Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

50 STK BEG (7-8 ): I. Cede n Probst ; 2. Ashton u mlchow : 3. Vinnie &-dnoClr; 4. Ty Uttie . 50 MOD BEG (7-8): I . Coden Probst; 2. Trey Dement. 50 STKNOV (7-8 ): I. Billy Musgraye; 2. Christopht"l' Uama s. 50 MOD NOV (7-8): 1. Billy Musgrave; 2. Joshua Guenther. S/PfW : I. ChoClndler OuImette: 2. JerM\Y McCool . 50 MOD (4-6): I. Gentr do Roldan (Cob) . 50 STK (7· 8): 1. Bryan Briley. 50 MOD (7·8): I. R.J Hoch (KTM): 2. Johnny Jelderda (Cob). 60 STRTR (7·8 ): I. Chandler Ouim ett e; 2. Bill y Musgraye: 3. Cody Espudo; 4. Ashten Zem ichow. 60 STRTR (9· 11): I . Ryan Rotundo : 2. Slev en CroClwford: 3. Stephen KeoClmey: 4 . Matt Perez. 60 BEG: 1. Justin Jeff... s (KTM) : 2. R.J . Hoch (Kaw); 3. Eric r Flllnd s (KoCIw): 4. Austin LunoCl (Kaw): 5. Ryan Byrd (KTM). 60 NOV: 1. Johnny J elderde (KTM); 2. Donnie Kearney (KTM): 3. Dana Dreier (KTM): 4. George Jeffen (Kawl: 5. Walter Guenther (KTM). 60 OPEN: 1. Shawn Hayel (KTM) : 2. Donn~ Kearney (KTM): 3. Dana Dreier (KTM): 4 . Curtis McClellan (IIT M). 80 BEG: J. AdrIan Fuller (Yam ); 2. Tyler S~n (KlIw) ; 3. Dylan Payette (Yam) ; 4 . Brett Klein (Hon ); 5. Brandon Salas (Yam) . 80 NOV: I. J ustIn Mulford (Hon): 2. Andrew Nc:om(Hon): 3. B.J. Bohrer (Yam); 4. Phillip Bruscella (YoCIll1): 5. Jason Hildebtand (Yam ). 801 NT; I. Brett Rothal (K_ ): 2. Tye Hemee (Kaw). S/MlNI : I. Cale Wal1 e (Yam): 2. Brett Rothas (Kaw): 3 . J ustin &C Mulford (Han): 4. B.J . Bohrer (Yam) ; 5. Jake Hulett (Kaw). 125 BEG: 1. John Dubois (Hon): 2. Dereck CHtrland (Yam) : 3. Chri5 H ~ (Suz); 4 . Andrew Penrose (Yam): 5. Kevin Peonows (Hon ). SCHBY: 1. Anthony Bruscella (Hon ); '2. Mkki Griffin (YoCIll1): 3. Spencer Meineke (Yam) ; 4 . Tyler Kalisi ak (Kaw): 5. Shane Kelley (Yam ). 125 NOV: I. Mike Dayis (Yam) ; 2. DanIel Nelson (Kaw); 3 . Adam Fichtl eman (YoCIm ); Keyin Holmes (Sut ): 5. Ryan Campbe ll (Yam ). 125 INT: 1. Richie Owens (Y4m ); 2. Erick Meyer (YoCIll1); 3. Devid Sullins (Yam ); 4. Jeff Eide (Hon); 5. Dceme Fuller (Yom) . 125 PRO: 1. Qs( 4r Valdez (Y4m ); 2. Br4ndon Schlen&ig (Yam ); 3. Keola Ehera (Hon): 4. Joe Harg...t (Suz). t 250 BEG: 1. Robert Lay (Hon); 2. Anthon y G~OfY (Yam ). 250 NOV: I. JaSon Myh~n (Hon): 2. Brian MacJJee (Han) ; 3. Daniel Neleon (Hon): 4. Justin Mill... (Hon) ; 5. Jason Fox e (Hen). r 250 [NT: 1. Randy Clark (Hen) ; 2. Er ik Meyer (K aw); 3. Pet e Kasten (Han); 4 . Richie Owens (Yl:lm ); 5. Mlckl Griffin (Yam ). 250 PRO: 1. J erem y McGrath (Y,sm); 2. Dan Berg (Yam); 3. Craig Hofmeister (Hon): 4. Randy Oanylo (KlIw). 25.. BEG: I . DayldWatU (Yam ). 25+ INT: 1. Duane Benner (Hen): 2. Chris Reed (Yam) : 3. Mik... Wilson (Yam ). 30+ NOV: I. Donnie Wil son (Hon ): 2. Manu... Garcia (Yam ): 1 G1... Duncan (Han) . M 35+ NOV: I . Chris Hughey (Suz ), 35.. INT: 1. St... e Berg (Yam). v 40.. BEQ: 1. Dennis Bums (Hon) . The p ac k quickl y sort ed it self o ut , w it h Pearce maintaining a o ne- second ad vantage over Canet through o ut m uch of the rac e. Th e unde rdog of the day, youn g Yarro w, kept hi s Yamaha YZ250 hot on Caner's heel s wh il e , sev eral se co nds back , Honda CR 2 50 p il ot Cerni cky edged away fro m Howard in a fight for fo urth. The acti on int en sified as the lead ers began wor k in g th ro ugh la pped traffic in the middl e stages of the rac e. On a couple of occasio ns, Pe ar c e ' s n a rr o w le ad wo ul d m omentaril y evapor ate wh en co ming up on slowe r ri d ers, but o nce past th em he would then exten d it aga in. Th e lead tri o m ade clea n work of lapped ride rs, la k ing no casualties. In the final lap s, Yarrow wa s hi ndered with severe fro nt -brak e fad e and dr opped off the pa ce. J ust when it looked as th ou gh Pearce had it in th e bank, Canet put in a flyer fina l lap and close d on the Honda's rear wh eel as th e two ente red the dirt section just before th e fin ish . The gap wa s zip as th e two cl eared the tabl eto p jump. Howev er , once ba ck o n th e ground and headed for th e pav em ent. Pearce fou nd valuable tr acti on that seem ing ly el uded Can el' s g ro o ve d rea r sl ick . Th e STTARS defendi ng c ha m p io n wh eel i ed ac ro ss the stri pe, taking the win ner' s share of the $1100 Pro purse . In th e Spo rt sman cl ass, All en Yarrow u ph el d fo ur -stro k e honor, rid ing a Yamaha YZ400F to the win ove r Baker sfi eld ' s Da nny Dye and Ernie Ly les, bot h on Hon da CR500 two -strokes. Th en agai n, "old m an" Yarro w's 20 -year-o ld so n, Casey , sto le th e show by spanking th e enti re Sportsma n fie ld - his dad in clu d ed - aboa rd a Su zu k i RM 12 5. Th e im pressive performance earne d him the lightweight-cl ass win by a co untry m ile . Resu lts PREM: 1. Rick Pe arc'! (Hon ): 2. Don Canet (Hus) ; 3. Casey Yarrow (Yam ); 4 . Mark Cernicky (Hon); Donnie Howard (Hbg). SPTSMN I. Allen YalTOW (Yam ); 2. Danny Dye (Hon) : 3. Emi : e Lyles (HM) : 4. Brace Sell... (Yam): 5. Robbie Lee (Han). n M/W: I. Mark Cemick y (Hen); 2. David Hopfe (KTM); 3. Brok McAl lister (Hon): 4. Curtis Pimentel (Hon): 5. Merlyn Frank (Hon) . L/W: 1. Casey Yarrow (Suz ): 2. Mark Jones (Hen). Action Sports Attack of the Killer Out-of-Staters By RaPERT X. PELLEIT A LBANY, O H, MAY 20-2 1 With more th an 500 racer s com pet ing at thi s all-natural circ uit in southern O hio, th e surprise of th e w eek end wa s th e o ut-of- st at e do minance by qu ite a few im p res sive riders. Attemptin g to pu nch th eir ticket on the wa y to a very important date in Tenn essee in August, these racers slammed, ja m m ed and crammed th eir m ach in es .arou nd t he circu it to try to achieve top -eig ht sta tu s in th ei r respe ctive clas ses. A chi evi ng thi s goa l gives them a shot at the Lo retta Ly nn 's regi ona l qua lifi ers and a chance to ra ce at th e famed Lo retta Lynn ' s Dud e Ranch in Hurrica ne Mills. Out-of-state competitors att empt to d i sl od g e the usu a l local wi nners fro m their spots. West Vi rg inia' s Bra ndon Br adl ey flew hi s Hondas to a co uple of hard -fou ght w ins over Pennsylvan ian Michael Sig m und in Saturday's 125cc and 250cc B (Stock) class races . Sigm und fo ug ht back hard on Sunday, th ou gh , taking his Kawasakis to th ree m ota wi ns and two ove ralls in th e Modified B cla sses. McKeesport , Penn syl vani a' s Shane Law son was on th e gas all weekend lon g. On Saturday , he took the Over 25 and 250cc A wins an d fi nis hed second in th e 125 cc A co nt est. Th en, on Sunday, he once agai n rode off with the Over 25 -c1ass win and fo ug ht his wa y to Mesa Mari n Rac eway A Pearcing SuperTT Premier Victory By lEE T AYLER · BAKERSFIE LD , CA , MAY 20 Bak ersfield ' s Rick Pearce co nt inued his winnin g ways with a thi rd co nsec uti ve Premier class vi ctory in the Sup erIT A merican Raci ng Series season . T he SITARS So uthwest tour ret ur ned t o M e sa Marin Ra c ew a y for a n acti on-pa cked Sat urday ni ght prog ram combin ing NASCAR and SuperIT raci ng under the lights. Fresno ' s Donni e Howard earne d pol e for th e 12 · lap feat ure main with a win abo ard hi s Husaberg 600 i n th e fa st er o f tw o Prem ier heats run earli er in th e eveni ng . Pearce . hav ing won the oth er heat, lin ed up hi s America n Honda -sponsored CR500 next to Howa rd , wi th Ca sey Yarrow , Mark Cernicky a nd A a ro n Ho we fi lli ng o ut th e front ro';" of th e grid . Pearce grabb ed the ho leshot and head ed the 20 -rid er fie ld into the ba nked firs t tu m of Mesa Marin's half-mile paved ova l. Cycle Wo rld test editor Do n Ca net slipped hi s Husqvama 610 i n to th e lea d Ho n da' s wake as t he pa ck slow ed fo r the tight turn -t wo ha irpin hook ing into the infie ld roa dcourse. seco nd ov erall in both th e 125cc and 250cc Pro-S port divi sions. New York er Bob Kiniry to ok fou r wins in Sunday's Modified c lasses . T he hi gh school wrestler sm ac k ed down th e othe r Su permini and 85 cc ( 14- 15 ) racer s on his Kawasakis . Ki ttann ing. Penns y lvania 's Bro c Hep ler proved he is still a major force in 85 cc-c1ass raci ng . The fast yo ung ma n j ammed his Cernic's Suzu kis to four moto win s on Satu rday , tak in g th e 8 5c c (12-13) Stock an d the 80cc Extr a support -class vict ories, Cha d W ages fro m F re derick, M ar yl and , rod e h is Suzuki to an impressive win over Ab ingdon , Virg i nia' s Zach O sbourne in th e 85cc (7 -1 1) Stock class , while Osbourne was th e deci sive victor in the 65 cc (10 -11) Stock Class, aboard his KTM. Resu lts Saturday 50 PfW : I. Mlchae1 Hall (Yam): 2. Clayton Rapp (Yom); 3. Scott Hudgins (Yam). 50 (4-6): I. Mark Metenna n (Cob): 2. Joe Bean (Cob ): 3. Clay. ton 'lapp (IIT M). 50 (7-8): 1. Garrel Toth (Cob): 2. Colton & lIey (Cob ); 3. Trevor Brown (Cob) . 65 (7 .9) : I. Colton Bail... (KTM) : 2. D.J . Ellis (KTM); 3. Ian y T~ttel (KTM) . 65 (10-11): I. Zach Osbourne (KTM): 2. Dustin Chan:: Ua (Kaw): a 3. Lev KUbarger (KTM). i 80 (7. 11): 1. Ch~d Wag... (SUl); 2. Zach Osbourne (SUI): 3. s Brian Shuckhart (Kaw). 80 ( 12- 13): 1. Broc H... re- (SuI ): 2. Matt Boni (K aw): 3. Jay p We ller {KoCIw). 80 SUP: I. Broc Hepl... (Suz); 2. Micha... Willard (Suz) ; 3. Malt r 1 Bani (Kaw). 125 (12· 15): I. Willy Browning (Suz): 2. Tim Reger (Yam) : 3. Dan Elliott (Yam) . 125 A STI<: 1. Jason Freck e r (Hon): 2. Shane Lawson (Hon) ; 3. Bub Thomll s (Yam) . 125 B ST K: I. Brando n Bradlt"y (Hon) ; 2. Mlcha e 1 Sigm und (Kaw); 3 . Tim Rager (Yam) . 125 C STK : I. Tyler Wren (Yam ); 2. Dusty Fenn en (Yam ); 3. Scott Hick enbottom (Hon) . 250 A STK: 1. Shane Lawson (Hon); 2. Mike Camp bell (Yam ): 3. Bub Thoma s (Yam) . 250 B S1'K: 1. Brandon Bradley (Hon) ; 2. Mik...Sigm und (Kaw); 3. Mati K...cheson (Sull. t 250 C STK: I. Tyler Wren (Yam ); 2. Blak... Hodgson (Yam) : 3. Chns Abell (Hon). 25..: I. Shane Lawson (Hen): 2. Jdf flora (Hon): 3. Eric Thom p. I0I"l (Ka wl . OPEN: I. Mark McDanie1 (Yam ): 2. Brodt Chandler (Kaw): 3. Stecey Sn... d (Yam). a ' WMN 105: 1. Tiffany Reed (Hen); 2. Robbin Kipikas (Kaw). w); 2. Ashleigh Farley ( Kaw); WMN (12-15): 1. ./nsye Davis (K,s 3. Amber Fari ey (Kaw). &n~y • 65 (7. I1 ) MOD: 1. Zach Osbourne (KTM): 2. Brian Shuckhart (Kaw): 3. Dustin CharcaUa(Kaw). 85 (9· 13) MOD: 1. Broc H...pler (Suz): 2. Mati Boni (Kaw); 3. Chad Wo!lges (Suz). 85 (14· 15) MOD: 1. Bob Kinlry (Kaw): 2. Paul Shuma k... (Kaw); r 3. Tyl... Steed ( Hon). r 1 S/MINI: 1. Bob Kiniry (K aw): 2. Micha... Willard (SUt) ; 3. Malt Boni (Kaw). 125 (12- 15) MOD: 1. Willy Browning (Suz); 2. Tim Rag... (Yam ); r 3. WillJa Re«e (YlIm) . m 12.5 A PRO·S PT: 1. Stey e "' nUrich ( Hon); 2. Shan e u.wson ker (Hon) ; 3. JoCI SOflFte'C (Hon) . 125 B MOD: 1. Mik...Sigmund (Kaw); 2. Willy Browning (Suz) ; 3. David Kilgor...(K_ ). 125 C MOD: 1. Willi am R......c... (Yam) ; 2. Scott Hick ... bottom n (Hon): 3. Day...Younglas (Stu) . 250 A PRO·SPT: I. Mike Morgan (Suz): 2. Shan... LaW!;()l1 (HOIl): 3. Ron Boyas (Sul) . 250 B MOD; 1. Mik...Sigmund (Kaw): 2. Bill & 11 (Hon); 3. Travis Powers (Hon). 25..: 1. Shan... Lawson (Hon); 2. Mik e Morgan (Suz); 3. Doug flim... (Hon) . r 30..: I. Bill & 11 (Hon) ; 2. Jeff flora (Han): 3. Jeff Miller (Yam) . 40+: I. J... MiII... (Yam ); 2. G... ry Bennett (Yam) : 3. D... ny r r n Swartz (Yam ). 50+; 1. Tom '--is (Kaw); 2. Charlie Hawk (Hbg). 4·STRK: 1. Matt Cameron (Yam) : 2. Denny Swartz (Vam ); 3. DonLewis (Yam ). OPEN B: 1. P...... Hapner (Kaw); 2. Broc k Chandler (Kalil); 3. t GrqJ Bar... lh in (Yam). n n Mesa Marin Raceway: Casey Yarrow (17) proves that size does n't matte r by pass ing the ent ire Sportsman field on a Suzuk i RM125 at the Mesa Marin SuperIT In Bakersfield, Califo rnia. WILLOW SPRINGS MOTORCYCLE CLUB presents the TOYOTA CUP Motorcycle Roadracing Series The next WSMC roadrace meet is July 15-16, 2000 Join us for the exciting motorcycle roadracing action at Willow Springs! WSMC offers a New Racers School every month for riders who want to improve their riding and experience the thrill of roadrace competition. Roadracing is available year round only at Willow Springs with WSMC! Willow Springs weekend SuperTickets for WSMC events are just $10 per person (children 8 and under are admitted free); Your ticket includes parking, general admission seating, free overn ight camping, and unlimited pit access. National racers! Ask about th e WSM C Nationals Podium Award Prog ram an d win with WSMC! WILLOW SPRINGS MOTORCYCLE CLUB P.O. Box 911 Rosamond, CA 93560-0911 84 JULY 5 . 2000' cue I e n e _ s 661.256.1234 tel. 661.256.1583 fax www.race-wsmc.com

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