Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Super bowl of M ot ocr oss Round 5: Monster Mountain Lo c al speed ster Cl a rk Stil es w a s the man t o be at In th e 250cc Pro Superbowl of Motocross Se ries at Monster Mou ntain. By F lori da' s C o l e B ou t w ell swept bo t h Juni o r M in i m otos , a h e a d of Br ad l e y Wright. Bo utw ell also domi n a t ed th e 65cc ( 10 - 1 1) cl ass. Geo rg ia riders topped the fi el d in the 50c c r an ks , as Grant Ransd ell and J ak e Wil s o n w o n th e ir r esp e ct i v e cla sses. A l th o ugh th e tu rno ut in th e B class e s was r a th er light , the racing was any thi ng but boring. Shan e Lusk and Za c k Lund y t rad e d wi ns in the 12 5cc B class , with th e overall going to Lusk . In the 2 5 0 c c B class , the overall went to Brian McLeod, over a charging Jason Grie r. In Sat u r d a y ' s Pr o warmup r a c e , Jose ph S i lc o x spl it mo to wins with Jon Boy Mon k ; the overall went to Sil co x by virtue o f hi s sec ond -m oto wi n. On Sund ay m orn in g , rid er s we re greeted by slightly overcast skies and coole r te m peratures . Tra c k c o nd itio ns were even better t ha n on t he prev iou s day . Greg Co le 's Sou thern D irt c re w wo rk ed hard all d ay . a nd d ust never beca m e a facto r. In th e fir st 12 5cc Pro rac e, Florid a's J arrett T ip ping nail ed the sta rt , fo llowed by Georgian D errick Fish er , with Stiles and Jon Boy Monk in th ird and fo urth . Fis her immediately bega n to p ressu re Tipping and he m ade the pass on lap three and started to p ull awa y . Sti les fi nall y passed Tipping on the white-flag lap. Fisher easily to ok the m oto w in , ahead of St iles , w ith T ipping th ird and Monk fo urth . As the pa ck entered the fir st turn in moto two, St iles went down, leavin g him i n l a st p l a c e as the pack m ot ored away . Tipping led the fiel d , followe d by F i sh er a nd Monk. A s St iles began to m ak e up the g ro und he had los t, Fish er was pu tt ing pressur e on T ippin g fo r th e lead . Wit h tw o la p s t o g o , F is h er pas sed T ippi ng . Meanwhil e , Sti les had been cl os in g o n Monk, and he made th e pass for third alm ost at the same tim e th e lead changed hand s. F isher's win ensured him th e ov erall , w ith T ippin g , Stiles, Monk and M issi ssipp i 's Shenand o ah Clar k roundin g out th e top five . Th e 250 c c Pr o c l ass pro v i d e d so me of t he d a y 's ho tt es t act i o n . Sti les took the lea d on th e m ot o-on e st art and never looked back , followed S T E V E A ND P EG G Y C O RLE E P HO T O By P EG G Y C O RL E E TALlASSEE, AL, JUNE 24·25 l a b a m a ' s Cl ark St i les w as t he m an t o b e at in t he 250 c c Pro d iv ision at ro u nd fi ve of th e Super bow l of Mot ocross Series at Monster M ou n t a in . Stil es' foll o w ed t hat im press ive rid e w ith a str ong showing in th e 125cc Pro class. After a fall in t he f ir st turn of th e secon d 125 cc moto le ft St il es wit h vi rtual ly no c h a n c e at t he ove rall v ictory, the A la ba ma speed ster st ill worked h is way bac k into th ird place by m ot e 's end , ens uring him a place on the podium . D espite temperatures in the m id 90s, more than 400 riders were on hand, and the raci n g was as hot as th e weather in all classes . This race a lso served as a qualifier for the Ponca City Youth Nationals, and all of the mi ni classes were hotly con tested . The promoters provid ed prizes for th e li ttle g u y s as we ll : Nine BMX b ik es were given away , as w e ll a s n in e pogo sti ck s , a n d ev ery m in i ri der rec eived a w ater gun. T rack c o nd i tions remain ed good throughout both day s. Satu rda y 's action was inte nse, as the bul k of th e ride rs in attendance were the re to qu alify for Ponca City. In th e Senior Mini di vi sion , Al abam a rid er Drew A sk ew and Jona tha n West battled fa r ahea d of the pack in b oth m ot os , w it h t h e wi n goi ng t o A sk ew in eac h rac e. T he p a ir al so sp lit wins in the 80cc ( 14- 15 ) class. A 30 A UGUST 9 , 2000' cue I e n D _ S by Ti p pi ng , Monk and F is her, w ith Vet rider Earl May in fifth. St iles also t o o k t h e moto- two ho leshot, fo llowed by ye t ano ther Vet ' r i d e r , F l o r id a ' s J ohn Lund y , bu t Lundy wa s quic k ly relegated to fifth as Monk , Ti p p ing and May got by . A s Stiles c o nti nue d to pull away , Monk and Ti pp ing wag ~d a terr ifi c ba ttle fo r seco nd . Nea r m ot o's end, T ippin g got by Monk and pu lled a slight lea d. A s the two riders ca me into the last co r ner before the uphill run for the fl ag , Monk d iv ed to th e insi de of T ip p ing and th e t wo crossed the f in ish lin e t og eth er , w ith Mon k t ak ing th e ru n ner -up spo t by half a wh eel's length . Stil es' two-moto sweep ga ve him the over all , fo ll owe d by T ipping , Monk, May a n d H u s k y - m o u nt e d Chad A nde rson. Derrick Fisher (9 11) was the 125cc Pro w inner in Tallassee, Alabama. Ma y was the man to b eat in the Vet di vi sio n. In add ition to his st rong showing in the Pro cla ss, Ma y easily won both the O ver 25 A and O ver 35 A classes. Florida's Kevin Kn ight fin ished a stro ng sec ond t o Ma y in bo th classes . T h e Ov er 30 win w en t t o Ala ba ma 's J ames Go ld en , a nd th e O ver 35 B win went to M ik e Ham il ton . Georgia ra ce promot er and fo r m er ATV st ar D o n n y B an k s best ed the Over 40 class , and the Over 4 8 wi n went to W arn er Wil bourn afte r he cr ashed out of th e Over 4 0 cl ass. eN Monst er Mountain Tallassee, Alabama Results: June 24-25, 2000 I Round 51 Satu rday 50 OIL-INJ : 1. Miles Thornton (Yam) : 2. Austin Smit h ( Yam ) ; 3 . Pri c e M arti n (Ya m ) ; 4 . Ma son McCune (Yam); 5 . By ron Dill ard (Yam) . 5 0 ( 4- 6) : 1. Gront Ronsdell (KT M) : 2. Mar<: Cox (Cob ); 3. Luk e Hobson (Cob) : 4. Austin Smith (Co b) : 5. Miles Thornton (Cob ). I 50 (7- 9): I. Jake Wilson (Cob) ; 2. Levi Bufkin (Cob ): 3. Delton Smith (KTM): 4. Man Cox (Cob) : 5. Bry ce Duke (Cob) . 65 (7 · 9): 1. Toylor Johnson ( KTM) : 2. Hunter Walters (Ka w); 3. Chase Lee ( KllW); 4. Derrick Miller (Kow ): 5 . Joke Wilson (Kow). 65 ( 10· 11) : 1. Cole Boutwell (Ko", ): 2. Josh uo Hunt er ( Ka w) ; 3. Evan Brock Cock rell (Ka w) ; 4 . Josh ua Eure (Ka w); 5 . Came ron Chase Merrit (Ka w). YTH 6 5 -80 : 1. J esse Van Pa tt en (Ka w); 2. Bradl ey Wrigh t ( Kaw); 3. T y ler J uge l ( Yam) ; 4. Chase Borders (Kaw); 5. Aa ron Lundy (Hon) . 80 J R MINI (7 -1 1): I. Cole Boutwell (Kow) ; 2. Bradley Wrig ht (Kaw ); 3. Jesse Van Patten (Kaw); 4 . Cli nton Arn old (Hon); 5. Jo shua Eure (Kaw) . 80 (1 2- 13): 1. Brent Carden (Kaw) ; 2. Chr istian Gi bn ey ( Hon ) ; 3. Samuel Hunte r ( Kaw) ; 4. Zac h Thurston (Kaw) ; 5. Dexter Bufkin (Kaw) . 80 ( 14- 15) : 1. Drew Askew (Yam) ; 2. J onathan West (Yam ). SR MI NI ( 12- 15 ) : t. D rew As ke w ( Yom ): 2. Jona tha n West (Ya m ) ; 3. Brent Carden ( Ka w ); 4 . Clinton Arn old (Hon); 5. Chr is Milligan (Yam) . SCH B Y ( 12 - 15 ): 1. Zockory Lu nd y (Yom) : 2. Mich ael Graha m (Kaw): 3. Jo shua Fi ncher (Yam) ; 4. W.L McCar ley (Kaw) ; 5. Jim McArthur (Yam) . 16 · 2 4 : 1. Derek Fore ( Yam ) ; 2. Ad am Bi sso (Suz) . 125 B: I. Shane Lusk (Ho n) ; 2. Zackery Lundy (Yam) ; 3 . Adam Bisso (Suz) ; 4. Derek Fore (Yam). 125 C: I. Chad Kenn ed y ( Yam) : 2 . Mi c ha el Graham ( Ka w ) ; 3. Cha se Guedry ( Yam); 4 . Chris Chandler (Yam) ; 5. J ared Lacom be (Ka w) . 12 5 0 : 1. J ohn An to nio ( Yam ); 2 . Ru ssell Milli gan (Ya m) ; 3 . J u st in K ipk er (Ye m) : 4 . Seth Clayton (Yam ): 5. Adam Rector (Yom) . 250 B: 1. Brian McLeod (S uz) ; 2. Jason Grier (Hon) . 250 C: 1. Marcu s Bailey (Yam ); 2. Mila n Harris (Hon) : 3. Dovid Moo n (Hon) ; 4. Jeff Boilard (Kow): 5. Thomas Halli burton (Kaw) . 25 0 0 : I. Tom Mitchell (Kaw ) ; 2 . Je ff Elliott ( Hon) ; 3 . Eric Ne lson (H on); 4 . Michael Boissel (Hon); 5 . Randall Kipker (Yam) . NOV; 1. Chase Guedry ( Yam): 2. Tom Mitchell (Kow); 3 . Jeff Elliott (Hon); 4 . Nooh Harper (Yom) : 5. Rondall Ki pker (Yam ). O PEN: 1. Terry Herri ng (Hon) ; 2. Robbie Stange ( Hon) ; 3. W.L. McC arley ( Hon ); 4 . David Com bs (Hon): 5. Jason Elli ott (Hon) . 25 0 PRO: 1. Jo seph Silcox (Yam) ; 2 . J on Boy Monk (Hon) ; 3. Rodney Su m mers (Kaw) . Sunday 5 0 ( 4- 6) : I. Gr ant Ron sdell ( KT M) ; 2 . Lu k e Hob son (Cob) : 3. Marc Co x (Cob) : 4. Will Costleberry (Lem); 5. Trenton McMi chen (Hon) . 50 (7 -9): I. Levi Bufk in (Co b): 2. Dalt on Smith (KTM) ; 3. Bry ce Duk e (Cob) : 4. Kol by Beom (Hus): 5. Mon Cox (Co b). 65 (7- 9) : 1. T aylor J ohnson (KTM ): 2. Dougl as Bail ey ( KT M ); 3 . Wesley Eth rid ge ( Ke w); 4 . Levi Bufkin (Ka w) ; 5. Park er Jarrad (Kew). 65 (1 0- 11) : I. Cole Boutwe ll (Kow) : 2. Jos hua Hunter (KTM) ; 3. Au stin Drummond (KTM) ; 4 . Kevin Quinn (KTM). 8 0 JR MIN I (7 -1 1): I. Cole Boutw ell (Yom ): 2. Joshua Hun ter ( Kaw ): 3. Cli nto n A rno ld (Hon); 4. Matt Scarboro (Kaw); 5. J esse Van Patte n (Ka w). 80 ( 12- 13) : 1. Brent Carden (Kew ): 2. Samuel Hunt er (Kaw) ; 3 . Dexter Bufk in (Ka w) : 4. Christie n Gibney (Hon ); 5 . Chase Borders (Kaw ). 80 (14- 15) : 1. Jo natha n West (Yam) ; 2. Ian Bell (Hon). S/MINI 100: I. J onatha n West (Yam ); 2. Samuel Hun ter (Ka w ) ; 3 . Bre nt Ca rde n ( Kaw ) ; 4 . Chase Borders (Kaw) ; 5. J oshua Eure (Kaw ). SCHBY ( 12 - 15 ): I. Shane Lusk (Hon): 2. Chod Kennedy (Yam) . 16 424: 1. Al an Sa nders ( Yam) : 2. Jona than Sanders (Yam) : 3. Jason Grier (Hon) . 25 . A : 1. Ea rl May (Kaw ) ; 2. Kev in Kn ig ht (Ho n ): 3 . Darryl Heisler (Yam): 4. Joey Hargrove (Hon ). 25. B: 1. James Gold en ( Yam ); 2. Lee Spann (Kaw) ; 3. Jason T horn ton (Kaw) ; 4 . Joey Nielsen (Yom); 5. Steve Toylor (Kow). 3 0 . : 1. James Go lden ( Yam): 2. Keith Da vis (Hon); 3. Brian Compton (Suz) : 4. Charles Dement (Yam ); 5 . Cha rles Taylor (Hon) . 3 5 . A : 1. Ea rl May ( K aw); 2 . Kev in Kn ig ht (Hon ); 3. John Lundy (Hon) ; 4. Darryl Heisler (Yam); 5. Donny Banks (Hon ). 35 . B: 1. Mik e Ham ilton (Hon) ; 2. Darrell Sims (Hon ): 3. Eddie Gentry (Yom ): 4. Jeff Bollord (Hon ): 5. David Moo n (Hon). 4 0 . : 1. Donn y Ban k s ( Hon) ; 2. Dav id Dani el (Yam) : 3. Darrell Sim s (Hon ); 4. Danny Faulk (Hon); 5. Bill y Scogg ins (Suz). 48 . : 1. W arn er W ilb ourn ( Ya m) : 2 . Ste ve Speights (Yam); 3. Ste ve Cor lee (Suz ); 4 . Ric hard Burdett (Kaw). Oil A M: 1. J im M cA rt hur ( Yam); 2 . J ust in Hol stein (Han); 3. Ad am Rect or (Yam) ; 4 . Zacke,ry Lund y (Yam ); 5. Chri s Harri s {Ka w} . 125 B: I. Shane Lusk (Hon) ; 2. Zacka ry Lundy (Yam) ; 3. J osh Askew (Yam). 12 5 C: 1. Cha d K enn edy ( Yam ) ; 2 . M ichael Graham (Kaw); 3. J ared Lacom be ( Kaw) ; 4 . J im McA rth ur (Yam): 5. Clayton A rno ld (Yom) . 2 50 B: I. J osh Askew (Suz) ; 2. J am es Patterson (Hus) . 2 50 C: 1. Shawn McMiche n (Han) : 2. Mtl rk Smith (Hon); 3. Clay ton Burnett (Hon): 4. Micha el Boissel (Hon ). 125 PRO : 1. Derrick Fisher (S uz ); 2. Ja rrett T ip pin g (Suz) ; 3. Clar k Sti les (Yam ) ; 4 . J on Bo y . Monk (Hon) ; 5. Shenandoah Cla rk (Kaw) . 25 0 PRO: 1. Cla rk St il es (Ya m) ; 2 . Ja rr ett Tippi ng (Suz): 3 . J on Boy Monk (Hon) : 4. Eorl Mey (Ka", ): 5. Chod A nderson (Hus) .

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