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AMA South Central A mateur National Championships Round 1: Devil's Bowl Speedway/Boyd R aceway Days of Texas Dirt Track Thunder By 50cc Sen ior winner Bra dl ey Har de r, 85 c c ( 7- 1 1) Modif ie d c ha m p ion Justin Hittle , and 250c c DTX top dog Scott Bec kley from Bridg eport, Texa s - who is the son of Ed Beckley, he ad of Chec kere d Flag Produ ct ions , th e promote r fo r th is th re e -ra c e se ries. Brian Fleck reigned in the 504cc divi s ion . G er ald Ra y t o ok h om e t he 883c c Ch ampionship . Nationa l num - K EVIN M c i NT IRE MESQUITE/BOYD, TX, APR. 28-30 e v il' s Bow l Spe ed wa y wa s the s c en e of th e first round o f th e AMA South Cen tr al Am at eur Nat ion a l Ch amp ion ships . On Fr id a y , th e roar o f T e x a s Dirt T ra c k Thu nd er s ha tte re d th e pe a c e a nd q uie t of the co u n t rys ide o n th e o u ts k irts of D Th e races did ta ke a toll o n several riders . As night fell on De vil's Bowl , the ai r tempe ra ture s lo wly dropped and m o isture beg an to co me back into the track , and the s peeds began to increa se , lea di ng to some s pect a c ular c ra s hes . The e mergenc y crews wer e o ut on the track se ve ra l tim es , taking at least two o f the riders to the h o sp ita l. Am ong th e inj u re d was Cha rlie Rap er, who later drove himself to th e hospital and found he had two bro ken ribs, a pun ctured lung a nd a br oken hand. Fo llowing a wipe -out , Pro Sport ride r A.J . Eslick found his lea the rs torn nearly in hal f; he taped th em up . Th e follow ing night at Bo yd Ra c ewa y, Eslic k c hose not to wear th e le athe rs a nd wound up regret ting h is d e c is ion when he aga in hi t th e ground, in tu rn o ne . Ro a d rash on both forearms a nd a n injured leg prevented Es lick from ra cing in the fina l portion of the series , the IT ra ce . On Sunday, the IT ra ce wa s nearly ra ined o ut. Riders found th e s mooth s urfac e of Boyd Racewa y had bec ome lik e ice a fte r j us t a fe w m inutes o f drizzle. For t he s af e ty o f th e riders, offic ials call ed a pause until th e ra in sub s ided and t he tr a ck could be repacked . After the restart, the ride rs found th e tra ck to be in great sha pe, and they we re abl e to finish o ut the da y's e vents without injuries. eN oevil's Bowl Speedway/Bo yd Racewa y Mesqu~. Texas Results: April Z8-30, ZOOO [Round II National cl asse s 65 MOD : 1. Matt Weidm an. 85 MOD : 1. Cody Hum phrey. 125 MOD : 1. Cory West. 250 MOD: 1. Co')' West. 600 MOD: 1. Rob Pearso n. 30 . O PEN SGL: 1. Dam n Com bs. PW50: 1. Dak ota J ones. 50 : 1. Bradl ey Hard er. 85 MOD: 1. J us ti n Hitt le. 250 DTX: 1. Scott Beckl ey. 504: I. Bria n Fleck . 18 + 1W: I . Will iam Snyder. 40 + OPEN : 1. Will iam Snyder . 50 + O PEN: 1. William Snyder. 25 0 PRO SPT: 1. J ennifer Snyder . 600 PRO SPT: 1. J ennifer Snyder . 88 3 : 1. Gerald Ray. EX: 1. Terry Poovey . VDTR A cl asses VI NT 250 : 1. Robert Snyder. VI NT 600: I . Glenn L'H eureux . VINT OPEN TW: 1. Mike Konshak . VINT 20 +: 1. Mik e Kons hak . VINT SR 40 +: I. J erry Hinds. VINT M STR 50 +: I. Mik e Kon shak . Megacross S hootout Series Round 1: Mendota Fairgrounds Dettel, Hofmaster Master Megacross By MENDOTA,II.. MAY 13 he roofed sta dium on the wes t side o f th e Mendota Fairground s ha lf mile ra ce track cou ld hav e he ld mo re spectators. but the pit a rea - loc ated on the infield of the techni cal , supe rc rossstyle racecourse - wa s fill ed to ca pacity with va ns, traile rs , motorhom es a nd even a co uple of ca rs with bike rack s. More th an 3 00 rider s attende d rou nd o ne of th e se ve n-ro u nd Meg a cro ss S ho oto ut Series . Pr omo ter Ge rh ard Wa rd reworked the trac k dur ing the off sea son, relocating jumps and c orne rs to give th e s p e c t a t ors and rid e rs a tra ck with a ne w look . His efforts were well-received . Due to th e heavy traffi c in th e 250cc A main . To m my Hofmaster of Pea rl City . Illinois , was about fifth go ing th rough turn one . Then he spent half a lap moving to the poin t, with Eron Ezerins of West Allis , Wiscon si n, camped on his rear fender. Nate Es linge r and Ale x Rossetto we re third and fourth. "The re ' s a lot of co m petitio n her e tonight,· Ho fm a s ter remarked later. "Gre g Bra et, who is a lwa ys tough , got in tr oub le g e t ti n g o ut o f th e gate . Bra ndon Bar tz is on a n ew b ik e [S u zuki]. a nd of co urse Ezer in s is a lways tou gh . Eron wa s ja m mi ng out there, a nd we had a goo d race." Eslinger ro un de d out the top th ree, be hind Ezerins. Alex Rossetto c ar ded a fourth , followed by Kawa saki jock ey Andrew T hybe rg. T Devil's Bowl Spe edway: The winners of the Premier National clas se s - MattWeidman, odified champ , Cody Humphrey; Cory West, the 65cc Modified (7-11) victor; the 85cc M who won both the 125cc and 250cc Modified classes ; and 600cc M odified winner Rob Pearson - proudly diplay their number-one plates, in Mesquite, Texas . ber 18 and n a t iv e T exa n Te rry Poovey was th e v ictor in the Open Expert contest. Bill S nyd e r was the vic tor in th e Ov er 18 Tw in C yl in d e r , Over 40 Op en a nd O ve r 5 0 Op en cla s s e s . J e n n ife r S n yd er , k now n as "Q uick Chick ,· wo n b o t h t h e 25 0cc a nd 600cc Pro Sport championships. As if res ident s of Manhatt an , Kans as , hadn't won enough titles in th is th reera c e series , Robert Snyd e r , B ill' s brother, also took home the numberone plate in the Vintag e 250c c. Glenn L'Heureux from Engl ewood, Colorado , reigned supreme in the Vintage 600cc contest on a Yama ha . Th e Vintage Open Twin, Vintag e Ov er 20 , and Vintage Masters Over 50 ch ampionships were all cl inc he d by Yama h a - mo u n te d Mik e Ko n sh ak from Louisville, Colorado . J er ry Hinds from Clar emor e , Ok la ho ma , a lso riding a Ya m a ha, too k home th e n um ber -o ne pl at e in th e Vinta g e Se n ior class. The Vint a g e Super Senior (Over 60 ) win wa s awarded to BS A p ilot Wood y Commande r fro m Ok la homa City, O klah oma . Mesquite, Texa s, s ite of the half mile se gme n t of th e thre e -r a c e ser ies , wh ic h was fo llowe d by a short-tra c k race o n Sa tu rday and a IT race on S und a y , bo t h a t Bo yd Rac e wa y in Boyd . Texa s . Rider s fro m a s far away a s New Yor k a nd C a n a d a were o n hand to contest for the title of So uth Central Am ateur Nationa l Champio n. In the p rem ier National classes , Matt Weidm a n fro m Westerlo , New York, wa lked away with the 65cc Modifie d champion ship. Kawasaki joc ke y Cody Humphrey from Flint, Texas , took home the 85cc (1 2-1 5) championship . Eureka Springs , Arkansas ' Cory West - a familiar face in the north Texas ar ea - managed t o win th e c ha m pi o ns h ip s in both the 125c c Modified and 250cc Modified classes. In the 6 0 0cc Mod ified cla ss , Rob Pearson from Chillico t he , Illinois , rode his Rota x to the to p. In the Over 3 0 O p en S in gl e s co n tes t , Da rri n Co m bs fro m En id , O klahoma , a lso riding' a Rotax, took ho me the num ber-o ne plate. O th er N a t io n a l cl a s s wi n ners included PW50 victor Da kota J ones , 56 JUNE 2 1. 2000· cue • e nu'IIVs MERLE A CORD When the du st settled after the first turn in the 125cc A contest. Da ve Oettel from Sa lem, Wisconsin, was lead ing the cl ass . Ba rtz wa s second a nd Hof ma s ter t h ird . Hofm aste r qu ic kly moved into seco nd a nd cha llenged Oettel. Getting a better gate th is time out. Braet closed on Ba rtz and the pa ir diced fo r third a nd fourth . with Bartz g ett ing th e no d a t th e c hec ke rs fo r third. Th ou gh Oet te l ha d ex perienced pow e r probl ems d uring the heat ra ce , they had been solved, a nd he carried his mome ntum right to the c hec kers for the win. Hofmaste r was se cond. "I blew a head gasket the second moto la s t week an d I haven' t prac ticed all we e k," sa id th e DGY/ Pro Circ u it/ T win Air/Late x Gr aph ics /Sc ott Goggles -ba cked O ettel. "Los ing that heat race kind of made me mad ; I just don 't like getting beat like that. The m a c h in e wasn 't running just right , and I had a little bra in fade , so I came out fo r the m ain fo c use d and ready to race. " "I m a de a gutsy pass on Bra ndon ," s ai d runner-up Ho fm a st e r. "I'm out here to have fun and to win - that's wha t it's all about. He 's in prett y go od s hape and c a me on st rong at th e end , a nd I d idn't have all tha t m uch left in me. I wo uld like to tha nk Tu f Ra cing , Pro Circui t Honda , PJ I Twin Air, a nd m y pa rents , fo r s ure ." "I had some bad luck in the 250cc class," sa id Ba rtz. "Greg Bra e t a nd I ca me together and we went down. I'm glad I switched bikes , but th is is my