Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

~ @TOYOTA .,r; . YAMAHA presents The Official Truck of Glen H elen 5th Annual Burkh art did not sta rt moto two after winning moto one , while Perr is , Ca lifo rn ia's Andri ch rod e a stea dy- Eddie 2-3 for second overa ll, in front of third-placed Dunaway's 5-2 tally. AMA CalifiJrnia State Motocross ChalDpionship Re sults 50 (7·8) : I. Sleven Thomp son (Cob): 2. Jake Caner (Cob): 3. Kyle Smith (Cob). 65: I . Haven Holdcrotl (KTM): 2 Ryan Allbaugh (Kaw): 3, Br,," · don BorQftl (Kaw). 125 A. I , Jeft GlbKJn (Hen); 2. Mdrk Burtma rt ( KT~) ; 3. Charl~ Dunaway (Yam). 125 8 : I. WiUy BrowOlr'Q (Suz ): 2 Chris Whltcnltt (SuI);), .Jerem y Barnett (Sw ). 125 C: 1 Damon SMffH (Yam ); 2. Nick Kowal!o (Yam) ; 3 kJ Trav'S Fnley (Hon) 250 A: I , J~ Gib50n (Yam ); 2 SIf"Yf' Andnch (Hon ); 3. Charl~ Dunaway (Yam) . 250 B: I . David Whdttatt (Suz); 2 Trevrs Ward (Hon ); 3. Mike October 14th and 15th. 2000 LAST CHANCE OUALIFIER SEPTEMBER 17. i!!00D- 6LEN HELEN RACEWAY, 9 0 9-8BO-3090 Everyo ne who raced the qualifiers will ~ eligible for the 2000 AMA State Champ ionship, which includes Champ ionship Jackets, Trophies and ... McCabe (Sut) 250 C: I. E1Ii\l G~al hou M' (Honl, 2. J am ie Calder (Hon ); 3. Don Harding (Sul l . OPEN: I Nick Carroll (KlIllI): ~ Bnen Biddle (Hon); 3, Jamie Calder (Hon). SCHBY: I. Chris Whll crlltl (Sun: 2. Will y Browning (SU1): 3. Nick Carroll (Yam). 25 ..: I . Dallall Avery (Suz); 2 .. rik Leonard (YlIm ): 3. Travill SmIth (Hon). 40..: I. Jam" Miller ( Hon); 2 .'il ul Cupp (Hon): 3. Rupert x . Pellett (Kawl . 30..: I. Richnrd Taylor (Hon), :' Corey Mohtz (Kaw); 3. Paul Cup p (Hon). P r ize!!!i aver !/ilU.UUU/// ~ 100% Trophies CHflNl__--= _ 6ate Fees $10- per person, per day $15- for two da ys $5- 6 -12 years Pro Purse Rio G ra nde V a ll ey MX _ 100% Payba ck 25 % Trop hies Ward Fen d s ' e m O ff at B rown s v ille Fin a le Friday 13th:· 4pm- 1Opm CDiktWi-- _ 250cc, 125cc, 80cc , 60cc , Vets, Se nio rs, Wom en , PeeWee, 4- Stroke, Q uads B y G ARY OBER BROWNSVILLE. TX. JUNE 25 Highland s Kawa sa ki-mounted Drew Ward was the one to beat in the 8 0ec clas s at the fina l race on the Brownsville track. The facility has been purch a sed by rea l-estate develo per s. so the Rio Grand e Valley MX Associatio n is rn ov ing its races to a ne w loc ation. ~ Sat. 14 th: 6om-10 pm OVERNIGHT CAMPING AVAILABLE 8 _ For the AMA Ca lifornia State Motocross Cha mpionship Kern 'llille. Bakersfield Pre Entry : S50 for 2 days (past-marked by 10 - 10 -00) Pro Class 250/ 125 classes only. Exp., Int., Novice, and ,-----------------, 0: w . 'lIS m,7z4kmID Sun. 15 th: 6am, Beginning , Ag e Groups in 5Occ, 60cc & 8Occ. June 3 & 4 , 2000 Centra l Qualifier Post Entry: S70 for 2 days PeeWees: $15 per day Sign -up opens: 6am HangtDwn Raceway May 20,2000 Practice: 80 m lilen Helen Raceway Race Storts: 90m May 12 & 13, 2000 Best of 4 M ota Format lilen Helen Raceway W inner recei v e s if! t i c k e t s to the i!OOl AMA li!SIi!SO N a t io n a l!i September 17, 2000 cmD}i§,,1,19f1M*;ig.IJ/iGG, L All riden must race 0 qualifierto be eligible to race !heAMA California Stole Chompionv, ip, October 14 & 15,2000 at GIefl Helen Raceway. A·mote race format. Riden muil ro(tI both days 10be eligible for priZe5. .~ ~~ ~ G9 .-r_ Rio Grande Va ll e y MX: Joe Bob Ebe rs (10) to o k the Open Money vi ct o ry with 1-1 performances at th e fi nal event at the track in Brow nsv ille. Texas. When the gate dropped in the first rnoto, KX60-mounted Jeff Petty grabbed the holeshot, with Ward. Shea Foucheck and J on Mason Russell (who was also on a KX60 ) giving chase. Petty's lead only lasted one lap, as Ward took o ve r and ne ve r loo ked bac k. Then. with two la ps to go , Pe tt y c ras hed o ut an d Rus s ell ad va nced into second . But Fo uchec k was on the move , and he sent Rus sell ba ck to third. David Cavin Pella and B.J. Shields also got past Russell and tried to keep pace with Fou check. Ward took the mot o win, with Foucheck, Petta , Shields and Russell rounding out the top five. In mot o tw o. Ward pulled the hol eshot , wit h Petta and Fo uch e ck rig ht on his re ar fen der and Petty just to the outs ide on the first co rne r. Pe tty 's front end was hed out on th e dr y . unfor g ivin g tr a ck and he went d o wn ag a in. Pet ty rem ou nted a nd co m plete d on ly thr ee laps before ca ll ing it a da y . Back up front, Ward wa s putt ing on a riding clinic a nd was slowly pulling away. Foucheck and Pett y briefly challenged Ward but coul d not keep pa c e . T he n, o n th e scori ng -to we r doub le , Foucheck stalled his RM. letting several riders by. Pella secured second. foll owed by Michael Chandler, Russell and Foucheck . c a rl l OU As America'son ly weekly motorcycle publication. we're the only thing you gel ~at you even realize IS late! (When was the last timeyouknew your monthly maganne was a week later than usual?) Most Cvcle News subscriptions an: delivered via 2nd Class mail. The bulk of whatyou pay for 'on your annual subscription is postage. Y are paying for better delivery than ou wtial you have been receiving... why? Aroundthebeginning of 1997. the U.S. Postal Service reclassified all publications into what they call "Periodical " for the purposes of delivery speed. That s meansthey now lum your Cycle News in withall the monthly public p ations anddeliver them withthe same urgency (or lack of urgency). 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