Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Andretti's Dist r ict Six Championships Hurricane Hills Sports Center (Left) Team Green Kawasaki-backed Pro pilot Jeff Northrop (99) easily leaves the pack behind In the first 125cc A moto at Andretti's District Six Championships at the Hurricane Hills Sports Center. (Below) Pat Simpson (785) won both the 125cc B and Schoolboy classes with perfect 1-1 scores in Clifford, Pennsylvania. a ge d to hold o n to fourth . No rthrop and Plotts were go ne aga in by ha lfwa y throu gh lap two . Plo tts, n ot to b e den ie d a se c ond tim e , kept righ t o n Northrop 's rear t ire , a nticipa t ing a mi stak e . T h ey we re side b y s ide ente ring the ha irpin turn pre ced ing the huge step-up . Northrop had the inside line and man a ged to hold Plotts off. The to p five were s p rea d out by the start of lap four, with the o nly battle be ing for th e lead and the overall 125cc A win. No rt hro p co uldn 't get th e dr ive he ne e ded to do the specta to r tr ip le on la p five, wh ich a llowed Plotts to close the ga p for good. Plotts fina lly m ade th e pass in the follow ing stra ight and q u ickly p ut a couple of se conds betwe en the m . Plotts he ld on an d took t he s eco n d- mo to w in . Northrop finish ed second , Be ar th ird, Boza c k fourth a nd Collioud fifth. Plotts ea rned the top tier on the podium with his 2-1 sco re . Ro u n d in g o u t t h e p o d iu m wer e Northrop an d Be a r. CN Hurricane Hills Sports Center Clifford, Pennsy lvania Results : Ju ly 9, 200 0 5 0 ( 4 · 6): I. J oshu a Motel (Cob); 2. As hley F o rd ( Yam) ; 3. C .J. She p os h ( Yam); 4 . Ky le Grzech ( KT M) ; 5 . Tr ey Buc hte r (Ya m) . 50 ( 7- 8); I. Je sse Kuzbyt (Cob): 2. Dam on Waslln (Yam ). By JIM P. S A N D E RSO N CUFFORD, PA, JGLY9 M ic h a e l And r e tti ' s No rth e a s t ~ C ycles -ba c ked Patrick Simp son topped the po dium in both th e 125cc B and Schoolbo y classes at And retti 's Dis t ric t S ix Ch a m p io ns h ips , ho s te d by Tom Hurd Promotio ns at the Hurrica ne Hills Sp orts C en t e r. Simps on piloted h is YZ to pe rfec t I-I scores in both classes, ea rning fa ct o ry contin ge nc y from Yam ah a a nd contingency product awa rds fro m Scott USA. Rain late in th e af ternoon wasn't m uch of a facto r in t he re m ainin g ra ces . This race was the pre miere of the n e wl y d esign ed Hu r r ic a n e Hill s motoc ros s cou rse, which includes a new rolle r section, th e Hurricane Hills d inn e r table , a ve ry cool off-c a m be r step -up, a big downhill jump, a nd two lon g , fast stra ightawa ys . Most riders said th e y lo ved the new tra ck design, a nd Tom Hu rd and h is c re w did a great jo b of prep ping the track . Sim pso n na iled th e ho les hot in the firs t 125 c c B m o to a nd wa s n ever cha llenged . Rounding out the top five th rough the first tu rn we re Ch ad Bel lott, J ar red Kimble , Joseph Rozyc kie and Ryan Wilso n. Sim pson q uickly dist an ce d himse lf fro m Be llot t, with a 15 -second le ad by lap three. Rozyc kie mov ed up to th ird o n th e last lap. Sim pso n e as ily earned th e moto win 32 A U GU ST 9 , 2000 ' cue I e with more tha n a 20-second advantage. Rou ndin g out th e to p five were Bellott , Rozyc kie, Kim ble a nd Wilson . Bellott m an aged to pilot his YZ to the fro nt of th e pa ck o n the start o f the second m oto with Kimble , Fr e d Metz ger, Wilson a nd De nn is Harn is h in tow. Si m pson gated about eighth. Kimb le passed Bell ott for t he lea d near the end of lap o ne . Metz ger he ld on to th ird , while Rozyc kie a nd Simp so n moved u p to fou rth and fifth . S imps on pic ked off Roz y c k ie fo r fourt h a nd th en blew by Metzger for thi rd. Simp son passed Bellott for sec ond on lap th ree. Simpson qu ickly tracked down Kimbl e and pa sse d him for the lead just after the start of the last la p . Sim pson then put some dis ta nce o n Kimb le a nd took th e win . Round ing out th e top five were Kim ble, Be llott , Metzger and Rozyckie . Sim pson topped the pod ium , with Bellott run ne r-up and Kimb le thir d . Te am Green Kawasak i/Fox/ Sc ott ba cked Pro pilot J eff No rthrop bla st ed off the ga te to the fro nt of the pa ck in the first 12 5cc Expert m oto and ne ve r looked ba c k. Tra iling Northrop thro ugh th e first t urn we re Damie n Plott s , Pa ul Waslin , Micha el Bea r an d Willie Bozack . VPE/ Montgomeryville Cycle /Be nza- backe d Plotts kep t Nort hrop hon e s t by s tayi ng close , waiting fo r a n oppo rt u nity make a pass . b ut it ne ve r ca me . No rthrop ne'IIVs rode a n e a rly pe rfec t rac e a nd was even doing the s pectator triple to th e delight of th e crowd on a lm ost e very lap. J ust a bo ut ha lfwa y throug h la p two , Be ar ca ug ht up to Waslin. Th ey we re side by s ide ove r the new Hurrica ne Hills dinner ta ble . Bea r had the inside-li ne a dv a ntage goi ng int o the n e xt turn and he took o ve r th ir d . Boza c k wa s still fifth, but not fo r lon g , as Casey Clark was now cha lle nging h im . No rthrop a nd Plotts were go ne by the st a rt of la p thre e, a nd th e gap betwee n second a nd third was m ore tha n 20 seconds. Clark passed Boza c k for fifth on la p fou r and quickly cha sed down Waslin . Cla rk m a naged to get around Wa slin by th e sta rt of la p five . Th e top five rem a ined t he same for the res t of th e mo to . North rop too k the c hec ke rs a nd th e first-moto win, trail e d by Plotts , Bear, Clar k an d Wa s lin. Northrop a n d Plott s ma de the ir starts in the second moto a repe at of the first, a nd th ey we re aga in one a nd two , respe cti vel y, go ing th rough th e gO-deg ree left-ha nd first turn. In tow were Bo za c k , Be a r a n d Alexande r Collioud. North rop sta rted la p two by doing th e s pe ctator triple. Plotts aga in ke pt Northrop hon est, tra iling by o nly three se conds. Bozack bobbled on the s ma ll tabl et op jus t be for e the finis h line , which allo wed Be a r to ta ke third . Boza ck recove red quick ly a nd m an - P/W : 1. J am e s Do o li ttle (Ya m) ; 2 . Robbie Ba rdo ( Yam ); 3 . Neale Olree 111 (Yam ): 4. J ord an Schultz (Yam ). 65 (7 -9); I. Marshall Hurd (Kaw); 2. Garret Wilson ( KTM); 3. A nthony Peregrin ( Ka w); 4 . Jesse Kuzb yt (Kaw); 5 . J am es Doolitt le (Kaw) . 6 5 ( 10- 1 1): I. Billy Jen k ins (Kaw). 8 5 (7 -9 ); I. Mars hall Hurd (Suz) ; 2 . Garret Wil son (Suz); 3. A nthony Peregrin (Kaw) . 85 (1 0 -11 ) : 1. Matth ew Hougentogler (Ka w) ; 2. Mic hae l Mazur ( Kaw) ; 3. David A nd rew Karn ey (Yam) ; 4 . J ohn Ry erson ( Hon); 5. Don ny Bucht er (Hon ). 85 ( 12- 13): 1. Bry an Flischma n (Kaw); 2. Ja cob F ea st er ( Ka w) ; 3 . Sea n Wa ll ace (S u z) ; 4 . B roc Reperd (Kaw); 5. Dan McMull en (Kaw). 85 (1 4 · 15 ) : 1. Ja m es Ayres (Hon ): 2. A ndrew Krau ( Yam ); 3 . Bart Holt (Kaw ): 4 . J o seph Fr onk (Han); 5 . Justin Capwell (Hon). S/M-INI: 1. J am es Ayres (Hon) ; 2. Jacob Feaster ( K aw ); 3 . Bro c Re pard ( K aw) ; 4 . J o seph Frank (Hon); 5 . Sean Wallace (Suz). WMN: 1. Ab bie Jo Bardo (Kaw ); 2. Jud y Salton (Kaw ); 3 . Nancy Newby (Hon) . 12 5 BEG : 1. Ron nie Bard o (S uz ) ; 2 . Ey vi ne Deh op ler (Y am ) ; 3 . J a son Sand t ( Hon ) ; 4 . Bill Hopkin s (Kaw) ; 5. Pasco Tomai no (Kaw). 125 A: 1. Dami en Plott s (Suz); 2. Je ff North rop (Ka w ) : 3 . Mi ch ael Bear (Ya m) : 4 . Willie Bc ae ck (5 02); 5 . Al exand er Coll ioud (Yam ). 125 B : I. Patric k Si m pso n ( Yam ) ; 2 . Chad Bellott (Yam ); 3 . Jarred Kimble (Hon) ; 4 . Joseph Rozycki e (Kaw); 5. Ry an Wilson (Yam) . 125 C: 1. D ustin Ken dal l ( Kll W): 2 . Pat ri ck Benn er ( Yam ); 3. Cha d San dt ( Ya m) : 4 . J o shu a Bozzltc (Hon ); 5 . Mich ael Kli nger ( Hon) . 2 5 0 B EG : 1. Joh n C r a v en ( Ka w ); 2 . Ri c k T at ravlt ( Ya m) ; 3. Matth ew Za va ttaro ( Ho n): 4. Dennis Kinsm an (Yam) ; 5. Wade Sprouse (Yam ). 250 A: 1. Dam ien Plotts (SUI); 2 . Dag Boy esen ( Han) ; 3. M ich ael Bear (Y am ) ; 4 . Mark Hopk in s (Yam) ; 5. Willie Bozeck (SUI ) . 2 5 0 B: 1. G l en Bo y e sen ( Yam ) : 2 . Bo b St rav insky (SOl); 3 . J oseph Rc zyckl e (Kaw ); 4 . J ohn McKean (Suz); 5 . Kevin Krueger {Yem}. 250 C : 1. Pat r i ck Ben n er ( Ya m ) ; 2 . Ni ck Lauersen (SUI) ; 3. Frank Hughes (Yam) ; 4 . Mik e Un k (Suz); 5. Brent Bennyhoff (Han) . S CH B Y : 1. Patr ick Sim pso n ( Yam) ; 2 . Ry an Wilson (Yam); 3. J ustin Stan gl (Kaw ); 4. Brad Ford {Sua): 5. Ronnie Bardo (SOl). CLGBY : 1. Jeff North rop (Kaw ); 2. Glen Boy esen ( Yam) ; 3 . Fred Metz ger ( Hon ): 4 . A ndy Ma st er s (SU ); 5 . J arred Kim ble (Hon). I 2 5 + A: 1. Demien Plott s {Suz}: 2. Robert Eichlin ( Hon) ; 3. Mark Hop k i ns (Ya m ): 4 . Mi ch ael Bear (Yam ): 5. Tom Uttman (Yam) . 25+ B : 1. B ob St rav i n sky ( Su z) ; 2. Kev i n Kru eger ( Yam ) ; 3 . J ason Babe m it ch (Yam ); 4. Ed Kules (Yam ); 5. Henry Lucio (Yam ). 30 + A: 1. Dag Boye sen (Han ); 2. Robert Eichlin (Hon ); 3. Calv in Leinbach (Yam ) ; 4. Tadd Salton (Kaw); 5. Jarrett Newby (Hon) . 3 0 + B: 1. J eff F or d (Kaw ) ; 2 . Henry Lu c io (Yam ); 3 . Arnol d Hastings (Sua ): 4 . Stan Brozguli s J r. (Suz): 5. Je ff Hoffm an (Kaw ). 30 + C: 1. J am es Duckworth (Hen): 2. Douglas Twal ts (K aw ) ; 3 . Andrew Yurkan in (Yam); 4 . Mark Zopp (K aw); 5. David Cera (Yam ). 40 +: 1. Calvi n Leinbach (Yam ): 2. J ohn Hilton (Yam ); 3 . J arrett Newby (Han ); 4 . Gery Str ausser (KTM); 5. Martin Weaver (Sw) .

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