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25... B: I. Phil Thom~ (Yam); 2. Andrew Mor ano (Suz); 3. Paul Werth iem er (Hon): 4. J ason Wallace (Han ) : 5. Jeff Chub ay (Yam). _ 25 ... C: 1. Steve Roberts (Hon): 2. Ron Gk:JueIli (Yam ): 3. Matt Thompson (Hon); 4. Rob Pis.anelli (K_): 5. Alf Nordahl (Yam). 30 ... A : I. Barry Carsten (Suz): 2. Carlo Ccen (Suz ); 3. Rich Koretsky (Yam): 4. Kenny BJ"ck ~ (Hon): 5. Chris G1 rke (Kalil) . 30 ... B: I. Paul Wenhiemer (Hon): 2. Jason Wall ace (Hon) ; 3. men (Kaw). Rich Dubarton (Suz) : 4. Bm Sargent:(Yam ): 5. Karl EU 30 ... C: I. An thon y Tetta (Hon ): 2. JffT)' Troy (Yam ); 3. Tim Gillespie (Kaw); 4. RIChGinelli (Kaw); 5. Paul Weiman (Hon). 40... A: I. Joe Fnu (Hon) ; 2. Tom Hall (Yam) ; 3 . Steve Coy (Hen); 4. Joe Femni (Yam) ; 5. Norm Herbert (Hon). 40... B: I. Paul Decker (Yem) ; 2. Rees Flr estone (Sut): 3. Tam L.bfl (Han); 4. Don Rasmussen (Hen): 5. Roy Dcebet (Kaw) . Firebird Raceway DAYTON, OH. APR. 16 For many of the m o re than 400 race rs who rolled o nto the Dayton Moto rcycle C lub 's grounds in south Dayton, it was b usiness as usual , but yo ungster J ordan Strickland was on a mission . What with the upcoming Lor ett a Ly nn's Amat eur AMA Natio na ls thi s summer in mi nd , Strick la nd was ready to display his p roficiency in the hi ghly charged 50cc (7 -8) class here in Dayto n. Bein g a veteran of the Nation als, th e rider from Oa k Hill , Ohio, is well aware of th e competition at th at level , and he 's pre pared. Wi th Su zu k i Buc k s at stake, many of th e hund reds of racers brought the ir yell ow m achin es t o this venerabl e facility , hoping for a shot at the co ntingenc y money . Despite Stric kland 's inex perience in t he 65 cc cl ass, he sti ll netted fourth o verall with respe ctable 4 -5 fi nis hes . However, it wa s in the 50 cc division wh ere he show ed his stuff, cru is ing to tw o impressive w in s ab oard his scream ing King Cobra . Shawn Rife rode well to co ns iste nt 2-2 posting s, whil e Christi an T elk er fl ew in with 4 -3 performan ces o n his KTM . beati ng out Chad Bedard's 5-4 fin ishes. Fou r m oto s be lo nge d to Pro spect. O hi o 's loch Ames, wh o dominated th e 65cc and Min i Junio r cl asses on his KTM SX -65 and RM80 . A n dy W illa rd l o o k ed r ea l fine i n th e Sch ool bo y clas s, slashing hi s KTM SX-1 25 to a pair of win s. He then pla ced second with a co ol 2 -2 ta lly, behin d David Wh itcraft , in th e 125c c B co ntest. Wh it craft i s o nce ag ai n seem ing ly on top of th e B classes locall y; th e F£ S Suzuki-sponso red racer used his characteristically g reat sta rts to just j ump on th e field and leave them fig hting over the second spot. Wh it cr aft ' s ma chinel ik e pe rfo rm ance netted him four wins and two ove ralls in 125 cc Band 250c c 8 co m petition. O th er no t a b le r id es w ere t urn ed i n by Dylan Walker, wh o too k co ntrol of both 50cc (4- 6) cla sses, and Doug Gall , who ma stered the fast 16-24 cl ass abo ard hi s Perf orman ce Pow ersports-ba ck ed Honda CR250, In a c o nti n u i ng a ssault b y T eam F£ S Suzuki' s stable of rid er s; Brad Strunk bested th e pa ck i n b oth A c lass es , ' W il d " Will y Browning took hom e the 80 cc Seni or win , and Michael Willard sto le th e sho w in t he 8 0c c Extra clas s. ent r y. Antho ny J ohn son ca me a ll t h e w ay from Utah to race, and after his Midd leweigh t Sup erbike win , he kn ew th e trac k and had the speed to w i n. Mi k e Nc schese ha d al so had problems with hi s R6 ear lier, but he was co nfi dent th at he had it und er co ntrol. Wi th all of th e bi g guns lined up fo r th e start, Kapoor had to pull off befor e th e race even bega n bec au se h is b i k e o verheated . When the green flag flew , Palm er got a grea t start but lost it when he got into tum fiv e too hot and ran off the tra ck. By the seco nd lap , Beckman was leading Ammann , and the duo beg an to gap th e field , but Led esma was passing riders in every co rner , working hi s way to the fro nt . By th e fo urth lap , Led esma had joined the lead ers, and the tr io began to pull awa y from fou rt h -p laced Blattert . Unfortunately. the race was red· flagg ed on l ap six w h en Be ckman lost th e fr ont e nd crossing a paint stripe in the fastest sectio n of th e tr ac k . His bike flipped vio lently , cru shing th e rear wheel and expl od ing th e fa irin g in a hug e cl oud of du st. Ammann had nowh ere to go and t o ok t o th e de ep p ea g rave l a nd cras hed. Ledesma took to the di rt as well , but he rod e it out m ot ocros s sty le and m anaged to stay up. At the restart . Ledesm a took the hol eshot and led Ammann , Romero, J ohn son and Blat tert into turn one. Ledesma immed iately began to pu ll away fro m A m m ann at t he rate of a seco nd per lap , O n lap eig ht , Ledesm . pulled cle ar of A mman, who had a two · seco nd lead ov er Johnson. Nosch ese was try ing to hang on to fourth, but Palme r was all ove r him . W h en t he c hecke r s ca me o u t , it wa s Led esm a b y fi v e seco nds o ve r Amma n n , J ohn son an d No sch ese. Palm er took fifth , ah ead of GSXR pilot Sco tt Jen sen. mer (Suz ). 25+ A : I . Chuck Reed (SUI) ; 2. Mike Morgan (Sut); 3. Mark Musse!mtln (KTM) . 25 + B: 1. KeVIn Hildebrand (SUI.): 2. Bryant Torres (K aw); 3. Derrick Goldberg (Suz). 30 + A : I. Mik e Mcxgan (SU 2. M.!l k Musselman (KTM): 3. Jon 1); r Schmitz (Suz). 30... B: I . K~ in Hildebrand (Suz): 2. Joey Ford (Suz); 3. Dave Hom (SUI). 40+: 1. J ames Burt on (SUI): 2. Ron Rehmert (Suz) : 3. Rick Brubaker (Suz). 125 A: I . Brad St runk (SUI ); 2 . Chuc k Reed (SUI) : 3. Mike C/lmpbe'll (Yam) . 125 B: 1. David Whitcrll ft (SUl ); 2. Andy Willllrd (KTM): 3. Mlltt Ketcheson. 125 C: 1. Derrick Arledge (Suzl; 2. J.P. Comet (Hon): 3 , Steve Jones {Sull. 250 A: I . Brad Strunk (5 uz); 2. Chuck Reed (Suz); 3. Mike Cam pbe'll (Yam) . 250 B: I . David Whitcraft (SU1): 2. Malt Ketcheson (Suz); 3. Josh Martin (Yam ). 250 C: I. Tom WeinSZl hr (Yllm ): 2. David Mills (Yam) ; 3. Andy e Cooklin (Hon ). OPEN: I. Ted Bair (Yam) ; 2. Craig RllLai (Yam ); 3. Greg Baren· thin (Yam ). I ~ > lD o s :I: Q. Firebird Raceway: Ma rk L ed esma (53) gels the j u m p o n A ,J , Ammann (17) , J am es Romero (64) a n d t he resl of t he field at lhe resta rt of the red -f lag g ed Un li m ited G P ra c e in Chandler , A rizona . Dayton Motorcyc le Club M otocross: N ick Nu ttle (4 84 ), C huc k Ree d (36) a n d T o m m y Collier (493) scuffle for the lead in t he 250c c A c las s in Dayton, O h io. P/W 50 : I. Dylan Walker (Yam): 2. Brad Baker (Yern): 3. ~lt Ratai (Yllfn) . 50 (4·6): I. Dylan Walker (Cob); 2. Brad Baker (Cob); 3. Corey Saponto (Cob ). 50(7- 8) : I. .Jce den Stnck land (Cob ); 2. Shawn Rife (Cob): 3. Christian Telker (KTM). 65: 1. lKh Ames (KTM); 2. Kyle Smith (KTM) : 3. Aller! Roui (KTM). 80 (7. 11): I. Zach Arrtn (SuI) ; 2. Kyle Smith (Kaw): 3. Allen Rossi (Kaw). 80 ( 12· 15): l . Willy Browning (Suz ); 2. Kyle Preston (Sut); 3. Nkk Carroll (Yam) . 80 EXTRA: I . MktuteI Will ard (Suz): 2. Nick Carroll (Yam ); 3. Jeff Roelle (K_ ). SCHBY: I. Andy Willard (KTM): 2. Willy Bf'O\ItIning (Sur ): 3. Kyle Pres ten (Suz). 16-24: I. Doug Gall (HOf'l): 2. Juslln South (Yam); 3. &an Som - e U L/W SPTSMN EX: I. Ray Hymer (Kaw): 2. Donald Philhpe (Kalil); 3. Thoma s luffey (Kaw). MrN SP'TSMN: I . Thoma s Krause (Hon) : 2. Averell Rose (Hen ); 3. Char1~ Coyle (Kaw): 4 David Khoo (Hon); S. Sam Cooper (Hon). S!TW EX; I. Cnns Greve ( Hon) : 2. Clark Oocbon (Suzl : 3_Eric Andenon ($w:); 4. Steven Pack (Hen ); 5. Terry Embury (SUI). Srrw AM:. I . James Kovacs (Sw:); 2. Jim Davi a (Sul): 3. Whit BIssell (Sul.) ; 4. Samm y Bolin (Due) ; 5. Sam Cooper (Han). F" -40 EX: I. J im Co .. (Yam ) : 2 . Charle s Coyle (Kaw): 3. Ray Hymer (Kaw). F-40 N"r.: 1. Jim Covil (Yern); 2. wenec e Roberts (Kalil) ; 3. Dave Ramsey (Yam ). GTO EX: 1. Mark Ledesma (!ta w): 2. A.J. Arrvnann (Vam ): 3. Rory Palmer (Sud: 4 , Lenny Beckm an (Yam ): 5. Scott Jensen(Suz). GTO AM.:. L Lrs Lindhart (Yam) : 2. Joseph Dawson (Suz): 3. Roddy Cooper (Kalil) : 4. Greg StffOSk. (BMW); 5. P/lul Moody (Hon). y GTU EX: I. Donald Blattm (Yam ): 2. Mike rtcecn ese (Yam) : 3. John ~ (Suz); 4. Robert Roy (Su:) ; 5. Brian Schaffer (Yam ). GTU AM : 1. Chr istopher Goelz (Hon) : 2. Kevi n Co nroy (Suz) : 3 . J im Ollv is (Yam) : 4 . Andrew Trace (Suz) : 5. Darren Ja kel (Han). GT/l EX: I. Terry Embury (Sul) ; 2. Justin Desterl'loule (Apr ); 3. ThOrTUlS K rau~ (Hon ): 4. Thoma s Lenz (Bue): S. Eric Anderson (Suz). GT / L A M : I. J am es x evece (S U1): 2 . Averell Rose (Hon): 3. Plltrick Richardson (Due); 4. Jim Davis (Suz); 5. Whit aissell (Suz], Results y :I: CHANDLER, AZ., MAY 20 -21 Mar k Lede sma did it again on a blistering -hot Sunday afte rn oon during th e latest round o f racing in the CCS Southwest Sprint Seri es at F ireb ird Ra cewa y . The Kawasak i r id er sc orche d the 1.25-mile Firebird East tra ck with th e qu ickest laps of the da y to ta ke the win during the Unli mited GP race . Th e Unli mited GP race was shaping up to be the best race of the day. Jared Kapoor had numerous problems w ith his R6 all m orning but he was determined to ge t some o f the Yamaha conti ngenc y money, and he was fur iously trying t o g et his b ik e r ead y . Lenn y Beckman had his R1 ru nning strong and had already not ched a wi n in th e Un limited Supersport race. A .J . Amm ann showed eve ry o ne during practice that the new tra ck suite d his sty le. Rory Palme r was getting a grip on his new and ve ry q uick 2000 GSX -R75 0, and it look ed like he could easily win th is one with a good start . Ledesma had his tru st y ZX7R ru nning we ll a nd he lo o k ed as st rong as ever wh ile taking the GTO win ea rlie r, but he would have to start from th e sixth ro w due to a late B Y RUPERT X . PEllETT e ~ w -c B Y M ICH AEl. Ro ss Strickland Strikes at Suzuki Spring Ser ies J UN E 2 1 • 2000 o '" a: Ledesma Hot at Firebird S izzler D ayto n Motorcycle C l u b Motocross 66 ,--------------------.- - - ------------, '" e n D vv so R e sults U/ L S/SPT EX: I. Lenny Beckman (Y/lm ); 2. Robert Roy (Suz ); 3. Eric Haugo (Suz): 4 . Clark Dodson (5uz ): 5. Chad Rolland (Yllm) . U/ l S/SPT AM: 1. Les Lindhart (Yam) : 2. Roddy Cooper (Kalil) ; 3. Jose ph Dalll son (SU1): 4 . Li nco ln Fr eeman ( Kalil) : 5 . Mich/l el Seabrook (Suz). H/W S/SPT EX.: 1. Scott Jensen (Sw:); 2. Rory Palmer (Suz); 3. Eric Haugo (Sut); 4. Chad Rolland (Yam) ; 5. Joshua Hopson (Kaw). H/W S/SPT AM:. 1. Eric Hancock (Yam): 2. Darren Kaye (Due); 3. Brntn Avery (Hon): 4. Adam Scott (Yam ); 5. Paul.Moody (Hoo) . M/W S/SPT EX : 1. Dale Kieffer (Yam) ; 2. Mik e No5che~ (Yllfn); 3. Dan ald Bten en (Yam ): 4 . Ant hon y Jo hnwn (Yam) : 5. Ja red Kapoor (Yam) . MfW S/ SPT AM: I . Eric: Bart lett (Suz): 2. Chnstop her Coelt (Hon ): 3 . El k Hancock (Yam ): 4. Kevin Conroy (Suz): 5. Roddy Coopef (!

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