Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

CMC Pac-W est National Mot ocross Ser ies Rounds 1-2 : Albany M otorsp orts Park Lace y ran third from the get -go to the c h e cke r e d flag, l e a v i n g Hu ffm an , Graves and Hansen to squa bble over fourth - a pos it io n to w hi c h Id aho 's Ch aun McA list er lai d c la i m a f ter Graves suffered a flat rear tire. Norton , rid ing a Honda, abs con ded w ith the hol esh ot in m ot o tw o and for on e lap he led Holl a nd aro und t he whooped -out track . However, Nort on lost the position wh en Ho lland soa red ove r th e head of th e Wash ingtonian , wh o w a s th en l eft to fe n d off ad vanc es from Lacey , Gra ve s, Huffm an and Sma il. Huffm an and Sma il we re th e fast est rider s th rough tr affic , and Huffma n ove rtook Grav es, Lac ey a n d N orton t o se tt le in t o se cond . Sm ail cha rged fr om a last -place start to nab Lac ey for th ird on th e fina l lap and then narrow the g ap on Hu ffm an , bu t Huffman won o ut by a wheel at the finish , some 10 seco nds ba ck of eN w inner Holl and . Albany M Dtorsp Drts Park Albany, DregDn Resu lts : June 3-4, 2000 [ RDunds 1 and 21 Saturda y S T O RY A N D P H OTO S By CLAY L I G HT ALBANY, OR, JUNE 3·4 uzu k i - m o u n t e d Rusty H olla n d , w ho m ade the trek to the Pacific No rthwes t fro m F resno , Californ i a, co ntinues to c o m e up b i g at t he up p er echelon of CMC ra c es on the West Coas t , as the T eam D eM arin i/ T ro y Lee Designs-back ed ride r dominat ed rounds one and tw o of the CMC Pa c -W est Ser ies at Al ba n y Motor sports Park . T he in c red ibl y tou gh competitio n got ju st one vi ew of the National number 74 , Ho lland · from behind. Holl and deci m ated th ree classes on both day's, scor ing ove ra ll w in s in th e 12 5 c c , 250cc and Over 25 Pro clas ses. On Sat urd ay , Holl an d netted th e 125c c and 2 50cc Pro vic to ries ahead of Oregon 's T y La c ey an d Wa sh ing ton 's Ryan Huffman . Holland th en finalized his round-one sweep with an ov erall win in th e Ov er 25 Pro class , com ing b ack to beat Huffman , th e only rider to beat Ho lland, in a rnoto two shootout. On Sunday , Holland capped off his incredible weekend with w ins in the O ver 25 and 250cc Pro classes , ahead of his teammate , Washington 's Lance Sma il , and then dus ted the competition for the overa ll 125cc Pro -class win . Oreg on 's M ike St orm pulled th e trigger fast est to lead th e fi rst 125 cc Pro m oto , and th e sec o nd -yea r Pro led the fi eld for tw o lap s befo re HoIla nd , Lac ey , Hu ffm an and Wa shing ton ' s J . Wh ip p le d ro pped St orm t o sixth . Holland took the w in, ahead of Lacey and Hu ffm an . M oto two w as al so all Ho lland 's. Th e Suz uk i sp e ed st er had a b ri ef en co u nter w it h Huffm an and Lac ey , but Ho ll and left the so uth ern Oregon du o beh ind , na bb in g hi s first overa ll win of the week end with a 1- 1 sweep. Lacey (2 -3) finished second , fo llowed S 34 JULY 12. 2000' .. II .. I e by Huffman (4 -2 ), Wh ipple (5 -4 ) and Nick Hansen (7 -5 ). Th e undis p ute d hol esh ot k in g, HoIla n d , jumped o ut in fr ont o f b oth 250c c Pro mo to s a n d, d esp it e the threat pos ed by La ce y . wh o ran with in striking d ist ance in m ot o two , HoIland cl icked off a str ing of co nsistent ly flawless laps, leading Lac ey to the fi nish . Huffman , wh o fin ish ed second to Holl and in moto one. encounte red m echanica l p roblems, and Lac ey (3 2) picked up second ov erall , ahead of Whipp le (4 -3 ), Orego n's T on y Gra ves (7 -4) and J ason No rton (6 -5 ). Huffm a n , the f ormer Su zuk i an d Ho nda Support ride r, had th in gs go ing his way in th e fi rst O ver 25 Pro m ot o , as Holland got shoved out wid e. Huff m an po ste d his best perf orm an c e of the week end abo ard the Kawasak i of Can ad a/H ill sb oro M ot orc y cl es -sup ported KX with a wi n , ahea d of HoIland a nd Moo re. Ho w ever , Ho ll a nd ca me back with a vengean ce in m oto two, in wh ich he beat Grav es, Huff man a n d Moore to nab a 2 -1 wi n . Hu ffm an (1-4 ) fi ni sh ed sec o nd , fo l lowed b y M o o r e (3 -3 ) , Jaso n Matthews (4 -5) and Graves (10-2) . On Sunday , Holland d a rted ou t fron t in the first Over 2 5 Pro m oto , but instead of getting challe nge s from Huffman , it was Smail wh o put th e pressur e o n Holland in both m otos. Capping off a Suzuk i sweep of th e top three was Gra ves. Holland timed th e ga te t o perfec t ion in m oto t wo a nd the n fended off Sma il 's advances t o p i c k up h i s fir s t wi n of t he d a y . Graves again ran third to the out-of stat ers, but lat e in th e m ot o he t ossed a c h a i n and h i s f i ne perfo rma nce c ame to afrustrat ing end. Sm a il ca me b a c k t o h o u n d h i s team m at e Holl and , th is tim e in the fi rst 25 0cc Pro co nt est. Holland , though , wou ld eventuall y enjoy a th ree- secon d lead over Sm ail , while the 17 -year -old n e vv s P/W (4·6) : 1. Steele Angle- Dav idso n (Cob) ; 2 . Ty ler Hol weger ( KT M) ; 3. Brad Fr ac e (Cob): 4 . Ta ylo r Fe ller (Cob) : 5. Dalto n Evanger (Co b) . P/ W (7- 8): I. Tommy Weeck (Co b); 2 . Glenn Presthol t J r. (Cob) : 3. Brand on Simpso n (Cob ); 4 . Kell sey Ehmk e (Co b); 5. Tyler Mort (Cob) . 60 JR (6 -8 ) : I. Gared Steink e (KTM); 2. Chri s Howell (KTM); 3 Ty ler Mort (Kaw); 4. Tommy Weeck (K aw); 5. Brandon Sim pson (Kaw). 60 SR (9- 1 1) : I. Ryan Villopot o (KTM); 2. Matt Dea tl ey (Ka w) ; 3 . K yl e Th ompson (KTM) ; 4 . J ak e A nstett (Kaw) ; 5. Danny Gubser (Kaw) . 60 O PEN : 1. Ry an Villo po to (KTM) ; 2. Gared Ste i nke ( KT M) ; 3 . Malt Dea tl ey ( Ka w) ; 4 . Chri s Howell ( KTM) ; 5. Michael Schmec k (Kaw). 80 BEG: 1_ Kyle Thom pson (Hon); 2. Jeff Snow (Yam); 3. Nic k Randklev (Hon) ; 4. Kyle Lauderm llk (Kaw ); 5. A aron McClinton (Yam). 6 0 (9 - 1 1): 1. Ryan Vill opoto ( Yam) ; 2. Keith Batterson ( Kaw); 3. Sam Deat ley ( Kaw) : 4 . Todd Nelson '(Suz); 5. Kyle Evans (Kaw). 60 ( 12- 13) : 1. Kenny Webster (Hon) ; 2. Kevin Urquhart (Hon); 3. Ross J ohn son (Yam ) ; 4 . T ravi s Farm er (Yam); 5. Ricky Dietrich (Han ). 8 0 ( 14 · 16) : 1. T y l er Fi ck ( Kaw) ; 2 . Sea n Mu rph y ( Suz ); 3 . Will Bro wn ( K a w ); 4 . Jas o n Laudermilk (Kaw) ; 5. Eddie Payne (Kaw) . 8 / M-INI: 1. Tyl er Fick (Kaw); 2. Kenny Webster ( Hon ); 3 . Ro ss J oh nso n ( Yam) ; 4 . Sam Deat ley (Kaw); 5. Eddie Payne (Kaw). 12 5 B EG : 1. J aco b Pra us ( Ho n) ; 2. Nathan Lopuch (Yam); 3. c.J Baxter (Suz) ; 4. Joel Wemlcke (Hon) ; 5. Justin Willi ams (Yam ). 125 JR : 1. David Rose (Yam) ; 2. Kenn y Webster ( Hon); 3. J ason Loom is ( KTM); 4 . Rodn ey T ryon (Hon) ; 5. J ack Meadows (KTM). 12 51NT: 1. J ustin Sm ith (Kaw ); 2. Rya n Metzler (Suz) ; 3 . Matt Spri ngsteen (Hon ) ; 4 . Rory Sullivan (KTM ); 5. Dale A inslie (Yam) . 125 PRO : 1. Rust y Holl an d ( Suz); 2 . Tyso n Lacey (Suz); 3. Ryan Huffm an (K aw); 4. J . Whipple (Yam ); 5. Nick Hansen (Suz). 25 0 BEG: 1. Nate Day (Hon) ; 2_ J erry Ebert III (Yam) ; 3. T .J . Land is (Kaw); 4. Len Templin (Suz); 5. Mike Mohr (Yam) . 250 JR : 1. Jere my Clark (Hon ); 2. Chad Jon es (Suz); 3. J acob Pak inas (Kaw); 4. Marcus Melendr ez (Yam) ; 5. A dam Beauvais (Hon ). 250 tNT: 1. Justin Smith (Kaw) ; 2. Ry an Metzler (Suz); 3 . Matt Spr ing steen (Hon ); 4. Rory Sullivan (KTM) : 5 _J on Kauffman (Hon) . 25 0 PRO: 1. Rust y Holl and (Sua) : 2 . T y so n Lacey (Suz) ; 3. J . Whipple (Yam): 4. Ton y Graves (Yam) : 5 . J ason Norton (Han) . OPEN AM : 1. Dale A inslie (Yam ); 2. Jesse Allen ( Yam ) ; 3 . Nick Foister (Yam) ; 4 . J eff Ki ssi n ger (KTM) ; 5. Bob Meadows (KTM ). OPEN PRO : 1. Ro by L each ( Yam ): 2 . Ryan Leach (Yam ); 3. Darrell Stidham (Hon) ; 4. Terry Burr (Han) ; 5. Kenny Olsen (Yam) . . UTH JR : 1. Chad Jones (Suz); 2. Gerald Knifo ng (Suz) ; 3. Marcu s Melendrez (Yam) ; 4. My ke Landis (Kaw) ; 5. Brian Granberg (Suz). UTH (NT : 1. Gerrttt Sch aff er (S uz) ; 2 . Dav e Silvestri (Suz); 3. Ed Smi th (Yam); 4. Bart McA lister {Sua): 5. Casey Ray (Kaw). VET 25 + PRO : 1. Rusty Holl and (Suz); 2. Ryan Hu ffm an ( K aw) ; 3 . D an Moo re (Su z) ; 4 . J a son Matth ews (Hon ); 5. Tony Graves (Suz). 8TH J R: 1. Dav id Rose (Yam) ; 2. J ason Loomi s ( KT M ) : 3 . J ac ob Pak in as ( Ka w) : 4 . Rac e La cey (Suz); 5. Cory Lutt erm oser (Hon). 8 TH tNT : 1. Matt Springsteen (Hon) ; 2. Brandon T ho ma s ( Ho n ) ; 3 . A nd y Sanda ll ( Hon ) ; 4 . Bria n Sullivan (Yam) ; 5. Jo n Kauffman ( Hon) . 3 0 + OT H BEG: 1. Randy Rogers (Kaw): 2. Len Te m p li n (Suz); 3 . T .J . Landis (Kaw ) : 4 . Sha nno n Roberts ( Hon); 5 . Ken Fai rcloth (Suz). 30 + OT H JR: 1. Phil Stumpf (Ka w); 2. Charles Heckm an (Kaw) ; 3. J oe MaJich (Hon) ; 4. Ron Barry (Kaw); 5. David Wilz (Suz). 30 + O TH tNT : 1. Dave Silvestr i (S uz); 2 . Ed Sm ith (Yam ); 3. Dana McKee (Han) ; 4. Ted Devol (Suz):.5 . Deanna Holbr ook (Suz). 30 + OT H PRO: 1. J ason Norton (Hon): 2. Tony Graves (Suz); 3. Jeff Sowards (Hon ); 4. Todd Hinders (Suz); 5. J ohn Soward s (Yam) . 40 + O I T J R: 1. Ste ve Mahre (Ya m): 2. J eff Ki ssinger (KTM); 3. Gary Goodn ight (Yam) ; 4. Bri an Swanson (Kaw); 5. Donald Hend ren (Yam). 4 0 + O fT INT : 1. Tom J esmer (Yam ); 2. Larry McCarty (Hon); 3. Grego ry Chapman (Yam ); 4. Dean Bidd le (Kaw ); 5. Bill Graves (Yam) . 4 0 + OIT MS TR: 1. Dave Huerta (Kaw); 2. Jerry E be rt (S uz) ; 3 . Boe T ea sdal e ( Ya m ) ; 4 . Carl Chadwic k (KTM); 5. Ted Devol (Suz). 5 0 +: 1. St eve Baze (Ka w) : 2 . Randy La yne (Yam); 3. Dave Davis (Yam) ; 4. Bill Naylor (Hon ). WM N : 1. Emil y No rto n (Ya m ) ; 2 . Roc helle Neima nn (Yam ); 3. Shi ri Howell (Kaw); 4. Kim berly Urquhart (Han ); 5. J ennifer J ordan (Kaw) . CJTH BEG: 1. Scott House (Han): 2. Paul Sm ith (Kaw ). B6 -B EG: 1. J acob Prau s ( Hon ) ; 2 . Nate Day (Hon). Sunday P/W ( 4 -6): 1. Tyl er Hol weger (KTM); 2. Ta ylor Fell er (Cob) ; 3. Brad Frace (Cob); 4. Vance Da vis ( KTM); 5. Coli n Bak er (Lem). P/ W (7- 8) : I. Tom m y Weeck (Co b) ; 2 . Tyl er Mo rt (Cob); 3. Bra ndon Simp son (Cob): 4. Kellsey Ehm ke (Cob); 5. Glenn Prestholt Jr. (Cob). 6 0 JR (6- 8) : 1. Gared Steink e (KTM) ; 2. Dylan Evanger (Ka w); 3 . Tyler Mort (Kaw); 4. J ared Wood (K aw); 5. Brandon Simp son (Kaw) . 6 0 SR (9 · ]]) : I. Rya n Vl lto poto ( KTM); 2 . Danny Gubser (Kaw); 3. Kyl e T hom pson (KTM): 4. Michael Schm eck (KTM); 5. Matt Deatley (Kaw) . 60 O PEN : I. Rya n Vi ll opoto ( KTM ) ; 2 . Matt Deatley (Kaw) ; 3 . Gared Steink e (KTM); 4. Mic hael Schme ck (Kaw); 5. J ake Anstett (Kaw) . 80 BEG: 1. J eff Snow (Yam); 2. Nick Randk lev (Hon); 3. Jesse Wuori (Han ); 4 . Rya n Hauck (Kaw); 5. Aar on McC linton (Yam) . 6 0 ( 9 - 1 1) : 1. Ryan Villopo to (Ya m ); 2 . Sam Deatley (Kaw) : 3 . Keith Bat terson (Ka w ); 4 . Byra r Perry (Hon); 5. Todd Nelson (Suz). 80 ( 12 - 13) : 1. Kenny Webster (Han) ; 2. Kevin Urquhart (Han) ; 3 . Ro ss J ohn son (Yam); 4 . Rick y Dietr ich (Han): 5 . Robert Wullb randt (Suz). 80 (1 4 - 16) : 1. Tyler Fick (Kaw ): 2. Ry an Huege (Han ); 3. Sean Murphy (Suz); 4 . Eddie Payne (Kaw); 5. J ason Lauderm ilk (Kaw ) . S/ MIN I: 1. Kenny Webster (Han) : 2. Tyl er Fick (Kaw); 3. Ryan Huege (Hon); 4. Brian Speer (Yam ); 5. Ryan Villopoto (Yam ) . 125 BEG: 1. Jacob Praus (Hon); 2. D.J . Harding (Yam); 3. Kory John s (Yam) ; 4 . Nathan Lop uch (Yam); 5. Randy Chapma n (Han) . 12 5 J R: 1. Heath Robertso n (Suz); 2. Bry an Th ibedeau (Suz) : 3. Kenny Webster (Han); 4. Ju stin Je nsen (Hon) ; 5. Josh Scheen (Kaw). 125 JR : 1. Matt Ram bo (KTM); 2. Alex Wirku s (Sua) : 3. Matt Frank (Kaw); 4. Josh Huerta (Ka w); 5. Brian Morri s (Yam) . 125 INT : 1. Ryan Metzler (Suz); 2. Justin Smi th (Kaw ) ; 3 . Rya n Ab rlgo (Kaw) ; 4 . Brian Sullivan (Yam) ; 5. Matt Spri ngsteen (Hon). 12 5 PRO: 1. Rust y Ho ll an d (S uz ) : 2 . Ty son L ac ey (S uz ) : 3 . Paul Con ne r (Ya m) : 4 . Chaun McA lister (Suz) : 5. Ryan Huffm an (Kaw). 2 50 BEG : 1. D uan e A ikman (K aw) ; 2. Ch ris Co ope r ( Yam): 3 . T yl er She pa rd ( Ha n) ; 4 . B .J . Reeves (Kaw) ; 5. Bill Deibert (Han). 25 0 J R: 1. Je remy Clark (Hon) ; 2. Chad J ones (Suz); 3 . T rent J esme r (Yam) ; 4 . Ja co b Pak in as (Kaw) ; 5. Trevor Brook s (Yam). 250 INT : 1. J ustin Sm ith (Kaw) ; 2. Ryan Metzler (Suz); 3. Matt Sprinqsteen (Hon ) ; 4 . Rory Sullivan (KTM) ; 5. J on Kauffma n (Hon ). 250 PRO : 1. Rust y Ho ll an d (Suz) ; 2. Lanc e Sma il; 3. Ty son Lac ey (Suz) ; 4 . Ch aun McA lister (Suz) ; 5. J ason Norton (Hon) . OPEN AM : 1. Dale Ai nsli e (Yam) ; 2. Je sse A llen (Ya m) ; 3 . Bo b Meadows (K TM); 5. N ick Foist er (Yam) : 4_ J eff Kissinge r (KTM ). OPEN PRO : I. Ry an Leach (Yam ). OT H J R : 1. C had J o n e s (S uz ) ; 2 . Ma rc u s Melendrez (Yam); 3. Dave Schm id (Han) ; 4. Gerald Knifong (Sua): 5. T aft Matherly (Yam ). OTH INT : 1. Ed Smi th (Suz) ; 2. Dave Silvestri (Suz); 3. Bart McA lister (Suz): 4. Ty son Lind em am (Kaw ): 5. Willi am Jordan (Suz). VET 25 + PRO: I. Rusty Holl and (Sua): 2. Lance Sma l l (Suz) ; 3 . J ason Matth ew s ( Ho n ) ; 4 . Je ff Sowards (Hon) ; 5. Todd Hinders (Suz) . BTH JR : 1. D a v id Ro se (Ya m ) : 2 _ Heath Robertson (Suz) ; 3 . Adam Beauv ais (Han); 4. J ack Meadows (KTM ): 5. Paul Betterby (Ka w) . BTH (NT : 1. Matt Spring steen (Han); 2. Bri an Sulli v an (Yam) ; 3 . J on Kau ffm an (Ho n) ; 4 . Sean Sparkm an (Yam ); 5. Andy Sandall (Han) . 30 + OTH BEG: 1. Rand y Rogers (Kaw); 2. Daryl Honeycutt (KTM );' 3. Shannon Roberts (Hon); 4. Ted Baker (Yam ); 5. Er ic Temp leton (Kaw). 30 + OTH JR : I. Joel Sch aan (K aw) ; 2 . Phil Stumpf (Kaw) ; 3. Ron Barry (Kaw); 4 . A rt Marti nez (Kaw ); 5. David WiI, (Sua). 30 + OTH INT: I. Ed Sm it h {Su z} : 2 . D av e Silvestri (S uz); 3 . Dan a McKee (Han) ; 4. Will iam Jordan (SOl) . 30 + OTH PRO: 1. Tony Grav es (Suz); 2. Chaun Mc A list er (Suz) ; 3 . J a son Norton ( Hon ); 4 . Todd Hinders (Suz); 5. J eff Sowa rds (Han) . 40 + OIT JR: I. Gary Good night (Yam ); 2. Jeff Kissi nger (KT M); 3 . Greg Carp ino (Ya m) ; 4 . Duke A ikma n (Kaw) ; 5. Bri an Swanson (Kaw ). 40 + OI T INT: 1. Tom J esm er (Yam) ; 2. Dean Bidd le (Kaw ) ; 3 . Dan Tr amm ell ( Kaw) ; 4 . Larry McCarty (Hon) ; 5. Bob Meadows (KTM). 4 0 + O I T M5TR: I. Ted Devol (Sua): 2. J erry Ebe rt ( Suz ): 3 . Boe T ea sd al e (Y am) ; 4 . Dave Shepa rd (Hon) ; 5. Da ve Huerta (Kaw). 50 +: 1. Steve Baze ( K ~ w ); 2.. Dave Davi s (Yam ); 3. Bill Nay lo r (Hon) . WMN : 1. Em il y No rto n (Yam ); 2. Shi rl Howell (Ka w ) ; 3 . Kimberl y Ur quh art (Ya m) : 4 . Je nnifer Jordan (Kaw): 5. Heidi Koersch gen (Kaw) . UTH B EG: 1. Sc o tt Hou se ( Ha n ) ; 2. Ran d y Rogers (Kaw): 3. Daryl Honeyc utt ( KTM) : 4 . Paul Sm ith (Kaw ); 5. David L leblch (Suz). 56- BEG: 1. J acob Preus (Hon).

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