Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Southeast Regional Loretta L Youth Qualifier ynn Muddy Creek Raceway Let the Games Begin! B Y B A RB A RA WILLI AMS BLOUNTVIllE, TN, JUNE 10·11 h a s i n g an A ma teur Na tiona l Mot ocross Cha mp io nsh ip ca n be an elusive dream . Aft er the final checkered flag was furl ed at Muddy Cr eek Raceway, si te of the Sou theast Regional Loretta Ly nn 's Yo uth Qual i· f ie r we ek end , seven ra c er s in each class were ab le to go hom e and turn their energies to preparing for the first week in August. Team Green 's Jam es Stewart J r. was on e of those who qualified eas il y . " Bubba" nail ed t h r ee cla sse s - th e 85c c (14-15) M odifi ed , Sup ermini , a nd Sch o o lbo y Modified cla sses w it h three perfect m ot os in each and b are l y brok e a sweat. Co nsistency paid off for Donny McGourty , Sh ane Lusk and Gen e Stull , who had ru nnerup fi nishe s in t hose classes, respec t ive ly , b u t S t e w art ' s fluid, ta k e c ha rge riding (and lap times i n the 1:5 5 range) put him out of reach. Ch amp io n Cyc les' Zach O sbo rne aced five of hi s six mo tos t o t a k e wins in bo th the 65cc (7 - 1 1) Modified a n d 6 5 c c (1 0-11) St o c k classes . How ever , th e m ot o th at he didn 't wi n wa s arguab ly hi s m ost imp ressiv e. Coming up the hill off t he start of his th ird 6 5 cc ( 7-11) M od i fi ed m o t o , Osborne had th e inside lin e going into turn one , bu t hi s KTM got pu shed a litt le furt her insi de t han he'd planned right int o the deep est ru t left b y t he bigger bikes - and down he went. Th e entire field, sav e for a few , bla sted past as Osborne struggled to free his bike. F in all y re mounting and rejoining the race , O sb orne lit t he af terburner o n the littl e KTM. He was on a mission to regain a fro nt positi on, an d he t oo k every unex p ec t ed li ne t o pass bu n ch es of th e b e st r id ers i n th e South east. T h e sav vy you ng racer isn't afr aid of airtime, but he k ept his C j ump trajectories flat for m ore sp eed , a~d it fina lly paid off in a thi rd -p lac e finish . Osborne had to finish at least t hird in o rd er to sa lvage t he o ve r all vi ctory . A fourth or wo rse wou ld ha v e o pened the door for Austin Stroupe of Lincolnton , North Carolina , • sitting in second wi th five points, t o snag th e c lass w i n. As t h i n g s turned o u t , Stroupe fe ll and finish ed eighth, tak ing the pressure o ff O sborne . After that, it became a matter of go ing fo r th e win , on the pr inciple of th e thing . Fl orida 's David Millsap s turn ed in th e second m ost im pressive co me back ride of the da y in the 85 cc (9 · 13) Modif ied co n te st, w ith m an y pa rallels to Os borne's si t ua tio n . Like Osbo rne, Millsaps had buttoned up the first two m otos. Mill saps also fell on th e first lap of the thi rd moto, though David 's " uh oh" cam e in the woods secti on furth er along , leaving him even less time to ma ke up a lot of g round. And, lik e Os borne, th e worst Millsaps co uld finish to pull off the overall win was third. Finding himself su d d en l y in t he lead , Matt Goe rke of Lak e Hele n, Flori da , knew he had to ride hard to stay in front of 8 5cc (12- 13) Stock winner Bry an J ohn son Jr., anot he r F l orida boy. J ohn son ha d won all t hree of his other motos , and he wa nted this wi n almost as badly as his father, emotionally ex ho rt ing hi s rid er fro m trackside. Goerke defl ected all at t ack s, and th e two Gator racers stret ch ed ou t a sizable lead on ye t an other Fl orida boy , K yl e Chishol m , and Chad Wag es of Fr ederick, Maryland. Millsaps worked hard to get ba c k into the top f ive, a nd b e fore t he halfw ay poi nt he had bl ast ed back into fo urth , where he stayed fo r th ree m ore lo ng laps, figur ing out a way to fin esse Ch ishol m . F inally , riding defen sively caused Chis holm to leav e j ust a bi t too much of an opening co ming th ro ugh one of the last turns, and th at was all Mil lsaps need ed to supplant Chishol m in third and lock up th e overall win. Goerke won th e moto and Johnson was second, g iv ing th em exactly t he sa me t o t a l o f p o int s . H ow e v er , Goer ke was pl aced ru nn er -up for the da y because of a better fi n ish , leav ing th e final p od ium spot for Johnson . eN Muddy C reek Raceway Blountville, Tennessee Results: June 10-11 . 2000 51 ( 4 · 6 ) STK SHAFT: 1. Micha el Shane Hall (Yam): 2. Mikey Morell o (Yam ); 3 . T rev or Barrett (Yam) ; 4 . Rio Barnha rt (Yam) ; 5. An drew Gray son (Yam) . 5 1 ( 4· 6) STK : 1. Gra nt Ransdell ( KTM) : 2. Dak ota Matthews (Co b); 3. Willia m Mac k Dickson (Cob ) ; 4. M ik ey Mor ell o (Co b) ; 5 . Justin Sta rling (Cob) . 5 1 ( 7 · 8 ) STK : I. Bradl ey Bun ch (C ob ): 2 . A rthur Cofield (Co b) ; 3. Cody Robb ins (Cob) : 4 . Ian Trettel (Cob) : 5. Frank Letti eri (Cob). 6 5 (7 · 9) STK: I. Colte n Ma ynard (KTM ) : 2. J ustin As hburn (KTM ); 3 . Les Smith (Kaw); 4. Devon Pilkin gton (Kaw); 5. Ty ler Bright (KTM). 65 (1 0· 11) STK: 1. Zach O sborne (KTM ): 2. Kyle Keylon (KTM): 3. Rick y Renner (KTM ): 4 . Willy Toth (KTM): 5. T .J . Rhon elli (KTM) . 65 (7·11) MOD : 1. Zac h O sbo rn e (K TM) : 2. Rick y Renner (KTM ); 3. Austin Stroupe ( KTM ) ; 4 . Kyle Key lon (KTM): 5. Bubba Crosby (KTM). 85 (7· 1 J ) STK : I. David Mill saps (Suz): 2. Chad Wages (Suz); 3. Au ston Albers (Yam); 4 . J ase Lewis (Hon ); 5. Rick y Renner (Yam ). 85 ( 12· 13) STK : I. Bryan Jo hnson Jr . (Suz): 2. Kyle Chis ho lm ( Ka w ); 3. Matt Go erke (Yam ) ; 4. Nich olas Evennou (Kaw ); 5. Matt Boni (Kaw) . 85 (9 · 13) MOD: I. David Mill saps (Suz); 2. Matt Goerk e (Yam) ; 3. Bryan John son Jr. (Suz); 4. Kyl e Chisholm (Kaw ); 5. Nicholas Evennou (Kaw ). 85 (1 4 - 15) MOD: I. James Stewart Jr. (Kew): 2 , Donn y McG ourty ( Yam) ; 3 . Mi chael Sise mo re (Kaw) ; 4 . Drew A skew (Yam); 5. Matt Miller (Suz) . 105 (1 2- 15) S/ MINI : 1. J am es St ewart J r. ( Kaw ) ; 2. Shan e Lu sk (Hon) ; 3. Don ny McGourty ( Yam ); 4. Kyle Chisholm (Kaw); 5. Michae l Sisemore (Kaw). 125 ( 12-1 5) STK: I. Derrick Fisher (Suz); 2. Gene Stu ll (Suz} : 3 . Nathan Dav enpo rt ( Kaw) ; 4 . Shane Lusk (Han) ; 5. Brian Gray (Suz). 125 ( 12 · 15) MO D: I. James Stewart Jr. (Kaw ); 2. Gene Stull (Suz) ; 3. Shan e Lusk (Han) ; 4 , Brian Gray {Suz}: 5. J acab Saylor (Yam) . WMN ( 12· 15 ) 80· 105: I. Leah Cantrell (Suz): 2. A shley Whea t ( Kaw ); 3 . T arah Gieger ( Ha n ) ; 4 . .Jessye Dav is (Kaw) ; 5. Marisa Ham pshire (Suz) . WMN 105· 125. : 1. Je ssica Patterson (Kew ): 2. T iffan y Reed ( Ha n ); 3 . Ja ck i Hud son ( Ho n) ; 4 . Cristin a Undsey (Yam ); 5. Candace Lee (Han ). OIL AlB : 1. Jim J arrett (Suz); 2. Kev in Blalock (Suz) ; 3. Bradley Robertson (Yam ); 4. Bobb y Wil son (KTM): 5. Darr ell Sim s (Hon) . (IlL C: 1. J onathan Williams ( Yam ) ; 2 . Brad Hamric k ( Yam ); 3 . Van ce Earl ( Su z); 4 . Du sti n Williams (Kaw); 5. Terry Fesperma n (Han ). (Ill 0 : 1. J eff Copeland (Yam): 2. Brian Wright ( Kaw) ; 3 . M ich ael Potts (Yam ): 4 . Thom as Grog g (Yam ); 5. Will iam Fr eddy Patterson (Kaw) . OIL M.I NI: i . Zach Thurst on (Kaw) ; 2. J ason Bilt on (Y am) ; 3 . Col de n Vi ne nt (Kaw ); 4 . Rob ert Dam ian (Yam) ; 5. Matthew Mashburn (Kaw) . OregonState S ummer Motocross Series Round 2: Willow C reek Motocross Park Wallace Leaves 'em Weeping B Y C L A Y L IGHT MADRAS, OR, JUNE I I aw a sak i - m o u n t ed W ill Wa llace left the com pe tition weepi ng after his two -cl ass decima tion of th e 12 5cc Inte r m ed i a t e and B efor e Th e Hill cl asses at ro u nd t wo of th e Oreg on State Summer M otocro ss Seri es, he ld at Willow Cr eek Motocross Park. Wa ll ace was o ne of th e four two cl ass winners on the da y, along with Wash ington 's Arne Hettm an , who wo n the Over 40 Expert and Open cl asses; Ryan H uege, th e 80 cc Juni o r and Supermini victor; and 60cc Se n ior and 60cc Open winner Brandyn Jasa . Wa llac e fi rs t d r ew bl o o d i n t he 12 5c c In t erm ed iat e cla ss, wh ich ran co mbine d wi th t he 250cc Junior con te sta nts . K Wallace pulled the trigger the fastest and led both m otos from wire to wires , netting th e rider from Redmond , Oregon , the victory ahead of Yam aha rider Cody Rich elderfer and KX jockey Matt Hopkins . Fo llowing the I 25cc Intermediate trio was the top-placi ng 250cc Juni o r , All an T ompkin s, wh o ace d both m otos in th e class to lead Toby Ko c h ( 2-3), T y ler F itzsimons (3 -4). Shawn Huege (4- 5) and Robert Kn igh t (8 · 2) into t he to p fiv e overall. Suzuki -m ounted Don Bisce gl ia , a 10-year vete ran of AMA Nationals, and local Pro N ev Lab o rde wen t head to head in the 250cc Pro class . Biscegli a held t he top -ranked Centra l Oregon rider at bay in both m ot os to net a I-I win. Labor de challe nged Biscegli a, and late in m oto one he even held th e point po sition , bu t in th e lat er st ages Bis - , - -- - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - .- - - ---, .... J: o :::; S o i'D 5 ~ s: Muddy Creek Raceway: lach Osborne (338)took a really inside line in tum one at the start of the third 65cc (7-11) Modified mota and almost disappeared in a monster rut. Osborne charged back through most of the pack to third from nearly dead last, locking up the overall win. Kyle Keylon (30)won the mota, followed by Austin Stroupe (981 ) and Ricky Renner (53). 70 JULY 26. 2000' c ue • e n eVIl S Willow Creek Motocross Park: Will Wallace (824) won the Before The Hill and 125cc Intermediate classes at round two of t he Oregon State Summer Motoc ross Series in Madras.

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