Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

VET INT: 1. John Moor e; 2. J ohn Ma~ (Yam ); 3. Dlivid Hen . derscn (Sw.); 4 . G8ry P111111r' (Yllm); 5, Olin Mtoooot"nhll il (Sul ). VET PRO: 1. PD Benoeu: 2. Hll nk Armend ari.t (Hon) . t 60 X: I . Dustin Pi~ 5 (Kaw): 2. Ryon Martin (Kew) : 3. Greg Fou ts (Kow). X : I. Mi ke AJ~si (KTM); 2. Steven Hernandez (Yam); 3. Jeff Results PR EM.: 1. Rick Pe erce (Hon): 2. Don ClIOet (Hus ); 3. ~rk c ernick y (Han) : 4. Don Howard (Hbg) ; 5 . RoIlllnd SlInds ( YlIm) . MJW: I. Mark Cem lcky (Hon) ; 2. MlIrk Miller (Hon); 3. Rollcmd K~lIy (Han) . Mil ler (Han) : 2. Kyll" 1.eM1~ (Han); 3. Em ~ Lyl es (Hon ): 4. Mik~ Kelly (Hen): 5. Bruce Sellers (Yam). lJW: I. Mark Jones (Hon) : 2. Allro n Howe (Hon) : 3. Kirk Feyer. ebend (Hon). TT DSH I. Ric k Pearce ( Hon): 2. Don Cenet (Hus]: 3. Don Howa rd (Hbg). ao Sends (Y.II ) : 4. Brok McA llisler (Han); 5. Mik e m SPTSMN; 1. Mark Alessi (Yam): 4. Cl:IM'y Hinson (Suz): 5. Broc Owens (Hon). SF'TSMN X: I. George Schneider (KTM): 2. Angel Ortiz: 3. Josh Canastra (Suz): 4 . Anthony Hou ser: 5. J ustin Brook s (Hon ). BNTY HNT R: I. Pal Benne tt : 2. J eff Pestene (SuIl : 3 David Boothe (SUI ); 4 . Robe rt Harold (Yll m); 5 . Billy J urevic h (Yam ). Willow S prings Kart Track Cedar Raceway Pearce Perforates 'em a t PACE SuperTT Bess Fells 'em a t Cedar City B y lEE T AYLER B y DICK G OODWIN RO SAM O ND, CA , APR. 29 Wild-looking dirt bikes jo ined the paved party at the PACE Wr ench head .com Fo rmula USA ro ad race week end at Willow Sp rings Raceway . Sli ck s and d ual -sport tires wer e co mm on dress attire for the Sup erIT ma chines att end ing the STTARS Southw est Series o pener, and plent y of slip- and -slide action around the tig ht 'n ' tw ist y Will ow Spr in gs Kart T rack was provid ed for th e spec tato rs ' enjo yme nt. CEDAR CITY. UTAH. MAY 13 -1 4 Suzu k i' s Shan e Bess, raci ng in the 12 5cc B Stock divi sion . made it look easy , winni ng both m oto s t o he adlin e th e AM A Lo re tt a Lyn n' s area qua lifying program . Yamaha- m ou nted Garet Pilgrim owned the start of race one , leading Cassid y An de rso n. J ustin Vaugh n and th e rest of the field int o battle. Anderson quickly forced his way into the l ea d , whil e J o sep h Page j oin ed t h e f ron t - r unn e r s . Bess was also on the m ove, pass ing his way into third at th e co m p le t io n of t he first lap . B e ss co nti n ue d his cha rge , ta k ing second after the ca m elba ck jum p. Afte r a midair coll ision over the fi ni sh - li n e d o u b l es t hat put And e r son o n th e g rou n d , Bess took over first. Vaughn was dogg ing him, but Bess gradua ll y stretched hi s lead to win rou nd one with ease. Co lo ra d o ' s Loga n D a r ien n ipped Ma rcu s D avi s and Page for thi rd. Tr yin g t o put h is fi rst race t rouble s b ehind h im , An d e r son jum pe d o ut in front of Pilgr im and Vaughn Willow Springs Kart Track: The 1999 STTARS champion , t o st a r t th e seco nd h al f. Rick Pearce, defends his number-one plate with a SuperTT Bess wa s o nce aga in carv Premier-class win. i n g hi s w ay t h r oug h the pack . Thi s tim e, it too k him less tha n a lap to la nd in fi rst pla ce, help ed by the fact that Vaug hn ' s front A me rican Hon d a -sp on sor ed Rick Pear ce end was hed out at the off-ca m ber turn, causstol e th e sho w, winning the Premier class and in g traffi c to stac k up b e hi n d h im . B ess the IT T ermin ator Da sh. Pearce put his Dun wicked it up and d isappeared in to the dis lop 250GP slic k -sho d CR500 into th e lead of tance. leaving the rest of the field to fig ht ove r the feature main . hea ding th e 20 · rider fie ld seco nd. into the first t urn . Pearce qu ickly o pe ned a Halfway th rough th e race, Anderson pa ssed gap , as pole sitt er Don Can et w ork ed hi s Pilgrim fo r secon d. Darien work ed his wa y up Hu sqvarna 610 through t raffic after a poor to third o n th e white-fl ag lap . Bess' double start. On ce pa st Yam aha YZ250 rid er Rolla nd wins ea rne d hi m t he 125 cc B Stoc k c ro wn . Sands and Husab erg 6 0 0 -mounted Donnie Darien 's co nsi ste nt treys m oved him up th e How ard , Can et ch ase d do wn Honda CR250 ladd er into second overall. Davis fin ished out rider Ma rk Cern icky to tak e ov er second . the po dium spo ts . with Ander so n an d J osh Midrace. Canet tuc k ed the front and hit the T aylo r in fourth and fifth. respecti vely . ground whil e pr essing to whittle into Pearce's T he Pee Wees were also bl astin g around lead . Cemick y came ba ck pa st as th e Husk y th e tra ck at th e beautiful Cedar Racewa y faci lrider qu ickly got up and runn ing again in thi rd it y o n Saturday, and wh en the dust settled , place. Canet o nce aga in clos ed on Cern ic k y Utah' s Blake Savage em erged at the head of a nd reclaim ed t he runner -up spot , but th is th e Stoc k (7-8 ) cl ass. t im e he had to fend off a fe w lat e-b ra k in g Tash Hansen ripped th e holeshot, but Savcounterattacks by Cernicky . Pearce wh eelied age wasn't fa r behind . Sava ge grabbed th e to the win . with form er Gr and Na ti onal dirt lead at the freew ay doubles, but Han sen took tra cke r Howard fi ni sh i ng fourth on th e bi g it right ba ck again. Sava ge reta liated a lap fo ur -stroke ·Berg . lat er as th e two leaders were wa gin g a war in Cemicky cl imbed back aboa rd hi s Honda fro nt of hard -riding Levi i Hall. When Savage CR25 0 to tak e the Middl eweight win . ahead of w ent d own i n th e ro ll er s o n th e l a st lap . AMA road rac er s M ar k M ille r an d Rolland Han sen romped home with the win. Sa nds. W atch ing Sand s d ri ft h is Yamah a Han sen had th e start dial ed agai n in m ota YZ250 - fit with Performan ce Machine wheels tw o as he led T ann er Krahenbuhl. Savage and and 19 ·inch Goodyear DT ti res - out of the Hall onto the course. Sav age quick ly shot up co rne rs was well wo rth the pri ce of admission. to th e fron t and Han sen . t ryi ng to retal iat e , T he Hond a CR250 · mounted Mi ller pu t in c rashed in the back part of th e course. Kr a· ano t her st ro ng performance to ca pt ur e th e henbu hl was all over Savag e. batt ling for the Sportsman win by a comforta bl e m argin over lead . but a crash dropped Krahen buh l to third the CR500 -m ounted duo of Ky le Lessley and and mo ved Hall into seco nd . Savage sto rm ed Ernie Ly les. Mark Jones' CR80 wi n in ligh ton hom e with a big lead for the race victory weigh t ma de it a cl ean sweep fo r the Red Rid · that wo uld earn him the ov erall Pee Wee Sto ck ers bri gade, with Hond a wins in every class . (7- 8) titl e. Despite gett ing pa ssed by KrahenCapping the day 's actio n was the IT T ermi buhl late in the race , Hall ' s co nsistent racin g nator elim ination dash. Six bik es lin ed up fo r a nett ed him second ove rall , ahead of Hansen two -lap heat . T he last two riders to fi nish the and Krahenbuh l. sho rt sprint wer e elim inate d, and th e others lined up for another two- lap semifinal. Th is time Ce rnicky wa s eliminated , leaving a clo ud of rear -tire sm oke with a crowd- pleasing burno ut as he exit ed th e c ourse. Howard snared th e ho les hot in the fin al , with Pea rce and Canet glued to his ta il. An ope n ing eme rge d w hil e brak ing fo r a hairpi n tum. allo wing Pearce to no se undern eath . w ith Canet following in the CR's wak e. Pearce hung on to win by a bike length ov er Canet and Howard . 70 JU NE 28 , 2000 ' cue I Re sult s Saturday 5 1 ST K ( 4- 6 ): I. T an ner Krll henbuhl (Cob ): 2 . Levll Ha ll (Co b) : 3 . Brandon Brow n (Cob): 4 _ TlInner Amer (KT M); 5. Wyett Will iam • . 5 1 STK (7. 8): I. Bl.IIke Savage (Cob); 2. Levi i HlIli (Co b): 3 . . TlI sh Hll n5t'fl (Cob ): 4. Tanner Krahenbuhl (Cob). 65 STK (7·9 ): 1. Jollegher llIFoun tll ine (K alil ): 2.. Eric Ke lly (Kaw): 3 . Trll d McMahon (Kaw ): 4. Brllndon Brown (KT M); 5. Trll vis Wood s (Kaw ) 6.5STK ( 10- 11): 1. Vincenl RlIm irez (KTM): 2. JlI egher laFoun taine (Kll w) . e n e vv s 85 ST K (7- 11): 1. .Jered Partri dge (SUI ): 2 . De vin Sulhven (K lIw ); 3. Bri an Derschan (Hon ); 4 . Shll wn Strong (Yll m ): 5. Brode Hum phriM (Sul). • 8 5 ST K (12 -13 ) : 1. Joshua LlIFou nt ll i n e.( Ya m ) : 2 . lac Hum ph nes (Yll m) ; 3 . Jus tin Hunt (KlIw); 4 . Kyle Partridge (Sw): 5 . Ja cob Jon es (Hon) . 125STK ( 12- 15): I . Kevm Roberts (Hon); 2. KlIp py Kell lamakia (KlIw); 3. Shene Bess (Sw): 4. J ak~ Christen5efl (Yam ): 5. JlIde Rus· sell (5uz) . 125 STK B: 1. Shene Be!.s (SUl): 2. Logan Dalien ( Yam ): 3. Marcu s Davi a (Yll m ); 4. J ustin VlIughn (KlIw ); 5. CaSSid Ande r son y (KlIw ). 125 STK C: I . Nick Bulloch ( Hon ); 2. Je sse Mowry (Kaw ); 3. Tyler Mort ensen (Yam): 4. And rew Ba kk en (Yam) : 5. Ja ke Chrlstensen (Yam). 250 STl( OPEN A ; I . SlIm Mort ensen (Yam) . 250 ST K OPEN B; 1. Je remy Nel son (Kaw) ; 2. Lcqen Da rien (Yam) : 3. Je remy Dulll ( Yam ): 4 . Ja son Brown (Yam ); 5. Brenden Qu ayle (Hon ) Sunday 65 MO D (7-1 1): I . Jllegher LaFou nla ine (Kaw) : 2. Er ic Kelly (KlI w) ; 3. Fred McMahon (Kaw); 4. Dt!ovin Hunt (Kaw) : 5. Brenden Kell la!T\llkia (KTM). 85 MOD (9· 13) : 1. .Jered Partridg~ (Sw); 2. ~UlI LaFountlline · (Yam ): 3. Devin Sulliv .lln (Kll w); 4. llIc HumphrieS (Yllm ): 5. Ty Mor row (Suz). 85 MOD (I4 ·15 ): I. Kappy Keal alTlllki.ll (Kaw); 2. Ja ke Christensen (YlIm ). 105 S/ Ml NI (12 ·15 ): I. Kap py Ke alam aki .ll (KlIw) ; 2. Joshu.ll CU'ItlIIioe ( YIm); 3. Devin Sullivan (KlI w); 4. Jak~ Christ nsen(Yam ). e L.oF 125 MOD C: 1. Chance Bulloch (Yam ); 2. NIc:kBulloch (Hon); 3. Andr ew Bakken (YlI m) ; 4. J(' 55e Mowry (KlI w); 5. T yler Mortensen (Y05m ). 125 MO D B; I. ShlI.ne Bess (SuI) ; 2. Cassidy ~ (K.II ): w 3 . du stin Vll ughn (Kllw ); 4. Marcu s Da vis (Yam ) ; 5. Qaret Pilg rim (Yll m ). 125 MOD ( 12. 15 ): 1. Shane Bess (SuI ): 2. Kevin Roberts (Hon) : 3 . Ja de Russell (Suz); 4. Adllm Derschll n (Hon ); 5. Kyl~ ChlImberi.llin (Hon) . 250 MOD OPEN C: 1. Guy Shock (Hon) : 2. T roy Kirtley (Hon ); 3 . Kortney A h lst rom ( Hon ): 4. Todd Kutc her ( Ho n ) : 5. Br ando n OYayle (Hon). 2.50MOD OPEN B: 1. Bee Kr ahenbuh l (SuI ): 2. J eremy Nelson (Kaw): 3 . Ja son Br o wn ( Yam ): 4. ~a r ed Buoy ( KTM ); 5 . Sh ane Taysom (YlIm) . VET 25 ..: 1. Michael Madie-Id (Kll w); 2. Dana Hansen ( YlIm ): 3. Danny Doyle (Kaw); 4. f10yd Doy le (Kll w); 5 . J.IIck Doy le (Kaw) . VET 30.. B/C: I. Kenn y- Meek er ( Hon) : 2. Mic hael Mll d iei d (Kaw): 3 . Wayn e Hunt 4. Todd Kutcher (Han) . SR 40..: 1. Kenny Meek er (Hon ); 2. Will iam Clark (Hoo ): 3. Kury Nelson (Hon) . Resul ts 50 AUTO : 1. Dyill n Brady (Pol); 2. Ju stin Moore (KTM); 3. Jll ke Hunse ker (Pol ); 4. Donnie Robbin s (Suz); 5. Col~ CIIlY (Lem} , JR MINI: 1. Jacob Prebe (Hoo): 2. Mik e Popnem (Yam): 3. Ju stin Trent (K ll w) ; 4. GCIOlIe W~ lIv~ r (KlI w); 5. Bobby Senn (Kaw) . SR MINI: I . Jacob Poph am (YlIm) . 200 : I. Dolln Prebe (K1 M); 2. Kell y Senn (K TM) ; 3. JlI red McKlI Y (Suz); 4. Pre (Hon) ; 5. Kev in Ryan (K a.....). be 250: I . Ene Wh~lwrlght (Yam ); 2 . Mark Goodmen J r. (Kaw); 3 . Matt Peters (Honl : 4 Don Bttrber J r. (Han): 5. Den Prebe (Hoo). 4 00: I. Brent Stewart (KTM); 2. Pllul HlIckbarth (KTM); 3. David PeiDOn (Hus); 4. MlI rc Stamm (Yam ): 5. Steve Dougherty (KTM). Hon); 2. Mark Goodmlln J r. (Hon ); 3. 600 : 1. Eric \\o'llt.'e1vmght C Marc Stamm (Hon): 4. Butch Fell~1"1 (Kaw) : 5. Andy Fortn er (5). 750 : I . Wade Schultz ( Yll m); 2. Andy Fortne r (Kll w) ; 3. Tom m Daniels (KllW): 4. LIme Schultz (Y.II ): 5. Robin Senn (YlIm ). OPEN : I. Lane Schultz (Nor) ; 2. Butch Fetters (H·D); 3. Steve Sha rer (H·D) : 4 . Wade Schultz (H.D) . SR: 1. Doug Campbell (Kll w) ; 2. Kevin Weaver (Han): 3. Kevin m McKay (KlIw ): 4. Cliff Denson (Yam): 5. Fred Bro wn (Y.II ). PSHRD: I. Lane Schultz (Nor) : 2. WlI

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