Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Texas Series Round 1 Mosier Valley USA MX emuth SOWS B y K AT S PAN N AND TH E B EC K ST E R PH OT O S BY K AT SPANN EULESS. I X. MAY 7 5 t. L ou i s Powers ports / Rey na r d M od /FMF-b ac k ed Cha rley Bog ard retu rned to his roots in amate ur raeing for th e o pe ni ng ro un d o f t he 28th an n u a l Texas S e r i e s , w h ic h we lco med 244 rac er s to th e Mo sier Val ley USA M X fac ility . Bogard prevai led in th e 125c c Expert cl ass w ith dou ble m oto w ins , but J osh D emuth was on han d to c hallenge the loc al Pro on hi s own tu rf , win ni ng b o t h t he 250cc E xp ert class and th e D ash Fo r Cash . B ogard snagged a t hird -place st art off th e ga te in th e first 125cc E xp ert moto , behind T e am Gree n / D& S K a w a sa k i ' s Ada m Men ne nga , wh o s n ar ed t he h o l e sh o t , a nd Ce ntra l Ya m a ha /No F e a r - b a c k e d C h a s e Re e d , wn o gat ed seco n d . Reed passed M ennen ga in short order , wi th Bogard in hi s wake ea rly on th e fi rst lap . B o g ard qui ckl y b egan gunning fo r Re ed, a nd b ot h fro n t- r u n n e rs i m me di ate ly b eg an to p u t d istan c e b et w een t hem sel v es an d t h e r est of the pa c k . Bog ard used t he th ird lap to reel in Reed . and t he two b attled ba r to bar t hroug h th e wh oo ps, but Reed shut th e d oor o n " Bog ey" at th e exi t o f t h e whoops to ma in tai n hi s fro nt p o sition . B og ard c o u n t er ed on th e n ext lap wh en th ey c h arg ed t hrou gh th e Badl and s and up th e nex t h air pi n sw eep er , wher e Bogey used hi s insi d e a dva nta ge t o g o un d er Re ed and a s s u m e t h e l e a d. Re ed re mai ne d cl ose t o B o g e y b ut was un abl e to rec ap ture h is position b efore th e end of th e m oto. No Mercy Me nnenga absconded wit h the h olesh ot i n the first 250cc E x p e rt moto but was im m ed iat ely passed by Chase Reed . who li ter all y ju m p ed into th e lea d o ut of t he f i rs t t urn . Ree d domi nate d th e r a c e . w h ile D emuth and Bog ar d wage d a he ated bat tl e for t he ru nn er -u p s po t. B o ga rd was unsu cc essf ul. th ough , in atta ining th e nu m b er -t wo pl acing . Demuth left the secon d -mot o ga te at M ach II to sw ee p up th e hol eshot and lead Reed an d B og ar d on to th e cou rse . T h in gs stayed t ig ht b et ween the t h ree fron t -r unners until Reed sli d o ut in th e fi rst t urn on l a p thre e , handing seco nd over to Bogey, who gra tefully accep ted the gift and wen t off to catch up to Dem ut h . Both frontru nners hung t og eth er an d used the whoops as the ir prima ry ba ttl eground as the laps wound d own . Just a s Boge y began to move in fo r th e k ill o n la p fiv e, he sli d out in the sweeper in a wo oded sect ion n ear th e en d o f the la p . Th is kil led his ch an c e at cl osing t h e ga p t o D em u t h , but he wa s sti ll able to rem ount and mainta in second pl ace for th e remai nder of the rac e. Th e D a sh F or C a s h only ad ded more fla vor to t he eve nt. The o ne moto. four- lap form at for all th e cash o nc e again saw the top three fastest riders present b attling fo r the bu c k s. Reed sna t ched th e ho leshot and immediately set a blist ering pace , fo l- Hay es ( Kaw ) ; 3 . Devi n Bl ac kburn ( Ke w } : 4 . J ohn T a ylor (Y am); 5 . Jonathan Amell ( Kaw) . M.IN I B K ( 7 - 1 1) : 1. Scotty We nne rst ro m J r. (Suz) ; 2 . Joseph M arburger (SUI) ; 3 . Logan Melton (Yam); 4 . Blake Carlile (Kaw ); 5 . Kyle Cu nn ingha m (Kaw). MI NI B K (12 -13 ) : I. Jose Fernandez ( He n) ; 2. Vince Mo nte leone (Han); 3 . Ada m Reson (Yam); 4 . Chris Ren sin k ( Kaw); 5 . Tad Mon tgomery ( Hen ). MINI BK (1 4 · 16 ) : 1. Greg Chapma n (Hon) ; 2 . Brad Wolfe (Suz ) ; 3 . Mac T home (Han): 4. J onathan Arnell (Ka w); 5 . Jo nat han Kerr (Han ). MIN I BK OPEN : I. Gr eg Chapman ( Ho n ); 2 . Brad Wo lfe (Hon) ; 3 . Jose Ferna ndez (Hon); 4 . T ad Montgom ery (Ho n) ; 5 . Logan Mel ton (Yam) . 12 5 BEG : 1. Do nn ie Do rsey (Kaw ): 2 . Jimmy D iedr ic h (Ho n): 3 . J ake Fulmer (Ya m): 4 . Euge ne Howl ey (Ya m ): 5. Chris Reed (Kaw} . 12 5 NOV: I . Ry an Ha ring ( Ha n); 2 . T homa s Sc huller (Y am) : 3 . Adam Turner (Ya m ): 4 . D av id Ta rnow (KTM) ; 5 . J oey Ble xam (Kaw). 12 5 INT: I. J am es Mars hall (Kaw); 2 . Natha n Davenport (Hon) ; 3. Geoff Mayfie ld (Han) : 4 . Jeremy Durr ett (Kaw) : 5 . Dan ny Kelsey (Kew} . 12 5 O PEN: 1, Je remy Durrett (Kaw): 2 . Geoff Mayfield (Ho n ): 3. J ason Gaddis (Ka w); 4 . Th om as Schuller (Yam); 5 . David Tarnow (KTM) . 12 5 EX : 1. Charl ey Bogard (Suz) : 2 . Cha se Reed (Y a m) ; 3. Jo sh D emuth ( Han ) ; 4 . Nathan Hale (Yam ); 5 . Scotty Trimble (Kaw ). 250 BE G: I . Don nie Do rsey (K aw): 2 . Jimmy Di edr ic h ( Ha n) ; 3 . J ake Fu lm er ( Yam ); 4 . Euge ne Howl ey (Yam) ; 5. Ch ris Reed (Ka w). 2 5 0 NO V : 1. St ev e St o ut ( Hen} : 2. Aa ro n M it chell ( K aw); 3 . Brian Rig gan ( S uz ) ; 4 . Br ent Sandefu r (Hon); 5. Sean T urner (Hon ). 2 5 0 tN T : 1. James Marshall ( Kaw) ; 2 . Er ic Reed (Yam ); 3 . Geoff Mayr.eld (Hon). 250 O PEN : 1. Bri an Riggan (Suz) ; 2 . J erem y Devers (Yam); 3. Caleb Chalmers (Han) . lowed by Bogard and Demuth . O n the second lap , the top t h ree pounded the l a n d i n g o ff Mosi er Mountain , swept through t he B adl an ds and into t he n ext swee pe r, where Bogey got in fro nt of Re ed . Bars b a n g e d a n d bra kes were c hecke d fre que n t ly t hroug hout th e la p . In the second co r ner befo re th e whoops , B og ey ' s major bra k e - ch eck p u t Re ed i n to a d e ad stop, w hi ch allowed Demut h t o silently sli p b y t he preoccupied yo uth s and t ak e th e l ea d . B o g e y l o st hi s b ack br ake and had to pull out . Reed got o n t he gas an d went a fte r D emuth . T oo mu ch speed al most ca u sed Reed (Above) Adam Mennenga (79) snared the holeshot i n the first 125cc and 250cc Pro matos, but illness forced him to bow out of the second set of motos. Following Mennenga i nt o Mosier Valley's first tum are Demuth (46), Chase Reed (1 5 5) and Bog a rd (H). (Left) J osh Demuth (4 6) and Charley Bogard battled It out in b oth the 125cc and 250cc Pro events, in addition to the Da sh Fo r Cash, at the opening round of the Te xa s Serie s in Euless. Demuth l eft with the most money, winning the 250c c Expert and DFC events. (Ri g ht ) Houston's Rodolfo Fernandez (5 9 1) w as unb e atab l e in t he Teeny M ini Stock and Modified even ts, as well as in the Mini Mini Stock c o ntest Bo gard we nt on to win the second m oto , on c e aga i n c hased b y Ree d . Me n ne nga was ab sent from the field . havi ng n o t q u ite recove re d fr om a 2 50 ' EX : I. J osh Demu th (Hon) : 2 . Chase Reed (Ya m) ; 3 . Ch arley Bo gard (Suz); 4 . Na than Hal e (Yam) ; 5 . Ryan Wallace (K aw). 50 0 O PEN: I . John Port man ( KTM ); 2 . Mi k e Kleme nt (KTM): 3 . Tod d Heem sbergen (Yam) : 4 . Ed Willoughby (Yam) ; 5 . T erry Goetz . 25 + NOV: I . Paul Bis hop (Yam) ; 2 . De nn is Gayoso (KTM ); 3 . Gary Vieth ( Yam ); 4. Brian Gillard; 5. Shand Garcia (Han ). 25 + (NT: I . Steve Hi ll (Yam) ; 2 . A dam Cox ( K aw) ; 3 . Jason Artinge r (Ya m) ; 4 . Troy B ran dt (Yam); 5 . Er ic Reed (Yam ). 25+ EX: I. Dwain Carte r (Yam) ; 2. Chad Plum lee (Hen) : 3. Denn is Bonn er (Kaw); 4 . David J ones; 5. Shaun Mart in (Hon ). 3 0+ NO V : I . Br yan Jackso n (Kaw); 2. Mar shall Tu rm an ( Kaw); 3 . K evin Li zar raga ( Yam ); 4 . Billy Har rison (Ka w); 5. Curt Phillips (Yam ). 3 0+ INT : 1. A dam Cox (Kaw); 2. Br uce Staples (Han); 3. Steve Hill (Yam) ; 4. J im Campbell (Yam) ; 5 . Terry Stephens . 30 + EX : 1. David Jones (Yam): 2 . Shaun Martin (Ha n); 3 . Ma rk Mc Ne ill (Ya m); 4 . J oey Hard in ; 5 . Mike Klemen t (KTM). 4 0+ O PEN: 1. Steve McCombs (Yam) ; 2 . Sean Knaac k (Ke w): 3 . Marshall Turman (K aw) ; 4. Gary Starn es ( Han ); 5. Darrell Bishop (Kaw). D FC : 1. J o sh D emuth ( Ho n); 2 . Chase Ree d (Yam); 3 . Cha rley Bog ard ( Suz). bro nchia l in f e c t i on tha t had b e en plagui ng him fo r a c ouple of week s. "I thought I was we ll r-----....l.--~.......- : to tumble, but qui ck t hi nk ing saved him , though the bobble co st him p rec ious tim e. Demuth rod e o ut th e fina l lap in the lead, celebrating hi s award with flai r, performing a p an cak e at the finish line. eN enoug h to r a c e toda y. bu t tho se f i r s t motos made it so d ifficu lt t o breat he. I had to bo w out of t h e seco nd m ot o s ," Mo sier Valley USA MX M en nen ga , no w a spec tator, sa id fr o m announcer's dec k . Dem ut h fini sh ed th ird , be hi n d Bogard a nd Reed , with No rt h T e x as Ya ma ha's N ath an H al e fou rt h an d Sc ott y Tri m ble c ap p in g off fifth . EUless, Texas Results: May 7. 2000 [Round 11 t he (Left) Ky le Cu nn ingham (6 2 2) was the only 60cc rider who could stop Fe rn a nd ez, finishing secon d to Fe rn and ez in the M in i Mini Stoc k c lass but taking t he over all M ini M in i Modified win. TEENY MI NI ST K : 1. Rodolfo Fernandez (Cob): 2. Reid Mill er (Sua): 3 . Ty ler Heem sbergen (Cob ): 4 . Br and on Glenn (Pol) : 5. Keelan Cla rk (KTM) . TEE NY MIN I MOD: I. Rodolfo Ferna ndez (Co b); 2 . Reid Mi ller (Cob) ; 3. Tyl er Heem sbergen (Cob) ; 4. Br andon Glenn (Pol); 5 . Zach Henr y (Pol) . MINI MINI STK: I . Rodolf o Fernandez (Cob); 2 . Kyle Cu nningham (Ka w); 3. Dyl an Pemberto n (Kaw); 4. Zeb Sm ith (Kaw) ; 5 . Christo pher Arnold (K aw). M.INI M.I NI M.O D: 1. Kyl e Cunni ngham (KdW); 2. Rodol fo Fe rna ndez (Ke w): 3 . Zeb Sm it h ( KdW); 4 . Du sti n La ra (KTM); 5. Hunter Tatum (K ew) . MI NI BK BEG: 1. .Jensin McCoy (Ka w) ; 2 . Tr evor cycle n e _ s • J UN E 21 . 2000 53

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