Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

J ere m iah Gerber , w h o tall ied a stron g 5 -4 sco re, and Bryan Gray (4 -8) rounded out the to p five . In th e ] 25 c c B eg inn e r c las s , Du st in Rocha was simply un t ouch ab le as he took w ire-to -w ir e v ictorie s i n both m o tos to to p t he ] 2 -r id er fi eld . In each m ot o , th e Suzuk i p il ot finish ed with ro om t o spare , w hile behind h im, m oto scores were a lit tle l es s con s i s t ent. Aar on Cl a wson c he cked in w ith a 4 -2 sc o re g o od , wh ich was eno ugh for sec ond o n th e da y , afte r battlin g w ith Yama ha p il ot John Gu io in b oth m o t o s . In f a c t , Gu io sho uld have had sec ond on th e day , but a miscu e in th e sec ond m ot o after pa ssin g Cl aw son relega t ed him t o f ifth o n th e da y wi t h a 2 -6 t all y . T h ird on th e day went t o M att Fr an c is, w ho also battl ed w it h Gu io . The t wo c a me ac ros s t h e fi n is h line i n mo t o o n e near l y sid e b y side , with G u io getting th e nod f or se con d. Fr anci s sti ll posted a solid 3 -4 score o n th e d ay . D en n is James turned a couple of m id pack sta rts into a 5 -3 score for fo urth on th e day. In th e ] 25cc Interm ed iat e class , Suzuki -m ounted Dav id Boothe took an uncha ra cteristic 5 - 1 score for sec ond overall . while Oakley native Matt McCrummen grabbed th e overall with an impressive 1-2 tall y . McCrummen c api t alized on two f irst- mote crashes by Booth e en rou te to the victory and lo ok ed very smooth in bot h m ot o s. Jon Rep log le poste d a hard- fou gh t 24 sco re for th ird , and E ri c Ny e and Jesse Mc Dona ld rounded ou t the to p eN fiv e, res pe ctively . O atfield Raceway Turlock, California ound 41 R esults: May 27, 2000 (R Pee Wee Track 50 FIT: I. Bla ke Selso r (KTM ): 2. J .J . Vall es (KTM ); 3 . J ason Moitoso (Yam) . 50 (4· 6) P/W JR: I. Jordan Thom as (Hon) ; 2. Co lt on Fredri ckson (Su z) ; 3 . Li n dsey Roc ha (Yam) ; 4. Ho wie LaCurelle (Yam) . 50 ( 4 · 6) STK : 1. Ca lvin LaCu re lle (Po l); 2 . Au st in Sot o (K TM) ; 3 . Ti mm y J annisse ( KTM ); lack Martinez ( Cob) . 50 (7 -8 ) P/W JR : I. Breenne Mitchell (Sua). 50 ( 7 -8 ) STK : I. Zak Fre drickson (Cob ); Glenn Prestholt (Cob) : 3. Kell sey Ehmke (Cob); Charlie Moore (KTM ); 5. J arred Holt (HM). 50 ( 0 -8) OPEN : I. Gra y son Swi ft (Cob) ; Crys tal Layton (KTM ); 3 . Zec Cyr (Pol) . 4. 2. 4. 2. Main Trac k 50 (4- 6) STK ; I. Ty Keenom (Cob): 2. lac Cyr (Pol); 3. Calvin LaCurelle (po l): 4. lack Martinez (Cob). 50 (7 -8) STK : I. Kellsey Ehm k e (Cob) ; 2. Zek Fr ed rickso n (C ob ) ; 3 . Gl enn Pres th ol t (Co b) ; 4 . Charlie Moo re (Cob): 5. Crystal Layt on (KTM) . 50 OPEN : I. Grayson Swift (Cob) . 60 FIT: 1. Heather Christia nsen (Kaw). 60 BEG : 1. Bu ck Ford (Kaw ); 2. J osh Greco (Ka w) ; 3. Ryan Kirk (KTM) ; 4. Jesse Holt ( Kaw ); 4 . Michael Flores (KTM). 60 NOV: 1. T .J . Lorenz (KTM) ; 2. Cody Ja ck son (Ka w) ; 3. Brandon Reyna (KTM) ; 4. Zackery Dupuis (KTM ); 5. Richard Rinau ro (KTM) . 60 INT : 1. Ma tthew Spen ce r ( KT M ) ; 2 . Greg Fouts (Kew): 3. Tyler Freeman (KTM) ; 4 . Just in Enos (KT M ). 60 OPEN : 1. Justin Eno s ( KTM); 2. Greg Fouts { Kew ) : 3 . Zack ery Dupui s ( KTM) ; 4 . T .J . Lorenz (KTM ); 5. Ty ler Freeman (KTM ). 80 FIT: 1. J ake Scalla n (Hon) ; 2. Chase Zicari (Suz) . 8 0 BEG: I. Luke Layton (Suz) : 2. Zach Russell (Hon ); 3 . Garrett Henderson (Kew) : 4. Bobby Rose (Hon) ; 5. Jo sh Gassin (Yam ). 8 0 NO V : 1. Trevor Don iak ( Han ): 2. Brandon Freem an (Kaw): 3. J oe DeWitt (Yam) ; 4 . Broc Owens (Hon ); 5. Darryl Saville (Ka w) . 80 I NT : I. Aa ron Be rga ntz ( Ya m) : 2 . A dam Kow olc yzk (Suz} : 3 . Ju stin Wood s (Yam) ; 4 . Zac Baxter (Yam ); 5. Blak e Kelly (Hon) . 80 EX: 1. Nick Davis (Suz). 8 0 S/M INI: I. Dani el Sani ( Hon ) : 2 . A aron Bergantz (Yam); 3 . Cory McD ani el ( Yam ): 4 . Nic k Davis (Suz); 5. Zac Baxter (Yam ). S C H B Y : I. Ze c Ba xt er (Ya m ) ; 2 . Je re m ia h Gerber (Yam) . 1 25 BEG : 1. Du st i n Rocha {S uz) : 2 . Aa ro n Claw so n (S ua): 3 . Matt Fr anc i s ( Yam ) ; 4 . Den ni s Ja~es (Yam): 5. John Guio (Yam ). 125 N OV : 1. J oh n W ea r ( Hon) ; 2 . Aaron Berga ntz (Yam) ; 3. Ju stin Lott (Kaw} : 4 . J erem iah Gerber (Yam) : 5. Bryan Gray (Yam) . 12 5 INT: 1. Matt McCrummen (Yam ); 2 . David Boo the (Suz); 3 . J on Replo gle (Ka w) ; 4 . Eri c Nye (Hon) ; 5. J esse McDo nald (Yam ). 2 5 0 BEG: 1. Robert Becvar (Hon); 2 . Mike Jo nes (Yam) ; 3. Scott Pullm (Kaw); 4. Joey Hurlburt (Hon); 5. Greg Blevins (Yam) . 2 5 0 NOV: I. Eric Heagan (Suz): 2. J immy Hazel (Yam) ; 3. Mark Bousquet (Han) ; 4 . Michael Carne s (Yam) : 5. Allen Kenyon (Yam) . 250 PRO: I. Brian Roth (Hon ). 500 IN T : I . J oh n Moore ( Ya m ) : 2 . Jay Vic e (KTM) . 2 5 . BEG: 1. Scott Guth rie (Han) ; 2. Jo hn Guio (Yam); 3 . J erem y Brown (Yam) ; 4 . Greg McK enna (Yam) ; 5. Migu el Navarro (Kaw). 25 . N O V: 1. C raig Rane ll s ( Yam) : 2 . J eff Beeubier (Hon) ; 3 . Mark Bousquet (Han) . 25 . INT: 1. J ohn Moo re (Yam) ; 2. Judd Houck (Yam ); 3. Steven Storie (Han) . 30 + BEG: 1. J esse Holt (Han): 2. Chris Madsen (Hon): 3. Kevin Ingrum (Kaw); 4. Gregg Mitchell (Hon). 3 0. N OV : 1 . D a v i d C hic k ( K a w ) ; 2 . Ro s s Robertson ( Yam ); 3. Mi ke Jones ( Yam) ; 4 . William Serpa (Yam ): 5. Michael Flores (Yam ). 3 0 . INT: I . J udd Hou c k (Y am) : 2. Richard Qu inon es {Sua): 3 . Patrick Sparks (Han ): 4 . Steven Storie (Hon) ; 5. Rich Blanch ett e (Yam). 30+ PRO: I. Danny Paladino (Yam) ; 2. Jo hnny Souza (Hon). 3 5 + NO V : 1. Da vid Ch ick ( Kaw ); 2 . Richa rd Peacoc k (K aw) : 3. Ross Robe rtson (Yam) . 35 . INT: 1. J o hn Moore ( Yam) ; 2 . Richard Q ui no ne s (Suz ) ; 3 . Stev en Sto ri e ( Ha n) ; 4 . Jeff Baxt er (Hon ); 5. Jay Vice (KTM) . 35 . EX: 1. Troy Cross (Han) . 40. NOV : 1. Pat Saugar (Yam) . 4 0. INT : 1. M ike N ewman (S u z) : 2. Craig Ranells (Yam ); 3. Jeff Baxte r (Hon); 4. Bobby Lynch (Yam ); 5 . J oe Gonzales (Yam) . 40 + EX: 1. Milan Garrett (Yam ). WMN ; 1. Kaid e Garrett (Kaw ); 2. A liso n Jone s (Kaw ). m i r ed in tir e- su cki ng mud , g tVln g Kawa saki r id e r Ch an c e B a k e r the o pportu ni ty t o pass him a nd t ak e seco nd pla c e. W illiford got out of the holes in time to take third p la ce . Sunr i s e Aut o & C y cl e /F a ctor y Connection -sp onsored Yam aha rider M i k e Cap ew e ll was ahead of the g r oup g oin g i nt o t h e woo d s o ff the F o u r Stro k e A st a r t. Yam ah a rider Er i c H y t in en reco vere d f r om a m ed iocre start to ta k e the le ad as he passed everyo ne us ing an insi de line on a na sty m ud sect ion . Hon da rider T ommy A shl ey ca ught up to Hytinen and th e t wo swap ped position s. Hyti nen m ad e th e w inning pass wh en he j umped past As h ley at a creek c ro ssing . A sh ley ca me throu gh th e fini sh in s eco n d , a nd C ap ew e ll w o r ked h i s wa y th rou gh th e m ud to t ake th ird . Th e Vet A class was dominat ed by Hu sq varn a rid er D avid Whit e, who to ok the lead o n th e firs t lap and he ld o n to it th e en tire race, worki ng on ov era ll positi o ns until h i s r e a r ti r e w a s t a n g l e d in s o m e trail s l o p . Meanwh il e , Yamah a r ider M ontie Orr and J im my 's Cycle Sal es /Bru c e' s Su sp en s i on / O a k l e y - sp o n s or e d Yamaha rider Glen Ho lco m b battled for second. Orr g ot b y Holco mb i n a nasty mudho l e to tak e second place. Ho lc omb c ame in third . CN Virginia Championship Hare Scrambles Series Round 6: Reddy Hole Greer Gives 'em Hell in Reddy Hole B y H EAT HE R G RE ER IVOR, VA, MAY 28 ix lo w land ea stern Virgini a t er r ain w ith ap prox imate l y th ree inc hes of r a in , then add m o r e t h an 200 riders , and what do y ou get? The recipe for th e sixth round of the Vir gi n ia Champ ionsh ip Ha re Scram bles Series - Redd y Ho le! Th e tra il at lvor was satu ra t ed b y thu nderstorms the n ight bef ore , resulti ng in m udholes that we re bottomless o n th e first lap and fi eld sections tha t we re t u rned into mud bogs by t he sec ond la p . Ch i ck -fil -A /Fa ctory C onn ecti on sponsored Yam aha rid er Ja son Greer nabbed th e hol esho t in th e A A cl ass. W or king h i s wa y t h ro ug h th e mud and grime on th e first lap , Gr eer had a t wo -m inu t e l ead over the seco nd p la c e d co m p e t i t o r, Casey Cy c le Ci ty / F M F / Reg i n a -sp o n so red Hond a rid er Geo rg e Gr eer. Th e det er iorating tra ck co nd itions d idn ' t seem t o slow J a s on do wn ; o n th e co n trary , h e ex panded hi s lead and too k the ov er all. Du ring the sec on d lap, the re was a very ti g h t battl e for sec on d o v era II betw een Geo rg e G r eer , C y cl e Cen ter/ M SR/ D unlop-sponso red Kawasaki rider T om m y Hand y , 250cc A Ho nd a ri de r D av id Ash ley, a nd C y cl elan d / Rid ersv ille Cy cle -backed Hus qv arn a mo u nte d Vet A r id e r D av i d Wh ite. Greer ga ined ground during the third and fo urth lap as lapp ed r iders and tire-sucking mud slowed down Ha nd y and th e oth ers . However , a b ro k en shifter for ced Gre er to ta ke th e trail in second g ear, and ev entually h e ha d to limp ac ross the finis h with a fr ied cl ut ch. Hand y we nt o n t o tak e sec ond plac e. In th e 200c c A class, F red eric k sburg M otorsp orts/ D& D C ycles-spon sored KT M rider Chad Parker ca me aro u nd t he firs t t u rn ah e a d o f th e p ac k . Par k er lo st th e lead w h en he b o b b le d , l e t t i ng Tr iad - s p on s o r e d S uz uk i r i d er D ean Ingra m and K awa s aki r i d er M ike Lan c as t e r b y . M Reddy Hole Ivor. Virginia Results: May 28, 2000 (Round 61 a / A: Ja son Greer (Yam) . AA : 1. T omm y Han d y ( Ka w): 2 . George Greer (Han ). 20 0 A: 1. Chad Parker (KTM): 2. Mike Lancaster (Kaw) ; 3. Bry an Hepple (Yam); 4 . Sco tt C ape w ell ( K a w ) : 5. T racy Crawford (KTM) . 2 50 A ; J. Davi d As h ley ( Ho n) ; 2 . Chance Bak er (Kaw); 3 . Travi s Wi lliford (Sua ): 4 . Mark A llm an (Kew }: 5. Ja son Brown (Kaw). 4-STRK A : J. Eri c Hyt inen (Yam) : 2. Reddy Hole: Overall winner Jason Greer kicks up To m my As hley (Han ): 3 . Mik e Cap eweJl some mud riding th rough a field section at the sixth ( Yam); 4 . Robe rt Wagner ( Han ) : 5 . Ti m Mort on (Hon) . round of the Virginia Championship Hare Scrambles VET A : 1. Da v id W hite ( Hu s); 2 . Series In Ivor. M on t i e O rr ( Yam) : 3 . G l enn Ho lc o m b ( Yam) ; 4. Mi k e Bakk en (Kaw ); 5 . J er r y Calvert ( KTM) . SR A: I. Gil Griggs (KTM); 2. Robe rt Cox (KTM ); 3. Bobby Wilt (Hon). Lan c ast er endoed in a fi el d cro ssing , OPEN A ; J. Darry l Campbell (KTM); 2. Rendal l p ut t ing Park er ba ck i n to s ec o n d . Elli son (G·G) : 3. Dav id Baldw in ( Hon ); 4 . Chuc k Honeycutt (KTM). Park er sei zed t he lead and th e cl ass 200 B: 1. Brian Thompson (Hon ); 2. Mike Sharp ( Yam); 3 . Du stin Staton {Ya rn ): 4 . .Je so n Hufman w in wh e n Ingram ' s b ik e burn ed up (Yam ); 5. Keith McQu idd y (Kaw), 250 B; 1. Chr isto pher Kit e (Kaw}: 2. Presto n du e to a crunched ra d iator. Lan caster Creech (Yam); 3. Je ff A llgood (Hon ); 4 . Sam Clifford w en t o n t o ta k e second p l ac e , a nd (Kaw); 5 . Stephen Samu els (Kaw) . 4 ·STRK B: I . Mike Mayo (Sue): 2. Simon Wilson Cyc leworld/ Wisec o/ Werk s-sp onso red ( Ha n); 3 . T o mmy T o m l i n so n ( Ha n) : 4 . Ch u c k Hancoc k (Kaw): 5. Buddy McGuire. Yama ha rid er Bry an Happl e wo rked V ET B: 1. Randy Fin k (Suz); 2. A .J . Win stead ( KTM) ; 3 . Dewey Shepe rd (G· G) : 4 . Ralph Benhert his w a y t h r o u g h t h e p a c k t o tak e (Han) : 5. Adam Ab ram o (KTM ). third . SR B : 1. Erni e Ho st et l er ( Yam) : 2 . W all y Turfboe r ( Han ); 3. Berni e Lunsford (Kew) : 4 . Gary H o nda r id er D a v i d Ashle y a nd Condrey (Suz); 5. Robert Blake (Kaw) . 200 C: I. Danie l Parke r (Hon); 2 . Chris Stiltner C ree c h In sur an c e/ O ' N e al -b a c k e d ( Yam ); 3. Mik e Sobrit o (Kaw) ; 4. J ay Parker (Suz); 5. S uzuk i r i d e r T ravis Will iford w er e Bruce Guss (Yam) . 2 5 0 C: 1. Robert Lac ks (Hus) : 2. Robe rt Shiflette b an g ing hand leb ars off th e 2 50cc A ('x aw) ; 3 . Chris Taylor (Han ): 4 . Pete Sm ith (Han ); 5. J im Dusk y (Han) . sta rt . A sh ley sli p ped past Williford to S/MI NI : 1. T immy Cr addo c k ( Ka w ); 2 . Greg Cr eec h (Y am) : 3 . Harv ey Ki dd ( x ew ): 4 . R. J . tak e th e lead into t he woods , but he Ferguson (Kaw): 5. Cameron Sobrito ( Kew) . sud de n ly f oun d h im se l f i n seco n d MI N I : 1. B ra n d on Ner o ( Ho n); 2 . Pres ton Blake( Kaw ); 3. Taylor Fadd is (Hon ); 4. Ray Faddis wh en he missed a critic al turn . A sh (Hen ): 5. Kenneth Kidd (Hon ). M STR: I. Bob Wlck (Suz). ley qu ick ly lat ched o n t o Will if ord ' s WMN : 1. Jessica Morr ison (Ka w): 2. Lori Dusky (Han): 3 . Christi ne Bl ak e ( Kaw) : 4 . Eli ssa Mort on rear fend er during th e firs t tw o la ps , (Suz): 5. Je nni fer Canada (Kaw). and b y th e end of the second lap he J R MINI : I. Brad Bakk en (Kaw); 2. Chris Greer (Han) : 3. Chris Tour alt (Kaw); 4. Philli p Rash (KTM); got ar o und him . Ashley bl ast ed his 5. Carl A ustin (Hen} . P/W : 1. Bradley Greer (Hus) ; 2. Brandon Dowell w ay th r o ug h th e mu d t o ta k e f i rs t (A ct) ; 3 . Chr istopher Call ow: 4. Kelsey Honey c utt p lac e at the scori ng tent. Willifor d got (Yam ); 5. A ustin Gaylen (KTM ). cu e I e n e _ s • JULY 12,2000 41

• Cover