Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Girl Gear Championship Series Round 3:Dutch Sport Park Motocross Whitmore Whips 'em Penr od ho unde d Witmer for the ru nne rup spot for th e next two laps. Penr od BLOOMINGDALE, MI, JaNE 18 finally found the right line in the sandarah Whitmore took her Gay lord box area to displace Witmer to thi rd . Yamaha / Spy /No F ea r/ A m zo i l/ Up front, Gaylord had his Kawasaki HRP Yama ha into t he wi nner's circle flying , with pressure being applied by by convincing ly win ning both m otos of Penrod. They were engaged in a doq the round three of the 12-race series. fight fo r the top prize. Gayl ord held true and made no mistakes to take W th e first -pla c e m on ey . Penrod ~ had a good payday in second . ~ >Koh ler go t by Witmer fo r third , S with Amzoil Hond a -m ounted ~ Darren Borcherding roun din g out the top five m one y winners. Q. "I had a good ride · just rod e m y own race and hit m y lin es," excl ai med a happ y Ga yl ord . " My Map le C it y Kawa sak i / MCR /Weisner/Bridgeston e KX ran great! Penrod caught m e at the end . That's fu n, riding these long motos!" Sw ick Kawasaki /P ro A ction / FMF/Hinson KX·mounted J ohn Penrod was pleased w ith th e runner - up money. " I had a good ride today ," Penrod declared. " Gay lo rd got away when I wa s dicing w ith W itmer. His Suzuki is fast, and hard to pass. I felt fast in the Dut c h Sport Pa rk Motocross : Sarah Whitmore sandbox and had a good line. I (089) flew to both moto wins f or the Women (12+) think that's where I got by W it · overall at the th ird round of the Girl Gear m er. I mad e so me mista k e s Championship Ser ies in Bloomingdale, Mic h igan. ea r ly on , but I settl ed do wn and had fun ! Mu ch thanks to T h e wee ke n d was spo nsore d b y Dutch Sp o rt Par k to put thi s Extreme Cl assic Racing Tra ilers. Tvs hirts and m on ey m oto tog ether. " prizes were gi ven o ut to t he ove ra ll In th e first m ot o o f th e Girl Gear wi nners of the weekend. Classic Tra il eve n t , Re nee Ri endea u r ip ped t he e rs' staff was o n hand to answ er holes hot, with Sarah Whitmore sec que sti o ns, an d at th e c o nc lu sion of o nd, J ess i c a Beerbowe r third and Satu rd ay ' s r a cin g , three p igs w e re Je ssi ca Foster fou rth . Whitmore pow ro aste d up to feed t he rid er s and fern ered by Riend eau o ve r th e Pro A ction i1 ies, and no o ne wen t away hungry T ab letop on th e ope ning lap and held fro m the third an nua l Classic Feast. the lead to the checkers with a huge Dutch Sport Park held bicy cl e races m ar g in o f victory . Foster got by Beer afte r th e fea st. T he re were fiv e age bower for th ird at t he ha lfwa y point in d iv isio ns and some heavy cornpetithe back section, using th e off-earn tion . Th e riders wen t at it on the Smurf ber corner to her advantage and ca rv City A uto track . Wi nners and runn ersing a tighter li ne th an Beerb ow er. At up were rewarded with a nic e bicy cl e th e checkers it was all Wh itmore, wi th trophy and " Classic Feast" Tvsh irts . Riend eau 15 seconds back in second Th e h ighlight s o f Sun d a y ' s MX and Foster th ird . ev en t was th e showdown i n the Whitmor e d id n' t give the competi · $ Extr em e 20 ·Minute Mon ey Moto . tion any chances in th e sec ond moto, T hirt y rid ers went at it , vying for th e a b sco n di n g with th e ho lesh ot and $100 hole shot bounty o n the start . dusting the fie ld . Be erbow er c a m e Larry Witmer took hi s Answer /Poweraround the first co rn er in second , and bar/M a x im a / Sun o c o Race Fu e l s/ Foster was t hird . Rie ndeau ended up D ic k 's A u to RM into the fi rst co rn er t o o n th e gro und and fought her RM to clai m the hol esh ot money and them get back u nder way . W h i t m o r e p ro ceed ed to show eve ryone the fast cr u ised home for th e w in . way aro un d the fa cility for tw o laps. "T h is Dutch Sp ort Tra ck is cool!" Da vid G ayl or d , o n a Mapl e Cit y ex clai me d th e wi nner. "I felt good but Kawasak i, was second. J ohn Penrod a littl e so re toda y after crashi ng hard was th ird , w ith K yl e Kohler fourth . yes terday w h ile p r act icing . M y Pro Gaylo rd got by Witmer on the FreeA ction sus pe ns io n wo rk ed great on way Strai ght o n th e sec ond lap, and th ose jumps! I have been pra cticin g By L A RRY W IT M E R S 0;.--- - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - 0; 0; ~ 5 /MINI : 1. J oe Pe nrod (Ka w); 2 . Trav is Sewell ( Hon ); 3 . Ma tie uSI Jachacy (Hon) ; 4 . Adam Cole (KllW); 5. Shane Sewell ( Ka w). 125 ( 12· 15) : I. And y Sherwood (Kaw): 2. Troy Bloomquist ( Hon ); 3 . Kyle Brown ( Yam ); 4. Chris Petry (Yam); 5 . T yler We ston (Yam) . 16 -24 : 1. Kyril Bro wn (Yam) ; 2. .Jecob Coo k (Yam ): 3. B;II Chappell (SOl) : 4. Chad Geer (Hon). 25. : 1. Dav id Ga yl ord ( K a w) ; 2 . Darren Borch erdi ng (Hon) ; 3. Dann ie Larder (Yam ); 4. Mark Cooper (Yam) ; 5 . Bru ce Cha rro n (Ka w) . 30 . : I . L arry Witm er (S u z) ; 2 . De rr en B orch erding ( Ho n ) ; 3 . Steve Ho ll and ( Ho n) ; 4 . Dann ie La rder (Yam) ; 5. Matt Kiser (Hon) . 3 5 +: 1. Rick Walsworth (Hon ); 2. Steve Holland (Hon) ; 3 . Vict or Edgar (Suz); 4. Craig Smith (Yam); 5 . Jeff Beerbo wer (Yam ). 40 +: 1. Larry Witm~r (Suz ): 2 . Ric k W" lsworth ( Hen }; 3 . Mick Suter (Hon); 4. J eff Beerbower (Yam) : 5. Jeff Chappell (Suz). 125 A: J. J ohn Penrod (Kow); 2. David Gaylord ( Kaw ) : 3 . M ark Co o pe r ( Yam ) : 4 . Dou g Findley (Yam ): S. Derek Rose (Hon). 12 5 B: I . Way ne Bennett ( Su z) : 2 . A n dy Sherwood (Kaw): 3 . Troy Bloo mqu ist (Han): 4 . Kyril Brown (Yam) ; 5. J aco b Coo k (Yam) . 12 5 C: 1. J am es Roy ( Hon) ; 2 . J ohn Foley (Hon) ; 3. Lee Scheufel (Kaw): 4. Dan Wyd eck (Kaw); 5. Michael Tomanek (SOl) . 2 5 0 A: 1. J ohn Penr od (Kaw); 2. Kyle Kohle r (Kaw) ; 3. Derek Rose (Han) . 250 B: I . Trevor Gundlach (Yam ); 2. Joey Sly (Han) : 3 . Lantz Northham (Hon); 4 . Terry Whitmore (Yam ): 5. Matt Kiser (Han) . 250 C: I. Dan Bass (Suz); 2. Dan Davi s (Hon): 3. Joe Kendall (Yam) ; 4 . Shanno n Smith (Kaw) ; 5. Ryan Veltman (Kaw). NON ·COR : 1. Mi chael J enks ( Hon) ; 2. Paul Ransier (Hon) ; 3. Brian Meye rs (Yam) : 4. Jeff Kill (Han) : 5. Brian Pruitt (Yam) . with some fast guys, and it hel ps. I c an' t wa it until Loretta Lynn 's. I'm shooting for a top · five placing." CN Outl:h Sport Parle Bloomingdale, Michigan Results : J ne 18, ZOOO [Round 3 of 1ZI EXTR EME : 1. Dav id Gaylord (Ka w): 2 . J oh n Penrod (Kaw) : 3. Kyle Ko hler (Ka w) ; 4. Larry Witme r (SOl) ; 5 . Darren Borcherdi ng (Hon) . WMN (7- 15 ): I. Kiki sha Benn ett (Han) ; 2. Kayla Morris ( Ka w) : 3. .Jesslce Davis ( Kll W); 4. Andree Hemond (Yam) . WM N ( 12 +) : 1. Sa rah Whi tmore ( Yam ) : 2 . Jes sica Foster (Han): 3 . Renee Riendeau (Suz); 4 . J essica Beerbower (Yam) . AUTO (4· 6 ) SHAFT: I. Alex Ditton (Yam) ; 2. Loga n Nev ins (Yam) : 3 . Dou g Waggener (Yam) ; 4 . Kyle Merlingt on (Yam) : 5. Conor Edgar (Yam) . A UTO (7·8 ) SHAFT: I. Ty ler Frese (Yam ): 2. Dy lan Ch urch ( Yam) : 3 . Bria n Ne lso n ( Yam) ; 4 . Zachary Misto n (Yam) : 5 . Jac k Mini key (Yam ). 65 BEG: I . Dustin Meyers (Kaw) ; 2. Tyl er Burd in (Ka w ) ; 3 . l evi Ci am pa (Ka w): 4. Aus ti n Snedde n (Kaw) ; 5. Michael Davi s (Kaw) . 65 (7 . 1\): 1. Dan Durham (KTM ): 2. Bran don Coo le y (KTM ) : 3 . Br ett Wagn er { Ke w} ; 4 . B rad Kte ster (Kaw) ; 5. Cod y Dav is (Kaw) . 85 BEG : 1. Ala n Putnan ( Ho n ): 2. M icha el Schoenit h (Yam ); 3. Trav is King (Yam ): 4 . Leevcn t Martin (Kaw); 5 . Grant Wolf (Hon) . 85 (7- 11): 1. Matieu sz J ach acy (Hon ); 2. Shane Sew ell (K aw) ; 3. Brett Wag ner (K aw) ; 4. Adam Crowley ( Yam) ; 5 . Dav id Baco n (Yam) . 85 ( 12- 15 ) : 1. Joe Penrod (Kaw): 2. Adam Cole (Kaw) ; 3 . Travis Sewell (Hon) ; 4. J osh Radi (Kaw) ; 5 . Matt Walsworth (Hon) . 25"Lap C lassic C osta Mesa Speedway "The Edge" Wins 25-Lap Classic By to the b ike and switched on at the appropriate tim e; th e same goes for fue l. A speedwa y b ike is rea ll y not made to go 25 l ap s; they have very sm all fuel tanks. Riders such as A ndy "Th e Enforcer" North ru p had an auxiliary tank hooked up and read y to go . After three round s o f scratch rae in g , on ly on e ride r had won all of his he a t r a c e s : B obby "Bo ogaloo" Schwartz. One point behind him was "Rad " Brad Ox ley , wh o has won th is ra c e m ore of te n tha n anyone el se . Al so one p o int ba ck we re " D ukie" Ermolenko and Venegas. The lineup for th e lon gest race of the sea son had Brad Sau er . Kit Nay and Doug Grayson o n th e zero -yard l i ne . J ohnn y Walk er a n d Bryan Th ompson shared th e 10 . Mark Adams was alon e on th e 20, as was J im Est es ELA INE J ON ES COSTA MESA, CA, JUNE 24 C harlie "T he Edge" Venegas is on a rol l. After win ning the ma in eve n t in Ventura on Friday night, he turn ed around and won the 25 -Lap Classic at Costa M esa Sp eedway o n Saturday night. Righ t now, Venegas is th e winningest rider around . T hree rounds of scra tc h ra cing set th e fie ld for the 14 rid er s wh o would sta rt th e ma in. Th ey would be hand icapped; the m aj or rul e was that th e rid ers could have no outside help. No p it crew would be allowed over th e pit wall . Pit cre ws co uld hand fuel or wrenches to th e rider, but no other assistance was allo wed . Th is race taxes the creativity of the ride rs. Many bik es do not recycle oil, so extra bott les have to be attached ____ ~ ffl ~ g >- '" ~ Q. Costa M esa Speedway: Charlie " The Edge" Venega s was unstoppable in Costa Mesa, Californ ia, getting In front of Johnny Walker and the rest of the pack to win the 25-Lap Class ic. cue. e n e _ S • AUG UST 9 . 2 0 0 0 33

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