Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

AMA,/Ch e vy Truc k s U .S. Motocro s s C h a mpion ship S e ri e s R o und 6 : R e d B ud Tra c k 'N ' "I' m d efin it el y not ha p py wi t h today ," Carmi ch a el said. "La s t two weekends I'v e been riding excellent, I just don't kn ow what happen ed . I don 't know if it wa s coo ler , th e gu ys were more e ne rg ized o r wh at. S eba sti en ro de ex cellent tod a y , he had a grea t day . Yo u jus t ca n't let him have too many good days like that . There' s not much I can s ay." Vuillemin sl ip pe d w ell back in fourth , then fe lt th e h eavy hand o f LaRocco co me down on him late in the race. Th e Yamaha rider tried to keep LaRocco at bay but c ame up short, handing the Honda rider fo u rt h . Vuillemin hu ng on to fifth, well ahead of Tim Fe rry , who posted two stro ng rides . "I got a good start, bu t I d id not have the speed," Vuillemin sai d. "I was just s low, and I don 't kno w why ." Seventh went to Wa rd , who ran as high a s fourth on the first lap , but he just didn 't hav e the speed at Red Bud to ha ng with the le ad gro up. Ano ther small crash hurt Albe rtyn's effort s . While t ryin g to get arou n d Ward , the defend ing cha m p aga in went down briefly, a nd it was just eno ugh to let Ward get awa y. Albertyn ended up e ighth , followed by Dowd and S uzuk i riders Reyna rd a nd Huffma n. CN Red BudTrack N Trail Buchanan. Michigan Resul s: July 2, 2000 IRound & of 121 t MOTO 1 ( 3 0 min . pl us 2 laps ): 1. Sebastien Tortelli (Han ); 2. Ricky Carmic hael (Kaw); 3. David Vu illem in (Yam); 4. Kevin Win dham (Hen); 5 . Mike LaRoc c o (H a n) ; 6 . L a rr y Ward (Kaw) ; 7 . G re g A lbertyn ( Suz ) ; 8 . Ti m F er r y ( Ya m); 9 . D am o n Huf fm an (Suz); 10. Jo hn Dowd (Kaw) ; 11. Robbie Reynard (Suz) ; 12. Shay ne King (KT M) ; 13 . Heath Voss (Han ): 14. J am es Povomy Jr. (Han); IS . Kyle Lewis (Suz); 16. A kira Narlta (Han) : 17. Ty ler Evans (Su z); 18 . Cla rk S tiles (Yam); 19 . Dami en Plotts (S uz) : 20 . Ted Ca m pbe ll (S uz) ; 21. Bruce Stratton (Suz) ; 22 . Ja son Fin k (Ya m) ; 23 . Je remia s Israi l (Hen): 24 . Tom Hofm aster (Hon ); 25 . Steve Andrich ( Hon) ; 26. Matt Karl sen (Yam) ; 27 . Bria n Ma son (Kaw) ; 28 . Bria n Stone (Kew): 29 . Jaso n McDona ld (Yam) ; 30 . Zeb A rm strong (Yam); 3 1. Mik e Katin Jr. ( Ka w) ; 32 . Carter Gurnee (Hon ); 33 . Daniel Blair ( Hon); 34 . Don ald Bak er (Hon); 35 . J osh Kellogg (Yam) ; 36 . Chad Wollaston (Yam); 37 . Aaron Dieter (Suz); 38 . A ust in Squires (KTM); 39. To dd Downs (Hon) ; 40. Nate Eslinger (Kew) . MOTO 2 (3 0 min . plu s 2 l ap s) : I . Sebastie n Tortelli (Hon); 2 . Kevin Wind ham (Han ); 3. Rick y Carm ichael (Kaw) ; 4 . Mike Lez cc cc (Hon) ; 5. David Vuillemin (Yam) ; 6. Tim Ferry (Yam) ; 7. Larry Ward (Kaw); 8. Greg Alberty n (Suz); g. J ohn Dowd (Kaw) ; 10 . Robbi e Rey n ard ( Suz); 1 1. Dam on Hu ff m an (Suz); 12. Heath Voss (Hon) ; 13. A k ira Ne nta (Han) ; 14. Ky le Lewis (Suz) ; 15 . Shayne King (KTM) ; 16. Tyler Evans (Suz) ; 17 . Ja mes Povolny Jr. (Han) ; 18 . Dam ien Plotts (Suz); 19. Thoma s Hofma ster (Han) ; 20. A ustin Squires (KTM); 2 1. Brian Sto ne (Kaw); 22. Todd Down s (Han ); 23. Jerem ias Israel (Hon ); 24 . J osh Kell og g ( Yam ); 25 . Brian Ma son (Ka w) ; 26 . Mike Katin J r. (Kaw); 27. Zeb Arm stgrong (Yam); 28. Cart er Gurnee (Hon ); 29 . Matt Karl sen ( Yam ); 3 0. Ja son McDona ld (Yam); 31. J ason Fink (Yam) ; 32 . Nate Eslinger (Kaw ) ; 33 . Dan ie l Bla i r (Hon ); 34 . Aa ro n Diet er {Suz}: 35 . Donald Bak er ( Hon) ; 36 . Cla rk Stiles ( Vam) ; 37. T ed Camp be ll (Suz) ; 3 8. Stev e Andrich (Hon); 39 . Bruc e Stratton (Suz); 40. Chad Wollaston (Yam) . 250 O/A : 1. Sebast ien Tort elli (Hon) ; 2. Ric ky Ca rmic hae l ( Kaw ) ; 3. Kevin W indham (H an ); 4 . David Vuillemi n (Yam) ; 5. Mike LaRocco (Hen}: 6. Larry Wa rd ( Kaw ); 7 . T im Fer ry ( Yam ) ; 8 . Greg Al bert yn (Suz) ; 9 . Jo hn Dowd (Kaw ); 10 . Damon Huffm an (Suz); 11. Robbi e Reynard (So2); 12. Heath Voss (Han); 13. Shayne Kin g (KTM); 14. Ak ira Narlta (Han) ; 15. Ky le Lewis (So2); 16. James Povolny J r. ( Han) ; 17. Ty ler E van s (S uz); 18 . Dam ien Plotts (Suz); 19 . Clark Stiles (Yam); 20. Thom as Hofmaster (Han) ; 21. Au stin Squires (KTM); 22. Ted Cam pbell (Suz). AMA/ CHEVV TRUCKS U.S . 250 « MOTOCROSS C' SHIP MX SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (Afte r 6 of 12 round s): 1. Sebastien Torte lli (248/1 win ): 2. Rick y Carmi chael (2 44 /3 win s); 3 . Kevin Windham (232) ; 4 . Da vid Vu i ll em in (2 08 /2 w ins ) ; 5. Gr eg A lberty n ( 169) ; 6 . Robbie Reyn ard (1 64) ; 7 . J ohn Dow d (159 ); 8 . Mik e LaRocco ( 158); 9. T im Ferry ( 139) ; 10. Larry Ward (135) ; 1 1. Ezra Lusk ( 114) ; 12. Dam on Huffm an (92 ); 13. Kyl e Lewis (Suz); 14. Shayne King (78 ); 15. Ak ira Narita (66); 16. James Pov oln y J r. (50) ; 17 . Heath Voss ( 48 ) ; 18. J ason T homa s (4 7); 19 . Tyl er Ev ans (42) : 20 . Jeremy McGrath (30) . 8 J U LY 12. 2000' c u e I II!! ra il B v D A V E D E RI N G E R P HOTO S B V S T E V E BR U H N BUCHANAN, MI, JULY 2 1/ TI a m aha of Tro y' s Stepha ne Ron - y cad a continued with his win ning wa ys as h e swe pt th e fie ld fo r t he second ra c e in a row in Southwestern Michiga n. A b o ard a D an Wor le y -tun e d Yama ha YZ125 , Roncada cru ised to a p a ir o f d ec isi ve m o t o wins o n the rou gh Red Bud ci rcuit in front of over 21 ,0 0 0 fans o ve r the Ind e pe n de n c e Da y weeke nd. Roncada now ha s four moto wins in a row, alon g with th ree overa lls fo r th e 2 0 0 0 s ea s on . Mo st im po rt a ntly, th ough , the Frenchm an increa se d his po ints lead to 3 1 over second place Steve Lamson . "I got two great starts and le d from the beg inn ing toda y," Ron c ada s aid . "I've been tra ining real ha rd with m y tra ine r Ala n a nd have be en rid ing m y bicycle in th e heat in California a lot. Lamm y hasn 't be en doin g th at great, a nd I want to keep things goin g th e s a me ." Roncada e njo yed th e Red Bud ci rcuit, saying , "I wish we had tra cks in California like this . It wa s fast and ro ugh , and it wa s fun . I wish I had a 250 , so I cou ld jump that LaRo c co' s Lea p , though! " Second ove ra ll went to eternal fan favor ite Trav is Pastrana . T h e Team Suzuki rider only finished sixth in the firs t m oto af t er ga ti ng aro u nd 10 th a nd then going down midwa y through t he m oto. Th e seco n d m oto went mu c h better fo r Pa s t ran a, who fin ishe d second o nly to Ron c a da . With half of the se ries be hind him , Pastra na h old s a co mforta ble t h ird in poi nts goi ng into Una d illa in two weeks. "I'm rid in g well , but Ronc a d a is ju st fly ing, " Pa s t ran a s a id . "I ju s t n e vv s was n 't ridin g th eir pace in the first moto , but in th e se cond mot o I go t it togethe r, Thi s tra ck is ne at , a nd there are some co o l jumps , too ." Work s Conn e ction /DGY / T ro y Le e Des ign s/H onda -b acked Lam s on took th e fina l po dium po sition in th ird. The Cali forn ia native ra ce d to a qu iet 5 -4 sc o re on a track tha t he has won a t twice befor e . Lamm y sco re d 3 4 points on the day , but with Roncada 's perfect s c ore o f 50, the two -time 12 5 c c c h a m p io n is do wn b y m ore tha n a full m oto. Still , Lams on kn ow s th at an yth ing c a n happen . "I kind of had a bad day ," he said. "A little bike trouble in th e first moto a nd bad starts too. Stephane is ridin g good a nd ha s some confidence right now , so I've got to put my he ad do wn and get ba c k in it. One DNF by him , a nd I'm right th er e ." Fourth went to Bill's Pipes/Mot or iou s.com/ AXO-b acked Branden Jessem a n . An impressive fou rth in moto o ne a nd a s tron g fift h in m oto tw o gav e Jessema n th e sa me a mount of po int s as Lamson , bu t the s e c ond moto score dec ides a t ie -breaker. Eithe r wa y, J esseman was happy , a s it wa s his (a nd h is team 's) be st ove ra ll re su lt of Y2K. "My Suzuki ran awesom e today , a nd I g o t two good starts , whi c h I h a ve n 't got al l seaso n ," Jesse ma n c o m mente d . "When you get a good start, it is so mu ch e asier to sti ck to t he ir pace and find the good lines. Th e tra ck was nice, but rough . Still , the re wer e some good lines ." Plan o Hon d a / MSR / Pro Cir cuit' s Paul Cu rr ie fini sh ed fi fth . Cu rrie enjoys the ou tdoors , a nd his stead ily impr o vin g re sults ar e pr o of. Th e easy -g oi ng F lorid ian rod e t o 8 - 7 m o t o scores and c u rre nt ly h o ld s e ighth in the point s standi ng s in the highl y com petitive 125cc cla ss. FMF / Honda's Bro c k S e lla rd s fin is hed s ixth wi th a 7 -8 ride , w hi le Ya ma ha of Tro y ' s C a se y J o hn son wa s n e xt , goi ng 3 - 14 . J ohn s on ' s stro ng first -moto ride was ruin e d with a first-lap c rash in the second m oto. Afte r e nd ing th e first lap in 3 7th, the Lak e E lsinor e , Califo rn ia, re si d ent rode well just to finish where he did . J ohnson 's Ya m a ha of Troy tea mma te E rne s to Fons e ca wa s n early ide ntical. His 15- 3 rid e nett e d h im eig hth overa ll, while Spl itFir e /Pro Circu it Ka wa s a ki's Nath an Rams ey took n inth b y go ing 2 - 18 . A spectac ular fi rs t m ot o wa s h a m p ered b y b ik e p roblems th e seco nd time out. Round ing out th e top 10 wa s Greg S chn el l o n a Mot ow orld o f E I Cajon /Thor -b a cked ride. S chn ell co ntinues to ha ve a stella r yea r, a nd his 12- 6 ride gave h im top pr ivate er honor s as well. MOTOONE Ra m sey grabbed th e hol eshot with J essem an , Roncad a , KTM's Rodrig Thain, Casey Johnson and SplitFire/Pro Circuit Kawa sa ki 's Ta llon Vohland foll o win g . La mson was n e xt while Pastrana wa s ba c k around 11th o Roncada ra iled by Ramsey halfway thr ough the first lap a nd took over a lead h e would n e ve r sur render , as Pastrana was bus y trying t o m ov e throug h the pack. Thain bo bb led on the second lap a nd lost sev eral positions, a nd Vohla nd was up to fifth as Ron c ad a b egan to dist anc e himse lf from the field. Jessema n began to pre ssu re Ram se y, a nd the two ba ttle d togethe r for severa l laps. Voh land swa pped go ing do wn a s ma ll d ownhill sweeper, and he c ras he d h a rd, k noc k in g himself

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