Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

T2 0 0 0 FRIDRY NIGHT SERIE S 7 .586 -seco nd run to m o ve int o sec o nd . D avid W at s o n h a s b e e n untouchable the last th ree even ts o n l ! I I l , l l ~ I his Mac 's Cy cl e Supply/ Fact ory Eff ex H o nd a . bu t he a lso misti m ed th e shu to ff on th e second jump to slo w a roc k et - f a st pass . W a t so n sl i d int o seco nd at 7 .301, .06 5 off F r azi er ' s ti me. T h e hill w a s c he we d u p f or th e secon d r ou n d , a nd a f as t r un wa s ha rd to c om e b y . G l e n Pett y J r. co u ld n ' t imp ro v e o n h is first ro u nd run o f 7 .668 and sett led for fifth , but Canadian Gr eg Will iams reall y put in a great rid e. k eep in g his fou r -c y linder Honda wi de o pe n over th e first jump. He ne ve r let o ff as h e c re ste d t he p latea u and launched towa rd the fin i sh lin e . Hi s 7 .6 0 8 w as go o d f o r fo urt h overall. Tho m as wa sn 't ho ld in g back o n his second cha nce at t he h ill , but he got cross-rutt ed go ing u p t he face of th e bi g jum p . He wa s c ro o k ed in the air . and it rea ll y hu rt his time. W at son li ned u p o n the far right side of th e h ill as he t ried t o beat F razier' s ti m e. He ca me off the li ne hard but was abl e to sta y way t o the righ t on a smoo t h p ar t o f the h i ll , ta k in g th e lead w ith a 7 .081. F r azie r th en f ired u p his Harl ey and pu ll ed in for a " win or settl e fo r second " ru n. Frazier wa s q uick off the bottom , but he bo bbled o ver the first j u m p and en de d up second . "T his m ak es up for th e 54 0 ," Wat so n sa id f ro m t he t o p r u n g o f t h e podi um . " T iger had a fa nt asti c rid e , and I co uldn 't pu t th e ride th rou gh I wa nte d , but this ma kes up for it. " eN Rush Mounta in Weirto n, West Virgnina Results: July 9, 2000 [Round 7 of 161 5 4 0 : J. Tiger St-ank (Kaw) : 2. Phi l Llb hart (Tri ) ; 3 . Dav id Wat son ( Ho n): 4 . Richie Sc heuerm an ( Hon ); 5 . Ted Wilk ins (Rotax }: 6. Tim Fr ied hoff (Hon ); 7. Jo hn Hamil ton. Jr (T ri ): 8. Mike Livi ngsto n (Hon); 9 . Chr is VanHy ni ng ( Hon) : J O. Jeff Thomas (BSA ) : 11. Scott Mc Neely ( Ho n); 12. Jimmy Wolfe ( Kaw): 13 . A nthony De Hart ( Kaw ) : 14 . Paul Ga rret y ( Ka w ) ; 15. Mike Templeton ( Yam). 800 : 1. Dav id Watson ( He n) : 2. Ti m Fra zier ( H D) ; 3 . Jeff Thomas (Yam); 4 . Greg Williams ( Ho n) ; 5. Glen Petty . Jr (H-D); 6. John Hamilton, J r (Tri) ; 7. Tiger Strank ( Kaw); 8. Russ Vande rVeen ( H· O); 9. Bob b y T empl eton ( H·D) ; 10. Harry Denha m ( H-D) ; 11. Darrell Fo w ler (Suz); 12. Rodney Sm ith (Yam) ; 13. Curt Snelling ( Hon); 14 . Phil Libhart ( BSA); 15. M ik e De Busk (Yam ). Al'IA 540cc NATI O NAL HILLCUMB CHAMP ION SHIP S ERIES PO INT STANDINGS (A ft er 7 of 16 rounds) : I. David Watson (9 7/4 wins) ; 2. T iger Str ank (84/2 wi ns) ; 3 . Paul Pinson naul t (77 /1 win ); 4 . Scott M c Neely (68) ; 5. Phil Li bhart (63 ); 6 . Ted Wilkins (61) ; 7. John Hamilton . J r (57 ); 8 . Tim Fraz ier(4 9 ) : 9. Ti m Fr i e dh off (45 ): 10 . ( T I E) Ri c h i e Sc he ue rrna n /Mlchee l Li vi n g st on ( 4 0) : 12 . J eff T ho m as ( 37 ) ; 13. Chri s VanHyning (3 6) : 14. T yro ne Smoot (15); 15 . M ik e Pulver ( 12) ; 16 . Paul Garrety ( 11) ; 17. Terry Thompson ( 10): 18 . Rog er McN eely ( 8 ); 19 . An t h o n y Deh a rt ( 7): 20 . (TIE ) Mi k e T em pleto n/ Cat h y T em pl eto n (6) ; 22 . J im m y Wolfe ( 4) ; 2 3 . Br ia n Bow l b y ( 3) : 24 . (T IE) C h a r lie Robe rt s/ Sc ott Freidho ff (2). Al'IA 800« NATIONAL HILLCUMB CHAM PIO NSHIP SERIES POINT STANDINGS (A ft er 7 of 16 rounds): 1. Da v id Wats on (102/ 4 wi ns) ; 2 . Ti m Frazier (83/1 wi n); 3. Glen Pett y . J r (75) : 4 . J eff Th omas (74 /1 win ) ; 5 . Robe rt Termpleton (73) ; 6 . John Hamilton . Jr (60): 7. Ti ger Strank (52 ): 8. Mike DeBusk (49 ): 9 . 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