er, but their tim es fl uct uated co nsiderably as th ey got used to the co urse on the first la p, gOl co m fo rtable on the seco nd , and go t tired o n the third. Ka drov ac h, fo r exam ple , took back two m inutes on th e second lap th at he lost on the first. He claimed th at he simply did not have on his race face on th e first lap ; when he fina lly put it on. he picked up the pace and gained back a few positi ons. Jeff Simo nd s scratc hed out th e wi n in the Puppy Dawg class. A s he has had very lillie practi ce in the past year . he said th at the most c h a ll e ng i n g pa rt o f th e ra c e was f ig h t i ng fat ig ue . Ne vertheless , he held th e seco ndthro ug h fift h-pl ace riders - Greg Ca mbel , Paul Kennedy, J ason Copland and Shanno n Payne - at bay for 26,66 m iles, Th e MUlt Daw gs cl ass was comprise d of an ex pe rie n ced p ack o f ho un d s th at ca n sti ll hunt , Th e pi ck of the Iiller wa s Cli nt Payne . AXO FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Vets 30+ Seniors 40+ Big Dawg Fun Run: Puppy Dawg Jeff Jessup rails the t rail s in Berry Dale, Florida. the edge sports.com THURSDAY 65 cc aocc (No big wheels) Open (inc 4 Strokes) Women up to 125cc Super Mini 125cc 250cc PLEASE PRI NT, SIG N ANO CUT ANO RET URN THE f ORM BEl OW, r-------------- ---------------------- ~ PLEASE CHECK ONLY ONE! RACE ENTRY FORM THURSOAY, JUNE 22,2000 Vets: (30 yrs + on raceday - bring 1 0) Send separate entries for each class racing. You may xerox this form. Mail to: Mammoth Motocross, Box24, #1 Minaret Road, Mammoth Lakes, C A93546 Date of birth: Name: _ Address: _ _ City:- - -- - - - -- State: Make Machine: _ CC:- -- - Zip:- - - - - - Phone: ( E-mail: - -- - - - - - - - - - - Assumption of risk agreement I ttereDy ac knOwledgeItIatI amawareatthedangerS inC!denl loeusevent andVOluntarily and knOwinQly enter theeventwittJsaidkno wledge. J further acknowleOge tn:aI: I amaware ollfle lactjnat an inju y riesordamages sustained bymedue1 0mypartcipanct inthis eve maybe01 apermanent ana nt gravenature andI. nevertheless. voluntarily and knowingly ente sa r idevent. neuter ackno wledge tha during thecourse01 said event theremaybe I timesat W hich. tnoughrot actively participating insaid event. I maybeaspectator andI.nevertheless, volun lyandknowingly as tari sume suchrisk. I furthe aC r knowled gethaiI ma sustain permanent or grave injuries as either a participant or spectator at this even! due fo the neg y hgence of other personsincluding participants. Mammo Mot cross. thereferee. orotheroffcialS meowners 01 tilepremises orany 01theleaseholders and that ttl o i . . wittJ 1fIis in mind, I. nevertheless. V Oluntarily knOwing lyassume such risk. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT TH EREISNORIDE RMEOI AlIN SURC ANC EPAO D£O fOR THIS EVENT, RIDERSMUST CARRY THEI OWN ACC ENT IN Vl R ID SURANCE, ACC ENT IN IO SURANCE ISREOUIREO, Name of Rider's Insurance Co.: I have read this entry blank and agree"'t'o·thC:e "'b"'o"'ve"'c"' "'n"'drtlo "'s-, - - - - - - - - - -- - " "'a o "' "'n Rider's Signature: If rider is under 18 years of age PARENTS SIGNATURE REOUIRED, Riders Age: '- - - - - Donot writ intni space e s Beceved Checks, Money Order, Credit Card Payment _ By Makechecks payable to Mammoth MountainSki Area. _ S D/'Ct>er---- Cred~ C ard: 0 - - - Seniors - (40 yrs+ on race day - bring ID) o SeniorJunior o SeniorIntennediate o SeniorPro FRIDAY, JUNE23, 2000 Age as of 1/1/00 065cc6-11 0 80cc 9-11 0 80cc12-1 3 080cc1415 Open bikes 301 cc & up- NO250cc includes 4-strokes o Open Junior o Open Intennediate o Open Pro Women upto 125cc o Women Amateur o Women Pro SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2000 o Supennini (ail) o 125cc Junior o 125cc Intennediate o 125cc Pro SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2000 o 250cc Junior o 250cc Intennediate o 250cc Pro - - -- MasterCard 0 Visa 0 American Express CardholderName: Signature: Cardnumber. o Vet Junior o VetIntennediate o Vet Pro _ Exp, Date:__ , __ DO NOT WRITE INTH ISSPAC E DIV. 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