Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

VET A : I. Scott Steinle; Z. Mickll")' Mick~KIn; Domy BorrucklOrt; 5. Todd ~tzI 400 EX: I. M4rk Goodman Jr . (Kaw) ; Z. Paul Hart (Hus ); 3 . Chad Barndt (Kaw); 4 . Marcu l Brown (Hen ). 600: 1. !'\art!.Goodman Jr . (Han) ; Z. Ron Todd (K_ ); 3. Butch Fett~ (Ka w); 4 . Jon Cndl (Hen) ; S. Kelly EkDdy (Han). 600 4 ·STRK: 1. David Pierson (Yam) ; Z. Bill Sta rt!. (Hoo) ; 3. David Brown (Hoo); 4 . Bud NorttYup (Yam): S. Scott ~y (Yam) . 7SO: I. laM Sch ultz (Yam ): Z. Mart!. Goodman Jr . (Kaw) ; 3 . Robln Senn(Yam ); 4 _W~ Schultz (Yam ). OPEN: I. W~ Sch ult: (H· O); Z. Randy Grl!ftl (H-D); 3. I...ane Sch (Nor): 4 . 6ll tch Fett~ (H.D); S. St_ Sha fer (H-O). ultz OPEN STK 1. David PierwJn (Yom ); Z. K~1fl Wea ver (Han): 3. : Scott Petty (Han) : 4 Jamie Brown (Moo) ; S. SteYe Shafer (Kaw) . OPENEX: I . Mork Goodman J r. (Han ); Z. Scott Petty (Hen) . SR: 1. Randy TfOIPft (Han); Z. Kevm Weaver (Han ); 3 . Doug Campbell (Kaw); 4 . Tim WiggInS (TrI); 5. Ron Todd (Kaw). PROD: I. Wade Sch ultz (H-D); Z. Lane SdwItz (Nor ); 3. Raady Green(H. D); 4 . Butch Fetten (H·D); S. Tim Wiggins (Tn) . 3. w Scott RLteQ9; 4. a: 8 VET B: 1. Greg Fed ler; Z. Boyd Pet~; 3. Ron Heppen 4. Ene ; John son ; S. Dan Carstenson. VET C: 1. KIrlt lIwJI: Z. Bob Hf'ibig; 3. Eked JoMson.; 4, St_ z " w o Busby: S. Da'tkt ~enon. SR 40 . A; I. Gary Genget ; Z. Dona Koenig ; 3 . Todd Rypka ; 4 .kny Sch ulze; S. Mark ~a1 . SR 40. B: I. Larry Ahlers; Z. Jotwl Monr"oe; 3. Mike Cu lM; 4 . fl\Ike Yeer; 5. Oarud Mwphy . SR 40 . C: 1. Den Sdu awt and; Z. Sterllngl Hindi : 3. Deneth JukuJen; 4 . Jim Oeneotan; S. Mike Chnsty. S/SR SO.: I. Dovld Knoape; Z. Mike 00l1JWl; 3. Mike Chnsty; 4 Jim DeM van . WMN I . Shell y Kann: Z. Samonlha Hogy; 3. J _ Hi1Iberg . : 125 A: 1. MIke K.,nn : Z. Na Utan Brought on; 3 . Curt Belay ; 4 . fI'\Mk Mol itor; ~. Mike L.uc:ma. 125 B; I. Ron Heppner; Z. T~ Sonnenberg: 3 . Luca s Koen ig: 4 _Robe rt Weyen berg : S. Travis Pamo w. 125 C·l : 1. Brian Harmon : Z. Menhall Bakken : 3 . Nate Lee; 4 Chad ..lohmon ; S. Shannon Bakk~. 125 C-Z; I. Jon Va rgo; Z. Kurt Honer; 3 . ~ Sch1⋛ 4 . Cole Dolon; S. Andrew Wflchelt Z50 A: 1. Mike Kann ; Z. Nathan Brough ton ; 3 . Scott Steinle; 4 . Todd F1dcht1 ; S. Rob Eng sUOfTl. 250 B: I . J eff Femn; Z. Jacob &mom; 3 . Tm Kilpabick: 4 . Jeff Gnll lke; 5 . William Wepprtet". 1. EIic N~ n; Z. Daryl Sm ith: 3. Brian Blrit; 4 . Ja~ 2SO FAST TIME: Brftlt StNiart (IITM). Spri ng C re e k MX P a rk Heinlein No Stranger to Winning >- III ;? o ::t: 0. c: PtuUIPS; 5. Paul Haad. B Y G EORGE AND K AREN H ODKINSON Honda Hills Motorsports Park MILLVILLE, MN , J ULY g John Heinl ein to ok on some very good riders in th e 60 cc (7 · 11) class at Spr ing Creek MX Park. Well ov er 600 entrants showed up , and there wa s a br eak in the hi gh temperatures and hum id it y that th e area has been seei ng lately - bu t the heat was repla ced by rain , w h ich fell o n Sat u r da y n ig h t and Sunda y mo rni ng . How ever , John Mart in and the High Wi nd ers cl ub were up to th e task of m aking th e ra ce day a success , and th at they d id . Parts o f th e t ra ck h ad to be shorte ne d o r rero uted - incl uding the hill s, because of th e mud prob lem - and for the fi rst time in m em o ry , th e sand -wa sh whoop section was cut out due to standing wa ter . Th e event was also an A.MA D istr ict 23 pre mier event, More than 400 rid ers att ended Satu r d ay ' s p ra ct ic e , and e ven 25 0 cc Pro National fro nt -runner Sebastian T o rt ell i show ed up (tho ug h som ewhat incognit o ) and was smooth and unbelievably fast. to say th e least. He was getting in some t ime o n the t rack d u r ing a break on th e Pro Nation al schedule . Race action was good, with a hig h level of co m pe t ition i n a ll clas ses , incl ud ing the m icros, which are run on a separa te track at Spring Creek . Cole Seat on, Dusti n Overby and D er ek Kraft had so me g oo d battl es in t he Mi cr o (7· 6 ). Kra ft cam e out on top with th e ove rall . w ith Ov erby seco nd and Seaton th ird. Bl ak e Dungey ca me ou t on top in th e Mic ro (4 -6) cla ss with a 1· 1 ta lly, in fro nt of T y ler Beebe (2 -2 ) and Kurt Ohn sorg (3 -3) . Th e Pee Wee Shaft clas s had a strong showing of rid ers, and two heats had to be formed, with 20 rid ers in each heat. At th e sta r t of t he 6 0 c c ( 7 - 1 1) cl a ss , Iowa's Cod y Gilmore na il ed th e holeshot, in fr o nt of J a k e Eri ck son an d Ry an Du ng ey . Gilmor e and Eri ck son ran fir st and second all th e way to the fini sh li ne . Du ng ey wen t down and fini shed tow ard the rear of th e field after being near the front for m ost of th e race. Hein lein too k thi rd, wi th Jordan Marlin fourth and Chad Schmidt fift h. In mota tw o , Gilmore and Erick son were ag ain out front. O n lap tw o . Eri ck son ha d a mi shap and allo wed Heinl ein to get by for sec o nd pl ace, behind Gil m ore. On the last lap , Gil m or e went down hard and was slow to get up, all ow in g Heinl ein and so m e others by . Heinle in went on to take the m ota and overall win for the day on his KX60. Erickson took seco nd in th e mota , with Sch midt thi rd , Mike Cigel ma n fourth , and Tr evor Tu ma fifth . Boyd, Bennett Take to the Hills B y MARK Bu ss AND R UPERT X . P ELLE1T UNNVILLE, OH , JULY 7 A t ro und five o f Honda Hill' s F ri day Ni g ht Se r ies, so me 269 r id ers g at he re d for th e e v en ing ' s fe st i v it i e s . B y t he e nd o f t h e evening . Suzuk i pi lot Wesley B oyd had come shini ng th rough. Boyd too k the win s in both the 125cc B and 16 -24 classes by setting his sights on the goal, getting goo d sta rts , and rid ing aggressively and it loo ked lik e he was really enjoying himself. In the l25cc B class. Bo yd and KTM rider An dy Williard battl ed for hol eshot hon ors, with Will iard gettin g t h e n od . B o y d shadowe d Williard for a good part of the race . wh ile the t w o distanc ed th ems elv es f ro m t he p a ck . Williard held Boyd at bay unti l th e fi nal la p, when th e KTM pilot develo ped some rnechan ica l difficulties and slowed d ramaticall y . Bo yd too k th e checkers first, follo we d by J im i lei Fox, A.J. Meade, Craig Garr ett and Er ic Biddi e. Williard finall y cam e aroun d in seven th . In the 16-24 class, J eremy Karshn er an d J oey Dev ault were the fi rst th ro ug h tum one, w ith Boy d and Tr avi s Ward in tow. Boyd again agg ressively m ade his way to th e fron t. Finishing i n Boyd's w a k e w ere D eV a ul t , W a rd , Kar shner an d Jam es Chapman. "I' ve been riding quite a lot lately and racing at a number of different tra ck s, but th is is sti ll my fastest track ," said Boyd. "I' m bac k at it full time, and I'm reall y hav ing fun : In 12 5 c c A acti o n , A M Leon ard ' s Ma rk Burkh art retu rn e d afte r a n a n k l e in j u r y, absconded th e ho leshot and turned it into a w ir e-to -w ire w in . T ra vi s Hart sh orn made a ra c e o f it un ti l about h alfw ay th ro ug h t he m ot a, when a sma ll m istake pu t him back a bi t , but he held on for seco nd , fo llowed by Shan e Lawso n and Will iam Rog ers. Hartshorn cam e back to take th e top spot in the 250cc A cl ass, with Lawson and Mark Weaver taking second and thi rd . Results MKRO MlNl P/W 1; 1. Dylan lenqurI; Z. Sorensen; 4. WiU iam Drusch 5. ; ~ Fast F ridays Speedway: Greg Hanc o ck (right) goes insid e of Mike Faria a n d Charl ie Venegas in the fi rst turn o n h is wa y to t h e Scratch maln-event win i n AU b urn, Ca li forn ia . lathe ; 3 . J"e Demon..lohnton.. In the O pen cla ss, th ere wa s a rnot o- long battl e fo r the top three pos itions. A fter ta king t he hol esh ot, Sha ne F luharty ca me under pressure from T omm y Layman and Rod Hook. Mike Russell was al so puttin g pressure on th e leade rs. Lay ma n passe d Fluhart y, as did Russell and Hook, whose battle brough t the m to Layman's rear fender. Russell got a li ttl e sideway s o n a righ t-hander, which ga ve Layma n som e breathing room, and he rod e on to vic tory. Hoo k pas sed Russell, but Russell reteliated and retook the run ner-up pos it ion . A t the fin ish , it was Layman , Russell , Hook, Br ia n Bidd le and Fluharty. The Holeshot A wa rd , sponsored by RCS Racing 's Hoo k . was won by RM250 ride r Kevin Hildebrand in th e Ov er 25 B class. Hildeb rand had a very productive night , winni ng the 250cc B, Ov er 25 B and Over 30 B cl asses. Ve te ra n racer Gerry Bennett u nveil ed a new weapon in his campaign aga inst his fellow co m petitors in the O ver 30 A and Over 4 0 A classes. "I j ust go t it ." excl aime d Bennett , po inting to his spa rkli ng -new Yam aha YZ426F, " and I lov e it!" B en n ett si m p l y j ump ed o n hi s n ew m ach ine and laid was te to th e large turnout of Veteran and Supe r Sen ior co m petitors. Resu lts Ptw 50 ; I. AUSM Coon (Yom); 2. l.tch Sees Aoitz (Ya m) : 3. Alex Rl'ltoi(Yam ); 4 . Brock Bow~n (Yam ); S. JUltin Sode (Yarn) . 50 (4 -6 ): I. Walke r Brightwe ll (Cob) ; 2. Ion Kendig (Co b); 3 . Tanne r Wood (Cob) ; 4 . Justin Sode (Yam) ; 5. J oke Fowler (Yam) . 50 (7 -8) : 1. Shawn Rile (Cob ); 2 . Kyle Cottrill (Cob) ; 3 . Alex RatlJl (Cob ): 4 . Anthon y Corrado (Pol ). 6S: 1. Haven HoIdcroft (KTM): Z. Brondon Borgen (Kaw): 3 . Kris NelllOfl: 4 . J udIIOfl Coakley ( Kaw): S. Dalf' Mus.saud Jr . (Kllw) . 60 MINI J R; 1. Brandon Borgm (Suz) ; 2 . Ha ven HoIdcrott (SuI ): 3 . James Ec:k (Kaw): 4 . Anthon y Bond (Yllm ) ; 5. Ca meron Re~n (""). 60 MIN SR: 1. Mike Williard (Sw: ); Z. Shane Fluharty (Hon); 3 . I Kyle Chaney (Yam); 4 . Tyler Shoe (Kaw); 5 . Cody Proctor(Yom) . 125 A: 1. !'\ark Burkhart (KTM): Z. Travis HalUhom (Yam) ; 3. Sha nt' ~ (Hon); 4 . William Regen III(Han). 125 B: W~ey Boyd (Sw:l; 2 . JlfT1ilel FOll (Yam ); 3 . A.J . Meade (KTM); 4 . Cra ig Garrett (IITM): 5 . Eric Biddle (Hoo). 125 C 0 ·1 : I. Brren Grigs by (Yam): Z. Dav id Jo hn lon (Ya m); 3 . Jason La nbe ry (Ya m) ; 4 . Ca~y uvingston ( Hon) ; 5 . Curt ll Io'oellars (Yom ). 125 C O·Z: 1. flt1 cher Shryock (Hon) ; Z. Eric Harlen (Sw:) ; 3 . J~ /fll'ocrglIn (Yarn): 4 Jod Wilthman (Yam); S. Josh Ria (Han). 250 A : I . Travil Hart lhom (Ya m ); Z. Shane la~ (Hon); 3 . f\'\aril. Weaver ( Kaw); 4 . Wilham Rage,. III ( Ya m ); 5 . Andy Shea (KT"I . MICRO MINIPfW 2 : I . Ri~ Kroone; Z. Domon ~; 3. Dy&an Browom; 4. T~ Lathe ; S. ~ Neumcnn . MI CRO MINI (4 ·6) : 1. Blah D ~: 2 . Tyler ~: 3 . Kurt Otw'taorg; 4 . J llke Loberg; 5 . Austin T.eogue. MICRO MINI (1 ·8) : I. .Justm Craft ; Z. Dustin Overby : 3 . Cole Sealon; 4 . JustIn R~d; S. ChnsPautzke . M ; 1. John Hnlletnlll; Randy Di&rtcm ; 3 . Oef'ek Scf'\Iqr; 4 . Eric Quost; S. luk e !'ders. MINI J R (7 . 11) : I. Joh n H eln~ ln; 2 . Ja ke Erickson; 3 . Cod y GillT'll;n; 4 . QuI d Schmid(; S. ..k::wda n Marlin. MINIJR (9 · 1Z): 1. Cody Gilmo re ; Z. Breden Porks ; 3 . C a~y FISher; 4 . Jotda n Marlin; S. Chad Schmid!.. MINI SR (lZ. IS) : I. Brad..n Park l ; Z. Spe ncer Dally; 3 . Scott Ehknfeldt ; 4 . Jeremy Sktm e : S. J oo Stadsyo ld. S{MINI: I . Joh n ~lll : Z. Sp«1clI' DIlUy; 3 . Scott Ehlenlddt; 4 . r [korek Craft; 5 . Corey DeYoung. YTH; 1. Adllm Df'IlI; Z. Sco tt J f'ndro ; 3 . Anthony J udnick ; 4 . Bobby Widrnlln; S. Adam Deily. 16 -24 A: I. Mike Kann; Z. Ben JohnllOn 3 . Todd Flet cher ; 4 . ; Curt Beloy; 5 . Natiuln Lebon. 16 -Z4 B: 1. Jacob BoIIttom; Z. Tim Kilpatrick; 3 . Shonf' Fellus; 4 . Shelly Kann; 5 . Tyl~ Kadlec . 16-24 C: 1. Doryl Sm ilh; Z. Brian Hormon ; 3 . J amn Phillips; 4 . Doug Bokken: S. Jon Vargo . 25. A: I . Scott Stl!'inle; Z. J a!lOf'l HelflOl; 3 . Mikl!'Luoma; 4. David Lawry; 5 . Chad Luhma n. 25. B; 1. J e ll Gruhlke; Z. Troy Brown; 3 . Jeff Ferrin ; 4 . Tim Mit~I ; S. Eric JohMon . ~ C: 1. Aaron N~son ; Z. Eran N~; 3. Trn Kuru; 4 . Bob H~big ; 5. Sun Robertson. Z50 B: I. Kf'vin Hildebrand (S UI): Z. Trllvis Ward (Moo); 3 . Rob Minton (Ya m) ; 4 Gr eg Hu b b s ( Hon ) ; S . J acob Mornin g st ar (Yam). 250 C: I . J osh Gunn (Ya m ); Z. Dustin H4t~ (Ya m ); 3 . Craig Rala ! (Yam ); 4 . Mikf' Gardner (Kaw); 5. Mike MartJn (Yam ). SCHBY: 1. Andy Williard (KTM); Z. Jrnilei Fox (Yam ): 3. Crolg Gatn'tt (IITM); 4 . ne.cher Shryock (Hon): S. Chns ~adbeoler (YMn). 16 · Z 4 ~ 1. We s le y Boyd (S UI ); Z. J Of'Y DeVauh (Hoo ); 3 . Travis Ward (Hon): 4 . Jere m y Kar s hner (Ya m) ; 5 . J a mes Ch a p m an z. 54 A UGUST 1 6 . 2 0 0 0 ' eye I (KT" I. Honda H ills Motorsports Park: T ra vis Ha rt shorn (131) m otors h is way to v ic tory In the 2S0cc A cl ass in L1nn v llle, Ohio. e n e ... s 25 . A: I. Sh an f' LawllOn (Ho n) ; 2 . Mllrk Weave r (Kaw): 3 . Willi m RoglI'rs(Yl'l ). a m 25. B; 1. KeVin Hildf'brand (SU Z. IV I); lIn Hender son (Hon) ; 3 . Ro llln d Lo hr ( Hon ); 4 . Terry Bema rd (Suz ); 5. Greg Hubbs (Han). 30 + A: 1. Gerry ~nen (Ya m). 30. B: I. KeVin Hild e brand (S UI) : Z. Rola nd Lohr (Hoo ); 3 . Terry Bemo rd (Sw:) ; 4 . Mark Mathl!'s (Yom ); S. Rob Minton (Suz.) . i 4 0 . ; 1. Gf'fry Bl!' nf'1t (Ya m ); 2 . Mark n Ma thf' il (Ya m) ; 3 . Ric hard Bidd le (Ho n ); 4 . Mark BU (KTM): 5 . SteW!Wollam (Hon). . OPEN: 1. Tommy Layman (Yam): Z. Mike R~ (Suz) ; 3 . Rod Hook (Yam ): 4 . Brian BId· dle (Yam); S. Shant' Fll6larty (Hon). Fa st Fri d a y s Spe e d w ay H ancock's S ignature Moves BY M . SoBER A UBURN. CA. JU LY 7 T he annu al m id sea son visit of 1997 Wo rl d Ind ivid ua l Speedway Cha mpion Gre g Hancock to Fa st F r id a y s wa s j us t what t h e doctor o rde re d . Ha n co ck , wh o al so ha s t wo U.S . National Champion sh ip s to his credit, came up just a coupl e of turns short in the Handica p m ain , fi ni sh ing a cl o se seco nd to Southern Ca l if orn i a ' s " D u k ie " Ermol enk o , who w as ma k in g a somewhat rare ap pearance at the Gold Co untry fai rgrounds oval in pre pa ration for the annual North vs. South battle. Howev er . Hancoc k m ade short work of th e Scratch sid e of the pr ogram , w in ni ng all th ree rides and leadi ng every lap afte r flawl ess starts. In the Scrat ch main , Han c oc k drew t he co veted po le positi on . "Bronco" Billy Janniro li ned. up in lane two . Three-ti me U.S. Nati onal Speedway Champion " F1yin'" Mi k e Faria was in three, an d Charli e "The Edge " Venega s was in fo ur. Hancock got th e expected dream start bu t Fa ria w as ri gh t th er e, an d th e two ran through the fir st tums togethe r. Venega s also g ate d well and wa s m ak in g h is b id fo r t he lead , but he ran wid e and slid off th e leaders' pace. Befor e Venegas could recov er . the alert J anniro too k over third with an insid e m ov e. As Han co ck and Faria reache d t urn t hree , Hanc ock cleverly ran a little wide. "I thin k he (Hancock! too k a littl e peek over and saw that I had a go od shot to pass hi m, " sai d a di sa pp oint ed Fa ria a fter th e event, " so he changed his lin e and left m e with nowhere to go. " Hancoc k' s sli ck m ov e forc ed Faria into the tu rn -three m ar b l es, effe c t ively en d i ng h is c ha nc es for ano ther Sc ratc h m ain vic to ry . Jann ir o t o o k o v er secon d pla ce as F ar ia str ug gled t o rem ain u p r ight in th e ne the r re gions . Janniro re peated l y d rew close t o Hancock as the two sli d thr ou gh the ensui ng turns , but he could not quite get to the fro nt. as Han cock took aw ay the inside lin e ent ering the comers and deftl y sq uared off th e exits, k ee pi ng himself bet ween Ja n ni ro and th e checkered fla g. Ja nniro cla im ed th e runn er- up mo ney . Venegas finished third, an d Faria filled out th e program in fourth . "I just love com ing back here to race thi s track eve ry year," said Han cock. " A uburn is one of th e best tr ack s I ride all ye ar. I don 't ride in So Cal on m y returns an ymo re, so thi s really feels lik e m y ho m e tr ack now." In th e Hand ic ap m ain . Erm ol enko took over th e lead fr om fell ow 30 -ya rd starter Ian Ferris in the fi rst turns and was never serio usly th reaten ed. Han cock , who sta rte d behind the 50 -yard stri pe with J anniro and Ven ega s. work ed hi s wa y past Ja nniro and Ferris as the whi te fl ag waved, but he could not make up any grou nd on th e smooth-flowing Ermolenko and had to settle for seco nd . Ferris held n to th ird , fo urth went to Ja nn iro, an d Venegas fin ished fifth , ahead of Robert Curry. Chri s Kerr, who m ov ed up fr om the Junior ranks just last week , held off Eri c Carrillo in a cl ose Division Two main, and Billy Hiles took

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