Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

, • UP .,. SELL VDTRA PRO 6 00 : I . Gle nn L'Heureux (Yam ): 2. Mon le Hill (Hon); 3. John Jeffnes (Yom) : 4. Roger Sterling (6SA); 5. Sieve Nichol, (Yom) . VDTRA PRO-TW: I. Mork Gibson (Yem): 2. Steve Nichols (H-D); 3. John Fike (BSA ); 4 . Dall as Babcoc k (H-D): 5 . En k Bland (Yam) . VOTRA PRO-MSTR: I. Rog er Sterlmg (BSA) : 2 . John J df~s (Yam): 3. Bill Snyder (Yam); 4. Earl Smith (Yam): 5. .kny HInCk(Yam). KB M otocro ss OJ Spins to KB Win By BRET ECKERT o o JOIN THE HUNDREDS OF SUCCESSFUL, ACTIVE DEALERS WHO SELL CYCLE NE WS IN THEIR STORES SACRAMENTO , CA, JUNE 23 D.J , Ney. on a Racer 's Pit Shop /R osev ill e Ready Mix / Creative Co ncret e/D ixon Pow er Eq u ip me nt- spo nsored KTM. used tw o co mefrom-behind m ot o wins to ta ke th e ove rall win in the 65cc Beginner cl ass at round five of KB Raci ng Prom ot ion s' Spring Mot ocross Series . With one round to go in the Ran cho Me Dis- 250 BEG 0 -2 : I. Polrick Nerede (Yam ); 2. Andrew Weber (Han ); 3. Jod Tinney (Kaw) : 4. Chad Uttle (Yltm); 5. Jeff Ho ($w:) . 250 NOV; 1. Frank Chov ez (Hen) : 2. MlchMl Co~s (YlIm): 3. Kerry KlII!>e'r (Hoo) : 4. Bryon Gambil (Han ); 5. Guy Grigsby (Han). PRO -AM: I. Ene Oucray (Yam ): 2. Enk Kohler ( Yom); 3. Mik e Mmning (Ymn ); 4. Greg Cenlt'l" (Sw ); 5. Rob ZinYnermon (Yom) . 25. BEG: t . Chad Fronk lin (Han ); 2. CI'wtdU til e (Yam );3.1.Jlnce Thomas (Hon): 4. Kellh Ternberry (Sw:); 5. Dove J ItCObs (KTM). 25. NOV: I. Pete Homel (Hoo ); 2. Bry on Gambill (Kow): 3 . Dennis Hommond ( Yom) ; 4. Fronk CMve: (Hoo) ; 5. Swosie Woll (Han ). 25.INT[EX: I. Enc Du croy (Yom ); 2. John ~ (Yam): 3 . Dove Me-ek (Yam). VETBEG: I. Dan O'Keefe (Yam) ; 2. ChrIsPhillips (Kawl; 3. Robert s...mr-.er (Yam); 4. Bnon (Mkl!dIS (Y1Il11); 5. Donny CollInS(Kow). VET NOV: I . Eric Cevehere (Yam) ; 2 . Mik e-D'AgoslIni (Han) : 3 . Man Longo (Yom ): 4. Stuort Nel son (Yam ); 5. .MJke Ewmg (Han). VET INT / EX : 1. Dovid ~k (Yom) ; 2. J ohn Moore ( Yom ): 3. Derek Currie (Hus). BEG : I. Donn y Collins (Kaw): 2. Rondy Roberts (Yom) : 3. Eddie Keiser (Hon); 4 . Chri Rem (Yom); 5 . Kenton Koiser (KTM.). NOV: I . John Hodge (Kow); 2. Stuort Nelson (Ymn) : 3. S1\,1l1rt DoogIos (Han ): 4. Richard Zokrzewski (Suz): 5. ft\ork COI'T'eO (Kow). O rr O rr LOCAL TALENT mantl ing/G ood times Mot or sport s/M C Concepts/ Roseville Cycl e/ Ap ex Motorsports-spon· sored No rthe rn Cali fo rn ia m ot ocr oss series , Ney m ov es into a solid second , beh ind second -on- the-nig ht fini sher Buck Ford . On a Ford Painting Co m pa ny- bac k ed Kawasak i. Fo rd nail ed t he hol eshot and the early lead in moto one. with KTM- mo unted Ji m Bren iesen secon d, Ney thi rd . Josh ua Greco fourth and J ared Lang ro und ing out the top fi ve. Th e top three rid ers he ld their pos i - tion s through th e first la p , but t hen thin gs c ha nged re pl d ly . Keith Kn i gh t , o n a Carmichael Honda-sponsored KTM, raged during lap two, overtak ing both La ng and Greco , while Ney and Br eni esen tr aded places . Ney didn't stop there; he zapped Ford for the lead with two laps to go. as Knig ht and Breniesen tangled. battling for third . with Knight getting th e better end of the deal. Greco inh er ited fourth . while Womack Racing-backed Mason Womack moved into fifth. Ney rode in co ntrol to the checkers. with Ford and Knight finishing a close second and thi rd . Womack used a la st- lap pass to steal fourth place from Greco. Greco timed the start perfectly the second ti m e around fo r the 65cc Beginn ers and scooted off in fi rst place. Fo rd used another good sta rt to beg in the m ota in second, with Wo m - ack, Ney and Knight foll owing, Ney and Bre- • Build WEEKLY FOOT TRAFFIC in your store. • Create ENTHUSIASM for new products, latest events and trends in the sport of motorcycling. • Local COVERAGE of events in your area, in addition to National & Worldwide news about motorcycles - as it happens! niesen used the power of their Au strian steeds to get aro und Womack ' s and Knig ht 's green m eanies on lap two , ta kin g ove r third and fift h. respectively . Disast er str uck at t he m idway po int of th e m oto fo r Greco as he bail ed trying to stay in front of a blazin g Ney. who had al ready tak en o ve r seco nd fr om Ford . T he lead ers m otor ed on during th e white-fla g lap and fini shed with Ney tak in g ano ther co m efrom -b eh ind wi n. Ford , Wom ack, Breni esen and Knight filled out the top five positions. Ney's 1-1 tally and Ford' s 2-2 scores were also goo d for first and second ove rall on th e ni ght for the two top riders in the series, whil e Wom ack ' s 4 -3 fin ish es wer e good for t h ird . Knight went hom e with a respectable fourth overall via his 3 -5 sco res, whil e Casey Sher - RETAil PRICEWEEK MINIMUM S3.00/COPY 5 COPIES PER Minimum Order 5 CopieslWeek No Returns, Easy Bill ing 87.5% Dea ler Margi n Shipped in a Sealed Plastic Bag man. on a Dirt Diggers North MC/M PC/ Axosponsored KTM, earned fifth with decent sixthand seventh-place finis hes. With o ne roun d rema ini ng in th e premier No rthern Califo rn ia motocross series. expect some fierce action with m an y clas s ti tles sti ll up for grabs. CN GET STARTED TODAY! Call our Dealer Sales Manager at (7 14) 751-74 33 24 Hour FAX Order Line (7 14) 751-6685 E-Mail: dea1ers@cyclenews.com t!:llJ3'lTl LlW 'li ... BECAUSE ONCE A MONTH IS NOT ENOUGH 80 JULV 26 , 2 000' cue e n e vv s . , •• ..October II , 1978 RESIDENCE • •• Occ id e nt a l. Cal iforni a OCCUPADDN . .. La ndsc a per. Student OTHER INTERESTS • • • • • • • • . • •Golf, Four-Wheel in g , Snow Skiing MOTORCYCLE . . • •• • •2000 Kawasaki KX250 SPONSORS . . . Moose Off Road, G&B Kawasak i of Peta luma. Faultl ine Suspension. Motul . IMS LOCAL RIDING AREA . • . • , .Hanson' s Ranch . M arysville CLASSES . ... ,A 250 (Cross Country and Enduro) RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Th ird overall at the 2000 Virginia City Grand Prix • 15t h overall on day one. 18th overall on day t w o at the 2000 Id ah o National Qual ifie r • Second overall at t he Little Polecat Enduro 2000 Results 50 SHAFT BEG: L Chn5to~ Steele (Han): 2. Toilor FCJI'bn; (Yom) : 3. Kyle FOOos (YAm) ; 4. Dustin Kensholo (Hon) : S. Dustin Duffin (Hon ). 50 (4·6) BEG: I. Colvin LoCurelle (Pol); 2. Ddlon Pov~k (Pol); 3. Gage PonulreDi (Hus): 4. Kyle Freeee(Cob ); 5. Austin Soto (KTM) . 50 (7·9) BEG 0 -1: I. Lonn ie Owen (L.em); 2. .MJke C o~nler (KTM) : 3 . Dr- Thomo! (l.em ); 4 Bloke Bollard (KTM) ; 5. Jored Holt (HM). Plus... You get a free display rack and " authorized dealer" decals for your store DAMIEN GALFORD BIRTHDATE 50 n ·9) BEG 0 ·2: I. ChortieMoore (Cob) ; 2. Lee Pereira (Hoo ); 3. Anthon y Johnson (Pol); 4. Mark GetlIgh ly (HM): 5. J eremy S1om - md iLomI. 50 NOV: I . Kyle Tigert (Cob ): 2. J ared Ney (Cob) : 3 . Chorl ie fI'loore (Cob ); 4. Keith Kn ight (Cob ); 5. .Jake Hamel (KTM ). 50 INT ; 1. !tustin Howell (Cob ). 65 BEG : 1. D.J . Ney (Kltw ); 2. Buc k Ford (Ko ...) : 3. Moson WOfMck (Kaw); 4 . Keilh Knigh l (KTM); 5. Cosey Sherman (KTM) . 65 NOV/lNT: I. Stenson WOf!'\ack (Kaw); 2. Greg Fout s (Kaw) ; 3. Ruben Hernandez (Ko w): 4. Brion Fosler (Kaw ), 5. A ustin Howell 85 (8- 12) BEG: I . Lorry Azevedo(Suz) : 2. Marcus Brltdshaw (Han): 3. RIU11SIe)' Canhan (KlI w): 4. Ricky ($w:) : 5. BredMorTow (Yam) 85 (13·16) BEG: 1. Motthe w Lozede (Hen) : 2. Luke Campbe ll (Hon) ; 3 . Ryan Seogandol lor (Hon ): 4. Shawn Saker (Hon ); 5 . Bobby Richordson (Yom ). 85 NOV: I. Beeu Wiegand (Sw): 2. Ryon Reffner {Honl: 3 . Kyle Pannc (Y~m) : 4. Mott hew Spence r (Kaw): 5. Stenson Womack (Kow) . 85 1NT: 1. Tony Sherman (Yam): 2. J oson Wack erty (Hon) . SCHBY BEG: I . Kyle Feder (Yam ): 2. Richerd Sorroco (Hon) : 3. Shone Stiefel (Yom ): 4 . J ason Lang (Han) : 5 . Kenny U nk (Hon) . SCHBY NOV : I. .Jeremleh Gerber (Yom) : 2. Donny Stom me l ( Yll m ); 3 . Mi chael Cli mes (Yom) ; 4 . Heeth Sny der (Yll m) : 5 . Ton y Sherm on (Y11m) . l1woy (Han): 2. Kyle Feder ( Yll m ): 3 . Bob 125 BEG: I. Shawn A1 Ruggiero (Yam) : 4. Chri s Rowell ( K ~w) ; 5. Jell Schmi dt (Kaw) . 125 NO V: I. Stephen Bouska (Kll w); 2. Daniel Horris (K aw); 3. Jeremiah ~ (Yom): 4. $w IlSie WIlU(Han): 5. MichadCokeriu (YIlfTl). 125 INT : I. Rob l.immemum (Yom) : 2. Greg Cenler (SUl) . 250 BEG 0 - 1; 1. Tim Brook s (Yom ): 2. Jose Hernandez (Yam ): 3 . Je ff Kovach (Kow) : 4 . Mark fOfe rder (HUB); 5 . B.J . Tonner (Kow). "dams • Thi rd over all in 19 9 9 N orthern Califo rn ia/ N eva da C ross Country C hamp ionsh ip Se ries WHAT WAS YOUR BEST RaCING MOMENT? "When I came ta t he finish line at Virginia City and 'Moto Mo uth' [B ob] an nounced t hat I was fir st t o cross t he fin ish line and interviewe d me in front of t he w hole crow d." WIlAT D o You SEE I N YO UR FU TURE? "W hen I ge t too beat up t o ra ce or if t he college t hing doesn't w ork out. I'If be a pro golfert" By J ill Ash worth Patterson

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