Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

N ot w antin g to sh ow h is line s t o his co m pet ito r s, Aaron rode at t he back of the pack and even tu ally set the standard for th e firs t loop wit h 23 . This inc lu d ed th e d ay ' s o n l y cle a n rid e o n sec t io n numb er fo u r whi ch had a slippery cl im b to th e ex it over a d oubl e r o ck ste p . K e m p k e s a nd Peters m an ag ed threes her e , w h i le Be ll rolled ba ckwards sli g htl y on the first step and wa s sc ored a fiv e. A aro n wa s followe d on th e first lap b y B ell w ith 27 a n d a n o n -form K em pk es w ith 2 8, wh o a lo ng w i t h Ray Peters were th e only ri de rs to get throu gh s ec t io n e i ght o n the fir st loop . On th e seco nd lo op , Bell picked up th e pac e to avo id pen alty points and the in evitab le rain, wh il e A aron seemed to lag furth er be hi nd. It wa s now Bell' s turn to han d in t he low est lo op score . Hi s 22 w as eig ht better tha n A aron , and it pu t him in the lead g o ing in t o th e weekend 's fina l lap. Pete rs eli m inate d h is first loop mis ta kes and m ov ed past K em p k es fo r third , wi th 2 5 po int s. B ell r em a in ed co nsist e n t w ith a 2 5 -p oint fi n al loop, whi ch put th e pressure on Aaron to c ome up w ith a sp ec tac ula r s c ore . Aa r on did just tha t, fini shi ng th e fina l fo ur section s in the d riving rain an d tu rnin g in th e lo west loo p of the day, at 21 . With both riders ti ed at 74 , cleans we re co u nted a nd Aaro n w a s dec l ar ed the win ne r of ro und eig h t of th e series. BRIEFLY••• (Cl oc kwise from upp e r le ft) W ilson Craig finish e d fi fth a nd sixth over the two days. Ryon Bell w a s a consistent ru nn er-up in both Nationals. Jess Kempkes was fourth on Saturday and Sunday. Ray Peters was third in both events. For the second wee k in a row the NA TC set a rec o r d for pre-entries for a trials national. This wee k'5 Tennessee round ( 167 pre-entries) topped last wee ks Kentucky round by sixteen riders. Co unting post-entries. the final count wa s 17 1. C lerk of Cour se. D an Brown , made some last minute adjustments to the course as soon as he learn ed o f the large entry. In an effort to keep bo ttlenec ks to a minimum . Brow n shortened so me sectio ns and added loop in other place s to keep ride rs spaced out . The split entry sta rt sys tem that wo rked so we ll last we ek in Kentucky wa s also used with good results in Tenne ssee . , 999 Nation al Trials C hampion T ommi Ahvala made an app earance at the Tenne ssee eve nt , but not as a competitor . Tommi has had exhibitions and trials schools scheduled for every we ek· end since he has returned to the U .S . this summer. Ahvala gave a trials school on Wednesday and Thurs day during the Youth even ts at Tennessee . The ,gg , W orld Charnpion . of Finland . missed the first fo ur rou nds of the series to fulfill a military obligat ion in his ho me co untry and w ill not contest any U .S .ro unds in 2000 . The Tennessee event was held at the Trials T ra in ing C e nte r in Sequatchie w hich is one hour we st o f Challano og a . The T T C ., ow ne d and ope rat ed by form er U .S . W o me n ' s N at io nal Champ Laura Bussing and her husband . Tony. is 640 acres of trials heaven . Tony and Lau ra operate an all-inclusive vacation resort on the facility which offers off- road excursions. lodging. meals. trials instruction and rental bikes. and regularly hosts STRA trials eve nts. s The week betw een the Kentucky round and Tennessee was billed as "T r ia b Bike Week" and included the first ever AMAINATC Nati on al You th Trials Ch ampionships w hich saw 55 riders aged six through 15 compe te in a three round series for a national championship. In addition to the youth se ries. there were trials schools, a ..gate trials", and a beach party on the nea rby Sequatchie River with live Bluegrass music. Latin Am er ica n Ch a mp io n Carlos Pelaez o f Colum b ia con teste d the Ten nes se e event under th e partial sponsorsh ip o f Ryan Yo unq Products . The Bu ltaco pilo t . riding as an exhibitio n ride r. po sted sco re s that wo uld have placed him tenth and ninth over the tWD day event. Ca rlos was surprised at the progres s the top N orth Am erican riders have made in just the last few years . The 2 0 0 0 U .S. Men's Trial des Nations team that Will com pete in Seva. Sp ain on Sep ternber 10t h was annou nced at Satu rday 's awa rds presenta tio n. Rep resenting the Sta rs and Stripes wi ll be five-time National Ch amp ion Geoff Aaron of Ca lifo rnia. Ray mond Peter s of New Yor k. Nebraska' s J ess Ke mpk es and TdN fir st -tim er Cory Pincock of Utah . Tw enty-five riders competed in the Hi gh School d ivision . whi ch w as another record . Seven of these competito rs were from B.C ., Cana da . The large H.S . class entry w as perceived to be an indica tor that the spo rt is growing in the U .S . WMN : 1. C h ris t y Wi llia m s (56 .5) ; 2 . Kerry Williams (76 ); 3. Laura Bussing( 111 ). Peters and Ke mpkes f inished th e ev ent deadlocked at 96 points, w ith Pet ers taking t h i r d pla c e w ith 17 c lea ns c o m pa re d t o K empkes ' 13 . Ut ah' s C ory Pin c o ck t opped o f f a gre at weekend with a fifth pl ac e finish afte r learn ing that he was chosen as a m ember of th e fou r -m an U .S . Trial s SR 30: 1. Gary Crouch (59); 2. Glen Buzz (64); e 3. W illiam Hines (68) . SR 35 : 1. David Rohrschneider (20) ; 2 . Ron Lee (38); 3. B;II lbsen (39). SR 40 : 1. Curt Come r ( 1 1.5 ); 2 . Noel Smage (24); 3. Shan Moore (33). SR 45: 1. Mike Kom er ( 14 ); 2 . Keit h Ad ams ( 17); 3. Howard Galbreath (27). SR 50 : 1. G o rd on Bowd en (4 2 ) ; 2 . N ils Mantzoros (47 ); 3. Marvin Edgington (60 ). SR 55 : 1. Bill deGa ris (22); 2. Da le Mala sek d e s Na tio n s t eam t o co m p et e in Spa in in September. After eig ht rounds, A aron leads the ser ies wi th 221 po in t s, fo llowed b y Bell wi th 19 7 an d Peters w it h 17 3 . T he seri es wr ap s u p in Du tuh , M inneso t a with the final two ro u nds on Aug ust 12 - 13 . eN (46); 3. Carl Swanson (134.5). SR 60 : 1. Bil l T ho m pso n ( 8 3); 2 . Robe rt Sanderson ( 174) . SR 65: 1. Jack Herntnwa y ( 148). SR 70: I. Hawley Slayton (180) . Day Two C'SH IP: 1. Geoff Aa ron (74) ; 2. Ryon Bell (74 ); 3 . Ray Peters (96); 4 . Jess Kemp kes (96) ; 5 . Cory Pin co ck (148) ; 6 . W il son C ra ig ( 15 7) ; 7 . D a n Jo h nso n ( 158) ; 8. T ravis F o x ( 177) : 9 . A ndy Johnson (204 ). SPTSMN : 1. Stephen Dolan ( 17) ; 2 . Mike Reed (42): 3. James Espy (43). HIGH S CH: 1. William Duggan (2 6 ) ; 2 . Steven Braun (26 ); 3. Brandon Wince (3 1). WMN: 1. Christy William s (42); 2 . Laura Bussing Sequall:hie Trials Training Center Sequmhie, Tennessee Results: June 24- 25. 2000 [Rounds 7-8 of 10J (78); 3. Pam deBruin (88). SR 30 : I . Gary Crouch (44 ); 2 . Bill Sanderson (45) : 3 . William Hines (47 ). SR 35: I. D avid Rohrschn eider ( 15 ); 2 . Da ve Day One C'SHIP: I . Geoff Aaron (49): 2. Ryon Bell (63); Black (36) ; 3. B;II Ibsen (36). 3. Ray Peters (75) ; 4 . Jess Kempk es (92); 5. Wilson Craig (106) ; 6 . T ravis Fox ( 140) ; 7 . Dan Johnson ( 147) : 8 . De nnis Sweete n (154) ; 9 . Co ry Pincock SR 40 : 1. Curt Come r ( 14); 2 . Guy VanGaasbeek (27) ; 3. Wayne Galvin (3 1). ( 156); 10. Andy Johnson (18 1). SR 45 : 1. Mike Komer (2 1): 2 . John Robertson (25) ; 3. Keith Adams (35) . EX : t. Cha rles Walker (98.5) ; 2 . Ron Com mo (99); 3. Chris Bardell ( 107). S R 50 : 1. Gordo n B owden ( 46): 2. N ils Mantzoros ( 50 ): 3. T ed Gansberger (5 1). SR 55 : 1. Bill deGa ris (40); 2 . D ale Ma la sek EX SPTSMN: I. Ki p Webb ( 70 ); 2 . Ada m Holbrook (8 1); 3 . Derek Martinson (88 ). SPTSMN: 1. Stephen D o lan (2 0); 2. B rian Martinson (39 ); 3 . Dustin Ginder(45). HIGH SCH : I. Brandon Wi nce ( 10 ); 2 . Steven Braun (17); 3 . William Duggan(24) . c yc le (44): 3. Dav;d Bardell (97). SR 6 0 : 1. B ill T ho m pso n ( 78 ); 2 . Robert Sanderson ( 155 ). SR 65: 1. Jack Heminway ( 1 13) . n e uv s JULY 12, 2000 27

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