Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

ers o n and Leede r we re c redite d with thi rd , with Lewis and Macy fourth. CN on the 3 0. "Fly in ' " Ryan Fisher and Ermolenko lined up on the 40 , wh ile Schw artz , Rand y "T h e Ro c ket " DiFran cesco and Northrup had the 50. Oxle y and Veneg as were on the 70 . Eve ryone got away clean, and Nay held on to the lead for two laps before Northrup ran him down. Then Ven e ga s s hot thro ug h the field like a bullet and wa s in the lead when the y c ame aro und on la p five . An awful lot can ha ppen in 20 laps, bu t Ven e gas settled in to a s mooth lin e and s tarted cl o s in g in on t h e s lowe r ride rs . Na y was still ha ng ing in second , but Ermolenko , who ha s been th e s poi ler for Ven egas , got by him on th e ni nth lap. Th e red flag c a me ou t on la p 14 when Adams did a 360 in two , a nd e ve n th ou gh he got off th e tra c k , there we re so m a ny bikes that no flag m an could get his bike off th e t ra c k withou t ru n n in g the risk of be c o min g a ho o d orname nt. Ride rs he a de d fo r the p it-g a te wall to g ra b e no ugh fue l to get them thro ug h the last la ps while score rs figured out ho w . to line th em up for a staggered start. Everyone c a ug ht their breath and got ready to go th e final 10 laps . Th e gate ca me up again , and Vene gas was g one , with Ermole nko in ho t pu rs uit and Oxley sta rting to make his move in third . Na y he ld o n fo r two m o re lap s, but DiFran ces co go t by him into fourth . North rup, with fuel -flow problems, wa s dogging Nay and trying to ke ep h is b ike runn ing ; E s t e s and Schwartz set the ir s ights on h im . Venegas was now lapping the s lower riders, and he had to be very careful what line s he took or he would find hims elf stuck in traffi c, w ith Ermol en ko o n his rear whee l. The checker ed flag came out, and Ve ne ga s to ok th e wi n, follo w ed b y E rm ol e n ko , O xl e y , DiFran c e s co , S chwa rtz and North ru p. Wha t m igh t be the la st 2 5 -La p Cla ssi c a t Costa Mes a Spe edwa y be longed to Ven ega s . Th e S up po rt ma in we nt 12 la p s , with 12 ride rs . Sha un Ha rm atiuk found th e perfect way to cel ebrate his birth day: He won . "Srnoki n' " J oe Winston was second , with Bentley Ba rrett thi rd. In the Sideca r ma in, J oh n Matherson a nd J ame s Eiland drew the po le, with Peter Lewis and J amie Macy in two. Bill Ma t he rs on and Da le Le ed e r we re in three , with Kenny Mcintyre a nd Dirk Votaw on the outside in four . The first start was red-flagged whe n Votaw sli pp ed off t h e shelf on whic h the swinger rides a nd didn't let go . Mcintyre was totall y unawa re that he was drag ging Votaw like a rag doll until they got b u m p e d in thre e a nd no on e co u ld mov e . It looked like a movie stunt. Th ey lined up a ga in, a nd this tim e Mat he rs on a nd E iland c ut th e be st ga te a nd took th e le ad . The battle wa s for sec ond , a nd it wa s a case of surviv al of th e fitt e st. In the end, it was Mcintyre and Votaw who cam e awa y with runner- up . Eve ryon e e ls e was watching from the infield. Math · 3 4 AU GUST 9 ,2000' c u e I Costa MISII Speedway Cam MISII, California Results: June 24, 2000 SCR : 1. C h a rlie Venegas (Jaw ); 2 . Duk ie Ermolenko (J aw); 3 . Bred Oxley eWes); 4 . Randy DiFrancesco (J aw) ; 5 . Ji m Estes (GM); 6. Bo bby Sch wartz; 7 . Andy Northrup (J aw): 8 . Brya n Thompson (J aw); 9. K~ Nay (Jaw); 10. Johnn y Walker (Jaw). SUP: 1. Shawn Harm atuik (Jaw ); 2. J oe Winston (J aw); 3. Bentl ey Barrett (J aw ); 4. Randy Skinner (J aw) ; 5. Billy Lyo ns (Goo ); 6. Bill McCarley (Ja w) : 7. Gerry Duttweiler (Jaw) ; 8 . Hector Que vedo (Ja w) ; 9 . Pat Dwyer (Ja w); 10. J ohnny Lupo (J aw) . SOCR ; I. J . Matherson /J. Eil and (Yam) ; 2. K. MclntyrelD. Votaw (Ya m ); 3 . B. Ma the rso n/D. Leeder (Yam) ; 4. P. Lewis/J. Macy (Yam) . American Classic Racing Vintage Motocross Series Round 4: Jolly Roger Molosports Park A Canadian Bakin' 'ern By B O B VI N CENT EASTLEMPSTER, NH,JUNE24 n a wa rm and dr y summer day at a to p -no tc h motocro ss tra ck s nug in the de e p green wo ods of New Ham pshire, a half-dozen 4 50cc BS As lined u p a t the s t art in g gate , wi t h a no t her 10 Bu lt a c o s , Hu s k ie s , Su zu kis , Ho nd a s and even a Ha rle y th rown in for a uthentici ty . The BSA riders almost all sported red BSA jers e ys . Whe n t he g a t e dro p p e d , the sound wa s unlike the a ng ry ye llow j a c ke t noises we assoc iate wit h O c atc h him - not th a t they don 't try. In the first 500cc/O pen moto, Intermediate ride r Dean Hutc h inson stuc k his wheel in on seve ra l occasions in the first two laps , but Tucker began to pull away decisively as th e race went o n. In th e second m oto , Marc Cornut a nd Paul Havi r we re both pr essing to ca tc h Tu c ke r, a nd th ey we re m aking some progre ss during the m iddle laps . Tuc ker 's lead was slowly d im inish ing with a la p and a ha lf to go . But perh aps b oth Cornut and Havi r were pressing too hard. Going into a deeply rutted c or ks c rew just before a sandy and-infield series is for knobby-shod motocross bikes. The ACR runs classes for Pre-1975, Evolution and Modem machines. For those who spend their raci n g time o ut on the w ide -open motocross track, the close circuit of the dirt oval is a different experience. S lid ing the c orne rs and rid ing the in fie ld tw ists an d jumps und er the lights is just a s much fun as it looks . The starters and tra c k wo rkers at J olly Roger run the s ho w with preci s ion. In the Pre - 19 75 Ope n class, Ron Bertrand look ed like he knew wha t he wa s doing. His spotless Bultaco a nd lea thers gave the im pression tha t he had don e this before. The race res ults proved th is was true , a s Bertrand finished first in both heats. Rick Ross iter was a ble to stay close in both ra ce s, but Bertrand ha d the edge on the oval secti o ns, and though Ro ss ite r could ma ke up ground in the infield, he could not catch the Bultaco in th e eight laps run . J unior rider Scott Daros has finally got h is Can -Am runn ing righ t. After several previous frustrating ou tings of pushing the bike back to the pits, he cru ise d the TT track, finishing a close se cond to Alan Zac krone 's Can-Am in the Pre -1975 Open Novice co ntest. Th is Amer ic an Cl a ss ic Ra c ing event at Jolly Roger was superb fun a gorgeous sum mer da y at a brilliant track , ru n with friendly precision . The vintage bikes looked right at home on this lo ng ve n ue . Wha t more c ould one ask for from Vintag e motocross? Anyone who missed th is event will just have to wa it for ne xt ye a r to have this much fun in New Hampshire. eN Jolly Roger MalDsparts ....... East Lempste r, New Hampshire Results: June 24, 2000 (Round 4 of l DJ Mo t ocro s s Jolly Roger Motosports Part<: David McCann (250), John Beaupre (79) and Dean Hutchins on (50E) hit the first corne r in the Pre-1970 and Pre-1975 250cc race in East Lempster, New Hampshire. t o d a y 's u su a l m otoc ro ss eve n ts; instea d , the cr isp four-stroke rattl e of the ope n pipes of long- strok e British s ingles filled the a ir. As the d irt flew and the ride rs vie d for the hole shot , it wa s almost like a Tra ns -AMA m eet in th e early ' 70 s, bu t in pla c e of purp le , blue , red and fluorescent green , there we re flashes of a luminum , bla c k and chrome. It was a typica l start to an ACR Classic 500cc m oto . Can adi a n Steve Tu cker rode as thoug h 'he d id j hls eve ry da y, ma king it lo o k ea sy until la p tim e rev e aled th a t his 30-yea r- o ld ma chine moves a s fa st as fa r-more -modern ones do . Tu cker is well -known in th e Vinta ge motocross circu it. A p a st winner of AHRMA's •J e ff S m ith Troph y " (t he high e st placing four -s troke rider in a Class ic or Premier Expe rt motocross class ) , he looks so re la xe d that it's difficult to understand why no one can e n e _ s uphill, both Co mu t a nd Ha vir he aded for the same rut at the sa me time; nei ther ga ve a ny ground, and both e nded up on the ground . Cornut was the first up an d he crossed th e line in second , but Tuc ker didn't ha ve to look back at a ll on his last la p. "Eve ry time I get close," said Cornut, "he [Tucker] seems to put it up another gear a nd pull away .· J olly Roger is fast becoming a premi er tr a ck in the Northea st. Eve ry ye a r, th e proprietors a dd another sec t ion o r improve e xist ing o nes . Th e wa te ring sy stem cove rs th e wh o le tra ck , ye t the dirt is so we ll-gro omed th at it nev e r se ems to ge t s lic k or m uddy . T he fac ilities a re c lean and we ll-maintained . a nd th e o v a l/T T track is a bonus . Afte r a day o f motoc ro ss , t h e e ve n in g wa s reserved for the first round of the ACR TT series . Th is oval - JR: 1. Scott Dare s (C-A) ; 2. Brian Vanella (Han) ; 3 . Kristie Rod is. PRE· 1965 5 00 INT : I. Ron Wahl (BSA) . PRE-197 0 250 INT : 1. Dean Hutchinson (Tri) . PRE-1970 250 EX: I. Stev e Tuck er (BSA); 2. Mark Com ut (BSA); 3. Paul Hevir (B SA) . PRE-1970 500 INT: 1. Dean Hutchinson (BSA) ; 2. Bob Vincent (BSA ). PRE·1970 500 EX: I. Steve Tucker (BSA) ; 2. Mark Com ut (BSA); 3. Paul Hevir (BSA ). PRE· 1972 125 EX: 1. John Sharra (Hon). PRE·1975 125 WMN NOV : I. Delores Oaros (C·A ). PRE· 1975 125 EX : 1. Rick Rossiter (Han ); 2. Steve Clare (Ha n). PRE·1975 125 NOV; I. A lan Zack rone (C ·A) ; 2. Mike Pieski (Han); 3. Robert Ant oveci. PRE -19 75 OPEN IN T : I. T y Hagy ( Hon) ; 2 . Bry on Dailey (Oss) . PRE· 197 5 OPE N EX : I. Ron Bert rand (Bul); 2. Eri c Beuenberger ( Suz) ; 3. Tom France (Han) ; 4. Ron Dares (H ·D ). PRE- 1978 NOV: I . Bruc e Walk er (SUL). PRE ·1 9 78 INT; I. Robert Lesk an ic (Bul ) ; 2. Jo hn Rodi s (Bul) . PRE· 197 8 EX: I . Edward Sc haefer (Mai) . 30 + NOV : I. John Beaupre (Mai ); 2 . Dan iel Jastrzebski (Suz) . 30+ INT: I. Shawn Wadworth ( ~ i ) . 3 0. EX: 1. Ron Bertrand (Bul): 2. Steve Clare (Han). 4 0 + NOV: 1. Ken neth McLean (Han ); 2. Mik e Pelernarouk (Yam ). 40+ IN T : 1. Mark McL ean ; 2 . Davi d Mc Cann (Han) ; 3. Ed Hundredm ark (Hod ); 4 . J ohn Rodis; 5. Bry on Dailey (Oss) . 4 0 + EX : 1. Er ic Betzen berger (S uz) ; 2. Gary Fetzer (Han); 3. Edward Schaefer (Mai). 50 + INT: 1. Ray Rondi nella ( Yam). 5 0 + EX : 1. Ted Grabow ski ; 2. John Sharra (Suz). 60. EX: I. Bob Hayes (Ma l). EVO 0 ·200 INT : I. Mike Sulesk i (Hon). EVO 0 ·20 0 EX ; 1. Ken Na poli tano (Sua) : 2. J ason Linn (Hus); 3 . Kevin McCarth y (Yam) ; 4. Rick Rossiter (Han); 5. Tom France (Han ). EVO OP EN INT : 1. Scott Reutzel (Sua): 2. Dan Lefeve r (Han). ; 3. Jo seph Vanella ( Han) ; 4 . Shawn Wadswort h ( Yam) ; 5. Bry on Da iley (Oss). EVO OPE N NOV ; I. Perry Sco nzert (Hon) ; 2. Darry l Steding (Mai); 3 . Bruce Walk er (SU2); 4 . Ted Bohlke (SUL). EV O OPEN EX ; I . Ed Ble wer Jr. ( Ho n) ; 2 . Kenneth Napo lita no (Yam ); 3. Mark Griggs (SU2); 4 Vincent Scannapieco (Yam ). M ORN NOV: 1. A lan Zackron e: 2. PlIul Batson (Yam) ; 3. Nate Vincent (Kaw); 4. Tom Roidi: 5. Ted Bohlk e (SUL).

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