Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

~I AMA/Progre s s iv e Ins uranc e U .S . F la t T r a c k Champio n ship s R o u n d 7 : R o u t e SS R a c e w a y Ca rr. The H -D of Sacramento/Wrenc - well , either . I c o u ld n' t find a line that head .com /Phoen i x Ra ctnq -b ack ed worked for me n o matter what I d id. cha m p g ra dually fe ll from p o le posi- We'll j u st m ove on and hope to d o t ion to l Oth , " J u s t on e of thos e o u r jo b b ette r n ext w e e k , I did a n ights , " he said . '" wen t backwards good job of holding people up for a instead of forw ard, S ome nights go while , Fin ally they wo u ld find a w a y tha t w a y . It was a comb inat ion ; (A b ove left) Def ending champ Chris Ca rr (h e re dicing w ith Joe Kopp) had an off-night at Route 66 Raceway, starting on the pole and sliding back to 10th. (A bove) Will Davis (center) celebrates on the podium with Jay Springsteen (l eft) and Bryan Bigelow. by m e, and they w o uld spl it. H o p e- may be we didn't ha ve t h e right full y this w ill be the w orst n ight o f s etup , but I did n ' t th in k I r ode v ery t he year. " D an S ta nley w asn 't ab le to ca p ita l ize o n h is g ood heat perfo rm ance an d en ded up 11th o '" h ad a d ec ent sta rt, W®15!l @®®c{} @ fi]fJD fi] W@]@!JI @@11r? b u t th e f irs t five laps I w as all o ve r t he trac k : h e s a id , " I just coul d n't g et d own to the bottom where I wan te d t o be, , was ri d ing to o agg re ss ive _ Once I c a lmed dow n a nd got b ack on th e High praise was heaped on the Route 66 Raceway half-mile. "It' s alway s been dry -slick , so we've always had to slow down so mu ch : said winner Davi s. "Ton ight we were tuming 2 1-second laps , wher e last year we were tu m ing 24, second laps . Being abl e to char ge in deeper, you could see what th e track was really shaped like, I think that when we came here before, we never noti ced th at turns three and four are shaped so sharp . When you cut three seconds off yo ur lap tim es, you're picking up some speed som ewhere, We were ju st rolli ng around there. When yo u put some moisture in it , we can get some speed." "Th is track was just beaut iful: Mik e Hack er said. "The /\MA, Steve [Morehead) and th e IMDA did a great j ob; it's the best th is track' has ever been. Matter of fact, I think all the tra cks have been bett er all year." "The track was fun to ride ," offered Spri ngst een. "The last coup le of years we came here, you couldn' t even see. It was dusty , and it was so slippery you couldn't gas it off the corners . Today it was the sooner you could get the gas back on, the faster you were." "They did a great j ob with the race track, and we got the ni ght over in good tim e," said King . "You can't say any thing but good th ings about thi s race track com pared to what "'ill we' ve had." , "The track was racy , you could pass on it: Carr said. "' tip my hat to them; they did a lot bett er job that what we've had here in the past. "The track was awesom e - the best tr ack we've ridd en on, I think," said Coolbeth, Paul Morgan perhaps enjoyed th e track more than oth ers. Morgan not only set fast time in the .Grand National portion of the prog ram , but the SuperTracker side too" "The track was awesome : he said. "The first coup le of qualifying heats it was a littl e slick, but . it really came around by the time we went out. " Morgan's four-lap qualifying time was 1:28 .009, shattering Davis' 1999 record of 1:33.2 47 : Davis then came back and bested his own 25-lap m ark by 42 seconds 8;39.380 to 9:21.801. Much of the credit for this year's improved race tracks has gone to Steve Morehead, but in this case Mor ehead insists most of the credit should go to the IMDA's Rod Garrett. "I've worked with this ma n [Garrett) all week , and what a pl easure," Mor ehead said. "Whatever it took, they were there, and it show s. When you ca n put a tra ck out there lik e that, y ou can have a great show_I felt thi s track was one of the worst I ever rode, and Rod helped turn it into a great track - maybe one of the I 0 best ever." b ottom , m y tim es pi c ked up, and I go t r igh t bac k o n t h e pa ce , It was rea lly hard to pa ss; you reall y had to stuff it in there _ " eN Route 66 Racew ay Joliet, Illinois Results: May 20, 2000 [Round 5 of 171 HEAT 1 ( 10 laps; 1 1 rider s, to p thr ee transfer ) : 1. Rich King (H· D): 2. Terry Poovey (Han) : 3. Paul Morgan III (H- D) : 4 . Will ie McC oy (H-D ): 5. Dale J enn em an ( H· D) : 6. Brett Lande s ( H-D) ; 7 . Paul Norman di n ( H- D) ; 8.Eric Rickman ( Hen ); 9 . Kyl e Lon g ( H-D ) ; 10 . Jim Sumn er (H -D ) ; 11. Ke vi n Sievers ( H-D). TIm e: 3 mln., 43 .646 sec. HEAT 2 (1 0 laps; 11 ride rs, to p three t ransfer): 1. Will Davi s (H· D); 2. Brya n Bigelow (H-D) ; 3. Ken Coolbeth J r. (H-D) ; 4 . Chri s Boone (H· D); 5. Mike Va rn es ( H- D); 6 . Tim Ea de s ( H- D) ; 7 . Br en t Arm bru ster ( H-D ) ; 8 . Br ent Armbruster ( H-D) ; 9. Gar y Rogers ( H- D): 10. Brian Shi rley ( H-D ): 11. Larry Marsh (H-D). Ti me: 3 m in., 38.954 sec. HEAT 3 ( 10 lap s: 11 ride rs, top three transfer): 1. Chris Carr (H-D) ; 2. Jay Spri ngsteen (H· D) : 3. J oe Kopp (H-D) ; 4 , Nicky Hayden (H-D) ; 5. Gee Roeder II (H-D ); 6. Chri s Eva ns (H· D); 7. Jo hn Nickens III (H-D) ; 8 . Ja son Sentell (H-D) ; g. Jai me Aguil ar (H - D) ; 10. Steve Gill (H-D ); 11. Devon Pritcha rd (H-D). Tim e: 3 m in ., 38 .816 sec. HEAT 4 ( 10 laps ; 11 riders. top thre e transfer): 1. Dan Stanley (H-D) : 2. Paul Lynch (H- D); 3. Mike Hack er (H· D); 4 . J .R. Sc hna bel (H-D) ; 5 . Sha wn Clark ( H-D); 6. Kev in Varnes (H-D); 7. Garth Basti an ( H·O); 8. Yu hi k o Hir ao ( Su z) ; 9 . T om McGra ne (Hen); 10. Rob Will iams (H· D); 1 1. J ohnny Mur phree (H· D). Ti me: 3 m in., 42.488 sec. S EMI 1 (8 la ps ; t 1 riders , top two tra nsfer): 1. Shawn Clark (H-D) ; 2. Mike Varnes (H-D ): 3. Nicky Hayden (H - D) : 4 . John Ni ckens ( H- D): 5 . Brett Landes (H- D): 6. Kyle Long (H- D) : 7. Steve Gill (HD); 8. Yuhiko Hirao (Suz); g. Bob Knapp (H-D): 10. Larry Marsh (H-D); 11. J ohnny Murph ree (H-D) . Time: 2 min., 59 .766 sec . SEMI 2 (8 lap s; 11 riders, top tw o tr ansf er) : 1. Chris Boon e (H-D) ; 2. Geo Roeder II (H-D); 3.'B rent Armbru ster (H-D); 4. J ason Sentell (H-D ); 5. Dal e Jenn ema n (H-D); 6 . Brian Shirley Jr . (H· D); 7. Tom McGrane Jr . (Hon ): 8 . Eric Rickma n (Hon ); 9 . Devon Prit chard (H-D); 10. Kevin Sievers (H-D); I t. Kevin Varnes (H-D) . Time: 3 min ., 59. 850 sec. SEMI 3 (8 laps; 10 riders, top tw o transf er) : 1. J .R. Sch nabel (H· D) ; 2. Willie McCoy (H-D) : 3. Tim Eades (H-D): 4 . Chris Evans (H· D) ; 5. Jai me A guilar (H-D): 6. Garth Bastia n (H-D) : 7. Gary Rogers (H-D ); 8. Rob Will iams (H-D); 9. Paul Norm andi n (H-D ); 10. J im Sumner (H-D). Time : 2 m in., 59.926 sec. GRA ND NATI ON AL (2 5 laps; 18 riders) : 1. Will Davis (H- D) ; 2 . Ja y Sp rings te en (H-D) ; 3 . Brya n Bigelow (H-D) ; 4. Joe Kop p (H-D ): 5. Mike Hacker (H- D): 6. Rich King (H-D ): 7. Ken Coo lbeth Jr. (H D): 8. J .R. Schnabel (H- D): g. Paul Morgan III (H-D) : 10 . Chr is Carr ( H- D) ; 1 1. Dan Stanley (H-D ); 12. Paul Lynch (H ·D) : 13. Chris Boon e (H-D) ; 14. Mike Varn es (H-D ); 15. Geo Roed er 11 ( H· D): 16. Shawn Cla rk ( H- D): 17 . Willi e McC o y (H · D) : 18 . Terr y Poovey (Hon). Tim e: 8 m in., 39 .380 sec. AMA/PROGRESS IVE INSURANCE U .S . FLAT TRACK C'SHIP SER IES POI NTS STAND INGS (afte r 5 of 17 rounds): 1. Chris Carr (88 / 2 wins); 2. Will Davis (79/ 1) ; 3. J ay Spri ngsteen (69/1 ); 4. Joe Kopp (68) ; 5. Bryan Bigelow (6 1) : 6. Terry Poovey ( 5311 ) ; 7. Mike Hack er (50 ); 8. Ken Coolbeth J r. (48): 9 . Rich King (42) ; 10. Dan Stanl ey (41 ) : 11. J .R_ Schna bel (4 1); 12. Gee Roeder 11 (25): 13. Brett Landes (20 ); 14 . (T IE) Mik e Varne s / Chr is Eva ns ( 19) ; 16. (TIE) Will ie McCoy I Paul Lyn ch ( 17) ; 18. Scott Park er ( 16): Ig. Nicky Hayd en ( 14) : 20 . Paul Morgan III (13). Upcoming Rounds: Round 8 • Hutchinson, Kansas, July 8 Round g - Charlotte, North Carolina. July 22 BRIEFLY. •• Coming in to Joliet. Chris Carr held a 23-point lead in the Progressive points standings. With Davis' win and Carr 's sluggish perfo rmanc e , that gap has narrowed to nine . Jay Springsteen moved into third. just 10 back of Davis. Springer. however is going fishing next week. again leaving the door open for Joe Kopp (who is only one point behind) to retake third. Bryan Bigelow rounds out the top five. Bigelow is looking for bigger fish of another kind. "I'd like to get up there and win one of these, and this was my kind of race track.' he said. "The day is coming, and I think they know it. " Part-time visitor to the National scene Paul Morgan explained his plans. "I'm going to run four more and w e're ju st go ing to see what ' w e ca n do." Morgan said . " We 're in the hunt for podium finishes in both the SuperTracker and 883 series, but the 750 deal. that's just a come and ride - we're not looking for a top 20 or anything. We're just going to enjoy it. I think it helps Will Davis cel ebrates coming out on top of an awesome night of racing on an awesome track. 12 JULv12 . 2 0 00· cue tha t we' re not doing it every we eke nd, so I' m not ge tt ing burned out. It' s not like going to work every day." Said Morgan's sponsor Pat Moroney. "He goes pretty good for a guy thai has to be to work on Monday morning. ' Maybe he'll change his mind if he wins one of these GNC s." I e n e vv s

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