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rema ined Cern icky , Ho wa rd , Pe arc e a nd Yarrow in a four- ma n free -fo r-all , with A.J . Herrera a little furt her ba ck in fifth. Then Howa rd lost the g rip in the front tire , c rashing at 100 m ph in the b a n kin g . The s pectacular Hu s aberg spark -show brou ght the fans to the ir feet. Luckily , Howard was up a nd okay, but he retired to the pits . Yarrow now held third , with Aaron Howe getting p ast He rre ra to ta ke over fourth . Pearce ha d Cerni ck y 's nu m ber b y now and dialed up th e pace. As Pearce extended h is le a d , the Cern icky/ Ya rro w battl e went t o th e wire with the two often runn ing s ide by s ide , but Cernic ky's 500 held a distinct spe ed a dvantag e o ve r h is rival ' s 250 . A s Pear c e whee lie d across the line for t he win, t he ra c e for s ec ond hadn 't ye t be en dec ided . Cern ick y led Yarrow at th e jump ju st short of th e finish , but th e 250cc rider barnstorm ed th e ta bl e to p , ca tc hi ng so me b ig a ir a nd the run ner -up posi tio n in high -flying style . eN Kyle Le s sle y a nd Da nny Dye . Bru c e Se lle rs and Ed Coffey have proven to be giant -s layers r iding 2 50cc mach ines. while class points leader Allen Yarrow has chalked up s ev e ra l wins a board a Yamaha WR400. Once under wa y , Lessley led the field into turn one , followed by Dye , Yarrow a nd Lyles . Yarro w p romptly took the lead on the infield straight, lea ving Lessl ey an d company to sme ll the rubbe r off his tire . Lyles and Dye got by as well, comp leting th e top t hre e . With two laps in the book , Yarrow had extended h is lead by 20 bike le ngt hs. Sellers was on th e mov e , wor king his YZ250 up into secon d place , but "O ld Man " Yarrow was too far ahead to be c hal le nge d . Lyle s held on fo r th ird , with Dye and Coffey in tow . B ill Wr ight T o y ota /Am er ic an Honda rider Pearce s at on the pole for th e 12 -lap Pr emi er feature . Cas e y "The Kid" Yarrow was alongside, with Howa rd a nd Cernicky complet ing the front row. In the firs t turn , Cernicky fle w around the outside of Howard , followed by Casey Yarrow , Pearce and a dozen others. O ve r the dirt jum p and down the stra ight, Howard pulled alongsi de to challenge C e rn ic k y ' s lea d , but he couldn 't quite make the pa ss. T h r e e laps in, the o rder Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Results:July B, ZOOO (Ro und 41 PREM: 1. Rick Pearce (Hon); 2 . Casey Yarrow ( Yam ); 3 . Mark Cernicky ( Hon): 4 . Aaron Howe (KTM); 5. A .J . Herrera (Vam). SP T ; t. Allen Yarrow ( Yam); 2 . Bruce Sellers (Yam); 3. Emte Ly les (Han); 4. Danny Dye (Hon); 5 . Ed Coffey (Han). Yamaha D ealer Series Round4: G elen Raceway Park lenH Garcia Garners the Win B v B ET H L AR O C K Zach's father. "We' ve alwa ys loved it. SAN BERNARDINO, CA, JULY 9 h e fourth round o f th e Yamah a De a ler s S er ies s t a rt e d o n a somber note . Hundreds of ride rs rode a pa rade la p pa st fam ily a nd friend s of Zach S curi , who passed away following injur ies s usta ined during pr ac tice at Glen Helen Ra cewa y. "We've be en riding as a fa mily s ince th e kid s could walk ," sa id Da n Scuri, It's what made th e kids th e way the y are today. We have a lot of go od mem ories out there. We're no t bitter at all. It was just a n a ccident. [Riding is] wha t Zac h lov ed more than anything ." A m e m o rial site wit h a cro ss , a t re e a nd a b en c h was establi shed ne a r th e location wh ere th e 23-yearo ld S curi fell. Ke eping the d irt y s id e down and th e s hiny sid e up had be come a p rob- T Glen Helen Raceway Park: Alvino Garcia (357) snared the overall 125cc Novice win at the fourth round of the Yamaha Dealer Ser ies in San Bernardino , California. 46 A U GUST 1 6 , 2000 ' e y e I e n e vv s lem for 125cc Novice Alvino Ga rcia th at is, unt il he took on a fie ld of 35 rid e rs . Garci a race d to 2 - 1 finis he s , captu ring the overall an d b ring ing him one ste p closer to securing t he five-round series win. Brandon Kerr, Corey Murphy and Garc ia le d the pack through the firs tmoto ho leshot turn . Murphy crashed coming down An imal Leap , allowing Ga rc ia to t a k e over second . Mike Da v is moved in t o th ird. Th e J o h n Buff Cycles/Will iams Tile Company/ Tho r/ S c ott -b a c ke d Garc ia a cquired the lead during lap two. It was a sh or t-lived a ccomplishme nt , as Da vis was cha rg ing ha rd behind him . Davis pass ed Ke rr for se cond and t he n roc ket ed past Ga rc ia . Da vis secured th e le a d , which he mainta ined to th e fin ish . Garcia a nd Kerr c ro ssed th e finish line second a nd third . " l was k ind of h olding b a c k, be c ause I just go t ba ck from the Youth Nationals a nd I went down in a ll of th e rno tos," Ga rcia adm itted following th e first moto . "I d id n 't h a ve very good luck, so I'm trying to sta y up a nd stay in the lead." The second moto was a breeze for Ga rcia , as he claimed the holeshot and rode unchallenged to th e c heck ered flag. The battles goi ng on behind Ga rc ia kept the moto inte resting . J eff Vaughn , coming from a sixth -pos ition s tart , finished t h e moto in sec ond. Th ird p lace we nt to Co re y Mu rp hy, who started in fifth . First-mot o winner Da vis c rashed about 30 fee t off th e s t a rti ng g a te , re joi n ing th e ra ce in dead last. Determination to ok him to a fo u rt h - p la ce fi ni s h a n d s e c o nd pla ce overall for the da y. "I wa s ho ping ther e woul d be more laps ," s aid Dav is with a s m ile. In the h ighly c ha rged and a lways exciti n g 125cc Int erm ed iate class , Ste ve Merte n s claimed th e ove rall wit h 1 -2 fini s he s . Th e Powerh ou s e Ya ma h a / KT M/ F MF / F e t is h/ A x o ba c ked Me rtens started th e first moto beh ind Donni e Gritton and th en Turbo Reif , wh o applied heavy pressu re to Gritton until a flat rear tire took him o ut of co nte ntion. Gritton m a inta ined th e le a d until lap three, wh en Mertens took c o nt rol. Me rt ens c a p tured th e first -mote win, with Gritton a nd Da vid S ullins in tow . "I got a good start, I holeshot it," ex p lained a d is appo inte d G r itt o n . "Then I just g ot re a lly pump ed up . Th en I started dropping my lap times ." Th e Ra c ete ch /Goat/Tho r/Motul / Upfron t Des ign s -sponsored Reif ca me ba c k with a ve nge a nce at th e s tart of th e se cond moto. B.J . Burns captured th e ho leshot , but Re if qui c kly rip ped pa st him . None of the 125 cc Inte rm e d iates we re fas t eno ug h to challenge his lea d from tha t point forw a rd. "At least I d idn 't ge t a flat ." laug hed Re if. " [In t he ] S e c ond o ne . I go t a dec ent start - sec ond - the n I passed fo r first a nd I took it. I was pushing it," Gritton started the m oto in a good position but crashed du ring lap o ne , losing seve n pos it ion s a s he tried to res ta rt. · T a k in g ov e r the sec o n d through fourth pos itions was Mertens , Su llins and Sean O'Conner . Su llins a nd O 'Conner battled for pos ition from the s tart of the moto until the white -flag lap. when O 'Conner secured th ird . CN 61en H elenRaceway Park San B ernardino, California Results: July 9, ZOOO (Round 41 P/W SHAFT: I. Joey Gutierrez (Yam ). P/W STK ( 4 · 6) ; I. Bryce Stewart (Co b) ; 2 . Daniel Pa luzzi (Cob ); 3 . Dillio n T rotter (KT M); 4 . Tre....or Herrero (Lem ): 5. Breenna Nelson (KTM) . P/W MOD (0- 6): I . Dozer Holl (Cob) . P/ W ST K (7· 9) : I. Billy Mus grov e (K TM) ; 2. Dust in Gillis (Pol) : 3. Miles Shugg (KTM) . P/W MO D (7·B); 1. Caden Probst (Pol) : 2. Aaro n Smit h (K TM ); 3 . Nic Pa l uzzi (Cob): 4 . Dalt on Compbell (KTM): 5. Shoun Caudill (Lem) . 6 0 (O-S) : I. Nic Paluzzi (Kow) ; 2. Coo per Hall ( KTM ) : 3. Garrick Noble (Kaw): 4. Brett Do wn ey (Kaw); 5. Ky le Smith (KTM). 60 (9 - 1 1): 1. Andrew J ohn son (Kaw ); 2 . Scott Noble ( Ka w ) : 3 . Kyle Boh ann an ( K aw ) : 4 . Ryan Rowell (KTM ): 5. Trad McMaho n (Kaw) . SO BEG : I . Chad Anderson (Kaw) ; 2 . M ott Brooks ( Kaw ); 3. Bill ie Calvin (Yam ); 4 . Matt Craft (Yam ): 5. Nathan Woods (Kaw) . SO ( 4~ 11 ): 1. Austin Prescott (Suz); 2 . Derreck Murphy ( Yam ): 3. Cod y Bohanna n (Kaw) : 4. Chad Gores (Kaw). SO ( 12· 13): I. Tri stan Kallas (Yam) ; 2. Austin Boyd (Yam) : 3. Sean Borke nhage n (Kaw ). 80 ( 14- 16): 1. Charlie Morrison (Yam); 2. Tyler Dunca n (Ya m) : 3 . Kevin Hun t er ( Yam ): 4 . Bryan Huth (Vam). S/MINI : 1. T yl er Dunca n (Yam) ; 2 . N at han Sa lga do (Ya m) : 3 . Sea n Bo rke nhagen (Ka w); 4. Chad Gores (Kaw) ; 5. Austin Boy d (Yam) . 125 BEG : 1. J era d Wilson (Yam) ; 2 . Rya n Peterson (Yam); 3. Bobby Dye (Yam) ; 4 . Jaso n Oliva (Yam); 5. Tony LaCoite (Yam). 125 NOV : I. Alvino Gercte (Han ); 2. Mike Davis (Yarn); 3 . Jeff Voug hn (Ka w) ; 4 . Chris Chevre tt e (Suz) ; 5. Spencer Maneke (Yam) . 12 5 INT: 1. Steve Mertens ( Yam); 2 . Dav id Sullins (Y am) ; 3. Sean O'Conner ( Yarn): 4 . Cory Gibbons (Yam): 5. Steven Hl!ug helstine (Yom) . 125 PRO : 1. Tony Ama radio (Yam); 2. Bry an McGavran (Yam) : 3. Gerrit Ordelme n (Yam): 4. J on Oler (Yem ): 5. Mike Gullion (Yam) . 250 BEG: 1. Jason Ol iva (Yam) ; 2. Mike P"tneda (Yom) : 4. John Chownyk (Han); 5. Chuck Porker (Vom) . 2 50 N O V ; I. J ustin McC o y (Vam ); 2 . Larry T urn er (Ya m); 3 . Chris Roberts (Ya m) ; 4 . Co rey Murphy (Hon) ; 5. Frank lin Ziegle r (Yam ). 25 0 INT ; I. Turbo Relf (Han); 2. 500 n O' Conner (Vam); 3. Gory Lacy (Han) ; 4 . J oaqu in Cordia (Yarn}. 250 PRO ; I. Bryan MeGavron (Vam) ; 2. Ty Kody (Yam); 3. Kri s Keefer (Yam) ; 4 . Eddie Legliu (Yam). J R VET BEG: I. Chuck Porker ( Vam ): 2. Scott Cam pbell (Kaw ); 3. Juan Ordo nez (Hon) . JR VET NOV ; I. J ustin McCoy (v em) : 2. Chris Roberts (Yam) ; 3 . Philip Teboe de (Suz) : 4. Jayson Monroe (Yam); 5. Justin Rossetti (Yam) . JR V ET IN T : 1. Bret M il an (Y om ) ; 2 . Geoff Wolters (Yam ); 3. J oel Plitt (Yam) . JR VET EX : I. Er ik Keho e ( Vam ); 2. W illy Musgrav e (Hon ); 3 . J eff Fine (Han). VET BEQ : 1. Frank Wr ig ht (Y am ) : 2 . Mi ke Lupien (He n}; 3 . Les Holland ( Han) ; 4 . Ji m Dickey (Han) ; 5 . Lea Pittm an (Yarn}. VET NOV : 1. Craig Wi nston (Yam ); 2. J ovi e Seu loy: 3 . Rob Healy (Vom) ; 4 . Scott U ndley (Vam ): 5. Michoel Aguinaldo (Hon ). VET INT; I. Gory Lacy (Han ); 2. Dean Boker (Vom) ; 3. Gory Wagner (Vam) ; 4. Shone Lane (Vam): 5. Robbie Ja me s (Suz). VET EX: 1. Erik Kehoe (Yom): 2 . Will y Musgrave ( Ha n); 3 . Ro b Engel ( Yam ); 4 . M lirtin Kl o ss ner (KlIw) ; 5 . Scott Conewe y (Yam) . S R N OV : 1. Ji m Harris (Yam) : 2 . Jim Stentz (Hon) ; 3. Da vid Ha ssell (Ya m) ; 4 . Gl enn She e rer (Vern); 5. David Holden (Yam ). S R IN T ; I. Rob Healy ( Vam); 2 . Bob Shi m p (Yam); 3 . Dan Aus tin ( Vam); 4 . J ason Vodoglllwo ( Vam); 5. Ti m Holm (Vam) . SR EX: I. Bob Max well (Han); 2. Philip Taboa da (Suz); 3. Milton Mize (Kaw). 4 ·STRK BEG ; I. Mik e Cleary ( Vam); 2. Br ian Full ert on ( YlI m): 3. Dante Herrero (VO R) ; 4 . Paul Ptelss (Yom); 5. George Tucker (Hon) . 4 ·STRK NOV: I. Franklin Ziegler (Yam) . 4 ·STRK INT : 1. Todd Aaming (Yam) ; 2. Kevin Montgome ry (Suz) . Sunday Cree k Motors ports Park B o wer s Barks Biggest Bv R UPERT X. PElLETT MILLFIELD, OH, JULY 1 Th e day belong ed to Tyler "Da nger Boy " Bow ers at Sunda y Creek . a lengthy southe rn Ohio facili ty with in the co nfi nes of the Russell farniIy farm. Bowers wa s the clas s of the classes in which he competed. Thi s Saturday event was, for so me, a warmup fo r th e fo ll o wi ng day 's B u ck eye Sta te Moto c ros s Ch ampio ns h i p Seri es rac e . Competing in tw o cla sses o n a serp en ti ne ci rc u it tha t spreads out over a sma ll valley and an adjoi ning hill side, Bowers gave up not one single m ote w in . The 65cc and Mini J un ior classes bel onged to the T eam Green racer, who not only swept

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